THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH MARCH, 1892.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 110.
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The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 29th February, 1892, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th March, 1892.
W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$35
$
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,
1,505,785
550,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.......
1,800,515
800,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
3,553,944
1,400,000
TOTAL,..
.$
6,860,244
2,750,000
The following is published.
By Command,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 111.
W. M. GOODMAN,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th March, 1892.
Government of Japan.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
(No. 509 of the year 1892.) JAPAN.
(1359.) HOKUSHU.—SOUTH COAST.-NEMORO PENINSULA.-SUNKEN
REEF NEAR HABOMAI ISLAND.
John Will, commanding the Mitsui Bussau Kaisha's steamer "Tsukushi maru" reports that, she touched on an unknown rock while approaching Habomai anchorage S. E. coast of Nemoro peninsula from westward, October 1891, and from it the following bearings were taken :--
Sukiushi zaki
South end of Isomoshiri-jima...........
.N. W. by W. ¿ W. ....N. E. by E.
At the time she (drawing 17 feet) touched, the lead gave 14 fathoms on the starboard side so that it must be a pinnacle, but its top or shallowest part was searched without success, as our least cast was 3 fathoms, and weather was bad.
Hydrographic Office, Tokyo, Japan, 4th February 1892,
Captain K. KIMOTSKI I, J. N.
Hydrographer.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 89.
The following Lots of Crown Land at New Street will be sold by Public Auction on Monday, the 7th day of March, 1892, at 4 P.M.
Inland Lots Nos. 1,129, 1,130, 1,131, 1,132 and 1,133.
For Particulars and Conditions of Sale see page 147 of the Government Gazette for 1892.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th February, 1892.
W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary.