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The Hongkong Government Gazette.
NOTICE.
[NOVEMBER 5, 1859.
HARBOUR MASTer's Office, 20th October, 1859.
All persons intending to apply for “Seamen's Boarding-house Licenses" for the year 1859-60, under Ordinance No. 6 of 1852, whether for Houses already occupied, or for new Boarding Houses, are required to send in their Applications in writing to this Office on or before Saturday the 19th November next, stating the Name of the Applicant, the District number of the House, and whether the latter is now Licensed or not.
It is further notified, that preference will be given to large airy Houses situated on the Queen's Road to the Westward of Gough Street Stairs.
W. II. NEWMAN, Acting Harbour Master.
No. 72.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Notice having been given, that the present Contract for Printing the Government Gazelle, and executing the general Printing required by this Government, will expire on the 31st of December next, it is hereby intimated for general information that Tenders for Printing tho said Gazette, and oxecuting such other Printing Work, will be rpecived 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-pago, block 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 Government.
Any further information that may be required will be supplied at the office of the Auditor Goneral.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 25th July, 1859.
No. 98.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
It is not
A Premium of One Thousand Dollars will be given by the Government for the best and most practicable Scheme for providing the City of Victoria with a constant and sufficient supply of Pure Water. The Report must be accom- panied with Specifications, Plans, and Working Drawings, and a detailed Estimate of the whole service. contemplated to expend a larger sum than £25,000, and it is hoped that the work may be efficiently executed for a much smaller outlay.
The Reports must be addressed to the Colonial Secretary, and reach his Office by noon of the 1st February, 1860, when they will be submitted to the decision of a Committee of non-competitors appointed for the purpose by His Excellency the Governor.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER,
Colonial Secretary
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 14th October, 1859.
NOTICE.
Steam for
THE DON CRIMINAL SESSIONS of the SUPREME SINGEN, SUEZ, MAALTA, MARSEILLE, M
will be held on FRIDAY, the
Eighteenth day of November, A.D. 1859, at 10 o'clock in the Forenoon.
By Order of the Court,
WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER, TH
Registrar.
NOTICE.
HE COURT will sit on SATURDAY, the 12th instant, at 10 o'clock in the Forenoon, for the bearing of all such business as may be brought before it, notice of which shall have been given to the Registrar.
By Order of the Court,
WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,
Registrar. Court House, Victoria, Hongkong,
3d November, 1859.
NOTICE
S hereby given, that the Co-partnership under wh Thomas SAMUEL RAWSON, WILLIAM WEMYSS KER, WILLIAM PATERSON and MINCHIX Smoys, 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.
ILLIAM WEMYSS KÈR, WILLIAM PATERSON, and HENRY MINCHIN SIMONS, will carry on business as MERCHANTS
& SOUTHAMPTON;
ALSO,
NOTICE.
FR WILLIAM HENRY GREEN has been admitted a Partner in our Firm in China, from 1st July last.
GILMAN & Co., of Canton, Shangħae, & Foochow.
BOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA. THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA China, 26th October, 1859.
TION COMPANY'S Steam-ship C.ADIZ,” Captain KELLOCK, with Her Majesty's Mails, Pas- sengers. Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above Places, on TUESDAY, the 15th November, at 2 P.M.
CARGO will be received on board until 5 P.M. on the 13th; SPECIE until Noon on the 14th, and PARCELS until 2 P.M. on the 14th.
For Particulars regarding FREIGHT and Passage, apply at the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation | Company's Office, Hongkong.
CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE
REQUIRED.
A Written Declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Shipper to the Company's Agents with the Bills of Lading or with Parcels; and the Company de not hold themselves responsible for
Detention or Prejudice which may happen from incorrectness on such declaration.
MAXN. FISCHER, Superintendent.
any
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office,
Hongkong, 29th October, 1859.
NOTICE.
& Coumission AGENTS, from and after the 1st MayUR Partnership was dissolved on the 1st inst..
next, as Co-partners, under the style of
PATERSON, SIMONS & Co. Singapore, 4th April, 1859.
and the Firm will be continued in Liquidation.
JOZE JORGE & Co., in Liquidation. Macao, 4th October, 1859.
In the Estate of ROBERT FULTON, late En- gineer of the Steamer “ Toey-wan,” deccased. LL Persons having Claims against, or being indebted to the above Estate, are requested to forward particulars of the sanie to the undersigned forthwith.
EDWARD TATE, Chief Engineer Steamer " Fei-Ma,"
Executor.
Hongkong, 7th October, 1859.
FOR SALE.
At the Office of the China Mail, MESIN CHING LU." or "Book of Experi- ments," by T. F. WADE, Esq., Chinese Secretary;
a work in THP n Parts, Perigned to assist Students of the Peking Dialect. Price $6.00. China Mail Office, Hongkong,
25th May, 1859,
COPPER-PLATE PRINTING. DERSONS having ENGRAVED PLATES may have VISITING CARDS (Enamelled or Plain) printed from them at the Office of the "China Mail."
Printed at the Office of the China Mai, Hongkong- PRICE, $12 per Annum. Single Copies, Thirty-siz Cents. TERMS OF ADVERTISEMENTS,—Five Lines and under, One Dollar; each Additional Line. Twinty Cents-One half of those charges for each Repetition.
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