No. 65.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JUNE, 1866.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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In consequence of the great interruption to business caused by the influx of Visitors to the Mint, His Excellency The GOVERNOR has been pleased to order that from this date till further notice the Public (except persons actually having business there) will not be admitted to that Establishment.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1866.
No. 72.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Whereas by reason of an accident to the Rolling Machinery of the Mint, and the illness of some of the Staff on that Establishment, it has hitherto been found impossible to coin Dollars as rapidly as was at first expected, His Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief, by and with the Advice of the Executive Council, is pleased to direct that the veriod of One Month for free Coinage of Bullion and Dollars, as fixed by the 2nd Clause of Government Notification No. 59 of the 20th April, shall be and the same is hereby extended from the 7th June to the 7th August next.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th May, 1866.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
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.
May 24
29.81
83
29.80
82
29.80
85
27
29.79
82
29.76
84
29.78
83
}}
28
29.79
80
29.83
83
29.85
84
20
29.85
79
29.89
79
29.87
82
"
30
29.87
77
20.82
79
29.81
81
"
31
29.81
75
29.85
75
29.84
76
*
June
1
29.84
73
29.85
76
29.84
77
DATE
BAROMETER.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULL.
6 A.M.
9 A.M.
Noox.
3 P.M.
6 T.M.
GA.M.
Noos
5 P.M.
WET BULR.
'N'Y 9
Noox.
6 r.M.
THER-
MOMETER..
Self Re- gistering.
WINDS.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 A.M.
Noos.
6 P.M.
Dirn. F.
Dira. F. Din.
F.
Noon.
| Min.Mar.
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1966.
May 26 28.1428.19 28.19 28.1428.1174.05 78.65 73.00 73.50 76.00 72.50)62.50 83.00)S 27 28.10′28.1428.1928.1228.10)78.55 73.00 69.00 73.50 72.50 69.00/62.00 84.30 S
A
5 S
7 SW
4 S
6.8 S
4
Parsing for until 8.30 4.3., then fine; from 2.15
P.M. passing fog and light rain.
6.8 Thick fog with squalls and heavy showers of
rain.
Į
"
28 28.15 28.19 28.17 28.14 28.13)73.50 76.00 75.00 73 50 75.50 74.55 61.00 85.00 S
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1
:
+
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20 28.20 28.22 28.22 28.20 28,18 C8.50 .71,15 €8.30 68.50 71.15 68.30 ̊58.50 78.00 EыN
5
11
7 30 28.18 28.10 28.49 28.13 28,13/70.00 72.00 71.50 70.00 72.00 71.50 57.00 81.00, SDE
5
11
31 28.14 28.18 25.1928.13 28.1465.00 69.00 64.50 65.00 G3.30 64.00 52.30 74.50 N
3
June
1 28,11 28.18 28.19/28.10|28.16,65.50 70.50 €9.50 65.00 70.00 66.50)52.50 79.50 E
4 E
* NSE S
5 SW
2
Heavy rain with thunder and lightning.
4 E
3
Heavy rain with distant thunder.
5 Sir
5
Fog and heavy rain.
3 NNE
3 E
09 19
2
Light fog and passing showers of rain,
3 Thick fog and light rain until 7.30 A.M., then
clear.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
List of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's
Ships of War, 1st June, 1866.
Letter 'apers.
Letters. Papers
Argus
1
Flamer
1
Leven
Letters, Paporn.
7
Perseus
Lettera. Papers.
12
Adventure
喽
Leopard
10
Grasshopper
1
Melville
2 2
Rifleman Kattler
3 3
4
Banterer
Hanghty
2
Hardy
1
Cockchafer
Dage
2
Insolent
Janus
10
Osprey Opossum
16
Serpent
10
5
Sladey
17
P. Charlotts
40
Wasp
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