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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH DECEMBER, 1895.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 523.

His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of the QUEEN, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council :--

Ordinance No. 22 of 1895.--An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to further amend "The Police Force Consolidation Ordinance, 14 of 1887."

Ordinance No. 23 of 1895.—An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide for the recognition in the Colony of Probates and Letters of Administra- tion granted in British Possessions.

Ordinance No. 24 of 1895.-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Ilongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to further amend "The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1891."

Ordinance No. 25 of 1895.-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof. to further amend "The Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-Houses, and Markets Ordinance, 1887.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th December, 1895.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

Title.

Construction.

Repeal of ecc. 16 6f 14 of 1987. New section substituted.

Free partage or bonus.

No. 22 of 1895.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to further amend The Police Force Consolidation Ordinance, 14 of 1887.

LS

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

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Governor.

[11th December, 1895.]

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with cor,

advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof,

as follows:-

1. This Ordinance shall be read and construed together with Ordinance 14 of 1887, (ás amended by Ordinance 20 of 1890), hereinafter referred to as the principal Ordinanec. 2. Section 16 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed and in lien thereof the following section shall be inserted :--

2.

Every subordinate officer or constable shall, at the termination of each service of five years for which he may be engaged, but subject to the proviso hereinafter contained, be entitled to a free passage from Hongkong to such port in his native country as the Governor shall direct, or in lien thereof le shall be entitled to a sum by way of bonus equal. to the cost of such passage, provided that such sum does not exceed three months' pay of the rank to which at the time he may belong. PRO- VIDED ALWAYS that he shall acquire no right to such free passage or bonus unless be shall have given three months' previous notice to the Captain Superintendent of his intention to leave the Force at the expiration of such service of five years or unless he shall engage for a further period of five years in which case he shall be entitled to the said bonus although he may not have given such notice.