No. 5.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH JANUARY, 1872.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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The following Report from the Superintendent of the Hongkong Fire Brigade, is published for general information.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th January, 1872.
No. 1.
FIRE BRIGADE OFFICE, HONGKONG, 5th January, 1872. SIR-I have the honor to place in your hands to be laid before His Excellency the Governor, the Report of the Government Fire Brigade for the month of December last.
An Inspection of the Fire Engines, Hose in use and in store, Fire Ladders and Equipment generally, was had on the 19th December, all were found clean, correct, and in order. The three Hand Engines were brought into work from the "Mains."
A Parade and Inspection of the Volunteer and Government Brigades was held on the 1st instant. The Engines were assembled at the Cross Roads, viz.: three Hand Engines owned by Chinese Asso- ciations; two Steam and three Hand Engines of the Government Force.
From the Cross Roads, the several Engines proceeded:-No. 1 Steam Engine to the Praya at the rear of Queen's Street, where it worked from the sea, with four branches of delivery Hose; No. 2 Steam Engine (with two branches of delivery Hose), and three Hand Engines, to the East end of Circular Buildings, getting supply of water from the "Mains;" and the other Hand Engines to Hollywood Road, Taipingshan, where they were worked from the "Mains": all were found to be in good order.
The Chinese Volunteers, as usual, attended in force.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONG.
No. 6.
Your most obedient Servant,
C. MAY, Superintendent Fire Brigade.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified that, for the current year, the Hongkong Stone Quarry Farm is let, under the conditions specified in Government Notification No. 165 of 1st December, 1871, to LEE-WING-SHING; and that the Kowloon Stone Quarry Farm is similarly let to TSANG-FUK, trading under the style of TSANG-ON-KEE.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th January, 1872.
No. 168.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified that, in accordance with Section 12 of "The Police and Lighting Rate Ordinance, 1863," His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, by and with the Advice of the Executive Council, has fixed the Police Rate for the Year 1872, at 7 per cent for Houses in the City of Victoria; and, in accordance with Section 18 of the same Ordinance, at Five per cent for Houses in the Villages of this Island.
His Excellency has also, by and with the Advice of the Executive Council, and in accordance with the Provisions of Ordinance No. 4 of 1868, fixed the Fire Brigade Rate at 2 per cent for Houses in the City of Victoria.
The above Rates, as regards Houses in Victoria, will be levied exclusive of a Lighting Rate of One-and-a-half per cent under Section 12 of the first named Ordinance, and a Water Rate of Two per cent per annum under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 12 of 1860.
The Police, Lighting, Fire Brigade, and Water Rates will, under Terms of the Ordinances, be payable Quarterly in advance at the Colonial Treasury, between the first and last Days of the first Month in each Quarter.
These several Rates shall be charged and chargeable on, and recoverable from, the Owners of the Tenements in respect of which the above Assessments have been made.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd December, 1871.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.