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PROCLAMATION.

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WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.

His Excellency Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

hereas, by Ordinance No. 3 of 1862, entitled An Ordinance to authorise His Excellency the or by Proclamation to prohibit the Exportation of Military Stores and other Articles, as by Ordinance 3 of 1884, entitled An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 3 of 1862, it is enacted should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive by Proclamation to be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette or in any Extraor- azerte, to prohibit, for such period as should be mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony, (amongst egs) Arius, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, subject to any permis-

may

be obtained under the last mentioned Ordinance.

whereas, by Proclamation dated 25th day of May, 1897, such exportation and carriage coast- prohibited for a period of six months from the 28th day of May, 1897, and whereas I have hed with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, that it is expedient to continue had such prohibition for the period hereinafter mentioned ;

, therefore, I, Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of bay, do, by this Proclamation, prohibit for a further period of six months from and including day of November, 1897, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried within the said Colony, Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Naval and Military Stores, his Proclamation shall, in the meantime, be revoked, or unless permission shall have been dander Ordinance 3 of 1884,

By His Excellency's Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

in at Government Honse, Victoria, Hongkong, this 25th day of November, 1897.