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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 8, 1909.
TREASURY.
No. 9. It is hereby notified that, in accordance with the terms of The Rating Ordinance, No. 6 of 1901, Owners and Occupiers of Tenements are reminded that Rates for the 1st Quarter of 1909 are payable in advance on or before the 30th January, 1909.
If any person shall fail to pay such Rates on or before the 27th February, 1909, pro- ceedings will be taken in the Supreme Court for their recovery without further notice.
No Refund of Rates on vacant tenements will be granted unless such Rates have been paid during and within the month of January, nor unless application is made for such refund within fifteen days from the expiration of the Quarter.
8th January, 1909.
A. M. THOMSON,
Treasurer.
ÖBSERVATORY.
No. 10.--- Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Hongkong Observa- tory during the month of December, 1908.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT M.S.L..
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
Rel. Max. Mean. Min.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
C
O
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
bra.
ins.
Points. Miles
p. l.
1,
30.12
68.0
63.7 58.3
70
0.41
100
0.350
2,
.16
61.6 60.1 57.3 82
.43
100
0.260
3,
.17
66.7
62.4 58.8 63
.36
100
0.010
.13
67.8
4,
64.0 60.2 59
.35
100
0.005
5,
.08
75.6
67.9 62.6 60
56
10.2
6,
.02
79.8
71.0 63.5 60
..16
64
7.3
ENE
7,
.00
74.1 68.7 61.3 56
.39
95
0.1
.10
8,
62.5 57.1 53.7 84
.39
100
ļ
9,
.19
55.3 53.8 51.6 89
.37
100
1.140 1.290
.18
66.6 59.9 54.2 73
.38
88
1.9 0.005
10,
11,
67.7 64.2 610
100
1.2
:
12,
.19
72.5 66.7
61.2
42
6.4
13,
.22
73.9 67.9
65.2 80
91
3.5
14,
.19
70.4 67.0
65.0 88
.58
95
1.8
.14
71.1
67.5 64.9
83
.56
83
3.6
0.005
15,
.09
71.3
67.8 64.8
85
.58
97
0.1
16,
.08
74.8
69.8 66.4
88
.64
100
0.1
0.035
17,
18,
.13
70.7 62.6 56.2
88
.50
100
0.250
.18
56.8 54.9
53.6 90
.39
100
0.520
Z z 552732223 BagZAČZZ
N
11.9
12.7
N by E 10.1
N by E
6.3
9.5
6.9
N by E
19.5
N by E
19.4
8.7
8.1
04
N E 3.9
9.2
12.2
17.8
17.8
E by S 11.0
7.5
8.8
19,
20,
.20
60.2 56.9 53.1 91
100
0.415
NE by N 5.6
21,
.11
64.8 62.1
58.9 84
.47
0.2
E by N 13.0
.05
71.1 65.7 61.6 80
6.6
NW by N 9.8
22,
23,
.16
63.1
60.1 57.5 67
.35
N by E 5.5
.17
21,
68.0 62.1
57.8
69
.39
6.3
ENE
6.3
.09
25,
69.3 63.5 60.9
78
.46
5.9
E
8.4
.05
66.9
26,
63.4 60.5
84
.49
28
8.2
E
14.1-
.11
27,
69.0 64.4 61.3
78
.17
9.8
E
14.1
.14
69.4 64.5 61.0
.46
9.1
E by N
13.9
28,
.18
29,
66.1 60.9 55.9 59
.32
9.7
NE by N
6.5
.17
30,
63.3 60.3 57.0 69
.36
18
9.7
E by N
11.8
.19
65.8
62.6 59.2 76
.43
77
E
8.5
31,
Mean or Total,
30.13
67.9 63.3 59.5 76
0.45
75
: 101.7
4.285
NE by E 10.5
MEANS OF 25 YEARS (1884 TO 1908 INCLUSIVE) FOR DECEMBER :—-
Max'm,
30.24
Mean,
30.17
Miu'm,
30.08
71.2 66.2
62.4 80 62.7 58.6 66 67.8
1 58.8 64.2
54.0
52
0.51 0.39
0.29
82 254.4 4.28 51 179.2 1.18 21
71.9 0.00
15.1 ENE 12.4
10.5
8th January, 1999.
F. G. FIGG, Director.
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