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THE

Bongkong

NEW SERIES.

Government

GAZETTE.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 22D MARCH, 1856.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. I. No. 38.

...

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 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”

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

Nk. 33.

By Order,

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

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

The following RETURNS, furnished by the Harbour Master, of Vessels anchored at this Port, and of Vessels cared outwards with Chinese Passengers, during the past year, 1855, are published for general information.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 17th March, 1856.

Comparative RETURN of VESSELS, TONNAGE and FLAG, ANCHORED at the PORT OF HONGKONG, during the

Years 1854 and 1855.

Cente

441

Brera,

BLAT

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...

New Cirenadian,

artburg.

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FLAG:

ers from Canton River,

from India....

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Totals,

:

1854

1855

Nuxain of VESSELA

TONNAGE

NUMBER OF VESELA.

TONNAGE.

425

169,992

563

194,234

142

97,703

197

144,265

52

17,079

47

12,689

46

22,822

77

30,957

25

5,641

56

12,364

4,014

20

7,701

8,841

70

19,196

1,069

2

497

3

540

1

120

2

876

13

3,783

14

3.434

3

2,150

7

3,446

7

3.914

4

1,200

5

2,231

13

2,302

1

403

600

154

2632

24

8,701

38

14,083

2,987

11

2,587

1,807

4

1,740

294

857

4

1,510

I

210

2

:500

260

39

$2,000 37,543

376

126,538

30

24,340

1,100

443,554

1,736

604,580

THOS. V. WATKINS,

Harbor Master.

Harbor Master's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 22d January, 1856.