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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1893.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. —No. 52.

The Public are hereby notified that if the present rate of water consumption is maintained it appears probable on account of the existing scarcity of water that it will be necessary to temporarily introduce the intermittent system of supply within the areas of the City of Victoria and Hill District.

Attention is however called to the fact that the consumption of water within the above named areas is considered excessive and it is possible that the occupants of tenements may be able to so reduce it within their respective premises as to avert the necessity of altogether shutting the water off for a portion of each day and night.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th February, 1893.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN,

Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 53.

The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st January, 1893, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th February, 1893.

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

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE

IN RESERVE.

$

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

94,630

95,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

1,827,089

1,000,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.....

4,726,769

2,200,000

TOTAL,......

.$

6,648,488

3,295,000

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 54.

The following Returns of Deaths are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th February, 1893.

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