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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH JANUARY, 1884.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 14.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognise, provisionally, HERMANN MELCHERS, Esquire, as in charge of the Imperial Russian Consulate at this port.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th January, 1884.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 15.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognise, provisionally, MAX. GROTE, Esquire, as in charge of the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Consulate at this port.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th January, 1884.
W. H. MARSII,
Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 16.
The following Regulations are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th January, 1884.
W. II. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
Revised Regulations for the Issue of Subsidiary Silver Coins.
1. On the arrival of a shipment of Silver Coins in the Colony, orders to obtain such coins at their par value will be issued by the Treasury, subject to the following Regulations.
2. Applications must be in English, and will be attended to in order of priority, with the exception that Banks and large employers of labour will have preference before all other applicants.
3. No application will be granted unless the applicant states that, as far as it can possibly be secured, the coins will be used in Hongkong. There is reason to believe that when these coins are obtained at the instance of Compradores and Shroffs they are frequently exported.
4. Applicants must take 20, 10, and 5 cent pieces in the proportions in which they arrive here. 5. All requisitions must be within the following limits:-
Banks,.
Public Companies,
Firms,
Private Residents,
Native and other small shop keepers,..................
6. Orders not presented at the Bank within a week will be cancelled.
$1,000
200
100
50
20
7. When only $10,000 worth of coins remains, issue to the public will be suspended, but all applicants after such suspension of issue will be allowed priority on the arrival of the next shipment, subject, however, to Rule 2.
Treasury, Hongkong, 7th January, 1884.
A. LISTER,
Treasurer.