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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MARCH, 1905.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION-No. 134.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint provisionally and until further notice STEWART BUCKLE CARNE ROSS to perform the duties and exercise the jurisdiction of a Police Magis- trate, and to be an Assistant Superintendent of Police, rice EDWARD DUDLEY CORSCADEN WOLFE, with effect on and from the 8th instant.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd March, 1905.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION--No. 135.
F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint provisionally and until further notice ARTHUR GEORGE MURCHISON FLETCHER to be Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils, vice STEWART BUCKLE CARNE Ross. with effect on and from the 8th instant.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd March, 1905.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.−−N», 136,
F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretaru.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint provisionally and until further notice GEOFFREY NORMAN ORME to be Assistant Registrar General and Deputy Registrar of Marriages, cice ARTHUR GEORGE MURCHISON FLETCHER, with effect from the 8th instant.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd March, 1905.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 137.
F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, with the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to appoint RICHARD HAYES CROFTON to be Chief Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office, vice MATTHEW John Drayson.
By Command,
F. H. MAY,
Colonial Secretors
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd March, 1905.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- -No. 138
The following Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 28th February, 1905, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd March, 1905.
F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE
AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
3,610,453
2,400,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
18,715,949
13,000,000
National Bank of China, Limited,
248,877
150,000
TOTAL,
22,575,279
15,550,000