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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 18.

No. 49.

Published by Suthority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 4TH MAY, 1861.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. VII.

The subjoined Extract of a Report from Captain Bowen of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Steam Ship Ganges, respecting the discovery of a Rock abreast of Reef Island, while on his passage from Hongkong to Shangliae on the 15th Instant, having been communicated to this Government, is published for the information of Mariners and others whom it may concern.

By Order,

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, (In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.)

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 30th April, 1861.

EXTRACT OF LETTER FROM THE COMMANDER OF P. & O. STEAMER GANGES. "On the 15th instant [April, 1861] saw broken water nearly ahead which proved to be a small Rock under water; this would not have been seen but for a heavy swell being on. The bearings (true) taken at the time were :---

Reef Island.. Turn-about Island.

"This Rock is not marked on Chart No. 5 of Eastern Coast, China."

No. 50.

.North. .N.E. (Northerly.)

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognize provisionally João JOAQUIM DOS REMEDIOS, Esquire, as Vice-Consul for Portugal at this Port, pending the approval of Her Majesty's Government.

By Order,

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, (In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.)

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2nd May, 1861.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 R.M.

1861.

Barometer.

Thermometer. Barometer.

Thermometer. Barometer.

Thermometer.

April

27,

30.00

73

29.92

74

29.93

74

28,

29.95

74

29.95

74

29.95

79

""

29,

29.90

79

29.90

80

29.95

74

30,

29.97

69

30.01

68

30.06

67

"

May

1,

30.09

67

30.12

67

30.11

67

30.12

67

30.03

68

30.02

67

30.02

66

30.02

70

29.99

70

BAROMETER.

DATE..

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK,

Height above Sea Lecel 1,770 feet.

THER- MOMETER.

WINDS.

6 A.M.

A.M.

NCON.

& P.M.

6 A.M.

6 P.M.

GA.M.

XOOX

WET BULU gistering.

arin.Mac.

|| Self Re-

Force, ranges from 0 to 12.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,

GA.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

C

[6AM 30M.

Diza F. Dien. F.

Dirn

1801

April

27

17

5

Lay

J

28.1724.1823.11 25.10 28,0967,05/73.00|70.05/67.05|72,00|70,0064.0073.00SELE 2828.02 28.05 28.01|27.96|27.9371.00|72.00|73.03|71.0072.0073.0009.0073.00 SW 29 28.07 28.12/28.09|28.07|23.0668.00|70,00|6-4,00|66,00|72.00|63.0503.00|76.00 NE 39 28.1028.13.28.1828.1428,1556.05 67,00|58.0055.00157.00|58, 90155.0059.00 ELS

1 [28.23|28.20 28,28/28:27/28.2756,00/60.05.60.0056,00f5o.nalas.mobo.my/67,06 1861.6065.0062.0059.00 €3.001.0028.90 67.00 2 198,22|28,25/28,20,28.15 328.1628.2028.1828,14 28. 1359,00 65.00 62.00 59.05 61.0050.00;58,00 68.00 15S

ENE BjEBS

3 ELS

5 SEBS

5 SEUS

6

5 SW 3 ELN 7 E

6 SSW

2 KbS

5

JENE

Fog, wet, dew.

Fog, drizzle, squadly, distant thunder.

Fine, thick Fog, passing showers.

C Fog, codinnous drizzle, squally.

4 EEN

4

Fog, web, dew, Fine.

3 ELS

3

Fog, Hoy, Fine.

a E

B

Fog, Fine, Fog.

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