No. 115.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JULY, 1864.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
269
Notice is hereby given that on and after the 1st proximo no Stone Quarries on Crown Land either in Hongkong or Kowloon may be worked without a License from the Surveyor General.
Licenses will be granted on application between the hours of 11 A.M. and 3 p.m.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary●
DATE.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th July, 1864.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1864.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
Barometer. Thermometer,
Barometer.
Thermometer.
July
23,
29.66
24,
29.66
25,
29.66
""
26,
29.66
22
27,
29.69
"2
28,
29.74
""
A
29,
29.76
788888%
81
29.67
83
29.66
81
82
29.66
82
29.66
82
29.66
82
29.66
29.68
83
29.66
83
29.72
80
29.70
82
29.73
83
29.74
83
29.71
82
29.74
88888
82
82
83
81
83
81
"2
6 A.M.
9 A.M.
BAROMETER.
·ΝΟΟΝ
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
*W*V 9
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULB.
*NOON
WET BULB.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.)
Noox.
6 P.M.
THER- MOMETER.
Self Re- gistering
Min. Max.
6A.M. 3 P.M
WINDS.
Force, ranges from 0 to 12.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 A.M.
NOON
Dirn.
F. Dirn.
6 P.M.
F. Dirn. F.
1864.
19
"
77
July 23 28,00 28.00 27.95 27.30 27.9274.00 88.00 75.30 73.8075.00 75.00 73.00 76.00 ESE
24 28.02 27.96 27.98 28.00 27.9975.00|78.0075.00 74.0075.00 74.3073.00 77.00 ESE
25 28.00 28.04 28.03|28.00|28.00 79.00 79.30 78.30 76.00 79.00 77.3075.00 81.00 Ebs
26 27.99 28.00 28.05|28.04|27.9976.30|76.00 76.30 76.00 75.00 76.30 72.30 80.30 WbS
27 28.00 28.00 28.01 28.0228.0075.30|74.00 74.30,75.00 74.00 74.00 72.30,80.30 SW 28 28.05 28.10 28.10|28.07 28.00 76.00 76.00 77.00|76.00|76.00 77.00 72.30 77.30 SbW
29 28.07 28.10 28,00 28.00 28.05 76.00 75,30 75.00 76.00 75.30 75.00 72.00 77.30 SbW
4 EbS
3 Ebs
3 SLE
5 EbS
2 ESE
2 SSW
4 Passing fog, at 7 A.M. clear, at 4.40 P.M. thick fog.
4
At intervals thick fog, at 9 AM. clear.
4
Commences clear and pleasant weather.
4 SbW
5 SW
4 SbW
4
Passing fog at 5 A.M., clear at 7 F.M., passing fog
during the day.
5 SSW
6
Commences dark and cloudy; latter part clear.
6 SW
6 SSW
4
Dense fog throughout.
5 WSW
4 SbW
5
Do.
do.