GEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 9TH JAN.,
APPENDIX.
APPROXIMATE STATISTICS FOR THE
YEAR 1885.
Supplied to the International Bureun of the Postal Union, Berne.
1886. 29
INTERNATIONAL.
LOCAL.
COMPARISON WITH 1884.
TOTAL.
CORRESPONDENCE.
De- spatched.
De-
Received,
spatched.
Received,
Total in 1884.
Increase. Decrease.
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576,000 13,060 1.150
406,000
62.000
51.000
16,080
6.000
11,000
900
1,400
900
7,700
2,700
1,600
1,000
1,095,000 16,000 4,350 13,000
1,095,000
455500
500
4,100
250
18,200
5,200
reply,
140.000
328,000
32,000
10,000
510,000 471.000
39,000
Current, &c.,
200,000
190,000 13.000
8,000
410,000
340,000
70,000
5,000
2,900
4.000
4,260
16.160
15,460
700
6.000
3.000
2,834
9,000
5,980
3,020
21,700
28,000
2,340
57,974
54,800
3,074
Jared,
rith Return Receipt,.
312
1,872
52
26
$2.262
2,280
18
549
736
130
150
1,570
890
680
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 15.
llowing report from the Government Astronomer, for the month of October, 1885, is
general information.
By Command,
anial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1886.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
HONGKONG
OBSERVATORY.
Weather Report for October, 1885.
In the China Coast Meteorological Register, based on information transmitted by the Great Northern Eastern Extension Telegraph Companies, which was daily published, is given a summary of the pheric circumstances in Luzon and along the Coast of China. It also contains information
the weather in Nagasaki and Wladivostock, and the first appearance
and
progress
of
Slight fog was observed on the morning of the 14th.
Dew fell in the evening on the 14th, in the evening on the 19th, the 25th and the 29th. Unusual visibility was noted on the 19th, the 23rd and the 24th.
A Solar halo was seen at 1 P. on the 5th.
Lightning was seen in the afternoon on the 1st and the 5th, and faint thunder was heard on the former day.
Between 12.45 a. and 1.30 a. on the 6th a light thunder-storm passed from SW through W årds NE at a great distance from here.
Lightning was seen in the evening on the 9th.
The Total Distance travelled by, as well as the Duration and average Velocity of Winds from erent quarters were as follows:-
Direction.
Total Distance.
Duration.
Velocity.
Miles.
Hours.
Miles per hour.
1054
95
11.1
NE
1866
132
14.2
E
7887
414
17.8
SE
390
44
8.9
S
36
7
5.1
SW
32
-W
72
16
NW
39
767
4.6
4.5
5.6
Calm
11
22
0.5
I