728223-1855-PROCLAMATION — Page 1

No. 76.

THE

DIEV

ET MON

Hongkong

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

THE

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, HONGKONG; SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1855.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

HE Contract hitherto in force for the publication of GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS having ceased on the 21st instant Notice is hereby given, that the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, this day established, will be hereafter the only Official Organ of Proclamations. Notifications, and all Publie Papers of this Government.

By Order,

Victoria, Hongkong, 24th September, 1853.

JOHN BOWRING.

64

PROCLAMATION.

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

Whereas by a Proclamation dated 28th December 1853, made in pursuance of the 85th Section of the Passengers Act 1852," it was declared that the provisions and medicines supplied to Pas- senger ships should be in accordance with certain scales in the said Proclamation duly set forth, and whereas these scales have been found in some points unsuited to the wants of Chinese passengers, it is hereby declared that with respect to passengers being Chinese or persons accustomed to Chinese diet the supply of provisions and medicines for Passenger ships may in future be as follows.

Rice

Salted Provisions.

wholly pork, or

pork and

fish, or

pork, beef, and fish

Salted Vegetables or pickles

Water, Imperial Quarts

Firewood

Tea

PROVISIONS,

Ibe. 1 per diem

}

39

do.

do.

3

do.

lbs. 2

do.

oz.

do.

MEDICINES, &c.

Or such amount of Provisions customari- ly used by Chinese as only in the judgment of the Emigration of- ficer be capable of per- fect preservation dur- ing the passage and be fully equivalent to this scale.

For every 100 passengers; and in like proportion for any greater or less number.

6 lbs.

20

Senna leaves

Blistering Plaister

Sulphur sublimed

Sulphur Ointment

Linseed flour

Country soap

Castor Oil

Oil of peppermint

8

oz.

8

16

12

24

دو

Calomel

3 0%

Blue Pill

2

22

Rhubarb powder

2

きま

Compound Jalap powder

12

22

""

Ipecacuanha powder

12

4

lbs.

Opium

2

02.

"

Dovers' powder

2

6

Bottles.

Magnesia

2

2

02.

Epsom salts

Adhesive plaister spread

2 yds.

Chloride of Lime

*

Simple ointment

16

Oz.

Tartar emetic

4 drams.

Quinine

2

02.

Jeremies' opiate

Antemonial Powder

季

22

Extract of Colocynth Compound

1

Cholera pills in phial

Ringworm ointment

Aromatic spirits of hartshorn

12 dram.8.

16 32

2

oz. phial

4

タウ

Carbonet of Ammonia

11

"

Cubebs powder

4

lbs.

Assafoetida

Camphor

Camphorated liniment

Catechu

29

Sweet spirits of nitre

16

Oz.

11

*

Copaiba

16

37

16

Prepared chalk

Tincture of Opium Turpentine,

16

02220

Sulphate of Copper

2

"1

1+

Sulphate of Zine

1

"

Lunar Caustic

4

99

8

55

Prepared Lint

4

Cloth for bandages

22

drams.

Oz.

2 pieces.