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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, ST JULY, 1876.
denoted in their certificates of registry or other national papers, and thereupon it shall no longer be necessary for such ships to be remeasured in any port or place in Her Majesty's dominions, but such ships shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their certificates of registry or other papers, in the same manner, to the same extent, and for the same purposes in, to, and for- which the tonnage denoted in the certificates of registry of British ships is to be deemed the tonnage of such ships:
And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the ineasure- ment of tonnage of merchant ships now in force under "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," have been adopted in Sweden by the Government of His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, and are to come into force in Sweden on the 1st day of April 1875:
Her Majesty is hereby pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to direct that the ships of Sweden, the certificates of Swedish nationality and registry, or the certificates of measurement of which are dated on or after the first day of April one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in the said certificates of Swedish nationality and registry, or certificates of measurement.
No. 129.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Order made by His Excellency the Governor in Council under "The Harbour and Coasts Ordinance, 1876,” is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th July, 1876.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
THE HARBOUR AND COASTS ORDINANCE,
No. 6 or 1866.
ORDER
Made by His Excellency Sir A. E. KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B., in Council, this 1st day of July, 1876.
By virtue of the provisions of Section 28 of the above mentioned Ordinance, it is ordered,— That from and after this date no Licensed Fishing Junk, is to leave her anchorage until the Licence Number is painted in Chinese characters upon one of her sails and on her stern.
H. E. WODEHOUSE, Clerk of Councils.
A. E. KENNEDY,
Governor.
No. 130.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 30th June, 1876, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th July, 1876.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary,
AVERAGE
BANKS.
AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
S
Oriental Bank Corporation,
268,910
150,000
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,
413,880
140,000
{
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
438,748
150,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, .....
1,217,506
500,000
TOTAL.......
2,339,044
940,000
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