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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH AUGUST, 1891.
KOPAH INLET.-Less water than marked on the chart was found off Kopah Head and in Kopah Inlet.
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The buoy mentioned in page 53 Supplement Vol. 1. 1890 has been replaced by a black pole beacon and
PAK KUEN.-A depth of 14 fathoms was found on S.W. edge of bank fronting entrance to Pak Kuen.
Supplement Vol. 1. 1890 pages 53-55 Chart 216 (b)
KEDAH RIVER.-The bar is marked by five beacons on each side.
Chart 793 (a.) Supplement Vol. I. 1890 page 81.
YANGTSZE KIANG RIVER.—Information received from H.M.S. “ Alacrity," states that the buoy marking the N.W. extreme of middle ground was not in position on May 25th 1891 and that the North Channel has altered considera bly lately. Charts 1199-1602. Directory Vol. III. pages 414, 415 Supplement page 60.
TOKIO GULF.-Information has been received from the Japanese Government that a sunken reef has been discovered having less than six feet over it.
It lies S. W. four cables from the small rock off Miogani Saki.
Sea Directory Vol. 4. page 315 Chart 2657. Also that the shoal off Daibo Saki marked three fathoms has only two over it.
Chart 2657 Sea Directory Vol. 4. page 316.
To the Commodore and the respective Captains, Commanders, and
Officers Commanding Her Majesty's Ships
and Vessels employed on the China Station.
FRED. W. RICHARDS, Vice-Admiral.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 350.
The following Meteorological Observations, made at the Observatory, during the Month of July, 1891, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th August, 1891.
W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE OBSERVATORY, DURING THE MONTH OF JULY, 1891.
Barometric Pressure, in inches. Humidity, in percentage of saturation.
Temperature, in degrees Fahr. Rainfall, in inches.
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
DAY OF THE MONTH.
RAINFALL.
10 a.
4 p.
Mean.
Max.
Min.
Mean.
Mean of 10 a.
and 4 p.
July 1,
29.74
29.64
29.69
86
2,
.64
.57
.61
86
"
3,
.66
.62
.64
83
"1
4,
72
.65
.68
83
5,
.71
.61
.66
83
"
6,
.64
.57
.61
85
19
7.
.65
.59
.62
86
8,
.68
.63
.65
85
9,
.68
.63
.66
86
"
10,
.67
.60
.63
86
11,
.64
.64
.64
86
12,
.71
.69
.70
87
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13,
.73
.66
.70
86
""
14,
.63
.58
.60
84
15,
.65
.60
.63
84
78
16,
.72
.67
.69
84
78
17,
.74
.62
.68
89
79
""
18,
.53
.41
.47
88
78
"J
59
19,
.41
.53
.47
82
75
20,
.75
.73
.74
85
76
21,
.84
.79
.82
83
74
""
22,
.86
.82
.84
83
77
"
""
23,
.87
.81
.84
86
76
""
24,
.89
.81
.85
88
76
25,
.88
.81
.84
85
77
"
19
26,
.85
.75
.80
87
77
"
27,
.80
.71
.76
88
77
28,
.75
.66
.70
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29,
.72
.64
.68
30,
.66
.60
.63
31,
.64
.59
.62
8888888
90
77
79
86
81
86
78
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79
83
82
0.57
77
81
79
0.14
78
81
86
0.85
74
78
96
6.76
74
78
94
2.85
77
81
83
0.56
82
81
0.01
81
82
0.50
78
82
85
0.42
78
82
87
0.95
79
82
85
0.34
80
84
89
0.16
80
83
78
0.22
77
80
81
0.65
81
84
0.31
81
83
0.31
84
74
83
84
0.78
79
90
5.05
81
86
1.03
78
82
0.23
80
84
0.05
81
82
0.24
82
80
81
79
82
70
82
72
84
67
...
83
74
0.01
84
75
0.02
82
72
0.10
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