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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH JUNE, 1892.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 266.
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The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st May, 1892, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th June, 1892.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
AVERAGE
BANKS.
AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China..
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, ....
1,138,785
400,000
1,783,916
700,000
3,183,979
1,300,000
TOTAL,....
..$
6,106,680
2,400,000
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 267.
The following Meteorological Observations, made at the Observatory, during the Month of May, 1892, are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th June, 1892.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE OBSERVATORY,
DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, 1892.
Barometric Pressure, in inches. Humidity, in percentage of saturation.
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE.
Temperature, in degrees Fahr. Rainfall, in inches.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
DAY OF THE ΜΟΝΤΗ.
RAINFALL.
10 a.
May 1,
29.93
2,
30.02
4 p.
29.83.
.99
Mean.
Max.
Min.
Meau.
Mean of 10 a. and 4 p.
29.88
86
30.00
77
3,
.13
30.02
.08
""
4,
.07
29.97
.02
55
5,
.02
.89
29.95
97
29.94
.86
.90
78
""
.96
.86
.91
""
8,
.95
.85
.90
78
39
9,
.88
.75
.82
86
""
10,
.82
.76
.79
""
11,
.98
.93
.95
"1
12,
30.01
.92
.97
""
13,
29.95
.85
.90
""
14,
.90
.80
.85
78
53
15,
.88
.78
.93
""
16,
.90
.84
.87
""
17,
.90
.86
.88
""
18,
.95
.89
.92
39
19,
.97
.87
.92
"
20,
.93
.84
.88
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21,
.90
.84
,87
"
22,
.86
.75
.81
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23,
.80
.71
.75
""
24,
.76
.68
.72
""
25,
.79
.71
.75
""
26,
.81
.73
.77
19
27,
.86
.77
.82
29
28,
.85
.78
.81
"
29,
.85
.76
.81
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30,
.84
.76
.80
31,
.81
.72
.76
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85
75
86
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92
0.19
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0.02
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0.17
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