THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5ти FEBRUARY, 1898.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 55,
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Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Monday, the 21st February, 1898, for the providing and depositing of the rubble foundations for the Sea Wall on Section No. 1, Western portion, from Marine Lot 183 to Marine Lot 185, Praya Reclamation Ordinance No. 16 of 1889.
For form of tender, specification and further particulars apply at the Praya Reclamation Office. No tender will be received unless the person tendering produces a receipt to the effect that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $25 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown if such person refuses to carry out his tender, should the tender be accepted.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th February, 1898.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 56.
The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory during the Month of January, 1898, is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th February, 1898.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1898.
BARO-
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
DATE.
METER
AT M.S.L.
CLOUDI- SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
о
O
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
Miles.
P. h.
1,..
30.03
70.5
65.9
62.3
86
0.54
71
1.8
E by S
7.8
2...
.09
71.4
64.6
61.6
83
.50
61
9.5
E by S
11.0
3,.
.05
68.8
63.6
60.3
87
.51
84
2.6
0.020
10.4
4,..
.09
66,8
62.5
59.6
77
.14
96
1.8
0.010
E
15.2
5,
.11
62.8
61.5
59.2
94
.51
100
0.0
0.340
13.0
.22
62.7
56.8
49.2
80
37
100
0.0
0.315
8.1
7,
.34
60.3
53,5
48.0
25
95
0.2
0.015
8.2
8.
.41
64.4
57.5
52.6
9.
.39
62.3
10,
.31
62.7
- ----
56.8
51.1
59.4
52.6
11,
.21
68.8
61.1
57.9
12,
.17
69.8
63.1
57.0
13,
.10
74.3
65.5
58.6
14,.
.03
74.3
65.7
62.3
15,
.00
68.9
66.2
64.1
16,
.08
65.6
62.9
61.4
17,
.18
70.2
63.4
59.9
18,
.28
66.5
59.4
53.0
19,
.30
58.6
54.1
51.2
20,..
.21
68.2
58.3
52.9
144
21,
.16
62.3
59.5
56.3
22,
.12
68.3
61.7
58.2
23,
.12
70.6
62.3
53.2
24,..
.23
63.2
53.6
47.7
25,
.26
62.2
52.8
46.1
26,
.28
64.0
56.5
49.6
27,.
.32
73.2
64.0
55.3
28,
.36
67.9
59.2
54.7
29,
.32
58.6
54.1
46.7
43
30,.
67.1
57.4
50.7
56
31,.
68.5
61.4
54.9
62
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46
7.0
N by E
12.0
50
.24
10.0
ENE
11.0
57
.29
65
0.5
NE
7.0
70
.39
71
2.7
E
8.2
68
.40
34
7.4
E by S
10.7
.46
46
6.6
E
7.2
84
.53
90
3.5
0.025
E by S
13.3
96
.62
99
0.0
0.280
E by
6.2
93
.53
100
0.0
E
15.1
71
.42
46
9.1
E
10.7
65
.33
97
0.2
0.065
N by
.30
100
0.0
0.075
N
22
11.4
63
.31
35
8.8
6.2 4.7
69
.36
25
9.7
77
.42
10.1
E by E
73
.41
36
8.7
0.005
E by
Z22
18.8
13.8
10.0
40
.17
10.3
0.010
N
20.2
27
.11
10.4
N by E
12.9
49
.23
3.9
ENE
7.3
34
.21
10.3
N by E
10.2
23
.12
10.1
N by E
20.0
.18
10.1
NE by E
12.0
.26
10.1
E by N
4.7
.34
10.4
ESE
12.4
Mean or Total, 30.20
66.6
60.1
55.1
65
0.35
51
175.8
1.160
ENE
11.0
Hongkong Observatory, 3rd February, 1898.
W. DOBERCK,
Director.
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