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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH DECEMBER, 1883.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 408.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of Ordinance No. 6 of 1875, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that the following days be observed as Public Holidays throughout the Government Departments.
Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day,
Wednesday, the 26th December,
and New Year's Day.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th December, 1883.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 409.
It is hereby notified that, in accordance with The Rating Ordinance, 1875, His Excellency the Governor in Council has fixed the Police Rate for the Year 1884, at Seven and three quarters per cent. for Houses in the City of Victoria, and at Five per cent. for Houses in British Kaulung and the out- lying Villages of the Colony; and the Lighting Rate at One and a half per cent., the Fire Brigade Rate at Three quarters per cent., and the Water Rate at Two per cent. per annum, for Houses in the City of Victoria.
The Police, Lighting, Fire Brigade, and Water Rates will be payable Quarterly in advance at the Colonial Treasury, between the first and last Days of the first Month in each Quarter.
These several rates shall be charged and are chargeable on, and recoverable from the Owners of
the Tenements in respect of which the above Assessments have been made.
Police, Lighting, Fire Brigade and Water Rate will, in future, be collectively known as Municipal Rates. In relation to Kaulung and the villages, the term Municipal Rates shall be taken to mean Police Rates only.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th December, 1883.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 410.
The following Account, duly. certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 30th November, 1883, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th December, 1883.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
Oriental Bank Corporation,..
929,904
320,000
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,.
1,246,128
410,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.
1,162,037
400,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
2,185,167
750,000
TOTAL ....
5,523,236
1,880,000
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