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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
No. 44.
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 24TH OCTOBER, 1868.
VOL. XIV.
No. 16.
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 Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty The QUEEN, conveyed through His Grace The Duke of BUCKINGHAM AND CHANDOS, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, have been received, approving of and confirming the following Ordinance, namely:-
No. 5 of 1868, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice
of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend "The Stamp Ordinance, 1866:" Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinance has been so approved and confirmed, as aforesaid.
By His Excellency's Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 23rd Day of October, 1868.
No. 116.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Despatch from His Excellency Vice-Admiral The Honorable SIR HENRY Keppel, K.C.B., Naval Commander-in-Chief, describing the Ensign to be carried by War Vessels of China, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th October, 1868.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary,
Princess Charlotte, AT HONGKONG,
17th October, 1868.
SIR,-In reply to Your Excellency's Letter Number 473 of the 16th October, I have the honor to submit the following Extract from the Order Book on this Station establishing in pursuance of Admiralty Instructions the Ensign to be recognized as indicating a Chinese Government Vessel.
"The Chinese Government having determined that all War Vessels of China shall in future carry a Dragon Ensign in “addition to the Distinguishing Flags already worn by such Vessels, the Officers in command of Her Majesty's Ships on this "Station are to respect this Ensign accordingly, as the Government Flag of China, in the same manner as the National Flag "of other Nations."
"The Flag will be three-cornered, yellow ground, upon which a Dragon will be designed, with the head towards the "Upper part of the Flag, and will vary in dimensions, according the size of the Vessel by which it is worn."
I am of opinion that this National Flag should be displayed in all Chinese Vessels carrying Pendants, and in addition a Flag to denote the Vice-Royalty or Fleet to which the Vessel belongs may be hoisted at the Mast-head.—I have the honor to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient Servant,
His Excellency
SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight, C.B.,
&c., &c.,
&c.
HENRY KEPPEL, Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief
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