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No. 5.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1864.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Notification from Her Majesty's Consul at Canton is published for general information,
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th January, 1864.
CANTON INDEMNITY MONEY.
NOTIFICATION.
W. H. ALEXANDER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
BRITISH CONSULATE, CANTON, 6th January, 1864. With reference to his Notification in the Hongkong Government Gazette No. 52 of the 26th December, 1863, the Under- signed has to make known to the parties interested, that he will be prepared to issue to the Claimants or their legal Repre- sentatives Certificates for the amount of interest which have been verified on claims already paid, and the amounts of principal and interest on those lately admitted, on application at this Office between the hours of ten in the forenoon and four in the afternoon, on Tuesday the 12th instant and Friday the 15th instant, and on every succeeding Tuesday and Friday until further notice.
D. B. ROBERTSON, H. B. M.'s Consul for Canton.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1864.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
Barometer. Thermometer. Barometer.
Thermometer.
January
9,
30.13
59
30.10
60
30.10
59
10,
30.07
59
30.05
59
30.04
59
""
11,
30.03
58
30.02
60
30.02
60
""
12,
30.00
58
29.97
59
29.96
60
13,
30.05
62
30.00
63
29.92
64
""
14,
29.94
64
30.00
64
30.07
63
""
15,
30.13
63
30.02
64
30.03
64
DATE.
BAROMETER.
6 A.M.
9 А.М.
ΚΟΟΝ
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
3 P.M.
6 г.M.
6 A.M.
Noox.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
THER- MOMETER.
Self Re- gistering
Min. Max.
6 A.M. 3P.M.
WINDS.
Force, ranges from 0 to 12.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 A.M.
Dirn.
NOON
6 P.M.
F. Dirn.
F.
Dirn.
F.
1864.
Jan.
9 28.38 28.40 28.40 28.35 28.3349.00 55.00 52.00 47.00 51.30 49.00 48.30 58.00 E
3 E
1 NEUN
2
Cloudy and light fog, from 12 fine, but very hazy;
heavy squalls and dew, past night.
10 28.33 28.57 28.35:28.32 28.3251.00 57.30 56.30 47.00 53.30 51.30 50.00 61.00 NьE
1 NNE
1 Calm
"
11 28.32 28.36 28.34 28.30 28.3052.30 58.30 54.00 48.00 54.00 48.00 52.00 60.00 NELE
3 ENE
2 E
4
Do.
77
1
12 28.25 28.28 28.28 28.24 28.20:55.00 57.3056.00 50.00 52.00|51.00 57.00 58.30 ESE
3 Ebs
4 ESE
Fine, though very hazy.
5 Cloudy and threatening sky.
do.
11
13 28.24 28.27 28.25 28.23 28.2358.30 64.00 63.00 58.30 62.30 61.00 55.00 65.00)S
1 S
1 S
1
Foggy; from 1 P.M. fine, though hazy.
11
!
14 28.25 28.32 28.30 28.25 28.27|59.00|66.00 63.30 57.30|61.30 60.00 56.00 67.00 ESE
2 ESE
1 NE
1
Fine, though hazy.
"
15 28.32 28.38 28.35 28.32 28.3255.30 5.00 53.00,52.00|53.30 49.30 54.00 59.30 EbN
2 E
2 E
2
Passing fog and drizzling rain; from 1 P.M. fine,
though lazy.
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