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20th Jan 1894 With six spare copies.
4.1894
for Your Lordship's information the enclosed copy of an Order made by "The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance 1891" in the sense desired.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,
W. Robinson
Enclosure
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. — No. 17.
C.O.
3337
Rec'd 23 FEB 94
The following Order made by the Governor in Council under The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1891, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th January, 1894.
ORDER
G. T. M. O'Brien, Colonial Secretary.
Made by the Governor in Council under Section 33, Sub-section (8), of "The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1891," this 15th day of January, 1894.
No light dues shall be payable by the owner or master of any ship which enters the waters of this Colony in cases where such ship shall be used solely for the purposes of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company, Limited, in connection with the laying, repairing, or working of the new sub-marine Telegraph Cable between Singapore, Labuan and Hongkong.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG.
ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.
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