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GAZETTE.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 5TH SEPTEMBER, 1857.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. III. No. 114.

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 Naw SERIES of this Gazette will be published hereafter, to commence from the 7th instant, under 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.

No. 132,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

.JAMES death on

LOW.

our Firm

Partner

The following Account, rendered by the Trustees of St John's Cathedral for the Year ending April last, is published for general information, in accordance with Paragraph 16 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1847.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d September, 1857.

Cr.

W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.

THE TRUSTEES of ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL in Account Current with R. C. ANTRORUS, Treasurer.

& Co.

May

1856

1

To Balance due for Singing expenses,..

1850 $69.86 May 1

By Balance of last account............

$395.11

ngkong. Thirty-ris

nder, One

1857 February 3

1867

April

Repairs and erection of new Out-house................ Clerk's Salary, for 12 Months,

144.17

178.27

January

Seat rents for year 1856-57, collected to date. Į

per List,......

822.00

H.

*

Wages of Two Coolies, for 12 Months.

120.00

Bread and Wine, for 12 Months,

13.00

Candles and Washing, &c., &..................................

89.34

"

" Repairs to Organ, .

Printing expenses................

Balance in favor of Trustees,........

16.00

6.00

621.47

1857

$1,217,11 | April 11 | By Balance brought down,

$1,217.11

$621.47

This account examined and compared with Vouchers and found correct.

E.E.

Hongkong, 11th April, 1857.

R. C. ANTROBUS, Trustes and Treasurer to Body of Trustees.

GEO. LYALL Auditor.

N. R. MASSON,

No. 133.

Auditor on the part of the Government.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Public Service having experienced great inconvenience, in consequence of Government Servants vacating their Appointments without informing their Superordinates of such intention: Notice is hereby given, that from and after this date, every person entering the Colonial Service will be understood to have done so subject to the condition of his not resigning his Office without giving One clear Month's notice in Writing of such proposed resignation,

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 3d September, 1857.

Ao. 184.

· GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.

The subjoined Return of the Land Sale held on the 1st Instant, is published for general information. ¡

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 4th September, 1857.

W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary,