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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH MARCH, 1867.
NOTICE.
WANTED by the Government of Hongkong a Hulk, to be provided with three Anchors and three hundred fathoms of Chain.
Tenders for the above will be received by the Harbor Master, from whom any necessary particulars can be obtained.
The Harbor Master does not bind himself to accept the lowest or any Tender.
Hongkong, 14th February, 1867.
H. G. THOMSETT,
Harbor Master, &c.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Servants' Certificates of Registration have been returned to this Office with remarks made thereon referring to the characters of those registered.
These endorsements are illegal, and in contravention of Section XXVI of the "Victoria Regis- tration Ordinance 1866."
Employers of Servants should, when necessary, fill in the column for noting the date of expiration of service, but make no further addition.
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 2nd February, 1867.
CECIL C. SMITH, Registrar General.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1867.
Barometer.
Thermometer. Barometer. Thermometer.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
March
29.95
63
29.95
29.99
60
30.00
""
30.05
60
30.05
>>
30.09
57
30.05
""
29.95
56
29.95
>>
29.99
58
29.93
"
8
29.98
59
29.98
$885588
64
29.96
62
30.00
62
30.05
61
30.00
61
29.95
63
29.98
65
29.98
1258858
64
62
61
60
60
61
62
""
DATE.
6 A.M.
9 A.M.
BAROMETER.
KOON
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
THER- MOMETER,
Self Re- gistering.
WINDS.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
Noox.
6 P.M.
Min. Max.
6 A.M.
NOON.
Noon.
Diru. F
Dirn.
6 P.M.
Dirn.
F.
1867.
Mar.
2 28.23 28.27 28.24 28.19 28.20 58.40 56.10 55.00 57.30 55.50 54.8055.30 56.30 ESE
3 28.23 28.28 28.28 28.22 28.23 54.50 57.30 56.20 54.30 57.20 56.2054.00,57.00 EBS
1
ני
4 28.31 28.38|28.35|28.29|28.29 55.50 53.50 58.10 54.10 53.00 57.3053.00 58.00 NNE
2 E
3 SSE
1 E
3 EbS
5
1 E
3
2 EbN
2
17
5 28.36 28.36 28.30 28.24 28.22 56.10 50.30 55.00 55.30 54.10 55.1049.30,53.30 E
3 EbN
4 E
3
!
F
وو
6 28.17.28.20 28.23 28.20 28.18 53.00 53.00 53.10 52.00 53.00 52.20 49.30 60.10 SE
7 28.20 28.27 28.20 28.20 28.22 53.10 54.00 53.00 52.40 53.50 58.00,52.10 54.00 E
5 NWьN
3 E
2 NEbN
2
3 Ebs
4
8 28.22 28.30 28.31 28.22 28.24 67.10 60.30 61.40 56.00 60.30 61.5052.30 60.10, SEBE
4 SE
3 SbE
5
:)
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
7 A.M. thick fog and heavy rain; at noon
thick fog.
Dense for toughout.
6 A.M.
nar weather; at 9.30 A.M. thics, at 3 P.M. passing fog.
6 A.M. thick fog; at 9.30 A.M, passing fog;
at noon fine, though very hazy; at
4.30 .. passing fog.
6 A.M. passing fog; at 11M, thick fog and heavy rain; at 3 P.M. passing
fog at 6 PM, thick fog.
Thick fog until 11.30 A.M., then passing fog and heavy rain; 2 P.M. thick fog and heavy squalls of wind and rain at intervals.
Thick fog until 9.30 A.M., then fine,
though passing fog.