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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH MAY, 1879.

The Right Honourable Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,

Bart., M.P., to His Excellency Governor

Pope Hennessy, C.M.G.

235

會照臣大政藩

號四十三第

大大

[No. 34.]

DOWNING STREET,

24th March, 1879.

SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 4, of the 19th

January, forwarding an Address to the Queen

from the Chinese Shopkeepers of the Colony

eulogising your action as Governor.

I have laid this Address before Her Majesty,

and She was pleased to receive it very graciously. I have the honour to be,

Your most obedient humble Servant,

Sir,

M. HICKS-BEACH.

&c.,

&c.

Governor HENNESSY, C.M.G.

&c.,

爲照覆事照得現准 文内附香港華民具 奏

大英國會參議藩政院世襲男爵赫 貴部堂正月十九日第四號咨

大君主聖鑒讚揚

大君主御覽現蒙

華

民

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具日准

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大君主恩顧不勝欣悅之至爲此須至 右

欽命

照覆者

己卯年 三月

* 水陸軍務佩帶三等寶

總督香港等處地方兼理

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初等

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No. 111.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency the Governor has appointed

HUGH BOLD GIBB, Esquire, to be a Member of

the Legislative Council, pending the receipt of

Her Majesty's pleasure thereon, in the place of

HENRY LOWCOCK, Esquire, resigned.

By. Command.

W. H. MARSII,

聞仍俟

人君主神筆批允爲此特諭

閏巳俾彻

巳卯年

月外週

閏三月 十六日示

Colonial Secretary's Office,

No.112.

Colonial Secretary.

Hongkong, 6th May, 1879.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation

in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st March, 1879, is published for general information. By Command,

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 6th May, 1879.

BANKS.

AVERAGE

SPECIE

AMOUNT. IN RESERVE.

奏

曉諭事

輔政使司馬

憲現立刧君補-

此

員盧君業經辭職

缺卽日

督憲諭爲銀紙通 憲 輔政使司馬奉 東藩匯理銀行 簽發通用銀紙十八萬四 千三百七十五員 實存現銀十五萬員

百

則通

例用

局篇

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銀事

1

本本紙

體爾案照發年港通奉

通用銀紙均照 | 印度新金山中國匯理銀行 簽發通用銀 實存現銀二十萬大員 用事照得本港 英國印度中國三處匯理銀行 簽發通用 紙五十九萬一千六百六十員 實存現

銀紙四十五萬零四百八十二大員

三月份所簽發

銀銀五港銀紙度實銀

八十

十九

大河

新存

簽發通用銀紙一百 港上海匯理銀行

兹特抄印俾爾 商民人等一體 香

銀四十萬大員

週商

週知爲此特示

已卯年閏三月

號、十六日示

員大用實

員銀存

紙現百 現

合共實存現銀一百五十五萬大員 銀二百九十二萬零八百五十八大員

合共簽發通用銀紙

$

$

Oriental Bank Corporation,

284,375

150,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of In-

dia, London & China,

450,482

200,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia

& China,

591,660

400,000

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking 1,594,341 800,000

Corporation,.

TOTAL,.......... .$ 2,920,858 1,550,000