THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH FEBRUARY, 1868. 45
AS REGARDS PATTERNS.
They must not be of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature, and indeed, whatever may have a value of its own, apart from its mere use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material sent ostensibly as a pattern must not be so great that it can fairly be considered as having on this ground an intrinsic value.
There must be no writing or marks other than the address of the person for whom the packet is intended, a trade mark and numbers, and prices of the articles; otherwise the Packet will be detained or forwarded charged as an unpaid letter.
The Patterns must be sent in covers open at the ends, so as to be easy of examination. Samples however, of seeds, drugs, and so forth, which cannot be sent in open covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen or other material, tied at the neck; bags so closed that they cannot readily be opened, even although they be transparent, must not be used for this purpose. Non-compliance with this rule will also subject the packet to be detained or forwarded as an unpaid letter.
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The Packets or the contents thereof must not contain any inclosure, sealed or otherwise closed against inspection.
In all other respects the general regulations of the Book Post will apply to the Pattern Post. Under these regulations, in order to prevent any interruption to the regular transmission of letters, a Packet of Patterns may, when it is necessary be kept back for the following Mail by which, in the ordinary course, it would be forwarded.
The decision of the Postmaster Genera' as to the eligibility of any Packet, pattern, or sample contained therein, to be forwarded under these regulations, will be final and conclusive.
The rule which forbids the transmission through the Post of any article likely to injure the contents of the Mail Bags or Boxes, or the person of any Officer of the Post Office is, of course, applicable to the Pattern Post; and a packet containing anything of the kind will be stopped, and not sent to its destination. Articles such as the following have been occasionally posted as Patterns and have been detained as unfit for the Post, viz.: Metal boxes, porcelain and China, fruit, vegetables, bunches of flowers, cuttings of plants, spurs, knives, scissors, needles, pins, pieces of machinery, sharp pointed instruments, samples of metals, samples of ore, samples in glass bottles, pieces of glass, acids of various kinds, curry combs, copper and steel engraving, plates and confectionery of all kinds.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
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General Post Office, Hongkong, 6th February, 1868.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1868.
THERMOMETER,
Baro- Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.
Self Registering.
meter.
Buro- meter.
Thermo- meter.
Min.
Мах.
February
8
30.30
9
30.30
59
AAAAAA
10
30.21
11
30.13
12
30.11
28983
59
30.32
61
57
30.35
62
60
30.20
67
62
30.12
68
63-
30.14
69
61
13
30.19
60
30.24
64
60
14
30.32
60
30.33
59
€868288
67
30.30
60
63
30.24
62
67
30.20
66
69
30.11
68
70
30.15
67
69
30.30
63
65
30.35
61
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
BAROMETER.
DATE
HYDROMETER.
THERMO- METER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULE.
Self Registering
WINDS.
RAIN.
***Y 9
A.M.
*NOON
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
'NOON
6 P.M.
Min. Max.
NOON. Dirn.
6 A.M.
Force, range from 0 to 12,
NOON. 6 P.M.
F. Dirn. F.
ira. F.
Esipches during the previous 24 hours.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
9 A.M.
1868.
Feb. 8 28.17 28.30
"
28.40 28.44 28.35; 50.00) 55.00] 53.00; 45.00| 51.00, 50.00' 50.00 63.00 ENE
928.30 28.40 28.48 28.48 28.39; 50,00] 54,00| 52.00 45,00) 51,00| 48.00 50,00 56.00 NE
10 28.34 28.40′ 28.50| 28,50| 28.43, 52.00 56,00| 56.50|| 50.00 54.00 55,00 52.00| 57,00 EbS
11 28.40] 28.45, 28.52 28.51| 28.40, 57.00] 61.30| 60.00] 55.00| 60,00| 58.00 56.00| 62.30;SEBE
4 NEьN
6 EbS
5 E
5 E
4 EIN
3
0.00
Fine.
4
0.00
3 EbN
8
0.00
5 ENE
4 EbN
0.00
93
12 28.27 28.31, 28.36| 28.80) 28.25, 58.00| 60.00] 59.00 57.00 56.30 56.00 58.00| 64.30 NE
4 EbN
2
0.05
រ
18 28.17 28.18 28.29 26.32|28.29) 52.00| 54.00) 53.30 50.86 51.903 £1.30 52.00] 61.30 ENE
14 28.31 28.36 28.40 28.42 28.87 53.00 52.00 51.00 50.00 50.00 49.00 51.00 55.80/EDN
6. EbN
4 ENE
4
0.00
4 ENE
NEDE
5
0,00
Do.,
Fine though overcast.
6 A.M. fog; wet dew; noon fine
though_hazy.
rine though hazy; passing fog at
intervals.
Fine though overcast; rain during past
night.
Fine though overcast.
do.