No. 9.
PROCLAMATION.
Barker
Officer Administering the Clovernment.
By His Excellency Major-General George DiGBY BARKER, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Officer Administering the Government, and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by section 47 of Ordinance 26 of 1891 (The Merchant Shipping Consoli-lation Ordinance, 1891,) it is enacted as follows:-
"This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be proclaimed by the Governor, subject nevertheless to the provisions of Section 4 of this Ordinance in reference to the coming into operation of Table A hereto.**
Now, therefore, I, the said Major-General GEORGE DIGBY BARKER, in pursuance of the said section and by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby under my hand proclaim that the said Ordinance shall come into operation accordingly on the 1st day of January, 1892,
By His Excellency's Command,
Ulleith Gordman
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 9th day of Decetaber, 1891.