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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH JULY, 1905.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 421.

1089.

The following Regulations are published.

By Command,

F. II. MAY, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th July, 1905.

REGULATIONS

Made by the Governor in Conncil under the Sugar Convention Ordinance, 1904, section 3, this 30th day of June, 1905, for the Import

and Export &c. of Sugar (other than Sugar in transit).

The Regulations made by the Governor in Council under the Sugar Convention Ordinance, 1904, and published in the Gazette of the 18th November, 1904, are hereby rescinded and the following are substituted :-

1. No Sugar shall be imported into the Colony except at the Port of Victoria, and the Master of every vessel having on board as cargo any sugar shall on arrival forthwith furnish to the Harbour Master a manifest of such sugar.

2. All sugar imported or brought into the Colony except in transit shall be accompanied by the following evidence of origin:-A certificate indicating (a) the kind and quantity of the sugar; (b) the kind, number, and marks of the packages; and (e) the country of origin. With regard to sugar prepared in non-contracting states, the certificate must also indicate that such sugar is derived from a factory which does not work sugar coming from a state to which a special duty or prohibition is applied.

3. The said certificate shall where possible be signed and issued by the Fiscal Authority having jurisdiction in the country of origin or of despatch, such Fiscal Authority being duly empowered for that purpose by his Government. Where there is no such Fiscal Authority the said certificate may be signed and issued by a British Consular Officer in the country of origin or of despatch, or if in China by the officer in charge of the Imperial Maritime Customs at any port of origin or despatch where there is no British Consular Officer.

4. Inasmuch as it is possible that sugar may occasionally reach Hongkong before the arrival of the certificates of origin relating to the same, and it would be inconvenient and expensive to importers if such sugar were not delivered until the arrival of the said certificates, it shall be competent for the Superintendent of Imports and Exports to issue a permit for the delivery of such sugar on the security of a deposit of such amount, or of a bond in such penalty, as he may think fit for the due production of the said certificates within a prescribed period, provided that he sees no reason for suspecting that the sugar emanates from a prohibited country. And any master, agent, importer or other person who unloads or delivers such sugar without a permit as aforesaid shall be guilty of a breach of these Regulations.

5. Whenever any sugar is exported from the Colony the Superintendent of Imports and Exports shall on demand, if satisfied as to the country of origin of such sugar, issue to the exporter a certificate indicating (a) the kind and quantity of the sugar; (b) the kind, number and marks of the packages; (e) the country of origin or of despatch, and the country for which the goods are destined; and (d) the method of transport (railway, ship, boat, &c).

6. There shall be paid to the Superintendent of Imports and Exports for every permit and

for every certificate of origin granted under these Regulations a fee of $5.

7. Where a breach of the Ordinance or of any of these Regulations is committed by a com- pany or corporation, the Secretary or Manager thereof for the time being shall be liable for such contravention and to the consequences thereof.

8. The word "sugar in these Regulations shall not include glucose, molasses or sugar-

sweetened products.

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 30th June, 1905.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.