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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JULY, 1898.

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4. It shall be lawful for the Director of Public Works, in his discretion, to sanction the erection and maintenance of temporary piers and wharves for special purposes, at such less rents, or at a merely nominal rent, or without payment of rent, and upon such conditions as the Governor may in each particular case deein proper.

5. In all cases where sanction is given by the Director of Public Works to erect and maintain a temporary pier or wharf over Crown foreshore, and such pier or wharf is removed on or before the expiration of one calendar month from the date of granting such sanction, the encroachment shall not be subject to rent.

6. No piers or wharves of a greater length than 300 feet will be permitted in the harbour, within the limits of the City of Victoria, except upon such special terms as to rent and upon such conditions as the Governor may, in each case, determine.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 342.

J. G. T. BUCKLE, Clerk of Councils.

There is a vacancy for a Clerk in the Botanical and Afforestation Department.

Salary,....

Qualifications,.....

.$180 per annum rising by annual increments of $90 to $360. Correctness and quickness in arithmetic and copying, good handwriting. interpretation and translation of English into Chinese and vice versâ, Applications will be received at this Office up to Noon on Saturday, the 6th August.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th July, 1898.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 343.

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Applications for the post of Master of the Chinese division of the Saiyingp'un Government School will be received by the Inspector of Schools on or before the 20th August.

Qualifications,......Ability to teach (with special reference to the Four Books, and the Five Classics) the subjects comprised under Standards I to VII (inclusive) of the New Code of Regulations for Educational Grants-in-Aid for Schools in Class I (Schools in which a Chinese education is given). Previous training or practical experience in teaching, if proved by certificate, will be considered a special qualification.

Salary,

$120 a year rising in three years to $156 a year, and $72 a year in lieu

of quarters.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th July, 1898.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 344.

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Monday, the 22nd August next, for-

(1.) The removal of excretal matters from all Government buildings within the city of Victoria and from all public and private tenements situated in the Hill Districts, and the management of the free public latrines in the City of Victoria. (2.) The removal of excretal matters from all Government buildings and from all public or private tenements within the City of Victoria and in the Hill Districts and the management of the free public latrines in the City of Victoria.

For conditions of each contract apply at the Sanitary Board Offices, Beaconsfield House. No tender will be received unless the person tendering produces a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Treasury the sum of $250 as a pledge of the bona fides of his tender, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if the person tendering refuses to enter into the usual bond, should his tender be accepted.

Tenders may be offered for either or both of the contracts; only one of the above contracts will be finally entered into by the Government.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th July, 1898.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.