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And I do further declare, that the allowance of—

"Salted Vegetables or Pickles- lb. per diem

"

in the Dictary Scale, under Schedule A of the aforesaid Act, shall hereafter be altered to-

Salted Vegetables or Pickles lb., alternate days.

Pickles or Pickled Vegetables, not-salted, lb. alternate days.

Given under my hand and Seal of the Colony, at the Government Offices, Victoria, Hongkong, this 12th Day of March, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Seven, and in the Twentieth Year of Her Majesty's Reign.

By His Excellency's Command,

[L.S.]

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 46.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Notice is hereby given, that a Sale by Public Auction of Crown Lands on Leases will be held on Monday, the

Instant.

The Sale of the Lots will be held on the ground to be sold, at 3 o'clock in the Afternoon.

The Building Materials on Lot No. 1 in the Order of Sale, will be sold separately, and immediately before the Sale of that Lot.

The following Descriptive Statement of the Lots to be offered for Sale is published for general information.

By Order,

W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.

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

Schedule of Lots of Land proposed to be Sold.

URDER

ор SALE.

LOCALITY.

VICTORIA."

BOUNDARY MEASUREMENTS.

CONTENT

IN

N.

S

E.

W.

SQUARE FEET.

FIXED ANNUAL RENT.

£ s. d.

Building Materials on No. 1.

MARINE.

S. & E.

Bowring Praya, Dear Parade Ground, ✨.

80

155

165

225

21,006

2

Do.,

Do.

150

200

50

165

17,646

150 0 0

125 0 0

INLAND.

Queen's Road East,

40

South

40

100

100

4,000

10 0 0

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

ECCLESIASTICal JurisdictION,

In the Estule of NATHANIEL CROSBY, JR.,

Faquire, late of the Queen's Road, Victoria, Ship chandler, deceased.

OTICE, is hereby given, that Letters of Admi-

nistration of the Estate and Effects of the ine named have been granted to DOUGLAS LAPRAIK, of Victoria aforesaid, Merchant; and ** all persons having any Claims to the said Estate, *ba are indebted, are requested to send in and yer the same to the said DOUGLAS LAPRAIK.

G. COOPER TURNER,

Proclor for the Administrator,

Datel 13th March, 1857.

BOOKBINDING ESTABLISHMENT,

Wellington Street.

*IF ondersigned, having disposed of his Business to his late Chinese Assistant, YoONG-CHO-LING, bgs to recoinmend him to the Patronage of his Cus-

THOMAS SPENCE.

Hongkong, 7th March, 1857.

NOTICE.

E undersigned requests that all PARCELS and LETTERS to his address, may be delivered to *ERMAN R. MASSON, Esquire.

W. H. ALEXANDER.

Hongkong. 13th March, 1857.

NOTICE.

17 Interest and Responsibility of the late Mr JOIN CONNOLLY in our Firm, ceased on Ne December lust.

Ley, 6th March, 1857.

NOTICE.

TAIT & Co.

HE Interest and Responsibility of Mr EDMUND NEWMAN SNOW in our Firm, ceased on 38. Decmber läst.

de Finn now consists of WILLIAM WALKINSHAW, DE HUTCHISON, Joan Scarth, and ROBERT 1436972 THŪRBURN,

TURNEI & Co. Pagkong, 12th January, ¥$57.'

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Steam for

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES, & SOUTHAMPTON;

Also,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA. THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA-

TION COMPANY'S. Steam-ship NORNA," Captain ROGERS, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passen- gers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above Places, on SUNDAY, the 15th March, at 2 P.M.

CARGU will be received on board until 5 P.M. on

the 13th; SPECIE until Noon on the 14th; and PARCELS until 2 P.M. on the 14th.

For Particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE,

pply at the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office, Hongkong.

CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES ARE

REQUIRED.

THOS. L. WALKER, Acting Surveyor General.

NOTICE.

LL Persons having Claims against, or being Indebted to, CHEONG ALLUM, late of the ESSING Shop, Victoria, Hongkong, are requested to forward particulars to Mr E. K. STACE, Solicitor, &c., Queen's Road.

CHEONG ALLUM.

Victoria, Hongkong, March, 1857,

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of the Packages for the Overland Route is required

by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered

by the Shipper to the Company's Agents with the Bills of Lading or with Parcels; and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from incorrectness on such declaration.

ROBT. S. WALKER,

Superintendent.

Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Office,

Hongkong, 25th February, 1857.

NOTICE.

THE PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing at this Port, between the undersigned, under the Style of WILLIAMS, ANTHON & Co., expires this day by lapse of time and mutual consent. The outstand- ing Accounts will be settled by either Partner; and a strictly AGENCY & COMMISKION BUSINESS will be conducted by them as Partners at the PORT OF SINGA- PORN under the Style of WILLIAMS, ANTHON & Co.

C. D. WILLIAMS, H. ANTHON, Jɛ G. L. HASKELL

Hongkong, 1st September, 1056.

SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE,

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VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 5th February, 1857. TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS. OTICE is hereby given, that Persons willing to CONTRACT for the EXECUTION OF THE SEVERAL WORKS—in constructing a. New SEA WALL, from Marine Lot No. 104 Eastward, to join the Coast Road along the Parade, and Westward, from Marine Lot No. 101 to join the Sea Wall of Pedder's Wharf; in forming the Bowring Prava ; in Filling in the Groned between such New Road and the present Sca-front of the Several Maring Lots; and in continuing the several Culverts and Drains, &c.,

&c,may inspect the DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, and CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT at this Office, on and after Monday, the 16th instant, between the hours

of 10 a.m. and 4 P.M.

THE

THOS. L. WALKER, Acting Surveyor General,

NOTICE

Interest and Responsibility of Mr HENRY DAVIS in our Firm, ceased by his death on the

22d Instant.

DAVIS & LAWRENCE.

Hongkong, 28th February, 1857.