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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH APRIL, 1892.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 162.

Notice is hereby given that Messrs. JAMES CHADWICK & BROTHER, LIMITED, of Eagley Mills Bolton, in the County of Lancashire, England, have complied with the requirements of Ordinances 16 of 1873, and 8 of 1886, for the registration in this Colony of their Marks as applied to Cotton Linen and Hemp Yarn and Thread; and that the same have been duly registered.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th April, 1892.

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

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. --No. 163.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that the 18th instant, being Easter Monday, be observed as a holiday in the Government Offices. Friday, the 15th instant, being Good Friday, is by Ordinance 6 of 1875 a Public Holiday.

By Command,

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th April, 1892.

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

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 164.

Under instructions from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Major-General ALEXANDER HERMAN ADAM GORDON, to be Captain Superintendent of Police as from 1st November last.

Major-General GORDON returned to the Colony from leave of absence on the 6th and assumed the duties of his office on the 7th instant.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th April, 1892.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.No. 165.

Colonial Secretary.

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

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th April, 1892.

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

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

→

1,392,512

480,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.....................................................................

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

1,548,927

700,000

3,131,188

1,300,000

TOTAL,........

..$

6,072,627

2,480,000