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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JULY, 1898.

Vessels not

to anchor or

loiter within 50 yards of Kellet Island.

Landing on Kellet

Island

forbidden.

A BILL

ENTITLED

Kellet Island Ordinance, 1898.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :--

1. No ship, boat, junk or other vessel shall anchor, remain, or loiter, whether for the purpose of fishing or for any other purpose, within a radius of fifty yards from any part of the shore of Kellet Island, without a written permit from the Officer in Command of Her Majesty's regular troops in this Colony:

Provided that this prohibition shall not apply to vessels in the employ of Her Majesty's Naval or Military authorities, or in the employ of the Government of this Colony, whether upon Police service or otherwise.

2. No person shall land or be upon Kellet Island unloss he is the bearer of a writton order for that purpose duly granted to him by the Officer in Command of Her Majesty's Exceptions regular forces in this Colony, or unless he is an officer or warrant officer or a non-commissioned officer or private of the Army, Navy, or Marine forces, on duty, or a member of the Police force, on duty.

Offences and

3. Any person in charge of any ship, boat, junk or other punishment. vessel contravening the provisions of section 1, and any person contravening the provisions of section 2 of this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to u fine not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding one month.

Arrest of offenders.

4. Any Commissioned or Non-commissioned Officer in Her Majesty's Naval or Military forces and any Police Officer may, with or without a warrant, apprehend or cause to be apprehended any person offending against this Ordi- nance and may bring him or cause him to be brought before a Magistrate for the purpose of being dealt with according to law.

Reasons and Objects.

In view of the quantity of explosives stored at Kellet Island, it has, in the interests of the public safety, been deemed desirable to provide against unauthorized trespass- ing on the Island and against the anchoring or loitering of native or other craft in its immediate vicinity.

W. MEIGH GOODMAN,

Attorney General.