SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 5TH FEB., 1887. 131
ENROLMENT AND ATTENDANCE.
1886.
CENTRAL SCHOOL.
NUMBER
NUMBER
MONTH.
OF
OF
NUMBER
OF
AVERAGE
SCHOLARS.
ATTENDANCES.
SCHOOL DAYS.
DAILY ATTENDANCE.
REMARKS.
January,
419
6,937
17
408.06
February,
502
2,484
5
496.8
March,
507
13,121
27
485.96
April,
505
7,153
15
476.87
May,
492
11,356
25
454.24
June,
476
10,845
24
451.87
July,
466
12,046
27
446.15
August,.......
451
2,204
5
440.8
September,
468
8,970
20
448.5
October,
467
11,031
25.
441.24
November,
457
11,019
26
423.81
December,...
432
9,035
22
410.68
106,201
238
Total Number of ATTENDANCES during 1886,. Number of SCHOOL DAYS during 1886,
Average DAILY ATTENDANCE during 1886,
Total Number of SCHOLARS at this School during 1886,
106,201 238 446.22 610
GEO. H. BATESON WRIGHT, M.A.,
Head Master.
Central School, 17th January, 1887.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 52.
The following report from the Director of the Observatory for the month of December, 1886, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th February, 1887.
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
Weather Report for December, 1886.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
In the China Coast Meteorological Register, based on information transmitted by the Great Northern and the Eastern Extension Telegraph Companies, which was daily published, is given a summary of the atmospheric circumstances in Luzon and along the Coast of China, and information concerning the weather in Nagasaki and Wladivostock.
Unusual visibility was noted on the 15th, 16th, and 24th.
Dew fell on the early morning of the 18th, and on the evening of the 31st.
It was misty on the early mornings of the 19th, 27th, and 29th, and slight fog was noted on the early evening of the 31st.
The total distance traversed by, as well as the duration and average velocity of winds from differ- ent quarters were as follows :-
Direction.
N
Total Distance.
Duration.
Miles.
Hours.
Velocity. Miles per hour.
3564
220
16.2
NE
1824
143
12.8
E SE
4629
293
15.8
364
35
10.4
S
10
2
5.0
SW
39
8
4.9
W
127
20
6.3
NW
18
4
4.5
Calm
15
19
0.8