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Government

GAZETTE.

NEW SERIES.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 1ST JANUARY, 1859.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. IV. No. 189.

The Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1853, was terminated on the 30th ultimo ; and notice is hereby given, that a NEW SERIES of this Gazette will be published hereafter, to commence from the 7th instant, uider a New Contract, and that

"THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE” will, as before, be the only Official Organ for PROCLAMATIONS, NOTIFICATIONS, and PUBLIC PAPERS, of this Government.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d July, 1855. --

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Na 123.

W. CAINE.

PROCLAMATION.

By The Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel WILLIAM CAINE, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the ny of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the saine.

Whereas the Commands Her Most Gracious Majesty The QUEEN, conveyed through The Right Honourable SER EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, Baronet, M.P., Principal. Secretary, of State for the Colonies, have been received,

proving of and confirming the following Ordinances, namely:—

No. 11 of 1858, entitled-

“An Ordinance for the prevention of Offences touching Securities, Sales, and Deposits ;” No. 12 of 1858, entitled-

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An Ordinance for Practitioners in Law.”

Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the said Ordinances have been so approved and confirmed aforesaid.

By Command of the Honourable The Acting Governor,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

W. T. MERCER,

Colonial Secretary.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 27th Day of December, 1858.

AD. 124.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

At the request of the Government of Ceylon, the annexed advertisement of a Pearl Fishery to take place at Aripo in the beginning of March next, is published for general information.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 27th December, 1858.

GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENT.

PEARL FISHERY.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Notice is hereby given, that a Pearl Fishery will take place at Aripo, in the Island of Ceylon, on or about the 1st of March next 1859 ; that the Banks to be fished, are the Modregam Bank, and that portion of the North-west, part of the Chivel Paar Bank left unfished last arch; estimated to contain Oysters sufficient to employ Fifty Boats for Fifteen days.

It is therefore recommended, that such Boat-owners and Divers as may wish to be employed at the said Fishery, should be at Aripo on Tere the 20th February next. And it is particularly notified, that the first day's fishing will positively take place on the first day in

hat the weather may permit the Boats to fish.

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Fishery will be conducted on account of Governinent, and the Oysters put up to sale in such lots as may be deemed expedient. arrangements of the Fishery will be the same as have been usual on similar occasions,

payments to be made in ready money in Ceylon Currency, or in East India Company's Ruples.

5 the Rank in Colombo, or Bills on the Agents of this Governm.nt in India, at Ten days sight, will be taken, on Letters of Leing produced to warrant the drawing of such Drafts or Bills.