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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH DECEMBER, 1861.
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Account of the average amount of Notes in Circulation at the Bank of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China in Hongkong for the month ending 30th November, 1861, rendered in accordance with the terms of Her Majesty's Royal Charter of Incorporation.
NOTES ISSUED,
SPECIE IN RESERVE,.
.$695,585.* $250,000.
*Exclusive of the Notes of the Mercantile Bank still outstanding.
RICHARD NEWBY,
Manager.
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China, Hongkong, 2nd December, 1861.
I hereby certify that I this day inspected the Books and Treasure of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China, and found the necessary amount of Specie as required by the Royal Charter.
F. H. BIRCH, Accountant.
Victoria, Hongkong, 9th December, 1861.
FRED. FORTII, Colonial Treasurer.
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1862.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Contributors who shipped cases for the Exhibition per Albuera without the intervention of the Committee, are requested to communicate at once with the undersigned, as there is great risk that the cases so shipped will be seized on the arrival of the Albuera in England.
J. I. MURRAY, M.D., Chairman of the Committee.
Victoria, Hongkong, 11th December, 1861.
NOTICE.
Applicants for Licenses for Cargo Boats under Ordinance No. 15 of 1860, are hereby informed that they must apply to this Office to have their Boats examined prior to such License being granted.
Present holders are also reminded that their Licenses expire on the 31st instant.
Harbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 4th December, 1861.
NOTICE.
H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master.
Applications for Passage Broker's Licenses for the Year 1862, under Ordinance No. 11 of 1857, will be received at this Office from this date up to the 31st instant.
Applicants are requested to state the Names and Addresses of the Parties they offer as Sureties, under Clause 1 of the Ordinance aforesaid.
Harbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 4th December, 1861
H. G. THOMSETT, Emigration Officer.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
6 A.M.
"
NOON.
6 P.M.
1861.
Barometer.
Thermometer. Barometer. Thermometer. Barometer.
Thermometer.
December 7,
30.24
68
30.20
8,
30.25
66
30.24
9,
30.26
68
30.24
""
10,
30.22
70
30.20
""
11,
30.20
69
30.20
71
""
12,
30.11
70
30.05
13,
30.03
71
30.03
RORRERR
72
68
30.21 30.25
70
30.22
73
30.20
30.27
70
30.03
73
30.06
S&RRESR
699
67
70
72
71
69
72
27
DATE.
1861
Dec.
*
"
11
71
BAROMETER.
GA.M.
9 A.M.
*NOON
P.M.
6 P.M.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYGROMETER.
WET BULB.
DRY BULB.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
GA.M.
*NOON
6 P.M.
THER- MOMETER.
WINDS.
6 A.M.
Force, ranges from 0 to 12.
NOON.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 P.M.
BA-M.
3PM. Dirn.
P
Dirn. F. Dirn.
F
Self Re- gistering.
Min.Max']
728.34 28.39 28.30 28.33 28.30 61.00 66.00|60.0559.00|63.05'00.4559.00|67.00 EbS 8 28.34 28.37|28.36|28.33|28.3356.00 59.30|58.00|56.00 59.00 57.00 55.00|61.00 E 928.38 28.41 28.39 28.36 28.36|56.00|63.00|61,00 56.00 60.00 60.00 55.00 65.00|E 10 28.39 28.413,28,39|2×.37|28.3564,00;67,66 65,00,61,0064.00 63.00 60,00'69,00 EKS 11 28.34 28.37|28.35|28.31|28.2864.00 66.00|62.00|63.00|65.00 63.00 63,00,69.00 EBS 12 28.20 28.2128.1928.18|28,17|63.00₫66.00|63.00|63.00|66.00 63.00 62.00 68.00 SE 13 28.17 28.18 28.1728.17 28.1662.00 66.00|63.00|62.10 66.40 63.00 61,00|67.00 SE
5 ESE 4 E
5 Ebs 8 E
6 Ebs
7 E
-5 E
3 ESE
1
28
3 E
4 SE 3 SSE
5 SE
2 SE
7 Fine, evening thick fog.
6 Fog, squally, afternoon misty.
4 Slight fog, fine, &c.
Fine though hazy,
4 Foggy afternoon thick fog.
5 Fog, drizzle evening, heavy showers.
3 Fog, wet dew, heavy showers.