THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH SEPTEMBER, 1887. 1047
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 384.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint, provision- ally, Mr. J. M. XAVIER to be a Clerk at the Observatory.
The following Table of Marks shows the result of the Competitive Examination for this appointment.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1887.
TABLE of MARKS of CANDIDATES for the Post of a Clerk at the Observatory.
NAMES.
Reading. Writing.
Dictation.
Copying.
Compo- sition.
Arithmetic. Total.
200
200
250
150
400
300
1,500
1.-J. M. Xavier,
150
120
202
145
300
135
1,052
2.
170
128
218
120
250
60
946
3.
120
116
154
135
150
205
880
1.
100
140
34
135
250
205
864
5.
140
78
82
105
150
130
685
6.
120
80
14
125
50
25
414
N. G. MITCHELL-INNES,
Hon. Secretary and Member, Board of Examiners.
Hongkong, 23rd September, 1887
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 385.
The following Post Office Notice is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th September, 1887.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
The time allowed for posting newspapers, printed matter, and patterns despatched to Europe, &c. by the French Packets is extended till 10.30 on the day of departure.
The hours of closing the Mails, &c.. will therefore be as follows;--
Day before departure,--
5
P.M.-Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes, except the night-box, which is always
open out of Office hours.
Day of Departure,—
A.M.-Post Office opens.
7.
10
A.M.
1.—Registry of Letters ceases.
11 A.M.
K
-Mails closed, except for Late Letters.
10.30 A.M.-Posting of all printed matter and patterns ceases.
11.10 A.M.- -Letters may be posted with late fee of 10 cents until
11.30 A.M.-when the Post Office closes entirely.
11.40 A.M.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with·late fee of 10 cents until time of
departure.
GENERAL POST OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 19th September, 1887,
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