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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH MARCH, 1884.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 88.
Under instructions from Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, His Excellency Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor of Hongkong, has been pleased to order that, instead of the Fees specified in paragraph 11 of Schedule E. of the Hongkong Ordinance 5 of 1874, a Fee of $25 shall be payable upon the application for the Certificate referred to in the said Schedule.
Government Notification No. 420 of 22nd December, 1883, is cancelled.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th March, 1884.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 89.
W. H. MARSII,
Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint provisionally Mr. FREDERICK HOWELL to be a Bailiff of the Supreme Court.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th March, 1884.
W. H. MARSHI,
Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 90.
The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 29th February, 1884, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th March, 1884.
W. H. MARSII,
Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
Oriental Bank Corporation,
878,205
300,000
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,.
1,215,396
420,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
986,327
500,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
2,834,414
950,000
TOTAL
..$
5,914,342
2,170,000
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 82.
The following Lot of Crown Land at Pok-fu Lam, will be sold by Public Auction on Monday, the 17th instant, at 4 P.M.
Rural Building Lot, No. 30.
For particulars and Conditions of Sale, see Government Notification No. 71 of the 1st instant.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th March, 1884.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.