No. 182.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH NOVEMBER, 1874.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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Mr. JOHN RICHARD GEORGE HEARN, third Assistant Master in the Central School, having reported his arrival in the Colony, assumed the duties of his Office on the 10th instant.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th November, 1874.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
No. 183.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Admiralty, is published for general information.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th November, 1874.
The substance of this Notice, as soon as it is received on board, is to be inserted in red ink on the Charts affected by it; and introduced into the margin, or otherwise in the page, of the Sailing Directions to which it relates. See Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, p. 172.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
[No. 129.]
MALAY PENINSULA-MALACCA STRAIT.
NORTH AND SOUTH SANDS.
Alteration in Light at One Fathom Bank.
The Master Attendant of Singapore has given Notice that on the 15th day of May 1874, the following alteration was made in the light at One Fathom bank, viz. :-
The light-vessel moored off One Fathom bank was removed, and that from a screw iron pile light tower which has been placed on the bank in 15 feet water, half a mile S. by E. from the position previously occupied by the light-vessel, a light was exhibited.
The light is a revolving white light attaining its greatest brilliancy every minute; it is elevated 61 feet above the level of the sea, and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 13 miles.
The light tower is painted in belts of red and slate colour. Position, lat. 2° 52′ 8′′ N., long. 100° 59′ 2′′ E.
A red buoy is moored in 14 feet at the north end of One Fathom bank.
By Command of their Lordships,
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 11th September 1874.
FREDK. J. EVANS, Hydrographer.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-Makacca strait, from the North Sands to Singapore, No. 1355; Indian Ocean, No. 748b: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, East Indies, China, &c., for 1874, page 14.
No. 184.
Agent for the Sale of Admiralty Charts, Mr. J. D. POTTER, 31, Poultry, London, E.C.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st October, 1874, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th November, 1874.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
Oriental Bank Corporation,.
683,703
300,000
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,
678,254
230,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.
509,617
175,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,....
1,396,879
600,000
TOTAL,........
3,268,453
1,305,000
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