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No. 13.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH JANUARY, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
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It is hereby notified that Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies has been pleased to grant to the Honourable JAMES RUSSELL, Police Magistrate and Colonial Treasurer, an extension of 3 months' leave, on half salary, commencing on the 6th of February, 1881.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th January, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 14.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. R. K. LEIGH to be Engineer to the Government Fire Brigade, provisionally, and until further notice.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th January, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 15.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
An open Competitive Examination for the post of Chinese Translator in the Colonial Secretary's Office, Singapore, will be held at 2.30 P.M. on Thursday, the 10th February, in the Council Chamber, Government Offices, Hongkong.
The Salary of the post is $960 per annum.
Candidates should send in their names, with any certificates or testimonials they may possess, to the Honourable M. S. TONNOCHY, Chairman of the Board of Examiners, before noon on Wednesday, the 9th February.
The limits of age for this appointment are 18 to 30.
Any young man in the Colony can compete for this appointment.
Each Candidate must satisfy the Board of Examiners :-
1st. That he is within the prescribed limits of age;
2nd. That he is free from any physical defect or disease which would be likely to interfere
with the proper discharge of his duties;
3rd. That his character is such as to qualify him for the situation; and
4th. That he possesses the requisite knowledge and ability to enter on the discharge of his
official duties.
The Examination will mainly consist of English, Hand-writing, Arithmetic and Chinese (spoken and written).
No Candidate who does not understand the Chinese written character need apply.
The names of the Candidates, in their order of merit, will be laid before the Governor by the Examiners, but the ultimate selection and appointment will be made by His Excellency Sir FREDERICK WELD, K.C.M.G., Governor of the Straits Settlements.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th January, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
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