THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MAY, 1890.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 192.
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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 30th April, 1890, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1890.
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,
1,248,438
420,000
Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China..
1,194.504
600,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
4,047,837
2,000,000
TOTAL.....
$
6,490.779
3,020,000
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 193.
Information has been received that Her Majesty's Minister at Peking has appointed Mr. J. H. COOMBS to be Surveyor under the Merchant Shipping Acts for the Port of Amoy.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1890.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 194
The following Hydrographic Notice is published for general information.
By Command,
W. M. DEANE,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1890.
Government of Queensland.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 7 of 1890.
WIDE BAY BAR.
INSKIP POINT BEACONS,
Notice is hereby given, that in crossing Wide Bay Bar with the Square Beacons in line, that course is to be continued until the Inskip Point Beacons are open to the northward a distance equal to twice their width,
Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 11th March, 1890.
G. T. HEATH, Commander, R.N.,
Portmaster.