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DROIT.

THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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Published by Authority.

No. 5..

號五第

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 2ND FEBRUARY, 1884. 日六初月正年申甲 日二初月二年四十八百八千一

VOL. XXX.

簿十三

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 28.

Intimation has been received from Canton that the Viceroy of the Two Kwang has officially notified that it is his intention to leave a passage of about 150 Chinese feet in the bridge in Collinson Reach, and an equivalent space in the proposed barrier in Cambridge Reach.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd February, 1884.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 29.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

The following Return of Births and Deaths is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd February, 1884.

W. H. MARSH.

RETURNS OF BIRTHS and DEATHS for the 4th Quarter of 1883, ending 31st December.

DISTRICTS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY,

CHINESE.

Colonial Secretary.

DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.

DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

Boys.

Girls.

Males. Females. Boys.

Girls.

Victoria,

20

24

31

13

213

173

484

503

9

5

39

21

Kau-lung,

Shau-ki Wan,

13

15

29

19

3

19

15

Males. Females. British and Foreign, 15 .13

Non-Residents, ....12

44

Portuguese,

Indians, &c.,

Aberdeen,

5

3

3

Stanley,

TOTAL,..

20

24

31

13

243

196

570

564

GRAND TOTAL,

ANNUAL DEATH-RATE, PER 1,000, FOR 4TH QUARTER OF

Sex unknown, Total deaths ofl

Chinese,1,141

1883.

Whole Population, ..

29.55

Births,... 483 | British & Foreign Community, 18.12

Deaths, ..1,185

Do. deducting non-Residents,

Chinese,

1550

30.28

Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 31st January, 1881.

FREDERICK STEWART, Registrar General,