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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD NOVEMBER, 1883.

13. The driver or bearer of a licensed vehicle shall travel with reasonable speed.

14. The driver or bearer of a licensed vehicle shall not leave his fare before the completion of the engagement of such fare.

15. The driver or bearer of a licensed vehicle shall not use insulting language or behave rudely. 16. The driver or bearer of a licensed vehicle shall not sit or lie in, or in any way occupy, own vehicle.

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17. Every licensed vehicle, when plying for hire or engaged after eight o'clock at night, shall carry a lamp of such description as the Captain Superintendent of Police shall direct.

18. All property left in any vehicle shall be taken forthwith to the Central Police Station and handed over to the police authorities, who shall cause the goods to be publicly advertised in the usual manner, and if claimed, the same shall be handed over to the owner clanning subject to

of five per centum on the value, to be given to the driver bringing the same to the Police, to be ascer- tained in case of difference by the Captain Superintendent of Police; and if the same shall be unclaimed at the expiration of three months from the date of the loss, the Captain Superintendent shall, as soon thereafter as conveniently may be, cause the said goods respectively to be sold in such manner as he shall think best, and the Captain Superintendent shall deduct out of the proceeds of each sale a-sum equivalent to ten per centum on the proceeds of the sale of such goods, and shall pay the amount to the driver of bearer who shall have brought the said goods, and subject thereto the said proceeds shall be paid into the Public Treasury.

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 31st October, 1883.

J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART,

Acting Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 354.

The following Treasury Regulations for the issue of Subsidiary Silver Coins are published for general information.

By Command,

W. H. MARSH

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1883.

Regulations for the Issue of Subsidiary Silver Coins.

1. On the arrival of a shipment of silver coins in the Colony, orders to obtain such coins at their par value will be issued by the Treasury to applicants in order of priority, subject to the following restrictions.

2. All applicants must take the coins in the percentages in which they arrive, viz. (at present):-

Twenty-cent pieces, .....

Ten-cent

Five-cent

3. No requisition must exceed the following limits.

Banks,

Public Companies and Large Firms,

Smaller Firms,

Private persons,

4. Requisitions in excess of the above will be cut down.

.25

per cent. ,50

.25

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.$1,000

500

250

100

5. When only $7,500 worth of coins remains, issue to the public will be suspended, but all applicants after such suspension of issue will be allowed priority on the arrival of the next shipment.

6. The Treasurer will refuse any application which he may suspect to be made with a view to hoarding these coins, trading in them, exporting them, or using them in any way other than for legitimate circulation,

ALFRED LISTER,

Treasurer.