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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The Honorable J, W. Hulme, Esquire, Chief Justice and Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court, and a Member of the Legislative Council, having returned to the Colony on the 2d Instant, has reassumed the duties of his Office.
From the above date the Honorable the Attorney-General and W. T. Bridges, Esq., ceased to hold their Acting appointments.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,
Hongkong, 5th April, 1855.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The Contracts for the publication of the Government Gazette and for the execution of the Gov- ernment Printing will expire on 1st July next.
on Friday 1st June next, tenders will be received for the publication of the Gazette, and for the performance of all printing work required by this Government.
Notice in consequence is hereby given that up to 4 P. M.
Tenders must specify Terms on which the Gazette will be undertaken at a certain rate per page, half page, block of ten lines, or single line-also the Terms for supplying Copies of Ordinances, No- tifications, &c., made up into pages from the Gazette without alteration of width,
Separate Tenders for Job printing will also be received. Further particulars may be obtained on application at this Office.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER,,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 20th March, 1855.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Wanted a passage to England for five European Convicts.
Scaled Tenders will be received addressed to the Colonial Secretary, and particulars may be learnt on application at the Harbour Master's Office.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 10th February, 1855.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
Wanted a passage to Penang for twenty cight Chinese Convicts. Sealed Tenders will be received at this Office.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,
Hongkong, 10th February, 1855.
THE
ADVERTISEMENT.
E interest and responsibility of MR. ALEXANDER McCULLOCH in our. Firin ceased on 31st De- cember, and Mr. ROBERT FORRESTER THORBURN became a partner on 1st January, 1855.
Canton. 6th March, 1855.
POST OFFICE NOTIFI
TURNER & Co.
ICATION.
E next GENERAL MAILS by the P. & O. Steamer NORNA, will be closed at 6 o'clock P. M., on Sat urday the 14th Instant, and the customary SUPPLE- MENTARY MAIL will be made up on the following Morning between the Hours of 9 and 10 o'clock.
THOMAS HYLAND,
Post-Office, Victoria, Hongkong,
5th April, 1855.
STEAM FOR
Post-Master.
SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES, & SOUTHAMPTON; ALSO,
BOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA,
will leave this for the above Places on the 15th instant at 2 P.M.
SUNDAY,
CARGO will be received on board until 5 PM, on the 13th, SPECIE until Nooa on the 14th, and PARCELS until 2 P.M. on the 14th.
For Particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, 2D- ply at the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Qɔa- pany's Office, Hongkong.
CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES, ARE REQUIRED.
A written declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Ship- per to the Company's Agents with the Bills of Lading, or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from incorrectness in such declaration.
ROBERT S. WALKER,
Superintendent.
P. & O. S. N. Company's Office, Hongkong, 5th April, 1855.
Printed and Published by ROBERT STRACHAN, at the Hongkong Register Office, Victoria, Hong-
KE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-ship NORNA,Captain ROBERTS, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, 'kong.