718109-1863-PROCLAMATION — Page 1

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No. 71.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH JUNE, 1863.

W. T. MERCER.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency WILLIAM THOMAS MERCER, Esquire, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty The QUEEN, conveyed through His Grace The DUKE OF NEWCASTLE, K.G., Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, have been received, approving of and confirming the following Ordinance; namely:-

No: 2 of 1863, entitled-"An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 8 of 1862, intituled 'An Ordi- nance to provide for the management and control of a Post Office for the Colony of Hongkong':"

Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinance has been so approved and con- firmed, as aforesaid.

By Ilis Excellency's Command,

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 22nd Day of June, 1863.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Bill, read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, is published for general information.

By Order,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 25th June, 1863.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.

Title.

Preamble.

Estimates, 1864.

HONGKONG.

ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO VICTORIÆ REGINE.

No. of 1863.

By His Excellency WILLIAM THOMAS MERCER, Esquire, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

An Ordinance to apply a Sum not exceeding Four hundred and Seventy-five thousand Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1861.

[

th June, 1863.]

Whereas the Expenditure required for the Service of this Colony for the year 1864 has been estimated at the Sum of Four hundred and Seventy-four thousand Eight hundred and Nineteen Dollars: Be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Acting Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. A Sum not exceeding Four hundred and Seventy-five thousand Dollars shall be and the same is hereby charged upon the Revenue of this Colony for the Service of the year 1864, and the said Sum so charged shall be expended as hereinafter speci- fied; that is to say:

CIVIL ESTABLISHMENTS :-

The Governor,

Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Treasurer,

Auditor General,

Clerk of Councils,.

Surveyor General,

Postmaster General,.

Registrar General,

Harbour Master and Emigration Officer, JUDICIAL ESTABLISHMENT, ECCLESIASTICAL ESTABLISHMENT,

$

ረ.

210.00

6,180.00

4,616.00

6,722.00

72.00

8,702.00

15,768.00

1,290.00

7,792.00

6,310.00

702.00

Carried forward,...... 58,454.00