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No. 4.

PROCLAMATION.

Hand Levera

Officer Administering the Governsent.

By His Excellency (Laun SEVERN, Esquire, Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong.

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Whereas, by Regulation No. 1 of the Quarantine Begulations 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 disease prevailed" cats a port or place proclaimed to be auch by Order of the Governor-in-Council, published in the Gasette, from the date of such Proclamation;

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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 Hoihow should be proclaimed as a port or place at which an infectious or contagious disease prevails;

Now, therefore, 1, CLAUD SEVERN, Officer Administering the Government and Com- mander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, do hereby, with the advice of the Executive Couricil, proclaim Holbow as a port or place at which an infections or contagious disease prevails.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony, at Victoria, Hongkong, thia 2nd day of July, 1912.

By Command,

GOD SAVE The King,

Colonial Secretary.