Purveyor General's Memorandum
attached to
dated 8th December, 1849.
"I beg leave
recommend this application.
Mr Power has been
and useful Officer, and of
greatest service to me
the greates
during the whole time he has been in the Department,
and particularly
the last half year.
Extract from the Surveyor General's
Report for the Blue Book for
the Year, 1851.
"In the Deed Registry
Department this service is
performed by Mr Power in addition to his ordinary
work as Book keeper and Clerk, and I have to
report that he continues
execute the whole of the work devolving upow him, both as regards the careful preparation and registry of Land Deeds
as well as in the work of
Accountant in the same
satisfactory
satisfactory
reported in former years.
Extract from the Surveyor General's
Report for the Blue Book for
the Year, 1854.
"At this period Mr Power, the regular Clerk, arrived and resumed his duties; the arrears he had to bring up were very considerable, as indeed in
the keeping of the Office Books I was obliged merely to post up such services as were actually necessary, and keep all the current
work distinct there from,
with such
variety of as I had during
Mr Power's absence it was
impossible to effect the
work with
BELLer a
or satisfaction? ""
execute this service
time carry
and at the same
the ordinary increasing
work of the Office
task by no means inconsider -
and I have now as
all former Reports to
exprep my entire approbation
of his conduct?
Extract from Purveyor General's Letter No. 21 of 13th April, 1855.
"Mr Power has been in the employ of Government for a period of nine years.
and a half, and since the entire duties of the Office have been entrusted to his
I have never had
occasion to regret the
appointment,
invariably accorded him
praise for the
attention he has
he has always
shown in the performance
ot his varied duties.
need hardly point
out to the Honorable the Lieutenant Governor how
essentially necessary it is
in such an
competent and
trustworthy Clerk, and as
during Mr Power's absence
I was obliged to
obliged to report the
difficulties I had to
encounter in carrying
the Service of the Department at a time when I had but few Public Works on hand and but few Land
now the duties
Sales, that
both upon
myself and him, I trust
the Honorable the Lieutenant
Governor may be pleased
to look favourably upon the application and recommend
it to the thight Honorable
The Secretary of State ! "
Extract from the Surveyor General's Report for the Blue Book for
the Year, 1855.
" I wish to bring his
services specially to the notice of this Excellency
The Governor
nor as a
much ability
Clerk of
ever most assiduous in his duties. I need hardly say
epartment
that in my Be
with such demands as
made upon it, and in services which require
ordinary
calculations of every
variety of description I
been fortunate in
obtaining and retaining
of his abilities for
period and
regret that his salary is
to truall as
I consider
him entitled to much consideration and prom his
long service deserving of
remuneration at a
especially
as at the present time
every article of consum
and house rent is at aw
extravagantly high price:
Extract from Surveyor General's Letter No. 49 8418th
September, 1859. of18
"Mr Power, Accountant and Clerk of Registry, has been employed in this Office a period of 14 years, he has been without exception one of the most zealous and conscientions Officers of the Department ; I have in the
of that period
whole course.
never had cause
to censure
him in the remotest degree, but the reverse, it has been
a pleasure to myself and it must have been.
satisfaction.
to him to know how
favourably
favourably I could allude to
his severies in
Reports."
"Mr Power has been.
deprived of a source of Income by the transfer of the Registry. of Mariages, formerly held by him, to another, and considering his length of service, and the circumstances of his position and the real benefit the Service derives from his employment, I trust this Excellency may be pleased to accord an
increase of £ 200 a year, which will but puthim on a par with other Chief Clerks who
served a
period or whose clacins
Extract from Colonial
Secretary's Letter Nc 117 of 8th March, 1865.
"I am directed by Sir Hercules Robinson to assure you of his entire appreciation of your Services as Acting Colonial Treasurer from April 1860 to June 1861 and generally of your conscientious and trustworthy discharge of the various duties under this Government which have from time to time been assigned to you.
may not be
so good.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th December, 1867. Sir,
I have the honor by direction of this Excellency The Acting Governor to inform you that W. John Charles Whyte who has been appointed Second Police Magistrate arrived on the 24
th Instant and has
been directed to assume the
Office forthwith.
His Excellency desires
me to thank you for your
J. C. Power, Esqre
services
sérvices in that post
the period you have been discharging
I have the honor to be,
Your most obedient Sewant, (Signed) W. H. Alexander. Acting Colonial Secretary.
Purveyor General's office. Victoria, Hongkong.
29th April, 1864.
I hereby certify
That Julius Charles Power, Esquire, entered the Goverme
this Colony
jet October, 1845, as
Accountant in this office.
the amalgamation
of his Office with that of Clerk of Deed Registry in
October, 1847. Mr Power's
services.
were retained in
the double Office.
That Mr Power went
to England
Certificate
Certificate for 18 months in Harch, 1853, and again for
18 months on
: gent private
affairs in July, 1857.
That the value of Mr.
Power's services was proved
both occasions by difficulty I had in getting
his duties performe d
his absence
That in October, 1861.
моPower Mr. Power was
temporarily
removed from my office to
be Acting Assistant. Magistrate of Police, until he was relieved at the end of the Year, 1862. by J. C. Whyle, Esquire, appointed.
in England.
That from the 1th January, 1863. Mr Power has continued to perform his original duties in my Office
to the present date.
That I have had the
satisfaction, on many recasions, of bearing testimony to M - Power's usefulness; and the care and attention he has
ever displayed in condic the duties of his brauch of deserving
my Department
conducting
of my warmest praise.
(Ligned) Cha - St Geo : Cleverly,
Suweyor General.
J. Nower
Appendix.
Testimonials
of the Services of
Charles Power,
Enclosure in J. C. Power's letter, dated 15th November,
Suplicate
Surveyor General's Office.
Victoria. 15 November, 1866,
(Received
First Clerk.
(J. C. Power.)
Colonial Secretary. (W.T. Mercer.)
Duplicate
HongKong
PARTICULARS required to be furnished in reference to Persons recommended
for Retiring Allowances.
Name of Applicant
Official Station
Julius Charles Perver
Omnias susion First Clest in the Lauveyor Generate Office
Recommended for*
•Suprainuation flide
Sufincinnation (Pills Ordinance No 10 of 1882).
821 Years 217
Service in Years and Months 21 Yian, 4. Monster, x 13 Days to the 3100
to the 3194 January 1869.
Actual Salary, if 3 years have elapsed since last promotion; but if not, £dov...
then average Salary for the last three years.
Leave of absence,
Application for, to
on Medical
Certificate, with a
view to retirement
pension.
( 3 Enclosures.)
* Here state the description of allowance for which the applicant is recommended, viz., Superannuation, Compensation, or Gratuity. In the case of persons claiming under the 4th Clause of the Act of 1859, this should be
stated, and reference should be made to the Warrant or Order under which the claim is made.
Cause of Retirement, [with annexed Medical Certificate, if from infirmity of mind or body, and under 60.]
Infirmity of body. See Grtificate to Mr. Pavis letter of 18 th Nov. 1866.
Under bo..
Dates of Commencement and Termination of the several Appointments held by Applicant, with their Emoluments, distinguishing Salary from other Allowances, and specifying such
Allowances.
Lee Memo: attached.
Whether holding any other Public Appointment, or receiving or claiming to receive any Public
Money by Compensation, Half Pay or otherwise.
Absences during each of the last 10 years
Date of Cessation of Duty
516th January 1869.
Date of Cessation of Salary
NUMBER OF DAYS.
Other cause
18 moniti In 24 days.
"January 1867
12 months.
Mongteng
Memorandum of appointments held by Mr. J.C. Power.
Clent and Accomlant. Surveyor Geruati Office
19th 17 September 18615 50th September 1847
@ A 200 pu
Accomlant and Clent of Deed 128th September 1849
Registry. Surverher Generali Office.
Acting Colonial Treasurer addition to full pay a of Dred-Registry- 900 per a
£1000 per
July 1860
6 A 300 fur sou
1th August, 1860, $120
January, 1869.
@ A ste pu
··2111-17-776-
april, 1860
Je k July 1860
ZAVIRALIWA.
14 August 1860 £300 per
A Jame 1861
Acting Asistant Magishati 112th Octolu 1861
Acting Coroner
Acting shuiff
514 December 1862.
in addition to half Magistrate. @ £350
salary Deed Registry = A 650 pu
Sheriff.
Shriff for the
1865. year
May, 1886.
Appraise of Supreme Court from February 18419
Acting Registrar of Acling Madiagos.
haye 11th Belomary 1856
18th May 1859.
Marriage Registras
Apeper and Collecys Pe like and Lighting Kali
from 16th May to 51th October 1859 at se fu
Date of appointinent. 7th December 1855 19th Febuary 1859.
Commiferim
onannount
collected in 1856
t so for Greeping and Salary of £100 pu for collecting in 185%.
Statement in terms of sec. viii of the Superannuation Act, of 1859, that the Applicant "has discharged his duties with diligence and fidelity, to the satisfaction of the Head Officer or Officers of his Department," to be signed by any two of such Head Officers, there shall be more than one, or by such Head Officer, if there should be but one, together with "such a statement as will exhibit the merit, and value, and labour of the services of the Person recommended, embra- cing as long a period of his public service as can be authentically stated," together with obser- vations as to Special Services, Suspension, Reprimand, &c., with full particulars of any injuries received on duty, or other claims or matters for consideration.
Thuely certify that Julien Chails Dave, Exquis, Prist clest in my Departement, has discharged his duties with diligence and fidelity, and tommy since 30 April, 1864, when I love
satisfaction since 30
charge of itre Surveyor Generali Department.
Surveyor General's Office, Victoria, Hongshing,
10th November 1866.
Surveyor General.
Suplicate
November 1866
Dispaleti N. 158 of 19th
Endow 2 in Govermer Sir Richard G. Mardanelli
DEPARTMENT.
Charles Power.
G. A. Hamille By
Mr Hales EYJANY
pm 45 MAdderley
barkonnarum
N 158-17 Nov. 1866
Ansu! 2093/67
603 H. King
28 Jan. 1867
I am dicited by thes
Earl of Camaroon to I transmit to pm, fote
Conson I decision of the Lord, Cont of the reary
a copy of a despatet from the Governor of H. Long forwarding Frecommending application for a letering Pension from M. J. C. Power, ps Clash in the Survey
General's Department.
Hongshor
SUPERANNUATION.
to Agents 28 Jan 167.
Ansu !! No.31-18 Jeb/67-74457
JAN 19 1867
đang trong
Government House, Honghong, 23th November, 1886,
May Lord
I have the honor to forward the enclosed letter from the acting
Superintendent of Police covering Requisition for Clothing, Equipment
and Stoves required for the Service of the
The Right Honorable
year 1867, and to request-
The Earl of Carnarvon,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State,
that instructions
given to the
may be given
Crown Agents for the excecution and transmission of the Articles so as to arrive in the Colony within the time ~ onentioned in Mr. Deane's Letter:
The expenditure is covered by the
Estimates for the
I have the honor to be,
Your Lordship's About Obedient Servant,
chard Braves Macdonnell
Governor
Si Z. Roger
des limit the Squiris.
averdeeply.
Hongkong
1230 Novemba 1866
Governor
Sir Richard GravesetbacDonell
Right Honorable
The Earl of Carnarvon.
Requisition for Clothing Ve for the Force for 186
inclosed
1 Encleanse
Police Department,
22nd November, 1866.-
I have the hour to forward herewith
In approval of His Excellency the Governor Requisition in Duplicate for clothing auch Stores for Service of the Police for
year 1867- and request that the Requisition may
be complich with so
as to arrive here by the beginning of the second Quarter in
I have, tc,
he honorable
1.5. Mercer Sage,
Colonial Secretary.
(Signed.) M. M. Jeans,
Acting Superintendent
(Dove Copy)
Cosomal Secretary..
Police Department
22th November 1866
Requisition for Clothing Equipment ve for the Police Department for the year 1867.
Blue cloth porth white metal Crowns
Caps and worsted lace 1/2 with Small military wide with leather peaks,
Ditto evithout peaks - 300
s for _ _Ditto _ Black water proof_
Boots - Short Bluchers
Scrolls - white embroidered worsted Circular,
for summer clothing single_
Dette for water Police - from No 1 to 134 ___ 134
Yards 450
Camlet for Junies for water Police and Chinese Contingent force- Serge dark blue _ for European force
Summer Clothing of light texture garde 200 Buttons _ _white metal large size _ gross Small Size - gross
groes 30
Silver Lace 7/8 inch for Sergeant - yards =
Lanterns (Police,
Hand Cuffs Small sized_ -Caps water proof light-
Great Coats
__pairs_
-For Fire Engines
Hose icather 40
feet length with joints __
conecronding with those formerly. Neat foot oil...
Remarks on clothing received last year- Caps - the sizes should be maller to the heads of the Indians_ Serge - for European Summer clothing should be of a light texture _ that sent last was better
MMDean...
ا ا ا ا ا ا
The Crown Agents
M? Hales 24 JANY
MAdderley
bond Cernarvon
M 159. 23 Nov 186!
159 H. Kong
Gentlernen
28 Jan. 1867
I am directed by the
& tranomist
Earl of Carnarvon
to you the enclosed copy of
despatch from the for
of H. Kong fowarding a letter from the Acting Superintendent of this
with a Requisition for Cotting Equipments & stores reperied
the Serrie
the force
for the year 186
I am to instruct you
procure these article& seame their arrival in the Colony by the tafil
Aneee! No. 25-8
60s Hong khờ dạng trong
JAN 19 1867
Government House, Heonghong, 23th November, 1866,
I have the honor to inform
Lordship that
the 31st ultimo
I caused all the prisoners in custody
at Stone Cutters' Island to be moved to
are in this town.
Nictoria Garde
The Right Honorable
The Earl of Carnarvon,
Her Majesty's Princifial Secretary of State,
This measure is no doubt one
unusual importance, expecially
at Stone Cutters' Island is
New Gadl
now nearly completed, and was already
advanced to accommodate
oners who were on the Island
sufficiently
all the pris
To leave
very great cost not less than betroen
and 90,000 all expenses included,
and to revert to the old
aol in Victoria
step which requires explanation -
especially
at Stone Cutters'
Island had originally been built with a view to Keeping face with the supposed increased requirements of the
In my predeceffor Siv~
Hercules Robinson's despatch N2131 of
the 25th June 1862, he
he expressly divells ou
1878 /62 the rapid increase of population in the
70187/32
But it is not
Aclosures 3172.
Colony and consequent increase in the
average number of prisoners
which had risen
520 in 1862.
262 in 1858.t
fact of such rapid increase
at arate much beyond that
of the population, viz. frm 75,503 in 1858 to 125, 511 in 1862, seemed to me suggestive of other causes than those arising solely from increase of population. I will presently advert to those causes, but I here draw
attention to the thill more
frisoners
e rapid increase as shewn by the enclosed returns
till on the 31st October 1865 there were
prisoners in Nictoria Gaol and in Stone
Cutters' Island 262 - making a total of
a serious disproportion of
prisoners
compared with the resident
population, clearly pointed to some
deficiency in the administration of
and denoted the slight detering
influence of imprisonment in a well Kept Inglish Gaol - where there was wholesome
food- good lodging, andt till lately light
It seemed as
though, if things previously the large
Gavl here- and the new Gaol in Stone
Cutters' I stand would not in a few years have held all the candidates for admifsion,
and the funds
funds of
thi Colom
been absorbed in maintaining the seam
and crime of the worst criminal population
in China, that of the two Kwong Provinces. therefore early felt that it was no
duty of this Government to constinct prisons
ation and
for the reformation
criminal
and punishment of the
population from the opposite shore; And that I might to use
my best exertions to leave in the hands of the Vice Roy the
support and punishment of the criminals
really residing in his district, and Visitors here.
Comparison
between the objects
of Garl discipline here and of similar discipline in
English County seemed
decefitive and in applicable. Here there is but a handful of Europeans
Small Island which contains an enormous
amount of wealth - and inducements
for plunders
u-surrounded
a dense,
of at least bo chines
Chinese fluctuating population in a
the propertion
Europian.
and all placed within.
and booty, and to delev others from following reasonable expectation of
them here with
making a profit exccept by Industrial pursints. seemed to me the most impurative duty of the Excentive here. All discussions of penal
discipline, and the comparative merits
shot drile
Cranks treadmills te
the shore of
a vast Empire
however interesting as affecting the -
between which and this Colony there
cannot be a less interchange of population
by anivals and departures than 1500
per day.
primary object therefore of
Regulations of an English Gaol in a well home- seem wholly
ordered County at home. seem
of pince here - where every thing relating
to crime is of an exceifitionat character to other bossession
we unknow in
of the British Crown.
The Criminal population dow
not consist of
on't own County men with all the claims, which the latter have
om criminal jurisprudence
as I thought, be obviously self preservation and protection. To root Criminals out
om midah and cast them back.
own shores there to look for sustenance
Sympathy
and patience - nor even in nine cases out of lew dow it exists of residents under the Birlish flag, but simply of the refuse population of the oppiate- Provinces, and Piratical bandilli, who hang about the loww and harbor. Kidnapping and robbing when a chance presents itself Hence there is no moral obligative to -
undertake what would be here a Quixotic
task of reformings by
aw Criminal Code
and discipline the migratory refuse of
millions of Chinese. What
need is simply to deter them from coming yes here at all, and to send them back when they do come in such circumstances as to
deler them from returning.
Yeh though the actual reform.
of the criminal is not and cannot-
Constituto here so
of the Government
a. Cineern
prominent
as at Hime - the
cleanliness, order, and discipline of the Gaol which in those respects under the managerment of Mr. Douglas may vie.
with the lush conducted establishment
-dres no doubt excerciso an
useful and improving effect. Nevertheless though Tregard such collateral result
with satisfaction, Ifeel that self preservation is, and must long be the leading finciple of the Criminal closes here.
dealings with
dealings have fortunately been greatly, simplified by the extreme dislike which the chinese entertain of
the punishment of flogging. That punishment has been sanctioned by Several Ordinances sinà 1856, but
its complite application in June 1865 to all crimes attended with personal. Violence under the "Ordinance for the M 12.
No 12 of 1865. " further Security of Residents" has-
24 produced most beneficial effects. Wao it not for that punishment it is not too much to say that instead of - withdrawing from the News Garl as Stone Cutters' Island. I would now probably be transmitting Estimates for the emstinction of a third Gaol.
I have also been able to purt in
force another very deterring influence-
hard laber. Formerly the
detachment of Police on duty at the
Gaol for the day furnished the guards
the convict labor
gangs- and the tasks finformed here, apart from Stino
Cutters' Island,
of the very lightest
of ridiente --
charada - and a source
rather than a jounishment.
formed a separate
Convict grond under the immediates
control of the Superintendent of. Victoria Gaol (M = (Donglass) and having
dismissed several of the indolent and
in capable, I am
glad to say that the
guard in question - which not being changed is. always gaining by practice increased. experience, performs its duty efficiently.... Consequently the labor both inside and
outside of the Gad, though apparently not so
Severe as in
England, is nevertheless of
sufficiently deterrent character. In proof
of this I may mention that some weeks back
oners, not
a number of the prisoners.
Forty Five inflicted wounds and created ulcers
on their limbs for the purpose of escaping
the labor now insisted on, and so virulent Enclosure 33
Extract from Commission
did some of the sover thus created prove, Arguing
Altogether from the perfect
that several
prisoners died
from the effects
discipline of
Nictoria
notwithstanding
greatly increased
vigilance of the Police, which raises the
average detection of offences, crime itself
begins steadily to diminish; and from the
inclosed returns
Your Lordship will observe
Vide No. 1 and 2
that from the beginning of the current-
year the humbu
has of prisoners decreased.
year both in Nictoria Gaol and Stone Cutters: Island till the total on the last day of last
(month (October) was only 114 instead of
876 on the 31st October last
therefore
It naturally occured to me
atched this decrease-that
it might be quite possible to accommodate in Victoria Gool all the prisoners in the Colony, and thereby render their labor- usefully available, and also effect a great
by the reduction of two Establishments
to one, and the transfer to this side, where
are much w
55 European
water Police.
wanted of no less than
and Chinese Constables and
now enclose the memosin which
I called attention of the Colonial Surgeon to the practicability of moving either a portion or the whole of the prisoners from
Stone Culters' Island to Victoria
Gave- without risk of over eroroding the latter. overer
His reply, after consulting with Mn. Dinglas and the Surveyor General, determined me to test by personal inspection the probable accuracy of the opinions advanced by all those three offices. I had
no doubt
all I sans that the Chinese and
Colored prise accommodated - as room for 900 might be easily made by
ers could all be amply
some simple and
inexpensive alterations. mainly effected by boarding
over and putting windows to
Enclosure 44
18th October 1866.
a covered yard, so as to give sleeping accommodation to a hundred additional
prisoners above these estimated for by the
Colonial Surgeon.
Is being of
impossible to
all the circumstances that might occasion a sudden accesion of prisoners,
estra accommodation for at least 200 Over
the usual
average. condition, if
seemed to me a
necefsamy
prison only is to be maintained hereafter. I hope that before long boo with be found the highest average of prisoners in confinement, and if so, there will be ample accommodation for nearly 300 additional Chinese and Colored purisoners, by which I mean, accommodation of infinitely healthier and better character
than that to which the class, whence those
prisoners
are drawn, had been previously
accustomed.
may mention, that the increased
Vigilance and activity of the Police under
Deane has by the more
then present Acting Superintendent for the of the
font Cade to
frequent detection
of crime temporarily augmented the number of Prisoners. Thus
Eighty hard recently in two
avested and lodged in Gaol.
as many as
Eventrially, of course, this vigilance
mush bring down the number of prisoners by diminishing the amoin't of crime- but I point to the cricumstance
Your Lordship may be
now, in order that
the experiment of
ai cumstances
specially favorable, but rather the Contrary.
I have moreover another reason
for expecting the
general Krember of prisoners to decrease, viz; that, whilst a great proportion has hitherts consisted of suspicions characters unable to find. secuirty, known bad characters taken up for gambling, and others sentenced by the Magistrates for pretty larcenies, I find that of late many have petitioned to be deported from the bolony
condition of being.
previously branded, so as to preclude the likelihood of their running the inevitable risk of recognition in the event of then returning.
I have lately in most such cases
willingly acceded to such petitions and ¦ caused the parties to be marked with
small broad arrow on the lobe of the left
These minor criminals then-
receive a conditional
the condition.
being not to return, on pain of completing
their sentence here - if recognized
if recognizestowhich
in all probability they would immediately.
I think this System, if- Steadily prosed, will leave with the | Nice Roy the futine Inferintendence
and charge of a large proportion of
criminals whom it has hitherto been-
impossible to Keeps long out of Gavl here,
and who generally form
one thir
the whole number in confinement.
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233 Mory6h
however be found necessary -
hereafter to take the additional precantion
of rendering such criminals in returning liable to the immediate infliction of Corporal
the order of any magistrate,,
punishment
ifsired merely on
identification of the
returned Criminal
further draw attentino
to the remarkable fact that whilst I find from
from retiems nor number of the Military
me that the
on the sick list
from yo on the 14 of
has recently risen from 70
last September, to 166 this
or ann Maran
increase of $37 free cent, the enclosed daily
report of the state of the Gaol this morning
shers that of 70 Emopeans not one
"in Hospiclat, and
of by Chinese and
mers only 7-or less than 1 per
prisoners
cent on the total of 754.
Therefore the Colonial Surgeon's
| opinion of the imfurbability of the health
the Prisoners being affected by their removal to Victorin Gool is so
corroborated by the test of practical experience: At the same time the further test of next summer has to be encountered, whilst --
it is also impossible to foresse accuratity
be the rate of ineres
diminition in the number of prisoners
hereafter. Your Sordships will
remember that the measure as
therefore
efsentially experimental, and that stime
Cutters' Island Gaol
is Kept ready for
occupation at 24 hours notice.
That experiment has been
undertaken, amongst other reasons,
the Colorry cannot afford in its present
vide Governorts unfortunate state of financial embarra fement!
See of State S. 156 dalik' 14 Nov-1 866
incloure 206
to maintain twe
one will sun
suffice;
Corind establishments
or to disperse with the labor which is profitable here but wholly
useless at Stine Cutters' Island - especially
Irecognize no obligation to establish penal reformatories here for Chinese Criminals on the English model, and must regard suck policy as involving unfair expenditure of
funds of a Colony so
peculiarly situated as
Hang nang
now enclose a return shewing,
the probable saving in the next 12 months resulting from moving the prisoners to
aol. It's amount; viz. # 25,017.
Nictoria Gaol.
world alone in the present financial-
condition of the Colony offer
the Colony offer a strong
inducement to the step, independent
the latter being taken in fiursuance, of the only true policy for this -
Cmmunity
On the whole, therefore, I trust- your Lordship will so far approve of the potion which I have funsued as to leave me free to develop and ascertain its results in diminishing
crime or othervise. At present I think it premature to discuss its merits further
however add that
29. hereafter,
a convalescent station or
Camping ground for the troops, or till
otherwise required
as a Quarantine Station the
Nero Good,
and Stone Cutters' Island itself,
which has hitherto been remarkable for the
excellent sanatory condition of its ~ inhabitants, offer pecution advantages to
Her Majesty's Government. Its travia and secure position,
as well as its
excellent anchorage, will doubtlifs hereafter
render the place
a very valuable
property further in
Your Lordship will
understand that the foregoing
apply only to Chinese puis
prisoners.
European,
generally from 55 to 75 Imopean
prisoners, for whom there is ample.
accommodation in Nictoria Gaol, and to whom English regulations one strictly applicable,
I have the honor to be,
Your Fordship's Abest obedient Servant;
Rides Saver Mardonmill
Governor.
Hoong Kimy
23rd Novembu, 1866.
soy by mises
gumas my
Air Richard Graves elbae Donnell,
Right Honorable
The Carl of Camarom.
Gaols. Removal of
Prisoners
Stine Cullus
Reasons for riminal Gerural Policy of ginis prudence suitable at
HongKong.
Sun E. Rozes
umarhatte
This is a um
page of lament
way is py puch
Toppers 4.76
tenclosures
Conferen
sandged, and only Sin R. hardonnell, but B.
Dongles the Keeper
Mr. Fran
Basp. Hong Kong.-
I conclude let Lent Camanon ach le finfand to "have du 2. M. fre
to develop a asantains the results in "diminishing corina al feevent. " ale constir it premalive to discuss "its menti father" - that the experment will
aque whey conful watching.
by serion question & on which
This trems to me a kast of geartions Lin
le disfund of so Rumman's
When the unb is
committes délébriste
is pupuud.
much that min
opening Priced to
Excope it (a what comes tithes ) torxcapit
the state of thy's repais observation.
The immediate question is whether 100
pespill, be transfun
jail, when the wich he allowed ahut 300 F 374 to cutical ful pe man instead of 163 ful in a halt. – I dona kem
Mythy about It repairements of prison betowych open. Menfe lon de matter je tad (amaion with Mis observation.
As to the punishment I han no dult that sheep and obnoxious punishment an requied whack Chesin in Ordin
I 1hr an object to flogging withi
liniit .
I 12. Styist & Counding. It is Spentially bad in principle, I th B, 5dbank
ine faceabl as rogur ground for considering antip
lynd Cohibitis of information - bin that in is carry ou qu
Colish and wit is by diff with toy when
can be assumed
Ouch Ground
I think that the suicide (soto Calether of the (hinin farmish frorend peparing that the discipline has tun
made to min
particulars
don me sen & trouth his head much
aboutten orcurrences
Me Lijsters
with which he treats the matte calls
Stick for Umach.
(dalport temper i 12 juentin ofspan) I ond le difend to acquis
in the Indexome t shut up to pusä
also in the flogging's
Theme Cutter J.
bat not in the trandings And to exsuch apprehension tacklabon
I peosum ruch Urally
Amyth prison.
Luc Mamaron
Man that the branding is not done penalley: Eut & enable the mitigation of deportation & beschte permitted.
Me muntitating & Escape hard labour - it is that happens in strony & for
a discharge
ur worth chile arling whether the war building the shat ass &so collect dumps, may the servienth for Uncaches thick,
armented?
difficult qnection to decide upon hue in Eng d
On the one hand the first compension oppon unding these accounts in that the discipline is very
& requires posible modification. On the olhu hand the habito a singular ruchlefsness of life of the Chinese ought the taken int aument.
On the whoh Sir R. th's proposals s? he approved- with so much of a caution as will call his attention pointily to the serious chmache of the operations in whic Engages. In this revise dvr obseme that- branding
penalty is obutionalh but that gathio from his remarks that moure is only had h
mitigation of infinionment a with a width on the request of the Pri...X.
deportation
to cubic share.
300 ft. is a my
Prisoners
confined.
Victoria faol during the
1865, and
allowame spnially in such a climation that
It is time that the analage of
of H. Kong.
Eight Prion discipline is probably not applicabl but if I remember rightly the prescribend measure in Pentonville is over gooft..
The dift. I he brought hipre
•X. Refer to a ment instruction gmin in a
desh: to the God of Labuan in this outgut.
to the despatch
I think refers
dades – dam est avan
Lord Camanc
To Houshoz 9
that handing
has quer been advocated in Lahan MR 10/2
Kelum shewny the number
also for 10 monites of the Current year.
mmonites 1865. Prisoners
9,95 jol?
monites 1866 Prisoners
RearvĈs.
The Colonial Secretary,
The Honorable
(Frue Copy)
Sup!: Victoria faol
10 Mouths ending 31 & cctober 18th. in - Furing the year 1865, and for Return of Prisoners confined
Victoria Gasl...
sống trong
1.180 of 2316 November, 1866.- Graves Mactonnell's Despatch Enclosure in bovernan bir Richard
also for of mouches of the Current year
the number of
Prisoners confined?
in the Convict Stuck, during the year 1865 and (When
+ more oft
Prisnurs
Prismers
February
September
September
November
December. 31017
The Stonorable.
The Colonial Sec
November sout December 31th
(drue copy)
Murin lindent-Victoria face
Stong Kong... Convict bulk
Flöner Cutters blanch
Return of Prisoners confined in- during the year 1885, and for 9 Months ending 30 September, 1866..
Extract from Report of Commision
of Inquiry, dated 14th September, 1866, respecting wound inflicted themselves by certain Prisoners in Victoria Garl..
Enclosure 2 in fovernor bir Richard Graves Macdonnell's Despatch / 160 of 23 rd hovember,
evening of Luceday
the 11 the Instant we visited the back;
at our request the Colonial Surgeon also attended, in order to
benefit of his medical experience
and opinion; and in his presence we
examined, one
by one, each of the
Chinese Prisoners who are at present disabled from working in consequence
of one legs and feet; of the bux, whose
condition was
reported on the 85 justant, that two have died since, one
has been discharged, his term of Imprisonment having expired; and one has been eured and is able to resume
work; of the remaining
bo, two such a state that they cannot, in Is Murray's opinion, Ersibly survive more than a few days, having refused to submit to imputation, About
suffering from bad ulcers,
and the rest have coves which the Colonial Surgeon states could soon and easily be healed if the men were ansions to be cured. Undoubtedly, the most extraordinary feature in the
"case, is the fact that in the
majority of cases, sores have either been caused by the sufferers themselves, or have at least been aggravated by them; and what makes this fact still more
extraordinary is, that this is,
for at least as we have been able + to ascertain, the first time since
the establishment of the Colony that
number of Prisoners have voluntarily injured themselves in such a manner as to render it impossible le employ them on fublic works.
• The only explanation
offer for such conduct is the fact that since the formation of the new bool Gears, the work performed by
more severe
the Prisoners is much than it used to be under the
insufficient supervision of the Sindrs Police."
(Signed.
JJohn C. Whyte.. (. ).F. M. Mitchell."
(True Extract.)
Colonial Secretary. -
Meme: Mr. 76.
Mr. Mercer.
18th Colebu 1866.
only (according to the
last weekly statement to bo prisoner in
Vidovd Gaol lask
Gael last week, and 179 at Stone Cutter Island - total in beth-plaus - 744.
Nto move
experiment to
at least 100 from the latter place löguber with a proportionate number of the Imusleys on duty, and also of the Police
employed in guarding the Gool. Let the Colonial Aungeon
with the Keeper of Victoria Goel, who
propen party to point out the of accommodating
100 additival prisoners,
and on asoutaining the profsible amount of dation report whether he considers
there will be
risst to the health of the
priseurs now confined in the latter place, if
out the proposed changes. qualy If the Colonial Surgeon is of opinion
that the additional 100 or
1979. prisoners
the whole
accommodated in
Pielona Gail - let Mr Denglas draw
MilaOAM VI
up a report detailing the which he would take to provide I sufficient accommodation and gerends &
(signed) R. G. MacD.
Colonial Surgeon's Office,
Hongthong 28th October 1800.
compliance wich instructions I contanied in Mane: No76 by His Conelmay
the Geverer and sumbered in
your opin 16%), I have consulted with Mor Donglas, the Superintendent of Violone Good, also visited and minutity inspected the
cavid, nav stationed at Alone Cuttin'. I
Island, and beg to report:
the 20th instant three were in
Victoria Gool 1189 male Chinese fuismen,
at Have Cutters Blond 165 male Chinese
Hauble W... Mace,
Colonial Secretary
a total of beer.
making a to
Disporal of prior in
Nielona Gael.
2. that there is ample space Nonne of Ward. Nr of frismes. Culinfect (as shown in the margin) for the
dation of the
Nespital. whole of Longshed.
there now in Vietmin Gael.
god that by a very slight alteration que soy
of arrangement even a
hundred might be received?
into Victoria Gael.
11th That Cnopean prisoner,
Debtors, and Chinese formald prisoners have been left out of
De Mirco.
Upper Story
114 Ceels (mm) 196-220.
Bread- Mali seem.
lawit lub.
Mr & Mory.
Rernand Celts.
this calculation, as stue appears
sufficient accommodation
for thrive aronet clafer of prismes.
That & com
con pue no
22 fulls.
Li Mpya "
N: 2 Ward.
Male Chinese
ر کی گئی
There is accommodation for ses inopeam.
30 female.
NB. The present tubic space free
12 was at and
in the Cells in the Convict such mich
only 44 in a cell (wohne time confined) is a 163 ft
reason to anticipate that the removal of the Corvids to Victoria Gaol would affect the heatch of those prisoners at present
confined therein or that of thev,
I have to
that of those so removed.
(signed) I. I. Murray, MD.
Colonial Sungrow.
(Arne Copies)
Colonial Secretary:
Return showing the number
Prisoners confined
in victoria fade show employed on the
Novumbur 281 1866-
Europeans
On the works outside.
Aimese or Colored.
On the works outside 389
- unemployed
Sieve in Stesfilat
Total on stuctor's outoids 365,
inside_ 278
-inside_2318)
as Shoemakers, tailors, Carpenters,
Bricklagers. BlackComitis, stoneaths Cooks, Servants, washermen,
Cleaners ve
unemployed.
nic Sick in Hofulal
In Solitary Confine unent
Total 70
The Honorable
The Calorical Secretors)
astal 677 fund total -747-
H. Doupar
Supt vietora Gaol.
Anny Kong.
Tictoria Gaol
Return of Prisoners confined
the 23 November, 1866.
Annua l. Cost of Establishment at
Aline Cutter's Island- uclusive
of Repairs of Buildings, Clocks, and Food of prisoners.
Nide Return A-armured
Annual Cest of Police Staffords at
Stone Cutter's Island.
Nide Reluri B- amiced....
Saving effected by discontinuance
of sundry Buildings at Stove Cutters Island, as pn Return C-
Trobable addition to Staff of Victoria
Gool, & Gast Guard!
Differences shaving Laving on Potal
txpenditure for twelve months from
-81996.0
14429- 8 23,017...
» 4,000.
1 November, 1866, being date of 21,019. Removal of prisoners from store
Cutter's Island
Inclosure & im Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnelli Despatch S. 160 of 23 November,
Return of Hulk Staff for Quarter ending 30 March 1865.
Annual for quarter Other
uding Allowance
Superintendent 2400 as 60000 kb
blento Interpreter
38400 9600
48000 12000
Stead Turnkey
396 0 0 99 00
Class Turnkey 39600
2 $360 each 720 00 18 0 0 0
972 40 24300.
per Ammum
Uniform at 814 punum
4 Judian Thermky s = $168 and 672 0 0 16800 3 4 Boatmen @ $144
each 576 04 14400
Allowed rations at $43 per
Total Cost $7996. per
Royal Satin Convict Struth
25" October 1878
Annuto .
Superintendent
Number of Serjeants and Constables serving
Stone Cutters island with
average pay of same for one Quarter also cost of Clothing - Repairs!
to Police Crop and Boat and bacter ammunition which is supplied for Target
European Seycaus
Constable.
Regular Force Date Polic Solst
Indian Sejeank
Constables
3 — 200.
1 Chinese - Seypant
The No Constables.
لا محمد کو
Repairing Police Boar's
Clothery and Ammunition 313
Ammal cost-
Department
Houg Roug
Acting Inperintendent
Saving to this Department which will be effected by the removal of Prisoner's from blone Cutter's Island
Buildings
Non erection of Cook house for prisoners. 600.00
2 Latrines
Db: Foundations to 1 Latrine
Lighting fast Hompound pay?
5.76.00 287.04
1783.04.
of Frow in Hulk" "Royal Saxon which will become available for Alterations in Victoria fast. $1618.00
Overocer's pay at $40 per
Menoend-
Mr. S. J. Birds Boat-Itire at $12. do.48. -fame runiks only.
Mim in Estimates for 1867
Miscellaneous services - repairing
Marpheds, Fool's te.
4429.04.
ictoria Hory.
6 November 1866
Survey of General.
Hongkong
160. 605.
Loverworkie Of Mandonnell
MINUTE 31
Mr. Robnism 5
Muldertas
I am ad quit
attain har
four this in all
the parts firs
Wel & Lod
8 Deb/67
Ihave the toon on
Facknowledp
riipt of your despatch No 160 of the 23 Nor
The reasons uporting
which have induced
Zou to remove all
the Prisoners in Custors.
at Stone Cutters Island
Victoria Gaol.
2-ot doubt
that you
have exercised
a wise discretion in
lakning looking
This step,
& the opposon
7 the Colonial Engere
cereden.
that the removal of The Convicts is not
akel & affect the
health of the Prisoners
already comprend in
Victoria Save or of Love removed to it,
I am prepared & approve
132 an Experimental
Sam howeon under
Some apprehension that the cubical space all sword pur man is very small especially you diepatite also
in such a clomati as
That of stomping,
Should wish you.
particular to than
It is not ran to justpe
contains
what kind d
an account
an attention & this of the Prison
Sit Rams
World it be worthwhile Char
the Junior Alhr.
the Prison discipline
the Exforende on
Which has hitherto Gincials men in
Chenin comind,
qin or Joyer in busty
Infantin offices. of the referens
The Inspectors of know lefs of the real Uquirements of discipline then Arohall
zou purpose, and which.
zou have already
any other persons connueled introduced into the Nficially with it. I
think the Ref: will faol - and of your
stand on it in
opcision as to the
general Healing thich
should be pursued
sair of preventing
& punishing Crime
within the Colony.
are all questions which at this
distance it is very difficult & Express til I am bound to obser that asey decided Opens on the first impression on reading the results
Whe changes Doritative
have effected in that reput
discipline,
that the is very
Levere and
require modification
I admit the impopitilit!
but it is impossible
bo "drawiany analogy
Letween the method Criminals
of treating
in Bat in this Country and in Dongtory gallo
is tract. I also adopt Crime is of Sue
tho alsdente necesit t an exceptional Charade makin parish mich deterrent.
Heat dure fox will
But it should not h
wout carefully, welch
to results of the
Prison discipline which zom have established
so as to
that which Sufficiently
deterrent the fommishement
is not se Score
to lead the Chinese
Criminals remarkath
Then singular
reckbeeness of life, to exate it b
T-profen self-
Mutilation
"# I should wist &- insi,
death at their cam
Of the wholesome influence of Corporal
A. pini, last luo paper
punishment I do
not Entertain
doubt so
it is limited b
cases of
Which by
disgusting.
or atiorious
Violence or abrookly Character
dis close
or intractable rature
as Shave
already informed:
dispatch
22 November
M. 84 of the 22
last I am unable
to sanction branding
Junishment.
obsen indeck
Spather Love
from gour that recourse is only,
had to it in
mitigation
of imprisonment and
with a view to deportation on the request of the Prisoners, but Even
These corcmustaney
maning objection ringat. be urged agamat
it and it should
not be Extablished
MB of cou
a insite infed
is must ansenint
as adoretinig to beam in a returned.
deportie.
practice unless
with and cleave pasof the
Clear proof
is brown
hat it is attended can i the hand 4. fland will beneficial
in a padd th
alinois hotard to news!
Ishould wish fou
Therefore after gou have
had further Experiences
of the results of the puior discipline
han Estallished
& farmish me
a full report upon
the subject.
& muable me to
decide whether
Modification is
M. 10. Concon b.
Ansu & Ro. 1 - 8 March /17 - 272155
63-28 March / 68-7764
bob Hong Kong
EIT CO: JAN 19 1867
My Lord,
Government House
Hong Kong 29th November 1866
With peference to former
Correspondence which han tation/ place
on the subject of the South Boundary
of Cantonments in Victoria and more
The Right Honorable
The Earl of Carnarvont =
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
expecially to my dispatch Nr 56 of the 7th last June I have the honor to state that it has since been brought to my
notice that the East and West Boundaries
of the Cantonments are
distinctly
on the Ordnance Map of the Colony prepared by Lieu ? Cottinson
of the Royal Engineers, and signed by Major Aldrich Commanding and Supsintinding Royal Engineer
the 30th October 1845.
2 _ On that Slan, a certified Copy
of part of which is herewith forwarded
the East and West Boundaries of
Cantonments are clearly shown -
terminating in the
one instance at the
100 foot Contour and in the other at
the 300 foot Contour, but.
Boundary
whatever is shown on the South,
on the North; the Sea forms
the Boundary.
3 _ It is clear that if there had
been a Boundary fixed for the Souths
side other than that
connecting
Boundary Stones at the East and Western Corners Colonel Lovell's former reason/
for the absence of such Boundary line
on the document of October 1853 is
he cannot
inapplicable here
that it would have been shown had
in Vide Gove to Sec of Sta
1.56-77 June.
the paper been sufficiently large as ins
this instance the Plan includes the
whole Island .
4. The dotted line showing
Western Boundary terminates precisely
the Spot muated B on the Plan of
Cantonments signed by the Governor,
the Royal Engineer and the Surveyor General in 1856 and a
which was
forrrarded to Your Lordship's
predecessor with my Despatch N° 26
of 28th last April . The dotted Line
on the Ordnance Map shorring
Eastern Boundary corresponds in a
with the Boundary
shown on the Plan above referred to-.
5. It therefore appears that when
the Boundaries of the Cantonments weres
defined, in 1856 there
intention
of changing those, which had existed
on the East and West of Cantonments
since 1845. Had such alteration been.
contemplated the Old Boundary
would not have been simply Copied
on to the New Plan, which was intended
thenceforth to fix the limits of Cantonments : Therefore if the whole length of the Eastern and Western Boundaries be shown the utmost limit that can be assigned for a Southern boundary connecting
the South Termine of the East and Western
bounds should be
between the
highest Contour ( 300 foot) reached by
one Terminus and the lowest (100 foot)
the other. Such a Boundary martied by the other. Such
would include all Military Buildings
and if not they would at least be all
within the suggestid
new Southern
Boundary viz : the Road which this Government propoves to make.
I have the honor to be,
Your Lordship's,
Most obedient Servant,
Rated Grann
Granes Mand Donets
Governor.
3.1 Jany
X. Si. R. M. Rad not when he ante
Link Cam arvoni di patit
15. Art. underig the W. O. heller saying tit
leveral kell had ductil
Ensuring
the made with the disputest quection
of Boundary
Kotiine as above
Thelmaakeer late
29th November 1866.
Governor
Sir Richard Graves Mac Bawoell. C. B.
The Right Honorables
The Earl of Carnarvoní.
Military Cantomento-
Eastern & Westom limits of.
Defund on
Ordnan map
Inference pre Tonton Doindary":"
/ Enclosure.
Aneee? 1235/67
6 February 1867
Lame dirintis (the
Eul & Cemente to travenit to gonfor
the considuation of Lint Geul Peel & with Uference to previons
Correspondence on the same subject, a copy
of a deepath from
In hoverer of Stoughing
relative to.
Boundary
South Bound
of Cantonments in Victoria .
Lanto state & gow
for the information of
The Lec optate for War that Sie Of Mardonnell When writing this
had not received
Camerons despatch.
of 5 bet Enclosing copy of the War Office letter
27 Seps doming
the question of boundary. Militang Cantonments in "The Colony would be made
ar subject of Enquing on the sport.
Separate.
Hong boy dùng nóng
C:0: JAN 19 1867
My Lord,
Government House,
Hong Kong, 29th November, 18606.
I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt, on the 22nd Instant, of your
Friship's desratches as follows:-
Friginals.
18:35 to 47, the bark of oth October, 10.6..
Separate of
27th September...
Circular of
The Right Honorable
The Earl of Carnation,
Her Majesty' Principal Secretary of State.
Duplicates.
10:30 A 34, inclusive..
Circular of 13th September, 1866.-
I have the hover to be, Your Lüchips,
Most birient Servant,
( ༢༠༠ དཔོན་ཅིང་ཁ་རས་མི་དྲག་
Governo...
1: Any Kny. Separate
29th November, 1866..
Sir Richard Graves Machonnell, 2.3.
Be Right bothe
The Earl of Carmarion,
Acknowledgment. Respatel- I buy of ot better,
Số 608 dụng động
Treas conson 29 Jan 167.
Ansu ? by Circedays of 17 daß
Post Office
Progeny 30/ 294 064/62121 - 29/#822
Zurtha aneu ? ho
Government Strouse,
Hongkong 30th November 1866.
I have referred your
Lordship's despatch 1.32 of
8659 September last to Mr Mitchell,
Australice the Port Master General, with a
view to his reporting on the probable
The Right Stonorable
The Karl of Carnarvon,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State,
in his opinion on this Colony of the proposed general changes in the Postal arrangements adverted to in your Lordship's – despatch and enclosures.
deserving your Lordship's consideration_
the remarks
Mr Mitchell
the responsibility and
expense incurred by this Government reference to the Mails for
other places which, as he
expresses, are worked by this office" without remuneration to the Colony; and I trust that
in no care is it intended to increase the
expenses of
Government, whatever changes be in contemplation.
As the Policy of Ster
Majesty's Government in
arranging the details
New Postal Contract adverted
to in the very interesting papers transmitted by your Lordship appears definitely fived, I abstain from remarking further on it, beyond expressing my satisfaction that the whole subject has been
ably and thoroughly investigated.
I have the honor to be, Your Lordship's, Most Obedient Servant,
Richard Samus Mardonmell
Governor.
Houghong-
30th November 1866.
Governor
Sir Richard Graves Macdonnell
Right Stonorable
The harl of Carnaros
Portal Arrangements- Report of Mr. Mitchell on proposed measures of A. M. Government. Inexpediency of increasing any present expense of structions Government.
Su J. Rogers
To Ir with 590 from
For of leglern
/ Enclosive
General Best Offien, Houghing,
10th November, 1866-
In complianer with
His Excetteway Sir Richard Graves Marc
Donnell's inté
ow the Right Stonorables ther Earl of barnarsons dompertch Nr. 32 of 22 Septem
22. September last, which gives
cover to printed
Copies of to Incavery minute of the 4th September expor
the subject of the postal
The Houvrable,
Communications
M. J. Mercer, Colonial Secretary
Thoughing
communications between the
dow, and thies
United Kingdaww, East Indies, bluna, Japan And the Australian Colonies, And also the report of flies Select Committer of the Bresses of Commons on East Indian Communications, and of thie
report; by Captains Tyler R. E. of t
This inspection of Plies Railways
Ports of Staly tive of the Stations routes for
corrveyances of marls to the East, I do myself the trover
to report that the main point effecting this place which is brought forwards in ttress poppers appears to bas the arrangements to be mades for thin pengments of thes Subsidy
subsidy for the conveyances the mails from Singapore of the 'u to Houghoug Ports of t
blina and
and ow to thos
And, were it not for anomarlons position the Government of this Colony Gelaced, in by having Packiet.
+ Agencies (all of which entirely out of its purisdiction attached to- the Hougtong Post Office, thes Considerations of this point. would perhaps bes unnecessary
is view the
necessity the Semperial ~ Governement is under of Maintaining the postal Contracts here at its own
•Cost, our account of the larges
umber of Ships of war in and about the watins of China and
Jerporns, ands
also becauses of the Consular And Diplomatic Establishments
maintained at the various
Ports, I do not anticipaté that it is contemplated, thats the Houghing Government
should contribute to the costs
of the conveyances of the mails, yet, as the arrangements for depraying the postal subsidy, after the expiry of the present Contract, are undefined, it tevery tuary not be outs of places remark, thak, groats
iin bulk
as the mails received at
And dispatched from here
large portion of them,
carried by the British Contract: Packets, are worked by this Offices
advantage to the bolany,
o for instances the mails between Spein
and ther
Phillipines; they sails for
Hens trajesty's Theat, ands trans
between Frances ands
Shanghans
· Japer, from mother of which doce the folonial, Government romp any benefit, And, in the cases of thor Parts of China and Japan, the holony gets no greater portion of the postage thaw if the correspondence for Atrose places originated in, or was destined to Houghong, Notivithstanding the
managements
Managements and controul'
of the Packet: Agencies at
these places
entails a
expenses and responractility upow it, and if they
disconnected, from thies Offion, the cost of maintaining thes Hongkong Officers would's bes
bosened.
Whatever arrangements however be decideds- tapow for the grangement of this subsidy, it is chans Atrent as
1863 the excess
of postal Revenues to the
expenses
of the Departaments enimuunted
1= $35:843:4121 = £7.467:7:
and in thres presents
year I regret to say
this profit, to thres kolony o
considerably
will be considere
thew it was in 1865,
this Hough'ong Government cannot give bury materials
defranying this cont: of this conveyance of the Contract malls.
The divinution witties
revere is no doubl
one result of the monetary in Englands, which
has restricted banking
and Aradals
operations
narrower limits; and the
sum I estimate the presents
revenne at is so mueli
"less than that of the
foremans year, thanks than
previous
littention to
propounding
properunding soms schemes for bithow increasing to
the reverve
reducing the expenditures
of the Post Officer.
Spreciated, out in any last annual report, that, the Imperial
reverve collected,
here, and that collected in
ar ou accounts of ther
postage.
Letters sent in
the tails to Houghing, Amounts to £60,000 for amm at a low estimate,
and this is perhaps another
us Contribution
whay. towards this subsidy be expected from this
Governament
The substitution of Brindisi for luarseilles
will no doubt be a
Advantages, inasmuch as the tails for the Uniteds
Kengeton sent by the latten route frognently reachi Loudow frist: too late to has by the wards for
Auswords
Ahrimas lemering thieves on the
10th and 26th of each worth's; the adoption of this Brinsia. route with consequently not only
sily admits cartion, delivery of thes correspondenes from fliina in the tuited Kingdom; but it will oftew be the means of affecting a saving of Manly as forthright
Answering from here.
letters received
The extension of the mail contract to Japan perhaps the only others portion of these interesting perpers referreds to the which requires
my hands, the
remark at
growing importerences of the Trade with thanks country And the consequent
consequent increavess
in the bulk of the wails loves called forth's strong representations from Hers ~ Majestys Minister, and also from the forserl, at Yokohama)
fenout. as to this recessity of placing the Pactist Agency there footing separate, and independent of the ferrentar
Service, especially Moustity line of American
Steamers
Meervers
rs with comulut)
to call at Yokolinues Marly
text year, and, thress writts doubtless gives as further impetus to Commerces, and, Comes an increage is this
postal deition; but, so far, thisen representations have only lavis the effects of extracting as promios from the Past Martin Glume! hondow, to entertain the. Watton, after the Officon of his Departments who he purposes dispatching from hondow to inspect; the Pastiliffices
in the East shall have ~
Arrived.
"Ilieve this leaves to be,
most Obedient Servants,
MAntheli
Postmaster Gowenants.
Copy I Was : Conso, 18
Anser ? No. 2-8 March /sz-de-
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JAN 19 1867
My Lash,
Government house,
Story Kony, 30th November, 1868..
reference to the
prospect
f receiving fermission to fent in force the Starbor and Coast, ordinance as I have received from the
Starbor Master (Mr. Homsett), who will be charged with carrying out the
The Fright Honorable
The Earl of Carnarvon,
Her Majestyp Principal Secretary of state,
general provisions of the several applications as to the necessity of farmishing him with the means moving himself, deputy, and Staff- from Itation to Station, as recasion
may require.-
It is evident that the Colony
vessel in which to
will need some
move the Police to the different anchorages to be appointed round the Island under
the ordinance.
It will probably
ften be desirable to have some sort of Craft anchored for days outside the Junks stationed at Footwani, Aberdeen, and other flaces..
It would be impossible to expect the Commodore to lend a
Gunboat for these multifarious duties
essentially of
character to be discharged only by
the local Police, and the Staff of the barbor Master's Department.-
Mr. Homsett
desirous
that a suitable ressel should be furchased in England built there for the Colony, but nove
of these flaws would cost lefs than several thousands of founds, whilst nove of them would be available when most wanted, viz: at the first coming into operation of the Ordinance, which, if it becomes Low, will be in force in two month.. I have already expressed my
any delay should have arisen in sending from England
the Steamer promised by over Majesty's Government to be maintained at the joint expense of the Colony and the Imperial Freasury. I must however deat
bedrd. toss 128.2236477/66
with circumstances, as I find them.
has not got
Colony Steamer, and can
nor money
that new
afford neither
to realise Mr.
Thomsett's flans for building
purchasing a suitable vessel im
England. -
Under these circumstances
I have consulted
Council and
by their advice have, in the absence
If any suitable English built craft being frocurable, furchased
native Junk, and am
fitting her
for carrying
accommodation of a rough think for the Harbor Master, his Itaff, and
a muinerous
necessary.-
body of Police when
I need scarcely say
so, even if
Council and myself would greatly, have preferred furchasing English built Omniser, but we had
opportunity of doing there were funds forthcoming, which are not. The duty to be done is before me, and must be excented. I am therefore content to have it
Love roughly, if not showily, in preference to neglecting it, wh despite of the fact that this Govermen. rowing a Junk has given
for jesting..
some soon
The price of the
price of the vessel
$1100 and for $2,000
be able in three weeks to have her fit for duty and am well entisfied that I can at that small cost do the most needful fart of the work required of a Cruiser wonder the Harbor and Coasts Ordinance.–
9. Nevertheless, such a resel is in no way adapted for another clap of duties such expected from the proposed Sunbret,
whose arrival here will I trust be
expedited by her Majestic Government.
Under all the above circumstances
the honor to solicit
Croship's cauction to the purchase
and equipment of the vessel in
question.
I have the honor to be,
Your Lordships,
Most obedient Servant,
༡་ཚེས་༡་ན་ཨལ་ མིའི་ཆ་རྩོམ་ཁར་དུ་བའི་
with the derfelbe bad, wit
When Sie R. Macdonnell
Si & Ropes.
En Lord Camaron's defatihe
whhe the cone fon
Admiralty
and abate the bond.
ancouted to station
hen Bort in Vutoria
Harbour the al- the
disposal of thi
for. This
wether This Stank
supersede the nuisrity of the
Alomat for Boat
question I believe
har besse hiin.
To Peering for
Governan
Hong Kong. gry
J. 183. 30.1 November, 1856._
Sir Richard Graves Mackomelles
The Right bronorable
The harl of Carnarvon. -
Karbon and Coast Ordinance-
Purchase of vessel for duty
Approval of requested._
Bauction.
If Mr Thomsetts recipetus
H. A. Kamilton G
Received in Dept
8.2189/67
(I dord Guch andey, ally thin hai tu teft
otton undented
But we beut,
1232 Jan
in an Cora of bei
xcuted as man
furbon is concund
Fog. Hong Kong hoy.
"Dammustul
18 Fall arby.
Sam dubit
the Earl Mamasion
ti thaus mit fu
why y aby yu diselit from the foremor Itory Kory refertig set by Forhand
Sunt for
can be tripplish for # 3000 it w. Dan trini
& han expendia,
efflzing Kenn
to a Col. Gun boat. Is he glad I know from firm
has in hand some engaing a". Jaided made with regard
Certainly ranchon
what has been done-atome
Sum of 1100 thi bland darthickerfonal
at the disforal fo the Karlom Marter
for this purpose of conquery and thi
housions f Adriana pepel
ki Connet this
Filony (206 of 166)
for the belter regulation
aconlot of certain Sepels
Jequenting.
the Harbour
of Hong Korry, being fat
of a scheme celattichet
for the auspression of Pinney.
Sam & aquest
ale lay then
dufulit befor the Lad
low the It with Thession of Land Camarin
fusion til the Manhare of the Junk
shaked be sau troned
a also the further sum : If 2000 for fitting. hen for her bitended Senice.
600 cong mông
JAN 19 1867
Ansu ! No. 36-
28 deb/67-
Letter to Mr Goodlake 28 deb /67 √ M. "Goodlake's Wamant to br.: Desp Sep 16 Mar / 67 Asento
My Lord,
Government House, Wongsongs, 30. November, 1866.
I have the honor to report that
Mr Whyle, Police Magistrate, has lindered
resignation
the ground that he wishes to leave the Colonial Service for the purpose
of pradising at the Bar which he regards
The Right Honorable
The Carl of Carnarvon,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of States,
offering him bester
prospects.
Mr Whyle has consented to
continue his present services lill the ene
"the current year, if I chinist it
desirable, but he is ampions to be relieved
of his present duties as
early as posible.
His resignation is especially inconvenient at this moment, for I had felt it my duty to direct Mr Cecil Smith, who had been acting for Mr May.
absent or leave, to resume his duties as
capacity
Registrar General - The Colony having special need of his services in that inaugurate the worsting of the Registration Ordinance as som as it shall have been approved. It is one
of the pased here.
most important laws ever
but requires from its - peculiar nature I
great ability and patience, such as Mr Awith eminemety, prosesses, be introduce it favorably to the Chinese population. Under
these circumstances there will still remain
vacancy to fill up - viz: that of Mr Whyte. I am not prepared, just at this
how I may
moment, to
but I love
say how I
no time in
deal with it
reporting Mr
Whyle's resignation, because I think it
desirable that the
should be
filled, if possible, by the appointment of a practising barrister.
The duties of the Magistral
Bench render it expedient that one the Magistraler should be a Barrister, and in the wint of the absence or illnes
of the Judge of the Court of Summary
it would be convenient to be Jurisdiction it would be
able to supply his place with
-prachsing Barristu, which is generally
practicable when one of the Magistrates.
Barrister
therefore anxious that
Your Lordship should, as early as posible, recommend a Barrister from Home for chi appointment, and perhaps it may facilitate your promuring a suitable successor for Mr Whyte, if an allowance were made for passage money Colony, because whilst it is not easy mider any evanustamises to find a competent person willing to come here for £800 per annum, I think the
immediate outlay necessary for a fafinge would increase the difficulty of finding
a suitable succesor for M: Whyle in degree disproportionate to the expense therely thrown in the Colony.
I have the hever to be,
Jau Lordship
Most obedient servant,
Ruched Frames Mandonnell
Governor
Sin 2 Rosur
A quection of Patronage.
J. M. Graham.
a gear. but the sug:
gation for payment of
Edward. Wallan Goodlake
is objectionable
to make an
In convenient
precedent.
Bamster count
It would be bellent to make the
Zinances
for the state of th
("hard thigh)
that the papax,
Our Cox Fil?
the pres Put by fot
Under consor
Governer
Haughing Milbu
ch November 1866.
Bir Richard Grave MacDonnell,
Right Herrerable
The Earl of Carnarvon.
Police Magistrale.
M! Whyle's resignation of Suggests that racemey
filled for
stated by
a Barrister from Europe.
Hongkong
Governo Si N Macdonnell
No.36. Lii
28 Seb/67
Shave the tonon
backnowledge
recipt of zom despatch
Land Carnarvon
No 164 of the 30 hor upating the signation of the Wyte one of the
Police Magistrates in
Hough ong
requesting
that the vacancy might
Le filled up from
I have es
that I have
bestowed the appointment
In Edward
Wallace Good lake.
MeGoodlake
of the Bar at the
Inner Temple
185 and has had
somer Experience of Colonial Magisterial
Magistrat Falkland Islands. Se proposes to leave
England by the
pist mail
Thanh, and by a later
opportunity, I shall forward
the Warrant this appombment.
Then carthorged
the Coom Agrate li
£100 6: Inforbike
on amount of Salary.
lilised.
Dagskony
Strand Matten Goodlakeden 2016/17
Lord Curun you
M Kaham I Menime trie draft an gregh 27/289
Si F. Ayer CCG22
Manse directed
by the Earl of Cameron
to inform you that he has appointed to
Zon to be
Police Magistrater
Then M. prabain at Hongkong
authority for this
The Salary of the
fft. Mr.foodlake
les ached for pen
Appointment is £800 and
I you will
adrance Molay de Entitled to half
the goes out
Salary from the dati
of your Embarkation
for the Colony.
add til the horn
Aquile have been autto.
riged to eppure, pamation for of Salary to the extent
1 £100..
1. Coon Agarls.
MG 27 FEB.
Sillagers
Taddesley
ContCarnava
for 1644. 610
bang "King"
Dormmytaut
28Feb lab
Lattermen
am decutul
the Earl of Cameron
L-agrant j
MW. Edward Wallace
Goodlake her tem
affenlist Polere Requ hate at Hong Kong with the Selvey of
Edoo. Elloo
L-authorge for
t. advance L·. hum
a lam of £100 on anomat of Salace
den them.
SEPARATE.
6 March 1887
Hong Phong
Gard: 164/668
Downing Street,
16th March 1867.
With reference to my Despatch No. 36
of the 28th Etting, I transmit to you herewith the Queen's Warrant for the appointment of Mr. Edward Wallow Goodlake.
toh Police Magistrate
for the Colony of Hong Thong. 《་བསྟོད་པ་པ་པ་ཡིན་ན་བཅ་ས་པ་ང་ང་ང་ངས་ཤ་
The Crown Agents for the Colonies have been instructed to pay to Mr. Sandnes the Chief Clerk of my Office, the
Stamp on the
Thirty Hullingswing the price of the Stamp
will call on M. E. W
enclosed Warrant; and
Gradlake
this amount into the Colonial Treasury.
In Rolf. Mac Donnell CB
I have the honor to be,
Your most obedient
humble Servant,
NITAJASIO
Copy F. 6. inf + 30 Jon /67
Anser ? No. 15-26 Jan foy
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