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2, 1859.

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liquidated

BURY & CO.

SERIES.

GAZETTE.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 29TH JANUARY, 1859.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. IV. No. 193.

The Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1853, was terminated on the 30th ultimo ; and notice is hereby

hat a NEW SERIES of this Gazette will be published hereafter, to commence from the 7th instant, under a New Contract, and that “THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE"

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, Colònial Secretary.

to Partners AGENTS, BE

& Co., and v

20.

cted by Me

* BOWER

ANBURY,

in China un WSON & (

e name of :

ON,

GOVERNMENT, NOTIFICATION.

The subjoined Circular from the Board of Trade is published for the information of Marine Surveyors and others in it may concern.

By Order,

Monial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 26th January, 1859.

Bar No. 100.

and of Trade, October, 1858.

BLENKIN.

¡AY,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

JRN

ORTON.

of our Hous

and MR E GRAY, are

TALL will s

EDY & C

ate Mr Ep

!g.

TRUCTIONS TO REGISTRARS OF SHIPPING IN HER MAJESTY'S POSSESSIONS ABROAD.

..

Alteration of Fac-

Commissioners of Customs, with the approval of the Board of Trade, having directed that, with a view to the parate admeasurement of the Tonnage of Vessels under Rule 2, prescribed by Section 22 of The Merchant tors under Rule 2, Sec.

Act. 1854," the Decimal Factor 0017 for Ships built of Wood, and 0018 for those built of Iron, be substituted 22. rs 18 and 0021 now in use, as directed by the said Section, the proper officers will be careful to govern recordingly in all future computations. Vessels already measured by Rule 2 must be remeasured agreeably ve modification of the Rule, on the application of their Owners or Agents, and delivery of the original certiti-

T. H. FARRER, Assistant Secretary, Marine Department.

r cancellation.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Returns connected with the Shipping, Emigration, and such portion of the Trade at the PORT OF A. HONGKONG, during the Year 1858, as could, in the absence of a Custom House, be officially ascertained Harbour Master's Department, are published for general information.

MR GRAH

irm on the 3

NZIE & Co

YMAN, la eccased. ims against

uested to n

e the 1st doy

By Order,

Conial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 24th January, 1859.

No. 1.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.`

r, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Cleared at Ports, in the Colony of Hongkong, from each Country in 1858.

I. CAIRNS nistrator.

CANES WHENCE ARRIVED.

CLEARED.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

ING.

ATES may alled or

of the C

all, Hongker opics, Thiri

s and under. enty Cents-L etition.

Por Phillip, Hobart Town,

New Zealan1l, &c., &c., &c., Mombay, Rangoon, Akyab,

ra, ami Labuan,

Bustun, Baltimore, and

Jira, Malay Islanda, &c., Cats, Shangbai, Canton,

Vessels.

Tons.

Crews.

Vessels.

Tons.

Crews.

Vessels.

Tons.

Crews.

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86

51,531

86

***

-

54,531

32

22,763

32

22,763

45,116 29,327

211

240,200

164

149.667

•

61

56

52

20 628

18

11,209

225

93,591.

42

21,398

Total,.

855

•

633,060

152

83,416***

:

60

28,046

271

268,246

161

149 667

61

45,116

56

29.327

52

20.628

18

11,209

:

267

114.989

$1,007

716,476

A. L. INGLIS, Harbour Master.