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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH APRIL, 1886.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 130.

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The following Returns from the Acting Registrar General are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th April, 1886.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATHS for the Fourth Quarter of 1885, ending 31st Deçember.

DISTRICTS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

CHINESE.

DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

British and Foreign, 9

Boys. Girls. Males. Females. Boys. Girls.

Males. Females. Portuguese,

Victoria,

21

11

37

193

150

588

446

Indians, Non-Residents,

.14.

4

.18

Kaulung,

6

5

70

35

Shaukiwán,

18

32

19

45,

Aberdeen,

11

11

27

18

Stanley,.

5

4

5

TOTAL,.

21

11

37

8

233

179

721

523

Sex unknown,————

Kaulung,

1

GRAND TOTAL,

ANNUAL DEATH-RATE, PER 1,000, FOR 4TH QUARTER OF

1885.

Total deaths of

Chinese,...

1245

Whole Population,....

32.16

Births,.... 444 British & Foreign Community,

18.53

Deaths, 1290

Do. deducting non-Residents,

13.08

Chinese,

33.04

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Acting Registrar General.

Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 18th January, 1836.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 131.

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint provision- ally, Mr. LAM TSUN-KWAI to be Chinese Usher at the Magistracy.

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, 17th April, 1886.

TABLE of MARKS of CANDIDATES for the Post of Chinese Usher at the Magistracy.

NAMES

Reading

Hand Writing.

Dicta- tion and Copying

Compo- Arith- sition. metic.

Translation of English into Chinese and vice versa.

Interpre- Total.

tation.

200

200

400

400-

300

400

200

2,100

1. Lam Tsun-kwai,

110

134

318

150

90

300

150 1,252

2.

150

133

336

35

100

230

170

1,154

3.

120,

136

316

50

60-

180

160

1,022

4.

130

133

29.1

60

60

674

5.

90

103

120

25

:

120

20

478

Hongkong, 8th April, 1886.

N. G. MITCHELL-INNES,

Hon. Secretary,

Board of Examiners.