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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH AUGUST, 1887.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 329.

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The following Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st July, 1887, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published for general information.

By Command,.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th August, 1887.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE In Reserve.

CA

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

1,053,073

352,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China..

995,932

400,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

2,783,322

1,500,000

TOTAL, ΤΟΤΑ.........

,。

4,832,327-

2,252,000

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 330.

The following Notice taken from the Journal Officiel de la Cochinchine Française of the 18th July last is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th August, 1887.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

AVIS AUX NAVIGATEURS.

Le phare de premier ordre, construit sur l'ilot de Baï-kan, situé par 8° 40′ 11′′ de latitude Nord et par 104° 20′ 40′′ de longitude Est de Paris, sera allumé à partir du 21 juillet, 1887.

Ce feu est fixe, blanc, d'une portée de 30 milles, et est à une altitude de 212 mètres au-dessus du niveau de la mer.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 331.

The following Returns of Deaths for the week ended the 30th ultimo are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th August, 1887.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.