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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH JUNE, 1899.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 343.

The following Order-in-Council is published.

By Command,

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

for the Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th June, 1899.

ORDER

"The Post Office

Made by the Governor-in-Council under section 8 of

Ordinance, 1887," on the 15th day of June, 1899.

1. The rate of “Soldiers' and Sailors' Letters" shall, from and after the First day of July, 1899, be four cents for every half ounce.

2. The Post Office Notice dated the 14th day of August, 1876, and published in the Gazette of the 19th day of August, 1876, in respect of such Letters, is hereby repealed.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

HONGKONG.

J. G. T. BUCKLE

Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 344.

The following Resolution passed by the Sanitary Board at a Special Meeting held this day is published.

By Command,

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

for the Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th June, 1899.

RESOLUTION.

"That Health Districts 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 be declared infected with Bubonic Plague, to enable "the Board to enforce so much of Bye-laws 23, 24 and 25 made under section 13 of Ordinance No. "15 of 1894 as may be necessary in the interests of the public health."

NOTE. The Eastern Boundary of No. 4 District is Peddar's Street, Wyndham Street and Glenealy. The Western Boundary of No. 10. District is Cadogan Street, Kennedy Town (No. 9 District has already been declared infected).

The Northern Boundary of these Districts is the Harbour.

The Southern Boundary is the Caine Road and the Pokfulam Conduit.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 345.

The following Notice is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th June, 1899. .

NOTICE.

C. W. DUGGAN,

Secretary.

J. G. T. BUCKLE, for the Colonial Secretary.

A Special Sessions of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace will be held in the Justices' Room, at the Magistracy, on Tuesday, the 27th day of June, A.D. 1899, at 12 o'clock noon,

for the purpose

of considering an application from one ARTHUR HENRY HARPER for the transfer of his Publican's licence to sell and retail intoxicating liquors on the premises situate at house No. 244, Queen's Road Central, under the sign of "The Central Hotel" to one ISAAC SAMUEL GREENSTEIN.

Magistracy, Hongkong, 16th June, 1899.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Police Magistrate.