No. 155.
The Hongkong Government Gazette.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
[NOVEMBER 14, 1857.
With reference to Government Notification No. 149 of 22d October, the following Amended Statement of the Government Property to be sold by Public Auction at the Western Market is published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 12th November, 1857.
W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Amended Statement of Lots with their Aren and Annual Rental, to be sold by Public Auction
at the Western Market, on Monday, the 16th November, at 11 o'clock a.m.
BOUNDARY MEASURE-FEET.
CONTENT
SHOP NUMBER.
IN
N.
S.
E.
W.
SQUARE FEET.
ANNUAL RENTAL.
£
511
15
512
15
513
15
514
15
515
15
10 10 10 10 10.
15
33
31
480
} 15
15
31
30
457
1
13
15
59
59
835
15
57
57
855
15
56
56
840
516
153
152
55
55
867
522
15
15
48
47
712
623
143
143
47
45
667
524
14
141
45
40
616
පපයයයය
3
3
3
3
442420NO
d.
24
61
3
0
11
11
2 10 11
2 8
4
2
4
8
CHAS: ST GEO. CLEVERLY,
Surveyor General |
No. 156.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Return of Notes in Crculation and Specie in Reservé at the Bank of the Oriental Bank Corporation in Hongkong, is published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 12th November, 1857.
W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Account of the average Amount of Notes in Circulation at the Bank of the Oriental Bank Corporation in Hongkong, for the Month ending 31st October, 1857, rendered in accordance with the Terms of Her Majesty's Royal Charter of Incorporation.
NOTES ISSUED...................... $353,219. SPECIE IN RESERVE,,,200,000.
Oriental Bank Corporation, Hongkong, 2d November, 1857.
·
P. CAMPBELL, Manager.
I inspected this day the Books and Treasure of the Oriental Bank Corporation, and hereby certify that I found the necessary Amount
of Specie as required by the Royal Charter.
J. A. CARVALHO, Accountant.
Hongkong, 7th November, 1857.
No. 157.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
FRED. FORTH,
Colonial Treasurer.
To lessen the evils arising from Fires, the Chinese Inhabitants of this City are hereby directed to adopt the precautionary measures hereunder specified.
1. Every Householder will keep outside his Shop-door, a large Tub of Water of not less than 56 Gallons, con- tinually filled; and also be provided with two buckets on or before the 20th November instant, such Tub to be emptied and refilled with clean Water once every Ten Days.
2. The Occupants of Houses adjacent to any empty House, or the Occupant of any House in which a portion thereof is unoccupied, will, in the evening of each day, visit the said adjacent empty house or unoccupied portion of house, and note that the fastenings of doors and windows are secure and that no Combustible Materials are stored or deposited therein, giving immediate information of any insecurity or any such improper storage to the Inspector on duty at the Central Police Station.
3. The Occupant of every House in which a Fire breaks out, will do his utmost to extinguish the Flame before giving unnecessary alarm; but failing this, will instantly call for the Police, who will protect him while engaged in the removal of his property, and escort him and his family to the nearest Police Station or other place of safety.
4. The Occupants of Houses immediately contiguous to the House in which a Fire breaks out will if they can do so with safety remain therein until Police Constables arrive, a certain number of whom have been especially appointed to escort the said Occupants with their most valuable Goods to the nearest Police Station, or to a position of safety. An Inspector of Police has been specially appointed to attend to this duty.
5. It is expressly ordered that upon the occasion of a House being on Fire or any public alarm, every Chinese Inhabitant excepting those whose safety would be thereby endangered, shall remain within his own dwelling, guarding the same from the attacks of thieves.
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6. The owners of boats are not permitted upon the outbreak of Fire after 8 o'clock P.M., to remove from the regulated anchorage of 300 yards off shore.
7. The respectable Inhabitants of the Colony are invited to make known to the Registrar General or Superin- tendent of Police the houses of persons of bad repute, or persons without regular employments, or persons who from any circumstances they have reason to suspect, are intent upon disturbing the Trade or Public Peace of the Colony.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office. Victoria, Hongkong, 12th November 1857.
W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.