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No. 31.

PROCLAMATION.

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Borna

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir Fasscis Denny May 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

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Whereas by the second section of the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1882 as amended by the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1911 it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor by and with the advice of the Executive Council lag produntion to prohibit for such period as may be therein montioned to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong arms amuuuuition and gunpowder military and naval stores and any articles which the Governor may judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of military or naval stores provisions or any sort of victual which may be used as food by man or any or either of such artis atmunition gunpowder stores goods or articles respectively;

And whereas by the third section of the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1862 as enacted by the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1014 it is provided that it shall be lawful for the Governor by and with the advice of the Executive Council by proclamation to prohibit for such period as may be therein mentioned the exportation of all or any of the following articles namely arms ammunition military and aval stores and any articles which the Governor shall judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of arms ammunition or military or naval stores to any goutry or place therein me whenever the Governor by and with the advice aforesaid shall judge such prohibition to be expedient in order to prevent such arms ammunition or military or naval stores being used against His Majesty's subjects or forces or against any forces engaged or which may be engagel in military or unval operations in co-opera- tion with His Majesty's forces:

And whereas by the fourth section of the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1862 as renumbered by the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance 1914 it is enacted that the Governor may whilst any such proclamation is in force permit to be exported or to be water-borne to be so exported any particular articles or class of articles the export of which is prohibited by such proclamation to such persons and on such terms and sub- ject to such conlitious and regulations if any as to the Governor muy seem fit and may at any time revoke or vary the terms of any such permission:

And whereas by sub-clause (9) of clause I of the order of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria-in-Council inade on the 26th day of October 1890 as amended by the order of Elis Majesty-in-Council made on the 28th day of August 1911 it is enacted that the Clovernor may prohibit the export From the Colony of any article: