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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST NOVEMBER, 1890.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 455.

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With reference to Government Notification No. 454 of 1890. His Excellency the Officer Admi- nistering the Government is pleased to appoint Mr. BRUCE SHEPHERD. Acting Registrar of the Supreme Court, to be Secretary to the said Commission.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st October, 1890.

W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 456.

It is hereby notified that Her Majesty has not been advised to exercise her power of disallowance with respect to the following Ordinances :-

Ordinance No. 12 of 1890.-An Ordinance to amend The Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-Houses

and Markets Ordinance of 1887.

Ordinance No. 13 of 1890.-An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to The Officia,

Administrator.

Ordinance No. 14 of 1890.—An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 16 of 1886, entitled “The

Stamp Ordinance.” By Command,

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

W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 457.

It is hereby notified that the Queen's Exequatur, empowering MANUEL RODRIGUEZ ESCUDERO, Esquire, to act as Vice-Consul for Spain at Hongkong, received Her Majesty's signature on the 8th September, 1890.

By Command,

W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st November, 1890.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.---No. 458.

The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st October, 1890, as certified by the Managers

of the respective Banks, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st November, 1890.

W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary,

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

1,157,808

400,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,..

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, .....

1,205,678

600,000

3,240,114

1,600,000

TOTAL,........

...$

5,603,600

2,600,000