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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 29, 1916.

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APPOINTMENTS, &c.

No. 563. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Dr. H. BALEAN - to be a Surgeon-Lieutenant in the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve, for the period of the leave of absence of Surgeon-Captain G. MONTAGU HARSTON, with effect from the 22nd December, 1916.

29th December, 1916.

No. 564. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. ADAM GIBSON to act as Secretary to the Sanitary Board, in addition to his other duties, with effect from the 22nd instant.

29th December, 1916.

NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

No. 565.-Regulations made by His Excellency the Governor relating to the Control of Ship-building and Ship-repairing Facilities.

Ship-building and Ship-repairing Regulations, 1916.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause 1 (a) of clause III of the Order of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria in Council dated the 26th day of October, 1896, as enacted by the Order of His Majesty in Council dated the 21st day of March, 1916, which were brought into operation in the Colony by Proclamations dated the 5th day of August, 1914, and the 12th day of May, 1916, respectively, His Excellency the Governor is pleased to make the following regulations :----

1.--(1.) No person shall undertake or carry out any ship-building or ship- Permission

necessary for repairing work without the written permission of the Colonial Secretary.

ship-building and ship-

(2.) Such permission may be given subject to any conditions or limitations repairing which the Colonial Secretary may think fit.

work.

complying

2. It is hereby declared that where the fulfilment by any person of any Necessity of contract is interfered with by the necessity on the part of himself or any other with these person of complying with any of these regulations, that necessity is a good regulations defence to any action or proceedings taken against that person in respect of the defence. non-fulfilment of the contract so far as it is due to that interference.

a good

5 & 6 Geo. 5, c. 37, s. 1 (2).

Information and search.

5 & 6 Gen. 5,

3. Every person who carries on the business of ship-building or of ship- repairing, and every person in the employment of any such person, shall forth- with on demand give to the Colonial Secretary or to any person deputed by c. 54, s. 11. him all such information with regard to his business as the Colonial Secretary or the person so deputed may require, and shall allow any person so deputed to search his premises and to remove any document or other thing which such person so deputed may consider necessary for the purpose of the enforcement of these Regulations.

ments.

4. No person shall for the purpose of evading any provision of any of False state- these Regulations make any false statement or representation or furnish any 5 & 6 Geo. 5,

false information.

c. 54, s. 12.

5. Every person who commits a breach of any of these Regulations or of Penalties. any condition imposed thereunder, and every person who aids, abets, counsels or procures any such breach, shall be liable on summary conviction to imprison- ment for any term not exceeding six months and to a fine not exceeding eight hundred dollars.