464 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH OCTOBER, 1872.
Bye-Laws made by the Governor in Council, pursuant to the “Explosive Substances Ordinance, 1872."
1.—Any Vessel arriving at this Port, having on board any of the Articles included in Sections I and II, and any Vessel previous to taking on board any such Articles for exportation, shall hoist a Red Flag at the Fore-top-gallant Mast-head, and shall keep it flying until such Articles are removed from or received into the Vessel.
2.-Every such Vessel as aforesaid shall anchor at such place in the Harbor as shall be pointed out by the Harbor Master, or his Deputy; but such Anchorage shall not be within Five hundred Yards of any other Vessel.
3. The landing, embarking, or transhipment of any of the Articles specified in Sections I and II, shall not take place between the hours of 6 P.M. and 6 A.M. from October to March both inclusive, nor between the hours of 7 P.M. and 5 A.M. from April to September both inclusive, without the written permission of the Harbor Master.
4.When any of the Articles specified in Sections I and II, are being landed, embarked, or transhipped, they shall be conveyed in a covered Boat, on board of which there shall be no lights or fires; and the Boat carrying such Articles shall display a Red Flag.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO. Clerk of Councils.
Approved in Council,
A. E. KENNEDY, Governor.
Certain Goods and
EXTRACT
From the "Explosive Substances Ordinance, 1872."
"I. The Goods or Articles commonly known as Nitro-Glycerine or Glonoine Oil, Articles to be deemed Petroleum, Gun Cotton, Catridges, and Fulminating Mercury shall be deemed to be [29 & 30, Vict. c. 69 specially dangerous within the Meaning of this Ordinance.
dangerous.
s. 1.]
Definition of Petro- leum.
[34 & 35, Vic. c. 105, 5. 3.]
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"II. For the Purposes of this Ordinance, the Term "Petroleum' includes Kerosene Oil, Rock Oil, Rangoon Oil, Burmah Oil, Oil made from Petroleum, Coal, Schist, Shale, Peat, or other Bituminous Substance, and any Products of Petroleum, or any of the above mentioned Oils.”
No. 202.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Return, received from the General Manager of the "Hongkong Distillery Company, Limited," is published for general information.
Gallons.
Spirits manufactured during the Quarter ending 30th September, 1872,.....16,877.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,
No. 4.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th October, 1872.
[L.S.] A. E. KENNEDY.
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency SIR ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by Section XX of Ordinance No. 12 of 1872, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to regulate the Manufacture, Importation, Storage and Carriage of Explosive Substances,-it is enacted as follows:-
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