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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH MARCH, 1883.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 87.

LEGISLATION.

The following Ordinance has passed the Legislative Council, and received the assent of the Officer Administering the Government.

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 10th March, 1883.

Sec. 7 of Ord. 2 of 1858 further amended.

Ord. 1 of 1879 amenduc

Ord. 7 of 1879 amended.

[L.S.]

W. H. MARSH.

The Officer Administering the Government,

No. 4 OF 1883.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled the Excise Ordinances (Opium) 1858-1879, Amendment Ordinance, 1883.

BE

[7th March, 1883.]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as fol-

lows:-

1. Ordinance 2 of 1858 is hereby amended as follows :— Sec. 7, by adding the words "or in case of there not being any holder of the exclusive privilege a "notice in the following form":

"Notice is hereby given that the Governor in Council "has granted the exclusive privilege of boiling, preparing, and selling prepared opium within the Colony to

from the "and that the opium now purchased and sold "cannot be legally used or retained in your possession after noon of the 3rd day from the "above date without the consent of

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Licensee.

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2. Ordinance 1 of 1879 is amended as follows :—

(1.) In section 7 after the words "the time being

insert "or to the Colonial Treasurer for the use "of the Revenue in case of there being no holder "of the exclusive privilege."

(2.) In section 11 after the words " approved of by him "to act as Excise Officers" insert "and in case "there is no holder of the exclusive privilege then "the Governor may in a similar form appoint suclr

persons as he may think fit."

(3.) In section 13 strike out the words "at the expense "of the holder of the exclusive privilege for the "time being."

(4.) In sections 15 & 16 add to each the words “

or to

"the Colonial Treasurer for the use of the Revenue "in case of there being no holder of the exclusive

privilege."

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3. Ordinance 7 of 1879 is amended as follows:-

(1.) In section 4 after the words "licensee under him

insert "< or the Governor in Council.”

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(2.) In section 7 sub-section I after the words over

to the new holder of the said exclusive privilege' insert "or to the Colonial Treasurer if there is no new holder of the exclusive privilege" and in sub-section 3 after the words "Governor so to do” insert "or in case there shall be no new holder of "the exclusive privilege" and after the words "the other two arbitrators" insert "or two arbi- "trators so appointed by the Governor and the person whose exclusive privilege has expired or "is about to expire.”

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(3.) In section 9 after the words "holder of the exclu- sive privilege" insert "or to the licensee of the "Governor in Council.”

(4.) In section 10 after the words "paid to the holder "of the exclusive privilege" insert "or to the "Colonial Treasurer for the use of the Revenue "in case there is no holder of the exclusive privi- "lege" and add like words to the end of the " section.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.