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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1899. 267

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 86.

The following Notice is published.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th February, 1899.

NOTICE.

On and after this date the postage on Parcels to the undermentioned British Possessions and Postal Agencies, when sent via the United Kingdon, will be as follows:-

5 lbs. 6 lbs. 7 lbs. 8 lbs. 9 lbs. 10 lbs. 11 lbs.

1 fb. 2 lbs. 3 lbs. 4 ibs.

$ 0.75

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

0.95

1.15

1.85

2.05

2.25 2.45

3.15

3.35

3.55 3.75

LIST OF PLACES.

Antigua.

Ascension.

Bahamas.

Barbados.

Cyprus. Dominica.

Malta.

Montserrat.

Falkland Island.

Nevis.

Gambia.

Newfoundland.

British East Africa.

Gibraltar.

Niger Coast Protectorate.

St. Lucia.

St. Vincent (West Indies).

Seychelles.

Sierra Leone.

British Honduras.

Beyrout.

Constantinople.

Gold Coast Colony. Grenada.

Nigeria.

St. Helena.

St. Kitts.

Smyrna.

Tobago.

Tortola.

Trinidad.

Lagos (Africa).

General Post Office, Hongkong, 24th January, 1899.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 87.

The following Notice is published.

By Command,

A. M. THOMSON,

Postmaster General.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th February, 1899.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

HONGKONG HARBOUR.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

From the 14th February until about the 18th March, 1899, sunken obstructions will be laid to the north of Stone Cutters' Ísland.

The obstructed area will be bounded on the west by a line drawn from the most northern point of the island to the Watering Pier at Lychekok and on the east by a line drawn from the Government Pier, on the north shore near the Magazines, in a N.N.E. direction to the mainland.

Vessels and junks are prohibited from anchoring in the obstructed area.

For purposes of navigation, the sunken obstructions may be considered as reducing the depths of water shown on the chart by eleven feet.

During the same period floating obstructions will be laid south of Stone Cutters.

The southern limit of this obstructed area will be marked by buoys carrying red flags. The easternmost buoy will be approximately 700 yards due south of the south-eastern point of Stone Cutters' Island, the westernmost buoy about 700 yards due west of the first mentioned buoy. Lines due north from these two buoys will give the eastern and western limits of the obstructel area. Vessels and junks are prohibited from anchoring in or passing through the obstructed area.

R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Retd. Comdr., R.N., Harbour Master, &c.

Harbour Department, Hongkong, 13th February, 1899.