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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 12, 1911.

PROCLAMATIONS.

No. 4.

[L.S.]

FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LUGARD,

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LUGARD, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas by the Military Stores (Prohibition of Exportation) Ordinance, 1862, it is enacted that it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, by Proclamation to be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette or in any Extraordinary Gazette, to prohibit, for such period as should be mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony (amongst other things) Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, and any articles which His Excellency may judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles respect- ively, subject to any permission that may be obtained under Section 3 of the Ordinance:

And whereas, by various Proclamations issued from time to time, such exportation and carriage coastwise were prohibited, and remain prohibited until the 27th day of May, 1911, and that it is expedient to continue such prohibition :

Now, therefore, I, Sir FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LUGARD, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, do, by this Proclamation, probibit for a further period of one year from and including the 28th day of May, 1911, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony, Arns, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Military and Naval Stores, Sulphur and Saltpetre, the last two being articles which I judge capable of being con- verted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles respectively, unless this Proclamation shall, in the meantime, be revoked, or unless permission shall have been obtained under Section 3 of the Ordinance above mentioned.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony, at Victoria, Hongkong, this 10th day of May, 1911.

By Command,

C. CLEMENTI,

Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE KING.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

No. 131.

Order made by the Governor-in-Council under Section 5 of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, (Ordinance No. 1 of 1873), this 4th day of May, 1911.

Whereas the Governor-in-Council by virtue of the power vested in him by Section 5 of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, has from time to time declared certain substances other than those enumerated in Section 3 of the said Ordinance to be dangerous goods:

Now the Governor-in-Council in further pursuance of the said power vested in him as aforesaid declares that in addition to such substances the following shall be deemed to be dan- gerous goods:---

Compressed Oxygen. Compressed Acetylene.