THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH MAY, 1879.
The Right Honourable Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,
Bart., M.P., to His Excellency Governor
[No.34.]
Pope Hennessy, C.M.G.
DOWNING STREET,
235
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水陸軍務佩帶三等寶星 總督香港等處地方兼理燕
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24th March, 1879.
SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 4, of the 19th January, forwarding an Address to the Queen from the Chinese Shopkeepers of the Colony eulogising your action as Governor.
I have laid this Address before Her Majesty,
and She was pleased to receive it very graciously. I have the honour to be,
Sir.
Your most obedient humble Servant,
M. HICKS-Beach.
&c.,
&c.
Governor HENNESSY, C.M.G.
&c.,
年
=
月
No. 111.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency the Governor has appointed
HUGH BOLD GIBB, Esquire, to be a Member of
the Legislative Council, pending the receipt of
Her Majesty's pleasure thereon, in the place of
HENRY LOWCOCK, Esquire, resigned.
By Command,
W. H. MARSII,
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Colonial Secretary.
Hongkong, 6th May, 1879.
No. 112.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation
in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st March, 1879, is published for general information. By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office,
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
Hongkong, 6th May, 1879.
BANKS.
Oriental Bank Corporation,
dia, London & China,
ChartereoMercantile Bank of In- }
Chartered Bank of India, Australia
& China,
AVERAGE
SPECIE
日
號
+
百
第報憲
曉諭事
輔政使司馬
缺卽日
督憲現立刧君補-
此
員盧君業經辭職
彻俟
奏
聞仍俟
大君主覦筆批允爲此特驗
閏巳
俾衆週知
外
巳卯年
閏三月 十六日示
AMOUNT. TN RESERVE.
$
284,375
150,000
450,482
200,000
591,660
400,000
800,000
2,920,858 1,550,000
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking 1,594,341
Corporation,.
TOTAL,..........
號
十六日示
合共實存現銀一百五十
大員
+ 百
合銀銀五港銀紙度實
八十
十九
萬萬
新存
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同爲
第報憲
三各用
份行
本紙
發年港通奉
銀紙
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紙五十九萬一千六百六十員 實存現
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