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438 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1875.

No. 188.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that the Queen's Exequatur empowering Don ANTONIO FERANDO y Stagno to act as Consul for Spain in this Colony, received H. M.'s Signature on the 3rd ultimo.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th October, 1875.

No. 189.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The following Report from the Acting Registrar General, containing Returns of Births and Deaths for the Quarter ending 30th September, 1875, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th October, 1875.

[No. 49.]

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 25th October, 1875.

SIR, I have the honour to forward the Returns of Births and Deaths for the Third Quarter of 1875, ending September 30th.

During that period, a total of 423 Births and 856 Deaths has been registered in Victoria and the four districts of Shau-ki Wán, Stanley, Aberdeen and Kowloon.

Of this number, 50 Births, being those of 26 Boys and 24 Girls, occurred amongst persons other than Chinese.

The Deaths in this class number 45, of whom 13 were non-residents, and the remainder are thus distributed as regards nationality:-

British,

Portuguese,

Indian, Malay,.

The Births and Deaths amongst the Chinese were those of:-

12

8 9

BIRTHS.

DEATHS.

DISTRICT.

Boys.

Girls.

Total.

Males.

Females.

Totul.

Victoria,

177

158

335

350

366

716

Kowloon,.

Shau-ki Wán,

Aberdeen,

Stanley,

-75230

8

15

17

13

30

10

15

18

23

41

4

8

11

19

4

3

2

5

Grand Totals,..

194

179

373

396

415

811

The Death rate of the Quarter amongst the British and Foreign Community is 28.03, and amongst the Chinese 28.07 annually for every thousand persons living. For the whole population of the Colony, the rate is 28.06 per thousand.

If the Deaths of the non-residents be deducted, the Death rate of the British and Foreign Community is only 25.74 per thousand annually.

I have the honour to be,

The Honourable CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Registrar General.