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No. 167.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST NOVEMBER, 1873.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

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Tenders for supplying this Government with Coal during the ensuing Winter, including delivery at the various Offices in Victoria and at the Police Stations in the Villages, will be received at this Office until Noon of Tuesday, the 11th November.

Further particulars can be obtained from this Office.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th October, 1873.

CECIL C. SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 168.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders for Contracts for the supply of the Articles, included in the undermentioned Schedules, to the Government Civil and Lock Hospitals, for the space of One Year, commencing on the 26th of December, 1873, will be received at this Office, until Noon of Tuesday, the 2nd of December, 1873.

Schedule 1, Provisions.

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2, Medical Comforts.

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3, Bedding and Clothing.

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4, Miscellaneous.

Tenders may be made for all 4 Schedules, or for each separately.

The Contractor will be required to enter into a Bond for the due fulfilment of his Contract, and for the supply of all Articles of the best quality.

Tenders must be in Duplicate, and in sealed envelopes, endorsed "Tenders for Hospital Contracts." Forms of Tender, and all other information may be obtained from the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital.

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 sum of $200 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which Sun shall be forfeited to the Crown, if such Person shall refuse to carry out his Tender.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st October, 1873.

Tender.

CFCIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 169.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice to Mariners, received from the Government of Bombay, relative to the exhibition of a Light from the Light House at Jeytapoor, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st October, 1873.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

On and after 10th September next, will be exhibited every day from sun-set to sun-rise from the Keeva hill at Jeytapoor, a white fixed Light visible scaward, a distance of 9 miles in clear weather. The Light is on the Dioptric System of the sixth order, and is placed 75 feet above high-water. The height of the Light House building from base to vane is 21 fect. This Light will not be shown during the South-West Monsoon, viz., from 11th June to 9th September, inclusive-

Poons, 14th August, 1873.

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Latitude of Light House.... Longitude

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N. 16° 36′ 10′′

E. 73° 18′ 30′′

(Signed)

C. PRITCHARD, Collector of Salt Revenuc.

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