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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 31, 1939.

OATHS.

4. The Honourable Mr. CECIL GRAHAM PERDUE, (Acting Commissioner of Police), the Honourable Mr. THOMAS ERNEST PEARCE and the Honourable Mr. WILLIAM NGARTSE THOMAS TAM took the Oath of Allegiance and assumed their seats as Members of the Council.

PAPERS.

5. The following papers were laid on the table:

New Kowloon Cemetery No. 8 authorized by the Governor in Council under section 73 (1) of the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, 1935, Ordinance No. 15 of 1935, to be used as an urn cemetery, dated 27th January, 1939. Order made by the Chief Justice under section 32 of the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, Ordinance No. 3 of 1873, amending the Supreme Court fees order for a writ of attachment, dated 12th January, 1939.

Amendments made by the Governor in Council under section 3 of the Adulterated Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1935, Ordinance No. 8 of 1935, to the regulations, dated 2nd February, 1939.

Order made by the Governor in Council under section 39 (4) of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, Ordinance No. 6 of 1901, relating to the special exemp- tion of the University of Hong Kong, dated 6th February, 1939.

Notification made by the Governor under sections 38 and 88 of the Liquors Ordinance, 1931, Ordinance No. 36 of 1931, relating to the appointment of the Superintendent of Imports and Exports to exercise all the duties in connexion with Canteen Licences, dated 7th February, 1939.

Amendments made by the Governor in Council under the Post Office Ordin- ance, 1926, Ordinance No. 7 of 1926, to the rates of postage in Class H-- Insured Boxes, dated 24th February, 1939.

Amendments made by the Governor in Council under section 3 of the Post Office Ordinance, 1926, Ordinance No. 7 of 1926, to the regulations, dated 24th February, 1939.

Amendment made by the Governor in Council under section 17 of the Prisons Ordinance, 1932, Ordinance No. 38 of 1932, to the Prisons Rules, dated 25th February, 1939.

Amendments made by the Governor in Council under the Post Office Ordin- ance, 1926, Ordinance No. 7 of 1926, to the rates of postage in Class A, dated 28th February, 1939.

Order made by the Governor in Council under section 2 (a) of the Evidence Ordinance, 1889, Ordinance No. 2 of 1889, recognizing the Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij, N.V., dated 2nd March, 1939.

Amendments made by the Governor in Council under section 17 of the Prisons Ordinance, 1932, Ordinance No. 38 of 1932, to the Prisons Rules, dated 9th March, 1939.

Regulations made by the Governor in Council under section 3 (1) (c) of the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, 1937, Ordinance No. 8 of 1937, for the appointment of examiners for the purpose of the Chemists and Druggists Qualifying Examination, dated 10th March, 1939.

Regulations made by the Governor in Council under sections 3 and 4 of the Importation and Exportation Ordinance, 1915, Ordinance No. 32 of 1915, and section 32 of the Telecommunication Ordinance, 1936, Ordinance No. 18 of 1936, regarding import and export of apparatus for the establish- ment of a radiocommunication transmitting station, dated 15th March, 1939.

Amendment made by the General Officer Commanding the Troops with the approval of the Governor after consultation with the Commandant of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps under section 10 of the Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, Ordinance No. 10 of 1933, to the First Schedule to that Ordinance, dated 17th March, 1939.