THE
Hongkong
Government
GAZETTE.
ALK
** SERIES.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 31ST OCTOBER, 1857.
VOL. III. No. 122.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1853, was terminated on the 30th ultimo; and notice is hereby **, that a NEW SERIES of this Gazette will be published hereafter, to commence from the 7th instant, under a New Contract, and that
“THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE”
♦1, as before, be the only Official Organ for PROCLAMATIONS, NOTIFICATIONS, and PUBLIC PAPERS, of this Government.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d July, 1855.
131.
*HN BOWRING.
PROCLAMATION.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
By His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief
rintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China.
Whereas the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty The QUEEN, conveyed through The Right Honour- Henry Labouchere, M.P., Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, have been received, approving of and ming the following Ordinance, namely :—
Ordinance No. 7 of 1857, entitled-
“ An Ordinance for amending the Laws relating to Juries and Evidence :".
1
Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinance has been so approved and confirmed as aforesaid.
By His Excellency's Command,
·
God Save The Queen.
W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 27th Day of October, 1857.
152.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following amended Returns of Imports and Exports by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation pany's Vessels, during the Year 1856, is published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 26th October, 1857.
W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.
1856.—Imports of Optum and TREASURE. per Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Steamers.
OPIUM.
TREASURE,
STKANIE.
Номекомо.
SHANOMAL
TOTAL
HONGKONG.
CANTON. "ŠKANGHAI,
TOTAL.
Malwa. Bengal.
30
Cadiz, Norna,*
30 Madras....
27 Singapore,...
...
1,6121 2,009
31 1.6644 35
Turkey.
:184 1,796
TOTAL. Malun.
1.7961
2,040!
2,040
293,012 217,160
196,829 61,856
338,814
$ 829,652
115,865
394,881
1,699
1,6991
191,544
129,825'
321,792
643,161
#13
Norna,...
1,645 1,667
35
60
1,730
1,730
833,595
220,373
253,392
1,307.360
:
1,667
1,0671
963,438
*300,249
510,908
1,774,595
*
3
25 Malta,
25 Singapore,
...
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,122,743
188,867
511,910
1,823,520
1,609
1,609
1,615
310,112
113,645
289,132
712,869
Chusan,t
311
311
1,018
1,3294
5,000
13,938
446.889
465,827
25 Ganges,...
919
919
9191 1,516,798
663,782
1,015,324
3,195,904
28 Malts,
...
1,6074
1,607
1,607
1,653,089
295,380
785,326
2,733,795
Mer 2 Singapore,
1,184
1,184
30
1,214
1,185,232
279,905 1,546,214
3,011,351
1
24
Norna, Madras....
...
1,788
"C"
2,035
1,788 2,035
63
1,851
1,099,232
2,035
721,024
202,100 | 1,713,968 **245,593
3,095,300
506,805
"1,473,422
Chests,....... 19,650§ 101
.244
19,985 | | 1,117
,21,102 |10,111,979 | 2,992,342 || 8,356,336
$21,460,657
No arrival in February. The Norna was detained at Galle 12 days, in consequence of an accident to the Pera, and made a late arrival. Chusan an Extra Steamer-brought no Mails,