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No. 55.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST APRIL, 1865.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Mr. POWER, 1st Clerk in the Surveyor General's Office, having obtained twelve months' leave of absence, His Excellency the ACTING GOVERNOR has been pleased to make the following appointments until further notice.
Mr. CHAGAS, 2nd Clerk, to act as 1st Clerk in the Surveyor General's Office. Mr. GERRARD, 1st Clerk in the Registrar General's Office, to be Marriage Registrar. These arrangements are to date from the 1st Proximo.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong 30th March, 1865.
No. 56.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. H. ALEXANDER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Tenders will be received at the Surveyor General's Office on or before Monday, the 10th Instant, for the erection of a Police Station at Kowloon. Plans and Specification can be seen on application between the hours of 11 A.M. and 3 P.M.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st April, 1865.
W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
GA.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1865.
Barometer. Thermometer. Barometer.
Thermometer. Barometer.
Thermometer.
March
21
""
"
>>
Ranaa..
25
29.98
26
30.10
27
30.28
28
30.26
8828
72
29.99
67
30.14
65
58
30.29
58
30.23
29
30.20
50
30.19
30
30.14
60
30.14
31
30.12
63
30.12
@8888* *N
72
29.93
75
30.13
60
30.28
62
30.21
62
30.16
62
30.10
63
30.06
288885*
65
59
60
59
65
64
»
DATE.
1865.
BAROMETER.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BCLS.
6 A.M.
9 A.M.
Νους.
SP.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
Noox.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
THER- MOMETER,
Self Re- gistering
Min. Max.
Naga.
WINDS.
Force, ranges from 0 to 12.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,
GA.M.
NOON
6 P.M.
Dira. F.
Dira. F. Dion. F.
Mar. 25 28.00, 28.03 28.06 28.04 28.00 66.30 61.30 67.50 66.30 64.00 65.80 61.30 69.30]S
2 XE
4 WNW
2
Dense fog throughout and rain at intervals.
26 28.10 28.1228.15 28.10 28.00 49.30 51.30'51.00 49.30 50.30 48.30 15.30 62.00 N
3 WWNW:
3 N
4
??
Dense for email D.4.M.; then clear at 1 Fat.; deras
fog anti cain at 3 M.; clear latter part
!
27 28.19 23.22 25.22 28.15 28.1544.80 48.30 47.30 13.00 46.30 45.60 40.30 55.30]N
4 N
3 ENE
4
11
Fine until 5 P., then heavy rain and thunder
latter part clear.
|
28 28.17 28.21 28.17 28.11 28.1116.30 50.30 48.00 45.30 50.30 47.3041.00 52.30 E
3 E
3 E
2
Fine until 6 PM. then pasing fog; latter do.
77
F
29 28.12 28.12 28.12 28.10 28.10 49.80 50.30 51.00 48.30 50.30 50.30-15.30 52.00 NE
2 N
97
i
!
30 28.11 28.11 28.11 28.10 28.09 51.30 51.30 52.30 51.00 51.00 52.3046.00 53.30 N
2 NW
"
!
31 28.10 28.10 28.12 28.10 28.08 53.30 55.80 56.00 52.30 55.30 56.00 49.30 59.30|NNE
2 NE
3 INNE
3 N
2 NE
3
Passing fag until 10 3, 3, then thick fög; latter d`
2
Clear until 7 A.M. then dense fog; latter do.
»
Clear until 6 A.M, then dæmis fog throughouL
I
NOTICE.
have this day admitted as Partners Mr. FRANK
DARYALL WAKEPORD and Mr. CHARLES STOREY, Constituting the Firm of STOREY, WAKEFORD & STOREY, practising as Archi- tects, Surveyors and Civil Engineers.
C. H. STOREY. Hongkong, 23rd March, 1865.
M
Port.
NOTICE.
R. HENRY Wm. WOOD will, from this date, take charge of our business at this
For the BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED,
WM. ADAMSON, Manager.
Hongkong, 15th February, 1865.
Α
NOTICE.
JAMES STEPHENSON, deceused.
LL persons indebted to the Estate of the late Janies Stephenson are requested to pay the amount of the respective debts to the undersigned with as little delay as possible; and all persous having claims against the Estate are requested to furnish their claim and particulars thereof to the undersigned before the 31st day of March, 1805.
M. C. DO ROZARIO,
Exccutor.
Victoria, Hongkong, 21st January, 1865.
NOTICE.
FR. FRANCIS PARRY and MR. THOMAS MSMITH are admitted partners in our Fra
from the 1st of January last.
BIRLEY & Co.
Hongkong, 4th February, 1805.
M'
NOTICE.
TR. E. HÜRENER and Mr. R. BRONDEP, have been authorized to sign our firm **
China.
BOURJAU, HÜBENER & Co. Hongkong, 20th January, 1865.