THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH OCTOBER, 1899.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 549.
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There is a vacancy in the Sanitary Department for an Interpreter to an Inspector of Nuisances.
Duties.......Interpretation.
Qualifications......Ability to interpret readily English into Chinese and Chinese into English. Salary..... $240 per annum, rising by annual increments of $12 to $360 per annum. Applications with the usual certificates to be sent to the Colonial Secretary not later than noon of Thursday, the 12th October, 1899.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th October, 1899.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. —No. 550.
The following Notice is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th October, 1899.
POSTAL NOTES.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
1. Postal Notes of the values named below, payable within three months at any Post Office in the United Kingdom, or at Constantinople, can be obtained at Hongkong or at any British Post Office in China at the following prices, which include Commission:-
1/-. 1/6
5/-
-
10/- 20/-
......
1)
54 cents. 81 $ 2.70 .$ 5.40 .$10.80
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2. The purchaser of any Postal Note must fill in the Payee's name before parting with it. may also fill in the name of the Office where payment is to be made. If this is not done the note is payable (within three months) anywhere in the United Kingdom, or at Constantinople. Any Postal Note may be crossed to a Bank.
3. Postal Notes should always be forwarded in Registered Covers. If this precaution is not taken NO ENQUIRIES WHATEVER will be made as to the loss or alleged loss of any Note.
4. Postal Notes issued in the United Kingdom are NOT payable in Hongkong or China. GENERAL POST OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 5th October, 1899.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 551.
The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 30th September, 1899, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th October, 1899.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colorial Secretary,
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
2,832,696
1,800,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,...
National Bank of China, Limited,...
6,307,833
5,000,000
447,072
150,000
TOTAL,......
9,587,601
6,950,000