1904-1919
HONG KONG, 1912.
(c.)-CLIMATE.
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The mean shade temperature for the year at the Royal Observatory, Kowloon (108 feet above mean sea level), was 71·9°, as compared with 72·10 in 1911, and 72·1° for the ten preceding years. The maximum temperature was 92.5°, on the 10th September, and the minimum 45.3°, on the 28th December. The hottest month was July, with a mean temperature of 83.0°, and the coldest January, with a mean temperature of 57.3°.
The temperature at the high levels of the Peak District is from 3° to 8° less than at the Observatory. At Victoria it is practically the same.
The rainfall and humidity are considerably greater at the Peak than at Victoria, the Observatory, or Tai Po (New Territories).
The total rainfall for the year was 63·93 inches, as compared with an average of 84·21 inches during the ten preceding years. The wettest month was August with 15·71 inches, the driest October, when 0·01 inch was recorded. The greatest amount of rain which fell on any one day was 6·12 inches, on the 15th August, while no rain fell on 218 days of the year. The mean relative humidity of the atmosphere for the year was 74 per cent., as compared with an average of 78 per cent. during the ten preceding years. The average daily amount of sunshine was 5·5 hours, being 49 per cent. of the possible duration.
X.-POSTAL SERVICE.
The total revenue from the Postal Service in 1912 was $401,054.32 and total expenditure $296,867.12, leaving a credit balance of $104,187.20. The total amount of payments during the year was $256,582.88 less than that estimated for, owing to the high rate of exchange, non-receipt of the claims in respect of mails sent via Siberia during the years 1910 and 1911, and non-payment of the shares of the Peninsular and Oriental Mail Subsidy for the fourth quarter by the Crown Agents.
Agreements to regulate the exchange of correspondence and parcels with the Portuguese Colony of Macao were signed on 23rd October, 1912.
XI.-GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
The Chinese territory adjoining the New Territories was in a disturbed condition during the greater part of the year, owing to the withdrawal of the military posts along the frontier to meet exigencies elsewhere. As a result, some serious raids were made by armed bands of robbers into British territory. To guard against these incursions 354 officers and men of the 8th Rajputs and 153 officers and men of the 126th Baluchistan Infantry were, by the courtesy of His Excellency the General Officer Commanding,
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1904-1919
HONG KONG, 1912.
(c.)-CLIMATE.
253
29
The mean shade temperature for the year at the Royal Obser- vatory, Kowloon (108 feet above mean sea level), was 71·9°, as compared with 72:10 in 1911, and 72-1° for the ten preceding years. The maximum temperature was 92.5°, on the 10th September, and the minimum 45.3°, on the 28th December. The hottest month was July, with a mean temperature of 83.0°, and the coldest January, with a mean temperature of 57.3°.
The temperature at the high levels of the Peak District is from 3o to 8° less than at the Observatory. At Victoria it is practically the same.
The rainfall and humidity are considerably greater at the Peak than at Victoria, the Observatory, or Tai Po (New Territories).
The total rainfall for the year was 63-93 inches, as compared with an average of 84:21 inches during the ten preceding years. The wettest month was August with 15 71 inches, the driest October, when 0·01 inch was recorded. The greatest amount of rain which fell on any one day was 6·12 inches, on the 15th August, while no rain fell on 218 days of the year. The mean relative humidity of the atmosphere for the year was 74 per cent., as com- pared with an average of 78 per cent. during the ten preceding years. The average daily amount of sunshine was 55 hours, being 49 per cent. of the possible duration.
X-POSTAL SERVICE.
The total revenue from the Postal Service in 1912 was $401,054.32 and total expenditure $296,867.12, leaving a credit balance of $104,187.20. The total amount of payments during the year was $256,582.88 less than that estimated for, owing to the bigh rate of exchange, non-receipt of the claims in respect of mails sent via Siberia during the years 1910 and 1911, and non-payment of the shares of the Peninsular and Oriental Mail Subsidy for the fourth quarter by the Crown Agents.
Agreements to regulate the exchange of correspondence and parcels with the Portuguese Colony of Macao were signed on 23rd October, 1912.
XI.-GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
The Chinese territory adjoining the New Territories was in a disturbed condition during the greater part of the year, owing to the withdrawal of the military posts along the frontier to meet exigencies elsewhere. As a result some serious raids were made by armed bands of robbers into British territory. To guard against these incursions 354 officers and men of the 8th Rajputs and 153 officers and men of the 126th Baluchistan Infantry were, by the courtesy of His Excellency the General Officer Com-
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