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 dated respectively the 1st and 29th days of October the 19th day of November and the 10th 24th and 31st days of December 1915 and the 7th and 21st days of January 1916 the said proclamation of the 17th day of September 1915 was amended as therein stated:
And whereas by a proclamation dated the 17th day of December 1915 the said pro- clamation of the 10th day of December 1915 was amended as therein stated:
And whereas it is expedient that the said proclamation of the 17th day of September 1915 so amended as aforesaid should be further amended:
And whereas the articles other than arine ammunition or military or naval stores hereinafter enumerated are articles which with the advice aforesaid judge capable of being converted into or inade useful in increasing the quantity of arnis ammunition or military or naval stores:
And whereas 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 ec-operation with His Majesty's forces I with the advice aforesaid have deemed it expedient to prohibit the exportation of the articles hereinafter enumerated:
Now therefore I Sir FRANCIS HERRY MAY Knight Commander of the Most Disti guished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same by and 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 17th day of September 1915 so amended as aforesaid be and the same is hereby further amended as follows ------
(1.) That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all destina.
tions:
Magnesite, caustic or lightly calcined, and dead burnt magnesite; Magnesium and its alloys.
(2.) That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all destina- tions other than the United Kingdom and British Possessions and Pro-
tectorates -
Beeswax. Pepper.
(3.) That the following heading be facluded in the list of goods the exportation of which is prohibited to all foreign countries in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, other than France, Russia (except though Baltic ports), Italy, Spain and Portugal :-
"All articles which are wholly or mainly manufactured of copper or its alloys and which are not at present prohibited to be exported to any destination."
(4.) That the exportation of the following articles be prohibited to all foreign countries in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, other than France, Russia (except through Baltic ports), Italy, Spain and Portugal:
Silica bricks.
(5.) That the following beading, Le. 1–
'Oleaginous nuts, seeds and products, namely:----
Castor beans;
Coconuts;
Copra;
Cotton seed;
Ground nuts, earth nuts, or pea nuts (Arachides); Hempseed;
Linseed;
Palm nuts and palm kernels; Poppy seeds;
Rape or colza seed;
Sesame seed;
Soya beans;
Sunflower seed;"
in the list of goods the exportation of which is prohibited to all foreign ports in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, other than thons of France, Russia (except through Baltic ports), Italy, Spain and Portugal be deleted.
(8.) That the heading "Oleaginous nuts, seeds, kernels and products" in the
list of goods the exportation of which is prohibited to Spain be deleted. (7.) That the following section be added:-
(E.) That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all foreign destinations other than France, Italy, and Russia (except through Baltic ports):-
All olenginous nuts, seeds, kernels and products.”
Givon under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 11th day of February 1916.
By Command,
GOD SAVE THE Etse.
Claussevem
Colonial Secretary,