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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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No. 55.

號五十五第

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 6TH OCTOBER, 1894.

日八初月九年午甲 日六初月十年四十九百八千-

VOL. XL.

簿十四第

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 371.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint FRANCIS JOSEPH BADELEY to be Acting

Assistant Postmaster General during the absence on leave of GORDON STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, or until further notice.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1894.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 372.

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, 1894, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th October, 1894.

BANKS.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

$

1,654,420

800,000

5,154,304

2,500,000

TOTAL,.......

....$

6,808,724

3,300,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.