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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 30.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 30TH JUNE, 1877.

VOL. XXIII.

No. 149.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Order made by His Excellency the Governor in Council, is published for general information.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th June, 1877.

ORDER OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

At the Council Chamber, Hongkong, the 21st day of June, 1877.

Present.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

son should,

Whereas by "The Naval Stores Ordinance (Hongkong) 1875," it is enacted that ne after the commencement of that Ordinance, use or exercise the trade or business of a Der in Marine Stores, or a Dealer in Old Metals, unless he be a holder of a licence for that purpose; and that every such licence should be granted by and held at the discretion of the Governor, on such conditions as to fees, and subject to such Regulations, as should, from time to time, be prescribed by the Governor in Council. Now, therefore, His Excellency JOHN POPE HENNESSY, Esquire, C.M.G., in Council, by virtue of the powers in that behalf by the recited Ordinance or otherwise in him vested, is pleased to order that the Regulations made by His Excellency Sir RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL in Council, on the 28th day of September, 1867, under "The Naval and Victualling Stores Ordinance (Hongkong) 1867," shall remain and continue in force under the said recited Ordinance of 1875, until further notice. The following are the Regulations which are continued in force by the above Order in Council:-

1. The Fee for each Licence to use or exercise the trade or business of a Dealer in Marine Stores,

or a Dealer in Old Metals, shall be $15 per mensem, payable in advance.

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2. All Persons who shall trade or deal in Marine Stores, or Old Metals, shall have their names with the words "Dealer in Marine Stores, or Old Metals," painted distinctly, in letters not less than 31⁄2 inches in length, on a board to be hung up conspicuously in front of their shops.

3. The said houses may only be open, from the 1st October to the 1st April, from 6 A.M. to 6 P.M.;

and from the 1st April to the 1st October, from 5 A.M. to 7 P.M.

4. No article of Metal, or any Marine Store, shall be purchased from a child apparently under 14

years of age.

5. The name of every seller, the house number, and district in which he dwells, together with an intelligible description of the article and time at which it was sold, with price paid, shall be entered in the books of the shop, which shall be kept in such form and manner as may, from time to time, be directed by the Captain Superintendent of Police.

6. No escapes through the roof of a Licensed House shall be allowed.

7. The Proprietor of each Licensed House shall be held responsible for any breach of these

Regulations, or of the Ordinance.

Approved in Council,

J. Popre HENNESSY, Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

H. E. WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

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