No. 141.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27тп OCTOBER, 1866. 429
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of the 30th November, 1866, for the privilege of farming all granite quarries in Hongkong and Kowloon during the Year 1867.
Persons desirous of tendering are directed to call at the Surveyor General's Office to obtain a
form of tender. proper
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd September, 1866.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Several quarterly Occupants, half yearly and yearly Tenants of Tenements Assessed to the Police, Lighting and Water Rates for the Third and Fourth Quarters 1866, having failed as yet to pay the Rates for the current half year, the Owners or Landlords of such Tenements, or the Agents or Attornies for the same are informed that in accordance with the provisions of the XIVth clause of the Ordinance No. 5 of 1863, they are liable for the payment of the Arrears upon each case in default; and Notice is hereby given that if on or before the 15th of November next, the said Rates in Arrear are not paid at the Treasury, immediate Legal Proceedings will be commenced against all Owners, Landlords, Attornies or Agents, where Tenants shall have failed to pay the Rates Assessed.
Treasury, Hongkong, 20th October, 1866.
FRED. FORTH, Colonial Treasurer.
"POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
The writer of an anonymous letter addressed to the Postmaster at Sydney, which was posted at this Office in August, 1865, can hear of the fate of the money the said letter contained, on application to-
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 24th September, 1866.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
6 A. M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1866.
Barometer. | Thermometer.
Barometer. Thermometer. Barometer.
Thermometer.
October
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29
aaaaaaa
20
29.87
71
29.74
29.69
29.75
24
29.81
FREERI
29.84
70
29.77
64
29.74
66
29.78
70
29.83
25
29.92
73
29.93
RESARR
72
29.60
74
71
20.68
67
29.75
70
29.80
72
29.85
79
29.95
26
29.97
74
29.95
75
29.95
SCRIRE
69
68
70
71
75
76
"
DATE.
BAROMETER.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK,
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULR.
6 A.M.
9 A.M.
NOON.
3 P.M.
G P.M.
GA.M.
Noox.
✪ P.M.
6 A.3.
NOON.
P.M.
TUER- MOMETER.
Self Re- |gistering,
|Min Max.
Noon.
WINDS.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
Dira,
'. Dira.
F.
Dire.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
1866.
Oct. 20
28.12 28.13 28.15 28.10 28,12,6.05 72.00 71,00 63.00 68.00 61.50 65.00 73.00₤NBE
12
21 28.00 27.8727.9327.87|27.86 65.00 62.30 58.30 55.00 53.80 55.1554.00 65.30 NAW
6 NDE
7 INDE
!
>>
22 27.98 27.97 28.00;27.98|27.98 60.00 £0.50 60.00|57.00 57,00 57.80/57,00 C100| NE
8 NEEN
4 NEьN
9 NNE
6 NNE
4
10
5
12
23 28.04 28.06 28.06 28.24 28.14 60.30 62,00 63.00/59,30 60,30 62.3057.00 €3.00JENE
5 E
4 EbN
4
A.M. One though hazy: evening overcast, gloomy, a threatening appearance of wea- ther; heavy squa. Is of wind during past night.
GAM stroaz gale, varying rem N. to E. by N.; afternoon si he ruin, cale increasing: 7 PM. heavy palo, wich #light rain.
6 A.M. overcast, squally, rain ut intervals; froi
2 PM cloudy.
6 A M. fog, wet dew; 6 Pat, drizzle.
:
İ
17
24 (28.13 28.19 28.1828.17 28.1765.30 67.00 67.00 61.30 06.30 66.30/67.00 67.30]EbS
1 Ebs
!
:
11
25 28.25 28.30 28.29 28.2828.27 67.00 60.30 70.09 66,30 69.00 69.00 69.00 70.00 EbS
2 Ebs
1 Ebs
1
1
Fog, wet dew; from woon fine though hazy.
i
Fog, wer dow; from 3 P.M. fine; wet dew during
pest night.
"
26 28.28 28.34|28.32|28.20.28.25160.30 73.00|73.00:66.30.72.00/70.00/72,00 73.00)
——
-
Ebs
1
Fing though hazy.