THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6ти OCTOBER, 1866.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
409
The Attention of Landlords and Owners of Tenements assessed to the Police and Lighting Rates for 1866, is drawn to the Government Notification No. 102 of the 30th June last and with reference to the XIV Clanse of the Ordinance No. 5 of 1863, Owners of Tenements, in respect of which the Rates for the First Half Year 1866 have not been paid at the Treasury, are informed that immediate Proceedings will be commenced against them to compel the payment of any Rates in arrear on the 1st July last.
Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 17th August, 1866.
FRED. FORTH, Colonial Treasurer.
NOTICE.
Consignees and Masters of ships are hereby informed that, after the 15th proximo, the Boundary, North of which Vessels shall not anchor, is as follows :----
Keliet's Island bearing E. by S. Į S.
All ships to be properly moored with 35 fathoms chain (East and West)
The passage between North Boundary of Men-of-war anchorage and the Kowloon Peninsula to be kept clear.
The Mail Steamers to moor near the Fort William, but South of her.
Steamers and Vessels not having any definite employment will still remain on the North side near H.M.S. Hercules.
H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, §ˆc.
Harbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 18th September, 1866.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
The writer of an anonymous letter addressed to the Postmaster at Sydney, which was posted at this Office in August, 1860, can hear of the fate of the money the said letter contained, on application to-
F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General.
Coneral Post Office, Hongkong, 24th September, 1806.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1860.
Barometer.
Thermometer. Barometer. Thermometer.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
September 29
29.75
79
29.70
81
29.72
81
20
29.75
79
29.78
82
29.80
81
October
1
29.83
80
29.84
83
29.85
84
2
29.87
81
29.88
83
29.90
*
85
20.91
82
29.92
83
29.95
83
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29.95
81
29.93
81
29.94
82
20.05
80
29.09
81
30.00
82
DRIF
BAROMETER.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER,
DRY BULE.
WET BULR.
BP.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
Noos.
NOON.
THER- MOMETER.
Self Be- gistering.
Min Max.
Noou.
WINDS.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
6 A.M.
NOON.
G P.M.
Dire
FITA.
2.
Dirk.
t'.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
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4 N
1 NE
2 SE
4 NOW
4
Very tua.
1 SbE
1
Do.
1 SSE
2
6 A M., overcast; Noon, fue.
1 SE
2 SLE
2
Sight for; rain at intervals.
925 28.29
28.20 28.39
28/28/20/28.23(72.00 76.39 75,0071.00 75.80 73.3070.00 79.30 Calm
VS24 72.0 77.15 78.8971.00 71.00 72.0070.00 79.30;E
28.25,72.00.77 15 78.00/71.00 73.00 70.10j 0.00.79.3:jEbN
SW
1 SE
→
6A.M., fog and wet dow; from Noon fiue.
3 E
4 E
2
c.
3 D
4.E
5
Fine, though hazy; fog and wet dew during past
GAN, fig and wet dew; from Noon fina; Ugbt-
ping si intervais during the svating.