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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH MAY, 1871.

CENSUS of Hongkong for each Year on 31st December from 1858 to 1869, and CENSUS 1870-71, exclusive of Military, Nuval and Police Establishments.

1858.

1859.

1800. 1861.

1802.

1863.

1864.

1805. 1806.

1867. 1868-69. 1870-71.

Europeans and Americans,

1,109

Gon, Manila, Indian and others |

of mixed blood,

566

1,034

477

1,592

1,644

1,336

Persons. Persons. Persons. Persons. Persons. Persons. Persons. Persons. Persons. ĮPersons. |Persons. Persons,

1,004 1,557 784 1,284 1,208

1,903

2,031 2,113

2,151

2,280

2,738

1,438

1,231 1,045

1,150

997

1,388

Aliens,chiefly Seamen and Tem-

82

150

100

100

100

100

100

200

porary Residents,..

Chinese in the employ of E'peans,

2,618

3,160

3.940

4,111

4,897

4,937

6,239

Chinese residing in Victoria,

42,799

45,053 52,916

61,958

63,380

65,351

67,748

Chinese residing in Villages,

4,704

4,574

5,276

11,215

12,207

12,550

11,836 | 11,371

150

6,836 6.058 73,803

65,600

9,618 9,951 11,164 | 10,507

250

130

57

6.451 6,739

7.617

75,743 72,959

72,984

Chinese Boat Population in

16,277

14,701

17,417

18,871

21,336

20,009

20,991

19,153

13,855

13,030

14,033 | 12,309

Victoria Harbour,

Other than Victoria Harbour,

5,648 16,136

11,142

12,023

10,303

9.838

8,343

7,732

18,009

8,293

8,498

11,400

Vagrants,

1,500 1,500

1,600

2,608

2,500

2,500

2,000

2,000

2,000

Emigrants,

200

150

150

Street Coolies,

Prisouers, &c.,.

229 5,000 450

200

200

5,000

626

5,000 695

795

780

718

452

478

479

75,505 $6,941

04,917 11,821 123,511|124,850 121,498 125,501 115,098 117,471 117,285 119,477

No. 69.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received by the Honorable the Registrar General, until Monday, the 12th proximo, for cleansing the Public Dust Bins, and removing the Night Soil from Public Latrines and Colonial Public Buildings in Victoria, for Twelve Months, commencing on the 1st July next.

The Contractor will be bound by the Rules and Regulations made by the Governor in Council on the 21st Day of June, 1867, and by such other Rules and Regulations as may be passed during the period over which the Contract extends.

Each Tender must specify the exact amount offered for the whole year, which sum will be payable in advance, and they inust contain the Names and Residences of the proposed Suretics.

Further particulars regarding the number and position of the Latrines, Dust Bins, etc., can be obtained from the Surveyor General's Office.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th May, 1871.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

No. 70.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 30th April, 1871, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th May, 1871.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE

AMOUNT..

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

Oriental Bank Corporation,.

248,982

82,994

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,.

394,625

150,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.

180,050

100,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

1,453,396

600,000

TOTAL,....

2,277,053

932,994