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And whereas by sub-clause (9) of clause III of the order of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria-in-Conncil iade on the 26th day of October 1896 as amended by the order of His Majesty-in-Council made on the 28th day of August 1914 it is enacted that the Governor may prohibit the export from the Colony of Any article:
And whereas by a proclamation dated the 17th day of September 1915 the exporta- tion of certain articles therein referred to from the Colony was prohibited to certain or all destinations :
And whereas by proclamations late respectively the 1st and 29th days of October the 19th day of November and the 10th day of December 1915 the said proclamation of the 17th day of September 1915 was amended as therein stated:
And whereas it is expedient that the said proclamation of the 10th day of December 1916 should be amended:
And whereas the articles other than arms ammunition or military or naval stores hereinafter enumerated are articles which I with the advice aforesaid judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of arms ammunition or military or naval stores:
And whereas in urder to prevent such amne ammunition or military or naval stores being used against His Majesty's subjects or forces or against any forces engaged or which may be engage in military or naval operations in co-operation with His Majesty's forces I with the advice aforesaid huve deemed it expedient to prohibit the exportation of the articles bereinafter enumerated:
Now therefore I Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY Knight Commander of the Most Distin guished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Governor and Coromander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same by aud with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony and in virtue and exercise of the aforesaid powers do by this Proclamation declare and it is hereby declared that the above- mentioned proclamation of the 10th day of December 1915 be and the same is hereby ameled as follows -
(1) Paragraph (4), is amended by the insertion of the words "and pig skins "
between the words "Deer sking," and +1
undressed" in the last live
thereof.
(2) Pragraph (0) is deleted and the following paragraph is substituted
therefor
(9.) That the exportation of the following goods, which is at present prohibited to all foreign countries in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, other than France, Russia except through Baltic porta), Italy, Spain and Portugal, be prohibited to all destinations other than the United Kingdom and British Possessions and Protectorates :---
Chronometers" and all kinds of nautical instruments;
Compasses for ships, and parts thereof, including fittings
such as binnacles;
Dair, animal, of all kinds; and tops, uolls and yarns of
animal hair.
Given under ny land and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 17th day of December 1915.
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By Command,
GOD SAVE THE KING.
Clausseven
Colonial Secretary.