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PROCLAMATION.
No. 7.
阁
,
Bernäg
Governor.
By His Excellency Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G., Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by sub-clause 13 of Clause III of the Order of the late Queen in Council of the 26th day of October, 1896, it is provided as follows :-
"For the purpose of determining the amount of any remuneration or compensation payable under this Order, and the prices at which any grain, article of food, coal or other fuel taken under sub-clause 9 of this Order may be sold to inhabitants, the Governor shuli appoint a Board consisting of five persous, of whom one shall be a Judge or Stipendiary Magistrate, two shall be officers either in the service of the Civil Government of the Colony or in His Majesty's naval or military service, and the other two shall be inhabitants of the Colony."
Now, therefore, 1, Sir Francis Henry May, K.C.M.G., Governor of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same do hereby in pursuance of the powers vested in me as aforesaid appoint a Board cousisting of five persons namnely :-
FRANCIS ARTHUR HAZELAND, Puisue Judge,
EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX, Secretary for Chinese Affairs,
GEORGE HERBERT Wakeman, Land Officer,
HENRY Edward Pollock, K.C., (senior European Unofficial member of the
Legislative Council), and
Wai Yuk, (senior Chinese Unofficial member of the Legislative Council),
for the purpose of the said Board determining the amount of any remuneration or compen sation payable under the Order of the Queen in Council above referred to, and the prices at which any grain, article of food, coal or other fuel taken under sub-clause 9 of Clause III of the said Under in Council may be sold to the inhabitants of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies,
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria, Hongkong, this 5th day of August, 1914.
By Command,
Claustever
Colonial Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE KING.