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No. 131.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15th JUNE, 1872.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified for general information, that a Memorial of Re-entry by the Crown of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 3, and Victoria Inland Lot No. 799, has been registered according to Law.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th June, 1872.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given, that the Crown Rents for the Half Year ending 24th June, 1872, should be paid into the Treasury on or before the 15th July next.
Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 14th June, 1872.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
C. MAY,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.
With reference to the Post Office Notification dated the 23rd February 1865, which was published in Government Gazette No. 8 of the 25th February, page 78, it is hereby notified that paid Correspondence for China and Japan conveyed from Australia and New Zealand to Point de Galle by British Packet, and from thence by French Packet, will henceforward be delivered free of charge.
Further, that, as under the new arrangement of the China and Australia Mail Services the Mails for the Australian Colonies forwarded from Hongkong by British Packet now reach Point de Galle after the departure of the Mail Packets for Australia, "Mails for Australia and New Zealand will be made up and forwarded to Point de Galle by the French Mail Packets whenever advantage will be gained by so doing.
The Rates of Postage, which must be paid in advance on such Correspondence, whether for- warded by British or French Packet will be:--
24 cents each half ounce for Letters.
2 cents for each Newspaper or Price Current.
8 cents for each four ounces of Book Packets, or Packets of Patterns. Registration Fee 12 cents each Letter.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 10th June, 1872.
No. 116.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General.
Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Saturday the 22nd proximo, for the Erection of a School House and Outbuildings at Wanchai.
The Plan and Specification can be seen, and further particulars obtained, on application at the Surveyor General's Office.
A proper Form of Tender must be applied for at this Office.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any Tender.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th May, 1872.
Νο. 122.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Regulation made by His Excellency The GOVERNOR in Council, in pursuance of Section IV of Ordinance No. 2 of 1872, is published for general information.
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The Section referred to is as follows:-
"IV. Every Person shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Ten-Dollars who shall utter Shouts or Cries or make other Noises while playing the Game known as Chai-Mui, between the Hours of "11 P.M. and 6 A.M. within any District or Place not permitted by some Regulation of the Governor "in Council."
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th June, 1872.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
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