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No. 5.

PROCLAMATION.

Whether

Gozember.

By His Excellency Sir MATTHEW NATHAS, Knight Commander of the Most Dis. tinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice Admiral of the sainc.

Whereas, by Regulation No. 1 of the Quarantine Regulations made by the Governor in Council on the 17th day of June, 1901, under section 23 of Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, it is provided that the term “port or place at which any infectious or contagious disce prevailed" means a port or place proclaimed to be such by Orrier of the Governor in Commeil, published in the Gazette, from the date of such Proclamation ;

And whereas the said Quarantine Regulations were duly notified to take effect as from the 20th day of June, 1901 :

And whereas His Excellency the Governor in Council has ordered that Shanghai should be proclaimed as a port or place åt which an infectious or contagious disease prevõits

Now, therefore, I, Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, Knight Commurder 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-Admiral of the same, do hereby, with the advice of the Executive Council, proclaim that Shanghai is a port or place at which an infec tious or contagious disease prevails.

Given under my hand and the Public Send of the Colony, nt Victoria, Hongkong, this 9th day of October, 1906.

By Command,

GOD SAVE THE KING.

Wercombelwith.

Calonini Sceretury.