THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH APRIL, 1865.
AN ACT
TO RE-ENACT AN ACT, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROHIBIT NATIVES FROM LEAVING THE ISLANDS," PASSED ON THE SECOND DAY OF JULY, A. D. 1850.
BE IT EXACTED, by the King and the Legisla- tive Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands, in the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled: That so much of Section 1491 of the Civil Code, as repeals the Act entitled, "An Act to prohibit natives from leaving the Islands," passed in the 2nd day of July, 1850, is hereby repealed, and the said Act to prohibit natives from leaving the Islands, is hereby re-enacted, and shall be of full force and effect, from and after the date of the publication of this Act,
Approved this 31st day of Dec., A. D. 1864.
KAMEHAMEHA R.
AN ACT
TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPORTATION OF LABORERS, AND FOR THE EN- COURAGEMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
BE IT ENACTED, by the King and the Legis- lative Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands, in the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled: SECTION 1. That there shall be, and is hereby created a "Bureau in the Department of the Interior, to be styled the Bureau of Immi- gration," for the purpose of Superintending the importation of foreign laborers, and the introduc- fion of immigrants.
SEC. 2. That the said Bureau shall be under the control of the Minister of the Interior, assist- ed by a Committee of five Members of the Privy Council of State, to be appointed by His Majesty the King, for that purpose.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the Minister of the Interior, with the assistance of the Committee of Privy Council aforesaid, as soon as convenient after the passage of this Act, to devise and recommend for the adoption of His Majesty the King in Privy Council, such mea- sures as may be necessary to secure the importa- tion of a sufficient number of foreign laborers to supply the wants of planters and others; and such regulations as may be deemed expedient, touching the contracts to be made with such laborers, as well as the terms and conditions upon which they are to be assigned after their arrival in this Kingdom.
SEC. 4. It shall also be the duty of the Minister of the Interior, with the assistance of the aforesaid Committee, from time to time to
recommend for the adoption of His Majesty the King in Privy Council, such measures and regu- lations as may be decmed expedient, to promote and encourage the introduction of free inmi- grants from abroad.
SEC. 5. Moneys appropriated by the Le- gislature for the objects contemplated by this Act, shall be paid out of the Public Treasury, upon the order of the Minister of the Interior.
SEC. 6. Such measures and regulations as shall, from time to time be adopted by His Ma- jesty the King in Privy Council, under the pro-
visions of this Act, shall be embodied in Ordin- ances of the King in Council; and the same shall be published in a newspaper published in Hono- lulu.
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect and become a law from and after the date of its
passage.
Approved this 30th day of Dec., A. D. 18C4.
KAMEHAMEHA R.
AN ACT TO LEVY A SPECIFIC TAX ON RICE, BY AMENDING SECTION 516 OF THE CIVIL CODE.
BE IT ENACTED, by the King and the Legisla- tive Assembly of the Hawaiiau Islands, in the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled: SECTION 1. That the first paragraph of Section 516 of the Civil Code, be and the same is hereby amended by inserting the word "rice” after the word "coffee," in the fourth line, so that the paragraph will read as follows: "There shall be levied, collected and paid, upon all goods, merchandise and produce, imported into this Kingdom, a duty of five per cent. ad valoremu, excepting wines and spiritous liquors, and ex- cepting sugar, molasses and syrups of sugar, and coffee, and rice, the produce of any country, with which this Government has no existing treaty, which shall be subject to the following rates of duty, viz:
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, that the said 516th Section, is further amended, by sup- plying after the eighth paragraph, a new para- graph to read as follows: Rice, the produce of any country with which this Government has no existing treaty, if the same be in the dusk one cent per pound, and if the same be cleaned, one cent and a half per pound,
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect six months after its passage.
Approved this 30th day of Dec., A. D. 1864.
KAMEHAMEHA R.
AN ACT
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TO ADMIT COAL FREE OF DUTY. BE IT ENACTED, by the King and the Legisla- tive Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands, in the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled: SECTION 1. That from aud after the pu- blication of this Act, Coal, when imported into this Kingdom, shall be free of duty.
Approved this 31st day of Dec., A. D. 1864.
KAMEHAMEHA R.
NOTICE.
I have this day admitted as Partners Mr. FRANX
DARVALL WAKEPORD and Mr. CHARLES STOREY, constituting the Firm of STOREY, WAKEFORD & STOREY, practising as Archi- tects, Surveyors and Civil Engineers.
C. H. STOREY.
Hongkong, 23rd March, 1865.
NOTICE.
MR. HENRY WN. WOOD will, from this
date, take charge of our business at this
Port.
For the BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED,
WM. ADAMSON, Manager.
Hongkong, 15th February, 1865.
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NOTICE.
R. E. HÜBENER and Mr. R. BRONDSTED, have been authorized to sign our firm in
China.
BOURJAU, HÜPENER & Co. Hongkong, 20th January, 1865.
NOTICE.
THE undersigned have been appointed. Agents
Torsione Canteen
Communications at Macao to be addressed to Mr. E. L. LANÇA, H. B. M. Consular Agent there.
GILMAN & Co.
Hongkong, 25th April, 1863.
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