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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH MAY, 1866.

Her Britannic Majesty engages to recommend Parliament the abolition of the duties payable the importation of wood and timber into the ited Kingdom, and also the reduction of the rics payable on wine in bottle to the amount of se payable on wine in wood upon importation to the United Kingdom.

V. The Imperial Austrian Plenipotentiaries on their part declared that:

The duty upon the export of rags from the States and Possessions of His Imperial and Royal Majesty shall, from and after the 1st of July, 1866, reduced to two florins the Zollcentner; and

that:

The duty upon the importation of salted herrings into the States and Possessions of His Imperial and Royal Majesty shall, from the 1st of February, 1866, be reduced to 50 kreutzers per Zollcentner, gross weight.

In witness whereof the Undersigned Plenipo- tentiaries have drawn up the present Protocol in duplicate form, to which, after it had been duly read, they affixed their signatures.

Vienna, this 16th day of December, 1865.

No. 59.

(L.S.)

BLOOMFIELD.

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Ihre britische Majestät verpflichtet sich dem Parlamente die Abschaffung der für die Einfuhr von Werk und Bauholz in das vereinigte Königreich zu zahlenden Zölle, und ebenso die Ermässigung der für Wein in Flaschen zu zahlenden Zölle auf den Betrag der auf Wein in gebünden bei der Einfuhr in das vereinigte Königreich zu entrich- tenden Zölle zu empfehlen.

V. Die kaiserlichen oesterreichischen Bevoll- mächtigten erklärten ihrerseits :

Der Zoll auf die Ausfuhr von Hadern aus den Staaten und Besitzungen Seiner Kaiserlichen Königlichen Majestät soll von und nach den 1 Juli, 1866, auf 2 Gulden per Centner herabgesetzt werden.

Der Zoll auf die Einfuhr von gesalzenen Härin- gen in die Staaten und Besitzungen Seiner Kai- serlichen Königlichen Majestät wird vom 1ten Februar, 1866, angefangen auf 50 Kreuzer per Centner sporco herabgemindert.

Zu Urkund dessen haben die Unterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten das gegenwärtige Protokoll in doppelten Ausfertigung aufgenommen und dasselbe nach erfolgter Vorlesung vollzogen.

Wien, den 16ten December, 1865.

(L.S.) ALEXANDER GRAF MENS-

DORFF-POUILLY, F.M.L. (L.S.) BERNHARD BARON WÜL-

LERSTORF, C. Admiral.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

By direction of His Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C.B., Governor, by and with the Advice of the Executive Council, the following Modifications of Government Notification No. 193 of 20th December last, are published for general information:-

1. The Hongkong Royal Mint will be opened on Monday, the 7th May next, at 11 A.M.

2. Dollars of all kinds, Sycce, Bar Silver, and Bullion will be received for Coinage into British

Dollars free of Seignorage for the period of One Month from that date.

3. In the case of Dollars requiring Melting previous to Assay, there will be a charge of per

cent.

4. Where the Dollars brought for recoinage prove on premelting to be below the Hongkong

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

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

6. 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, reference must be made to T. W. KINDER, Esquire, Master of the Mint.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th April, 1866.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

By direction of His Excellency SiR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C.B., Governor, by and with be Advice of the Executive Council, and in continuation of Government Notification No. 59 of 20th timo, the following Rules for the receipt of Silver Bullion into the Mint of Hongkong are published

genont information.