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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25тH AUGUST, 1866.

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4. Vessels anchoring at the outer roadstead should do so in 8 fathoms of water at a distance of a little over a mile from Light House and with the following bearings:-

Light House...

Adawlut building.

(A very large House on the Hill

N. 59.04 E. or N. E. by E. Į E.

.N. 81.33. E. or E. ₫ N.

bordering the creek to the North.)

White Tomb near the beach to the South of the creek..N. 104-04 E.E. by S. S.

5. Steam vessels making the port at the beginning or close of the South-west Monsoon should anchor in 6 fathoms with Light House bearing due North and the Adawlut building bearing E.N.E.

The inner anchorage is only available for Steamers during the fair season, vessels should anchor in not less than 4 s with the Light House bearing N.W. N. and the Adawlut E. by N. N.; that position will place them at a sace of about 1,200 yards from the landing place and 700 yards from the edge of a ridge of Rocks running out from the

in front of the Custom House.

7. The Port of Rutnagherry does not afford the least shelter for vessels during the South-west monsoon, but a vessel in ress would, in a measure, be sheltered by anchoring in 5 fathoms after rounding the North Point of Meria Donghur, a hill

les to the North of the Light Ilouse.

s. The Bay between Meria Donghur and the Light House Hill does not afford any shelter, but on the contrary, the full force of the monsoon.

J. M. MACDONALD, Major, Acting Secretary to Government.

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Bombay Castle, 24th July, 1866.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified for general information that henceforward Patterns or Samples of Merchandise may be sent from Hagkong to the Netherlands, through the United Kingdom, subject to the following Regulations.

1st. There must be no writing, or printing, in addition to the address of the person for whom the packet is intended, the address of the sender, other than a manufacturer's or trade mark and numbers, and the prices of the articles; and se particulars must in all cases be given, not on loose pieces of paper, but on small labels attached to the samples, or the gs or boxes containing them.

2nd. The Patterns or Samples must be sent in covers open at the ends, so as to be easy of examination. wever, of seeds, drugs, and so forth, which cannot be sent in open covers, may be enclosed in boxes or in bags of linen or Samples, er material, tied at the neck; or the bags may be entirely closed, provided that they be transparent, so that the Officers the Post Office may be able to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents.

3rd. No Packet of Patterns must exceed two feet, British, in length, or one foot, British, in width or depth.

No article likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags, or the Person of any Officer of the Post Office, may be sent trough the Post as à Pattern; but scissors and other similar articles may be forwarded as Patterns, provided they be packed 4 guarded in so secure a manner as to afford complete protection to the contents of the Mail Bags and the Officers of the Just Office, while at the same time the Patterns may be easily examined.

If either of the foregoing rules be infringed, the Packet will not be forwarded. The rates of Postage, which must in all cases be prepaid, will be as follows:-

Not exceeding 2 023.

4 cents.

Above 2 ozs, and not erveeding 4 ozs. 8 cents.

FOR A PACKET Sent via Southampton.

Above 4 ozs, and nut exceeding 8 ozs.

10 cents.

Above 8 ozs, and not exceeding llb.

32 cents.

Above 1fb. and not exceeding 11.

43 cents.

Above 1, and not exceeding 2tb.

64 cents.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong 22nd August, 1866.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby made known, for general information, that no Chinese Port not hitherto opened to British Trade, is henceforth to be considered as open-without a formal Notification to that effect.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th August, 1866.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

W. H. RENNIE, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The Attention of Landlords aud Owners of Tenements assessed to the Police and Lighting Rates 1866, is drawn to the Government Notification No. 102 of the 30th June last and with reference the XIV Clause of the Ordinance No. 5 of 1863, Owners of Tenements, in respect of which the es for the First Half Year 1866 have not been paid at the Treasury, are informed that immediate Breedings will be commenced against them to compel the payment of any Rates in arrear on the 1st July last.

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 17th August, 1866.

FRED. FORTI Colonial Treasurer.