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1. The arrangements entered into between the Government of Arrangement 
t lie Colony and the members of the Agri-horticnltural Society, by 
which the Gardens and property of the Society were transferred tieultural So- 
to the Government of the Colony , are hereby confirmed, and the two ciety con- 
parcels of laud above referred to, consisting of 21 acres, 1 rood and firmet1, 
19 perches, and 55 acres, 3 roods and 28 poles arc hereby vested 
in Her Majesty tbc Queen, Her Heirs and Successors, subject to 
the provisions of this Ordinance, for the use and occupation and 
management of the same. 
2. The arrangement entered into between the Government of P ‘ <t0 *' or *. ,lc 
.Library and 
the Colony and the proprietors of the late Singapore Library, by yj 
which the Library was handed over to the Government uf the 
Colony, is hereby confirmed, and the books and property of the 
said Library, and the articles in the said Museum, are hereby 
declared to be the property of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs 
and Successors, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance for the 
use and management of the same. 
useum. 
3. And Whereas it is expedient, where such a large proportion Preamble, 
of the funds required for the support of the said Gardens and 
Library and Museum, is provided by Government, out of the 
public revenues ot the Colony, that care should be taken for the 
due and proper control of the expenditure of the said funds, bv 
persons responsible to the executive Government of the Colony; 
it is further enacted that the said Gardens, which shall be called Tj 
the Botanical Gardens of Singapore, and the said Library and i, rarv and 
Museum, which shall he called, respectively, the Baffles Library Museum to bo 
and the Baffles Museum, shall be managed as Government estab- by 
lishments, by a committee or committees, to be from time to time 11,1,1 
appointed by the Governor for the purpose, and subject to the 
regulations in force in the Colony, as to the appointment of 
officers, payment of their salaries, and otherwise. 
4. Such sum as may, from time to time, be voted by the Appropria- 
~ - --- * tions of re- 
venue sub- 
w till ii II dime tn Iyo liTtir 1 +n,.vn 
Legislative Council, for the service of the said Gardens and 
Libras y and Museum, togethe with all sums to be received from scriptions and 
voluntary donations, and subset Ations, shall ba administered by the donations bow 
said corn ini' - tee according t< ;’’0 terms of the several votes, f° b , a< ^ ininis ' 
donations a, ubseviptioiis, xor the different purposes, and subject 
to such ale'' nations as the Governor may from time to 
time preseril ic conduct of the business of the committee, 
and for the die officers employed. 
5. - The accounts of l aid committee shall be subject to audit Accounts sub- 
f At -General oi the Colony, according to the rules in ,b<t to auiilt ’ 
idit Department for the audit of accounts of the 
urditure of public monies. 
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io.dowing persons, proprietors of the late Library, that Privileges to 
, subscribers to 
aider Pi^j| Esquire, Alexander Somerville Gumming tho Gai ' clons * 
e, Jose cT Almeida Esquire, Christian Baurngarten Esquire, 
ias Shelfurd Esquire, Alexander Muirhead Aitken Esquire, 
wliss Jessie Little, and Hubert Campbell, Esquire, shall be 
entitled to be classed as subscribers to the Baffles Library, 
without payment, during the term of their natural lives; and, 
during their residence in the Colony, shall be entitled to the 
privileges oi subscribers, subject to any by-laws to be framed 
under Section 7 ; but the rights herein provided for shall not lie 
transferable. 
7. It shall be lawful for the Committee or Committees Colu '* llt4ees 
appointed under this Ordinance, with the approval of the Bv-IuwIT ^ 
Governor, from time to time, to frame by-laws which shall be 
duly published in the Government Gazette for the internal 
management and protection ot their several institutions, and for 
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