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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 28.

報 Pq 轅 港

Publisheð by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 11TH JUNE, 1898.

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VOL. XLIV.

號八十二第 日三十二月四年戌戊 日一十月六年八十九百八千- 簿四十四 第

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 256.

With reference to Government Notification No. 159 of the 5th April last, His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint, with effect from the 8th instant, Captain Jons HALIBURTON LAURE. The King's Own Regiment, to be Private Secretary, vice Captain FRANCIS RICHARD Loveband, who vacates that appointment.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th June, 1838.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. --No. 257.

The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st May, 1898, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th June, 1898.

BANKS.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

$

2,836,976

1,300,000

6,439,806-

3,000,000

450,000

150,000

TOTAL,

.....$

9,726,782

4,450,000

Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China.

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation..

National Bank of China, Limited,.......