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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1905.

HONGKONG.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities on the 30th April, 1905.

LIABILITIES.

ASSETS.

Deposits not Available..............

500,672.78

Bank Balance,

Money Order Remittances,

Officers' Remittances,

15,167.23

Crown Agents' Advance,

365.25

Balance Överdrawn, Crown Agents,

3,214.14

Advances, &c.,

Suspense House Service,

Total Liabilities,

519,419.40

Balance,

184,628.81

TOTAL,

704,048.21

Subsidiary Coins in trausit, Estimate of Silver at Mint,

$ 352,400.00 212,756.00

Total,

$ 566,156,00

Treasury, Hongkong, 26th June, 1905.

550,891.88

26,897.55 126,091,33

167.45

TOTAL,....

701,048.21

L. A. M. JOHNSTON,

Treasurer.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.No. 550,

Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Friday, 8th September, 1905, for making Tree Pits and planting Street Trees and supplying Tree Guards.

For forms of tender apply at this Office.

For specification and further particulars apply at the Office of the Botanical and Afforestation Department.

No tender will be considered unless the person tendering produces a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $25 as a pledge of the bond fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if such person refuse to carry out his tender should the tender be accepted.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th August, 1905.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Colonial Secretary,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 551.

Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Wednesday, 13th September, 1905, for the purchase of the Boiler and Engines of the Police Pinnace No. 7.

Intending tenderers can inspect the Machinery at the works of Messrs. KWONG HEP LOONG, Sham-shui-po, where they at present lie, on application to Messrs. Kwone HEP LOONG.

For form of tender and further particulars apply to the Water Police Station, Tsim-sha-tsui. The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.

By Command,

T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th August, 1905.