No. 287.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH NOVEMBER, 1880.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognize provisionally, and until further notice, M. G. LEMAIRE as in charge of the French Consulate at this Port, vice M. PIERRET, appointed Consul at Rio Janeiro.
By Command,
FREDERICK Stewart,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th November, 1880.
No. 288.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. The following Letter is-published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th November, 1880.
Commercial.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
BRITISH CONSULATE, SAIGON, 19th November, 1880. on the 15th instant increasing
SIR,-I have the honour to inform you that a decree was passed the duty on exports of Rice from this Colony to 15 cents per picul, to take effect from the First day of January next.
I have the honour to remain,
Sir,
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,
No. 289.
Hongkong.
Your most obedient servant,
CHAS. F. TREMLETT,
H. B. M. Consul.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Order by the Governor in Council is published under the provisions of Section 11 of Ordinance 10 of 1876.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th November, 1880.
ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
Whereas by The Post Office Ordinance, 1876, it is provided, amongst other things, that the Governor in Council may, from time to time, by order under his hand, determine the Rates of Postage to be charged upon all correspondence sent by post from the General Post Office of the Colony, or received from places outside the Colony, and the Scale of Weight according to which such Rates are to be charged:
And whereas by an Order bearing date the 18th day of February, 1880, it was ordered by the Governor in Council that the Rates of Postage and Scale of Weight should, until further notice, be according to the Table to the said Order annexed:
And whereas it has become necessary to substitute a new Table in lieu of the said Table: Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered that the said Table annexed to the said Order of the 18th day of February, 1880, be altered, from the 1st day of December, 1880, by substituting the Rates of Postage and Scale of Weight in the Table hereunto annexed for those of the Table of the said Order of the 18th day of February, 1880.
J. M. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Acting Clerk of Councils.
Approved in Council,
J. POPE HENNESSY,
Governor.