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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JUNE, 1893.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 224.

The following is published.

By Command,

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

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

No. 261.-SUBMARINE MINING GROUNDS, SINGAPORE.

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From 26th May, 1893, and until further notice, Submarine Mining Grounds will be set apart, for the Royal Engineers, for training purposes.

1. On the South-West coast of Blakang Mati Island, bounded as follows :--

On the North-West by a line from Rimau point extending 1,000 yards to the South-West and there marked by a red spherical steel buoy. On the South-West by a line drawn from the above-mentioned buoy to another red spherical steel buoy 2,000 yards due South of Rimau point. On the South-East by a line drawn from the last-mentioned buoy North-East to Blakang Mati Island. On the North-East by a portion of Blakang Mati Island,

2. A rectangular area extending about 200 yards to the Eastward of the black Beacou on the Northern extremity of Buran Darat Coral Reefs and 300 yards to the Northward of the reefs.

Pilots and Masters of Vessels are warned not to anchor in these spaces and that dummy mines and floating obstructions may be met with when navigating therein.

MASTER ATTENDANT'S ÖFFICE,

Singapore. 20th May, 1893.

C. Q. G. CRAUFURD,

Master Attendant, S. S.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. --No. 207.

The following Lot of Crown Land at Magazine Gap South of Military Sanitarium, will be sold by Public Auction on Monday, the 19th day of June, 1893, at 4 P.M.

Rural Building Lot No. 85.

For Particulars and Conditions of Sale see page 501 of the Government Gazette for 1893.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd June, 1893.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN,

Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 208.

The following Lot of Crown Land at Fuk Tsun Heung, Kowloon, will be sold by Public Auction on Tuesday, the 20th day of June, 1893, at 4 P.M.

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 638.

For Particulars and Conditions of Sale see page 502 of the Government Gazette for 1893.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd June, 1893.

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