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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD OCTOBER. 1885.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. --No. 379.

Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Monday, the 2nd November, for :-

1. The General Seavenging of the village of Yaumáti. 2. The General Scavenging of the village of Hunghòm. 3. The General Scavenging of the village of Sháukiwán.

4. The General Scavenging of the village of Stanley.

5. The General Scavenging of the villages of Aberdeen and Aplichau.

For form of tender, specifications, and full particulars of these five separate services, apply at the Office of the Secretary to the Sanitary Board.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1885.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 380.

Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Friday, the 9th October, 1885, for the construction of a retaining wall at Lápsápwán.

For form of tender, specification, and further particulars, apply at the Surveyor General's Office. The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1885.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 381.

The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1885.

Government of China.

AMOY DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 22.

Sunken Rock off the South Eastern extremity of Cuss spit.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Notice is hereby given of the existence off the South Eastern extremity of Cass spit, of a Rock, the shoalest part of which extends about 30 yards from N.W. to S.E., by 15 yards across, and has a depth of 6 feet on it at Low water spring tides.

The entire extent of the Rock is about 150 yards from N.W. to S.E., by 60 yards across, and is very rugged and uneven with a depth (except on its summit) ranging from 10 to 24 feet, and with 4 fathoms and upwards all round. It is distant about 5 Cables from the South Eastern point of the Island of Sung Seu.

From the shoalest part of the Rock.

Druid Head (on Kulangsen)....... Wellington's Nose (on Kulangseu). Summit of Monkey Island.

and the Pagoda on Ki Seu Island..

..bears N. 63° E. magnetic.

N. 51° E.

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N. 25° E.

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S. 82° W.

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The German brig "Minerva" touched on this Rock on the 12th September, 1885, while beating out of the port.

Approved:

J. Mc. LEAVY BROWN,

Commissioner of Customs.

Custom House, Ainoy, 21st September, 1885.

C. H. PALMER, Harbour Master.