716897-1864-WEATHER-TABLES — Page 1

DATE.

280

No. 123.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13тп AUGUST, 1864.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified to the Owners of Marine Lots lately purchased at Kowloon, that Paragraph I. of the Special Conditions of Sale with regard to filling in within Six Months will be strictly enforced. The Sea Wall will be commenced without delay and it is of the utmost importance that the filling in should be carried on at the same time, as the time allowed by the Military Authorities for the removal of the soil within the Cantonments is limited.

Those who commence filling in immediately will be able to obtain earth close to their Lots, whereas those who delay will be unavoidably subject to inconvenience and expense.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th July, 1864.

No. 115.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Notice is hereby given that on and after the 1st proximo no Stone Quarries on Crown Land either in Ilongkong or Kowloon may be worked without a License from the Surveyor General.

Licenses will be granted on application between the hours of 11 A.M. and 3 P.M.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th July, 1864.

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.

August 6,

29.60

83

29.50

85

29.48

84

29.47

83

29.47

83

29.47

85

""

29.47

84

29.50

83

29.50

83

"

29.53

83

29.54

83

29.54

83

>>

10,

29.61

82

29.67

81

29.68

80

""

11,

29.72

80

29.69

83

29.60

82

وو

12,

29.50

82

29.59

85

29.58

83

""

BAROMETER.

REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK,

Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.

HYDROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULR.

THER- ||MOMETER.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

Νούν,

3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

Noon.

6 P.M.

WINDS.

Self Re-

| gistering

Min. Max.

Force, ranges from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M.

Noon

6 P.M.

6A.M. 3P.M.

Dira. N.

Dirn. *'. Dirn. F.

1864.

Aug.

6

29

27.70 27.9027.85,27.80 27.79 78.30 78.3078.00 77.30 77.00'76.00)74.30'80.20 SbW

7 27.75 27.77 27.80 27.7727.7577.30 79.30 78.00 76.00 77.00 78.00 74.00 80.30 WыN

8 27.77 27.80 27.81 27.80 27.79 76.30 76.30 76.30 76.30 76.00 76.30/74.30 81.00 WSW

3 WIN

6 W

9 WSW

4 WbN

6 SW

8 SbE

G

Light fog at 6 A.M., afterwards clear.

8

Commences clear, at 2 PM. dense fog, at 8 P.M.

strong gule and heavy squalls.

9

1

9 27.82 27.82 27.82|27.82/27.80 74.30 74.30 75.30 73.30 76.30 75.30 76.30|77.30 |SSW

10 27.93 27.95 27.93 27.90 27.95 74.00 74.30 74.00 73.30 74.00 73.0073.30 77.80 EьS

11 28.02 28.02 28.02 27.98 27.95 74.00 78.30 77.00 73.30 76.30 74.30|72.30 78.30 SE

12 27.8927.91 27.89 27,86 27.86 76.00 79.30 74.30 74.30 78.00 72.30/72.30|72.30|SSW

i

6 SW

6 SSW

5

7 SE

10 SE

6

1 NE

3 NE

4

2 SbE

2 NW

3

Dense fog and rain throughout.

Dense fog at intervals with heavy rain & squalls.

Dense fog, at 7 A.. clear, at 11.30 A.M. heavy squalls and rain, latter part passing fog.

At 7 A.M. clear, throughout afterwards.

Commences clear and pleasant weather, at 3 гM.

thick fog and ruin, latter part fiue.