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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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Published by Authority.

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No. 42.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 8TH AUGUST, 1885.

VOL. XXXI.

號二十四日八十二月六年乙 日八初月八年五十八百八千

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簿一十三第

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 308.

With reference to Government Notification, No. 177, of the 27th April last, the following letter,

received from the Acting Consul for Russia, is published for general information.

By Command,

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary'. ffice, Hongkong, 8th August, 1885.

No. 171.

IMPERIAL RUSSIAN CONSULATE,

HONGKONG, 7th August, 1885.

SIR-I have the honour to inform you that, according to advices received from the Governor of Vladivostock through the Imperial Russian Legation at Tokio, the “Askold" Lighthouse is showing her usual fire again.

To the COLONIAL SECRETARY,

Hongkong.

I have, &c.,

M. GROTE,

Acting Consul for Rússia.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 309.

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

By Command,

•Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th August, 1885.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

$

artered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China..

260.588

90,000

Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China, .

979,310

500,000

gkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

2.943.290

1,500,000

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TOTAL,........

4,183,188

2,090,000