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Copies of the Correspondence. V. relating to Hony Pony from the 1th of January 18/41 to the 31th of December 1842

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PROCLAMATION

By CHARLES ELLIOT, Esquire, a Captain in the Royal Navy, Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, and holding full powers, under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to execute the office of Her Majesty's Commissioner, Procurator, and Plenipotentiary, in China.

THE Island of Hongkong having been ceded to the British Crown under the seal of the Imperial Minister and High Commissioner Keshen, it has become necessary to provide for the government thereof, pending Her Majesty's further pleasure.

By virtue of the authority therefore in me vested, all Her Majesty's Rights, Royalties, and Privi- leges of all kinds whatever, in and over the said Island of Hongkong, whether to or over lands, har- bors, property, or personal service, are hereby declared, proclaimed, and to Her Majesty fully reserved. And I do hereby declare and proclaim, that, pending Her Majesty's further pleasure, the government of the said Island shall devolve upon, and be exercised by, the person filling the office of Chief Super- intendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China for the time being.

And I do hereby declare and proclaim, that, pending Her Majesty's further pleasure, the natives of the Island of Hongkong, and all natives of China thereto resorting, shall be governed according to the laws and customs of China, every description of torture excepted.

And I do further declare and proclaim, that, pending Her Majesty's further pleasure, all offences committed in Hongkong by Her Majesty's subjects, or other persons than natives of the Island or of China thereto resorting, shall fall under the cognizance of the Criminal and Admiralty Jurisdiction, presently existing in China.

And I do further declare and proclaim, that, pending Her Majesty's further pleasure, such rules and regulations as may be necessary from time to time for the government of Hongkong, shall be issued under the hand and seal of the person filling the office of Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China for the time being.

And I do further declare and proclaim, that, pending Her Majesty's further pleasure, all British subjects and foreigners residing in, or resorting to, the Island of Hongkong, shall enjoy full security and protection, according to the principles and practice of British law, so long as they shall continue to conform to the authority of Her Majesty's Government in and over the Island of Hongkong, hereby duly constituted and proclaimed.

Given under my hand and seal of office, on board) of Her Majesty's ship "Wellesley," at anchor in Hong- kong Bay, this twenty-ninth day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

(Signed) CHARLES ELLIOT.

(True Copy.)

Ecward clucio

Secretary and Treasurer to the Superintendents of British Trade in Ching.

PROCLAMATION.

BREMER, Commander-in-chief, and ELLIOT, Plenipotentiary, &c. &c., by this Proclamation make known to the inhabitants of the Island of Hongkong, that that Island has now become part of the Do- minions of the Queen of England by clear public agreement between the high officers of the Celestial and British Courts: and all native persons residing therein must understand, that they are now subjects of the Queen of England, to whom and to whose officers they must pay duty and obedience.

The Inhabitants are hereby promised protection, in Her Majesty's gracious name, against all enemies whatever; and they are further secured in the free exercise of their religious rites, ceremonies, and social customs; and in the enjoyment of their lawful private property and interests. They will be governed, pending Her Majesty's further pleasure, according to the laws, customs, and usages of the Chinese (every description of torture excepted), by the Elders of Villages, subject to the control of a British Magistrate; and any person having complaint to prefer of ill-usage or injustice against any Englishman or Foreigner, will quietly make report to the nearest officer, to the end that full justice may be done.

Chinese ships and merchants resorting to the Port of Hongkong for purposes of Trade are hereby exempted, in the name of the Queen of England, from charge or duty of any kind to the British Government. The Pleasure of the Government will be declared from time to time by further procla- mation and all heads of Villages are held responsible that the commands are duly respected and observed.

Given under Seal of office, this 1st day of February, 1841.

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PUBLIC NOTICE AND DECLARATION.

** The following notice is published for general information.

But the necessary particulars not having yet been obtained regarding the portions of land already surveyed, the blanks relating to number and extent of allotments, and period of sale, cannot yet be filled up.

Arrangements having been made for the permanent occupation of the island of Hong- kong, it has become necessary to declare the principles and conditions, upon which allot- ments of land will be made, pending Her Majesty's further pleasure.

With a view to the reservation to the crown of as extensive a control over the lands as may be compatible with the im- mediate progress of the establishment, it is now declared, that the number of allotments to be disposed of, from time to time, will be regulated with due regard to the actual public

wants.

It will be a condition of each title, that a building, of a certain value, hereafter to be fixed, must be erected, within a reasonable period of time, on the allotments; and there will be a general reservation of all Her Ma- jesty's rights.

Pending Her Majesty's further pleasure, the lands will be allotted according to the principles and practice of British law, upon the tenure of quit rent to the crown.

Each allotment to be put up at public auction, at a certain up-set rate of quit-rent, and to be disposed of to the highest bidder. But it is engaged, upon the part of Her Ma- jesty's government, that persons taking land upon these terms shall have the privilege of purchasing in freehold (if that tenure shall hereafter be offered by Her Majesty's go- vernment), or of continuing to hold upon the original quit-rent, if that condition be better liked.

All arrangements with natives for the cession of lands, in cultivation, or substan- tially built upon, to be made only through an officer deputed by the government of the is- land; and no title will be valid, and no occu- pancy respected, unless. the person claiming shall hold under an instrument granted by the government of the island, of which due regis- try must be made in the government office.

It is distinctly to be understood, that all natives, in the actual occupancy of lands, in cultivation, or substantially built upon, will be constrained to establish their rights, to the satisfaction of the land officer, and to take out titles, and have the same duly re- gistered.

frontage of

In order to accelerate the establish- ment, notice is hereby given that a sale of town allotments, having a water yards, and running back yards, will take place at Macao on instant, by which time, it is hoped, plans, exhibiting the water front of the town, will be prepared.

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Persons purchasing town lots will be entitled to purchase suburban or country lots, of

square acres each, and will be permitted, for the present, to choose their own sites, subject to the approval of the government of the island.

No run of water to be diverted from its course without permission of the government.

Macao, 1st May, 1841.

CHARLES ELLIOT..

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RULES AND Regulations for the BRITISH MERCHANT Shipping.

The following Rules and Regulations for the preserva- tion of the peace, and the maintenance of due subordina- tion on board the British merchant shipping, now at anchor or hereafter arriving within the port of Hong- kong, are published for the information of all whom it may concern.

SECTION 1.

Of the functions of the magistrate.

REG. NO. 1. To repair forthwith on board of any British ship, sending or making the signal for assistance (signals here- inafter specified), by reason of the riotous state of the crew, and, if a state of actual violence or resistance to authority shall exist, to take instant and energetic measures for the restora- tion of the peace and due subordination.

REG. NO. 2. Fire arms in no case to be used on such occa- sions, except for the protection of life, till the Magistrate, or in his absence the commanding officer of the ship, or one of the constables of police, shall have, audibly and ineffectually, made the following Proclamation (or words to the like effect):

"Our sovereign Lady the Queen commands all persons "here assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and to "return peaceably to the performance of their duties. God "save the Queen."

REG. NO. 3. The Magistrate on the spot, after summary inquiry on the occasion of any riot, may issue his Warrant for the apprehension of any Persons who shall appear to him to have acted as ringleaders, either leaving them for safe custody on board their own ships, or committing them to jail, as he may judge best under the circumstances.

SECTION 2.

Of the offences cognizable by the magistrate,

and the penalties thereunto attached. REG. NO..1.

Offence.

1. Drunkenness with riot, either on board a ship, or on shore.

2. Contempt of the authority of the magistrate on any occa- sion of inquiry.

Penalty.

1. Confinement, with, or with- out, hard labor, not exceeding two weeks, or a penalty not exceeding 20 shillings, or both- according to the particular gravity of the offence, and its frequency. 2. Either of the above penal- ties.

3. Disobedience of orders to 3. Confinement in the like man- desist from riotous conduct, or ner, not exceeding 14 days,-or abusive and menacing language a penalty, hot exceed £2 10s.; tending to the disturbance of the or both according to the cir- peace and of due subordination.

4. Ringleaders in riots, attend-

cumstances.

4. Confinement in like man-

ed with violence towards officers, ner, not exceeding one calendar

or resistance to the magistrate, month,-

-or a penalty not exceed-

or the constables of police, enga-ing £5,-or both, according to ged in the restoration of the the circumstances.

peace.

REG. NO. 2. A decision against a prisoner involving higher penalties, or longer confinement, than those set down in the 1st and 2d specification, needs the the sanction of the Head of the government, or in his absence of the Deputy superintendent, and is therefore not to be pronounced by the Magistrate, till that sanction has been received, the Prisoners remanded after the closing of the evidence on the defence.

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REG. No 3. All other offences of a more aggravated nature, or not specified above, to be reported to the Head of the govern- ment by the Magistrate, and the prisoners to be left in confine- ment according to the customs and usages of the sea service, pending further instructions under his hand; or to be commit- ted to jail.

REG. NO. 4. All prisoners to be maintained on the half allowance of provisions (without spirits), for which mainten- ance, a sum of 9d per diem shall be paid, and charged against their wages.

REG. No. 5. If the prisoner shall have been confined on board the ship to which he belongs, no charge shall be made for his maintenance.

REG. No. 6. Commanders of ships to which prisoners be- long, under confinement according to these rules and regula- tions, are at literty to hire laborers to supply their place, charging the daily expense to the wages of the prisoners.

REG. No. 7. In the case of prisoners not having wages enough to meet the penalties they have incurred, the magistrate may remit the same at the end of their confinement, and the want of funds may not be made a ground for detention beyond the period originally determined.

REG. No. 8. Commanders of ships, who have been called upon to pay penalties out of seamen's wages, to be furnished with a certificate by this government.

REG. No. 9. Nothing herein contained to be construed, to prevent the commander of any ship from restraining his crew, by such lawful means as he may see fit to use on his own res- ponsibility, and without making application for police assistance. SECTION 3.

Of the signals to be made by British ships, requiring assistance, by reason of the riotous state of the crew. REG. NO. 1. In the day time, ensign, union downwards, to be hoisted wherever most conspicuous or convenient, and a musket to be fired to draw attention.

In the night time, three or four lights in the after rigging, at irregular heights, and firing of single muskets, to be repeated at intervals till assistance arrive.

SECTION 4.

Of the rate at which payments are to be made, and the disposal of penalties.

REG. NO. 1. All payments and penalties, made or incurred under these rules and regulations, to be at the rate of 5s. the Spanish dollar.

REG. NO. 2. All penalties, levied agreeably to these regula. tions, to be for the use of Her Majesty, in part payment for the police expenses of this government.

SECTION 5.

Of the manner in which seamen or others on board British ships are to seek redress.

REG. NO. 1. Any person having a complaint of ill usage to proceed respectfully to the commander, or commanding offi. cers, and to request to be allowed 10 repair on shore to the office of the magistrate; and, failing redress by that means, to for- ward a letter to the head of the government, in order that such present inquiry and remedy may be had as the case demands. Given under my hand and seal of office at Macao, this thir- tieth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-one.

CHARLES ELLIOT, H. M. Plenipotentiary, Charged with the government of the island of Hongkong.

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No 4.

H. Gospelle

NOTICE.

Mr. Samuel Fearon is appointed interpreter and clerk of the chief magistrate's court,-his appointment to date from the 4th instant. By order of the Chief Superinten- dent, charged with the government of the island of Hong- kong.

J. ROBT. MORRISON, Acting Secretary and Treasurer.

Macao, May 17th, 1841.

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NAMES OF VILLAGES AND HAMLETS ON THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG WITH THE NUMBER OF THEIR ESTIMATED POPULATION.

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HONGKONG is an island included by the Chinese go- vernment within the district of Sin'an (Sun-oan) hien ; and was till lately under the immediate jurisdiction of the Magistrate of that district, whose direct superior is the Prefect of Kwangchow foo. Each province of China is divided into a number of foo, 'departments,' or prefectures, and each foe comprises several hien, or districts. Thus the province of Kwangtung comprises ten foo or departments, subdivided into seventy-two- districts; (there are some few excepted districts, under slightly different jurisdiction, but they do not need to be here noticed ;) of these foo, Kwangchow foo is the chief in the province; (it includes the city of Canton), and comprises 14 districts, the trarnes of which are here subjoined.

Nanhai hien,-the eastern division of the city and surrounding country including Fushan,

Pwanyu hien,-the western division includ-

ing Whampoa and First and Second Bars.

Tungkwan hien,-reaching from First Bar (on the eastern bank of the river only) to below the Bogue.

Shuntě hien, reaching from a little below Canton, along the inner passages to the western side of the Bogue.

Sin'an hien, from a little below the Bogue, to seaward, including Lintin, Lantao, Hongkong, &c.

Hiangshan hien, from Shunte, southward:

to the sea, including Macao.

These six are the central districts of the department, and the only ones commonly known by Europeans. Northward from the city of Canton, are the districts of Lungmun hien, Tsunghwa hien, Hwa hien, and San- shui hien, extending in a line, in the order named, from east to west; and above them, farther to the north is Tsingyuen hien. Sonthward from the first two, and forming the eastern flank of the department, is Tsang- ching hien; on the western flank is Sinning hien, and between it and Hiangshan, is Sinhwuy hien, which in- cludes the large port (for native vessels) called Kong- moon; these last named both reach to the seacoast; San- shuy and Tsingyuen comprise portions of the northern river, by which all oflicers and dispatches arrive from

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the court. These four names have therefore become somewhat, familiar to Europeans, as well as the first six, while the remaining four (Lungmun, Tsunghwa, Hwa hien, and Tsangching) are seldom mentioned and little known.

These few particulars are here given with the object of facilitating an understanding of occasional references to places in the neighborhood, and farther to assist those unacquainted with the language, in gaining intelligence from native informants. The Chinese characters and local pronunciation of the names are also subjoined.

Nam-hoi une

Poon-yu une

Shun-tak une

Tung-koon une

Heung-shan une

Sun-ooy une

Sam-shui

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Tsung-fa une

Lung-moon

une

Tsurg-shing une

Sun-ning une

Tsing-une une

Sun-oan une

Fa une

南海縣 番禹縣 順德縣 東莞縣

南番順東香新三從龍增新

海禹德莞山會水化門城寧

縣縣縣縣縣縣縣縣縣縣縣縣縣

新安縣

花縣

The Heeptoi of Tapang is considered to be a naval offi- cer but it must be borne in mind, when speaking of naval forces in China, that they consist of men nowise differing from the land forces except in being accustomed to transfer themselves occasionally to war-junks, and there to do the necessary work of seamen: they are often men who have not been previously accustomed to the sea, and may be better compared to our marines, than to our naval force in general. The Heeptoi has for two or three years past been required to reside as much at Kowlung as at Typoong; and there is ordinarily a civil officer, deputed by the provincial government, residing there with him.

The following list comprises all the places on the is-- land of Hongkong; the names being written as they are pronounced on the spot. The patois spoken on the island is for the most part like the Canton dialect, but approxi-

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mating in no small degree to the Fuhkeën dialect. Chek-chu' the capital, a large town. pop. 2000 Heong-kong, A large fishing village. Wong-nei-chung, An agricultural village. 300 Stone-quarry-Poor village. 200

Kung-lam,

Shek-lup; 石凹

Do.

Do.

Do.

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Soo-ke-wan, 掃箕灣 Large village. 1200

Tai-shek-ha, T Stone quarry, a hamlet, 20

Kwun-tai-loo, #Fishing village.

掃竿浦

Soo-koon poo, A hamlet.

Hung-heong-loo, Hamlet.

Shek-tong-chuy, Chun-hum,

The Magistrate of a district is compared by the Chi-Sai-wan, nese to a little king of a country. His jurisdiction, though necessarily limited in extent, yet embraces all depart- Tai-long, ments of the government: he is collector as well as ma- Too-te-wan, gistrate, has charge of the public works and charities, presides over educational affairs; and though he pos- Tai-tam, sesses no military authority, it must be remembered that Soo-koo-wan, the military in China are placed very much in subordina- tion to the civil power. The magistrate's power is often delegated, at important points (as at Macao) to assistant magistrates called Tsotang, whose powers are nearly the same as those of their superiors, except only in penal matters in which they must refer to him. For objects of Sum-suy-wan, police, portions of each district-called sze-are placed under officers called Seunkien. But, whether for police

But, whether for police Shek-pae, or other purposes, the villages are usually left under elders chosen by the people themselves (though assisted and watched sometimes by petty police officers), and to these elders is committed the care of collecting the taxes due from their villages, and for preserving order therein. For all but military objects, Hongkong seems to have been thus left at all times without an officer of govern-

ment.

For military objects, Hongkong is included in the regi- mental district of Tapang (Typoong)-a town to the eastward of Hongkong and Kowlung, in Haarlem's Bay,¦ and which is also the residence of the Tsotang, or as- sistant magistrate, of Sin'an. At this place is what we may call a Brigadier-in Chinese Hietae, or Heeptoi an officer having several regiments under his command.

Hamlet.

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Fishing hamlet.

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Stone quarry, a hamlet.

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Hamlet, near Tytam bay.

Stone-quarry. Hamlet 25

Hamlet.

Deserted fishing hamlet.

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淺水灣 Tseen-suy-wan,

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300

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In the Bazaar. In the Boats.

Laborers-from Kowlung

Actual present population.

The Isthmus of Kowlung, or Tseemshatsuy,

contains about 800 people.

Kowlung九龍, Taipang 大鵬 and Lye moon 鯉魚門 are villages and places near the isthmus.

is often completely deserted, and the present influx of in- * The population of this place is nigratory: the place

habitants depends upon the great demand for stone.

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PUBLIC NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that a sale of the annual quit- rent of 100 lots of land having water frontage will take place at Hongkong on Saturday the 12th instant: as also of 100 town or suburban lots. The dimensons of the respective lots will be specified and defined on the spot by the commanding officer of engineers, to whom parties are referred for further particulars.

The titles will be delivered on payment of the rent: and the mininum value of the buildings to be erected on the lots, and the period allowed for erection, will also be

then declared.

CHARLES ELLIOT, Chief Superintendent, Charged with the Government of Hongkong. Macao, 7th June, 1841.

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BY CHARLES ELLIOT, &c., &c., &c.,

A PROCLAMATION.

It is hereby declared to the merchants and traders of Canton and all, parts of the Empire, that they and their ships have free permission to resort to and trade at the port of Hongkong, where they will receive full protection from the high officers of the British nation: and, Hong-. kong being on the shores of the Chinese empire, neither will there be any charges on imports and exports payable to the British government,

And it is further clearly declared, that there will be an immediate embargo upon the port of Canton and all the large ports of the empire, if there be the least obstruction to the freedom of Hongkong.

Persons bringing information to the British officers which shall lead to the detection of Pirates will be liber- ally rewarded; and the pirates will be taken and deliver- ed over to the officers of the Chinese government for

punishment.

At Macao, this 7th day of June, 1841,

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

ALEXANDER ROBERT JOHNSTON, Esquire, Deputy Super- intendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, bas this day assumed charge of the Government of the Island of Hongkong, on behalf of the Chief Superintendent: and all whom it may concern are hereby required to respect his authority accordingly.

By order,

J. ROBT. MORRISON,

Acting Secretary and Treasurer to the Superintendents.

Macao, June 22d, 1841.

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Agreeably to Public Notice of date the 7th instant, a sale by auction of the annual quit-rent of lands, deferred from the 12th

to the 14th instant, took place at Hongkong, on the latter day. Intending Purchasers having assembled on the ground, the fol- lowing terms of sale were read, and the lots were then severally put up to sale, and knocked down to the highest bidders as by the subjoined list.

TERMS OF SALE.

1. Upon a careful examination of the ground, it has been found impossible to put up the number of lots nam- ed in the government advertisement of the 7th instant; and only 50 lots, having sea frontage of 100 feet each, can at present be offered for sale. These lots will all be on the seaward-side of the road. Lots on the land side of it, and hill and suburban lots in general, it will yet require some time to mark out.

2. Each lot will have a sea-frontage of 100 feet, nearly. The depth from the sea to the road will necessarily vary considerably. The actual extent of each lot, as nearly as it has been possible to ascertain it, will be declared on the ground. And parties will also have the opportunity of observing the extent for themselves.

3. The biddings are to be for annual rate of quit- rent, and shall be made in pounds sterling, the dollar in all payments to be computed at the rate of 4s. 4d. The upset price will be £10 for each lot, the biddings to ad vance by 10 shillings.

4. Each lot having been knocked down to the highest bidder, he will receive an acknowledgment that he is the purchaser of the lot; and this acknowledgment will be exchanged for a more formal title, as soon as the precise measurement and registration of the lots shall be com- pleted.

5. Upon delivery of the titles, the purchasers will be called on to pay the rent for the first year, reckoning from the date of sale.

6. They will also be required to erect upon each lot a building, of the appraised value of $1000, or to incur upon the land an outlay to that amount, within a period ! of six months from the date of sale. As security for the performance of this engagement, a deposit of $500 shall be paid into the hands of the treasurer to the superinten- dents within one week from the day of sale,-the deposit repayable as soon as an equal amount shall have been expended. Non-compliance with these terms will incus forfeiture of the deposit and allotment.

J. ROBT. Morrison, Acting Secretary and Treasurer

to the Superintendents of Trade.

Dimensions.

Knocked down to Price.

6700 sq. ft. Gribble, Hughes & Co. £80 7000 66

Lindsay & Co.

6900

5400

Dent & Co.

80

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65. 10

Dadabhoy Rustomjee. 50 Hooker and Lane. 43

Lots:

1 to 2 about

2 to 3

6

3 to 4

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7800 66

Dent & Co.

4 to 5

$6

5 to 6

6 to 7

7 to 8

65

7500

8 to 9

8100

8400

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H. Rustomjee.

H. Rustomjee.

6300 66

Pestonjee Cowasjee. 50 Dirom & Co.

Reserved.

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52

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10800

14 to 15

66

15 to 16

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16 to 17

17 to 18

18 to 19

19 to 20

20 to 21

16200

21 to 22

14400

22 to 23

12700

23 to 24

11800

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24 to 25

15200

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25 to 26

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26 to 27

66

18000

27 to 28

17300

28 to 29

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21850

66

9 to 10

10 to 11

11 to 12

12 to 13

13 to 14

66 11200

6.6 10600

Holliday & Co.

"W. & T. Gemmell & Co. 32: 10

15000" Fergusson, Leighton & Co. 21 15900

Robert Webster.

66.

Reserved.

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D. Rustomjee. Innes, Fletcher & Co. 150 "W. &T. Gemmell & Co. 140

Reserved.

H. Rustomjee.

Reserved.

160

J. Matheson & Co. 150

J. Matheson & Co. 185.

J. Matheson & Co. 230

30 to 31

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4644

R. Gully.

35

32 to 33 33 to 34 34 to 35

8755

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Jamieson and How. 60

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8000

John Smith.

57

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9600

John Smith.

67

36 to 37

6.6

4600

Framjee Jamsetjee.

25

38 to 39

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7616

Charles Hart.

57

40 to 41

6000

Macvicar & Co.

75.

41 to 42

9700

Macvicar & Co.

95

42 to 43

66

11500

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Fox, Rawson & Co. 100

43 to 44

16500

Turner & Co.

115

44 to 45

Reserved.

45 to 46

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46 to 47

30600

Captain Larkins.

265

47 to 48

35000

66

P. F. Robertson.

250

49 to 50

Not sold.

51

Captain Morgan.

205

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GENTLEMEN,

Macao, 17th June, 1841.

Having had under my consideration the particulars of the first sale of lots in Hongkong on the 14th instant, I am of opinion that I shall be consulting the best interests of the establishment in making immediate public declara- tion of my purpose to move Her Majesty's Government, either to pass the lands in fee simple for one or two years? purchase at the late rates, or to charge them in future at no more than a nominal quit-rent, if that tenure continue to obtain.

My own object respecting the disposal of lands, pend- ing the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government, was, to secure to firms and all other persons, British and foreign- ers, having permanent interests in the country, suffi cient space for their necessities, at moderate rates, with as little competition as might enable parties to accommodate themselves according to their respective wants.

I feel assured, upon attentive reflection, that steady adherence to this rule will be found most conducive to the well understood interests of the establishment, and to the fair claims of persons on the spot. Parties falling within the description I have specified, not yet supplied. with lots, will soon be in a situation to accommodate. themselves.

May I request you, Gentlemen, to circulate this letter. I have, &c.

CHARLES ELLIOT, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., & Messrs. Dent & Co.

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Lieut. WILLAM PEDDER, R. N., having been appointed Harbour-Master and Marine magistrate of Hongkong, all persons are required to respect the authority of the said Harbour-Master and Marine magistrate.

By order.

J. ROBT. MORRISON, Acting secretary and treasurer to the Superintendents. Hongkong, July 31st, 1841.

The following appointments have been made by the chief superintendent charged with the government of Hongkong.

Mr. ALEXANDER LENA to be Assistant to the Harbour Master.

Mr. JOSEPH'R, BIRD to be Clerk of the works.

By order.

J. ROBT. MORRISON, Acting secretary and treasurer to the Superintendents.

Mr. Samuel FEARON, interpreter and clerk of the court, has been duly sworn to perform the duties of Notary- public and Coroner.

By order. J. Robt. MorrisON. Acting secretary and treasurer

to the Superintendents.

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Regulations OF THE PORT or HONGKONG, The following rules and regulations are hereby pro- mulgated with a view to the safety of the shipping in the harbour, and the convenience of the navigation thereof.

ART. 1st. Every master or person in charge of any mer- chant vessel arriving at the said port, will take up the berth indicated by the harbour-master (and moor if requir ed), under a penalty of $100 to be recovered in the man- ner hereinafter set forth for the general recovery of fines. ART. 2d. Every master or person in charge of any merchant vessel lying within the said port, shall immedi- ately remove the vessel to any other berth indicated by the harbour-master, under a fine of $20 for every hour that the vessel shall remain in the same place after a written notice to quit, signed by the harbour-master.

ART. 3d. All masters or persons in charge of vessels are required to strike their top-gallant yards and masts, and to have their jib and spanker booms rigged close in, if called upon so to do, and generally to follow such di- rections as the state of the weather or the crowded con- dition of the port may render necessary in the judgment of the harbour-master, for the safety of the whole ship- ping; and masters of vessels offending against this regula- tion will be liable to a fine not exceeding $400, and pay- ment of all expenses incurred by reason of the vessels breaking adrift, or occasioning damage, subsequent to the precautionary notice of the harbour-imaster not being duly regarded.

ART. 4th. Masters of vessels proceeding to sea must give notice to the harbour-master at least 24 hours before the time of intended departure and Notice is hereby given that vessels will be detained, the masters of which shall not have paid fines or expenses awarded for violation of these rules and regulations.

ART. 5th. Transports wearing pendants will always be berthed by their own agent, and the harbour-master will make application to the senior naval officer on the spot respecting any movement which he may judge necessary for the general safety of the shipping in the port.

ART. 6th. Masters of vessels will be expected to con- form to ordinary port regulations, other than those herein- before specified, and they are particularly warned not to cast overboard any stone or other ballast.

ART. 7th. All persons are required to take notice that the harbour-master's authority extends to the preservation of order at the several fanding-places in the harbour.

All fines for breach of these rules and regulations will be proceeded for before the chief magistrate, who is here-i by authorized at the written request and complaint of the harbour master to summon the parties charged, and there- upon to make summary decision, and all fines so recover- ed will go to the use of her Majesty.

REGULATIONS FOR THE Marine MagiSTRATE. SECTION 1.

Of the functions of the magistrate.

REG. No 1. To repair forthwith on board of any British ship, sending or making the signal for assistance (signals here- inafter specified), by reason of the riotous state of the crew, and, if a state of actual violence or resistance to authority shall exist, to take instant and energetic measures for the restoration of the peace and due subordination.

REG. NO. 2. Fire-arms in no case to be used on such occa- sions, except for the protection of life, till the Magistrate, or in his absence the commanding officer of the ship, or one of the constables of police, shall have, audibly and ineffectually, made the following Proclamation (or words to the like effect):

"Our sovereign Lady the Queen commands all persons here assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and to return peaceably to the performance of their duties. God save the "Queen."

REG. No. 3. The Magistrate on the spot, after summary inquiry into the occasion of any riot, may issue his Warrant for the apprehension of any Persons who shall appear to him to have acted as ringleaders, either leaving them for safe custody on board their own ships, or committing them to jail, as he may judge best under the circumstances.

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SECTION 2

Of the offences cognizable by the magistrate, and the penalties thereunto attached, REG. NO. 1.

Offence.

1. Drunkenness with riot, either

on board ship, or shore.

Penalty.

1. Confinement, with, or with out, hard labor, not exceeding two weeks, or a penalty not exceeding 20 shillings, or both, according to the particular gravity of the offence, and its frequency. 2. Either of the above penal-

2. Contempt of the authority of the magistrate on any occasion ties. of inquiry.

3. Disobedience of orders to 3. Confinement in the like man- desist from riotous conduct, or ner, not exceeding 14 days,-or abusive and menacing language a penalty, not exceeding £2 10, tending to the disturbance of the or both, according to the circum peace and of due subordination. stances.

4. Ringleaders in riots, attend. 4. Confinement in like man- ed with violence towards officers, ner, not exceeding one calendar

or resistance to the magistrate, month,-or a penalty not exceed or the constables of police, engaing £5,-

-or both, according to ged in the restoration of the the circumstances.

peace.

REG. No. 2. A decision against a prisoner involving higher penalties, or longer confinement, than those set down in the lat and 2d specification, needs the the sanction of the Head of the government, or in his absence of the Deputy superintendent, and is therefore not to be pronounced by the Magistrate, till that sanction has been received, and the Prisoner must be re- manded after the closing of the evidence on the defence.

REG. NO 3. All other offences of a more aggravated nature, or not specified above, to be reported to the Head of the govern- ment by the Magistrate, and the prisoners to be left in confine. ment according to the customs and usages of the sea service, pending further instructions under his hand; or to be commit- ted to jail.

REG. No. 4 All prisoners to be maintained on the half allowance of provisions (without spirits), for which mainten- ance, a sum of 9d per diem shall be paid, and charged against their wages.

REG. No. 5. If the prisoner shall haue been confined on board the ship to which he belongs, no charge shall be made for his maintenance,

REG. No. 6. Commanders of ships to which prisoners be- long, under confinement according to these rules and regula- tions, are at liberty to hire laborers to supply their place, charging the daily expense to the wages of the prisoners.

REG. No. 7. In the case of prisoners not having wages enough to meet the penalties they have incurred, the magistrate may remit the same at the end of their confinement, and the want of funds may not be made a ground for detention beyond the period originally determined.

REG. No. 8. Commanders of ships, who have been called upon to pay penalties out of seamen's wages, to be furnished with a certificate by this government.

REG. No. 9. Nothing herein contained to be construed to prevent the commander of any ship from restraining his crew by such lawful means as he may see fit to use on his own res- ponsibility, and without making application for police assistance. SECTION 3.

Of the signals to be made by British ships, requiring assistance, by reason of the riotous state of the crew. REG. No. 1. In the day-time, ensign, union downwards, to be hoisted wherever most conspicuous or convenient, and a musket to be fired to draw attention.

In the night time, three or four lights in the after rigging, at irregular heights, and firing of single muskets, to be repeated at intervals till assistance arrives.

SECTION 4.

Of the rate at which payments are to be made,

and the disposal of penalties.

REG. No. 1. All payments and penalties, made or incurred under these rules and regulations, to be at the rate of 5s. the Spanish dollar.

REG. NO. 2. All penalties, levied agreeably to these regula- ions to be for the use of Her Majesty, in part payment for the police expenses of this government.

SECTION 5.

Of the manner in which seamen or others on board British ships are to seek redress.

REG. No. 1. Any person having a complaint of ill usage to proceed respectfuly to the cornmander, or commanding off. cer, and to request to be allowed to repair on shore to the office of the magistrate; and, failing redress by that means, to for ward a letter to the head of the government, in order that such present inquiry and remedy may be had as the case demands.

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The following List of Fees is published, as that to `which the Notary-public, being an officer serving on the consular establishment in China, will conform himself.

Table of Consular Fees,

annexed to act 6th George IVth, chap. 87. Table A.

Certificate of landing goods exported from the

United Kingdom,

Signature of Ship's Manifest. Certificate of origin, when required.

Bill of Health, when required.

Signature of Muster Roll, when required. Attestation of a Signature, when required. Administering an oath, when required. Seal of office, and Signature of any other Document, when required.

Table B.

Bottomry, or Arbitration Bond.

2 Dollars.

2 ""

"

*1

WANN - HO

"

**

2 Dollars.

Noting a Protest.

-

Order of Survey.

Extending a Protest or Survey.

Registrations.

Visa of Passport.

1

""

Valuation of Goods

+

"J

per cent.

Attending sales, per cent, where there has been a

charge for valuing; otherwise I per cent.

Attendance out of consular office at a shipwreck, five dollars, per diem for his personal expences, over and above his travelling expences.

Do.

on opening a Will

Management of Property of British Subjects

dying intestate

5 dollars.

2. p. ct.

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1/4.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Captain & F. MYLIUS of H. M.'s 26th regiment of foot

has this day been appointed Land officer on the Island of Hongkong.

By order of the Chief Superintendent charged with the Government of the Island of Hongkong.

J. ROвT. MORRISON,

Acting Secretary and Treasurer

to the Superintendents of Trade.

Macao, 8th August, 1841.

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His Gevoellency

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Yous

Haneral der Hugh Hough K le. B

H 6. From Frigates Jason

H.

22nd

"Queen"

Hongkong 32 th August 1961

1841.

I have the home to acknowledge the recept

a

letter of yesterday date, with its various accompani ament, for which I beg to express my acknowledgements,

enkiely

and to astere Aur. Evallency that I

the ine Paragraph.

in the

opinion recorded in the and

concur

I have further the home to inclose for an

Exvallenca infamation, a copy of a memcandum with

(after having

Fit after

having examined the Soland of Her

and its localities

Jurmet)

as

my

of Hongkong

limited stay would

quidance in

I have furnished Major General Burrell and

Mr. Johnston for their

intrusted to them

Que Copy

the duckes severally

1

I have the honor to be to

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

Nichen Worsam

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35

The Kowloon Peninsula to be evacuated and

the Fort

on the

Point dismantled so as to render

2..

3

it untenable

Any attempt

on the part of the Chinese

Authorities to re-occupy, or

the Firts, to be at

re.

build either of

once repelled by Force._

If the Denior Officer of St. M's Naval

Service can spare a ship of War to carry bir

Hugh Hough's plan of sending Troops to Trytan

Bay (or a Fransport sufficiently well armed can

be procured for that Service, I have not the

Amallest objection to offer._

Ithink it desirable both by way of

acclimatizing the men, and

men, and also to afford confidence &

and protection to the Seulement, that an

выгоре

and Forty Europeans should mount

Officer

Apeara

on

Shore

B

کوه

Shore, and Thr. Johnston will

be

requested

ested to

prepare proper accommodation

for them

All Sir Hugh Hough's Suggestions

as

b.

to Barracks, ktore Houses, Twoads re. Ye.

to be acted

on it

on.

Welletts Island is to have Huns

without delay

placen

For the better Fegulation of the Police,

7.-

arrangements

to be

made

for formig

или

evening

and morning Sun..

(Signed)

Fury Pottinger

ahun Casey

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15.

NOTICE.

A piece of land, to the eastward of Cantonment Hill, having, by Government, been allotted as the Ground for the burial of the dead of Europeans and others, Notice is hereby given, that persons burying their dead in any other unauthorized place, will be treated as trespassers.

GEO. F. MYLIUS, Land Officer. Hongkong, 30th August, 1841.

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No 16.

The annexed correspondence is published for

general information.

To A. R. JoHNSTON, ESQ.

Dep. Superintendent of British Trade-Hongkong. Sir,-As it entails upon the commercial community immense inconvenience to have the packets of ships arriv- ing at Macao (and the master of almost every merchant vessel first reports himself here to the consignee) sent over to Hongkong (where none but H. M. servants reside), to be opened by you, we have to request you will be good enough to appoint so:he person to do the needful here.

The Madagascar is a case in point, for the packets by her, though landed at the Hotel, could not be opened in a recent order of yours to the contrary, but consequence of

were sent to Hongkong and returned here four days after- wards; the City of Palaces having in the meanwhile left for Calcutta, by which, had the steamer's letters been dis- tributed on arrival, we should have been able to forward replies.

We have the honor to be, Sir,

Your most obedient servants,

DENT & CO.

MACVICAR & Co.

LINDSAY & Co.

BELL & CO.

To Messrs. Dent & Co. and others,

H. M. Subjects at Macao.

Macao, Monday, 20th September, 1841. Gentlemen,-I yesterday received your letter without date respecting the arrangements that, with some pains, I have made to insure the safety of all letters coming to this country to the address of the Postmaster at Hong- kong. These arrangements have not been made unadvi- sedly, but are the result of some observation and experi- ence: and I believe they will be found in the long run to insure better than any other, my main object, as well as expedition in the delivery of the majority of the letters coming under my consideration.

I am sorry that part of the English commercial com. munity residing at Macao should not receive their letters so expeditiously as they wish. But, although I am anxious to facilitate all commercial operations wherever they are carried on, I at the same time must not lose sight of other public interests, and I do not at present see that I can obtain my object by any other means than those I have adopted.

I think the power to prevent much of the inconvenience you complain of is in your own hands: for those who like it can always appoint an agent at Hongkong to receive their letters, and to send them over here by any opportu nity they may prefer, if they are not satisfied with allowing them to be sent over here for them to the Superintendent's office.

It is likewise in your power, Gentlemen, to instruct your respective agents at the different places from which you are in the habit of receiving letters not to have them made up in the packets addressed to the Postmaster at Hong- kong.

In order that there may be no mistake on this subject, I request you will be so good as to have this correspon. dence made as public as it is possible, either by publication in the newspapers, or by any other means that you may think most desirable. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen,

Your Obedient Humble Servant,

A. R. JOHNSTON, Deputy Superintendent.

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N. 17.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

With reference to the Public Notice and declaration, under date the 1st of May, 1841, it is now found desira- ble, that persons applying for lots of land for the purpose of building upon, should be at once accommodated upon terms which will be made known to them by application

in person to the land officer,

A. R. JOHNSTON,

Deputy Superintendent, charged with the Govern- ment of the island of Hongkong.

Hongkong, 15th October, 1841.

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N. 43. a

His Excellency

Lied General Les Hugh Rouge h. 6.5

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In

Kingpo

Meam

Frigate "Queen"

18th Octobea 1841.

Your Excellency's

receipt

acknowledging the eupht of Your Be

letter of yesus lays date with its enclosures I was the hover to state my opinion that a Depôt of Provis to such extant as Gave Covellency may be pleasid

Your to dixit. If the suggestion of the Prfulty Commissary General should be immediately formed at Hongkor, and Ishall by the first opportunity insteck. Mr. Schriston to allow Captain Rapsay to undertake the nection of the store

of

couses should it seem certain that that

Is

measure can be adopted

F Out

adopted without creating a disadventry competition in the market for materials and labour

the only objection I can perceive to beoption proposal.

which is the

Ramsays propere have the hour to

True Copy

I

Richan Momain Sigrade Henry Pottinger,

kaptain

H. Mr Panipotentiary

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;

45

His Gralloney

Lieutty

в

Laudly. at fir Hugh Hough & Co 2

Heam Frigate Queen"

With Nov. 18:41.

Ningko 4.

I have the ba to guclases in signal litte enclose

ab letter.

1: 1. its incloure which I have this day received from

Johnstor detailing

the progress

W.

made in

fuble Military Beelding at Houghing

the

I am has:

lad to perceives that A. Johnston has

much,

in

་ ་ ་ ང་ འགའ་ནག རིག་འ ་མ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་

requesting Your Brillenegy attention to the subject, I cannot repain from soprasing

my

regret and perfries, that Major Heneral Burull should not only have to enkrely

nealected to act

on

the Memorandum with which I furnished him on the

I of Regust with regard to destiming Lock Nectria

d

v v

:

the Howling Peninsulay, and

place placing Frens instead,

on kelletty Island, but that he should have as it

offers, written to lately as the 2nd of last month.

to

1

to the Johnston to have what hat have done towards

know been

acting Baracks on the "Howling Peninsula ; which I hall most expleally desired in conformity with instinctions from her Majesty : Racemment might

Here

Awernment evacuated after dismantling it's defences.

The Penissiva in questow has since

те

a mother of little consideration, but I nevertheless think that Heneral Burrell should be called on to for had

explain

softain

hit reasons.

not drying the waders he het

received, as much public inconvenience, and interminable

on asfondence might be, and it, caused

Cores

procedure

by a contrary

I have to beg that Mr. Johnston's letter and its

Thane

be returned to me

accompaniment may

I have the hond Jo

46

(Signed) Money Attinger

H. Mrs Peripotenting

Michand Wormum

True Coper

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28.

A. R. Johnston Eag

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Macao

Seam Frigate "Lucen " Ningpo 7th Nov. 1841

My attention has ben particularly called

to the occasional brious inconvenience experienced

the commercial Community of Maces by the present Regulations regarding the delivery of lethes I can perceive no objection to to for modifying

20th

by

the purport

of your ar

letter to Messe! Den! He and others, on the 1. September in the subject, as to provide for the sokits bring opened ather at the Chief hisperintendate in Macar or at the Postoffe at Nongkang.

happen to touch, in the fest instance, it their Poll, and I therefor bey you

office

Rose's many at Ports,

and as

Бил Сору Copy

لة ما

as

will be so

arrange acondingly and notify the same

Michard's omam (Signed) Menry Bellingen

H. Ms. Menipotentiary

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His Coratinay She Mugh Tough

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Seam

Mingpo

Frigh

rigals Tusen "

Th November 1841.

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I have the fine to anonmeledge the recept of

Your Excellence's letter if the 3 the instant in

mine è

of

reply to

the preceding day, in which Itransmitted for

your perusal

Iver Jure

driginal communication, and its

an origi

from M. Johnston, on the intput of the Hillary Buildings Ponds to in progres at Hongkong

I have alreat stated my

The

my opinion that the caree

cendend the Hauling Peninsula a matter

hardly with consideration wither in a

of counts has

Hillary light,

fa

Political or

and I do not think there is the smallest

chance of Chinese attempting to molest us us

us at

then pre sims to me to simply

the question therefre oblew me starts bang

our

that point-

rest on,

Caceted on the Fenincula

would

T

50

would afford that protection and confidence to the batte

mant, which it is it is

invariably customary,

as well as

to extend to all such places, and most especially

requisite, on Bris first foundation.

thei

A

this moment into

It is neither my with nor province to enter at

any

discussion as to the healthiness or otherwar of the blank. All shalt say it, Malteses do not complain of it's climate and, that I

have

are heard at least

as

that the

many opinions, from peroms quati.

- fit to farm thom, in its joves as against it, but

whoever

Them

Javor

be right I must look to the fact that

which have

whaves may

Prede ison's measures, Predens

res, wha

seen

submitted

for the Maxim's Pleasure of the Queen, have had the

زیگر

affect of having

pest

j

well

to one forces

a

·large

Concourse

renderz

f

vous

as with as of making the Past, the tomboyons ters of Ships, so that whatever

H. My

may

to the albinak

appears

decision of it. As Govenment reporting it it offers

la me

arrang

ixpatient and necessary, to continue the

-monts I found in face ! She preceding guston

tion is hem a letterwhill addressed in

from

August last to

Lord Palmerston G br. B. and to it I added, 'I shall

hereafter report my opinions, as well as the alterations I have made in the arcangements for 1. location of : Troops Or; which has since been done.

Your Evellency

will

on

with therefore understand, that I considered it to be my bounden gleby to lake

the responsibility which I have done, respecting

myself

Wengking, unkl I should.

Hey I have

and

until I should receive Instructions from Home, have no personal predilection in its favn, a that my umbrassed object has been, to provide for

immediate brangulley, and good fadument foll

tranquility

Government

classes residing

that in

my

the

in the settlement. To this I will only asd -voidable absence, I consider my Deputy

f

the best wa

to

Hi Sehnston, to be the proper Judge of the attain that object, and I shall be & therefore if General Burrell were desired, to comply with requisitions he may

Courte

propriet

h

receive

any

from Mr Johnston, who will

be responsible, both for their mecessity

and

"I have already directed M. Johnston, and shari

again repeat those deactions, to hasten the completion of

ate

!

i

all these building,

Rogds &: painted out by Your Exaltmay latter to him of the 28th July last,

the Mland

I have the honor to

True Copy

Ан

Signed) Monry Pottinger

H. Ms. Plenipotent

Michard Wooman

on

Men

This Inwards Cette is untashaing

tona (Kanghang)

13 July 12th 1848.

Sin

ہو

arrangements for granting Lund Manglottish

I overnment Hill Hong Kong 12th November 1841.

th

I have already on the 15th September and on

the 5th October reported to Your Excellency

progress made in

becomes

now

the

the public works on this Island.

my duty

once more

your information their further progress.

the west barracks that

were

to report for

by

erected

virtue of a contract entered into with Captain

The cold weather has commenced

Cotton have since

been found to afford insufficient protection to the

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Bengal Volunters who

are

located there, and

They

have

His Excellency

Sir Henry Pottinger

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have been lined inside with a view to render them

warmer.

Majn

General Burrell has expressed

a

wish that a Hospital: be built at them for forty patients and I have consequently bearing

mind

the

in

very fragile character of these barracks. had a building commenced of a set that I think is colculated to prove the best for all barracks. When

His

تمام منا

I is building is finish + which it is to

in fifty

from

either

may

dary counting

he

hom iti commencement, it

resid for ine per poses of a Hospital, or those of

a

small barrack, should so large a Hospital not then

required,

which it is to be presumed will not

be

alway

be wanted for so few

men as

Volunteers now amount to in number.

The permanent stre room

the Bengal

has been some 11⁄2 first story is finished.

time con nenced, and the first sta

the

nature of the ground in the vicinity of the west arrocks did not admit of a building

larger

larger than 13th of the size of that of Mt. Mathesons

I have now

/3

"

had commenced another of a suitable close to it, to make up the deficiens, of the Character of 110 barrack or Nostrital

Size

I have

already alluded to... which will serve

for the

purpose of a store for coals if requisite, or for

any

other purpose.

road from the test Barracks to the

The road

Bazaar is in all respects as it was

sir

left by the

Engineers who proceeded up the coast with Generai die sugh Gough with the exception of many small bridges which have been built where to render that portion of the road they were required

however about passable. As private individuals are

to build houses and store rooms to the west

the

of

Bazaar, it will soon be requisite to make this portion of the road of a suitable breadth.

The road from the Bagace

to the Cantonment

Hell

;

but-as

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Hill Barracks is by for the widest and best potion of the whole ; and from time to time has been repaired and improved where from experience it

has been found requisite

In

my

last report I informed Your Excellency that the Prison was completed. It is

now in

my

power to report the speedy progress

destined to be; having had nearly

twice

the

number

of m

men it was intended to hold crammed into them, which is calculated to prove destructive to

the health of the

men as well as to the stability

of the buildin

Commenced and

and some additional

A small Post office has likewise been

finished

temporary Store Houses for the Commissariat that have been erected and are feell

of the Magistracy

to the

same state, and in a

few week's from the present date it will I trust

be habitable. In the vicinity of these last

were necessary

lest buildings

of stores

by land

.:me individuals have

already

doing so.

In

built stone and

order to open

a Communication between

Shiks, pag.

brick houses, and more are

building

I now come to the Record ffice, this

is in rapid progress and will I trust be completed in less than six weeks.

are

The Guard House, and Officers Quarters

completed and are now

I regret to

say

not in

occupied though

the

manner

They

wan and this side of the Island. I have had a bridle path cut up the hill that will descends on that place. It has now ascended two thirds of the whole height, but does not progress so fast as I could with the saphers emplayed upon it being

were

of

health.

destined

who

are

in a very weakly state

The

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The two additional wings of the Bearracks on Cantonment Hill will be finished in about the weeks from this time, and they are of a similar character to the buildings I have

have been found to

alluded to-

respare more

require

these

evings

labor than it was at first expected,

its

which accor As for their not having

This time as

finis et

by this

have directed

a

Magazine

Baranek

been

I anticipated. I to be built

ine to

built near this

Sarana's having been kept in the most alarming

state of anxiety by

anvicty by a circumstance which

some explanation. Sometime

requries

Land ficer informed

asked by the So

me

age

still

the

This quantity

amazement. This

when sent on shore

froved to be one hundres and thirty casts. As

I understood it was

I suppressed

any

expression of my anxiety in

entirely a temporary

Freasure

in the

every day

be

hopes that this powder would

Shit : Co! Montgomerie

removed. A length Lieut. Cob brought the subject before. Major General Burrell by whose directions this pois der was sent

on

shore, and the Major General then, and not

sell then, brought the subject to

at the same time

that having been

the Brigade Major to allow one

hundred and

as a

in a

fifty

temporary

rounds

Meature

to

of musket ammunition

be

put on

shore

shed in which the Ordnance to this

Island is kept he assented, but, that to his

amrigement

time expressing

my

altention,

a desire that.

the

a

Hagazine might be built for its sure protection Of course I consented and directions; but this building

n sometime

gave

necessary

cannot be finished

yet,

and in the mean

while the

very large

powder it in a braw teet, close to a

quantity of other most valuable property, both of

a public and private nature liable to be expodid

by

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by wilful or accidentul fire being placed to to combustible a building. I need not add how anvious I must necessarily

be to have the Magazine completed

its

The Main Road has been carried to

highest

level and will now

the town of bhits_ Chum;

a

now descend towards

short branch road made village of the

тел

name

and

port shall be made to complete it by an early

period

A

one hundred men is wooden Barrack for one hundred

ready for being step on the other side of the Soland

and it will be com

conveyed

there in a

day

с

two

for that purpose. In order to insure salubrity

the Major

Genial has been induced to

I have had

of

from it to a of Soo-kun-Soo in the

raghbourhood of which are some very good and desirable spots for building

Owing to the continued

continued ill hei it of the

During Engines who has mly lately

my

Service,

the

only lately seen placed at

Battery

on

Kellitts. Island has

been retarded, but a plan has at length been furnished by Luest Euchsalong,

and a

contract

has been made for its construction. This work

has been

commenced and every evention on

part

དྷྭ

site the

direct a

Committe: Je repair to the

vicinity of

Chik Chun, both to choor the best and to

report

that

sites the

on two or three different sites

available for this purpose

Having

now

reported on

were

the progress of

lings and roads I proceed to

the public buildings

inforer Your Excellency that many persons

are m

naking application for land to build upon

It is not

7

my

i

ealy to lay

to lay out

any

particular part

this Island for own lots, from its very great

:qularity, neither does it from experience affear

to

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this has

Inclosure My

(True copy)

I have t

(Signed)

A.R. Johnston

Chuged with the Government of

Hong

dụng trong

Michard Wrosnam

that beclosure

to be suitable to place any given number of lots of

land

up to public sale as was once done - induced me to make a few regulations respecting

Land for the guidance of the Land Officer in charge of

the honor to enclose,

it, a copy of which I have now

as well as a memorandum in some measure

explansting of my reasons for such regulations. There

is also adioined to these some.

it

requisite

regulations I have found

to make in respect to the Bazaar that

is already established.

I have

only

regard to employing

to add than

my

experiment in

the labourers from one of the

letter of the 15th September.

villages spoken of in my

has had the effect - I anticipated.

get as many

coolies to work

of seven men

wish, of the rate of

at

month

dienu, a

men

ago we

адо

on

we can now

the roads as we

for one dollar per

could obtain but fine

the same amount ..

for the

i

***

Government Hell Hong Kong

1841

314th August 18/68

In

orders

t

insure safety,

health

and free access Bazaar,

the

to persons in and resorting to the

following regulations are promulgated for

The

Land

quidance of the Chief Magistrate, and the Fant Officine at Hong Kong, and for this caution of these

concerned.

N. 1. All strets are to be straight

straight as poseble

and taventry english feet broad and as

the

long as

size of the Bazaar hereafter determined upon

will permit.

N. 2. The front of any

house is not

not to

Come neater

sheet

than five english fest of the edge of the stint.

which

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which five feet may

covered

be caused a

by a projecting of the house so as to form a Verandah.

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Hi 3: Each lot on which shops are to be built, is

to

have a

pont

to the street of twenty english feet

fick

and a depth of forty english feet

4.

W to Arumnals, goods, fish, or any other things, that may stop the progres of passengers

in the

the streets are

not to be allowed to remain thereon, except

of carts,

carts, cz

carriages,

horses or bullocks that

in cased

bullocks that may

be

lording or unloading. All else found there of any these regulations, shall be rimands

values, contrary

to

removed

by constables to a general place of deposit kept for

that purpose, and shall not be given

owners until

a

fine

back to the

that shall hereafter be named

has been paid. The depositus of filth or rubbish are to be found out, and the filth or rubbish must be

removed at their expence, in addition to

which

а

paid according to the rate.

to the rate herein-after

fine

shall be paid according

specified

specified.

Nr 5 . The occupier of each lot shall be entitled to annual election of three commistiones

one vote at

an an

or Head-men, who shall be entrusted with the

making of good government of the Bazaar. Providing alway that the consent of the Hexd of the Government be obtained to them. One of these Commissioners

minor regulations conducive to the

who shall be chosan

by

The other two, will be held

responsible to the Your nment of the Soland of

Hong Kong; will be the of the people resid.

residing

in

organ by

by which the wands

The Bazaar may

be

made known ; and he shati !. The proposer of

any modified regulations for the consideration and adoption of the said Government.

This Commissioner will receive a small

monthly salary for performing the duties of his situation. The Government will look to him for

Seeing

Seung

that the weights

and measures.

that hereafter

shall be fired and regulated are carefully athert

to

Hih

W: 1. For the safety of life and property the three Commissioners will forthwith assemble

the

a mee

meeting

occupiers of lots, and make arrangements

for collecting a sufficient sum of money for

of one or more

purchase of

them appear requis to

These six regulations

-

as it may

res as

fire engines

the

to

ations will

will translated into

Chinese by M. Fearm and be 8: graved on

wood for the purpose of being placed up in

some conspicuous &.

e in the Bazaar, and the

i ste will have the same done.

siste

Chief Magistrale

Fines alluded to rulation N. 4.

For the first offence...

2 dollars

or

The Fourth and subsequent.

ones

59

dollars

subsequent may 20 dalton

A. R. Johnston

(Signed)

ley

Deputy Superintendent 4 with the Gouenment of Hong-Kong

True Copy

Nichard Wooman

For the second _ •

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For the third

10

For

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60.

Gwanment Hill, Hong Kong 12th September 18/41.

Until Her Majestyy further pleasure is known

on

the following regulations in resped to hand the Island of Hong Kong will be observed by the Land office. I is to be cherty understood however,

no

way apply

that these regulations do in Land disposed of on the 14th June 1841.

to

1st the band will be divided into the classes

The

which shall be desi

designated

Marine Lots Town Lots,

and Suburi Lots

and The Marine Lots will have a sea frontage

Commence

from high

to

with mark, and will in

ino case extend further back than two hundred

feet

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- feet from that. The rate of one pound Sterling

an

nual quit rent must be paid for

and twenty nine b

Coming

one

hundred

I quare feet of the land

under this class.

3d. There shall be certain parts of the Island exclusively kept for Town Lots, and an annual quit rent at the rate of twenty poun to the

fixed for the same.

square acre is

4th the seebecher Lots shall be those that do

not come within the two foregoing regulations,

annual sent fixed for the same is too

and the

and the annual

15th Persons

acre

: for the period of one hundred

acres in extent.

feet

pounds & square years. They must not exceed five Iith Proms orcaspying the Lots of Saty fuck by tesenting fort alluded is in the regulations for the Berear under date September 1841 shall pay annual gut rent of one pound stealing for the

Jame

to

an

see

6th the Land offerer is required to in these

Officer

regulations complied with, and will decide on the portions of the Island to be set aside for

Jown lots

7th Persons taking land

acc

according

to these

regulations must understand that a deposit of

- hundred pounds &`ling is required from them

one

on

the receipt of this little deed

of

bigs

ligned by the

Land- fier, which will be forfeited should in

а

twelve months

buildi, of, he appraised

value of therem.

ivo

dred pounds

I be rected

The Marine Lots and Town Lots will be grants

in perpaticity: the Suburbion Lots will be grant

Cérue

one hundred

(Grue Long)

booky)

fears

(Migned)

Michand Worman

AM Johnston

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Memorandum

Having reference to certain regulations under date 18th lift 18:01 respecting land at Honghong

object to explain ne motives with

it is now

my

which hey were framed.

There

not more

around

vessels

Me on

he whole band of long-Kong

than forty Aquare

may

it on

miles of land, and

nearly two kinds of its coast

anchor at

perfect safety. There

one season r another with

are several small bays that become very flowishing

will An less in time become

ports,

and as these bays are generally at the termination

of the only valleys

that

are at all suited for

the

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the

site of he- Eat Towns, the object of my first regulation will be perceived ; the Marine Lots will

have

value for superior to iny

other; the

Town Lots will have no inconsiderable value; and

The Suburban lots will probably in the lapse of

time have their vales greatly enhanad.

1

regulation II. The space of two hundred

is

is

feet from high water mark 's made the maximum distance hey

are allowed to encroach

own

observation

on H. Land because from my I hav perceived the public road round the Soland

will in few instances be:

реши

rariness

the

inents to go further

off

han that distance while in many

instances it mest

The rate of

go

me

nearer.

pound per one hundred

the

average

and twenty nine square feet is price picked by the same Is of land which

was

lisposed of, on the 14th June; and it would

not

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not be jedurious to undersell that land as it is to be presumed the settlement made

by the

proper persons appointed to decide: the tenure

land will

say.

apply to both equally

RECORD OFF

of

From personal observation I am enabled to that at Hong-Kong Town, at Clack - Chewn ;

· and at 'Check - kywan,

at "Wang- niching

may

I found places more or less large that should be reserved for Town Lots, and according

to these regulations they will

The Land officer.

is laid out by

The subruban Lots it is desirable should be than the Town lots and icitar's for

larger

orchards, as well as for residences.

ardens and richar

gardens

Regulation & applies to those persone who

against every

have

and have

obstacle settled down!

ong lòng

on various occasions supplied the Fleet

when it could not otherwise obtain provisions.

At the time the

regulations

were made relative to

them, it was intended, that they should be

rewar Led

having their land somewhat

cheaper than land of similar class at other

places.

As the Land- officer acts under

directions, I am

my

responsible for the laying

out of Town Lots Vi

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ssigned)

AR. Johnston

(Jave Copy)

Michard Woornam

!

AR. Johnston

Equine Macan

65

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H. Ms. Ship Blenheim bhusan Harbor 15th Nov. 18441.

I have had the have to revise you

you

letter

come to a copy of the walls of the

Cover

which

you

5th ultimo, got the 3d to Major General Burrell,

had written

regarding

on

the Alting Bouldings to in the Seland of hunghong I harmwith forward a pacht aldeased to the

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Earl of Auckland G. C. B. which will show you the corespondence which has since passed on the subject betisen this Ervallenary List General der Hugh Tough and myself

I

request you will retain copies of them letters for your guidance, as well as to provides for the probable contingency of their bring hereafter refered to, and that will transmit the Packet to Calcutta by the

you

fist opportunity.

It is almost superfluous for

me to point

your

yours

N:

# particular attention to the concluding, Paragraph:

letter of the 10th inst 1.30 to Sir Hugh Bong I have the honor to be 4: Ye

of my

(hiqued) Henry Pottinger

A Ms. Peripotentiary

66

True Copy

Michard Woomam

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18.

AG. N.8.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The attention of persons who purchased land at the public sale, on the 14th of June last, is called to the sixth paragraph of the terms of that sale; and they are now reminded, that "non-compliance with these terms will incur forfeiture of the deposit and allotment."

A. R. JOHNSTON,

Deputy Superintendent, charged with the Govern ment of the Island of Hongkong, }

Hongkong, 20th Nov., 1841.

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Par Admiral Sir William Parker K. C. B.

в

day!

44.49.

His Excellency

Joe

Queen"

th

I save

Atcam

Meam Trigate Quran Kingho

j po 11th December 1841.

the honor to acknowledge the receipt of

Grover Evallency's letter of yesterday with its varins Enclosures on the subject of proper positions bring

Chusan. Hongkong and

versed, at Hend

opportunity

ab

hall instruct Mr. Johnston by the next to see that the localdy already selected

4. Morghing

is not interfered with, and I will be hoppy to consult the Evathing withes as to a

Excelle

Similar reservation being

time that

avy

pet

you may

I have the house to

made at Chutan at

69

be pleased to decide on the

(Signed) Henry Pottenger

A. Ms Manipotentiary

70

:

50.

Al. Johnston Esy.

Mongkong

Seam Frigate Queen"

Li

71

Kingho

the December 1841.

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Ior forwarding to you the accompanying orginal letter a . I' its enclosures from Rear Admiral Ir Willow Packer W. C. B. I have the house segred request that ver will have the locality described then spat

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Domilie,

.... report

of Captain's Bow lives, but, and Bethune, cender

Aali

the

reserved.

th

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19th day of June 1841 marked off and carefully

Evallency

I further request you will whan His Grating

The Admirales letter and its accompaniments to me. I have the honor to be fr

June Copy

(signed) Henry Bttinger

H. Ms Plenipotentiary

Michan Worman

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Why

10.

R. Johnsto

Mongkong

Steam Frigate Queen

24th December 1841.

N apo VH

Nigho

the

I have the

!

Fond

при

Wetter of 1. 15 the callime

to acknowledge, receipt of

giving

you

wich you had had will

Merchant of Macas

cover to correspond.

ed with certain British

regarding the atlangements then in

force or the subject of the Letiony of weiter. I have already intimated to

the 7th ultime,

Nr 28 of

of the

attango

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you, in my

letter

my request that you should

for the packet : beer; opened either of Macar

a Kinghing, as Vesels

was

may Ena

may

those ports, and I am now more

being

to touch fust

satisfied than I

at that time of the necessity for that request

carries into full effect.

In England, at all the Post Offices of in. : potance, the convenience and wishes of Merchants are

Consulted

=

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A.R. Johnston Exquire

h

Mongkong

Steam Frigate Queen'

1th December 1841

po 544

Ningpo

I have the have to acknowledge the

tercipt of the Deplinit

the

15

in my

letter

and 18th of Aftenens of your love letter of the in

September last. Having already

16

"

addressed

you

No. 314 of the 15th ultime on the subject of the Public Military Building on Angkong I need not at presents

Say

more reg

Regarding

them.

With respect to the Pirates whom you report

Jail:

you

to be lodged in Sat. I have to request that will instruct leaptain Caine to proced to try them

and on

clear conviction, to

in a

hummary forms,

see fit

award to them such punishments as he shall see,

she

submitting most

the sentences

add

for your confirmation. I may

hat the most suitable punishments: appear to

me

1

me to a caporal punishment and hard labour

in Viors

# have the house Fo

Signed)

Henry Pottinge

HH. Menipotentiary

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Tree Copy

Michand Wormam

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19.

Hongkong, January 1st, 1842. In January, 1841, Hongkong was ceded to the British- crown, and the island was taken possession of on the 26th; but nothing was done for its improvement until May, when a chief magistrate was first appointed, and shortly after a Road was commenced under the superin- tendence of the corps of engineers belonging to the Chi nese expedition. From May to August, the population increased most rapidly, and an extensive bazaar shortly followed this congregating of people,-though it received several severe checks from tyfoons and fires.-After the departure of the Chinese expedition to Amoy and Chu- san in August, permanent public buildings were com- menced on the side of the island facing the present an- chorage, which is called by the natives "Kwun-tai-loo."

Commencing from the westernmost part of the present settlement there are at this date, independent of the tem- porary barracks which afford quarters for the Bengal Vo- lunteers, one of a permanent nature for about 60 men, nearly completed,-a stone store-house of considerable dimensions ready for use,--and another smaller one in a state of forwardness. A road runs from these buildings to the bazaar, a distance of about one mile and a half, on the side of which some private buildings have been com- menced, while in and about the bazaar itself some 20 permanent shops are in different states of completion. From this latter point to the residence of Mr. Gillespie, a distance of about 2 miles, is the present scene of great- est activity; and on both sides of the road permanent buildings of some importance, both as to size and num- ber, have been and are in progress of construction; while a little higher up Magistracy-hill, we see 3 or 4 perma- nent houses already finished and inhabited, overlooked by the Magistracy and Prison itself; and on about the same elevation, but more to the east on Government-hill, a public office to serve as a temporary residence for the head of the government is just finished;-having a guard house at no great distance from it, where at present are quartered an officer and more than 60 men of the 55th foot. Near to this is the residence of the land-officer, and a small public building at present used as a post- office. Pursuing the road to the east, one arrives at Cantonment-hill, on which a barrack is nearly finished for the Madras Native Infantry, with a powder magazine a liule way behind it. At the foot of this hill a small bat- I tery is about to be commenced.

Arrived at Mr. Gillespie's, the road crosses a granite bridge and ascends rather suddenly to a gap cut through a hill, from which one commands a view of the whole valley and village of "Wong-nei-chung," and the road to "Tai-tam" winding up it until lost to sight among the hills in the centre of the island. If instead, however, of pursuing this road, the branch which crosses the valley and goes on east is followed, one at length arrives at the village of "Soo-koon-poo,-at present a sequestered, well wooded, and very pretty part of the island. It is from the western end of this village that a point runs out into the sea, whereon an European building has already been commenced, and off which lies Kellet's island, where the government are constructing a battery. The road to the east terminates at the village of "Soo-koon-poo;" but about three miles farther is the fishing village of " Soo- ke-wan," a place with a large migratory population'

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having in its neighborhood some vast stone quarries.- From "Soo-ke-wan" a native foot-path, sufficiently good to ride on, leads to " Tai-tam," which is at present a place of little note-though situated at the head of an ex- tensive and deep bay of that name.

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On the west side of the southernmost point of "Tai- tam bay there is a little cove called "Chek-chu," the resort of large fleets of fishing-boats, and the site of a con- siderable town with a population of about 2000 souls,- having a very good bazaar, an expensive rope walk, and shops well stocked to supply the wants of Chinese sea- faring people.

and

It is at this place the government have determined on erecting a barrack for two or three hundred men, where one capable of holding a hundred is now in an advanced state towards completion. A branch of the

Tai-tam" road will lead to this town.

"Shek-

Tracing one's steps westward as if continuing round the island, one at length comes to "Heongkong" proper, a small agricultural village situated in a remarkably pret- ty, and the most extensive valley on the island. pae-wan," often called by the Chinese "Heongkong, Shek-pae-wan," would seem to be the sea port of Hong- kong proper, and to have once been a more flourishing place than it now is. There is here, on an isolated spot the largest Chinese temple to be found on any part of the island. The port of " Shek-pae-wan," though small, is nearly land-locked; and having both a northern and a southwestern entrance, it is pretty easy of ingress and egress. An island of about two miles in circumference, called " "Tap-lee-chow protects it from southwest to north, and the island of Hongkong completes the circle. There is abundance of water for a line-of-battle ship, and its only fault is in being too small as an anchorage for many European vessels, yet there may be nearly as much anchoring ground in it as in the Inner Harbour of Macao. There is at present a small detachment of the Madras native infantry with two officers and one doctor stationed at this place; and the road has been projected and parti- ally finished, from "Kwun-tai-loo" to it across the hills, a distance of 3 to 4 miles.

There are other villages on the island, but as no pub- lic works are carrying on, at or near them, at the present date, it has not been thought necessary in this short sketch to make mention of them.

Various materials have been used in building. At the commencement no one thought of anything better than houses constructed of fan palm leaf, called by the Chinese kwai; the next stage was having them boarded and made with doors and windows that could open and shut; then occasionally was found one room of brick, and the rest of the house of the aforementioned description.

The first who set the example of a stone and brick house, was Mr. Matheson; government soon after commenced the magis- tracy and prison, others followed in their train, and now few Europeans think of a palm leaf house, except with cer- tain forebodings of fever and ague. Some wooden houses have been imported from Singapore, and are at present being erected upon a lower story of stone; but for large buildings such as barracks, where space and solidity (should no objection on the score of wholesomeness exist) are the principal considerations, a material made of the common soil or disintegrated rock of the place, sifted and mixed with lime, and then pounded between strong boards into solid walls, seems to be as good as any- thing else, and costs about half what brick or stone would do. From the great thickness of the walls, also, this ma- terial is better adapted for keeping out the heat in sum- mer and the cold in winter; but it must be covered in- side and out with a thick coating of plaster. This being well done, and care taken in having the material well mixed and pounded together, there is every reason to expect that a building so constructed will last a very long time, and indeed attain additional solidity the older it becomes.

The ancient houses at Macao as well as the walls of the city are made of this material; and the Chi- nese may occasionally be seen, when it is required to pull some part of one of them down, cutting out bits of it with wedges and pickaxes, as if it were stone. This

material is called ni-cheun by the Chinese at Hongkong, taipa by the Portuguese at Macao, and the manner of making it answers to the description of the pisé of Eu- rope. Stone is, however, best adapted for building near the sea, and it will be found to cost as little as brick.

Some wood has been brought from Singapore and Manila, but as it is dearer than Chinese wood now, and requires much more labour to work it, the latter seems to be preferred. Nothing but cheapness would induce one to use the Manila and Singapore wood for other purposes than floorings, as it is excessively heavy; and for roofs the Chinese timber will last as long as the tiles.

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The productions of the Island are at present not very numerous. Round most of the villages both on the north and the south side of the island are found very fine Mango trees. The" Lichee," the Longan," the Orange, and the Pear-trees seem also to thrive very well, the soil being deep between the rocks, and, (according to the opinion of some of the gardeners from the gardens near Canton) of an excellent quality for trees of every sort, some of which have been already planted. There is not much rice-cultivation on the Island, and what there is, being only on the level parts, is likely soon to be discontinued for the cultivation of vegetables more sought after by Europeans, or to be purchased and turned into spots for building upon. Sweet potatoes, and a few of the other Chinese vegetables are likewise grown; and, doubtless, when the agricultural part of the inhabitants begin to find a demand for other than Chinese vegetables, others will be produced. Some small additional patches of ground on different parts of the Island, previously unproductive, have since its occupation by the English been brought into cultivation. Fish is abundant, and much of it is cured at "Chek-chu," as well as at other fishing villages.

Owing to the Roads and paths that have already been eut, parts of the Island are now easily got at where for- merly it was difficult to go; and the dry coarse grass and fern which abounds in the hills is brought down in large quantities, and with such facility as to render it cheaper, combined with other circumstances, for Chinese boats to careen at Hongkong, than at any neighbouring places. The grass and fern are used by the Chinese for killing the insects that have eaten into the bottoms of their boats.

Many little arts are now practised among the working portions of the population, which three months ago were not known at Hongkong. Every house that is building of stone gives employment to an itinerant blacksmith, who is required to point the stone cutter's tools. Mattrass- makers may also be seen cleansing their cotton with their oddly constructed bow-and hawkers of every description abound, as well as the various sort of fortune-tellers, jugglers, quacks, and actors, that are seen in all well populated Chinese towns.

Lime-kilns have necessarily increased, and there are many places where the soil is adapted for bricks, so that we may some day see the art of brick making introduced. and Tanning is likewise carried on pretty extensively, the cattle that are consumed by the European classes afford the hides.

The Population has often been estimated at about 15,000 souls, and it is probable this number is by no means an over-estimate. Until the population, however, gets regularly fixed, it will not be easy to obtain a census. They are hard-working, industrious, and cheerful, as the Chinese usually are; and they appear to be too much en- gaged with their own affairs to have time for idleness and graver crimes-which of late have been anything but of frequent occurrence among them.

There are not more than a dozen horses on the island, and one carriage; a few small flocks of sheep and some goats. Cattle for the consumption of the Europeans are easily obtained, and some of the cows have been found to afford rather a good supply of rich milk, when taken care of and fed with grain.

Many of the complaints about excessive heat, and ex- cessive cold and dreadful unhealthiness, are being for- gotten, except among those who have little else to occupy their attention-amidst the general bustle and activity of Hongkong.

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Lieut General he Drugh Tough K. 6. 3

r: My S. Benheim

Chutan 1814 January 18.42

78

I have the hair to acknowledge the seast of

Clove Ex callowing leters of the 18th Inst he rypst, and

Your Exce

am

1748,

ordered

very glad to express my entire concurrence in your proposal for Lieut. Suchterling being

the head quarter of the Jan.

to

for

Force.

Should an officer be required to Superintend The progress of the works and Buildings at Song Kong I will request Major General Burrell to

appoint

one.

I have the hover to

True Copy

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

HMs. Pumpstrationy

Richard Woomam

79

hy

19.

AR. Johnston Esquire

80

bo

M. Mr. Ship. Menheim Chusan 24th January 198462

I have the biner to acknowledge the rift, on

honor

receipt,

the 20" instant, of your letter of the 21 ! har including

which you had written to the Right

you

a

copy of

one

Honble the Earl of Auckland G. C. B. I under

16th

date the tit of Septembre last, regarding;

Menghing

the island of

remark

I spain from offering any smack in that

letter beyond the general

can genical one, that I

can perceive possessing either that interest

have called for, or authorized,

possess

nothing whatever on it

hortance that would have

or

a communication to the Governor G. neral of India, withing it had been your province to make such; but it is prope, that I should apprize you Int it is not caly contrary to all established wages

enly but directly opposed to His Lordships express wishes as internated in a Despatch to Sher Majesty

udage,

late Plenipotentiori

Minipotentiaries dated the 26th of October 18404 in

estract of which is annesid) that you His Lordship

en

any

Can

should address

topic connected with

at by Hongkong, and I therefore

leg you

from doing

doing so in

future.

your

duties

will abstain

It is, I should imagine, almost superfluens for me to point out the necessity for this request an

viewing it as a

Leven

matter of choice as it will on reflectin be obvious to you; that so long as Her Majesty

ment and the Governor

me as

Severn

the Governor Soneral of India, look to the person who is alone responsible for the

conduct of affairs at Moughing, it is not possible

et your reports from which my opinions may shuctions

That

your should

differ)

should be taken into consideration, or

grounded on them.

grounds

I take this occasion

further to draw your

ties to Captain Elliots instructions to

atten -

you dated

the ist of chive 1841 as immediately bearing on the Seth of this letter, of which a copy will be hansmitted

subject

Governor

for the information of bis Pontship the one Menerat

of India.

I have the honor to be to f (Signed). Henan Pellinger

H. Why Plenipotenhay

Michard Stick

Tue Copy

my

Exhack

Main General Burrell, as exercising

+ You Anment in Chine

or any

81

the poors of other officer similarly

- sofurated should correspond only with

and receive

you, doubt or difficulting

: his orders from you; all points of doubt or

which

you may

think a reference for my opinion

"expedient, "being brought by you to my.

A true Extract.

notice

Michand Worsnam

¿

063.

20.

See ovey

Vec

A. It. Johnston

fe de Ve

4

H. Ms Ship: Blenheim • Chutan B16 January 1862

24th

I have the hover to acknow

th

82

asknowledge this resipts in

the 20th Just of your letter datil November 1841.

in

which you report the father progres that hat

the been made in the Public works on

4

(with

also forward copies of some Regulations cond : : planatory remarks upon them) that you had

you I own up for the guidance of the Land officer relation to the further sale of Lots of Lands on that Siland. My attention has likewise bien attracted by the Notification on the same

you

in

subject which

Love stred in the Hongkong Pegetto N. & have issued

under date the 15th of October!

afford

of

N8

My intended early visit to Hongkong will full fartening of personally inspecting

me a

The Buildings and oM & Pu

The Buildings

and oti & Public works,

and of cents

at certaining

14

what has been done, as well as what remains

love regarding

into a

1 you

and

tie

att

До

وگ پیسا خود

reply:

that I need not here

to

here enter

во

but with eyard to the steps

taken for disposing of further lots of grounds

regulations on these froids

laying becomes

down

теле

my duty to inform you

points

at once

by the adiftin of these measures you how enticaly

it

That

have

you

and have

Exceedid the

authority

vested in

likewise acted in direct opposition to the views and

sentiments recorded in my

eve

my Notification to Her Majestio s assuming charge of my dadas

icts on assum

duties in

in August

1 : 41, in which I stated, and fully intended) that

thing conected with Hongkong should remain precisely as I found is centil the Gracious Pleasure

the Queen should be made known.

The opportunities I shall shortly have of verbet

Communication with

y saying

you preclude the reassity for

mis, and I now

only

deem it right

to annul

1: record the preceding remarks to provide for the very probable contingency of my having

either by orders from H. Ms Breen -

your parcodings

-ment

information they must of

83

Course

- ment for where information May be sobruitted) or from my not failing myself at liberty to confirm them on my avval at

Hongking

I have the honor to fr

True Copy

er

arrival

(Signed) Newry Potting off 4. Mrs. Plenipotentiary

Michaud Woornam

vb

A.R. Johnston Esquire

81

H. Ms. Sup Blenheim " Hongkong 3+ Sebruary 1862

will

I to the

regui ! you with furnish

est convenience, Jovernment and

to me at

& your

the information of M. Ms.

The Right, Homenat & The Governo Seneral of India, a detailed consecutive Nekeen of the number and size of the lots of land of all descriptions sold, or appropriated up to this the Soland of Hongkong distinguishing then that were disposed of during Captain Elliots come from thes that have Estly been disposed of y you.

Lalle

also

request, that you

that

day.

ons

wile from this day cleady,

understand that no more lots of land

old or

granted on any

so chion; and further, that

are

to e

terms without my express

applicants that it is

you

my

will intimate to ill

intention as formerly nitificis,

to anouit the Instructions I expect from A. M. Government.

Should

hould

any

any

Explanation be

rejuired

on

the

return now called for of Lois of land sold", such

be appended to the Nation

Exfilanation may

the form of a Memorandum, and must be

in the

us

a

concise as possible

I have the hour to be to

( dioned) Henry Pottinger

H. Mes Peripotentia y

C. & the Neturn should likewise show the lots that

have been reserved in a consecutive Form.

Three Copy

Michand Woomar

au

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33.

в. The Earl of rickland G C. B

My Lond

H. Mr. Ship Blenkein; "

Hongkong 5th Sebruary

1842.

I have the home to forward for your

Lordships infamation a copy of my

of

letter No 20

the 24th ultions to the address of Mr Johnston The Liceul! Govenor of Hongking regarding

med some new

having framed

Regulations for the

of land on the bland of Hough o

his

I shall report further on this subject when I

have time to in

inquire

into, and to make in sell

been

acquainted with what has low done

I have the koner 7:

Signed, Menery Pottinger

H.Ms Menchstentary

Jim Coby

Michand Wormuam

86

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Major General Quentl

hin

Burrell

Ve Ve Ve

"

Having

πισω

and inspecting in

had

M.My Mike Blanke

th

Jebruary

Hongkong 7ft Sibuiry

an

company

1842.

opportunity of visiting

the Barracks

with

you

Hae Neuses on this side of the Island, I do myself

an!

the Jona

big

hond to

that

means

you

will be

• good as

to

во

to you,

that occur to

expedite by every completion of the former buildings

on

you,

Cantonment

ares

1:1.6 and mar Navy Point, as well as those that still required on the other side of the Island, as it is

my

most carnest desire to get all the troops disem _barked at the carliest possible moment not on

with the object of preserving their mouth and discipline both of which must I conceive, be seriously deterinated by such a lengthened residence on

board a ship but

residence on board a

also with a view to relieve Ne

Majesty Government

from

ind mout expence

and

eskens which is being, "long bean incured at this plow for the hire

vransports.

f

has

and promote these important objects,

5 facellets and promote

I have further to Auchterlony # . Sosts (which

-ation since

direct

to

you will instruct Leutt

That you

35 for present unking on disconte me quite a secondary consider

They

were ordered to be built) and to

asiune divot charge of the construction of additional, and completion of the nearly finished Barracks.

I have had a

Ramsay

had a conversation with Captain asst Commissary General since I had the I have to request that pleats of things that officer to build such an

will authoge

You

addition as

and

he mentioned to me 50 feet I think)

to the Commissariat Store House

may

near

Navy Bay be got ready at one

in onder that it

Stores,

for.

the reception of Government laws, which are now

helf

on

board ship, and the removal of which

will enable us to get rid of those vec : Is . Captain

Ransay will allo

the

able to superintend the

In hun contracted for

been

has

near

the Store House, and the

forkin of which that is me under

appeared to be formed

principles.

en

very

observation

- my weak and defective

Mr. Johnston the Trust! Sterners of Hongkong

Lieet! Governo

will be requested to advance

money to the officers: albise named on Recepts countersigned by you. and it is almost superfluous for

love

the

me

to pay

That they

us! kap detailed accounts of its expenditure with necessary and usual vouchers for submission, with the disbursement of the Hongkong Twernment for poofer. Fepartments in India and England.

Copies of this later will be transmitted for the infamation of Mt. Mts Gavernment. His Lordshif the Invernor Gennal of Indie, and Lieut? General he Hugh Hough K b B

Free Copy

con e

: struction of the permanent Pier which. I understand

has

B.

I have the honor to

Signed) Henry Pottinger

H. M's. Plenipotentiary

Richard Wooniam

90

в

The Earl of Auckland G. C.B.

My Jind,

Lord,

H. My Ship "Blenheim "

1842.

Hongkong 7th! Jobmary 1962

Sebruary

Your

I have the honor to forward for Wave Lodtships

information a copy of my

letter V: 34 under date.

the 5t instant to the addres of Major General

the barracks and military

Bussell, regar

regarding

Store Houses on the Island

In handsmithing

Your Lordships

Hongking.

the

this Letter I would solicit letters hi th of

17 erring to my

the last

the 20th August and 23 of the 1/4". Naimber bet

and

33

Hein Enclosures, which will show that His

had,

Grallency for Hugh Hough K. & B hot, proment

to

my

arrival in

Chenas, arranged for the Barracks

4: baring built cender the superintendence of the civil Authorities at this place, and that a variety

of circunstancd on which it is needless for me to

enlarge

}

enlarge,

have retarded their completion to the present time, whilst there

Can

be no doubt but

erfence which has been incured

ed for the hire of

Transports ( to lay aside all other points) would

hav

have

moe

tha

an covered the erection of Barracks

and Stor Nouses of the most solid and

Aveription

I have the hover to

(Signed)

True Copy

Henry Potting

4. Ms. Plenipotentio

Michaud Woosnam

lastin

the

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February 15th, 1842. With reference to the appointment of Mr. G. H. Skead as Harbour-master and Marine Magistrate at Chusan, the following additional Regulation, framed for the gui- dance of that officer, is now published for general informa- tion, and the said Regulation is further hereby declared to be applicable in its full force to the harbour of Hong- kong.

By His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger, bart., H. M. Plenipotentiary, &c.

Regulation for the guidance of the Marine Magistrate at Chusan, in addition to those laid down in the Hong- kong Gazette, No. 6, of the 31st of July, 1841.

Upon complaint on oath, or solemn declaration, made by the master, or other person in charge, of any merchant ship or vessel, in any port or harbour of Chusan or its dependencies, against any seaman or seamen, mariner or mariners, for insubordination or refusal to work, or incit- ing, or attempting to incite, any other person or persons on board any ship or vessel as aforesaid to the commis- sion of any such offences, it shall be lawful for the Ma- rine Magistrate of the port of Chusan to summon the party or parties so charged before him, or, should he think it necessary, to have them apprehended and brought before him; and the said Marine Magistrate shall then inquire into the matter of such complaint, and upon full proof thereof, by sufficient evidence, or on the voluntary confession or admission of the party or parties so charg- ed, it shall be lawful for the said Marine Magistrate to commit the offender or offenders, to any jail or prison in the island of Chusan, for a period not exceeding fourteen. days, with or without hard labor, or to fine such offender or offenders (according to the degree of his or their guilt) in any sum not exceeding five pounds sterling (£5), or -both, should the gravity of the case call for the punish-

ment.

Dated on board H. M.'s ship Blenheim, in Chusan harbour, this 22d day of January, 1842.

(True copy.)

(Signed)

J. ROBT. MORRISON,

HENRY POTTINGER,

H. M.'s Plenipotentiary, &c.

Acting Secretary and Treasurer.

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120.

PROCLAMATION.

Her Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary, Minister Ex- traordinary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British subjects, in China, deems it advisable to notify, that pending the receipt of the Queen's Gracious and Royal Pleasure, the Harbours of Hongkong and Tinghai (Chusan) and their Dependencies, shall be considered

66

Free Ports," and that no manner of Customs, Port Duties, or any other Charges, shall be levied in the said Ports, on any ships or vessels of whatever Nation, or sail- ing under whatever Flag, that may enter those Ports, or on their cargoes.

Her Britannic Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary, &c., further notifies, that every facility for landing and dispos- ing of merchandize, as well as ample protection under all ordinary circumstances, will be afforded to all ships and vessels, of whatever Flag or Nation, that may visit the anchorage of Koolangsoo in the harbour of Amoy, and likewise that, in the improbable event of Her Majesty's Forces being withdrawn from the Island in question, a sufficient period will be allowed for all merchants and others to remove their Goods, as well as to adjust their

-accounts.

God save the Queen of England. Dated at Hongkong, on the 16th day of February, 1842.

HENRY POTTInger, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary.

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No 3.

96

Gentlemen,

Macao, 17th February, 1842.

I am directed by His Excellency fir Houry Pottinger to offer you the sum of $25,000, and the right of choosing four "Lots of Land (liable to all regulations fixed hereafter by Government), on any part of the Selend of Hongkong, not already appropriated to some other purpose, - for the Lots held by Yourselves and Hearjethey Sustomjee at Honghong, and

registered

of

Land

f

as No 24, 26, 27, and 28, with all the buildings both permanent

Mesors Jardine Matheson &

and

now

and temporary You guaranteeing

standing

on then

of

the removal

all

your Stores by the end of April next, and at the present

to

time

rendering every accommodation in Your power to the Officer in Charge of ..

the Commissariat . The money to be paid the day the Officer reports that

all removed.

the Commissariat

your

Stores are

I have de.. (Sqral) G. A. Malastus, Sortery of legation

(True (44)

Mickard Worman

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Copy)

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No l

Gentlemen.

Macao, February 22?, 1842.

SwoMency

Jam directed by His Erectliny Sir Henry Pottinger to acknowledge. the receipt of your letter of the 11th Smetank, applying for

a

spot of ground. at. Honghting on behalf. of the Medical Missionary Society; and am to inform you, that on His Sacellemy's return to Hongthong, in a few days, Your application will have an early and favorable. Consideration.

Mess!! Morrison, Mafers

I have &c.

R.

(Signed) J. B. Morrison.

Acting Secretary 4 Treasurer to the Superintendents of Trade.

Blenkin+

Hobson.

(True Copy)

Nichend Woman

Sub-Committee te.

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No 5

Sir

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Macae, Tebruary 22, 1842-

His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger has desired me to reply, with the object of

a

Lot

placing his sentiments on record; to Your_ lotter of the 18th Instant regarding of Ground which.

you

wish to procure at

* Honghing, and I am to inform. You that

His Excellency has much satisfaction in

meeting Your wishes, and that the Land- Officer, Captain Mylius, will be

Rules that

authorized to make over the Sot: in_ question to you, subject to any Her Britannic . Majesty's Government.

may

The Reverend

J. Lewis Shuck

i

may hereafter. bay down for all lots assigned

ed

to similar laudable or

charitable purposes.

I have Ac.

(Signed) I. R. Morrison.

Acting Secretary #Preasures

to the Superintendents of Trade

Прик. Воро

Nichard Wormanc

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102

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Neb.

Six

Macas, February 222 1842

I am directed by His Excellency Sir Henry Pollinger to acknowledge the_ receipt of your letter of yesterday's date- with. it's accompanying Reports of the_ " Morrison_ Education Society."

His Excellency's public and private feelings most warmly enter into the

have expressed _, and.

Sentiments

You

on.

his return to Honghong, in a few days.

he will take an

.

early opportunity of

appropriating for the purposes you

A.

describe

suitable_ location subject to such. Rutes

Janeelot Dent. Esqre

President - Morrison Aducation Society

as

!

as Her Majesty's Government may hereafter prescribe for similar.

laudable and charitable Institutions

I have ve.

(Signed) I. R. Morrison

Acting Secretary & Treasurer

to the Superintendents of Trade.

(True copy)

Nichard Wromam

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NOTIFICATION.

Her Britannic Majesty's Chief Superintendent of trade &c., &c., in China, being about to remove his esta- blishments from Macao to Honkong. It is hereby noti- fied that JOHN RICKETT, esq. has been appointed govern- ment agent at the former place, with authority to open all mails that may come to the address of the post-master or other British functionary, to make up packets of letters sent to him for dispatch on the departure of vessels, of which the government agent will in all ordinary cases. give due notice, and to be the "medium of transmitting references and communications which Her Britannic Ma- jesty's subjects residing at or visiting Macão, or others, may wish to have sent to the Chief Superintendent or his Deputy at Hongkong.

It is further hereby notified that it is the intention of the Chief Superintendent, &c., to address letters by the earliest opportunity to the governments of Bengal, Ma- dras, Bombay, and Singapore, as well as to Her Majesty's Post-master General in London, suggesting that letters intended for and specially addressed to Macao or Canton, shall as far as possible, be henceforward made up in se- parate packets, whilst the great bukl of the correspon- dence will, as heretofore, be forwarded' in the mails gene- rally addressed China, and which latter it is proposed,. shall only be opened and assorted at the post office at Hongkong, so soon as the arrangements now contemplat- ed have been carried into effect.

All merchants, and others interested in the above des- cribed arrangements, are requested to note the same, and recommended to instruct their agents and correspondents in Europe, India, and elsewhere accordingly.

By order,

J. ROBT. Morrison, Acting Secretary & Treasurer.

Macao, 25th Feb., 1842.

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No10A

Gentlemen,

106

Macar, 26th Johwary, 1862.

I am directed by His rvcellency

Sir Henry Pottinger, to acknowledge-

the

receipt of your letter of yesterday's date,

and to acquaint you, that your application.

will be attended to, on. His rucel

return to Ho

a day

Honghong,

or two

His Sucellency's

in the course

of

Jam, Gentlemen., To (Signed) I. R. Morrison

Acting Secretary & Treasurer,

& Per.. R. C. Bridgman...

and SM. Williams reg!

(True Copy)

Michard Wormam

LOF

CHAR_LUBIT DE

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Captain Ramsay

108

"overnment House

Hongkong 14th March 18462.

4.

I am intructed by His Crallency for Money

Pottinges to inforry you

at Navy Point

Burrell

that all the Public Buildings

been given

ov i

to Maise General

Brill and hie Thomas Stilins for the use of the Amy and Navy. You are this for requested

them

over to gether with

Contracts

you requested to hand

you may have be

entered into connected with thems to whatever

officer the Majors

The Major General

many

appoint to superintends

their completion

I have the have to be to

houn

борник Соку Copy

(Signed)

G. A. Malcolm Leaudary of Legation

Michand Wooniam

аш

109

THE following amended Regulations for the Shipping in the Ports of Hongkong, and Tinghai (or Chusan), are promulgated for general information and guidance, under the authority of His Excellency SIR HENRY POTTINGER, Bart, Her Majesty's Plenipoten- tiary, and Chief Superintendent of Trade, in China.

By order,

J. Robt: Morrison. Acting Secretary and Treasurer. Hongkong, 7th. March, 1842.

Regulations.

ART. I.-Every master or other person in charge of any merchant vessel, arriving at either of the said Ports, is to take up the berth pointed out by the Harbour Master, and not to remove from it without his per- mission, under a penalty of $100; which penalty is to be recovered in the manner hereinafter set forth.

ART. II.-Every master or other person in charge of any merchant vessel, lying within either of the said Ports, shall imme- diately remove such vessel to any new berth pointed out by the Harbour Master, under a fine of $20 for every hour that the vessel shall remain in her old berth, after a writ- ten notice to quit, signed by the Harbour Master, shall have been delivered on board of her.

ART. III.-All masters or other persons in charge of vessels are immediately to strike their topgallant yards and masts, and to have their jib and spanker booms rigged close in, when called upon to do so; and are, generally, to follow such directions as the state of the weather, the crowded con- dition of the Port, or other circumstances, may render necessary or expedient in the judgment of the Harbour Master, with a view to the safety of the whole shipping: and any master, or other persons in charge of vessels disobeying or neglecting this Re- gulation will subject themselves to a fine not exceeding $200,-exclusive of payment of all expences that may be incurred by reason of their said vessels breaking adrift and occasioning damage, subsequent to the precautionary orders of the Harbour Master being delivered on board.

ART. IV.-Transports entitled to carry Pendants will be always berthed by their own agent; and the Harbour Master will make application to the Senior Naval Of- ficer on the spot, respecting any movement connected with such transport that he may

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judge necessary for the general safety of the shipping in either of the said Ports.

ART. V.-All Seamen permitted to land from Transports or other merchant ships or vessels, on liberty, are to be furnished with Tickets of Leave, from the master or person in Charge of the vessel to which such sea- men may belong; but this regulation is not to be considered applicable to men who may come on shore, for a short time, on duty or business.

ART. VI. All Mails, Packets, Letters, &c. to the address of the Post Master, or other Public Functionaries, are to be deli- vered to the Harbour Master immediately

on the arrival of vessels in either of the said Ports.

ART. VII.-All masters or other persons

in chargé of vessels about to proceed to sea are to give notice thereof to the Harbour Master at least 24 hours before the time of intended departure; and it is hereby notifi- ed that no vessel will be allowed to depart, the master or other persons in charge of which shall not have previously paid any fines or expences, awarded or incurred for breaches of these regulations.

ART. VIII-It being obviously neces- sary, that all vessels should be furnished with some sort of Port Clearance, or certifi- cate of their being allowed to proceed on their intended voyages from the said Ports of Hongkong and Tinghai (Chusan), to obviate the risk of their being detained at sea, on account of informality, by any of Her Majesty's Ships which they may fall in with, it is further notified, that the Harbour Masters of the said Ports will henceforward furnish to all ships such Port Clearances, or certificates, agreeable to a form to be deposited in their offices, and will likewise at- test their manifests (duplicates whereof are to be left with the said Harbour Masters); and every vessel neglecting to obtain these Papers previous to her departure will do so at her own risk of being seized and detained. ART. IX.-All Passage Boats, Lorchas, or other small vessels, plying between Hong- kong and Macao or Canton, are required to make known their intended departure two hours before they start, by hoisting a Blue Peter.

ART. X.-Masters or other persons in charge of vessels, Boats, &c., will be ex- pected to conform to all ordinary Port Re- gulations, in addition to those herein specifi-

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Lead General de Hugh Gough G b. B

Siv

Government Hill

Hongking 7th March 1942.

I have the home to forward for Your Gratincog

information a copy of my letter N. 58 of this date

Maior General Burrell

locations to the

including

officus of

the

the allotment of

Garrison of Hongkong,

the Staff. As telling Engineers

I have the hond to

thigned) dney Pottingen Meray, H. Ms. Menipotentiary

True Copy

Michand Worman

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Maja

Jeneral Burell br.B.

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Government Hous

the March 181462.

The troops all having landed, or bang abut

to provide locations for

to do so, it becomes me

becomes mexstory

necessary

Energinensty

offers gratus (including the Heff. Artillery Cinginet) and which I think it is desirable should be early

the

done, as near the

the

different Barracks as the nature

I will admit

I terefore do myself the home to

of

grou

request

that

you.

will be

so good

as to direct that Lieutt

or offices

Enchitiating of the Engines (or any other office offend

совет

you may

wish to employ on the duty),

in communication with Captain

place himself in communi

کا

Mylies, the Granment Land office, who he ben instructed to point out the grounds that are available

in oder

that they may be lurveyed and marked off;

frouds should

should be. I

which letter process

Conceive, as

as

C.

as

in

тел

practicable, conducted; on the principles observed

Cantonments. laying out new Cantungutt in India I have further to bey that you will be

enough to notify in enters that offer

good

ding

Choules on

The

ord

Military

offices

locations

assigned to

them will only be allowed, in the event of their leaving

this station to sell the Nouns the

icers who may

the

erect to ther

they may succeed them (except in the improbable ('entonments being randmed) agreeable to the rule which allains on this point at all the Wildary Malins in India. It is superflerous for me to mand that more this rule not enforced, officers

emark evere

to this land after

come to this

whe come

спе о

Лит

Malies of

the Hasison might find themselves without any means

of obtaining

the

a residence within

barracks

a mins barracks.

any moderate distance

Copies of this lattic will be forevcided for the

letter

Lieut-General

information of H. C. Liut General Sir Hugh Tough G. 6.2. Lordshif the Governor General of India, and AM

Mis

Government

t

Pottinger

I have Vi (Signed) Henry Pottin

M. Mr Anipotentiory

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Copy

Michaut Wome

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Manch

Memorandum

27

116

04

I have read the Report of the Committee

ordered to inspect the Godown tately purchased.

Messrs Jardine Matheson &Co._

Mo

from Instead of the radical and expensive alterations which the Committee suggest, I think that the weakness which is shown to exist in the floring of the upper story might be effectually and - speedily remedied by building transverse Walls as thick as the present - Pillars under the cross Beams of the upper. Story, so as to divide the ground Floor into different _ divisions, all of which might be connected. by arched Door ways, and further that the stone Pillars that have been lately added _, might be carried. up from the. Floor of the upper story to the Cross Beams of the Roof, so as to afford -

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them

additional

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additional support... In doing what. I now point out - care should be lation. of course, to place or build the Walls and Pillars in. perfect. Contact with the. Beams, both above and below, and I do not see that the division of the ground Floor. into Compartments could be attended with any degree of inconvenience....- On the contrary, such. arrangement of the lower Godown. Strikes

me to

be

very desirable, and if

Ouchterlony concurs with

of the plan

an

Lieutenant...

concurs with me in the efficiency I have here sketched, I beg

that Major General Burrell will be so good

as

to give the necessary orders for its being -forthwith carried into effect, and

that an Estimate

may

be

furnished. In the meantime,

7

however

however, with the great object of

Saving. time, the Work should

progress

(Signed) Henry Pottinger-

overnment-House,

Hong tong, March 12th, 18/12.

(True

Copy)

Michand Worsham

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AT

Sir,

Iregret.

Government House

Houghtong, March 18th 1842

I regret to be obliged to forward to you two written. Complaints amongst a variety that

have reached me., selling forth. the riotous

and violent. Conduct of Parties of seamen and Soldiers on this Island; and Searnestly beg that

you

will be to good as to consider the best means to put an effectual stop

to these unmilitary and most_

disreputable outrages.

The

night. before last, on my

arrival from Mação, Ilanded at 8P.M.

Major General Burrell, C. B.

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in a violent storm of rain and wind == yet, øven. under those circumstances and - at that untimely hour., I was met in the Road between wharves designated. the

" Ducen's " and "Denti" by two parties of Soldiers, who (not recognizing the Gentlemen

me and myself.

myself in the

who where with.

dark: ) addressed insulting language. to us, and the Chinamen who were

& arrying

aan

*

lanterns in front of us; and I therefore. speat : from my own.

personal knowledge,

when. Jiay

- positive-

that__

the evil is urgent and demands

immediate and decided measures to

check it.

It has occurred to me

that

î

one

of the

first steps to be taken, is to establish

the firing of a morning and evening fun

at

at the hours of half past Tour, A. M. and half past . Seven . P.M.., and that orders

should be issued to allow no soldier to be

out of his Quarters, unless on duty, between those hours,

others that you may

or any

consider. better; To see this order. enforced-,

one or

two officers (as you may

deem

on

requisite :) should, I think, be brought . duty as "officers of the day" and that they should occupy Guard Rooms close to the Barracks, which I will direct to be built.

plan. meet with.

immediately, should this plan.

Your Concurrence..

that--you

I have further. to beg that you will be so good as to place-

-

place- three.

the

non-Commissioned Officers and ten men- (or thirteen. men from whom three of steadiest will be selected and promoted

to

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to local . non - Commissioned. Officers) at = the disposal of Captain. Caine, the chief Magistrate of this Seland, whom I have authorized to prepare three Comfortable. Police Stations at each. extreme and in the centre of the settlement with the most desirable object. of preserving the

the Public - peace and..

protecting the large, and hourly increasing

Population.

me

I am sure-

You will pardon

- for having offered any suggestions

of a purely Military nature in this

letter. My Sole view is to assist - Your_

ment

t in securing

judgement..

and should there be

that you

the desired end,

any

other mode

Conceive more likely

likely to do so,

than that which I have ventured to point

point out, I will most readily

in it.

concur

I intend to address Captain. Sir Thomas Herbert F.&. B. on the subject of this letter, and to propose. for his consideration. that a Marine. (Navy) Guard. shall do duty on shore, and be stationed in some centrical. position to render their aid to the Police of the Island.

PS.

I have to

(Signed :) Henry Pottinger.

Chief Superintendent. &c. Ve.

will do me

I beg that you favor to return the Enclosures.

(True Copy)

Ve.

the

(Signed) N. P.

Richard Mortam

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No 30

122

Sir,

Government. House, Hongthing

22nd March, 18/12

.

I beg to acknowledge the recipt of your. letter of the 16th Instant, and beg to inform You

that His Sucellency has no objection to Your obtaining the piece of ground. you - mention - for a Patent : Sip., provided it does not interfere with any previous arrangement- made by the Land Officer to whom you. must - apply. - His Rucellency desires me to mention that he some time Sanctioned

ago

a.

to Mr. Burn for.

given to Mr.

piece of ground being given.

to

the erection of a Patent _Slip, which

Christopher Tearon Esope

Macar

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I believe. is already ordene...

Share to

(Signed) G.

Secretary of Segation

A. Malcolm.

(True Copy)

Nichard Woosnam

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No 31

Sir

Government. House, Hongting

22. March, 10/12.

Iam directed by His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger to inform you, that you may point out to Mr. Stewart, a piece of ground, the. Government. House, where

7

near the

on

The may build a house for himself, but it is to be perfectly understood, that he is to give the house over to Government. quitting

their Service, Government of course posing

!

-paying him a fair value for it.

I have to.

Captain Mylius.

Yo

Vo.

Ve.

(Signed) G. A. Malcolm .

Secretary of Legation..

(True Copy)

Michard Wormam

125

Marin 22 1842

Memorandum.

126

It appears to me that the Regulation of the Roads, the allotment of all Locations and . the removal of all obstructions in the thoroughfares of any part of this Istand appertain Solely and exclusively to the office of and, that they in fact comprise the great.

(I.might.

almost.

say

Officer

the Land

entire ) objeel of his

appointment, nor can I at all see, · after

the most - careful - reflection, how that officer's

acting

as an

on.

-

the above principle

can be considered

interference, in the most remote

degree, with the jurisdiction or authority of the chief - Magistrate, whose important

functions relate to

the

suppression of Crime

of all kinds, the detection, trial and

punishment of all offenders, and to the

preservation

preservation of the public Peace : in one

word, to every thing that is comprehended_ under the duties of the police, and the_ well being of society.

The duties assigned - here to the Land- officer are discharged, at the different_ Presidences in India (and as far as my knowledge. cylinds) at all Her. Majesty's

extends) Estonies, by Her Majesty's Justices of Peace,

who have a Clerk and other subordinate-

officers under them to promulgate, and inforce their orders. their orders.

be the

em... to be

system..

Settlement. ere.

This will probably

to be adopted in this

long, but in the

time I can have hesitation in

no

me an.

giving

the Land Officer. express authority to

fulfill

those. Duties as described. at -

the commencement of this Memorandum.

127

As, however, it is not improbable but in the earliest . Stages of this Colony the chief Magistrate, may have given his expressed and tacit - sanction to the occupation, by the first. Sottlers, of spots of ground, which it is meither_ desirable. nor convenient that they should continue to occupy (now that Matters are attaining a regular and defined form. and that the rapid influx of population

a more

.

requires constant and great attention to its comfort and management : ) Ibog, that in all

Sbeg; such instances, the Land officer will make the

ements which he .. considers requisite in- arrangements concert with the Chief. Magistrate, and I feel.. assured that those officers will cordially unite- (where it may be necessary under this proviso to

so

do do ) in giving full effect to the tenor of this

Memorandum.

vernment House-,

As

ayhong...

March 22, 1842.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

(True Copy)

Richar Wormican

3:031

March 22nd 2.

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THE annexed Notification is published for general information,

By order,

J. Rob. Morrison. Acting Secretary and Treasurer. Hongkong 23d, March 1842.

NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency, Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., Her Britannic Magesty's Plenipotentiary &c. deems it expedient to intimate to all persons interested in the subject, that it is his intention to appoint, very shor tly, a committee, consisting of not less than three members, to investigate any claim that may yet be pending, regarding allotted locations of ground, of whatever description; and to finally define and mark off the limits of all locations that have yet been sold or granted upon any other terins.

The Committee will likewise definitively fix the direction, breadth, &c., &c, of the "Queen's" and all other existing public Roads, within the settlement; and will be empowered to order the immediate remo- val of any encroachments, that may be found to have been unauthorizedly made upon them, the expence of such removals being chargeable to the individuals, to whom the locations, in which they have been made, belong.

The Committee will further be instructed to turn its attention to the examination of the best points for laying down new lines of Roads, beyond those that have already been marked off, with a view of providing locations, to meet the demands for them that may be expected, from the rapidly increasing population of the Colony, both European and Native; aud any suggestions that individuals may wish to offer on this part of the Committee's proceedings will receive from it the fullest consideration; but it is, at the same time, expressly notified, that no purchases of ground by private persons, from the natives formerly or now in possession, will be recog- nised or confirmed, unless the previous sanction of the constituted authorities shall have been obtained, it being the basis of the footing on which the Island of Hongkong has been taken possession of, and is to be held pending the Queen's Royal and gracious Commands, that the proprietory of the soil is ves ted in, and appertains solely to, the crown.

On the same principle, the reclaiming of land, beyond bigh water mark; must be deemed an infringement on the Royalties of Her Majesty, and it is therefore positively probibited by any private persons.

God save the Queen of England. Dated at Hongkong, Government House, this 22d. day of March, 1842.

[Signed] HENRY POTTINGER,

True Copy] J. Rob. Morrison.

Acting Secretary and Treasurer.

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Sir

Government. House, Henghing,

March 26th, 18/12.

I am directed by His rucellency Sir Henry Pottinger to inform you;

no

that he has

objection to your residing at Chekohu, but- he cannot grant, you any Sand of or building as he has already granted me Location to

Mr. Shuch on this Island.

Ibeg

forwarded.

He Re

S. I. Roberts.

to return you the. Papors you

Iam Ve (Signed) G. A. Malcolm

(True Copy)

Michand Wormam

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NOTIFICATION.

WITH reference, to the Notification dated on the 22d. instant, the following Gentle- men are appointed a Committee, to carry into effect the objects therein described.

With the sanction Major Malcolm, of Major General Captain Meik, Burrell, C. B.

With the sanction

of Capt. Sir Thomas Herbert, K. C. B.

H. M's. 49th. Foot Lieut. Sargent R. WOOSNAM, Esq.

Mr. Pasco, 2d. Master of H. M's. Ship "Blenheim." Captain MYLIUS, Land Officer, will attend the Committee for the purpose of giving effect to its Proceedings, by laying

down the necessary Land marks, Bound- aries, Roads, &c. &c.

The Committee will report to Govern- ment, any cases in which they are of opinion, that the Native Chinese should

be remunerated for ground, which was in their possession, previous to the occupation of the Island by Her Majesty's Forces, and which may have been appropriated; as well as the amount of remuneration.

The Committee will select the most eligible spots for Public Landing Places: will define the limits of the Cantonments, or Locations for officers, near the differ- ent Barracks: will likewise fix the extent of ground to be reserved for the Naval Depôt, and for Dock yards, including spots for one or more Patent Slips, which it is understood are likely to be erected by Companies or Individuals.

It being the intention of Government to form a watering Place for the Ship- ping hereafter, the Committee will select the most eligible spot with a running stream of good water for that purpose.

Dated at Hongkong, Government House, this 29th, day of March 1842.

HENRY POTTINGER,

Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, &c.

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My Lord

Government House, Marghing, March 28th, 1842.

Shave the honor to forward for

the notice and Commands of

Her

Majesty's Government, copies of Letters between certain of

which have passed

regarding

Her Majesty's Subjects and myself-

the erection of a

this Settlement.

Church in

I trust that the answer Shave

afforded to those Gentlemen, will meet

with Your Lordship's approval.

Pught Honorable,

The Earl of Aberdeen,

to.

te. He.

Shave &c.

(Signed) Harry Pollinger. Chief Superintendent. (True (oby)-

Richard Worth we

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ntlemen...

Government. House, Honghong, March 28th, 1842.

mot

In reply to your letter of the 21th bad!

that. Sentirely

I have the honor to assure you -

concur in the

d to

conveyed

-general with which you

regarding

to me.

a

have

church on this

Island, and that I have already directed. the most eligible Location that offers for the site of a place of worship ., to be selected. and set- apart., with a view to the erection of

one.

I think - however, that it is advisable

to defer Commencing the Building or incurring.

any expence about it until I shall be honored

Meft!! Matheson, Leslie, &e.., ve Мере

with

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with. the Commands of Her Majesty's

nment as to the footing.

Governm

footing on which this

Island - is to be considered... and which I may

now expert in a short time.

very

In the mean

time, I see no sort of

ofjection to your putting.

to your putting about a private

subscription. List to which I shall have

much pleasure in contributing and I will undertatie, on behalf of Her Majestyr Government, to come

forward with a

sum equal to the total amount.

that may

be contributed by Individuals

in the event - of Hongtong becoming a permanent - British Colony.

Ican have

no

doubt but. Hcr

a.

Majesty's Government, will in that event

reappoint a Colonial. Chaplain and with the object of accelerating that arrangement.

letter, and

I will transmit. Copies of your this reply, to Her Majestys Principal. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, by the first opportunity

I have Ac.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

(True Copy)

Nishaw Wormam

N4

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NOTIFICATION.

The publication of the Hongkong Ga- zette ander the authority of Government, will be discontinued from his data: but

ublic orders and notifications appearing in The Friend of China and Nongkong Ga- zette," with the signatures of duly autho- rized Functionaries of the Government) are still to be considered as official.

By_order

J. Robt: MorNson, Acting Secretary and Treasurer.

Hongkong, March, 23rd. 1842

PROCLAMATION.

WITH the desirable object of preventing Disputes and laying down some defined Sys- tem regarding the Circulating Medium in this Settlement, his Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart, Her Majesty's Plenipoten- tiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, is pleased to promulgate the follorving brief Rules, which are to be considered applicable to all common Bazaar Purchases and Barter, Hire, &c. &c. but not to interfere with, or affect what may be termed Mercantile Transactions; and are to be in force on the Island of Hongkong, pending the Gra- cious Pleasure of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain.

1st. THE following Coins are to be deem- ed Legal Tenders:- Spanish, Mexi- can, and other Dollars, and their com- ponent Parts. Conpany's Rupees and their component Parts "Cash", or the Copper coin current in China.

2nd. DOLLARS of whatever denomination or

device, and whether whole or chop- ped, are to circulate at par with reference to each other, always pro- viding that they be of the proper, weight and Standard.

3rd. Two and one Quarter Company's Rupees shall be considered equal to one Dollar.

ONE Rupee and two Annas (or half a quarter) equal to half a Dol- lar and half a Rupee and one anna (or Nine annas) equal to one quar- ter of a Dollar.

4th. TWELVE hundred Cash (1200) (cop- per Coin) shall be equal to one

Dollar.

SIX hundred (600) to half a Dollar. THREE hundred (300) to one Quar- ter of a Dollar.

FIVE hundred and thirty three (533) to one Company's Rupee.

Two hundred and sixty six (266) to half a Rupee.

ONE hundred and thirty-three (133) te one Quarter of a Rupee.

5th. ANY other Coins whether British or Foreign, not enumerated in the pre- ceding Rules, are not to be deemed a legal Tender, but they can of course be sold, or otherwise bartered in the Bazaar, according to their intrinsic value.

6th. CASH" (Copper Coin) at the rate laid

down in the 4th. Rule, will be sold to any individual requiring it in sums of not less thon Fifty Dollars, on application to the Treasurer and Secretary to her Britannic Masjes- ty's Superintendents of Trade &c.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Dated at Hongkong, Government-House, this 29th. Day of March, 1842.

(SIGNED) HENRY POTTINGER Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China.

BY ORDER.

CHAS. E. STEWART.

Assistant Secretary and Treasurer.

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Sir,

In reply to your

140

Macao, 6th April., 184 2.

letter of the 14 Instant to the

address of His Excelleneg Sir Henry Pottinger, Bark =

I am directed to inform you,

for ground at Honghong

that - no applications

Honghing can be registered, until. Instrications as to the terms on which further lots

Her

are to be granted, shall be received from Majesty's Government, when due nôtier will be

given..

In the meanwhile Your letter will be- placed on record as showing the location.

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desire.

Mr. Scott, reope

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(ique) . R. Morrison.

Acting Secretary & Treasurer.

(True Copy)

Michaud Wornam

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My Lord-

Government. Howete, Honghong,

April 16th, 18112,

I have the honor to cnclose two_

Memorandumes, of Fire. Engines and Surveying, Instruments, which are much required for the use

of this selllement, in the hope that should they be available in store at Calcutta, Your Lordship - will be so good as to order. them to be issued.

on account. of Her Majesty's

Government; and forwarded to 4.B. Johnston. Saqpe, &c., by the first opportunity

ght

Honorable....

I have Ve.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger, Chic . Superintendent

"And Slembrough..

tc.

'True {ppy

Xc.

Michard Woosnam

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Memorandum of Fire Engines required for. the use of the Settlement of Mongting

Two Fire.

Engines with. Nose, Buckets,

Two Fo

J.

4o. &:mplete of a large size.. medium. Size....

I wo

Jo

yo

Small Size

Hongthing, Government House, April 16th, 18112.

(Signed) G. A Makerla Searetary of Legation

(True (opp)

Michard Woosnam

List of Instruments required for the Land Officer's Department. al. Honghong.

Hongtrong, 16th April, 184.2.

Two Prismatic compasses.

Twr Protractors

Two Perambulators

145

Two Tape

measures in Boues

One Gunters Brass Chain -

One Standard Chain . 50 @ bb feel.

Two Proportional - Compasses

One Mountain. Barometer.

Onc Plane Table

Two Cases of Mathematical - Instruments.

The whole of the above to be of the best-

quality procurable

(Signed) G. M. Sargent

Murveyor-

(True Copy)

(Signed) G. A. Malcolm

We.

Secretary ofLegation (Rue Copy)

Michaud Worman

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MR. EDWARD GLASTOT REYNOLDS is ap- pointed to be assistant to the Land officer from this date.

By Order,

J. Robt: Morrison,

Acting Secretary and Treasurer. Hongkong, Government House

16th April, 1842.

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MR. ROBERT Edwards, having been ap- pointed to take charge of the Post Office at Hongkong; the following regulations are published for his guidance, and for general information.

ALL mails upon arrival, are to be deliv- ered to the Harbour Master, who will have them conveyed to the Post office.

NOTICE of the intended time for closing any mail, is to be given to the Harbour Mas- ter, who will make the necessary arrange- ment for having it taken on board ship.

THE Harbour Master is to give informa- tion to MR. EDWARDS, of the arrivals sail- ings and general movements of the vessels in Port, who will cause-anotice of the same to be exposed at the Post office: a general delivery of letters to take place at least once in every twenty four hours.

ALL Government letters are to be for- warded immediately on arrival.

THE office to be kept open and attended from 8 o clock A. M. till 8 P. M. on week- days and from 8. to 10. A. M. and from 3 to 5 P. M. on Sunday. For the present no charge of any discription is to be made on Letters or Parcels. (By order)

J. Robt: Morrison,

Acting Secretary and Treasurer.

Hongkong 15th. April 1842.

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Sie..

Government. House, Henghong, 186 April 4, 1842

With reference to your appointment to the

sharge of the Post-Office-

on

this Island, I have

to you a Paper of

• Paper of Instructions

to forward to

now to

(which will also be published in the Honghong

that you

Gazette.), and to request that. to the Charge intrusted to you,

will attend

in accordance.

with the regulations therin contained.

Iam directed also to enclose copies of two letters that have - passed between the Head of this Gomnment, and the Deputy Adjudant-General of the Expeditionary

Mr. Robert Edwards.

charge of the Post Office

in

Anghong.

Inee

151

will, in

Force; and to desire that you conformity with the arrangement therein -made forward all mails specially addresind to the Land Force to the Military Post- Office. established under the orders of Major General Burrell, C. B., Commanding the division of the Force. in this

this place..

PS.

Iam Ve. (Signed) I. R. Morrison

Acting. Scoretary Freasurer

to

I should add., that (agreeable.. the verbal arrangement already made with You ) will receive monthly,

application at this office, the

You.).

sum

Yo

of

on

One Hundred Dollars

For

charge...

($100) - to be accounted for.

Your self- as in. The of the Post - Office.

For

assisting

clerk and

For Coolies to distribute letters

as under

$50.

50.

Signed; S. R. M..

(True Copy)

Michan Norman

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Sir,

152

Menghiing, 21th April, 1869

Hongtong,

I am instructed to draw your

attention to the

Regulations ofor the quidance of the Gentleman.

in

charge of the. Post-office, published __ in the " Friend of China and "Hongting Gazette. "

that you

of this day's date ; and to request that will afford whatever assistance it may

lie

in Your power to give, in order to render_ those. Regulations effective

I have to.

Signed) I. R. Morrison. Acting Secretary 4 Treasurer

Lieut. M. Pedder, R. N.

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Henghong,

Government.

21th April., 18/12.

overnment - House

Sir.

for a

I have the honor to acknowledge. the receipt

of your lotter. of the 19th Instant, and am. dirveted. by His Rycellency to inform you that the charge

a boat at Wellett's Island will come. under the Military contingencies, and, therefore, must be paid out of the Military chest..

I have de.

(Signed) G. A. Malcolm, Secretary of Legation.

Major General Burrell, C. B.

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Nichard Woman

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No 50.

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Gentlemen,

receive

-Your

Government. House

Hongbing, April 232, 1862.

I have this day had the honor to

letter. of the

of the 19th Instant and

in reply have to request that you will proesed

to make provision, in such situations as you

think most eligible, for the location of the Chinese_ who are anxious to settle in Honghing

The

- proposed - rupense of six Hundred Gollars for Watering Places is also sanctioned and will be charged in the Land-Officers

accounts.

Major - Malcolm,

and the Members of the

-

Committee of Land, Roads, 40

-

I hope very shortly to receive- Instructions applicable to both. Foreign-

and Native Settlers on this Island_ and the purport of them will be.

immediately communicated for your. guidance. Shave to

(Siqui?) Henry Pottinger. Chief Superintendent.

(True Copy)

Michard Woornam

157

PROCLAMATION.

A

THE letter, of which a Copy is hereunto annexed, having been addressed to me by the Mercantile Firms who have signed it, on behalf of themselves and others, I do hereby direct and proclaim, in conformity with their application, that, pending_the Gracious pleasure of the Queen of Eng- land, the Mexican and other Republican Dollars shall be taken as, and consider- ed to be, the standard in all Government and Mercantile Transactions at Hongkong, and other Places in China, in the occupa- tion of her Majesty's Forces, unless at; the time of such Transactions taking place, it should be expressly specified to the con- trary.

AND I do further announce, that the pres- ent Proclamation is not to be taken in any way or shape as affecting the Provis ions of the one which I promulgated on the twenty ninth day of last month rela- tive to the Circulating Medium on the Island of Hongkong.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. DATED at Hongkong, Government House,

this 27th, day of April 1842.

(Signed) HENRY POTTINGER.

BY ORDER.

Sir,

J. Robt: Morrison,

Acting Secretary and Treasurer.

To His Excellency

Sir Henry l'ottinger Bart:

&c. &c. &c.

With reference to the existing scarcity of the Spanish Pillar Dollar, and the cer- tain further diminution of that Currency in consequence of the Coinage having ceased. We beg leave to suggest to Your Excellency the eligibility of making the Mexican, and other Republican Dollars, the Standard in all Government and Mercantile transactions at Hongkong or other places in China in the occupation of Her Majesty's Forces.

It is the general wish of the Mercantile Community in China to adopt the Repub- lican Dollar as the general Standard of value, as soon as circumstances may admit of their doing so; but they are clearly of opinion that some time must elapse before the Chinese will be brought to abolish the distinction between the different Coins, and in the meantime they-conceive an early public intimation from Government to the effect suggested would tend to accelerate and facilitate the measure.

Sir,

Your most obedient Servants

(Signed) Jardine, Matheson &c.

Dent & Co.

Macao 4th

April 1842.

Fergusson, Leighton & Co.

Macvicar & Co.

(True Copy)

J. Robt. Morrison.

Acting Secretary and Treasurer.

158

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160

NOTICE.

ANY Persons having Representations to lay before the Land Committee, are hereby requested to send in written state- ments of their cases without delay, else they will not be taken into consideration.

BY ORDER.

Hongkong,

Geo: F. Mylius.

Land Office,

Land Officer.

April 27th. 1842.

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No. 56.

162

Sir,

Government. House HongHong, April 30th, 1842.

I am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger

to

acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this date, and to acquaint you.

that His rucelleney

does not, at present, feel himself. at liberty to accede to the proposal you

have made, that the

Marine. Lots adjoining the. Hill. allolled for. the seamons Hospital should be made over to the Trustees of that Institution; but he will

that :

have satisfaction in recommending.

arrangement.

to Her Majesty's Government,

and in the mean time- should any of the

Young

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TO

said:

Laid - lots be granted - (of which there is a probability) it will be with the express understanding that the Rent of them. shall hereafter be payable to the Trustees in the event of Her Majesty being graciously pleased to approve of that being done.

I have to. (Signe's ) S. Robt Morrison

Acting Secretary & Treasurer.

(True Copy)

Michano Morman

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No 57

Government House, Honghong, 30th April, 18112.

I have to acknowlege the receipt of your

letter

of this day's date, and in reply Iam directed to

that His Sucellency Sir Henry Pottinger.

inform you

is pleased to sanction your application,

-

that

a

You may be permitted _ to entertain daily gang of 70 Corties for the repair of the Road to Tytam, and to line with stone the channels of all drains that may require that precaution.

(Signed) ~

I have &c.

J. Robt. Morrison

Acting Secretary & Treasurer

Captain G. F. Mylius,

Land officer.

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NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., having been pleased to increase, in some respects, the powers and authority originally granted to the Chief and Marine Magistrate, respectively, the Warrants of those Officers have been revised and modi- fied, and in their new form are now publish- ed for general information.

By order,

J. Robt. Morrison. Acting Secretury and Treasurer.

' Government House.

Hongkong, 30th April, 1842.

CHIEF MAGISTRATE'S

WARRANT.

166

any regulations to be the issued from time to time by this Government according to the customs and usages of British Police Law.

AND I do hereby authorize you, for the police purposes herein before specified to arrest, detain, discharge and punish such offenders according to the principles, and practice of General British Police Law and to inflict on any such offender corporal punishment, to the extent of thirty six strokes or lashes, when you may consider that mode of punishment called for by, and appropiate to, the offence.

AND all persons subject to the mutiny act, or the general law for the Government of the Fleet, found committing police or other offences, shall be handed over to their proper military superior for punishment.

AND I do further authorize and require you, to detain in safe custody any persons whatever found committing within the Go- vernment of Hongkong, crines and offences amounting to felony, according to the laws of England; forthwith reporting your pro- ceedingstherein and the grounds thereof, to the head of the Government for the time being.

By his Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart, her Majesty's Minister Plenipoten- tiary, Envoy Extraordinary, and Chief Superintendant of the Trade of British Subjects in China, charged with the Government of the Island of Hongkong.

Pending her Majesty's further pleasure, I do hereby constitute and appoint you, William Caine Esquire, brevet Major, and Captain in Her Majesty's 26th. (or Čamero-

AND 1 further authorize and require you nian) Regiment of Infantry, to be Chief to investigate and summarily to decide all Magistrate of the Island of Hongkong and claims for debts, not exceeding the sum of its dependencies: and I do hereby empow- Fifty Dollars, or one hundred and twenty er and require you to exercise authority, five Rupees, that may be brought before according to the laws, customs, and usa-

thereof.

ges of China as near as may be (every de- you: and further to investigate when so brought to your notice, either claims for scription of torture excepted) for the preser-debts, beyond that sum and not exceeding vation of the peace and the protection of life and property of all the native inhabitants Two hundred Dollars, or Five hundred Ru- on the said Island, the shores and harbours pees, but referring in all cases, such larger claims to the head of the Government for the time being, for instruction. And I And I do further authorize and require further require you, as often as you may you, in any case where the crime, according deem it neccessary to confine debtors, with to Chinese laws, shall involve punishments the view of enforcing your awards, imme- of such severity as are included in the annexed scale, to remit the case for the judg-diately and specially to report such decision head for the time being of the Go- gement of the head of the Government for to the head for the time being of the Go- the time being.

SCALE

Imprisonment) with or without hard labor) for more than Six-months.

Penalties exceeding 400 Dollars. Corporal punishment exceeding

Strokes or lashes.-

Capital punishments.

100

And I do further require you, in all cases followed by sentence or infliction of punish- ment to keep a record, containing a brief statement of the case, and copy of the sen-

tence.

vernment.

AND for all your lawful proceedings in the premises, this warrant shall be your suffici- ent protection and authority.

GIVEN under my hand and seal of Office at Hongkong, this twenty-fifth day of April in the year 1842.

SIGNED

HENRY POTTINGER

By the Chief Superintendant '&c. Charged with the Government.

SIGNED

J. Robt: Morrison

Acting Secretary and Treasurer. MARINE MAGISTRATE'S

WARRANT.

Pending her Majesty's further pleasure, I do hereby constitute and appiont you,

And I further authorize and require you to exércise Magisterial and police Autho- rity over all persons whatever (other than natives of China dwelling on the Island, or persons subject to the Mutiny Act or to the William Pedder, Esquire, Lieutenant in General law for the Government of the her Majesty's Royal Navy, to be Marine fleet), who shall be found committing brea- Magistrate of the Island of Hongkong and its dependencies:-And I hereby emporwer ches of the peace on shore in any part or dependency of this Island, or breaches of and require you, to exercise anthority, agreeably to the Regulations from time to

:

[time issued by the head of the Government over all persons other than those subject to the mutiny act, or to the General law,for the Government of the fleet, resorting to or abiding in the Harbors of the said Island.

And I further authorize and require you to exercise Magisterial and police authority over any persons other than those herein be- fore described, who shall be found commit- ting breaches of the peace in any of the Harbors of this Island, or breaches of any Regulations issued from time to time by this Government, according to the cus- toms and usages of general British Police Law.

And I do hereby authorize you, for the police purposes herein before specified, to arrest, detain, discharge, and punish, such Offenders, according to the principles and practice of general British Police Law requiring you, however, in any case when the crime shall involve punishment of such degrees of severity as are included in the annexed scale, to remit the case for the judgement of the head of this Govern- ment for the time being.

SCALE.

Imprisonment (with or without hard la- bor) for more than one calendarmonth.

Penalties exceeding $400. Corporal punishment exceeding thirty-six strokes or lashes. Capital punishment.

AND I do futher require you, in all cases followed by Sentence or infliction of pun- ishment, to keep a Record containing a brief statement of the case, and copy of the

sentence.

ALL persons, subject to the mutiny act, or the general law for the government of the fleet, found committing police or other offences, shall be handed over to their proper Naval or Military superiors for punishment. AND I do further authorize and require you to detain in safe custody any person whatever, found committing within the Har- bours and waters appertaining to the Go- vernment of Hongkong, crimes and offences amounting to felony, according to the laws of England; forthwith reporting your proceedings herein, and the grounds thereof, to the head of the Government for the time being.

AND I further authorize and require you to investigate, and summarily to decide, all claims for debts, not exceeding the sum of Fifty Dollars, or one hundred and twen- ty five Rupees, that may be brought before you and further to investigate, when so brought to your notice other, claims for debts, beyond that sum, and not exceeding Two hundred Dollars, or Five hundred Ru- pees, but referring, in all cases, such lar- ger claims to the head of the Government for the time being, for instruction. And I further require you, as often as you may deem it neccessary to confine debtors, with the view of enforcing your awards, imme- diately and specially to report such deci- sion to the head for the time being of the Government. And for all your lawful pro- ceedings in the premises, this warrant shall be your sufficient protection and authority. GIVEN under my hand and seal of Office at Hongkong, this Twenty-fifth day of April in the year 1842.

SIGNED

HENRY POTTINGER By the Chief Superintendent &c. Charged with the Government.

SIGNED

J. Robt: Morrison

Acting Secretary and Treasurer.

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N. 58.

168

Sir

Government. House, Henghing, May 22, 1812.

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of

Your letter of the 14t Instant, which I laid before His Excellency Sir. Henry Pottinger. who has desired - me to inform you,

that he fully approves of Ordnance. More, and begs

Your erecting.

that

you

will.

an

give

orders for the..

Commencement of the Work with as little.

delay as possible

I have to

(Signed) G. A. Maloom Secretary of Legation

Major General Burrell, 0.8...

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Yo.

C.

Vc.

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Michand Worsham

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No. 59.

170

Sir,

Government. Houte, Henghong, May 22, 18112.

bey to acknowledge. the recipt of your letter of the 1th Instant, and beg to inform | You, that His Excelleney Sir Henry Pottinger. approves of the plan for a Magazine,

and begs that you will order. it to be

carried into execution as soon as

I have to.

1 possible.

(Signed) G. A. Malcolm

Secretary of Legation

Major General Burrell, C. B

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171

NOTIFICATION.

WITH a view to the prevention of future misun- derstanding and difficulties, His Excellency, Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart, is pleased to direct, that no Sales of land are to be made by the holders of Grants, to other parties, except with the knowledge of the Land Officer : be and that any Sales that may have been made, or may made in future, unless registered in the Land Office, shall be held to be invalid.

PURCHASERS of grants from the individuals before holding them are to understand distinctly, that they will come under the same liabilities to Government as the parties from whom they purchase.

BY ORDER,

Land Office, Hongkong,

2d May, 1342.

Geo, F. Mylius,

Land Officer.

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No. 60.

173

Sir,

Government House, Honghong,

3?

52 May,

18/12.

I have the honor to acknowledge your letter

of yesterday's date, transmilling a Statement of

the expenditure of the last sum of $5,000

hands to defray the expences of

placed in.

your

your office, and making

a new

draft for $5.000.

In reply, I have to observe, that the chief

items of expenditure shown in the statement.

you.

have transmitted are,

, for advances on

account of works for the exention of which

contracts have been entered into, and for

of

payment. of

Bills which are,

Captain. Mylius,

Land... Officer.

or

should be

rendered

rendered at stated regular periods; and

that it will be more convenient that such

him at all times

payments should be made directly by the_ Freasurer, thereby Heeping sognizant of the expenditure, than that they should continue to be paid by your - office. It will therefore, in future be unnecessary for you to pay direelly any other than the sums due from day to day

for

hire.

of

Coolies, or for the minor and...._.

Casual - expences of your Office ... and on

No.

RECOMENDATION FOR ADVANCE ON ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

174

AMOUNT

SPECIFICATION OF WORK.

AMT. OF CONTRACT.

STATE OF WORK.

ALREADY ADVANCED.

ADVANCE

RECOMMENDED.

this

HONGKONG

Approved

account . I have reduced your draft - to $1,000, which I have paid into the hands of your Cashier.

I enclose a form of "Rocommendation.

for

advances to Contractors which it

may

be well that

dopt, in send

sending

you

should

such Contractors

to

Sir,

To

Please to pay the above mentioned advance of

to

The Secretary and Treasurer

Contractor for the Work Specified

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG,

[Printed at the Office of the FRIENd of China.]

:

L.

1740

175

to the Treasurer to receive what advances

it may be necessary

to make to them.

I have to.

(Signed) S. Rott Morrison. Acting Secretary & Treasurer,

(True Copy)

LIC RECORD OF

Michard Woomam

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N61.

176

Sir

ernment. House, Honghong

Government.

May 6th, 1842.

I am directed by Sir Henry Pollinger

acknowledge

the

to

letter of the

receipt of your.

the subject of

soth of the last month, on

further Locations being granted_for

"

the

support of the Morrison Education" and Medical Missionary - Societies, and to

that although His-

acquaint you,

Excellency sees the

sees the advantage of the

arrangement. You propose, and will in

J. M. Morrison Ragle.

Scoretary to the "Morrison

Education :" and Medical_

Missionary : Societies

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tc.

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due.

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as

due time recommend its adoption, yet, in the present state of uncertainty to the intentions of Her Majesty's Government with regard to Hongtrong, he does not feel himself at liberty

any definitive orders on the subject.

issue

I have to.

to

(Signed) G. A. Malcolm,

Secretary of Segation

(True Copy)

Michard Woosnamn

177

32

N: 62.

178

Government Honte, Honghing, 7th May, 18/12.

Sir.

In

reply to your

Letter of the 30th of last

tof

month. to the address of Mr. Johnston, giving

cover to an a

assistant,

am

application from Mr. Lena ., your an increase of Salary, -

for with. regras,

to you

- I

or _, directed to Communicate

the decision of Sir. Henry Pottinger,

that that application must til over till. such time as His Excellency shall

receive - Instructions from

overnment...

His Excelleney

Lieut Pedder, B. N.

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tc.

the Home

Commands me

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to add, that it is to be borne in mind,

that, while

even..

your

own

appointment

remains to be sanctioned by Her Majesty's Government, the rupences of Your Department must not be increased, though it be admitted they may afterwards require revision.

I have &c.

(Signed) I. Robt Morrison Acting Secretary 4 Treasure

(True (oxy.)

Richard Woomam

179

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180

Government. House

Mon.

Fong, May 9th, 1841.2

Sin

I have the honor to inform. You, that - Their Incellencies the Naval and Military Commanders-in-Chief have sent down to this Place certain. Persons who are to be confined -

as

State (that is Political. ) Prisoners, pending Instructions from Her Majesty's Gournment, and I request you

will be pleased to

instruct - the chief - Magistrate acendingly.

Should there not be room in

the Jail, I see no objection to their

to

being topt in the stocks (being allowed. 4. R. Johnston... heope

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tc.

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to more about during

Guard) until an

a

the day under

apartment of

sufficient strength and size can be

built to hold them..

(Signed)

I have &c.

Henry Pottinger Chief. Superintendent. Se

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Richard Woomam

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No b5

182

Government House, Honghing. May 19th, 1942.

In acknowledging your settler of the 22

Schedule of your

Instant, inclosing a

Establishment, in the complete - form - which

you

think

necoltary

to render. it efficient,

and requesting that you may be allowed

to charge . the. pay of your comprador,

Cashier, in the accounts which

you

now to render., _ I am instructed to

or.

have

.

inform you, that the pay of $15 a month for a Cashier has received _ the Sanction of Sir. Henry Pollinger

Captain Myticis

Land Officer...

and is

T

to be charged. by you. from the. It of

October lust; but that the various other.

details

7

the Schedule which

His

you propose

must await _. It is Excellency's further...

Consideration-

I have ve.

(Signed) I. R. Morrison.

Acting Secretary S Treasurer

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Copy

Richard Woossiam

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184

No. 67.

Sir,

Government House, Honything,

9th May, 1842.

two Sellers of date

our two

the

With reference to

a your the 7th Instant in which you request. Sanction of Sir Henry Pottinger to your concluding Contracts for the completion of the line. of Road - Spom the tower Bazaar to Navy - Bay, for the total amount of ($5000) Five thousand Dollars, - and desiring Instructions for your guidance, in regard to the repairs of roads, drains, bridges, I am directed by His Excellency to communicate to you the following

Captain. Mylius

Land Officer

Ve.

answers

an

*

***

and Instructions.

The expence of Five thousand- Docturs, for the proposed completion of the line of Read, is sanctioned. Sir Henry Pottinger Commands me to add, that

he trusts he need not impress

on the Land

offices the moessity for a vigilant superintendence over the contractors, and

more

especially in the construction of bridges and drains, upon which the officiency of the whole road will "depend...

All charges to be incurred in repairs of the roads, bridges, and drains, His Excellency thinks it desirable to

make estimates of, and to submit the same. for sanction. That is the

185

practice in. India, and it is, for many obvious reasons, advisable to introduce

the same

System.

here.

I have de.

(Signed) S. R. Morrison.

Acting Secretary & Treasurer.

· Five Copy

Richard Wroman

practice.

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Jabe.

186

Government. House, Monghiang, 9th May, 18/67

1842.

liz

In answer to

Your

letter of this day's date,

Assistant Mr.

inclosing one from your.

over.

lo

that...

Reynolds, I am instructed by Sir. Honry Pottinger to direct, that the Poney alluded to by Mr. Reynolds be made Gentleman from the 1th of the present - month, and that He be Authorized to charge an additional sum of $10, under -the Head of Horse_ Allowance", from.

that date.

I have de.

(Signed) S. R. Morrison.

Acting Secretary & Treasurer.

Captain Mylius. (Tone (py.)

Land- Officer

Michard Woomam

161

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THE appointments of Land Officer, Surveyor, and Acting Colonial Surgeon at Hongkong, are, under Instruction from Her Majesty's Government, to cease from the 31st of the current month.

THE arrangements to be continued for the discharge of the duties hitherto per- formed by the Land Officer will be notified in due time.

By order,

Chas. E. Stewart. Assistant Secretary and Treasurer.

Government House.

Hongkong, 17th May, 1842.

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190

My Lord,

I have

Government Houk, Hongkong,

20th 1842. May 20

already in my

letter as Sluipon

= tentewry, N. 24 of the 14th Instant, had the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's Despatch N°4 of the 31th of January 1842, regarding the Island of Hongkong; and Instinations to the reached me at the same instant

same

effect reached

from the Governor-General of Indias

"I was then at Magas, to which

Settlement I had

gone for a few days to make some arrangements preparatory to my going

the Northward to

to join

to

the Expedition, and

Re. Right Honorable

The Earl of Aberdeen, K. J.,

te-

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te.

on

191

on

that

h

my

return here on the 16th Instant, I found Major General Burrell had likewise received

Copy of the ardors (transmitted _ by Lord. Monborough.

to provide. for my not being on the Spot ) for the

immediate suspension of all Works of formanent character further, that

aring

on

a

this Island, and

bren

to some other official letters (I belive from dagland) having from_ addrefed to General Burrell as "Governor of Hongthong, that officer had ken led

that it was intended that he

to

been

imagine should take charge of this Settlement in

that capacity.

After giving the matter the most

mature and unbiased

d.

consideration I

came to the resolution shown in the

accompanying

Memorandum, and sent

the

the Secretary of Legation off to Major General Burrell (who continues to reside with his personal Staff on board the Moira Transfot) to make it known to the Major-General,

who it was

satisfactory

to me to learn had previously taken a Similar view

of the

question, so far as the Military Buildings concerned, and had actually written a.. later to that effect which cresach Major

crossed to the Ship.

Malcolm on

his

way

I intend, at the earliest possible period,

to submit to Your Lordship

wen

a detailed account

of what has been done on this Island, and to which I have casually adverted in

recent Despatches. The only

some of my stop that I could perhaps have avoided was the removal of the Chief Superintendentes

Establishments

:

192

-Establishments from Macao to this Place, but

I may declare that even

me

that was

by the extraordinary and, as

unparalleled progress

on

forced I believe,

which this Settlement

had made under the arrangements which

I found in force on my

arrival in China, sided by subsequent Proscedings which Mr Johnston, the Deputy Suferintendent, had

letter

adopted, and regarding which I expressed sentiments in the accompanying N. 20 of the 20t offanuary last. A copy

my

of this letter has ab

already

Астру

been sent to

Your Lordship with

my sespatch No24 of the 7th of Fehmary, but I again transmit

Lihuary. one to facilitate reference.

I trust that Her Majesty's Government will have already collected from the whole

tenor

tenor of my Correspondence, that I had no

predilection for raising Honghong,

or at

any

4

British fotony

at

other Place in China.

My sole and undivided

to act in such

object

has been

a manner as to compel

the Chinese Government to an early and honorable Peace, and to thereby fulfil

the trust that has been

in me

reposed for the best interests of my Country . I found when I arrived in China, that it was even

with

then impossible, supposing it had accorded.

my first impressions, to set aside all that Captain Elliot had done regarding Houghing. I found that the Lieutenant General Commanding the Land Forces had_ pointed out and recommended_ extensive and_, I still think,

very

judicious

judicions improvements

His Exalteney

on the Island; that

had also, in concert with

my Predecessor, placed the responsibility

expence of those measured

and

a Fort

ΟΥ

(including

Field Work and Barracks

on

the opposite Mainland) on the Civil Government; and although I ventured, for

ligned in some

of the

the reasons I assigned

Enclosures to

my

Despatch N. 13 of the

13th of November 1841, to Lord Palmerston's address, to dissent from, and set aside, the last described proposal, I felt it to

duty to give effect,

ве

far

my

as

the

obvious

as

I could, to all the remainder

Lieutenant General's directions Lieutenant-General's

I would respectfully call Your Lordship's particular attention to these points

because

193

because I have observed in a despatch addrefsed

Stanley, under

by Sir Hugh Gough to Lord. Stanby hate the 18th of last month;

a remark

respecting Houshing that I fear might hereafter, if unnoticed, give rise to

ition that I had exceeded His

supposition

Excellency's intentions and wishes.

I have, as Your Lordship will provive.

by the accompanying Notification, already abolished the three offices of Land. Officer, Surveyor,

I have been

and Acting Colonial Surgeon; and devring the two past days recupied with a most careful revision of the Establishments to be continued on this Island, both as the residence of Saperintendents of trade and as an Militay Settlement, pending the receipt of further

the

Instructions

194

Instructions

from

to whom I trust

Her

Majcely's Government, Your Lordship will see

Confirmation of the

fit to recommend a Establishments as now submitted.

Your Lordship will have likewise perecived from the Enclosures to

as

my Despatches the 7th of February,

Plenipotentiory 1.5 of the 7th of

and N:10 of the 8th of March, that ! had seen the necessity, immediately-

arrival from the Northward,

after my of altering

the whole

system

tem under

Barracks and

of

which the erection

other Military Buildings had been provided for by the joint instructions of Sir Hugh Gough and haftain Mist.

System

That

into, during

I had not time to inquire the few hours I was at this

Place

Place in August 1841, and unfortunately the to it were not pointedly brought

objections to it were

objections

to my

my

notice, whilst the tardy

the tardy and irregular

Communication which took place for some

mouths after the Expedition sailed to the Northward prevented

me

from rectifying what

arrangement

I now conceive to have been

contrary

an

to the usual practice in India

[to which alone my experience extends) and

which has,

as

I stated in

my

letter to Major-

General Burrell of the 7th of February (a

few days after my

Her.

last arrival ) subjected

Majesty's Government to

Government to an mormous

Expence for the Hire of Transports. In

demonstration of

of this

assertion, I beg

to

refer Your Lordship to the Memorandum marked to 6 which has been furnished

to

195

to me

Officer.

by Captain Mylins, late Land

Я ного

Lordship,

beg to forward to Your

in order that it

may

be laid

tofore Her Majesty's Government, a very rough sketch of the Settlement on the Northern side of the Island; exhibe

exhibiting the various locations and the principal.

or

the "Queen's" Road... This Sketch includes

a distance of about four miles and

a

half, but from the want of proper - Surveying Instruments the relative proportions and distances of the locations are not correctly preserved. The Memorandum marked A, which I anney to this Despatch, with I trust sufficiently explain this Sketch for present ___

purposes,

purposes; and in addition to what is here shown, I have to mention, that on the opposite, or South, Side of the Sland there are Barracks for 200 men,

and

e proper complement of officers clate to the small Town of "Check - Chu -

"; and that Barracks are in the course of erection for

equal number of men at the Village of "The - pae_wan", where also a spot has been

an

fixed

on

for a Patent Step and eventually docks, which are about to be formed by a Company.

It

Now

only remains for me, before I close this Despatch, to place on official_ record, and to solicit the attention of Her Majesty's Government to the two Extracts from letters, in a

private

form,

:

form,

and to

which I wrote to Lord Menborough

Lordship respectively,

Your

on

the 3rd and 14th of this month; and to those Extracts I will only add

and

may

Jolenum

my unprejudiced opinion, that whatever

be the result of the War in which

we are

engaged with the Chinese Government,

and whatever m

may

be hereafter decided

upon with respect to other insular

positions, this Settlement has already

advanced too

even

being

far to admit of it's

restored to the Authority

of the Emperor, consistently

with the

Honor and Advantage of Her Majesty's Crown and Subjects.

I have tc.

(Squed) Merry Pottinger,

Chief Seeferintendent.

PS. Whilst this Despatch

was in

in the course

196

of preparation, I received

a letter from Mr. Johnston explaining his instive for having granted. additional land to., of which I

by

to transmit an

стре

copyp.-

r

(Signed)

AP

(Tree (opy.)

Michard Wiosnam

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No 74

Gentlemen,

You

Henghong, 23? May, 1841 2.

With reference to the proposal. from. that has been defore. It is rucellency Sir. Henry Tottinger, to furnish to the Head of this Gournment a certain. number of Copies of your Paper, and to caceute the printing of such documents or forms

to

as may from time to time be sent to

You from. this office - in consideration of the monthly payment of $50, or a total sum.

of 1000

annually, - I am now instructed to communicate

Jam to you. His Excellency's acceptance of that proposal.

In return for the above-mentioned__

-payment.

: the Editors of the . " Friend of China-

and Honghting. Gazibe

199

payment, you regularly Copies of your Paper., agreeably

will be expected to furnish.

ten

to the list already Lint and also to supply such entra copies of the whole_ or of any parts thereof, as may

~, as may (on account of any particular official - documents inserted - therein) be recasionally required. All official Notices

you. for publication_

and documents sent to you

will be expected to appear in the carliest.

succeeding.

issue

- of the Paper and as a -

general - rute in a conspicuous position -

say on the first page--giving precedence, according

Mr. Shuck's note on

them

to the words of

your behalf, " even-

" to the stopping of the Press and the exclusion.

" of other maller though- already set up-?"

Some printed - Official Forms &c. (not_

finding

finding insertion in a Newspaper.) may and then be required ; and these

you.

now

will be

requested to print, when transmitted _ to you from this office...

I have to

(Signed) I. F. Morrison.

Acting Secretary Treasurer_

(True 8044)

Michard Wormnam

#

(Copy)

No 75

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Gentlemen,

In

Government House, Hongthing, May 25th, 1842

n reply to your

Letter of the 21?! Inst.

ofi

lately

regarding the House at Macao Antily occupies. by

Her Majesty's Superintendents of Trade.

I have the honor to

say,

that I

Igladly

meet your proposal, that you should take possession of it for the unexpired_ portion of the Lease.

of

The Rent. is, I understand,

#900 per annum, and of this sum I have fixed #250 as the portion- Government will pay for

-

the use

of

the

Mefere

Macvicar He

f

the chapel and an

office. for the Government Agent. That sum_ will accordingly be paid to you by the Deputy Superintendent

Shave Se.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

Chief Superintendent &c.

(True Copy)

Nichan Morman

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No: 76.

Sir...

Government

onment House

202

Honghong,

May 26th, 1842.

I have the honor to acknowledge the recipt. three letters - live of the 30th of April and the 5th Instant, reporting the following

of your

cnc

of

Building charges.

For Superintendents' Office, Rrond office,

and a house for two Olerks $ 7,565.41

For Harbor-Master's House, Boul: house,

Wooden Jetty, So

For Houses for the Land Officer, Surveyor,

and clerk of the Works.

A. R. Johnston. Espe

Ve.

fo.

Ve

4757.50

2,216.37 $144,539.28.

@ 4/6 £3.271.6.9.

and.

and re

in.

requesting permission to charge them-

Disbursements on vecount of the

Your

Your Government

ment of the Seland of Hongtang, which "Jacendingly grunt,

ant, and

: request you will

debit them to General charges of the Island of Menghting accompanying your mouchers

"

with a copy of this letter

I have to

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

Chief Superintendent.

(True Copy)

Nichan Morman

203

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204

Sir,

Government House, Haughing.

May 26th, 17412.

In reply to your

letter of the 9th. Instint -,

on this and the other.

on

applying for two locations, side of the Istand for the purpose of building private residences, I can, under. Your peculiar. circumstaners, have no hesitation in making

an

exception in. Your favor,

as to the prohibition

against granting Land; and I accordingly

beg you

will select the two lots

you require-

and have them recorded in the Land and Road Inspector's office.

You

will of

course lake care-

that:

the

A. R. Johnston heape

to.

Ve.

Ve

t

J

171

the Not on this side of the Island, shall not. interfere with the site that _

ел

may hereafter- be required -- should Hongting become a British Colony - for the Government. House and its premises, and which it appears will be in front of the Building

lo

me

greeted as an.

office and Record-office,

and in which . Iam now

now rest

residing.

I have to.

(Signed) Henry Pollinger Chief. Superintendent

Tru

True

Copy)

Nichard Woomam

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NËVE.

206

Ponse.,

Government Honghong, May 26th, 1842.

In reply to your

letter. of the 21th Instant, acknowledging the receipt of me from me, of the 24th of January last, on the subject of the Regulations you had laid down for the further sale and granting of land on this Island, I have the honor to assure you,

that I am well aware

of the dificultert which you

and also satisfied as to

acting as you did...

you had to contend with, motive for

• your

A copy of your letter. will be forwarded. with the Despatch regarding Hongtong,

in the course of preparation.

A. R. Johnston Esape

fe.

X

Ve.

Now

I. have de. (Signed) Henry Pottinger- Chief Superintendent.

(True Copy) Michand Worrnam

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N. 79.

203

Sir.

Jam directed.

vernment.

rent House, Honghing,

May 27th, 1842.

by Sir Henry Pottinger.

acquaint you that His brcellency has been

pleased to appoint you..

"

to

to be Land and Read

Inspector in the Island of Honghing from

"the 145- of June_

1

per.

You will receive a

receive a Salary of $120.

month, and the following retablishment: will.

be placed under you :-

One . European. Overser of Roads, Bridges,

Buildings, at $15 per mensem....

Two Chinese. Overseers of Do.

Per annum.

$5/10....

Do, at $15 per mensem euch.. 360. Carried over $900.~.

Wr: Edward - Glascot Reynolds.

• apaḥaninis start by pr

*****

203

Brought forward 900+ Two Neepers of the Burial - Ground,

each..

at $b per mensem cach-

Onc. Cooly for the Land office,

as a

messenger, Sweeper, to, ab&b per mentem a

matting with your

run

Salary

72.

1/16....

of $120 per month. (or 1440...

annuarry ) a total__monthly sum of 213 Hollers.

This

amount.

you

will draw in an

Abstract, accompanied by

agreeable

an a

acquittance Sell,

to the inclosed. Forms.

You will- study

economy

in.

the most

rigid.

any Repairs you may consider it

indispensably requisite to make on the Roads, Vo, &c.; and

d you

must not expend

shilling without having previously applied

As the exist

full-

existing prohibition against.. further Gpants of Land is to continue in force, pending the receipt of Communds from Her Majesty's Government it will not even. be necessary for you

to

bring any applications that subject to the notice of the Deputy Superintendent, who will be charged with. the Civil Government of the Istana, during the absence of His Excellency Sir. Henry Pottinger, Bart

You

are to take the utmost care to

-

on

the

prevent any encroachements -unappropriated - Lands in any part of this Leland, or on the Roads whether completed_

now in

- progress;

the hind come to

ne

or

of

you will

for and obtained the sanction, in writing.

of the Deputy Superintendent..

on will, whatever

and, should

any thing.

Your. Knowledge-

be the plea

r_may

or

pretence assigned..., instantly stop the work

210

report. the circumstance to the Deputy Superintendent.

Your Chief duty and that of the

Drains, are

will be.

and

Establishment-placed under you - to see that the Roads, Bridges,

kept in perfect order, that the unfinished _ Contracts regarding

them are strictly and well fulfilled, that the_ Tublic. Batering Places and Jetties, and likewise, the Government. Market= Place are preserved from damage. are kept clean and in a fit state for

which they are designed _, and

use for

and

that no Nuisances of any sort are

the

permitted on the Roads or in the streets.

should

any

such come under

observation you

under your

are to report the same-

instantly to the Deputy Superintendent.

and Chief Magistrate who will take the necessary steps, through the Police, to abate them..

You will register in your office all sales and Transfers of Land, in conformity with the Notification issued - by the Land officer on the 2?, and published in the "Triend of China and Honghong Gazette = of the 5th Instant- -

Jam &c.

(Signed) I. R. Morrison_ Acting Secretary & Treasurer.

(True Copy)

Michand Woosnam

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;

211

NOTIFICATION,

WITH reference to the Notification of the 17th Instant, abolishing the Situation of Land Officer, &c., &c., it is hereby notified, that Mr. Edward Glascot Rey- nolds is appointed "Land and Road Inspec- tor", from the 1st Proximo.

THE annexed Extracts of Instructions issued to Mr. Reynolds, are published for General information.

By order,

J. Robt. Morrison.

Acting Secretary and Treasurer.

Government House.

Hongkong, May, 27th 1842.

EXTRACT OF INSTRUCTIONS.

"As the existing prohibition against further Grants of Land is to continue in full force, pending the receipt of Commands from Her Majesty's Government, it will not even be necessary for you to bring any applications on that Subject to the notice of the Deputy Superin. tendent, who will be Charged with the Civil Govern- ment of the Island, during the absence of His Excel- lency Sir Henry Pottinger Bart."*

"You are to take the utmost care to prevent any en- croachments on the unappropriated lands in any part of this Island, or on the Roads, whether completed, or now in progress; and, should any thing of the kind come to your knowledge, you will, whatever may be the plea or pretence assigned, instantly stop the Work and report the circumstance to the Deputy Superin- tendent."

"GROUND will probably, however, be required for the erection of Barracks, and other Military Buildings, on different parts of the Island, and regarding it you will receive directions from the Deputy Superinten. dent."

"YOUR chief duty, and that of the Establishment placed under you, will be to see that the Roads, Bridges, and Drains, are kept in perfect order, that the unfinished Contracts regarding them are strictly and well fulfilled, that the Public Watering Places and Jetties, and likewise the Government Market Place. are preserved from damage, and are kept clean and in a fit state for the uses for which they are designed, and that no Nuisances of any sort are permitted on the Roads or in the Streets. Should any such come under your observation, you are to report the same instantly to the Deputy Superintendent and the Chief Magistrate, who will take the necessary steps, through the Police, to abate them."

"You will register in your office all Sales and transfers of Land, in conformity with the Notification issued by the Land Officer on the 2nd., and published in the" Friend of China and Hongkong Gazette" of the 5th Instant."

(True Extract.)

J Robt. Morrison.

Acting Secretary and Treasurer.

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No 81.

Sir

Government House, Henghing 30th May, 18/1/2

I am directed to inform you

in reply

the

to your application of the 28th Instant, that

Wr. Tearon has the permission of Sir- Henry Pottinger to avail himself . of Certificates of his Medical advisers, and to take a sea-voyage - home whenever. he_ pleases.

His Rycellency Commands me to add,

it is out of his power

that he regrets

continue to Mr. Pearon

-

to

any part of his

Salary during his absence - Mr. Pearon

stands

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate.

{

stands on precisely the same footing the class of civil servants called. "Uncovenanted "in India with whom

as

the salaries cease as soon as the incumbents

leave their Stations . The only fun ctionaries attached to any of the Departments

on

the Island - who would be entitled to

a

- portion of their. emoluments on going

away

would be those

ari raid by Bills on

Gentlemen who ngland.

Thure &c.

(Ligned) -I. R. Morrison

Acting Secretary & Treasurer

True Copy)

Michand Wortham

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N82

216

Sir

ernment. House

Government

30th May, 1842.

House Honghong,

In reply to your letter of the 7th March last to the address of His Excellency Sir_ Henry Pottinger, Bart, (now recalled. by you to attention. ) I am directed_ to inform - that immediately after his arrival- from the Northward in February, His Excellency deemed it right to put an entire stop-

you,

the

to

- granting of Lands for private_purposes (with raception only of the absolutely necessary Bazaar locations ofor Chinese emigrants), and that, pending the receipt of further

Alfred Wilkinson, Reope

Pr pro Mess's Bok

fr

B

Commands

217

Commands from Her Majesty's Government, His Excellency does not feel himself- at- liberty to withdraw that prohibition. I am commanded to refer

to refer you. the annexed Entract of Instructions to the

of

to

" Land and Road - Inspector.", which is about to t.. published_ in the forthcoming Nr of the Iriend of China and Stonghong Gazette

azette..

"As the existing prohibition against- farther grants of Land _, is to continue in full free, pending the receipt of commands from Her Majesty's Government. it will not even be necessing for you bring any application on

that subject:- to the notice of the. Deputy-Superintendent., who will be charged with the Civil-

to

Government of the Island, during the absence of His rvcelloney Sir. Henry Pottinger, Bart."

I have se.

(Signed) I Post Morrison

Acting Scerectory & Treaturer

(True Copy)

Richard Worsham

Government.

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218

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N.83.

Sir,

Minghiong, 14. Jume, 1842.

I beg to acknowledge your letter.. of this day's date on the subject of the Salary of the Barrack-Master- Iam directed by His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger to inform- that he considers it to be entirely

you

Military appointment, it being

so

a_

considered _ in India ; and to the Regulations of that Country His Excellency conceives every thing here should be as far as possible. assimilated _. He, however, begs to suggest_ : that Lieut : Ouchterloney should be paid the sum that you miginally proposed, and

Major General Burrell, C. B.

Ve.

te

his

the

his claim for increased. remuneration, on the ground of the extent of the charge entrusted to him, submitted for favorable consideration of the Governor. Gjeneral of India....

I have te.

G.

(Signed) &. A. Malcolm

Secretary of Legation

Freee Popy)

Nichand Worman

219

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220

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N. 84.

Sir,

Gernrnment House Hongtiong,

June 3? 18/12.

In acknowledging the revvipt of your letter. of the 144 Instant : which came to hand this day, I am insticated by Sir Henry Pottinger

that so far as the measure.

to intimate to you-,

rests on his Lanction _ he is most willing to ineur.

the

expence you state of 6400 Dollars to provide. Quarters for Twelve officers

near the Barracks

or "Cantonment. Hill." and "West Point = ", as

His Excellency entirely coneurs with.

you

in

the advantage of the arrangement; but, before. Orders are issued-

issued for the exection. of

-

Major Goneral Burrell, &. 8

Ye.

of

the

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221

the Buildings, it is necessary that it should. be cliarly understood, that the

occupation.

of them is imperative upon, and not to be optional with the officers, and further,

that every officer. is to pay

subaltern, agreeable

is to pay the House -

-Rent- of a Regulations in forec

ble to the

to

in India for the .

ee in

accommodation_, which sum is to be

deducted from his monthly allowances by paid over to the

the Pay-Master, and paid.

Civil- Authority to cover the expence - of-

the first erection and subsequent repair of the Buildings

As this part... of the arrangement --

is solely of a Military nature - His

rucellency Meaves it to

you-

to decide on it

and issue the necessary orders; and the

moment that _ is me, the Engineer. Officer..

can be instructed to draw on the Civil

- Preasury for such part of the money as

be

may require, and to commence the work.

I have to

(Signed) G. A. Maledo Secretary of Segation

(True Copy

Nichard Woomam

moment

Ropy)

N985

222

Centlemen...

Government - House, Hongting,

June 3?., 18/12.

In reply to your letter of the 30th Ulimo, Iam directed - by His Kvaelleney Sir Henry Pottinger- to acquaint you. that your application for

7/

record,

the.

but.

ground_ you wish, will remain on that at present. His rveelleney cannot-

unot-conjecture. the principle on which Her Majesty's Government may be pleased. hereafter to sanction. land being granted.. Should it be by priority of application, Your claim will of course stand good; but it seems more than probable that competition will oblige Government to put.

Messrs Bell H

all

all lots up to Public sale by Auction_.

I have so

Ve

Signed) S. R. Morrison. Acting Secretary & Treasurer

(True Copy)

Nichard Mroman

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No 86.

224

Gentlemen,

Government. House, Hongthing,

June 3, 1812.

I have had the honor to receive - Your

e. Your

letter under date. the 20th of April. (May? )

more-

Referring to the general tenor of it, and expecially to the fact set forth on the 2nd

Paragraph. as to the impression under which. You have incurred - so much Expence and Trouble on-

Suburband Lot 52 on this Island, I feel

Your

that Jeannot justly

withhold my Lanction to Your purchasing from the chinese Proprietors the Slope of the Hill on the East side,

-including the Drehord ; and you have accordingly free-

inclu.

permission.

Meurs Sardine Matheson. &??

225

permission to do so.

on

With respect to the mode of proceeding

that you

are to pay to the

d in

to

this occasion, I leave it to yourselves fix the sum that Proprietors with those Persons, and as soon as that is done, it will be necessary for you to have the sale and payment of the Priee registered and witnessed

in the office of the "Land and Road Inspector-", which- will be done on your applying to Mr. Johnston. the Deputy Superintendent, who will remain in charge of the Government_ of Hongting, during my absence..

In thus acceeding to your request, it is perhaps unnecessary for.

me to remark,

that I have assumed as you state, that the Proprictors are willing

to sell their land

to

to you!

and it is further. expedient, that. I

hould distinetly intimate to

tenure: on which.

you

that the

you. will hold your Purchase,

will solely depend on. whatever. Regulations Her Majesty's Government. may be pleased - to lay down hereafter, with respect to granting and appropriating land on this Island, as I do not possess Authority to

those points at this moment..

I have to.

define...

(Signed) Henry Pottinger Chief Superintendent.

(True Copy)

Nichard Woosnam

226

John 4. Mencer Bequire

1

ar

Sequire loverment House

I am directed of

June 18,42.

Songkong Sume 94 18262

xcellen

Totten

litter of

But to acknowledge the rempt of your liter the 28th of last month afflying for a that if

ground on

which

you propose to build a private

residence in this Island.

could

iris

pl which

Brellency desires me to say, that he

no means recognize the validity of the

how set fath of bring

descious of placing

under Briksh Protection at Hongling,

you

your self and property

serce

you

had for many

months the bar...

sar & opportunity

doring

yourself

with others of doing so, but neglected to avail

it, but.

but in consideration of the misfatine which has be

jalt, you of having your house at Macar boned to

the

ground, His Excellency is pleased to accede to

your

Your

application, and Mr. Johnston the Deputy Superintend

-ext will be requested to permit you

to select one

lot subject to whatever Rules or orders Her Majestyp

bot subject

Govern

те

creafter prescribe

may His Excellency

it.

regarding it.

however deems it but just towards

others who have applied for lots and been, for the present, refused them, to stipulate that the lot

now select shall be

May now

may

not one that

obtain

an

you

entirely.

new one and

any previous applicant has wished to

I have to

Jagin by lon

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E/3.

13

NOTIFICATION.

The House built for Mr. Parkinson, Superinten- dent of the Roads having reverted to Govern- ment in consequence of the abolition of his appoint- ment, it will be sold by Public Auction at the Vic- toria Tavern on the evening of the 16th Instant at half past five Oclock, with a lot of ground attached thereto, not exceeding three Acres.

It is to be understood that the House alone is to

be sold, and that the ground will hereafter come under any Regulations or Orders that Her Majes- ty's Government may be pleased to lay down for similar lots. Terms, Payment in three days after

the Sale.

By order

Chas. E. Stewart

Assist. Secy. aud Treasurer Govt. House, Hongkong 3rd June 1842.

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Me 88

hi

nd

Inst

General Burrell, C. B.

Jo

Houghing

destin

June 4th 1842.

I by to acknowledge your letter of the

It bust and aon directed by His Brallemey he

Henry Pottinge to inform you

Ready to banction

think necessary

that he is furfectly

arrangement that you may

any arrang

to make for the reception of the

women and children of the goth,

regiment.

His Excellency desires me to add that he hopes

all the Barracks for the accommodation of the Trop

that

are

as

to

remain

her

are in a forward state,

although all permanent works not required for the military occupation of the Soland are to be inspended, the Government, have expresly desired that every thing it to be done requisite for health and comfort of the Troops and His Crullency

the

is

is

for

the expense which will be

quite prepared to

prepared to incur the expende

less than haping up Transphods for either Hospitals, Barracks or Store Houses.

This letter will be communicated to Her Hovernment, His Lordship The Haverns

Majstry

General of Irdie, and this Graellency Quest! Geneal bir Hugh Bough A. 6.

в. В. theve ti

(pigid)

G. A Malcolm

231

beastiary of degation

True Coby

Michand Worman

4. 89.

The Res & I. le M. Biode

and

The Revd M. Mr. Lowrie

Centemen

232

Iovernment Honce

the June 1842.

Hongking 7.

By to your applications to vis

In Way

Exellency sir Mene Pottinger Bert for the grant of

this Island, on behalf of the

tract of land.

land in

Foreign

Sourd of Jesign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, I am directed to inform you,

trial, m

iming

inas

been

affiliations for land having bew modes,

which it wres been found necessary under present cercar. Stances to spares, His Evallency regrets

now

that he cannot

grant your request, which must stand

wither Instructions shall be received

Mov=inment

I have to

(red)

Tue Cahy

Nichand Worsham

over

until

received from

from the Nome

I R. Morrison

Acting hery & Grenierer

#

233

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89

A

A Maja

Maja

General Burrell

Hongkong 8th in 1842

4

lin

rivicted

234

I'm suctib by His Excellency to inform you

that temporary accommodation hes been provided

and children.

children bel

belonging to the

which have proceded to the Northwerde in

the Dogue at the in of the Invernment West

all the women

Regiments

and likewise that as

required for

the

women

fe

more houses as may

houses

board Transports

be

many

Now on

will be handed over to the Barrack Master in

Iriday next this Grathung bays that he may be

Grattency inferred of the number of houses that will be

that instructions

may

be issued to have

alterations made to them

I have ti

required,

the necessary

G. A. Malcolm

Aigneds

Ime Copy

hey of legation

Leakin.

Michians Woman

1

:

235

Sky

go

AR. Johnston Casquie

Deputy Superintendent Mongkon

ver

ment House

236

Hongkong June 8th 1862.

you,

Trats.

I have the hour to intimate to Captain his thomas Herbert Klet. has been so good

for

Winchester

as to aange for the professional and of Dr. Kinshasa at present a supernumerary

bond

/

A. M. J. Benkein.

assistant Surgeon

being

on

rendered available

the

for the civil dukes of this Seland including Soil, Boliess Marine I agistrate and exactiner Master's

4

Je Departmer is

I Winchester will usually presume

reside on

board hips, but he will attend daily

the Magistracy and if at any

time when

have

at

Can

shore

you

will

be allowed and wishes to remain on be ab: to accommodate him either in the Record

office

ы

to

gine

him a room in

the house built

the Land officer and his Assistants and in

which there is

residing.

only the Land and Rood Inspector

Dr Winchester is to receive à

me sem

one

elay of from this date

Sundred and fifty Ruckers per which ge will be to god as to pay him on his Rexipts in Triplicate and a temporary allowance of thanky respeed, pre

reepees. for mouth for medicine until a supply.

for which he is to prepare an Intent immediately

be obtained hom Calcutta

Can

Irequest

to

you

will communicate

ment is the Chief Megshot and Harbor.

to

their

information and quidance I have

Ligned) Henry Pottinger

aran

Master

1. Mr Plenipotents

237

J

(Copy)

238

Nr. 91.

Sir

Government House, Hongthings 8th June,

to

Previous to my departine o rejoin the

1842.

Expedition, think. it desirable to communi=

-cate to You

Suggestions,

some brief observations and_

that have occurred to me as

likely to be useful to you,

in the discharge

of the troublesome and important datios that will devolve on you, as holding,

charge of the Civil Government of the Soland during any

my

absence

You are "fully acquinated from a perusal of my Despatch N. 8, of the

20th Ultimo, with the

A. R. Johnston, Rep.

А.

te.

tc.

grounds

which

on

I

ا اله الا اللمة

239

my

have also been

I have determined to continue the fivil Government in any capacity of thief Superintendent, pending the receipt of farther Instructions from Her Majesty's "Government; and

You furnished with Statements of the Establishenents which I have affigned to the Chief Magistrate's Marine Magistrate and Harbor Master's, and Inspector of Land and Roads' Departments,_ as well apprized of the arrangement I have... been able to make, with the Kind assistance of Captain Sir Thomas Herbert; K. C.B., the Senior Naval officer, for ___

as

seuring

Medical advice to those

Establishments, and, generally speaking, persons residing in or frequenting

to

the

the Settlement, who have hitherto been

attended toby. the Acting Colonial Surgeon.

On these

points it is

only necessary for me. therefore, to request that the expence which I have sanctioned shall, on no

account or

plea, be exceeded..

In the Instructions to the Land and. Road Inspector, which have been partly published for general information, You will have seen that no

that no further grants of

land are to be made on

any

any pretence; and, should applications be preferred to You, You will be pleased to distinctly decline acquiescence with them, quoting Notification I refer to as for the refusal.

the

reason

Your

You

240

You will, however, feel yourself at full liberty to afsige locations for any Barracks, or other Public Buildings, which it is probable will be found necessary for the accommodation of the Troops, and the large and unexpected influx of Women and Childrm who have recently arrived_ frome Ingland, and who have, for the present, been comfortably settled in houses which I have had it in my power to hire for them, at less than

a

hundredth part of the expence which

have

it would cost to Keep them, to the_

detriment

of

their comfort and health,

board this.

on

You

are

the

fully informed of Road] aude Buildings which have

been

been already sanctioned and contracted for,

and which and erecting ;

are now in

progress of making. and You are authorized to

disburse, from time to time, the sums required for their completion according to the original agreements

agreements and Contracts.

With regard to any

new

further

Public Buildings, they can only be wanted for the M

or Naval branches

of

the

Military Service, and proposals for their being built must necessarily

emanate in the head! the officer

of those Departments; - that is, Commanding the Troops, or the Senior officer of Her Majesty's Navy, at this Station = buk, as past experience has demonstrated,

more economical, to

that it is

far

Jay

nothing of the other obvious advantages

as

241

as to health and discipline, te, to provide_

men on

good quarters for

Keeping them shut

to

shore, in preference, up in expensive

Kired Transports, - and that the same... reasoning applies to all kinds of Stores, as their care and preservation extends; I give you full authority to comply with

as

far

any requisitions you may

receive from the Authorities above-named,

and to give effect to their wishes

regarding

the "allotment of Sites and

advances of cash for buildings, whother Barracks, Store - Houses, Hospitals, &c._

You

will

of

court clearly

understand_, that all such Buildings are to be prepared established by

me

on

or

the

my

system arrival from

the

the Northward: that is, the plans, estimates, and Contracts are to be

made by the Engineer

and

on

to are to

or other

officer,

advance the mone

as soon as the

You his receipts. amount is fixed.

money

To the preceding rule, however, regarding public Military Buildings,

must make an

exception on the

question which is now

Я

fending, with

Quarters. They reefect to the Officers Quartes.-

only to be built on the stipulations contained in the accompanying Copy

are

to

to

Major-General.

of my Letter, N. 84, te Major General Burrell's address,

which, to prevent

all mistakes or cave

cavilling in future,

should be published by the Officer

in

242

in Command, before the work is

You

will see

by my

ведит

begun ove

on.

letters No. 86+

__

and 87, that I have permitted Messrs Jardine Matheson of: to purchase from the Chinese Proprietor the Slope of the which their private Houses are

Hill

on

built, - and have granted Mr. Mercer, who had the misfortune to have his house at Macas burnt down lately,

a

=

lot of

ments

subject

Land. Both these arrange=

are,

as

You

will observe,

-

to whatever regulations and rules Her Majesty's Government may be pleased to prescribe.

You

are aware that I have had applications for locations, on

proposed to creat two

which it was

patent Slips, and

(at

(at one of them) eventually to form Bocks for repairing and buil

consider it

very

building Shift.. I

desirable to encourage

this undertakings, which are fraught with public good, and I have therefore given my ready assent to them, and have informed the applicants, the spots they

are at their

that

have fixed on (one at

this Starbor, and one at "Thet-pai_wan)

whenever they disposal, whenever like; but, in the absence of positive- intimation prom Her Majesty's Government, that this Island is to be permanently retained, I fancy there will be some demur

incurring.

the heavy expence that will attend the erection of the Slips (which have been ordered from England),

about incur

and

and it is only necessary

requaint you,

that I should...

that you

You are at liberty

to make over the locations at

any

moment to the parties interested in

them.

There

are other

points,

such

as

the

formation of a Government feel.. Wharf

and Store at low water Mark -

the

ག་་་

digging of a Canal to admit Nepels trawing 15 feet water, which Mefs? Jardine Matheson of offered to do in the "Wong-nei-chung-" Valley,- reclaiming from the Sea

of

extensive Sandy flats lying

the-

the two

between +

Mesort Leighton + 1⁄2 Marine Lot, and

Ho

Mr. Burn's Suburban Lot, _ and the Continuation the "Queen's Road"

of

from

from where it is

abready

243

marked out

and contracted for near

Navy Point,

to the Village of "Shek - pai_wan", -

that must lie over

for

the

present,

and regarding which I will address you

the moment I am honored

by.

the

Commands of Her Majesty's Government, for whose information a Copy of this letter will be immediately transmitted.

You will Keep. Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State apprized of all events that occur in this Quarter during

during my

absence, furnishing

me with Copies of Your Reports; I am satisfied that you.

and I am

carry

on

Cordiality

Your

Duties with that

will

+

and deference_ towards the

Senior

3

244

Senior Officers of Her Majestys

and

Naval

the

Land Forces, which is so essential_ to the well being and efficiency of important trust which is placed in your charge.

I shall communicate the purport of this letter to Captain Sir Thomas Herbert, K. C.15., and Major-General. Burrell, C.B._ To the former officer, in particular, I feel deeply indebted

for

r

the warm interest he has

thing connected_

evinced in every with this Settlement, as well as for

the Kind assistance and

Suggestions

on er

every

I have received from him on branch of my proceedings and Duties

came down here in

Since I came

Lebruary last;

en

last; and it is matter of sincere m

ratulation to me

congratulation

that you

will

have him, for a time at least, to consult with and assist you,

any

in

measures which the course

of events

a

may

render necesary withor

e previous reference to me.

Shave, te. (Signed) Henry Pottinger,

Chief Superintendent.

(True (opy.)

Michand Wormam

245

f

(Copy)

No 15.

246

45749

My Lord,

Government Haute, Haughing,

June 8th, 184.2.

Shave the honor to forward to

N

Jove. Lordship a copy of my Despatch t

Your

91, to the addres of Mr. Johnston, the Deputy Superintendent of Trade &c.,

on the occasion

of my approaching departive to rejoin Expedition, which Shope

tse

in the

to do in

the

the Yang

Kiang River within twelve days from this date, by the Steam Frigate

I have already

"Queen".

had the honor to

report to Your Lordship in my Bespital N° 8, of the 20th of last month, the

The Right Honorable,

The Earl of Aberdeen, K. J.,

te.

te.

te

arrangements

247

I have made for continuing arrangements the Civil Government of this Settlement, And I need

only

here

repeat my hope that they will meet the approbation_ of Her Majesty's Government..

7

After that Despatch (a Duplicate.

which has been transmitted under flying seal to the Governor General. of Indias),

India ), was closed., Ireceived, a representation from the different Public- Departments (and more expecially from the Chic of Magistrate, who has about righty- five. Prisoners under his Charge in the Jail)

which convinced me that it was indispensably requisite to make some provision for Medical advice.

I therefore wrote to Captaing

Sin

Sir Thomas Herbert, the Senior Naval Officer, who has Kindly placed the services of Fretor Winchester, a Supernumerary Asistent Sungeon who had just arrived from England in Her Majesty's Ship North Ster", at my and Shave - assigned. disposal, and Show

to him

a

Salary of One Hundred and fifty Company's Rupees per month, and therty Rupees per mensem for Medicines, until- a supply of the letter can be procured from Calcutta.

ры

Shave to solicit

Lordship't

in

Your Sanction to this additional charge the "General Expences of the Island of Houghing, and trust that your Lordship will believe, that in all I have done at this place (and of

which

1

which I shall submit

a detailed Report

in due time ) I have had but one

motive - that of promoting Stonor and Advantage of Her Majesty's Crown.

I have to

(Squad) Monry Pottinger,

Chief Superintendent.

(True Copy)

Nichard Worman

Main Malcolm Hongkong

the

Sin

1

248

of

Government House

Seine 12th 1842.

Hongkong June 24,

In acknowledgin; the receipt of your

letter

the

mister lays date reporting the completion of

and wessiest Market Plak, the bulding and are

which

arranging

you zealously undertook to superintend I

time be express my satisfaction at what has been done

as

well as to intimate

the

prospective arrangements

expence of $300 and my sanction to the additonal Wil you have suggested.

As soon as this Market Place is completely filled, of which the Which Magistrate will be the proper shall have no objetosh to further ground being alted for the erection of a second one, plaided the vents of the settlement demand its but as the

judge

A

the one now

*

the outlay

finished has been considerable it

-poly mestery and proper that it should be fully

ться

occupied

occupied with the object of reimbursing Government ; before another is condutaken.

1.

for

A copy of this letter will be communicated Mt. Johnston & through him to Major baime the information and guidance of these Bertherm

the subject of it

True Copy

I have to

figned), Hemy Pottine

Her Majesty. Plenipotenting

Michand Worsham

249

Mr. Robert Edwards

Hongkong

Gvernment House

250

: Songkong 18th June 1842.

I am directed by bis Brathnary by Mary

Brallen

Bottinger to inform you have made in

that much as he may

Pottinger

ле

you

regret the mistake

from Mr. Bird a lot which had never been him, and which therefore is not transferre! " . to

me

made in quachos.

been

granted to

any

your favor to

he cannot make an exception in

to

the general rule of aut confirming any affliction

not actually registered

not

in

the Land office and which

all a

if once done would establish a most troublesome

precedent

I have tr

LA Meriton

Jue Copy

(Signed)

Nichard Wrossiam

251

(Copy)

1:197

Sir,

Government House;

252

Houghing, June 12th, 1842

I beg to enclose.

You

a

Memorandum

I beg

of expences incurred, with the sanction of His Excellency Sir Henry-

Pottinger,

in making the houses in the Canton Bazaar ready for the reception of the Soldiers' wives and families. Phould anything else be necessary to render the place healthy and comfortable, His Excellency has no being done. Of

of course

objection

ction to its

every

attention is

готу

to be paid to cconomy. The houses

ptain Meik,

Ammack Master, Houghing.

are

are under the care

of C. E. Stewart,

Afriltint Treasurer &

Assistent

te.

Shave to

(Signed) G. A. Malcolm,

(Tone (opy.)

Michard Wootham

253

:

Coky)

254

Memorandum for the Barrack - Master

Expences of preparing houses in Canton Bazaar- for the reception of Soldiers' Wives -

Amoon - Putting up Bamboo and Mat

Verandahs".

Rails

up-stairs, to stair_ case, for.

11 houses, at $1/1⁄2

Rails in front of 9 houses

Achow-

6 Buckets

Cleaning ground for fook-room and

$10.

~

16.50

36 -

$62.50

2.

26

"

120.-

necessary

New Looth.

look-room

15-

Necessary

33

Altering 11 Windows

124.

2.-

44.-

2 Rails

/ Partition 11 Fire - places

White-washing

6 houses

Painting Windows . - rails, &c.

Amoon $62.50 Achow. 299. -

$361.50

12.-

33.

$299

(Signed) G. A. Mateom.

nicha Wormuam

1

F

255

99.

Lil

b

inston

A. C. Stame Queen' Полвол на

256

brany Farkas 14th June 1862.

Amay Here

Place

I am directed by His Bratliny Is Money Pottinge to inform you that the Market Haw that.

being exited by Captain Morgan

is now

near

leantonment. Hill is to be handed over to the

charge of thejor boine as soon as I is completed, as

does not approve of any pri to

etis

Breellency does not approve

individicals holding market places at present

True Copy

ligned

A. A. Malcolm

Sery of Lipation

Nichard Wormam

ረ93

His &wealthmey

в

Liceel

Sunet General Sir Hugh Tough I. 6. 23

Miam

Frigate "Queen"

th

Mangleching 14 July

1842.

258

heave the home to formaids for your Exalbury

Live

i. famation, copice of her letters, No 88, and 89. A, ail Inddrawl to Maja Jeneral Derett. M. on

Burrell. AB. the ith and 8th ultimos, connected with the

Children.

arrangements for

the in's, Moman and builder, being confatally lodged

hoops,

! Anaking

Exellency

these letters should have been sent to

sooner, but.

quitting Hongkong

your

were overlooked in the hurry of

I have the hona Jo

(Signed) Henry Lottenger

H.Ms Plenipotentiory

Fur Copy

Richard Woornam

259

$152.

A. R. Johnston Esquire

Sham Frigsk "Queen" Off. Nanking September 7'

259

A

1842.

Siv

of Mungking

The confer

confirmation of the cession

to Mr Majesty the Queer of England, by the Empire of China, will no doubt have the effect of

adding greatly to the sake of land of all kinds on the Soland, and will make Individuals

even

more desirous, than

any

terms.

formerly of obtaining garti on

I that far think it advisable to inform you

that

I intend to intimate to Her Majiors Favrnment,

my

determination not to modify or an a

that is now in

force unkl I shall

single

order

receive Instructions,

form Home, not only as to the terms cie

which

"Grants or allotments are to be made, sut likewise,

with respect to the

have

or

manner

already been assigned,

to charitable

new

of confirming those that

assigned, whether, to Individuals or laudable Institutions.

I acendingly by you will be pegout as to

so good

good.

declines

!!

ductiore to listen to

any

applications for allotments

crust. those that an specially praised for

ctions

for in my une N. 91, that to required for the site of Barracks.

Inst himes to you of the 8th of James M. 94

such

is, such as

Hospitals,

for

rise

may

Store Houses, and other Builling required

М

combined Forces.

the use of Her Majesty can have to

I have the houn

True Copy

Wigrid) Henry Pott ...

qu

H. Ms. Plenipotentiary

Michard Woornam

269

153.

:

A.R. Johnston Exquis

ļ

I do

do m

Seam Trigah Queen

261

Off Fansing September 8 4 1962

to

8th 1842.

mualf the hona bo request that you will

have all Chinese Prisoners who

Saib at Aonghing for what

may

are

offences, released and such of them

confined in the be termed Political

is are

Natives

of

of

barton, or that Province, immediately sent off the bland

aao

With respect to the men

mon forwanted some months

from the Nothword, by their Exvallencies the

Kaval and Military

Dommanders-in-

Chief, charged

I kidnapping one people, and guiding fo

against our shipping, it will, I conceive, be proper to

live

and

them the option of being sent back to Chuson,

and you

will accordingly

do so and

apply to Rear-

Admiral

Admiral de Thomas Cochrane, & the denies officine of Her Majesty Navy, to order them to be received

put

on

that

Ship

received and

I bound of any Shack of aves, steamers, or transports

may be coming

You will

the

so good as

to send

thew

it t people to Captain Dennis, the Sedary Magiskate at Singhar, who will have back

Wjx they

Can arrive

14ders concer

I have the house &

concerning

them

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

HM's Plenipotentiary

:

True Copy

Michard Worsham

262

saky

We 161.

His Excellency,

Licult

Sir

G.

263

BB.

Least Ioveral. Ser High Tough & C. B

received a

me

by Mr.

Sham irigate Queen

Sept 1842.

of Manker, 26th Sept.

Nankis 214

20)

that

I presume that Your Excelloney will have

copy of the dispatch, pero, addres. I to Vajnstry Principal Secutary of States for Jaign Affairs on the 3t of have last; disting the whee of the expenses incurent at Hongkong, Kerlangen and other places occupied by Her Majestie Jorces, as well as the altarences of all offer, affunded for the abrains appointed adminis tickies of these Slaws, shall be defroyed from

Faces,

the

Milding chest of the that the two sens of threw thousand Bounds Meting

Chest of the Chine Expedition ; and

& expedition; and farther,

live

For which Captiven Elleit drew on

in May 1941, and

thirty tiny

Ver

Hon. Majishing Mastery

thousand dittari, set apart

by

į

obtained from the

then

the same officer from the money "I hirase Authorities at Capton (as well as any filled he Chinese mies procured by for placet plank to the cost of the yard pumpages shall the

Che

credit

Me

eral purposes,

Meldary

difficulty in furnishing

Carllency with Matements showing the Expenses

place,

264

Captain

at the liter flaw, the random pait for Cable Diay, and the fursions of the crow

of the Madagascar,

as muery

I shall to happy to afford sash explanations

them to the Head to which they

required to bring

I shall hrow no.

Bour

to be placed.

the

Sources

from

lich I derived Frends,

incurred, and

eyond the seen mentioned above, to meet them, but,

as a

portion of the accounts relating to

selating to paine

of the

Eng

Disbursements made both during my Predecessors time, and since I essened herge, libve been pent to Eng-

yo

& with ineir original touch's it will probably

de avait faither advices and instructions from

all be finally settled and

necessary

Home lifee they

Can

Siinsed us now directed..

In the meantime I may all, that with regard to any of the chaps which I had ban bed,

The measures

suppose

been

of beftain Cilled to suffer would

Captain

be debited from the bint Department (such for instance as the Hark Masters at Chuson, and

Home

Kong the

Lead officer, and Chief Monistate, and there Este listaments

at

be

are

t

copy of this letter for the

shall forward a copy of

the

information of Der Maristes Government, and the

General of India,

overner

The Copy

of

RECORD

I have the hond to Jo

OFF

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

А HM's Penis to be

Richard Worman

Copy

263

Lieut General Sir Hugh Gough 4.6.

"Queen"

di

"Quan' Shanghai

10th October 1842.

I have the home to acknowledge the recipt

4

of Your Grallency titer W. 2765 of the 7 to Inst

cover to me that you had

giving Cover

you

addressed on the

of Eugust, to the Governor Jeveral of Indies on the

of

subject of the

be lift in

Me.

29th

the strength and disposition of the Trops to

Chine.

I am well

aware

that Your Ballery

did

the fover to make me webally acquainted with the

on these puljuchs, promies to Major

plan you proposed on these Maledom's departies for England,

pressed y

thing

and that. I then ex=

end, and

concurrence in it, but at the sametime, I

to add, that the cordial and amicable

and the intense

intense any

anxiety

feeling.

to avoid the slightest cause

for future hostilities, or even discusion, latoren the

Cornments whe has been inculcated by the Empires

Edic,

w

of

Exe, and has marked the whole of the conduct and of the Somperial Commissives, have

communications

(as I stated in

my

letter of the 16th Imst to the

Joint address of the Admical and

Me

that there

the

yourself) convin x.l

or no grounds wrotence for distrus

a

five

distrusting

with of the Foxernment of this to presnive

He sincere with

the Peace that has been happily established; and comitingly I am now

decidedly of opinion that a much

less

ila

has tokce will suffice for any purposes, should Your Excellency still the? it proper to revise

ement which

arrangement

indicafes.

? it proper to revise and alter the

your

despatch to And Collaborough

I ame als further of opinion that, in a pelvical

peint of view, it is most desirable

not to be backward in

good faith of

OIL

evinaing our

Consideration every.

confidence in

in the

faith of one new ally, and therefore. I may say

whatever

That whatoon Your Evallency may

decide upon doing

Car Majesty

at this moment, I intend to recommend to Hovers: ment that the Land Force shall be at the

outside

266

outside, limited in fukere ( whilst we retain Chusan

and

about

Korlanges) to something that the following

strength.

100. M. Singhai, me thousands mon zone 500. At kerlanger, live

4. Koola,

sive hundred men 1000 At Menghing.

arms.

arms.

of all

of all

One thousand men of

of

all aims.

2500

Of

half bang for

Hongrong.

If there I shall suggest one half

all

time, Europeans, and the other half nativel of India

and shall state

iness to

5 my willingness

to be responsible

for their being ample to carry out all the Pansions of the Treaty

as Ma

I observe what you Evallency has stated

the climate of the

ding the

year opemion regarding

been

degree

Crown

Iland of Hhungking, and is I have beam in some daque the instrument of its becoming a prosessin of the aven and am also specially directed by ony

of England

my

instructions to report on its capabilities to, I am faced total dissent as to the insalubrity of its

to record.

my

dornate, for, although it may diseases (chiefly

chifly aqu

be visited with the

aque and fever) incidental to all

hopica

7

during

tapical Regions des flown that, with common thrown

the months of Heat and Rain.

yet, experience Whose diseases may

that

throughest

are:

More

be often

often avoided altogether,

seldom fatal

prudence,

and

even in those months; whilst

t th to remaining nine months of the year nothing can be mon deliylift or palabrous than the climate The Exuidency may defond that the opubert Your Iikish, and other Merchants of Macas, it will as settlers from: Indies, who are I hear; aleaty flocking to- the Island te reside, are not likely

as

to commit themselves

by such

such a step had they any apprehension of its being best healthy than the places at which they have with its resided, and where they have capital dolling every comfort about them. This test alone would

espe-cially where my own personal experience

hitherto

and.

Lality me,

am

that I

and information so shongly corroborate it, and with aspect to the drops, Fave pained to my consider them to form no criterion whatever.

my

pay

It is not my topics, but I know that the reps are not outf lopees,

Troops

Province to touch on such

allowed

allowed to

rain, or

7

go

about at all homes without regard.

267

to heat

cold, but, that the Europeans in particular, have been permitted to bathe for hours together under

a meridian pun, so that ! scould ask your Ervalling it is to be wondered at that men get sick and

lice under such licence, to say nothing of their evases in the pernicions ofpact of the Country, the retrotechies of which, cuts the Island, it is perchelly

hoduction

of

spirit

into

bropcles : to attempts to prevent.

use and

General

he last Commanding Offier Majr Heral ill) in land Be it ) lived for above fouter months

the Moira; Transport, at

on

boord

an enormous expense to

Ht. Mr Government and I hear the Effein who him has followed this bad example

has

has succeeded

by living afbeut seperated, as he must be from tha whom it is his first duty to watch

in the best means

over and instruct

of preserving their heal the

ima

imagine

ting this latter,

I am sure Your Excellency will not for a moment that I mean by writing thes to interfere with your authority, I feel myself to be

:

the individual to whan Ha Majesty Government will look for information on the subjets réfered to after the departure of yourself and Sir William

the

in it all

Parker, and I corside it incumbent on me to

affige Your Exvallencies of the views Sentertain

grounds of them, as these movers

as well as the

influence

luence your

present ana

arrangements

I have the honor to be

&

%

may

Wigned Henry Pottinger

1. Mrs. Plenipotentiary

True Copy

Richard Woosuaus

263

269

His Excelle

b

Nes Grallergy Avr Magh Tough G. 6. B

b

Siv

I have the

them

Trigate Jusen Thanghait

hai 13th Oct. 18421:

1974

The.

over the rover to c. knowledge, recept of

hond

th Instant

Your Eveller mit letter 2769 of the 10th the Charnes which

Acguiding the

ere

be hansferred

from the bigil Department 1: the debut of the

Military

Chest

bey to acquais !

your Cvallency that

they are abouty

the whole of the accounts commented with than charges

and that, as

ore at Hong Kong,

embodied

chiefly inscried with other disbursement commencing

freen May 1841, it will take probidly

from

and require

Lom

Some weeks

considerable care and trouble to extract

I would therefore suggest that Your Evallency

should

should not make any change in your personal

movements and plans on that account, and, as

I

transmit

soon as the statements are prepared will be happy to have mit one copy of them to your brothing,

furnish another to the Pay Master at

and be

"I'nghing,

ish

king, who will without any risk of confusion, be all at once to submit them to Government in

же

the form of a supplemental accent, accompanied

by an Extract, and copies of the correspondence

regarding

them which will fully explain

they have been kept, back so long

I here the harm to be t

honor

во

Signed

Her

Potting

how

now

270

Jue Cofery

Ames. Renipotentiary

Michand Worsham

1

....

Ak Johnston Exquis

271

Squire

Sham Srigat Queen"

Sin

Clusan Harbor Oct. 21th 1842.

I have the home & forevert to you the

ward

Duplicate of a Respatch N. 19 of the 35t of June last, which I have received

from the Earl of Aberdeen

-ing

all Expences hitherts incurred at the several

presations in Chins, occupied by Her Majesty Fores. charged to the Military Whack

and

170

H

regard

bing

I likewise forward copies. If two letters No. 161 which I attissed to Leach! General Sir Hugh

Yough on the 24th

the

34.the ultime, and 13th instant on the bject of these Instructions, and I have to requist, that will, in concert with Mr. Dewark, the assistent :: rotary and treasures, have the statements of the are to be transferred,

you

accourts that

commenced upon

imm-tiately, and prepared as far as possible with

every practicable despatch.

You

hete

- You will wrilist and from the Instructions and

copies,

that every

descrifition of charge is to be

included in the statement. cxcept those that relate exclusively to the his wintendents Establishments,

and

ве

abplied

ut that the transfer is to all Erfences during captain lists wine.

(

1 Love the hona bo

Signs Henry Gottinger

H. Ms. Plenipotentiary

272

!

(d)

Ev

8.178

His Excellenany

4.6.

Fiend General be Hugh Tough 1 6. 2.

Cam Frigate Jucen At Chudan 24th October 18442.

273

I have the house to acknowledge.

Excell

Letter

No

The

receipt.

this day of our Gralleniny, N. 3775 of the 17th instant, and in reply to state my opinion that the affintment : I Harbour Master and Marine Magis -hati at bhusan, cannot be dispensed with so as Mr

4 Nir Majesting Forces shall continue to ocupy singhar

Iaccordingly enclose a statement of Mt. This peromal Salary and of the Allowances of his Establish. - sanctioned by me, together with a Certificater the period up to which they have been poids:

The Umment which has been paid to Mr. Shend and his Departments since by first nomination to the situation

The 1st of December 18441, will be included

on

in

absady

in the Geneest Inkommen! of charges which I have aberty sent Instructions to have prepared at Hongkong, with the objist of expediting their transfer to the Military charges the Expeditin up to the date of the signing of

of

Treaty.

having become d'é

of the

Subsequent to that date the Island of Hongkong Possesion of the brown of England, as to the negotiations and locking to that fact as well as to the I have already had the result of which is still ponding, with the Imperial Commissioners as to the forking hand which the Chinese Inhabitants residin to the Island

authority

verting to the

are

to

eding

on

on

and resorting : be considered, and the Laws and

governed,

catlady by which they are to by queened, and als the Soland having become the Miation of Tade in China which

redverting

Her Majestys referintendents of Trade in has drown a number of Briksh and other Merchants to resides there, I bey to that I neither think the Instructions from Ford Merdean of the It. of Sone can

be

boy

Day

now considered applicable to the altered position the Island, nor that they could be

acted

in without

serious public inconvenience as well as great-Political

Embarassment as regends questions of vital moment

lation the tive Hvernment, and which here [234

between

have

my duty to distinctly

riported by me to the Queen's Ministers.

I therefore consider it my duty apprige Your Exellency at once of the opinions I have bissed, and also to intimate the determination I had

come to, before I was housed with Your Excellency " the hifce me, to retain the Island of Hongkong

direct authority and to take on myself the for responsibilities of paying from the day the Treaty

the Establishments now employed.

under my

was signed, the Establishments

signed.

the

Island, as well as

employed on the

additions which I expect to

I

measures

have to make to them in furtherance of the which I forses will be requie it to carry not the permisons

and I trust that Your Excellency will

That nothing

of the Treaty,

but a conviction

teleive me when I say that no use which I intend

of

the absolute nocenty of the

to prove being essential to the momentous, Public interests with which I am charged, should have induced me to offer the smallest objection to the arrangement which "Your Evallenary letter indicates

between

I have the hover &

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

True Copy

H. M's Peripotentiary

Michand Wrosnam

Hapy, N. 180.

275

Mis Erellenary

Sent General Sir Hugh Yough G. 6.

Seam Frizak, Queen"

23

Chusan 29th October 1842

receipt

do acknowledging the resist of Yours

letter of the 14the instant, I have the

Evallency letter of the 1464

home to execloses a copy of a despatch N. 62 which

addressed to the Earl of Mertens K. J.

Tuiskiday

and to essure

waits an

you of my requests that I should tour any thing in suffert of my opinion regarding the climate of tongking that has, howense unintentionaly Caus. & Your Excellency any annoyance

Fur Copy

I have the honor Br

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

H. Mrs Tempestentiary

Michand Worsham

:

276

IT

?

Ne. 190.

Care

277

His Excellency

B.

Leave General Is High Tough G. 6. B

jir

Steam Friesto "Queen"

At Chillon November 12th 1812.

have the honor to faward, for youre

Excellenent information, a copy of a letter W: 153 which I addussed 6 Mt. Johnston, on the 8th of September,

certain Prisoners who

th

iny

to

:regard

were thing confined in the

I have this day heard by a private letter from Mr. Jouveton, that the Prisoners who are disposed to

catures to this part of China, are to be sent is by

will

rur Majestyy ship Alligator, and I request being re-

be

for

so good as to leave instructions for their luck on their arrival at this Place

True Copy

Michand Worman

I have the honor fo

Signed) Henry Pottinger

A. Mes Plenipotentiary.

:

278

1

N:36

74 0138

C

279

NOTIFICATION,

" Ant

MR. WILLIAM TARRANT has "this" day been appointed Land and Road Inspector, vice Mr Edward Glascot Reynolds, re- signed.

By order

Chas. E. Stewart

~Asst. Secry, and Treasurer!

Government House, Hongkong

15th November 1842.

J

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280

281

:

104.

His Evalleney

B.

Leuelt General Ev Hugh Tough 9. C. B

Government Mauser

Hong Kong December 8th 1842

ية

I have the honor to enclose a copy of !

letter which I have received

long

Major Caines,

Caine, Chief

farm Majin

Services

se

Mirgisists of Mungking, afflying for the brance of pujant bollins of Sex Majestys 49 Regiment to be continued at

Leg

the

the dispersal of the Government of this Island; and I shall be much obliged by Your Excellency giving

onders for the Sergeant to remain here, pending reference to the Commander in Chief in India

I have Fr

necessary

α

Jue Copy

Signed) Henry Pottinger

H. Mrs Planespotenking

Richard Wormam

686

Qu

City

115.

His Bvcellency

283

Excelle

Lieutt Jemen her Hugh Though. 4. 6. B.

Ye

f

Government House

Hongkong 17th Des 1842

I have the mor to beg that Your

will be po good as to continues the services

Thajn Cains,

disposs

of Kel

Majesty 26 M

W6th Regiment, at the

depos : if the Ivernment of this Selgued in the

since May

scheation of Chef Maqstate, which he has fill s May 1841, with so much credit to himself. to the public interests

I have to

and advantage

Бис Соку

to

(Signed). Henry Pottinger

H M. Plenipotentiary

Michand Wormam

284

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. THE following provisional appointment is made by His Excellency SIR HENRY POTTINGER, BART., &c. &c.

C. B. HILLIER, Esq., to act as Clerk of the Court, under the Chief Magistrate pending the receipt of Instructions from Her Majesty's Government, to have effect from the 19th Instant.

By order

J. ROBT: MORRISON

Acting Secretary and Treasurer:

Govt. House, Hongkong 31st December 1842.

285 173

1

286

287

Copies of the Correspondence to relating to Hong Korry from the 1.2t of January to the 30th June 184.3.

For the Colonial Office..

Detracts as marked Standfout;

joy but

288

....

!

289

Copy R. 1.

S

Government House

Nory Kory 2nd January 1843.

I have the honor to forward to Your Excellency

two letters with. One sub enclosure which

copies of Iaddressed in

on the 8th and 17 of last month to Lieutenant General Sir Hugh Gough regarding the Services of Major Caine of Her Majesty's 26th Regiment and Sergeant Collins of Ser Majesty's 100th Regiment being continued at the disposal of the Government of this Island -- ales. transcripts of the dient General's replies

th

under date the 19th Ultimo - and I have to request

His Exaliency,

Lient General Sir Jasper Nicholls S.C.B.

Chief in India

Commander

-on mander in Chief

to

to

that.

to

!

290

that Your Excellency will be so good

such orders as you may think proper

Subject of

those applications.

as to issue

on the

Major Caine has acted as

Chief Magistrate of this Colony since the frist occupation of the Island in May 1846 and not only from his zeal and local experience, but from his being

an excellent Stindoostance

Scholar _ which language is much called for

- owing to the presence of the Native Troops

Lasears from

India who form

ari

a considerati

portion of the Population _ is peculiarly

qualified to hold the appointment.

With regard

to quote,

to Sergeant Collins I bee

in addition to my public despatch,

part of a private (note which I wrote on the

13th of December to Sir Hugh Gough Since I wrote

"

you regarding Sergeant Collins I find he is

* almost

"almost indispensable to the efficiency of the "Pics of Hongtring and I have no doubt but " Air Jasper Nicholls and eventually Lord Will :::th approve of his being left here under the peculiar circumstances of the Case "

I therefne hope that Your Excellency with approve of what has been done, and will be pleased to bring this Correspondence to the favorable consideration of is trace the Dite: of Wellington Commanding the Army in Chief for final sanction .

Duke

I have the honor to,

Signed Sterry Pottinger

true Copy.

Nickand Worman

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

THE following appointments are made by His Excellency SIR HENRY POTTINGER, BART., &c. &c.

ALEXANDER F. GORDON, Esq., to be Land Officer, Surveyor, and Inspector of Roads on Hongkong.

MR. WILLIAM TARRANT, to be Assistant in the above Departments to Mr. Gordon..

These Appointments to take effect from the 1st Instant, pending the receipt of In- structions from Her Majesty's Government.

By order

J. ROBT: MORRISON,

Acting Secretary and Treasurer:

Govt. House, Hongkong 3rd January, 1843.

291

292

293

Copy hob.

My

མ་ཉམ་པས་

24

Lord,

Government House,

Hong Kong 4th January 18143.

I had the honor to receive your litter of the

they last,

last month at thacar at a moment when I could not twn my attention to the subject of it,

And since my return to this place I have likeinse been so much occupied with pressing business that it has been out of my power to reply to it

earlier.

I quite

Agree

with Your Lordship that it

good and

will be highly desirable to have good

Commodious accommodations for the troops to

be

eventually stationed on this Island and so

Major General,

Ford Saltown GC. St. and C. B.

Commanding the Ences in China

t

far

:

291

far as it depends on me, I am prepared to

(necessary

in

sanction the

outlay, but as I observe that the Extimate and Plans which accompanied your letter are assumed for One thousand men with their Officers and that no reference is made in the Engineers (Lieut. Ouchterlony) Report, to the Parrucks and Stospitals that are at present the occupation of European Troops at the three Stations of Chuck Choo, Cantonment Hill, and West Point (exclusive of the temporary Buildings : lately created for the 41. Regiment of Madras Native Infanting ) and which I have understood are capable of comfortably accommodating from boo to 700 men,

$20 obliged before I can for a final opinion

in those Estimates and.

plans to bey that You Lordship will be

good as to inform,

me

of the

lise

that is

lo

hereafter intended to pr. made of the existing

дамаска

futine

Barracks and likewise of the total strength of the

Garrison of the Island for which Orcvision is Contemplated, distinguishing the.

arms under the four heads of Artillery, Engineers

and European and Native Infantry.

I have already in a despatch to the address of Lient General Sir Hugh Gough dated on the 18th of October last recorded my opinion that about One thousand men of all aims with be a sufficient garrison for this Colony under all ordinary Circumstances and Shave seen no reason whatever to change or modify that opinion which has been submitted byme to Her Majesty's Government, so that until Instuctions come

from England. on the subject. (and which may now be looked for, Itust within the next two months) I should be r disposed to limit the further expenditure on

account

:

:

account of Barracks for Groops to something

approximating

that number unless it could be

shown that there was

ungent necessity for

immediately exceeding it; but as this question is

one

of a purely Military Native Your Lordship

will be better able than I am to decide on it, and

I can only assure you of my perfect readiness

to be guided

guided by your

In the meantime with a view to avoiding the smallest delay I request Your

wishes and suggestions.

Lordship will be pleased to give

"

orders for the

"New Barrack for 300 then on the North sid =

"

of the Island reclaiming tall to _ the expense of which is extimated at $10,000 being

immediately commenced on, and also :for the additions and alterations proposed by Lient : Ouchterton, to the Commissariat

and Ordnance Buildings as they will

doubtless

295

doubtless be required under all circumstances and their Cost ($17000) will soon I conceive be repaid by the saving to de effected in the discharge of hired Store. Stores, arms te to. Ships, preservation of Stores,

me

Ireturn Lieut Ouchterlony's Report

and Plans and I must ack Four Lordship to either send me copies of them or to let the have these back as I shall require them to forward to Her Majesty's kart

I have the honor tobe, te, Signed Henny Pottinger

tive Copy

Michand Worsham

1:

296

297

Copes hop

My Lord.

Government House

Hongting. 4th and 182, 3.

M. Johnston has sent to me the letter addressed to him by Major Grant under Your Lordship's directions on the 27% of last

month with an

C.A.

Originals One from Captain

A. Edwards on

on the subject of a Rond.

being made to the Military Station of Chuck

Chov and I have the honor to assure Your

Lordship of my entire concurrence in the.

have given

opinion you

Maji

General,

as to the advisability

Ford Falloun :. C. It and C. B.

of

Jo

to

to

of that measure.

I have re-established from the 1t of this month the Siluation of "Land Officer and appointed to it Mr. Gordon

1. gentleman who has just arrived from England and who I have reason to believe is well qualified for the duties which will devolve on him as

"Land

"

Officer, Surveyer and Inspector of Roads in

this Colony.

Measures

the Gordon has been instrcted to lave

for completing with the least possibe :.

delay the main Road - called the Queen's Road - from the Mestern

to Folunteer Barracks to the Eastern side. (or

of the tan me

chung valley where the

proposed Ron to Chuck Choo branches off and this will include the Gap near the Morrison. Education Society Hill . This very important line of 1 road had been contracted

for

293

for befae I left Stingthing to go to the Northwards in June last but the Contractors have failed in their Agreements and the measures to be

taken towards those men is now under my

Consideration

I shall now further instuvel to Gordon

to put himself in communication with Cafilai.. Edwards with a view to their Conjointly examining the branch Road from

nha

an

the trangni Chung Falley to Chuck Choo and after having surveyed it forming Stimate of the probable expense to be --

incurred on it; as should it amount lo a_

веричну

very large sum it may be necessary to await instructions from England regarding it.

In the meantime I will here observe that I do not imagine it will be requisite to have a drain of Masonry along the side of the

road

293

: road where it passes under Stills, or

or to make

all the natural water courses that cross the

road under ground drains with Bridges - On the great Roads leading from Bombay

into the Deckan over the Western Ghants (where the periodical Rains are

far

heavier

fall

av

and more continued than any that ever this Island) drains cut into the natural soil of about three feet breadth and an equal depth strengthened (where the soil is soft) by large.

masses

test

of

of rough Stone, have stood the deat many years and where natural. Water Courses cross the Ronds they are made, broad gradual. " Dips" with flags, of which

abundance can be quarried in every part this Island.

The method. I point out :: the

preceding Paragraph with. I suspect greatly

1

lessen the Expense of the 1 road described by

aptain Edwards, and I may add that I contemplate that I road being eventually carried on from Chuck Choo to the village.

of Check py

wan and thence round the

Western Corner

of

the Island so as to

to join

in with the Queen's Road near the Western

jor

Volunteer) Barracks which would completely open up the Island and the

expense of doing so would have no doubt be more than repaid by the increased value it would give to the excellent sites for building Dwelling and War houses and

Docks, Slips & along the whole line.

erecting

I have the honor to be, to, signed Henry Pollinger

tive Copy

Michand Worsham

(08

301

Copy Ne 20.

Meghard

Government House

Hong Kong 10th January 18713.

I have the hover to acknowledge the

receipt of Your Ludship's letter has 8 of the 7th metant and under the explanation it

affords,

I do not hesitate to request that Your Lordship will at once instruct Lieut

Ouchtulong the Executive Engineer

to Carry

out his original Plans and Exlimate for the Barracks to at the earliest period. I think it very desirable that a_

Majn Seneral,

And Saltown G. C. It and B.

de

te

to

Party

Party of fifty, men should be sent to afford protection from Pirates to the inhabitants in the direction of Lymoon,

and I bey Your

Lordship will arrange accordingly placing

them in. Tento until a

Comfortable Parraci:

for One hundred then can be built. Eshould imagine they would be most easily provisioned by water from this side of the Feland.

I have the hiver te,

Signed Stenry Pottinger

true copy.

Michard Worsham

to

302

303

My Ac 32.

My Lord.

Government House

Hony Nary 18th January 1894.3.

I have the horror to acknowledge the

receipt of Your Lordship's letter of the 11. " met

in reply to mine regarding the Allowance to the families of European Soldiers for Coolies and have agrecable to your request directed that it shall be paid from the Civil acasury up to the 10th of this month.

Your Lordship is already aware, that all

charges connected with this Island of

Major General,

Lord Saltown, G. C. St. and B.

to

whatever

I

-1

whatever nature are by orders from Nome to be debited to the Military Chest up to the day the Treaty was signed (say the first of September ) and that it is

and that it is not improbable. but the same system will be ordered to be continued until a regular Government of this Colony shall be organized under the Instructions which may be expected on thajir Malcolva's return from England.

In the meantime however, I have not the smallest objection to the arrangement you. have suggested though I remember nothing of the sanction given by Major Malcolm to this charge.

I have the horn tobe, to to

Signed Nenny Pottinger

true Coprs.

Richard Wrosuam

301

į

305

Copy No 34.

Si.

Government. House.

Hong King 16th January 18/13.

+

Apery large quantity of Mood will be required for Governments purposes in the __ creation of Civil, Naval and Military Buildings on this Island on the receipt of the shortly

expected Instructions from Her Majesty's Government and as

I have positively

ascertained, that little, or none of good quality

and proper dimensions is to be purchased even at an exorbitantly high price, Shave determined to send to Manila to procure a

Near Admiral,

Sir Thomas Cochrane CB.

te

supply

te

306

supply and with that object I do myself the hono to requesting that

you

will be so good - as such

·

arrangements appertain more directly to the Naval

a

Department _ to advertise for Tenders for freighting a

Nessel. of Four or

of

Five Sundhed Tous for a voyage__ to Manilla and buck to Hong Kong.

You will no doubt provide in the Tenders for the usual Survey being had on the Wessel to be laken up and also for such periods as you may consider proper being allowed free of demurrage for the ship's being loaded at Manila and disloaded on her return to Amughing,

which it is desirable she should do with the

least possible delay.

Major

General Lord Sallown has informed me that he will allow Lient Ouchterling the=

Executive Engineer to proceed in the Nessel to

select and buy the Wood and it has occurred to

me

me to suggest for your consideration whether it might not be desirable to send one or two

experienced men, or travant Officers from

Qintenant

Some

Her Majesty's Ships to assist Ouchterlary in the selection and Shipment of the Government Timber

It is impossible at this moment to form anything like a correct Elimate of the quantity that will be wanted but should there be eventually any overplus Timber it will Lam told sell here to great advantage and the profit thereby obtained will add to the Saving which Santicipate from the measure I propose to adopt and which Sam satisfied is not only me.

of necessity but of real

economy.

I have the hover tube, to

Signed Henry Ottinger

true Copy.

Michand Worsham

Copy No 35:

307

Government House

Hoyting 16th January 1843.

My Lord,

Referring to the private

written and verbal

I

communications I have had with Your Lordship

regarding

a supply of Timber for the problic

use

of this Colony, I have the hover to enclose for Your Lordship's information

a copy of my letter 1.34. of this date to the address of Pear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane requesting him to take

up a thip for a voyage

to Manila and buck,

and Shope that Your Lordship will instruct

Zient

Major General,

The Lord Saltown G. C. H. and CB.

Le

te.

de

:

Xent Ouchterlony to make the necessar

arrangements for his temporary absence, without delay.

I shall

apply

to the Government of tanila

for any assistance or sanction that may

be

wanted and which I have no doubt will

be readily afforded.

I have the honor to.

Signed Henry Pottinger

tive Copy

Richard Woomam

303

,

303

Spy No.18.

My Lord,

Gauenment Souse

Honytting 12 February 182, 3.

I have the hover to acknowledge the

reacht of your letter to 64 of the 23 dallime

Committee

1

giving Cover to the Proceedings of a which had assembled to select a site for the Parrack about to be built a Chuck Choo,

and shall

request the Johnston to proceed

as early as convenient to Chuck Choo with the Land. Officer and any members of the Committee whom Your Lordshit, may

Major General.

be

pleased

The Ford Hallour G. C. It and CB.

te

to

to

pleased to appoint to find out whether the

willing to sell their Houses and.

Owners are

on which their removal must of Course depend as I do not myself conceive that we have any right. to face the Owners of Houses to quit .

do so

I hope however they will be induced to -

by a liberal compensation (which will necessarily added to the Cost of the Barracks but I cannot refrain from thinking that it would have been a primary object to have_ placed the Banack a short distance, at least, from the Town of Chuck Choo, to which it's proposed, proximity will, I fear, prove_ futile source of spute and (what is even- of more. Consequence) a ready means - without - the possibility of prevention _ of the Soldiens falling into excesses.

Am

I will also instruct the Johnston

to

310

to ascertain the point respecting the drying of Fish but this operation must be carried on near the residencies. the Fishermen and I do not see

of

can be avoided without an

how the objection

act of power which I should be very sorry to sunetion.

M. Johnston will return the Proceedings of the Committee and will also (in my absence ) report the result of his visit to Your Lordship.

I have the honor to be, to

Signed Henry Pottinger

time Copy.

Michand Woornam

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Ch, hot's

311

Gwenment House

Hungting

3rd February 1843.

Land Condi

ally Lord,

I have the hoor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's letter of yesterday's

date on the subject of a piece of Land in the Cantonment which had been granted to Captain Sparks of St M's 40th Regiment

and which he most improperly (and as far as I sm at present informed unauthorizedly) sold to the Edwards.

Major Veneral,

I have referred the matter to the Land

The Lord Buttown B. C. HCB.

de

ठे

Officer

Officer and in the meantime have had it- intimated to Mr Edwards, that he will be obliged to vacate the House, which he will be ordered to do the moment. I get Me Gordon's Report.

have the hiver to

Signed Henry Pottinger

true Copy

Michard Woosnam

312

313

Copy ho 59.

In replying to your

"Uttime

Government House Victoria

Hong Kong 4th February 18143.

Memorandum under date the

15 th Willems with two Bills from Amon for Drains made by him, Sam directed by Sir Henry Pottinger

to inform you,

whole

that Government will in consideration

of having reserved the Market Place pay the

expense of the large brain after deducting such sum as the land Officer may recommend on account of it's not being paved, which it is erroneously stated to be in the Bill.

Lieut. Orchterlony

Madras Engineers.

With

}

With respect to the small Drain it appears that mly me fifth of it lies within the public ground (Roud) and that the remaining four fifiks have been chiefly formed for the 1 and Convenience of the Bazaar and Houses in front of which it runs. It is needless to say that Gwernment have nothing whatever

Comfort

to do with this provision

provision and,

incurring any

ground

such expense

never contemplated

in

on which the Bagaar

are built, but as a

granting the

and Houses

portion of the expense would

probably have been required under any

circumstances to make an outlet for the water

from the Drain which crosses the Road, I am

directed to intimate to you

the

that me

third of

Amount of the Bill for the sanall Drain

will be discharged by the Public.

true Copy.

I have the honor to

Signed - Richard Morsham

Nichard Woosnam

314

3

Tpy hobt.

Sir.

Macne 8th % ebruary 1843.

I am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger to

of

acknowledge the receipt of your letter yesterday's date regarding the piece of ground which was formerly granted to you for the purpose of laying down a Patent Stip and to inform you that His Coallency is of opinion, that your future claim to that ground now rests solely on the pleasure of Her Drajesty's baremment. Whatever power Sir Henry Pottinger might

C. Fearm Gyv

have

Macas.

315

have had to sanction Grants of Land

по в

temporary expedient before the Peace, that power obviously ceased from the day the Island became by Treaty a bona fide

древе

Possession of the Pritish Crown, and as the latest orders that

have as yet come to hand from Her Majesty's Ministers direct that "Hongting shall only " be looked upon as a drilitang Station liable to be "restored at the end of the War" it will be for Her Majesty's Government to judge whether the explanation you offer

as to your delay in m

availing yourself of the grant is entitled to

any weight . In the meantime it would seem

to be advisable that

should countermand

you

the measure !

you

describe in your letter and

which cannot possibly be considered to have__

been authorized by the state of the

tire Copy.

case.

I have the hiver to

Signed. Richard Morenam

Michand Worsham

316

!

317

Copy May 6.

Government - House

Hong Kong 13th February 1843.

:

I have the honor to acquaint Your Excellency that I now despatch Captain Oncklutory the Executive Engineer of this Colony to Manila for the purpose of making arrangements for procuring some Timber required for the use of the British Governments, and I shall feel highly obliged by any countenance Your Excellency may

to direct the Officers of Your Government to afford Captain Suchtertony in the execution of this duty

be

pleased to direct the

His Enthewey

Dm Marcelino trav

Begging

Manila

Begging that. Your Excellency will

Command My Services in any way in this

quarter, and offering the assurances consideration, I have the honor to be

je.

to

Signed Henus Pottinger

lue Copy.

of any high

Nichard Woosham

318

$

319

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стрипова.

My Lord.

A

Macao 15th February 184 3.

You will have received from Mr Johnston

Inst

a copy of his letter to my address of the Gth Pret

which reached me on the 11th but I have been

in an unceasing/

unceasing round of

ever since

engaged in

important business that has prevented my

Sooner turning my attention to it.

I propose if my business here will admit

of my going

wer to visit Henghing for a day

or two shortly and in the meantime Shave

requested Mr Johnston to give effect to your

Majin General

Lordships

The Lord Saltour, C. B. and B.C. H.

Je

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f

388

Lordship's wishes as to the selection of any new site for the Barracks at Chuck Choo not liable

to the objections that were, in enquiry, found to

exist to that first fixed

m.

I have the himer &c.

Signed Henry Pottinger

true Copy

Nichard Woosnam

320

9

NOTIFICATION.

H. E. Sir Henry Pottinger Bart. is pleas- ed to direct that the annexed Letter and Quarterly Report be published for general information.

By Order,

RICHARD WOOSNAM

Macao, 25th Feb. 1843.

Acting Secretary.

No. 936 of 1842.

To,

Territorial Department, Finance;

The Secretary to the Hon'ble Company's Agents

in China.

Sir,

WITH reference to Mr. Chief Secretary Wathen's letter, No 818, dated the 15th October 1836, I am directed by the Honorable the Go- vernor in Council to transmit for the information of the Honorable Company's Agents in China the accompanying Copy of a report, shewing the ave- rage quality of Sycee Silver, old Spanish and new dollars, received for Coinage at the Bombay Mint for the quarter ending the 31st October 1842,

I have the honor to be, Sir.

Bombay Castle,

22d Nov., 1842.

Your most Obedt. Servant;

J. R. REID

Chief Seey.

321

QARTERLY REPORT showing the average Assay value, and the Gross and Net out-turn of Sycee Silver, old Spanish and new Dollars

received for Coinage, at the Bombay Mint, for the quarter ending 31st October, 1842.

Touchp cent.

NAMES.

Pure Silver Tolas.

Sycee Silver average of the last

}

three months ending 31st Oct.1843 100 Average old Spanish Dollars.

Ditto chiefly new Ditto

100

93.

230. 555.

231. 083.

A Company's Rupce {

One Tola or 180 Grains,

91.

666.

Weight in

Mint charges | Net return on Tolas of 180

in Company's for Coinage

Company's Grains

Rupees. at 2 p. cent. Rupees. Tolas. Decl | Per ct. Decl. | Tolas Decl, | ks. Decl. Rs. Decl | Rs. Decl

100.

355 98. 355. 107, 297. 2.

145. 105. 152,

83. 500. 206. 3571. 225 106. 4. 502, 220. 604. 89. 750. 207. 3970. 226. 252. 4. 525. 221. 727

Grains. 165

Gross Value

BOMBAY MINT,

Assay Office, 17th November, 1842,

[True Copy] L. M. REID.

Chief Secy.

REMAR KS.

Payable by a Draft upon the Gen- eral Treasury at 30 days sight.

N, B. The charge for refining Dollars is now remitted up to 6 W. or 89,

16 Touch.

[Signed] M. T. KAYS.

Assay Master.

:

322

1

323

Copy ho102

Sin.

Gwenment House

Jony King

2nd March 1843.

I regret to be obliged to trouble Your Excellency with the accompanying Original Choceedings of a charge of Piracy investigated

" and "27" Altimos by Majo

on the 22nd 23rd

-aine the Chief Magistrate of this Colony.

Your Excellency will see from the Proceedings

and from my remark on the back of them that the person accused has been released, and it

is my

His Excellency,

present intention to compel the Compradore

Vice Admiral Sir William Parker 4. C.B.

te.

of

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324

of H&M's Ship Royalist" and the accuser dan Tengheang, to repay the losses of all parties;

of fire

Arms could only be justified in a case

of im

imminent risk to the Public safety, and at

but I am sure that Your Excellency will

the

express requisition of the existing Cril

Al

Authorities.

entirely concur with me that the Offices Comm

ommanding the Nayalist and those who

acted under his orders, should be called on to explain how the came to act on the occasion as they

appear to have done

I see nothing, whatever in the whole Affair that authinged a single armed man being sent on shore, and it is most providential that there was no blood spilled, else the most

serious consequences must have attended

ard to the Instigators

with regard.

of the Offence

and Perpetrators

I conceive, that in the present-

circumstances of this Island - which may now

be looked in as a British Possession - the use

of

дж

I leave the case so far as the officers

Your Excellency's

4. hi's Ship

are concerned in

hands, and I bey you will be so kind as to

return the Original Proceedings to me_ as soo

as

you

have done with them.

I have the honor to,

Signed Henry Pottinger

true copy.

ди

Nichard Woornam

to

Copy hello.

Sin

325

Government House

Haytining

6th March 1843

With reference to my letter No 182 of the 2nd

Instant

"regarding the steps taken (on a false Change of piracy) by the Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Ship Engalist, I have the honor to acquaint Your Excellency that some of

and arms &e) a

are

the

the property (account Books and arms still detained on board that Ship, and as Owners have petitioned me to have them restored I have instructed the Chief Magistrate.

to send for them and request You will be so good

His Excellency,

Vice Admiral Sir trilliam Parker G. C.

до

Ho

до

as

as to order them to be delivered to Majn Caine's

Messenger.

They

are in pro way required in the

of the Account

investigation, and the retention of the

Books is most inconvenient to the Owners of

them.

I have the honor, to

Signed. Henry Pollinger

-time Copy.

Michaud Woosnam

326

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327

Copy homb

Sir.

+

LandComi

Manus 13th March 1863.

With reference to the Correspondence

o

the subject of the Piece of Land which was granted to you for the purpose of laying down a Patent Slip Sir Henry Pottinger desires me

that when he was lust at

to inform you,

Hong Ning he caused inquiries to be made as to the quantity and situation of what you had. enclosed, and was

surprized to find that

it was a piece taken from the Centre of that part of the beach called havy Bay.

His Excellency desires me

C. Fearon Exy.

to intimate

to

Macas.

to you, that befae his arrival in China the

whole of that Bay having been surveyed by three Post Captains was selected and appropriated. for the purposes of St this havy and that therefore,

This

under any Consideration, it is out of his hower

to grant any portion of it and he directs me.__ further to add, that your

title to

any

other

location in lieu of it must, as befne intimated

to you, rest with N. Mi's Government.

His Excellency has desired me to make

this communication to

you

in order to prevent

your incurring any further expence in Navy

Bay.

Shave the honor to,

Signed Richard Moosnam

true Copy

Michand Woornam

328

329

Copy No 119.

Sin

Macau 15th March 184. 3.

I have the honor to forward for Your Excellency's information a. copy of a letter __

which was

yesterday addressed by my orders to Mr Fearon a Merchant of this Place who

has interfered with the location selected for Naval. purposes on Hong Kong and which I had, as Sinformed Your Excellency directed. Mr Johnston under date the 11th of December 1841 to see macked off and carefully reserved.

I have now requested Mr Johnston to Call

His Excellency,

Vice Admiral Sir William Parker K. C.B.

AR

جل

to

in

m

Mr Fearon to remove his people and any

Buildings he may have made from the spot. I have the honor to

Signed Wenny Pottinger

true Copy

Michand Woornam

7

330

!

331

Copy N. 120.

Sin

Land Com.

Macau 15th March 1843

I forward herewith, under a flying Seal for Your information, an original letter with

Enclosure which I have this day addressed to

the Naval Commander in Chief.

I bey to call

th

your

attention to my letter

No 50 of the 11 of December 1841 to your address,

and to add that to

add that so far as my recollection serves

me. the Fearon distinctly applied for a spot to the Westward of Navy Bay" so that I believe he had no pretence for interfering with that location.

Irequest you

A.RR. Johnston By:

will instruct the Land

Offices

Deputy Superintendent

*****

Officer to see that Mr Fearon's People, and any materials he may have collected there,

are removed from Navy Day, and that it is

Йосним

as ore

originally intended.

I have the hinn to

Signed Henry Pottingen

true Copy.

Michand Worsham

332

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2

333

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Lieutenant Colonel G. A. Malcolm, C. B. having returned from England, will resume charge of his duties as Secretary of Lega- tion to Her Majesty's Special mission in China.

Richard Woosnam, Esq. will continue to act as Secretary to His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart. G. C. B. agreeable to the Notification of the 17th of Septem- ber. 1842, published in the Hong Kong Gazette of the 3rd of November last, and all intimations and replies under that Gentleman's Official signature are to be deemed valid and authorized.

By Order,

14

18 Mank

J. ROBT. MORRISON,

Secretary and Treasurer

1843 to II. M's Chief Superintendent.

334

335

H

Government House Nongthong

th

April 1843.

Si

Land Com

ock

I have deferred replying to

the 2nd ulter with the various Enclosures

your private letter

on the subject of Stone Zuarries

on

this Island

with the Land Officer

Surveyor..

unter. I should have

an opportunity of consulting

and

I now think it advisable to record the result of

my communication with W. Gordon decision which I have come to us

future

There does

a

and

the

guide for the

not appear to be the least risk good Stona

on

this Island failing,

of the supply of as inexhaustible Quarries can be opened up in

are dug,

the

more they

ground of the

Every direction, and the better, as adding to the level Island, fit for building upon.-

влд

J. Johnston Esq.

Deputer Superintendent

te.

А

I

also

appears that

could be derived from

Joxe

any

Revenue that

on the Stone

not repay the smallest

Quarries would

possible

Establishment to superintende

and

levy

it..

Under these circumittances, the only +

thing that seems to be

Insure as

much

Stone as

require at

a

necessary is to Government

reasonable fixed rate, and

have therefore

therefore directed

in concert

with the

may I

Mr. Gordon to arrange

the Chief Magistrate, with Persons who work the Zuarries

the Head Persons who

мого орен

ir

which

be

may

opened hereafter

that they shall furnish

at a

remuneratory price

any quantity and description / as of Stone for the Publie

of being exempted from

use

to

веде межд

te

in consideration

all sorts of Taxes ..

This arrangement with leave the

open, as it is

will not interfere

now

market

to private competition.

Aud

with

at

Zuurnis the Luarris

Earning

a

the people

livelihood

who

work

I have the honor to be

(Signen

as hitherto

"

Henry Pottinger

atun Cepy

Michard Woornam

336

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AND

T

TES

337

RIEND OF CHINA,

HONGBONG

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

EXTRA

GAZETTE.

HONGKONG," SATURDAY, APRIL 8T1843.

6.

at Hongkong and Macao, on the subject of postage chargeable on letters arriving in Bombay from China.

2. I had before endeavoured to explain these rules to the Post-Master at Macao, but as I have been informed by Captain Richards of H. M. Ship Cornwallis, that the greatest uncertainty prevails

*

16

and a SEPARATE account of the foreign postage must be rendered every quarter.

9. It must be borne in mind, I would observe in conclusion, that when letters for Europe are catta, inland, postage according to the rates laid forwarded to Bombay either by Madras or Cal- down in the Notification of the 14th August 1839,

THE annexed Copies of letters from the Post Master General at Bombay, together with the No- tification alluded to in No. 1721 of 1842 are pub- tification alluded to in No. 1721 of 1842 are pub- lished for general information, and with the ob- ject of giving effect to those arrangements, the fol- lowing local Regulations are laid down and will in China, in regard to the regulations under which No. 134, Genl. Dept. published by order of the

come into operation from the 1st day of June next, both as regards the Post Office at Hongkong, and the British Consular Office at Macao,

ble

ted to the different authorities in ever opportunities may offer,

Hon. the President of the Council of India in

letters, and particularly letters for Europe, are re- ceived at this office, I have been induced to trou-

you, in the hope that all the necessary informa- Council, will be chargeable. This might be pre- 1st. Boxes will always be kept open at the Posttion on the subject may, through your means be paid in China in the same manner as has been

Offices for the receipt of letters to be transmit-communicated to the public, and that the Post that is necessary is, that the accounts of each des-N

provided foreign postage. All cription of postage should be kept quite distinct.

[Signed]

Bombay Genl. Post Office 14th October 1842.

[True Copy]

2nd. On those letters that may be put into the Bombay Box, outward Ship Postage will invar- iably be charged at the rate of 2 Annas on a letter of three Tolas weight, and an Anna on every additional Tola.

1.

3rd. The same rule will be applied to all letters that may be put in the Boxes for Madras- and Calcutta.

4th. When the letters are addressed to Persons in India, it will be optional with the Posters of them to pay or not, the inward Ship Postage which is the same as the outward-and in case they do not pay it, it will be recovered from the Receivers.

5th. When letters are intended to go beyond India the inward and outward Ship Postage must be invariably paid.

í.

cilitate the dispatch of letters, by adopting the course which I have pointed out, in regard to the pre-payment of the whole of the Ship postage at the Office of despatch,

I have the honor to be Sir, ambar * Your most obdt. Servant W. ESCOMBE Acting Post-Master General.

(en::)

Bombay Genl. Post Office 14th Octr. 1842.

No, 1721-of 1842.

To

Sir,

The Post Masters at

1:

I have the honor to be &c.

W. ESCOMBE, Actg. Post-Master General.

W. ESCOMBE, Acting Post-Master General.

NOTIFICATION. COMMANDERS of Ships, trading with the Port of Bom- bay, are hereby informed, that all Letters for England, arriving from Sea-ward, are subject in Bombay to Ship Postage, and all Letters for Foreign Europe, to General Department Steamer Postage, in addition.

Hong-Kong, and Macao.

6th. On letters intended for the United Kingdom no Postage except the outward and inward Postage can be received under any circunstan- ces if placed in the Bombay Box, but when placed in the Madras or Calcutta Boxes, the Indian inland Postage, agreeable to the annex- ed scale marked A, must be paid, in addition to the outward and inward Ship Postage.

2. It may be attended with much inconve- 7th. When letters are intended for Foreign Eu-nience to oblige parties in China to have recourse rope or any intermediate Place, additional Post- to an Agent in Bombay to pay the postage due age will be levied on them agreeable to the here, and I therefore beg that you will cause it to Table laid dowu in the Bombay Government be understood that the entire postage, both the Notification of the 14th March 1842, and such outward and inward, may be paid in your office, letters will accordingly bear four Items of by which all further charge will be done away charge namely

As great misunderstanding appears still to pre- vail in regard to the postage leviable in Bombay on letters received from China, I have the honor to forward a Notification issued under date the 14th March 1842, which contains all the rules neces- ||sary for your guidance.

Outward Ship Postage "Inward Ship Postage "Indian Inland Postage

if put in the Madras

or Calcutta Boxes "Foreign Postage

#

with.

3. It has lately been the practice to send mo- ney to pay the postage as well here as in England. This is a very inconvenient proceeding and I have to request that it may be discontinued: In place se of it, you will be so good as to forward with each Mail a Bill shewing the number of letters and the Newspa-amount of inward postage due, thereon to the Bombay Office. A quarterly return of the entire amount collected should be made up to the end of April, July, October and January, and the money should then be remitted by an order on the Trea- sury in Bombay or in any other mode which may be more convenient.

8th. The same rules will be applied to

pers, Pamphlets &c, the Postage on them being charged agreeable to the Table inserted in the Bombay Government Notification above advert

ed to.

9th. Although it is stated in the 6th Paragraph of

the Bombay Post-Master General's letter to the Post Master at Hongkong &c, that letters from Members of the China Expedition are to bè ex- cused Ship Postage, yet looking to the changes that have taken place since that letter was writ- ten, and to the return of a large part of the Ex- pedition to England and India, it is considered more than propable that the privilege therein referred to has been declared to be. or is, con- idered null and void, and therefore persons for- warding letters are recommended not to rely on that rule being still in force.

4. I have to request that when the entire post- age is prepaid, the letters may be marked thus.

"Outward Ship-postage paid As. "Inward Do. Do. As.

Rs.

When only the outward postage is paid, that they may be marked "Outward Ship-postage only." In this last case, provision must be made for the pay- 0th The Regulations herein promulgated will be ment in Bombay of the inward postage, or the let-

ters will be detained, communiceted to the different. Goveruments of 5. These remarks are intended to apply to let- India by the first departure, aud as they provide ters not for delivery in India; when letters are for for the transmission of letters &c under everyIndia, the Inward Ship postage can of course be possible circumstance, they will no doubt be ri-recovered from the addressees.

India or returned.

gidly enforced, so that Individuals neglecting to 6. Letters from members of the China expedi- conform to them will have only themselves to tion are received free of Ship postage. blame, should their letters be either detained in 7. No postage is leviable in India on letters 11th. The only exceptions to Postage being levied for the United Kingdom. It is collected solely in will be in favor of Official despatches, under the England, and no pre-payment can; under any cir- cumstances whatever, be made in India on such signatures of Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary,

letters. the Naval Commander in Chief and the Gen- eral Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Land Forces, or the Senior Officers of the Civil,

val and Military Services in China.

By Order

RICHARD WOOSNAM.

Hongkong, Govt. House,

6th April, 1843.

No. 1722-of 1842.

To

8. Letters for other places than the United Na-Kingdom are chargeable with a postage according to the rates laid down in the accompanying table, and this postage must be prepaid. When it may be inconvenient to parties to employ Agents in Bombay, the foreign postage can be levied in your Office in the same manner as Ship postage such foreign letters should then be marked.

"Outward Ship postage paid As "Inward Do. Do. As "Foreign postage

General Department, The Secretary of Legation, Hong-Kong.. Sir, I have the honor to forward Copy of a ter I have to day addressed to the Post-Masters

Do. As

Total Rs.

To prevent disappointment, therefore, to parties not, v acquainted with these rules, Commanders of Ships are recommended only to receive Post Office Packets or Letters for places not in India,--on which they are themselves prepared to pay the postage, according to the rates laid down in the accompanying Table.

Bombay. Gent Post Office, 6th September 1842.

W. ESCOMBE,

Actg. Post Mr. Genl.

NOTICE is hereby given, that Letters arriving from Sea-ward for transmission to any place beyond the Territories of the East India Company, whether by Ship, or by the Government-Stearners, will be detain- ed in Bombay until the Ship or Steamer Postage, or both, to which such Letters, may be liable, shall be paid according to the rates laid down in the subjoined

Table.

ded for every addi-

tional Tola.

which no Parcel

will be

received.

An anna being ad- An anna being added for every additi-Two annas being added for every additi- onal 100 Tolas up to 300 Tolas, beyond

onal 6 Tolas weight.

1.

Anna.

Not ex- Not ex-

ceeding 3 ceeding 3

Not exceeding 6 Tolas weight.

Not exceeding 100 Tolas weight.

Tolas.*

Tolas.

Annas.

2.

Annas. 3

2.

Annas.

Table of Ship Postage to be levied on Letters received or sent by sea.

LETTERS.

Newspapers, Pamphlets and other print-

Outward Inward.

at each end. ed papers packed in short covers, open Parcels not exceeding 300 Tolas weight.

Continued to Second Page.

EXTRA.

Table of Steamer Postage leviable upon Letters arriving from, or addressed to any other place than the United Kingdom, via the Red Sea or the Persian Gulf.

Rs.

As.

A letter not exceeding 14 Tola, is to be charged one rate of Postage...

0

9

Ditto above 14 Tola, and not exceeding

24 Tolas, two rates.

1

"

Ditto above 24 Tolas, and not exceeding

5 Tolas, four rates....

Ditto above 5 Tolas and not exceeding

7 Tolas, six rates.

3

and so on in proportion. two additional rates of Post age being charged for every additional weight of 24

Tolas, or for any fraction of that weight.

Bombay, Genl. Post Office,

14th March 1842.

}

W. ESCOMBE,

Acig. Post Mr. Genl.

*N. B. 24 tolahs are equal to one ounce English, 16 annas make one Rupee, and one Rupee is equal to two Shillings Eng. lish.

A

:

Table of Indian inland Postage from Calcutta and

CALCUTTA

MADRAS

Madras to Bombay.

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Government House,

RICHARD WOOSNAM.

Hongkong, 6th April 1843.

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Government House,

Hongkong, 7th April, 1843.

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My Lord.

Government House Hongkong

April 8th 1845

Her Majesty's Government has

instructed me

me, amongst

other matter to have

the Island of Hougtong carefully surveyed

and examined, not only with a view to clearly defining it's general capabilities for future Colonization, but also with the objel of

ascertaining the best Sites for Fortifications

are

to be erected +

and Barracks which wherever necessary for it's defence

and Security,

and

Major General,

The Lord Baltown Mr. C. P. and

Ye.

Y.

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341

and

likewise

Jor

the

purpose of having

Some regular plans laid down for the

It is Forous, that the above will

present

and

any future Towns -

as to

Streets Squares le.

1.

K..

ве и

require

which

I

work of some time, and

will

Establishments and Assistance

are

not at this moment procurable.

"

am very auxions however, to have the Northern Face

of

the Colony from Welt Point" to the location to the bastions

belonging to Mr. Burn surveyed

Streets and

as possible. that the Streets

ana

as soon

Squares

the Sites for Public Buildings may

be laid down

and.

fixed upon,

so as to

enable

me

to

grant

land to the numerous

applicants

applicants who have been long writing to

ostain Lore...

Under these circumstances I have the

Sonor to

so good

Captain

request

Your Lordship to be

as to place at my disposal Cirment Edwards,

kim to select two

from

one

M.

and to allow

es and

more Steady Privates

's Tegiments to

of Her Majesty's

be employed at Omrsens. As Captain

é dwa di time

-

will be solely recupied by

the Survey, Spropose to pay

kim kis

Salary from the Civil Department which

Lordship to nominate

with enable Your Lordship to another Officer to act as Assistant Luarter

Master General pro tempore

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True Copy

Michard Worman

I have the honor to be PC. "C.

н.ж.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

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342

No 150.

Government House Hongkong.

My

Lord,

April fch 1843 ..

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of Your Lordship's letter. Nr. 25% of the 11th wit" with it's

o

accompaniments, and

beg you will accept

my

best thanks

for the

information they

afford.

a for

Her Majesty's Avvernment have

dircation, that all

Expences

in

China shall be

defrayed

Mazer General,

The Lord Valtown K. b. R. V. G. b. M.

H.

te.

H.

343

defrayed from the Monies to be received in virtue of the Treaty, but as the Ind

Superintens the Division

в линий

In the meantime the Paymaster

must provide himself with

Funds by selling Bills,

Instalment which

was

not Strictly due

which is now in

India

and

till Midsummer and

course of payment by the Provincial

Canton, is expressly declared

Government

of Canton

to be

an

Account of

the Bankrupt

strong Merchants Debts, and as it is mose

desirable

он

account

of the

acerwing

+

Interete which some of those

bear to have them better

Debto

as soon

as possible,

I have

given my

Sanction

the

moment

as

hitherto on

I have the means

of meeting the probable. Demands Public Treasury, I will

Lordship that I

apprize

on the

Your

am prepared to do

I have the

te.

honor to be

н

I signed, Menry Pottinger

, мне вору

(Vrue

Michard Wrosnam

so.

to the appropriation of the Said Ind

Instalment recordingly, at

for

по

may

have deputed = +

be necessary) and Captain Balfour to Canton to

Superintend

344

thy Nr. 152.

ору

Government House. Houghong,

April 8th 1843.

Si

'Her Majesty's Government having

directed me to reserve and

to reserve and apply so much

Funds to be derived

мило

of

any

from China et

'may

be

required to

Service in China

any

Civil

а

"Whether of a Naval, Military,

Character

for

which Bills would be

on

otherwise drawn

"Treasury", I have addressed

I have addressed the letter

the Love

of

Her Majesty's

the letter of which

I have

His Brecheney,

време

Vee Admiral Sir William Parker G. C. Q.

&

не

H.

I have the honor to enclose a Copy, to the Officer Commanding Iter Majesty's Sand

Forees

мі

China,

and

shall in the Same

manner intimate to Your Excelleney when

I am

ого

with Funds to meet the prepared with Funds to

Drafts from Her Majesty's Naval

Forces in China

..

I have the honor to be

Ye.

(Signed)

(True Copy)

Michaid Wornam

le

345

:

Land Ein

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

In consequence of Instructions recently received from Her Majesty's Government, and until defined Regulations can be framed and promulgated, grounded upon those Instructions,-His Excellency Sir HENRY POTTINGER, Bart., G. C. B., &c., &c., is pleased to Notify, as follows:-

IST. All Persous holding Land of any

denomination on the Island of Hong-Kong, are hereby required to send in the fullest explanations, as well as the proofs they possess, of their Claims to such Land, to the Land Officer, with the least possible delay.

2ND. The Land Officer has been author- ized, and instructed, to prevent the commencement of any further Buildings upon, or clearing away of, Locations, until final arrange- ments can be made.

3RD. The Land Officer has also been authorized and instructed, to take summary measures, in concert with the Chief Magistrate, to put a stop to all Buildings that may be in progress on Locations of what- ever denomination, where the Explanation, or Proofs submitted, may appear to him to be at riance with his present Instruc- tions; and, also, in cases where the Explanation and Proofs now called for, may be delayed beyond a reasonable time.

4TH. The Land Officer has further been authorized and instructed, to sum- marily prevent, the progress of all Buildings, on Locations which may, in his opinion, encroach on the present, or any future, Line of Roads or Streets, and to oblige all Persons to confine themselves to the exact dimensions of the Lots which were originally allotted to them.

5TH. It has been repeatedly intimated that the terms and tenure of hold- ing all Lands on the Island of Hong-Kong, were to depend solely on the pleasure, and commands, of of Her Majesty's Government, and the information called for in this Notification, is required, before such terms and tenure can be announced to the Public.

By order,

Hong-Kong, Government-House,

10th April, 1843.

RICHARD WOOSNAM,

1

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346

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347

My

No. 155

My Lord

348

Noughong 12th April 1843

I have the honor to acknowledge the

th

receipt of Your Lordship's letter of the 11

Estimate of $9215. for

Instant enclosing an

building a Barrack for 100 men, and one

#8128.50 for Luarters for four Offices

Saiwan,

of

at

in Sanctioning the Expence. I

and in

beg to bring to Your Lordship's necessity for

probable necessity

Portification

Major General

on

notice the

a

Battery

ir

that part

part of

the Island,

The Lord Nattoun K. b. B. & G. b. S.

ле

re.

to

and

...

SPE

to suggest the advitability of Selecting such

a

Site

form

a

for

lification

the Barrack that it may

Sheard to the intended.

I have the honor to be re.

It

(Signed) Henn Ottinen

349

(True Copy)

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Nichard Wortnam

No 156

350

My Lord...

Government. House, Hongthing April 13th, 1843.

In netemowledging Your Lordships letter of the 11th - Instant of the subject - of a piece of Ground for Quarter. Matter. Fagan. P. P. M. of Her Majesty's 98th Regiment, Sregret. extremely that the recent - positive. Instructions from Her_ Majesty's Government preclude my attending. to Your . Lordships recommendation. in-fam. of that officer-

Major.

Goneral...

There can be no objection

to

to an -

extension.

The Lord. Saltown, H. C. B. HG. C. A.

te.

te.

Ye.

:

extension of the Cantonment. so as to include--

room

- for a .

House for Mr. Fagan, and...

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his family, but any exception. to the rules already laid down would create - an- inconvenient - precedent besides being at direct variance with the wishes of Her_ Majesty's Government, that no further. land should be granted on any pretence. to private Individuals until. defined_ Regulations shall be framed.

I have &c.

to

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

(True Copy)

Nichard Woornam

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No 157.

352

My Lord..

Government. House, Honghong April. 13th, 1843.

late

It was bought to my notice. Make

last : night / I having been for unwell to allend

to bussiness during the day) that the of a . Naique and three Sepoys

over

Guard

the House-

in which. Mr. Johnston resides had been - homeved without any previous intimation.

It is unnecessary perhaps for

me at

this moment, to minutely examine whether Mr. Johnston will be, m

the-

new

arrangements ordered by Her Majesty's

Major General

Government

2.19

to

The Lord. Saltown, K. C. B. A G. E. J

to.

tc.

into force, entitled or not, but as he has ever had

Government. Coming

Guard- and _

to

A..

one since.

our.

first occupation of

the

Island, and as it is very probable that

circumstances m.

may

still lead to that

Gentleman bing left in temporary charge of the settlement before the new- arrangements can be finally made,

Your Lordship will coneur_ thinking that the Guard

I am sure

with me in

ought

as an understood temporary

arrangement, to be replaced.

I have to

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

(True Copy)

Rich and Worsham

353

No. 159.

354

Sir,

Government House, Hongtang. April 15th, 1843

I am directed by Sir. Henry Pottinger.

-

to

inform you: that he has - with the Sanction of Major General. Lord Saltoun. Commanding Her Majesty's Land - Trees in China - been pleased.

to appoint you to survey

the Northern Tave

-

of the Island of Honghong from. The Point-

Called. "West-Point." to the Eastern location-

belonging to Mr. Burn

the Lymem Passage. For this duly you.

near

the entrance-

of

of

will-receive from the

Civil. Department, a personal Salary of

Captain. Clement. Edwards,

Siv

Her. M's 18th - Regiment

2

355

Six Hundred and fifty Rupees (650) per- Month, and an Allowance for Office -

Allowance for office. Retablishment: One hundred Rupees (100) per mensom..

of one

You

-

will be allowed to select one-

officer as your

assistant on-a-

Salary of One -

hundred and fifty Rupees (150) per month - including thirty for Horse. Allowance, and when you report his name, an application_ will be made to Major General

Saltown for

his services.

Ceneral Lord

Lord Saltown, has been to good as to place to Privates of Her. Majesty's service Suropean. Overseers under you, and Sig-

as

Chinese Overseers will also be allowed.

-

The Europeans will be allowed - Twenty five- Rupees each per month. Civil Pay, and the Chinese - Overseers Thirty Rupees

each.

cách

accom

accompanied by

an

The whole of these. Allowances will. be- drawn. monthly by a Receipt in. Quadriplicate. to be. signed by you and - ae Roquittance. Woll. of the different - Persons which is required as a Voucher for the charge- on its hing hought Disbursements of the Government of this

Island.

I to account in the

All the Surrrying

Instruments now-

disposable will be placed at Your Command. and should others be required". they will be. applied for to the supreme - Government_of:

India_on

the

Your furnishing a list of them. A House will be allowed for use of the Survey, the rent. of which _ is, Consideration of the great demand for Houses,

is, in-

fived

356

fixed at $60 per month, and the Hire- will be paid on the Receipts of the Owner; Countersigned by you, being presented - at this office.

I have &c.

(Signed) Richard. Wornam..

(Inue

Copy)

Michard Woornam

N.160.

Gentlemen..

Concurrent

ernment. House..

Government.

House, Hongtrong

April 15th, 18/13.

My own. observation - and the

opinions of all. Individuals with whom I have. Consulted on the subject satisfy

that it is highly advisable to establish Registry Office, and to allow no

person

the Island who shall not be

in

in. such Office...

me

D

7

to reside

registered.

This arrangement - may at first sight.

appear to be likely to be attended with

- great

howe

A. R. Johnston Regfe, Deputy Superintendent. Major William Caine, Chief Magistrate Lieut. William- Pedder, R.N. Marine Magistrate

357

it an

an im

important -

trouble, but it is obviously necessary to enture_ the well being and quict of the Island, and alte- what is even. of itself- a sufficient - motive for undertaking. Political. Measure, springing out of the . peculiar and unprecedented relations which now subsist between the British and - Chinese Governments.

be

As a first step towards carrying. it into effect Proquest, you will. b. pleated form yourselves into a Committee to

to

Consider and frame for my

and eventual, submission to

Government such Rules

Consideration.

Her

Majesty's

as n seem to

may

you to be expedient accompanied by a _ statement of the Expence, and . Establishments-present and future --

which

which the

arrangement.

ement will re

require..

It occurs to me.

11

me,

that your

three selves

of.

the

should be always in officio members "Registry Committee", and that there should be- perhaps at least one stipendiary member whose sole duty should be to make himself acquainted. with all persons residing

or. Pomin

Coming

Island, and under whose immediate

to the

guidance the whole.

System.

would be

pluerd

The Points to which I would recommend.

attention in

framing

the

Your turning Your

Rules

are-

124 To establish a Registry Office..

2nd To allow no one to reside on the Island

unless he is registered

3.

in

the

office

may

remain

The period, which any person m

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remain on.

requiring

the Island (temporarity) without that he should be registered?

4th What class (if any) of persons

are to be

sons are

the

altogether excluded from residing on Island, or in other words, disqualified_ to

be registered?

5th What Tee (if any) should be required

from each person of or his Registry

Form for a Registry which

64 The proper

ought perhaps to be printed _ in_ ringlish_

and Chinese and numbered _ Consecutively? 7th Is the Registry to extend to Bratmen ?

8!

Would it be possible, und desirable to furnish all persons registered with a badge - ?

ott Punishment to be suggested for

those...

who return to the Island, without leave.

10.

11.

or...

- Registry-144, 2nd, and 3rd

Offence...

Owners of Houses and. Partners in. thops to be answerable . for all. people. Coming reside in them being immediately

registered?

Punishment to be laid down for

in

breach of the preceding rule, 14, 2nd - and third Offence ?

In the Course of your

of Your Inquiries the immediate subject of this letter- opportunities will doubtless offer for minutely informing yourselves upon which Tchould be glad to be favored with. your opinions and suggestions, therefore take this occasion to briefly

enumerate them.

1.

other matters on...

and. I

Would it be desirable to lay down-

or

fares

359

2.

3.

4.

fares for all Boats plying

?

How is Cooly Hire (after. Registry)

to be regulated...?

Ought all. Shops to be licensed, both as

a measure of Police and a source of Revenue ?

Ought Coolies and. Boatmen and others

Badges ?

of Similar Classes to wear. 5. Might it not be desirable to introduce. the. Indian. (Government ) practice. of Belts and official . Breast plates ?

Would it be possible to provide by Regulation for lightning the_

6.

7.

S.

some-

Bazars

and. Streeks to a certain. Hour of ut it?

the night, or throughout

How ought the Government - Market

.

Places to be managed ?

Should not all weights and ..

Measures

9.

10.

11.

measures

be

stamped and all other forbidden under severe. Penalties ?

What Shops and other Establishments (Brothels, Gambling Houses &c. ) should be forced to find _ Security in addition

to taking out licences?

6

Will it not be requisite to increase_

the Police, and the Police Stations, both

in the Town and Country?

2

Should not all mat Houses and

a certain

Cadjan and Straw Huts be pulled down- and removed. - At least beyond- line which would entirely separate

from the rest of the Town ..

them.

I should wish to receive Your- sentiments on these latter. points distinct from Your. Report on the Registry offic.. and

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369

a.

Code of Regulations to include the whole- - might be hereafter prepared and printed- both in English and Chinese for general. information and guidance.

I have te.

(Signed) Henry Pollinger...

(True Copy)

Nichau Wootucun

No1b]t.

Sir..

In

ent House, Henghongs

Government : Houst

18th April, 1843.

very limited.

Consequence of the. Accommodation of the building at present - Called, the Government. House, and the advisability of deferring the erection. of a suitable. until some definite.

one un

Public. Buildings

Can

a more...

definite plan for the

be laid down, I am.

directed by Sr. Henry Pottinger to request. will be good enough to prepare Plans with Estimates for Buildings of the_

that you

-following description bearing in mind, that they are to be of a temporary

ре

A. T. Gordon, Seype

Land Officer

nature

One.

t

One. Bungalow consisting of Three

Dining room, Breakfast room

Norms, as

and receivin room.

receiving

Another Bungalow consisting of

Four Moderate sized

sized rooms as Bed rooms

A Treasury Capable of Containing about Five Hundred Thousand Dollars

with a Guard room for Twenty Five-

ruropeans attached

Accommodation for six clerks Consisting of two moderate sized_

for rach

sized_ rooms

I have fe

(Signed) Richard Moornam

(True Copy)

Michaud Woosuam

361

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No. 165...

Nonorable di

بندان

362

Government House. Houghong,

April 19th 1843..

a

I do

do myself the honor of enclosing

List of Papers which I am desirous of

proewing from the Archives of the

Government

Mary

of

India as

+

I doubt not but.

and

Suggestions

very valuable hints

will be found in them,

judgement in framing Regulations

The Honorable.

and

вод

1. M. Brid Esq.

a

to

assist my

Code of temporary вом

Laws for the immediate

Porsident in Council 17.

Ør

Fort William

Government

4.

lovernment

of this Island - a duty which

Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to confide to me, as soon as the Itatifications

of the Treaty with China Chall be exchanged..

That

event has been unexpectedly

dilayer by the death of the Imperial

Commissione Elepoo, but I expect his

ssor at

accessor

выро

Canton early next month, and

I shall therefore feel obliged by Your

directing that duplicate Copies of any of the

Papers enumerated in the accompanying List,

will be remitted to the proper department

being informed of

the Amount..

I have the honor to be

te.

I .

(Aigned) Hewy Pottinger

(True Copy)

Michand Worrnam

Anal

may

be in point,

that You Honor in

Cand any Council

others

may

Conside

likely to be of use to me) Shall be sent on

to this Place by the first two opportunities.

The charge for the Papers in question

will

363

on my

Lat

...

Copy

bi 165

361

Live of Papers requested for the use

and information of over Majesty's Government

of "Hongkong from the Aupreme Government

5

India..

%..

A

complete

Series

of the Legislation

2.

Acts of the Governor General of India

in Council, with an Index should -

one have been compiled

ани

printed..

Copies of all Itegulations (not included

in the above

I in force

under the

Bengal Presidency regarding.

1. Civil

and Military Courts of

request

365

606

Reynest...

Courts of Petty Causes.-

Police

де

Department..

13

Itire of Coolies ashore and

afloat.

Pay Laws of the bity

14

Pare..

15

Free

си

7 Calcutta..

wheeled Carriages.

4. Military Bazaars

and

Cautonments.

16.

5. Camp Followers

A. Stuff

www

Civil Allowances._

7. Absenter Requiations -

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Making, Preservation. Repairs of Ponds..

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Dicenses to Shops, Hotels, Public

Mouses.

and.

Entertainment

ostiv Places of

Appointment of Justices of the Pence.

Ptules of the Gail of Calcutta.

the House of Correction. Dock up House

Police Magismates

(Fine Copy)

Michand Woornam

lad

and

Constables

f

Public Buildings, whether Civil

18

Military, their Erection Annal

Repair, Preservation

Custody.

and

19

4

Port Charges

10. Moorings.

//.

Marine or

Harbour and

Pave.

20

Police

his

12. Marnie Magistrate

and

Department

Gay Nr. 168..

366

My Lord.

Government House, Houghong.

April 20th 1843.-

In acknowledging the receipt of

Cour Lordship's letter of the 17th Instant

71°

H: "PY, I have the honor to state that

I have directed that M. Duis Bill for

Engine Hose destroyed at

the late Fie

shall be paid, on his applying to the Treasurer

to Government (Mr. Stewart).

Major General,

I have the honor to be Ye. re.

( Kigned) Henry Pottinger.

The ord Saltown K.b. B & G b. it.

Commanding in China

te.

не

(True Copy) Michand Woosnam

367

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Copy No. 174.

Government House, Honghong,

April 22m 1848.

My Lord

I have the honor to acknowledge the

receipt of Your Lordship's letter of the 20th Instant on the subject of the Passage for the

Persons named in the Margin

bey to

to Chusan

to

recommend that they may

in St. M's Steamer "Vixen", through

and

be sent up

an

application to Vice Admiral Sir Williame

Parker from How Lornship..

I have

Major General

The Twe Waltown K. C. B. V., M. b. H.

Commanding

В

the Troops

в.

China

in

ہو

K.

368

POG

369

I have directed the Harbour Master

to make inquiries regarding accommodation

to Thadras for the persons enumerated in Your Lordship's letter of the

and Shate address

Instant

you again

in

the Subject

soon as Ireceive Thr. Pedder's report

as

but I take this occasion to say,

that it

1

Seems to me

once

on this

to be desirable to introduce at

the system which is in force

branch of the Public Service throughout

India whether

as

regards Lueen's

ry

I

issued by the Commande in Chief ( in which

Four Lordship Stavi's here) or other

ugst

local General Officer

that Order being

full authority for the Pay Taster to defray the Brpence,

and include it in his Military

Chargit

I have the honor to be

Henry Pottinger

le

K.

Arginea,

чил

вори

Free hopy)

Michend Woosnann

am

Company's Officers & Troops -

and

which

system provides for the Luarter Master

Generals Department providing

furnishing Passages to all

proceeding

on duty

unde

and

Individuals

General Order

issured

?

?

thy No. 175

Siy Lord,

370

Government House, Honghong.

Aprie 23mm 1843.-

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continuation of the subject of

my letter N. 149 of the fthe Instant, I have the

honor to sixte to Your Lordship, that I _

"cnsider it most desirable to have the Survey

little delay complitin with as

of this

this Islann

as

possible and

as

I have

understood that

На

Captain De Havalland of Her Majesty 1 53d

Regiment,

and

Lieutenant Sargeant

of

Her

Majesty's

Major General,

The Sorn Saltown K. 6. P.&. G. b. H.

Commanding in China

te.

H.

tc.

J

371

Majesty's 18th Fort

are

both well

qualified to

Take

a

part in such duty, and

have

satterly been to employed at Chusan; it has

vecurrid

to me

that perhaps

Could be,

both I

ir even

one of those Officers

under

Your

Soruship's Sanction, rendered available for

the Survey of Houghong

on the Same

temporary forting / as to any Appointments

they may

now

fill, that has been made

for Captain Edwards.

The immediate departure

and

Speedy

-xturn of Im's Steamer "Vixen", will enable

Your Lordship to refer the

well as

matter

as

the Officers / if available, to come

down in her, and

Ishall be thankful

I have

for your arranging accordingly._

I have the honor de.

te.

Signes, Henry Pottinger

(There Copy)

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Michand Wormam

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372

My Lord

Government Houde Hongkong

April 25th 1843..

In

reply 4

to

Your Lordship's lette

of Gesterday I have the honor to inform your

that as a

Tule

general

agreeable to the Standing

Tregulations of the Indian Army - the

Chief at the different Presidences

Commanders in Chief at the

(and the local General Officers of Divisions)

exercise the authority pointed out in

letter

my

и

No. 17 to of the 22nd Instant,

arid

likewise

in

many

other cases of which Imay here quote-

Mazer General

The Love. Saltown K.b. Rand G. C. Mt.

le.

I.

three

three examples:

1 Subsistence Money to Pecrints

who

may

the case;

be enlisted (as is often

1

373

one part of the Presidency to another

The Commanders in Chief

are

necessarily

the best

jude is of

the

propriety of

Such

charges

at

a

great distance, and

and

to the

Geve at

i to

having been brought Cresidency,

or

Officer

and

on

Station of a

+

examination rejected

as unfit for the Service from

want of height

or other

Causes.

2. Moonshee; Native Teachers,

Allowance to Young Offices

their passing the prescribes Examinations in the Native Language..

many others of

a purely Military nature

when Their Excellencies have

внемсийск

and времи

any

doubts

their authority they refer them for the

opinion and decision

Glook

I have in

р...

of Government..

my former letter said, that Your Lordship to stand in the

light of Commander in Chief

our

on

Troops in China,

2. Cassage Money (or Passages to

"fficers proceeding

on duly from

one

are

coming to

and

as regards all.

whether Individuals

going from this Island to

other Stations in China,

in the instance

M

going to India (as

which has led to this

Correspondence) it is, in

it is, in my opinion, Your

particular province to

order

Paddayes to be

lugaged.

,

374

engaged for them as well as to sanction such Onsers when issued by Commanding Officers of Stations

at

a distance

Without Some such Itules as I advert to, You Soruship will perceive that the Government would be burthened with

ill the details of

the Army..

Ships

т

I am Boati

that

nature

connected with

not

aware

that Surveys

on

we

ever

unless the Vessee is what is

held in India,

Called "taken up

for the conveyance of Troops or

fact hired as

A

Transport

Stores in

I as the Luarte.

Masser Generali Department is

Considered

to be the prope judge of the accommodation

to be required for the comfort

and health

of persons proceding in buch Fessels, but

Lordship may

of

Course

when ver

your

wiss

it, the Harbour Kastri shall assist the Luarts. Master General's Departement in this

duty

notice

"Pesday's

Ieux herewith for You Sordship's

а

Presidency

Compilation

now

under the Head of :

in

force

under the Bombay t

See from it that the

Caisage Allowance for Subaltern Officent

is it Stupees,

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+

йил

for

all above that Thank

I Prupees per diem, but

suppose that this

в

rate

was

I am lex to

I

modified

with

regard to the China Expedition, that Government paid

в.

2 Pupses / in all

and

as

I Know

the Individual

8) per day on

board

the

7

the Transports..

Imerely

point

this fact

out as some.

Master

Officers of the Luarter Thatta

the Officers

guise to the

General's Department, but I am aware +

that

it cannot be binding in all

that for now

Cases and

Commissioned Officers

and

Privases (whether Europeans or Nations).

arangements must

them on

+

be

mmade

for vectualling

board by the Commissariat

Departement under Your Lordships

For Ishould not consider it safe

orders,

prudent to trust to the Ship's Provisions._

way that this latter arrangement

The

is made / as far

as

recollection

my

e) in

India

Al is for

the

to

Serves me

lingth of the passage

full

be calculated

and

375

and the Commissariat Department instructed

provision such and

proceeding to such

ship, for so

a

such

persons

place, by such a

many days.

When European Proopt brought from England

regulus Indenture

much

ре

and

and

are

Sent to

India

Charter Party at so

Head is frequently entered into

but I do not see

not see how that

+

could be done pom, China, where che

lies are only in the hands

necessary Supplies

of Government

Imay take this occasion to acquaint Cour Lordship that I have reason

to

Histow from positive authority that every Item of Expence that has been hitherto

incurred

incurred in China or that

ве до мер may

py N: 178.

to he final Platification of the Treaty is to be charged to the Militars Expences

(Chest) of the Expedition,

is

an additional

аны

why all purely

reason

such as

are

under

thus

Au

Military Expences

diccussion should be understood to

in

Kour Lordship's opinion of their

necessit:

I have the honor to be

rest

376

Government House, Honghong,

April 27th 1848

I

am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger Your letter of

to acknowledge the receipt of the i5 th Instant setting forth

necessity for a Drafteman

Department..

forth the

in the Land

M.

1.

éfor the reasons

то

you

Signed

Henry Pottinger

Sanctions

your employing, as measure, Mr. Prendergase

a

немену

State His Crellency

temporary

on a

Monthly

Salary

(True Copy)

Michand Wormam

A. T. Hordon Esg:

Laux Officer

te.

tc.

Je.

E

Salary of One hundred Dollars from the

/

تاریک

of

next mouth...

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(True Copy)

I have the honor re.

H.

(Signes, Richard Wonnam

Michard Woman

377

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7

No. 179. by

378

Government House, Houghong.

April 27th

1843.

Sv

I

am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger

to acknowleage the receipt of Your letter

the Instant recommending

of the 25th. Instant

the

Employment of some good Bricklayers in

the Thonchly Service of Movernment.. His Excellency approves of your

of writing to Cauton

will

on

the subject,

intention

and

await your report of the Expence

A. P. Meidon Esq. вла Land Officine

Ye.

It.

r.

before

i

before he issues final

Subject

cribers

I have the honor to be

on

the

Ye. Ye.

( Signed) Richard Worsham

True Loopy 1

Nichard Wormnam

379

My N. 180.

380

Government House, Houghong.

April 27 th 1843.

to intimate to

I am directed by. Sir Henry Pottinger

you,

that it is is Exciency's

wish strat

you

should publish

a

Regulation

prohibiting the cutting down of Frees, on any

pretence, on

the Island of Hongkong.

and that

you should by Fines

other punishment

rigidly enforce the Regulation, as soon as it

Naziv Caine

i

Chief Magistrate

ke.

re.

re.

is

*..*

is made sufficiently

1 True Copy;

and generally, public..

I have the honor to be

re.

r.

Ye.

(Signed) Richard Wooman

Micha & Noosam

1

381

Spy Nr. 181.-

382

Government House, Houghtong,

April 27 th 1843.

Avi

д

am desires by His Excellency to

request you

will

attend

to

any application

Made

to

you

Pirneral to report

that

may

of Troops.

by the Luarte Tasto.

on

the condition of Ships

be required for the Transport

I have the honor to be HC. M..

(Signed) I A Malealum

(True Copy)

Lieutenant Trader R.MN.

ак

te

c.

H.

Michand Worman

383

Nr 182.

384

Government House Monghong,

April 27th 1843..

I

to request

am directed by Sir Steury Pottinger

that

You

will in concert with the

Land Office, select a bite and

Submit an

Estimate

for building

a

Sock

ир

Alouse

on.

cate for

the most central spot available

this Breellency recommends, that the

lock up House should be strongly

Stone

with a

and

built of

Time in the shape of a Square

Court Yard in the centre.

One

bide

Major Caine

Thief Magistrate

M. K.

1.

tive of the Square to form

and Police Station,

Guard Froom

and the other three

Rides to be divided into Trooms of various

sizes in which Prisoners, before

!

Ye, may

be separately confired

The Verandah round

should

exancination.

the Square

einside with His Breemency's opinion,

^

in

be

less than 8 feet brond with Benches

not

385

Aind

Stocks all round

the Walls..

As the Building

now to be

provided will

always

be

most

useful,

and

indeed indispensable to this Colony,

Should be built of the most

Solid materials.

lasting

I have the honor to be

&e.

it

and

Signea, Ruchard Moornam

(Doue Cops)

ворил

Nichard Wome

386

w Nr 184.

7184..

Sei

Government House, Hongkong,

27th April 1843.

I am directed by Sv: Stenry Pottinger to

acknow leage

the

receipt of

letters

you

dated

the 17 the

and 20th

latter of which qu

in the

Goth. Instant in the

Au propose certain alterations

Establishment allotted

for the Survey

of the Northern Side of this Island by my

bitter of the 15 the Instant._

An application will be made

to Maziv

General

Captain Clement Bawards

N.In's R. I. 18 th Pregiment.-

387

General Sord Baltonn

for

Ensign Jesse

Sloyd to be allowed to place himself

an Assistant in the Survey, under

orders from the 1st Proxiine._

I

As it appears from your

as

Your

letter now

under reply

to be

very desirable to secure

the Services of

Private Mahon,

are

you

at libertes to employ him in addition to the two Curopeans lent to the Survey by

Lord Saltown, and

the Abstract will

therefore stand ot

as

follows:

Private Makon.

2 Privats & 25 Ft. each

1 Chinese Ovirseer

8 Coolies

aj

12 Rt each

40.

50.

17.

9h.

"

Brought forward For 213. Office Allowance

100.

Prupees 313.

You will observe that the number of Cookies has been increased from bo to 8,

as

the

لام

and

Office Allowance is intended and

considered ample, to cover all incidental Expencer

it is

with the exception of the Stere of a Stouse

not possible for Sir Henry Pottinger to authorige any sort of Contingent Charger unless they shall be previously submitten for

Sanction, and shown to be absolutely necessary The Expence of the Survey is about to be

Aubmitted, ( by the first opportunity) for the

approval of Her Majesty's Movernment.

and

barrin forward

$213..

Must

not therefore be exceeded.

I have

388

I have the loave to be

/ Minen)

(True Copy)

Ve.. Me.

N. 185

Pucharu Woosnam

Michard Woomam

My Lord,

Government House, Honghing, April 27th, 1843

I have the honor to request -

Lordship will be so good...

that your

as to allow Ensign. Jese

Regiment - Begiment to be

Lloyd. of Her Majesty's 55th

d

employed. as an Assistant to Captain. Clement_

Edwards, in the survey of the Northern side of -

this Island..

RECORD

OFF

Should. Your Lordship. be able to spare

Ensign Gloyd from his Military duties Ifurther

that he may

have to beg that he

be directed to place...

himself under - Captain Edwards! Orders

from

Majin General

Myje, Jenna Saltown, F.C.D. 19. C. H.

The Lord.

/e

Ve

G

B.

Vo.

from the 144 Provime .

I have to

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

( True Copy)

Michand Worsham

389

N. 186.

390

My Lord,

Government House, Hongthing,

May 22, 1843.

I have the honor to inform Your

Lordship, in reply to your letter of the 18th Ultime, that I have directed the Land Officer to place_ himself in. Communication with the Neting Assistant Quarter. Matter. General for the

purpose of marking off the boundaries of the Cantonments on the Northern side of the Island.

With regard to the Cantonment at "West Point . Barracks" I need only here say,

that

any quantity of Land, that may be required

Major General

there

The Lord Saltown 7. C.B., AG. C. H.

te.

te.

te.

391

there is still entirely unappropriated, and may be renderd available.

With respect to the Cantonments required. in the vicinity of the Barracks which are

name

generally known by the of "Cantonment

"Hill Barracks", and the Barracks which are now in progress of cxcetion close to the Harbor on the western side of the Commissariat and Ordnance Stores, Shave Consulted with Mr Gordon (the Land Officer. ) and have myself examined the Land in the neighbourhood = The result of my consultation and examination has been, that I have intimated to Mr. Gordon, that Sconsider it will be a most excellent arrangement to assign this Cantonment all. the land lying between the Ravine that the Eastern side of Government

runs al

along.

to

Still

Hill." and the Nuvine. that divides "Hospital Hill"

from the location belonging to Mew Holliday Mise & merely reserving, a pontage towards the Queen's Road of the depth of the ranges

H:

names

of shops known by the and Morgan's Bazars!"

of the "Canton

T'estimate, that if property and.

judiciously laid out in regular steek, the- ground included within the two boundaries "I have defined, will afford-Capital locations for not less than from 80 to 100 Houses for officers, and it is very improbable that beyond that number will ever be required._.

-

Your Lordship will observe, that there are three houses belonging to private Individuas within the described - limits. One occupied at present by Your Lordship; One-

by

392

by Major Grant, the Deputy Adjudant General, and the third_ has, I believe been hired for the Survey Department.

I shall get rid of the difficulty that

them

these houses might

occasion to the proposed_ arrangement, by calling on the Owners of them. to sell them to Government, and,

giving locations instead, in other places. Should they decline to dispose of the Houses (but which Ido not consider at all likely) they will be of course obliged to remove them.

I have pointed out to Mr. Gordon, that this Cantonment may extend as far back.

base of the Mountains, and that

as

the

very

it will have four great roads leading into

it

from the Queen's Road One on the extrême left looking towards the Harbor. One on the

extrême

extreme right,

a third through the canton-

Bazar, and the fourth through Morgan's Bazar

Iam

aware

that it was a

a part of the

rucutive Engineer's plan to have officers" -

Quarters directly in the rear.

which

are now

of the Barracks

-being built, but this plan-

would encroach on "Government. Hill which I wish to reserve - for various Publie - Buildings (a Church, Court House, Post Office, Treasury, te., Ve. ) that will hereafter have to be rected_ in the Colony, and therefore it is necessary to abandon . that part of Leeut Ouchterlony's. plan.

an

It is my intention to recommend to Her Majesty's Government that as large a extent of land as may be possible, shall hereafter be redaimed from that part of the

Harbor

Harbor lying dirtetly in front of Government. Hill". This ground thus reclaimed when_- joined to that on which the temporary Naval

with rows

Store Houses now stand, will include a- very large superficial space open to the Harbor and excellently adapted for Parade, Drill, Ve., &c.,. It can hereafter be planted_

of Trees round the borders of it, and with the Publice. Buildings on the slope of the Hill above, and facing it (the_ Queen's Road intervening ) it will I think- form altogether a handsome feature of the future City, becides tending greatly

to its health and cleanliness, and the_ comfort of the. Inhabitants

Shave &c.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

(True Copy)

Nichard Wroncam

393

N.187.

391

My Lord.

Government. Houte, Henghing Hongtong, May 12th, 1843.

With- reference to my letter of

yesterday's date regarding Land to be allotted- for Cantonments on the Northern side of this Island. I have the honor to inform Your Lordship, that I had last Evening an opportunity of examining the ground immediately around "West Point Barracks", and that I am of opinion that a line drawn at right angles from the "Queen's Road" up to the base of the

mountains (so as to exclude_ a location and

Major General

Bungalow

The Lord Saltown, K. C. B. HC. C.N.

to.

to.

Ye.

395

Bungalew-in.

- in that direction. possessed. I am told_

by a Mr. Kinsley) and thence-

along

the face

"

of the Hills until it meets the "Queen's Road- beyond the bend that it must take above- " Navy Bay " will include an.

ample space. for every purpose either for Buildings, or Drill. Parades .

I have accordingly told the Land Officer to allot the ground in question for the Cantonment - at "Meet Point Barracks" and to mark. it off by Pillars or Piles of Stones in concert with. The Acting. Assistant Quarter Master General...

The annered rough sketch will show Your Lordship. what I mean. The opposite- side of the Queen's Road and as much ground

as munny as the Naval Commander-in-Chief may think - requisite will be appropriated to the Navy. "The whole of this ground will require_ considerable outlay in clearing and leveling

a

Mr. Kinsleys

House

it, but when that is tone. I look on it that there

will not be finer o

this stand.

or more healthy locations

I shall send a copy of this letter to

on

Vice Admiral Sir William Parker in case Stis Excellency should wish to Communicate with- Your Lordship regarding the ground: to be allotted - to the Navy.

I have Ve.

(True Copy)

(Signed_) Henry Pottinger

Nichand Worsham

Naval

Store House

Present Barracks

te.

te.

"Navy Bay

it

Hongkong

Harbor

396

Copy 10188.

Sin

Government - House

Hong Kong 4th May 1843.

I have the hewn to forward to Your Excellency a Copy of a letter No 187% which I have this day addressed to Lord Saltown regarding

.

the ground required for a Military Cantonments near West Point Barracks" and to

siggest

that Your Excellency will be pleased to

Communicate with Lord Saltour, and the_ Land Officer

in the subject of the ground

that you

His Excellency

wish to have appropriated to the

haval

G.OB.

Vice Admiral Sir William Parker I.CP.

вро

te

Naval Department.

I have the honor tẹ,

Signed Henry Pottinger

-

true Copy

Michand Worsham

397

3

144

Copy

Spy 194.

Sir

398

Government House

Nongthing

5th May 184 3.

Your

I

I bey to acknowledge the recipt of letter No.22 of the 11th bastant, forwarding

Ανν

Estimate for a Dining Now, Breakfact

Room, Receiving Room to, at $32.3.2... and

me.

- for four Bed Rooms &c. at $1850, and I am directed by His Excellency Sir Henry Pollinger

to infrom you that he sanctions them and has

/

desired the Treasurer, Mr Stewart, to advance

you, on

your receipt, such sums of money

is you may require for Carrying on the wok .

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A. J. Gordon Sy!

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Fremain to

Signed Richard WorEnam

tie Copy.

Nichard Worsham

399

Copy)

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400

a

My Lord,

Government: House., Anghing,

May 10th, 184.3.

I have the honor to retinowledge.

the

receipt of your. Lordship's letter of the 8th Imelant

with a

Copy of one-from-

one - from Lord Stanley of which

transcript was forwarded to me

of Aberdeen...

by the Earl.

Major. Aldrich maybe fancy, expected

-

here almost immediately, he having reached - Bombay before the Anonyma- which wessel came in. some days ago

sailed from

that

Port, and should - your Lordship consider. it

Major General,

advisable

The Lord Saltown, H. C. B. HG. C. N.

to.

%

tc.

401

advisable. I have no objection to all the Military Buildings that are now in-

on

progress-

the Island - being suspended until that

officer's

the other hand, I am

to

arrival. _ On the quite ready, so far as it rests with me., take on myself the responsibility of allowing the work on those Barracks te to proceed, the Completion of which look upon to be urgently required for accommodation of the Troops, the safety of the

Stores &c.

Your Lordship

may the

With regard to the Survey of the Northern side of the Island, Your

Lordship. my expediting it as I have

is aware

that

a

done has been chiefly in the hope that sketch of it, at least, would be ready to be sent to England with. Lieut : Col: Malcolm_

and

and likewise because it is most-desirable

that such a Survey should be completed as

quickly as possible to enable me to

to grant land to

драть

the numer

umerous applicants whe

are

waiting for

permission to build in the Colony

It obviously however accords with the intentions and wishes of Her Majesty's Government,

that the entire control of the Survey shall be left to Major Mdrich, and therefore from

-

the

day of his arrival at Hongtong. Captain - Edwards and the officers employed with him. (including. Expläin De Havilland and Lieut.

down-Arom Surgent who have lately come down from_ Chusan- in Her Majesty's Steamer Viven.) must understant- that their present duty is to cease, though it is possible that arrangements

be hereafter made for any of them who

may

desire

desire it, being employed under Major Aldrich_ in the general survey of the Island- which that officer is directed to undertake.

Should this latter surmise not be realized, Captain. Edwards will of course resume his appointment as Assistant Quarter Master General at Hongkong and Captain. De Havilland that of Military Magistrate at Chulan which he gave up to come here.

Shave &c.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

(True Copy)

Nichard Woornam

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CHARLES BATten Hillier, Esq., has been appointed Assistant to the Chief Magis- trate of the Island of Hong-Kong.

This appointment is to take effect from the 10th instant.

By order,

RICHARD WOOS NAM.

Government-House, Hong-Kong, 13th May, 1843.

402

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403

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GOVERNMENT

NOTIFICATION.

WITH reference to the GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION published in the Friend of China and Hong-Kong Gazette, of the 13th and 20th of last month, it is hereby announced, that the Land Officer has been instructed to report, finally, on the subject of that Notification, on Saturday, the 27th day of May, and that any Lands, regard- ing which he may not have received explanations, &c., before that day, will be resumed.

In cases

where such Lands have Buildings of any description, or Materials on them, the owners of such Buildings or Materials will be called on to remove them, or that will be done by the Land Officer, at the expense and risk of the

:

owners.

By order,

RICHARD WOOSNAM,

Government-House, Hong-Kong, 16th May, 1843.

"$

405

1

by

Now 206.

406

Sovernment House. Hongting,

May 16th 1?+3.

I a

are directed by Sir Henry Pottinger

to enclose for

Your

information,

and

Rovernment

guidance Notification.

the accompanying

go

I have the honor te.

H.

1 Signen, Richard Woosnam

A. P. Gordon Bs9:

Land Officer

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Sir,

Government. House, Honghong 17th May, 18413.

I am directed _ by His Excellency Sir. Henry

Pottinger to request, that

you

with rrect on

for a

Leighton's Hill. temporary accommodations detachment, consisting of Two Officers and Forty Men who are to be for the present stationed there for the protection of the Houses and_ Inhabitants in that neighbourhood. For any

·

on

the

further information. You may require subject His rucellency desires me to refer you to the acting assistant Quarter Master General who will point out the site he_ has fived_

A. P. Gordon, Scope,

Land Officer

on

..

on

and the nature

of the accommodation.

required..

I have &c.

Woosnam

(Signed) Richard Wernan

(True Copy)

Michaud Worsham

403

N

(Copy..)

Ne 2.10

410

Sir,

Government House, Hongkong, 23? May, 1843.

In reply to Your letter - NE 57. of the 22? Imet :

an hetimate of $1,753 for building

forwarding an

a

- Toom

: Guard. Norm, and Treasury opposite Government- House. Iam directed by His Excellency Sir Henry

Pottinger to inform you that he sanctions the_ rxpence and has instructed the Treasurer to advance on Your receipt such sums of money as you may think it right the contractor should receive.

Shave &c.

(Signed) Richard_Worsnom.

4. T. Gordon. Regre,

Land Officer.

(True Copy)

Nichen Worsham

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411

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N. 211.

412

Sir,

Government - House, Honghing 23? May, 18463.

In reply to your

letter. Nr 58 of the 22? Inst:

I am directed by His Rucellency Sir Henry

Pottinger to inform you, that he sanctions the expence of $600 for the Completion of a

Sow-Me-wan to

Bridle Path from Sow-Me-

Honghong.

I have &c.

rd.) Richard Woosnam-.

(Signed)

1. T. Gordon. Segre

Land Officer_

(True Copy)

Michard Wortnam

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414

My Lord-,

Government: House, Honghang,

May 24th, 184.3.

I have the honor to return the

retimates and. Letter which accompanied_your_- Lordship's letter. of Yesterday's date. and on which Retimates Ing to decline giving any opinion.

When they are signed as approved -

by your Lordship they will be paid-.

The eircumstance of the

non

payment of the Bill to which your Lordship's letter alludes, occurred under a

misconception _ of my wishes and orders.

General.

Major &. $

The Lord Saltoun, H. C. B. HG.

to

tc.

C.

to

I

:

ļ

Istill consider the charges on it to have required - investigation and more detailed - explanation, and I am quite certain-,

certain that no Publie - Bill in such a form and containing such charges as it does, would be passed in India without both investigation and _ explanation, whatever. Her Majesty's Government may do.

I have mly further to remark, that I consider the Style and tone of Lieutenant Duchterlony's letter to be onceedingly intemperate and improper, and I have retained a Copy of it for submission in due time, to Her

&c.

"Majesty's Government Shave to

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

(True Copy)

Michand Worsham

415

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(Copy)

N: 215.

416

My Lord,

Government House, Hongting,

May 25th 184.3.

I have the honor to acknowledge

the waift of Your Lordship's letter

receipt

of this date with an

from

original one

the

Lieutenant MacVicar of the _ It

M..N.I., which I herewith retion.

I as

ano

been

any

the Ground

in

sorry

there should have

misunderstanding relative to "anding the rear of the (adjan Church, but the Land Officer's Reparte -oment only obeyed my "peremptory - Instructions and Notification (publisted in the Hongthong Gazettes of the 13th

Major General

and

The Lord Sallown, K(B., HGCH.,

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417

new

and 20th Ultimos) in preventing any Buildings whatever being begun, fending Regulations which cannot be framed or published until Survey is completed

In the mean time, however,

a

I

my

solicit Your Lordship's attention to letter Nr. 186 of the 2nd distant, in which I assigned a large extent of Ground for Military locations, and also

stated

my of the Land

"

wish to reserve the whole

lying

have alre

already

received intimation from

Her Majesty's Government that a Church is to be built in that

very

that

spot - which I had long since selected and set apart for purpose. -, and the Authority for

the Building may commencing

come

by the Mail which is

expected.

within what it

on

called Government Hill." for Civil

Purposes.

I am aware,

that the Housed

proposed to be built in the rear

only

of the ladjan Church are "intended to be temporary; there

but I

have

also

Hourly

Under these circumstances, and

to other existing

adverting

calls

Land that may be reserved

for public purposes, and to the

and expence

inconvenience and

which the occupants of

temporary

House's might

to

such

be exposed

to quit at a moment's

by having to quit at

notice, Iregret that it is out

of

:

of my power to allow the ground. in question to be occupied, and I venture to recommend that those afficers who with to build,

should be allowed to do so within

the limits of the proposed (antinement. Shave &c. (Signed) Henry Pottinger

(True Copy)

Michand Worsham

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It has been lately NOTIFIED by Proclamation of the Chief Magistrate, to the Chinese Inhabitants of Hong-Kong, that, between the hours of Eight and Ten P. M., they are prohibited from being out of their houses without lanthorns, and that after Ten o'clock P. M., and until daylight on the following morning, no Chinese will, in future, be permitted to go out under any consideration, unless he can produce a pass in English, specifying his object in being out at so late an hour.

A Proclamation has also been issued, prohibiting, under penalty of severe Punishment, all Chinese Boats or Vessels, from moving about the harbour after Gun-fire at Nine o'clock P. M., and until Gun-fire at daylight on the following morning.

W. CAINE, May 25.1843 CHIEF MAGISTRATE

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419

1.217.

420

Government House. Hongkong.

May 27th 1848.

Sir

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt

of Your Creeneney's letter Nr. 88 of the 28th

Instant giving

cover to

a copy of one-

with a

tub Enclosure, from Itear Admiral bir

Lic

"Thomas Cochrane C. B. -

that

After the fullest reflection, Ibeg to say.

do

not think I possess either the right

or authority to punish the Proprietor of the

the Article which appeared

Friend of

His Excellency,

China

for

Free Admiral bie William Parker M. b. B.

Vice Sir

tc.

Me.

Я. в.

Ye.

in

421

Every

in that Paper of the 28th Instant. _

person who likes may

Set up

λ

Paper

and

print

in it

whatever he

pleases,

аил

redress in a

the

case like this

would be in

· opinion, even in

only methon of obtaining

be in my

England, by a Prosecution

for Libel, but there is

prese it at this Place

no

which

or pronounce, a Judgement

Matter

а

Since it requires

Knowleage of the Law

of

Administered in England.

Consider it advisable to call on

the

Editor

ditor to

declare the Author of the Article, both

because I have no power

Demand, and

to enforce any + because I consider it

luch.

very doubtful whether the Editor is

acquainted with the Auctions name

I have the honor to be &c.

k.

k.

Aigned) Henry Pottinger

Court at

could form,

(True Copy)

Michand Worsham

on suck a

Critical

a

Sibel

as

Should Bow Execheney

Excellency and Sir

Thomas Cochrane with it. Copies of your

letters

Thay

be

published in

in the Friend

of

China of next

of next week, but Ishould not

Conside

A

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422

Government House, Houghing,

May 24 th 1843.

вой

I

am directed to acknowledge the

Veceipt of your

letter

of yesterday with it's

Litter

Invoice / which are

and

acco: ppanying

herewith returned/

that no

and

to acquaint you

present

Considered

further supply of wood is at

Ncessary.

I have the honor to be je D.

(Signed) Richard Woornam

Ric tenant Ouchterlony

Excentive Engineer

Не

(True Copy) Michan Wromam

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423

421

No. 219.

Government House, Hengsing

May 24th 1843.

Sir.

Im

am directed to

to actinowledge

the receipt

of your

letter (undated, enclosing

Invoice

un

and other Papers connected with the Timber lately

on

account of Government

imported

recommending,

and

that a further Supply of Four

thousand Planks of

Belook should be

procured

L

reply

I am

further

directed to inform

you that

your

в

recommendation is approved and

that Messrs & de Otadin Mo's Pills on His

Lieutenant Ouchterlony

Executive Eaginion

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ngineer

1. 10.

Excellency

i

Dei

Creellency Sir Henry for the cost and

of the Planks will

be duly honored..

I have the honor to be

Je

fe.

جارج

Freight

(True Copy)

(Signed) Richard Woosnam

Michand Wrosnam

425

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Dei,

In

426

Government House, Hongkong.

May By the 1843.

reply

to

your

letter of this date

enclviing

au

Original Paper from Major

I coberts of the 98th Stegiment,

that

you

and reporting

had received two Prisoners

that in

Jerwarded by that Officer, I am directed by

der Henry Pottinger to inform you, His Excellency's opinion, Major Robert's had

no authority whatever to send those Prisonies

to

you,

and

that

you

are

consequently not

justified

Mazer Grive

le.

tc.

Cheif Magistrate PC.

Hongkong.

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427

justified

detaining them in

Custody..

Major Iloberts has not quotes /as

Should have been done) the authority

under

you,

which he addressed the

addressed the Paper to

nov

is it in that form which, even

supposing it to be authorized, so important

a

Segal Gocument would require to be

drawn up

It is also, it may

be added.

Court Martial..

I have the honor to be

je

je.

(Signed) Richard Woosnam

(True Copy)

Michand Worsham

neither correctly

correctly worded. nor addressed

Under these evrcumstances Sir Henry

Pottinger directs, that

you

will send the

Prisoners back to Major Roberts as you

have no

Erfinement, and 4

legal power

not only invol-

to keep them in

: : 0m doing so might

you in difficulty, but

might vitiate the Procedings of the

Court

15

W. 225.

My Lord.

428

Sovernment

Government House, Houghing.

May 30th 1843.

:

I have the honor to forward

Your Lordship a copy of a

to

my

to

letter addressed

Secretary Mr. Woosnam by M.-

Stewart the Assistant Preasurer and

Secretary requiring, in obedience to recent

Instructions from the Lords Commissioners of

Her Majesty's Preasury, that all

in the Public Accounts for

Credits taken

Bums

paid

m

account of Works done by Contract, shall be

Mazin General

accompanied

The Lord Baltown K. C. R. & M. C. H.

Ye.

Xc.

te.

:

accompanied by

a

Copy of the Contract and

finally

credited and

admitten

Certificate that the Work has been duly -

executed agreeable to the Agreement

I

request that Your Lordship

good as

and

ruship will be so

to issue the necessary Orders to the Officers charged with the Military

Department of Public Works, to comply

with their Lordships Commands . __

It is proper

I should and

that

the Lords Commissioners of the Preasury

have further

further been

pleased to distinetty

intimate that all

Sums advanced

Shall

Stand at

the

personal.

Debit of the

Executive Officers who

-

responsible persons for the Outlay, until

are

considered thi

the Charges

as

above Supported

are

finally

I have the hover to be

ge

ус

(Regner.)

Henry Pottinger

(Free Copy)

Nichard Woomam

429

.

by Nr. 226.

430

Government House. Hongkong.

May 30th 1843

a copy of a

address from Mr. Bleware Assistant Treasurer and Secretary,

I

am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger

to forward for Your information

letter to

and

guidance

my

and

also of

one

that has this day been written by

# is Creellency, to Thazin General The

времени

Dora Battoun

In

any

Cuse

where the Contractors may

and

abscond it

Will

fail in their Agreements

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tc. te.

1.5. Purdon від Lann Office

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+

will be necessary for you

the matter, and

any

to

to fully explain

Submit a

Extra Expence that вни

incurred in

completing

may

Statement of

be thereby

the Work..

I have the honor to be

tc.

te.

1 Rigner, Richard Worsham

True Copy

Richard Worsham

431

432

Copy 230.

Government House

Hay Kary 2nd June. 18113.

directed

In reply, to your letter of the 28th Allime which

Jam. was mly received yesterday I am. dire sted by Wis Excellency Sir Henry Pollinges to infame you that no land can at present be granted to Private- Individuals

on any Consideration either for permanent, or temporary occupation, and. further, that any communication with the Land Offices

any

Officer on the subject is unnecessary as Land that may be hereafter granted will

be sold by Public Auction, when you

Mr Alexander Padenvek

will

have.

have the opportunity of purchasing such as

khay suit your

purpose.

Jam to

Signed Richard Wortnam

true Copy.

Michand Worsham

433

434

by No 231.

My Lord

Government House Hongkong

I have

June 5th 1843.

only

this morning found leisure.

from a pressure of important business in which I

have been occupied for some

days-

to

look to your

Lordships letter N. 102 of the 2nd instant and its

accompaniments.

I am

obliged to presume,

could not have read Lieut. Ouchterlmys letter and

it's enclosure both because

To Major General

that

your

Sordship 1

you

are

pleased to observe

that

The Lord Saltown K. b. B. & G. b H

4.

7:

435

that that Officer does not attempt, in the letter, to

justify his former

one,

of which I had felt it to be

as the Head of Her Majesty's

Government

my duty

of this Colony, to state

my

opinion to

to

your Lordship,

2.::. . also because I do not imagine, that your Fordship could have thought it possible, that such

a mass of inelevant explanation and details / and which would of themselves when transcribed in the

mannei

my

communications are ordered to be

sent-home in duplecate form a large despatch") could be forwarded uncalled for, to Her Majesty's Government.

It is a matter of the purest indifference to

me

whether Lieut: Ouchterlony justifies

his

had it not come to me

ormer letter or not, and I will acknowledge that

through your Indship

and the eby acquired in some small

the

degree

weight

uneight of your Lordships sanction, I should not

perhaps have

even noticed it.

I return Lieut. Ouchterlony's last letter and

and as I have declined taking any

Estimates, and as

1

share henceforth in the Estimates and

Charges

regarding Military Buildings those matters now

Lordship's hands : It thence rest exclusively in your

seems to me to follow, that the transmission of any explanation which Lieut. Ouchterlony or any other Officer employed on those Buildings may

on

your

to

have

forwarded, must depend

pleasure

I have to

True capy

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

Michand Worsham

with

Lordships

436

Copy 234.

My Lord,

Government House

Hony May 10th June 1873.

I have the hover to acknowledge

the

receipt of Your Lordships letter of the 6th Bust and to return the Original one from dient :

Onckturlony to which it gave

referred to in the Postseicht.

perfectly

cover, and which is

The. Lords of Her Majesty's Treasury

aware

Ster

of all the difficulties which

Lieutenant Ouchtertory points out at such

length as I have myself

Major General,

had occasion to report.

that

The Lord Saltown 1. C. B. and G. C. H.

are

to

}

that I am absolutely not curtain that a single Contract has been strictly fulfilled. Since Ster Majesty's Forces took possession of this Stland.

I have therefore every confidence and hope (masmuch as I am personally deeply interested) that. due allowance will be made in the event of losses by the failure. of Contractors and other unforsen Causes, but the Rule on which dient Ouchterlony has remarked. is not

only in my humble judgment a necessary and proper but I believe it to be in face in all. Places under the Queen's or East India Company's

me

Governments.

Indeed, it might be inquired where. Imey is paid in advance to the Executive Officer of any

any Department if it were not debited for the time to his name, how is it to be included at all

in the current Disbursements ?

9

437

I am execedingly sorry to observe that Your Lordship should have for a moment imagined that. by my letter No 231 I meant to convey any

such meaning as it appears to have borne in

your eyes.

/

I merely intended to say, that had Lieut : Ouchterlony's letter not come to me through Your Lordship. I should perhaps not have .__

at

noticed it all and as it certainly struck me as

directly justifying that Officers first Communication. (M. grounds which I could not admit), and also as containing a vast deal of irrelevant explanation I was thence led to think it possible. Your Lordship had not fully perused it.

There were circumstances attending

that letter which I have not before thought it worth while to intrude on Your Lordship, but

which I now fuel it due to myself to explain

rather

rather than allow Your Lordship to remain under

the impression I refer to above.

Shortly after Leintenant Ouchlulony 's return from allanila he addressed a

private.

letter to me complaining of my having selected. a Form for

Elimates of an Officer Junior to himself and also having cast a slur on

his

character (ir Department) by with holding payment- of a Bill sanctimed by Your Lordship.

As it has ever been my

wish and thudy to carry on my Duties with kindly and. gentlemanly feelings, I wrote a private reply assuring dient Ouckletons, that I had not in any way adveited to him in the maller, that: Swas not even aware that the Engineer Offices at Susan

was his Junior, that I was sensible

thato Lieut Anderson could know nothing of such Forms, that I had reserved the Bill to

438

get some Explanation Ouchterlony) should return from Manila, but- that I knew nothing of it's not having been paid,

on it when he. Meeutenants

and should inquire about it when the Treasurer came to Office.

I believed and intended, this Reply

to be such as could not fail to be satisfactay to any Officer, but Lieutenant Ouchtelony addressed a second private letter to me complaining in the same time, speating of his personal feelings, and remarking

what he termed my

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Sarcasm

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I even took the trouble in the midst.

of my heave, business, to explain in the same hind terms, that I never mixed up personal- feelings in such topics, that I did not even recollect the parts of my first note to which he alluded when he spoke of "Sarcupin"", that

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Bill or Pedipt

I was ready to pay any Countersigned by Your Cordship, but that if I were held responsible, in any shape, for the Disbursements I felt I had a right to look to the Form of the Extimates (or words to that effect.).

I got a third Note from dieutenant Orichterlony which I acknowledge I tore up (as I had done his others in answering them) without even reading it, and there the matter rested until. I received Your Lordship's letter

from that Officer which I

enclosing the mo

considered to be in an improper and

istem / crate time when speaking of (me in pay

Official situation.

I leave Your Lordship to form your

Iron Opinion of the Affair after this explanation, and as Shave no with whatever

to protract this correspondence (and have

written

written this letter solely with a view to

Lendship had

remove the impression your

formed

Swilt bey of you not to lake the

trouble to reply to it.

I have the hon to,

Signed Henry Pottinger

tive Copy.

Michand Worsham

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

THE POST-OFFICE ESTABLISHMENT

is removed, to the House formerly used as a Post-Office, on the right hand side of the Main Road leading up to Government House.

·

A Letter-Bag, by Fast-Boat, to Macao, will be made up daily, at Five P. M., at the Post-Office here, and Letters will be de- livered to Individuals at Macao, at a charge, on delivery, of Ten Cents for each Letter. All Letters must be Addressed in Chinese, as well as English, or Portuguese.

By order,

RICHARD WOOSNAM.

Government House,

Hong-Kong, 12th June, 1843.

440

441

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442

No 240

Siv

Government House Hongkong

· June 18 the 18413.

I have the honey to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency letter N: 95 of yesterdays

жабов. date with its accompanying sohy of one from Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane to

address.

your

With all due deference for Sir Thomas bockrane's judgment, I am still obliged to retain

Excellency the opinion I stated to

in

your

my

letter

His Excellency

B

Vice Admisal Sir William Parker G. C. 3.

Jo

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443

nevertheless

letter No 217 of the 27th of last month, but I am very glad, that the question is about to be submitted to Her Majesty's Government from

whom I shall no doubt receive instructions should

my

views be erroneous.

In addition to what I before stated. I may

now add, that I do not believe that the Law of

Libel was even

applicable to

any

part of India

where Queen's Courts and. Judges had

long

been

established) until within

a

very recent period.

I know myself of tive instances in which injurious

remar's had been made on

India at Calcutta, and on

the Government of

The Judges of the

Supreme Court : as the Queen's Court is termed)

at Bombay, and on both these occasions the

the deportation from India of the respective Editors (a power which the

-punishment reonted to, was

Lical

local Governments held up to 1834, but even in

these cases

the

offending

Newspapers were not

suppressed ; and I happen further to know,

that the deported Editors

in England

themi

and

were considered

gave.

much trouble

that the measures taken against

by.

the Home Authorities.

to have been ill judged and uncalled for.

My

own opinion is,

that the existing

authorities: in any Place interfering (except by

Law) to protect individual character

vindicate it when attached is open to

objections. It at

the celebrity

party,

once

it usually enlists on

gives

or

to

many

The Editor or attacking

which he generality seeks for,

the same side, l. i impairy

ro arc

of a large portion of society who

(as was seen in the

it is

cases

Ü

led to believe

I quote above, that

the oppression of the stronger

over

The weaker,

and

444

and it frequently, from the very nature of the proceeding,

utterly fails in the desired object.

me n

I may

conclude by saying it afforded

much pleasure to see that so ample

apology

an

had been made to fir Thomas Cochrane

to whom, and also to the Lords of the Admiralty

I will beg your Excellency to oblige forwarding a copy of this letter

me

by

I have 7: (Signed) Henry Pottinger

True copy

Michard Woosnam

Copy No 244

My Rord,

Government House

Hong Kong 13th June 1848 3.

and

I had yesterday an opportunity of lathing to Major Aldrich, and find that that Officer will not require the services of Captain Edwards Pusign Cloyd in prosecution of the Surver, of this Island . Those Officers may therefore be considered as returned to their former duties agreeable to my letter No 198 of the 10th Ultime to Your Lordship's

address.

Lieutenant

Major Aldrich will employ We Havilland and Lieutenant Sargent on the

Majin General,

The Lord Saltown K. C. B. F G. C. H

Survey

но

Fo

Yeo

Survey,

and those two officers can remain as

now attached to the Civil Department and will

receive such further instructions as may necessary through Majn Aldrich.

be

On the subject of Military Buildings of every description, Cantonments, Fortifications &o, I have informed Major Aldrich that he will receive Instructions under Your Lordship's directions, and I need only add, that if there is any point or subject on which Your Lordship May consider may advice or sanction (so far a it goes regarding such matters) to be desirable I will be at all times most happy to afford either. I have the hier te,

Signed Henry Pottinger

true Copy.

Michard Wortham

as

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Sir.

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Gwenment House 111th June 184 3.

Iam directed by Sir Henry Pottinger to

that the Services of yourself

intimate to you,

and Ensign Slayd will not be longer required on

the Survey of this Island and that a letter has

grhis

been this day written to Lord Saltour to this effect.

are

Lieut. Bettavilland and Lient Sargent

to be attached to Majo Aldrich as Assistante in the Survey, and will receive

from and through that Officer.

Captain Clement Awards

ho

further instructions

further

ко

All

All

Papers to,

te, connected with

the Survey

as well as the Stablishments

sanctioned, you will be pleased to hand

over

to Major Aldrich together with the office engaged for the Survey.

I have the honor to,

Signed Richard Wot Snam

true Copy

Michand Worsham

447

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448

Copy 246.

Sir.

Government House

Hong Kong 14th June 1846 3.

I am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger to forward for your information copies of too

letters has 2.44 and 245 of this date to the address of Lord Sattown and Captain Awards, and to request, that you will be so good as to issue such subsidiary orders regarding

regarding the Survey to Lieutenants de Navilland and Sargent

as

Majo

Aldrich

по

to

fo

you

you may consider proper.

I have the hover to,

Signed Richard Morenam

-hue Copy-

Richard Woomam

449

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450

No 255

Sir,

Government Mouse.

Mongkong 16th June 1843

Sam directed by Sir Henry Pollinger to Letter Notof acknowledge the receipt of your

yesterday's date calling His Excellency's attention. to certain Advertisements which have appeared in the Friend of China Newspaper regarding the sales of Liquors

s

and Wines .

In reply I am directed to forward to you

( confidentially ) a copy of a Despatch No 22 of the

6th of January 1863

в

which

you

: 3 pom the Earl of Aberdeen, by

that arrangements

will see

see

réments are in

contemplation for hereafter leoying Duties on a

variety

Major

William Caine

Chief Magistrate

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451

variety of Articles imported for consumption, both as a measure of Police and Revenue, but beyond that His Excellency apprehends, that it would not be possible to limit, or forbid, the sale of such Articles, which form ligitimate and important items of Trade .

It is almost superfluous to observe, that

the carrying

into effect of those arrangements

will require an organized Custom House Establishment, and that they will be in no

way

connected with the Licenses to Public

Houses, Taverns, &e, for the retail of Spirits,

Wines &e,

After

all, however, the evils proceeding

only be checked by the

from incriety can only

vigilance of the Police, and as soon as the

Lock up House is ready stringent Regulations

will be promulgated on that subject.

You

You will not of course fail to observe the caution given by Lord Aberdeen respecting Distilleries, and will

I give

the earliest

information of the establishment of any thing

of the kind.

I have the honor &e.

(Signed) Richard Worsnam

(True Copy)

Michard Woornam

N. 256.

452

Government House. Hougtong.

June 16th 1843.

Her Majesty's Hovernment having called

my attention to the possibility, that it will be

found hereafter expedient, both as

of Police and

a

measure

I levenue to levy some rate

of

л

Customs. Duties,

or

other moderate

moderate Tax

Орийш

MC.

in

all

Wines, Spirits. Opeim, Pobacco P. &c.

imported into

Consumption.

The Honorable.

this Illand, for local

and

the

use of the Inhabitanta

Thomas Church Esq :

Governor M. R.

Singapore..

I

am anxious to acquire information

on

the

Subject

and

shall feel extremely obliged

by your furnishing

me

with

a. Copy

of the I regulations that obtain on

those

matters

at

Singapon,

aud

the

ottier

Strails Deutements..

Ishall also be thankful for you -

me whether there

acquainting me

Regulations FC. PC. at

are

any

Singapore regarding

Pilotuge, Moorings, Anchorage Ques,

other Port Charges;

letting

те

view to the

have a

eventual

of the

Same

Meind

and

; and if to, by your

Copy of them, with a

introduction of Something in this Colony.

I have the honor

ke.

Migned)

Henry Pottinger

(True Copy)

Nichand Woosham

453

454

Copy 260

Sir.

Government House

Hong Kong 22nd June 184.3.

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your lellir No 38 of the 21tt Instant reporting the

Aim

atizing

Parracks to be vacant and I am

Sir

directed by For Nemy Pottinger to request that

you with be good enough to place yourself.

in communication with Mr. Gordon the

Land

Offices, and appoint a time for delivering Those Buildings

Captain

over into his charge

C. Edwards

te.

fe,

I have to. Signed) Richard Moosnam

True Copy.

Michard Wooman

455

{

Nr. 262.

456

Government House, Hongkong,

June 2fth 1843.

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Av.

In compliance with the Instructions of His Erecheney Sir Henry Pottinger. Bark,

времени

G

M. P. R., Ibeg to forward to

of Six hundred and

you

the Num

forty

one

I tupees, nive

Annas, being the Amount of Postage collected

in Chirin on

ou

Letters received from.

St

"

and

forwarded to. India, up to the 31st of May

Lieutenant Colonel Wilson, C. B.

Pay Master of the Forees in China

1843

184-3 viz:

Amount collected on Account of

the Post Office Bombay

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441

"

15

Dr. Caleusen

199.10

Cos Stupees 841. 9

The above sums I

request you

will

plase to the Crevit of the Pose Masters

General

of the respective Places,

and

feel obleyen by your granting me

acknowledgement, in Duplicate of their

receipt.

I shall

an

I have the homes to be te re.

Signea, Charles C. Stewart

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Issistant Secretary and Treasury

to the Superintendents of Prade.

Michard Wooncam

457

ne. 263.

Ai,

453

Government House. Hongkong.

29th June 1843.-

am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger

to acknowledge the receipt of your

lette of

the 16th Instant

and

to inform you,

that

wis Excellency regrets he cannot allow you

temporary occupation of

Land

at

Check Chew

174

until that part of the Island has been surveyed

and the arrangements for the Allotment: of

Sand

John

Bennet

HongKong.

Land

completed of which due notice

due notice will be

given to the Publie

I'begy to return the two Enclosures

Я вед

to

your

letter

and

remain

(True Copy)

Your obedient Servant

(Signed) Stichard Woosuam

Michand Woomam

459

460

30 November.

1043

Cuclosing Colormal Outund

3

Letter Jult 25 Monster

Despertet bound in

вот

berrefunde

461

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229 Hay Ko 162

Memorandum, and Inday. of Coffee Outivards

"Letters - not alre

FER 8

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already specially reports & Word to be. 10-

to the Pt of July 1874.3.

subsequently

written subment House, Victoria (Hongkong)

No Date

To whom

Purport

1 124 July. John. Rickett, Raf. Firesting him to administer Cather Consular Agent, to suck of Her Majesty's Justices

Ma@ao.

1.

2 5327 July

3??

Major Aldrich,

3

to him.

of Peace as may apply Sanctioning proposed rates of

Commanding Engineers Working. Pay for Madras Sappers, to. 4th Jilly Lord Sattern,

44 14th July

Mready transmitted in Deepatch

Commanding Land Focus N. 7. of the 17th of July, 1843. A. T. Gordon Bof. fonveying Sauction to building.

Land Officer, 4o. four Stories for Clocks

mear.

Government House. Conveying Rules regarding

Prisoners confined till they

pay Fines.

An error in the Bather

5

8th July Major faine.

thef. Magistrate.

6

# July Major faine-

Whief Magistrate to be administered to

to Justices

of the Peace

76th July A. R. Johnston, Ruß

to

J

Rectifying

Assistant Superintendents.

8 65 July John Rickett Ma

Consular agent Masas

9 11 July Major Aldrich

147

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Relieving Linch Sargent promie-

whilst

10

Commanding Engineers his duty as Assistent-Surveyor

and firing his Pay, employed.

No Date

To whom

Purport.

10 11th July Robert Webster, Esq. Forwarding an Original Lotter

11

12th

"July Major faine...

from the Earl of Aberdeen, regarding a lot of Ground_ . claimed by Mess." Webster and Kinsley.

Replying to this application for Chief Magistrate leave to remit. the Sentence-

on a servant of Captain Belfours

at that officer's request..

12 15th July Vice Admiral. Sir W. Parker Requesting he will take steps Naval Comm? in thief to prevent_dead_ bodies being

13.

over

thrown wvon board (buried) in the Starbour from the Hospital- Ship.

17th July Major (aine, Acknowledging Corresponds

" Chief Magistrate between him and the Mandarin- at fowloon, regarding a theft. Regarding the levelling and

144. 17th July Lord Saltour

Commending. Land Forces clearing of the_Ground

15 18th July Lord Saltinn

16 18th July Lord Saltown

17 18th July Major (aine

18 18th

18th July

Lord Saltour

West Point Barracks.

near

-Appointing Serjeant. Thomas Miller to be Garrison Serjeant4. Authorizing Guards landed from Ships to be supplied.

witte rations of

An

Firewood.

Janctioning additional Clerk in the Chief Magistrate's office. Returning Proeceding of "" Medical Committee, and_ Sanctioning the removal of the Troops from Weet Point- Barrack's - which have been reported sickly._

No

Date

To whom

20th

4 19 2017 July Major Aldrich

Purport Already transmitted in

463

Despatch N. 9, of the 24th of July 1846.3.

20 20th July Vice Adm. Sir W. Parkin Already transmilled in

Despatch N. 9 of the 24th

of July 1843.

21 20th July Vice Adm! Sir Mi Parter Replying to his letter withi

Proceedings of a Medical- Committle into the supposed

causes of sickness at West Point Barracks.

Vice Adm. Sir W. Parker The "Vinen: Steamer to be

sent

but to Thorlangsoo for an

1+1

Company of the 14!!! Ho! Madras Native Infantry.

22

3

20 July

23 22 July

To Mess ! Jardine Matheson H and others

Already homsmitted in

Despatch N.9, of the 24th

of July 1843.

-Madras Engineers

22? July

Lord Saltoun-

24 92 ? Jaly Lieut. Ouchterlony, Abreary transmitted in

25. 22?

26.

Engineers Despatch N. 9, of the 24th

of July, 1863. Forwarding Copies of No: 23,

and 24 for this "Lordship's information.

To the Post Masters Regarding arrangements made

Bl...

27 25th July, General at Calcutta, for the collection and Madras, and Bombay remittance of Postage

letters reecived. from India.

28

"Viven"

29 254 July Lord. Saltoun Informing him that the Veren

Steamer had proceeded to Koolangsom for a Company, of the 411⁄2" Madral Native In Lantry.

No Date

To whom

30 26th July Air W. Pitcher

Surport

Replying to his application for. 2. Copy of a decisio

passed by It is Excellency the. Governor in a

in a case.

case of theft.

31 26th July Vice Adm. Sir W. Parker Replying to his letter regarding

32 26th

# July

Lord- Saltoun

33 26th July Major fairs-

a. site for a Naval Hospital- Regarding the custody and care- of West Point Barracks, which had been vacated.

on account.

of

the Troops alleged unhealthiness of the.

Situation.

Requesting him to provide pier additional Chinese, four Watchmen for the Government Buildings, using to the wait- of Military Guards.

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34. 28 July Lord Saltoun Declining to allow Troops to

3/1-

35

36 30th July

Lord Saltoun

meamp on Ground restroed.

for Civil purposes and the- site of the Church..

fancelled.

Already transmitted in

31잖아

Despatch N. 12 of the 311⁄2 of July 1816-3.

Order for Stationery for the

37 314 July Mrs Kory ondoen alle of the Honestong

38 14 august

Stationer

use

Government (not copied._) Lord Lattown. Replying to his letter

regarding

a site selected_

for Barracks for the Madras Sappers and Miners to..

Date

To whom

Purport

461

+39 | 1th August Lord Sallinn Already transmitted in

Despalsh N. 16, of the 12t of September 1843.

4012 August Major Aldrich Acknowledging the receipt.

of the Survey of the Northern. Side of the Island, and thanking him for it's rapid completion.

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41 3. August Link fol. Wilson, Sonding hire arusuul of

42 3rd August

1.3

4.4.

Pay. Master

Postage collected in China to be credited to the Good

of

India in...

(not. copied._)

his becounts

Lord Sattown Sanctioning the hiring of

The Post Masters

Houses and.. building of

temporary

accommodations,

for the Families and Détails

of H. M's 35th Regiment, unes peatedly

India.

arrived from

Forwarding Receipts from the

the hogust. General at Calcutta Pay Master in China Ja Bombay the amount of Postages

4.55th

5th. August

and

paid into his chest (not

copied.)

Lord Sattoun Mreary transmitted in

Despatah N° 16, of the 174 of September 1843.

14.6 5th August Robert Mobster, by Declining to allow him to

finish the Houses on the lot of ground_ alledad to in N. 10, of the 11th of July.

..

No Date

i

To whom

Purport.

47 5th August Major Aldrich Giving him Instruction s

Nia

as to the

and Establish

Officers ment lately employed him in surveying side of the Colony.

un der.

surveying the Northan

140 6th Augte Win Alm. Sir W. Parker Regarding some of Mer

149 7th August

Majesty's Ships having removed

to better Births in the Harbour

on account of the threatening appearance of the Weather. altown Referring to a. letter (in the . Ponipotentiary's Deportment) regarding Military Expences at Hongkong, Koolangsoo, and Chursan, and recommen

Lord Saltown Referring

mending

that good. Barracks should be at once prepared for the

Troops

ours here and expected.

now

50 7th August Mr. Worsname, Regarding a Bill. for.

Colonial Deputy Expences in the Military

Secretary

Department of Public Works which has been sent in after the Accounts of the

Quarter are closed..

51 8th August Lient: Ouchterbong Replying to his claim for

52

Madras Engineers. allowvences when detached_

to Manila to purchase Timber..

32 8th Augh. Lord Sattoun Forwarding a copy of fir

N. 51, and begging to be informed of the eventual. outturn of the Timber alluded to in it._

N

Date.

To whom

Jurport

465

53 9th August Major Grant, Forwarding a copy of

Ay Adj't General N.50, and requiring explanation.

the cause

of the

of the delay-

therein pointed out in. --- submitting abill for payment =

54. 10th August Major Aldrich Requesting that the Books

of the late- Survey may

left in charge of Captain

De Havilland.

ве

55 12th August Major Aldrich Acknowledging his letter and

56 12th August Major faine

57

informing him that the dutyj on which the Land Officer - and his Afsistants

Afsistants are about.

to be employed

is in us

гочолу connected with the General

Survey of the Wand which

he has been ordered to

undertake.

mereasing the Salary of Mr. Hillier, Assistant- Magistrate, from the Ith of July 1843.

12 August Major faine Increasing his

is

now

Salary

Kief Magistrate, prome

the 14th of July, 1843 .

58 That Major faine Increasing the Pay of the

Jailer and Head Constable from the 1th of July 184.3. 59. 17th Augst A. T. Gordon, dus: "Berecting him to

carry

the

suggestions of the Committee of Public Health, to into immediate. effect..

i

N

Date

To whom

!

Purport...

No Date

To whom.

+

Purport.

466

60 19th Aught. A. T. Gordon, Buys. Directing him to select - a_

Site for a Stouse for. Chinese Pilots

61 19th August Lord Saltown. Conveying sanction to an

enlargement of the Canton men

-ments at Chek-Choo.

62 19th Aug: A. T. Gordon, Reg. Conveying sanction to his

Estimate . for building Out Houses at the fovernment House.

62.d. 19th August Post Master General Regarding the refusal of the at Bombay. French Consul to receive (and

pay Postage on ) sone Parests received_ to his address by the- Overland Mail.

63 21th August

The Per ? Mess" Already transmitted _ in- Medhurst and Lizze.

of August 1843.

Despatch N. 13, of the 225 ?

64. 21th that. Lient Ouchterlong Replying to his letter requesting

Madras Engineers to be remunerated-for-

65 214

21th Aug 2

Lieut. Prokterlong

Market Plase unauthorizedly built by hire and resumed. by Government.

Buchterlong Referring to

"ferring to N. 51, of the 8th Instant, and negativing his application for additional

Allowances.

66 21th Augft Lord Salloum Forwarding N. 65 under a.

67 25th

Augh

flying Seal... for His Lordship's perusal. and information.

Lord- Saltoun Replying to his letter regarding

certain Timber just arrived.

from Manila, and declining

to

receive it for Gooth purposes.

N.

+ 68 25th August Lieut. Pedder, R. Dr. Replying to his litter

Harbour Master

regarding the case of.

distressed. British Seaman 69 26th August Vice Adm. Sir W. Parker Regarding Postage that

is ordered to be collected

on all letters received by

the Overland Mail. via

down.

Bombay, and laying

the subject.

rules

70 28th Aug! Lord. Saltown Forwarding a copy of it

69, to be applied to Her

Majesty's

Land Forces.

Lord Saltown Firewarding a letter to this

71 30th Aug

72 33th Arg

Lord Sattoun-

Lordship's address found- in a Packet received from the Colonial Office.

Abready

transmitted

Despatch N. 18 of the 1st of September, 1843.

m

79. 6th Sept: Lord. Saltoun Referring to Nr. 65 and 66

72a

fully why

of the 21st of August, and. Explaining more Government will not receive. the Timber alluded to in- those letters.

73 6. Sopter A. J. Gordon Res. Authorizing kim to buy

the Timber alluded to in

N. 72, if as good and- cheap as can be purchased Elsewhere.

74 9th Septris Nice Adu Sir W. Parker Referring to N. 31, of

the

26th July, and informing him

that

No

Date

To whom

I.

Purport

that the Land - Officer. has

-

been authorized to allot as much- Ground- as may required for a Navaln

Bospital.

him to comply

75 9th Septo A. P. Gordon, Eng Directing

76 9th Sept Lord Saltown-

77 9. Jep

with; N. 74.

ве

Regarding a. Betachment. being

removed to other Quarters, and-permanent Barracks being meated for it in the Eastern quarter of the Colony.

site

9th her. Lord Salloum Approving of the sill-

selected for Barracks at Saiwans.

78 16. hapte haptain Whimfer Replying to his latter (as

H. M's 35th Batt

President of the Committee-

on the effects of the late- "Captain De Havilland) and fixing the allowances of that - deceased Officer whilst -4 employed on fivil Survey.

79 19. Septon Lord. Saltoun. Referring to N. 76, and

replying to His Lordship's letter with Enclosures, regarding the selection of a site for a. Barrack for a Detachment

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to be stationed in the Eastern

Quarter of the Colony.

80. 19th Septr. Vice Admd. Sir M. Parker Assigning allowances to

Reverend Mr. Burroughs

Chaplain of ther Myresty's White Unterall for performing

Duties of the Colony. -

No

Date

To whome

81 29th Septo The Honorable-

Major faine -

82 50th Septr The Honorable

30.

i

Pur port

467

Approving of his removing

certain Mat_ Huts and Houses which are believed to be the residence of the Thieves who infect the Colony. Returning a call (of alleged

Major (aine murder) "he ferred to His

Ryceltway the Governor 4.

with remarks on it.

83 17th bets Major Aldrick Approving of Working day

being allowed to the Royal Saffers and Miners, whilst Employed in Surveying the

Gland.

84. 20. 100tr Lord Sattoun. Replying to his letter

regarding Huts and mat Buildings built on ground allotted for Cantonments, and also requesting that immediate.

Meatures may

be taken

for building a new Magazine.

85 20th Oct= Lord Saltown Replying to His Lordship't

86 21t betr. The Honorable.

A. R. Johnston Ruf.

lotter regarding the removal-

La Public Privy of a

hear the

the

Govt

Cantonments at Chet. Choo. Replying to his letter on subject of his House, which he proposed to let to - during his absence, and pointing out the total inadmissibility of the termed he proposes - through his agent, de- to-

No

Date

To as home

Purport..

No

Date

To whom

Major faine

Purport

468

84 28th 800. Lord Salloum Sanctioning. some Ground 92. 30th October The Stonorable Sanctioning his allotting - in-

near Chen. Choo being.

officer- Parade appropriated_a for the Troops stationed.

there...

ks a

88 26th Oct: Lord Saltoun. Referring to Nr 76 and 79,

A

and explaining why the site.... selected- for a Barrack is in His Excellency's opinion. not a good one, also remarking on the ill-judged and uncalled_ for observations of Major Aldrich on the private_ opinions of Mr. Matheson, and to repite . which a

Committee

had been ordered (by Lord_ Saltown) to assemble at Major Aldrick's Suggestion.

89 26th Octy Lord Saltown Referring to No. 51,52,

Go

65 and 66 regarding. Lients Ouchtertony's Maim to extra. _ Allowances for the gain- to Government in the purchase of Timber made by him.

40 30th Oct: The Honorable Regarding a Guard being Major (aine_ furnished for the protection.

of the Town of Cheti choo 91 30th Oct. The Honorable. Replying to an

application_ Major (aine from a Portuguese. Subject-

to be allowed to settle_

at "Victoria and publish

- Paper

concert with the Land. a site for a public Priny. 93 30t betr the Houvable Replying to this Report-

Major faine of

at

some attempts incendiarism in the Colony.

94 30th Octo: The Honorable Replying t

to an

application-

Major faine received by him from_the_

Town of Chet - choo for

95 30th Petr Mr. Ford

protection from - Robbers at

night..

4

Replying to a better received from him praying to be - relieved from all responsibility as to a Power of Attorney.... he holds from one. Bennett, who has fled from the Colony.

96 30th Oct. The Honorable. Replying to his letters of

97

Major faine

Men 28th Instant, regarding

4.

ease of Robbery

some-

in which

of the Polive-Servants

of Government

were.

to be implicated..

found

1th. Nos. Lieut. Polder, Pat, Conveying Sauction to a_

Harbour Master new

98 6th. Nov. The Honorable.

Major faine

Harbour Master's Pier

being erected in lien

One-

of

of

destroyed by a Gale.. Wind..

Referring to No! 90 and 94, and

in consequence of facts stated by Estond _ Campbell, H. M's 98th Regt.

Sanctioning

A

Police Station at.

the Town of that choo..

N?

Fate

To whom

99. 6th Nov. Mr. Badenoch- Directing

Purport.

him -

forthwith to have his mat Sheds removed

on account of the danger of fire.....

100. 6th Nov? The HonorableRequesting he will see that

Major faine

101 6th Nov. The Honorable-

Major faine

din

the directions conveyed- N. GG are strictly obeyed. Requesting him to furnish | au. Estimate of the __ Repairs required to the Markel Place (under his charge. as (hief Magistrate ) in order.

an

that it m

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-

be sanctioned.

102 7th Nov: Lieut. Pedder R. N. Replying to this letter

:

Hartner Matter

and sending him Rules for the discharge of...

destitute. British Seamen-

from Arspital sc.

103 8th Nevr Litut: Pedder, R.N. Regarding a Staman in

Harbor Master-

Hospital being sent to England.

104 8th Nov. The Honorable Replying to a letter from.

Major faine

retrenched

Mis

him regarding his Indian Allowances being in consequence of Regiment having gone England, and informing

that no

orders can

it present

fli -

to

hine

be issued

the subjecte

him

105 8th New? Lieut. Pedder, R.N. Replying to a letter from

Harbour Master,

regarding

Au

application he had received from a "distresed

British Subject = ".

No

Fate

To whom.

Purport..

469

+106 11th Nov. C. R. Stewart, deg. Replying to his letter (written

as Administrator to the Estate.

of Messrs Bates and Hent, intestate. British Subjects) regarding a Marine Lot of Ground which be wishes to dispose of by publie

Auction.

107 11. Nov. Lord Saltown Requesting that the

Evening Gun may be fired

as

heretofore, at 9.P.M... 108 14th Nov. Lunt: Pedder, R. N. Referring to N. 103, and.

109

m

Harbour Master directing that the Seaman. therein referred tho may be sent to England.

18th Now! Mr de Luz,

110. 18th Nov? Mr. J. Smith,

Replying to a letter received. from him, regarding a dispute__ he has on the subject of 2,000

-

Bags of Picc., with a Mr. Smith..

*

"

Forwarding a. Copy of N. 109, and strongly urging him to

submit the _ question to arbitration.

11. 22. Nov. Moss Gemmell. H. Replying to them. (M. Strachan's

letter regarding the titled under ... which they

are to hold their Ground

in this (olony) and Expressing the Governor's regret that

cxrcumstances beyond. His - in Excellency's control. (arising, jout of a reformice to England that has become requiste.__) " prevent a satisfactory given, to.

and wer

being

N

Gate-

To whom

I.

Purport

12. 22" Nov? A. T. Gordon, keyf. Firing Mr Cleverly's Salary

As

Assistant (Land Officer and) Surveyor at £500 for

30th November, 184.3.

Nichais Worman

No: 1

annum.

Fiv

Jir

279

Colonial Department.

Govera

RECEIVED

470

FER8

Severnivt Victoria

Hongkorny 1 July 1845.

Sam directed by "His Excellency Six =

Henry Pottinger to forward to

you

The Z

accompanying Gazette Extraordinary, and to

request that

you

will administer the cath

it contains to such of Her Majesty's justices

as re

of the Peace as

may

you

apply to you for that will then forward

purpose, and, that

the oaths to me, in order that they may

be

placed among

The Records of this Office.

I have se

Signed Richard Humans

John Rickett Esq

British Government Agent

fo

Macar.

P

2

Sav,

Victoria, Hongkony 3rd July 1843

Ileg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 2 of the 30th Ultimo, which I have duly submitted to dir Remy Pottinger :) His Excellency directs

to

you

Henry

WVE

to

convey

his sanction for the rates of extra = working Pay, and for the purchase of tivo : Drawing Tables, and

Tables, and four Chairs, the amount of which he requests you to include in a Monthly Abshact, and a Contingents Bill, which will be paid by the heasurer

Department

Major Aldrich,

I have to

of this

(Signed) Richard Hessians

Com : Royal and Seep" Engineos.

No. 2

No:44

liv

Veterias

471

Hongking W July

1843.

Ibey to acknowledge the receipt of gur Letter 20:30 of the 1 July 1845, forwarding estimate for four houses proposed to be built-

ουι

anv

the hill above Government House for the accommodation of the Clerks belonging to the Government and Chief Superintendenté

Offices.

at

arr

expense of of 16.930, and I am directed by His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger to inform you,

that he sanctions that =

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expense; and the Treasurer and Secretary to Government, Mr. Stewart, will advance. : you such sums of money as you may require

from time to time, for cate

Ho

No.3

A. J. Gordon Ey

Land Offices.

I

on the work:

(Signed) G. A. Talective.

Ae: 2

Siv

you

Victorias July 6th 1848.

With reference to the Pction of hisoners in the fail on the 12 Instant, I am directed by the Honorable the Governor to intimate to His Excellency's opinion, that in all cases where prisoners are detained in fail- after the expiration and fulfilment of the other parts of their Sentences -

1-on account payment of Fines receivable by

mon

the

of

+

Complamant, or Prosecutor, it will be proper that the latter should be called on to pay for the subsistence of such Prisoners, and

you

will be pleased to adopt this Recle from the 15th of this mouth, until Regulations can

be

· framed and promulgated, applicable

to all such cases.

I have ve

Major Willians Caine (Sgd) Richard Hormann.

Chief Magistrate.

No:b

A0:5

No: h

Siv

hil

472

Victoria July 6th 186.3.

In the Proclamation and Bath ::

under

and

aclating to Justices of the Peace issued date the 27th June 1843, the words "Her: Britannic Majesty's Colmry of Hongkong "its Dependencies having been inadvertently after the words "residing in, or resorting

omitted

to, I am therefore directed by the Honorable the Governor, to request, that

that you will fill up this omission in all the oaths you may administer to the said Justices of the Peace,

The Oath as

thus corrected will run

resorting to Her Britannic

#1

n

:esiding in or resorting

"Majesty's Colony of Hongkong

and its :

"Dependences on the demissions of the

"Emperor of China".

Should

Major William Caines,

you

have

any of

the

Chief Magishak.

the

Justices of the Peace

ancatures

you

will take

" for recalling the defective Baths and

administering.

the annexed

ove, as now

w pointed

out

Sir,

I have ve.

Signed) Richard Woomam.

Victoria July 1843.

I am directed by the Honorable the = Governor to forward for your information and quidance, a copy of a letter which has been this day addressed to the Chief Magishate of Hongkong rigarding an omission which =

has been discovered in the bath to be -administered to Her Majesty's Justices of the

Frace in China .

I have se (Signed) Richard Woosnam.

A. R. Johnstow Esque

No:748

No: I

Majer Aldrick

Com? Royal Engineers.

ir

hit

Ine reply

neply to your

473

Victoria, 11 July 1

18413.

letter No: 3 of

30%

yesterday's date and it's Enclosures Sir Henry Fellinger desires

desires me to express his regret, that the state of Lieut. Surgents health renders it necessary that he should be relieved from his duties in the Survey Department, and be allowed to return to Chutan for the berrept of the change.

His Excellency has fixed Lieut. = Sargent's pay at the rate

of

Rs. 300 her mont

and he directs me to inform you,

17 that the

"Theasurer of this Department has received = instructions to pay that Officer,

συν

his

&

application, the sum of Rs : 750 being the

amount due to him at the above rate :

÷

لمة

fan

John Rickett Exgf=

Янд

force the riftway to the 10th of this mouth.

شب

1

Robert Webster Esg

e is,

I have se

(Signed) Richard Womans

For future refe

when the case is brought formally before the God h

Victoria July 11 - 1843.

the accompanying

In forwarding to you Original letter from the Earl of Aberdeen, Sam directed by His Excellency, the Governor to =

that the Instructions received

No:10

infound you, from Lord Stanley with respect to the labs of ground claimed by yourself and Mr. Kinsley are to be guided by the General Rules, laid down for all other lands, and which Rules will be promulgated framed and decided

In the

"

as soon as

they can be

upow. mean time, His

time, His Excellency

however, desires me to further inform you that

the

ho:11

474

grankd

the ground composing the lots that were to Captain Meik; and a great deal more in = that quarter of the Colony is included in what the Officer Commanding the loyal Engineers has recommended shall be set apart exclusively for Ordnance (Military) purposes, and that it is therefore probable, that no part

"it will be available in

any way

of it

÷

whatever

به

pending a reference to Her Majesty's Government, with whom the decision on the

above recommendation, rests.

I have be

am

(Signed) Richard Moosnand

Major Caine,

Chief Magishate.

Victoria, 127 July 18/425.

Siv

Ibeg to acknowledge the receipt of your

Letter

litter No: 13h of the 10th Instant addressed to Lieut. Colonel Malcolm, the Colonial Secretary.

With reference to Captain Balfour 's

application for a remissione of th

of the punishment which

you

the remainder

awarded to

his Servant, for the Crimo of theft and = desertion, Hes Excellency the Governor directs = me to point out to you, the great irregularity of such a proceeding, admitting, as it does, the right of private individuals to interfere in the fulfilment of the ends of Justice, when their

own convenience is concerned.

To enable the Governor to decide from

whether

any

+

the merits of the case, abatement of the Sentence can be permitted His Excellency directs me to request, that you will furnish him with a Copy of the Сорудова entire proceedings

in your Offices

as at the time, recorded

I have se

Signed) Richard Hoosnamn .

No: 12

His Excellency

Sir

475

Vice Admiral Sir William Parker G. C. B.

Victorias July 15h 1860.

Fil

I have the honor to enclose to Your:

a

I

Excellency a Copy of a letter, whichs Shave received from the Harbour Mather regarding

of Perso

the Bodies of Persons who die on board Her

cast

Majesty's Hospital Ship Minden, being into the sea within the limits of the Harbour and have to beg that Your Excellency will be

so

-good

as to take whatever steps you think

to so objectionable

proper to put a stop to so

practico.

Shave

a)

(Signed) Achard Woosman

L

N÷13

Major Caine

Chief Magistrate

Sir

No M

hil

Victoria

476

(brotors July 17th 1525

I am directed to acknowledge the

184,3.

receipt of your letters of the 6th and 10th Instants

enclosing translations of Your Correspondence_ with Lai, the Mandarin at Cowloon, and to observe, that unless the woman whose property was stolen applies to you again, the case may: be considered. as disposed of.

Major General

I have yo

/ Signed) Richard Woosham

The Lord Saltoun K. L.B. and G.C. H.

&

Ve

Victoria July 17 the 184,3

My

F

į

My Lord

With reference to the letter and its accompaniment addressed to Your Lordship on the 15th Instant by Vice Admiral Sir William Parker, regarding the levelling and other

improvements recommended to be made in the Becinity of "West Point Barracks", I beg that Your Lordship will be so good as to inform me whether you would wish the Officer Commanding the Engineers to superintend the work / the_ ground having been already assigned to Military purposes) or to have it placed under the Land Officer's Department.

In the latter case, I should instruct.

1

Mr. Gordow to employ at least four "Divisions of Coolies of 50 men each division in order to get the work done as speedily as possible - fuperintendents of Coolies / either European or Chinese) will be. appointed and if half a dozen of steady Privates of the Lappers and miners could be..

spared

No 15.

477

epared merely to overlook the different Divisions whilst at Work, it might expedite the whole. When your Lordship apprizes me of

Your wishes I will address the Admiral with __ reference to the Naval Location

Major General.

I have 4c

/kigned) Henry Pottinger

Mil

The Lord Saltown K. C. B. and G. C. H.

My Lord

te

Ve

fr.

Cictoria July 18th 1843.

In acknowledging the receipt of your Lordship's letter Nr. 204 of the 12th Instant, I have the honor to forward a Copy of a General Order which I have issued providing for all. Guards on phore that may be furnished from Troops that are at present stationed on board ship,

being

being supplied with Firewood by the Commissarial Department.

I have, yo

не

1 Signed) Henry Pottinger

Victoria- July 18th 1843

Government-House, Victoria, Hong-Kong,

July 18th, 1843. General Order, by the Honourable the Governor, &c.

At the recommendation of Major-Gene- ral Lord Saltoun, commanding the Land Forces in China, the Honourable the Go- vernor is pleased to direct that on all occas sions where Guards on shore are furnished by Troops stationed on board Ship, such Guards shall be supplied with the usual daily allowance of fire-wood, by the Com- missariat Department.

This Order is to have retrospective effect with regard to the Troops on board Her Majesty's ship Sapphire.

By order,

G. T. BROOKE,

Lt. H. M. 55th Regt.

Military Secretary.

No 16

Major General

The Lord Saltown K. C.B and

fe

My Lord

K.C. B and G. C. H.

Yo

Je

Bictoria July 18th 1863

478

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of Your Lordship's letter of the 12th Shot. and to enclose a General Order regarding the

Garrison Sergeant

and his Establishment

Major Major and

I have ye

ligned / Henry Pottinger

Government-House, Victoria, Hong-Kong,

July 18th 1843. General Order, by the Honourable the Governor. &c.

At the recommendation of Major-Gene- ral Lord Saltoun, commanding the Land Forces in China, the appointment of Ser- jeant Thomas Miller, of H. M 98th Regi- ment, to be Garrison Serjeant-Major, of Victoria, is confirmed from the 1st instant, on a Staff Salary of Twenty Rupees per month, and the following establishment is also sanctioned from the same date.

1 Head Cooly

7 Coolies at 36

By order,

42

$49-Monthly,

G. T. BROOKE,

Lt. II. M. 55th Regt.,

Military Secretary.

!

Major Caine

Chief Magistrate

27 Jeann

No.17

Sir

In

reply to your letter No. 148 of

Victoria, 18th July 1843

yesterday's date, His Exeelleway the Governor

me to inform you, that he sanctions the

directs

expense of Sixty Dollars a month.

a

as the salary of

an additional Clerk in your Office.

Major General

I have ve

) Ligned / Richard Woosnam

The Lord faltown K.C.B. OG. C.H.

My Lord

Mil

Je

де

Je

victoria, July 18th 1843

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's letters hos 220 and 223 of yesterday and to days dates, and to return the Proceedings

Nr. 18

479

Proceedings of the Medical Committee.

The Land Officer will be instructed to

proceed to clear and level all the ground

away

in

the vicinity of West Point Barracks, and in the meantime, any arrangement Your Lordship

may have it in your power to make for removing

the Troops will have

my

entire Concurrence.

I have ye

| Signed) Newry Pottinger

1

No 21

His Excellency,

489

Vice Admiral. Sir William Parker G. C.B.

&c.

Sir

&c. Victoria 20th

&c.

"

July 184.3.

I have the hener to acknowledge the.

receipt of Your Excellency's letter. Nr 100 of the 15th Instant : regarding the Inquiries of.

a

Naval Medical Committee into the causes sickness at the West - Print. Barracks &c. I have received. similar report

from

Sord Fattoun with the Proceedings of a Military Medical Committe, and I have the honor to forward for Your Excellency's · information a copy of my better. No 1 of the 18th Instant to His Lordship, intimating

intention my and cleared.

18

of having the ground levelled.

away

The Land Officer with be instructed

to

to attend to the suggestions of the Naval Committee of whose . Proceedings (as well as those of the Military Commillic) he has been furnished.

with Copies .

I have &c.

(Signed) Henry Pollinger.

His Excellency

Vice Admiral Sir William. Parker G. C..B.

Sir.

&c.

&c.

th

No 22

&c.

N. 25.

Nictiria 20th July 1843.

I have the honor to enclose an original

letter and its Enclosures, which I have received.

from Mazer General Lord Satteun

ecommending that a company of

company of the 41st Regiment. Madras Native Infantry should. be brought from Redlungses, to assist in performing the Garrison Duties of this Colony, and as there is no political objection to the

proposed

preposed arrangement, I beg to suggest for 8 Your Excellency's consideration, that: Her Majesty's Steamer Vixen might perhaps go up and bring this Detachment .

I have to beg You will faver me by

relianing the Enclosures with

i

your reply, the purport of which I will ":mmunicate to Lord Saltown.

I have &c.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

• Major General

C

The __Lord. Saltoun " K. C.B 8. G. CH.

&c.

My Lord.

&c.

&c.

Victoria. 22th July 1843.

With reference.

reference to the concluding

th

passage of Your Lordships letter of the 29 Ultime - to which I generally replied in mine

-

of

th

of the 4" Instarit . Nr. 3 - I have the honor to forward to Your Lordship a copy of a letter which has been this day addressed to the individuals whose locations will be affected by Major Aldrich's plan..

I shall brust to Your Lordship to have Major Aldrich furnished with a copy of

the Enclosure to this letter.

I have &c.

(Signed) Henry Pollinger

To the Prst Master. General

Sir.

Calcutta

Madras and

Bombay

Nictoria 25th July 1843.

I am directed by His Excellency Sir

Henry Pillinger. Bart. G.C.B. to inform you,

·

that directions have been given to the Post:

Master

No 2br

482

Master at this place, and to the Government. Agent at Macue, to forward with each Mail sent via Bembay, Madias, or Calculla, a detailed statement shewing the amount of Pistage received on account of the letters

; you composing it ; and to request, that

you will the arrival of a be so gree as to direct that

on

Mail from China, the letters be restamped and marked as if the sums received at Hengking, and. Macao, had been actually paid into Your office

" Instructions have been given to the Treasurer to Government / with whom the

amount received en account of each Mail will.

be deposited) to pay at the close of the quarters

30th April, 31th July, 31th October, and 31% , the sums so collected, together with those

ending January, the

received

ort

account of Letters sent from India,

into the hands of the Pay Master of the Forces

in China, whose receipts he will take and.

forward to you in duplicate.

ل

.。་,"""་

I am further directed to request, that

the receipt of Mails

as

may

be acknowledged.

as somn

• possible after their arrival in India, that the

- postage may be placed to the credit of

the

proper Post Office, as recent instances have occurred where the Nails intended to be delivered

at one

Presidency have been carried to another

I have &c.

[ Signed) Richard Wernum

Major. General,

The Lord Saltown, K. C. B & G .C. H.

My Lord.

&c.

&c.

Nictoria 95th

" July 1843

Immediately on the receipt of Your Fordships letter, Nr. ??? of the 17th Instant :

[ which

came

to hand

on

the 19th ) I addressed Vice Admiral. Sir William Parker and

Her Majesty's Steam Frigale Neven. has

accordingly

1

st

accordingly proceeded to. Keelungsoo to bring down a Company of the '41" Regiment of Madras Native Infantry .

I have &c.

[ Aigned. ) Henry Pollinger

N:30

M. W. Pitcher Esq).

Sir

th

Nictoria 26th July 1843 .

483

I am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger

to acknowledge the receipt of your

th

letter of the

26th a Instant. / herewith returned) and am

acquaint you,

objection to

that His Excellency.

your being

SIES NU

to

allowed to take a copy

are

of the Proceedings to which you. supposed to refer on your addressing a proper respectful. request to that effect to His Excellency, but as the Verdict was not given in a letter.

case is not one

, as

the

of felony, as the Court has

nothing

484

nothing to say

to the directions

have

No 31.

you may

received from Mess". Dent. &Co, and as it is

not usual in such cases, to adopt the style

you

have seen

fit

lit to do,

your application.

must be amended as I now point out, before.

the Marine Magistrate. to comply with it.

ear

be instructed

Iremain &c.

[Aigned) Richard Wornam

His Excelliney

Vice Admiral, Sir William Parker, G. C. B.

Sir.

to

to

Ye

Victoria, July 26th, 1843.

In acknowledging the receipt of Your Excellency's letter. Nr. 113 of the 24th Smet, I have the honor to acquaint you, that all. the ground in the vicinity of Mr. Edgert Premises is still unappropriated_and_ that even had it been.

had it been granted, I should.

have had no difficulty under the instructions I have received from England,

assigning

can

it for public uses.

nd, in.

Under these circumstances there.

be no

possible objection to the arrangement which " Your Excellency's, letter alludes to, of or a site for a Naval Hospital being fixed on in that

quarter

quarter of the Colony, should. the Medical. Officers of the Squadron, after further

examination, see fit to recommend

that stop ; and Mr. Gordon, the Land - Officer, will be ready when required to

Committee that Your Excellency

meet

any

may be pleased to appoint to inspect

the location.

remains for

me to point

It only out to your Excellency, that applications have been already received for grants of land in that neighbourhood and that regulations will shortly be laid- down and promulgated by which those applications will be complied with. consequence. therefore most will be, that, in the course the Naval Hospital will be in the midst of Iwelling and Ware-Houses, and it is for Your Excellency and the

The

lik

likely

of time,

Committee

No 32

Committee to decide whether, this would be objectionable.

485

I may add, that at Bombay (and. I believe the other Presidencies of India. ) both the Military and Naval_

only

Hospitals are in the Fort, and separated from the other buildings by a

Wall

of

a cor

Considerable he

height, which plan

might (and would. I presume) be

dorted here.

α

I have to.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

Major General,

The Lord. Saltown, M. C. B. V G. C. H .

te.

My Lord,

te.

K. C. B G C H

to.

Victoria July 26th 18/5.

In acknowledging Your Lordships

letter

receive

litter. Ne 229 of the 21th Instant proposing that Captain Edwards, the Assistant Quarter. Master. General, should. charge of the Barracks at west Point, and be allowed to entertain. Seven (7) Chinese Watchmen for their safety, I have the

honor to enclose

a

eneral Order dated.

general..

the 21th Instant Sanctioning the

arrangement and expence.

I think it however, advisable to

suggest to your Lordship, that a Guard

and three Sepoys of at least a Naique and three

from

the 41!! N. I. should be stationed at the Barracks to mount (at night)

in which

one. Sentinel over the Building all the Barrack Furniture may placed., as I I

be

question the ability of the

Chinese Watchmen to repel any attempt be made by the Bands of Will

that

m

ay

Robbers with which the Colony is still

infested

486

infected and for putting down. which. Sam devising every

to me

that occur means that

I have to.

(Signed.) Henry Pottinger

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, VICTORIA Hongkong July 21st. 1843. General Order by His Excellency the Governor &c.

THE Barracks at West Point being about to be vacated by the Wing of Her M's 55th Regiment now stationed there-in or- der that the Ground in the neighbourhood may be levelled and drained, agreeable to the recommendation of the medical Committees which have lately assembled to enquire in- to the cause of the prevailing sickness at that location-His Excellency the Gover- nor is pleased to direct that the barracks shall be placed in charge of Captain Edwards, the Assistant Quartermaster General, and that, as a temporary measure, an establish- ment of seven (7) Chinese Watchmen on the pay of $6 each per mensem shall be maintained for the safety of the Buildings and Barrack Furniture.

By Order,

G. T. BROOKE

Lt. H. M. 55 Regt. Military Secretary,

Major Caine.

Chief Magistrate.

·

Sir..

In

Victoria, 26th July, 1845.

consequence of the numerous

Robberies which have of late been committed in this neighbourhood, and owing

to the great difficulty that at present exists in supplying a sufficiency of Military Guards for the Numerous Buildings and-

such protection; I am directes

Stores re

that you will be

requiring by His Excellency the Governor to request; will be good enough to provide. Four Chinese. Night Watch-men . of or the purpose of protecting the various.

Buildings

on

No. 33.

No:34.

Government Hill in

already furnished

addition to the two men.

by you for that purpose.

I have to. (Signed) Richard. Moornam

Major General...

The Lord saltown, K. C.B.

tc.

487

C. H.

· C. B M C H

tc.

4c.

Victoria, July 28th, 1843.

My Lord,

I have the honor to acknowledge- the receipt of Your Lordship's letter, No 251 of yesterday, proposing to have the Detachment of Madras Native. Infantry just arrived from Amey encamped for. the ground. a few days on the

I am

my power

ound near the Church.

very Lorry

to meet

sorry, that it is not in Lordship's

Your

proposal, as I have refused the use of that

ground.

a!!

on a

trouble

occasions for

any

such

little

be

'purpose and I conceive that with a

equally good spots may selected on the right, on Eastern, side of the road up to Government House.

or.

th

I avail myself of this opportunity

of to likewise acknowledge the reveipt of Your Lordship's letter. N. 248 of the 264 July, and have me objection. mat Building being built on the site

I have te.

indicated.

tion to an additonal.

Ligned Henry Pottinger.

Major General,

The Lord. Saltown, M. C.BAG, O. HA.

tc.

My Lord.

the

tc.

Nictoria. 14th August, 1843.

I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of Your Lordship's letter. N=267 of yesterday's date with its accompaniments and to return the latter in order that

to

the contemplated Barracks & may. be prepared without delay.

In thus

giving my assent; ci greeable.

to

N. 38.

to Lord. Stanley's Instructions addressed to Your Lordship on the 31th of fanceary tack, I think it proper to say

that the site

selected for the Mat Sheds for Barracks for the. Madras Sappers and. Miners and- Gun. Inseurs 40, 40. is not within the

Lasears the... limits of the land - I had proposed to allot for Cantonments, since those limits not meant by me, except in cases

were..

of

special reservations, such as the wood yard, Wharfs &, to

the Queen's

to cross

Road; but as I have submitted the decision of the appropriation of all Marine locations specially to the pleasure. of Her Majesty's Government, I merely think it right that your Lordship

of the fact now stated.

should be aware

and I have no objection to offer.

I have te

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

Major Mdrich,

Royal Engineers. H..

Sir..

to

!!!

Victoria 11th August, 19843.

letter of

Ne410.

I am directed. by Sir. Henry Pottinger te acknowledge the receipt of your letter the 89th of last month with two sketches -the Survey of the Northern. face of the Istand of Hongkong, and to inform. You that His rucellency considers you to be entitled to

his book thanks for the satisfactory

bost

in which the

Survey

manner-

has been effected at so

short a notice, amid the obstacles to which

You. refor...

I have to. (Signed) Richard. Woonam..

PS. As the two Traces you furnishes have been. sent to Her Majesty's Government, His Excelloney

desires me

to add that at your convenience

1

he would be much obliged. if you. one for the use of this Office.

send him

489

1

No. 42

Major General.

The Lord Saltown K. C.B. and

Wil

My Lord,

Ve

Victoria, August

де

490

G. C.H.

3nd 1863

зла

Je

I have the honor to acknowledge.

the receipt of your Lordship's letter of this date No. 288, and to sanction any Expence that may be pecessary for hiring Houses, and building temporary accommodation; for Families and Details of the 55th Regiment

the

unexpectedly arrived by the City of Palaces.

Robert Webster Esquire

I have He

(Signed) Newry Pottinger

!

No 46

Sir.

Victoria. August 5th 181,3

I

I am directed to acknowledge the

receipt of your

letter

of this date, and to

inform you that your proposal to be allowed

to finish the buildings

on the ground

improperly transferred to you by Captain Weick is fotally inadmissible

No part of the ground regarding which a reference has been made to England can be appropriated, unless to public uses, until. an unswer shall be received. _ I am further desired to remind you, that you were formerly recommended to remove the materials you had loss laid down, to that should you suffer any from not doing so, it is your own act ; and to add that what has hitherto passed does pot,

1

in the Opinion of His Excellency the Governor, give you the slightest claim to the bound. beyond any other applicant

I have yo

| Signed, Richard Avoornam

No 47 Major

or Aldrich

Royal Engineers

yo

Je

Sir

491

Victoria August 5th 1863

I am directed by His Excelleney the Governor to acknowledge the percipt of your

letter of the 2nd Instant.

His Excellency has already acknowledged, through me, the receipt of the survey of the Northern face of the Island, and he is happy to

bear to Captain read the testimony you

De Havilland's exertions and zeal..

-

His Excellency would wish Captain De Havilland / whose services it is understood. you do not require longer) and Private Mahon to assist Our Gordon - the Land Officer - in minutely surveying, measuring, and laying down the lots of ground, that have been already sold, or granted on any terms, to individuals

within

within the Colony, excluding; of course, those

lots that lie within the limits allotted, or

proposed to be ao, for Military purposes.

Sunless

The Chinese Overseers and Coolies

attached to the late survey should, in His Excellency's opinion, be paid up and discharged

You

should wish to retain any of them for the purpose of aiding in putting up the trigonometrical stations, and in which went,

you can petain them, and report their number

and pay for

sanction.

The remaining Private

of one of

Her Majesty's Regiments, should also be paid-

up and allowed to

the minute

fit

can.

be

charge.

rejoin his Corps.

The House will be required for

to be undertaken of lots, and Survey transferred to Captain De Havilland's

That Offices and MW. Gordon will

be allowed to entertain such Chinese Assistance

492

as they may want as soon as they are ready Commence their duties, but His Excellency is

oh

of opinion, that they should not begin out-door work until the present trying season shall have passed away

A copy of this letter will be furnished

to the Gordon for his and Captain De Havillands information and Suidance

I have ye

/ Signed) Richard Woosham

No 48.

Vice Admiral Sir William Parker, G. C.B.

Je

Ye

Victoria

Anjust

ye

6th 1843.

Sir,

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of, and to express docknowledgments for, Your Eyecllencis letter No 122 of yesterdays date regarding the removal to better berths in

as

the

the Harbour of lome of Her Majestyp ships, in consequence of the apprehension of a

Tyfoon:

Major General

I have ve

1 Signed) Henry Pottinger

The Lord Saltoun K.C. B. and

My Lord,

ilitai

де

G.C.H.

Victoria August 7th. 1843.

Whatever may Agour Lordship pay, in consultation with In: Commissary General Coffin, decide. the question, discussed in

my letter No. 318 of the 5th Instant, as to the future Military Expenses of Houstong it is quite clear that the provision of accommodation for the Groops now here, and those expected from England, is an object of primary importance. I therefore do myself the honor to say, without

awaiting

No. 49.

any further

may

awaiting Your Lordship's promised. Answ493 that I am quite prepared to sanction any expence beyond the former Estimates, that be found requisite. for that purpose, and that I think it would be very advisable- Major Aldrich instructed to

carry

were...

out the

other that

original plans for Barracks (or any may be thought better) at Chuck Choo and Laiwan, and at any

other point where they

ought to be established.

Major Aldrich will no doubt for a

time at least, require the assistance of officers

and

to luperintend the works in

progress such allowances as Your Lordship may lee fit to

recommend. I shall / if it pests on me) be ready to confirm.

I take this occasion to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's letter of the 5th Instant, and to

and to beg that an allowance of

$4 monthly for lights may be granted to the

Watchmen

Watchmen at West Point Barracks, so long as the watchmen are required to be kept up.

I have &c.

Signed) Howry Pottinger

Richard Woosnam. Esquire.

لنام

Victoria 7th August 184,3

Sir,

A

Contingent

Bill. No. 49, amounting

No 50

pause of the above charge not having bed & brought forward at an earlier dale

I have ye

| Signed / Chart. E. Stewart.

Treasurer of Finan! Accretry

to the 24th.

May

to $1123, 68. for services performed in the Military Department of Public Works, previous 1843, has this day been presented for payment; the Bill being duly signed, and Counter-signed by the General Commanding. I have discharged the amount, but an abstract of the Expenses of this Government to the 30th of June 1843, having been transmitted to Her majesty's Government, I deem it requisite, for the passing of the Recounts, that some Explanation should be furnished as to the

Cause

495

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No:51.

Lieut: Buchterlong

Sir...

In future refere

496

Victoria, August 8th, 1843

I have luid. Your letter of the aud Instant with its accompaniments before-

the Governor..

His Muertency desires me in reply to say that he is perfectly sensible of the zeal. and efficiency with which.

You

undertook

and conducted the duty on which you were. deputed to Manilla, namely, That of selecting and purchasing timber for the public.

but, that looking to the ofucks

that

You.

use,

Avere

neecssarily relieved from.

Your immediate duties at this place during Your absence, that your staff. Salary, as fined - by the Governor General of India, continued to you. whilst away from. Honghong

was

and that Your passage. Money and other

Supenoes

Expenses attending Your. trip to Manilla.

were.

dopayed, to the Umounte

to the Umount of upwards

of Twelve Hundred. Company's Rupees

Your

(1200) and have been admitted in. Aee cunts, His Excellency does not feel. himself justified in granting You any

extra. allowance without the special.

sanction of Her Majesty's Government, to whom. Your application will. be submitted.

realized. by the sale of the Timber, shall be ascertained.

as soon as the total sum

an

I am

further desired to enclose- ".. prepared in the Treasurer's Office - showing the Cost of the Timber and estimated. sum to be realized from

from its

Lale, which latter. Amount will be

hereafter definitively ascertained, and - then reported.

I have to. (Signed) Richard. Mornam-

Ne 52.

Major General...

The Lord, Saltown, M. C. B., AG. C.. H ..

елийс

Intivi refer

my

My Lord,

an.

te.

tc.

te.

497

Victoria, August 8th, 1843.

Lieut: Buchterlong having preferred.

some extra allowance-

application for. during the period - he

the period he was absent at Manilla charge of the Government Timber, and for the charge of the Govern

I have the honor to forward to Your Lordship

fl..

Copy of the reply which has been this day

written to him.

I alto forward, an Account which. has been prepared, in this office. showing the actual cost of the Timber, and the sum.

which Lieut : Ouchterlony has extimated_ that it should be nominally sold in-

for

carrying

out the Public Works, and which- Account exhibits an

apparent gain to

Government.

Government of $5,871.51

I should be obliged by your Lndship directing that Copies of the letter to Lieut-Buchterlong and . its accompaniments be sent to Major. Aldrich, and that officer. instructed to

me with a Memorandum the out-turn of the Wood as soon as shall be correctly ascertained..

furnish.

I have Ac.

(Signed) Henry Pottingen-

Major. Grant,

fe.

fc.

tc.

hil

Sir.

of

it

Victoria, August 9th, 1843.

I um directed by His Incelleney

the Governor to forward to you. the

letter from

N: 54.

that the Department concerned _ may

called

498

be

on to furnish. the required. explanation and information, with a view to their being submitted with the Charge, and thereby avoiding the objections and references to which it

must otherwise lead

I have to

(Signed) Richard. Wernam...

Major. Aldrich..

Commanding. Royal Engineers &c.

Victoria. ., 10th August, 18/13.

Ne53.

Sir.

accompanying Copy of a

the Letter. N. 50.

that

Treasurer to Government, and to request

M. Gordon (the Land Officer) and Captain. De Havilland having- represented to the Governor, that the Books of the late Survey of the Northern. side of the Island would be

very

werful

useful. in the duty on which, there. Officers

are about to be

employed

as intimated

in. letter of the 5tt Instant,

my

499

Mr. Willier. representing the inadequacy. of his allowances, and to inform. You- Mr. Hillier's Salary is increased to $200

that

the. Itt day of the

to

You-

I

Sam directed by His Rucellency to request,

per

that

You

Mensem from current quarter (July 12t)

I have te.

will leave the Books under

Captain. De Havillard's charge who will.

be responsible for

sible for their keeping, until

again.

You

care a

shall

and

require

safe-

them.

I have to. (Signed) Rickard. Morsmam

For No 55, Jez after

N57.

(Signed) Richard. Moosnam .

Major William. Caine,

Chief Magistante. 4.

Woornam...

No 57

Sir,

Major. William Caine,

No 56.

Chief Magistrate

Sir.

-Victoria, 12th August, 1863

I am directed by His rucelloney the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of Your letter N. 63 of the 26th of May

last giving.

cover

83

to

Victoria, 12th August, 1865.

I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th May last, N282, and to inform. You, in reply, that your Salary Chief Magistrate has been fixed from the

of May.

Α

Copy of one from

10th of July last at £1200

Wr

7 per

as

Annum

subject

subject to the confirmation of Her- Majesty's Government, for which

it has been stron recommended.

I have te.

Woosnam.

(Signed) Richard. Mersnam

No 55.

Major. Aldrich...

Wit

500

Victoria, 12th August, 18/13.

Sir..

Se

Iam. directed. by His Swellowey the Governor, to acknowledge, the receipt of your. "Letter No. 9 of the 9th Instant.

on wh

I am desired. in reply to inform you.

that His Recellency is of opinion. that the duly which M. Gordon, and . Captain. De Havillan and one other Gentleman, get to be appointed.

about to be employed. is in. no connected with. the. Survey of the Island- which. You

are

w

way

have been ordered to undertake.

The enclosed Intracts of a Despatch, addressed on the 17th of last month to Lord . Stanley. will inform you, that the whole of the. lots of ground, which have been sold. grunted on cony

terms (some of them.

upwards of two years ago) on this Island -

07.

remains

in

remain to be classified, and valued as well. as the tenure, on which they are to be held, - future, fixed; and you will understand. from these. Intracks that the Survey which, is

to England, cannot be in. any degree

final.

gone.

considered to be a

measure, but was

merely intended to show Her Majesty's Government what

inment what had been done at

period when

even

a

the retention of the Island

as a British - Colony, was highly problematical

certified

the different lots which.

number and classes of

You require.

will

hereafter. be. furnished by the Land Officer.

and as soon as

Dn.

you

You are ready

ready to commence.

Your. general - Survey the necessary.

Warrant will be issued to Commissary.

General. Peffin, to honor.

Your.

orders to

the extent indicated in . Your . Estimate.

I have to.

(Signed) Richard Moosnam..

501

502

No:58

Major William Caime,

Chief Magishate.

hil

Victoria August 12" 18453.

Sir

I am directed by His Excellency, the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your : letter No: 175 of the 8th Instant representing the los of Pay sustained by the Jailor and Head Constable, James Collins, by his transfer Private to Her Majesty's 18th Chegt=

His Excellency

thinking.

н

concurs

as a)

with you

you in

that the Salary at present

L

assigned to the Jailor and Head Constable is inadequate, and I am to inform you, that it has been increased to Hifty Super

(50) per mensem, - pour the commencement. of the current quarter - the 1% of July las

1=

I have to

(Signed) Richard Woosmans

No:59.

A. J. Gordon Eyr

Land Offerer he

Sie

бо

بلنده

Victoria 17 August 1843.

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter

letter of this date forwarding a leport the Committee of Public Health &c. In reply Some directed by His Excellency, the

from

I am

Governor to

at

convey to you his permissing for the improvements of

once commen

commencing

be

dearing the drains &e as recommended in "letter, but at the same time to desire,

your that

aw

you

as possible send in

will as soon as

estimate

of the expense, in order that it be duly examined and sanctioned.

may be duly

I have se

(Signed) Aichard Worman

m

No: 34\

Siv

my hil

ho:60

A. J. Gordon Engre

Land Officer.

Victoria

503

Victoria 19 th August 1848.

I am directed by His Excellency, the Governor to request, that you

will select, in

communication with Int Morrison and the

Harbour Master, a site for a House to be erected as the residence of Chinese Pilots = engaged in conducting Tifuls pom this Harbour to Whampoa, and other places.

I have to

ke bl

Major General

Signed Acchard Womans.

The Lord Saltown K.X.B. G. CH.

My Lord,

Victoria 21th August 1843

In reply to Your Lordship's communication of this date forwarding

an

Original letter from Major Aldrich, in which that vfficer

recommends an Enlargement of

W

the

the Cantonments at Chuch Chew, I have the

honor to

I have not the least objection to dry that being done, provided it does not interfore

with

any of the Chinese Houses at that Torone "With regard to the banking up of the ground for the cultivation of Paddy, of which I was not before aware, Irequest Your Lordship will be good enough to give directions to the Commanding Officer a

at Chuch Chew to

cause it to be discontinued, and to report. the extent, in order that the owners may

be paid for it.

I beg to return to Your Lordship Major Aldrich's letter and sketch, and

have the honor te

(Signed) Henry Pottinger :

1

Siv

hit

504

Victoria 19 th August 1848.

I have to acknowledge the receipt of

a

your letter of the 18th Instant, forwarding "plans for Kitchens, Servants romus and Store noound at the Government House, together with

Estimate of the expense, vig : $57 2.702

αι

His Excellency the Gwernor ispleased

to sanction this amount, and as a Contractor

/

use

cannot be found to undertake the work, he approves of your plan of doing it by day= work, and desires, that you will exertion to have the buildings completed as quickly as possible.

I have te

не

every

Signed) (Richard Woosnand?

A. J. Gordon Eag

Land

Loved Officer.

Victoria

No: 62 ho: 62a

John Gordon Esqft

Lost Master General

Bombay.

Victoria.

hil

Victoria 19 August 1863

the

In reply to your

letter ho: 865 of the 7.2.2 of June, addreind to the Post Master at this Place I am directed by His Excellency Six = Houry Pettinger to forward to you the accompanying copy of a letter from British Consular Agent at Macao: frour it will perceive, that the French Consul "has declined paying the Postage charged

the Packet in question, which has = therefore been deposited in this Office, when

you

upow

it will await

your

wishes.

I have yo

Woosnam

Signed, Richard Hosmams.

Lieut: Buchterlony,

Madras Engineers.

Victoria, August 21 184653.

Sir

In

ho: 64

July

In reply to your

letter of the 85,05

Instant, I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to inform you,

that the claim

you prefer to further remunerations, on the subjects of a

consideration.

You

dram, cannot be taken into

informed by my

were in

letter

of the 4th of February last, that in granting d to erect a Bazar, Government

01011

had

the

und

grund

such

no intention of incurring any

and looking to the Report of most liberally

expense, and looking " and Officer, you

compensated.

were

On furnishing a certified

-:tatement of the expense

the...

+

expense you actually incurred on the Market. Hace, resumed by Government, a Committee will be ordered to examine and report upon it, and its value will be hereafter paid either to you or your agents, should the decision of Her

Majesty's

f

reference anade

Majesty's Gommament, on the reference to England, regarding Major Aldrich's plan, authorize that being done.

I have se

(Signed) Richard Herman.

Lieut Ouch

Buchterlony,

Lise

Madras Engineers.

If

Victoria August 20-71846.

I am directed by His Excellency, the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11 Instant, and to informs you, that His Excellency does not think that held of the Government

the charge you : timber- especially when it's comparative small quantity and value are taken into consideration - would have given

you any

-

claim whatever to an extra =

allowance

No:65

a Havarice,

506

even had the precedent on which

you preferred that claims, not been set = sid. and disapproved by the Governor : General of India.

as

of

8th

Adverting Alonding to my letter of the 800

Instant. No. 51) to

your

reference to the importa

address, and with

important fact, formerly =

recommended the removal

to your

I am

that.

÷

-omitted by your of Major General Lord : Sallowns having of the Retrenchment against you, further directed to intimate to "His Excellency the Governor sees no for bringing your applicating to the notice of Her Majesty's Government, who would of course, decline to pay the least attention to it:

ел

grounds

This letter will be sent, under a

flying Seal, for Major General Lord Salton's perusal and information.

I have se Signed) Richard Wowrrane.

Jobb

Major General,

ليه

The Lord Saltown K. C. B v G. CH.

My Lord,

(21°

Victoria Argued 21th 1862.

With reference to ary

αι

letter No: 52 of the

÷

8th Instant, Ihave the honor to forward, under flying seal, for Your Lordship's perusal. and information, a Letter, No: 45 which has been this day

written under Authority

to Lieut. Ouchterlony,

by having

my

Steg Your Lordship will oblige.

me

the letter delivered to that Officer. I have ve

Major General

(Signed. ) Henry (Hottinger:

hobb

{

0:48 68

507

I have this moment received: Your :-

Lordship's letter of the 28th Instant, and hasten

to say that I know nothing of the timber, which has arrived four Manilla, as the only

additional article of that nature that I

that

sanctioned, at Lieut: Ouchter lorry's

÷

=,

recommendation, were the 1000 Planks likewise adverted to in Your Lordship's letter.

Ireturn the Original Invoice, which

came in Your Lordship's letter. "

I have v .

Xe.

Segued) Heavy Pottinger

T Lieich W. Pedder, R. N.

No. 67

Sin,

Victoria August 28-1843.

25

The Lord Saltown. K.C.B. & G. CH.

My Lord,

Harbour Master de

ut

Victoria, 25th August 1849.

I am directed by His Excellency Sis - Henry Pottinger to acknowledge the receipt of Your

your

"letter and the replies to His Excellency's questions regarding the distressed British = Seamen John Staunton, who His Excellency directs shall be sent to the Seamens Hospital; and subsisted until such time as he shali

be sufficiently recovered to perform his duty or to be ordered a passage to England.

the

one

man

are

His Excellency is of opinion, that having been discharged here, from

σου

of Mess Jardine Matheson ve refuels, they

liable for the expense incurred. his account by Government, and His :- Excellency will, while at Macao, address "Mess Mos Jardine Matheson of on the subject.

I have se.

(Signed) Chas . E. Stewart,

Treasurert Fin - Secretary.

His Excellency,

Vice Admiral Sir William Parker, G.C.B.

Victoria

ho:69

No b q

Sir

For future refere

126:

Victoria, August 26" 503

I have the honn to acquaint

ب

acquaint Your

of the tr=-= Excellency, that the Overland Trail of June, which arrived yesterday from Bombay, was accompanied by a Memorandum from. the Post Mater General of that Residency of Postage to the amount of some hundred Rufrees which is to be recovered in China, and remitted to that Gentleman; else, according to the New System lately promulgated by the Pott Master General in England, all the

letters

on

such

which Postage is leviable would = have been detained at Bombay.

as

The object of the arrangement mas and promulgated in England appears, far.

as I can understand it, to be simply to relieve the London Post Office, from

the

trouble of assorting the letters for China and

making them up in separat traits, as

they

they all

now,

Sunderstand, reach Bombay

in

" which leads to the a

" the General Maits, and are assorted there,

mecessity for the outward Ship Postage being charged upon them.

Ishall take an early opportunity of representing to Her Majesty's Government, the inconvenience and trouble this arrangement

is calculated to cause

ari

amongst Her Majesty's

Combined Forces in China, who are scattered

time, I am

meaw

at different Stations ; and I hope something will be done to remedy it, but in the

I am anxious to realize the Postage which the Bombay Post Master Seneral has kindly made himself responsible, and as the Clerk in charge of the Post Office inforens one, that a number of letters

for

же

letters were

sent on

board Your Excellency's Hay Ship for the different Ships of the Fleet, I should be = obliged by your allowing all that have.

not been delivered to be returned to the Post.

Office

Office, that the Postage

due

thens, mažos

509

de

ascertained and regishred; and further by- Your Excellency calling on such of Her = Majesty's bifsits as have received their letters

to

6 furnish a return of those, was due, as far

as can

ov

which Postage

be ascertained.

I have to

(Signed) Hung Bellinge

کا

.:

510

N: 70

Major General

...

LE

The Lord Sattiun B. C. B. 8. G. C. H.

&c.

My Lord.

Se.

&e.

Nieleria. 25th August 1843.

I have the hener to forward: to

Your Lordship a copy of a letter which I have

this day written to Vice Admiral S in William Parker, regarding Pest

Office Regulations

ony

new

RECORD OFF

I have instructed the Clerk in charge of the Post Office to apply / through Mr. Stewart the Financial Secretary ) . to the Assistant : Adjutant General in any

may

for

case where he

have recasion. to do so regarding Letters

the Land Forces, and I shall be obliged by

L

Your Lordship directing, that

be

very reasonable.

every

assistance may afforded in recovering the

both here and at the other Stations

Postage both here

in

in China.

Before the next Mail arrives, an

arrangement: will be made and announced

for

the. Postage being recovered. before the letters

N:

72.

are delivered.

Major General

I have &c,

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

511

I have &c.

¿Signed) Henry Vellinger

Major General.

The Lord. Saltown K. C. B &. G. C. H..

My Lord,

Macao 30th August. 1843

By the last Mail from England. I received a Packet containing Books &c. from the Colonial Office which various circumstances have prevented my examining till this day, and on doing so at found in it... the letter and its accompanying Minule to Your Lordship's address, which I have now the honor to forward.

1

The Lord. Saltown M. C. B. 8. G. C. H.

Macao 6th September 1843,

My Lord,

Nupt

I have the honor to acknowledge the

receipt of Your lordships letter Nr. 401 of

th

4th a Instant, and to return its enclosures.

I was perfectly

aw are

the

of the private

letter. I wrote to Lieutenant : Ouchterlony when at Manilla in the early part of April, having

a

copy of it before me, and I should have been quite ready to have sanctioned (as I did. the 4000 planks) any expence for additional.

• Timber that that Officer had recommended,

or

submilled, at the time, or even

but

as sw

subsequently;

allusion. is made to this wood in

any

a

deyru incumbent.

any of Luut : Buchtertong's Official letters of = variety of dates up to the 11th of last Month,

as vnt.

not understand.

the 2% of August, that Officer wrote to the Officiating Deputy Secretary to Government: finally closing the Timber Acount and.... applying for allowances - in which better he also stated, that he expected to depart shortly for - India - ; as the Manilla Agents evidently did.

any portion of the Wood arrived, to belong to Government. - which is proved by their not : drawing before.. for its value, by the Inovice being lift blank, and further by Mr. Utadig in the the Lieut. buchterlony's address which. I now relian

and Messr

letter

speaking of the timber for you

on me, as

to

new

Dent : & Co" - and finally, as the Accounts of

the whole transaction are now

closed in

Office, and the duty of sanctioning any charges is removed from

m ml

my

such

by instructions

from England. I do not think it is in

degree

any

512

on me, to authorize the... Weed. to be received, thereby allowing Government. Lieut : Ouchterlong

to be made

a convenience of by Licit :

whose "forgetfulness in this and other matters is,

in

my opinion, no excuse whatever for an Officer. of his rank, charged with important public

trusts.

Having thus disposed of Lieut buchtailing

right to claim that the wood shall be received

my private letter to him, I will add,

Civil Building's

under

that

as some

are about to

be commenced on, I shall authorize Mr Gordon

he

the Land Officer, to buy the Timber should be examination, find it suited for the purpose required, and the price not higher

ሃገ

can

be

· got elsewhere.

I have &c.

(Signed) Henry Pellinger.

than it

Ni

7. I. Gordon (sq). Land Officer

Sir

Macao 6" September 1845

Sam directed by Wis Excellency the Governor of Wengking le forward to you, under

flying sheat,

a

sheal, the accompanying letter from-

His Excellency to the address of Major General

Lord Saltown, and to intimate to

you.

should you fin.l. the Timber in question, adopted to the besildings about to be erected at

the Government House, you

to purchase it

I have &c.

Na 7

513

that

I have the hover to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's letter Nr 128 of yesterday's date and beg to inform you, I have instructed Mr. Gordon to make over as much ground as may be required for the site

Naval Hospital &c. &c.

of a .

I have & e

(Signed) Henry. Pollinger

that

No:

75 A. V. Gorden. Exgf.

Land Officer.

Macae 9th Septimber. 1843

Sir,

the

you.

are

at liberty

(Signed) Richard Weosnam

His Excellency.

-

Vice Admiral Sir William. Parker G. C. B

Sir.

Macas 9th September 18463.

I am directed to forward to

accompanying copy of a letter from His Excelleng the Naval Commander in Chief, and to instruct to make over the ground.

you.

the site

which

of a Naval Hospital .

I have &c.

[ Signed) Richard Wormam.

No 74

is required for

*

514

Mayer General

The Lord. Fallian. M.C. B. & G. L. H .

My lord.

Macav 9th September 1843

I have the tuner to actinuwledge the receipt of Your lordships boller. No bello of the

that I see no

6th Instant, and beg to say; objection to the Detachment. new stationed in. "Tughtin's Will being removed to the Quarters

offered by Mess' Jardine Matheson & Co.

I am of opinion, that it will be

necessary to keep

a.

Detachment permanently

in that : part of the Colony for the protection. of the Inhabitants, and if Your Lordship.

will order a

by

site for a . Barrack / say for 50 men) and Officers Quarters to be selected. the Assistant : Quarter Master General, in cincirt with the Land officer, it shall be transferred to the Military Department .

Iritian the Original Enclosures to

your

letter.

No

Nr 7h

your.

I conclude the materials of the present

mat Barracks will be of

more or

Less

use in

the erection of the permanent. Barrack, and

recommend

purpose.

they

should be applied to that.

I have &c.

(Signed) Henry Pillereger

No 77 Major General,

The Sird. Salliun K. C. B. & G. C. H.

My. Lord,

receipt of

th

Macao 9th September 1843.

the

I have the hener to acknowledge

!Your Lordship's letter, Nr 403 of the

6th Instant and its enclosure and to express

# Q

my

entire concurrence in the selection of the

site for the permanent. Barrack at Saiwan.

proposed. by Major Aldrich.

I have &c.

[Signed) Henry Pillingen,

J

515

516

:

N = 78

Captain F. A. Whimper

Her Majesty's 55th Regiment

Sir

Macao September 16th 1843.

I am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger

that Mr.

to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, and to inform you, Stewart, the Treasurer and Financial secretary to Government at Houshong, has been authorized to pay you as President of the Committee on his effects, the arrears of the late Captain De Havillands Salary from the 1st of May to the 5th of this month _ both days inclusive _ at the pate of i Five Hundred Rupees per month / 500)

I have ye

) Signed) Richard Woosnam

No 79

Major General

"The Lord paltown K. C.B. HG. C.H.

My Lord

A

Se

Macao 19th September 1843

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's letter Nr 1,23 of the 16th Instant with its Original Enclosure from Colonel Campbell, which is herewith returned.

I begged Mr. Woosnam to refer the

question of the purchase of the Godown at the bottom of "Leighton's Hill " to Mr. Matheson, and I forward a Copy of that Gentleman's reply in which your Lordship will see that the Godown cannot be sold, but that Mr. Matheson has obligingly offered the

of it during the next three months.

use

to

As copies of all my correspondence connected with the Colony of Honghong go England for the information of Her Majesty's Government, I am obliged with reference

to that part

مها

No.791

517

observe

part of Your Lordship's letter in which

You that I had directed a site to be selected for permanent "Barracks in Happy Valley " to explain, that I am

not aware of the particular location to which the latter term is applicable, and that I have never used it, either in public or private correspondence.

My expression was " to Keep a Delachment "permanently in that part of the Colony for the "protection of the Inhabitants", and although the Dwelling Houses built to the Eastward of the "Gap" have been either for the present temporarily abandoned, or have not yet been occupied.) which latter is the case with regard to the greatest number of them ) yet there is no doubt but they shortly will be tenanted, and it was with a view to that being the case, that

I recommended a permanent

urrangement for neighbourhood.

Barrack in that

I am strongly disposed to concur with Mr. Matheson's opinion, that the tops of the Hills when

518

/ when they shall be reduced by cutting away to a proper level / will be the most eligible and healthy positions for Barracks as well as

as well as Dive.

Dwelling

Houses, but this is a question which it is not my province to decide upon, as refards the Troops.

His Excellency

Sir,

I have

fo

/ Ligned) Henry Pollinger

1

Vice Admiral fir William Parker G. C.B.

ye

fe

Macao September 19th 1843

I have the honor to acknowledge the

receipt of your Excellency's letter No. 131 of the 16th Instant with its accompanying Copy of one the Reverend Mr. Burroughs, and beg

from

to

acquaint you, that I have assigned to Mr. Burroughs for the performance of the Overous Clerical Duties at Honghong an allowance of

Two

No So

No. 81.

/

Two hundred and Fifty Rupees per menser

from the 16th of April..

Rs 250 / to commence from

)

last, and to continue so long as Mr. Burroughs

shall perform those Duties.

Mr. Stewart the Treasures and Financial

Secretary to Government will be directed to pay the Amount, on being furnished with the usual Receipts.

The Honourable

Major Caine

Sir

I have ye

| Signed / Newry Pottinger

Chief Magistrale

Macao, 29th September, 1843.

I have the honor to acknowledge the

receipt of your

letter No. 128 of the 27th. Instant,

requesting the permission of His Excellering the

Governor

Governor of Honghong to issue a translation in "the Chinese language of an enclosed Proclamation. in which the occupiers of certain mat houses on Ihgarn-tow-phari I hears- tow-phan / a Hill hear the City) are directed

to remove, before the 7th of October, all such mat

as

"Buildings on pain of their being destroyed, in -

you state, of their being a refuse for I am directed by His Excellency will at once issue the Proclamation

consequence Robbers. In

reply

you

to beg

that

your

best

and use

efforts for the pemoval of the evil

· You have pointed out

The Honourable

Sir

Major Caine

I have ye

| Ligned) Richard Woosnam

Chief Magistrate.

Macao 30th September 181,3

I have the honor to acknowledge the

receipt

No 82

No 83

519

letter

receipt of your letter No. 219 of the 21tt Instant, forwarding Case ne 348 / and also of your Me 226 of the 26th Instant) for the consideration and Commands of His Excellency the Governor of

Honghong. By His directions I now peturn to you the case with His Excellency's remark's upon it

te. and have the honor to be

Signed/

Richard Woosham

Military

Major Aldrich

Cork Royal & Suport Engineers

Sir

victorid 17th October, 1843.

I have the honor to acknowledge the_

receipt of your letter pr. 14 of the 16th Instant, and to inform you that, in compliance with your

to

request,

, His Excellency the Governor is pleased Sanation your paying the Royal Sappers and miners, who may be employed in Survey Duties

on

"

?

520

on this Island, according to the usual pates. of working Pay, of from three pence to two shillings,

at the rate of 4/1 per

Dollar.

I have ye

| figned, Richard Woosham

8.34. Mayer General :

The Ford Saltown K. C. B. &. G. C. H.

My Lord.

&.G.

Nictoria. 20th October. 1843.

I have the hinir to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's letter N 499 of yesterday's date, with its enclosed original from Captiein Geary, regarding the dangerous state of the Magazine and Gun Powder.

one'

The Chief Magistrate will be requested

to take measures in communication with Captain yeary, for immediately removing the huts and mat buildings referred to by that Officer, and which I have always hitherto supposed belonged

the Followers of the Artillery

to some

of

or

"Hospital, and had therefore been rected where they are by Your Lordship's permission.

I am surprized to read what Captain Geary says of the dilapidated state of the Grand Magazine, which has not yet been finished.

Year

a

Year at

a

very

considerable expence, and was,

83.85 Major General

I understood, intended to be of the most lasting

and durable materials, and style of building.

Is not only the preservation of the Ammunition and Laboratory Stires, but, it ...

may

be said, the positive safety of all that quarter of the Colony and its intrabitants

including

the Artillery

Artillery Barracks, Hospital. &.

depend on a good. Magazine being early

provided for the Gunpowder, I cannot omit

- this opportunity of suggesting to Your

Lordship, that

a

new.

Magazine should be

erected. s early as possible.

letior.

I return. Captain Geary's Original

I have &c,

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

N285

The Lord Saltown K.P. B & G . C. H

My. Lord,

521

Victoria 20th bctober 1843.

I have the honor to acknowledge the nof

nouift of Your Lordship's letter. Nr 500 of

c

yesterday's date and to express

my

most perfect.

of

concurrence in the propriety of the removal The public Privy

Check Choo.

near the Barracks at

Wad I known of it somer. I should have taken. immediate steps to abate the

nuisance, and I will have communicatio made to the Elders of the Iron of Check Choo

similar building prohibiting the erection.

of any

Heat

can

in

a

any degree affect

the

Cantonment . The best precaution however, will perhaps be Your Lordshipis directing the Commanding Officer to see that nothing of the kind is allowed, which order I will take

Care

522

$28

care shall be enforced, should. the mutter, be

referred. to

me.

Ireturn the briginal. Enclosures to

Your Lordship's litter.

I have &c.

/ Signed) Knry Pollinger

The Honourable

A. R. Johnston Esq.

Sir.

Nictoria W4 October 1843

I have had the honer to receive your

of the 17th Instant

letter of the

Instant intimating

that you

intended to appoint . Ár. R. Atrachon to be

Agent for

the hire of your

House to Government:

absence.

during your

Secretary wrote by

by my

The Officiating Deputy Colonial_

desire to Mr. Strachen

to ascertain the rent / which you

omitted to

mention ) and received a reply, that it was

to

to be 4.150 per Month.

Ah Stachen added that, Should

" this offer be accepted,

you

will be pleased to

" understand, that it will be required, that the "House shall be delivered up, when vacated, " in the sami.

grid condition and repair in

" which it now is.

now is.

Considering, that this reply

addressed to Mr. Wovmam.

as

the

was

Organ of

Government for my information, I think the style is, to say the least of it, in extreme bad taste and the proposal it contains appears to me to be altogether preposterous and utterly inadmissible ; because, were it agreed to, and Your

Meuse to be destroyed by a Typhoon.

12

-Lightning, or in Earthquake.

Earthquake, or other Act of - jed, or full of itself, the Government would

have to rebuild it. In fact the plain English

of the proposal is, that you

should receive a

Rint giving upwards of 12. Per Cent: Interest

for

:

for

the Sum the House cost; and

bei

relieved from the smallest degree of risk,

expence,

on account of it.

I am sensible, that

or

every

man hasa

to do the best he can with his own.

with his own property,

right to do the best be

your

and House rent is so high in this Eeling, that I do not think $150 per Month, though a large sum, is beyond the proper mark : but: House stands on ground which has been from I've first sccupation of the Coling reserved for Civil purposes, and as it is even

possible, that it

may

be / should either the plan of the Naval Commander in Chief, or that of the Commanding Officer of the Engineers be ordered to be carried. out : ) required. for the Naval er Military Departments, it cannot be occupied by any me without : the express sanction of Government. pending the receipt of the Instructions that :

be looked for from

Home, in the course.

may

of a few months.

Mr.

N;87.

523

Mr. Strachan will be informed of

the terms in which Government will take the House, which will be at the rent proposed. viz : #150 per Mensom, Government paying further for the Insurance Policy against . but all reasonable Repairs being made at the expence of the buoner, and I beg to recommend.

57.

. " ir,

your intimating your acquiescence in these terms to Your Agent, and also apprizing him - have not already done so -

of the Price

expect : for it, should it be necessary

- if you

you.

to

transfer it to the Public, under the expected Orders from

Her

Majesty's Government .

I have &c,

(Signed) Henry Pollinger

Major Gineral,

The Ford. Saltiun B. P. B & G . P. H.

My-Lord.

Victoria 26th October 1843.

../

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's letter. Nr 526 of the

93

say,

ad. Instant, and to say that I see not the least objection to the appropriation of the Ground

the Town of Chick Chu described by.... Colonel Campbell. as a Parade.

Should

any part of it be cultivatid or should the people of the Town of Check

Chu start

any

objections to the arrangement, I beg Your Lordship will direct that they may be referred to the Chief Magistrate, Land Officer, who will bring the matter to

my

notice.

or

The latter Officer is absent on Sick Certificate, or I would send him out to examine the Ground &c,

letter.

I return. Colonel Campbells Original

I have & e

(Signed) Henry Pollinger

Niss

Militan

8.56 Major Generali diting

The Lord Saltoun. B. C. B & G C . H.

My Lord.

th

524

Victoria 26th October 1843.

nd

I had yesterday the honor to receive Your Cordship's letter of the 23rd a Instant with it's various enclosures

enclosures regarding Barrack for 50 Men which I suggested.

for a Barrack for

a site

in Letter No. 7% of the 9th Uttimo, should.

mny

76

of

1 %. selected somewhere to the Eastward of the

Gape

"

Th

Sinformed Your Lordship by my better. N. 79 of the 19th of September, that

Wes" Jardine Matheson. He did not think they could sell the Godern at the bellom of -Leighton's Hill without a reference to the present coner, His Jamselja Jajiebhey of

Sir Brombay, and, that they had offered to part with the Will for the sum it cost them.

I have been se entirely occupied with

mure

202

more

pressing duties, that I have not since had time to think of the matter nor did I, before I got

I.

Your Lordships letter, know of the which

reference had been made to the Land Officer by Major Aldrich respecting the N. E. premontory of in Hill on which the Morrison Education Society

siands.

I shall now take measures to ascertain

the right by

which Mess" Jardine Matheson He held both the Godown and Hill, and will also

call the Land Officer ( who has been forced to

In

to Macao for a short time for change of air to explain the objection he made to Majer Aldrich's profusal, since I am not aware of any of making a Road in that direction.

on

intention

As seen as I have obtained the requisite information these points, I will again. address Your Lordship.

In the mean time, I may observe,

that I have great doubts as to bith the utility

525.

on..

The Troops

and salubrity of the site fined stationed there would, it appears to me, be placed

in a

low corner where they would be shut out from the smallest view of any part of the

Nughbourhood, and since Your Lordships letter reached me, I have been informed that

ivery person who has resided in that location during the last thre or four Months, has either died, or been forced to go away

if a

sick.

Leeking to these facts, I am disfuced, better site cannot be found to abandon. The project of having a Barrack in that. quarter of the Celong altogether, but: I will not decide upon this question, until I have made further.

inquiries .

I am truly grieved to see from Colonel. Campbells report, that the Delachment on Leighton's Will has been so unhealthy during the last four Months, but I ascribe that solely to the want of poster and comfortable Barracks,

and

and

and not to the insalubrity of the Site. Sam borne out in this opinion by a fact casually mentioned to me this day by - Dr. Bridgeman,

that there has been

pri

no serious sickness whatever the Morrison Education Sicity Will wither amongst the Europeans ir Natives, and the ::istance between, and difference in the relative -height of, the two Hills is so trifling, that

Theory of them being healthy and the other the contrary, strikes me to be totally inadmissible.

to build a

on one

I cannot return these Enclosures without alluding to the great surprize with which I have perused that part of Major Aldrich's Litter, remarking on Mr. Matheson's opinion.

The latter Gentleman offered, in a private Note, his opinion as to the relative salubrity of two positions to which he had occasion to allude, and I not only most fully agree with him assigned, but think the

experience

for

the

reasons

he

526

is strongly

season is

experience of even the past in favor of the superior digibility of the tops of Hills. Whether he was right or wrong

Kind, as the

however, his intention was kind,

Firm have no wish whatever to get rid either of the Hill or

Gedvren, and I have

thought it due to Mr. Matheson to state what I now do, as it seems to me it might be infered from Major Aldrichs letter, that that Gentleme interested motive for giving

had.

an

Sus

' union and, that there had been more.

even oIL

sickness in Leightins Will than in other places -

which I believe Sam correct in saying has not been. the case.

braid ship in the Harbour -

Shave &c.

¡Signed) Thenry Pottinger

Nirg

1

Major General

The Lord Sattoun K. C. B& G. C. H. Victoria 96th October 1843.

My Lord,

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's letter Nr 524 of the

one

93rd Instant with its enclosed original.

nd from Major Aldrich, regarding the Manilla Timber transferred to that Officer by Lieut = Ouchtertony.

I beg to say, that Sentirely approv of the plan which Major Aldrich suggests " for closing the Account of that a Timber.

Lieut : Ouchlirtony's plan of valving. the Timber, and obliging the Contractors to take it at that valuation, appears to

have been, in

me

every point of view, highly

to

reprehensible ; and of that Officers applying as he - did, for remuneration "the plea of the gain to the Public by his measures, there can be

on

enly

mly one opinion.

.

I have &c.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

527

:

528

No. 9o.

The Honorable,

Major Caine,

W

Chief Magistrate.

Victoria 30th October, 1843.

Sir,

paragraph of

Your

With reference to the concluding

letter. No 195, of the

29th of Auquet ; I am directed by this

Excellency the Governor to say,

appears to him the best means

that it

f

complying

with the wish of the commanding

at Check Choo, and to afford

Officer.

protection to that village. would be

that officer

for

Officer to furnick a small

Guard, for the Shelter and accommodation of which . His Excellency, will with pleasure Sanction a proper

room

being built.

I have te.

(Signed) Richard Morinam .

ཀྱང བད ད : ཡར པས ང སྐད ར

The Honorable,

Major. Caine.

Chief Magistrate.

Sie,

Victoria 30th October, 1843.

N.

Im. reply to Your letter., S. 197. of the 29th of Auquet, and its accompanying Petition from a. Portuquete, Manuel. 14. D. Pegade, I am directed by His Excellency

Governor to

to inform you,

the

mo

that he sees objection to that person being permitted- to reside in this Colony ; but, that he cannot (at present) be allowed to publish any Newspaper, except it be in the

i

English Language Shave to

(Signed) Richard Wovenum .

Moosnam.

No.91.

No 92.

The Honorable.

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate.

Sir..

529

Victoria, 30th October, 1843

In reply to Your letter. N. 140 of the 4th Smetant, forwarding and recommending the consideration of Sir. Henry Pottinger- Petition, addressed to you by Chinese, for a piece of ground for

to

a

Certain

the.

Mency to

purpose of building on it a Public Privy, I am directed by His Incelleney Authorize you to comply with their request and to beg you to concert with. the Land Officer, in the Selection of a spot Suitable

for the purpose.

I have to

Ve.

Woosnam.

(Signed) Richard Mornum.

The Honorable,

Major, Caine.

Chief Magistrate.

Sir

hil

Victoria, 30th betober, 1843.

I have the honor to acknowledge.. the receipt of your letter, W. 416, of the 9th Instant, reporting ofor the information of His Sucellency the Governor, that the Government Coal sheds had, on the previous day, been

some ill disposed China - mon.;

set on

fire by

also that a similar, but unsuccessful..

attempt had been made on

the mat

Barracks of the 11th M. N. I. and 41

upon 7. / Market Place : His Excellency much regrets, that the the European

Police Man did not succeed in

capturing any of the offenders, but desires me to rapress his entire approbation of the judicious steps you

adopted

No 93.

on the occasion. adopted on the

I have &c.

530

(Signed) Richard. Weernam.

No 94.

"The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Sir,

Chief Magistrate.

Vietoria, 30th October, 18413.

an.

I have the heure, to acknowledge- the receipt of four letter. & 257 of the 23th Instant, forwarding a . Report of a official visit by the Assistant Magistrate to various Villages on this Island, in. which he represents the Inhabitants of Check chor as complaining much of the.

the Nightly robberies and requesting establishment of a Police Station. in- that neighbourhood... In reply I am.

um

directed

i

a..

directed by His ascellency the Governor to Say, that it is at present quite impossible. to supply Every small. village with a Police Station, and that the Inhabitants of Cheok Choo should be informed, that they must protect themselves as they formerly did from such depredations.

I have to.

Woosnam

(Signed) Richard. Wormam

Mr. Ford

lis

Victoria, 31th October, 18413.

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th Instant, requesting to be advised as to the

course. You.

You should. take with regard to the affairs of Mr. Bennet, who has lately absconded from_

this Colony

from whom

in.

in a state of insolvency and power of Attorney,

You

hold a

to

No 95.

531

monies due to him and to

to receive an

any dischurge.. from.

the

same,

debts he

any

may

owe..

As Mr. Bennett's absence and - insolvency are matters of public- notoriety and. Consequently well. Known to his Creditors, I would recommend. your not moving further in the matter. until called upon by the Chief Magistrate or other competent Government Officer, to Surrender for the benefit of "W. Bennett's Creditors, any money, or effects, be in. Your hands belonging

which

may

Wr

to Mr. Bonnett : You will. thus place.

Yourself

in the same position_

any other

as any

of the. Debtors to the Estate of Mr. Bennett, and a similar receipt to that granted to them by the Chief Magistrate will be given to You for

to you for such monies or

effects, as you may surrender to him

and

and which receipt will. free. You from- any responsibility on their Account .

Iremain Ve

(Signed) Richard Mörsnum.

The Honorable,

Major. Caine.

Sir

Chief. Magistrate,

Victoria., 31th October, 18/13.

Thave the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letters N=211 + 262 of

the 28th Instant.

His Excellency the Governor. desires

me to say,

that he entirely concurs in. Your opinion, as to the quilt of Le

quilt of Le Alman ; and that had the case-

been!

Looner

referred to him. His Excellency would

not have had

any

to

hesitation in

Sentencing him at least two years

^

NNo 96.

hard

hard Labour, for,

, as a. Servant of

532

Government it must be remembered that

tenfold... degree.

he

was

in

a.

quitty however, cannot now

of

be remedied.

I cannot better.com

convey to You

this

His

wn

Excellency's opinion as to the culpability Muong toke than by quoting his oven words : " I take this opportunity to observe . " that I consider accused persons being allowed alibis by the testimony of

"to prove.

" Abandoned Women is altogether.

" inadmissible._ Amongst all classes of

moral feeling.

"Chinese there seems to me to be a total "absence of veracity, or any and in this case had I been the presiding "Magistrate, and Yaong Acho had not been able to prove, by Circumstantial. "Evidence. (always the best in. Chinx_), that " he was absent with the leave, and

·、

"Knowledge of his superiors and

lawfully

"lawfully Employed, (that is in a creditable " house and manner), I should have "pronounced him. quilty as accessory, both. " before and after the Theft of the Cloves, "and ruled, that he had (at least) "temporarily removed.

out their plan!" His Excellency

"to

carry

away, to allow the Thieves

recomments all

three Prisoners (Le Aman after fulfilling - his sentence being turned off the Island warning, that should they Ever

with

a War

return here and be discovered__ which

they probably would be they will be.. put on the Roads for life.

His hocellency is very glad. to perceive, that you consider the Fire which took place in the Mat Barracks to have been accidental.

Ne 97.

533

PS. In consideration of what you this Morning

said in extenuation of Maong. Acho's Negligence, and of your full conviction of his innocence, as regards any participation in the above Robbery. His Excellency is pleased to permit

him to remain on the Island and return

of

to his duty as Jemadar of Police, provided he pay, to the full extent, the value. the cloves which

stolen during. abcense from his port.

were

Lieut: Pedder, R. N.,

Harbour Master.

R. W

}

his

Victoria, !!! November, 184 3.

reply to your letter N = 130 of

by the

Sir,

In

the 11th Ultimo, I am directed

Governa

PS.

I have to. (Signed) Richard Woornam.

гоч

Governor to request, that you will, in

communication with the Land.

Officer, furnish, for his rucellency's sanction, a Plan and Estimate of a Masters Pier. which like the former

one

a New Harbour.

he would wish to be constructed

of Wood...

I have to (Signed) Richard Woornum.

The Honorable,

Major Caine.

Chief Magistrate

Sir.

Victoria, 6th November, 1843.

I have the honor to acknowled,

the receipt of a letter Ne 269 of the 4th I met : from the assistant Magistrate, together. with its Enclosure from Colonel Campbell.

In reply I'am directed by His

Excellency

No98.

534

Ircellency, the Governor to request that.... You will furnish for the protection of the village of Check Choo, One Head and Four ordinary Chinese. Police Men . for the accommodation of these men. His Excellency begs you to provide in the manner you may

wishes

to

any

think best, and he

you to direct them to attend

"Orders they may

receive

Colonel Campbell or the Officer

commanding the Troops at

Cheek Choo.

I have te.

from

(Signed) Richard Woosnam.

No 99.

Mr. Badenoch.

Sir.

Nietoria, 6th November, 1843.

I am directed by His Excellency

the

the Governor, to acknowledge the receipt of Your letter of the 4th Instant, in. consequence of which, he was pleased. to suspend, during the absence of the Chief. Magistrate, the execution. of that Officer's order for of your mat sheds of Mr. Mose.

the removal from the Premises

More

His Excellency has since then. been enabled to inform himself fully on the subject of your letter and finding, that the uses to which Your Mat sheds are peet (that is a Blacksmiths shop) expose not only them, but, all the Houses in their neighbourhood to great rick from_ Fire, he is pleased to direct, that You immediately (ie within forty-

ht hours I remove.

all the sheds This letter will be

transmitted

-eight

in-

question.

N100

535

transmitted to you through the Chief Magistrate, who has been requested to see that the purport of it is carried into Effect.

I have to.

(Signed) Richard. Wonnam .

The Honorable

hil

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate.

Sir..

Vietoria, 6th November, 1843.

letter addressed to

Sam directed by His rucellency. the Governor to forward, under flying Seal, for Your information and guidance. the accompanying Mr. Badenoch, and to request, that you will be good enough to have it delivered. to that person and see that the

directions

directions contained in it are

complied with..

I have to. (Signed) Richard Merrnam

No. 101

The Honourable

Caine

Major

Chief magistrate

Sir

hil

536

Victoria 6th November, 1843 ·

In reply to your letter, we 254, of the

20th Ultimo, I am directed by His Excellency the

Governor be request, that you wili, in communication with the Land Officer, furnish an Estimate of the

Expense of the repairs required in No. 1 Market Place, in order that it may be submitted for His Excellency's Sanction

I have ye

/ Signed) R. Worsnam

No 102

William Pedder Esq.

R.

M

Вата

Harbour Master and Marine Magistrate.

Victoria November 7th. 1843.

fir

537

!

Sir,

J

Am

directed by His Excellency fir Henry Pottinger 4: 41⁄2 to acknowledge the receipt

of your letter of the 25th of last mouth,

which

in

you

stated that a leaman called. Peter Sinclair then in the Merchant seaman's Hospital

had been reported fit for duty, and requested to be instructed whether he was to be discharged. immediately from the Hospital, and if to discharged, whether he was to receive the allowance of a distressed and destitute British feaman, until he could: provide himself with the means of subsistence.

Your subsequent letter dated the

6th Instant stating that the above named deaman board a chip in the harbour

had fot a

berth

on

has likewise been received, but His Excellency thinks it advisable to lay down the following

Rules, by which you can

in all future similar cases

regulate your proceding

These Rules, with a copy of this letter

will

will likewise be published for general information

and guidance.

ден

You will of course distinctly understand,

that the Rules now laid down are not in

any

defree to interfere with those promulgated in the Government Notification of the 16th of Aufurt last respecting the admission

the admission of leamen to the merchant Seamen's Hospital.

I have ye

| Signed) Richard Woornam

Rules regarding

the discharge of destitute British Leamen from the merchant seamen's Hospital.

1tt British Merchant seamen for the sake of more

Jet

strictly defining there Rules be considered to be of two classes, virzt

Those who

may

have been serving

on board

ships

!

2nd

3nd

ships direct from England.

Those who

may

have belonged to vessels

in the Country, Colonial, or

Coasting

Trade.

when a Leaman of the former Class

shall have been sent as a destitute feaman to Hospital, and is fit to return to his duty he shall be ordered on board the first vessel proceeding to England, agreeable to the Act of Parliament, and a memorandum of the Expences incurred on him sent home to be recovered from the Owners of the vessel in which he was originally shipped

with respect to those seamen who may belong to the latter class, the expenses of all cases that may now be in Hospital, or that Occur up to the 10t of December next. may will be borne by the Government, but as from that day the penalties for breaches of the merchant seaman's Act are to be enforced, as announced. in the l overnment.

Notification

538

Notification of the 4th of October 181,3, 20, in like manner, the master, Owner or Consignce / when the Law will admit ) of the last vessel from which any

destitule Seaman may

have been irregularly discharged, or left behind on any pretence, whether at Houshong, Macap

other place in China, will be held

or any

responsible and obliged, by a summary -

inquiry and

procceding to pay all Expenses incurred on such seamen, and without

reference to the period that he may have served on board such last vessel

Masters, owners and Consignees of all Bessels will therefore understand, that in addition to the penalties laid down for infractions of the merchant feaman's Act, they will further be obliged to pay all expenses of men whom they may discharge, and who may afterwards be found be sent to Hospital, as destitute

destitute, or who

Jeanew.

,or

may

By

By Order of His Excellency Hes

Majesty's Chief Superintendent of Trade ve ge

in Chind.

/ Signed) Richard Woosnam.

Lieutenant Pedder R. N.

Sir

Harbour Master.

Victoria 8th November 1843

In reply to your letter No. 12.1 of the 19th September, I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to request you to call upon Dr. Anderson for his opinion as to whether the leaman John Walter, mentioned in

letter is likely to recover from his Rheumatism in any reasonable time, as if not, he should be sent to

in your

England as poon

possible.

as

I have ye

| Ligned / Richard Woosnam

Ste 104

No 104

The Honorable

Major Caine

chief Magistrate

No 103

Sir

hib

Victoria 8th November, 1843

539

with reference to your Official letter

No. 82 of the 26th

the 26th of May and to your Private

note of the 6th Instant, I am directed

by His

Excellency the Governor to inform you, that in the event of your being called upon, in consequence of your Regiment having gone

home, to refund

your

you.

have

Indian Allowances, which received up to the end of June; Your Civil

Salary will commence on the day on which the Retrenchment is made to apply; but that until His Excellency is Officially apprized of such Retrenchment having been actually made, po orders can be issued on the subject

I have te

/ signed / Richard Woornam

Nt

!!

Lieutenant Pedder R. N.

Sir

Harbour Master.

In

hil

Victoria. 8th November, 184,3.

reply to your letter he. 135° of the 18th Jettimo I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to inform you that it is not a

part of your duty to interfere in the cases of "Distressed British Subjects" unless such be leamen - with regard to the particular case of James Lester, which forms the subject of your letter now under reply, His Excellency desires

you to refer that: person to Colonel Campbell, as he is at a loss for a reason why the Commanding Officer of the 98th Regiment should refer to the Civil

Authorities, for a passage to England, a soldier

from

the Regiment under his own.

dismissed

Command

I have te

Į signed / Richard Worsham

No. 105.

N106.

Charles R. Stewart, reope

Sir,

540

Victoria, November 11th, 1843.

I am directed by His Recellency

Sir Henry Pottinger to acknowledge. the __ receipt of your letter of the 11th Instant regarding

the Marine Lot, which had

come into the hands of Meet Bates and

Ment deceased.

I am in

You

in reply

that there is no

reply directed to inform.

objection to your

understanding

advertising and selling by public Auction the lot in question.

Suction on the

that the Purchaser is to stand in the

light of the late Incumbents, and to be answerable. to Her Majesty's Government for all arrears of Rent since the day this Island became a British Colony.

I have to.

(Signed) Richard Wovenam.

1T

541

Major General.

My

the

The Lord. Saltown. W. C.B.44.0.H.

Lord-

tc.

to.

Vo.

Victoria., 11th November, 18/13

I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your Lordship's letter. 8.5117 of the Gtt; and in reply to say, that I think it very desirable, that the Evening. Gum. should continue to be fired at 9 P. M. until . such a Harbour Police- can be established.

shall obviate

as

the mecessity for the prohibition, against Chinese Boats plying after that

hour.

I therefore beg that your Lordship

od

will be so good. accordingly

1

as to give

Orders

I have &c.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

No 107

N. 108.

Lieut. Pedder, R. N.

Harbour Master...

Sir..

Victoria, 14th November., 1843.

to

With reference. Is the Distressed British Seaman, John Walter, mentioned in Your letter, N. 154, of the 13th Instant ; as the Colonial. Surgeon. has reported. him to be in a fit state to be removed_ from the Bospital, I am directed by

Inm His Excellency, the Governor to request

You..

by

rrange, for his going to England -

to arran

the first opportunity ; and, should- there be no vessel, bound direct to

Englund, likely to leave this Port in Short time, His Excellency desires You to place. Yourself in Communication. with. Mr. Rickett the British

a

Consular. Agent at Macne, and request

:

in

189

request him to secure a passage=

any ship that

may

be about to sail

to England from that Place.

I have to.

(Signed) Richard. Mernam

dir.

the Joze Antenie dr. Luy

Macao

de Swy

542

Nictiria 18th November 1843

Sam directed by This Excellency. Sir

Henry Pellinger to acknowledge the receipt of Your. Setter of the 7th Ultime to his address setting,

"

forth your claim to 2000. Bags of Mice brought to this place for British ship Asia, of which ressol Mes : Helliday Wise & Co are the Agents.

"

A variety of pressing matlers prevented . His Excellency giving his attention to this matter. immediately it came to hand, but he has mo obtained a legal opinion regarding it and

the enclosed. Extract from that Ofinion.

see

· frem.

you

will

that in addition to the claim which Ar Amith

iss the

the Alterney of Mess * Allanson. No) mahres to The ries in question the above named. Agents of the Ship Asia likewise bring forward.

а

demand.

1

demand in it for Gjedown. Ment and other Expences, You will therefor understand, that the. quallir is much more complicated. than would

appear to be the case from your.

can

His Excellency

pass any dirsets me to request that

you

and detailed statement

letter, and before.

order on the subject he

will !urnish a minute.

of your dealings and bransactions with Mr Campbell who purchased. the Rice at... Bally and who has subsequently asserted that his instruction to the Firm of Alys Wolliday Wise and Co to deliver the Mill of Lading to you Messrs. Wanson &Co pwho are represented by Mr. Amith) had a prior claim on the rice in consideration.

was a mistake, as

of $1800, that is

of their having disbursed the sum of

&

as an

rs

$ 1000 paid Ho on chartering the Ship. Asia, and. $800 due to themselves on account of a previous balance.

advance to Mess! Holliday Wise

Price

may

In opposition to your request that: the

be sent to Macao until the question that has arisen shall be legally decided, Mr. Amith

prays

543

on

prays in his Memorial that it may be delivered to him or his Agents at Wongkong, whilst Mess. Holliday Wise 80% naturally require that their bien in its proceeds shall be discharged before they deliver up the Rice and that they shall receive a

eive a quarantee holding them harmless against any Preceedings that

be instituted by you or your

you or your representatives or by

may

any

Inver person.

Under the circumstances above explained,

His Excellency is induced to most shingly

recommend that the whole matter shall be submitted to arbitration and if you

and Mr. Smith will consent to this most desirable mode of

the

arrangement. His Excellency will refer settlement: to Mr. Burgass the Legal Advisa

a

of Government. In the meantime the Mice might be sold to save the Expences attending it at present,

rs

and to prevent its further deterioration, and order to that effect will be addressed. to Mess" "=" Heltiday Wise H. providing for their praying

an.

the

the Proceeds into the hands of Government, and. informing them that their tion on these Preceds shall be duly taken into consideration and respected. Cepies of this letter and its inclosure will

be sent to Mr. Smith with whom you to communicate before you reply.

Jam &c,

[ Signed) Richard. Wosnam.

Extract

are recommended.

C'empbell charters the ship Asia. from Holliday Ho, and induces Allanson. Ele to give a premissory note for I. D.1000 to Holliday Ho to secure the advance in.

on Account.

Account of the vessel. required by them : Campbell to secure the payment of Allanson &Co both of the promissory note / so given in his Account to Holliday & Co by Allanon He) and also of a previous: balance of S. D300 dut by him to Allanson & Co agrees with the print, Bo

and

Enclosur

544

and consent of De. Lay that the Bill of lading of 2000 bags of rice shall be handed by Holliday Me to Alanson He en condition of the tallir duly henewing the promising Note given by them to the

his (Campbells / account . This condition. Allanson 4 lo comply with, Campbell

Farmer CIL

rs

proceeds on his voyage. to Bally, and from thence by mistake instructs Mes re Holliday & Co to hand the bill of lading of the rice to De Luz Holliday Ho bring

f. Allansen & les claims give ndict

aware of

to them of the instructions and Allansen. Flo claim the rice in accordance with their agreement

. with Campbell and De Luz insists on its being delivered to him in accordance with Campbell's letter of instructions. The result has been that the rice has not been delivered to either party and. that Holliday 86o make a heavy charge upon it for Gedown rent and other expences .

1. True Extract) Signed).

Richard Wrosnam

Mr. J. Amith

Si

Macar

kil

Scotéria 18th November 143

You the

No TH

Í have to acknowledge the receipt of your Memerial dated the tot" Ultione addressed. to This Excellency the Governor of Hongkong. In perly. I am directed to forward to you accompanying letter and its Enclosure written to Mr de Luz in accordance with Wis - Execuency's Instructions and to inform you that His Excellency will await your and Mr. de before he issues further orders on

Luy's the Subject :

answers

I have &c.

(Signed) Richard Wosnam

4

545

A

むだき

hil

546

R. Strachan, regre

for Mefers Gemmell the

Sin.,

Victoria, 22nd November, 1843.

2.

I have to acknowledge the

receipt

of Your letter. of the 3rd Instant and in

directed by His Excellency

to it am directed

reply to it

Sir Henry Pottinger to say,

that he

ets that Circumstances

much regrets

very

beyond

query

his control, place it out of his power to afford, a satisfactory Answer to the You have put on the part of Mepert Gemmell. He, as to the title under- which they are to hold the ground which they have built a House and other Premises in this Colony.

are aware

on

You

· from a letter which was addressed on the 22nd of July last to the Holders of Several lots of Land

صرية عام

lying

i

547

lying

between. the Commissariat Godowns

and the Protestant Burial

Ground, that a reference to Her Majesty'? Government has become requisite with "respect to the whole of that space

may

space, And.

whatever. with regard to other locations the tenure- of all those must remain doubtful. until a reply be received. from England. In the mean time. His Excellency desires me to assure you. that, as far as it is in his

he will carefully power, protect the interest. of Messrs Gemmell. He and those of all other Individuals who have expended their time and Capital. on the Leith of the Notification issued by Captain Elliot under date. the 7th of June 1841 and which is, at this moment the only title Mess ! Gemmell He can- Seb forth

I have to. (Signed) Richard Winsnam..

be intermediately done-

) Nell2.

A. T. Gerden, higpe.

Land Officer. 40.

Victoria, 22nd November, 1843.

I am directed by His Excellency

the Governor to acknowledge, the receipt of

Your

Letter No. 44 of the 18th Instant and

to acquaint you- in reply that Mr. Cleverly's buturg as Afsistant Surveyor. has been Salary fixed at

at £500 per.

annum.

_

from the

date he was appointed that is the 2377 of September last.

The Treasurer, and Financial. Sewriting will pay Mr. Cloverly at the above rate on your quoting this.__

I have to.

letter.

(Signed) Richard Woornam...

(Ime (opers)

Nichard Wormnam

J

uplicate.

N II.

Colonial. Department .

548

Government

ernment House., Victoria.,

(Hongkong) 14th February, 1844.

"The Indices to accompany

My Lord,

the

tive

accompanying.

Series

of

Colonial

Letters

are-

actually drafted, but

so there is not time to have them copied.

this Mail.. I

360..

for

transmission.

by

Now

sending

the letters,

"therefore . hope . Your Lordship will. approve of my

and the Indices will be transmitted.

by

the next opportunity.

I have the honor to be,

My Ford

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley

Your

Most Obedient.

Humble. Servant,

Bunny Bone

Yo.

Vo.

to.

679

E a letter 1844

ary

Forwarding.

Received

2 Inclosures.

Sup: N. 11.

Sir Henry Pollinger,

two Series

of

Colonial letters.

REC

1771 Kongton

C.O.

MAY

550

written dur

1843.

Colonial Letters

the period from

during

the 1st to 31th of December._

In N°11-14 Feb. 1044.

In 771 Registry

Index to the Colonial Letters 551 written during the penod from the 1 to 31% of December; 18.43.

No. Date. To whom.

Subject

st

113 7. Dest. A. J. Gordon

Eye

Sanctioning

the sum

of $

$75 per

mensem to be paid for the Salary

jof a

Clerk.

114 th Dec . A . J. Gordon Exp Replying to his representation

that Mr. Tarrant and Private Mahon

of

the 55th Regiment, are unable to perform out-door duties of the Land Officers Department and stating that any temporary arrangement by which the former might be employed in the Office would be favorably considered by Government,

18 22 Dec: Sir / Parker. Forwarding an application from

some

Yin

and

mear

growe the Lymon Passage, on which he proposes laying down a Patent Slip, and stating that such would be granted, if it be not required by His Excellency for naval purposes. 11 6 2nd Dec . A . J. Gordon Esq = Forwarding Ser 44 Parker's reply to

No : 115 and directing Mr. Gordon to No:115 assign to Mr. Davis a sufficient quantity of ground near the entrance of the Lymoon Pastage, for the purpose of laying down his Patent Slip - Subject

A.

however to such conditions as Her

Majesty's Sovernment may hereafter impose. A special stipullation also

to

No. Date. To whom.

Subject

to be made that the Slip shall be available for any of Her Majesty's ships.

117 5: 4400 Ford Salloum : Expressing concurrence in this Lordship's proposal for removing the Detachment from Saiwan until permanent Barracks for it's reception can be built

118 8 th Decor Maja Caine. Forwarding a letter from Mr. Scott

119

Dec

regarding

dispute between himself

and another Merchant

5. Que2 1. J. Gordon Ly Forwarding Copy of a letter from Sir ffon Parker regarding the site chosen for a Naval Hospital and instructing M. Gordon to reserve 12 acres in

compliance with the Admiral's wishes.

120 5th Dec Major Caine. Sanctioning the Expence of 70 Suits of the Convicts

6th

of clothing for the use

@ # 1/4 to $2 per suit.

121 6 Dee Major Caine. hanting the Governor's permission for a leave of absence from the bot to the

absence from

20th Instant

L

122 11 bert A. J. Gordon Expe Replying to his letter of the 11 Ultime

and sanctioning

a

an advance of $300 on

Rough Estimate of $$ 450 for the repair of the road to Check Choo and the rebuilding of three Bambro Bridges it, but requesting

of

the Expence .

on

an Exact Estimate

123 11 402 4. 7. Gordon Cape Replying to his letter No: 47 applying for a bang of Coolies for the purpose of keeping the roads in repair, directing

an Estimate to be sent in at the end

may

of each mouth for such work as be required during the ensuing month. 124 117 West A. J. Gordon 24ps Sanctioning the employment of Mr.

Esop

Tarrant as a Clerk in the Land Office and Mr Strachan as an Inspector of Roads.

Additional sum,

125 17

"Dest. A. J. Gordon by " (Sanctioning

arr

of

No: Date:

To whom.

Subjich

552

of $700 for clearing the Ground on

which the Clerks houses are to be butt

more

in consequence of its being rocky than was anticipated. 126 13 - Dos Licut. Pedder P. M. Replying to his letter No: 1100 Harbour Master. regarding a distressed

137

Seaman

Ypm Retter, whom he had sent to the Hospital and directing M= Pedder to procure a passage to - England for him as soon as

possible.

18 th Dec" Col. Campbell C.B Replying to his application for

Ht. Mrs. 98 th Regh a Ribe of ground for Quarter mader

Fagar

on which to build a hous xagan

for the reception of his Family, whe are daily expected from England.

128 18 th Best Sir Thos. Cochrane Representing the inadvisability of further expenditure of money on the temporary Naval Stores and Coal

the centro Depôt in the centre of the City until Her Majesty's Government have_

129

decided whether that site is to be

retained for haval purposes. 15th Dec = Sir Thot. Cochrane Rejoinder to his reply to ho: 128 130 15th bed. 6. E. Mewart Ease of erecting him to retain in his Administrator to hands the proceeds of the sale of

не

the Estate of mest their marine Lot, and not to Bates and Kent. consider it as an

re

of their Estate.

of

available part

181 15th Beer A. J. Gordon Eye Appointing Mr Cleverly as successor

th

to the late Captain. De Havilland on the Committee of inquiry into the Claims of Holders of Land &e, de,

1 32 15. Dec. A. J. Gordon Core Houwarding a Memorandum mad

by

the Governor regarding Mr. Burds claim to Lot No:16 for the guidance

of the Committee of inquiry into the claims of stolders of Land &e

133 15 = Ded Mr. J. Burd Informing him that his claim to

Lot

No Date

To whom.

134 15th Deot. R. Burgass

A. J. Gordon.

Subject

Lot No: 16 is quite inadmissible.

Referring them to lovernment Notifications of the 21th August and

sh

C. Cleverly. Enres 12th Instant and making certain

C. E. Newart

nemarks

as a into the

I for their guidance

inquiry

"Committe of molders of Land to claims of

α

"

135 15 Der A. J. Gordon Eagle Forward copy of the letter to

Colonel Campbell regarding Tw= Fagan's application for a piece of ground, and directing him to allow Mr Jagan to select adjoining any of the Cantonments on the proposed conditions.

a Lot

136 16 Deet Sir You Parker. Forwarding a Copy of Despatch

1 3

16

سنا

No: 28 addressed to Lord Stanley consequence of the Governor's correspondence with Sir Thomas Cochrane regarding the haval Stores and Coal Depot.

"Weet E. Famcomb Esqre In reply to his application for remuneration for having during the past 15 months performed the duties of Coroner in the Colony,

138 20 Deet the Reverend Referring to his letter representing E. C. Bridgman . the embarrassed state of the Funds

of the morrison Education Society

and informing him that the

Financial Treasurer has been

to the managing

directed to pay

Committee of the Institution of 12.00

being the amount of one

of one year's

allowance formerly granted to the Anglo- Chinese College at Malacca.

189 23 Deer Sir Thos. Cahrane. Replying to his inquiries regarding

some Coals which he had seen at Kown Kowloon and had supposed to have

been

No: Date.

To whom .

7.

Subject.

553

been stolen by the Chinese from

some

one of the ships or Lansports. 1440 23 Decr. # Macqueenty Acknowledging the receipt of his letter, regarding the complaints made by the Passengers of the Lady Amherst, and informing hine that a Committee would be appointed to investigate them. 1401 23rd Dect Col. Campbell. CB Actriowledging the receipt of his Commanding letter forwarding one from Captain the Garrison. Brud regarding the complaints

against the Traster of the Lady Amherst, and requesting him to

appoint a Committe to investigate

then

Michard Wormam

554

}

555

Ne: 113

A. J. Gordon Esq

Land Offer to

Victoria

Decem

Jir

Houghing Duuntat 1643

Sam directed by this Excellency the

Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 8th November stating that you

cannot

get a properly qualified person to remain in as Clerk ons be per month and to

your Office inform you

that

you

are

authorized to increases

that sum to $75. per mensem

I have Je

porn this day.

(Signed) Richard Weeznam.

No:114

A. I. Gordon Esq7

Land Officer

Victorias

Honghong

Sir

Houghing December 151842

I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th November, stating that hož Tarrant Clark of the works is in the opinion of the Colonial Surgeon quite unfit to resume his active duties and also enclosing a certificate " from the Surgeon of Her Majesty's 55 Regt to the effect that Private Mahon of that Regiment ( attached to the Land Department is not likely to be able to return to his duty for mouths.

In reply, I am to inform you that Mr. Tarrant having been long in the employ of Sovernment in which he has lost his health, and having been very zealous and attentive in the discharge of his duties His Excellency the Governor would wish every.. reasonable indulgence to be shown to him

and

556

and would sanction his being employed in that would afford hind

under

you

m

any way the means of subsistence without exposing him to the bad effects of out-door work, until he shall be sufficiently recovered to enter the duties of his former situation. You therefore authorized to make any anangement in your power to this effect and are to report to me

what

the approval of of

are

you may do for

Government

With respect to Private Mahon as

it appears from your letter that he has no been able to join your Department - since her

was

1 first appointed to it - he can

claim on it, and

have

220

you may therefore entertain a substitute for him at the same rate of pay, sending him (Private Mahon) back to his Regiment

Shave te

(Signed) Richard Wooshcam.

No:115

557

His Excellency,

\

Sir

Vice Admiral der William Parker, G. C.B.

Не

Victoria,

Aonghong December 2 18/43.

Before Your Excellency's departure pan

this place I beg to submit to you

you an briginal letter from Mr Gordon the Land Officer)

with one to my address prom Mr Davis . Gentleman who has a Patent Slip

a

now ow its

way pom England which he is anxious to lay down in this Colony.

Should Your Excellency have

"

finally determined on not placing the Naval Department at the entrance of the lymern Passage I will assign that location to Mr Davis on such terms as Her Majesty's Government may be pleased hereafter to -__

prescribe

No:115

No:116

prescribe, coupling the grant with a specifie stipulation that the Patent Slip shall always be available for any of Her Majesty's Vesels that

may require to use it and that they shall have a prior claim to all others, it being of course understood that Government will pay like others for the use of the slip-

I have to beg that Gavur Excellency will action the Original enclosed letters

with

your reply.

Shave Ic

Tigned) Honry Tittinger.

AY. Gordon Esq

Land Offiew to

Victoria

Jir

HongKong Decomber 2 * 18/43.

Sam directed by His Excellency the

Governor

mear

a

mi are

letter

Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your of the 24th of October last, on the subject of -location for a Patent Slip for which no Dan's upplied in his letter of the 18th of July 1843.

A reference having been made to the Naval Commander in Chief, it appears that His Excellency does not intend to place any the haval Establishments at the point the entrance of the Lymoon Passage indicated in your letter and you therefore authorized to grant a sufficient quantity of ground there to Mr Davis to set up his Patent Slip ; such ground to be held whatever terms Her Majesty's bovernment may be pleased to approve of and which in consideration of the very useful nature of the object to which it is to be applied as well as the unavoidable outtay will probably be - for a term of years at least. __ a nominal quit rent.

on

His

Palent Cloud?.

*...

553

Rt

559

560

His Excellency the Governor further. directs me to intrect you to enter a special stipulation in the grant of the Ground that the Patent Slip shall be available for any of Her Majesty's Ships (Government of of it) and that they shall always have a prior claim to all other applicants.

course

· paying for the use

I have &c.

(Signed)

Richard Woosnam

No: 11f

Major General,

The Lord Saltown R. C. B & G . C. H.

My Lord,

&

Victoria,

Houghing Decembers 1843.

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of Your Lordship's letter of

yesterday's

yesterday's date. (Ro: 616) and to expres my entire concurrence in the removal of the Detachment pon bywan until the permanout Barracks for its reception shall be finished

Indturns the Original Enclosure

to Your Lordship's letter.

I have te

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

561

and to request that you inquire into the merits

case and endeavour to adjust it.

of the

It is almost need left to point out to you

the desirability as well as advantago to the parties of the matter being settled by arbitration

or

the medialis aff=

(Signed) Richard Hesnane,

The Honorable,

Sir

Major Caine

Chief Magistrate &

Hongkong.

Victoria,

5.

HongKong December £1863

Sam directed by His Excellency the

a letter from her you William Scott with its accompaniments

bevernor to forward to

No:118

No: 119

J.....

A. C. &ndar Regr

Land Offein to

Sir

Victorias, Houghing,

December 5th 1843.

I am directed by His Excellency the lover or to forward to you the accompanying

Governor

Copy of a

Vice

letter dated the 30th of last wenth

from Fee Admiral Sir Williand Parker

par

regarding the site chosen for a haval Hospital

fe.

and

&e and to instruct

to see that the extent.

༡/ ༠༢ ་

of le

devolve acres is reserved for that purpose. Unless the water courses to which

the Fice Adiniral's letter refers, run

Naval

through the

l ground; the Governor is at a loss to understand

valy

how the use of them could be secured, but on this point you are requested to offer your opinion after examining the spot.

I have te

(Signed) Richard Wesnam.

The Honorable,

Sir,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate se

Victoria, Houghing,

H

December 5th 184€3.

letter No: 284 of the

In reply to your 12. Ultimo, I am directed by His Excellency the

Governor

28th

No:120

No:121

562

Severner to say that in compliance with your representation he is pleased to sanction the accessory expense for providing for the use of the Prisoners, 70suits of clothing at about of 1/% o $2 each and to request that you the same to be made.

I have to

13/4

will cause

(Sigéred) Richard Weosmam.

The Honorable

Sir

Majo Caine,

Chief Tragistrates to

Victoria, Houghing.

if

December 6th 18/113.

In reply to your application of the Instant I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to convey to you his porn bion for leave of absence pom the 16th to the 20% of the pour

presents

present month.

I have se

(Signed) Richard Woonvams

No:129

563

that occured in October - three of the temporary

Bamboo bridges

were

swept away

and the

Road rendered for

a time impassable.

You further submit that it will cost about $450 to repair the road and replace the Bamboo Bridges by Wooden ones of a shonger description, and apply for sanction to that

outlay.

A. S. Gordon Eige

Land Officer s

Victoria, Hongkong.

December 11th 1843.

Sir

you

d

in

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your

: letter dated on the 11th of last. mouth (but only received three days ago) which you report that during the very heavy Rains that occurred in August and September last the Road leading to the Military Cantonment of Check Choo on the Southern side of the Island

of

was much _

damaged and that in the subsequent floods-consequent to the deluge of Rain

that

In reply Jain directed to informe Irreply that His Excellency the Covernor approves of the Road being repaired and

the Bridges being replaced in the --

manner

the

you propose, but before

be sanctioned, you are

amount can

required to send invan ixact Estimate

of the Expense. In the

are ava

time au

advance of $300 will be ordered to be- anade to you by the Colonial heasurer and Financial Secretary.

I have to

Tigned) Richard Woosnam.

At

No:123

{

A. J. Gordon Esqp

Sir

Land Officers to

Victoria, Haughing.

December 1/1 18/13.

b

that

the

Sam directed to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 6" Sudant he: 47

Instant in which

you represent, that in order to keep the Roads of the Colony in a state of perfect order - as well as to execute other trifling cecasional works - it is necessary, you should Keep

a small gang of Coolies constantly employed (decreasing or increasing the

may be requisite ) and therefore beg that the Treasurer may be authorized to make advances to you at the

number

as

Commencer

encement of each mouth, on your submitting a probable Estimate, to enable

you to pay

the said Coolics.

In

No:123

564

In reply I am to inform you that His Excellency the Governor cannot

1 give any undefined authority of the sort you detribe to the Treasurer, but as His Excellency sees the necessity for your being supplied with hinds to meet the expenses to which you referit

" further desired to instruct

I you to forward Estimate for at the close of each month an

an

the ensuing

one on this score and which if

approved of will be sanctioned and -

ordered to be paid in advance.

of your

In

any

case w

where the full a

full amount

Estimate may not be expended

will carry

you will

the balance to the credits

of that for the succeeding month and you must bear in mind the absolute necessity for confining these indispensable charges to the lowest possible

possible surn.

I have te

(Signed) Richard Wootram.

No:124

No:124

565

Victoria Honghong.

December 11 2 1843.

A. Y. Anders Ey

Land Office to

tc.

Sir,

Victoria, Houghing.

December 11th 18443.

I am directed, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No: 48 of the 8 Instant

- in reply to mine No : 114 of the 14 Instant and

to

convey to you the sanction of His Excellency

the Governor to the temporary arrangement

you propose of employing M2 Tarrant as Clerk:

in

your Office and MC. Strachan Inspector of Roads & .

I have &c.

(Signed)

A. J. Gordon Egre

as

Richard Woosnam.

Iam directed to acknowledge the

Sir.

receipt of your

letter: No : 16 of the 6th Instant.

in which you represent that owing to the

and difficuir

nocky difficult nature of the Ground which it was proposed to excavate for

or ow

the 4th

1 of

the

site: of the Government Clerks Houses, the erectioe of which was sanctioned by His Excellency the Governor

1 July last. (and which have been delayed by your sickness and that of others of your Department; it has

ower

now

been discovered

that an Extra Expence of $700 will be required for the completion of those Buildings

and which sum you accordingly. be sanctioned.

No:125

beg may

In reply I am to inform you

that His Excellency the Governor under-

Land Officer

to

Vetoria

the

the explanation you offer sauctions the additional sum of $f$ 700 - which must be included in revised. Estimate to be ..

q her

prepared for submission with the total charge to Her Majesty's Government.

I have ve

(Signed) Richard Worman.

Lieut. Pedder R. N.

Sir

of your

Harbour Master

Victoria, Hongkong.

13th December 1843,

I have to acknowledge the receipt letter No: 171 of the 11th Instant- reporting your having sent to the Seaman's Hospital, a

as

a case

of emergency, a distressed

Seaman named William Retter who had been discharged, on the 14th of October last.

by

the Master

566

by

of the Ship "Horatio at... Samboangan, pom thence conveyed to Manilla, and finally brought to this Colony

by the Spanish Brig Sultan.

In

reply

I am directed by His

Excellency the Governor to request that you

will, as soon as

man a passage

αντ

No:12b

posible, procure for

board

this

any of the ships

about to sail for England either from this Port, Whampoa,

will in the

on

Macas and that you

mean time afford him the usual assistance necessary for his - maintenance, forwarding to this Office a memorandum of the Expenses this incurred in order that the same may be recovered pour the Croners of the ship "Horatio . You will also be pleased to attach to the above named Memorandum.

certified copy of the discharge given to William Retter by the Master of

aj

the...

"Horatio"

اجهة إلا والتوجية الأمر.

"Moralic.

I have Yes (Signed) Richard Woomam.

Colonel Campbell. O. B.

H. Ms. 98th Regt.

к

Sir

Victoria, Houghing.

December 13th 1843.

I have received and laid

your letter of the 11 Suistant with it's Enclosure before His Excellency the Governor.

His Excellency directs me in

that he sees in its

reply to assure you full force the hardship of Quarter Master Fagan's

and he is at a loss to

case

understand why the sanction conveyed in his letter to Major General Lord Salloum of the 15th of April last that a

piece

ho: 127

Jo

567

picces of ground on the verge of the cantamment should be assigned to M= Fugan has not been added

ovr

His Excellency must consider that. it is the peculiar province of Lord Salloum to look after the comfort and convenience of the Officers and Koops under his ..

immediate command and as His

Excellency is positively precluded by his Instructions under the Royal Sign Manual and signet from granting or assigning land to private individuals he considered that by proposing the extensions of the cantonment, so as to include ground for Mr. Fagan's accommodation he had met the difficulty the case, and was under the impresion till your

of

αι

letter came to hand, that the

rrangement had been made.

As it seems that that has not

been done which His Excellency fully

intended

interded, the Land Officer will

arow

requested to allow Mr Fagan to select

be

he: 128

αι

spot of ground adjoining any of the present

this side of the

cantonments either

ov

Island, or at Chuck Choo of which the- limits &e are fully described - in letters

addressed to Major

کا

General Lord Saltoun

on the 2nd and 4th of May last)

he

may

erect a house

のし

on

the express

which

condition and understanding that the

House alone shall be sold when Mr.

sile

Hagan quils this Colony, and that the

of it shall be the property of Cavernment

His Excellevey acgrets

egrets that it

is out of

his

to do more

power to

than

what is now intimated to meet

W = itagar's application.

I have &c

(Signed) Richard Woman.

No: 128

Rear Admiral,

Sir Thomas Cochrane. (.B.

%

не

It has been.

certain Repairs

placi

ar ow

Victoria, Hongkong.

December 13th 18/13.

reported to

563

that

are in progress at the scupied by the tempmary haval

Store houses and Coal Depor in the contro

of this City.

Spresume this is bring done under

or at least with your

your authority

concurrence and I therefore consider it: proper to do myself the honor of officially intimating to you

that. I expect to receive

in the course of a mouth or at most six

weeks an ansiver

from Her Majesty's

Government to references which I made

by

on the

bj

Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm subject of the plan to be adopted for

· laying out the city of

city of "Victoria and that should the plan I have submitted be

approved and ordered to be carried into

effect, it will involve - amongst

arrangements -

of a

other

- the immediate erection

church in the neighbourhood of the

present temporary

Naval More House and

Coal depot and the consequent necessity

for

their rem.

removal to some other part of

the Colony.

On the other hand it is proper

569

the Naval and avilitary Authorities to make such arrangements as they shall consider most appropriate, and with which

intention to interfere in the

it is not

my

smallest degree.

state

you

Under the circumstances I now

will be the best judge as to

whether it is advisable to incur

further expense

on

arry

the temporary Naval

Store houses de pending the reply to which

Iadvert.

I have te

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

I should add that should either of the plans which have been proposed by the Admiral Sir William Parker and

No:129

Rear Admiral,

Major Aldrich be adopted by Her

Majesty's

Government, the

one

-have suggested will be entirely superseded,

and in that event it will rest with

the

Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B.

that I

Не

Ус

Victoria, Hongkong,

December 15th 1843.

Sir

с

I have the hover to acknactedge

the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date in ansiver to mine ho: 128 of the preceding

day.

to

you

on

My object in imiting that letter

wad

simply to prevent any

the temporary

outlay

Itmes and Coal depot

which might be to no good public purpose

should it become

arecessary from

on

the receipt

of instinctions pouse England to request.

to have then removed to some other

you. spet

I believe It is Excellency the Naval Commander in Chief is perfectly

a ware

that the decision of Her Majesty's Government may be shortly expected, and I am therefore surprized to learn, admitting provisional orders to be necessary which will then be set at rest by the

on a matter

highest

highest authority, that such provision 20 orders have not been left behind by His

since reported Excellency . It has been

long

to Her Majesty's Ministers that anything like permanent arrangements

arrangements in this

Colony must remain as

abeyance

ance until

in

my

13

it

were, in

to

until explicit Instructions on the points that have been referred shall be received pom England, and

letter of the 18th Instant to your address Sexplained how I propose to act on the receipt of those instructions. In one case it will rest with the haval and Military Authorities to do whatever they think best. In the other I have

mind that Her Majesty's

ت

made up my

Government shall at least comprehend that the onus

of any further delay in

laying out this Colony does not rest on

me.

1

}

571

have made on

remaki

Sinfer from the reverats you the Postscript to my. private note that its purport anust in

respect have been totally

one

له

misapprchended . Iarever have had the mallest idea that the Comanessary - General could find

room within the present Commissariat premis . s for the Naval stores and coals, but I admit I did think it possible that that Officer had taken charge of all Public Stores " as ordered by the Reasury minute of the 21th of April 1843 and therefore

you by begging - should the

troubled you

"

of the

that the minute by the Lords of Treasury which my impresion was

on

cannot have been seen

grounded, cannot

you

by

and therefore I bey to send a copy

of it for your perusal and which I request you

good to me when you

will be so

as to returne have done with it.

I have te

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

No:130

Cha Ed. Stewart Esqr.

Administrator to the Estates of

Mess = Bates & Kent.

Victoria Noughing,

12

December 15th 1843.

With reference to my

letter No:106

The 11th of last month in reply to yours

of the preceding day I am directed by

repairs be going

on under Mr. Coffin's

orders- that you

would allow a copy

of my

letter to be sent to him.

Sir,

Thom some of:

of the observations

you

have offered on the Postscript to

of

my private note I am led to imagine

that

1

His Excellency the Governor to internate to that circumstances have lately

you

come to His Excellency's Krrowwledge, which : induce him to direct that

not consider the sum

will

you for which the

Marine Lot lately in possession of "Mess " " Bates & Kent sold as any available part of their Estate and that

will hold that amount (whatever

you

it may be) in deposit pouding further instructions which will be furnished when certain inquiries have

to you been completed.

I have te

(Signed) Richard Woosnam.

A. J. Gordon Con

Land Officer te

Vetmia; Hongkong

December.

No:131

Sir,

Ofecevviber 15th 18/1 3.

572

and others

With reference to the Government. Notification of the 21th of August - published in the Hongkong Gazette of the 24

of that month appointing you to be a Committee to inquire into the claims of Holders, to Land, &c, &c, and with further reference to my letter to your the 22nd Ultimo no: 112 regarding In= Cleverly's appointment I am directed by - His Excellency the Governor to intimate

you for the information of yourself and the Gentlemen colleagued with you the above duties that. In Cleverly is to take the place of the deceased Captain. de Havilland in the Committee.

of

to

in

A notification to this effect will

appear in the next Gazette.

I have se

(liqued) Richard Howman.

:

Woosnam

No:132

A. J. Gordon Esq".

Land Officer te,

Sari,

Victoria, Honghony.

December 15th 1843.

I am directed by the Governor to forward to you a copy of a Memorandum which His Excellency has made regarding Mr John Burd's claim to Lot No:16 and

and the other to request that

you.

Gentlemen forming the Committee for the adjustment of such claims, will be guided by it :

I have de

(Signed) Richard Wormam-

Memorandum

regarding

Mr. John Burd's claim to Lot No:16.

گا

No:132

Enclosure to

No:132

573

I have carefully read these papers . It appears to one from them, that Mr Burd can establish no legal right to the disputed piece of ground. He neither paid nor is it registered (however unauthorizedly that has been done) in his

for it,

name.

It is clear that he has been.

deceived by those to whom he entrusted

for

the management of that affair, but that would be no sufficient reason

for his being put in possession of the ground.

With respect to Inc Edward's - share in the transaction, it appears to me to be highly objectionable. He sets out by insinuating to Mr Burd, that a third person (Mr. Duus) has probably - become the purchaser, and asserts, that the price paid was $ 1000. This was in May 1842, yet in September following, he purchases the lot for the same sum

himself

)

himself, and produces a public letter, of ne value or weight whatever, from No Reynod s (who was a mere Inspector of Roads. employed pro tempore transferring it by W. Whichelo's Authority to his (IW-Edward's) name. These contradictions combined with the loss of his alleged letter to Mr Burd's address at Singapore, and her both testimoney, that he (TW Edwards) declared he must await the answer to that letter before he could come to decision, give M_

Edwards no claim to consideration, and

any

Saccordingly decide that the disputed

lot of Ground shall be sold without

eference to what has passed.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

December 15th 1843.

Yo

Mr John Burd, Victoria.

No:133

Victoria.

No133.

No: 134

Siv

574

"Victoria, Houghing.

December 15th 1843.

Saw apply to your letter of the 11th Instant. Iam directed by His Excellency the lovernor to inform you

that be

considers

ger

στην

claim to the piece of

ound at the foot of the Harbour Master's Hill-numbered as Lot th is quite

madmissible.

I have te

(Signed) Richard Woman.

Exq

Richard Burgast Eg A. J. Gordon Eq

Cleverly Esgre C. E. Mucart Eg

Ve de

Yes.

Victoria, Houghing, December 15th 1843.

Gentlemen.

1

575

Gentlensen,

Referring to the Government

Notifications under dates the 21t of lingust last and 12" Instant published in the Hongkong Gazelles of the 24t

to

request you

as

of lingust and in " Instant. I am directed by His Excellency the Governor

will at as early a period possible furnish for the consideration and ultimate instructions of bevernment the result of your inquiries into the equitable claims of all Holders of Lands in this Colony.

Is filfilling this important duty

"

to the State and to Individuals His .. Excellency

the Governor wishes

in

you

-mind the following remarks .

t. In all cases where the

Original

2

entitled to the most liberal consideration.

nd. When

When persons

have either bought pem

had

in

transferred

to

them by

by the Original

Purchaser_ or grantee under proper:

lands and have subsequent

authority any

to such purchase or transfer laid out

thom they

on

are

money

likeivise to be entitled

to the like liberal consideration. 3rd When persons have either purchased

lands from or had them granted by | the then existing wuthorities in this Colony and have not taken steps to

them they improve

are to be considered

to bear

H-

Purchasers tranties are in possession

of

о

lands and have laid out money in improving suck lands, they by the orders of Her Majesty's Government

are

entilled

.

to still belong to the crown. have bought

n

When persons

had them transferred

even

tareds from

under

proper authority by the Original .-_-_

Purchaser

or

brantee and yet have:

not improved them such lands are- to be assumed as still belonging to

b.

the

ہیں

the Crown.

average

are case when transfers or sales have been privately and unauthorizedly made and not duly registered in the Land Department are they to be considered valid but the present holders of them will be allowed the option of taking them at the price which similar lots

may fetch at the approaching sale of Crown Lands

The above rules are to

to form the ground-work of your inquiries and report, but His Excellency the Governor will be prepared to give your opinions and recommendations in favor of particular claims his favorable ___

consideration and to ach

as

on

them

far as his instructions from and duty to Her Majesty's Government may place it in his power.

In

+

576

In conclusion I am desired to

paint out to

you.

that although these

rules arcay occasionally press hard an

Individuals such cases carr

be

specially looked into and provided for, but you

are to remember that if the claims

private individuals are entitled to

indulgent it

( gent consideration it is no less

incumbent

のび

you

of

to discharges the duty

to which to which this letter relates with rigid

you have been appointed and

so far as the interests of

impartiality so far. Government are

Excellency

are concerned and stis the sovernor necest rely

your doing so.

av

The instructions which have been

time to time from str

received pom

on:

Ster

the subject

Majesty's Government of this litter can be referred to by your

Committic at

any

lime on

application.

to

577

to ave.

(Signed) Richard Heessam.

1. J. Gordor Esqr

Sir

Laced Offerer

tc.

Victoria, Hongkang. December 15th 1843.

Iam directed by His Excellency the

Governor to forward to

letter

you a copy of a addressed on the 13th Instant to Colonel Campbell of H. Ins. 98th Regh and to call

your

attention to the latter part of it regarding Mr. Fagan's being permitted to select a spot of ground adjoining any the cantonments for the purpose and

the conditions therein stated.

of

ori

on

I have de

(Signed Richard Woomam.

he136

No:135

No:13h

His Excellency

dir

Vice Admiral Sir Withians Parker G.C.B.

Victoria, Augharg

December 16th 18/13.

Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochranes.

having informed one of his intention of forwarding to Your Excellency the correspondence that has takew place between the Rear Admiral and myself.

Naval Stores regarding the temporary and Coal Depot in this Colony, Phave the honor to enclose a copy of my despatch No : 28 of this date on the same subject to the address of Lord Stanley.

I have &c.

(Signed) Henry Pottingen

40:137

573

C. Varncomb Esq.

Victoria;

Sir

Victoria, Houghing

il.

December 16 * 1843.

I have to acksinoledges the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date in which you apply to be remunerated for having during

the last fifteen mouths performed the duties of Coroner in this

Colony and further request that Itis Excellency the Governor will be pleased to confirm you in that office and notify the same ind the Houghing bazetter

His

In reply

I am directed by Excellency to inform you that having referred to Her Majesty's Government the

question of the appointment of a

the salary

and that

of

a Coroner

to be attached.

to

No:137

to the

No:138

a

office

he is precluded pan making

any further arrangements until he receive

reply

Tremain de

(Signed) Richard Horsmam.

The Reverend,

O.

E. C. Bridgman:

Yectoria, Hongkong

December 20th 1843.

Liv

Referring to that part of your letter of the 12th Inistaut in which you allude to the embarrassed state of the fwords of the Marritos Educations Suicly Society and also adverting to the mal.. communications you lately anade to the Governor

that subject I .

or on

arr

directed by His Excellency to inform

you

you

that Mr. Stewart - the heasurer and Financial Secretary - has been authorized

to pay

the

ananaging

Committee

579

α

Memorandum

accounting

most

satisfactorily for the coals referred to therein

Funderstand that mot long ago

the

Coals

were

Instituction the son of of Twelve. Hundred. Dollars ($1,200) being the amount oftyeurs allowance formerly assigned to the Angle Chinese College at Malaccas

I have sc (Signed) Richard Wossmann

selling here at less than $2

and $3 per low and it also appeared to

had those seen at

me

very

unlikely

Cowloon been purloined or stolen that the persons having them in their possession would have so publicly exposed them.

I have to

(Signed) Henry Pottinger .

No: 134

Rear Admnzt.

Sir Thomas Cochrane C.B.

No:140

Ne

&c.

Victoriar Houghing,

December 23rd. 1841.3.

Farquhar Macqueen Esg =

Veloria.

Veloria, Hongkong.

23rd December, 1843.

Sir

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of your

letter

of the 18th Instant

I have to acknowledge the receipt.

with its accompaniment and to enclose

of your

letter of this date

regarding

the

complaints

a

}

::

complaints made by the Passengers of the "Lady Amherst, and intimating your protest against the conduct of Captain Bricce the Officer Commanding the Detachment of hoops which

came out from England in that vessel. In reply I am directed by the Governor

to inform you

that

a Committee will be

:ppointed to investigate all the circumstances

of the case, at which investigation His Excellency

mends you

recommends

to cause the Master and

Officers of the Lady Amhers' to be present in

order that

give

on

avvy

evidence they may

the subject may

have to

be recorded and

dily taken into consideration.

I have be

(Signed) Richard Hessnam

Colonel Campbell C.B.

ке

m.

Не

&

Victoria

No:141

580

Victoria. Honghong.

к

December 24th 1843.

I have the honor to acknowledge

letter No: 648 of yesterday's

the receipt of your

date accompanied by a letter from Captain Bruce of Her Majesty's 18th Royal Irish... Regiment and other Papers connected - with complaints against

the Incaster of against the

the "Lady Cumherst "

your

Almost at the same anoment

-

arv

letter came to hand. Ireceived appeal pom Mr Mr Queen - One of the broners of the Lady Amherst, who is now in this Colony - against Captain Bruces preceedings.

Irequest that

you

will be

pleased to order a Committee to

investigate

the matter, and I have

Ir Me Queen that this will

informed Nor

be

1

be done in order that he and the Neuster

adavr

arry

of the Lady Amherst - as well as

other titresses he may

wish to bring -

forward: shall be prepared to attend to give evidence.

Iretion Captain Bruce's Original

letter with its various accompaniments.

I have te

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

Lue Conics.

Tichard Wooman

581

:

KAR LA

582

Mone! Hongkong Government Recounts

The Fixed Mowanees and Contingent rapences of the Geural. Chief Magistrate's, and Marine Magistrates Departments, a

included M. a

A

Monthly Warrant

are

In the Land. Department the Fixed Allowance and all. Contingent rupences, not Military, or which are not specialy Sauctioned by Letter or Contract (Certified Copies of which accompany the accounts), as included in a monthly Warrant

Expence!

are

repences incurred on account of the

Military Department.

All contracts were entered into by the Officer in Charge of the Military Department Publie sonks, &dered and approved by the General Commanding who also approved

all Recommendations for advance and Contingent Bills drawn by the Ingineer Officers and Barrack Matters! These Original documents are retained in the Treasurer's Office.

Government House

What Awant

Treasure & Fuler.

Victoria (Hougtong) 20th June, 1813.

583

584

Expences incurred on account-

of the Government of

" June

Mongkong from the 51th May 1841, to the 30th

1843.

By General - Department - including Wages and

Supplementary Salaries! .

Chief Magistrate's Department,

including ditto.

* 15.758.69

ditto

22,339.53

Marine Magistrate's Department,

including ditto...

Land Department,

11,829.89

ditts

"

including

ditto... ditto.

Civil.

$121,653.56

Military....$159,831.46

Advances on unfinished

60,000..

Military

Contracts)

"219831.46

341485.02

Victoria

Mongkong, 30th June, 184.5.

Sotal $3914/3.13

Quasurer & Fur Test

"No

585

586

I Carlify

to have advanced,

advanced, up.

to this date,

the Sum of Sixty Kousand Dollars on amount. of the undermentioned Unfinished Military.

"Recommendations for advance", the Officers in Charge of the Military

Contracts, as

drawn

by

per

Department of Public Works, and by the General Commanding

vick.

Contract No/8

19-

"

"

"

"

"

20

21..

22

23

24

Victoria Hongkong, 30th June 784.3..

apports

the Troops in China,

+ - $

$8,500.-

9,500. 13,500.- 8500... 9000

6,500

4,520..

$60,000.-

Treasurer + Searetary to Goot

On examination of the Books of this Office, I find that; to the 30th June inclusive, Advances to the amount of Sirly Thousand Dollars have been drawn upon the Treasury, as stated in the foregoing. Bocument:-

Loward Aldrich Majon

Com & You

Ζι

wer Engineer

14 July 1843.

:

че

to the 30th of June, 184.3. ment, from the 31th of May 18461, account of the Hongkong Govern=

$391,413.13.

7

587

Дир:

588

In

RECE!!

E

C.0. MAY 6

1844

18.44.

Colonial Letters

written during

the period from

the 11th of January

of February.

to the 10

Unfinished - Military,

Imount advanced-

On

Contracts, Nord 18 to 24,

on

the 36th June, $60,000.-

184.3.

$

Index to

Colonial Letters written

during the period

589

from the 1 of January to the 10 of February 14

No. Date. To whom.

2

3

The

N.

Subject.

72 Jan Lieut: Fedder R. R. Replying to his of the 9th Ultimo,

Harbour Master, regarding two bun boats, formerly taken

in the Canton River and directing them to be sold by Auction, as they

are not required for the use of Government.

2 Jard A. J. Gordon Esqpre Forwarding a letter from the Peefect

бид

&

of

the Catholic Mission at Houghing regarding a mall piece of ground which he wishes to obtain and- directing = Gordon to examine the location and report for the information of lovernment.

2. Jard J. Warner 2197 = Replying to and declining his tender Asistant, harveyor of services on the plea that provision Moreton Bay. had already been made for the Survey

of the Colony.

му

422 Jan A. Anderson Est. Replying to his letter of the 30ultime

Colonial hurgeon. forwarding

My

5 22 Jan Offe Assistant

2

arr

Indent for medicines :

informing him that the Indent will be referred to the military Department; sanctioning the sum of $20 per month to a person in- charge of the medicines and also the payment of a Bill for medicine. supplied to Public Servants from the Hongkong Dispensary went for Medicines. the Sundent Forwarding

Adjutant General alluded to in ho: 4 and requesting that if possible the Medicines may

b

supplied from the military medical Stores.

Acknowledging

Fas Date. To whom.

і

Subjech

6 65 Jars Col Campbell.c & Acknowledging the receipt of his

letter forwarding the Proceedings of the Committee appointed to investigate the complaints of the Passengers of the Lady Amherst, in whose opinion the Governor concurs, but does not

sufficient cause to withhold the balance of the Pasage money of the hoops.

see

7 b Jaw" Maja Caine. Sanctioning &

ру

as

$5 per mensem, the Salary of a Chinese Police Clerk Ing. foony. Chang.

8 6 fan's Major Came. Sanctioning the sum of $80 for the

рад

purchase of a love for the chief. Imagistrate's Office,

9 6 Jaw = Major Caine. Approving of and confirming the

10

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12

ry

the

award of the Arbitrators in the dispute between Wrap Scott and Messrs Burd H.

65 Jaw 4m Scott Esqre Replying to his letter and informing

Jaws

hind that the Chief Magistrate had been instructed to see the award

of the arbitrators between himself and mess's Burd of carried into

6 Jan Dr Anderson. Granting him leave of absence

Colonial Surgeon for five days, from the 12 Instant

C. Cleverly C. E. Stewart

6" Janz A. Burgast Acknowledging the receipt of their

A. J. Gordon letter in which they give their

opinions as to the terms on which Marine and Town Lots should. be confirmed to the present holders and conveying further observations from the Governor on the subject.

13 9th JanTM J. Rickett Esqp = "With reference to a dispute between British Consular W. J. Smith and M. Da Luz about Agent. Macas. 2,000 bags of Rice at present in the

Keeping of Messrs Holliday Wise He Victoria, recommending them to submit the case to arbitration,

Directing

No: Date. To whom.

раз

Subject.

590

14 107 Jan Lieut. Pedder 2.2 Directing a confiscated Boat to be

Hurbour Master. sold by auction and the proiceds to

be paid into the Treasury.

15

16 Jan's Lieut. Pedder R. 4 In reply to his letter No.:] directing

him to feed and clothe four colored men, who were picked up by the Fransport Cornwall in an

Canoe at seas

open

16 17 Jared Lieut. Redder & I. Regarding a boat confiscated by

sentence of the Chief magistrate, - directing it to be kept in the Harbour masters Department, if required. and if not to be offered to the Engineer

Commissariat Department,

or

17 107 and A. I. Hordon Esyre Sanctioning the sum of $ 271 for

Jan

18

Contingent Work, during the month of January.

107 and A. J. Gordon Eegre. "With reference to a charge of off 60 in

the Estimate for Contingent work for January, informing him that it will - only be sanctioned during the present pressure on the Land Department.

19 1 8 7 Jawz A. J. Gordon Esg = Sanctioning the sum of $6 per

20

mentem as

the wages of a man to perform the dictics of Office Coolie and Porter in the Land Office.

107 Janz A. J. Gordon Esqre Directing

21 10

of

an

Estimate to be made

a

:the Expense necessary to render the mat church serviceable for period of twelve months.

10 Jaw = A. J. Cordon Esqre Acknowledging the receipt of his

letter 44 forwarding

xx

Plan of the City of Victoria, approving of the Plane and directing it to be carried into effect-

also instructing Mr. Gordon

to inform the Burd and the occupion of the Upper Bazar that they must

move their houses in six months

pom the present date te te 22/13 Jan 2 Lieut Pedder. Directing the confiscated Chines

Boat

No Date To whom .

2316

Subjech

Boat referred to in letter 16 to be sold by Auction as it is not required the Engineer or Commissariat Departments.

by

167 Jan & Colonial surgeon Instructing him to receive from the Military Medical Store Keeper such Medicines as can

be supplied in compliance with the indent he forwarded.

2.416

25

26

α

16 Jan Major Caine. Replying to his letter 13 regarding

the burning and plundering of Salt Junk at Chuck Choo and allowing the suspected persons to be liberated as the affair had been compromised and as there were insurmountable obstacles to obtaining necessary witnesses against them.

ry

A Esqre

17 Jaws 4 . J. Cordon Eagle Acknowledginpplication made by

Rev-A. Feliciani.

report

receipt of his

the Prefect of the Roman Catholic mission; granting a small piece of ground adjoining the Chapel subject to such rules as Covernment may impose de, de, Informing

him that the decision

Prefect of the Roman of the Government regarding his Catholic mission application has been communicated

to the Land Officer and

and referring him to hot Gordon for information.

27 17 Jan A. J. Gordon Esq=dge reply to his letter No: 8 of the 16- Instant regarding the mat building used as a Church and directing him to put it into a thorough

of repair .

28

state

17 Janz The Reverend Forwarding a Copy of No : 27.

Mr Manton.

29 17 fans Major Caine. 29/17

Sanctioning the entertainment

of two Portugues Overkers to Superintend the Prisoners whilst

at work.

at

Replying

No. Date. To whom.

3018

18 Jan R. Burgass.

3121

A. J. Gordon. C. Cleverly C. E. Stewart.

Subject

591

Replying to their letter No:12 with Esqpes the Governor in Council approves of

Enclosures and informing them that

Евария

all their proposals, with the exception of that regarding Suburban Lots.

31 21 Jan = Major Caine Referring a dispute about the right.

Reverend,

land near Shack 0.

C. bublaff. & fishing and a claim to cong 22 Jan Lieut. Fedder R. Requesting him to supply the Boat attached to the Consular Office at Macas with such grms and- ammunition, as he can

32 22

33 24 Jan2 Sir This. Cochrane Requesting that one

War

may

spare. of the Ships of

be moved to the Western

part of the harbour for the protection from robbers of that part of the Colony.

34 24 Jards Major General Requesting that the necessary

B'Aguilar. bedding be issued to the men of the 98th Regiment, who are employed at Police.

temporarily

35 25 fand Major Caine. Authorizing him to pay to fur

Lorrie the fine of $200 levied on two shopkeepers, who purchased stolen from his house.

goods

36 25 Jan't Mr Lowrie Informing him of the above award. 87 25 Jan= The Reverend Forwarding hind Letters Patent

Y. & Stanton appointing him Colonial Chaplain. = the 38 25 Jaw Major Caine. Regarder pendence with this office.

of conducting

the

mammer

39.25" Jawz Licut Gedder. R. Similar to No. 38.

4025 Hand 2 d. J. Gordon Eqt Similar to No:38

41.25 Jaw = Major General Forwarding a Menute in Council

D'aquilar. regarding Quarters for himself, and

staff

22 fard Minute in Council.

ry

Regarding Quarters for beneral D'Aguilar and his Staff.

42 25. Jan The Reverend Sanctioning $100 a month being paid

I. Stanton

pom the Colonial Leasury for his : residines pending the pleasure of

Government.

Forwarding

Not Date

To whom.

Subject

43 26 Jan = Seneral D'aquilar Forwarding a Copy of a minute, in Council in which General d'Aquilar's

24 and

minute in

Council.

offer of assistance towards forming Police is accepted.

Minutes in Council.

a

44 26 Jaw Major General Regarding three Houses at present

D'Aquilar. belonging to private individuals,

situated within the limits of the

45 26 Jan Capt. D'aquiler de

Jawz

necessity for

Check Choo.

to his letter regarding the

a Police Station at

46 26 Jan MR. Oswald. Replying to his Petition regarding the terms upon which, bround he occupies had been confirmed to him 47 26 Jan & Capt. J. Edwards Requesting the delivery to the

Afst. Adj't General Colonial Surgeon of the medicines

48 2

50

26 Jan & Meso Jardine Mathing Informing them that their

ру

N. Duns Esque

"three Houses within the Cantonment

R. Edwards Esqp can only be rented to military

49 265 Jaw = Capt. D'Aguilar. Forwarding Copy of 40: 48.

20 Jan Capt. D'Aquilar. Replying to his letter requesting the

Establishment

Post Office off communication between Victoria and the military Stations of

а

Check Choo and Sauvans

51 29′′ be held at the disposal of 29 JanTM" Caph D'Aquilar. Replying to an application for a

5 2 37 Jan 2 Sir Thos. Cochrane.

Boat to

to an

General D'Aquilar.

Rejoinder to the Admiral's reply application for one

of the Ships of War to be stationed off. the Western part of the Town, for it's protection

63 ft. Jebres A. J. Gordon Est. Forwarding for explanatory

observations two memorials from Mr. R. Oswald regarding some

lots of

of Land, of which he considered

himself

No: Date. To whom,

бед

Subjech

592

himself to be unjustly deprived.

54+ 2th Jebe Capt. D'Aquilar. Replying to his letter regarding the

removal of the Barracks from

West Point.

55 27 Feby Major Caine. Forwarding a Copy of Colonel

Gregory's letter regarding the necessity for home European Police at Check Chr. 56 2th Jebry A. J. Gordon Esqre Sanctioning the sum of $249,

for Contingent work during the current month. 37% 12. 76ry the Editor of the Calling for

18 How

explanation of his "Friend of China" assertion that he had been desired

by High Authority to direct the attention of the Commissioners of Roads be to the state of the Town,

arr

58 J. Febrs Capt. D'Aquilar. Forwarding a copy of Lord Stanley's

Desp: No : 2 regarding the military defences of this Colony.

59 yo te by Dr. Legge

Replying to an

application for the

payment to him of the annual grant of $1,200. formerly

formerly allowed to

ho

The Anglo Chinese College at Malacca, 60 8th Jeb The Editor of the A rejoinder to his reply to Mo: 57.

"Friend of China 61 8th Febry A. I bordon Esqre Forwarding

a

a Setition from contractor Amoon setting forth his inability to complete a portion of the Queen's Road for the sum. specified.

to a letter from General

62 8th Capt. D'Aquilar. Repilar regarding Quarters for

Jefry

himself and Staff.

63 9th Feby Capt. D'Aquilar. Regarding a petition from

Chines at Check Choo setting fath That his

bd get gebry Lieuch Fedder. Forwarding the

6 9th

destroyed rope walk had ben Forwarding the opinion of her Burgass, confirmed by that of the lovernor with reference to a complaint made by the Chief Officer against the master of the ship Emperor

Forwarding

No: Date. To whom.

Subject

65 97 Febry major Caine. Forwarding

The Rev d

a

copy of a Resolution made by the Governor in Council

and

C. Sutzlaff. forbidding the further cultivation A. J. Gordon Eye of Rice in the Hong nei chung

Soo-Kun poo Vallees. Rohibiting the further cultivation

Resolution of

the Governor in of Rice &c.

Council.

66 9th Febrs A. J. Gordon Esqpe Directing

an Estimate to be made the thorough draining of the "Hong-new-chung and Soo-kun poo

for

Vallies.

of

67 10 = Jebs S. R. Davidson Acknowledging the receipt of Copics

Secretary to the of the Laws & enactments of the Govt of India. Legislative Council of India de.

tof. 68 16 Febrs Officiating Post Replying to his letter regarding

master General deficiency in the Postage levied on Calcutta. letters, in the Post Office, tictoria.

Nichard Wooshann

a

No:1

Lieut. Pedder R., N.

Sir,

Je Ye

ye,

Victoria. Houghing.

593

January 2nd 1864

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th of last month regarding

the repairs required to be made to the tivo ban Boats formerly taken in the Canton River, and handed over to your for the use of this Colony

As it appears both from your public and private communication, that the Boats in question are of no use in this Colony, His - Excellency the Governor is of opinion they had better be sold ; and you accordingly authorized to advertis them for Sale by Public Auction, giving notice of the day of Sale.

are accor

one weeks.

t

I have ye

(Signed) Richard Woosnam.

A. J. Gordon Esque

ho: 2

No: 3

James Warner Esq =

Assistant Surveyor Morelow Bay,

Sidney

New South Wales.

ye

594

Land Officer ter

to

Sir;

Victoria, Hongkong,

January 2nd 1864

184.4.

Sam directed by His Excellency the lovernor to forward to you an Original Letter from the Refect of the Catholic Mission. at Houghing, respecting

a small piece

of bound which he wishes to obtain .. either by grant or purchase, and to desire,

that you

will examine the location, and

report your opinion for the informations of Government.

I have & (Signed) Richard Momiam.

No:3

Sir,

Victoria's, Houghing.

nd

January 20d 18046/h

I am directed by His - Excellency the bevernor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated the br of October last; tendering your services as a Surveyor; and am to inform you, that ample provising having been already made for the survey: of this Colony, under direct instructions prom Her Majesty's Government, it is not in his Excellency's power to offer you employment.

I have 4 =

(Signed) Richard Hosnam.

No:4

Mexander Anderson Eye

Siv

Colonial Surgeon ye

Victoria, Houghing, January 20th 184/4.

2nd.

I am directed to acknowledge.

receipt of your

with

αντ

letter of the 30th Ultimo,

McM

ن

595

"The Bill for Nudicines already supplied to the Public Servants by the Hongkong Hispensary is sunctioned, and hauwith retioned. It will be paid by the Treasurer to Government on bring duly - uccipitid, and countersigned by you

it's correctness.

the

token of

Indent and Bill for Medicines. The Indent will be referred to the Department to ascertain if it can be complied with pom the Military Medical Stores; and in the

proper: Depo

you must buy any

mean

Medicines that

be immediately required.

timo

may

The arrangement you propone for

the custody of the Medicine is approved,

and

an allowance

of $20 per mensem

Me: 5

I have v.

(Signed) Richard Wosnami.

in

To The Officiating. Assistant Adjutant Ceneral

Li

Je

Victoria, Maughong.

January 25 18/./.

>

you

will submit the

enclosed. Original Indent

for

Medicines,

is sanctioned as a temporary arrangement

from the 1th of this month.

12

The

I am directed by His Excellency the

Governor to beg, that

acquired by the Civil Department; to -

Colonel

596

Colonel Campbell, with a request that he

will be so

good

as to have the Military

Medical store Keeper called

whether he

or

Carv

any part of its

orr

to

say

comply with the whole

I have te,

(Signed) Richard Wesnam.

Ocloud. Campbell C.B.

er,

HA. Ms. 98th Regt.

* Ye..

Ye

Victoria, Honghong.

6 January 1844

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your

letter No: 673, of the 3rd Instant, accompanied by the Proceedings of

you had, at

the Committee, which

my

the

request, ordered to assemble, to investigate

No: 6

1

the complaints made with reference to the Freight Ship "Lady Amherst

I have given those Reecedings, as well as the opinion passed by the

Committee,

my

most unbrassed, and careful

consideration; and whilst I concur in, and confirm, that opinion, get looking to the circumstances adduced by Mr McQueen, as well as to the heavy loss to which the Owners of the Lady Amherst have been already subjected, and also adverting to the very conflicting and contradictory of the evidence which has been brought- forward on some of the most important

nature

a cate

points, I do not think that such has been established, as either calls for would justify

in withholding any

me

or

part of the balance of the Passage money for the hoops which is to be discharged by

Bills on the Government of Sudias

my

India,

597

I cannot oil in this letter to

you

evidence of

no

state to go any perfect approbation of the Committee's having declined to receive

a recriminatory nature, which could have lended to me good purpose, and could not have failed to add to the difficulty of the invidious and unpleasant duty which I am called on- to perform in this maller.

Sacturns the Roceedings of the

Committee, and all the other documents that accompanied them, in order that

Whe latter

is

an ay

as

be returned (as far 4 of them. The Fifty Pounds paid to the

necessary) to the owners

Master of the "Lady Amherst, at Aniger

will be deducted from my

Bills, and

paid to Captain Bruce, or his order, by the

Treasurer and Secretary to Government.

I have te (Signed) Henry Pottinger

No: 7

1

Qu: f

The Honorable,

No: 8

ale to

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate

выс

Victoria, Honghing.

6th 1841.41.

January 6t

Iam directed to acknowledge the

acceipt of your letter No:302 of the 29% of last mouth and to inform you,

that His

Excellency the Governor sanctions the

increase

mouth which

you

of $5 per mmend to the Salary of your Chinese

recommend

Police Clerk (Ing Fong Chang) to commence

from the 14 Instant.

I have to

(Signed) Richard Hostiam.

The Honorable,

Major Caine, Chief Magistrate, &c.

vn.

Victoria

:

1

}

Lis

Victoria, Aughong, January het. 18.11.

Sam directed to acknowledge the

receipt of your

letter ho:303 of the 30th of last. mouth and to acquaint you

that His Excellency the Governor sanctions a Slove

being purchased for Your Office at Expense not exceeding $80.

Vetoria, HongKong

January 6th 1844.

Sam directed to acknowledge

593

dge the th of last

cover to a copy of the award

receipt of your anouth giving

letter No: 305 of the 30th,

of la

of

arv

The Bill (in duplicate) for the

Stove will be paid by the Treasurer to

Government

συν

your Countersigning it ; in

preef of its correctness.

I have Pe (Signed) Richard Womam.

the Arbitrators between Mr. Williams Scoff

and Messrs Burd H.

and

you

That award is entirely approved

are r

requested to take the necessary

steps for having it fulfilled.

Shave He

(Signed) Richard Wootman.

The Honorable,

:

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate be

Victona,

No:10

Willians Scott Egor

No: G

Victoria Houghing,

6 Jarurary 1844.

Sir

I am directed to acknowledge the

receipt

dated pom tomorrow.

I have to

(Signed) Richard. Wornam.

inform you

!

İ

any further representation to make,

receipt of your

been directed to see the award of the

arbitrators between

you

carried into effect, so that should

ought to apply to that Office

I have Vc.

(Signed) Richard Hosnani.

letter of this date and to

that the Chief Mugishate has

and Mest Burd the

He

have

No:12

you

you

A. Y. Gordon.

Dr. Anderson,

Sir,

Colonial Surgeon Ho

Victoria, Hongkong,

6th January 1844

Richard Burgas

Chat St. George Cleverly. Chas. E. Stewart,

Gentlemen,

No:11

In compliance with your applications of this date. J'aur directed by His Excellency the Governor, to convey to you his sanction absence from the Colony, of Live days

for

an

dated

your

Esquires te, &c, &c,

Victoria, Hongkong.

к

January 6th 1844.

599

I have had the honor to receive

to

and lay before His Excellency the Governor letter of the 4th Instant, replying mine of the 15th Ultimo and offering

as to the terms on which

your opinions

the Marine and Town Lots hitherto -

granted or sold, should be confirmed to the Grantees

or about to be sold,

and Purchasers.

In

In

reply Sau directed to

the following you

communicate to

robservations.

His Excellency the Governor will be prepared to adopt your recommendation with regard to Marine Lots, under strict observance of the rules specified in

letter above adverted to.

my

and

a

concurs in,

His Excellency fully approves of your proposal that the Town Lots heretofore allotted should be arranged in classes

and the rent fixed accordingly. It is quite obvious to the most

casual observer, that all lots situated

along the southern

Road

or

verge of the Queen's

in its immediate vicinity and

to which there is either

or a

no ascent at all.

very gradual one, have hitherto

been rated much below their

nuch below their proper

value, whilst others which

are

difficult

of

of approach and

be

orr

which

money

600

must

expended (inrespectively of Government laying out the Streets ) to remedy that objection, have perhaps occasionally been estimated too high - Even in classing these latter it ought havever to be always bome in mind that the outlay of forming

at Keeping

them in repair

roads as well as

and draining them de, de, will, after all, chiefly fall or Government and should be carefully looked to in the pending arrangements.

at

"His Excellency freely admits the advantage and propriety of abiding far as may

be consistent with the public

interests, by past engagements and promises, and acting

on

the liberal

principle authorized by his instructions from Her Majesty's

Government,

he sees no

objection to your announcing that should

any

601

any individual deem his lot, or lots to be overvalued by your

Committees classification such lots shall hereafter be held at the

rate at which similarly

average situated lots

may

sell at the ensuing

sale, it being clearly understood that

Government will be entitled to all advances

ог

-profit that

may

accruce on

these

transactions. The same rules as to improvements, transfers, te, that have been already laid down and

Commun

unicated to you will of course, be minutely applied to the lots under discussion.

Your Committee has seen

from Her Majesty's Gracious Instructions to the

Governor that all lots- under whatever

-

denomination - to be sold in future

to be put up

at

ar

are

upsch price to Public Auction, and His Excellency thinks that

that

that upset price should be the same that corresponding lots, whether marine or Frow classification, that the

lots bear in

your

to go

lots should not be allowed to go below

advance

any

such upset price, and that made beyond the upset price by intending

purchasers should be in the shape of annual rent and not of a

bonus

or

premium, the adoption of which latter mode, would probably, owing

many

to the reasons

individuals

you have stated, deter from coming forward to bid, thereby tending to check the rapid increase and prosperity of the Colony, and certainly in the end proving less advantageous to the Revenues of the Crown.

you

In conclusion I am to inform that His Excellency will be happy to receive and give his best attention to your further suggestions and reports.

I

I have to

(Signed) Richard Wernam.

Johin Rickett Eogre

Sir,

British Consular Agent.

Macao .

Vetoria Hongting 9th January, 1844.

With reference to a dispute which exists between M John Smith and to Joze Antonio da Luz (Merchants at Macao) regarding 2,000 Bags of Rice at present in

of the keeping of Messrs Holliday, Wise se of this place, I am directed by His Excellency lovernor to request you to inform No Smith that, in accordance with His Excellency's recommendation to submit the case to - arbitration, Mr. Da Luz has on his part

the

named

No:13

602

named Mr Felix Hillario de Azevedo : the further progress therefore to a final settlement of

of the question now rests with Mr. Smith, who has not yet replied to a

letter written to him

on

the 18th of November

last enclosing a copy of His Excellency's recommendation to Mr.Da Luz.

Should No Smith decline

submitting

the case to arbitration, in

addition to the expense which will necessarily

accrue

can

· from Storeage it is more than probable that the Rice will suffer considerable damage before the affair be legally decided by a Court of Justice,

this light His Excellency desires will represent the matter to M_

and in this

you Smith.

I have to

(Signed) Richard Woman

No: 14

:

603

No:14

Lieut. Pedder X.M.

dir,

Harbour Master.

Theteria, Maughing. I

10th fameary, 1844.

With reference to the report -- conveyed in your letter 40:17% of the 26t of December last to the effect that the Boat which was forfeited to the Crown

C

in accordance with the Governor's decision on Case No:604 (Chief Magistrates Departament) is not suitable for any publics purpose ; His Excellency is pleased

to cause it to be sold by Public Auction and pay the proceeds

into the Government Treasury, as your did in the case

of the two bun Boats.

to direct

yone?

I have to

(Signed) Richard Wormam.

No:15

Lieut. Pedder. R. A.

Harbour Master, j

Victoria Houghing

No:15

No: 16

Lieut. Pedder. Wh

Harbour Master

Victoria, Honghing,

604

Sir

10th January 1844.

Sir

your

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your

letter No : 1 of the 14 Inistant requesting instructions regarding four coloured mon found in a small Canoe at Sea by the Transport "Cornwall" and supposed to have escaped from the wreck of some native

In reply His

Vessel in the Pacific. Excellency the Governor is pleased to

direct

you

to feed and clothe the men

and to employ

Boat men

in the Harbour Masters Department

them as

until

you

receive further

orders on

the

subject

I have te

(Signed) Richard Woman.

ho: 16

a

10

167 January

1844.

I have to acknowledges the receipt of letter No: 3 of the 8th Instant regarding

Boat which was

confiscated by the __ Sentence of the Chief Magistrates Courh

Should

you

u consider such a Boat to be...

acquired in the Harbour Master's Department, the Governor is pleased to sanction

your

retaining her, but if not His Excellency wishes to learn (verbally) pan

you

the

Engineer or Commissariat Officer whether she would be

useful in either

of their

Departments and then to forward their replies for His further instructions.

I have de

(Signed) Richard Humam.

Wooman

No:17

695

A. J. Gordon Ogr

Land Officer

Sir

No:17

>

Vetmias Merighing.

1807 January. 8844.

}

His Excellency the Governor is · " pleased to sanctions the expenditure of theo Hundred and lovenly one Dollars ($271 for contingent work during the month

shown in the Estimate of January forwarded with

1th Sustant.

as

your

letter No: 1 of the

I have the

(Signed) Richard Hooman.

10. Jacmeary. 18.04.

No:2

She reply to your better word of the

Saw

12. Sustant, and with reference to the charge of $60 which the Governor has been pleased Estimate for the Contingus

to allow in

your

Jam

work during the mouth

the month of January Save directed to inform you that this Excellency

only

sanctions that

expense

ad a

temporary arrangement, to be discontinued the moment the present pressure

or v

the

Land Departinent shall have ceased and in the

mean

time therefore Ais

you

continue to

Excellency directs that charge the Expense as a

Shave to

Contingency.

(Signed) Richard Hamam-

No:18

A. T. Gordon Esgr

Land Officer

Ne: 19

Veloria, Houghing

A. J. Gordon Esqre

Land

18th

2 Land Officers

Sir,

12

Victoria, Houghong, 10th January 1844.

3

In reply to your letter Rio:d of the

Instant Tam

directed to

convey to you

the sanction of the Governor for the sum of six dollars ($6) a month being paid

wages of

as the

one

Cooly, who His.

Excellency considers will be perfectly to perform the duties of both Porter and

Office Cooly.

I have te

able

No: 21

(Signed) Richard Wermam

A. J. Gordon Esqre

Laard Officer.

Victoria, Hongkong.

10th January, 18th th

ви

Sir

606

Sam directed by His Excellency, the

Governor to request you

Mat Building

and to

give at which it

αν

to examine the

used as a now used

may

Church

Estimate of the Expense

be repaired

so as to

render it fit for its present purpose for

period of tew or twelve months longer.

Shave Le

(Signed) Richard Woosnam.

Alexander J. Gordon Esqpe"

No: 20

Siv

Land Officer

Victoria, Houghing.

January 10th 18441.

I am directed to acknowledge the

receipt of your

a

letter No: 49 of the 19th Ultimo accompanied by a plan of a part of the City

of

ALTERNA

of

Victoria, and am to ac

am to acquaint

you

that

of the

His Excellency the bovernor approves

you

to take

plan and authorizes immediate steps for carrying it into effect-_

You are requested to report specially the circumstances under which the prossession of as Burd gained built

συ

on,

the site where his House and Godown now stands, as loverningent has reason to

believe that that location was

reserved.

originally

Mr. Burd and the present- occupants of the "lipper Bazar, will be allowed six months, ford the 18th of this mouth to remove their houses and shouts it appear on further inquing that Mr. Burd

any of them

or

are entitled to

remuneration (which must depend

solely

on

the terms by which they

in possession ) a Committee will be

are

appointed.

appointed to decide what that remuneration shall be.

607

His Excellency the Governor will

offer no objection to the proposal you make with regard to the valuable ground unauthorizedly given by Captain Elliot.

Caine and now in possession

to Major

of Messe Dent H, but

He

are to see that

you it is carefully measured into Town Lots and classified in conformity with the instructions which have already been

issued.

The lots on

Magistracy Hill need not be put up at the approaching sale as it is probable (or at least possible) they will hereafter be required for public purposes, for the erection of House of Correction, Debtors Jail be, &e..

"The first great object to be attended to after laying out the

а

de

Streets

Streets is a plan for effectually draining them, which pom their elevation above the Harbour will be easily effected and you

attention to this

· are to twen your important point as soon as possible and to submit a rough Estimate which will be sanctioned, in order that the work may commence without

de

delay.

Government will be glad to receive your opinion as to the best material for for forming the Streets as experience has

very

shown that the soil alone of this Island though it makes excellent roads for dry

1 weather is not adapted to resisting the : heavy rains. This wil will however be much remedied by the drains in the centre of

the Streets which His Excellency the Governor thinks should be formed of : the most lasting materials and covered with large flags with strong iron gratings

at

No:22

608

at short intervals to allow the water to escape.

All Householders will be required

course of smaller

to form a drain of similar durable materials but of dimensions, from their premises into

the main drains, and

or

по

open sewers drains will be admitted on any

plea or pretence.

You

are

requested to lay this letter before your Colleagues in the Land

Committee.

Your

As the plan you sent with letter has been forwarded to England you will be so good as to

copy for

the

use

(ligned)

as to furnish another of Government.

I have te

Richard Woomam.

Lieut.

609

Lieut. Pedder R. N.

Harbour Master

Victoria, Hongkong.

Sir.

13th January 18/1/0

18441.

your

letter ho: 5 of

In acply to yesterday's date in which

the Chinese Boat which

you

was

state that

confiscated

er or

by the sentence of the Chief magistrate is not required by either the Engineer Commissarial Department. His Excellency the Governor in Council is pleased to direct that you cause it to be sold by Auction and deposit the proceeds in the Colonial Treasury.

I have te,

(Signed) Richard Woornam.

No: 23

The Colonial Surgeon be

Victoria, Honghong. January 16th 1844.

Sir

liv,

With reference to my

letter of the

2- Instunt, regarding the supply of Medicine required for the use of the Civil Department, Sam directed to forward to

you

an

Original

Memorandum from the Medical Store Keeper who has reported, that all the other Articles indented for, can be furnished.

You will be pleased to receive the Medicines, with the exceptions now stated,

a

passing Receipts for them and having careful return kept of their expenditure, a copy of which should be submitted quarterly for the information of His Excellency the

Governor

in

Council.

Shave to

(Signed) Richard Woman

No:24 The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate be

Victoria,

Siv

Victoria, Hongkong. January, 16th 1816.

Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt

letter no: 13 of the 16 Instant, regarding of your the persons confined in the fail of Victoria a charge of having been connected with the hurning and plundering of a Salt funk

at Chuck Choo.

In reply I am to inform you

exish no

on

that

rational doubt but some

were concerned in that act

of

No: 25

there can

of those persons incendiarism and plunder and it was the intention of Government at one time to have had them put on their trial, het as the Original Affair, which led to the destruction of the funk, has been allowed to be compromised, and as

there would now exist almost insurmountable obstacles to obtaining

the

necessary.

you

good

610

necessary Witnesses against the Prisoners,

are authorized to release them, taking their personal Security for their future behavier towards all persons, and. especially towards the Master and Rew of the burned Junk, - and recording their names and residences, so that they

be easily identified hereafter, in

may

cave

that should be desired.

I have to

Woosnamn.

(Signed) Richard Henname

Alexander J. Gordon Esg":

Sir

Land Officer be

Vectoria, Hongking

January 17 th 1840.

I am directed by His Excellency the lovernor in Council to acknowledge..

the

611

5

the receipt of your lotter, No: 8 of the 8 hestant ;

reporting

for

an

avr

αυνα

application made by the

Prefect of the Roman Catholic Mission

additional piece of Ground in the neighbourhood of the Roman Catholic Chapel. In reply I am desired to intimate that lovernment permits you assign to the Refect, the bit of Ground .

to your

described in

letter as

lying

to

to the

your Southward of the Chapel, and measuring about 80 feet by 50, which is to be clearly- understood to be held subject (as is the case the Chapel) to any Rules

with the site

of

that Her Majesty's Government anay hereafter think fit to prescribe for that

and similar Grants.

With regard to the piece of ground to the Eastward of the Chapel, to which the Refects application expressly alludes, it cannot, under the explanation you

giver

give, be granted to him ; but the Prefect

will have

αν

opportunity, if he wishes it, of purchasing the adjoining Eastern let at the approaching Sale -

Referring to

arr

observation in

the Prefect's letter as to two lots of Gouvid having beese granted to his Paedecessor

for a Houndling House, I am desired to observe, that Government is not aware

of any such grant having been

sanctioned, and

will be pleased to

you into the matter and report on it : inquire into the

The Roman Catholic Refect

will be referred to you,

and

you

ave

requested to approze him of the nature of the instructions now - furnished to

you

I have de

(Signed) Richard Wortnam.

ho:26

The Reverend,

T. Antonio Feliciani.

Sis

7

Apostolic Refect of the Houghing Mission.

Ye

ye,

Vectoria, Houghong. January 17th 1964.

Jam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to actinovoledge- the receipt of your letter, under date the 29th of December, 1843, regarding a piece of Ground adjoining the Roman Catholic Chapel, which you

nd

gud

wished to obtain ;

612

No:26

No:27

Alexander J. Gordon Esqr.

Land Officer be.

and to inform you,

that, the necessary inquiries having been made, the decision of

Government has been communicated to the Land Officer (M = Gordon) to

whom

you

are

requested to apply.

I have te

(Signed) Richard Woomar

Ketoria, HongKong

January 17h 18h4.

Iam directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to acknowledge

the receipt of your

Instant, and to

letter No:8, of the 16th

authorize you to put

the Mat Building used as a Church

now

into a perfect state of Repair

you

ever

the Estimate have submitted should be somewhat exceeded.

though

You will proceed in this work

in consultation with the Reverend- Mr. Stanton, and it will be advisable

to have all the materials collected. and

prepared, before you Building,

Commerce on

so as to cause, if posir

ble

the

no

interruption

(

No:27

...

interruption in the performance of Divino Service.

It is understood that there is some Chapel

Chapel Furniture (Benches, Reading Desh &c.) at Macao, and Iv. Rickett has

been directed to send it over, so

you

an

that had better await its arrival, and.

inspection of it before you

steps for providing

A

more?

take any

I copy of this letter will be

sent to Mr. Stantoni.

Ireturn the Estimate which

came with

your

letter, with some

remarks appended to it

I have te

(Signed) Richard Hectiam.

No:29

Sir,

Victoria. Hongkong. January 17 th 1844.

613

Iam directed by His Excellency the lovernor in Council to forward for your information a copy of a letter this day addressed to Mr bordow, the Land Officer authorizing him to put the mat Building now used as a Church into a state of

perfect repair.

I have te

(Agned) Richard Wooman.

The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate &

No: 28

Liv

The Revd Vincent Mantonr.

&c.,

Victoria

Victoria, Honghong.

January 17 th 18/0654.

I

I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter ho: 21 of the 18 Instant

and to ca

the sanction of His convey to you Excellency the Governor in Council to

your

entertaining two Portugues Oversions of

Prisoners whilst at work.

deem

I am further directed to observe that Government dean it highly desirable. that all prisoners sentenced to hard labour should not be allowed to be idle

during the hours allotted to work, and to

will as far as possible beg that

you

enforce a Regulation to that effect

I have be

(Signed) Richard Woomam.

Richard Burgass.

A. J. Gordon.

Chas. St. Geo. Cleverly. Chas. E. Stewart

No:30

Gentlemen,

Kelmia, Houghing

January 18th 18.4.4.

614

I am directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter ho: 12 of the 13th Instant with its various accompaniment that everything acquaint you

and am to

you

have proposed and recommended is approved and sanctioned with the exception of your proposal respecting Suburban Lots which are to lie

over

further inquiry and consideration. His Excellency in Council,

directs me to assure you

and impartial

for

& feerther

that the clear

in which you

mar manner in which

your

have investigated and submitted

the variety of private

sentiments on,

and public claims that have come

Esquire

de

Ас

before your

Victoria,

Committee is considered to

entille

615

i

inlitte you

to high approbation and thanks and will be specially brought

sty's Govern

Government

to the notice of Her Majesty's

I have be

(higned) Richard Hormam

The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate,

te

20:31

No:32

to some Ground at Shack : Q, and to reques

that you

will conjointly give effect to the instructions recorded in His Excellency's

Minuite which

you will find annexed

to the explanation of the case.

I have be

(Signed) Richard Hoomam

Lieut. Pedder, R. H.

Harbour Master.

The Reverend,

Charles butzlaff,

Chinese Secretary

Gentlemen,

Vetoria, Houghing. January 20th 1844.

I am directed by His Excellency,

the Governor in Council to send

you

accompanying Papers relating to a about the right of fishing

the

dispute

and a claim

to

Sir

Victoria, Hongkong.

January 224 1864.

Having understood that there are

in your charge some arms and ammunition which formerty belonged

to the two bun Boat's taken in the

Canton River, I am directed by this -Excellency the lovernor in Council to

forward

E

an

Indent from M2.

Sir.

forward to you Pickett, Her Majesty's Consular Agent at Macao, for

arms and ammunition

required for the protection of the Lorcha

attached to his Establishment and to

request you to furnish such of them as

you

are

able, for

which

you

will be

pleased to obtain Mr Rickett's receipt and send a copy of it, together with the Original Sordent to this Office:

The Lorcha is now

lying

in this

harbour, and the Master of her is ready

to receive the arms.

I have be

(Signed) Richard Wormanes

Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B.

de

Je, fe

No:33

Council Chamber, Victoria.

January 24th 1844

616

We have the honor to enclose an

Original letter which has been addressed Resident by the mercantile Firm

of

to our

be

of Jamieson How He praying that one

War Her Majesty's Ships of may allowed to anchor in the western part of the Harbour for the protection of that quarter of the Colony, and we shall be obliged by your giving the prayer your favorable consideration to far as the Service will admit- until a regular and sufficiently strong Police is organized.

We have be

(Signed). Henry Pottinger. ) George D'Aguilar.

)

Ym Cainer

January.

No: 34

The Honorable,

Sir

you

Major General D'Aguilar, C.B.

the ye

Je

Vetoria, Houghing. January 26th 1844.

Shave the honor to request that

good

will be so

as to direct that

the usual Bedding shall be issued to the men of Her Majesty's 98th Regiment

have been so good as to

whom you

-

authorize to be employed as a temporary Police in lieu of those

men

of the 55th

Regiment who have been remanded

to their Corps.

The Beda

care

every with the

Bedding

will be taken

of, and will be sent back

men,

when th

they

I have de

are

relieved.

(Signed) Honry Pottinger.

No:35

Ne: 34

617

The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate

Vetoria, Hongkong.

January 25th 18/46.

Ser

Mr Robert Lowry having

submitted a Petition to Government praying to receive the $200 recovered as a fine from two shopkeepers who purchased

a

part of the Goods stolen from him, Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to request you

pay

Mr

that sum to M2 Lowry.

I have be

(Signed) Richard Woosnian

No:36

Mr. Robert Lowry.

Victoria

will

No:35.

Sir

Victoria, Hongkong. January 28th 1844.

20

I am directed by His Excellency

the lovernor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your Memorial and to

inform you

that the Honorable the

Chief Magistrate has been authorized

to pay you

the $200 recovered as a

a fine

from two shopkeepers, who bought part of the goods stolen from you.

I have be

(Signed) Richard Hormam.

To the Reverend,

Vincent John Stanton, B. A

fe

Victoria, Hongkong, January 25th 184/01.

Sir

No:37

Not 38,39,40

Sir

618

I am directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to forward to 6 you

letters Palent issued

the

accompanying

in conformity with Her Majesty's Gracious Commands appointing you

Chaplain of this Colony.

I have to

to be

(Signed) Richard Weossians

The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate.

Lieut: Pedder, R.N.

Marine Magistrate & Harbour Master

A. J. Gordon Coope

Land Officer

Victoria HongKong

25 January 184.

Sir,

Tir

Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to forward for

your guidance

O

an Extract of a

letter

as to-

addressed to Her Majesty's Consult at to

the man.

manner in which their

correspondence with this Office is for the future to be conducted.

ft

I have be

(Signed) Richard Human-

Extract.

8 = It being desirable to reduce the

expenditure of Stationery as much as

in all cases when your may be so short as to come on

possible.

first side

letters

the

of a sheet of Foolscap paper they are to be sent on a half sheet, but, if your Signature

second

or

Comes on the

third leaf a whole sheet

619

and if on the fourth leaf a half blank sheet is to be attached to it. The same

rule will be applicable to letters that be so long as to fill above

may

whole theet of paper.

a

A sheet of lines, for adoption

your Office, is also forewarded herewith.

By Order,

in

(Signed) Richard Hooman

Government House, Victoria,

No:41

Hongkong, 22 January, 18464.

The Honorable,

Major General D'Aquilar, C.B..

Commanding A. Ms. Land Forces in China.

Sir

and

ye,

Victoria, Hongkong.

January 28th 18/44.

In

¿

letter

In acknowledging the receipt of of the 8th Justant regarding. Quarters for yourself and Staff. I have

your

the honor to forward a copy of a which I laid before my Council under yesterday's

a minute

Colleagues

date.

As Mr. Commissary Veneral

in

Coffin is placed directly under your orders at Commanding Her Majesty's Choops in China and as

my Official connection with that Officer extends

to the Provision of Funds, I beg you

only

will be so

so good as to obtain

as to obtain from him

the information Spoint out in one

part of my

minute as to the amount

own and

your

Staff's House

of your and Office Rent, which will be-- recoverable on being furnished with a Memorandum of which I shall be able to complete the arrangement Shave

proposed

620

proposed by directing the balance of the Mr. Lane's House to be paid hom the Evil Department pending the

rent of

pleasure of Her Majesty's Government

I have te

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

Minute.

"Victoria), 207 January.

22-

In submitting the accompanying General letter pom the Honorable Major D'Aquilar, I beg to premise that I consider him to be fully entitled to a Residence at the Public Expense both

as

Commanding Her Majesty's Forces in China and in his Civil Capacity of Lieutenant Governor of this Colony. I have felt some difficulty in

decision regarding the

coming to any

House now

recupied by Lord Saltown

because

because that House is situated within

the thound that I assigned for military purposes by any letter to His Lordship of the 20th of May 1843, ( No: 186) and since then I have not permitted any interference with the Ground in question on the part of the Civil

Authorities.

A question has arisen as to the

limits that are to be

are to be fixed for that

Shound, which has led to a

to Her

Majesty's

our

reference

Government and the

decision that reference may hourly (I hope) expected.

be

That being the case I propose that the questions of the repair and appropriation of the House in Lord Saltour's occupation should be allowed to he over until the decision Irefer to is received and that the owners of

that

are

621

at

that House Mess" Jardine Matheson the) should be apprized that they liberty to let or rent the House to any the Carrison pour mouth to Officers of the Sarrison mouth but for no longer period as it may (and probably will) be requisite

the Home

to resume the Ground as soon as _ Instructions come Government

pom

mean time I would

In the m

and

further propose that It Lane's House should be taken by Government as a residence for the General Officer Commanding, his personal staff Offices for the transaction of public busines. That Mr. Commissary Coffin (or the proper Officer) should be to report what allowance, agreeably to Her Majesty's Regulations, the above Officers

entitled to for

called on

are

General

House

House Rent and Office Rent, that the amount of those allowances should be accovered monthly pan

their Abstracts,

and that the balance of the Rent of "Mr. Lane's House should be advanced monthly from the Civil Treasury until the pleasure of Her Majesty's Severnment

on

the matter should be received.

It is perhaps as well I should.

that the

add that even admitting House at present in Lord Saltoun's occupation be permanently assigned for the residence of the General Officer Commanding, it seems to me advisable that it should be taken down to admit

of the Hill on which it is built being "cut down, and that therefore any steps for repairing it as would I conceive be a useless expense-

it as it now stands

The House in question

was one

of the

>

verate

very

even

622

earliest erected in the Colony at a moment that the retention of this Island by Her Majesty

was a matter

of doubt and I do not think that the House could be altered or repaired

(except by rebuilding) so as to form a suitable residence for the General Officer Commanding with his personal staff

No:42

The Revd

Sir

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

Vincent Stanton.

Victorias, Hongkong

25 January, 1844.

Iam directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your

letter

of this date

very

in which

you request to be permitted

residence a house at the

- to hire for your

Crate of

One Hundred Dollars a month

のい on the understanding that the rent be

paid out of the Treasury of this Colony

pending the pleasure of Her Majesty's

Government.

In reply I am to inform you

your request;

that His Excellency accides to

however, the expres understanding

on

that

you

to

will be liable to be called on

refund such rent

such rent provided Her

Majesty' s Government do not sanction

your being accommodated with a

at the public expense.

I have to

house

(Signed) Richard Woonam.

No:43

The Honorable,

Major

Major General D'Uguilar, C.B.

Sir

Victoria, Hongking.

January

ALIG

26th 1844.

26

RECORD

OF

623

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter No: 4 of the 27° Instant and beg to enclose

Copy of a minute which I laid before Council on

the 24th

α

" Instant and from which

will see that

you.

your offer of assistance towards forming a Police is thank fielly accepted.

The instant the report of the

Committee which is named to consider the nature and extent of the Police to be organized is received by lovernment will be approzed of the number of Non-Commissioned Officers and that will be required.

you

men

:

by

I have to

(Signed) Hemy Pottinger.

Minute.

1844

Victoria, 24 January 18/0/0

Isubmit a letter addressed to me

men

the Honorable Major General D'Aguilar proposing to allow such

of Her Majesty's 55th Regiment to be selected us a

Police for this Colony as shall be required, after those men shall be specially reported on by their immediate Commanding Officer for good conduct, and approved by a

Medical Committee.

me to take up

It is needless for our time by pointing out to

in Council, that

an

my Colleagues efficient European

Police is not only desirable but absolutely indispensable to the welfare and good order of this Colony.

I

624

Ishall as soon as possible bring forward a Plan for registering all the Chinese Inhabitants of the Colony, and establishing a system of mutual responsibility, and security which I confidently trust will tend to the diminution of crime, and the safety of the lives and properties of all classes. But I am not the less satisfied, that

an

we must have

efficient body of European Police, and therefore I propose

that the

Major

General's

Offer shall be accepted with thanks, and that the Chief Magistrate, assisted by the Legal

Adviser to Government, the marine Magistrate, and the Assistant to the Cheef Magistrate, shall be requested to form and submit a Plan for the Police, showing their numbers, organization, stations and employment,

whether

the

whether by night or by day.

Palso propose that substantial and comfortable Station Houses for Police to be thus formed, shall be estimated for, and built

on

by

625

Lord Saltoin and by your Stuffe being placed at your disposal for the accommodation of Officers of the Garrison.

In reply Ibeg to inform you

such authority

spots to be

I have

selected for that purpose, with the least

possible delay.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

The Honorable,

Siv

Major General D'Aquilar C.B.

Commanding the Troops in China.

Victoria, Honghong. January 26th 1844.

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of your

letter No: 4 of gerterday's :date regarding the Houses now occupied

by

No: 4t

mo

in question as they

are

that

over the Houses

either private

property a else appertain occlusively to the Military Department, as is shown by

a

minute which I recorded in Council on

the 24th Instant, and of which I _

transmitted

a

copy

to you

in

my

Litter

received

any reply to

No: 411 of yesterday's date.

I have

my

ve never nec

letter to Lord Saltour referred to in that minute, but will observe that

you should it be still your

with to let the

question of

the bound rest as it it

until the acceipt of Instructions from England, Iam prepared to have it - intimated to the Owners of the three-

houses

houses which have been built within that bound, that those Houses on

only

becoming vacant can only be rented to Officers, and this intimation will, I

conceive, enable

whomsoever

you to assign them to you pleaser

осси

I think it right to take this opportunity (the first that has oured you assumed the Command) to degree

since

acquant you

or

that I was in no

shape, responsible for the want of

Quarters in this Colony. Soffered Official letter so

Officers

in an

long ago at June

1842, to Major General Burrell - who

then commanded here to have houses

built for Officers

the

on

simple condition

that he would notify in Seneral orders

was not to be

that their occupation optional, and that each Officer whatever his rank who occupied

a

House

House was to

pay

626

the Indian House

25

Pent of a subalterno ( 28 Rupees monthly)

Junote to Lord Saltown in a

private for some time in the early part of last year - so far as my memory

-

serves - repeating that offer in two modes One as above with the exception that House Rent was to be paid according

to rank - The other that

money

should

be advanced from the Treasury to Officers agreeable to their rank to build houses for themselves ; such advances to be recovered from their Abstracts by certain moderate fixed instalments, and in the event of any Officer dying. quitting the Colony, before his advance fully repaid the house to be considered public property and the amount stopped (less the monthly House Rent of Rank) to be refunded.

was

or

Had

Had any of these proposals been adopted and followed up, it is obvious that the present difficulty would have been in a great degree if not wholly; averted, and although the responsibility

would have been considerable I was

willing to incur it, from my personal observation and conviction of its necessity - - Subsequently I was prohibited from any kind of interference in such matters by my Instructions and the anival of Officer on the part of the master

an

General

of the Ordnance (Major Aldrich) - who proposed to remedy the deficiency - by appropriating to the public use, at

нагл

assumed value in some cakes, and

: without remuneration in others, the

1 Houses and property of certain firms cand individuals. To this proposal I - refused to give effect without positive

orders

No:45

627

orders from Home, but even then had Officer's Houses been commenced on they

I should

might

ready

ere

suppose have been

this time.

Imay conclude by adding that

Ishould consider the system of billets to be wholly inadmissible in the present

this Colony, and therefore unde

state

of

no circumstances could I concur in its adoption.

Shave to

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

Captain D'Aguilar,

Siv

fe

Ketoria, Hongkong.

January 26th 1844.

Sam directed by His Excellency -

the

the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's

date giving from

cover to an

one

Original dicut : Colonel Gregory to the address of the Honorable Major General D'Aguilar regarding the necessity for a European Police Station at Chuk Choo.

In reply Iam directed to

acquaint you

that Government have

at this moment under its consideration

a

plan for forming an efficient Police for every part of the Colony and that

in the

plan

into

mean time and until that

can

be matured and carried

in Council

His Excellency effect would suggest to the Honorable the Major Peneral Commanding, that Licut : Colonel Gregory should be - empowered to select a non Commissioned

and six Privates - all steady

Officer

sober

sober -

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men - from the 98th Regiment to

be employed

as a Police at Chuck Choo

and to be relieved from all other duties:

On the names

of this non-

Commissioned Officer and these six Privates ben

being

Communicated to the

Honorable the Chief Magistrate, they will

be enrolled

on

his list and will be

entitled to the usual extra allowance

as Police men.

α

With respect to there being resident Magistrate at Chuck Choo His Excellency the lovernor in Council sees the advantage of it, and it will form

the part of

now under arrangements consideration; but, it embraces not merely the nomination of a magistrate het also provision for an Interpreter which it is most difficult to make . Chinese Linguists might be

entertained

entertained, but it would be dangerous

and improper that involved either imprimmment, fine, or corporal punishment to the

smallest extent, and the same

to trust thenr in cases

- objection is specially applicable to the

individual alluded to in Lieut: Colonel

·

Gregory's letter ( by the appellation of the Lord Mayor) who is a notoriously

) dineputable character, and has besides no claim to the post he holds at present as the head (Tips) of the village of

Chuck Choo

To meet in some measure

the difficulties of the matter under discussion the lovernor in Council, requests you will move the Honorable the major General Commanding to order that the

limits

the Cantonment at Chuck Choo

shall be carefully defined and marked

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off by natural marks or where they do not exist by pillars being built, and as soon as this is done the limits will

an

be published for general information and Ordinance or Regulation will be framed and passed Council providing for all offences

in

Committed within those limits as

well as all claims for debts (both to a certain to be defined extent) being investigated and disposed of by a Military

Court

of Requests, which can be appointed mouthly (to sit once or

twice a week as occasion

under such orders as the Honorable

may requin)

the Major General may

be pleased

to issue.

In conclusion Sam directed

to further communicate to opinion of lovernment that a Guard

you

you the

Room

Room with Stocks and lock up Cells should be built within the Cantonment

then can

limits, for the confinement of all persons taken up for offences committed within the Cantonment until the charges against then

be inquired into, and in cases where the punishment awarded include imprisonment for any period longer than a few days

may

can

(which will be denoted in the Ordinance

с

-Regulation already adverted to) the

Prisoners can.

be sent

sent under a Warrant

of the Commanding Officer to the fail

at Victoria.

I have de

(Signed) Richard Hormam.

Mr Richard Oswald.

Vetoria, Hongking.

January

No:46

Sir,

January 26 5 1844.

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Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge

Memorial dated

the receipt of your

the 23rd Instant.

н

14th of

In reply I am to refer you to the notifications published in the Hongthing -Gazettes of the 21th of August and December 1843, by the former of which

will learn that Her Majesty's Government do not

you

validity of any

the

recognize Grants of land made

by any authority whatsoever previous to the ratification of the Treaty with China, and that a Committee was- specially appointed-under intructions received from Her Majesty's Rincipal Secretary of State for the Colmics - to investigate all claims to former grants

so

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so far

far as they could be confirmed with "a just regard to the interests of society

"at large."

That Committee decided, after the fullest and most patient investigation, that certain lots must be resumed and resold for the well bing of the Colony and the interests of Society at large, and

Sanre

had the

you opportunity that was afforded to all others, to make yourself. acquainted with the intentions of

Government.

Under these circumstances

the prayer of your memorial having ben fully considered by His Excellency the Governor in Council, I am desired to intimate to you cannot be complied with.

I have se

that it

Woosnam

(Signed) Richard Wormiam.

No:47

F.

Captain J. Edwards.

Sir

Assistant Adjectant General.

Victoria, Hongking.

26th Janicary 1844.

With reference to letter no: 670 of the 11 Instant, from Major Grant the late Asistant Adjutant General Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to request you

to

obtain the sanction of the Honorable Major General D'Aguilar for the delivery to the Colonial Surgeon of the Medicines specified in his indent of the 30th Ultimo and which the Superintering Surgeon says

furnished from the Medical Stores with the few exceptions mentioned in his Memorandum

Can

be

With further reference to the Superintending

:

ho:diy

is now r

Excellency

that the

Superintending Surgeon's letter which

acturned I am directed by His

in Council to say supply of Medicines now furnished must be considered to be annually required pom the military medical

Stores.

Shave be

(Signed) Richard Horsmans.

Meft Jardine Mathesome H

N. Duns Esqre and Robert Edwards Esqre

Gentlemen.

Victoria, Hongkong. January 26th 18441.

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to the Eastivard of Government House Hill.

having been allotted for Cantonments it

view to

to preventing

necessary toith a misunderstandings and public as well

is

:

as

No: 48

I am directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to inform you that the Ground lying immediately

to

private inconvenience - that the three. houses that have been built

ow

that

and at

ground severally belonging to you,

by

present occupied by Major Seneral Lord. Saltoun, Major brant and Captain D'Aquilar, should be rented alone Government, pending the receipt of Instructions from England, and

are

you

therefore requested on those houses becoming racant (as they are shortly expected to be) to hold them at the General disposal of Mr. Commissary Coffin, who will - under the orders of the Honorable Major General D'Aguilar Commanding Her Majesty's Land Forces in China-pay

the

monthly rent

you

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you may fix upon and appropriate them as may be necessary

Shave be

(Signed) Richard Woman.

Assistant Military Secretary.

No: 49

No:50

eray

as he General Coffins.

Captain D'Aquilar,

Victoria, Hongkong

January 26 t 18/44.

Sir,

Sis

think fit to No Commissary

Shave be

(Signed) Richard Woman.

Captain D'Aguilar,

Military Secretary be

Victoria, Hongkong,

January 29th 1844.

I am directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to transmit to

you for the information of the Honorable Major

General d'Aquilar the accompanying copy of a letter this day addressed to

the owners

of

Houses, situated within

the Ground allotted for Cantonments

request that the

and

am

to

that the major

Several will issue such instructions

Sam directed to acknowledge the

receipt of the letter addressed to His - Excellency the Governor by the Honorable Major General D'Aquilar regarding a Post.

on

the 20 Instant,

Post Office Communication

with Chuck Choo and Sauvan and also regarding Bridle paths being made from Chuck Choo to Saian and from Saiwan to Vctoria .

as

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In reply I am directed to inform you for the information of the Honorable the

Major

General that

arrangements will be made to take effect from the 1t of February for letters being sent three times

a week (that is every Monday, Wednesday and Friday) to Chuck Choo and Saiwan if put into- the Post Office by

Chinese

on those

10a.m. on

days and the Runners (who it is to be observed will be Chinck Codies entertained for the purpose) will return to Victoria at the same hour on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

This arrangement will be notified in the Hongkong Gazette and it should be clearly understood that nothing except letters shall be sent by

this

Conveyance.

1

"With regard to the Bridle Paths,

the

a

the

the Land Officer will be called on to examine the line of them and submit his opinion, together with Rough Estimate, but His Excellency the Governor is led to apprehend from inquiries he has made, that the expense will be to great, that it will not be admissible to incur it without the special sanction of Her Majesty' s Government.

forming

In

examining the line and

the Estimates - as

the Expense

will be solely for military objects

it seems to the Governor to be advisable. that the Assistant Quarter Master General should be associated with the Land Officer, and the Honnable the Major beneral will perhaps give orders accordingly.

I have be

(Signed) Richard Hooman.

ho:57

Captain D'Aguilar.

Military Secretary.

Siv

Victoria, Honghony. January 29th 1844

2

No:57

Iam directed by His Excellency the lovernor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th Inshand on the subject of a boat being held at the disposal of the Honorable the major General de

In reply Sam directed to

that the Governor considers

your

letter

inform you, that a Boat for the purely Military purposes described in should be furnished by the Commissary beneral under the orders and authority of the Honorable the

General, in the Major

the same manner

that

No: 52

that all other military charges

incurred.

I have to

are

(Signed . Richard Woman.

Rear Admiral,

Sir,

Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B.

fe

te

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Council Chamber Victoria,

Hongkong, January 31, 18441.

When did ourselves the honor

we

to address you by our letter No : 38 of the

24th Instant, we were neither aware that Mess Jamieson, How He had made a nor did we previous application to

you, intend that our letter should convey such wish as that " a naval fore

any

should be stationed abreast of their stores se

Besides

1

Besides the above explanation, think it right to remark - to prevent future misconception - that

we

He

have

you been entirely misinformed as to mefic Jamieson How It (or any other Farms similarly siticated) erecting Buildings remote from the usual Police Stations.

Captain Elliot's first step after taking possession of this Bland in 1841 was to request Her Majesty's Senior Naval and Military Authorities to select such locations as

they considered best suited for their respective Departments. A Committee which assembled by order of Commodore Ser Gordon Bremer composed of three Post Captains of the Royal Navy fixed on the spot where

the Naval Stores

are now situated

near West Point which location has since bome the

name of havy Bay

and

:

and which was

1

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further marked off and specially reserved at the request of thee Admiral Sir William Parker subsequent to his arrival in China. Lieutenant General Sir thigh

How

bough himself selected the site of the Barracks at West Point at present abandoned, (as well as those of the other Barracks on the island) so that you will perceive that most Jamieson Has H (and other Proprietors of premises in the Western Quarter of this Colony)

reason to hope and believe that they would be amply protected

had

every

one

pom their close vicinity to West Point "Barracks and Navy Bay the intended to be a chief Military- the other the only haval-Station in the Colony

We have te

(Signed)

(Signed) Merry Pettinger

) George D'Aguilar

7 pm Caine :

A.7. Gordon Esq.

re

Land Officer

te

Vectoria, Honghong.

1 February 1844.

Siv

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you

your

antiver.

No: 53

Onvald's first Memorial, both of which

will be pleased to return with

Shave be

(Signed) Richard Homam.

No:54

Captain D'Aguilar,

Military Secretary &

Victoria, Honghong,

Jebruary 2nd 18/4/4.

Sir

I am directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to forward to you

for such observations as

make on

5

you may

have to

them two memorials from N=

some lots of Land,

Cswald, regarding which he considers himself to have been unjustly deprived of.

I am also desired to send for record in the Archives of your Office copy of the reply (No:46) made to h

а

Oswald's

Iam directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date on the subject of that Point Barracks In reply I am to acquaint you for the information of the Honorable the Major General Commanding that it is the opinion of His Excellency the Governor that those Barracks appertain solely

to

to the Military Department and should be dealt with at the Major

may see fit to direct.

General

Government has no possible

the Barracks, and

use for

originally brill

by

as

they

were

order of Sir Hugh

Yough and have since been added to altered, and repaired under Lord Saltoun's authority, their transferral to the Civil Department of the Colony would only tend to confusion

confusion in the Public Accounts, besides adding to the abready too onerous duties of the Land Officer and his Establishment

His Excellency would suggest, a Committee should be appointed report on the

that

to

the Barracks and to decide whether the materials should be sold

For

kept for future Military Buildings. case the proceeds would

ner case

In the former

No:55

course be paid

over to the

638

Commissary Ceneral-and in the latter

the materials would remain at the disposal of the Engineers Department.

I have de

(Signed) Richard Tomain.

The Honorable

Sir,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate.

Vietnia, Noghing

2th February 18.4/1.

I am directed by the Governor in Council to forward to you the accompanying copy of written by His Excellency's

a letter (No:45)

direction

in reply to a representation forwarded to hind from Colonel Gregory regarding

the

of

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The

he necessity for an European Police

Station at Check Choo, and I am to

request you to place upon your list of Police men, and

and pay

the usual allowance to, the Non-Commissioned- Officer and six Privates whose names will be forwarded to you by Colonel Gregory, and who it is to be hoped will prove a sufficient protection to the neighborhood until

Police Establishment

a more

can

I have be

complete

be formed.

(Signed) Richard Woman

AI. Gordon Egr

Sir

Land Officer te

Victoria, Hongkong. 2th February 1844.

ل

No:56

of your

I have to acknowledge the acceipt letter no: 9 of the 31th Ultimo

an Estimate of the Expense

forwarding

of the Contingent Work in the Land Department for the current month amounting to $249 - His Excellency the Governor ne Council is pleased to sanction

but I am directed to

this

expense,

-

request you to prepare, in time for

transmission to England on the 18th Instant, by the (Sesostres a general

#

Estirnate such as shall include all sums already expended on Works of the like description and such as shall als show the sums of money that will probably be required for the continuance of them during the Current year.

I have te

(Signed) Richard Werman.

Maisy

The Editor of the,

Friend of China,

Sir

Veloria, Houghing, February 6th 18441,

I am directed by His Excellency

the Governor to inform you

that his attention has been attracted to the

Ne: 57

Leading Article in your Paper of today

you assert that you

in which

have

been desired by High Authority to direct the attention of the Commissioners be be This remark with what follows is to His Excellency utterly inexplicable both because His Excellency cannot

any stigh Authority

understand

directing you

640

His Excellency does not know who the Commissioners are, to whom

you

allude

His Excellency further desires me

that so long as you

to inform you

own

no

are

confine your Editorial remarks to your matter who they may be, you

opinions a to those of others, most perfectly at liberty to criticise in any form or shape you like, but when you

right to as assume to yourself the

to address the public servants of Her Majesty by desire of High Authority it is necessary to put a stop to such assumption.

In conclusion I am to require

you to give up

the

name

of the High

Authority referred to, and to intimate

that unless you

of

to

you

to point out to any Her Majesty's Servants in this Colony what their duty is, and because

His

do so, your

Paper must cease to be the organ of the Government notifications be

I

641

I have de

(Signed) Richard Woomam.

Captain D'Aguilar,

Assistant Military Secretary de

Sirs

Victoria, Hongkong, February 7 th 1844.

No:58

With

a view to saving time, and putting the Honorable Major General F'Aquilar Commanding Her Majesty's Forces in China in full possession of the vicus and Commands of Her Majesty's Government, as regards the future Military deferrces of this Colony, Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor to forward to you, for the information of the Honorable Major General, a copy of a Despatch dated the 15th November

1843

the 18h. I thay

н

H

Mo: H. ho: 198-10. ha: 215... 28th

"

a

1843

H

"1

910: 244 - 13th June Pro:24. Jesly.

3

No:14

Pro: 18

78

H

No:34 28th a

"

1843, which was received by the "Sesostres "

Steamer

on

the 30th of last month. In forwarding this transcript of Lord Stanley's Despatch, Sam further directed to state, that the ground work and basis of the Despatches to which His Lordship refers are shown in the Governors letters to the address of Major

General

Lord Saltown the ho= and dates of

noted in the margins.

which

are

The Change in the not between

both 18 the letters of June and July

No:36.30th

sh

No: 39.1th

"

R

"

was caused сайнд

a

Br. 38. Flanged by the Island having become

British Colony, by the Exchange of the

The as

No: 45.. 6th 20:49. 7th

Re: b1 19.

K

#

2.7 30. Ratification of the heaty.

No:

H

Some of the letters of which

the No! and Dates are noted had not

all

reached England at the date of and Hanley's Despatch, but as they to the same purport as those

were

on

which

His

:

His Lordship's instructions are

framed

it is considered advisable to include

5

thene in the list to facilitate reference.

Any deviations from the plan

now sanctioned that

may have been intermediately made, can be rectified hereafter, and I am desired to add, that the Governor will be happy to receive the Honorable the major General's opinions as to the best position

for a Keep.

I have de

(Signed) Richard Woomam.

The Reverend,

Dr Legge,

Sir

Victoria, Honghong. 7th February, 1844.

:

I

No:59

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I am directed by the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of gesterday's date addressed to Hes Excellency requesting that he would be pleased to order the payment to you of the sum of

to the $1200 being the annual granit Anglo Chinese College at Malacca for

the year

1842.

In reply to this request. I am directed to refer you to a letter written by His Excellency's instruction on the 21- of August last, in answer to an

answer to an application made by the Agents of the Londow Missionary society for a grant of Lands Copies of those letters were forewarded by His Excellency on the 22th of August, for

2220 the decision and Commands of Ner Majesty's lovernment, but sufficient. time has not yet clapsed to allow of reply to that reference, the purport

a

of

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of which, however, will be duly

communicated to

you

as soon as it

arrives.

I have te

(Signed) Richard Hoesman.

The Editor of the Kiend of China.

Sir,

Victoria, Houghing.

8th February 1844.

Iam directed by His Excellency the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your

letter in reply to mine to the address of the Editor of the Friend of China of the 6th Distant.

Remarks

away

It appears that the Leading

were inserted whilst

you

were

at Macao, and that the Party

by whom the Paper

No: 60

was edited during

your

your

absence has distinctly retracted those Remarks so far as their having been made by desire of High Authority; which assertion alone led to their being noticed.

Under these circumstances

His Excellency the Governor is willing to overlook what has passed, but you

No: 61

are

expected to offer a most distinct explanation and apology

apology in the - Sleading Article of your next issue. The Enclosure to your

herewith returned.

Shave to

letter is

(Signed) Richard Homam.

A. J. Gordon Pegre

Land Officer, Victoria, Honghing.

Februa

cary

Sir,

8. Khuary 1865

Iam directed to forward to

Petition from the Contractor Amoon in which he

you

a

the

accompanying

states that in consequence of the absconding of Assam, who entered into Contract with Sovernment for the formation of a certain portion of the Queen's Road for the Sum of $920, he has himself paid $1200 in addition to #700 previously expended by Asam; that the Contract is not yet fulfilled; that the removal of one mass of cost him $150; and in therefore prays, that Government will

depay

the

rock will

Conclusion,

expense of completing the

His Excellovey the Governor

Contract.

wither you

to

make strict enquiries

as

No: 62

644

as to the truth of this statement and " to report, for the information of

lovernment, the amount of money you suppose to have been already expended and also the sum which will be

required for the completion of the

I have te

work..

(Signed)

Richard Herman

Captain D'Aguilar,

Sir,

Asistant Military Secretary

Victoria, Honghong,

February 8th 18404.

Iam directed by the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of the Honorable Major General D'Aguilar's letter of the 3rd Instant, accompanied

by

645

by a copy of one from Commissary Coffin on the subject of Quarters for Major General and his staff.

The

the

In reply I am directed to observe that it has all along been and still is His Excellency's impression that the Honorable the Major General is to be considered exactly on the footing of an Officer of corresponding rank on Staff in India, where he would draw a consolidated Staff Salary of Rupees 3333-5.4 per mensem exclusive of Rupees 600 monthly Tent allowance, when on Field Service .

That the whole of Her Majesty's trees employed in every part of China

Field Service is to selfevident that it need not be commented on,

are on

and although it is not probable, yet

impossible, hit

it is by

no means

that

that the Honorable the Major General might be called on by unforeseen events connected with his command

to proceed to the other Stations in Chine at present occupied by Her Majesty's

Forces.

Bearing this fact in mind and likewise looking to the opinion which the Governor has already recorded in his Minute in Council

on

dated the 22th of last month, that the Honorable the major General is entitled to a Residence at the Public

both as Commanding Expense, both as

the Land Forces in China and as Lieut;

Governor of Houghong. His Excellency

ecommends that Commissary General Coffin

should be instructed

to debit, recover and recredit the Tent

allowance of Rupees 600 mouthhs

above

above adverted to, that the Honorable the

Major General should pay, as proposed by him in his letter under reply - the further sum of Rupees 200 per mensom

Mr. Lane's House in part of the ront of

be built) (until public Quarters can

and that the balance of the rent nannely rupees 100 should be disbursed pom the Civil Treasury pending the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government. for whose information and commands arrangement (caused by the peculiar circumstances of this Colony) will be submitted by the mail that is to

this

leave

on

the 15th Instant

I have to

(Signed) Richard Hormam.

No: 63

Captain D'Aguilar,

Assistant

И

Siv

646

: Assistant Military Secretary.

Victoria, Hongkang.

Hebruary 9th 1844

I

I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to acquaint you for the notice of the Honorable the Major Seneral that a person named Hwang : tung: she residing at Chuck Choo has presented a Petition in which he sets "forth " that he has a Rope walk at "Chuck Choo, that he gave up a part of

"

"it last

year for public purposes, that throwing

"the Coolies

now

at work are

"rubbish and stones on the part which

" he reserved and thereby spoiling it,

" and that he therefore begs that the "Offices Commanding at Chuck Chor

be instructed to prevent this

may

"being done :

His

}

His Excellency the Governor thinks it probable that the Rope-talk in question may be situated within the proposed limits of the Cantonment. and if it is to, of course it must be appropriated, but in this event Government will consider itself bound

to pay

the

ouvier a

fair compensation and to assign to him another place his business. On the other

to

carry on

hand should the Rope walk be outside the limits of the Cantonments the Honorable the Major General is begged to be so good as to give orders to prevent the Groner being molested

in

any way.

I have de

(Signed) Richard Hooman

Lieut:

No: 64

Lieut. Pedder R. N.

Marine Magistrate.

Sir

647

Ketoria, Hongkong.

9th February, 18441.

With reference to your

investigation of the complaints

Mr. preferred by IV. Young the Chief Inate

Mr Keane the master of the Ship

against Emperor,

ag which you submitted on the

29th Ultimo, for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor, Sam directed to forward to you the accompanying opinion of Ir Burgass the Legal -

Adviser to Government in which His Excellency fully concurs and in accordance with which he is pleased

to direct

you

to act.

I have te

(Signed) Richard Hoomam

i

No:65

The Honorable,

Major Caine.

The Revd

Charles butzlaff

ayd A.J. Gordon is gr

Victoria, Hongkong. 9th February 1844.

Sontlemen, um directed to forward to

you

the

I am

ас

ccompanying Copy of

a

Resolution passed by His Excellency the

Governor

and

in Council

or in

am

to

on the 17 Ultimo

request that you

will be

pleased, in compliance with it, to form yourselves into a Committee for the purpose of determining the amount of Compensation, of any, that may be due to the Chinese occupiers of Land in the Wang-nei Chung and too-kun-poo

Vallies

Nc: 65

Vallies, who

are

648

thus to be compelled to

or

abandon the Cultivation of Rice and : substitute for it that of vegetables other produce not requiring excessive

migation.

I have de

Wooman

(Signed) Richard Harman,

Resolution

"The Question of the discontinuance of the cultivation of Rice in the tong nei-chung and Soo-Kun- poo

vallies

was taken into consideration, whereupon It was resolved - that the Honorable Major Caine, M. Gutzlaff and h Gordon should be a Committee, and Communicate with the Inhabitants

of the Yong-nei-chung and Soo-kun por rallies respecting the value of the Land: prohibited from being cultivated as

Rice

Rice Grounds.

trice copy.

(Signed) R. Burgass.

Clerk of the Council.

A. J. Gordon Edgre

Sir

Land Officer. h

Victoria, Hongkong. 9th February 18/4.

in Council an Estimate

Estimate for

649

the

thorough draining of the above named

will also be pleased to

ballies- you

include such Estimate in your general.

one

ho: bb

letter No:65

With reference to my of this date, addressed by the Governor's instructions to the Honorable Major Caine, Mr. Gutzlaff and yourself regarding the prohibition of the cultivation of Rice in the Wang- nei - chung and Soo-kun poo Vallies I am further directed to request

will, as soon as possible, submit for the consideration of His Excellency,

that

you

in

No: 67

for the Current year

which

you

are

preparing for tranturission to Her- Majesty's Covernment.

I have to

(Signed) Richard Hoomam.

J. R. Davidson Edgre

Secretary to the Government of India.

Fort William

Sir

Victoria, Houghing.

February

н

10 = 1844,

Sam directed by His Excellency the lovernor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th of

November

November last, No : 24.4 (in duplicate) and

to beg that

that you

will conv

Convey

to the Right

Honorable the Governor General of India

in Council the best acknowledgments

of

the various

this lovernment for valuable Papers that accompanied

that letter.

I have Le

(Signed) Richard Woonam

Officiating Post Master Coneral.

Sir

Calcutta

Victoria, Honghong. 10th February 18.474.

I have the honor to acknowledge

letter No: 269 of the the receipt of your 25th of November last pointing out the errors which had occurred in the Post

Office

No: 68

A

Office

650

at this Place in the collection of Postage upon letters intended for the

Overland Mail and to be transmitted dawk pom Calcutta to Bombay.

From your

letter it appears that

by

the total amount of Postage due upon the several letters and Newspapers

was

therein specified is Rs. 61 whereas the amount levied at the Victoria

Office only Rs.36 . 8 thus leaving a deficit to the Indian Government of Rs. 248 As this deficit is evidently owing to the negligence of the person in charge of the Post Office Department at this Place, who had been duly furnished with clear and definite instructions as to the rates at which Postage to be levied

all letters, Papers, te,

on

was

His Excellency the Governor is pleased

to direct that the amount of this

deficiency

!

deficiency be recovered from his salary which will accordingly be done and the sum thus recovered will be deposited with the Treasurer to this Government.

and placed to the credit of the Post.

Master General, Calcutta.

no

It is to be hoped that in future

further

errors

of

this kind will occur,

but should have received

you

Letters or Papers which

any

may have been

dispatched from this Place prior to the

receipt of your

deficiency

Communication, the

in the Postage due upon

them, will be recovered in the same ananner as this has been so soon as I

am

informed of its amount.

I have de

(Signed) Richard Woosnamn.

True Copies

Richard Wromam

1

651

uplicate

No:43

Despach.

My Lord,

Colonial Department

652

Government House, Victoria,

Aonghong, 7. May, 18440.

With reference to my Despatch NEW), of the 145.

' the 14th of Abruary, last I have the honor to forward to Your Lordship Copies of all Colonial outwards. Corespondence, which I have thought it advisable to continue up to this

date:

I have the honor to be,

My Lord,

Your Most Obedient, Humble Servant

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley,

che

"

653

1

654

in 156th Augstings

RECEIVED

SEP. 18 1844

1844.

Colonial Letters written during

the

period from the 14th of February, to the 7th of May.

7th May,

1844.

1. Indomare

Prep: No 43.

Fir Henry Pottinger

Received

up to this date.

Colonial outwards letters

Forwarding copies Fettes

*

Y

Index to the Colonial Letters written during the period pom 14th February to 7th May, 184th 655

To whom.

No: Date.

Purport

69 14th February Mr. Kirby

Ordering Wafers for the

Export Stationers Seal of Hongkong.

London.

69.A 15 February. Hon the Major Caine. Regarding the appointment Chief Magistrate of a Superintendent of Police in

this Colony, with a fixed and temporary Establishment for clearing the drains, Sewers and Water Courses, tr,

70 16th February. Hon. Major Caine. Forwarding a Memorandum

bytis Excellency the lovernor on a dispute between Captain Larkins and Mr Gillespie

71 16 February. Lieut. #= Redder, W. Regarding toitnesas to a case.

Harbour Master & of murder committed on board Marine Magistrate the brig, Harlequin"

th

a

72 19th February. Captain D'Aguilar, Regarding the crection to

Ash. Mil Secretary. House for the residence of Major

General D'Aquilar.

75 19th February.

P.M.

Lieut. M. Pedder, R. Sanctioning increase of Salary

Clerk for his Office !

to a

74 197 February. Hon. Major Caine the hiperente dust of Police

to

and Establishment.

75 205 February. Mest fardine mathermy. Regarding appropriation to

B. Duns Esq. Military purposes of their

R. Edwards Ear respective Houses and lots of

ground in the Cantonments at Victoria, tr

76 2015 February. Captain D'Aquilar Forwarding Copy of letter No: 75 77 20th February. Hon & Major Caine. Regarding Roceedings in a

charge for wounding 3 Chinese. 78 21th February. Rear Admiral Regarding the removal of the

bir tho Cochrane temporary Naval Stores from

the centre of the City.

CB

79 21 at thebruary. Honble. Major Caine. Regarding a claim by a No=

Hall against mess." Bell H

Sanctioning

}

Mo. Date.

22

To whom

Purport

80 25. Ahuary. How Major Caine. Sanctioning the Extra Establishment 1.

of the Superintendent of Police.

81 25.- Jebruary. Mest Jamieson How the Regarding a bessel of Har being stationed

R

at the Western Point of the Harbour of Hongkong.

82 24th Jebruary Capt. J. M. Edwards. Regarding

аго

attack by Robbers Afsh. Adjutant General, on Mr White's House, and assistance

afforded.

83 265 February Captain DiAguilar. Regarding accommodation and Posts for the night Guards in the City. Regarding instructions to the night "Abruary. How . Major Caine. Referring to letter No: 47 and

84 26 February. Hon. Major Caine.

85 28

#

86 24uary.

28

returning

Proceedings. Rev. K Stanton. Regarding a site for a college

schools in this Colony.

College and 87 205 thuary. A. J. Gordon legre Regarding draining of the "Wong nic

chung" and "bor-kun- por tallies.

%

88 24 February Captain D'Aguilar. Referring to letter No: 43 and informing.

that the Bounty money

to the Volunteers of It. Ms. 65th Regt as Police men, will be paid from the Civil Treatury.

89 29 Abruary Rear Admiral, Referring to letter No: 78 and

I forwarding Sir the Cochrane CB Copy of Despatch No: 15 of the 28th Feb 2 1844, to the address of Lord Stanley. 12 March. A. T. Gordon Eoqte Conveying instructions on the subject

go

91

2nd March.

letter No: 86.

Captain D'Aguilar. Referring to letter No: 75 and forwarding

replies from the oroners

of the three Houses situated within the Cantonments.

92 6th March. Mes Jardine Mathisant Regarding modification of the

Leases granted by Government.

"Denti

Turnert.be. J.

93 9th March. Captain ditquilar. Regarding valuation of the three

94

houses situated within the Cantonments. Captain D'Aquilar. Sanctiming the limits of

the

944 15 March. 95 115 March. Captain D'Aguilar. Regarding Military Defences of this

Colony. 95 124 March. Richard Burgas (4): Sanctioning expences of his Office

Legal Adviser to Govt Establishment. 12. March. Hour Major Caine. Regarding the death of a

occasioned by the discharge of a musket by a Lascar.

Regarding

97

ble

Chinese

No. Wate. To whom.

14 March

98 147.

99

Purport

656

Captain D'Aguilar. Regarding volunteers of H. Ms. 55. Regiment to be imployed as Policemen in the Colony and the payment of the Bounty pom the Civil Treasury be

15th March. A.J. Gordon Eye Regarding a ka toall proposed

to be

bult by certain owners of Marine Lots. 100 15th March. Lieut. 4. Fedder. Regarding Expenditure for carrying out

the New Harbour Regulations relating

to Boats to

101 15th March. Cichard Burgafolat Conveying destructions on the subject

of letter No: 99 102 155 Inarch. The Editor of the Requesting? Tender for printing.-

"Friend of China"." Government Notifications, Roclamations,

Ordinances be

103 15th March. S. R. Davidson Eye Regarding certain Implements and

Off. See to the Good Tea Seeds required by the lovernment

of India,

104. 18th March. Jet India.

of the Referring to letter No: 102 and requesting "Hongkong Register his Fender for printing Government

Dreuments &:

105 16th March. Captain D'Aquilar. Regarding the erection of a Roman

Catholic Chapel at Chek choo.

106 16th March . A. J. Gordon, Edgr4. Referring to Letter No : 92 and desering

an Estimate of the amount expended 16th March. A. J. Gordon, Esq. Regarding a Fracing of a part of the

in building in this Colony to the

Licen's Road to

loy 108 17th March. Hort Major Caine? Regarding valuation of the Rice Rev. Charles butzloff fields in the Hong-nei-chung and A. J. Gordon Eye Son. Koon- poo ballies be 109 18th March. H. J. Gordon Eye Regarding purchase of an Iron Ress

A.

for Keeping the Records of the land office. 110 15th March. Captain Derquitar. Regarding a site for a Military

Hospital. 111 18th March : How the Major Caine Regarding the Estate of the late Dr

James Satchell.

=

112 18th March. Richard Oswaldig. Regarding the subject of letter No: 111

and referring hind to the Chief

account Chinese

I. Magistrate. 113 18th March. A. J. Gordon Eye sarctioning the Estimate of Contingent-

work for the mouth of March. 114 19th March. Red - Charles bublaff Regarding payment of rent. It accou

Chinese beretary. of lands this Colony, by the Comby) of

Hongkong. 115 19th March. Hon Major Caino Regarding the European Police Corps in this Colony, their Extra Pay, distribution,

lodging.

ble

ww

657

No: Date

To whom.

lodging.

Purport to

ble

116 27 March. Hout Major Crime: Regarding Correspondence between himself

and the military mandarin at Kowloon for the suppression of Crime.

117

22 - March. Hort. Major Caine. Regarding

:: Major Caine. Regarding the erection of a Police Station 118 22 March. Licut #t. Pedder

Rt

at Chek Choo.

Regarding a distressed kaman named

Peter Fetchi

22. March. E. Pine Coffin Eyre Regarding rent of Mr. Gillespie's

119 22

!

7

Commissary General Premiks.

120 27 March. Hon. Major Caine.

off

Franting him leave of absence from the Colony.

121 25th March. Rid:Charles but leafs Sanctioning Establishments of the Chinese Secretary's Office, and of the Assistant Magistrate of Houghing in the

Chinese Department.

1 22 25th March. Red Charles butzlaff.

No: Late

To whom ..

Calcutta

Furport

136 28th March. The Post Master General Forwarding Postage collected in

China on letters to and from Caloutte, to the 31th January, 1844.

137 28th March. A. J. Gordas Eqt Granting him leave of absence from

the Colony,

138 28th March. Horded Major Cine. Chanting him leave of absence from 139 29th March. Richard Burgafe. Existe chanting him leave of absence from

1 40 19 April. Thomas & Scales Cape Regarding his instructions and Post

Deputy Post Master Office arrangements in this Colony be

Hongkong. Gordon Esg/

14.1 2. April A. Joighing.

Esqft Sanctioning Leases for the occupiers of Land, which was to be included in The Cantonments as proposed by major Aldrich.

2. a 142 2 = April. Captain d'Aquilar. Regarding the erection of a

Regarding Marine and Harbour Regulations for Boats, de

123 25th March, Robert Edwards lyre Regarding grants of Land in this Colony. 124 25th March. Hon. Major Cainer Regarding

Major Cainer Regarding commencement of his increate

Civil Salary as Chief magistrate of Houghing. 125 250 March. RiskStantors. Sanctioning Expences incurred

account of the Mat Church.

on

126 25th March. A. J. Gordon Erpe Sanctioning the purchase of the frow

Press referred to in letter No: 189. 127

25th March. A. J. Gordon, Esqre Directing him to put a wooden railing

to the Fridge grear the Commissariat Stores 128 26th March. Captain D'Aguilar. Regarding the subject of letter No: 127.

26th March

Mes Jardine Mathes & Acknowledging receipt of their Rejoinder

to letter No: 92.

129

"/

Dent H Commell He

Hetcher Larkins Ho

k, He,

130 26th March. Lieut. H. Adder R. & Chanting Mr. Lena, the Assistant to the

Harbour master leave of absence from the Colony

132 26th March. Cecil Beadon lopte

1332

131 26th March. Lieut. W. Pedder. R.. Directing the distribution of copies of a notice regarding the Pilot Station for the River Hooghly, be the Acknowledging receipt of Copies of a notice under feet to the boot regarding the Pilot Station for the River, of Bengal to Hooghly during the I.tt. Monsoon of 18434 J. I 27 March, A. Tombull Eye Acknowledging receipt of Copies of a prints

Under Sen to the Report on the Honorable Company's Govt of Bengal to Botanic Gardens. 134 28th March, Lieut. 14. Edder, R.M. Disposing of three of the colored

picked up at sea by the Comwall. 135 28th March, The Post Master Son: Forwarding Postage Collected in China

1, Bombay letters to and from Bombay to the 31 Jan 1844.

Forwarding

men

1432

station at Chek-choo.

2 April. Dr. Bridgman. Regarding his

Police

Regarding his exchanging a lot granted to him for the one that he bought from the late Mr Morrison. 144 2 April. How a Major Caine. Increasing the Salaries of the Clarks

in his Office,

145 5th April. A. J. Gordon Eye Affering to letter No: 75, and instructing

hin to register and prepare leaks for the new lots that may be selected

ble

elsewhere.

146.30 April. Horthy Major Caine. Regarding the trial of Certain House

Breakers at Chek Choo, and the establishment of a Head Salt Weigher

147 6 5 April Hout Major Caine banctioning the live of form Count

for accommodation Offr Police at the Seaman's Hospital.

148 6th April. A. J. Gordon Este Regarding a proper site, and a plun, and Estigiate, for a Police,

Station at Chek-Choo.

149 6th April. The Editor of the Referring to letter No: 102 are informing

"Friend of China. how that his paper is to cease format

from being the Official organ of the Government of this Colony.

150 6th April. The Editor of the Accepting of his tender for printing

"Honghong Register Government Documents and informing him, that his Paper is to become the Official Organ of the lovemment, of this Colony.

151 6th April. Captain T. Larkins Regarding the rent of Mr Gillespie's

on

152 15th April.

J. R. Davidsong lyte

Gov=

Remited being paid to Mr Matheson. Achhnowledging receipt of letters, and 14 Jdidia conveying thanks.

See to the Food & Sid

Regarding

653

No: Date.

To whom.

Purport

153 15th April. Captain D'Aquilar Regarding the erection of a Fort on.

137.

Store

Citter's Island.

154 13th April. Honet Major Caine. Regarding the nomination of Phant

this Colony.

155 15th April. A. J. Gordon Eqt Sanctioning the Estimate of Contingent

work for the month of April.

&

156 15th Aprile Captain D'Aquilar. Regarding remuneration to the

Cilltivators of Rice near the Cantonment 157.16th April. The Editor of the Desiring him to supply this

Hongkong Register Government with nine Copies of his Government Gazette paper: 158 16th April. The Editor of the Desiring him to supply this

Friend of China. Government with three copies of his Paper. 16916th April. I. J. Scales, Esque Regarding Post Office arrangements

this Colony, at Chusan and the Consular Ports.

не

Red - Charles Butzlaff Ying Kang A. J. Gordon Esq. Colony.

in

and

160 sf Aprile Home Major Caine. Regarding the balt weighman in this

1

Colony referred to in letter No: 146. 161 17. April. Houd Major Caine. Regarding a Petition of Sto: chyng

the subject of land in this 162 17 April. Hort. Major Caine Regarding the removal of the present Rev. Charles Sutzlaff occupants of the Upper Chinese Bazar, and A. J. Gordon Esque conveying final Instructions on the subject. 163 185 Ceprile A. J. Gordon Eige Regarding a Fracing of a proposed Road

towards the East Point, dr.

164 18th April. How Major Caine. Regarding a case of bestiality by

John Brennan,

Bree death of a Coload man. 165 18th April. Lieut. Wh. Pedder, R.h. Regarding the death

of the Schomer "Onega.

"

166 18th April E. Pine Coffin Esq = Referring to letters No: 119, and 151,

and directing him to pay to Mr Matheson the rent for M. Gillespie's premises.

167 20th April J. J. Scales Esque Regarding collection of Postage

letters, at the Consular Ports, &

on

168.20th April J. J. Seales, Esque. Regarding Indian Postage being loved here on letters forwarded through Calcutta to Bombay, Ke

Howa

>

16924th April Honble Major Caine. Regarding the Colonial Guard Brats. 170 24th April : How the Major Caine. Regarding infliction of punishment on

men composing the European Police Corps of this Colony, te, Ve,

171 24 April : Lieut. # Redder R. M. Regarding Roccedings in the investigation

ble

of a Muting "Yonge Quene."

board the Schooner

172 24th April. More de Major Caine. Regarding certain Criminals sent to

Mandariz at Coolor in 1842/43

173 25th April. Captain D'Aguilar. Regarding the pacings of the and

174 29th April. I. J. Sales, Espre

Cantonments at hectolia, Chck Choo, by Major Aldrich

of Colonel Directing the discontinuand. Postage on Newspapers passing through

the

No: Dale.

To whom

Purport

the Post Office of this Colony.

175 30th April. Mr. Dans Esq. Aeferring to letter No: 23 of the 22?

Colonel Malcolm, C.B. July, 1843 granting Leased for their

R. Moornam Esqre several lots of land on the Queens Mess = Gemmell He Road, the rent of which is to MessTM Fletcher, Ho

commence from the 1% of February

and others.

1844.

176 30th April . Sient : Ouchterlony. Regarding Lease for fil Lot on the

Queens Road, which has been classed among

the Marine Lots."

177/ 305 April. A. J. Mordon Eye Directing that the 1% of February.

£30

was

1844, shall be the date on which certain Owners of land- which to be included within the- Cantonments at lictoria-

are to

commenc commence to pay rent for their several lots.

178 14th May. Horth Major Caine. Sanctioning the hire of Three,

1791th May.

1801th May.

houses, at the Public Expence, for the

European families.

Policemen and their

Richard Burgafoley Sanctioning the hire of two

messengers for his Office at the Public expence :

A. J. Gordon Eoqre Regarding increase of

181 2 May. Captain D'Aguilar.

Establishments - a Clerk for the Registry Office &,, and sanctioning the outlay of $170 - for Surveying

Instruments.

Western Boundary of the of the

Cantonments at Chek, choo. 1822th May. A. J. Gordon Eye Authorizing the purchase of Grates

he-

and fire crons for the houses in the rear of Government House.

183 27 May. A. J. Gordon Esq Directing him to select and mark

1842th May.

a site for

a new Market Place, to the westward of the Lower Bazar.

A. J. Gordon Eye. Regarding a location applied for by

"

Mess Jardine Matheson tho, in liew

of that which has been resumed,

in the Cantonment, by the Government.

185 3rd May. E. Ano Coffin, East Regarding trantinission of Postage

1863th May.

A. J. Gordon Esqre

collected in China.

on account

the Bombay and Calcutta Post Offices. Regarding the will of the late Pestonjce Corvasjee.

187 4th May. Mess Jardine Mathesont. Replying to their letter of the for of April

and others.

praying

that their buildings in this

Colony may

be secured to them in

perpetuity

No Date

To whom.

Purport perpetuity, to

188 4th May. J. J. Scales Esqr directing the immediate discharge.

18

F.

of the messengers at present employed in the Post Office, with the exception of two.

89 4th May. Hon the Major Caine Regarding the Affairs of the late

Dr. Satchell.

190 60th May. The Post Master Generel Remitting amount of Portage

collected in China, to the 30th April,

Bombay.

1844.

191 4th May. The Post Master General Remitting amount of Postage

collected in China, to the 30th April

Calcutta.

1844.

1926th May. Hon the Major Caine. Regarding It Bowra's claim

xgainst the Estate of the late M: Murray, 12,

193 for May. Hon the Major Caine. Regarding the investigation into

an attack made by a piratical boat

on ove

theasure on young to Chit Choo, with 194 th May. The Post Master Sew = Regarding amount of Postage due

to the Calcutta Post Office, account of letters sent to Ching.

Calcutta.

m

195 th May. A. J. Gordow Esqre Sanctioning the Estimate for the

Construction of Kitchens and

Servants Roons at Government. House.

absence

196.7/h May. A. I. Cordon, Ey & tranting him leave of abreux.

on

sick

"certificate for

4

No: 69

Mrs Kerby,

Export Stationar

Madam

I have to

Victoria,

659

184.

Houghing 1/4 February 18th

request

that you

will

procure and send to Honghong by the first opportunity one thousand red and the same number of white large sized wafers to be used in applying the Seal of this Colony.

The diameter of the seal is two inches and a half.

Tremain de

(Signed) Richard Woman.

Richard Woomam

No: 69A

The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Chief

669

Sir

Chief Magistrate. &e,

Veteria

HongKong February 15. Inst

and

It being indispensable that the whole of the Drains, Sewers and loater courses as well as the streets and lanes already built or being built-in this city should be most perfectly cleared and cleansed of all filth, stones, rubbish impurities that have collected, have been deposited in them - previous to the commencement of the approaching

season with the great view of rainy averting- under God's blessing the extensive and fatal sickness by which this Colony was visited during last

last year

στ

may

-I am

It is Excellency the Governor

ency

directed by stis

that lovernment

in Council to inform you have resolved to appoint a Superintendent

of

Police with a sufficient Establishment who under your special supervision and instructions shall for the present at least devote their exclusive attention and efforts to this most important object.

His Excellency in Council is of opinions that

a permanent Establishment consisting of the Superintendent of Police. with two European Overseers and twelve Chinese scavengers will be sufficient for the above purpose, but as it is obvious that they would not be sufficient to effect the desired end within the requisite period. (as the Rainy looked for

season

may

now

be

in a month

mouth or at most six

weeks I am further directed to request

will carefully examine the

that

you

extent of work to be done and will as soon as possible favor Government with your opinion as to the amount

Lofextra

1

or

tempnary Establishment that will

be wanted.

The name

of the Officer who

be selected for the situation of Superintendent of Police will be

may

notified to

you

the moment he is

selected and you will avail yourself of course of his advice in considering the

of carrying the intentions

best means of carrying

of lovernment now indicated to into full execution.

In the

mean

tiine His

Excellency in Council withes

you

you

you

to

ascertain and report the pay at which

will be able to obtain the services of two respectable and intelligent Europeans as Overseers and

of twelve able-bodied active Chinamen at

Scavengers.

I have be

6

(Signed) Richard Woman

No: 70

The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate.

dir,

Sav

Victoria,

16th

661

Hongkong 16 February 18441.

In reply to your letter he: Sam directed by His Excellency

you

the Governor to return to the several documents connected with the dispute

between Captain Parkins and Mr billespie together with the opinion of the Legal Adviser on the subject,

you

The annexed Memorandum by the Governor will point out to the course which His Excellency withes you to pursue and in forwarding the

Sanr required information I am further directed to request that you

will

have

i

have the goodness to return the whole of the Papers

now sent.

Ihave be (Signed) Richard Wooman.

Memorandum.

It is utterly out of my power either

to devote

my

own time and attention

to this complicated affair - Larkins 4+ billespie-

or

to

request the Honorable the Chief Magistrate to do so, when I -am sensible that he is already

overburthened with the current duties of his Department. It is one of thos matters which must either be settled

there is a

Court

by arbitration or must be over until

regularly constituted this Colony,

Colony. In the

in

mean

time

if the Honorable the Chief Magistrate

will be so

of

good as to ascertain and report

€62

report to lovernment the amount of Rent and by whom it is paid to Me Gillespie, I will issue an Official Injunction to the Payer to hold it in deposit or else to pay

This step

an

it into the Public

:heating pending a legal decision.

anay perhaps induce the Parties to prefer

amicable settlement by arbitration to the delay that must ensue and a proposal to that effect will be made to them as soon as I

hear from the Stonorable the Chief magistrate.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger.

Government House, Victoria,

February 16th 184th

20:71

Licut : Pedder, R. M.

Marine Magistrate.

Victoria

Sir

Victoria, Hongkong 16 February 18464.

In reply to your letter No:11

of this date Jam to infor

of the Intresses to the

none

re

you

ho: 72

Captain D'Aguilar

that

Sir

manner

in which the Chief mate of the Harlequin

came

by his death can be permitted to leave that vessel, - until the trial of the Seacummy, who is supposed to have been the cause

it, of it, has taken place and for conduccting which immediate steps will be taken. His Excellency the Governor is therefore pleased to direct that inform t

the Owners and master of the Harlequin to this effect, and request them to act accordingly.

I have be

& you

Signed) Richard Wotniam

No: 72

Assistant Military Secretary de

Victoria

of your

RECORD

663

Hongkong. Iebruary 197 18964.

16th

1957858

Sam directed by His Excellency the lovernor to acknowledge the receipts

letter of the 16 = Instant with "its enclosed copy of a Treasury Minute of the 22 of June, on the subject of a House being

built for

of

the residence

the Stonorable Major General D'Aquiler desired to assure you

and

an

the Governor entirely

that

Concurs in the

views and intentions of the major

General as therein detailed.

No: 5 of the 30 Jans

No: 9 of the 10th Febry

His Excellency has already

- explained in two different Despatche. lately addressed to Lord Stanly the

peculian

peculiar circumstances of this Colony with respect to Houses and he cannot doubt but that Her Majesty's Government will in consideration of those

of circumstances and also looking to the great saving that will be offected by the proposed arrangement approve of its being at

at

once carried into effect

I have de.

(Signed) Richard Hoonam.

to

661-

discharge your Clerk for drunkenness. and could not procure another at a and could lower balary than $40 per have to inform

you

per month. I that. His Excelling

the Governor is pleased to sanction that amount being paid.

I have de

(Signed) Richard Herman.

No: 74

The Honorable,

No:73

Lieut: Pedder. R.M.

Sir

Marine Magistrate

Victoria, Hong Kong, 19 Jebruary 1844.

th

In reply to the representation in your letter No: 9 of the 5t

had been obliged

conveyed in

Instant, that you

to

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate &

Victoria,

Hongkong 19 February 1845.

In reply to your

55

a of the 17th Instant, Jam directed by If letter No: 58 His Excellency the bovernor in Council to inform you that the sum of

Twenty

1

i

4.4

Iwenty Dollars each per month for the two European Overseers of Police it sanctioned and also that of six dollars

month for each of the Chinese

per Scavengers.

Captain Haly of the 4th Madras "Native Infantry has been with the

Concurrence

of the Honorable Major

Her

General D'Aquilar selected to be Superintendent of Police and will be further nominated to be one of . Majesty's Justices of the Peace in this Colony and in the Dominions of the -Emperor of China.

a

Captain Haly will receive

Salary of $100) One Hundred Dollars month in addition to his military per Pay and allowances and the house

you

have been offered at you, Thirty Dollars per mensen is to be engaged

No: 75

for his residence and that of the "Establishment under him.

You will include the

665

Expence

of the Superintendent and his Establishment in a separate monthly

abstract

Government will await your

further report as to the Extra Establishment before issuing further

instructions.

I have to

(Signed) Richard Wormam.

Mess Jardine, Matheson He

N. Duus Esque

R. Edwards Esque

Victoria,

Hongkong. February 20th 18th

20-1844.

Gentlemeny

for

With

666

that

With reference to my letter No: 4e8 of the 26th of last month I am -directed by His Excellency the Governor

in Council to acquaint you " final instructions have been received from England to make over "immediately for Military purposes the ground on which

your

three

houses described in that letter are

situated.

I am therefore further desired

that should you to acquaint you wish to get other lots of ground in liew of those that are now resumed the : Land Officer will be authorized to

allot to

you

three locations in some

other part of the Colony of similar

Classes

and

orr

the same terms as to

rout, buildings k. that have ben defined by the Land Committee in

sheir

which

were

their classification of those Crown Lands assigned previous to the. ratification of the Treaty and which have been lately confirmed.

.

With respect to your Househ Government are prepared to give you the option of removing them or of having them valued by hoo horn arbitrators (one on the part of

Government, and

one on the part of be and

the Croner - as the case

may

the Public taking them off your hands at the prices

that

be

may

In conclusion I am to add

fixed.

that the vent

you

are now re

receiving

will cease

pom

month.

on the end of this

I have to

(Signed) Richard Woomam

No: 76

ļ

667

Captain D'Aguilar.

Assistant Military keretary &,

Victoria,

Sir

No: 7b

Hongkong February 2418164.

9-

Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th histant and to enclose for the information of the Honorable major General D'Aguilar a copy of a letter written this day

4

to the owners

es

of the

Houses situated within the ground allotted for Military purposes. The moment replies

Come

to this letter, I will again have the

honor to address you

mean

move

and in the

to

time I am to by you toneral the Honorable the major

to

to instruct the Commisariat Department to with hold the rents of the Houses pom the end of this month

I have to

(Signed) Richard Woman

No: 77 The Honorable, Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate.

Victoria,

Siv

Richard Shea

Joseph Edwards.

1844.

Hongking, Aebruary 20 * 18/0/

Iam directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday with its accompanying copy of your Magisterial Proceedings (since come to hand) in the case of a charge

but then against the three Persons named in The intone the Margin, for wounding three

China

663

China mon on the night of Sunday

&

the 118 Sustant

or

the-

The Governor in Couricil desires me to infor you that locking to the : admitted fact that there is no appearance whatever of malice evil intention on behalf of accused and making due allowance the excitement which has prevailed latterly in this Colony from the frequent nocturnal robberies that have unfortunately takew place or have been attempled,

for

His Excellency

Concurs with

you

occasion are

and when

willing to drop the charge

you

release the Prisoners.

1. you

will warn and admonish them as to

their future proceedings, for although they have been dealt with most leniently

this occasion, in

on

any future instance the

Law must take its course.

I have be (Signed) Richard Warmam,

No: 78

Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane 6.B.

that

ኑ .

Je

Je,.

Council Chamber, Victoria

the ends of Justice will be obtained by allowing the Prisoners to compromite with the wounded

are

men

and

Sir

you

accordingly empowered to do so.

The Governor in Council will

depend on your satisfying yourself.

that the

wounded on this

men wounded

occasion

Houghing Jebruary 28th 164/e

With reference to the correspondene

between you

which passed between

and our

President in last December, regarding

the temporary

Naval Stoves and Coal

Depot

we have,

that - as

Wepôt in the centre of this city the honor to acquaint you : anticipated by Sir Henry Pottinger -

answers were received by the "besostris " Steamer

the 30th Ultimo prom Her Majesty's Government to the references which were made in charge of Lieut

on

Colonel Malcolm.

15

We horewith beg to forward "to you copies of Lord Stanley's Despatch of the 18th of November 1843 and its : enclosure likewise of a letter addressed " on the 7 Instant by the Officiating Deputy Colonial Secretary to the Assistant Military Secretary to the Honorable Major General D'Aguilar Commanding Her Majesty's Proops in China and of Stanley's Despatch written by the

Governor

on

an answer to Lord

the 10th Instant.

These

663

These documents will place

you in perfect possession of the decision and commands of Her Majesty's

ent and you Government and

will also learn

pom Enclosure No 4 that the locations pointed out in the Despatch of the 3rd of November from the Secretary to the Admiralty to His Excellency Fice Admiral Sir William Parker's address are still entirely unappropriated. He presume that

We

you will also be aware that an extent of twelve acres of ground for the site of a haval Hospital . Dwelling Houses for the- Officers to be attached to it & &c, was · applied for by Sir William Parker in a letter dated the 6th of September last and that on the following day the Governor wrote to His Excellency that the Land Officer had been

b

instructed

!

instructed to reserve that quantity of ground at the spot pointed out, which had accordingly been done

We have

every

reason to expect

that by an early opportunity orders will reach us pom Her Majesty's Government authorizing the erection of a Church in this Colony and the ground which has all along been specially reserved for its site is being levelled and prepared, for the commencement of the building. That ground is at present used for

parade for the garrison but so soon

a

as the orders, we

пого now

"allude to shall be.

received it will be necessary to enclose it and to occupy it with materials and worksheds.

that

you

We have therefore to request

will be so good as to take

such

such measures as

you may

670

consider

proper to have the Naval Stores and Coal Depot removed from the ground which they occupy in order that it

may

be cleared ( and extended

according to the plan that has been submitted to and approved by Her Majesty's

Government) as a parade for

the garrison and a place of recreation and assembly for the inhabitants of the Colony.

It is almost superfluous for us to

site in this Colony -

add that

any

which is still unoccupied is at disposal and thould you

your

be aware,

of the particular one to which the Ford's Commissioners of the Admiralty refer

in their Lordship's instructions to Sir William Parker and it it possible to make it available it will

afford

671

meet

Parties referred to in

afford us every gratification to arcet

your

wishes in that respect.

Ye have be

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

George D'Aquilar.

The Honorable,

Sir,

to

Major Caine.

my

Ym Cainer

Victoria, Hongkong 2017 February 184/h.

From the accompanying reply

letter No:44 addressed by the

of

direction of

No: 79

Her Majesty's Superintendent

of Frade to the British Consular Agent at Macao regarding a claim urged by Mr Hall against Messrs Bell H.

will perceive that

you

none

of the

No:80

Parties

my

letter

are

any

longer at Macao - From Mr. Rickett's reply

however, it also

appears

that both hir

Hall and Mr Melville are now

in this Colony

and as they

now residing

the

are

Parties between whom the arrangement regarding the hire of the Forteteve was made. His Excellency directs me to cite them before you request you

and in

to

your investigation of the cas to be guided by his Memorandum as well as by that of the Legal Adviser to Government, both of which together

with all the documents connected with the affair,

-

are now forwarded

for your information.

I have be

(Signed) Richard Hormam

The

"The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate be

Vetoria, Hongkong 22th February 1944.

18460

Sir.

In reply to

your

letter No: 62 of

convey to you

this date Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to his sanction for the temporary employment of six extra overseers and two hundred coolics for the purpose of thoroughly clearing out all the

this City, the urgent

Drains in this

- necessity for which has been represented by yourself and the Superintendent of Police . When the whole of the Daxins and Sewers have thus been -effectually cleared this extra assistance is to be immediately discontinued at

once

it

No: 81

672

it is considered that the Two Overseers and Twelve Chinese Scavingers sanctioned in

my

of

the

letter No: 74 of the 19th Instant, as the permanent Establishment Superintendent of Police, will prove sufficient to ensure their being kept in that state.

P.S.

I have te

парк

(Signed) Richard Woomam

You will be pleased to report to lovernment the day on which the

Extra Establishment now sanctioned is discontinued and to submit

a

special contingent Bill (separate pom all permanent charges for the expence incurred by it

Ehgned) R. V.

Mess

Mess Jamieson How of

Victoria.

Gentlemen

Ketoria,

Houghing Abruary 25, 116/1.

23

1844.

No:82

I am directed by His Excellency

the lovernor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter addressed to bie Henry Bollinger on the 250 f last

Sir

anonth

22

An application was made immediately to the effect you pointed out to Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, but as that Officer had not

seen

- fit to comply with the application, the question of providing other means for guarding the Colony from such

outrages refers ; is

as

now

that to which you

engaging

letter

the anxious

consideration of Government, and will

be acted

on as soon at.

as possible. Shave &

(Signed) Richard Hormam.

Captain J.M. Edwards.

Sis

Assistant Adjutant General .

Victoria,

673

Hongkong 245 Hbruary, 18/44.

Shave the honor to acknowledge letter No: 12 of this

the receipt of your

date enclosing one pom Licut . Colone Campbell of the 41th M. N. I. regarding

an

a

N.S..

attack made by band of Robbers on the house of Mr. White, in this City.

His Excellency the lovernor in Council most sincerely unites with the Honorable the

General in Major

his regrets for this as well as for the

ве

many

mony similar nocturnal depredations which have lately occurred in this Colony and directs me to request you to offer to the Mejor beneral his best thanks for the proffered assistance. from the Military Department, of which he will most gladly avail himself. so soon as houses

uses can

be found in which be temporarily

the

men m

may

accommodated until such time as -

proper

Police Stations

an be built.

Stations can His Excellency further desires

ane to request that his best acknowledgments may be conveyed to the Officers of the 11 = M. A. S . who rendered such timely assistance and were so active in their endeavours to capture the Robbers.

I have te. (Signed) Richard Horteram

P.S. Colonel Campbell's original letter

is

>

No:83

is herewith returned.

(Signed) R.W.

Captain D'Aquilar,

Assistant Military Secretary

Metoria,

Sir

Hongong 26 Abruary, 1840/4.

With reference to my

674

letter No:82

of the 24 Instant, I am directed by His Excellency acquaint you for the information of the Honorable the Major. General Commanding that the temporary accommodation for the night Guards therein alluded to has been provided, the Situations of which namely - the beaman's Hospital; a House in the Upper Bazar

the Governor in Council to

are as

near

follow;

the mess Room

Renie Roo

of the 412 M. J. J.; and some out. houses attacked to the residence of M= Edger in the Western part of the City.

carr

be

a

At each of these positions Serjeant and his Party comfortably accommodated and His -Excellency would feel obliged by the Major General issuing the necessary orders for that number of mon, namely three Serjeants Parties being furnished. Assuming that His Excellency's wishes "can be complied with, the Chief Magistrate will be informed to that

effect and requested to give to the Serjeants such instructions as he

consider requisite.

may

The Major General is Iklive

:

aware that these Guards

required at night.

are

only

I have de (Signed) Richard Hostnam

No:84

No:84

The Honorable,

Sir,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate k

Victoria,

6

675

Hongkong 26 Kbruary. 18/1

Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to forward for your information the accompanying copy of a letter addressed to the Affistant Military Secretary to the Honorable Major beneral D'Aguilar, and I am

will give to request that

you

to the

three Serjeant's Parties thus placed at: your disposal such instructions as consider best calculated for

you may

"the immediate protection of this town pom nocturnal robberies.

I have to

(Signed) Richard Hoomam.

No:85

313

The Honorable,

Sir.

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate t

de

Victoria,

HongKong, Abruary 28th 18444:

letter ho: 17

With reference to my of the 20th Instant, I am directed by His

the Governor in Council to

Excellency

return to

you

the Original Proceedings

in the case

of the Queen # Richard

Shea, Joseph Edwards, and Edmund

Hoofsine

be

Sertorio, that they may placed amongst the Official Archives of the Chief Magistrates Office .

I have te

(Signed) Richard Woomam

No:85

No:86

The

The Reverend,

Sir

Vincent Stanton.

Victoria,

676

Hongkong, February 28th 1846.

Ium directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to acknowledge

8th

the receipt of your letter of the stof last month to the address of hir Henry

Pottinger regarding a site for

College

propose

you

and schools which to build in this Colony.

In reply Sam to inform you that the Land Officer (M2 Cordon) will be instructed to confer with you and to submit your opinions

wishes and his

as to a suitable location for the above purpose, but looking to the absence of all defined instructions from Lord Stanky as to your Salary,

Residence,

Residence &e (points which might probably influence to a considerable. extent the decision on the question under discussion. Iam likeivise desired to express to you the opinion of lovernment that it would be. advisable to postpone coming to any final arrangement pending the receipt of further commands from Her Majesty's Government.

I am to add that those

commands

be may be very

shortly looke reference, bearing directly

upon them, was made to Sord

for

αν οι

Stanley so long ago

as the 14th of

September 1843

Shave be

(Signed) Richard Hotnam.

re

A. J. Gordon Esgr

Land Officer,

Victoria,

th

677

HongKong, Abruary 29 * 18441.

Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter hoity of the

the subject of draining

20th Instant,

on

1%

the Wong-ni-Chong and Sookin pro

Vallies.

Sam

In reply I am desired to inform you that all that lovernment look to at present is simply draining those tallies of the fresh loater that remains stagnant the greater part of the year has been by

in them and to which

some attributed their

extreme in healthiness during

No:87

past season.

A.J.

the

Whether

678

the

Whether this idea is correct or not remains to be proved and must be considered to be at least doubtful, since the cultivation of Rice Grounds of precisely same description all round the City of Singhai in the Island of Chutan has been found not to affect in the slightest degree the extraordinary salubrity of place and it is also well known that similar Rice lands exist in many parts of India without exercesing any deleterious effect on the neighbourhood.

that

It is however desirable and

are acc

necessary that the experiment should be made and

you

accordingly authorized to lake the requisite steps for levelling the whole of the artificial

anounds and embankments so as to allow all the fresh water that either falls

(during

(during the Rains) in the vallies or comes into them from the surrounding Hills, pee egress to the Sear

His Excellency the lovernor in Council cannot help thinking that there must be some miscalculation as to the conclusion that

a

greater

part of both vallies is below the level of high water, since the personal observation of the oldest European residents in the Colony and the testimony of the Chinese inhabitants lead to a contrary opinion. It however be as state and it you

may

may

even prove that the sea water at the extreme heighth of Spring tides will overflow some portion of the ballies but as that cannot be the case even during Spring Tides for above an howe and a half out of each twenty-four

hour

hours

hours it follows, that this fact- admitted. to its fullest extent - will not prevent the escape of all peth water which is alone considered to be prejudicial in a standing or stagnant state.

The inhabitants of the villages

the vallies

are to

situated in or near be allowed, and indeed encouraged, to cultivate horticultural productions as it is believed that it is more

whealthful that the ground should b

titled to that extent than be allowed to lie fallow, which would be sure to and weeds and produce rank

grass " thereby engender malaria

You have omitted to mention

the probable expense of the proposed undertaking and I am therefore desired

to call

on

you

to report it as soon as

posible for the information of lovernment

and

No:88

673

and for submission to Her Majesty's lovernment proceeding with the work

in the mean time.

Jam Ve

(Signed) Richard Hornian.

Captain D'Aguilar,

Assistant Military Beretary

Sir

Victoria,

Hongkong, Jebruary 29. 1844r.

With reference to my letter no :

43 of the 26th Ultimo and to the

now in progress for

rents arrangements organizing a regular and efficient Police in this Colony. Jam directed to intimate to you for the information of the Honorable Major General D'Aguiler that Government having understood

that

:

that there is some

as to

difficulty or demur

is some difficulty paying from the Commiferiat Chest the Bounty Money to which the

of the 55th Regiment who are

men

are

entitled

to

be allowed to volunteer into the 98th Regiment for the purpose of remaining as Police in this Colony -

the Governor in Council

· His Excellency is quite prepared to authorize that sum king discharged by the Civil Department on the usual official Receipts king furnished to the Treasurer

At the same time I am directed to add that His Excellency has imbibed great doubts from the inquiries he has made, whether this obviously Military charge will be allowed by Her Majesty's Invernment to remain at the debit of the Civil Department in which it will form

во

No:89

so anomalous

an

item.

Shave de.

Hoomam

(Signed) Richar Thermam.

630

Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B.

Sir,

He, He, He,

Victoria,

к

HongKong. February 29 th 18.44.

Although it has been decided by my Colleagues in Council and myself to be unnecessary to continue the correspondence regarding the

Naval Stores, and I have temporary

to me

no with to deviate from that decision yet as Her Majesty's Covernment look personally for being kept fully acquainted with all that passes of interest in the Colony, I have yesterday

written

*

written a Despatch on the subject to Lord Stanley (N215) of which I have the honor :to enclose a copy for your information and that of tice Admiral Sir William Parker

of should the rest of the letters be sent to

His Exc

Excellency.

I have de

(Signed) Hemry Pottinger.

A. J. Gordon Esque

Sland Officer to

Victoria,

Sirs

Hongkong. 1 March 1866.

Iam directed to forward to the accompanying Original letter pom the Reverend Mr. Stanton

you

together with a Copy of the reply

written

by

the instruction of His

Excellency

681

Excellency

the Governor in Council and in accordance with the purport of which I am to request you, at your

convenience, to consult with Mr Stanton regarding the location he would select for the proposed college and

Schools and to submit the result

for the consideration of Government. I have de

No: Go

PS.

(Signed) Richard Hromam

Please to return Mr Stanton's

Original letter.

(Signed) R.Y.

No: 91

Captain D'Aguilar,

Military Secretary.

de

Victoria

18448t.

Houghing & March Which

Sir,

$

1

Sir

With reference to my litter No: 7h of the 20th Ultimo Sam directed

ув by His Excellency the bovernor in Council to forward to you for the information of the Honorable Major Veneral D'liquilar the accompanying copies of the replies which have been received from

from the Awners of

the

three Houses situated within the limits of the Cantonment.

Shave to

(Signed) Richard Worsham.

Mest Jardine Matheson He

Mefors Dench the

Mifts

Furner He

Je,

Je

Victoria,

Hongkong

No:92

Gentlemen,

ہو

682

Henghong, March 6th 18441:

I am directed by His Excellong

by

the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 4 Instant to the address of Sir Henry Pottinger- with

with one Enclosure - and

am

an

to acquaint you that copies of those documents will be transmitted by early opportunity for the considuation and Commands of Her Majesty's

lovernment.

Iam at the same time

that His Excellency

directed to say,

in Council is

no means prepared

to admit the validity of the general

reasoning

or

i

made use

of in your letter,

youve

to recommend to Her Majesty' s

Government

an

acquiescence in the

You

sweeping terms of your application.

aware

You must be already perfectly pone

the various Notifications which have been published regarding Crown Lands in this Colony of three points, 18tty that the Governor in "Council has been positively prohibited by instructions from England, from alienating land in this Colony either in perpetuity or for any period beyond that which might be sufficient to induce persons to erect substantial Buildings & 2 wds. That Her Majesty's Government did not see fit to recognize

Grants

or Sale Land that had been made by, or under, any Authority whatsoever up to the period of the exchange of the Ratification of the Treaty of Banking, and 3rd That

of

a

ndby

Committee was ordered to be

appointed

6,33

appointed to inquire into the equitable claims of all Holders of land, to define the classes to which particular lots showd henceforward belong as well as their future annual rent, and to for the disposal of further lots by Public

Auction de.

arrange

the

That Committee, on being appointed, proceeded to fulfil important and invidious trust reposed in it with the most anxious and painstaking impartiality, and not only did the local Government see

reason to consider its valuations, arrangements and recommendations liberal and and as such to

jush sanction and confirm them; but it

be observed that this opinion

may

was

shortly after absolutely

demonstrated and confirmed by the

public

į

684

public voice as evinced in the fact that at the recent Sale of Crown Lands

of

every

single lot fetched above the upset price. price was the

which upset price corresponding lots,

by

the Committee.

that not one

was the rent of averaged and fixed

I am also desired to remind

individual in twenty of the purchasers of land at the Sales

you

or

Grants authorized by Captain Elliot or Mr Johnston fulfilled the prescribed terms of those Sales or Grants, that it thence followed that the greater number of

those Sales and Grants might have been declared to be null and void and the land

again put up to public competition when its value had been greatly enhanced

shown by the late Sales by Auction, that that enhancement is proved

as

as

well

that perhaps

the

money

well by the acsult of those Sales us by the undeniable and notorious circumstance

more than three fourths of laid out in this Colony hat been expended since the publication of the Notifications already quoted in this letter or,

or, in other words, since the Island keame a bona fide possession of the British Crown ; but, the local: "Government willingly availed thankle, of the discretion left to them (under the peremptory restrictions at to

alienations) to disturb as little as

was consistent with the general interests of society and the well being of the Colony, the acts of former

Authorities.

At the same time, His Excelling the Governor in Council distinctly and unhesitatingly declares that whatever

may

!

be the decision Her Majesty's

may Government

to on

may

be

- pleased to come your appeal - he should esteem any arrangement, grounded however remotely, on the principle alluded to in Captain Eliot's letter to your addres of the 17th of June, 1841 - of which

of which you have thought it worth while to submit a Copy utterly inapplicable to the present state and future prospects of this Colony and obviously and wholly unjust towards the rights of the Rown.

Having thus explained to

to be

you

the sentiments of the Governor in Council, I am desired to add that looking to the Instructions from England, although it has not been considered that a positive stipulation on the subject could be introduced into the Leases, get Her Majesty's

Government

685

Government will be moved to place

on record that it shall be understood that at the expiration of the present Leases, the offers of the occupants of the different premetes shall have a preference

all others (cœteris paribus)

over

and that they shall be allowed to renew their Leases, on favorable terms, for such further period as may be then deemed just and expedient.

I have to

(Signed) Richard Woomam.

No: 93

Captain D'Aguilar

Sir

Assistant Military Secretary, de.

Victoria,

Houghong, March 9 7 18/4/.

Sam directed by His Excellency

the

&

the Governor in Council to acknowledge. the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date. and to acquaint you

that His Excellency

considers that the plan proposed by the Honorable the major beneral for valuing the three private Houses situated within the Cantonment is equally just and liberal.

Iam further directed to observe

that it is

very

trive that houses do at

this moment let for rents far beyond what they would probably bring under ordinary such a principle in appraising the houses in question would be as it

that state of things

circumstances, but to admit

vere,

perpetuating

and it is also to be recollected that in these cases the individuals to whom

any

the houses belong have neither claim to the ground on which the

houses

houses stand,

636

me they subjected to

nor ar

are

the smallest personal inconvenience step that has become necessary.

by

the

Under these circumstances His

Excellency the Governor in Comcil requests that the principle pointed out

in

your

letter

may

be acted on and

further that should

any of the Croners of the Houses decline to be guided by

it they may be informed that they must forthwith pull down their

Houses and remove the materials

one month.

within a given time (say

I have de.

(Signed) Richard Homam,

No: 94

Captain D'Aguilar,

Asistant Military Secretary. 4.

Houghing

Victoria

dir

Houghong, March 10th 1846-40.

Sam directed by His Excellency

Instant

the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the to Sustart. with one from the Officer Commanding the Royal Engineers regarding the

the. Cantonments at Sywan

acquaint you approved of and sanctione.

I have te.

limits of and am limits

to

are

that those

(Signed) Richard Wootnam.

Captain D'Aguilar,

Msistant Military Secretary des

Sir,

Victoria, Hongkong, March 17-18/6/6.

I am directed by His Excellency

No:95

687

the Governor in Council to acknowledge.

the receipt of your letter of the 28th J. last month with its accompanying copy of one pom the Commanding Royal Engineer regarding the Military Defences of this Colony.

The Governor has been to pressed

by urgent business that could not be deferred, that he has not had time sooner to turn his attention to this important subject and ever

even now

his

comparative ignorance of the localities referred to in your and Major Aldrick's letter prevents

prevents his entering into the details that might otherwise have been expected from him.

His Excellency however desires that of the two plans

me to say,

specially referred to by Major Aldrich the one for fortifying the Lynoon Passage

and

į

and the three Islands - Known by the

Kellett's, Green and Stone

names

of

-

Cutter's Islands - appears to offer manifest advantages

over that of establishing the Keep of the Colony at Chuck Choo-

With respect to our occupation of Stone Cutter's Island, that is a question that apportains directly to Sir Henry Pottinger's duties as Plenipotentiary, but, he has no reason for supposing that under proper explanation - the Chines Covernment. will object to it since it can

be of no value to them, and they will (it is to be supposed) perfectly comprehend the necessity for the Capital and Harbour of this Colony being protected by proper works.

Viceroy

A recent letter from the terry at Canton affords hi Honry Pottinger

an

688

an excellent opportionity of kinging the question to the immediate notice of the lovernment of China and that will be immediately done but at it will probably lead to further - correspondence and even · perhaps to a reference to the

to the Empor at Peking not be possible to get it

it may

finally settled for two or

In the

three months.

time Sir Henry

mean time

Pottinger will very gladly accompany the Honorable Major General D'Aquilar in the proposed examination of the locations

mutually

or

that may

any day that

be

convenient. as soon as the

Roserpine Steamer is reported fit for

Service after

her late accident.

Shave de.

(Ligned) Richard Hooman

No:96

689

Richard Burgass Geope

Legal Adviser to Government &

Sir

Victoria,

Honghong, 12th March 1846.

21

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this date forwarding an Abstract of the expense of your Office Establishment pom the 20th of August, 1843, to the 28th of February 184141. amounting to One Hundred and thirteen Dollars, and including item of Eighty Dollars for the Salary of

Clerk for the period of o

days

at the rate of leventy

your

and two

per mouth

five Dollars per

His Excellency

an

No:96

one month

the Governor in

Council is pleased to sanction the

expense and I am directed to inform

you

No: 97

you

on

that the amount will be paid

a application to Mr. Stewart, the Treasurer to Government.

!

I have te.

(Signed) Richard Woman.

The Honorable,

Sir

you

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate se

Victoria,

Houghing 12th March 18/1/h

I am directed by His Excelling

a woman

the lovernor in Council to return to

the Proceedings of the investigation into the death of the Son of a named Le Chunk caused by the discharge of a mutket

a mutket by a Lascar from the lodowns of Mestre Jardine

Matheson

the

Matheson &h, but which cannot be legally proved.

to

you

I have also the honor to forward

the

opinion of Mr. Burgass, the

Legal Adviser to Government, on the

case, in accordance with which His

Excellency would with

you

not to

No:98

release the Lasear from prison until the Deodand of Five Dollars suggested by Mr Burgass has been levied upon the

musket.

His Excellency would further wish

you to write to mess Jardine Matheson He and forward them a Copy of the Proceedings together with one of "Mr Burgass' opinion and at the same :time caution them as to the necessity of giving strict orders to their Watchmon be most careful when discharging

anns to point them in such a

to

fire

direction

690

direction as shall not endanger the

safety of the inhabitants neighbourhood.

thave be

of

the

(Signed) Richard Homam

Captain D'Aguilar

div

Assistant Military Secretary.

Victoria

Hongkong, March the 1864.

Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge

two letters dated

the receipt of your the 1th and 8th Instants, on the subject of the men

who have been allowed to volunteer from Her Majesty's 55th Regiment into the got Regiment with a view to their being employed

as a

Police

Police in this Colony.

His Excellency the Governor

me to

would have earlier instructed reply to those letters, had not his time since their receipt been entirely occupied by a variety of most pressing matters that did not admit of the

· smallest delay.

now

In answer to your first letter Jam desired to say that the lovernor is perfectly willing to authorize the payment of the Bounty - as aheady of the 29th Ultimo - from the Civil Department, although he still retains his opinion

intimated in

my

letter

that it will not be allowed to :continue a permanent charge thereto. In the mean time however, Mr. Hewart the Financial Secretary and cheaturer

the amount to whomever

will pay

the

691

the Honorable, major beneral D'Aquilar

may

direct to receive and distribute

it amongst the Volunteers.

I am further desired to say, that the Governor has already by two different opportunities transmitted to to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, the fullest explanation of the imperious necessity that had arisen for the immediate organization of a thong and efficient Police in this Colony, and that whilst he feels highly indebted to the

major General for the

Honorable the

vrews our

anxious readiness with which he met his views

this important matter- he is quite prepared to take the entire responsibility of the measure

himself and does not allow himself to entertain the smallest doubt

on

buch

but it will not mer

sanctioned

merely be so but be fully approved by Her Majesty's

-Government, since it was a measure

that

may

be declared to have become

-positively necessary to the well king and ever existence of the Colony in which it appeared for a time to be

almost

a

struggle

whether the local

of

Government or the desperate bands Robbers who had come

across four the Mainland of China should have the have the

upperhand of

mow

o

at

Referring to your second letter

under reply. I am to add that the Amorable the Chief Magishate has received authority to enrol the Iolunteers in the Police of the Colony pom the day they

were made

available for that Service and to draw- for their Extra Pay (as Policemen ) pom

(

692

that date. Major Caine has likewise been requested to give Captain Bruce the Seling Superintendent of Police) such immediate subsidiary instructions as to the employment, lodging of the Policemen and their families de, be at may be required, and to submit to lovernment any further suggestions that his local experience may enable him to do, for giving the fullest effect

No 99

that

to arrangements that have ben decide

on.

Copies of this letter and of that pom you to which it is a

to which it is a reply will be forwarded by the first opportunity to Her Majesty's Government

I have be

Aigned) Richard Hamam.

A. J.

A. I. Cordon Edge.

Sir,

ке

He to

Victoria.

Hongkong, March 15" 1864

Iam directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to acknowledge

Cover

to a

the receipt of your letter of the 26th of last month, giving

copy of one from Mr. Braine on the subject of a proposed ka Wall which certaind Owners of Marine Lots wish to build,

and

am to inform you that, your plan as therein described is sanctioned on the clear understanding that the contemplated arrangement shall neither be considered to alienate in

any degree or shape, the rights of

Government, nor

other

nor to prevent any future measures or arrangements that

may

No:100

may

693

be decided upon, for improving the whole sex face of this Colony.

You will be pleased to obtain the previous opinion of the Legal. Idviser to loverment in the measures

5

you may take for giving effect to the present plan, so as to legally secure the above described object, and you will als as early

as possible submit an Estimate: of the share of the expence which will fall on lovernment, including a Hone Jetty at the Harbour Master's Landing. Place.

Shave to

(Signed) Richard Woomams

William Pedder Eqpte

te, te, te,

た。

Victoria,

Houghing

Houghong, March 15-18440.

Sir

Sam directed by His Excellency

the lovernor in Council to inform you

in reply to

гід

your

letters hot 18 and

19

of the 2nd Justant, that it is deemed advisable that all expences necessing in the Chinese Department for

carrying

out the new

regulations

as

regard's Boats be should be incurred solely by Mr butzlaff and the people and boats who may be employed, also hired by him.

His Excellency does not consider

be the smallest

that there

can

occasion for another English Clerk.

as any duty

that

may fall on you in consequence of the new Regulations your capacity of marine

must be in

Inagishate and that is already

provided for

You are

694

therefore requested to

put yourself in communication with Mt Gutzlaff on these points.

His Excellency further desires

me to intirnate to

you

that he think there are

that exclusive of the expence

in the

two or

serious objections to laying down such a number of Buoys Harbour, and that doing so three would be sufficient simply to denote the distance within which Bouts shall not approach the shore ut aright . It is also to be taken into consideration that the chances of the

removed will Buoys being stolen be greatly added to by thier being s

numerous.

од п

Shave be

[(Signed) Richard Woosnam.

provided

No:101

Richard Burgass Cops

Siv

you

Slegal Adviser to Governmenth

an

Victoria,

Hongkong 18th March, 184/h

Sam directed by His Excellency the lovernor in Council to forward to

Original letter with its Enclosures from the Land Officer Submitting for the consideration -lovernment a proposal on the part of Mr. Braine, in conjunction with the Holders of certain other marine lots, to carry

a sea wall in ponk of their Godowns to the extent of fifteen or sixteen feet beyond the high water enmark; and further that Government should unite with them and bear a proportionate part of the expence in constructing

out

No:101

constructing a continuation of the same wall in pout of a small

695

marine lot still unsold. I have also the

honor to forward a copy of the reply to the above proposal written under His Excellency's instructions prom

you will perceive that Government wish

which

you to give the Land Officer the benefit of your advice in order that in making any arrangement on this subject due regard may

be had to their not interfering with the rights of bovernment or any plans that may be hereafter made for the general improvement of the Colony When you have porused the Bruger nal letter from WW-Gordon and its Enclosures, I shall feel obliged by your

returning them to this Office

Shave de

(Signed) Richard Hormare.

No:102

magitan ng 4.

The Editor of the Kiend of China.

dir.

Victoria.

Victoria, Honghong, 18th Quarch, 1844.

15

With reference to your

a

letter of

the 12th mustant addressed to Mr. Stewart Sam directed to say that Government will be glad to receive

tender of the terms upon which the Proprietors of the Triend of China will contact to print Government Documents - the Fenders to be framed on the principle of so much per page of Fold cap Paper-

Fool's not less than Fifty copies being always required and Government supplying the Paper.

In paming the above tenda with reference to the price at which printing

Ho:102

696

printing is executed for Rivate individuals it is for the Proprietors of the Friend of China to take into consideration whether the fact of that Paper being made the Official organ of lovernment for the publication of

their documents will be

or

an

advantage

not - i. e. whether in addition to

the gratuitous insertion of all Sovernment notifications, hoclamation, Copies of Treaties be, it would not be worth the while of the Proprietors to abatement in the rate

make some

of printing such documents (Ordinanc Regulationis to) as may be required on Fool's cap Paper for Records; or, whether the other hand the expense and trouble of publishing the notifications de in the Gazette will render it necessary for them to make an

on

additional

additional charge on that account I

may

add that Government consider the

former of these conjectures the

more

reasonable, should there however be

additional charge it mutt

specified.

any

Course

be

of

As a general rule I have to add that it will be expected that

the Government Documents shall be

be

inserted in the first page of the Paper except in case when they may forwarded to late as within 48 hours before its intended publication

Tremain de

(Signed) Richard Hootnam.

J. R. Davidson Esque

No:103

Off & Secretary to the Government of India. Fort William

Victoria

Ser

697

Victoria, Houghing, March 18th 1846 41:

184+1:

Sam directed by His-Excellency the Governor in Council to acknowledge.

30

the receipt of your letter of the 20% of December regarding certain Implement and Tea Leeds required by the lovernment of Indiar

RECORD

OF

In reply I am to inform your that nothing of the kind is to be had in this part of China, but that Her Majesty's Superintendent of Thade te is will be moved to issue instructions to

one

of Her Majesty's Consult at the Northern Ports to procure them, and when they reach this Government- they will be forwarded to Calcutta to the address of the Secretary in the Home Department.

W!PR

I have be

(Signed) (Richard Wertmams

The Editor of the Hongkong Register =

Li

ajow the

Vetoria, Hongkong, 15th March 1844€

to

I am directed by His Excellency the lovernor in Council to forward.

the accompanying copy of a letter addressed to the Editor of the Triend of China, and roith reference to which

that lovernment will

I have to

say

be glad to receive pour you

a

lender

you

will

of the terms upon which contract to perform the work therein

specified.

Fremain Le

(Signed) Richard Womans

Flo:165

Captain D'Aquilar,

Mo: 104

Sir,

K.

Asistant Military Secretary. J.

Vetoria,

698

Houghing, March 16th 1844-

Sam directed to acknowledge

an

the receipt of your

letter dated the

14th Instant, with its accompaniments from the Refect of the Roman Catholic Mission at Hongkong and to inform you that lovernment cannot grant

land for such a purpose, as is therein described (or indeed for any other) unless

on the distinct.

any

understanding that it is to be held such terms - as to rent be- as Her.

on

-Majesty's levemment may be pleaded

5 prescribe hereafter.

to

If the Honnable the Major.

General

No:105

General should deem it proper to allow

a

: it, the Governor seed no

objaction to the proposed Chapel and House for Missionary being erected within the Cunits of the Cantonments as is always done in similar instances at the great Military Stations in India .

Shave be

(Signed) Richard Hoornam

A. J. Gordon Eqp

Land Officer de,

Victoria,

Sir

Hongkong, March 16th 1844

You are

already

Government have received

aware that

arr

application from a large number

of

No:106

699

of the Land Croners in this Colony praying for a modification of the Leases. This application bovernment

has seen no reason to even recommend

to the favorable consideration of the Majesty's

Government, and I am directed to forward to you a copy of the Reply no: 92 which was writter to the applicants on the b" Suttant in"

be placed on may special record in the Land Officer

With reference to some

order that it

passages of that Reply Sam further directed to request that you

carr

will at

your early convenience prepare and submit a probable Estimate formed from the best data

you

procure but without entering into anything like details - of the amount in some numbers expended on hielding in

this

1

of

or

in this Colony since the publication

the intention of Her Vrajesty's Government not to recognize thants sales made previous to the exchange of the Ratification of the Treaty and what before : also a brief statement. showing - so far as it can be ascertained - the number of persons who bought Lands pom Captain Elliot or Mr. Johnston and how

anany of them theetly complied with the torms laid

down.

I have h

now

(Signed) Richard Hootram.

A. J. Gordon Eqp

Sland Officer to

Victoria

Hongkong, March 167 18441.

Si

No:107

Sir,

700

Sam directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter of the 29th of last month submitting a Fracing of

part of the Queen's Road and pointing out certain alterations

would propose to have.

a

which

you

made in it.

In reply I am to inform

that His Excellency in Council can

Come to no

sort of decision

on

the

subject of your proposals for various reasons, the chief

are

ones of which that Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane has declined to vacate the temporary Naval Stores and that the Honorable Major General D'Aquilar has applied to have the Queen's Road turned through the

Hill

at a

m

Hillarear the present Artillery Barracks much higher point than

your Facing indicates with the object of the whole of the Ground to the north of it being allotted for the site of a

general Hospital de.

His Excellency still retains

one hundred

his opinion that

feet portage along the Queen's Road from the Corner of Dres lots to Morgan's Bazar should be reserved

are desired to do so

and you accordingly.

You will receive inttructions as to the retaining Wall de, de, whow there is time to think of and settle them.

Shave be (Signed) Richard Horman

No:108

No:108

The Honorable Major Caine,

701

The Reverend Charles Gutzlaff. &e, tes A. I. london Eg

Gentlemen,

Victoria,

к

Hongkong March 17 1844

"I am directed by His Excelling

the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter to: 1 of the 28th of February.

Without awaiting your expects report as to the quantity of ground for which compensation is to be paid. His Excellency in Council desires me that he is quite

to intimate to

you

satisfied that the statements made

the natives are altogether

to you

by

erroneous.

His Excellency in Council

Concaves

at an

conceives that the proper plan to arrive approximation (for that is as

hoped for) of the real

anuch as can

be

value of the land would be to find out the produce in Rice

of a

Mow

of various descriptions of soil such as is found in the Hong-ni-

chong and Soo-kun-pro tallies (not one part of which ought to be classed as of the best description) and then to fix the price of the Rice at the market rate in this part of China.

The assertions that such land as it found in the rallies in question sells at less than six

years purchase and that the clear profit three and a half Dollars

is three

or a

per Mow per incredible.

annum are

perfectly

The richest land in India

situated

702

situated under the most favorable

circumstances

on m

many theams and

capable of baring luxuriant crops of

higar

cane,

and other valuable

are whic

to

produce (Plantains, Pan Leaf be, te,)

usually estimated at

estimated at from ten twenty years purchase and the Governor speaks pom his personal Knowledge when I inform you His Excellency has known such

lands to be sold at 15.

pon

that

ad

15 years purchake whilst the profit to the cultivator

them was not so high "your letter shows for the Rice fields

of these two tallies.

At the rate per

mow for

best Rice lands as stated by the

Natives,

an acre would be worth about Seventy Dollars per

acre

Sixteen annually, nearly bixtion Pounds

Starling

the

Sterling - which is altogether preposterous and madmisible.

-Government will adopt steps to find out from various sources the produce of Rice lands in this part of China and the gross worth produce - You are

-

7

that

requested to do the same and likewise to ascertain the lowest rate per know at which the owners of the ground in the above- named vallies will be willing to trandfer

the whole to Government

which point

once

settled, it will be

easy to fix the rent that should be taken for it to long as they may

allowed to cultivate it with

vegetables which will of course

depend

ow

be

the demand that may

hereafter arise for its appropriation to Building.

H

(

}

No:109

out to

per

you

703

It is hardly necessary to pouch that the purchase money Mow will have at some future day to be added to the ground Rent :to be paid by the Colonists to Government and this fact renders it doubly requisite that the greatest caution and full inquiry should be takers and instituted before. final decision is come to on the matter under discussion.

Shave k

a

(Signed) Richard Woman.

A.J. Gordow Tigr

Land Officer, de,

ser

Yetoria,

Houghing, 18 March, 1844

In

704

In reply to

Ultimo

L

your application of the 29% Ullume, I am directed by the Governor in Council to inform you that His Excellency is prepared to allow the purchase of an how Thess in which to deposit the Records of your Offices as he is

aware of the importance.

fully

that attached to the safe custody of such Documents: at the same time

mention, three

in

the sum

which you hundred Dollars, is so large amount that before giving his final sanction to it. His Excellency would

to submit a detailed

wish

you description of the Thess you have in new, at the same time stating whether it be fire proof or not.

I have be Cligned) Richard Hoomam.

No:110

110:110

Captain D'Aquilar,

Assistant Military Secretary.

Victoria.

Sir

Instant on

Houghing, March 187 1844

16

a

Sam directed by. His Excellency the lovernor in Council to acknowledge the acceipt of your letter of the 16

the subject of a site for Military Hospital and in replying to it av to observe, that it is presumed. that the Honorable Major General F'liquilar it- pom a perusal of the

instructions that have been received

from time to time pow

paw the Principal Secretary of State for Colonies - as perfectly

aware as

the

the

Governor is that Her Majesty's Governmen

fully expect (and intend) that this

Colorry

Colony shall pay its now future Expences, and likewise, that the sito now proposed for the military Hospital is not within the ground which was allotted for Cantonments and which allotment has been approved and sanctioned by

recent despatches.

In connection with the

preceding remarks it it almost superfluous to add, that by far the most valuable part of the Crown

Lands in this Colony

are

which and which

are those

Colony wathed by the Harbour consequently

are con

peculiarly adapted for mercantile purposes, that by assigning them to other purposes the Revenue of the Island muth be exactly lessened in the -proportion that they are to allotted.

nor need it be dwelt on

The

703

The Governor is however, fully sensible that the health and comfort

of the Troops is; and always must be

а

m

primary consideration, and he would have repained from pointing out the above drawbacks which he

1 sees to the plan proposed in your letter had his personal observation led him to admit the principle which the site for the Hospital has been selected, but when he looks to the undeniable facts that the bea locations in this Colony suffered at equal degree with all others during the sickly period of last season, that intelligence from

least to an

every part of Asia leads to the belief. that the year

s particularly

of

was

unhealthy- that the crews

Her

Majesty's Ships and the merchant vessels

and

and transports in the Harbour were proportionably, as severely visited by sickness as the dwellers on shore, that the Medical Officers of Her Majesty's havy have chosen a moderately devated position for the Naval Hospital and that the Colonial Surgeon ( Dr Anderson, whose experience is in this particular case perhaps greater

greater than that of any other person in China)

likewise coincides in this view - His Excellency is forced to believe that the question is one of considerable uncertainty and in acceding to the Honorable the major General's application. which he begs to assure him he does with perfect readiness he merely desires to place on record that he does not :concur in the theories that have been laid down either as to the peculiar

advantages

706

advantages of me situation over another - judging from past experienc-, or as to the peculiar insalubrity of this Island the Coast of China.

over

any

other part of

The Land Officer will be instructed to place himself in

Aldrich

communication with Major with the object of marking off the line of Road- and advantage

New

may

be taken at the same time

ow

to settle the direction of the main sewer with its fall and also to decide

arrangement of the boundary or retaining walls of the Cantonment. I have be

the

(Signed) Richard Woosnam.

PS.

I am desired to return the Enclosures to your

letter and to beg

that

-------

that a copy of the traing may be furnished (as well as copies of the tracings of the Chuck Choo and Jaiwan Cantonments) in order that others be made from it to go to Her Majesty's Government with this Correspondence.

may

(Signed) R.4.

fr

707

reference to the Estate

to the Estate of the late S James Satchell and to acquaint you that letters of administration have not been granted to or applied for by the next of Kin - Mt Oswald or

other creditor

Shave be

-

(Signed) Chat E. Stewart. Treasurer & Fin? Secretary.

The Honnable,

Major S. Caine, de

Victoria,

18th March, 1844.

No:111

No:112

Richard Oswald Esqp_ Victoria,

Victoria,

Sir,

letter

I have the honor to transmit to you by direction of His Excellency the Governor, the accompanying and its enclosures shoving the steps taken by Mr. Richard Bhould with

reference.

Siv

18th March 1844.

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 16 buttant with its enclosures regarding the Estate of the late Dr. James Satchell

andd

and to inform you that I have forwarded those documents to the Honorable the Chief Magistrate to whom any creditors who may apply. will be referred.

Iremain de

(Signed) Chat E. Mewart.

Treasurer + Fin? Keretary

A. J. Gordon Egr

Land Officer, K.

Victoria,

Sir

Honghong, 18th March, 184/46.

His Excellency the lovernor in Council is pleased to sanction the expenditure of the sum of kine Hundred and Seventy Dollars and thirty-two cents ($970.32) as stated

in

No:113

No:114

in

182

Estimate submitted

στι

703

the

1 bistant, to be required for the - performance of the Contingent work

the Current month : I am

during

however, directed to

co

convey to you

His

Excellency's strict injunctions for the instant discharge of the large extra establishment at present entertained for the purpose of draining

the Wong-new-chong and too-kun - poo vallies so soon as that work shall

have been thoroughly completed.

I have be

(Signed) Richard Woomam.

The Reverend,

Charles Gutzlaff.

Chinese Secretary, de. Victoria,

Hongkong

:

703

Siv.

Hongkong, March 19,7151640

With reference to the Petitiono

por Chow-ge. others (the gentry) of the village of Haughing, of which you have this day

sow the Headman, and

Jam

submitted a translation, I am directed.

by His Excellency the Governor in

Council to request that

you

will

issue an injunction in Chinese to

the

person called

Jong-

No:115

Government for final orders.

thave te

(Signed) Richard Woonam.

The Honorable,

as well as a

Sir

Proclamation to the Petitioners -

him

directing kind not to demand and

rent on

thend not to pay, any account of lands within this Colony.

You

can in the said

Kryjunction and Proclamation direct shall - if he comes to this

in order that

-

that Tong Island-apply to you you may lay his claims before

Government

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate 4. Victoria,

Houghing, 19 March, 1844,

I am directed by the Governor

in Council to forward to

the

you accompanying copy of a letter addrefed by It is Excellency's instructions to the Assistant Military Secretary to the

General Aguilar. Honorable major

The

are

Sixty- thus placed at

two men

therein mentioned

your disposal

for employment at Police

men in

this

on

your

may

this Colony and as intimated in the concluding paragraph of my letter to Captain D'Aguilar, His Excellency the Governor wishes to enrol their names

you Police list in order that they draw the extra pay for the performance of that duty; and this Excellency would further with you to submit for the consideration of Government such proposals for their employment and distribution, and the lodging of both themselves and their families at may appear to your "best calculated to provide for their efficiency and usefulness.

I have be

(Signed) Richard Hootam

The Honorable

to be

No:116

Major Caine be

Vetoria

Sir

Yetaia

22

710

Hongking, March 727 18/10

22-1844:

Sam directed to acknowledge the

receipt of your letter of the 19th Sustant with its enclosures being correspondence between yourself and the military

Mandarin at Kowloon.

A communication will be made

to the Provincial Authorities at Cantow

enter -

regarding this correspondence, but it is needless to observe that unless the Chinese lovernment. Officers cordially into our measures for

have crime, we

me suppressing

of obliging them to do so.

no means

W butzlaff will be requested.

to apply to you for copies of the letters

which have passed between and

you them and will be so good as to

you

let

let hind have them

Shave be

(Signed) Richard Homman

The Honorable,

Major Caine de

Victoria,

Siv

you

an

Hongkong, March 22, 1844.

Sam directed by His Excellency

5

the Governor in Council to forward to

Riginal letter and its Enclosure from the Assistant Military Secretary to Major General D'Aquilar regarding a Police Station being hilt

at Chuck Choo.

His Excellency in Council is of opinion that if a Station it to be hitt at all it ought to be situated so as to

afford

No: 114

711

afford equal protection to the village and the Cantonments, and

requested at your

you are....

convenience to inquire

into the application made by Lieut : Colonel Gregory and to submit your

opinion for the decision of bovernment,

You are

aheady

are aware

If the

probability of Chuck Choo becoming

a

place of sufficient importance to call for the permanent residence of a Magistrate and

will be pleased you to bear this contingency

in mind

in any arrangement that you may recommend in consequence of this

letter.

I have te

(Signed) Richard Woman

P.S. Be to good as to return the

Original Enclosures with

your reply. (Signed) R.S.

No:118

Lieut : Pedder K.M.

Sir

Marine Magistrate, & Victoria

of your

HongKong, 25 March 18640

No:118

I have to acknowledge the receipt letter No: 20 of yesterday's date transmitting the particulars of the case of a distressed Seaman named Peter Welsh who had been discharged here on the b2 Instant from H. Ms. Troop Ship Alligator together with the opinion of the Colonial Surgeon that it will be some months before he will be able to work and so provide for himself ; under these circumstances His Excellency the Governor in Council is pleased to direct that you procure a passage to England. for him by the first opportunity

that

No:119

that may offer.

Shave be

(Signed) Richard Hoosman.

Edward Pere Coffin Type

Siv

Commissary Generalet,

Vetoria

22

712

Houghing 1 March, 184/

With reference to the correspondma which has taken place between the Honorable the Chief Magistrale and yourself regarding the buildings which

have hired from Mr Gillespie for of lovernment Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to request you

you

the use

to hold in

deposit any trums of money that

hereafter may

now are, or

become

due

you

Live on account of ait, until

rent, receive further intimation of Excellency's wishes as to their disposal.

Shave te.

His

(Signed) Richard Woomam.

The Honorable,

Major Caine

No:120

No:121

713

I have be (Signed) Richard Woomam,

The Reverend,

Charles Gutzlaff, de

Victoria,

Hongkong, March 25, 1844.

Sain directed to acknowledge the

Sir,

receipt of your

letter of the 16th Fustant,

of

Chief Magistratete

Victoria,

Hongkong, 27 March 186a4.

In reply to the application

letter No: 77 of this

Sir,

Алпери

conveyed in your

Excellency

7 from

date I am directed to say, that His

the Governor

mor in

in Council is

pleased to grant you leave of absence fran Sunday the 24 Instant till the night of the Monday following.

I

and to convey to you

the sanction of

His Excellency the Governor in Council

the Establishments proposed by

for

you for your Office as Chinese, Secretary and for the Chinese Department of

the New Marine and Harbour

Regulations; the former at himetyj nine Dollars (#99) per month, the latter at One Hundred and eighty

Dollars

i

L

714

Dollars ($180)

($180) per month.

You will be pleased to submit separate Abstracts for those Establishments as the former will be included in the accounts of the Superintendent of Fade and the latter in the Colonial Disbursements.

Any expence that

you may

have incurred in the introduction of

the ne

new

system of Marine Police for laying down Buoys, numbering Brats

te, de, you

send in a Bill to cover

can send

and it will be paid by the cheasurer.

Shave te

(Signed) Richard Wornam

Establishment of the Chinese Secretary's

Officer

Jour

го

Incl: 1

in letter. No:121

Incl: 2 in

letter.

No:121

Your Chinese Clerks $15.ca per month $60.

@fhear

Two Coolies & Messengers $6 ear per month. 12 One watchman & $b.

@

Fixed allowance for Stationery de

Expense of the Peking Gazette per month

6

15

Establishment of the Asistant magistrate of Hongkong in the Chinese Department for enforcing the new marine and Harbour Regulations regarding Bratst.

Two hired Guard Boats with a Crew of tew men each @$60 ea. per month. $120. hoo Chinese Officers for boarding all Junks, boats &, that may arrive in the

de,

de

Harbour @ $8 each per month.

Hire of two boats for the use

of the above

Officers @ $10 each per

per month. Three Headmen for the different stations of Boats & $8 each per mensen

16

20.

24

$180

The Reverend,

Charles butzlaff, h

Victoria HongKong, 28th March, 184641.

ki

Jam directed to return to

you

the Draft of Regulations which you propose for the Headmon of Brats and to inform you

that they are entirely approved by His Excellency the Governor in Council

You are requested to have them

translated into Chinese

after

which

they will be published both in that

language

and English for general

information and guidana.

Government depend on your

taking every meature that occurs to

to prevent the Headmen from

you

extorting

No:122

No:123.

715

extorting money or presents of any kind pom those placed under their inspection . This will perhaps be best done by your allowing your Clerks when not otherwise engaged

Chinese

any

to occasionally visit all boats in the :Harbour to inquire if there are representations or complaint for submission to you.

I have de

(Signed) Richard Woniam.

Robert Edwards Esqr

Liv

Macao.

Victoria,

HongKong, 25th March, 1864.

I have to acknowledge the

receipt of your letter of the 18 Sustant

together

་་་་་་་་་"+UCSs.~!25་ ས་

together with its various enclosures the

whole of which are In reply I am directed by His Excellency the Yovernor in Council to inform you that the tenor of his instructions from Her Majesty's Government regarding the future granting of Land in this Colony are of such a stringent nature as entirely to preclude the possibility of His Excellency's being able to comply

are herewith returned.

with

your request as it is specially provided that all lots of land hereafter to be granted thall be put up to Public Auction.

I have Le

(Signed) Richard Wormam.

No:124

Sir

Victoria,

716

Hongkong, 25 March, 18481:

letter No: 7/

In reply to your

of the 19th Iistant, I am directed to inform you

that in accordance with

the intimation conveyed in my letter No : 104 of the 8th of November last His Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased to instruct Mr Stewart, the Theasurer and Financial Secretary to commence the payment

Civil Salary to you of your

on

the 18th

of March, 1843, namely the date on which ceased to draw your

you

Indian Military Pay and Allowances.

Shave te

(Signed) Richard Wortnam

The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate de,

Victoria,

No:125

The

34

The Reverend,

Liv

Unicent Stanton,

Victoria, Hongkong, 25. march 18th.

one

1860s.

21

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your two letters of the 27- Instant, forwarding Abstracts of the Expenses incurred for cleaning and the hire of a boatchman de, for the mat bulding at present used as a Church. These Abstracts, the including the period from the 14 of February to the 23rd of December, 1845. amounting to Fifty right Dollars and eleven Cents ($58-11), the other from the 24th December, 1843, to the 31o March, 1844, Amounting to - höenty- Eight Dollars and eighty nine conto ($38-89) together with a

Memorandum

717

1.

Memorandum of the cost of Hymn books supplied by yourself for the use the Church amounting to Fifteen dollars and a half ($15.50) His Excellency the Governor in Council is pleased to sariction, and Mr. Stewart the- Financial Secretary and Treasurer has been instructed to pay the several amounts on the necessary receipts being furnished. With regard to the charge for Hymn bookd which forms, somewhat irregular item in suck Disbursements, Iam directed to requed. to cause the words "Church property. to be written in each and that you will be so good as to deliver them into the Custody of the Clark?

With reference to your request. Salary may

be allowed to

a

you

that a Salary

I Millar who performs the duties

of

of Clerk, His Excellency thinks it world.

be advisable to await the instruction

of Her Majesty's lovernment which

may now

be

daily expected and

which it is hoped will provide definitely for this as well as other

matters connected with the Ecclesiastical Establishment,

The Burial Ground is at

you

present, as

are aware, in charge of the Land Officers Department and His Excellency would with this arrangement to continue until he shall have received the instructions

above alluded to.

I have be

(Signed) Richard Wretnam-

No:127

Sir,

Victoria,

718

Hong Kong 25th March, 1844:

In reply to your letter No:779

Sama

the 22th Instant, I am directed to inform you

that His Excellency the Governor in Council is satisfied with the description of the fire proof Frow safe which you have furnished and is pleased to sanction the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($.300) for its purchase.

Shave de

(Signed) Richard Wooniam

A. J. Gordon Edope

Sand Officer de,

A. J. Gordow Ugr

No:126

Land Officer de,

Victoria

Vietove

HongKong, 25th March, 1844.

Sir

713

Sir

representation has been

out

forwarded from Captain Dunbar Commanding a detachment of the 98th Regiment, at present quartered in the new Barracks near the Commissariat Stores pointing the da

Langer to which his exposed owing to there not being parapet to the bridge which crosses the brook in that neighbourhood.

of opinion that it would ukless Expense to build a

As you

be

an

are

men are

об

stone parapet upon the present bridge, I am directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to request

to have

а

wooden railing

thong worden

you put up as soon as

the cost of which is to be

I

you conveniently

can

included in

your

Abstrack for the

Contingent.

A

No:128

Contingent expences of the coming

mouth

I have te

(Signed) Richard Horsman.

Captain D'Aquilar,

Asistant Military Secretary.

Liv,

Victoria,

Hongkong, 25th March 18:40 4.

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter of the 227) Instant. forwarding a representation from Captains Dunbar as to the "dangerous state of the Queen's Road

the new Barracks owing to there being no parapet to the bridge. in that neighbourhood . In reply I am directed by His Excellency

near

Governon

the

ورت

as a

Governor in Council to acquaint you for the information of the Honorable Major General d'Aquilar that the Land Office has ken instructed to put up a wooden railing prevention to passengers falling the sides of the bridge at Mr Sordon is of opinion that it would be an useless expence to build a stone parapet

the present bridge.

nr

Thave de

over

(Signed) Richard Wotram.

Mess Jardine Mathesonde

"

"

бой

Dent He

H

Bemmell the te

Fletcher Parkins &.de, tes

Victoria Hong Kong, 26th March 18460.

720

Shave the hover to acknowledge letter of yesterday's dab

the receipt of your

and am directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to inform you

a

that

Copy of it will be bansmitted to Her Majesty' s Government by the opportunity which will present itself.

few days.

No:130

in a

I have be

(Signed) Richard. Wetnam.

Lieut : Pedder, R. N.

Harbour Master te,

No:129

Sir,

which

Victoria,

HongKong, 26th March, 18441.

In reply to the application have today forwarded

you

from Mo Sina, the assistant to the

Harbour

ل

Harbour Master, Sam directed to

inform you that His Excellency the Governor in Council is pleased to grant that gentlemans leave of

absence

for

one week commer

Commencing on

Thursday the 28th Instant

Shave te

(Signed) Richard Hoonam.

Lieut : Pedder R.M.

Siv

Harbour Master, &e,

Victoria, HongKong 26th March; 1844.

In compliance with a requed from the Government of Bengal, this Excellency the Governor in Council is pleased to direct that the accompanying twenty nine

you

Caute

notices

No:131

No: 132

721

notices regarding the Pilot Station for the River Hooghly during the S. W Monsoon of the

distributed

de year 1843 6. to be...

the Commanders

among

of vessels about to proceed to Calcutta during the present year.

Ihave be

(Signed) Richard Woman

Cecil Beadon Esqre

Under Secretary to the Gook of Bengal.

Sir

de,

Ye

عالم

Victoria,

Hong Kong 26th March, 1846 10.

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 107 of the 15th of January forwarding thirty copies of a notice regarding the Pilot Station

for

!

!

year

for the River Hooghly during the S. W. Chcontoon of the 1843 be and I am directed to inform you

that His Excellency : the Governor in Council has caused the notice to be published and has "given directions for the distribution the copies among the commandus -vessels expected to arrive off Falke Pont during the present year.

I have be

(hgned) Richard Hostnam

A. Turnbull Esque

of

Under Secretary to the Book of Bengals

hi

No:133

No:134

the

receipt of your

н

722

letter No: 2.925 of the

on the

"of December last forwarding five copies of a hinted report Honorable Company's Botanic Gardens for which I am directed to request

you to convey

Deputy

to the Honorable the

Governor of Bengal the thanks, of His Excellency the Governor in Council of this Colony.

Shave be

(Signed) Richard Wormiamo

Lieut : Pedder, R.R.

de

Victoria,

HongKong, 27 Amarch 1866,

Sir

I have the honor to acknowledge

the

Harbour Master.

Victoria,

Houghing, 28 March 1844

I have the honor to acknowledge

th

the receipt of your letter No : 21 of the 25

Instant,

Fustant, in which Barque "William the Fourth. is about

you

state that the

"

Sir

to proceed on a

trading voyage among the Islands of the Pacific and that. the master of that vessel has offered

to co

convey

at sea.

thither the Three Survivors

of the Five colored men picked up by the Transport Cornwall. and supposed to be natives of the Pellew Islands, provided His Excellency the Governor in Council will permit him to do so.

In reply I am directed to that His Excellency is

inform you

pleased to sanction the above proposal.

I have be

(Signed) Richard Wotnam

The Post Master General,

Bombay

No:135

Victoria

Victoria,

723

Honghong, 28 March: 18/44

RECORD

OF

Iam directed by His Excellerey

the Governor in Council, to transmit

the Enclosed Bill No : 178 drawn

to

you

by Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in Ching

the Government of India for

upon

Col Res. 2,065.15 Two thousand and

sixty-five Company's Rupees fifteen annas being the amount of stage

де

collected in China, on letters received

from and forwarded to Bombay from 1. August, 1843, to 31 January, 18/th, at pur accompanying statement by tr Spring in charge of the Post Office.

at this Place:

The amount collected previous, 1843, was paid into the hands of Lieut. Colonel Willow, C.B.,

31°

to 31th July

late

late Paymaster in China, and his acceipt of which Senclose a copy, forwarded.

under cover to the Postmaster General Bombay.

are rec

The

sum now

remitted would

have been forwarded at the close of the Quarters ending 31 October, 1843 and 31 January

18444, could it have been done without loss to the Indian Post Office, but the Exchange for mexican and other Republican Dollars which

received here at the rate of 225 Co. R's per 100 dollars, did not exceed 218 @ 220 per 100 dollars, and it was. not till

very lately that arrangement have been made between Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China and the Government of India, to grant Bills for Sublic money at par

I have de. (Signed) Chat E. Stewart.

Treasurer & Tin - Secretary.

No:136

No:136

721

The Post Master Generals Calcutta.

Vitoria,

HongKong, 28 March, 1986/64+

Sam directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to transmit to

the Enclosed bill No : 179 drawn by you Her Majesty's Henipotentiary in China upon the Government of India for Cottre 198. 2 One Hundred and thirty eight Rupees two annas being the Postage

rece

collected in China on

amount

letters

f

ceived from, and forwarded to Calcutti

21

from 1th August, 1845, to 31 January, 184443 as per accompanying

Statement by Mr. Spring in charge of the Post Office at this place.

The amount collected previous

to

الهلال

31

to 34th July, 1843 was paid into the hand of Lieut : Colonel Wilson C.B. lat: Paymaster in China, and his receipt, of which I -enclose a copy forwarded under cover to

the Post Master General, Calcutta.

The sum now remitted world have

been forwarded at the close of the quarters ending 31 = bct = 1843 and 31 Jan 1844, could it have been done without los to the Indian Post Office hit the exchange for

are received at

Mexican dollars which the rate of 225 Rupees per $100 did not

exceed 218 @ 220 per 100 dollars and it

was not till

very lately

that

rents have be

have been made between

arrangements

Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China : and the Government of India to grant

Bills for Public Money at par.

Shave Le

(Signed) Chat E. Stewart.

Treasurer & Find - Secretary.

No:137

A. J. Gordon Eye

Land Officer 4,

Siv

Victoria,

725

HongKong, 28th March, 18444.

Sam directed to inform your

that His Excellency the Governor in Council is pleased to grant you

leave

of absence from the Colony from the "morning of the 29t until the evening of the Sote Instant,

Shave de

(Signed) Richard Woman.

No:138

The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate de

Victoria,

Hongting.

No:137

Siv

Honghong, 28 March. With

in

leave

Sam directed to inform you that His Excellency the lovernor Council is pleased to grant you

to of absence from the morning of the 29th evening of the 30. Sustant

to the

Shave de,

(Signed) Richard Homam.

Richard Burgass Egre

Legal Adviser to the boot of Houghing.

th

No:140

from the Colony from the evening "this day until that of tomorrow -

I have be

(Signed) Richard Hoomans.

Thomas J. Scales Esope

Deputy Post Master of Hongkong.

Victoria

No:139

Sir,

726

میں

Siv

Victoria,

Hongkong, 29th March 1844.

In compliance with

with your request Iam directed to inform you that His -Excellency, the Governor in Council is pleased to grant you leave of absence from

Hongthing April 1th 18440.

Jam directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to acknowledge

the

receipt of

dated as to your two letters under dates the 28th Ultimo, and this day. Instructions which are

with

your herewith returned.

His Excellency is quite satisfied-

after perusing those Instructions - that

it

it is not posible for you to carry

the use

them

into effect, at least at the commencement of your duties without some assistance and His Excellency is therefore pleased to grant you

of the present Post Office - which is a lovernment Building- pending the pleasure of Her Majesty's - lovernment, and further to authorize special temporary measure the continuance of the present Establishment. of the Post Office (with the exception of the 2nd Clerk, Mr Lane during

this Quarter, at the expiration of which period other arrangements must be

as a

made.

Jay

His Excellency desires me to that he has observed that your Instructions do not provide for the constantly recurring despatch of mails to the United Kingdom and other places

beyond

727

beyond India by the Ports of Calcutta and Madras and it will be necessary that you should consider this question and propose a plan for meeting it, to prevent vast public and private

inconvenience.

All Notifications that may require to publish connected. with the Post Office Department,

1 for general information and guidance you are requested to draw up, sign and enclose to me, when steps will be taken to have them inserted in the Government Gazette.

In Spring at present in charge of the Post Office will be

instructed to render

you every

assistance and to make you fully acquainted with the local Regulations, that have been pron

time

7

you may

time to time laid down for his - guidance in order that point out what alterations they will require to assimilate with Instructions.

Shave te

your

(Signed) Richard Horstnam.

A. J. Gordon Exqpe

Sir

Land Officer de

Victoria, Hong Kong 2 April, 1844:

In acply to your letter No: 29 of the 25th Ultimo, I am directed to inform

you

that His Excellency the bovernor in Council is pleased to sanction your preparing the Leased for the occupiers of those Lots of Land on the Queen's

Road

No:141

No:142

Road which

were

proposed by major

723

Aldrich to be included in the Cantonment, but which proposal has been negatived by the Sustructions received from Her Majesty's lovernment, Jam

further directed to inform you that:

those deases are to be drawn

up,

and

only granted, in accordance with the terms, both as to classification and rental, proposed by the Land

Committee in their letter No: 12 and

its Enclosures, of the 18th of January last, and which received the confirmation of His Excellency the Governor in Council

conveyed to them in my of the 18th of January last.

as Corr

Shave be

letter No:30

(Signed) Richard Woomam.

Captain

Captain D'Aguilar,

•Assistant Military Secretary de.

hi

Victoria, HongKong, April 2 = 18/4/40.

Sam directed by His Excellency

the lovernor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19 "Ultimo, with its enclosed original one (herewith returned) from Lieut : Colonel, thegory regarding a Police Station at Chuck

Choo, and

am

to inform you

that the

necessary steps will be taken for -

having

one

built so soon as a site

can be fixed on and the Estimates

prepared and passed.

I have de

(Signed) Richard Woman.

No: 143.

Opp Bridgman,

Ketoria,

HongKong 2 th April, 18441:

723

Ster

Iam directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20 Ullime, ddressed to His Excellency the Governor in Council pom which it appears that, under an impression that Hes Majesty's Government will sanction a tenure, free from rent, of such land as may be required for charitable purposes, you selected a spot

spot on the Eastern side of the hu kon-pu valley, but, that subsequently finding

the situation inconvenient, owing distance from the city of Victoria, you purchased a lot of land

he

to its

ear the

near

Magistracy from the late Amorable Mr Morrison, which

you

now

wo request.

may

may

be granted to you pee of rent in lien of that situated near the Sukon pu valley. In reply to this application I am

directed to remind you

which

mn

that the tenure

you will be permitted to

- hold the first selected lot still awaits the decision of Her Majesty's lovernment, as the permission for your making that selection was at the time given on the express understanding that the land should be held subject to such__ conditions as might be thereafter imposed, and in conclusion I am directed to say

that it is out of the power of the Covernment of this Colony. to comply with

your request for exchange of the lots, as the the magistracy has been included in the Return of bona fide sales, which was lately forwarded to Her Majesty's

Government.

an

one near

No:14:4

Government.

I have de,

(Signed) Richard Hoonam.

The Honorable,

Siv

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate, &e,

Victoria,

Houghing. April 2 - 1844:

730

Jam directed by His Excellency the lovernor in Council to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter No:81 of the 27 of last month and to inform you that the increase to

your Office Establishment therein applied for

st

has been sanctioned from the 12 Instant, as per annexed Memorandum.

I have de

(higned) Richard Woornam

Memo :

Memorandum.

Head Clerk's Salary to be increased from: $60 to $80 - per mentem.

Second Clark's Salary to be increased from $50 to $60 - per mentem

A third dark to be entertained on $50- per month.

(Signed) Richard Woman

A. F. Gordon Elope

Land Officer, de,

Victoria,

Sir,

for

Hongkong, For April 18/14

Jam directed to forward to you

".

No: 75

your informations and guidance "the accompanying Copy of a letter the: 76 of the 20th of February last addressed by the instruction of Itis Excellency

the

Governor

inletter No:144

No: 1457

No:146

731

Governor in Council to the Owners of the three Houses situated within the

Cantonments. In accordance with the intimation made to those Gentlemen

nd

in the 2 td paragraph of that letter His Excellency further directs me to convey

his sanction to register in this

to

you several names, and to draw out the

leases for, the lots of land they may select in lien of those which they formerly occupied making a special report on the subject for the informatio of lovernment.

I have de,

(Signed) Richard Woosnam.

The Honorable

Major Caine

Chief Magistrate te,

Victoria

Liv

Victoria Honghong, April 3- 18/0/.

the

In returning to you accompanying Roceedings of a trial

held

on some

on certain House Breakers at Chuke Choo and their accomplices, with the opinions and sentences of His Excellency the Governor

of the parties. I am disired to request that you will instruct the Asistant to the Chief Magistrate in the Chinck Department, to ascertain and report through you under whose authority Tong Afee has set himself up in this Harbour as a Head Salt Weigher and how long he has been acting as such,

The Governor observes that the

said Foong Afei stated in his examination on the 15th of last month

that

that

no one

732

sells Salt until it is weighed.

that there it no other weighing Establishment here but his, that he does not record the names of the

the na

name

Captains of funks who deal with hims, and that he is ignorant of the of the Captain (and apparently of that of the vessel too) of the Junk out of which a part of the stolew Roperty

and two of the Thieves

of

were recovered.

The Governor considers that

much more

a

person of the class of Foong Afei is a

dangerous Member

member of even a Common Thief

Society than and as it cannot for

be supposed that

one moment

any Salt Junk could

have entered this Harbour and remains

at anchor

near

his, even

for

an hour

without his perfect cognizance, he is to

be informed that unless he gives the

fullest

fullest particulars of the funk, which is proved to have had Thieves and stolern Property on board, the Securities into which he has entered will be forfeited and himself expelled from the Colony. With respect to the Compradore

Hei Ake, there is strong suspecting

reator

that he is in some

for

way

connected with Long Afei and the Assistant Chief Magistate in the Chinese Department is to endeavour to discover the nature of that connection

and also to report

on

it, after which the final decision

will receive the final the lovernor regarding

you

of the

men.

I have te

these two

(Signed) Richard Hornam

No: 147

The

The Honorable,

Sir,

Major Caine).

Major

Chief Magishate &,

Victoria,

733

Hongkong, April 6th 1844.

Iam directed by His Excellency

the levernor in Council to ackrinoledg the receipt of your

letter No:88

yesterday's date with its enclosed copy of one from Dr Anderson offering

to rent four

rooms at the merchant-

Seaman's Hospital for the accommodation of the Body of Police

to be stationed there, at

aw

Expense

of $10 _ per Roon per month.

In reply I am directed to

that the expense it

inform you sanctioned as a until Police Nations

is

temporary arrangement.

Can

be built

but

but, it is the opinion of Government

that unless the

the rooms are

Exceedingly

small. two- or at most three should

suffice for the small body of mon who

are to be stationed there, and

desirable to

it is not only very

accustom them to the extent of accommodation that they will probably have for the future but, to

· for a part of

reserve any spare room the Regular Police, whom there is

reason to believe

may

be thortly

:looked for from England.

I have de, (Signed) Richard Hormams

Sir.

734

HongKong, Aprib b 18/4402

Sam directed by the lovernor in Council to forward to you copied of a letter ( No:117) addressed to and of one (110:77) from the Honorable the Chief Magistrate and to request that you will place yourself

- yourself in communication Officer with a view to selecting

a

with that

proper site and submitting a plan and Estimate for a Police Station at

Chuck Choo.

I have be,

(Signed) Richard Warman.

No: 1.49

No:148

The Editor,

A. J. Gordon Esq. th

Land Officer be

Yatoria

1

Honghang

of the Friend of China. Victoria,

Houghong . b " April, 18440

ви

Sir

He

Sam directed to inform you that the Tender for publishing and printing the levernment notifications to, made by the Editor of the Houghing Register is considerably lower than that made by yourself on behalf of the Poprietors of the thiend of China, His Excellency the Governor in Council is obliged therefore, in compliance with his instructions from Her Majesty's lovernment to make the former Paper the Official Argan for the publication of the Government Documents, which arrangement will take effect from Tuesday next, the of Instant.

Your tender, however, for the

alone of such Ordinances de, may be required for Records in cases

are not struck off from

printing

as n

where they

the

735

the Newspaper type defore its distribution,

is the lowest, and on those occasions Government will be glad to avail themselves of your Services should feel disposed to undertake that part.

of the work.

me

His Excellency desires

the advisability of

you

to

suggest to you, publishing this letter as the means of affording to the public a satisfactory reason for the Triend of China having ceased to be the medium of publication of the lovernment -

Documents.

I have te,

(Signed) Richard Horman-

Ps. You will of course discontinue the insertion in the thiend of China of the notification dated the 25 of March, 1842.

23

(Signed) R. V.

No:150

736

The Editor of

Sir.

The Harghing Register

Victoria

that your

Honghong, 6. April, 1844:

Sain directed to inform you : Tender for the publication and printing of lovernment Documents being the lowest made is accepted by His Excellency the lovernor in Comcil and until other arrangements be made by Government. His Excellency is pleased to direct that the Honghong Register become the Official Agan of publication for this Government from Tuesday next, the 9th Sustank,

92

So long as the Hougtong

Register may

be the medium of the publication of the Government. Priments

No:150

you

anel

requested to insert the

accompanying holification at the head of that Peeper.

Shave &

(Signed) Richard. Womam

No:157

Captain Thomas Lartions

Victoria

Siv

Hongthing. 6. April, 18440-

I have to acknowledge the

receipt of your letter of the 19 Ultime

in which

Excellency

you request that His

the Governor in Council

will be pleased to allow the rent arrising from the Remites on the Marine Lot No: 46 belonging to yourself and Mr billespie to be paid, account, into the hands of

on

your

дого

Mes" Jardine Matheme of

you.

In reply Sam directed to inform that, His Excellency will grant your request on the terms that mest fardine Matheson the, enter into a Bond, in the amount of two years rental of the premises, conditioned to pay, when called upon, to such person as the lovernor of Houghing for the time being may direct all sums of money which they receive by way of rent of the said promises together with such interest There may

may

as

they

that

n.

have allowed

you

With reference to the repairs

be called upon you may make to the said premises, as will hereafter in all probability called upon both to show that such

were

necessary and that they

be

No:152

reasonable

737

made in a proper manner, and at a

expense, Iame dirceted to inform you that it is expected that you will be duly prepared with sufficient proofs to that effect, and also that the question of the interest upon the rents which will be received by Mest fardine Mathesonth on your account, will remain for future adjustment.

I have be,

Chigned Richard Horstnam.

S. R. Davidson Wape

Secretary to the Government of Ardiants

Yctoria!

13

Houghong, 18th April, 1844.

to

and you

Siv

Sam directed to acknowledge the

made

were

receipt

receipt of your

letters Not 46 and 68 dated

the 20th

of January and 5th of Febuary and

to beg that you

will

convey

to the

Honorable the President in Council the best thanks of the Governor in Council

of Hongkong for the accompaniments to those letters.

I have de,

(Signed) Richard Woosnam.

Captain D'Aguilar,

Sir,

Assistant Military Secretary de

Victoria.

Hongkong, April, 185 186414.

Sam directed by Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5% of April with its accompanying copy of one

рого

No:153

No:152A

Charles E. Stewart Eqpr

Siv,

Theanner & Financial furetary. He,

Veteriss

738

Honghong, 13th April, 1844.

In reply to your application of the 7th Sustant, Sam directed to convey to you the sanction of His Excellency

the Governor in Council to a leave of absence, on sick Artificate, for Fen days,

Commencing

on the 14th Instant

I have the,

(Signed) Richard Hoodram

+

3

1

a

739

poin Major Aldrich and to inform you, for the information of the Honorable Major General D'Aquilar, that recent communication for the heray at Cantorv intimates His Excellency' s intention of specially addressing the. Plenipotentiary on the subject of the Defences, which he had been informed likely to be erected for this Colony and which would probably include

were

α

Fort

of

some kind or other on Stone Cutters Island. Sir Henry Bollinger

therefore concludes that the matter has been considered of sufficient moment to cause it to be referred to the Imperial Commissioner (at anticipated in letter No : 95 of the 11th of March.) Peking, and until a reply is received. he would not like to authorize

or oven to the Cabinet at

any

further

further steps to be taken, especially, as it appears to him that the delay even of a few months is of secondary importance.

I have de,

(Signed) Richard Hornam.

The Honorable,

Major Caine

Sir,

Chief Magistrato de

Vietnia

1341

HongKong April 13th 1844.

Iam directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter of the 16. Instant =

giving

Cover

to

a

Petition and other

Documents regarding the nomination of one Shack Musdeen to be bhank "Perang of this Colony, and am to

inform

No:154.

No:155

740

inform you

that not only does stis - Excellency in Council see no occasion for any such appointment, but, that he would consider such a person being st

up

under the sanction or countenance

of lovernment to be highly objectionable.

Shave te,

(Signed) Richard Hoosnamo

A. J. Gordon Ey

Land Officer & ..

his

Victoria,

Honghong, 15th April, 1844.

I have the hover to ackunoledge

the receipt of your letter to: 32 of the thestant forwarding

an Estimate, amounting to

Fifty seven Dollars

Nine Hundred and Fifty-

ane

Kinely Cents ($957.90) required for

the

:

741

she to

Contingent work of the Current mouth- - His Excellency the lovernor in Council it pleased to sanction this sum, but, he directs

me

to repeat to you

the injunction to immediately discontinue the large Extra Establishment at present entertained for

the

Kow,

- purpose of draining the thing nei ching and bu kon-pce valled so soon as that work

Kow-poo shall have been thoroughly completed - whereby the lovernment will be relieved of the great expense of upwards of Six Hundred Dollars per mouth.

Shave to, (Signed) Richard Homam

No:156

Captain D'Aguilar,

Military keretary, &%,

Victoria, Hongkong, 15th April, 1844,

بنگر

Sanv

Sam directed by His Excellency the lovernor in Cancil to freward to you the

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o

accompanying Copies of three Documents the substance of four Petitions

containing

pom natives of this Stand praying that

some remuneration

may

be made to them

in consideration of the los they are at pom being compelled to discontinue the

cultivation of rice, owing to the proximity of their land to the Cantonments.

!

His Excellency would feel obliged by the Honorable the Major General directing Major Aldrich to furnish a Statement thewing in each case the quantity of ground thus interfered with together with its probable value, as since the Expence may be incurred is solely in consequence of Military arrangements, it will be necessary to make a special

that may

reference

- stálak TaRESHEN SHOW AT " ("".

!

reference to Her Majesty's lovernment atto whether it should be charged to the Ordnance in preference to the Civil Department. As

One

of the Petitioners is an

inhabitant of the village of Tytam, His Excellency would likewise with the Statement to specify the distance at which the Paddy fields are pom the Cantonments. Should Major Aldrich require such assistance one of the Assistant Magistrates in the Chinese Department or an Interpreter will be directed to

accompany

him

the occasion of his making the above

inquiries.

Shave, Je,

(Signed) Richard Hoomam.

Contents of a Petition.

Chunyaongsin, of Fitam Village

ow

near

Incid in letter No:156

near Chek-chu,

begs that,

742

that some remuneration

may

may be given to him, so that he enabled to obtain a livelihood. I have

&

be

our

been living at Itam for a longth of time, and my family which consists of several persons are exceedingly poor, depending solely upon the cultivation of a piece of ground of five mow for "livelihood. Unexpectedly however the great English Officers last month issued orders, forbidding and totally putting a stop to the cultivation of Paddy. Scannin suppose that the great benevolent English could ever take the bread out of people's mouths, and as we have no other means of living and if. receive no remuneration we shall for

a

no

we

therefore

certainty be prest with hunger and hardly Keep up our existence. I the come to lay my complaint before Your

Excellency

and

Excellency imploring your mercy. trusting that you will graciously make? me some pecuniary compensation whereby Imay be enabled to make other plans for supporting myself and avoid such a calamity as hunger. Sincerely do Strutt that Your Excellency will come to some

on this point.

decision

Keaphin year, 2 = mouth, 7th day.

"

25th March, 1844.)

(higned) Charles Gutzlaff-

Chinese Scoretary

Contents of a Petition.

Leasan, a husbandman residing at Chekchu makes this representation to show that for a period of more than thirty years he has been carrying agricultural pursuits at Chekehu, but

on his

That

Incl:2

in letter No:156

743

that in consequence of a Roclamation issued to the people of Chekchu on the 27- Instant, they are not allowed to grow paddy

name

mow

· ata.

1

near the Barracks. He owns, however, a plot of ground of about four spot bearing the

of Timewha, which is situated at a great distance

- great distance from the Banacks and he therefore begs to be

allowed to cultivate it in order that he have the means of gaining livelihood afforded him.

away

pon a Peli

March, 1844.

α

There is a duplicate of the above

- Petitioner Chinyoklung, an old living at Illam and owning also a plot of ground at Titam far away

män

to be from the Barracks which he begs to allowed to continue the cultivation of

March, 1844.

(Signed) Charles butzlaff

Chinese Secretary.

Incl.

:

}

Contents of a Petitions of a Logelsow, Kerchowtae, Chingtueghai and Lokanying humbly state to His Excellency the Plenipotentiary, that they possess at Chacwan (Saiwan) land to the amount of or mow, bequeathed to them by their ancestors, and as it has been destroyed they humbly beg that stis -Excellency might be pleased to grant a Compensation for the same.

30th March, 1844.

of

(Signed) Charles butzlaff. Chinese Secretary.

The Editor of the Hongkong Register, and Government Gazetter

Siv

Victoria Hougthang, 16th April, 184640.

Incl:3 in letter No:156

No:157

Inel.

744

Jam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to inform you that until further notice Nine Copies of

the Hongkong Register and lovemment Gazette will be required to be supplied on account of this lovernment, and it requested that these may be addressed in accordance with the accompanying list and sent to this Office.

is

Shave Fr

(Signed) Richard Wotram.

bove Copies of the Honghong Register and Government bazette required by the Government of Hongkong.

Two Copies. To the address of

[Original] "The Under Secretary of State for the

Duplicate

Colonies,

Ye

Jee

Doroying threet.

London.

}

The Gate Bank Maja

ل

One

One Copy, Jo

One Copy,

The Right Honorable,

Jo

Are Copy, To,

The Governor General of India

in Council. ye

Fort William

The Most Noble,

The Marquis of Tweedale. Governor and Commander-in-chief-

Ye

Je

Y Madras."

"The Horrorable,

The Governor in Council of

Bombay

Je, Va. Bombay."

One Copy, Jo,

"The Honorable,

One Copy- To,

The bovernor of hingapore,

Singapore.

The Right Honorable,

The President of the Board of Control,

Cannon Row-

Whitehall, London"

Orre Copy, Jo

No:158

745

"The Secretary to the East India Company,

-East India House,

Leadenhall Street

London."

One Copy, To.

His Excellency.

of Hongkong.

The Governor in Council,

Jr, Va.

Victoria

Je,

N. B. The above addresses are to be superscribed,

("On Her Majesty's Service")

and

on those to The Under Secretary of State for the Colonies the words "Original or Duplicate " (as the case maybe) are to be inserted in the left of the Envelope

Corner

(Signed) Richard Hoornam.

6of

The Editor of the Triend of China.

Victoria.

Sir,

Victoria Honghong, 16th April, 1844.

16!!

One

T

!

that

Sam directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to inform you until further notice only Three Copies of the "Friend of China" will be required to be supplied on account of this lovernment and it is requested that these

may be addressed in accordance with the

accompanying list, and sent to this Office:

Shave &r,

(Signed) Richard Hotnam.

Copies of the Friend of China required

by the lovernment of Hongkong.

Two Copies. To the address of

[Original] "The Under pcretary of State for the

Suplicate

One Copy-To-

Colonies,

Downing

Strech London."

N

His Excellency,

The Governor in Council

of Hongkong,

Je fe

Victoria.

746

N.B. The above addresses are to be superscribed,

(On Her Majesty's Service)

and on those to the "Under Secretary of State

te for the Colonies" the words "Original" or "Duplicate" (as the case may b)

are to be inserted in the left corner of the Envelope.

No:159

F. J. Scales Esq ft

Inel :

Sir

(Signed) Richard Hormam,

Deputy Post Matter at HongKong.

Yetoria,

HongKong. 16th April, 18444.

I have the honor to acknowledge

8th the receipt of your letter of the 8. Instant and in refly am directed to forward to

the

you

on the

accompanying Memorandum the subject of it drawn up by His Excellency the lovernor in Council, together with a copy of the Notification therein alluded to, which latter will

be

;

NB.

be published in the next Covernment Gazette.

""ervice"

I have tr

(Signed) Richard Hoosnam.

Memorandum.

As regards the first point in M= Scales letter. Sam- after the fullest consideration decidedly of opinion, that all ternice letters which may pass through the Post Office here, whether coming from, going to. India (or Usewhere) should be exempted pom Postage, ponding a reference

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Incl;!

to England, and until some arrangement shall be made between Her Majesty's lovernment and that of the East India

Company, and shall be publicly, notified for the information and guidance of all Department and Official Functionaries.

The

in letter

No:159

747

The whole of the Troops serving in

China, are.

are considered to belong to the Indian Establishment and in conformity with the Post Office Act and Regulations of India. the voluminous Correspondence, Returns, and Orders, connected with them, pass "Free", nor do I see how the duty is to be carried on should any

sudden change be made in this arrangement, for Officer (however high his rank can be supposed to have the means, and he certainly has not the authority, to pay He addressed may

Postage

may

no

have occasion to

on letters that to him, or that he forward on the Public Service

The preceding observations apply with equal force to the hoops and Ships of ther stationed in different parts of Chine, who are obliged to report periodically not only to the Senior military and haval

Officers

743

?

Officers on

may

on the Station but also- as the case be- to England and India and were this routine prevented - which would be the immediate consequence of levying Postage- the greatest public inconvenience and embarrasement would be the inevitable

result

I have

ave no

doubt but all classes of the briety at large will most gladly and thankfully avail themselves of the facilities which the Post Office Regulations here will henceforward afford for transmitting private letters to England, India and clawhere, but even in this remark Imust from all Thear except the mercantile

· Community, who will not, I am convinced, pay for the conveyance of letters by their

vessels, and nothing

oron

is more raky

than wading the Staticle Law, to

which Mr Scales adverts in this respect-

That

That is to be done by simply sending their vessels to the Portiquis settlement of Macas, whence they will eventually clear out for their intended voyage

In the same manner

vessels going to Chusan or

any of the northers Ports will apply at Kctoria for a Port Clearance to an imaginary Port or Place and under such circumstances the Post Office Authorities neither could venture to put

would mails on board of such vessels nor work the masters be compelled by any

that Iam

aware

Law

of to receive them. That it may not be supposed Jam that I am fancying difficulties in the preceding observations I may mention that I know positively that a vessel sail in a few days for

which is to sail in a

Calcutta is to go

in the first instance

final orders.

ve,

to macas to receive her there, and that I have had a message.

from

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1

poin the broner of another ressel to the purport that he is going to despatch her to "the" "Pata Shoal" whence he added that any Packet with which I might entrust hind would find its way to Amoy.

Her Majesty's bovernment do not appear to be at all

of the

aware

their own

of the extent correspondence, public and private- that comes to, and leaves the shores of China. Ihave known one House of Agency send above 500 letters by one of their Ships pom Macao to Bombay, and I speak within bounds when I say that not less than 10,000 letters monthly (one month with another) are despatched a received. To provide for the regular conduct and despatch of so much business very efficient and extensive Establishments will be obviously required and the system can only

or

be

749

be perfected and brought into effect by very gradual steps.

I have drafted a Notification providing for the transmission of all private letters to Chusan and the Consular Ports as well as for the recovery, of any English or Indian Postage that

on them. Even this duty

may

be leviable

is almost

more

a

than

can

be fairly addo to those which Mr Shead and the Consuls have already to performs, but as some suck arrangement must be made to obviate private letters continuing to lie in the Post Office here, until the Postage on them shall be forthcoming, I am most anxious to consult the feelings and wishes of individuals by the arrangement I

propose.

Sintend to send a copy of this Memorandum to Her Majesty's

Government

750

Sovernment by the first opportunity, and

by

should Mr Scales have

any

remarked to

me with them

offer upon it - previous to transmission- Srequest he will favor at his early Convenience.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

Government House, Victoria, Hongkong. April 16th 1844.

Government Notification.

G. H. Mead Engr Marine Magistrate

and Harbour Master at Chutan it

appointed to be Assistant Deputy Post matter at that Port

All letters that

may

come

for

Individuals at Chutan will in future be forwarded to Mr Mead by such opportunities

as may offer, and that

Gentleman

Inchiz

in letter

No:159

for

on

Gentleman will deliver them application, and the Postage (if any); chargeable on them being paid to him Mr Shead will likewise henceforward always keep a Box open

letters to be transmitted to Hongkong - whether for delivery there or to be reshipped to Europe, India, or elsewhere - but, he cannot receive any Postage on those letters, and all Persons having letters to be sent to any the Countries to which the payment of Postage at Hougtong is compulsory. set forth in the Post Office Regulations published in the Government Gazette of the 9th Instant - must inclose such letters to an

or Thiend at _ Agent

of

as

Honghong to pay the Postage upon them.

Letters that may

come

for-

individuals at any of the Ports where a Consul is stationed will henceforward

be

751

be sent ( with a Memorandum of the Postage; if any-chargeable on them) to the Consul who will be requested to allow one of his Establishment to deliver them application (and payment of the Postage). The Consuls will in like -

requested to keep a Box

or

manner

be

open and to order letters to be received for transmission to Honghong, as laid

of the Assistant

down in the case of Deputy Post Master at Chutan.

come

Letters that may

other place

addressed to any

-place in China

than macao, the Five Consular Ports and Chusan, will be kept at the Post at tictoria, till applied for and the Postage (if any) paid upon theme.

By Order,

Office

Cliqued) Richard Horniam.

Government House, Victoria,

Hongkong, 16th April 1844.

No:

No:160

The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate.

Victoria,

Houghing, April 17 th 1874641

q

I am directed by the lovernor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No: 92 of the 9th Instant, with a Report enclosed for the Assistant Magistrate in the Chinese Department. regarding the Salt Weighman Song Afei.

I am in reply to inform you

that His Excellency in Council cannot consider that Report to be either satisfactory or at all to the purpose.

The

man

Toong Afei

was never

charged

with being a party to the Robbery though there is strong reason to suspect him

of

752

or

of connivance with the perpetrators of it and the Receivers of the stolen boods, but having set himself up at this place as the head the Salt chade (whether authorizedly & of otherwise, it is not here necessary to inquire) he virtually made himself responsible for the conduct of all refsels engaged in that Trade that might enter this Pot and his assertion that he has ascertained from other Boats, the of the Junk on board of which Rothers and Stolen Property

nat

name

were secreted is,

in the opinion of lovernment, not only unworthy of the smallest belief, but

would be,

were it true, a distinct

admission from his own mouth of his

ovou

gross misconduct and negligence as well as utter unfitures for the situation and duties in which he has :thought fit to instab himself for his

private

private gain and advantage.

His Excellency the Governor in Council is therefore pleased to direct that

you summon the Salt Weighman Fong Afei

before you,

that

you explain to him distinctly in open Court through the medium of the Assistant Magistrate in the Chinck Department the light in which his conduct is viewed, that you levy a fine

name

I Her Majesty. The

on

him in the Queen of One Hundred Dollars ($100) and

that you further take a Bond from him and his alleged Partners in the Salt - Brokerage

you may

in such sum as

consider proper - not being less than one

Thousand Dollars.

- providing under undoubted becurity for his (and their) being

answerable for the orderly and honest demeanor and proceedings of the news of all Salt Junks and other vessels

Connected

connected with that Traide

Trade entering

this

Harbour, so long as he shall be allowed to exercise the privileges and calling of Head Weighman

г.

It is the intention of lovernment

to take an

early opportimity of placing the Salt Trade of this Colony under the special supervision of responsible, brvants of Government, and His Excellency the Governor in Council will be glad to be favored with the joint opinion of yourself and M. Butzlaff as to how that object will be best effected and the rules and establishments that it will require. looking arrangement.

to it both as a Revenue and Police

I have Fr,

(Signed) Richard Hormam

سلك

No:161

The Honorable Major Caine, The Reverend Charles Gutzlaff: A. J. Gordon and

Gentlemen,

Esqf=

Victoria,

753

Hongkong, April 17, 184040

to

In reply to your letter marked that of the 11. Instant, reporting on the Petition from Ho: chung which had been referred a

Iam I am directed by His Excellency the lovernor in Council to acquaint you to beg that you

you,

and

will intimate to the new

applicant "ding: Kong, that the only indulgence that can be granted to him

co

f

under the peremptory instructions from Her Majesty's lovernment is that selecting

a lot (either marine or Foron) after the next tale, at the average

average rato

of such sale of similar lots, but that in all other respects he must be prepared

to

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to fulfil and abide by the terms of the Leak which will be granted to him in common with all other Purchasers.

Jam further desired to add that Government would consider it objectionable to have such an Establishment as King : Kong proposes to set up, located in the centre and more valuable parts of the even had he the means of paying City for and acting up to the tenure of such lot, but as locations suited to his purpose will probably be found more to the westward and at a much cheaper rate, of ground Rent, he might be desired to look out for such a spot as would answer and to make his wishes known

α

to Wt. bordon for the information and decision of lovernment

Shave 88, (Signed) Richard Hoomam.

No:162

The Honorable Major Cuine, The Reverend Charles butzlaff. A. J. Gordon Esqrt

bentlemen,

and

Victoria,

751

Houghing, April 17 18441

Iam directed to acknowledge the

receipt of your

letter marked No:1 dated

the 20 Instant, with your Report on the question referred to

of

to you

as to the removal

the present occupants of the Upper Chinese Bazar.

Sam in reply, to inform you, that His Excellency the Governor in Council approves of, and sanctions, your proposals, but the amount of pecuniary compentation to be granted mush entirely depend on the number Individuals, who may be found to b

on

No:

who can have

it will be even

any

on minute inquiry, entitled to it, since lovernment have been informed that many of the applicants not only fixed themselves in their present locations without sufficient authority, but that a large proportion of them are Keepers of Brothels, Gambling Houses and other similar places

have no public claim and whom

· probably desirable to take the opportunity of getting rid of altogether.

Even with respect to the respectable Shopkeepers and others, His Excellency in Council (with every disposition to consider their cases favorably) cannot overlook that their settlement here, was perfectly voluntary, that they have all enjoyed the profits of their respective callings without contributing one penny Expenses of the Colony, that their removal is now imperative under

towards the

more

-

the

755

the Instructions received from Her Majesty's lovernment, being for the general interests of Society, and that the long period which you propose that they should hold their of locations free of bround Rent is itself a very considerable sacrifice of

new

Colonial Revenue.

now

His Excellency in Council requests that you will submit a Returno of those Persons who have been registered by, or who hold Certificates from, former Land Officers in order that the amount of pecuniary compensation may be finally amanged.

In the mean

mean time it.

that the Occupants should be

warned to rem explicitly

is necessary

remove as

again

they

have sent in a second Petition to lovernment, since the date of your

letter

now under reply, and the consideration

of

of which second Petition has delayed this answer. The present orders are however to be considered final and

any persons decline to accept the liberal

who

may

terms now sanctioned, are to be told that

they may

they like.

livery

leave the Colony whenever -

The Land Department should

take steps for levelling the

new

ground

and marking it off as quickly as possible

in order that there may

be no delay

on

that score.

Shave th (Signed) Richard Hoomam.

A. J. Gordon Esqfter de,

Sir,

Victoria, Hong Kong, April 1857 18464.

No:163

756

Sam directed to acknowledge the

5

receipt of your letter No: 35 of the 9 = Sustant with a bracing of a proposed Road

in reply to

towards East Point and am in

that lovernment have

no

inform you intention at present of either sanctioning the heavy outlay you propose nor of having

ал

road made that line until the

ого

or

and of the

questions of the reclamation of the Wang - new chong valley, of the site of a Keep "Place &'armer for the Colony; and& position of the future loverment House shall all be decided, as they may probably will exercise a great influence in eventually laying out that quarter of the Colorry.

mean

and

In the time His Excellency the lovernor in Council is of opinion that

a

- very practicable carriage road may be made at a comparatively trifling

Expence

!

expence through the valley South of Leighton's

"Hill" where the Bridle Path

now leads which will at least answer all the temporary purposes of the Settlers in the Eastern part of the Colony and will

moreover

have the additional advantage of throwing open acces to other locations in that quarter.

You

are

therefore requested to submit an Estimate for such a temporary road (which need not be above 25 feet wide) and for which if approved, authority will be conveyed to

you

to commence the work Shave &

(Signed) Richard Hoomam

The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate, 2,

Victoria

No:164

Victoria

757

Hongkong, 18. April, 18464.

Sam directed by His Excellency the lovernor in Council to return the proceedings of your Swestigation in the matter of John Brennan accused of bestiality and at the same time to forund you the opinion of the Legal Advisor to lovernment on the subject. In compliance with that gentleman'd suggestion His Excellency would with you submit for his consideration all the evidence which in your opinion will in

to

to collect and

tend to show whether the any way accused was at the time in other than

a

sane state of mind. Iam also to request to return Mr. Burgas's opinion to this officer you

I have Ve

(higned) Richard Wortnam,

No.

758

Lieut. Pedder, R. N.

Siv,

Harbour Master, te

Victoria, Hongkong, 18th April, 1844.

In returning the report of your investigation into the manner in which the colored man Yacort Kissait of the

came

by his death Sam

Schooner "Omega, -directed by His Excellency the Governor in Council to forward for your perusal the opinion of the Legal Adviser to Government as to the conduct of the master of the vessel on that occasion. In accordance with the concluding part of that document His Excellency is pleased to direct that you again cite before you

the master of the Onega" and severely reprimand him for not having thorow more promptituk

in

No:1657

in his endeavours to save the deceased.

You are requested to retion Tr Burgast opinion to this Office and to - consider it private.

Shave the

(Signed) Richard Woonam

No:166

Edward Pino Coffin, E

Sir,

че

Commissary Ceneral. 72.

Victoria,

Hongkong, 18th April, 1844.

With reference to the with of His the Governor in Council, as

Excellency

conveyed in my

Ultimo, that

any

letter No: 119 of the 22022

you should hold in deposit-

sums of money

which were then

or might, after that date, become due account of sent for the Premises

on

hired

1

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hired by bovernment pour M: Gillespie Sam now directed by His Excellency to request that you will pay such hums to Mr. Matheson, on his furnishing you with the arecessary receipts for the amount, as that gentleman has entered into a Bound to be accountable for the same when called upon by the Governor of the Colorry to pay it

I have t (Signed) Richard Homam-

Thomas J. Scales Eaps

Victoria,

hi

Hong Kong. April 26.1864.

I have received and laid before letter of the 18th Suttant.

the Governor your in answer to anine of the 16th.

His

No:167

759

His Excellency desires me to observe. in reply that he considers it a wise rule for no bovernment to promulgate Regulations unless it has the ability to enforce them and is prepared to do so, and that he himself entertains considerable doubts whether Act of Parliament embraces or authorizes, Postage being levied

on

letters going to or coming from Mracas, the Consular Ports or Chusan

The Postage which you may charge / that is include in a memorandum accompanying

the Packets) on all letters which you may forward agreeable to the notification aheady sent to you - will be collected and remitted to you by the Consuls, Consular Agent (at macas) an Marine Magistrate (at Chutan) but, bis Henry Pottinger cannot allow those- functionaries to be further burthened with

the

..

760

the duty of Post Office Clerks and it is only his anxiety for the feelings and convenience of private individuals that induces him to consent to the above

arrangement.

your

When you have perfected arrangement for the transmission of letters to macas, it can be published and those who are disposed to do so can avail themselves of it.

Iam in conclusion desired to

that the whole of the

inform you

correspondence and documents connected your Duties will be transmitted to Her Majesty's lovernment, by the mail

with

that is

going

in a few days.

I have the (Signed) Richard Woomam.

No:168

Thomas

Thomas J. Scales Egre

Siv

Deputy Post Master

HongKong.

Victoria,

Hongkong. April 20th 184460.

Referring to that part of my letter No : 140 of the 12 Instant; regarding the

12 transmission of letters to the United Kingdom and other places beyond India ta, the Ports of Calcutta and madras and to the verbal remarks

at

communicated to you by Sir Henry Pottinger

the 7th - your interview with him on distant, by which this Excellency hd gove to suppose ( as he himself there did) that arrangements had been made to meet the

directed to forward above object, Jam

to you

now

a Memorandum dated this day from which you will learn that the

notifications

Notifications in the Calcutta Government Gazette of the 21% of February, herewith sent for your perusal relates solely to Britisk Postage.

Iam further desired to call your attention to a notification issued by this Government in the Honghong Gazette of the 24th of February (also sent for your pousal) by which you will learn that unless the Indian Ship and Inland Postage is levied here and credited to the respective bevernments of the Presidencies of didia to which it may appertains, the

letters will be returned to China.

With this explanation His Excellency the lovernor leaves you to decide

will act on the occasion of the approaching departure of the Red Plover

how

you

to Calcutta.

I have t

(hyund) Richard Kumam

Inel

in letter No:168

Memorandum.

On looking

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nanaoly into the

more nar

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Notifications published by the Post Mastas General at Calcutta and Bombay. Spind they have no reference to any thing else

than British Postage.

Itherefore think it advisable to

8th

draw Mr Scales special attention to the bovernment notification published in the Extra Gazette of the 84 07 April 1843, agreeable to which he must be guided in lorying Indian Postage on all letters and - Newspapers that may be put into the Post Office to go by the Red Rover to Calcutta By the Regulations therein laid down a double letter (not exceeding one Tolah in weight 2/1⁄2 Jolahs king equal will pay,

to

one

Ounce) will

Inward

1

Incl.

j

Inward Ship Postage Outward Ship Postage. Inland Postage to Bombay .

Rupees. Annas. Res.

2

2

- 146.

2

L

That is : each letter as above ought to be charged One Rupee and two Annas Indian Postage, of which amount, one Rupce is to be credited to the Bengal Post Office and two Annas to the Bombay

Post Office.

"The

increasing beale of the Indian

Postages is shown in the bazette before- referred to:

Newspapers not Exceeding Six

Tolaks weight pay One Annas, inwards Ship Postage and the same outwards besides Six Annas inland Postage from Calcutta to Bombay Should the weight the newspaper not exceed 3/1⁄2 Folahs the Ship Postage (inwards and outwards)

%

is

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is the same but the Inland Postage is only Three Annas.

Isend the Calcutta Gazette- containing the notifications of the Post Masters leveral of Calcutta and Bombay

[(Signed) Henry Pottinger

Government House, Victoria,

Hong Kong, 20th April, 184/h

No:169

The Honorable,

Siv,

your

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate P

Victoria,

Hongkong, April 24th 1844;

Iam directed to acknowledge

letter No: 98 of the 18th buttant, reporting that the Boats that have been hired for Colonial Guard Boats

are

!

were

are not adapted to the proposed end.

A refrence having been made to Mr Butlaff - through whom they procured - it appears that they, engaged at $60 each per

2 the Instant.

You

are now

are

per

mouth from the

- requested to place yourself in Communication with Nor Butzlaff and Mr Pedder and to have them discharged from the end of this month, replacing them by two others more suitable, as a temporary arrangement. His Excellency the Governor Council is disposed to think that it will be both better and more economical in the end to buy or build Boats and.

begged

d to consult with In Pedder

are

in

you

and to report your joint opinion on this point as well as the probable expense-

I have de,

(Signed) Richard Homam

No!

No:170

The Honorable,

Siv

Major Caine,

Chief Magistrate. Fr,

Victoria,

763

Hong Kong, April 24th 1844.

I am directed to acknowledge

letter No: 102 of

the

год

receipt of your

of the 22mm : Instant, with its Enclosures, reporting the death of Private John Miles of the Police Corps and likewise that the Honorable the Major General Commanding the Troops had seen

good reason to decline to replace any

men who

may hereafter be dismissed from the Police for drunkenness or other offences and remanded to their Regiments.

to

you-

In reply Iam directed to observe

especially with reference

more

to

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to

to the concluding passage of your letter- that even though your

though your Warrant should be amended so as to authorize you inflict any other punishment than firing on men of Her Majesty's Regiments ~ attached to the Police Corps who might misconduct themselves, His Excellency the Governor in Council should look upon such a step as imprisoning or flogging them to be altogether inadvisable since it is quite obvious that men

been

men who had

the

quilty of offences calling for public infliction and consequent degradation of those punishments. would be utterly unfit to be again trusted with Police Duties.

His Excellency the Governor in Council has given the subject of your letter the fullest and most serious consideration, and he is decidedly of

opinion

opinion that if.

men cannot be restrained

from Excesses by muleting them of a portion

- or in extreme cases of the whole - of their liberal Civil day, there is only

one

very alternative left for dealing with them - that of sending them back to the Regiment, to which they belong, and it therefore follows that that should be invariably done.

an

In England the smallest offence the part of a Policeman is attended with his immediate dismissal and you must be personally au

aware

that the same

rule is also rigidly enforced in India towards persons similarly employed who

may

not be enlisted Soldiers, whilst in all cases where the latter are

(as is to a large extent at all the Residencies) lent. for Civil Duties or placed on what is termed the Torow Major's List for petty Staff employ, the least deviation from

good

good behaviour leads to their being instantly sent back to their Corps, in which they

received as marked men

are

and subjected

men and

to the most rigid discipline.

It is only by this combined,

& Justine that it has been found possible in India to preserve that tone of sobriety and good conduct which is to indispensable for the regulation and order of the Police and through its exertions to provide for the well being and tranquillity of the Society at large, see any other method that can possibly be adopted here. His Excellency is - however anxious to await the

very

nor

can the lovernor in Council

he

receipt of the Instructions that may almost daily looked for from Her Majesty's Covernment on this important question before he takes into consideration the best plan for hereafter recruiting the Police

Corps

Corps

arrive

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and until those Instructions shall

you

are

requested to provide for any casualties that may unfortunately become requisite under the view of the case takon in this letter by reducing the number of

men stationed at each Police Station in . equal proportions.

In the mean time it

mean time it may

be

advisable to send a copy of this letter to the Assistant Adjutant General for the information of the Honorable the major General Commanding the hoops in China. I have to,

(Signed) Richard Woomam-

Nery

Kittiam Pedder Eye

де

Marine Magistrate 87,

Victoria,

Hongkong. April 20m 1846-4

?

Sam directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No:27 of the 22. Instant with your Proceedings in the investigation of a Muting on board the Schooner" "Young

Queen.

Those Proceedings having been referred for the opinion of the Legal

Adviser to Government it results that the

affair occurred out of the jurisdiction of any of Her Majesty's Courts in China and that there does not appear any sufficient ground for further measured.

You will therefore advise M. Hert to release the Seaman, John Roberts-thouk

he be still in confinement.

Your Proceedings

case

are

herewith

returned to be kept in your office in

If necessity for future reference to them.

I have th (Signed) Richard Hoonam.

No:172

The Honorable;

Li

Major Caine

Chief Magistrate 45, Yctorias

766

Houghing. April 26th 184640

Sam directed to acknowledge the

receipt of your letter No: 103 of the 25 bestant forwarding a translation of a communication pom the Chinese Officer Commanding at Cowloon relating to certain Criminals who had been sent to him in the years 1842/43.

In reply Sam desired to observe that on the whole this communication is satisfactory and perhaps shows as much good will and real as could be expected from Officers who have their Duties to look after.

own Districk

An application has been made

to

No:

to the Chinese High Authorities at Canton for the appointment of an Officer specially with a view to the reciprocal assistance to be rendered by the Police of this Colony and the adjacent Districts of China and will be apprized of the answer that

be received.

you

may

In the mean time

you

are aware,

that no persons accused of Crimes in

Houghing

are to be sent to the Chines Authorities unles under the most

peculiar cases and the previous sanction of Avernment.

Shave &c. (Signed) Richard Hoornam

Captain D'Aguilar,

Assistant Military Secretary 42,

Victoria,

Hongkong,

No:173

Sir

767

Hong Kong, April 25th 18/44.

Sam directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 22 - Justant, with an Original one prom Major Aldrick and three bracings of the Cantonments at Victoria, Sauvan and Chuck Choo.

me

The Governor has instructed to solicit the particular attention of the Honorable the Major General Commanding the Troops in China, to the manner in which the proposed boundary of the

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Cantonment at Chuck Choo has been extended westerly so as to encircle considerable portion of that village and to request that the necessary orders may be issued to the Commanding Royal and Superintending Engineer to prevent. this being carried out

In making this request His

Excellency

Aug. 1847

Excellency desires me to express the regret he -feels at being obliged to withhold his acquiescence to the proposed plan, but his reasons for doing so are so

fully expressed No.45. 5 ans ne in the correspondence with Lord Saltours No: 6.1.19. Auf of the Not and Dates noted in the margin 16. 72.530. Day that he considers it would be superfluous to repeat them, and he accordingly begs to refer the Honorable the major

to those letters.

letters

а

General

No: 528 of the 23

Subsequent to the date of those

communication was received Bet = 1843.

pour Lord baltown regarding the further

Extension of the Cantonment at Chukcher

immediately acceded to, and

which was still

more

recently when a reference

was

made regarding a Rope talk, I internati to you the readiness of bovernment to compensate the Owner and to assign to him another location for his business,

but

No:87Jf the. 265

betober, 1843.

H

No: 63.. 9 5 36802 180

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but there was nothing in any part of the correspondence herein alluded to, that hinted that the village ground was to be encroached as shown in the tracing which is now

returned. On the contrary,

on

the lovernor has been always under the impression that the toestern boundary of the Cantonment was intended to be that which was laid down in March,

now

1843, by

the Assistant Quarter Master Several as Explained in the sketch which accompanies this letter, and His Excellency

considers that the very utinost. that can be done with justice to the inhabitants of the village is to leave them the right to that portion of the ground. bying toest of the pencil line which has been drawn on the tracing, and along which line it appears to the Governor desirable that a wall either of masonry or

uncemented

:

uncemented stones should be built with

lwo

bateways (if considered requisits) at the points where the line cuts the roads.

of c

Should there be any Chinese Housed within the limit thus denoted, they must course be removed and Government wilb- - as formerly intimated to Lord Saltour-have them appraised and pay for them, for which purpose the Afsistant Land Officer and Assistant Chief Magistrate will be

any day that ready to go to Chukchoo may suit all parties.

on a

In conclusion I am desired to request the favor of the sketch, and tracing herewith forwarded, being returned to this Office as the Despatch to which they relate has ben already transmitted to Her Majesty's Government, and the alteration which is now sanctioned must also be submitted and Explained.

I have to (Signed) Richard Hormame

No:174

Thomas Sales Gypr

Pape

Deputy Post Master HongKong.

Victoria,

Sir

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769

Hongkong, April 29th 1864-

that

I am directed by this Excellency the Governor to intimate to you, having had under consideration the question of Colonial Postage being charged Newspapers, he has been pleased to take on himself the responsibility of directing that pending a reference to the that Majesty's lovemment, no charge on

on

account shall be made at the Post Office.

Eitheir

on

Newspapers coming

of Hongkong. into or going out of the Colony

A notification to this effect will k issued for general information, in the

Government

No:

:

Government Gazette of tomorrows

You will of course understand that this letter applies solely to the recently

on

established charge on Newspapers on account- of the Colonial Post Office, as this Government has no power to supersede the Regulations of the Post Offices of the different Residencies of India as to the Postage chargeable Newspapers transmitted through them and the amount of which Postage is distinctly laid down in the notification which was published in the Houghtong Gazette of the 8th of April, 1843.

to

Should masters of tessels apply you for remuneration for Newspapers either brought by them to this Colony. or carried from it, you

will inform them, that for the present you prohibited from levying Colonial Postage and cannot therefore pay such remuneration.

I have de

are

(Signed) Richard Hoomnam

No:

No:175

N. Drus Cope

re

Colonel Malcohn C.B. and Richard Woomam Equ Messrs. Gemmell &

Mesir Fletcher H.,

The Executors of the late Captain Morgan.

Light: Ouchterlony and

Mest Holliday White H

beutlemen,

Victoria,

770

Hongkong. April 30th 1844.

Adverting to my

letter No: 23

of the 22 = July last, I am directed to inform you

that on the 29th of January,

a

made to Her

reference mai

reply to the reference

Majesty's lovernment on the subject of that letter was received, which reply is of such a nature as to mable His Excellency the Governor in Council to the terms proposed grant to you,

; on

by the Land Committee, the usual Leases for the several lots of Land in

Your

771

ow

the Queens Road. your occupation Instructions to this effect have been issued to the Land Officer and in accordance with the concluding paragraph of my letter above alluded to. It is Excellency has been pleased to direct that the 1% of Jebruary, 1844, shall be the date on

which you

are to commence

paying rent for those Lots of Land.

I have te (Signed) Richard Homam-

Lieut. Ouchterlony.

Madras Engineers.

Sir,

Victoria, Hongkong. 30. Cipril 18/41.

With reference to my

of the 25th of July last, and to my

22

Circular

No:176

letter No : 175 of this date, Sam directed

to inform you

that "the Committee

appointed for the Inquiry into the

equitable Claims of Holders of Lands in " this Colony to ., 4., have classed the one

in your occupation on the Queens Road

the Marine Lots, and I am among

therefore

on

to intimate to you

that on the

application of a duly authorized Attorney your behalf. His Excellency the Governor in Council is pleased to say that the usual Lease will be granted in accordance with the term's attached to the lots placed in that class, namely

rate at which they have

the

average

sold at the sale by Captain Elliot on the

letter No: 24

on the

average

letter

or

should you prefer it

rate of the next sale by

Public Auction of similar lots.

Shave Ve

Cligned Richard Hostnam

No:

3

No: 177

AF. Gordon Cape

Land Officer, t

Victoria,

Hougtong 30th April, 18640

No:178

Sir,

letter No:

In continuation of my 141 of the 2 Instant. I am directed to

inform you

that the reply to the reference made to Her Majesty's Government on the subject of that letter having been recurved on the 29th of January, this Excellmay the Governor in Council is pleased to direct that the 14th of February, 1844, shall be

the date on

which the Parties alluded

are to commence

to in that letter are

were

paying rent for the several lots of Land

tion which in their occupation included within the lines proposed by Major Aldrich as the limits of the

Cantonment.

I have (Signed) Richard Woman.

The Honorable,

Sir

Major Caine.

Chief Magistrate 1 =

Victoria,

772

HongKong. 1 May, 1844.

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of your

letter No: 109 of the 24. Ultimos, forwarding a representation from the Colonial hirgeon as to the sickly state of the Policemen and their

A

milies, who are at present living in the Military Mat Barracks within: the Cantonment and which he mainly attributes to the nature of those buildings. As a remedy you

recommend

recommend that three of the houses situated above the Lower Bazar which can be procured at a monthly rent of Fifteen Dollars ($15) each, be hired for their

accommodation until such time as the permanent Police Stations

carr

be built

In reply Iam directed by the Governor in Council to inform you

that His Excellenc approves of your proposed arrangement and is pleased to sanction the expense of Certy five Dollars ($45) per mouth, for the hire of the three houses.

I have tr

Chigned) Richard Hootran

Richard Bergast Cypr

Legal Adviser to Government

Vitoria Hongkong 12th May 18 tale

Sir

No:179

Sir,

29-

773

Ultimo,

I have the honor to acknowledge. the receipt of your letter of the 27.5" Williams in which you request that His Excellency the lovernor in Council will be pleased to sanction your entertaining at the publics expente two messengers to enable,

you

Carry

you

on your

to

"Communication with this

of

for the

Office . In reply Sam directed to inform

that His Excellency is pleased to sanction for this date, the sum Twelve Dollars ($12) per month, hire of two Coolies, which amount you to include in the abstract of the monthly expenses of your office and it will be paid by the Commissary General

are.

on

your furnishing him with

the necessary trickers .

Shave 12,

(hyned) Richard Homam

No:

A. J. Gordon Pogre

Land Officer 2:

Victoria,

Sir,

23

HongKong, May, 1th 1844.

Iam directed to acknowledge.

од

the receipt of your

letter No:28 of the 25% of March last and to inform you that His Excellency the lovernor in Council approves of the arrangements you propose and also sanctions the outlay of $170 for Surveying Instruments. to report immediately the Salary you propose for the Clark of the Registry Office which is to take effect, when specially sanctioned - from this day.

You

are

An application will be made to the Honorable Major General

D'Aiguilar

No: 180

774

D'Aquilar for the Services of Lint: Spencer Edwards of the 98th Regiment : to be attached to the Land Office at a temporary arrangement, but nothing can be permanently fixed until the receipt of the Instructions which have. been for some time past expected prons England and which expectation

has led to this answer to

your

being delayed till this time

I have t

letter

(Agued) Richard Hormann

!

4

No:181

775

Captain D'Aquilar,

Siv

Assistant Military keretary, be,

Victoria

2th 1844.

HongKong, May 25,

Sam directed to acknowledge the

receipt of your

α

letter dated yesterday with

copy of one from Major Aldrich

His Excellency the Governor is greatly

surprized at the Land Officer's having taken

on

as

himself to sanction the extension

of the

at the

Western Boundary of the Cantonment at Chuck Choo, which is the more unaccountale

M. bordon was himself present

down of the limits fixed by the Asistant Quarter Master General in March, 1843, and was moreover

laying

aware

r perfectly

of the Governor's sentiments on the

whole question.

лит

Mr. Gordon cannot now,

be called on

not now, however

for any explanation, as

owing to his having been confined

bed by

severe

fever for the last tew days

confined to his

any

Kind of

busines.

he is too ill to attend to

In the mean time His Excellency.

the Governor desires

me to observe that the ground must for purposes of Police & wither be under Civil or military jurisdiction that he

can see no reason to alter the

and

view- which was communicated to you

:

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in my

letter No : 173 of the 25 f last month since should it ever become requisite to defend the Cantonment by musketry otherwise (on that side) the first step to be probably taken would be that of pulling doww and levelling the whole Town His Excellency will give orders that the Fron

shall not be extended

or a

any

Town

new houses

be

No:182

776

be built in the direction of the Cantonment and he begs that the_ Honorable the Major General will be so good as to direct that the Boundary marks may be placed along the pencil line of the Fracing between the letters RR..

I have to

Chigned) Richard Hooman

А.У. london Eart

Li

Land Officer 6+

Victoria

Hongkong May 27. 184640

In reply to your

you

letter of the 10th

are

of last mouth No : 36 Iam directed to

authorized to inform you that purchase Grates - with Fenders, firo erous and mantel Pieces - for the houses,

now

being

being

brielt behind the Government Houk and to include the expense in an

Estimate which

sanction.

you

are

Extra

to submit for

I have th (Signed) Richard Horsman.

No:183

A. J. Gordon Dape

Land Officer to

Victoria,

Sir

гд

Hongkong, May, P. 1844.

Sam directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to acknowledge

the receipt of your

letter No:38 of the 16th Ultimo and to convey to you authority

to select and mark off in concert with the Honorable the Chief magistrato

site for

a new

market place to the

Westward

No:184

westward of

As

the Lower Bazar.

777

soon as the site is selected and

marked off, you are requested to submit.

Estimate of the probable expense of

an

building it as well as one

of the future

proceeds - in order that Government may decide on fanctioning

sanctioning the outlay at

ance or on

Government.

referring it to Her Majesty's

I have t

Signed) Richard Hoornam,

re

A. T. Andon Expe

Land Officer to

Victoria,

hi

Hongkong, May 2 th 1844.

Iam directed to acknowledge.

the

a

receipt of your

letter No: 370 the 16-

16th 9

last

a location

: last month on the subject of applied for by mess = Jardine Matheson to

in lieu of that which has been resumed,

you under the

Majesty

in the Cantonment, by Government.

In reply Iam directed to remind that lovernment has not the power

express Instructions of Her. The Queen to grant or dispose of land except by Public Auction, and therefore, as

as you state that the lot selected by Mess = Jardine Matheson of is rather more than double the size of the resumed, it results that they

can

one

only

possess themselves of the wha quantity by purchasing it at the next sale of

land.

Had it been optional, His Excellency the Governor in Council would have gladly auch the wither of those Gentlemen in this instance,

hit

773

but exclusive of there being no alternative under Her Majesty's Commands, but selling Land by public Outery, there has been so much bickering and ill feeling displayed already on this subject that it

the best course for mess = "

for Mest Jardine Matheter of to buy the lavid publicly and thereby to obviate the chance of their right to its being questioned at some future day

is

He

You have omitted to state the

classes of the locations resumed and

them on this

to report them

wanted and are to

and all future occations.

I have to

Chyned) Pichard Woomam

No: 185

In Edward P. Coffin Egre

Commissary Seneral

Victoria,

Hongkong.

2

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Sir,

Hongkong, Pr May, 18444.

No:186

I have the hover to forward to you

the equivalent of Cot Pt 1795.6/ bue Thousand Seven Hundred and minely five Rupees Six and a

half.

annas king

the

amount of Postage collected in China) on account of the Indian Post Offices during the quarter ending 30th April. 1844 and to

that you will be so request that

good as to furnish

me with two Bills at par on the Right Honorable the lovernor beneral of India.

Viz-

for the amount : biz

1 Bill in favor of the Post master

Ceneral, Bombay. for Cat P21593.12 1 Bill in favor of the Post master

General Calcutta.

I have te (Signed) Chat E. Anvart

201-10%/

1795.4%

A. J. Gordon Eqre

Land Officer to

hi

Victoria,

rd

HongKong, 3. Imay, 1844.

I have the honor to acknowledge the

н

receipt of your letter No: 39 of the rfiteltime: forwarding a copy of a translation of the Will of the late Pestonjie Cowatjee .

In reply to your reference as to whether the power of that document extends to this Colony Sam directed by His Excellency the lovernor in Council to inform you that in the first instance it is necessary that Croatie Pallanjee, the

prove nephew of the deceased should, Will and that the Court to whom the

the

application for granting the Probate is made will decide whether the Executor

named

1

No:

named at macar is authorized to act as

seech in this lots

I have (Signed) Richard Womam.

Hes = Sardine Matheson Me; Holliday Win He Jamieson Howole,

Gemmell He

#1

#

"

#

Turner H.

Framjee Jamsetjee H

Macvicar He

Hetcher Larkins He

Gentlemen,

Victoria,

Hongkong, May 4th 1864.

не

Your letter dated the 9th of last

arly reached me three days ago

month only

and was duly laid before His Excellency

the Governor

in Council,

or in

In answer to it Jam directed to

No:187

inform you

that His Excellency Cannot take on himself to give you any assurance

beyond

780

beyond that which is stated in the concluding passage of my letter to your address of the 6t of March last (No: 92) but adverting to the peculiar circumstances under which some of you commenced building in this Colony I am to add that a copy of your letter

under reply will be forwarded to Her Majesty's Government by the first opportunity accompanied by recommendation that the clauch you point out may be favorably considered, and that a final decision with respect to its adoption in a perfect or modified form may

почи

α

be announced as soon as

Sam further directed to take this occation to acquaint you

that recent

circumstances have drawn the attention

of His Excellency the lovernor to that clause in the Leases which reserves to Her Majesty

the

may

deed

be

: the power of resuming lands that required for public purposes at a valuation to be formed by Hhr Majesty's Surveyor for the time being and that His Excellency special reason to consider that that taste should not be imposed on any single individual . His Excellency therefore intends to suggest as a modification of that

that Clause that lands to be so

arr

resumed shall be appraised by approved juny of not less than twelve persons on oath.

This modification should it be sanctioned by Her Majesty's Government on whose pleasure it must be understood to solely depend- will remove

from Her majesty's Surveyor a most invidious duty, will naturally tend to increase the confidence of all holders of land in the Colony and will not in His Excellency's

opinion

No:188

781

opinion compromise in any degree, the nights of the public .

I have be

(Signed) Richard Woman.

Thomas J. Seales,

{

Sir,

you

Deputy Post Master.

Victoria,

Haughing both May, 18/440.

Adverting to any letter No: 160 of the 10th Ultimo, in which was conveyed to

the sanction of His Excellency the lovernor in Council for a continuance during the present quarter (with the Exceptions of the 2. Cork) of the Establishment which, on assuming your dutics you found employed in the Post Office, I directed to intimate to you

an

that

in

in granting that temporary indulgence His Excellency fully intended, in as for as was compatible with

your

instructions

as to the collection of postage, that such Establishment should as heretofore be imployed for the benefit of the public ins at least, the delivery of Newspapers and letters " On Service", as well as in,

keeping up the former Communication with Check Choo and Saiwan. As such, however, does not appear to be the case and at consequently the seven messengers entertained for that purpose,

way employed, His

can be in no

-Excellency is pleased to direct the

immediate discharge of the whole mumber with the exception of two

men

who,

are to be retained for the

purpose of immediately delivering

such letters as come

addressed to His

Excellency

No:189

782

Excellency the Cover The Honorable Maja -General D'Aquilar and the Honorable Major Caine and to the other Officers - connected with the Civil lovernment of this Colorry,

Shave th

(hgued) Richard Hormam.

The Honorable,

de

Major Caine, the

Victoria,

Siv

Hongkong, May. At Water

1844.

I am directed to acknowledge

letter No:112 of

the receipt of your

yesterday's date and in returning Enclosures to be kept in your Office

the

to

nothing whatever to

say

that lovernment have

to the affairs

inform you

:

of the late Dr.

Satchell. Ythen Dr Satchell died, the

Creditors were

to

informed by M. Hewart. that lovernment would not interfere in the division of his property bit that letters of administration would be grante any person who chose to apply for therm The small amount of assets probably prevented this step from being taken, as was intimated to you 111 of the 18th of March last, and since then nothing further has been heard of the matter.

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I have be

my

letter No.

(Signed) Richard Hooinam

783

Hongkong, 4th May, 1844.

Sam directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to transmit to the enclosed Bill No: 227 drawn by you Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China, upon the levernment of India at par for Cod At 1893. 12. One Thousand Five Hundred and minely three Company's Rupees twelve annas, being the amount of Postage collected in China, on account of the Bombay Post Office on letters received pour and forwarded to Bombay during "the quarter ending 30th April, 1844.

I have to

(higured) Chat & Stewart.

No:190

To the Post Master General,

No:191

Bombay.

Victoria,

To the Post Master General,

Calcutta.

Victoria

Hongkong

Sir.

Victoria,

HongKong, Si Henry Wong, 4. May, 1844.

Jam directed by His Excellency

the Governor in Council to transmit to

you

the inclosed Bill No: 228 drawn by Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China, upon the Government of India, at par for Co! Fet 201.10. b Two Hundred and buc. Company's Rupees ten Annas six pie, being the amount of Postage Collected in China on

account of the Calcutta Port letters received from and forwarded to Calcutta during the Quarter

Office

on

ending 30th April, 1844.

Shave Le

(Signed) Chat E. Huwart

No:192

The Honorable,

Major Caine &

Victoria,

1

Sir,

Victoria,

784

HongKong, May 6 r. 18444.

Sam directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No:113 of the we bestant, on the subject of Nv Boura's claim against the estate of the late M. Murray. It is presumed that you intended

your

letter to be submitted to the Governor though there is no sort of allusion in it to Sir Henry Pottinger either personally. officially and Sam desired to request

attention to bec

your

being

more

explicit

in future especially in letters that likely to form a part of a long and intricate legal investigation

ultimate decision.

vestigation and

Government have orders to

no

or

are

as

give you

you on this subject at present Mr. Bowra's prayer is entirely madmisible

and

no

(

and Mess? Helcher He have at yet made application regarding their mortgage the Young Quene "."

on

H

His Excellency the Governor hat been informed that the proper courte could be for mess Helcher of to apply for permission

to sell the vessel, and after having paid up and discharged the Crew and deducted the amount of their

oiv

con

seon mortgage to pay

to whoever

may

the balance

be nominated

over

the

Administrator to the Estate for benefit of the Reditors amongst whom only share in proportion

Mr. Bowra can to his claim.

Concurs

It might be advisable for you to consult with Mr. Burgass - the Legal Adviser to lovernment and if he in the above opinion to communicate it to the parties interested as retaining

the

the Crew is obviously not only most expensive but is attended with object whatever.

I have to

(Signed) Richard Wormam .

No:193

The Honorable,

Live

Major Caine &

Victoria,

no

Hongkong, May 7 to 1844.

785

Sam directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No.:116 of the tor Instant, with Mr. Hillier's investigation into the attack made by a Pratical

Boat

on one

e going

to Check Choo.

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The Proceedings - which are herewith returned to be placed amongs. the archives of your Office for future

reference

:

reference_ show dearly that the party of Her Majesty's 98th Regiment in charge the Treasure had not taken the

of

mallest precaution to guard against the attack which it is likewise equally ivident was a preconcerted thing.

I have the

(Signed) Richard Hormam.

The Post Master General,

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Calcutta.

Victoria, Hongkong, Jr. May, 1844.

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I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letters Not 419 and 461 of the respective dates of the 7. of "ebruary and the 6th of march forwarding statements of postage due to the Calcutta

н

Seneral

No:1945

J

General Post Office on account of letters sent to this Colony and Macas during the months of December January, Abruary, and March,

you

In reply Sam directed to inform that Mr. Scales, in virtue of his appointments from Her Majesty's Government as Deputy Post Master for this Colony. entered upon his duties on the 6 = "Ultimo and that in obedience to the instructions.

of His Excellency the lovernor in Council I have sent that gentleman copies of those letters together with the Original "Statements of Postage due to the Calcutta General Post Office on account of letters "sent to Houghing and by which I have directed him to be guided in the recovery and crediting of the amounts : - the corresponding statements regarding letters sent to macas have been

forwardin

with

737

hence

with similar instructions to the British Contular Agent at that settlement.

With regard to the deficiency in postage levied on letters sent from hona by the Audax to be forwarded to Bombay for the Overland mail Ibeg to refer you

letter No: 68 of the 10th of February and to inform you that that deficiency. amounting upon seventy-two letters to Eleven Rupees and Fen Annas (Pt 11.10) will be recovered in the

to

my

zer

manner

therein pointed out and placed to 'the credit of your account with this Government

In conclusion Iam directed by His Excellency to request you to address to the Deputy Post master any

any further

have to make

Communications you may on the subject of postage to this Colony.

I have to,

(Signed) Richard Hooman

No.

1

No:195

A. J. Gordon Ugre

Land Officer to

Sir,

Victoria,

Hongkong. 7th May, 1844.

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of your

16

letter No: 12 of the 9th

"

of thuary foriending an Estimate of Four Thousand and forty-four Dollars ($4044) for the construction of Kitchens,

and servants rooms at Government House, including the additions and alterations which you

were

verbally directed to make by His Excellency the

Governor.

Iam instructed in reply

convey to your

the sanction of His

to

Excellency in Council for the expenditure of the above mentioned him for the.

Completion

completion of the works specified and Sam to add, in explanation of the circumstance of your letter remaining so long unanswoor

madvertently mislaid.

Shave be

that it was

Bent

(Signed) Richard Homamo

A. J. Gordon Gope.

Sir

Land Officer to

RECORD

OFF

Victoria,

Houghing 7. May, 18464.

the

In reply to your application of this date. Iam directed to convey to you sanction of His Excellency the lovernor in

Council to a leave of absence on sick

Certificate, for Fourteen days, commencing

the 8th Instarch.

I have be

No:19h

True Copies

Michal & Woomham

(Signed) Richard Woman

788

END.

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