THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND APRIL, 1882.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 191.
The following Return made to the Registrar General is published for general information.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEwart,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd April, 1882.
429
Acting Colonial Secretary.
AVERAGE DAILY QUANTITY of PRODUCE in the HONGKONG MARKETS.
Markets.
Fruit and Vegetables.
From 1,000 to
Fish.
Central,
Western,
Saiyingp'ún,
1,200 piculs, or from 59 to 70 tons.
75 pels. Salt Water. 55 Fresh
>> 7 tons 12 cwt.
,1
400 piculs or 234 | 80 pels. Fresh Water.
Salt tons 7 cwt.
tons.
45
99
27
455 piculs or 26 25 pels. Salt Water.
tons.
Taipingshán........
5 piculs or ton.
Wántsai,
15
""
Fresh 2 tons 7 cwt.
10 pels. Salt Water.
7 Fresh 1 ton.
10 piculs or ton. 10 pcls. Salt Water.
Fresh 14 cwt.
6 pels. or 800 ms.
2
22
Sòkonp'd,...
Eastern,
Shektongt'sui,..
7 piculs or 8 cwt.
Yaumáti & Shaukiwán,
3 piculs or 400 lbs.
2 pcls. or 266 Hbs.
2 piculs or 266 tbs.pels. or 661⁄2 Mbs.
30 piculs or 1 ton 36 pels. Salt Water.
Fresh
13 cwt.
10
13th April, 1882.
To the REGISTRAR GENERAL.
77
tons 7 cwt.
Meat.
Poultry.
The average daily
meat supply
is 30 Bullocks, 18 Sheep, & 156 Pigs.
Remarks.
40 piculs or 2 tous Fish is more plentiful in the winter months, and Poul- try in the summer.
7 cwt.
187 piculs or 11
tons.
10 piculs or 12
cwt.
5 piculs or 565
Ibs.
piculs or 798
lbs.
2 piculs or 266
tbs.
28 lbs.
20 lbs.
2 piculs or 266
Ibs.
G. ORLEY, Inspector of Markets.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 163.
The following Post Office Notification is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1882.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to approve of the following Hours for closing the English Mails till further notice, on the days mentioned below:-
Tuesday, April the 18th.
Thursday, July the 6th.
Friday, Thursday, May
28th.
Do.
20th.
""
99
11th.
Do.
""
Augt. 3rd.
""
Do.
25th.
Do.
17th.
""
""
""
Do.
June
8th.
Do.
31st.
>>
"7
Do.
22nd.
Day of Departure,--
3.00 P.M.-Money Order Office closes.
4.00 P.M.--Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases. 5.00 P.M.---Mails closed, except for Late Letters.
5.10 P.M.-Letters may be posted with late fee of 10 cents until
5.30 P.M.—when the Post Office closes entirely.
6.00 P.M.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with late fee of 10 cents, and news- papers without late fee, until 9.30 P.M. when the Supplementary Mail will be closed; Circulars will be returned to the Post Office.
After 9.30 P.M. Letters may be placed in the Loose Box for treatment at Singapore.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1882.
S. BARFF,
Acting Postmaster General.