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546 ORDINANCES Nos . 3 AND 4 OF 1863.


Vesting of Admiralty Estates. Gaol.


No property 7. Provided always, that nothing in this Ordinance contained shall
reserved by
the Governor
for naval pur empower or be construed, deemed or taken to empower the Lord High
poses to be Admiral or the Commissioners aforesaid for the time being to sell or
alienable ex
cept by way dispose of ( otherwise than by way of surrender to Her Majesty, Her
of surrender.
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. 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. ]
Preamble.
HEREAS the present gaol is insufficient for the prisoners now incarcerated
W 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 :

Ordinance No. 1. The Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 intituled " An Ordinance for the Regulation of
1 of 1853 re
pealed. the Gaol of Hongkong" is hereby repealed .

Governor au 2. So much and such parts of the present gaol in Victoria as His Excellency the
thorized to set
apart parts of Governor shall from time to time by order in writing direct for the purpose shall be
present gaol
for The Victo
ria Gaol" and set apart and be used for a gaol and shall be called the " Victoria Gaol," and so much
ther parts for
debtors' ward. 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 .

Governor au 3. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor by order in writing under
thorized to set
apart all or part his hand to appropriate and set apart the whole or so much and such parts of Stone
of Stone Cut
ters' Island for
a gaol and hulk Cutters' Island in the Harbour of Victoria as His Excellency shall from time to time
to be treated as
part ofsuch gaol. 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.