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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST NOVEMBER, 1868.
ADDITIONAL ORDER
Made by His Excellency Lieutenant-Governor Major General JAMES ROBERT BRUNKER in Council under "The Stamp Ordinance, 1866," and "The Stamp (Amendment) Ordinance, 1868," this 21st Day of November, 1868.
Whereas on the 9th Day of June now last past, it was (amongst other things) ordered by the Governor in Council under and by virtue of the Provisions in that behalf contained in "The Stamp Ordinance, 1866," that the Stamps for Bank Cheques under the 3rd Section of the Schedule to "The Stamp (Amendment) Ordi- nance, 1868," should be Impressed or Embossed Stamps till further notice; and also that Adhesive Stamps might be used for Bills of Exchange when drawn out of the Colony as specified in Section 3 of the said Schedule, and under Authority of the 11th Clause of "The Stamp Ordinance, 1866";-Provided always that the Stamp on Bills of Exchange not exceeding $100 drawn out of the Colony should be 25 cents until further notice; And whereas it has been deemed expedient by the Governor in Council that the Orders so made as aforesaid should under the Provisions of the aforesaid Ordinance be altered and varied to the extent and in the manner hereinafter specified: Now, therefore, it is ordered by the Governor in Council as follows:-
1. The Stamps for Bank Cheques under the 3rd Section of the Schedule to The Stamp (Amendment) Ordinance, 1868," need not be Impressed or Embossed Stamps, but may be Adhevise Stamps.
2. The Stamp on Bills of Exchange not exceeding $100 drawn out of the Colony shall be 30 Cents, in lieu of 25 Cents as previously ordered.
Approved in Council,
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
J. R. BRUNKER, Lieutenant-Governor.
Clerk of Councils.
No. 130.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of the 15th December, 1868, for the Privilege of Farming all Granite Quarries in Hongkong and Kowloon, during the Year 1869.
Persons desirous of tendering are directed to call at the Surveyor General's Office to obtain a proper Form of Tender.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st November, 1868.
No. 126.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency Major General BRUNKER, Lieutenant-Governor of Hongkong, has been pleased to appoint Licutenant RICHARD NICOLLS BUCKLE, R.E., to be Acting Assistant Surveyor General, provisionally, from this date till further notice.
Lieutenant BUCKLE will, at the same time, perform the duties of Assistant Engineer in the Surveyor General's Department.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th November, 1868.
No. 127.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified that a List of the Tenements valued for the Year 1869, under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 5 of 1863, will be open for inspection at the Government Offices for Fourteen Days, commencing on Wednesday, the 18th Instant.
Persons wishing to inspect the List are requested to apply at the Colonial Treasury.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th November, 1868.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.
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