705815-1870-PROCLAMATION — Page 1

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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 41.

No. 11.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 1ST OCTOBER, 1870.

[LS.] HENRY WASE WHITFEILD.

PROCLAMATION.

VOL. XVI.

By His Excellency HENRY WASE WHITFEILD, Major-General Commanding Her Majesty's Troops in China and Japan, and Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies.

Whereas by Section XXIX of Ordinance No. 14 of 1870, entitled “An Ordinance enacted by "The Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend and consolidate "the Law in relation to the Issue of Passes for Chinese, and to provide for the better Security of the "Residents of the Colony," it is enacted as follows :—

"This Ordinance shall commence and take Effect on such Day as shall hereafter be fixed by "Proclamation under the Hand of the Governor:

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Now, therefore, I, HENRY WASE WHITFEILD, Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Hongkong, in pursuance of the said Section and by virtue of the Authority thereby in me vested, do hereby under my Hand Proclaim that the said Ordinance shall commence and take effect from this Date.

By His Excellency's Command,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 1st Day of October, 1870.

No. 125.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Revised Scale of Fares for Public Chairs, which has been approved by His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st October, 1870.

Half Hour, One Hour,....

J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

Colonial Secretary.

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Scale of Fares for Public Chairs with two Bearers.

.10 cents.

..20

Three Hours,

Six Hours,

One Day (of Twelve Hours),.

..50

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...70

$1.00

In case more than two Bearers are employed, every additional Bearer to be paid at the rate of half the above Scale.

Nothing herein contained prevents special agreements.

Copies of the above Scale, in English and Chinese, can be obtained on application at the Registrar General's Office.

Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 24th September, 1870.

CECIL C. SMITH,

Registrar General.