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PROCLAMATION NO. 31.

CURRENCY (AMENDMENT).

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by Article 1 of Proclamation No. 16-Military Administration (Delegation)-I, DAVID MERCER MACDOUGALL, C.M.G., Brigadier, Chief Civil Affairs Officer, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM as follows:-

SHORT TITLE.

ARTICLE 1.

This Proclamation may be cited as the Currency (Amendment) Proclamation.

REPEAL,

ARTICLE 2.

The following provisions of the Currency Proclamation are hereby repealed:- (1) The proviso to Article 4 (which provides that certain bank notes will not be treated by the Military Administration as legal tender)

(2) Article 5 (which provides for the issue of over-printed notes)

(3) The First and Second Schedules (which contain respectively the numbers

of the bank notes not to be treated as legal tender and the description of the over-printed notes).

GIVEN under my hand at HONG KONG this 3rd day of April, 1946.

D. M. MACDOUGALL, Brigadier,

Chief Civil Affairs Officer.

PROCLAMATION NO. 32.

POSTAGE STAMPS MANAGEMENT.

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by Article 1 of Proclamation No. 16-Military Administration (Delegation) I, DAVID MERCER MACDOUGALL, C.M.G., Brigadier, Chief Civil Affairs Officer. DO HEREBY PROCLAIM as follows:-

SHORT TITLE.

ARTICLE 1.

the Postage Stamps Management Pro-

This Proclamation may be cited as

clamation.

ARTICLE 2.

PROHIBITION OF THE SALE AND USE OF CERTAIN STAMPS.

soever:

As from the date hereof postage stamps issued in the reign of King George

VI mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall no longer be valid for any purpose what-

Provided that all persons having in their possession any of the stamps mention- ed in the Schedule hereto may within six months from the date hereof hand them in

to the Post Master General who may, subject to the production of such evidence by statutory declaration or otherwise as he may require that the stamps had been law- fully obtained. give in lieu thereof other stamps of the same denominations and value, or if required and he thinks proper, stamps of any other denomination for the same amount in value.

Colour. Purple/Blue

Orange/Green

SCHEDULE.

Denomination.

$ 1.00

$ 2.00

$ 5.00

$10.00

Purple/Red

Green/Purple

GIVEN under my hand at HONG KONG this 4th day of April, 1946.

D. M. MACDOUGALL, Brigadier, Chief Civil Affairs Officer.

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