THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH FEBRUARY, 1882.
THE FOREIGN OFFICE TO COLONIAL OFFICE.
FOREIGN OFFICE,
57
12th December, 1881.
SIR,-With reference to your letter of the 29th of November last, recording the orders issued by the Acting Governor of Hongkong, that the Government Flags should be flown half mast on the 6th of October, as a mark of sympathy in connection with the death of His Royal Highness Prince FREDERIC of the Netherlands, I am directed by Earl GRANVILLE to forward to you, to be laid before the Earl of KIMBERLEY, copy of a Note which has been received from the Netherlands Minister ex- pressing the thanks of the King of Holland and of the Netherlands Government for this act of courtesy.
I am, &c.,
The UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,
(Signed)
TENTERDEN.
COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Copy)
LE COMTE DE BYLANDT TO EARL GRANVILLE.
LONDRES, le 9 Decembre, 1881.
MONSIEUR LE COMTE,-Je n'ai pas manqué de communiquer à mon Gouvernement le contenu de la Note que Votre Excellence a bien voulu m'adresser en date du 1o Decembre dernier pour m'annoncer que le Gouverneur de Hongkong avait donné l'ordre de hisser les pavillons à mi-mât pendant la journée du 6 Octobre dernier afin de commémorer ainsi le décès de Son Altesse Royal Monseigneur le Prince FRÉDÉRIC des Pays Bas.
Sa Majesté le Roi, mon Auguste Souverain, a été vivement touché en recevant cette nouvelle, et vient, en conséquence de me charger, par l'intermédiare de Son Excellence Monsieur le Ministre des Affaires Etrangères, de l'agréable devoir d'offrir au Gouvernement de Sa Majesté Britanique l'expres- sion de toute la gratitude que cet acte de courtoisie lui fait éprouver.
A Son Excellence le COMTE GRANVILLE.
Veuillez, &c.,
(Signé)
C. DE BYLANDT.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 37.
The following Return of Stamp Revenue for the months of January, 1882 and 1881, is published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's. Office, Hongkong, 4th February, 1882.
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
STAMP OFFICE PETURNS.
RETURN shewing the Number and Amount of each kind of Adhesive Stamp sold during the Month of January, 1882.
Number
of Stamps
sold.
32
2 Cent Adhesive Stamps,
18,353
3
77
}}
77
34
5
""
184 25
3
19
371 30
27
561 50
27
29
2,389 1 Dollar
"
382
11
DESCRIPTION.
Value.
S
C.
0.64
550.59
4.08
46.00
111.30
280.50
2,389.00
573.00
3,955.11