SEPTEMBER 17,1859.]
No. 83.
The Hongkong Government Gazette.
Summary of Collections.-Year 1858.
Total Police and Lighting Rates, Victoria and Sookunpoo, Total Police Rates, Villages,
TOTAL,"
Examined,
W. H. RENNIE,
Auditor General,
$55,791 00
1,163 66
£11,623 2 6
242 8 7
$56,954 66
£11,865 11 i
A. GRANDPRE, -Collector of Police and Lighting Rates.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency The Governor is pleased to recognize C. BRODERSEN, Esquire, as Hanoverian Consul at this Port, provisionally, until the receipt of Her Majesty's Exequatur.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 12th Sptember, 1859.
No. 72.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Notice having been given, that the present Contract for Printing the Government Gazette, and executing the general Printing required by this Government, will expire on the 31st of December next, it is hereby intimated for eneral information that Tenders for Printing the said Gazette, and executing such other Printing Work, will be received at this Office up to 4 P.M. on the 30th November of the current year.
Tenders must specify terms on which the Gazette will be undertaken at a certain rate per page, half-page, lock of ten lines, or single line; also the terms for supplying Copies of Ordinances, Notifications, &c., made up into pages from the Gazette without alteration of width.
The charge for Chinese Characters, and for intricate Tabular work, must also be specifically stated.
The Tenders for Job Printing must be separate, but framed similarly in their details.
Sixty Copies of each issue of the Gazette will be required for the Government, and the Printer will be expected
to keep a sufficient number on hand for the supply of the Public.
Paper for the Gazette must be found by the Contractor; for the Job Printing it will be furnished by the
Governinent.
Any further information that may be required will be supplied at the office of the Auditor General.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 25th July, 1859.
Steam for INGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE,
ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES, & SOUTHAMPTON;
ALSO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALÇUTTA. UNIE PUŠINSULAR & ORIENTAL STRAM Naviga- LION COMPANY's Steam-ship "MALABAR,” 10 Grainger, with Her Majesty's Maits, Pas- rs, Specie, and Curgo, will leave this for the e Places, on · WEDNESDAY, the 28th Septem-
r. at 2 p.m. CARGO will be received on board until 5 P.M. the 20th; SPECIE until Noon on the 27th, and PARCELS until 2.P.M. on the 27th.
For Particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, r at the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation pany's Office, Hongkong.
CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARK REQUIRED.
A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Route is required the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered the Shipper to the Company's Agents with the of Lading or with Parcels; and the Company 20 hold themselves responsible for any Detention or jadice which may happen from incorrectness on
• declaration.
MAXN. FISCHER, Superintendent.
Peninsular & Oriental
Navigation Company's Office, Hongkong, 14th September, 1859.
POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATION. THE Next GENERAL MAILS per Steamer
NOTICE.
*MALABAR," will be closed on TUESDAY, NOTICE is hereby given, that in consequence of
the 27th September, at 6 PM.
The usual SUPPLEMENTARY MAILS will be made up on the following morning. LETTERS received from 9 to 11 o'clock A.M., for a late fee of 6d., NEWSPAPERS ld.; and from 11 A.M. to half-past twelve P.M., for a late fee of 1s., on each Letter, and 2d on each Newspaper.
All Letters and Newspapers posted between the hours of 11 A.M. and half-past 12 o'clock P.M. must be prepaid.
F. W. MITCHELL, Acting Post-Master.
NOTICE.
S hereby given, that the Co-partnership under which THOMAS SAMUEL RAWSON, WILLIAM WEMYSS KER, WILLIAM PATERSON and MINCHIN
SIMONS, have heretofore carried on business as MER CHANTS & COMMISSION, AGENTS in Singapore, under the style of KER, RAWSON & Co., expires on the
30th instant.
Singapore, 4th April, 1859.
NOTICE.
WILLIAM WEMYSS KER, WILLIAM
PATERSON, and HENRY MINCHIN SIMONS, will carry on business as MERCHANTS & COMMISSION AGENTS, from and after the 1st May next, as Co-partners, under the style of
PATERSON, SIMONS & Co. Singapore, 4th April, 1859.
the death of Mr JOHN SMITHERS, the office of USHER and BAILIFF of the SUPREME COURT is now Vacant.
All Persons wishing to apply for the said office, are requested to address their communications, toge- ther with such Certificates of recommendation as they possess, to the undersigned.
W. H. ALEXANDER. Registrar. Victoria, 8th September, 1859.
NOTICE.
THE next CaIMINAL SESSIONS of the SUPREME COURT, will be held on MONDAY, the Nineteenth day of September, A.D. 1859, at 12 o'Clock at Noon.
By Order of the Court,
WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,
Registrar.
FOR SALE.
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY's S. S. “CANTON," 218,4% tons Register, 150 Horse-power, is of light draught of Water, and well known as a most desirable River
becamer. If not disposed of by private Sale, she will tS offered for Sale by Public Auction shortly.
MAXN, FISCHER.
Hongkong, 23d August, 1859.