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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 28, 1936.

No. 714

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,

The following is published for general information.

R. A. D. FORREST,

Colonial Secretary.

28th August, 1936.

15th June, 1986.

Notice to Holders of Roumanian Loans.

By Article 3 (1) of the Anglo-Roumanian Payments Agreement of 2nd May, 1936 (Cmd. 5174) it is provided that amounts allocated under the Agreement to the Service of the Public Debt of Roumania and of the Monopolies Institute 7 per cent. Guaranteed Sterling Bonds are to be used for pay- ments in respect of Securities which are shown to the satis- faction of H.M. Government to have been on 4th May, 1936, in the ownership of British Holders as defined in that Article.

The Treasury have authorized the Paying Agents of each of the loans concerned to overstamp bonds which were in the ownership of British holders on 4th May, 1936, and have requested the Paying Agents to issue the following notice to Bondholders:

NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Paying Agents of bonds of the undermentioned Loans have been requested and authorized by H.M. Treasury to undertake the overstamping of those Bonds which were on 4th May, 1936, in the owner- ship of a "British Holder" as defined below:

(1) Persons of whatever nationality ordinarily resident or ordinarily carrying on business in the United Kingdom; or

(2) British subjects wherever resident and corporations incorporated by or under the laws of the United Kingdom. or of any other territory under the Sovereignty of His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, or under His Majesty's suzerainty, protection or mandate, and Governments and public authorities in those territories; or

(3) Persons under His Majesty's protection and ordinarily resident or ordinarily carrying on business in the United Kingdom or any other of the territories aforesaid.

Accordingly, British holders of the undermentioned Bonds should lodge their Bonds for overstamping with the respective Paying Agents, together with Certificates of British Ownership as defined above, signed by a British Banker or Stockbroker. Listing forms can be obtained from the Paying Agents.