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SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1899.
RETURN OF THE STATISTICS OF POPULATION FOR THE YEAR 1898.
Europeans and Whites, (including Por- tuguese) and also Army and
Africans, Malays and East Indians.
Chinese.
Totals.
Navy.
Number of inhabitants in 1898,
12,486
2,704
239,210
254,400
Births
during the year 1898,
178
65
963
1,206
Deaths
21
32
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1898,...
200
91
5,383
5,674
Immigrants
Emigrants
33
23
"
1898,..
1898,.
105,441
105,441
...
60,432
60,432
Number of inhabitants in 1897,
Increase or .
Decrease,
11,081
1,405
2,619
235,010
248,710
85
4,200
5,690
METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR 1898, ACCORDING TO THE
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
TEMPERATURE.
RAINFALL.
WINDS.
MONTHS.
Mini-
Solar Maxi-
mun
on
mum.
Shade Shade Maxi-
mum.
Mini- Range. Mean.
in
num.
Grass.
Amount Degree General
Direc- Inches. Humidity tion.
Remarks.
of
Average Velocity.
Mean.
Mean.
Mean. Mean.
Ins.
Mean. Mean.
Miles per
Hour.
January,
114.4
66.6
55.1
115
60°.1
1.16
65
ENE
11.0
February,
i08 .1
66 .8
59..2
7.6
62 .7
2.52
78
E by N
12.9
March,
116 .6
68 .8
60.8
8.0
64.3
0.17
82
E by N
15.5
April,.......
121.6
73.4 65.8.
7.6
69.2
3.44
81
E by N
15.4
May,
136 .1
83.4
75.0
8.4
78.4
5.70
83
E
11.5
June,
134.0
86 .1
78 1
8.0
$1.6 14.25
83
SE
13.5
:
July,
142 .6
86 .1
78 .3
7.8
81.7
7.06
August,
143 .7
:
86.5
78..0
8.5 81.5
9.90
88
80
ESE
13.0
82
E by S
13.1
September,
143 .7
86.0 77.2
8.8
80.9 5.29
October,....
129 .8
80.4
70..6
9.8
74.9
6.72
888
80
E by S
7.7
68
N by E
11.5
November,......
127 .2
75.2
64.4
10.8
69 .4
0.79
December,
121.1
67.7
56.6
11.1
62 .1
0.03
82
61
NE by N
11.9
52
NE by N
11.6
128°.2
77 2
68 .3
9.0
72.2 57.03
75
E by N
12.4