362 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH OCTOBER, 1867.
No. 151.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified that Her Majesty's Government has approved the recognition of JULIUS MENKE, Esquire, as Acting Consul for Prussia at Hongkong, during the temporary absence of Mr. PROBST.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th October, 1867.
CECIL C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 152.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 30th September, 1867, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th October, 1867.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
Oriental Bank Corporation,.
656,000
300,000
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,.
377,455
200,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
198,080
100,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
774,300
350,000
TOTAL,.........
2,005,835
950,000
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified for general information that in future the postage upon Newspapers forwarded from Hongkong to the undermentioned places through the United Kingdom will be charged at the following reduced rates, viz. :-
FOR A NEWSPAPER NOT EXCEEDING 4 ozs. IN WEIGHT.
ADDRESSED TO
VIA SOUTHAMPTON.
VIA MARSEILLES.
Cents
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Chili,
6.
Cents 8.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 8th October, 1867.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.