THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JUNE, 1888.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 267.
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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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