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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH SEPTEMBER, 1876.
1. As regards sailing ships, that merchant sailing ships of the said kingdom of Norway, the measurement whereof shall after the said 1st day of April 1876 have been ascertained and denoted in the registers and other national papers of such sailing ships, testified by the date thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such registers and other national papers in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose, in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British sailing ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships.
2. As regards steam ships, that merchant ships belonging to the said kingdom of Norway, which are propelled by steam or any other power requiring engine room, the measurement whereof shall after the said 1st day of April 1876 have been ascertained and denoted in the registers, and other national papers of such steam ships, testified by the dates thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such registers, or other national papers, in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose, in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships; provided nevertheless, that if the owner or master of any such Norwegian steam ship desires the deduction for engine room in his ships to be estimated under the rules for engine room measurement, and deduc- tion applicable to British ships instead of under the Norwegian rule, the engine room shall be measured and the deduction calculated according to the British rules.
No. 168.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
(Signed) C. L. PEEL.
The following Return, received from Mr. JOHN JACK, of the quantity of Spirits distilled at the Hongkong Distillery, is published for general information.
Spirits manufactured during the quarter ending 11th August, 1876, .
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th September, 1876.
No. 158.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Proof Gallons. ...36,950
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Tenders will be received at this Office, until noon of the 26th September, for the Public Scaveng- ing of the City of Victoria for Fourteen Months cominencing on the 1st November, 1876.
The Contractor will be bound by the Rules and Regulations made by the Governor in Council on the 2nd of October, 1874, and by such other Rules and Regulations as may be passed during the period over which the Contract extends, and by the Conditions of the Contract, which can be seen at the Surveyor General's Office.
The Tenders should specify the Names and Residences of the proposed Sureties, two in number.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th August, 1876.
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.
Harbour Department, Hongkong, 17th May, 1876.
NOTIFICATION.
H. G. THOMSEtt, b.n., Emigration Officer, &c.
It is hereby notified to all persons interested in the Chinese Passenger Trade at this and the open 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.
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.