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No. 68.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH APRIL, 1874.

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO SEPTIMO VICTORIA REGINE.

SIR ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 2 OF 1874.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to enable the Governor in Council to grant a Pension to JOIN SIMPSON, Esquire, Sorter in the General Post Office.

[16th April, 1874.]

HEREAS JOHN SIMPSON, Esquire, desires to resign the

WHEREAS the General Post Office, and it is

expedient that such resignation should be accepted; And whereas the period of service of the said JOHN SIMPSON is sufficient to entitle him to a Pension, under the Regulations in force in Hongkong in that behalf, of Sixty-two pounds and Ten shillings per annum, but it is nevertheless deemed expedient that a Pension of One hundred pounds per annum should be granted to him for the term of his natural life: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

Title.

Preamble.

I. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to grant to the Governor in said JOHN SIMPSON, Esquire, a Pension of One hundred pounds Council autho- per annum under the same Regulations and Conditions, as if such rized to grant

John Simpson, Pension had been granted to him in pursuance of the Pension Minute of this Colony bearing date the Fifth Day of May, 1862: Esq. a Pension

of £100 per Provided that such Pension may commence from the date at annum. which the said JOHN SIMPSON may have ceased to receive any salary or allowance from or on account of this Colony.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 16th Day of April, 1874.

J. M. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

for the Clerk of Councils.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th April, 1874.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

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CHINA SEA,

FOOCHOW DISTRICT.

OCKSEU ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

Notice is hereby given that the works on the High or West Ockseu Island have been commenced.

The illuminating apparatus will be revolving Dioptric, of the First Order, shewing white flashes at one minute intervals. The Light will be elevated about 286 feet above the level of the sea, and, in clear weather, it should be visible from a distance of 24 nautical miles.

The tower will be round, of stone, 35 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 64 feet. During the progress of the works, and till the exhibition of the Revolving Light, a temporary Dioptric fixed white light of the Sixth Order will be shewn, which, in clear weather, should be visible from a distance of 7 nautical miles.

Approximate position :-Latitude 24°59' N. Longitude 119°28′ E.

By order of the Inspector General of Customs,

DAVID M. HENDERSON, Engineer-in-Chief.

ENGINEERS' OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, A MOY, 21st March, 1874.