THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH OCTOBER, 1891.
(B.)
897
Opium Certificate.
No.
Not transferable. Sold this day to
of No.
Street
Taels
use.
mace
candareens of prepared opium for his own
Hongkong,
18
(C.)
(Signed),
No.
Certificate for opium sold for Export.
The opium referred to in this certificate shall be exported from the Colony within twenty-four hours, otherwise this certificate shall be null and void.
Sold this
of No.
喘
day of
Street,
to Tacls,
mace,
candareens of prepared opium, subject to the condition that the same shall not be sold in the Colony.
(D.)
(Signed by the Seller.)
No.
Opium Certificate, if there is no Opium Farm.
Not Transferable. To be returned after the opium is used. Sold this day to
candareens of prepared
Street,
Taels, opium for his own use.
Hongkong,
inace,
18
of No.
NOTICE. The Governor in Council has granted the exclusive pri- vilege of boiling, preparing, and selling prepared opium within the Colony to
from
The opiumi now purchased and sold cannot legally be used or retained in your possession after noon of the third day from the above date, without the consent of
(Signed),
(E.)
Public Notice of Expiry of Farm.
The exclusive privilege of boiling and preparing opium and selling
and retailing opium so boiled or prepared will cease on
18* No boiled or prepared opium purchased
from us or our licensees can be used after
18
at noon, without the consent of the new holder of such exclusive privilege as aforesaid.
(Signed),
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to amend Ordinance
No. 22 of 1887.
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the
as follows:-
the Legislative thereof,
1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Raw Opium Amendment Ordinance, 1891, and shall be read and construed together with Ordinance No. 22 of 1887, as hereby amended, and hereinafter referred to as the principal Ordinance.
2. Section 1 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed, and the following section shall be substituted in lieu thereof :--
"This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Raw Opium Ordinance, 1887.”
3. Section 2 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the words "of opium” after the word "chest," and by inserting after the definition of "chest," the following definitions :-
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Opium Farmer.-The holder for the time being of the exclusive privilege of preparing and selling prepared opium either inclusive or exclusive of dross opium."
Title.
I're unble.
Short title.
Repeal of six
1 of 22 of 1847.
Amendment
of sec. % of 22 of 1887.