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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 13, 1940.

Order made by the Controller of Food under the Defence Regulations, 1940. with the consent of the Officer Administering the Government, fixing the maximum prices for certain articles of food, dated 2nd August, 1940. Amendment made by the Governor in Council under section 4 of the Stamp Ordinance, 1921, Ordinance No. 8 of 1921, to heading 36 in the Schedule to the said Ordinance, dated 2nd August, 1940. Order made by the Controller of Food under the Defence Regulations, 1940, with the consent of the Officer Administering the Government, fixing the standard price for certain articles of food, dated 9th August, 1940. Amendment made by the Governor in Council under section 11 (6) of the Compulsory Service Ordinance, 1939, Ordinance No. 32 of 1939, to the Hong Kong Defence Reserve Regulations, 1939, dated 14th August, 1940. Amendment made by the Officer Administering the Government under the Emergency Powers (Colonial Defence) Orders in Council, 1939 and 1940, to the Regulations for the control of fishing, dated 9th August, 1940. The Blackout Order, 1940, made by the Officer Administering the Government under regulations 37, 44 and 64 of the Defence Regulations, 1940, dated 15th August, 1940.

Order made by the Officer Administering the Government under regulation 37

of the Defence Regulations, 1940, dated 9th August, 1940.

The Trading with the Enemy (Specified Persons) (Amendment) (No. 7) Order, 1940, made by the Officer Administering the Government under section 3 (2) of the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914, Ordinance No. 25 of 1914, as amended by regulation 2 of the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914, Amendment Regulations, 1939, dated 12th August. 1910. Amendment made by the Governor in Council under section 29 of the Water- works Ordinance, 1938, Ordinance No. 20 of 1938, to the regulations in the Schedule to the said Ordinance, dated 17th August, 1910.

The Trading with the Enemy (Specified Persons) (Amendment) (No. S) Order, 1940, made by the Officer Administering the Government under section 3 (2) of the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914. Ordinance No. 25 of 1914, as amended by regulation 2 of the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914, Amendment Regulations, 1939, dated 21st August, 1940. Proclamation No. 8.--Law Revision.

Proclamation No. 9.-Crown Rents (Apportionment) Ordinance, 1936, Ordin- ance No. 4 of 1936, to come into operation as regards certain lots as from 16th August, 1940.

4. The Hon. Sir HENRY EDWARD POLLOCK, Kt., K.C., LL.D., pursuant to notice,

asked the following questions:--

1. To what cause does the Government attribute the recent serious cracks in the Stubbs Road, near Magazine Gap, which have necessitated the suspension of motor traffic on that portion of the Stubbs Road and the building of a temporary bridge to enable such traffic to be resumed?

2. What is the estimated cost of

(i) The necessary repairs to that portion of the Stubbs Road : (ii) of building such temporary bridge as aforesaid?

3. With reference to Regulation 134 of the Vehicles and Traffic Regulations (as set out on page 757 of Volume II of Mr. J. A. Fraser's Regulations of Hong Kong) which empowers any European Police Officer to require the driver of a motor vehicle which is laden to drive such vehicle or to cause it to be driven or brought to any weighing-machine in order that the weight of the vehicle and load may be ascertained, will the Govern- ment state on what dates, since the First day of January, 1935, European Police Officer has weighed in a weighing machine, "in order that the weight of the vehicle and its load may be ascertained",

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