No. 66.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1875.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
161
The following Letter and Report, received from the Government of Bengal, is published for general information.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th April, 1875.
No. 1321, dated Calcutta, the 27th February 1875.
From CAPTAIN A. BAKER, Officiating Master-Attendant,
To-The Secretary to the Government of Bengal, Revenue Department.
I have the honor to submit, for the information of His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor, the accompanying copy of a report made to the Master-Attendant at Akyab by the commander of the Java of his having sighted a wreck at sea while on a passage from London to Akyab.
2. The wreck appears to have been caused by fire on board, and as she has not been completely destroyed, but remains in a position so as to endanger the safety of other vessels, I would suggest that the report be published for general information, and the different Governments be informed as well as the Board of Trade, London.
Report of wreck at sea, by Commander of the Ship “Java.”
On the 30th November 1874, ship Java, on her passage from London to Akyab when in Lat. 26-22 S., Long. 26-11 W., sighted a wreck, which evidently had been rigged as a ship or barque. At 0.30 P.M. sent a boat alongside, and found that the vessel had been destroyed by fire and the cargo burnt out; masts and gear hanging alongside. On the stern they read "The Foundling, Liv;" the remainder of the word destroyed; supposed to be Liverpool. The bowsprit was still standing; but whether iron or wood, cannot say. Her rail is about 24 feet above the water, and her deck line about 20 feet. Nothing of the hull appeared to be injured. except a little of the bulwork injured in the wake of the foremast. The vessel is in the track for outward bounders round Cape of Good Hope, and homeward bounders round Cape Horn.
The above has been communicated to the Master-Attendant at Akyab by Captain W. D. R. Bergstrom, of the Java, who is of opinion that the wreck is not likely to sink for a long time, consequently very dangerous. She was evidently a coal-laden vessel.
Dated Akyab, the 23rd February 1875.
No. 67.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st March, 1875, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th April, 1875.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
Oriental Bank Corporation,.
506,232
250,000
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,
741,661
275,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.
593,779
200,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.
1,684,841
700,000
TOTAL,...........
3,526,513
1,425,000