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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH AUGUST, 1876.
NOTICE.
Doubts having arisen as to the liability to Stamp Duty of Through Bills of Lading (or Receipts answering the same purpose) which take effect from Ports beyond Hongkong only, it is notified that such Bills of Lading or Receipts are liable to Stamp Duty, although a Bill of Lading, duly stamped, may have been issued for the same goods as far as the intermediate Port.
The penalty for issuing such Bills of Lading or Receipts unstamped is $50 for each.
ALFRED LISTER, Collector of Stamp Revenue.
Stamp Office, Hongkong, 14th August, 1876.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
The Rates of Postage to and through the United Kingdom viâ Marseilles will in future be the same as those viâ Brindisi.
The Table of Charges on Letters (from oz. to 50 oz.) for the United Kingdom via Brindisi, which was issued on the 3rd July, will now apply to either route indifferently. Copies can be had on application at the Post Office.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th August, 1876.
NOTICE.
The Owners of Dogs are warned that, any Dog found straying or wandering about during the daytime without an Owner, and not wearing a Collar with the name and address of the Owner inscribed thereon, is liable to be destroyed, and further, any Dog may be destroyed which shall be found straying or wandering about between the hours of 10 o'clock at night and gunfire in the morning, (Ordinance No. 14 of 1845, § IV).
Central Police Barracks, Hongkong, 8th July, 1876.
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
NOTICE.
It is hereby notified that Ships conveying Chinese Passengers under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 5 of 1874, will not be allowed to carry them on the Upper or Weather Deck between the 1st of June, and the 15th of October, inclusive.
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Emigration Officer, &c.
Harbour Department, Hongkong, 17th May, 1876.
NOTIFICATION.
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It is hereby notified to all persons interested in the Chinese Passenger Trade at this and the Ports in China, that, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 5 of 1876, no vessel will be allowed to leave any of the above mentioned Ports on a voyage of more than seven days' duration, unless the Master of such ship shall be provided with a Licence under the hand of the Governor, and the public seal of the Colony; or under the hand and seal of an Emigration Officer.
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Emigration Officer, &c.
Harbour Department, Hongkong, 18th July, 1876,
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