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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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Published by Authority.

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No. 45.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 3RD OCTOBER, 1891.

VOL. XXXVII.

號五十四第 日一初月九年卯辛

日三初月十年一十九百八千一 簿七十三第

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.---No. 399.

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The following Bills, which will be read at an early date in the Legislative Council, are published.

By Command,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 2nd October, 1891,

A. M. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of Councils.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to repeal Ordinances No. 1 of 1884 and No. 17 of 1886 and to amend the Law relating to the preparation of Opium.

BE

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof,

as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891.

2. In the construction of this Ordinance the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings respectively set against them, wherever the same are consistent with the context.

Colony-Shall include the waters thereof, Excise Officer.-Any person appointed under the Ordinances hereby repealed and continued under this Ordinauce or any person appointed by the Governor under section 3 of this Ordinance as Excise Officer.

Farm.-Any exclusive privilege granted under this

Ordinance.

Farmer. Any holder for the time being of any such

exclusive privilege.

Opium Farmer.-The holder for the time being of the exclusive privilege of preparing and selling pre- pared opium, either inclusive or exclusive of dross opium.

Dross Farmer.-The bolder (if any) for the time being of the exclusive privilege of collecting and pur- *chasing dross, and preparing and dealing in dross

opium. Divan Farmer.—The holder (if any) for the time being of the exclusive privilege of opening, carrying on, or licensing any class of opium smoking divans. Provided that when there is no opium farmer, or no dross farmer, or no divan farmer, this Ordinance shall be read as if the Governor in Council or any person licensed for the purpose by the Governor in Council were expressly

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