No. 128.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH AUGUST, 1867.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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His Excellency The GOVERNOR has been pleased to appoint the following Gentlemen to be Justices of the Peace for this Colony, and they have taken the Oath accordingly:
JOHN IVOR MURRAY, Esquire, M.D. THOMAS WILLIAM KINDER, Esquire. FREDERICK STEWART, Esquire.
CHARLES ANDELEUR CREAGII, Esquire. WILLIAM KESWICK, Esquire.
James Pender DUNCANSON, Esquire.
RICHARD BATTY PARR, Esquire.
JOHN FRASER, Esquire.
JAMES BANKS TAYLOR, Esquire.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th August, 1867.
CECIL C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
NOTICE.
Tenders for fitting the Barque John Adam as a Water Police Station will be received by the Undersigned up to Noon of the 7th Proximo.
Plans and specifications of the rk required can be seen at the Harbor Master's Office.
H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.
Harbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 24th August, 1867.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1867.
Barometer.
Thermometer. Barometer. Thermometer. Barometer.
Thermometer.
August
17
29.79
81
29.85
18
29.85
80
29.87
"
19
29.78
81
29.75
12
20
29.73
79
29.70
R888
79
29.85
81
81
29.81
81
82
29.75
80
80
29.72
80
""
21
29.75
81
29.79
83
29.79
82
19
22
29.79
81
29.80
83
29.81
82
""
23
29.81
81
29.84
85
29.83
84
""
DATE.
1867.
BAROMETER.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
6 A.M.
9 A.M.
ΝΟΟΝ.
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
THER- MOMETER.
Self Re- gistering.
Min. Max.
Noon.
WINDS.
6 A.M.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
NOON.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 P.M.
Dirn
F.
Dirn.
F
Dirn.
F.
++
Aug. 17 28.14 28.19 28.20 28.19 28.1674.00 72.00 70.00 73.00 71.00 69.0571.05 75.05 SE
18 28.19 28.24 28.23 28.19 28.1873.00 72.05 73.05 72.05 72.05 72.05 70.05 73.05 SbW
6.8 WbN
I
6 SW
3.5 SE
5 W
1
19 28.13 28.12 28.17 28.12 28.08 74.00 72.05 72.05 73.05 72.05 72.0570.00 75.00 S
7 SW
ני
20 28.07 28.10 28.10 28.08 28.07 73.00 73.00 72.00 72.05 72.05 71.05 70.00 74.00 S
6.8 S
"
21 28.10 28.15 28.16 28.11 28.1373.15 74.00 73.00 73.05 73.00 71.05 75.00 S
22 28.16 28.21 28.22 28.20 28.20 72.05 76.05 75.00 72.05 74.05 73.05 72.00 77.00 SEBS
1 SW
3 Calm
-
1 SSW
3.5 SbW
2 S
[SbW
5
7 Dense fog,rain,thunder, lightning, heavy
squalls of wind and distant thunder.
from noon passing thick fog.
Dense fog, heavy and continuous rain. Dense fog, heavy and continuous rain,
Dense fog, heavy and continuous rain
4.5
and heavy squalls of wind; from 1 P.M.
2
passing fog and rain at intervals.
Dense fog, from 10 A.M. clear but
cloudy.
1
13
Fine clear weather throughout.
į
24
23 28.18 28.21 28.23 28.18 28.1172.05 77.05 76.00 71.00 76.00 74.00 72.00 77.05 S
1 SSW
1 SbE
1
Passing fog; from 9.30 A.M. clear but
cloudy.
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