639064-1896-Whit-Monday-Holiday- — Page 1

DIE

SOIT

MON

DROIT.

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

報 Py 轅 港

香

Published by Authority.

No. 20.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 16TH MAY, 1896.

VOL. XLII.

號十二第

日四初月四年申丙 日六十月五年六十九百八千一 簿二十四第

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 174.

It is hereby notified that the Valuation Lists for the Colony for 1896-97 will be open to inspection

at the Treasury for 21 days commencing on Monday, the 18th May, 1896.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th May, 1896.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 175.

His Excellency the Governor is pleased to direct that the Anniversary of the Birthday of Her Gracious Majesty the QUEEN be celebrated in this Colony on Thursday, the 28th instant, which day will therefore, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 6 of 1875, be a Public Holiday. The Statue erected in commemoration of the Jubilee of Her Majesty the QUEEN will be unveiled by His Excellency the Governor at 5.30 P.M. on that day.

By Command,

J. II. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Seere ́ary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th May, 1896.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 176.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that Monday, the 25th instant, being Whit Monday, be observed as a Holiday in the Government Departments.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th May, 1896.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 177.

It is hereby notified that, under instructions from the Right Honourable Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Jous WORRELL CARRINGTON, Esquire, Q.C., C.M.G., D.C.L., LL.D., to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, in succession to His Honour Sir FIELDING CLARK, Knight.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th May, 1896.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.