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A.D. 1888.]

REGULATION OF CHINESE.

[No. 4.

587

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[REVERSE.]

ANNUAL1 Pass, For? |

Same in Chinese.

Same in Ghuzerati.

Same in Hindustani.

1. Or Special, or Quarterly, as the case may be.

2. Leave blank for the period if necessary, or insert First quarter of,

Second quarter of, etc.

3. In the case of a quarterly pass, Captain Superintendent of Police,

4. In the case of a quarterly pass, omit these words.

5. In the case of a quarterly pass, add Valid only for the

quarter of

ORDINANCE No. 4 OF 1888.

AN ORDINANCE to make provision for the Preservation of Trees. A. D. 1888.

[4th April, 1888.]

HEREAS great damage is done to trees and plantations in the neighbourhood of the respective villages of this Colony; and whereas it is frequently difficult or impossible to discover the persons who have committed such damage:

Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice

and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

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Ordinance No. 14 of 1888.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Trees Preservation Ordinance, Short title. 1888.

Power to levy special rate upon village to make gal

2. Whenever it is proved, to the satisfaction of the Governor-in- Council, that trees or plantations belonging to Government in the neigh- bourhood of any village in this Colony have been felled, cut, mutilated, lopped, barked, or otherwise damaged or destroyed, and that there is sufficient reason to believe that such damage or destruction was commit- trees. ted by the inhabitants of the said village or by any of them, it shall be

damage to Government

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