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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 24, 1915.

(b.) by the repeal of the words ", and, in the opinion of a medical practitioner, not likely to recover from such illness," in the tenth and eleventh lines thereof;

(c.) by the deletion of the word "is" after the word "and" in the eleventh line thereof; (d) by the repeal of the words "to any indictable

offence or" in the twentieth line thereof.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 23rd day of September, 1915.

A. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 24th

day of September, 1915.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.

Short title and

HONGKONG.

No. 24 or 1915.

An Ordinance to amend the Land Registration

Ordinance, 1844.

I assent to this Ordinance,

LS

F. H. MAY, Governor.

[24th September, 1915.]

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 Land Registra- tion (Amendment) Ordinance, 1915, and shall be read and construction. construed as one with the Land Registration Ordinance, 1844, hereinafter called the Principal Ordinance, and the said Ordinance and this Ordinance may be cited together as the Land Registration Ordinances, 1844 and 1915.

Amendment

2. Section 6 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by of Ordinance the repeal of the words "by the plaintiff" in the ninth line thereof, and by the substitution therefor of the follow- ing

No. 1 of

1844, s. 6.

Amendment

of Ordinance

No. 1 of

1844, s. 8 (2),

Amendment

of Ordinance

No. 1 of 1844, s. 13 (1).

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"by a party to the action in which such judgment is delivered or by his agent or by a person claiming under or through such party ".

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3. Sub-section (2) of section 8 of the Principal Ordi- nance is amended by the insertion of the words "if any and a comma after the word “ secured," in the third line thereof, and by the insertion of the words "if any ' after the word "thereon" in the fourth line thereof.

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4. Sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Principal Ordi- mance is amended by the insertion of the words "if any and a comma after the word "recovered," in the seventh line thereof, and by the insertion of the words "if any after the word "thereon" in the ninth line thereof.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 23rd day of September, 1915.

A. G. M. FLetcher,

Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 24th day of September, 1915,

-CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secrętary,