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No. 18.

PROCLAMATION.

Annaz.

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir FRANCIS ITENRY MAY Kuight Commander of the Most Dis- tinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies anil Vice-Admiral of the same:

Whereas by section 3 of the Chinese Passengers Act 1855 it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor of Hongkong by proclamation for the purposes of the said Act among other things to declare what shall be deemed to be the duration of the voyage of any Chinese passenger ship:

And whereas by section 2 of the Asiatic Emigration Ordinace 1915 it is enacted that in the said Ordinance the term ** short voyage

mišans any voyage within the mean- ing of the said Act of more than 7 days duration but not exceeding 30 days duration and any other voyage which may be declared by proclamantion by the Governor to be a short

voyaga:

Now therefore I the said Sir FRANCIS HENRY May nuder and by virtue of the powers conferred on me by the said Act and all other powers thereto me enabling do hereby proclaim and declare that the voyage of any ship from Hongkong or from any port in China or within 100 miles of the coast thereof to any port in British North Borneo shall for the purposes of the said Act be deemed to be a voyage of more than 7 days duration but not exceeding 30 days dumtion and shall for the purposes of the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance 1015 be deemed to be a short voyage.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 2nd day of June 1916.

By Command,

God Save The King.

Colonial Secretary,