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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH OCTOBER, 1880.

tions of this Treaty, provided notice to that effect is given within a period not later than six months after the rifications of the Treaty, and the pro- visions of this Treaty shall not apply to any British Colony or foreign Possession of Her Bri- tannic Mty which shall have given such notice. In witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipo- tentiaries have drawn up the present Protocol in duplicate form, to which, after it had been duly read, they affixed their signatures.

Bucharest, the 5th day of April, 1880.

(L.S.)

W. A. WHITE.

stipulatiunile presentului Tractat, cu conditiune ca acéstă optiune să fiă notificată cel mult in sase luni de la ratificatiunea Tractatului. Clausele Tractatului nu vor fi aplicate nici unci Colonii Britanice nici Posesiuni streină a Majtestātei Séle Britanice, care va fi făcut notificatiunea de mai sus.

Drept aceia, subsemnatii Plenipotentiari a dresat presentul Protocol în dublu original, si după ce i s'a dat cetire în cuvenita formă, aŭ pus semnăturile lor.

Bucuresci în 24 Martie, 1880.

5 Aprilie,

(L.S.)

B. BOERESCO.

DOWNING STREET, 14th August, 1880.

SIR, I have the honour to acquaint you that the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society have now expressed their willingness to undertake the duty of relieving and repatriating Colonial Seamen in distress in the United Kingdom, on the terms stated in my Predecessor's Circular despatch of the 12th August, 1879.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble Servant,

KIMBERLEY.

The Officer Administering the Government of

HONGKONG.

No. 239.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Return of Stamp Revenue, for the month of September, and for the first nine months of 1879 and 1880, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th October, 1880.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary⋆

STAMP OFFICE RETURNS.

RETURN shewing the Number and Amount of each kind of Adhesive Stamp sold during the Month of September, 1880.

Number

of Stamps

sold.

32

2 Cent Adhesive Stamps,

16,727

3

"

21

""

46 12

""

""

"}

109 25

""

"

"

289 80

"".

""

27

406 50 1,338 252

""

"7

1 Dollar

""

"

13

A

>>

DESCRIPTION.

Value.

}

$ C.

0.01

501.81

5.52

27.25

86.70

203.00

1,388.00

378.00

2,540.92