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My Lord,

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from

RECEIVEL

MAY. 7 1845

Victoria, Honghong,

1th

2

6 January, 18415.

I have the honor to enclose a letter-

the Colonial Treasurer and another from

the Auditor General on the subject of the Public

accounts.

reasons ons

The letter

from

Mr. Martin advances

for the extraordinary delay in rendering

the several quarters

 

accounts, in

regard to I

which. I have already had to express my regret-

to

• your Lordship.-

some

of them (as his

absence on leave to the northward.

admitted as

delay; but it is

less

-) may

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explanatory of a portion of the_

easy to explain why 10.

him only

Martin's letter is dated. the 30th November

1844

being

delivered-by

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M. P.,

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on

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: January 1845; and why it should speak of the transmission of accounts, at that earlier date, of which the June Quarter

α

was

complete until the 30th December, and-

not co

the September quarter. is not complete yet.

The Auditor has

very naturally, in-

my opinion, guarded himself from the implication to which this mode of dating. subjected him.

such a

new

I have authority, both from your Lordship and the Treasury Board, to make- modified application, to this folony, of the Board's Instructions, as the necessities of practical. detail_ and peculiar. circumstances render inevitable. The concluding. Paragraph. of Mr. Martin's letter suggests" "the propriety of diminishing. the lowest seate the Colonial quarterly advances on Impreet, which in the June accounts amount- to £1,708, 111, 13/4, and

to

which

3

which in the September. Account. have imerraced to £6,157, 1, 3- -- Nothing is here.

mentioned as to the nature.

on

Imprest ; but on

of this

-

a dvarets

-to the accounts

reference to the

Chief-

it appears that by far the larger portion, were. in the Surveyor General's and. Magistrate's departments, and arose.

core- from. the absolute necessity for paying

the-

wages of workmen employed on public works, and the Police force.

H

that press

on

numerous im

important.

rtant matters

my

attention. in- my

duplex relations with your Lordship's and Lord Aberdeen's Departments, lead. me to deplore this species of correspondence, which merely aggravat

avates the lose

Ican

time in which it originates; and I can only hope that the future regularity of

the Treasurer's accounts will diminish-

its recurrence.

the probability of its

I

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's .

Mort Obedient

Humble Servant,

I beg

to add a Letter from the Auditor

received, since the above was

was dra

drafted, the delay of the Treasurer's accounts.

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Easy of a dapt from the Invernor of Hong Kong

and of its Enclosures

thi

on the subject of the t delay in bendering Public Accounts of the

Colony

Came I am to request,

that you

would have

the Lords of the Teasury

to favor Lord Stanley

wrth

which

any

observations,

they may

desire

offer with a views to

the preparation of

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Sir,

Colonial Treasury,

6

Hongkong, 30th Nov. 1844.

In transmitting my

for the Quarters ending

accounts

30th

Time and 30th

September last, I have to express to Your

Excellency my regret that they have been delayed by several causes; which I could not control. Among these Imay enumerate my own severe illness and absence for

sick entificate, the continued illness of Chief Mork, and the illness and death

on

one

for sis

six wee

vee k

of his successor; of receipts and disbursements

- whereby the vouchers in

were

in sup

sup wit

muchi

deranged and in some instances lost; the incorporation in the Dime Quarter Accounts of the payments and receipts by Mr.

Stewart, the lute Treasurer, and

His Excelleney

John Francis Juvis

Commissary

General

!

General Coffin previous to

my

arrival in

May, and the unavoidable delays arising from the adoption of a

a new

rendere

and

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accor

elaborate system of mucning the cxcccents of the different departiments from that heretofore used; I trust however, that noterthetanding these and other difficultas my accounts will be found satisfactory aut complete in all then touchers. The distribution

salones into "Established and supplementary provisional "allowances and the expenditure. under each head of public works is

or

accurate

not as aceu

асси

Cis

I could have writhed

consequence of the salary cond

disbursement Abstracts not

bang thuis

·lassified : This will however, be remedied in the future quartuly crccounts,

The various coins in which money,

has been received and disbursed, has not

been noted with sufficient acomacy by the

different

Ju

7

different departments l enable me- lay before you becollency a minute

Your

detailed statement

to

of the specie issues and receipts for the past quarters; except

stuling,

under the head of collars and sterln but this statement will be rendered

after the first January next. Trawig my

с

absence in

Anly

sick certificate, Wr theen, who had the kindrops to officiate

transmitted an

an account

as Treasurer

+ for the Ame

Quarter which I think is incomplete

and not sufficiently explanatory in

4. the payments reference to the

payments made by

on

W Stewart the late Treasurer, and

Commissary General Office, not being clistinetly aparated from the __ payments made by me under the cuthority of Your Excellency. In the account now rendered by me. I have

1

8

in

compliance with Your Excellency's

instructions inco

incorporated in

one

statement the whole disbursements and

receipts for the quarter, but I have separated the disbursements and-

receipts of M Stewart and Mr Coffin from those made by

me, and put in such vouchers as have been rendered me

ассный

by

those Gentlemen in support of then excemnts. As regarols Commisery Gennal liffin to give receipt ofor

and

in I have been obliged to give him

the

sinns

of

£1432.14.7

-(see letter off Auditor Gen.

а

clisbursed for the Colonial department, d for £58.6.9 clisbursed for the Superintenctent of trade's clepartment ;- and for which Sobtained Warrants from Your Excellency. As regards Mr. Stewart's portion of the Imve accomy

account that Gentlemom will be responible

direct to the Audit Board in London,

I have had nothing whatever to do with his payments or receipts.

In conclusion I beg to submit to Your Excellency the propriety of diminishing to the lowest scale the Colomail Quarterly advances on Imprest, which in the Irine account amenits to £1708. 11. 1/4, and which in the September account have increased to £6137.1.3.

I have V

pliqued, R.M. Martin.

I true copy/

Treasurer.

Frederich W. A. Poncy

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Auctil Office, Soteria, 4th Jumary, 1845.

Seannot refrain from making

Awo remark's tive

upon

the letter which

Your Exallency yesterday place I in my hands from

The Colonial Freamer

the first is that, he states he has sent in bus shine and September Quarterly

moment

Clocomils for Aucht, whowas in fact the September accomil wat this benig copied out by any

Click for him,

and is not get rendered; and this Letter is dalect the 30th November, instead

of the 2nd Samary, the date of its receipt. This will not tally with. official cleclarabois as to the clate upon

To His Excellency

Pers

John Francis There 6597.

eventer

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my

2

which

Incl : No. 1 in Despatch

No: 1 J1845.

From

for the June, and September hansmission of Accomits

Mr. Martin, dating

Quarters.

+

.

in

my

Ishall

which the respective,

respective accounts are sent in to me and makes it appear as though they were delained in my office Schalt the other have the honor of emboctying the other subjects mentioned in M. Martin's letter Report when I brannuit the ccccounts after they have been auditiol. Swill therefore only remach in the second place upon a subjet which 11 Martini is a lucidly eveling upon unoter sjour Crellewey's, verbal instuctions, that the proposed change in the method colences on Suprest should have a retrospective effect, and is refusing to cash Marraint's for the 3rd mon th' expenditure, for the best Printer, which have been long issued by You Crablency upon the payment of which the

and

non/under

Accountants have calculated.

of

This Iventure to assert is

productive.

[

proluctios of unapory

necessary

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inconvenience,

and if. We tactions suggeshin, that clopontinents shoulet only clean for her mon the Suprest is to be actect upon, Imbuit / Your Excellency's considera hom

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that the alteration should be only

firespective.

But upon the question altogethe They leave le cliffer entirely with the

to

Honorable Treasurer as in my opinion,

the change would be as improvement, and all changes in Government execom to cere to be deprecated - Shiave been informed that though. Major Motrich's nustuctions exuesity forbid luis advancing

xpressly hupiest, he has formed it

carry his Military work's

money

On

on

impossible t without cloing so and he has theufore not considered it expectiont to cother to lus instructions ini tho respuel--the

this

le

Same

,

sonne ex

experince dictates the neupity. of advances on buprest to our Surveyor General and he has expressed to me his firm conviction that the Government work's now in progress, and which it is of so much importance to out without loss of live, would be seriously clelayed, and in some

carry

instances that even the

contracts which

have been entered nits would be vitici ted

yo

fullertent

lx

and thrown up altogethu, unlep the system of advancing money by way Imprest be continued in its fulle

1 present understood. If the chowayn -General had a strong suult to which

might at once remove

as a

at

amount

va

once remove the whole

Warrant which has

take lui.

a

1 of any been passed for the constriction of works which it may year to complete, it might be a cliffernt thing ; even then however,

it

11

very longe

duc

it would be necessary to lake, securities from him for the one appropriation of the Government money, so intrusted to him. But Scamot perceive that the Government runs any pecumary risk by continuing its present system; because, no money is ever advanced te the howeyor General on Imprest, until The recepory requisitions and vouchers have been examined by

by me

me, and have been

abready

approved by the Colonial Societary = When the form has been gone through the how you Surveyor Geraval premats his requintion for an achauce on account of a warrant which has been granted by Your Creeblency, and for the the Colomal Treasures a receipt for the amount with an undertakin

taking annexed that the sume shall be duly cccounted for by him

Agoun if. Meyer Cansie auct Lin

and

gives

Diclolu be not allowed le cbraw then full Sanonths Improst the wages of then Police

Joree

arredy, or

ми

Sove for the 3rd month of each Quarter must incertably either fall into anou, Major Caine and Liew! Fedeler must be

personally inconvenienced by advancing a

of money out of the own

private pinise; it being presumed that Policemen like soldiers require their pay to the day, and make their bazaar punchaus on the understuwoling that they shall so

receive it

The meonvenince which the Cusuls at the Five ports would exponènce is I presume toe self evident to need remark,

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for

If then the herveyor Sonerats Department, the Commls and the Police and Marine Magistrates Departments are to

continue to draw their Instalments on

ou

Estimates which have been ́already appraed, then wags, and ordinary contingencies, Imprest, there will remain a sun- trifting an as

of

so-

amount & restrict that it

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becomes a question whether it is advisable to enforce the restriction, In live or three

Land years time when the Somcot Office works

aire

complete correungements might juchaps be actantageously, macle for rendering ceclvances on Imprest altogether unnecessary, but for the present it appears to me that it is not advisable to disturb & sistemi which experience has shown to be successory to the propen working of those departments mider Government, which expond by four the largest amount of

capital.

-

I have J: -Signet A. 6. Shelley Auditor General.

True copy

Frederich W. A. Boney

masa la mullakin. Ale kandidato di MARALLAʻA. I

No: 11845.

Incl: No : 2 in Despatch

1

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13

Auctitor General's Tree Violeria, Hong Kong,

1th Ammary 18/45.

Asa. tail is on the pant of

Auty

staiting for England, I deem it my Italy

again to call.

your

Excellency's

ar

Hention

to the clolay which has taken place in the Treanner's Office in sending in the quarterly

accamts for

Audit.

W.

Martin's account for the Quarter

ending the 30th shine, was Nelivered to me for it for Audit on the 30th December list an Scompleted the examination of it on

6th instant, but as it does not embrace

payments of so

late a date as the

the

cxccount rendered by W.

Mercer, when he was goting lonial Keanu which

Art His Excelency

ais

John Francis Davis

v

was

From Mr Shelley, Explanatory of Mr Marting

1844.

letter of

the 30th November

J.

9: 9:

was transmitted to England by the

Majesty's Stamu Spotiful, on the 30th baby,

and as

Steamer

the alterations which MzMartin

has made in M.

Mercer's Quarterly Account render it necessary that the account for the hptember Quarter should be transmitted

by the

same

from sending

am

opportunity, I have refrainect

in this Ame Account and

waiting for the Quarterly Account; September last, in order that they may

both go home together.

Shope that there will not be

sending it in, and

smuch more delay in sending

twist that when it comes under examination

it may prove correct, and not have to be

returned of or Corriction.

Should it prove correct it

call be ready for transmission to Eugland

by the next opportunity,

I have V

(Signed) A. C. Shelley.

(tive copy

Auditor Genere

Frederick W. U. Bruce

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No: 1 of 1845 =

Incl: No : 3 in Despatch

Copy

(May, 145

No 2 Financial

No 142.

770 Houghing

My Lord.

RECEIVED

MAY. 7 1845

15

Victoria, Hongkong,

18th January, 1846 .

13:

Hose ne time in forwarding

o

the Enclosed. Accounts of the Treasurer, handed to one this day by the Auditor, who is now engaged in verifying the -September quarter's account, and therefore could not get sign cortificate appended by the Treasurer

the

to that document, N: 2.

I have the honor tobe,

With the highest respect

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.)

The Right, Stonorable

Lord Stanley, M.P.,

to

izdarie

tc.

Further letter

from

of the Treasurer's accounts.

Mr Shelley, on the delay

entred

770 Boughing-

C8. Grevelyandy.

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Forwarded C. MAY. 1. Mundirk 13

Stephen 13

И Hove

on! tanley 14

2. 13 Jan 3/45

16thay

1845

I am directed by Lord Manley

mit to you,

to traws.

herewith,

for the reformation of the Lord Cour of the

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Treasury, a copy of a

Despatch from the Part giong bong

ки

its Incor

And

off

in which

be forward the Account

Treasurer

of the Colonial Reavuzer

for the quarten Ending

f

Both forme

and 30th

September

ber 1944

17

Love Stanley

Governor

13th January,

Victoria, Hongkong,

N.2.

2 Ialosures.

Received

1845.

Colonial Beasurer, for the-

Forwarding Accounts of the

quarters in

inding

30巻

June,

30th September, 1844. -

aphory

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on for the

informat

third of the Granny,

18 Hongkong.

Colonial Treasure's Quarterly Account -

for the

the quarter. inding 30th June 18441.

Sent in for audit on the 30th Jeet: 18 4t

fopy

returned to the Treasurer

audited 6th January, 184.5.

(Sigd) A.R. Shelley

Auditor.

Handed to the Evernor with the Recount for the quarter. ending 30th September.

unaudited

(True Copy)

(Signed) A.R. Shelley

13th January 1845

Frederich H. A. Bruce

Σ

Incloure No / in Despatch. No 2

f1845-

be

approved by Your Lordship. The Spanish and Mexican dollar are of the same intrinsic value, ( any difference being in favor of the Mexican), and it appeared hard that the more local and ignorant prejudice of the Chinese should entail a loss on the Consular servants at Canton, and the Colonial Officers at Houghing, in the event of their being paid in Mexican Dollars. The Early transmission of thes mable Your Lordship

Carcumstances may to give any specific directions on the

subject

Ihave already, in my Despatch No: 81, Of December, 314 reported the prospect of a Bank being established here under proper restrictions and quarantees, and inclined to think that under the anomalous and perplexing circumstances If the local circulation, wherein all

am

payments

payments

are made

by weighing,

would

23

and a

process called shroffing, a well supported Paper issue tonits be a great boon to the community.

Shave the honor lobe,

With the highest Respect,

Your Lordship's

Most bledient

Humible Servant

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1

18 January 1845.

heloria, Hongkong,

Governion

Reiz

to

Lord Stanley,

&c. fr

Yo

Desp: No : 3 Inclosure.

Spanish Dollars and

Civil Servants in Colony in

the payment of Salaries of

in Executive Council, ordering

Fransmitting Apy of Minute

reasons

there of

This

sh of course, be sent to the

Tuorary for their Dorigin

8th

24

1845.

Copy of Minute in Conmail 8th January Mlbs.

drew

The Geventer Arue the attention of the Cxecutive Conneil to a Despatch which he hut received from Mr Connel. Macgregor at Canton, and already enclosed to. Ford Aberdeen with his own observations, showing, the hardship of paying the Sabine's

of Publie Sewants at Cuntou ui Mexican Aollars, which, although equal or spori to Spanish dollars in intrinsic value and

even

beaning a premium at the Norther Ports, are at a discount in the South.

the South of

China.

ni Chuice

Considering that the Carl servants

arc Mow

"paid at the rate of "/1⁄2d

value

which is above the intrusse va

f

Spanish and Mexican dollar, as a breacly

represented to H.M. Government, and

that

1

that they are subject to an Income Tax of 3 por Qut, while the rich Merchants and all British Subjects in Chinia, not

1

рег

to.

in the Public Service are free from any tax of the kind; the Govenor proposed the Commeil that while there -sufficient supply of Spanish Tollars in

in

was i

his

t. Commissariat Chest, the Colonial Servants at Hongkong should be paid in that corn, as he had already Siplomatic capacity ordered for Consulate a the Consulate at Canton, whereupon it was Resolved accordingly, and the Clark was ordered to fumish the Colonial Treasurer with a

copy of this Resolution, authorizing -time those payments which he has already made in Spanish in the Consular and Colonial Departments,

а

at the

same

(Jane copy)

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Lord Stanley 24

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25

24 June 1945.

Love to acho. the

deceipt of you tespitit

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of the 10th Janneytast. Me 3, reporting that with the advice of the Genitive Commuil of thing

y

May

Kiny portal ismer orders for the paymenty the Salaries of the Civil Suvents ythe Colony

in

Spanish Dollen, to long as a Sufficient supply of that Coin wisten in the Commig mit Cheit. Redirections chucky

wene Comuged byen

with reference to the Pervinius gt. Mie

ff. This Over

on Commil qthe 20" Are 144 Wlating to the Currenez, by burning to the Public Servent the fall at value other Salaries in whatever

Coins the payments of them maghe

спазване

will have obviated allplex for Specil Anndention in the

fround of over-vebutin ythe Doller,

Doller, - and as

of

Somfort putih disepperone

gangspecial да

special distriction

sschechin in separate the partuiler Comain

Wheel

26

titanz Clase vseblie Suvent within the Colony should be pard

&

desine that mill Evoke withent delay the Arriching othe Minute

o the bout Comuil atte 8th Jannery, and,

Mat Ja will and orden

the Turner to price all

Salaries & allowanc

tothe Civil Establishent, manyytte

the Coins byelf

Current wittent disen=

Innation.

Helffens

in chespytte Commifit

in Chiria has been

instucted to treat

же

futive Advance, forte Service ofthe Colonil

AndComuter department in such of the legets current

Crim

we

procumbles

him at the most fromblent g4 change

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Inclosure in Despatch

No: 3 of

1845.

Ur

N.4 7008

27

Hogg

Financial.

My Lord,

to Try

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10.20

C.0.

MAY. 7

1845

Ketoria, Hongkong,

18th January,

1845.

I think it right to love no

time in acquainting Your Lordship

that with the concurrence

of the

Executive Council, I have consented is the application of the Treasurer, as

aw

conveyed in the Enclosed letter, for & additional Clerk, subject to Your

Lordship's pleasure, on the grounds stated by that Officer.

Both of Mt. Martin's previous

Assistants were nominated at his " own desire, as well as Mr. Nicol, and Strust that the future regularity of

the Public Accounts will be the

The Right Honorable,

Lord Hanley, M. P.

Ye

"

дел

N

result

Council ordering

Minute of the Executive

the

Servants in Colony

payment of Salaries of Civil-

(27

Commissariat Chest. that com exists in the

sufficient quantity of

Spanish Dollars, while a

result of this compliance with his request I may add that the labour

Entailed on

the Colonial Heasuver

by the "Superintendency "Accaunt trat probably not contemplated when his

Establishment was limited to two Clerks . The third might perhaps by Ther Lordship's orders, and Lord Aberdeen's, be defrayed by the diplomatic and Consular department

In the reply from the Colonial Secretary to Mr Martin, it seemed necessary to point out his staggerated Estimate of the Colonial Expenditure:

Ensuing

for the inking year.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant

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No2

28

18th January, 1846.

Metoria, Hongkong.

Governor.

to.

Lord Stanley,

Reed

Desp: 44

2 Inclosures .

Не, не, де

permarks therem

at $100 per mensein, and Theasurer, on his application an additional clerk to the

Stating appointment of

37

informed the beasing

Safely for

this addition

to the iscal Stablishment afferring to salt from the duties

demistied

this

the Treasures

чку

regard

the relations between

A to their Lordshinges the propriety of the

Kingdon and the Enfire of China Lond

suggent

mmm

ication with thi

the subject, and were quant to be liled to winstuct the for whether

inclined; and, of co, pous whent Fund it is to the

entered.

3

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(5 Juvelzand

2

1945!

Forwarded & MAY. MR Murdoch 13 "Stephen | 73

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14

780 HongKong

Vide 111.24 pin 145

145

3.18 Januarter

Jam

19.8ay

I am directed

Lord Stanley

29

184.7

by

to transit traurit

boyow, hereurthe, for

the

consideration and

decision of the Lord Con? уже

of the Treasury, a coping of a despatite from the Overnor of King Kong,

Hong

in which he reports having

with the adire of his Executive Conn 1,

Onderr

for

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ished

the payment

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of the Salaries fruit Servants of the Colony

in Spanish Dollars, So long as a sufficient. Supply of that cons

Shall exish in the

Commissariat Chechen

Shavitch

Dr

entered

781 Hongkong

C. C. Trevelyanlign

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1245

Forwarded t MAY. MR/Mundock 15 MR Stephen | 13

M. DOPC

Lord Stanley 14

Vedets For. 110. 20 June (88)

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4

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IS.

30

1845-

19. May Jam directed by

Stanley

Lord

to transmit to

herewith, tobe laid

Jorn,

before th

The Lord Cont. of

125. 16 Sqft: 1845. the Trease

4.10 fan 145

Treasury,

a cosy of

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Ar

a Deep from the Governor. othongkong, envering application from the Colonial Treasures for

An additional Clerk

in his office - and of the answer forwarded to that Officer by

ducation

of Mr Davis

31

As the necessity for this

addition to the Local

Establishment would af-

-pear to revult from an

increased imposition of

duties on the Treasurer

as

regards the relations be-

- tween this Kingdom

and

the Empire of China,

Vora 12

Ford

Stanley

uggest

would

to the Lords of

The Treasury the propriety

of confessing

with the Earl.

whether the propered

Encrease

should be

sanctioned by toth. Government, and, in

that went, from

ishap

Funds it is to be de-

frayed,

with a view

to the preparation of Instructions for the

the

Jundance of th Dave's

B

of Aberdeen

this

on

subject-

Jan to add

Lord Stanley

that

would

request to be informed

вал

B.

Govern Davis

L

32

1035) Hongking

110

20 han1845.

·

18451

STONE

ly

V 20

Aus: 125-16

Lee letter to 5.0.26 June 4t

Lee

Probably the lack sentence of

this should be communicated to

the Foreign Office

Tease letter. 13 June we

Then to ache. the

Reet

bless of the

18 Sennar, last, M. 4

Сити

the

Reporting that, ist son- Currence of the Gembiri Commeil okkah gyou,

hid aceded ben ванилия

appliction from the Colal Kanner for anadditional Aud Clerk

in Lis Office..

The outer which the Keasurer would have

to perform in ulitinni to the Establishment of

tte

B

33

the Superintendent que Lade and tothe Cumber Stablishment at the

Chinese Ports were fully Contemplated whethe

letablishment

дев

Tusomer's Aleportment was fixed,

Adver

not appear tome the

Exaggerated. the antipiliin pupable amount of

Coll dependiture advertis to in the Fremmen

letter

ytter to: Ang

afforded any

putest for

mantgen

rasmble

the appoint.

Additimil

Clerk in his Offer. The

d for the

турите

Appointment could,

Leen

deem the the avengent

brhich the Kremer uhens

in reynd bthe Collection and muist in delict attle Juny of the

othe leal Revenues, and

as

this duty may posity.

have rendunt

apistance of the additt Click messy Mafit.

се

aunot prepend witter to approve

dis pfrom.

of the employment of Me hical whit

thys

shall have further

information on

the

bubzish before them,

Then there

fdeine

that you will sport

Specifically, underttent

deley, what Collecting

་་

B

in debit

are

de

Lytte hummins Aleport =

Litte lith

mentiunt Muntinie to

ployment of the thical.

In the considered as

Much Company.

Ithink it refer

notattl=

bohome that, stendig ditursimen

futte Diplomata ande

Consular Servceis in

Chini

the human

Елеги

madestle 4tking, it is describle that the Lumens dept shalsenting subordinate

tothe Chil frot, the the chole expense

git should be a Colomil.

Chap.

Ź

Si

Click for

Clemish Treasing,

34

Sielone, 10th Samuiny, 18652

I have the honor to solicit

1 from

Your Creellency the cedetition of another

for this Tepartment.

My Establishment as at present

Wr.

Mercer, as

consists of fixed consists Clark, and Mr Collins

carry

ou

W

CVS

Chief

And Clark

I have endeavoured, but in vain,

the dulics entrusted to

with this Establishment.

me

My Colonial payments for the

amount to

current year will probably £150,000, and these alone would require the unceasing vigilance and cectivity of myself cinct hoo checks; but I am also required to act us Reasons for the

His Excellency

Davis

John Francis Panz

Governor

as

а

Consular

J = 9; 9:

و

J

f

Consular and Superintendency Departments which alone would require a first rate accountant supervised by myself.

Your Excellency has also been

pleased to appoint

appoint me to collect and - receive the revenues of the Colony, obirect and

sin cetaul, which would furnish unceasing coccupation for another Clerk.

Jon fully

aware of the

desirability of keeping down the public

expenditure, and will do

my

best to carry

ou

the appointed business with the arid

of

one

Clerk in addition to Mr. Mercer and

Mr Collies.

Me

I have found here a M.

Med. a saing Gentleman of good family from Invernes, whose testimonials from Mast Moss Dent VC will I hope recommend him to your Excellency's notice, and I have accordingly to solicit the permission of your Excellency,

that

35

that. W. Nicol be employed as w Chok in this Officecat a salary of $100 month.

I have Vr

(hyped) RM Martin:

$100 a

[hine copy)

Prederick M. A. Bruce

Вни

T

No: 4 of 1845.

Incl. No: 1 in Despatch.

No. 26.

Sir,

36

Colonial Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 16th January, 1865.

Instant

In reply to your letter of the 18th ncters Iam directed by His hueellency the Governor

flerk.

you that your application for

application for an additional was sanctioned yesterday in founcil, pending a reference to Her Majesty's Government and that you are to employ Mr. Nicol temporarily, at

you are authorized

from this date.

100 Gollars a month from

With reference

to the statement

ince to the

contained in it that the Colonial

payments for the current

-year

r will

-

probably amount to £150,000 - Stis "Excellency directs me to observe that by the retimate furnished by yourself;

The Honorable

R. M. Martin, Reppe,

the

applying for Letter from Net Martin

clark.

ar

additional

tc.

H

T

the

aggregate expences of the several_ folonial rétablishments will be about.

£40,000- and it seems

physically

impossible, with the means in the flonial Land office, that Public

works should be carried into execution to the en

even

enormous amount of

of £110,000,

if they passed-

were sanctioned and

I have to.

(Signed) Prederick W. A. Bruce

Colonial Secretary

(True Copy)

Frederich M. A. Bruce

Вису

37

&

No: 4, of 1845.

Incl. No : 2 in Despatch

Separate 782 Home Mory was 38

The

Ser

1845

Ketoria, HongKong,

20th January, 18465.

Iam directed by the Governor of Hougthong to transmit, in accordance with the Instructions of Her Majesty's levermont a copy of the minutes of proceedings in the Executive and Legislative Councils Of Hougtong for the

half year Ending, the 30th December,

I have the honor tole,

1844.

Sir

Your Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.,

Prederick M. A. Bruce,

Under Secretary of State for the Colonies

Colonial

sanction to

Letterpom heretary Coneringmary

arv

Employment of additional clerk @$100

per

menders

Je,

i

No 5

Legislative.

MS Copy

114. 20 June 18.

988 Houghes

My Lord,

FCEIVED

39 JUNE 5

1845

Thetoria, HongKong

21th

# January, 1845.

In obedience to Her Majesty's Gracious Commands, and to the Rules

and Regulations of Her Majesty's Colonial Service, Ihave the honor to Submit a Manuscript Copy. (together

Com this

with six printed ones apart. Despatch) of Ordinance No1 of 1845, passed by the Legislative Council of Hongkong, Entitled "An Ordinance for the suppression of the Friad and "other secret Societies within the Island of Hongkong and its dependencies.

This Triad society has been long

knoww as an

-association for the

promotion

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M. P.

ge, ye

Yc,

Colonialiberatory.

20 January,

Victoria, Hongkong.

to

1846

The Under Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Read

5 Inclosures.

Desp: Separate .

7th December, 1844.

for the half year Ending and Legislative Councils Minutes of the Executive

Transmitting Apy f

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40

promotion of Every species of crime, by the aid of secret and organized.

combination. An armed

were

gang of them reported to have assembled some

months since in an abandoned stone

quarry

at the toest of the island; and shortly before the passing of the Ordinance the reputed head of the association was seized by the Police, aggravated assault with weapons upon a Chinese who had made

in a case of in a

himself obnoxious to the body. In his

instance, the Ordinance can

of c

Course

have no ex-post-facto operation; but

was otherwise sufficiently

his offence

serious to make him amenable to

severe punishment

ув

To put Your Lordship in pesession of the relation in which

we stand with the Chinese Government

with

ho: 274 out. Juc

with reference to this chiad Society, I have the honor to forward herewith Copy of my Despatch to Lord Aberdeen, NE 6 of 1845, with its

а

Enclosures.

P.S.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

Дасг

Sivice the above was drafted, the

following has appeared in an

Me

Extract; by

news-

I butzlaff, from the Chinese hues. The Accounts from Heangs

· from Heangshan in our neighborhood are of the most dishessing nature . The head Society has there committed fearful ravages, and plundered whole villages. Many of the

gentry

M. Hope

Le

I affrehend that there can

вино

objectivi

chon to this

Admanice, unless, purchases, it may be objectionable that Prisoners should, 2.984

hi

mi any

сале

be branded. But as it is propored to follow some practice

which prevails about devalves from the brany

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and

Un

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I suffere that the

is not a painful but merely a degrading puration:

must achnor

lively

If by pain

chę

هد

on mathies.

What

Such is parally

Disgrace such

as this appears to be mo

be broken of there w . I

think be but little real

: shrinking

this kind

atrocion/

i

I recutes a respectable calving

и

ins liefe

The Devis tot be acked whether this seans unfortant auch, I think

unadess

a persicament Stamp of Mutthing

absolutely necessary

With Chica in Mace as a

Ord has been consid. by persus conceitul Jaight wadd that the rachunt of their

жельни

very shiny measure

June 15

ел

calroadians

gentry have entered the community, and by liberal subscriptions screened themselves from the nightly visitations of the Marauders."

/

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marking prescribul in this out and that in the Muting act - Phit :D. 5.11 - as by it the marking is toben under the

material districting as to the mode of

not en

the check-and

&

Although in Jans of sentitz

beyond a poroni's

almost putting il

Munciaterial - get as

из жить

я

Smashed

the infliction

such penalties

of ence

вся

God. Paris

Hongkong

Y

960 Hongkong

het. Bebben 24 June 1845

Mr. Hope

Lord Stanle

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24

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Si

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114

Baning

J

20. June

484.5

have rec? J. (Derfulches dalid the

21th January

last 2.5, and the 4th March

last W. 20, and the transcript of the Ordinance of this Legislature of Hong Kon

Кога

referred to in the set of those Perpatiher

an Adriance for the suffecfsion

and entitled

Photy Mass of

and it

of the Iriad and other Secret Societies within the Island of Kong Hung Pependencies. The

Kong

That Ordinance provider that

if

shell

rigin

other

any person bering of Chinese

of the Triad Society

be a member

or

Secret Societies within the Poland he

and shall be

terme not

shall be guilty of felony hable to infrisonment for any

exceeding

three

gears with, or without hard labour; and that at the expirations of

such turn of Imprisonment he shall be

the right check in the manner

mashed

on

usual in the case

of Military devaluer

and be expelled from the Soland. The informations which gue

have wansmitted

to me of the charache and object of

the Iriad Society completly justifier the adoption of the most vigorous for enffiesing

measures

punishing

them and for

all persons who shall become

Members of thems. The same considerations,

vindicate the propriety of the decisions gue

dunounce

to deliver

up

для

to the Chinese

Gromment any members of the dried

Society

sech

вид

"sity whe may mach uffage in tag Strong from the penalties which the

may

they

have incurred in China. #

Ярый,

It is, however, not squally evident

that the Ordinance which gov

have

transmitted in properly framed. Junt,

It makes no persons who

exceptions in farom of

may have joined the Friend

Societing in ignorance of its designs under the influence of terror. The latter

case, as affians from the Pnticrift to your (Depatch of the 21t

веси

21th January

is not infequent. beardly. An ind

mache infrassed on the check of a

Criminal, Even

if in

snattended by pain,

I presume, world be the case in

they ob

Sin sistem ) is get evidently

: on the Blingen = jectionable as factening

a

stigma from which he could never be rescued by any future conduct. It would consign

равити

Course

4.

wr.

of good

huis to

formancel infamy and we finally obs

= strct his return to oisture and his

mission into reputable bociety.

Stindly, Ihe Ardimane sulgects to similar penalties the member of all heart Societies. But more

ве

hervey, a

in the

terms of an Association, would scacely

hment so severe seems to require a punishment

or, perhaps, any punishment at all. Fonthly. Expulsion from the Soland is

an

axkammaly indefinite punishment. It does not affear whether the meaning is for any shorter time to be banishment for life,

or

sherlin home nor what is

the penalling of reburning from such a berishment. Sefully,

member

It has been

stated by a hauler of the house of

Commons in

his place in that House,

tial by a recent Idiet or daw of the Chinese Government a member of the Fund Society may

be put to death

at once, and without any formal trial

ER

i

Agb 4x

43

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If such be wally the fact the restitui= - tin of such persons would hardly justifiable because it to. mahn

be

13

Sur

make

own

principles

The Queen's foot accepony to procedings totally abbonent from of justice.

hotwithstandin

Unse objections

it. M. will not be advised to disallow

Shine Ordinance lest that measure ohd.

involve

ди

منا

a

very

surious env=

-burrassment. But zu will adeft

pimediali measures

for the amendment

of it in reference to the fucceding

zmachs which que

for grin Zuidance

will also take

on the subject of

this rectitutives of fugitive hembus of

the dried Socialty. They should be

Ichioned

uf

to be tied but not to be

put to death without Irial.

Title.

Preamble.

HONGKONG,

ANNO OCTAVO

VICTORIE REGINE.

No. 1 of 1845.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, ESQUIRE, Governor and Com- mander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. AN ORDINANCE for the suppression of the Triad and other secret Societies within the Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies.

WHEREAS the Triad Society and other secret Societies prevalent in China exist among the Inhabitants of the Island of Hongkong and whereas these Associations have objects in view which are incompatible with the maintenance of good order and constituted authority and with the security of life and proper- ty and afford by means of a secret agency increased facilities for the commis- sion of crime and for the escape of offenders.

1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof that from and after the passing of this Ordinance if any person or persons being of Chinese origin in the said Island or its Dependencies shall be a member or members of the Triad Society or other secret Societies as aforesaid he she or they shall in consequence thereof be guilty of felony and being duly convicted thereof shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three years with or without hard labour and at the expiration of such term of imprisonment that such person shall be marked on the right cheek in the manner usual in the case of Military Deser- ters and be expelled from the said Island.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 8th day of January, 1845

ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,

Clerk of Councils.

JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,

Governor, &., .,

I have de

Hongkong: Published by Authority, and Printed by John Carr.

NoT

49604h

Job.

My_Level,

Jadded,

1 5

1845

Victoria, Nonghong,

th

11th Janu

Sarmary, 1845,

When Sthanked Keying

44

to me

-towards

for his communication co

cunouncing the execution of the Criminals quilty of the piracy off Chrckichu (Despatch 19 of 1964) Soulded, as a proof of friendly feeling tavands China, as well as cooperation in the punishment of quilt, that I had passed

a severe Ordinance against the Triad Society, whose avowed objects are not only the joomotion and impunity of crime, but the ovething of the existing Government of China . My Lette is enclosed heworth

No1.

In reply Irieved molosure Not

rep

The Right Honorable,

The Carl of Aberdeen, R.Z.

expressive

&

/

JE JE VE

دانی

expressive of this Excelleways thanks for this proof of friendship. Any vidividual specially pointed out by the Chinese Government as a refuges and

to be so ou

pr

proving

would of course be handed

of

examination,

be handed over, but Members

our

of the Friad baity apprehended by our aun police, as offenders unoter the Colonial bedtimana, of necessity be punished by our own

must

Law.

: over the

ме

is

The British Cummal prisdiction the Chinese of this Colony, which absolutely indispensable as a condition of it fit good govenment, is naturally unpalatable to the Rubes of Chinia ; and so dangerous and

Kulers critical atopic cloes the Imperial Commisione counider it in relation to himself, that he made it the subjet of a private communicating Enclosure No3.

In my reply. I endeavoured to shew that on this point I was the mere passive instrument of principles

"of principles and

Circumstances

N°2

N°3

Nol

1

proat Sh

circumstances that admit of no chan,

" of no

45

change;

and took occasion at the same time to

mere

of

Hough

point out the palpable cistinctions between Augle Chinese subjets at Haykany, and

commercial residents from bugland at the Coumlates. That the former constitute the mass the populace in the Clory, the Chif subjects of ominial-Sew; while the English traders to China are confineil le particulon part; and even ; to a particular location at each port, and are not one in a thousand to the stative population. That the severe restrictions in their

to

consitent

case were con

with, and justified an extraneous jurisotiation while the liberty allowed in the other rendeve it impossible. Above all, that the Treaty itself sauctioned the existing

arrange

angements

I have Vr

Signed, J. 7. Savrs

(true copy)

Prederick W. A. Bonce

W.A.

Dagalkotje Dejane

1

No: 5; of 1845.

Inclosure No : 2 in Desp:

receve

Lgbtk

Victoria, HongKong,

46

22nd Fecember, 18/41.

I have had the satisfortion

ction to

Your Excellency's

communication on the

it of the excention of the Chickehu

subject of the

go

pirates. It will

give me great satisfaction to -haumit this document to Her Majesty's Scentory of Mate for Foreign affairs as a proof-

of the friendship and good faith of the Chinese Government,

The piates have of late greatly

increased; but, if they see that since

severe

examples are made of them by Your Excellency, it will have the effect of

restraining their growth, and prevent the

necessity of foreign nations taking

measures

Transmitting from His Excellency

Communications to and

Keying.

His Excellency,

Haying

1999:

aganul

against them, as in the

the reign the Despatch

of Reaking.

While preparing this Despatch

I have just received Your GreeMeney,

condemning the Singan Click-

communication

tion con

It is extremely proper and consonant to

the

Treaty,

that any

Chinier Cuisinale

taking refuge in Hongkong should be immediately seized

seized and handed over to the Chinese authorities for punishment. It is the custom of the civilized nations of the west to afford no protection to crimes committed against a friendly power; and on this principle I have enceted a severe ordinance agonist any mating of the Friad Boity in Houghong, knowing that it has baitorous design against Your Callency's govemment,

as

well as against Social order and

security in general.

I have &

(Signed) J. J. Davis.

bruce copy.

Prederich W.. Bracy

heb Bh

47

Kessing. High Imperial Commissioner, Member of the Imperial Claw, Governor Granial of Revengtung,

and Thwangee. V. 14: 19:

sancts the following

which

answer,

I just received an official'

"Euvoy, in

letter from You the Houwable Energy,

you allude to the execution of the cho kích ra khi chị năng

robber

меш

here

dated

the

follow the contents of the dispatch cabel 22nd December 1844) with which I have mach myself fully acquainted. This is

sufficient proef, that you Honorable Envoy fully understand business, and are animated with the warmest friendship, for which I ful

a

greatly

48

greatly obliged. At present however, the

pirates

are numerous, and though I have

given frequent oroters to the Military and einl authorities, to fall upon

civil

all

privacy and

feared,

to

them with

and severity, still it is to be red, that one is seried and another hides himself. The traitorous villains of the Triact Society have again assembled and created disturbance. Whilst however instituting investigations to trace them,

they

ver, now

in order to avoid seizure scatter themselves, and it may apprehended, that they have

indeed be

love

to

Houghing to hide themalves there. They

in one

body be arrested,

ought therefore and then perhaps, these purfictions villains will have no place where to put their foot and tranquillity may thus be ensured.

Whilst sending this

of You the Honorable

for the consideration

анниег

Envoy

Envoy. I hope you will order the solchers

under

command-b

seire them all with

you this united shangth. And if it be ascertamat, that they are native traitors and associates of the Triad Society, villains who have taken refuge at Hongkong and absconded there,

ought to be every one apprehended, and be sent to the local Mandarins of the said place (Cowloow!) that very

they

Measures

may

severe

be taken against them. Thus

you will display your public friendship

Whilst sending this ausver Surch

при

You

the highest happiness, and this communication is astchased. To

wish.

V:7:7:

Her Britamme Mapsty Plenipotentiary His Creellency, John Francis Javis, 4:9:9: Aron kawang 24th your 11th month 21th day Troukwang

30th December 1844 Rare Shutter

true translation.

Kroned, Charles Gutshaff

Chinese Secretary.

1 true

have copy!

Bederick W. A. Boney

Sub Inclosure 2 in Incl: No : 2 of Despatch No : 5,

1845.

818

49

Communication from. His Excellency Reying in reply to Sub Inclosure hiil

1

No: 2, of Despatch No : 5,

Sub Inclosure I in Incl:

J1845.

50

видбы

Ingrowk

Communication.

This

very

moment

I have

received

letters.

your official If natives having committed crimes run away to Hongkong they ought

to be sent back to their native country,

in order to be punished, which is also in acendance with the treaty. Respecting Your uniting in seizing.

the villains

of

the Triad Society I have already written.

an

official reply I have

now

had some business

long on my mind, and need to speak-

privately about it to you the Honorable Invoy. The

The ne

that your

news have reached me now,

Honorable Judge, after having

seized. many

robbers, has sentenced

them to transportation in foreign

Countries, and also issued public notice

Keying for his co Thanking His Excellency

amou

Chekchu pirates & informing

ouncing execution of the

communication

him that

an

Ordinance

the Triad Society : has been passed against

to

et. This

to that effect.

measure-

indeed. an excellent

of Government, to inspire.

terror and remove the

the scourge from the well intentioned_._ But. Hongkong is a new Colony and all is in its beginning. The people

to

trade and tra

traffic

that

до

are not

there

not very wealthy

and the remainder.

and quiet- personages, :mployed in manual labour

are

dependence- and

and m

and have no

ure mixed

ир.

ire run away

poor

many

iders

with them. Hence there.

robbers and murderers and

wretches who belong

amongst

cases

to the triad. Society

them; and this is the cause,

that all along Hongtrong so frequent- losses (theft.) occur.

humble opinion, that

of

It is

my

these people, resembling weeds, transgress at their homes the laws of China, and at Honghong sin against: the British

regulations

regulations. It is therefore

51

a matter of

a

great- joy to send them beyond the seas, there to die of age and never to return.

They

are however, fellows of a

llows of a violent

and stubborn disposition, and having.

in considerable numbers combined

together they have pledged each other to create disturbance. They consider-

themselves

as

subjects of China

and

are

not willing to observe the English laws, and. I am therefore apprehensive that the multitude will not willingly submit to it. The land and naval - forces of your Honorable Country more than sufficient for keeping. in cheek, but still we must_quard__

against an unexpected event.

It is

is moreover a

are

them

provision of the

supplementary treaty that the subjects of China should be judged by Chinese-

Mandarin

>

52

ER

Mandarins, and that native_

run

away

to

should be sent back to the

malefactors having Hongtong, Chinese territory punishment. The best therefore, that can be done, is to forward the arrested felons

to receive there their

elons to Cowloon in order to send them

to the Magistracy (of Sinan) to be there

prosecuted. Then these villains will

have no

pretence to create disturbance..

I have not the slightest pity for

villains nor wish I to take

away

these

the

the power of the British Government- Hongkong. As there is now no

to rule

intercourse with

jarring in my

you the Honorable Invoy Igive you freely and fully my opinion upon this subject As I however am not rightly informed

about the real state of the

at

of

things a Honghong I would in the mean while

trouble

trouble

You

the Honorable Invoy to

institule investigations on the spot, and

to direct

property.

Countries

your people to manage things so that the subjects of both

may

live

peaceably together,

without disturbance, and thus shew

their amity of perpetual peace and friendship; and how

and how very fortunate.

would this be?

I have told

my

mind and hope

that

you

will not divulge it, and

tranquillity will then be established. I wish you every happiness

(Signed) Meying

ng in Mantehos characters Without date. Tee . 3 Jan? 1845 (True Translation-)

(Signed) Charles Gutzlaff

Chinese secretary

Frederick W. A. Bruce

نظر

53

Protona, Hongking 4th January, 1845.

A private communication in reply.

I have had the pleasure to

receive your

and

prepare

Excellency's printe communication this letter for the Steamer,

which is about to proceed to Canton for the

Treasure. By the steamer Imust also

beg

your favorable acceptance of some trifling articles of English thine and provisions,

for your

in return

sent.

kind present before

Jam avowed enemy

an avor

holl

public criminals, and should any subjects of China offend against their Government and suck refuge in Hongkong

seek

I will

instantry

His Excellency

Haying

JJ V

instantly

Cause

them to be seized, examined,

and delivered over to the Magistrate at Cowloon. This will be in strict accordance with the Treaty. Should Your Excellency

Members of the Fricid

demand

any

Society, refuges in Houghtong, they will be

in like

delivered up 1. ly to mention their

manner.

You have

names, and

and I will

them up.

hunt them out and give

The Colony of Hongkong by is to be possessed in perpetuity by Her Britannic Majesty, to be governed by seul Laws and regulations as the Majesty

1.

I cheaty to

?"

the Queen of Great Britain, I shall see fit to circet. No Chinese are compelled to reside here _ they may retire when dissatisfied_ but those, who choose to make it their abode

of their

our

free will, have exciothy, the same

privileges and protection as British subjects,

if they offend against the British Law,

und

must

}

must have the

same punishments ex fundamental. Laws

The

England are supreme and govern

mn even

of

54

the

rulers of the Nation. I cannot control the

[

Judge in the administration of those Laws which are in the Statute books. At

Hougkong, the Chinese form by far the larger part of the population, and must therefore be governed by the Laws of the Colony - It would be impossible to rule it

on

any

other terms.

In the five ports of trace it is cent - British subjects are not allowed. different - British subjects

to approach any other part of China. they reside onlyinparticular spoto - and are

few

· very

number, not one in a thousand

ей чим

of the population. Having also been very i'll-treated at Canton in formen years,

was

it

; for all these reasons, settled by treaty that they should be governed by their

own

Connels

{

Consuls. In Canton British subjots cannot yet enter the City, though (by our records) Your Crellency informed In Henry Pottinger, that a time would shortly

arrive when they might do so. At Toochow for, the local

endeavour to put forth

Authorities

мои

putects, writhing to prevent even the Mapety Consul from living in the City ! This is not only derogatory to those officers but ales contrary to the treaty, and therefore

improper

permission

The subjects of China have fre to enter Her Majesty's Nominions

same

both at home and abroad, without restriction, England, having no fear of foreign intercourse, treats foreigners and subjects alike, on condition of their all obeying the Laws. Except on this condtition, much y and liberal treatment would be impossible. With many wishes for Your Excellency, continued

prosperity.

a generous

I have Y (Signed) J. J. Dair's

1 bun copp

Frederich M. A. Brues

55

Nob Financial.

4.

gặp trong hang

RECEIVED

JUNE. 5 1845

My Lord,

56

Victoria, HongKong,

21th January,

1845.

The Revenue from Rown

Lands was estimated according to Your Lordship's Despatch No 25 of August 1t, at I 20000, being founded doubt on the expectation raised by

Copy

0122

14 June 45.

no

any predecessor's Estimates. The last, Sale of Land raised the poutal to only £ 12917; but other sources of

arrival

val

revenue established since my will already, on the most moderate -Estimate, make up a total income. of £20,000 pom the commencement of 1845.

The Right Honorable,

Lord Hanley, M. P.

Bazaars

Nr: 2 of Despatch No: 5,

Sub Enclosune Jin Jel:

of 1845.

of this Colony.

furisdiction

British criminal

Excellency keying regarding

Private Note from His

over

Chinese

4%

Bazaars and Markets

Sawnbrokers and Auctioncers.

£1650-

300

Judicial and Police fines and fees. 1000 Fees on Sailing letters, Commissionste 100 Landfees on leases & deposits on Sales. 1,000 Land tax on Paddy grounds, the Salt, Opium te farms

Ame quarries

Spirit and toime licences

100

1700

200

500

*

Rents of lovernment buildings. 500

Add rent of Crown lands

more

7,250

12.917

& 20167

Many of these items may reasonably be expected to become much - productive. No land tax or rental has as yet been preceived from the Old Chinese inhabitants of the island, but the first step was to put a final and to all pretensions

:

57

on the part of the Chinese lovernment; and this having been done, the Establishment of the native registry will, I expect aid in the collection

the dices above-mentioned.

6.

Council

A former resolution of the Cormeil

to raise a harbour due of o per tore on all

of 6

an

shipping has not yet been carried into

2 Execution, as the principal attraction of this Colony arises from its being Entirely free Port, and any measure tonding at the commencement, to diminish the resort of shipping to the harbour might ultimately prove ill-

-advised.

The inhabitants must be made to contribute towards the heavy expences

Police by an assessed rate, the

being passed .

of the Police by

"brdinance for which is

now

When the Main Roads and

Sewers

on

Sewers have been constructed by Government it is intended that they shall be maintained by Commissioners. -appointed from Among the principal inhabitants, who will be impowered by an Ordinance to raise the requisite

rates.

Under the circumstances of imperfect information, the Estimate of £ 30000 for the Civil Expenditure of the Colony during the current, "year, in Your Lordship's Despatch No: 25. did not very widely differ from that of £61, 378 forwarded in my Despatch "No. 73, of December, 13% %, but from the taxation having been nearly all imposed, and the leases made out since my arrival, Iregret to say that the total receipts to the 81th December did not exceed £9, 642.

Mr

58

Mr. Martin, in the Estimate

for the year Ending 31th March, 1846, (forwarded in my Despatch Ne 73, of

1844,) has included all the Public works that can be eventually required in the Colony and, as one half of these cannot be performed in that year, his

calculation must be considered as altogether Extravagant and impossible.

The simplest, the most, compendious, and snost productive source of revenue would be an income tax of 3 per cent on the inhabitants of the Colony not in the public service, and being only equal to what is abready paid by all those in the public service, it would at the same time be the most just, but without the authority of Her Majesty's Government. I should not deem it

right

right to propose it to the Legislative

Council.

I have the honor to be,

Whith the highest respect

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Mumble Servant.

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expences of the Pohre

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будет придает

which

for the maintenence.

60

Monks and Sewers.

With Uspect, homoer, lotte imposition you Lecome day in the

Shebts of the Colony not in the Public Tuvie

I temat bat expetend

ктрот

that angathe

Inbyist the Member o the Commerical Schell's bancha Lay, andthithe investition husfung to the due afeferment git could proves_ preater impertiment

to the formatin of Lading

Establishments,

the mitinduching

noto

investment glepitat,

had much more. detrimental the

Commercil

Commerical projeheg.

Angking then the

Harbour One Mich zutive Levititrat Inforce.

Inaddition t

the Contemplated Outs

for Special object I

undesines that

Jo shule the mist Conndintion the

practicbibit of obting

Avenue from frither Aver the hormpting Jimm, Wines, Spirit

other bitches description, Mether levied in the shape

of Dalene Licenses

thewire. But in the

abse

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trany portable minune

Manere from other

Sources the her been

afforded the

Dommers

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the simpinhin of the Free Tax chiel ges Jie supestre.

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61

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will

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Jana

This mut, of.

Course

be referred to the Treasury.

not, find the financial profect of thing thong way

in singular

Income Tax

that there should be get another proposal for

as a refour ce

of Revenue

in

fonner

statements.

Despatch,

Governor,

Food Harley

21 January 18445.

Victoria, Houghong,

Received

b

detailing sources and 25 of 1th August, 1844, of Revenue and

Lordship's Despatch ho :

With reference to His

amount

causes of discrepancies

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the

sgrand that if impedi it would dien much

the principal hull.

away Excepting

Athink

af vol. Hex

Fit might

Shere

771

Afer ful

770 Hongkong

Ny Legislative.

My Lord,

CEIVED

C.O.

JUNE 5

1845

Victoria, Honghong

27 January,

1845.

62

Sprovced to reply to Your Lordship't Despatch 1876 of 844 ore the subject of the

26 on

18444,

Ordinances therein peferred to .

According to the Instructions

thersby conveyed, Ordinance N21, relating to Slavery in Hongkong, having been disallivad by Her Majesty, a Proclamation to that! affect has been issued to the inhabitants; and by another Proclamation they have been approzed that the Acts of the British Parliament for the abolition of the Slave trade and Slavery extend by their proper force and authority to Hongkong.

With regard to Ordinance N₤2,

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley, M. F.

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по

intituled

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"

intituled an Ordinance to regulate the printing of Books and Papers, and the Keeping of Rinting Presses within the Colorry of Hongkong, the anstive of my predecessor in passing this law seems to have been a desire to furnish the Colonial lovemment with a complete knowledge of the persons engaged in printing and "publishing, and their respective abodes. As no specific acts, however, are prohibita, it may be presumed that the Law of England in relation to the Res intended to be executed. I contemplate proposing to the Legislative Council to repeal this enactment by another one

maturely considered, the Law of England being in full force in this Colony, (as declared in Ordinance No: 15 of 1844) with such modifications regarding the Press as it may be

necessary

more matu

was

63

necessary to establish by local Ordinances. Your Lordship's Despatch dated July, 11th No 23, Conveyed Her Majesty's

approval of Ordinances, for the Registration of Real Reporty in Houghtory. Sexplained in my

letter Nobb of the br

November the motives which led to the temporary postponement of the publication

of this approval; but the present be

being convenient occasion for the same, Proclamation has been issued with the others already noted.

a

a

On the first receipt of Your Lordship's despatch under reply. I brought to the notice of the Legislative Council the objectionable pounds of Ordinance Nr. 5, intituled An Ordinance

for the preservation of good order and "cleanliness within the Colony of Hongkong," and engaged the affistance

of the Chief Justice towards its revision and improvement. The enactment is

now with Mr Hulme, and will be hereafter promulgated in a new shape.

The Ordinance Nb, by which : in the absence of a Avil Court of fudicature, the Governor was

smpowered

to refer all civil actions and suits to arbitration, seems to have been the

there was no

result of necessity, at a time when

appeal on the part of individuals for the settlement of their differences, Except to the lovernor, thom Either the force of habt, or wank of Consideration, or perhaps the hope of Evading the expenses of the Law,

I

have had more than one such

Even since

reference made to myself, the opening of the Supreme Court; hit have of course invariably directed the

parties

15

64

parties to their proper remedy. Your Lordship will observe, on reference to the Ordinance in question, that the lash clause pepeals it altogether on the institution of a Supreme Court, and renders any further notice of it unnecessary. "And be it macted that the said power

and authority hereby vested in the said: Governor shall cease and determine upon the arrival in the said Colony of, and the assumption of his functions by, any judge of such hipreme Court of Judicature as shall be hereafter erected

in Hongkong."

:

With reference to Ordinance No. 7 limiting and defining the rate of interest recoverable in cases where it had not been previously agreed upon between the parties, it would appear to myself that the only motive of my predeceffor

in

promulgating

*

the

promulgating this enactment was to limit the extenost amount of interest, claimable to 12 per cent, whereas 3 per cont per mensem toas a legal rate among the Chinese by their native law. It was at same time probably passed under some misconception as to the Existing state in England of the Law Concerning unory. The Ordinance in question will be discussed and amended in the Legislative Council with the assistance of the Chief Justice, and probably repealed by

me

was no

a new

Ordinance NG8, intituled "Aw

Ordinance for prohibiting the distillation of spirits within the Colony of Hongthing doubt passed in pursuance of the instructions Conveyed in Your Lordship's Despatch of the 32 June, 1843, and with a view of raising

a Revenue

from

porn

65

pom the consumption of Spirits. Such

a

fruitful

a

a revenue is now obtained, and as it is

legitimate and will probably be.

I source in time, Abeg to recommend to Four Lordship the conformation of the Ordinance in question.

The most important of the-

Ordinances which Imyself have had the honor to transmit, have been accompanied by some report as to their origin and objects; but I shall revert to my correspondence on these subjects, and report further on any that seem to require more specific notice, under the rule prescribed by Your Lordship, that they should be accompanied by a statement of the motives in which they originated, and the results contemplated

in their enactment,

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect

Your Lordships, Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

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I write to see the Raft: of the ? from 1848 regarding

Spirit dicenses. Willi

regard

to all the other Arding-

enumerated in the Beefs. 12th Aug. 1844 the (Dache.

seen. to

confirme

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me

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of the

objections

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them at

nothing fuller

present

Ihme 143 is sent

the 15th Paragraph gehört ufen

The Draft of the Derpin

Spirit Licenses

·

7.1.1.

Received

Reporting

Ordinances

οι

Nos 1 @ 3 and hos. 5 to 8

of

1844.

I June

Phil's not how be imfir

4044

987

they the Cistillation Indianas

Ale 13th Aug.

A.

Victoria, HongKong, 27 January, 1845.

Governor

to

Lord Stanley.

Despatch 7

Ever

Davis

970 H Kong

Hermenderis In

Forwarded by 18451

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Mundoch in

Stephen 12

Loud Stanley /3

167

13 June 184

66

Thave to nek? the

receipt of gourdespatch of the 2) Sauk 407

the

furnishing to diplanation called for Gigdespatch

of the 12 Augh Cave Hotb

in

Sie

The Ordinances

regard to haped stiv Nottinger The founil of Itthong.

The one point in the this Despatch which calls at the present moment for notice is that which relates to the Orducance No 8 for prohibiting he Distillation ofpirits within the Colony. With reference to heri Ordinance Iinformed you

пер your in nep

Despatch ho 26 that I was

а

meable, in the absence of augerport on the dafect wadvice AMS Weonfirm it; but that until the

arrival of auch a report Jauch it was the Lucen's pleasure

that it should continue

in

operation. The replaceation

respecting

this Ordinance

contained in your present despatch is

is la

satisfactory,

and the Lucen hues

accordingt hen pleased wallow tempimo it. You wich make tims', decision known to the Inhabitants of Rhong & a Proclamation. Whe ipured in the naval and

mod authentic manner.

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67

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Miscellaneous.

Copy

Fadia B.d 1. Jenner (488?

My Lord,

1845

68

Victoria, Houghong,

28th January, 1845.

In reply to Your Lordship's

Despatch Nr. 28, of September, 3 = I have

the honor to state that the advance

from the Colonial Treasury, therein authorized on account of the East India Ampany has become unnecessary, as Sir Howry Pottinger left with me a considerable sum belonging to the East India Company (being the balance of an account-Current between himself and the Bengal Government for similar dishersements, as pensions to old servant in China, & and from that sumel deprayed the amount of 100 Dollars

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley,

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to

B

to the individual named Afony, of which

account will be rendered to Calcutta

an Accor

as usual.

The receipt of Along

of

was enclosed

of Directors

to the Chairman of the Court of Direct

in

England.

I have the honor tobe,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

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Mindock 15.

MEStephen

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have track? the

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the E. J. C

of the

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of the $100 out of a Balance of monies

to the whit belonging was transferred you

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letter from the Lees to theth of Director

Directon which Kurbem recived in artery

and Shave to direct

goes, in conformity with to wich of the Board to pay to Alming, who в раз eived the Company

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placed to the account

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this should be con

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affinchend that a

the East Indian

June 9

:

28th January, 1845.

Victoria, Honghong.

Governor

Despatch 8

Don't Stanley.

Received

In reply to His Lordship's

to

umecessary.

authorized had become

Company, the advance. belonging to the East India a sum left by Sir H. Pottinger 1844, stating that bring Despatch No : 28 of 3rd Sept.

NÊ J

9:2 Hongkong

3

71

1845

Legislative.

Victoria, Hongkong,

287 January

1845.

My Lord,

}

June 145.

Adverting to Your Lordship's

Despatch No 26 of August, 12. . ., requiring

that a particular report should be forwarded respecting the motives and sabjects of Each new Ordinance, Sproveed

to

review my past correspondence, and supply any omissions which. occurred in this respect.

may have

The first Ordinance promulgate

arrival was No: 13 of 18444,

after my

intituled "An Ordinance for

the

appointment and regulation of native Chinese Peace Officers (Paouchong and Paoukea) within the Colony of Houghing .

The Right Aonerable,

Lord Stanley.

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&

Je

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The

!

- -

was at that time, in

The Colony respect to its Chinese population, in a state of disorder which has happily been ameliorated, and partly in consequence of this Ordinance . Right and day

Robberies

were

of constant occurrence, and about a week before my

ck before my arrival 12,000 rupeet belonging to the Commisariat were carried

Chekchoo, and the soldiers by ad guarded were murdered, as then reported to Your Lordship.

off.

near

ear

which it was

Amore vigilant and active

Police has since corrected the above soil,

and many

many pobbers

were

either shot or

captured. Still something was required, besides an Eu

European or Hindoostance police, for the native population, something akin to the unpaid constables of the parishes in England, and this I found already existing among the

Chinese

Chinese institutions.

72

The Ordinance in question adheres

to these as nearly as possible, and the Enactment is of course

course much more

Congenial to the 20,000 Chinese, who: inhabit this island, than the unnecessary importation into their villages of foreign Regulations. The appointment of these tithingmen and hundreders, (for such in fact they are) gives to the individuate so appointed a degree of weight and. authority among their countrymen, and in my personal explorations of the island, I have met with great respect and attention from them, returning the same with presents to themselves their children,

or

Another advantage attending

the Enactment under notice, is its

Economy, as like the old parish -

Constables

constables in England the service of the Chinese headmon is gratuitous. No difficulties whatever have occurred, but rather the reverse, in the working of this Ordinance, and I therefore beg to recommend it to Your Lordship for Confirmation

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

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My Lord.

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RECEIVED

JUNE 5 1845

73

Ketoria, Hongkong, 29% Jammary, 1845.

I was concerned on receipt of

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117

Your Lordships Despatch N227, of September 2nd to find that the previous Fintimation, at the close of despatch N=

of July, 11 .

" " that there were no means in the Australian Colonies of providing the reception of Convicts from Hongthing had been considered by Your Lordship in the thong light of a prohibition.

Copy

letter to £.0.8 July 145.

/45.

13 Jhay

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for

Of the low Convicts reported

in 67.

my despatch No.6 7. of 1844, nine had been sentenced to transportation

and one to death, before Your Lordship's despatch N. 23 arrived, and as the

The Right Honorable, Lord Stanley,

passage

passage above quoted seemed to the Excentive brvomment to imply rather a temporary objection than a positive prohibition, I was induced to

Carry

the sentences of transportation into Effect, and to commute the sentence of death to transportation, as the only alternative at all adequate to the crime: The receipt of Your Fordship's later despatch, of course deprives me of the power of exercising any further discretion

the point.

on

Ilose no time in reporting upon thes very difficult and embarrassing subject, hoping that Ihr Lordship

Your

be induced to give it a particular may consideration. Intertain Considerable

new punishment

apprehensions that no n

new

can be devised, at once consonant with English prejudices, and Calculated to

seepply

74

supply the absence of transportation

a legal penalty.

Jam unavoidably led to ~

anticipate

ad

an increase in the number

of capital punishments, from the want of a secondary one at all calculated to act as a dissuasive from atrocious crimes which deserve death, het which from merciful considerations might be commuted for transportation, did the alternative present itself.

Ifear that any

substitute for

capital punishment, within my

power to devise or Execute, must be considered as an

an ina

madequate Commutation for death, and as leaving a chasm in the scale of penalties attended with two wils ; first, that the same punishment must often be Extended to crimes of very different

character

a

and

character and malignancy; secondly, that punishments separated by great interval must be assigned to crimes nearly allied in guilt enischief Imprisonment may be alike the lot of the midnight robber and the petty thief; and, of persons sentenced to death, one hanged and the other only imprisoned with hard labur

two

may be

It will become necessary to inflict a prolonged imprisonment on those individuald, who are now in Confinement under sentences of transportation, and to superadd hard labour. I have consulted the Executive Council, and determined that the only additional punishment in the case

of the Chinese will be resort to the Cangue, or heavy trooden

a

Collar

collar, with public Exposure=

75

Transportation has exercises a most salutary influence in the case of the Chinese, and certainly operated

as a

dissuasive from crime. All.

our

other punishments short of death appear to them light and insignificant, but exile in a foreign land had its terrors ; and so important and essential do I consider that penally, for the due

urge

the

government of the vicious Chinese population, that I writs would Expediency of some arrangement by which they shrubs be sent to the thait Settlements (Sincapore, Malacca, and Senang) the transport to which would be short and cheap . Convicts from our Iedian governments have long hew been

sent thither,

The Chief Justice informs

me

that

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me

that he can only pass the sentence of the Law, as prescribed in the statute book, leaving it to one to execute Your Lordship's instructions, by commuting the same to some other punishment, until an answer shall have been

received from Your Lordship.

The labour of Convicts toorking

of in chains will I fear prove a very inadequate return for the expense of Confining, guarding, and maintaining them . Our prison accommodation must be increased to contain those who wouh otherwise have been transported, and additional Expense thereby be incurred. Sam therefore anxious that the track Settlements should be sanctioned as a

place of transportation. Without some such resource, I cannot help anticipating the Evils above Enumerated, that is, the

increased

1

76

increased number of capital punishments, the disproportioned allotment ( in many

cases of punishment to crime, and a considerable increase of Expenses

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant.

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Governor

Desp: No: 10

Lord Stanley.

ketoria, Houghong, 29th January, 1865.

Received

27. of 2nd Sept Impossibility.

Lord Stanley's Despated Tho:

Acknowledging receipt of

ar

adequate

of devising secondary penishment.

and

that purpose.

Straits Settlements for in lieu of transportation urging adoption of

suppose that the

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In further pursuance of my previously announced intention to report upon such of the Ordinances as have ben forwarded without particular comment and notice since my arrival, I proceed to Ordinance Nr. 14 of 1844, " entitled "An Ordinance for the suppression. Public Gaining in the Colony of Hongthing

This has a more

special reference

are

to the Chinese population, whose gambling propensities, if allowed to be indulged, productive of the usual results of this bice, giving rise to crimes of a desperate character.

The Right Honorable,

Ford Stanley,

The

Yo, ye

The good effects of this Law, in combination with a more officient police have already been demonstrated in the greater quick and security that have prevailed in the Colony. The provisions of this enactment are very

much in

accordance with the wish of the better portion of the Chinese population, who quite alive to the Evils which it is intended to prevent

are

63

In my despatch No: 557/1844 : Sreported on Ordinance No: 15, entitled " An Ordinance to establish a Supreme Court of Judicature at Houghtong ." This was drawn up entirely by the Chief Justice, and it is so wholly legal and technical in its provisions and details. which are copied from the Courts in England, that it would be unsuitable

me to comment upon it; further

for

than

79

than to state that its object was to establish the English Law procedure in

Civil and Criminal cases within the

Colony

Ordinance Nath was

repeated by

Ordinance No : 18, of 1844, which I shall

notice in its turno.

Ordinance No : 17. entitled "An

Ordinance - for the better securing the Peace and quiet of the inhabitants of the town of ketoria, and its preinity during the night time," was passed by Major Veneral D'Aquilar, the Lieutenant Governor during my absence, while inspecting the Consulates .

The objeck

object of this machment

was to prevent the disturbance caused by the loud beating of bamboos by Chinese Watchmen, according to a custom of their

ourn

country, during

the

the night time. It appeared to the Major General and Council that all the

ends of nocturnal security might be obtained without these unnecessary noises, and Proclamation to that, effect was first issued. This however,

u

1 from

а

а

the

te art of legal power to enforce it, produced an aggravation of t wvil, and rendered a specific & dinance necessary, to prevent the Government being treated with contempt. As the subject matter is scarcely of sufficient importance for a separate machment

it is

intention to have it

my comprised in the

in the police Ordinance ho : 5, of 1844, which, by Your Lordship's directions, is under revision with the assistance of the Chief Justice.

+ Ordinance No : 18, intitled,

"An Ordinance to repeal the Ordinance

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"No: 16 of 1844, and to establish a Registry and Census of the inhabitants of the island of Houghing, was reported on in my despatch No : 70, of December 4th

As for as regards the European population, the object was to obtain the means of taking that census which is required by the instructions relating to the Blue Book. The Community of this place have made no objection whatever to contributing the returns " and information hereby required, on the principle of the last Census Act in England, although when coupled with the payment of money, as provided by Ordinance 16 since repealed, they offered a factions opposition.

the

The necessity of registering Chinese population obvinisly arose from the peculiar character of the place,

only

f

!

only a mile removed from the maintande of China, from whence persons of all

crop

descriptions

are

able to cross over.

over. The lask

year

in

has made a great difference this respect for the better, and the Regisry system, it is confidently expected, will Enable the Government to exercise such

a

C

check upon this most numerous and active portion of the Colony, as to attain all the ends of public peace and security. I Fearon, the Registrar,

was

pointed out by his intimate knowledge of the people and their local dialect, as the fittest person to conduct the Registry, in which he has been employed since the 1# January, and already made greal progress, though the Chines population amounts to 20,000.

.

By clause No : 10, the Chinese village constables have been made

available

+

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81

available to the purpose of registering their countrymewo; and as the object in

themselves for registration is to

presenting themselves

:scape a fine, the readiness and alacrity with which they repair to the offices called for

- some regulation, in dividing the island into districts, as provided by clause 4, and thus preventing tos great an afflux at one time to the office.

The registration by this Rdinance has been extended to the boats in the Harbour . Besides the purposes of local Police, this enactment will provide the means of classifying the different descriptions of the population, and aid in the levying and collection of Taxes .

The Harbour Regulations

Side Goo. Iph. 145. 30 Oct 745

*

11. piginally established by my predecessor

having proved insufficient, it keame necessary to revise and sularge them;

and

PATOSA Y

and, as these require from time to time to be altered according to circumstances, the Ordinance No: 19, was passed, entitled "An Ordinance for the better regulation of the Harbour and surroundin the island of Hongkong ." By this the lovernor is Empowered, with the advice of the Executive Council, from time to time to make such further Regulations for the Harbour and Marine Police as may seem necessary.

surrounding toaters of Caus. this

t

I have the honor to forward herewith a copy of the Harbour Regulations now passed,

~ passed, in connection

with Ordinance No : 19, consisting of twenty-one clauses, which the Experience of the past has suggested as the best,

calculated

clated for the mixed Chinese and European shipping frequenting the Pock The vicinity to the mainland of China

loas

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32

was at first the cause of infinite disorder,

and of night pobberies to a great extent, which previous to the establishment of a marine police harrassed and baffled the exertions of the quard bouts

from Her Majesty's Ships. The combined effects of the harbour regulations, and of the registry of Chinese boats, have been most . salutary, and made a complete revolution in the state of the floating

population.

Ordinance No: 20, Entitled "Aw

Ordinance to impower the Governor of

in cases

д

Houghing, with the advice of the Executive Council thereof,

of Exigency to place any districts or public or Military stations of the said Island under martial Law, was called for by the predatory bands of Chinese toho landed from the opposite coast = Officers passing alone

==

and

a

and unprotected between Ketoria and

Chekchu were frequently attacked, and no police could be found equal to the protection of a road of right miles in Extent. The Ordinance in question toas therefore passed with reference to this case in particular, as well as to provide "gainst those depredatory parties of Chinese, which had long rendered both life and property so insecure, and against

civil police, and the ordinary

which

a

mms of law, had been found so

meffectival

Ordinance No : 21

718714, for

and

licencing the sale of Salt, Opium, other articles of consumption, was accompanied by a special report in my despatch No : 79 of December, 28. ; and Redinance No : 1 of 1845, directed against the Chinese Triad Society, in

my

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my despatch No : 50f January, 21th. It will

my future

that every enactment

Care

of the Legislative Council shall be "specially reported on, according to Your Lordship's directions.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect;

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

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Governor

to

Desp: No11

Lord Stanley.

Recend

1 Inclosure

remarks on the origin and objects of Ordinances J-1844.

Submitting Explanatory

Nos 14 @ 20

:

14

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By His Excellency the Governor of the Island of Hongkong with the advice of

the Executive Council.

"Regulations for the Shipping and boats in the Port of Victoria. "

1. Masters and others in charge of Merchant Vessels are required to hoist their numbers on entering the Port of Victoria. The demand will be made from the Har- bour Master's Hill and attention is particularly required to all signals.

2.

Masters and other persons in charge of Merchant vessels must on arrival with- in twenty-four hours, report themselves at the Harbour Master's Office and produce Ships Articles, list of Passengers and Manifest of Cargo and deposit the Ship's register if required under a penalty not exceeding $200 on refusal or neglect of the Master or other person in charge to do so.

3. In the event of the death of any of the Crew, Passengers or other persons oc- curring on board of any Merchant vessel whilst in the Port or in case of the deser- tion or removal of any of the Crew the Master or other person in charge of such vessel shall forthwith report the same in writing to the Harbour Master under a penalty of $25 for every death desertion or removal which he shall so neglect to report. 4. No Master or other person in charge of a Merchant vessel, shall wilfully or negligently leave behind him in this Colony any seaman brought to it on board his vessel unless on a certificate from the Harbour Master or other person appointed to grant the same and if any such Seaman shall wilfully or negligently remain in the Colony after the departure of the vessel which brought him to it without permission of the Harbour Master or other person appointed to grant the same such seaman shall on conviction forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding $25 or in default of payment thereof be liable to arrest as a vagrant and be dealt with accordingly.

5. All Seamen permitted to land from Merchant vessels on liberty are to be furnished with a ticket of leave, under the hand of the master or person in charge of the vessel to which such seaman may belong in default of which they will be liable to the penalties imposed by Ordinance No. 18. But this regulation is not to be con- sidered applicable to men who may come on shore for a short time on duty or business. Every Master or other person in charge of a Merchant vessel arriving at the said Port shall take up the berth pointed out by the Harbour Master and shall not remove from it without his permission under a penalty of $100. He shall also re- move his 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 written notice to shift signed by the Harbour Master shall have been delivered on board of her.

6.

7. All Masters or other persons in charge of vessels are immediately to strike their topgallant yards and masts, to have their jib and spanker booms rigged close in and moor, or clear hawse when called upon by the Harbour Master to do so; and are generally, to follow such directions as the state of the weather, the crowded condition 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 negleeting this Regulation will subject themselves to a fine not exceeding $200, exclusive of payment of all ex- penses that may be incurred by reason of their said vessels breaking adrift and oc- casioning damage subsequent to the precautionary orders of the Harbour Master being delivered on board.

8. Transports entitled to carry Pendants will be always berthed by their own agent; and the Harbour Master will make application to the Senior Naval Officer on the spot, respecting any movement connected with such transport that he may judge necessary for the general safety of the shipping in the said Port.

9. Every Master or other person in charge of a merchant vessel shall deliver as soon as possible after his arrival in the said Port all Public Mails entrusted to him for delivery therein and if he shall refuse or neglect to deliver up the same immediately on his arrival or as soon as possible after the same he shall forfeit and pay the sum of 100 for every mail bag or box so unlawfully detained and he shall also deliver to the Post Office any loose letters in his possession addressed to persons in this Colony.

10. All Masters or other persons in charge of vessels about to proceed to sea are to give notice thereof in writing to the Harbour Master and hoist a Blue Peter at least 24 hours before the time of intended departure under a penalty not exceeding $ 50 unless the Harbour Master shall think fit for a sufficient cause to dispense with the observance of this regulation and it is hereby notified that no vessel will be allowed to depart the master or other person in charge of which shall not have previously paid any fines or expenses awarded or incurred for breach of these regulations.

his Office

11.

It being obviously necessary, that all vessels should be furnished with some sort of Port Clearance, or certificate of their being allowed to proceed on their in- tended voyages from the said Port 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 Master of the said Port will henceforward furnish to all ships such Port Clearances, or certificates, agreeable to a form to be deposited in their Offices, and will likewise attest their Manifests (duplicates whereof are to be left with the said Harbour Master); and every vessel neglecting to obtain these papers previous to her departure will do so at her own risk of being seized and detained,

12. All Passage Boats, Lorchas, or other small vessels, plying between Hongkong and Macao or Canton, are required to make known their intended departure two hours before they start, by hoisting a Blue Peter.

13. Seamen or other persons dying on board any ship shall not be thrown over- board within the limits of the said port under a penalty of $25 to be paid by the Master or other person in charge of the vessel on board of which such Seaman or other person died.

:

14.

Masters or other persons in charge of vessels boats &c., are warned particularly not to throw over board any stone or other ballast within the limits of the said Port under a penalty not exceeding $200 to be paid by the Master or other person in charge.

15. Except in self defence no musket or small arm of any description shall be discharged within the limits of the said Harbour from any Merchant vessel or boat between the hour of 6 P. M. and gun fire in the morning neither shall any great gun be discharged at any time from any merchant vessel or boat within the limits of the said harbour nor any musket or other small arm loaded with ball or shot under a penalty not exceeding $ 200.

16. The limits of the Harbour of Victoria are hereby declared to be defined for the purpose of these Regulations. "On the West by a straight line drawn from the Westernmost Point of Hongkong to the Westernmost Point of Stone-cutters Island continued to the Mainland of Chinach the East by a straight line drawn from Burn's Point to the nearest part of the Mainland of China and to include all the waters comprehended between these two lines.

17.

M.

No Boat is to be allowed to move about the Harbour between the hour of 9 r. and gun fire in the morning under a penalty not exceeding $50 except as herein after provided for or unless furnished with a pass from the Harbour-Master.

18.

The Harbour-Master is empowered to grant Licenses for twenty Boats to ply for hire within the Harbour till the hour of 12 o'clock at night, the fare after 9 P. M. to be 1 Rupee per trip or per hour at the option of the person hiring the Boat. The person obtaining the License shall enter into a Bond together with a good surety in a penalty of $ 100 conditioned for the observance of the Harbour regulations.

19. Every Licensed Boat shall after 9 P. M., carry a Lantern in a conspicuous place with the number of the license painted on it in large characters and if the person in charge of the boat demands more than his fare, or uses abusive language to passen- gers or neglects to carry a light as required, or refuses without sufficient cause to take a passenger at the fare hereby established the party offending or in his absence the person to whom the license for the Boat was granted shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $25, and on conviction of the third offence against these regulations, the license shall be forfeited and the penalty in the bond enforced against him or his surety.

20. Boats kept by private persons and not plying for hire, are permitted to move about the Harbour at any time with a European or American on board or without sach European or American, provided they have a pass for the night signed by the Owner.

21. It is to be understood distinctly that all boats, whether private or not, are subject to be stopped and examined by the Guard-Boats, and if the person in charge of any boat does not heave to on being hailed by a Guard-Boat, or uses abusive language to the Officer or persons on board of her in the execution of their duty he shall be liable to be detained in custody until he can be brought up before a Magis- trate and pay a fine not exceeding $ 25.

Masters or other persons in charge of Merchant Vessels' boats &c., will be ex. pected to conform to all ordinary Port Regulations in addition to those herein specified-

ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,

Clerk of Councils.

85

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I have the honor to forward

for Your Lordship's information, and that of the Post Master General, the Enclosed report from the Auditor on the subject of the Colonial Post Office .

Subsequent to the date of this report, Your Lordship's despatch No : 29 of the 4th September, has been received, and

will be strictly attended to.

Sregret that the promising Revenue to be derived from our post.

office

cannot be made available to

"the purposes of the Colony. I have thought it necessary to charge to the

The Right Honorable,

Lord Stanley

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975 Hongkong

39

Post office department such rent as Ideemed called for on account of the premises hitherto occupied by it ; and when it is hereafter removed to the lower part of the building constructed for the Registrar's Office, the annual rent of £150, will be paid to the Colony. Ibeg to draw Your Lordship's

notice to the si

suggestions contained in the concluding Paragraph of the Auditor's report, and have the honor to remain,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's

Most Obedient

Humble Servant.

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With reference to Despatch marke Miscellaneous, No. 54. Of the 9th of beliber. last. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt. on the 24th of January, of Iver Lordship's

Your Original despatches pow N 426 of the 12th of August, to NE 29 of the 4th of September. inclusive, of a circular of the fucAugust

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The right, Honorable,

Humble Servant.)

Lord Stanley.

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to

Desp: No : 13

Lord Harley.

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of despatches from the

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14 August

Wo the 4th

September, 1874.

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92

Victoria, Hongkong,

8th February, 1845.

Your Lordship's despatch

Nr 23 of 30th December, 1843. pelating to the Civil Establishments of this Colony anticipated some increase under the head of the Harbour master's department. Lieutenant Sedder having been appointed marine magistrate, as well as Harbour Master, applied for

increase of.

an in

Salary, which Trefused, on the ground of his possessing the - advantages of a residence rent fees

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addressed the inclosed

letter, and requested that his case

may

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Lord Manley,

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may

for

be submitted to Your Lordship

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of his present Salary £ 600 per annum, on - ground of his additional duties.

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7

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the

necessity of mathing some increase in the Establishment of the Harbour master, with reference to his additional. duties as Marine Magishate, and it was determined that the following should be sanctioned pending Four Kordship's pleasure.

One Chinese Coolie.

at & 6 per month.

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an

"

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on

on

93

the 8th February, that No Inglis,

Now a clerk on Mr Hillier's

Establishment of Police magistrate at Chekchu, should be transferred to the marine department on the 1st March, as Chinese Interpreter and Clerk, from his knowledge of the language, at a Salary of Sollars per mouth.

100

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

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Ide myself the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your wherein His Excellency has signified his pleasure of my doing the duties of Marine Magistrate without any increas of Salary, deeming my residence Equivalent for their performance.

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Vetoria - Hongkong,

1. Matosore.

No 14.

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for

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as Marine

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I came to China the latter End дни of the year 1840, in the Steam Ship Nemesis, and served on board till July 1841, having been Engaged during the whole of the operations in the Canton River, and for my services received from Captain Elliot my present appointment.__

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a

mat shed Exposed to all the vicissitudes of climate and suffered greatly

health in consequence.

in

Prior to August, 1843, Irequested Sir Henry Pottinger to relieve me from the magistracy, who promised to do so, but up to the present period I have continued to fulfil the duties. Ihave the Island 31/1⁄2 years, therefore, one of the oldest residents. I have received no half pay during

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(Signed) William Pedden Harbour Master & Marine Magitrate.

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that sufficient formed hps been added to

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Salary.

My Land,

I wan

:5

98

As the wolf cook

вы

gory

with a portion

of the Indemnity money to Cal- -calla, I lake it chance

of

this being

in time for the

Hay

fuil mail at Bomban to ing

that

my

Des paleter for gin

Lordship & hard abudeen were

forwarded for the same mail by The Lord Stanley

"

E

the Zoe, a fast tailing vessel.

'the 7'

infant

thave

tine fund that the foe

W

when the direct team

is cstablisied

communication

between huez & China.

ww

Elained for

wine dage at

ви с

time

tracas, & have therefre

to her being in

a stimulus to he

99

Martin to finish his account Shave,

mail for the lark Guartin,

Ambaya hota Live he berons with holding his pay)

time for the apice

withsholding

разной

6 Отвер

yes reached me time the repended all payment

чев

Schlember mail, wither from public account except with

the Colonial in the Freijn off as and it will be well fro

ал

Molality indispenathe

Whether frome want of method

perference is

public busing

frome at ding in the matter

[as bookmaking)

Leis

a

most inefficient of troublesome

person, & I chaud be very

Glad

Get

Салазил

هنه

him

Could you Loshif send

and an Experienced

in

نشست مان

Learmer

hee

Cene.

peat.

- fit to the Colony. but as

securities,

I can.

he has given not underlate to remove him

Beheir me

very

Smithfully

Me Hope.

100

Mr Davis last despatches

and

were deited 18 420 fand au were received on the 7th molt His despatcher generally

so that our

are three months, witting few days more or less, in Coming. September Mail ought recording

Wo the same reckoning

Whave arrived in the first week of December, and the

Actober Movember theils

недверие

Whavebeen unived before thedate of his letter. ghir

dali

24 Mar.

проду

comm

The M

I think so

May 26

What 10 Hong Kong holl Maverley

10451

Forwarded by MAY.

M/Mundock 31

M&Stephen 31

3/

Low Stanley

101

3. June 1845.

Jam directed

docd Stanley Woolate to you, for the information of the Post Master Gen. culty that Galetter reven received from the God? of St Hong

ен

dated 12

Feb. 3 1845, its appears

that he hadnot at that

date received

any

despatches later than thöre sent & the Lept. Mail. On refering to

the records of this tffice

дат the average length of the prapage of despatches from Anting appears

to be 3 mouthes- and

Calculating at the same

the outward & for

In Davis ought

Eate

kapage

*7

th

the 12 Fets & have

зни

received the Despatches dent from this Country If the thail of November dows Stanly would, therefore, request to be informed whether the

P. M. Gent is aware ch lang

circumstances which would account for the great apparent delay in the arrival of the trails despatched in October Thor." last.

Mave

102

r

N:15 970 Hough

Civil

17 June 145

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my

My Lord,

RECEIVED

JUNE 5

1845

103

Victoria, Honghong," 71th February 1845.

21

We the reference to my despatch

N.BG of the 25th November, stating that Mr. William Mercer had been appointed as first assistant to the "Treasurer, in lieu of the person who had been obliged by sickness to give up the appointment Shave now the honor to inform Your Lordship, that Mr Mercer resigned that on the 31th January

office

As besides giving very assiduous attendance during the few months in which he acted, Mr Mercer had

also officiated for the cheasurer himself

The Right Honorable

Lord Manley

ye,

ge,

during

during his late absence to the Northiours, Ideemed it just to allow M2 Mercer the full salary of the Chief Clerk in the Treasury for the short period during which be performed the duties.

he

Mr Treasurer Martin has

Mr. F.

found a person to fill the office of Chief Clerk in the person of T F Denham, who entered on his duties

on the 14th Ibruary.

brought before the Executive

the 19th Instant, the.

Council, on the 19.

a

mclosed letter from the Chief magistrate, recommending reduction in the Establishment of the assistant Magistrate at Chekchu, to the extent of 1500 Dollars, and granting to Mr. Hillier an allowance. of 50 dollars a mouth on account of the additional Expence to which

he

104

he would be exposed by the change of

:

his fixed residence from Chek chu to Ketoria. By this

which

an

arrangement

Council,

was sanctioned

u

annual saving of 900 Bollars will be effected, and therefore trust. it will meet with Your Lordship's

approval.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect; Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant.

здай

safcherre

that these

Jun 9

uf C

Govern

21th February

Victona, Fongtong,

non

in Stanley

No15.

1. Inclosure..

Received-

1845.

and appointment of Mr. Denham, Chief Clerk in the

Reporting resignation of Mr. Mercer,

in his stead, as

Treasurer's office. Also, reduction

in

act, when required, on the south -4

to him of $50 per month extra, to

Magistrate in Victoria, and allowance

transfer of Mr Hillier to act as assisti

Chokchur Police Establishment:_

Const

jo

the Gland.

entered.

C.h. Thanks

1845

Forwarded by ONE

Murdoch 13 M&Stephen | 13

Lord Stanley 14

Hai Torr. 117.87

15

21 55671045

970. H. Kony

b. S.

105

17. June 1845.

andritesby Lund Sterling

эт

by, Levitt, for the haise begette Lude Comment & the Learney,

the Copyge despetit from the fovenor of Strugking Aporting the

Anjuction & Mathereer

میشه

epitant & the Jeanner; Department-anatto

Appointment qphr J. Denham in his

also the a reduction in the Sstablishment otte

bfitt Myistatic

room.

1

?

Chekehn,

Allowance to Me Heller

750Wolken

مع

ваке

bytte

Additional Lefenne thishe mbahe

Spond the changef

his fixed lendin from Chek chur Shichina,

Luxe Start would

чове

this

Allowme for thei

Luatifs Sancher.

Lang

End

Sad 15

دو

970.

Excir 7. 1100 Shay

Hemmer Dais

بزار

106

DS. 8 Af1045

THE Murdock

MP Hobe

Toni Stanter f

Mespetch of the 21th Lib

20

last 1015, reporting the hhkhals,

lengnation of MeMercen

of the Office of Chieflash in the Suomen Dept.

and

the

of W. King, Appointment of th.

Lenham in his

ސ

&

also a reduction within Shablishment gehefurtint

д

Mequitate at Chekchu AndenkMowenc Mr. Stillier g50 Dollars

у

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ammit on

честву

4ha duty performed

هستند

Referting

by bein as anbefutint Pokie Myistute.

Theme to Commut

for the herpay calling for that Ixpendition.

No: 5.

Sin

107

Chief Magistrate's Office,

Victoria, 15th February 1845.

Since the appointment of Mr Hellier, Assistant. Police Magistrate, to the

to the

Superintendence of the Southern District of the Island in June last, partly owing Regulations now in to

force

and partly from-

other causes, crime there has so much diminished, that the continuous presence

of a Magistrate does not appear to bo now, then, imperative added to this,

as it was

the improved bridle path to Chekchu, and the Road to Shet - pai-wan, have made these two villages for which Police intendence was so much

much required Victoria than they

superintendence

more accessible

The Stonorable

G. M. A. Bruce

folonial Secretary

from

were

108

were

formerly..

Since the withdrawal.

from the Magistracy of Mr Fearon, on the pet of last month, I have_much fett -

of

want

the

of an Assistant, and for

Assistant, and for this and the.

foregoing.

reasons now

propose

that, until

his constant residence on the South-side

the Island be

the South side of

again required, Mr Willier.

return to Victoria, visiting that chee

Shek - pai wan, and other villages of Shet-pai

District, only twice a

week ordinarity; asciiting me_ in police duties at this

when not otherwise engaged.

his

and

office,

In his present position Mr Hillier- has a residence provided for him by - Government (Vide letter. No 15 of the 28th Hay last to his address from the felonial. Secretary ) ; and by his removal, as well as

m

having to perform

intra duty,

45

he would

incur a lose, equal to the amount_

house rent (here

additional expence

for

and keep of a Horse ;

which $50 per month would not be more than a just equivalent.

I therefore respectfully propose, that this Allowance be temporarily made to him, to meet his lose, and charged to the

contingent

Bill.

On the other hand, it appears

that

until the Magistrate's Residence, and the Police Station and prison at the t-pai-wan

be com

completed, there

may safely be made in the precent retablishment a reduction by which a great saving would accrue. to Government.

his

a

very high) and the

additional

This retablishment - consists of Mleven. Chinese, and seven European Police men;

an

of $20. and

European clerk- at a monthly Salary off 70. a Chinese. Clerk at one

Police Boat and Crew of five

a

cost of $35 per month.

men

at

Job IDIO

of the

Services of the three last mentioned to be diepersed with, there would be effected,

the proposed temporary compensation_

after

Her the

to Mr. Stillier, a clear saving to Government

of $900 a year.

In

consequence of the growing importance of The t-paiswan, and its Thettipais

• Neighbourhod, it also seems desirable that five of the Chinese Policemen-

now

at Chet-chu, should be removed to that

place...

Hoping that these proposals may meet with. His ruscelleney's approbation,

I have to.

(Signed) W. Maine,

frief Magistrate of Police

(True Lopy)

Frederich W. U. Brung

(

N°16.

Financial.

Copy

در

My Lord.

JL

1845

L.

109

Victoria, Honghong,

gjet

21th February, 1845.

I found that the enclosed application

from Mr Shelley, the Auditor, and the

Clark consequent appointment of a

thereon,

should have been reported to your Lordship

at the end of December:

at the end of

Shelley's

I bag to refer your Lordship to Mr. Memorandum, forwarded in Deepatch 49% of the 10th August, for the representations which led to the appointment of M. Ready as

a

Clerk to the Auditor, at 100 Dollars per mensem,

pending the recipt

The Right Honorable,

of Your Lordship's sanction.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest-respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Stumble Servant,

erdani Дані

The Lord Stanley,

Ye.

VC.

Ve

7 June

W. Rosen

See 2.977.

10

110

Entered

(45

16. 979 18 kong 18 June/15. Freuchenden Sie

J. Lie

C&

1345

Bonwarded by ANG Mundah!! MBStephen Sigphon M. Hope 12 LoniStanley /3

12

Vede 121.12 July/45

16-21 Teb por

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111

Thith reference toug

20th

Weten of the 10 Dee "lad and Wam auxiver of the 20 Febs Iave directed of dow Stanly to tracesuit

herewith, for Wynee

consideration of Lords Commits of

Mi

of the

the

ди

per

reary, the Egyp Despatch from the God.

of Wollong relative to The appointment of an additional Cleck to thin

Auditor of that fotony

It appears to Lord Stanky that meder the circumstances, stated in the leter of the Colonial Auditor this appointment should be Sauctiomed.

Targe

ве

214 February.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Governor

to

"Lord Stanley

Received

N16.

make sure.

1845.

Shelley, of the 14th. Sec. 1844,

Forwarding letter from un

and reporting

o

the appoint=

as

ment of Mr. Ready

Clerk to the Auditor.

}

End

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Beaches Mk kang

Sir John F.

Davis

/21

112

Les 12. Suhw45.

1845

Forwarded by JULY

Mundoek Stephen *Hobe

Lead Stanley, C

Despitet

detin the

21.ch heb. Last Nr 16,

Reporting the apponit - ment & Me Ready

as

Clerk to the Auditor

of Hong Kong with a Salary & 100dollan

amitt.

he

жиразовий

for

the employment of

Click under the

Auditor was connaged

bym

in

Despelet

of the 26: but last

ви

077.

blomney #Comedy

by

my approval

of the Rate of Salary

which has been

to that. Office.

afijous to apijued

جهمسه

h

113

Victoria, 14. Decr. 1844.

I beg leave to pefor Your Recellency to

J.

the Memorandum which thad the honor of submitting to your consideration and to the despatch which you addressed to Lord Marby on 10% August (No: 49 ) forwarding that Memorandum to His Lordship, and as the time has arrived which Your Excellency fixe

as one

of the periods of the year when you

world take

any proposed alterations in the. several lovernment Establishments into consideration, Inow beg leave to report that Ihave been compelled to avail myself of

ου

the krvices of me (Ready, as luditor's Clock Ever since, the first day of October last, at Salary of $100 per month, of which Spray that Your Excellency will approve.

His Excellency,

John Francis Davis,

In

!

te, te, Ye

Ju

my

humorandum Indeavoured

to shew the necessity for an Establishment.

are

to be

by

of at least three Clerks to the Unditor's Apartment of the Instructions given the Lords of H. Mr. Kheasury strictly carried out ; but as I also ventured to suggest some modification of these Instructions, I presume that Your Excellency will approve of my so far acting upon my own suggestions for the present, in the detail of my duties, as to render unnecessary the appointment of m more than this single derk until reply is received from the Home

a

Government.

My duties as Clerk of Councils

have been more severe up to this date : than they will probably be in a few months hence; this has been the necessary consequence of the formation

of.

114

new levernment ; the publication of of a numerous Ordinances all of which haver to be sent Home in Mr. S.S. in duplicate and lengthy minutes of Council which have also to be copied and sent home. Whilst therefore by the accompanying Memorandum Your Excellency will perceive that you

were kind mou

mough

to

place the services of Mr. Hance at my disposal, this appointment has been of

no avail to me, as Auditor, that

1 young Gentleman being totally unfit for so difficult

a post as clerk and accountant to the Auditor, still I have availed myself of Your Excellency's offer in employing him

the Clerk of

as a

for the

copying clerk Councils, and as he has given

satisfaction

in

me Entire

tisfaction, and as the Council work must fall into arrear, if he be now

removed, I have the honor to request

that

:

that Your Excellency will confirm him in this appointment, whilst the excessive. pressure of business in Council requires

it

I have the honor to refer Your Excellency further to my letter to the Colonial keretary dated 25th May 1874.

I have be

(Signed) A. E. Shelley.

True copy.

Auditor General.

Friderich WA. Bring

J

Aparate.

900 KingKong

Ketoria, Hongkong,

115

ве

5. Admnt 11 July.

RECENT

C.O.

JUNE 5 1045

My Lord,

27. Abruary, 1845.

Shave been informed by

>

Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane'

that Captaier Maitland of Her Majesty's St. ann-vessel Apitiful has not been allowed Passage anoney for the

several Colonial Civil servants whom

he conveyed from Bombay to Hongkong at the requisition of the Governor of, Bombay.

An official letter pom Lord Abrdeen, No. 13 of 1844, informe myself "I have further to acquaint you that the Governor of Bombay has been directed to provide a keand tessel for

The Right Honorable

The Lord Manley,

Your

Je,

Je

Ye

116

your conveyance, prom that Sort to

Chinar "

в

The following Colonial public servants proceeded in the Mistifel Hears tessel, having been

given to understand that it was desirable

they should reach China in that without delay, biz;

manner

The Colonial Secretary. The Colonial Treasurer.

The Registrar of the Supreme Court,

The Auditor.

And the Chief Justice

Came

on in a private ship, only because there- was not room for him, as

him, at Sinformed Your Lordship by despatch No : 3 of 11 th April, 184141.

As Jam persuaded that,

Captain Maitland considered himself. acting strictly in accordance with

directions

directions conveyed from England through Sir brorge Arthur, Ishall feel much indelted by Your Cordship king pleased to cause the total amount to be disbursed to the Admiralty Captain Maitland's account, and

on

charged in any way Four Lordship

deem most proper.

may

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,,

Humble Servant.

Ndani

1200

until the

7 June

stop my

afferbend that this must stand

urnal afflications

ora,

27th February,

Hongkong,

Governor

Ford Stanley

Лер

Received

arale

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1845.

Civil Servants from Bombay for conveying several. Colonial of W. W's Steamer "Spiteful", due to Captain Maitland,

Regarding Passage money,

to Hongkong.

N.

Financial .

901 Angkang

Tietorice, Houghong

147

امها

2.

C.0.

JUNE 5 1845

My Lord,

285 Abruary, 1976.

1845.

I have the hover to forward. herewith, for Your Lordship's information and that of the Board of heasury, a copy

of the Colonial Treasurer's accounts for the quarter ending 31th December, though the papers connected therewith have not. yek passed the Auditor.

Ibeg at the same time to

Inclose an

Account, amended by the

Treasurer, for the quarter ending September, 30% .

тоз

on

Enclosure No 3, is the Survey

the Treasure bault, holden on

14 January, according to Instructions,

The Right Honorable,

The Lord Stanley,

Yes,

ger

the

and

pole.

7

and No. 4, is the certificate correctness of the Balances.

as to the

The following returns for the

quarter ending 34th December

are also

were

forwarded. As I find that they not sent for previous quarters, I have taken measures to secure their punctual transmission for the future, quarterly.

Creation of new offices and appointinents for the quarter ending

31st December, 1844.

Changes in the holders of

office for the same quarter.

Additions to Salaries and

advances for the same

the same quarter Payments of an unusual

description, and for extraordinary services for the same quarter.

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Shave the honor tobe, With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Irvant.

isdain Daci

2

Thei ei für the infernalene of the dansway

Statement of lums withdrawn. from the

Statement of sums deposited in the Treasure Vault doring the present quarter_ under Warrant- John under Warrant from His Sweelleney John-

casure Vault during the present. quarter under Warrant tiem His Excellency John Francis Davis - Annexed__

Francis Dan's - innered

119

Bite Reference to Warrant or authority £. I. d. Fate Reference to Warrant or authority £. s. 2

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Victoria, Hongtong,

288

February,

Governor

Stanley.

No17.

8. Inclosures.

Received

1845.

Account for the quarter ending

Transmilling copy of the Treasurin

De

31th December, 1844, - and Amended the quarter ending 30th Septr on the Treasure

for

1944. - Also, Survey

14 Vault of 12th January, with Certificat

31th December, 1844. -

Returns, for the quartes moing

threon. And various financial_

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Amount deposited._ £_23000, 0 % 0

Amount withdrawn £.32.370.15.9%

I Robert Montgomery Martin, do Solemnly and. Sincerely declare that the above is a true. Statement of my account, as Treasurer of the Island of Stronghing | from 14th July to 30th September. 1844, and. I make this solemn declaration "conscientiously believing the same to be true.

122

me

Declared and subscribed before this 13th day of February. 1845-

(Signed) J. F. Vari's

Governa. Ve. to. Ve.

(Signed) Pt. M. Martin

Colonial Treasurer.

I Adolphus Edward Shelley, Auditor General, do cortify that I have carifully examined the Several entries appearing both on the debit and Credit- sides of the above account, and having compared the same with the original accounts of the several _ Public Departments ao audited in my office have found the .. to agree; and I to further certify that the proper accounts of particulars, authorities and Vouchers in. conformity to the existing Regulations of Government have been exhibited to

support. of the several articles of charge and discharge.

me in

therein contained.

(True Popg)

(Signed) A. R. Shelley,

Auditor General..

Account of the Honorable. R. M. Martin requine ial Treasurer, in respect of Monies received and paid 130 on account of the Government. of Stonghong and on account the British. Consular Stations and Superintendency of Dr British Trade in China, for the quarter from

to 30th September, 1844.

Reference

Supporting

Freument

A

B

240

To Balance from preceding account for the Quarter ending 30th June:

In the Cheat of the Treasurer- In the Treasury Vaull

Revenue and Receipts

Internal Revenue.

Crown Rants

Teposits by Purchasers of Crown Lands

Land Fres

D

Govt Markets.

E

Licenses

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Commissary General Coffin

Colonial Treasurer Honorable Major Caine

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Penalties and Forfeitures.

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Vouchers

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Proceeds of sale of Mr. Edward's House built on Ground resumed by Gout Proceeds of Charts sold.

from amount Cach received from Acting Surveyor General being Bulance over

paid him to be distributed amongst former Householders in Choonwang as compensation for recumption of their Lands by Government Cash refunded by Treasurer being Balance of Imprect for June. Income Tax Colonial

fo

Superintendency and Consular as per separte

accounts acompanying -

Supperannuation Fund- Consular as pr separate accompanying Accounts -

до

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asper separate Account. accompanying

Received for sailing. Passes as per separate account_

accompanying

Receipts in Aid and on account.

109 84

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Surveyor General.

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Do Chetchu

Harbour Master and Marine Magistrate

General Department.

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before me.

Declared and subscribed before this 28th day of February, 1845-

(signed)

I Adolphus

J. F. Davis

Governor VC. to.

(Signed)

R.M. Martin

Colonial Treasurer

Edward Shelley Auditor General do certify that I have carefully examined the several entries appearing both on the debit and credit sides of the above- Recount and having compared the same with the original. Accounts of the several Public Tepartment as Aunited in my office have found them to agree, and I do further certify that the proper accounts of particulars, authorities and Vouchers in conformity to the existing Regulations of Government have been exhibited to me in support of the Several articles of charge and discharge therein contained

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Proceedings of a Board of Survey held at the. Celonial Treasury, Hongtong pursuant is the Order of overnment dated this first day of January first day of January one thousand right hundred and forty five. The Honorable F. W. A. Bruce, Members The Honorable. R. M. Martin, reg.:

& A. R. Shelley, regre

The Board, having taken an exact account. & the quantity of Coin existing in the Colonial Treasury at this follows:

date, ascertained the same to be as

Spanish Dollars

broken Coin Republican and 717 Taels = $1000

Merican Dollars

Company's

Rupees

Wchange

Sterling Amounts

Total Amounts in Sterling

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In Treasure Vault.

I. Publie Money

II Private property belonging to Intectate Estates and other money not- to the public Service as

applicable to the

In the Chest of the Treasurer. I Publie Money

per accompanying Schedule A. Bad Coin $ 12 @ 4/4 £ 2"V" Gold in Sterling.. £ 5 $10 Total in Treasure Vault.

II Church Subscription deposit

Total in Chest. of Treasurer

54101

16,707 11

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19850

8,187 90 15,309 89 2,6471⁄2

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Amounting together, to Twelve, thousand five hundred and. Twenty seven- Bunds and one percy there. Toederich W.A. Bronce

Ams Martin A&Shelley

23

Schedule A.

124 Money not

Private property belonging to Intestate. Retates and other applicable to the Public Service and lodged in the folonial. Treasure Vault..

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· of 2

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$8187.90 $15,309,89.12 2647/1⁄2 ₤5354.4.8

12_2667/2

Prederick W. A. Bruce- Arms Mastin

4 thellen.

N. 17, of 1845.

halorure No 3 in Deipstel

125

on

the 124 and in the last days of

;

Quarterly Return shewing the Balances in the Colonial. Chests

the

quarter from 1th October to 3/4 December, 1844.

Balance

Receipts.

Total.

Disbursements.

Remains on the 21th December 1844,

Nizt..

In the Chest of the Treasurer

In the Vault

:

Spanish Mexican. Company's

Dollars Rupees

Dollars

The Coin- received by the

different Departaments note

noted by them will to _done after jet January

1845-

1

Rev?

Cash in

Sterling Copper Coin Amount

There has been deposited in the Treasure. Cheet - 26th February 1845 by the Per? f. Gutzlaff & 284 for which credit was given him 18th July last on the settlement of his superannuation - account, which is to be added to the Cach balance. which the Treasurer will be held responsible on 31th March 1845.

Martin

m

the

Comm

15,795 12 4

31,293 90

47.089 14

34500108

12,588 10.8

1,203 15 0

11,323 51

61107

In pursuance of

of the instructions of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have caused - Surveys to be taken on the 12th of January 1845 of the. Funds remaining

mencement of that by in the custody of the Colonial Treasurer, and of the Officers in charge of the strong

in charge of the Strong Vault respectively and- ving carefully inspected the Report of the Officers appointed by me to that duty, I hereby certify that I have- und the results to be in strict accordance with the statement of the Balances as they

are shewn in this Raturn.

Davos

Governor.

uplicate

Proase dings of Board of

Vault.

Survey

14 January, 1845-

on the Treasure-

Creation.

of

New

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pornpop in this majory

578% Frames its

Offices and Appointments for the quarter- ending

31th December, 1844.

Office

Clerk & accountant

Date of

Name

Annual

Salary

Date & description of the Date of the Governor's Despatch Authority or instruction to H. M's Govt in England Column for Remarks in appointment & of (if any) from H. M's respecting the transaction any particular case and for the authority from Govt in England _ in in cases where no previous statement of any special__ the Governor consequence of which the authority may. have been circumstances. appointment was made received

$1,200 _ Letter from Colonial, £ 260_

Cooke L

in. Land office.M. Cooke

Chief Clerk.

$1200.

indian Generals Office John Ready ## 260

inditor

Secretary dated. 7th November, 1844 -

Letter from Colonial

Secretary dated the 16th December, 1844.

V: 69, Nov. 25th 1844 In lieu of a Drafteman

Ne 16, Feb. 21, 1845.

not to be procured.

Frederick W. A. Bouces

126

-

Changes in the Holders of Office and appointments for the quarter ending 31th December, 1844 -

Office

office-and

If appointed by

Name of the Officer Name of the It Mo boot in If newly

or despatch respecting

If promoted from date of Governors another office who formerly held officer who is England, date of appointed by the Government & the change of office the appointment how appointed. Authority of the Governor - Date situation in the Colony or appointment, or and annual salary and annual Secretary of of authority description of former

Chief Clark to [David Stephen W. Merecz

Treasurer

£.405.

£405.

state

Letter from Colonial:

M

betr

Secretary 25 Oct. 1844

appointment

the

neur

appointment.

Column for remarks .

Despater 69, Acted as Treasurer during Nov 25th. 1844 Mr. Martin's absence from

July to September- Pasigned on 3:20 j

Frederick M. A. Bruce

127

Additions to Salaries and Allowances for the quarter ending 31th December, 18/144 -

Tate from Date and

Date of

Office

Name appointment Salary

Original Present

Salary

which increased description of

Salary authority for folemn for Remarks

drawn

increase

Nil..

Nil.

Nil.

Nil Nil Nil

Nil.

Frederick W. A. Bruce

128

the

agments of an unusual description and for extraordinary Services, amounting to not less than £ 200 each. which have been incurred without-previous authority from Her Majesty's Secretary of State, for Quarter ending 31th December, 1844-

Date and description of Date of the Governor's the authority or instruction Despatch to H. M's. Govt

Column for Remarks in any

Tate of the (if any) from H. Us Govt. in England, respecting the particular case, and for the

transaction, in cases where

Description of

Service

Amount To whom paid authority in England in consequence:

from the

of which the payment payment Governor

was made.

no previous authority may

• previous authority may have been received

statement of any special circumstances.

Nil.

Nil.

Nil.

Nil

Nil.

Frederick W. U. Boring

129

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Civil

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130

Nietoria, Hongkong,

JUNE 5 1st March, 1845.

My Lord

1845

I have the honor to

acquaint

the

Your Lordship . that Mr. Andrew Shortrede; who brought an introduction from felonial office, has commenced. the Editorship. of a weekly Paper. in this felony called the "China. Mail, and

as

his connections and character, and the means at his disposal, warranted the expectation that he would prove a fitter subject of patronage than his predecessors

in the

Lame

line, I have made his

Publication. the Government Gazette. for this fotony, and stopped the

subser

to the

The Right Honorable

The Lord - Stanley,

Ve

&c.

te.

t

Horte I. Scott

Itake this recasion to state, that Ordinance No12, confirmed by your Ini 80414710. Lordship's despatch. N234, of September- 20th, - Ordinance N. 114, confirmed by Jeepatch N.39 of September 26,- and,

Nell,

;

α

Jest

Ordinance No211, confirmed by deepatch. 11.40; N:40, of September 27th, were respectively proclaimed as having received Her "Majesty's sanction in the "China. Mail: of the 27th Ultimo.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most obedient

Outly.

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introduction

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Son $. Pottinger & Succefor,

since, in the deant of the Shertrede

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himself with the press, it is desirable that he Should have the ( vristename of the for _

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of the late Sir Walter Sets in conly life;

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PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, the Governor has received the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty

the Queen, conveyed through the Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, approving of and confirming Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, intituled "Public Houses, and for regulating the Retail of fermented and spirituous liquors in the An Ordinance for licensing "Colony of Hongkong," Notice is hereby given that the said Ordinance has been so approved of and confirmed.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN,

Giyen at Victoria, Hongkong,

this 26th February, 1845.

PROCLAMATION,

J, F, DAVIS,

Thereas, the Governor has received the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, conveyed through the Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, approving of and confirming Ordinance No. 12 of 1844, intituled "Establishment and Regulation of a Police Force in the Colony of Hongkong," Notice is "An Ordinance for the hereby given that the said Ordinance has been so approved of and confirmed.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN,

Given at Victoria, Hongkong,

this 26th February, 1845.

PROCLAMATION.

J. F. DAVIS,

Whereas, the Governor has received the Commands of Her Most Gracions Majesty the Queen, conveyed through the Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, approving of and confirming Ordinance No. 14 of 1844, intituled "An Ordinance for the suppression of Public Gaming in the Colony of Hongkong," Notice is hereby given, that the said Ordinance has been so approved of and confirmed.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN,

Given at Victoria, Hongkong,

this 26th February, 1845,

J. F. DAVIS,

5 the big 32 Hreghay

1

133

Proclamations announcing Confirmation of Ordinances No 11, 12, 4 14, of 1844.

26th Feby: 1845.

Inclosure in Gespatch N. 18, of 1845.

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SUND

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135

Victoria, Honghing,

3rd March, 1845.

"I have the honor to refor

Your Lordship to a

Despatch. I have

written this day to the Earl of Aberdeen-

on

the Subject of Macas and-

numbered 34.-

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

здает

Davi

1th March, 1845.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Governor

Lost

Received

Stanby,

1. Metosuore

N°18.

Reporting that the "China Mail",

erited

by

announcing 2014, 12, 141,

Ordinances No 11, 12, +14, 184.

and transmitting. Proclamations declared _ the Government Gazette; Mr Shortrede, has been

The T

Right

Honorable,

The Lord Stanley

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te.

ED

No 20. Legislative

904 Hong Kerry

My Lord,

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UN

345

In

XXL 5 1845

136

Victoria, Honghing

4th March, 1845

my Despatch. N. 5, of the

19/th of January last, marked. "Legistative ", enclosing an Ordinance.

Dance for

the

- suppression of the Triad and other secret.

Societies, and detailing the motives which Wed to its adoption, Ireported that the -reputed, head of the

head of the association had been seized, charged with an accault of a very Chinese who pursued.

ping

serious nature on a

α

thief into the house of the prisoner.

He has since been tried before.

the

Supreme fourt, and covicted of cutting and wounding with intent to maim te; and Jenclose the notes of the evidence -

"The Right Honorable,

The Lord. Stankey

Yo

taken

3rd March, 18hly?

Victoria, Hongtong,

кри

Gover Ford Stanby.

Received...

119

to the Earl of Aberdeen. Масао.

to Despatch Nr 34, of 1825,

Referring this Lordship

respecting

Accertain, by a prevale orgung

7

мемир

mentioned.

ical to

durft ist shirtly.

tion louch.

rade

at the Foreign Offers, whethin it

Stanley

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Un Defalch which

Enteuls of ther

by the Earl of

this from

But by mutil the vesival of tho

calions for the F..

Aberdeen

17

"

taken

on

the trial, in confirmation.

of the dangerous character of this Treiety, and of its being organized for the purpose of committing robberies and piracies with impunity

It

appears that the prisoner,

its head, had power to direct the_

operations of the Members,

of the Members, accuring

a s

them at the same time of impunity in obeying his commands . _ That his house served as a place of deposit. for stolen property, and that it was the habit of the people to pay him- a sum of money for protection againct, the depretations of the gang. or for the rectitution of properly which. might have been carried

Such

is the impression.

impression, entertained_ of their

power,

them

that those who are injured_by

afraid to give.

are

enform tion,

£

137

the

lest they should be marked out as objects of vengeance, and the testimony

the witnesses shows, that among respectable Chineel, the society is looked upon

of the

abhorrence

as an

object of fear and

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect

Your Lordships,

Mort obedient

Humble Servant

здели

3

Victoria, Hongkong, March, 1845.

<

Governor

F 20.

1. Inclosure.

to Stanley,

Respecting

Received

transmitting Chief Justice's

the Triad Society, and I

the nature of

Notes of

reputed head there of.

trial of the

In 2014 HK.

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5

In the Supereme Count of Hong Kong

138

Cuminal Sessions for February 1845.

Saturday February 15. 1845.

Regina

verdens.

sursus Wang Kachung & Sow they

For Cutting

and

Wounding with intent to main &c.

The Stonorable The Attorney General

states briefly the nature of the

Offence and calls.

Tsung Achoing who states

I am a look in the employ of

Captain Boat.

On the 22 of

December last I had a jacket

drying

Out-

when a man stole it - I

saw the man steal the jacket

and

ALF

139

and pursued him but was not able to catch him on the 27th of December I saw the same man

again when d chased him to the House of the Misoner

Wang Kacheong . The man who stole the Jacket went to the house of the Prisoner Racheong because he Racheary was at the head of a society called the Triad Society. Both the Prisoners are members of that society - The object of this Society is the commission of Robberies - Whereever the prisoner Rachsong tells persons to go they

When I got to Kacheong's

must

go..

house he came out and asked me

how I knowing that he was at the head of the Triad Society could

dare to come and

Seije

the

of its members - He told me I must pay him a certain sum of money or I should not be allowed to remain

in Hong Kong even. Having persisted in demanding my property ten som

Came but

:

140

came out of Kacheong's loom armed with swords whereupon Kacheong

staid.

murder him and I will stand the

hein

consequences The Prisoner Aliy was inside writing he is cert to the Society One of the men stuck me

on the head and san

struck with

aw

away.

I was a sword which inflicted

a wound about a quarter of an

deep

Iran

inct.

away and was pursued by the others I went into a

Shop

where I'`remained till the Police

came.

Some time ago

ago I lost some.

moulds I was told that a person

taking them inti

had been seen tak

Kacheong's house I had to pay

four dollars to Kacksong to get them

back agai

In Kacheong's house

which is at Taipingsham I saw

156

o

20 armed men armed with swords

Spears and pikes All honest Chinese are afraid of the Triads. It was abou I oclock in the day when I was wounder I was chased from Kacheong's house

to the

1

141

to the Lower Bazaar. It was there I

was wounded.

Loo Mung who states :

гд

I am a

look

on the 27th of Deamber last I was walking along He road when I saw a number of

people fighting. The Prisoner Kacheong was present giving direction, I did not see the other Prisoner there I saw the last witness struck.

Yur

Achee who states:

I am a servant on a

ата

Friday

in December last I remember I had occasion to go up Taipingshan

Hill when I saw a number of people

running

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!

142

tunning down with their swords in their hands I followed to see what

was the matter. When I got into the Lower Bazaar Kacheong

ordered the

men to murder the first witness I know that Kacheong is at the head of the Triad Society This Socity is for the purpose of committing robberies and piracies.

Cupoval Darrington who states that

On the 27th of @ecember last at toclock I was sitting in the Police Station when I saw a number of persons tunning down the sheet I immediately went out and asked a China man who was cut who had

cut him.

Stesaid two of the biggest

lobbers of stongkong.

I asked the

man where they had gone

gone and he said

if you

you

come with me I will shew the house I went with heim

when d

When I got within

113

a yard or two of the Stouse both the Prisoner's came out-

He said those are the two I then took them into custody.

Defence

Both Prisoners assert their innocence of the charge against them and declan that they have only recently arrived at Hongkong but call no tritnesses . at

Verdict

Wang Kacheong Guilly

Not Guilty

Sow Any

Wang Racheong Sentenced to Transportation for Life.

N:21.

Miscel

My Lord,

SIVEL

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ANE 5

1845

114

Victoria, Hongkong,

11th March, 1845.

4

With reference to my Despatch.

24

"of

N. 13, marked "Miscellaneous", of the 6th February last, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, on the Both of the same month, of your Lordship's original Deepatches from N2111, of the 14t, to P. 53, of the 26th of October last, inclusive; - with the exception of Numbers 43, 45, and 50, which have not yet reached_

me.

44,

Also, of duplicate Despatches

5

from. N. 30, of the 6th, to N. 42, of the 30th, September last, inclusive, with the-

exception of No. 31, not yet received; and

of

The Right Amaable,

The Lord Shesley

&o

of the duplicates of three circulars, of the 25th of August, the 12th, and the

8th of September, respectively..

28th

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most obedient

Humble Servant,

145

2

Dain

P.S.

The overland mail despatched from England in October, has not_

arrived

up to this date.

No 22.

Civil..

a

5

988 HingKong

Victoria, Honghong,

RECEIVED

JUNE 5 1845

146

C.0. JONE

My Lord,

1845

5th March, 1845

I beg to refer your Lordship to

N:

despatch, N = 36 of the 11th Instant, which I have addressed. to the Earl of Aberdeen, on the subject of Piracies between this Island and fanton

The

et is one which involves

subject

α.

quection of international Law; but the evil calls for immediate

growing

consideration,

as it seriously affects

the Commercial prosperity of Honghong

The Right Memorable, The Lord-Stanley

tc.

.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most obedient

49

Humble Servant,

2 Ban

Victoria, Hongkong,

Lonto Stan

Governor

4th March, 1845:

Received

N21.

nley

beatober, 1824. -

Despotahes to the 26th

Acknowledging receipt of

of

Victoria, Hongxong,

h

5th March, 1845.

Governar

I Starkey.

Received

N22.

Pracies between Bongtung and

the Earl of Aberdeen, regarding

Despolch No 36, of 1845, to

Referring His Lordship to

Contor.

lo

zy ruft

musicali

I did Mailey

a privati enquiry

al the F. O., whether it is profund

the

Berpalch

here

exfured

to

to the.

Conten

1. of

10 colion relative

akespatch with

shortly

by.

the Earl of libe.

1.4.R. be made to Lord. Stanley.

10 June. Post hay until the arrival of the promised

Commu

by

nications for the F.P.

Vido F. O. lettu

1042

June 45.

کرو

N23.

The

Aut: 125.

Q

117 RECEIVED

JUNE 5 1845

987 Amphing

Nictoria, Hongkong,

My Lord,

5th March, 1845.

With. reference to my Despatch.

No79, of 1866, I have the satisfaction_ to

state that the Opium farm has been_ cold by Auction under the provisions of Ordinance N. 21 for the sum Follars for a year,

8,520-

of to be received by the

Government in monthly payments of

710 Dollars in advance.

The Contract is for the space of

only one year, commencing from Instant; and. I fully anticipate

the 10th

an

increase in the returns, when the

nature of the agreement, and the profits of the farm are fully

Might. Monorailers

The Lord Staniey,

fc.

understood

and

and appreciated

I have the honor to enclose a

copy of the Opium. Regulations amended_ by the founcil under the Rovisions of the Ordinance. The first draft", forwarded_ in my Deepatch N. 79,0

on

more mature consideration, called_

some material alterations, in- order to make it consistent with the

for

Law under which these Regulations

were

framed hve the honor to be,

I

With the highest - respect, Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Stumble Servant,

"What has been done refecting the Ordinance here offered to?

bitter Confirm thonge.

similar ques

Juht the Jung which has not as got he

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7

the site butt.

finemme that this also shund

-caled to this dre

was in the

Adani

**

118

:

entered.

23

trong không.

C-Grevelyan lept

L

18451

Forwarded by sk

Murdock 11 M.Stephen 12

Lord Stanley /3

| Š

July 45

to 19

اعل

119

16 June 1945-

With reprence to my

letten of the 5 the bustant,

relative to An Ordinance

Governor

Videt for. 125. gh/shaped by the "I merum of

4 for bin 11-22 sept Hong Kong for lucising The Sale of Salt, opium"

(2064)

23. 5 March 1845-

145

Like, I am drected

Food Hail

Hanley

a by

to transmit

Byou, herewith, for

the

Inforrents of the Lord, Condi of the Treasury a copy of

a further Despatch fron Dr Davis, in which he

leports the Sale by

Auction

of the Opeim Fave under

5th March, 1845.

Victoria), Wongsong,

Received

Governor

to

Hanley.

Inolo

No 23.

sures

amended Regulations

farm, and transmitting

Reporting sale of Opium

the h

subject.

on

###rm:་-

that

the provisions of

Ordmance for the sum

12 months.

of $0.520 for 12

have set

все

Ледения

3

Toy St King

84 117

Davis Bart

045

Forwanted Y AR Murdock **Stephen

Loni Stanley

Aus! 22 Softjes =

(2064)

=131

125

130

بل بة

17. July1045.

Thonet achne. the

recipto you Despatches

of the 20: Lu. and 5th

Dee. March last, her 79x23,

زمی

the former submittich

Vedito For - 3.17 July 1846 for the Ropel Allowe

an berstinence paped

Itte Comuil Buch Kong (W.21 910144) für beening the Sele for Consumption within the Colony of Salt, Opnim & other Intestances used to Clines thatves

thetatter

Tale

Reporting the File Glacken

otte Opinion Form under the Pervisions

that Odmann

Wlity & the sebe of that dong.

zeee

Comme. De

है

e.

е

the quesin aequant

puthet A.M. Les beer.

pland to Confirm

arrd

Allow this Ashmance.

te Communiti

A Mi decenin the

Inhabt.

Sutable otthug for Proclamations the efmed

in the nonal &most

E thinte manner

Ixpproveytt Snjulations for the Sale

to amended

the Commeil. but I

مه

Considereturls have

been pufenble that

the Rater glut

The

pais

151

Lucenses

park for the

Referna tom the 7 to Clause qtte Ordnune Should have been fixed,

and the Seay of the Auction Duty Aferred hin the gti Clause havcheen directa by the heactment, as the

combe not seem the big sufficent Neton for living there point stotle discretion of th bentive buttonty.

e

Guill

Late measures

for the amendments

athe Odin

those point

me as

}

rejivis

Regulations for the sale of Opinen byretail made by Wis

Excellency the Governor of Hongkong,

long with the advice of the Exsecutive Council theree on the 8th day of Hebmary

February 184.5 in pursicance of

Ordinance N2 2.1 of 1844, entitled "An Ordinance for licensing "the sale of Salt, Opium, Bhaang, Garya', Paun, Bosl, and "Betel Leap, within the belony of Houghing, and for the licensing

Pawnbrokers and chictioneers with a Table of Secs

Signatures."

Licenses and

Fees or

on

Official

1. _ If any person not

-being duly licensed by Government. shall within the limits of the said Island of Hongking

king and

its Dependencies or the Waters thereof, sell or retail Opium for

consumption in smaller quantities than one chest, such person shall be liable

-conviction before a Police Magistrate to the following fines and punishments; namely, for the first offence to

fine of 100 dollars, for the second offence to a fine of

finer of 250+ dollars, and for every subsequent offence to a fine of 500 dollars, the said penalties respectively to be recovered in a summary manner

Magistrate of Police and in

default of any of the said penalties being duly paid after conviction, the same shall to levied on the offender's goods and chattels by distress, and in case there shall be no sufficient diskess, every such,

before

any

every such offender, shall be

two month's

léable to imprisonment for the said first offence for two

***

1.

152

'a 1

A

*

Opium after the hour of 10 o'clock at night, in any

ber

house or place / save and except their usual place of abode :) shall on conviction before a Magishate be liable to a penalty of 20 dillars and the holder of the said house or place phate further be liable in the like sum, and no place shall be licensed

for the sale of Opium' in smaller quantities than - chest or for smokking Opium within the Soland, Hongking and its Dependenciers on the Waters thereof, other than the houses to appropriated as aforesaid : -

one

or

ジー

3 . _ Holders of the said houses so appropriated as aforesaid shalt not sell or dispose of Opium except for money,

under

lor a ponally of 25 dolliers, to be paid by the holder in conviction before Police Magishate.

a.

4. - No person shall be admitted into any house

appropriated as aforesaid with any kind

kind of arms, weapons, or edged tools, under a penalty of 30 dollars to be,

50 paid by the holder of the house, on proof of the, same before Police Magistrate. -

5 . _ If any person or persons

arc

a

found riotous or quarrelsome such house, the holder thereof shall apply to a Police Officer, and deliver such person or persons into his charge to

any

be dealt with as the Law directs

6. Every person duly licensed to retail Opium as

3.

aforesaid

154

R

shall be at liberty to go

on

board any ressel

any vessel at anchor in

of Henghing.

harbour within the said Island. harbour

on ob

an

amy

and its Tejindencies

Qar

or in the Waters thereof for the purpose of searching for Opium illicitly retailed contrary to the provisions of these Regulations

rrant : obtaining a search war 4 from a Magistrate to be issued on the Oath of the person licensed, that to the best of his knowledge=

belief such Upium is being retailed on board the paid Eissel for consumption :

and be

7. - If any person not

being duly licensed as aforesaid shall

within the limits of the said Island

Waters

of Hongkong

and its

Dependencies, or the Potees thereof, sell Tye, Chandre,

or

Opium Dros, mixed with Opium, he or she, shall, on conviction, before a Police & Hagistrate be subject to all the

att the fines, forfeitures, and penalties imposed in Section de 1 of these Pegulations, 8. _ All persons in charge of houses appropriated wholly part to the smoking of Opium or to the retail, of the smaller quantities than Chest, shail lake out and hold

: a

an one

or in

same lev

: permit from the person duly licensed as aforesaid and in default thereof, shuc be livôle to the fines and punishments. prescribed by Section No 1 of these Hegulations. Revided-

always.

That the said licensed person; so granting

to granting the said permit, shall have regard to the four retained under the second Section of their Regulations by the said Governor, for

4

13

155

[

=

|

determining the number of houses to be retailing and smoking of

the number of houses to be appropriated to the

Opicin ?-

period

G. - And it is further declared and rusted, that in all cases nut above provided for, and where any penalty is imposed, that the said penalty shall in the first instance be levied by distress as before mentioned, and that if there be me sufficient.

me, distress, the offender shall be liable to imprisonment for any pere exceeding srx, calendar months, and that the presiding magishate or magistrales before whom any person shall the tried and convicted for any breach of the foregoing Regulations, or any of them, shall have in his or their discretion power to pommute

amount of any of the aforesaid pecuniary penalties

not

nute the

it

or shorten the respective periods of confinement here before

prescriboch

Pissed the Excentive Council of Hongking

this 8th day of Sebuary 1845)

Adolphus hellen

Clerk of Councils

Governor, te- to.

-H.-.

be

5.

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Ne 24. Legislative

157

1061 Hongkong

Victoria, Honghong,

JEE19

In

8th March, 1845.

the

My Lord

Despatch N. 36, of 1844, your Lordship desires some explanation of motives which led to the enactment of and the effect anticipated from the last clause of Ordinance N. 10, of 1846, passed Ay my Predecessor, and entitled "An-

"Ordinance to regulate the

6 regulate the summary

proccedings before Juctives of the Peace, " and to protect Justices in the execution.

"of their Offices "

"This clause authorizes

on Chinese offending

infliction,

the

in

Honghong, of punishments in conformity with the Chinese usages as previously

pra

actised

11:

The Right Atmorable,

The Lord Stanley,

te.

Te

A

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practiced in the Solony. These punishments

regulated number of blows with.

of the tail. or

were, a

a cane,

and

the loss exporure in the

collar, as well as

island.

queue,

or wooden.

canque expulsion from

The destitute and hardened

the

offenders with whom the Law of this folory

has had to deal were disposed to ridicule the easy punishments to which they might be subjected by English-

while fines

English_ law or custom-

ware out of the question from those who poseessed nothing, Long imprisonments subjected the Government.

expence, and left

to severe expence,

and left the culprit.

no better than they found him. It therefore seemed

nee

necessary to apply to

them those penalties to which they had always been accustomed, and to govern them by the penal Code of China

This

in

This was

found.

158

to answer so well.

• practice, that it has been continued by the 3rd clause of Ordinance - N. 15, of

the constitution of a Supreme

1844,

· for

-

furt in the fotony, by which it is enacted that in all criminal proceedings arising

or

being within the jurisdiction of the said- fourt, where the party or parties proceeded against be of Chinese nigin

or extraction, then and in

every

such

case it shall be lawful for the said -

ert in its dicerction. to punish_the_ offender or offenders according to the.. laws of China..."

I have the honor to be, With the highest-respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most obedient

Numis Benoor +

Диет

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thes which

We Are

bound to

afraid that thes

Five

до

tho.

insoluble,

problems

which flow out of on

22220

and yet there is no

nomalous position at thong Hong

Bribirte Courts and Officers without a

adequate terror and to whims

have there to do with people for whom

poficbility of enforcing

We

Penal Laws hair

et is

barely applicable

thein Laws by

compr.

of

anflicting Sligations

vibali. I do not know how there

The diler

ILLA

are

to be neonciled

is between slee

Chinese proses by English tow Judge, to enling

and

asporing

un D. Mis

administer,

me, the Law of

China.

hanie

will

In 1062

13.

find reference to a similar qualias

Baby thail

similar questions - in som

that

resuch a

there is to be considered not merely the enforce

identical quecline

for the purfore. In the cases of this hind no

ment of Chinese Law but the employment of Chemière he wnforce =

cars dicrou a

2-1

well- founded objections

jurth to which plausible and H

e raised

object.

Ingreif

those whose

not

last clause

p

of Ordinance No 10, of 18hh,

to

punishment's

chineses Jubjects.

%%%%

March, 1845.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Governor

to

Lord Hanley.

Received_

N° 24.

Explanatory

relating

seems that among ouch a people.

Effective restraint and a gorunment

not to be hifted with or die

Micheged,

object of such primary importance

that it is worth while to

Secure

Even at the expence of adopting

it

policing the most offered to our oure

feelings and prefechicssions. Not

hnowing how to suggest anything better I should not, if I had

the decisions, give it in favone of the rejections of there Laws

See W. 1062.

af / Iafont to the necessity to Faltuouple nodebt the prove in the

Whathus been unvial is craque

Zet untys nove practical unit arenes it word be belle Shurch not to adtaple with it will lane 20

Лари

Japer. J. Junky

Ehd

Ј

Govend

Th

Dave's

1045

MK Stephen

3. Mindoch

Forwarded! JULY

Loid Stanley

لوگ اکوار

Sin

Lir

Ordinance 2010 of 1844, of that Clacene in the which ted to the seactment

Explaining the motiver

of the 8 March lad No24,

the receipt of your despatch

thave tracknowledge

10 July 1945

/19. 159

the

Criminals which authorized

infliction

ou

which you have stated gauhaus

The considerations

with Chinese unages.

"Jenishmenti in conforming of theirere origin of

go

appear to some God to

J

catife

Bunfore you the Queen's Commands

according received

in this matter. Shave

decided Wadopt

the course which

Utaliine

has been pleased to confirme the Ordinance No10 of 1844 entitled "An Ordiname

"Bregulate the Remarry maceedings before Justices of the Reace, and to pustect

"Purtices in the lecution

of their Offices.

Jour

"

wits communicate

I. M's decision to the

In habitants of Wohingy

à Pivelanation whe

наванд

in the naval and

fined in the

issued

и

most authentic manner.

havere

N: 25

Legislative

5.

1062 Hong Kont

1846

My Lord,

In

130

Victoria, Hongkong,

8th March, 1845.

your Lordship's Despatch

"No 35, of the 21th September, it is desired_ that some explanation be given of

the.

Chinest law and practice embodied in.

the

Clauses 3 and 7 of Ordinance N. 13, of 1844, entitled "An Ordinance for appointment and regulation of native. "Chinese pea

peace officers within. the Colony

of Hongkong.

In my Despatch. No 9, of the 28th Jammay, I have already entered into the motives for enacting the law in quection, and stated_ that much good had been derived from it . The native peace officers, besides

being

bein

The Wight Honorable, The Lord Stanley,

Ve.

te.

tc.

unpaid.

unpaid agents for the regulation of the native population, aid in the registering of the Chinese under their supervision

Their duties under the Chinese

Government consist in giving timely notice of robbers, gamblers, fugitives smugglers of salt, distillers of spirits.

of Saltpetre and Sulphur, persons

sellers

that obtain

obtain money

under false pretences,

are

hold unlawful meetings, re._ If they faithfully discharge. their trust, they -- often by promotion to one lower grades of rank; and the privation.

rewarded, often

of

- this is the disgrace they suffer for

misconduct

They

n

neglect.

assist the police in.

of the

apprehending malefactors, and denounce

them to the authorities when they fail in

duty. They

their duty.

They furnish the census of

the inhabitants in their respective wards

and

and mark

every

one

who cannot

account of himedf. They

give

131

an

are answerable

for the preservation of the peace, preventing riots, drunkenness, noisy

assemblies, and other nuisances.

In reepeet to punichments they

!

stand on a level with the common-

people - neglect of Duty entails lore of any previous rank, and sometimes dismissal. As however they

are not paid, and

the responsible office is sought by very few, dismissal is sometimes rather an emancipation than a punishment.

"Their chief privilege is fee

of their

access to the authorities, porcessing however little power by virtur office, and only when

expressly vested in them for specific purposes . It is chiefly for this right of addressing the authorities directly, without the

andevention

intervention of subordinates, that the

ce is desired.

office

Sea Wr. 1061.

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I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's

Most obedient

Humble Jervata,

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My Lord,

8th March, 18115.

I have the honor to inform your

concurrence of

of the

Lordship, that, with the Executive Council, I have granted leave

one

absence to Lieutenant. Pedder for year, to date from the 10th Imetant, to Spareced to England on sick certificate,

the recovery of his health.

That officer, after serving on

for the

the "Nemesis, Steamer, was

carry

on

was appointed_

board

the duties of Harbour Master

trate in the

and Marine Magistrate

to

year 1841,

the

since which period he has not quitted_

folony. He has suffered severely for a year

a

part from the effects of exposure and his

The Right Stonorable.

The Lord. Stanley.

fc.

early

early residence here, and in the opinion- of the felonial Surgeon his removal_

cold climate_ for a twelve month-

the restoration of his The Salary attacked to his

to a

requisite for

is

health.

office is

is £ boo a

a year

received

up

according

ecording

which he has

to this date.,

to the enclosed-certificate of the felonial Treasures. Mr. Fearon the Registrar General, who acted - formerly as desistant. Magistrate, will perform- the duties of Marine Magistrate, during Lieut : Pedder's absence, while those of the Harbour Master will be carried on by the assistant Mr. A. Lena.

I have the honor to ben

With the highest-respect Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Stumble Servant,

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Sir,

156

Victoria, Stongtong,

March 3rd 1845.

In reply to your letter. N. 18 of today's date, requesting an official report of the state of your health!! I have the honor of tranemitting to you the following

etatement;

William. Pedder, Ragpe, Harbour Master, has been for come time. suffering under derangement of the digestive- organs, and liver, concequent on uninterrupted. residence and exposure in this climate for nearly five years. A large portion of life, having been previously spent

his

the Tropies.

In June last he was ordered

in.

by my predecessor Dr Anderson, to Macco,

Lieut. Pedder, P. N.,

and

Lov

to

Governon

Victorias, Hongkong, 8th March, 1845.

Stanley.

Sup: No 26.

Reporting

Received

2 Inclosures.

leave.

of his duties, during

made for the performance.

England, with arrangements

Proder, R..N., to proceed to

of absence- granted to Lieut. one year's

his

Ve.

Vc

Yo

and although partially relieved, he. has never been entirely free- from attacks. It has only been by the most stringent- regulations

enabled to

the part

as to

earry

season.

regimen,

that he was

on his duties during

I consider therefore, abrence to a cooler climate for at least twelve- months, quite essential to the restoration of his health.

(Signed) F. Dill.

Colonial Surgeon-

(True (opy)

Frederick MA. Brun

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M. Hope

Lord Stanley

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My Lord,

In

138

Vietoria, Honghong,

10th March, 1840x5

Your Lordship's Despatch - M5.2, of October 25th, I am acked. if it is

necessary expressly to appoint a Magistrate to Chikchoo, with a salary of 2400 dollars. I have the satisfaction to state, that nearly the whole of the expence on- account. of Police at Chek choo, reported_

in.

of 1844,

my Despatch N. 5, to which the above is a reply, has been reduced_ I have

late Despatch N°15

already reported in my

of the

X

the 21st February, that Mr. Stillier has taken the place of the former

mer Assistant

Magistrate at Victoria, and thus

virtually done

away

The Right Honorable

The Lord Stanley,

with the additional

office

te.

tc.

139

Office of Police Magistrate at cherchov.

The good. roads which are

are now

completing

to both. Chek choo and Shit paewan will enable Mr Hillier to supervise

those

stations, with the allowance of 50 Dollars

a.

month for Besides

horses and extra expences.

suppressing the Office of an Magistrate at Chelchoo

additional Ma

a-

reduction has been made in the police retablishment there of 1,500 Dollars per Annum - This considerable saving the whole must be attributed to the

in

facilities afforded by the new Roads,

which in this

affording

manner, as 10

well

as in

a new value to building sites, will amply repay the first expence of

their construction.

The good and

easy road to

Shet paiwan now contributes to render-

that spot

an excellent position.

Naval Station. I proceeded - thither. by

water with the Rear Admiral in

the

Flag Ship Agincourt-", which was anchored in the interior of the harbour, where with moorings

there is abundant

and

space for three line of battle ships several frigates. Under these circumstances, with a good road

om Victoria,

Victoria, the Admiralty

Miles

from

of 5

on

will, I trust, not hesitate to fir Shek paewan as a Naval Station, sinee, in addition to its other advantages, will give great security

side of the island-

to

the south

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient-

Humble Servant

Daci

it

4.

отпор

23 June

The Papers

sent to

me are

Lille from the Teasury

24

defective . There must be

of 190ctful in

7.C.M.

Victoria, Hongkong,

10

the March, 1845.

Govern

Foto Stanley

Received

ло

27

as an Naval Station..

the harbour of Shekpaiwan =ment, and recommending the Chekchi Police Establish-

Referring to reduction in

This in for the informations of the dear way of the later partrush

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of 19 Vetfun

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sent to

Liller from the Tuscany

24

F

Thai in for the reformation of the deasay of the later partingt

my

Certificate - from Dr Dill, Colonial

Governo

non

Loto Stanley.

Referring

Received

No 27

as an Naval Station._ the harbour of Shekpaiwan =ment, and recommending

the Chekchi Police Establish to reduction in

entred

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No. 28. Financial

1064 Hong Kove

Victoria, Honghong,

171

Apry

19 1848

.My Lord,

10th March, 1845.

With reference to your Lordships

Despatch, No. 51, of the 19th October,

., requiring

to be furnished with a fuller explanation

the circumstances under which a-

of the

purchase in perpetuity

was made.

of

certain lands in the Wongneichung and

Sorkunpoo vallies, Ibeg to state as

as follows. The rule laid down since. the

were

occupation of the island has been, that the property in land of there. Chinese who

possessed previous to the cession of the folony should be respected, but none other._._ The land in question is among

my

the oldest

in the Island under cultivation, being

The Night Honorable,

The Lord Stanley

a

fc.

&c.

¥c.

172

a.

rich alluvial soil adapted to the growth of rice. It therefore strictly under the above rule.

came

The right of property in these

Chinese being allowed, Sir Henry Pottingers arrangement led them to expect payment the land which they had been ordered to abandon, and some of which has been covered by roads.

for

for

entertain.

no

doubt of the valley

being rendered as healthy as any other. locality when the obvious

causes

of fever

i have been removed by drainage, which. has been ordered to be effected completely before the rains. What has been. imperfectly done

-formerly

appears to have had.

a

two English houses

beneficial effect, as two

which were

been

were previously abandoned, have again tenanted for many months

without

injury

to the inhabitants.

Once

Ne 1.

Once rendored-habitable, and

available, this

locality will become valuable to Government, and repay

-

the

to

outlay which has been incurred _ . It is almost the

only level ground on the north of the island, and its vicinity the town of Victoria gives it importance.. A portion of the land (that in Sookunpor Valley) I contemplate letting to Chinese- for the growth of all other vegetables, "except Rice.

th

With regard to the propriety of the amount of purchase money, Penclose a Letter from the fommittee appointed. by Sir Henry Pottinger, dated - 28 February 1844. From this it appeared, that the value of Rice. Land

-per between 20 and 40 Dollars; but - a great-

Mow varied.

error was committed in assumin

assuming.

above 9 mows to the acre, instead of

three,

three which would have more than

trebled the amount that has been .

actually paid for compensation, assburved in the second report of the fommittee, fowarded in my previous Despatch-

Enclosure No 2 is a

copy of the fommittee's Minute in which. 30 Dollars per mow is recommended as the purchase price in perpotuity; and Inclosure No23 contains information obtained from the Provincial Treasurer offanton, that the price of Second-rate land in China

is 30 Taels, or above 40 Dollars per

I have the honor to be,

Mow.

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

2

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2. July 1875. uly-2845.

10th March, 1845.

Vistoria, Hongkong,

Received

LZ

Governor

Stanley

3. Inclosures.

N° 28.

Wongweichung

of certain lands in the

Explanatory of the purchase

Nallies

by

the Government._

and Sookunpoo

to the

expenditure

that the concependance should be

thany

что

musicaled

should be advised to saction thi

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M.Stephen 28 M2 Hope

Lom Staley 29

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Tyne Levitt, for the Considentin of the Los Commits of the Funny,

the Copies o huo Despulity from the former & Homykany representing

the Crimes tances unders

Which he had Janchmix

the poncluse in perfeting olestain Lands in the Wongneichung and Too kumpoo Vallies, atthe

Costy #9000 bollers

Recomme

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that that

this Effenditive should eucine the Janetin

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175

1. August 1985.

Lin

I have received

your

inwarded by res

AUS!

por Stephen

17s Hope Lori Stanicy/

despatch, dated 10 March 1845, No 20, in which

you furnish the Explanations.

called for inmy despatchi dated 17 October, 1844, N05;

the Civées under which

of

You

had authorised

а

Purchase in perpetuity to

be made of certami lande

in the Wongnewchung

x

Sookumpor Vallies in

at a cost of

Bongkang,

до

898as

Under the liver stated

In that despatch, I have

ру

to inform you, in refly, that HM. Govt see no

to question the

reason to

propriety of that Expendin

tuve, and that the

necessary

histructions

accordings

have been given for it admission in the afte

of the Colony

Shavet

N. I.

Sir.

In

176

Land Office, Victoria,

Honghong, 28th February 186 11

1844.

compliance with the resolution. His

passed. by It is rucellency the Governor in

founcil on 17th Ultime

Your

on 17th Ultimo, conveyed to us in

we

letter N.65 of 9th Instant:, formed.

for the purpose

ourselves into a Committee.

of inquiring into the amount=

of

compensation to be paid to the Land-holders in the Wongneichung and Sookunpes Vallies who are to be compelled to abandon

the cultivation of rice.

Кипров

Major. Jaine and Mr. Gutzlaff

having inspected the land, which we ordon

being confined to the house was unable

to do, Mr.

4. Gutzlaff

undertook to examine

Richard Moosnam, rsype,

Off J. Deputy folonial Secretary

the

the holders,

as to the crops, the price of

the land and other particulars, and at meeting, on the 23? Instant, produceed

our.

-

some documents, the results of his inquiries... appears that the

From these documents it

that the highest product of the

per annum,

rice land is $7 per mow-

from this sum the clear-

and

from $3 to $3/1⁄2.

profit.

is

The product of the best vegetable

cultivation is rectioned at $6 per

per annum,

but the

prom

great.

as

Mow

t is not, so

profit..

the rice cultivation-, owing amount of labour and

to the greater amount..

-

manure.

required for the vegetables.

The price said by the Natives to be.

paid for the

very

best rice land is $410 per mow, in perpetuity; being somewhat less

than six years purchase; and the price

of

the worst land is stated to be $20 per

mow

mow.

177

A mow is 94 feet by 117; there are

yu

therefore 9.64 (or very near4,9%) mows in.

an aere, and the price of the best - land according to this statement would be

4.

$385.60 per

per acre, as $192.80. the mean

and of the worst

being #289. 20 per

-founded upon

All these calculations are

assertions

acre.

the

of the Natives themselves, but- Mr. Gutzlaff has made inquiries of them singly and at various times, as well as at meetings of the holders of land and they have always named the same value, and it is difficult, if not impossible, to get any

information on the subject - judging

these people. by the generality of

other

however, of

Chinese here, it is probable that they will

be

with much less than their

satisfied with

precent demand

We would beg respectfully to bring before. His rusellency in founcil the --

advisability

advisability of taking this land wholly of the hands of the Chincee, and if

vegetables, of

out

they wish to cultivate

making them rent it from the Crown.

for

that purpose.

The Survey of the Wongneichung and Sookunpor Vallies will be finished by the 11th or 12th of March, if the weather prove favorable, and we shall then be. able to lay before. His Excellency the amount of land for

which compensation

is to be paid. Any steps which His

sanction for draining

however be going

Excellency may

them

mean while.

may

on in the

We have to

(Signed) M. Caine chief Magistrate

(

"1

Trice

chinese

1 Ch: Gutzlaffen sseretary 1 A. T. Gordon

(Fame (opy)

Land Officer

Prederick M. A. Bourg

$

In

n

178

consequence of directions from His rycellency the Governor convoyed. to Mr. Getzlaff, Major faine, Chief Magistrate, and Mr. Gutzlaff, the Chinese. Secretary, met this day at the Office of the chief= Magistrale, the other member of this Committee, Mr. Gordon, the Land officer, is unable to attend, being on sick. leave..

· at Macav.

th

Victoria, 14th May, 18114.

The Committee proceed to take into consideration the claims of the holders of Land in the Wongneichoing and - Soothumpov Vallies, and after a careful investigation are of opinion, that it would be fair and equitable to award-

them

on

$30 per

Mow

for

all the Lands

which the cultivation of Paddy has

been

-1

been prohibited, and which has been measured by an Officer of the Land office. The ground - so puid. for to become . the property of the British Government-

perpetuity.

in.

In event of this proposal. not-

with the approval of Government, the Committee. respectfully

meeting.

suggest

that an allowance-

of $11/2 por

Mow per annum be

be granted to owners of Land where paddy cultivation has been prohibited, or where it has become. necessary to use up. part of the paddy Lands for cutting ditches in

the Vallies.

ditches in drainin

ning

Much. Paddy Land having

been built

upon...

and a considerable

by

Public. Roads,

quantity taken in

the fommittee beg to submit. to His

Excelleney

that all such claims should

be

be brought.

179

under the head of their-

first proposal of being purchased. in. perpetuity.

(Signed) W. Jaine,

Chief Magistrate Charles Gutzlaff,

Chinese secretary.

(True Copy)

Frederich M. . Buning

3

N. 28, 1845.

Inclosure No 2 in Dupatch

130

Extract of a Letter from Treasurer Hwang, in reply to an

om the Provincial.

application from Sir. Henry Pottinger.

First rate Land in the. neighbourhood of Canton producing annually above 700 catties of paddy values 60 Taels per

er Mow.

Second rate land producing about= 100 catties paddy per

30 Jaels

per

Mow.

annum,

values

Third-rate land- producing above

100 catties paddy values above 10 Faels

per

Mow.

( True Translation)

(sigured) Sh. Gutzlaff

Chinese Secretary.

Duplicate

From fommittee, recommending

price in

творен того

Ro

purchases

14. Ms

perpetuity:

May,

18444.

True

tory

Frederich H. A. Bruce

N. 28, of 1845.

Molonore No 3 in Despatel

r29.

1065 trong hang

131

Financial.

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July

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My

BCEIVED

C.O.

JUNE 19 1845

Lord,

Victoria, Hongkong,

M

11th Marsh, 1845.

I have received the

englosed letter from Mr Treasurer Martin

applying

for an extra Dollars for Clerks to

aid of 400-

assist

hind in bringing up the

ир

Recounts.

arrears of his dearents As this was

was incurred

without first obtaining my

I

authority and sanation, have direated the Colonial

2.

Searetary

20 برای

to write Inclosure

The Right Honorable,

The Lord Stanley,

Yo

ло

Duplicate....

of Canton, stating price of

From the Provincial Treasurer

Rice-land in

Chino".

N2 to Mr Martin, holding him personally responsible for the conditional advance which is made

on

this

accomet, subject to your Lordship's Sanction; and which, in

case of the

refusal of mich Sanction, will be refunded by him. I trust that the

Treasurer's hearunts being

ни

now

nearly rendered to the date, there will in future be no

recurrence of such irregular charges.

I have the honor to be,

With the Highest respect,

Your

Lordship's

most. Obedient

Bumble Sawant,

Dani

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128

133

5 August was

I have rect your dep

dated 11 March last, No 29, in which you

a letter from

transmit

the Treasurer

of thoughing, applying for

an

allowance of $400

Revical Assistance in

bringing up

for

The Arrears

of the aft of that Colony-

And Reporting

that thes

Expense attending this

Extra- assistance was

menned

without

by

Mr. Martin

his having

perrously Manied Your authority

Victoria, Hongkong, tho March, 1845.

//

Received

Governor

N. 29.

Stanley

2. Inclosures.

Martin, for bringing up of his accounts.

$400 to Mr Treasurer

Regarding allowance of

the arrears

rafisting

occurred reflecting

additions bit

martin forare additional Clerk

on the 18 Land Mr Davis

vteay me

anapplication from Mi

The despatch weer.

referred to

the neespity for this additional appisen the heavy who insured infini God? might be called on for a report -

Could wist decide on -legiceated that the

Romeantive sanctioned the employment of the

imporacy

двоего

arrai

Clerkasa

egiment. Mr Davis was virtualed on the 2.0 reall

Tolge. 26 June

This is for the dorsing

heasury

my

Javady

Extada Concur

Concur with

you mi

These

considering proceding of the Treasons

Treasurer

bother matter to be bly

and approve

megular, and

of the course which you

have

formed in holding

Mr Marten responsible for the Conditional advance

of that sum by the Local

Sot.

Aethi Am.

Gost will not on

this oc-

-casion withhold their

Sanction for the admision

of $400,

the & 400, which have

been paid to Mr. Martin,

hito the public The of thing

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134

Yet I must requent you

to apprise that officer that any future Ex

fenditure,

menned by him without having

previomly applied for

and obtanied

your

Authority, will not receive the Sanction of

An ha

135

Sir,

folonial. Treasury, Hongthing

th March, 184.5.

"I have the honor to request.

you

will solicit

from

.

request that

His Excellency the

vernon a sanction to

Governo

sanction to my incurring

a

supplemental expence not exceeding four hundred. Dollars for the purpose of

completing the periodical returns and of Copying the numerous documents and

required.

Vouchers

Anvious to render the Publie

Accounts in a

a satifactory

er I have

manner

had three extra flerks employed for

some time. In another month. I trust their labours will be completed with

the aid of my fired extablishment, who

The Honorable

F.M. A. Brave

te

56

with

136

with myself have worked extra hours. I beg leave to remark, that not. only has a considerable portion of business belonging to other. Departments this office up to January

devolved

upon

last, when pequently

there

than one clerk to c

carry

was no more

on its multiplied.

three

duties, but the system of paying times," a quarter and on Imprest instead

of

in

causes a

once and final, necessarily considerable augmentation.

Augmentation in the

number of Vouchers and

an increased

bigilance in examining and cheeking accounts, which cannot be tested by

copying business.

mere

I may add that the fommiceariat Accounts, required monthly

were. I

understand four months in arrear,

although several entra flerks

urre

for

some time engaged on them Indeed

in

in this climate consecutive careful

labor on figures

cres

careful

is with difficulty

sustained, and extra assistance, even.

with a full retablishment, becomes unavoidable. A reference to my

quarterly accounts, and to their

voluminous

three

documents

supporting docu

will indicate the great evertion and

attention which is

is re

required. The December quarterly

account

a

is now rendered. I am engaged on the Annual returns, and in preparing statement of the disbursements of each Consulate, which. I hope in three

weeks to place before Stis Excellency

I have to.

(Signed) R. M. Martin

Treasurer

Federish M. A. Brug

Nr. 117.

Sir,

In

137

folonial office, Victoria, Hongting, 8th March, 1868.

4

reply to your letter of the 18th Inet: requesting His Excellency the Governor's sanotion.

to

• Your incurring a supplemental expence of not exceeding $400, for the purpose of

completing the periodical returns and of copying the numerous documents and _ Vouchers required, I am directed by His Ixcellency the Governor to state, that, as he has already authorized the employment of an additional clerk in your department, he cannot sanction the proposed outlay

his

on

responsibility; but as the expence

own re

has been already incurred, he will order it to be advanced, for the present, out of the funds

The Honorable,

he

R.M. Martin, reape

From Mr Martin, applying

for

an

allow an

hecounts.

up the arrears

$400 extra, for making

off his

4th March, 1865.

No 29, 1845.

Inclosure No / in dupatch

funds in the fotonial. Treasury, on the ___ distinct understanding that it is to be refunded, should it be disallowed by Her-

Majesty's Government, to whom the

quection shall be referred for favourable.

consideration.

I have to.

(Signed) Frederick W. A. Bruce,

folonial Secretary.

(True Lopy)

Frederich Mr. A. Price

138

i

No 29, 71845.

Inclosure No 2 in Dupatch

No 30.

1066 Hongkong

Financial

Copy

by 25 June 145.

Tui in

SVED

C.O.

JIVE 19

1845

My Lord,

139

Victoria, Hongkong,

h

13th March, 1845.

I have the honor to

enclose the following Returns, with which I have been furnished by the Colonial Treasurer.

Disbursements on account of the folinial Government of Hongkong, from 1th January, to 31th December, 1844. A more correct

view

March

will be afforded by the return

the official year, from 1844, to March 1845; as the

of

The Right Honorable,

The Lord Stanley,

Ye.

Ae.

Colonial

Onfilica

application..

8th March, 1865.

in reply to Mr Martin's

From the Colonial Scouting

Colonial Establishments did

not

1844.

commence with

January

2.

Revenue of the Colony of Hongkong from 10th January

N.".

Specie

3.

4.

to 31th December, 18hl.-

Statement

of

received from the Commissariat Chest, being apportionments of Chinese Indemnity money in aid of the Revenues of the Colony, and for the payment of Siplomatie and Contular Services

between 8 and 31, Desember,

1844.

Statement of Deposits received into the Colonial Treasury, and payments Hereon, from 8th May,

to

130

to 31th December, 1844.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

most Obedient

Humble Servant,

Disbursements on account of the Colonial

Government of Honghong from

Books

...

122

j

January

to 31th weember.

1844 ( the Payments from 122 January to 8th May collected from the -

left- in this office. by C. R. Stewart reg late. Treasurer, and the Vouchers rendered by Commissary General Coffin::)

from

Departments.

Governor and Private Secretary (the Salary of ser

8.

Henry Pottinger. to 8th May 1846 as Governor was paid in the foreign Department; the Salary of Lieut : Col: Maledom

Colonial Secretary was also this paid) Aid-de-Camp to Sir Henry Pottinger Colonial Secretary

General Department.

Colonial Treasurer-

Auditor General and Clerk of the founcils Supreme Court and Legal Advicer Chief Magistrate of Police. - Victoria-

Assistant.

Do d.

Chekehu

Harbour Master and Marine Magistrate Colonial Chaplain

go.

Surgeon

Surveyor General, Salaries and Wages V.

Special Disbursements Ve.

compensation for Stouse and Land resumed. Government

Publie Buildings

д

Roads te

Post Office (advances)

Victoria, Hongtong the 8th March, 1845.

Iramine,

(signed) A. R. Shelley A.r. Auditor General.

by

Paid by C. Mr. St Paid by Paid by R. M. raq. late Commissury Martinhos Total.

Freasurer General Coffin Treasurer

144 810

47292

253 17

39710

28313

-די

"

3/17 135/2 3/17 12 51⁄2

A

"

144 8 10

1,525 7 b1⁄4 2,028 344

3068

"

33.16 9

483 158

77195

81519 1212 11 974

810911

8109 11

2,933b11

28 13 8

2,621 12

1663 6.9 497 13 10 3,555 69% 6,716 1 1%

"

"

"

"

"

388 13 b

563 11 10

90 17 10 1,233 16 11⁄2

563 11 10

17/3 5 52

1736.8

917 8 234 1,090 14 10)

437 16 5

14 5%

637 14 51⁄2

27 19 694 192

9.9.20 18 11/12

200

589 13.4 1,129 17 3

"

"

151 14 8

2878

254244% 493662

4,633 84

1.24643

7,595 15 9% 279178

5827 18/143214 7 37315 51%

(Signed)

Total

}

4,633 84

8,842 1/4

440.

£44,575.17.9%

R. M. Martin, folonial Treasurer.

Prederich W. U. Bruce

Fictor

Hough ong

Lord

Governor

N° 30. 4. Malo sures

14 Stanley

13th March, 1845.

Received

1844.-

Returns Transmitting

for

Financial

the.....

Year

23

Чим

34916

5593

i for the information of the

12 harry l

Aus

12580

Teston

Revenue of the Colony of Honghong

132

received from 104 January to 31th December 1844.

Pont of Crown Lands (through Mr. Stewart.

Deposits on sale of 30

do

Martin

Land Reason Lerete 4. ( through Mr Stewart

do:

Martin

Stewart

de:

Government Markets

do:

"

Martin

Licenses

Police Fines Fees.

Police Fees

Rent of quarries

Spiril. Lecanses Pawnbrokers

Auctioneers Billiard Room

Salt Broker

Ghaut. Serang through Mr. Stewart

_de:

<

Martin.

Supreme fourt

{through Mr. Stewart

"

Martin.

452 13 10%

5,092 174 5,545 10 10%

33647

Incidental. Receipts in. Aid and on. Account:.

Colonial...

Forfeiture, Pistol

de: 3 Chinese. Boats.

Male of House

-Sailing Letters & through Mr. Stewart-

and Passes - 9:

515

Martin

1198

Diplomatic

Sale of Boats

F.

Stewart

7506

-

2.0

Martin

8.85

"

13212 67.

769924 90% 83%

138 17 10

586 49 725 27%

86 15 1

50934

270168 75168

10 168

75 168

43 6 8 1072 10

91

"

"

415 1 3% 506 13%

15 34

28 184

16729

2.11 4 5 9298 15 7

2105%

2 2

#

109 84

62153

113 18.11

F... Chants

"Discount on $1,000 The 4:

through. W. Stewart

Received through C.r. Mewart reyft late Treasurer. I 981. 5, 6 Stg

do:

"

4 R.M. Martin Regre, Treasurer - " 8,677 +17 +1/4

Total £ 9,659,2 "44 Stg :

Nictoria, Hongkong, the 18th March 184,5,

ruamimes,

(signed) A.R. Shelley,

Auditor General.

í

True Copy}

1608 11

127

235112

10 16 8 360 69%

Total. £ 9.659.2.6%

(Signed)

R.M. Martin,

Conial Treasurer

Colonial

Frederick M. U. Boucy

t

133

Statement of Specie received_

m the Commiccariat chest being apportionments of Chinese Indemnity Money in aid of the Revenues of this Colony and for the payment of Tiplomatic and Consular Services in China, - under. Authority from Stis Excelleney John Francis Davis - Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Commander in Chief and Governor of Stongtong _ between the 8th day of May and 31t day of December 1844.

Date

Reference t

1. Warrant or Authority

- May 22° Warrant. P/ from It is "weelleney the Governor.

#

25

do:

July 1th

do:

August 2? ___ do: __

betober 3?

do:

2

3

4

5.

"

"

7th

do: __

"1

b_

25-

ケー

"

do:.

Novr. 12th

"

28th

2954

Deer 3?

28th

do:

do:

do: _

"

do:

A

do:.

"

10_

do:

de

de:

amount

1,000

"

do:

6,500

do:

13,000

de 10,000

the Hon : Maj : General d'Aguilar 10,000.

do:

His Excellency the Governor

7 (Balance).

13

11912.

14

de.

#

do:

5,000

"1

433 68

"

do:

do:

do:

30445 56368

-

do:

do:

433 68

do:

do:

6.000

"

do:

do.

1000

66

Victoria, Honghong, the 10th March, 1845.

Waminei

(Signed)

A.r. Shelley, Auditor General

..

Total £54,234,4. 5

R.M. Martin,

(Signed)

Colonial. Treasurer

True to

Prederich W. A. Bronce

Statement shewing the particulars of the 134 Deposits, received into the Colonial Treasury and payments thereon, from the 8th May to 3/4 December-, 1844

Detail.

Post Office Collection, during quarter ending 30th September.

do:

Advanced. to Post- Office during quarter ending

id.

"

do:

remains deposited for

31th December.

30th

September 31th Decr

"Post Office.

office Fees to be remitted to London

do:

30

MIncome Tax, Colonial, received during quarter onding 38th Septr. £ 276 a 16. 10

29983 3%

238 8 101⁄2 537 17 1/4

3876

191 10 2 279 178

193.10.7 470715

31 Joc

"

88.13 2014

36 Sept.

31th Dect..

n

22.12.3/2 111 55%

30th Sept. 2/4 17.6

Deposits remaining the 31st December 1844

2.57 195

5319

do

fo

Diplomatic, do do

do:

do

"

do

#

Consular, do

do

"

do

do

77

31th Deck

40 x 120 blu

621011⁄2 644 211

274b4

369167

476894

branforced to i'rmonissary boncral Coffin, in parter ending 30th September. remains deposited as Income Tay Superannuation Fund, Diplomatie, recɛivci during quarter ending 30th Seper

do

مشرقی

Consular, do

do

de

Deer

"

"

30

"Sept 3124 Deer

"

do

"

do

Intectate Estates, received from Mr Stewart late Treasurer

do: during quarter ending 30th September

de

do

3122 Jecember

paid during the Quarter ending 30th September

remains deposited.

as intestate Estates

Church Subscription, received during quarter ending 30th September

from

Mr. Stewart late Treasurer received during quarter ending 31th Jecember Public Agents, received from TV Howart

Salvage Money,

do:

do:

"

(Eliza Stewart)

4472 520 15 2

3710

"

4754%2

8371 1984

1157/1⁄2

84 15 4/2 605 10 7%

8881\/

9261 16 44 4837 91

130 189

16 17/2

44247 33/4

147 15 92 1893 607711

"1

Total of Deposits on the 31th December, 1844 _ £_6655.149.82

Victoria the 10th March, 1845.

Total Deposits-

Total Payments

£ 12047-12.9%. Stg =

5,391x131

"

Balance in handm 3/2 Peet 1966 - £ _ 6655,19,8% Itg. (Signed) R. M. Martin

on 31th _ b :

Solonial - Treasurer-

kuamined,

Free C

(signed)

M..r. Shelley.

Auditor General,

Frederick W. A. Bruce

N 31

Financial.

Hous

WED

C.O.

JUNE.19

1845

195

Victoria, Hongkong,

k-

14th March, 1845.

My

Lord,

b

£33.16.6.

I have the honor to

inform Your Lordship, that,

in

compliance with the

d in

Instructions conveyed

Your

Lordship's despateles Nos 34, and 35, of the 6th, and N. 41, of the 26th of Febmary, 1844, respectively, the Secretary to Government, Mr Bruce, has - paid into the Commisariat Chest

the sum

of Thirty. three Pounds Sixteen thillings and six pence, being

the amount

The Right Hovorable

The Lord Stanley,

Ae-

де

7

the Frees

and

ble on

and Stamp Duty payable- the Instruments appointing Mr Bruce, Major

Coine

and Lieut. Pedder, to the

Offices they Colony,

hold in

this

to be repaid-

to Mr Smith, Chief Clark of the Colonial Office..

I have, therefore, directed

Mr Bruce to enclose the

-

Certificate of payment, signed by Deputy Commissary General Miller, and addressed to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Beasury,

Mr Smith to

whom

Their Lordships will

pay that

amount.

tto

I have the hover to be,

With

136

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most obedient

Aumble Servant,

2

Davis

N: 32

nho ky long

197

WLOS

Pretoria, Honghing

Civil.

JWL19

1845

My Lord,

14th March, 1845.

-

In the absence of any precise instructions, or any information, as to the practice of other Colonies, I have felt considerable difficulty in ascertaining ~ what duties the Attorney General ought to perform for the salary he receives, and in what cases he is entitled to some

32

further pemuneration

I have already submitted to Youn Lordship the question of allowing that Officer fees on Crown prosecutions in my despatch No : 56, of the 25th belober.

184.4.

2211

ид

A further question has arisen

The Right Honorable,

The Lord Manley,

15%

Vr, 42,

as

Governan

14th March, 1845.

Fiotisia, Hongrong,

to

Ford Star ley.

Received

N 31.

and Stamp Duty

Reporting payment of threes

on the

Bruce Major (aine,

Warrants appointing Mr

and

Zient.

Redder.

uning

1

al

as to the preparation of Ordinances in

legal form, previous to their being tai before the Legislative Council . The Cattorney Coneral is both the officer best qualified by his training for the lask, and has most time at his - disposal to enable him to perform it As, however, he seems to think that this labor does not fall strictly within his province, as Legal Adviser of the Government, I should be glad to know. from Your Lordship, whether he is to receive remuneration for this service or not, and if it is not obligatoryon him. I have the honor to be,

With the highest pespect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Kivant.

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1060 H. Kong

113

198

Governon Davis Sie 77 Jane 1945

1845

Forwarded by FUNE "Mundoch 26 MBStoblen | 26

Hope

Lord Stanley 27

Feb

Thane to acknowledge-

the receipt of goue Despatch. of the 14 March last hoor,

74

you have

stating that felt some difficult in ancestemming

nature of

Mewach

the duties to be

and

performed by the Allones, Gunal of H. Hong determining

in

his claime

to be print for any portion op thane

thore duties a renue.

neration in addition to

his Palany.

Erespect to the claime

the Attaregligent to

of the

he 80. 1420471005. Thes for Crown Prosecution

Fees

I have already conveged

Wyou my decision. Thave

вязни

now to add that in cour

сосковской

of the Salay assigned

When the Attoughent. is bouced to prepare the Drafts of local Ordinances

be

and to discharge any other duties ofalegal rature which mag devolved on him I the God! without fee

зако

or

Extra molument of any kind.

199

مههر

i

N33.

Legislative..

dornsteins

115. 1 July Ha

87 Honghor

RECEIVED

JUNE 19 1845

Lod My

200

Victoria, Hongkong,

14.

1 March, 1845.

With reference to You

просо

Lordship's Despatch N. 30, of

September 6th, wherein I

direated to

as

am

consider and report

on & Secondary Punishment Sieu of Fransportation,

in

+

Я

- abready had the honor, ander date the 29th January, to state in detail the result of my deliberation with the Colonial Connail, who agreed with me as to the difficulty (consistently

The Right Honorable,

De Lod Stor

The

Stanley,

Yo..

два

with

14th March, 1845. Violonia, Kондкод,

че

Governo Lord Stanley

Received

N32.

and fees of the Attorney -

Respecting the Duties

General.

83

enschenre

tha

Attwel

should be that the Alloway Jual in beund

to prepare the drafts of local Adimmers and to discharge

Datier of a legal native which

For without

Le ca

مر

be devolved

on

then addition to his

my

other

the

with English prejudines) of devising any adequate punishment._ I

there recommended that the Straits Settlements should,

in

if possible, be appointed as places of transportation

consert with the East Euria Company, the transport thither being

short and cheap. In the meanwhile, imprisonment with hard labour, the Conque or Wooden Collar, and the Bamboo, are the only punish- =ments which it seems possible to substitute for transportation; the efficacy of which last I have dwelt upon in previous Despatch with reference to the Chinese population.

In

my

accordance with

the

the instructions conveyed Your Lordship's Despacab

ло

сово

231

حسن

No 49, of 15th October, directing that the Proclamation appointing Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island as places of transportation should be withdrawn, shave the honor to enclose a of the Proclamation

the previous

me

Copy by

which

was annulled. I have the honor to be, With the highest respect,

Your Loisthift,

most obedient

Aumble Servant,

2

здает

Jusobe 17t

202

64

powers

PROCLAMATION.

JUHEKEAS by a Proclamation, bearing date the 22d of June, 1844, made in pursuance of the powers vested in the Governors of Her Majesty's Colonies by a certain Act of Parliament passed in the sixth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled "An Act for punishing offences committed by Transports kept to labour in the Colonies, and better

regulating the

of Justices of the Peace in New South Wales," and of an order issued, in pursuance of the said Act of Parliament, by Her Majesty, with the advice of Her Privy Council, on the 22d day of May, 1840, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies did appoint, that any offenders convicted in the Colony of Hongkong, and being under sentence or order of transportation, should be sent by the first convenient opportunity to Van Diemen's Land or Norfolk Island; and Whereas, subsequently to the issuing of the said Proclamation, Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies has signified to the said Governor, that no provision has been made in those Colonies for the reception of such offenders: Now, therefore, the said Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, does hereby publicly notify and declare the said Proclamation of the 22d June, 1844, to be rescinded and revoked.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong,

this 26th February, 1845.

J. F. DAVIS.

Victoria, Hon: Kong,

14th March, 1845.

Gover

non

Lovd

Stanley

وٹی مهر

1. Indomore.

Received

Respecting seeon

condary

Punishments instead of

Transportation; and transmiting

Proclamation

revoking the

previous one providing for the transportation of

Convicts to the Australian

Colonies.

23

3 June Ind. Hof

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Whation course me

е

be taken

regarding Francfälälinen se

по

the Felands, saggeelid for that purpose. I presume that there can to the fisheilig of afferung Uber Boclamabes which has shict anformily will Lord Stan

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33 Grunner Davis

1846.

Forwarded by on

Men doch 30

MEStephen 30

M. Hope

30

Loud Stanley /

115 203

1July 1845

Inave tonet. the red!

of foundespatch other 14 March last No 33, enclosing

the sopy of a Proclamation which, in obedience way misturctions, you had isued, Brevoke your frien Proclamation appointing V. W. Land the the place of transportation for Convicts from Atthong. Raveto convey you

coming

my approval of this Proclamation, and to informs you

that Lum in

coverpondence with thin East Ridia for on ther

subject of the proponition contained in your dorf:

Tome of the 29 Paced hos

h

and adverted bin

Wthe Earl of Aberdeen

despatch of 31 Jaud 2018 8310 for ratablishing one of the

Stimits Lettlements as

the place ofheacsportation for friminals from Mlong.

Shavere

8.34 1070 Konyhary

Ecclesiastical.

112.

my

RECEIVED

JUNE 19 1845

My

Lood,

234

Victoria, Hongkong,

A

14th March, 1845.

I have the honor to

enclose copy of a further Proclamation issued by

me

the better observances

Enjoyning of the Sunday.

In the peculiar circumstances of as Colony

but

4

very

population

Colony where_

small part of Christion,

is

strict enforcement of the

Law

of England, on this

the

a

subject, is difficult _ if not

The Right Honorable,

The Lord Stantly,

impracticable.

Do

205

i

impracticable. But, at present,

there is

in

the Island

population

into

a

large

f

our

attracted here by

the great demand for labour,

and living in Mat_thed's,

without

any

fired residence

of their

and dependent

upon their daily subsistence. . _ They

over

wages for

are

hought

by Contractors in large bodies from the meinlaud;

and it is obvious, that

any

on on the

sudden interference part of the Government, which would throw them idle for

one day in

lead to

the week, would

/

considerable increase

in crime, and would be

unjust to the Chinese who

have entered,

in

many

instances,

1

into

Contracts, in

Customs

ignorance

this respect.

in

I have, therefore, contented myself, for the present, with

appealing to the Christion: inhabitants of the Colony,

to

assist the Government in preserving the Sanctity of

the Day, by stopping works for their benefit;

carried

ого

and I amo

that a

very

happy to

to say,

manifest improve =

=ment has taken place through-

out the Color

Colony

in consequence)

of its publication.

Shave the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your most obedient Humth Servant,

Дам

T

"prasmine that hond shawising will affron this Probamalinis

Lesson

Meseclums The adored

Establing the obscure of Sviding

Someselly

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23

14th March, 1845.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Governor

Love Staully

No 34.

1. Malosure.

Received

Transmitting Proclamation

regarding

the better

with remarks thereon..

observance of the Sunday,

In1070t.t.

236

PROCLAMATION.

Whereas the Laws of England enjoining under certain penalties a cessation from secular labour and employment on Sunday are in force within this Colony, and it is desirable, regard being had to the mixed Population resident therein, that the due observance of that day should, if possible, be attained by the example and cooperation of all Christians within the Colony, rather than by the indiscriminate enforcement of the penalties attaching to a breach of the Law; the Governor calls the attention of the Christian inhabitants to a former Notification on this subject of the 28th of June last, and trusts that they will assist in carrying out the object aimed at, by abstaining from any violation of the sanctity of the day, either on their own part, or on that of the Native workmen or labourers whom they may employ in conducting their works.

GOD SAVE THE Queen,

Given at Victoria, Hongkong,

this 20th February, 1845.

JOHN F. DAVIS.

а

1070 $4hing

112.

207

25 June 1845.

ви

Ganemos Davis

184

Forwarded WONZ

Murdock 24.

AEROVephen 24

24.

Hom/Stanley

257

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146 March last, ho 34,

encloving

the topy f

Fivelamahin afmed

by z

enjoining

the better obruvance

the Sunday

B

partyther Chrishin Inhibitent of 18 King? - Japperne of the theme Закрити

Vesons

chishive induced

for at present to Confine

junappet to the Christian Lehrbs, but

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I shall be glad & pond that you have hun

been

able at teenberg.

to the entire population

q th

the Colony.

ва

No35.

Miscellaneous.

RECEIVEL

AUG. 2

1845

My Lord,

238

Victoria, Hongkong,

16th March, 18415.

In reply to your Lordship's

Despatch. N. 37 of September 24th, wherein it is desired that plans and retimates be submitted before any outlay for

to. Mir Gordon 9 Augent 120

Antivered 133 - 20

Vide to Treasu

suryi

Jau r/46.

Engineers).

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a.

" Church can be sunctioned, I have the

:honor to state that

whatever has yet building of a

no Commencement

been made in the

Church, and I have Her. Majos

Majesty's

announced that

Government will give.

no aid towards

its excetion, unless with a previous

sanction of plans and estimates . The British population of

place is increasing so rapidly by

this

the

resort

The Right Honorable,

The Lord. Stanley

c.

resort of -Merchants and others with

of

their families that there is sear their families

room at

I present in the shed

searcely

appropriated to the purposes of a Church,

difficulty

and this diss

must be expected. growth of the

to increase with the

folony.

In the absence

of a Garrison

Chaplain, the Military likewise contribute to fill the space.

any

There is at present seareely individual in the folony, with the exception of the officers of the Ordnance department, capable of providing plans estimates and specifications for Church required. . The same want

my sending home- to

prevents

the

Your Lordship any proposals for the fourt- House, Government. B Governor's residence. Phave therefore

Offices, and in my separate and confidencial Despate...

239

Despatch of 11th Deck 1844, recommended-

that a really capable Architect and -

civil. Engineer be sent to perform-

this

necessary duty

In the mean

while, I cannot help entertaining very

serious

one

those

fears lest hurricanes, called. Typhoons, which

oceur at uncertain periods, should- lay in ruins the

very

unsubstantial

housed ..

and the

temporary buildings in which the public business is carried-on-, public reends

In the erection of Offices for the transaction of Government business,

are

a portion_ must be devoted to the Diplomatic department of the- Plenipotentiary and Superintendent of British. Trade; and I would therefore that a part of the expenditure.

suggest

be carried to the ace our

Foreign Department in England..

With reference to the fgtonial Hospital recommended- by my Predecessor, and directed by Your # Lordship's Despatch. N. 412 of September -

30th not to be undertaken without the

approval. from

lans and

home of plans

estimates, I have the honor to state

no st

steps

that no semeurning it

whatever have been taken

The Police and other- civil Servants have been attended in

the Seaman's hospital, and the total. charge of the Medical Department-of the felony from my arrival to the 310h Jecember, a period of nearly right months, was £ 438,13,10-

only

my

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Lordship's,

derstand whettin

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Mr

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dengan 14 15 16 Hong Kong. No1239. 2:0

entured

1424

Sir J. F. Davis

18451

Forwarded by AUG?

5. Murdock 20

Mit Stephen APP Hope

20

Lord Stanley 20

Relative to Church

20. August 1045.

There to acks the

receipt of goue despatch the 18 March last 1055, that in consequen

of the

reporting of the

the want in

A. Kon.

&

opan Offien capable of preparing plaus Estimates of public butte no attempt

hasbeen

get made to commence the public or the God hands

Vide to Treasury - 16 Jan 16h the Church, 14 46. job

Officer

Your angeest therefore that

& competent Architects

he

and fivil Engineer sent out to perform this duf

Oureccioing youn

Despatch Scommunicated

мини

ле

who

the substance of it to M. Gordon, the Luwezon General of Acting s had recelity applied tome for ave, tension ofhis

leave,

on

the ground of his

wife's ill health, and

Wanggot desired him brugget any flan which, in his

Suclore

abrence, might remove the inconvenience com plained of. the Copies of twolitens which Me Gordon las

addieped

Ви

tome in auxever.

In Gordon states, as

wih see,

that he fore

hehad

heleft N. Hong prepared two plans of the Church, one on the

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dated their

7 Gordon home. Hoth.

B.

211

most economical. The other

on a

mare

expensive scale.

and that approximate

Potuicates

of the expense of

Each had been made out.

He likewire states that

a

plau dapproximate

lativecate of the

of the

DJ House

had been submitted

Wou

In respect to the plausoh

the

Cheech, however, the

luxadded in conversation

that probably you might not be aware of their bistence, as previoucaly

Whis quitting the solong thy had not been dub.

mitted

Under

there circumstance, it

has appeared tone that

unless you should be

aware

ofromedecided

plays bu

objection are thad

BM. Gordons mfort waliyefany viclag might be avoided & som hansmithing

them at once to me in

order

that with Mr. Gordon's

have at

cooperation, andauch, apistance as I can be able to command in thei

fountry, Ane Godt might

be able to correct and

omplete McGordon's Extineates and finally

the plaus

Shave

to decide on

tohe adopted

be according Brequents that you with forward tonce the plans in question and such other plaus of public buildings

mag

as

212

completed

maybe already couples the first opportunity after your receipt of this despatch, with auch Encarks tinformation

thank useful

at

• you may neupay for my

опе

In the

au

+ partine barly asto guidance f the probable refpicis meantime Ichall of the runs into grant &M. Gordon bye to Fordumas addition of &mouth, Extenlated to look whis onginal leave of the Expense in absence, that he mag be on the spot to afford all requisite explanation, when the plans mag

Each case.

1

arive

There points in M. Gordon's

are deveral thin

letters towhich Swould

callgamateur all gaur attention, and

expecially

This explanation прес

сайли

of the causes of delay

in the Smargon Generali

Office-

леди

Schould be

Glad tussive jous

piccion

за

on all such

absone futuretime-

pointy_ hut Schould,

of course, not with you Adelay your report on the planes of public buildings on that

account.

Li

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Save divested by lordstanly back the

the ligth/Sout

duzegeting

of

thratant

The manner

entered

2.2. August 745. A. J. Gordonkey

A

213

incon

in which then convenien

arising from the wantin Achong of a person capaber

of preparing plans Vestung, for the public Building might

вени

be overcome.

dordstanly

It has appeared to dow Stanly that as you state that flaus tapfinning latinates of the Church thod Stance wen puepand

Hod Khanal Refore

Jave

left thong,

the readient way of avoiding

виш

unmerepong delay might heobably be to have thone plans Platinates but home and examined and

finally seteted in this Country.

His Lordship

home

has accordings directed die J. Davis Brandon thone places Vertimates fo

ту

the earliest opportunity-

audin

the meantime his

Lordship acceded tour request for

an addition

to offmouthes boun original leave opavane

You with, however, herequired Wholdgemacht sholdgamaulf in readiness bathund at this Office & furnish angerplanation,

magheregered

which m

whenever the plan & Estimate, shall bereived.

Ne 36.

Miscellaneous

Copy

to 2.0.13. August 181.5

RECEIVED

AUG 2

1845

My Lord,

With

1360 An hom

214

Victoria, Honghong.

17th March, 1845.

reference to my Despatch.

No 52 of 1844, in which I informed, your Lordship of my

measures in conse

consequence

of finding that both British, and American_ subjects had erected

reeted buildin

buildings

on

the

Chinese shore opposite to Victoria, I have

the

etion

satisfaction

to state that they have. terminated in causing all the parties

to remove to Son

Honghong.

In addition to the invasion

Chinese territory contrary to the Treaty,

ation had the

this sort of usurpation

of diminishing the demand for

of

effect

Yovernment land in the Colony. An

American

The Right Honorable,

The Lord. Stanley,

te.

te.

Ve

American had established a lar

large Jockyard, and some English. Merchants planted buildings on the Chinese showe by the

the connivance an

and corruption of the local officers. My letter. to Neying has had the effect of their- being obliged

to come over to Honghing,

and

d to

and there ereet the establishments which

they had commenced on the other side.

The risk of accident and dieputes -

with the Chinese Govern.

vernment will-at

the

the same time be prevented. abandonment of a system from which I could anticipate nothing-

but quil.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest-respect, Your Lordship's

Most Obedient

Stumble Servant,

звайт

entered

1360 Hor

All Addington Dry Sie

Forwarded & ANGE Mundochi MESICphen

W. Hop

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Soul Stanley 12

145.

Po 26-17 Ment jus.

215

13 August 100:

With reference tong

lette of

2

the 12 Dec." Cast I

of the

след

au directed & doclantz. Wtransmit you

Recewith,

for the consideration of

the Earl of Aberdeen, the Afg of a further desp. from the Gode getting geAlong reporting the result of

the communication which he had addressed to the Imperial Comment on the Sufect of the erection of building (Ammian 4. British subjects Cowloon Peninsula.

on

the

i

Je

:

No 37. Miscellaneous

REO

0.0.

AUG 2

1367

8

ong

216

з погод Victoria., Hongtong,

20th March, 1845.

My Lord,

With reference to my Despatch- N: 21 of the 11th Inetant, I have the honor to actinowledge the receipt, yesterday, of Your Lordship's Original. Despatches from r. 30 of the 5th to 1.1/3 of the 30th of September

43

1844, inclusive; and. of 3 Circulars dated. the 26th of August, the 12th and the 28th of September, with 2 inclosures. -

Also,

to

Meo, of your Lordship's duplicate-

despatches, from No 26 of the 12th of August, 1.26 of the 18th of September - 18111, with its inclosures, and of a duplicate- circular of the 7th of August of the

same

your..

The Right Honorable.

The Lord Stanley,

Ve.

tc.

Ve.

I

172 May, 1845.

Viatorio, Von King,

Pheeised

Govern Stan

fr

No.36.

Buildings on the Coroloon. of persons who had created

Reporting rencoval to Hongkong

Peninsula

7-hy

:

5

I have the honor to be, With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant

247

Sr. 38

Jupicial.

129 placagent

a

C.O

AUG. 2 1845

My Cord,

1362

218

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Victoria,& Houghtong,

к

27 March, 1846.

Although the Celanal

)

regulations only specify that whenever

be

capital sentence shall have been executed, a report of it mush transmitted to the heretary of State," Whink it right to acquaint, Four

with a case wherein three

Lordship with

Chinese convicts, condemned to death

for

an

atrocious robbery with violence

and wounds on their

our v σ

v countrymen,

committed suicide in Prison previous

to execution.

anew

en were trico

tried before

These me

the Supreme Court, and the frequency

The Right Honorable,

The Lord Star

Не

Не

aley

of

Vonykorf,

Governor

20th March, 1845.

Reatived

1037

to the 30th September, 1844.

of Riginal. See pal@hes

Acknowledging receipt

(2

of

of the crime previous to their capture am conviction led the Chief Justice to pass on them the severest sentence the Law. When the cas came before my opension, after a careful perusal of the judge'= consideration of all the

me in Council, it was

notes, and a

circumstances attending the offence, that the sentence of the Court ought to be executed, and I accordingly confirmed the

same.

It unfortunately happened from the overcrowded state of the "prison, ( a defect which can only be

: remedied by the erection of .

avit

a neu

· gaol, now under

-

adequate gaol, considerations that these three persons were locked up in the same cell. They appear to have assisted in strangling and hanging each other during the

afternoon

219

afternens, and thus traded the public Execution for which they hird been reserved, a practice common, I

understand,

among Chinese plous

condemned to death.

The circumstance was

N. ____ in the enclosed letter

reported

Enclosed letter from the

from the Chief Magistrate, and a Coroner's chiqued being held on the bodies, the verdict

Zelo de se as stated in Enclosure

was

82. No 2.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships.

Most Obedient

Humble krvant,

27dans Dani

i pidged. rightly in repotity.

their

I am not aware that anyther.

heads When the сели

he it

his to any fig

27th March, 1845.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Received

Governor

Stanley

No 3 8.

2 Molosures.

condemned to death.

of 3 Chinese Convicts

Reporting suicide in Prison

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1362 Hongkong 129 220 Davis Sir Jaugerties

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F. Lin

Forwarded by part

12 Men dock to

Hope

Receipt of your Despatch of the 27 Mauchlast ho 38, reporting the suicide in prison of there Chinese who had hem convicted

of Murder and sentenced the Stanged. Sapprove offer having reported

Miscinemastance to

me.

have

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Sir,

RECEIVED

AUG 2 1845

1362

221

Victoria, 23rd Hbr 1845.

by

It is with regret that Import to You, for the information of His Excellency

the Governor, that the three Chinese prisoners under seniterice of death in the Victoria Jail

were this afternom discovered

dead in their cell . Two of them were

o

found hanging by the neck to the tonidow bars, the third lay on the flow of the coic with marks of strangulation

meck?

m

The Coroner has been informed of

his

their death, and the Inquest when received by me shall be forwarded for His Excellency's inspection

The Honorable,

Fitt. 6. Bruce.

I have to

(Signed) W. Caine.

Sheriff.

true copy.

Colonial Soretary. Fredrich W.. Broug

:

:

1362

Inquest.

CEIVED

AG 2

1840

222

Evidence lakin at the Inquest.

༡༩

Mr Edward Jarncant Corners

M Phillip Marcussen

Jurors)

Mr Gorge Robertson.

Mathew Cosper devors. James Martiban Robert Lowrie . Sworn, John Kains.

)

This Inquest was held at the Gaol on the bodies of three Chinese Convick nanied "Gary Aling, Laang Akhiring and Loo-licher.

new.

The Jury proceeded to the riv. Francis Fill Sworn said

Jam Colonial Surgeon Iwas sent

for yesterday in the course of the Evening

three men

men there

to attend at the gaol to look at the bodies thore. Iforind

Ifound them lying .::. the cell and on Examination found

the

the mark of a rope poned the sucks of all three, and there were other appearan

rue

c c

which led to believe that they had been hanged. They were quite dead. The ropes

suspended from the iron bars in the

were

e

wall.

(Signed) To Dill:

James Jennell Soon sai

Jam a Policernan. I was on duty at the gaol yesterday- Iwent round to visit the cells which is generally done wery half hour. Mooked into the cell where the three Chinese were and saw

and

two of them hanging by the neck . I immediately ran are told Ferjeant Collins of it. He came and looked at them - and then went to Mr Hillierad

1

tve Karon - Sfound the third man lying

ground covered with his to clothes. When Mr Stillier and Mr Fram

on the

came

were

ere

had

they

223

were ordered to be cut down they

- quito dead when I found them they

made

unrove part of their bed which was

J Juny

bass and

and made popes of it. there was enough

to

cover one man. There

was a tub in the cell which I found turned bottom upwards, which was a

little on

one side of one of them, as if it had been Kicked away.

The deceased had asked me

twice yesterday when they were going tho be hung - I told them they were not going to be hung just directly - No person

near them yesterday except to give them their pation. I did not notice that

went near

on

they had been unravelling the gunny bags but I found there or four of the boards the floor of the cell taken up and the contents of the bucket smptied mere there

1 were strick orders giver that

That no one

should visit them. There was some.

Came

Writing

writing

on the wall, which a

Chinaman said, meant their names and

place of Residence there is also other toriti which is not yet translated - ""They were

deas about 7/4 past 4.

Jaind

bind

Verdich

Felones de se

(Signed) James Annell.

Policeman.

P. Marcussen John Kairos. Matthew Cooper. Robert Dowpie.

(Seguirs)

Korge Robertson J. Macehore

(Signed) R. Jamcomb.

Coroner.

Certified

true copy.

(Liquid) E. tomcomb (LD)

A true espy.

Coroner

Frederick M.A. Bruce

Nisy

C.

AUG. & 1845

My Sered,

1363

224

Victoria, Hongkong,

3rd April, 1845.

f

H

With peference to Your Lordships, despatches No 31 and 33 of the bed and r of September, I have the honor to report the arrival of Police Superintendent May, and Inspectors Smithers and. Mc Gregor in this Colony. There has not been yet time to organize the extensive changes in the Solice establishment

but whenever these shall have been

completed. I shall not fail to report on them to Your Lordships

The right Honorable,

The Lord Manley,

Yo,

Ve

1%

I

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writing

on the wall, which a

Chinaman said, meant their

nar ES

place of Residence - there is also other

which is not yet branslated - ""They found deas about jo past 4

berdich

Felones de se

4.

We

(Signed) James Anne

Soliceman

R. Marcussen John Kairos. Matthew Cos

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(Signed)

Coroner.

J. Macche

Certified

true copy.

(Signed) E. Tameont (LA)

A true copy.

Coroner

Brederich W. A. Bruce

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0.0

AUG. 2

1845

My Lord,

1363

224

Victoria, Hongkong,

3rd April, 1845.

With preference to Your Lordship's despatches No 31 and 33 of the ber and 9 of September, I have the honor to report the arrival of Police Superintendent May, and Inspectors Smithers and Mc Gregor in this Colony. There has not been yet time to organize the extensive changes in the Police establishment consequent on the orders from Home,

but whenever these shall have been completed, I shall not fail to report on them to Your Lordships.

The right Honorable,

The Lord Manley,

Ve

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:

1

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

C

Humble krvant.

225

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August 145.

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AUG 2

1845

My Lord,

road

226

Victoria, Hongking

9th April, 1845.

I have the honor to enclose to Your Lordship a Sepplementary Report and Estimate for the completion of the

id from lictoria to Saiwan, authorized. by the Liculonant Governor, in absence, amounting in the whole to $8.4.31.81, and a Report and Estimate

mny

amounting to of$ 4.746. 50 for its continuecation to Sylano, where it will join the present -horse path leading from Victoria to * Checkchu, which latter place I have taken the liberty to name Stanley. after Your Lordship.

I have already reported in my

The Right Honorable,

The Ford Manley,

Je

Jo 4,

despatch

Governor

3rd April, 1845.

Ictoria, Hongkong

Lord

Reclived.

No 39.

Stanley.

of Superintendent of Police_

Reporting arrival in Colony

Mr May,

and Inspectors

Smithers &

Messegon; te.

BY

despatch Nr. 63 Tinancial", of the 2 the of November last, that this road toas projected by Major General D'Aguilar, during my

absence in the north,

mv

account of its importance in a military and Avil point of view, and that as it

necessary to begin the work without

was

vás nec

in

delay, order that a communication might be opened by means of it with Sywan and Manley before the setting

"n

f

of October 1844.

of the painy season, the Lieutenant de minuten fineant Governor and Council had directed the Cameel of the goa

licting Surveyor General, MW Cleverly to prepare a Report and Estimate of its Expense, and in accordance with it. had voted the sum of $15,000 for its " formation. Subsequently, however, W. Cleverly found that

found that an additional

number of drains and bridges were required, and on observing carefully the

action

N: 3.

i

227

action of the high tides along different, parts of the coast he further determine on raising the road to a level of fours fect, above high water anark; and not of two as originally proposed . Instead

of bringing to any notice the necessity for these alterations, In Cleverly proceeded to them into effect

Carry

oron

on his

originally

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responsibility, and the sum voted has been expended, leaving considerable portion of the road unfinite, -Jaccordingly caused the letter inclosure

he: 3 to be addressed to him.

It is but fair

fair to him to state, however, that I have submitted the

propriety of the alteration in the lovel

of the road to major lildrich, the Commanding Officer of Engineers, and that he fully concurs in its necesity, N. 4. as expressed

Expressed in Enclosure No : H

N:

I have therefore deemed the case sufficiently met by a reprimand for the irregularity, and a distinct tonning that a repetition of it will not be

overlooked.

as

February 1845.

Ithen brought before Council the authening propriety of continuing this road so

to attain the objects for which it was underlakon, namely in the first place. the giving access to a detachment, quartered in the Sywan barracks ? the necessity of which has been shongly wiged by Major General Di

there bein

fr

king

no

as

Aguilar,

means of communicating with them by land either pom betoria Stanley; and, in the second place, the opening up a good line of communication betweer Stanley and ketoria. The scisting bridle path. between these two points, crossing

the

hills,

K

228

hills, where they are both very high

bery abrupt, be seen

can with

arw

with difficulty, as will

by the Report and Estimate ho: 1.5, and the accompanying sketch, be made available for persons on foot or on horseback ; and the bridges on it are so faultity constructed, that they writ require an outlay upon them alone of frow 3 to 4,000 dollars to render them scure. Any further Expenditure this bridle path will become unnecefsion it the road be continued, and

new

o

therefore, as major General D'Aquilar in Council had authorized the work

mature consideration of its - public advantages, and as the Council

ne that Economy agreed with

on a

me

now

required it should be carried on, I have sanctioned the further amount. proposed in these Estimates, reducing

the

:

the width of the road from the point where it leaves the coast pom fiftion feet to low.

len.

As marly every public work? essential to the prosperity and uses the Colony has

now

of

been undertaken

or completed, with the sxception of some drains and water Courses, five remaining

C

miles of road to complete the circuit of this Island, and some minor items, and as I shall not attempt the erection of Government Offices

or a

Government

House, until Plans and Estimates can be submitted for Your Lordship's - sanction, Isee little prospect of further Expenditure during the approaching

account of Public Works. This

Year on

on

must therefore be considered as a tast reduction on the Treasurer's Estimates

forwarded in

in my despatch ho : 73 of

No

December

No 5,6+7.

are a o

229

December, 13th comprising as they did a supposed amount of torks, which there no present means in the Lund offic to execute, wen had they ben authorized. Ing to inclose a very satisfactory Report from the Auditor on the mode

in which the Public works have been

executed in the Surveyor General's. Separtment.

I have the honor tobe,

With the highest respect

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Irvant.

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B/ thick

lecornunded for Fam

772

berg

Metoria

szyrong,

9th April, 1845.

Gover no

7 Inelo

N. 40.

Received

Reporting

tar

I wres

and its continuation to

on the Saiwan. Hoad

Tytan;

and transmitting Auditor's

Report

generally.

on

Public Works

Jared

CR. Freachenley Lin

For

6 AUG

Mundown 12

phen Hope ch Lord Stanley

взе

40-7 Apr. il 1845

230

14. August 1045

Lave directed t

1

Rord Stanley Stransmit Лед byour herewith, for the consideration of the dondo Comme" of

the

Идора

Kearny, the Copgopa Despatch from the God.

of N. Kong, Encloring

Supplementing

а

Cotivnate

for the completion of the Road from

Netoria

to Laiven, andexplaining the circumstance, under

which the excess on the

former lotimate har arisen. Sam Bregunt

to the Lord. gan to convey гаснед

заи

of the Treasury dord

Staulezi spiccion

that

advecte

Whhane

circumstances, the additional outlay necessary for the Completion of lacci Road

should receive their

lord hips sauction.

Lordships.

Shave

Gor 1364.

Jy 1503)

40 thing

Gouemo

4:139

Dr. S. X. Davis 18t

18451

Honpiadeda, A

Mundock G.

Stephen

Hope

Fenley

же

231

7. th Sept 145

Shane Brehnatge

the rest of the publ

of the Ji Apil lait, hotto, enctoring a Supplementary litimit

for the Completion of the Road from Victoño to Saiwan

to Ir

repo

anil

t &h, timate for it, Contimation

ad

the

Circumstances which the trees.

snow

the former Shmate

Hunt Convey

візан

to you the hueping Authority for

Spends time.

haverting both

bery proper Comme

meation which you holdreped to the hoting Surveyor Sevent the subject of deviation from the Ajurial Shamite in the execution othe. first mentioned work There not deemed it mehrenztomake

any

further remarken

this point, bushing the the directions

given bygmülle вуз

prevent the recurrence

similar

да

singulent.

N73

Sir,

232

Colonial Office, ketoria, Hong Kong, 15th Heb 1845.

Jam directed by His Excelleng

the Covernor to return the Enclosed Report

and Estimate No : 15 for revision, and to observe with reference to the increased Expenditure

the Sauvan road, that

on

where a work has been sanctioned

according to a plan submitted in a previous Report, it is irregular to - depart from it, without authority, in any material respect. You should have first brought to the notice of this - -Excellency, the reasons

reasons which in

which in your judgment made the suggested

alteration necessary, and have solicited leave to prepare a supplementary

Report

!

f

C. S. G. Cleverly, Esgre

Acting Surveyor General :)

Report and Estimate of the additional, Expense to be

to be thereby incurred to be submitta to His Excellency for his final approval. A strict adherence to this mode of proveeding is of the greatest importance,

and His Excellency wishes it to be distinctly understood - with reference all works conducted by your department, that he will not in future overlook any deration for wit

Before deciding finally on a

continuing

the work, it will be

to

necessary to send in a Separate Report : and Estimate for the additional hoo feet added to the height of the Embankment, as originally proposed, and for facing the same with rubblet= including also the additional bridges and gullets required along the line Also a separato Reportte to

Extend

233

Extend the road provided for in report. and Estimate N29, from the summit marked D above Tylam pass

- pass to its junction with the present road leading from kotona to Check-chu.

Ano a separato pequisition for

approval, of the plant, wheelbarrows & required to carry on the works of your department,

I have de

(Segred) Pitt: A. Bruce

Colonial heretary.

True copy.

Frederich M. A. Ponce

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...

No 40, 1845.

Inclosure N. 3 in Hespatel

234

Ketoria, Houghtong,

21th February, 1845.

I have the honor to acknowledge.

me a

the receipt of your letter, inclosing Supplementary Report and Estimate for the construction of the road to Saiwan, and requesting my opinion as to the propriety of raising the road four feet above high water mark instead of two feet. In reply I have the honor to state, very much affects,

that as the tides are

and raised by the northerly bounds, Sconsider

it

- very necessary that the road in question should be at least four feet above the

ordinary height of high tater

to

Ireturn the Estimate forwarded time.

Ihave te

The Honorable,

J. Y.A. Bruce.

(signed) Edward Aldrick Igor. Com : Pl. & Sup Eng:

true copy.

Colonial Secretary Rederich Muttrices

Suplicate

Jairran Road..

to Mr Cleverly, regarding the From the Colonial Secretary

15th Feby: 1845.

1

234

Sir

Ketoria, Houghtong,

214 February, 1845.

I have the honor to acknowledge-

me a

the receipt of your letter, Enclosing Supplementary Report and Estimate for the construction of the road to Saiwan,

and requesting my opinion as to the propriety of raising the road four feet above high water mark instead of two feet. In reply I have the honor to state,

Jo, the

that as the tides are

very much affecter, and raised by the northerly tourds, Sconsider

it very necessary that the road in question should be at least four feet above the ordinary height of high water.

-Seturn the Rotinate forwarded to me.

Ihave te

The Honorable,

J. YM.A. Bruce.

(Signed) Edward Aldrich, Inojo.

Come ? Pl. & Sup Eng:

true copy.

Colonial Kcretary Rederich MA Bruces

N. 40, f 1845.

Inclosure No 3 in Despatel

varovan

15th Toby. 1845.

"

235

Annual Report of the Auditor of

Mongkong

on the Civil Expenditure for +

Public Works for part of 1843-44 and the

-whole of 1844-45, in conformity with Article

25 of his Instructions.

Audit Office, Victoria. 9th April 1845.

Sir

In obedience to my

Instructions, I

have the honor to report that after a careful

examination of the Accounts of the Land Office, for the Year ending 31th March 1845, I have found every reason for Your Excellency to be satisfied with what has been done by that Department in a financial point of view =>

Your Excellency's

that on

It appears

arrival on the 7th May 1844, there was due upon

His Excelloney

John Francis Davis

Governor, &c, &c.

services

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services authorized by Sir Henry Pottinger,

£2677-15-4 for the payment of which

Your Exseellency issued Warrants - The total Expenditure appearing for the last Year for Public Works is thus, in furt, for the two working Years 1843-44 and 1844-46.

Eight s

services authorized by Your Excellency amounting to £5608_3.10 been executed by contract, in strict conformity, with the Regulations under that head:

have

It further appears that owing to

amount of the Tenders sent in

the exscessive

by Public Contractors, it was deemed expedient that the Civil Engineer and black of the Works, under the direction of the Acting. Surveyor General, should execute fouition (14) services by Day Labour to an

aggrecate

amount of £ 13,584 -12

10

The amount of the highest Tenders

sent in for two of these services, &.9.

" for the

construction

236 construction of Roads and Streets in Victoria","

and " for the extension of the Sai-wan Road"

was, for the former £8450, the lowest £6500;

for the latter the highest Tender was £13,600,

the lowest £ 30. 33 - b " 8.

The former work was executed by the Clerk of the Works by Day, Labour for

₤2816 $13.4; the latter for £1300, which is

sufficient evidence of the advantage of the

arrangement adopted, by its effecting a saving, of £ 5426-13-4, and which in derail, is

professionally entered into, by Mtr Pope

the Clerk of the Works, in a Memorandum

drawn up by him for my information, which is

attack.

The Land Office Reports and Estimates in accordance with Lord Stanley's Despaich's

of the 30th December 1843, not only for buildings, but for the other public works also,

were in almost every instance, sent to Major

Aldrich!

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4

Aldrich, Commanding Royal Engineers, for his opinion, and thaN officer has generally

reported favorably of them, and has, irisome. instances, recommended alterations in then,

which have been invariably adopted, though

some increase

of expenditure was

thus. _

inevitable consequences;

the

On Special Service Report for clearing the ground for the new Chinese

Location at Tai-ping-shan; Major Aldrich reports favorably, approving the work and outlay.

at

On Estimates Nez 2 and 5 with plans

and Specification Nr 2 for the residence of the Assistant Police Magistrate a ! Chek chü (alias "Stanley" ) for a Police Station there, and for one in Victoria, Major Aldrich reports favocably, approving the work and outlay generally, but recommending the Cells to be built of brick, uistead of stone,

for

237

for sanatory reasons, which was however,

overruled, because the Chief Magishate of Police

#

did not consider Cells built of soft China, bricks sufficiently secures Majoi Aldrich also added Instructions for drawing up Reports and Estimates for Public Works

& generally, the Land Office nover having been furnished

with

any

Instructions for the performance

of their duties.

On Report and Estimate Nr 3

for the construction of a Marbour Master's Wharf and landing Por, Maja Aldrich recommended the building of Cour corfor to

and Crosswalls in addition to the proposed: plan of the Land Office, which was accordingly executed, at an increased cost

£47.17.2.

of

The first plan proposed by th= Land Office for the construction of Sewers in Victoria, having been submitted to Major

Aldrich

Aldrich, that officer expressed his dissent from it, and another was in consequence prepared, much in accordance with Major Aldrich's opinions, of which he expressed his approval. This alteration in the plans, somewhat increased the amount of Erts penditure

for the service.

On Report and Estimate Nr. 4 for the construction of additional Culverts.

the Queen's Road between the Albany Godowns and Best Point; Major Aldrich expressed his approval of the plan outlay.

and

Original Report and Estimate

Nr 9 for the construction of the Road

to Sai-wan, with a view to its extension:

to Chok-chic (now Stanley") was not sent to Major Aldrich, because it was considered that it must be impossible for any out

opinion upon a Lisic of (Road,

to give

an

without

238

without first going over it heimself, a labour which the Lieutenant Governor in Your Excellency's absence did not think it would

be right to require of Major Aldrich : The work was consequently undertaken by the Land Office with the view of _• reclaiming a large portion of ground-

fo in the

iz uz as well as to make a Live

Road over His

over this space, and the

estimated Amount for its completion,

viz. £ 3389-13-9 was

placed in Warrant

during the absence of Your Execêlency in the North by Major General Ditquitar the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony.

the work, the Surveyor executing tencial was induced to alter his original s

In

plans for contracting the embankment acress Wông. nei-chung Bay, by adding twe feet more to the height of it,

t of it, in order to

- scoure the ground' I being properly, reclaimed;

bu

by preventing

ine sea

e sea at

high tide from

washing over the embankment, and this

alteration he made without precious authority

When it was discovered that nearly

the whole amount estimated for the construction of this Road had been

expended, whilsta

Ist a great portion of it still remained to be completed, the Surveyer

an

General was called upon for and he alleged this additional, the embankment as the chief

explanation, this additional raising of for the

cause

use

greater outlay. Whereupon the question

of the nece

necessity for this service was submitted to Major Aldrich, who, under date the 21st February, approved of the embankment

being raised

raised " at least four feet above ndinary high-water mack, instead of two", owing to the tides being much affected and raised

in the Bay, when the Northerly winds prevail .

in

The

239

The Surveyor General having submitted submitted all proper Vouchers for sums

expended, was directed to send in a supplementary Report and Estimate for

the

completion of the Road to Sai-wan; and the Estimate for this service ammuting

to £ 1826-17 having been referred to " Major Aldrich, and approved by heims, was placed in Warrant accordingly.

I have drawn up the annexed Tabular Statement to show at

al a

a glance

the progress and cost of each work executed by the Land Office to 314. March 1845. Upon this Tabular Statement, there appears for services Net 1,2,3,4,5,6, 9, 10, 12, an Arcount of £17,6005, 18, 4, unexpended, and which it is supposed necessary to complete them, and I have the honor to suggest,; that, in accordance with the custom, which prevail : in other Departments, this unexpended.

Bolanes.

Balance should be set apart, and not be brought forward against the Expenditure of the Surveyor Genc, al's Department for the

Year 1846-46; that until the service are completed, separate Returns should be drawn out upon them, and that all Vouchers connected with them should be marked to

the Year' 1844-45 to which they virtually

solely belong. By this method the actual annual Expenditure in the Land Office will be yearly closed, and each financial Year will be charged with its own

on proper Expenditure.

of this

e...

If Your Excellency should approve arrangement, it will be advisable to direct the Surveyor General to number

from unity, all new services to be undertaken from 14th April 1845-46.

"It being evidently, irregular for the black of the Worked to be the Paymaster of

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240 the weekly Biles of those employed by the Land Office on Day Labour, and in petty

that

Contracts, I have also the honor to

Sto suggest. Your Excellency might with great advantage

order the Colonial Treasurer directly to make all payments, and to take Receipts, whereby

also all irregularities in the proper payments, receipts, issues of money, forms of Vouchers, and other Documents can be at once

checked by the Treasures.

In recommen

Vonce.

commending the employment.

and attention of Mr. Pope to be relieved

from this service, I deem it my duty to report to Your Exsecilency that that Officers Vouchers and Office-Documents are most Satisfactory and evince indefatigable zeal : the performance of his duties; and I- jaisonally know that but for his systematic

ted

Liv

and unassisted endeavours to keep the Accounts of the Land Office in order, they

must

the

must have fallen into inextricable confusion:

I may add that Mr. Pope feels

that as Dercolor of the Pullic Works he should not be Paymaster for them.

I have the honor to be,

Your Excellency's most bedient,

humble Servant- & Etheller

Auditor :

A

211

Memoranda of the relative cost of Public Works in the Surveyor General's Department,

when executed under Contract and when

carried on by day work.

Road from Wong-nei-ching to Sookrin poo executed by Contract by Cunninghame (English Contractor / for § 2000. This line of Road for

facility of execution, the small number, and

incxpensive construction of the Drains, may

be classed with the lowest cost of formation on the Shuck-pai Road excepting thai

the former is 30 jct and the laiter 15 feet

wide, which difference should diminish the

cost, (the side Drains de being the same in

both cristances) say 2 this.

3

Soo kumpoo Road

The whole length is 800 yds. @ 2.8.47 bts is $2.000

Lofs & this for 34tra widit 18 486km per yd.

Shuck paiwan Road.

Bir k

SA BA

212

i

Work of the same description costs. 93

Cts

and for stone supervision. 38 - $1.26 Ch.

On the Sai-wan Road, the work has been chiefly executed by day work, excepting the bridges

which are let by Contract, and some portions,

was

where the work was more expensive and at

the same time better calculated for letting

"

in small Contracts or "piece work jobs "at

measurement prices.

The proportion out of the first Estimate

for $15,000 that

was carried out on

system; was as follows -

Bridges

$2,290

Sea Wail, Sokan & poo@ 1.75 pr. ft. 829 0.60

Dr beyond do. (@ 01 prft.

Sundry Contracts

Contacks

1156

1247.30

87984

in these

costly

any

other parts of the line,

As the wok comprized

was of a different and more

As was

description than

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a direct comparison of the cost with the length

of Road executed, would lead to an inaccurate.

an

result, but an approximate comparison

cost of

work

of the

the Contact Work and of that by day

1

may be obtained by referring to the

ultimate wages paid unde. Contract, as compared

with the ordinary rate for day work; thus :

The ordinary rak of crages at day work, is

7) Coolies = 18. 3 Masons Prius Masons

On the Soo kur poo Sa Wall

Atoong Contracte vemploped 3444/bortis

and reccceed for 345 f. run of

= /S

(a 2.8 p+ ft: $690

wall

524 --@ 1.75-8917

869

- es cost of "Stove and Beating

5.75 ft.

1607

ged

869

$737.

Apony Contructor employed 2184 mon

and revived for 1962 fr @ $1.45 1683.50

(a

4.4

Lefs

a

}

Less Stone (a $1

962.-

the latter having,

much the longest lead.

213

1

$721.50 3.75

On a portion of Road beyond Soo-kunk poo Bank

Some allowance must be made

for side work which would tent to

4900 Coolies filled 3860 fube yds

Cofies for

tube d.

1.26

On the Streets in Victoria Estimate amounting

to $413142 then

cxpended on small Contracts

Tube yd.

15.

thise two works.

raise the rate of wages

Atun Contractor for wall beyond Soo kaw-poo imployed 3832 Crolics.

$1156.-3.35.

and received for 1156 ft ran $1156.

Atin Contractor for completion.

of a portion of Read at Chatteymoon

Masoris

Coolies employed 334.5 and 778

Atrong Contract for cutting through Rocks at Soo-kaw - por

employed 47% Masons.

and received

5.82.45.

$200

2.38

the

A Calculation of the Amount of Carthwork.

executed by a given number of men at daywak

gives the following result.

Coolies

42,593

but as these wou

chiefly for detached

works and for completion of sundre unfinished

portions,

no comparison.

be made with the

carr

other work

On the Shuck - pai-wan Road but little of

the Woch has been found & dapted for Roce unk

irre-

from the extreme ir

irregularity

The Grains and Sewers

oj

the ground

the Town of

Victoria, have all been executed by Contract

at per foot run, including excavation_

e

42 3 ft. 0 in. granite drains & 6 - 31.

2

1-6

Chi pr

Cube you lube you

bering

or a

5521 Coolies filled 5097.48 Cube yds. |1.09. 15.6

5730

3954.12

1.4420.6

the

in,

brick

2.

1.50.

- average 28 Cds pt bube ft. for Masonre, and brickwork, and 25€ts for excavation.

The

The Cost of the Marbour Master's Sea-wall

Cenhäctre in Masonry of

executed by an

by an English the best quality averaged

25-64 вы

-644. 7th Cube ft.

The above Memoranda shen that when work

has been done by Contract the Workmen have

lized a high rate of wages and the cost of the work has been consequently increased,

though not in the same.

in the same proportion as the increase

though

wages,

a

the

men ai

tainly work better, and

in wa

a portion of the cost of supeun tendence is dispensed with.

the

Asa

at ron't it may

be stated that

systern of letting Work in small Contracts

has been with great advantage employed in

conjunction

with work carried on at day week

and the largest works may

be executed in

one or more Contracts without employing any

day work labour, where the work contracted

day

-ordinary and simple descriptions,

for, is of an ordinary

such as buildings

buildings and all ordinary. Maks in

Masonry

?

Masonry,

214

both economically and sutis

and satisfacturilys

but where the work is of an uncertain or unusual

description, as the new lines of Road alluded to

above; the most economical and in sonce instances

the only practicable way of carrying out the work reements for day labour, and materials

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by agreement

indeed it has been tounes impossible to obtain

Anders for such description of work, except at

the most exorbitant prices - I may instances the lines of new Streets, under Report

and Estimate N76 for which the tenders averaged from 1f 30,000 to 17,39,000 and which were afterwards excented by day work for + 14,13,142, and the Road from Wong-ace-chiung

kan_poo, which was executed Conninghame for $2,000 while the other

to

by

Fenders ranged from $2500 4 $7350, and

English Contractor of some standing lendered for $76.000. (signed) Actin Popc

Vistoria, Mongking 3 Atferie 2nd 1345

Civil Engineer &

Click of Bucks.

(The Pastry) Al Sheller

с

Ven

Ni41

Inancial

NoI

No 2

No 3

12

Apart

RECEIVED

C.O.

AUG 2

1845

My Ford,

215

65 Victoria, Hongkong

60th April, 18416.

1010

With reference to my dispatch

ho: 17, of 28th Abruary, I have the honor to transmit the following Returns for the quarter inding 31 March,

veloxure

APLAS.

Creations of

Appendments

new

offices and

(Jul Changes in the holders of

office and appointment.

advances.

Additions to Salaries and

Payments of

an unusual

424 description and for extraordinary

No.4

Services.

The Right Honorable,

The Lord Stanley

!

Je

Je,

Ye

1.

Dup lie o le-

Memoran

relative cost of

morandum

of the

Pablic

when carried

under Contiuats,

Deportment when cycented Works in the Sirocyond generalis

day

work.

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helosure No bin Despatel

N. 40, of 1845.

3rd

April

1845.

.

I have the honor tobe,

Yitte the highest respect,

Your Lordship's, Most Obedient, Humble Irvant

246

>

Entend 411

1365 Hongkong

247

45

C. Frenchander die 12 Augurches

bomuavini i

inly p

Mudock 11

2000

Dr Stanley 12

41-10 april 1845

40

Savediveted f

Lord Stanly to transmit Wyan herewith, for the Consideration of o

Corners

the Lords

of the hearing,

Returns of new affoiitint

augmentations of Palais, andspecial fragments in

Strong for the Quarter Inding

Inding 31 March 1845.

In the return of addition,

W Salaries Fallowances deveral acegmentations are reported of wheel nospecial report has been received and of which no explaceation is given in the Colmm quemarks

of To this reture doctady,

with call Sir J. Daves,

The ther

attuition-

|

Victoria

10th April, 1845.

Bongtong,

Hovl¬

летя

I Stanley.

N°41.

4.

Iels

zures

Received

Returns for the quarter 31th March, 1845.

Transmitting Financial

ending

my

any traing

In the 5° enclome to this despatch several augment

The unced qwhich no special report has das explanation is here given.

lunes are acce

bec"te ee

Love

1.4 17

ttention should be drawn to this cirer

The other items

appear anobjectionabler Whave

tomall pervious reported & mort of the append The should. Ipilamme be sent to the Kearny ommendation that thig shed be

with

V

The bang

at and a

statim

imprgenzmy m

Explan & will be cest-

items have all bee

specially reported twit one or two exceptions already approved _ His Lordship would thenfore

that thing

recommend

should be admitted in

Me It Kong are

Кален

:

for 1365 8 1564 Whing

Lie I. J. Davis 1:138 Sir

Founded by

1845

MR Mundork 3 Mr Stephen ALione Loud Stanley

13

Jalgr

DS.

248

Caprious

have to actuales ge

thereeipt of founder patch

of

the 10hfuil lust hott

Enclosing

returios

2

New Offices and appointments

Changes in the several Offices - Addition, to Salaries and advances - and Pagments fan mensual description_for the Lecarter Ended 31 thank

1845.

и

of

On the 1" 244th of

these returns its in

mien pary for

пили ти

же

bee all

to offer any observations. the itemos compinged in Theme having brought Specially under The consideration

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Creation of new Offices and Appointinent in the Colony of Houghtons for the duarter siding The March, thes

Office.

Registrar Couvel

lind

Collector of taxes.

Forst Merk.

Secone do:

> hv C. Bolk

Monthly.

Salary.

Date and description of the authors Date of the Governor's despatch

vary

Bate of appointment er instruction (if any from A. His te H. Ms. Work in tingland respecting Column for Remarks in Work in England England in consequence the transaction on in cases where particular case for the statement of which the appointment, toas no previous authority may have of any special circumstances. been

pouse

air of au thority for the Governor.

Citrical

Letter frm

Sectolvary, 210 Dec 1844.

I. "Fearon, togre

Esq.

$250.

20

Do:

"

. J. Stevenson.

bo

10:

1 / 100 de tefan 1245.

Interpreter

r une

<

Ao: 5u. Veb39 1046.

Keasurers 3 Clerk. Mr. Med.

Clerk to Marine Mile. (Inglis. $1000

Tragistrate.

Auditor General's Office, Horyhting,

31th March, 145.

perade.

:

zerv deceivel,

A Lord Marley.

(Signe).A.2. Shelley

28th Dec 1044.

De:

"

- 18% fare 2 1045.

!

Mr hegle's former office

Ch 4b41843. as Clerk & Assistant,

Magistrate Abolishu.

Tone Copy.

Prederick W. A. Bruce

249

Changes in the Holders of Office and lippointments in the office of the Colonial Treasurer for the quarks irding St. March

Office.

Happointed by 4.

Af pronets from. Date of Coversion's sepulch

date

Name of the officer. Nance of the officer Mis. Govt. in England of newly appointed another office or bout: respecting the change,

formerly Governor who four ser by hit the who is now appoint date of authority of by the termer

-Dandannual the Secretary of _ of authority.

Salary.

apparchment and ammal Salary.

State.

ending. 1845.

situation in the story of office or appoint out Columns for remarks . description of former : or the new appointment appointment

heasurer's

) Y. Zhacerler hvit Benhame

Appointed or Mr.

14th 46 6 7 1846.

210 1467y 1845.

Chief

Mich N

$405.

₤405..

Inercent resignation.

Auditor General's Office, Hongtong,

(Signed) A. 2. Thelley.

Free Copy.

250

31 A March, 1845.

"

Auditor.

Frederick W. A. Bruces

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Additions to Salaries año Allowances in the Colony of Honghong, for the Quarter riding, 4th March, 1848:

Office.

Date of Name Appointment. Salary

briginal Present

Date from which Date and description of belary. increased Salary authority for

morcase..

Column for Remarks .

drawn.

Clock of

Yorks.

I.

Civil ingeneer Pope, Tape 15th May, 1864 £4108 par:

$550.

1st Jan 41845.

Letter of Colonial Sch

2.2 Jan 1845.

1th Clark - Chief.

Mithiles. Sept. " $80 per 10:

$100p mo:

Do:

Do: 13th Jan 7 1845.

Imagistrates Office.

2" Clerk. do..."Golforth. August 60

Chief Clock and the tranh 30% thay-

Rocher of Registry.

Auditor General's Office,

31st March, 1845.

во

"

.75.

Jo:

Ditto.

"

"120

130 "

De:

do: 22 an 1845.

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(Signed) A. E. Shelley.

Auditor.

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True Copy.

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251

Friderich W. A. Bruce,

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:

have been

lefs than 200, sack, which

of

Payments of an unusual description, and for Extraordinary Irvices amounting to not

incurves without presious authority from Her Majesty's Secretary of state for the Quarter riding the 37th day of March, 1845.

"Date of authority authority or instruction if to M. Ins. Government in England - Columme for Remarks in

Description of Service.

Amount To whom

Date and description if the

"tate of the Governors Dispatch

paid .

frone the Governon

any) from ect. Ms. Gost: in England in

in consequence of which the payment, wasmar.

respecting the transaction, in

any

particular case, and for the cases where no previous authority statement of any special -

may

have been received.

circumstances.

Ml.

Vil.

Vil.

Kl.

Nil.

Kl.

Ml.

: tuditor General's leffice,

(HongKong, W. March, 145.

(Sigurd) A.2. Shelley.

True copy.

2

lindiler.

Predrick MA. Bruce

all & Confential Hong Kong

Spiral

ate

jby.

Treasury 15 Augend Wa

My Lord,

RECED

AUG. 4 1845

Victoria Stongkong 13th April 1845.

253

The Treasurer having requested me

to forward some Letters which he addressed to the Colonial

Secretary, in answer to the Reports which the Auditor had made to the tridit Board in his official capacity, I called upon that Officer for any

Officer for any remarks which he might have

to offer upon these Letters, and directed him to address those

remarks to the Audit Board.

I now enclose the eAuditor's Report and

beg to inform your Lordship that I fully

his observations.

concur in all

Had Mr Martin, in explanation of the delay in the Accounts, confined himself to a simple representation of his own sickness and the sickness which prevailed throughout the various branches of the -Government generally, I should not have troubled Your Lordship with this Despatch, or with gemarks upon his conduct, in the hopes that he is at last- convinced that in order to discharge his duties efficiently he must give them his imdivided attention, instead

The Right Horible

any remar

entering

Lord Stanley

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te.

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entering into disquisitions concerning Chussan, and other

matters with which he has no concern.

As this however is not the case, and he

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endeavours to throw blame others, and insinuates that he has not met with the support he had a right to expect, I must express in the strongest terms to Your Lordship that there is no ground whatever for those observations on his part; but that I have had much reason to be dissatisfied with the onaner in which that Officer has conducted himself, the great additional Labour which his ignorance of his duties has entailed upon others, and the distraction

and annoyance,

in the midst of

the multifarious calls on any attention, which he has occasioned

myself.

one

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am

happy to say that, with this

exception, the greatest harmony and desire to assist each other has prevailed in the different- Departments of this Government since my arrival

I have the honor to be

My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient

humble Servant

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255

Audit Office Victoria Hongkong

11th April 1825.

A.B.6.

The

Gentlemen,

Mr Martin in consequence of

observations contained 5th March to which I gave

some

you

apon of the

my Report to

him access has requested

His Exalleney the Governor to transmit the accompanying enclosures ( marked A with 5 enclosures and B with I enclosure) his justification either to your Honorable Board, to the Lords Commissioners of AM Freasury, or to the Right Stonorable The Secretary of State for the Colonies. I transmit copy of the Letter containing.

this request with the Colonial Secretary's endorsement (inarked

AB 6).

-the Governor has directed me to forward. them to you and in obedience to his Instinctions that

them as I thought

on

I should make such semarks called for I have the honor to transmit the following observations on the statements contained in M. Martin's Letter.

In the first paragraph of Mr. Martin's letter (marked A) he observes that his advice or opinion

asked respecting

the incorporation of

was

never

me

the

Accounts of Mr. Stewart and M. Coffin with his own for the Inne Quarter whereas the fact is that that measure was recommented by after consultation with himself and in consequence of M. Commissary Generals Commissioners for Auditing)

Public Accounts

London

letter

256

letter (copy of which is enclosed with the reply thereto marked N. 1.R) and when I had received M. Martin's entire concurrence in the arrangement I made a Report thereon (copy of which I enclose marked N.2.R) and it was ordered to be carried into effect. On this subject I beg to refer you to the Commissary General's letter

F the 28th June (copy of

which is enclosed marked No3 R.). in which Mr Coffin complains of an Intended Deviation from this order long after it had come into

operation and his Accounts had been arranged accordingly Moreover His Excellency the Governor.

Governor as well as

the Honorable Frederick Bince the Colonial Secretary perfectly well-remember that Mr. Martin was consulted

on this point. I would here observe that the Colonial Secretary in his disagreeable task of controlling the Treasury Department has in every Instance consulted In Martin before the adoption of any measure connected with it.

When in Mr. Martin's absence it was found that he had still refused to embody Mr Coffin's Vouchers, and abide by the orders given to him by the Governor the subject which were given

as

on

own

I said before, in accordance with his original opinion and when Mr Coffin under date 24th August required proper authority for the comse he had pursued, that authority was given to him by the Governor as shown in the copies of the letter authority sand receipt endorsed (marked. 4 R ).

In the next paragraph Mr. Martin

1.

2.

R.

R.

3.

R

4. R.

speaks

R.

6. R.

on

speaks of his illness in consequence of which he was obliged to leave the Colony 6 weeks leave of absence- He was absent for 2 Months. For some time after his first arrival in the Colony M. Martin did not- undertake the duties of his Office and the payments continued to be made by M. Coffin the Commissary General in accordance with the letter he addressed before our arrival to Sir Henry Pottinger (Copy of extracts from which is endorsed marked 5R) and

Mr Martin allowed this system to continue until a letter was addressed to him by the Colonial Secretary (Copy of which

which is enclosed marked bR.) I may

further state that Mr Mercer who on public grounds,

was induced to act for M. Martin in his absence found the affairs of the Treasurer's Office in the greatest confusion and though it was then late in the month of July

no steps had been taken towards the drawing up of his Account for the Quarter ending 30th June.

that no registry

was

In the third paragraph M. Martin says

kept of the Vouchers sent to England with Mr. Mercer's June Account and that in several instances no copies of the Documents

were

retained - But all the Documents in

Ivere

support

wwere

of the Quarter ending 30th June registered in my Office - On M. Martin's verbal requisition they were handed to him by my bleck, they then complete - when Mr Martin returned the bundle of papers some

were missing

missing in support of

this

statement-

statement I enclose my subject (marked 7. F)

Clerk's Memorandion on the

1.

R.

says

he left

In the fourth paragraph M. Martin alludes to a form of the June Quarterly Account as he purposed to draw it up which he behind him in the Office. I enclose Mr Mercer's Memorandum to shew that no such form - found by him in the Office (marked 8R).

was

t

As to the fifth paragraph of W: Martin's letter I have already shewn that his assertion as to the non-registry of the documents forwarded with Mr Mercer's Account to England unfounded. As to the difficulties alluded to in this paragraph I beg to refer you Reports and Memoranda of that date and also to enclose a Letter from the Hon. The bolonial Secretary

on

15

any numerous

T

the subject of Imprest Warrants (marked 9.R) referring Your Stonorable Board at the same time to the minerous Memoranda drawn up by the Colonial Secretary which have been abready forwarded to you merely observing that the plan which has

the been adopted to relieve him from much of difficulty which he experienced was

suggested by the Colonial Secretary and after meeting with M. Martin's entire concurrence was ordered. by this Letter to be acted

upon.

as to the sixth paragraph respecting

Mr Martin's circular letter Mr. Mereer has been good enough to furnish one with a Memorandum which

I

S.

9.

R.

R

8.

R

257

I have already enclosed (marked 8R) this with the Gopy of the letter of the Chief Magistrate (enclosed in M. Martin's . letter A) will make the illudged conduct of

the Treasurer at once ppparent and further as to the drawing up of

the Warrants in

any office

(for they never were drawn up any where else at that trine with my knowledge ] M. Martin was acquainted with that part of the Auditors Instructions which

as

direct the amounts passed to be placed in Warrant- by the Colonial Secretary but the Colonial Secretary's Office was at that time overwhelmed with work he then saw the propriety of my drawing them up which however has for months past been discontinued M. Protter one of the Secretary's blocks having been a appointed to this service (inter alia) since October

last ??

On the remainder of his litter I would observe that as soon as Mr. Martin had sent in the Draft of such a form as he wished the steads of Departments to adopt in rendering their accounts in reply to the Colonial Secretary's letter 11. 465 of 19th Dec. 1844. Instructions were

given for carrying out his wishes and Your Stonorable Board will be able to judge from the tone of

the Colonial Secretary's letter whether the Imputation which M. Martin attempts to cast upon other Departments that they did not assist-him to the utmost in every respect is justifiable

or not.

d

I do not consider it necessary to

make

any other observation upon MM. Martin's letter marked B than that the course pursued was adopted after consideration in Council of all the circumstances

of

the

Case

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I have the honor to be

Gentlemen

Your

Most obedient

humble Servant

segund Mthallen

Arthellen

Auditor

1/18th January 184.55

Paras!

Para. 2.

D. No. 6.

Sir

258

Colonial Treasury Hongkong.

21th January 1845.

I beg tomelon herewith a copy of a letter received yesterday afternoon from the linditor; together with my September Quarterly Account Current,

which

is resumed to me on the grounds that there is "scarcely a single account of any Wepartment which is fit either to be sent to England or to be registered (his) my Office."

in

I am this compelled however unwillingly to record the following circumstances.

In June last I was duccted toimenporate with the Account Current for that Quarter the payments made in the Colonial and Supeuntendent's Departments- in April and May 1844 by my predeceson Mt Staract and by Commissary General Coffin, and in fact to become responsible for the Accounts of those Gentlemen. My advice or opinion was axever.

on

a sheet

the subject and my remonstrance against the liability, and anxiety to which I was unnecessarily subjected was overlooked.

Ap

Shortly after my arrival in the Colony I was attacked by fever and an illness which nearly proved fatal - Incapacitated for duty I was ridered for six The Monorable

F.M.A. Bruce

Colonial Secretary-

weeks

weeks to the Northward and obliged to leave the Colony before the payments were made in July for the Sune

Quarter.

were

While absent most of those very Accounts which, are, now returned by the Auditor were rendered by the different Wepartments and a Quarterly Account Current was prepared from them in which the payments and receipts of Mr. Stewart and of Commissary Central Coffin in Cipril and May under the authority of Sir Henry Pottinger indiscriminately blended with Colonial and Consular payments made in the months of June and July under the authority of His Excellency Mr Davis. Noregistry was kept of the Vouchers pent to England with this Account Current in July and in several instances no copies of the documents were retained

my return to the Colony in Sept (commenced explanatory Account Current according to the form left in my Office and in which the respective payments and receipts of Mr Stewart and of Commissary General Coffin were distinctly separated and in which also no payments or receipts after the 30th day of June were included. This Account Current has been passed by the Auditor-

On

an

On the completion of this Account &

commenced one

: for the Quarter ending 80th Sept but in found great difficulty in haming it because of the manner in which the different Wepartments had sent in then Accounts in July after drawing

monies

Para. 3.

Para. 4.

Para 5.

Para 5.

}

239

were

monies on what were called Imprest Warrants as advances from time to time without supporting Vouchers and in consequence of the Bills and # Documento which had been sent to England unregistered during my absence my difficulties increased by the long illness, pequent absence, and final withdrawal of the Chuf Clerk Mr. Stephen who I found in this Office under my predecessor and who I was unwilling to deprive of his situation so long as there

was any hope of his recovery and further by : the illness and subsequent death of his successor M

braizie & by the inability to obtain anticcountant

as

Chief bleck at the Salary allowed to the Office. Shortly after JW Gencer's appointment as successor to Mr.

Craigie the severe illness and absence from the Colony of the Colonial Secretary and of the Cenditor + Clerk of the Councils, obliged Mr Mercer to officiate in those Departments and

the whole of his time was necessarily devoted to their laborious and various duties. My second and only remaining black Mr. Collins was incessantly, engaged in the daily Current business, and having ever since my arrival no person under me bound by legal obligation in pecuniary securities I am compelled to superintend every payment and receipt & to exercise the utmost vigilance with

the

numerous expert Chines through whom

money

money transactions are settled. In Novs & obtained the temporary aid of Mr. Bird, the Accountant in the Supeuntendent of Fadé's Department. For three weeks Mr Bird tried but in vain to prepare the September Quartert frecount pom the Accounts and Vouchers rendered by the different Departments in July and at length. obliged to put the account together in the best manner which the Vouchers would permit, but sufficiently distinct to show the final balance the Quarter_ At the suggestion of Mr Bird,

----

was

on

in

Paras b.

Treasurer's Circular of 19th Nov2 1844,

order to obviate in the Wecember Quarter Account Current the difficulty of tracing to what purpose monies drawn by the different Departments had been applied, I wrote on the 19th November a bicular to the Head of each Wepartments. enclosing an Extract from the Instructions furnished me by the Lords of the Treasury inging a compliance with them, and,

1 stating that should the Vouchers in future not be " found in accordance with the prescribed form " they would be returned for correction . " I was informed that this request would not be complied with, that it was my duty to trace out the appropriation

of the

drawn by the Heads of Departments that all I had to do was to obey the written

money

authority

254 of 19th Dec. 1844

$465 Might Dec. 18441

418th Deet 1844.

Para. 6.

230

authority of the Governor by paying money to any person who might present to mea Warrant bearing His Excellency's signature . The respected

Chief Magistrate sent my letter and it enclosure to the Governor, (19th December 1844 / complaining that of had assumed that the Chief Magistrates

Office was " subservient to that of the Keasurer" I received from you a mild rebuke for having, addressed this request to the Gentlemen at the Heads of the Departments for "an apparent

assumption on the pact of a Co-ordinate Hepartment of authority over another and Ireceived an official letter from the Auditor of which the enclosed is a Copy

I forbear adverting further to the painful position in which I was this placed and which subjected me to the charge of obstructing the public business by hesitating to pay money on the sign manual of the Governor unaccompanied by the necefary forms and Vouchers; while the Warrants on which these payments were demanded were never, until the commencement of the present year

made out as distinctly ordered in the Colonial Secretary Department - after the Accounts Abstracts and Vouchers to which they referred had been finally approved by the Aubitos ; but were generally prepared by my black, or sometimes by the individuals claiming

money-

In

{

In making this statement I have no desire to cast blame on any person; the entire change in the administration of the Colony and the complicated and onerous duties which devolved on every Wepartment in may last and the subsequent severe illness of several Heads of Departments rendered it a matter of some difficulty to keep the machinery of Goot in motions but if I am to be blamed for the delay that has laken place in rendering the Quarterly Accounts. or for the imperfect manner in which Vouchers and Abstracts have been rendered between 104

July and 30th Sept by several Wapartments I wish h to explain the unavoidable causes of the delay, & the reasons for the Ibelieve unintentional iregularity of the Voucher

Repting by the experience of the past I trust that every effort will be made for the future Shust to comply with the forms prescribed in the Instructions from the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to the Auditor and to myself and it

- my camnest endeavour to and to the best of my ability in smoothing the difficulties may at first appear in canying these Instructions into effect.

will be

which

I have now to solicit that the Gentlemen whose Accounts or Vouchers for the September Zunsterly Return require Completion or correction be 231 requested to make the necessary Amendments

and I shall be most happy to give them any assistance in my power.

Tue

I have to

[sd] R. M. Mastin Treasurer.

[Khel (opp)

!

tespatch of 17 April 1865.

In tréures in Leparate & Confidentid

232

);

7°53

of your

batter

Para I.

Para. 2.

Para. 3.

Para. 4.

The Hon'ble

D.q.

Colonial Treasury

3rd February 1875-

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt

of

any

this date conveying to one the instructions of Stis Excellency the Governor not to make further payments out of the monies under my charge until the accounts of

the December quarter

are rendered excepting a payment of $264.9.3%1⁄2 to the Surveyor General

receipt.

on

his

his

I beg to state for the information of Excellency that my objections to paying money to the Surveyor General was owing to no passed Vouchers being put in for the payment required while a large sum is still outstanding for which I have received no final Vouchers I have no difficulty and siever had any difficulty in shewing the payments made by me to every individual since my arrival but in consequence of an important part.

of the Instructions from the Lords

the Treasury having

been set aside, I am unable to classify the disbursements made by head of each department. If this Excellency will accept an Account-current shewing hore such money each Department of the bolony has received during each Quarter since my arrival in May last, a very short time will suffice for the preparation of such an eAccount but- Punless the authorized forms of Voucher and Warrants be adhered to atto all payments be made final it is impossible to render a clear quarterly account current in the form prescribed by the Lords of the Treasury. In this opinion I am sustained by Mr. Bird the Accountant

Hict. Bruce

bolt Secretary.

and

4

Coll Treasureis dettur

No D. 6.

To

21th January

1845-

The Honble Coll Secretary

A

with 5 Enclosures

·

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233

and if his judgment be deemed insufficient I can have

no

hesitation in submitting the whole case to the Commissary General

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I shall lay before His Excellency the a September and December Quarterly Account current shewing the payments made to each Department complete as the Vouchers rendered will permit & if those accants be deemed insufficient by the Auditor let that Officer require from each Head of a Department a distinct quarterly abstract shewing the amount of money acceived from the Colonial Treasury, between the first and last days of each quarter, classified as to its disbursement imder the distinct heads of

1st Establisted Salaries

?? Provisional & Allowances

3. Ordinary Contingencies

4th Special Disbursements

and lastly how much still remains under advance to be hereafter finally vouched.

This statement if sendered with proper &

vouchers would enable me to render the authorized form of

account within one

week.

I have se

(sd) R. M. Martin

Jave bopy

Auditor:

Para. 5.

91:53.

Pir

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Governor to convey

Colonial Office Victoria

Hongkong 3o February 1845

am directed by this Excellency the

to

any

you his instructions not to gnake further payments out of the suonies under your charge until the Accounts of the December Quarter are rendered with the exception of the special. Warrant of this date for the sum of £ 1264.9.3/1⁄2 which you are to pay to the Surveyor General on his receipt as it comprizes the Wages due to Chinese Workmen who cannot pass the period of their new year without payment However inconvenient this enspension of payment must prove to the Public Service the serious state of arrear, into which the Account's have fallen compels His Excellency to adopt it

I have de,

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Colonial Secretary

(Irne bepy)

black of Corneils .

234

Col! Treasurer's letter D.q.. df. 3.7 Feb. 4. 1845.

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The Hon'ble bol: Secretary.

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closure 2. despatch of 13 Apiel 1815 .

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My Lord,

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166

Victoria, Honghong,

18th April, 1841.5.

I have the honor of Submitting

Your Lordship the claim of Mr. Tarncomb

$375 for $

Services rendered. as Coroner-

to the Government here, during about. two years and a half.

This gentleman, who is an a

was appointed.

appointed, at his own.

Cosoner

attorney

request. to act

Exponer in the month of September.

As

162 by Mr Johnston, Mr Fearon who hold the Office being compelled by the_ state of his health to return to England

Mr. Farncomb was at the same

tima imformed that

no

Salary

was

attached to the

office.

Since

Z

The Tight Honorable

The Lord Stanley,

tc.

tc.

te

Since that time he has

-

continued _ to perform its duties without receiving any remuneration, until. he

sent in his resignation a few days the ground. that the fee of

ugo,

on

five dollars, which in accordance- with the practice in England I

determined on allowing. on each Inquest,

it,

" to the Coroner

was insufficient.

I have therefore appointed provisionally (Mr. Hillier the assistant Magistrate, who is peentiarly well fitted for the_ office by his knowledge of the Chinese. language,

to act as Coroner.

Under the circumstance s

alluded to in Mr. Farncomb's

application, and his further letter

the number - of Inquests=

ats to have

stating

been forty,

I have to request. Your

Lordship's instructions as to the

amount

N. 2.

236

amount to be allowed him.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

Visais

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Vide to Governor. 9-23 fand 1846.

Copy to Treasury - 3 Jan 4/4.6.

Sin

14 Anguisher Have tracknowledge

toreceipt of your despatch

of the Bapil last hour, Euctoring Anapplication from M. Farncomb for

Additional remuneration

for the ducties performed Whine during a perial of two years and a half

Coroner at Stong,

St.

а

and requesting sure to

decide on

the account

fremuneration to be allowed him.

This impossible for me at this distance from thescene and without knowledge of the

aug

rate at which perfekindl

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Victoria, Hongrong,

1818

April,

"

Governor

Lord Man

144.

1845.

2. Inclosures.

Reacived

ley.

of Horistang.

while acting as Coroner.

Claim for remuneration,

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Wpronounce any spiccion

the point their subruitted toine. Hondo Every clears gather from sou deskalch whether you

admit M. FareCombs,

clain to

rememer.

any - ation begond the allowance originally monsized hime. Faust

therefore request you

furnish me with a

further report on this

to

whether

quatter stating of you consider Mr. Farcondes

claim wellfounded.

andiga

to the account

ofremuneration you would

respone assign

268

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and the grounds on which

that amount in Calculated.

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and

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relative to the remuneration.

to be granted 18 M. Farvens for his Services ar foronen of the Colong for a period option geais anda half.

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AnGladstone

his. Davis hr 42-150 leser

J.

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the case

of the

considers that the peoporal to grant to Mr Jarucomb this f. + 200 is not murta. sonable, and he would,

deve

therefore,

recommend that

that peoporal should recive

the vacction of

the Loeds

Bat Hal

of the Sicaniry.

municating

hi Ceru

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saciétion to Sir J. Davir

propose to Mr Gladstone. would point

M.

out to hine (to prevent all

future claims or cons

complaints that score) that

that one of

grounds on

a

which solange J. Jarncomb,

to compute. M. for

The Thas been flowed on the

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delag

which thereferense

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the settlement of t

of:

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Luscomb's

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270

271

Sir,

of your

I beg

Nietoria..

8th April, 1845.

beg to acknowledge the recript

letter of yesterday's date, and in reply I beg respectfully to represent to you

for the information. of His Excellency the Governn.

-the receipt of your

that on the

letter- of the 27th-

ultime I at once saw that I could not in

justice to myself

the Public. exccute the

Ør.

Office of feroner in this felony with that

and ener which is so necessary

energy

promptitude and

on all occasions, and moreover Ishould-

sustain

very heavy lose in not - being able to

_

follow my general business - It also recured to me that His Excellency the Governor.

or could

not be acquainted with the various duties

The Honorable,

F. W. A. Bruce,

Colonial Secretary.

incidental

272

incidental to the

-

-

office independent of

Inquests, elee. the terms proposed in your.

letter of the 27th Ultims would not have - been stated at so low a rate - Since the_

a

under

Supreme Court. has been established -, Coroner has entra duties to perform- the reclesiastical - Jurisdiction involving. great responsibility on neglect of which" he is liable to be punished _ (vide _- Rogula-

eralis sex : 10 dated. 11th November. 186 44

generalis

and no

fees

are

therein allowed him for-

his trouble. It has not been taken into

consideration that a Coroner is continually

the Magistrales

from the

called upon by notice from

and also

bodies

private - persons to inspect dead -

of Chinese found under suspicious

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circumstances - Attendances of this kind-

n

:ent: occurrence an

have been of very frequent :

expence - incurred _ in the shape of Boat hire

-

for which no allowance is made. Besides

for

all

all this it has happened in two or three- instances poor Europeons whom.

have been held have

ans on

left

Inquests

to defray

no means to

Expence -

the expence of their burial _ and this

on me who am bound- as a Coroner

To

has fallen

to see that their bodies are interred.

Enumerate, all the circumstances relating to

the Office would be.

very

tedious; but I would.

wish to remark that to hold an

make_

a.

Inquest and

return occupies at

proper official_ return-

least a day and a half or two days independent : of Stationery and labour; and in this folony where- every thing

is so excessin

excessively high.

fee of five dollars (or one Guinea.) for Inquest

is not-equivalent-

meet is not

the

each.

lent to the value-

_

alue of

time labour, and expence bestowed_.

some

I have thus far endeavoured to throw

on the subject ;

light.

but the Honorable_

-

the Chief Magistrate, through whom . Inquiets were returned to the Government.

is wait

273

F

aware.

of the arduous duties which I had to

perform. I have kept a (gurt. Roll of Inquests

and other proecedings just as necessary

as a

as a

Record.. This

was

Roll of a Court. Lest

of a

or Court Baron-- and I have spared.

no

expence in the matter. I have held.

: inec . September. 184.2 without any

office.

remuneration, being a period of two years

and with respect to my claim

and a half

to

ne

half;

compensation

as

of respectability

the office.

the

be less than £ 150 per

office. of foroner

- is

salary ought not to

Annum which

is

very far short of salaries paid in India- (viz ) from £.400 to £500 per annum _ _ I have therefore respectfully to request that you will. intimate to Itis Excellency the

that the claim which. Imake

on

Majesty's Government is £375.

e Governa

Her

I have to.

(Signed) R. Farncombr

(True Lopy)

In reply to

Victoria

17th April, 1845.

your

letter o

date, I have the honor to state-

of yesterday's

for

the

Governor.

information of Itis hveelteney the. Gonnor that the number of Inqueeks held by s

since.

me

as Coroner in

my appointment. 1842 thave to 184.2 amounts to forty.

The Honorable

(Signed)

r. Farncomb.

F. M. A. Bruce,

folonial Secretary.

(True (opy) Bederich M.A. Boney

Prederich M. A. Brucey

!

RECENT

C.O.

AUG. 2

1845

A

274

:

N. 43.

Miscellaneous

RECK!

AUG. 2 1845

My Lord,

275

Victoria, Honghong, 22th April, 1845.

With reference to my Despatches

th

NE 21 and 27 of the 41% and 20% Ultimes, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt yesterday of your Lordship's briginal Deepatches, from Neb4 of the 16th December. 1864, to No: 72 of the 7th of

14

January last, inclusive; and of Despatche's

Marked Military No band 7, with their enclosures.

Also, of duplicate Teepatches from

No. 54 of the 9th of November, to N. 63 of the 6th of December 1844, with their enclosures. I have the honor to be,

With the highest-respect,

The Right Almorable,

The Lord Stanley,

te.

te.

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

te

Humble Servant,

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Inquests held stating number

From Mn Farncomb,

by

him.

17th April 1845

N. 42, 1845.

huslonure N. 2 in Despatch

!

Duplicate

TR

No 44.

Civil

to Treasury

RECEIVED

AUG 2 1845

{

Onavale 185 2f

&

вс

276

Vistoria, Hongkong,

25th April, 1845.

Hildy Mind its

L

In Dispatch to of

A

December, Your

rhise

ish

a

desires me

as

tho

to the

report which I dipent

views

you

stated by

Martin, in a

Paper

obser

observations

which I

Governor

22nd April 1945.

Vistoria, Hongkong,

Revived

to

No43.

Stanley

18th, to 7th January, 1865. Despatches from 9th November

Acknowledging receipt of

forwarded at that glutteran's

request.

His objections to Hongtang

Right Honorable

The Lord Stanley,

الله

are

74

are

founded

on aw

appréhension

of its peculiar unhealthiness-

the improbability of raising

a

beal revenue

inutility

trade.

as

an

and it's

entrepôt for

I shall endeavour to

his statements

show that his

were

and

I

exaggerated and partial,

am

still of opinion

Mr Martin wrote

that Mr

under

a

feeling of strong

:

prejudice, founded in

apprehensions for his personal health, regarding which he

is remarkably sensitive,

assount

7

more

of absence than any

individual

and

on

he has had

which

leave

House Guards

individual in

277

the Service

Your Loirship will have

in that gentleman's

observed

poper that he suggests the

expediency of his being

provided for in

Colony.

some other

With reference to the

first point, that of imputed

unhealthines _ I consider the

Climate of Hongkong to be

Маало, precisely that of heren, from which it is

only 40.

Miles distant, and where for many years I and numbers of others enjoyed

ws

good

health

in

England. _ In its geological

features it

is

identic

though

though the hills are higher.. Major Caine, now the oldest resident in Hongkong (from

its

very first possession) states

it to be better than

any

part of India, and his Warh

Pottinger will

But as

Lay

Henry

the same.

the more state=

hardly

ment of opinions is sufficient, I will endeavour to show that the great mortality among the Military, and (at the very first) among

Civilians, must be attributed

to circumstances and couses

fficiently obvious to save the character of the climate.

Before the place was

definitively

*

f

278

definitively scalared, only two

a

years since, to be permanent possession of the British Brown, the uncertainty of tenure, and the very

limited resort

of

to berable

workmen, led to persons of all ranks being

housed in

dwellings progressing gradually

i promo

wooden

mere mat sheds to

and brick hovels of a somewhat better description. The pernicious system of ground floor apartments was at firth universal, arising partly from hurry, and partly from exonomy; and I regret to

many

remain

more

to to

Lay

that

of these still

than I could with._

With

-

With regard to the Military, the reports which Your Fordship. perused from the Officers Commending native Regiments in respect to the ascommodations of

were

а

by

no

the Soldiery

means exaggerated._

semarkably stormy (though not unhealthy) Climate the mat huts of the men on the wet ground withstood

neither wind

nor rain, and

the deplorable condition

things which I found

my

arrival bed me

immediate

on

of

diately to acquiesal. in the request of Major General D'Aguilar that he should appropriate the

ground

2

ground

on

the ride of

279 the

to the North

road opposite to the Barracks" to the construction

of permonent and proper

for the troops.

accommodations for

There

are

now in a

for

state of advansement. _

To prove that Climate must not be rashly assumed

the cause

mortality among

7

the Solving,

I may cite Chuson in 184.0.. the mortality then and there was appalling, and from

obvious

couses; but the Island has since proved to congenial to Europeens that it is the theme of Mr Martin's admiration

and

and

envy

and to the vituperation of Hongkong he adds the recommendation that Chusan should be retained. - I do not say that (for

a great many reasons) I should not rather have kept Chusan than Hongkong, at the settlement of the convention; but, if the Chinese fulfil their engagements, I do not see how this is

done

now to be

As the loogment of all classes improves in this Colony, I will please myself for the improvement. of the general health. Suring the look. Summer

the

:

the civil portion of the

population were as

230

healthy

as

and

in most other Countries,

particular cases trased

could be

to bad dwellings

or the too early occupation of new houses . _ The enclosed return from Fr Bill will

show

very few deaths in

proportion to

cases under

his treatment; viz. 9 in 367.-

The

among

comparative casualties

the Military (which

I further enclose) demonstrate considerable improvement.

h

in the last year under very unfavorable ciraumstances. The Native troops consisted of the 4th Madras Regiment,

who

J

who

were embarked prom Singapore for China's very

much

in the condition

of a flock of rotten sheep, having suffered a los at Sincapore fully equal to what they experiensed at Hongkong. This chiefly

arose from the pernicious

(though

men

on

the part of the themselves laudable)

custom of remitting nearly the whole pay

of their

to their families, and starving

themselves.. A native

Soldier lately died here

from mere inanition, and the sum of 300. Rupees

was

:

#

1

>

was

47

t

found saved from

I have seen them, on

231

his pay.

the

Parade before my windows,

dropping out of the ranks pom theer inability to sustain their fire locks.

11

The European Regiment,

98th

again, consisted of the 98. most of them raw recruits from England at the boiling

stimulated age of 18 to 20

in

a hot climate by continual drunkenness. -

The

indulgence of this vice among

the trops

is quite appalting,

and hear there is

no

remedy for it._ Only

a

few days ago two drunken : toldiers fought in

the

Street

street, and one

on

the other on stamped injured his

of them getting the ground,

him until he

Comrade

mortally. _ He has accordingly

been committed for manslaughter.

My chief hopes for the

Military

are

founded in the

near completion of the excellent

and ample quarters for bothe

officers and

mon,

under

Major Aldrich's supervision;

and when there

are occupied

I have little doubt of this

перечит

Climate being found superion

of most hot

to that

Countries.

On the second point,

;

the improbability of raising

revenue

Я

may

232

observe that

his

Mr Martin, who, in

peaulios province of Treasurer,

L

disted that more than

be

5,000 could never raised. on the land, was

singularly contradiated at the close of the same

year,

when the total amount of the Leases reached nearly

£

1,000-

I have no doubt of his views

proving in due time to be

as

equally fallraions other items of Revenue but the greater part of population

were

their houses, and

the

to

the

only building

a

too

rapid

imports in

an

rapid attempt to lay

in

incipient state

of things night discourage

}

settlers, and do

serious injury.

The progres

made during

the last winter is quite

striking - Mumbers of really

fine houses have risen

all directions.

and

in

roads

and as

are

Communications

completed, and the leverage carried out, the capabilities! of the place, with all its natural difficulties will altogether surpass the first expectations._

third

With reference to the

question, the prospects

of

233

of Commerce, it is clear that

a

place which has no

productions con

exchange

nothing in trake; but the finest harbour in the world (as many Naval

officers pronounce it ) and free Port, must render

a

it in time a

entrepôt.

it)

greah

-It is especially

available for warehousing

goods.

produce,

Even

vallies

on

as to native

the numerous

the South side

a

(by for the finest part of the Island) to which

has been nearly

road

completed

completed, will eventually contribute to the support of the population_ And there

is

abundant pasture, with innumerable streams, over the whole Stand-

д

4o7.0.

On one point, the trade in Chinese Vessels, fear that Article XIII of the

Supplementary treaty has

infliated

an

injury

that

nothing but a pesh convention

cow

our

remedy. -

поо

As long

as

trade is confined

to five ports, it is obvious that the Chinese Merchants at those ports will not resort to Hongkong for what

comes

Comes

to their

orw

T

234 doors. But,

had the whole coast of China been left pee to the Chinese themselves, a strong inducement to trade with this Colony would have existed, and

tended to counteract the

restriction

роно

This

was

on

Europeans. -

foreseen and

inculeated in the Instructions pon the Foreign office oated 3rd February 18h1, I find them in my archives- "You

as

are

authorized to propose

а

condition that if there be ceded to the British

Crown

Eastern

an

kland off the

Coast of China

to

to serve

as

a

Commersial

station for British Subjects, the Chinese Merchants and

inhabitants of all the

Towns

Coast

and Cities

on

the

of China thall be

permitted by the Chinese

Lovernment to come

ре

freely

and without the least hindrance and molestation

to that Island, for the

purpose of trading with

the British hubjects there

stablished."

the trade in

fed to 5.0.

Another obstacle to

Chinese vefals

has existed in the prevalence

7

Adminally

}

of piracy, and this

an

235

was

orden

Men-of-

бр

War,

aggravated by issued to our Men-

should never

that they

molest a pirate "except

in the act of attraking

a

е

British vessel " _ the

most improbable contingene

and especially

in the

presence of Her Majesty's thips. _ I have been overwhelmed with applications

Chinese Subjects,

prons

our own

and others resorting to the Island, to protect them frow the pirates who роко

have almost blockaded the harbour; and much

ту

Correspondense

:

Correspondence

on the subject

with Your Lordship and Lord Aberdeen will have shown the extent of the evil._ the circumstance of licenses to

being found

carry

arms

on board

piratical vessels seemed

to warrant the inference

some

that they received encouragement from the Chinese Government tho trade; but

molest

our

the disavowal of Reging

reprieves them of any protection from these keenses, and converts the

• latter into

a

means of

condemnation.

ладний

236

Condemnation. _ A small Steamer

is one.

for the

of the best instruments

capture of ti

Pirates, and I have

Медина

accordingly the Medusa: now ready for that services._

Time alone is required

for the developement of

this Colony, and for the

correction

which

may

f

some

evils

have hindered

its early progress._ Even now, however, the town of Victoria, which has saureely existed three years, fast gaining on Macas,

is

which has been established

three centuries.

Our Merchants

have

25.

have all abandoned the

to which

latter plase, to w

were

hish they for some time attracted

by the superiority of the

dwellings._

Under

any

circumstances,

this Colony will always

exercise

check

on

a most important

the Chinesein

Government._ While under

the influence of guarantees

Ihave little fear

to the

as

fulfilment of its engagements; but the negociations of the deluded) Captain Ellish glaringly proved

that good faith

ith is no inherent

MB & Jers

237

inherent or constitutional part

of the Chinese Character; and when Chutan has

been given up, and some less well-informed Regociator has taken Keying's place,

an

independent British Colony in the neighbourhood

be found to posest

may

of

other advantages than those

mere Commerce, to the protection and promotion of which it will be subservient_

Shave the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

most Obedient

Humble Servant,

Дам

5 Angus les Hope.

There

are

Some propages

This Serfalch which ought, perhally to be sent to

the Ensign office

x me (c

He harrocky

I the heath

самоу

Gund. H.

Seems

to have tien

ޔ

much to dispel her Bracting.

flooney anticipations. If of much of thai hurti is only anticipation

уди

mean

and I think the whole Deck-

to Grosser - for

to thin

Bentir

ar

Governor

25th April, 1845.

to

The Lord Stauby.

Buf

Nr.44.

2. holosures.

Received

transmitted

Observations on

refort

mn

Island of Hongkong. Martin, relating to the

11

вид

The Lord

&

1945

forwarded by AUGT Murdock 13

Stephen

A Hope

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nd Stanley 16

held in

Mil. Chica

44. 25 april 1848

238

21 Augent/45-

Laine directed b

dard Stanley Strausunt Bou herewith, for the anformation of Skl.

in Commander in

the

Chies, an

betract of a despatch from the Governor of Athong

explaining the

circumstance, which And to the great sicknes and mortalit among the Troops at that Station Loonafter its first accupation_ and the which he Grannds Expecte

Lees redron to

он

that similar

Lickness and mortalit

ер

with not prevail within

in the preasct or infucting

years. havere

Sir

Enbul

Lundirected by

21 Amput $245 Capl "Dunition

Entered

$

239

de propones to adopt for the suppression of their wil.

21 Aug

21 Aug - 18115.

Shravanit Ithich there! Hill. Assington Ey

awon't the dennis

dordt tanley Banherewith, for the information of the Lord, in the Max paper

Commis

пари

of the

the Adus An

ablating to subs!. of Dreais.

So

&xtrach of a despatch from

the Governor of S. Kong

reporting

The injury

caused to the bt

the Colony (the prevalence of Riing and the effect

Pray modered (tholxisting

or mitspels

orders

in regard to operations againat Pirates _ and

stating

the steps which.

йи

Entrel

ере

Lame directed &

dard Stanle

Hauler Whauseit

Byou herewith, for the information of the land Prambler ofleberdeen, ofa Despatch from the Governor of Ahons, explaining the prejudicat effect of the 13th Arlich the Supplementary Reals with China

2 Augurt was on the Kade of that Kland.

ан

1845

8. Fuerelandry J. C. S. defrore lay

Lie

Lave directed f

dors Stanley Strariamit wherewith for the deformation of the lords Commets of the hearing the of the tomme ? of W. C. for hade

The Toky opadespatch fromthe Governor of thong reporting

on

ен

the salebrity, & prospecti of that Leland auditi capabilities as an Entrepôt for huse.

Биле

Балери

290

Abstract of Government Officers, Police, 40. Sich and dead for six months from -

124 July

1844

to 31th December 1844-

Gort Officers Police. Tec. Prisoners

No on the

Sick List

N

Dead

No on the

sick List

No

десед

No on

The

sick Lis

July 190 50 37

ев

Remarks

+one of ycentery;

12 Policemon ried of Fever one chinaman died of Uleers on the legs

August 100 34 1 8 1 Ona Policeman tied of Fever and

September 17 0 36 180

170

October 170

One Chinaman of Ulcers on the legs.

affay while

(One Corporal of Police injured in an

98 sied (vide Coroner's Inquest). 230 jone Polizeman died of Fever, and

one of Soccased Liver.

on duty. Removed to Hospital 9th hey where he

November 12 0 38 000

December 16 047 0/0

Total 91 02419 7 27 2 Total Seath 7_

Board of hade

7 Wha

Gents Teeasury

Deaths w

list

could not be entered in the

above leet - one on the 51th July (Mr FJ. Scales)

Nestoria, Herphong,

2-4th

January 245 1845.

(Time fopy)

True

(

(Signed) F Fill

Colonial. Sapital Surgeon_

Priderich W.A. Bruce.

VED

406 2

1340

1

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231

among the Military

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Comparative deaths to the Strength of the Force Years 18413 and 184144.

the ering.

Death's

18/13 - Total Strength European Frogs -925- 373

Jv

Native

go -596-67.

до

1521-440.

1844- Total Strength European Troops_1,387 - 216.

"

Native

901 - 157.

2,288-373

Casey to

Copy

(True (opy)

to Treasury Grade Guiderich Mr A. Benn.

Board

Horse Guard

AUG.

WED

.0.

1845

suplicate

No:45.

Military

;

My Lord,

232

Victoria, Hongting

28th April, 1845.

With reference to Your Lordship's

No.

Despatch (Military) No 6, of 1844, coveying

a -

Treasury Minute relative to the subititution of an officer of the rank of Deputy Commissary General in lieu of Commissary General at Hongting, I have the honor to refer your Lordship to my deepatch to the Earl of Werdeen, 1997 of 1864, in which are

etated the circumitances and conditions under

which. I gave my sanction to Commissary General. Coffin proceeding to England, on the arrival of Seputy Commissary General Mitter from

I have the honor to be,

The Right Hornate, The Lord Stanley,

tc.

te.

940

Australia.

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's

Most Obedient

Stumble Servant,

Дані

233

1

Victoria, Hongtong,

28th

April., 1845.

Governor

the Love Standby.

Reporting

Received

Dup: No. 45.

& Commissary General

General Miller, in Vien of Deputy Commissary

on the substitution

Coffin.

N46.

neial

137

C.O.

AUG21

1848

294

RECEIVED 1441 HongKong

Vistoria, Hongkong,

My Lord,

29th April, 1845.

In reply to your Lordship's Deepatch-

N. 65 of December 16th conveging the decision

of the Treasury

Board that all arrears

of

Income tax must be levied from any person

indiscriminately receiving

per

annum,

more than £150

I have the honor to state that

instructions have been

to the Treasurer given to the

accordingly, and he has been further directed,

in

any

case

might prese

the

same

by

I'm

where the whole amount

with peculiar Severity, to obtain

Instalments.

I may here add, that in the absence of the Parliamentary sanction

arising from information being received of

-Right Honorable,

P. Lord Stanley

te.

tc.

Ve

the

N. 46. Finansial

137

RECEIVED

AUG?1

1040

My Lord,

In

294

1441 Hongkong

Victoria, Honghing

29th April, 1845.

reply to your Lordship's Despatch N. 65 of December 16th conveying the decision

the Treasury

of the

Board that all arrears

of

Income tax must be levied from any person

indiscriminately receiving

annum,

per a

more than £150 I have the honor to state that

instructions have been given. to the Treasurer.

en

accordingly, and he has been further directed,

in

any

cace

might prees

the same

by

where the whole amount

with peculiar Severity, to obtain

Instalments.

I may here add, that in the

absence of the Parliamentary

sanction

arising from information being received of

the

officent, Police

Abstract of Government

Ho

te, lick

Dup: N. 45.

The Lord Stanley.

Reporting

Received

бы

& Commissary General

General Miller, in Vien of Deputy Commissary

the substitution

Coffin..

The Right Honorable,

The Lord Stanley,

te.

fc.

to

the renewal of the Income-tax Act (whore operation terminated on the 5th Instant) Ishall not

feel myself at liberty to leny the tax pending the receipt of authentie intelligence, a further orders.

тут з

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Stumble Servant,

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2

this 1441 Hongkong pt. 235

h. J. F. Davis

Forwarded & AvG? 3. Murdock 8

Slethen M. Hope LordStaley 31

iso

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Lin

Sir 6. Sept 2015

thave to acknowledge

the resipt of your despatch

of the

the 29 April last Nous, reporting

зас

the ricaturations

which you hadisued to the Treasurer of H. Hong

for levying Jax frome

The Income

all public

Officers receiving thane. £150 per

more

аишии,

With reference & the

concluding paragraph of game despatch it is ouf, necesamry for Son to басе

we

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myficular by.

to u

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of the Motant, encloning alany of the tech paped

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Parliament to continue

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No 47. Financial

NED

AUG 21 1845

L

My Lord,

It gave

1442 Hare Kong

296

Victoria, Honghong,

29th April, 1815:

are me much satisfaction to

be honored with

Your Lordship's approval - of

the measures connected with the removal of

the Chinese and others to

Tapingshan, as conveyed

in Despatch N. 70 of January 3? .

cases

I am happy to say

that the last-

on me-

· of the

by the

of compensation, entailed arrangements of my Predecessor, was concluded._

before the termination of 18414, and that I foresee no necessity for any further proceedings

the like Kind.

of the

The Right Honorable,

Right. The Lord. Stanley,

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most obedient_

Humble Servant,

29th April 1845.

via, Wongkong,

Govern

και την

Fun For Stanley

Received

N°46.

arre a, s

of

Regarding Merul Jay.

te. fe.

tc.

I

putty?

Zug Inform Summary

Play 25

F

2373

August/4

Duplicate

b

Copy

No. 118.

RECEIVED

AUG. 2

1845

My Lord,

1369 Maglin

1

Vibrin Hong Howl

20th April 1845.

298

Shave the bower to acknowledge the

receipt of your Fordship's Despatch. We of 5th annuary 1865, on the subject of the Instloffic ofthis Colony

The circumstance of Mr Scales the lates Postmaster's Weates, a few days after bes

suspension, from Office renders

observations upon the reasons

and bagthened

for suspending kim un necessary. but as Hey Bredshift the Pritlacher Vericial secens to consider. that the instances of

neglect in my former dispatch addusch, do not suffiantly establish the general incompchung of that Afferer to the discharge of his datas. Jaanust the Right Exporth

Officer

The Ford Nauti

abstain

Governor

29th April, 1845.

Victoria, Hongtong,

%

The For

Received

Stanley.

N°47.

removal

On the subject

of

to Tapingthe

the Chinese

21

/

and

compensation for lands.

.

239

abstain proue remarking, that though Dr. Spring the acting Post Master his Successor has had heavier Mails and agreater compliation of ducten / partly ocoing to official Postage charges) soperform, with a smaller and less expensive lestablishment to assist him, not a single complamit ( though his Conduct has been tested by a more bugthened prind of Service / has been made against heee, and the average time which be has taken to deliver the Mails has been 9 Hanes, whilst I understand Mr Scales tock 10. fours for this

was not

Service and sometimes more. - until after PMr. Scales's death, that I was

informed by his Medical Attendant, that his muid

appressed tohave theen for

affected by Sickness

Shave

only

some time seriousting

to state that the time of the

Slonial Seculary was cuteal occupied in revising and investigating chayes against the late Postmaster

mass of complaints from the Adeniral

and the

himself

himself downwards, seemed to murst persons in the folacey to reseder bis removal pour Affice uerfiary.

In reply to your Lordship's commands that I should state for the Information of the Post. Master Generat what Emolument I consider

it would be reasonable to assique to the Post tracker. and other members of the Post's Office in this fotond = beg to inforom your Lordship that I consider

the Post Master should have & Slays of to 500 Pr Anmume, and that his thich fack should have.

а

Salary of £350 pr Auuuun. These teen Gfficers might possibly be sufficient for present purposes, but if the work of the leffere increases, as in all-

the accular therm likelihood it will where the

Communication is established, another inferior Pack would be required at a calare of not less than £:00.

Jer trennen.

Ifeel brand to recommend Mr. Spring the acting Out Masher to the proposed Situation

offief

of Chief Heck His Servins richly, merit the affrontwait and his local knowledge would prove of infinite extre

to the Post Poster on his arrival.

A.

I enclose a Debelar Stakment marked St. of the Sallaries and Contingencies of the past and present Cestablishment of the Post Office and two statements usiked_ B & C . of the Monthly Reunder of Letors and Piepers, which have passed through the Postlieffere during the dates specified therein - These Acturas chartin their that the Pret Mosher General was mished

be the Bate Post Master in his representation of 7000 Letters having been received by the Mail of the "Spiteful and of the expenses of his Estat t king an

than £ 361. 80 per Anime

leo illore

have instructed the Colonial Reasser to keep a deposit Account with the Post Office and have directed the Auditor to furnish the Past Master General with a Debtor and Creditor Account of the Office and bosend it home with the Accounts ofthat Schactment

for

RECEN

for the Year ending 314 Barch.

C.O

ED

AUG. 2 330

1845

alhave the honor tote

ли

thy Lord

My

Your most obedient

Haunther Sereant

Дат

}

гарли

Aury 5.

intured

$31

Laat 48 1369 Hongkong 6.2. Guachander die 9f Augent was

1846

Forwarded by

1. Meredoch 7 *. Stephen

Mussope.

With reference to прис

the Go De"

your letter of th last victoring the sofy

munication

брасам from the P. 84. General

ru

the safest of the

The coverpondence with moceedings adopted to the P. O. on theironguet her the all passed this the Trearing.

418-29 april. pr.

Governor

ainst the

again

6-Madi

of that Colony, Lame directed Chordstantly,

you

the

Boliansmit herewith, for considerations of the два d. C. of the Frearing,

The Cohy gadertalch

F. from Sie d. J. Davis

The course bindicating

adopted towards the

tate ImScales, anderporting

The

improvement in the administration of the gathe P. O. Dept. under the present incumbent.

P.&.

Sis J. Daver despatch

supplies alsothe information required

if the P.M. General in

regand

and to the scale of Emoluments the allowed

to the future to tablishment.

there

332

Nome.

Situation.

Schedule of the Establishment of the Post Office all Stongking on the 20th July 1844-

Salary.

at

Mr. Scales Postmaster!.

Por Mouth. Pritumam. Exchange L. et M.

Morling Amount Remark

MP J. J. Scaler

T.

Postmaster. $120

81440

A14/4 312 0

By Minute of Council of 18th

Fullom.

Chief Clerk.!

60

"

720

#

Cowen

Atchicer

Decond dr

Messenger.

ditto.

30

8

660

"

96

Aphoy

Alchoey

Litt.

Mchong (Contingenci

cies

not included.)

ditte

4

6

6.

"1

N

84

72

2

Total $ 257

18

4

15

12

0

"1

15

12

$3,084 - @4/4 £668 4

Examined with Registry in my Office - found correct. Alshallen

Dec 1844. there appears a

charge of Five Hundred Dollars

£108,6,8 against

on

the

Postmaster General for the use

of the present temporary Office -

This charge is still unliquidated.

Estelle Anditor

156

О

"

130

"

2016

"

Estimated Expense of the Post Office Department for 12 Months.

Salary.

Sterling

Name

Situation

& Month. If Annum.

ра

E

£.

Colmount Remark S. D. Mr. Spring.

Trancis Spring Postmaster.

Job Palmer.

Ordinary Contingencies

$151

1810

4/11

здо

"

Clerk.

80

960

2.08

"

96

20

16

has given

security for $500 or r £108.6.8

Msheller

Auditor

Ronk

Victoria, Hongkong.

23rd April 1845.

Gramined

Mshillen

Anditor.

57-69

692.31

"

295-69

3548.31

150

768

(Signed) Francis Spring.

Postmaster!

16

"

303

:

5781/38771

omgory

578/ Jul 27

4 way to quo gy

Statement of the Contents and Date of Arrival of the Qoorland Mail for 10 Months, ending March, 1845.

Date of Arrival .

Mail.

Ship received by

Letters. Pap

Gapers.

Total

7 May 1844

March

St. Spitefull

4117

2660

6.777

13

February

Ardascer.

1372

1942

3.314

14 June

6 July

14 August.

21 September

April

Sir H. Compton

2874

329

*

3.203

May

F.

Mombanach

2509

2210

4.719.

"

June

Anna Eliza

4197

2305

6502

July

M. Dayaran

3336

2274

5.610

8 October

"

August

Str. Viszon

3025.

2.569

5594.

24 January 1845

September

Victoria

2675.

2646.

5321

24 February 1845

November

Anonyma

2955

3147

6102

19 March

October

Louisa

3863

2784

80,923

22.866

*supposed

Victoria Mongkong. 26th April 1845.

an error in the la te Postmaster Broks, in the quantity of Papers.

Exsanuned with Letter, Bills and Vouc in

REchelon Auditor

(Signed) Francis

6647

53.789.

reis Spring

lostmaster.

304

th...

Statement of Receipt and Delivery of Letters and Papers for 12 Months ending March 1845.

Arrivals.

Departures.

Months. April 1844

Litters.

Papers,

Letters.

Papers.

Total:

2348

1128

2757

1400

June

4260

2076

4671

1195

7633

12202

. July

5579

3545

4243

1553

14,920

August

8950

4049

6798

2117

21914

September.

7977

3481

3328

1456

16242

October

4169

4263

5768

2010

19,240

November

3317

1266.

3805

112.2

9.510

December.

2257

3132

2044

664

8,097

· January 1845

6749

44521

4227

17758

17,186

February

5549

4381

3318

1312

14,560

March.

i

6877

4553

4274

2064

171766

*

May 184

1844

21,829

3922

2449

28200

61032

36,356

49155

19100

187,472

{.

Victoria, Honghong.

26th April 1845.

Examined with Letter Bill's, and Vouchers.

#Shelley Auditor,

☎ - 12 days' Letters & Papers, not included, the late Postmaster's book's not being written up from 10th July to departure 22nd July.

Tric total number of Letters and total number of Papers not specified, but placed together by late Postmaster-

Postmaster.

(Signed) Francis Spring

305

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Index

306

IN

eyesig

Jan 7 8

1845

Hong Sang

гд

Sir I Davis

Volume 1st January & April

307

81 Treasurer's Accounts. Encloses a Letter from M. M. Martin in explanation of his Krasury Accounts, also a Letter from Mr A Shetty, the Auditor commenting

King on the inaccuracy

Jan 7 13 2 D:

Jan

The date

If M. Martin in the his Letter and his

& Accounts.

System

Di Encloses the Treasurer's Accounts for the Quarters ending Iime 30 of Sept 30, the auditing of these accounts is not yet completed.

In 718 3 Spanish Dollars. Peports having on dived that the pay of the

ordered

(ivit Officers should be in Spanish Dollary in consequence of the Mexican Dollary being

a discount. Refers to his Despatch N81 Dec 31 relative to

at

the

A Bank being about to be established

under proper restrictions.

}

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SUCLA ANG DANSE

1845

Sir I Davis

21

Jan 7 18 4 Treasury. Encloses an application

lepas.

Jan 720 Span

Councils.

from the Treasurer for an

additional Cork and recommending Mr Nicol who has been appointed at 100 Dollars per month.

Encloses minutes of the Executive of Legislative Councils for the half year Ending Dec 7, 31.

Jan 721 5 The Triad Society. Encloses

an

Ordinance N1. For the

the Brad and

suppression of

other secret societies.

Explains the dangerous

nature of

these societies

and encloses his correspon- -dence with the Chinese

Authorities on this subject.

Jan 721 6 Revenue. Refers to Sec) of State's

Despatch N25 Ang " 1. 1844

on the Revensie Estimates and

D

to his Dr 73 December 13.

is, Emimirates the various

items

of estimated Revenue amounting, including Crown Lands, to £20,167. Consider

an

conting

1845

Sir I Davis

$38 3

Jan 7 21 6 An Income Taxe of 3 percent as

the best means of raising Revenue but requires

instructions.

Jan 7 27 7 Ordinances; Ackn? Despatch

Jan

N26.

decision on

1844 with the on 8 Ordinances. Reports on these Ordinances and the measures adopted

in conformity with the decisions.

In 728 8. East India Company. Acker Degrated-

N28 September 3:

Jan 7289

Police.

Reports that he holds a balance of an Account, furrent with the East India Company from which Ze has paid the $100 to the individual named Ayong.

Reports on the bromance

813

а

1844 which establishes Pffice somewhat similas. to the impard Constables in England.

An 729 10 Transportation. Auken Dispatch

Nr 27 Sept 2 and refers to his 867.

18447

relative

:

:

continue.

Jan 729 10 Jarry29

1845

Sir I Davis

relative to 10 Convicts for transportation. Explains, the embarrassment caused by being unable to send Convicts to the Austration Colomes and that he can devise no other means unless arrangements could be made for Sending Convicts to Sincapore, Malacca or Penang.

716 3 11 Ordinances. Reports

The

N

Ordinances passed in 1844 Is 14 D 21 and also 881 of These report will

1845.

in future accompany

Ordinances

The

ances in compliance with the instructions . To that effect.

Tro 6 12 Post Office. Auden, Despatch Nag

Sept 4. Encloses a report on the subject of the Port ffice made up

previous of the receipt of of by the Auditor the above Despatch.

7166 13 Despatches. Ackn . receipt

of Despatches.

Fs8 14 Harbour Master. Pufors to See).

States

Feb 8 14

Feb

Private

1845

Sir I Davis

continued

309

51

Ante's Despatch N23 Dec 30, 1843 Encloses an application from MW Pedder for encrease of

Salary

on account of the Duties Marine Magistrate being added to his

bother Duties as Harbour Master

The increase of. Salary

has been refused but he has

appointed MrInglis to be Interpreter at $100 per month three Natives at $10 each per Month and one

one at $6 per Mouth. !

The 12 Despatches. Complains of delay

in the arrival of Despatches.

Reports having withheld

Mr Martin's Pay

as Treasurer in

order & stimulate him. &

the making up his accounts Mr Martin is an mezfficient and troublesome person and

94 he would be glad to "rid of

him.

to get

Fr6 21 15 MrW Mercer. Reports the resignation

J.

Mr Merces first assistant in the Treasury and the appointment of MFDenham to the

The vacancy

Encodes a Letter

from

F

52115

1845

Lir I Davis

continued

from Mr 10 Came proposing

certain reductions in the

Police Department resulting in

a

saving of $900 per month Mrr Hillier Do be removed to Victoria with an additional allowance of $50 per month.

Tb 21 16 Mr Ready. Reports the appointment

Tot

Separate

3. Mr. Ready

as an

Aysistant

in the Audit Office at $ 100 per Month and that Mr

Hance has been transferred as a corying Clerk to the Therk of Councils.

A627 to Passage Money. Recommends the

payment to Capt, Maitland

"H. M. Steamer Spitiful" of of certain passage money due to him for the converance If your of the public Oficers from Bombay & Hong Kong.

F1628 17 Treasurer's Accounts. Encloses

the Treasurers Accounts quarter ending Dee 31 Appointments. Enetores retuons of

for

The

all appointments and alterations for the quarter ending Dec 31

1845

Sir I Davis

$40

Mar1 18 Mrr A Shortrede. Reports the arrival

Mar 3 19

Macao.

Mrr Shortrede. (introduced by the Colonial Office,) who has commenced a Weikly Newspaper called the Esina Mail.

Report, the proclamation

of the various Ordinances that have received H.M. sanctions.

Refers to his despatch to the Foreign Office N34 on the subject of Macas.

Mach 20 The Triad Society. Enclores the

Notes of the trial and conviction of the reputid the Frind Society, Refers & his Despatch N5 Ian 7. 21 for an Account of the dangerous nature of this Society .

Mar 4 21 Despatches. Auton ? receipt

Mar 5 22 Piracies. Piracies.

of Despatches. The Gitoves

Mail from

from England not

et arrived!

Refers to his despatch

to

1845

Pi

Sir I Davis

continued

Mar 5 22

to the Foreign Office d

March 4

of Piracies.

N36 on the subject

Mar 5 23 rium Farm. Refers Whis depot

N99..

1844. Reports having disposed by Auction The Opium Form for one Year for $8520. Encloser copy of the Grium regulations

Mar 8 24 Summary Procedings Acther. Despatch

by Justices of the Peace N836. 1844

Reports and explains the Ordinance $10. For summar punishments before Inotice of the Peace.

Mar 8 25 Native Peace Officers. Refers & Sect

State's Despatch 835 Sept 21.

and to his 889 Jan 7. 28.

Explains the nature of the duties of the Chinese imployed as Constables Place Officers.

Mar 8 26 Mr Pedder. Reports having grama

one.

year's leave of absence # Mr Pedder, Harbour Master Encloses a médical Certificate.

1845

Sir I Davis

sil gi

Mar 10 27 Police. Ackn! Despatch 852

Oct 25. and refers to his 8815 Feb 21. Explains the reductions that have been effected in the Police Depart. at Chek-choo and the removal of Mr Hillier to Victoria. Recommends A Naval Station being established at Shek paewan where there is good moorings for three line of Battle Chips and several Frigates. Purchase & Land. Ackn dapat

Dappatch

Mar 10 28 Purchase

Mar 11 29

N51 Act 19. Encloses reports on the purchase of Lands in the Vatties of Wongneichung & Jukunpoo.

These purchases have been made in compliance with the original engagements Taking

entered into on our

possession of the Island. Treasurer's Encloss a Letter Extra Clerks from the Treasurer, nor Martin, respecting

an expense of $400 which he has incurred for extra (lerks.

}

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!

1845

Sir I Davis

10

Mar 13 30 Treasurer's Accounts. Emcore's the

Treasurer's Accounts for the Year ending Dec. 31.

Mar 14 31 Fees on Commissions. Reports

having paid the Commissary_ £33.16.6 for the fees on the Commissions of Mr Bruce, Major Caine and Mr. Padder -

Mar 14 32 Attorney General. Requests to be

informed what are to be the particular duties for which the Attorney General is to be allowed to charge fees in addition tobris Jalary.

Mar 14 33 Transportation; Actin ( Despatch

&

88630 N 30 Sept 5 and refers to his N10 Jany: 29%0

Encloses his Proclamation Feb 26 revoking his former Proclamation of 22 Inne 1844 relative

& Hansportation of the Austration Colonies .

Mar 14 34 Labour on Sundays . Encloses his

Proclamation Feb 20

the

subject of preventing the employment of Laborers on Sundays

1845

Sir I Davi's

i

342

Mar 16 35 Building a Church. Arkn! Despatch

Marly

N 37 Sept 24 and refers to his Confidential Dec . !!.

Represents the necessity for building a Church but they have no person capable of making Plans and Estimates, the game

viry

game difficulty hold good for all publer Buildings,

many of which are much required.

Refers & Mis

36 Building on the

1844

Chinese Territory Despatch No852.

Reports that the British and American subjects who began building and sotthing on the Ermese Territory opposite Victoria have been compelled by the Chinese Authorities & remove &

Trong trong

Mar 20 37 Despatches, lucher", recipt

Mar27

Ackn

Despatches.

38 Condemned Convicts . Reports the case

of three Convicts who had been condemned to death, having committed suicide in Prison.

1845

Sir I Davis

Ape 3 39 Police

12

Ackn Despatches N31 & 33 Reports the

Sept 689.

arrival of

of Mr. May, the

Superintendent and Met? Smithers and Mc Gregor the Ingrectors of Police.

Apr 9 40 Public Works. Encloses

Apt.

10 41

Apt 13

a

supplementary estimate for the completion of the Road Checkchu, which name fre has now constructing from Victoria to

changed to Stanley,

he

this

extra expense is occasioned by M. Cleverley having found it necessary to deviate from the original plane laid down. Concloses the Anditor's annual report on the

Expenditure for public works distin - - quishing between Continets

Day work.

and

Appointments. Encloses returns

2

all

appointments and alterations for the quarter ending 31 March.

Mr Martin. Encloses, the Auditors

report on the Treasurer's Account

аб

1845

Sir Davi's

Apt 13

contiimed

313 13:

as furnished by Mr Martin together with a controversial correspondence on the subject The greatest harmony The Depart-

prevails among the -ments of Government with the exception of Mr Martin whose ignorance of his duties has occasioned much an

nnoyance

Apr 18 42 MrFarncomb. Reports the

Apt 43

Op 22:48

ар

44

resignation of Mr Faincomb the Coroner and encloses his claim & £375 for Services during 211⁄2 Years, he has received no pay and was originally Fold there be none, but that five Dollars for each Inquest was allowed, he has held 40 Inquests.

Despatches.

Fold there was t

Aukur receipt

of despatches.

Aiken, Despatch N66

Ap 25 4 General Report } Auth December 17,

on

Trong trong

requiring

an opinion on

the report of Mr Martin on the Island of Hong Kong.

Reports that the

Climate

:

F

END

1845

Sir I Davis

continued

14

Ap 25 44 Climate of Hong Kong is quite healthy

being Similar to that of Macao which is only 40 Miles distant, gives his reasons for this grinion and encloses Statements of casualties. The Harbour is prohonneed by

is Naval Officers one of the finest in the world, it must consequence become a

т

a great

Entrepot for Warehousing Goods &. Disapproves of the treaty limiting our trade with the Chinese to five Ports, this Should be remedied by a fresh convention. The which exists is a great evil and is aggravated by the

I War. The improvement of

Piracy

orders Dour Men

Victoria, a Town of scarcely three

Years existence are gast gaining on Macas which has been established three

centuries

Ap 28 45 Commissary. Refers to See 7.

ар

States Despatch NO.

1844,

States his reasons for retaining Mrr Miller, Dr. Emn) General and

Con

Op 28 45

1845

Sir I Davis T

continued

$14/5

sending home M. Coffin Ass + Commissary General.

Op 29 46 Income Tax. Jutin, despatch

N65 December 16.

Reports having given directions for Collection,

Collecting the Income Tax from all

persons receiving more than £150 per Annum per

Ap 29 47

Chinese removed?

to

Ackn & Despatch

Tapingsham) N70 January 3.

Reports having settled all

the cases

of compensation

for the removal of Crimese.

Apt 29 48 Post Offic... Reports the death of

Mr. Scales, Post Master, shortly after his suspension,

Ackn. Despatch 8871 Ion 7 6. Suggests

gusty the appointment of a Post Master with 2600 Salate recommends Mr Spring as his Chief Clerk with £350 Salary

ano

and another Flick with £200 will become necessary. Endoses rithing the number of Letters received be

sending


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