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10th April 1844

Present His Excellency the Governor

The Honble Major General D'Aguilar

The Honble Major Caine

Read and passed Ordinance No. 9 of 1844 entitled "An Ordinance to restrain all persons within the Colony of Hongkong from trading to the northward of the 32nd degree of north Latitude."

Read and passed Ordinance No. 10 of 1844 entitled "An Ordinance to regulate summary convictions before Justices of the Peace and for the protection of Justices in the execution of their office."

Read and approved

this 1st day of May 1844 (signed) Henry Pottinger(signed)

Clerk of the Council

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