46417-1916-PROCLAMATION — Page 1

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No. 27.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 1, 1916.

PROCLAMATIONS.

[L.S.]

CLAUD SEVERN,

Officer Administering the Government.

By His Excellency CLAUD SEVERN, the Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas by section 3 of the Chinese Passengers Act 1855 it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor of Hongkong by proclamation for the purposes of the said Act among other things to declare what shall be deemed to be the duration of the voyage of any Chinese passenger ship :

And whereas by section 2 of the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance 1915 it is enacted that in the said Ordinance the terin "long voyage means any voyage within the meaning of the said Act which is declared by proclamation by the Governor to be a voyage of more than 30 days duration and that the term "short voyage" means any voyage within the meaning of the said Act of more than 7 days duration but not exceeding 30. days duration and any other voyage which may be declared by proclamation by the Governor to be a short voyage:

And whereas various proclamations have been issued in pursuance of the aforesaid powers and it is expedient that the said proclamations should be consolidated with amendments and additions and that the said proclamations should be revoked:

Now therefore I CLAUD SEVERN the Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same in virtue and exercise of the aforesaid powers do hereby proclaim and declare that all proclamations. heretofore made in pursuance of the aforesaid powers declaring what should be deemed to be the duration of the voyages of Chinese passenger ships are hereby revoked and that for the purposes of the said Act and the .said Ordinance the voyage of any ship from Hongkong or from any port in China or within 100 miles of the coast thereof to any port in any of the following places shall be deemed to be a short voyage of more than 7 days duration but not exceeding 30 days duration :---

Australia.

Bismarck Archipelago.

Borneo, the Island of.

Burma.

Caroline Islands.

Ceylon.

Ellice Islands.

Federated Malay States.

Gilbert Islands.

Guam.

India.

Labuan.

Loyalty Islands.

Marianue Islands.

Marshall Islands.

Netherland East Indies.

New Caledonia.

New Guinea, the Island of.

New Hebrides.

Ocean Island.

Pelew Island.

Santa Cruz Islands.

Solomon Islands.

Straits Settlements. Timor.