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PROCLAMATION.

Huery Make

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir Høser Auruon Brase, Knight Giraud Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas, by Ordinance No. 3 of 1862, entitled An Ordinance to authorise His Excellency the Governor by Proclamation to prohibit the Exportation of Military Stores and other Articles, as amended by Ordinance 3 of 1884, entitled An Ordinance to nmend Ordinance 3 of 1869, it is enacted thut it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by much with the advice of the Executive Council, by Proclamation to be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette or in any Extraor dinary Gazette, to prohibit, for such period as should be mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be curried coastwise within the said Colony, (amongst other things) Arms. Ammunition, Guspowder, and Military and Naval Stores, subject to any perinte sion that many be obtained under the Inst mentioned Ordinance.

And whereas, by Proclamation dated 10th day of November, 1899, such exportation and carriage coastwise were prohibited for a period of four months frou and including the 28th day of November, 1898, and whereas, I have determined with the advies of the Executive Council of this Colony, that it is expedient to continge and extend such prohibition for the period hereinafter mentioned;

Now, therefore, I, Sir HENRY ARTHUR Blake, Knight Graod Cross of the M »st Distinguished Order of Saint Michwol and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong 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, prohibit for a further period of four months from and including the 28th day of March, 1909, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried constwise within the said Colony, Arma, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Naval and Military Stores, unless this Proclamation shall, in the meantime, be revoked, or unless permission sball have been obtained under Ordinance 3 of 1884.

By His Excellency's Command,

Hanay

Acting Colonial Secretary,

GOD SAVE THE Quei.

Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this 9th day of March, 1900,