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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH OCTOBER, 1876.
In witness whereof, the respective Plenipoten- tiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seals of their arms.
Done at Brussels, the twentieth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.
(L.S.)
J. SAVILE LUMLEY.
En foi de quoi les Plénipotentiaires respectifs ont signé ce même Traité, et y ont apposé le sceau de leurs armes.
Fait à Bruxelles, le vingtième jour du mois de Mai, l'an de grâce mil huit cent soixante seize.
(L.S.) CTE. D'ASPREMONT-LYNDEN.
And whereas the ratifications of the said Treaty were exchanged at Brussels on the twenty-eighth day of June last:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, and in virtue of the authority committed to Her by the said recited Acts, doth order, and it is hereby ordered, that from and after the fourth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, the said Acts shall apply in the case of the said Treaty with the King of the Belgians.
No. 174.
(Signed)
C. L. PEEL.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
REWARD OF TWO HUNDRED ($200) DOLLARS.
Whereas on Thursday, the 19th September, 1876, the body of CHAN-A-PAK was found stabbed at the Cosmopolitan Docks, British Kowloon, and a verdict of murder has been recorded at the Coroner's Inquest against some person or persons unknown.
It is hereby notified, that a reward of Two Hundred Dollars will be paid to any person or persons who shall give such information to the Police as will lead to the apprehension of the guilty person or persons.
The above reward will be apportioned, at the discretion of His Excellency the Governor, in the event of such information being supplied by more than one person.
A free pardon will be granted to any person implicated in the crime who may give such informa- tion, provided he is not the actual perpetrator thereof.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th October, 1876.
H. E. WODEHOUSE,
for the Colonial Secretary.
No. 173.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified that, under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, Tuesday, the 7th of November next, is fixed for a special Sessions of the Justices of the Peace, to be held at the Police Magistrates' Office at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, for the purpose of considering applications for Licences for the sale of Spirituous and Fermented Liquors during the year commenc- ing on 1st December next.
Applications for such Licences must be lodged at the Police Magistrates' Office, at least Ten days before the Sessions, in the Form prescribed in the said Ordinance, and no application will, after that period, be received for submission to the Sessions.
Printed Forms of Application may be obtained by intending Applicants at the Police Magistrates' Office, between the hours of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. daily.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th September, 1876.
NOTICE.
H. E. WODEHOUSE, for the Colonial Secretary.
Owners of Tenements assessed to the Police, Lighting, Water, and Fire Brigade Rates, arc hereby informed that the Rates for the Fourth Quarter of the year 1876, are payable in advance, during and within the Month of October next.
It is requested that such Rates may be paid before the 31st October, as after that date application will be made to the Supreme Court for the recovery of arrears.
Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 30th September, 1876.
C. MAY,
Acting Colonial Treasurer,