THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH MARCH, 1896.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.— No. 87.
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It is hereby notified that Her Majesty has not been advised to exercise her power of disallowance with respect to the following Ordinances :--
No. 24 of 1895, entitled-An Ordinance to further amend " The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1891.” No. 26 of 1895, entitled-An Ordinance to further amend “ The Stamp Ordinance, 1886.” No. 29 of 1895, entitled-An Ordinance to authorise in certain cases judicial investigations into
the causes of fire." By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1896.
J. II. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 88.
The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory, during the Month of February, 1896, is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th March, 1896.
J. H. STEWART Lockhart, Colonial Secretary.
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY, DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1896.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
ᎪᎢ M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI- SUN-
NESS, SHINE.
RAIN.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
Miles.
p. b.
1,
30.07
58.7
57.7
55.5
91
0.44
100
0.0
2.185
E by N
22.2
2,
.11
66.8
60.6
36.6
79
.42
84
2.6
0.020
E by N
9.9
3,
.09
60.6
58.7
57.4
85
.42
96
0.6
0.270
EÑE
14.7
4,
.19
59.8
57.0
54.0
78
.37
100
0.1
0.165
N
5.1
5,
.22
60.0
56.4
54.5
81
.37
100
0.6
NE by E
12.1
6,
.12
58.8
56.1
53.5
88
.40
100
0.0
ENE
18.3
7,
.01
59.8
58.9
57.4
94
.47
97
0.1
0.085
E by N
27.9
8,
29.97
61.9
60.2
58.6
97
.51
100
0.5
0.050
E
24.3
9,
30.06
63.0
59.0
54.2
89
.45
100
0.0
0.450
N
6.0
10,
.19
58.1
55.1
53.0
74
.32
100
0.1
N by E
9.4
11,
.16
56.2
54.3
52.1
82
.35
100
0.0
NE
12.2
12,
.17
56.8
53.3
50.6
88
.36
100
0.0
0.215
NNE
7.0
13,
.25
54.5
51.4
49.3
79
.30
100
0.0
0.050
NNE
12.3
14,
.29
51.3
48.9
45.6
85
.30
100
0.0
0.535
N by E
11.9
15,
.34
53.5
47.2
43.2
74
.24
96
0.8
0.250
N by E
11.3
16,
.26
34.1
48.8
43.8
82
.28
100
0.0
0.110
N by E
8.0
17,
.16
53.6
52.3
50.9
90
.35
100
0.0
0.980
NE
7.4
18,
.18
57.8
54.6
51.8
.36
100
0.0
0.040
NW by W
7.5
19,
.24
64.4
57.3
50.9
.26
70
6.8
NNE
8.4
20,
.32
57.9
54.3
51.6
.25
100
0.0
N by E
10.6
21,
.23
53.9
52.2
49.2
100
0.0
0.065
ENE
25.8
22,
.15
57.4
53.6
49.6
100
0.0
0.730
E by N
9.3
23,
.13
60.7
57.8
54.2
94
100
0.0
0.620
E
5.7
24,
.10
68.7
60.9
56.7
91
.19
96
2.4
0.200
3.5
25,
.05
64.0
61.2
57.9
92
.50
85
1.7
13.9
26,
.08
61.9
60.3
58.4
96
.50
100
0.0 0.695
E
26.2
27,
.09
60.0
59.9
57.5
94
.47
100
0.0 0.145
E
29.6
28,
.05
64.3
61.0
57.6
94
.51
99
0.0
0.080
E
14.0
29,
.12
59.6
56.9
55.1
86
.40
100
0.0
0.005
E by N
24.4
......
Mean or Total,
30.15
59.2
56.0
53.1
Hongkong Observatory, 13th March, 1896.
353
85
0.39
97
16.3
7.945
ENE
13.8
W. DOBERCK, Director.
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