706871-1869-WEATHER-TABLES — Page 1

No. 17.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1869. 81

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st January, 1869, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th February, 1869.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

Oriental Bank Corporation,..

513,584

171,194

Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,

392,969

150,000

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.

309,445

105,000

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,.

813,112

350,000

TOTAL,......

2,029,110

776,194

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.

REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

1869.

THERMOMETER.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- meter. meter.

Thermo- meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

February

"

27

27

""

""

26

2788432

20

30.14

61

30.15

30.16

64

30.15

30.16

63

30.22

30.25

62.

30.30

30.30

61

30.33

25

30.35

61

30.36

30.30

61

""

30.31

61

3388835

63

64

60

62

63

55

HORSE

54

03

54

54

58

58

65

54

66

3R88863

05

30.06

70

30.09

69

30.18

66

30.26

66

30.30

30.31

62

30.27

62

@*88888

63

64

63

DATE.

5 A.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

'NOON

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.

Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.

HYDROMETER.

THERMO- METER.

WINDS.

RAIN.

DRY BULB.

6 A.M.

*SOON

WET BULB. Self

'Registerings Min. Mark

Noos.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

In inches during the

precious 24 hours.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

ار کرتے اور محمد

F.

Noos,

Diru.

P.BL

9 A.11.

Dira.

F.

1869.

33

Feb. 20 28.35 28.39 28.35 28.29 28.29' 52.30 58.00 59.00, 52.00 57.30 58.00 50.00 58.00 ELS

21 28.35 28.39 28.39 28.32 28.50 60.00 60.30 57.00 59.50 60.05 57.00 57.00, 62.00 SE

5 FSE

5 SSE

6

0.05

1

w

4 EUS

4 E

5

0.05

"

22 28.33 28.43 28.41, 28.40 28.40 52.30 52.50, 52.00, 52.00, 52.00 50.05 51.00 61.00 Ebs

5 ESE

4 SSE

3

0.65

23 28.43 28.49 28.50 28.47 28.45 51.00 52,00 51.50 50.50 51.50 51.00 50.30 54.00 ELS 24 28.44 28.52 28.56 28.52 28.46 50.30 54.00 53.00 49.30 52.00) 52.00 50.00 56.00 SSE

5 SEUS

2 SELE

0.17

5 Ebs

3 ENE

0.05

!

T

Fog wet dew; rain during night. Fog wet dew: from 9 to 10 A.M. rain;

evening dense for

6 to 10 M. fog wet dow: noon, fine; evening passing fog; rain during past night.

6 A.. fog wet dew; from 10 A.M. pass-

ing fog; fine.

Fine; rain during past night.

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25 28.50 28.55, 28.51 28.52 28.51, 51.00 51.30 5.00 51.00 50.00 19.30 50.00, 56.39 SSE 26 28.46 28.55 28.32 28.43 28.42 50.30 54.30 52.00 49.30 53.30 51.30 50.00 56.30 E

4 SEDE

1 EbN

4

0.00

I

Fine though overcast.

3 SSE

2 SSE

0.00

Fog wet dew; from 10 A.M. fine.