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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH MARCH, 1885.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 87.

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Excellency the Governor has given his assent to the following Ordinances passed by the ve Conneil:-

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Ordinance No. 7 of 1885.—An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Unclaimed Balances Ordinance, 1885.

Ordinance No. 8 of 1885.-An · Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Weights and Measures Ördinance, 1885.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd March, 1885.

[L.S.]

G. F. BowEN.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

No. 7 OF 1885.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The, Unclaimed Balances Ordinance, 1885.

[2nd March, 1885.]

it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

Batvice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows

1. All sunis of money which at the time of the passing of this Ordinance have remained unelaimed in the Treasury of this Colony for a period of five years or longer, shall be transferred to the general revenue of the Colony, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance for their refund if claimed after such transfer.

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Lists of such sums shall forthwith be published in the Government Gazette with a notice calling upon the owners

thereof to claim them.

2. Any sum of money other than the balance of an In- testate Estate which after the passing of this Ordinance may from any cause be unclaimed in the Treasury of this Colony may, on the expiration of five years from the date of payment of such sum into the Treasury, be transferred to the general Revenue of the Colony, subject to the provisions of this Ondinatice for the refund of such sum if claimed.

Transfers under the provisions of this Section shall be made by an order under the hand of the Governor, which order, with the particulars of the sums so transferred, shall be published in the Government Gazette, and shall state the conditions on which a refund of such sums may be obtained.

3. Ou the expiration of one year from the date of the decease of any person dying intestate where administration has been granted to the Official Administrator and the next of kin of the deceased are not known to such Official Administrator, the Official Administrator shall cause ad- vertisements to be published in this Colony and also, where in his opinion it is possible, in the mother country of the deceased, to the effect that if no claimant appear within twelve months to claim any funds remaining from the Estate of such deceased person such funds will be transferred to the Revenue of this Colony. Provided that such advertisement shall not be necessary where the funds of the Estate are less than twenty dollars in value.

4. After five years from the date of the deccase of any such Person dying Intestate, the Official Administrator shall pay the unclaimed Balance of such person's Estate into the Colonial Treasury, and the Governor may direct that it be appropriated for the general purposes of the Colony; Provided that before sneh direction is given a certificate be furnished to the Governor by the Official Administrator showing that due advertisement has been made for claims to such balance of such Estate as required by Section 3 of this Ordinance, and that, so far as is known to such Official Administrator, no further claim can reasonably be expected against such balanec.

Transfer of old balsners

to revenue of Colony.

Fuclaimed balame other an Intetata Estatestare transfer of.

Intestate Extates,

Advertise-

menus. (Or. G of 1854 s. 3:

Transfer of unelaimed Estate to Treasury. (Aird. 5 of 164, 5. 1).

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