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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH MAY, 1870.

Cotton Wares, viz., woven or knitted wares

of cotton, or of cotton and linen; also in combination with metal threads or spun glass, but without admixture of silk, wool,

or other animal hair:-

(a.) Most common, viz: woven wicks, gitter (arly) girths, nets (fish, horse, bird, and similar coarse nets); also stiffened nets for linings (stiff nets)

(b.) Common, riz.—

1. Plain, not figured, unbleached (made of unbleached yarn), close-woven tissues, also twills, croisés, napped, or dressed, bleached; also

2. Figured, unbleached, close-woven tissues. . All the wares named under 1 and 2, except velvet-like (with 'cut or nneut nap) and those comprised under (ƒ)

(c.) Middle fine, i.e.:-

1. Plain, close-woven tissues, dyed

2. Figured, close-woven wares, bleached or

dyed

(d) 1. Open-woven tissues, unbleached...

2. All many-coloured and all red-coloured

close-woven wares

3. All velvet and velvet-like woven wares

(with cut or uncut nap)

4. Ribbon, button-makers', haberdashery

Per Centuer. Fl. kr.

12 0

-10

20

0

and hosiery wares: also bobbinet-like 30 0 curtain-stuffs (furniture and curtain nets)

5. All printed close-woven wares.

All the above-named wares under ?,

3, 4, and 5, so far as they are not comprised under (e) ..nd (ƒ).

All open-woven wares except those named

(e) Fine, viz. :-

under (d) and (ƒ),

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(f) Finest, viz:

Tulle, English façon (bobbinets, pettincts), except those furniture and curtain-nets named under (d) 4, laces, and embroidered woven wares, and all wares in combination with metal threads or spun glass Woollen Wares, viz: all woven and knitted wares of wool or other animal hair; also in combination with metal threads or spun glass, or with other weaving and knitting materials (except silk):-

(a.) Most common, viz.: horse-cloths, Halina cloth, Vatrosen cloth (Sigona cloth), coarse unfilled cloth (Loden), oil clothis, press cloths (filtering-cloths), sieve bottoms and plaitings (cords, ropes) of horse-hair, not combined with other materials; hat chip- pings, cloth list, cari ets of dog, calf, or cow hair, felts (also tarred and lacquered), not printed; cylinder covers (endless feits), net-work and knitted nets, both undyed; hair soles (for boots and shoes of felt, also lacquered on one side), and girths (5.) Common, viz.: fulled, not printed, and not velvet-like tissues; felt wares, un- printed; also carpets, except those named under (a).

And from January 1, 1871

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(c) Middle fine, viz:-

1. All velvet-like, all unfilled, close, and all printed, woollen wares, except those named under (d) and (e)

2. Haberdashery, button-makers' and

hosiery wares

(d.) Fine, viz.: Tulle and other open-woven wares, except those named under (e), also shawls and scarfs (without mixture of silk) (e) Finest, viz.: lace (also lace-cloths), embroidered woven wares, and all wares in combination with metal threads or spun glass

ARTICLE III.

Per Centner. Fl. kr.

60 0

4 50

*Q12

18

0

15 0

35 0

50 0

60

The IIIrd, IVth, and Vth Articles of the Treaty of Commerce between Iler Britannic Majesty and IIis Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, of the 16th of December, 1865, and the IInd and IIIrd Articles of the Final Protocol annexed to that Treaty, are hereby suppressed.

ARTICLE IV.

This Convention shall have the same duration as the Treaty of the 16th of December, 1865.

ARTICLE V.

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The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Vienna within six weeks, or sooner if possible.

In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have afixed thereto the seal of their arms Done at Vienna, this thirtieth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.

(L.S.) BLOOMFIELD.

No. 58.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

(L.S.) BEUST.

The following Report from the Superintendent of the Hongkong Fire Brigade, is published for general information."

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th May, 1870.

No. 5.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

MAGISTRACY, HONGKONG, 7th May, 1870. SIR,-I have the honor to forward for the information of His Excellency The Lieutenant-Governor, the Report of the Fire Brigade for the month of April ultimo.

B

A Parade and Inspection took place at 4 P.M., on Tuesday, the 19th April. The assembly was the Cross Roads. The Government Steam and Iland Engines, the Hand Engine of the "R Insurance," and the Iland Engine of the Pawnbrokers' Association, were present. The Engines taken to the Praya near the Canton Steamer's Wharf, and brought into work from the Sea. A were found in order, and the practice was good. The Chinese Volunteers were in attendance.