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No. 114.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH JUNE, 1872.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Tenders will be received at the Registrar General's Office up to Noon of Monday the 17th June, for the Privilege of preparing and selling Prepared Opium within this Colony for Six Months from the 1st July, 1872, under the conditions set forth in Ordinance No. 2 of 1858, and in the Additional Regulations of the 27th July, 1869.
Each Person tendering must produce a Receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the Sum of $1,000 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which Sum will be forfeited to the Crown, if such Person shall fail to carry out his Tender.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any Tender.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th May, 1872.
Νο. 107.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
CECIL C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
It is hereby notified that Sailing "Chinese Passenger Ships" will not be granted Licenses, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 4 of 1870, to leave Hongkong during the months from April to September both inclusive, for the undermentioned Places; namely:-
AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, OCEANIA,
and TASMANIA.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th May, 1872.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 14TH JUNE, AT
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
6 A.M.
NOON.
61
THERMOMETER.
1872.
Baro- meter.
Thermo- Baro- Thermo-
meter. meter.
Self Registering.
Baro-
meter.
meter.
Min.
Max.
June
29.89
84
29.86
86
9
29.89
84
29.92
86
10
29.91
84
29.89
86
"
11
29.91
84
29.95
85
"
12
29.95
84
29.95
85
""
13
30.00
""
14
29.99
88
82
29.98
30.00
8883X
84
86.5
29.86
85
84
86
29.91
86
84
84
84
84
82
82
82
00 00 00 00 0
87.5
29.88
87
29.90
86
29.92
85
29.97
84
29.97
2008Z
86
85
84
"}
DATE.
1872.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.
HYGROMETER.
BAROMETER.
THERMO-
METER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
Self Registering
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
NOON
6 P.M.
WINDS.
RAIN.
Min Max
NOON.
6 A.M.
Dirn.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
NOON.
In inches during the
previous 24 hours.
REMARKS AB TO WEATHER.
6 P.M.
F. Dirn. F. Dirn. 7.
9 A.M.
June 8 28.10 28.13 28.13 28. 9 28. 875.0 76.0 75.5 75.075.575.0 73.5 76.5 SW
i
6 SSW
6 SbW 6
0.04
Dense wet fog; 9.30 A.M., passing fog
throughout.
9
"3
28.13 28.16 28.16 28.12 28.1175.0
75.5 75.0
75.0 74.5
!
!
23
10 28.12 28.14 28.16 28.12, 28.10 75.0
75.5 75.5
!
-
11
28.12 28.16 28.18 28.16 28.12 73.5 76.5 75.0 73.075.0 74.1
11
1328.19 28.20 28.23, 28.19 28.1974.0 76.0 74.0 73.0
12 28.20 28.20, 28.19 28.15 28.16 75.0 77.0 77.0 74.0
28.23
75.5 74.574.0 78.0
75.0 75.0
76.5 S
75.0 75.0 74,074.0 76.0 S
73.0 77.0 SW
ESE
5 S
5
SSW
6
0.00
Fog; 8 A.M., passing fog; 11 A.M.,
cloudy; 5 P.M., fog.
74.0 72.0 73.0 78.5 EbN
4 SW
2
Sbw
5 ESE
4 E !
4 SSW
5
0.00
Fog; 7 A.M., fine cloudy.
2. SbW
5
0.00
Fine cloudy.
4 ESE
4
0.00
5 E
0.00
14 28.19 28.20 28.23 28.19 28.20 73.0 76.0 74.5 72.0 74.5 74.0 72.0 78.5 E
4 E
5 E
3
0.00
13
i
Passing fog; 9 A.M., overcast.
Fog; 6. 30 A M., overcast; 9 A.M.,
cloudy.
Slight fog; 7 A M., fine cloudy; 12 noon, rain
and fog; 4 P.M., slight openings in fog.
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