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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JUNE, 1888.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 267.

611

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint, provisionally, Mr. JAMES HENRY GRIMES to be Clerk at the Observatory.

ment.

The following Table of marks shows the result of the Competitive Examination for this appoint-

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th June, 1888.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

TABLE OF MARKS of CANDIDATES for the Post of Clerk at the Observatory.

Trans- Trans-

Dicta-

NAMES.

Reading. Writing.

tion.

Composi- Arithme- lation Copying. tion.

tic.

from

lation

from tation.

Interpre TOTAL.

English. Chinese.

1. James Henry Grimes,

195

200

250

145

400

100

:

25

1,315

2.

180

120

230

125

350

66

1,071

3.

140

120

4.

155

90

20

70

100

150

200

80

100

200

200

19 8

75

75

70

1,000

60

40

45

970

5.

160

160

170

40

250

100

60

940

6.

175

150

190

90

200

:

7.

150

80

80

200

...

220

45

45

915

10

10

40

570

Hongkong, 13th June, 1888.

T. SERCOMBE-SMITH, Hon. Secretary, Board of Examiners.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 268.

The following Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st May, 1888, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th June, 1888.

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE

IN RESERVE.

$

$

CA

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China..

1,208,865

410,000

1,227,696

900,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

3,434,075

1,700,000

TOTAL,....

5,870,636

3,010,000

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