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No. 58.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH MAY, 1868.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon on the 8th proximo, for the supply of Plumbing Material and Labor required by the Government during the Twelve Months ending 30th June, 1869.
Schedules and proper Forms of Tender may be obtained at the Surveyor General's Office.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th May, 1868.
No. 60.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
The GOVERNOR having received a Notification from Monsieur HENRI DU CHESNE, Consul de France, to the effect that the Light House at Pondicherry has been re-established, and that the Light can as heretofore be seen at a distance of 15 miles, His Excellency has been pleased to direct a publication of the same for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th May, 1868.
No. 61.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 30th April, 1868, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th May, 1868.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
S
Oriental Bank Corporation,....
460,000
300,000
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China, .
329,800
200,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,....
220,850
100,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.
997,696
400,000
TOTAL,.........
2,008,346
1,000,000
NOTICE.
To Consignees, Masters and others in charge of Merchant Vessels.
1. On or before the 1st June proximo, all Ships, with the following exceptions, shall be moved over to the North side of the Harbor, mooring them properly with 45 fathoms on each Chain, the Anchors lying in an E.N.E. and W.S.W. direction from each other.
2. The Southern line of this anchorage is the North extremity of Hongkong shut in with the South extremity of the Kowloong Peninsula, bearing E. by S.; the Top Gallant Masts and Yards are to be on Deck and Flying Jib-boom in; a Spare Anchor should be ready for letting go, and the Hawse kept clear.
3. Vessels discharging or taking in Cargo, and Hulks and Receiving Ships may, with permission, lie on the South shore.
Note. The Masters of Ships taking advantage of Article 3, and those whose Vessels lie alongside Wharves and Jetties, are to understand that they do so at their own risk.
Harbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 1st May, 1868.
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,
Harbor Master, §c.