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GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 29TH JANUARY, 1859.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
VOL. IV. No. 193.
The Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1833, was terminated on the 30th ultimo; and notice is hereby
that 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,
Conial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d July, 1855.
W. T. MERCER, Colònial Secretary.
to Partners! AGENTS, UP & Co., and v cted by Me-
* BOWER.
ANBURY,
10.
GOVERNMENT, NOTIFICATION.
The subjoined Circular from the Board of Trade is published for the information of Marine Surveyors and others
a it
may concern.
By Order,
in China un WSON & (
e name of :
ON,
JAY,
Cocial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 26th January, 1859.
Bar No. 100.
and of Trade, October, 1858.
BLENKIN.
TRN ORTON.
of our Hous
and MR E GRAY, are 2
TALL will s
EDY & C
ate Mr En
19.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Alteration of Fac-
TRUCTIONS TO REGISTRARS OF SHIPPING IN HER MAJESTY'S POSSESSIONS ABROAD. The Commissioners of Customs, with the approval of the Board of Trade, having directed that, with a view to the
pararate 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. trs 18 and 0021 now in use, as directed by the said Section, the proper officers will be careful to govern cordingly 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-
ir cancellation.
T. H. FARRER, Assistant Secretary, Marine Department.
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 i
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By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.`
YMAN, let eceased.
ims against
nested to
Conial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 24th January, 1859.
No. 1.
r, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Cleared at Ports, in the Colony of Hongkong, from each Country in 1858.
e the 1st doy
I. CAIRNS
nistrator.
CENTRES WHENCE ARRIVED.
CLEARED.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
ING.
ATES May illed or Pl
Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.
Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.
Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.
of the C
86
54,531
Port Phillip, Hobart Town,
1. New Zealand, &c., &c., &c.,
Boulay, Rangoon, Akyab,
zil, Hongker opies, Thirt
g and under.
enty Cents-L etition.
re, ami Labuan,
211
240,200
32
60
22,763
28,046
271
Boston, Baltimore, and
164
149,667
61
45,116
56
29,327
52
20 628
Jira, Malay Islands, &c.,
18
***
11,209
Cans, Shanghai, Canton, tu, &, &c.,
225
93,591.
43
21,39%
8 # 7 $3882 5
86
54,531
:
32
22,763
268,246
161
149 667
45,116
56
29.327 20,628
18
11,209
267
114.989
Total,.
855
633,060
152
83,416
*1,007
716,476
A. L. INGLIS, Harbour Master.
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