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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 9.

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Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 25TH FEBRUARY, 1899.

日六十月正年亥己 日五十二月二年九十九百八千一 簿五十四第

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 97.

VOL. XLV.

It is hereby notified that Her Majesty has not been advised to exercise her power of disallowance with respect to the following Ordinance :-

Ordinance No. 28 of 1898, entitled-An Ordinance to authorize the imposition of fees for

the issue by the Government of Hongkong of certain certificates to certain classes of Chinese who are desirous of going to the port of Manila in the Philip- pine Islands.

By Command.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th February, 1899.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. --No. 93.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint JAMES DYER BALL to be Acting Assistant Registrar General and Deputy Registrar of Marriages with effect from the 4th February, 1899.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th February, 1899.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 99.

The following Notice is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th February, 1899.

NOTICE.

J. H. STEWART Lockhart, Colonial Secretary.

The importation into the United States of Venezuela by post of letters, printed matter and samples which are dutiable has been strictly prohibited. By the Customs law of Venezuela this importation is considered clandestine, and the Venezuelan Office cannot deliver these objects to the addressees claiming from them payment of duty.

There can only be sent to Venezuela as ordinary mail matter books referring to science, art or trade under the condition that they are not bound. The importation of all other books but those mentioned above, of whatever contents they are and whether bound or not, is prohibited. The above regulations are not applicable to goods sent by l'arcel Post.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 18th February, 1899.

W. C. H. HASTINGS,

Acting Postmaster General.