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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1880.

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affairs. I may mention that during my absence in England one hundred and eighty species of plants were lost to the gardens, as I reported and furnished the names of to the Acting Surveyor General on 28th August, 1878. Some of these plants, which had been introduced from England and Germany, and of which we had only single plants of many species, I found had been removed in pots the Cemetery, and although I several times asked for their return, so that we could propagate them and thus preserve the species, I offering to let them have, after propagation, plants in return, any applications were never replied to, nor have we to this day received the plants.

21. Mr. MARIES, a traveller from the Messrs. VEITCHS' Royal Exotic Nursery, London, brought or presentation to the gardens a valuable collection of plants, which, on a second visit to the Colony. e found in a dying or already dead condition, although, I heard plants of the same kinds presented to private individuals here were flourishing. Mr. VEITCH, when I saw him in London, reported this to Foreseeing, before I went home, that valuable consignments of plants could not be successfully well cared for, I requested my correspondents not to furnish the plants, &c., of my lists of desiderata

ntil my return.

22. Simultaneously with its own investigations, this department, by correspondence, can assist the forest work, by introducing rare and valuable trees; and also in rearing such tender kinds as require more careful treatment than they could receive in the tree nurseries; and also in applying such infor- mation and experience as by correspondence, &c., are being continually supplied. The different opera- tions, also, could be brought into a better system and state of organisation, by the staffs, &c., being able to reciprocate, if the whole of the two establishments were under one practical and professional direction.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

The Honourable The ColoniAL SECRETARY.

No. 182.

sc.,

fc.,

Svc.

CHARLES FORD. Superintendent Botanical Gardens, ·

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Mr. C. V. CREAGH has obtained twelve months' leave of absence from the 24th instant. The following Acting Appointments have been made by His Excellency the Governor :—

Mr. J. J. FRANCIS to be Acting Police Magistrate.

Mr. G. HORSPOOL to be Acting Captain Superintendent of Police.

Mr. T. GREY to be Acting Deputy Superintendent of Police.

Inspector CRADOCK to be Acting Chief Inspector.

Mr. J. P. McEUEN to be Acting Superintendent of Fire Brigade.

Mr. J. PARKER to be Acting Assistant, Superintendent of Fire Brigade.

By Command.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th July, 1880.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Pending instructions, from the Earl of KIMBERLEY, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased make the following temporary and provisional appointments, under "The Merchant Shipping "linance"

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Mr. R. H. SLEEMAN, R.N., Acting Engineer Surveyor.

Messrs. THOMSETT and McEUEN, R.N., Acting Shipwright Engineers.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th July, 1880.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary,