THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH FEBRUARY, 1866.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
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It is hereby notified for general information that under the provisions of a Postal Convention just concluded with Austria, the postage on Correspondence addressed to Trieste, or Northern Europe, specially marked to be forwarded “viâ Trieste,” will henceforward be levied at the following rates, viz.:~~~
Not exceeding † of Above of an ounce and not
an ounce.
12.cents.
exceeding an ounce.
24 cents.
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UPON A LETTER Above an ounce and not ́exceeding } of an ounce.
30 cents.
Newspapers will be liable to a postage of 2 cents each.
Above of an ounce and not exceeding 1 ounce. 48 cents.
UPON A BOOK PACKET AND UPON PATTERNS OF MERCHANDIZE
Not exceeding 4 ounces
6 cents.
in weight.
Above 4 ounces and not
excceding
12 cents.
And so on adding 12 cents for every additional half pound.
The postage in every case must be paid in advance.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 10th February, 1865.
Above and not
exceeding 11 24 cents.
Above 1th and not
exceeding 11 30 cents.
For every additional 4 of an ounce. 12 cents.
F. W. MITCHELL, Pustmaster General.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
#
1860.
Barometer.
Thermometer. Barometer. Thermometer.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
February
*
""
27
3487HO
29.83
60
29.89
61
29.90
29.96
53
30.00
56
30.00
30.03
53
30.11
55
30.10
30 10
56
30.13
56
30.12
30.08
56
30.09
56
30.10
30.09
55
30.11
56
30.14
30.11
55
30.11
60
30.09
ANANONO
56
54
56
57
56
57
58
21
DATE.
BAROMETER.
GA.M.
9 A.M.
איסאי
3 P.M.
GP.M.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULE.
WET BULB.
GA.M.
NOON.
P.M.
NOON.
THER- MOMITER.)
Self Re- gistering.
Min. Mac.
Noon.
WINDS.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
Noos.
6 A.M
Dirn.
F. Dirn.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 P.M.
Dirn. F.
1866.
Feb.
3 28.67.28.13 28.1 28.65 28.0979.00 50.00 16.50 58.50 19.30 45,2046,30 55.10 16N
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4 28.13 25 1928.2128.2128.2:37.00 48.00 18.00 34.50 41.55 44.30) 23.00 55,00ÏENE
3 NbW
4 NbW
4 [NьW
4
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2
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5 28.26-28.82 28.28|28,28 28.25 12.30 47.55 47.00-19.00 11.30 14.30/50.00 5×50‡E6N
3 EbN
3 EbN
4
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17
6 28.31 28.35/28.028.26,26.2015.00 £5,30 45.50 14.55 11.55 45.00 3.00 5130 £ 7 23.28 28.33 28.31
4 N
3
EbN 2
!
Do.
28.2013.50 46.00 46.00 43.00 40.00 45.00,30.00 54.50 EIN
!
8 28.10 28.35 28.242.32 28. 11.30 50.00 30.30 40.80 46.50 17.50 10.00 78.00N
19
9 28.35 28.37
28.3116.55 56,00 52.00 45.50 53.30 51.50184.00 €1.00)
4 EEN
3 EN
2 NE
3 EbN
3 Deuse for and slight showers of rain.
Dense fog and drizzling rain to i P.M., then chuck passing tog untu 3 P, then clear. Five throughout.
Do, though hazy.
Cloudy and overcast, from 7.45 4.M. dense fog
and slight showers, at noon dense fog.
do.
2 SBN 2
2 NE
Fine.
1
Do.
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POST OFFICE NOTICE.
List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's
Ships of War, 9th February, 1866.
Letters. Papers.
Letters. Papers.
Algerine Adventure
19
10
Flamer
1
Insolent
Janus
Letters. Papers.
10
Letters. Papers.
Perseus
12
2
Grasshopper
3
Rifleman
4
Argus Bustard
11
Melville
3
1
Coromandel
12
Havoc Haughty Hesper
3
Orontes
25
6
Serpent
21
2
P. Charlotte
20
Slaney Staunch
4
5
List of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Post Office for Military, 9th February, 1866.
Batcher, Wm. Prvt.,
Letters. Papers.
i
Elliot, 8 Bat. of R. A.
Cumming, J. H. Lieut.,
Coomlies, Geo., (Corp!, No. 121), 1
Letters. Papers.
2
letters. Papere,
Lieut. W. E. Price,
Lieut. R. B. Colton,
3
1
Letter containing Glass detained on account of being ineligible to pass through the Post Oflice, addressed
Colonel Harris, 28 Leinster Road, Dublin, Ireland.
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