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THE HONGKONG
Government 'Gazette.
Published by Authority.
No. 2.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 6TH JANUARY, 1877.
VOL. XXIII.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 1.
His Excellency the Governor is pleased to appoint GEORGE PHILLIPPO, Esquire, to be Acting Attorney General, until further notice.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd January, 1877.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
No. 2.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified, that consequent upon the appointment of the Honourable GEORGE PHILLIPPO as Acting Attorney General, Mr. RUSSELL has resumed his duties as Magistrate and Coroner, and Mr. STEWART the duties of Head Master of the Government Central School.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd January, 1877.
No. 3.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Pearl Fishery Notice, received from the Government of Ceylon, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th January, 1877.
PEARL FISHERY.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Notice is hereby given that a Pearl Fishery will take place at Silavatturai in the Island of Ceylon on or about the 5th of March, 1877, and that the Banks to be fished are the South Eastern Cheval and the Modregam, the former estimated to contain oysters sufficient to employ fifty boats for fifteen days with average loads of 4,000 oysters each per day, and the latter fifty boats for one day.
It is therefore recommended that such boat-owners and divers as may wish to be employed at the said fishery should be at Silavatturai on or before the 20th February next, and it is notified that the first day's fishery will take place on or about the 5th of March, weather permitting.
The fishery will be conducted on account of Government, and the oysters put up to sale in such lots as may be deemed expedient.
The arrangements of the fishery will be the same as have been usual on similar occasions.
All payments to be made in ready money in Ceylon currency.
Drafts on the Banks in Colombo, or Bills on the Agents of this Government in India at ten days' sight will be taken on
letters of credit being produced to warrant the drawing of such Drafts or Bills.
For the convenience of purchasers the Treasurer at Colombo and the different Government Agents of Provinces will be authorised to receive cash deposits from parties intending to become purchasers, and receipts of these officers will be taken in payment of any sums due on account of the fishery.
No deposit will be received for a less sum than five hundred rupees.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Colombo, 30th November, 1876.
By His Excellency's Command,
ARTHUR N. BIRCH,
Colonial Secretary.
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