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No. 175.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH NOVEMBER, 1873.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st October, 1873, is published for general information.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th November, 1873.
AVERAGE
BANKS.
AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
Oriental Bank Corporation,......
615,795
250,000
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,.
754,229
275,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,..
445,196
175,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.
1,563,796
600,000
TOTAL............
$
3,379,016
1,300,000
POLICE NOTIFICATION.
It having become necessary to revise the issue of Night Passes, Notice is hereby given that no Passes will be issued to Europeans for the use of their Servants for the First Quarter of 1874, except on requisition being made to this Department before the 15th December next.
Forms of requisition will be left at the European Houses. Should no requisition be forwarded, Passes will not be issued until Seven days after application is made.
The hours for the issue of Passes are between 2 P.M. and 4 P.M. on all days, except Satur lays and Sundays. Passes sent for exchange at other hours cannot receive attention.
Police Department, Hongkong, 7th November, 1873.
NOTICE.
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent.
All Persons intending to apply for Seamen's Boarding House Licenses for the Years 1873-74, under Ordinance No. 6 of 1852, should send in their applications in writing to this Office, on or before Monday, the 17th of November, stating accurately the position of the House, and that there is an entire dwelling intervening between it and any House licensed for the sale of Spirituous or Fermented Liquors. In measuring the roooms, strict regard will be paid to the Regulations laid down on the 1st July, 1872, and no License will be granted to any House that does not come within the full meaning of the Ordinance.
Before a License can be issued, the Applicant will be required to produce the Sanction of a Police. Magistrate.
H. G. THOMSETT, Harbour Master, &c.
Harbour Department, Hongkong, 7th November, 1873.
No. 167.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Tenders for supplying this Government with Coal during the ensuing Winter, including delivery at the various Offices in Victoria and at the Police Stations in the Villages, will be received at this Office until Noon of Tuesday, the 11th November.
Further particulars can be obtained from this Office.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th October, 1873.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.