THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1882. 181
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT.
Return showing the numbers admitted to the Military Hospitals in the Straits Settlements for such diseases for the four years from 1878 to 1881 inclusive.
Year.
Average Strength.
Admissions.
Average of admissions calculated by Auditor General.
1878
917
137
14.94 per cent.
1879
929
176
18.94 per cent.
1880
835
151
18.08 per cent.
1881
921
136
14.76 per cent.
Hongkong, 14th February, 1882.
W. H. THOMSON, M.D.,
Deputy Surgeon General, P. M. O., China and S. S.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 65.
The following Minute by the Governor is re-published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th February, 1882.
MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
As a general rule, all appointments at my disposal in the Civil Service of this Colony will be given by a system of Competitive Examinations, similar to that which is established for the Civil Service of the United Kingdom by Her Majesty's Order in Council of the 4th of June, 1870.
Any young man in the Colony can compete for such appointments.
Each Candidate must satisfy the Board of Examiners that I may from time to time nominate:-
1st. That he is within the limits of age prescribed for the situation or employment to which
he desires to be admitted;
2nd. That he is free from any physical defect or disease which would be likely to interfere
with the proper discharge of his duties;
3rd. That his character is such as to qualify him for such situation or employment; and 4th. That he possesses the requisite knowledge and ability to enter on the discharge of his
official duties.
J. POPE HENNESSY,
28th May, 1877.
(Signed)
In accordance with the foregoing Minute, an open Competitive Examination for the post of Interpreter to the Inspector of Nuisances in the Surveyor General's Department will be held at 2 P.M., on Monday, the 27th February, in the Council Chamber, Government Offices.
The salary of the post is $15 a month.
Candidates should send in their names, with any certificates or testimonials they may possess, to the Colonial Secretary, before Saturday, the 25th February.
The limits of age for this appointment are 20 to 35.
For the post, the Examination will mainly consist of English, especially vira voce translation from Chinese into English, Handwriting, Arithmetic, and Chinese, (Cantonese and Hakka).
The Examiners will lay before the Governor the names of the Candidates in order of merit.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th February, 1882.
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.