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No. 170.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29тH FEBRUARY, 1868. 83
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th December, 1867.
NOTICE.
It is hereby notified that the portion of Robinson Road which lies between Castle Road and Bonham Road, is closed to the public from this date, during certain alterations and repairs.
By Order,
Surveyor General's Office, Hongkong, 17th December, 1867.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
W. WILSON, Surveyor General,
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
THERMOMETER.
1868.
Baro- meter.
Thermo- meter.
Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.
Self Registering.
Baro- meter.
Thermo- meter.
Min.
Max.
February
>>
"
"2
"
""
*******
30.10
30.00
29.98
30.00
29.91
29.90
28
29.98
8*88888
69
30.05
69
30.00
69
29.99
68
66
29.97
69
29.88
79
29.96
69
62
30.13
RHORNSS
72
69
74
68
67
70
66
70
77
68
68
62
61
RERANNS
73
30.00
74
30.00
76
30.00
29.92
71
77
77
29.90 29.98
67
68
30.18
61
PRONKSS
72
75
68
75
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BAROMETER.
DATE.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
THERMO-
METER.
Self Registering.
WINDS.
RAIN.
In inches during the;
GA.M.
A.M.
'NOON
3 P.M.
5 P.M.
6 A.M.
*NOON
6 P.M.
5 A.M.
*NOON
3 P.M.
Min. Max.
NOON. Dico.
6 A.M.
Force, range from 0 to 12,
NOON.
previous 24 hours.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 P.M.
9 A.M.
F. Dirn. F. Dirn.
F.
1868.
Feb. 22 28.37 28.42 28.51 28.52 28.29 64.00 65.30| 65.00; 63.00| 66,00| 64.00 64.00 68.50 SSE
23 | 28.20 28.21 28.38 28.39 28.19 63.00 68.00 65.00 61.00 65.30 63.30 63.00 70.05 SW
2 SCbE
1 SSE
5
0.00
Dense fog until 10.30 A.M.; then pass-
ing fog throughout the day.
2 NNW
2 SSW
5
0.00
Dense fog until 8 A.M.; then passing
fog.
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24 28.16 28.18 28.17 28.18 28.13 64.00. 61,30 63.00 63.00 63.00 62.00 63.00 70,00 SELE
,,25 28.14 28.17 28.26 28.34 28.23 63.00 65.00 66.00 61.00 64.00 61.00 62.00 66.00 ESE
2 SEDE
6 SSE
4
0.00
3 SSW
6 ISSE
6
0.00
26 28.13 28.17 28.24 28.23 28.18 64.00 67,00| 66.00: 62.00] 65,00] 61,30, 64.00] 68.00|S
1 S
1 SSE
4
0.00
32
27 28.13 28.18 28.15 27.90 27.83 65.00 66.00 55.00 64,00 64.30 54.00 55.00| 68.00;S
1 WbN
2 NW
7
0,00
28 27.88 27.98, 27.99 27,96, 28.02′ 52.00 51.00 50.00 51.00 49.00 49,00 50,00 66.00 NbW
1 NW
6 N
0.02
"
Dense fog all day..
Dense fog until 11.45 A.M.; passing
fog until 5 P.M.; then dense fog. Dense fog until 8 A.M.; then thick
passing fog.
Dense fog until 9 A.M.; passing tog
until 2 P.M.; then dense fog.
Fine though hazy; at 3 P.M. passing fog, slight rain during past night; heavy squall of wind about 1 AM until 2 A.M.
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