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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 14, 1910.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

No. 19.

Order made by the Governor-in-Council under Section 19 of the Liquor Licences Amendment Ordinance, 1909, (Ordinance No. 46 of 1909), this 5th day of January, 1910.

His Excellency the Governor-in-Council has been pleased to appoint the Colonial Treasurer to issue the following licences which have heretofore been issued by the Colonial Secretary, namely Distillery Licences, Temporary Licences, Eating House Licences, Chinese Wine and Spirit Shop Licences, Chinese Restaurant Licences and Dealer's Licences.

C. CLEMENTI,

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

5th January, 1910.

Clerk of Councils,

No. 20.

Rules proposed to be made by the Governor-in-Council when

· Ordinance No. 23 of 1909 comes into force on the 1st March next.

FORM OF LICENCE.

TO SELL RAW OPIUM WRAPPINGS ÍNTENDED FOR EXPORT IN QUANTITIES

LESS THAN ONE CHEST.

(Under Section 4 (2) of the Opium Ordinance, 1909.)

OPIUM FARMER OF HONGKONG, is hereby licensed under section 4 (2) of the Opium Ordinance, 1909, for the term of his Farm to sell Raw Opium Wrappings intended for export in quantities less than one chest.

This licence may be cancelled at any time by the Colonial Treasurer.

Dated the day of March, 1910.

Colonial Treasurer.

Conditions of Licences under Section 25 (i) of the Opium Ordinance, 1909.

1. The licensee shall keep a book showing all purchases of prepared opium and dross opium made by him from the Opium Farmer and another book showing all sales of prepared opium and dross opium made by him.

2. No licensee shall sell any prepared opium or dross opium except such as has been purchased by him from the Opium Farmer.

3. The premises and books of the licensee shall at all times during business hours be open to the inspection of a Government Officer and any representative of the Opium Farmer appointed in that behalf by the Governor.

4. No licensee shall have in his possession at any given time more than 250 taels of prepared opium or more than 200 taels of dross opium.

5. No licence shall be valid unless it is countersigned by the Registrar General.

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