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No. 2.

PROCLAMATION.

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By His Excellency Sir Marraew NATHAN, Kuight Commander of the Most Die- tinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, arûl Vine-Admiral of the same.

Whereas by the Military Stores (Prohibition of Esportation) Ordinamex, 1862, it is emcted that it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the rivice of the Executive Council, by Proclamation to be published in the Hougkong Government Hazette or in any Extraordinary Gazetto, to prohibit, for such period as should be men- tioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried constwise within the said Colony (smongst other things) Arms, Amunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, and any articles which His Excellency may julge capable of being converted into or ruade useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Arma, Aramonition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles respectively, subject to any permission that may be obtained under Section 3 of the Ordinance:

And whereas, by various Proclanations issued from time to time, such exportation. and carriage custwise were prohibited, wool remain probibited until the 28th day of May, 1906, and that it is expedient to continue such probibition:

Now, therefore, 1, Sir MATTHEW NATuas, Knight Commuunder of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Adminal of the same, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, to, by this Proclamation, prohibit for a further period of six months from and including the 28th day of May, 1906, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to he carried coastwise within the said Colony, Arms, Ammaition, ruupowder, and Military and Naval Stores, and any articles which I may judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or nay or either of such Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles respectively, unless this Proclamation shall, in the meantime, be revoked, or unless permission shall have been obtained under Section 3 of the Ordinance above mentioned.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony, et Victoria, Hongkong, this 28th day of May, 1906,

By Command,

GOD SAVE THE KING.

Wercantushwith.

Colonial Secretary.