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Furnishing Armas,

within this Colony,

gerent whilst in the

Five Miles to be deemed a Misdemeanor.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH APRIL, 1856.

by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, by and with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:----

I. Whosoever shall, within this Colony or the Waters thereof, knowingly furnish Ammunition, &c., or supply or shall knowingly contract or agree to furnish or supply or shall Se., to Ships of War, knowingly aid or assist in furnishing or supplying or shall knowingly cause or procure &c., of either Belli- to be furnished or supplied to, or for the use of, any Ship of War or Privateer of the Waters of this Colony United States of North America or of the States calling themselves the Confederate or within a distance of States of America, whilst such Ship of War or Privateer is within the Waters of this Colony, or within any distance from this Colony not exceeding Five Miles, any Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder or Naval or Military Stores or shall, within this Colony or the Waters thereof put on board, or shall contract or agree to put on board, or shall aid or assist in putting on board, or shall cause or procure to be put on board of any Vessel, Boat, Sampan or other Craft, any Arms, Ainmunition, Gunpowder or Naval or Military Stores, with the intent and design that the same may be conveyed to any such Ship of War or Privateer as aforesaid, whilst such Ship of War or Privateer is in the Waters of this Colony aforesaid or within the distance from this Colony aforesaid, shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable at the discretion of the Court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding Two years.

Furnishing Coals, &c., within

&c.,

whilst in the Waters

Miles without the li-

demeanor.

II. Whosoever shall, within this Colony or the Waters thereof, without the leave to Ships of War, c, or license of the Governor for that purpose first had and obtained, knowingly furnish or of either Belligerent supply or knowingly contract or agree to furnish or supply, or knowingly cause or of this Colony or with- procure to be furnished or supplied to, or for the use of, any Ship of War or Privateer in a distance of Five of the United States of North America or of the States calling themselves the Confeder- cense of the Governor ate States of America whilst such Ship of War or Privateer is within the Waters of to be deemed a Mis- this Colony, or within any distance from this Colony not exceeding Five Miles, Coal or other Article or shall within this Colony or the Waters thereof without such leave or license as aforesaid, put on board, or contract or agree to put on board, or aid or assist in putting on board, or cause or procure to be put on board of any Vessel, Boat, Sampan or other Craft any Coal or other Article with the intent and design that the same may be conveyed to any such Ship of War or Privateer as aforesaid whilst such Ship of War or Privateer is in the Waters of this Colony aforesaid or within the distance from this Colony aforesaid, shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable at the discretion of the Court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding Two years.

Interpretation Clause.

III. In the Construction, and for the Purposes of this Ordinance, the term "other Article," as used in the second Section hereof, shall apply to, and comprehend, all Articles other than and except Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder and Naval and Military Stores.

No. 57.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Return of Revenue and Expenditure for 1864, including Receipts and Disburse- ments on account of the Colony by the Crown Agents in England, is published for general information --with the Comparative Statement for the years 1863 and 1864.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd April, 1865.

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