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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31sT JANUARY, 1874.

There has lately come to Hongkong a newly coined Japanese Foreign Silver Dollar, and Sir BROOKE ROBERTSON, the British Consul, having requested that Officers might be appointed to assay it, the Viceroy and Haikwan thereupon appointed Officers to melt it down and assay it in conjunction with [an Officer from the British Consulate], when taking the Haikwan pure Silver as the standard, an out-turn was obtained of fully.8957; or, Taels 111.6.4 of this new Eagle Dollar are equivalent to 100 Haikwan Taels of pure Silver. Minutes of the Assay were drawn up in proof thereof.

For the convenience of traders and people, therefore, this Coin should be allowed to be tendered in payment of Duties, at the rate of touch obtained at the Assay, and come into daily circulation.

It becomes the duty then of the Viceroy and his colleagues to issue a Proclamation on the subject for general information.

This Proclamation, therefore, is for the information of you merchants, traders, soldiers, and people of every district.

district. You must know that a Japanese Eagle Dollar has lately come to Hongkong, and has been jointly assayed by Officers specially appointed for the purpose. It can be taken in payment of Duties and come into general circulation. You must not look upon it with suspicion. Rogues, sharpers and the like are moreover hereby strictly forbidden to fabricate spurious imitations of this new Eagle Dollar with a view to their own profit; and should they dare to set this prohibition at defiance, and fabricate false Coin, they shall upon discovery most assuredly be at once arrested and punished.

Let every one obey with trembling! Let there be no disobedience!

A Special Proclamation.

Tungchih, 12th year, 11th Moon, (January, 1874.)

True Copy,

R. W. MANSFIELD.

Trnslated by

WALTER C. HILLIER.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

文華殿大學士兵部尚書兩廣總督

部堂瑞 兵部侍郎廣東巡撫部

The following Report from the Honorable the Registrar General, covering Returns of Births and

Deaths for the Quarter ending 31st December, 1873, is published for general information.

No.10.

Deaths.

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By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th January, 1874.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE,

HONGKONG, 29th January, 1874.

Sir,–During the 4th Quarter of 1873, there were registered in the Colony 588 Births, and 601

Of this number, 43 Births and 49 Deaths occurred among the British and Foreign Community, while among the Chinese there were 545 Births and 552 Deaths.

Among the British and Foreign Community, the Deaths were as follows:

British,....

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Portuguese,

American,

Indian,

Malay,

the remaining portion was among those who were not residents of the Colony.

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