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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
No. 5.
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 1ST FEBRUARY, 1862.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.
REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
VOL. VIII.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1862.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
Barometer. Thermometer.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
January 25,
30.28
26,
30.25
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27,
30.18
28,
30.16
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29,
30.25
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"
30,
30.28
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31,
30.31
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62
30.34
61
30.30
.59
58
30.25
60
30.20
60
59
30.19
61
30.16
59
57
30.18
58
30.20
55
54
30.25
54
30.26
54
53
30.28
53
30.30
51
51
30.27
53
30.33
53
DATE.
*K*V 9
BAROMETER.
9 A.M.
ΝΟΟΝ,
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
*NOON
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
THER- MOMETER.
Self Re- gistering.
Min. Max.
GA.M 3PM.
WINDS.
6 A.M.
Force, ranges from 0 to 12.
NOON.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 P.M,
Dirn. F. Dirn.
F. Dirn.
F.
6 NE 6 E
5 NE
5
Fog, wet dew.
5 E
6
Foggy, passing showers.
4 ENE
4
Dense fog, wet dew.
5 NWIN
5
Fog, wet dew.
6 NWEN 7 INW
7 NWEN
7
Fog, drizzle, squally.
5 NWON 5
Fine.
5 NDE
N
5
Fine, though overcast and hazy.
19
1862
Jan. 25 28.36 28.42 28.38 28.35|28,31|18.00/52.00 18.00148.00|52.00:48.00 48,00|53,00 NE 26 28.31 28.34 28.29;28.2×28.24850 00 53,00| 19.00:50.0052.00.49.0047.0053.30 NE 27 28.28 28.31 28.29/28.26 28.2150,00 54,00;51,00 50,00|54.06|51.00 48.0054 00 EXE 28 28.25 28.26.28.26.28.2328.2147383:48,00 44.00:47,0047.0044,00 44.00151.00 N3W 29 28.23 28.27 28.24|28,23/28.24|11.10-41 0036,45 41.00139.45:37.00 39.3050,00 NW
17
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30 28.29 28.38 28.30 28.33125.33,56.00 43.90|40.00 34,6039.0037,00/35.00|44.00 NW 31 28.35 28.37 28.30 28.32 28.0037.05 45.0041.00 36.00;39.00; 12,00,36,00|49.00|NE
5 NE
6 NLW
No. 10.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Return of the Revenue and Expenditure of the Colony of Hongkong for the Year 1861, and Comparative Table for the two Years last past, are published for general information.
By Order,
W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th January, 1862.