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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH MARCH, 1894,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 103,
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that the 26th instant, being Easter Monday, be observed as a holiday in the Government Offices.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th March, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 104.
G. T. M. OBRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, with the approval of the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to appoint the following gentlemen as a Committee to enquire into the expenditure of the Colony, viz.:-
His Honour EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD, Puisne Judge, (Chairman).
The Honourable CATCHICK PAul Chater,
The Honourable JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, Members of the Legislative Council.
THOMAS JACKSON, Esquire, Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo-
ration.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th March, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 105.
G. T. M. OBRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon on Wednesday, the 28th instant, for the repairs of certain defects to the boiler, engines and hull of Police Launch No. 2, and to place her on the slip for examination of bottom, and also to provide a suitable Launch for Police duty during the time the repairs are being executed.
The above work to be done in accordance with specifications which can be obtained at the Office of the Government Marine Surveyor, to whose satisfaction the work will have to be executed.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
By Command,
G. T. M. OBRIEN,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th March, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 106.
The following is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th March, 1894.
Government of China.
CANTON DISTRICT.
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS,
G. T. M. OBrien, Colonial Secretary.
No 46.
Blasting in steamer passage
Cambridge Reach Barrier.
Notice is hereby given that blasting operations are about to be carried on for a short time in the steamer (South) passage of the Cambridge Reach barrier in the Whampoa channel of the Canton River.
Whenever it may be necessary to close the passage to navigation a red flag will be hoisted on a pole at the North side of the passage and another at the masthead of the flagstaff at the Customs Signal Station on the hill on Dane's Island. So long as these red flags remain flying, vessels bound to Whampoa must not approach the barrier nearer than half a mile, and those bound to Canton must proceed by the Blenheim (or Back) Reach.
Approved,
E. B. DREW,
Commissioner of Customs.
Custom House, Canton, March 9th, 1894.
J. H. MAY, Harbour Master,