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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1886.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 16.
Notice is hereby given that The Singer Manufacturing Company of New York, United States of America, and of 39, Foster Lane, London, have complied with the requirements of Ordinances 16 of 1873, and 13 of 1885, for the registration in this Colony of their Mark as applied to Sewing Machines and their concomitants generally: and that the same has been duly registered.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1886.
FREDERICK STewart,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 17.
Acting Colonial Secretary.
With reference to Government Notification No. 326 of the 12th August, 1882, it is hereby notified that His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint the Honourable ALFRED LISTER, Colonial Treasurer, to be a Member of the Commission appointed to revise the Laws and Ordinances of Hongkong.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th January, 1886.
FREDERICK STEWART,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 18.
Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint Captain GEORGE PORTER of The Buffs to be His Excellency's Private Secretary and Aide-de-Camp from the 10th instant.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th January, 1886.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 19.
Notice is hereby given that ALBINO MENCARINI, Esquire, Consul for Spain, has reported his resumption of the duties of the Consulate at this Port.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th January, 1886.
FREDERICK STEWART,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 20.
Acting Colonial Secretary.
The following Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st December, 1885, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th January, 1886.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
S
$
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China..
263,105
90,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
1,163,868
400,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
2,595,274
1,300,000
TOTAL,........
.$
4,022,247
1,790,000