THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH APRIL, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 149.
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of Section XII of Ordinance No. 7 of 18t His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Ho CHEUK to be Chief Watchman of No. District.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd April, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 150.
Notice is hereby given, that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognize Mr. FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON as administering the affairs of the Danish Consulate during the absence of the Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK from the Colony.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th April, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 151.
Notice is hereby given, that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognize Mr. FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON as administering the affairs of the Hawaiian Consulate General during the absence of the Honourable WILLIAM KESWICK from the Colony.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th April, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 153.
CHINESE EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.
The following documents have been laid before the Legislative Council.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th April, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
MESSRS. GEO. R. STEVENS & Co. TO ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.
HONGKONG, 4th October, 1878.
SIR,-Referring to our letter of the 1st instant, we beg to mention that, with respect to the double medical examination and detention of the men in a depôt, alluded to, we made the application more with the view of saving time than for any other reason.
The men we send to Australia are subjected by us to a very severe examination as regards their physique, and we employ Dr. ADAMS, the health officer and medical inspector of emigrants, for this purpose, who gives a certificate for them.
In the case of the 62 men per Gunga, we had to reject over 10 per cent of the applicants, and it takes time to get such a number of thoroughly healthy and sound men, whom alone we engage, together. We would point out that though the men sign an agreement, and therefore come under the category of Contract Labourers, still what they undertake to do is merely to serve in various capacities in the Company's steamers or Dock Yards, and that they are actually only bound by the agreements to sign Articles upon arrival in Sydney.