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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
No. 20.
No. 86.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 8TH MAY, 1875.
VOL. XXI.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 30th April, 1875, is published for general information.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th May, 1875.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
Oriental Bank Corporation,.
506,728
250,000
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,
685,727
230,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.
398,973
150,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,..
1,672,848
700,000
TOTAL,.....
3,264,276
1,330,000
No. 87.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of the 17th instant, for the construction of Roads, and Drainage improvements in British Kowloon.
The specification can be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office, where also a proper Form of Tender may be obtained.
The Government will not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th May, 1875.
No. 88.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to direct that Her Majesty's Birthday shall be kept in this Colony on Monday, the 24th May.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th May, 1875.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
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