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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH JANUARY, 1893.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 9.

The following is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th January, 1893.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.

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NOTICE.

Owners of Tenements are reminded that Rates for the First Quarter of 1893 are payable in advance during and within the month of January.

Such Rates should be paid before the 31st January, and, if not paid by that date, proceedings will be taken to recover the same as provided by the Rating Ordinance, No. 15 of 1888.

No refund of rates on vacant tenements will be granted unless such rates have been paid in advance.

Treasury, Hongkong, 5th January, 1893.

N. G. MITCHELL-INNES,

Treasurer.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 10.

The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st December, 1892, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th January, 1893.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN,

Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE

IN RESERVE.

$

$

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

105,839

105,800

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

1,943,328

1,000,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

4,389,543

2,000,000

TOTAL,........

$

6,438,710

3,105,800