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No. 126.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH NOVEMBER, 1868.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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His Excellency Major General BRUNKER, Lieutenant-Governor of Hongkong, has been pleased to appoint Licutenant RICHARD NICOLLS BUCKLE, R.E., to be Acting Assistant Surveyor General, provisionally, from this date till further notice.
Lieutenant BUCKLE will, at the same time, perform the duties of Assistant Engineer in the Surveyor General's Department.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th November, 1868.
No. 127.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
It is hereby notified that a List of the Tenements valued for the Year 1869, under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 5 of 1863, will be open for inspection at the Government Offices for Fourteen Days, commencing on Wednesday, the 18th Instant.
Persons wishing to inspect the List are requested to apply at the Colonial Treasury.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th November, 1868.
No. 128.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified, for general information, that His Excellency the LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR has thought fit to resume the undermentioned Lots from the Dates specified below, the Lessees having failed to comply with the Provisions of their respective Leases.
No.
LESSEE.
Inland 466
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121 122
Leong Akum, Low Hoan Ming,
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Low Hoan Ming,
By Command,
LOCALITY.
DATE OF RESUMPTION.
Victoria, Sowkewan, Do.,
26th December, 1867.
26th December, 1867. 26th December, 1867.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th November, 1868.
No. 123.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Circular from His Excellency SIR RUTHERFORD ALCOCK, K.C.B., with its enclosure, relative to British Subjects of Chinese descent residing or being in Chinese Territory, is published for general information.
Government Offices, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1868.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary, Administering the Government.
CIRCULAR No 10.
PEKING, October 7, 1868.
SIR, Pursuant to instructions from Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, I have issued the enclosed Notification regulating the conditions under which Persons of Chinese descent, who are British Subjects, may reside or travel in China under British protection.
You will observe that it is left entirely optional to such persons to claim the status of British Subjects within the Chinese territories, or not, as they may see fit. But in the event of their electing to sink their British nationality, and reside or travel as Chinese among Chinese, they cannot claim any exemption from the jurisdiction and laws of the country they adopt of their own free will, and after due notice of the consequences.
You will give all due publicity and effect within your jurisdiction to the enclosed, in conformity with the provisions of the Queen's Order in Council of 1865.-Your obedient servant,
RUTHERFORD ALCOCK.
To
HER MAJESTY'S CONSUL,
$c., &c., Fc.,
Shanghai.