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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH JULY, 1878.
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2. That the said yard shall not at any time be tiled over or covered a except by such bridges (roofed on the top floor only) of a width of not over 4 feet each as may be necessary to afford access to the kitchens from the upper floors, and that the said yards shall be paved with granite.
3. That in case the party or external walls of such contiguous yards shall be built up above the ground floor there shall be provided on each side of every yard and at the level of every
floor an aperture for ventilation through such party or external wall of a size of not less than 6 feet by 3 feet, in which no windows, jalousies or obstruction shall be placed, other than iron bars for the protection of property.
4. That the utmost endeavours shall be used to cause the Tenants of the houses to keep the said open yards in such free and clean condition as shall allow of the continuous passage of air through them on the level of every floor from one end of such block of buildings to the other.
No. 146.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Extract from the London Gazette of Tuesday, May 14th, 1878, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th July, 1878.
J. M. PRICE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Foreign Office, May 14, 1878.
Major WODEHOUSE, Her Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General at Honolulu, has reported that the Hawaiian Government withdraw the Notice to terminate Articles V and VI of the Treaty of July 10, 1851, between Great Britain and the Sandwich Islands.
The Notice to terminate Article IV of that Treaty, as announced in the Londo. Gazette of February 19, 1878, is maintained.
No. 147.
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J. M. PRICE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Fongkong, 26th July, 1878.
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No. 148.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognize provisionally and pending the receipt of Her Majesty's Exequatur, Don José VELEZ as Vice-Consul for Spain at this Port.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th July, 1878.
No. 149.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
J. M. PRICE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
The following Return of Births and Deaths for the 2nd Quarter ending 30th June, 1878, received from the Registrar General's Office, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th July, 1878.
J. M. PRICE, Acting Colonial Secretary.