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No. 16.

PROCLAMATION.

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Genermor.

By His Excellency Sir Francis Hexer 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 Deprudencies and Vice-Admiral of the

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Whereas by an Order of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria in Council made on the 26th day of October 1896 (hereinafter called the Principal Order) it was provided that the said Order should apply to and have effect in all or any of the Colonies specified in the Schedule thereto in which it should be proclaimed by the Governor of the Colony and should come into operation in each sach Colony on being so proclaimed therein and should continue in operation therein mutil the Governor should by proclamation declare that it had ceased to be in operation therein.

And whereas the Colony of Hongkong is specified in the said Schedule:

And whereas the said Principal Order was proclaimed in this Colony by me on the 5th day of August 1914 and is still in operation herein :

And whereas the said Order was by an Order in Council dated the 21st day of March -1016 (hereinafter called the Amending Order) amended as therein stated;

And whereas it was provided in the said Amending Order that the said Amending Order shall come into operation in any such Colony as may be named in the Schedule to the Principal Order on the said Principal Order being proclaimed in such Colony by the Governor:

Now Therefore I Sir FRANCIS Hexar May Knight Commander of the Most Distin- guished 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 proclaim in this Colony the said Principal Order as amended by the said Amouding Order.

Given under my haud and the Public Seal of the colony at Victoria Hongkong this 12th day of May 1916.

By Command,

Caustecom

Colonial Secretary,

GOD SAVE THE KING.