710489-1868-PROCLAMATION — Page 1

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ROIT.

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 47.

Published by authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 14TH NOVEMBER, 1868.

VOL. XIV.

No. 17.

[L.S.] J. R. Brunker.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency Major General JAMES ROBERT BRUNKER, Commanding Her Majesty's Troops in China and Japan, Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies.

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 Ordinances, namely:-

No. 2 of 1868, 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. 6 of 1868, entitled-An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum not exceeding One hundred and Thirty-five thousand Dollars to defray the Charges of the Year 1867:

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

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 9th Day of November, 1868.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held on the 7th Instant, is published for general information.

By Coramand,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 13th November, 1868.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to assimilate the Laws of this Colony respecting Treasonable Offences to the Law of the United Kingdom.

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, 1868.]

Title.

WHEREAS it is expedient to assimilate the Law of this Co- Preamble.

lony respecting Treasonable Offences to the Law of the United Kingdom: Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof,

as follows:-

I. Ordinance No. 13 of 1868 is hereby repealed except so far Repeal of Ordi- as the same repeals Ordinance No. 8 of 1868.

nance No. 13 of 1808.

II. From and after the passing and coming into Operation of Provisions of 36 this Ordinance the Provisions of an Act of the Imperial Parlia- Geo.3, chap. 7, ment passed in the Thirty-sixth Year of the Reign of KING GEORGE and 57 Geo. 3,