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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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VOL. XXXI.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 22nd AUGUST, 1885.

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No. 44.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 329.

Tenders for the privilege of preparing and selling prepared Opium within the Colony for the term of one, two, or three years from the 1st March, 1886, under the provisions of the Opium Ordinance, 1884, will be received at this Office until noon on Thursday, the 22nd October, 1885.

Each tender should state whether the Tenderer proposes to include the preparation and sale of Pross Opium in his Tender or to exclude it.

Each Tender should specify the monthly payment offered for the periods above mentioned. The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any Tender.

Should the Tenders be unsatisfactory to the Government, the Governor in Council will grant Licences direct, or will take such steps as may be necessary for obtaining a proper Revenue.

Any further information on this subject may be obtained from the Treasurer.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1885.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 330.

The following Notice is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1885.

NOTICE.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Junks and other vessels taking up an anchorage on the North side of Stone cutters' Island are hereby notified that the anchorage within the following limits is appropriated to the use of the boats elonging to the Harbour Department, and all other boats, vessels, or junks are prohibited from

choring within these limits without express permission from the Harbour Master, viz :—

A line drawn in a South-west direction from the North-east point of the Island to a mark buoy of the end of the pier and continued from the buoy to the Western side of the pier.

This prohibition does not extend to Junks while they are actually cumployed in discharging or reiving Ammunition at the Depôt.

Harbour Department. Hongkong, 15th August, 1885.

R. MURRAY RUMSEY. Ret. Com., R.N.,

Acting Hurbour Muster, &e.