1200 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH DECEMBER, 1896.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 485.
Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Tuesday, the 22nd instant, for the Sewerage and Water Supply Works, Praya Reclamation Sections Nos. 1 and 2.
No work will be permitted on Sundays.
For form of tender, specification and further particulars apply at the Public Works Office. The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th December, 1896.
J. H. STEWArt Lockhart, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 486.
The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory during the Month of November, 1896, is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th December, 1896.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY,
DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1896.
DATE.
BARO- METER
AT
TEMPERATURe.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI- SUN-
NESS.
RAIN.
SHINE.
M.S.L.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
O
O
о
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
Miles.
p. h.
1,......
30.13
75.7
70.9
65.7
76
0.57
93
0.1
NE
11.9
2,.....
.10
77.8
73.9
71.7
76
.64
76
2.1
E by N
15.1
3,.....
.07
79.6
75.8
72.5
77:
.69
36
9.5
E
12.3
4,..
.10
77.3
74.3
72.3
77
.66
74
0.7
ENE
12.8
5,...
.10
73.9
72.4
71.
68
.54
100
0.0
E by N
38.3
6,
.08
73.0
71.3
68.8
83
.63
100
0.0
0.115
E by N
81.4
7,.
.10
76.4
73.5
71.4
74
.62
74
6.4
E by N
18.2
8,
.14
78.4
74.9
72.0
.63
9.8
E by
19.3
9,
.17
77.3
74.2
71.6
.60
8.0
E by N
26.4
10,.
.13.
75.2
72.8
70.6
.59
8.7
E by N
20.1
11,.
.07
74.9
72.6
71.2
.61
0.2
E
14.2
12,
.07.
76.2
73.1
71.6
.61
75
2.7
E by N
19.3
13,
.09
75.8
73.0
71.5
.58
79
4.6
ENE
25.4
14,.
.03
73.6
72.5
71.5
.62
91
0.0
0.030
E by N
32.0
15,
29.98
74.0
69.8
67.7
88
.64
96
0.4
0.770
NNE
12.9
16,
30.02
76.7
69.2
64.0
61
.44
35
9.3
N
10.4
17.
.08
75.7
67.2
61.7
63
.42
89
2.9
NNE
6.0
18,.
.10
76.8
69.7
65.2
.48
59
8.0
NE by E
5.3
19,
.10
74.4
69.7
66.5
20,..
.06
76.6
70.8
66.1
21,.
.02
76.0
70.5
66.9
22,.
29.97
76.1
69.8
65.3
23,.
.98
73.4
70.1
65.7
24,.
.98
74.1
71.2
68.8
82SLES
.49
56
9.6
E
8.4
.53
26
9.6
E
9.1
.57
11
9.3
E by N
7.1
.55
8.3
ESE
$6.5
73
.54
27
6.3
E by N
15.3
80
.61
84
5.3
E by N
22.2
25,
.89
77.0
73.3
70.3
87
.71
83
3.2
0.020
E by S
18.3
26,
.86
78.0
74.5
71.2
88
.76
86
1.0
1.100
W by S
7.4
27,.
30.03
78.1
71.0
67.1
64
.49
84
5.6
ENE
15.6
28,
.11
71.9
70.0
68.3
80
.58
97
1.4
0.030
E by N
31.0
29,..
.09
71.5
69.6
66.7
88
.63
98
1.0
0.075
E by N
23.2
80,.
.04
72.0
69.6
67.0
92
.67
100
0.0
0.835
E by N
27.6
:
Mean or Total,
30.06
75.6
71.7
68.7
76
0.59
68
134.0
2.976
E by N
17.4
Hongkong Observatory, 9th December, 1896.
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