724215-1857-PROCLAMATION — Page 1

THE

Hongkong

Government

GAZETTE.

ALK

** SERIES.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 31ST OCTOBER, 1857.

VOL. III. No. 122.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1853, 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”

♦1, 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.

131.

*HN BOWRING.

PROCLAMATION.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

By His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief

rintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China.

Whereas the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty The QUEEN, conveyed through The Right Honour- Henry Labouchere, M.P., Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, have been received, approving of and ming the following Ordinance, namely :—

Ordinance No. 7 of 1857, entitled-

“ An Ordinance for amending the Laws relating to Juries and Evidence :".

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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 Queen.

W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 27th Day of October, 1857.

152.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following amended Returns of Imports and Exports by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation pany's Vessels, during the Year 1856, is published for general information.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 26th October, 1857.

W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.

1856.—Imports of Optum and TREASURE. per Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Steamers.

OPIUM.

TREASURE,

STKANIE.

Номекомо.

SHANOMAL

TOTAL

HONGKONG.

CANTON. "ŠKANGHAI,

TOTAL.

Malwa. Bengal.

30

Cadiz, Norna,*

30 Madras....

27 Singapore,...

...

1,6121 2,009

31 1.6644 35

Turkey.

:184 1,796

TOTAL. Malun.

1.7961

2,040!

2,040

293,012 217,160

196,829 61,856

338,814

$ 829,652

115,865

394,881

1,699

1,6991

191,544

129,825'

321,792

643,161

#13

Norna,...

1,645 1,667

35

60

1,730

1,730

833,595

220,373

253,392

1,307.360

:

1,667

1,0671

963,438

*300,249

510,908

1,774,595

*

3

25 Malta,

25 Singapore,

...

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,122,743

188,867

511,910

1,823,520

1,609

1,609

1,615

310,112

113,645

289,132

712,869

Chusan,t

311

311

1,018

1,3294

5,000

13,938

446.889

465,827

25 Ganges,...

919

919

9191 1,516,798

663,782

1,015,324

3,195,904

28 Malts,

...

1,6074

1,607

1,607

1,653,089

295,380

785,326

2,733,795

Mer 2 Singapore,

1,184

1,184

30

1,214

1,185,232

279,905 1,546,214

3,011,351

1

24

Norna, Madras....

...

1,788

"C"

2,035

1,788 2,035

63

1,851

1,099,232

2,035

721,024

202,100 | 1,713,968 **245,593

3,095,300

506,805

"1,473,422

Chests,....... 19,650§ 101

.244

19,985 | | 1,117

,21,102 |10,111,979 | 2,992,342 || 8,356,336

$21,460,657

No arrival in February. The Norna was detained at Galle 12 days, in consequence of an accident to the Pera, and made a late arrival. Chusan an Extra Steamer-brought no Mails,