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to pass on his death. This provision is taken from section 5 (3) of the Finance Act, 1894. As in the case of the new section 25, the terms settlement and settled property are specially defined for the purpose of this section. The reason is the same as that given in paragraph 35 above.
40. Section 16 of this Ordinance provides a new scale of rates for persons dying after the commencement of this Ordinance and is based on section 29 of the Finance Act, 1919. The Third Schedule, with the omission of the present section 13 (5) and the alteration of the present section 13 (4), is no longer applicable to the purpose for which it was originally intended, but the table it contains is retained for use if desired in the calculation of rever- sionary interests.
February, 1931.
C. G. ALABASTER,
Attorney General.
NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 59.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted by Hong Kong.
Disease.
Port or Place.
Restriction in Force.
Authority.
Plague.
Bangkok.
Quarantine and/or Disinfection at the discre-
tion of the Health Officer.
Notification No. 51 of
29th January, 1931.
20th February, 1931.
E. R. HALLIFAX,
Colonial Secretary.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 60.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hong Kong.
Place or Port.
Nature of Measures.
Philippine Ports. Inspections outside Manila harbour from 20th April.
All ports in the United States of America, including the Hawaiian Is- lands.
Bangkok.
Third class passengers and new crew must comply with the vaccination requirements.
Inspections outside the ports from 1st April. Steerage passengers must comply with the vaccination require- ments. Cabin passengers must produce a vaccina- tion certificate or be vaccinated by ships doctor or quarantine authorities.
Vessels detained at river mouth and passengers and crew vaccinated unless they can produce evidence of successful recent vaccination,
Date.
Reference to Government Notification,
16th April, 1924.
30th April,
1926.
29th October,
No. S. 301.
1926.
20th February, 1931.
E. R. HALLIFAX,
Colonial Secretary.
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