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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 14, 1939.

NOTICES.

No. 295.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

The following Order of His Majesty in Council is published for general information.

N. L. SMITH,

Colonial Secretary.

13th April, 1939.

AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1939.

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY

Lord PRESIDENT

Viscount CHILSTON

Secretary Sir THOMAS INSKIP

Mr. Secretary COLVILLE

Mr. CHANCELLOR OF

THE

DUCHY OF LANCASTER

Mr. R. A. BUTLER

Captain CROOKSHANK

Sir REGINALD DORMAN-SMITHI

WHEREAS by the Colonial Naval Defence Act, 1931, (hereinafter referred to as the Act") it is enacted that the legislature of any colony may, with the approval of His Majesty in Council, make provision for maintaining and using vessels of war; and that where the legislature of any colony has made provision for raising a force for the naval defence of the colony within its territorial waters, that legislature may, with the approval of His Majesty in Council, further make such provision regarding the discipline and service of officers and men of that force as is set out in the Act:

AND WHEREAS by the Act it is further provided that His Majesty in Council may, on such conditions as He thinks fit, authorize the Admiralty to accept any offer made by the Government of a colony to place at His Majesty's disposal for general service in the Royal Navy, vessels of war main- tained, or officers or men of such force as aforesaid raised by the Colony:

AND WHEREAS by the Naval Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, of the Legislature of the Colony of Hong Kong (here- inafter referred to as "the Legislature") provision has been made for raising a force for the Naval Defence of Hong Kong called the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force (herein- after referred to as "the Force"):

NOW, THEREFORE, His Majesty, in exercise of the powers vested in Him by the above recited provisions, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-

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