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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23rd MAY, 1885.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 214.

The following Despatch is published for general information.

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By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd May, 1885.

W. H. MARSII,

Colonial Secretary,

EONGKONG, No. 92.

DOWNING STREET,

14th April, 1885.

SIR,-I have the honour to acquaint you that the Lords. Commissioners of the Admiralty have posed to so revise the boundary of the Chinese Station, as to draw the limit South of the Pelew d, St. Andrews, and the adjacent Islands, and thus transfer them from the limits of the Australian tion. This step would be taken with a view to facilitating more frequent visits to these Islands e vessels of war, as they can be more readily visited from time to time from ships stationed in the Mina Seas.

I have acquainted their Lordships, that I concur in the course proposed, and the Commanders-in- Chief on the China and Australian Stations have, accordingly, been informed that the change will take

lace from the 1st July next.

From that date, the North Boundary of the Australian Station, and the Scuth Boundary of the China Station will be as follows:--

From 95° E. Longitude by the parallel of 10° S. Latitude to 130° E. Longitude; thence North to N. Latitude, and along that parallel to 136° E. Longitude; thence North to 12° N. Latitude, and along that parallel to 160° W. Longitude.

Governor

Sir G. F. BOWEN, G.C.M.G.,

&c.,

&c.,

I have, &c.,

(Signed,)

DERBY.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 215.

The following Instructions to Examiners and -Notice to Candidates for Masters' and Mates' Certificates of Competency, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd May, 1885.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary,

BOARD OF TRADE,

MARINE DEPARTMENT,,

February, 1885.

INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINERS

AND

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES FOR MASTERS' AND MATES' CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.

Examination of Masters and Mates.

An intimation has been made to the Board of Trade that an impression prevails in regard to the animation of Masters and Mates, that so long as a Candidate can commit to paper correct answers the various questions requiring written answers, no matter how indicative the answers may be of ir having been learnt off by rote only, the duty and responsibility of the local Examiners are at an and that they have no power or authority to reject a candidate should his written answers he

treet.