THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH DECEMBER, 1883. 927
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. No. 403.
It is hereby notified that, in accordance with "The Rating Ordinance, 1875," His Excellency the Governor in Council has fixed the Police Rate for the Year 1884, at Seven and three quarters per cent. for Houses in the City of Victoria, and at Five per cent. for Houses in British Kaulung and the out- lying Villages of the Colony; and the Lighting Rate at One and a half per cent., the Fire Brigade Rate at Three quarters per cent., and the Water Rate at Two per cent. per annum, for Houses in the City of Victoria.
The Police, Lighting, Fire Brigade, and Water Rates will be payable Quarterly in advance at the Colonial Treasury, between the first and last Days of the first Month in each Quarter.
These several rates shall be charged and are chargeable on, and recoverable from, the Owners of the Tenements in respect of which the above Assessments have been made.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th December, 1883.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 404.
Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Thursday, the 13th instant, for making up :-
for the use of the Police.
100 Rain Coats, and
More or less
50 Sou-wester Hats,
Materials will be issued from the Police Stores, excepting 12 large, and 3 small buttons for each Coat, and the Strings for the Sou-westers."
Samples may be seen at the Police Stores.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th December, 1883.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 405.
The following notice from the Registrar General, under the Contagious Diseases Ordinance, 1867, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th December, 1883.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ORDINANCE, 1867.
It is hereby notified that the part of the house hereinafter mentioned, that is to say, the First Floor of No. 24, Upper Lascar Row, was, on the 6th day of December, 1883, pursuant to Section 23 of the above Ordinance, declared by me under my Hand and Seal of Office to be an Unlicensed Brothel.
L.S.
FREDERICK STEWART, Registrar General.
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 6th December, 1883.