THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MARCH, 1897.
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Small-pox.-A letter from the Medical Officer of Health having reference to the cases of small-pox which have come to his knowledge since the 1st of January, 1897, was read.
The Medical Officer of Health addressed the Board and moved-
That the following district be defined as affected by smull-pox under bye-law 22 of the bye-laws made under
Ordinance 15 of 1894, viz.,
That part of the City of Victoria which is bounded on the north by Des Vœux Road, on the south by High Street, on the east by Eastern Street and on the west by the eastern boundaries of Marine Lot 198 and Inland Lots 797 and 798.
The President seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Adjournment.-The Board then adjourned till Thursday, the 11th day of March, 1897.
Read and confirmed this 11th day of March, 1897.
HUGH MCCALLUM,
Secretary.
FRANCIS A. Cooper, President.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 90.
The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory during the Mouth of February, 1897, is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th March, 1897.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY,
DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1897.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI- SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
M.S.L.
Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
O
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
Miles,
p. h.
1...
29.98
76.7
68.5
61.8
91
0.63
96
2.7
0.430
N by W
10.2
2,.
30.12
61.8
67.9
54.6
75
.36
96
0.2
0.200
NE by E
13.6
3,..
.11
57.8
55.7
54.1
90
.40
100
0.0
0.040
ENE
18.0
4,
.19
54.5
51.3
48.0
84
.32
100
0.0
0.025
N by E
8.6
.22
52.4
49.9
47.6
84
.30
100
0.0
0.540
NEby N
9.3
6,.
.28*
55.2
51.7
47.5
84
.32
100
0.0
0.020
ENE
20.5
7,
.16
56.2
54.8
52.6
90
.39
100
0.0
0.040
E by N
20.7
8,.
.13
57.7
55.6
53.0
89
,39
100
0.0
0.030
E by N
12.7
9,.
.12
56.8
54.5
50.8
87
.37
100
0.0
0.005
NE
6.2
10,.
.26
51.4
47.3
43.7
68
100
0.0
0.015
N by E
10.3
11,.
.41
54.5
47.3
41.0
33
.11
10.3
N by E
21.9
12,.
.41
52.5
48.3
41.4
43
.15
10.5
NE by E
15.0
13,.
.33
56.0
53.0
48.9
62
.25
58
8.8
E by N
23.8
14,.
.21
59.1
56.3
54.1
71
.32
74
5.3
Ě
26.1
15,.
.10
66.8
61.6
57.7
77
.42
52
5.4
E by S
17.2
16,.
.15
64.8
59.9
56.0
81
.42
84
1.7
E
12.8
17,
.25
56.0
63.6
49.9
85
.35
100
0.0
0.015
NNE
11.3
18,
.21
55.5
50.8
48.1
78
.29
100
0.0
N by E
7.7
19,.
.17
51.0
47.7
45.2
75
.25
100
0.0
0.015
N
6.2
20,..
.20
52.8
49.1
44.7
79
.28
100
0.0
0.050
N by E
5.5
21,...
.17
58.5
50.2
47.3
87
.32
100
0.0
0.160
NW by N
5.0
22,.
.13
57.8
52.6
48.4
81
.82
100
0.3
0.160
W by N
8.6
23,.
.11
56.0
54.7
52.4
83
.36
100
0.2
21.7
24,.
.08
62.2
58.3
54.9
84
.41
100
0.1
0.010
E
13.4
25,.
.02
60.4
68.2
56.6
96
47
100
0.0 0.005
E
15.2
26,.
29.95
57.9
56.2
54.8
93
.42
99
0.0 0.045
E
29.1
27,-
30.01
57.3
55.3
54.2
96
.42
100
0.0 0.010
21.9
28,.
.03
58.4
56.1
54.6
93
.42
100
1.9
0.005
25.2
Mean or Total, 30.16
57.6
54.2
50.9
80
0.35
88
47.4
1.820
ENE
14.9
Hongkong Observatory, 12th March, 1897.
W. DOBERCK, Director.