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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH OCTOBER, 1897,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 425.

The following Despatch is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, Sth October, 1897.

HONGKONG. No. 177.

SIR,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

DOWNING STREET,

845

2nd September, 1897.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 154 of the 14th of July last forwarding an Address to the Queen from the Freemasons of Hongkong congratulating Her Majesty on the occasion of the completion of the sixtieth year of Her reign.

2. The Address has been laid before the Queen, and I am commanded by Her Majesty to request you to convey to the Freemasons of Hongkong an expression of Her thanks for their loyal congratula- tions and good wishes.

3. The Queen was pleased to admire the beautiful manner in which the Address is bound.

I have the honour to be,

Governor

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

&c., $.C., &c.

Sir, Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

JOHN BRAMSTON, For the Secretary of State.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 426.

There is a vacancy in the Sanitary Department for an Interpreter to an Inspector of Nuisances.

Duties, Qualifications,

Salary,.

...Interpretation.

.Ability to interpret readily English into Chinese and Chinese into

English.

$180 per annum, rising by annual increments of $12 to $240 per

annum.

Applications with the usual certificates to be sent to the Colonial Secretary not later than Noon of Wednesday, the 20th October, 1897.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th October, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 427

The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 30th September, 1897, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th October, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

2,656,656

1,300,000

5,426,120

2,500,000

388,780

205,000

TOTAL,.......

..$

8,471,556

4,005,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, National Bank of China, Limited,.........