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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD AUGUST, 1881.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 298.

SALE OF THE OPIUM FARM.

Tenders for the privilege of preparing and selling prepared Opium within the Colony for the term of one, two, or three years from the 1st March, 1885, under the provisions of the Opium Ordinance, 1884, will be received at this Office until noon on Thursday, the 23rd October, 1884.

Each tender should state whether the Tenderer proposes to include the preparation and sale of Dross Opium in bis Tender or to exclude it.

Each Tender should specify the monthly payment offered for the periods above mentioned. The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any Tender.

Should the Terders be unsatisfactory to the Government, the Governor in Council will continue

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for obtaining a proper Revenue. to grant Licences direct, or will take such steps as may necessary

Any further information on this subject may be obtained from the Treasurer.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd August, 1884.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 299.

SALE OF THE OPIUM DRoss Farm.

Tenders for the exclusive privilege of collecting and dealing in Opium Dross and of preparing and dealing in Dross Opium within the Colony for the term of one, two, or three years from the 1st March, 1835, under the provisions of the Opium Ordinance, 1884, will be received at this Office until noon on Thursday the 23rd October, 1884. Each tender must specify the payment offered monthly.

The successful tenderer will have to comply with the following Regulations as to the sanitary condition of second class Opium smoking Divans :-

1. The Houses must be substantially built, be in good repair, clean, and have proper house- drains disconnected from the public sewers.

2. The Houses must be provided with proper means of ventilation and have adequate kitchen, privy, urinal, and ash-bin accommodation.

3. The Houses must have proper receptacles for the storage of water, and accommodation for personal washing.

4. The Houses shall at all times be kept in a clean and wholesome condition, and they shall be lime-washed regularly once in every four months.

5. Every room, passage, and stair, in the houses shall be thoroughly swept at least once a day, and all filth and refuse matters must be removed from the premises daily.

6. Every adult person lodging in an Opium Smoking House must have at least 350 cubic feet of space for sleeping accommodation.

7. Any person found in an Opium Smoking House after 9 P.M., not being the holder of a night pass, shall be considered a bona fide lodger for the night.

8. The Opium Smoking Houses shall at all times be open to inspection by members of the Sanitary Board or any of its Officers.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender. Further information may be obtained from the Treasurer.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd August, 1884.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.