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88 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 11, 1916.

exception in such Proclamation mentioned, and it was declared that the words "Enemy Country" in any of the Proclamations or Orders in Council referred to in Article I of such Proclamation should include the Dominion of the King of the Bulgarians and the words "persons of enemy nationality" in any of the said Proclamations and Orders in Council should include subjects of the King of the Bulgarians:

And Whereas by Proclamation dated the 10th day of November, 1915, it was declared that the Proclamations for the time being in force relating to Trading with the Enemy should as from the 10th day of December, 1915, apply to any person or body of persons of enemy nationality resident or carrying on business in Liberia or Portuguese East Africa in the saine manner as they apply to persons resident or carrying on business in an enemy country, provided that where an enemy has a branch locally situated in Liberia or Portuguese East Africa nothing in Article 6 of the Trading with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2 should be construed so as to prevent transactions by or with that branch being treated as transactions by or with an enemy :

And Whereas it is desirable to restate and extend the provisions contained in the before-recited licence dated the 4th day of November, 1914 :

Now, Therefore, the Board of Trade, acting on behalf of His Majesty, and in pur- suance of the powers reserved in the said Proclamations and all other powers thereunto them enabling, do hereby revoke the said licence dated the 4th day of November, 1914, and do hereby give and grant licence:

(1.) To all persons residing, carrying on business, or being in the United King-

dom to pay

(a.) on their own behalf or on behalf of any person or persons residing, carrying on business or being in the United King- dom; and

(b) on behalf of any person or persons residing, carrying on busi- ness or being in any part of His Majesty's Dominions outside the United Kingdom who have been authorised to make such payments by the Government of that part of His Majesty's Dominions

any fees necessary for obtaining the grant of or for obtaining the renewal of Patents or for obtaining the registration of Designs or Trade Marks or the renewal of such registration in an

enemy country" and

to pay to enemy agents their charges and expenses in relation to the matters aforesaid:

(2.) To all persons residing, carrying on business, or being in the United

Kingdom

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(a) to pay on behalf of an

enemy" any fees payable in the United Kingdom on application for or renewal of the grant of patents or on application for the registration of designs or trade marks or the renewal of such registration and to pay agents in the United Kingdom (including themselves) their charges and expenses, if any, in relation to the matters aforesaid:

(b.) to pay on behalf of an enemy to any person or persons residing, carrying on business or being in any part of His Majesty's Dominions outside the United Kingdom subject to such persons having been authorised by the Government of that part of His Majesty's Dominions in which they reside, carry on business or are, to pay on behalf of an enemy any such fees in such part of His Majesty's Dominions-any fees payable on application for or renewal of the grant of patents or on applica- tion for the registration of designs or trade marks or the renewal of such registration in such part of His Majesty's Dominions, and also to pay to such persons their charges and expenses, if any, in relation to the matters aforesaid.

Dated this 7th day of December, 1915.

G. S. Barnes, Secretary to the Board of Trade.