1. I forwarded to Your Lordship, one
24th November lash, at the requish of
Chairman of the Sting Hing Chamber of
Commerce, tellers to Your Lordship and
Right Stonourable
The Parl of Himberley
Her Papily's Punicipal Secretary of State for the Colondin
Earl Granille Meloring Expers of litters
addressed bij him to the Chamber of
Annuerce
accuracy of
London, challenging
Emme Elatrults made by dir
I. P. Strmerry at a recrut Inseling of the Social Secrnce Congress at Nottingham
the dubject of Anunggling into Chinia from this Colony . I did not think I was
Called upon
to Matte aus
Comments on
Musteller, and I should have been unable
to do so, as
perosum of
information
Govermusuh 15 both
Insufficient and
and Contra
Contradictory.
Legislative Council the Stonourable. 7. B. Johuron moved a resolution, of
he had given previous notice, to the
In the opinion of
following effect :-
Mis Connel it is desirable that
" Commerzion should be appointed by His
"Excellency the Administrator binquire
" into all the circumstaners attending
" the Enuggling of Opuim and other
" goods from this Colomy to the Mainland
of Chiria, and to make a ref
" thereupon to this tecellences : the Cosmosion
" tobe Empowered to take wordence frond
Colonial Officers
At the last meeting of
Legislative
from Euch other
qualified
"Qualified persons "appear before it "-
may be willing to
This mother was
Seconded by the Stonourable Trea
And as I thought it desirable that
This Governmurah should not appear I wish to keep back any information on this subject, and believed that the Ingeurig Rught be nerful, I constated to
the appositument of an
Commission,
which will be composed of the
following Bruttimen :-
The Stonorable Sir George Phillippo. Chusf dustice
The Stonourable I. Ruzzell, Treasurer and
and Rest: Stueral
The Honourable. P. Repril
The Stonourable 7. B. Johnson.
As aron as
the Commission has
reported, Your Lordship will be informed
of the result. I believe that some -important Information may be blamed from Chinsie Nerdsuts and possibly also
from the Commanders
Chundre tustowe,
Cusers, on the Condition that such
lordince is treated as confidential -
Mulias this condition is stipulated, I doubh
whether the excessive caution of Chunree will
persuit of their groing any information of value.
Ihave the honour to be.
My Lord.
2 or datife's most obedient Humble Dewant,
Aammuistering the Governmen &
đang trong
20.34 0.a.G.
Hang Kamp241
3 Feb. 88
Johusan 2
Mr. De Robeck 2...
Mr. Wingfield.
X Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meade.
Mr. Herbert
Sir R. Herbert. Mr. Ashley.
Lord Kimberley
Lord Derby.
£.7.67.0
I have the honou
to acknowledze the re-
ceipt of your despatchro.
286 of the 25th of Dec
last reporting the op-
ponitment of a Commation
Engure unto all the
circumstances attending
the smuggling of prim
Sother goods from HaryKey
to the mainland of China.
Itongkong.
DESPATCH.
previous Paper.
(Subject.)
CO JAN 83
Prace 18/82_ "The Volunties ordicé
Pausmito - for confirmation Suclones alio Report and copies of the Regulations drawn up mixer
tu ordre.
W. 0. reminded 20 Mow. on 4637 minded Ah-on
Ord. conf..
4.0.5558
88/507 from (28.09
(Minutes.)
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jachreport
Copy of despatch Ispare copies of Ordinance & Regulations to was Office, for observations, off with reference to Bypa
26 dan. on
the Dilfina the DJ
Letter of 26 dan.
before confirming 3. W. d. 31 dan.
[Papers to be shown thing. Bowen
in accordance with W. Herbert's last
I will there show tire papers in Gery Bowens when went he gable-
So proced
Sie harps Pen
did not and the by §.
Janghat (it was Gun
hecho ficcon
My Lord,
Government House,
Hong Kong, 26th December, 1882
Thave the honour to forward for
Maperly's pracion's allowance and
4:18 of 1882
Conformation Ordnance 1:10 of 100%
at spare cofre
Pntitled "The Vohmker Ordmance 1882
Right Honourable
The Earl
of Himberley
Her Majesty's Municipal Secretary of State for the Coloniis
The Ordinance was parred in the
re con nulu dalimi
of the Attorney General,
be replace Me 2 of 1862 which it sepents, And it is substantially the same.
2. I have also the honour to forward for Your Lordships suformation Copy
of the rules gramed by the Commanding Officer under section 2
which I have approved.
this law,
3. I beg to refer Your Lordship my Dispatch on this duljech
Fransmitted
with six spare f
transmitted by lash Mail.
Thave the honour to be,
My Lord,
Lordship's Most Obederich
Stumble Dewant.
Administering the Government
Itong Hong.
26th Decrmber, 1887.
Officer Actin's bring the Geot
: ( William Stenry Marshlauch)
The Right Stonourable_
The Earl of Himberley
Odmance No. 18.
of 1882.
Fransuits-for Magisty's conformation
Report an Oromnounce S 18001
I have examined the
accompanying
Ordinance benig
an Orâvinance catitish
"The Volunteer Crominance 1882" and I
am of opinion that the Ordinance is
one which is not contrary to the Emvernor's instructions.
This Crâviance which is
subchantiles a re-inschent
kubchambaliş
Oromiance 2 of 1842 has been passed
in consequence
ofsome double as le
whether Oraninance 2 of 1962 would be
(3 Enclosures)
applicable to an
entirciy
ixps the
Comps raises unter Oriminance 2 of 1862 having been disbanded.
(Ciamis, Edward & Omally.
December 18th 1.66.
Stone Mont
DESPATCH.
0. 2673 RECPA
REG 14 FEB 67
previous Paper.
Mendicancy
1867-1881.
(Subject.)
Forwards return of bawritinis
Mr. Braunston-
(Minutes.)
In the speech given in End. 1. Sie J. Hennessy unflied that W. You noch was the fris 6, mayistrate to abandon the as he inflied bevious custom
of inflicting flogging for
endicancy
under Orduriann
8 of 1858, in although he had been furnished with returns showing that no mendicants had been
from the 10 of June flogged from 1872 to the 30 of June 1878. W. Russell according by moved, for a Returer of Convictions for Mendicancy from 1867 to Mendicandy that 1881, which shows Ital
to Mendicants Lave bean flopeed, & that there is no
record of any
of Wahmenblicancy
blicancy befor Year 1867.
? An acknowledy ment of this Desp: will & Affore be all
that is necessary and.
2ad-17/2
9 WR 1976.
18.19/2 News Feb19
21. Zed.
Mey Lord,
C.O. C. O.
\REG: 14 FEB 87.
Government House,
Hongkong, 27th December, 1889,
I have the honour to
forward for Your Lordship's information
the annexed return of convictions in of mendicaney from the year
light Honourable
Earl of Kimberley
Majesty's Principal Croxtary of State for the Colonies,
1867 to 1881, which was laid by
the Council table in res,
response to a
motion by the Honourable Treasurer,
Police Magistrate
who as an ex
challenged the accuracy of certain
: statements that had been made
that mendicants used formerly to be sentenced by the Magistrates to
be flogged.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,
Administering the Government.
referring
copy of a letter
to this subject, since received
from Mr. Russell.
6th January, 1885.
Toongkong No 288.
27th December, 1882.
Officer Administering the Government "(William Henry Marsh, CMGs
The Right Honourable
"The Earl of Kimberley
Mendicanons
Transmits Return of Convictions of showing that there
in cases
has been no flogging in connection.
therewith.
C 0. 249 2670
The Colonial Treasurer to the. Artpenat Speretary
REC 4 FEB 63/
Colonial Treasury
csom. 46 of 1883-
Hong Kong 5th
5th Janu
On the 24th June 1881 a discusion
took place in lonnel.
the question
of flogging and, as will appear from the extracts which I now unclose
the Council and public
believe that the
Magistrates
had been in the habit of o
one Enclosure
for merely asking for alone.
difficult to understand
how the Governor could have
Honourable
Frederick Stewart LL...
cting Colornal
been under
any misapprehension
the subject of flogging of
Mendicants.
Police Ma
Ur - May and myself.
(agistrates has fumishes
him with a return in du w 1877 at his request sheiving the
tramis, a
sex, of every mendicant
dealt with from 1o4 Janary, 1876
to 31°t alla
1877. On the 11th July
1878 Mr May furnished the Governor
Mr. Creagh, Acting Police magistrates
fold a further retum
the same
same subject sheiving
act public floggings ordered by
the magistrates from pet June
1872 to 31b May 1877, and there it is shewn that
10 mendicant
has been flogged. These last two
were submitted to the
Committer of the Legislative Connect
Police matters in deptember
of public
floggings
ordered by
from 104 January, 1875, le 30th June,
1878; and with reference to mendicancy
and not aising at a fire" Mr.May
the return "no
flogging.
has been inflicted for those offences .
1878, as ivul us
Criminal Statistion
dated "Bath 26th November, 1877.
and addressed to the tluder
4187177 Secretary of State. Mr Bean
points out, paragraph 7, that mendicants have first shparić
the charge sheet since 1871.
All these documents are printed and published in the Police Committee Report of 1879
(see appendix pages 7, 13 + 14) a report to which the Govern referred at the Council meeting
the 20th duine.
The return as to the punishment
of mendicants in Government. Gazette of 16th December 1889. page 944 shows that
w mendicants
and that before 1867. flogged from 1867, the
Magistrates did not deal with
such cases. There was no
me ground
therefore for suggesting that the magistrates has been adopting
"flogging system" towards Chinese mendicants. But if they
had occasionally seen the
of ordering
neersity
whipping to a
Strendy and lazy beggar, it is
submitted that the
carrying
out laws which magistrates
Sworn to administer
hardly be a
ground for
I have to
OLULUJOL
(Signed) J. Russell.
Colonial Treas
Enclosure W
Extracts from Daily Press of 25th June 1881 reporting
proceedings of Connoil of the 21/6th Brine 1881. The question of Fogging Mendicants
The ACTING COLONIAL. TREASURER-I should like to say a few words with regard to this matter, but they will be greatly curtailed by the remarks your Excellency has just made. As a magistrate who is also Superintendent of the Gaol, where meudicants here frequently come before me, I am glad to hear your Excelleney does not intend to take away the whole of the power given to the Government by the section of ordinanes 8 of 1858. At present there are two sections of ordinances which refer to mendicants, sub-section 17 of see- tion 2 of Ordinance 14 of 1445, which allows the infiction of a fine, in default, imprisonment; and the other, Section 23 of Ordinance 8 of 1858. By looking at the end of that Ordinance, for every offence against section 28, it is pro- vided that the offender may receive, at the discretion of the Court, not more than thirty. six blows with a rattan and be deported to his native country, or, with consent of such offender, to any other place, if His Excel- lenoy the Governor shall so decide. I am not surprised your Excellency should have thought fit to repeal that portion which refers to cor. poral punishment. I have always considered, in the case of a mendicant, that was a most barbarous enactment; and I was one of the first, I think, to deal with mendicants by sending them to their native country without the infliction of corporal panishment. I was told I had no such power, that they must receive the corporal punishment, and the deportation follows. I said I could take the more lenient ofthe two views, and that if the power of deportation was used in an intelligent manner it would have a very good effect indeed. But I was afraid, from merely looking at the Ordinance now laid before us, your Excellency intended not to resort to that section which al lowed the deportion of mendicants. But from the few words you have just let fall I am glad to find the Government do not intend to deprive them. selves of that power. I was saying that if that section were carried out in an intelligent manner, it would do a great deal of good. Where a person has spent a great part of his life and energy in this Colony, and at last been re- duced, by infirmity or illness, to beg, he certainly should not be turned out of the Colony in his old age. And in every case where médi. cants have been brought before me I have been careful to ascertain what was the cause, how long they had been in the colony, and where they came from, and if it was the first time, I invariably dischargea them with a caution; the second time, if they were suffering from disease. I caused a letter to be written to the directors of the Tung Wah Hospital, and they were im- mediately taken in there. Some, who had been in the colony a very short time, wished to return to their cative country. If I thought they would go of their own accord, I gave them a gratuity out of the poor-box, if I thought they would stop, I ordered the police to see them out of the Co- lony. According to my experience of Hong- kong mendioaucy, I am glad to say, there are very few sturdy beggars here, and in every case I have not thought it right to send them to prison. I think that course most objectionable except in the case of sturdy beggars. In most cases they! are suffering from some infirmity or illness, and to send these people into gaol is a great mistake. There is no place in the gaol, as it is at pre- sent, for their reception. Their admission not only renders us liable to epidemics in the gaol, but it is no pauishment to them whatever, bocauso
they are in such a reduced state or so suffering from illness that they immediately go into the doctor's hands, and he orders the nourishing diet and no labour, and for the short time they are in it is impossible to make the pauishment at all deterrent. Of course in the case of sturdy beggars, the punishment will have some effect, but I must say the only one I recognised as such was a woman the day before yesterday, and I fined ; her a dollar, and she immediately paid it. But, as a rule, we have not a place for them, and where poverty bas come on them through no fault of their own, Itbiak it better to get them assisted by charitable organisation. In most cases, how- ever, if they have only be in the Colony a short time, I would recommend the operation of that section of the Odinance. My hon. friend oppo.
On Section 14, which provides for the repeal of certain Ordinances,
His EXCELLENCT said-My hon. friend on my right (Mr. Jobuson) will remember that Ordinance 8 of 1858 was the one to which my hou. friend on my left (Mr. Tonnochy) has referred as the one which imposes on mon- dicants certain punishments, one of which was that they should be liable to receive thirty. six strokes with a rattan. I congratulate bim ou what he has mentioned, that he was the first to reverse this flogging system. The fact is, if a mendicant could not be fined, or if there were reasons why he could not be imprisoned, then I think it is a question of law for His Honour the Chief Justice or the learned Attorney-General to explain whether it was open to my hou. friand, in the face of that old Ordinance, to avoid flogging, because it says "Or at the dis cretion of the Court receive not more than thirty- six blows nor less than five blows with a rat- tan. and be deported to his native country." I think it is very possible that my hon. frieud— and I congratulate him upon it-properly stretched so far the law in the direction of leniency as not to flog mendicants. I must say oue of the reasons I had in telling Lord Carnarvon I could not support Ordinance 8 of 1868 was that clause. When I reflect on the fact that some of those mendicants were very old, and that we are close to this country of China which deals out a good deal of flogging, bat, never flogs men for merely asking for alms-there is nothing in the law of ! China that will justify any magistrate in doing what might have been done under that Ordinance I am glad we are repealing it, and I con- gratulate my hon. friend on having adopted as a magistrate the more lenient course of not Rogging. The Bill passed through Committee, and was read a third time.
For Hennessy
Enclosure No 2
I desire to make some reference to offences peculiarly Chinese, for the punishment of which power
the hands of the Magistrates to impose Public Flogging. These are:-
1. Assaults at or in connection with riotous assemblages.
2. Assaults Indecent.
3. Assaults in brothels.
4. Assaults with intent to rob.
5. Indecent exposure of person by bathing or otherwise.
6. Malicious injuries to property.
7. Nuisances ("Obeying calls of nature on any way or in any public exposed or other improper
place to the annoyance of others.")
8. Trees Cutting and destroying.
9. Mendicaney.
10. Fire-Not aiding at.
to crave reference to letters written by me to the Honourable the Colonial Secretary on the subject these and other offences, on the 20th August, 1862, No. 17, and 4th February, 1863, No. 4, copies of hich I respectfully enclose. The opinions therein expressed have in no degree been altered as regards e policy at that period of leaving an unusual power in the hands of the Magistrates for summarily pressing offences which were great evils to the Colony and difficult to cope with, from the peculiarity manners and customs of the people, and especially developed in the earlier days of Hongkong being British Colony, because of the turbulence on the mainland arising from internal disorders of rebellion, acy and smuggling by armed force, (the latter only in a small degree remote from piracy); but ere is demanded from me an expression of opinion that the evils which called for this summary wer have become materially reduced, although not altogether removed from the greater knowledge of English law possessed by the native community, the improved and stronger Police force and system, improvement of sanitary necessities, and the comparative peaceful condition of the mainland. These mbined have almost removed both the propriety and need for the maintenance of the law, and the mfortable and peaceful habitation of the Chinese community to call for the extremity of Publie logging.
A statistical return has been prepared from the records of the Department, which exhibits very early the decadence in the necessity of enforcing the law in these particular points by Public Flogging, din my opinion the total cessation of Public Flogging in the preceding six months ending the 30th me has in no degree increased crime.
I have the honour to be,
Sir, Your most obedient Servant,
C. MAY, First Police Magistrate.
NOTE. I have seen the minute on report of Mr. CREAGH calling for a return in a different form for a longer period, this will be duly prepared and forwarded in a few days.
Return of Public Floggings ordered by the Magistrates, from 1st January, 1875, to 30th June, 1878.
1st Jan, to 20th June 1st Jan. to 20th June.
ENCES FOR WHICH FLOGGING
CAN BE LEGALLY ORDERED.
Total Number
brought before
the Magistrates.
Total Number
Flogged Publicly.
Total Number
brought before
the Magistrates.
Total Number
Flogged Publicly.
Total Number
brought before
the Magistrates,
Total Number
Flogged Publicly,
Total Number
brought before
the Magistrates.
Total Number
Flogged Publicly.
Total Number
brought before
the Magistrates.
Total Number
Flogged Publicly.
REMARKS.
Cutting and destroying,
egy, or any offence punishable as
airs at or in connection with rio-7
teas assemblages,
t-Indecent,
its in brothels..
ults with intent to rob,
ent exposure of person by bathing
er otherwise,....
cians injuries to property,
aces. ("Obeying calls of nature"
ou any way or in any publio ex-
posed or other improper place to
the annoyance of others.")
dicancy,
for not aiding at,*
Nuple Larceny, committed by
9(a) 103
(a) 1 Boy. (6.) 1 Boy.
Totals,......
No Flogging has been inflicted for these offences.
+ Private Flogging only is authorised by Ordinance 16 of 1875,
First Police Magistrate.
Enclosure no 3.
[No. 30.]
MAGISTRACY, HONGKONG, 8th July, 1878.
SIR,-In reference to your letter of the 30th May last, I have the honour to enclose, for information of His Excellency the Governor, a table shewing the total number of offences for wh the Magistrates are empowered to flog, which have been adjudicated upon during the last three ye in this Court, and also the number of cases in which Public Flogging formed part of the sentence.
The last two columns of the return shew the total number of such offences brought to trial duri the first half of 1877, while Public Flogging was still in force, compared with the total for the cor ponding months of the present year, after its discontinuance.
The total of the first of these being 96, compared with 92 the total for the first half of the year, it is evident that, judging from the records of this Court, no increase has taken place in the crim referred to, since the abolition of Public Flogging.
DISTRICT.
Summary of the Number of District Watchmen.
6 Head Watamen,. 14 Watchmen,
I have the honour to be,
Your most obedient Servant,
C. V. CREAGH, Acting Police Magistrat
5th October, 1878.
HEAD WATCHMEN.
CONSTABLES.
GRAND TOTAL,
...at $15 fer mensem.
The Honourable J. M. PRICE,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
St., &c., Se.
Return of Public Floggings ordered by the Magistrates, from 1st of June, 1872, to 31st of May, 1877.
From 1st June, From 1st June. From 1st Juno, From 1st June,
From 1st June,
1872, to 01st May, 1873, to 31st May, 1874, to 31st May, 1875, to 31st May, 1876, to 31st May,
OFFENCES FOR WHICH FLOGGING CAN BE LEGALLY
ORDERED.
POLICE FORCE.
Europeans and Staff.
Chinese,
Indians.
Water Police included.
Yearly Average
of Five years,
from 74,
May, 15 76,
Total Number
Total Number
Flogged Publicly.
Total Number
brought before
the Angistrates.
Flogged Publicly.
Total Number
Total Number
brought before
the Magistrates.
Total Number
Flogged Publicly.
Total Number brought before
the Magistrates.
Total Number
Flogged Fublicly.
Total Number
1010 200
Total Number Flogged Publicly. Florged
Average Number
of Crimes.
Average Number
of Public
Flogging.
REMARKS.
The number was placed on the Estimates, but not allowed. The actual average strength of the force during this yar amounted to about 024.
Assaults at or in counection with
riotous assemblages,.
Assaults,-Indecent,...
Assaults in brothels......
Assaults with intent to rob,
Indecent exposure of person by
bathing or otherwise,
Malicious injuries to property..... Nuisances, (Obeying calls of
1333 2 3
nature on any way or in any public exposed or other im
proper place to the annoyance
of others.").
Trees-Cutting and destroying,...
Mendicancy,
Fire, for not alding at,
Larceny, or any other offence
punishable as simple larceny,
committed by boys,
T. C. H.
TABLE G.
CHINESE.
Staff Europeans,
West Indiaus.
Indians.
Toral of Chinese Force.
512 ember,
(including
45 New DCR)
* Frivate Flogging only is authorised by Ordinance 16 of 1875.
C. V. CREAOR,
Acting Police Magistrats.
Magistracy, Hongkong, 23rd July, 1878.
It is evident that, judging from the number of cases brought to trial, no increase has taken place ast
25th July, 1878.
C. V. CREAGH, Acting Police Magistrate,
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5. For example, in my report for 1876, I show that the increase over 1875, irrespective of one
In reading over my evidence before the Police Committee I observe that, with reference to the dditional case of murder, is to be found in the two items of Highway Robbery and Larcenies; whilst
number of men employed on night duties, I have made no mention of the circumstances that haere is a decrease in the other six items. rendered it expedient to maintain a larger proportion of men on day duty, and consequently a lesse one on night duty than obtains in England.
2. (a.) A great number of offences, such as pocket-picking, snatching of ear-rings, and some tim since (1872) the knocking down of Europeans for the sake of robbery took place between sundow
and 9 F.M.
"(8) The increase in serious crime is caused by 11 more cases of Highway Robbery, and by
121 more cases of Larceny occurring than in 1875. "two were false, and in eight cases the property stolen was so small as to average under Of the reports of Highway Robbery, "the value of $4 in each case. On one occasion only was property worth more than $25 "stolen."
6. There has been a steady increase in cases of Simple Larceny, and it is owing to this principally,
(b.) Any person walking through the streets of the Chinese town during the day time cannot famight be said entirely, that the apparent increase of "serious crime" exists. But the census of 1876
to be struck with the number of men loitering about, without any ostensible means of livelihood.
(c.) So many of the Chinese are utter strangers to the manners and customs of a city controlle somewhat on the model of western countries, that a larger force of Police is required during the day time to enforce municipal laws.
hows an increase of about 15,000, or 12 per cent, in the population of the Colony since 1874; which in itself sufficient to account for what appears unsatisfactory.
7. The increase in minor offences is especially delusive, when the annual totals are alone considered, or in addition to the increase of population which materially affects this branch of the subject, as these- fences contained some that are often committed through ignorance rather than malice, the following
items have first appeared on the charge sheets since 1871
(a) Mendicants, 1876, 286 cases,
(d) In England the Police in the day time have the material assistance of the passengers in the streets should any offence, especially of a serious nature, be committed. In Hongkong, from the instinctive dread of any act bringing the agent in contact with the law, inculcated by the harshne of Chinese Officials and Chinese Law in their native places, the Chinese passengers in our stresides will, with the rarest exceptions, render no assistance even in such a brutal case as that of a wome having her ear-rings snatched from her ears.
(e.) The heat of the summer months and great discomfort resulting therefrom when a man walking, renders it most undesirable for the sake of the men's health that the duties should be pre longed for more than six hours at a speй.
(f) In discussing the length of time that the Police should do duty during the twenty-fou hours, the following points have to be borne in mind:-
(1.) Several have extra duties owing to the Fire Brigade being under Government control (2.) Their attendance at the Magistracy with their prisoners often involves their spendia
many hours there.
(3.) The Police drills and school are additional.
(4.) There is no reserve for extra duties, such as guards at the Supreme Court durin
sessions, &c.
Hongkong, 23rd October, 1878.
Mr. Deane to the Colonial Office.
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Pulice,
other offences created by new Ordinances.
(b) Street Cries, 1876, 280 cases,
8. The following explains the increase over 1875 :---
"(4) The increase in Miscellaneous Offences is caused by the number of persons arrested as
"Mendicants and as Unlicensed Hawkers."
"(9) Considering the returns for the year as a whole, they may fairly be deemed satisfactory, "especially when the development of the City, and of certain Villages, is considered, as "well as the increased facilities that have been afforded for the influx of strangers into "the Colony."
9. With reference to the general question of crime in Hongkong, I think that in my report for
have pointed out where the weak point lies.
“(7) A Commission is now considering the question of punishments, &c., in the Gaol, and "it is to be hoped that their enquiries may result in the recommendation of some system "that may render that establishment more disagreeable to ex-convicts, than it appears to "have been from the experience of past years. The fact that the number of prisoners "sentenced to imprisonment at the Magistracy shows a proportion of two old offenders "to three persons arrested on the first known charge demonstrates the desirability of
making imprisonment more deterrent.”
If, as recommended by the Commission, the separate system can be introduced, I trust that my ture reports will show a marked decrease of crime, especially by old offenders.
10. In conclusion, I would beg to refer to the Annual Police Report for 1869, which contains a omparative abstract of crime during six months in 1865 and 1869; as this shows the enormous mount of crime with which I had to deal, when first I had the honour to assume command of the olice, in October, 1866.
I have, &c.,
18, SION HILL, BATH, 26th November, 1877.
BRAMSTON, ESQ.,
Under Secretary of State for the Colouies,
W. M. DEANE, Cuptain Superintendent of Police, Hongkong.
SIR.-In accordance with your instructions, I have the honor to submit certain explanatio concerning the apparent increase of crime in Hongkong during the past ten years.
2. An arbitrary arrangement has existed for several years of dividing criminal reports under t two headings of serious crimes and minor offences.
Return of Cases of Serious Crime from 1867 to 1878.
1887. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875, | 1876, 1877. up to 91 AVERAGE,
hery with Violence from the Person,
360 215 191
51 84 34
ult with intent to commit Felony,... apping,
arful Possession,
ones not already given,
3. It must be premised that the Police Returns are composed of all offences appearing on charge sheets, and also of all reports of offences in which no arrests have been made, whilst tiers.. Magistrates' returns do not include this latter class, but they do include summonses for various offens and especially against the sanitary laws. Hence there is an apparent discrepancy in these retumis. 4. The consideration alone of the annual totals of "Serious Crimes," naturally leads to inference that such crimes have slightly increased; it is therefore only by comparing the nine varia items comprised under this heading, that it will be seen that what really constitutes serious crime b diminished.
ཨྠ མཱ ཡ ཨྠ མྦྷསྶ ཨྰཿ ཨྠ
ཿནྡྷནཱིཙྪ
289 309 289
719 805 647 670 790
802 9381,059 1,437 1,348
967 |1,857 |1,434 1,394 1,816 1,105 1,995 1,485 |1,966
* One cage also entered under Firsey.
Totals,...
1,458 1,249
Enclosure No. 4.
[No. 51.]
The Right Honourable the Earl of Carnarvon to His Excellency Governor Pope Hennessy, C.M.G.
DOWNING STREET,
18th May, 1877. SIR-With regard to Ordinance No. 8 of 1876 on deportation and conditional pardon, als enclosed in Governor KENNEDY'S despatch No. 214, I have taken time to consider the very exceptions legislation contained in this Ordinance. The normal state of the Colony now is that of an orderly and well established society and its conditions have improved so materially in the last 20 years that the enactments which in 1857 and 1858 may have been necessary to secure the peace of the Colony a no longer required for the general safety of the residents. But I do not forget that Hongkong is placed and communication with it is so easily and frequent from Canton and other places in the Sout of China, that the Colonists are liable at any time to be inundated by the criminal classes of the main land;
and it is necessary that the Executive should be armed with special powers, to be used howeve with caution and only when avoidable, for dealing with offenders who are accused or suspected actions likely to imperil the security of the Colony. Speaking generally therefore I see no objection t continuing in the Governor's hands the powers proposed in the Ordinance for banishing, watching m controlling the criminal elements of the population of the Colony, provided these powers are exercised with due discretion; some details Nowever of the Ordinance will require further consideration.
LIGHTHOUSES.
The erection of Lighthouses round the Island commenced in 1874, but Light, Dues were only levied in 1875, The following is the Summary of Income and Expenditure :—
LIGHT DEES—INCOME,
Amount collected from 1875 to 18ot
LIGTHOUSES EXPENDITURE. Amonnt expended under this head from 1875 to 1881, Added expenditure, 1974,
..$113,290.21
.$53,494.69 35,110.64
Against the Colony,..
88,605.33
.$ 24,684,88
RETURN of CONVICTIONS in CASES of MENDICANCY from the Year 1867 to 1881.
PUNISHMENTS AWARDED.
No. of PRISONERS
CONVICTED.
FLOGGED,
Deported.
Imprisoned.
It was pointed out in my predecessor's despatch No. 67 of the 12th December, 1870, that in the opinion, twice expressed, of the Law Officers of the Crown no Colonial law can properly author 1870, deportation to any place beyond the limits of the Colony: and the Ordinance 4 of 1871 subsequently repealed the objectionable part of the venth section of Ordinace 9 of 1857 and introduced the expression Order of Banishment. It is to be regretted that this Ordinance has abandoned that phrase and returned to the exclusive use of the word deportation: hich is liable to misconception asi 1875, implies control of the offender during a passage to a place beyond the Colony. It will be advisable to 1876, employ the term banishment, the meaning of which is unequivocal.
I have already given you directions with respect to the exercise of your powers under section 1979, of Ordinance 1 of 1860, and you will exercise the same iscretion in regard to any other Ordinance 1880, by which that section replaced.
I observe that the 10th section of this Ordinanc is new and in effect it empowers the Governo to banish any prisoner of any nationality to avoid keeping him in Gaol. The Acting Attorne General refers me to Mr. FORSYTH'S book of cases and opious at p. 463, but the passage there refers t a case where a sentence of transportation was commuted to imprisonment, and it was held invalid because the Crown has no inherent power of commuting the sentences of a Court of Justice. This i the converse, banishment in lieu of imprisonment, a princip which I see no occasion to extend, and which I allow to pass in the 7th section only on account of the peculiar condition of Hongkong. I am of opinion that this tenth section had bette be omitted.
In the 15th section the expression ours "be sent to his native place." This part of the section can apparently only be carried out by sending the mendicant under restraint to some place outside the Colony, a proceeding entirely beynd the power of the Legislature to authorize or of the Gover ment to enforce. This language wil require to be modified so as to bring it within the legislative powers of the Colony. The same bservations apply to the 16th section which enacts that lepers are to be "sent to Canton and there, handed over to the Chinese Authorities."
Governor HENNESSY, C.M,
[No. 184.]
I have, &c.,
His Excellency Governor Sir Arthur Kennedy to the Right Honourable The Earl of Carnarvon.
CARNARVON.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 29th Septenter, 1876.
-As various Returus may hereafter indicate a serious increase of crime in this Colony
I think it well that your Lordship should be informed of the cause of this apparent outbreak amou the population of Hongkong.
Opposition between the two lines of Steamers plying between Hongkong and Canton resulted i
a reduction of fares to the small sum of ten cents, commencing on the 7th instant.
As many as 1,800 ten cent passengers have arrived from Canton by a single boat containing corse a large proportion of Chinese vagabondism.
Magistracy, Hongkong, 11th December, 1882.
REMARKS.
II. E. WODEHOUSE, Police Magistrate.
NOTE.-There is no record of any cases having been tried at the Magistracy prior to 1867.
\REG: 14 FEB 63
RETURN of CONVICTIONS in CASES of MENDICANCY from the Year 1867 to 1881.
PUNISHMENTS AWARDED.
No. of PRISONERS
CONVICTED.
Imprisoned.
FLOGGED.
Deported.
REMARKS.
Magistracy, Hongkong, 11th December, 1882.
H. E. WODEHOUSE, Police Magistrate.
NOTE.-There is no record of any cases having been tried at the Magistracy prior to 1867.
Who. V448
The Obs.
Mr. Praw on 217eb:
Mr. Dc Robech 21
Mr. Wingfield.
× Mr. Bramston. 1
Mr. Meade.
-Mr. Herbert. Sinn. Herbert. Mr. Ashley.
-Lord Kimberley. Lord Derby.
for. Hory Kory 679
23 February 83
Shave the
Lomone to achusoledy
The receipt of your
Desfatch no. 288 of Le 27 of December, forwarding the copy of a letter farmin
Mr Russell, da
Pretium of convictions for Kendicance, which Le Lad Surved for
Consequence of
statement made
by Aid. Hennerny
the LesisCative
apparently
That Inerdicant
used to be perstined
to the Masistratio won in th hati y
to be flogged,
the lessons lemo
Ordnance ko. 8 of
inflication
1858, Am him
which is shown by the Jessent
dentining Mendicanti
Return to have
been incorrect,
their being no
flossings inflated
Mendicancy
Sus is the year under, ordinance
fuestion-
Stone Kong
DESPATCH.
REG 4 FEB 87
previous Paper,
Stirnater
(Subject.)
Polici Prusinis
Recommends alteration insystem,
disposed of by
(Minutes.)
Mr. Meade.
There pafen should be decatul seen
M. Round
and also
the frown
by It is so fall reflect
that little need be added.
psion privileges of the police Clearly too expensive
A Policeman now engages
for 5 yous: he gets a free passage
to the colony for himself & if married
for wife and children, he also
he also gets a bonus: 5 yours begeto a
home for himself (and I
family also) or if he cuts heyage
Massage kome
also suggested by the Police Commission of -79. [-6273.] pan.
Pensions
after 10 years
adinance
were allowed .1862.
This ordinance was amended
ordinance 8
7. 1869. which left
at the end of
return passage imagine for
hish Rollele stays
a boxers
he consents to realist he
for himself
of pension
The same
leave 24 for
Honghong
"free passage to England 54
except on special gromady
not exceeding I matter and free passage
again to Itongtong, upon returning
begins a fresh term
of 5 years, and at its expiration
he is cutitled to pension.
As to Mr. Marsh's recommendations
agree that.
Right to feusim should not be
after 15 years:
to the goocnor to decide the teems
tums howeve
to have been retained as
by correspondence with the men wacks from Agente respecting
engaged in 1871. but it
was not till. 1877. when Mi Deane
to celis: mea
country,
that the 10
feesion forinty
in the agreement, and whe
gooining the privileg, which were
apparently not submitted to the
Senetary of
State wee
the Reasea fas agreements. Subject to the
rule that
the rele
the obvious
cutitle to pension instead of co
the latter being al
the limit in
ill health. I would let
the colonial authorities settle the
pensions without
reference
this office as they did till
to depell
to malle them centrustworthing
is to relive them
details.
of responsibility for small
I would also allow Chinese to have gratuities instead of pensions if they prefer it: See the at page 12. of the print which shops how much truth there las in Sir. J. Hennessy's assation that the systern
petition at page
we have not the time
little paltry
and it is a force
to have well paid governors, Colonial beactants and Auditor generals if they cannot be trusted
carry out simple rules; while
"Will Clarks Kno Shak
the result
an odious class system [ ke 18916-80
The Police Commission houson See. 18.
with the governor that fansions should h to the Chinese instead of gratuities [6270: 79]
[6273.79]
Wke thiee Chinese should have a climate brans
or not is a
question which I have to M: Round; and I gather from the latter's
on 4493.82 Straits that he considus retirement after 15 years.
as too liberal.
The Second recommendation
to the bones
refus 5 months pay in lice of passage at the expiration of the term
of agreement. See 6. pan
of despatch and page. 5. 9 Printed minute
considers the leave regulations too liberal, a the by consulted further on this point.
The third recommendation is that no married constables
Should be enlisted in feline. Is. J. Hennessy
married policemen and in the Straits
faviour of
be are proposing to encomage
Mr. Marsh's meaning
clear but
he apparently proposes
field of
selection bring thus narrowed
the man retires at the expiration of years tam to continue the frevent system d
J'cutter I
the frown Agents will not appare of
However the expense seerns clearly prohibition and
am inclined to
aque with M. Marsh that in fatare
one conder the rank of serjeant should be allowe married quarters
To the married constables
lately seat out an allowance for quarters be given as suggested
him either 3 monthe pay
passage kom
If he reenlists to
kim a passage to
England & bacht
The wishes to
but if he does not
leave to
Gul 1376
brows which he has earned till he actually. See also got d 31 May
retires.
I see little object
good reasons
Mucha Suvi
objection
to this indeed
it. but it will not effect
he does not state whether he
C 0. 2000
My Lord,
Government House,
Thongkong, 30th December 1882.
In fulfilment of the
promise which I made so
as 24th August last, I have the honour to address Your
Right Honourable
Lordship
Earl of Kimberley
Majesty's Krincipal Secretary of State for the Colonies,
Lordship on the subject of Police Pensions. I must apologize for the long delay that has been allowed to clapse before dealing with this matter but it required very- careful consideration, and other questions connected with Police
Expenditure forced themselves on
attention and appeared to...
require looking into at the same
consequence
time. The
been taken
in colle
has been
great deal of time has
collecting the
necessary information whereon
some recommendations could be based
for submission to Your Lordship's -
consideration.
into the
system under which Police pensions
paid has accordingly extended to the payment of bonuses and gratuities and to the question
restriction should be
put on marriages in the force.
When I had collected
all the information that could be obtained I embodied the same
together with the conclusions &
had come to in the form of a Minute in order that the whole subject- -might be laid before the Excentive Council. The Conneil have unanimously concurred in the conclusions at which I had
arrived.
I have the honour
will therefore limit myself to stating the recommendations which I have to.
submit for Your Lordship's consideration.
I think that with
regard to all future enlistments pensions should not be earned until after fifteen
years service instead of ten as present; with this proviss, however,
that in cases
of retirement
account of ill-health, a
-ill-health, a pension
to forward for Your Lordship's consideration copy of this minute.
As it is, as
far as I have been able
to make it, exhaustive, it will be
unnecessary for
ground again in this despatch. I
should be
given after years
service. It will be seen.
minute that from
an ceonomical
point of view it would be desidia",
to the advantage of the colony to...
enlist men to let it be understood that re-enlistment
for five years only and
at the end of that period would be the exception and not the
I think also that the bonus which is now paid at the expiration of each term of 5. years service should be discontinued for all future enlistments, and that a return passage should be
-paid only when a constable actually
home; or a goes home;
chooses to remain in the Colony
after retering. The Captain Superintendent of Police however does not agree
me as to this recommendation, as
by reference to his lettere annexed, though he approves
of the proposed extension of the period qualifying for a pension.
The last and not the
least important recommendation that I have to make is that no ~
married constables should in
future be enlisted, and that
constables who choose to
should not be allowed quarters for their families. Deven of t Constables recently enlisted are.~
- married. One of them has five children besides a wife. Your Lordship has decided that
passages
out and home
again.....
are to be provided for all these.
But the prinsipal difficulty will be where to house them when
arrive and the only
I see of meeting this difficulty
by allowing $15 a month in each ease to provide their own
quarters
quarters. This expenditure will amount
The cost of
to about $2000 a
building married quarters is ~ estimated by the Surveyor General
at about $2,500 per head. Unless some restriction is put upon
marriages, the Colony will some day find itself saddled with avery -heavy item
item for construction of married quarters.
Pending Your
Lordship's decision on this last
point I have
I have informed the
Captain Superintendent of Police
constables now in the Force
will be allowed married quarters
if they choose to
marry before
attaining the rank of Sergeant.
I have the honour to be
My Lord.
Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
For Official reference only.
HONGKONG 87
POLICE PENSIONS AND GRATUITIES.
Minute by the Officer Administering the Government.
In my despatch 169 of 24th August last, I promised to address the Secretary of State more fully on the subject of Police Pensions, the amount of which is steadily in- creasing every year, as will be seen by the enclosure, and will in my opinion continue to increase probably for the next 10 years, before the maximum is attained.
2. Under the existing rules made by the Governor in Council, which do not appear
to have been ever sent home for approval, and copy of which is annexed, a pension is granted to any member of the Force who has served ten years, at the rate of 1% of his annual pay, and for every complete year's service after ten years' an addition of part is made. This rule is applied to the whole force whether natives of Hongkong or China, Sikhs, or Europeans, and in deciding whether Chinese and Indians should continue to be allowed to reckon five years additional as well as Europeans, the rates of pay given to the different races should I think be taken into consideration. These are as follows:--
Chinese.
Europeans.
Indians.
1st Class,.
2nd Class,
3rd Class,
Administering the Government.
3. A superannuation allowance in lieu of pension, calculated at five times the annual pension, may be given on the application of the Grantee, or when there is a difficulty in effecting periodical payments of pensions at the residence of the Pensioner. The Chinese prefer in nearly every case to take the superannuation allowance or com- muted pension, which enables them to return to their native villages and to purchase land or to open a small shop, but Governor HENNESSY, it will be seen, preferred paying pensions. After the decision referred to in the annexure, a petition was presented signed by 127 Chinese Members of the Force praying for reconsideration thereof, but it was not listened to, and as may be seen in the Blue Book of 1881, 21 Chinese Members were after this decision pensioned. Only one Chinese name will be found in the pension list previous to this. As the regulation leaves it to the discretion of the Governor (in Council) whether a pension or a superannuation allowance should be given, I have not hesitated to approve of applications for the latter that have been made to me, supported by a medical certificate that the Constable retiring is in good health. In that case not only is the wish of the pensioner gratified, but a considerable saving is effected by pay.
ing a commuted sum in full for all claims.
4. The table E annexed shows that on 31st December last, there were in all 123.
Pensioners entitled to receive annually $6,939.93.
These are to be classed as follows:-
13 British, annual pensions,
88 Indians,
22 Chinese,
The ages
of the pensioners are:---
3 from 27 to 30 years, annual pension,
.$2,098.65
4,035.73
$6,939.93
.$ 114.12
30 to 35
35 to 40
40 to 45
45 to 50
50 to 55
55 to 60
1,011.56
1,929.04
2,131.64
2 unknown
$6,939.93
The number of pensions that have been granted and that have lapsed from 1867 to 1881 both years inclusive have been :--
Granted.
Europeans,
Indians,
Chinese,..
Taking the average of life at 50 years, pensions may possibly continue to be drawn
as follows:-
3 Pensions for 22 years,
Annual Amount of Pensions,
$ 114.12
1,011.56
1,929.04
2,131.64
$6,040.98
See Ordinance 8 of 1868.
There have been granted during the same period the following superannuation allowances or commuted payments in lieu of pensions
Europeans,
Indians,
Chinese,
$6,184.82
3,598.18
6,817.72
$16,600.72
5. Besides a pension or superannuation allowance, a free passage home or a bonus equal to 3 months' pay is given as a matter of right to all Inspectors, Sergeants or Constables after each period of five years' service. If they re-enlist, they receive the bonus; if they do not re-enlist, a passage may either be provided to the place where they were engaged or the 3 months' pay may be given instead as a bonus.
The following amounts have been paid during the period before referred to for bonus and gratuities. The latter term is applied to payments made under special cir- cumstances to persons who retired before they were qualified for pensions. It is difficult to separate these two items, but the gratuities do not amount to much :---
Amounts.
Europeans, Indiaus,
Chinese,
For return passages there have been paid :-
For 31 Europeans, -
383 Indians,
$22,326.33
17,241.00
16,252.40
$55,819.73
.$ 8,807.73
14,601.58
$23,409.31
I find also that the following amounts have been drawn or were due up to 31st December last to pensioners still on the roll:
2 Pensioners since 1867,
.$ 448.00
$6,272.00
8,167.50
2,366.40
3,567.83
1,245.85
4,983.40
སྣ་ཐ་རྒྱུ་
1,529.84
4,589.52
1,111.18
$6,939.93
6. The passages of all Constables enlisted in England or India are of course paid
by this Government and a bounty of £15 is given to the men enlisting in the United Kingdom. The amount paid for passage money during the period before referred to has been :-
For Europeans,
Indians,
.$21,372.61
3,851.77
$25,224.38
Annexure F. gives a recapitulation of different items expended on account of Police Officers and Constables in addition to salaries and allowances.
7. The total cost of the Police during the period from 1867 to 1881, both years inclusive, has been
Pensions,
Superannuation allowances,
Bonus and gratuities,
.$ 32,473.00
16,600.00
55,820.00
23,410.00
$ 128,303.00 2,015,445.00
The Police School, Stokers, and Working Expenses of Steam-Launches, and a large increase in the amount of Pensions, will satisfactorily account for the increase in the Estimates for 1883, which does not seem to me unreasonable, considering at the same time the increase in population, and especially in the value of house property. The Police rates for the several years have been estimated at 7 per cent., at the following
Return passages,
Establishments,
Services exclusive of Establishments including pas-
sages from England and India,
or an average
538,373.00
$2,682,121.00
...$ 178,808.00 per ann.
annual strength of the Force during that period having been 612, the total cost may be set down therefore at $292 per head annually, including all ranks and At this rate the Estimate for 618 of all ranks for 1883 should be only $180,456 instead of $190,478 + 9,000 for pensions. With the view of showing how the increase for 1883 is accounted for, I have had the annexed statement prepared, exhibiting the An examination of this statement will Estimates for the years 1872, 1878 and 1883.
show that the estimated cost per head of the salaries of the staff and European part of
the Force has been :--
In 1872,..
of the Indian Contingent it was
In 1872,.
and of Chinese.
In 1872,..
1878,. 1883,
.$583.00
.$185.00
.$101.00
Taking the whole force the annual cost per head for salaries only was estimated at
In 1872,..
..$232.00
1888,.....
Taking into consideration pensions and all expenditure on account of Police shewn
in the Estimates for 1883, the total Estimates for the three years are:----
.$191,361
.$122,000.00
120,000.00
161,200.00
and no doubt the Estimate for next year will be increased when a revision of the roll has been completed.
8. The Captain Superintendent of Police recommends that for the future no pensions should be given until after 15 years' service, except in case of invaliding, when 10 years' service might be considered as giving a claim to consideration of the case. I think that this recommendation should be approved. All members of the Force under the present law can obtain a free passage to the place from whence they came after each period of five years service. If they re-enlist for a third period of 5 years, their passage back would therefore still be paid by Government. Under these circumstances 15 years' service does not appear to be too long.
9. The next question is whether a bonus of 3 months' pay should in future con-
of tinue to be given at the expiration of each period of five years to all classes who do not elect to return home, but who re-enlist. A perusal of the report of a Commission appointed by Sir R. MACDONNELL in 1868, leads me to believe that the object of giving passage after five years' service was to encourage Europeans to go on leave, as it was considered that they could not serve continuously and efficiently for 10 years, and that no such provision was considered necessary for Indians or Chinese. However, the provisions of Ordinance 8 of 1869, which was passed after the report of this Commission, sanctions the payment of a bonus after each period of five years' service, whatever the nationality of the Constable, and whether or not he goes to revisit his native country, and the Captain Superintendent does not recommend any alteration.
I am inclined to think that the Ordinance ought to be modified and that it should provide that for future enlistments Europeans should be entitled to a free passage or bonus at any period after five years' service, when they wish either to go home, or to leave the service and remain in Hongkong; but that if they re-enlist without going home their claim should be deferred. In such case the right having been duly earned should be claimable either at the expiration of the further period for which a man enlists or at any intermediate period event of his health giving way or of his discharge for As the law now stands, in case he re-enlists and draws his bonus, and his any cause. health breaks down before the next term of five years expires, he has no claim whatever to a return passage and unless he has saved money would be left here destitute.
The same rule should, I think, be applied to Indians who, it seems to me, are entitled
is that their pay
to a passage back to their country at the expiration of their service, but need not get it The only reason why it should be applied to Chinese after 5 years unless they retire.
so much smaller than that of the others.
Supposing that the discontinuance of a bonus at the end of five years, in case of re-enlistment, be decided on, and that consequently Indian Constables do not re-enlist
back to their country, the expenditure would be as follows:---
Passage from India, average,
.$ 15.50
10. Under the present arrangements the following may be taken to be the average amount that a European Constable costs besides his regular pay and allowances :-----
Bounty on enlisting,
Passage from England,
Bonus at end of 5 years,
Return passage after 10 years,
Bonus after 5 years,
Expense of new man for 2nd period of 5
No pension.
Pension, say he retires at age of 30 with rank of Sergeant
15 of $540 $135 and draws pension for 20 years, 2,700.00
If he had to serve 15 years before getting a pension he
would have an additional bonus of...............
$3,359.50
$3,479.00
Supposing no bonus to be paid on re-enlistment and that men consequently did not re-enlist, the expenditure would then be :---
Passage from England,........
.$ 80.00
Return passage after 5 years,.
Same expenses for a new man for 2nd term of 5 years,
Same expenses
for a new man for 3rd term of 5 years.............
No pension.......
$1,620.00
It is evident from these statements that viewing the matter on economical grounds only it is not an advantage to induce men to re-enlist.
11. The annexed return of deaths, resignations, &c., in the Police Force during the period 1870 to 1881, both years included will be found interesting. The total number of persons in the force on 1st January 1870, and who have since joined to 31st December, 1881, were:
Europeans,
West Indian,
Indians,
Chinese,
Deaths during same period:--
Europeans,
West Indian,
Indian,.
Chinese,
...1,004
Some men would re-enlist without going home, when a return passage would be saved, and some would return from England to re-enlist and so qualify for a pension. An Indian Constable would now cost as follows:-
Passage from India,
Bonus at end of 5 years,
Resignations through sikness or other causes :----
Europeans,
Indians,
Chinese,
Resignation on expiry of service :-
Europeans,
West Indian,
Indians,
$ 118.07
Chinese,
Pension after 10 years at age of 30, 11⁄2 of $270 (pay of Sergeant) $67.50 drawn for 20 years.................
If he had to serve 15 years before getting a pension, he would have an additional bonus of............aderskreen
Dismissed or deserted :-
1,350.00
$1,468.07
Europeans,
West Indians,.
Indians,
Chinese,
$1,529.14
Remaining in force 1st January, 1882,
12. There is another and very serious matter to be taken into consideration in connection with the expenditure of the European branch of the Police Force, that is the For married Europeans in proportion of the force who should be allowed to marry. this climate two rooms do not seem to be too extensive accommodation. There are 13 available married quarters which are all occupied, but 7 of the newly engaged Constables are married; and when their wives and families have all arrived, and some other married men now on leave return, 9 extra married quarters will have to be provided. I annex on this subject some suggestions of the Captain Superintendent which, if approved, would limit the accommodation to be provided in future to 11 Inspectors, 10 Sergeants and 10 Constables, in all 31. This would leave 18 married quarters to be provided, the cost of which is estimated at $48,000. It seems to me desirable that in future no married Constable should be enlisted and that it should be understood that no married quarters will be found for any who choose to marry before attaining the rank of Sergeant. There would then be married quarters for, say, 10 Inspectors and 10 Sergeants, which would leave 7 quarters to be constructed at a cost of about $15,000. But in the mean- time an allowance must be paid to those for whom no accommodation exists and this at $15 a month per head will amount to nearly $2,000 a year.
13. There are also some Regulations about leave, passed on the 26th September,, 1881, (vide Lord KIMBERLEY'S Despatch No. 161 of 29th November, 1881).
Amounts paid for Police Pensions:-
In 1867,.......
» 1870,.
» 1871,.. 1872,..
1,847.20
1875,......
1,767.14
2,711.39
1,732.24
3,162.78
4,527,17
5,902.83
6,997.78
$32,473.48
» 1876...
,, 1878,.
18th December, 1882.
W. H. MARSH.
Payments in India since 31st March, 1881, have not yet been brought to account.
The above amounts do not coincide with the amounts of Pensions granted, because the greater portion of Police pensions are paid in India in Rupees (Rs 227 per $100.) The Government of India recovers these amounts from the Crown Agents in London in Sterling, at the exchange of the day. The Crown Agents render their account to us in Sterling, and we convert it at an average exchange of our remittances during each year. So the above amounts represent the actual cost of Pensions in each year.
J. M. A. SILVA.
(Signed)
15th November, 1882.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Regulations, made by His Excellency the Governor in Council, concerning the general conditions upon which Pensions, Superannuation Allowances, or other Relief are to be granted, under Ordinance No. 8 of 1869, to Members of the Police Force, are published for general information.
By Command,
J. Gardiner AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th March, 1874.
Regulations made by His Excellency the Governor in Council, in pursuance of Section IV of Ordinance No. 8 of 1869, for the granting of Police Pensions.
I. The following Regulations apply to all Inspectors, Sergeants, Sergeant Inter- preters, and Constables of the Police Force who have joined since 24th September, 1869; excepting those who have enlisted under special agreement.
II. Subject to the exceptions and provisions hereinafter contained, a Pension will be granted to any Member of the Force, who has served ten years, at the rate of 15/60th of the Annual pay of his rank, provided he shall have been in receipt of the same for at least three years; otherwise, the Pension shall be calculated upon the received by such person during the three years next preceding the commencement of such Pension. Further, for every full and complete year's service after ten years, an addition to the Annual Pension of 1/60th part shall be made for each additional year of such service.
average amount of
III. All Pensions granted shall be payable in Hongkong or London, or in the principal towns of British India.
IV. Full Pensions will be granted only on the Candidates' conduct having been uniformly good.
V. Should the Candidate's conduct not have been uniformly good, a modified Pension, or Superannuation Allowance will be granted. Should his conduct have been decidedly bad, no Pension or Superannuation Allowance will be paid.
VI. A Superannuation Allowance in lieu of a Pension, calculated at five times the amount of the Annual Pepsion, may be granted if the applicant will be unable to draw his Pension at any of the places before mentioned, or on the application of the Grantee, at the discretion of His Excellency The Governor.
VII. If any person receiving a Pension under these Regulations should be appointed to fill any Office in any Public Department, such Pension shall cease to be paid for any period subsequent to such appointment if the annual amount of the profits of the Office to which he shall be appointed shall be equal to those of the Office formerly held by him; and in case it shall not be equal to those of his former Office, then no more of such Pension shall be paid to him than what with the Salary of his new appointment shall be equal to the profits of his former Office.
VIII. A Pension, or Retiring Allowance is granted only upon the condition that it becomes forfeited, and may be withdrawn by His Excellency the Governor, in any of the following cases :——
(a.) On the conviction of the Grantee for any indictable Offence.
(b.) On his knowingly associating with thieves or suspected persons.
(c.) On his refusing to give information and assistance to the Police whenever in his power, for the detection and apprehension of Criminals, and for the suppression of any disturbance of the public peace.
(d.) If he enter into or continue to carry on any business, occupation, or employ- ment which shall be, in the opinion of His Excellency the Governor, disgraceful itself or injurious to the Public, or in which he shall make use of the fact of his former employment in the Police in a manner which His Excellency the Governor considers to be discreditable and improper.
No. 177.
Approved in Council, 17th March, 1874.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
PENSIONS TO CHINESE CONSTABLES.
A. E. KENNEDY, Governor.
The following Documents are published for general information.
By Command,
J. M. PRICE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th September, 1878.
[No. 190.]
Captain Superintendent of Police to Acting Colonial Secretary.
VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
10th September, 1878. SIR,-I have the honour to apply for authority to pay the herein-mentioned commuted pension, and second gratuity to --
Police Constable CHAN-NAM, who joined 16th September, 1868, as No. 115.
Average pay during last 3 Pension,
Commuted value, Gratuity,
I also attach the Colonial Surgeon's certificate.
Total,....
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
Certificate by Colonial Surgeon.
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
This man is healthy and as regards that there is no objection to his pension being commuted, but he is old, 57 years of age. I do not know if that is against it, judging from his appearance he may reach a very advanced age.
10th September, 1878.
Pп. B. C. ATRES.
Minute of His Excellency the Governor.
1. The manifest advantages of having Government pensioners amongst the natives in this Colony and its neighbourhood are so great, that, wherever the law allows it, I prefer to pension Chinese, instead of giving them lump sums, as the latter practice needlessly severs their useful and loyal connection with this Government.
2. Let Police Constable CHAN-NAM therefore be placed on the pension list, in accordance with the provisions of Section XII of Ordinance No. 9 of 1862, and after the usual report of the Auditor General has been approved.
10th September, 1878.
J. POPE HENNESSY.
Section XII of Ordinance No. 9 of 1862. "Whenever any Inspector, Sergeant, or Constable shall have completed the full term of service of ten years in the Police Force, he shall be entitled in addition to the Bonus or Passage Money mentioned in Section X, to an Annual Pension of Fifteen Sixtieths of the Annual Pay of his Rank, and also for every full and complete year's service after ten years, to an addition to the Annual Pension of One Sixtieth, in respect of each additional year of such service; and such Pension shall be computed upon the amount of the Annual Pay enjoyed by the person retiring at the time of his retirement, provided he shall have been in the receipt of the same for at least three years; other- wise the Pension shall be calculated upon the average amount of pay received by such person for the three years next preceding the commencement of such Pension: Provided always, that His Excellency the Governor shall and may grant Superannuation Allowance or a fixed sum by way of compensation to any Inspector, Sergeant, or Constable of the Force, who shall be disabled for further service by reason of Wounds or Injuries received in the actual exccution of his duty.
Extracts from a Petition from the Chinese Members of the Police Force dated 23rd
November, 1878,
"2. It was with feelings of the deepest concern that the petitioners learned of the "decision of His Excellency the Governor in the case of CHAN-NAM ex P.C. 470 as "published in the Government Gazette of the 14th September, 1878.
"6. With the Chinese the place of the a man's nativity amounts to nothing. The "fact of his father being born, for instance, in Chik Tai would make a Chinese (in his own estimation at least) born in England none the less a native of the province men- “tioned, and he would, though from the date of his birth resident in Great Britain, still "look forward to his bones finding a final resting place in the spot where were to be found the graves of his ancestors. Hence it is, that while feeling the utmost gratitude "to the Government of Hongkong, for favours bestowed, the petitioners can never relinguish the hope of some day reaching, (however remote their poverty may make
"the time so earnestly, affectionately looked forward to), the particular Village or City "as the case may be, where they have existing the graves and tablets of their deceased progenitors. That the objection to residing permanently in strange places is not a "sentiment entertained simply towards foreign-(that is other than Chinese) soil, they "would most respectfully, but none the less earnestly, assure His Excellency. To a "native of Kwang Tung, Fuk Kin is almost none the less foreign than is Australia."
"7. The Petitioners are well aware that it is not with any idea of economy that His “Excellency has decided in the manner that he has done, but the petitioners with a "view to strengthen as much as possible the case they now submit may be further "considered, would respectfully point out that by permitting commutation of pensions.
the gain to the Government of Hongkong is great, whilst the loss to those commut ting them is none the less considerable. As a proof of this, they would submit the "hypothetical case of a man remaining a third class land constable for the whole of his "two terms of enlistment. He would join in the ordinary course of affairs at an age "under twenty-five. At thirty-five he would be entitled to an annual pension of $27, "which amount, drawn until he completed his sixtieth year (no unusual age for such a man as would be admitted into the Hongkong Police Force), would amount to $675. Commuted, the sum would be comparatively insignificant, namely $135."
"8. But a sum of ready money is of great importance to the petitioners. With it 'they are enabled to purchase land (by Chinese Custom in perpetuity) and not only "transmit to their posterity substantial results of earnest labours carried on under a "paternal considerate Government, but often, by means of what cannot be considered more than a small capital, attain to such comparative affluence, as to be in a position "to enable their offspring to reach official honours that, upon such a pittance as "monthly pension, they could not even dream of."
POLICE PENSIONERS, 31st DECEMBER, 1881.
Indians.
Date when Pension granted.
British,
Chinese.
1,245.85
1,381.30
1,529.84
$2,098.65
$4,035.73
$6,939.93
PARTICULARS RESPECTING FOLLOWING POLICE PENSIONERS.
Joined on.
Length of Service.
Age at time of Retirement.
Cause of Retirement.
Goolab Singh,
6th April, 1868,
10 years,
Sadoo Singh,
Choor Singh,
Henry Manskey,
2nd Sept., 1868,
Moolah Singh,
Hokum Singh, Abdul Kader, Jewan Singh,
Amur Singh,
Robert Clare,
Malin Singh. Abdula Khan,... Kenneth McLellan,
David Toomey,
Li Ching,
15th April, 1878,
6th April, 1868, 11 years,
1st Sept., 1869, 10
6th April, 1868,
10 months,
6th April, 1808,
1st June, 1867,
9th Jan., 1871,
7th Feb., 1871,
18th April, 1871,
7th Dec., 1870, 10
13th Sept., 1871,
Lo On Tak,.
Cheng Fui,
1st Sept., 1871, 10 ま 1st July, 1871,
888888885=888388868
After 10 years' service.
Injured on duty.
After 10 years' service.
17th November, 1882
INDIANS.
Bounty money,
Bonus after 5 years, Jemahdhar,
Average.
..$ 85.50
Sergeants, 1st class,
Acting Sergeants, 1st class,
Constables, 1st class,
Bonus after 10 years, the same amount.
after 15 years,
(Signed)
A. K. TRAVERS.
Passage from India, average each,
Pension after 10 years, of pay.
Bounty money,..
Statement of various Expenses on account of the Police in addition to
Salaries and Allowances.
EUROPEANS.
Bounty money for each man from England, £15 @ 3/9,
Bonus after 5 years, Inspector, 1st class,
Average.
..$ 80.00
3 Months' Pay.
..$300.00
Average.
Sergeants,..
Acting Sergeants,
Constables, 1st class,............................
Passage,
Bonus after 10 years, the same amounts.
after 15 years,
Passage from England, average each, Pension after 10 years, 1 of pay.
CHINESE.
Acerage.
Bonus after 5 years, Interpreter,
.$ 75.00
2nd........
Sergeant,
2nd,.........
Constable,
Water Police-Sergeant,..
2nd,........
Acting, 1st,
2nd,.............
Constable,
21.00 each,
Pension after 10 years, 1 of pay.
18th November, 1882.
(Signed)
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Auditor General.
COMPARISON OF ESTIMATES OF POLICE.
REMARKS.
in the Estimates.
Cost per head.
A mount in the Estimates.
Cost per head.
Cost per
Estimates.
Actual payments.
Actual payments.
Staff and Europeans,
75,804.00
70,248.00
70,764.00
Indians,
42,707.50
29,328.00
28,836.00
Chinese,
26,870.80
38,100.00
35,772.00 114
145,382.30
636 137,676.00
Coolies,
3,144.00
3,456.00
141,872.00
3,456.00
SALARIES,
148,526.30
141,132.00
Allowances to Staff,
144,828.00
1,680.00
Inspectors of Weights, Drains, Drill
Sergeants, Interpreters, Ship's |
135,214.24
132,819.14
Carpenter, Drummer,..
Good Conduct and Special Service,
3,500.00
1,100.00
2,300.00
1,302.64
1,238.57
Detective Force,....
Police School,....
2,400.00
2,400.00
1,651.38
2,140.00
Engineers and Stokers of Launches,.
ALLOWANCES,
CONTINGENCIES,
5,184.80
4,560.80
8,006.00
3,884.09
4,716.00
Carried forward,.... ..$
154,881.10
145,787.80
152,994.00
139,563.14 137,578.74
COMPARISON OF ESTIMATES OF POLICE,—Continued.
Estimated.
Estimated.
Chinese Teacher.
REMARKS.
Estimated.
Actual Actual payments. payments.
Brought forward.......................................
$154,381.10
$145,787.80
$152,994.00 $139,663.14 $137,578.74
SERVICES EXCLUSIVE -
1,500.00
1,400.00
1,400.00
Veterinary and farriery, &c.,
1,540.61 725.45
1,144,45
Arms and Ammunition,
Oil, wicks and Gas,
3,500.00
8,300.00
3,500.00
8,129.67
3,009.94
Clothing and Accoutrement,
6,000.00
11,760.00
12,000.00
20,756.39
Purchase and repairs of Boats, and repairs to
1,500.00
2,000.00
2,500.00
3,968.78*
Floating Station,.
1,491.01
@ 529.07
Meals for Prisoners in Cell,
4,767.27
Ration for Sikhs. 1,104.29Hire of Launches.
Burial of Destitutes,
Incidentals,
2,400.00
2,800.00
2,800.00
3,605.41
2,263.23
Secret Service,
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Pensions,
1,400.00
3,208.70
Passages,
15,000.00
4,000.00
5,500.00
5,949,50
Bedding,
1,500.00
Coal, &c. for Lauuches,
3,000.00 New Recruits Bounty
Manay, c.
1,566.70
4,846.52
District Watchmen,.............
34,180.00
28,860.00
2,084.00 37,484.00
48,085.19
22,236.88
188,561.10
174,647.80
190,478.00
187,598.83 159,815.62
CHARGED TO OTHER ITEMS OF ESTIMATES :~~-
District Watchmen,.............
1,600.00
Pensions,
Paid from Special Fund to Captain Deane and
Mr. Creagh,
1,200.00
2,000.00 10,000.00 1,680.00
9,000.00
1,600.00 2,000.00 12,106.60 1,200.00 1,680.00
$191,861.10
$188,327.80
$199,478.00 | $190,398.38 | $175,002.22
Police rates on house property at 7 per cent.
Estimated,..
122,000.
Police rates:-
Estimate.
per cent.
.132,000
..122,000
160,436.15 117,808.26
..120,000
127,826.85
..129,000
112,655.88
..124,200
148,901.60
..160,000
143,243.40
...161,200
*167,916.66
...161,200
* Probable.
HONGKONG POLICE PENSIONS.
Report of Commission relative to.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 17th March, 1868.
SIR-I have the honour to lay before your Excellency the accompanying Report of the Commission appointed to enquire into the subject of Police Pensions.
Much delay has unfortunately occurred in the course of our investigations, more especially owing to the absence and subsequent sickness of one of the Members, and the Commission therefore regret that the time has only now arrived for transmitting the
result of their deliberations.
I have the honour to be,
Your Excellency's
Most obedient humble Servant,
His Excellency
SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, C.B.,
CECIL C. SMITH,
Chairman.
In obedience to the Instructions conveyed in His Excellency the Governor's Memorandum No. 250 of the Twenty-first day of October last, we have the honour to report on the subject of Retiring Pensions to Members of the Police Force of Hongkong.
The existing arrangement is based on the provisions of Section XII of Ordinance No. 9 of 1862, which is as follows :-
"Whenever any Inspector, Sergeant, or Constable shall have completed the full "Term of Service of Ten Years in the Police Force, he shall be entitled, in addition to "the Bonus or Passage money mentioned in Section X, to an Annual Pension of
full and complete
"Fifteen-sixtieths of the Annual pay of his Rank, and also for every
Year's Service after Ten Years, to an addition, to the Annual Pension, of one-sixtieth, "in respect of each additional Year of such Service; and such Pension shall be computed
upon the Amount of the Annual Pay enjoyed by the Person retiring at the Time of "his Retirement; Provided he shall have been in the Receipt of the same for at least "Three Years; otherwise the Pension shall be calculated upon the Average Amount "of Pay received by such Person for the Three Years next preceding the Commence- "ment of such Pension; Provided always, that His Excellency the Governor shall and 'may grant Superannuation Allowance or a fixed sum by Way of Compensation, to
any Inspector, Sergeant, or Constable of the Force, who shall be disabled for further "Service, by reason of Wounds or Injuries received in the actual Execution of his "duty."
This question we have very fully considered and discussed, but in reporting the result of our deliberations, it is expedient to premise that the views now submitted are intended to refer prospectively, and not to the position of Members of the Police Force who by this time have become qualified to Retiring Pensions.
We consider that the Police Ordinance No. 9 of 1862 undoubtedly requires amend- ment, as we unanimously hold it to be prejudicial to the best interests of the Colony that any Member of the Police Force, though be may have done nothing actually to deserve dismissal, should by mere force of lengthened service be able ipso facto to claim a Pension which the Executive is unable to annul or modify in the event of any mal- practices being subsequently discovered.
We, therefore, would suggest that Section XII of the Ordinance mentioned be altered in such manner as would allow of no Pension to a Police Officer being granted except on approval by the Governor in Council.
And further, the same Authority should be able, at any time subsequent to the granting a Pension, to order its withdrawal should satisfactory proof be adduced of mal-practices on the part of the Pensioner during his term of Service.
The Pension should be at the rate already fixed, but in certain cases it may be deemed advisable to modify the amount or grant simply a Bonus or Passage mouey, and this power should be reserved to the Executive Council.
In making this suggestion, we have not lost sight of what has been put forward by some who maintain that, without holding out great inducements to good men to serve in the Colonial Police, a difficulty will occur in obtaining recruits.
We have had under examination European Constables of all ranks, and the conclusion drawn from our enquiries is, that men do not join the Police Force for the prospective advantage of a Retiring Pension, but solely with a view to improving their present condition.
It appears that in the Hongkong Police Force, but few join with any intention of remaining long in the Colony. If they be Sailors, as many of them are, their roving disposition induces them to enlist for a change only, and, if they be Soldiers, the
increased rate of pay to that which they received in the Army, alone explains the cause of their soliciting a place in the ranks of the Police.
With reference, also, to those Europeans who have but lately arrived from England, we learn (from one of them, a most intelligent Officer) that, when Volunteers for the Hongkong Police were desired to come forward, the advantages of the service were explained to be of a purely temporary nature, no mention being made, until the last moment before departure, of the provisions of Section XII of the Local Ordinance already quoted.
These men, however, seem to have no intention of serving beyond five unless they can obtain leave for a trip home, and we are of opinion that, even if at the expira- tion of five years' service greater inducements, than the Ordinance at present holds out, were promised, still such men as are wanted in the Force would be disinclined to remain.
Undoubtedly, the service entails far harder work than that experienced by British Soldiers in Hongkong or Police Constables in any portion of Great Britain, and it is most requisite to offer inducements of a higher class than that attainable by serving in other positions. But though the labour is of so peculiar a nature, and such as, owing to effects of the climate, has almost invariably prevented any very lengthened stay in the Colony, yet there seems no reason why a man who had become unfit for Service in Hongkong should not still be able to do profitable work in his native country.
The advantages, therefore, should be great for the time being, and no adequate Public gain will be effected by promising rewards, in the shape of Pensions, to be enjoyed many years hence,
Under any circumstances, however, we are of opinion that unless provision be made for men to go home at the end of five years, the term of ten years now regulated by the Police Ordinance should not be altered.
The men are enlisted in England for five years, at the expiration of which period they are entitled to a Bonus of three months' pay. This is sufficient in the case of Inspectors to provide a passage to England; and as a further enlistment in Hongkong for five years (making on the whole a continuous term of ten years of most arduous duty) may be effected with the fullest intention of serving this period, yet for the last two or three years at least of this period owing to the exposure and the laborious duties imposed but few are capable of completing their term with advantage to themselves or to the Colony, and expediency would call for not holding out inducements to the men to stay on except after a complete change and rest from work. They should be advised to go home, and notice given them that if within eighteen months they felt willing to re-join, their return passages would be paid by Government, which would thus secure experienced men in place of raw recruits.
These should be called on to enlist for five years more, and after ten years the same plan should be adopted of sending them home with the prospect of a return, when the then near advantage of a Pension after the third period of five years, or of fifteen years in all, would doubtless induce men to serve their full time.
But the Commission would point out in the strongest manner their entire disbelief in men being able to serve for ten years consecutively without breaking down, physically
or morally, and without ultimately becoming of great cost to the Colony. Instances may occur to the contrary, but they must be treated as exceptions.
Up to this time but two men, Inspectors, have succeeded in obtaining Pensions, one a Portuguese, grossly illiterate, and the other an Irishman, whose case has called for this enquiry, and upon which it is not necessary to comment. Further, but four Officers are on the roster who have served over five years, and are on the road leading to a pension. Experience, therefore, proves clearly the rarity of men serving ten years consecutively in the Colonial Police.
The provisions, however, in the case of those who may be disabled by wounds or injuries received in the actual execution of duty should remain as heretofore.
It is only necessary, in conclusion, to remark that the Indians and Chinese in the Force should be dealt with in a different manner to the Europeans. They should be entitled to pensions, on a reduced scale, after the same length of service as the Europeans, but without privilege of leave of absence, that is to say, except for such short periods as the exigencies of the service would allow. The Commission would, however, recom- mend that they should be eligible for gratuities in the event of their leaving the service time after five years, but still the Governor in Council should have the power of withholding or granting such gratuities and pensions, each case being considered on its own merits.
Such are the suggestions which the Commission would offer for placing on a more satisfactory footing the regulations relating to retiring pensions for the Police.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
E. W. GOODLAKE, Police Magistrate.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. W. M. DEANE, Acting Superintendent of Police.
Hongkong, 17th March, 1868.
Preamble.
Repeal of No. 9 of
Repeal of Section
No. 8 or 1869.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for amending the Law relating to the Granting of Pensions and other Allowances to the Police Force.
WHEREAS by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative HEREAS it is expedient to amend the Law relating to Police Pensions: Be it
[24th September, 1869.] Council thereof, as follows:
I. Ordinance No. 9 of 1868, is hereby repealed.
II. Sections X and XII of Ordinance No. 9 of 1862, are hereby repealed except as
10 and 12 of 9 of to any Right acquired thereunder by any Inspector, Sergeant or Constable of the Police
Force before the Passing of this Ordinance.
Free Passage or
Years' Service.
III. Every Inspector, Sergeant or Constable of the Police Force shall at the Bonus after Five Termination of each Service of Five Years for which he may be engaged, but subject to the Proviso hereinafter contained, be entitled to a free Passage from Hongkong to the Port nearest to the Place at which he may have been engaged for Service in the Force, or in licu thereof, or in Case he shall have been engaged in Hongkong, he shall be entitled to a Sum by way of Bonus equal to Three Months' Pay of the Rank to which Proviso as to Notice. at the Time ho tay belong; Provided always that he shall acquire no Right to such free l'assage or Bonus unless he shall have given Three Mouths' previous Notice to the Captain Superintendent of his Intention to leave the Force at the Expiration of such Service of Five Years, or unless he shall engage for a further Period of Five Years in which Case he shall be entitled to the said Bonus although he may not have given such Notice.
Pensions,
Revocation of Pen. sion.
Commencement of Ordinance.
IV. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from Time to Time to regulate the General Conditions upon which, and the Manner in which Pensions, Superannuation Allowances, or other Relief, are to be granted to Members of the Police Force and to determine in each particular Case whether there shall or shall not be granted to any Member of the Police Force, a Pension, Superannuation Allowance, or other Relief, and in the Event of the Governor in Council determining that there shall be granted to any Member of the Police Force, a Pension, Superannuation Allowance, or other Relief to further determine the Amount to be paid in Respect thereof and the Terms on which and the Manner in which the same shall be paid.
V. If within Three Years after the Granting of a Pension under this Ordinance to any Member of the Police Force it be proved to the Satisfaction of the Governor in Council, that the Person to whom such Pension may have been granted had been guilty of any corrupt Practices in the Execution of his Office either by receiving Bribes or by inducing or compelling Payment directly or indirectly of any valuable Consideration to himself or to any other person by way of a Bribe or by otherwise acting corruptly in the Execution of or under Color of his Office as a Member of the Police, then in every such Case it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to revoke and annul the Grant of such Pension, or to make such Reduction therein as to the said Governor in Council may appear fit.
VI. This Ordinance shall commence and take Effect on such Day as shall hereafter be fixed by Proclamation under the Hand of the Governor.
No. 335.
POLICE OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 28th November, 1882.
With reference to C.S.O. 3597 of 1882, I have the honour to enclose a return of the Casualties in the Police Force from 1870 to 1881. This differs from the previous return through its including all men dismissed, &c. during the three months of probationary
service and is taken in the years marked* from the Government Gazette.
2. During this period 15 Europeans and 80 Indians were pensioned.
I have the honour to be,
Your most obedient Servant,
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
Honourable F. STEWART, LL.D.,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
suradong
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RETURN SHEWING CASUALTIES IN THE POLICE FORCE FROM 1870 TO 1881.
RESIGNATIONS
THROUGH SICKNESS,
RESIGNATIONS THROUGH
EXPIRY OF TERM OF SERVICE OR OTHERWISE.
DISMISSALS
DESERTIONS.
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No. 318.
POLICE OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 15th November, 1882.
INSPECTORS, 、resse
* From Government Gazette.
15 Europeans.
Į80 Indians,
Pensioned during this period,.
Police Office, Hongkong, 28th November, 1889.
Adverting to the question of married quarters for Europeans Constables. I have the honour to submit for approval the following regulations.
2. (a.) After the 1st January, 1883, no married European Constable shall be enlisted unless the number of marries Constables in the Force whose wives are resident in the Colony does not exceed ten in number.
(b.) No European Constable who marries after the above date will be entitled to married quarters unless the number of married Constables, &c. (as before).
(c.) The number of Sergeants or Acting Sergeants for whom quarters shall be
provided shall be ten in number.
(d.) Married quarters will be allowed to Inspectors.
(e.) The accommodation provided shall be two rooms, one bath room, and the use of a cook house; the size of a room shall not be less than 12′0′′ × 12′0′′ for a Constable, or 14′ x 14′0′′ for an Inspector, or a Sergeant.
(f.) In default of accommodation, an allowance of $15 a month will be granted, and for the purposes of discipline, lodgings taken under this allowance shall be deemed to be Police Stations.
(.) The Captain Superintendent shall in case of misconduct on part of any officer or Constable, or the wife or child, and if he deems it necessary for the discipline of the Force, exercise the right to decline the further use of married quarters to any such Officer or Constable.
3. It is to be observed that Government does not undertake to provide married
quarters for Indians or Chinese.-
4. It would be advisable to at once pull down and re-build No. 9 as married
quarters for Constables.
I have the honour to be,
Your most obedient Servant,
W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police.
In C.S.O. 4027 of 1882.
OBSERVATIONS.
Rule c. If this regulation came to a discussion in Executive Council, I would be disposed to vote against the sanction of Government to the marriage of Constables. I think I would limit marriages to the whole of the Inspectors and ten of the Sergeants.
Looking to the expenses of life in this Colony no Constable with a wife and family can hope to save on his pay. In case of death his family would be left, first on the hands of the Colonial Government and then on those of the ratepayers in England.
Rule d. I concur in Mr. DEANE'S proposal as to the number of rooms to be assigned to each married man but I think in this climate, no room should be less than 14' x 14'. The cost of providing this reduced accommodation works out at two thousand one hundred dollars ($2,100) per married couple, provided two or more groups of families can be housed under one roof.
I concur in the advisability of pulling down and re-building No. 9 Police Station on Caine Road as married quarters for Inspectors or Sergeants.
20th November, 1882.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 360.
J. M. PRICE.
The following Leave Regulations of Hongkong Police Force, are published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
W. M. DEANE,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th October, 1881.
LEAVE REGULATIONS OF HONGKONG POLICE FORCE.
Regulations under Ordinance 9 of 1862 (relating to leave of absence and pensions to Members of the Police Force of Hongkong), made by the Governor on the 26th day of September, 1881.
EUROPEANS.
Leave at the expirations of Five Years' Service.
I. Any European Member of the Police Force may, after five years' service, on claiming his return passage, or gratuity of three months' pay, or pension, as the case
may be, under § III of Ordinance 8 of 1869, apply through the Captain Superintendent of Police to His Excellency the Governor for permission to return to the service within
a period not exceeding nine months.
II. Should this application be approved, the Applicant will receive half pay, during his absence, and a certificate entitling him to a return passage to the Colony within the period specified.
III. The Applicant shall enter into a bond for the refund of the half pay, or the difference between his pension and half pay as the case may be, drawn after his leaving the Colony, in case he does not return at the period specified.
IV. This period may nevertheless be extended by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, on such ground as may to him be satisfactory, and such extension shall be deemed to be leave originally granted within the meaning of the above Sections I, II, and III, anything therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
V. Such leave shall enable the Applicant to count his previous service as regards the time of service required before a pension is granted, but shall not be calculated as actual service towards obtaining a pension.
VI. On the Applicant's return to the Colony, he shall be reinstated in his relative position in the Force, and he will be sworn in for a further period of five years' service under § IX of Ordinances 9 of 1862, and 8 of 1869.
INDIANS.
1. Leave of absence will be granted to Indians, after each period of five years' service, subject to the following conditions :---
(a.) That the Applicant's previous character has been good.
(b.) That the leave does not exceed six months, except on special authority. (c.) That the period on leave does not count towards the time of service necessary for pension, but will enable him to count his previous service towards the period of service required before a pension is granted.
(d.) That half pay is granted for the period on leave, and the return passage of the Applicant defrayed. These amounts will be paid on the Applicant's return to the Colony and re-enlistment.
(e.) The number of men on leave will be limited at the discretion of His
Excellency the Governor.
(f.) On the Applicant's return he will be sworn in under § IX of Ordinances 9 of 1862, and 8 1869, for a further period of five years' service, and reinstated in his relative position.
Hongkong, 26th September, 1881.
M. S. TONNOCHY,
Administrator.
Enclosure in despatch W.292 of 30th December 1882, from Officer Administering. Government-
(with 5 spare copies)
Secretary of State to Sir I I. Hennessyst.
REG 14 FIBE
Downing Strut 211th Margust 1880.
I have the honour le
that Mary
Petterson, the
wife of Charks
Petterson
Chargerst
serving in the Polion
force in Hong Kong, is anxious to
jour her husband and has applies for
free passage to enable her to do so,
and I shall be glad if you would state whether it would be possible her the passage applied
to grant
for out from Colonial funds.
A copy of the application is hesurith
incloves.
Sir S. Jope. Henway K. C.. 14.
I have to
"Kimberley.
Sectisson to the Colonial Office
27 Phelpst Struct
fommunist Road East
August 16th 1880.
My husband Charles Pattinson
his parvogs out to thing three
years and there joined the sole under
the English Government having wiqued
to serve ten yea
nsions to
him, but have not the means of paying my
passage out, I therefore be ably
Sir, if you would kindly grant invapausage
should you be sen
Sing out troops or by other
would confer
booir fo
hanneble servant.
87. Mracy Fettiraow
Testimonial
of the British Chaplains at
St. Peter.be.
Chippenh
•August 10th 1880
that mary
I hereby certify
Petterson, the wife of Charles Petterson
the HongHiving Police Force, is well
Kuowu ti
character and thorough respectability,
person of ligh
She is very
anxious to join her
and hopes that
husband in firin
obtain from the British
Government a
free passage to enable
St. J. Canotini (zemer
(. British Chaplain at
St Petersburgh
Report by the Captain Superintendent
I have the honour to report that I 20 Charles
Petterson jornes in Hongsong for five years from
the 17th June 1878.
2. He stated that he
married, and that.
Angland . It would haves
beer contrary to
enliste him has his wife bee
the number.
excuds that for which
rnished in the Police Station.
can be furnished
There is no precedent for the payment
the passage of the wife of a loustable to the
4. The cost of
passage would to $253by
Sto rav: Comp. Vessels. J. & Icter
has paved $100 towards the Expense.
5. S.1. Peterson has borne a very good character.
St. mm. Drave)
میں ہو ہے
Minute by H.E. the Governor
diapoard to
grant this
for divo ruxsous. first because Captain Drave,
that PC. has
good character,
and has parche in
years $100, for
the part payment of his wife's passage
England; pecondly, because. I believe
it to be of great benefit to the
advantage to the public.
pliafirex pleadiness, that
there should be no
discouragement to
marriage in the Solice Force.
there is no
payment, let
opinions of
pricedent for
the members
Commenttie before it is
the Finance
firrally decided.
the Committe.
information of
Captain (Deane night first make are
estimate
estimate of
proportion of
that would be likely to offer;
the ammal cost of the
passages;
the additional accommodatio
would ri
require for
them; and
any further observations that night
80%. J. P. Herreny.
8th Oct 1880
Minute by the Horible The Acting Colonial Secretary
For the Captain superintendent
to report
the last
paragraph
the foregoing minute
30%. 9. Stervart
8.10.80.
minute by the Superintendent of Police
Report attached.
Sf. Arm. Deave
15-10.80
Report by the Captain experintendent of Potion.
I have the honour to report that
the regular Couropiane tores concrets of
11 Inspectors.
11 Sergeants
80 Constables
of these law shower in ap:^)
7 Inspectors
2. Sever
2 Sergeants
7 Constables
marries.
men would probably marry
passages of
their intender
pais (K1,600).
inclined to doubt whether
already marrich in Great
Britans and being already in a
Police Force
this Colony.
would volunteer for
the present value
less than two rooms to
each married couple- at present
there is only
accommodation for
3.9/4 is only equal to £.91.10.0. whilst
the home pay is
often 31%
uld probably
or £88. 8.0. It
£88.8.0.
be five years before any man
ld obtai
joining from
I have discoura
is foustables
three marries Constables; therefore
rooms for any mimber in excos
Ei have to be built.
6. Shan Ki-traw, Stauby,
Whitfield. You
No 3, rog, • rog are
most suitable for
if enlarge
the Gap,
the stations
arried me AN
marrying as I do not believe
mari's pay really puffiers for support of a wife in this Colany;
and there bein
15 Police Stations
the change of m
would become
difficulty & expense
5. In this climate it would not do
Str. In Deave
C. S. P.
15/19/89
Appendix A in Captain Superintendent of Police's Amente of 15th October, 1880.
Where Situated
Juop? Janus Cradock
Central Station wife in Europe
Sonals Dhomeow
Vo) Station
Millian Rivers
2. Station
J. Corcoran
Ou Leave
I. Swanston Shan Kiwan
A Mackie
G. Orley 14. Quinis.
IS Nr. Baker 1. H. King
Il. J. Foley
I Lyons & Boud
Gout Howan
r. 9 Station
• You Station
Central Station Nife
No 1 Station
not in dktion
(. Petterson Johfulum Wife in longuns
R. Zward
S.London
d. Grimble
Not in Barracks Allowed to live outside
28 Station Rovur,
Room for another
Not in Barracks Allowed to live outside
Report by the Captain Superintendent of
In C. S. ONE 3140 of 1882.
I have the honour to report
that there
tions as
volatio.
of married.
provised
the Force.
den Lanson quarters
inal rental
charged $3 By the Sunitary & Statis "Regulations the following scale is
to be the highest rate paid byeach
"rank occupying married men's
"quarter's / the
"rent being deducted on
"Sheet), viz.
"Inspectors
pais for
5.6 per week
"Sergeantô
Constable.
this side of
crater. It
"and for "sitting room, live
rati out
two bed roo
"with a kitchen or
"afforded. Any "Desiring
Scullery is to be
married officer Jextra,
vould be most undesirable to
encroach
groundround
Tsim Sha Teni. Station,
room, is to be
charged for it according to the
pcale of 6. per week, for wer you per- "ficial feet"
In this bathrooms would also
have to be provided.
Provision
is made in the
New Station at Tsim Sha Toni for
the number of European Constables
requires.
that station Commot
be altered
married men
admit of sonie being sent thivres. I
think it would be preferable
men quartures there. owds will be required
for drill or recreation purposes #. I would suggest that or
Commencement be first made
by putting down No. 9 and
rebuilding it.
5. Mutil accommodation
provided, the simplest plan be for
the Government to pay
men $15.00 a
mouth rout
and let them provide their
accommodation. I could only
to provide the
ry accom
commosation
temporary
expedient.
expedient as it will be
inconvinient to trave the
Minute by
about the Town.
80. M. on. Seave
lupt Sup of Police
the Norible the sActing Colonial Secretary
To the Surveyor Several for
report and opinion.
By Command
Sof F. Stewart
Report by the Surveyor Genera
I have had
the subject of
with me beave on
marriages
ariages among
the Hong Kong
Police. Ave Leave pointed out that
Governor Hernessy in his utterances
minutes encourages
is the I
generally to
(Muy Leave) adds that these views
be taken
having been
virtually acquiesced in at Jawing Street by
the recent
recent action.
Secretary of State in sending out
married mess
the Force
allowing
passo qu
to the super
Constable who had joined
the Police here.
In a British Army Regiment
very pixel proportion of the
allowed to marry owing
difficully of finding marries