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PROCLAMATION.

Henry Attake

NoCerner.

By His Excellency Sir HENRY ARTHUR BRAKE, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished! rder 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 sune.

Whereas by Ordinance No. 3 of 1862, entitled An Ordinance to authorize His Excellency the Governor by Proclamation to prohibit the Exportation of Military Stores and other Articles, as mended by Ordinance No. 3 of 1884, entitlel An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 3 of 1802, it is enacted that it should be lawful for His Excellency the fovernor, by and 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 euch Proclamation, 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, and any articles which His Excellency may judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Gooda or Articles respectively, subject in any permission that may be obtained under the last wontioned Ordinance:

And whereas, by various Proclamations issued from time to tits, such exportation and carriage coastwise were prohibited, and remain prohibited until the 28th day of Noveraber, 1902, and that it is expedient to continue such prohibition:

Now, therefore, I, Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor nul Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Adiniral 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 six months from and including the 28th day of November, 1902, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be muriel roastvise within the said Colony, Arus, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, anil ang articles which I may judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Armas, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goole or Articles respectively, unless this Proclamation shall, in the meantime, be revoked, or punless permission aball have been obtained under Ordnance No. 3 of 1884.

By His Excellency's ('ommand,

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Colanini Secrétari

Gop SAVE THE KING.

Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this 22nd day of November, 1902.