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No. 124.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH AUGUST, 1873.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Tenders will be received by the Acting Registrar General, until Noon on Monday, the 25th instant, for cleansing the Public Dust Bins, and removing the Night Soil from Public Latrines and Colonial Public Buildings in Victoria, for Twelve Months, commencing on the 1st September, 1873.
The Contractor will be bound by the Rules and Regulations made by the Governor in Council on the 21st June, 1867, and by such other Rules and Regulations as may be passed during the period over which the Contract extends,--and by the Conditions of the Contract, which can be seen at the Surveyor General's Office.
The Tenders should specify the amount offered--payable by monthly instalments in advance,- and the Names and Residences of the proposed Sureties.
Further particulars regarding the number and position of the Latrines, Dust Bins, etc., can be obtained from the Surveyor General's Office.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Arting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st August, 1873.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 15TMи AUGUST, 1873.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
10 A.M.
NOON.
4 P.M.
THERMOMETER.
1873.
Baro- meter.
Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.
Self Registering.
Buro-
meter.
Thermo- meter.
Min.
Max.
August
9...
29.98
84.5
29.97
87
79
84.5
29.03
10
29.93
84.5
29.92
83
81
83
29 87
37
11
29.93
85
29.94
88.5
82
85
29.91
}}
12
29.97
86.5
29.96
88
82
86
29.90
"}
13
29.91
86.2
29.00
88
83
85
29.84
14
29.88
85
29.88
86
82
81
29.85
15
29.95
85
29.94
87.3
82
85.5
29.92
*888*88
87
86
88.5
89
86
89
"
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK,
Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.
THERMO-
METER.
BAROMETER.
DATE.
HYGROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB,
WINDS.
RAIN.
Self Registering
În inches during the,
A.M.
9 A.M.
*NOON
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
BA.M.
*NOON
6 P.M.
6 A.31.
NON.
6 P.M.
Men. | Max. 6 A.M.
Noox, | Dirn. | F
Force, range from 0 to 12.
NOON.
Dirn. F.
previous 24 hours. Į
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 P.M.
Dirn. F.
9 A.M.
1973.
Aug. 9 28.35, 28.35 28.33 28.21 28.33 74.0 75.0|75.0 73.5 75.0 175.0 72.0 175.0 !ssw
6 SSE
23
10 28.35 28.36 28.37 28.31 28.3975.0 75.0 | 75.0 74.5 75.0 | 75.0 74,0 |76.5 【SSW
"
1128.32 28.82 28.32 28.33 28.33 74.5 75.0 75,574.5 75.0 |75.5 73.0 75.0 SW
6 SSW
6 SW
4 SbE
6 SW
6 SW
5
0.18
Wet fog throughout.
6
0.07
Do.,
do.
0.15*
Do..
do.
"
1228.82 28.33; 28.34 28.33 28.33 75.0 | 75.0 75.0 75.0 74.5 75.0|74,0 | 75,5 |Sw
5 SSW
6 SW
6
0.05
Do.,
do.
*
1328.32 28.33 28,33| 28.31 28.29 74.5 75.0 75.0 74.575.0 175.0 74.5 75.5 SW
6 SSW
6 SSW
6
0.05
Do.,
do.
J
14 28.29 28.28 28.28 28.23 28.27, 74.0 | 75.0 75.0 74.0 75.0 75.0 74.0|75.0 |SW
15 | 28.30; 28.31 28.32 28.33 28.33 74.5 | 75.0
74.5 74.5 74.5 74.0 74.0 75.0 SSW
6 SSW
5
7 Sw
6
0.26
Rain past night; 5 A.M., wet fog all
day.
5 S
3
0.07
Slight rain past night; 5., wel
fog; 11 A.M., overcast.
REGISTER AT STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
BAROMETER.
DATE.
HYGROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
THERMO- METER,
WINDS.
Self Registering
5. A.M.
RV 6
*NOON
3 P.M.
G P.M.
6 A.M.
NOON.
Z
3 P.M.
| Min. | Maz.
Noox.
6 A.M.
Dirn.
NOON.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
6 P.M.
F. Dirn. | F. | Dirn. | F.
1873.
"
11 29.85 29.88 29.89 29.8629.84 80. 85.
Aug. 9 29.91 29.92 29.92 29.91 29.88 80.
1020.87 29.88 29.88 29.85 29.82 81. 85. 83.5 80.
1
84.580.
81.
..
129.88 29.92 0.02 29.87 29.81 82.
13 20.81 29.86 29.84 29.79 29.78 82.5 85.5 85. 81.
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40
サト
14 29.78 29.81 29.82 29.82 29.80 82.5 84. 84.
15 29.85 29.88 29.89 29.86 20.86 82.5 85.
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83.
81. 78.
85. 85. 81.
78.5 80.
83. SSE 1 SW
83. 81.580. 81. SW 2 SW
82.5 182. 81.. 81.5 SW
82. 82. 80.5 84.5 sw
3 SW
4
4 SW
4
2 SW
4 SW
4
3 SW
4 SW
4
82.5 82. 81.5 85. SW
3 SW
5 SW
4
80.5 82. 82. 81. 85. sw
84.590.5 82. 81.581.5 64. SW
4 SW
4 SW
2
3 SSE
2 SW
1
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER."
6 A.M., light air and cloudy; noon, gentle breeze and fine; 5PM.
moderate breeze and cloudy.
6 A.M., light breeze and cloudy; noon, moderate breeze with pay
raju squalls; 6P.M., moderate breeze and clowly.
6 A.M., light breeze and cloudy: noon, moderate breeze and cloudy.
6 P.3., moderate breeze and cloudy.
•
6 A.M., light air and cloudy; noon, moderate breeze and fine; 6F3-
moderate breeze and fine.
6 A.M., gentle breeze and fine; noon, fresh breeze and Aue; 6PM
moderate breeze and fine.
6 A.M., moderate breeze and showers: noon, moderate breeze and
cloudy, GP.st., light breeze and cloudy.
6 A.M., gentle breeze and cloudy; noon, light breeze and cloud*. *
P.M., light air and fine.