anaust ofthe increased salary, without allowing him to count entra
Ibe has not serred to years in him altered position, & you do not make any addition to a prabbity invespurt of professional prolification. If he is to be repaired to forego and
leave mittarian to reorganization
it would be reasonable to treat him liberally In other respects, but not otherwice ité
appear to be on leave until May 1896, hat
it does not appear whether the reorganization
medical Sept
of kc dance is urgent n
Mi Fairfield
mnλ 25/7/95-
I see nothing bearing upon this point
6 for profersional
climate and 5
qualifications & he will get 32.60 the of his salary & Frattier thinks of other emoluments also. This will be ample, considering
that dening most of
his tunice
he had a private practice. I would retire hirm from the end of Polmay
He must be in tums
invited not compelled
to retire
C.P.d. дов
31. July
* We are
getting up together
M. Fairfield
I think We might settle £=
Ayres case like di Marques," apart from the general question.
The governor thinks he should retire & as
judge from intervicure, he should.
to retire & in
telle us.
only year.
・go back
He is of age governor
for about a
Will you confider Whether you what I suggest
I would let him have thi Must more leas
on the perceding page can be adopted. In that case I would propose to dije offer in about (say) two monthes him to retire from
those terms
time, inciting hi
When he com
ompletes
the date before troubling
22 years, which I take 22 1/eous.
to be the end of February next
Lue Selborne.
C.PL Aug.
"think to ducas band bettin
sound him gently
as whis willingness t
retire. We can't fuce him onto tefue sixtyf
without giving leinn some added (imaginany) rears of service wrends
him in the mi C.Pd
pension. But he mag ho pruus it willing
toso, if it is put nicely (hein, without
clamming more than qulations
Entith him to. If you aque;
Lucas can
sen lin and report.
What comes of thee intiliew. Otten habers
Show that it is my devrath 4
the new arrangements
Medical Department of the Colony
wow the Samiiting arrangements of thei
Ax City and Post, and D. Ayres
is best the man to Engineer
new anayeart", fo Cry serice
in the topics has worn out his
Elasticity of mind.
852 15.8.95
If he is in
fitting mood, we reeng
kan thin him a sop in order s
tify conipularity stiring Coin
und baubechain
mann on engaing
act as peopored
inclines & gain a logs addition
M. Jain field I counded af: Aynes gently about 10 days ago, o he does not som inclined to retire, but apparently fully contemplates returning to thanking
of Service.
another short spell of
am inclined to think that it will be
formally
to invite him to retire,
We can wait
• govern.
antwas a
a while, until the
on the subject of
2 long despatche
the medical & samiting departments, which was written to him last month.
M. Fairfield
atmu W221.024
I have been lostponing reference to D: Ayres with to his retirement in the hope of farther advance towards a
general settlement of the Sanitary question at Hongkong;
In Both of April expires
medical and Samil but his leave
beginning to shatte arangements to go back. I thefore submit to chaft, which will begin C.Pd.
the bargaining
1 Feb q6
Hongkong.
Confidential.
Rece (P/24 JUN 05/
Government House
21 May. 1895.
My Lord Marquess.
Wish reference to
fore. Confidential Despatch of the 8
he Most Hon!
February
my reply of the 11th March I have the honour to
inform your Lordship that before
he left Hongkong I had an interview
be Marquess of Ripor
with Dr Ayres
the subject of his
leave of absence and possible retirement.
I understood from him that
half's leave in
England he proposed to return here
serve for another
in order to
certain rate of pension to
which he is not yet entitled.
I would suggest for your
Lordship's consideration, and in
view of his long
and valu able
services
that Dr Ayres be allowed
It is possible that your Lordship
might like to consult Dr Ayres.
the subject of the Constitution of the
Sanitary Board, and the establish-
ment of a Municipal Council in
Hongkong.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord.
Your Lordship's most obedient
humble Servant
Within Rebigey
to retire
end of his leave
: the ground of the necessity
for the reorganization of the Medical
Department of this Colony.
It is possible.
Hongkong
Hongking Confidential
Six W. Robinson Kemg
Lucas 14 Sept
fr. Fairfield.
. Wingfield.
Ir. Bramston.
Sir R. Meada. [
Ir Meade
Earl of Selborne.
Ir Buston
Mr. Chamberlain,
Tarquees of Ripon~~-
2 crafts
further draften 10977
дзверьді
despatch 20
Refening to my mod tog
this day's dafe
229 of this
the honour to inform you
order to facilitate the reorganisation
the medical aud
Sanitary
departments. ? Agres due course to approached
view to inciting his retirement.
It has been thought betts: S allows him to remain for somme
months on leave of absence before Opening the question boot it wil be raised in the course
I am not quite dean Whettier you contemplate Mr. McCallum's
retirenicut at an
early date, but I
to undustand that lis
Health: has suffered from strain &
worth and that the fore he m
compelled
Blinquish his duties. If the
it will facilitates the
purposed reorganization though I
the loss
of an energetic
capable officer
to have been. You do not stat...
future would in the
provide for the dectics which are
hows attached the
appointment of Secretary to the Sanitary
but on this and other details.
I shall no doubt hear from you
in due course
Hong Kong
P. B. C. Ayres Eng cong
11. Lucas 1. Feb
Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield,
Mr. Bramston.
Sir R. Meade.
Earl of Selborne,
Mr. Chamberlain,
1 Feb. 96.
I am directed by M:
Secretary
Chamberlain
that with a sies to facit
Chad & skilles
he has under his considuation
the medical and sani
and sanitary prry departments of Hanging
For consideration
See faultier
and the patio anang mante
to be made for mater
those defartments
Copy for 39:21 26
in future.
to understand ・given
have now
that you
the ordinary age for retire.
·•ment, riz 55, and in vices of the arduous
my duties which have devolved
is from you
in the past, and
the hand dimborsat work
which, especially of late,
have been required undertake, he is led to
the conclusion that the time
it homes h will bent
has come when you should
Forging Mand
to the the rest which thes
yoh well earned
Euch retiring pension as
Is Bars to you
de 3. He wisher you
clearly understand that
neither the Secretary of
State in the Hongking gavinment is unmindful
of the value
the value of your
from your pullic
hast med Aids
savices, but in Chamberlain he
does not cosidu it to
be advisable that you
etter da In bossa ke
of the public
n in those
if it is convenient
should at your age
to the trapasok tropics
and a resume work whi
promises to be more arduous
than in the
4. Hr would therefore suggest That, you should retire
from the expiration of
your present leave my the 80th of April
on accede to that
Arrangements the necessary
instructions will be sout'
to the governor to the calculation of you
Governor.
Vinson 168
Last previous Paper.
HongKong
No. 10982
(Subject.)
Pension to WGould
DESPATCH.
[Pw24 JUN 36!
Police Inspector
Transmits hension haper. Retires on
Retires on Jaly
$496.80 pere
at 3/8 the dollar.
retirement
Curd 157:27 Ju
Intract Gauld
# B & }, {73) ~~~5-47 $5--0006-1-05
ext subsequent Paper.
(Minutes.)
M. Fairfield
Стріт Confirm. Instruct M2 Gould, sending
agents & inform him also a copy of
the last paragraph of the despatch
C.PL 26. June
Rec? Ined 24 JUN 05
Government House,
"HongKong, 22". May, 1895.
My Lood Marquess
-reply to your des
sus patch N. 81 of the 1st ultimo, I
have the honour to transmit
Enclosure the enclosed pension paper of
9th May, 1895. In duplicate.
The Right Honourable
The Marquess of Ripon, KG,
Inspector
(P. 57.)
Enclosure
Inspector Gauld of the HongKong Police Force.
Pension is payable at
the rate of 3/8 to the dollar,
and the 1st July next has been
noted in the pension paper as the date of Inspector Gould's discharge from the Force.
I regret that Inspector Gauld has had to retire from
the Police Force, as he is reported
to have been an excellent officer.
I have the honour to be, My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble servant,
William Rohingy
HONGKONG POLICE FORCE. Rac
DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF PENSIONER.
QUESTIONS.
ANSWERS.
William Fauld
48 years
(Bark Light brown
Bark brown
(Ref 24 JUN 95)
Age,..........
Complexion,......
Particular Marks,
Figure,........
Parish, Province, District or Village,
In or near the Town of
In the Colony or Country of
Where Pension to be drawn,
When joined,
When discharged,
Length of Service,
Deducy period on leave since September, 1881,
Total actual Services,....
Mortlach
Baupphire Scotland
275 January 1872 At Frely 1895.
23. 5. 4
22.6.12.
Average Amount of pay for last three years, ... 11064:
Amount of Pension,
Commuted value,
Signature of Pensimer.
W. A. M. Harting.
eff Captain Superintendent of l'olive.
94 May 1895.
DESPATCH.
HONGKONG.
94 May 1895
POLICE PENSIONER,-
Dampester Millais fould
Trade or calling,
Caste or Religion,
Read and write,
Single or married,
Number of children,
Descriptive List of
Name, address and profes-
sion of nearest relative,
Policeman. Protectant yes
overnor.
HongKong
No. 10986
(Subject.)
Conf Municipality
ast previous Paper.
10986 RECO (Part 24 JUN 35
Reports reasons against the
establishment of
a failure.
Sanitary
Lee. to for 20 June
on 4795 1
B & 1, (75)-4901-8000-80
ext subsequent Paper.
(Minutes.)
M. d'airfield
This should be read in connexion with
HongHong
which I have sent on rê the
constitution, and should be acknow
· lodged in that draft
Lu Rejem
The draft dupalit is herewith. I han not. Moght it waedient to worst an achmortissemente
of it, because ming to the polemical and
basting it
rather slangez tome of the Catten ames handy a wise to publish it at any
Stage. I ban Amour in arisequence of the
receipts made some firstin neodifications
bie Uit wirkt die the draft,
Confidential
P: 24 JUN CO
Government House,
"HongKong, 22nd May, 1895.
My Lord Marquess,
With reference to
10977, my despatch W. 163 of the 18th instant, on the subject of the
Sanitary Board, and to your ~
The Right Honourable
The Marquess of Repon, HG,
Lordship's
Lordship's despatches in which you inquire whether the Jani tary Board
not be the
nucleus of a Municipal ~ Council, I have the honour
that in my
to inform you opinion, which is shared by falmost all the leading
·dents of this Colony, the es- tablishment of a municipal- ity in Hongkong is not desir.
able even
if it were practicable.
There is no leisured class a-
the European
munity with sufficient spare time to devote to the affairs
of a municipal Council and, the Chinese population,
very few Chinese gentle- men who might be capable
would refuse to
of serving wont
There are also grave
objections to
to any body in- dependent of the Government being entrusted with the~ raising and spending of. funds, which
which would be -
mainly contributed by Chin
ratepayers, who could not be properly represented on such a body and whom / those who are at present agit ating for a municipality wish to exclude from being repre- sented. On the question of entrusting an independent body with the raising and spending of funds I have consulted Mr Jackson, who,
• Your Lordship is aware,
is a very old resident with
great influence in Hongkong. "He is strongly opposed to al- lowing any independent body the control of funds..
pinion which is shared by
most residents in this Colo-
I am unable to dis-
cover that there is
desire among
any the inhabitants
of this Colony for any change
in its constitution. To show what a lukewarm interest is
evinced by the residents of
HongKong
HongKong
in elections, I may mention that at the last e lection of two members of the sanitary Board, which was held in June last year at a time when, as the plague
raging, it might have been expected that the e-
lectors would have shown some desire to avail them- selves of their right to vote, only 25 members out of an electorate of some five
five hundred
recorded their votes.
The recent strike, which
• practically a rebellion on
the part of the Chinese against sanitary legislation, illustrates how necessary
sessary it is that the power of enforcing such laws should rest with the Govern_
ment and should not be
vested in the hands of
It is almost municipality.
certain that the representatives
of a municipality, who must necessarily have many pri-
vate interests at stake, would
have adopted the policy of surrender, which, as I have already reported to Your Lord. urged by the lead.
were unwi
ing representatives of the mercantile community, who -unwilling to endure the temporary losses which the strike was causing at the risk of placing the Colony of postponing indefinitely the introduction of much needed sanitary reforms.
under mob rule and
Four unofficial members
of the Sanitary Board have recently resigned their seats on the Board because I was unable to place the officer of the Army Medical staff, who is at present discharging the duties of Medical Officer of
Health in the same
position 1
vis à vis the Board as a Medie
al Officer of Health is placed at home in relation to the
body entrusted with sanita-
tion to which he is attached.
AJE MORA....
I informed the unofficial ~ members who have resigned
that I had no
objection to his occupying the same po-
sition as a medical officer of Health at home, so far. the conditions of the Colony and the present dual control
sanitary matters per- mitted. "They, however, pro- fessed to be dissatisfied and sent in their resignations just at the time when there a probability of a
currence
Currence
of the plaque.
view of the unreasonable nature of their demand, I
reluctantly compelled to accept their resignations. Their action has excited little
or no interest in this com-
munity, whilst the work of the Sanitary Board, which is
being discharged by the Director of Public Works, ~ Acting Colonial Surgeon, Ast- ing Captain duperintendent of Police, and acting Medical
Officer of Health is progress-
much more
smoothly
and rapidly than it has done for some time past.
manner in which the
duties of the Sanitary Board
are now.
being performed, regards the
・pecially
cautionary
measures.
adopted.
to prevent the spread of the plaque, has elicited not only
expression of satisfaction
from the Unofficial members of Council, but is also com-
mended by the community gene
In conclusion I would that the representations of persons who pose as champions
of the rights of Britishers and
who demand that Britishers in
Wongkong be allowed to
govern themselves, be received with |
great caution. These individuals,
who form a small minority of
contented majority, and who seem to regard Hongkong
property rather than
-a portion of the Brition - Empire, claim the right not- only to govern
themselves but
also the Chinese.
Although the Chinese
contribute almost all the taxe-
ation of the Colony they to come within the scheme of representative government de- vised by those who vainly im agine a change in the consti-
tution of Hongkong is desired
and are not to be allowed to
enjoy the privileges of represent_
ation, which even the small discontented minority ack-
nowledge should be based on taxation.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obadient
Humble Servant,
s tam? A cel
overnor.
ast previous Paper.
HongKong
No. 8919
(Subject.)
Assistant Surgeon
"Zomay allowance "$60 monthly.
(Minutes.)
DESPATCH.
your tel. of
for house sent
Pulmit draft &D. Clark
Aug.23 May
accordingly
JOVANEMALERANCE, CORUMLA
And 137:5 June
(* 1, (78)—#UNI-1000-8-9-1
it subsequent Paper.
7. W. Clark day
31r. Johnsen 23 Mr. Luc
Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield,
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meade.
Mr. Buxton.
Marquess of Ripon.
Immediati
23 May 1895.
In continuation.
the let from
Dept of the 15th mist. I am directed b the Marque
yout inform
Riser to ensum that his Lordship has learned; by telegraph from the Govenor of Hangthing
that the Quarters
assigned to the Assistant Surgeon
ang bachelor
quarters
quarters,
but that zon
would be allowed granted
in lien of these Quarters
Hallowa house off allowan
(at the rate)
would also be queive
begssica
a chari allowance,
but will not be
allowed private practice.
Iam to add that
zur salary kathana
Emoluments will be
deduction
Governor. No.
HongKong
CAS No. 11420
(Subject.)
DESPATOL
[REG? I JUI SS!
bluson 1971 Sessional Papers, 1894.
Last previous Paper.
Transmits
Report of Supt. of hie Brigade
Mestry Winks 1896-7.
q mos to 31 Dec 94.
Statement
Dabursements
Po Leungkuk Society of Repat of Director of Public Waks
Conf. I.
Volunteer
Returns of superior
i Subadinate Counts GG
(Minutes.)
M Pairfield
I see nothing special. Share copies of
the volunteer report might
'be sent to live War
d the colonial
дрісе Defence Committee it see
4 percent
contribution to the
Widons & Orphans
Pension Fund
A repert
has been
received from Difage
Brown to the effect that
physicall
fit for service in
and his lordship will now
Convenientl
be glad is learn at your cartign Whether you accept the appointment and of to
when you can have for Hory blog ?
Enc. 5 W.o.
inf. 23 Julyd.d.
W&L (73)-49883–8960-8-94
Next subsequent Paper.
Captain Nathan
to see Volunteer Report (Enc. 5
pug 17 July
Sir R. Meade
The report has been arted by the Molonial Defence (ommittee
Mr. Wathban
July 25, 1995. Secretary (Fr.
RM 23 atoru
REC IPad 1 JUL 96,
Government House,
"Kongkong, 28th May, 1895.
My Lord Marquess,
I have the honour
to transmit to Your Lordship
the following Sessional Papers :
"Encl: 1. (1) Report of the Superintendent
114 March,
The Right Honourable
The Marquess of Ripon, KG,
of Fire Brigade for 1894, (2) Report of the to Leungkuk Enchil
Society for the nine
months ending 31st De
cember, 1894,
84 April 71895.
(3) Statement of Disbursements Endl. 3. for Forestry Works in the
years 1896 and 1897,
(4) Report of the Director of
Public Works for 1894,
(5) Reports on the Hongkong
Volunteer Corps,
Enel: H.
19th March 1895.
Encl. 5.
19th April, 71895.
(6) Returns of Superior and Evely
Subordinate Courts for 1894.
27th April 71895. with 6 spart Copies of bach by Parcel Post
I have the honour to be, My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble Dervant,
Nittan Robing
DESPATCH-
Governor. No.
obrism 172
Stong Kong
No. 11973
Im J. J France's
(Subject.)
Lands letter June
beim Explaining
Last previous Paper.
decliving sites infestands.
insufficient.
secouition his series during
the Autoric
F 115301955 0
Arro 192
(Minutes.)
M. Fairfield
It has been decided not to give
and it is
cmq, decision in the face
M. Francis
This letters. It will be
I'm /10ssible to
29th ultimo
that in his letter of the
of the 29
he has not been
[11530] hearths for the reasons why
honared to the same extent as Mr May
Should I think be politely told that the
told that that
Sonetary
State must
dence on
subject-
decline to enter into condspondence
Sue newspapers annexed. I
13. July
WB & 1, (78)-44745–4000-1-05
Next subsequent Paper.
05 1474965
Land Repuis decision was only to dark then
subjects for the present, and was no death.
wifterenced of the fact that he was
ahut Blean office, and Authored work
care have had thrive & submit
the Question & the Qhem. If he had bin
remaining in office be wine portably ban
Exhibed no pil opinion until he had
heard from die liom Rohnson by mail;
and when fie com Robinson's dispatch
is no doubt in its way) it wan
kan hun open the. (hambulaire to
Corsider whillim he wred the take up thin
or let it dorpe finally. Misting
it tam ih pussitte to
auman to Francis's letter to the Effect heat
it nached for (hamtulain in his official
Capraiding after hand Reseen had quitted
office, that he is but in a position to
fummist him with
statement of artiny.
Ersonally
has Refon dist test recommend him
ma C.MG.
hat may infrom mine
but at the time the recent political
occurred his Repen
was engaged
a conful
to Francis
labmes in
connection with the Plagune
inilation with a wind & deciding
bishedthis.
Whether they were not justify this in
Recommending him to the Amen to the
distinction of
the C.Mly, animary
Cortistes in anddition to the
and indeed discretions parkim,
(kamtulain can only say
Incident Grantin
, and that the
in at an read, and.
Substand Sued a schuund 15 Unferen
Other honomes and compliments which
hand ham paid whim. Now that h.
Rancis has himself wired that
quation, it wred in ordinary linear
4 tv (hamblains duty to cride it
дава he huiscef, hat, as it affears
that he has hosted in gift alrends
presented when
in such an unusual
Agenti and sold to what it will foliche.
For pour in brackets I should subtitute the following.
to discus
an honour
as in is not populle Gentleman desirous of an fis actual or
comparative
claring, but it menthe
Mened that in recommending
Not my long" serrian 957
Mor May for the know the late Seuntary of
ugand & Wailong & mentorious are facines, & not merely & the
park which he took in connection with the recent outhall
Flangen.
abo tile the Sovernor xe. Run 29/
to the Sanitary Board clutzer- After Wet des athons Murricane. Macritices in 1889 Meheve three geuttanen two furiom
were not connected with the Service received the distriction
OC. M. G.
Weybridge..
POSTAL ADDRESS
Oatlands Park Hotel,
Walton on Thames.
25 July 1895.
My dear Sir Rover meade,
Received a
A few days ago kawall Shave read & that
Houstong paper containing thee hurricane and the work it correspure dance between the 1
and w Francis with entailed and fund write Governor Know the labour occasioned respect to thee recognition of ttet bytte Working plagne I latter's deurices duunile: Surned day the work is Hang Tague of 1894- King Jer
exceeded in danger and aunt the what was
required from cry Inacriticis fuceds-
Selling aside for the ucement acy depressen of opinions on kr Rancis's allem in not accepting the ducktrand strered,
place. I had no with for
of Mixer Committee Huned
uilewent in any way in this write wear outer Subject- matter and have hesitated
her Pancis is not afeneral Javertown Honkong and
before writing to zero buet Ruonning mereful the feeling in his the amm of work wolvenfell faver
on this occccomm is
forcible
hi Frances as Chaemiau all ta more a Permanent Armette, lestimony and writing. the unconcrums feeling feeling Dr Aures the may large and representative gakim one are al present home Committee of the Taque Recoquelime Sunce that his
Services should receivesove reward beyond whcel it was in the power of the Colorubberton
on leave can speak fully othe
good aced hardwork crian We have performed and as I was Acey and Justice at te ture deau state mat hud he almost excludly fave un
dsad Ricono caem
to meet concet Michail waster part of activrities here any further device on the
un an crun
Hague recognitio committers intentions ytte
already prated Sclid not uilard que cnredlike Whix des Thane.
on day Mier Meral any time subject I would call or covor
Should wrth to see me on the ustice orreenia ceration and
the question worthy of further matters bret of ned think herhaus be difficult to remedy 514 State and it may how
to the advice of Mt Secretary of tringnighed Rancis'snamo
10 JUL S
Government House,
HongKong, 30th May, 1895.
My Lord Marquess,
With reference to
121Mmy despatch No 151 of the 20th June 1894 and to subsequent
correspondence respecting the
The Right Honourable
The Marquess of Ripon, KG,
hauetio вел
Mave ventured to address an was it we hancs' favor and It is on Massoned sorely threes Leauertite strong feeling thes Lecoquitur Commultis and heen Channanotto Nagne would ces have done to had fash uitement de tiernicetter and
in litt dulje -
Saw. J Ackroyd
tremam kerus truly
Beneve me
Bubonic plague of that year and the recognition of the services of those who took part in its
repression, I
have the honour to tranomit
for Your Lordship's consider- ation a letter from Mr. Francis, Enclosure
Q.C., stating at length
the reasons
which make it impossible for him to accept the Silver ink-
stand which with the sanction
of the Imperial Government. presented to him by the Government of Hongkong.
1895. 4 copies.
The Chairman of the
Committee to whom he refers
is Mr Ackroyd now at home
on leave.
DieAyres, the Colonial Surgeon who for many years has been a member of the ~ Sanitary Board is also in _
England and it occurs to that Your Lordship might wish to refer this communication for their report respecting the services of t
of Mr. Francis as a
member of the Sanitary Board,
BANK BUILDINGS, HONGKON
10 JUI S
27th May, 1895.
and as Chairman of the Perma
nent Committee
of 1894:
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Ordient
Humble Servant,
Main Rohingy
His Excellency
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your holograph letter of the 22nd instant, in which you inform me that, by direction of the Marquess of Ripon. you have much pleasure in forwarding to me a handsome silver inkstand with an inscription to the effect that it is presented to me by the Hongkong Government, with the approval of Her Majesty's Government, in recognition of the services rendered by me as Chairman of the Permanent Committee of the Sanitary Board during the epidemic of Bubonic Plague at Hongkong in 1894.
Your Excellency is also so good as to remind me that I have already been thanked for these services by yourself and also by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and, again expressing your appreciation of the work done by me so will- ingly and so ably, you ask me to accept the inkstand from the Government of Hongkong as a slight recognition of any disinterested and valuable labours.
In reply to an inquiry 1 addressed to you, you have been so good as to send me a copy of the letter of the 3rd December, 1894, addressed to your Excellency by the Chairman of the Committee appointed at the Public Meeting, held at the City Hall on the 27th September last, for the purpose of giving due recognition to the services rendered the community during the plague, and to inform me that this inkstand is the sole response of the Secretary of State, so far as I am concerned, to the recommendations contained in that letter.
I find in the copy of the Committee's letter the following passage:----
7. The Committee consider that to Mr. FRANCIS their best thanks are due for all his exertions and the time he devoted to the wants of the Colony for so many weeks. As Chairman of the Permanent Committee Mr. FRANCIS had a heavy, troublesome and labourious task to performs, and throughout the duration of the epidemic he was unremitting in his devotion to his duties and gave up a great portion of his time, no doubt to - the detriment of his extensive practice, to carry on the work he had volun- tarily undertaken. Your Excellency is too well acquainted with Mr. FRANCIS services for any need of further mention. Our Committee decided that his actions are deserving of the fullest reception, that the best thanks of the community, with a gold medal should be tendered to him, and that his valuable services and useful work should be brought, through your Excellency, to the special notice of the Secretary of State,”
I have taken the liberty of italicising one or two words in this extrací.
The Committee in their letter did not enter into any detail of the work done by me knowing that your Excellency was "too well acquainted" with the parti- culars to render it hocessary for them to do more than refer to them, and they, therefore, left it to your Excellency to report to the Secretary of State on the precise nature and details of the services rendered by me to the Colony,
I did not feel at liberty to ask your Excellency to let me see your report sent home with the Committee's letter, nor to ask for a copy of it, as such documents are usually confidential, but I am bound to assume that your Excellency, in your reports to the Secretary of State, did full justice to the Sanitary Board and to the Permanent Committee, and put the Secretary of State in possession of all the materials necessary to enable him to form an opinion of the work done by all its members.
I think your Excellency will agree with me that the following are the material facts in the case :---
1. That the Sanitary Board was not a department of the Local Government, acting, like the Public Works Department, under your Excellency's orders and by your authority, but was an independent body, popular in its constitution, possessed of Statutory powers aul jurisdiction, legislative and executive, taking orders, as the Attorney General, Mr. GooDMAN, put it the other day, from no one, and invested with very extraordinary and almost dictatorial powers in the event of any epidemic appearing in the Colony.
SIR WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G
Governor of Hongkong.
2. That the Permanent Committee consisted at first of three members of the Board to whom the Board, in a great emergency, delegated all its powers, and that, as the older and more experienced member of the Committee and, probably, also because of my legal knowledge and training, I was constituted by the Committee its Chairman,
3. That this Commitice was appointed when the plague was in the very midst of us and that it bad to take up its duties without a moment's time for considera- tion, without any previous knowledge or experience of plague work on the part of its members and with no one in the Colony, who had any greater knowledge or experience, to advise them. That they had to prepare bye-laws, to organise a staff of workers, to devise, on the spur of the moment, the best plans for tackling the plague and to carry out these plans with firmness and decision amid a perfect clamour of contradictory opinions and advice.
4. That, for at least the first month of the plague (to be well within the limits), and until the organisation was complete and in perfect working order and uutil there had set in a sensible daily diminution in the number of cases, your Excellency's Government, most wisely, stood aside and left the entire duty and responsibility of combatting the plague wholly to the Sanitary Board and to its Permanent Committee, on whon; it was imposed by Ordinance, referring every question of plague administration to their decision acting, in all things within their province, on their opinion and advice, and simply providing money and lend- ing to the Permanent Committee such officers and men as it requisitioned for.
5. That all officers detailed for plague dury, all Melical Officers lent by the Naval or Military Authorities, or who volunteered for the work (except two specially engaged by the Me lical Department) reported to the Permanent Com- mittee, took their instructions from it and reported solely to it as to the perform ance of their duties. That when the assistance of the troops had to be asked for. the Military Authorities were put in direct communication with the Committee with which all detailed arrangements were made,
6. That while the Colonial Surgeon was busy all day in his hospital and general medical work, and Mr. May was fully occupied in superintending, from daylight till dark, the actual work of the house-to-house visitation, the removal of the sick and dead, the general cleansing and disinfecting, the clearing of Taipingshan and the housing of its inhabitants and the thousand and one multifarious and most responsible duties of the Committee out of doors, the duty fell upon the Chairman of the Committee, (and the responsibility) of considering and deciding upon many, if not most, of the questions of administration that were continually cropping up, of giving all orders for supplies, of carrying on the entire correspondence, of inter- viewing every person who had any business with the Committee, and generally of watching over and co-ordinating the work of the entire staff. That the Committee
could only meet in consultation for about an hour or an hour and half in the even- ing of each day and that much had to be left to the judgment and discretion of the Chairman.
7. That the work of the Permanent Committee did not end with the dis- appearance of the plague, but continued, although with the valuable assistance of Surgeon-Major James, A.M.S., and of Mr. R. K. LEIGH, until every insanitary bascument in the Colony had been cleared of its inhabitants, every illegal mezzanine and cubicle removed and every house in the Chinese quarters--east and west-and in the villages had been cleaned and white-washed, and until the resumption of Taipingshan, first suggested and recommended by the Committee, had been carried out on the lines recommended by them, and the sanitary laws and bye-laws had been altered and amendel broadly as advised by the Committee in their letters of the 28th and 29th June.
8. That the Chairman of the Committee in addition to his direct work ou the Committer gave your Excellency's Government every advice and assistance in his power in all matters arising out of or connected with the special plague or general sanitary legislation, in drafting Ordinances or otherwise--an assistance tuost handsomely referred to and recognized in Council by the then Acting Attorney General. Mr. LEACH,
These are the simple facts of the case, perfectly well known to every resident in the Colony, perfectly well known to your Excellency from your interviews and correspondence with me as Chairman, perfectly well known to your Colonial Secretary who, for the first month, was present at nearly every meeting of the
Committee. These are the facts which Mr. ACKROYD, in his letter, did not think it necessary to refer to in detail but which were left to your Excellency, as Her Majesty's Representative, to bring prominently to the notice of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and these are the facts on which the Committee felt justified in recommending me to Her Majesty's Government for some recognition of or reward for my services of a class and character higher than anything they could give. They felt that a medal or a piece of plate, however valuable, was no sufficient acknowledgment for such services.
I am sure your Excellency will feel with me that it is impossible for me. under such circunstances to accept the inkstand you have sent me and which I now beg most respectfully to return. Will you say to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State when forwarding to him this letter, of which I furnish you three copics for transmission, that I am perfectly satisfied with the thanks of the community conveyed to me by their Committee and with their recorded opinion as contained in their letter of the 3rd December already referred to, I am much obliged for the expression of thanks received from your Excellency and from the Secretary of State. I shall have a sufficient memorial of the plague year and of my work during it in the gold medal to be presented to me by my fellow-citizens and in the state of my fee book. I am not at all ashamed to say that I should have been highly gratified if Her Majesty had thought fit to houour mne as my friend and colleague, Mr. MAY, has been so deservedly honoured; but the gift of a silver inkstand from the Government of Hongkong is, if your Excellency will pardon the expression, so ludicrously inadequate to the services rendered, even to the more time expended by me in working on the Permanent Committee, that I can only come to one conclusion, and that is, that the Marquess of Ripon has, in some strange fashion, been left under the impression that I was simply Secretary to the Permanent Committee, and not, from force of circumstances and because of the necessary divi- sion of labour between us, its brain and motive power. This is not said in any way in derogation of the ability or skill of my colleagues, who deserved the very highest praise and commendation, but they themselves constituted me their leader, accepted my leadership, and would be the very first to admit and proclaim that in our five months' campaign against the plague, I was the General in command. It is usual in England or, at least, it always has been, to award the honours of the cam- paign to the leader, however distinguished may have been the services of his coller-
This is the first time, I think, I have made either in speech or writing any report, or anything like a report, on the work of the Perniancut Committee as à whole. As Chairman I have reported very fully on the services rendered by all those who served with us and served under us. I have been strongly urged to prepare and send in a general report, but I have shrunk from it as it “would have sectard like reporting on my own work, work done freely, voluntarily and without a thought, at the time, of anything beyond serving the Colony, in which I have lived so long, to the very best of my ability. I apologise for speaking so much of myself now, but there are times when it becomes a duty to speak out, and I think my fellow-citizens will forgive me for doing so now, in justification of their recom- mendations to Her Majesty's Government on my behalf.
propose to publish your Excellency's letter, the needful extract from the Public Committee's letter of the 3rd Decciuber last, and this my letter in reply.
I have the honour to be,
Your most obedient, buble Servant,
Mo & Maucis
trong trong
172 Hongkong 11973
S.M.IS.C.
"2 August 95
I have the honom to act:
"Sie la Pobinson Herong. of the be big may last
the weeipt of your deep: 20.172.
Lucas 1. August
Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Sir R. Meade.
10-Heade
Earl of Selborne.
Mr. Burton
Mr. Chamberlain.
I Coming
Marquess of Ripon.--
I think M. Francis' name should be noted
for a long and brought up at the New Year
it he is
quict be seen
this a then CPX
I don't think this popille Run 3/10
enclosing
a letter from
Francis 20 in which te explains his reasons for declining the gift of
of a silver
inkstand which had been
offend to him by the
Stight as a token that
suvices to
the government This goes
colony during
epidemic of Aubonic plagers in 1894 had been appreciated! 2. I am also in receift ga letter addressed direct by M-Francis to Lord Prison
in which he asks for
statement of the reasons which
Jurmantes now from recognising
་་ his services why his services were not recognised in the same mariner and to the Same extent as those of m2 May.
3. This letter had reached me in my opprial capacity Since after Lord Ripon, had quitted office and I am
not in a
& position
to the majesty
Why his lordship, did not originally recommend him for
same honom as has been
conferred upon M- May.
i nasmuch as it is not possible to discuss with a
gentlemen
Who is desirous of such
recognition tim possible or
Comparative
It may, however, be observed
This wond is mad
no longer in place
a. it had reference.
within part of my
Morinto white
is disallowed,
tacept it
that in recommending M. May for the home of a Emg my
ga predecessor had regard to
his previous good services in
addition to the worth which
connection with
be played the intraat of plague.
I regret
-4. Jugut that M. I'ranc's
has reforec
which was
the in ketand
offued reevording
means, ulvanding fr
his worth, but, as a
Portale fign of appreciation.
in which it was
But as the house he has declined
thom little present. it should The returned to the frown
a sold for
What it is butte
the beamfit of them folorey
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Expresses complete acend with Reporty medial Commee that it shined not be allowed Except in
called in by private practitioners
Coms where they are
In purposey holding consultations
(Minutes.)
M. Fairfield
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Hongkong, 30 May, 1991
My Lood Marquess,
In continuation of
For my despatch N. 168 of the 18th May, I have the honour to state that I am completely
The Right Honourable
The Marquess of Ripon, KG,
DESPATCH.
cord with the opinion express- ed in the report of the Medic al Committee, therein trans- mitted, that Medical officers of the Government should not be allowed private practice " except in cases where they
called in by private praz titioners for the purpose of holding consultations.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,
William Robing of
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Bubonic Plague
Rewards por Sérvices
hu Crook has been prevented with inkstand; and un Pooher has been promised
letter pan their
(Minutes.)
Mi Fairfield
" Ark the Crown Agents to procene for
M: Tooker a similar inkstand to that
given to
to M - Crook. Graft annsved
Hongkong.
onfidential.
Government House 30th May. 1895
My Lord Marquess.
I have the honour to
acknowledge the receipt of your
Confidential Despatch of the 25th
he Most Hon.
subject of further
rewards to officers for plague servías,
in reply to inform your Lordship
the Marquess of Ripon. H. G.
that if Mr. Tooker is presented with
inkstand, similar to the
to Mr Crook, no other claims.
need be anticipated, and the Case
will be fully met.
I would ask Your Lordship therefore
the necessary communications
to be made
to the Crown Agents for
the purchase of such
inkstand,
to be forwarded to
I have intimated to Mr Tooker that
services
recv-ar de d
manner, an d en close
a copy of his reply.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord.
Your Lordship's most obedient
humble Servant
Willison Robinson
I have presented Mr Crook with his
inhstand
copy of a
to enclose
letter from him thanking
Your Lordship for the honour
graciously bestowed on him.
10 JUL C
Public Works Office 141895
Hongkong, May 24
I have the honour to acknowledge
the receipt of the handsome selver
inkstand and of His Excellency's
lester of today's date.
you kindly sender
thanks to His Excellency the Governor
queal hain to
the same
to stis Lordship the Marquis of
Ripon for this
mark of his favour.
I have the honour to be
Cyril Platt. Esq
Private Secretary
Your obe dient Servant.
Signed. I. R. Crook.
Government House.
Public Works Office.
Hongkong. May 29th. 1895
I have the honour to acknowledge
the receipt of stis Excellencey's letter
of this date informing
me that the
Marquess of Ripon has directed
It is Excellency to present me with
silver inkstand in re
• recognition
services during the plaque
you kindly request sis.
Excellency to accept any
1:46 gril Platt bryt
Private Secretary
Government House.
thanks, and
to His Lordship The Marquis of
Ripon for this honour so gra-
ciously bestowed upon
I have the honour to be
Your obedient Servant. Signed, H. P. Jooker.
The Grown Agents
Lucas 11.
Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Sir R. Meade.
Hr Meade
Earl of Selborne. Up Buston,
Mr. Chamberlain.
Marqueer of Ripon.
Hongkong
Gentlemen
12July 95
Refering to the letter from this deprint of the 29th of January last, I am directed by
Mi Secretary
inform you
Chamberlain to
that is approves
9 your procuring
the Axpense of the Hougtong
Government.
ansitum intestand
I sending to the colony
Silva inkstand Similar to that
presented to Mr J. R. (200k Mig. and engraved as followe
Furented by the Hongkong you."
"with the
affibal gitt go
I'm goulet
"to H.P. Tooker Executive - engineer in recognition of semices ... rendered decring the epidemic of + bubonic plague in 1894.
Governor. No.
binam 174
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Reports that 24 cases occurred in 1894 in
wheit adorentage.
arxemption
taken by mail steamers
(Minutes.)
M. Braunstu
This is a much larger number
of Exemptions than in the previous
year, when there were
(ice pan. 2 of
but I presume
need be taken.
only four
un despre in 2512),
further action
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Government House,
HongKong, 31. May, 1895.
My Lord Marquess,
With referense
& your despatch No 9% of the 11th April last, I have the honour
to inform Your Lordship that
The Right Honourable
twenty-four
The Marquess of Ripon, KG,
DESPATCH.
twenty-four
cases occurred in
1894, in which advantage taken by mail steamers of exemption from the provisions of the Sunday Cargo Working
Ordinance.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
Millian Rohingy
Governor. No.
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1-10 Usa
appt. of
C. C. tualsch
Saps & frown fande
petraverser to
(Minutes.)
M. Tanfeld
To Private Secretay
It is proposed to abolish ?ut.
we shall be glad
[1195 1/48 ] Malsch's post on so
if he Colmy
be transferred to another
Printi Santang
2.11 feely C.P.L. 11
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Esh 11 July
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You know Mr. Malach. Will you
Note his afflication for transfer?
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The ces perspect of smplaging
In Malach. In Cheadwick, where with him wohem in thang Kang, Concurs with us in Hemiting that we are cest likely bleeable bechiline tri serviens.
Mr. Fairfield.
Refly that I. Malsch's
application for employment in
another colony
has been noted, but
that Im. Chamberlain has to
offertunities of the kivid required that he cannot hold out
reasmable Inspect of being able Li- meet his wishes.
No. 175.
22.7.95.
27th May, 1895.
Government House,
"HongKong, 31. May, 1895.
My Lord Marquess,
I have the honour to
transmit to Your Lordship the en-
Enclosure closed copy of an application from Mr.C.C. Malsch, Superintendent of
The Right Honourable The Marquess of Ripon, &G,
brown Lands, to be transferred to the service of another Colony, together with the usual paper of particulars duly filled.
I should be glad to ~
learn that Your Lordship a position to comply with Mr Malsch's request.
as he is
qualified for such preferment.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
Wilkain Rhigrzy
Sub-enclos
Enclosure
Mr C. C. Malsch to Director of Public
10 JUL 9!
Public Works Department,
Hougtong 27th May 1995.
In view of the recommendation of the Retrenchment Committe, and inn view also of the prospects of prome tion in this Colony being remote, I have the honour to request that,
I you will be good enough to recommend my application for the hausfer to some other Colony.
I enclose the unal form of ap
plication for transmission to the right Honourable the Secretary of State .
fon: Director of Public Works .
I have 7. Pr C. C. Malsch.
Sub-enclosure.
Application for Promotion.
Name in full... Charles Christian Malschs..
Date of application... 27 May 1895 and also in year 1889
Day and year of birth... 15 May 1844
Place of birth... London
Age last birthday 51.
Whether single, married, or a widower... Married Number of children...Sons
Daughters
Where educated; professional
qualifications, if any; and em-
ployment, if any, before enter
ing the public service ...
Aged respectively
Chapel's Royal, St. James'. Dupil of W. W. Gryter. C.2.& architect for dine. Seven
works-Dept. admiralty. Two & a half years. Res.. Engineer - Harbour works Kiel, in Suway River Work. California to Colunatia, soptosisly com
Formosa,
COLONIAL SERVICE,*
Name of Office
cong dong
Assistant Engineer
Supt. of brown Lands-
Salary of present) † $3000 fur
Whether a house or lodging is provided, no
or an allowance in lieu thereof
Any other circumstances affecting
the value of the appointment t
APPOINTMENTS DESIRED §...
Average of fees, if any,
for the last 3 years
Excecutive or Assistant Engineer at Cyprus,
West Indian Colonies, or a
England.
* Acting appointments are not to be entered bore, but may be mentioned on the next page.
If the applicant holde more than one office, full particulars of each must be given.
If private practice is allowed, the estimated value should be stated.
The value of a Colonial appointment depends upon so many circumstances besides the salary, such as the climate and the distance from England, that the Secretary of State often cannot judge what would be acceptable to an officer. Applicants for promotion should therefore, in their own interests, stato as precisely as possible what they desire, either specifying certain appointments, or at least mentioning the Colonies to which they would or would not be willing to go and the amount of salary which they think that they may reasonably expect.
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Appointed acting asacsour
Ratio 1884 to 1886
1894 to 1895
HongHing No. 182
Sir W. Robinson
Lucas 23.
Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Sir R. Meade.
Mr Meade
Earl of Selborne.
Mr. Daxton.
Mr. Chamberlain.
Marquess of Hipon.
M-Mercer to see
Gov. Hongkong 11976
Jonly 95
Sin 24 July
I have the homan to ach:
the receipt of your desp: 175-%
"the 31st of May!
enclosing a
copy gan
tion from m: 1.1. Jau afflica. superintendent of frown lands for transfer to another colony.
A note has been taken
Mr. Malsch's wishes but
vacancies occen
the third for which he would be suited that I fear
hold out no reasonable
prospect of being able to
meet his wishe
Games UANDIKAN DATA Carnoted to presen
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Enclosure 1.
29th May 1895.
Enclosure
Hongkong,
My Lord Marquess,
Government House,
With reference to Your Lordship's Circular despatch of the 11?"
17 January
I have the honour to transmit for the signification of Her
Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance entitled :
"In Grdi.
nance to regulate and restrict the " wearing of Naval and Military Uue- "forms". " N: 10 of 1895.
2. The customary Report by the Attorney General is annexed.
27th May 1895.
The Right Honourable,
I have the bonour to be,
My Lord Marquess,
Your Lordships
most obedient
Humble Servant,
Williain Siding
The Marquess of Ripon, K. G.
Enclosure 2.
C. O. C.O.
tr. 10 St
Report by the Acting attorney General
Ordinance Nr. 10 of 1895.
Attorney General's Office, Houghing 27th May 1875.
II have examined the
accompanying
Ardinance, entitled "An Ordinance to
regulate and reshiet me
wearing of "Naval and Military Uniforms, and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's instructions.
This Ordinance is based on
and 58 Ket.co.
Lotion. 2 Jefines Military Section 3. Prohibits the wearing of
Military uniforms without authe- rity subject to certain exceptions,
+it,。, ---,,"
sary Uniformw.
and imposes a penalty for breach.
Section 4 suposes a percally for bringing contrift on
on Naval or Mili.
"Naval Forces are not defined
as the expression
everything in
this Colony.
So Alfred G. Wive,
Acting Attorney General.
trong trong No. 11978
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Grison 177
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Sanitary Committees
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M. Fairfield to pass an ordinance of the
"it is intended to abolish
Sanitaly Board. Until the main quest
Settled there had better be no
this ordinance.
expression of
It is attacked in Mr Francis
the Hongkong Daily Pelegraph. June 5.
C.Pd. 13 July
7th May, 1895.
Government House, Stong Kong4" " June 1845.
My Lord Marquess,
I have the honour to
haumit for the signification of
Her Majesty's pleasure the following
Ordinance entitled: "In Ordinance
" to make provisions for the further
The Right Honourable,
The Marquess of Ripon, K. G.
enforce-
"ance of the more effectival er
ment of Sanitary measures, Ni11
hof 1895.
The customary Report by
27th May.189
Lordship's information an extract lay
• also anclove for Your
Enc. 23rd 1
the attorney General is anexed,
from the report of the proceedings
in Council contac
containing
the speech
made by Mr. Cooper, President of the Sanitary Board, on the second reading of the above Bill.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's most obedient
humble servant,
Willaim Robings
Enclosure 2.
Report by the Acting attorney general
on Ordinance He 11 of 1895.
Attorney General Office, Hong Kong 27th May, 1895.
I have exauuired the accompany.
Irdinance, outitled "An dedi. "nance to make provisions for the fur. " therance of the more effectual "forcement of Lanitary measures," and I am of opinion that the air-
divance is one which is not con
trary to the Governors instructions.
Sections 3 and 4. Undersection
12 of Ordinance 24 of 1887 the Bourd' might appoint select committees, but such Committees had only power to act behseen the meetings.
There two sections extend the
powers of the Select Committees in that respect and practically do away with the necessity for
Committee.
Permanent
Section & deals with failures to comply with the order of such Com-
mittees.
Section 6 provides for the appoint.
an Assistant Secretary.
ment of.
Assistant Sanitary superintendent.
Sr. Alfred G. Wive,
Acting attorney General.
Enclosure 3.
Extract from the report of proceedings
of the Legislative Council held on
the 23rd May 1875.
THE SANITARY COMMITTEES ORDİNANTE. The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENESAL-I beg to bove the first reading of a Bill entitled "An Ordinance to make provisions for the furtheranca of the more effectual enforcement of sanitary Measures."
The CotoNtat: SECREfiY-1 second that. Bill read the first time.
The standing orders were suspended. The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-IN moving the second reading of this Bill, I havd only this to ftate; that, diller section 12 of Ordinance 24 of 1887, Select Committees may be appointed, Bat they have powers to act only be tween the meetings of the Sanitary Board. This is a Bill which empowers the Sanitary Board to appoint Select Coutmittees which will have general powers at any time, and now that the Permanent Committee has been cut down. I think it is most desirable that these Committees should be ap pointed to carry out sanitary measures. It will be seen that the Sanitary Board dan delegate its powers to Select Committees, and there are panal- tież provided for any breach of the Ordinance.
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKH-T have the honour to second the second reading of this Bill, and in doing so I bag to make a few remarks, The work which devolves on the Sanitary Board has greatly increased during recsut years, and it is practically impossible it can be carried ou in a systematic and expeditious way if all mattere must be brought before the Board. The object of the Bill is therefore to enable the Board from time to time to appoint Committees amongst which the ordinary routine work of the Board may be divided. Thess Committees may consist of two members and not less than one mem- ber and one excutive officer, who can easily arrange to meet and conduct the Business when a full meeting of the Board would not only be donecessary but under many circumstances absolutely impossible. The absence last year of any such provisions as afe in this Bill becessitated the Coinbil to pass a special Ordinance to authorise the acts of a Permanent Com- mittee appointed to deal with the outbreak Bf babonio plague. Had this Ordinance beed then in force these exceptional measures would not have been necessary, for the Board bould then have appointed three or four of its members to do the work. That the Permanent Committee did very excellent work we all very well know, and fulfilled its functions ably, but it is unfortunate in some ways that the Committee to all intents and purposes acted independently of the Board as a whole, and I may state that, as far as I am aware, neither the Board nor the Government bas yet received a fill and complete report of the work performed by that Committee. Under this Ordinance the Committees will be responsible to the Board, the work will be done by the tisual executive officers of the Board, and full and complete records will be kept in the offices of the Board of all work done. If there is any further explanation that members would like I shall be glad to make it when we go into Committee. With these few remarks I beg to second the second readlog of the Bill.
Bill read the second and third time and passed.
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Ordinance 129 1895
Magistrates ordre Amend?
Subuvits
auctioned no.
no. 178. 15 July 95 dite
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M. Wingfield
is not very logical to leave the extended in other ordinances - especially in those which were passed after 1890, and in
which the 12 months was
• probably
inserted
ordinance
Sin Jr. Clarke did not take exception to the ordinances before 1890
the 12 months,
In confining
this ordinance to
Adinance the
which contained
amending
Secretary 9
9 State's
instructions have been carried out! On the
whole I think I would leave the other
Ordinances alone.
15- July
бари Sanction
Enclosure 1.
30th May 1895.
Enclosure 2.
Government House,
Hongkong, 4th June,
My Lord Marquess,
With reference to Your Lordships despatch N 71 of the 26th March last,
I have the honour to transmit for the signification of Her
"An Ordi.
Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance entitled :—
"wance to amend the Magistrates Ordi-
"nance, N: 10 of 1890," Ne 12 of 1895.
2. The customary Report by the Attorney General is annexed.
28th May 1895.
The Right Honourable
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess,
Your Lordship's
most obedient
Humble Servant,
William Robinzon
The Marquess of Resow, K. G.
Inclosure 2.
Report by the Acting Attorney General on Ordinance No 12 of 1895.
attoring General's Office, Houghong 28th May 1875.
I have examined the accompa mying Ordinance, entitled : "An Ordi- navee to amend the Magistrates ardi- "naved (10 of 1890), and I am opinion
that He Ordinance is one which is
contrary
to the Governors instuct_
Section 2 reduces the.
powers of Magistrates as to imprison - ment and fine from halve works or two hundred dollars to six months
or one hundred dollars.
here is also a
provise that fece
nishments specifically provided for inn
other Ordinances shall not be affected. This proviso has been added because the despatch from the heretary of State only referred to section 80 of the Mr- - gistrate's Ordinance.
The other Ordinances referred to
8 of 1882, Sec. 4 (Banishment). 25 of 1889, Sec. 6 ( Chinese Emigration ) 11 of 1890, Sec. 12 / Women &Garl's Pro-
lechon).
7 of 1891, Sec. 7), / Gambling)
2105 1891,
26 of 1891,
51, (Prepared Opium / Sec. 20, sub-sec. 4, / Merchant
Shipping)
26 of 1891, Sec. 25, / Merchant Shipping.
As a Magistrate of some years experience in this Colony I cannot help expressing my opinion that the section
as it stood worked
that it is a
well, and
to alter it seeing tani
other cases the Magistrates
have the same extensive powers.
S. Alfred G. Wise,
Aching Attorney General.
í Governor. No.
biuson 179
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57:24 bet 1893)51
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(Subject.)
Ordinance 1391895
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Private Vehicle Licence
Sabunits.
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M. Fairfield
M. Wingfield
this ordinance is sanctioned, it
refer the complaint
would be well
against it [11622] to the colony for
The bill is attacked in
Mambers & concurred in
Jovernor's opinion;
the HongKong Daily Telegraph for 5 June but it was submitted to the Unofficial
by them, as M. Humphreys should be told [ Hongkong Weekly Press 29. may] [Pd・ C.Pd. 15. July
957 157 15
I think some explanation este nascus and meeting
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for such
I asked for
sahaordinary low aboutd
for thes
I sent the
Government House,
Mongkong, 4th June, 1895
My Lord Marquees,
I have the honour to transmit for the signification of Her
Enclosure 1.
30th May, 1855.
Majesty's pleasure the following Ordinance entitled :-
"An Ordi.
wance for regulating the licensing of
"Private Vehicles," Nr 13 of 1895.
Enclosure 2.
285 May, 1895
2. The customary Report by the Attorney General is annexed.
The Right Honourable,
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess,
Your Lordship's
most obedient
Humble Servant,
Willaim Robizz
The Marquess of Ripon, K. G.
Randevure 2.
10 JULGA
Report by the Acting Attorney General on Ordinance Nr. 13 of 1895.
Attorney General's Office, Houghing 28th May, 1895.
have examined the
accompany.
Ordinance entitled "in Ordinance
"for regulating the licensing of Private
of opinion
"Whicle, and II
The Ordinance is one which is not
contrary to the Governors instructions.
This Ordinance deals with Private
Vehicles (with certains exceptions) as contra
- distinguished from Public Vehicles which are dealt with under Ordinance
21 of 1887.
Section 2 defines the objects of
The Ordinance.
Section 3 imposes.
a licence.
"Ection 4 empowers the Governor in Connoil to make regulations .
Section & defines öffences against
Be Ordinance.
Sections 7 and 8 provide for penal-
recovery.
hes and their
Section of provide for forfeiture of
St Alfred G. Wise,
Aching Attorney General.
79 Hongkong 11980
Hong Kong. Gov. Sin W. Robinson Kemg.
! MINUTE.
Lucas 16 Jaly
Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield.
Bramston
Mr. Meade,
Earl of Selborne.
Mr. Burton ****
"Mr. Chamberlain,
Marquess of Ripon.
M: Humphazy: 2 July
1984.95 Sin
I have the honour to ach:
the receipt of your desp. no. 179. of the 4 th ultime enclosing for the signification of Him.planas
ordinance No. 13. of 1895 91895 being an sidinance for regulating
H.-M. pleasure
licensing of private vehicles. Before tendering any advice
any the subject of
to the H.M. on
this adinance I shall be glad
beeive an Excolanation to have some statement
the reasone which so unqual
an ordinance has been held to be
necessary
and I shall with
also witt for a report upon the
enclosed protest which I have
received against
against it from
M.9.5. Humphreys,
3 on which I requent
Went you will
resport when
splying & thei
despolit
J. J. Humphways Eg
Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Sir R. Meade.
Mr Heade
Earl of Selborne.
Mr Buston.
Mr. Chamberlain. Marquess of Ripon,
19. July
M-Wingfield We told M. Humphreys
would write to lehn
butter on
ordinance.
receipt of C.Pd.
11980 Hongkong
reference
Jaby. 95.
to the letter
from their defint of the 4th
I am directed
M. Secretary Chamberlain
inform you
that the
Hongting ordinance for
the licensing of
regulating
vehicles has been
received but that fonding it will not be submitted for Her Majesty's pleasure contil
further explanations have udplied the ffontang
been received from
to whom in the
Governor meantime a copy of your letter has been referred.
DESPATCH.
Governor. No.
Robiname 180
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Retrenchment Comme Repu
trong trong
No. 11981
(Subject.)
Supp. Report of Retrenchment Committee
Public Works dept.
Transmits
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Pub Who Dept.
We need not
(Minutes.)
Mi Fairfield
into particulars. The
Public Works staff was overhauled not long
M- Cooper
ago & M-
is the last man to ark
fer more than he needs.
Acknowledge & say M- Chambulain is prepared to have the possible retrenchmente to the discretion of the gominn at Mr Capper.
Government House, Hongkong, 5th June, 1895.
My Lord Marquees,
I have the honour
the Supple
Enclosure to transmit to you.
With six spare
"Copies mentary Report of the Retrench -
ment Committee on the Public
"The Right Honourable
The Marquess of Ripon, KG,
Works Department of this Colony.
It will be observed that beyond the reductions in the staff and the salaries of the~ Staff of that Department which
originally recommended by Mr Cooper and communicated to Your Lordship in
my despatch
No 215 of the 16th June, 1899, the ~
Committee do not make
any- recommendations in
those directions excepting that for the abolition of the office of Superintendent of brown –
Lands when opportunity offers. The Committee are of
opinion that the work of the Land Survey Branch should be performed by one competent ~! Surveyor whilst on
whilst on the other.
hand Mr Cooper urges
any rate
rate for the present it
is absolutely necessary to employ
two Surveyors if the arrears work in the Survey Branch are
to be overtaken and the current
work is to be kept up to date.
As I stated in
my despatch
despatch referred to above "Mr Cooper is thoroughly conversant with the work of the Department
in all its branches and I am be re of opinion that he may lied on not to over-estimate the
staff that is really necessary.
The work of the Public Works Department being main_ ly of a technical nature and no evidence, apparently, having
been taken in connection with
certain matters dealt with by the Committee in their report,
I invited the Director of Public
Works to make
remarks he
might have to offer thereon. and a copy of.
copy of his reply - in
which I concur generally-
attached to the printed copy of
the Committee's Report herein transmitted. Mr. Cooper's remarks have not been made public in
the Colony but are
appended to the Committee's report for facili- ty of reference.
The marked improvement
that has taken place during
cent years in the systems of
store and account Keeping well as the progress that has
been made in Public Works and
Surveys is most satisfactory,
in view of
I and more
especially
the material reduction in the
cost of salaries since 1892 as shewn by the tabular statement appended to Mr. Cooper's report, and having regard to the re- presentations made in that re port I regret that I am
able to recommend
any material
reduction
reduction in the expenditure
of the Public Works Department
at any rate in the near
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Oordient
Humble Servant,
Willian Red-87
11981 HongKong
Hongkong No. 177 you. Six W. Robinson keing
Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston. Sir R. Meade.
My Mearte.
Earl of Selborne. Mr. Buston.
Mr. Chamberlain.
Marquess of Hipon.
I have the honour to aceti:
the receipt of your desp: no
the 5th ultimo
180 of the 5
enclosing the supplementary
of the retrenchment
Committee on the Public Works
Deput of the colony together with a letter on it from
relating to
M. Cooper
I am chant to leave to
discretion to make susta
retrenchments that mo
any be practicable
that may
as vacancies
Governor.
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xong Kong
No. 11982
binam 181
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(Subject.)
Code Word in telepem 27 Maxch
was rightly interpreted in Co.
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Mi Fairfield
457 1045
Government House,
"Hongkong, 5th
June, 1895.
My Lord Marquess
With reference to your
despatch W. 105 of the 3rd ultimo,
I have the honour to state that
the word "Natives" in
The Right Honourable
Marquess of Ripon, K.G.,
my telegram of
DESPATCH.
of the 27th March was rightly interpreted in Your Lordship's
Department to be a code word
meaning "taking every precaution.
The telegram
was sent
I direct from Government House, and the mistake in translating
it was made in the Colonial -
Secretary's Office.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
William Rohingy
Governor.
Trong trong
No. 11983
(Subject.)
Lightkeeper
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shined not return
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M. Lucas
See 12170
"Putty qui 7.12 July CP 12
Government House, HongKong, 5th June, 1895.
My Lord Marquess,
In reply to your des
patch N. 84 of the 5th April last, "I have the honour to transmit the enclosed Paper of Particulars
The Right Honourable The Marquess of Ripon, KG,
showing the terms on which I desire to recommend that a
Lightkeeper be engaged in the
event of Mr. Baird not return- ing to the Colony.
Your Lordship will of- serve that it is proposed to place the new the permanent establishment from the beginning of his engage
Lightkeeper
ment_ a recommendation made
by the Harbour Master_and that he will be required to enter into the usual agreement
with the Crown Agents to serve
? three for a period of four years as in of other officers similar_
Pavels ajett
the case of other
ly appointed to the permanent
service.
It should be clearly
plained to candidates for the post that quarters and fuel and light will only be provided
duty at the Lighthouse.
whilst on
stations, and that no allowance
therefor will be granted during
the intervals of residence on
Wongkong.
shore in
Enclosure
I would further point
out that special preference
should be given to unmarri
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess, Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
Within Robinzoy
Particulars and Conditions of Service
of the Office now vacant at the Starbour Department in the Colony of Hongkong
One Lighthouse Keeper for Gap Rock Lighthouse.
1. Duties of Affice and qualifications required for their performance. To keep regular
watch as re
quired, to be responsible for the good order and condition of the Lighthouse and apparatus, dwelling houses, etc, et,
Fog Ligual.
and to work the
To work the Telegraph instru
ment; if unacquainted with the Move Code he will have to familiarise him self with it, for which purpose facilities will be afforded him at the offices of the Eastern Extension Telegra,the Company,
and until passed he will have to devote the whole of his spells ashore
to that end,
periors.
orders of his on-
the should be a trained hightkeeper with not less than 5
service, conversant with revolving lights. Should have sufficient mechanical experience to enable him to meet,
possi amergencies, and should be in
good health - w
certificate of which
will be required
as also one of general
character.
anger of
To be between the
24 and 34. Preference to be given to
be required to other Lighthouse Sta.
tion belonging to the Government of
11 Hongkong
and emoluments and whether and
secused by a permanent law. $1080 per
1080 per annuw increaving
to $ 1320 after 3 years
years and provided
he is catisfactorily reported on by the Harbour Master. Salary payable
from the Revenue of the Colony.
exchange
The dollar is variable. The market rate of exchange is at the present time 2/1/44 and the Government will recognise no claim in respect of fluctuation in the value of the dollar.
{"js" - the
Exchange compensation will granted as follows :- while on action service in the Colony half salary may
be drawn at the rate of 3/- to the dol. lar . The Exchange Compensation not being pensionable.
For the purpose of paying
salary when on leave of absence in England
taker-abiy
the dollar will be taken abiff-
and in the case
of pension at 3/8. Full pay will be drawn
from the date of combarkation.
If appointed, to receive the sum of Fiventy pounds (£20) by way
of advance on account of silary, the repayment of which will be within 12 months after arrival in the Colony in equal monthly instalments at the -courront rate of exchange.
5. Other circumstances affecting the value of the Office.
Free Quarters including Fuel and Light at the Lighthouse Station.
Subject to the necessities of
Po Service, and weather permitting, the Lightkeepers are relieved once a fort night,. a fortnight whore (in Honglong),
one mouth on the Rock and
: during his horn.
his here on shore ho
called ou
for temporary draty.
4. Aahere, number and amount of securities required and mode of giving
The person accepting the ap-
Engagement, &
pointment will be placed Establishment of the Colony.
on the frysed
In the case of drunkenness.
or misconduct he will be liable to dis-
A free Second Class Passage out will be provided to the Colony. Should he fail to proceed
or within the period of
four years from the date of embarka- tion for the Colony either quit it without leave or relinquish his oppointment, (except from bodily or mental infor- mity not being able to continue to -perform his duty, auch being certi- fied by the Colonial Surgeon) or if
he should be dismissed in consequenc of misconduct he will be required
to refund the amount which shall
have been paid for his passage to the Colony and an Agreement to this effect
must be entered into with the Crowre
6. Whether
and if any, what pro- vision is made from public funds for the passage from this Country, ervewhere, of the person sont out to fill the office .
Revenue of the Colony.
7. Widows and Aphans Pension Fund,
(Ordinance 30 of 1890).
An abatement at the
rate of 4 per cent shall be made by the Colonial Treasurer
or the Crouri
pagurent of salary or pension, prous the date of his joining the permanent
Avil Service
8. Nedical Attendance.
She will be provided with Medical Sottendance free.
If admitted to Government Civil Hospital, he will have to pay Hospital Fees, according to following
scale :-
Drawing salary under
180 per month 50 cents per dien $80 to $100 per month 75
over $100 as 25 Classpatient $1.
or 14 Class protient
sick leave in excess of 30 days