1108 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST DECEMBER, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 449.
Notice is hereby given, that Messrs. GADAMER AND JAGER, have complied with the requirements of Ordinance No. 16 of 1873, for the registration in this Colony of their Trade Mark as applied to Safety Matches, and that the same has been duly registered.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st December, 1881.
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 450. The following Circular Despatches are published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st December, 1881.
Circular.
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
DOWNING STREET,
7th September, 1881.
SIR, I have the honour to transmit to you, for your information, a copy of a Circular Despatch addressed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to Her Majesty's Consuls, with regard to the issue of Bills of Health to the captains of British vessels, on leaving a Foreign Port at which a British Consular Officer is stationed.
The Officer Administering the Government of
Sanitary.
HONGKONG.
I have, &c.,
KIMBERLEY.
FOREIGN OFFICE,
November 1st, 1881.
SIR, I am directed by Earl Granville to acquaint you that Her Majesty's Government have recently had under their consideration a question which has been raised by the Sanitary Board of one of the British Colonies. It is desired that as regards the recognition by them of Bills of Health issued by the Local Authorities of Foreign Ports, the Bill should bear the Endorsement of the British Consul at the Port of Departure as a guarantee that it has been issued by the proper Sanitary Authority of such Port, and that the statements contained therein as to the health of the district are worthy of credit. Under these circumstances, Her Majesty's Government deem it advisable that in cases where a British Vessel may require a Bill of Health on leaving a Foreign Port at which a British Consular Officer is stationed, the Bill should be issued by the British Consular Officer himself if the Regulations of the Port admit of his doing so.
In the event of Ship-masters or other persons interested preferring to provided themselves with Bills of Health issued by the Local Authorities, they should be made clearly to understand that such Bills will not necessarily entitle them to Pratique unless endorsed by a British Consular Officer; and a Notice to the above effect should be posted up in the Consular Offices under your control.
When the Regulations of the Port require that the Bill of Health should be obtained from the Local Authorities, the Bill must likewise be endorsed by the Consul. In either case of endorsement the Consul will be careful to state whether the facts mentioned in the Bill of Health give, to the best of his knowledge, a true account of the health of the Port and District, and are worthy of credit.
A similar course should be followed in regard to Bills of Health required by Foreign Vessels about to proceed to British Ports.
I am accordingly to instruct you, for the future, to act in the manner above indicated as regards Bills of Health, and to give directions in the same sense to the Vice-Consuls within your Consular
District.
Her Majesty's Consul
Circular.
I am, Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
DOWNING STREET,
7th November, 1881.
SIR,-With reference to my Circular Despatch of the 8th of August, I have the honour to transmit, for publication in the Colony under your Government, a copy of the Agreement between Great Britain and Denmark relative to Merchant Seamen Deserters, signed on the 21st of June.
I have, &c.,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
KIMBERLEY.
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