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THE FRIEND OF CHINA,
AND
LONGBONG
NOTIFICATION.
By order,
GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL RIFT. 1842.
nese or Hongkong dollar we have no man- ner of doubt, if its value were fixed as before indicated. The prestige in favor of Spanish THe publicatio of the Hongkong Ga-
dollars is we believe, confined to a part of zette under the authority of Government, will be discontinued from this date; but all Chusan we know Mexican dollars are pre- the Southern Provinces. At Ningpho and public orders and notifications appearing inferred as some of our friends who had The Friend of China and Hongkong Ga-only Spanish found to their surprise and zetto with the signatures of duly autho- cost very recently. We have suggested rized Functionaries of the Government are seeking the aid of the E. I. Cos, mint at still to be considered as official.
Bombay but as this is, or at least will be a Crown Colony it would be far better to have a mint on the Island. An inquiry if instituted, would we think convince our authorities of its immediate expediency, as a measure of state policy-to say nothing of its comparative inexpensiveness and the vast mercantile advantages which would accrue from the establishment of a mint in our Town-destined (as we are sure it is) to be the Monetary Metropolis of the Fo- reign Trade in China. A Trade in Imports and Exports in our vicinage which now amounts in value to at least ninety millions of Dollars.
J. Robt: Morrison, Acting Secretary and Treasurer. Hongkong, March, 23rd. 1842.
MR. EDWARD Glascot ReynoLDS is ap- pointed to be assistant to the Land officer
By Order,
from this date.
J. Robt: Morrison,
Acting Secretary and Treasurer. Hongkong, Government House
16th April, 1842.
MR. ROBERT EDWARDS, having been ap pointed to take charge of the Post Office at Hongkong; the following regulations are published for his guidance, and for general
POST OFFICE ARRANGEMEN
Ir is believed that our Post Office will be soon put on a proper footing by the ap- pointment of a competent person as Post Master, with efficient assistants. It is ry way desirable, that this much required ALL mails upon arrival, are to be deliv-arrangement, should be carried into effect ered to the Harbour Master, who will have before the them conveyed to the Post office.
information.
NOTICE of the intended time for closing any mail, is to be given to the Harbour Mas- ter, who will make the necessary arrange- ment for having it taken on board ship.
THE Harbour Master is to give informa- tion to MR. EDWARDS, of the arrivals sail- ings and general movements of the vessels in Port, who will cause-anotice of the same to be exposed at the Post office: a general delivery of letters to take place at least once in every twenty four hours.
ALL Government letters are to be for- warded immediately on arrival.
THE office to be kept open and attended from 8 o clock A. M. till 8 P. M. on week- days and from 8. to 10. A. M. and from 3 to 5 P.. M. on Sunday. For the present no charge of any discription is to be made on Letters or Parcels. (By order)
J. Robt Morrison, Acting Secretary and Treasurer Hongkong 15th April 1842.
Price. § 14 monthly
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the United Kin Jom or Colonies, whence there is no
alar mail, and from foreign countries, having incur rad no previous British charge, are to pay 4d as you. exceeding half an ounce, brought into any of the Col-- ostage, in addition to the inland postage. · Letters hot onies and not subject to a previous British charge, are between any foreign places in the West Indies and to be charged, Ad for every half-ounce for sea por- tage. Letters: transmitted by Queen's packet boats North and South America; between ports in the Uni tod Kingdom and places on the Northern or Eastern coast of the thmus of Panama, or between places on places on the Southern or Western coast of Panama, the Southern or Western coast of South America and are to be charged at the same scale of weight as that described above, and at the rate of 1a, for every single postage. Masters of vesse are to be allowed a sum not creeding 3d, for everytter conveyed by them to All newspapers, delivered in New Zealand, wheresover any post-effes in the (
bby the regular mail. from, are to be charged an uniform rate of 1d. News papere conveyed between places in any other of the 1d.; conveyed between the Colonies and foreign coun onies where posts are established, are to tries without passing through the United Kingdom, they are to be charged in addition to any colonial postage a sea postage of 2d. Masters of private ships nial newspapers may be conveyed between the Colonies bringing foreign newspapers may be allowed-id. Colo- by packet boats free of postage, and by private ships at Id each, as a gratuity to the captain. British Colonial, and Foreign_newspapers, conveyed by Queen's boats between foreign ports in South America, the island of Madeira, and, the Canary Islands, or between these is- at a packet-rate of 2d. Newspapers are to be sent by land and any port in South America, are to be charged post without cover, or in one open at the sides, and they must have no other writing than the name and addreas
fal
pay-n-rate of
of the person to whom they are sent, and no enclosus. This warrant is to come in force on the 11th October
FALKLAND
powseation of
permanent removal hither
THESE Islands, the our Merchants from Macao, prior to whose which about a century since involved us in arrival, we should hope to see the whole a war with Spain, and obtained for the cel- organization of our Post office, fully per-lebrated Dr. Johnson, a pension from, the fected; otherwise we shall have many and crown, for the pamphlet he wrote urging just complaints of this important branch of their retention and the manifold aceruing the Island administration. We have been advantages obtainable from their occupation, asked what will be the rates of postage: we these Islands then, after a renewal of the conjecture the object desired, is only to re- dispute with Buenos Ayres, our home Go- alize sufficient to pay the expenses of the vernment have at last determined to make establishment. Hence the lowest possible real colonies of Great Britain, and the lands rate consistent with the due efficency of are now being disposed of in London at of the office, will be levied. The day is the rate of 12s. per acre by the Emigration gone by, when beginning de novo any ci-and Land Commissioners. vilized Governmental Authority would be bold enough, to propose taxing the trans- mussion of intelligence, and communication of thought, as sources of Revenue. The adoption of the Penny Postage at home, the diminished rates and facilities afforded by the French Post-office, the eager de- sire now manifested by the whole German people to carry into effect the English plan of an form rate throughout the
hole which
Union) Rood rate the
We had the honor, with some other friends, to call the attention of the late Govern- ment to this matter, and strongly urged the local peculiarities of the Islands, as way admirably adapted for a Penal Settle- every
ment. As transportation to new South Walls and Van Diemans Land was to terminate, the necessity of such a settlement became quite obvious. We are glad to see the Emi. gration commissioners have reported favor- ably on this point. We find the Governor appointed is Lieutenant Moody
CIRCULATING MEDIUM.
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