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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH JANUARY, 1870.

Application of

7. In the construction of The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, and of the Acts amending the same Merchant Shipping Canada shall be deemed to be one British possession.

Aels to Canada.

master, mates, and

engineers.

Colonial certificates to 8. Where the legislature of any British possession provides for the examination of, and grant ‹ certificates of competency to persons intending to act as masters, mates, or engineers on board British ships and the Board of Trade reports to Her Majesty that they are satisfied that the examinations are so con ducted as to be equally efficient as the examinations for the same purpose in the United Kingdom unde the Acts relating to Merchant Shipping, and that the certificates are granted on such principles as to sho the like qualifications and competency as those granted under the said Acts, and are liable to be forfeite for the like reasons and in the like manner, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by Order in Council,

No. 149.

1. To declare that the said certificates shall be of the same force as if they had been granted under th

said Acts:

2. To declare that all or any of the provisions of the said Acts which relate to certificates of competenc

granted under those Acts shall apply to the certificates referred to in the said order:

3. To impose such conditions and to make such regulations with respect to the said certificates, and t the use, issue, delivery, cancellation, and suspension thereof, as to Her Majesty may seem fit, an to impose penalties not exceeding fifty pounds for the breach of such conditions and regulations. Upon the publication in the London Gazette of any such Order in Council as last aforesaid, the pro visions therein contained shall, from a date to be mentioned for the purpose in such order, take effect as i they had been contained in this Act.

It shall be lawful for Her Majesty in Council to revoke any order made under this section.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that, for the ensuing Year, the Hongkong Stone Quarry Farm is let, unde certain Conditions, to Tang-Sze and Ip-King-Mau; and that the Kowloon Stone Quarry Farm is simi larly let to Tsang-Kam.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 31st December, 1869.

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J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that a Despatch has been received from the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, announcing Her Majesty's Gracious confirmation of the provisional appointinen of the Honorable RICHARD ROWETT to be an Un-official Member of the Legislative Council, vice the Honorable HENRY JOHN BALL, absent on leave.

By Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th December, 1869.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Regulations for Street-Chairs and Chair-Coolies are published for general in formation.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd October, 1869.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

No Street Chairs may ply for hire after midnight; they may, however, carry their fares as long as required.

Each Chair is secured for a sum of $50. Should articles of a higher value than this be lost ir any Chair, there will be very little hope of their recovery through the Security.

When loss of property in any Street Chair is suspected, its number should be forwarded to the Registrar General at once without any loss of time.

When ground of complaint arises against any Street Chair-Coolie, the Person aggrieved may either hand the offender over to the Police, or send a Memorandum of the complaint and the Chair's Number to the Registrar General. It must however be remembered, that the Registrar General car inflict only a reprimand, but neither fine nor imprisonment without the testimony of an eye witness or oath. This however may be supplied by any Chinese who witnessed the Offence, if accredited by i confirmatory note from his employer.

Persons who are inconvenienced by the congregating of Chairs near their premises should notify the Registrar General, who will, if practicable, establish a "Chair Stand" in the nearest convenient place, and as far as possible enforce the Ordinance in regard to it.

An attempt will be made to enforce the ordinary "Rule of the Road," along Queen's Road, more especially in the evening. It is requested that all Persons riding in Chairs or driving Vehicles will co-operate with the Police by observing the Rule of keeping the left side.