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NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 1-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted by Hong Kong.
Disease.
Port or Place.
Restrictions in Force.
Plague.
Sourabaya.
Medical Inspection, Quarantine, and/or Fumi- gation at the discretion of the IIealth Officer.
Authority.
Notification No. 691 of 19th November, 1927.
No. S. 2.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hong Kong.
Place or Port.
Nature of Measures.
Reference to
Date.
Government
Notification,
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,
16th April, 1924.
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, 1926.
No. S. 301.
No. S. 3.-Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hong Kong, during the month ended 31st December, 1927, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks:-
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
15,755,477
$
5,800,000*
47,195,645 34,000,000+
1,855,310
660,000$
TOTAL
$ 64,806,432
40,460,000
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 £1,229,100.
† In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents and Straits Government valued at
£3,287,205.
§ In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £180,000.