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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH JUNE, 1898.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 254.
Tenders will be received at this Office until noon of Wednesday, the 15th day of June, 1898, for building the superstructure of the Sea Wall, Landing Steps, and Boat Slip, filling in and reclaim- ing the foreshore, constructing Storm Water Drains, Curbs, Channels, &c., on Sections Nos. 4 and 5 of the Praya Reclamation (Ordinance No. 16 of 1889), from Wing Wo Street to the west end of Wing Lok Street.
For form of tender, specification and further particulars apply at the Praya Reclamation Office. No tender will be received unless the person tendering produces a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $200 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if such person refuses to carry out his tender, should the tender be accepted.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
By Command.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong. 4th June. 1898.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 255.
The following is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th June, 1898.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
HYDROGRAPHICAL MEMORANDUM, No. 2.
The following information has been received :-
From H.M.S. "Barfleur."
KLAU-CHAU PAY.
A Beacon was observed on Horse Shoe Rock, Kiau-Chau Bay.
| 36° 4′ 30′′ N.
Approximate position į 120° 17′ 50′′ E.
Charts 857, 1255,
China Directory, Vol. III., 3rd Edition, 1894, page 525,
"CENTURION," AT CHIFU. 16th May, 1898.
From H.M.S. “Iphigenia,"
HIRADO SIMA.
A Signal Station has been established at the S.W. corner of Hirado Sima.
33° 10′ 30′′ N.
Approximate position ì 129° 22′ 20′′ E.
Charts 140, 2347, 104, 358. China Directory, Vol. IV.,
page
575.
From Captain of Chinese Ship.
WEI-HAL-WEL
Dwelling-White.
A rock, with only 19, on it, about 2 or 3 cables off the North Point of Lin-kung-tau island, (Wai-hai-wei).
From HIM.S, “Iphigenia,”
Chart 2823.
NAGASAKI.
(1.) The buoy marked on plan 2815, in a positim with Minage Point (*), N. 34° W. 34 cables, has been withdnown. (2.) The French Mail Steamers' buoy, a peg topped mooring buoy, is moored in a position with (*) observation spot. Minage, Point, N. 39° W. 21, cables, and Patent Slip S. 75o E.
(3.) A new mooring buoy has been laid down in a position with Minge Point (*), N. 25° E. 55 cables. (4.) The red buoy, marking shoal at entrance to Nishidomari, is surmounted with a staff and ball.
E. H. SEYMOUR, Vice-Admiral.
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