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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH MARCH, 1889.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 110.

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His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH, Esquire, to be a Justice of the Peace for this Colony. Mr. SMITH has duly taken the usual Oaths.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th March, 1889.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 111.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments :-

THOMAS SERCOMBE SMITH, Esquire, to be a Member of the Board of Examiners. FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Esquire, to be Honorary Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th March, 1889.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 112..

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint HUGH MCCALLUM, Esquire, to be Secretary of the Sanitary Board and Sanitary Superintendent, under The Public Health Ordinance, 1887. By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th March, 1889.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 113.

It is hereby notified that on and after the 18th of March, 1889, the sanction of His Excellency the Governor to encroachments made upon or over Crown Foreshores by Piers or Wharves will be given subject only to the payment of an Annual Crown Rent on the following scale, payable in equal monthly instalments, viz. :—

In the City of Victoria.

For encroachments of 10,000 square feet or less,

For encroachments exceeding 10,000 square feet, but not exceeding 20,000

square feet,

.$180.

..$216.

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For encroachments exceeding 20,000 square feet, but not exceeding 30,000

square feet,

For encroachments exceeding 50,000 square feet, but not exceeding 70,000

square feet,

For encroachments exceeding 30,000 square feet, but not exceeding 50,000

square feet,

$240.

.$300.

.$348.

For encroachments exceeding 70,000 square feet,

$360.

Piers and Wharves outside of the City of Victoria will be subject to payments calculated at one half the above scale.

In all cases where permission is given by the Surveyor General to erect a pier over Crown Fore- shore, and such pier is removed on or before the expiration of one calendar month from the date of granting such permission, the encroachment shall not be subject to Crown Rent.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th March, 1889.

FREDERICK STewart, Colonial Secretary.