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BROIT,

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 30тп JULY, 1870.

HENRY WASE WHITFEILD.

PROCLAMATION.

VOL. XVI.

His Excellency HENRY WASE WHITFEILD, Major-General Commanding Her Majesty's Troops. and Japan, and Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies. Whereas the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty The QUEEN, conveyed through The Right The Earl GRANVILLE, K.G., Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, have mceived, approving of and confirming the following Ordinances; namely:

No. 1 of 1870, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice

of the Legislative Council thereof, for the Preservation of Birds;

No. 2 of 1870, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to enable the Governor to co-operate with the Chinese Authorities for the Suppression of Piracy;

No. 3 of 1870, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for establishing a Chinese Hospital to be supported by Voluntary Contributions, and for erecting the same into an Eleemosynary Corporation:---

Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinances have been so approved and mud, as aforesaid.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

ven at Victoria, Hongkong, this 29th Day of July, 1870.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL OF HONGKONG.

No. 3 or 1870.

WEDNESDAY, 13TH APRIL, 1870.

PRESENT:

lency Major-General HENRY WASE WAITFEILD, Commanding Her Majesty's Troops in China and Japan.

able the Chief Justice, (JouN SMALE.)

wable the Colonial Secretary, (Jony GARDINER AUSTIN.)

vondle the Attorney General, (Julian PauncefoTL.)

able the Colonial Treasurer. (FREDERICK 11. A. FORTH.)

orable HuGH BOLD GIBB.

orable PHINEAS RYRIE.

norable RICHARD ROWETT.

ABSENT:

Honorable the Auditor General, (WILLIAM II. RENNIE), absent on leave.

norable WILLIAM KESWICK, absent from indisposition.

Members assemble this day at 11 A. by Special Summons.