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RETURN OF THE STATISTICS OF POPULATION FOR THE YEAR 1898.
Europeans and Whites, (including Por-
tuguese) and also Army and
Africans, Malays and
Chinese.
Totals.
East Indians.
Navy.
Number of inhabitants in 1898,
12,486
2,704
239,210
254,400
Births
25
during the year 1898,
178
65
963
1,206
Deaths
25
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91
1898,..
200
91
5,383
5,674
Immigrants
"
"
1898,....
105,441
105,441
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Emigrants
J
>>
1898,......
60,432
60,432
Number of inhabitants in 1897,
11,081
2,619
235,010
248,710
Increase or
Decrease,
1,405
85
4,200
5,690
METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR 1898, ACCORDING TO THE
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
TEMPERATURE.
RAINFALL.
WINDS.
MONTHS.
Solar Maxi-
Mini-
mum
on
Shade Shade
Amount Degree General
Remarks.
Maxi- Mini- Range. Mean.
in
of
Direc-
mum.
mum.
mum.
Grass.
Inches. Humidity tion.
Average Velocity.
Mean,
Mean. Mean, Mean.
Ins. Mean. Mean.
Miles per Hour.
January,
114.4
February,
108 .1
March,
116 .6
:
:
:
66.6
55.1
11°.5
60°.1
1.16
65
ENE
11.0
400
:
66 .8
59..2
7.6
62 .7
2.52
78
E by N
12.9
68 .8 60.8
8.0
64.3
0,17
82
E by N
15.5
April,
121 .6
73 4 65.8
7.6
69 .2
3.44
81
E by N
15.4
May,
136.1
83.4
75.0
8.4
78 .4
5.70
83
E
11.5
Jane,
134 .0
:
86.1
78.1
8.0
81.6
14.25
83
SE
13.5
July,
142 .6
86 .1
78.3
7.8
81.7
7.06
80
ESE
13.0
⠀
:
August,
September,
143 .7
86 .5
78.0
8.5
81.5 9.90
82
E by S
13.1
143 .7
:
÷
86 .0
77..2
8.8
80..9
5.29
80
E by S
7.7
October,...
129 .8
80..4
70..6
9.8
74.9
6.72
68
N by E
11.5
November,......
127 .2
75..2
64.4
10.8
69.4
0.79
61
NE by N
11.9
:
S
December,
121.1
67 .7
56.6
11.1
62 .1
0.03
52
NE by N
11.6
:
128°.2
77 .2
68 .3
9.0
72.2
57.03
75
E by N
12.4
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