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No property reserved by the Governor for naval purposes to be alienable except by way of surrender.
ORDINANCES Nos. 3 AND 4 OF 1863.
Vesting of Admiralty Estates, Gaol.
7. Provided always, that nothing in this Ordinance contained shall empower or be construed, deemed or taken to empower the Lord High Admiral or the Commissioners aforesaid for the time being to sell or dispose of (otherwise than by way of surrender to Her Majesty, Her Heirs, or Successors) any property reserved or granted by His Excellency the Governor for naval or public purposes and held or accepted by the Lord High Admiral or the Commissioners aforesaid for the time being under any grant, lease, licence or appropriation made by the Governor on that behalf.
No. 4 of 1863.
Title.
Preamble.
Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 repealed.
Governor authorized to set apart parts of present gaol for "The Victoria Gaol" and other parts for debtors ward.
Governor authorized to set apart all or part of Stone Cutters' Island for a gaol and hulk to be treated as part of such gaol.
An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 and to provide Gaols and Debtors' Wards, and for the due control of Prisoners therein. [26th May, 1863.]
WHEREAS the present gaol is insufficient for the prisoners now incarcerated therein and it is advisable to repeal the Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 and to provide further prison accommodation and for due management and control of prisoners: Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Acting Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. The Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 intituled "An Ordinance for the Regulation of the Gaol of Hongkong" is hereby repealed.
2. So much and such parts of the present gaol in Victoria as His Excellency the Governor shall from time to time by order in writing direct for the purpose shall be set apart and be used for a gaol and shall be called the "Victoria Gaol," and so much and such parts of the said present gaol as His Excellency the Governor shall from time to time by order in writing direct for the purpose shall be set apart and used for a debtors' ward or prison and shall be called the debtors' ward in the Victoria Gaol.
3. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor by order in writing under his hand to appropriate and set apart the whole or so much and such parts of Stone Cutters' Island in the Harbour of Victoria as His Excellency shall from time to time direct for a gaol, which shall be called the "New Gaol," and until the said "New Gaol" shall be finished and for such further time as His Excellency the Governor shall think fit a certain hulk now in course of being fitted for the purpose of receiving prisoners to be employed on the said Island shall be treated as forming part of the said last mentioned gaol.
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No property Teserved by the Governor for naval pur- poses to be alienable ex- cept by way of surrender.
ORDINANCES Nos. 3 AND 4 OF 1863.
Vesting of Admiralty Estates,
Gaol.
7. Provided always, that nothing in this Ordinance contained shall empower or be construed, deemed or taken to empower the Lord High Admiral or the Commissioners aforesaid for the time being to sell or dispose of (otherwise than by way of surrender to Her Majesty, Her Heirs, or Successors) any property reserved or granted by His Excellency the Governor for naval or public purposes and held or accepted by the Lord High Admiral or the Commissioners aforesaid for the time being under any grant, lease, licence or appropriation made by the Governor on that behalf.·
No. 4 of 1863.
Title.
Preamble.
Ordinance No.
1 of 1853 re-
pealed.
Governor all- thorized to set
apart parts of present gaol
for
The Victo-
ria Gaol" and
other parts for debtors ward.
Governor att- thorized to set
apart all or part of Stone Cut- ters' Island for a gaol and hulk
to be treated as part of such gaol,
An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 and to provide Gaols
and Debtors' Wards, and for the due control of Prisoners therein. [26th May, 1863.]
WR
HEREAS the present gaol is insufficient for the prisoners now incarcerated therein and it is advisable to repeal the Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 and to pro- vide further prison accommodation and for due management and control of prisoners: Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Acting Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. The Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 intituled "An Ordinance for the Regulation of the Gaol of Hongkong" is hereby repealed.
2. So much and such parts of the present gaol in Victoria as His Excellency the Governor shall from time to time by order in writing direct for the
shall be purpose
set apart and be used for a gaol and shall be called the "Victoria Gaol," and so much and such parts of the said present gaol as His Excellency the Governor shall from time to time by order in writing direct for the purpose shall be set apart and used for a debtors' ward or prison and shall be called the debtors' ward in the Victoria Gaol.
3. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor by order in writing under his hand to appropriate and set apart the whole or so much and such parts of Stone Cutters' Island in the Harbour of Victoria as His Excellency shall from time to time direct for a gaol, which shall be called the "New Gaol," and until the said "New Gaol” shall be finished and for such further time as His Excellency the Governor shall think fit a certain hulk now in course of being fitted for the purpose of receiving prisoners to be employed on the said Island shall be treated as forming part of the said last men- tioned gaol.
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