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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH OCTOBER, 1883.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 332.
The following Hydrographic Notice is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th October, 1883.
J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART, for the Colonial Secretary.
HYDROGRAPHICAL MEMO., No. 36.
Tsau Liang Hai, or Chosan Harbour, Corea.
“Audacious" at Vladivostok,
5th September, 1883.
A shoal patch of 18 feet of water, on which H. M. S. Sapphire touched, lies with the following bearings :-(Magnetic.)
..............S. 78° E.
High Black Rock,.
Rock marked on chart, uncovered 6 feet, N. 9° E.
The following information has been received from H. M. S. Vigilant :-
S. E. Coast Corea.
When steaming up the S. E. Coast of Corea, about 2 miles off shore, the Vigilant passed, about 50 yards off, a dangerous rock, nearly awash, on which the sea was breaking.
Position-Lat. 35° 35′ N.-Long. 129° 26′ E. (approx.) Five miles N. 20° E. from Tikhmenef Point. Admiralty Charts, Nos. 358, 1259 and 2347, and China Sea Directory, Vol. IV, pp. 17 and 68, are affected hereby.
GEORGE O. WILLES, Vice-Admiral, Commander-in-Chief.
To the Commodore and the respective Captains, Commanders and
Officers Commanding Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels employed on the China Station.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 325.
The following Lot of Crown Land at North Point, Shau-ki Wan Road, will be sold by Public Auction on Monday, the 8th proximo, at 3 P.M.
Inland Lot No. 897.
For Particulars and Conditions of Sale, see Government Notification No. 320 of the 22nd instant.
By Command,
.Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th September, 1883. ..
J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART, for the Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 268.
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, 1884, under the provisions of the various Opium Ordinances of the Colony, will be received at this Office until noon on Thursday, the 18th October, 1883.
Each tender should state whether the Tenderer proposes to include the preparation and sale of Dross Opium in his Tender or to exclude it. Tenders may also be sent in for the Dross Opium Farm alone.
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 Tenders be unsatisfactory to the Government, the Governor in Council will continue to
Reverie: grant Licenses direct, or take such steps as may be necessary for obtaining a proper
Any further information on this subject may be obtained from the Colonial Treasurer.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th August, 1883.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary. ·
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