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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH DECEMBER, 1886.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 473.

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The following Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held yesterday, is published for general information.

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 11th December, 1886.

ARATHOON SETHI, Clerk of Councils.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to amend the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869.

BE

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:- 1. The Schedule to the Promissory Oaths Ordinanco, 1869, is hereby amended as follows:-

By striking out the words

"The Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Officer Administering the

Or

Government,

In the first part thereof,

And by striking out the words

The oaths to be ten-

dered by the Chief Justice."

"The Sheriff" in the second part thereof and by insert-

ing in lieu thereof the words

"The Registrar of the Supreme Court and the Deputy Registrars.

Amendment of Ordinance 4 of

1860,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 474.

Notice is hereby given that THE VULCAN MATCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY of Gothenburg in the Kingdom of Sweden, have complied with the requirements of Ordinances 16 of 1873, and 8 of 1886, for the registration in this Colony of their Mark as applied to Matches; and that the same has been duly registered.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th December, 1886.

FREDERICK STEwart,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 475.

The following Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 30th November, 1886, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th December, 1886.

FREDERICK STewart,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,...

789,957

270,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, .

1,072,457

500,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

2,336,033

1,400,000

TOTAL,.

4,198,447

2,170,000