THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST MARCH, 1868.
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RETURN shewing the Dates of ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE of the French Mail Packets during 1867, and the Number of Days occupied in the Transmission of Mails between Hongkong and London.
ARRIVAL.
Name of Packet.
Date of Arrival at Hongkong.
Cambodge,
Imperatrice,
Tigre,
Dupleix,
Donnai,
Cambodge,
Labourdonnais,
Tigre,
Alphee,
Cambodge,
Imperatrice,
Tigre,
Total,..
Date on which Mail left London.
1866.
November
December
18
18
∞ ∞ ∞0 00 00 00
1867, January 18 February
Number of Days occupied on the Voyage.
45
45
43
43
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1867.
January
31
March
April
1
18
28
March
18
42
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May
30
April
18
43
June
29
May
18
43
July
26
June
18
39
August
27
July
18
41
September
30
August
18
44
October
31
September
18
44
November
30
October
18
44
516
Cambodge,
Imperatrice,
Tigre,
Alphee,
Donnai,
Cambodge,
Labourdonnais,
Tigre,
Alphee,
Cambodge,
Imperatrice,
Tigre,
Average Number of Days occupied in each Voyage 43.
DEPARTURE.
Name of Packet.
Date of Departure from Hongkong.
Date of Arrival of Mail
in London.
Number of Days occupied on the Voyage.
1867.
1867.
January
28
March
6
38
February
26
April
39
March
27
May
39
April
28
June
43
May
25
July
45
June
26
August
44
July
25
September
47
August
23
October
47
September
24
November
43
October
28
December
42
November
26
December
29
Receipt not yet acknowledged. Do.
Receipt not yet acknowledged. Do.
Total,.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 7th March, 1868.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
With reference to the Notification of the 12th February, 1866, by which the transmission of Patterns or Samples of Merchandize sent through the United Kingdom to Belgium irrespective of their weight was authorized, it is now notified that such Packets or Samples must not in future exceed Eight ounces in weight.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 16th March, 1868.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
No. 27.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land and Buildings thereon by Public Auction to be held on the 26th Proximo, at Noon, are published for general information.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th February, 1868.