THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 8, 1917.
TREASURY.
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No. 276.-Owners of property are reminded that Crown Rent for the First Half- year of 1917 is payable at the Treasury on or before the 23rd instant.
Sth June, 1917.
E. D. C. Wolfe, Treasurer.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY,
No. 277. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of May, 1917.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
DATE.
AT
CLOUDI- SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
M.S.L. Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir. Vel.
ins.
p. c.
ins.
1. c.
brs.
ins.
Points. Miles
p.h.
I,
29.99 73.0 66.5
59.7
60
0.39
17
I 1.0
ESE
2,...
30.00
75.1 69.3 62.7
6.7
61
·++
30
10.3
E by S
7.2
3,
29.89
80.1 72.3 64.8
.54
17
10.4
W
3.3
+,
.87
80.0
73.7 68.4
.62
39
I0.2
ESE
4.7
5,
.87
75.3
71.2
60.8
.65
94
0.620
E by N 14.8
6,
.97
73-7 67.8
62.7
.38
60
7.6
0.010
NE
1.7
7,
.92
72.9 69.1 65.7
.51
76
3.8
E by N 14.6
8,
.80
77.8
71.9
68.3
.68
7.0
0.010
E by S 13.7
9,
.80
82.3
75.9
71.8
.77
83
4.8
E by S
6.6
10,
.81
81.6
75.9 72.7
86
.77
5.9
ESE
6.7
[],
.76
83.3
76.6
72.7
86
.79
5.9
0.005
SSE
12,
.75
85.8 80.4 76.4
3.3
83
.86
7.7
S
6.5
13,
.78
85.7
81.2 79.2
.89
5.6
SSW
.83 85.4
81.5 79.6 83
8.9
.89
6.2
SSW
8.9
15,
86 85.0 80.8 75.5 84
.४४
3.2
0.360
by W
8.2
16,
.89
77.4
73.3 69.8
17,
.96
71.6
69.7 i 68.4
94
.77
100
3.630
E by N
10.5
93
.67
100
2.025
E
6.7
18,
30.02
73.2 70.8 69.0
87
.65
100
O.I
0.020
E by N 19.2
ΟΙ
19,
76.1 73.3 71.2
79
.64
8c
5.8
E by N 17.8
20,
29.95
76.7 73.8 71.5 81
.68
58
5.9
E
15.0
21,
.90
80.3 75.0
71.1
84
.73
25
10.6
E
5-7
22,
.89
80.2
76.2
73.1
3;
.77
28 10.6
E
11.7
23,
.87
85.1 78.8 74.6
83
.82
61
10.5
SE
5.5
.88
24,
78.9
76.5
71.8
.84
100
.88
25,
72.5 70.6 68.7
90
.67
100
1.86c 0.350
E
9.0
26,
.86
73.0
71.8 69.4
92
.72
100
0.205 E
NN
27,
.88
77-5 74.7 72.3
92
-79
97
2.4
0.240
28,
.84
79.2
76.2
29,
.79
30,
.79
88.0 SI.I 76.8
86.5 79.7 76.1 86
74.8 93
.84
88
4.2
0.090
11.2
.87
87
6.8
0.220
S by W
5.2
85
.90
67
6.0
0.030
W
3.0
31,
.82
89.6
82.2 79.2 84
.93
74
6.1
SSW
4.5
Siam.
Sum,
Mean.
29.87
79.4 74.8 70.9 82
0.72
73 168.6
9.685
E by S
9.9
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MAY (1884 TO 1913 INCLUSIVE)
Maximum,.
Mean,
Minimum,
29.91
84.1 79.4 76.0 90
.85
89
29.86
81.4 76.8 73.6
29.83
78.6 73.4 71.6 77
261.3 48.840 77 155.1 11.713 7I 82.6 1.150
16.0
E by S
12.9
9.4
The rainfall for the month of May at the Botanical Gardens was 9ins. 31 on 14 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 9ins 60 on 12 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 12ins. 52 on 13 days.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
7th June, 1917.