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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND OCTOBER, 1892.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 426.

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The subjoined letter from His Excellency the Governor of Victoria, regarding the intended repeal of the exemption from the provisions of Part I. of the Chinese Act, 1890, of Chinese arriving in Victoria with the intention of being immediately conveyed to another Colony, is published for general information.

letter.

Special attention on the part of shipowners and others is invited to the second paragraph of the

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd October, 1892.

VICTORIA.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN,

Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, MELBOURNE, 20th September, 1892.

SIR,-I have the honour to transmit to Your Excellency a copy of a Memorandum which I have received from the Premier of this Colony requesting that I should bring under your notice the intention of this Government to rescind the Proclamation of 21st September, 1891, exempting from the provisions of Part I. of the Chinese Act, 1890, Chinese arriving in Victoria with the intention of being immediately conveyed to another Colony and not landing in Victoria.

I am further requested to ask that Your Excellency may direct the attention of Shipowners and Masters of Vessels leaving Hong Kong to the fact that they will render themselves liable to penalties and great inconvenience should "Chinese other than holders of Naturalisation papers be allowed to come in their vessels.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your Excellency's obedient Servant,

His Excellency

Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G.,

&c.,

&c., Government House,

&c.,

HONG KONG.

HOPETOUN.

(Copy.)

No. 3,074.

Memorandum for

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVernor.

PREMIER'S DEPARTMENT, MELBOURNE, 19th September, 1892.

Mr. SHIELS presents his duty to Your Excellency, and begs to draw attention to Your Excellency's Proclamation of the 21st September, 1891, exempting from the provisions of Part I. of the Chinese Act, 1890, Chinese arriving in Victoria with the intention of being immediately conveyed to another Colony, and not landing in Victoria.

2. It is believed that under cover of this Proclamation the provisions of the Chinese Act have been evaded; and Your Excellency's advisers therefore intend moving Your Excellency to rescind that Proclamation. The recission, however, will not be made to apply to any Chinese who may leave China within three months from this date.

3. Mr. SHIELS requests that Your Excellency will be pleased to inform His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong of the intended cancellation of the Proclamation, and also request that the attention of Masters of Vessels leaving that Port may be drawn to the fact that they will render them- selves liable to penalties; and that the shipowners will be caused great expense and inconvenience, should Chinese who are not bonâ fide holders of Naturalisation Papers be allowed to come in their vessels.

4. A copy of the Chinese Act, 1890, and of the Proclamation alluded to above are forwarded herewith.

(Signed) WM. SHIELS.