THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH JANUARY, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 29.
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31. fdlowing Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held
published for general information.
Chamber, Hongkong, 21st January, 1885.
A BILL
TO AMEND
Ordinance 14 of 1870.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Clerk of Councils.
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the
Badvice of the Legislative Council thereof, as fol-
lows:-
1. Section 27 of Ordinance 14 of 1870 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the words following, viz.:-
"The Governor in Council may from time to time by order declare that the provisions of this Ordinance and all or any regulations made thereunder with or without modifications to be specified in such order shall apply in relation to the whole or any part of the Colony as fully to all intents aud purposes as the provisions of this Ordinance and the regulations thereunder apply in relation to the City of Victoria at the time of the making of such order and the provisions and regulations as may be specified in the said order shall thereupon apply."
"The Governor in Council may from time to time
revoke, add to, or alter any such order.”
Amending
2.
27 of Urd. 14 of 1570.
1.
G. F. Bowen.
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- l its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies has communicated to the Government Colony instructions with reference to the tenth section of the Foreign Enlistment Act d in the Government Gazette of the 3rd September, 1884,) to the effect that public ships of the (French and Chinese) Governments should not be allowed to take on board at. Hongkong ph as would assist naval operations; and that, therefore, no more Coal should be furnished rent ships than would be necessary for moving to the nearest port where no naval operations carried on and that no Coal should be supplied to the same ship without permission until spiration of three months from previous supply; also that the repairs of belligerent ships supply of provisions for their crews should be restricted to such as are strictly necessary to erent ships to hold the sea on voyage to such nearest port where no naval operations are ed on: and that no repairs are to be effected or supplies furnished to belligerent ships, der supervision of the local authorities, whose duty it would he immediately to report to the in each case in which these instructions may be infringed:
therefore, in pursuance of the instructions aforesaid, it is hereby proclaimed that the above obeyed by all persons whatsoever within the said Colony of Hongkong and its waters ; lignce to the said rules will be strictly enforced.
iven under my Hand and the public Seal of the Colony, this 23rd day of January, 1885. By Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 27.
W. H. MARSII,
Colonial Secretary.
ence to the above Proclamation, His Excellency the Governor has been please! the Harbour Master shall be the Officer specially entrusted with the carrying out of tu
contained therein.
By Command,
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1885.