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LEGISLATION.
Schedule of all the Laws, Orders in Council, Proclamations, &c., which
have been promulgated in the Colony during the year 1917.
DATE OF Law.
SUBSTANCE OF LAW.
TRANSMITTED TO ENGLAND.
1917.
16th March.
Do.
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30th March.
Do.
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ORDINANCES,
No. 1.-An Ordinance to amoud the War Loan Ordinauce,
1916.
No. 2.—An Ordinance to consolilate and amend the law relating to the powers of arrest possessed by revenue officers.
No. 3.—An Ordinance to amend the Interpretation Ordinance,
1911.
No. 4.-Au Ordinance to make such provisions as are neces- sary to enable the Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty to come into force as regards the Colony of Hongkong.
No. 5.—An Ordinance to make provision for the better protec- tion of forests, forest reserves, and playtations from fire.
No. 6.—An Ordinance to make further provision for the protection of trees on Crown land and other Crown property from wilful damage.
No. 7.—An Ordinance to repeal in part the Malay States
Extradition Ordinance, 1903.
No. 8.—An Ordinance to amend the Pharney and Poisons
Orlinauce, 1916,
No. 9,—An Ordinaure to amend the Rating Ordinance, 1901.
No. 10.—An Ordinauce to protect certain Public Servants from Legal Procealings in respect of certain Liabilities.
No. 11.- -An Ordinance to amend further the Alien Enemies
(Winding-up) Ordinance, 1914.
In Governor's Despatch
Confidential of 27.3.17.
No. 96 of 1917.
Do.
No. 97 of 1917.
No. 98 of 1917.
No. 99 of 1917.
No. 100 of 1917.
Confidential of 27.3.17.
No. 131 of 1917.
No. 116 of 1917.
No. 129 of 1917.
Do.
No. 12.--An Ordinance to amend further the Protection of
Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897,
No. 117 of 1917.
5th April.
No. 13.—An Ordinance to amend the Merchant Shipping
Ordinances, 1899 to 1913.
No. 123 of 1917.
8th June.
No. 216 of 1917.
No. 14. An Ordinance to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Two hundred and ninety-one thonsand two hundred and seventy-three Dollars and ninety-sevou Cents to defray the Charges of the year
1916.
Do.
No. 15,-An Ordinance to amend the law relating to trading
with the enemy and the export of prohibited goods.
No. 206 of 1917.
Do.
No. 16.-An Ordinance to repeal the North Borneo Extrudi-
tion Ordinance, 1896.
No. 207 of 1917.
Do.
No. 17.-An Ordinance to amend further the War Lunn
Ordinance, 1916.
No. 217 of 1917.
Do.
31st August.
No. 18.—An Ordinance to provide for a temporary increase in the rates for the special purpose of incrensing the contributions of the Colony to His Majesty's Govern- ment towards the expenses of the present war.
No. 19,-An Ordinance to make provision with respect to military service and to provide for the establishment maintenance and control of a local defence corps.
No. 222 of 1917.
No. 292 of 1917.
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