No. 112.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH OCTOBER, 1872.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
459
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. SMITH, 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 18TH OCTOBER, 1872.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
THERMOMETER.
1872.
Baro-
meter.
Thermo- Baro- Thermo-
meter. meter.
Self Registering.
Baro-
meter.
meter.
Thermo- meter.
Min.
Max.
October 12
30.13
74
30.04
76
74
76
30.07
75
13
30.10
74
30.11
76
74
76
30.00
76
14
30.02
74
29.94
80
76
81
29.96
15
29.91
77
29.89
78
777
80
29.85
16
29.92
77
30.00
80
77
80
29.98
"
17
30.02
78
30.06
78
78
80
30.01
18
30.03
30.03
79
77
79
30.00
RRN NZXR
77
79
78
78
"
DATE.
6 A.M.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.
BAROMETER.
HYGROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
A.M.
•NOON
6 P.M.
THERMO- METER.
Self Registering
Min. Mar.
NOON.
WINDS.
RAIN.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
In inches during the previous 24 hours.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,
9 A.M.
GA.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dira. A.
1872.
Oct. 12
13
13
2
65.0 28.41 28.44 28.45 28.44 28.44 65.5 71.0 65.5 64.5 68.0 62.5
28.44 28.44 28.45 28.44 28.45 64.5 71.569.0 63.0 66.0 66.0 64.0 71.5 ENE
73.0 NE 14 28.44 28.45 28.48 28.41 28.39 68.0 72.5 71.0 66.0 70.0 70.5 68.0
71.0 E
5 E
5 E
5 NE
2 E
4
0.03
3 NE
3
0.00
5 E
7
0.00
15 28.81 28.30 28.32 28.29 28.27 70.0 70.5 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 69.0 73.5 E
8 E
7 E
S
TC 0.68
33
11
16 28.28 28.30| 28.34; 28.33 28.33 70.5 72.0 69.5 70.0 72.0 69.0 70.0 72.0 E
8 SE
5 SE
6
1,48
35
17 28.35 28.40 28.40 28.39 28.39 70.0 70.5 69.0 70.0 70.0|69.0 69.0 72.0 SE
18 28.40 28.41 28.41 28.40 28.40|| 70.0 71.5 70.0 70.0 170,0 69.0 69.0 72.5 E
6 ESE
5 ESE
5
0.12
5 ESE
5 EbS 4
0.00
REGISTER AT GUNFOWDER DEPOT, KOWLOON BAY.
BAROMETER.
DATE.
HYGROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
GA.M.
9 A.M.
NOON.
S P.M.
6 P.M.
& A.M.
'NOON
6 P.M.
1872.
Oct. 12 30.12 30.14 30.14; 30.06] 30.06) 75, 76. 75. 69.5 70.5 70. 71. 76.5 ENE
"1
13 30.08 30.13 30.12 30.06 30.05 74. 78.5 76.5 70.
72.
14 30.00 30.01 29.99 29.93′ 29,9276.
$2. 77.5 72.
45
་
15 29.90 29.91 29.88 29.85 29.85 77.5 79. 78. 76.
"
16 29.91 29.96 29.98 29.96 29.97 78.
79.5 78.5 76.
77.
"
17 29.90 30.05 30.00 30.01 30.00 78.
78.5
77.5 76.
75.
13
"
18 30.02 30.03 30.05 30.01 29.99 76.
79.5 78.
78.5 75.
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ི ཛྱ སྐྱ ༄། ིི ༄
77.
མ མ མ མ ེ ེ
ེ ེ སེ མི ཨ ེ ོ ཚོ
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
THERMO-
WINDS.
METER.
Self Registering
| Min. ¡ Max.
6 A.M.
NOON.
Dirn. F. Dirn. F.
Force; range from 0 to 12.
NOON.
6 P.M.
Dirn. F.
73. 71.5 77.5 Calmi
2 ESE
ESE
4 E
2
2 EbS
2
75.
73.5 81.
Calm
N
¡
6
2NE
4
76. 73. $2.5 ENE
5 ENE
GENE
ст
77.
75. 79. E
75.
75.
79.5 ENE
5 ESE
2 ESE
3 ESE
4
4 EbN
2
74.5 74.5
79.5 ENE 2 ESE
3 EbS
1
Overcast; 7 A.M., cloudy, hazy. Fine, very hazy.
Fine, overcast; 5 P.M., rain.
Very squally past night; strong wind and rain; 5 P.M., wind increased to a gale.
Gale continued the whole of past night; 5 A.M., strong wind, much overcast, with passing fog and slight rain at intervals.
Overcast; 8.30 A.M., thick passing fog
all day.
Fog; 10 A.M., much overcast; 11 A.M.,
cloudy, hazy.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,
6 A.M., light breeze and fine weather; noon, moderate breeze and fine weather; 6 P.M., light breeze and fine weather; moderate breeze and fine weather during the night.
6 A.M., calm and fine weather; 8 A.M., light breeze from N.E.; noon,
light breeze and fine weather; 6 P.M., moderate breeze and fine.
A.M., calm and variable air; noon, light breeze and fine; 6 1'.M., moderate breeze with rain and gloomy weather; fresh breeze and
squally, with gloomy all
6 A.M., fresh breeze and
with showers; noon, strong breeze
with heavy squalis and gloomy weather; 6 P.M., fresh gale and squally; midnight, fresh gale with heavy squalls and cloudy,
6 A.M., fresh breeze, squally, and cloudy; noon, gentle breeze
and cloudy; 6 P.M., moderate breeze and cloudy.
6 A.M., light breeze and cloudy; 8 A.M., passing showers; noon, moderate breeze and cloudy; 6 P.M., light breeze and fine; mode- rate breeze and fine, throughout the night,
6 A.M., light breeze and cloudy; noon, gentle breeze and fine: 6 P.M., light breeze and fine; light air and fine weather throughout the night.