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SCHEDULE.

Places in which the special war rate will be payable.

City of Victoria. Hill District.

Wongneichung Road. Broadwood Road. Sai Wan Ho Shaukiwan East. Shaukiwan West.

Shaukiwan Roud, Tung Lo Wan. Whitfield. North Point. Causeway Bay. San Tsun. Tai Hang. Aberdeen. Wongueichung. Quarry Bay.

Aplichan.

Deep Water Bay.

Fui Iu.

Pak Shui Wau. Pokfulam,

Tsat Tsz Mui. Kowloon Point. Yaumati.

Hunghom. Mongkoktsui.

Kowloon City Road. Hok Un. Taikoktsni.

Fak Tsum Heung, Tokwawan.

Matanwei,

Homuntin.

Mataukok. Matanchung.

Mongkok.

New Kowloon.

کرتے

Objects and Reasons,

The object of this bill is to impose a special war rate of 7%, in addition to the ordinary rates, for the purpose of providing an additional contribution to be paid by the Colony to His Majesty's Government towards the expenses of the war. The whole of the revenne collected by means of this rate will be so paid.

The outlying villages are excluded from the scheme.

18th May, 1917.

J. H. KEMP,

Attorney General,

:

NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

No. S. 125.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hongkong.

Place or Port.

Nature of Measures.

Date.

Reference to Govern ment Noti- fication.

Dairen.

Quarantine restrictions against all ships arriving at Dairen or Port Arthur from or by way of Canton and all other South-China ports.

Netherlands- Hongkong declared an inferred port. Importation of the

India.

following articles from Hongkong or transshipped at this port is temporarily prohibited :—(1) wearing apparel, old and worn clothes, household effects for daily use, and used bedding, unless these goods are transported as personal luggage or in consequence of removal; (2) rags. (Re- fuse of new goods coming direct from the weaving-mills, from workshops where apparel is made or from bleaching- establishments, artificial wool, and cuttings of newspaper, are not considered as rags.)

Quarantine up to 21 days according to the state of health on board the ships but subject to exemption on production of certificates legalised by the Netherlands Consul- General at Hongkong.

31st August, 1916. No. S. 194

27th April,

No. S. 108.

1917.

18th May, 1917.

A. G. M. FLETCHER, Colonial Secretary.