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4. The legal estate in any property whatsoever trans- Property ferred to the corporation in any manner whatsoever shall transferred to in the event of the death of the Procurator for the time corporation

to pass to being in Hong Kong of the Portuguese Province of the Jesuit Order, or in the event of his ceasing to hold office as such Procurator, pass to his successor in such office when appointed,

successors.

5.-(1) The Reverend Antony Alves, the present Appointment Procurator in Hong Kong of the Portuguese Province of of Procurator. the Jesuit Order, having furnished to the Governor satis- factory evidence of his appointment to that office, shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to be the Procurator in Hong Kong of the Portuguese Province of the Jesuit Order until the appointment in his stead of some other person as such Procurator.

(2) When any other person is appointed to the office of Procurator in Hong Kong of the Portuguese Province of the Jesuit Order such person shall within three weeks after his appointment or within such further time as may be allowed by the Governor furnish to the Governor satis- factory evidence of this appointment.

(3) A notification in the Gazette under the hand of the Colonial Secretary that such evidence has been furnished to the Governor by such person shall be conclusive evidence of such appointment.

6. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal Execution of of the corporation shall be sealed in the presence of the documents. said Procurator or his attorney and shall be signed by him or his attorney, and such signing shall be taken as suffi- cient evidence of the due sealing of such deeds and other instruments, and all deeds instruments and other documents and writings requiring the signature of the corporation shall be signed by such Procurator or his attorney.

7. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed Saving of the to affect the rights of His Majesty the King, His Heirs rights of the

Crown and of or Successors, or the rights of any body politic or eor-

certain other porate or of any other person except such as are mentioned

persons. in this Ordinance and those claiming by from or under them.

Objects and Reasons.

1. The Procurator of the Portuguese Province controls a number of Mission Stations in South China the head- quarters of which are situate in the Colony. It is now desired to establish a fixed base in Hong Kong.

2. For this purpose the Procurator has agreed to pur- chase Sub-section A of Sub-section One of Section C of Inland Lot No. 348 (No. 41 Mosque Junction). The house will be used as a Procuration.

3. In order to secure perpetual succession and the other advantage of incorporation it is proposed that the Proen- rator in Hong Kong of the Portuguese Province of the Jesuit Order shall be incorporated as a corporation sole and the Bill now proposed follows in its main lines other incorporating Ordinances which have been passed from time to time.