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My Lord.
On the receipt of Your Lordship's
Despatch No 63 of December 6th relating to the subject of Mr Treasurer Martin's proffered resignation, I communicated its
purport to that
gentleman, from whom the enclosed reply has been received, stating his wish to continue in his present office,
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long as his health enables him to dischargs
its duties.
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sreated recurrences of absence. ccount of ill health, similar to those which M & Martin has already applied for, would
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Right Monorable
The Lord Stanley
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2.9th April, 1845.
Victoria, Hongshong,
to
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Dup: N. 49.
The Ford Stan
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resignation
treasurer Martin
on the proffered Nor
Sir,
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Colonial Treasury,
29th April 1845.
I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt this day of your letter Nr 182
requesting to be informed without loss of time "whether I still wish to be relieved from the " situation of Treasure of this Colony."
When suffering from severe illness
and depression in July last, I wrote to Mr. Under Secretary Stephen, and to the best of my recollection expressed a hope that Lord Stanley would be pleased to relieve I found the climate of this Island
destructive to my health, and as I did not
see there
me, as
retaining
The Honorable
was any useful object gained by
me here.
F.M.A. Bruce Colonial Secretary.
By
By the advice of the Colonial Surgeon, I made
a voyage
to the N. E coast of China, for six
weeks, which temporarily recruited me, but the
warm weather has produced a
recurrence
of war
return of the symptoms of the disease under
which I suffered last year, with aggravated indications threatening the breaking up of my Constitution _
I am
unwilling however from any
personal considerations to abandon my duty, as it appears to be the determination of Her Majesty's Government to maintain
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distinct Treasury Department for the livil Establishment of this Island; I
shall therefore, so long
as my strength
lasts, endeavour to the utmost of my
- ability to fulfil the trust reposed in me.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Sorant
(Agned) RMZ Martin.
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True Coty Fredrick W. R. Bruce
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1443 HongKong Victoria, Hongkong.
1th May, 1845.
No 50. Financial.
My Lord,
In
No
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my
compliance with the directions contained in your Lordship's Despatch No: 67
of December 18th, I beg
to state that I caused
: the receipt for the anchor and stock therein mentioned to be handed to the Acting Harbour Master, from
whom the enclosed reply has
been received.
were
It appears that the articles in
4 question.
supplied by the "Alligator" to a "Gun -
boat in 1841, at the early period of the war,
as a.
previous to the ecesion of this Island- British folony, and subsequently lost_ in a I would submit, therefore, that
gale.
they should be charged to the naval
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
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Department.
From Mr. Martin.
Stating
his with to
continue in
his
Colonial Treasurer.
present office of
29th April 1845.
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I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
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Sir,
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Harbour Master's Office, Victoria, Hongkong,
29th April, 184.5.
In obedience to an Order from It is Grzcellency the Governer, for information relative to an Anchor and Stock supplied by the Beatswarn of Mt. M.'s Strip Alligator,
for this Colony in 1841. I have the honor to state, that Icannot find in the papers in
This Office any memorandum
above articles.
relating to the
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I beg leave to state however, that Anchor and Stock answering to the description
itie
one mentioned in the Copy of the
of the vice
receipt forwarded to me, and which Ireturn herewith, was
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supplied with the Gunboat No
named "Clara," when she was made over
Monorable F. MA. Bruce,
Colonial Secretory
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to this Colony by Captain Smith, R.N; and I perfectly remember that the said Anchor and Stock.
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Ship "Alligator," and not to those of M. Mr
Ship Danid, as stated in my former
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-lost in a gate on the 13th September 1847.
I have the honor to be,
Siv
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
(Signed) A. Lenu,
Acting Marbour Master.
(Free Copy)
Irederick MA. Bruce,
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Victoria, Hongkong,
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Governor The Lord Stanley.
/ Inclosure.
No50.
Regarding
Received
Hongkong, in 1841.
the_Harbour Master of "Majesty's This Alligator" stock supplied prone ther
an anchor and
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Financial.
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1444 Hongkong
Victoria, Hongkong,
3rd May, 1815.
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My Lord,
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reply to your
·Your Lordship's Despatch
No. 61 of December 14th transmitting copy
of a
Proclamation
the curr to the
by Her Majesty relative
currency of Honghong, I have the
honor to state that the same was
published in the Government- Paper the 12th Instant_, and a printed copy
of
is transmitted herewith.
With reference to the observations
in Mr. Trevelyan's Letter, enclosed in the above despatch, I have the honor
to draw to
Your Lordship's
Lordship's attention that the schedule which accompanied.
Drepatch. N. 23 of 1843 (and which was
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley
fe.
&c.
Ye.
necessarily
-
necessarily assumed _ as the only proper authority for the Salaries of the fixed- Establishment. ) made no mention whatever of Dollars, but stated the whatever of Do
Salaries therein authorized in. Sterling
I have the honor to enclose herewith a certified copy of the same.
only-
As the officers filling
all the
subordinate appointments therein- specified_ have naturally considered. their salaries as fived_ in sterling, I
submit that they
conversion
can claim
α
the same into Dollars
of the
at the rate fixed by the Proclamation.
At the same time, all-
Salaries and allowances which have_
really
been-
assigned.._
ed in Dollars, and
not in Sterling, will of c
course
continue to be paid in the same number of Dollars as heretofore
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I have the honor to be, With the highest-respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient
Stumble Servant,
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Governor
2nd May, 1845.
Victorias, Hongkong,
"Stanley
N51.
2 helosures.
Received
if the Colony.
of the fixed Establishment Fransmitting Schedule of Houstong, and -
of the Proclamation respecting the Currency
Reporting publication-
GOVERNMENT
NOTIFICATION.
WHEREAS by an order of Her Most Gracious Majesty in Council, dated at Windsor on the 28th November, 1844, His Excellency the Governor and Com- mander-in-Chief has been instructed to publish the annexed Proclamation by the Queen, the said Proclamation is hereby published accordingly; and it is further commanded by Her Majesty in Council that the same do take effect and come into force from the date of the publication thereof.
By Order,
Victoria, Hongkong, 1st May, 1845.
FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE,
Colonial Secretary.
BY THE QUEEN,
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, on the 29th day of March, 1842, a Proclamation was issued at Hong- kong by Sir Henry Pottinger, Baronet, Our Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, in the terms following, that is to say,-
"With reference to the desirable object of preventing disputes and laying down some "deûned system regarding the Circulating Medium in this setilement, His Excellency Sir "Heury Pottinger, Bart. Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the "Trade of British Subjects in China, is pleased to promulgate the following brief Rules, "which are to be considered applicable to all common Bazaar Purchases, and Barter, Hire, " &c., &c., but not to interfere with, or affect, what may be termed Mercantile Transactions, ❝and are to be in force on the Island of Hongkong, pending the Gracious Pleasure of Her
Majesty the Queen of Great Britain.
1st. The following Coins are to be deemed legal Tenders :-Spanish, Mexican, and "other Dollars and their component parts, Company's Rupees and their component parts,
Cash, or the Copper Coin current in China.
"2d. Dollars of whatever denomination or device, and whether whole or chopped, are "to circulate at par with reference to each other, always providing that they be of the
proper weight and standard.
"C
sd. Two and one quarter Company's Rupees shall be considered equal to one "Dollar.
"One Rupee and two Annas (or half a quarter) equal to half a Dollar, and three- quarters of a Rupec (or twelve Annas) equal to one quarter of a Dollar.
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4th. Twelve hundred Cash (1200) Copper Coin shall be equal to one Dollar.
"Six hundred (600) to half a Dollar.
"Three hundred (300) to quarter of a Dollar.
"Five hundred and thirty-three (533) to one Company's Rupee.
"Two hundred and sixty-six (266) to half a Rupee.
"One hundred and thirty-three (133) to one quarter of a Rupee.
"5th. Any other Coins, whether British or Foreign, not enumerated in the preceding Rules, are not to be deemed a legal Tender, but they can of course be sold or "otherwise bartered in the Bazaar, according to their intrinsic value.
"6th.
Cash Copper Coin at the rate laid down in the 4th Rule, will be sold to any "individual requiring it in sums of not less than fifty Dollars, on application to the "Treasurer and Secretary to Her Britannic Majesty's Superintendent of Trade.
"God save the Queen."
And Whereas, on 27th day of April, 1812, a further Proclamation was issued by Our said Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, in the terms following,-
GC
That is to say,-
"The Letter, of which a Copy is hereunto annexed, having been addressed to me by "the Mercantile Firms who have signed it, on behalf of themselves and others, I do hereby direct and proclaim, in conformity with their application, that pending the gracions pleasure of the Queen of England, the Mexican and other Republican Dollars "shall be taken as, and considered to be, the Standard, in all Government and Mercantile "transactions at Hongkong and other places in China in the occupation of Her Majesty's "Forces, unless at the time of such transactions taking place it should be expressly
specified to the contrary.
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"And I do further announce, that the present Proclamation is not to be taken in any way or shape as affecting the provisions of the one which I promulgated on the 29th "day of last month, relative to the Circulating Medium in the Island of Hongkong. "God save the Queen."
And Whereas, by our Letters Patent, bearing date the 5th day of April, in the Sixth Year of our Reign, we did erect and constitute our Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies into a separate Colony, to be known and designated as the Colony or Hongkong; and by Our Instructions to Our Governor of the said Colony, We did them direct and ordain that he should not propose or assent to any Legislative Ordinance whatever, whereby any "Bills of Credit or any other Paper Currency, or any Coin, save
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only the legal Coin of the Realm, may be made or declared to be a legal Tender, without special permission from Us in that behalf first obtained."
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And Whereas it hath been represented to Us, by the Lords Commissioners of Our Treasury, that doubts have arisen with reference to the terms of the said hereiabefore recited Proclamations of the 29th day of March, and the 27th day of April, 1842, respecting the legal sufficiency of Tenders of Payment within Our said Island and its Dependencies, in British Coins; and it is expedient that such doubts should be removed, and that the Regulations regarding Standards of Value and Tenders of Payment within Our said Island should be assimilated to those of Our other Possessions abroad.
Now, therefore, We, by the advice of Our Privy Council, have thought fit to declare and ordain, and by the advice aforesaid, We do hereby declare and ordain, that from and after the date of the publication in the said Island of Hongkong of this Our Proclamation, the said hereinbefore recited Proclamations issued on the 29th day of March, and 27th day of April, in the Year 1842, as aforesaid, shall be revoked and annulled.
And We do further declare and ordain, that from and after the date of the Publication, as aforesaid, of this Our Proclamation, the several Coins hereinafter specified, being perfect Coins, and of full and proper weight aud value, shall, in like manner as the Gold, Silver, and Copper Coins of the United Kingdom, be and constitute a legal Tender of Payment within Our said Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies, at the several respective rates, and as equivalent to the values undermentioned:
That is to say,
The Gold Mohur of the East India Company's Territory, coined since the 1st day of September, 18:35, at the rate of Twenty-nine shillings aud two peace Sterling Money of the United Kingdom.
The Dollar of Spain, Mexico, or the South American States, at the rate of Four shillings and Two pence Sterling.
The Rupee of the East dia Company's Territory, coined since the 1st day of September, 1835, at the rate of One shilling and Ten pence Sterling; and the Half Rupee, Quarter Rupee, and Eighth of Rupee pieces, in proportion.
The Cash, or Copper Coin, Current in China, at the rate of Two hundred and eighty-eight Cash, for One Shilling Sterling.
And We do hereby further declare and Ordain, that Tenders of Payment in the said Coins, being, as aforesaid, perfect Coins, and of full and proper weight and value, as well as in the Gold, Silver, or Copper Coins of the United Kingdom, or any or either of them, according to the several relative rates and values hereinbefore specified, shall be deemed and taken within Our said Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies, to be a sufficient and lawful Tender, in satisfaction and discharge of all Debts, Contracts, and Engagements what- soever for the payment of money: Provided always nevertheless, and We do further Ordain and Declare, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed or taken to render it compulsory on any person to accept at any one payment a larger Amount in Silver Coins of the United Kingdom of lower denomination than One shilling, or in the Half, Quarter, or Eighth Rupee pieces hereinbefore mentioned, than the equivalent to Twenty Shillings Sterling Money, or a larger Amount in Copper Coins of the United Kingdom, or in the Chinese Copper Coins before-mentioned, than the equivalent to One Shilling Sterling Money.
By Her Majesty's Command,,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
J. F. DAVIS.
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No 51, 8/1845.
mcloure _ N. / im Gespatch
Duplicate
16
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Schedule
for
of retablishments the Government of
khong trong
Governor and his
-
Personal Staff
Governor and -Super--
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Trade in China- Private Sonetary
or. Aide de Camp Colonial Secretary's
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certain foreign Coins, and Coins the rates at which
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at Hongkong and its Dependencies. "Territories are to pass current the East India Company's,
7th May,
1845.
Ministers of Religion
Chaplain
Carried forward-
700
"
"
700
1000110
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Brought forward
Judicial_department - . Chief Justice- Attorney General-
Registrar.
Police Magistrate - Sheriff
and Provost Marshal
Assistant. acting.
as
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2,500
1,500
600
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1200
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540
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Cert in Supreme Court -_ 202 10"
Interpreter in
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Clerk in Police Court. _____
Interpreter in Ditto
Financial department
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10,00110 -
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Treasurer
Chief Certa
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Auditor Acting
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20,431 10
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Brought Forward Legislature- Clerk of the Excentive
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and Legislative Councils duties performed by
Auditor
Administration of
ands Roads and Public Works
Surveyor General
Clerk of the Works and Civil - Engineer
Merk
Conservation and _
Harbours
Management - of star Harbour Master
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Financial-Department -
2,875.
Legislature
Public
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No 51, 1845.
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No 52.
Duplicate -
Schedule
Establishments
for the Government of
Hongkong.
Anand 194-23
Extract from
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RECEIVED
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1845
Nistoria, Hongkong,
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1845.
With reference to my
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and Confidential.
the
Despatch of December 11.
I recommended that
where
sent out
Lev
Architect should be
to superintend the
oregion of the Lovernment Preptio Building's required in this Colony. Inos beg to state-
Я that as Major Aldrich shortly expects a large reinforcement to the Engineer and Ronance- Department, it might be found by
The Right Honorable
The Lord Stanley,
Ae.
to
by far the most economical
and advisable measure
order the
to
execution of those
civil buildings which will
be required in this
Cas
soon
as
the Colony they have been
imationed from home) to be undertaken by the Ordnance Department. _ Major Aldrich has reported tho
me
his
readiness to undertake this
auty, should Your Lordsbiche be pleased to approve of
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an arrangement; and
the ability with which that officer has conrusted the Military buildings would
inture
the Civil
executed in the same
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With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
most obedient
Humble Servant
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Victoria, Hongkong,
370
May,
1845.
Governor
to
The Lord Namber.
Received
No 52.
Civil
Department.
Recommending Buildings being under- taken by the ordnance
Catered
Sie I. J. Davis
770134.
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Sir 23. August 145.
have to acknowledge
the receipt of goun der latch
Formented to the 116. of the 5 maglaat No 52,
uarded by Dr. Mundour 23
Meni Stanley
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(1084) recommending that the Government Buildings
Along
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should becrected
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under the superintendence
Majin
Aldrich.
Rreviously to the remitte of their Derpatch, my Despatch of the 20 hectant had been written directing
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to send home the
Places & Extineaters of thes Public Buildings prepared
5 M. Gordon before he left H.Kong:
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Antib
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those flaus Vertineates
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decision on
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No 2.
1845:
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Word,
23
ketoria & Haughing,
320 Away, 1845.
I have the hener to forward
Lex with the first Blue Book of this Colony, as it has been diligently..
E compiled by Mr Bruce.
Rade
At the same time are
forewarded, firsh as Letter to any adres pon the Colonial keretary, commenting Fon and explaining several point of
intportance, in the Blue Book, and 33 secondly, a report by No butzlaff
laff on the trade of the Colony in Chines Bessels only.
These will both of them be found useful reports, and appropriate
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
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yo
accompaniment
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accompaniment to the Blue Bask.
My lule despatch, 82414, of the 25th Ultimo, has anticipated and rendered superfluous any lengthened observations in this place, on the climate and healthings, the Revenue prospect, and the Trade of Houghong. Ishall, however, add
me
ver the
over
the compilation
whatever additional remarks now occur to ane in loothing of the Colonial choritary :
With
regard
to the small amount
of Sand-rents collected in the last year,
Imay observe that hardly a lease was made out arrival in last may,
and of
on any
Rents collected.
of Course scarcely any "The present year will, I confidently repect, present a great contrast on
this point.
On the renewal of the Licences and farms which are to expire during
the
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the current year,
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Scannot hit anticipate.
on the whole, when
a material increase on
they shall be put up for the second time. The characteristic caution of the Chinese makes them very bad bidders at the Commencement of an experiment_
In fact everything is new
yes.
here,
and a large portion of the population not settled in their permanent dwellings. - Patience and reserve are therefore necessary in respect to the boying of imposts, lest many persons
should at the commencement be
to
discouraged from pesorting to the Colony The first duty of the Government has been nearly completed, with regard the three important points of drainage, the communication by roads, and the security of person and property by. means of an officient Police. He may
hope
4
- hope that these early cares and first repents will in due time be repaid by the improved health and.
growing
numbers of respectable and prosperous
settlers, and aw
increased fund be
avv ine
thereby supplied for the acquisition of
a
Revenue.
On account of such reasons,
before the Council for appointing Assessors of lands and Houses for the purpose of levying a Police pate, has been deferred
the Ordinance which is now
Jo
long, chiefly with a view to trailing until a large portion of the property
intended to be valved should be completed and really exist in a tangible shape. Scannot hope, however, that the very heavy expenses of the Police at present necessary (though may be expected hereafter
this
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diminish
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diminish) can be nearly mob by any scheme that can be proposed for . providing a rate .
As already observed the Public
be considered as nearly
Roads may
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provided, with the reception of five miles on the south, necessary to complete the circuit of the Island. The principal pemaining sources of initiatory and
Extraordinary Expenditure the Government offices and Court Justice, and the Governor's pesidence,
which last I am quite content to
are
are
the Church,
J
postpone until all others
completed. The whole of these works will be propised to Your · Lordship in Rans and Estimates, to be sanctioned before they are entered upon.
With reference to the Lists of the
lative and Executive Councils
Legislative
-
forwarded in the Blue Book, I may
observe
observe that these have not yet been formally sanctioned by Her Majesty.
As Scbserve that no
• person
is
entered under the head of Foreign Consils, Imay here state, that aw. American Consul was residenz here in the early
but that he subsequently
part of last year, died of cholera at macas, and has not yet bew peplaced .
ken
With reference to the population of the Colony, Thave the satisfaction to observe that the European portion has considerably increased during the
year,
and that
α
α
the past. large influx of
- males has taken place. The materials of a census have not yet been attained, " but I trust the deficiency will be suppled
n a
that
a future occasion. As regards the Chinese population, the Ansus containe in this Blue Book, was the work of her.
Gutzlaff.
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Getzlaff, and it is satisfactory to add, that, both in numbers and respectability the Cheines are improving being accompanies in a greater number of instances by their families . The position of this Colony in pelation to their
country is so- enomalous and unprecedented, that I
am
ove
only surprised at the facility aim readiness with which they have repaired
to it.
the
It is highly advisable to recourage commercial and adventurous classes of these people, at the head of which stand the natives of Ithiew. They have irreconcileable feud with the people
an
-
of the Canton province, to whom they. would always be found a useful check
and counterpoise. With this new, the Colonial Government is at this moment offering great incouragement to the
settlement
seltlement of a body of Iokien meny, who have applied with that object by ~ petition to mysu. This will hereafter for the subject of a special communication to Your Lordship .
At page 112 of the Blue
or
υ
Book is a List of the places of worship in Hongkong. Pregret to say that the absence of good Church accommodation has the effect of filling the dissenting chapels, of which three four are already established nere. -
very conducted by goud Romish Churck, Establishment of Italian Priests from the Propaganda College at haples, and the 18th Royal trish Regiment, at present in garrison here, contributes largely to
There is a
hill it.
an
With regard to places of
Education,
27
9
Education, Inegret to say that the Morrison Society, the conduct of which has fatten exclusively into the hands of Americans, refuses altogether to coalesce with the Anglo Chinese College:
other Establishment. On this cind, as well as that of its exclusively
αγ αι
rany
ground,
Educating Chinese, and not European youth, Ideem it very little
little deserving of
rent, sincer
Incouragement,
we w
wank European
Interpreters, and not Chinose, who are
seldom to be trusted.
IW
I have granted to WW. Stautori a
spot of ground for the erection of a Retestant school, the building of which has been commened.
has
Iregret to observe that W. Bruce
nox possessed the means of anaking accurato peturn of the Exports and Imports of the Colony, from the total
ar
absence
L
in
absence of anything like a Custom Houses !
The increased number of Convict, consequence of the abolition of the punishment of Transportation, filled the limited prison
has
accommodations to an extent that
wouts prove pernicious to the health
the pre
f
prisoners, and accordingly
accordingly mcasions
are in
in progress for the enlargement of the existing prison. It has also become
for-
necessary to Concert me
measured obtaining from the convicts the greatest. possible quantity of officient, labour
n
the public Roads and other
undertakings, and I am happy to say that they have lately been employed with great effect. I trust that this will be found a for the future:
a Source
saving
of considerable savory
ل
3. Zade
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28
Ihave the hover tobe,
With the highest respect
Your Lordshipis,
Most Obedient.
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Humble kivant.)
iDani
i
i
!
5 Aug! Me
Hifi ittomary for all the dy
whit this uputi
t of ther
Leer
Come
lex as complete.
wand refall love bein
Glücke & Fut bean reasonably exfe. hod. The (I suffer)
Frade.
the infor
The Lor
вод Мон Sovernor
Victoria, Hongkong,
1845.
Stonby.
3 malonores.
No53.
Received
Transmitting "Blue- " of Hongkong
Book
for Bul.
Z px
The hams.
We
us off haue-
Observe. That is said when the conconfirmation of the Gention
Entered
33
29
1371 Haughing 18 Augarsiors
S. Frachenden Sie G. S. deferre
mated by AUGT
}} Mundock 13
Stephen Mope Loid Stanley
B
M
53.3 Mag/45
Inundirected
Coed Stanley Straurant
Лед
Bauchemith
hemwith for the
An
information of the Lords Comme 2 of the heavy othe of the sound of P. C. for
C. Trade Extract of so much of the despatch from the Gode of St kong containing his general report on
6 Tolong a the prospects of the future femme of that
the
Island.
as relates to
Revenue
Maven
Lichert to Cond
Treadway
RECEIVEL
C.O.
AUG. 2
1846
30
Colonial Office,
hetorice,
プ
#
Hongkong, 14 Mar, 1845.
I have the honor to submit to Your Excellency the Blue Buck of the Colony for
the y
Book
year 1844, and to report that the same is ready for transmission to Her Majesty's Government
Para: Besides the great difficulty Shaves
found in getting accurate pelums on most of the subjects it embraces, I have to infound Your Excellency, (in Explanation of the apparent delay in its completion), that it was only in the
of this week Sreceived the finally
corrected returns of Revenice and Expenditure for the
His Excellency,
course
Scher Francis Davis,
tc. Ye, ye,
ye
Year
Fara: 2
Lara: 3
e
years for in consequence of the
accounts, rendered at the conclusion
si.
of the March quarter containing the distrsemunks of the quarter inding" "Thember 31%, it was - impossible till they had been sent in to prepare
a an accurate
2
statement of the expenditure and receipts of the Colony up to the and of the year
ก
the
As regards the accounts of year previous to the 10th of May. it has been found impossible to classify them as required, the necessare documents for that purpen. not having been leff by M. Stewart in the Treasury.
I have also to remark that owing to the pressure of important work in the Land Office the retino
31
of Grank of Land during the year 1844, which it required considerable
time and trouble to
6 prepare,
was
not ready till the middle of last month. With respect to it I may observe incidentally, that though since Your Excellency's arrival deposits have been required on sales for the first time, there has been
11 0
diminution in the
has
average price of lots sold and the pens hitherto been collected, though in
arrears
1843
many cases including due from the month of June 186) without a single daw proceding having been instituted; and further that there has been no resumption of Lots by Government though some of these high on the -hill have not been improved upon
of
Para: 4
Pera:
in accordance with the conditions
of the sale and are consequently liable to forfeiture .
The sum that appeurs under the head of Crown Rents includes
of Crow
only what was duce up to July, 1844 without taking inte becount the
rent due at that time from the
Chinese whose lots
nof
were in were
of
defined or
or ascertained by the Laind by the Cand Committee that sat in January 1844. It has consequently tatten
considerable time to determine the
on which
rate at which they should be assessed, and the tenure ov they should hold the
very
small
pieces of ground- they in general
occupy.
A further
and delay
a rose
cause of difficulty from a practice.
that
|
32
that formerly prevailed, of marking off lots on a mugh maps instead of on the ground itself, so that the boundaries of the lets when they
the ground
came to be laid down on
could not be made to correspons -
C
with the contents of rach as marke on the plane, and it was found necessary remeasure them all.
ken nearly
This has
to re
now.
accomplished and the leases are king issued from which when completed
arr
Exact retum of Land
be
granted previous to 1844 can made ups. A considerable number " the Chinese have paid ponts since "the close of the year
of
and no
difficulty has been Experienced in
levying
it. The amount so collected
iogether with the pent due on
the
23th
(
Para:h
25th of December for the provinces half- year (smbracing the first payment account of the sales in July last,
ого асс
V
7 ·
1
and on account of the Chungian Distriof the present occupiers of which, though they purchased at the sale in January 1844, were
not put possession until September) will appear in this year's Return.
in
The pelurive Exports and
Imports as required it has been found impossible to obtain in the absence of any Custom House Establishment. The Harbour Master's boks give only the vessels that have entered the port and the general nature of their cargoes het afford no
means
1 of knowing what was
unshipped or shipped on the spot,
I have therefore, prepared a table -
according
Bound of
33
according to the best sources of information in my paiver, and have, tatter for the Consular Returns, Trade, the vessels cargoes to which
have entered themselves as
from
Hongkong or which have cleared out the five pork for that plans, and
for the
which
from their names & Shave ascertained to be vessels employed in the coasting trade only. The gords they bring here
are tran
transhipped on their arrival into other vesels and are sent to Europes, hidia tech addition to those the dessels arriving from Bally # with rice and those with timber from Manila and the Strail have in general discharged part of
cargoes here, but as I am ignorant of the quantities landed, I have only put them down under
their
the
Farai
/
the heads of Ships arrived .
Your Excellency will observe that under the head of Imports the Corch as employed in carrying goods to Canton do not appear. It seems that they ravely bring down anything Except small portions of the cargoes of ships discharging at Whampoan
ad
and sometimes a little tea which
does not Sunderstand
Sunderstand pass through
the Chinese Custom House. Their
thief imployment is in carrying up to Canton goods which have bon warehoused here in Expectation of a favorable turn of the marthet Pam: The occupation of this Island has afforded the Canton Merchank
Para:8
an
never
advantage in their dealings with the Chinese which they Enjoyed before. Geirs
Goods
can now
be stored here
34
here at a moderate rate in insurable. buildings,
and in one instance at
the beginning of this year, by the facilities thus afforded for watching the state of the market, a merchauf of this place realized a profit of 25 percent on a large consignment,
v
.
at once on
the
of collow yaru . Formerly it was necessary to force goods at market, however glitted, because of the expense of demurrage if they Kept on ship board, or the risk and loss incurred in Keeping them shore in huldings at Canton,
were
which are not insurable on account
of the pequeres fires, and where the "prices for storage are retravagantly high. Several of the Mercantile, who have establishments at Canton
are
building large warthouts here
in
addition to those they already popress from which it may be inpind that they do not consider that the value of this accommodation is likely to be ut all affected by the building operations at present in progress at that city.
Sura : 9
The Opium which shows so largely among the exports for this place is merely transhipped from the sesals that bring it force India inte
smaller ones more
adapted for the
trade air is sent
is sent up to...
coasting different points along the East Const of China where receiving result are stationed for the purpose of retailing it in small quantities. They retions Either withe species for semittance to India or in ballast and sometimes with part of the carge they have brow
been
Imable
خبر
Sara:10
Saraill
35
unable to dispose of but they seldow bring down any
merchandize. As to the trove in funts Scan
add nothing to Mr butzlaff's
Mumorandum on the subject. The
number and tonnage of trading junks that anchor in the port is very large. This does not include the
cargo boat
te
amounting to from 8 to 10 a day which bring supplies of provisiones to the Island and carry away a gin
many articles in return. This trat has been Estimated poughly at from 10,000 to 12,000 Dollars a months
The salt boats that bring the Soult and sell it here to the muggling boats for exportation to different places
น
་
the Cantow river and neighbortion
-
invest the greater part of their proceeds in small quantities of lipuume and
piece.
This
piece goods as a petum cargo. island is only used by them as a place for the buyer and seller to meek
and trans
trans for the
curge from the
nie
to the other.
Sava:12
K
thave not inserted under the
head of Eisheries" any thing with pespect to the large quantities of Aish caught off the south side of the bland as the fishing ground being off the Liina Island cannot strictly be claimed on behalf of the Colony Some of the
the brats imployed in the traffic belong to Manly
and Aberdeen. bet
the greater number and all those of the largest class (called To Kie ) carrying from 30 18:30 tons
30 to 30 tons belong to
various places in the district of Hangshan and Anan and merely
use
these Harbours during
(
the
fishing
fishing
36
season to take in provisions
and teater.
The fish caught is generally solo to
smaller vessels who
lébout
carry it to different
places for sole, tibet 500 tons, are
annually dried at Hanley.
Sara:13
Sam not able to give any positive
are
information as to the cultivation of the island but as the south side, where the districk available for this purpose chiefly situated, is now rendered accessible by the roads in progres, there
is
as
P
every reason to expect, that, as som
they
can
be surveyed and divided
of
into small allohments, the want
the population here may be supplive to a great refert by the production of
extent the island itself, and
a
не
source prevence be at the same time created. Besides the Vallies
now under cultivation,
There
:
?
Lavalls
1 for
there are Junderstand several large- track in the Islame well suited regetable cultivation and pasturage.
There exists no means of forming any comparative table shering the increase or diminution of the Cetony-But there certainly has
been
a
NO AU
crime in
very great decrease particulary, in crimes of violence. Since the month of June last no serious attack has
new
α
been made by anned bodies of
improvement chiefly coing to a officient systine of Police.
an an
more i
The crimes that are.
are committa
are for the anost park burglaries noing to the number of laburers of the worst class employed in building to living on the premises where they
at work?les the
AVe A
houses become finished and this
migratory
37
migratory population ceases to be
emplayed there is forward to a diminution of crime
Every reason to look
in this
respect._ The other prevailing crine, and which next to that article of the hepplementary treaty by which Chinese defsels caw only clear of for
•
this place, pomx the five Ports, offers the most serious obstacle to the trade of the place is the great growth of Piracy in the approaches from Cantom and the East Coast of China, Instances of
trading funks are
attacks on
reported every week.
Ihave Vi
)
Signia ) FYA.Bruce.
Colonial Secretary.
Touve copy
Redrich H. A. Bruce
{
V
Board of Trade.
Remartis
мероп
38
the Native Trade-
of SongMong;
from 14-April 1844- pt_
April 1844 - pt_April_1845.
фот
Captain. Miet - when.
Elliot when taking possession.
of this Sattend, anticipated that the commerce
Napsuymoon-
formerly carried on at Lintin, Naperyment
m.
would be concentrated
and Kamsingm under the British flag,
harbour. Ste
even-
at this spacious
anticipated great-
additions from fanton itself and the various
ports to the North East. This
under the
was natural
supposition, that the trading
connexions with this Country, after all
the atte
attempts to improve them, would
revert to the
same exclusive
before, and that
as a
as lon.
ao
system as
China existed
whole, no alterations could be expected.
from its antinational policy.
The
N. 53, of 1845.
Incloure N. 2 in Despatch
Jearetary, "Blue Book" for the
Report from the Colonial accompanying
1844.
year
Магу
1845
The aspect of affairs being however changed for the better beyond the most
new
sanguine. hopes,
Hongtring the
our commer ee
obtained_
channels, and the idea of making
6. greatest
mart : in the ract, fell
looks forward to
at once to the ground. Still the mind conversart.
with the times
brighter days,
of you
and thinks to trace the absence
of commercial intercourse at this settlement,
in the restrictions
and other
causes
of the Supplementary Treaty
It has often
been remarked
that Junks from Shanghal. Teaches and Amoy which proceed in great numbers to Singapore and other settlements, would prefer Hongtrong conveniently situated
nearer and more
mae conv
as much near
-
tean those places, in order to make their
burchases, and it is almost inexplicable that they yo, after the opening of this port, a
beretofore
as
to their accustomed harbours.
We ought here to consider that the
exports
ร
J
exports from their
own
39
Country are principally,
if siot - exclusively destined - for the numerous
Chinese colonists that inhabit the islands
of the archipelage . They freight.
veeeels with emig
their
emigrants, and bring home a
cargo, the greater part of which. is bought.
with the savings of their
their countrymen.
have lived abroad and amassed some
property.
can
-
who
α
The materials of the Junk trade
funt
therefore not be found at Songtong.
Some vessels nevertheless tried to obtain an-
export cargo
on
the
spot,
and were
after long from
waiting obliged to receive the same Canton. With Straits produce this settlement could not supply the Chinese- Merchants at so cheap. a rate, as they
buy it at Singapore;
can-
the carrying trade.
bottoms which has
moreover in English bottom's
recently
commenced bids
account
very fair,
the
of its security to engross
direct
т.-
40
direct con
commerce
from the Archipelago
the various northern Ports; and we
therefore
no reason to believe that
to
have
19
will become in
future the
hopes
Vonationg entrepôt - for this traffic. Better founded-
respecting
are
are our
a more extensive commerce
with Canton, for from first to last a
number of large cargo.
-boats have been
running between this and the metropolis . With
exceptions, these vessels
very pare
Materials
as
supplied the immediate necessaries for the consumption at Victoria, building
well as provisions, and goods of Shopkeepers. The reiterated inquiries, why the merchants did not send down articles for the European Market, have ореа invariably been answered that it would_ not pay, and that they could not obtain a ready sale here, if they did so.
Intelligent
..
}
Intelligent natives have always affirmed.,
that the absence of this branch of Commerce, must be ascribed - to there being
no
Chinese lar
at Victoria to receive
large firms
firms at
as soon as
goods in charge, and sell them. there is a demand. Attempts to
found
such establishment's have also been made,
but not succeeded_
from
want
of
encouragement and on account
considerable individual loss.
present moment there remains
unfortunately not one
from
of
At the
single large Merchant inton in the settlement who is able
to promote by his capital and influence such a decirable object.
The whole business is
therefore.
re
in the hands of Shopkeepers,
compradors and pedtars, of whom there
many, though
are n
considered as a
their transactions when
whole
are
but
trifting.
Since their native boats have to compete
t
with
with
our own
schooners, which are
2
constantly going up
the river, and -
moncover to contend with the Mandarins,
who
are said to put a high- price-upon-
their permits, of or the present_
no immediate increase, can.
esent be looked
however unfortunately any
arise; there
ean
be not the
for.
Should
disturbances
slightest doubt.
that these boats will become carriers to a
considerable amount.
of the
on on L.
From Neangmun a place numerous outlets of the Canton river,
several boats with valuable
time to time visited
from
merchants that come in
Lome
>
41
Honghing with provisions: Nantow, Faopang,
Sinan, Lantao, Macao, Ho
Hachong,
and
Tingehoo. No interruption in this businese
has
ever been
experienced and the reiterated;
plunder of pirates, has in. many instances been obviated by the payment of blackmail.. Were it possible to cut-
off these boats, great
distress would be experienced as nearly every
le
for maintaining life is brought from
elee where, and.
The intercourse with Macas both
article for
very.
little
grows
on
the
island itself.
by Portuguese Loickas
as well as fartboats has
The
always been
buy
also
cargoes
have:
Honghong
come in them
cotton goods.. Unfortunately however, of these vessels have been plundered_ by pirates, and this prevents the chinese-
from putting any
more dear goods on board. The following places supply
Hongkong
very lively, transhipments from.
that place to this and vice versa;
being of
frequent
occurrence;
though
it cannot be
said, that there exists a native trade
The
only
branch to which this name
is applicable is the traffic.
in. salt.. This
is bought from the fact of Stachong and
Hacking
Kwrithen
Kweishen, where it is
Manufactured
in.
great quantity, in small- junks. They met. here by fast rowing craft from
ure-
t rivers, which buy it and
cent
the adjacent
introduce the same in various
-
throughout the interior, at a far
ways
more reduced
price than the Governmental Salt-
monopolist can dispore of it
dispose of it . This bas
>
faptains
42
opium and
and piece
tains take
take invariably opium
goods for the money they get, and often
invest
capital for
this purpose, which they
have brought with them
brought
with them. Pirates have
frequently attacked and taken these vessels.
The junke
nk trade with the coast
eviets under the following limitations:_
It is
is in vain to expect that vessels
the ports which
:lways
been
d
very
thriving
business, and
from
on
enterprize
the
money realized both by the purchaser
so well as seller in proportion is considerable...
Fence the constant resort of these junks.
this harbour has become
affair.
ne an
every day
It is however. a matter of
astonishment, that no increase is
visible, and that it remains in
statu
дио,
to
the sales of salt being larger
nding
to the seasons,
or smaller, according to
the demand, but there is no affect augmentation on the
which
year.
The ptains
for a cargo,
are
open to British
Hongkong
should come down to
when they
they want at their own
the same
price.
can
by the goods
doors for nearly
How could they take
the sea risk, the outlay of capital, and
the danger of being attacked by pirates merely to visit Victoria. Such
Such enterprizes
long
can
as the
never be anticipated, and so Northern Ports are well supplied, and
there
are so n
many intervening
stations on
the Coast, where every possible article in
demand
0
}
demand may
be obtained, no
orjunk-
nh to
buy a cargo weather and a long voyage
here will brave wind and-
rever had_
a
Ningpo, Amoy
single
Stence.
we
*
veseel from Shanghae,
, nor Fah-too, that would -
have made purchases at Hongkong. people
on
The
the coast to the west of Canton
procved to Macas roads and the I
if
Гура,
not visited. by any vessel to buy their vants, and never has yet a single
m thence touched here
from
single vessel.
Whatever is betwveen Namoa : and
Honghong, with the exception of Hachong
perhaps where
where lately
vessels have been
and even
Chaougan
continually at anchor, such as
Teoyeo, Hayes, Tinghes,
Nitges
and Cheops in Fotteen, belongs exclusively to the Commercial sphere of this place, and numerous have been the junks came to the settlement. From the
junks that
two
two latter, they bring camphor boughts
Formosa and alum, with some_
very
13
at
course
Chinaware. The former article is only occasionally caleable and in many
instances
after having been offered to many
British merchants, has been taken to Maeas to be sold there. The latter has
ormed ballast_ to India, but-
very often from want of purchasers, the junks have to proceed to fanton or Macao. These only two articles, that have yet.
the
been brow
any quantity
• great attempt.
are
in
brought to
made by
r to this market.
was made
Teaches
junks to import tea, but whether
was, that the boyes
were not properly
it
packed, or the quantity not adapted to
our home
consumption, it remained_ uncateable in the hands of the importers,
and was
afterwards with
very great lost to the Shopkeepers to dispose of it
given to the Shoptreepers
by
nko come.
by retail. Most of the junks
in ballast _ to purchase Opium
ds, none
and.
of these however in
here
any
This is taken to
piecegoods, considerable quantity.
the island of Staenan, and yes, Teoyes, or the island.
of Staenan, and
hit
there retailed. . The pirates however have.
moit materially interfered with this
many junks have after
branch and
did
leaving this post, been robbed of their whole. None of the faptains who constantly are in the habit of visiting ever tell that the Chinese Government interferes with their coming
have I heard an instance
confiscation on the
house.
•
me,
hither, nor:
and
instance of seizure a part of the Custom
As this harbour is a
general
from.
thorough fare for resets, that
come
the North and proceed to Canton and the
anchor for
South, many
a tide and
mate
*:
44
make- small purchases, the amount_ which could not be ascertained,
of which
it is done in a
very quiet. way.
Such is the native, trade which-
Honghong had hitherto, far-
below the
lowest, calculations, that the most-
as
desponding merchants could have made..
rutinordinary
circumstances
may produce
a
salutary change, but in the Ordinary
course
of events, as long
long as every thing
remains
quiet, of which there can be at present not the slightest doubt, and the northern
the bussiness
of
ports engrose gradually fanton, Victoria must not expect much.. We have no produce of the island, except
nite to sell; there is no lar
granite.
amount of goods stored up
large
in the
godowns, ships do not come here. merely
to dische
home,
nor
do
their
cargues, and then return. the Chinese put their
commodities
:
commodities in our
charge,
so that it
cult to obtain man.
very difficult
manufactures large quantities. But -
in lar
c. tear in
starting point: Hongtong
to
as
a
will ever hold.
very high place, though far inferior -
the
an.
We should also mention the
outensive fisheries
on
by
the
fisheries carried inhabitants of Stanley and Aberdeen which employ a goodly mucomber of boats.. As no written account. however has been
Rept, it would be very difficult to give. the number of the smacks and still. use of their produce.
in
On the whole we must live
hopes, that a more propitious state of things will take place, and that Hongtong
at least in some measure will answer_
the expectations of the founder.
(Signed) Charles Gutzlaff, Phinese Secretary
(True (spy)
Frederick W. A. Bruces
Однаса
15
:
N. 53, of 1845.
Ialonie No 3 in Dupatch
No 54.
Miscellaneous.
130. S
RECEIVE
C.O.
AUG. 2
1845
46
Victoria, Hongkong
8th May, 1818=
My Lord,
With reference
N. 43
of
reference to my Despatch.
the 22nd Ultims, I have the honor
to inform your Lordship that by the December mail, received this day,
63
-
No 5 4
I have
да Gtt
been put in possession of your Lordship's Eriginal. Despatches from ton of the get November, to N. 65, of the 6th December, 18/14; and also, of Your Lordship's Suplicate- despatches, from N. 44 of the yes of October, to P. 53
of the
дека
October, to N. 53 of the 26th October 1844, with the exception of t
Jam
No 50 which
this mail was
informed by this
was cancelled.
As I have not received either the briginal.
Ned
Dr.
Duplicate of Despatch - M45, I
The Right Honorable, The Lord Stanley,
conclude-
from Mr Gutzlaff,
Report
on
of Hongkong...
April 1845.
the chinese trade.
&c.
fc.
Yo.
conclude that it must have been
cancelled likewise-
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect, Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Dans
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trong động Victoria, Hongkong,
8th May, 18115.
With reference to Your Lordship's
Despatch N = 56 and 62 of November 14th.
54
and December 5?
four and five I beg to report mort digible medical relief
inferior
(which
Months
were received.
or three dates
after
what seem to be the
measures to adopt regarding
to the Police, and to the
ent in this
Sotanica, servants of Government
The information of 21 Dill, the filmnial - Hospital. Surgeon,
2
and
my
th
own private conviction as to the unhealthy position of the present Seaman's Hospital, have · led me to hesitate. in recommending
The Right Amorable,
The Lord Stanley,
to
Victoria, Hongkong,
6 th
Governor
May,
to
the Lord
Puxeived
1845.
Ston by
No 54.
the 6th December, 1844.-
of Original Despatches to
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to Your Lordship that
any expence whatever
Her
should be incurred by Her Goremment
mnment in that
hitherto been incurred
attendance on
& quarter.
-Majesty's
ter, as none.
has
>
Medical-
beyond
the sick...
The two classes of public Servants
who
appear
to
me
really to require
aid to be supplied - gratis,
Medical
are the Police of
ny, and the Clerks and other_
the folony,
Civil
officers.
I believe
are in v
ωτιο he
inferior
This latter clase
of Persons, (as
represented _ by Sir. Henry Pottinger.)
invariably, among
the Mercantile.
community of this Colony, relieved at the expence. of their employers. I believe this really proeceds from a just- calculation of what_ would be lost in the abrence of of their services,
were continued sickness to result - as
the
consequence of inadequate. Medical relief;
and such as would be obtained.
left to
to their
own oneans.
were-
- they
As
As regards the Police., I have
contemplation to arrange -
General commanding
30
I have it in
with the
Major
that they shall be house-
when sick in the spacious and well situated.
of
Military Hospital- which is now in course completion by Major Aldrich.. One shilling per diem will be deducted from their pay while under treatment, and the Hospital- rations will be supplied. to them _ _ In this manner I doubt not that valuable
many served, and
lives will be preserved,
mortality
and
and a degree of
which prevailed in the early
dieadvantageous circumstances of
folony, prevented...
account
In the absence of any expence-
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Colonial - Hospital, your
of a. cs
the
on
Lordship might not be disinclined - to sanction. the present - moderate outlay of £600 per annum for medical - attendance.
on the Police and other
inferior Servants,
and
and on the prisoners in gaol
I have the honor to be;
With the highest respect, Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Stumble Servant,
Of Marish
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to 3500 2 car may be lemnalul
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1570. Hong Kong 13. Sept 1/43.
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1846
Forwarded by g MR.Mundock G M&Stephen M. Hope LondStanley
Vide Treas: letter - 220eb./45.
(1939)
No 55.8May/45
вприту
at 160-10 hoop:
بن
51
dord
Lane directed by Road
Stanley,
totransmit
Leveurth for the consideration of the dard. Comme & of the "Thearing, with reference bungletters of the 22 00. 4 26 Nov: Cast, the Copy of a Despatch from the Governor of Schlong, 3x. plaining
the nature
and amount of the Expense which he would propose to take on public Funds for the medical
altendance on
inferior
the Police
Civil Lewants
and Rusoners in Chat
ам
Colony. Happears to docdstanley thattuch. Davis proporal in this maten should be sanctions,
1
but that he should be derived
to define more accurately, wher are to be considered
within the
As
coming description of unferior
Civil servants.
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of the 8: gMaglart, host
native
Sfflesing the helme & Explaining
Amoment of the offense,
thick you would propose thickym
to take
public Funds
for the Medical Attendance in the Jolie and
inferior
Civil Sevent and
Insinen at Stryking_
hazr
state that
ん
Satisfacting arrangement
would shut the
made
further Medical Patment
of the Police in the hew Wichting Stripetal, hiil
may,
check
tis presumed, be extruded to other Persons holsting Suboostmite
i
Public Sitrition, it
A me that
appears
#boo
Befeje
toke mor
for
Which
UW. Dill thin Sufferint
Medical Attendance.
in the Fusiness in
Gaol,
und auchother theireil
duties as magle indir=
porselle degined the performed on behelf, the Goverment.
them thrive
Expert that Junk
t
Uperetetet Salerz wight,
る
signer seinen, the
permanents appoin
53
to the Medical Somethines Employest of the Colomil Government with reference
I
to the duties actually
performed Gharing
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No 56.
Financial
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an
RECEIVED
SEP. I
1845
My Lord,
With
54
Victoria, Honghong,
8th May, 1845..
reference to your Lordship's
Deepatch _ _1257 of November 19th sanctioning
generally
the
measures
which had been-
adopted regarding the allotments of frown. Lands
in this
Colony
be given
I have to state that notice will
to the parties interested _ of the decision-
of Her Majesty's Government - The
arrangements already concluded-have indeed. been generally
acquieseed _ in; and whatever might have - been the allegations
allegations of those who complained-,
it is clear that these
were
utterly disproved
by the fairest of all teets, the results of public-
competition in the market.
With
regard
rd
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
to the three items of
Fees
X.
%.
to.
*
Fees in the Land Department, to which- Your Lordship justly objected as they stood in the schedule, the following will be the
amended scale.
Lease
or grant,
On preparing any 10 Per cent on the amount of the annual
Pental, will be dropped altogether-·
Affining the Publie - Seal to Leases
OL
grants;
being 5 Per cent.
this, in leu of being
ad-valorem, has been fixed for
fixed for the future
at 5 dollars on all indiscriminately.
[1.
Registering any assignment mortgage
Although this fee.
other alienation-- Althou
is
stated at 5 Per cent on the Annual Rental_
No
in the Schedule to which Your Lordship- refers, yet in Ordinance . N. 3 of 18441 for the Registration of real property within the felony (already confirmed by Her Majesty )
the rate was altered and the amount
the fee on registration fixed at 5 Dollars
of
on
on
This
55
all, without reference to the value -
seems to be in con
conformity
with the
Your Lordship's
principle laid down in your- Teepatch, and will therefore
unaltered.
remain
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient:;..
Humble Servant,
Ndani Danis Дам
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56 DS.
he. 141
F. Davis
20 Sep 1945.
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2
48
18451
Forwarded by t MR.Mn dock 19 MEStephen Mitope
Lord Stanley 20
I have to acknowledge
де
the receipt of gaude patch of the Maglast Moshon thedufect of the regulation, for the disposal. of (youn Rando in Acklong. and. The alteration, te porting
Le
made in those items in the Table of Fees to be taken in the Luced Dept to which Shadobeated..
Is
There alterations appear to meet the objection, which, Shadtaken 15thmoriginal Seale, and I have according возже
Broming toyan ing append of the Shawle
Victoria, Hongkong,
May,
Governo
tho
1845.
The Low Stanley
Received
N36.
allotments of
Rege, ding Lands.
Crown
N57.
Financial
Copy To Tay
درجے
15.72 Kory Kim.
C.O.
SEP. I 1845
My Lord,
57
Victoria; Mongkong.
9th May, 184.5.
Your Lordship's Despatch No. 68 of
January 12, conveys a general approval of
124:
the different items of taxation, either
contemplated or actually imposed, when Creported on the subject in June and July last. I purpose noticing these in the
order therein observed.
C
An Ordinance is now
: passing the
Legislative Council for the purpose of levying
an assessed rate on Colony, to contribute towords the expenses
the inhabitants of the
of the Police . For some time after my arrival
the buildings to be assessed were compare tively
insignificant
The Right Honorable.
The Lord Stanley,
&c.
&e
We
as to number and value, but
the
t
the additions to the tenements made in the
course
of the last twelve months offer a subject
of taxation which may
be expected to yield.
something considerable. A paluation is now
in progress,
and when the whole is completed,
I shut î be able to inform Your Lordship of
our prospects from this source of revenue:
The Police being paid by the
Government, it seemed necessary
ii.
in
this
instance to adopt the mode of assessment. In
however of Rhoads and Sewerage,
the case however
as soon as
proposed,
авдог
it is +
the work's first called for
shall have been completed, to throw the repairs or improvements of the future entirely into the hands of local Commissioners, who will be invested by an Ordinance with the
responsibility; of the entire man
management
of these matters, and with authority to levy
7
the necessary funds to meet the Expenditure. The lighting of the Town has always
from
58
from the first been made compulsory on the inhabitants as a measure of Police, each house
contributing its share to the general lighting.
On account of some doubts
entertained by the Morney-General, as to the strictly constitutional character of the species
the measure was
of Capitation Tax contemplated by the Registration, suspended in November last; but on the receipt of Your Lordship's
instructions in return, I shall be quite
prepared to resort to it, should any authority be given to that effect, as I find that it is not disapproved in the Despatch under reply-
The Opium farm has been sold for about £2,000. during the first year, but I consider this as quite trifling, compared wish
be what it may
expected to yield when the system has been fairly, established, and when its profitableness has become apparent from
Experience .
The
The Sums at present received for the
Salt farm and for stone quarries are not -
large, but on the next Sale by competition,
be expected to incre ses
they
may
P. scheme of a direct duty on Tobacco The
was rejected, on account of the impossibility
but it i.
of preventing sunggling in an article so generally, produced, and so courmen, intended to sell the farm of both Tobacco and of Chinese Spirits.
on
The best mode of collecting a tax the consumption of European Wines,
Spirits, and Beer, within the Colony, is now
soon to
under consideration, and I hope-
submit the Ordinance for this and other
taxes 20 Your Lordship.
It will have appeared from
later Despatches that in additions to the Licenses 10 Auctioneers, a
dutes of 2%/% pr Cent on the proceeds of all Auctions has
59
been imposed, according to the tenor of the recommendation: contained in Your Lordship's present Despatch, differing only in the per
centage.
Some Revenue
the public Markets.
is collected from
The Police fires during the last year
yielded a considerable sum:
The Supreme Court not having.
come
into existence previous to September last, has
of course not been productive under the head
of fees and fines, but I anticipate an improvement during the current year.
The imposition of stamp duties has
been taken into consideration,
but the
machinery and organization required by
tax of this description, have prevented its
being hitherto adopted.
a
Your Lordship has already been
informed that the levying of the Tonnage.
beau
duty
duty.
on ce
contemplated, was not deemed
advisable, us the trade of this Port under
certain discouragements, which have been fulli, detailed elsewhere, seemed little
calculated to hear any burthen of the kind.
í
Indeed it is not only my own
impression
but that of most others connected with the
Government of this Colony, that some
degree of caution and reserve is at first necessary, in order that no check may be
to the early growth
і
given
of the place. Under
and prosperity
circumstances,
I look forward to the Licensed Farms
to be here,
as at
Singapore, the most
productive and the most cheaply managed
sources of revenue, independently of the
Carion Lands
Eer
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дува сери
the regaton adres which des us heute
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I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect.
مر
Your Lordship's
Most Obedient.
Stumble Servant
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1845
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Avenue in 18. Koch, &
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Chager,
for making Afchment" to degrang certain
St Mi fort approve
of those proceedings &
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# May!
Governon
1845.
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Stanley
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61
Victoria, Honghong,
10th May,
Inow proceed to reply to your-
1845.
Lordships Despatch. N. 72 of January 7th on the subject of public. Works and Buildings.
My previous communications will.
have shown, that no commencement . has yet from made towards the erection of Goversement Offices, a
a Court. House, Government
House of Church. Even had. these been sanctioned, the present
Soffice.
cent
means in the Land
Office are not adequate or adapted to the I have already
" purpose. For this reason
1
No
recommended _ in Despatch No 52 of
the
3rd Instant that the Ordnance Department,
which is soon to be amply reinfores
The Night Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
-
erd.
may
be
te.
tc.
Yo
be charged with this duty, the performance of which Major. Aldrich has already volunteered. That Officer has shown to me-
officer that buildings greatly superior in execution_ are erected_ here at half the expence-incurred.
in some
other
(olonies.
The Works which have been undertaken
with my authority, exclusive of a few soundary buildings of abestute public. neosesity, are
Trains and Roads, that is, such
as
either to the health or the internal_
.
pertain
communications of the. Estony . The difficulties
folony
•
presented by the rocky and mountainous
of this
sides
as
this
island., occasionally traversed-
they are by flooding torrents (of which
cxample occurred on
enemaging
a severe
the 7th Instant ) are not
but they may
little time and
be overcome-
by a
experience...
The Road has
five miles
of the entire_
been carried within five
circuit of the Island,
the_ Seland_, eighteen miles having
been
No
62
been effected out of twenty three. In this a barren and useless promontory forming the
East side
The two Stations
- of Tycam Bay has been omitted. two Stations of Stanley and Aberdeen. have both been connected with Victoria, by
Roads of which the highest
500 feet.
not creeed 50 which the
average
summit. does
above- the sea, and of
inclination is a near-
approach to a level. The capence. in. some.. places from the cutting and _ blasting of Rocks, has necessarily been heavy, but the plenty and cheapness of Chincee labour has operated in our_ The completion of the remaining five. ( being the coast line between. Stanley and - Aberdeen. ) has been deferred until the_
favour.
miles (bew
next working
season.
With reference
to the desire- cxpressed
in Your Lordship's Deepatch- under
reply
furnished - with returns of the buildings
to be
belonging to the public, and of those rented
4.1. belonging
A 2.
for.
for
the
service of the civil. Government, I have
same herewith.
the honor to forward_the_
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The prices of the buildings erected_ in first evigencies of the Colonial, and_ Diplomatic Services, will show that some
the
them
with
some
are
little better than Sheds, built
no view to
permaneney,
and. I feel
: degree of anxiety that more substantial_
buildings
on Account
of
should be provided as public offices, of the safety of the Government Papers
and Records.
Idid not avail.
myself of the discretionary
power conveyed in your Lordship's confidential_ Despatch of the 4th January 18848, to grant any
11th
allowances
rees on account of Stouse Rent-
temporary
The
row o
of four
Pottinger for
a.
Houses erected by Sir. Henry
Government. Servants now
- yields
Pent of about 8 per cent on the outlay, as
paid by the occupiers, who if they had hired
private residences would have been chat
charged
63
very exorbitantly. I must observe that these could never be converted into offices,
buildings
at a great-
boing at
on
great- distance from residence and consisting of a
private apartments.
the Governor's
a number
1
small
of sme
With- reference to Your Lordship's
Despatch. N. 59of November 27th. I beg to state that the allowance of House_ Pont _ to Mr. Stanton. the Colonial- Chaplain.
was discontinued in-
consequence of the Treasury Minute- forwarded in Deepulch. Nr. 2 (Military) of 30th May 1866,
and it
seems unnecessa
unnecessary
exciting arrangements.
to alter the
-I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
удомі
very
intered
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1946
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Lord Stanley
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10.43.
64
With reference to
the 24
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Deci last Lanedirected.
of the
Loro Stanley Stranomit
the Nord
Bou herewith, for the Consideration of
the Reasing,
Comme
4
the long of a
g
Despatch from
reporting his proceding
sor might the Governon pohong
ні че
tope
regard to public thick in that Colony-
and
of
Enclosing a reterm public Building, showing
ver in whict.
the manne
they are disponed of
Jam to express you Lord Stanley's Spinion that Sie J.
L 'Davis'
proceedings in
ther matter
10th May-1
Victoria, Wongkong,
The
Governor
1845.
N: 58.
Stanley.
2 Melosures.
Received
and Buildings.
Respecting Public Works
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List of Buildings in Hongkong belonging to Government, how recupied, best, Pant dr., &
Whether
Occupied by whom, and for what centis lost in expended Progress. House ; where situated Occupied by whom, und for what thethon Original Amound and if so, dollurs. in Repairs Amount
No
and. Jame, (if any.)
purpose.
Albany, on the Hill A Row of 4 hours
occupied by the
behind present
a
Civil Officers of Government, as a durtinghouse - At Phouse:
$400 $14,356.
1. Government Officcs.
Remarks.
$1500 out of their private funds, expended by Mejs 4 Bruce and Shelley on house N/ occupied by them, in making Drains, ploring, Finished. the offices, laying down Otrunam, and putting up Venetians, to preserve the wove-unk from.
destruction /
2.
Major Caine's house Cccupied by the Honorable Major and Prisons attached Caine as a dwelling Holice Officer to do.
$5,600
12,000
House
Prisons
attached.
3.
Judge's House on Hospital Hill,
$100
$56ri
4.
Registrar General's House and Post Office -
Occupied by His Honor The Chief Justice
dwelling house.
asa
Will be occupied as a dwelling and Office by the Regishartienmai and Postmaster.
5. Marine Mezistency - Magist
b.
Twe bettages.
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Row of twockhouses in scar of Governti Offices
4.
Occupied as a divelling by the Superintend of Police (Mr May) Harbour Master urid M. 1- hate's Office, and temporarily as the
Registrar General's Office - Occupied by Mejt 4 Tarrant and Bruce of the Land office as dwelling-houses Occupied by Acts. Surveyor General & Mijs & Connor, Cuckley Micady (Clicks.) Occupied by Postmaster as an Office and Dwelling-
Post Officer (Present.)
1 Room used by H.B. the Governor and as a
G. Government Office Ne 1. Auncil Room, 1 Room used as the Colonial
& Superintendent's Offices & 1 by the Colonial Secretary, Auditor Gent & Sects 10 Supt. of Trade.
Occupied usw.
ied as a Treasurer's, Land, Clerk of Council's & Mud. Genes or Record Offices.
Occupied by Policemen & Office Servanti.
$4,900
$4,818.
250
$1100
$1850
Repairs included $900 in original
Cost:
$3,500.
Italf finistred
N$
10.
Zesto. Sz 2.
$6,500 $100
Kitchens and Offices
11.
$4,044
attached to disto,
12. Treasury-
Used asu Vauit with Guard & Guard coom attached.
$1,737
13. 3 Police Stativo. To be xccupiedas Police &signal Stations
$10,500.
Unfinished.
144.
Chinen See & Office:
Occupied as a House and Office by Rest Charles Gutzlaffe
$1,085
Major livine hus experided $500 upon this house out of his private funds, and $1,500 in building Offices. It will be converted into a Debtor's Prison on the completion of Major Cain's Purate House
which is nearly finished.
Two Years' Rent allowed to the Judye, on adding. to, and repairing the house to the full amount of the Rent so allow €0.
Rent of the Post Office: £ 150 Pannum, will be charged to the Postmuster General London:
The Site for the New-Church as granted by His Excellency the timernor, whenever that shall be Bucht..
c of the earliest Buildings in the Colony.
Mr Tarrant has expended $50 up on his Cottage, and
Mr Bruce $200 out of their private Funds.
In very bad condition, and likely to be
removed
$500 will cover rent as.
long as this Building is occupied, or until New Post Office is ready.
In
vory
bad condition, having been erected for the reception of Keying by Sir. H¥ Pottinger.
In very bad condition, a part of it is falling to the ground and it is unsafe. The earliest Build &
in the Colony.
These were built on a comparatively large scale when Die M. Pottinger lived in Nr. 2.
NO. The House at fuese. & occupied as
the Government House; is the propertys of Mr Johnston and is rented, as well as the Con si House.
MS.
In a bad state of repair =
Auditor General's Office,
Victoria: Hongkong, 14 May
184.5.
Examined and found concet as far as the Records of Expoñditure enable one to
to judge.
Auditor.
66
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Government.
List of Buildings in Hengheng vented by the For
"House, where sitivutid.
Mr. Johnston 3 House, formerly used as Land Office, adjoining "Kevade grour Parade ground.
How occupied!
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Present Residence of His
$150.
Excellency Excellency the Governort
Portion of Premises
belonging
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Court House,
$180.
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to Mefs! Hughesdon and Co.
Inland Lot No. 18t in +
F.
Aguilar Street
Audit office ictoria 14 May,
1845.
Auditor.
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Molosure No2 in despatch
$
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1574 Hongkong
My Lord,
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RECENVEL
SEP. I
1845
68
Victoria, Hongkong,
12th May, 1845.
The Valley of Wongreichung, the only
losch plain
α
on
the North of the Island, has
undrained_swamp,
of the Island, has
the first been
an
cherone unsuited to the purpose of
Residences. It has accordingly been
creating
ment
icht at
bject to remedy this defect in the
effectual.
manner, as its vicinity to
- the
torom, and the natural advantages of the spot ;
make it not only very
desirable residence
as a
but - likewise as a place of recreation.
inhabitants.
As the Sex-tides
cover
to the
the lower
portion of the valley, it was deemed - absolutely necessary to raise this a little above them,
Night Honorable Right
The Lord Stanley,
and
List
Duplicate.
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Government.
Hongkong rented
Buildings
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RECENEL
SEP. I
184
68
1574 Hongking
Vectoria, Hongkong,
12th May,
My 2nd,
Th
18145.
Valley of Hongweichung, the only
linch place on the North of the Island, has
the first been
α
anu
undrained - swamp,
therofde unsuited to the purpose of
erecting residences.
residences. It has al
creating
mast
accordingly been
eat thyect to remedy this defect in the
effectual..
manner_, as its vicinity to the
town, and the natural, advantages of the spot; make it not only very
but likewice_
inhabitants.
as a
desirable as a residence,
place. A recreation.
freere
As the Sea-tides
to
cover
the lower
the
portion of the valley, it was deemed, absolutely
neccesary
to raise this a little above them,
ht. Honorable,
The Right
The Lord Stanley,
4.
ye.
an
A 58, of 1845.
molosure No2 in Despatch
Government.
1865.
straighten and
and at the same time to straighten.
enlarge
the
flows
course-
of the rivulet which
ows down the Valley.
I have the honor to enclose the
69
N2.
and retimate for
this service reevived
from
report
the
A road which had :
Surveyor General-
6- amounting
to Dollars 2,970-
already been constructed to the_
Burial Ground -,
was
along
the
as an
new
advised _ to be continued
western side of the valley, to serve- approach to the
the building
sites which.
at
1 the
will theis be created and opened out,
same time that the locality is rendered-
healthy by the drainage..
The plan for this purpose,
drawn-out
was submitted to
by the Surveyor General, Major. Aldrich, and the enclosed reply
received. The
were
suggestions of the Major.
adopted, with the exception of the
direction of the Road, which it was deemed
N°1
preferable. to carry
to the south of the
village,
of the.
sbject
No 944.
, as more conducive to the
above mentioned, of opening out - building.
sites.
I
for draining, and 1.795 for the Road . _ As
the
near-
rendered
approach of another bot. season.
any delay undesirable, the work-
-
has been proceeded in at once
and will be completed in a
by contract,
by
ted in a short time,
a as
the command of labour is unlimited. This is one of the greatest public benefits that could be conferred
in
the island, and
the last important _ improvement of the
hind that will be
not
only
required. It will land.
to render the valley healthy, but-
to surround it with suburban residences.
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At the same time with the
a
foregoing, I have the honor to forward supplementary report and estimate for- the completion of the road to Aberdeen (formerly Shet paiwan ) the approval of
which
which undertaking in. (owneil was reported to your Lordship" in despatch. 75 of Fecember 26th . The enclosure fully details the -
the work exceeding the original- for t ectimate by 3010 dollars, principally consequence of the want of proper stone in the neighbourhood for the construction
"neighbourhood for
reasons
bridges
=
in
and culverts. The Road- is now
continued entirely round the island,
with the exception of five miles between- "Stanley and Aberdeen:
"
a
I have further to requaint your Lordship that small chapel attached to the Burial Ground is in procese of
construction for the
_
reception of the dead,
for this
and shelter during the performance of the funeral service. The necessity for
strongly urged by the folonial _.
was
Chaplain, and a plan and relimate having been submitted by the Surveyor
General
General, the sum-
20
- of # 1160 or £ 2411 was voted L
The-plan-
for its completion by contract. _The_ and estimate will accompany
the-
not_
Duplicate of this despatch, a copy nel being ready for transmission - by this opportunity
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient-,
02
Stumble Arvant,
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Ger.1574 J. 1660 thuy
J. F. Davis Lie
1245
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Lord Stanley, 24
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24 Sept 1965
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certain Horks the completion of which, und the peculiar circumstances of cach, you hadanthronged without waiting for the
2
previous section. Mugod! Advutingi thenature of
there Work,
& their importance. Withi public health and
convenience Kane to
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coming Wan my appernal of the course you adopted
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Victoria, Hongkong,
123
May,
1845.
Governor
ট
H Lord
Stanley
N. 59.
4 Enclosures.
Restived
Reporting
on
Wongweichung Valley,
a Road and Brainage of the
construction oZ
on
completion of the Road
4 Aberdeen,
in the new
and
the
on ps
construction of a chapel
Burying Ground.
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HONGKONG
REPORT and Estimate to
Build
a
By order of His Excellency the Governor
SPECIAL
Chapel for prespormance & Funeral server
N
REPORT
The distance. If the cemetery From the Town of Victoria being upwards of mile considerable danger and inconvenience is experienced by the friends and relatives of the deceased in following the corpse to the ground, from the length of sime & Bat they are exposed to the Fun, the chaplain atd., perhaps having to wait a considerable time for the arrival is also placed in a certain degree of danger from the pame cause.
The
(
object of the proposed building is therefore to give a place of shelter to th
free whence, the deceased ma parthes attending, and
may be followed to his crave after the performance of the funeral service; in the chapel-
Description of Building.
2.
The Chakel is to be in the Sudor style of architecture and is proposed to be constructed with foundations and plinth course of stone - The steps and window cills also, the remaini portion of the walls well be of sound brickwork plaste in regular courses. inside and out to resemble free stone drowon and jointed
are to be of hard wood and the panels, The doors - posts, and window frames ment of windows, screen to restibule, and restar, of China for, all grained of hainted to imitate hard wood or cak
over side walls The bathing set to j'aie
case
8 x 4 inche
an
inch
bolter and chuname
yds.
126
50
72
area
for buntoons averass
na
one foot deep. 68+50+1=
50 yds
15¢
18
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15
50
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Dissing for foundations 180×24-3-
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glo
180
Prints course Sé run
160+ 141⁄2
180
If in
in
18 each
Cuba ft. 3840
66
34-5
Jis Mindow wills each 57. 5
Fir steps measures 11 superficial feet including side walls_
Brickwork including plastering 160 × 18×17/3 = 3×40 cube feet
x
"
25
20
00
147
9
24
119
422
40
Buck worke Fitch of roof Gables 23.5. 12. (4) = 34502_114
X
18 5945 Poofing W/4 - 25 - 1150
45.
do
2
26×25-1050 S
$ 1800 of turfing including
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all Timber and tiles chunaming
95
Complete
088
Cu feel
Walt blates of hard wood 180 foot
Win
# pr sqz
9x4
14.44-
20
576.
22
30
32
37/1⁄2 -
Fit Mencow frames, casement's and fitted in complete each superficial area (ozfect measurto square
}
372
250 9317
ft
may
Attendants at Sunerals-
and Lockers for the res
Vestry be required...__
300
51
30
for the depo.
171
$
171
couples 3 common rafters and "The roof is to be constructed with chinar for. plurtines 3 Inches in diameter placed 3 feet apart and,
· projecting _ One foot sin jage of tiles 5 Inches wide and half thick wall blate 9×4 Inches of hard wood. The whole to be covered with a double course of yound 5 Inch tiles. well and securely "The fittings for the Chapel will consist of reading deste for the Chaplain and Cler and forms or seats for the audience or A Fable and chairs will be provided of such books and other articles that "The exterior doors will have substantial English locks, and bolts and latches For these and the other doors also of approved construction
subdue
The casement will be filled with oyster shell placed diagonally which wil
" with the recessity for Tenetians. The Floor is to be tiled and fainted.
the great clare from without, and do
away
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Exterior Eur Doors gothic havel including Jambo_ 852
Painting or graining
graining the same
171
Two Leche and Bolts & to same
15
1 t
·creen to Vestibule and
supft.
Testry
60.8
60015 asper drawing
480-
300 1/144
Co
Carried forevards.
1094.70
complete 480 superficial feet
ERVICE the
Mono- nei chung Valley.
QUANTITY
COLONIAL
73
Victoria, Hongkong,
1th Manche
184
ESTIMATED
RATE
AMOUNT
$
C.
Brought forward
109470
Agro
"
11. Eleven pquares red
tebing laying
same in mortar and
"
Edges rubbed and quased
1829re Coiling Lath and plastering circulas
50
55
36
27
Feet of wood
160
Feet
чип
of
corne
nice 8 Inches deep
160
107
Feet Painting pame
-per-equare
204
32
ci
106
16
1#
07
See ft
96--
1/1⁄22
Gothic framed 11⁄2 inches China for 24 ft. & loft high_ Reading dest}
Flooring 34 superficial feet & inco edges shot @ per sqr__
Two Teats with Sockers each
sgr. Testry flooring inch deal 15× 10-150
Fainting the same
superficial - 96
20
=
зор
28
80
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108
في
40
38
6
00
lais fotsing - per 09.
-
11
16
50
50
One Round Table
Three Chairs, cach
value
10
37
9
At trang nei chung and oli ca
causeway
in Yo
Talley-
Forms or seats for attendants at Chapel 150.
framed and braced with china for 22 <1 Sainted complete 250-
Total Sociale der fantal
Deduch ralice of stone supplied. portion of sluice
Cellest 4
Total amount he quired for the Sernce Contest 1160
feet,
чит
50
₤1347 47-1
187
Surveyor General's offic Let's 14th : 1845.
Acting Surveyor Succes
charged to Warrant No.
Amounting to $ube. 47.
dated
184
HONGKONG
No.
REPORT and Estimate to
COLONIAL
Exist
Funeral Service organichong Chapel for the flexforman 20
by order of His Excellency the Governor
DESIÓN for a
for a Chapel
for the
BURIAL GROUND at WANGNEICHUNG
Surveyor General's Office
10th March 1845.
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20
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Miscellaneous.
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SEP. I
1845
My Lord,
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76
Vietnia, Honghing.
19th May,
May, 1815.
"With reference.
Instant
M. 54, of the 6th Jantance to my Despatch,
Instant, I have the knowledge the receipt, yesterday,
honor to acknowled,
of your Lordship's Original Despatches from No2 73, of the 26th January, to No 78 of the 7th February, together with a circular of the 10th January, 1845.
Ales, of Duplicate- deepatches
from N. 64 of 14th December 1844, to No 7/2 of 7th January, 1845; and of Military Despatches M band -7, of the 13 and- 23rd of December, 1844, respectively
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
&c.
fo.
I have the honor to ber
With the highest respect, Your Lordship's
Most obedient,
Stumble Servant,
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29
SEP. I 1845
78
Victoria, Honghong,
RECEIVEL
1576 Hmyking
My
Love,
20th May, 1845.
With reference to Your Lordships despatch. No 50o of November 20. painting out several objectionable points in Ordinance Nr 9 of 1844, enacted by my
"
and styled The Ordinance to
predecessor, and styled H.
pestrain all persons within the Colony of
Hongkong from trading to the Empire of China to the Northward of the 32 degree
of north latitude, Ibey to offer the following observations.
as
Ou referring to the parallel Ordinance, by Dr Henry Pottinger, Chief hiperintendent of British Thade ( 5= 4 of 1844 ) which has already been
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley
He
Je
A
confirmed
Victoria, Honghong,
19th
The Lord
Governor
May,
to
No 60.
Received
Stanley
1845.
the 7 tiff Amary,
Original Dispatches to
Acknowledging receipt of
1865.
confirmed by Her Majesty. I find that clause N7 contains that particular specification of the limits within which seizure is to be made ("one hundred i
miles
pom the coast of China" the omission of
which is remarked in the corresponding clause of the Colonial Ordinance.
It appears, however, that clause 8.8 in the Ordinance of the Chief hiperintesident, already confirmed, is word for word the same as
the corresponding clause in the Colonial Adinance. It
would therefore be necessary to make the alterations in both simultaneously, or to wait until treceived further instructions fone: Your Lordship and
from from Lord liberdeen.
Under these circumstances I
have the honor to inclose a copy of Ordinance N° 4 of 1844, by the Chief.
Superintendent
11
79
forward
Superintendent, and shall, copy of this despatch to the Foreign
Office
I have the honor tobe,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most. Obedient,
Humble Servant
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20th May,
Victoria, Hongnong,
Governor
The Lor
Restived
19 N
1845.
Stanley
1. Malosure.
for Hong Kong.
Ordinance No. 9, of 1844,
Regarding objections to
Land Aberde
that the ama.
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An Ordinance for Her Majesty's Subjects within the Dominions of the Emperor of China, or within any Ship or Vessel at a distance of not more than one hundred Miles from the Coast of China.
BY
ANNO SEXTO ET SEPTIMO
VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. 4 of 1844.
Y His Excellency Sir HENRY POTTINGER, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Major General in the Service of the East India Company, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong, and its Dependencies, and Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
Ab Ordinance to restrain Iler Majesty's Subjects from trading in the Empire of Chinn, to the Northward of the 32nd degree of North Latitude.
WHEREAS, to secure the due observance of the treaties between the Empires
[20th March, 1844.]: of Great Britain and China, it is expedient to confine the trade of Her Majesty's Subjects to the limits included by the five Ports of China, provided by the said Treaties for the same.
Title.
Preamble.
Trade to
the
1-Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, and Superintendent of the trade of Her Majesty s Subjects in China, with the advice Northward of the of the Legislative Council of Hongkong, that all trade whatsoever by Her Majesty's 32nd Subjects in, to, or from any part of the Coast of China to the Northward of the 32nd North Latitude to degree of degree of North Latitude, shall be. and is hereby declared to be unlawful.
be unlawful.
Conveying goods
2.-And be it enacted, if anySubject of Her Majesty within the dominions of the Emperor of China, or within any ship,or vessel at a distance of not more than from forbidden limit one hundred miles from the Coast of China, shall export, or carry, or contract for exporting, or carrying, or shall ship or embark, or contract for shipping and embarking, from, to, or in the limits aforesaid, any treasure goods or merchandize whatsoever, or shall fit out man navigate equip despatch use employ let or take
of
Fitting out vessels
Guaranteeing
trade.
to freight or on hire any vessel, or so contract in order to embark in the trade for unlawful trade. hereby declared unlawful, or shall knowingly and wilfully lend and advance or become security for, or contract for the lending or becoming security for, the loan to be employed in Lending money money or effects, employed or to be employed in such trade as aforesaid, or unlawful trade. shall knowingly and wilfully become guarantee and security for, or contract for guaranteeing any agent employed, or to be employed in conducting such trade as Agents. aforesaid, or in any other manner engage or contract to engage, directly or Engaging in any indirectly therein, as a partner agent or otherwise, or shall knowingly and manner in unlawful wilfully ship tranship lade receive or put on board, or contract for shipping, goods Shipping goods &c. money or effects to be employed in such trade as aforesaid, or shall take the charge of, or command or navigate, or enter or embark on board of any vessel, or contract to do so, as Captain, Master, Mate, Surgeon, or Supercargo, knowing that the vessel is employed, or intended to be employed, in such unlawful trade as aforesaid, or shall knowingly and wilfully insure or contract for the insuring of any property or effects whatsoever, employed or intended to be employed in such trade as aforesaid, then and in every such case the persons so, offending shall forfeit a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and in default of payment of such penalty shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years.
Navigating ship.
Insuring ship.
Penaltics for above offence.
i
Penalty on seamen serving on board ships engaged in unlawful trade.
Seamen
3.-And be it enacted, if any person shall enter and embark on board of any ship or vessel as petty officer, seaman, marine, or servant, or in any other capacity, knowing that the vessel is actually employed, or intended to be employed, in the trade hereby declared to be unlawful, such person so offending shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and in default of payment shall be liable to be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for any period not exceeding three months. 4.-And be it enacted that if any person offending as a petty officer, seaman, giving information to be marine, or servant, against any of the provisions of this Ordinance, shall within one year after the offence give information on oath before a competent Magistrate, against any person whatsoever who shall have committed any offence against this Ordinance, and shall give evidence on oath against him before any Magistrate or Court before whom such offender shall be tried, or if such petty officer, seaman, marine, or servant so offending, shall give information so that such offender shall be convicted, then and in such case such informer shall receive such part of any of forfeited sum of money as is hereinafter provided, and shall not be liable to any the pains or forfeitures provided by this Ordinance.
indemnified and re- warded.
Superintendent of 5.-And be it enacted that the Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Trade to control all Subject's in China, and no other person whatsoever, unless duly authorized by him, proceedings.
shall commence institute and conduct all proceedings for any offence against this Ordinance, which may be taken in Her Majesty's Courts in China.
and to
Superintendent of 6. -And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Superintendent of the "Trade to remit trade of Her Majesty's Subjects in China to remit wholly or in part any penalty ¡penalties reward informers or forfeiture provided by this Ordinance, and to award a part not exceeding one and others.
moiety of any sum, forfeited by any offender convicted under the provisions of this Ordinance, to any person who shall have given such information or assistance as shall have led to the conviction of such offender.
Ships to be seized.
'Ships liable to be
7.-And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for any of Her Majesty's Consuls in China, or the Commanders of any of Her Majesty's Ships within one hundred miles from the Coast of China, or any other officers duly authorised in that behalf, to seize and send for adjudication to Hongkong any ship or vessel sailing under the British flag, the master whereof shall appear on sufficient grounds to such Consul Commander or other officer, to have offended against the provisions of this Ordinance. Provided always that the said Consuls, Commanders of Her Majesty's Ships and others, shall be specially instructed and authorised by the Superintendent of Trade aforesaid so to do, and that nothing herein contained shall be construed to give such power aforesaid, without the said special instructions and authorization · of the said Superintendent of Trade.
8. And be it further enacted, that all ships or vessels sailing under the sold in satisfaction British flag, which shall have been employ d in any way so as to offend against of penalties notwith the provisions of this Ordinance, shall together with their cargoes be liable to be standing any transfer of property therein. seized, and sold to satisfy any penalty incurred by such employment, and that all bills of sale mortgages and other transfers of property therein, made within three months after such vessel shall have been so unlawfully employed, or within three months from the time of any suit having commenced against the owner or master thereof, for any offence against this Ordinance, or made at any time whatsoever to the knowledge of the purchaser, with the view to evade recovery of the penalties herein provided, shall against the said liability to be sold for the purposes aforesaid be void and of none effect.
Rule for interpret.
9.-And be it enacted, that wherever this or any other Ordinance, in describing ing this and other or referring to the offence, or the subject matter on or with respect to which it shall Ordinances.
be committed, or the offender or the party affected with the offence, hath used or shall use words importing the singular number or the masculine gender only, yet the Ordinance shall be understood to include several matters as well as one matter, and several persons as well as one person, and females as well as males, and bodies corporate as well as individuals, unless it be otherwise specially provided, or there be something in the context repugnant to such construction.
Passed the Legislative Council,
on the 20th day of March, 1844.
RICHARD BURGASS.
HENRY POTTINGER. Superintendent of Trade, &c. &c. &c.
Clerk of the Legislative Council.
HONGKONG,-Published by Authority.
Printed by JOHN CAIRNS.
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With reference to me,
letters of the 24 Lept?" and 20h00r last, Dave directed
ExhordsStanly to transmit you herewith, for the rideration of the Earl of Aberdeen, the sop gopa
Is it necesary ou
bconnels despatch fromsin J. J.
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the Bdy hade in
The question as dundurtured
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Sif Davis Despatch is one of the Ordinance, paped When H. Pottinger. The Ordinance already approved first in his capacit of
alter an
whether he maga
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Chord Aberdeen so as
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its correspond with the Colorit Superintendent of Frade
Ordinance on
the sauce sufect. Jet
1) Lord Aberdeen concants, the to restianne St. Msubject; feggelion, of the bed of hade
in
China
with be carried out if act it from trading
was then to the Northward of the 32 might be necessary task theme whether they attached my degree of North latitude. the record in his capacit inning Governor of Shkong
sufficient importance to then suggestions to make it worth While to personalen the mrcousing of two dissimilar Ordinances on the same subject-
Sir J. Dami pupore
newbrdis, ance, but theseg of on
lo
The Same restuction
despate! Coerustrualone a on the Inhabitants of that What pe fond Shirt. Potringer Colony. astupit of hade.
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en
singleter of the
20th hod = last dord Abudan
with have observed that
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the Colonial Ordinance having beenreferred to the Lords of the Comm? 2 ft. for hade their Lordship,
becommended cutarie alterations which doid
Staules. Ga despatch of which
Stanlag
uniated
was commence
Sir J. Davis to you, directed Beang into effect. Th now appears that in the Ordinance papidlytic 14. Pottinger as Luferintendent of Frade, andwhich har already confirmed, the dance provisions were Embodied. It would Evidently be inconvenient that there Ordinances should notweetly correspond, and Sie J. Davis, feeling apperen if some
ал
at altering which has alrea
hesitation
Ordinance
already
been
32
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approved & dord Abe. without his Lordship's special authong, has a ccordings delaged carrying
out the
Nextucction, formen und
mutil he should receive further of the Colonial Ordinance Under there cire fortunes Cord Staube th
directions
on
desires me to request that
Joce
would move Lord Aberdeen to consider whether there would be
any objection to the amendment of the Ordinance. Raped & the Superintendent of Rade in the manner pointed
Lord Stanley,
outrin
Which. Davin
Norr
Dep.
last in regard to
the Colonial
Colonial Adincime.
Kaveze
N. 61, of 1845.
Melonore in Despatch
al
End
в
63
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4.0.1827
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24 bet1045.
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Forwarded by oorS 7JB Mund
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Stephen 23
Loristanley! 24
20.28 Supt., 1045
10 bet
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Shimmit to you hereill
Forgeer inferaction
Ande penstance, the Copies qe Correspondence which has passed between this department and the Foreign Office
the subject flestin discrepancies which
exist beliver the
Odinances hos 3+47 Wils passed in Hong Pottinger in his
in his Cepent
Sapenitendent & Inde
in Chine,
Ordinances No 4497
Ordinan
ance
8.4, of 1844,
within the Dominions of for Her Majesty's Subject ..
the Emperor
that far pepereby that Officer in
7
ozetting kong,
and
which formed the
despatches
Come of the 20th & 27t Maglart, h612 657-
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No 62 Civil.
See Page 40
of Thony. Instr
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35
1577 Konyhang
Ketoria, Hongkong,
SEM
1940
My Lord,
Mose
220
20th Dray, 1845.
time in replying
to-
Your Lordship's despatch 3876 of 5 Abruary,
pelative to the numbers of constituent members in the Executive and- Legislative Councils.
My interpretation of the Sign
Manual instructions on this subject
was
decidedly
an error, arising from the
nomination of the members of Councils only a day or two after my arrival, and my having
drawn an inference from
the clause authorizing the numbers of the Executive Council, without advertence
to the previous clause respecting the
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
te
Не
Ve
Legislative
Su Page as of Royal
Legislative, where the terms were much sudah di dest les ambiguous.
B
This error shortly afterwards
occurred to me on 'a more mature,
of
-
consideration of the Instructions, het as the names of the Conneillers had already been published, and the matter reported home to Aur Lordship, Sproferre leaving
alteration to be the result of specifie orders from home.
any
Shave nothing whatever to urge to Your Lordship's peasons for limiting
the numbers to three in each Council
respectively. The total number of Councillors collectively was six, but as if seemed absolutely indispensable that Major General d'Aquilar, the Lieutenanf Governor, shouts k a member of both, if
became necesary
and this
that one should retire,
one was Mr Martin, the
Treasurer.
heasurer
The constitution of the two Council's will now be as follnes:
Executive.
36
The Major General Commanding. The Colonial Secretary.
The Chief Magistrate:
Legislative.
The Major General Commanding. The Chief Justice. The Attorney General .
The prof
Course
- professional opinion and the advice of the Attorney General will of be always available when requind by the Executive Council . The great Knowledge and Experience of Major- Caine, how the oldest inhabitant of the Colony, his unweared
weaned activity his important office, and his tried discretion as to public matters confisted
in
to
to him, made his continuance, as a Counciller highly Expedient
Gĥith reference to the concluding portion of Your Lordship's despatch under, reply, Steg to state that Shave. Every peason to be satisfied with the efficiency of Mr. Shelley in the offices of
Unditor, and I have
no doubt that the
ve no
Experience of the Audif Brand in their correspondence with that gentleman will justify his appointment. Imay add that the arrears and confusion in the Reasury accounts, which I have had such frequent reason to deplore previous to the termination of the last quarter, have tended neither to simplify nor to lighten the work of the Auditor I have the honor to be,
télévis, de zou think
that I is a deffet.
For the
With the highest respect Four Lordship's
Most Obedient Humble Irvant
Dan's
reducers
he
whether
I pt der Pope.
Impressin
their function be to take Laws, the local. Touit to and ett be
luck thistool an
for
is barely fossable to
I except with that view a sive advice. In fact the Legisla lerating; impede action & weaken the lense nd of principle there is
геед вго
who
wet
large back
bed to inspire. that he shisha
что
buß
Interes
Davis
INJA.
Forented by pos HuMundoch
ys Stephen
at Hope
LordStanley 20
Fide 170. 1 Beet 1945
Aliphu
6845
بلاگ
1577 Sthoug
These Gruttemen are, I presume where therrants.
dehand
A
it
Jokery he112
Les
37
21 448 2018
Sept 1945
Have to acknowledge
Meremist of your despatch
of the 20th Maglast hobe the steps which
Reporting you had adopted for
the Executive redering
and Legislating Commits of A. Kons
to the numben
allotted wrach in the Instructions meder S.
Mis
Lijn Manual which accompanied your forces? Thane to convey ton my approval of your proceedings The forneal
mg
in
this mater
Mistrements
for the appointment of
I pressure so, but el munt the Members of the respective the terms of the Commission Commeils with beforwarded
und Bushinching
X
as soon as
вязне Completed.
thee are
they
4
1
зас
Thave also tonifoun
with
that in compliance
Jacer
recommendation
FM's hashem pleased Bappoint Mr Adolphen E. Shelley to be Auditor General of the long- and d
а
hansmit herewith, Marrant under the Ragal thouging Sign Manual an you to pap deters Patent under the public Seal op Nothing conferring on hind that appointment.
Thave beequest that
зам
Live
with device Mr Shelly
& wremit Mr Q. Smith
Chief Cleck of this Office JZ 11.5.8 being
the succe the account
the usecal
Fees and Stamp duty on this Maraul
End
Governor
о
소
For John F. Davis Bast
No 170
1845
Forwardally Now!
M. Pennington 29 ARSterben 2
B
Lordblanley | 30
L
38
/December 1845
With reference to
my despatch, N. 142, of the 21th of September
have to acquaint
you
you that the
of Major
names
General D'Aquilar,
f
the Hon ble Frede
William Adolphus
Bince, and
and of
Major William Caine,
have been submitted to the Queen in Council
with a view to
39
the
appointment those gouttemen cxspectively to be
the
member of Executive Council of Hong Kong, -
and that the
hames
fo Major
General Aguilar,
ملک کی
Walter
Huline, and Mr. Paul Soy
of
Sterling have als
been submitted to the Queen in
Conncil, with a
view to the
appointment of those gentlemen
29
lefvember 1845-
the
respectively to be Member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Majesty
Ster
having been pleased to approve
of
these
several
hansmit to
you,
appointments, I herewith, Sise Wanants under
the Royal Sign
Manual, au thousing you Carry into effect.
Jame
کے
intirel
Forr
The Lord President
1845 OCT?
Smith 4 WR Stabken 4
LordStanley
5
11
30
9th October 1845.
in the
My Lord
George d'Aquilar lagune, Major Gennal the Army, John Walter Huline laquin, and Paul Ivy Stealing baguire, having
been
lecom
mended to me
as fit and proper
persons to be
appointed Members the Legislative
of
Council of
the Island
It wonent that you
Sony, I have to reques
your
Lordship will submit the names
these gentlemen
to the Queen
in
Council, in order
he
that they may appointed to hate
at that Board.
Office.
Lyislative Commillor
KPRVA SISU DEDANTYRESPON
M. Gu! D'Aguiler
31
Colony.
Den witter Hulme and Paul J. Sterling by depilative
to be appointed Ma
Member
Commil at Amy Mong
Approved by the Queen.
Appointment dated.
Salary per Annum .
Fees oi Emoluments.
Salary payable from.
Fees or Emoluments payable from
Half Salary to be allowed
Fuli
Salary to commence
-.............
J
32
The Lord President
Smith 4
1945
OCT?
MRSIMen 4
LordStanley | 5
My
9th October 1845.
Lord
Sponge d'Aguilar Exquine, Major General
in the
the
Honourable Frederich Willinen Adolphur Bruce, and William Cami
Beguine, Major in the Army, having
been recomm
to me
av
ended
fit and
proper persons to be appointed Members the Executive
Tennial of the Soland
Council
of Hong Kong, I have to requent that Lordship will you
!
submit the names of these gentlemen
to the Queen in
Council, in order
be
that they may appointed Members
of
that Beard.
Office.
Conmillor
33
Colony.
се
Mhment legislar - Aouth. F. N.L. Ance and Brojor William Caine. to be appointed by combine Conneillors
at Amstrong
Appointment dated.
Sulary per Annum .
Fees oi Emoluments.
Salary payable from.
Approved by the Queen.
Fees or Emoluments payable from
Half Satury to be allowed
Fule Salary to commence
Lecutive Commut
Major Gement Commanding
34
D'Aquilar
ReColoniel Kuetary
Hot Liderich W. A. Bruce
Carne
The Chief Majestate Majors
Legislative Connect
ندم
2. Pages and Code)
St
unmending
D'Aguiler
The Chief Inskee
I
Wait. Huline
The lettorney Geneal Paul J. Sterling
Ne 63.
Civil
1575 Boy Ray
Victoria, Hongkong
RECEIVED
SEP. I
1945
35
21th May, 184.5.
My Lord,
It gave
me- much.
extisfaction.
lo
The
receive your Lordship's Despatch _ No 741 of January
L
26th, enclosing a copy of the articles of agreement with the Seam. navigation company for the conveyance of the public :
mails to China__ The subjoined dates
of the
Arrival of your Lordship's Deepatokes by five- consecutive mails, from September. to anuary inclusive, will shew the necessity for
change., and the advant
andages
.
B..
that will allend.
the transmission of the Government. Despatches
the whole distance _ by responsible - hands,
instead of structing at Bombay -
to the Company's st office
In almost-
Right Honorable, The Lord- Stanley
Post-Office
every
instane
nee-
during
te.
Vc.
during the last half
the Letters of the year.
96
Private Merchan's nave been received long.
in advance of the Despatches from Ster. Majesty's Government.
I have the
•
sonor
to be
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Mest. Obedient-
Humble Servant,
Danis
Mail_of 7 September- arrived - 24th January.
"
October.
19th March.
November
#
24th February.
"
December
-January
6th May · 21th April.
:
:
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י,
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The Lh
Governo.
214 May,
Reatived
Stanley.
1845.
N 63.
Mails to China by Steam -
Regarding conveyance. If
No 64 Civil
97
1579 Boyking
Victoria, HongKong
RECEIVEL
SEP. I 1845
My Lord,
21th May, 1846.
Ce peceipts of Your Lordships
a
despatch N. 31 of the 6th September, and as soon as I may, the heperintendent of Police had, after his arrival, had sufficient time to make himself acquainted with the nature of this place, and with the means at his disposal for organizing "force, Idirected that officer in conjunction storth Major Caine to propose a plan for general police of the Colony, bearing in mind particularly the necessity of " diminishing, as much as possible, the number of Europeans Employed.
14
Copies to Leanny & Home Pein
Rovensk
the
7
After a very careful consideration
This Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
Yo
ye ye
they
2
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کی
98
they have presented the report, a copy of _N which Inclose for Your Lordships. information, in which they fix the totait.
nen
runnber of
Europeans. Hindoos
Chinese.
at 168- Viz;-
71
46
الى
.
This however, includes 19 men for the preservation of order, at the two stations of Stanley and Aberdeen, and 21 men whose. services are permanently required for ther gast gaol and the superintendence of the Convicts. The whole number therefore required in the town of Victoria and it's immediate neighbourhood for police - purposes both by land and water amount
to 128.
The European force they consider in the present state of the Colony indispensable, as the Hindors cannot
дек
yet be relied on, and still less the Chinese,
to repol the attacks
: The attacks of armed
robbers which were orice so
andd
8 gangs of so frequent, which, as detailed in for Herry Pottinger's despatch N = 19, of March, 19th 1844, were
the
occasion of this force having been so largely increased in the beginning of 1841, by solunteers from the 35th Regiment
The attacks have in consequence nearly ceased, but from the vicinity of the manland, the straggling nature of the town, and the unfinishes and untenanted state of many huldings, which therefore as yet afford little protection or support to each other, I should entertain great.- apprehensions of a penewal of these disorders, and of much consequent injury to the prosperity of the settlement, if this number of Europeans were at present materially reduced. Ibush, however,
that
ぐ
4
3
that under the experienced direction of
• W. May, the Hindoo Police
Mr.
may
be
gradually so disciplined that when mixe with Europeans they will be found capable of repelling these marauders. It is mainly
to their increased officiency that the wing to European force has been reduced from 91 ; of
ou
which it consisted in March 1844, to
its present number 71.
Imay here notice to Jour Loowhip that one of
the greatest obstacles which Пави opposed It May's attempt to render the The Magi plates
Ainder police officient was the wank of barrack for their accommodation, and
for
a
the
any
ver
consequent impossibility of exercising
control over them when off duty, or of making them take during the day sufficient pest to enable them to be ow the alert when stationed on their beats for the night. I have been able to engage
temporarily
مطر
39
to
temporarily a building close to the Police. station in the Qucer's Road af 740 per mouth, and the Hindors have agréce accept the accommodation provided for them, instead of an increase of pay, which otherwise if would have been necessary to
grant in orver to retain them in the,
service.
When her hay arrives, severelyten European soldiers were serving
only
: serving in the police ; of these, forty-seven periained of the ninely-me a who volunteered ou
zerv
originally
from the $8. (Regiment. The permaining
thirty
were
supplied at different times pom the 98th and 18th
Regiments to fill
vacancies
occurring by deaths, dimissals, and other causes, in
causes, in the force. Of the above.
forty-
-seven
men, forty-
one were on
examination reported eligible, and have been discharged from the anny,
and
permanently
permanently attached to the Police on the following torms, viz; the Privates to receive: 14 dellars (£2-18-4) per mouth; the acting Serjeant 16 dollars (£3.6-8) per month; and the serjeants 20 dollars (£4-3-4) per mouth. The whole of the above to be charged with deductions for clothing.
ad
e
They are further tibe allowed pations heretofore, and lodged in the Police stations, and after ten years service in the Houghing Police they
to be entitled to a petiring pension of half their pay, a deduction of 2/1⁄2 per cent being in the mean time
made
are
from if, together with the proceed.
of all fines loved on the
the corps for misconduck
to assist in providing a fund.
Should Your Lordship not_
sanction the pension, the men have
Q
stipulated for an increase
an increase of 20 per cent on their pay; but looking to the brying
nature
T
Vide Lection Sef C.0.0.1
N2.
130
nature of their service in this climate, aris
to the
- jest,
usage of the army which they have relinquished, Irecommend that the offer of a pension after ten years service b. confirmed .
-
(is the force of forty-one men that
provided was too small for the place, - Major General D'Aquilar, at my reques has consented, as a temporary arrangement to allow 30 amen to volunteer on the same.
in
footing as formerly from the haps garrison to make up the number pequires, until instructions are received froud Her Mapsty's Government, or it is found practicable to substitute other men in their place.
Enclosed is a report from
Superintendens may on the reduction
and
new n
-modelling of the water Police, which I have sandlimed. The efficiency
!!
8
of this portion will be greatly increased by its forming a part of the general force, abeady reported on, and being subject to the same
same regulations and discipline .
The alterations in the Police force, consequent on the appointment of the new Superintendent, and two Inspectors, and the discharge of the European portion of the force from the army, will I fear
make a considerable addition to the
Expenditure; but it may be hoped that the most expensive portion, the Europeans, may hereafter be reduced in number.
Itake this opportunity to report the discontinuance of a corps of public scavengers, appointed by any Shedecessor, : despatch No: 14, of 27 = February, Wists at a -time when the public health required
an annual expense of 864 dollars.
were reduced on the
if, at
Six of these persons
1844
15th July, and the remaining six on 31th March last;
I have the honor lobe,
131
The
With the highest respect, Your Lordships,
Mort Obedient.
Humble Servant.
Dani
15th
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отров
it is once,
my
bet
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frame tured
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aptrict tent
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Dreams.
I would follet
227
regular
I think it
the b
حمد
Victoria, Hongkong,
2174
1845.
Governor The Lord Stanley
May!
N°64.
2 Inclosures.
Reporting
Resrived
Force
f
on
the Colony.
the Police
18791ting
Ch. Karchandey Li
Les Murdock G
Linsanier
Aus: Nov: 145
lobbi
132
1.1. 23 Sept 1845
Jane directed by dord
але
to
Stacle to transmit you herewith, for the consideration of the Rord Comme 2 of the hearing,
the Copy of a despatch from the Governor of St hour, accompanied of the scheme of a
Police Force
to be established in that
Colony,
doud Staulez propones
weeper for
the concedation
of the Metropolitan Pain Comm's the regulations proposed for the Governmes
лед
gether Corps. but he
of
desire, me tortate that safest toury modification, which they magsuggest
heir fopinion that the
Extablishment of thes Force, notwithstanding the considerable expense which its wich involve, should receive the sanction
g&m God!
bs.
Hope
23 Shpranic I M. Melliffs Sy
2048
L
Save directed. (Lord Stanley to transult to you herewith this song of a Despatch from Gode of N Kong accompanied the scheme of abdin
е
the
Force the Established in that
flong and regulations
fricts government diawn up of the Amope Superintendent recently sent out from the Metropolitan Olive
Alice.
64
21 Mis/45.
Aus: 150 ct 146
1181
103
to request you to move Lis J. Graham prefer these regulations to the Comme " of Motespolitan Police, and to desire them Bersubunit ang suggestions for their atteration and improvement which their Experiences in such matters врем maz point out
Mavere
as
desirable
1
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Gov. 1579.
1990 Sting
64, 164
End
2011
134
14 Nov 1845.
Bicher Davis 180
де
-.
1845)
Forwarded by Nov 18 Mund 12
Stephen 12
Loud Stanley 13-
Share to actul. the rest
Mespelet other May last, hu, 64,
Ilen
propned & the Aendent Depistate And the Inperintendent Police at Kengkang for the improvements o the Jolie Establishment
in that Colony.
The Salaries &lellowrnce,
becom
rended for the
European Members вторат
Police Force bries
follows .
کو
For the Serpents 20 Dellen
£ 4-3-4-per Mensim.
For the bebing Serpents
16 Dollen,
per Mensem.
£3.0.8
For the Invales 11. Dollars
or #2
#2-16
4 for Mensem
Lodging
Britt Retions and
in the Police Schous,
the whole of the Salaries
being subject to deductions
for
Clothing.
Altho these Salesz
his
8
appear
liberal, it is presumed
they or not higher
them has been found
пил
Services
& secure the
-well-qualified
Inem, &t Msover
AMfovement
C.
will not these, apare
>
This Sanchine & theme
f
135
Stephen &MMpr? Lommer that the hom in check it is proposed
that Pensions shabe Allames to the Eispen Members of the Force
е... си
enne favmble then is justified by the schut
Circes the Can,
gth Care
and
that they would, f Sanchined, impose.
Serious fuline brother in the Foninces ofthing. They thinfire withings you to adopt the following Modification of the Than proposed. -
ут
1. The Activing Pension thefigee at Stalflle Pay last receives fitte Party diving period of
un
unbunker
three years,
с
bending to the Inte
laid
laid
do.
in the 12th
Section atte het is25
atte
William 4 Cap: 244:
every
2. The Grant of the Insion to be in Case dependent upon Certificates of fored Consuet beng fumised in the reprised Githe
11th Seching the above Mentioned Get.
3. Aflen 15 Guri Servici
the Members of the Force to the enliths to the Iensions, oheliner may be the state of then health. 4. lifter 10 and under, 15 Gear Service the Busim to be fiven only Satisfactory Medical Certificates of permanent, mcapacity for the future rischepo tutes, as
reprise
5
106
by the 11th Sehing the
Sunce let. -
one
5. Such of the footy-on Persons who have been
discharged from the honey
rently attached.
And
to the Police on the komis
AL
and by young
form
hows
may not be willing to accept of the hom sanctioned will, according to the option reserved for then, have an increase
of Imenty por Cent mede to this day, and willenste be entitles bany
then lehremant
Whitmer on
from the Twice.
Prosion
6. The Volumbien from
شنده
the Loops in Germain who have been tempoich
employed, and all other hopens whe
mag
פל -
he
;
be herpter apponiled
to the Force, int beso
Appointest
on the Terms
which here now been Sauchmed,
M.Mfont bust that Jork. Har in
Bind the importance
wing the Mumber
of Wduring
Europeens employed
in the Pobie Force, chest,
2
As the Native porking,
the Force becomes better trained, and the habits qe the Population become
More
е
hoped,
sery, may, it is
be Effected to
an extent check will Considerbly diminish the present heavy Offense of this Force.
Ar
107
138
25th March, 1845.
A Plaw for the improvement of the Hongkong Police respectfully submillid for the consideration of this Excelliney the Governor.
1 That the entire Arce consist of
Supt Is
his
Serge Act: Fr. Pol: Con:
English.
2
6
б
کو
Hindu. Chinese .
•
Total /
40
3
в
42
2
10
19139
Night Duty.
2 That the period be from GEM. until b
A. M. Requiring-
"
Super Kry. Act.her. P.C.
English.
2
12
Hindu.
4
24
Chinese.
y
That the district be divided into
four
four
sections ruch having six beats, and that a Central Nation be appointed pom which the whole duly shall Emunale.
The duty to be marched off by an chuspector in elections of 1 P.C. English - 1P.C. Chinese
L
1 Act Fryj : b P. C. Hindu.
-
the the.. e former will be designated the
Sabrol.
It will be explained to rach Hindu PC. that his beat must be visited in an appointed manner, and Every portion of it seen within a prescribed time, the Satrol will visit each beat on their betion, and peport any neglect of duty,- depredators will thus be exposed to two chances of detection - the brojeants of Each Force will patrol the whole district in Company The English portion of the night, duty will be divided into three parties as follows;
Horex.
12021
Com
Hour
139
Hours
herty. 11. 24. 2C Buly. Patrol. Reserve, dimisin on duty. Remarts.
2
3
2
14 G Fit 4 Ste12 120 34. M. 34. m.
49
#
12634.M
12.
195. mx12
(3ames } 6.
6
Will recur
り
not
3ab123 bu 6
"
"
more than
once in seven
days.
" Thus during the night, there will be
on reserve at the Centrai Station 198
is
4 80s English and 2 P. C: Chinese, which will be increased from 12 midnight - until 3 l. In. ( the usual time for depredation) / Act 2 kry + 4 P. Cs English. Day Duty.
"That from ble. In until 9. A. Im the District be divided into four beats - 1.4.C. Riglish and 18.C. Chinese, patroling Each beat in Company - 1 S.S. English and 1 £. C. Chinese will visit the whole ; during
-
-
this duty all muisances will be removed, and laws regarding health and cleanlingst Enforced.
Frone
1:0
F
From JQ. M. until 4 P.M.
4.6
1. Kryt 1 Ack kry? 6 P.01 English.
/
3
Chinese :
will be requisite - diving this porced
the Constables will not patrol pegularly, but be stationed in conspicuous situations, made known to the
лине mor
inhabitants, who will by this arrangement obtain Police aid readily, than if such a small number tere patroling, and it will likewise preserve the health of the men.
From 6 p.m. tontil 9 p.m. the first party will again patrol, and at during this period disturbances are. the duty will be
More
likely
to
occur,
י
increased to 4P. C4 English, who will
subsequently be on Signal Duty, until 12 midnight.
Form Explaining Day Dreby.
Nature 35 of Burly. Deely.
Jarty.
BRM to 9 AM 98. M. to 1/2 2. M. // P. M. to 6 P. M. 65. M. t. 9PM.
English. Chinese : English Chinese. Eng: Chinese Eng: Chinese
acts
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Vie 19 |J. 8. B. C., SS. P.C. IL. S.C. PP. 2. C. AS. SC. PL. B.C. PS. BC. PS. BC
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That four P. C2 English be on duty from. 7. P. M. until 12 (having previously been on Evening duty) one at the Central,
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will be peiïèved at 12 by another P. C.
en duty.
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until 60. M. aw
instant Communica
and Central Station can be
with
-tion of alarm to the tohole fover, or to the nearest "ffected by Establishing signals the lantern, varied mouthly.
Convict Duely.
That the number of Constables
Required
required to guard prisoners will be decreased. and their escape rendered improbable, if they work in gangs of twelve, connector by a chain passing through their irous, the rnds secured with hand cuffs; in going to and from work all the gangs
could be connected.
4. S.C2
2. P. Os English - 4 P. C1 Hindu and 2P.Cs Chinese Fast Department.
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duties, the constables should be
permanently attached.
. . . . Nick 2 Serj : 4 &C. Eng: 1P.S. 1 Act 3 P. S. 5P.C2 Chinese
Chief Magistrates Court.
That the serving tearrants and
Summonses.
being of importance, and
also other duties connected with the
Court & brjeant be appointed to act as
usher to the Court, able to instruck the Constables attached as messengers and
Constables
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constables serving warrants & According to
the
system (ict) the warrant or summons
in London (directed by Police
before being
Excented is endorsed by the Inspector
on
duty directing who shall execute and sending a sufficient force.
It will be the dicty of the chespectors
to see, that all cases are laten before the
magistrale iw a proper
manner, and the
whole of the Witnesses arranged . 1P.S. 1.P.C. English.
Hindu.
11
3 Chinese
Marine Magistrates Court,)
1 P. C. English /P.C. Hide & 2P.C! Chinese =
Government Offices.
2. P. C. English - 4 P. C. Chinese :
Water Police
be in
That the tohole system of Police
ore
department, as a greater
protection
protection will be effected at a less Expense - biz : - if a thonger force is required
upon
the water an incrcase can be
)
signals
immediately obtained from the land, by concert likeivise the same will serve - if escape is being made to the land an alarni can be give w from the boat, and in the peverse instance it will be equally advantageous. Two English built six cared police galleys should be imployed ( One of which can be
mished by the Harbour Master's department) rack ouf 471⁄2 hours. serviceable for general duty during the day. - The Crew of rack would be 44 Hindu powers, 1 Chinese as Interpreter, with 1 Acting Arjeant - 2 PCs English == requiring a total of
1 Serj! 2 Act: ky! 4 P.C# English.
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"Hindw
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Chinese
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A necessary portion of each hat crew. would be in regular tion upon day duty :
These brats will be
more
officient than the Chinese boats now in use, and require
fewer
r
men.
They will pull.
7 pull nearer the
shore without noise, and will,
will further be able to land their crews at any particula,
point at once. Upon any emergency uniting
the boats crews and
by
and providing
ship's launch with a swivel guns,
ari
officient force for any duties connecta
with the Police is established.
Mounted Police.
mounted P. Cs
10 A great additional security will be
obtama by having four officiently armed, to patrol during the night the extreme rath, and tesz of the district ; the expense in comparison with their utility wouts be small as they would be attached to the Central
Station
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....
a
station and available day or night the horses would be litteivise, serviceable if fire sugines were placed at the disposal of the Solices
11 That the Superintendent and Inspectors are furnished with horses, as otherwise if wont be impossible to visif the whole of the day and night duty and stations; I beg to add that in the Loudon Police where if is necessary, the superior officers mounted and every expense attending defrayed by Government; bef it is tobe_ understood, that the horses
12
are
are never
used, but for the benefit of the service, and the officers in uniform.
Uniform.
That the force have clothing adapted
to shield the wearer
- from the inclementy
of the weather and suitable to the office,
above all a waterproof cape and cap
are
-
>
12
113
ure desirable - a certain deduction be made from the pay and a small portion of the charge depayes by Government. Sconsider the following scale sufficiens.
1 Great Coat.
1 Oil skin cape. Every three years.
do:
cap.
1 blue cloth jacket.
I do : jean do:
1 pair blice doth trousers. Every fifteen mouths.
jean do:
1 de:
I do : boots Every six months.
A Police button should be used, a legible:
number on each coat and jacket, and an
armles worn to
worn to designate the wearer on
Appointments and Arms.
duty.
13 During the day the Police staff wouts be
be
sufficient the night duty Hindi P. C l armed with Cutlasses, and each have a lantern, staff and rattle (not permitting any incumbrance, the Chinese constables each have a cutlass
P.C.
and staff, and the English P. C. a light,
cullass and small, - fusee to be attached to the
Waush
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:
20
waist belt, leaving his hands free :- cutlasses and 20 fusees képz, at the contral
corm the
station, and sefficient musket to com remainder of the English force be distributed proportionately at the stations.
14 That for the present to: 3 station be
for
used as the Central station, and a small Expense incurred to make if suitable taking charges, a stretcher for securing Violent persons and conveying persons suffering from accident be hop at the Central and two other convenient stations. 15 That a fund for pensioning constab = and serjeants being in the service lew years and lovers out in the service be established, 2/2 per cenf per annum being deducted from their pay and that fines
on constables for misconduct
be devoted to the same purpose
also the
produce of the sale of toorn ouf Police
Uniform.
uniform.
16
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Force af Hanley and Uberdeen.
1 Acting brjeard. 6. P. C. English.
2
10
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Chinese)
Respectfully submitted,
by
(Signed) Chat May.
have cofu.
rinterident ..
Usmmen
for the Colonial Lear
Hongheny Rive
Return showing the dice Force under the old and new
:system, and the increase system.
and decuase effected by the alteration, including the water department ; - 16th April, 1845.
Old.
New
Increase! Decuuser
Remartis .
Att Gob
Pdf. Act & Pl GD Acts Pl. Dy debt Pl. pf lets: G X
PS.
PS.
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English.
6
8 98
6
8549
Hindu:
3133
5
417
Chinese.
63
3
642
2
Total
8
16154| 10 | 19 1139
2
3
y
Including the Force at Stanley
and Aberdeen!
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for the Col.
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1 Signed; C. May
Sre.
Sex porntendent.
115
Duties.
Fight Duty Day Water. Police Courts.
Guarding Persone is.
Gast Department Government House Mounted Police Stankey &c. Aberdeen.
Reserve.
Folal
Hongheny Rice
bongkong
Eeturn showing the number of
English
fs.
Sery th Serg th
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Hindu:
men
required and their duties.
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to.
Total.
Aet & GH.
986. Serge Sorg t
Sery
4. Act & Pot.com serge
Act. 8. Sery t
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Hongkong Police:
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4
11th April 1845.
Report -
:
In
compliance with the direction of the Chief Magistrate I have considered the expediency of diminishing the number of menrequired for the Water Police, and having
examined the Chinese boats heretofore used, with several boats attached to the Harbour Master's
Department, I consider that a great
improvement will be effected and u
lesser
force rendered necessary by substituting English -
At galleys or
cutters. My
reasons for
preferring the latter are, that they can perform
duty
на
nar er
shore, without noise, the
communication with the land force be more
to
perfect, and the crews be avere le land at any
part immediately, which with the Chinese
boat is impossible.
Two
:
Two
To
galleys will be requisite fone of
which can be furnished by the Harbour Master )
euch being manned with
1 tot 2 Song = 2 Pb = English
Hindu hrowers./
Chinese (as interpreter.)
Vejsel
In the event of boarding any
there will be six available men /leaving.
Hindu in the bout.)
The duty will be prom & P. M. until
6. A. M. each boat's
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having 471⁄2 hours.
2 M. " English and 3 PC & Hinder / selected from the night duty) will be sufficient, who
will likewise be serviceable for conveying.
cuting
Constables, execu
necessary duty.
Warrants &G. and the
Total required.
ts.
Serg = 2 Act # Serg # 4 P.C# English-
118
Upon any emergency by uniting the
boat's crews and providing a ship's launch with a
a
swivel gun, an efficient force for
any
purpose connected with the duties of the Police
is established.
1 Ligned CeMay
་ ་ ་ ་
Superintendent
(True Copy)
for the Col. See
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Hindu rowers.
2
Chinese as Interpreters
Upon
Return showing the number
of
-
Hongkong Police - Wider Zuty,
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employed under the old systone and that now submitted
-Plan submitted.-
Old System -
English:
Hindu. Chinese
Total.
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For the Col. Les
1 Signed; C. May
Superintendent.
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N. 64, of 1845.
Maloure No 2 in Despatch
120
N: 65.
Legislative
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My Lord,
RECEIVED
SEP.24
1845
With
Victoria, Honghong,
27th May, 1845.
reference to your Lordship's
块
Despatch. N. 78 of February 7th, remarking on
several points in Ordinance N. 4, for exacting.
the masters of merchant
a
penalty Bond from
voeeds, I have the honor to state that the
- Ordinance in question is the counterpart of
No 3 "A
Ordinance Noz
" for Her Majesty's Subjects
within the dominions of the Romperor of China", also rnacted - by my
Predecessor. This last-
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Ordinance having been confirmed _ by Her - Majesty's Government, and the provisions
both being
any
the same-
ons in.
it seems desirable that
alterations should be made in both_
simultaneously
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
Ve.
tc.
tc.
Duplicate
Report by Mr May
on
the Water Plice.
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次
April 1845.
I have the hones to enetore-herewith. a coky of the confirmed. Ordinancee. No:3, and propon to forward - a copy of the present.. deepatch to Lord Aberdeen - This
in
my -
No
instance.
-
are-
and the One of Ordinance. N.G, already reported_
Despatch - N. 61 of the 20th Instant only two cases of counterpart - Ordinances existing for the felony and the Consulates.
the
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I have the honor to be
With the highest = respect, Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
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What the hunth. ue
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confirmed. Thoth eg sitt
suffered
that
The Orde
to this office.
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165
1108/44
10025 Whong
4.1. Addingtruly
1245
Forwarded by oc MR Mana MEStephen M&Hobe
Lord Stanley
Mr. Stephen
&
I was decided in the
Iwas
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$9
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to Gov. 153 - 24 Oct. 145.
D.S.
121
10.bet 1845.
to he
bryan lewith, for the
the
obberslun, the Copygen llespatch funter llavis in the subject of_
tà Ordinances pofed
Mr.9 % 144 / See 1576 Suchard) leßir Sten Kottnige-
that a reference
прини
fthe Board
Predam bes unnecefan-
As the is
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tiimilar base,
Converent
that the saune Course should.
be to the in separd toit.
F.J.M.
He first /hr 3-71045) in his beperit & Super:
См
intendent
Master of
Балет
"Hotrein Merchants
Apel Lelonging to 888- при
"Inbyists from leaving
gothen in
"dest tate state wither
Dominions othe
f
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from refusing to convey
distrested
Pramen poud
thence & Supland,
of and "alor to provide forr "the food Conduct of "Sexmen within this tarin the scand, /hot-1104) in his lepenity & for.
btengkuh,
Freshain
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Martens opherchen
Mpers from leaving tend
in andisabled
ste in the lobe
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Sem tonquurt that
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ill aequanits
Love Aberdeen that
the Colonel Brannence
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been referred to the Leory the Ente
at. Commeil for
Frade
thee Lndship recommended
"ertaine alterations, chil
Love
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2.70.7
and Stanley by plusfitit,
a
Copy of stick in herinté
luched, dicclest Litte
Devin kle
Blany int Effect.
Know appens
that in
the Botine W3 Jefen & Sie St. Pottinger as Supert-
7
Fonell, the Congomiction
gwhich has been cheade notified & stud Aberdeen,
the same Provisions here honbashed.
it is obvious) infulent
that there Ordinances should Correspond Lod
Thirty would wis to he
com
ас
informed thetter Lord Aberdeen has any objection to the amendment ofthe Ordince peflex of ite
Lade Inferintendent of
in the manner pointed out in and Strutegi
Despilt
i..
Despelet & his Shedin
ytte 7"
"Let lost in
Regend the Colomil
Bremense
7
123
ند
Victoria, Hongkong,
27
Gover
May,
mon
1845.
Then For Stanley.
No 65.
/ malosures.
Received
104 of 1844, for
Respecting Ordinone
ey he
eting
el
4-
penalty
of Merchant Vessels
Bond from Masters,
DIE B
DROIT
An Ordinance for Her Majesty's Subjects within the Dominions of the Emperor of China, or within any Ship or Vessel at a distance of not more than One Hundred Miles from the Coast of China.
ANNO SEXTO ET SEPTIMO
VICTORIA REGINE.
B
No. 3 of 1844.
Y His Excellency SIR HENRY POTTINGER, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Major-General in the Service of the East India Company, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Superinten- dent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
An Ordinance to restrain Masters of Merchant Vessels Title. belonging to Her Majesty's Subjects from leaving Seamen and others in a destitute State in the Dominions of the Emperor of China, and from refusing to convey distressed Seamen from thence to Hongkong or to England, and also to provide for the good conduct of Seamen within the same.
[28th February, 1844.] WHEREAS, by reason of the Distance of China from Great Britain, great Delay and Expense are incurred in reco- vering such Sums of Money as are expended on Her Majesty's behalf in conveying home destitute Seamen unlawfully left behind in China by Masters of British Merchant Vessels: And WHEREAS it is expedient to effectually provide against Masters of Merchant Vessels belonging to Her Majesty's Sub- jects leaving behind Seamen or other persons in a destitute State in the Dominions of the Emperor of China; and against Masters of Merchant Vessels refusing to convey dis- tressed Seamen thence to Hongkong or to England, and also
Preamble.
to
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Masters of Mer- chant Vessels to enter into Bond
with Sureties, as in Form annexed.
Consul to take
Bond and give
to provide means of affording satisfaction to Chinese Subjects and others who may have suffered Injury from the Crew of any Vessel belonging to Her Majesty's Subjects.
I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, and Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong, that the Master of every Merchant Vessel belonging to any of Her Majesty's Subjects, as such Master, and in that Character, on his arrival at any Port in China at which there shall be a British Consular Esta- blishment, shall, together with sufficient Sureties subject to the Jurisdiction of the Courts of Justice at Hongkong, enter into a Bond, conditioned as and in the Form in the Schedule to this Ordinance annexed, provided always that only one such Bond shall be required within the space of One Year, unless the same shall become forfeited, and that any Bond of a similar nature taken at Hongkong, and conditioned to ex- tend to the Dominions of the Emperor of China, shall be of the same force and effect as if entered into at any of the Ports aforesaid; Provided also, that the Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Subjects in China may demand and take such other Security as he may deem necessary or sufficient from the Owners, Masters, Consignees, or other Persons inte- rested in any Vessel, for the due performance of the Condi- tions in such Bond as aforesaid, and that thereupon no Master of any Vessel, in respect of which such other Security shall be taken, shall be required to enter into such Bond as here- inbefore mentioned.
II. And be it enacted, that the British Consul at any such Certificate thereof, Port as aforesaid shall be entitled to demand and take posses- sion of such Bond, and shall deliver a Certificate of the taking thereof to such Master, and that the Sureties therein shall be to the satisfaction of, and approved by, the said Consul.
and approve of Sureties.
Penalty for not
III. And be it enacted, if any Master of such Vessel as entering into Bond. aforesaid shall neglect, for the space of Ten Days after his arrival at any such Port as aforesaid, or after the Forfeiture of, or after the expiration of the space of One Year from the previous taking of any such similar Bond, or shall at any time, upon lawful demand made by the said Superintendent of Trade for such other Security, or by the Consul aforesaid for such Bond, neglect or refuse to enter into the same, or to pro- vide such Sureties or other Security as aforesaid, that it shall be lawful for the said Superintendent of Trade, or for the said Consul, to arrest and detain such Master, and the Vessel com- manded by him, until such time as the said demand shall be complied with, and also summarily to impose on the said Master a Fine not exceeding the Sum of One Hundred Dol-
lars,
lars, to be paid to Her Majesty, Her Heirs, and Successors, and in case of nonpayment thereof, to forthwith cause the same to be levied of the Apparel, Boats, Tackle, or Furniture of the Vessel commanded by the said Master.
detained to be
IV. And be it enacted, that the said Master and the said Master and Ship Ship, whilst so detained or arrested, shall be subject in every liable as if Bond respect to the same liabilities as if such Bond or other Secu- entered into. rity had been duly entered into.
V. And be it enacted, upon any Complaint made of any Proceedings Injury, either in Person or Property, sustained from the act against the Crew of any of the Crew of any Vessel belonging to Her Majesty's Port, Damages to of any Ship not in Subjects, done or committed within the Dominions of the be paid by Sureties Emperor of China, or within One Hundred Miles from the in Bond. Coast of China, which said Vessel shall not then be in Hong- kong, or in any Port in China at which a British Consular Establishment may exist, and in respect whereof such Bond or other Security as aforesaid shall have been entered into, that it shall be lawful for any competent Tribunals to summon the Sureties in such Bond or other Security as aforesaid to appear and answer such Complaint, and thereupon to proceed to Enquire of, Hear, and Determine the same, in the Absence of the Party alleged to have committed the Injury complained of, and to award such Damages (to be paid and borne by the Sureties in the Bond or other Security aforesaid) to such injured Party as may be just and reasonable. Provided always that such Adjudication shall not be pleadable in bar of any Criminal Proceeding instituted in respect of the subject matter thereof, and that no such complaint shall be enquired of or heard, unless it shall clearly appear that the Party preferring the same has used all possible diligence in so doing whilst such Vessel was in Port; and that no such Adjudication of Damages or Compensation shall be made if the said Sureties shew special cause for delaying the same, or shall undertake to produce the Party alleged to have committed the injury complained of within a reasonable time, to be then fixed by such Tribunal as aforesaid.
Penalty levied.
return part thereof.
VI. And be it enacted, that upon any such Bond or other Secu- Bond or other Se- rity as herein mentioned becoming forfeited, the same shall be curity to be put in put in Suit by such person as may hereafter be duly autho- Suit, and whole rized in that behalf by the said Superintendent of Trade, and Superintendent at the whole Penalty thereof recovered and levied; but that it his discretion to shall be lawful for the Superintendent of Trade aforesaid, upon Petition being made to him to that effect, to order that such part thereof as shall not be actually expended, in consequence of the Breach of the Conditions of the said Bond or other Security, or as may not be required to liquidate any legal Penalty which may have been incurred by the Master or other
Person
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Person bound thereby, to be returned to the Party or Parties from whom the same may have been levied, at such Time and on such Conditions as the said Superintendent of Trade may think fit and reasonable.
Passed the Legislative Council on
the 28th day of February, 1844.
HENRY POTTINGER, Superintendent of Trade, &c. &c. &c.
RICHARD BURGASS,
Clerk of the Legislative Council.
Nibb
Francial
THE SCHEDULE TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE REFERS.
KNOW all Men by these Presents, that
Master of the Vessel the
of
and we
British Merchants resident at
are held and firmly bound unto Her most Gracious Majesty Victoria, by the Grace of God of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, in the full Sum of One Thousand lawful current Dollars of the Currency of the Colony of Hongkong, to be paid to Her said Majesty, Her Heirs, and Successors, for which Payment, to be well and truly made, we bind ourselves, and each of us for him- self, in the whole, our and every of our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, firmly by these presents, Sealed with our Seals, this day of
184
WHEREAS the within bound
have agreed to execute this obligation as Sureties for the within bound
now the condition of this obligation is such, that if the within named
Master of the Vessel the aforesaid, do not within one Year from the date hereof, unlawfully discharge or leave behind any of the Crew of the said Vessel the in the Dominions of the Emperor of China, or within 100 Miles of the Coast of China, and also, within the space of one Year aforesaid, within the limits aforesaid, do not refuse to receive on board the said such distressed Seamen as may be Vessel the sent on board thereof, for conveyance to Hongkong or to Great Britain, by any of Her Majesty's Consuls in China, and if no person formerly a Seaman of the said Vessel, or no subject of Her Majesty, conveyed in the said Vessel the to the Dominions of the Emperor of China, shall, within three calender months from having been such Seaman, or from having been so conveyed, be found destitute or requiring public relief in the said domi- nions, and also if the within obligors shall forthwith discharge all or any sums of money which may be awarded by way of satisfaction, (in the manner provided by the Ordinance in pursuance of which this bond is entered into,) to any person or persons by any competent Tribunal, for any injury sustained within one year from the date hereof, from the Crew of the said Vessel the
or any one or more of them. Then this obligation shall be void and of no effect, but otherwise shall remain in full force and virtue.
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered,
at
in the presence of
HONKONG:
L. S.
PRINTED BY AUTHORITY, AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHINA MAIL.
to Treasury 27 September 1848.
RECEIVEL
SEP 24
1846
My Lord,
126
Nctoria Houghong,
27th Array, 1845.
In replying to Your Lordship's
K
despatch N=77 of b Ibruar, forwarding queries from the Audit Board as to the Colonial Treasurer's Accounts of 307 June
I confine myself to the four points
1844; C
as Governor
affecting
my own a responsibility Query 12 - The authority for fod Mercer s
salary in full from the date of Embarkation:
This is contained in despatch
429. of March 6th 1844. from the Colonial Office.
Query 13 - The authority for issue of salary to the Rev. Mr. Stantow from June 18.
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Manly,
Ye
де
13
1843.
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:
20
"
1843, to June 30th 1844.
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Your Lordship's despatch 84 of
3. May 1842. left the amount of Salwry for future consideration, and to Stanton embarked in June without this point having been settled ; but despatch he: 23 of December 3 or fixed the Colonial Chaplain's salary at £700 per
num. On the 6
13
вой
bed a
June 1844. M. Stanton addressed letter to the Colonial corelary, in which he observed Irmbarked at Gravesend June. 15% of last year, having the ministerial care of a detachment of Her Majesty's broops, and toas informed at the Colonial office that the payment of my stipend
is full from the
shout
commence in
in
date of Embarkation ." It was
of issued to him.
སིཊྛི
accordingly
Query 14 The authority for a third
clock in the Chief Magistrate's office =
This
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This authority proceeded from my Predecesser. In a Anemerandum forming
the enclosure to a letter N 144 of the 20
• April, 1844. to the Chief Magistrate, a third clerk on his establishment is sanctioned from the 14 April 1844, at a salary of 50 dollars per anouth. The third clerk was subsequently reduced.
v
Rvvery 19 The date and number of the despatch in which a purchase of land for $2.142.8.0 toas reported. "
This was the purchase of the saddy grounds peported in my despatch N° 24 of the 21th June, 1844, and since more replained in my later despatch N.21 of 10th March, 1845.
The Treasurer has been instructed to afford the requisite
re fully
28
answers
and explanations on all other points, and to attend duly to the suggestions
f
and
the Board in making up touching his future liccounts. I have the honor tobe,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most, Obedient.
Humble krvant.
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20
3.
128
YES
SKY 24
1845
Memorandum
forming Enclosure to Colonial Letter No. 144
nd
of. 2th April 184.4.
To the Chief Magistrate of Police.
1. Head Clerk's Salary to be increased from $60
to $80 per.
mensem,
Second Cleck's Salary to be increased from
$51 to $60 per
mensenu
A third Clerk to be entertained on $50 per
menth
( Signed) Richard Wrosnam
1 True. C.py.1
Alshellen
Auditor
No. 66, 1845.
Inclosure in despatch
129
No 67
Eysentive.
SEP 24
1345
My Lord,
Victoria, Hongkong,
29th May, 1845.
As the baol of this Colony
cvercrowded with Chineee Conviets, some
were con
been
were.
confined for
minor
of whom.
offences, and others had
long imprisoned _ and from impaired strength.
of
little.
use in aid of the public works, I
- Magistrate- to make a selection
" directed. the Chief Magistrate.
of such a had been well conducted, and whose -
CLO
pact imprisonment might be considered. as
an atonement
for
their offences. From the List thus submitted I made a selection
nineteen Prisoners, whose liberation
occasion.
DL
of
the
of Her Majesty's Birthday, I. considered would be attended_ with a good effect.
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
They
Memor
the
андит
Janetioning appointment of
Chie
Office
in
the
"Magistrale's
2nd April, 1844.
te
tc.
te.
in
They
were acen
acendingly
set at liberty
the 24th Instant, according
to the
enclosed. Roclamation, which I trust.
will be -
approved by Her. Majesty's bovernment..
I have the honor to be
With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,
Most-Obedient,
ht
Humble Servant,
130
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1845
131
PROCLAMATION.
His Excellency the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, on the occasion of the Birthday of Her Most Gracious Majesty, and in virtue of the Powers delegated to him under the Royal Signet and Sign Manual, is pleased, in the name and on the behalf of the Queen, to grant a free Pardon to nineteen Prisoners at present confined in the Gaol of this Colony for Minor Offences, or who, during a long period of imprisonment and hard labour, have been reported by the Chief Magistrate as well-conducted. They will be liberated on the 24th instant.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
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J. F. DAVIS.
Given at Victoria, Hongkong,
this 22d May, 1845.
By His Excellency's Command,
FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE,
Colonial Secretary.
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Loud Stanley 38
147. 132
30 Sept 1845.
Thave tracks the
receipts of gour despatch of the 29 May
reporting
of the
last rob
roby
that in consequence
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the crowded state of the Gad at Asing, you had baken the accassion of the. birthing to pairock and liberate 19 prisoners.
This opeamar impofit. for me to form ang Jimin.
theme cases,
is it neceping
doxo-
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nor indeed
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which there w
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sufficient
granted were a fu
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on Her Majesty's liberaling 19 Prisonert Proclamation
133
1737
No 68.
Miscellaneous.
RECEIVED
SEP 24
1345
My Lord,
Victoria, Hongkong-,
29th May, 1845.
x
With reference to my despatch. #: 69,
of the 19th Instant, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt yesterday, of your Lordship's triginal Seepatches, from 12.86 of the 25th February, to N. 87 of 28th February, together
" to Nz
with a deepatek- marked "Separate" ", of 25th February.
the
Also, of Duplicate - Deepatches, from
-
No.
12.79, of 11th Lebruary, to No 84, of 24th ___
February, 1845.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's
The Right Aonnable,
Most Obedient,
Stumble Servant,
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The Lord Starley,
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24
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Miscellaneous.
ة
Extiant.
1609 Hongkong
RECEIVED
SEP 24
1845
My Lord,
135
Kolonia, Hongting,
30th May, 1845.
In reply to Your Lordship's despatch marked Separate, of Abreuery + 25th, I have the honor to state that in
vre
conforviity with the inshuctions therein contained, the briginals only of despatches will be forwarded by the tay of Marseilles, while duplicates and all belky packets, as accounts &o, will be transmitted via Southampton.
I have recommended, and shall
adopt, pending further instructions, a
on my official
similar course in a
correspondence with Ford Aberdeen.
With reference to Your Lordship's
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Manley,
despatch
Victoria, Hongnong,
B
Governer
29th May,
1845.
Ho.. Lair Stantry.
Received
N. 68.
Acknowledging receipt
the
of Bespatches from th, to the 26th of
February
1865.
te
dispatch 72.82 of 17. Abruary, Thave to
state, that the accounts
of
Ine late Postmaster, MD Scales, were transmitted with my despatch. 892 of br Abruary, and those of the present depun postmaster In the end of the Aptember quarter with despatele § 48 of 24 tsprit. They are now sent to the forwarded up to March 4.
w
4th
Ishall not fail to attend to Four Cordship's instructions as to supporting the Poshmaster in a strict adherence to. and enforcement of his instructions. I have had no difficulties with, complaints agains of the presour officer, tho seems to give general satisfaction : the community; at the same time that the revenue of the Lost office is much increased, being estimated to -
L
yield of the nett pate of C 4 30 per
anruum:
Audit Board via Southampton
i
136
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respeck Your Lordship's,
Most Obedunk,
Humble Servant
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The Lord No bq
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30th May, 1845
Victoria, Stongkong,
Realived
and Southampton.
to the 317 March 1845,- Vo. of the Post Office Accounts Reporting the transmission-
despatches, viv Marseillés
On patios_ transmission of
1659) Haughing. 3. October /145.
entered 8920 251
Shabery
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letter of the
of the 10 Febs
Capt Lune diccted
dved Stanley Wleansmits
the Port
to you herewith, for the information of Master feut ausstract ļ
ofa Despatch from the Gov. of N Kong relative to the conduct of
h of the
Pool Office in Chalfotong.
Save to add that the P.O. accounts which
Sir J. Davis mentions Whave bem founded
been
with his Despatches
17 Febs and 29 April. last, were transmitted. from this Dept to the
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the night time.
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SEP.24 1845
My Lord,
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111
ketoria, Houghtong,
30 June, 18475.
Ie reply to Four Lordship's
despatch $:08, commenting Ordinance.
on
17 of 18410, vntitled Ar Ordinance for the the Peace and quich of the
better securing 2 inhabitants of the tnow of ketoria, during the night time, I beg to refer to a further report, which Imade concerning if in my despatch N. 11 of Abruary 3r
bn
my relum from the Consulates Found that considerable irritation had prevailed on the occasion in which this ordiname originated . An attempt had been made to prevent the customary
noise of bambors by Chinese Watchmen, bet
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Hanley
Je,
Ye, ye,
:
a
but the owners or anasters of these raised
factions opposition, and the Major.
General acting as Puutenauf bevernor
considered that the Ordinance became
in order to coërce them.
necessary
It has been found completely to answer the purposes for which if tas enacted, and I wouts, if possible, deprecate its unnecessary abrogation, considering the temper of the community at the lime it was passed. I have before stated that if may probably be incorporated in Ordinance Nrs, when the Chief Justice has time to assist in the pemodelling of that Law, and
is in terms.
any vaguene's might then be corrected, bet rither thus
or
in its present shape, the ordinance
appears to are both suitable and desirable, under the pecubar circumstances of the place.
112
I have the honor to be,
With the highest, respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient, Humble krvant.
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Vistoria, Hongkong,
320
The Lord
Governor.
June,
Received
1845.
Stanley.
No70.
for Hongkong.
Ordinance N. 17. 57. 1846,
Respecting objections to
о
N71. Financial.
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113
1691 Hong Kvs
Victoria, Honghong,
RECEIVED
SEP 24 1845
My Lord,
4. June, 1845
With reference to your Lordships Despatch. T. 88 of 25th February, requiring a
N86 .
report concerning certain stores supplied_ to the Colonial bovernment, for payment -
of which application had been made by
the Master General and Board of Ordnance- I have the honor to enclose-
the same
Cer:
Certificates of
having been received. by
respective Departments
for
the
when
ih
the
The Arms and other items were.
use.
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as
of the. Hindostance. Police
found recessary to organize
absence at the four.
that body during my
new
Ports.
The Right Honorable,
The Ford Stanley
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&c.
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were
the...
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-tools and powder-, requisition of the Land -
Department _ in the construction of Reads
and - Publie - works, wherein the blasting of rocks has been much
required. I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Meet. Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Dan's
114
26.
and
Moised to provide
in the the 2.
the
This demon
What to
for the pangment of
1
43
4th June, 1845.
Victoria, Hingnong,
Governo
The Lovd
n
Stanley
N° 71.
2 halvmures.
Reporting
Realived
on
certain
Seportsient, in
and Surveyor General's
Stores supplied by the Ordnance, to the Police
outered
71
Ordnance 300.
for. 16511thing
C. Lentoke
1845·
Forwarded by SPE
Murdock MBStephen
LoriStanley 30
So
Vide to Gov. 152. 21 bet: 45
5561045 14 556 1045
Mr. 71-4 345
145
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3. October Sept 1045
amdnectedby
Ind Starting to himmit
byn herrill the Apygan applectin mide & this klept Gitte M. Gulbrand qbrance for payment
ent of the Funds gt. Kung ohe Temost 50-4-2 for Ines Supphic & the Colonial frommet. Jalro hommiit the
Sporty diil hes ben reed
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for the payment o
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entered
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ytte 146.8 ymph ythe 25th of Behrunglest Lan divler Estertent to requanityen, für the information othe
Ornance, that the
J. October 1045.
146
Luor Committe
Lave been
سند
brand & feride
for the payment
the demand
the Night
ле
footpayment of the Whe otection Shores final
for the Luviceytte Hout. Astong kong,
6751-4-2
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for 1891
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152
Governor
Si John & Davis Mr
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117
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21 betw45.
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Feneaned by oors
Siphon 20
Lord Stanley 21
with reference to
yun serpatet of the 4?
of some last, the 71, Kune
to acquaint you this the humping
intructions have
been given for the fegment
of the demand made
Gitte Bard gossenance
Ja: 17007 / 45
for the value
of
Pertami
Stores ipned for the Invice otte Jovemen
gtangkang,
4450-4-2.
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118
RECE
WED
The indorstance. Police of Victoria -
th
Requisition. of Chief Magistrate dated- 10th September, 184111.
--
Swords, Scimitar - double brace guard.
Scabbard for
―
J: brase mounted..
Pietols - Sea Service --long black with
-
flint Locks.
Bones, fartouch. S. S. Pistol
Belts-Sword: tanned leather- with frogs
Lanterns-tin- dark.
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241
24
£5145.9
(Signed)
"
J. Bruce, faptain
in-
late Superintendent of Police-
) M. faime,
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Chief Magistrate of Police .
True (ory) ins
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Acting Tol. Secretary
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SEP 24
1846
169144 Kons
Surveyor General's Office
149
Victoria, Hongtiong 30th September 1846,
I hereby certify that the undermentioned articles have been duly supplied by the
Ordnance Store Keeper - for
the use
of
this
department as per my Requisitions Countersigned by the Major. Gener al fommanding - viz
Pick anes
Ayes.
Pick helves
Shovels
Powder
Port- fires-
Common
Copper lined Powder case- Metal Key for
Jo
Priming Powder horns.
24
24
12
25 Abs
20
/
2
(True Copy)
(Signed) that. Aico: fleverly
Memuren
Acting Surveyor Gymnerd.
Acting for. Scorelary
;
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Acting Surveyor general
Size 1872 try to
72
Financial.
Bo Frear ). 30 Jof th 1848-
RECEIVEL
C.0. SEP 24
1845
My Lord,
130
Victoria, Hongkong,
5th June, 1845.
With reference to the histrictions in Your Lordship's despatch N69, of January 22, requiring me to report,
whether the Civil Officers of Hongkong decline to avail themselves of the provisions of the superannuation act, I have the honor to state that I have been requested by those officers to orsouve respectfully on their behalf that it would not be for their interest to adopt
.a.
scheme of superannuation which, though suited to the climate and
circumstances of service in England, does not seem applicable to this
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Manly,
Je te te
де
This countr
and
and climate.
I have at the same time been
requested by the same partics before
by forward and submit to Your Lordship the encloses plan of superannuation for the Civil service of Hongkong, to which they pray the favorable consideration of Her- Majesty's Covernment
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I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect.
Your Lordship's
Most Obedient
Humble Arvant
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151
We the undersigned beg to inform His Excelling
the Governor that we are most anxious that some
pr
ovision should be made with a view of providing pension; and superannuation
--4-
allowances for the Government Officers and Clerks
of this Colony and that as we are satisfied that
belonya
such provisions of made in conformity with
any of the English Acts would be productives a
from the nature of this climate of no benefit:
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to the subscribers
we are
villing
on our part : to have the annual deduction of 10 per cent
made from our Salaries-
In proposing this annual deduction would carnestly request of the Home Government to take into consideration the
we wr
Crimate of the Colony and beg to suggest that
a
pension of eight-twelfth's of our respective.
Sataries should be payable in case of our
being
11
being incapacitated pom sickness at whatever
period such incapacity may
occur
that five
us service should entitle an individual to years service
super
superus
a
tion allowance of four twisths of
quation
his Salary and that ten years service should
an
1
entitle him to allowance of eight twelfth 's / in the event of his living so long) in accordance with our firm belief that the last is about tire limit beyond which he cannot be expected to be capable of discharging any
real duty as that in consideration of the
the great amount of deduction proposed ; the high premium required by the Insurance Offices, and the premature decay certain to await us, the
amount of pensions should be accorded on : a liberal, scate.
[signed: 1 John Walter Hulme
b. J.
Paul Joy Sterling Att & Gent
Day Rebt Drindas bay Register
&
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W. H. Leggett Clerk of Court by
/signis /
152
(Signee / W. Caine Sheriff & Chief Magistrate of Police ( . ) C.B.Hillier Assistant Magistrate of Police:
/ 27 D. R. Caldwell Interpreter of Chr: Magistrates Cour. 1.) W. H. Miles 12 blerk Chief Magistrates Court.
1 ×, Chath Holdfurth 2 Clerk Chief Magistrate's court.
1 4 Charles May Superintendent of Police:
/ 1 / Chat St Gee bleverly Ajs = Surveyor & Act & Surveyor Senorul.
1 . 1 John Pope Civil Engineer & black of Works 18) £. Collins block Colonial Treasury.
14) Robert Rienaecher
//
do.
1.) IG fomelate Chief Clerk to the Treasury.
[ ( ) Sam's Inc. (orke Accountant Surveyor Gen #Lepartin =
[ n ] I. Ready Clers . to Auditor Soneral:
//
/ . / W Henry Cooke black to the block of the Councils - / ../ S. A. Trotter, Click - Colonial Secretary's Office:
//
1 1⁄2) A. Zena Actô? Harbour étaires.
( - ) Edm RMichell block to the Harbour Masters
[ + ] A. L. Inglis Clerk and Interpreter to Manis Magid van [42. d' Almada e bastre, Chief block in Colonial Secretary Office 10). J. M. d'Almada Castro, Clerk Colonial Secretary's Office = [ 4 ] H.F. Hance bleck in Colonial Secrctury's Offices
[Agree /
:
(signed)
:/
1. Fearon Registrar Sonoral &Collector of Chinese Revenue.
FDilé, bolonial Hospital Surgeon:
Vincent Stanton Colonial Chaplain
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I would carnestly pray that the same privilege be extended to this Colony
way of pension
or
the
in the
retiring allowance, as it
given to the Settlement at Sierra Leone.
pligned, Adelphus & Shelley,
Auditor General
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in
Agton a peusion Seale
considerably more advantagion,
You
Shake that of the English
Superannuation Act.
Which before ending their the
Michin shuld his
Thave bequest you
to inform the Officin who have placed their
name to the purpond
Scheme that it is
totall
Hafoitteen thien to the inconsistent with the
farther
H. th. inch hack principles in whil matty as legten s.
Suarany
the Public Invice is
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and
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their employment.
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his Jublic Duties, andis
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from
farther Juncie, is Suhllis
after
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155
to the Cave of Persons holing
Curl Offices under varions Colmel Govemments,
michisting those wither
J. Indies and on
th
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Officers belonging to the Bibit Commler Stebbit-
ements in
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every
part of
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to the Case of the Curl,
events at Stny, King. -
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The Conditions the Civil Officers otthong
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tress
redecessors
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28- and
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desire that mill
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SEP 24
1845
My Lord,
In
136
Victoria, Honghong,
5th June, 1865.
compliance with the instructions
t-
in Your Lordship's Beepatch N273 of the 24th January, requiring a report -
claim
on. Mr. Webster's
as to certain Lands, I have the honor
to state that having obtained the best-
information in
my power,
the following
in substance is the result:-
173
It appears that in the application of
Mr. Shuck to have the
a. the
ir
the registry of
-ground transferred,
the sale effected, the Land-
Road Inspector refuseds, as the ground_
would soon be forfeited.
had been
or
Shuck then wrote to Mr. Johnston,
Mr.
requesting his interference. In anewer
The Right. Honorable,
The Lord Santry,
to
!
Ye.
&c.
to Mr. Johnston's enquiry, the Land Inspector Mr. Reynolds gave the following reply.
lir.
In
St. Mr. S. Blenheim -
28th September, 1842.
reply to your letter of this day's
that
to
date, I have the honor to inform you the Land in question was granted (aptain Meik. of Her Majesty's 19th Regiment
49. by the Land Committee for the purpose of building a Bazaar, and is subject to the
directed by Sir Henry
restrictions as
Pottinger.
From this it appears that the parties wishing to have the property transferred.
were
fully
aware
to acquaint
of the existence
of these
restrictions, with which it was their business
themselves ._ On. Mr. Johnston's application, Mr. Reynolds informed him in writing what those restrictions were-
the
principal
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137
principal one being "that if not built upon within six months from the date of its being I granted, the land was to be forfected ! . Mr. Johneten notwithstanding directed. the Land.
and Road Surveyor to register
the sale of...
the Lots, which
was accor
4th October, 1842.
claim
or
on
Mr. Webster
accordingly done on
appears to found his
the
the fact of the registry of the sale
tranefer being entered in. the books of the Land Office... This however. did not in
t case
the present
2. give.
him a title to the
Land-, independent of the restrictions and
conditions.
Had Captain Meik- himself.
remained in ston
Hongking, and retained posessin
of the ground at the period of Sir Henry Pottinger's return from the North, it would have been forfeited, for Sir Henry Pottinger.
looked to the terms on
which it had been
granted
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:
granted, viz : for the erection of a Bazaar,
within 6 months, for the especial
convenience
interval
of the
troops,
and
after.
an
8 months they had not been
of built. He therefore.
directed that the
original conditions should be strictly enforced.
ited to the
and the ground forfeited.
Mr. Johnston.
own-
iton- moreover acted in-
direct violation of the instructions he had_
received
any steps
from
Sir Henry Pottinger,
whatever
not to take
as to the disposal. of Lands
during Sir Henry's absence, and this is a point repeatedly advented to in the
despatches to Lord Aberdeen at the time :-
therefore not valid...
His acts were
Mr.. Webster's lose must be
considered as the cons
consequence of his
imprudence and negligence in. not
being
awake_ to the particulars and liabilities of the grant. Various other
non
parties
non-
for
158
parties have forfeited. Land
-fulfilment of the conditions under
• given...
which it was
As the six months
had not expired when the tra Mr. Webster might
was
made,
transfer still have fulfilled.
the terms of the original - grant.
The conclusion therefore is, that
Mr. Webster has no
no le
legal
title to the
in question, and Her Majesty's Government - cannot-entertain the
open
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to
demand for compensation. It is him, if he chooses, to try his claims in- the Supreme fourt of the felony -
It is surprising that faptain.
Meik-, holding
as
he did the
responsible. itation of Land Officer. should have dispored _ of the ground under the circumstances, and on his own - account, just previous to his quitting the Seland, having a full knowledge
ein
at the same time of its liabilities :- Against him, perhaps Mr. Webster-
some claim.
may
I have the honor to be,
have
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
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150. 3 Octo
1694
RECEIVED
| SEP.24
1845
• My Ford,
162
Metoria, HongKong,
Fr. June, 18475.
I have the honor to forward herewith a copy of Ordinance S:2 of the
present year, entitled. "An Ordinance to present your,
raise an
assessed Rate on lands, houses,
and premises within the Colony of Hongkong, for the upholding of the prequisite Police force, therein :
It
was dccine'd advisable to
postpone this enactment, until such time as the completion of a great number of buildings in progres shoud ponder if possible to include them in the
e general assessment; and won now so much pemains to be added in this Colony,
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Manley,
that
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that the sum to be raised ab first be hoped ( under any reasonable assessment) to equal the expenses of the Police force at present maintained.
rs
on the
In the case of the Roads and Sewers, if is contemplated that the whole-
as well as the means of management, as well defraying the expenditure, shall be place in the hands of Commissioners part of the Colonists. As regards the
Police force horsever, the organization and appointment being in the hands of the Government, it seemed less rasy expedient to vest the charge of depaying the cost, in the public community.
"Like many other mnactment in
may perhaps be
the new Colony, this
ør
considered as an experiment
experiment which is hereafter to be improved upon; and while it may be hoped that the sepents of
The
163
the Police will diminish, the increase houses are peal property will afford
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augmenting fund on which to draw.
The great improvement which has takers place during the last twelve months in respect to the security of person and property has been generally acknowledged and fell, and it is therefore,
therefore, to be hoped that
a
call for the necessary contribution will be cheerfully anch; notwithstanding the
mek;
repugnance to wither taxation or control among a Community which before this
island was erected into a
Colorry has been
accustomed to neither the one nor the other.
It appeared to the Crencil necessary
"
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to introduce, the 7th clause, giving discretionary power to exempt certain. districts from the operation of the lick,
as there are places to which the Police of ketoria does not reach, and which
therefore,
:
a
therefore are protected of their non- private Expense.
The assessment under this
Ordinance, has not yet been completed, but that, together with
any
other
particulars of importance, will hereafter b. forewarded to Your Lordship.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient, Humble Servant.
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this in
he confirmed
Victoria, Hongkong,
June...,
1845.
N° 74. I malosure
Governor the Lord. Stan les.
Received
Transmitting copy of
on..,
Ordinance
32. of 1845, entitledna
"An Ordinance to raise an
"Rate on
and Reporting
assessed...
"the upholding of the requisite Police " within the Colony of Hongkong, for
lands, houses, and promises,
"Force therein.
1846
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165
HONGKONG,
ANNO OCTA V O,
VICTORIA REGINE.
BY
No. 2 of 1845.
Y His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Esquire,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipoten- tiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hong- kong.
An Ordinance to raise an assessed Rate on lands, houses, Title. and premises, within the Colony of Hongkong, for the up- holding of the requisite Police Force therein.
WHEREAS it is deemed expedient and necessary that the Preamble. Colony of Hongkong should defray the Expenses attendant
on the upholding and maintaining the Police Force thereof.
the lands, houses,
I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor of Governor to ap- Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, point valuators of that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Governor, and premises with- with the advice of the Executive Council, from time to time in the Island. to appoint two or more persons for the purpose of estimating the annual value of the lands, houses, and premises within the said Island, or within any particular district thereof, which shall be in the tenure or occupation of any person or persons; and the said valuator or valuators shall, when there- unto required, make a return in writing and on oath of such valuation to the said Governor and Council; and also at the
time of having valued each property respectively, he or they
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Valuation may be made annually.
Assessment to be made on the an-
notice of assess-
ment.
shall leave or cause to be left with some inmate or the pro- prietor thereof, a written Notification of their having made such valuation, and of the Amount thereof.
II. And be it further enacted and ordained, that for the of this Ordinance, the said Governor and Council purposes may cause a new valuation to be made annually.
III. And be it further enacted and ordained, that for the nual valuation and purpose of levying the said rate, a per Centage at such an provision for pe- amount in the hundred as may annually be determined on by riods of payment, the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council, not nient, period of exceeding such a sum as shall be equal to the expenses of the payment, and re- Police establishment, shall be assessed and paid in respect of medy for nonpay every such valuation by the occupier or owner of each parcel of ground, house, or building, within such time and times as the said Governor, with the advice of the said Council, shall direct, or as is hereinafter provided. In the absence of such direction, and in default of the same being so paid, it shall be lawful for any person or persons appointed to collect the said tax to apply to the Chief Magistrate of Police of the Island, who shall, on satisfactory proof of the same having been duly demanded, and being due and unsatisfied, grant his Warrant to levy the same by distress of any goods on or in the lands, houses, or premises so rated; and that any such rate, while unpaid, shall be a lien on the property so assessed, or charged therewith. Provided always that when and so often as any assessment shall be made on any such valuation, the par- ticulars and nature of such assessment shall be published in one or more public newspapers of the said Colony.
Charitable insti-
IV. Provided always that all religious edifices, hospitals, tutions exempted cemeteries, and buildings strictly and exclusively appropriated to charitable purposes, and not being used as dwelling-houses, shall be exempted from assessment under this Ordinance.
from assessment.
Provisions for the appointment of col- lectors.
Collectors
to
turns and provision
V. And be it hereby enacted and ordained, that the Go- vernor, with the advice of the Executive Council, shall have power to appoint such officer or officers as may be deemed requisite for the collection of the Rate leviable under this Ordinance, allowing him or them as remuneration for this service such a per Centage as to the Governor in Council shall seem fit.
And be it hereby enacted and ordained, that as soon after make annual re- the first day of January in each year as may be found practi- for their publica- cable, the officer collecting the assessment under this Ordi- nance shall prepare a detailed statement exibiting the sums collected during the preceding year, and the said statement, duly attested by the said officer, shall be inserted in some
tion.
newspaper published within this Colony, and shall also be open to general inspection at the office of such officer for one month from and after the date of its publication.
Rate payable
vance.
VI. And be it hereby enacted and ordained, that the said rate shall be payable quarterly in advance, unless otherwise Quarterly in ad- prescribed and directed, as hereinbefore mentioned, and that it shall be charged and chargeable on the lands, dwelling- houses, and premises respectively assessed, at the time of such
assessment.
VII. And be it hereby enacted and ordained, that the Exemption as to owner of any land, dwelling-house, or premises assessed, which property not let,oc- may not be let to any tenant, shall be deemed the occupier cupied, or used. thereof, provided always, that if such owner can shew that the property has not been inhabited for a period of three months or upwards in any year, he shall be entitled to a proportional abatement of assessment levied on the same for the said
year.
assessment after payment thereof
VIII. Provided always, that if any person from whom Appeal against payment of the assessment leviable under this Ordinance may have been demanded, and who shall have already paid in the amount demanded of him, objects to the demand on any other ground than that of valuation, it shall be competent to such person, after payment of the amount demanded, to appeal against such demand to the Chief Justice of the Su- preme Court at such time and place as the said Chief Justice may be pleased to direct, or that if any person be dissatisfied, or objects to any valuation to be made under this Ordinance on the ground of over-valuation, he or they may, within the period of three calendar months after such valuation, or when the said Chief Justice may appoint or direct, appeal to him against such valuation, and that it shall be lawful for him, if he deem it advisable or necessary, to have any three persons taken from the existing list of special jurors to assist him in ascertaining the question of value which may arise on any such appeal.
IX. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall and Districts may be may be lawful for the said Governor, with the advice of the exempted. said Executive Council, to exempt such districts or portions of the said Island from the operation of this act, or from the pay- ment of the said rates, as to him and them may seem advisable.
Interpretation
X. And be it hereby enacted and ordained, that no assess- ment made under the authority of this Ordinance shall be clause. impeached or affected by reason of any mistake in the name of any person liable to assessment, or of any thing chargeable with assessment, provided the directions of this Ordinance be in substance and effect complied with.
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And be it further enacted and ordained, that this Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect, from and after the first day of July next ensuing.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hons"
this 23d day of May, 1845.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELI
Clerk of Councils.
J. F. DAVIS,
Governor, &c., &c.
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No 59 of the
170
Victoria, Hongkong,
ne, 1845.
7th June,
ee to
reference
(
my Despatch-
the 12th ultimo, respecting the- Levolting, drainage and Roadmaking of
honor.
the Wongneichung valley, I have the houn
to state that, in drafting that Lotten- amidet a variety of
committed the
other business, I
great oversight of not
adverting to the fact that the contract-
adopted by tender for
that work exceeded_
-
the retimate of the Surveys General-
in
forwarded to Dollars 6,000, instead. of Dollars
my Despatch, and amounted
4.765 the sum
of the Estimate.
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The Lord Stanley,
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Reputs, and Estimates for
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a
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Miscellaneous.
174
RECEN
My Lord.
2
SEP.24 1345
Victoria, Hongkong,
10th June 1845.
With reference to my Despatch
Nr 68 of the 29th ultimo, I have the honor
to acknowledge the receipt, yesterday, of Your Lordship's Original Despatches from N$ 85 of the 28th of Febuary, to No 95 of the 196. March last, together with the Duplicates
of
No. 86 and 87, of the 25th and 26th
February respectively ; and of Despatch -marked " Separate " of the 25th February.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship 2
· Most Obedient
Humble servant,
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The Right Honorable
The Lord Stanley;
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RECEIVED
SEP. 24 1845
My Lord,
176
Victoria, Hongkong,
11th June, 1845.
In reply to your Lordship's Icepatch-
P. 95 of March 19th, I have the honor to
observe that a
further Report on Ordinance
No 18 (substituted for
~ conveyed
X
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h
in
my
Ordinance Nr. 16) was
Lordship.
Letter to your
N. 11, of 3? February.
It is clear that had Ordinance. N: 16
for the Registry (which
was
passed on the 21th Auguet, a few days before my departure for the foneulates with the Rear Adoniral ) been published. according to my expectation.
and desire, instead of being postponed, to
my surprise and regret, within a fortnight. of
to the 19th betober,
the date of its
Hight. Amorable,
The Lord Stanley,
Vc.
operation,
&c.
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104
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The Lo Mantly.
Received
N76.
19th March, 1845.-
Despatches to No 95, of the
Acknowledging receipt of
The Lord
Received
Stantly.
N°76.
19th March, 1845.-
Despatches to N° 95, of
Acknowledging receipt of
the
N77.
Legislative.
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RECEIVED
SEP. 24 1845
My Lord,
X
In
176
Victoria, Hongkong,
11th June, 1845
reply to your Lordship's Icepatch- * P295 of March 19th, I have the honor to
observe that a further Report on Ordinance.
No
No: 18 (substituted for Ordinance N.16) conveyed in my
Letter to your
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11⁄2 11, of 3? February..
It is
Your Lordship.
was
is clear that had Ordinance-N: 16
for the Registry (which
was
passed on the
•2/th Auquet, a few days before my departure for the Consulates with the Rear Admiral_) been published. according to my expectation. and desire, instead of being postponed, to
and regret,
to the 19th October,
my surprise
within a fortnight of the date of its..
The
Right-
ht- Honorable
The Lord Stanley,
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operation, time for its temperate discussion; and the excited tone which was the natural result.
there would have been abundant.
of this short notice would. have been prevented. This
wal
specifically alluded-
to by the memorialists
right.
I
was n
notwithstanding judged.
in Council - that the intemperate.
the remonstrance should be-
Language of the
first withdrawn, before they would. give- consideration to the matters in question ; and when this had been done, the founeil- deemed. themselves at liberty to reconsider- the Ordinance, and indeed-bound. to
evince a
spirit_ of justice and moderation - in reviewing the points objected to. I observe- that I1⁄2 Bowring (who has
a son here in-
the house of Jardine. Ye, a firm always
sither
or
openly folonial Government ) took me to tack_
covertly opposed to the-
177
own. Ordinance; and thus
for modifying my
>
lessoned, I shall be tenacious in
future
ture to
refer all questions of the kind. for the decision of Her Majesty's
Government
The principal complaint of the
Merchants
nature
referred to the
inquisitorial of the process by which the Registry
was to be accomplished_, and the latitude- of discretion. confided to the Registrar; and
difficulty in removing these.
there
was no
objections.
The Attorney General entertained_
as to the
come Loubts Tax, and this
was
the Ordinance in
legality of a capitation. accordingly left out of
question, being thereby
only postponed but not abandoned. On turning to the other fotonies, I observe that at the Cape there is a
Capitation Tay of b on all excepting Military officers on full- pay; and, at the- Mauritius, a certificate.
for
TY
of Registry to the extent.
to the extent of 12%.
It has been clearly ascertained_
that the discontent among the Chinese - (a
very
natural- one) arose
indistinct manner in
from
the
which Mr. Gutzlaff
had translated the Proclamation, leading them to believe that the payment of 1 Dollar was to be Monthly instead of annually- a very good ground of discontent .
often expressed their
The
Thep men
readiness to
have
pay
a
Уан реч
annum-
in-
and
the whole Chinese population has always shown the greatest cheerfulness conforming to the reasonable. demands of the Government - I look
-
a
upon registration fee as very desirable, in order to meet the "Expences of the retablishment ; but- there is rather good than harm in postponing the measure until the completion of the vast amount of Work,
private
178
private given
as well as public, shall have
some
degree of stability to the native.
population - a prospect within the
the next twelvemonths.
of the
range-
The good effects of a Registry,
combined with.
an e
efficient Police, have been evinced in the increased security of
person. and
property within the island during the period of the last year
This
is generally acknowledged by all, even by are most disposed to find fault
those who
with the Government..
The conclusion
Teepatch under
reply
short.
of Your Lordship's
has reference to the
delay (which. was considered advisable under the circumstances stated)
in the promulgation of Her Majesty's sanction to Ordinance No33 of 1844 - Had
No
this delay in the slightest degree tended to suspend the
operation of the knactment
thes
in
thus sanctioned, I should not have
presumed to interpose it; but the_
Ordinanec-
nec. was
was in
full operation at the
time, and the publication of the Royal- Sanction took place shortly after_ (as reported) in company with several other
Ordinances.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships
Most obedient
Humble Servant,
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2 October 1845-
Shave Backnowledge
the receipt of goue despatch
//
•77, the Report
of the 11 Juce last No furnishing called fording
Med for my despatch
of the 19 Meuch last
6,
in respect to the Ordinance No18 of 1844
for establecking a Registry the inhabitants of
of the A long.
Adverting to the
Explanations
on
thui
suject contained in gen present despatch and in the despatch of the 3d Jebs last Noll, Shave
that the
Winforce you
Queen has been pleased
Bapprove and conferime
The Ordinance No180h
18244 entitled "An Ordinance Prepeal the Ordinances No16 of 1844 and Westablish a Regiatry Hensus of An dabitants of St. Rong.
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My Lord,
1845
132
không hỏng.
Kotoria, Honghay
13th
June, 1845.
In despatch N291 of 6" March,
Your Lordship desires to be informed of the particulars of the dues from the,
gro
Government Markets, and the grounds upon which the ponts have been
determined.
The anarkets are three in
number. The middle or central market
being the most valuable from its position, was sold by auction in August last for the monthly pent of 300 dollars payable in advance. This is perrewable by auction at the expiration of a year. The western or lower market,
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanly,
has
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has been let to a
23
Chinese named Aliqui
πι
from the 28th August last, for the tore of five years, af 200 dollars por minouth, or condition of his laying out 2,500 dellars in fitting it up for the market people, the whole to because the property of the Government of the repiration of the term. This was
agreed to, on condition of his constructing a substantial market place under the inspection of the Land office.
во
The Eastern or smallest market. was let by auction for the anonthly rent of 60 dollars. A destructive fire broke not in the neighbourhood on the 24th May and completely destroyed this market, and I have taken the opportunity, before allowing if to be built up again, to direct the Surveyor Ceneral to level the agnining portion of the Queen's pood, (from which there is a steep descent into the market)
and
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133
and thereby improve the locality, expecting
to receive.
α
better rent
the same.
for the
rent for
The privilege called the Brokerage
of Suth was sold to an individual Bratty / 45 Chimes under proper securities . Large
quantities of salt are brought here and
-warehoused, either to be consured within the Colorry
or as
"
seerns
Colony or reexported, and the broker,
they call him the loeigher, by Chinese custom to be indispensable between the buyers and sellers . This has
at the sarrie time been made a
measure
of Police, by rendering the locigher of salt, responsible for the good conduct of those in the Salk Junks.
Your Lordships despatch No: 90 of March 5th refers to the scale of fees
for the Supreme Court, and requires that they should be made adequate to depay the charge of the
established
subordinate
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subordinate officers of the Court. The Chief. Justice and littorney General bith inform that the present scale is high, and though the receipts have not as get equalled the amount of Salaries, it may reasonably be anticipated that
of business
the increase
in the Court
an
will soon supply this deficiency- increase, which might be impeded by a scale exceeding the present I have the honor to be,
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one.
With the highest respect ;
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient
Humble Arvant.
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11. Nov 1845.
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the information that
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you
were Called upon.
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injon despitit otte go to bet 1844, Mobt, in
Agend & those Market
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No. 79.
Financial..
Copy
Rory45.
My Lord,
C.0.
1847 Hon
GCT25
1845
hon
Vietoria-
135
Honghong,
11th June,
1845.
I procved to reply to your Lordship's despatch. N. 93 of March 9th with reference.
Publie Works authorized
be required.
Dr
which will here
here aftir
to
I am happy to state that the results
of time and experience warrant. the inference- that a considerably smaller- Expenditure. will eventually be required
than
was er
exhibited in the somewhat
Gordon, and even
loose. assumptions of M
W of 10 Gordon
more accurate estimates since
in the
forwarded....
Nearly every
consequence
which,
The Right Hommable,
The Lord Manley,
wort
of any
either to
as
necessary
the
to.
Ve
Yo
the health, the
police-
or the
communications
of the Colony seemed to demane immediate attention, and therefore did not admit- of reference-
home_, has been completed -,
or is in process of completion; and it is
my
determination to cause
reports and -
ectionates for the greater part. of the remainder - to be prepared_ and _ forwarded- for the sanction of Her - Majesty's Govern Church, Public-
Stouse, have
ment... Neither.
Offices,
et been a
nor_
a
Government-
attempted..
Your Lordship might have been.
surprised _ at the terms in
which the
w
proceedings and devisions of the Council. in respect to the authorization of expenditure. for Public Works were
refined
to in my despatches No: 63 and 68 written.
immediately after my
the New Ports, without_
arrival
adverting
adverte
I
from
to the
fact.
fact
that in these instances the works
136
πο
were sanctioned by the Major. General Lieutenant Governor, the covering warrants
signed by him, and the envention-
commenced
m m
In
during my
absence.
N.
my Despatch - No 52 of 32 May
Irecommended to
Your Lordship that the Public_ Buildings required should be. executed under Major Aldrick's management... The Military buildings
-
three-
are in process of completion, at the same- time that the Department - has received a large accession by the arrival - of officers of the Royal Engineers. Major - Aldrich - has therefore offered to undertake_ the duty, for
which his previous experience-
in the Military buildings and the skill- with which these have been executed-
eminently qualify
As my
him.
request he is
is
drawing out
detailed
-
detailed - plans, specifications and estimates of the Civil buildings required, and these_ will be immediately forwarded completion - for Your Lordships examination
and sanction. In the
mean-
enclose in Schedule N°1,
-
a rou
on
while
following
is a summ
m.
137
March. 3/2
:mary from- 1844, and your Lordship. will perecive that
than half of
it is little more than
the
enormous
amount_accumed by Mr Martin in his retimate forwarded with.
my Despater. N. 73
December 13th. He there-assumes
£ 162,356 or Dollars 779,280-
i
rough.
sketch N.1.
of 9.
of
on
previous
of a
Church is
of the anticipated - charges on these, exhibiting a great - reduction
estimates. The total cost.
calculated _ at £7,000, of which the two-
-thirds contributed _ by the Government -
would be
only
£41.bbb-
Schedule N°2 is a rough estimate of the remaining expenditure that will- be required on Public Works . Some portion_ of these comprising drainage and nonds
may require- but it is
my
road's
immediate attention
intention to submit all but
the sanction
works of instant necessity for
Her Majesty's Government. The
of
following
N2.
Rxpenditure-
on Public. Works for the $.
the sum-
f
ہو
Year ending March 310t, 18/15. 1083/7 22,566 Workson which payment - will be me, - 54388. 11,330 Schedule 1, relimated. Public Buildings
proposed to be excented by 150,297 31,3/2
Department-
Ardnance. I
Schedule 2, rstimated Public Works, 148,500. 30,937
Tregest
46/502. 96/45
to state that a storm_
accompanied by floods of rain, which
the 7th May, with a de
occurred on
destructive violence-
degree of
-searedly known
even
in
in this climate, will occasion considerable_
expence
on account
of-repairs to Bridges
and Roads, as it happened at a time when
some
to be
of these
urere
only partly finished ..
The striking and obvious difficulties
ne in this
overcome
folony, arising
arising from
the mountainous and rocky character of the surface, if they
were not in some
de groe
compensated by the plenty and cheapness
of
Chinese labour, and the
!
spirit
and-
the labourers, would have_
ability of the
a me
occasioned much heavier expenditure_ than the above. Major Aldrich informs me that in all his experience he never met with such intelligent and elever
the Chinese; and that in-
workmen
some
cases
as
of exceuting
a more ex
where a less
a
expensive
their own
less er
༄
expensive mode
work would have sufficed,
one has been adopted at
one
charge, rather than be
surpassed
138
surpassed by other contractors.
The conclusion of your Lordship's
Deepatch- under
reply
alludes to the
reported probability of a portion of the_ building for the Registrar's office bring recupied by the Registrar himself a residence. A different arrangement -, that building
-
however, has been made -- will serve
as a
partly for the Harbor Master's as well as the Registrar's, and the will be the Post Office, for
Office- Nower floor
"loor
which last a rent
of £ 150
per
annum
will be paid to the Colony
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most- Obedrent
Humble Servant,
Dani
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沙
SCEIVED
0.0.
In 1847 H. Kong.
Johodule 1.
Estimated rapenditure on account of
139
Radlic
: low, 101, proposed to be
Buildings in
excented by Ordnance Department.
Cutting and love ting ground for
Pattie Offices and Government House
Fetaining Wills.
kwusand
で
Swers and Fraires for Litte.
Excument House and outbuilding s
including fittings from England..
Stalling and Couch houses. Colonia i Government. Offices
Purchase of Mr. Johnston's House
for Court Stouse.
rds.
Church (£7,000) 73 " by Severnment..
gencies @ 10 Pebent
Contingencies a
350
1.000.
--
5.700,--
8.00
11-
2,500-1-
4.1561
28,466
2,846.
± 31,312
14th June, 1845:
(ictoria, Hongkong,
The Lord
Govern
Replying
Received.
2 Inclosures.
N: 79.
Stan by
Works authorized,
9th March, relating to Public
to Despatch N. 93, of
here after
to be required. _ Reference
to
residence for the Registrar General.
Thi
True Copy..
Frederick M.A. Breez
Schedule 2.
Estimated expenditure on Account of
emaining Public Works.
anley and Aberdson
Road between Sta
to complete the circuit of the Island. . Report and Estimate Nr. 12 ton Tytam Road..
consequence
Repairs and additions in conse of Form and Flords of 4 th May.
Queen's Road, Bridges &e from North
Barracks to the bast Gap.
Remaining portion of Queen's Road.. Prison and Debtor's baol.
Sewers uncompleted.
.
190
20,000.
}
3,000
}
10,000.
}
15,000
•
7.000:
Draining Sorkunpor Valley and }
Paddy Land.
:
Road from Victéria to Sorkun poo by
the Coast to obtain Marine Lots.
Improvement of Road from Tytam
ti Stanley .
(Frue Copy.)
Contingencies
s10 Per Cent.
Frederick M.X. Bruce
20,000.
40,000.
2,000.
}
10,000.
8,000.
135,000
13,500.
$ 148,500. £. 30.937.
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No 80.
Financial-
Gry to by 20028745.
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0.0.
131
1840. Hong
Victoria., Honghong,
OCT25 1845
My Lord..,
17th June, 1845.
I have the honor to
Copy, which I have
forward
• just received
Ar
α
from the
of the
-Auditor, of the quarterly accounts of
lonial
l. Treasurer to the 31th March last=
folonial
Your Lordship will perceive that
this abstract contains the Colonial -
Disbursements for two quarters, in-
consequence of t
the altered mode in which
-
the Treasurer carries them to account,
as explained in the Auditor's Letter. to the Board
of Audit.
The Right HAmmable,
The Lord Stanley,
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect, Your Lordship's
Most : Obedient:
Humble Servant-,
1
Dan's
c.
fc.
fc.
25.At
mchins
17th June, 1845.
Victoria, Stonssong,
Governor
The Loor Stanley
Received
N: 80.
2 melosures.
Mareb, 184 5.
for them quarter ending 314
Colonial Pocasurer's Account
Transmitting copy of
No 81
rancial
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132
1049 Hong King
Metoriae, & Hongkong,
RE
00425 1846
My Lord,
20th June, 1845.
I have the horror to report on
in
the following changes in appointments. Mr it. Iwith, formerly Clerk to the Clerk of Councils, having accepted the situation of Deputy Registrar
in
the Supreme Court, W. Y. H. Cooke, has been appointed in his poo
Mr. H. J. Hance has been
appointed vice C. 4. Gibbous, absent beyoud his leave.
Mr Y. M. Nicol, a clerk in the heasurer's office, will in future be charged to the Superinteridency, in heu
(
of one of the four clerks before allowed
The Right. Honorable,
The Lord Manley,
Ve
Ve
in
L
:
25 Art
chedule N.!.
on
Estimated Expenditure account of Public Buildings,
;.
Received
to
/ ou you y
N.° 80.
"Stanley
2 Melosures.
Tronsmitting copy of
to be
the
March, 1845.
for the quarter ending 3/4
Colonial Pocasurer's Account
No81
Financial
ام
155
RE
132
1849 Rong Kong.
Netoria Hong Kong,
OCT25 1846
My Lord,
20th June, 1845.
I have the hover to report on the following changes in appointments. Mr it: hwith, formerly Clerk to the Clerk of Councils, having accepted the situation of Deputy Registrar
er in
the hipreme Court, M. Y. H. Cooke, has
ben appointed in his porns
Mr. H. J. Hance has been -
appointed vice C. 4. Gibbous, absent
beyond his leave .
Mr Y. M. Nicol, a clerk in the heasurer's office, will in future be charged to the Superinteridency, in hew of one of the four clerks before allowed
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Manley,
Yo
Ve, Va
in
the
in that department, and in consideration of the quantity of work entailed Treasury by the Consulates; and MR. Rienaccker is appointed to the heasury
on a
reduced salary of 60 dollars a
mouth.
Captain Bercham having
the office of Chief. Clerk in the Treasury N. I. C. Comclate has been
resigned
G.
appointed to the vacancy,
and required
at the same time to give security, himself in the sum of £500, and
surety
to the same a
same amount,
I have the honor to be,
one
With the highest respect
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant.
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in
his
room,
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155
11. 29 Oct 1845.
133
1845
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Mr.
Stephen 27
Bit Hobe
Lord Stanley
25
Theuch achnowhap the
rest your
Despatch of the
Lott
20th of June last, Midt, uporting
Changes
hist
the following thenger chil have taken place in
Appointments wonder
Mr. F. Smith, fromach Click
of the Comicls to be deput Registrer in the Supreme Cent.
M. WH Cooke to be
Clerk of the Comics in the
y
my the Smith.
Mr. H. J. Aence to a Clerkship in the Colmil
Juntains
",,-,
Counting's Office vice
Seetary's
не
at C.W. Sibbons absents
without Leave.
Mr. M. M. Meal, allerh in the Leasurer's Offere, t
be charged to the Superintendency
yoney the four
in hei
Clerks before allowed in that deportment.
MM. A. Phenacher to
allechship in the Lumes;
Office in the room of
Nicol,
Mr.
and Saling
on a reduced
760 Dollen a Munth: - &
Mr. S. G. Domelite to th
Office of ChefCleck wither
Zramey
in the room f
Captain Llenhem resgned.
Thanet Connet
for my expernal other
Levent Apponitments.
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1
134
25 del: And Flammlung
Here Apporntments
0877
Victoria, Hongking,
A
the Lord
Governor
20th June, 1845.
Received
N° 81.
Stanley
appointments.
Reporting changes in
་ག་ཁན་
Duplicate
No 82 Military
My Ford,
135
Victoria, Horryhong,
21th June, 184.5.
In reply to Your Lordship's despatch, Military, Nr d, of March 4,
I have the hour to state that the
sum of $873. lodged in the Colonial heasury by the Public Agents, has ben already paid into the
Commissariat Chest, in accordance, with instructions conveyed by the, Earl of Aberdeen, to whom Senclosed
ef the receipt of the Deputy Commissary
Miller.
a.
I have the honor to Enclose
copy of my despatch to Lord Aberdeen, N91, of the 9 hune, and
The Right. Honorable,
The Lord Manly,
де
де
to
to pemain,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient;
Humble Servant,,
Patanja
где
No G I.
The
My Lord,
With
Copy
136
Victoria, Houghing
9th June,
1845.
reference to your Lordship's
Despatch P-20 of March 12th enclosing a
minute. of the Board of Preasing containing
the decision o
of Their Lordchips in regard to
the remuneration to be awarded to the Publie
Agents
in the late War - I have the honor
to state that the contents of the said Minute have been communicated to deputy
Commissary General : Miller and that the folonial Treasurer has been directed of $873 to Mr Miller to
to pay
the sum
be carried to the credit of the fommissarist
theet Fund. I am now enabled to forward a receipt for
Right Stonorable
Right
the above sum
The Earl of Merdeen M. I
&c.
signed
signed by the deputy Commissary
General
I have
tc.
(Signed) S. F. Javis
Tive Lopy
rederich Will Bonce
137
1389
Inplicate Copy of Despatch N. 91 to the Earl of aberdeen. _
9th June, 1845
Incloure in Despatch N. 82, of 1825.
Can a
1
N:83 Miscellaneous.
SVED
25
185: Hang Bery
My Lord,
139
ketoria, Hongkong,
21st June, 1845.
With reference to my despatch No 76, of the 10th Instant, I have the honor Nogh, to acknowledge the receipt today, of Your Lordship's Original despatches from No: 96 to 101, of the 4th April last, with Arcular of the 25th March. Also, of Your Lordship's Duplicate despatches
from N. 886 98.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant
Дам
a.
21st June,
Victoria, Hongkong,
1845.
Governon
the
磊
Stanley
Dup: No. 82.
1. Molosure.
Pectived
to Dispatch
4?
th March
A. 8
Replying Military, of respecting $873 lodged?
the Public Agents.
the Colomal Treasury by
The Right Honorable;
The Lord Stanley,
Ve
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25-Oct
Governor
21th June,
Victoria, Houstons,
1845.
Re. Lord Stanley
Tea?
No 83.
Despatches to N. 101, of
Acknowledging receipt of
44
April 1845.
JJV
No 84.
Financial
No 142..
Copy to Land Bd
Preas: 5.
My Lord,
1832
230
không hang động
Victoria, Hongbreng,
23rd June, 1845.
I have the honor to forward to. Your
To
t.
Lordship a letter received from Lient. Ouchterlony of the Madras Engineers
containing a claim against Government
for compensation
ona Act
--
count of a small
market built by him in the month of
June 1842 and resumed Government.
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by
It appears that a piece of ground
as granted to that officer abutting the sea, for the purpose of cricting on it a bazaar for the
convenience
of the
-troops then stationed in the Island. The sea face of it hu
- face of it lu secured by
The Right Honerable, The Lord Aanley,
a
reclaiming
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Yo
Jo
reclaiming wall to preteed it from the tide, and
on
the ground se reclaimed he constincteu a small market place. Sir Henry Pottinger considering that the regulation of market: should be in the hands of Government -
placed it under the superintendence of Majar
Cairn Uu. Police Magistrate and the ferocièès
•
it have
ve ever since been received
derived from by the Government. In the
Cours l
of
was
October 1843 Lieut. Ouchterlony informed that on production of a certified statement of the expense incurred in the
erection of the market place he would be repaid what was found due to him; but although this was furnished in the course of the same month and the Committee appointed to investigate the claims of the -- holders of land, in January 1844 reported that the market had been resumed by Government, no further steps seem to have
been
been taken at the time.
The accompanying
231
letter with its
inclosures, being my first intimation of the
affair not having been sitted, has been since received, and I lose notime in requesting Your Lordship's instructions on the subject : ( w account of its pereximity to the New Military Hospital the Market-place
was removed this
· year by
y
the Ordnance Department, and rebuilt on the other side of the cantonment. It has since
unfortunately been destroyed by a fire which
1
broke out on the 24th
as one
May. As Sex He. Pottinger in the
accompanying extracts has treated this cusc deserving compensation, and considerable profits have been received by Government from this market, I can recommend it to Your Lordship's favorable
I can.
consideration. There is no reason to doubt
that the
sums stated in the receipt attached
were
were laid out in the construction of the market. With regard to the charge for interest,
to
I should not deems myself authorized to allow it without authority from Your Lordshipe
which the L. and I. hand?
Similar
24
Hal ini
If not Mr.
27
25 ht
tis the same save
поводу
a
27/2
I have the honor to be;
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
allude
off the La
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The
mile
y/wh choten, recinto reported.
бычно сале
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1052 M. Kong
C. §. Luvelgaudrey
1845)
Forwarded by Nov
3B Muider 28
Stephen 28
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Con Stanley 24
Dov: 3-5 Jaur 146
84.28? June /45
25 Aro 745-
:
Aud. 24 Dec. 1845
/2262/
5 Dec. 1845
232
Luve diverted [
hord Stanley to trandumit bacherwirth, for the Corresiduation of the Lord, the hearing,
Comme's Соши
of
a
а
letter
the fofing of a Despaliti from the Govercion of othony accompanied from It Orechterlony the Madras Engineers, clanning compensation. for money expended on the formation of a Markt Hakone which place in Schong y
едск
was afterward, sevemed If the Godh Jalsamuelove the Copy of a Report from the dawn & huigeation Commm? wowhome thei Despatch warreferred to Lord Staubeg
It serves clear to Lord Stanley that the Crechterlong inlitted to receive back
is en
the amount expended When in the constination
this Market, andunder all the circumstances of the case his lord hip
a. corriders that he has an
love
fair claine Winterest
не
that amount at a
Mu
rate not exceeding &per Cent. Dave therefore to regued that you would move the Lords of "Teasing Wanthonger heave the Goodson of Nickory to nieus the expenditure which would be necessung this plain with
Wrations
interest notwending
that rate.
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4 January 446
I have to ack? the receipt
cer
of your
дже
despatch of the 23rd June last, No 84, transmitting
a copy of a letter, for addressed. to you by Lient buchterlong, of the Madoas Engeneers, in which he claims compensatio
expended on the
for money formation of a
Place in Hon
Market
which
song long
was afterwards resumed
by
the Local Govt
Under the reculiar liveer
of this
саке,
& Me Gout are
л
prepared to sanction de
Grant to Light brukter long
of the Amount expended
by
him in the Construction
of this Market - togather
with interest on that And.
at a rate hot Exceedin
Exceeding
8 per Aut, provided that
Such late does not exceed
that paid by Puchterlong
Lent.
to his Agents. You with, therefore, take "Monemfang steps for Констру abonce remitting amount to 2t. Orechterlong.
that
1.
1
彩
1. 1052. Tony Mow
Ootacamund,
234
Thesidency of Madras,
31th January, 1845.
Iam constrained to request, with
anuch regret at the arccessity for the encroachment upon your time, that
will do
me
that you
the favor to bring to the notice
case
of His Excellency the Governor, the which is set forth in the accompanying
Extracts from and copies of correspondence, and the particulars of which
briefly recapitulate as follows: ;
may
вс
In 1842, a bazaar being much required for the convenience of the troops in the East Cantonment, Sir Henry
Follinger allotted to me
To the Colonial Secretary,
the
the piece of
lind
Her Majesty's Colony of Hongthong.
12
land
now
o registered in my
man
e for the
purpose of building one without delay. The lot in question being little more, than sive bed of a water course, had to be filled up to the level of the road, and reclaiming wall was built at the
book
an
seaward extremity to protect it from the encroachment of the tide. Upon the portion so reclaimed from the sea, it was judged unsafe to erect a building of any solidity, and a
a small market place was accordingly commence and completed by Captain Morgan, the representative of my agents might's hirsine Matheson of
Jardine
an
whilst I was absent with the Force in the north. Upon its completion interdict was law upon its use as a market place, and my agent who at first proposed to let it as a limber gard, subsequently,
the Chinese pelitioned
as
во
J
235
to have such a place of accommodation throww open to them in that quarter of the
lour, gave
v, gave it up to Dr. A. G. Johnston, the Deputy Governor of the Colony, and
communicated the circumstance to me
Japplied to Sir Henry Pollinger by letter, in
consequence, Spectived in the course of
to on the
α
ου
P. 1. private correspondence, a reply to the effect
that no final
final decision had yet been come the subject, but that in the event of its being finally decided that lovernment, svere to retain possession of the market; all the expenses
Expenses incurred would be
refunded.
hoss of business of an important character prevented me from intruding the affair upon His Excellency's attention until the fellowing year; when in the
official correspondence regarding
Course
a.
of an
compensation sought by me for some drains constructed on the lawd, I was informed
that
that on furnishing a certified statement 8.2. of the Expense incurred on the market place resumed by lovernment, a Committe wouts be ordered to Examine and report repor upon it, and that its value which be hereafter paw wither to myself or to my agents, - contingent upon the decision of Her Inajesty's Government, regarding a plan submitted by Major Aldrich for the resumption of certain lands in the_ Rastern part of Kolonia .
)
As this appeared to leave the question of the pesumption of the portions of my lot of land and the appropriation of the building erected on it at
uny Expense, to Public purposes, still in uncertainty. I addressed a letter to Mr Scretary Stormam pleciting that a final decision regarding it might be come to, and that Imight be informed
whether
206
whether it was still assumed to be my property pending the result of a reference
Englaws, or whether it was to be consiveres as havine ben bona fide resumed by
to
Government.
now learn
Being on the point of quitting China at the time, Javas obliged to leave the pepresentation of my interest in the hands of my agents; and Sorly from that firm, with surprise and disappointment, that no payment whatever has been made to them on my account by Government, are that further notice has ben latter of the matter although the decision of Her Majesty's Government regarding major Aldrich's plan has been long sincopeceive .
no-
Jam therefore constraine to take the liberty of begging you to lay before this Excelling the Governor my respectful
appeal
237
appeal trctis Excellency's consideration
d protection in this matter, the merits
and
of which are well known to Major Caine ; I Mewart, and other public servants still, I believe, Employed under His
ammum made
Excellency's
Government ; and my petition that a just compensation may be made for the loss which I have suffered by the useless notlay of the original cost of the market place, increased as its amount has been by the charge of interest at & per cent per
by my agents, by whom the sum was advanced in July 1842 - by the risk which I encountered at the time of its erection when the Island was simply a military post of occupation, and by being deprived of a highly profitable source of
of incor for the benefit of the Sublic interests.
As Messrs Sardine Matheson He
are
are
authorized by a lover of littorey to
Ishall feel obliged, if;
me,
act for save lime, you
to
will be good enough to
communicate with that 1 firm upon the subject, when the pleasure of His - Excellency the Governor has been made knoww to you.
I
I have t
(Signed) J. Buchterlony. St. Madras Engineers.
True Copy.
Adolphus Welling
Reting Colonial Secretary
I
a
No. 84,871845.
Incloure Not in Despatch
1/
- - - -
latest
1852. Hryg
238
Extract from a hate pan) 12. the Harry Pottinge
من
Barts to sient Quchteilary dated on board the Pean. Ineen in the Yang to Keans rivers, the 3: July, 1942.
you
سلام
on which
bith regard to the market pla had begun. I cannot give you
give you a Final uply. but I have, for the present, decided that private individuals shall not hold market places in ie settlement. Malcolm by my
directions, mote offi
- cially to Johnsion in this effect from Amoy,
I am quite
aware it will be a great public
a
a
convenience, int the regulation
of the markets Reculiarly
Gout sas the -duty incumbent on Goo "market of which the building was dupennended
Chief My Malorlin, has been placed under Caine as Magistrate, I dined that you's might be the same till further orders, and intimated that won! would be re-paid whatever expence
you, - caned on it, in the event of its being mally se -_cided that you
a any
other private individual,
at Bombay
are not to possess such places.
where the only market was
for
pase in
many years a private
speenlation the bust bought the Sr. Eding Sprescriptions
sight
sime
years ago
stook the whole under the
Guidance of then own jficen
a muce extract
Henry thisper
Boushbuting of
Mudras ing
claiming compensation
From It Auchter Cong
for
a
Market Places.
31th Jany, 1845.
ment
Extract for a better (2.64 Colonial department).
Jer Richard Worman Jus
to Lient Suchlectmy,
Autect Gut . House Victoria, 21th August 1843.
Ou fumishing a Artiped state.
Ива
incurred on the market
Committer with be outent
the expence you place resumed by Gort, to examine report upon it, and its value with be hereafter paid either to you or your agents, should the decision of Her Majesty's Govt on the reference made to England regarding Major Aldrich's plan authonge that being done ?? / Richend Worman.
A true Extract
Ouchtertony 25
今
y
a letter from Dt. Auch tecting
to Richard Woosnam Ery &
dutert Macas, 14th Web, 1843.
Li
di
receipt of your
I have the honor to ackunoliege the letter W:64, they leave to submit,
I . E . the Governor either nat
the consideration & I . E . The
#бид
the Market Piace under East Cantonment Hill is stit assumed it be
my property pending the result of a reference to England, a that it has been bona - resumed by Govt
In the former
case I venture to orlicit stat I may be allowed to receive the rents which have been collected in the name of Gust, since the month
Govt July, 1842, until such decisem be neade known, of the resumption by Govt be considered final,
erection
239
that I may be allowed to claim the amount which, has been disbursed on the reclaiming of the land &
of the building ( as them in the accompany - -ing receipt of the Contractor) with interest is usual in China from the above mentioned date.
The amount already reseived by the lyovernment Antoxctor Manager at the monthly rate of $40 t st. cannot fall short y 8 500 to 600, sin consideration y this or the risk attached to building at a time when the prospects of the settlement were uncertain, I could respectfully submit a claim to some for ther allowance to be settled by the decision of the Land Committee, a bys the pleasmes H. E. The Governor.
Shave the hon to be de
18. / Henchtutunya P.S. Their Lunchie, Matheson to will receive inpatever award may
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=
be made.
i huetipy
burattitury to
Contraction might affended to the foregoing
20
Autist Amy Kong, July 26th, 1842
- Rereived from Buchtutury Eof, the his apart;
agent,
For constructing a Genuite seawall reclaiming land in rear of it with moble Fine below scarth alove, childing
place
a market-
: with titect my in Granite pillars Ia jumishing tables Iotauch zu de
on tire lepy.
Muchheluy it.
-
1600.
$680.
signed in Chinese Cimoon
・r. 85) 2
Miscellaneous,
Draft to Mr. Marten 7 Jan 1,46
7-9 Ja
Vide Munte attached to
Vide Bohr Martin,
As regards Resegnation of Office
My
1853.
#2425
1845
Kong
210
Victoria, Hongkong,
2.4. th June, 1845.
Lord,
With reference to Your.
Lordship's Despatch No 97%, of March 25th, forwarding copy of
that
a)
Letter
from Mr Martin to the Under Caretary of State, I beg to observe
my Despatch N. 44, If April. 25th, will have. anticipated much that I might have said " in answer to that Letter, although the nature
its Statements
of some
requires
of
specific notice...
Mr Martin
commences
with the Climate, observing however, that
The Right Honorable
The Lord Stanley,
to
fe.
the mortality
las
..
Claine of Lent: buchterlong,
connected with the Atriots of correspondence
respecting
Admarket
Plazen built by him to
Molende No 2 in- Dup: No 84 of 1845.
2.
"has not been
to cytensive
as
"last year." Among the victims to sickness before he wrote,
he
enumerates
myself, whome
deen
Your Lordshipß mach competent to deny the fact, to add that I never
and
for
w
single day
my
unequal to
Singular that of
was
work. It is
List
of
#
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T
Zil
3.
of the Works ._ Mr. Martin himself, not being able to obtain
A
sick certificate, addressed to me
enclosed application for
18 Jemi N.1. the
leave of absence on
hich by
19 Mar 5:2. which
June
я
by my
other grounds,
answer, also enclosed,
informed him did not justify the abandonment of his duties
without leave from home. _ The Colonial Regulations
are
quite
this
point,
as
Your
is
w
other official persons whom he
enumerates
attacks
as
labouring under
that render persons
" utterly unfit for as longer residence,
if mental or
bodily labour be
required," the whole number are
now
at
their
duties. Those are,
the Chief Justive, the Colonial Secretary, the Auditor, the Surveyor General, and the (work)
Mark
7
clear
Lordship
aware.
But Mr Martin in the Letter under notice (which be
did not expect would find out again) anticipates
its
way
my refusal, and states that
General D' Aguilar is of opinion that Mr Davis would not the leave I beek
grant
me
as
4.
as
I would be enabled then
by vivä
my
own
voce
views."
to substantiate
I must allow the Major
this himself
General to
by w
him
ansiver
note just received from
inclosed herewith...
to his
duties
212
A steady
adherence
as Treasurer
would have prevented that
restlessness which has kept him
moving perpetually between this
Mr Martin must be
on
quite mad, or something
something work...
you
Know
me
well
am
know that I an
indirect
"I think "enough to "incapable of any "proeeding, and least of all " to yourself._ His assertion
only my contempt.
a
"(
meets
I hope you
tho
will send this
Mr Martin
hot Stanley. has altogether misunderstood his position,
as
I have endeavoured to show hime
in my reply to his Letter
enclosed
one
or other
the Coast, with
result than
in
of the points
no
other
the accumulation
of arrears creation of such
as
his work, and the
crude theories
these scampering visits of a
could afford.
days
fire ad Ihave before observed to
вероче
Your Lordship, that
w
comparison
between Chuson and Hongkong
is
mere
loss of time, unless
former plase
our
were still at
the
option. Mr Martin has not
yet explained how it could be retained without
а
вчелов
f
:
b.
of Treaty, after all the Chinese Indemnity shall have been received.
5.2.
It would have been well.
had Mr Martin
taken less
liberty with others' opinions the alleged supporters of his
ЈА
He even
Chuson,
states that
had changed after
♡
a
my
as
a
own.
views
visit to
place with which
I was perfeally well acquainted
before. It very improperly
observes that
20
the Sentiments
5
off hef Bruce and
Shelley
on
altered
public question had been
"a recent illness", and
by "a
I believe that
other
cites
most of
в
the
authorities whon's he
*.
T
General above-quoted.
213
But I do not believe.
that
a
worse
supporter of Ar
7.
..
Martin's opinions could be found than the Treasurer himself. -
4
Of Hongrong be inconsistently, but
he
most truly observes
"every
Me
almost
There has bought building
" allotments, or " which they
(sic) and they.
"adverse to
oron
derive
houses from
a_
large rental
are therefore very
any diminution
of
"Government expenditure, or to any
"transfer of the seat of Govern =
"
- ment to
Chuson. If
Colonists are the best
the
the best judges
interests, your
Lordship will perhaps consider
of their
own
better supporters
would be found,
trial, to be
no
of Mr Martin, thaw the Major_
General
this
as @
strange account of a
hopeless Colony.
My
8.
9.
214
My surprise,
on
reading
in Mr Martin's Letter that we
are
what I felt at
in danger of another War with Chinay could only be equalled by his proposal that this should be averted by
Chutan, that is, violating the Treaty of Pease. If
retaining
are
to
near
we
another was, strangely
I have been the remiss
preparing Your Lordship
not
and the
Earl
of
Aberdeen
in
for the contingency.
De fine Keying to which
levied on
is mer
merely
to
Mr. Martin alludes) was one mode of helping recruit the desperate state of the Chinese finances, The Chinese Minister's Treaties with America and France
have
شعلے
T
have
Lince
been ratified by the
Emperor, and be has been raised to the rank of
Wi
Cabinet Minister
for quietly preventing the French, and American Squadrons approaching the Peiks. With the observance,
of ordinary justice and moderation, though with
own
a.
Jue
assertion of rights, I know of no Counting
earth with which war
so little probable
is
on
Suring
more
as
China .
thon
a
year's
diplomatie intercourse
with the
Government, I have, without once
an
alternative
hinting at such maintained the rights of
Contuls
στο
at Toochow for and
on
the Trade,
Amoy, resisted monopolies and impositions and apported
the Queen's
Sovereignty
!
10.
Sovereignty
if
of a knowledge of the proper
reserve to be
over
this Gland; and,
maintained
high
in the Buties had
the
very
recurrence to
exercise of my
not been sufficient,
terron
which the Chinese
entertain of any
past seenes might have influenced
person of common, generosity
unnacessant
a
to abstain from any
allusion to
the last
alternative.
I now
^
descend to matters
Mr. Martin's scope
but in regard
to
more within
and
experience,
scarcely
£10,000
which he is
fortunate. _ He states
more
to be the utmost amount of
revenue to be
and his
own
Current
Year
ever
attainable.
Estimate for the St.3
enclosed, is n
nearly
?
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11.
215
£18,000, but much below what
expected. _ In another
may be expected.
paper
he predicted that more
than £5,000 could never
be
obtained from the Crown Lands,
the Rent roll already
and
to
exceeds £13,000. - When he applies the magnifying and of the glass, with reference expenditure, he talks of spending " nearly half as Million Starting in this Colony, while my Despatch N. 79, of the 14th Instant, will show
that the whole estimated charge for publis works, required subsequent to
on
arrival (supposing them to be
my
all authorized) will be £96,145,-
to be
I in the courte
ted
completed
of the next
next two years.
-
Saving
12.
Saving thus, and in
a
previous Despatch, N. 44, disposed
of Mr Martin's facts, I will leave his inferences to shift
I am for themselves; and if
accustomed to make less frequent
allusions than the Treaswier in
his Latter to the effects of " a tropical climate", to "my perfect disinterestedness "," to "my perfect sincerity, and to any
my cheerful
readiness to be "a vistim for my Country's good- I hope your Lordship's knowledge of mankind
worke
will not give you
opinion of
that account.
me
I will conclude by observing that I cannot understand how the recommendation, that the
Treasurer's
i
13.
216
Treasurer's business be transferred
to the Commisariat, could be carried out; for if
is
recessary
in Ever
а
every
Treasurer
other
Colony, he could hardly be dispensed with in this, when the Consular Accounts
are
superadded to the Colonial. At the same time, if ur
Martin's
as
he
great with, declares, is to be "transferred
to some
other position" Shave
every personal motive for wishing him success, if
be relieved
if
were.
from much
only to
unprofitable discussion, while
distinct Departments require
two
my constant attention.
The enclosed Letter has
2.4 Jaw J. 4.
just reached
Me
تعلمة
from Mr
Martin, 26
14.
Martin,
declaring
his intention
of proceeding home without
leave (in fact resigning) for
the reason the states.
垢
There is no
proper person to substitute in
his
place, pending Mr Stewart's
arrival, except my private haretary Mr Mercer, whose
father,
a
Gentleman of fortune,
has tendered securi
security
to the
amount of £10,000 for his
any official situation...
Low in
At the same time, Mr Martin's
Securities must also be
considered responsible.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,
most obedient
Aumble Servant
гдан
217
copy
Sir,
In
218
In 1855. Any Kary Colonial Intasury
Hongkong. 18th June, 1845.
my
resent "Minute on
the British Position and Prospects in China" I ventured to
indicate
according
to the best
of my judgment the mistakes
committed
during
our past.
Regotiations with the
Authorities,
Chinese
to demonstrate
the apparent defects of
our
present policy, - and to point
out
Course
in
To His Excellency
15
some respects the hich it seems
John Francis Davis,
Governors &c. Ac.
C
advisable
24th June,
Victoria, Hongkong,
to
1845.
Governor H. Luvs Starley.
off
N.85.
4 malosures.
Reacived
of 25th March, relating to the
Replying to Bespatch N97,
subject of
མ་
letter from
Mr Martin to Mr. Stephen.
advisable to pursue previous
evacuation of Chusan
to the
in February next.
Having devoted twenty
years
to
our
an investigation of
Colonial and
Commercial
relations I believe that
my
receive some-
at home, - and that
opinions there on
attention
indly
where A. M. Gort unsolicited,
selected
me
for Office in
expected I
China it was
would be enabled to collect
useful information..
desirous of justifying the
Confidence reposed in I prepared and submitted
me
Leve, al
219
and these
Commercial
several Reports and Documents to Your Excellency, together with Report which, I am framing for the Lords Committle of the Privy Council for Trade will I hope
demonstrate
that I have minutely examined affairs in China. - Although several of the conclusions at which I have arrived after anxious investigation mach
be at
variance with those
emanating from high authority, I trust I may
progance ask a
without
full
and
fair hearing for opinions originating in integrity of
Motive
motive and
w
solicitude to
ascertain what would be
most
conducive to the trade
and permanent interests of the British Empire.
Being therefore convinced
that an
of one
is
022
and
immediate investigation Anglo- Chinese Policy
of the highest importance.
general as well as
aware
financial
Commercial grounds, -
that the sentiments
I entertain_ find little concurrence in England from the gentlemen who have recently filled office in China; and thinking that
H
..
J
220
H.M. Gost have been acting
under
I am
some
very
erroneous im
impressions desirous of personally
plasing before H.M. Ministe the information collected
and
the opinions thence deduced after visiting every part of China rocessible to Europeans.
For this purpose I have the honor to solicit from
the
Your Excellency leave of absence for six months following terms:_
on
jet That I draw no
for these siz
no Salary
months.
2nd That I refray my own expenses to England. -
هدتى
зад 3rd Kati
if
there were
No
H.M. Goot scaise
justifiable
grounds for this application_ that I resign my present Office
No
By granting my request
detriment whatever
acerne
to the Public
can
Service: The Treasury Accounts
are
close up,
the books
daily balanced, and all- the required returns will
be made
on
to the 30th June.
I believe the payments
account of Public
Works will becomparatively small for the next list
months
•
་
..
221
months, (or until final orders
Я
prom home), and l
am
certain that with ordinary
care
No
02
ordinary
can arise
Delay barrassment. in the Treasury
Accorts.
Confiding in the importance
of the information which I believe it to be in my power
to
convey, -
and in
the
probability of its being only
M Ministers
I ask permission appreciated by 14th Minis62,
to forego all
my Salary, _ to incur
considerable 24
pense, _ to destroy perhaps my remaining strength by travelling during
hot and adverse Season,
this
and
:
and further I propose to
my Commission
risk
in
A. M. Service in order that
I
may
have
an
opportunity
of Communicating personally to the Authorities at home,
the result
of my enquiries
in this Country.
I have to Agned) RM Martin-
(True (py.)
Frederich W. A. Boney
No 259.
Sin
222
folonial - Office, Victoria, Hongkong 19th June ., 186.5.
Iam directed by His Excellency the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your .
Letter
of yesterday's date and to send_
you.
this
reply.
He
object of your present application
anor's sanction to
is to obtain the Governor's
proceeding stated by you..
home to
The
England - for
Regulations
the
reasons
as to leave of
absence, by which the Governor is bound, are clear and peremptory, confining
leave to cases
of serious indisposition.
such...
requiring a change of climate. But it is plain that such is not-
R. M. Martin, reqpe,
Ve.
fe.
to
your
own case,
as
as
1 among
state you
the personal. sacrifices
are
which... you.
ready to make for the public -
benefit is the probable injury to your quitting Hongkong at the
health in
commencement
the hot season to
of the
proceed to England.
you
to the
Lord. Stanley having appointed
responsible Office of Colonial-
Treasurer, the substitution, without absolute
person in your place
necessity, of any
other
{
is an act of responsibility
in
his
on
part.
which the Governor does not feel justified.
in incurring
credit for all that
in the letter under
Giving you full You claim for yourself
Yourmor, is bound
the Govern.
reply, the
is bound to state that
he has not received the slighest- intimation.
from
Her Majesty's Government - (which
alone can
authorize his acts, concerning
your employment in the ways
which
*
you mention.
Every paper
223
however,
that you have thought it fit to offer has
been forwarded home to the Colonial.
es, and the
Foreign Offices,
same mode
or
of
communicating your sentiments in the
manner in writing, is always open.
fullest.
to
to you.
At each of the five Consulates Gentleman bearing Her Majesty's Commission as Consul - has been placed -
a
as
for the express purpose of supplying the "fullest and most careful information and it is the duty of the Governor- Plenipotentiary and thief Superintendent
this to Her Majesty's Iovernment, with a previous experience of Chinese- Diplomacy and Commeree not-
ort
-to report
to your
own
inferior
Until therefore, a stronger.
of neersity
Case
can be made out than the
one
you
me
conveyed in your Letter, the Governor
with the unanimous
-
concurrence
of the
Excentive founcil - regrets his inability to suetain that degree of responsibility which
must a always
attach to his acts where
they deviate materially from
the plain- course indicated by his Instructions
and the usages of
the Service.
I have to. (Signed) Frederick M.A. Bruce.
Colonial Secretary
True (opy)
Bredunck MA. Bruce
Copy
Sir
CD
00725 1845
1:10532
Colonial Treasury, 24
Hongkong, 24th Junes, 1845.
I have the honor to acknowloge the receipt of your letter of (19th) 18th Instant, conveying to me
the
b
refusal of H. d. the four to my application for six month's leave of absence. following grounds: -
n
the
pt. That "the Regulations by
mm
"which the Gov." is bound
as
"to bave of absence are
and peremptory - Confining
"clear
"not leave to cases of serious
The Double
indisposition
Frederick W. Bmoe,
Colonial Leasetary.
" indisposition requiring change of
"
Climate".
//
2nd That" H.D. dves
aw
" justified in incurring
of responsibility by the
225
requiring change of Clineste " The Regulations there proceed
to define. when leave of absence.
should be
on
granted
private affairs._ A fortion love may on Public affairs.
not feel
ash
be
granted
qud By
" substitution of another person
"in
my plase :_ to."
god that by granting the leave
A
By granting the leave
Lought
no
would be incurred
responsibility whatever by.
не
The
as
my
sought H.D. would materially
usages of
deviate from
the us
"Service."
In
reply I beg to observe
that 1st. The words of
the
are
Sureties would stand
good during my
well as
Tenens.
absence as
those of my
Regulations
" Leave of absence should be
"
· confined as
to cases
much as possibl
of serious indisposition
"referiting
зад
Locum
3rd By the usages of the service Colonial officers, prequently obtain leave of
to proceed absence to England irrespective of sickness.
But
in
even
were the
But Regulations clear and
peremptory against leave of absence being granted except
cases of imminently fatal illness I venture to think that the novel and peculiar position of Gt Britain in China, _ the nature and prospects of this Island at
a new
years
Sett!, and the
له
many
I have devoted to the study and personal examination of other Colonies,
and to
an
investigation of
the Commercial and financial relations of England michtt
have rendered
me
an
exception
226
exception to the general rule,
particularly
as
my temporary
absence could be no detriment
to the Public Service, and as
Я
offered to take upon myself all the responsibility of my proceeding.
I
put aside the question of
my
health [ altho' it has been
materially thaken by my
residence and mental labours
or death is
бр
here). Life little moment compared with
the great interests which England has at stake in
China.
These interests are too
vast and pressing to be affected
זן
affected by individual considerations
or
on by the ordinary usages of proceedings of the Service, which
are
applicable to every day
occurrences.
wrong
Whether I am right
on
I have endeavoured to
demonstrate in
my Reports
and Minute that our
in
China
}
affairs
require_ immediate
and special reconsideration and revision, _ that time and experience have made manifest several mistakes
which if not rectified previous to
s
to the evacuation
of
Chusan in
Tuby:
n
an
subject
March next will be
subject of deep regret and 227 of
serious
injury-
Андонов.
and that our
policy and proceedings are
not
productive of
the extended
beneficial results which the
British Nation has
a
right
to expect in China, and not commensurate with the large
Const.
expenditure incurred
this
on
Freeling strongly
these
on
points
as
of high National.
importance, - believing that however humble.
my
rank
in tt. M Service it is
bounden enty to bring
to
my
them under
my Sovereign
the
early and serious consideration of A.M. Ministers, and seeming
that
1
that
my
questions
personal attendance
is indispensable to
answen
on the spot, and to
explain various points which,
even
if time permitted, could
J
not be done by a
and tedious
lengthened
Correspondence,
I have resolved to undergo the responsibility of proceeding to England, to bring the - whole question under the
immediate
М
attention of
A.
A Goot; and I cannot help
entertaining
a
confident hope
that when the magnitude
and pressing exigency of the
case
is
fully
лего
and
understood, and the motives
>
has originated been explained,
I may rely
on the justive
and liberality of Lord Stanley and H. M. Ministers._ My
Accounts
are
and the monies
made up,
under my
charge ready to be transferred
on
the half year ending
30th Instant, to whomsoever
AL.
may
to officiate
be pleased to direct
Treasurer.
as
Shave to.
(Signed) R.M. Martin.
(Fue Copy)
Indrich M. Bruce
in which
my
condust
Las
No 85671845.
Inalonore No 4 in Depotch
f
1
>
of the 19th Juner.
Mr Bmel's letter
replying to Bouble.
From Mr. Martin
24.
June,
1845.
!!
229
Estimated Revenue of the Colony of Hongkong,
from 1 April 1845 to 1 1⁄2 April 18416-
Crown Rents. Sold to June 1844
Sales in July 1844 b 2323 Will not be paid .. L
...
&
9,000
550
1.773
2.90
Sales in Dec. 1844 to Chinese.
Do to Europeans. . $4130
Will not be paid. $
939
$3191
Total Crown Rents
664
£11,727
Deduct deposits on Purchases....
343
Remains due for 1845-46... £ 11,384
Fees on Leases for transfers, &c.
2
300
Government Markets 3 = $560 a month = 1,405
Opium farm $710 a month = ;
[
Auction duty 2/1⁄2 per Cent, on
Estimated Sites of £20,000 P: Ann:
1774
SUD
£ 15,363.
Brought over.
4
Licenses
Carried forward. £ 15,363.
Pawnbrokers 5 in Nat $250 each... £260
Auctioneers &
at $50;
72
Spirit Licenses (Europeans/27. t $50....281
Dr Samshoo (Chinese / 35. $50...364
Salt Broker or Weigher 1 $700 yearly....145
Stone Quarries ... $800
Shant Serang (head) 1, $200 -
Dr. Deputies. 4 at $25 each
Billiard tables 2-$50 each
Total Licenses..
Fees . Supreme Court, 7
Police Courts,
Burials, &c. &c.
.166
ہوں
141
20
20
!
1
1,369
600
Fines of
Do
Do
De
300
Incidental receipts Rent of "Albany and other buildings ; - about
100
150
Signed, R.M. Martin.
£17,881
17,882
(segnace)
Prederick MA Brie
230
!
!
No 85, of 1845.
Inalone No 3 in Despatch
:
Ne sb.
Miscellaneous
My Lord,
18th Hong Dr
C.0. OCT23 1845
231
Victoria, Honghong,
24th.
"June, 1818. With reference to my deepatches of
the 19th and 29th of May last, No. 60, and 68, I have the honor to acknowledge
e. the
receipt,
yesterday, of the Duplicates of Your Lordship's despatches from N. 73 to 78, and of the fircular of the 10th of January. Aleo, of Four Lordship's Original. Despatches from P. 79, of the 11th, 1 N: 85, of the 24th of February last.
I have the honor to be,
No
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant-
The Right Honable,
The Lord. Stanley,
de.
tc.
здани
Estimated Revenul
ན
Mr Martin.
of Hongkong, by
1.th April 1845, to 1th April 1846.
JJ
小
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No 87.
Financial
*
Duplicate to Secasavy
No 1.
My Lord,
No.101 Ne 101,
10 không động
to rû
195
232
Victoria, Hongking.
18115.
255 June, 1.5.
In reply to Your Lordship' Despatch-
the Civil expenditure of
concerning the Civil-
Honghing, I now propose to offer the
explanations required.
As the precent period is assigned the Colonial. Regulations for a financial.
report on Expenditure and Revenue, I
propose to devote this Despatch to the Former object,
and the next succeeding
one to the latter.
The enclosed, No1, is a
full-
relimate. for the fivil- Colonial retablishment= during the current year ending with 3/th March 1846. The second flert- to
The. Right Honorable,
The Lord. Stanley,
de.
&c.
the
1
24th June, 1845.
Victoria, Houstons,
दी
Sovernor
Received
Stanbry.
No 86.
from 1073 to 78, and of
of Implicate- Supalams
-teknowledging recept
Miginal
tehis
pow
Feby :
1079 to 85 of 24th Despa
1845
G258ch
the Auditor was
discontinued,
anticipated by Your Lordship
as
With reference _ to the "General
Department - noticed in the
Despatch.
under reply, I beg to state that I found .
it
my
established on.
Predecessor
my
arrival, and believe that
from
the mixed-nature-
f
his functions, consigned to this head of - accounts such small items (wages of (hinese.)
as were
common to the Superintendent's and
Governor's Departments. The Offices present occupied-
be so until
an
are in common
7
at
and must
appropriate building shall.
have been sanctioned and erected_.
The Charges for a Gardoner, Head-
Porter, and Chair bearers, were as
I found
them establicked - in the beneral Department"
by my
Predecessor
.
ဘာ
my
arrival_
IFF
Porter sleeps in and has charge of
offices, being
The
the
answerable for their safety
The
No 2.
The Gardener
Young
233
was hired_ to look after the-
Trees and. Plants recently placed-
lices and
the. Hill about the Public Offices
on
Government House, and the Chair-bearers
were intended_ and used by Sir- Honey Pottinger for the accommodation of Chinese
no
inese and other visitors.
_
Dark
These will
Л
-
longer appear in the beneral Departement, of which I have the honor to
forward
schedule as it is now constituted_.
With reference-
to the office of
Marine Magistrate, Ibeg
а
the
to state that no
addition was made to the Salary
the
Harbour Master on that account, and when- Lieut : Pedder made a specific application,
it was
refused _ as reported in my Jeepatch N=14 of February 8th. The Harbour Police has been incorporated_ with the general- body, and placed under. Superintendent May.
Your Lordship requires precise
information
}
information
nd. In
fund.
as to the produce of the Land In the year ending the 31th
March last, this was to the amount_
234
Buildings, to be executed -
to be executed during this and
ཀ
The details of these
the next year.
of
of
£ 8.016 - The total amount of the Government. Rent=roll is now I-
but...
as some
-
£13.617-
Lots have been virtually
abandoned by the non-fulfilment of the conditions of Lease the receipt fo
the
next year will probably be £ 13,000-
It will be
my
constant endeavour to
increase the Land fund by the disporal- of every pices of ground that can be
made available.
that
can
As the amount of Public Works
be sanctioned and executed_
-Year must be
during the current
uncertain, I have, in the enclosed Estimate,
placed apart from the Civil Retablishment
an
abstract of the total amount--
anticipated for Public Works and ...
Buildings
}
in
rough retimates have been enclosed my Deepated. N279 of 14th Instant- and when the Ordnance and. Land- Departments have completed the particulars of the Plans, retimates, and
specifications, there will be forwarded for
forwarded for the sanction
-
of Her Majesty's Government - I have already had to notice how greatly they
fall short of Mr. Martin's statements in Gespatch_ No273 of December 13th.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect.
Your Lordships.
Most Obedient
Stumble Servar.!.....
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orvarded by De Mundal 2 Stephen 2
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Loved Stanley 3
07.
25 Line 1845.
Love
80. 25 Lue 1845-
with reference toyo
взути
Letter of the 20% March
lest Sardinelet by
net
toyon Lawrth, for the
Inferntion.
the Li
лу
the Sunny.
two Despeletion
the Copies of
from the Governo Hongkong.
the
entoring the Lih mit of Appenditure for the Civil Establishment for
y
the year buding the
WigMarch W40 - the
Mer
235
Mer
eniloring the Lohmill
Avenue for the Same period. -
With the freund Schiite
olfpenditure shows
236
without any formidable
Addition bethe Parl
Estimates. -
Advance
last Mers
beleulction, it does not
to Lord Stanley to be
Hem more
them in the
Cutiul Cirumstances of Ithing might be by fueled,
Nor.
there will be
Counterbalanced by the
incuse of the Revenue
ее
6 Lis Laddliche
and there seems reson
~
to expect, Laing Aference to the Caniste
7
thich accmponies Sis S. Davis's despitit Wr87%) that all the Jublic Work nicheded in then
Shiites maghe Completes
"
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1855. 1856 Ak
586. A long
MStephen
237
There two Despatches were sent to me
but as it was necessary with me,
in the Country- but as it was
some former papers which had not portfound any
return.
worthine,
my.
observations on there till
Nod 7 mcloves the Estimate
The despatch No87 m
teuded a v observations ou
à
legí
of the penditure for the year ending 31 March 1846 - N088 unloves the estimate of Revenue for the same period _ The despalither are
avan auxwer to doc & Stau
the Extineater for the current sean sent home in Dec. 18411 - which observation, were primpally suggested (the Ficarury.
The lotimate of Expenditure freeeds the sum
Holzean get 3800. the gap
acterally voted the
сед
а хийами
small nicreare
being produced Ja
он
excep
almost
Ive i
head of expenditure_ The account
actically voted last gear
was
£32.900.
together
wo with peobably suffice for all expendittore
12 for the ack to the 31th March next.
for
deem more
238
an
Extablishments - and f 10.099. 8 for Contingenteglen Although the querent Extinnate show's
last year's calculation, in does not Buildings, repairs te making a total of thegoodnd vance on
more there in the actual circumstames of The seves estimated (Sir J. Davis are
A Hong might
might be expected, non more there wih the fixed extablishments
de counterbalanced of the increase of
M Provisional Salaries Htemporary appt.
£36.705
1:400
£43.105.
еление
a
киб
to
Coloring ve
the
o peculiarly ein.
Ixclusive of an latinate for Public thorks, to be annexlanced, it would have been unreasonable
ofan.
amounting to 173.579. At perfect that the establishment,
first proposed for
the fih hits requirements Expecially f
the heaviest expenses, the Police, was hand & calculated for in the
lick here
lation. of Fiets.
Economical
of the season
د
in a cautions and
1
large réduction
spread over two years, the same time in the Parliamentary Estimate of it should was leal year
no eredith was takere for any local when one
a first instance. Revenue,
because ya mixealcula the credits taken in 1844 wavensfom But I think the preant Estimates show that Pertenger,
Daves is proceeding Revenue. Fig. Sie J. 2 gears
cal spirit, and the very to be equal to about 2 daves, however, calculates the revenue
which he has made in the Extimates for bricking is pecution & satisfactory. present year at £23.087 which after allowing for the miscalculation in 1844 with
The despatcher should I presume, leave about I 12,000 or
£13,000 available in forwarded to the Freaking for their information the Parliamentar so that but by eeft as furnishing the material, for
rentary grant,
next geair Extemate, Selo not receive that.
aid
of the
A
be
more remains to be done outtheus theing arry There seems reason, however, whope that all the becildings included in there Extimate; magbe completed without any formidable, addition. to the Parliamentary Extimates, and ther it might be
the right to point out to the Frearing. Expenditure for two gears would be For extablishments & contingence, £86.210 For Public Works tbuildings
The
The Parls vote for 1845 - 6 was
Available local Revenue
for 1845 - Jay- Pails vote for 1848=7- as before Local Revenue for 1846
vay
8
Estered
Zu 1055/6
Hongling
73.579 $159.789. hie Schn Davi £49.000
13.000
49.000
25.000 ₤136.000
23.789
which with probably be are merease in the local Revenue
time, the time for the box caution
deaving an weep off 23.789 deiminished, first, the coud Gauestension of the of the Hecks. 1457.
23 Now?
Hoppy.
I have nothing to add to this abf 5th Dows. Sxcept that Itwach our sotapt at streeftung hasbene &coruitul.
on tow Bugle as scale Monold lede
?
davel as opportuniteis muur
with Me Alamrest huff curr
T
Johotaled by JANY "Murdoch 3. MBStephen
Millipe McGladstone 3
3
Uns" 35-13
April 1846.
4
239
D.S.
6 Jan 11045.
Shave merved
пеле
Jumberpitites othe
25th of June last, he187 and 88 _ the first buctoring the Situati olpenditure for the hil Stablishment y
Stringking for the Year,
t q
luding the spe Monet_1846, - the other
Enclosing the Schnit
of Revere for the Same period.
Jobsume that the
Stimate of Apenditure for the Cul, teplishment exceeds the sum volia
If Parlament fritte Year 1945-6 byt 3.81_
and there taquent that for with formish
me
ne,
without delay, with
Auch specific Actunes o
the Appointment,
Rater & Salings
Allow
шикни
and
Compenzed
in that Estimate asvill
thew for that particular
propose the steps of Appenditures in the different Deportment beyond the provision
forthem with
Parliamentary Extimite
her
240
Les been incurred;
stating at the same time the perheelers
the payments Courtility the large additional
it
theyond there Hepartmental Heesen
which is insert at on
J
Televis
t
толы
tempion
the head & Provisine
and
Apponitiment.
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In 1855 kry king.
241
Estimated Expenditure for the Civil Establishment of Hongkong from 1 th April 1845, to 31th. Murch 1946.
_
6:00 Sovernor and Rivate boretaryn tide de Camp _ £. 6300:
General Department. -
0.51
Colonial Secretary's Department -
Treasurer & Di
Auditor's Dr.
200 Clerk of Council's Dr
780 Coclesiastical Di
во
600..
3500
2,140.
1755.
660.
4
750.
800.
600 Medical and Hospital Dr.
1105
Registrar Ceneral and Collector of Taxes -
66: 2 Supreme Count ..
bar = Chief Magistrate, and Police Force : __ 1057 Harbour Master and. Marine Magistrate-
32894 Surveyn General & Departiment.
Total fixed Expenditure.
32899.0
1,200.
7,000.
good. 1,400.
3,600.
£. 56.70s.
£. 43100.
two years.
39.29. Rovisional Clariesandt Temporary appointments__ 6,400.
Public Wicks which may be executed in tim
Authorized Works on which payment will be due. 11,330. : Schedule 1. _ Public Buildings to be executed by
In Despatch) Ordnance Department..
31,312
8349 of 1845 (chedule 2. Aher Public Mick's byland Department: 30937.
(True Copy)
Adolphus
Z
£ 73,579.
eller
Acting Colonial Secretar
L..
In 1855 Hong Kong
242
List of Risons employed in the General Department
of the Sevement of Hongkong
Situation.
Name.
Mages prmonth.
Compradore. Shroff.
Loan.
Lewlie
$13.
10.
1
Porter
8.
6.
Gardener: Seav.
"ger!
Messenger
Do
Do
Victoria, Hongkong
Flam
thick
Assam. Acheeng.
Achun.
Ayan
6.
6.
(
$61.
25th June, 1845.
Adolphus Ethellen
Acting Colonial Secretary
}
!
JVJ
N88. Financial..
My Lord.,
Х
1,8%-
my
Explicate to the
3.0.
OUT25
In
1345.
243
-Victoria, Hongkong,
25
In continuation
5th June, 184.5.
of
ン
the subject of
-last. Despatch, which forwarded-
ded an-
retimate of the fivil Expenditure. of the Year
ending March 31th, 1846, I have hond to inclose an
9
same
retimate of the
year.
Abelieve that I have
Novenue for
the
Rents of frown
lome
now
the.
of the anticipated.
taken the
safely Lands at £15,000-, allowing for
As of which, the conditions are
and not including the Rents disposed of in
in the current-
of
unfulfilled,
ве
of such as may
year.
I shall have specifically to report
m the Opium farm- at no distant-period,
and hope that its profits may
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley
be materially
increased
-
to.
tc.
Vic
increased..
In
regard.
Old or Central Market has been raised
214
from
300 to 400 Dollars a month, the repairs and -
improvements to be at the
to the Licence for dealing
from
50 Dollars was
1
ent to a
low-
Lease
for
5 Years.
in. Wines and spirits, it appeared - to me experience that the amount.
of 50 Doll
too small, giving encouragement.
class of frems
to set-
up
houses, and adding
- преве
to the number at the expence of the - respectability of such recorts for the common- soldiers and tower orders_ I have therefore-
taken measures
for altering that portion of
the Ordinance which, levied the sum
of
50
Follars, and increased it to 100 dollars, which
agrees
Sobserve
colonies. In
with the tax in come other-
te an
so doing. Innticipate.
As on
increase in the total - receipts
this
account, and an improvement in the - houses.
of
I reported - particularly on the subject Markets in my despatch. N:78 of 15. Instant,
and have now to add that the rent-
of
th
the...
old
charge of the
Chinese - Leeses, on condition of his having
I have
already had the honor to
a
enclose to Your Lordship in my Deepatch. N. 74
a Co
a
Police.
out this
copy of the Ordinance for levying Pate. The details
progress,
but not
measure are now in-
sufficiently
for carrying
matured to enable me to include_
them in this
-
report,
nor am
Iable at
present - to form any precise- opinion of the - amount that will be obtainable. I have- extimated_ it at £2,000, but whatever-
the
sum
may prove to be, it will-
increase with the inere
e all-
of on
Pouree
ле
-Stouses and -
of Houses
Tenements, provided that the same per centage- is retained - The Ordinance takes effect
-
from the 12th of next month.
The
1
om all-
The rstimated total from
is stated in
sourees hitherto provided for, is
the inclosed schedule at £23,037, but-
there
are
other items in contemplation_
which have not yet been matured
An Ordinance for taxing Wine, Beer
uption within
and Spirits for consumption
folory
is now in
the
ess, and will be
progress.
forwarded - for the consideration and -
approval of Her Majesty's Government when
passed - It will-
re
педриче
care in
framing
on.
this measure to avoid. its infringing the pledge given by my Predecessor, that
free Port.
Houghing should be a fece
details and
earrying.
Its
out will also
require
something like a Custom house retablishment,
of which. I have hitherto been.
the expence of
able to avoid by
the en
compendious and
of
easy
taxation and collection hitherto adopted.
modes
Tobaces being a product of the climate,
an
for Civil Establish_ Estimated Expenditure
TI
-
245
an
extremely cheap
and common common
article.
used by proposed to give
the
very
loweet orders, it has been
Licences for only 20 Dollars
m the consumption
each, to those who deal in it.
It is
is proposed to farm the
of the Paun and Betel Leaf from which,
amount is to be anticipated.
however,
no la
large
In regard
Commissioners
been deemed
for
right:
to the nomination of
streets and Sewers it has
to wait until the
first
the
operations have been completed by Government- after which the future charge and expence- will be consigned to and defrayed by Inhabitants themselves of Victoria_.
The four items of Pevenue lact
-named, as they cannot be expected to yield_ a return during
the current year.
inserted without
have been
any amount opporite
them in the retimate With
future
taxation in
to
regard to general, I should be
inclined
I
1
inclined to recommend the adoption of a patient
and cautious course, a
allowing the recources
of this rising folony to develope themselves with as little- check - or discouragement as possible = If the most astonishing spread of buildings
can be taken as
as any
indey
of prosperity
this certainly is afforded at Bonghong
us the
the silly
or dishonest- prognostics of
an
interested persons are gradually contradicted - by facts, I hope this (stony will _ prove itself-
to be healthier and more
flourishing
than
many
of Her Majesty's tropical - possessions.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient
Stumble Servant,
Main
216
:
250t:
Jen 16:1856.
144456
Murdoch.
munte is attached to 1855.
)
1 Inclosure.
Received
Converning Hongkong for the-
Revenue of
314
Year Eiring Moreb, 1846.
N 88
+
4
25th Victoria, Hongkong, June, 1845
Governor
to
Stanley.
In 1856. H. Kong.
Estimated Reconue of Hongking from 14 terit
1845 to 31st March, 1846.
Rents of Crown Land -
Land Fees and Deposits on Vater. Land Rents of Cultivuted Gevarer Salt Furm
Stone Quarries.
Opium Farm_ Spirit and Wine Licenses_
"Bazaars and Markets-
247
b
13,000.
507
200
146.
166.
1775.
700.
1,450.
500.
501
1500
5005
&c.
180
2,000
23034
Pawnbrokers and Auctioneers. Roceeds of Auctions, 2%/% PE bent. Judicial and Police Fines and Fees.
Rents of Government buildings Sundries, as Chaut Perang, Bier Police Assessment.
-Moposed
Tax on Wine, Beer, and Spirits. licenses at $ to sell Tobacco-
Joun and Betel Farm:
Street and Sewer Rates to be loved by Commissioners.-
Jerfoty Adolfhue Hellen
Ackey Colonial Secretar
?
No 88, 1845
Melonre in Deepatch
7
awer
No 89.
QU£25
My Lord,
1845
1859
Hon
248
Victoria, Honghong,
10th July, 1845.
In accordance with the Colonial -
Regulations, I have the honor to transmit herewith a Schedule of the Despatches
which have been addressed to
Your-
Lordship, during the half year ending
30th
1th June, 18415.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Oberent.
Humble Servant-,
March, 1846. 1845, to the 31 of the 1st of April f Houstong prom
Estimated Revenue
The Right Honnable,
The Lord Stanley,
Ye.
fc.
25 ach
Fictoria, Hongkong, 1845
144
July, Soverner
to
The Lord
Received
Stanley
No 89.
Inclosure.
"Tansmitting Half-Yearly
Schedule
ending 30th June, 18h5.
of Dupate hes,
Suplicate. Schedule of Despatches
249
Transmitted by the Governor of Kringting.
to the Secretary of State for the Colonies
half year ending
for
the
30th June, 1845.
r
Date
f
of
Deep:
Desp
Subject of Deepatch-
Incl:
1845
the
/ Law". F. Forwarding corrcepondence from
2
"
8.
th
13.
the
Treasurer and Auditor, and reporting
#
3
B.
4
th
delay in rendering the Public Accounts
Forwarding accounts of the Colonial. Treasurer, for the quarters ending. 30th June, and 30th September, 184141
Transmetting copy of minute of Incentive founcil, ordering
the
the
payment of salaries of fivil Servants
felony in Spanish. Dollars,
thereof
reasons
3
and
One
18 Stating appointment of an additional
cert to the Treasurer, on
his
application, @ $100 per meneem; and remarks thereon.
2
Separate.
No
No
Date
f Deep:
of
Subject of Deepatok
of
Imel :
9
capa:
1845
Separate San 20 The Under Scenetary of State, &c. 40. 40
5
#
17.
Transmitting Copy of Minutes of the Sxecutive and Legislative Councils " Aonghong, for the half year ending
3/4 December 18414
of
Forwarding Copy of Ordinance. No1,6f/845,
entitled "An Ordinance
for
the
"suppression of the Triad and other-
"Leenet. Trenvies within the Seland of
"Amgtong and its dependeneits
..
5.
2
None
P
No
Date of
Desp: Deep:
1845.
Subject of despatch 250
of Ordinance N. 13 of 1844, entitled- "An Ordinance for the appointment "and regulation of Pative Chinese Peace "Officers (Prouchong and Paoutea ) witkin. " the folony,"), and recommending its confirmation
10 Jan 29 Acknowledging receipt of Lord Stanley's
Deepatch N. 27, of 2? September
Impossibility of devising an adequate
secondary punishment in lieu of transportation, and
No
of Inel:
None
urging adoption of Straits Settlements for that purpose none
// Feb? 3. Submitting explanatory remarks on
12
None
13
None
14
th
the
origin
and
objects of
No 14 @ 20 of 1844
Ordinances
& Transmitting Auditor's report on the
th
subject of folonial Post Office, and expressing regret that devenue_ derivable there from cannot be made available for use of Colony.
to the 4th
b. Acknowledging receipt of Daspatches
from the 12th August September, 1844
th
8. Enclosing Lieut : Bdder's application.
One
One
Trone
6
21. With
reference to His Lordship's
7
"
#
Despatch. M. 25 of 12th August, 18441
detailing
sources and amount-
Revenue and
in former
CausesI
шее
of
of discrepancies
Statements.
27. Reporting on Ordinances N:/@ 3 and
the
Nr. 5 @ 8, of 1844.
27. In reply to His Lordehip's Deepatch-
No
= 28 of 3 September 1844, stating
that
owing to a sum.
Pottinger belonging
left by Sir Henry
to the East India-
Company, the advance authorized
had become unncecesary
9
//
th
28
Reporting on
on motions for promulgation
of
for
No of
Date
of
Subject of Deepatch-
Л of
No
date
아
of
Desp:
A cep:
Inel :
Deep:
Jeep:
1845
for
an increase of Salary as Marine Magistrate, and
and stating
allowed under that head
Establishment
One
15 Feb 21 Reporting resignation of Mr. Mercer, and appointment of Mr Denham,
in his stead, as Chief clerk in the
Treasurer's
office
-
Also, reduction in-
16
27
27
chekeha Police retablishment: -
Mr Hillier to act as
transfer of Assistant Magistrate
in Victoria,
and allowance to him of $50 per- month extra, to act when required, on the South coast of the Istans
Forwarding Lotter
Letter from Mr Shelley
of the 14th December 18/11, and reporting-
m
the
as
appointment of Mr. Ready fleak to the Auditor.
Separate = 24 Regarding passage Money due to
17
"
Captain Maitland of Her Majesty's
Steamer "spiteful", for conveying Several Colonial. Civil Sormants from_ Bombay to 19
trong trong
#
"
28 Transmitting copy of
the
the Treasurer's 3/22
account for the quarter cording 9/th
december, 1844- and uminded
me
for
251
No
of- Joel :
1845.
subject of Deepatch.
for the quarter ending 30th Septentor 1844 - Also, Survey on the Treasure Fault of 122 January, with. thereon . _ And various financial-
certificate
Returns, for the
quarter ending
3744
One
19
"
December 1844
"
18. March". Reporting that the China. Mail edited-
by Mr Shortrede, has been declared_ the Government - Gazette; and -
transmitting Proclamations
nouncing confirmation of Adinances Nr. 11, 124-14 of 1844
•
3. Referring Stis Lordship to Despatch
1934, of 1845, to the Earl of Abordeen, respecting
Maeno
4. Respecting the nature
#
21
4.
22
5
of the Triad
society, and transmitting thief
Justices Notes of trial of the reputed head thereof
Acknowledging receipt of despatches
to 26th of October, 1844.
Na
Referring His Lordship to Despatch. No 36, of 1845, to the Earl of Aberdeen, Piracies between Honghong regarding
an
One
None
One
Mone
20
Bre
hone
232
N.
Date
N
No
Date
E
of Jeep:
If
Subject of Despatch_
Deep:
of Iovel:
of
deep:
of Deep:
1845
1845
and Canton
hone
25
#
March 5. Reporting sale of Opium farm-,
and transmitting amended Regulations
24
"1
25
26
"
"
3.
ations on the subject.
& ruplanatory of last. clause of Ordinance N°10 of 1844, relating to punishments
on
Chinese subjects
I
I
8 Ruplanatory of clauses 3 and 7 of Ordinance - N. 13 of 18441, regarding
8
Chinese Peace officers
fat
Reporting one year's leave of absence
granted to Lieut. : Pedder RN, to
proceed to England, with
England, with arrangements
made
for
the performance of his
Duties during his abrencz
th
27
10.
Referring
28
"
to reduction in the
Cherrehu. Police retablishment_
and recomm
of Shik paivan
:ending the harbour-
as a Naval station
10 Rxplanatory of the purchase of certain
Lands in the Wongneichung Wookumpor
Vallies, by the Government.
29 March 17
One..
30
Mone
None
31
"
"
Subject of Deepatch-
14 Regarding allowance of $400 to
Mr Treasurer Martin, for bringing up
13.
the arrears
of his accounts
13 Thanemitting Financial- Returns
for the year 18/11
·
14 Reporting payment of Fes and Stamp duty on the Warrants appointing
th
N:
Inel:
2
4
Mr. Bruce, Major (aine HF. Pedder hone
Separate 14 Mr. Smith - Colonial Office-
Transmitting certificate of payment. into the Comissariat Cheet of - £33. 16. 6._, being Fees and stamp duty tue on the Warrants appointing Mr Bruce, Major faine &£: Pedder-
2
32
hone
"
33
"
#h
14
#
Respecting the Deities and Fees of
the Attorney General-
14 Respecting secondary punishment -
3
终
34
14
"
instead of Transportation, and
transmitting Proctomation revoking
the previous one.
fn
the
of 18441, providing
transportation of Convicts t
the Australian. Colonies
One
rone.
to
One
Transmitting Proclamation regarding
the
No 29
1
233
No
Date
No
N
Date
of
of
Subject of despatch-
of
of
Deen:
Deep:
Inel :
Deep:
of Deep:
Subject of Despatch
No
of Incl:
1845.
1845
the better observance of the Sunday,
with remarks thereon.
made in preparing
preparing Plans
35 Much to to progress made in
36
"
37
for church, Government offices, Court House or Governor's Residence_._ Want of an experienced Architect:_ Colonial. begun._ Police, te
Hospital not
attended in Seaman's Hospital__
водит
Part of expence of
Government
offices
to be borne by Foreign
Department.
Reporting removal to Honghong of
persons
who had created Buildings
on the fowlom Peninsula.
20 acknowledging receipt of triginal Despatches to the 30th September. 1844
One
None
43
饮
transmitte Auditor's Report
thing
Public Works generally.
on.
7
11 / April. 10 Transmilling Financial - Returns
42
45
"
"
"
46
"
#
for
the
1845.
quarter ending 31th March.
18. Submitting. Mr. Farncomb's claim.
remuneration, while acting
73238
for
Coroner of Hongkong
as
32 Acknowledging receipt of Despatches
from 9th November - 1844, to 7 = January, 1815.
25 Observations on
report tranemitted by Mr. Martin, relating to the Island of Stongtong
28 Reporting
on
the substitution of
deputy Commissary General - Miller, in lieu of fommessary General . Coffin
th
29 Regarding
Arrears of Income -Tam
24 On the subject of removal of
the
Chinese to Tapingehan
Tapingshan, and
compensation for
lands.
No 18
11
2
Nove
2
Ilone
None
//
rone
hone
38
27 Reporting suicide in Prison
Prison of 3 Chinese
2
Convicts condemned to death
39 April 3. Reporting arrival in folong of
Superintendent of Police Mr May,
410
#1
and Inspectors Smithers &
Smithers & Me Gregor..
G. Reporting on the Saiivan - Road and
it's continuation to Tytam ; and
transmitting
47
None
Yo of
Date
of
subject of Deepatch-
2 cep:
De2p:
Incl:
1845
448 April 29. Reporting on the Post Office of Honghong
119 May 1. On the proffered resignation of
50
"
51
52
"1
"
Mr. Treasurer Martin-
an
Anchor and stock-
12 Regarding
supplied from Her Majesty's Shep " "Alligator. " to the Harbour Master
of Houghong,
102 1841.
2. Reporting publication of Proclamation.
respecting the currency of Honghong,
and transmitting Schedule
fined
Establishment of
3? Reemmmending lwil. Buildings
3
One
One
1
C
Yo
of Deep:
Fate of
9eeh.:
1845
Subject of & cepateh.
57 - May 7. Regarding Taxation -
58
N
th
10
Respecting Public Works and Buildings
of of the Colony.
the.
2
61
being undertaken
by
the Ordnance -
Department.
Ilone
62
"1
53
54
55
"
"1
3 Transmitting "Blue Book of Goughing
for
1844
#
6. Acknowledging receipt of Original -
deepatches to the 6th December, 1844
8.
Regarding Medreal relief to the Police and inferior Officers of Government....
3
234
to of Inel:
None
2.
th
59
12 Reporting
αγι
60
th
roai
on construction of a roa
ini Grainabl
1
is the
Wongneichung
Valley, on the completion.
to Aberdeen, and
α
chapel in the
new
の、
the Roas
of the
construction
of
Burying Ground. 5.
19 Acknowlodging receipt of triginal.
th
None
of February, 1811 5. Irene.
Despato hes to the 7) th of February,
20. Regarding objections to trdinance No 9 of 1844, for Honghong
20. Relating to the numbers of members
in the ryecutive and
Logislative
Councils, and reduction of them to Bin each Council..
One.
None
Mails to
None
21. Regarding Conveyance of M
china by Steam.
21
21. Reporting on the Police. Free of the Colony
27 Respecting Ordinance -N24 of 1844, for ovacting a penalty Bond. from-
Maiters
2
63
Ione
64
hone
65
th
56
8
Regarding allotments
of Crown Lands.
157
hone
Date
of
Subject of Despatch:
No
Inel:
Deep:
Delp:
1845.
th
Macters of Merchant Vessels
bb May 27 Replying to certain queries from-
the Audit. Board, relating to accounts of the Colonial - Treasurer to the 30th June, 184.1
67
68
69
"
-
27 Reporting liberation of 19 Bismers
on Her Majesty's Birthday
29 Acknowledging receipt of despatches from the 11th, to the 26th of February,
th
1845.
30. On
future transmission of Despatches vià. Marccilles and Southampton Reporting the transmission _ of Post Office Accounts to the 3/tt
March 1845, ¥@
the
70 June 3? Respecting objections to Ordinance-
71
"
72
th
No. 17, of 1844, for Hongthing.
to Reporting on certain. Stores supplied
4.
by the Ordnance, to the Police and
Surveyor General's Department, in. September 1844.
5 Submitting scheme of Superannuation
One-
One
Bre
More
hone
2
proposed
१
235
N
No
Date
f
of
Deep:
Jeep:
1845
#
Subject of Despatch_.
proposed by the fivil officers of-
the folong
73 June 5. Reporting
74
"
on Mr Webster's claim.
to certain. Lots of Land originally granted to faptain. Meik-
7 Transmitting copy of, & Reporting on, Adinance N. 2 of 1845, entitled-
An Ordinance- to raise an accessed Rate in lands, Houses, and premises writhin the folony of Hongkong, for " the upholding of the requisite Police.
"Force therein."
an Omission in Deepatch
th
75
"
7 Supplying
No. 59, of the 12th May 1845.
of Inel:
One-
Irone
One
hone
76. 10. Acknowledging receipt of Deepatches
to N. 95, of the 19th March, 1845
None
11. Replying to Deepatch. No. 95 of the
19th March, respecting Registration Ye None-
13 Reporting on Government. Markels,
and the Brokerage of Salt, and on- the scale of Fees established for Supreme Court
the
None
77
"
hore
78
879
E
No
N
Date
of
of
Subject of Despatch
Incl:
Deep.
Deep:
N of Delp: dess:
Date
No
of
subject of despatch-
236
of Inel :
1845.
1845.
7G June 1. Replying to despatch. No293, of 9th
80
81
82
March, relating to Public Works authorized, o hereafter to bu
or
Reference to residence for Registrar General-
required..
the
17. Transmitting copy of the Colonial-
#
Treasurer's account for the quarter ending
31th March., 1845.
20 Reporting changes in appointm
2.
87
2
tments..
None
88
2o. Replying to Deepatch N. 8. Military
"
83
844
85
"
"
of 12th March, respecting $ 873 lodged in the fstonial. Treasury by the Public- Agents.
21 Ac knowledging receipt of Deepatches
to No: 101, of [th April, 1841 5.
23. Submitting Licut : Ouchtertony's claim
th
of
a
for compensation, on account- Market - Place built by him, and_ subrequently resumed by Governa
nment
24. Replying to Despatch. Ne97 of
the
25th March, relating to the subject
of a
letter from
Stephen.
Mr Martin to Mr
One-
Nove
2
4
N° 86
th
86 June 24 - Acknowledging receipt of Duplicate -
#
Despatches from No273 to 78, and
f
Rriginals Teepatches from N. 79, to 85, of the
the 24th February 1845 .
25 Reporting Civil Expenditure and_
Government Cent. Roll of Stongtion ?"
th
for
the
1846
year ending 31th March-
*
25 Concerning Revenue
for
1346
of Hongtions
the year ending spot March-
None
2
Ore.
Prederich MA. Bruce
N. 89, of 1845._
Salomore in Despatch
237
No Go. Financial.
RECESTED
OCTO
Victoria - Honghong,
1th July, 1845
124
Duplicat
half year June, 1845. ending
transmitted the the
Schedule of Beepitches
30
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2 برای
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My Lord,
I have the honor
honor to transmil to
Your Lordship . the following Returns
for
the
and
appointments.
of Office.
and
→
Guarter ending 30th June, 1845.
of new offices
B
bone in orig
Creation
Changes
in the holders
appointments.
Additions to Salaries and Advances.
-
Payments of an unusual description_
and for
for extraordinary
Services..
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
The Right Honnable,
The Lord-Stanley
Most obedient-
Stumble Servant,
здан
tc.
de.
25 det. And Stanley,
am
not.
awar
an
that
any question засовый
anter mu
Creation of how New Offices
Office.
and
578/rm402 dagen och dich v
mory 4/
of at
y
namemely
5281 'Infil
30th June, 1845.
Appointments, for the Quarter ending 20th
Name .
Annual
Salary.
for Remarks in any particular case, and statement of any
the
Date and description of the date of the Governor's despatch Date of Appointment authority or instruction, to Her Majesty's Sovernment Column Her Majesty's in England respecting the England in for
Conseque equence of which the no previous authority may special circumstances. appointment was made
aird of
200
the to authority from the any) komt in
transaction in case's is here
have been received.
Nil
Nil
Nil
Sel
Nil
Nil·
Sil
true copy. Frederick W. A Brun
• Audit Office 30 June, 1815.
(Sigid) A.2. Shelley.
Ruditor General .
258
30th
Changes in the Holders of Offices and Appointments for the Quarter Eriding 407 Chune, 1845.
Offices
e
despatch respecting.
who formerly ficer Name of the off England date dahinted hith antes from Date of Governor's
appointment, and annual Jalary.
J
of the stating the changes of office
If appointed by Her fiertame Prefect's
appointed and authority of the Governor - "Lale of in the Colony Cappoin
nual Sulary. Secretary Y State authority.
description
fformer the new appointment,
*
a
w appointment.
1843
H. F. Stance $216.
W. I. Corte?
4. Clort in office. C.H. Gibbons
Colonial decretury.
Clerk to Clerk of Councils.
Chief Clerk in Treasury office.
Clerk in do:
$216. H. Smith.
1200
L. Denham.
7.405
W. Mr. Nicol.
$1200
Deputy Registrar P.. Me honey.
Supreme Court.
f350
Clerk in Land W. H. Corte.
liffice.
$900
$1200 Comcate.
$1105: Al Rienaecher.
$720
F. Smith.
£350
G. E. Harrison.
$900
minute of Council Acting clerk to 20th June, 1845. dated 30 April. The Auditor:
Columne for Remarks)
të
do:
Colonial letter
do:
Hamerly clock in Land office.
Mr Smithe
do:
do:
apponità Deputy Registar
of Supreme Court tice It Swyney.
K
do:
do.
No: 218-19 hr
ay
do:
do:
fr hecols salary charged to Súperintendency & Rienaecher
appointed on a reduced salary.
minute of Council Formerly clerk 9th lipril 1848. in cheasury.
minute of Council Former by Clock to Clerk of Councils
30th April.
Colonial letter здра за
a 3rd Inay.
× Celeniabletter No: 187, 30th April. 1845.
* Colonial letter tro: 168 15th April 1845.
true copy
C
Ace dit (iffice, 30th Shore 18/46.
(Signed) . J. E. Shelley.
E
239
Auditor General.
30
Aditions tetularies and teblowances, for the Quarter ending 80t have, 1848.
to
Ր
Date
Original
Office.
Jame.
Appointment. Sulang.
Date from Date and description Present which increased of authority for . Salary. Salary drawn.
tcreate.
Column for Remarks.
Nil
Nil
Sil
Nil Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
bar copy
Jay.
Rederich MA Aruc
Audit Office, 30th June, 18115. (Find) 4.2. Shelley.
linditor General.
..
230
Tayments of an unusual description, and for Extraordinary services amounting to not, les than £200 - each, which have been incurred without previous buuthority from Her Niajesty's Acretary of State, for the Quarter ending 30th June,
1845.
Description of Service.
To whom
Amount paid.
Date and description of the Date of the Governors despatch authority or instruction of any to Her Majesty's Government in Date of Authority from Her Majesty's Government England, respecting the from the Governor. in England
in
7
in consequence of transaction, in cases where which the appointment was no previous authority may
have been received.
made.
Column for Remarks in any particular case; and for the statement of any
special circumstances.
Nit
Nit
Sit
Nit
Nit
St.
Not
Are Copy
by
Andrich Wahome Болить живши
Audit Office, 30th June, 1845. (Signed) A. E. Shelley.
Penditor Coural
231
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DESPERDIYE
V
Nigi Excentive.
14745.
154 20 October 1845
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103
00725 1846
My Ford,
232
Kotovice, Hongtong.
4
17th Juely, 18415.
Shave the honor to report to
Your Lordship two cases in which the
Capital Sentence of the Law has been
carried into execution.
On the 30th June, the notes of
the Chief Justice on the trial of the Chinese Chun Afon, for landing with a party of Pirates by night and allacking with firearms the premises of mess = Sardine Matheson &
H were read in the Executive Council . As the Chief Justice had nothing to allege in favor of the. prisoner, and as the serious character of the crime rendered an example
The Right Honorable,
in
necessary
The Lord Mar
Ye
ye
де
necessary, the sentence of the Court was
me to be carried into exccution.
ordered by
On the 14 July the moles of the Chief Justice
were read before the
Excentive Council with reference to the
trial of Charles Inward alias Robert, Sinclair, for the murder of mained Wilkinson at Whampoa reach.
α τιτανι
This trial was held under the
jurisdiction established for the Consulates. The Chief Justice stated that he coul not recommend this man to
man to merey,
n.
ad
circumstances of deliberate cruelty had
marked the conduct of the convict towards his victim, whom he had bound hand and fort previnetly to drowning him in the river. The sentence was
sentence, was accordingly confirmed.
Imay obsowe with reference to
the Chinese criminal, that his capital
punishment
233
punishment, the first instance of the Kind under British Law in China,
Establishes the sovereignty of Her Majesty in this Colony,
Colony, and sets at rist the embarrassing questions which wer morted by the Chinese. Government
Cit
its first settlement.
I wont fain indulge a hope
that these early and necessary
xamples will
serve as a warn
warning to
others, and pender any future pecurrence to such painful measures for the_ repression of crince a comparatively remote prospect :
I have the honor tobe,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble Sirvant.
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So far as poss
What
h
l
helosia, Hongkong,
44
Gearn
July,
Received
N° 91.
1845.
of expical punishment
Reporting execution
whom
Chinese, for Piracy; Englishman,
an
and upon for Murder.
St.l. Addington by
1857 Shing
بله
21 Oct 1845.
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1845
2
Fervorded by OCTE Munds wasiophen #ilove
27
Loud Stanley 20
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154
28 Oct:/45
Die Ihn Davis
hi,
Sam dicclest by And
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to trument type
derwith, the for the in
formation of the bet
Aberdeen, the Coppen
despatch from the frremon
بوستر
nottery reporting the
Грее
Eleachin
да
Chinese
named Chun Afron for disiy, Pen bybishmen
Churber Inward for Murder.
Ibane Backnowlege
have
the
End
234
the receipt o
Despetit
o the 4". Lih lart, hoht, Reporting that
مسر
had
Caused the Capital
Continue of the Lawto
be Camid into Effects
a Chinese named__
Chem Reform, Connected
andon an
Images bylishmen
en named
Charles Inwood Convicted
с
235
Mander
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2
Niga
Anancials.
11@ 3.
to Fieca
is bet tas lidel
My Lord,
1315
he
236
1060. Hon.
Victoria, HongKong,
4th July, 1848.
my despatch Nr 587.47€
May, Shad occasion to allude to the
ffect of a storm of unusual-
severity
deccorisparsed by floods (not unlike that wwhich occurred two or
three years since.
at the nountainous island of Madeira)
which did very
very considerable damag
to the works still in progress within
This Colony,
Colony, bet more, especially
especially to the reads and bridges, making repairs
Copy
at some
necessary • points, and suggesting
alterations at others.
The three reports and estimates herewith enclosed comprise these, and
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
fe, fe,
Ye
the
T
the letter of the Commanding Engineer, D
Cours
to Your
to whom the subject has in die been submitted, will convey Lordship his opinion as to the necessity of immediately attending to the requisite repairs and alterations . The suggestions which he makes as to the :stimates have been adopted by the hurveyor General in the amended reports forwarded.
Nr 2 relates to repairs and alterations of roads, sheets and drains
within the town of Ketorice, and
amounts to dollars $,118.55.
N: 3 comprises the necessary
works on the road testward to liberdeen, and amounts to dollars 41,033.72.
N: 4 has reference to the
new line of road Rastward to Saiwan
and Manly,
and the Estimated amount
is
4.
is dollars 32b6b. 78.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient
Humble krvant.
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This sanctions
Asung für
Sovernor
4th July, 1945.
Victoria, Hongkong,
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No92.
Starkey.
4 Mclosures.
Received
alterations to Public
Reporting repairs and
Works,
rendered
on account of
recessary
the
Storm of the 7th May, 1815.
End B
10% for 1850.
Fr 1988 N.Kory
& Man Deni
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162
238
Des 12. Nov. 1845.
1845
Forwarded by Now!
HR Mund M&Stophen M& Hove Lord Stanley
16.
Teas: b. Novf
Norf 45
Seneto achn. the
leipt oyun despitet o the the Leflert, No92,
betonites for
incling
Experied
to Public Works.
at St king rendered
h
necessary by the throm
with which the Sund was vintin in the
Mouth & Meghart.
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large
lapan bushy for the
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Security
Expair and se
blocks recents Combuche the expenditure appens to them to be uncridible
And
they have.
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the admission oil in the beerment of the Colony-
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239
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No. 93. Civil.
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Jade tom Martin 7 fact 145
to M. Mcveer
My Lord,
y
1861. For
Victoria, Honghting.
270
8th July, 1845.
I have the honor to enclou
for
Your Lordship's information a copy of Mr.
Martin's Letter tendering his
Office of Treasurer, which resignation
of the
of
resignation
I have accepted according to your Lordship's authority before conveyed to me.
Jor
my reply, also enclosed, I have
I
informed Mr. Martin that although- could not sanction his proceeding. home toto without a sick certificate no recognize.
those pleas which he had advanced.
leave of absence on
points which had_
official_
no concern whatever with his
duties, I was at liberty to recept" his
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
Ve
tc.
resignation
resignation, by which he quits his office_
on
his cun
responsibility
Mr. Martin has been directed
to deliver the Cash in his Char
Charge-
Committee of Survey composed - of
to a
the
Auditor, Mr. Mercer, and Mr. D'Almada._
person-
There is no entrust the offic
to whom I can
office of
Treasurer- thus
vacated except Mr. Mercer, who will
hold it pending Mr. Stewart's arrival,
n
as
o your Lordship's further commands, having produced abundant Security I before had the honor to report. Mr.
reeeds home immediatele
Martin proceeds
overland.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient
Stumble Servant,
ndani
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P.S.
PS.
They
271
to draw your Lordship's attention. to the concluding Paragraph of my reply to Mr. Martin, in which I inform that Gentleman that I cannot without authority from home comply with his
request to be furnished with copies of voluminous Public documents, and I
Lordship's acendingly await your
instructions for my guidance on this and
other similar occasions
по
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引
Govern
8th July, 1845
Victoria, Hongrong,
леги
St. La Stan by
N.93.
2 melosures.
Received
resignation of the office.
Reporting Mr Marlin's
%
and appointment of Mr
Colonial Treasurer,
Mer
elr
there to.
11861
272
hi
Colonial Treasury
бас
HongKong, 8. hely, 1848.
The decision of His Excellency
letters of 192
leave of
nor onz
my
the Governor 242 Ultimo, refusing
ne
" and
six months on Public
absence for six aventh s
business, and with a view to what I deem the public good, compels
arie
me
as Her
most peluctantly to adopt the only alternative of requesting His Excellenty to receive my resignation Majesty's Theaturer for the Colonial and Diplomatic services in China, - until Ican bring the subject through the Secretary of State for the Colonies under the consideration of my
Sovereign
%%
The Colonial Acerolary,
Hongkong.
now the
kvereign, who was graciously pleased to appoint me to the important office and trust, which I have hovex to place in the hands of It's ixcellency.
His
My quarterly accounts are
avade up to the 30th June, 1845, declared
before a magistrate and passed by the
Auditer.
Meg
ane
the
k
My that a Beard may appointed to receive from anonies under my charge, and that His Excellency will state to tohom I and to transfer the biccounts and Books of my department, and the suchers for payments made by me- since 30th day of June last.
In order that I may be
enabled to pass any
my
Accounts in
England, and to receive for myself :
and
273
and any sureties, the Exchequer quietus, I have the honor to request that a copy of my Day Cash book be finished
pare this officer f
C
Ihave.
(Signed) R. M. Martin.
true copy.
& Ehellin
C19 (ol. Soc.
No 93, If 1845.
Inclosure N. I in Despatch
No 291
Pasen
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Enclosures 3 in
C7
81
274
Colonial office, Victoria, Stoughing, 8th July, 1865
Sir,
In
reply to your
Letter tendering
your
resignation of the appointment of Preceuser- I am directed by Itis Excellency the Governor to state, that although he could not authorize your absence, without a sick Certificate, from Your duties (a step which would have rentered himself responsible for their performance ) His Excellency has been duly empowered by LordStanley to accept your resignation if tendered (as you have already been informed ) and he accepts it
ace
reen dingly
The only person at present in the
folony whom. His Excellency
to:
From Mr Martin-
to a derivs
Colonial Treasurts,
of the office of
his resignation.
*
8th July
1845.
can
Ehe office which
appoint to
You
have thus vacated is
Mr
R. M. Martin, Rege,
te.
te
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is Mr. Mercer _ That Gentleman together
with the Auditor and Mr. D'Almada will
receive from you charge,
the Monies under
and to Mr. Mercer
you
your
will tranefor
the Colonial Accounts with the Vouchers for
rents made by you since June 30th
· Payments
You
must be
aware
that the four
your
hours that will clapse previous to
embarkatim in the "Lanriek "would, under
any circumstanees, be
insufficient for
tranceriting the voluminous Book of which
you request a copy;
but
as
Stis Kreelleney
: entertains doubts as to its being within the
limits
of
his diceretion to allow copies of public documents to be withdrawn by any Officer on his departure, he will refer your request for Lord Stanley's decision by the present dispatch.
гру
I have &c. (segred) A. R. Shelley,
(True (opy)
Estellen
acts. Col. Jecretion.
Acting folonial Steretary.
275
1
Nr 94
Inancial
28.
2
1040
My Lord,
(
1862. Hon
lũng
276
Vetoria, Hongkong, 8th July, 1845.
I have the hover to forward
herewith, for Your Lordship's
<
information, and for the information of the Board of Treasury, a copy of the Colonial Treasurer's accounts for the quarter ending 30 % June 1845; together 30th with copies of the Surveys
₤3._ with
bault holden
Cory.
on the Treasure
on the 1th May, and on
the 1th Instant, according to Instructions,
and
my certificate as to the correctness of the Balance shown.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
The Right Honorable, The Lord Stanley,
te, te te
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant.
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Mr Martin's resignation,
Secretary accepting
From the Colonial
dc.
Jelg
1845.
N. 93,5/1845.
Inclosure N. 2 in Despi
!
Od to the Treasury for there
Sanchim
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8
The
си
July, 1845.
Governor
Lord
No 94.
3 Melonores.
Received
Colonial Treasurer's
Account for the quarter
Transmitting Capy of the
inding
to.
th
304
June, 1845.
Fafticate
Wigs
Covil.
9 1787
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Arregards resignation of
7
Learnership, - kde bold. Marten
4 January
My Lord,
277
Hory 862. Hong Ko
Victoria, Honghong,
9th July, 1845.
"
Jam sorry to trouble Your
Lordship with another despatch relating to M. Martin, but that gentleman after
his embarkation yesterday caused to be
re this
me
conveyed to
morning the mclosed copy of a letter to Your Lordship, in breach (as it appears to myself) of
the following section of the Colonial Regulations. (Page 49.)
"The practice which has in
some instances been adopted of addressing Memorials direct to this office, and outs Donly sending copies of them to the Governor :
the Eve of the departure of the reful
on
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
He Ye, ye,
which
which is to cor
convey
them, will not be
recognized us a proper
course
f
communication and must not be repeated. The sub-enclosures in N .
Martin's letter, ( which has no date of the mouth, and being sent from the ship is headio Colonial heasury) have already been forwarded with my previous correspondence (hot 83 8.73) in relation to that gentleman, and Your Lordship may therefore not with them to be repeated in the duplicate of this despatch, as they would in fact - constitute quadruplicate copies.
Sneed not occupy Lordship's time by dwelling on the inclosed letter of Mr Martin, merely repears his previous statements as to the necessity of retaining Chusant His assertion as to having recently
Your
as
it
ascertainier
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278
ascertained that Governor Davis is proposing for Your Lordships sanction a further expenditure of half a million of dollars,
ло
disproved by a simple reference to my
despatch N79 of 14th June, where the following is the total amount propose = "Schedule!
Schedule 2
Scould not
£31,312
~30.937
L 62.249
1 grant In Martin
an
as
leave of absence without incurring : called for degree of responsibility, he had been only a year in the Colony. Enjoyed such health as precluded the possibility of obtaining a medical certificate, and had been appointed by Your Lordship to
·
pecuniary
more
an
office involving liabilities. He has had
leave of absence by far than any other member of the Colony, not one
2
f
i
of his
his numernes applications to proceed to the horth, to Canton & having been denied. His allusions, therefore, toharsh
treatment.
iere.
hardly justified.
Ineed not observe that his
resignation of office, and his departure
to England,
are the most perfect ack of free will, and that the public reasons which he assigns for quilling his post-
without leave, as
intelligible, have
1 far as they
are
no concern wo
whatever
with his proper duties as Treasurer.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble Arvant.
2
Copy.
7
WP
Received from be: Martin
pher Lated 8 Jul, 184.
1846
My Ford,
Duplicate
In 1860. BR
279
Colonial Treasury,
HongKong, July, 1845.
I have the honor to solicit Your
αυ
Lordship's perusal of the inclosed correspondence with Governor Davis, and consideration of the following statement.
Soon after my
arrival in this
a
island, Sobserved that there had been large and unnecessary dependiture of the
money here, which Expenditure had been greatly facilitated by the power
Sublic money
of arresting portions of the Chinese. Indemnity money
home Exchequer.
on its transit to the
Perceiving that this disbursement was daily augmenting, Ifelt it to be my
"The Right Honorable,
Lord Stanly.
duly
Seck of State for the Colonies V:
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(
duely
ever at the hazard of losing what I much covet - the confidence and support of Your Lordship - to state openly my opinions to my superiors, and to substantiate them by facts relative to the true nature "and balue of Honghong, and to its necessary concomitant, the British position prospect in China.
The Reports, Minutes and Papers written in support of these opinions tvore transmitted either to Your Lordship - to the Secretary of State for Foreign liffairs :- or to the Lords of the Treasury, and as understood they were producing :ffect at home by suggesting tarines Enquiries, and by causing check to be put upon the expenditure here, besolod
α
some
various
Mresolved
although my have been much impaired by this climate, to await the result of t
health and constitution
those
Enquiries
C
230
enquiries, and the correction
correction of Errors which
of time and circumstances generally induce: Having, however, recently ascertained that Governor Davis is proposing for Your Lordship's sanction a further Expenditure of half a million of sollars for livil works here, irrespective of the unnecessary extent of outlay incurred and projected in the Military and brdnance departments; believing that Her Majesty's Government must be under great misapprehension relative to the
balue of Hongkong, and to the present. state of
affairs in China, and understanding that it is intended to Evacuate Chutan in Aebruary
our
March next, without
any
or
attempt on
negotiation for the retention of that most valuable and important island, (worthy of king an Anglo Chinese Colony),
Sapplied to leverner dans for six mouths
e
leave of absence
in
on Sublic grounds, order that I might bring the whole subject under a complete and unbrasse investigation, and thus, if possible, timely correct what are deemed primary of national importance. That the question might be placed above personal considerations, offered to give up all my salary, to depay my
rrrors
non
Expenses bonds of
in Her
to England - to continue my pecuniary security to the Crown, - and
to forfeit my Commision Majesty's service shout my application for leave of absence be disapproved at home. The Governor refused the leave sought on the pha that I was not dying, and requiring change of climats ; a decision as shewn in the accompanying correspondence contrary
meaning of the
Government,
to the obvious
J
281
Government. Instructions (ch. IV fr: 25) and which if thus interpreted wouts Colonial shrvant of the
>
Every
make ro
Crown
an
-Exile for life, or subject to the
caprice, favoritism or sindictiveness of
any
Colonial Governor.
very
The yet unsettled state of the. British affairs in China, - the short time intervening for their imperatively requires better arrangement, previous to the contemplated sracuation of Chusan, when our expenditure of every description ought to undergo the most careful revision and petrenchment_ - the desire to prevent
intended
an
rxpenditure of half a million dollars: for
Civil works, and other unnecessary projected ontlays- a conscientious belief that as a sworn servant of the Crown Jarre bound to lay all the information
my
Shave collected before Her Majesty's ministers, and that Ican only effectically do so, without further loss of time, in person, - have compelled me to adopt the only alternative in my power, namely to place. in the hands of lovernor Davis conditional resignation as Her Majesty' s :heasurer for the Colonial and Diplomatic services in China, in order that Imay at
bring the whole matter under the full and fair consideration of Lordship, and be on the spot in case
mici
necessity, for reference.
C
Your
of
motives and
Swill not advert to myself personally to any treatment which I have experienced, or to any misinterpretation
misrepresentation of my conduct ; these are points of comparatively little moment; but I do confidently hope that the newnes and bast importance
or
f
*
232
of our position in China, the still partial Hending of Colonial, Diplomatic ans Commercial affosirs here, the possible, imperfections of individual judgment. arising from various interests and from natural causes, and the advantages consequently derivable to the Male from a minute examination and deposition of our affairs in the most distant, most compler, yet least understood settlement and relations of the British brown, may induce Your Lordship to grant under the. peculiar circumstances of the case, and on Sublic goo
1
a court of Enquiry previns to the acceptance by my lovereign of the responsible commission, which Hermajest was graciously pleased te tartrust to my cart. Shave &
Nodate of the mouth
Received July 9th after
to
Me Martin's mudarkation, (Signed) R. Mr. Martin.
true copy.
derick W. A. Bre
No 95, 41845.
Inclosure in Despatch
Duplicate.
No 9 b.
Legislative.
-251
My Lord.,
233
1064. Hon, Mone
Violnia, Hongkong,
1048
With
loth
# July,
184.5.
reference to my previous skervations in Deepatch. N. 7 of January 27th
I have
now
37
the honor to report further concerning
the Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance.
oving doubts respecting
Jemoving Wonghing of
of
the
α
for
pplication to the Laws and Statutes of England
relating to neury,
rate of interest
Cases
and to limit and define-
interest which be recovered, in- may where it hath not been previously
"agreed upon.
in the
between the
parties ..
the
Ordinance_ has been fully discussed- Legistative founcil with the assistance-
the Legis
of the Chief Justice and Attorney General, and both these officers
Officers are of opinion
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley
&c.
of opinion that it is-
&c.
&c.
suited_
licate
Duplic
The Lord Stanley
From Mr Martin to
c. 2
ence
passed betiveen himself submitting Corresponde
and
-July,
Governor
Davis...
1845.
=
suited to the peculiar circumstances
fotony, where money de
money dealings
of
this
with Chinese are
likely to be frequent subjects of discussion in- the Supreme Court. It has been hithertor
found
and to work well - in practice, with the
power vested in the Judge.
lower rate
to award such-
of interest below 12 per cent - as
the circumstances of each particular cace_
may
Shave seem to call for.. are accadin
to recommend to your
acendingly
Lordship that Her
Majesty's Gracious sanction. be solicited_
to this Ordinance-
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
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234
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Lord Stanley
18644 Schooch
I. S.
235
1 Nov book 10845.
Thaust acho: the rest of
from Despatch of the 10th
ho
Such last, M. 76, Submitte
for the Angel Allowe with reference by
Ann previous Apport, it 27: Sanuy, kt7, feilten Observations die Uperd
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to the Ismine pefest. Itte Commiel "St hing [he 7184) "for conving "double expecting the appleiten & Akoch " of the Lanes and Statutes
hyband relating
Governon
10th July, 1845
Victoria, Hongkong,
Sup: N. 96
Receives
Soliciting
Ber
Majesty's Sanction
h-Ordinance No. 7, of 1844,
relating to
usury
and rate of
interest, to.
77
of the ordinance
large
thie Ouport will justify ... anfimales
A 1
An
the fowers which it give
/ nowy,
" and define the dat
of interest check ong
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Zecovered
mi Cater
"Where it hath not
"
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published in the worst.
and not withinte Moune.
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Duplicate.
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Financial.
1065 Hong King
287
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and
Brade
3 Nagps.
Copy
7
Ans
My Lords
00425
1846
Victoria, Hongkong.
10th July, 1845
Notwithstanding the unfavourable
tendencies of the 13
-4
s of the 13th Article of the Supplementary Treaty, by which no Chinese Vessels - allowed to proceed to Hongkong
are
except from one of the five Ports allowed to thes Foreign
I have the satisfaction
commerce,
to state that the Chinese trade of this Colony
is gradually increasing, although it is clear that every discouragement has been covertly opposed by the government of Chinas
An application was lately made
Folien
some merchants
le me by some
.
s of Tokion for
ал
grant of land on which they might settle.
These people. constituto a very peculiar race,
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Bunter
Manley,
Yo.
being
I
being far
more
mercial, migratory, a .
maritime in their habits than any
and
other natives
of China. Their spoken language is altogether unintelligible to the people of Canton, betiveen whom and themselves a species of irreconciliable fend has existed from time immemorial. Henc they cannot inhabit the same. neighbourhood without quarrels and occasionally bloody conflicts .
A
The rule in ariably followed in the disposal of lands has been, in pursuance of your Lordship's instructions, to put the leuse of each lot up to public auction. When the Fokien, for as they are commonly styled here Chinchew ) men applied for a grunt ; land, it was clear that in a competition with the Canton men
they would either be ercluded. altogether, to the great detriment
of the
commerc
а
mercial prospects of this belony,
or mingled with the Canton men to the prejudice
238
A so
of general peace and order. It appear. I important to secure the settlement of this valuable class of people poho in the present
instance
are
persons of substance) that the Council unanimously con
·
---
-~
4-
concurred with me as
to the expediency of granting them a special location at the average price of similar lots of land. The Canton people having settled at the "Western extremity of Victoria, it was
deemed advisable to fix the Folcien
the opposite extremity
men at
on the East. They
have accordingly been placed much to their satisfaction in the neighbourhood of East
menced building on five
point, and have contiguous 450 by 50 feet, of which the aggregate rental will be £47. 19.4 : The sale is
cous lots of land, measuring together
annual
tageous even in
therefore sufficiently advantageous
a
- pecuniary point of views
In connection with this subject I
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am
а!
happy to state that the advantages of British Colony have altracted to Hongkong
another
very
commercial and useful class
of men, the Parsees of Bombay, long
since
in the trade with China,
actively engaged in They applied to me is a
body for the grant
of a piece of land at some distance,
ice from-
sepulture
Victoria as an exclusive place of se
for their tribe . A portion of ground has accordingly been allotted to them for this purpose beyond the Western extremity of
the
Town, free of rent as in other instances
of the kind, and they
are to surround it with
a wall and otherwise to improve it at their
charge.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant, Дат
oun
239
:
Inbred
Lons
Li. D. F. Davis Bant
1846
Fonwarded by EBY Med 7
Stephen Lord Lyllellon ESSE Gladstone
1065/45
200/46) Kongkong 21.
h
230
9. Feb: 1046.
I have received J. despl
مکا
of 10 July last, ht 97%, repeating
подиву
the grounds on which you.
had sold a location plot of
Home Merchants of Land to the People caches
Fokien, at the average price!
of Lands, instead of Expecting them to general competition
and the Cices under which
You
had
granted
to the
Parsees of Bombay, who
had established themselves
at bonghong for purposes of Comm
Level
another folat
allotment of Land
ava
an & clusive place of
Sspultive for their Terbe
!
Adverting to the peculiar
habits of the people called
as reported in gt derph
Jokerw and
and to the general
convenience, which has led In almost all Eastern Towns
to allotting distinct quarter
to people of different races,
I have to inform you,
that
the convre
whit
you
have
adopted in this matter, has
received the approval and
sauction of the sort. and
cr
даft
that the grant of a fit place of Sepulture to the Parsecs
of Bombay, appears
to me
lobe a legitimate Encow -
- ragement to the
to the migration
of so valuable a class of
Isten unto the Colony of Graphing
Maarte
2.
231
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No 98. Miserllaneous.
The Ri
My Lord,
No
With
232
Victoria Hongkong,
-
14th July, 18415
reference to my Despatch_
the 21th June, I have the honor
Nr 83, of the
to
acknowledge. the receipt, on the 12th Instant, of the following despatches from.
Your Lordship :-
No
Original Military N29 of the 3rd April.
last.
Duplicates, No. 97 to No 101 of the 4th April.
Jo
Military, N. 8, of the 4th March.
with the duplicate of the fircular of
the 25th March last.
Right Honnable, The Lord Stanley
te. Ve
Ye:
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I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's
Most obedient
Humble Servant-,
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10th July, Governor
Victoria, Hongkong, 1845.
Prep: N. 97.
bceived
Reporting grant of
Land
to certain Morchants of
Fokien, and
J
site
ал
Burial ground to the
for
Parsees of Bombay..
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9777
lied to the Br of Finde
gennechen.
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V 8 x x
Pabuses, also, it oh . be com
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8. 14
No 99.
1846/leclifeente
1067 Hong
18445
My Lord,
long
233
Victoria, Hongkong,
18th July
1845.
I have the honor to inform your
Lordship that with the Concurrence
of
the
ringcutive founcil, I have granted leave
as
of absence on Medical Certificate inclosed herewith to Mr. Fearon the
Registrar beneral for one year. commencing
from the 18th Instant .
2
Your Lordship will serve by the exclosed letter from Mr. Fearon that he
served in China since the year 1839.- From his knowledge of the Chinese.
language
he
Commander-in-
was attached to the Naval
Chief during the Military
Operations in the River and on
the_heights
Victoria, Hongkong, 1845.
42
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July,
Governor
Received
Stanley.
No 98.
9, of the . 3. April = ", &c. te of Despatol "Military." No
Acknowledging receipt
Ke. Right Atmorable,
The Lord. Stanley,
Xcx.
Xe.
of
=
dysentery
of Canton where he contracted. which compelled him to proceed to
England
on
sick leave in the
year.
1842.
the period of his absence. he did -
During the During
not receive a
any
Salary,
his appointment
in the Affice of the Chief Magistrate of
Plive being then senconfirmed
I regret to say
that Mr. Fearon
has experienced two severe attacks the same disease this summer
in
of
consequence of which the two Medical
Gentlemen who have attended him
consider it absolutely necessary
that he
should proceed to England and be absent
for
at least. One
one year.
The duties of Registrar General.
.
who has
will be conducted by Mr. Inglis acted in that office under. Mr. Fearon, and
who
some ac
possesses some
acquaintance with
the Chinese language,
and Mr. Hillier
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the Assistant Police M
234 etrate has been.
Magistrate
nominated to succeed Mr. Fearon
as
a
officiating Marine Magistrate with Herk- at a reduced. Salary of $60 per Month in the place of Mr. Inglis .
Mr. Fearon's appointment. having
not been yet confirmed by Your Lordship Tcannot . promise him the neual-
allowance
- during his absence, but in consideration of his being an efficient public- officer, who has
suffered much. from sickness incurred_ in the discharge of his duties, I have to recommend - that the half
pay be granted to him, as only half with
be
drawn in his absence.
At the same time I enclose a
the
poto-half-yearly report on the progress of
Census and Registration. Office. More 12,000 Chinese have been registared,
registared, all- whom appeared in person at the
of
the
Registration
Registration Office.
Minute inquiries
were made into their habits, &c., and the
Chinese system of mutual responsibility
where the result of the
inforced..
investigation rendered it desirable to
require-
some
guarantee for the good conduct
of the applicants..
Mr. Fearon has evinced much zeal and intelligence, and I have
to be satisfied with the
every
reason
in
which
manner
he has performed the arduous duties of his
office.
I attack the certificate of the Colonial_
Treasurer
showing
that Mr. Fearon's Salary
has been paid up to the 16th Instant.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your
Lordship's,
Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
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Leave of Absen
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Governor
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The Lord
8:99.
Stanley
1845.
5 melosures.
Reporting
Heslived
me
Year's
leave
and supporting his claims
to proceed to England; u
Fearon, Registron General, of absence granted to Mr
to
half pays
Ye
Intured
6
J. Davis
13. 1867 ( Wongkong
"orwarded by" JANY
Mundoch 10.
M.Stephen
620
10°
2o destestion 12
milladetons 12
Lin
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236
14 January 146
Thave to acknowledge
the receipts of goue despatch of the 15 July last hogg,
that reporting
granted
once
gonhad gear's
ai's leave
of abrence to Mr Season the Regiation General of Achong, and recommending that althe his appoiiitint was at that time uncon. -firmed, he might, unders the pecution circumstance, of his care, be allowed to draw half Salary during his leave of a.
време.
Soon after the date of
would.
gauder patch you have received dor & Stanley, Despatch of the 18 June, facetioning
୧
the apponitunt
of M! Fearon ava temporary arrangement, pending
as to the
the discussion Inopriety of the confirmation
of the
the Ardinance for tatablishing the Registry of thoug
the Reliability aced
subregially you will have subrequently received his Lordchip=
despatch of
roug
the 2 Actober
анале
hanning
wing Mi
that
confirmation of Redinance. Koul
remains for
er
ふ
me, therefore,
to state that the formal waurant for the apponctuunt. of Mr Fearon with be
fouwended Won &
Ja
are
I opportunity & hold
Stanley, having appareilly postponed taking
that
thep mutil inshould be
где
237
seen whether there
way
a probability of Mr. Fearoni, hereafter returning
his duties at
Еселение
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Ankhong- which theeer..
cumstances mentione de
in jour des patch seemed Bleave doubtful.
M. Fearon having arrived in England hus
at this
л
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to thre
reg. 47/46-
reported
Office,
and Shavedivites
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the ligent to pag his half Salary according Sotablecked regulations.
Joce
The
мере
Jame directed. (M.
Sees Gladstone Brunfam
that he has confirmed a leave of absence granted Sthe Governor of St Hory 15Mr Learon the Registrar
i
General and follectors Chenere. Reauce in that Colong. Jame accordings wdirect you to pag Fearon the half Salay to which he wih become
com.
to
Intitled, according Extablished regulations,
his leave fo
brence.
and Jenelore herewitho
decring
за
a Certificate
fiom.
the
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shoung
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Freasures of Stichong
the amount of
thr Fearon', annual
Salary
ал
and the date
wwhich he has been
already paid.
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Entered
Governor
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With reference
ference to
despatch, h: 8,
the 14th ultim
transmit, herewith, Wanant under
In
the Royal Sign Manual, anthonving Letter
to cause
"Patent to be passed
under the Public hal of the Spland
of Hong Kong, appointing
M: Samuel Turner Fearon to be
Registian General
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and Collecton Chinese Revenne
that Saloud.
for
239
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Sir,
500
Victoria June-23 1845.
It is with
much
very
that I
regret.
Governor to grant
find myself compelled to request that you. will move His Excelleney the Governor.
• me leave of abrence to proceed to England for
: the
the recovery of my
The Certi
health.
Certificates of
Doctors Dill and
Anderson, which I have the honor to enclose,
will sufficiently prove the necessity of immediate change. of Climate
I venture to bring
to the notice-
of His
reellency the Governor the length and nature-
of my services; and trust that when His Excellency takes into consideration the fact
that I have lost-
of Her Majesty
The Honorable,
F. W. A. Bruce,
my
health in the service-
he will be pleased to grant-
folonial Secretary
me
me
the same advantages (with reference
-
to half-pay ) which have been enjoyed by the other gentlemen who have - proceeded -
England on leave from
to kn
ar
In the year
m this
this Government .
1839 Ireceived_
an
appointment in the Chinese Secretary's Office under the frief Superintendent of Trade : in.
the following year my
services were
.
placed.-
at the disposal of the Naval Commander
in fhief, upon
whose sta
staff I was present-
during the whole of the
the whole of the Military operations
in the fanton River_ and upon the Heights :
upon the cessation-
of
hostilities in this
Province. I was appointed interpreter to the
Police fourt at Hongking.
in which capacity I served under the Honorable Major (aine_ until September 1842, when severe illness (contracted in the Heights of (anton_) compelled me_ to leave the Country : in June 1844 It is Excellency was pleased to appoint
me
Assist
1.
Assistant. Police Magistrate,
citrate, and in
301
January
1 of the present your Registrar General - and
follector of the Chinese Revenue...
During the period
the period of seven
have had the honor of serving
years
that I
Her Majeety's
enment. I have been absent. on leave one.
Gournment. I have
but in
in conse
Year: but
state of affairs, previous to the
Hongking.
consequence_ of the unsettled-
recognition of
as a British-folony, I received
no
portion of my Salary during such absence-.
Trusting that His Excellency will. take
my
case
into his
favorable.
vorable consideration
I have VC.
(Signed) S. Fearon_.
(True Expy)
ру Maine
offy Clonial Siarsting.
N. 99, of 184.5.
Molouvre No 3 in Despatch
332
"
of
*
is to ce
Vietnia, Hongkong,
31th June, 1845.
certify
that I have been-
reg
acquainted with Samuel. Fearon Reqf= (Registrar General ) for the last twelve
months durin
during
frequently
under
which time he has been-
care
my for derangement-
of the liver and digective organs.
In the Month of April last. Mr.
t
Fearon had a violent attack
of acute
Dysentery, for
which it was deemed necessary
to have him removed to Macas, where he was
placed- under the care Dr. Anderson (late
folonial Surgeon); for a time that Gentleman- in imminent danger,
considered his
life
but from his judicious treatment. Mr.
Fearon
was soon-
enabled to return to the
folony, apparently quite with; however, his
Year's
Mr Fearon
Applications
-W
from
бле
half pay. Vo. 23. June, 1815.
for is leaves of absence,
recovery
recovery
was
but temporary
after resuming.
as in a
· few weeks
his labors, dypenterie.
symptoms again appeared which have
continued, although to the present time.
in a milder
t time. Consil
form, up
Considering therefore,
the malignant and fatal character which
the
dysentery of this fountry has assumed, particularly this season,
ዕ.
I have urged
leave
Mr. Fearon the necessity of procuring of abrence without delay and proceeding. forthwith to England
or some other
temperate climate, as the only means of removing the malady which he now
labors under.
Twelve months at least will be-
-necessary
to reestablish his health.
(ligned, F. Dill,
Colonial Hospital Surgeon_
I
303
Macau, 18th June, 1845.
I do hereby certify that I have
been intimately acquainted with. Mr. S. Fearon- for upwards of ten years-during- this time he has been frequently under
care
for different complaints from his health. has suffered
was
this
again
n
year for
under my
my
which.
severely that he care_ in April-
-April - of
a severe- attack. of
of Dysentery-
that his health - has been further injured -
by the said - illness and that I consider
should
take
ne eurrence-
any recurre
that
place that
of such a complaint_
it will be absolute
absolutely
necessary for the preservation of his health. that he should leave this country for a -
time
(True Copy)
Meine
offy Stimal Secretary
And I do further certify
that
from
the
-way
in
which his constitution has
been
one or
injured-,
two years England
is
nd
I consider. a residence of lif
in such a climate as
will be requires before his health sufficiently reestablished to enable_
_
him to return to China with the-
prospect of remaining fit for duty.
(Signed)
(True fory)
Alen Anderson
Surgeon
Blaine Mt. Tania Sentey
In 1867. H. Kong
334
Census & Registration Office,
Victoria, 241. Chune, 1845.
Report.
Nearly six mouths have elapsed
ace came
since the Registration Ordinance into operation ; and although the . intervention of native holidays and fotivats and much personal suffering from disease. have materially affected its progress, still. the results which I am miables to lay before His Excellency will. I hope be
satisfactory, as indicative of the success of this most important measure.
Since hirees January 32. Shave grants
deerned
certificates to 9.900 persons, and have,
registered 383 boats, the
crews
of which
amount to 2150, making a total of 12,050
persons who have been registered under the
Ordinance
A
!
Ordinance . The majority of these have giver security for their good behaviour, and the steady decrease of crime since the Ordinance was carried into effect scenes to substantiate its utility. Indeed,
measure
of police, my experience impresses upon me the conviction of it paramount importance. The system if properly détailu the detection of offenders;
should enoure
in proof of which Imay adduce the case
of the robbery
on
board the John Barry," the perpetrators of which were arrested by the
Chinese authorities 50 miles from hence, upon information supplied by
It is necessary
me.
in order to appreciate
the advantages of a general registration : ( the population of this island, to take.
into consideration the varied and
.
:elerogeneous material of its composition . Before the cession of Hongkong to
the
:
395
the British Crown its population amounts
to about Four thousand souls. Of these 1,500 perhaps.
were
engaged
in the cultivation
of rice; about 2000 in the fisheries and the pemainder gained a subsistence by furnishing supplies to the fishing refsels resorting to the harbours. The abundance and excellent quality of the granite
occussionally brought a few hundred quarrymen to the island ; but its general unproductiveness and barren aspect - offered but few attractions to the. "inhabitants of the neighbouring main.
bl
government agent periodically visits
the island. to collect the land lax and
register fishing vessels, but no police authority
was ever Exercised the
municipal government being entrusted
to the
Jepo
or
Ilder.
The arrival of a British flet
in
a
in the harbour speedily attracted considerable beat population, and the profits accruing from the supply of
райд provisions and incessances at once paisi
many from poverty and infang to considerable wealth. The shelter and
protection afforded by the presence of the fleet soon made our
soon made our shores i've
resort of outlaws, opium smugglers
and indeed of all persons who having
rendered themselves obnoxious to the.
Chinese laws, had the means of excaping
of lime the demand
hither In
course
for labour, for the public and other works,
drew thousands to the island, the
somne
majority of whom
were Hak Ka or gipsies, people whose habits, character and
language v
mark them as a distinct
race . Careless of the lies of home and theve moral obligations, the observance of
which
6e of Dr Bill
Certificate
Fearon's health.
on the State of Mr.
}
336
which is deemed absolutely necessary to
the preservation of the national Integrity; uneasy under the postraint of law and unscrupulous of the by which they live; they aburidon.
means
without hesitation their hearths and househole gods,
their birthright and their
fathers tombs to wander, unrespected, whither gain may
call. The unsettled
state of the Colony, and the vast amount. of crime during its infancy afford abundant proof of the demoralizing effects of their presence..
: Some of our principal - Cario hilers and tradesmen have spring from these classes. I may instance the person known
the most influential
as Akwae
now
and wealthy of the native residents -
obscure bun batman.
formerly
arr
In later days Hongthing has been
infested.
+
134
!
infested by numbers of the hias Society, the members of which under shelter of a political maxim
"
overturn
the Ising (Tartar Dynasty) airs restore the Irving ( the Ancient Chinese succession) perpetrate the grossest mormilies. I have satisfies myself that most of the burglaries have been planned and attempted by members of this dangerous
association.
L
The population of Honghong has bon force of such clements.
been
Among such people interes alone.
checks their early propensities and rusecces obedience to the law. Raised by circumstances from degradation and poverty to wealth arie position they profess to reverence the customs of their fathers with a strength of devotion proportioned to their former laxity; but in this
1 particular, they also shidy their
interests.
307
interests . That reverential awe of their rulers, so sedulously inculcated by the Chinese moral code, blunted by early - Education, has been completely destroyed by foreign intercourse. It is again their interest which restrains them. I long as the strength of the rulers and the pute is duly proportioned, the latter passive;
but pemove our physical superiority and it will be only by working
may remain
upon their interests that we shall,
our rule.
eserve our
preserve
Iventure to assure that a system
of Registration properly inforced will be the most powerful and reonomical instrument to work with.
Under such a system Government. wouts be so intimately acquainted with the popular mind, that political combination could not reist unmarked; organized
resistance
鲁
resistance coûts never be matured; the popular leaders would be too well known.
The fear of Exposure to a scruting
sufficiently searching has already driven
the many worthless characters from community, and crime has consequently decreased. With wery step to improvment in the public morals the necessity of maintaining an expensive police · Establishment becomes less urgent. Another advantageous feature of the Registration - the certainly it affords of :stablishing personal identity - has been shougly exemplified in a pecent case, before the Supreme Court; and judging from the anxiety shown by the European inhabitants to have their servants regideras, linfer that the comparative security it affords is at length sufficiently appreciated.
In intering so fully upon the subjec
0
308
subject ; Spespectfully hope that Ishall
not be considered as over
stepping the bound of July. In years experience of the Chinese, character and the opportunities I have had
of watching the working of the present
ne a n
a most
14
Ordinance have convinced me that, albeit capable of improvement in details it must become
1 powerful and useful instrument in the hands of Government. Sedimate the present population
of the Colony at 28817 souls exclusive of the Military and Police ; in the following proportions -
Europeans .
halins of hidia.
males. Irmales Children Total.
4.53
go
30
393
346 12
4
362
7460
600 1800 1200 3600
Chinese occupying brick buildings. 6000 960 500 jubo Living in boats.
Laborers, Artizans, Mechanics & in
the different buibings in course frrection)
Maders visitors tothers
In the employ of Europeans.
10,000
300
1300
Total 23817
Nalive
41.36
23
Native families in Ketoria 315.
The number of brick and stone britings
in the occupation of Europeans is, - aid there are many more in course
ve of erection. The number of brick houses occupied by Chinese is
as under
own Hall.
Hospital. Private houses.
Druggists. Opiums dealers .
Javerns
•
Eating houses
Ihre Merchants.
Bakers. Fruiterers Gorllerers.
Pawnbrokers
General dealers. Chandlers
Timber anerchants.
is.
Upholsterers.
1 Tailors.
30 Shoemakers. 13 Silveronith
5 Coppersmiths 8 houmongers
8 Watchmaker's. 2. Stationers
4 Picture dealers
2. Crockery shops
5 Bamber workers.
4.0 Barbers.
264
There
are
•
509
last, Hook occasion to remark upon
the
comparative health of the native population . Subsequent research has
confirmed the favorable opinion. I then jorived. Inco the pt. Janua
24
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15 Blacksmiths
2
14.
3
2
2.
2
2
·
2
18
102 Washermen
34
8 Slaughter houses
· Brothels.
32
besides 65 houses at
present untenanted. With but one or tor receptions these houses accommodate an immense number of lodgers; and in instances, two or three trades are
many
carried
on
In
beneath the same
same porf.
K
>
my report of the 28. Sebuary
last
cary
125 deaths
have been peported, but I have no means
of ascertaining the number of those who have died elsewhere from the effect
may
of disease contracted here. From the returns I have obtained from the. sative apothecaries. I find that about 130 prescriptions
daily dispensed; I
are
α
have arret with but 1 few instances of blindness and personal deformity: circumstance the more remarkable when we consider the large proportion
of those who have taken small por naturally. Of a
m
ine thousand nine
hundred but 400 have been vaccinated
and 390 incculated.
C
Spegret to have to pemark on the gradual decrease of the Thade, which I attribute to the fact of the increased. facilities of obtaining foreign produce, direct from the importing vessels, at rates even lower than those prevailing here, The immediate bicinity of the Opium ressels in the Cunsingmoon must tend to decrease the trade in the drug. purchasers can be supplied there, cheaper than at this place. The The average quantity purchased in this harbor is 2 chests per day, of which to
balls
two C.
аб
b
are consiinied on the island. One or cargoes of rice and
and other Straits produce
have been lately disposed of here; but the native merchants assert that the dangers altending the transport of goods from the number of pirates infesting the neighbourin
sufficient to crush the native
waters are
coasting trade
true copy. Maine
(Lines) & Karm.
Offf Clonial Secretary.
Registrar Soveral
General.
Colonial Tuasory Victoria Hongkong the 16th July 1845
$10
I Certify that S. Fearon Esq. has received his Salary as Registrar Sone- -ral and Collector of Chinese Revenue of Hong kong to the 15th day of July 1845, inclusive, and to no later date, at the rate of Dollars 250. Two hundred and fifty per mouth. -
Musren
Actsledonial Treasurer
X: 99, of 1845.
Incloure N.° 5 in Geap:
ī
N: 100.
Legislative
My Lord,
311
Victoria Honghong,
16th
# July
ly, 1845.
Your Lordship's Despatch Nr 96, to Ordinance N. 15, for
relating to Ordinane
relating.
Constitution
the
was
of the Supreme Court, immediately handed by me to the Chief - Justice, who on account of the purely
!
I
Legal
1
and technical character of that Invetment had been principally engaged
✔
it: The separate and distinct
in framing it
trainances, which are to supersede that General one,
will be prepared and passed-
previous to the expiration of the limit of three months prescribed by your Lordship.
its continued operation:
for
In explanation of the points
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
which
Acting Coloniat
Certificate from
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tha
July,
Treasures.
1845
te.
Ye
Ye.
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2
to in Ordinance
which have been objected 15, the Chief Justice has furnished.
me
with notes from which I proceed to extract
such as
for
appear calculated to account_
some of the
of the provisions of
as it stands at present.
the Enactment
As to the application of the Law
of England to this folong
Previous to the drafting of
Ordinance in
attention to a
the
quection,
I drew the Chief Justices passage in your Lordship's Deepatch N. 8, of June 3rd 1843, recommending the provision that the Law of England be in free here, qualifying this general
an
declaration by namely, that no
be considered in
exception almost as
· general,
part of that Law shall- force which
which may
be
inapplicable to the local circumstances
the folony or of
its inhabitants_"
of
Having
Having
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3
312
made the provision in-
Ordinance 15 aee ordingly, the Chief Justice
observes "The
objection
overrated From the
times made in Council
su
to this is perhaps
suggestions
as to the
I have at
application
of certain portions of the English Law, Your Excellencey will have perceived that I am
not prone to act without the advice and- assistance of which I should feel justified, may
that body - The only cases in
-
called
upon, to depart from the rules of English_ Law without that advice and assistance,
would be those
of sudden eme
emergency or of a practical nature. Thus I may instance
a Native India who was
the case
of a
of
speet-
on his trial at the last Criminal - seesions,
and who through his Attorney (there being no Bar here as yet ) claimed.
unfortunately
the privilege of being tried by a Jury
composed
one
half of
natives
of his
πιση
foun tro
4
fountry.
The
that in matters.
---- " ་
of
Attorney General- objected of this kind. the Law. England did not apply. I offered
postpone
to
jury
the trial with a view to a de medietate, when the claim was immediately waived. Now supposing the trial to have been put off for this purpose,
and in the interval - it had been accertained
that such a jury could not be empannel'd, I should have felt no difficulty in holding that in this particular instance_ the Law of England
→
was in a
in applicable.
"Perhaps Sought.
also to mention-
that in passing sentence of death. I mit that portion of the English form of sentence. which requires that the prismer should be buried within the precincts of the prison. This I have taken upon myself to do having learned from Major - faine that such form of burial_ would be impracticable
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in
L
in the
to the
present state
There
-
of
the prison.
can however be no
in the
fudge reporting suggested any departure from
Law
on
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objection
manner
the In
English.
the ground of its inapplicability to
-
the folony. Unless we continue to
5
E
apply
the
1
a
Law of England- as heretofore, in acendance- with the directions in despatch N. 8 of 1843,
we must have
to meet the
volumes of Ordinanets
large diversity of cases
cases that must arise".
Secondly, As to the prevalence of the
English - Law of real-property in Hongkong.
The circumstance
of all
all lands
within the Colony in the possession of individuals being held by Lease- from
Crown must
the
greatly simplify the questions
that can arise under this head. The instruction in. Despatch No 8 already referred to enjoins that the right of
luce ilion
6
succession to immoveable- property, and-
whatever
Is the alienation. of it, should
regards
be regulated - by English - and not- by
Chinese. Laws." B
Thirdly, As to Laws der
derogatory
Sovereignty of Her Majesty.
The -
to the
Deepatch . N.8 enjoins that
"even with- regard-
no rule or
regard to the Chinese-inhabitants
recognized - which
Law-can be
would - derogate - from the Queen's Sovereignty
over the Island". This
was the occasion-
the clause bring inserted in Ordinance N₤15, ! but - the description of Her Majesty as only "Queen of England " oversight.
was
certainly
an
Fourthly, As to the infliction of Chinese
punishments.
In despatch . N. 8 it is observed
that
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that "in Stor
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7
Hongkong
it will be
necessary
that for the Government of the Chinese
there the Laws and customs
reeiding
hind should supersede the Laws and
China
of
customs of England." The Chief Justice observes, "The power to punish Chinese
own laws for offences
according
to their
committed in Hongkong had always
previously
existed and been acted upon in
the Magisterial department, and the
lative founcil deemed _ it advisable to
Legielative founcil.
invect the Supreme fourt with this power -
It is
by the
one however
ver never.
fourt and theref
The mly
case
likely to be exercised-
therefore better expunged.. - perhaps in which it might be-
expedient to inflict
would be in the case
a
Chinese-
punishment
of female offenders
+
sentenced to imprisonment, but who cannot like the male prisoners be put - to hard labour. Here the application of the langue.
or Wooden
Collar
ዓ
315
Collar might be efficacious.
I believe that without the
дека
Summary
of
the central land, if we get at the real
ets of the case at once, do not consider
facts of the
it
or tail
application of the bamboo, the wooden- Collar, and deprivation of the queue, a in the Chief Magistrate's department, it would have been found impossible to to govern
who
are to the English
et derided-
the Chinese population, as 40 to 1. The Chinese at first the slow and cautious modes of English - procedure, and the following, extract from to Sir Henry Pottinger-
In
a note. of Neying singularly embodies their notions concerning
evidence.
"Regarding what is eaid-
in your
Excellency's deepatch. as to a certain Portu
and an
to
Portuguese English- Officer- being sent to fanton
give evidence in this case.
doubt arises
of Piracy, it no
-great-
a deeire to exercise-
froma
care and caution in matters of this kind; but
in cases
of murder piracy and such like,
we
necessary to multiply evidence,
evidence, which
merely
causes con
confusion,
and are thus spared
the evil of such criminal-cases becom
of such criminal- becoming
interminable - Becides, it has
<<
been the custom for officers
with criminals."
never hitherto
to be confronted-
Fifthly. As to the Chief Justice's
patronage.
In the New Zealand-
land- Ordinance
е
passed _ 22nd bctober 1841 is the following clause The
and dise
inferior Officers shall be appointed
discharged by and at the discretion of the Chief Justice (Part. III S. 12. ).
The object
in-
bestowing this patronage on the Chief Justice
was to
a more
to give the fourt
give. a
ready and
immediate control over its immediate
subordinate
Officers, and there
12
and there was an
express
proviso
i
10.
provise
as to the creation of any
new
office
without the written approbation of the
Governor.
Sixthly_ As to the exclusion of certain -
Legal
Practitioners
"
The Chief Justice observes that the
Ordinance 15 is undoubtedly
effect of leet 9 of or dis
to exclude. from the practice of the Law these
who
here
may
or in
there is no
have been trained _ to that profession
any
other British folory, and perhaps
sufficient
reason
for such exclusion,
but as the fourt- is empowered by Leet 10 to
Authorize in cases of necessity fit and proper_ persons to practise as barristers and attornies,
qualified, it is not to be
although not legally qualified, expected that any
serious
injustice would
result from the exclusion... So far as regards the exclusion of persons who had been qualified other of the British-folonies the
in
any
New
L
L
316
New Zealand Ordinance before noticed
red to as
may be referred
of a
furnishing.
a similar exclusion.
an instance
Seventhly Conctitution of the Registrar_
ao
Official
Administrator.
"The Registrar has already given.
ample security and he will be compelled to bring his accounts frequently
rently to audit. The theef Justice showves, Section 31 of Ordinance.
No 15 seems to have
under £100 can
large
21.
eecaped notice,
for
a sum
scarcely be considered too
trar, or the
to be retained by the Registrar,
14
period of 1/2 days to long for the retention of
a sum
₤100-
amounting to or exceeding £100.-
righthly - Vive- Admiralty Jurisdiction_
The frief Justice observes "It appears
No.
by the first section of Ordinance. No: 15 that prior to the passing of that ordinance there
existed
12
cristed in the fotony of Honghting a fourt with Criminal- and admiralty juriediation and - when it was directed, (I think by an order in founeil of which. your
{weellency has a Copy) that that fourt should be abolished and. Supreme fourt-established _, it was
α
suppored
to be in the contemplation of the Home
Government- to give
more-extensive
to the latter fourt jurisdiction in
16
every respect
than the former. But strictly speaking ive!) have doubtlese fallen
llen into Irror- Your Excellency however was furnished with
a
Book touching the practice and fees of the Vice- admiralty fourts abroad, which seemed to imply that the authority for constituting such a fourt had been granted.. Fortunately
I have exercised - no Vice=
ze the
Admirally jurisdiction. Before establishment of the Supreme fourt I of salvage, but the
certified
in two cales
was
was as a
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private arbitrator, not in my
judicial - Capacity.
It is almost . superfluous ofor
remark to
me to
your Lordship that situated as
this folony is a Vice = Admiralty Commission in due form will be much needed..
Ninthly. Juriediction of the fourt subjects in China.
British
"The
over
It is remarked by the Chief Justice substantial objection.
tion to the 23rd Section
of Ordinance Ne 15 seems to be the omission to recite the authority under which that
amed__ I do not perceive any
feetion was
framed. objection to declaring the jurisdiction of the Court, which was done in the present instance solely for the benefit of suitors
and others.
Tenthly, The Practice of the fourt
The
15
14
refer
The Chief Justice observes " I would
39.
The
to the acts of 2 Will 4. C.. uniformity of Process Act (amended _ by 3 and 4. Will. 4. C. 67) and 3 and 4 Will. 4. C. 42 - The Law amendment let for
-
the purpose of shewing that the Imperial !!
parliament sometimes
matters of practice
netice and
tes on-
tegielates
pleading in the
superior Courts of the Common Law in
The former England. The 2. statute is replete
with the most practical knactments and gives to the Judges of those fourts the power of making such further rules and they shall think - necessary for carrying the act into execution. The
Orders as
latter Statute demonstrates the absolute
necessity that may exist of an authority from Parliament to the Judges of the Superion fourts to make rules and orders in particular caces. That statute recites that doubts
might
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might
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arise, (very serious doubts had arisen)
as to the power of those fudges
-Judges to make-
alterations in the forms of pleading without.
the authority of
Parliament, and then
grants the requisite authority, but not without a strong opposition to the power of parliamen
The thus delegated.. matter however
being.
was
on
Parliament such
compromised by making it incumbent the Judges to Lay before.
and orders as they might prame
Rules
after which they
it
were to have the
Lame
enacted by Parliament.?"
force as if ena
The foregoing
seems to shew that
although the clauses now under consideration might, pursuant to the power given by the 24th Section of the present Ordinance, have formed the subject of a rule
nature, still
of fourt- as being of a practical nature, they · perhaps not very
very much out of I should indeed have much preferred
were
of place..
embodying
F
16
17
embodying them in the latter shape, but
it is to be borne in mind that until
Ordinance No 15 was
passed there
was no
in existence - Besides the
Supreme Court in
usual period for promulgating Rules
Orders
first
an
Court is in Term time_Now the
of fourt
Firm was
• fixed for November,
an
it was proposed that the fourt should.
-
therefore
be opened _ on the. Itt betober_. It ther
became desirable at once to put practitioners
in possession of such Regulations
necessary
as were
to enable them to conduct their
proceedings in due form, and this was
for int
-introducing
the
reason
the Ordinance itself!
them into
" Jobzerve that this 2.4th section giving the fourt power to make Rules and orders
among there clauses which it fit to be
is included
is said embrace matters more
regulated by Rule of fourt __ but a Rule
of
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of fourt to give the fourt - Power to make Rules of fourt would be
futile_; and- independently of the acts of Parliament:
already noticed the New Zealand -
similar provision,
Inactment contains a similar
(Part IV Sect:. 23) and further declare :
(Sect...24) that the Rutes to be made under the authority thereby giver-
same
thereby given shall have the
ec and
forec
and effect as if they had been
〃
inserted therein - ! It may also be remarked
•
that the 24 section of Ordinance N: 15
the fourt
gives fourt power to atter or revoke.
any
rule
or
་
regulation - contained in that matters of practice. Ho
Ordinance touching
so that such matters would, as it is said
-they should be the subjects of continued.
revision and amendment by the Court-
same as
itself, just
just the
if they had appeared in the form of a Rule of fourt.
rleventkly
इ
!
18
Eleventhly Appeal
In explanation of the provisions
under this head in Ordinance N:15 the
Chief Justice states. "The clause at the
end of the b9 section_ demonstrates that the framers of that Ordinance were not- ignorant of the right of Her Majesty
founcil. Herself to determine what
in
appeals she will receive- and on
but Au
what terms; it laid down in the Books
111
-Molonies generally
(see flark's fol. Low p. // rt. seg: ) that
there exists in the British-
a power.
1
both as to the time within which
not assuming too much-
appeal
were
they
and the sum for which leave to may be granted, they thought they
accuming
when supposed that the right of appeal had- "formed a subject of local legislation, if not of actual - legislation in the of an Ordinance, at least by way of Proclamation
or
form
320
Proclamation pursuant : to instructions from the Secretary of State for the fatonies as in Cambernon v`rgpoinard (Knapp's
--
Rep. 351) for it is clear that Sitigants ought to be
med_ in.
ed in some
informed.
mode
m
to be.
or
imposed upon their general right of
al.. and it reeurred to the framer
the present - Ordinance that this
19
other of any
restriction.
sought.
appeal.:
pamers
of the pree
informatio
H
conveyed than
mefully adopted--
of course be
expunged.
mation could not be more us
than in the manner
•
The clauses however, must-
I believe that I possese no specific
instructions of rom Your Lordship. on the subjour
from of appeals oncept those conveyed in the fireuler. Deepatch of 25th March, 184.5.
Lastly- Juries, Criminal Law, and-
Summary Jurisdiction -
He
434
(obzerves
"The clauses (the orves the thief- Juctive ) relating to these- several heads objected to on the ground that they form subject of distinct - Legislation -
are
They
were introduced into Ordinance
M:15 solely for
and as relatin
the sake of
convenience-
the
to the functions of as relating Supreme fourt. _ Had they however -
related to matters une onneeted with.
examples
are en
the Supreme fourt there are
in the Acts of the Imperial. Parliament
for
for
the introduction into the same act
of subjects differring application.
!
а
in nature and_
" With respect to the Jury clauses
which are
d
objected.
to on the additional_
to
ground of the policy of them being unintelligible. without explanation, I may remark... that with
very few
exceptions they correspond with the-
provisions
1
321
provisions of the New Zealand Jung
Ordinance - I am not aware
Jury
of any
important departure from the Law of England- except in one
instance, viz:
Jury to six instead_
limiting the Jury twelve Jurors
Thi
is
the
as it seems to
only point upon
explanation would be
orded in the
is
of
seems to me,
which
any
:
requisite, and it
in the 72nd Section itself"
The above
are
the observations
and explanations of the Chief Justice as to the principal points of the Ordinance under consideration. The vacation will afford him opportunity of giving
an
due attention to
its revisal_ according to your
Lordship's directions, and when the Inactments which
hich are to
supply
its
place shall have been passed, they
will be duly forwarded. for approval.
22
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I have the honor to be.
With the highest respect, Your Lordships,
Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
Dani
!
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it are
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16th July, 1845.
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Received
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Vietoria Hongkong,
16th July,
uly, 1815.
My Lord,
for
I have the honor to enclose-
up by
the
Your Lordship's consideration. and approval
Report - and retimate - drawn- Surveyor General, and approved by the -Commanding Inginer, for the improvement the Queen's Road on the East of Victoria :
of the
Some
ome minor
· portions of the Work. will probably be absolutely necessary in the - while for the convenience and safety the public; but - the main portion of the_ Retimate, and
mean
of
་
especially
the. Bridge-
at the north. Barracks, will be
postponed until approved from home.
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
fe.
tc.
to
I have the honor to be, With the highest reepest, Your Lodchips,
Most Obedient-
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Samdinches by Aud
Stanlegt transmito gue herwith, for the Conndirten of the a. C. y the Kenny, the Copyoza Llerpalit from
my
the Govenor of Hoplach
Stmitting an kamute, 4885790-557 which
for the improvement of the Luuen's Road in
the EastyMelona:
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that the Sfpenditime ind
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the Ludnytte kann,.
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161
July,
Gover
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No 101.
3 Enclosures.
Received
for the improvement
Queen's Road, on the
Submitting Report & Sitimate
East of
Victoria.
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have to achieve the
Receipt on despitet of the 18th of July last, de jos,
hansmitting a Report and Sitimate for
the
Improvement othe
Lueen's Rood
in
to
lesting Victoria.
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for the Expenditure moth
in that Estimate should.
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of perpering
Spenditure for Publie
Works a distint
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in which suck.
Expenditure is Ncom: Mended for sanction. In the furnt Case the information afforded
njour Despitet is
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very imperfect in that
Despech.
Land
N. 102.
Miscellaneous.
My Lord,
from
1876 19
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Kolonia, HongKong,
16th July, 1845.
I have received an application
Mr. J.T. Bush, an American
averchant of this place for an Exequatur
to act as Consul for the United. Mates at Hongkong, in the room
the poon of the late
Mr Wildron deceased. Mr. Bush has
prediced his appointment by the
triited States Government,
I have accordingly informed Mr.
Bush, whom Mbelieve to be an
lo
unexceptionable person, of my intention apply to Your Lordship for his Exequatur ; adding that he might act provisionally
in the mean while.
The Right Honorable,
The Lord. Stanley,
V/c Ye, ye,
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In connection with this subject Imay further state that Mr Bush has informed me of Mr Everett, late - American Minister in Spain, having been appointed minister to China, an of his being on his Ship of the line.
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way
out in
I have the honor to be,
а
With the highest respect;
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble hrvant,
Since the above was written I have had the hover to receive Your Lordship's despatch No : 102. of April 211=", to which the foregoing may be considered as an answer in Not Bush's farm
по
entered
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had
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that
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his, Lordship
the dubist he has no
objecting
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objection toffer bothe isme of the Lequitur
in this lase.
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informed that
Victoria, Hongkong,
16th
Governin
July,
1845.
The Lo Stanley.
Received
No 102.
Applying for Her Majestys
Wequatur in
favor of
at Hongkong.
United States Consul
Mr. Bush, to act as
103
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Vide Treat: Answer &
ted for me: I org.
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2.
My Lord,
1345
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Ketoria, Hongkong.
17th July, 1845.
"Three days after Mr. Martin's departure, the enclosed official letter from him to myself, with its mclosures, was - found in his office, and Saccordingly dd them to his letter addressed to Your Lordship, already forwarded by me. in despatch N. 95, and noted as having
by M. Martin after
been sent to me
his embarkation in the vessel which conveyed the despatches.
The melosed copy of a letter.
from the Auditor will shew the- irregular
course
adopted by Mr Marting in abstracting Public Document from
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Manley,
де
Ye
the
informed that
The
Received
Stankey
No 102.
Applying for Her Majestigt favor of
at Hongkong.
Sxequatur in
United States Consul
Mr Bush, to act as
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N. 103 Civil.
N%
0
(with 8 Sab. Enclaves)
My Lord,
1871. Hong
1845
Kong 532
Ketoria, Hongkong.
17th July, 1845.
Three days after Mr. Martin's departure, the inclosed official letter from whim to myself, with its enclosures, was - found in his office, and Saccordingly add them to his letter addressed to Your Lordship, already forwarded by me. in despatch N. 95, and noted as having
by Mr. Martin after
test for me:
Vide treat. Ansiver sh
2.
been sent to me
his unbarkation in the vessel which
conveyed the despatches.
The enclosed copy of a letter
from the Auditor will shew the irregular
course
adopted by M Marting in abstracting Public Documents from
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Aanley,
де
же
the
the Colony,
even without leaving copies of some of them by despatch separate
will prove
of 20th August, 1844, will Lordship that
prove to Tour
my
attention had been
directed at that early period to his
reprehensible habit of imploying the
Colonial Clerks in
copying
voluminous
documents of his
own, a
a practice which
at once burthened the public with additional clerks, and kept his
accounts in long
arrear.
by me to M Marlin
Mr
σου
the 20th
oron
After the injunction addressed
one who at once umd
* August
last, it appears to have been altogether futile to attempt exercising control over
emancipated himself pour the bonds of official discipline, and set at nought those principles which are generally supposed to influence, persons of right feeling.
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In addition to the letter from the Auditor, I have the testimony of the Clerks in the peasury office to the fact of their having been employed by M = Martin in furnishing him with copies of voluminous papers. He latterly brought into the office a by names Ford, son to the Armourer of the 18th Regiment, for purpose of assisting to furnish him torth copies of official documents which he was not authorized to carry away from the Colony-
the
with
Scan relieve myself from the
iw are other
way
responsibility of her Martin's proceedings than by laying these circumstances before Four Lordship, and Enclosing a
a memorandum & documents which
X Mo Martin has abstracted without,
leaving copies.
Extent
Gov: 1871. In 1990 ItKing
Shave the honor to be, With the highest prespect,,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble Arrant,
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R. M. Martin By
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that he
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: Mem
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the Colonel Lucomes in
that Colony which had
from
in the
2
red
that Office then
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Colony.
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for
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Adopted in absverlich
there deponimite
Records ytter Office: -
and his Ludlip denies
ん
me to requish that
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Sh 9 Jammer
Rith reference
your despatches of
lo
the
dates Anumbers mentioned. in the margin,
Shave to
inform you that found
ou
reviving the Leals of their
Department, that food
No 93-8 July - 1845. (1861).
June 1945 / 195/ Stauly, after repeated
95. 9 103.17
(1865) interaiens with MM. M. (1971). Martin, haddecided
ou considering the resignation
of his Office which he tendered you
you before quitting
ce
St. long as final and
Incconditional. Ender ordine
Сиш
ordinary
cir.
· comes tances, therefore, it have remained
would out
for
act
Le
on
Bedirect you to
on the instinction
contained in docd Hanley;
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Dee:
despatch of the bree " 1844 Nobs, & the appouch - ment of Misteront to theditecation. But it has doubtful appeared tome dout,
whether its would be advisable
tow
to act ou
that instinction.
In Godt hams cannot
A
ис
rutview with regut the Liang charge imponed on the British Fearng for the Civil extablishment
преселе
and other expenner of
A
Infolory of Mr. Hory, and
the
consider that M.
Frantice's resignation of the Decasunership. afford a favourable
mag.
Lowe
е
4 portunity for redecction. Shave therefore, to desire that
J
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337
you with taken unto you
necesalidating
derious concaidecation the.
practicability of countidy
the Office of Ficanumer with that of the Colonel
kating Lecrete
tony appean Won able objections
Or, if it should that insuper
tions by ist to that.
arrangement, whether
arraugsmant
some other arrai
mas.
nat be adopted which while its would lesene the charge
Деканаў
or
the British
would test
impair the effining.
thee public service. Schould with to be
informed of the rcanthop
fac
deliberation, on
kivsusest alourating
де
Convenience, and in the
meantime, Lapposue of
had made
the temporary arrangements which you he for the dischunge of Mr. Shantius duties.
have
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Mural phen
deveting
Please betray. Waterti
the filling up ofther
Ireathe.
sership at Hay Key transested-
lel-a draft-
and nitrad of that,
be pechased, acquainting the for= that H. M. Gust cannot-but-rican with reput the heary charge of the Establishment tollur ducccands
of that Colony upon the British Treasury - that I think the mains
mignation affunds a
nable
Opportunity for some reduction - that I would suggest to him to cuider maturely In practicability of anothlidating the Tramun Office with that of the Colonial Secre-
tury, or, in the count of his sung tury objections to that-arrangeunah,
desire that he will ramumund
any
other which he cumidees
toh practicalle without-ditciment,
to the public seccien
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Sir,
11871 & long 539
Colonial Treasury,
Hongkong, 8th July 1845.
I have the honor to lay before Your
Exsceltomy the enclosed copy
of a
of a letter from the
Commissioners for Auditing the Public Accounty,
received here by the last Mtail.
In compliance with the Instructions
*July 1845. contained in.
letter I have prepared the
accompanying answer and references.
To
His Excellency
I have the honor to be,
Sir
Your most obedient Servant,
(grid) W.MZ. Martion
John Francis Davis, Governor, He.
(Frans copp.) Maine
offy Col. Scap.
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340
List of Documents accompanying -
nd.
Copy of Letter from the Audit Board No 459,of 2 tpril
1845.
Queries received with Dr on the /== becounts of the Dr
June 1844 with replies to Dr. 43 References Treasurer's Letter in answer to Audit Board, Nr. 68
No of
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8th July
July
1845 with 2. References
(Fine app)
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N. 103, of 1845.
Inclosure N/ in Bespatch
53.
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511
Audet Office,
2nd Abril, 1849.
Liveries
Referring to the Quries and o
Observations on the Accounts which
rendered as Colonial Treasurer at
be you
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Hongkong
from 1st April to 20th June, 1844, and
ernor by
February
which were forwarded to the Governor
State in Feb. the Colonial secretary of State
tast, I am directed by the Commissioners
for
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Auditing the Wublic Accounts to transmit
two additional Queries, which
were not
included with those first prepared because
the payments to which they relate
connected with advances made
evere
by Mr. Towart,
and +
who acted as Financial Secretary and Treasurer previously to your taking charge
of
Suplicate
with the Board's letter ho: 453
of the Audit Board, received answers to the further queries
From Mr. Martin to Governor Davis, transmitting
of 2
April, 1845.
8冬
"July,
18457
departure of her Ricartin.)
(Received 11th July after the.
( 8. Sub_ Inclosures)
Kontgomery Martin, Esqr
re.
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No 103, of 1845.
Enclosure No / in Bespatch
1
។
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to the
with the Board's letter No: 453
of the Audit Board received
further queries
of
2nd April, 1845.
1
8 i
July,
18435
departure of the heartin.) (Received 11th July cufter the.
8.
bub Enclosures)
No 453.
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311
Audit Office,
2nd Ancil, 1845.
Referring to the Quries and
Observations on the Accounts which
rendered as Colonial Treasurer at
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Hongkong
from 12th April to 30th June, 1844, and
which were forwarded to the Governor
by
Hate in February
the Colonial secretary of State
I am directed by the Commissioners
last, Jam
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Auditing the Wublic Accounts to transmit
two additional Queries, which were not s
included with those first prepared because
were
the payments to which they relate connected with advances made by Mr Rewart, who acted as Financial Secretary Preasurer previously to your taking charge
and
of
Montgomery Martin, Esqru
the Colonial Treasury at Hongkong, and it was therefore thought desirable to wait the cxamination of any pouchers relating to these advances which Ald bewart might be able to
furnish. The documents produced by M " Howart have not however er, plained the charges in question In fowarding the enclosed Rueries I to express the desire of the Commissioners, that you should lay them, with;
am
& your
r answers
thereto, before the Governor with the least
possible delay, in order to their being returned by the earliest overland despatch, as it is conceived that the explanations
• you may give
--
the
for the
questioned points will assist the examination. of your account succeeding quarter from July to September 1844, which is
wow more
than due, and which will be under
examination as
as received.
as soon as re
I am, J.,
342
(Signed) Ichn Lewis Mallett.
Secretary
Grue Copy.
[Signed: 1
True Copy.
22 II. Comelate
bling
Clerk.
Marine Colonials Officiating Colonial Peretary:
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543
fir,
Victoria, Hongkong,
Colonial Freasure the 8th.
July 184
I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your
teller No 453 of the 2nd April
1845, relative to certain Queries in a
Quarterly
Account transmitted from this Colony for the
period from Ft June 1844.
my
That Account was prepared during
absence in July last on sick Certificate, [ Mercer, who had the kindness leofficiate
by+l":
during my a
absence, and il included
indiscriminately the payments made during
the
Commissary.
quarter by Mr Stewart and lon Seneral Coffin together with those paid by
me : it also included payments made during the month of July 1844. On- 5 return is Office in September, I pamed.
to
.re.
I. L. Mathiel &89 th
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Account
muutary to the commisioners for Auditing Pottie Moran's
Secretary
Public Accounts
London .
Duplica
Nc : 453, to hv Martin.
Letter from the Audit Bourd,
5th April; 1840.
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Account for the Quarter ending 30th June (conformable to the draft I had lift with my
Chief Clerk/ selling forth sejarality the payments made by W. Stewart, those made by Commissary, General Coffin and these made by myself.
This Account was rendered to and passed by the Auditor and bransmitted to the Commissioners for Auditing the Public Accounts on the 5th-
March 1845. This Account is the only decount for the Quarter ending 120th June which I have rendered, and this together with the subsequent Quarterly and Annual Accounts transmitter
will ex, plain all my pccipts and payments.
By letter to His Creellency the Evernor
under dalı 18th June 1344
1344 84.36 A Sobjected
10
to taking on myself any responsibility with requrd
to
6 payments made by Mr Suwart, and by letter
D. 19 of 5th March 1845 Itransmitted to the
Auditor here a Statement of the several sums of
ney
advanced.
by Mr Commissary General
leoffin
344
Coffie to the Land Officer, amounting le £722 182
-
for which final vouchers were required - and on
by letter D.22. Mransmitted to the
the same dai
Auditor a statement of Advances, made to Mr Gorden as Surveyor General, for which an explanation and truchers were required. On fyth March letter
1845 the Auditor transmitted to me a
relative to these advances to which I forwarded
ng answer
the accompanying
I beg to disclaim
monies
26th March 1845.
any responsibility
vies advanced by Mr. Rowart or
General Coffin, for all payments
for monies Commissary
made by me under the authority of Itis Excellency woerner Davis Shave produced
Vouchers.
I regret that the Commissioners for
Auditine Public Accounts should have had this trouble respecting the queries
I have, D2,
Tryna R.M&Martin,
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Maine
Cotenial Treasurer.
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345
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10.
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So.
Colonial Treasury
Vretoria, Hongkong,
28th.
th. June 1544.
Than the hones to inform Your
Excellency, that on an examination of the Decuments of this Department, I do not find it practicable to include in my Quarterly Accounts the payments made by the Treasurer Mr Stewart, or during his tenure of Office:
So.
There is pro useful object to be attained by. acting wore it practicable, for Mr. Stewart has this morning informed me, that he has sent home his accounts up to the date of Your
Excellency's anical by H. M's Acamer "Driver" begether with the wanants of Six Henry Rollinger.
Mr. Stewart also observes
that by incorporating the previous payments
His Excellency
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it would be merely doing the duty of the
Audit Bourd
My payments enamenced on the
57th May 1844,
and I respectfully, submit ti
that my
Your Erscellency that,
Accounts be rendered
pom that date and that Ibe not required to involve myself in a responsibility corespondence with the Audit Beard for payments of which I have
Official
--
cognizance and over which I had no control.
I have the honor
Te, Joy
Je,
[d./ R. M. Martin.
True Copy.
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Chrif, bleck.
(Sue copy) Maine offyCol. Leg
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316
Colonial Treasury,
Victoria, Hongkong,
26th March 1845.-
I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 14th. Instant, yesterday,
returns to Office .
ow my
In reference to that portion of your
letter wherein it is stated that final bouchers
for $16,308.39 have been actually laying for
eight months past in,
my Office, and were
m
only the other day to the Surveyor
returned by me only the other
General with an intimation that I did not
want them " I beg te state
& first, that I am
Jam
perfectly.
Audited
any
e
unconscious that
Vinchers for the suid sum of $16,308-39
( £. 3,5713-9-8) were finally transmitted to me, and I have never seov
final Vouchers for
that
re
A. &. Shelley Esqr
Auditor Seviral
i
547
that amount - and secondly that the blerk
_
of the Works himself, recently withdrew several
Vouchers (for £480. 15-2) referring to sums of money other than those paid by sue to the
Land Officer:
I bez te refer to letter No. 16 of the
bof.
my
17th February last addressed to the Colonial
Secretary in which I enclosed a detailed Ratement of the several sums of money paid
Soft
by me under authority of His Excellency Mr- Daves to the Land Officer from the 6th day of June to the 31th December 1844 and in which I also earnestly requested that the Land Officer be required to furnish Vouchers or reference to Vouchers for the sum of £ 13.170.6.1%/% distinct
the
Land Officer, may Late Treasurer Mt Newart or from Commissary General Coffins. To that letter I never received. a reply; I believe that it was in consequence
from Vouchers for any sums of money
have received
received from the
of it that lenchers to the extent of £480.15-2,
withdrawn by the Land Vipce of his
wvere
me,
ace orel, and which he stated verbally to
and for the first linn did not refer to ency received from me..
mency
which
With reference to the Fatimint
accompanied your letter of the say the Instant I am utterly unable to comprehend it.
I have ve
ned. R.M. Martin.
(Signed)
True Copy
Colonial Feasurer .
Signed 1 1. Comitate
Chich blesk
(Iove copy)
Maine offy Col. Ecp.
of
:
Sub. Enclosure 4.
348
Duplicate
From Our Martin to the Auditor relative to advances made to the Lain department
to 31th Dect 1844, in
reply
letter of 14th Instant
lo
26th March, 18775.
Sub malosure 3.
Nos. 23 to 25.
From Mr Marlin
to
the
include in his
finds it impracticable, to
Governor reporting that he
quarterly
by to Stewart.
accounts the payment arcade
28th June, 1844.
Audit Office
no.
250 April 1845.
349
Additional Queries and Observations on the Account of Montgomery. Martin Esq
in respect of monies received and paid on Account of the Go-
Gover
nment
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for the Quarter from 12th April to 30th June 1844, to which it is requested that Answers and Explanations may
be returned as soon as
possible.
By order of the Brand
(Signed) Otho He. Hamilton,
Isp
it.
Montgomery Martin B. 26.7
Colonial Treasurer
Hongkong
!
Reference to Account.
Abstract I:
Vouchers 1 to 16.
Observation or Query.
No
Answer or Explanation of the Accountant.
350
The Vouchers 70s 4 to include 23.
€
Jos. G
and repairing
Special Disbursements expenses for altering and,
to
of the Surveyor General's a Church, ame unting te L. 192. 11.97.
Office for
the Quarter
ending 30th June:
£.717.2.3%
3/
It is seen by Mr. Rewart' s Account up to the 37th March 1844 that Advances to the extent of $400, equal to £86.13.4 ster
: sterling,
were
made to the Land Officer for repairing and fitting up a temperary Church an Estimate amounting to
upon
$451.75 and leaving therefore only $31.45, equal to £6.17-7, due upon
that Estimate.
The Accountant is requested to state whether the charges included in Vouchers 4 to 9 were incurred for : epairs to the same Church for which
$ 400 had been advanced, or for,
Some
other building and in either case, to
building
forwar i the Authority under which the payment of £132.11.9% was made
The Colonial Secretary's letter No. 27 of the 14th.
January
1844, a copy of which, with that of the Remarks annixed to it are herewith forwarded, authorized the Amount of the Estimate to be exceeded if necesary
It is the same Church.
( Signed / A. E. Shelley.
+
T. Voucher 17
A Warrant
Reference to Account.
I. - Voucher 17
Observation or Query.
Mro.
Answer or Explanation of the Accountant.
351
Creceipt of that for $1,822 1720 for completion of Kitchen, ane Outlifices
House.
4. Mauant is produced for the 24 payment of $390 tex that as being
to
in the rear of the Government the final sum due to him on an
agreement for the work amounting ie $1,8271970 on account of which it is stated tha: Advances as particularized in the said Virrant, and amounting
to $1,4377.04, had been made in
the months of January, Méruary, March and April 1844.
The Advances, made by eltr Acwart during the peried in question appear by that Officer's Accounts to have amounted to $1,256-34; making, together with his previous advances for the same work, a total of $2,271.86 which is stated to have been advanced
under a Contract or Agrument entered into for the execution of the work for $4,044, leaving $ 172:14 due under that Agreement.
+
Explanation
to
The Estimate for this werk amountée të $ 4.0.44. Four thousand and forty four Dollars, was sanctioned in the Colonial Pecretary's letter of,
3 letter of the lay ishu, a very of
1844,
which accompanies. On a reference to Mr Rewart's Accounts it appear that the sum of $12,271-86 was disbursed by him as follows, piz:
Paid by Mr. Stewart to Anthony Collaço for Labor & Materials applied
· per Ratement and receipt accompanying
as
De by Dr to the Contractor Apat who it seems, underlook to
complete the work.
I paid by Mr Rewart.
Total paid
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Paid by Commissary General beffin on 17th April 1844.. Paid by cl
4Mt :: Martin on the 27th June 1844 under Marant Nr.
11624
th June 1844, of His Excellency the Eoverns, in which
A
$ 2,134.16
$ 1137-40
* 3271-86
$300.00.
only the payments made on the portion of the work performed under Contract by Apat are detailed.....$340.00
This sum of $340 is the only amunt for which it Martin is responsible and for which he how renderul tie Receipts of Apat, legether with a Specification of the work performed by him this agreement.
Total Cesspenditure.
Amount forfeited by Collaço for, materials lost by his workmen #141-
not disbursed..
Total Amount nel expended..
Amount of Estimate
$3961.86
841.14.
82.14
$4,044.
Reference to Account.
Y
+
X. Voucher 2. Payment to the 55th
Observation or Query.
Explanation is requested, as the apparent discrepancies cannot be reconciled.
No
These payments appear 25
Regt on account of losses to have been made by Mr hewart, sustained by families
consequence and they
of Soldiers in consequence of a fire.
Z.
$300.
· Payment to Mr Melbye fon account of :Captain Nash) for
Gun Boats.
$620-
- are included among the Advances forming part of the
-4-
Balance of his Account to 37th: March 1844; but Mr. Martin having charged himself with only the Balance of actual cash it is apprehended that he cannot be allowed credit for the two payments in questions, unless he has charged. himself, with the amount of them which does not appear to be the case. 1 Ligned.) O. H. H.
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Answer or Explanation of the Accountant.
332
In the Quarterly Recount prepared by M = Mercer during Mr Martin's absence in the North, these sums are credited, erron
own
by
crroneously.
Quarterly Account they
but in Mr Martin's
+ they are given as payments od for which he
which he is alone
Mr. Stewart, and for us
-responsible_they in his Statements, markeed
A. and B.
a re
ned.)
R. M11% Martin.
(True Copy)
Maine
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Sub-Malomore 5-
Sir
353
Colonial Department Government House Victoria Heugkeng
19th January 18
1844.
I am directed by This Isallency
the Covernor in Council le acknowledge the
receipt, of your lotter
and to authorize you
No 8 of the 166 hestant, No
to put the Mat Building
now, used as a Church into a perfect state
of repair,
euen
you
though the Estimate have submitted should be somewhat ersceeded.
You will proceed in this work in
:
consultation with the Revd. Mr. Mantou
and it will be advisable to have all the
materials collected and propared before you
counence on
the Building,
so aste cause
if possible, no interruption to the performance: of Divine Service .
A. T. Gordon Esq
At
0
Board.
Queries
s from the
Audit.
2th April, 1845.
Jo
Jo.
1
1
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It is understood that there is some
Chapel furniture / Benches, Reading disks,
Je, at liacac, and Mr Rickett has been directed to send it over, so that you had
better await its arrival and an inspection.
you later
of it before you
more. it
any
steps for providing
A copy of this letter will be sent to
Mr Santow.
with
I return the Estimate which your letter with some Remarks
appended to it.
I have ver
(Signed) R. Woosnam :
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carne
354
A Copy of Remarks sofered to in annexed letters
1.
2.
referred.
The Cadjans of the Roof and Wills should be renewe
The Doors ought to be panelled and glazed.
Something should be denote prevent the
glare
from the windows and doors in the hot weather. Perhaps with reference to the windows, green sill curtains and reen on brass rods, will suffice and tivo ratan screens/moveable) to place inside will suffice for the Doors without impeding the air 4. Some
Some footstools for Ladies should be provided or thin Hassocks that will answer this purpose.
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Any other, improvements that Mr. Stanton may suggest or that may appear advisable to Mr Gordon are to be adopted.
19th Jannay
True Copy.
1844.
[Pd.) H.D.P
(Signed) S. S. Cimelate Chief Clerk. (Free Copy) строй) Blaine offy Cl. hey.
So: 165.
Sir
355
Colossial Department
Government House, Victoria,
Mongking 7th May 1844
Shave the honor to acknowledge the
Receipt of your letter N = 12 of the 7th of February
forwarding
an
Estimate of Four thousand and
forty four Dollars. ($4,044.) for the construction of Kitchens and Servants' Rooms at Government House including the additions and alterations
which
you ivere
you
verbally directed to make
by His Ascellency the Covernor.
I am instructed in reply to convey
to you the sanction of His Excellency in Council for
the expenditure of the above
mentioned sum for the completion of
the
works specified, and I am to add, in explanation of the circumstance of your
1. T. Gordon Esqr.
letter
Sub-Enclosure
From Nd Woonam to Nor
Gordon, authorizing repairs
J
mat church.
ry
17. Jarr 27, 1844.
Answer No: 1 to Queries
long unanswered, that it
letter remaining so long was inadvertently mislaid.
I am, Jo
1 gd. / Richard Woosnam.
True Copy
[Signed /
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336
Chiefblasti:
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Offy Col hortay
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Suplicate
for constructing kitchens & Gordon sanctioning Estimate From In Worsan to Not
for.
amounting to. #$$ 4,044. Government House
J. May
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1844,
Answer No : 2 to Queries.
357
Land Department.
Service performed. Date of Authority
Construction of
Kitchens and Out Offices in rear of present Government House.
A private note from His Excellency the Governor in August
1843, and also Vide
letter Nr: 195 (Colonial) under date 7th May
1844.
tatement of Labour and Materials supplied by Antonio Collage in construction
of Kitchens and Out Offices in rear
244
3,3
Coolies @ 7% per
present Government House
To hire of 39 Coolies @
per &
@b
910. Masons &
Bricklayers @ 3.
745 Carpenters
Stones
Bricks ₤4/1⁄2 prin
946
Flag Tiles
4,500
4,000
136,800
Roof do @ 1.90.
Planks
621 Pls. Chunam @
387 China Spars
Nails
@ 4 p + $
Mat House for Workmen.
Diduct for Materials
lost by Workmen $41
Victoria, Hongkong,
31st December, 1843
Dollar
358
Certified that the Labour and
Materials specified in the foregoing
Statement were
duly supplied .
4 of the
471
46283
303 33
248 33
100
615 60
2365
855
36
155 25
18214
417
304 $2,175.1
2,175.16
2,13416
Signed.) A... Gordon
Land Officer.
I the undersigned do hereby
acknowledge to have received from A. P.
Gordon Esq. the sum
· of Two thousand one
surse of
hundred & thirty four Dollars and sixteen
Cents for Materials and Labour
specified in the foregoing
as
the foregoing Statement. [ Signed / Antônio Collaço.
Witness to the
Payment and lignature.
[Signed. / Wm. Tarrant .
Rexamined.
/ Signed: 1 A. & Sheiley
Auditor Gent.
(Ine copy)
Meine
Offy Col. Ley.
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In 1871 #thong 359
Auditor General's Office,
Victoria, Hongkong.
15
# July, 1845
uplicate
for Government House. construction of Kitchens
Receipt of te. Collage for
materials and labour, in
($$2,134.16)
Spelet 1
Sir.
In returning to your hecelloney the
enclosed letters and paper
Yesterday found
and
on
handed to me as
which
were
having been
in W. Martin's office after his departan
which your rucellency desired that
Ishould make observations which recured
ang
to me, I have only to remark that I never before.
saw these additional queries and that
Iven now
gave There
Mr. Mallet's original letter which
them is not fo
cover to them
are
forthcoming-
nal letters
several original_
missing
Office
which I
m the late Treasurer's Of
from
Tas
me
His reelleney,
of the Board of Survey appointed to
John Francis Davis,
Governor te.
tr.
te.
take
take over
Mr. Martin's Books and Treasure
on the occasion of Mr. Mercer's succession.
to his
had an opportunity of h it is not possible for
office-) Though it is
satiefactorily for
documents, nor
remar
King.
me to account
the alrenee
af
these
numerous and-
for
the
wasteful_ copies of all sorts which the flecks in that Office have been for mon the employed in making for
Mr Martin, still
it is a circumstance to be noted in
the particular instance of Mr Martin_
because that Gentleman certainly appeared
plecesure in
to take a
A us.
amongst
in throwing confusion.
I do not think however that the
formmissioners of Audit will have
trouble in unrave
any
ed web
unravelling the tangled
and varied devices in Mr Martins decounts,
breause they are entiraly conversant with such intricacies, and I think that there
is
330
is really nothing radically wrong in them.
I should beg
to
to recommend
your Excellency forward the enclosed documents to Ford Stanley for transmission tota Audit Board. Mr. Martin will be in London when
they arrive, when he will have
an
opportunity of selling all things to rights and of answering
such questions as may
be put to him
I have te.
(Signed) A. R. Shelley,
Auditor General
(True (opy)
Maine
Officiating folonial secretay
N. 103, of 1845.
holonore N. 2 in Besp
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331
Colonial heasury, Metoria,
Houghing. 174 July, 1845.
Memorandum .
Sar the Report made by the Beard of. Survey appointed on the transfer of the Theasurership from Iv Martin to anyself, the Books containing and relating to the Official correspondence
nce were noticed as imperfect. It was impossible at the time to distinguish between the preserved and missing
did this strictly
come within the
letters,
nor
province of the Board; but after a careful search through the documents recorded in the. Colonial Treasury Ifind the following result. Of letters writter from the Colonial Scretary's office, ›leven are not tobe found -
the
seven of these may be said to concorn Treasurer in his private capacity - three have been sent out of the office, as supporters to
the
concerning Mr Martin.
Letter from the Auditor
suplicate
15′′
L
" July 1875:
7
loppy
or
the duarterly accounts- and the remaining s relates to a public matter alone.
one
bf letters written from the Judicial departement sight are wanting six of which have however been require in support of the D' side of the heasurer's quarterly account, and parted with, as Iimagine, accordingly.
Of those letters written by the hirveyor
General, three,
are
e
missing one of which has
been annexed to the Quarterly Accounts; and the other tes are of considerable importance,
are connected with the collection of
as
they
the Colonial Revenue.
are
Of those from the Auditor, there three missing ; the first relates to Co-
Commissary General Coffin's accounts; the next is a Arcutar in which the buditor suggests a general system of Keeping accounts; and in the third
the Collector's Returns
are calles
calles for
Those from the office of the Chief-
Magistrate
532
are
Magistrate are complete with the reception of some merely transmitting fines and fees, therefore of no great importance :
From the office of the Superintendent
aird
of Trade, there are mine letters not now to be discovered four of which it is likely have gone. with the Quartorly accounts, while the other five have reference to public business.
of missing letters addressed to the Treasurer by persons unconnects with
mont it is of course impossible
Government
a
impossible to furnish
list ; and of those sent by the theasurer, many
were in hot Martin's own hand writing and despatched without being copied or recorded in the office so that with respect to these also it is difficult to say
what number ought. be actually found there
now.
In addition to the above deficiencies,
to
it may be proper to mention that, of a letter addressed to No. Martin by the soretary to
the
1
Ť
the Commissioners for buuditing Public Account,
on
arw
the subject of the first quarterly accounts transmitted by him the original is wanting and a copy only left in the treasurer's office, and that of all Ii Martin's quarterly and annual accounts not one exists in the Colonial Theatery, with the exception of a rough mach defaced although verified copy of that of the last quarter ; notwithstanding that Article 29 of the heasurer's Instructions has been always acted upon, and vach triplicate copy duly returned by the Auditor to the
(Signed) H. J. Mercer
Acting Colonial Treasurer.
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Measurers officer
(Signed) I. G. Comelato.
Chief Clerk.
"Hue copy.
Maine Officiating Colonial Ccretary.
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333
Ketoria, Hongkong?
19th hely, 1845.
As a judicial charge of £70
in
taxed
the Colonial accounts,
bring the land costs of an ex-officie
formation filed at the requisition of
Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane,
bom of necessary to give some
Item
Explanation of the circumstances attending it.
Aletter, Enclosure N), was received
from Ir Thomas Cochrane as far back August last, complaining of the alluck in his official character by the
as
on
hime
"Friend of China Newspaper, in consequence
of the salvage he had awarded to a
The Right. Henorable,
The Lord Stanley,
де
Ye, Yo Ye
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private
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private vessel which had rendered assistances totter Majesty's Ship Holf. His Excellency at the same time requested that an rx officio criminal information might be filed against the Editor.
The matter was immediately refered to the litterncy General, who gave the opinion herewith appended to the
Rear Admiral's letter, that the article in
the Newspaper
was
α
libel,
Reasons, however
ver, were
then urged
why it would be desirable that the
more
ex
prosecution should be on the part of his
"Thomas Cochrane himself, and not officio, and it was considèred at the time "that the Rear Admiral has been persuaded to adopt that course.
In the Cochrane proceeded in the Hag ship to Chusan, from whence he did not return
mean while fr Thomas
Fir
until
So2.
to 3.
534
until January . On the 211% of that month, - Preceves from His Excellency inclosure ho: 7, in which he still strongly urged the filing of the ex officio information, apparently not aware that the Attorney
General had
already commenced a prosecution on the Rear Admiral's own park
Enclosure No: 3 was accor-
accordingly
addressed by on the 28th January, urging very strongly
me to the Rear Admiral
the reasons why His Excelloney shouts be satisfied with allowing the prosecution to proceed in his
own name.
On
the 37. of
the same mouth, however, a very strong
letter was
peceived pomchir Thomas Cochrane requiring that the prosecution shouts be vx
officio,
on the ground that the attack had been made on his public and
official character, and that the interest of the service would suffer
were his demand
repised.
t
refused.
Having
done all in
my power by the letter above cited to disseade His Excelioncy
from the ex office prosecution, a court from
which I had abstained in
my
ного cafe
with at least equal provecation, I. considered that an officer of the high rank of the Naval Commander in Chief. Commander-in-Chief. might himself sustain the responsibility of a proceeding on which he insisted with so much pertinacity and vehemence, that it was not desirable to impair the cordiality which had hitherto so fortunately subsisted between us by continuing refuse his often repeated application.
The
and
was
to
ex-officio information accordingly filed, and the result of the trial was
I have the honor lobe,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble Arvant,
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335
a
verdict for the defendant.
Swip
:
Costs of
Reporting
Received
in
requisition of Rear Admiral-
Fir Thomas
3. Stanley
Whether this p
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right
cannot underland
what the Cling of king thong led 1 do with it. The hill,
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whether they wish that his thick indemnified at the Att:
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the Luds Committe
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7
Judicial Charging
Fidelotor. 174 - 15 Paper £70 appers in the
174-15
at the bolilor afte
to Themes Cochrane
filed GM. Cesment Σ - Offices reformation
the layed Costs gave Alenial becounts, being
Trend of Chine Marketer Find for a Libeln
embonquest that
th
ands of the hammint
Ishte chick with
Opinion & Stumes,
lochne ought to be
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in th
Case at the Publie fern.
Apense.
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704
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1845
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Lord Stanley
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DS. 20 New. 1045.
104 - 17 July 1845- raw? to add on 5th hap/66
Lam directed by Lord Stanley to transmit to you
herewith, to be hid before
the L. C. of the Kearney, the tch from the
Copy of a Llespetit
Gov. q. Ft. King, Jith it; duhome, reporting that's a judicial Charge of £70 appeared in
во the Colonel Accounts, being
the layed Cost of
ganly-
Officis deformition pled
by Wear bomial Si Kennes
Rotoreal
Cochrane against the Coletor of the Frend of Chine
g
Newspaper for a Sibel.-
and Stenby Living Apperled
the
the L. C. the Camirath to state whith in thei Opinion In J. Cochrane
leed
ought to be indemnified in this lase at the Sablei expense, their Indhips home Cephix that nothing les Any Statement from that. Officier on the subjich they are Imable to offer any Jimin in the questions; but that - Ley will tell on his L. fechame for the furtunless ottiliss
At the Jance line their Snortips obreme that ytte step taken wes purely on Sublic frounds They are of Oprimin that the spencer thede be borne & the
Publie.
Serbaguntzen &
Lamy
State to the duds of the.
and Stonnley's opinion that
·
the
338
Charge in portion shallh
Admitted in the Account
of the Gov. & A. Kup, thats the question whether it
ultimitif borne by
Who be uttr
Shot
In Thomas Cochome or hytter
Public Should. Stand over until the rupts of the Report for which the Lud Commiferniers of the Adminals. here applied to him, and that of the Charge should ultimitif be devolued on
the Juble it should not
Ямене
fall on the Invernes of
a
N.kay, which Colong
to have any
Not a seper
buito
parbuilar intent in the
Ilyich matter of the
Controve
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Inave to acknowledge
The receipts of foundesfalth
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The circumstance, reportery which you had
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under admitted & Judiccal change of t 70 in the accomtion the Colons of Milong, being the taxed coats of ane
を
ofan
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offices information filed
JR. Add Six F. Cochrane
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astriceat the Coliton of the "Friend of China" Neussafer fora ditel.
Am Godt cannot
Whea admit that the apeneer of these legal proudings should be defraged from the Remmer of M. thoug
nor cau
they allow that
thesafect in any way concerned ho
the (slong. They
cancest, therefore, sauction
570
алес
Even ara
στ
the
Readmission, temporary change Colonial Examiny, of the ipave in queation. and it with accordings be
that gave shouts
нескраен
claim repagment of the t from die I
Cochrane, whore indem- mification with be a neater
for distivel consideration
85 the views with reference which may be formed on the suze at the Lords Commisioners of the Adul In the event of
the account
not being repaid Shin J. Cochrane & M. God! would nevertheless feel poned to disallow it
ar
the Audit of Joen
The Kensuny, accounts with the Ken-
sued it was your authionil
that the disbursement
was made.
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371
Agincourt, at Hongting,
8th August, 1860
1845.
A Newspaper called the Thiend
of China and Hongkong Gazelle printed and
published in Hongkong had for
under
some time
measures
my m
made a point of attacking i for the management of the Squadron
my
commans, by placing everything that was done, in the most unfavorable -light-widently with the new of sxeiting - prejudices in the community either against.
ane
-
individually, or the Naval service generally. As these allacks horower, only called in question my public acts, troubled anysey little about them relying. upon the good sense of the Sublic to
His Excellency,
Governor Davis,
discriminate
Her Majdy's Plenipotentiary &, &.
Horghong.
discriminate between truth and his mis- statements; and it was not until he
thought proper to make the gross attack contained in the enclosed paper that I fett. called upon to take up the matter.
nv
Aur Excellency will perceive perusal of the article in question, he not only stated what he calls facts, the questionable points of which are untrie but he insputes motives to
me
which if
asc
well founded, wouts perider me unworthy of the situation . Photo - and as such article is well calculated to prejudice me in public opinion here, as well as to create distrust in those with whom
Imay have official transactions; -may request Four Excellong will be good enough to submit the same to Her Majesty's lettorney General ; and should he be of opinion that there is sufficient in it,
together
372
together with the hostile feeling continually manifested by him, to authorize onminal proceedings, that Your Excellency will be pleased to direct him to proceed against the Editor accordingly.
at
Ishouts have made this application.
aware
an earlier date, had Inot ken
until the arrival of Id. Attorney
there
was,
General, no officer to conduct such proceedings.
αν
The Editor's name is John Carr, and the accompanying extract from= Sydney paper will shew Your Excellenc the description of character within your Government to whom is confided the very important duty of vulightening the community on all public
true copy.
I have &
occurrences.
(Signed) Thot Cochrane.
Maiia
Officiating Alonial sherlary.
373
There
Insolvent Court.
Best of claims.
Proof
medlings heb
лоече пом were no
yesterday for proof of claims.
Nuw Insolvent
John Simson and John Carr, (the
latter now absent from the Colony)
business under the firm of
carrying on business
hinson are Carr, - Debts due by insolvents £4.78-1847; assets personal property £10 - outstariding debts L101752 - Balance deficiens 2467-108 - Exclusion of bad and doubtful debts £.5.3., 15.- 5: John Walker, official assignce. The following note is apperide to the schedule by the insolvent.
c..
John Carr of the above naine
firm, and the petitioner, John kinton,
dissolved partnership by mutual consent. on the 15th of June last; from the 30.
f
of the same mouth, John Carr was entrusted with the winding up of the concern, w which he did by collecting and converting into cash all that was - available and abscording with the proceeds in the "British Isle," "to Houghing in August last, and unknown to the petitioner until after his departure te obtained license of departure from Captain Brown, but it did not appear in the Public Phinks until the
Monday following the Sunday
which he sailed .
Copy-
on
(Signed) John Kinson.
Certified (Signed) Edio Waller,
true copy.
Maine
Officiating Colonial Secretary.
874 General.
Opinion of the lettorney Toninval. I have pead the foregoing statement and the newspaper
therein alluded to, and am.
article
of opinion
that this article is a libel on Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane. Ih
therefore appears to pernain for the consideration of His Excellency the,
Governor in Council whether this libel shouts become the subject matter of an
information 2x offices or not, unider the
ex
detailed circumstances.
10th August, 18440.
Victoria.
(Signed) Pans Morling.
true copy.
Maine
Officiating Colonials Sect &
A
yoy
Ture
N. 104, of 1845.
No / in Alspatch
375
Agincourt at Hongkong,
1
M
2450c
January, 1845.
Shad the honor on the 8th August
last, to address Your Excellency a letter on
the
ane,
subject of a very gross allack made upon by the Printer and Publisher of the "Houghing bezette and thiend of China'
newspaper .
At that period the Civil Courts of this island were not in operation; but as
understand they
are now in full force, I Request Your Excellency will be,
pleas,
as
is usual. in similar cases, to instruct
Her Majesty's Attorney General to take the necessary legal proceedings against the individual in question, who has, since
His Excelleny,
J. J. Davie
That
From his thomas
Cochrane, concerning
libel.
"Friend
o
of China,
hime in
tc.
the
8th August, 1844.
!
Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary
made.
that attack, pather aggravated than mar, amends for his conduct on that occasion.
Afeel it the
miore
assortial that a Public prosecution should repose the corvduct of the Printer and Publisher of the liber ann the flagrant perversion of fach of which he has been guilty, because the afactions to which he has given publicity are fully credited in the Mercantile Community, and character, which it is must-
seny
= fsential should be uphols with it, has been
most seriously impugner; and I fully
*
believe that were one of the
under
one of the squadron -
my command to get
ove
shore,
r
into difficulties, on these Coasts, there is
not one
of the vessels that navigale
them, works afford her assistance =
on
It is therefore from no personal
feeling with regard to an individual, with whan Ican have no relations, that I
376
trouble Your Excellency on the present. occasion ; but that so flagrant attack
an
may not pass with impunity, and that the Mercantile Community may, through the same medium, be disanised of the impressions they
I have &
now
lie under.
(Signed) Thot Cochrane
true copy.
Blaine
е
Officiating Colonial Secretary.
trouble
No 104, 7 1845.
Inclosure, No.2 in Bespatch
No: 412
377
Government House, Ketoria, 28th January
In accordance with
ex
1845.
my
letter of the
24th. Instant, I have to inform Your Excelling, that brought before Council Four Excellency's request, that an &x officio information shout be filed against the Editor of the third of China for the libel publisks in that paper on Your Excellenty
At no period have I myself or the
Members of Council entertained
of
any
doubt.
as to the right of Your Excellency to be, protected by the Colonial lovernment against libellous attacks made upon you
in
on a
- your public character, and when former occasion this subject was discuisse,
His Excellency,
Rear Amiral, Sir Thomas Cochrane, C.B.
Ye, ye,
Duplicate
From In Thomas
му
institution
Cochrane re
requesting
Editor of
Proceedings against
legal
"Friend of
"China" by Attorney General, for libel.
24
"January,
1845
i
¡
Iconcurred in the c
course
021
the
of proceeding then recommended by the littorney General, ground that a private prosecution was most likely to be successful, both on -count of the temper of the public at this
дове place, and the opportunity thereby afforded to the prosecutor of giving upon oath a full statement of the peal circumstances of the case, and justifying himself, while bringing the publisher of the libel to punishment. For this reason in officio informations in
of libel have been, as Sunderstand from the Chief Justice, in practice almost entirely discontinues
in England.
cases
As the course then suggested has been actually adopted, and the rule for a criminal information made absolute upon a full hearing of the case, the Council are of opinion that ame
change,
whils
change of the proceedings worts only
378
tind
to expose both the Government and. Your Excellency to the grave charge of unnecefaring harassing the deferirant, with a multiplication of legal proceedings and
of the sympathy.
costs, and that under cover
which this act of apparent prosecution might exeite in behalf of the defendant, the great object of the prosecutions, conuts be frustrated.
would
It appears that nothing remains for the Jury, but to find the fact of the publication, of which no possible doubt
can exist.
I have to
(Signed) I. J Davis.
true copy.
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Maine
Officiating Colonial Serotary
!
=
1
N. 10th, of 1845.
Ilosure. No 3 in Despatch
S
579
Agincourt, Hongkong,
It's Summary, N45.
вете
I have the honor to acknowliège
the receipt of Your Excellency's communicatin of the 28. chustant, ow the subject of the prosecution of the Editor and Printer of the Newspaper called the thiend of China -
tohen in communication with
on
a
Her Majesty's Allorney General former occasion, on the subject of the. more of providing to be adopted in - conducting the Prosecution against the Editor in question, and his pointing out. to me the advantages that wouls arise to Prosecutor from the opportunity of giving upon oath a declaration of the real
a
His Breellency,
Governor Davis,
Houghtons.
Circumstances
Duplico.
informations, to concerning ex-officio to Sir Thomas Cochrane, From Governor & avis
28
"January
1845.
circumstances of the ouse, I stated it was
my ignorance
quite immaterial to me, in of such matters, what line was adoptes, only that it must be distinctly understood that I would not have myself placed in the position of a private individual .- as I considered that to do so wout be
in a
derogatory to my public position in question arising purely out of my official dutics - and if anything has been done
during my
absence in the north at
variance with that understanding, I at
• party to it.
least am
ain по
But in a communication I
General
have had with M. Attorney Merling since the receipt. of Gour Excelliney's letter, I do not learn that he Entertains the opinion, that reverting to the usual proceedings upon such occasions would expose the Government,
or
330.
myself, to the charge of unnecessarily harrassing the Editor. He seems to say that the proceedings
car
o be quite well
takers up from whence they
and c
were
suspended, and be brought to a terminatio,
Iconfess Scannot perceive how the Editor show the shadow of a grievance
can
opportunity given
at har on the his statements,
having has an
hains of proving
one
him
the truth &
or on the other of acting
the part of an honest man by terisering a suitable apology when he found they pere unfounded; and thus showing he had not been influenced by improper motives; and of which officio - information wouls, Sunderstans, have deprived him.
an ex
With reference to the probables conduct of a Jury, I confess when douth thrown upon it some months since,
were
I saw
no cause
for participating in
them. It appeared to mes premature h suppose that a special jury of
intelligent m
men (and no such jury
had I believe wer then been called
together ) wouls depart from their oaths,
had the question been a political
Even
are in
no me; nor caw
involving party prejudices instead of a gross attack upon a public officer in the execution of his duty, and who was in hostility with Ibring myself to believe they could sympathize with a man who having inflicted a serious injustice and injury (and Ilearn that even within this week
my supposed conduct in the
of the "Welf has been a theme for animadversion) not only refuses to make reparation when he has the opportunity, but loses none of aggravating it ; ans shout my.
cade
confidence
.
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confidence in their integrity prove undesérved, I cannot but think it would be rather advantageous to this
young Colony that Her Majesty's Government shouts sarly beware of the
material of which it is composed I have V
(Signed) Thos Cochrane. "
how copy сору.
Mlacie
.
Officiating Colonial horetary.
8. 104, of 1845
Ialonore, N. 4 in Gespatch
5.
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Ni 105
Civil
My Lord,
332
187 ? Hong King.
Victoria, Houghong,
Con
19th July 1845.
Apegret to report to Your
to
Lordship that it has been necessary allow Mr. Bruce, the Colonial Secretary.
I leave of absence for three months from the.
Aus 15h.
16th Instant,
on account of ill health certified by two medical officers.
In the m
mean while I have
appointed Major Caine to officiate as Colonial Secretary during the absence of the half of the Salary
In
Mr. Bruce, and on
that 1 gentleman for the
vacated by that.
lime.
Mr. Hillier, Assistant
magistrate, will perform the duties
The Right Honorable,
The Ford Stanley
Ye
off
Duplicate
From bir Thomas Cochrane
requiring
an
officia
the Editor of
prosecution against
the
"Friend of China .
3124
"January
1845.
t
of Sheriff and Chief Magistrate of Solice,
lief during the same interval, and with half of Major Caine's salary and half of his son- as provided by the Colonial Regulations.
Shave, with the concurrence of the Major General Commanding, appointed Sieutenant Armstrong of the 18th Royal
Wish Regiment, to perform the duties of Cifsistant Magistrate for M. Hillier, peceiving the half of that gentleman's -
mensem. I
salary, viz; 100 dollars per
had aro
previous acquaintance with ._ Leeutenant Armstrong, but his gallant defence of the loost gate of Kingps on the occasion of the night attack by the Chinese forces, a service for which he
received
20
acknowledgment, pointed. officer deserving
him out to are as an
sorne
public mark of approbation.
Having been called upon to find
ac
333
a fit person to perform the duties of _ Coroner, vice Mr Hillier, I could select -
as.
none so well adapted to the office In Leggett, clerk to the Supreme Court A fee of 5 dollars is paid on each inquest, in lieu of a salary to the Coroner.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's
Most Obedient
Humble Servant.
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End
The
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30 Act 10445.
Victoria, Hongkong, 4 July 1845.
19th
Governor
N105.
Stanley .
Received
absence granted to Honble
Reporting 3 months leave
e quent
appointments.
Mr Bruce, and conse changes thereon in kveral_
candline
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184454
Forwarded by OCTE JR. Muntz
Stephen 29
78
|
Kavitachol the
receipt of your Despatch of
Lonistasley 30
the 19th, deflast, he 105,
Reporting that ported
Vide Sod. desp_00.21 Jund 46 Frented there Month!"
(1659)
y
Leane glebrence to W. Bruce, Colonel Sunting, Виле
on accounts ill-healths,
and that
7
had made
the following Anagement Consequent expon such abang
́abrence.
Chief Magistrals of thie
Major Colonial Sorting on Self
Salary of the Office.
Me Hillier, Afist. Myistal,
to
}
to actes Sheriff & Chief Megistrate =
perform to dutid,
of
b
Apistant Majestate : & M. Leggett, Click to the Inprence Const, to act as
Corner in the room of the Stiller.
Ihneeb Convert In my approvaly
then rangements..
Lands 2
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brg July, 1845
JAN.
Dear his,
I feel much
indebted to que por submitty знь
Mr. M. Martian Pronte
x
Letter to End Stanley, to Lord Stanly for sending mea copy of the same, as it Enabled me to contradict the mis-statamous made
!.
James Stephen E
with co
M. Marlin,
by
of
much boldness of him that wich to the part
unde
the mifred
Chris & Hrykay. Hi337
make his fortune,
them his Letter would newshahren propensities will
-him
not find to way and
agan nem
It is a pity that f I underland he is
t
he had not prefund doing Embenased in excumstances, his work in hearmer steadil
I only hope he
for few yean,
in lead d immlead
not be able linj
gracking at
no
huay
at a newspaper to this way fromising youry nets by publishing all the Colony, whir mont plowish
his Endencies. stite be returow
he has been picking up day in spite if
Lut fuey
retarded b
his love
notoris
calculates of make him
them,
han thesame
Enabled
N.106 Legislative
am
1994, nhưng hàng
Metoria, Hongkong,
338
1845
My Lord,
to send thin of the hand of
Mr. Dearm, of the Chinese
cur
Agihar
bt, ho poes
дом
home
a hil certifiante, of whom
I bey & introduce to
个
I have the Lovin the
Dear his
fur
most this ind
نے
"
hus? 168.
α
21th July, 1845.
herewit
I have the honor to forwars hire wik
✓
Copy of Ordinance N. 3, of the present year, intitled "An Ordinance for licensing the retail "of Tobacco and Snuff within the Colony of Hongking
4G
" and the waters there of." "The copy of this and
thereof.
of
all future ordinances will be forwarders in a printed and not & m
man
manuscript form, according
to Your Lordship's directions.
Having been instructed to include
the consumption of Tobacco and Snuff among other sources of Revenue, have endeavoured to
do this in the manner beast calculated to occasion expense in the collection, or to lead to
an evasion of the lax. The
of the tax. The former object was
The Right Honorable,
The Ford Manley,
아
Ve Ye, 4,
best
best attained by the licensing systein, which together with the plan of farming has been adopted here after the example of Sincapore, where it has answered perfectly, and left the freedom of the Port unfettered by Restom hous
Establishments, and the Government unburthened
with repenter
The temptation to evade the tax in an article of Chinese growth and of such universal consumption seemed to be best
<
secured by making the license as low as - possible, since it is retailed in the smallest
Chinese shops, and accordingly 20 dollars
is the amount, fixed upon.
I have the honor to be,
ぐ
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant.
Dan's
DROIT
OC12S 1846
W. 1074 H. Pay
339
HONGKONG,
ANNO NONO
VICTORIA REGINE.
No. 3 of 1845.
Y His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Esquire,
BY Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of
Hongkong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipo- tentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
"An Ordinance for Licensing the Retail of Tobacco and "Snuff, within the Colony of Hongkong, and the waters "thereof."
Title.
WHEREAS it is expedient to make further provision Preamble. towards defraying the Civil expenses of the Colony of Hong- kong.
No person
to
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I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council retail Cigars, Che- thereof, that from and after the First day of October next, no bacco, without a person or persons shall sell, or barter, or retail Cigars, License for that Cheroots, Snuff, or Tobacco, manufactured or unmanufactured, purpose. in less quantities or weights than those hereinafter specified, without first duly having had and obtained such License as is hereinafter directed for that purpose. That is to say: No person shall vend, sell, or barter Cigars and Cheroots in less number than one thousand thereof at a time, or Snuff in a smaller quantity than 1 lb. weight, or Tobacco, manufactured or unmanufactured, (except prepared in the state of Snuff,) in a smaller or less quantity than 2 lbs. weight thereof at a time, without such License for that purpose.
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ticulars thereof.
II. And it is hereby provided, that every such License shall be obtained from, and granted by, the Colonial Secretary, on be granted, and par- payment of a Fee of Twenty Dollars, who shall duly register the issuing thereof, and that the said License shall continue and be in force from the day of the issuing thereof for a period of twelve months from the date of its being issued, which shall be duly specified in the said License.
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Penalties imposed III. And be it further enacted and ordained, that if from for the infringe and after the time limited for this Ordinance to come into of this Ordinance, operation and effect, any unlicensed person or persons shall sell, vend, barter, or retail Cigars, Cheroots, Snuff, or Tobacco, manufactured or unmanufactured, in less quantities or weights at a time than as above prescribed and mentioned, he or they, for every such offence, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, to be recovered in a summary manner before any Magistrate of Police, and in default of said penalty being paid after conviction, the same shall be levied by distress and sale of the offender's goods and chattels, and if there be no sufficient distress, every such offender shall be liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one Calendar month. Provided always, that in case any such conviction shall take place and be had on the evidence of any common or public informer, he or she shall be entitled to one moiety of said penalty.
JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,
Governor, &c., &c.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this seventh day of July, 1845.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,
Clerk of Councils.
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I have the hover to forward
herewith a copy of Ordinance N44 of this year, entitled Can Ordinam
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and
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1844,
Ordinance for licensing Public Houses
d for regulating the retail of Ferments and spirituous liquors in the Colony of "HongKong."
Found
By the previous ordinance ho://, inacted by my Predecessor, and already confirmed by Her Majesty, it was that the small amount of $30, or about £10, acted as a great encouragement to individuals of the lowest description to
The Right Honorable,
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sit eep spirit shops, and that intemperance.
the trops, one of the principal causes of the reputed unhealthiness of this Colony, was difficult of prevention in proportion to the numbers of these haunt. One reference to the accounts of
some other
Colonies (as hon Diemen's Land Sobserved that £25 - was the sum pequired for
concurrence
a
License, and I accordingly with the
of the Corincil fixed upon
the most proper
& proper sum. This -degree diminish the
100 dollars as the most
may
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number of public houses, but it will certainly increase the amount to be received by the Government, in addition to the other object contemplated in the change
For the reasons above stated, I trust that Your Lordship will be disposed to approve of the alteration
I have the honor tobe, 335 With the highest respect,
Your Lordships
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Victoria, Hongkong,
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BY
No. 4 of 1845.
Y His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Esquire, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipo- tentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
An Ordinance to amend the Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, entitled, "An Ordinance for Licensing Public Houses, and for Regulating the Retail of Fermented and Spirituous Liquors "in the Colony of Hongkong."
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WHEREAS in and by the said Ordinance No. 11 of Preamble. 1844, a sum of Fifty Dollars is made payable on the issuing or registering of each License for keeping a Public House, and the other purposes in said Act specified. And whereas it is expedient that the said Sum or Fee of Fifty Dollars, should be licenses and re- increased to the sum of One Hundred Dollars. Be it therefore newals to be raised
to $100. 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, the Fee payable for and upon all such Licenses mentioned in said Ordinance (No. 11 of 1844,) and on all renewals thereof as may hereafter be granted or issued, shall be a sum of One Hundred Dollars in the place and stead of the said Fee of Fifty Dollars.
JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,
Governor, &c., &c.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this seventh day of July, 1845.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,
Clerk of Councils.
HONGKON
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No. 4 of 1845.
Y His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Esquire,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipo- tentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
An Ordinance to amend the Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, Title. entitled, "An Ordinance for Licensing Public Houses, and for Regulating the Retail of Fermented and Spirituous Liquors "in the Colony of Hongkong."
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Fee on future
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WHEREAS in and by the said Ordinance No. 11 of Preamble. 1844, a sum of Fifty Dollars is made payable on the issuing or registering of each License for keeping a Public House, and the other purposes in said Act specified. And whereas it is expedient that the said Sum or Fee of Fifty Dollars, should be licenses and
newals to be raised increased to the sum of One Hundred Dollars. Be it therefore to $100. 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, the Fee payable for and upon all such Licenses mentioned in said Ordinance (No. 11 of 1844,) and on all renewals thereof as may hereafter be granted or issued, shall be a sum of One Hundred Dollars in the place and stead of the said Fee of Fifty Dollars.
JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,
Governor, &c., &c.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this seventh day of July, 1845.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,
Clerk of Councils.
HONGKON
PRINTED BY AUTHORITY, AT THE O
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In conformity with Iner directions, an ordinance for levying duties on the consumption of. spirituous and formented liquors within the Colony has been under the consideration of the Regislative Council.
This would long since have been readily adopted as a source of revenue, but the following difficulty presented itself. Until the present time, the sepenses of. Auston-house establishment have been
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Entirely avoided, by the systems of licenses and farms, and by the chief revenue of the Colony being derived from Land pent: I
Land-pent.
The Right Honorable,
The Ford Manley,
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have studiously avoided as much as possible any approach to an interference. with the freedom of the Port by duties on its trade, even the levying of a tonnage rate. Were a Custom house requires for the collection of the duty on tines and spirit,
of it would be established almost solely for that end, and the charges might therefore be a heavy deduction from the grys recipt.
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Custom house Establishment. The
Ordinance of which I have the honor to forward the Draft has been proposed with that view, and the facility and speed of that have preferred submitting the Ordinance in its present shape to Your Cordship previous to its adoption, as -
communication is now such
the
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the experience and knowledge on point of this nature available in
in England may supply important amendments and
on so important a point. Janust add, at the same time,
additions
that no tax could be proposed in this Colorry so unpopular with all classes, whether mercantile or otherwise; and I wouts further beg to be instructed as to the liability of the Troops and the. - military department to contribute to the
impression prevails here that they are veempted.
tax, as an
Considerable facilities for the wasion of the duty might be afforde by the unusually retensive prontage of the town of Victoria, stretching as it, does along nearly three miles of the north coast of this island; but it be hoped that the declarations on the
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part of the shipmasters, the system of permits proposed, and the liberal reward held out to informers, tooûts be calculated to frustrate the intentions of the
muggler.
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Your Lordships,
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expressed
be more
more property
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rates of Fines, Pissy Hider imported in Bottles, and for Been be when impated in Carks - that unles illed for Grome beaution tocal circumstances
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in the description, in the 10th Gauene of the Informen,
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who shall be entitled to
a shace
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words "Public & common should be omitteds.
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Victoria Regince
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of 1845.
By His rucelloney John
Governor
Francis Davis, Require-, and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plonipotentiary and Chief - Superintendent of the - Trade of British Subjects in China with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
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importation of Spirits
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Wines and. Beer- for consumption
within the Eclony.
Preamble Whereas it is expedient that
the use and consumption of
fermented and
spirilunio
liquors by all classes within the Colony of Hongtong
to yield. a
a
should be made.
revenue- towards defraying
the expences of the Government -
there of
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thereof.
Ship Masters to 1. Be it therefore
therefore enacted.
sign a Declaration and ordained by the Governor-
No Landing
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of Honghong with the advice of the Legislative Council. thereof,
that it shall and
may
be-
lawful for the said bovernor to authorize the Harbor Master or other
competent - Officer. to require. all masters of Merchant Vesels of every denomination
on
immediately their arrival. in Hongkong Harbor to make-
mr. subzeribe a declaration in.
writing according to the beet- of their information and belief no to the several quantities of Spirits, Wine, Beer-
as
formented liquors
may
have-
on
m. other.
which they
board, statin
stating
what portion of the same. is for Ships' stores, and what portion, any, for importation into said- Colony.
2. And be it further, snacted- Franshipment- and ordained that no Master
Merchant- Vessel within
without a permit. of
a
the. Harbor of Hongkong shall. permit - any landing
n-
transhipment
407 transhipment from his Veese.
02
of any Spirits, Wine, Beer other fermented. liquors withou
having
previouely obtained
а
permit signed by the Treasurer of the Colony
or other
person only authorized, in default of which
he chall be liable to a
I not exceeding
Officeer may require.
Dollars.
penalty
One Roveand
3. And be it further inacted
4
further.
a return of fermented and ordained that for the-
liquors on board.... purposes of this Ordinance it under penalty of ... shall be lawful for the saia-Harbe Master or other authorized_Officer. when boarding any
500. Dollars.
Vessel on Arrival to
Merchant
require-
within 24 hours a return of the_
-
several _ quantities of spirits, Wine and Beer and other fermented - liquors on board to be
-given him, and. that he shall be further-
empowered _ to demand and- inspect the manifest. of Cargo, and if the Master of such- vessel - shall refuse or fail to comply with the provision of
-
this section he shall be liable
to a penalty not exceeding Fire Hundred Dollars.
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No Spirits, Wine &c. 4. And be it enacted and
or.
to be landed creept Ordained. that no
sperits Wine, at Harbor Master's Beer, or other- fermented - Wharf,
untess with spirituous liquors shall be - special-permit.. landed. in any part of the
Island of Hongkong other than
person landing or attempting any suck Spirits, Wine
the Harbour Master's
Whant
in
bry
Victoria, except under and
virtue of a special- permit from perom. duly authorized, on the free of which shall be stated "the particular place at which
the Treasurer or other
the same is to be landed, and
that any breach of the provision. Beez or other Fromented or Spinition of this clance shall be attended. Lignor at any other place than the with a penalty not exceeding. vaid Harbor Master's Wharf orthe one. Thousand dollars and the peace warned in such special
shall for cued and
Permit (as the case may be forfeiture of the goods to landed -
such at any other : place than the said Harbor Master's Wharf-
every
offence forfect and pay a sum
not exceeding 1000 Dollars and all suck Spirits de so landed or attempted to be landed shall be forfeeled.
Time of Landing 5. And be it further enacted_
and ordained that the hour of landing shall be stated - on
to be stated on
permit.
the
face of the said - permit. and a Landing officer- present_shall affix a
a mark and date.
on
the
Casks and cases to landed.
Duties to be levied b. And be it further enacted..
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Spirits, Wine, Beer, and other spirituous or fermented liquors landed in. Hongtone for
consumption shall be levied the following duties, namely: On all spirits and Spirituous
liquors Five Shillings fordallon. On all Wines, Perry, and Cider Two shillings and six pence- for Gallon
On Beer, ale and other
Malt liquors, One Shilling: and six pene - per Dozen -
Ship Master 7. And be it
to make a-
declaration.
No Publican to have
More
Inne than a certain
quantity of Spirits Wine
&c. on his premises -
7. And be it further exacted. and ordained that previous to the Master of any
"merchant"
Vessel - obtaining his Port. Clearance on the restoration of his papers lodged with the Harbor Master, he shall make and subscribe & declaration in writing that he has not landed or permitted to be
landed
any
Spirits, Wine, Beer: or other fermented liquors without having first received a bovernment permit for so ring.
8. And be it further enacted
and ordained that no licensed_
Publicar
Drawback
m-
re-exportation
Publican shall have at
time on
his
any
one-
premises
more
than
Fifty Gallons of Spirits,
nor
mne.
than one Stundred Gallons of Wine, Perry, Cider or other fermented_
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to guard
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breach- on evasion.
of this enactment or Ordinance-
it
It shall be lawful for the Landing
officer-
at
any
time. to cramine.
the premices of any such licensed Publican-
9. And be it further enacted and ordained. that when
Spirits, Wine, and Beer
any
or other.
fermented - liquors shall have paid
any duty
Owner or
on
importation and the
thereof shall be
Owners
desirous to
export.
the
same-
he
n
they shall be entitled to receive- from the Colonial - Treasurer- or other proper officer a drawback- amounting to the sum so duty thereon, on satisfying said Treasurer or other proper officer by declaration duly made
paid for
the_
and
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and subscribed with respect to
the duty having been paid, and - that such liquors
time_
are,
at the
of applying for such drawback bona fide - shipped - for exportation, in proof of which he shall produce the Bill of Lading if required
One half of the 10. And be it further enacted -
penalty to informer. and ordained that
or
every publice. common informer who shall prosecute to conviction. any person for a
a breach of the provisions of
this Ordinance shall be entitled.
-
to one moiety of the penalty received
further enacted.
Landing Officer. //.. And be it further-
to be appointed - and ordained, that it shall and
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with Salary may
be-
lawful. to and for said Governor to appoint for
the
the
Officer to
purpose of this act an be called a Landing officer
Ja
with
Salary of Three - Hundred. Pounds
payable. Quarterly
per
Annum
whose duties and security for
/
the
discharge thereof, shall be from
time to time determined on and
prescribed by the said - Governo
with the advice.
of
Executive Council_.
the suit
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Declaration to be 12. And be it further enacted-
in conformity with and ordained that when
recited Act.
any
declaration as aforesail shall be
-made and subscribed for
the
purposes of this ordinanec the
same shall be made and_
Subscribed in
conformity
with
and in pursuance of the act passed in the 5th and 6th years the Reign of His Late Majesty "William the 4th chapter
of the
62.
13. And be it further enacted.
and ordained that this ordinance
shall
come into
into operation
operation and
· take effect from and after the
day of
nextensuing.
Nr. 109
Inancial.
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Copy to The 1. Morys
C.0.
OCT25
My Ford,
1845
410
Victoria, Houghtong,
к
26th July, 1845.
I have the honor to forward herewith Plans and Estimates for pofairs,
alterations and additions to the Colonial
Prisons, which in their present state, as adopted on the first settlement island, were asot intended or Expected
of the
to be permanently adequate to the mids contemplated. According to Your Lordship's general instructions, the works comprised
in these Estimates will not be commence
without approval from home; but as the increased number of Prisoners, arising from the abolition of the punishment of, Transportation, has pendered it necessary
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Manley,
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де
Ye, ye,
to
to hive
anv
additional place of imprisonment. at the heavy pent of 200 dollars per neutem, it is extremely desirable that the requisite authority for commencing the proposed buildings be received as rarly as possible.
The small amount.
of
$230
at
page 13 of the inclosed Estimate, for converting a part of the present magistracy into a Debtor's prison, it is found necessary to undertake at once, as there is no proper accommodation existing for Debtors.
The alterations proposed by these
Estimates amount to the total sum
f
as
$6874 or £4369. 1f and the new beibings contemplated, including the purchase of a small amount of private property, specified, are stated at $14,878 or £3099. u) - In connection with the subject of : Blonial Buildings, I have to propose to Your Lordship
as a measure
If Economy
that
411
that the House at present hired for my
own
residence, if approved by a Board of hurvey, be purchased of the proprietor to -
Court House, for which it is
serve as a
well adapted, as soon as a Government
House shall have been wrected. The
on
Surveyor General estimates it at about ~ $10,000 or £2,088. The building is situated
a part of the Government Hill, and the
Tor Sohnstow, is under
Engagement
owner
to give it up on a fair valuation.
The early purchase of this property.
will be
a measure of Econ
of Economy, as it was. hived, according to the existing high rates
of Rental, at 1800 dollars per
annum
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble Irvant
Ndani
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enters
Governor
26th July,
845
The Love Stanley.
2 Mclosures.
N.109.
Received
on
Reporting of a permanent
"conversion of the present Magistrag
the construction- Gaol, and
into
A-
Court House.
to to; and enggesting purchase
Johnston's House for
886/on's prison & Hospital,
a
1877 H.hos
412
1245
Forwarded by oors J. Mund 30
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be
de mape
Ford Stanley 3
31.
Me109-Eb Luz 1845
DS. 1 Nov. Actions.
104.
Sam directed by and
Member, to trummist toyo heruth, for the Consenten
of the L. C. & the Leaning, the Copyga lepitet
Соруда, from the Governor &
Amykung dabmitting an White, ancorbing
Q
to $21,452 66, for Reprins and
to
and Alterations &
the Gaols at Viloria &her
the erection of lection
New Works :- and
and
proposing that the
Struse at present hired
for
End
GW 1877 Fr 2000 St. tong
horg
165
413
forhir
own Erdener
be purchand pithe
purpose. ga Court House
as torn u
Honemen
House shall have been Evited.
And Shinly deiner
me
his Opinion that
this Stinte thunbabe
Approved, and that the Governor she be authorized to purchase the Premises
which he propres to Convert
into a Court Home.
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15 Nov 18115.
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the 28th
of July last, hosol, Hem=
mitting Plant and
Extonites for repairs, alterations and additing
to the Colonel Swin,
at Stingkong,
and
proposing that the Stouse at present hired for your
Residence be punchend
for the proposega,
Cont House as soon
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1845
Trong Trong
For I Davis
Volume 2.d to July
May
416
May1 49 Mr Martin. Actu. Izspatch $165
May 1
N63
December 6. Encloses a
Letter from M. Martin
stating his intention.
of
retaining his appointment long as his health will
av
permits
50 Anchor & Stock. Authy. Despatch 187
Wilay 2 51 Currency.
Dec. 18. Encloses a Letter
of explanation relative to an Anchor and Stock supplied V Ac
Colony from
of the Navy.
the Stoves
Acken ! Desrätt 3661
December 4. Encloses
a
Notification and Proclamation
Mathe different coins current 1. regulating the mone
J
缀
in the Colony.
Encloses a ritnin of the
Public Officers whose Salaries have
been fixed in Starting Money
with their respective rates.
[
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1845
Sir I Davis
2.
May 3 52 Public Buildings . Papers & His
Despatches Confidentiel Dec 11
and IS 35 March 16.
Recommends that the construction of the Public Buildings should be under the superintendence of
Major Aldrich of the Engineer
and Ordnance Départment.
May 3 53 Blue Book. Excloses the Blu
May 6 54
Book for 1844 with a long report
on
the contents
bif the Colonial Secretary
as
also his own comments refers to his Despatch 9844 April 25 for his report on the Colony as to
&
future prospects be
climb loses a report on the Chinese Vessels having the exclusive right of trading, by Mr & Gutzlaff.
Despatches. Acker recipt
of Despatcher.
May 8 55 Hospital. Auther. Despatches I856862
Nov 14 and Dees. Considers
the locality of the present
Seamans
May 855
1845
Sir I Davis
continued
31
417
Seaman's Hospital to be unhealthy. Recommends making arrangements for accommodating the Police and inferior fivil Servants in the new Military Hospital with an allowance to Dr Dell 9 2600 per annum
for
Medical attendance.
May 8 56 Crown Lands. Alikn. Despatch
N57 Nov 19. Measures will be taken for carrying into effect the Crown Lands regulation) an amended Table of fees will also- be adopted Sales &e
in cases
7 Land
May 9 57 Taxation. Actu! Despatch N68.
Jan 7 1. Recapitulates the various sources of taxation he proposes adopting and comments on each of them.
May 10 38 Public Works. Actu! Despatch
88 72 Jan 27 and refers to his N52 May 3. Explains the different Public Works that have hitherto been executed
and
i.
May 10 58
1845
Sir I Davis
contimed
an
and enclose a list of the Public Buildings with account of their cost and their appropriation.
Pans
May 12 59 Chapel for the Encloses Rand
ज
Burial Ground
and Estimates of a sonall Chapel which has been cricted for the use of. -the Burial Ground.
Reports the improvement in progress, in the important
Valley of Wongreichung in the
North of the Island
and
explains the advantages & the Town which will
ard Go
до
}
result with reg health and Mercation.
May 19 60 Despatches. Acku ? recipe
of Despatches.
C
May20 61 Trade with China. Aikur Degratch
is 58 Nov, 20. Points out some descrepancies between different Ordinances which have been passed in reference to the Trade between the
Colony and the Empire.
of China.
:
1845
Sir I Davis
S'i
418
May 20 62 Councils ; Geekn! Despatels
N76 Feb 3. Reports the constitution of the Councils to be for the
Executive Cerneil, General "Aguiler, M. F.18. Bince and Major faine and for the Legistative Council, General D'Aguiler, M. J.W. Hulme. and ZMr. P. I Sterling.
Expresses his Catisquction at the efficiency of Mr Shelley
The Art Dotor.
May 21 63 Mail Packets. Acku ? Despatit
8874 Jan 7 26. States the arrival of the Mails
Jates
2
the last 5 Mouths and the Merchants invariably receive their Letter in a much shorter time than
the Government Despatcher.
May 21 64 Police Forze. Repers & Sect
Stater Despatch 831 Sept 6. Encloses a general scheme prepared by the new Superintendent Mr. C May for the complete establish-
Police Force
ment
Z
a
for
May 21 64
May 27
continued
1845
Sir I Davis
for the Colony, indicating the number of Constables require the amount of their pay and
If provision for their pensions. Reports his views Police force required.
ต
the
65 Trade with China. Auffer, despatch
878 Feb 7. and refers to
한
his N61 May 20. "Encloses an Ordinance N3 of 1844 and points out a discrep-
La ancy between it and the instructions com
convey
the aforesale Despatch.
12-1
May 27 66 Treasurer's Accounts. Autor Degratch 877 Feb 6. Replies to such
the Auditor's queries as have reference to the Gourmors instructions and authority for certain payments made.
May 29 67 Convicts pardoned. Encloses his
Proclamation May 22 grant- -ing a free Pardon to ninetten
Conrich
on the occasion of the Queen's birth day
May 29 68 Despatches. Acku receipt of despatcher.
1845
Sir I Davis
7
419
May 30 69 Post Office : Arkn Despatch 5182
Jane 3
Feb 17.
Enilons the
Post Office Accounts up to March 31, the Revenue
of the Post Office amounts To £1,500 per Annum net,
370 Ordinance. Ackn Despatch N85
Explains the particular
object of the Ordinance
泷
1844 and recommends
it's being sanctioned.
June 4 71 Ordnance Stores. Ackn Deprostate
N86 Feb 25. Explains,
The services for which the Stores supplied by the Ordnance Depart I have been required, amounting to £58.4.2
June 5 72 Pensions. Actu. Despatch 3869
or
a
Jan 7 2. Encloses a plan, signed by the Civil Officer, for granting them Pensions retiring allowances, on different scale to the provisions of the British
superannuation Act, which they consider to be mapphiable To the climate of the Colony :
1945
Sir I Davis
8
June 5 73 Mr Webster. Ackn. Despatch N73
June 7 74
Jan 7 24.
Reports on the claim put forward by M? Webster to some Land which had been granted for the erection of a Bazaar, but the grant had become forfeited owing to the conditions not having been complied with. Ordinance. Encloses an Ordinance 88 2 of 1845 For the assessment à House and Land Tax for f the Police.
J
"The
June 7 75 Public Works. Refers to his
the
Despatch 859 May 12. Reports that improving Valley of Wongneichung which was estimated to cost $4765 has been contracted foral $6000.
June 10 76 Despatches. Actor - receipt
of Despatches.
شا
Jamell 77 Ordinance. Ackney Despatch digs
Mar 19. Explains the object of the Ordinance 818
1844 for the registration The Inhabitants.
1845
Sir I Davis
420
June 1378 The Markets. Aukn". Despatcher
90291 March 5 and 6.
There
are three Markets
one let at $300 per Month, another let at $200 per Month for 5 years with the obligation of spending upon it $2,500. Salt Broker who exercises a kind Explains the duties of the of Police authority over the
Palt Jimks.
E
The Fees of the Supreme Court, they high but do not amount of the Salaries of the inferior Officers of the Courth
Jemeth 79 Preblic Works.
Public Works. Acku Despatch N93
March 9. an his N 52 May 3. Reports and refing & on the Public Works required and encloses Estimates their probable cost.
of
June 17 80 Treasurers Accounts. Encloses the
Accounts of the Treasurer for
For the Quarter ending
March 31.
June 2001 Appointments. Reports the pettowing
as
itrients. Mr Of Smith
f
इ
June 20 81
ontinue.
1845
Sir I Davis
to Check to the Clerk of Councils, to be deputy Registrar and M W A Cook #fill the vacanc Mr. H. J Hance to be Clerk In the Sec 7: Office, vice & Gibbons, absent berford leave, Mr W M. Nicol, to the Consulate duties in the Treasury Treasury, Mr Mr Rienacker The IG Comelate to be Chief Mark in the Treasure vice Captain Denham resigned.
to be Clerk in
June 21 82 Agents in the late War. Ackn! Despatch D 8 March 4. Reports that the $873. awarded to the ligents in the late your have been paid into Commissariat Chest. Despatches. Auku, receipt
Despatches.
June 21.83
1845
Sir I Davis
421
June 24 85 Mr Martin. Acke Despatch N97.
Inne
Juni 24 86
2-2
June 23 87
Ame 23 84 Mr Ouchtertony. Encloses an
application from Lient? Veuchtertony for compensation. for expenses incurred by him in constructing a Market House in 1842 on Land,
granted
to him for that purpose, but since resumed by Government.
March 25, Refers to his Despatch N44 April 25 for
a general report on Hong Kong. Replies WM Martin's report on the Colony and disproves many of
Zis Statements. Encloses correspondence with M Martin who claims to go home on
Leave of Absence to communicate
personally with Government on the affairs of China, he has refused Mr. Martins leave. and he is about to start without leave.
Mr Mercer will officiate as Treasured.
Despatches._ _Acker receipt
of Despatches. Expenditure. Enclosez
Estimate of the expenditure
an
of the Civil Establishment for the year inding the 31 March 1846. £43,105. Also estimate of the amoun
required for public Works in Two Years. £73.579.
?
1:
June 25 88
1845
Sir I Davis
/21
Revenue : Refers to the preceding
Despatch.
Encloses the Estimate of the Revenue for the year ending Mar 31 1846. £23,037. Remarks
01
the various sources of
Revenue from some of which an encrease may be expected -
July 1 89 Despatches.
Judy go
1 90
Emitons a Schedule of his despatches for the half year ending In 30. Appointments. Encloses retrons
of all appointments and alterations of Salaries for the quarter ending Iime 30.
Inty 1 91 Executions. Reports the execution
of a Chinese for landing by night and attacking & House with Firearms,
A
also the
execution of Charles Inward, alias Robert Sinclair for the murder of a man named
да Wilkinson,
July 4 92 Public Works . Encloses reports
and estimates of damages
done to the Public Works
by
July 4 92
1845
Dir I Davis
continue
by
131
422
a violent Storm & Flood which require immediate
attention.
his
July 8 93 Mr Martin's & Encloses & Martin's
Resignation resignation of
Office
July 8 94
as Treasures and Italy that M. Mercer has
over
taken charge of the Treasury, the Cash had been given to a Committee of Purvey compose of Mr. Mercer, Mr Shelley and Mr D'Almada. He has refused Mr Martin
a
copy of his day Cash Book. Treasurer's Encloses the Treasurers Accounts
Accounts for the quarter ending Inne 30.
July9 95 Mr Martin, Encloses, copy of a
Letter to the Sect of
& State
from Mr Martin, received after his embarkation for England.
Inly 10 96 Usury Law. Reports on the Usury
Ordinance and the discretionary power of the Inage in awarding interest not exceeding 12 perlent.
1
1845
Sir I Davis
14
July 10 97 The Fokien Men. Reports that the
Fokien Men are a
a particular race very commercial an migratory great enemies of the people of Canton, for which reason he has
Granted Land for building to them by
private agreement, at a distant part of the Island. The Parsels of Bombay Settlers in
the Colony have had some Land granted to them for a distinct burial ground, such being a usual practice.
July 14 98 Despatches. Auku ? receipt
of Despatches.
July 15 99 Census & Registration. Encloses a
report on the Census and Registration - the population is 23,817 exclusive of Military, a list of the different shops and Trades.
one
Reports year's
having granted leave of absence to MP Fearon.
July 16 180 Court Ackn. Despatch
Supreme Court N96.
Reports the observations in
detail
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July 16 100
continued
1045
Sir I Davis
423
detail, of the Chief Justice on Ordinance 8815. For the constitution of the Supreme Court and the assimilation If it to the Lavor of England. An Admiralty Court is much nuded.
An amended Art will
be sent home for approval.
Inty16 101 Roads. Pouloses a Report and
Estimate for certam imp
rovement in the Lueen's Road,
July 16 102 Mrr F Bush. Encloses an ap -
-plication from Mr F Bush
for
6427
exegnatu; as Consul for the United States, vice Waldron deceased.
July 17 103 Mr Martin.
Refers this despatér
Encloses
N95 July 9. some further Letters from Mr. Martin found in Mis Office after his departure.
Complains of Mr Martin
Taken away
away Papers of Documents belonging to the Treasury, also I inploying the Office Elected in copying for his private purposes.
having
3
1845
Fir J. Davis
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16
July 19 104 Adm". Sir Hochrane Enclons his July 21 107 Newspaper Libel correspondence. with Admiral Tis I Cochrane relative to prosecution
Newspaper.
For liber in a newer
called the Friend of China. A charge of 470 will appear in the Colonial Accr arising out of this Trial.
July 19 105 Mr F. Bruce.
ra
July 19
Private.
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To
1845
Sir I Davis
continue
N4. Lincensing. Public
Houses.
END 424
July 22 108 Duty on Spirits. Equlores the Erast
a
224
an Ordinance for levying
Duty of Spirituous Riquors
Considers it important to avoid the Establishment of
Custom House.
Reports Lowing July 26 109 Prisons. Enilons Plans and
granted three months have
absence to Mr Bruce The following arrangements in conseguente - Major Jame to act as Secretary, Mrr Hillier to act as Sheriff and Erief of Police, Mr Armstrong to act as Aps + Magistrate and
and M. Leggett to act as Coroner -
Mr Martin. Returns thanks for the
copy of To Lord Stanley,
y of Mr Martin's Letter
July 21 106 Ordinance Enclosy
July 21 107
D:
077
Ordinance N3. Licences for sale of Tobacco and Iräff.
Encloses an Ordinance
Ян
Estimates for additions and alterations & The Prisons.
Recommends the purchase of his present residence for Court House as soon as a New Government House is built the estimated value is about £2088,