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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH OCTOBER, 1889.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 411.

The following Notice is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th October, 1889.

F. H. MAY,

Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE.

Owners of Tenements are reininded that Rates for the Fourth Quarter of 1889 are payable in advance, during and within the month of October.

Such Rates should be paid before the 31st October, as after that date, immediate application will be made to the Supreme Court for the recovery of arrears.

Treasury, Hongkong, 30th September, 1889.

H. E. WODEHOUSE,

Acting Treasurer.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 412:

The following Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 30th September, 1889, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th October, 1889.

F. H. MAY,

Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

1,482,972

500,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.

1,743,150

700,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

3,174,704

1,500,000

TOTAL,......

6,400,826

2,700,000

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 413.

The following Return of Books registered under Ordinance 10 of 1888, during the Quarter ended September 30th, 1889. is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th October, 1889.

F. H. MAY,

Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary.