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No. 75.
The Hongkong Government Gazette.
[MAY 16, 1857.
MAY 16, 1857.]
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency The Governor has been pleased to appoint JULIUS CHARLES POWER, Esquire, to be a Registrar of Marriages in the Colony of Hongkong, under Ordinance No. 1 of 1852, in the place of ROBERT RIENAECKER, Esquire, resigned,
The Hongkong Government Gazette.
326
5
No, VIA RETURN of the Quantities and Value of MANUFACTURED ARTICLES and RAW PRODUCE IMPORTED in BRITISH VESSELS, which were shipped from CANTON to the undermentioned Ports in China, during the Year 1856,
NO. IN TARIFF-
DENOMINATION OF ARTICLA,
Pazca.
TOTAL VALUE,
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 14th May, 1857.
No. 76.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
NAME OF THE PORTA.
TOTAL
Amoy.
Fuuchom.
QUANTITY.
Ningpo.
Shanghat.
12
Raw Cotton,
W. T. BRIDGES,
... catties,
1,522,001
6,650
14
Cotton Yarn,...
་་
Acting Colonial Secretary.
11
Grey Shirtings
pieces,
164,700 3,000
1,529,551 @$10 p. pic.of 100 catties $152,955
164,700 @ 27.50
15
45,292
10,250
2,000
47
Woollens, Long Ells...
15.25" @
2.25
34.312
change,
2,880
2,880
(a)
1.40
Spanish Stripes,
per chang.
4,032
640
648
@
9.40
31
6,091
30
Metals, Lend...
catties,
69,000
69,000
@ 8,50
per picul.
5,865
Tita
41,880
41.880
12
18
46
SE
35
5,026
Fishmaws,
21
5,886
5,886
@ 16
942
Sandal Wood,
59
110,029
7
Cloves,
41,256
38
Shark's Fins,
18,16] 18,16]
110,029 @ 10 41,256 @ 14 (2.5
11.003
5,770
4,540
04
Cum Olibanum,
46,475
46,475 @ 5
2,324
4
Bicho de Mar,
7,105
7,195 @ 18
*
1,379
On
Cluseng,
ナラ
4,742
4,742
@ 1.60
7.587
33
Putchuk,
---
14,890
14.890
(@16
2.342
39
Sen Otter Skins,
nuniber,
Saffron, ...
catties,
358 12,924
350 12,924
@@ 30
per skin.
10,740
@ 5,25
per picul.
679
$300,823
HARRY S. PARKES, H.B.M's Consul Officiating.
In accordance with Instructions from the Right Honourable The Secretary of State for the Colonies, His Excellency The Governor has been pleased to appoint WILLIAM CHAPMAN, Esquire, to be Post-Master of Hong- kong, in the place of THOMAS HYLAND, Esquire, retired.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 14th May, 1857.
No. 77.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary,
It is hereby notified, that His Excellency The Governor has been pleased to appoint, subject to Her Majesty's approval, FREDERICK HENRY ALEXANDER FORTH, Esquire, Colonial Treasurer; HENRY TUDOR DAVIES, Esquire, Chief Magistrate; and GEORGE LYALI, Esquire,-to be Members of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
The Oaths of Office having been administered to them, The Honourables FREDERICK HENRY ALEXANDER FORTH, HENRY TUDOR DAVIES, and GEORGE LYALL, Esquires, took their Seats accordingly, at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 15th May, 1857.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Notice is hereby given, that a Sale by Public Auction of Crown Lands at Aberdeen, for the construction of Docks, will be held at the Surveyor General's Office on Monday, the First day of June next; the sale to commence at Three o'clock in the Afternoon.
After which, one Lot on the Queen's Road, near the Old Protestant Burial Ground, will be sold on the ground. Plans of the Lots to be sold and the Conditions of sale, which, with regard to the Docks are very special, may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office.
The following Descriptive Statement of the Lots to be offered at the sale is published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 15th May, 1857.
Office of the British Consulate for Canton, Hongkong, 31st December, 1856.
No. VII. A Comparative Statement of the Quantities of TEA EXPORTED from the PORT OF CANTON to the Countries and Places undermentioned, during the FIVE YEARS ending 31st December, 1856.
Great Britain, Australia,
United States, Europe,
COUNTRIES.
1852
1834
1855
1853
1856
32,620,000 986,301 15,894,187
# 38,311,000 3,490,139
th 28,890,300 3,500,000
tb
17,603,000 101,800
31,819,000
2,075,820
11,739,665
15,452,781
1,629,170
7,518,484
3,284,000
2,583,900
1,350,000!
909,400
1,327,100
Total,..
52,784,448
56,124,704
49,193,081
20,243,370
42,740,404
HARRY S. PARKES,
H.B.M.'s Consul Officiating.
Office of the British Consulate for Canton, Hongkong, 31st December, 1856.
PORT OF CANTON,
No VIII-DIRECT TRADE in British Vessels from and to GREAT BRITAIN and BRITISH COLONIES.
TONNAGE
TOTAL
NCMBER
OF CREWS.
8,418 322
เดลกาY
Not ascertainable.
NUMBER OF VRAILS.
DEPARTED,
TONNACE.
TOTAL
[COUNTRIES TO WHICH DEPARTED.
With In Bai- Carport.
En Bal-
NUMBER Сакиз
Totel,
Lail.
Cargoes.
Turi
last,
Great Britain,
44
India, Singapore,..
Hongkong,... Australia,....
u165
19
21: 12,005
9
20 56
76
4 13 4,525 1,820 6,345 347
9,65930,088 39,747 3 779
2,149
779
43
44 27,219
27,219 1,024 1,901 13,906 960
DEPARTED.
NUMBER OF VESSELS,
TONNAGE.
4,523
ALUK BE
ARGUES,
Not ascertainable.
ARRIVED.
NUMBER OF VEIKLA.
W. T. BRIDGES. deting Colonial Secretory.
COUNTRIES WHENCE ARRIVED.
With In Bai- ENTgurs.
Total.
With Cargoes.
In Bal- fast.
Total,
Great Britain,.. India,
14 74
14 8,418
74 55,813
55,813 2,646
Schedule of Lots of Land proposed to be Sold.
Singapore, &c.,
16
16 6,202
6,202 415
Hongkong,
16
19 35 5,969
8,862 14,831
735
Australia,......
1
2
3
211
1,608
1,899
71
BOUNDARY MEASUREMENTS.
CONTENT
ORDER
OP
LOCALITY.
SALE.
IN
N.
S.
E.
W.
SQUARE FEET.
FIXED ANNUAL RENT.
British Burmah,
4
4 1,865
+
1,865
84
C. of G. Hope,
I
99
99
9
125
22 147 78,478 10,649 89,127 4,282
95 62 157 54,187 33,809 87,996
INDIRECT or CARRYING TRADE in British Vessels from and to OTHER COUNTRIES,
Marine.
ABERDEEN.
£ 1. d.
1
(For Docks.)
600
600
840
840
11+ Acres
2
(id.)
600
600
840
840
11A
.
100 0 0 100 0 0
ARRIVED.
NUMBER OF VESSELS.
TONNAGE.
TOTAL
Inland.
VICTORIA,
COUNTRIRE WHENOR ASLIVED.
NUMBER
With In Bal Farger.
Wh
In Bai-
Talal.
Total.
OF CREWS.
Last.
Carges.
3
Queen's Road East.
40
40
100
100
4,000
10 0 0
4 Ports of China,
35
42 12,857
2,637 15,494
1,080
THOS. L. WALKER, Acting Surveyor General.
I'acific Islands, Manila,.....
3
4
592
326 918
41
3
956
956
44
Neth. India,...
5
1,740
1,740
86
Siaut,....
3 1,136
1,136
69
No. 20.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Diplomatic Department.
His Excellency Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of Trade, has been pleased to appoint, pending reference to Her Majesty's Government, Dr WILLIAM KANE to the Office of British Consular Agent in Macao, vacant by the death of the late PATRICK STEWART, Esquire.
By Order,
Superintendency of Trade, Victoria, Hongkong, 11th May, 1857.
W. WOODGATE.
Office of the British Consulate for Canton, Hongkong, 31st December, 1956.
49
8
57 17,281 2,963 20,244 1,320
COUNTRIES TO WHICH
DEPARTED.
Within Bal Cargoes last.
4 Ports of China, 31
Neth. Ind a, ...
Manila,.... Hamburg,
In Bat
Titel.
LOF CREWS.
Cargoes. Lost.
Tatel.
TOTAL
15
46 10,213 10,046 20,259
1,099
1
779 779|
28
3
1
4
1,747
168 1,915
73
409
400
13
South America,
3
3
361
561
26
Not ascer-
38 17
5512,90 10,993 | 23,923
1,241 |
HARRY S. PARKES,
IBM's Consal Oficialmy.
TOTAL
VALUR UP
CARGORA
tainable.
Not ascer
TOTAL
NEMAKR
CANGURS.
tainable.