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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST MARCH, 1890.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 83.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint on proba- tion, till the end of the School year, Mrs. EMILY LEUNG to be Assistant Mistress at the Government Central School for Girls. "
By Command,
W. M. DEANE,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st March, 1890.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 84.
An examination will be held in the Council Chamber, Government Offices, on Thursday, the 6th instant, at 2.30 P.M. to select a Clerk for service in the General Post Office.
The salary will be $20 a month, rising to $30 after January 1st, 1893, and to $40 after January 1st, 1894.
No Candidate need apply who does not write a good hand. The subjects of examination will be as follows:-
Handwriting,
Dictation and Copying,
Composition,
Arithmetic,.
.600 marks. ..200
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Applications, with copies of testimonials, and certificates as to age and health should be sent to the Colonial Secretary not later than the 5th instant, at Noon.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st March, 1890.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 85.
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st March, 1890.
Government of Queensland.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 25 of 1889.
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
ADDITIONAL LIGHTS IN GREAT SANDY ISLAND STRAIT.
Notice is hereby given that on and after Thursday, 2nd January, the following additional lights will be exhibited to enable vessels to navigate Great Sandy Island Strait by night:-
One white light near the white beacon, marking the northern extremity of the bank N.W. of Snout Point; One white light bearing North, easterly; and
One white light S. by E. } E. easterly from the first light, giving with it two leads-one towards Fig-tree Camp,
the other towards the Fairway Buoy;
Two lights-the front rod, the other white-are placed near the Fig-tree Camp, and lead southwards of Stewart's
Island;
Two lights-one white, the other red-on the bank northwards of the Stewart's Island Cutting, and leading
through the centre of the channel ;
Two lights--one white and the other red-on Moonboom Island, leading over to that Island;
One green light on a dolphin N.E. of Moonboom Island in 11 feet at low water;
One white light off the western shore of Great Sandy Island;
Two lights--one red and one white leading through Roundbush Cutting;
One red light, on a dolphin, standing in 11 feet of water at low water, in line with the back light of the next pair of lights, and then in line with that of the last pair, leads N. & W., and then N. N. E. easterly, respectively, to the entrance of the cutting northward of the Roundbush ;
Two lights-one red and the other white-lead through that cutting, towards a red beacon standing on a projecting spit on the West side of the channel, and afterwards lead through a Cutting further to the N. E. near the lower White Cliffs;
One red light on the above red beacon;
Two white lights are placed on the shore of Great Sandy Island, below the watering place, and lead just to the eastward of the Junction Buoy.
Directions at Night.
After passing the South Fairway Buoy, bring the two white leading lights in one, on a North, easterly bearing, until within a short cable's distance of the lower light; then stand northwards passing it on the starboard hand bringing it on with a third white light to the S. by E. E. casterly; keep them in line until the Fig-tree Lights are nearly reached, when gradually bring them in line and keep them so until the Stewart's Island Cutting Lights are coming in line; keep them in
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