(11.) That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all "foreign countries in Europe and on the Maliterranean and Black Seas, other than France, Russia (except through Baltic ports), Italy, Spain and Portugal:-

Arsenical ore;

Black plates, and black sheets under one-eighth inch in thickness; Book-binding leathers;

Boma, boric acid, and other boron compounds;

Chamois, glacé kid, morocco, persians, roans, and seal leather;

Cocoanut, desiccated;

Furs, dressed or undressed, and manufactures thereof; Leather suitable for textile machinery, except picking bands; Ramie.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 10th day of December 1915.

No. 55.

By Command,

GOD SAVE THE KING.

Caussevem

Colonial Secretary.

PROCLAMATION.

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Governor.

By His Excellency Sir FRANCIS HENDY MAY Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Aduiral of the

same:

Whereas by the second section of the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1862 as amended by the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1911 it is enneted that it shall be lawful for the Governor by and with the advice of the Executive Council by proclamation to prohibit for such period as may be therein mentioned to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong arms alumunition and gunpowder military and naval stores and any articles which the Governor may judge capable of being converted into ur madde useful in increasing the quantity of military or naval stores provisions or muy sort of victual which may be used as food by mau or any or either of such arms ammunition gunpowder stores goods or articles respectively:

Aur whereas by the third section of the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1862 as enacted by the Military Stores (Exportation Ordinance 1911 it is provided that it shall be lawful for the Governor by and with the advice of the Executive Connell by proclamation to prohibit for such period as may be thereiu mentioned the exportation of all or any of the following articles namely armis ammunition military and naval stores and any articles which the Governor shall judge capable of being converted into or mude useful in increasing the quantity of arms munition or military or naval stores to any country or place therein mined whenever the Governor by and with the advice aforesuill shall judge such prohibition to be expedient in order to prevent such arms ammunition or military or naval stores being used against His Majesty's subjects or forces or against any forces engaged or which may be engaged in military or naval operations in co-opera- tion with His Majesty's forces :

And whereas by the fourth section of the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordiunukse 1862 as renumbered by the Military Stores (Exportation) Onlince 1914 it is enacted that the Governor may whilst any such proclamation is in force permit to be exported or to be water-borne to be so exported any particular articles or class of articles the export of which is prohibited by such proclamation to such persons and ou ancl terms and sub- ject to such conditions and regulations if any as to the Governor may seem fit and may at any time revoke or vary the terms of any such permission;

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