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MACAO.

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In the town there are several places of interest, apart from the Fantan or gam- bling saloons. The gardens and Grotto of Camoeus, once the resort of the Portuguese Pot Camoens, are worth seeing, as also the noble façad of the ancient Jesuit church of Sm. Paulo, burnt in 1835. Pleasant excursions can be made to the Hot Springs of Yô mak, about sixteen miles from Macao, easily reached in about three and a-half hours by steam launch. In winter snipe are plentiful in the neighbouring paddy fields and afford good sport. Tue "

The "Macao Hotel," situated on the Praia, is comfor- table and the prices are moderate.

The Hongkon, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company runs a daily steamer (Sundays excepted) btween Maca and Hongkong, leaving the former port at 8 o'clock a.m. an Tongkong at 2 p.m. To Canton there is a steamer on every alternate day, Sundays excepted. The distance from Macao to Hongkong is 401 miles, and to Canton 88 miles. The population of Macao, according to returns made in 1879, was-Chinese, 63,532; Portuguese, 4,476; other nationalities, 78; or a total of 68,086.

DIRECTORY.

Colonial Government. Plenipotentiary in China, Japan, and Siam, and Governor of the Province-His Excel- lency Joaquim José da Graçı Colonial Sec.-J. A. H. da C. Corte Real Sec. of Legation-J. A. H. da C. Corte Real Chief Clerk―T. da Silva Addido E. P. Leite

MUNICIPAL CHAMBER. President-Domingo C. Pacheco Members-F. M. da Graça, A. A. da Silva, C. J. Gracias, L. J. Baptista, J. das Neves e Souza

Secretary-S. A. Tavares Treasurer-F. P. Marques Clerk-T. M. Marques

Clerk Military Department-H. A. F. da Messenger-Luiz Maria do Rozario

Costa

Acting 1st Clerk-D. de Barros

do, 2nd do. -J. J. dos P. Carvalho do. 3rd do.-P. D. Simoës

do. do. do. G. Mesquita

do. do. do. -M, dos Remedios Aide-de-camp-C. A. F. Fólque, ensign

do. do. do. —H. A. F. da Costa, ensign Continuo-P. A. S. Rodrigues

COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT. President-The Governor Secretary-J. A. H. da C. Corte Real Members-The Bishop, the Colonel Com- mandant of Policial Guard, the Major Commandant of the Line Regiment, the Judge, the Attorney General, the Chief- clerk of the Exchequer, the President of the Municipal Chamber, the Colonial Surgeon

COUNCIL OF THE PROVINCE. President-The Governor Members-The Colonial Secretary, the At- torney-General, T. de A. Miguis, B. de S. Fernandes

Supplemental Members-J. H. de Carvalho,

Joäo Hydman

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. Members-J. E. d'Almeida, T. de Freitas, F. de P. Noronha, F. A. Volong, A. Severim

Supplemental Members-C. V. Lopez, J.

d'Almeida, Dr. J. J. Alvares, L. A. Franco

ADMINISTRATION OF COUNCIL. (Annexed to the Municipal Chamber.) Administrator--L. Ferreira 1st clerk-E. Vianna 2nd do.-M. P. Simoës Bailiff-M. A. de Souza

SUPREME COURT. MILITARY SECTION. President—The Governor J. J. da Graça Members-The Judge, the Colonel Com- mandant Policial Guard, the Com- mandant of the Line Regiment, the Senior Naval Officer, the Second Naval Officer.

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