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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH JANUARY, 1889.

A BILL

ENTITLED

The Stone Cutters' Island Ordinance, 1889.

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

Be consent Legislative thereof,

as follows:-

1. No person shall land or be upon Stone Cutters' Island unless he is the bearer of a written order for the purpose duly granted to him by the Colonial Secretary or by the Officer in Command of Her Majesty's regular troops in this Colony or unless he be an Officer or Soldier of Her Majesty's regular troops employed on military duty in the said Island or a Police Officer or Constable, and any person, who lands or is found on the said Island contrary to this Ordinance shall be liable on summary conviction thereof before a Magistrate to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding three months.

An order granted to any Contractor employed either by the Surveyor General or by the Commanding Royal En- gineer shall cover all Chinese labourers specifically mentioned in such order actually employed on work in the Island.

2. When any person lands or is found on the said Island any guard may require such person to show his order for the purpose, and if such person upon being so required does not produce and shew his order, or if the said guard suspects that the order produced and shewn to him is not an order duly granted to such person or not sufficient authority for such person to be then upon the said Island he may arrest such person forthwith and deliver him into the charge of a Constable or Officer of the Police Force.

3. The term guard in this Ordinance shall include any soldier or sentry belonging to Her Majesty's regular troops who is employed on military duty in the said Island.

4. The Governor may from time to time by Proclamation in the Gazette exempt any portion or portions of the Island to be defined by such Proclamation from the operation of this Ordinance and may from time to time vary or revoke any such Proclamation.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 14.

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

Ordinance No. 1 of 1889.--An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to consolidate the Law relating to Chinese Passenger Ships, and the Conveyance of Chinese Emigrants.

Ordinance No. 2 of 1889.-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to consolidate the Law of Evidence.

Ordinance No. 3 of 1889.-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to consolidate and amend the Law relating to the compensation of the families of persons killed by accidents arising from negligence.

Ordinance No. 4 of 1889.-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend Ordinance 6 of 1887.

Ordinance No. 5 of 1889.-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, for the naturalization of TSU TAK-PIU (1) otherwise CHING Ú (J).

Ordinance No. 6 of 1889.—An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice

and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled "The Statute Law Preservation Ordinance, 1886, Amendment Ordinance, 1889.” Ordinance No. 7 of 1889.-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled "The Coroner's Abolition Ordinance, 1889,"

Ordinance No. 8 of 1889.--An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend the Powers of Police Magistrates.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th January, 1889.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.