OIT.
THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority,
No. 51.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 15TH DECEMBER, 1866.
VOL. XII.
PROCLAMATION.
No. 12.
[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.
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Whereas by Section VI of Ordinance No. 5 of 1866, being "The Hongkong and Shanghae Bank Ordinance," it is enacted as follows:
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It shall not be lawful for the Company to commence or carry on the said business of Banking, until it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the Governor that the whole of the aforesaid Capital of Five Millions of Dollars has been subscribed for by Deed, under hand and seal; and that one-half (at the least) of such Sum of Five Millions of Dollars has been actually paid up, such satis- faction to be evidenced by a Notification or Proclamation under the hand of the Governor, to be published in the said Hongkong Government Gazette:"
Now, therefore, I, SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Governor of the Colony of Hongkong, do hereby Proclaim that it has been made to appear to my satisfaction that the whole of the Capital of Five Millions of Dollars mentioned in the said Section has been subscribed for by Deed under hand and seal, and that more than One half of such Sum of Five Millions of Dollars has been actually paid up. By His Excellency's Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 15th Day of December, 1866.
No. 13.
L.S.]
PROCLAMATION.
RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
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 saine.
Whereas by Section XXII of Ordinance No. 6 of 1866, being "The Harbor and Coasts Ordinance, Hongkong, 1866," it is enacted as follows:
"This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such Day as shall hereafter be fixed by Proclamation under the hand of the Governor :"
Now, therefore, I, SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Governor of the Colony of Hongkong, in pursuance of the said Section and by virtue of the Authority thereby in me vested, do hereby under ny hand Proclaim, that the said Ordinance shall commence and take effect on the First Day of January,
1867.
By His Excellency's Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 15th Day of December, 1866.
W. T. MERCER,
Colonial Secretary. *
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