THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JANUARY, 1885. 29
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 11.
It is hereby notified that RICHARD MURRAY RUMSEY, Esquire, Commander R.N., Assistant Harbour Master, reported his arrival in the Colony on the 1st instant.
In addition to the above Office, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Commander RUMSEY to be a member of the Board of Examiners under sub-sec. 4 of sec. 15 of Ordi- e 8 of 1879; and also to be Collector of Light Dues under the provisions of Ordinance 17 of 1873.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th January, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 12.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
The following Notice from the Government Astronomer is published for general information. By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th January, 1885.
NOTICE.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
From the first day of January, 1885, the Electric Time-ball by S. A. VARLEY is dropped daily at 1 p., Sundays and holidays excepted, at Tsimshatsui by the Mean Time Clock at the Observatory.
The hoisting of the ball commences at 12" 55". It remaius half mast till 12" 57", when it is hoisted to the top. It is dropped at 1 0 0.0 Hongkong Civil Time, and 17" 23m 18.1 Greenwich Mean Time.
In the event of the current failing at 1 p., the ball will be lowered slowly, and, if possible, be dropped at 2 0 0.0 p.
Hongkong Civil Time is henceforth counted from the meridian of the Observatory, i.e. the meri- dian passing through the middle of the transit instrument and through the middle of the white uneridian-mark erected, 11354 feet south of the transit instrument on the side of the hill above Wántsai. The time-ball will enable Masters of Vessels to examine and rate their chronometers without taking them on shore.
W. DOBERCK, Government Astronomer,
Hongkong Observatory, 1st January, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.No. 13.
The following Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st December, 1881, as supplied by the respective Hanks, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th January, 1885.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,.
230.240
80,000
Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China,
771.884
600,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, ....
2.840,420
1,500,000
TOTAL.....
..S
3,812,014
2,180,000