104
No. 17.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH MARCH, 1869.
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.
Baro- meter.
Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.
THERMOMETER.
Self Registering.
Baro- Thermo- meter.
meter.
Min.
Max.
February
27
30.35
59
30.39
28
30.31
60
30.34
March
30.23
60
30.19
30.25
60
30.10
30.07
60
30.07
30.08
67
30.06
""
"
30.06
69
30.07
38JCORS
63
60
61
68
69
72
67
3588733
66
55
69
52
64
70
71
64
$33RFR8
30.33 30.27
30.13
30.05
30.03
76
30.02
CRITER
61
60
61
64
67
70
80
30.01
68
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
BAROMETER.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULR.
DATE.
THERMO- METER.
WINDS.
RAIN.
Self Registering. | Min. | Max.
NOON.
6 A.M.
Dirn.
F.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
NOON.
Dira. I F.
In inches during the
previous 24 hours.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 P.M.
Dirt
9 A.M.
M
1869.
Feb. 27 28.52; 28.59 28.58. 28.56 28.55, 48.00 54,30) 51.00 47.30 52.30 50.00) 45.00 56.00 NhE
28 28.50 28.55 28.54, 28,50 28.46 30.00 54.00 50,00 49.00| 52.00| 49.00) 48.30 60.30 ENE
4 NNE
4 NEON
3 NNE
3
0.00
Fine though hazy.
3 EbN
0.00
Do.
57
!
Mar.
128.44 28.46 28.41 28.34 28.32 49.30 54.00 52.80 49.00 52.30 52.00, 48.00) 55.00 EьN
4 EbN
6 EbS
2
0.00
Do.
I
5.
!
228.34 28.86 28.37 28.30 28.29 56,00 59.00) 59.00) 55.00 57.00 57.00] 53.00| 59.80 ENE 328.35 28.38 28.35 28.31 28.31 61.30 66.00 63.30 61.50 65.00 63.00′ 58,00 66.30 SSE
5 Ehs
3 ESE
6
0.00
Fine; evening passing fog.
5 SSE
2 SSE
5
0.00
Fog wet dew; from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M.
35
1
A
} 4 28.84 28.40 28.59 28.31 28.30 64.00 68,30 65.30 63.00 67.00 64.30 62.00, 69.00 SSE
| 1
fine; evening fog wet dew.
2 SbE
3 S
2
0.00
Fog wet dew; from noon fine.
t
1.3
26.31 28.36 28.88 28.80 28.20 65.30 68.00 62.00 65.00 67.00 61.30 61.00 69.00 SSE
2 SSE
3 SSE
5
0.00
Fine; evening fog wet due.
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