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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10г DECEMBER, 1898.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 566.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint ARATHOON SETH, Barrister-at-Law, to be Acting Registrar of the Supreme Court and Acting Land Officer with effect from the 15th instant, during the absence from the Colony of J. W. NORTON KYSHE, or until further notice.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th December, 1898.
T. SERCOMBE Smith,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 567.
With reference to Government Notification No. 536 dated the 26th ultimo, it is hereby notified that the proposed sale of the lots of Crown Land at Fuk Tsun Heung, Kowloon, known as Kowloon Marine Lot No. 42 and Kowloon Inland Lot No. 877, is indefinitely postponed.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th December, 1898.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-- No. 568.
The following further list of persons license to shoot and take Game within the Colony is published for general information:--
49. W. DAVIES.
50. H. W. BELL.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th December, 1898.
T. SERCOMBE SMITII,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 569.
The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 30th November, 1898, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th December, 1898.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
2,583,714
2,000,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,..
National Bank of China, Limited,........
5,721,000
3,000,000
439,057
150,000
TOTAL,...
8,743,771
5,150,000