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MACAO

In the town there are several places of interest apart from the Fan-tan or gam- bling saloors. The gardens and Grotto of Camoens, once the resort of the celebrated Portuguese Poet Camoens, are worth seeing, as also the noble facade of the ancient Jesuit church of San 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 suipe are plentiful in the neighbouring paddy fields and afford good sport.

The Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company runs a daily steamer (Sundays excepted) between Macao and Hongkong, leaving the former port at 8 o'clock a.m. and Hongkong 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 Canten 88 miles. The population of Macao, according to returns made in 1879, was-Chinese, 63,532; Portugiese, 4,476; other nationalities, 78; or a total of 68,086.

Colonial Government.

DIRECTORY.

Plenipotentiary in China, Japan, and Siam, and Governor of the Province-His Excel- lency Joaquim José da Graça Secretary General and Secretary of Lega-

tion-Dr. J. A. H. Corte Real

Aide-de-camp to H. E. the Governor

d'Oliveira

J. L.

Adjutant to H. E. the Governor-Claudio

J. da Silva

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE. Colonial Secretary-General.-Dr. J. A. H.

Corte Real

Chief Clerk-Tercio da Silva

In Charge of the Military Depart.-vacant Acting 1st Clerk-D. de Barros

do. 2nd do. -J. J. dos P. Carvalho do. 3rd do. M. dos Remedios

COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT. President-The Governor Secretary-Dr. J. A. H. da C. Corte Real Members The Bishop, the Commandant of Policial Guard, the Commandant Monte Fort, the Judge, the Attorney- General, the Chief-clerk of the Ex. chequer, the President of the Municipal Chamber, the Colonial Surgeon

COUNCIL OF THE PROVINCE. President-The Governor Members-The Colonial Secretary, the At- torney-General, A. I. da Fonseca, A. J. Bastos, Jr.

Supplemental Members-T. J. Rodrigues,

E. M. da Silva

MUNICIPAL CHAMBER. President-Domingo C. Pacheco Members-F. M. de Graça, C. J. Gracias, J. V. de Jesus, Cancio Jorge, Miguel Ayres da Silva Treasurer-F. P. Marques Secretary-S. A. Tavares

Messenger-Luiz Maria do Rozario Clerks―T. M. Marques, F. Victal

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. Members-A. M. da Roza, F. de P. Noro- nha, J. T. Robarts, M. M. Maher, J. E. d'Almeida, F. de P. Cortella Supplemental Members-M. A. dos Reme- dios, A. de Barros, M. B. da Roza, F. A. Volong, F. M. da Cunha, J. F. Franco

ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL.

Administrator-L. Ferreira

(Annexed to the Municipal Chamber.) 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 Commandant Policial Guard, the Commandant of the Line Regiment, the Senior Naval Officer, the Second Naval Officer.

CIVIL SECTION. President-The Governor J. J. da Graça