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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 31, 1911.

Power to make regulations.

Exemption of Naval

for such requisition or by some person duly authorised by him provided that in the case of any Chinese firm such requisition shall in addition to such signature be stamped with the chop of such firm,

95. The Governor-in-Council shall have power from time to time to make regulatious for any of the following

purposes--

(a.) to regulate the standard of quality or to deter- mine the quality of any intoxicating liquors or wines or spirits to be manufactured and sold under the provisions of this Ordinance and to regulate the material to be used therein and for the branding or labelling of such liquors and such wines and spirits ;

(b.) to regulate the import and export of intoxica- ting liquors by land or by sea, and the licensing of persons and ships for those pur- poses;

(c.) to regulate the management of King's ware- houses, and to prescribe fees for storage in such warehouses and to authorize the forfeiture to the Crown of any intoxicating liquors or dena- tured spirits not cleared from such warehouse within periods to be fixed by such rules ; fd.) to regulate the licensing and management of

licensed warehouses;

(e.) to regulate the management of distilleries and and places for distilling making and preparing intoxicating liquors and the safeguarding of the revenue to be derived from the duty upon liquors distilled made or prepared therein ;' (f.) to regulate the examination of the baggage and goods of persous landing at any port; (9.) to alter add to or rescind any of the forms contained in the Schedules of this Ordinance and to substitute others therefor;

(h.) for granting exemption from payment of duty on dutiable goods or from any of the provisions of this Ordinance;

(i) to regulate the substances to be used and the

quantities thereof for denaturing spirits ;

(j) for the supervision of the breaking down blending mixing and bottling of dutiable liquors ;

(4.) generally to give effect to the provisicas of

this Ordinance.

All such regulations shall be published in the Gazette and shall have the force of law.

Provided always that all regulations and rules hitherto made under any of the Ordinances repealed by this Ordinance shall be as valid and binding as though those Ordinances had not been repealed. Provided also that the Governor-in-Council may at any time amend vary or revoke any such regulation or rule.

96. This Ordinance shall not apply to Naval or Military stores the property of His Majesty or to any intoxicating and Military liquors imported on account of His Majesty's Government

or of the Government of the Colony,

stores, etc.

Repeal,

97. The Ordinances set out in the Fourth Schedule to this Ordinance are hereby repealed: Provided that nothing in this Ordinance contained shall affect any rights or liabilities acquired or incurred under and by virtue of any of the said Ordinances.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 23rd day of March, 1911.

R. II. CROFTON,

Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 30th day of March, 1911.

C. CLEMENTI,

Colonial Secretary.