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2 Under Article 421 of the Treaty of Versailles it is necessary to apply the Convention to the Colony subject to such modifications as may be necessary to adapt the Convention to local conditions.

3. Section 2 gives effect to Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention, with a proviso relating to native vessels similar to one enected or contemplated in East African Dependencies.

4. Section 3 gives effect to Article 4 of the Convention.

5. Section 4 adopts the definition of "vessel" given in Article 1 of the Convention.

6. Section 5 provides the penalties and section 6 is the suspending clause usual in the case of an Ordinance relating to Merchant Shipping.

May, 1932.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney General.

(C.S.O. 5998/29).

No. 28-5.5.32.-1.]

Short title.

New section 4A to Ordinance No. 32 of 1915.

Powers of

the Governor in Council with regard

to un-

A BILL

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend the Importation and Exportation.

Ordinance, 1915.

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

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Importation and Exportation Amendment Ordinance, 1932.

2. The Importation and Exportation Ordinance, 1915 ist amended by the addition of the following section after section 4 thereof :-

4A.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to exercise all or any of the following powers :-

(a) to prohibit the importation of unmanifested cargo, unauthorised either generally or from any particular country or place;

cargo.

(b) to prohibit the exportation of unmanifested cargo, either generally or to any particular country or place;

(c) to prohibit the placing on board any ship in the Colony of any cargo without the consent of the owners, charterers, agents or master thereof;