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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 14т DECEMBER, 1861.

VOL. VII.

No. 50.

No. 134.

HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency SIR HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Knight, 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 Gracions Majesty The QUEEN, conveyed through His Grace The Duke of Newcastle, Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, have been received, approving of and confirming the following Ordinance; namely :-

No. 2 of 1861, catitled--“ An Ordinance to apply a Sum not exceeding Sixty-eight thousand

one hundred Pounds to the Public Service of the 1862:"

year

Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinance has been so approved and confirmed

as aforesaid.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUIEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 18th Day of December, 1861.

No. 132.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

W. II. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The following Return of Notes in Cireulation and Specie in Reserve at the Bank of the ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, in Hongkong, is published for general information.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th December, 1881.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Account of the average amount of Notes in Circulation of the Bank of Dy Oriental Bank Corporation in Hongkong for the month ending 30th November, 1861, rendered in accordance with the terms of Her Majesty'♥ Royal Charter of In- corporation.

NOTES ISSUED.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$100.007.

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WM. LAMOND, Acting Manager.

Oriental Bank Corporation, Victoriu, Hongkong, 2nd December, 1961!.

I hereby certify that I this day inspected the Bouds and Treasure of the friental Bank Corporation, and found the neces- sary amount of Specie as required by the Royal Charter.

F. H. BIRCH,

Accountant.

Victoria, Hongkong, 9th December, 1841.

FRED. FORTH, Colonial Treasurer.

No. 133.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Return of Notes in Circul, tiste util Specle in Reserve at the Bank of the CHARTEDED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON, AND Cursa, in Hongkong, is puldished for general information.

By Order.

Colonial Secretary's Oflice, Hongkong, 11th December, isti.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary,