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THE FRIEND
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AND HONG KONG GAZETTE.
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URDAY
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NOTIFICATION—The publication of the Hongkong Gazette under the authority of Government, will be discontinued from this cafes but adfpublio order and notifications appearing In The Friend of Chlua and Hongkong Gazette,” with the signatures of duly authorized Functionuries of the Government are still to be considered as official.
Hongkong, March, 291d 1842,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency the Governor is pleased to publish for General information the fol- lowing letter and Notification from thỏ Acting Deputy Post master General Bom- bay
It is presumed that the latters and news. papers alluded to were sent in a private bag or board the Petrel, and that they did not pass through either the Post Office Victo ria or the British Consular agent's office at Macao-for the future, however, it must, be distinctly understood, as pointed out in the Notification, that Letters and Papers intended for the Overland Mail, which are not regularly transmitted through one of these offices. du'y paid for according to the erales of Postage which they severally bear, will be detained at Bombay or events ually returned to the Post Office at this Place.
By order. ⠀⠀⠀ Whe
RICHARD WOOSNAM.
Government House, Victoria Hongkong, 19th February, 1044,
To,
No. 2,555 of 1843. General Department
RICHARD WOOSNAM Esq
HHONGKONG:
Sir I have the honor to forward the accompanying notification, regarding the detention of all letters &c.-received in future in this office on which no ship Postage has been levied, and to request that you will have the goodness to procure its publica tion in the Hongkong Gazette for the information and guidance of the public, to
aho Had shhave the honor to be,
- Sin e
Your most obedient Servant,
H, LAINE, Acting Deputy Post Master General,
De din charge.
Bombay, General Post Office, 3d November 1843.
NOTIFICATION.
The undermentioned Letters, and Newspapers received at this Office on the 19th Ultimo, by the Schooner Petrel" without Ships postage having been paid thereon, were in the present instance forwarded to England by the Overland Mail of the 1st of November, notice is hereby given, that a similar course will not be pursued in and any letters &c, thus fo
Jp Miss.
By order,
J. ROBT: MORRISON, Acting Secretary and Treasurer.
Extending a Protest of Survey Registations.
iss. Olding, Manar House, Dalston London, Messrs. Jns Brand & Co. New Bast India Cham2 ber London.
Mr. J. Jackson Solicitor Stakesley, Yorkshire. M. W. Smith St. Michaels Alley Cornhil
1 Lieut John Wise, Dock Yard, Chatham, Kent.
Mr. Isaac Predayr Jumor Mill Hill, Gods Hill Gellengham Ghasham Kent, perhatia
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Miss 3 Carter Rear Admiral Carters, Cold Harbour Gasport, Hants, England,
R. M. Whichelo Esq. 90 Mimories, London. Mrs H Driscal, 6 Limehouse, Causeway.
1. Mrs. Cy. Monsap,-98 Duke street, Whitehaven,
1 Thomas A. Bell Esq. Abbotshaugh nr. Falkirk.
Revd. F. Watson, Lansing Vicarage Mr. Shor chan Sussex.
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Mesers, Steapes Howley, & Co. Liverpool.
1- Wooller and Nephew, Brokers No. 1 Lime street
Square, Comhill London,
I Charles Philip Esq. Leath.
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Miss, Aor E. Shead No. 18 Aldenham Terrace old saint Panorass Road London,
1. Mrs Sanders Home Park Stake, Devonport. 1. A. M. Todd Esq. 28 Clemente Lane, Lambard
Street.
Mrs Russel R. N. Christians Street Gelling
near Chusitam Kent, Englant
Miss. B: Knight No. 3 Navy How Gillingham
near Chesham Kent England. --
1 Miss, Marian Elercs Howthorn Hill, charden
head Berks, England.
Mrs. Lèwnell, 76 Place Newarm Boulognese mer France. G-},
NEWSPAPERS.
4 Editor of the Atlas London.
Editor of the Monthly Times do
JG Marzeth Esq. D. Cooper Row Crutched Friars London. AA
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Visa of Peesport,
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Valuation of Goods Alah bali Attending Sales, por Centrwise 1 per cent
charge for valuing,
Polar
pl Cent
where there has been n
Attendance out of Consular Office at a Shipwreck," Five Dollars per Diem for,his personal Expenses, over and above, his travelling Expenses.
& Dallars Attendance on opening a Will.. Management of Property of British Subjects dying
Vintéstate.
24P.Cent
CRIMINAL AND ADMIRALTY COURT, HONGKONG, PROCLAMATION.
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Norion is hereby given, thar a Session of the Court of Justice with Criminal and Admiralty) Jurisdiction for the trial of offences committed by Her Majesty's subjects on the Island of Hongkong, or within the domimons of the Emperor of Chma and the ports and harbors thereof, and the high seas within one hundred miles of the coast of Ch nat will be holden at Hongkong, on the fourth day of March 1844 by ten o'clock the forenoon of the said day; and, all manner of persons that are specially summoned, of that have anything to do, before the said Court, are required to be then and there attending 500CLAR
CHARLES B. HILLIER. By order of the Court,
Officiating Recording Oficer.
Hongkong, 24th February, 1844
TENDERS will be received at this Office witik. Monday the 19th. Instant at Noop for Bills to be drawn Robert Patrick Esq. W. ward Cuff House Brithby Her Majesty Governor General of India, Plenipotentiary Chius, on the Ayrshire,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Captain Haly of the 41st Madras Native Infantry is, with the Sanction of the Hono- rable Major, General D'Aguilar, appointed to be Superintendent of Police and has this day been sworn in as one of Her Britan- nic Majesty's Justices of the Peace in the Colony of Hongkong and its dependencies and the Dominions of the Emperor of China,
By-order
RICHARD WOOSNAM. Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, 22nd February, 1844..
GOVERNMENT - NOTIFICATION.
Right Honorable the
in Council, for two Lacks of Company's Rupees (Cos. Rs. 200,000) in sets of Cos. Rs. 10,000 payable at Fort William, Thirty days after sight, in ExchangeTM for Spanish Dollars (broken. coin) payable into this Treasury a 717 Taels per $1000 agreeable to the Gayernment Standard.
The Tenders to be Sealed and marked. Tenders
for Bills
on India Exchange for Spanish Dollars.
By Orders. E STEWART.
Treasurer and Financial Secretary, reasurers Office, Government House,- Victoria, 10th Feby. 1844.
son of erid TENDERS will be received at this Office for Bills to be drawn by H. M. Plenipotentiary in China on the Right Hon'ble, the Governor General of India, in Council, for Two Lack of Company Rupees ( Cos. Rs. 200,000 ) in sets of Co. R. 10,000 payable at Fort Willian thirty
or other Re days after Sight, in exchange for Mexican publican dollars of eq9a) Standard, payable into this Treasury The Bills will be delivered on receipt of the
By order,
In obedience to Instructions received from the Right Hendrable the Earl of AbersonaYE TOU deen, K T, Her Majesty's, Principal Seb tained for postage, and eventually returned to Chicretary of State for Foreign affairs the fol
na,
if not claimed.
The Government Notification
kong on the SH of April 1843
to the Puble the means of se
gular and certain channel.
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Bombay, General Post Office)
30 November 1849,
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James Melville Bug Torry, Purkut Tænd
R. B. Aldgreby Esq." Chigwell England,
Master Edward A. Kelley, Broadwoo
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lowing Tables of Consular Fees (inarked A and B are substituted fat those which were published with the Government Not fication of the 22nd of July 1843, and are adopted • to continue, in force at Why Consular Stations in
the di Chine
of the receipt of this the further pleasure
der of His Bycell ry the Superm- ht of Trado &c. &c. 16 China
RICHARD WOOSNAN. Government House
Honkong, 22nd Febri
CHAS. E. STEWART Treasurer and Financial Secretary
Treasurers Office, Government House Victoria, 10th February, 1614.
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