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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 39.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 19TH SEPTEMBER, 1868.

VOL. XIV.

No. 12.

PROCLAMATION.

[L.S.] RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL.

By His Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight, and Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Ilongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas by the "Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855" it was (amongst other things) provided that it should be lawful for the Governor of Hongkong to declare by Proclamation for the purposes of the said Act what should be deemed to be the duration of the voyage of any Chinese Passenger Ship; And Whereas on the 12th day of March, 1857, His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, then being Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong, and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, did by a Proclamation duly made under the provisions of the aforesaid Act, and for the purposes thereof (amongst other things) declare that the rule of computation by which the length of the voyage of any Ship carrying Chinese Passengers from Amoy to Manila should be from October to March (both inclusive) Eleven days, and from April to September (both inclusive) Twenty-five days; And Whereas the said Proclamation had reference only to Ships propelled by sails; And Whereas it has been deemed expedient by me the said SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, that the rule of computation by which the length of voyage of a Ship or Vessel propelled by steam from Amoy to Manila should be different from what it was so as aforesaid declared to be in the case of a Ship or Vessel propelled by sails :

Now, therefore, I, SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, do by this my Proclamation for the purposes of the aforesaid Act declare that the rule of computation by which the length of voyage of any Vessel or Ship propelled by steam, and also of any Ship or Vessel propelled by sails with the aid of auxiliary screws worked by Steam, and carrying Chinese Passengers from Amoy to Manila shall be from October to March (both inclusive) Eight days, and from April to September (both inclusive) Twelve days.

By His Excellency's Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN,

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 19th Day of September, 1868.

No. 110.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Rules and Regulations, made by the Governor in Council, in pursuance of Section XVIII of Ordinance No. 9 of 1867, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th September, 1868.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.