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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 10, 1912.

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, 1912, and it is expedient to continue such prohibition:

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Now, therefore, I, CLAUD SEVERN, Officer Administering the Government and Com- mander-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, prohibit for a further period of one year and including the 28th day of May, 1912, either to be exported from the Colony or Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony, Arms, 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 Navalores, 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. 8th day of May, 1912.

By Command,

C. CLEMENTI,

Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE KING.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

No. 155.- His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of dis- allowance with respect to the following Ordinance :----

Ordinance No. 7 of 1912, entitled--An Ordinance to amend the Liquors Consoli-

dation Ordinance, 1911.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

10th May, 1912.

R. H. CROFTON,

Clerk of Councils.

APPOINTMENTS, &C.

No. 156. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint under Sub-section 22 of Section 37 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, (Ordinance No. 10 of 1899), Mr. JOHN FINDLAY REID to be a Surveyor of Boilers of Unlicensed Steamships under 60 tons burden, during the absence of MT. WILLIAM C. JACK or until further notice.

8th May, 1912.

No. 157.-His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Honourable Mr. EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX to be a Member of the Executive Council, during the absence on leave of the Honourable Dr. JOHN MITFORD ATKINSON.

10th May, 1912.