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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25ти FEBRUARY, 1865.
And on His Excellency moving that the Bill be read a second tine,-
Debate ensued,--
And the Council devided:-
Ayes (4.)
Mr. MURRAY.
The AUDITOR GENERAL.
Noes (5.)
Mr. WHITTALL. Mr. CHOMLEY.
KADA SE MAAR LATA PROCLAIM JAE CAUSARAI BINE MAMA KA
The JUDGE OF THE COURT OF SUMMARY JURISDICTION. The COLONIAL TREASURER. The COLONIAL SECRETARY.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL. The CHIEF Justice.
The Motion being negatived by the Majority of the Council, the Bill was withdrawn.
The Council then adjourned sine die.
Read and approved, this 23rd Day of February, 1865.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.
HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON,
Governor.
No. 32.
HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON.
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency SIR HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Knight, Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by an Ordinance No. 3 of 1862, intituled "An Ordinance to authorize His Excellency the Governor by Proclamation to prohibit the exportation of Military Stores and other Articles," it was enacted that it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor by and with the Advice of the Executive Council by Proclamation to be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette or in any Extraordinary Gazette to prohibit for such period as should be mentioned in such Proclamation either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong or to be carried Coastwise within the said Colony, Arms, Ammunition, and Gunpowder, Military and Naval Stores, and any Articles which His Excellency might judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military and Naval Stores, Provisions, or any sort of Victual which may be used as food by man, or any or either of such Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles respectively. And in case any such Arins, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles which shall have been so prohibited should be exported from the said Colony or should be carried Coastwise or be Waterborne to be so exported, or carried, they should be forfeited, and should vest in Her Majesty, and that forthwith thereupon it should be the duty of the Harbor Master of this Colony by Warrant under his Hand upon his own view or upon an information made upon Oath before any Justice of the Peace for the said Colony, to cause all such Goods and Articles so thereinbefore declared forfeited to be seized and to detain the same to the use of Her Majesty, and to be disposed of as His Excellency the Governor should by order under his Hand and Seal direct;
And whereas on the 27th day of February, 1864, a Proclamation under the said Ordinance was issued prohibiting the Export of Arms and Military Stores from this Port for the period of one year from that date, and whereas it is expedient that such prohibition be continued for a further period:
Now, therefore, I, SIR HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON do under the Ordinance above cited, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, hereby for a further period of twelve months from the 28th day of February current, and for such further period as shall from time to time be specified in any Proclamation to be hereafter issued, prohibit either to export from the Colony of Hongkong or to be carried Coastwise within the said Colony, Arms, Ammunition and Gunpowder, Military and Naval Stores;
And I do with the Advice aforesaid hereby declare, that all such proceedings for the suppression of such several acts as are provided by the said Ordinance or by Law, shall and may be taken for the suppression of such exportation and carrying Coastwise and for the forfeiture, seizure and detention and disposition of the same articles and things and the punishment of offenders againt the said Laws By His Excellency's Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 24th Day of February, 1865,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.