No. 157.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH OCTOBER, 1873. 531
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Sealed Tenders will be received at this Office, up to Noon of Monday, the 27th instant, for the Privilege of Slaughtering Cattle in the Eastern and Western Slaughter Houses for Six Months Commencing the 1st November, 1873.
The Tenders may be for one or both of the said Slaughter Houses.
No Tenders will be received unless the Person tendering shall produce a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sun of $250 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer,-. which Sun strall be forfeited to the Crown if such Person shall refuse to carry out his Tender.
The Conditions shall be such as are set forth in "The Markets Ordinance, 1858," and "The Markets Ordinance, 1867," and the Bye-Laws issued thereunder; and shall be subject to such modi- fications as may be inade by any subsequent revision of those Ordinances, or of those Bye-Laws..
The Conditions shall also exclude the right to interfere with the Slaughtering of Goats by, or for the Indian Troops and Police.
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Each Tender must be addressed to the Colonial Secretary, and state the exact Amount offered as Rent for the above period, which Rent shall be payable monthly, and in advance.
The Tender should also state the calling and residence of the party tendering, and afford similar information as to the Sureties to be offered.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any Tender.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th October, 1873.
No. 158.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 30th September, 1873, is published for general information.
By Cominaud,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th October, 1873.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,
AVERAGE
BANKS.
AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
Oriental Bank Corporation,...
632,688
250,000
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, Londen and China,.
676,893
250,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,....
425,712
150,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.
1,652,598
600,600
TOTAL,..........
3,387,891
1,250,000
NOTIFICATION.
1. The attention of the Owners of Steam-launches or other Vessels is called to Section 19 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854, which requires all Vessels exceeding Fifteen tons burden to obtain Certificates of Registry under the provisions of that Act.
2. No Vessel can go beyond the waters of Hongkong without having previously obtained a clearance at the Harbour Office.
3. All registered Vessels, no matter what their size may be, must carry side and mast head lights in accordance with Her Majesty's Order in Council of the 9th January, 1863.
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4. By Article 9 of the said Order, boats not carrying fixed lights, are to carry "a Lantern having
green slide on the one side and a red slide on the other side; and, on the approach of or to other "Vessels, such Lantern shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision, so that the green light "shall not be seen in the port side, nor the red light in the starboard side,
"Boats when at anchor or stationary shall exhibit a bright white light.”
Harbour Department, Hongkong, 7th October, 1873.
H. G. THOMSETT,
Harbour Master, &c.
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