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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 26, 1936.

TREASURY.

No. 581.-It is hereby notified for the information of Owners and Occupiers of tenements that, under the provisions of the Rating Ordinance No. 6 of 1901, Rates for the Third Quarter, 1936, are payable in advance on or before the 31st July, 1936.

If any person shall fail to pay such Rates on or before the 31st August, 1936, proceedings will be taken in the Supreme Court for their recovery without further notice.

No refund of Rates in respect of vacant tenements will be granted unless such Rates have been paid during and within the month of July, 1936, nor unless application is made for such refund within fifteen days from the expiration of the Quarter.

In order to ensure correct service in future, Owners and Occupiers of tenements are requested kindly to fill in particulars of their permanent addresses on the space provided for this purpose on the reverse side of the Notices for the Third Quarter, 1936.

26th June, 1936.

No. 582.

DATE.

EDWIN TAYLOR,

Colonial Treasurer.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONG Kong.

Errors of Time-signals, May, 1936.

ERROR.

DATE.

ERROR.

second.

1

+ 0.14

17

2

+ 0.16

18

3

+ 0.20

789

second.

+ 0.11

+0.14

19..

+ 0.18

4

+ 0.04

20

+ 0.23

5

+ 0.02

21

+ 0.29

6

+ 0.02

22

-+ 0.35

7

+ 0.01

23

+ 0.42

8

0.00

24

+ 0.48

9

0.00

25

+ 0.54

10..

0.00

26

- 0.06

11

0.00

27

- 0.08

12

+ 0.01

28

- 0.10

13

+ 0.03

29

- 0.07

14

+ 0.04

30

- 0.06

15

16..

+ 0.06 + 0.08

31

- 0.04

24th June, 1936.

+

=

Late.

-

=

Early.

C. W. JEFFRIES,

Director.