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PROCLAMATION.

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By His Excellency Sir HENRY AUTHUR BLAKE, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hung- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Ailiniral 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 No. 5 of 1884, entitled An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 3 of 1962, it is ennoted 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 Tovernment Gazette or in any Extraor dinary Guzette, to prohibit, for such period as should be mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried constwise within the said Colony, (amongst other things) Arme, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, subject to any permis- sion that may be obtained under the last mentioned Ordiannce:

And whereas, by Proclamation dated the 9th day of July, 1900, such exportation and carringe constwise were prohibited for a period of four months from and including the 28th day of July, 1900: And whereas, by Proclamation dated the 19th day of November, 1900, such exportation and carriage coastwise were prohibited for a further period of six months from and including the 28th day of November, 1900, and whereas, I have determined, with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, that it is expedient to continue and extend such prohibition for the period hereinafter mentioned;

Now, therefore, I, Sir HESBY ARTHUR 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 Culony, do, by this Proclamation, prohibit for a further period of six months from and including the 28th day of May, 1901, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony, Arma, Ammunition, Gunpowder, und Military and Naval Stores, unless this Proclamation shall, in the cantine, be revoked, or unless permission shall have been obtained under Ordinance No. 3 of 1884.

By His Excellency's Command,

Esereau bleuit

Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE KING.

Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this 13th day of May, 1901.