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No. 3.

PROCLAMATION.

Henry Attake

flocernor.

By liis Excellency Sir HENRY ARTUCK BLAKE, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael aul Saint George, Governer and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vico-Admiral of the same,

Whereas, by Ordinance No. 3 of 1862, entitles! An Ovlinanes to authorise His Excellency the Governor by Proclamation to probibit the Esportation of Military Stores and other Articles, us amended by Ordinance 3 of 1884, autitled An Ordinuce to munend Ordinance 3 of 1862, it is enacted that it should be fawfid for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, by Procluumtion to be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette or in any Extraor dinary Gazette, to probibit, for such period 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, (umongst other things) Aruns, Anonuitâou, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, subject to any permiss sion that my he obtained under the last mentioned Bedinance.

And whereas, by Proclamation dated 9th day of March, 1900, such exportation and carriage coastwise were prohibited for a period of four months from and including the 28th day of March, 1900, and wherens, I have determinert with the advicg of the Executive Commeil of this Colony, that it is expedient to continue und extend such prohibition for the period bereinafter mentioned;

Now, therefore, 1. Sir Hesar Amriga Blake, Knight Grand-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, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, do, by this Proclamation, prohibit for a further period of four mouths from and including the 28th day of July, 1900, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried constwise within the said Colony, Arins. Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Naval and Military Stores, unless this Proclamation shall, in the mesutione, be revoked, or unless permission shall love been obtained under Ordinance 3 of 1NNI.

By His Excellency's Command,

Аним

Acting Colonial Secretary,

Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this Pth day of July. 1900.