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SOIT

ROIT.

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 32.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 12TH AUGUST, 1865.

VOL. XI.

No. 127.

PROCLAMATION.

W. T. MERCER.

By His Excellency WILLIAM THOMAS MERCER, Esquire, Acting 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 the Right Honorable EDWARD Cardwell, M.P., Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, have been received, approving of and confirming the following Ordinance, namely:-

No. 2 of 1865, entitled "An Ordinance to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum not exceeding Two hundred and fifty thousand Dollars to defray the Charges of

the Year 1864:"-

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

By His Excellency's Command,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 7th Day of August, 1865.

No. 128.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice communicated by Her Majesty's Consul at Boston, announcing that Vessels having Passengers on board whose Passports are not duly viséd will not be allowed to discharge, is published for general information.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th August, 1865.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

OFFICE OF THE A.A. PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL AND MILITARY COMMANDER,

BOSTON, April 17, 1865.

To carry out the instructions of the President, prohibiting travellers from entering the United States from foreign countries by sea, without Passports, and the instructions of the State and War Departments to the same end: Masters and Owners of Steamers and Passenger Vessels are notified that no vessels will be allowed to discharge hereafter, bringing passengers without Passports duly viséd. This does not apply to ordinary emigrants.

The Masters of such Steamers and Passenger Vessels must themselves see that all their passengers embarking at a foreign port for this country, are furnished with Passports duly viséd, on penalty of detention, both of passengers and cargo on arrival.

(Signed) F. N. CLARKE,

Major 5th Artillery, U.S.A., A.A. Provost Marshal-

General and Military Commander.