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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH OCTOBER, 1905.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 676.

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The following Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 30th September, 1905, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th October, 1905.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

$

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, .

3,435,704

2,200,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

National Bank of China, Limited,

13,602,523

9,000,000

81,725

70,000

TOTAL,

17,119,952

11,270,000

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-—No. 677.

Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Tuesday, the 31st October, 1905, for the general scavenging and conservancy of the Districts of Tsim Sha Tsui, etc., for a period of three years from January 1st, 1906.

Tenderers must produce a receipt that they have deposited in the Treasury the sum of One hundred dollars as a pledge of the bonâ fides of their tender, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if any Tenderer fails or refuses to carry out his tender, should the same have been accepted.

The successful Tenderer will be required to sign a formal contract containing conditions to be prescribed by the Board and also to give security by two sureties to the satisfaction of His Excellency the Governor in the sum of $1,200: failing compliance with these requirements the sum deposited with the tender will be forfeited.

For specifications and full particulars apply at the Office of the Secretary to the Sanitary Board "Beaconsfield ".

For form of tender apply at this Office.

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

By Command,

T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th October, 1905.