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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH JANUARY, 1883.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATON.—No. 8.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
His Excellency the Officer Adstering the Government has been pleased to appoint the follow- ing gentlemen to be Justice of the Peace for this Colony, and they have duly taken the usual Oaths and made the usual Declarations accordingly
EDWARD JAMES ACKROYD, Esquire.
FRAMJEE HORMUSJEE ARJANEE, Esquire. JOIN BELL-IRVING, Esquire.
CHARLES DAVID BOTTOMLEY, Esquire. ATWELL COXON, Esquire.
GEORGE EDWARD NOBLE, Esquire. DHUNJEEBHOY RUTTONJEE, Esquire. JOHN THURBURN, Esquire.
WILLIAM STEWART YOUNG, Esquire.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th January, 1883.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 9.
SURVEYOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT,
It is hereby notified that, Mr. JAMES CRAMP, appointed by Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies to be a Clerk of Works in the Surveyor General's Department, reported his arrival in the Colony on the 30th ultimo.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th January, 1883.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 10.
SMUGGLING INTO CHINA.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to issue the following Commission for the purpose of enquiring into the circumstances attending the alleged smuggling into China of Opium and other Goods. from this Colony.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th January, 1883.
[L.S.] W. H. Marsh,
Whereas it is expedient that Inquiry should be made into the circumstances attending the alleged smuggling into China from this Colony of Opium and other goods, and whereas such Inquiry can be conveniently conducted by a Commission: Now, therefore, I, WILLIAM HENRY MARSH, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Officer Administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, do hereby appoint you SIR GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Knight, Chief Justice; The Honourable JAMES RUSSELL, Colonial Treasurer; the Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE, and the Honourable FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON, Members of the Legislative Council, to be a Commission to make such Inquiry and to take evidence for the purpose, and to report to me the evidence and your opinion thereon; and I hereby charge all persons in the public service to assist you herein.
Given under my Hand and the Public Seal of the Colony this 30th day of December, 1882.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.