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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD NOVEMBER, 1889.

8. Buildings in which cattle, sheep, goats and swine are housed shall be at all times open to inspection by members of the Sanitary Board or any of the Board's Officers.

9. Every Licensee or in his absence the person in charge of the animals shall, with all possible speed, report to the Officer in charge of the nearest l'olice Station any and every case of disease occurring amongst his animals. In the event of an animal dying the carcase shall not be removed or buried without an order in writing from an Inspector of Live Stock or from some person authorized by him. 10. The Sanitary Board may, in its discretion, cancel any licence to keep animals on the holder of such licence being a second time convicted before a Police Magistrate for a breach of these Bye-laws. 11. In the calculation of cubic space under Bye-law 4, two calves-under one year-shall be counted as one cow.

12. In the calculation of cubic space under Bye-law 5, two lambs, two kids and two young pigs-- under 4 months-shall be counted as one sheep, one goat, and one pig respectively.

The first ten Bye-laws made by the Sanitary Board on the 11th day of September, 1889, and the last two Bye-laws made on the 25th day of September, 1889.

Approved by the Legislative Council, this 20th day of November, 1889. -

HUGH MCCALLUM,

Secretary.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 483.

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, 1889, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th November, 1889.

A. LISTER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

*$

$

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

1,390,512

480,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China..

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, ....

1,696,083

600,000

3,380,146

1,200,000

TOTAL,...

6,466,741

2,280,000

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 484.

Wanted the lease of a house, or part of a house, situated in Hollywood Road or neighbourhood, and available in January or February next, for the purposes of a Government School..

Applications to be forwarded to the Inspector of Schools.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd November, 1889.

A. LISTER, Acting Colonial Secretary.