No. 31.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MARCH, 1866.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
103
Tenders will be received at this Office up to Noon of Friday, the 16th Proximo, for the Privilege of Preparing and Selling Prepared Opium within this Colony for One Year from the First of April next, under the conditions set forth in Ordinance No. 2 of 1858.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th February, 1866.
W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified for general information that henceforward the fee for Registering a letter posted at this Office addressed to the United Kingdom will be reduced from Sixpence to Fourpence.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1866.
*
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.
REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1860.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
Barometer. Thermometer.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
February 24
29.96
25
30.00
"2
26
30.02
27
29.96
""
29.90
March
29.89
29.95
2998963
70
30.02
30.00
65
20.99
29.89
65
29.90
66
29.93
66
29.01
8838883
67
30.00
68
30.02
29.95
66
29.92
67
29.80
68
29.95
66
29.95
ROSERRS
72
68
65
67
70
70
67
DATE.
1860.
BAROMETER.
6 A.M.
9 A.M.
איפאי
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK,
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULK.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
GA.M.
Noox.
↑ P.M.
THER- MOMETER.
Self Re- gistering.
WINDS.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 A.M.
Noox.
6 P.M.
Noon.
Dira. F.
Dira. F. Dirn. F.
|Min.|Metu.
Feb. 24 28.25 28.30 28.20 28.25 28.22 58.00 57.50 57.00 38.00 57.50 57.00 46.00 66.00 E
5.6 E
17
25 28.29 28.32 28.29 28.2428.2557.50 61.00 56.00 57.30 60.00 56.00| 46.00 68.00|E
1
12
26 28.27 28.32/28.28|28.20|28.20|52.10|53.05 52.30 52.00'53.00 52.00 10.00 61.00] E
2 E
4.7 E
1
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27 28.19 28.18|28.17 28.14|28 14/52.50)57.30 59.00, 52.30 57.30 59.00 40.00,62,50 E
5 ELS
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28 28.20 28.22|28.21|28.15/28.1559.00 65.05 62.55 59.90 63.35 62.50) 16.00 72.00 SE March 1 28.15 23.20 28.20 28.15 28.16 58.55 59.00 58.30 58.55 59.00 58.00 46.00.72.30 E
3.6 SbE
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2 28.24 28.26 28.25 28.20 28.1956.30'57.00 57.10 30.00 59.00 57.00 48.00 67.00 E
5.7 SSE
4 ELS
5.7 ELS
3 E
4.7 E
4 SE
4 SьE
4 SE
5.7
4
5.6
4.7
Dense fog, and heavy squalls of wind.
Cloudy and overcast; from 8.30 A.M. dense fog,
at noon clear until 1.30 PM. then dense fog. Heavy squalls of wind dense fog, at noon clear
until 130 r., then dense fog at intervals.
Heavy squalls of wind, wet dew during past
night, dense fog, from 4 P.3. clear.
4.7
4
Cloudy and passing for, from 7 A.3. dense fog,
until 10 AM, then clear.
Heavy squally of wind, wet dew during past
night, then dense fog.
4 ELS
4
Deuse fog.
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