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No. 19 of 1895.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to prohibit the defacing or chopping of British Dollars.

William Robinsy

Governor.

- August, 1895.]

E it euncted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

Beat in and on one of the Legislative Council thereof,

as follows on

1. Dritish Doller means the Dollar coined in pursuance of Her Majesty's Order in Council (the British Dollar Onler, 1895) duted the 2ml day of February, 1895, and published in the Hongkong Government Gazette of March 30th, 1896. Government Notification No. 128.

2. It is hereby declared illegal to deface any British Dollar by stamping thereon any name or word or mark, or by cutting, punching or chopping such Dollar in any way whatever. No tender of payment of mozey made in this Colony in such Vollar or Dollars so defaced shall be a legal tender.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 16th day of August, 1895.

Interpričam

KON

Defaoins

mhanging, dr, peakmica. Zied soins

Landur.

1.12. Buckh

Acting Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the

day of August, 1895.

Ilewarthockhart

Colonial Secretary.