JAN 19 1867
Yong Kor
Government House, Heonghing, 14 December 1866
Mey Lord,
I have the honor to enclose
for your Lordship's information a translations
nclosures and 2
curious documents purporting
to be letters disclosing a plan of attack on
a view to the massacre
Heonghing with a view to the
plunder of the Imopean inhabitants
The Right Honorable
The Earl of barnavom;
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State,
The first letter
details of
the scheme, and the second offers
reward of 200 Jaels for restoration of the
second letter, 072
hearing that the first
had been intercepted.
enclose a statement drawn
up by all. D. R. baidwell to whom
the letters were
originally brought.
Enclosure 3.
"300 men in iron Armour to proceed along
"by the sea and seize and slay??
The original documents,
whomsoever prepared
exceedingly well
led even the
excecuted and at first puzzled
Nice Roy
and his advisers when subsequently
shewn to them by allṛ Me
ayers the bice
As there was
explaining the supposed accidental
circumstance by which the first letter
Miscarried and came into his
possession.
The attack, originally fixed for
the 23rd ultimo, was certainly extremely original in it's conception and no doubt would have been erminently successful; if the Europian Ammunity had been content to remain quiescents and allow
Amongst the Chiness at the time. a feeling which I believe not unfrequently
arises and
passes off with equal grounds
it's appearance and disappearance -
and as several rumours.
prevalent
an intended attempt to fire the town-
a scheme never utterly
impossible, I did.
not think it fundent to allow the won't
classes of the population here to imagine
a moment that we could be caught unprepared. Therefore in ement with
the Commodore and
General such
prienctionary measures were without unidea
Enclosure 4
by the success of the British Arms at
The enclosed dispatch from
Nice Consul Mayers gives so
gives so full
I think so
probable
explanation of
ostentation as would no doubt have amply
sufficed to repel a real invasion.
this singulor affair
ascertained that there were no
signs of
The Commodore had meantime
any hostile priporations in Mir's Bay or towards. Wongkong on the other places alluded to in the intercepted letter from Chen - Mwei - Isik. The latter is a mon
of Consider able
the late war, as
influnce.
and will Kinown in
one who had actually got.
- together a fleet for the pinpose of attecking Honghing when his designs
frustrated
as to render -
umarks from myself unnecefsary.
I have the honor to be,
Lordship's
Meist Oladient Servant,
Richard Faces Mardormell
Governor.
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te to od Mandenell ango
Mr. Magers
tion ofthe otherure bony
angular letter offeans most perballe.
liber: muit
dent Cameron
that Sie R. Macdonnell
are quite right mod
to take the fre:
Cautionary
a letth suspenses of chanti
surpicion to in
prisal gel such stories with no corroboration deonbet br. treated as houser Cut 23/
pact of the world
exrept China o suland
the story w? be an
obvious hoax.
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be did? Wifey & Poezie then infernation.
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We (the undersigned)
now state
with respect that we have received
a complimentary your Commands* and are phrase.
informed
upon the entire matter, and will
Ja! Decembe, 1866.
Governor
Sli Richard Graves MacDonnell
Right Hemorable
The Carl of Carnarvon.
Threatened invasion of
đọng trong
Intercepted letters as to - Explanatim of
44 Incleannes
great leader's, Lós,
instructions as to the proposition
for carrying the affair into effect, on which point
our views are identical_
fortunate that we are in
harmony respecting the plan for conquering the rebel brigands which will at the same time be doing
Government and extirpating
violent evil-doers, thus
affording
safety to the State and tranquillity
to the people..
Bearing in mind how, in
from Heaven for us! We consider
former days, when
your younger brethren "re. "We","
that, as they
undoubtedly
as easy as
over one's
had the office of leader (S) of
suffered umbearable outrage"
from the barbarians, we have
constantly longed to get them in
our power, and this for many a day.. Now that you, great leader, have again bethought yourself of former intimacy, and are
willing to aid
us with the strength of your arm,
to subdue for
brigands,
us the barbarian
gratitude is beyond
all bounds. Hence
we would avail
ourselves of this oppurtunity
which must assuredly afford day of vengeance. This is help
unprepared, to take them will be
hand. This opportunity must not be lost!
The 10,000 Tails of provision
and fodder money we
heretofore
sent for use, great Leader, in
defraying the expenses of your
forces, will doubtless have
(sufficed) to enable
an armed host
to be privily got together, and there
will be required
a naval armament
from the eastward of about 2,000
strong, whilst we have also invited an armament of about
1,000 from the westward, matting in all an armed host of 3,000
which will be sufficient
to make sure of crushing the brigands.. We have already day
after day sent men in turn to
must be rescued and carried back
to be cured. If any are slain a reward of 300 Dollars shall be paid, in due acknowledgment of
the patriotic spirit of those who devote their whole heart to the
up information, and
about in Hongthong
and picks
We repeat
hope that
get acquainted
with the roads, so that the
moment our forces arrive they will
guides..
be able to serve as
In all military matters it is right that rules should be preliminarily drawn up, in order to satisfy the minds of all, (and
therefore determine as
follows):-
are wounded, they
you, Great
Great Leader, will unite
forces at the appointed time, and
promptly and simultaneously.
hastening in a
single night to the junk harbor (or creto) of Wonghong() and gather
all your troops together. All the flago
to bear the same device,
namely "Vengeance". It shall
not be permitted
carry off
prisoners
plunder the chinese
inhabitants. The time appointed
is the first watch (pto 9 P.M.)
banners, all clad in brass
armour, to fight their Hongkong. Three hundred (min
iron maces to be employed.
when (all)
are to repair to the
vanguard
and to overwhelm
wherever encountered...
narrow pass of the dye-ce
at Howloong and rendezvous during darkness and in quiet. The boats
and small, of village (s) are constantly
coming to and from
Tu Toi, obtaining information ( ) I've
must await until our
and serve
hundred men will come.
guides. (The force)
must be divided under eight.
addition to these, 300 men in
iron armour to
proceed along.
by the sea and seize and slay;
and 300 men in iron armour to
proceed in different directions and cut the foreigners
down, so that
fragment of them may
get away.
It shall not be
permitted to inflict injury Chinese, Slaughter is to continue during two watches (a period of
four hours); and when a fire is seen on the mountain every one is to set fire to the foreigners' hauses. All Booty (gold
and Silver) must be carried off and brought back to the starting place. No
clamour is to be allowed. On
to the rendezvous returning to the the hill of Wong Kong further open deliberation to be held and
division made, and no exclusive
posession to be allowed. If any unlawful act be committed, proceedings to be taken by general
consent.
If the Superior Authorities
nanifest disapproval, there are
ourselves to bear it; but if on the contrary, reivards are bestowed,
all (will be entitled to share them having) supported us with their strength.
We entreat y
• you, Great Leader, promptly to assemble your forces
and to act in accordance with
this plan, and so" attacks them while unprepared and take them at unawares." This indeed will be felicitous, most felicitous..
respectfully address
to our clausman bh'en Row Mu,
and to Lo- Ta
Hiring, the two
great Leaders, whom their stupid
brethren
(Sd) Chen Awei Isi
Chen Sun No.
Jai Nua Lum bhin
1 bh'ên Sow heong.
salute with a hundred reverences.
Ting Yin year, of month, 14th day
(In red int) 10thm. 17th day (+ Novembu 28/66). Translated by
(Signed) W. F. Mayers, Vice Consul.
(True Copij.)
Colonial Secretary.
This is to inform you
days ago
In 111/14
that a few
of our clansmen while to the Eastward passed
by the village of Jai- cheong. hang, where some of the people of the
place him in consequence of which
he lost an
official document which
we have ascertained has
posesion, this is
this is purposely written
will return
to beg that
said Official
for which
of 200 Jaels.. We
prepared to pay you
your great generosity return it to us so that our important matter. may not be interrupted, for this will be most grateful. Should
not return it to us and the matter
become known we shall
get into great
trouble in which case we must bring
relations- please think
of this in time so as not to regret it Thereafter.
Ming Rai, for his perusal.
brethren
bhun Sam svo
bhun sow long.
Dated 26th October 1866.
(True Copy) lothurm bolonial Secretary
Kong-ying-Kai, Native of Tai-por
Village in Sinon District - was at the Village of Tai- cheong-hang in the the night of
Same District, when
9 moon late at night
seized by the watchmen there
who had stolew some,
Sugar cane mnt of
the fields on being searched a large letter
him which the watchmen
Kept they let the man
his giving them
$2. and the watchmew brought the letter
into the Village
Nillagers
proposed by the to burn the letter after it was
read but Ying havi begged that it might
en to hind - this was done and he
took it home with him to his native
the 18th of the 9 moon
Ying Kai received a leller asking him to return the letter on the writers paying him
200 Paels - this he refused preferring to - bring
it to Honghing. Since he came Then Ying Kai's village has been surrounded by the people of She-cheang the village where all the people rigning
the letter live- they have now already prepared several hundred suito for the
the attack - they have
a number
seizing boats
are now detained by them
several Passage
to He anything
boats that used to come
Ime copy
Colonial Secretary.
Hongtong, Nov? 26th 1866.
Before returning to Canton, I think it well to acquaint you, for
the information of H. E. Sir Richard MacDonnell, with the particulars elicited by the military officers despatched hither by the Viceroy Sui-lin and myself in respect to the supposed project for a piratical attack on Hongtong
Inspection of the intercepted
The Hon: N.I. Mercer, Esqre
Colonial Secretary,
Hongtong
affording
details of the
in question
sufficient to comence this officer that the
authenticity of the seals and
signatures
to doubt,
and immediately
his arrival
were set on
here inquiries which elicited the following information. A blood fend has prevailed for many years past between the bhên
inhabiting the villages around
the market town of Sha Tsing 沙井
and the Rong i≤ clan,
which forms the population of
adjacent village. The Ch’ên clan,
being numerically stronger, and
also richer and more
influential
owing to the high literary rank
of their present head, Chên Kwei-
have been able to
maintain
an ascendency over their
hostile neighbours, who have latterly been reduced to serious straits. The disorganized condition in which the Imperial authority has continued in this Province,
and particularly near the coast,
since the war of 1856.57 has allowed the system of "clan. fights"
to prevail almost uncontrolled, and in the district of Sun. On
especially this is the case. the prosecution of their warfare
the bh'in clan have made large
purchases of
arms and munitions
Hongkong, including
Cannon, and its warriors are
in the habit, it is further stated, of going out to battle with their enemies of the thing clan in shirts of mail, constructed of scales of brass.
These facts being known to exist, Colonel Bung Yi, the Military Officer referred to above,
came to the conclusion that the letter purporting to come chiefs of the bh'in clan had been fabricated with some hostile design against the
from the
alleged writers, and when, on
the appearance of the
Ying Ra, by whom it was said
to have been
intercepted,
found that his surname is in
fact Rong, and that he belongs to the second of the two hostile clans, there appeared to be still
further grounds for suspicion.
Rong Ying Ka was
interrogated
my presence by bolonel
Ping Yi, and, although he
persisted in the story previously
told as to the manner
intercepting
manner of
the letter and with
reference to the subsequent offer
of Jaels 200
for its return,
sufficient discrepancies in his
statements were nevertheless detected
by myself as well as
Chinese Officer to leave no reasonable
doubt that the letter had been
fabricated by enemies of the alleged writers, with the hope, most probably, that foreign intervention against the Ch'in clan might thus be brought about..
I enclose a
translation I have.
made of the letter in question,
The proceedings of the two clans.
(Signed) Mr Sped! Mayers,
Vice Consul in Charge of
H. 13. Mr. Consulate at Canton
(Forms Copy.)
Colonial Secretary
return to Canton
shall request that the District
Authorities
be directed to
prosecute farther inquiries into
November
Mergsong, 20. Navaler, 1866.
W. J. Mayer
I. Acting
Consul, Canton,
Colonial Secretary W. D. Merce!
Result of enquiries
respeeding the supposed project of a Descent upon Hengthing by people from Wongting in Deep Bay:
of enquiries made
Souchong
165. 611
Mudukunto ottate Fouje Min
MINUTE 125
Adderley Loni Carnarvon
30 Jan 167
Dem divites of the
Set of armenon to transmit & gensette insommation ford Stanley, a copper of
despatch from the Soderner oftreskong
Enclosure 44 in Governor Sir
Richard Graves
Phae Dannels Despatch W. It's of pot Dee.
No. 15-26 Jan/67
atranslation
Enclosing
documents relating
& a supponed project
for a piratical attock upon that Colony.
to the for
beets bestent
Chas been
Hongkong
M. When Bonnet Buffroue
Nolmama 25
26 Jan/67
Shave the honom
& acknowledp
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abumolation of
Enclosing a
documents
Importing.
& Rettung
disclosing a plan of
Moshe then don ad attack on Houghing
appear to har vun
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9.00.30 Jan 167
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do could take without
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apprehension.
Arreu ? No. 14-25 Jan 68.
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RECEIVED
Government House.
bory Tony, 4th December, 1855...
My Lapel
reference to my Despatch
148 St. 143 of the 3106 last cctober
12017 transmitting report of an Apey of
the Hong Kong Follar at Canton, I have the how to forward Copy of
Proclamation of the Chinese Authorities.
The Bright Honorable
The Earl of Carnarvon,
Her Majesty. Irincipal Secretary of State
resulting from that Apay -
Your Latchip will bierve that
the Proclamation érohibits in Fringent terms any unlawful counterfeiting of the bong Kong cringe- special probibition inserted by the Nice Roy at the instance of the Nice
Consul.-
It is als noticeable that the recognition accorded of the Hong Kong
Joller amounts only to an retnowledgment
quantity of eure
of its containing
Silver which it is reported by this Government to contain._ Seikwen Syce being the standard joy which the value of the dollar is tried, the Chinese Authorities
simply declare that a certain weight of Bong Kong Dollars contains as much eure silver
weight of Super..
specified
4.- In most exses after receipt of either Longtons. Mexican & other coinage by the Chinese Government
are redweek in the melting
Ist to the one Standard of Super._
Lence although it would bom
entirely ruinous to the Mint that
should be refused
erinage admittance to the Chinese Treasures at the valuation fint on it by this Government, the acknowledgment that it contains 9 out of 10 parts fure silver gains for it no preference
bullion equally rich in fure
silver, and it would be a mistake
that it's shape and stämp suppose add to its value in China as
do to the value of a shilling Crown in England. Herein therefore lies the principal secret of the Mints inactivity, for there can rarely occur such a combination
circumstances as to make it
profitable to pay seignorage and premelting charges merely to
convert bullion into
a coin, which
in China will still continues to be
treated and valued simply bullion and very probably be agains here converted into Lycee..
question
I make these remarks became
many hastily suppose, that the Chinese Proclamation gives any other value to the bong Kong Follar
admission that it contains
quantity of fure Silver certified by this Government-
I have the honor to be, Your Lordships, hat obedient Servant,
Richard Frames Men Doramas
trong trong 186
it December 1866.
Sir Richard Graves Missonill Co.
The Right Honorable
The Earl of Carnarvon.–
Mink - Dong Kong Dollar-
Chinese Proclamation - certifying value of
Results of that Proclamation.
how limited.
No. 182.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Extract of a Letter from Mr. Vice-Consul MAYERS, in charge of Her Majesty's Consulate at Canton, enclosing Copy of Proclamation issued by His Excellency The Vice-Roy of the Two KWANG and other High Officers, declaring the Hongkong Dollar to be a Valid Tender in payment of Government dues, is published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th November, 1866.
No. 218.
W. T. MERCER,
Colonial Secretary.
BRITISH CONSULATE, CANTON, 26th November, 1860.
With reference to my despatch No. 189 of the 26th October, forwarding Copy of the Minutes of the Assay, beld here of the Dollars issued the Mint of Hongkong, I have now the honor to state, for the information of His Excellency SIR RICHARD MACDONNELL, that a Proclamation has been issued by the principal Chinese Authorities of this Province, ín which the new Dollar is acknowledged as a valid tender in payment of dues to the Government at the ascertained rate.
I enclose a translation of this Proclamation, together with a copy in original stamped with the seals of the Viceroy, Governor, and Superintendent of Customs,
I am, Sir, Your most obedient Servant,
WM. FREDE. MAYERS,
Fice Consul in Charge.
(Signed,)
Enclosure.
Lee 1245 from for.
-herwith
on 1245 kr.
aptions has in this
What the proclam
In England th
Gov. Stamp quaranten With the might punity of the coin The Chines
Gost. Thank
Securanties.
"Shoes" an
coin). sins to the Hory le
the stamp of the
The Hon. W. T. MERCER, Esq.,
Colonial Secretary, Honghong.
PROCLAMATION.
Sui, Viceroy and Commander-in-Chief of the Provinces of Kwang-tung and Kwang-si : Kwo, Governor of the Province of Kwang-tung; and
SHIH, Superintendent of the Imperial Maritime Customs of Kwang-tung;
Issue the following Commands for general instruction.
Whereas the population of the Province of Kwang-tong make use in their daily transactions of Foreign Money, the circulation of which has long been customary, and has been admitted as advantageous and convenient, Now of late there have been issued from the Mint of Hongkong Dollars, Half Dollars, and other Coins of smaller denomination, and request has been made by the British Acting Consul Mayers that officials might be deputed to submit this Coinage to Assay. Hereupon officials were accordingly appointed, for the purpose of jointly proceeding with the testing process; and the result of the Assay has been that, on being brought into comparison with the Standard of Hai-kwan Sycee Silver, the Hongkong Dollar is equal to the Standard of Nine hundred-thousandths, and hence One hundred and Eleven Taels, One Macs, and One Candareen in the new Coinage of Hongkong are equivalent to One hundred Taels in Hai-kwan Sycee. A certificate to this effect has boen drawn up in testimony thereof by the Kao Hong Mow and four remaining Customs' Banks. It is proper, therefore, that the same be admitted at the aforesaid rate in the payment of dues to the Government, as also to general circulation, for the convenience of the public; and this Proclamation is accordingly issued.
Wherefore it is hereby proclaimed to all classes of the people beneath our jurisdiction, be it known to you that the Foreign money newly issued from the Mint of Hongkong has been submitted to Assay by Officials deputed for the purpose, and that it may be used in payment of dues to the Government and in general circulation. It should not be looked upon with suspicion, doubt, or indifference.
Furthermore, we stringently prohibit the fraudulent imitation of the coinage of the Hongkong Mint by evil-disposed persons unlawfully counterfeiting it in the pursuit of gain; and, in the event of such criminal proceedings being ventured upon in disregard hereof, the guilty parties shall assuredly be seized, on discovery of their offence, and brought to justice. Let all obey this special Proclamation,
Tung Chib, 5th Year, 10th Moon, 18th Day, [November 24th, 1866.]
Translated by
(Signed,)
W. F. MAYERS, Vice-Consul
True Copy,
(Signed,)
ALEX. FRATER,
Assistant.
1940 đang trông
́ ́RECEIVED
C:0: FEB4 1867
My Lord,
cent Harse,
Government
Hongkong, 11th December, 180.
I have the hmer te actnowledge receipt, on the 2nd instant, of four Lordship' Pelegraphic mepage dated 11th Normber Galle, informing me of the approval of Ordinanow N. b and I of this year- bring
The Right Honorable
The Earl of Camarvon,
Nn Majesty's Principal Secretary of State,
The Waiter and Coasts Ordinance, and
ation Ordinance.
communication has
Registration This Aris early proved most fortunate
as it will mable
the new Ordinances to be put into
operation
ensuing fear,
commencement of the
and at present ecoupied in providing the requisite Staff and settling the various Notices and Regulations required for
noe under the
there is great and indeed almost insuperable difficulty in obtaining the services of I competent and herest Officers in the minor Departments Phave very hope,
that the above mentioned Departments
will be found up to their worst.
I hope by the Mail at the mo of this mouch to transmit the neufany
details.
in a position to
place before Your Lordship for approval the various details of the ablired. establishments of the Registrar General and Marker Master rendered necesary
Legislation, but alihrough
I have the hever to les,
Your Lordshipn
Most obedient servant,
(cchard Grauer MacDonnel
Gevernen
Wongsong N.167
11th December 1866.
Governor
Ski Richard Graves Mae Damell,
The Right Amorable
The Parl of Carnar
ain awVEIL" :
Relegram approving Ordinances
6 and J of 1886- Receipt of acsinouledged.
Details of altered tractor and Registration Staff will be surt by next tail.
Su I Row
die dupath 1275 of th. how. with formal confirmation.
1247 Sting nony
RECEIVER
My Lord.
Goenument House, HongKong, 12th December 1886.
In conformity with instructives,
Secretary of Gates and in continuation of my Despatch 1.9%)
Circular of 29 May
of the 50th August last. I have the hover to forward hunwich Casually Returns I N° 1,5, and 6, giving the particulars of
The Right Honorable
The Earl of Carmarion
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State,
the lefe of the British Shipes T. &Boyd, Official N. 18:986; Westminster. Officials 11.6.327; and Quang Teong' (formuly "Orient") of London.
I have the hever to be,
You Lordship
Most obedient servant,
Rechendsmis
hames Mar Derniell
Governor.
Su & Rogen
"HongKong. Wi168.
12th Decembn, 1866.
Governor
Sir Richard Graves Mac Donnell,
Righ & Honorable
The Earl of Pain
ain arvon,
Meseds and Camallinggt.
Lof of the British Ship Boyd," "Westminster" and "Quang Tong" (formerly" Orient") Transmits Casually Return No 11,5, and 6, giving particular of-
3 hiclesmen.
168.1241
9 Reb/by
Lam ducitia by the
The beentay & the
Ramon Cal Gamervan to
transmit to gonser.
the information of the
Lords of the Committee
V. f. for Fende Cosgofa despalit from he Governor optouskon Entoring casualt
returns no 45 d
gwing the particulars Wthe loss of the British Ships J. E Boy?"
Official No 45716 "Westminste" Officent
ro 6.327
Quang trong
Jormens Orient) of
1242 động Kông.
FEB4 1867
Anou! No. 2
11 Feb 1678
? No. 25-8 Feb /68 - Mo
My Lord,
&overnment House,
Hong Kong, 12th December, 1886.
I have the hover to
in December, 186+ a grant of land was made to the Reverend Father Raimonds of the Roman Catholic Mikion here for the furrose of building
Reformatory to which destitute
The Right Honorable
The Carl of Carnaron,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State,
Chinese Children might be sent.
Several have in this way
been provided for with from the Magistrates would otherwise have found it difficult to deal, and recently the enclosed letter was received from Mr Whyte, Police Magistrate, on which
arrangement
was entered into with Father Paimondi
which I have approved, auch which is
letter S2
retralia in the accompanying
accompanying letter
from the Reverend Gentleman..
The lads sent from the Police Court
will be received on a
charge to
Government of tws Lollers for head per month, and the balance of expense will be found by Father____
Raimondi.
This is the best arrangement
can be made under the circumstances, and I have to request Your Laddhing's approval of it- I have the honor to be, Your Lordships, Most obedient Servant,
Richard Graves Mardonnell
Governor.
song trong
12th December, 1866.-
Su Richard Graves Macdonnell.
The Right honorable
The Earl of Carnation.. Festitute chinese children. Reports provision made for relief of-
(2 Enclosures)
refert other grant f Lund bin Fathon Rachandi. It is bestally better that thire Bogo sh
There has been ho
Si F. Rour
R. Catholer Reformationg
Men ti Gaol.
Obrem that
the part
Dear for!
Hong Kong 11th December 1866.
With reference to the
conversation we had the other day
concerning the boys sent by the Magistrates to the Reformatory you will oblige
me very much by presenting
best thanks to His Excellency the
Governor for his Kind offer of the
Government paying half of the cost sent by the Magistrate
of the boys sent by the
to the Reformatory and by stating
to His Excellency the following:
1st The cost for each boy per month
D' Almada, Esque.
will be two dollars.
Notice will be
given every month
to the Government of the exact number
of the Boys sent by the Magistrates residing in the Reformatory.
In order to avoid the expenses.
being too heavy the number of the
boys sent by the magistrates will
never be upward 25, although
opinion it will be
that we shall have such
by the Magistrates to the Reformatory at the rate of 2 Dollars per month each; and the expenses of the other
half will be paid by the Foar Box. I have ve
(Signed) I. Raimondi,
(True Copy)
Colonial Secretary
and the average of the boys sent by
the Magistrates would be generally
about 20.
A bill will be sent monthly
to the Government stating
expenses
of half the number of the boys sent
Ang Kong 11 * December, 1868.
The Read Father Raimondi
Mr. L. d'thunda._ L'Ahmada_
Destitute Chinese Children
undertakes to receive into
the Reformatory a certain
number of on
conditions stated.
Magistracy, Song Kory, November, 29th 1866..
I am anxious to draw the attention of the Governor to a matter connected with this Court, which
deserving of His Excellency's consideration
Enclosure 2 in Governa hir Richard Graves Macdonnell's Despatch N. 189 of 13146 Secember
Occasionally
boys, varying in
age from six to ten o
tive live
hought before the Magistrates wither charged with the Commission of mina offences, a found by the Police straying in the Streets apparently
The Honorable
The Colonial Secretary-
deserted.
When the carents of these children
cannot be found, and nobody
and nobody appears in Court to claim them, W. Smith and I have of late cent them to the Reformatory which has recently been founded by the Very Reverend & Raimondi, faying, a agreeing & pay, for their maintenance, out of the fund which are at the disposal of the
Magistrates for
Charitable
purposes; charged is two Sollers &
month per boy.
The account not having been
regularly furnished, surprised to find that responsible
somewhat
for sixteen inmates
of the Reformatory.
feel that we are bound to support those we have sent there, but we are at the came time of opinion that we should not be justified in alleating to the same purpose any larger amount of the fund of our Poors-box, because we have a considerable number of applicants for relics.
Under these circumstances we wish to bring this matter under stis Excellency's consideration. We have little doubt that a satisfactory
arrangement could be made with the Reverend founder of the Reformatory. for the reception at a moderate charge per annum, of all youthful.
Oriminals sent there, and we believe
that the adoption of such
would be less expensive
less expensive to the Colony,
tham sending young boys to Gaol
to Gaol for an
short period at the experation of which they would be turned out, only to be re-imprisoned after the lapsen If a week & hos._
I have, He,
(Signed) John Whyten
Police Magistrate.
(Ime Opay.)
Colonial Secretary-
Hongkong
169.1242 ro.27.
Governor Sie Other downell
MINUTE 9
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by checking mig auch through the HK
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find no multor of the Grat
11 Ich /67
I have to acknowledge
The mist of zou despath
5909/68.
No.169 of the 12 Deer.
Express may
approval.
A of the arrangement s which zou have entend
into with the New Father Raimondi with a
view ofproviding for the relief of destitute
Chinese children.
Ildas at re
the grant gland
The Gost Attoughong
The Noman Catholic Mission
hi 1807 was,
reported at the
Arreu ? No. 26.8 Deb 1860.
Copy dreas: inf78 Der/08/0
FEBA 1867
Government House,
Houghtong, 13th December 1886.
I have the houon to forward
the encloud application from M.Minder, Master of the Mint, to the address of the Under Secretary of
officer of
Mr. Kinder is an
The Right Stonnable
The Rail of
Carnarvon
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State,
Considerable ability and active
There is no doubt that
experience of
Colonial work
here has considerably increased
the value
his services, and, an
though I think his application premature, it will always affed me much personal pleasure to hear of his finding suitable employment.
I have the honor to be,
Your Lordship's
Most obedient Servant,
Reitard Grand Mandonnell
Governor.
agaan then her Kinders applicati Phone hit une de this
ok-8.6 Fes 67
"H.S.B. 6 feb. "
Sony Rong. /8-170.
13th December, 1856..
Sir Richard Graves Macdonell,
The Right Honorable
The Carlo Carnarvon. –
Mr. Kinder-
Application from- for future Service under Colonial Government-
Fransmitted-
(1 Enclosure.)
The Ming Hong Kong
11.1th December 1866.
reves of
As the views
Stis Corcellency the
Governor with reference
to the Mint will
probably be transmitted by the present mail and
to the closing of Establishment at an
early date; I have the honor to express a hope that in the event of my services being
longer required in this
be appointed
Sis Frederic Rogers Bart
Colonial Office
under the Right- Stonorable the
Secretary of State for the Colonial Department- to some other post
experiences may
render me
eligible.
compensation
for loss of my present
Office will be one
-pay; but having
broken up my
England, severed
valuable professional
connections, and made
arrangements
in expectation
long term
here, will leave me
very heavy lover.
in a pecuniary point-
Moreover with
upwards of
expired towards as
which would have
entitled end to
pension, I trust
my application
may meet with the favorable consideration of the Right Stonorable Lord Carnarvon and that
permitted in some
capacity
to continue
my service under the Crown in one or o
of Her Majesty's
Colonies.
My duties m Hong Kong have been
most varied and arduous, surrounded
with trying and
great difficulties, but I trust that. in the performans of
them I have
not only encceeded.
in gaining -full approval of
Stis Excelle Governor, but~ proved my ability to zealously Anduct
duties with
Houshong
170. 1244/66.
Governortin R. MarDonnell,
8 Feb 1868.
I have It Lowon I acknowlog the remifst
of zour dispatch 20190
of the 13 Decr Enclosing
application from Euchinder for Gwitter impologment
The Event of his opin
entrusted
have the honor to be
most oft lernt.
The Mtinder
Macla of the Mink
M. Bryant l se this befor it
hrte R.Site.
of Macter of the Hougtong Mint Soing abolished by the closing of that
Establishment.
Shanets Uquest you
d inform Cantinide kat
of his application. hond
Requisitions to Agents 9 Feb /87-
12 Hệ giong nóng
RECEIVER
FEB4 1867
Government house,
boong Kong, 18th December, 1868.-
My Lord,
I have the hour to forwarde Lists of Stationery and small stores
required by this Government for the Service of the year 1867, and shall be obliged by their being handed to the Crown Agents with instruction
The Fright Honorable
The hart of Carnarvon,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State,
to those officers to have the Articles shipped at as early a feriosh
fogible have the honor to be,
Your Lordships,
Most obedient Servant,
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Governan
So. & Napr
tive the
authenty?
Jong Kong. 16171.0
13th December 18t
erhard Graves Macdonnell
The Right Konorable
The Carl of Carnarvon..
Statimery te.
Forward List of required for the Service of the year 1867.
Enclosures)
Juslicale.
sống trong
Indent of Itationery required for the Offices of Governor and Private Secretory for
year, 1887, to be fucked
Seperately, and marked outside the
"Governor!""
10 Reams white foolscap –
fer sample-
Note paper - large size. thin cream laid-
per sample-
3,000 Plain adhesive Note Invelopes. White wove without
per Sample. 4250 Large Invelopes of afinated sizes white wore as her
samples, marked N. 1 to b._
• Bottle of prepared kum-
4 Gum Borles, with bunsh complete.
2 Handsome Mahogany Stationery Proxes for Study
tables, with doors and locks, complett-
1000 Quills- best quality.
2 Dozen Pencils-
1 Bottle Red Sank-
6 Quarto Morrell's Registration buk-
6 Pen Knives
4 brasors.
6 Boxes 1 Grop each, of Serry Aromatic Martie Stand
Aported siges - but of thin description
(Az 14, 15, 16, 24, 25, 26, 35, 436.)
2 Copies Navy List 1867.
2. F. Barts Amy List do.
2 Pair Leipors - large size-
1. t. best Red India Sealing wax- Ayde tes-
Silk Ribbon - narrow
12. Prices
2. Punches, 1 of N. 1, and 1 of MD. I Day Thou's- 2. Packels Red Tape.
4. Prices best black India Rubber-
1 Copy London Post-Office Directory 1887. 2 Prop Perry's Patent Letter Clipis
enclosed.
as per sample
Releandminell
Duplicate
List of Stationery to. for Government House__
Enclosure I in Governan Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, Despatch No. 171 of 13 Deer
Duplicate.
Indent of Stationery required for the Colonial Secretary's Office for the year 1867 to be packed separately and marked "Colonial Secretary.
20 Reams first class Foolscap. H. M. 200
"white wove 1422 Hollingworth's.
Note Paper Octavo. Geam laid- as per Samples 1 Best white blotting Paper - extra thick or Plate.
- or. official adhesive Envelopes, size asper samples to match the Note Paper. (adhesive)
11,000 White
5,000 Note Do
2,000 Quill Peno. the very best.
2,000 Lo
in Boxes-Mordans and 13ramah's.
24 Holders for Ditto.
12 Quarto Morrell's Registration Into.
48 Pencils. 24 Geo: Rowney the Drawing B. B.
24 Ledger De la Rues-
8 Best Penknives
8 Erazors.
Scissors. 6 Inches.
4 llo best Red India Sealing Wax. Hyde H 48 pieces Green Silk Ribbon-narrow
48 Despatch Bags 12 in: by 24 in - puch
at the Colonial Office.
as are used.
3 lls Gum Arabic in powder in Glaos Stopper Bottle.
4 Gum Bottles with brush Complete.
6 Punches. 3 of N°1 and 3 of No2 matters name
I. Day Hons.
12 Loosing
to Packets of Red Tape broad.
12 1 Boxes each 1 Gross of Perry's +Co Aromatic elastic Band assorted sizes but of thin description. (N° 14. 15. 16. 24. 25. 26. 35 and (36_) 12 Pieces best black India Rubber.
12 Letter clips. Foolscap Size.
2 Hones in Cases.
1 Ivory Folders
Zel Pins
A Mire Files 12 inches long
2. Copies Dodds Peerage and Baronetage for 1867.
Do Imperial or Royal Calendars NA
with the Companion and Indese and the British Almanac for 1867.
2 Do Court Guides for 1867.
A Do London Post Office Directory 1867
2 Do Navy List 1867.
2 Dormy 200
DUPLICATEİ
dous for
List of Mationery and small show requid fes the you of the severaly Department of the Government of Hongbing for the year 1867/8.
(Addaword to the Auditor General!,
15 Reams, Foolscap, Blue laid H. m. 6lbs. trimeds edges F. white cream laid', white wow.
J. Blue wove,
14 the 1366 144 the ruled with blue
lives Birch
Lonish Secretory.
D. _ Draper Royal, Blue Said H. m. 3416- D.____ Royal Dr
Cartridge fine 45 to
white wrapping paper founding Denny 17 the
D. Bag Pop (thin kam praper/
Blotting thick.
120 _ D — Note paper, thick quam laids past 8 : 22 tho
50 Seme of Fire Parchment, 30 x 23 inches. 100 Milldards, 15 × 10 inches, thin-
16.000 benvelopes, A.2 thicks yel :
20,000 D:
Extra 15 x6 ws.
7.000 — D. 5,000 Qmil pens, A:1
.14 X3".
adhessive
painteds OFMS.
and Carou-
D. _ adhesovir plain carront
D. adhesive plain
72 Boors (each : Doz :) Sheet freno, Mich chutti's Pare
Dr_leach,
1 gross) stulperro
12. Bovers ( racks 1 gross) Wheel prons, britchet's D
48. D. (1achs 1 Doz:) helpens, Billoh Mag: Bars : Fine
Transoriting
D. (10chs 1 groso) Builds Ordinance puno. 12 brow of finis,
Caedmin, & 6 broad.
Porry's Bank pune, & of fines
Meduns, and 2 of broad
buygos fanholders, mitcbulo plut accommodating.
12 tbs of had eating was, very hard, Hydera
12 Round Rulers - 10 of 18 wiches, 2 of 12 niches long .
Ozen Rodger's Desks pendemiro, round ivory handles
18 pairs.
Perazers
D. ___ Persoors - 12 of briches, 4 of Sin; & 2 of 8 iw=
Pow winding machines
J. Day Lons-
Punches - 6 N. 1 _ 4 N.2.
Ivory Folders
ind Packets of small foins, or polite, ho a eb.
Loofing Aerolles
10 Lead pressers, N1, small & x 5 inches.
to Rotts of lensen siele, itter, bread, middle & nanow
20 Skeins of Green with cord.
36 Packets of Pict Tape, broad and middle
Balls of Blue and white Irvine
24 D. __ Pache threads. (as per sample)
6 Irving bows, small size
6 sick and D.
14044 Rar and botles of Black Subs (ingretts Registration date )
36 Prit _ de __. of Red Indi ( B. Wood bai)
18 Pusher Inhalando, d of 49 + 10 of Ms.
24 Spare glasers for Inbotando 10 315- 50 Orces, brot, India pubber
6 Bovis (rach 1 gross) of Porrijo pratint cromatice Classic Bando,
1 bow of No 65466. 5 bears of Nr 24,25,26, 44,
45846 mod
Borges (comsion / Hlastic Bands, asorted siges, misect 12 the of Gum Arabic
12 Guns bootles, with glass covert. 66 Packets of Lance in providers
bunch (142 mies
3 Hones, and 3 Anops B. & S. Cowan's 30 Letter Clips, Mitchell's double spring 18 Brights Patent l'af holders, fodtecaps size
and sanall
Capacity)
10 Bull boxes, Black leather or Monocro courds, orgel 18x12
Dispatch
wiches with Chubbs locks - marked on the top "Bomment of Harghing" in gilt lecters- Brase official Art Colonial Treasury, Hongkong " 2 Blank books, strongly band, 6 quines size if x 12 in.
ruled: 73 inch.
3 Dozen Memo Books . 12 quires . S size, as per comple
12. x 8 wiches lines Berich
48 Agen Lead Emicile from Ammuy to, a ₤ B, 2d BB, + 12 of HB.
Prinsing Materials prons & Romy tho
Invie: Double blephant, drawing paper
2. do Imperial_
Dozen & fine drawing purcils
1 Rune Troving Cloth
D. paper
Pakes of socks, ing :- Ansoon lake, Presion blew, speler sche,
Hanibarge, Pudsal tint, Bunt suriva,
saf grund
a Cactus of rocks, aiz. Simge yetler, Inchge, Inch and pol,
Burnt under, Defira - "Befia-
Dozers Lidgers persects, from Q. la huvilio
( Addressed to the Bahractor Generals ;
3 Rians, Foolscass, Bley land 26. M. 16 the
white cream's laid, 14 llo
thick creams laid pat 8:
Cartridge paper, 45 the
Blotting
white wore
D. _ Double Imperial Caps, 180 to
ulous A: 1 thick yel: wow adlewowin, printed OILMS,
6 lage host private, &. Will show, small size 100 the emper : hed healing lows, large chudo
Stamping Pads, to patton
20 sticks to the th
350 lbs. Pack thread (fiatters inclosed) this should be packet in Zurie lid Boves to avoid the effect of sormind
tavsmall blade)
6 Ponterives (otre lange
6 Frasers
Grow Gillet: Mag: Bar: broad pens (Pine)
12 Piccio of been ribbon
12 Packets Rod haber
tb nivoide Paris
3 Dope Quarks of Black Ink, Moreli 6. Pints Red Ink, B. Wood Flo
(bredunw)
6 Inkslands, fuwster, 1:3 + 12 extra glasses
500 Quil Perro M.,
2 Dunn Bottles & banches
2 tto fum arabic
· 3 Paris Scissors N. 1
6 Dzur Black Lead Pencils F.B. 6 Prices India Rubler
2 Date boxes, large
3 Dated stamps, & 3 Bors of Type (as per comple) 6 Obliterators D., fare per comple;
Official Orals "General Post office, Barghong
for registered letter receipts & Packets,
+ Dackets, number Consecutively from 1 to 300, and perforated behrew the receipt and docked to be marked at back Registered Letters to Englands "
"Registered Letters to India"
(Patterns of each bind of books attached,
6. Cans : Black Stamping Ink
toto Blue
! _Dr_ Red
6 __Dr_ Obliterating Composition, for defacing Postage Sampo.
Akhora for the Auditor General
Andita Serigrali Office Adobo 186.
Offron Heonghang,
171 1243
The Cross Agents
M. Blake
WAsderly Junt C
Itong Hong
Jan 9 Feb 167
Gentlemen
I am directed by
the Earl of Carnarvon to
transmit to you
Stationery and small
stores required by the for to of Hong Kong for the service of the years 1867
and I am to instruct
you to procure there articles and ship them to the Colony
a period
possible
Anse? Mo.)
leopy Greasy
1245 đang không
C:0: FEB4 1867
Desp only
My Lord,
at hi th
Government House Hoongrong 18 December 1866
I have the honor to
Enclosure Wet transmit herewith copy of the
Report presented by the Commission
1/36/5/% of Inquiry, which as stated in my
Right Honorable,
The Earl of Carnarvon,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State..
sh despatch N. 136 of the 13th October
I had appointed to inquire into the prospects of the Mint. That Report
delayed by various causes to
me in time to
unexpectedly late period, but nevertheless reached me have forwarded it by last mail, I reflected however that the main object of the Inquiry had been to place before Her Majesty's Govenmunt
complete analysis of the
circumstances affecting the progress of the mint hitherto and littely to influence it's fisture prospects, might inable Your Lordship to
definite instructions, as to
continuing or discontinuing the
present heavy expenditure connected with it. I therefore felt that it might greatly assist Your Lordship to know the opinions of the leading
Bankers here on the statements and
arguments used in the Report.
The Bank's
as the great
dealers in coin and Bullion, must
necessarily be the principal sources
of supply to the Mint, and it
assumed that when they can use the Mint with profit they will do so-but not otherwise. It
therefore expedient to give
them an opportunity of expressing
their views in their own
language
and I thought it so important
they should do so that I have
detained the Report for that
purpose.
Accordingly I requested Mr
thresser the Manager of the leading
local Bank. The
Hongtong
Shanghai Bank - to obtain in such manner as he thought most expedient, the opinions of his Hoolleagues, and I now inclose copy
of his reply, and of letters from the Managers of the Oriental- the Comptoir d' lopcompte, and the Chartered Mercantile Banks. I
regret however that persons necessarily so familiar with the laws regulating the supply and
Enclosus Nr.2.
demand for coin and bullion in
this part of the world, have not
liberal in imparting
detailed information. Yet even so, as
will presently appear, that which
is highly important.
Endosuro Nr.3. 44. I likewise transmit copy of
a letter addressed by Mr. Mi Renzie
to my predecessor Sir Hercules Robinson, who took so prominent
establishing the Mint-
Sir Hercules attached so much
importance to that letter that he
me with a copy in time to lay it before the Commission of Inquiry, which I was the more
anxious to do as he mentioned
having already semi- officially transmitted it to Your Lordship's
Department.
That letter adverts amongst other things to some calculations of the Auditor General Mr. Rennie forwarded in my despatch No 103
of the 27th August. I therefore submitted
11713/58
it to Mr Rennie, whose explanations Enclosure Wile
and remark's I also enclose,
consider them well founded and deserving Your Lordship's attention. 6. 6. The sums already sunk building, establishing, and maintaining the mint and its Staff enter so
prominently, and so frequently into the general argument that I
Indome Mod.
have procured from the Auditor General a reliable return of that expenditure. I have myself gone
very carefully into the details, which shew $445.709-
as the sum expended,
but other items due in
and alluded to in the return raise
it to at least $450,000 up to the
commencement of this month.
On the other hand it is
is right to shew the apparent profit made by the Mint. This Mr. Ronnie puls at
Inclosure not. $10,321 - diminished by the conversion
into subsidiary Coinage of dollars
for which the Colony
receiving
six per cent, and also by the additional loss of eight per cent on
Money borrowed to meet current expenses,
whilst that subsidiary coinage
unavailable in the Treasury, thus
interest in the present financial state
of the Colony.
The first question
as to the
reducing
nominal profit to
almost nothing.
Of all the enclosed documents
that which
the most continuous
and best resume of the entire subject is unquestionably the Report of the Commission appointed by myself. It
treats seriatim the seven propositions submitted by
The whole of which had more ar
for its consideration,
direct reference to the probability
of the Mint being
rendered a
red a paying
being the question,
whose solution is of most immediate
practicability of increasing the
Coining and Melting power of the establishment so as to ensure its
becoming profitable, if supplied with
sufficient silver,
regarded as
disposed of in the affirmative, it
being really only a question of sinking
concern,
Capital in the
as Machinery in every way
suitable and sufficient is procurable
for money...
The second proposition is really the main subject of inquiry.
vif. whether if the Mint be mechanically
all sufficient, there is reasonable
prospect of the Public supplying it with enough silver to keep it in
successful i-e. paying operation. On
that, the all important point the
I may add that if the Government
were to lay in a stock of bullion
for such
purpose it would generally
heavy loss thereby in
interest which no
probable profit
Commission unless
holds out no
hope that
under rare
exceptional
circumstances unlikely to recur- or,
if recurring, not littely to be of long. duration - Can it be expected that the Public will pay a Seignorage for conversion of silver coin or Bullion into HongKong dollars. The Commission further concludes that neither the Government general Public can
ment nor the
purchase bullion
and profitably coin it here, to which
could repay.
The Commission likewise regards as chimerical all attempts of the
Government by any amount of comage to force Hongkong boins to
premium as might eventually render it's manufacture profitable - I
need scarcely say that I only
suggested that theory for consideration because, having been held by many others,
Inquiry to be complete
should include it.
12. The possibility of improving the position of the Government
such operations by increasing the producing powers of the Mint is also negatived by the Commission,
Chinese Market ordinarily offers
two premium of
per cent for
profitable would the Maint be- and in fact ability to avail itself
of those rare occasions would be its
chance of profit- as it might
have only two or three weeks wherein
either in large or small quantities, Merely because it may be moulded into the shape of Hongtong dollars. Nevertheles, if varying Exechanges other circumstances, as admitted by the Commision, may occasionally render Minting profitable, it is
perfect the
clear that the more
Machinery and Staff available for reaping such brief harvests, the
a fartsine
years expenses.
As to profit from subsidiary
Coinage it is clear, those coins
contain twenty per cent alloy, they
would in that
way return one
ninety hundred dollars for eighty only that the Colony unfortunately
cannot easily get rid of the one
siden hundred dollars so manufactured. In fact I now pay eight per cent for dollars borrowed for current expenses, whilst the Treasury vault
The thinte Com
Anyafore be
actually holds at this moment more than $100,000 of subsidiary coins.
The Commission has therefore prudently abstained from estimating the profit derivable from this source, till the limit of the market for that branch of the manufacture
ascertained.
Finally whilst the report of the Commission gives no hope whatever of the Concern paying way either through Public support.
Government speculation, it
gives scarcely
encouragement,
when it suggests negotiations between Her Majesty's Government and the Authorities of China, and
Japan with
the ancient
changing
usage of those Countries,
them to except the
and inducing
British dollar from
Foreign Coins,
ultimate destiny of all
a common extinction of individual character in the Amperial Melting
poto. Such however afford a good practical
recommendation does
commentary on the Comparisons instituted between the Hongkong
and the Indian Mints.. All that
be attained by the proposed
uncertain
Hongkong
is regarded
negotiations for the
Mint, and which it seems
essential to its
is at once secured for
success - is
Indian Mints by the market for
Rupees afforded by the 150 millions tide
ruled directly
indirectly by the
Indian Government. To make the
and Indian Mints cases it would be
HongKong parallel
necessary
Compuror of China as Governor of Hongthing. 15. Supposing however such negotiations succesful.
and that
China consented not to melt British
dollars and even to make coins
not "shoes" and bars- the legal currency of the Empire, what probability is there that those Coins would be minted for China Hongthing instead of at Ratin
kide Germer to sec. of state. no103 of 29th Augt. 1886- Para: Si
or some other Chinese city? Moreover, if such
negotiations be
commenced, who
foresee their termination and who can look
forward to any practical issue sufficiently early to guide the action of this Government, till attainment of a victory over the ancient habits and prejudices of
the most prejudiced nation in the world? Is it reasonable because we have built a Mint to
insist that our
neighbors who
have no interest in the speculation.
shall foster and protect its
produce? How much better if
the negotiations had preceded the
building!
I would next invite Your Lordship's attention to the enclosed opinions of the leading Bankers
on the probable fortunes of the
mint and
much that the
fruits of their great practical
experience
hold out no more
cheerful
prospect than the Commission of
Inquiry appointed by myself- 19. Of the
Of the four Banthers - one
the Manager of the Oriental Bank
"quité aques
with the Commission
Manager of the Chartered
Mercantile Bank, think's, as does
the Commission, that to make
the British dollar pass
in China
hopeless without the aid of the Chinese Government. The
Manager of the Comptoir d'Excomple
hope for
says that there is no the Mint unless the Hongtong
Dollar be made more
containing
tempting by
more silver than other
dollars or
forcing it on the population of the neighbouring
Ports and the Straits extreme
measures which he
pronounces "impracticable" and "impossible.
Mr. Presser, Manager of the
and Shanghai Bank,
HongKong and
generally with the
Commission
and also declares a
foreknowledge of what must necessarily be uncertain, viz. the circumstances regulating the Course of Sterling
and Indian Exchanges
to be requisite to prognosticate the success of the Mint- but points
out circumstances in which
occasionally the ruling Exchanges might render M
minting temporarily
On the other hand Your
profitable.
Lordship
oppose Mr. Mr. Kinzie's
to the views of the. Commission, framed after long protracted and anxious consideration and to the opinions of the Bankers whose profession it is to study.
Brutals ali
Seven of Lave
inth quetion in by et.
oller & putte see
hadvocate that cause which suit the
A reficut &
the course
profitable Bullion X
of Exchange
dealings
and all possible
with Coin and
20 That letter embodies in a convenient shape the florid talk which may be harmlessly indulged in by gentlenium who have no
responsibility are are not called on to provide funds to meet the expenditure essential for carrying
any costly and protracted experiment, whose solution they desire. It is
not perhaps important if Mr M? -
Penzie pronounces the "financial
success of the mint a question
Рашчана latten
family wit wonsider
the quelin
"apart". He thereby merely puts
himself out of bourt altogether
Sun In has asked to have this posegraft the omittic — He is sentis, lesture Sontiranin Marl
compliat The substitute forthis
inquiry where financial
failure is the principal difficulty
succesful operations of the Mint. I
presume it is not those whose
that meets Her
Majestys Government
and myself. It would however be
-abourd in me at the Commision
to waive aside that consideration, and bid it pass with all the grand indifference to so paltry objection, which induces Mr M. Henzie to pronounce fricancial success condition over which the "Government
have no control - whilst he
is those who differ from
designates
him "Colonial Croatters".
And here I
may pause for
moment to inquire who has the
greatest
interest in promoting
promoting the
Certainly
connection with the Colony is
severed, but those who
and have to make good by increased
taxcation the deficiency caused by financial operation
no one has
now under trial,
more direct
interest in that success than
as its absence entails
myself the immediate responsibility and personal odium of increasing. taxation to replace funds absorbed by the mint.
22. Mr Mc
Mr Mr Renzie however thinks the latter could succeed if properly administered" and if it had "fair play
whilst throughout, though guarding
himself by saying to speakt
he is not competent on the efficiency of the Staff,
he conveys the idea that it's inferiority
of the Mint's failure and
that it is unequal to it's duties, asserting
Government should do its
mint. I will venture to
would be extremely difficult for Her Majesty's Government to replace the
superior Officers of the existing Staff
advantage.
entirely
with the remarks of the Commission
of Inquiry
on that subject.
that the
is quite true however that the
by providing
effective staff
as well as
requisite Machinery. Both the Staff and
Machinery however were sent from
England under the direct superintendence
and though there was unavoidably much local
of Her Majesty's Government,
experience
on the part of the
former, and they have at least learned
the folly of expecting Public support unless the Public can profitably
136. 127 October
Machinery originally supplied
utterly insufficient, and for that
invited Mr. M & Renzie
reason when I
to visit the Mint in my Company last
September and saw the superiority of
French Tress then newly put up
suggested
to Mr Kinder (the master
of the Mint) the expediency of making.
requisition for additional Machinery
had he he havot
of the same
class. He made that
requisition and it was then that
propriety of incuring the requisite expense caused inquiry into the general prospects of the Mint in order to procure information for Your Lordship before sanctioning such outlay. Hence it appears that this
Government
anticipated Mr Mr Penzie's Suggestions
and was as anxious as he to secure.
"fair play" to the Mint, although at
the same time it did not overlook fair play to the Colony- a matter apparently wholly beneath Mr Me Renzie's notice.
Dite. It
be useful to know
also that Mr. Mr Menzies allusion
disinclination.
of the Chinese in the Colony
for the New Dollar". has foundation in fact. On the Contrary they apparently slightly
prefer it, and at least
quite willing to take it. and do take it for what it is worth, in fact
they must do so
legal tender, but they have decided preference for it. notwithstanding that it is "the Cainage of a powerful "State of recognised good faith"," and its mintage is carried on
under the cyes of the Community-
am sarry to say that, despite such
advantages, the
the Chinese
nevertheless
insensible to
sentiment, and exhibit
allurements of financial
preference except
for the greatest weight of silver and would seek that even in Coins produced
by "an anarchical State like Mexico".
Mr Mr Menzie is equally inaccurate in another assertion, which is greatly calculated to mislead. He prefers to the large quantity of silver sent to the mint on its first openings attracted by the Government Concession of Coining free of seignorage far
one month
and states that
"Several millions of
Merican dollars were at arce sent in".
The lendency and probably, the object of not such obsuration is to attribute a prefereves, imo givsed by the write, on the part of the lezal population here for the Brilish
dollar as British, Inderd
the loose
sching and
amy much of
calculations of thors, who originated the
Mint, is based on sentimentality of that
description, which
I carrying his dollar like the Umin Jones
round the world.
Even Mr Kinder, after usiding/
here for mantis
feeled wish the
than ince
officially represented to me that as it had become imposible for the Public or
the Banks to send silver to the Mint
without loss the Government should serpfly it. The success of the Mint and the
"hover of the British Government defended
"yes on Keeping) the furnaces lit
and the presses at worst, whether at a loss
I confops that I
induced to
te extreme limits for the pumpose of
the Mint, and wen
bornved I
money for its operations. Newnetreles though
I Knew I
back to leave
acting wisely.
stine imbined to
enable itie Mint to tide over; what in
regarded
· as mere
temporary depression
and ill luest. I have haverer recorded during these hans actions
my opinion
but best
to be better
that I was not doing right and that
the operations of the Mint
meant to be guided by sentimental
feelings, but by dry calculations
calculations of profit
wont opens and lose; whilst as to the honor of Great
after of h
Britain it was not involved in the
matter, and
were, the Imperial
Government could better afford to loose after it than a small community already reduced to insolvency by its
previous expenditive on the tint.
I must not haven forget to
point art that not merely
outtrust of loyally in sending" "senal millions of Messican dollars to the mint - with a view to obliterating the
"anarchical
stamp"," but the several millions we
seever sent, (unless secretly by Mackenzie). About one million and a
offered. Of there nearly
marlei were
19 6,000 wwe
wen't directly
or indirectly
on the part of this Garnment, whilst
the remainder, I am
that there was
as almost all
to state
sorry scarcely one "clean" dollar-
"chopped and injured,
light in weight, or for the reasons not easily got rid of. That description of
was sent to the Mint at its first opening because there appeared thin as chance of opaying and converting into good dollars, free of all cost, some hundred
thais and
in depriciated
In this instance therefore,
all others, selfish calculations of profit
and lof cons ehr motiver influmoing the customers of the Mint, and most convenient motives they are, because they makes it possible
gange before hand the sutility of establishmenty on the Bublic finding
success depends a profit in using theen.
admit it is
29. lofind
disheartening
that there
immense stream of
silon carstaully flowing into and out Colony, and that, neveriteles,
of it can be burned through the Mint. Since the
returns recurved
of the present year, according to retum renild from Mr G. Sharpe, the quilerman who prepares the fortnightty summary ofluction, imports and reports for each Mail - there has been in ported into Wongting (including Cantin imports) at least 29 millions of dollars and 11 million dellars of Bullion
alleguher the millines of sitou,
independent of 10 millims in senchelys not a dellai hav
geld....
dollar has for months
to the Mint except what I have
frecuned for it.
add that, if the
importations of silver had been twice
large, the chance of timin
lining them
sbrough it's Mint awould not have beur
increased thisly, unitifs, Bar silver could
have been punchased 241⁄2 per cent I It is at firesunt quoted at 9 per cent premium above the dollar- laking the latter at 90- being the proportion
of pure silon which it contains out of 100
parts. Sy eee therefore cannot be profitably
There purchased for the manufacture of I dellan, which manifadure involves
cost of 2 per cent for seignorage.
1/4 per cent premetting charge,
interest of
1/4 per cent for loss of
total cost of 21/2
per cent unless the price of Sycee falls to at least 96. tasting.
its intrinsic value at 98 1/4, and that of the
which values finally regulate brices. mherine" Affect Bene
dollar atga
Whatimmen flenfiorations,
Untertan's
soon cov
has to be
a hai tom
the probability of
converting Bullion into the mor carvement form of dellows without los
in the crime is increasing,
Atette – mok
dollar, te
increasing, and with a view to facilitating the operation I yesterday
in Coccutive Comal posed a Resolution
a vale te lowning till further notice, the charge desproportionate
reater then for seignorage from I to) per cent. I
Milane of
twerent C
proposes also, the
the they is premebted and a payed, to ifus for
Treasury Certificates,
in 30 days, or sufficient time to con the minting peried. These Certificates will be negotiable securities
and the silver be thus rendered available
avor w eu en
minting.
during the process of
I do not anticipate any very great result from these increased facilities
to the Oublie, but they will help, and, at least, will give increased experience; I have further a wish to meet Chinese
as to adopt their own I
views so far as to
dandard of rusight and issue for genual
fineness; and
coms representing
Halls of pure Syew. I enclose a rough Emcoon 7
specimen of ore maunfactured by Mr.
Kinder, which at least shews the
wright and thickness of such a com';
and if the Chinese Government would the Mint in converting
employ um play
silver into such Pads instead of into
-present iiieldy shoes of silver in
through the Empire - great advantage
world result to the general interests of
commerce, as well
as to the Mint.
approach the most
important consideration viz:
odion ther Majesty's Government should
information thus supplied. It is clear that stu. Commission of?
form very
inquiry and the Banseurs all desponding views of the prospects of the Mint miless ihre Chinese Government
very littely.
be induced to adopt the British dellar, which I fear is not i The adoption of a Pact piece probable, and ww chur its coinage
Chinese Mints would in all listelihood.
be the final result.
Neontheless de Commission
the Bausters and the general Community
world view wish
great regret the early
doving of our Etablishment on which as
has been expended. The
feeling is matinal and
personally I
quits sympathise with it, but as I have
observed the
question is not to be decided by fuelings and wishes.
35. The Commission reports success
improbable and Public support not to be hoped for miles under shove rare and fortivals combinations on which it would be univise to calculate except for few and brief periods. These premises lead
of the conclusions. 1." that the Mint if not copected to be profitable should be closed at once
inexorably be one
the expense attending its closing being
Qome may an
in several
years awhilst instead of thus being any saving
by deferring it, there is on the contrary the certainty of the additional cost of maintaining its cxpensive establishment during the interval - Indly that, if the Mist be s'opt open, its establishment and machiney should be maintained.
at a greatly increased shength,
enable it to take advantage of the brief frieds when Minting may become I profitable to the Public.
36. Mucartelof the Commifsion hesitates to recommend either of those alternatives for they do not advise increasing the Mint's mechanical power, and nouaitulas they do advise Keeping
neveriteles,
the establishment open. That advice would
sherefore entail
present costly expenditure, sichert affording
any additional chance of recouping it
occasion might offer. I therefore disagree with
obviously contradicts the
conclusion that
fremvises -
I cannet
ma per ev
when this Colony is without funds be
Vide Goonner meet it's liabilities, and is oveturally obliged
of State No 156
14th 2007/66 lo-give up
even the draina
carstinction of reads and
amage of a portion of the town, well as to abandon ther works of.
Public utility
in consequence of the pressure occasioned by the large capital already
establishing the Mint whilst
fresh laveation to a
tavsation to a considerable amount
has recently bur imposed to meet the current expenditure, it would appear
extremely hard to insist on this Community continuing a large annual expenditure
underlathing whose success
pronounced by the most competent parties to be extremely improbable if not altogestin hopeles.
In the interests of the Colony
only say that furthen Colonial
sherefore expenditure
are most
on the Mint appears undesirable and that the establishment,
if closed at all, should be closed as som is practicable. If howen Wa Majesty's Government takes a different view and considers that the Colony should continue te nopend a large portion of it.
inconce,
between $60,000 and $90,000 per annum,
the Mint I have only to request that
such decision
be clearly conveyed to nce as an instruction from Her Majesty's
Geunmment, and I shall not fail to wout myself to the retmost to give full effect to it, for most heartily shall I rejoice if the forebodings of the Consmision
Mr. Jean,
Inde et bolicable to
and the Bankers be disproved by futive
On the other hand through I
consider it unfair to impose
the small
Community residing here functior expened and lavation to solve a problem of mo more interest to Hongthong Residents chan to Her Majesty's Subjects at Shanghar and Japan,
Lanbard Sheet.
I cannet but feel that as the establishment of the Mint avas
really as much if not Imperial them a Colonial
suggestion, and as the Polony has ippended 4,50,000 dollars in carrying. that "ggestion. Her Majesty's Government
whan must devolve the conduct
stunts. of future regelrations with China may
fairly be expected to do something in
their tim
is not and ought
scheme, which certainly
not to be regarded.
are to be worked out at the sole uppense
of the inhabitants for the time being of
This small Island.
Whilst I therefore must I respectfully suggest the unfairness of compelling the residents of Hongtion of to defery all the cost of solving this interesting Problem in Political Economy, I reould ventine to hope that Mer I Majesty's Government for a period at least sufficient to test the views of the neighboring Governments and thoroughly work out the experiment will consent. le maintain the Establishment at Imperial.
hopelly Wat d
I exfrense and
place it in
condition
enabling it to reap sexy advantage from
favorable chances when they de ocaur
Mr Kinder reports the
worthing power of the Mimt now to be
50,000 dollars
daily, enabled, during his long seaso
to list the English. Prefsen
he has been
of repose,
shoroughly
perfectly,
finished
and to put them logicher and has discovered that they
though not so will
dellows in the day as the French Pref.
Caverage of 15,000 dollars cack. That
4 something disseous no doubt ought to have bee
discovery sooner made, and it's accuracy
have got it.
udly fair
is not so
reliable
might be wished | because Mr Winders sanguine temperament
has already led him more
loo much
le anticipate and fromise loo
inclese his replanation of the
improved working provers of the English
which apparently
amounts to no
more than that the bearings of thre
svochinny
originally roughly finisher
and subject to heating a defest cured.
uses a roult which I should have
Enclosure No &
very Wahely-
supposed ought to have been foreseen any it was
and its cause understood earlier.
There is howwon ample spac
tore I fo
th worth her
have get
power for 1
ore Presses, and,
at a comparatively trifting cost, the melling pown of the Mint might be sufficiently raised. It should havnen
be borne in mind that
scheme can
is successful which dow not contemplate
melling and coming frown of
200,000 dollan
required.
per day, when
usines in ferrat
There for nothing
more is needed
for a full trial of the experiment sercept
fundin aŭtay, which it is evident this Colary coimet afford, but which be defrayed, if ther Majesty's Goverment
wish, from the Colonial contribution at present annually paid for Military protection- and which might be lemporarily suspended. I therefore camesity hops that in deference to the string feeling of the Community and the opinious both of the Paninision and Banken Be
Commission Majedy & Govniment may
decidi on
not closing the Mint reichent a furcher
complete trial with such
be procurable
favorable and no may from neighboring Foreign Powers.
I have the hover to bu
Lordship's
Most obedient servant,
Graves Madonnell
Governor.
Sin Ti Royen
separate See
Hengslengs
1st December, 1866.
Greichard Grace Mor Donuts,
The Right Honorable The Earl of Carn
Donnell, C.B..
aun arvonn
Report of Commission of
hi of Barsten and thr Mackenzie
Conclusion to be drawn fran- Expurse of think. No longer possible to be borne by Colony- Reasons for M. Mrs. Government
the think.
1245. Hong
rong rừng
Lee ales 1239::
Hong Kong Mint
Mr Tracky
I has this outôté & Rous
thes you, because I think be world like
remarks you may
previous
ouacions dealt with questions of
an no doubt aware
the tent was openend May last-
a thin but render
coneritances. And since its future
horfeits to ar
But encouraging.
Sin R. Macdonnell Las Savi
sorry I say no leaning
Cowards it, but
E a Pension,
shall Lambrone wichiteal
Offices before this opporation of 2 far we have to pay then tapages
quitheless and, what was quite a pic right, affont a bemesson plaguing
wits in prospects.
The Defect of the Commefron
a gear Salary.
And with one Exception thes à the opinion the Banks.
Mal di S. M. in wh
now hausmits with hi ou comment bufand to endorse this luom:
afer it. In mommendation of the Rundation, & poes so for Confire in And it should not be Mohome is being cloved unless cloud immediately. It dit - fuaths portion othe effence is wither fail Cual she be pair for a par. or so some lateral Trends, a by
are committed to the liffences of a diminution of the Military sality - lalallahunt so abbast a year bath andtions Schuld say
for Act in tray, if we disfenne cuth aturely out of this question.
Itheld to buy sorry
see the mint closed whilst there.
was a fair prospect of a
before they templet the Merchants
to send in
laige ensefly for
in favor _ the this will be it
solutely anpany of it cannot