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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH JULY, 1899.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 395.

The following Letters are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th July, 1899.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

SIR,

MARINE DEPARTMENT.

No. 1112 Marine,

From the Secretary to the Government of Bengal to the Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.

Dated CALCUTTA, the 10th June, 1899.

I am directed to state, for your information, that intimation having been received of the out- break of plague at l'enang, the necessary instructions have been issued to the Officers concerned to strictly enforce the Venice Sanitary Convention Regulations in the ports of Calcutta and Chittagong against vessels arriving from Penang.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

EDW. S. WEnger, For Secretary.

SIR,

MARINE DEPARTMENT.

No. 1117 Marine.

From the Secretary to the Government of Bengal to the Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.

Dated CALCUTTA, the 19th June, 1899.

I am directed to state, for your information, that intimation having been received of the outbreak of plague at Mauritius, the Officers concerned have been instructed to strictly enforce the Venice Sanitary Convention Regulations in the ports of Calcutta and Chittagong against vessels arriving from Mauritius.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

EDW. S. WENGER,

For Secretary.

SIR,

MARINE DEPARTMENT.

No. 1130 Marine.

From the Secretary to the Government of Bengal to the Colonial Secretary, Hongkong,

Dated CALCUTTA, the 19th June, 1899.

I am directed to state, for your information, that intimation having been received of the outbreak of plague at Bushire, the Officers concerned have been instructed to enforce the rules for quarantine, which are in force in the ports of Calcutta and Chittagong against vessels arriving from Bushire.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

H. G. C. SWAYNE, Major, R.E., For Secretary.