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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9тп JUNE, 1880.

REPORT BY THE ACTING Colonial Secretary.

It would be a very great relief to all those employed in this Office to enjoy one holiday in cach week during the hot season. The proposal of His Excellency has been consequently gratefully received in this Department and in the Audit Office. Very rarely is any one able to leave his desk until 5 PM. and not unfrequently the Office is not closed until nearly 6 P.M.

Nevertheless, public interests might suffer if the C.S.O. was closed wholly on some day which was not a general holiday in the Colony and I beg to recommend that His Excellency sanctions a Depart. mental arrangement by which each one of us can have the advantage of one holiday a week.

On the day when I am not here Mr. ALMADA would attend, and vice versa.

The days on which

we should interchange would be Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The two Officers employed in the Audit Office would arrange together as to their day of leave.

(Signed,)

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, 18th August, 1877.

With reference to the opinions of the different Heads of Departments I venture to suggest as follows:-

1. That the Survey Department be closed on Saturday.

2. That Heads of Departments are at liberty to make their own arrangements so that all those engaged in the respective Offices may enjoy one holiday in each week. The Colonial Secretary to h notified as to the day on which the Head of the Department proposes to be absent.

18th August, 1877.

(Intd.,)

C. C. S.

A.C.S.

MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

I approve of the Acting Colonial Secretary's suggestion as to the mode of carrying out the proposed

arrangement.

Let it be put in operation at once.

Mountain Lodge, 18th August, 1877.

(Signed,)

J. POPE HENNESSY..

In accordance with the foregoing Minutes the following Circular has been issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th June, 1880.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary

CIRCULAR.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

Hongkong, 4th June, 1880.

Heads of Departments are informed that, until the 15th of October next, all Government Officers are allowed a day's holiday once a week, provided arrangements satisfactory to the Heads of Depart ments can be made, for carrying on their own or their Officers' duties during their absence for the day-

By Command,

(Signed),

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary