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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 23, 1921.
NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S Department.
No. 545.—It is hereby notified that the office of the Custodian of Enemy Property, and the local clearing offices appointed by His Excellency the Governor for the pur- poses of the German, Austrian and Hungarian Treaty of Peace Orders, and the office of the Administrator for the purposes of the Bulgarian Treaty of Peace Order, will in future be at the Treasury, on the first floor of the Post Office Buildings.
No. 546.-It is hereby notified as follows:---
The Administrator appointed by His Excellency the Governor for the purposes of the Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1920, the Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Order, 1920, and the Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Order, 1921, is entitled, by consent of His Excellency the Governor, under Articles 1 (xvi), 1 (viii), and 1 (xvi) respectively of the said Orders, as modified and adapted to the circumstances of the Colony of Hongkong by the legislature thereof, to retain a sum of 1% of the value of all property, rights or interests, or proceeds thereof, vested in or collected or received by him, and of all moneys collected by him, under the said Orders, in order to cover risks, expenses and commissions.
No. 547. It is hereby notified that, under the powers conferred upon him by section 21 of the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance, 1917, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to order that the provisions of sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of section 4 of the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance, 1914, as amended by section 3 of the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Amendment Ordinance, 1914, shall cease to be in force with reference to Austrian, Bulgarian and Hungarian nationals, except as regards transactions prohibited, and property, rights and interests charged, under the Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1920, the Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Order, 1920, and the Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Order, 1921, respectively.
By Order,
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
NOTE.-By the above mentioned Treaty of Peace Orders, all property, rights and interests within His Majesty's Dominions belonging to Austrian, Bulgarian, and Hungarian nationals at the date when the respective Treaties of Peace came into force, and the net proceeds of dealings therewith, are charged with the payment of certain British claims. All unauthorised dealings with such property are prohibited. Certain of these Orders also prohibit the settlement of certain "enemy debts" except through the Clearing Office.
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No. 548.-With reference to Government Notification No. 412, published in the Gazette of October 7th, 1921, it is hereby directed by order of His Excellency the Governor under section 7 (1) of the Trading with the Enemy Second Amendment Ordi- nance, 1915, as follows:-
1. Except so far as otherwise directed by the Governor, or the Supreme Court or a judge thereof, enemy property shall be and become subject as from the date of this notification to the provisions of the Orders of His Majesty the King in Council, made or to be made under the Treaty of Peace Act, 1919, the Treaty of Peace (Austria and Bulgaria) Act, 1920, or the Treaty of l'eace (Hungary) Act, 1921, as modified and adapted to the circum- stances of the Colony of Hongkong by the legislature of Hongkong, and to the charges created thereunder, in the same way and to the same extent as it would be so subject if it had been held at the dates of the coming into force of the respective Treaties of Peace with Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Hungary, on behalf of the persons who were, or would but for the same having been paid or transferred to or vested in the Custodian, have been then entitled thereto.
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Provided that nothing in those Orders or in this notification shall operate to require any enemy property which has been or shall be released from the charges thereby respectively established to be credited or accounted for to an ex-enemy government.
2 All enemy property shall be subject to deduction of the costs, charges and
expenses of the Custodian, including any statutory fee.
3. In this notification, the expression “enemy property
enemy property" means all moneys paid or to be paid and all property vested or to be vested in or transferred or to be transferred to the Custodian under the Trading with the Enemy Ordinances, 1914 to 1916, and the Trading with the Enemy Amendment Ordinance, 1919, or any of them, and the proceeds of liquidation of such property and the investments (if any) representing the same, or the residue of such moneys, property, proceeds of liquidation and investments remaining in the hands or under the control of the Custodian after the carrying out by him of any order, direction, decision or instruction made or given by the Governor or the Supreme Court or a judge thereof, and the exercise or purported exercise by him of his duties under the same Ordinances, and also all moneys paid and all property transferred to the Custodian by direction of the Governor under section5 (10) of the Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance, 1914, except such part thereof respectively as has been or shall be paid to, vested in or transferred to or is now held by the Custodian, by reason of the owner or former owner being or being deemed to be a subject of or resident or carrying on business in the former Ottoman Empire.
NOTE. The above notification is based on the Trading with the Enemy (Custodian Direction) Order, 1921, which was published in the London Gazette of the 30th August, 1921.
To the Owner of the Remaining Portion of section A of Marine Lot No. 31 (No. 114, Queen's Road East).
No. 549.-It is hereby notified that the Governor in Council having decided that the resumption of the property registered in the Land Office as the Remaining Portion of section A of Marine Lot No. 31 (No. 114, Queen's Road East) is required for a public purpose and private negotiations for the purchase thereof having, in the opinion of the Governor, failed, the said property and all rights easements and appurtenances thereto belonging or appertaining will be resumed by the Crown on the expiration of four months from the publication of this notice and thereupon such compensation in respect of such resumption will be paid as may be awarded in the manner provided by the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinances, 1900 and
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