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1917.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 8, 1918.

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498. Dell & Company, Limited, 288, Amhurst Road, Stoke Newington, London, N. 16, Candle Grip Manufacturers. Controller: E. W. E. Blandford, 227/231, Gresham House, Old Broad Street, London, E.C. 2. 23 Novem- ber, 1917.

499. Alliance Manufacturing Company, Limited, 12, Station Road, Finsbury Park, London, N. 4, Dealers in Fats and Oils. Controller: Sidney J. Field, 17, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W. 1. 24 November, 1917. 500. Communist Club Building Company, Limited, 107, Charlotte Street, Fitz- roy Square, London, W. 1, Lessors of Club Premises. Controller: G. M. Robinson, 3, Raymond Buildings, Gray's Inn, London, W.C. 1. 24 November, 1917.

NOTE 1.-The above Orders appeared in the London Gazettes of the 23rd and 27th November,

NOTE 2.-A list of Orders made under the above Act was published as a note to Notification 548 in the Hongkong Gazette of the 14th December, 1917. This list gives all the Orders published in the Hongkong Gazette up to the 31st December, 1917. A subsequent Order was published in the IIongkong Gazette of the 25th January, 1918.

NOTE 3.-Orders Nos. 491 and 492 cannot be traced.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPARTMENT.

No. 56. The following alterations and additions to the List of Headings for the Classification of Imports and Exports, 1918, are notified for the guidance of merchants:

1.-Page 14.-Classifier of Quantity for Minerals and Ores is "Piculs".

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-Add new item 207a-" Ores (other)".

3. Page 18.-Item 257 (Ducks and canvas, grey)-Quantity by yards instead.

of pieces.

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5.-

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Add new item 257a-"Unbleached cloths (unclassified)". Quan-

tity by yards.

-Add new item 263a-"Bleached cloths (unclassified)". Quantity

in yards.

-After item 263a add new Sub-head-" Light Cotton Fancies". -Add new item 267a-"Light cotton fancies (unclassified)".

Quantity in yards.

8. Page 19.--Add new item 279a-"Coatings and trouserings, dyed".

Quantity in yards.

9. Page 20.-Item 297--For "Cotton piece goods (unclassified)", read "Prints

(unclassified)". Quantity in yards.

10.-Page 23.--Delete item 323-"Nankeens". These will be included under

item 289.

11.—Page 30.—Add new item 393a---" Copra ". Quantity in piculs. 12.--

-Add new item 397a-"Cotton, raw". 13.--Page 43.—Add new item 506a-"Shoemakers'

value.

14.—Page 46.---Add new Heading--" Sundries Y". 15.-

Quantity in piculs. Sundries". Quantity in

--Add new items, 532 "Yarn (cotton)", and 533 "Yarn (woollen)".

Quantity in piculs.

Copies of this Notification will be issued free of charge by the Imports and Exports Office in due course.

Sth February, 1918.

D. W. TRATMAN,

Superintendent.