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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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Published by Suthority.

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No. 15.

號五十第

日一十二月正年酉乙

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 7TH MARCH, 1885.

日七初月三年五十八百八千一

VOL. XXXI.

簿一十三第

No. 4,

[L.S.] G. F. BOWEN.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, Knight Grand Cross 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.

that:

Whereas by section 24 of Ordinance 15 of 1884, entitled The Stamp Ordinance, 1884, it is enacted

"This Ordinance shall come into force on a'day to be fixed by Proclamation by the Governor": Now, therefore, I, Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, Governor of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, in pursuance of the said section, and by virtue of the authority in me vested, do hereby under my hand proclaim that the said Ordinance shall come into force on and after the first day of April, 1885.

By Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 5th day of March, 1885.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL No. 12.

WEDNESDAY, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1885.

PRESENT:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (SIR GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, G.C.M.G.)

His Honour the Chief Justice, (SIR GEORGE PHILLIPгO, Knt.)

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, (WILLIAM HENRY MARSU, C.M.G.)

the Attorney General, (EDWARD LOUGHLIN O'MALLEY.)

the Colonial Treasurer, (ALFRED LISTER.)

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the Surveyor General, (Jonx MACNEILE PRICE.)

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the Registrar General (FREDERICK STEWART, LL.D.) PHINEAS RYRIE.

WILLIAM KESWICK.

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THOMAS JACKSON.

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WONG SHING.

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FREDERICK DAVID SASSOON.

The Council met in pursuance of adjournment. Minutes read and confirmed.

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