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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12′′ APRIL, 1884.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 135.

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

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th April, 1884.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

$

Oriental Bank Corporation,

848,635

400,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

1,111,753

380,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

970,119

500,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

2,315,516

800,000

TOTAL

.$

5,246,023

2,080,000

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 136.

Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Tuesday, the 29th April, 1884:-

1. For constructing 645 feet lineal of sea-wall with three sewers and outlets, filling in, and levelling the ground along the back of the wall, &c. in front of Crown land between Marine Lots Nos. 126 and 266 Shek-tong Tsui.

2. For constructing 225 feet lineal of sea-wall in front of Marine Lots Nos. 266 and 267

Shek-tong Tsui.

3. For constructing 125 feet lineal of sea-wall with sewer and outlet in front of Marine Lot

No. 268 Shek-tong Tsui.

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, 12th April, 1884.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 137.

The following Hydrographic. Notice is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th April, 1884.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

W. H. MARSII,

Colonial Secretary.

Audacious at Iongkong,

2nd April, 1881.

HYDROGRAPHICAL MEMO., No. 1.

The following information has been received from Her Majesty's Consul-General for Siam:-

a rock situated in the Gulf of Siam, 83 cables' The British Steamer Rajanattianuhar was totally wrecked on length S.S.E. from Peak Island, and 131⁄2 cables' length N.E. by E. 3 E. from White Rock, which has about four to five feet of water upon it. The Rock does not appear to be marked on any of the Charts.

To the Commodore and the respectice Captains, Commanders, and

Officers Commanding Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels employed on the China Station.

W. M. DOWELL, Vice-Admiral, and Commander-in-Chief".