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No. 60.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH ARPIL, 1871.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following mode of sounding the Fire-bells, as a means of denoting the scene of a Fire, has been approved by His Excellency The Lieutenant-Governor, and is published for general information;
viz.:
Eastern District.
From the East to Murray Barracks,.
....by a Single Stroke at a time.
Central District.
From Murray Barracks to the Harbor Master's Office,. by a Double Stroke at a time.
Western District.
From Harbor Master's Office to the extreme West,...by a Treble Stroke at a time. By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th April, 1871
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.
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No. 61.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st March, 1871, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th April, 1871.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
Oriental Bank Corporation,.
286,370
95,457
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China, .
501,069
200,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,....
209,175
100,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
1,723,330
600,000
TOTAL,...
2,719,944
995,457
No. 57.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Return of Revenue and Expenditure for 1870, including Receipts and Disburse- ments on account of the Colony by the Crown Agents in England, is published for general information, with the Comparative Statement for the years 1869 and 1870.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1871.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.