THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH APRIL, 1886.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 130.
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The following Returns from the Acting Registrar General are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th April, 1886.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATHS for the Fourth Quarter of 1885, ending 31st Deçember.
DISTRICTS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE.
DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
British and Foreign, 9
Boys. Girls. Males. Females. Boys. Girls.
Males. Females. Portuguese,
Victoria,
21
11
37
193
150
588
446
Indians, Non-Residents,
.14.
4
.18
Kaulung,
6
5
70
35
Shaukiwán,
18
32
19
45,
Aberdeen,
11
11
27
18
Stanley,.
5
4
5
TOTAL,.
21
11
37
8
233
179
721
523
Sex unknown,————
Kaulung,
1
GRAND TOTAL,
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE, PER 1,000, FOR 4TH QUARTER OF
1885.
Total deaths of
Chinese,...
1245
Whole Population,....
32.16
Births,.... 444 British & Foreign Community,
18.53
Deaths, 1290
Do. deducting non-Residents,
13.08
Chinese,
33.04
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Acting Registrar General.
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 18th January, 1836.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 131.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint provision- ally, Mr. LAM TSUN-KWAI to be Chinese Usher at the Magistracy.
The following Table of Marks shows the result of the Competitive Examination for this appointment.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th April, 1886.
TABLE of MARKS of CANDIDATES for the Post of Chinese Usher at the Magistracy.
NAMES
Reading
Hand Writing.
Dicta- tion and Copying
Compo- Arith- sition. metic.
Translation of English into Chinese and vice versa.
Interpre- Total.
tation.
200
200
400
400-
300
400
200
2,100
1. Lam Tsun-kwai,
110
134
318
150
90
300
150 1,252
2.
150
133
336
35
100
230
170
1,154
3.
120,
136
316
50
60-
180
160
1,022
4.
130
133
29.1
60
60
674
5.
90
103
120
25
:
120
20
478
Hongkong, 8th April, 1886.
N. G. MITCHELL-INNES,
Hon. Secretary,
Board of Examiners.