564 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH NOVEMBER, 1873.
NOTICE.
The undersigned, Commissioners duly appointed by His Excellency the Governor for the purposes set forth in the Commission published in the Government Gazette of the first day of November, 1873, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE to all Parties claiming to be entitled to Leases from the Crown for Lands reclaimed from the Sea and lying between the original Sea frontage of Marine Lots and the Public Praya, that they must forward their applications and all particulars of their titles without delay to the Office of the Registrar General, in the Supreme Court House. Such applications will be taken into consideration in the order in which they are received, and the parties interested will be duly notified of the time at which they will be required to attend.
Dated this 12th Day of November, 1873.
No. 176.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
C. MAY.
M. S. TONNOCHY. EI MUND SHARP.
The following Report from the Acting Registrar General, covering Returns of Births and Deaths for the Quarter ending 30th September, 1873, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th November, 1873.
No. 65.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 7th November, 1873.
SIR,-I have the honour to forward the Return of Births and Deaths for the 3rd Quarter of 1873.
A total of 481 Births and 748 Deaths have been registered during that period in Victoria and the four Districts of Shau-ki Wán, Stanley, Aberdeen, and Kau-lung.
Of this number, 47 Births and 41 Deaths occurred amongst persons other than Chinese. 17 Deaths in this class were of non-residents, the remainder were thus distributed as regards nationality:-
British,. Portuguese, Indian, Malay,
The Births are those of 25 Boys' and 22 Girl.
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7
6
1
The Births and Deaths amongst the Chineses were those of:-
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
District of Victoria,
.Births, 204
172
376
Deaths, 614
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Shau-ki Wán,..
9
16
28
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11
Stanley,
3
4
7
14
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Aberdeen,
4
1
5
27
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Kau-lung,
13
17
30
24
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Total,..
.Births, 434
Deaths, 707
The Births and the Deaths also, are 42 in excess of last Quarter.
Taking the three Quarters together, the Deaths among persons other than Chinese were at the rate of 26.94 and amongst the Chinese 23.35, annually for every thousand persons living.
The Death rate of the whole population of the Colony was 23.53 for every thousand Persons living.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.
The Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONG.