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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH MARCH, 1893.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 83.
With reference to Notification No. 49 of the 11th February, 1893, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON, Esquire, to be Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary during Mr. MAY's absence from the post or until further notice.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th March, 1893.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 84.
The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory, during the Month of February, 1893, is published.
ابر
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1893.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY,
FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1893.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI- SUN-
RAIN.
AT
NESS.
SHINE.
M.S.L. Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
O
O
O
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
Miles
p. h.
1,
30.10
58.0
53.4
50.5
80
0.33
100
0.2
0.060
N by W
4.6
2,.
.15
59.1
54.8
51.0
68
.29
100
0.5
0.005
NE by N
6.3
3,
.14
59.3
54.7
51.9
68
.29
79
1.0
NE by E
6.4
.09
59.2
56.9
54.0
78
.36
67
8.2
E by N
15.5
5,
.02
70.6
61.9
58.6
82
.45
31
9.3
NE by E
.. 6.5
6,
.06
61.6
59.3
56.7
81
.41
49
5.6
E by N
21.7
7,
.05
63.3
58.9
55.6
83
.41
41
8.6
E
20.8
8,
.06
66.3
61.0
57.8
79
.43
25
9.7
E by S
10.3
9,.
.14
61.2
58.4
56.8
83
.41
95
0,5
E
15.9
10,
.21
60.4
58.4
56.5
80
.39
65
1.4
E
9.8
11,
.29
68.0
59.1
55.7
71
.36
38
4.9
ENE
12.2
12,
.29
58.4
54.5
52.1
76
.32
85
0.5
E by N
14.7
13,
.18
55.8
54.5
53.2
77
.33
97
E by
20.9
14,
.23
58.7
55.5
53.8
80
.36
89
1.9
E by
23.4
15,
.18
55.1
53.9
52.6
87
.36
98
0.1
0.010
E by N
28.4
16,
.16
54.8
53.0
51.0
91
.37
100
0.140
NE by N
5.2
17,
.09
54.2
51.7
49.0
89
.34
100
0.045
E by N
14.5
18,
.05
54.9
53.2
51.5
96
.39
100
0.115
E by N
11.4
19,
.13
55.0
51.3
49.3
89
.34
100
0.070
N by W
4.4
20,
.17
54.6
52.6
50.0
86
.34
100
0.005
ENE
6.7
21,
.16
58.1
55.8
52.8
84
.38
99
E
16.3
22,
.17
59.3
56.6
54.5
91
.42
100
E
8.6
23,
.20
60.6
56.9
54.8
84
.39
80
3.0
E
18.3
24,
.15
59.9
57.7
55.2
79
.38
76
E
21.2
25,
.18
59.3
54.8
53.1
87
.37
100
by
26,
.17
58.2
55.1
52.1
80
.35
100
E by
27,
.22
55.4
52.1
48.9
83
.33
100
0.010
28,
.32
54.2
49.0
45.2
72
.25
100
:
N by E
NN E
26.6
11.9
5.5 11.5
29,
...
30,
31,
Mean or Total, 30.16 59.1
55.5
53.0
82
32
Hongkong Observatory, 8th March, 1893.
0.36
383
55.4
0.460
E by N
13.6
W. DOBERCK,
Director,