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Hongkong

THE

Opudernment

YEW SERIES.

GAZETTE.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 6TH MARCII, 1858.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. III. No. 142.

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

".xs before, be the only Official Organ for PROCLAMATIONS, NOTIFICATIONS, and PUBLIC PAPERS, of this Government.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

By Order,

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

21.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Returns from the Registrar General, connected with the Trade and Population of the Colony, published for general information.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 3d March, 1858:

W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 1.-Classification and Number of Public and Private Buildings, in the COLONY OF HONGKONG, during the Year 1857.

EUROPEAN.

- Offices, Barracks, Guard Rooms, Police Stations, and other Government Buildings,

and Chapels,

146

VICTORIA. VILLAGES. TOTAL.

65

16

81

I

G

Chinese Temples, &c.,

8

14

At Ilouses, and First-class Buildings, assessed at and above £100 per annum value, (occupied,) and Private Dwellings, below value £100 (occupied,) tuutenanted,

187

187

180

180

9

9

Total,

452

25

477

CHINESE,

VICTORIA. VILLAGES. TOTAL

CHINESE..:

VICTORIA. VILLAGES.

TOTAL

Brought forward,

2,001

659

+

2,660.

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Money Changers and Shroffs.

15

3

Workers,

-Houses,

Pri Sellers,

~ Bera,

Milkmen,

13

16

Opium Shop3,

42

4

Oar Dealers,.

8

3

25

8

Old Iron and Rags,

16

2

Painters,

13

2

ibs,

26

Pawnbrokers,

12

Builders' Sheds,

41

19

Portrait and Landscape Painters,†

4

and Coppersmiths,

41

Lantern Sellers,.

99

Poulterers,

35

4

General Agents, Fokein Traders, &c.,

39

Pilot Houses,

- gera,

15

Pig Dealers,

interz,

132

Preserved Fruit Manufactorics,

262

Priests Houses,

16

and Firewood Dealers,

18

4

Rattan Ware,

23

JO

4

Rattan Splitters,

11

Sallers,

5

2

Rope and Sailmakers,

7

Houses,

27

19

Salt Boilers,

1.

Quilt Manufactories,

Salt Dealers,

Sheds,

Sedan Chairs to hire,

6

lores' Houses,

23

Salt Fish Sellers,

18

ry and Earthenware Sellers,

}

3

Salt Fish Dealers,

59

4

Lapa, Vakers,

41

5

40

•

2

Houses,

Acrere,

nt Houses,

• House.

8

Sweet-meat Sellers,

Stores,

Schools,

Shoemakers,

Sheep Dealers, Stationers,

Soy Manufactories,

Stone Cutters,

Sign Board Makers,

12

Sellers, Matting Manufactories,

Ju Giɔoda and Wares,

here,

1'

Silver Smiths, «

tters,

firocers,

inen,

Joss-paper Dealers and Carrers,

k Sellers,

* Carvers,

Taurs and Dealers,

* Mat-bag Dealers,

J Builders,

·

Carried forward,...

24

34

EN UNG

36

1

13

1

657

19

6

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171

23

14

Slaughter Houses,

14

Tepo's Houses,

Tile and Brick Dealers,

8

*~

8

2

Tin Men..

16

Tea Dealers,.

6

Tailors,

72

17

22

Timber Dealers,

14

Tobacconists,

Umbrella Makers,

13

4

Undertakers,

3

55.

Washermen's Houses,

51

5

Weight and Scale Makers,

1

162

Watchmakers,

5

14

Rice Dealers,

46

Pork Sellers,

12

Beef Sellers,

5

2

24

15

2,001

659

Oil Sellers, Vacant Houses,

5

20

38

2,660

Total,

2,744

810

3,554

*des the Houses mentioned as being wholly occupied by Families, there are about 500 of the upper floors of Houses carrying on Trades occupied by Families.

des the four Houses solely occupied by Portrait Painters, there are 5 of the upper floors of other Shops likewise tenanted by Portrait Painters.

D. R. CALDWELL,-Registrar General.