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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST JANUARY, 1880.

I have only to add that on my arrival in the Colony in 1871, I set on foot, a Sunday School in connection with St. John's Cathedral which has proved very successful. The two Schools combined will, as I hope, be of lasting benefit to the English boys whose lot is cast in this Colony.

In the hope that the Establishment of the Chaplaincy School will receive the hearty approval, as I feel sure it will, of His Excellency the Governor.

I have the honour to be,

Sir, Your obedient servant,

The Honourable W. H. Marsh,

R. HAYWARD KIDD.

Colonial Chaplain.

Colonial Secretary.

MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE ĜOvernor.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 28th March, 1879. .

Having placed in Mr. STEWART's hands the despatch of Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH, No. 15 of the 6th of February, 1879, he has read the decision of the Secretary of State on the various points respect- ing Education in Hongkong raised in my despatches and Mr. STEWART's reports upon them.

2. Having thus before him the views of the Secretary of State, on the resolutions of the Education Conference, and on the question of raising the fees at the Central School, he will be able to let the Surveyor General know the probable number of pupils the new School should be built to accommodate, and, thereupon, Mr. PRICE can, at once, prepare the final plans and estimates for approval.

3. As to the future fees payable at the Central School, the Secretary of State thinks it might be sufficient to commence by raising the fifty cents fee to a dollar; but if Mr. STEWART should be of opinion that this increase is too much to begin with, I shall sanction (subject to the Secretary of State's approval) any other arrangement Mr. STEWART might prefer, so as not to materially diminish the number of his pupils.

4. Any other modification in the future arrangements of the School that Mr. STEWART might desire, shall also receive my most favourable consideration, as I believe the success of the School will mainly depend on leaving so able and experienced a 'Head Master as unfettered as possible in the arrangements and management of the institution.

J. POPE HENNESSY.

No. 18.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Notice is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint provisionally and until further orders, A. B. JOHNSON, Esquire, to be Acting Crown Solicitor, during the absence on leave of Mr. SHARP, Crown Solicitor.

By Command,

W. H. MARSII,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th January, 1880.

No. 19.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Regulations as to Postage for the Australasian Colonies, made by His Excellency Governor JOHN POPE HENNESSY, C.M.G., &c., &c., under Section XII of the Post Office Ordinance 1876, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th January, 1880.

Postage to Australia, &c.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

1. The following changes in the Postal system between Hongkong and the Australasian Colonies (Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Fiji) come into operation on February 1st.

2. The Postage on letters VIA TORRES STRAITS, by whatever opportunity, is reduced to 12 cents per half ounce. Rates on other articles continue as hitherto.

3. Letter Postage VIA GALLE alone remains 24 cents per half ounce. Mails will be made up for this route by each French Packet, instead of by each alternate one as heretofore. The service from Galle is now fortnightly instead of every four weeks as before.

4. No mails whatever are despatched to Australia, &c., by British Packet.

5. Enquiries are frequently made if, when a steamer is going, say to Sydney only, correspondence can be forwarded for New Zealand, Tasmania, &c. It is notified that mails for every part of the Australasian Colonies are made up by every steamer which calls at any one of them.