641587-1895-Holiday-Easter-Monday — Page 1

286

THE HONGKong goverNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH APRIL, 1895.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. --No. 130.

The following Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, is published.

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 4th April, 1895.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils

Title.

Repeal of Ordinance No. 1 of 1864.

DRAFT BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 1 of 1864, entitled "An Ordinance to provide for conver- sion of British Currency in all payments

BE

by or to the Government.

"

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. Ordinance No. 1 of 1864, entitled An Ordinance to provide for conversion of British Currency in all payments by or to the Government is hereby repealed.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 131.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that the 15th instant, being Easter Monday, be observed as a holiday in the Government Offices.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

""

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th April, 1895.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 132.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments, with effect from the 8th instant :-

ALFRED GASCOIGNE WISE to be Acting Attorney General. THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH to be Acting Puisne-Judge.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th April, 1895.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 133.

The following Notice is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th April, 1895.

NOTICE.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

A special sessions of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace will be held in the Justices' room, at the Magistracy, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of Wednesday, the 17th day of April, A.D. 1895, for purpose of considering an application from one ISRAIL WEINBERG, for the transfer of his Publican's licence to sell and retail intoxicating liquors on the premises situate at Houses Nos. 90 and 92, Queen's Road West, under the sign of The Western Hotel to one MAX GOLDBERG.

the

Magistracy, Hongkong, 5th April, 1895.

W. C. H. HASTINGS,

Acting Police Magistrate.