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PROCLAMATION.

Gazerant.

By His Excellency Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint Georgo, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong aul its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas by the Military Stores (Prohibition of Exportation) Ordinance, 1862, it is enacted than it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, by Proclamation to be publishal in the Hongkong Government Gazette or in any Extraor dinary Gazette, to prohibit, for such period as should be tuentioned in such 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 muy articles which His Excellency may judge capable of being converted into or unle useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or uitlier of such Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles respectively, subject to any permission that may be obtained inler Section 3 of the Ordinance:

And whereas, by various Proclamations issued from time to time, such exportation and carriage coastwise were prohibited, and renuiu prohibited until the 28th day of November, 1904, and that it is expedient to continue such prohibition :

Now, therefore, I, Sir MATTHEW NATBAN. Knight Commander 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 mare, 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, 1904, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the sail Colony, Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, and any articles which I may judge oupable of being convertaal itito or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Arts, Ammmition, Gunpowder, stores, Goods or Articles respectively, unless this Proclamation shall, in the meantime, be revoked, or unless permission shall have been obtained under Sectibu 3 of the Ordinance above mentioned.

By His Excellency's Command,

Amay

Caluvial Breretary,

GOD SAVE THE KING.

Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this 17th day of November, 1904,