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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
No. 25.
No. 128.
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 22ND JUNE, 1878.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
HONGKONG SILVER SUBSIDIARY COINS.
VOL. XXIV.
Notice is hereby given, that, these Coins of the respective values of 20 Cents, 10 Cents, and 5 Cents each, can be obtained at par at the Colonial Treasury, and at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd June, 1878.
J. M. PRICE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 129.
The fol
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. phic Notice is published for general information.
By Commend,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd June, 1878.
HYDROGRAPHIC NOTICE.
All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 0° 0′
CHINA-EAST COAST-CHINO BAY,
J. M. PRICE,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
The following dangers have recently been examined by II. M. Surveying vessel Nassau, 1878.
Sarah Lucy Rocks-Consist of 2 pinnacles, lying N. 20° W. and S. 20° E., distant 90 yards from each other.
The northern pinnacle has 3 feet over it at low water spring tides, with 4 fathoms close around. The southern pinnacle has 2 feet over it at low water spring tides, with 4 fathoms close around, and from it:-
Yellow Stone bears...
Small rocky islet at the mouth of the creek leading to Kieshi Wei bears. Chino Peak bears
Bessard Rocks-Consist of 3 Pinnacles having 5 fathoms close around.
The centre pinnacle has 6 feet over it at low water spring tides.
..N. 4530 W. ..N. 8° E.
.S. 291° E.
The second pinnacle lies North, distant 25 yards from the centre one, and has 20 feet over it at low water spring tides. The third pinnacle lies S. 57° E., distant 100 yards from the centre one, and has 17 feet over it at low water spring tides.
From the centre pinnacle West White Stone bears
Yellow Stone bears..
N. 38° W. N. 1010 W.
Small rocky islet at the mouth of the creek leading to Kieshi Wei bears. Chino Peak bears
.N. 21° E. ..S. 493 E.
Arnold Rock-Is a pinnacle with 16 feet over it at low water spring tides and 4 to 5 fathoms close around.
From the Rock:-
West White Stone bears
Yellow Stone bears.
N. 401 W. .N. 221° W.
Small rocky islet at the mouth of the creek leading to Kieshi Wei bears.. N. 101 E. Chino Peak bears
.S. 471° E.
H. M. S. Nassau, Swatow, 13th April, 1878.
R. H. NAPIER, Captain, in charge of Survey.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-Hongkong to Liau-Tung, No. 1262; China East Coast, sheet 3, No. 1963; Formosa Island and Strait, No. 1968; and China Sea Northern portion, 2661 B.: also China Sea Directory, Vol. III., pages 139 and 140.