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No. 199.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH JANUARY, 1867.

It is hereby notified that the Hongkong Stana Quarry Farm is let, under certain conditions, to Chang Ying Kee for the ensuing Year, and that the Kowloon Stone Quarry Farm is similarly let to Chang Sow.

The folowing are the rates which the Licensees are allowed to charge for Stone at the Quarries and which they are bound under a penalty not to exceed :-

ft. in. in in.

$ c.

1 6x 9x0. 10 9×9.

X

2 0x 9x9. 3 0× 9×9

40× 9×9

10x12x3

.0.01

.0.06

.0.12

ft. in. in.

7 0x12x Ü 10x12x12. 20×12x12.

in.

$ c. .0.52

0.10

..0.20

.0.18

3 0 × 12 × 12.

0.30

.0.24

4 0×12×12.

.0.40

0.06

5 0x12x12.

.0.50

20

.0.12

6 0×12×12.

.0.72

30 12×3.

.0.18

7 0×12×12.

0.84

1

12x4.

0.08

8 0×12×12.

1.12

20 12 x 4.

.0.16

9 0×12 × 12.

2.00

3 0x12x1..

0.24

10 0×12 × 12.

2.50

4 0×12×4.

0.32

2 0× 2×12.

0.75

20×12×6. 30×12×6. 4 0×12×6. 50×12×6.

0.16

2 0x 2x 2.

2.20

0.22

3 0x 2 x 2.

3.30

.0.29

4 0x 2x 2.

.5.00

0.36

5 0× 2x

ດ

.6.00

60×12×6.

.0.45

60 X 2 x

.7.20

By Order,

W. T: MERCER,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th December, 1866.

GOVERNMENT-NOTIFICATION.

CROWN RENTS.

Crown Lessees are reminded that the period allowed to pay into the Treasury the Rents due o the 25th instant expires on the 15th proximo (January, 1867.)

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 28th December, 1866.

FR

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.

6 A.M.

+

NOON.

6 P.M.

1866-67.

Barometer.

Thermometer.

Barometer.

Thermometer.

Barometer.

Thermometer.

December

20

30.02

55

30.01

63

30.01

62

30

30.00

57

30.02

64

29.96

65

""

29.99

59

30.01

64

30.03

65

""

January

30.06

64

30.14

64

30.15

63

30.18

59

30.22

CO

30.26

60

""

30.32

51

30.31

55

30.31

49

"

30.31

50

30.30

54

30.30

55

DATE.

BAROMETER.

REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK. Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.

HYDROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULE.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

NOON.

3 P.M.

G P.M.

6. A.M.

NOON.

& P.M.

6 A.M.

Noox.

THER-

MOMETER.

Self Re- |gistering. MinMark

Noo

WINDS.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

Dira.

F.

Dirn. J.

Dira.

F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

1866-67.

Dec. 29 28.27 28.33 28.31 28.30 28.2454.00 61.30 55.00 15.00 51.00 46.0082.00,62,00 FBX

"3

30 28.23 28.26 28.23 28.10 28.10.58.00 58.00 57.00, 16.00 5/1.59 51.30|65.00 62.0E

1 E

1 TBS

2 E

·1 Fine, though lazy

+ E

5

Lo.

81 28.19 2×28 28 25 28.21 28.20,56,00 58 00 78.30 12,00 510 0800 17.3470004

4 E

6

At 6 A.M. slight fog; at a M. passing fog and

suht rain

39

Jan.

Y 28.29 28.35 28.9728.84 28.35 57.00 58.00 98.30 58 30 10.00 51.30

58.00%

2 I

1

ALBAN PRssing tog auf slight rain; at noon

fare, shough hazy.

2 28.37 28.47 28.47.28.45 28.45 55.30 56,90 55.30′52.50 -1.09 78,00

1 ELN

2

At 5 A.M, passing fog: 219 A.M. fine, though

inzy at non fit

19

11

3 28.41 28.45 2.54 28.53 (2x50faran's tam

10:11,50 10.5USES

NNE

1 N&R

?

ADAM, tine, thond very bazy; at noon fine.

4 28.37,28.55/28.53/28.47

58.00 51.30/42.80/47.30-17.4917.39 51.00 E

3 E

1

6 AM. treat toon fine; 6 P.M. fine.

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