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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1869.

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HONGKONG

ANNO TRICESIMO TERTIO VICTORIA REginæ.

SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight, C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 5 of 1869.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide for the Payment out of the Revenue of the Colony of Expenses incurred in the Relief of Distressed British Seamen belonging to Ships registered in this Colony.

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[24th September, 1869.]

HEREAS the Expenses incurred in the Relief of Distressed British Seamen belonging to Ships registered in this Colony are now borne by the Imperial Revenue under the Pro- visions of the "Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," and it is expedient to provide that the same should be borne in future by the Revenue of this Colony: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. From and after the Passing of this Ordinance all Expenses Relief of Sea- men belonging which shall be incurred under the Provisions of the "Merchant to Vessels re-

Shipping Act, 1854," in the Relief of Distressed British Seamen gistered in this

who at the Time of such Relief being granted shall have last served Colony.

in a British Ship registered in this Colony, shall be borne by the Revenue of this Colony.

Governor may

II. It shall be lawful for the Governor from Time to Time to order Payment order the Payment, out of any Monies forming Part of or arising of Expenses in- from the General Revenue of the Colony, of all Expenses which curred in the may be incurred in the Colony after the Date of the Passing of Colony for

this Ordinance for the Relief of such British Seamen as aforesaid Relief of such Scanien out of under the Provisions of the said Act or of any Regulations in that Monies form- Behalf which may be made from Time to Time by the Governor in ing Part of Ge- Council.

neral Revenue.

Governor may

ses incurred elsewhere than

III. It shall be lawful for the Governor from Time to Time to order Re-pay- order the Re-paymont out of any such Monies as aforesaid, of all ment of Expen- Sums which shall have been expended under the Provi- sions of the said Act by the Imperial Government or by the Government of any adjacent British Colony or by any British Consul, Vice-Consul or Consular Agent in any neighboring foreign Country, in and about the Relief (after the Date of the Passing of this Ordinance) of such British Seamen as aforesaid, and such Sums shall be refunded in such Manner as the Governor shall think fit or as Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies for the Time being may direct.

in the Colony in respect of such Relief,

out of such Monies as aforesaid.

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Passed the Legislative Council of IIongkong, this 24th Day of September, 1869.

́L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

HONGKONG

ANNO TRICESIMO TERTIO.

VICTORIA Reginæ.

SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight, C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 6 of 1869.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend "The Ordinance for the Suppression of Piracy (Hongkong), 1868."

[24th September, 1869.] THEREAS it is expedient to amend "The Ordinance for

Wthe Suppression of Piracy (Hongkong), 1868:" Be it nacted by Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the