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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MAY, 1884.

And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that a new Royal Ordinance, which came into operation on the 5th day of May, 1883, stipulates that the Certificates of Tonnage of Norwegian Steam-ships may show the net toinage calculated according to British rules:

And whereas it has been made to appear desirable to Her Majesty that the provisions of the sail recited Order in Council of the 17th day of May, 1876, should be revoked, and a new Order in Council made and substituted in lieu thereof:

NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, in virtue of the powers vested in Her by the said recited Acts, and by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, is pleased to direct that the said recited Order of the 17th May, 1876, shall be, and the same is hereby revoked, and in lieu thereof, and in substitution therefor, Her Majesty is hereby pleased by and with the advice of Her Privy Council to

direct as follows:

1. As regards sailing ships: that merchant sailing ships of the said Kingdom of Norway, the measurement whereof shall, after the said 1st day of April, 1876, have been ascertained and denoted in the certificates of registry, or other national papers of such sailing ships, testified by the dates thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such certificates' of registry, or other national papers, in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose, in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British sailing ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships.

2. As regards steam-ships: that merchant ships belonging to the said Kingdom of Norway which are propelled by steam or any other power requiring engine room the measurement whereof shall, after the said 1st day of April, 1876, have been ascertained and denoted in the certi- ficates of registry, or other national papers of such steam-ships, testified by the dates thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such certificates of registry, or other national papers, in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose, in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships: provided nevertheless, that if the owner or master of any such Norwegian steam-ship desires the deduction for engine room in such ship to be estimated under the rules for engine room measurement and deduction applicable to British ships, instead of under the Norwegian rule, the engine room shall be measured, and the deduction calculated, according to the British rules; and that, in the event of the net registered · tonnage of such steam-ships estimated under the British rules being denoted in the said ⚫ certificates of registry, or other national papers, the same shall be deemed to be of the tonnage

so denoted therein.

C. L. PEEL.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.---No. 169.

Tenders will be received at this Office until the 6th proximo at noon, for certain repairs to the Police Steam Launch No. 2. A list of repairs, &c., may be had at the Government Marine Surveyor's Office, to whose satisfaction the above repairs must be executed.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1884.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 170.

For sale by Public Auction at Noon, on Friday, the 9th instant, at Mr. J. M. ARMSTRONG's Sale Rooms, Queen's Road;--the remains of the Police Hulk, with such anchors, chains and other articles as may be found lying in the hulk's vicinity. The vessel was partly Copper-fastened, and there were 2 anchors and about 190 fathoms of Chain Cable.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1884.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.