DATE.
1863.
70
No. 23.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH FEBRUARY, 1863.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Acting Governor, with the Advice of the Executive Council, has fixed the Police Rate for the year 1863 at Eight-and-a-half per cent for Houses in the City of Victoria, and Five per cent for Houses in the Villages of this Island.
In addition to which on Houses in Victoria a Lighting Rate of One-and-a-half per cent will be levied, in accordance with the terms of Ordinance No. 11 of 1856.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st February, 1863.
W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1863.
Barometer.
Thermometer. Barometer. Thermometer.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
Feb.
21,
30.27
68
30.27
66
30.22
65
30.30
67
30.29
66
30.30
67
22
23,
30.31
66
30.31
67
30.32
"
24,
30.34
66
30.30
69
30.30
25,
30.30
66
30.30
67
30.21
,,
26,
30.23
68
30.20
72
30.20
""
27,
30.30
70
30.26
69
30.27
3583828
66
66
68
72
68
""
GA.M.
9 A.M.
BAROMETER.
ΚΟΟΝ
3 F.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
HYDROMETER.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
THER- MOMETER.
WINDS.
Self Re-
DRY BULB.
WET BULK,
NOON.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
|gistering MinMax.
6A.M. 3P.M.
6 A.M.
NOON
Dirn. F.
Force, ranges from 0 to 12,
6 P.M.
Dira. F. Dirn.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
11
Feb. 21 28.29 28.32.28.29 28.27 28.2659.15 62.00.58.30.59.00 59.00 56.0059,00 63.00 EьN 22 28.30 28.35 28.32 28.29 28.2656.00 62.30 58.30 51.00 58.00 56.00 51.00 63.09 EŻN
i
4 EAS
4 EbN
4 EbN
3 EAS
4
6 A.M. fog, wet dew; from 8 A.M. fine.
5
"
23 28.32 28.36 28.36 28.35 28.31 58.00 65.00 65.00 51.00 61.00 61.00 54.00 59.00 ELS
4
-
0
Very fine, heavy squall, during past
night.
0 Very fine.
24 28.33 28.39 28.38 28.33 28.32 58.00 63.00 62.00 57.30 59.00 59.0057.00 64.30 EÜN
3 Ebs
3 EbS
2
6A.M. fog, wet dew; from 8 A.M. very fine.
- "
25 28.30 28.34 28.30 28.26 28.2558.00 61.3061.00 55.00 57.00 58.3055.00 63.00 E
3 Ebs
5 EbS
"
3 Very fine.
26 28.28 28.33 28.32 28.29 28.2761.00 69.0067.00 59.00 65.00 62.30 59.00 70.00 NE
1
0 NW
4
Do-
21
27 28.33 28.36 28.34 28.30 28.30 59.00 65.00 62.00 57.00 61.00 59.00 57.00 66.00EьN
5 NE
2 ES
1
Do.
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