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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5тu JUNE, 1897.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 232.

The following Notice is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th June, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE.

The undersigned, Her Britannic Majesty's Acting Consul-General, under and by virtue of the powers in that behalf conferred upon him by Article 84 of Her Majesty's Order in Council dated the 28th day of November 1889, has made the following Regulation for the peace, order, and good Govern- ment of Her said Majesty's subjects being within the dominions of the King of Siam.

Whereas an epidemic of bubonic plague has broken out in the district of SWATOW and it is desirable, as a matter of urgency, in the interests of Her Majesty's subjects to check and prevent, if possible, the importation of the said contagious epidemic into Bangkok by British ships; and whereas there is danger of the introduction of the said contagious disease into Siam through the Port of Hongkong: All masters of British ships clearing from Swatow are hereby required to and after this date shall anchor their vessels at KO PHAI, in the Gulf of Siam, until nine full days shall have elapsed from the time of their having left Swatow, after which period, if the Medical Inspector appointed by His Siamese Majesty's Government certifies that no case of bubonic plague has occurred on board the said ships, they may proceed to Paknam. And all masters of British ships clearing from Hong- kong are hereby required to and after this date shall anchor their ships at KO PHAI and wait there until such time as the Medical Officer appointed by Ilis Siamese Majesty's Government shall have boarded their ships and given them pratique to proceed to Paknam. And all masters of British ships clearing from Swatow or Hongkong are hereby required to and after this date shall anchor their vessels at Paknam and await there until such time as the Medical Inspector appointed by His Siamese Majesty's Government shall have boarded their ships and given them pratique to proceed to Bangkok,

Given under my hand and seal this 1st day of May, 1897.

(Sgd.), W. J. ARCHER,

H.B.M. Acting Consul-General.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 233.

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

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hougkong, 5th June, 1897.

J. 11. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

$

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

2,125,474

1,200,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,..

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

5,254,916

2,500,000

363,810

205,000

TOTAL........

7,744.230

3,905,000