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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH JANUARY, 1899.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 12.

The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st December, 1898, as certified by the Managers. of the respective Banks, are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office. Hongkong, 7th January, 1899.

BANKS.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

2,873,594

2,000,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,..

6,799,128

3,500,000

National Bank of China, Limited,........

448,875

150,000

TOTAL,.....

.$

10,121,597

5,650,000

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 13.

The following is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th January, 1899.

Government of South Australia.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 2 of 1898.

Acting Colonial Secretary.

WALLARCO BAY.

SPENCER GULF, SOUTH AUSTRALIA,

Notice is hereby given that the shoal water in the vicinity of the shoal patch Sonth of Riley Shoal, which is marked by a Red Buoy, is of larger extent than shown on the chart.

Within a radius of 200 feet from the Buoy, there is, in places, not more than 24 fathoms L.W.S., which, however, quickly deepens to 4 fathoms to the North, South, and East.

To the Westward (over a narrow ridge some 100 feet wide), the water gradually deepcus from 17 to 23 feet for a distance of three cables.

The Buoy is placed on the South edge of the shoalest water, in 2 fathoms L.W.S., lat. 33° 54′ 10′′ S., long. 137° 35' 15" E.

This notice affects Admiralty Chart No. 402.

Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, July 14th, 1898.

THOS. N. STEPHENS,

President Marine Board.