No. 34.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH MARCH, 1864.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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It is hereby notified that, in accordance with Section 12 of "The Police and Lighting Rate Ordinance, 1863," His Excellency the GOVERNOR, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, has fixed the Police Rate for the year 1864, at Eight per cent for Houses in the City of Victoria, and in accordance with Section 18 of the same Ordinance at Five per cent for Houses in the Villages of this Island.
The above Rate as regards Houses in Victoria will be levied exclusive of a Lighting Rate of One-and-a-half per cent under Section 12 of the above Ordinance, and a Half yearly Water Rate of Two per cent per annum under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 12 of 1860, as already announced in Government Notification No. 146 of 31st December last.
The Police and Lighting Rates will, under terms of Ordinance 5 of 1863, Section 13, be payable quarterly in advance, at the Colonial Treasury; for the current quarter between the 22nd Instant and 5th Proximo, and for the subsequent quarters of the year between the first and last days of the first month in each quarter.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th February, 1864.
No. 36.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Notice is hereby given that a site being required for the Mint about to be erected by this Government, the Surveyor General will receive proposals, on or before the 7th Proximo, from persons willing to dispose of land available for such purpose.
An area of 103,000 feet with a frontage of 300 feet at the least is to be furnished, and the site is not to be more than 100 feet above the level of the sea.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd February, 1864.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.
REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
Û A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1864.
Barometer.
Thermometer. Barometer. Thermometer.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
February 27,
Maa
29.80
54
29.78
56
29.77
55
28,
29.77
55
29.76
57
29.90
56
29,
29.92
56
30.00
55
30.00
53
March,
30.02
52
29.98
53
29.98
54
30.10
49
30.10
49
30.08
52
""
30.15
49
30.12
50
30.10
52
17
30.16
52
30.15
53
30.12
56
DATE.
BAROMETER.
WET BULB.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK,
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULB.
THER- MOMETER.
WINDS.
6 A.M.
9 A.M.
NOON.
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
GA.M.
NOON.
|6 P.M.
6 A.M.
*KOON
6 P.M.
Self Re- gistering
MinMax.
Force, ranges from 0 to 12.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
GA.M. 3 P.M
6 A.M.
Dirn.
NOON
6 P.M.
F. Dirn. F. Dirn.
F.
1864.
Feb.
27 28.00 28.00 28.00 28.00 27.97 49.00 49.30 52.00 49.00 49.30 52.0045.00 52.00 Ebs
} 28 28.03 28.05 28.07 28.01 28.04 52.00 54.00 53.00 52.0052.00 53.00 49.00 56.00 EыS
1 W
3 W
4 ESE
2 ESE
1
3
Dense fog and rain.
Do.
1
29 28.17 28.18 28.15 28.12 28.12 49.00 46.00 43.00 49.00 16.00 43.0047.00 49.30 ENE
2 N
3 NNE
4
Do.
17
Mar.
1 28.17 28.20 28.22 28.18 28.15 12.00 45.00 41.00 42.00 44.30 41.0041.00 45.00 E
GE
6 ENE
Co
3
Do.
2 28.25 28.30 28.30 28.25 28.25 38.00 40.00 40.00 38.00 39.00 39.00 36.00.11.00 NEьN
4 NbE
3 NNE
3
Overcast and cloudy.
"
3 28.33 28.85 25.35 28.81 28.28 40.00 44.00 43.00 39.00 42.00 41.0037.00 44.30 ENE
4 ENE
4 ENE
}
I
4 28.35 28.39 28.35 28.32 28.32 43.0045,00 44.00 42.00 44.00 13.0038.00.45.30 NE
3 ELN
2 EbN
2 Cloudy.
2 Dense fog and rain.