DROIT.
THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 19TH JULY, 1873.
VOL. XIX.
No. 29.
No. 114.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Motion proposed for debate at the next Meeting of the Legislative Council, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th July, 1873.
MOTION.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
That for the convenience, and in the interest of the Public, it is desirable that all Barristers at Law admitted to practise as Advocates of the Supreme Court in this Colony, shall be permitted to take business from Clients personally, without the intervention of Attornies, in all Cases except those in which litigation has been actually commenced in the Supreme Court, and that at the earliest convenient opportunity the Goverment of this Colony shall adopt such means as may be that end.
Hongkong, 14th July, 1873.
necessary to
RICHARD ROWETT.
No. 115.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Notice to Mariners is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th July, 1879.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
[No. 25.]
CHINA SEA.
SWATOW DISTRICT. High Lamock Lighthouse.
Notice is hereby given that the works on the High Lamock Island have been commenced.
It is anticipated that the light will be exhibited before the close of this year.
CECIL C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
The illuminating apparatus will be Dioptric of the First Order, shewing a fixed white light, which will be visible all
round.
The Light will be elevated about 240 feet above the level of the sea, and, in clear weather, it should be visible from a distance of 22 nautical miles.
The tower will be a round one, of cast-iron, 25 feet high. The total height from its base to the lantern vane will be 54 feet. The tower will be painted black, but the dwellings and boundary wall will be painted white.
It is proposed to erect a Condensing Light on the southern slope of the island, to shew a red light between the bearings of S. 344° W. and S. 5010 W., so as to assist mariners in keeping clear of the White and Boat Rocks.
Approximate Position :---Latitude 23° 14′ 50′′ N.
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Longitude 117° 17′ 30′′ E.
By order of the Inspector General of Customs.
Engineers' Office, Custom House, Shanghai, 9th July, 1873.
DAVID M. HENDERSON,
Engineer-in-Chief.
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