718190-1863-POST-OFFICE-NOTIFICATION — Page 1

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH JULY, 1863.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.

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It is hereby notified that commencing with the first Mail despatched from this Office for the United Kingdom after the at proximo, the whole postage on Letters sont ein Marseilles will be collected entirely by the scale in operation for Letters warded via Southampton, and in order to cover the transit rate paid to France, 4d. up to the weight of an ounce, instead 31. per ounce will be levied.

Thus the new rates of postage on Letters sent viâ Marseilles will be as follows

Not exceeding } oz.

1s. 4d.

3

Above oz. and not exceeding 1 oz.

28. 8d.

Above 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 oz.

58. 4d.

Above 2 oz. and not exceeding 3 oz.

88.

Every ounce after· the first.

28. 8d.

Ala corresponding alteration will take place in the rates of postage collected in this Office on Letters sent in transit through

United Kingdom when forwarded viâ Marseilles.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 4th July, 1863.

F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK.

REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

1863.

Barometer.

Thermometer. Barometer. Thermometer.

Barometer.

Thermometer.

July

4,

30.02

81

30.03

84

30.04

5,

30.05

83

30.06

83

30.03

""

6,

30.03

83

30.00

80

29.97

دو

7,

29.96

84

29.94

85

29.92

"

8,

29.92

85

29.91

86

29.90

""

9,

20.92

85

29.90

86

29.90

,,

10,

29.92

86

29.92

87

29.90

*8888888

84

82

85

85

86

87

86

DATZ.

BAROMETER.

REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.

Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.

HYDROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

6 A.M.

9 A.M.

NOON.

3 P.M.

6 P.3.

GA.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

GA.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

THER- MOMETER.

Self Re- gistering

Min. Max.

6A.M. 3P.M.

WINDS.

Force, ranges from 0 to 12.

REMARKS As to WeathEK.

6 A.M.

NOON

G P.M.

Dirn. F.

Dirn.

Dirn.

F.

1663.

July 4 28.15 28.20 28.21 28.20 28.10 74.00 79.50 77.30 73.00 78.00 76.05 72.50 80.00 ESE

"

1

#

5 28.22 28.24′28.22,28.19 28.18,75.30 78 50:77.00 75.00/77.00 75.05 74.00 60.00 ESE

İ

6 28.20 28.22 28.1828.14 28.12.76,00 78.00/77,00 75.00.76.00 76.00 73.30 79.15,

2 E

1

2 O

2 E

0

0 SbW

3 SSW

-

2 Fine.

0 Fog, wet dew; from 9 A.M. fine.

4 Fine.

•

7 28.12 28.15 28.13 28.09 28.0775.30 77.1576.30 74.00 75.30 75.00 74.00 79.00 SW

4 SWbS

4 SW

3 Do.

i

*

8 28.06 28.09 28.09 28.05 28.03 70.3077.3077.00 75.30 76.00 76.00 75.00 78.30bW

5 SWbS

5 ISSW

4 Slight fog, fine.

9 28.08 28.10 28.07 28.05 28.03 76.00 78.00,77.00 75, 77.00 76.00 74.3078.50 SW

10 28.07 28.10 28.10 28.05 28.01|76.30|77.3076.30 76.00 79.80,75.30/75.2079.00|SSW

5 SWbS

+ SSW

4

Do.

5 SWbS

3 [SSW

5 Fog, wet dew; from 10 A.M. fine.

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