THE
Hongkong
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Government
GAZETTE.
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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 **s, 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”
+3, as before, be the only Official Organ for PROCLAMATIONS, NOTIFICATIONS, and PUBLIC PAPERS, of this Government.
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151.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d July, 1855.
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 erintendent 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 frming the following Ordinance, namely:-
Ordinance No. 7 of 1857, entitled-
“An Ordinance for amending the Laws relating to Juries and Evidence :"..
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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 Lazany'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 Secrétury.
1856.-Imports of Orium and Treasure, per Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Steamers,
OPIUM.
TREASURE.
J
STEAMER.
Нолокола.
SHANGHAL. }
TOTAL.
HONGKONG.
CANTON. SHANGHAI,
TOTA
Malwa
Bingul.
Turkey, TOTAL.
Malam,
30
Cadiz,
10
Norma,*
30
Madras....
1,612
#184
1,796
1.796
2,009
31
2,040
2,040
293,012 196,829 217,160
338,814
829,652
61,856
115,865
394,881
1,664
35
*** ...
1,6991
1,6991
191,544
120,825
321,792
643.161
27 Singapore,.***
23 Norna,...
1,645
35
60
1,730
1,730
833,595
220,373
253,392
1,307.360
1,667
1,667
*
1,6671 963,438
*300,249
510,908
1,774,595
25
Malta,
1,600
**
1,600
1,600
1,122,743
188,867
511,910
1,823,520
23 Singapore,
1,609
1,6091
1,615
310,112
113,645
289,132
712,869
wer 28 Malta,
Ser? | Singapore,
3
Chusan,t
...
25 Ganges,...
•
311
311
1,0184
1,3291
5,000
13,938
446.889
919
919
919 1,516,798
465,827
*
...
1,6074
1,184
1,607
1,607
1,184
30
1,214
1
Norna,
***
21 Madras....
...
**
1,788. 2,035
1,788
63
2,035
1,851 2,035
721,024
663,782 1,653,089 295,380 1,185,232 279,905 1,546,214 1,099,232 202,100 1,713,968 **245,593
1,015,324
3,195,904
785,326
2,733,795
3,011,351
3,095,300
506.805
1,473,422
Chests,..... 19,650
101
244
19,985
1,1174
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. Chissan an Extra Steamer-brought nq Mails,