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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH MAY, 1860.
Repeal of Ordinance No. 5 of 1858.
Preamble.
Powers, &c., ver-
Officers of the Ord-
rary of State for the War Department.
HONGKONG.
ANNO VICESIMO TERTIO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. 5 of 1860.
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, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
An Ordinance for repealing Ordinance No. 5 of 1858.
[30th April, 1860.]
Whereas it is expedient and necessary to provide by distinct Legislative Measures for the various Objects embraced by Ordinance No. 5 of 1858; and, in order to establish such Legislation on a proper Basis, it is necessary to repeal the said Ordinance: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof:—
I. That Ordinance No. 5 of 1858 be, and the same is, henceforth and hereby re- pealed.
HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 30th Day of April, 1860.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
HONGKONG.
ANNO VICESIMO TERTIO VICTORLÆ REGINÆ.
No. 6 of 1860.
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, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
An Ordinance for transferring to One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State the Powers and Estates vested in the Principal Officers of the Ordnance.
[30th April, 1860.]
Whereas Her Majesty the Queen hath thought fit to revoke the Letters Patent of some of the Principal Officers of Her Majesty's Ordnance, and by other Letters Patent to transfer to One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State the Administration of the Department the Duties of which were previously executed by the said Principal Of- ficers of Her Majesty's Ordnance: And whereas it is expedient that the several Powers and Authorities at any time heretofore given to or vested in and exercisable by, and the Lands, Hereditaments, Estates and Property, at any time heretofore purchased, taken, used, occupied, and vested in the Principal Officers of Her Majesty's Ordnance, and all Title, Estate, and Interest therein respectively, should be also transferred from the said Principal Officers, and vested in One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
I. All the Powers, Authorities, Rights, and Privileges whatsoever, which by virtue red in the Principal of any Act or Acts of the Imperial Parliament, or of the Colonial Legislature, or of any uance transferred to other Law, Custom, or Usage whatsoever, have been or were at any Time vested in or Her Majesty's Secre- exercisable by the Principal Officers of Her Majesty's Ordnance, or any of them, shall from henceforth continue in full Force, and shall be and the same are hereby declared to be transferred to and vested in and exercisable by Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Time being to whom Her Majesty shall think fit to entrust the Seals of the War Department, and such last-mentioned Principal Secretary of State shall be en- titled to the same Exemption from Personal Responsibility as the said Principal Officers were entitled to.
All Landa,&c., ves-
II. All Lands, Hereditaments, Estates, and Property whatsoever which by virtue Ied in such offer of any Act or Acts of the Imperial Parliament, or of the Colonial Legislature, or of any cretary of State. Conveyance, Surrender, Lease, or other Assurance, or of any Law, Custom, or Usage
vested in the said Se-
whatsoev mentione jesty, or
or occupi sons in tr Defence with, sha vested in Her said State, an intrusted
Lands, E Property tioned Pr by virtue to hold si and veste
of the sai Property Secretary purchased vested in Manner a cretary of
ments, an in Fee Si conveyed, State as a therein re
III. any. Perso any Perso Estates, a or in any- inade or e be execut thereto in whatsoeve the Names after be co of State as taken, or d Officers of
IV. I Lands, He pal Secreta ting to an Service, tc
shall be or by the Sty partment," Lease, Ass cipal Secre for the Tim in the Form his Deed;
or Instrum cipal Secre executing thereof, be
Passed