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13. The Registrar of Companies shall keep at his Register and office, in proper books to be provided for the purpose, a index to register and an index of all the limited partnerships

be kept. Ib. s. 14. registered as aforesaid, and of all the statements registered in relation to such partnerships,

lb. 8. 16.

11.-1.) Any person may inspect the statements filed Inspection of by the Registrar of Companies, and there shall be paid for statements each such inspection a fee of one dollar; and any person registered. may require a certificate of the registration of a limited partnership, or a copy of or extract from any registered statement, to be certified by the Registrar of Companies, and there shall be paid for such certificate of registration, certified copy, or extract such fees as the Court may appoint, not exceeding $1 for the certificate of registration, and not exceeding thirty cents for each folio of seventy-

two words,

(2.) A certificate of registration, or a copy of or extract from any statement registered under this Ordinance, if duly certified to be a true copy under the hand of the Registrar of Companies or one of the Deputy Registrars (whom it shall not be necessary to prove to be the Registrar or Deputy Registrar) shall, in all legal proceedings, civil or criminal, and in all cases whatsoever, be received in evi- dence.

15. The Governor-in-Council may make rules concern- Powers of ing any of the following matters :-

(a.) The fees to be paid to the Registrar of Companies under this Ordinauce so that they do not exceed in the case of the original registration of a limited partnership the sum of twenty dollars and in any other case the sum of three dollars. (b) The duties or additional duties to be performed by the Registrar of Companies for the purposes of this Ordinance.

(c.) The performance by Deputy Registrars and other officers of acts by this Ordinance required to be done by the Registrar of Companies.

(d.) The forms to be used for the purposes of this

Ordinance.

(e.) Generally the conduct and regulation of registra- tion under this Ordinance and any matters inci- dental thereto.

Governor-in- Council to

make rules. 1. s. 17.

16. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the Commence-

day of

1912.

ment of Ordinance. Ib. . 2.

Memorandum.

The object of this measure is to introduce into this Colony, with the necessary local modificatious, the provi- sions of the Limited Partnerships Act 1907. It has no application to Chinese Partnerships which are regulated by the Chinese Partnerships Ordinance of last year- No. 53 of 1911.

A BILL

ENTITLED

W. REES DAVIES, Attorney Generat.

An Ordinance to control the exhibition of adver-

tisements.

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 Advertisements Regulation Ordinance, 1912,

Short title.

2. The Governor-iu-Council may make regulations, Regulations which shall be subject to the approval of, and shall not for the con- come into force until confirmed by, the Legislative Council trol of adver-

(1.) For the regulation and control of hoardings and similar structures used for the purpose of adver- tising.

tisements.