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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11тn APRIL, 1885.

-The Attorney

A BILL TO AMEND THE POST OFFICE ORDINANCE.-NOTICE OF FIRST READING.- General gave notice that at the next Meeting of Council he would move the first reading of this Bill.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE OTHER ORDER OF THE DAY.--The Attorney General moved the postponement of the other Order of the day.

Question-put and passed:

The Council adjourned until Wednesday, the Sth instant, at 4 P.M.

Read and confirmed, this 8th day of April, 1885.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

G. F. BOWEN,

Governor.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 152.

The following Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, is published for general information.

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 8th April, 1885.

ARATHOON SEth, Clerk of Councils.

A BILL

ENTITLED

The Post Office Ordinance, 1884, Amendment Ordinance, 1885.

BE

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:- Ordinance 12 of 1884, is hereby amended as follows,

viz.

•

In Section 9, by substituting for the words "Postal Treaty applicable to this Colony," the words "In- structions transmitted from the Secretary of State for the Colonies or from the Imperial Postmaster General."

In Section 11, by substituting for the words "Post-

master General may subject to such Treaty," the ▾ words " Governor may subject to such Instruc-

tions" and for the words "Postmaster General from time to time thinks" the words "Governor from time to time thinks" and by striking out the words " approved by the Governor in Council

and."

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 153.

His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that he has been informed by the French Consul that the Officer Commanding the Naval Forces blockading Pakhoi has stated that neutral ships will be admitted to that Port after visit showing that they do not carry contraband of war.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th April, 1885.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.