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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND JANUARY, 1881.

Each Candidate must satisfy the Board of Examiners that I may from time to time nominate :

1st. That he is within the limits of age prescribed for the situation or employment to which

he desires to be admitted;

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 such situation or employment; and 4th. That he possesses the requisite knowledge and ability to enter on the discharge of his

official duties.

(Signed) J. POPE HENNESSY.

28th May, 1877.

In accordance with the foregoing Minute, an open Competitive Examination for the post of Sergeant Interpreter in the Police Department will be held at 2.30 P.M., on Tuesday, the 8th of February, in the Council Chamber, Government Offices.

The salary of the post is $20 a month.

Candidates should send in their names, with any certificates or testimonials they may possess, to the Colonial Secretary, before Monday, the 7th proximo.

The limits of age for this appointment are 20 to 25.

For the post, the Examination will mainly consist of English, especially vivâ voce translation from Chinese into English, Handwriting, Arithmetic, and Chinese.

The Examiners will lay before the Governor the names of the Candidates in order of merit,

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd January, 1881.

No. 21.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd January, 1881.

Government of South Australia.

NOTICE TO MARINERS. (No. 17 of 1880.)

GULF OF ST. VINCENT,

ENTRANCE TO

PORT ADELAIDE.

FREDERICK STEwart,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Notice is hereby given, that the Looking Glass Beacon on the North Bank of the entrance to Port Adelaide is re-erected, and the Black Buoy which marked the position has been removed.

Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, November 20th, 1880.

No. 15.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

R. H. FERGUSON, President Marine Board.

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.