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NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

No. S. 237.—It is hereby notified, with reference to Government Notification No. S. 111 of the 12th May, 1911, that information has been received from the Consul-General for the Netherlands-India to the effect that the sanitary measures adopted by the Govern- ment of Netherlands-India against Hongkong on account of plague have been withdrawn as from the 2nd instant.

No. S. 238.-Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st August, 1911, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks:—

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.....

6,310,653 4,500,000

15,952,986 9,000,000

TOTAL,

.$ 22,263,639 13,500,000

No. S. 239.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted by Hongkong.

Disease.

Port or Place.

Restrictions in Force.

Cholera.

Bangkok.

Medical examination; quarantine at the discre-

rion of the Health Officer.

Plagne and Cholera.

Amoy.

Do.

Authority.

Proclamation No. 1 dated

6th May, 1910.

Proclamation No. 7 dated

5th July, 1911.

No. S. 240.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hongkong.

Place or Port.

Philippine Islands.

Nature of Measures.

Steerage passengers to be landed at Mariveles and subjected to a quarantine deteution of seven days, dating from time of completing the disinfection at Hongkong.

Date.

30th June, 1911.

Reference to Govern- ment Noti-

fication.

No. S. 159.

8th September, 1911.

WARREN BARNES,

Colonial Secretary.

SUPREME COURT,

No. S. 241.-The Offices of the Supreme Court will be open daily during the Long Vacation, except upon public holidays, from 10 o'clock in the forenoon until 1 o'clock in the afternoon (subject, however, to the provisions of Section 5 of the Supreme Court (Vaca- tion) Ordinance, 1898," so far as it relates to the Criminal Sessions) from the 20th day of September, 1911, until the 17th day of Cctober, 1911 (both days inclusive).

HCGH A. NISBET,

Registrar.

8th September, 1911.