898
Date.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JUNE, 1899.
Appendix D.
STATISTICS OF GRASS FIRES.
1898.
January
10
Mount Kellet,
11
Cape Collinson,
""
"
26
Tytam Tuk,
February 11
Wong Ma-kok,
13
Wanchai Gap,
13
Shek-o,
13
14
19
April June
11
October
20
23
>>
23
"
November
9
Aberdeen Road,
14 Repulse Bay,
Mount Davis,
Telegraph Bay,
14 Mount Kellet,
Wong Ma-kok,
Pokfoolam Road,
Kai Lung Wan,
Mount Davis,
16
Do.,
"
23
Pokfoolam,
99
23
Deep Water Bay,
23
Aberdeen,
99
December 2
Stanley,
5
""
Sookunpo Hill,
9
23
Stanley,
10
23
Repulse Bay,
12
19
Tytam Road,
12
Tytam Tuk....
"
22
Kai Lung Wan..
"
23
To Ti Wan,...
"
LOCALITIES.
Number of Fires.
Number of Trees destroyed.
1
13
1
1
1,350
1
40
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1,400
1
400
10
40
25
Total,..
27
Superintendent,
CHARLES FORD,
3,285
Botanical & Afforestation Department.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 318.
The following is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd June, 1899.
Government of China.
SANTU DISTRICT.
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, No. 2.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
for the Colonial Secretary,
Black 6-foot Nuu Buoy placed to mark the Kaiser" Rock, off Crag Island, Samsah Bay.
Notice is hereby given that the Kaiser" Rock, situated to the westward of Crag Island (H) Samsah bay (E) has been marked by a black 6-foot Nun Buoy, without cage, instead of red and black chequered 6-foot Nun Buoy, without cage, as previously notified.
The Buoy is moored close to the Rock in about seventeen fathoms at low water of ordinary spring tides on the following bearings: N. W. point of Crag Island, E. § N.
S. E. by E.
S. W.
"
19
""
The local fishermen say that the Rock dries at extraordinary low water. At an ordinary low water of spring tides about four to five feet will be found.
Vessels should not pass to the southward of the Buoy.
DIRECTIONS.
The S. W. point of Crag Island in line with N. E. point of Cone Island () leads about 11⁄2 cables to the northward of the Buoy in deep water.
Approved:
P. vox TANNER,
Commissioner of Customs.
EDWARD STEVENS,
Harbour Master,
Foochow.
Custom House,
Foocnow, 24th May, 1899.