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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 1, 1911.

No. 3 and 4 of 1884.

No. 1 of 1885.

32, 40, 41, 44, 50, 53 (3), 55 to 57,

64 to 125, 130, 132 to 134.

(v.) In the 3rd schedule, the following are

repealed-

..

in the tariff headed Animals

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items (1) and (2), and in item (3) the words calf, pig, or other ", and the heading "Animals";

the tariff headed "Goods and Minerals "; in the tariff headed "Small parcels", the

proviso;

and in the "Regulations as to Tolls" all except paragraph (3), and the heading.

(vi) So much of the schedules as is not repealed shall form one schedule headed "Table of Tolls", in which item (3) of the 2nd schedule shall be item (1); item (3) under the heading “Animals” in the 3rd schedule shall be item (2); the tariff for "Small parcels" in the 2nd schedule shall be item (3), together with the 3rd paragraph of theRegulations as to Tolls" in that schedule, in which the words and figure 3.-In respect to all articles, except stone and timber repealed.

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are

(ri) All the remaining sections shall be num- bered consecutively from 1 to 37;

except that ss. 48 and 49 shall form one section to be numbered s. 21, in which after the word "notice" there shall be inserted a comma, and the words and shall" shall be sub- stituted for "The Governor-in-Council shall and for the words "for such user as aforesaid there shall be read "therefor"; and s. 61a, introduced by No. 14 of 1909, shall be num- bered s. 28.

(viù.) No. 9 of 1902 is repealed.

21. Nos. 3 and 4 of 1884 having served their purpose, and the wharves and piers authorised to be constructed by them having become the property of the Government, the said Ordinances are repealed.

22. Whereas it is expedient to clear up certain doubts as to the meaning of some of the provi- sions of No. 1 of 1885 (Unclaimed Balances), the following amendments are made therein:--

(2) In s. 4-

instead of the words from "if no claimant appears to revenue of this Co- lony" there shall be read :—

"if no claim is made within 5 years from the date of the decease of the intestate, the funds remaining from the estate of such person will be transferred to the revenue of this Colony subject to the provisions of this Ordinance".

(il.) In s. 5—

instead of "appropriated for the general purposes of the Colony ", there shall be read:-