THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH JULY, 1897.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.---No. 292.
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There are vacancies in the Sanitary Department for two Inspectors of Nuisances. The emolu- ments of the office are:-
Salary, $720 a year rising by annual increments of $48 to $960 a year.
House allowance, $240 a year.
Chair allowance for 5 months in summer.
Uniform.
For further particulars apply at the Sanitary Board's Offices, Beaconsfield Arcade. Applications with copies of certificates to be sent to the Colonial Secretary before Noon on Tuesday, the 27th instant.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th July, 1897.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 293.
The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory. during the Month of June, 1897, is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th July, 1897.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY, DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1897.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI- SUN-
· NESS.
RAIN.
SHINE.
M.S.L.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
о
O
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ius.
Points.
Miles.
p. h.
1.....
29.80
87.9
84.4
82.0
77
0.92
71
5.0
0.105
S by W
13.0
2,..
.81
88.4
83.9
80.3
79
.92
81
8.2
0.670
SSW
10.3
3,....
.80
88.1
82.7
80.5
.95
77
2.7
0.460
S by E
8.2
4,...
.80
88.9
84.6
82.4
.93
74
9.9
0.055
SSW
14.6
5,..
.81
89.8
84.5
82.2
78
.93
64
6.2
0.105
SW by S
13.5
6,..
.79
87.9
82.7
76.2
83
.93
89
4.2
1.160
SSW
9.4
7...
.79
89,7
84.3
81.9
78
.92
70
9.7
S by W
7.8
8....
.83
84.0
81.5
78.0
86
.93
65
7.5
0.260
E
12.7
9,...
.87
82.5
79.4
73.8
87
.88
73
7.4
5.135
E
14.0
10,
.85
85.2
79.9
77.0
87
.89
69
2.2
0.210
E
3.5
11,.
.80
88.2
82.7
77.8
.91
62
9.9
SW by W
5.5
12,.
.78
88.6
84.0
80.9
.91
60
10.0
0.010
SW by S
9.4
13,.
.77
89.0
84.6
81.4
.91
66
10.3
0.050
SW by S
10.7
14,
.76
89.6
84.8
82.1
.93
76
8.1
0.095
SW by S
9.6
15,
.72
89.1
84.4
80.8
.95
80
8.0
0.030
SW by S
11.2
16,.
.72
87.5
81,3
77.7
87
.92
91
0.3
0.220
W
6.1
17,
.74
86.6
81.0
78.5
87
.92
66
4.6
0.050
E
8.8
18,
.71
88.0
81.7
78.0
86
.93
89
6.1
0.505
SE by E
6.7
19,
.68
83.5
79.9
76.8
93
.96
96
0.7
0.565
E
11.1
20,.
.65
87.1
82.3
79.6
88
.98
96
0.6
0.275
ESE
5.4
21,.
.60
88.5
83.1
77.6
86
.98
95
3.0
1.680
WSW
6.2
22,.
.62
87.0
80.0
77.2
91
.93
94
2.1
0.610
E by N
14.5
23,
.63
81.4
79.2
76.6
82
.83
83
8.3
E by N
21.6
24,.
.61
83.1
79.2
76.0
89
.89
97
1.7
1.900
E
12.3
25,.
.60
82.0
78.7
75.9
94
.93
96
1.1
1.595
E by N
8.0
26,
.55
86.8
82.9
79.0
87
.98
100
0.1
0.020
ᏚᎳ
12.9
27,
.52
84.3
81.7
75.6
88
.96
100
0.0
1.050
SW by S
18.9
28,
.58
76.0
74.8
73.6
.82
100
0.0
6.030
E by N
30.3
29,.
.57
76.1
73.9
72.0
.75
100
0.0
0.455
ENE
25.8
30,..
.63
81.5
77.1
74.5
72
.67
95
1.8 0.055
E by N
13.6
Mean or Total, 29.71
85.9
81.5
78.2
84
0.91
82
22
141.7
23.355
SE
11.9