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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1881.
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[L.S.]
J. POPE HENNESSY,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
No. 15 of 1881.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled, "French Mail Steamers Ord- inance continuation, 1881."
[29th August, 1881.]
Bit viecut the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the
1. Ordinance 6 of 1880, entitled "An Ordinance to make temporary provision for securing the status of French Mail Steamers within the Ports of the Colony of Hongkong," shall continue in force until the first of September, A.D. 1882, inclusive.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 29th day of August, 1881.
ARATHOON SETH, Acting Clerk of Councils.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 303.
OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG.
The following papers have been laid before the Legislative Council on the 23rd August.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd September, 1881.
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY TO GOVERNOR SIR J. POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G. HONGKONG. No. 38.
DOWNING STREET, SIR,--With reference to the Observatory which it is contemplated establishing in Hongkong, I
7th April, 1881. have the honour to forward to you a copy of a letter from the Secretary to the Meteorological Office, requesting that copies of the records taken at the Observatory should be regularly sent to that Office in London.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Governor Sir J. POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.,
Your most obedient humble Servant,
KIMBERLEY.
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
No. 615.
THE METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE TO THE COLONIAL OFFICE.
METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, 116, VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, S.W., 29th March, 1881.
SIR,-I am directed by the Meteorological Council to inform you that they have learnt with great satisfaction from the Kew Committee that it has been determined to establish a self-recording Meteor- ological and Magnetic observatory at Hongkong, and that the Council take this opportunity of ex- pressing their desire that copies of the records shall be sent regularly to their Office.
R. G. W. HERBERT, Esq.,
Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
I have, &c.,
(Signed,)
ROBERT H. SCOTT,
Secretary.