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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH AUGUST, 1890.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 360.

The following return from Mr. WM. TAYLOR. of the quantity of Spirits distilled by the China Sugar Refining Company, Limited, is published for general information.

Spirits manufactured during the quarter ending 25th August, 1890.......

By Command,

Proof Gallons. 9.120.

W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office. Hongkong, 30th August, 1890.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 361.

The following Circular Despatch with its enclosure is published for general information.

By Command,

W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th August, 1890.

CIRCULAR.

DOWNING STREET,

4th July, 1890.

SIR, I have the honour to transmit, herewith, a copy of Instructions to Surveyors under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, and Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Act, 1889, which have been issued by the Board of Trade, modifying the rules for measurement of the tonnage of vessels under the tonnage deck, prescribed by section 21 of the former Act.

I have the honour to be,

The Officer Administering the Government of

HONGKONG.

Consecutive Office No. 387. Departmental, 1135. Surveys, 109.

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble Servant,

KNUTSFORD.

INSTRUCTIONS

BOARD OF TRADE.

Marine Department,

March 1890.

TO

SURVEYORS.

Merchant Shipping Act. 1854. and Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Act, 1889.

In order to meet cases of vessels having double bottoms for water ballast referred to in sect. 5 of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Act, 1889, the Board of Trade have, by virtue of the power vested in them by sect. 29 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, modified, as shown on the next page, the Rules for measurement of the tonnage of vessels under the tonnage deck, prescribed by sect.

21 of the latter Act.

Surveyors are informed that these modified Rules should be observed by them in all future cases of measurement of vessels under the tonnage deck, under sect. 21 of the Merchant Shipping Act. 1854, and the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Act, 1889.

HENRY G. CALCRAFT,

Secretary.

GEORGE J. SWANSTON.

Assistant Secretary.