Square
Number.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 12, 1906.
Table I,-Continued.
Meteorological Observations entered in 10° Squares from 1893-1905 inclusive.
Jan. Feb. March. April.
May. June. July.
August. Sept. Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
92
88
174
82
131
39
93
74
132
65
77
10
94
71
63
87
104
77
95
101
137
90
118
123
ོ་ལྟ ོ
19
31
25
38
73
174
137
27
5
28
37
69
118
115
98
771
38
34
30
162
75
69
100
81
72
127
91
144
96
2263
2081
2183
2091 2419
2384
2464
2327
2148
2364
2175
2110
97
966
978
1161
1016
1016
1129 1111
1092
1115
1164
1179
1089
98
318
291
298
224
389
385
417
419
401
404
401
363
127
283
109
181
148
138
174
200
207
212
209
169
138
128
263
135
206
190
182
239
252
271
205
179
129
293
165
282
266
218
255
200
294
290
239
130
821
619
829
719
848
956
955
745
873
873
801
131
628
595
610
656
670
732
793
913
622
680
642
565
132
1943
1780
2306 2687
2986
3050
3345 3072
2774
2854
2711
2033
133
129
137
164
186
189
143
144
176
150
29
163
312
215
287
349
318
359
372
420
328
363
329
275
164
478
326
464
514
461
581
578
599
543
547
458
403
165
531
362
477
486
563
619
627
631
598
564
516
460
106
158
170
154
203
228
256
183
249
203
189
181
167
19
25
67
92
131
180
167
107
76
20
168
14
12
12
169
170
199
86
94
131
106
98
200
13
12
201
202
**
203
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116
114
22
318
21
15
19
3
319
55
43
27
6
13
2
30
11
33
320
15
26
52
56
49
100
63
31
36
ΤΟ
47
33
321
6
61
47
79
49
70
61
74
84
70
103
70
322
124
64
85
109
143
140
133
147
169
129
161
128
323
592
353
481
349
332
820
405
361
357
333
418
458
324 572
408
320
211
132
168
285
269
407
552
634
543
325
502
403
490
590
521
617
793
853
863
681
509
466
326
23185 20599 23434
23385 24449 25467 27442
27258 · 25195 26594 25538 22992
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9. As stated in the Instructions for making Meteorological Observations, etc.,' meteorological instruments forwarded by observers who regularly send their Registers to the Observatory, are verified here free of cost. During the past year 4 thermometers wer- verified. In addition several hundred barometers and aneroids on board ship were come pared with our standard.
10. In 1905 the number of transits observed was 374. The axis of the transit instru- ment was levelled 176 times, and the azimuth and collimation errors, which are less liable to variation, were determined 35 times by aid of the meridian mark. During Mr. PLUMMER'S absence on leave since 8th March, these observations have been made by Mr. FIGG.
The Standard Sidereal Clock by Dent was cleaned on November 30th. The other clocks have had no alterations effected during the year.
The errors of the Time-ball are given in Table II. The ball is not dropped on Sundays nor on Government holidays. There were no failures during 1905. The ball was not hoisted on six occasions, viz. :- on March 20th and 27th on account of thunder- storms; on April 17th the line was out of order, the earth connection in the Police basin having parted; on August 30th a strong gale was blowing; and on August 31st an September 1st the line was under repair owing to damage caused by the gale of 30th August. The ball was dropped successfully 292 times in 1905. The probable error was in January ± 0.17, in February ± 0.85, in March± 0.56, in April ± 0.33, in May ± 0.16, in June ± 0.19, in July ± 0.25, in August ± 0.17, in September ± 0.10, in October
± 0.13, in November ± 0.11, in December ± 0 ̊.14.
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