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No. 10.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH JANUARY, 1872.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint, provisionally and until further notice, HENRY J. HOLMES, Esquire, to be Secretary and Clerk to the Honorable Acting Chief Justice BALL, from the 12th instant, vice WILLIAM W. TOLLER, Esquire, resigned.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th January, 1872.
NOTICE.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
The Commission appointed under the hand and seal of His Excellency Governor SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, K.C.M.G.; C.B.; &c., &c., to inquire into the condition of the Police Force of this Colony having commenced its sittings, all Persons who have any evidence to offer on any of the matters enumerated in His Excellency's Memorandum No. 633, or who have any suggestions to offer for the greater efficiency of the Police Force, are requested to send their Names, with a list of the points on which they would wish to be examined, to the Secretary of the Commission at the Supreme Court House.
Supreme Court House, 1st January, 1872.
ALFRED LISTER,
Secretary.
No. 11.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Intestate Estates' Returns for the past Half-year, are published for general- information.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th January, 1872.
RETURN of ESTATES of INTESTATES for the half-year ending 31st December, 1871.
AMOUNT RE-
NAME OF INTESTATE.
CEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF THE ESTATE.
DEDUCTIONS FOR DIS- BURSEMENTS.
BALANCE
ON CLOSING
DISPOSAL OF BALANCE.
TOTAL BALANCE.
ACCOUNT.
Janieta Alexandra,
$ 1,563.51
C.
$ c. 145.17
$ 1,418.34
C.
Deposited in Treasury,.. Remaining in Registry,
$ .1,400.00 18.34
C.
$ c.
1,418.34
Dougal McLachlan Drysdale,
6.25
1.81
4.44
Remaining in Registry,
4 44
Wong
Kee Kwong,.
142.35
42.81
99.54
Do.
do.,
99.54
Charles Holt,
185.20
90.25
94.95
Do.
do.,
94.95
Sheik Nizam,
3.00
1.15
1.85
Do.
do.,
1.85
William Evans,
48.00
5.40
42.60
Do.
do.,
42.60
John Helman, otherwise,
Henry Walton,
0.32
Due Registry,
0.32
W. H. ALEXANDER, Official Administrator.
RETURN of BALANCES of ESTATES deposited as Residue in the Colonial Treasury by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as Official Administrator, from the 1st day of July to the 31st day of December, 1871.
NAME OF DECEASED.
Nil.
DATE OF DEATH.
DATE OF AD- MINISTRATION.
AMOUNT.
DATE OF DEPOSIT.
REMARKS.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
W. H. ALEXANDER, Registrar.