Intimations.
CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED. REGISTERED UNDER THE COM-
PANIES ORDINANCE 1865.
CAPITAL 8600,000, za 8,000 SHARES OF $100 BACH (FULLY PAID UP).
Conduiting Committee.
W. B. FORBES, Esq. | W. REINERS, Esq. F. D. SASSOON, Esq. LAI YUK Bux (of the
Intimations.
Not Responsible for Debts.
Neither the Captain, the Agente, nor
Owners will be Responsible for any Debt contracted by the Offers or Crea of the following Vesanto, during their stay in Hongkong Harbour —**
QUICKSTER, American barque, Captain Barnaby-Captain,
TARTAR, German brig, Captain Kaemena.
E. R.. BRLIL108, Req. Yow-Loose Bowa)Melchers & Co.
Manager.
H. DIOKIE, Esq. General Agents..
Mesra JARDINE, MATHESON & Doi
Bankers,
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Solicitor.
WM. H. BRERETON, Yaq.
MARIE, German barque, Captain Han dewadt, Wieler & Co.
PALESTINE, British barque, Captain E, Bcoworoft.--Tal Loe.
KILLARNEY, British steamer, Captain | O'Neill--Gibb, Livingston & Co.
SHIPPING,
A
ARRIVALS.
Feb, 18, Corona, British ship, 1199, Spence, Shanghal Feb. 13, Ballast CAPTAIN.
BIS Company has been formed for the purpose of acquiring from the present Proprietors the PROPERTY, INTEREST, and GOODWILL of the CHINA SUGAR
Feb. 18, Carisbrooke, British steamer, REFINERY at East Point, which for 986, H. Wharton, Satgon Feb. 12, General the past five years has been managed-MAN BING CHARA under the direction of Messra JARDINE, Matheson and COMPANY, comprising the LAND and BUILDINGs compled by the Befi- nery, and the PLANT, MACHINERY, and STOCK-IN-TRADE therein, and of carrying Fab. 19, Wealthy Pendleton, American on the Business of a Sugar Refinery la ali barque, 809, Wm. H. Blanchard, Keelung Its branches, for which complete facilities | Feb. 18, Coal,----METER & 00. are now afforded not only in the Ground
Feb, 18, West Stanley, British steamer, 993, Ashley, Haiphong Feb. 11, Tia Hoi- how, General STEMSSEN & Co.
and Premises, Plant and Machinery referred W. Schalts, Cardiff Nov. 18, via Cape Feb. 19, Patria, German barque, 891, 0. to, but in the valuable Business and Con-Town, Coal-SIEMSSEN & Co. nection possessed by the present Owners,
"
The above-mentioned Fremises comprise, Feby 19, Bellona, German ateamer, 789, firstly, that PIECE or PARCEL of GROUND, F. Ahrens, Saigon Feb. 12, Roo.-W. in Hongkong, registered in the Land Office Purau & Co.
ss Marine Lot No. 231, with the Mas
THE CHINA MAIL.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS, MAILA BY TER Franon Pack,— The French Contract Packet Yangtie will
be despatched from Hongkong on THURSDAY, the 21st Instant, with Mails to and shrough the United Kingdom and Europe, vid Mari sillas; to Balgon, Bingapore, Bata- via, Galle, Australia, New Ze land, Tsamanla, Fiji, Aden, Bey- chelles, Bauplon, Mauritius, Bues, and Alexandria. "This is the beni opportunity for forwarding Corte spondence to E, Africa, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension, Letters may also be forwarded to India by this Packet but can be pald only. as far as Ceylon. The postage to Ceylon must be prepaid. Buda let- ters should be marked Paid to Galle only; they will go on from Galle ss | uspald.
The following will be the hours of closing
the Malia, dras 20.
Wednesday, 20th Inst.-->
5. Money Order Office closes, Pont Office doses except the NIGHT BOX, which remains open all night..
Thursday, alah Inst
7 Post Ofoe opatus for sale of Stamps, Begistry of Letters, and Festing of all correspondence. !!
10 4.3. Registry of Letters cossos.
· 11 A.M., Post Office closes except for Late
Leftörs.
(11.10.A., Letters (but Letters only)
to
except thoseto and through dusts alia, may be posted on payment of a
Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage,
unti
11,80A.M., when the Post Office Ozones
entirely.
Hongkong, February 7, 1878.
Feb. 19, Sun-kee, Ohiness gunboat, from || MALLS av run EzeLISH PACKNg.–
The English Contract Packet INDUR will be despatched with the Malls for Europe, do, on THURSDAY, the 28th Instant.
J
DEPARTURES.
Feb. 19, Amie Florence, for Manila,
19, Stentor, for London, da
19, Hoi Chong Ching, Chinese R. O.,
for a craise.
19, Ranger, Am. g.-b., for Canton. 19, H.M.8. Audacious, for a cruise. 19, H.M.S. Curlew, for a cruies, 19, H.MS. Growler, for a cruise, 19, H.M.S. Lapwing, for a czulas. 19, H.M.8. Magpis, for a cruise.
CLEARED,
SUAGES and BUILDINGS thereon, known as | Canton. the Mat, Premises; and those adjoining PIECES of GROUND, registered in the Land Onida na Inland Lots Nos. 470, 471, 515, 824, 668, and 748, with the MaesUAGES and Buincses thereon, adjoining the said Marite Lot, portions of the premises oc- empled by the China Sugar Refinery or belonging thereto, and the PLANT, "MA- VACUUM CHINERY, ENGINES, BOILERS, FANS, FURNITURE, FITTINGS, and APPLI Avors therein, now used by the China Bugar Rednery; secondly, that Pison or PARSEL OF GROUwn in Hongkong aforesaid, with the Maaspiots and BUILDINGS thereon, registered in the Land Office as Section A of Marine Lot No. 82, with the MEAVAGER and Buildings thereon, belog the remainder of the Premises comprising Taunton, for Saigon. the ald Refinery and, thirdly, the Glenfalloch, for Salgen. STOCK-IN-TRADA, EXTRA PLANE, MACHI-Quaria, for Balgon," FARY, GODDS, and OHATTELA, which are Carisbrooke, for Swator. or will be in and about the said Promises Brisbane, for Newehwang. and belonging to the Owners in the 28th Glamorganshire, for Newohwang. day of February next. All the described Echo, for Kobe. Premises have been agreed to be sold to Chuang Hock Kian, for Swatow. the Company by contract in writing dated Gatherer, for Nagasakl the Wind day of January, 1878, made be. $WBOD the Hongkong AND SHANGHAL BANKING COEFORATION of the finit part, Mensék. JARDINE, MATHESON & Oo., of the second part, and the abore named Com- stan for and on behalf of the Company of the third party whereby it was agreed that without any further sanction or con- firmation of or by the Company or the Shareholders, the Premises firstly and Beadnelly mentioned should be absolutely made over to the Company for the aggre gate sum of $425,000, made up sа follows: For the Premises, firstly mentioned, the sum of $300,000 to be paid to the first- mentioned party; for the Premises second- ly mentioned, the sum of $125,000 to be paid to the second-mentioned party. And and 8 Chiness. as to the thirdly named Premises, the price payable for the same to the first-named Chinese. party, to be ascertained by a valuation to be made on the 28th day of February inat., the value thereof being now roughly ea timated at $100,000.
PASSENGERS.
ARKIVED,
Per West Stanley, from Halphong, dro, Right Rev. Bishop Burdon, Mesars Herion, Ebel, and 43 Chinese.
Per Carisbrooke, from Saigon, 8 Chinate.
DEPARTAD,
Per Sentor, for London, Mr P. Holt, and 1 European, and 20 Chinese for Singa-
pore.
TO DEPART
Per Quarta, for Saigon, 100 Chinese. Per Carisbrooke, for Swatow, 1 Europeso,
Por Cheang Hook Kian, for Swatow, 150
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Carisbrooke reports: Strong N.E. monsoon throughout the PALKAge,
MEMOS. TOR TO-MORROW. Auction. 11am-Sale of Coal, at Masers Olyphant
o Dai Godoms, Wanchal
Shipping Normanby leaves for Port Darwin, &o.,
on or about this date.
General Memoranda. TaunSDAY, February 21 -
Daylight.Kwangtung leaves for Oost
Porta Noca. Franch Mall leaves for Ports of
Cali and Europe, hones Gooda per Glenroy undelivered after this
· Ï·
date subject to rent.
Friday, February 23:
Flower Show at the Pabllo Gardens. BATURDAY, February 23:---
Flower Show at the Public Gardens, Noon-Bertha leaves for Fort Darwin, &o. Noon,--Sale of British barque Alphington, THURSDAY, February 28
Non-Eugliah Mall leaves for Ports
of Call and Europe.
Friday, March 1:--
3p.z.-Doodental & Oriental 8. S. Co.'s Steamer leaves for Yokohama and San Francisco on or about this date. Galatea leaves for London, do, on or
about this date.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established A.D. 1841,
香港大藥
A. 6, WATSON & Co., FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLMBALM AND RETail Druggists, IMPORTERS
or
[No. 4665-FEBRUARY 19, 1878.
ing, stating that the prospects of peace fu the regulations for Pastenger Steamers
Hooped under this Ordinance ] Europe have decidedly improved.
Ar the Marine Court to day, Joseph Hall, a geaman belonging to the British barque Kenton, was charged with using abusive language towards the master of the vessel (Cáptala W. Colvin), and also with going on ahors without leave. The defendant expressed regret for what he had done, and was ordered to forfelt 4 days' pay...
Bobert Luters, a seaman belonging to the same vessel, was also charged with going on shore without leave, and refusing duty on board. Offenos admitted; ordered to forfelt '2 days' pay.
THE Yacht race for the Douglas Challenge Cup was commenced today. Only three bosta started, vin: Naiad, Ndoms, and Wave. The start was effected in, good or- der at the advertised time 7 m., a strong N. Easterly wind blowing at the time, before which the boats soon soudded
3
BURYBY OF STEAMSHIPS.
that nevertheless the same steamer, was
THE cases in the Summary Court to-day
His Excellency moved the first reading of a bill to provide for the survey and re were few and uninteresting. There weregulation of steam vemels in Hongkong. several attachment Bults against Ng Akow, Since the last meeting of the Council they otherwise "Hung mo-ker", who is said to were aware that a serious calamity had o0. ourred on board a steamship in the Harbour, have absconded with nearly $100,000 be- and he consequently communicated with longing to people. Judgment was given the Attorney General as to the advisability against her in each of the cases.
of at once bringing in bill to deal with the question of the survey of "sterm verzela here. The bill now before them was the result. The bulk of it was adopted Ordinances 8 of 1875 and 11 of 1876 were from the **Merchant Shipping Acte " but also incorporated with some alterations. It would be remerabered that last year an ordinance was passed regulating the on the river steamers. A remonstranc number of pausengem to be carried –
resohed the Government from Messrs Butterfield and Swire, that wherons. the bill would render it necessary for their steamer to carry only a certain number of passengers between Lanton and Hongkong actually Hensed to carry a larger number between Hongkong and Singapors. Thes was perhaps enough to show that the nume ber was not properly adjusted, but a case occurred in which the Magistrates imposed a very heavy fine on one of the river boats for ostrying an arcess of passengers, and some opinions as to the carrying capacity on that occasion the Magistrate expressed?
of the steamers, He (Mr Hennessy), with the Barbour Master and the Chairman of the Company, investigated the matter, and he arrived at the decision that the steamer resolved to adopt the same legislation that was able to carry more than she was allow ed under the ordinance. They ultimately exlated elsewhere on the matter, and to pro ride that the Governor in Connali might the number of passengers to be carried. Issue individual lloonses in each case as to
In regard to the accident that occurred in the Harbour he thought on this occasion be might remark that that ocmurrence was not due, so far as he had had the opportu nity of judging, in any degree to the fault of the distinguished firm to which that steamer belonged. The house of
established house and very careful at all times in the management of their steamers, the Company being among the natives of the Colony a jually popular one. He believed it bad transpired at the enquiries, their power for the safety and good man Into the affair that they did everything in agement of their vessels they gave ample wages, and took all steps to prevens nooldents of that kind, were in a position to pass that ordinance, He was glad they because he felt that a careful examination of steamers here was absolutely necessary
The Attorney General then gave some details respecting the Bill. Steam vessels of 50 tons and upwards were to be ex under 50 tons they had an ordinance ale amined once in six months; for vesela ready in operation, but its provisions ware also embodied in this bill
out of the harbour. The Maçao steamer White Cloud reported having pamed the Naiad at 10 o'clock off Laniao i she was then loading by a couple of miles; followed by Ware, with Noems about three miles By the Totsat (Captain in her wake, T. Brown) we learn that at 50 minutes past noon Naied was about 2 miles this side of Nine Islands: Wave still
The following will be the hours of slogies DRVÉGIFTS" SUNDRIES, NURSERY REGUL being second, about three, miles astern Douglas Lapralk & Company was a very old
the Mall, de, jan.
Wednesday, 27th Instant,--
5.M., Money Order Ofice closes.
6 P.M., Post Offies closes except the Niazu
Box, which remains open all night. Thursday, 28th instant, ---
7.M., Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10A.M., Post Ofies alores except for Inte Letters. Registry of Letters ocases,. (10.18 Letters may be posted with LATE Fan of 18 oanta extra to
Postage till
11 AM., when the Post Office Ozosus
antirely.
(11.30 Letters (but Letter only addressed to the United Kingdom Via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may
to
SITES, TOILET REQUISITES, ErgiaAH, AMERICAN, AND FRENOS PAZENT MEDICINAL MANUFACTURERS
DP
Boda Water, Lemonade, Touto Water, Gingerade, Potass Water, Samtaparilia
Water, and other Aorated Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and continuous European Supervision, Hongkong, June 1, 1876.
gig"The puòlleation of this issue commienend at 8.16 p.196
and about the same distance ahead of Noom The tide made ebb at Masso at about past 1, but there was a good fresh N. Easterly breeze blowing, and the leader will in all probability have been enabled to head home again at about # o'clock. She was carrying a heavy prose of sail, and we are Informed was being splendidly handled. The two leaders were on the starboard tack, and Naomi on the port, and her crow appeared to have lost heart. If the breeze has kept at all steady, the loader should be close into Lantao by now (6.80 p.m.), as the tide will set her In despite a head wind. The distinguish
round her hull.
be posted on board the Fackes with THE CHINA MAIL.mark of the last boat was a gold streak
Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage, LILI 11.50 ...when the Mall is finally
closed.
Hongkong, February 14, 1678,
Shipping Intelligence.. The following is corrected from the Istent London and Colonial Papore
VESSELS TO ARRIVE. “
AT HONGKONG,
When left. Name. 12.04
10, David,
12, Chandos,
18, Alatrs, June
18, Henry Lippatt, July
2, Northampton, Aug.
11, North Star, 14, Regulus, 14, Patrie Sent.
Me DICKIE, under whose able manage. ment the Works bave been placed in their
The British steamer West Stanley reports: present efficient state, has offered his ser Floss to the Company as Manager, which Leaving Haiphong experienced thick wes- have been accepted. Although it has been ther, and strong monsoon until nearing in contemplation for some years part to Hainan Straits, and leaving Holhow had transfer the Property and Business of the strong N.E. monsoon until nearing the prebent Proprietore to a Pabllo Company, Island, and thence fine clear weather to It was not thought prudent to do so until port. The Hawalian brig Elise was to leave by such an experience of the working of Haiphong in ballast for Hongkong. The the the Concern, as has been gained during. S. Zamboanga and Washs were loading the last three years, its future success for Boihow. Passed 8. 8. Dals off Hainan The German barque Patria reports: Moderately fine weather to the Straits Ost where experienced calms which detained wa 7 days, thenɑe to port variable winds,
should be assured,
The present Proprietors are prepared to hand over the Property and Business to the Company in a state of complete efficiency on the First of March next," and, arrange- ments are being made to commence fall work on that date.
The Business of the Company will be sonducted by Mesara JARDINE, MATHESON &Co, General Agents, assisted by a Consalting Committee.
It is intended that the whole of the Capital shall be called up as follows
$25 per Share on allotment, or with a
10 days thereafter.
$75 per share on 1st day of March, 1878, or within 30 days thereafter; At Calls unpaid after these dates shall bear interent at 12 per cont, per annum.
Flead.
8, Andreas, 6, Cashmere, 7, Hecla, 10, River Lagan, 21, P. J. Carleton, 23, Victoria (4) 25, Maria Ravano, 80, Peter,
3, Anna Bertha, 8, Forest Belle, 4, Empire, 8, Elcano, 9, Kaiser, 18, Wega,
The German steamer Ballona reports: Strong N.E. and N.W. winds throughout the passage with overcast weather. The German 5. 6. Altons and thres British steamers were at Saigon, The Atalanta ar-19, Oscar, rived there the day we left.
25, Benedicta, 80, Lodore, 80, Alden Basse, Noo
CARGO.
From
Antwerp Cardiff Melbourne
New York
Baltimore
Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff
.....
apwards.
The
The bulk of this bill is adapted from the Merchant Shipping Acts, while Ordinancen 8 of 1876 and 11 of 1870 are incorporated, - HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEB, 19, 1878,
The Gastle of the 6th January records it is expedient for the prevention of acti
with alterations. The preamble states that sentence of Btting severity against an officer ACCORDING to the official statistics of named Chao Wen-kan, who has evidently dents that provisions should be made for 28 New Zealand for the year 1876, which besten and kicked a man to death at a place the survey and regulation of steam-ships
have just reached us, the trade between called Icheng, in this province. The quaint and vessels propelled by steam. China and that Colony during the period part of the affair is the way the Governor interpretation clause of the Steam-ship in question does not appear to have foufered with the muskians durlug proces shall apply to all British steam-ships within
pats it." The victim, it is alleged, Inter Survey and Regulation Ordinence, 1678,
is then given. The survey soution (3rd) rished. The total value of the trade on, whereupon the officer incriminated (import and export) with Chins for the and another came up and struck him the waters of the Colony which have not year is placed at £95,832, while the repeatedly with their whips until, yield been surveyed in the United Kingdom or in Remarks. decrease in the import trade is given ing to the entreaties of the musicans, they any British possession within the preceding at no less than £91,028. The export of let him go but as he stumbled away his twelve months; all vessels of 50 tons and gold to China is valued at £24,512, treters ought the point of Chao Wen-kao's upwards propelled by steam plying within Exclusive of Maoris the population of boot, and Chao, raising his foot unintention the waters of the Colony, whether for
ally, gave him a lick which must have hire or not; and to all steam-ships re the islands is estimated at 399,075 been pretty severe, as he died the next day gistered in this Colony of 60 tone and Such steam-abips and vessels being an increase on the previous year from the injuries received. It is avidantly must be provided with a safety valve of 23,218, or 6.2 per cent. This is a case of gruel maltreatment, and the officer a much lower rate of increase than is sentenced to death for homicida. But upon each boiler, properly-adjusted com passes, fire-hose, and siguals; in default, that in either of the two previons why, in dealing out severe and fitting the owner is liable to a fine of $500, and the years, consequent upon a much di- punishment, should the Governor think mester to a penalty of $250. A penalty of minished immigration. The total num-ety to give such a ridiculous de $500 for having an improper weight on the safety valve is imposed. The Governor will ber of aliens naturalised in 1876 fption of the offence 1-N. 0. D. News. amounted to 150. Of these, 66 were
appoint Surveyore and their remuneration, and the survey shall be carried out under natives of German States and Austria,
directions of the Governor. Surveyors may and 60 were Scandinavians, that is,
inspect steamers at all reasonable times, not Swedes, Norwegians or Danes. During
unnecessarily detaining the vessel, and upon the three years, 1874, 1875 and 1876,
any accident may order any versal into dook; the number of aliens introduced as free
There while any person hindering or impeding such surveyor incurs a penalty not exceed- immigrants amounted to 5,179, and dus
ing $25. Any surveyor receiving, fees un- ing that period, 367 aliens were natural-
lawfully ineurs a penalty of $250. The ised. Patty
particulars to be shown in the Surveyors. declarations are then given, as applying (1) to the hall and equipment, and (2) to the boilers, machinery, &c. These declarations must be sent to the Governor, (any delay to as so beyond 14 days involving a penalty of $2 a day) upon which the Governor will grant a certifleate to the effect that the provisions of the law have been complied with, and fixing the number of passengers such steam er may carry on deck or in cabins. Such certificate shall be in forde not longer than six months, and the Governor may cancel or
when the vesel is. abeant from the Colony no penalty shall be facurred until her res tura. The Governor may revoke or causet a certificate if he has reason to believe
Flushing Roads Cardif Flushing Roads Cardiff
Liverpool Liverpool Penarth Cardiff
Cuxhaven Cardiff Newport
Penarth
Penarth
Cardiff
Hamburg
San Francisco London
Antoria
1, Elisabeth Ostle, Antwerp 2, Cadiz (4.),
Liverpool 2, Johann Smidt, London 2, Minns,
London
Pet S. 8. Alaska, sailed 18th FebruarÝ, 1878 ---For Yokohams, 888 tags Sugar, 100 bags Flour, 38 bags Pepper, 818 paga Cake Sugar, 16 pkgs. Castor Oil, 10 påga. Putehuck, pkgs. 81k Plese Goods, and
9, Elizabeth Shields, Hamburg 858 pkgs. Bandries For Ban Francisco, 20, Jetti,
Cardiff 5,576 bags Bise, 586 bags Coffes, 385 bags | Dec.
Flashing Pepper, 28 bags Beans, 190 Empty Qalak 1, Glengaber, silver Flasks, 30 boxes Opfum, 116 pkgs.
2. Otto, Tea, and 476 pkgs. Sundries. For Vit. 4, Dovana, Ons half of the Bhares have already been torin, 3.0,, 4 boxes Opium, For Pants 13. Bir Harry Parkes, London subaeribed the remainder are offered to Arenas, 4 boxes Merchandise. For Sex 18, Perim (4), -
The surplus Ospital after payment of the Purchase Money of the Property as above- mentioned, astlinated at about $78,000, will be available for working the Business of the Company,
the public. Applications for Shares, which should be in the annexed Fort, will he received by the General Agents, ny to the 30th day of February, 1878.
Hongkong, 1st February, 1878.
Jose de Guatemala, 8 manen Silk Pipes 10, Sedan,
Goods. For Panama, boken Opium, 27 19, Forward,
Hamburg London
London Ünedlä N'ontle (...)
Liverpool
pega. Merchandits, 18 pkgs. Matting, and 28, J. R. Worventer, London
pkgs. Suk Pleos Goods. For Callas, 88 | 25, G. B. S., boxon Opium, 2 boxes Bilk Plase Gooda, | Jan.
and 2 pigs, Merchandise. For New York, | 12, Elizabeth Nicholson, N'castle (1.4.1.)
TORN OF APPLICAZION FOR SHARES ABOVE 8 ossos Opium.
BEJERNED TO..
Gettin
Hongkong,
·1678. day of SHINA ŠUGAR REFINING COM FANY LIMITED.
To Messrs. JakotNE, MATHESON & Co,
GENTLEMEN, ***
that you will allot stop
the above Company, and
and
hereby reqtient Shares in agree to
agres to
Jeph POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION, 1 Carl Wilhelm,
MAILS Will Giose Jame
AT AMOT.
Cardlar
14. Oscar Mogyak, Newport
For SWATOW, AMOY & BUGCHOW,-- Nov.
Per Kuung Ting, at 8 pm on Wednese, Catharina,
Gay, the 20th fast, fastead of as previously notified.
accept such Shares or any less number you tusy kilos to bay the first Call of Dollars Twenty-five For
per Bharo, within ten days after silotment, and sho the” subsequent Call of 675, and to subscribe the Artioles of Association Whenever required to do so,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servanti
Blank Forms of Application for Bharos May be had at the Ofise of the General [al
SHANGHAI,
For Sin Nanking, at 8 p.m., on Wednes
day, the 10th inst, instead of an previously notiiled.
For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN, BYDNEY, AND MELBORNE-
Cardiff
LOADING FOS GRINA AND ZATAN FORTË; 21 London-Beamers vín Buen Canale Gleninkas.
Gleartney. Prins Friedrich Usel: Oxfordshire,
Balling uusia.
Per Ardus. Bad Agamemnon (1) Aurrera (6.) Padiis.
At Linerpool,
Deucalion (6.) Ulysses (4.)
Per Bertha, at 11.30 am, on Saturday,
the 23rd inst, Private ship rates. | Hylton T
Correspondence for New salaud, Tamarin, and Adelaide can be tent: | Wawekwang (6)
At Glasgow.
The total shipping inwards at the va rious ports of the Colony was 878 vessels. of 898,180 tons, being a decrease on the previous year of 48 vessels and 28,647 tons. Among the vessels were 4 (1172 total tonnage) from China. The number of registered vesuele belonging to porta in New Zealand on the 31st December 1876 was 588, of 44,401 tonnage, in- cluding 96 aveamers, against 504 veancis
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
A meeting of the Legislative Council took place this afternoon (19th) were present : *-*-*-*
B. E. the Governor, John Pope Hennessy,
Q.M.G.
The Hon. the Oblef Justice Sir John
Smala
.!
The Colonial Secretary, the Hon. J. G.
Austin, O.M.G.
The Attorney General, the Hon. George
Phillippo.
The Colocial Treasurer, the Hon. C.
Smith,
The Hon P. Ryrie. The Hoo. H. Lowcook. The Hon. J. M. Prics. The Hon. F. B. Johnson.
of 42,025 tonnage in the previous year of the last meeting were revoke the same; it a certificate expires
The total value of imports for the year
The Minutes
WAL 26,905,171, being a decrease of read and confirmed.
CHINESE FABSENORE, STEA SÍRKA.
£1,124,000 on the previous year. The total value of the exporte was 25,488,901, being an increase of £13,007 on the
On the motion of His Excellency the that the declarations have been fraudu
lent at erroneously obtained, that the previous year. On the whole therefore Bill to relieve a certain class of Passenger rertidoate has been otherwise issued upon the year does not appear to have been a very prosperous one for the Colony, The Steamers from the Regulations of Schedule false or erroneous information, or that Customs revenue shows a decrease of 4.28 of The Chinese Pessengers' Act, 1855, the hull or machinery has sustained Injury, A copy of the certifiants must be per cent, this being the first year sinos Rod from the Regulations of Schedule of placed in a conspicuous part of the ship; 1868 that that reventis has exhibited a The Chinese Emigration Consolidation The surveyors shall make returns from decrease. The total revenue of the Ordinance, 1874,' and to substitute other time to time to the Governor containing Colony amounted to £3,580,294, and
particulars of vessels surveyed Un the expenditure to 4,305,387. The Regulations in regard thereto," was read a dor the 4th Gestion, the Harbour Master total public debt of the Colony amounted sesond tims, and it was resolved that the may refuse clearance to a ship carrying to nearly nineteen millions, the total Hill should be considered in Committee at more passengers, than are allowed by the certificate, and any wilful misrepresentatini annual charge for the same being over the next meetings.
of the number involves a penalty of $150, million.
This bill provides that the Gavernor in day master taking a greater number than that allowed in Hable to a penalty of $100/- Council may, at his discretion, for a few of 1 and 3400 for each passenger over the name 65, grant a special license for twelve months, ber allowed) while any master proceeding to to any mail steamer, or to any other atuamne so without a port clearance shall be able B. M. 8. 5. Audacious, Curlew, Grobler, which is approved by the Governor saa of passengers on dook may be prohi
to a penalty of $500, The conveyance Lapwing and Magpis wani ont for target first-olske steamer. This special license bited by the Governor, Beotion 8th ame praction to-day, and will probably return shall authorise sud steamer to carry bodies the present law affecting steame limited number of Chinus passengers (one vessels under 50 tons, commonly known as to port tomorrow.
for every ten registered tons) upon voyages the Stermolennoh Ordinance, Beotion VI of not more than thirty days duration) sun (affecting River steamery) is as followers CAPTAIN T. Brown of the Total reportschoensed cause shall be relieved VI. The Governor in Council may, from that a German (barque in balisat trim, was from the regulations contained in Bohedule time to time, grant special Listences" les anchored in the outer Maoso Roads with A of The Chinese Passengers Act, 1865, steamships ar vessels propelled by steam, and from those of Behedule B of the leaving or entering the waters of the Colony signal flying for a pilot.
Chinees Emigration Consolidation Or for os from Canton, or for or from any place dinanow, 1874, though the other portions on the Canton river, or for or from Maco of the Uhinese Pasangers' Act, 1889" in zorgent to the number of passagers to be will silll apply, The Bobedale poptados | cartija on sach such sichmondly of tum
LOCAL AND GENERAL
We learn that more than one private tele grams has beam received in town this mern,