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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH APRIL, 1884.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 152.
The following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held on the 23rd instant, are published for general information.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 26th April, 1884.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Acting Clerk of Councils,
Ordinance 17
of 1883 amended,
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 17 of 1883.
BE
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:- 1. Ordinance 17 of 1883, is hereby amended as follows :— In Section 1, by the addition at the end of the Section of the words, "which wharves and piers, and the works in connection therewith authorised by this Ordinance are hereinafter referred to
as the undertaking."
In Section 2, by the addition at the end of the Section of the words, "and shall be so constructed as to secure that the free passage of vessels along the harbour is not unduly interfered with." In Section 4, by the addition of the words "and that the laying and maintaining thereof and the necessary works in connection therewith shall be conducted in such manner and subject to such conditions as the Surveyor General for the time being may require."
In Section 8, by the addition at the end of the Section of the words, "and all other vessels shall have the right of using the wharves and piers at the current rates in order of priority of application subject nevertheless to any rules and regulations which may be made under the provisions of Section 9." In Section 9, by striking out the words "general management of his and their business" and insert- ing in lieu thereof the words "use and due mainte- nance of the wharves and piers, and tramways in connection therewith."
In Section 13, by striking ont all after the words "rules and regulations in force" and inserting in lien thereof the words “and a list of the several rates for the time being payable and shall cause such boards containing such statement and list to be fixed on some conspicuous part of the wharves or piers and no rate shall be payable during such time as such list is not so affixed nor shall any rate not specified in such list be payable. Pro- vided that if any such statement or list be destroyed injured or obliterated the rates shall continue payable during such time as inay be reasonably required for the restoration or reparation of such list in the same manner, as if such statement and list had continued affixed, and in the state required by this Ordinance."
Ordinance 4 of 1884 amended.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 4 of 1884.
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the
of Legislative Council
1. Ordinance 4 of 1884, is hereby amended as follows:-
In Section 1, by the addition at the end of the Section of the words, "which wharves and piers, and the works in connection therewith authorised by this Ordinance are hereinafter referred to as the undertaking."
In Section 2, by the addition at the end of the Section of the words "and shall be so constructed as to secure that the free passage of vessels along the harbour is not unduly interfered with.”