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EXTRA SUPPLEMENT

To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 5th September, 1800.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 351.

His Excellency the Governor directs the subjoined Notification, received from Her Majesty's ister in Japan, to be published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th September, 1885.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

NOTIFICATION..

With reference to the Regulation hereurio annexed made by Her Britannic Majesty's Minister the 27th of June, 1882. for the prevention of the spread of Cholera, the undersigned is authorised the Honourable F. R. PLUNKETT, Her Britannic Majesty's Minister, to make known for the informa- n of British subjects resident in or resorting to Japan, that a note has been received from His Excellency the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs, declaring that the Regulations for the inspection vessels, issued by the Imperial Japanese Government on the 23rd of June, 1882, will be put in force m the 29th of August instant, at the ports of Shimonoseki, Kobe, and Yokohama in the case of all sels arriving at those l'orts, which have either left or touched at the port of Nagasaki (declared an tected port) or which have, after leaving that port, touched at an intermediate port.

Given under my hand, at ller Britannic Majesty's Legation at Tokio, this 28th day of August, 1885.

P. LE POER TRENCH, Secretary of Legation in charge:

REGULATION.

Any British Subject who shall wrongfully and wilfully contravene or infringe or interfere with execution of the provisions of the Regulations issued by the Japanese Government on the twenty- rd day of June, 1882, so long as and wherever such Regulations shall from time to time be in force ad form a part of the municipal law of Japan, shall be deemed to have committed an offence against Regulation, which is a Rugulation of urgency, and on conviction thereof by or before any of Her Majesty's Courts in Japan shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months, th or without hard labour, and with or without a fine not execding three hundred dollars, or to a not exceeding three hundred dollars without imprisonment, and with or without a further fine for Continuing offence not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each day during which the offence continues er the original fine is incurred.

Given under my hand, at Her Britannic Majesty's Legation at Tokio, this twenty seventh day of de, 1882.

(Signed)

HARRY S. PARKES.

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