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THE FRIEND OF CHINA,
AND
NOTIFICATION.
LONGBONG
GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
VICTORIA,
of Hong Kong became a bona
British Crown, and from which y the
commence.
publication of the Hongkong Gn rents derivable from Such, Land under the authority of Government, o discontinued from this date: but all orders and notifications appearing The Friend of China and Hongkong te," with the signatures of duly au- ed Functionaries of the Government till to be considered as official.
Border,
In obedience to the Intimation conveyed in the preceding Extracts, His Excellency, the Go in Councd is pleased to appoint,
ROBT MORRISON,
Acting Secretary and Treasurer, kong, March, 23rd. 1812.
PROCLAMATION,
virtue of the Authority vested in me by the Letters Patent, dated at Westminster, on day of April, 1843, and also by Instructions to me under Her Majesty's Royal Signet and Manual, of date the 6th day of April 1843, I do nominate and appoint the undermentioned men to be Members of the Legislative and live Councils of the Colony of Hongkong,
Her Majesty's Pleasure : EXANDER ROBERT JOHNSTON, Esq.. egistrar & Assistant to Her Majesty's Chief mtendent of Trade, &c.!
JOHN ROBERT MORRISON, ESCA hinese Secretary to Her Majesty's Chief Supe lent and the Government of Hongkong.
WILLIAM CAINE, Esq. Major in Her 7 26th Regiment of Foot, and Chief Magis the Colony of Hongkong
above Gentlemen are to be styled, in add
their usual addresses, The Honorable, in all and other documents.
COD SAVE THE QUA
ed at the Government House, a kong, this 21st day of August 1843, in the year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen hia, &c.
HENRY POTTINGER.
GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS. RING the absence of Lieutenant Colonel Mal C. B.-or until further order the Honorable Morrison, Esq., is to officiate as Colonial
ary.
hard Burgass, Esq., is appointed Legal adviser Government of Hongkong,
officiate as
of the Legislative Council pending the plea-
Her Majesty's Government
order of His Excellency the Governor and
ander in Chief of Hongkong.
RICHARD WGOSNAM.
Government Houses
18, Hongkong, 21st August, 1845”
SOVERNMENT NOTIPICATION,
Excellency the G
A. T. GORDON Esq;, Land Officer, CAPTAIN DE HAVILLAND, H 10
Assistant Surveyo's CHARLES EDWARD STEWART, Leq., Tr
and Financial Secretary to Government
the
ard
Far hich
to be a Committee; assisted by Richard Burgan Legal Adviser to Government, to indre into the equitable claims of all Holders of Lands, to classes to which particular lots shall hence belong, as well as their future-annual Tent, and range for the disposal of further lots regarding Her Majesty's Instructions prescribe:" and it ionr further Will and Pleasure, that no such hall be sold.
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at every such auction, the Lands to be then sold or or let, except at public nuction; and that let, be put up at a reserved, or minimum, ice, “equal to the fair reasonable price and value
nual rent thereof. "
CHINESE RE-ARRANGEMENT OF TARIFF, UNDER CLASSES OF GOODS.
TARIFF OF DUTIES TO BE LEVIED AT THE FIVE PORT
OF CANTON, &c., &c., AS NEWLY ESTABLISHED.
The Duties which, it is agreed shall be paid upon Goods, il ported, and exported by England, at the Five Ports of Custor of Canton, Puchow, Amoy, Ningpo, and Shanghai, are he stated in classified order.
Class I-Exported Oilman's Stores (Oil, Wax, Alum, Sulphur, &c.) ARTICLES.
lum, ie, White Alum formerly White
Alum and Bluestone
Corresponding to No
in Alphabetical, i. e.
English List.
Anniseed Oil, not formerly Contained in the Tariff
By Order of His Excellency the Governor, and Cassia Oil Commander in Chief of Hong-Kong,
RICHARD WOOSNAM. Officiating Deputy Colonial Secretary. Government House, Victoria, Hong-Kong,
21st of August, 1843.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
THE Provincial Government of Cat having issued a Proclamat that all Foreign Vessels, inwar shall report themselves at the bo
after the 1st day of the 8t
on
do.
do.
Class H.-Exported Spices, Tea, &c.
ARTICLES. Tea, (formerly divided into fine and Native black,
and fine and Native green, Teas Anniseed, Star Mask
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Class III—Exported Drugs.
Capoor Cutchery Camphor
Arsenic, under different Chinese names
lasters and others in Comma Vessels are apprized accordingly, and direct-China Root ed to conform to this Regulation:
3
12
12
13
19
ARTICLES.
sia Buds, not formerly in Tariff
Cubeba not formerly in Tariff
This Notification is not intended to super sede that which was published in the Hour Kong Gazette of the 17th of Angust- the manner of, and rules for Vessels porting themselves will hereafter be publish Turmeric ed —but is meant to provide for the Pro- vincial Authorities having unexpectedly sued the Proclamation above adverted to
By Order
RICHARD WOOSNAM Government Hens
Victoria, Hongkong 1. ugust, 1842
GOVE
Ни Exce
ON
Bangles
Class IV-Deported Sundries. armlets) not formely n Tariff
lyon Tariff all kinds formerly
formerly in the Tariff inda formerly classe
ly in touff
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