THE
Bongkong
NEW SERIES.
Goverument
GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 7TH JUNE, 1856.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
VOL. I. No. 50.
The Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1853, was terminated on the 30th ultimo; and notice is hereby given, 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”
will, 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.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
ERRATUM in last Gazette.-For "16th Day of April, 1856 in the Passing Note at the end of Ordinance No. 10 of 1856, read “29th Day of May, 1856.”
No. 68%
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Account, rendered by the Trustees of St John's Cathedral for the Year ended 24th April last, is published for General information in accordance with Paragraph 16 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1847.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 31st May, 1856.
Dr.
1855 Juse 1
The Trustees of ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL in Account Current with R. C. Antrobus, TreasUTET.
1855
$163.46 June 1 By Balance of last account,
1856- April 24
To Clerk's Salary, 11 Months @ $14.86,....
34
2 Coolies, @ $9 8 Months, $10 3 Months,...
102.00
» Repairs,.
446.84
"
Candles and Washing,
40.99
1856 April 24
"
Seat rents collected,
Bread and Wine,
10.60
Printing 300 forms of Prayer $25, Adver-
tising meeting $1.50,....
26.50
"Sundries, Mops, &c. $9.78, new Surplice $8,..
17.78
Repairs of Organ and Seraphine 1852-53,
51.00
"
Balance in favor of Trustees,
395.11
Examined with Vouchers and found correct.
1856
$1,354.28 April 24 | By Balance brought down.................
E.E.
Cr.
$544.28
810.00
$1,354.28
$395.11.
(Signed)
(Signed) W. H. ALEXANDER,
Auditor on the part of the Governmeni.
GEO. LYALL, Auditor for Seat-holders.
M
Hongkong, 24th April, 1856.
(Signed)
R. C. ANTROBUS, Trustee, and Treasurer to the body of Trustees.
True Copy,
R. C. ANTROBUS, Trustee and Treasurer.
No. 69.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The Honorable W. T. MERCER, Esquire, having been appointed by His Excellency The Governor to the Lelative Council of this Colony, pending the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government, has been this day re-sworn, and has taken his seat accordingly.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d June, 1856.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.