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No. 15.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD FEBRUARY, 1866. 53

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Tenders will be received on or before Monday, the 19th instant, for the erection of a Slaughter House West of Inland Lot 670 Belcher's Bay. Plans and Specification may be seen on application at the Surveyor General's Office.

No. 9.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1866.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

It is hereby notified that, until further notice, the Notes of the Commercial Bank Corporation of India and the East, will be received at the Colonial Treasury, and by the Collectors of Revenue, in payment of Government dues.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th January, 1866.

No. 8.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

With reference to Government Notification No. 1 of yesterday's date, it is hereby intimated that the Server of Police and Lighting Rate Notices will be accompanied by a Shroff who for the convenience of the Public will receive the various amounts due; failing payment in this manner, the amounts must be paid into the Colonial Treasury.

The Notice Servers will commence their duties on the 8th Instant.

By Order,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

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

No. 1.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

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 Rates will, under terms of Ordinance 5 of 1863, Section 13, be payable Quarterly in advaner, 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. 193.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

W. II. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

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 Scignorage.

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 Seignorage charge of two per cent will be mâde.

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

of de per cent.

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