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NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 353.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted by Hong Kong.
Disease.
Port or Place,
Restrictions in Force.
Plague.
Sourabaya.
Medical examination; quarantine at the discre-
tion of the Health Officer.
Authority.
Notification No. 627 of 18th November, 1926.
No. S. 354.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hong Kong.
Place or Port.
Nature of Measures.
Reference to
Date.
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.
Bangkok.
Vessels detained at river mouth and passengers and crew vaccinated unless they can produce evidence of successful recent vaccination.
29th October,
No. S. 301.
1926.
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No. S. 355.-Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hong Kong, during the month ended 30th November, 1926, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks:-
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation....
Mercantile Bank of India, Limited...
$
15,672,979
5,800,000*
49,076,566 35,700,000+
1,677,477
550,000§
TOTAL
$ 66,427,022 42,050,000
* In addition Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £1,251,900.
† 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 £130,000.