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No. 193.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE OTH JANUARY, 1865.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is expected that the Hongkong Royal Mint will be opened for work on or about the 31st March, 1866.

It is therefore hereby notified that at a Meeting of the Executive Council held on the 11th instant in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Ordinance 2 of 1864, the following regulations as to the receipt of Bullion, &c., were agreed to---

1. For the first Two Calendar Months after the opening of the Mint, Dollars of all kinds will be

received for Coinage into British Dollars, free of Seignorage.

2. For the Two Months next following, they will be received and returned in British Dollars at

a Seignorage charge of one per cent.

3. At the close of this latter period the fixed Scignorage charge of two per cent will be made

4. In the case of Dollars requiring Melting previous to Assay, there will be an additional charge

of per cent.

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5. Where the Dollars brought for recoinage prove on premelting to be below the longkong

Standard, a charge of per cent will be made, and the Metal returned.

6. These two last charges will be made from the time of the Mint opening.

7. Sycee, Bar Silver, and Bullion will be liable from the first to the full charges.

8. No quantity under 5,000 oz. will be received.

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9. Delivery must be made at the Mint, Causeway Bay, East Point, and priority of application

will be the rule followed.

For Forms of Application and further particulars apply to T. W. KisDER, Esquire, Master of

the Mint.

By Order,

W. II. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th December, 1865.

No. 181.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION..

With reference to Government Notification No. 50 of 16th March, 1864, it is hereby notified that a further Supply of Water being in the course of provision, Section 4 of Ordinance 12 of 1860, will, from the 1st January, 1866, be generally enforced.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th December, 1865.

No. 179.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION..

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Whereas early on the morning of the 17th Ultimo, the House occupied by BURJORJEE NUSSERWANJEE, Esquire, in Albany Terrace, was broken into by certain Chinese unknown who, being armed with swords, inflicted seɣeral wounds on the said Burjorjee Nusserwanjec, from the effects of which he has since died-

It is hereby notified that, a Reward of

FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS

will be given to any Person--the actua Perpetrators of the crime excepted--who shall give such information as shall lead to the apprehension and conviction of one or more of the Guilty Parties.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd December, 1865.*

1 POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary. .

Reduction of Postage on Letters to Denmark, Sweden and Norway, and establishment of Pattern Post to Denmark.

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It is hereby notified for general formation that inder an additional Postal Convention which has just been concluded between the United Kingdom and Denmark, a reduction in the rates of postage on Letters for Denmark, Sweden and Norway has been made, and a pattern post has been established between this place and Denmark.

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In future under the term "Book Packets" may be forwarded to Denmark, but not to Norway or Sweden, printed proof sheets, with ordinary corrections in writing.

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