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No. 59.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH APRIL, 1866.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
By direction of His Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C.B., Governor, by and with the Advice of the Executive Council, the following Modifications of Government Notification No. 193 of 20th December last, are published for general information :--
1. The Hongkong Royal Mint will be opened on Monday, the 7th May next, at 11 a.m.
2. Dollars of all kinds, Sycee, Bar Silver, and Bullion will be received for Coinage into British
Dollars free of Seignorage for the period of One Month from that date.
3. In the case of Dollars requiring Melting previous to Assay, there will be a charge of it per
cent.
4. Where the Dollars brought for recoinage prove on premelting to be below the Hongkong
Standard, a charge of per cent will be inade, and the Metal returned.
5. No quantity under 5,000 cz. will be received.
6. Delivery must be made at the Mint, Causeway Bay, East Point, and priority of application
will be the rule followed.
For forms of application and further particulars, reference must be made to T. W. KINDER, Esquire, Master of the Mint.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th April, 1866.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
L
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Parties in arrear of Half Yearly Crown Rents to 31st December, 1865, are informed that the List of Defaulters for the period indicated is ready for transmission next week, to the Crown Solicitor.
Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 14th April, 1866.
FREDк FORTH, Colonial Treasurer.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1866.
Barometer.
Thermometer, Barometer. Thermometer. Barometer.
Thermometer.
April
21
23
""
25
""
2882887
30.05
68
30.10
72
30.09
30.07
24
30.04
29.92
26
29.90
29.91
SSRBOR
69
30.05
71
69
30.07
73
70
30.01
70
68
29.90
72
68
29.94
75
70
"}
29.94
75
2HRORER
30.10
72
30.05
75
30.05
74
29.94
70
29.90
71
29.85
75
29.95
76
DATE.
BAROMETER.
6 A.M.
9 A.M.
*NOON
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
THER-
MOMETER.]
WINDS,
Force, range from 0 to 12.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 A.M.
Dirn. F.
NOON.
Diru. !
6 P.M.
7.
Dirn.
Noon.
DRY BULB.
WET BULR.
3 P.M.
8 P.M.
GA.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
GA.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
Self Re- gistering.
Min.|Max.
1866.
49
April 21 28.34 28.39 28.40 28.35 28.24 61.10'69.00 64.20 01.05 65.00 62.20 48.50 76.00 EbS
22 28.36 28.44 28.43 28.38 28.30 €4.50 74.00 70.00 61.50 68.00 €6.00)51.30 82.00 E
3 E
3
E
3
Passing fog until 8 A.M., then fine.
:
2 E
1
E
1
Fine.
I
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23 28.26 28.40 28.41 28.34 28.3162.50 65.50 62.10 62.05 61.50 61.00 51.00 74.30 E
1
"
24 28.28 28.34|28.30|28.25)28.2458.50 62.00 62.00 55.00 58.30 61.0045.30 73.00 E
A A
4
3
E
3
Passing fog until 6.30 13., then one.
4 E
4 ᎬᏏᏚ
3
Fine though hazy, from 5 P.M. passing for
:
れ
11
25 28.20 28.25 28.19 28.19.28.18.59.80 63.30 65.30 58.30 61.55 64.30 47.30 74.30 EBS
లు.
ESE
3 SE
3
J
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>>
26 28.21 28.28 28.2828.23 28.23 66.00 71.59 69.00 65.30 70.50 67.30 54.00 80.00 SE
I
""
27 28.25 28.33|28.3328.27 28.27 67.00 73.50 66.59 65.50 69.50 66.00 54.30 80.30 EbS
00 20
SE
1 SE
1
Fine though bazy.
3 Ebs
2 E
3
Fine though bazy and overcast.
Fine, from 1 30 P.M. passing fog until 3 PM-
then deute fog.
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