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3. The Ordinances specified in the Schedule to this Ordinance shall, to the extent set forth in the third column of such Schedule respectively, not apply to the new territories unless and until the Governor shall, by Order-in-Council notified in the Gazette, otherwise direct. Any Rules, Regulations, Bye-laws, Orders-in-Council, Notifications or Proclamations made under any Ordinances or parts of Ordinances, which do not for the time being apply to the new territories, shall not apply to the new territories unless and until the Governor shall, by Order-in-Council notified in the Gazette, otherwise direct.

4. Where, in any existing grant of any right or privilege or farm or in any existing contract, the expression "the Colony or the words "Hong Kong," or any similar expression referring to geographical limit or extent in relation to the Colony of Hong Colony" Kong occurs, the same shall apply only to the territory which was within the limits of the in existing Colony at the time when such grant or contract was made.

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Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 18th day of April, 1899.

Clerk of Councils.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 18th day of April, 1899.

14151.

(No. 112.)

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No. 181.

GOVERNOR SI H. A. BLAKE to Mr. CHAMBERLAIN.

(Received June 5, 1899.)

[Ordinance sanctioned June 16, 1899. No. 107. L.F.]

Government House, Hong Kong, May 5, 1899.

I HAVE the honour to transmit, for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure, the following Ordinance, entitled: An Ordinance to provide for the Better Regulation of the New Territories," No. 12 of 1899.

2. The customary report by the Attorney-General is annexed.

- I have, &c., HENRY A. BLAKE,

Governor, &c.,

J. H. STEWARTt Lockhart,

Colonial Secretary.

Enclosure 1 in No. 181.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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SCHEDULE.

Title or Short Title.

The Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-houses, and Markets

Ordinance, 1887.

The Licensing Consolidation Ordinance, 1887

The Raw Opium Ordinance, 1887

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The Public Health Ordinance, 1887

The Buildings Ordinance, 1889

Erini of non- application.

The whole.

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The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

No. 12 of 1809.

An Ordinance to provide for the Better Regulation of the New Territories.

(L. 8.)

HENRY A. BLAKE,

Governor.

[18th April, 1800.] .

Number of Ordinance and year.

No. 17 of 1887

No. 21 of 1887 No. 22 of 1887

...

No. 24 of 1887

No. 15 of 1889

No. 4 of 1890

No. 12 of 1890

No. 23 of 1890

No. 16 of 1890

No. 12 of 1891

No. 21 of 1891

No. 23 of 1891

No. 25 of 1891

No. 4 of 1894

No. 12 of 1894

No. 15 of 1894

No. 7 of 1895 No. 17 of 1895 No. 25 of 1895

No. 5 of 1896

No. 16 of 1896 No. 15 of 1897 No. 1 of 1898

No. 24 of 1898

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An Ordinance to amend the Public Health Ordi- The whole.

nance, 1887.

An Ordinance to amend the Cattle Diseases, Slaughter.

houses and Marketa Ordinance, 1887.

An Ordinance to amend the Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-

houses and Marketa Ordinance, 1887.

An Ordinance to amend the Public Health Ordi-

nanos, 1887.

An Ordinance to further amend the Public Health

Ordinance, 1887.

The Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891

The Raw Optum Amendment Ordinance, 1891

The Building Amendment Ordinance, 1891

An Ordinance to amend the Prepared Oplum Ordi-

nanos, 1891.

An Ordinance to amend the Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-

houses and Markets Ordinance, 1887.

The Closed Houses and Insanitary Dwellings Ordi-

nance, 1894.

The Building (Amendment) Ordinance, 1895 ...

An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 17 of 1887

An Ordinance to further amend the Cattle Diseases.

Blaughter-houses and Markets Ordinaner, 1887.

The whole.

The whole except

Sections 4 and 5.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

| The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whole,

An Ordinance to amend the Halldings Ordinance, The whole.

1889.

The Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, 1896 ... The Prepared Opium (Divane) Ordinance, 1897

An Ordinance to amend the Prepared Opium (Divans)

Ordinance, 1807.

The Liquor Licenses Ordinance, 1898

The whole.

The whole.

The whole.

The whale.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1899.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the New Territories Regulation Ordinanas, Short title.

2. The expression "new territories as used in this Ordinance shall mean the ad- Interpreta- ditional territories acquired by this Colony under the provisions of a Convention, dated tion clause. the 9th day of June, 1898, between Her Majesty Queen Victoria and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China for the enlargement of the limits of this Colony.

3. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council from and after the date of the Power to passing of this Ordinance to do all or any of the following matters to take effect within Governor the new territories, namely:

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in-Council so make

(1) To make rules for the farming out or licensing for revenue purposes in the Rules for

new territories of the right to sell or otherwise deal in spirits, opium, salt, or revenue, any other commodity whatever; and to make rules for the levying, codec- do. tion, recovery by legal proceedings, and safe custody of the revenue accruing from such farming or licensing and for the keeping of accounts thereof.

(2) To make rules for the levying, collection, recovery by legal proceedings, and safe custody of such rents, rates, taxes, and contributions, from the new ter- ritories as the Governor-in-Council may in his absolute discretion think fit, and for the keeping of accounts thereof.

4 (1) All rules made by the Governor-in-Council under this Ordinance shall be Ruins to be published in the "Gazette" in English and Chinese, and shall thereupon become as gaasited valid and binding as if inserted in this Ordinance.

and

notified

(2) Such rules shall be publicly notified in Chinese by the Colonial Secretary in the publicly Districts and Sub-districts subject to their operation, and copies in English and Chinese, locally. certified by him as correct, shall be duly recorded in such Districts and Sub-districts, in such manner as he shall direct.

Punish-

ment for breach of

5. Any person committing a breach of any rule made under this Ordinance be liable for any such breach, upon summary conviction before a magistrate, to payment of a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a period not Rales. exceeding six months, with or without hard labour.

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