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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7rH JANUARY, 1899.

No. 31 of 1898.

An Ordinance for the Naturalization of WONG SHU TONG alias WONG KA YAU alias WONG WING KWAN.

LS

HENRY A. BLAKE, Governor.

[4th January, 1899.]

WHEREAS WONG SHU TONG(), alias WONG

KA YAU), alias WONG WING KWAN い

(), is now employed as compradore to the

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company at Victoria, in this Colony, and is a partner in the I SHANG (4) firm, carrying on business as coal merchants at No. 68, Praya Central at Victoria aforesaid, and owns considerable landed property in this Colony, and has resided in this Colony for the last forty years, and has declared his intention of residing here permanently, and has petitioned to be naturalized as a British subject, within the limits of this Colony, and whereas is expedient that he should be

so naturalized:

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--

tion of

1. WONG SHU TONG), alias WONG KA Naturaliza- Yau(黃家猷), alias Wong Wine Kwan (黃樂坤), WONG Snu shall be, and he is, hereby, naturalized as a British subject, TONG. within this Colony, and shall enjoy therein, but not else- where, all the rights, advantages and privileges of a British subject, on his taking the Oath of Allegiance under the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869.

l'assed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 30th day of December, 1898.

J. G. T. Buckle, Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 4th day of January, 1899.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. —No. 4.

The following is published.

By Command,

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th January, 1899.

NOTICE.

In accordance with the terms of the Rating Ordinance, No. 15 of 1888, Owners and Occupiers of Tenements are reminded that Rates for the First Quarter of 1899 are payable in advance on or before the 31st of January, 1899.

If any person shall fail to pay such rates on or before the 28th February, 1899, proceedings will be taken in the Supreme Court for their recovery without further notice.

No refund of rates on vacant tenements will be granted, unless such rates have been paid during and within the month of January.

Treasury, Hongkong, 3rd January, 1899.

A. M. THOMSON, Acting Colonial Treasurer.