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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 17, 1911.

(d) in section 36 thereof by the insertion of the

words not so exempted," after the words

"

Every person and also after the words "any person";

(.) by the repeal of section 48 thereof and by the

substitution therefor of the following section:-

offensive

48.-(1.) No person shall carry or cause Carriage of to be carried upon a railway any dangerous goods of a goods as defined by section 2 of Ordiummee No, dangerous or 1 of 1873 or any goods which may be declared nature. dangerous or offensive by any General Rule made under section 32 of this Ordinance, ex- cept in accordance with the provisions of any General Rule made under the last mentioned section.

(2.) If any person shall carry upon or deliver for carriage by the railway any dan- gerous goods without distinctly declaring the nature of the same he shall be liable on sum- mary conviction to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.

(3.) It shall be lawful for any railway official to refuse to carry any luggage or parcel that may be suspected to contain dangerous or offensive goods and to require the same to be opened and in case any such luggage or parcel shall have been received by any official for the purpose of being carried on the railway it shall be lawful for any railway official to stop the transit thereof until he shall be satisfied that the nature and contents of the luggago or parcel are not dangerous or offensive."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hougkong, this 16th day of November, 1911.

C. CLEMENTI,

Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 17th

day of November, 1911.

A. W. BREWIN,

Colonial Secretary.

HONGKONG.

No. 45 OF 1911.

An Ordinance to amend the Defence Contribution

Ordinance, 1901.

LS

F. D. LUGARD, Governor.

[17th November, 1911.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as

follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Defence Con- Short title, tribution Ordinance, 1901, Amendment Ordinance, 1911," and shall be read and construed as one with the Defence Contribution Ordinance, 1901, (hereinafter called the Prin- cipal Ordinance). Any copy of the Principal Ordinance printed after the commencement of this Ordinance

way be printed with the amendments, additions and alterations required by this Ordinance.

Reprints.

2. Section 3 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by Amendment the addition of the words following, that is to say :--

of section 3 of the Prin-

“Provided that the charges for working expenses cipal Ordin-

and maintenance of the British Section of the ance. Kowloon-Canton Railway and of any railways, telephones or other productive undertakings of

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