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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TM FEBRUARY, 1885.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION--No. 62.

The following Returus of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st January, 1885, as supplied by the respective Banks, are published for general information.

By Command,

W. H. MARSTİ.

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th February, 1885.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

$

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,.

219,758

80,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

900,657

700,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

2,954,774

1,500,000

TOTAL......

4,075.189

2,280,000

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 45.

The following Police Notification is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st January, 1885.

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

Notice is hereby given that in view of the approaching Chinese New Year, the Captain Superintendent of Police has been authorised to give permission, under Ordinance 10 of 1872, for Crackers to be fired under the following restrictions :-

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In the Districts West of the Cross Roads and of Shing Wong Street, the firing of Crackers

will be permitted from 4 P.M. on the 14h until 4 P.M. on the 16th February.

In the Districts East of the Cross Roads and of Shing Woug Street, Crackers may be fired only between the hours of 4 P.M. of the 14th and 9 P.M. of the 15th February, subject to the following stipulations:-

a. Crackers shall not be fired within 200 yards of the Roman Catholic Cathedral,

Wellington Street, between 7.30 A.M. and 9.30 A.M. on the 15th February.

b. Crackers shall not be fired within 200 yards of St. John's Cathedral or the Union

Chapel between 10.45 A.M. and 12.30 P.M. on the 15th.

c. Crackers shall not be fired within 200 yards of St. Peter's Chapel between 5 P.M.

and 6.30 P.M. on the 15th.

No burning cracker or other fire is to be thrown above the head or near any person or inflammable material; and all reasonable precaution must be taken against accident, as every one is liable for damage arising from his carelessness.

The Police will have strict orders to summon or arrest persons firing Crackers in contravention of the foregoing restrictions.

THE FIRING OF BOMBS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

By Command,

W. M. DEANE.

Central Police Barracks, Hongkong, 28th January, 1885,

· Copt. Supt. of Police-