No. 6.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND FEBRUARY, 1868. 71
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The attention of Owners and Occupiers of Houses is drawn to the Provisions of the "Police and Lighting Rate Amendment Ordinance, 1867," No. 11 of 1867, which Ordinance came into force on the 1st instant, and particularly to Section 5 which lays down the mode in which a Refund of Taxes is to be obtained.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th January, 1868.
No. 170.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
It is hereby notified that, in accordance with Section 12 of "The Police and Lighting Rate Ordinance, 1863," His Excellency the GOVERNOR, by and with the Advice of the Executive Council, has fixed the Police Rate for the Year 1868 at Ten and a quarter per cent for Houses in the City of Victoria; and in accordance with Section 18 of the same Ordinance at Five per cent for Houses in the Villages of this Island.
The above Rate, as regards Houses in Victoria, will be levied exclusive of a Lighting Rate of One and a half per cent under Section 12 of the above Ordinance, and a Water Rate of Two per cent per Annum under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 12 of 1860.
The Police, Lighting and Water Rates will, under terms of the Ordinances, be payable Quarterly in advance, at the Colonial Treasury, between the first and last Days of the first Month in each Quarter. These several Rates shall be charged and chargeable on and recoverable from the Owners of the Tenements in respect of which the above assessment has been made.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th December, 1867.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, Praya West.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1868.
Baro- meter.
meter.
Thermo- Baro- Thermo-
meter. meter.
THERMOMETER.
Self Registering.
Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.
Min.
Max.
February 15
30.34
59
30.34
63
16
30.34
""
17
30.19
61
>>
18
30.23
""
19
30.19
20
30.17
27
21
30.16
A=2336
59
30.30
30.24
30.23
30.20
30.22
71
68
30.13
833832R
59
64
58
62
61
65
62
64
73
68
2538822
64
30.34
65
30.25
65
30.23
66
30.20
66
30.17
72
30.17
73
30.12
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63
64
64
63
65
71
72
""
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK. Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
BAROMETER.
HYDROMETER.
THERMO- METER.
WINDS.
RAIN.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
DATE.
Self Registering. Min. Max.
NOON.
6 A.M.
Dirn.
Force, range from 0 to 12,
NOON.
6 P.M.
F. Dirn. F. Dirn.
In inches during the
previous 24 hours.
9 A.M.
1868.
Feb. 1528.37 28.45 28.52 28.54 28.47, 48.00 53.00 52.30; 45,30 49.00] 50.00 48.00 54.30 NEDE
5 ENE
16 28.43 28.47 28.52 28.54 28.47 54.00 56.00 55.00 51,30 53.00 52.30, 52.00 56.00 ENE
6 EbN
4 ENE
4 EbN
5
0.02
5
0.00
"
"J
17 28.39 28.43 28.49 28.52 28.36 54.00 57.30] 54.30 53.00 55.00 53.00 53.00 56.30 E
5 E
4 EbN
4
0.00
18 28.30 28.34 28.30 28.40 28.38 53.30 54.00] 54.00, 51.00 52.00 52.30 53.00 59.00 EDS
5 E
5 E
3
0.00
"
{
;
19 28.36 28.42 28.52 28.55 28.43 54.00 58.30 58.00, 52.00 57.00 56.30 53.30 59.30 EbS
4 E.
3 E
2
0.00
"
20 28.36 28.44 28.56 28.58 28.44 56.00 64.30 63.60 51.00 62.00 61.30 56.00 64.30 E
3 EbN
4 E
4
0.00
"
21 28.40 28.45 28.51 28.49 28.43 63.00 65.30 65.00 61:00 65.00 64.30 53.00 66.30.ELN
4 SEDE
3 SEDE
4
0.01
93
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
Fine though overcast.
Dense fog and wet dew; heavy squalls
of wind during past night.
Dense fog until 10.30 A.M.; then fine
though hazy.
Dense fog until 12.30: then passing
fog.
Dense fog until 8 A.M.; then passing fog until 2 P.M; then fine though hazy. Fine though hazy; dense fog at 5 P.M.
Dense fog until 11.45 A.M.; then pass-
ing fog with slight rain.
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