DATE.
344
No. 112.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH JULY, 1872.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
An Overseer of Works is required in the Surveyor General's Department.
He must have a knowledge of building, and must have served his apprenticeship at a trade. Application must be made personally, for further particulars and terms, at the Office of the Surveyor General.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd May, 1872.
NOTICE.
CECIL C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Owners of Tenements assessed to the Police, Lighting, Water and Fire Brigade Rates, are informed that the Rates for the Third Quarter of the year 1872 are payable in advance during and within the month of July next.
Rate-payers are requested to take notice that Parties in default in payment of Rates after the period specified, are liable to be sued in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction.
Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 29th June, 1872.
NOTICE.
C. MAY,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.
The Undersigned, having been appointed a Committee to enquire as to the expediency of establishing a Savings Bank, invite information from the Community on the subject with the view of ascertaining if there is a class of residents in the Colony wishing to avail themselves of such an institution.
Hongkong, 28th June, 1872.
C. MAY,
1st Police Magistrate, F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General.
W. M. DEANE,
Capt. Superintendent of Police.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 19TH JULY,
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
1872.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
THERMOMETER.
1872.
Baro- meter.
Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.
Self Registering.
meter.
Buro- Thermo- meter. meter.
Min.
Max.
July
13
29.91
83
29.93
84
83
84
29.91
84
14
29.92
83
29.94
84
83
85
29.90
}}
15
29.89
82
29.92
86
82
86
29.87
27
16
29.89
83
29.86
86
83
86
29.85
17
29.89
84
29.89
86
83.5
86
29.82
25
18
29.85
84
29.80
86
83
86
29.78
85
""
19
29.80
84
29.78
86
83
86
29.80
85
"
BAROMETER.
6 A.M.
9 A.M.
NOON.
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.
HYGROMETER.
DRY BCLB.
WET BULB,
'NOON
6 P.M.
A.M.
*NOON
5 P.M.
THERMO-
METER.
Self Registering
Min.
Max.
NOON.
WINDS.
RAIN.
6 A.M.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
NOON.
In inches during the
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
previous 24 hours.
Dirn. F. Dirn.
6 P.M.
Dirn. F.
9 A.M.
1872.
""
July 13 28.14 28.15 28.17 28.15 28.14 74.0 75.5 73.5 73.0 74.0 72.0 73.0 75.5 SE
1428.16 28.18 28.17 28.15 28.14 74.075.0 74.5 73.5 74.5 74.0 71.5 75.5 SW
2 SSE
3 SSW
3
1.16
3 SW
4 SW
3
0.05
15 28.12 28.16 28.15 28.12 28.11 72.0 75.075.5 71.0 71.0 74.5 72.0 75.0
W
4 W
5 SW
5
1.10
35
!
"1
17 28.13 28.15 28.13 28. 7 28. 574.0 77.0 75.0 73.5 74.5 73.0 73.5
16 28.12 28.15 28.13 28.10 28. 9 75.0 75.075.0 74.5 74.0 74.0 74.0 77.5SWbS
77.0 S
5 SSW
6 SSW
6
0.05
Wet fog; 9 A.M., fine cloudy; 6 P.M.,
fog.
Fog; 7 A.M., peak fine with detached open- ings in fog; 1 A.M., rain & fog throughout. Fine cloudy, horizon clear; 4 P.M.,
slight fog.
Wet fog; 9 A.M., very much overcast
throughout.
4 SSW
5 S
0.04
Fine overcast; 9 A.M., cloudy, hazy,
3 P.M., horizon clear.
T1
18 28. 7 28. 9 28. 8 28. 4 28. 0 74.0 77.075.5 79.5 74.0 73.0 73.5 77.5 SE
1 E
¿ E
1
0.02
Slight fog: 7 A.M., fine cloudy squally
horizon clear at intervals.
:
19 28. 4 28. 6 28. 6 28. 2 28. 174.5 76.0 75.5 74.0 71.5 75.0 74.0 77.5, E
5 E
5 E
5
0.21
Rain and fog, fine at intervals, squally.
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