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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
No. 26.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 19TH JUNE, 1875.
VOL. XXI.
No. 111.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following bearings of two Rocks not marked on the Admiralty Chart at the entrance to Swatow supplied by Messrs. CALDER & HOCKER of the Chinese Gun-boat Chen-to, are published for general information.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th June, 1875.
Madras Rock has 5 feet water on it at Spring tides, it is not more than 6 feet in diameter on top and lies with-
North extreme Bottefurh's Rock,
Station at British Consulate,
Do. Bradley's Pier,
Do.
Customs' Flag-mast,
N. 78° 40′ E.
S. 66° 38′ E.
S. 19° 00′ E.
N. 7° 25′ E.
Chen-to Rock has 4 to 5 feet of water on it at Spring tides and is a cluster of three rocks, one of them being of a pinnacle shape and is not more than 5 feet in diameter on top.
The whole cluster does not occupy a space of more than 15 feet square, it lies with the following bearings:-
Station at British Consulate,
S. 18° 20′ W.
Do.
Customs' Flag-mast,
N. 16° 00′ W.
Do.
Harbour Pilots' Pier,
S. 58° 10' E.
Do.
North extreme Bottefurh's Rock,
N. 74° 10′ W.
No. 112.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to appoint J. P. McEUEN, Esquire, Assistant Harbour Master, to act as Harbour Master, Marine Magistrate, and Emigration Officer, during the absence on leave of H. G. THOMSETT, Esquire, R.N.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th June, 1875.
NOTICE.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Notice is hereby given, that the Crown Rents for the half-year ending 24th June, 1875, should be paid into the Treasury on or before the 15th July next.
Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 17th June, 1875.
C. MAY, Acting Colonial Treasurer.