No. 17.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1869. 81
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st January, 1869, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th February, 1869.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
Oriental Bank Corporation,..
513,584
171,194
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,
392,969
150,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.
309,445
105,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.
813,112
350,000
TOTAL,......
2,029,110
776,194
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1869.
THERMOMETER.
Baro- meter.
Thermo- Baro- meter. meter.
Thermo- meter.
Self Registering.
Baro-
meter.
Thermo- meter.
Min.
Max.
February
"
27
27
""
""
26
2788432
20
30.14
61
30.15
30.16
64
30.15
30.16
63
30.22
30.25
62.
30.30
30.30
61
30.33
25
30.35
61
30.36
30.30
61
""
30.31
61
3388835
63
64
60
62
63
55
HORSE
54
03
54
54
58
58
65
54
66
3R88863
05
30.06
70
30.09
69
30.18
66
30.26
66
30.30
30.31
62
30.27
62
@*88888
63
64
63
DATE.
5 A.M.
9 A.M.
BAROMETER.
'NOON
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
THERMO- METER.
WINDS.
RAIN.
DRY BULB.
6 A.M.
*SOON
WET BULB. Self
'Registerings Min. Mark
Noos.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
In inches during the
precious 24 hours.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 A.M.
ار کرتے اور محمد
F.
Noos,
Diru.
P.BL
9 A.11.
Dira.
F.
1869.
33
Feb. 20 28.35 28.39 28.35 28.29 28.29' 52.30 58.00 59.00, 52.00 57.30 58.00 50.00 58.00 ELS
21 28.35 28.39 28.39 28.32 28.50 60.00 60.30 57.00 59.50 60.05 57.00 57.00, 62.00 SE
5 FSE
5 SSE
6
0.05
1
w
4 EUS
4 E
5
0.05
"
22 28.33 28.43 28.41, 28.40 28.40 52.30 52.50, 52.00, 52.00, 52.00 50.05 51.00 61.00 Ebs
5 ESE
4 SSE
3
0.65
23 28.43 28.49 28.50 28.47 28.45 51.00 52,00 51.50 50.50 51.50 51.00 50.30 54.00 ELS 24 28.44 28.52 28.56 28.52 28.46 50.30 54.00 53.00 49.30 52.00) 52.00 50.00 56.00 SSE
5 SEUS
2 SELE
0.17
5 Ebs
3 ENE
0.05
!
T
Fog wet dew; rain during night. Fog wet dew: from 9 to 10 A.M. rain;
evening dense for
6 to 10 M. fog wet dow: noon, fine; evening passing fog; rain during past night.
6 A.. fog wet dew; from 10 A.M. pass-
ing fog; fine.
Fine; rain during past night.
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25 28.50 28.55, 28.51 28.52 28.51, 51.00 51.30 5.00 51.00 50.00 19.30 50.00, 56.39 SSE 26 28.46 28.55 28.32 28.43 28.42 50.30 54.30 52.00 49.30 53.30 51.30 50.00 56.30 E
4 SEDE
1 EbN
4
0.00
I
Fine though overcast.
3 SSE
2 SSE
0.00
Fog wet dew; from 10 A.M. fine.