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502 THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 28TH MARCH, 1899.

No. 1.

PROCLAMATION.

[L.S.]

HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE,

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Adiniral of the same.

Whereas, by Ordinance No. 3 of 1862, entitled An Ordinance to authorise His Excellency the Governor by Proclamation to prohibit the Exportation of Military Stores and other Articles, as amended by Ordinance 3 of 1884, entitled An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 3 of 1862, it is enacted that it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, by Proclamation to be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette or in any Extraor- dinary Gazette, to prohibit, for such period as should be mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony, (amongst other things) Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, subject to any permis- sion that may be obtained under the last mentioned Ordinance.

And whereas, by Proclamation dated 18th day of November, 1898, such exportation and carriage coastwise were prohibited for a period of four months from and including the 28th day of November, 1898, and whereas, I have determined with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, that it is expedient to continue and extend such prohibition for the period hereinafter mentioned;

Now, therefore, I, Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, do, by this Proclamation, prohibit for a further period of four months from and including the 28th day of March, 1899, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony, Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Naval and Military Stores, unless this Proclamation shall, in the meantime, be revoked, or unless permission shall have been obtained under Ordinance 3 of 1884.

By His Excellency's Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary,

GOD SAVE THE Queen.

Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this 20th day of March, 1899.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 193.

The following is published.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART Lockhart, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th March, 1899.

REGULATION

Made by the Governor-in-Council under section 2 of "The Holidays Ordinance, 1875,” this 28th day of March, 1899.

The Police Magistrate's Department shall be, and the same is hereby, excluded from the operation of the above recited Ordinance on the 1st April, 1899.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

HONGKONG.

J. G. T. BUCKLE, Clerk of Councils.

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