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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST MAY, 1870.

FINDING.

The Court, having considered the evidence, find:-

First.-That the British Ship Dunmail, Official Number 21,332, 771.61 Tons, was wrecked on the 8th May, 1870, on certain Rocks in the Harbor of Hongkong, lying N.E. by E.E., 1,000 yards from Kowloon Point: (Admiralty Chart 1,466-1,843 corrected to 1861.)

Second. That the Master acted improperly in continuing his course from the Lyee-moon Pass. The Court is of opinion that, under the circumstances of the unfavorable state of the wether and the smallness of the scale of the Admiralty Chart (No. 1,962), by which he was navigating, the Ship should have been anchored.

Third. That the lead was not used.

Fourth. That the wind being fair, there appears no reason why the Ship should not have been kept

on a mid-channel course.

The Court, therefore, adjudges that the Certificate of Competency (Extra Master No. 15,241), held by PETER THOMPSON, be suspended for six months from this date.

Dated at Hongkong, this 17th day of May, 1870.

Approved,

C. MAY, 1st Police Magistrate.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c. H. B. GIBB, Un-official Justice of the Peace. W. M. GILLSON, Masters, Mercantile Marine. W. M. LOCKIE,

H. W. WHITFEILD,

Major-General and Lieutenant-Governor.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

Hongkong, 21st May, 1870.

NOTICE.

To Consignees, Masters and others in charge of Merchant Vessels.

1.-On or before the 1st June proximo, all Ships, with the following exceptions, shall be moved over to the North side of the Harbor, mooring them properly with 45 fathoms on each Chain, the Anchors lying in an E.N.E. and W.S.W. direction from each other.

2.-The Southern line of this anchorage is the North extremity of Hongkong shut in with the South extremity of the Kowloong Peninsula, bearing E. by S.; the Top Gallant Masts and Yards are to be on Deck and Flying Jib-boom in; a spare Anchor should be ready for letting go, and the Hawse kept clear.

3.-Vessels discharging or taking in Cargo, and Hulks and Receiving Ships may, with permission, lie on the South shore.

Note. The Masters of Ships taking advantage of article 3, and those whose Vessels lie alongside Wharves and Jetties, are to understand that they do so at their own risk.

Harbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 16th May, 1870.

No. 62.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received at this Office, until noon on the 23rd instant, for the erection of Stables at the Police Station, Aberdeen.

Plans an Specification can be seen, and a proper form of Tender obtained, on application at the Surveyor General's Office.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th May, 1870.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.