THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 7, 1917. 697
TREASURY.
No. 543.-Owners of property are reminded that Crown Rent for the Second Half- year of 1917 is payable at the Treasury on or before the 24th instant.
3rd December, 1917.
E. D. C. WOLFE,
Treasurer.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 544.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of November, 1917.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI SUN-
RAIN.
NESS. SHINE
Max. Mean. Min.
Rel. Abs.
Dir. Vel.
ins.
☺
O
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
ins.
Points. Miles
p.h.
I,
29.91
78.0
75.1 72.3
88
0.77
59
8.4
0.095
E by S
12.0
2.
.92
82.9
77.3 74.7
86
.81
46
9.3
E
6.2
3,
30.00
81.5
76.2
73.0 81
-73
81
5.3
E
4.5
†,
.07
81.7
69.6 74.7
67
.58
38
9.6
N by E
7.5
5,
.14
75.9
67.8 71.5
69
-53
97
3.5
NE by E15.1
6,
.17
75.0
71.4
68.2
.56
98
2.3
ENE 16.7
7,
.17
74.1 71.4
69.3
.56
77
5.2
E by N 20.4
8,
.13
76.3
72.5
69.9
.58
90
2.4
E by N
15.1
.10
9,
75-5 70.9
66.9
.54
75
4.8
ENE
13.3
.16
10,
69.1
65.6 62.0
49
.31
25
10.3
N by E
14.9
II,
.19
66.6 62.2
58.2 32
.18
36
9.6
N by E
15.3
.19. 68.0
12,
63.8 59.0 39
.23
37
8.1
ΝΕ
9.2
13,
.18 69.8
65.4 59.8 53
.33
5
10. I
E by N
12.2
14,
.13
72.9
68.4
65.5
56
.39
86
4.I
NE
9.2
.IO
15,
74.3
68.7 65.5
39
.28
49
5.7
NNE
8.5
16,
.13
68.8
65.4
39
.24
79
2.8
NE by E10.9
17,
.09
71.8
66.9 64.4 50
.33
59
5.5
E by N
5.7
18,
.II
70.9
67.1
63.4
36
.24
79
3.4
NNE
8.4
19,
.14 70.2
65.7 61.1 21
.14
27
9.8
N by E
14.2
20,
.19
69.4 63.7
58.8
34
21,
.21
68.6
63.5
57.1
50
22,
.17
69.1 64.8 60.9
.II
70.8
66.0
62.4
23,
24,
.09 70.5
66.8
64.2
78
25,
.08
72.5
68.2
66. I
26,
.07
76.1
69.7
66.5
72
+00 700 N N
.20
100
9.6
NE by N12.4
.30
20
9.6
E by N 11.2
.40
27
9.0
E
11.8
.47
2
9.6
E
11.7
.51
5
9.9
¡16.4
.50
9.8
E
18.8
-52
67
4.I
E
18.3
.12
27,
73.6
68.1
65.6
67
.46
3.3
E by N 14.9
28,
.19
70.6
64.3
60. I
64
.39
99
0.6
NE
I2.2
29,
.20
69.7
30,
.16 67.5
64.9 64.1 66
65.5 63.1 67
.42
95
3.4
E by N 13.0
.41
100
0.1
E by N 14.1
Sum.
Sum.
Mean.
30.12
72.7
68.2
60 64.7
0.43
56
189.2
0.095
ENE 12.5
Maximum,
Mean,
Minimum,
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR NOVEMBER (1884 TO 1913 INCLUSIVE):
30.18 30.11
76.0
74.3
71.7 68.7 76 69.2
30.03
71.8
67.2
66 65.2 62.1 57
.59 .48 .40
73 294.6 7.320 52 186.5 1.421
9 122.9
17.4
ENE
13.1
0.010
9.6.
The rainfall for the month of November at the Botanical Gardens was (in. 12 on 1 day, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was Oin. 01 on 1 day, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 0in. '00 on 0 day.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
5th December, 1917.
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