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No. 112.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH 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 26TH JULY, 1872.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1872.
THERMOMETER.
Baro- meter.
Thermo- Baro- Thermo-
meter. meter.
Self Registering.
Baro-
meter.
meter.
Thermo- meter.
Min.
Max.
July
20
29.84
83
29.86
86
83
87
29.85
85
21
29.87
29.87
82
85
29.86
85
"
29.84
29.85
82
85
29.79
83
""
29.85
29.86
85
81
85
29.80
84
"
29.85
29.81
86
83
86
29.80
84
""
29.82
83
29.81
84
82
86
29.79
84
""
26
29.83
83
29.83
81
80
85
29.82
82
"
DATE.
6 A.M.
9 A.M.
BAROMETER.
'NOON
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK. Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.
HYGROMETER.
THERMO- МЕТЕК.
WINDS.
RAIN.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
·ΝΟΟΝ
Self Registering
Min. Max.
NOON.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
6 A.M.
NOON. 6 P.M.
Dirn. F. Dirn. E. Darn. F
In inches during the
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
previous 24 hours.
9 A.M.
1872.
July 20 28. 4 28. 9 28.11 28. 8 28. 773.0 75.0 73.5 72.5 73.5 72.5 73.0
i
77.0 SE
6 SE
7.S
4
0.89
i
73
21 28.10 28.13 28.12 28. 9 28. 673.5 76.5 75.0 73.0 75.0 73.0 73.0 76.5
E
4 E
4 SE
5
0.24
Rain past night; fine with squalls of
rain and fog at intervals. Fine very squally.
:
"
22 28.7 28.10 28.13 28. 8 28. 7 73.0 74.0 76.0 72.5 73.0 74.072.0 76.5 SSW
4 SbE
4 SW
3
0.16
¡
İ
""
23 28.9 28.11 28. 7 28. 8 28. 675.0 75.5 75.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 73.0 77.0 WSW
1
4 SSW
5 SSW
6
0.66
"}
24 28. 8 28.10 28. 7, 28, 6 28. 574.5
74.0 74.5 74.0 73.5 74.0 73.0 75.5 S
3 SSW
3 S
5
0.06
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t
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!
25 28.5 28. 6 28. 7 28. 4 28. 274.5 75.0 75.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 73.0 76.0 S
T
3 swbw
4 SW 5
0.06
33
26 28. S 28.10 28. 9 28. 7 28. 774.5 72.0 74.0 74.0 71.5 73.5
70.5 76.0 SW
5 SW
4 SSW 5
0.16
Rain past night; fog and rain; 8 A.M., fine
cloudy squally; 3 P.M., very hazy.
Fog; 8 A.M., slight rain; 10 A.M., fine
cloudy horizon clear.
Fine squally; fog and rain at inter- vals; 3 P., Overcast; 5 P.M., fog. Fine overcast; squally, fog and rain
at intervals.
Overcast passing fog and rain; thunder and lightning; 12 noon, fog; 4 P.M., slight openings in fog, squally throughout.
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