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PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
NOTICE.
RATES of FREIGHT by this Company's Steam-Ship CADIZ, leaving on the 22d instant, and by every Tuceeding Vessel, until further notice, will, as usual at this period of the Year, be increased as followey
To BOMBAY TO CALCUTTA
FREIGHT ON
AND MADRAS.
viá P. DE GALLE.
To Calcutta
TO CEYLON.
To PENANG. TO SINGAPORE.
DIRECT.
Treasure........
$1 per cent.
$14 per cent.
Silk PieceGoods,
remains the
same.
Raw Silk, and 4 per cent. Quicksilver.
*
4 per cent.
""
$1 per cent. $8.7 per cent. $75 per cent.
24 per cent. 3 per cent.
2
per
cent.
*Optional with the Company to charge by Measurement or Value on Silk Piece Goods and Raw Silk.
ROBERT S. WALKER,
Superintendent.
ON
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office,
Hongkong, 18th April, 1854.
NOTICE.
and after the 20th instant, the RATES of FREIGHT to WOOSUNG, by the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Vessels, will be reduced as follows, until further notice :---
On OPIUM, $6 per Chest.
TREASURE, per Cent.
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ROBERT S. WALKER,
Superintendent.
Peninsular & Oriental
Steam Navigation Company's Office,
Hongkong, 18th April, 1854.
POLICE DEPARTment. Victoria,
Hongkong, 28th April, 1854.
ENDERS will be received by the undersigned on or
T
SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
Victoria, Hongkong, 4th May, 1854.
ENDERS will be received by the undersigned until NOON of the 20th instant for supplying HER MAJESTY'S GAOLS in this Colony, with the Articles and Provisions undermentioned for the term of 12 months, commencing 26th May, instant.
The Tenders to state the Rate per head per diem res- pectively for 1 European and 1 Coloured prisoner, as per scale.
European Ration per diem.
1lb BREAD.
b BEEF or PORK (free of bone.)
Ilb of the VEGETABLES of the season.
joz TEA.
3oz SUGAR.
Joz SALT.
FIREWOOD for cooking, 2lbs; and 4lb Coxxox
before the 5th Proximo, for making the under-80AP cach prisoner per month.
mentioned POLICE CLOTHING &C.
Making, from materials supplied by Government,
106 CAMLET JACKETS.
105 CAMLET TROWSERS.
24 CAMLET JACKETS, CHINESE.
20 pair BOOTS.
20 pair SHOES.
Making, and supplying all materials except buttons,
24 NANKEEN JACKETS, CHINESE.
24 NANKEEN TROWSERS, CHINESE. 24 BAMBOO HATS, CHINESE. 24 pair SHOES, CHINESE.
Further particular can be obtained on application at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION.
A
D. R. CALDWELL, Acting Superintendent of Rolice.
WANTED.
Ration for Chinese or Coloured prisoner per diem.
1 Catty of sound coarse RICE.
2 Taels of FISH (salt or fresh.)
8 Taels of VEGETABLES (according to season) Twice in each week in lieu of FISH.
Sufficient FIREWOOD for cooking the above. Separate Tenders will also be received for supply of OIL for HER MAJESTY'S GAOLs during the same period. Further particulars to be obtained upon application to the Gaoler or the undersigned.
The Contractor to find approved security for fulfil- ment of his Contract.
NOTICE.
C. MAY, Acting Sheriff.
THE Hours of Divine Service in the CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN are, on Sundays at 11 A.M. and 5 P.M.,
Hongkong, 24th October, 1853.
N ORGANIST for ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.-Salary | and on Thursdays at 5 P.M.
$20 per mensem.-Duties and Conditions to be ascertained by application to the Hon. W. T. MERCER, Esq., at the Government Offices, or to a Trustee at the Cathedral, between the hours of 5 and 6 on Saturdays.
4th May, 1854.
Printed and Published by ROBERT STRACHAN, at the Hongkong Register Office, Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong.