THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH MAY, 1879.
Report by Dr. E. J. Eitel, M. S. Tonnochy, Esq.,
and John Gerrard, Esq.
This purports to be the Petition of the Committee of the Wa-t'o Hospital and the merchants and people of the whole Colony of Hongkong. All the signatures have been scrutinised and verified in the most painstaking manner and the res- pective occupations of each signatory ascertained. The results of this scrutiny are as follows: The document bears in the aggregate 2,218 seals or signatures, of which 2,010 are those of shops or firms in the town of Victoria, and 208 in the villages of Kowloon and Hongkong.
25 of the seals in Victoria and 3 in the Villages are illegible, the impress of the stamp being imperfect. The Eastern part of the town supplies 271 seals, the central part 1,297, and the Western 417, and, as mentioned before, the Villages 205, not counting the 28 seals which are not recogni- sable.
It may be interesting to know that the signa- tories to the Petition in the town of Victoria are of every trade and occupation as will be seen by the list enclosed.
E. J. EITEL.
M. S. TONNOCHY.
JOHN GERRARD.
日
18th November, 1878.
Trade and Occupations of the Signatories
to the Petition.
Bakers,
Bamboo-ware Dealers,
Bankers,
Barbers,
Bean Curd Sellers,
Betel-nut Sellers,
Birds' Nest Dealers,
Blacksmiths,.
Boat Builders,
Bookbinders,
Braziers,
Brick and Tile Dealers,
Building Contractor,
Cake Sellers,
Carpenters,
Carvers,
Caulker,
Chair Maker, Chandlers, Cigar Makers, Coal Dealers, Coppersmiths,
.
Curios Dealer,
Coffin Shop-keeper,
Coffin Makers,
Compradores,
Coopers,..
Cotton Dealers,
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9
32
7
.
28
4
2
12
10
1
7
70
2
1
1
221
5
6
11
1
1
5
8
19
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