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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

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Published by Authority.

No. 55.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 24TH NOVEMBER, 1883.

VOL. XXIX.

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No. 16.

PROCLAMATION.

[L.S.] G. F. Bowen.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas a despatch has been received from the Right Honourable The EARL OF DERBY, HER MAJESTY'S Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, conveying to me HER MAJESTY'S Gracious Confirmation and Allowance of the following Ordinances; namely:-

No. 10 of 1883, entitled-The French Mail Steamers Ordinance Continuation Ordinance, 1883. No. 11 of 1883, entitled-An Ordinance to authorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of One hundred and Thirty-two thousand, Two hundred and Seventy-three dollars, and Five cents, to defray the charges of the year 1882.

No. 12 of 1883, entitled-An Ordinance to apply a Sum not exceeding One million and Fifty- one thousand, One hundred and Eighty-seven dollars to the Public Service of the year 1884.

Now therefore, it is hereby Proclaimed that the said Ordinances have been so confirmed and allowed as aforesaid.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART-Lockhart,

for the Colonial Secretary,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 24th Day of November, 1883.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 383.

Applications for extension of Crown Leases should be made at the Deed Registry Office, Supreme

Court.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd November, 1883.

J. H. STEWART-LOCKHART,

for the Colonial Secretary.