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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH FEBRUARY, 1881.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 52.

Separate tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Monday, the 3rd of March, for the following works, viz. :--

1. For the levelling and preparation of the site for the proposed New Central School,

(Victoria College),

2. For constructing a main sewer and a new Street in the village of Hung-hom. 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,

W. H. MARSII,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th February, 1884.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 53.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st January, 1884, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th February, 1884.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

$

Oriental Bank Corporation,

.....

915,696

320,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

1,267,430

430,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

1,004,327

400,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

2,765,419

950,000

TOTAL

.$

5,952,872

2,100,000

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 54.

The following letter from the Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, accompanying Returns for the year 1883, is published for general information.

By Command,

W. H. *MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th February, 1884.

No. 44.

POLICE OFFICE,

HONGKONG, 12th February, 1884.

SIR, I have the honour to forward for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the usual Criminal Statistics for the year 1883, as to offences coming within the cognisance of the Police.

2. The totals show an increase of 1,364 cases or 21.56 per cent in all cases reported, a decrease of 173 cases or 6.66 per cent in Serious Crime, and an increase of 1,537 cases or 41.49 per cent in Minor Offences.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

T. C. DEMPSTER, Captain, Acting Capt. Supt. of Police.

The Honourable W. H. MARSH,

Sc

Colonial Secretary, St.,

Se.