538 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH DECEMBER, 1872.
No. 221.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Notice is hereby given, that the Privilege of preparing and selling Prepared Opium within this Colony for the term of Three Years, from the 1st March, 1873, under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 2 of 1858, will be put up to Public Auction at the Government Offices, at Noon, on Monday, the 3rd February, 1873.
The conditions under which the Auction will be held are hereunto annexed; but the Government does not bind itself to accept the highest offer.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Ilongkong, 23rd November, 1872.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
1.-No Person to bid unless he shall, prior to the time of sale, have deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $5,000 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer. The bid of every Person who shall have failed to make such Deposit shall be deemed void. The deposit will be returned on demand to the Owner thereof, in case he should not be the successful Bidder.
2.--In case the highest Bidder shall have failed to deposit the sum of $5,000 in the Treasury before the Auction, in pursuance of the First Condition, or shall be otherwise disqualified to bid, or in case any dispute shall arise between two or more bidders,-so often as the same shall happen, the bidding shall be re-opened and shall continue until the highest qualified bidder shall be ascertained.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 13TH DECEMBER, 1872.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1872.
THERMOMETER.
Baro-
meter.
Thermo- Baro- Thermo-
meter. meter.
Self Registering.
meter.
Baro- meter.
Thermo-
meter.
Min.
Max.
December
7
30.15
69
30.16
71
69
8
30.15
67
30.10
73
71
19
9
30.13
69
30.17
78
""
69
10
30.12
68
30.11
72
""
68
11
30.10
68
30.08
73
68
""
12
,,
30.08
68
30.05
71
66
71
13
30.03
67
30.05
71
"
67
71
***RRIN
74
30.14
72
73
30.12
72
73
30.10
72
72
30.07
70
73
30.07
71
30.05
68
30.00
71
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.
THERMO-
METER.
BAROMETER.
DAJE.
HYGROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
WINDS.
RAIN.
Self Registering
Force, range from 0 10 12.
In inches during the previous 24 hours.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 A.M.
9 A.M.
'NOON
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
GA.M.
NOON.
5 P.M.
6 A.M.
'NOON
5 P.M.
Min. Max.
NOON.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.
9 A.M.
1872. Dec.
17
728.49 28.51, 28.50 28.50 28.49 63,066,5 62.0 61.5 65.061.0 61.0 69.0 N
828.50 28.51 28.52 28.53' 28.52, 61.067.3 66.0 60.0 65.0 64.0 60.0
1
Ebs 5
67.5 EDN
2 E
2E
31
928.50 28.51 28.51 28.51 28.51 63.5 67.0 64.0
13
11 28.50 28.51 28.51 28.50 28,50 63,5 65.5 64.0 62.0 63.5 63.5 62.5 63,5
62.5 64.0 61.0 62.5 69.5 E
1028.50 28.51 28.51, 28.50 28,50 61.0 66.5 64.5 59.5 64.0 63.5 60,0 69.0 NW 3 E
NE
5 E
5 IN
ZEE
4
0.00
Fine, overcast; 11 A.M., wet fog; 3
P.M., overcast.
0.03
Wet fog all night; 6 A.M., fog; 9 A.M.,
fine, very hazy.
2
0.00
Fog; 9.30 A.M., fine, very hazy.
"
11
12 28.48 28.48 28.48 28.46 28.45 58.5 64.0 61.0 56.5 60.0 59.0 57.5
1328.44 28.45 28.45; 28.43 28.4 1.5 64.562.0 | 58.562.0 59.0 60.0 65.0 NE
65.5 E
Z Z o
2 E
4
0.00
1 NE
5
NE
1
0.06
6 E
5
E
6
0.04
2 NW 3 N
4
0.00
Passing fog; 9 A.M., fine, cloudy; 4
P.M., slight rain.
Fine, cloudy; 4 P.M., passing fog,
drizzling rain.
Fine, cloudy, hazy; 4 P.M., overcast.
Fine, cloudy, very hazy.
BAROMETER.
REGISTER AT GUNPOWDER DEPOT, KOWLOON BAY.
HYGROMETER.
THERMO-
WINDS,
DATE.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
9
6 A.M.
A.M.
*NOON
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
NOON
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
*NOON
6 P.M.
METER.
Self Registering
Min. | Max.
NOON.
6 A.M.
Dirn. F.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
NOON. 6 P.M.
Dirn. F. Dirn. 2.
1872. Dec.
730.14 30.19 30.19 30.12 30.11 69. 68. 69. 66. 66. 66.5 66.
8 30.12 30.16 30.15 30.09 30.09 68.
70.5 70.5 66.
17
9 30.13 30 15 30.15 30.08) 30.09, 69.
73.
+
10 50.1 30.12 30.12 30.0730.07) 68.
71.5, 69.
11
11
31
30.07 30.12 30.11 30.05 30.07 70.
73. 70.
12 30.07 30.09, 30.09 30.04 30.08, 67,
69.
હું છું હું
65.
67.
67. 68.
62.5 64.
"
13 30.04 30.04 30.05 29.99 29.99 68.
71.5 72.
66.
67.
ེ རི ཆེ ཕ ཆེ ཕྲ ཆེ
75.5 Calm
E
67.5 69.
65.5 70.5 ESE
69.5 67. 68. 67. 67. 74. E
66.
66. 78.
E
1 ESE
2 SE
2 ESE
4 E
1 Calm
3 E
4 ESE
2
ww
3
I
68. 66. 72.
ུ
64,565.
72.
Calm
ENE
NNE
J ESE
2
4 SE
5 E
3
66. 65.5.72.
Calm
WSW
*
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 A.M., calm and cloudy; noon, moderate breeze and cloudy: 6 P.M.,
light breeze and cloudy; light breeze and cloudy during night.
6 A.M., light air and cloudy; noon, light air and cloudy; 6 P.M.,
calm and variable airs.
6 A.M., light breeze and cloudy; noon, gentle breeze and fine; 6 P.M., gentle breeze and cloudy; inoderate breeze and cloudy during night.
6 A.M., light breeze and cloudy: noon, moderate breeze and cloudy;
6 P.M., light air and showery, cloudy.
6 A.M., calm and cloudy; noon, light air and cloudy; 6 P.M., light
breeze and cloudy; moderate breeze and overcast during night.
6 A.M., moderate breeze and cloudy; noon, fresh breeze and cloudy;
6 P.M., gentle breeze and cloudy; light breeze and cloudy during night.
2 NbE 26 AM, calm and variable airs; 9 A.M., light breeze from S.E.; noon, light breeze and cloudy; 6 P.M., light breeze and cloudy; light breeze and fine air during night.