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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH APRIL, 1885.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 175.

The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th April, 1885.

Government of Queensland.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 7 of 1885.

361

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

SHOAL PATCH NEAR Z REEF, INNER ROUTE TO TORRES STRAITS.

Notice is hereby given, that the Master of the steamship "Bonnington" reports having grounded upon a shoal patch the following position:

Latitude,.... Longitude,

At the time of the accident the vessel was drawing 22 feet.

Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 11th March, 1885.

Government of China.

FOOCHOW DISTRICT.

10° 47" S. .142° 41′ 45′′ E.

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,

Portmaster.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 23.

Sharp Peak: Temporary Anchorage: Extension of.

The limits of the Anchorage at Sharp Peak, have been extended, as under:

for the Upper Limit,

a straight line, running from a mark consisting of two poles with a square frame at top, marked U. L. (Upper Limit) placed on the North Beach of Hochiang Island, to a painted square mark with the letters U. L. (Upper Limit) on the opposite shore of Woga Island. Two buoys bearing the letters U. L. B. (Upper Limit Buoy) are placed on the Upper Limit Line, one near West Brother, and the other near Woga Island."

for the Northern Boundary,

a straight line, running from the mark on Woga Island to Sharp Peak South Point, and

for the Lower Limit,

a straigth line, running from Sharp Peak South Point to the South Extreme of Hochiang Island.

N.B.-The Chinese Local Authorities repeat the caution already given, that they will not be responsible for damage stained by ships, in the event of active hostilities, or accident from torpedoes.

SPARKHILL,

Approved:

C. HANNEN,

Commissioner of Customs,

CUSTOM HOUSE, Foocнow, 16th April, 1885.

Harbour Master.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 164,

The following Lots of Crown Land at Hunghom will be sold by Public Auction, on Monday, the 27th day of April, at 2 P.M.

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Inland Lots, Nos. 24 to 30, and 124 to 154 inclusive.

For Particulars and Conditions of Sale, see Government Notification No. 157 of the 11th instant.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th April, 1885.

W. II. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.