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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1889.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,--No. 387.

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The following, Finding of the Marine Court respecting the conduct of ALEXANDER Cox, 1st Mate of the British Barque Mauna Loa, is published for general information.

By Command,

ARATHOON SETH,

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

FINDING.

for the Colonial Secretary.

The Courtving regard to the circumstances stated before it finds as follows:- That ALENDER Cox, 1st Mate of the British Barque Mauna Loa, Official No. 72,640, of Maitland, Nova Scotia, whose Certificate of Competency as Master, is No. 2,527, issued at Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been guilty of gross misconduct, cruelty, and tyranny towards LEWIS ELLIS, A. B. of the said ship, and the Court directs that his Certificate be suspended for two years from this date.

The Court also directs that LEWIS ELLIS and ROBERT LINDE be discharged from the Mauna Loa, and be paid the balance of wages due up to the date of discharge.

The Coufarther desires to express its opinion that so gross a case of tyranny could hardly have occurred without the knowledge and connivance of the Captain (ALEXANDER DOUGLAS, whose Certificate is No. 1,704 of Dominion of Canada), and think that it would be well for him to exercise more supervision over the way duty is carried out on board his ship.

Given under our hands at Victoria, Hongkong, this 9th day of September, 1889.

R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Ret. Com., R.N.,.

President of Court.

A. S. MILLS, Lieut., R.N. W. H. WALKER, Master, S.S. "Belgic." W. J. NANTES, Master, S.S. “Gwalior." J. C. WILLIAMSON, Master, S.S "Batavia."

Approved,

FREDERICK STEewart, Administering the Government.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 388.

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The following Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st August, 1889, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published for general information.

By Command,

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

ARATHOON SETH, for the Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

1,412,732

500,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China..

1,436,896

650,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

3,077,276

1,500,000

TOTAL,.....

5,926,904

2,650,000

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION-No. 389.

The following Returns of Deaths for the Month ended 31st August are published for general information.

By Command,

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

ARATHOON SETH,

for the Colonial Secretary-