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No. 4.

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Governor.

By His Excellency Sir Hextr AxTHUR 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.

Whereas, by Regulation No. 1 of the Quarantine Regulations made by the Governor-in-Council on the 18th day of March, 1897, under section 25 of Ordinacce No. 26 of 1891, it is provided that the term "port or place at which any infectious or contagious disease prevailed " means a port or place proclaimed to be such by Order of the Governor-in-Council, pablished in the Gazette, from the date of Buch proclamation.

And whereas the said Quarantine Regulations were duly notified to take effect as from the let day of May, 1897.

And whereas the Governor-in-Council has ordered that Amoy should be proclaimed a port or place at which an infectious or contagious discase prevails.

Now, therefore, I, Sie Heser ArtBOR 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 Depen lencies, do, hereby, with the advice of the Executive Council, proclaim that Amoy is a port or place at which an infections or contagious disease prevails.

By His Excellency's Command,

1.9.5 Khalili

Clerk of Councils.

GOD SAYS THE Queen.

Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this 10th day of July, 1899,