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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH APRIL, 1877.
No. 91.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Acunt, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, ring the Month ending 31st March, 1877, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th April, 1877.
II. E. WODEHOUSE, Acting Colonial Secretary,
AVERAGE
BANKS.
AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
Oriental Bank Corporation,
269,530
150,000
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,...
653,836
220,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
415,682
150,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
1,637,945
600,000
TOTAL,...
2,976,993
1,120,000
No. 92.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Returns relative to Victoria Gaol, during the year 1876, are published for general information.
By Command,
H. E: WODEHOUSE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th April, 1877.
RETURN showing the NUMBER of PRISONERS in VICTORIA GAOL on the last Day of each Week of the Year 1876.
CHINESE
EUROPEANS.
EUROPEANS.
HINESE
OR COLOURED.
OR COLCURED.
WEEKLY. 1876.
TOTAL.
WEEKLY. 1876.
TOTAL.
Males.
Males. Females.
Females.
Males. Females.
Males.
F
aes.
January
2
68
300
15
383
July
2
32
340
18
390
9
65
302
14
381
9
35
339
20 1
394
"
16
63
310
15
388
16
36
347
21
404
23
62
309
12
383
23
39
360
17
416
57
"
30
53
328
13
394
30
37
359
19
415
17
1
February 6
58
320
12
390
August
6
40
357
17
414
13
60
309
11
380
13
48
347
19
14
1
20
47
290
10
347
20
35
342
20
39
11
""
27
51
287
10
348
27
36
358
19
413
March
5
59
302
12
373
September 3
40
367
19
426
12
61
309
14
384
10
44
375
20
439
35
19
19
58
310
17
385
17
41
407
23
471
"}
>>
26
57
314
12
383
24
51
419
25
495
"
"}
April
2
62
294
11
367
October 1
47
441
33
521
9
63
286
10
359
8
58
453
33
544
""
16
71
305
11
387
15
48
459
38
545
""
23
75
294
10
379
22
48
451
32
531
}}
>>
30
49
300
14
363
29
49
468
30
547
""
May
7
53
338
14
405
November 5
51
460
30
541
14
60
346
17
423
12
53
477
33
563
21
51
333
15
399
19
44
473
37
554
21
23
28
46
326
June
4
42
11
47
18
37
"
25
35
341
co co cn ca
Rug, Wä
17
389
26
37
474
26
537
20
414
December 3
35
456
28
519
4s, and
405
10
37
439
29
505
""
398
17
38
410
25
473
99
393
24
36
403
26
465
"
>>
31
30
398
23
451
""
GEO. L. TOMLIN,
Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1877.
Acting Superintendent.
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