ORDINANCES Nos. 10 AND 11 OF 1884. 1793
Savings Banks. French Mail Steamers.
2. When the Governor in Council approves of such rules, the rules together with Rules to be
published.
a notification of such approval shall be published in the Gazette and thereupon the
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following provisions shall apply in relation to such savings bank, that is to say :
(a.) All covers containing pass-books , registered letters containing stamps or Correspondence.
&c., exempted
other remittances, and all correspondences as to the business of the from postage .
bank shall if marked as on business of the said bank, be forwarded
free of postage or registration fee by the Post Office of Hongkong ;
(b.) No power warrant or letter of attorney given by any depositor in such Certain papers
exempted from
back to any other person authorising him to make any deposit in the stamp duty.
bank on behalf of the said depositor or to sign any instrument or docu
ment whatsoever required in the course of the business of any depositor
with the bank shall be subject to any stamp duty ;
Provided that it shall be in the discretion of the Governor in Council at any time by
order, to withdraw his approval of any such rules, and that upon such withdrawal being
notified in the Gazette, the foregoing provisions shall cease to apply in relation to such
bank.
[ Disallowance notified in Gazette 2nd May, 1885. ]
NOTE. For rules of the Hongkong Savings Bank approved the 16th April, 1885, see
Gazette the 19th of the same month.
No. 11 of 1884 .
An Ordinance entitled The French Mail Steamers Ordinance continuation
Ordinance , 1884 .
[ 10th April , 1884. ]
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative
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BR Council thereof, as follows :
1. Ordinance 6 of 1880, entitled An Ordinance to make temporary provision for
securing the status of French Mail Steamers within the Ports of the Colony ofHongkong, shall
continue in force until the first of September, 1885 , inclusive .
[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 4 of 1887.]