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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20тü OCTOBER, 1888.

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The European District Reservation Ordinance Åmendment Ordinance, 1888.

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E it en icted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :--

1. Ordinance 16 of 1888 is hereby amended by adding at the end of section 2, the following words, viz.:-The words Hill District shall mean the district bounded on the East by the Wantsai and Aberdeen Valleys, on the West and South by the Carriage road from the city of Victoria to Pokfulum and Aberdeen, and on the North by the Euro- pean District of the City of Victoria as defined in this sec- tion; and by inserting after the words European District wherever they occur in the Ordinance the words or Hill District.

A BILL

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An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 9 of 1876.

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

1. Ordinance 9 of 1876 is hereby amended, by substituting for sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 the following sections, that is to Bay:-

3. Auy person who shall keep any office, agency or place for dealing in lotteries shall be liable to be imprisoned with hard labour for any term not exceeding six months.

4. Any person who shall keep any house, room, boat, vessel or place of any kind whatever on land or water for public playing or gambling, or shall permit any person to play within such house, room, boat, vessel, or place on land or water shall be liable to be imprisoned with hard labour

any term not exceeding six months.

for

5. Any person appearing or acting as master or as having the care or management of any house, room, office, agency or place as aforesaid, shall be deemed to be the keeper thereof and shall be liable to be punished accordingly.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.---No. 457.

It is hereby notified that the following Ordinances have received Her Majesty's confirmation and allowance, viz.:--

Ordinance No. 26 of 1887.—An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding One million One hundred and Seventy-six thousand Four hundred and Forty-nine Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1888. The Trees Preservation Ordinance, 1888.

Ordinance No. 14 of 1888.-

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th October, 1888.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 458.

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. 26 of 1887.-

-An" Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to apply a sum not exceeding One million One hundred and Seventy-six thousand Four hundred and Forty-nine Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1888.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th October, 1888.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.