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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1899.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 72.
The following Resolution is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th February, 1899.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Whereas it has been usual to warn officers appointed to the service of this Colony since 1894, from a country possessing a gold standard of currency, that the exchange compensation allowance on half their salaries will be granted to them so long as it is granted to other members of the service, but that the continuance thereof is not guaranteed and is subject to the annual vote of the Council, and it is deemed that such warning is calculated to deter eligible persons from entering the public service, it is hereby resolved that it is expedient to discontinue such warning in future, and to regard the compensation as a permanent but not as a pensionable emolument.
Passed by the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 8th day of February, 1899. COUNCIL CHAMBER,
HONGKONG.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 73.
J. G. T. BUCKLE, Clerk of Councils.
The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory during the Month of January, 1899, is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th February, 1899.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY
DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1899.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI- SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
M.S.L.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
O
о
о
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Point.
Miles.
p. h.
1,..
30.09
67.1
60.3
55.0
69
0.36
61
4.2
NE by E
11.5
2,
.13
62.6
56.9
49.3
.27
24
8.8
NW
9.1
3,.
.16
60.6
53.0
43.6
.22
16
8.8
N by W
7.0
4,.
.22
62.9
57.1
48.2
40
.18
5
9.5
N
8.7
.26
63.1
57.3
51.0
41
.20
17
9.0
NE by E
11.7
$
6,.
.21
63.0
59.4
56.6
61
.31
94
1.2
E by N
15.5
7,
.16
66.9
62.5
58.8
64
.37
65
8.5
E by N
18.7
8,
.15
63.6
61.9
58.8
81
.45
74
8.0
E by N
28.5
9.
.19
68.8
63.7
60.7
78
.46
71
4.3
E
13.7
10,
.16
· 71.9
63.9
58.9
75
.45
43
7.0
0.025
E by N
18.2
11,.
.10
67.3
63.0
59.3
80
.46
90
·5.5
0.005
E
16.9
12,
.05
72.6
65.8
62.4
86
.54
64
3.7
0.155
WSW
6.3
13,.
.07
70.9
64.2
59.1
70
.42
15
8.2
N by W
5.5
14,..
.13
63.2
61.8
58.7
71
.39
95
0.4
E by N
16.3
15,..
.18
62.0
59.7
57.8
75
.39
62
7.8
E by N
20.0
16,..
.12
64.1
60.9
58.1
78
.42
39
8.1
E
16.7
17,..
J6
67.0
59.4
52.0
69
35
26
4.4
N by E
8.0
18,.
.30
63.0
56.3
51.0
59
27
51
5.2
NW
6.7
19,
.33
64.7
58.8
53.3
60
.30
32
9.6
N by E
9.3
20,
.29
64.5
58.2
52.5
58
.28
80
1.2
N by W
8.1
21,
.26
66.9
59.2
55.8
59
.30
69
4.4
NEby N
7.7
22,
.26
64.8
57.1
52.3
60
.28
59
3.9
NNE
6.7
23,
.20
63.8
56.8
49.6
58
.27
0
9.3
NNW
6.8
24.
.24
64.4
57.3
51.7
47
58
6.1
N by E
11.6
25,
.25
58.9
53.7
49.8
57
77
0.8
NNE
7.5
26,
.26
61.4
55.9
49.8
60
.27
30
8.6
N by W
7.5
27,
.23
63.0
57.7
53.5
64
.31
36
5.1
NW
11.1
28,
.15
63.1
55.7
48.3
41
.18
9.5
N by W
10.7
ཀྭ ེ་
.12
62.3
56.0
50.8
37
.17
9.8
E by N
10.7
30,.
.13
61.4
57.4
53.4
.30
9.4
E by N
20.9
31,.
.19
61.8
58.4
56.3
71
85
8.3
22.6
Mean or Total,
30.19
64.6
59.0
54.1
699
63
0.32
44
198.6
0.185
NE by E
12.8
W. DOBERCK,
Hongkong Observatory, 8th February, 1899.
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