The Friend of China & Hong Kong Gazette,
SUPPLEMENT TO No. 83.
VICTORIA, HONG KONG, THURSDAY,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICA FIÓN, SEALED Tenders for Bills, drawn by Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, on the Right Honorable the Governor General of India,
Council for a Lac of Company's Rupees ( Cơ. Rc. 100,000) in sets of Co's, Ra. 2,500 • Cơ : Rs. 10,000, payable at Fort William, at thirty days sight, will be receiv- ed at this office, on or before Thursday, the 26th instant at noon.
The Tenders to be computed in Mexi- can, or other republican dollars, and marked "Tenders for Bills on the Governor Gene- ral of India.”
By order,
CHAS. E. STEWART, Treasurer and Financial Secretary.
OCTOBER 19TH, 1843.
country for our woollens, as soon as the people to the North of the Yang and out bow warmly and cheaply we can clothe them.
the period under review. In 1835-36 the haportations amounted In the article of METALS, copper, spelter, tin, load, fron, leer
40 lahke of Rupees in 1843-49, they did not exceed that amount. But on dividing the period Into two parts, we find that the four years the average imports were 37 lakhag in the
and quickalver there has been no very perceptible alterad in in
period, 40 lakus,
The consumption of TRA has been more than doubled, in the
four yours. In the year 1835-36, the importe 11000
were, Rupees In the past year, Rs. 3,09,000. But comparing the Two perk on which our calculations any based, we find that in
the four years the Imports were to the extent of two inche annually in the last four years, they averaged four lakhs and forty thousand.
The importation of SALT from abroad, has steadily increased during the past five years, as the following schedule ill exhibit. In 1838-39, we imported 3,07,000 Mds.
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39-40. 40-41,
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41-42, 49-13
4,38,000
5,71,000
6,14,000
8,93,000
Yielding Government clear custom revenue in the last year of twenty-seven lakhs of Rupees,
In tresting of the Errors from this Presidency, our first duty is to shed tear over the grave of the now defunct trade in Cotton Piece goods.
once the great source of wealth to India, and the envy of Europe.
Treasurer's Office, Government House, Victory, Hong Kong, 16th October, 1843.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. George Grey Sullivan and Frederick Howe nually in the last four years it does not present an average of Hall Esq. have this day been Sworn in by more than 1,61,900 maands, and unless the American gentlemen the Chief Magistrate, as two of Her Britant on by the Court of Directors, should succeed in improving the quality of the Cotton, it will probably experience the same nic Majesty's Justices of the Peace, in the gradual decline as our Cout in fabrics, Colony of Hong Kong and the dominious within the last four years over the preceding period; for though Of RAW SILK, the exportation has on an average increased of the Emperor of China.
the quantity exported in 1842-43 was not quite equal to that of 1836-37 (69,00,000 Fs.) yet the average of the first period was 50 lakhs of Rupees worth a year; of the second, 66 lakhs, an- nually In the article of Six Pizar Goodo, the export has been machinery at home, partly to the dishonesty of manufacturers iu declining for some time, owing partly to the improvement of
In the Arcle of Raw Corrox, there has been also a steady decline, unchecked except in the last year. In the four Brut years of the period we have chosen, namely from 1835-36 to 1838-39, the export was, on an average, 3,64,224 maunds aR• _____
His Excellency Sir HENRY POTTIN, GER Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of British Trade, he is pleased to make the following appoint-
ments
George Grey Sullivan Esq, to officiate as Her Majesty's Vice Consul at Amoy from the 1st of October 1843.
Charles Alexander Winchester Esq. to be Surgeon to the Consulate at Amoy from the 15th of October 1843.
By order,
RICHARD WOOSNAM.
Government House, Victoria, Hong Kong, 18th October, 1843,
101 OF THE Bangal PrESIDE DURING THE LAST COMMERCIAL YEAR. Tur entire value of the Imports during the past year in the Port of Calcutta exhibits an increase over the ding year of nearly thirty lakhs of Rupees; the imports in 1841-42, having been, in round figures, 5.42.00.000 and in 1842-43 Rs. 671,00,000, there is a decrease of Seventy four lakha in 1841-42 having been Rupees RB 7.05:00.000, This Is
the
India.
We close this notice by a reference to the article of which the improved export has been the most decisive and manifest during the past eight years;
The allude to that of SUGAR. In 1835-36 the quantity exported to England amounted in value to 16,89,958 R. in the last year it had increased to Rs.1,48,35,773, that is to nearly One million and a half sterling in value. There at any previous period. There has been no developement of the has been no instance of such growth in any article of commerce ources of India, to be compared with this sudden increase. Last year we supplied England with one-fourth" the sugar she consumed, and there can be no dou that India, would in time, be able to supply the whol
of the trade were not rende of the Ministry sá hom
demand, if the prospects
in, by the vaccillation
be received at this office
noon.
SEALED Tenders
until Tues the Persons as may be willin
rom such to contract for
ilding Canteen, Berjeint's messe House, Cook House and Washing House, St Chuck Choo, or for supplying var ious articles of Barrack Earuiter Plans and spec ifications of the Buildings, and patterns of the Furni ture may be seen, on application at the once of the Commis. Royl, and Sup. Unginger.
EDWARD PINE COFFIN C. G. COMMISSARIAT. Victoria, 17th October, 1843
The
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John Horton John Christian Charles Jones Possidone- Rattlesnake
Iris Brig) Nautilus do. Rosa (Hulk) John Barry Recg, ship) James Campbell
Charles Forbes Wm. Jardine
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Troop Ship Sapphire, Master Commanding J. R
Fittock
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James Sprent R. N.
Captam Richards, C. B.
Cornwallis, Vice Admiral Sir William Parker G.C.B. Agincourt, Rear Admiral Sir Thos. Cochrane, C. B.
Captain Bruce.
Minden, Captain Quin. Hospital Ship. Childers, Commander Wellesley,
H. C. Steamer Proserpine Capt. Hough R. N. H M Steamer Driver H. M Steamer Vixen Commander Gifford.
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