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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 52.

號二十五第

報門轅 轅港 香

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 17TH DECEMBER, 1881.

VOL. XXVII.

日六十月十年巳辛 日七十月二十年一十八百八千一 簿七十二第

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.No. 430.

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 Department.

Christmas Eve.

Monday, the 26th December.

Tuesday, the 27th December.

and Monday, the 2nd January, 1882.

By His Excellency's Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th December, 1881.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 431.

The following Order by the Governor in Council is published under the provisions of Section 11 of Ordinance 10 of 1876.

By His Excellency's Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th December, 1881.

ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.

COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG, 13th December, 1881.

Whereas by The Post Office Ordinance, 1876, it is provided, amongst other things, that the Governor in Council may, from time to time, by order under his hand, determine the Rates of Postage to be charged upon all correspondence sent by post from the General Post Office of the Colony, or received from places outside the Colony, and the Scale of Weight according to which such Rates are to be charged:

And whereas by an Order bearing date the 5th day of July, 1881, it was ordered by the Governor in Council that the Rates of Postage and Scale of Weight should, until further notice, be according to the Table to the said Order annexed:

And whereas it has become necessary to substitute a new Table in lieu of the said Table: Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered that the said Table annexed to the said Order of the 5th day of July, 1881, be altered, from the 1st day of January, 1882, by substituting the Rates of Postage and Scale of Weight in the Table hereunto annexed for those of the Table of the said Order of the 5th day of July, 1881.

ARATHOON SETH, Acting Clerk of Councils.

Approved in Council,

J. POPE HENNESSY,

Governor.