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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH SEPTEMBER, 1897. 751

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.No. 369.

Owing to the recent forgery, the present issue of One Dollar Stamps has been declared, by His Excellency the Governor, to be obsolete after one week from this date, and their sale has been stopped. Any person tendering such stamps at the Post Office, or any of its Agencies, on or before the 31st December next will receive in exchange money or other stamps to the value tendered.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th September, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 370.

The following Despatch is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th September, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

HONGKONG. No. 150.

SIR,

(Secretary of State to Governor.)

DOWNING STREET,

July 31, 1897.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 137 of the 16th ultimo en- closing an Address to Her Majesty the Queen from the community of Hongkong on the occasion of the Sixtieth Anniversary of Her Reign.

2. The Address has been presented to Her Majesty Who desires me to convey through you to the inhabitants of Hongkong Her heartfelt thanks for this token of their loyalty and their affection.

I have the honour to be,

Governor

Sir W. ROBINSON, G.C.M.G.,

*&c.

se.,

&c.

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 371.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint. JOHN BUCKNILL FOWLER to be Deputy Health Officer of the Port, for such time as he occupies the position of Assistant to Dr. G. P. JORDAN, or until further notice.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th September, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary,

:

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 372.

His Excellency the Governor, with the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, has been pleased to appoint HENRY HESSY JOHNSTON GOMPERTZ to be Assistant Registrar General and Deputy Registrar of Marriages.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th September, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.