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No. 0.

PROCLAMATION.

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

Whereas by the Military Stores (Prohibition of Exportation) Ordinance, 1862, it is cuacted that it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, by Proclamation to be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette or in any Extraordinary Gazette, to prohibit, for such period us should be men- tioned 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 any articles which His Excellency may judge expable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Arms, Ammunition, Gaupowder, Stores, Goods or Articles respectively, subject to any permission that may be obtained under Section 3 of the Ordinnnet:

And whereas, by various Proclamations issued from time to time, such exportation and carriage constwise were prohibited, and remain prohibited until the 28th day of November, 1906, mul that it is expedient to continue such próhibition :

Now, therefore, 1, Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, Knight Commander 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, by and with the advick 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, 1906, either to be exporteil from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the sail Colony, Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, and say articles which I may judge capable of being converted into or made useful in ingreasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Arme, Amunition, 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.

2 Given under my hand and the Public Sed of the Colony, at Victoria, Hongkong, this

day of November, 1908.

By Command,

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Woraubelwith.

Colonial Secretary.

GoD SAVE THE KING.