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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 5, 1937.

TREASURY.

Light Dues.

No. 804.-I hereby give notice that the figure representing the average opening selling rate for the month of October, 1937, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation for demand drafts on London is settled at 14.88.

30th October, 1937.

S. CAINE, Financial Secretary and

Colonial Treasurer.

HARBOUR Department.

No. 805. The following is published for general information :-

The number of Emigrants leaving the Colony for the Straits Settlements

during the month of October, 1937, was 10,385.

2nd November, 1937.

No. 806.

DATE.

J. B. NEWILL,

Harbour Master, &c.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONG Kong.

Errors of Time-signals, October, 1937.

ERROR.

DATE.

ERROR.

second.

second.

1234OOD

- 0.02

17

++ 0.09

- 0.05

18

+ 0.04

- 0.05

19

+ 0.03

4.

- 0.05

20

+ 0.04

5

-- 0.01

21

- 0.02

6

-- 0.01

22

- 0.05

7

- 0.01

23

— 0.01

8

- 0.03

24

+ 0.06

9

- 0.09

25

+ 0.02

10

- 0.10

26

+ 0.06

11

- 0.10

27

+ 0.11

12

- 0.09

28

+ 0.12

13

- 0.06

29

+ 0.13

14

003

30

+ 0.04

15

+ 0.02

31

+ 0.04

16

+ 0.05

3rd November, 1937.

+

Late

Early.

C. W. JEFFRIES,

Director.