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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND NOVEMBER, 1878.
and mode of ammunition, and gunpowder, military and naval stores, and
seizure for breach of prohibition.
Harbour
Master not to
be liable for
act when
any articles which His Excellency may judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of military or naval stores, provisions, or any sort of victual which may be used as food by man, or any or either of such arms, ammunition, gunpowder, stores, goods or articles, respectively. And in case any such arms, ammunition, gunpowder, stores, goods, or articles which shall have been so prohibited shall be exported from the Colony or shall be carried Coastwise, or be water-borne to be so exported or carried, they shall be forfeited and shall vest in Her Majesty, and forthwith thereupon it shall be the duty of the Harbour Master by Warrant under his hand upon his own view, or upon an information made upon oath before any Justice of the Peace, to cause all such goods and articles so hereinbefore declared forfeited to be seized, and to detain the same to the use of Her Majesty and to be disposed of as His Excellency the Governor shall by order under his hand and seal direct.
II. The Harbour Master shall not be liable in damages or otherwise for any act done by him in pursuance of the obliga tion and duty imposed on him by this Ordinance, and in case His adopted by the Excellency the Governor shall direct the disposition of any goods or article which shall have been seized by the Harbour Master, such direction shall be conclusive evidence that the act done by the Harbour Master is within the duty imposed on the Harbour Master by this Ordinance.
Governor.
No. 210.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Tenders for Contracts for the supply of the articles included in the undermentioned Schedules, of the Government Civil and Lock Hospitals, for the space of one year, commencing on the 26th of December, 1878, will be received at this Office, until Noon of Monday, the 2nd of December, 1878.
Schedule 1, Provisions.
2, Medical Comforts.
3, Bedding and Clothing.
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4, Miscellaneous.
Tenders may be made for all 4 Schedules, or for each separately.
The Contractor will be required to enter into a Bond for the due fulfilment of his Contract, and for the supply of all articles of the best quality.
Tenders must be in duplicate, and in sealed envelopes, endorsed "Tenders or Hospital Contract.” Forms of Tender, and all other information, may be obtained from the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital.
No Tenders will be received, unless the Person tendering shall produce a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $200 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if such Person shall refuse to carry out his Tender.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.
By Command,
C. MAY,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st October, 1878.
No. 211.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Reverend R. HAYWARD KIDD having reported his return to the Colony, has resumed his duties as Colonial Chaplain from the 20th October.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st November, 1878.
No. 212.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
C. MAY,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
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Notice is hereby given, that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognize M. PLICHON as in charge of the French Consulate at Hongkong, during the absence on leave of the Consul.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st November, 1878.
C. MAY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
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