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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH SEPTEMBER, 1882.

[L.S.]

W. H. MARSH,

Administrator.

No. 16 OF 1882.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Merchant Shipping Conso- lidation Ordinance, 1879, Amendment Ordi- nance, 1882.

BE

[5th September, 1882.]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong with the

advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. Sub-section 1 of section 25 of Ordinanee 8 of 1879, is hereby amended by inserting therein after the words " or place" and before the words "as he thinks" the words "or from any port or place in China or Japan or Cochin China which appears to the Governor in Council to be likely to be in communication with any such country or place," and by adding at the end of the same the following words:-

The Governor in Council may from time to time by regulations under this section set apart suitable places in available situations for Quarantine Stations and provide for the detention and seclusion in such stations of persons arriving on board of vessels subject to quarantine.

Sub-section 6 of section 25 of Ordinance 8 of 1879, is hereby amended by adding at the end of the same the following words:-

The Captain Superintendent of Police and any officers that he may appoint for the purpose of enforcing quarantine shall have the same powers to prevent the commission of breaches of such regulations and to arrest recapture or detain offenders against them as may be used by any person for the prevention of any felony or the arrest recapture or detention of a felon.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 5th day of September, 1882.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.

Sub-sec. 1 of sec. 25 of Ordinance 8 of 1879 amended.

Governor in Connell may make regula- tions as to Quarantine Stations.

Sub-sec. 6 of sec 25 of Ordinance 8 of 1879 amended,

Police to have powers as in cases of felony.

[L.S.]

W. H. MARSH, Administrator.

No 17 or 1882.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Supreme Court (Vacation) Ordinance, 1882.

BE

[5th September, 1882.]

it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. Sections 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30, of Ordinance 12 of 1873, are hereby repealed, and Section 24 of the same Ordi- nance is hereby amended by striking out the words "and the periods of the vacation thereof.”

Ordinance 13 of 1873 is hereby amended by striking out sub-section 5 of section 93.

Sections 42 and 49 of Ordinance 14 of 1873 are hereby repealed.

2. Any vacation current at the time of the passing of this Ordinance shall thereupon cease; Provided that in any cause or matter pending at the time of the passing of this Ordinance, the Chief Justice may if he thinks justice re- quires it, order that proceedings therein be suspended until the date at which the then current vacation would otherwise have ended, or until such earlier date as he thinks fit.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 5th day of September, 1882.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.

Repeal,

Vacation current on passing of this order to cease,

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