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NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 223.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted by Hong Kong.
Disease.
Port or Place.
Restrictions in Force.
Authority.
Cholera.
Bangkok.
Medical examination; quarantine at the discre- Notification No. 655 of
tion of the Health Officer.
Plague.
Pakhoi.
Do.
Cholera.
Hoihow.
Do.
Cholera.
Shanghai.
Do.
Cholera.
Tsingtao.
Do.
20th November, 1925.
Notification No. 273 of
20th May, 1926.
Notification No. 274 of
20th May, 1926.
Notification No. 391 of 26th July, 1926.
Notification No. 471 of 2nd September, 1926
No. S. 224-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hong Kong.
Place or Port.
Nature of Measures.
Date.
Reference to Government Notification.
16th April, 1924,
Manila.
All ports in the United States of America, including the Hawaiian Is- lands.
Inspections outside Manila harbour from 20th April. Third class passengers and new crew must comply with the vaccination requirements.
Inspections outside the ports from 1st April. Steerage 'passengers must comply with the vaccination require- ments. Cabin passengers must produce a vaccina- tion certificate or be vaccinated by ships doctor or quarantine authorities.
30th April,
1926.
No. S. 225.-Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hong Kong, during the month ended 31st August, 1926, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks:-
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
13,577,095
$
5,300,000*
40,168,709 36,000,000†
1,529,810
550,000$
TOTAL
$9
55,275,614
41,850,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation...
Mercantile Bank of India, Limited...
* In addition Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £1,259,400.
In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents and Straits Government valued at
£3,108,097.
§ In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £380,000.