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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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Published by Authority.

No. 11.

號一十第 日一初月二年开

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 2ND MARCH, 1889.

日二初三年九十八百八千一

VOL. XXXV.

簿五十三第

No: 1.

PROCLAMATION.

[L.S.] G. WILLIAM DES VEUX.

By. His Excellency Sir G. WILLIAM DES VEUX, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas by Ordinance No. 3 of 1862, intituled An Ordinance to authorise His Excellency the Governor by Proclamation to prohibit the Exportation of Military Stores and other Articles, as amended by Ordinance 3 of 1884, it is enacted that it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, by Proclamation to be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette, or in any Extraordinary Gazette, to prohibit, for such period as should be mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony (amongst other things) Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, subject to any permission that may be obtained under the last mentioned Ordinance.

And whereas in consequence of certain representations made to me by His Excellency the Governor of British North Borneo, I have determined, with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, to prohibit such exportation for the period hereinafter mentioned: Now, therefore, I, Sir G. WILLIAM DES VEUX, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, do, by this Proclamation, for a period of six months from the date thereof, prohibit, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony, Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, and Naval and Military Stores; unless this Proclamation shall be in the meantime revoked, or unless permission shall have been obtained under Ordinance 3 of 1884.

By Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 1st day of March, 1889.

FREDERICK Stewart, Colonial Secretary.