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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH AUGUST, 1896.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 316.

The following Notice is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th August, 1896.

J. H. STEWART Lockhart, Colonial Secretary.

811

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

From the date of publication of this Notice the rates of postage on Parcels for the under- mentioned Countries posted at this Office or its Agencies to be forwarded via London will be as follows:-

COUNTRY.

SIZE.

PROHIBITED CONTENTS.

Hawaiian Islands.

1st fb,...

.90 cents.

Each succeeding Ib up to

11 fbs,

} 70

""

Same as "United Kingdom", Letters, Opium.

Paraguay.

0- 2 lbs,

$3.20

2- 7 tbs,

..$4.10

Do.,

Letters.

Seychelles.-

0-2 lbs,

.$1.35

2- 7 lbs,

$2.60

Do.,

Letters.

7--11 lbs,

$3.60

A. M. THOMSON,

Acting Postmaster General,

General Post Office, Hongkong, August 6th, 1896.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 317.

The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st July, 1896, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th August, 1896.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,...........

National Bank of China, Limited,..

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

1,856,748

1,000,000

4,632,672

2,500,000

375,976

285,000

TOTAL,.....

..$

6,865,396

3,785,000