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No.. 5.

AMATION.

Acury. Ablake

Governor,

By His Excellency Sir HENRY Arthur Blake, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governur and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admirul of the sume.

Whereas, by Ordinance No. 3 of 1862, entitled An Ordinance to authorise His Excellency the Governor by Proclamation to probibit the Exportation of Military Stores and other Articles, as amended by Ordinance 3 of 1884, entitled An Ordinance to aneud Ordinance 3 of 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 be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette or in nay Extraor dinary Gazette, to prohibit, for such period as should be mentioned in such I'roclamation, 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, subject to any permis- sion that may be obtained under the last mentioned Ordinance.

And whereas, by Proclamation dated 9th day of July, 1900, such exportation and carriage constuisa were prohibited for a period of four months from and including the 28th day of July, 1900, and whereas, I have determined with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, that it is expedient to continue and extend sach prohibition for the period hereinafter mentioned;

Now, therefore, I 'Sir Hawer Antaur Blake, Kaight 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 wlvice of the Executive Council of this Colony, do, by this Proclamation, prohibit for a further period of six months from and including the 28th day of November, 1900, either to be exported from the Colony of Nongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony, Arms, Amununition, Gunpowder, and Naval and Military Stores, unless this Proclamation shall, in the meantime, be revoked, or unless permission shall have been obtained under Ordinance 3 of 1884.

By His Excellency's Command,

Янальн

Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE Query.

Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this 12th day of November, 1900,