224
No. 40.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH APRIL, 1869.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Regulations for Street-Chairs and Chair-Coolies are published for general in- formation.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd April, 1869.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.
There are two Classes of Street Chairs, Ordinary and Special. All Street-Chairs may carry Persons who have engaged them up to any hour, but Ordinary Chairs may not ply for hire after first gunfire, (8 P.M.), nor Special Chairs after midnight.
As Special Chairs are secured for a higher sum ($50) than Ordinary Chairs ($25), it is for the interest of the Public to engage only the former after gunfire.
Each Street-Chair carries a Number, and its two Coolies a Badge each, bearing the same Number as the Chair.
The Numbers and Coolies' Badges of Special Chairs are WHITE, (1 to 200.)
The Numbers and Coolies' Badges of Ordinary Chairs are BLUE, (201 to 700.)
When ground of Complaint arises against any Street Chair-Coolie, the Person aggrieved may either hand the Offender over to the Police, or send a memorandum of the complaint and the Chair's Number to the Registrar General.
When Street Chair-Coolies are suspected of having retained missing property, the Number of their Chair should be sent
to the Registrar General at once without any loss of time.
Each Street-Chair carries on the back of its Number Board a Tariff of Fares condensed from the following.
LEGALISED TARIFF OF FARES FOR CHAIRS, CHAIR BEARERS, AND BOATS,
IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.
CHAIRS, OR ORDINARY PULLAWAY BOATS.
Half hour, Three hours,
.12 cents.
.50 cents.
Hour, Six hours,
Day (from 6 to 6),
Night Fares (after 8 P.M.),
CHAIR HIRE TO OUT DISTRICTS.
Beyond Victoria and back,
To Stanley and back,
20 cents. .75 cents.
One Dollar. 10 cents extra.
.50 cents per Man. .60 cents per Man.
Victoria lies below the level of Robinson Road, and includes all the town between the Mint and the Western Slaughter House, with the Race-course.
.8 cents.
LICENSED BEARERS (EACH.) Half day,
20 cents.
Day,..
Hour,. Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 1st April, 1869.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
..36 cents.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
THERMOMETER.
1869.
Baro- meter.
Thermo- Baro- Thermo-
meter. meter.
Baro-
Self Registering.
meter.
meter.
Thermo- meter.
Min.
Max.
April
17
30.03
71
30.05
82
70
18
29.96
76
30.02
80
73
86
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12288
19
29.96
73
30.04
81
75
20
30.07
68
30.09
74
69
30.13
67
30.13
74
68
30.14
70
30.15
74
67
23
30.02
66
29.96
71
67
***88**
83
29.98
29.95
87
30.01
80
30.09
80
30.13
75
30.04
75
29.93
*887 25
74
80
69
71
68
70
67
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REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
BAROMETER.
DATE.'
6 A.M.
'H'▼ 6
*NOON
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
'NOON
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
HYDROMETER.
THERMO- METER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
Self Registering.
Min. Max.
NOON.
WINDS.
RAIN.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
In inches during the previous 24 hours.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
*NOON
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
Dirn.
NOON.
F. Dirn. F.
6 P.M.
Dirn.
9 A.M.
F.
1869.
April 17 28.33 28.35 28.35 28.30 28.27 69.00 72.00 72.00 68.00 71.00 71.50 67.50 72.00)
18 28.26 28.34 28.30 28.25 28.24 71.50 73.00 73.00 71.00 72.50 72.00 70.50 73.00 SW
-
0 SSW
2 SW
3
0.06
Thick passing fog throughout.
t
4 Sbw
5 SW
4
0.03
Dense wet fog throughout.
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19 28.24 28.32 28.31 28.28 28.27 72.00 68.00 67.00 71.50 67.00 66.00 66.50 74.00'S
5 NNW
4 NW
3
0.00
1
Dense wet fog until 2 P.M.; then rain
and thunder throughout.
20 28.30 28.38 28.39 28.35 28.35, 66,00 67.50 65.50 65.00 66.00 64.00 64.50 68.000 21 28.37 28.45 28.44 28.37 28.36 63.00 64.00 61.50 62.00 60.00 58.00 61.50 67.00 E 1,22 28.38 28.39 28.37 28.30 28.29 59.50 64.00 64.00 56.00 61.00 60.50. 58.00 64.00 E
23 28.25 28.28 28.24 28.17 28.18 61.00 65.00 65.00 60.50 64.50 64.00 60.00 66.00 Ebs
0 E
2 Ebs
2
1.09
1
3 E
4 EbN
4 E
4 E
5
0.00
Fog until 9 A.M.; then fine overcast
throughout.
Passing fog; 9 AM. fine cloudy
throughout.
4 ESE
8
0.05
Fine overcast throughout.
3 ESE
0.03
Dense wet fog throughout.