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No. 168.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH SEPTEMBER, 1872. 395

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue a fresh Commission of the Peace for this Colony, and the List of the Gentlemen therein is hereby published for general information.

The Honorable CHARLES MAY.

The Honorable W. H. ALEXANDER.

The Honorable P. RYRIE.

H. G. THOMSETT, Esquire, R.N. ROBERT MCMURDO, Esquire. HENRY B. LEMANN, Esquire. J. McDOUALL, Esquire. F. W. MITCHELL, Esquire. The Honorable C. C. SMITH. WILBERFORCE WILSON, Esquire. T. G. LINSTEAD, Esquire. The Honorable R. RowETT. H. ST.L. MAGNIAC, Esquire. W. M. DEANE, Esquire.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Esquire. The Honorable HENRY J. BALL. FREDERICK STEWART, Esquire.

C. V. CREAGH, Esquire.

The Honorable WILLIAM KESWICK. JAMES RUSSELL, Esquire.

ALFRED LISTER, Esquire.

EDWARD ARTHUR, Esquire.

E. R. BELILIOS, Esquire.

SAMUEL J. GOWER, Esquire. LEWIS H. MOORSOM, Esquire.

RICHARD A. O'BRIEN, Esquire, M.D. THOMAS PYKE, Esquire.

S. D. SASSOON, Esquire.

The Honorable JAMES WHITTALL.

FRANCIS DOUGLAS, Esquire.

The Honorable HENRY Lowcock. The Honorable JAMES GREIG.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1872.

No. 169.

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 31st August, 1872, is published for general information.

By Command,

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th September, 1872.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

462,104

200,000

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,..

474,075

175,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.

414,310

150,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,....

1,196,338

400,000

TOTAL,.......

2,546,827

925,000