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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH FEBRUARY, 1887. 147

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 60.

The following Police Notification is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th February, 1887.

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

On the 23rd, 24th, and 25th February, 1887, being the days fixed for the Races at Wongnaich'ung, the following Regulations, under Ordinance No. 10 of 1869, having received the approval of His Excellency The Officer Administering the Government, will be in force :-

I. Between the Clock Tower and the Eastern Market:—

(a.) All Horses and Vehicles going Eastward are to keep on the LEFT HAND, or Northern

side of the Road.

(b.) On returning Westward, Horses and Vehicles are to keep on the RIGHT HAND, or Northern side of the Road, passing any Vehicles they may overtake according to the Common Rule of the Road.

II. (a.) All Horses and Vehicles going Eastward are to turn down to the Eastern Praya by the Guard Room, and continue along the Praya, Wántsai Road East of No. 2 Station, and the Road West of Bowrington Canal.

(b.) All Horses and Vehicles returning from the Race Course are to keep the route autho-

rised in the preceding Sub-section.

III. Every person who shall ride or drive in a furious manner, or so as to endanger the life or limb of any person, or to the common danger of the passengers in any public Road or thoroughfare is liable to a penalty.

VI. (a.) Bearers of Chairs are to proceed Eastward on the RIGHT HAND, (Southern) side of the

Road, and to continue on through Wántsai and the Morrison Hill Gap.

(b.)

Bearers of Chairs returning Westward are to keep on the LEFT HAND, or the Southern

side of the Road, and are to pass over the same Roads as in going.

V. No Chairs or Vehicles will be allowed to remain on the Road between the boundaries of the Cemeteries and the Stands; neither is any Vehicle to go at more than a slow pace at the same place.

VI. Chairs and Vehicles to be arranged as directed by the Police Constables on Duty.

VII. Owners of Dogs are recommended not to allow their Dogs to go near the Race Course, as any Dog found straying without a Collar with the name and address thereon of his Owner, is liable to be destroyed. (Ordinance 14 of 1845, paragraph IV).

VIII. Persons using Chairs are recommended to go and return by way of the Kennedy Road so as to avoid overcrowding the Queen's Road. No Horse or Vehicle will be allowed on the Kennedy Road.

Victoria, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1887.

W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 61.

Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Friday, the 25th February, 1887:-

1 For picking up, reforming, channelling, macadamizing, concreting the footpath, margins along the back of the coping to sea-wall and channels to the Praya, from the east end of Wing Lok Street to Morrison Street, on a length of 1,000 feet.

2. For picking up, reforming and macadamizing the Praya from the Harbour Master's Office

to the west end of Wing Lok Street, on a length of 870 feet.

3. For the construction of 340 feet lineal of sewer in the lower end of Seymour Road.

For form of tender apply at this Office.

For specifications and further particulars apply at the Surveyor General's Office.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th February, 1887.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.