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No. 4.

PROCLAMATION.

Manganes

Gouernor.

By His Excellency Sir FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LUGARD, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Governor and Commander-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 enacted 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 as should be mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried countwise 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 Arins, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles respect- ively, subject to any permission that may be obtained under Section 3 of the Ordinance:

And whereas, by various Proclamations issued from time to time, such exportation and carriage constwise were prohibiterl, and remain prohibited until the 27th day of May, 1911, and that it is expedient to continue such prohibition:

Now, therefore, I, Sir FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LOGARD, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Barh, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, by aud with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, do, by this Proclamation, prohibit for a further period of one year from and including the 28th day of May, 1911, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried constwise within the said Colony, Armos, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Military and Naval Stores, Sulphur and Saltpetre, the Inst two being articles which I judge capable of being con- verted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Armas, 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 band and the Public Seal of the Colony, at Victoria, Hongko, this 10% day of May, 1911.

By Command,

Cop Save The Kosa.

Colonial Serretary.