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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9th FEBRUARY, 1861.
NAMES OF HARBOURS AND BAYS.
No 7.--Summary of RETURN No. 6.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF VESSELS
AT EACH
NUMBER OF PENSONS ON BOARD.
TOTAL
ADULTS.
CHILDREN.
POPULA-
TION AT
RACH
PLACE.
Males.
Females.
Boys. Girls.
PLACE.
Victoria Harbour,.
2,331
0,236
8,409
3,010
1,762
17,417
Aberdeen,.
645
1,918
1,098
960
530
4,506
Show-ke-wan, and Sai-wan,.
650
2,154
933
629
416
4,182
Stanley, and Sheuk-ho,
200
1,174
496
477
BOT
2,504.
Total,..
3,025
14,482
5,936
5,070
3,005
28,550
D. R. CALDWELL,
Registrar General.
Νο. 14.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint J. SIDNEY SMITH, Esquire, of the Royal Navy to be one of the Government Marine Surveyors in place of Jabez Loane, Esquire, who has resigned on proceeding to England.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 8th February, 1861.
No. 15.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. MERCER,
Colonial Sveretary, ·
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Honorable W. T. MERCER, Esquire, to be a Member, and Acting Chairman, of the Board of Education in place of Dr. BRIDGES, who has resigned his Seat on his approaching departure for England; and His Excellency is also pleased to appoint the Honorable ANGUS FLETCHER, Esquire, to the Scat at the Board resigned by the Reverend
J. J. IRWIN.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 8th February, 1861.
No. 16.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the Governor is pleased to appoint Provisionally and until Her Majesty's Pleasure shall be known, FRANCIS I. HAZELAND, Esquire, to be Crown Solicitor of Hongkong in place of Mr. COOPER TURNER, deceased.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 8th February, 1861.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
10 A.M.
NOON.
4 P.M.
1861.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
Barometer. Thermometer.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
February 2,
30.31
60
80.23
61
30.23
61
3,
30.21
GO
30.21
60
30.21
60
""
30.20
61
30.13
63
30.13
63
"2
30.16
62
30.06
6-1
30.06
64
"
30.05
63
29.01
65
29.94
65
"
30.00
65
29.07
64
20.97
64
"
30.14
62
30.10
63
30.10
·
63
"
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1861.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
February 2,
28.40
39
28.42
51
28.41
49
3,
28.39
43
28.37.
57
28.36
54
,,
28.37
51
28.35.
54
28.28
47
28.21
47
28.19
54
28.15
51
28.19.
51
28.13
63
28.19
50
22
28.20
50
28.19
51
28.13
51
8,
28.23
45
28.25
54
28.28
45
"