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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY.

報 特 門 轅 港 香

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, THURSDAY, 12TH APRIL, 1894.

No. 17.

號七十第

日七初月三年午甲

VOL. XL.

日二十月四年四十九百八千一

簿十四第

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 135.

The following Bill, which has been read a first time in the Legislative Council, is published in

accordance with No. 39 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the Council.

By Order,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 12th April, 1894.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to amend "The Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891."

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

1. This Ordinance shall be read and construed as one together with Ordinance No. 21 of 1891, hereinafter referred to as "the principal Ordinance."

2. Sections 38 and 39 of the principal Ordinance are hereby repealed.

3. In lieu of Section 38 of the principal Ordinance the following words shall be substituted

No person shall bring or have in his possession on board any ship bound for or about to proceed to Canton or Macao any opium which is not entered on the manifest of the ship.

The Master of such ship may seize any opium found on board his ship which is not entered on the manifest and may retain the same in his possession until he can deliver it to the Police. Notwithstanding anything in the principal Ordinance contained, all opium found on board any such ship which is not entered on the manifest shall be for- feited to the Crown. Provided that, if the Opium Farmer shall, within one week after such for- feiture, prove to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that any opium so forfeited was not covered by a Certificate under section 12 of the principal Ordinance and that he was not privy to its being brought on board the ship, the Governor in Council may, if he thinks fit, order such opium so forfeited or any part of it to be delivered to the Opium Farmer.

Any contravention of this section shall be deemed an

offence against the principal Ordinance.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

Ordinance to be read with No 21 of 1891.

Repeal.

Section subs- tituted for section 38 of No. 21 of 1891.

Opium not on ship's manifest when ship bound for Canton or

Macao.

Master may reize,

Forfeiture to Crown.

Disposal

where Opium Farmer not privy to opium being on board.

Offence,