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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 5, 1907.

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9. Licensees may fell pine trees in their plantations, but not more than one-fourth of the trees in a lot may be felled in any one year and no Licensee shall fell any wild trees. If in the opinion of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department more than one-fourth of the trees in any lot is felled in any one year, the Superintendent may refuse to re-issue the licence for such plantation.

10. The Licensees of Village Forestry Lots are not permitted to sell any timber felled within the licensed area, except by special permission of the Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department.

11. Each load of pine wood carried by land or sea shall be accompanied by a paper bearing the date and the number of the Forest Lot from which the timber comes.

12. The Government reserves the right to withdraw the licence at any time upon pay- ment for the planted trees and of the outstanding part of the fee.

13. The Government shall have the first offer of trees on " Plantations" when the Licensee wishes to dispose of them.

14. Payments for timber may be made in cash at the current rates or in the equivalent in mature timber from Government plantations at the option of the Licensee.

The Rules made by the Governor-in-Council on the 20th day of February, 1905, and published in the Government Gazette of the 24th February, 1905, are hereby repealed.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

2nd April, 1907.

Clerk of Councils.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

No. 223.-His Majesty the KING has not been advised to exercise his power of dis- allowance with respect to the following Ordinance :---

Ordinance No. 16 of 1906, entitled-An Ordinance further to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, and for other purposes.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

5th April, 1907.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils,

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

No. 224.-His Excellency the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council has been pleased to appoint STEWART BUCKLE CARNE ROSs to be a Director of the Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund in succession to LEWIS AUDLEY MARSH JOHNSTON on leave, with effect from 1st instant.

2nd April, 1907.

No. 225.-His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint, under the pro- visions of Section 7 of the Public Health and Buildings Amendment Ordinance, 1903, (Ordinance No. 23 of 1903), DUNCAN MCDONALD to be a Sanitary Inspector, vice Inspector W. ROBERTSON on leave.

3rd April, 1907.