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No. 47.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH APRIL, 1861.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The subjoined Hydrographie Notice, received from His Excellency the Naval Commander-in- Chief, is published for the information of Mariners and others whom it may concern.
By Order,
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, (In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.}
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 25th April, 1861..
HYDROGRAPHIC NOTICE. (No. 9.)
INDIAN OCEAN-GLENDINNING SHOAL.
Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 0° 15′ West in 1861.
Captain Glendinning, of the barque Queen Mah, of Liverpool, reports that on his passage from Singapore to the Cape of Good Hope, on the 20th October last, in lat. 9° 54′ S., long, 97° 50′ E., he came upon a dangerous shoal not marked in any of the charts, and lying in the direct track of vessels coming from the Strait of Sunda on their homeward voyage.
Captain Glendinning states that at 9 P.M. of the above date he observed the water all around the ship much discolored, in appearance milky white; that he immediately hove the ship up in the wind, had a cast of the hand lead and got 7 fathoms, but the next cast (having run about 2 miles W.S.W.) had no bottom with the band lead. The water continuing discoloured, at 11 o'clock, having run 10 miles further to the W.S.W., hove the ship to, and sounded with the deep sea lead in 55 fathoms, hard ground.
Caution. This shoal lies about 130 miles N.N.E., of the Keeling or Cocos isles and directly in the track of ships on tho' homeward voyage from China and Singapore by the Strait of Sunda.
As it is most desirable to verify the cast of 7 fathoms and to ascertain how far the bank extends, any Captain passing this neighbourhood is requested to get a few deep sea casts of the lead, and, if time and circumstances will permit, to endeavour to trace the possible connexion of the bunk with the Cocos Isles.
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 1st February, 1861.
This notice affects the following Admiralty charts on which this danger has been inserted:--Indian Ocean, General Chart, No. 2483, and Indian Ocean, castern part, No. 748c.
Νο. 48.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Account Current for the year 1860-61 has been handed in by the Trustees of St. Jolm's Cathedral, and is published for general information, in accordance with Ordinance No. 2 of 1847, Clause XVI.
By Order,
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, (In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.)
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 26th April, 1861.
Dr.
1860.
The Honorable W. T. MERCER, Esquire, (and the late T. L. WALKER, Esquire,) Treasurer, in account current with the Trustees of SAINT JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
April 1 To Balance of last year,
#
Cr.
s
C.
C. 1860.
1861. Mar. 31
Few Rents of 1860-1861 collected,
1
31
"
"
Fee for Urmson Monument,......
1,322 00 200 00
1861. Mar. 31
1,773 54 June 5 By compensation to Mr. Sangster, for loss of tine since engagement in Engloud as Organist, £75 at 4/2, .
360 00
""
Mr. Sangster, for salary as Organist, 24th
May, 1860, to date, at £200,
820 98
15
· 31 31
??
Clerk's salary, 12 months, at $14.86,
178 32
Coolies' Wages, two for 12 months, at $6
cach,.....
144 00
31
17
Bread and wine,.
16 00
31
1
>>
Candles and oil, .
13 25
31
*
11
Washing and ending.
6 00
31
,, Surplice and towels,.
7 50
31
"
Mops, brooms, bucket, &c.,..
8 00
31
""
Lindsay & Co., freight of Organ,
244 86
31
"
Oriental Bank for amount overdrawn on
Organ Fund for Organ,...
280 53
31
""
Attuck, on account of Organ Loft,.
1,000 00
31
""
Mr. Sangster, for 10 Music Books,
20 00
31
""
"
Hecheong, for Silver Paten,
28 00
31
19
"
Bowra & Co., for Iron Safe, &c., for Com-]
munion Plate,
67 50
31
""
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Noronha, for printing Receipts,
6 00
Balance in hand,.
94 60.
TOTAL,..
3,295 54
TOTAL,...
3,295 54
Hongkong, 6th April, 1861.
Examined aud compared with Vouchers and found correct.
J. C. POWER,
Auditor on the part of Government.
W. T. MERCER,
Trustee and Treasurer to the Body of Trustees.
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