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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 19, 1907.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

No. 261.

Rule made by the Governor-in-Council, on the 18th day of April, 1907, in relation to Petroleum in Cases under the provisions of Section 6 of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance, 1873, (Ordinance No. 1 of 1873).

The Rule numbered 12 in the Case Oil Rules made by the Governor-in-Council on the 15th day of March, 1906, and published in Government Notification No. 214 of 1906, is hereby rescinded and the following is substituted therefor :--

12. Any vessel having on board more than 20,000 gallons of naphtha or naphtha products shall be ordered by the Harbour Master to leave the waters of the Colony without delay.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

18th April, 1907.

A. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of Councils.

No. 262.--The Rules Nos. 10 and 11 of the Rules made by the Governor-in-Council under Section 3 of the New Territories (Regulation) Ordinance, 1899, (Ordinance No. 8 of 1899), on the 2nd day of April, 1907, and published in Government Notification No. 222 of 1907, have been cancelled.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

18th April, 1907.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

No. 263. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Captain D. MAC- DONALD (Right No. 1 Company) Hongkong Volunteer Corps, to be Major and Second in Command vice Major A. CHAPMAN appointed Commandant, and Lieutenant W. NICHOLSON, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, to be Captain, vice Captain MACDONALD promoted Second in Command, with effect from the 16th instant.

18th April, 1907.

No. 264. Captain A. J. THOMPSON, Royal Garrison Artillery, has been seconded. for service as Staff Officer of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, with effect from the 18th

instant.

18th April, 1907.

No. 265. His Excellency the Governor has with the advice of the Executive Council been pleased to appoint Dr. FRANCIS WILLIAM CLARK to be a Director of the Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund in succession to DAVID WOOD on leave, with effect from the

18th instant.

19th April, 1907.

No. 266. With reference to Government Notification No. 682 of the 11th October, 1905, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant CHARLES BERNARD MULLINS, R.M.L.I., as the Naval Member of the Committee for the Wong-nei-chong and Queen's Recreation Grounds, vice Captain GEORGE CARPENTER, R.M.L.I.

19th April, 1907.