DIEL
DROIT
THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 3RD AUGUST, 1861.
VOL. VII.
No. 31.
No. 88.
PROCLAMATION.
W. T. MERCER.
By the Honorable WILLIAM THOMAS MERCER, Esquire, Colonial Secretary, Administering the Government of the Colony of Hongkong.
Whereas the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty The QUEEN, conveyed through His Grace The Duke of Newcastle, Principal Secretary of State for the Colonics, have been received, approving of and confirming the following Ordinance; namely:---
No. 1 of 1861, entitled-"An Ordinance for amending Ordinance No. 8 of 1860":- Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinance has been so approved and confirmed as aforesaid.
By Comminand of the Adrainistrator of the Government,
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Chief Clerk of Hongkong.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 3rd Day of August, 1861.
No. 87.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
With reference to Government Notification No. 93 of 1st September, 1860, it is hereby publicly notified that the only Vessels now licensed to carry the British Flag (and this solely for trading purposes) by virtue of the Colonial Register granted under Ordinance No. 4 of 1855, are the following:--
No. OF REGISTER.
DATE OF REGISTRY.
NAME OF VESSEL.
30 of 1855
22ud Dec., 1855 | Palerino
1 of 1859
3
20th June,
5
1 of 1860
12th Nov., 29th Sept., 1860 Chune Hing
27th April, 1859 Centaur
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Tox-
RIG.
NAME OF OWNER. NAME OF MASTER.
NAGE.
Lorcha
61
Joseph Hendrick.
Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy Steamer Hongkong
Lorcha
John Richi 104 | Adam Scott
130
135 Kwok Acheong
100
17962 Richard Markwick
8420 Pang Achune
103
Horace Webster. Chas. Edward Skead.
José M. Galhardo. William Harvey.
All other Registers whatsoever granted under that Ordinance have been cancelled by expiry, surrender of Register, neglect of conditions, loss of Vessel, or other cause.
Copies of this Notification will be sent to Her Majesty's Consuls at the various Ports of China, and any Vessel, other than those above enumerated, found sailing under Colonial Registers from Hong- kong will be sued for penalties either through Owner or Sureties under the Ordinance above quoted.
The attention of Sureties is particularly drawn to this caution.
Government Offices, Victoria, Hongkong, 20th July, 1861.
W. T. MERCER,
Colonial Secretary, Administering the Government.
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