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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 17, 1930. 539

15. In order to entitle any person to redeem from the Return of pawnbroker the goods pawned, the ticket must be returned ticket on to the pawnbroker by the person applying to redeem the re-delivery

of goods. goods, except as provided for in section IS.

16. On the tender of any such ticket, together with the Delivery of full amount then due for principal and simple interest, if goods on made within eight months from the day of making of the production of

ticket and loan in the case of goods pawned in the Island of Hong repayment. Kong, Kowloon or New Kowloon, or if made within twelve months from the day of making the loan in the case of goods pawned in any part of the New Territories other than New Kowloon, the pawnbroker shall deliver up to the person tendering the ticket the goods described therein.

17. Section 16 shall not apply to cases where, at or Exceptions previously to such tender, the pawnbroker has had from to duty to

deliver goods. the borrower or the owner of the goods notice not to deliver the saune, or has had knowledge or notice that the same have been, or are suspected to have been, unlawfully obtained from or lost by the owner, or to tickets as 10 which the borrower has taken such proceedings as are provided by section 18, in all which cases the pawnbroker shall withhold the goods.

18.-(1) On the application of any person representing himself to be the borrower or the owner of the goods or

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of owners and of pawners

ticket, as the case may be, and to have lost or been unlaw- not having fully deprived of the same, the pawnbroker shall, if the pawntickets. goods are still unredeemed or unsold, forthwith deliver to such applicant a copy of the entry in the General Book, and the said applicant shall immediately thereupon proceed to a magistrate and shall verify such representa- tion by written information on oath before such magis-

trate.

(2) If the said applicant verifies such representation to the satisfaction of the magistrate, and obtains a certificate to that effect, indorsed upon the said copy, the pawn- broker shall, on the copy so indorsed being delivered by the said applicant, deliver to him, according to the circum- stances of the case and as the magistrate may order, another ticket or the goods, either with or without pay- ment of the principal or interest, or both principal and interest, as the magistrate may direct.

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19. A magistrate shall, upon written information on Issue of oath being laid before him that there are probable grounds warrant for for believing that any goods have been pawned without goods pawned the privity of their owner, issue his warrant for searching without any place where the goods may appear to him to be; privity of

and, if any of the goods are discovered upon such search, owner,

the person executing the warrant shall take them or cause them to be taken into safe keeping to abide the order of a magistrate.

20. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, goods Unredeemed pawned shall, from and after the expiration of the autho- goods to

become the rised period mentioned in section 16, become, if the same are unredeemed, the property of the pawubroker abso- property of

pawnbroker. lutely: Provided nevertheless that if before the expira- tion of any such period the borrower is desirous of continu- ing the loan for a further period not exceeding eight months, or twelve months, as the case may be, the pawn- broker shall allow him to do so on his paying the interest then due. In any such case a new ticket shall be issued and a new entry shall be made in the General Book.

21.-(1) Every person applying to borrow shall, at the Information time of bis application, give to the pawnbroker to whom to be given such application is made true information so as to enable by applicant. him to comply with the requirements of sections 13 and

14.

(2) Every person applying to redeem goods or for a copy of an entry shall, at the time of his application, give to the person to whom such application is made a full and trne account of himself, his name, his place of abode, the name and place of abode of the owner, and the circum- stances under which his application is made.