THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH AUGUST, 1883.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 278.
Required.-A Steward and Storekeeper for the Government Civil Hospital.
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Emoluments.-$60 a month to be increased to $70 after 12 months, and to $80 after 2
Quarters, fuel, and light.
Duties.--To have charge of Stores, and to act as Steward.
years.
Applications, with copies of testimonials, to be sent to the Colonial Surgeon not later than noon on the 18th instant.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th August, 1883.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. No. 279.
The following Hydrographic Notice is published for general information.
By Cominand.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th August, 1883.
Government of India.
MALACCA STRAITS.
PENANG.
Light on Muka Head.
A first order revolving light with alternate flashes and total eclipses will be exhibited on or about the 15th August, 1883, from a light-house erected on Muka Head, Penang, in Latitude 5° 27′ 40′′ and Longitude 100° 10′ 30′′.
The light is elevated 795 feet above the sea level, and should be visible, in clear weather, from a distance of 30 miles. The light-house is situated on the summit of the hill, which is 750 feet high.
The structure is a square two-storey building, with a circular tower in the centre, all of grey granite, on which the lantern is placed.
The balcony and lantern are painted white, the rest of the building is unpainted.
HENRY ELLIS,
Master Attendant. S.S.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 268.
SALE OF THE OPIUM FARM.
Tenders for the privilege of preparing and selling prepared Opium within the Colony for the term of one, two, or three years from the 1st March, 1884, under the provisions of the various Opium Ordinances of the Colony, will be received at this Office until noon on Thursday, the 18th October, 1883.
Each tender should state whether the Tenderer proposes to include the preparation and sale of Dross Opium in his Tender or to exclude it. Tenders may also be sent in for the Dross Opium Farm alone.
Each Tender should specify the monthly payment offered for the periods above mentioned. The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any Tender.
Should the Tenders be unsatisfactory to the Government, the Governor in Council will continue to grant
Licenses direct, or take such steps as may be necessary for obtaining a proper Revenue. Any further information on this subject may be obtained from the Colonial Treasurer.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th August, 1883.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.