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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH SEPTEMBER, 1896.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 347.

The following Notice is published.

By Command,

J. II. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretury,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th September, 1896.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

The limit of weight for Parcels to Portugal, Madeira and the Azores forwarded via London, has been raised to 11 lbs., and the rates of postage collected at this Office and its Agencies will be as follows:-

Portugal,

Madeira,

Azores Islands,

To

0 to 2 lbs.

2 to 7 lbs.

7 to 11 lbs.

1.80

2.60

3.40

2.00

2.80

3.60

2.20

3.00

3.80

Parcels to the above mentioned countries may be insured at the same rate as to the United Kingdom.

General Post Office, Hongkong, September 5th, 1896.

A. M. THOMSON, Acting Postmaster General.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 348.

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

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th September, 1896.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE

IN RESERVE.

$

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

1,868,542

1,000,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation...

4,254,769

2,500,000

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

385,444

205,000

TOTAL,.......

6,508,755

3,705,000

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. ---No. 333.

The following Lots of Crown Land at Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, will be sold by Public Auction, on Monday, the 7th day of September, 1896, at 4 P.M.

Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. 723 to 731 (inclusive).

For Particulars and Conditions of Sale see page 848 of the Government Gazette for 1896.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1896.

J. H. STEWART Lockhart,

Colonial Secretary.