1014 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST NOVEMBER, 1885.
Governor to appoint. visit- ing Justices.
Repeals.
Commence ment of Ordinance.
been contained in this Ordinanec. But every such rule or repeal or alteration of a rule may be disallowed by Her Majesty, and shall thereupon cease to have effect from the date of the publication of such disallowance in the Govern- ment Gazette. Until rules shall have been made under this section the regulations for the government of Victoria Gaol in force at the commencement of this Ordinance shall remain in force so far as they are not inconsistent with anything contained in this Ordinance.
18. The Governor shall from time to time appoint, with their consent, Justices of the Peace to be Visiting Justices for periods to be specified in such appointments.
Visiting Justices shall, during the period for which they are appointed, from time to time at frequent intervals visit all prisons, and hear any complaints which may be made to them by the prisoners, and shall report ou any abuses within the prisons, or any repairs that may be required, and shall further take cognisance of any matters of pressing necessity and within the powers of their Commission as Justices, and do such acts and perform such duties in rola- tion to prisons as they may be required to do or perform by the Governor, but subject to the regulations with respect to the duties of Visiting Justices to be made by the Governor in Excentive Council under this Ordinance.
19. Ordinances 4 of 1863 and 2 of 1878 are hereby repealed, and sections 63 of Ordinance 4 of 1865, and 50 of Ordinance 6 of 1865, and 95 of Ordinance 7 of 1865, and 36 of Ordinance 10 of 1865 shall be construed as if they referred to this Ordinance and the regulations made there- under, instead of to section 15 of Ordinance 4 of 1863.
20. This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be proclaimed by the Goveruor.
ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 444,
His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of the Queen, to the following Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council :—
Ordinance No. 19 of 1885.-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled "The Cattle Disease Ordinance, 1885.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th November, 1885.
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G. F. BoWEN.
No. 19 OF 1885.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Proclamation of Ordinance.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Cattle Disease Ordinance, 1885.
[18th November, 1885.]
Be advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the
1. Whenever it is made to appear to the Governor in Council that cattle disease prevails in this Colony, or that there is immediate danger of cattle disease being introduced into the Colony, the Governor in Council may declare by Proclamation to be published in the Gazette that the Colony shall be subject to the following provisions of this Ordi- nance, and every such Proclamation shall remain in force until cancelled by a further order of the Governor in Council published in the Gazette.
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