PROCLAMATION.
No. 17.
Governor,
By His Excellency Sir FRANCIS HExxy May, Knight Commander of the Most Distin- 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.
Whereas by the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance, 1862, it is enacted that it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council by Proclamation to profiibit, for such pericul as should be mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony (amongst other things) Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, and any articles which His Excellency may judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles respec. tively, subject to any permission that may be obtained under Section 3 of the Ordinance':
And whereas, by various Proclamations tasued from time to time, such exportation and carriage coastwise were prohibited, and remain probibited until the 27th day of May, 1916, and it is expedient to contime such probibition :
Now, therefore. I, Sir FRANCIS Hesur Mar, Knight Commander of the Most Distin guished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor und 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, do, by this Proclamation, probibit for a further period of one year from and including the 28th day of May, 1916, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony, Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Military and Naval Stores, Sulphur and Saltpetre, the last two being articles which I judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Arme, Ammunition, Gun- powder, Stores, Goods or Articles respectively, unless this Proclamation shall, in the mean- time, be revoked, or unless permission shall have been obtained under Section 3 of the Ordi- nance above mentioned.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 19th day of May 1916.
By Command,
GOD SAVE THɛ Kiso.
ClaudSevern
Colonial Secretary.