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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9rn FEBRUARY, 1861.
No 7.--Summary of RETURN No. 6.
TOTAL NUMBER
NUMBER OF PENSONS ON BOARD.
TOTAL
POPULA-
NAMES OF HARBOURS AND BAYS.
OF VESSELS
ADULTS.
CHILDREN.
TION AT
AT EACH
EACH
PLACE.
Males. Females.
Boys. Girls.
PLACE.
Victoria Harbour,.
2,331
9,288
8,409
3,010
1,762
17,417
Aberdeen,....
645
1,918
1,098
980
530
4,506
Show-ke-wan, and Sai-wan,.
650
2,154
933
629
416
4,182
Stanley, and Sheak-ho,
200
1,174
496
477
357
2,50-4
Total,.
3,925
14,482
5,936
5,070
3,065
28,550
D. R. CALDWELL,
Registrar General.
No. 14.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint J. SIDNEY SMITH, Esquire, of the Royal Navy to be one of the Government Marine Surveyors in place of JABEZ LOANE, Esquire, who has resigned on proceeding to England.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 8th February, 1861.
No. 15.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary. ·
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Honorable W. T. MERCER, Esquire, to be a Member, and Acting Chairman, of the Board of Education in place of Dr. BRIDGES, who has resigned his Seat on his approaching departure for England; and His Excellency is also pleased to appoint the Honorable ANGUS FLETCHER, Esquire, to the Scat at the Board resigned by the Reverend J. J. IRWIN.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 8th February, 1861.
No. 16.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
His Excellency the Governor is pleased to appoint Provisionally and until Her Majesty's Pleasure shall be known, FRANCIS I. HAZELAND, Esquire, to be Crown Solicitor of Hongkong in place of Mr. COOPER TURNER, deceased.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 8th February, 1861.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
10 A.M.
NOON.
4 P.M.
1861.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
Barometer. Thermometer.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
February 2,
30.31
60
80.23
61
30.23
61
3,
30.21
60
30.21
60
30.21
GO
"
30.20
61
30.13
63
30.13
63
""
30.16
62
30.00
01
30.00
64
"
30.05
63
29.94
65
29.94
65
""
30.00
65
29.97
64
20.97
64
>>
""
8,
30.14
62
30.10
63
30.10
•
63
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1861..
Barometer.
Thermometer.
Barometer. · Thermometer.
Barometer.
Thermometer.
February
28.40
28.39
"}
28.37
28.21
"
28.19
"
28.20
"}
8,
28.23
835583
39
28.42
51
28.41
49
43
28.37
57
28.36
54
51
28.35
54
28.28
47
47
28.19
54
28.15
51
51
28.13
63
28.19
50
50
28.19
51
28.13
51
45
28.25
54
23.28
45
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