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10

No. 4.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JANUARY, 1874.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Intestate Estates' Returns for the Half-year ending 31st December, 1873, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th January, 1874.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

RETURN of BALANCES of ESTATES deposited as Residue in the Colonial Treasury by the Registrar of the Supreme Court as Official Administrator from the 1st day of July to the 31st day of December, 1873.

NAME OF DECEASED.

DATE OF DEATH.

DATE OF ADMINISTRATION.

REMARKS.

AMOUNT.

DATE OF DEPOSIT.

John Peterson,

9th July,

1872,

Henry Nason Middleton,..

6th August, 1872,

Chinaman No. 5,

Mehta Kurrim,

Tong Kew,.

Chan Abba,

26th July, 22nd August, 1872, 11th August, 1872, | 22nd August, 1872, 6th October, 1872, | 30th October, 1872, 8th Nov., 1872, | 28th Nov., 3rd Nov., 1872, 28th Nov.,

1872,

$217.44

{

31st Aug; 1872, $200, 16th Aug 1873, $17.44,

Deposited as Residue.

3.51

30th August, 1873,

Do.

2.37

30th August, 1873,

Do.

36.55

31st October, 1873,

Do.

1872,

1.42

1872,

29.44

29th Nov., 1873, 29th Nov., 1873,

Do.

Do.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Registrar.

RETURN of ESTATES of INTESTATES for the Half-year ending 31st December, 1873.

AMOUNT RE-

CEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF THE ESTATE.

DEDUCTIONS

FOR

DISBURSEMENTS.

BALANCE ON CLOSING ACCOUNT.

DISPOSAL OF BALANCE.

TOTAL BALANCE.

NAME OF INTESTATE.

Chinaman, No. 7,

Chinaman, No. 8,

Eugene Mechain,

C.

$

C.

$

C.

0.25

3.40

7,743.38

0.25 0.25 1,406.85

3.15

6,336.53

$ C.

Remaining in Registry,

Deposited at interest in Hongkong

3.15

Bank.......

$6600,00

Due Registry,.

263.47

6,336.53

Chinaman, No. 9,

1.15

1.15

Remaining in Registry,

1.15

Thomas Albert Irwin,

6.00

6.00

Do.,

6.00

Andrew Brown,

114.75

71.51

43,24

Do.,

43.24

Ah Kon,

6.87

6.87

Do.,

6.87

William Holymaine,

alias

11.50

11.50

Do.,

11.50

Wilhelm Holzmann,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Official Administrator.

No. 5.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st December, 1873, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1874.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

AVERAGE

BANKS.

AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

$

Oriental Bank Corporation,...

487,478

200,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,.

765,781

260,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

410,559

150,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

1,698,049

600,000

TOTAL,..

.$

3,361,867

1,210,000