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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 19, 1919.

DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

No. 426. The following despatch of the Secretary of State for the Colonies is published for general information.

19th September, 1919.

CIRCULAR.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Colonial Secretary.

DOWNING STREET,

30th July, 1919.

7th January, I have the the exportation of the

SIR,- With reference to my Predecessor's telegrain of the honour to inform you that it is no longer necessary to prohibit following articles from the territory under your government :-

Copper,

Copper ore,

Lead,

Lead ore,

Spelter,

Zinc ore and concentrates.

The Officer Administering the Government of

No. 6.

[L.S.]

CLAUD SEVERN,

MILNER.

HONGKONG,

PROCLAMATIONS.

Officer Administering the Government.

By His Excellency CLAUD SEVERN, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies:

The Proclamations by the late Governor Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY, G.C.M.G., of the 3rd day of September, 1915, enrolling all the members of the Special Police Reserve as Special Constables and of the 14th day of September, 1917, calling the Hongkong Police Reserve out for service are both of them hereby cancelled, with effect from the 20th day of September, 1919.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria, Hongkong, this 19th day of September, 1919.

By Command,

A. G. M. FLETCHER, Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE KING.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

No. 427.

Order made by the Officer Administering the Government in Council under section 7 of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, Ördinance No. 6 of 1901, this 11th day of September,

1919.

It is hereby ordered that a valuation of the tenements in the Colony for the year commencing 1st July, 1920, shall be made before the 30th day of April, 1920, or as soon thereafter as may be.

11th September, 1919.