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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 1.

No. 1.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 6TH JANUARY, 1866.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. XII.

It is hereby notified that, in accordance with Section 12 of "The Police and Lighting Rate Ordinance, 1863," His Excellency the ACTING GOVERNOR, by and with the Advice of the Executive Council, has fixed the Police Rate for the Year 1866, at Eight-and-a-Half per cent for Houses in the City of Victoria; and in accordance with Section 18 of the same Ordinance, at Five per cent for Houses in the Villages of this Island.

The above Rate, as regards Houses in Victoria, will be levied exclusive of a Lighting Rate of One-and-a-Half per cent under Section 12 of the above Ordinance, and a Water Rate of Two per cent per Annum under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 12 of 1860.

The Police and Lighting Bates will, under terms of Ordinance 5 of 1863, Section 13, be payable Quarterly in advance, at the Colonial Treasury; for the current Quarter between the 8th instant and the 8th proximo, and for the subsequent Quarters of the year between the first and last Days of the first Month in cach Quarter.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th January, 1866.

No. 2.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The following Return of Notes in Circulation and Specic in Reserve at the Bank of the ORIENTAL BANE CORPORATION, in Hongkong, is published for general information.

By Order,

W. I. ALEXANDER,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

'Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th January, 1866.

Account of the average amount of Notes in Circulation at the Bank of the Oriental Bank Corporation, in Hongkong, for

the month ending 30th December, 1865, rendered in accordance with the terms of Her Majesty's Royal Charter of →→.. Incorporation.

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NOTES ISSUED,.

SPECIE IN RESERVE,.

.$653,822. .$250,000.

J.. McDOUALL, Manager.

Oriental Bank Corporation, Hongkong, 3rd January, 1866.

I hereby certify that I this day inspected the Books and Treasure of the Orutal bank Corporation, and found the

necessary amount of Specie as required by the Royal Charter.

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A. F. ALVES,

Accountant.

Victoria, Hongkong, 5th January, 1866.

FRED. FORTH, Colonial Treasurer.