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TEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 9TH JAN., 1886.

APPENDIX.

APPROXIMATE STATISTICS FOR THE

YEAR

Supplied to the International Bureau of the Postal Union, Berne.

1885.

29

INTERNATIONAL.

LOCAL.

COMPARISON WITH 1884.

CORRESPONDENCE.

TOTAL.

De- spatched.

De-

Received.

Received,

spatched.

Total in 1884.

Increase. Decrease.

Articles,..

$76,000 13,000 1.150

406,000 16,008)

62.000 6.000

51.000

1,095,000

1,095,000

11,000

46,000

45;500

900

1,400

900

4,350

4.100

500 230

7,700

2,700

1,600

1,000

13,000

18,200

5,200

and reply.........................

140.000

328,000

32,000

10,000

510.000

471.000

39,000

Hicals,

Current, &c.,

200,000

190,000

13.000

8,000

410,000

340,000

70,000

5,000

2,900

4.000

4,260

16.160

15,460

700

6.000

3,000

2,831

9,000

5,980

3.020

24,700

28,000

2,340

57,874

51,800

3,074

clared,

ith Return Receipt,.

312

1,872

52

26

2.262

2,280

18

543

736

130

156

1,570

890

680

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 15.

Towing report from the Government Astronomer, for the month of October, 1885, is for general information.

By Command,

Annial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1886.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

Weather Report for October, 1885.

in the China Coast Meteorological Register, based on information transmitted by the Great Northern Eastern Extension Telegraph Companies, which was daily published, is given a summary of the It also contains information pheric circumstances in Luzon and along the Coast of China.

ning the weather in Nagasaki and Wladivostock, and the first appearance and progress of

Elight fog was observed on the morning of the 14th.

Dew fell in the evening on the 14th, in the evening on the 19th, the 25th and the 29th.

Unusual visibility was noted on the 19th, the 23rd and the 24th.

A Solar halo was seen at 1 p. on the 5th.

Lightning was seen in the afternoon on the 1st and the 5th, and faint thunder was heard on the former day.

Between 12.45 a. and 1.30 a. on the 6th a light thunder-storm passed from SW through W towards NE at a great distance from here.

Lightning was seen in the evening on the 9th.

The Total Distance travelled by, as well as the Duration and average Velocity of Winds from erent quarters were as follows:-

Direction.

X

Total Distance.

Duration.

Velocity.

Miles.

Hours.

Miles per hour.

1054

95

11.1

NE

1866

132

14.2

E

7387

414

17.8

SE

390

44

8.9

S

36

7

5.1

SW

32

7

4.6

- W

72

16

4.5

NW

39

7

5.6

Calm

11

22

0.5