No. 112.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH OCTOBER, 1872.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
453
An Overseer of Works is required in the Surveyor General's Department.
He must have a knowledge of building, and must have served his apprenticeship at a trade. Application must be made personally, for further particulars and terms, at the Office of the Surveyor General.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd May, 1872.
NOTICE.
CECIL C. SMITII,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Owners of Tenements assessed to the Police, Lighting, Water and Fire Brigade Rates, are informed that the Rates for the Fourth Quarter of the year 1872 are payable in advance, during and within the month of October next.
Rate-payers are requested to take notice that Parties in default in payment of Rates after the period specified, are liable to be sued in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction.
Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 28th September, 1872.
C. MAY,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 11TH OCTOBER, 1872.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
THERMOMETER.
1872.
Baro- meter.
Thermo- meter.
Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.
Self Registering.
Min.
Baro-
meter.
Thermo-
meter.
Max.
October
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5677
29.93
77
29.97
76
76
29.97
76
29.97
76
30.00
74
30.00
75
73
30.01
74
30.03
76
""
30.03
74
30.03
77
""
10
30.07
73
30.10
""
11
30.11
74
30.09
76
ERRED RE
76
74
76
73
73
74
CNCRNNE
78
29.92
76
77
29.97
75
76
29.98
74
29.97
76
77
30.01
75
77
30.11
75
76
30.07
75
""
DATE,
1872.
SA.M.
KV 6
BAROMETER.
*NOON
P.M.
6 P.M.
6A.M.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK. Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.
HYGROMETER.
DRY BULB.
*NOON
6 P.M.
WET BULB.
6 A.M.
NOON.
P.M.
THERMO-
METER.
Self Registering
Min. Max-
NOON.
WINDS.
RAIN.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
In inches during the
previous 24 hours,
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,
6 A.M. NOON.
6 P.M.
Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dir.
9 A.M.
Oct. 5 28.30 28.31 28.31 28.31| 28.32 69.0 | 69.0 68.5 69.0 69.0 68.5 68.569.5 ESE
7 ESE
-1
7
ESE
7
0.76
6 28.31 28.32 28.32| 25.31 28.30 69.0 69.0 69.569.0
"1
93
7 28.31 28.33 28.33 28.32| 28.3165.5
66.5 66.0 65.0
68.5 69.0 68.0 69.5 EbN
66.0 65.5 64.5 69.0 NE
$28.83 28.37 28.37 28.36 28.36 65.0
70.0 69.0 64.5 67.0 66.5 64.5 70.0 NE
11
9 28.35 28.35 28.40 28.40 28.41 68.0
69.5 70.0 59.0 61.0 63.0 63.0 71.5N
.·
10 28.39 28.41' 28.42′ 28.40 28.39 63.5
70.0 65.5 60.0 62.5
63.5 63.0 71.0 NNE
""
11
28.42, 28.42 28,42 28.41| 28.41 65.5 69.5 65.5 63.0 65.5 G5.5 65.0 70.0 EDN
7 EbN
4 N
5 NE
3 NNE
4 EbS
5 EDN
6 E
5
2.55
4. NbW
4
0.65
4 W
4
0.06
Strong wind past night; fog and rain
throughout.
Fog and rain throughout.
Fog, drizzly rain; 9.30 A.M., overcast, with passing fog at intervals; 5 P.M., dense fog.
Overcast; 9 A.M., cloudy, hazy.
5 NNE 3
0.00
Fine, very hazy.
4 E
6
0.00
Do., do.
6 E
6
0.00
Fine, lazy; 3 P.M., cloudy, hazy.
DATE.
6 A.M.
REGISTER AT GUNFOWDER DEPOT, KOWLOON BAY.
BAROMETER.
HYGROMETER.
THERMO- METER.
WINDS.
DRY BULB
WET BULR.
A.M.
NOON.
Self
Force, range from 0 to 12. Registering Min. Max.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn.
F.
1872.
Oct.
5 29.92 29.96 29.96] 29.90 29.90 76.
6 29.92 29.97 29.99, 29.95 29.95 76.
75.5 75.574. 74.
7 29.97 30.01 30.00 29.96 29.96, 72.
73.5 75. 70. 70.5 72.
"
8 29.99 30.04 30.02 29.95 29.95 74.
79.5 78. 69.
70.
J+
9 30.01 30.06 30.04 29.90| 29,90 73.
79. 81.5 65.5 67.
33
10 30.05 30.09] 30.10| 29.96| 29.95| 73.
79.
76.5 65.5 69. 70.
*
11 30.08 30.13 30.18 30.08 30.06 73.5 76.5
75.5 68.
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74.
73.5 76.5 ENE
76. 75. 74. 73. 72.5 73. 75.5 EbN
6 E
4 ENE
5 ELN
5 NEBE
4
4
R R 2
69.
72.5 72.
75.5 NNE
78.5 NE
2N
2 WNW
1
74.5 70.5 79.5 N
71.5 82. NNE
69. 71. 71.5 78.5 NEDE
1 NDE
1 NNE
2 EUS
2 EbS
2 SW
2
2 Cal
T
I
3 Ebs
5 Ebs
26 2
•
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 A.M., strong breeze and showery; noon, fresh breeze and squally,
with showers; 6 P.M., moderate and squally with gloomy air.
6 A.M., moderate breeze and showery, with cloudy vir; noon, fresh breeze and cloudy; 3 P.M., moderate breeze with drizzling rain; light breeze, with drizzling rain during night.
6 A.M., light breeze and cloudy; noon, light breeze and cloudy; 6
P.M., light air and cloudy,
6 A.M., light air and cloudy; noon, light breeze and fine; & P.M.,
light breeze and fine; light breeze and fine during night.
6 A.M., light air and fine; noon, moderate breeze and five; G P.M., and time; fresli northerly breeze and the air during
calin night.
6 AM, light breeze and fine; noon, gentle breeze and fine; 6 P.M.,
light breeze and cloudy; moderate breeze and fine during night. 6 A.M., light breeze and fine; noon, fresh breeze and fine; 6 P.M.,
light breeze and flue; moderate breeze and fiue during the night.