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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD APRIL, 1897.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 118.

The following Finding of the Marine Court of Enquiry into the loss of the British Steamer Glamorganshire Official No. 89,651 of London, is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st April, 1897.

FINDING.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

We find that the British steamer Glamorganshire Official No. 89,651 of London, of which НUGH NORRIS VYVYAN whose Certificate of Competency as Master is No. 98,221 left Hongkong on the 4th March on

a voyage to Saigon in Ballast the ship drawing 13 feet 4 inches forward and 17 feet 8 inches aft.

:

That after passing inside the Britto Bank on the afternoon of 7th March the ship struck and remained fast in the position given below.

That the water rose up to the level of the t'ween decks in 2 or 3 minutes and it was evident that nothing could be done to save the ship.

The position given in evidence is:--

Cape Ti Wan,......... Cape Bake,

..S. 85° W. (true) ...........N. 33° W. (true)

The ship was finally abandoned on the evening of the 13th March at which time the evidence goes to show that she was breaking up.

The Court is of opinion that, no blame can be attached to the Master for the casualty seeing that the ship appears to have been navigated with proper and seamanlike care, and, she was supplied with the latest Admiralty chart, on which the danger was not marked; also that she was not prematurely abandoned.

As no blame attaches to the Master his Certificate is returned to him. Given under our hands at Hongkong this 26th day of March, 1897.

R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Retd. Comdr., R.N.,

President of Court.

K. WADE, R.N., H.M.S. Centurion. HARRY SMITH, Master, British S.S. Doric.

E. J. BULLER, Master, British S.S. Chunsang.

R. ARCHIBALD, Master, British S.S. Empress of China.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 119.

The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st March, 1897, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd April, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

1,935,600

1,000,000

5,701,753

2,500,000

391,672

205,000

TOTAL..

.$

8,029,025

3,705,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

National Bank of China, Limited,.