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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST JULY, 1899.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 364.

The following Letter, with its enclosure, is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th June, 1899.

Mise. 4807/99.

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

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

SINGAPORE, 15th June, 1899.

SIR, I ain directed by the Governor of the Straits Settlements to forward the enclosed copy of Government Notification No. 444 of the 14th instant, declaring Penang to be infected on account of bubonic plague and imposing a quarantine of nine days on arrivals from that port.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

The Honourable

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,

Ilongkong.

E. J. BROADRICK,

for Colonial Secretary, S.S.

(Enclosure.)

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION—No. 444.

Information having been received that a dangerous infectious or contagious disease, namely bubonic plague, exists in the Settlement of Penang, it is hereby declared by His Excellency the Governor that the Settlement of Penang is infected.

Under Rule 2 of the Regulations made by the Governor in Council, under "The Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance 1886," all vessels arriving from the port of Penang will be put in quarantine, and there detained for nine days from the date of the last case of the said disease on board or from the date of sailing from such port if no disease has manifested itself on board, provided that in all cases the Health Officer of the port may, in his discretion, release such vessel from quarantine before the expiry of the period above-named.

By His Excellency's Command,

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

SINGAPORE, 14th June, 1899.

J. A. SWETTENHAM,

Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 365.

The following Notice is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st July, 1899.

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

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 Third Quarter of 1899 are payable in advance on or before the 31st of July, 1899.

If any person shall fail to pay such Rates on or before the 31st August, 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 July.

Treasury, Hongkong, 1st July, 1899.

A. M. THOMSON,

Treasurer.