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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND APRIL, 1892.

Title.

Preamble.

Construction

of Ordinances, &c., where

expressióh "Surveyor

General,"

&c., is used.

No. 1 of 1892.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to give effect to the change in name and style of the Surveyor General and Surveyor General's Department.

LS

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.

[1st April, 1892.]

WHEREAS the Governor has been pleased to direct

that the Surveyor General for the time being of this Colony shall henceforth be known as and styled "The Director of Public Works" and the Surveyor General's Department shall be known as and styled "The Public Works Department" and it is expedient to give effect thereto.

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

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Wherever in any Ordinance, Order of the Governor in Council, Order of the Governor, Rule, Regulation or Bye-law, or in any deed, lease or other document the expression Surveyor General," "Surveyor General's Department," or "Surveyor General's Office" or any similar expression occurs and in order to give effect to such Ordinance, Order in Council, Order of the Governor, Rule, Regulation, Bye- law or other document as aforesaid it is necessary to substitute the expression "Director of Public Works,” "Public Works Department," "Public Works Office" or other similar expression, such Ordinance, Order în Council, Order of the Governor, Rule, Regulation, Bye-law and other document shall be read and construed accordingly.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 28th day of March, 1892.

A. M. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 1st day of April, 1892.

G. T. M. O'Brien, Colonial Secretary.

Title.

Short title.

Authority to owners of inventions to petition for

Letters Patent.

No. 2 of 1892.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to consolidate and amend the Law relating to the grant in this Colony of Letters Patent for Inventions.

LS

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.

[1st April, 1892.]

BE it one tout boisent of the Legislative Council thereof,

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Patent Ordinance, 1892.

2. (1.) It shall be lawful for the inventor or for the owner by assignment, transmission, or other operation of Law, of any invention or of the exclusive right thereto within this Colony to petition the Governor for Letters Patent for any invention, for which Letters Patent have already been granted in England; and such petition may be in the form set forth in schedule A. hereto.