N:28 A of 1849.
Inclosure No.2
Despatch
Government Notification
Reward
One Hundred Pounds for information which may lead to the conviction
If any one concerned in the murder of Captain Sa Costa and Lieutenant Dwyer, & March, 1849.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Whereas by the Verdict of a Coroner's Jury, Chini-apo, Ho-yeen-ping, Chui-arman, Wun-acheong, Chui-arsune, Loo-aqui, Chay-ahing, and others, have been declared guilty of Wilful Murder: It is hereby notified that a Reward of Five Hundred Dollars will be given for the apprehension of the first named person, and a Reward of One Hundred Dollars for the apprehension of each and every of the others named and referred to in the said Verdict,
By Order,
Colonial Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 6th March, 1849,
W. T. MERCER, For the Colonial Secretary.