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BY
No. 14 of 1845.
Y His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 5 of 1844, EN- TITLED, " AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF GOOD ORDER AND CLEANLINESS WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES," AND TO MAKE OTHER PROVISIONS IN LIEU
THEREOF.
[26th December, 1845.]
Title.
Preamble.
I. WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal Ordinance No. 5 of 1844, entitled " An Ordinance for the preservation of Good Order and Cleanliness within the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies," and to make other provisions in lieu thereof: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative 5 of 1844 repealed Council thereof, that from and after the passing of this Ordi- nance the said recited Ordinance shall be, and the same is hereby repealed.
fares.
Ordinance No.
II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every Prohibiting nui- person shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five Pounds, sances in thorough- who, within the Colony of Hongkong, shall, in any thorough- fare or public place, or adjacent thereto, commit any of the following offences; that is to say :-
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1. Every person who shall throw or lay, or cause, or knowingly permit to be thrown or laid, any carrion, dirt, soil, straw, or dung, or any other filth, rubbish, or noisome or offensive matter whatsoever, on any of the roads, streets, ways, or public passages, or into any well, stream, or wa- tercourse, ford, or reservoir for water, any of the drains or sewers made or to be made within the said Colony; or shall permit or suffer any such noisome or offensive sub- stance as aforesaid to remain exposed in any drain, sewer, or elsewhere, opposite to, or within the immediate neigh- bourhood of his house, or shall allow any accumulation of filth or offensive substances within the premises occu- pied by him, to the annoyance of the inhabitants or pas- sengers; or shall in any manner defile or pollute any well, or stream, or watercourse used by any of the inhabitants of the town of Victoria, or for the supplying with water of ships resorting to the harbour of the said Colony.
2. Every person who shall commit any nuisance in the neighbourhood of any house or place of public passage.
3. Every person who shall set out or leave, or cause to be set out or left, any scaffolding, bricks, lime, barrels, bales or cases of merchandise, or any other matter or thing which shall or may obstruct, incommode, or endanger any person or carriage in any public road or thoroughfare.
4. Every person who shall expose any thing for sale in or upon, or so as to hang over any carriage-way or foot- way, or on the outside of any house or shop, or who shall set up or continue any pole, blind, awning, line, or any other projection from any window, parapet, or other part of any house, shop, or other building, so as to cause any annoyance or obstruction in any thoroughfare.
5. Every person who shall encroach on any public way or Crown land, by erecting any building, either on, or projecting over the same, or shall construct any spout which shall project the rain water thereon.
6. Every occupier or owner of any house, building, or other erection who shall neglect to repair or remove the same when in a ruinous or unsafe state, and which shall or may endanger the passengers in any thoroughfare.
7. Every person who shall ride or drive on any foot- path without obvious necessity; or shall ride or drive in a furious manner, or so as to endanger the life or limb of any person, or to the common danger of the in any public road or thoroughfare; or who, passing or passengers meeting another horse or carriage, shall not keep to the customary side of the road.
8. Every person who shall lead or ride any horse or other animal, or draw or drive any cart or carriage, sledge, truck, or barrow upon any footway, or fasten any horse or
other
other animal so that it can stand across or upon any foot- way, or shall turn loose any horse or cattle upon the public road or thoroughfare.
9. Every person who shall, in any thoroughfare or public place, to the annoyance of the inhabitants or passengers, kill or slaughter, or expose for show or sale, (except in a market lawfully appointed for that purpose) or feed or fodder any horse or other animal, or shoe, bleed, or farry any horse or animal (except in cases of accident,) or turn loose, clean, dress, exercise, train, or break any horse or animal, or clean, make, or repair any part of any cart or carriage, except in cases of accident where repair on the spot is necessary.
10. Every person who shall keep any dog accustomed to annoy passengers by barking or otherwise, or suffer to be at large any unmuzzled ferocious dog or other animal belonging to him, or set on or urge any dog or other ani- mal to attack, worry, or put in fear any person, horse, or other animal.
11. Every person who, upon any public footway, shall roll or carry any barrel, cask, butt, or other thing calcu- lated to annoy or incommode the passengers thereon, except for the purpose of housing them or of loading any cart or carriage on the other side of the footway.
12. Every person who in, near, or adjoining any public road or thoroughfare, shall wantonly or unnecessarily blow any horn, beat any gong or drum, or make any other noise calculated to annoy or alarm any person, or to frighten any horse or other animal: Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall be construed and extend to any religious procession or festival, for the due celebration of which the consent of the Chief Magistrate of Police has been obtained.
13. Every person who shall wantonly discharge any fire-arms, or throw or discharge any stone or other missile, or make any bonfire, or throw or set fire to any firework, to the damage or danger of any person.
14. Every person who shall wilfully and wantonly disturb any inhabitant by pulling or ringing any door- bell, or by knocking or striking at any door without law- ful excuse, or who shall wilfully and unlawfully extin- guish the light of any lamp.
15. Every person who shall play at any game or pastime to the annoyance of the inhabitants or passengers.
16. Every person who shall play at any game in any public passage or road so as to obstruct the same, or create a noisy assembly therein.
17. Every person who shall beg, or expose any sore or infirmity to view, for the purpose of exciting compas- sion and obtaining alms, or shall lewdly and indecently expose
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Prohibiting other nuisances, &c.
expose his person, by bathing or otherwise near any public road or dwelling house.
And it shall be lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force to take into custody, without warrant, any person who shall commit any such offence within view of any such Constable; or if such offence shall not have been committed within view of such Constable, then upon complaint of the party who shall have been injured or annoyed by, or been witness to, the commission of any such offence; and in the absence of any such Con- stable, it shall be lawful for the party so injured or an- noyed, or who shall have seen the offence committed, to seize and detain the offender until he can be given into the custody of such Constable, or until he can be taken before a Magistrate.
III. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every person who shall, within the said Colony, be guilty of any of the following offences, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five Pounds :-
1. Every person who shall erect any shed or house of matting or other inflammable material, so as in case of fire to endanger any neighbouring building.
2. Every person who, without the consent of the owner or occupier, shall affix any Posting-bill or other paper against or upon any building, wall, fence, or pale, or write upon, soil, deface, or mark any such building, wall, fence, or pale with chalk or paint, or in any other way whatso- ever, or wilfully break, destroy, or damage any part of such building, wall, fence, or pale, or any fixture or appendage thereto.
3. Every person employed as a domestic servant who shall neglect or without just cause absent himself from his duty without the leave of his employer, or shall leave his employer's service without giving reasonable notice to the said employer, or shall wilfully disobey his em- ployer's lawful and reasonable orders, or use any abusive or insulting language or behaviour to his employer, or be guilty of riotous and disorderly conduct.
4. Every person who shall neglect to affix to his house and keep alight during the night, such lamp or lanthorn as may be required and approved of by the Superintendent of Police.
5. Every person who shall keep a house or other build- ing for the occupation or resort of public prostitutes, to the annoyance of any person inhabiting or residing near thereto.
6. All persons assembling together in the night time without lawful excuse, and every person seeing any such illegal assemblage, or knowing, or having reason to suspect
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that such assemblage had taken place or was about to take place, who shall not give immediate notice thereof to the nearest guard house or police station, or to some Con- stable belonging to the Police Force.
7. Every person employed as a private guard or watch- man who shall sleep on his post, or be negligent, remiss, or cowardly in the execution of his duty.
8. Every owner, headman, or other person in charge of any boat which shall be found alongside of any public wharf or landing place (unless while taking on board or landing passengers or cargo,) or lying off the same so as to prevent the free access of other boats thereto, and the owner, headman, or other person in charge of any boat which shall be moored or at anchor at a distance of less than one hundred and fifty yards from low water mark, between the hours of 9 o'clock at night and gunfire in the morning: Provided always, that nothing herein con- tained shall be construed to extend to any boat moored or at anchor alongside of any private wharf with the con- sent of the owner thereof.
9. Every person who shall cast or throw any ballast, rubbish, or other substance, either from the shore or from any vessel, into the harbour of the said Colony, so as to create a nuisance or obstruction therein, or shall neglect within a reasonable time to remove any sunken vessel in the said harbour belonging to him or in his charge or keeping.
10. Every person who shall wantonly or cruelly muti- late or otherwise ill-use any horse, mule, dog, or other animal.
And it shall be lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force to take into custody without warrant any person who shall commit any such offence within view of any such Constable; or if such offence shall not have been committed within view of such Constable, then upon the complaint of the party who shall have been injured or annoyed by, or been witness to the commission of any such offence; and in the absence of any such Constable it shall be lawful for the party so injured or annoyed, or who shall have seen the offence committed, to seize and detain the offender until he can be given into the custody of such Constable, or until he can be taken before a Magistrate.
Dogs mad or
IV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force to straying, &c. destroy any Dog or other animal reasonably suspected to be in a rabid state, or which has been bitten by any dog or animal reasonably suspected to be in a rabid state: and the owner of any such dog or animal who shall permit the same to go at large
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Cannon, &c. not
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large after having information or reasonable ground for believ- ing it to be in a rabid state, or to have been bitten by any dog or other animal in a rabid state, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than Ten Pounds: And it is hereby further enacted and ordained, that it shall be lawful for any Constable belong- ing to the Police Force to destroy any dog which shall be found straying or wandering about during the day time with- out any owner, and not wearing a collar with the name and residence of the owner inscribed thereon; and such Constable is hereby further authorised to destroy any dog which shall be found straying or wandering about between the hours of ten o'clock at night and gunfire in the morning.
V. And be it further enacted and ordained, That no person to be fired near other than persons acting in obedience to lawful authority, shall discharge any cannon or other fire-arm of greater calibre than a common fowling piece within three hundred yards of any dwelling house within the said Colony to the annoyance of any inhabitant thereof; and every person who, after being warned of the annoyance by any inhabitant, shall discharge any such fire-arm, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than Ten Pounds.
Prohibiting Of- fences in the Co-
or of Hongkong.
VI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every lony or Harbour person who within the said Colony, or the harbour or waters thereof, shall commit any of the following offences, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than Ten Pounds, or in the discretion of the convicting Magistrate to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding Fourteen Days :-
1. Every person who shall knowingly take in exchange from any seaman or other person, not being the owner or master of any vessel, anything belonging to any vessel lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, or any part of the cargo of such vessel, or any stores or articles in charge of the owner or master of any such vessel.
2. Every person who shall unlawfully cut, damage, or destroy any of the ropes, cables, cordage, tackle, headfasts, or other furniture of or belonging to any ship, boat, or vessel lying in the Harbour or waters aforesaid, with in- tent to steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain the same or any part thereof.
3. Every person who for the purpose of preventing the seizure or discovery of any materials, furniture, stores, or merchandise belonging to or having been part of the cargo of any ship, boat, or vessel lying in the Harbour or waters aforesaid, or of any other articles unlawfully obtained from any such ship or vessel, shall wilfully let fall or throw into the Harbour or waters aforesaid, or in any other manner convey away from any ship, boat, or vessel, wharf, quay, or landing place any such article, or who shall be accessory
to
to any such offence; and it shall be lawful for any Con- stable to take any such offender into custody and to seize and detain any boat in which such person shall be found, or out of which any article shall be so let fall, thrown, or conveyed away.
4. Every person who for the purpose of protecting or preventing any thing whatsoever from being lawfully seized within the said Colony or in the Harbour or waters thereof, on suspicion of its being stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, or of preventing the same from being produced or made to serve as evidence concerning any felony or misdemeanour committed or supposed to have been committed within the said Colony or in the waters thereof, shall frame or cause to be framed any Bill of Parcels containing any false statement in regard to the name or abode of any alleged vender, the quantity or quality of any such thing, the place whence or the convey- ance by which the same was furnished, the price agreed upon or charged for the same, or any other particular, knowing such statement to be false, or who shall frau- dulently produce such Bill of Parcels, knowing the same to have been fraudulently framed.
5. Every person who shall within the said Colony or in the Harbour or waters thereof bore, pierce, break, cut, open, or otherwise injure any cask, box, or package containing wine, spirits, or other liquors on board any ship, boat, or vessel, or in or upon any warehouse, wharf, quay, or bank, with intent feloniously to steal or other- wise unlawfully obtain any part of the contents thereof, or who shall unlawfully drink or wilfully spill or allow to run to waste any part of the contents thereof.
6. Every person who shall within the said Colony or in the Harbour or waters thereof wilfully cause to be broken, pierced, started, cut, torn, or otherwise injured any cask, chest, bag, or other package containing any goods while on board of any barge, lighter, or other craft, lying in the Harbour or waters aforesaid, or any quay, creek, wharf, or landing place adjacent to the same, or on the way to or from any warehouse, with intent that the contents of such package or any part thereof may be spilled or dropped from such package.
Superintendents
board vessels.
VII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That any Superintendent or Inspector belonging to the Police-force shall and Inspectors may have power by virtue of his office to enter at all times, with such Constables as he shall think necessary, as well by night as by day, into and upon every ship, boat, or other vessel (not being then actually employed in Her Majesty's service) lying in the Harbour or waters aforesaid, and into every part of such vessel, for the purpose of inspecting and upon occasion directing the conduct
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Superintendent
cause to suspect
pected persons.
conduct of any Constable who may be stationed on board of any such vessel, and of inspecting and observing the conduct of all other persons who shall be employed on board of
any such vessel in or about the lading or unlading thereof, as the case may be, and for the purpose of taking all such measures as may be necessary for providing against fire or other accidents, and preserving peace and good order on board of such vessel, and for the effectual prevention or detection of any felonies or misdemeanours.
any
VIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall &c., having just be lawful for every Superintendent, Inspector, or Sergeant Felony, may enter belonging to the Police-force, having just cause to suspect that on board vessels any Felony has been or is about to be committed in or on and take up sus board of any ship, boat, or other vessel lying in the Harbour or waters aforesaid, to enter at all times, as well by night as by day, into and upon every such ship, boat, or other vesse, and therein to take all necessary measures for the effectual prevention or detection of all Felonies which he has just cause to suspect to have been or to be about to be committed in or upon the Harbour or waters aforesaid, and to take into custody all persons suspected of being concerned in such Felonies, and also to take charge of all property so suspected to be stolen.
Removing Land- marks.
IX. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every person who shall remove or carry away any stone or stake driven into the ground as a Land-mark or for the purpose of defining or marking the boundaries of any Lot or parcel of ground, shall be liable to a Penalty of not more than Five Pounds, or at the discretion of the convicting Magistrate to be imprisoned for any time not exceeding Seven Days.
Wantonly break-
X. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every per- ing or injuring son who shall wilfully cut, break, damage, injure, or destroy trees, fences, &c.
any Tree, Shrub, or Underwood, whether the property of the Crown or of any private individual, or shall wilfully damage, break, or destroy any fence, or any wall, bridge, or embankment, shall be liable to a Penalty of not more. than Ten Pounds, or in the discretion of the convicting Ma- gistrate to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding Fourteen Days.
Exposing for sale unwholesome food,
&c.
XI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every person who shall expose or proffer for sale in any market or elsewhere any liquor, meat, fish, vegetable, or other article of food in a tainted, noxious, adulterated, or unwholesome state, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than Five Pounds, or in the discretion of the presiding Magistrate to be imprisoned for any term not more than Seven Days.
XII.
Unlawfully pos-
weapons, &c.
XII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every person who shall have in his possession any spear, bludgeon, sessing offensive or other offensive weapon, or any crowbar, picklock, skeleton key, or other instrument fit for unlawful purposes, with intent to use the same for any such unlawful purpose, or who shall be unable to give a satisfactory account of his possession thereof, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than Ten Pounds, or in the discretion of the presiding Magistrate to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding Fourteen Days.
Behaving riot-
breach of the peace.
XIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every person who shall behave in a riotous, noisy, or disorderly ously, or provoking manner, or shall use any profane or indecent language, or any threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, or whereby a breach of the peace may be occasioned, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than Five Pounds, or in the discretion of the con- victing Magistrate to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding Seven Days.
XIV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every
every Improperly pos- person, not being a Constable of the Police Force, who shall sessing the arms or clothing, or assum- have in his possession any article being part of the Clothing, ing the character Accoutrements, or Appointments supplied to any such Con- of a policeman, &c. stable, and who shall not be able satisfactorily to account for his possession thereof, or who shall put on the Dress, or take the Name, Designation, or Character of any person appointed as such Constable, for the purpose of thereby obtaining admission into any house or other place, or of doing or procuring to be done any act which such person would be entitled to do or procure to be done of his own authority, or for any other un- lawful purpose, shall, in addition to any other punishment to which he may be liable for such offence, be liable to a Penalty of not more than Ten Pounds.
Constables may
fender whose name
XV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force, and apprehend any of for all persons whom he shall call to his assistance, to take into and residence are custody without Warrant, any person who within view of any not known. such Constable shall offend in any manner against this Ordi- nance, and whose name and residence shall be unknown to such Constable, and cannot be ascertained by such Constable.
Constables may
Warrant in certain
cases.
XVI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force, to apprehend without take into custody without a Warrant all loose, idle, and disorderly persons whom he shall find disturbing the public peace, or whom he shall have good cause to suspect of having committed or being about to commit any Felony, Misdemeanour, or breach of the peace, and all persons whom he shall find between sun- C
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Power to Police Constables and per-
offenders.
set and the hour of six in the morning lying or loitering in any highway, yard, or other place, and who cannot give a satisfac- tory account of themselves.
XVII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That any sons aggrieved to person found committing any offence punishable either upon apprehend certain Indictment or as a Misdemeanour, upon summary conviction. by virtue of this Ordinance, may be taken into custody without a Warrant by any Constable, or may be apprehended by the owner of the property on or with respect to which the offence shall be committed, or by his servant or any person authorised by him, and may be detained until he can be delivered into the custody of a Constable, to be dealt with according to law; and every such Constable may also stop, search, and detain any vessel, boat, cart, or carriage, in or upon which there shall be reason to suspect that any thing stolen or unlawfully obtained may be found, and also any person who may be reasonably suspected of having or conveying in any manner any thing stolen or unlawfully obtained; and any person to whom any property shall be offered to be sold, pawned, or delivered, if he shall have reasonable cause to suspect that any such offence has been committed with respect to such property, or that the same or any part thereof has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, is hereby authorised, and if in his power is required to apprehend and detain, and as soon as may be to deliver such offender into the custody of a Constable, together with such property, to be dealt with according to law.
Removing Fur- XVIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall niture to evade be lawful for any Constable to stop and detain until due enquiry Rent.
can be made, all persons whom and all horses, carts, and car- riages, or any other animal or thing which he shall find em- ployed in removing the Furniture of any House or Lodging, between the hours of Eight in the evening and Six in the fol- lowing morning, or whenever the Constable shall have good grounds for believing that such removal is made for the purpose of evading the payment of Rent.
Persons charged with recent as- saults may be ap-
Warrant.
XIX. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force to prehended without take into custody without a Warrant any person who shall be charged by any other person with committing any aggravated assault, in every case in which such Constable shall have good reason to believe that such assault has been committed, although not within view of such Constable, and that by reason of the recent commission of the offence a warrant could not have been obtained for the apprehension of the offender.
Horses, Carriages,
&c., of offenders
XX. And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever may be detained. any person having charge of any horse, cart, carriage, or boat,
or
or any other animal or thing, shall be taken into custody of any Constable under the provisions of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for any Constable to take charge of such horse, cart, carriage, or boat, or such other animal or thing, and to deposit the same in some place of safe custody as a security for payment of any Penalty to which the person having had charge thereof may become liable, and for payment of any expenses which may have been necessarily incurred for taking charge of and keeping the same; and it shall be lawful for any Magistrate before whom the case shall have been heard to order such horse, cart, carriage, or boat, or such other animal or thing, to be sold for the purpose of satisfying such penalty and reason- able expenses, in default of payment thereof, in like manner as if the same had been subject to be distrained, and had been distrained for the payment of such penalty and reasonable ex-
penses.
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appre-
Warrant to be taken
XXI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every Persons person taken into custody by any Constable belonging to the hended without a Police Force without a Warrant, except persons detained for to the Station- the mere purpose of ascertaining their name and residence, house. shall be forthwith delivered into the custody of the Constable in charge of the nearest Station-house, in order that such person be secured until he can be brought before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to Law, or may give bail for his appearance before a Magistrate, if the Constable in charge shall deem it prudent to take Bail in the manner hereinafter mentioned.
Station-houses on
XXII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That when- Power to take ever any person charged with any offence of which he is liable recognizances at to be summarily convicted before a Magistrate, or with having petty charges. carelessly done any hurt or damage, shall be without the war- rant of a Magistrate in the custody of any Constable of the Police Force in charge of any Station-house, during the time when the Police Courts or Magistrates' Offices shall be shut, it shall be lawful for such Constable, if he shall deem it prudent, to take the Recognizance of such person, with or without sure- ties, conditioned as hereinafter mentioned.
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XXIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That when- Power to bind
over persons mak--
ever any person charged with any Felony or any Misdemeanour ing charges. punishable by transportation, or any other grave misdemeanour, shall be, without the Warrant of a Magistrate, in the custody of any Constable of the Police Force at any Station-house during the time when the Police Courts or Magistrates' Offices shall be shut, it shall be lawful for the Constable in charge of the Stationh-ouse to require the person making such charge to enter into a Recognizance conditioned as hereinafter mentioned, and upon his or her refusal so to do, it shall be lawful for such Constable,
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Condition of Re- cognizance.
Punishment of Persons suspected
Constable, if he shall deem it prudent, to discharge from cus- tody the person so charged upon his or her own Recognizance, with or without sureties, conditioned as hereinafter mentioned.
XXIV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every Recognizance so taken shall be without Fee or Reward, and shall be conditioned for the appearance of the person thereby bound before a Magistrate of the District in which such Sta- tion-house shall be situated, at his next sitting, and the time and place of appearing shall be specified in the Recognizance; and the Constable shall enter in a book to be kept for that purpose at every such Station-house, the name, residence, and occupation of the party and his surety or sureties (if any) entering into such Recognizance, together with the condition thereof, and the same thereby acknowledged, and shall return every such Recognizance to the Magistrate present at the time and place when and where the party is bound to appear.
XXV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every of having or convey-person who shall be brought before any Magistrate charged ing stolen goods. with having in his possession or conveying in any manner any thing which may be reasonably suspected of being stolen or unlawfully obtained, and who shall not give an account to the satisfaction of such Magistrate how he came by the same, shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanour, and shall be liable to a Penalty of not more than Ten Pounds, or in the discretion of such Magistrate may be imprisoned in any Gaol within the Colony aforesaid, with or without hard labour, for any time not exceeding Fourteen Days.
Power to grant
XXVI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if Search Warrants. information shall be given on Oath to any Magistrate that there is reasonable cause for suspecting that any thing stolen or unlawfully obtained is concealed or lodged in any dwelling house or other place, it shall be lawful for such Magistrate, by special Warrant under his hand directed to any Constable, to cause every such dwelling house or other place to be entered and searched at any time of the Day or by Night, if power for that purpose be given by such Warrant; and such Magistrate, if it shall appear to him necessary, may empower such Con- stable with such assistance as may be found necessary (such Constable having previously made known such his authority) to use force for the effecting such entry, whether by breaking open doors or otherwise; and if upon search thereupon made any such thing shall be found, then to convey the same before a Magistrate, or to guard the same on the spot until the offenders are taken before a Magistrate, or otherwise dispose thereof in some place of safety, and moreover to take into custody and carry before a Magistrate every person found in such house or place who shall appear to have been privy to the deposit of
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any such thing knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect the same to have been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained.
XXVII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That Power to examine when any person shall be brought before any Magistrate party from whom charged with having or conveying any thing stolen or unlaw- ceived.
stolen goods re- fully obtained, and shall declare that he received the same from some other person, or that he was employed as a carrier, agent, or servant, to convey the same for some other person, such Magistrate is hereby authorised and required to cause every such person, and also if necessary every former or pre- tended purchaser or other person into whose possession the same shall have passed, to be brought before him and examined, and to examine Witnesses upon Oath touching the same; and if it shall appear to such Magistrate that any person shall have had possession of such thing, and had reasonable cause to believe the same to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained, every such person shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanour and to have had possession of such thing at the time and place when and where the same shall have been found and seized, (and the possession of a carrier, agent, or servant shall be deem- ed to be the possession of the person who shall have employed such other person to convey the same); and shall be liable to a Penalty of not more than Ten Pounds, or in the discretion of the Magistrate may be imprisoned in any Gaol within the Colony aforesaid with or without hard labour for any time not exceeding Three Calendar Months.
Brokers and other
XXVIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if Power to order delivery of goods any goods shall be stolen or unlawfully obtained from any stolen or fraudu- person, or being lawfully obtained shall be unlawfully deposited, lently obtained and pawned, pledged, sold, or exchanged, and complaint shall be in possession of made thereof to any Magistrate, and that such goods are in dealers in second- the possession of any Broker, Dealer in Marine Stores, or hand property. other Dealer in second-hand Property, or of any person who shall have advanced money upon the credit of such goods, it shall be lawful for such Magistrate to issue a Summons or Warrant for the appearance of such Broker or Dealer, and for the production of such goods, to be delivered up to the owner thereof, either without payment, or upon payment of such sum and at such time as such Magistrate shall think fit; and every Broker or Dealer who being so ordered shall refuse or neglect to deliver up the goods, or who shall dispose of or make away with the same after notice that such goods were stolen or un- lawfully obtained as aforesaid, shall forfeit to the owner of the goods the full value thereof: Provided always, that no such order shall bar any such Broker or Dealer from recovering possession of such goods by Suit or Action at Law from the person into whose possession they may come by virtue of such Magistrate's order, provided that such Action shall be com- D
menced
Power to order
menced within Six Calendar Months next after such order shall be made.
XXIX. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it restoration of Pro- shall be lawful for any Magistrate to order that any goods perty lawfully unlawfully pawned, pledged, or exchanged, which shall be brought before him, and the ownership of which shall be established to the satisfaction of such Magistrate, shall be delivered up to the owner by the party with whom they were so unlawfully pawned, pledged, or exchanged, either without compensation, or with such compensation to the party in question as the Magistrate may think fit.
Penalty on Pawn-
XXX. And be it further enacted and ordained, That after brokers receiving the passing of this Ordinance every Pawnbroker within the Pledges from per- said Colony, and every Agent or Servant employed by any sons under the age of Twelve Years. such Pawnbroker, who shall purchase, or receive, or take any goods or chattels in pawn or pledge of or from any person apparently under the age of Twelve Years, shall be liable to a Penalty of not more than Ten Pounds.
Unclaimed stolen goods delivered to
Months.
XXXI. And be it enacted and ordained, That when any the Superintendent goods or money charged to be stolen or unlawfully obtained, of Police may be and of which the owner shall be unknown, shall be ordered by sold after Twelve any Magistrate to be delivered to the Superintendent of Police, it shall be lawful for such Magistrate after the expiration of Twelve Calendar Months during which no Owner shall have appeared to claim the same, to order such goods or money to be sold or disposed of towards defraying the expenses of the Police-Force.
Amends may be awarded for frivo- lous informations.
Penalty on Com- mon Informers for
compounding infor- mation.
XXXII. And whereas Informations are often laid for the mere sake of gain, or by parties not truly aggrieved, and the offences charged in such informations are not further prosecuted, or it appears upon prosecution that there was no sufficient ground for making the charge; Be it enacted and ordained, That in every case in which any Informatiou or Complaint of any offence shall be laid before any Magistrate and shall not be further prosecuted, or in which, if further prosecuted, it shall appear to the Magistrate by whom the case shall be heard, that there was no sufficient ground for making the charge, the Magistrate shall have power to award such amends, not ex- ceeding the sum of Ten Pounds, to be paid by the Informer to the party informed or complained against, for his loss of time and expenses in the matter, as to the Magistrate shall seem
meet.
XXXIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in case any person shall lodge any Information before any Ma- gistrate for any offence alleged to have been committed, by which
which he was not personally aggrieved, and shall afterwards directly or indirectly receive without the permission of a Ma- gistrate any sum of money or other reward for compounding, delaying, or withdrawing the information, it shall be lawful for any Magistrate to issue his Warrant or Summons, as he may deem best, for bringing before him the party charged with the offence of such compounding, delay, or withdrawal; and if such offence be proved by the confession of the party or by the Oath of any credible witness, such Informer shall be liable to a penalty of not more than Ten Pounds.
XXXIV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That for Second offence. every second or subsequent offence under this Ordinance the offender shall be liable at the discretion of the convicting Ma- gistrate to a penalty in double the amount, or to be imprisoned with or without hard labour for any length of time not more than Fourteen Days where the pecuniary penalty imposed for the first offence does not exceed Five Pounds, and for any time not more than One Calendar Month where the pecuniary pe- nalty imposed for the first offence does not exceed Ten Pounds.
XXXV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if Power to order any goods or money charged to be stolen or fraudulently delivery of goods charged to have obtained shall be in the Custody of any Constable by virtue been stolen or frau- of any Warrant of a Magistrate, or in prosecution of any dulently obtained, and in Custody of charge of Felony or Misdemeanour in regard to the obtaining a Constable. thereof, and the person charged with stealing or obtaining possession as aforesaid shall not be found, or shall have been summarily convicted or discharged, or shall have been tried and acquitted, or if such person shall have been tried and found guilty, but the property so in Custody shall not have been included in any Indictment or Information upon which he shall have been found guilty, it shall be lawful for any Magis- trate to make an order for the delivery of such goods or money to the party who shall appear to be the rightful owner thereof, or in case the owner cannot be ascertained, then to make such order with respect to such goods or money as to such Magis- trate shall seem meet: Provided always, that no such order shall be any bar to the right of any person or persons to sue the party to whom such goods or money shall be delivered, and to recover such goods or money from him, by action at law, provided that such action shall be commenced within six Calendar Months next after such order shall be made.
ces.
XXXVI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That any Power to remand Magistrate, if he shall think fit, may remand any person who or enlarge Prison- shall be charged before him with any Felony or Misdemeanour ers on recognizan- upon his personal recognizance (with or without sureties) and every such recognizance shall be conditioned for the appearance of such person before the same or some other Magistrate, for further
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tions, &c.
further examination, or to surrender himself to take his Trial at the Supreme Court, at a day and place to be therein men- tioned, and the Magistrate shall be at liberty from time to time to enlarge every such recognizance to such further time as he shall appoint, and every such recognizance which shall not be enlarged shall be discharged without fee or reward, when the party shall have appeared according to the condition thereof: Provided always that when any Magistrate shall take the recognizance of any person to appear at the Supreme Court, the Magistrate shall be bound to return the Depositions taken in the case, and to bind over the witnesses to appear and give evidence in like manner as if he had committed the party to take his Trial at such Court.
XXXVII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it moving obstruc- shall be lawful for the Superintendent or other Officer of Police to require any person whose duty it shall be to remove any filth or obstruction, or to do any other matter or thing required to be done by this Ordinance, so to do within a certain time to be then fixed by the said Superintendent or other Officer, and that in default of such requisition being complied with, the said Superintendent or other Officer shall and may cause to be removed such filth or obstruction, or do or cause to be done such other matter or thing as aforesaid; and it shall be lawful for the Magistrate before whom the offender shall have been convicted to order and adjudge such offender, in addition to the penalties hereinbefore imposed, to pay such sum of money for defraying the expenses of such removal, or of doing such other matter or thing as to such Magistrate shall seem just and reasonable, and the sum so ordered and adjudged shall be recoverable in the manner hereinafter provided for the recovery of penalties imposed by this Ordinance.
Compensation for Hurt or Damage.
Not to prevent
XXXVIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every person who, by committing any offence herein forbidden within the said Colony, shall have caused any hurt or damage to any person or property, may be apprehended with or without any Warrant by any Constable belonging to the Police Force, and if he shall not upon demand, make amends for such hurt or damage to the satisfaction of the person aggrieved, he shall be detained by such Constable in order to be taken before a Magistrate, and upon conviction shall pay such a sum, not exceeding Ten Pounds, as shall appear to the Magistrate before whom he shall be convicted to be reasonable amends to the person aggrieved, besides any penalty to which he may be liable for the offence, and the evidence of the person aggrieved shall be admissible in proof of the offence.
XXXIX. Provided always and be it further enacted and Indictment or Ac-ordained, That nothing herein contained shall be construed
tion.
to
to prevent any person from being indicted or being proceeded against by indictment or information for any indictable offence made punishable on summary conviction by this Ordinance, or to prevent any person from being liable to be proceeded against by action for any hurt or damage caused by him, pro- vided nevertheless that no person be punished twice for the same offence, and provided no compensation shall have been awarded for such hurt or damage.
nalties.
XL. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the pe- Recovery of Pe- nalties imposed by this Ordinance shall be recovered in a summary manner under and according to the provisions of an Ordinance made and passed on the 10th day of April in the year of our Lord 1844, and numbered 10, entitled," An Or- "dinance to regulate summary proceedings before Justices of "the Peace, and to protect Justices in the execution of their "Office."
Penalties.
XLI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in every Imprisonment on case of the adjudication of a pecuniary penalty or amends Non-payment of under this Ordinance, and nonpayment thereof, it shall be lawful for the Magistrate to imprison the offender for a term not more than Seven days where the penalty imposed shall not exceed Five Pounds, and not more than Fourteen Days where the penalty imposed shall not exceed Ten Pounds, the imprisonment to cease on payment of the sum due.
XLII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in the Meaning of the construction of this Ordinance, the word " Magistrate" shall word Magistrate. be taken to mean and include every Assistant Magistrate, and also every Justice of the Peace acting in and for any district or place within the colony of Hongkong.
General inter-
XLIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in the construction of this Ordinance, unless there be something pretation clause. in the context repugnant thereto, any word denoting the Singular Number and Male Sex shall be taken to extend to any number of Persons or Things and to Both Sexes.
JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS
Governor, &c., &c.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 26th day of December, 1845.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY, Clerk of Councils.
HONGKONG
PRINTED BY AUTHORITY, at the Off'
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My Lord,
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Victoria, Hongtong,
12th January, 18/6.
I have the honor to forward-
herewith the enclosed. Reports and Retimates for Public Works, consisting entirely of Roads
Places
in
for Military or Civil purposes within the folony, and Piers or Landing
of Victoria..
Town
the
for the
Report and retimate. N:10 is
- -
Aldrich
use
construction of three Stone Piers, to be created. on the Sea face of the town for public- at a charge of £ 490.17.4 - It is accompanied by a report from Major commanding Royal Engineer, approving of the particulars of the ratimate, and recommending
that the work be executed..
The Right Honnable,
The Lord Stanley
Report
&c.
fc.
Ye.
the N:3.
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are likewise
reported by the commandin
ding
-
Royal Engineer, as cerrect and fit. for adoption. I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
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Report and Retimate. N. 9 is for completion of the Saiwan. and Tytam- Rond, principally used by the Military between Vietoria, Saiwan. and Stanley.- This having been, to Major. Aldrich_ for
and
as usual, submitted
his consideration
report, I have the honor to forward.
fieer's recommendation that the B 4.
that officer's
retimate amounts
to £1258.2.11 be
adopted, and the work executed
Contract_
or ra
retimate. N.11 is for
by-
the
- re
repair,
No 5
rather completion of the Causeway
Sukumpu Bay, a laborious and _
across
expensive work, for the sum
£ 4 6 8 x 8.8.
b -
of
retimate. No 12 is for the completion =
of the Road to Aberdeen, six miles from Victoria - the additional-sum
required
being £382.16.0 - Both these retimates
are
N? b
25 March
I presume that ins
Estimalis
for the da
9
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th
the
19th
Loty Stanley.
Fir J.F. Davis,
January, 1846.
The 2
Received
N. 3.
6 Inclosures.
Transmitting "Tytam, and Aberdeen Roads, - and for the completion of the Saiwan, Reports and Estimater
of 3 Landing Places in the Bay; also, for the construction of the causeway across the Sukurpe
town of
Victoria.
Sated
417 Hongkong
19
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Forwarded by MARY MB Mundock 31 MEStephen 31 Lord LyHellon
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2 April 1846.
Sarn directed byßer.
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Semiting Glirestone to kommet tym hewitt. for the Consideration ofthe Inde Ammisinion ofthe Tranny, the Apyge Despatch from the fruener
of Athing suctioning Reports and
Estimates
for the Completion of the Saiwan, Tytem and Aberdeen Roads, - endof the Causery acrofathe Sukun feety; the for Sukunpeetay;
the Construction of three
Landing Places in the
of
Samtohyperton to state to the Lude ch the heavy Reflections
opinion that the
Spenditure marked in these Extimatur should ruine thes
Sanction
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1846
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Stephen 22
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Lord Lyttelton 23 MESEC Gladstone
23
Thane
20
Des 23 April1046
llegated of the 12th Jan!
Alespitit
list, he. I, trimmitting
ho.3,
Sitimeter
Reports and betinate, for
the Completion of the
Sariven, Sytem
and
Aberdeen Ronds of the
Causeway across
the
Sukumpa Bay - and s
for the Construction Lending Places in the Juny Victoria.
Shanto aquaint
Construction of three
ay
juthat the Afunditions
to be minned for
there
>
them Works has been
homitted in the
Recents of the Colong.
Lender
th
Sit
Royal Engineer's Office,
Victoria, Honghong,
December 1st 1845.
I have the honor to return.
21
you
Novt . 1845 . Report and Climate Dr 10, with three
24
20th Nov.
drawings for constructing three Landing Staces in the Town of Victoria, Westem Gistrict,
transmitted to
me
by you for my opinion thereen, by His Excellency The Governor's
Order.
I have the honor to express my
approval of the same, and to recommend that the Services should be execeited by Contract.
The Honorable
I have, Je.
1.
Signed Edward Aldrich Major:
Com 7. B. 4 Sup 7 Engineer.
☆ F. W. A. Bruce.
Colonial Secretary.
(True Copy).
Prederick M.A. Bonce
4.6
8. 6.
6th January
ir,
22
Royal Engineer Officers Victoria. Honghong,
January 9th 18119.
I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your better, transmitting by His Excellency the Governor's order
Reports and
orts and Estimates and
$2.4.11.412. three Reports
me
Requesting my opinion upon the same.
Report and Estimate Nr. 9. for
L. 1258.2,11,
1258.2, 11, is to_complete the Road from the Causeway at the Cast side
of
sukumpu Bay to Tyłam by Saiwan and is a continuation of the former an grants upon this road amounting to £ 6184.13.41. I have examined this line of Roud and I have to report, that I consider the replanation.
entered
The Honorable,
F. W. A. Bruce,
Colonial Secretary,
23
entered into by the Surveyor General, of the
present excess of expenditure beyond the sums that have already been allowed, should be fully entertained,
in
as the difficulties forming the
line of Road from the summit leve of the road South of Saievan to Tytam
have been great, in working
line
the
through many portions of very hard trap formation, and throughout upon many steep slopes. It also appears from the Report for this... Service, that on completion with - the
- present sum to be
sum to be unthorized, -
the whole disbursement will be much under the date of the lowest Tender received, in the endeavour s that was made to execute this Service by Contract.
Report and Estimate Nr. 11
embraces
7
embraces two Items : the Repair of the Sukumpue Bay for
Causeway
over
£ 389.3.7 and for the formation of a pathway along the shore of the Bay amounting to £79.5.1. I consider the whole should appear for the completion of the line and not as "Repair ; " the first being obviously
α
a considerable addition to the Service.
The Report upon the necessity for this Expenditure appears to me satisfactory, and the outlay upon it to be immediately required to preserve the works already executed. I have examined the Causeway throughout and the backing of the
Sea wall with concrete, under all the circumstances I think the best proposal to be entertained.
it and Estimate 8.12.
Report
for
24
2
for I 382.11 .. is to compick the road from West Point to Oberdien, in
addition to the former
sums allowed
r
in the amount of £41,041 4.13.9/2.
I have examined this road and it
appears to me
that the Estimate -
and Report for this additional -
expenditure is diawn up with every necessary detail to authorize the_ amount; and clearly to show the necessity for the immediate expendi= the same, to complete
ture
of
Service.
the
The excess of the present · expenditure upon all the services,
may in a principal degree be... attributed to the desire of the Surveyer General in his Original Estimate to keep the outlay
On
each within the narrowest bounde
and
and as
experience has shown, within too
limited ones.
I estum the three Reports
Estimates.
I have, te.
and
(Signed) Edward Aldrich, Major, Comm ? R. Supt 7. Engineer
Frederict M.A. Bruz
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Miscellaneous.
Anit 36-17 April 146. Vide to Gro: 109.
12. Au27.
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My Lord,
MAR 27 1846
25
Victoria, Honghong,
20th January, 184.6.
I have the honor to enclose copy of
letter from Mr. Gutzfaff-proposing.
some
small- assistance from Government to the
this Ieland -- a very.
native schools on
limited contribution, perhaps less extended than that proposed, would have a good-
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effect.
Sbeg
at the same time to forward
Letter from the Reverend Mr. Stanton-
applying for
education- for
some aid- towards
providing
the Children of European__
Police and others, for whom nothing has
been
yet-
done by the public. I observe
that at St. Helena the Government-
Right Honorable, The Lord. Stanley,
allows
Ye..
Ye.
allows £500 per purpose:
annum
for a
a similar
I have the hour to be,
honor.
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most obedient
Humble Servant,
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Lir 17. April 1046.
Inave received your
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SEC Gladstone1M
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despatch of the 20 Jauslast transmitting an application
from Mr. Gutzlaff for some a pistance toisard,
rating Schools in Wiklong Fagether with an application from M. Stanton for aid towards providing instruction
for the children of European
Police and others-
The
founcer application you
becommend.
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Dis
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the latter
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This imposible for
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decision on
without more ample
information, and without knowing your
as to
всё
own vieles
the necessity for
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Sir. J. H Davis,
20th January, 1846.
Victoria, Hongkong
to
H LS St
Stanky
N. 4.
2. Inclosures.
Reslived
Relative to assistance to be
the Colony.
in favor of
granted...
Education in
the Government
Mapy.
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indeed, they
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projects of this hind: and perhaps, it to be desin-
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until an kuw with sum hund the duasing to grouting for a scheme of Education Gut aid is given ? In shuts it is impossible to leam- Thund autism toh backen free the childon if of the schools? Is it propond that any pays.
have
deque of distinduss what it is bh
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Murgh
man han
ku basa
assistance, and the
extent &manen in which
that a faintance should be given. Mugard
Eiegand to the native Lehools Amchode would further be informed of the nature of the
Itur deart to
the
the nistuection givew- - of the parties & whome
the schools are controlled
- and the leachers appointed.
and whether it is intended
that the proposed God! aid should supersede auglagment
the pupils -
Mi
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whether
the pupils are to contime
to contribute and rowhat
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with furnish nue with a full report.
Shang
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Vietoria- 13th December, 1845.
Sir,
Having been in the habit- of visiting the
native Schools
on this Island, Itake the
liberty of submitting for your Excellency's
consideration whether our
in all other British-
Government, as
lonies, would not render
folonies,
come assistance towards their support.
er under the
The were last
year
management of the Chinese- altogether eight
such institutions, viz:
one at Victoria One
one
at Wongneishong, supported by Foreigners, at Sarutianpor, three along Lyyumom passage one at Stanley and one at Aberdeen; but nove either at Honghong or Shikah - Most of were in a miserable hovel, with a few forlorn
children
His Excellency Sir John F. Davis, Bart :,
Governor of Honghing,
Ye.
tc.
te.
them
2
children_; but. generally under- intelligent-
teachers.
If your Excellency would be pleased
to allow to each well conducted elementary
school, in which at least. 15 children
were
taught,
whole
10 Dollars per
-
month, the
expenditure for all would not amount.
to more than 1200 Gollars per annum, and
great deal of
a
which
goo
be done to the children,
no doubt would leave a most_
favourable impression upon
of the parents-
In
Excellency
n s
the minds
making the above proposal -
I was guided_ by the interest - Your_
has alwas felt, in behalf of these rule; and I therefore
who
are under
Your
you
will be pleased
humbly hope, that
to make the grant_, whilst I have the_
honor of subscribing myself.
In 490 1.kons
Tir
bringing
30
Victoria, HongMong,
31th December; 1845.
I should be much obliged by your
to the notice
of Sir John Tavis the importance of making a permanent
provision for the education of the Children of Policemen and others in the service of Her Majesty's Government and of the
poner Estoniets.
fre
are at- the present moment-
residing in Victoria- Children of Policemen, Chapel- and -
Commissariat Clerks..
36
Royal Sappers and Miners... 9
Soner Colonists
The Honorable,
Sir, te...
F. M. A. Bruce,
Irederick M.A. Grace
Chinese. Secretary
(True Copy) (signed) Charles Gutzlaff
вору
Colonial Secretary-
10
Total
55.
besides
besides Children of Her Majesty's 18th... Regiment, for whom provision - is made_ according to the regulations of the Army .
I have hitherts endeavoured to supply the deficiency out of the proceeds of voluntary subscriptions and the Marriage. fees, but these have proved incufficient-,
so that the school is increasi debt. This is to be traced to an
increasingly in my
impression-
on on
on
the minds of many
that
the Parents of the children being mostly in the comploy of Her Majesty's Government should look to Her Majesty's Government - for it will. in Bue time be go
This
ernment for their education
in
very few
their education, and that
be granted
cases have
them.
promises been
given of repeating subscriptions, and I cannot - but _ fear _ that it will be found impracticable to continue the school
it's
m_
present. footing for a lengthened period
7
31
I have experienced _ still greater_-_ difficulty in regard of Instructors. The first person employed_ after giving: full "proof of incapacity, resigned the_Office_
and at
afterwards died. The second, though
in some re.
respects superior - has been much - hindered by an unhealthy constitution which had obliged-hion to
him to forsake his
former calling as
as Mate of a Merchantman, and is about to return to England. Turing my residence of
on
-two years
of to
the Island I have not met with one
man who had been trained to School-kapping,
nor, except in more lucrative situations,
who, with such training
One,
and
instruction as myself and Mr. Stanton could afford, would be capable of learning in a limited time to fulfil the duties School master satisfactorily. And
of a
it would not be just to invite men
to
to come
· from England, except on the security of a Government- establishment. Happily I found in the Wife of the
Chapel clerk, a Mistress, who, under- careful superintendence, has become
· very useful.
useful. But I know not how to replace her, if she should be disabled_ by sickness or otherwise-
In these circumstances I would respectfully submit the subject to the consideration of the Governor, feeling assured that His Excellency's deep interest in the welfare of the folmy and the progress of education will procure for it a favourable reception -
I have te, (Signed) Vincent Stanton
(True Lopy)
Frederick W. A. Bruce
46. The
N. 5. 499 HongKong
Financial.
Ni / to 8-
No 9 to 16.
RECEIVED
MAR.27 1846
My Lord,
心
يد
32
Victoria, Honghong,
26th January, 1816.
I have the honor to transmit. to
Your Lordship the enclosed. Financial
Returns connected with the Colony, for
1845.-
the Year There. Peturns consist of one general.
Abstract of the local Revenue of the folony,
detailing
ether with seven Abstracts detail Several items of which it consists
the
And of One general. Sheet of the Sxpenditure, together with seven detailed abstracts of the payments made under- different heads as required - by
Colonial Regulations.
red_by_the_
These have been prepared with-
Right, Honorable,
The Lord Stanley:
great
&c.
tc.
tc.
great- care
by Mr. Mercer, the Acting folonial Treasurer...
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect, Your Lordships.
Most Obedient
Humble Servant.,
Дал
1
33
This is fro
428
=
natonas, Tongtong,
26th
The Lord
hir The Davis
January, 1846.
The Stanby
مجھ میرا
16. Inclosures:
Received
Financial
Returns for Transmilling th
1845.
учат
Revenue of the Colony of Honghong, received into the Colonial reasury of Honghong during the year, 1845.
Proces. Police Assessment.
Duties. 21⁄2 per Cent on goods sold by Public Auction. Rents. on Land for Buildings, Arrears of 1843. £ 630.11.5
Do.
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
"
18446,122,15.1
on account, 1845, 5313.14.2
Deposits by Purchasers of Crown Land.
1
from Chinese Village...
Stone Quarries..
Fishery.
Markets. Arrears of 1844.
for the year 1845. ment Buildings.-
For Opium Farm.
Licenses.
"
selling Wines and Spirits
Auctioneers.
Salt Broker.
Serangs.
Billiard Room -
Pawnbrokers.
On Leases and Deed Registry.
Fees.
#
Sundries, as Signatures, T., TC.
For registering Boats.
From Supreme and Police Court.
Fines, from Supreme and Police Courts.
99.13.4
34
52963
304 8 10
12,067 0 8 46 14 5 245210 434 142 174
1463.14.41,563
₤2384.15.2 1154.7.9
"
"
99.7.1 226.0.10
/// 15. //\
13.13.10
260 84.
464.19.3. 4454|19|10| ₤445.19.2
"
"
115.0.2 108.4.1
628.3712974 ay
af
0
Forfeitures..
Hail to the Queen...
Surcharges, recovered
Refunds.
Charts and Fort Requlations, Sailing Letters and Passes.
Nett Proceeds of sundries sold by Public Auction.
1
144
744 14
20 2
15 9
92 10
76
41 14
2
93
3.
Total Revenue L. stof. 22,242 8. 1.
Victoria, Hongkong, January the oft. 1846.
(Que Copy)
(Signed) W. G. Mercer
Acting Colonial Treasurer
Frederich MQ. Bruce
!
Return of Revenue arising from Local Taxes and Duties, collected t the Colonial Treasury of Honghong, during the year, 1845.
Natière.
Taxes. Police Assessment off of the /1⁄2 thear from the
35
Amount. £.
S.
d.
1th day of July to 31th December, 1845. _
529 b
63
Cuties. Auction Duty veing livs and half per Cent on Goods
sold by Public Auction, commencing from the first February 1865 304 8 10
Total £ stat
stat. 833 15 1.
Victoria, Honghong, January the 9th 1846.
(Signed) W. F. Mercer
(True Copy.)
Acting Colonial Treasurer.
Rederich H. A. Ronces
Pancy
44
Return of Revenue derived from Rents, and other proceeds of Crown property, received into the Colonial Treasury 7 Hongkong, during the year, 1845
Nature.
Rent on Land for Buildings, Arrears of 1843. £ 630.11.5
D: 1844 6/22.15,
#
36
Amount.
on account. 1845, 5,313.14.2 (12,
$12.064 08/2
Deposits by Purchasers of Crown Land. di from blunese Fillages .
do.
St.
Chinese
Mone Quarries ..
Fishery.
Markets, Arrears of 1844. - £ 99.13.4
for the year 845-
de of Government Builthings.
46 14 51⁄22
245 2 10
437 14 2
"
1,463.14.63 1563
10
360
64
50
Total & #of 14,651 .5
}
hetoria, Hongking, January the of th 1846
(Signed) M.T.Mercer
Acting felonial Treasures
a Connery
(Fine [opy.) Interisch Mh.A. Barney
Prederich Ma
A
37
Return of casual Revenue, and incidental Receipts, including Fines, Fees and Forfeitures, 40, 40, received at the Colonial Treasury of Hongkong, from 7th January, to 31th December, 1845.
Nature.
Opium farm.
to sell Wines and Spirits.
Licenses Auctioneers
Salt Broker's.
Perangs-
Billiard Room. Pawnbrokers.
"Land on Leases, &, 10.
on Burials.
for transferring Licenses.
from the Col : Secretary for Signatures.
Fees.
for Boat Registration, &C.
Fines.
Supreme Court.
Chief Magistrate of Police.
Marine Do..
Supreme Court. Prigj Magistrate of Police. Marine Magistrate. Registrar General..
Incidental Receipts.
Forfeitures.
st.
£2.384 15 2
#
11,154 78%
99 71 226 0.10
#
4
#
11/15 // ///
13 13 10.
Amount.
464 19 31⁄2 4,454 19 10
445 19 21⁄2
4 3/4
7504
434 3504
1084
#
5990
04
1741
11|19|52|1297 6 115
35 198 +616 10 34
024 54
42
744144
Waif to the Queen.
"
Surcharges recovered.
Sale of Charts and Port Regulations..
2023ź 159.
9782
92100
Refund letters and passes. _
Proceeds of Sundries sold by Public Auction - 14 13 31⁄2
32 110
76 2 01 260 63
५०
Total £ stat bysy 7 48
L.
Amounting to six thousand seven hundred fifty seven Pounds, seven Shillings, four Pence halfpenny Sterling.
Victoria, Hongkong, January the 9th 1846.
' (Frui Copy.)
Signed, W. T. Mercer
Acting Colonial Leasures: чка. Джане
Anderick M. A. Ance
Return of repayments of Colonial Advances at the Colonial Freasury of Honghong, during the year 1845.
Date.
1845
Description.
Dect 27. From the Commissariat, China, on account of the Supreme Government of India for Bills drawn on the Colonial Government of Hongkong by Lieut A Dallas, 16th Grenadier Regiment
Bengal N. J., Special duty in New
South Wales.
38 Amount.
L.
S. D.
3,130 10 10
Amounting to three thousand one hundred and thirty Sounds, ten Shillings, ten pence Sterling .
ir
Victoria, Hongkong, January the Qt 1846
Pune Copy)
Mercer
(Signed) W. Murar Acting Colonial Treasurer.
Inderich MA. Baney
Return of receipts in aid of the Revenue of the Colony of 39 Conghong, and for H. B. M's Diplomatic Department and Consulates,
1 in Chrina, from 1. January to 31th December, 1845.
Date.
1845.
بیر
muan 8. From the Commissariat China.
10
"
March 3
29.
37
31
thril
30
May 20 July 19. October 15 Dect 5
$
pir
No. of
Amounts.
Warrants L S. d.
5003
15 24825 10,000.
72 10,000
132 1000 137 1,000 142 10,000 140 149.
5,000 150 5,000
31
"
"
"1
"
"
5459
185 5,000 273 10,000 319 10,000 330 10,000
"
"
"
"
A
4
Total. £ stat 02373 9 4
82,575 94
L.
account of the financial year ended. 3Th March, 1816,5 £. 37000.00 Dr. Ir ending 31th March 1846. " 45, 573. Get
Sictoria, Honghong, January the 4th 1846.
(Tudopy)
Mercer.
(Argued) W. F. Merant
Acting Cocomial Treasured.
Rederich W. A. Bruce
Return of Deposits available to Public purposes, received into the Colonial. Treasury of Hongkong, from the
anuary to 31th December, 1845.
Date
1845.
Nature.
first
10
Amount
Income Tax.
March 31 from the Civil Department_
402 1784
June 30th
101 146
Weptr 30th
"
Dec. 31th
H
March 31 June 30 Sept 30%. March 31st June 30th.
#
Deck. 37
"
the Consulates in China.
Diplomatic Department.
Superannuation Contributions.
March 31 t from the Consulates in China
June 30
Septri. 30th.
L
79-7-134 66411.4
89.12.10
March 31th from the Diplomatic Dept: £7
June 30th
Lect. 314
Post Office Collections.
March 31th from the Acting Deputy Post Master.
June 30th
Sept. 30%.
Decr. 314
F Passage Moncy
-
359 11 02
214 8 3 1,078 | 11 | 544 107 189
541 18 2ź
223924 8736 144
46594
30 1811
45161. 15309
4339 1955 19 25418
128337
2,104 18
23571341,518 14 1024
1300
335 14 25
2546 y1⁄2
10529 825 | 3
Dec 31* Deduction on Salaries of His Excellency the Governor,
the Honble F. W/A Bruce, and R. D. bay isqr_
July 195
Diplomatic Department,
Nett: Proceeds of Lorcha sold by Public Auction...
C
1730
571/11/05
Total Deposits received £ stat 4,679 15 115
Victoria, Hongking, 9th. Lanuary, 1846.
of
(Imefory)
(Signed) WIMercer
Acting Colonial Kensunce:
Buderich M. A. Amine
1
*
Return of Deposits received into the Colonial Treasury of Conghong from 12. January to 31th December, 1845, being Private Property not available to Public purposes.
Dale.
1845
Description?
February 121⁄2 Intestate Estate of Dr. J. Satchell._
Jo Dr. 4- Thomas Jac: Scales
"
June. Vo
19.
10
7:
Jo
Novt. 11
Jo
11
Amount:
s. d
281
6060
44 100
Ralph Hardie. _ Dr. David Hume. - 144 6 31⁄2
Petal & staf
staf 204 1042
Two hundred and eighty four Founds, ten Shillings
Sousence half penny Sterling
Victoria, Hongkong, January the oft. 1846
(Que(opy.)
1 Ligned) WP. Mercer
Acting Celonial Treasurer.
Frederich Mr.α. Amnes
xpenditure
for the Year, 1845-
diture of the Colony of Honghong,
Governor.
Private Secretary and tide de tamp
£
12
s.Id]
6.000.000 25055
22612.10. 958. 15. 8.
General 9 epartment - Orlinary Contingencies 7.322.10
Colonial Secretary_salaries.
2.984.13. G.
43.16.6.
4013. 4. 3,069 3.7.
1.817%
41.9. 54.18.11.
169.13.6. 2,041.17 2.
special_
livić_____
Treasurer and Collector salaries.
Ordinary Con Special lepo
lingencies
Ordinary Con lingenens special_lio
Anditor General, and Salamis-
Eclesiastical Chaplain
Special.
de
35919. 6. 2,167. Sa. 0.
Sa laries.
71018.10.
[Surveyor General-
41.15.6. 2.7261.3.
752.14.4.
Harbour Master-
Revenue.
Cleste of the Council's8 Orotinary Contingencies.
1,621.3.8
1860.10.
Registrar General:..
In breme Court.
Ordinary Contingencies Salaries.
Ordinarelintingencies.
Salarice.
Ordinary textingencies. Special Sularies
Ordinary tentingencies - Special do
Salaries
Ordinary tontingencies. Special do being for. Witnesses &c. Ve Salaries.
Ordinarylontingencies
do
Special
Indicial
Folico and Marine Magistrates Je
Medical
Surgeon
Salary.
Ordinary Contingencies -
including Convicts and Prisoners.
573. 7. 6. 3,304 8. 9.
1.432. 3. 6.
624.0.
108.1.8.
1.622.
2.
8 62.11. 5. 20.0.0.
60.2.3.
937.19. 8.
4590. 9. 0. 742.13.6. 234.16.0,
7.567 18.9.
4337.4.8.
5,311.11. 10.
322.12. 1.
600.0.0.
9.985
8.
Public Works and Buildings.
special_de
Compensations for removing House and Cleaning Ground
Misc Namens.
1
برابره
173.3 154.10.5.
822. 7. 8.
8. Sto 39494129.
26,800 19.
136.4.7.
26.5.2.110.
Volat Cxpenditure 1 1/a 66.726.19.
Amounting le sixly Six Thousand Seren hundred twen lysin laude
sineteen Shillings and five pence Sterling.
Victoria, Houghou
January, January, the 9th 1846 - "True Copy
Signed it. it. Never
:)
Buderick W. A. Bryce treting Colonial dreamver
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13 Disbursements
Retern of Civil charges as salaries, Ordinary and Special Gratures
.
said at the Colonial Treasury to the different departments of the Government of Hongkong from 14 January to 314 December, 1845. -
Departments_
Gevemer.
jalaries.
Private secretary and tride de Camp Colonial Secretary.
Treasurer
Auditor General & burn of the Connerts. Chaplain.
Surveyor general
Harbour. Masterin
Registrar General-
Jupreme Court-
Alice and Marine, Augistrates
Surgeon
Ordinary Contingencies -
General Department -
Colonial Secretary-
Preasures
Auditor General and Clerk of the Councils.
Chaplain.
inveyor General.
Harbour Master.
Registrar General.
Referen
"Court_
Police and Marine Magistrates -
Special Disbursements_
General Department-
Colonial Secretary.
Treasurer.
Auditor Genera band blem of the councils_
Chaplain
Surveyor General ___
Harbour, Haster_
Registrar General.
Supreme Court
felice and Marine Magistrates-
Surgeon.
Balaners
on account of for the year the Year, 1844,
Ictal
18467
£
323.5.5
1,500 an
6,000
7500
757
250.5 5.
551119
به بیماری کی ایک
239.00 177.164
183. 1.10
2,68415. G. 3.536.13.7. 1,817. h. G. 2,257 1.9.
1.621.3.82
710.18.10. 2.726.1.3.
172.19.4.1.452, 3. 6.
"
1,471.17 1.
434.18. 6.
862, 11.5.
6590.9.0.
1.860.3.8.
888.15.2.
2,9 12.3.1,
1,625.\2\C
8 62. 11. 5.
8,062.8.1
4,351.4.81⁄2 4,786.3.2.
16% 10. 600
n
5,413.19. G. 29,9 69.16. 4,
#
7.16.
15. 43.
8.7.
732.2.10
4316
5418.11.
1 86\ 0 \10.
AIB6 575.7.6.
62.4.
2000/4
27
1.12.
742.13.9/2
365.2.11.
"
#
40191.
8.13.4
"
101 8 8.
7.7.10.35,583.16.
732.2.10. 4.5.12.7.
194.3
46.13.
6 8. 8
206 742.14112
5,311.11.10. 5,676.1ning
67. 17. 3. 7.838.15. 1.
226.12.10.
40.75. 169.13. 6. 356.19.6.
"
2.3562.
40.134.
169.13. 6.
461.8.2.
32.10
41:17.
48.12.6.
#
"
108.1.8.
6.g. 2. 3. 2.3 1.16. G
322.12
32.10
149.19.2 69.2.3.
651457
290.16 5.
154.10.52 16861~
2.34.16.0 371.4.7.
2.20.4.10.
8,240.4.2.
6114.5. 3. 37.484.12. 9. $£9.
1,68418. 0.
Total £ 389 45,600.18. 3
A.
Amounting to Fortyfive thousand, Six hundred and eight Pounde, Eighteen stittlings, three pence sterling
Victoria, Hongkong, January the 9th 1866. - (Signed) W. J. Mercer.
Truefopy
Frederick W. A. Bruce
Acting Colonial Treasurer)
Redurend
of
14
Yuyments made at the Colonial inasury of Hongkong, to be repaint, to the Colonial, Feened, of rom the
6 january to 31st (Lecember, 1845
Date
1845
Cescription
Supreme Goverment of India.
September 17. Paid Bill's drawn by Fout Afallas 10th Grenadier Regiment Bengal.. 8.1. on Special Chity in. New South Wales
January
"
Post Office Sictoria.
to Pot October for Salarice Ordinary
Contingencies to ship Capitams for Mails, ver te,
Amount
3,130.10.10.
663.10.0/2
Total £ $17 3,794.00. 10%
Amounting to three thousand seven hundred ninety four Pounds, and ten pence halfpenny sterling: -
Victoria, Hongkong, January, 9th 18/16. -
(Signed) W. F. Mercer,
Acting
(Ime Copy!
Colonial Treasurer.
Frederick W. A. Bruce
Bruce
-}
:
...
Return
45
of payments made at the Colonial breasury of Hongseong, from first January to 31st December, 18115, on
Account of Public Works.
(Bridges, Roads, Grains,
Nature
Public Buildings,
Stonn Repairs,
Marine Worte,. Burial Ground, Lands,
Contingent Works .
}
Amorent
L
di
109, 10. 8. 14.4787.8.
8.22% 5.6% 2,219.2.1. 2.42.5,14. 6.
234, 3:
9. 7210.2. 1,31 8, 15. 0.
66.19, 11.
19.11.
Total £ $47, 26300 19 3.
Amounting to twenty six thousand sight hundred Pounds, ninchen shillings, three pence, Sterling - Victoria, Hongkong, January 17 th 18116. -
[Aigned] W. J. Miscer Acting Colonial Fronsurer.
Prederick W. A. Bruce
.
Return
16
of payments made at the Colonial Treasury of Hongkong from first January to 3pt December 18415, for Vucial Disbursements, not chargeable to any of the Gepartments.
Special
Lare
18415.
Jamiany
Nature.
30. 56 Gibb Livingston fo for clearing
Ground resumed by Govermout £ 5419.7/i
Octbr 15. 4. Withinson, compensation for
Octobr
Jauvant Canuary. Deebr.
"
of house
ixton allowances to officers of the
81 50.
Hr. Engineers for special Work perferald. Commission on the sacs of Crown Lande
He
Opium Zam . Je to to the Goverment Auctioneer- sinction duly repaid to the same
Amount
136.4.7/2
37.1.4.
240.10. 5. 3.11.172.
Total £127 43176.
Amounting to Four Hundred thirty One Younds Seven shillings and Sixpence Sterling..
Victoria, Wongkong, January 7th. 1846.__
I
(Signed) W. Z. Mercer.
Acting Colonial Treasurer.
(Smetropy )
Frederick M. A. Bruce
44
!
1
17 Treasury
turn of Payments madent the Robenial incosury of Hongkong on account of 16. B. Ms. Diplomate Gopartiment and Consulates in China, from 14. Jummary to 314 December, 1845.
Amounts
£
d.
Diplomatic Department -
Consulate in Canton,
Cpe
бедна
Amoy Voor how for
6po
Ningpo,
6 fo
Shanghai,
bfj
Macae. Agency) -
6,538.15.7%
6,837 3.994
}
62099.4th
3.09910.9/2
3.23417.54
3,80541.3.
305 5. 8.
Total & sty
S 30,030702
Thirty Thousand and thirty Pounds seven shittings
half-penny Sterling.
-
Victoria, HongKong, January 9th 18116 -
(Truefopy.)
(Ligned) W.Z.. Mercer.
Acting Colonial Treasurer =
Frederick W. A. Bruce
.
Return &
18
Deposi is available ti Public Wonghong fum 22-
of repayments & purposes at the colonial Treasury, Junvary le $12! December, 18115.
Description
Jule
Income Iwx.
Commissariat chest.
•
Amounts:
L
S
d
March 24, transjered to the Commits
*
Veril 36.
do
do
do..
June 14. Repaid to G. Tay Coq. H. Brits Consué alim-
Acc chav foo.
18. Transferred û the Curmifvaria! trust.
ide
36% 6.
350/2.9.
5.157.
}
536.4
Superannuation Contributions- Transferred to the Commisariat Chest.
Go
#
October 30.
do
March 20.
Aport 30. May 2.
14.
"
18
October 50.
605.16.74
type
152.10.11.
lepaid to Nicho H, PCB, 13 Consular
Agent at Macar
to G. Lay (sq.). 36. 35. M's Covent at - toochow 800
Transferred to the Commissarial Chest
dc.
Lffice Feesund Stamp Quly .__
March & fubd to the Fen: WWA Bruce,
Colenial Secretary, for the purpose of being transmitted to London
Post Office Collections.-
sep the 26. tranverred to the Colonial Treasures for
Went of the Jos ofiice
2,18410. 8.
15.00 0.
4.14.8/2
936. 321. G
2.034.12.8.
33.16.6.
1043.4.
Volal£ st. 4,357 9. 2
Amounting le Your thousand three inundred, and illy Seven Tonnels, three shillings and the fence, Sterking -
Sicleria, Wenghong, january the 9th 18/10 -
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Frederich W.A. Dance
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131! (comber-18445
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Description
Amount
Intestati ostale.
June 26. Þard : A. W. Amelie tagt, under Warrant
It is Exxilency the yoverer date
roze
the 25th time 1815. He Intestate Estate of the
Balsch Hardiv..
August 28. paid to Welchert under itamuil f'rue His Excellency the governor. V.271, datée éve
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27th inquit 1845, the Intestate Estate of Messer Etruthy 4 yci:
N.
£
47.10.0.
1. said te R. Cayley r Registrar in Suhreme
Court.
June
g.
te Administrator, the Intestatéestate & Mexander Scott. Egt, under the rant. 12. 547-
Public Agents.
transferred to the Commipariat China,
ives them 6.
54.14.3
635. 0. 9. || 1,137. |10. 0.
Hanent from W. Ex. dater the 9th June of 1750 tys.
Salvage, Memy
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Mficers, aneships, Companies of ther, Maicole's Tips ietverine aur sirunk miser Warren W18.
1893.
60% 7.11.
Votal S
1,934,00. 11.
Amounting te One thousand time undred thirty four sounde
bictoria, Wongsong, janary 4th 1840 -
and choir pence Sterting
Imo Copy!
Signed W. F. Mever.
Acling Cotinial Treasurers
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Civil.
2.
RECENTES
MAR 27
1846
My Lord,
50
Victoria, Honghong,
26th January, 1846.
I have the honor to enclose
}
a
Petition from Mr. Robert. Dundas fay Registrar to the Supreme- fourt of this felony, accompanied by an extract of a Letter. From the Chief Justice, approving the application.
The Salary of I 600 per annum
is
certainly small, when it is considered, that derives little or no Emolument from
Mr.
the fay
any
and Ither.
other source, as
_
beg to
I therefore - beg
recommend _ his petition to your Lordship's
courable consideration
favoura
The Right Honorable, The Lord Stanley
Ve.
Ye
Ye.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient-
Humble Servant,
6
laid
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that this is
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Caning
Jam for advising
derettified as
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which exffere
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Iet laur
to increase upto 1000 ?
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Fir JF. Davis
26th January, 1846
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2 melonies.
Stantry.
Palived
a Petition
Transmitting by ase Polary. from Mr. Robert Sunday applying for
an
intercal
C.l. Kalende
500 Haughing
bs.
51
6. April 1060.
1846
Forwarded by furn
MR/hudoch R Stephen 2 Lord Lyttelton
SEC Gladstone 3
The Saphen
£800
Aus: 39-27 April 1966
Sandwiches by Mr.
Suntary Gladstone to. kommit hymn heilt,
R
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the L. C. qthe Kumey,
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быть
delli elgener fange the Copyge Despite fro
at
to the right amount, it is sear
the Govenor of Angkung poseble to advance begond a press enclring
scaruly,
a Sctition
f
But it à. seem more prudent Mr Robert Dundas Cay
to commence with an addition
of 14ch than with an additions of 21gede to this Grellman's
the
Agistrar of the Supreme Consty
Indiicture, prazg
gbalay,
se of
present income, which must, foran merus
affermelly, unne been fixed
together with an lxtract
fromitte Chief
with some hind of inde affrouch of Letter from the
to what was right and aqual. Bisider it. wd. be for
Inde
distice expresing
ん
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D
Gov.
500
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that applections.
to oblasie thie concurrence
f
the Inarary to this smaller augmentation; especially in
such a deficiency of adducible
Under such a
the Circes stated
in the Despetch and Grounds for the large greet
the
3.
it hetonnes the Gladstone Magages. propores, with the Commune of the Inde Comms otto Suming, that the Jalan other Register the
SafemCent sheild
heminiared to
Homeren
Di John Davis But:
C
t. 700 per hun
750!
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52
1846
Forwardea ben
JR Musdoch 26- Stephen 26- Lord Lyttelton 25 MszcGlanstone ! 27
انول
Shave
DS. April 1940
Merpatet ofthe ette of
Sonnens last, No 6,
enelving
and recom
mending to permble Consideration, an
applection from
in from M. R
D. Cay, Sugestion to the Inpone County Hays. King, for his Salary
an ber
crease of
Underte brein. Stances stated injun
alexpitet, and in the Letter from the Chief Lubis annexed bit,
всё
It Movemment Leve
approves otte Salug
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In soothing.
33
Cainer Road Victoria
o that offer hing merend to £750.
peram
Sir
bongkong 26." January 1846
I have the hover to subjoin a Petition for
14
an
oncreuse of Salary addrefsed to The Bright Bon "She Secretary of State for the Colonies, and at the same time beg to call your Excellency's attention
to the statements it contains. I trust should
they appear correct and the prayer reasonable
that
your
Excellency
will
recommend it to
the favorable consideration of Ober Majesty's
Government
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obedient Servant
Pitt Brindas
Cay
bis Excellency Sir John & Davis Bart
Governor of The Colony of Hongkong
You
fu
вра
54
So The Right Honorable The Secretary of State
Eshe Colonies
for
The humble Petition of Dobert Dundas Cay Esquire registrar of the Supreme Court of Indication at Hongkong.
Sheweth
shat
your
Petitioner
was
Gazetted to the Office of Segistrar of The Supreme Court of Hongkong on the 9 day of February 18/121 That by virtue of that appointment he has not only performed the duties of Sregistrar
Court but owing
of
harring
to the Supreme Court
Ecclesiastical and
Equitable as well
your
as Civil and Criminal Iurisdiction
Petitioner
as
Chief Officer of the Court has
been called upon to perform the duties connectect with these several Jurisdictions
Petitioner has also to find security
Eshat your
for
the proper appropriation of the monies that come into his hands by virtue of his
Office
dutres
Eshat for his numerous and responsible
your hundred
for
his?
Petitioner receives
a
Salury of Six
annum
hundred pounds per of his appointment it was
would be
a
expected that there
ammum
at the time
by
considerable amount of emolument arising from the Ecclesiastical Surisdiction of the Court but that there emohmments only amounted to the sum
of Forty sex pounds
three shillings and seven pence in the year 18/4 and to Seventy nine pounds six shilling and six pence halfpenny
Eshat
your
Petitioner
finds
in the
18/15-
year the above Salary
Ishat your
55
Petitioner is prevented
the duties of his Office from encreasing
his means
the exercise of his
of
livlichood by
Petitioner has profession. That your
no means
Colonies, but
of knowing the amount of Salary attached to the Office of Pregistrar in other British Cor he is informed that the Stegistrar of Singapore enjoys a Salary of £1500 a Commission
his
ti
and emolumente utterly insufficient for support owing to the high prices prevalen in the Colorry for all articles of subsistence especially the heavy rent charge houses rendering it imposible for him to procure a house fitted for of his family for a less
and more
for
ollars a mouth
or
the accommo
thed for the
sum than One hund
Two hundred and
fifty
prounde Sterling a year _ he has therefore
at an expence of Glwo thousan pounds the interest of which at twelve
buitt one
per Cent (the current rate in the Colony)
forty pounds per
is
Two hundred and
и
very
on
year
besides the
Intestate Estates which amounts
considerable summ
Under these circumstances
Petitioner
your
huully prays your Lordship to take his case into your favorable consideration.
grant him such
your
and
Salary
as to
fit.
an
encrease
of
Lordship shall seem
Petitioner as in duty
And your
Will ever
pray
Spot Fundas Cay
bond
amum
In soothing
36
Extract of a Letter from the Chief
Justice to the Governor .
"Mr. Cay has shown me a Nitition which he is going
going to forward Stanley with a view to
to Lord Stante
increase
an
of Salary, and has requested, me, if I agree with the prayer of the Petition, to write to you
to that effect.
Considering the responsibility of the office of Registrar, and the various duties which that officer is called upon to perform, I have no hesitation in it as my opinion that the Salary attached to such office should be at least £ 1000 per
17
annum,
in giving
the more
particularly when we call to mind the ver
very expensive nature of the living
you
here. Should
our coincide in this
opinion
I doubt not you will extend opinion, I doubt not, your kindness to Mr. Cay by accompanying
his petition with the expression of your approval.
(Signed)
"
John Hulme,
(Que Extract.)
Frederick W. A. Ancece
Net
Miscellaneous.
gut to the dir
FIVE
0.0.
57
501 HongKong
Victoria, Hongtong
MARS7
1846
My Food.
27th January, 1846.
Whave the houer le forward
horewith a valuable. Map of the island
of Honghong, according to a Suwey... made under the Ordnance Department, shewing on the "Contour system the progressive luights at every hundred
fect.
One Copy of this Map has bun before fumished to the Board of
Codnance by. Major Aldrich.
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
I have the honor to be, With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Höst Obedient Humble Servants
Dan
Fe.
Se
Lo
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Noe.
Miscellaneous.
502 Nor
RECELED
MAR.27 1846
My. Ford,
Kon
58
Nictoria, Honghong,
26th January, 18.116.
With reference to my Despatch
8 2 158, of 29th December 1845, I have the honer to acknow
acknowledge the receipt,
on
the
20th Instant, of your Leidship's Guplicate
N?
Despatches N. 111, and N. 1113. to N° 150, of the
3rd of October, legether with the I uplicates
of live
tivo Circulars dated respectively, the
24th September, and 3rd October.
Also, of Your Lordship'e
Original Despatches from. 8: 151, of the
pyth
"
-of
Volober, to N° 168, of the 20th of
November, 18415.
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
offe
I have the honor to be, With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
59
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29th January,
1846.
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Stanley.
168, of 20th Nov? 1845.
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Financial.
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503
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Victoria, Hongkong,
RECEIVED
MAR 27
10-46
My Lord,
31th January, 1846.
I have the honor to forward herewith, for Your Lordship's information and that of the Board of Treasury, a copy of the Quarterly Account of the Ading Colonial Treasurer, for the Quarter ending 37th December 1845, handed to me by the Auditor, The Accounts connected therewithe have not.
b yet been finally audited. I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
The Right Honorable, The Lord Manley,
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31
Duplicate.
Account. of
William. T. Meneer, require, Acting Treasurer of
Honghong
for Quarter-
to 31th December
1845.
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20,000.0
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Statement of Sums withdrawn from the Treasure Vault during the present: Quarter. under Warrants from Itis Excellency -
Sir John Francis Davis, Bart.:-
Amount.
Statement offums deposited in the Treasure Vault during the present quarter under Warrants from His Excellency
Sir John Francis Davis, Bart.
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I William Thomas Mereer do solemnly and sincerely declare that the abor is a true Statement. of my Account, as beting Treasurer of the Island of Hongha from the first day of betober to the thirty first day of December. 1845, and I make the solemn declaration. Conscientiously believing the same to be true.
me
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Declared and subscribed before. this righth day of January 184. Siq...
[(Signed) C. B. Hillier
"True Copes
(Signed),
(Signed) W. T. Mereer
Aso# Magistrate of Police..
A.R. Shelley
Auditor General.
9th January, 18116..
For His Excellency,
-Acting Colonial Treasurer.
Sir John Francis Davis, Bart,
(Frue fopy)
n.
Yo
Ye.
Frederich H. A. Bruce
63
1846.
Victoria, in 31st January Sir JJ. Davis The Lord Stanle
و برد
/ Indonore.
Received
Transmitting copy of the Acting Treasurer's quarterly Account, for the quarter ending 31st seer, 1825.
7 L
youry 88
Nr. 10.. Miscellaneout.
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ng không đông.
Victoria, Hongtong.
RECEIVEL
APR. 1520 1846
My Lord.
3rd February, 1846.
With reference to your Lordship's
Despatch - N=167 on the irregular mode in which Police Superintendent. May had_ transmitted_ a requisition for Police
ments, I beg to state that the attention
equipments, I beg
of that officer has been drawn to the subject,
and that the irre
of
irregularity
will not-again
rceu.
I must add-, however, that the list
articles transmitted by Mr. May had been
of the
submitted by him to the attention of Executive founcil, and that the necessity them had been allowed. - The only
for
imregularity therefore
was in the mode
transmission, which should have been
of
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The Right Amorable,
The Lord Stanley,
tc.
tc.
fc.
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from hence direct to your Lordship's office.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient,
Humble Sorvant,
X
20hpril.
And hefteltin
I believe that it will be most regulen
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RECEIVES
35
696 trong lòng.
Victoria Houghtong,
APR. 20
My Lord,
Ne 166 of
firm
1846
3rd February, 18116.
In reply to your Lordship's Deepatch.
6 of 17th November, forwarding servations the Audit Board on a mode. by which- in forwarding the Treasury Account?
"delays
might be avoided, I have the honor to state that since the departure of the late Treasures
the
been made
Quarterly
and no
иер
delays
Accounts of this folony have with the greatest, punctuality,
have occurred...
It is satisfactory to find, also,
the instructions from the
that the tenor
Audit - Board lately received_ has been_
that of the course.
pursued in the
Treasurer's and Auditor's Departments. -
The Right Honorable, The Lord Stanley
I
C
tc.
tc.
tc.
3
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient
Stumble Servant,
zadani
20
April
This is for the information of this dunsung
My
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RE
C.0.
ED
APR. 20
1846
My Lord,
66
-Victoria-, Houghtong
5th February, 18/16.
The enclosed- Memorandum from
the Auditor relates to certain ixpences incurre
to the
in repairs to a House belonging 5 Government, and leased to the thief.
Copy to Say ".
And 50
2.
22 May 1041
Justice..
The house having cast only 5,600 Dollars,
is let at the rate of 1200 Dollars per annum,
were
being above 21 Per Cent, on that value... As very extensive additions and improvements required to fit the premises for the frief Justices occupation, he was
authorized to expend 2,500 Dollars under the inspection of the Surveyor General, and debit - this to the Rent=Charge until the whole was liquidated.
The Right Atmorable,
The Lord Stanley
fc.
Ye.
Ye.
Fifteen
Fifteen months having expired, ten months more will complete the period, after
which
the Rent will be received into the Treasury.
From the auditor's report it appears
that besides the 2,500 Dollars expended in the addition of several Rooms and other improvements to the building, there is a
Sum
of 425 Dollars 90 cents, or about. £88, laid out in repairs to the older portion of the building, which, in consideration
the very
of
very high rent of 21 Per cent charged to the Chief Justice, it is recommended by
the Auditor should be carried to the
account of repairs of Government-
buildings -
It appears
to me
equitable that
this charge for repairs should not fall
the Tenant who pays so high- a Rent-;
upon-
but I did not think it proper to authorize the outlay, until I had obtained
your
Lordship's sanction, although the Government has made an
an a
advantageous
I have the honor to be,
37
bargain, after paying the £8.. for repairs _
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's
Most Obedient
Humble Servant
Lordship's
And Systteltin
Jefferse
The Imasury
she be advised to exoneral
Hi Chi Justion from this charge:
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The Lord
Stanley.
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N.12.
Received
of the Government Building "leased to him for his private Chief Justice in repairs expences incurred by the
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residence.
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Despatch_fromthe
Kong in theit te
rends
ht
Certain Expences incurred in the repiin othe Government Buildng leased to the Chiefliken for his privite Rendena should be defraged from Colimal Hand-
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that under
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reputent for Sche
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should be exoneratest from the Charge
question.
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Or May1045.
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g
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гее
that Certion Expences
neured
in the
Expain of the fovemment Building leaved bothe Chief Litie of Mayking for his finete Residence should be defragen.
Colonial Tundo.
is it would appear that the stifinlated Ment
for
for the Stons occupied Ette Rey Lution will
hmmmmth about 14 famo
to
the whole Cost to the
Lord of the pinchère, Alteration and repairs St. Mi fost are prepared to Sauction the payment from the Colonial Funds
of the Spence, to the
to have her meured
under the heady repain.
70
Copy of Endorsement on Pay List Nr 140 dated 26th January, 184 6
"Let the Auditor General report upon this Exporeditives.
(Signed.) F.W.A. Bruce,
belonial beretary-
23rd
23th January, 1846.
" This house formerly in the posesion of Dr Anderson the late Colonial Hospital "Surgeon was built by him upon Crown Land, " and was resumed by Government on the " 2nd day of September, 1844.
A Committee
was appointed to
"determine the value of the premises : they
" valued them at $5,600- and that
" amount was paid to Dr. Anderson on the " 20th day of September by Warrant No. 55. The Chief Justice then offered " to rent the house from Government
" provided
.
.
!
" provided he were at liberty to expend "sufficient money upon it, to render it a " fit residence for himself and family, "the rent was fixed at $100 per month,
eed that the
" and it was
· agreed
that the amount so
"expended by the Chief. Justice should
" be debited against
"the whole,
(against the Rent-Charge, until was liquidated by it, and His "Excellency the Governor authorized on
" these terms an
expenditure of $2,500
an erf
" to be made upon the house in improvements
"
" and alterations (vide Colonial Secretary's " letter Nr. 426 dated 21th November,
" 1844) and further gave the Chief Justice " to understand (vide Colonial Secretary's " "letter Nr 369 dated 24th October) that "The high rent of $1,200 per " [ being at the rate of 21% per cent upon " the cost price - which is 13
is 13 per cent above "the
average rent charged upon
annum,
H..
Government
..
71
"Government Buildings occupied by +
" Government Servants as Tenants at will]
"
" was charged to him because Government "would in all probability be at considerable " expense in keeping the house in repair in "consequence of the unsubstantial nature of its construction.
" The Chaf Justice immediately entered upon the Remises superintended
" in person the improvements and alterations "authorized, and he continued to reside in
were
" the house during the whole time they "being made, and he has accordingly been " charged with Rent for his occupancy " at the rate agreed upon, viz : $100 per
" month.
" As soon as the
the ne
new rooms were
" finished, which was not for night months after his Tenancy commenced, the Chief Justice moved into them in order
"that
}
31st
" that the old part of the house might " then be put into repair . This was " completed on the 37th day of October :"last, just thirteen months after his "first tenancy . The Judge therefore has " enjoyed quiet possession of the premises " for three months only, though he is " charged with full rent for 15 months, " viz from 14th October, 1844.
:
" He has expended Spind of his
" own funds a sum of $2,927.04 but of
" this the repairs have cost $425.90.
"The Sudge is willing to expend
" about $200 more out of
out of his own funds. "The house is in good order and the " Judge now seeks to be refunded for the
"
"erspense incurred in repairs, viz :
$425.90, leaving the orginal arrangement
"with regard to the $2,500 untouched.
"I recommend that a Warrant
be
72
"be issued in favour of the Land Office " to the amount erspended in repairs, viz :
$425-90, and be charged,
accounts
charged in the " of that Office to repairs of Public Buildings
(Signed) A. &. Shelley.
Auditor General:
26th January, 1846
し
(Pine Copy)
hy.
Frederick W. A. Bruce
H
No 13. Financial.
ingery to Ty 23 April 146.
Air
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677
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-Victoria, Hongkong.
RECEIVE APR 12
1849,
My Lord,
5th February
With reference to your Lordship's
1846.
Despatch NE 160 of November 10th on the subject
of the present remuneration to the folonial. I have the honor to report-
that when
Surgeon,
application
was made to the. Major General-
Commanding on the subject of the Police. Free being relieved during sickness in the Military Hospital, a reply
was received stating that the
accommodation within the Hospital
ate
adequate
was
only
to the wants of the Military; besides
which there were
་
weighty objections, in the score
of internal_ discipline, to admitting civil-
patients into a Military
retablishment.
-As it appears then that the fotorial.
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley
&c.
Ve
Ye.
Surgeon
Surgeon
muet continue to attend the Police
force, in addition to the subordinate. Members
of the Civil retablishments
of the
as u
well as the
Prisoners in Gaol, the founcil- agreed with
me in thinking that, considering
and climate, a
the situation
cater reduction than one-
greater
Hundred Pounds could not be equitably made in the Salary of Mr. Dill.._
It is proposed therefore that from
the commencement of the ensuing quarter Mr. Dill should be paid a salary of only £500- per annum, instead of £600_the_
греч
ecent amount
present
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's
Most Obedient
You
Humble Servant.....
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1846
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14 May 1046.
There summit your
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Despitet qtte sting
Sebringhest, ho13,
in chich
Impropone that a Salez ot500
agearshanbe besfugnie tothe Cobrnil Sargen,
für
Medical Attendence
mitte Jolie and
inferin
Civil Servant and the
Puriners in farl et
Stepking.
As persons belojinh
рет
bitte Police at the
magrege
&
mine Medical
:
5th
J.Jr. Davis
"February,
A
1846.
Sin
the Lord
Stanley.
Replying
Received
N. 13.
relative to me dis
166, 57, 18th November 1845-
to Despatch No
attendance
on.
the Police
to, and reporting reduction.
Jurgeon.
in the
Salary of the Colonial
This in for the siformimain of the
20thril- Lord Lestelind
Fratment
Keatment commolite
lived in the
Military Hospital AMfoot ene prepared
Атрил
sancting the sate
Lave
سه
proposed for D. Billi
Attendance
Jamb
No 14.
Financial.
"
May /46.
"Vide to Try" 20 Aug. 14t
RECENTE
APR. 18
34246
My Lord,
699
Hong
Kon
76
Victoria, Hongheng
9th. February, 1846.
Refersing Your Lordship to my
Despatch Nr 88 of the 25th June,
forwarding
Estimate of the anticipated
اده ر3
an
Revenue for the Year ending 31th March, 1846, I have
now the honor to enclose an Estimate of the Income of this Colony for the Year ending March, 1847.
The experience of the last has rendered it possible to form
nearer
in
year
a
approximation to the real amount of. some items, and a considerable
augmentation has been made to the produce of others, exhibiting an in
an increase
:
The Right Honorable, The Lord Stanley,
40.
de!
on
on
the whole of above £4,000.
The amount of £13,000
o for Crown Leases be considered as
may
certain, and independent of some Lots of which the terms have not been
of
fulfilled, and which will therefore be put up again to sale.
Proposals have been made to some Lands susceptible of cultivation, the Leases of which it
Covernment for
is intended shortly to put up to sale for the prescribed period of twenty-one
The total amount of such
years.
ground
is so limited in this mountainous
island, that the Income from this source must of necessity be limited.
The three Markets now
established at Victoria, guild about £1,650 per
annum :
The Opium Farm, which
by
27
by the former Report was only $1,775
1775 now yields at the rate of £4,275 per
annum.
The Stone Quarries and Salt License have both increased, the
former from £166 to £702, the latter from £146 to £30b
Fanticipate a considerable increase in the produce of the License for the retail of Spurituous and Fermented Liquors, which has been raised from 50 to 100 Dollars.
The different taxes hitherto imposed have been levied at little or no expense; the charges of
a
Custom-house have been avoided; and no encroachment whatever has been yet made on the perfect freedom the Port. A total produce of £27,000 is therefore not altogether unfavourable
of
unfavourable under the circumstances. I hope for an early reply on the subject of an Ordinance for taxing Wine, Beer and Spirits, which was sent home for approval and amendment previous to adoption. Another Ordinance, sent home in like
manner for approval in my Despatch No 114 of 20th August, will relieve Her Majesty's Government from the repair of Roads and Sewers in Victoria, after their first construction. I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect, Fer Lordships,
Cost Obedient,
Humble
Lnd Lyssteltud
This in for the siger motions of the dengang
дир
What is An Opium Farm
The spicem farm,
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land whe
wisue dicences for the vale of Opin authing is farmed out to thi at public auction. To
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her Gpq St King Secrehanlyn Lin 4 May 100.
1846
"Onwanted by
Mundock 28 Stephen 23 LordLyttelton | 23
MESEC Gladstone 24
14.7 L 1046
1946.
thith reference to
Sigheter of thity to Euclaring the fglonial latinates for the jean 1846-7 Laundirected ( Mfeel Gladstone
li
transmit to you hurt for the informations of the hords Comme" of the heaney,
the Colgopa вазора
cecliow
Despatch recently from the Governor of
A. Mory, reporting
the
amount Xparticular
of the probable Revene of that Colory for urrent year
1
Sharpe
пере
79
retimated Revenue for the year ending March 1847.
Rents of Crown Lands Rents of Cultivated Lands.
Jeposits by Purchasers of Leases
Fees on Leases.
Pent of Markets
Rent of Government- Buildings-
¥13,000_
200
100_
200
1,650
500_
Proceeds of - Auctions at. 2'21⁄2 per
Cent
400
Licenses.
Opium Farm Retail of Spirits
of
Stone Quarrils.
Salt weighing Auctioneers Pawnbrokers.
Tobacco and. Snuff.
Fees
Fines.
Sundries, as bhaut Serang.
Police Assessment Sailing Letters, and Passes.
Vietoria, Honghong,
#
Copy
94 Foruary, 1846- (Time app)
#
4,275 1,200
702
306_
"
150_
500-
100_
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900
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30-
£
27,313_
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4:15. Legislative.
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RECEIVED
APR 18
1846
My Lord,
30
gon không hỏng.
Victoria, Hongkong,
th.
12th February, 1846.
I have the honor to forward
herewith an authenticated Copy of
f
++ Ordinance N = 1 of 1846, entitled, An "Ordinance to amend Ordinance Nig
jomy
N.
9
of 1844, entitled, An Ordinance to Restrain all persons within the "Colony of Hongkong from trading. " the Empire of China, to the Northward
lle
nd.
in
"of the 32th degree of North Latitude: "
This new Ordinance embodies
all the amendments prescribed by Your Lordship's Despatch Nr.58 of 1844, and is nearly identical with the corresponding Ordinance for the
Consulates,
The Right Honorable, The Lord Stanley,
40.,
do
40.
7
Consulates, amended in like manner
by Lord Aberdeen's instructions.
In taking into consideration another Ordinance of my predecessor, directed by Your Lordship to be amended, thap 7 ttp = the Legislative Council adverted to the fact that it had been a dead letter
-I
ever since its enactment, and accordingly determined that it should be
commended to Your Lordship for
abrogation.
Ni
The Ordinance in
question,
is
No 4 of 1844, entitled " An Ordinance " to restrain masters of merchant vessels "belonging to Her Majesty's subjects " from leaving
مرم
seamen and others
No
31
" for the good conduct of seamen within
"the
same.
My predecessor, soon after
the publication of this enactment, directed that it should not be put
in
~ force, as it would have operated
very disadvantageously to the interests of the Port, for the reasons stated in 2. the enclosed letter from the Acting
Harbour Master .
At the
same time that
t
the above objection appears sufficiently valid, I may add that no necessity has occurred for such a Bond as
the one
in.
as
a destitute state in the Colony of " "Hongkong, and from refusing to " convey distressed seamen from thence " to England, and also to provide
" for
required by the Ordinance, other means can be resorted to for enforcing the Laws respecting destitute
For these reasons, I would advise that Ordinance Nr 4 of 1844 be altogether repealed.
seamen.
I
Kras
be hersely
confirmed & that the refsel
cauchoned?
I affinland Mint bolle the original and the amended
Grofory by loup 4481 Je to my yo
Edinance
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I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
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"
M: 491844 "to restrein
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Mesting Merchand Nefel
belonging to HM's Juleb "from leaving Stamen
"and others in a destituita
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Isama
"form
33
" pour thence to byland,
" and also to provide for "the food Induct of
" Stamen within the
"Jame"
For the rusons
which you have Adduced agent this Ordinance St.M.
has been pleased to
Misallow it.
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the 700 th Kong.
34
HONGKONG,
ANNO NONO
VICTORIÆ REGINEÆ.
BY
No. 1 of 1846.
Y His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 9 OF 1844, Title. ENTITLED," AN ORDINANCE TO RESTRAIN ALL PERSONS WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FROM TRADING IN THE EMPIRE OF CHI- NA TO THE NORTHWARD OF THE 32D DEGREE OF NORTH LATITUDE."
[23d January, 1846.]
I. WHEREAS it is expedient that the said Ordinance, Preamble. No. 9 of 1844, should be amended, by declaring that Vessels engaged in the traffic thereby prohibited shall not be seized at Sea at a greater distance than One Hundred Miles from the Coast of China; by defining the meaning of the terms therein used, of "ships or vessels sailing under the British Flag;" by making further provision for the title to vessels engaged in such prohibited trade, in the event of subsequent sales, transfers, or mortgages; and by introducing more specific provisions as to the form of procedure for the seizure and sale of vessels contravening the enactments of said Ordinance: Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of seized at Sea in Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, pursuance of Or- That no vessel shall be seized or detained in pursuance of the 1844, at a greater provisions of the said Ordinance, at Sea, at a greater distance distance than One than One Hundred Miles from the Coast of China.
II.
No vessel to be
dinance No. 9 of
Hundred miles from the Coast of China.
Je.
Te
གམས་
σα
In 700 Hong King.
4.
Definition of the term ships or ves-
sels sailing under the British Flag.
Provisions as to
discharged of Bills
or Mortgages,
II. And be it further enacted, That the terms "ships or vessels sailing under the British Flag," used in the said Ordinance, shall be held solely to mean and include British vessels navigated according to Law, or vessels British owned, and provided with Sailing Letters from the Government of Hongkong.
III. And be it enacted, That the power given by the said the sale of vessels Ordinance, of selling ships or vessels, discharged of bills of of Sale, Transfers, sale, transfers, or mortgages, made or executed under the circumstances therein also mentioned, be confined to cases of sale, transfer, or mortgages made or executed after the seizure of such ships or vessels, and to cases of sales, transfers, or mortgages made before seizure, if made to transferees or mort- gagees having notice that such ship or vessel had been employed in trading contrary to any of the prohibitions of the said Ordinance.
Provision as to
IV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That no vessel seizure of vessels. shall be seized or detained under the provisions of the said Ordinance, unless the Chief Superintendent of Trade shall have issued a general or special warrant or order under his Hand and Seal for that purpose, which warrant or order shall also direct that such vessel shall with all reasonable expedition be brought into the Harbour of Hongkong, and be there detained until further order of the Chief Superintendent aforesaid, or of the Supreme Court of Hongkong.
recovered.
Penalties, how V. And be it further enacted, That all Penalties and For- feitures which may have been heretofore, or may be hereafter incurred under this or the said Ordinance, may at the instance of the Chief Superintendent of Trade be prosecuted, sued for, and recovered in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, upon information to be filed by Her Majesty's Attorney-Ge- neral for the said Colony; and that the said Court in pronoun- cing any judgment or order imposing any penalty incurred by a violation of the said Ordinance, shall have power to authorize and direct, that if the same be not paid within One Calendar Month from the time of giving or making such judgment or order, the said vessel shall be sold by Public Auction, in whole or part satisfaction of the said judgment, as far as the proceeds of the said sale may reach.
JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,
Governor &c., &c.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 23d day of January, 1846.
ADOLPHUS E. SHEL'
Clerk of Council
HONGKON
PRINTED BY AUTHORITY, AT THE
Holphus Stella
Clerk of Cocaneitt
F
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Tirs
35
Tharbour Master's office,
Victoria, 11th February, 18116.
See myself the hover is state for the information of His Excellency The Governor, That His late Excellency Sir Henry... Pottinger Bart ; instructed the Harbor Master Dr. W. Pedder R.N. not to put
Ordinance No S1 of 1844 inte force, for the
BoMs following deusons.
On that Ordinance being made
public, the Merchants stated, that they could not become sturcties for the acts of Masters of Merchant vessels, who are
total strangers to them. often total.
They this was a
Venerable
moreover stated that as
British Fort, they could
G.M. A. Bruce.
Colonial Secretary.
Jc.
Jc.
to
not
to
not see how vessels could be prevented - coming here, although the Master might not be able to find the said sureties, and that if the Ordinance was was
es enforced, the Consignes would instruct vessels proceed direct to Whampoa or other Fouts on the Coast, or remain outside the limits of this Harbor... As but a very small portion of the Goods are for this market, the transhipments could very easily have taken place at any of the
good anchorages with which
ruum er ous
we are surrounded.
I respectfully beg at the ...
same time to demark that I have not
in
CBC.
found much difficulty in recovering, debts incurred by Seamen left Hospital when they have been -discharged, or left there by the sanction
of the proper Authorities, and considering the number of vessels.
that
j
36
that have entered this Port since it
first became British Possession,
d
and the number of wrected and otheñvise distressed British subjects who have been sent here as the nearest British
Fort, from the South Sea Islands, Manila, and other adjacent foreign Countries, it will be found that the number who really have been left on shore in this Colony is very: small.
I have, &c. Signed! A Tena.
Acling Harber Master.
(Iruckopy ]
Incderick M. A. Bruce
#
No 15, 1846.
Inalonre No 2 in Desk:
N. 16. Financial).
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REC
My Lord,
C.0.
goi khong long
Victoria, Honghong,
APR.
1846
37
1/16th February, 18416.
I have the honor to enclose- for Your Lordship's information a Copy of the Treasurer's Annual account for this folong, comprising the total of his four Quarterly accounts for the year 1845, - already transmitted to your Lordship..
I have the honor to be-, With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most Obedient Humble Servant-,
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Mr A Lena, the
Copy of a letter from
/
acting.
Harbour Master, relating, enforcement
to non-
of Ordinances N. 4, of
1844.
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The Right Honorable.
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Account
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Balance F$2,200, S. 10:
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If William Thomas. He weer, de setempty and Sincerely declare that the above is a lon statement of my account as acting Colonial Treasurer of the syland of Hong the pat
1845, to the 5p fecember 1845. Fredere alle
Conscientiously believing the same to be trice.
(inclared and subscribed before me this fourth day of February 18/16.
(Jone Copy)
Signed) Frederick #. A. Bruce, J.
Hongkong, I.
From
Signed; D. J. Hear
aching Colavial Treasurer:
alett
1846
I'me Copy, handed to Histra llency the poem (Signed). A.C. The Meyer Submary.
Auditor General.
Prederick Mr.A. Bouce
30
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Received
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31
102. Hong Kone
Victoria, Honghong,
APR. 18. 1846
16th February, 1846.
My Lord-,
I have received-
an a
application
of
from Mr. Spring, the late. Post Master this Colony, for a refund of 183 Rupees to
be made to him under the
circumstances.-
In
May 1844 Mr.
following
Spring
was
f
a
Superseded in office by Mr. Peales, Post- Master appointed from home, leaving a balance in his favor of 183 Rupees.-
On applying to Sir Henry Pottinger
for repayment of this amount, Sir Henry directed Mr. Faewart, then Acting felonial Mz
Treasurer, to inform Mr. Spring that his application could not at once be complied
to
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24 ApiG46.).
10-9 Aug. 1046.
Ime in
Victoria
14th February. Sir J. Fr. Lavis
to
the Lord Stan
1866.
day.
N16.
more..
Acting
Account for the
Transmitting copy of
the
Feasurer's annual
year
Sh:
of the natur
Mrly. Apr. 24
The Right Amnable, The Lord Stanley
>
te
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Ye
with
with, but that when the Post Office
Accounts with the Indian and other
offices proved corect, it should be
repaid.._
This balance accrued before-
the Honghong Post Office
was attached
to the department of Her Majesty's Post
eneral, and has been one year
Master General,
and nine months outstanding.-
The Auditor having examined-
Mr. Spring's accounts and having found
them correct, I trust
authorize
your me to direct a
Lordship will.
refund of
-
183 Rupees to be made to Mr. Spring in accordance with Sir Henry Pottingers - intention, which I also consider just-
I enclore Copy of Letter from
the
late Colonial Treasurer Mr. Stewart
in explanation of this subject, and copy of an application from Mr. Spring-
with
Jl.
$2
32
with his account Current.-
I have the honor to be, With the highest respect.
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
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18th
Victoria
The dort Stanley
Sir J. F. Havis.
Frby: 1828.
N°17.
2. Malosures.
Relative to
Received
a
refund of
late Roting Post Mas by at 183 Rupees to Nor For Spring,
Hongkong-
Inbred
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Suctory Gladstone to trummit bym Levitt,
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the Ciderating
the L. C.qthe Teamy,
the Copy go klespetit. pmitter Governor of Amphing Covering an application from Non Spring, the late
Post-Master
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Colony
for the refund to be 7183 Rupees under
Япри
the
the Circumstances explained in bir Ihn
Davis's Despitets andy
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Jam
to request you
botate lotte Lindsatte
Many that die Gledhore propores, with then von Currence, to withinge
the foverior to make
the refound in preston.
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Entered
7025 Ir 1540 ) Hongkong.
10. 20
34
Sir,
Si I . F . Davis Bart.
1846
Fernarded by AUG?
Mundach
Metrawes
EarlGrey
9 Aug: 1046.
I have received your
despatch of 18 Feb : last, h:17
WM
submitting for the favorable consed " of the sout, an appli- Dr. F. Spring for
-cation from her. F.
the
refund to him of 183
Rupees, bring
the Amount
of the Balance in his favor
supusession
at the date of his soon
in
pom the Office of Postmaster
of Hongkong in 1844 -
M. Hadstone
Having referred this despatite and its Enclosures for the Consed " of the Lord Cond-
I have to of the reasury Inform you,
that, altho no
*****
Information on the subject is afforded by the Accounts Eveived from thoughing by the Coment of lendit or by
The P. M. G, yet,
in rehance
on the statement in
~ your
Orepatate that the spring
heets had
upon
Exammation
been found to be correct,
A. & Gast are prepared
A sanction the refund
will
in question - You accordingly direct payment
a
referend of 183 Rupees tobo
made toht Spor
Spring
I have sch
Rt. 104·8
Sin
35
Victoria, Hongkong,
9th August, 1844.
I have the honor to forward
a
to you a received by
statement showing all sums me from the persons in
charge of the Post Office at this place,
on
account of Postage collected upon letters received from and forwarded to India . On the Creditor side is a statement of their appropriation, in accordance with the instructions received 1 from the Indian Post
Offices.
"The balance amounting to one hundred and four rupees eight:
лес
annas
$12.616. and twelve dollars six hundred and sixteen.
cash I have paid into the Colonial Treasury
The Honorable,
W. A. Bruce
Colonial Secretary.
as
as per enclosed receipt from Mr Ading Treasurer Mercer. No portion of this balance, is, I believe, due to the India Post
Offices, but together with a further balance to be accounted for by Mr.
subject to the pleasure
ing,
remains,
of His Excellency the Governor.
I have, ve
(Signed) Char & Stewart.
(~Price Copy)
Irederich W. X. Bruce
36
Therely Certify that having compared this account - with the Boots of the Post Office. Find the temount inserted to be correct, and I further Corting that the save account includes all sums paid by
account of Pestages to . C. C. Stewarttig.
late Treasurer and Ainancial secretary,
( True Wopy)
Signed "Francis Spring,
In Charge of Brel Office
Frederich Mr A. Brace
!
1843
June
Aug 1
sept=
2
20
12
25
voller 17
31
Novtr 9
13
/
in Account cumpl with, the
Charts idward shuart, Esquin,
in
To cash icceived from Mr. Edwards.
(00. -(co-
€211,
fio
337
C
Mr. Spring
377 1/28 168 12
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437 10
1843
37
Post Office, Sictoria, Monghong (2
Angl. 4. By Amount of receipt of Fiend! Coleuel Wilson C. Pitaymaster &. E. Force, transmitted in it Her P43 Colonial Hobartment- of 4th unenst 1843, to the address of the Foot master General Calcutta-
1844
Waren 28
do.
do
do. 8.p4 le the address of the Fost Master General Bombay
Amoniach of Bill. 874, drawn by Hill. Ponirolentiary and excorded to the Order of the Boss. Muster General Catculta
do do Bost, laster General, Bombay-
104
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Total Rupees $138
Amounting in all to five thousand one hundred and thirty Eight dupeesiomas am Sixbice, Balance transferred to the bolenial Treasurertimouns to sixty Rupees are our times.
Note. Further Sums of Rupeession & an ef 12 Cash u16 paid by Misfiring on 27 Any Rhin, are not meluded in this account, but transferred to the Colonia
18451 Treasurer),
eria, Honghene, 14th. May, 1844-
Signer Chas &. Howart, (taxi chy)
Prederich MG. Breas
Cate Treasure, Ain & Secty.
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Rreasury
98
Victoria, Honghong, 6th August 20
1844
Received from Charles Edward Stewart, Esquire late Treasurer and Financial Secretary, the sum of Sirly rupees and four annas; also forty-four rupees and eight.
annas.
Twelve dollars and six hundred and sixteen cash, being the balance of money
received
by him from the persons in charge of the Post. Office on accou
account of Postage upon letters received
" from, and forwarded to India.
N57. Mr.
(Signed) W. P. Mercer
Acting Treasurer.
Treasury, Victoria, Hongkong the 14th August, 1844.
in
of
Received from C. §. Alcwart, Esq : the sum Company's Russes 55, fifty five, being, addition to the balance of Postage money received from him on the 6th Prestant
( Signed.), W. F. Mercer Acting Treasurer.
(Frue Copy)
(Sigawed) R. Mt. Martine
Que lopy/
Fredrich W. A. Bruce
4
Ser.
39
Victoria, Hongkong,
9th August, 1844.
With reference to my better of
this dute, I have been requested by Mr
Spring, in charge of the Post Office, to
the following.
communicate to
you
explanation respecting the balance stated to remain at the disposal of His Excellency the Governor
At the time of making up the Mail for the Honorable Company's Steamer ""Ackbar, " 31" Suly, 1843,
it
E
et was doubt
doubtful whether she would to Bombar_in
not go
in con
consequence
the postage on the English portion of the Mail was collected, but, as the
The Honorable,
FW. A. Bruce,
Colonial Secretary.
"Ackbar.
direct,
credit of
voyage i
во
Ackbar eventually made the Susz dareol, the sum so collected, amounting to Company's Rupees (348) three hundred and ninely eight, remained at the The Bestay fund. "When Mr Spring gave the charge of the Office on the arrival of Mr Scatis, he made application to "His Excetiency Sir Henry Bellenger, to have a portion of this sum seb
some
over
bagainst deficiencies that had occurred recovering the postage upon portions of various Mails sont for
in
f
collection to the out stations-Canton,
Amay, Macao, Chusan, and even Singapore, and Manila ; this
request could not at the time be granted, but I had the authority of His Excellency to inform Mr Spring, that so soon as the
Postmasters
100
and
the
Postmasters General of Bombay, balcutta, should acknowledy correctness of his collection, Ho is Excettences would, in consideration the numerous and unavoidable losses that he must have been subict to,
and the general satisfaction given by him in the performance of his, the case his favourable
dulies,
I give consideration, and if possible grant his application.
I have, do,
(Signed) Chas &. Stewart.
True Copy)
Frederich MA. Anne-
ہو
Sir,
101
Post Office, Victoria, 17th January,
1845.
Enclosed I have the honor to
send you statement of Account with the late Treasurer and this Office, showing
a balance
in
our
1 favour of R$ 185.0%. 60 I bey very respectfully to ask your
&; as
;
a
kind offices to obtain this balance from His Excelleney the Governor remuneration for tejses sustained by me during the time I was in charge of this Department, as a lestimonial of His Excellency's approbation of my conduct; and for assistance rendered the late Treasurer in elesing
and his
Post Office
Accounts, receiving and paying in
A.&. Shelley Esquere
Auditor General.
fa
7
10.1
amounts
repayment of 185 Pupees to Mr. Spring
Collections and the
Treasurer, in Post office Mr. Stewart, late Colonial
Copy of a letter from
бираете
for biped Charge of the Port office
thing while in
bustained
at
Hongtong. August, 1844.
N°17, 1846.-
Inalonire No I in Beef:
amounts from the Britists Consuls at Amoy and Chusan, when not in the
lovemment employment.
In the Cute Treasurer's Account there is a slight difference as compared with my lecount, he having given credit for R. 44. 8+ instead of $44.00 or R$ 49.8+ balance of the British Consul. Amoy Accounts.
I have,
(Signed) H. Spring
Quesopy/
Frederich W. A. Bruce
ร
132
Di
1844.
Chat E. Newart, Esq2+ late Treasurer, in count with R. Spring, late Postmaster, Victoria.
1844.
April 20. To amount paid into the Treasury. R# 5138 8 March 20 By amount due and paid Post Master May 27
received from British Consul
Amey
"
balance of his account. 99 May 4
28 8:
received from British Consul Chusan, balance of his account.
$12.6160.
received from Post Master Manila, balance of his
Respecs
account.
Examined. found correct
1 Signed, A. E. Shelley
Pruulipay
Auditor General.
b
5,272
Frederick MA Band
27. By balance.
General, Calcutta.
due and paid Post Master General, Bombay
due and not yet paid the Post Muster General, Calculla, being shat collection in the Mail sent Dr. "Auday."
E. E Victoria, Hongkong,
12th January,
1845.
Maynard
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103
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APR 25 1846
Kory
104
Colonial Office, Vietnia,
Honghong, 212 February, 1846
I am directed by
Governor Sir John
Invis to forward the enclosed. Bills from Her by Me, Stationers 5 Great Ryder threet. James, for Stationery supplied for the of the "folonial Government by order
Henry Pottinger, and received since-
Copy to Sir H. Stinger & Marke
Copy
8 May
departure..
the
It appears by the Account Current Mr. Baillie, Agent General for frowon felonies, that there is a balance
of £152.7. 5 im his hands to the credit of this folony; but as I do not know whether it is regular to send these Bill directly to him for payment, I take the liberty
G. W. Hope, hey,
te.
te.
of
Copy Fo
If 183 Rupees, being Government.. faron handed
applying for repayment Port master at Hongkong, Thorn # Spring, late acting letter from
in his
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17 Jang
Kalance
1845.
over
8. 17, 18h6.
Inclosure No 2 in seep:
of encloring them to you instance, requesting
that he
may
amount._
in the first
ting at the same time
be directed to pay
the
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
our Most Obedient
Your
Humble Servant,
Prederich MA. Brez
135
Entered
700 Stryk Sin St. Pottingen Sie
contentist by BAY
Mundock. I
pher
La ile ter
Sue Gludster
2
Arey 146.
21 Ishmal
Copy
12. May/46
5. May 10046.
106
edirected (MM.
Leet Gladstone Bhauomits
a
Ware herewith the Copy ofer. letter addieped
еду
the
on
the
of Andong to Mistope suject of some Stationery ordered by you for
use
of the Godt of
Colous
As this Stationery
ordered out
Саске
the
that
was
out of the usual. of proceeding
inn
such matters in the felonid
flown,
Dependencies of the McGladstone would reque Whenifanned, before giving directions for
whether
pagment of the Bills,
theith its necessary
Sou
Boffer any
in the matter
observations
This informe
Hon. H. Bruce
21st February, 1846.
G. W.
"Hope, reg
2 Inclosures.
Letter N. 95.
Enclosing
Received
London, for Stationery
Bills of Kerby H
\
Government, in 1843, + 1844. supplied to the Pongkong.
what he honors
A.
aquestes this subject, and that the Zw the
undicht, be supemed that all puchater, she then of
Station.
me
6
4
0.4
olli articles.
offended through this lotonnal
no other
2672
107
ation or
dance.
guidan
Saveze
Ena
Phave received the letter addressed to Authope & the Colonial Lees of Methong on the 21 Sets last, enclosing Biles for certaine Stationery supplied to the Govt of the Colony by puvate parties, on the requisition of fic A Pottinger
That
Thave communicated
with Sir St. Pottinger on the
it, andshall
and shall await
Rufect,
his answer before isaning ang istrction as to the Ragment for the Statiany.
In the meantime. Ineed
scarcely renied fou that
46
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David
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21 May/W
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all purchaser of Stationy orangother Articles for Monae of you God." Whould beespected through the Colonial Agent Fin thesway.
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Litt Pottingen 957 Hergkung
108
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C.l. Kunelendyr
21
1846
Forwarded by MAY.
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Lord Lyttelton | 19
S&c Gladstone
20
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(1063)
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M.
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Copy
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Letter addrefore the Clint Secretary ang
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the use
Colony. - I amehut exctore Copies go lives
pondence which her piped
between this dept. Thi 1. Pottinger mitter
subject,
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Copy of a plespatit addripe to Sin Schn Davis te Bestadstine.
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Mekong
Agent Gement for lighte
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1846
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Sir Henry Pottinger, & Received trives his departures
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Janda
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Frederich W. M. Porce
London, Pebr. 16th - 1844.
Wer Majesty's Colonial Department - Hongkong. 111
Bot of Herby $6. Stationers to Her Majesty General Newspaper Agents .
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Letter No. 69.
(Fruerfopy)
Frederich Mr. A. Bruce
L
Nr. 37.
Madam,
Colonial Department. 1:4 Government House, Victoria,
habi, 1843.
(Hongkong) 35th July,
you
you a
f
it
Enclosed I beg to send, list of Stationery required for the use Her Majesty's Government of Hongkong, and request that you will forwarding by an early opportunity, making it up in two or three bores, to be sent by different vessels, to the address of Colonial Secretary, Governmunt House, Victoria, Hongkong.
I neid hardly remind,
The
you
that every article should be of the very
best description that can
and call,
We Kerby
be
procured.
call your attention to the remarks
Ersport Stationer
No. 5 Gt Ryder Street
St James's.
London.
made.
115
made on the different sorts of Paper sent
herewith.
was
The foolscap sent in January very suitable and good, with the exception of being a little thin
The Official Envelopes should be made
open at the end, of strong paper, and sufficiently to receive your 4 sheets of foolscap
large
large
The Note and Letter paper sent is very good - send several kinds - some rather thin.
But I may remark as a guide
that the blue coloured paper is found to stand the climate better than the white yellow.
or
The Ink last sent is not approved ; try Arnold's Cabinet Ink in quart bottles
bottles.
Red Ink in Pints or even smaller
I remain, &c.
(signed.) G. A. Malcolm
Officiating Colonial Secretary.
(Frucopy:) Inderick W. 2. Bruce
Reams of J. Whatman's best Blue Foolscap
24 112
thicker than this sheet :
12 Reams of the very best letter paper sorts !. 12 Beams of Note paper.
4001 Envelopes Official size, strong blue. 4000 Envelopes Note size,
blue.
1 Beam of Blotting paper. White . 1 Ream of thick Cartridge - p Ream of Red Marble Paper-
6. Six quive Sifine laid Totseap bound.
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100ths. Indian Wax.
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100 Mill Boards.
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/Copy/ True Copp/
Friderich M. A. Bonnes
Government House, Victoria,
No bg.
Colonial Department.
146
Madam,
you
Hongkong, 14th February 1949
1844.
I have to request that will precure and send to Hongkong
by the first opportunity one thousand red, and the same number of white large sized wafers to be used in applying the heal of this Colony.
The diameter of the Seat
half.
is two inches and a he I remain, te,
rs.
by.
Signed) Richard Woosname.
Juicefopy
Frederick W. A. Bronz
Expect Stationer
N5 Great Ryder Street :
M. James's,
London.
N. 18. Miscellaneous.
RECEIVED
APR. 18
1846
My Lord..
Ne
03.
f
Kong
117
Victoria, Houghing,
23rd February, 184 b
With reference to my Deepatek
No 8, of the 29th January, T have the hours.
the
to acknowledge the receipt, on the 21 Imetant, of Your Lordship's Original - Despatches from No 169, of the 25th November, to No: 176 of 19th December, 1845; together with the Duplicates of Deepatches from N2151, to
No: 168 of 20th November last ...
I have the honor to be,
With the highest-respect, Your Lordships,
The Right Honnable, The Lord Stanley,
Most Obedient- Humble Servant,
Dan's
isdans
te.
tc.
Va
Nr.19.
Financiai...
3
27 May
APR 18 1846
My Lord,
118
Victoria, Hongkong,
24th February, 1846.
I am required in Your
Lordship's Despatch Nr 165 to give
more full information of the arrangements under which the purposes of a Court,
at present supplied. Referring
house are at
to my Despatch No 51
1844, it is
therein reported, that, "the immediate
m
recessity of providing some place wherein the Supreme Court should be held has led to the engagement of premises tolerably adapted to the purpose at a rental of 180 Dollars per mensem.
At that period scarcely any
temporary buildings
The Right Honorable, The Lord Stanley,
40
H@,
to.
but
were erected; and
these
2377
"Heby:
184
Sir J. Fr. Davis
Be hon
Seanly.
N18.
Received
of Despatches to M. 176,
Acknowledging receipt
7.19.
M
Serember,
1845.
these let at an enormous rental. It is
same Despatch_" View
added in the same
Viewing
the high rates at which all existing buildings
are
let, it will be a measure of economy to build the Public Offices
and Courts with all practicable speed, and I shall direct Plans and Estimates to be prepared forthwith, to be submitted to Your Lordship. "
"
a
Plans and Estimates for Government house and Public Offices have since been forwarded, as drawn up under Major Aldrich's directions, but no authority yet obtained for their
commencement.
The place hired for the purposes of a Court house is in fact
in fact a mere warehouse, and extremely ill adapted to that end. I am at length compelled
my present residence, the
to abandon
old
old Land Office, on ace
on account of its close ats of
119
vicinity to the newly erected barracks, and the constant noise of drums and bugles necessarily attending them. Extensive -military works also will soon be commenced immediately adjoining the house. I therefore purpose giving up the present unsuitable premises occupied as a house at the monthly rent of 180 Dollars,
and
Court
using my present residence, the former Land Office, hired at only 150 Dollars per mensem, as a Courthouse, for which it is better suited by the disposition of the interior.
It was with a view to economy that I recommended to Your Lordship the purchase of this building, as it's actual rent was a high per centage on the cost. But having
the precaution to order a
a
since taken
survey on it,
the
the report of the Surveyor General as to its
condition is not such as to warrant its purchase by the Government. It will therefore be continued on the terms settled by my predecessor, until such time as a permanent Court house can be
erected.
4
As long as a Government House remains unbuilt, I am compelled to provide myself with any residence that the existing state of the Colony affords . On quitting the building which is to be occupied as a temporary Court house, I have engaged a house lately completed, t far from the Government Offices, at a monthly rental of 250 Dollars from the 1st. Instant. As this
not
may appear high, I have only to state that the Major General Commanding occupies at present a much inferior residence for
which
120
which 400 Dollars a month have been paid since his arrival.
After the above had been drafted, I have received Your Lordship's Despatch No 1971 of the 2nd December, approving of the arrangements contemplated for the construction of Government Offices and a Government House Major Aldrich will prepare the more comples and specific Estimates which Your Lordship requires; and in the mean while it will be desirable that the Board of Ordnance should keep up the Engineer Department in this Colony to the scale requisite for the executio of the principal Civil buildings. Such an arrangement, would enable our Land Office to dispense altogether with an Assistant Surveyor
General.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
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You you St Kong
C.R. Lively by pe
Forwarded by
1846
EG MR Stephen
n 29 Low Lyttelton 29
FIL
Ms. Gladstone 30
19-24 Feb-1845
Johor. 53.27 May 2046
2/
(283)
5
121
U.S. May. Afsi wys
куто
with reference tryme
Letter of the 10 hovember but, Saministeoly 요
Mr. Sousting Glasstive
thummit by heitt,
to be laid before the L.C.qthe Leanney, tho Copyga Despatet from the Govenes of Stay Kory, reporting the live ya New Stundence for humisel;
and
th
proponed temtionary
Conversion of the present
Undine
the into.
into a Comit House
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and also pointing
tt
wit
24
the Love Stanly.
Fin J.P. Havis
tho February, 1848.
N. 19.
Received
Reporting
hire
a new
one into a
Conversion of
and proposed temporary
residence for the Governor,
also,
the present
the necessity If
Court House;
building
a new
Court
2nd December, 1845.
to bepatah J. 171, of House . _ And replying
277
This is for the informations of Msh. Ahe
22
Allep 23
ülschers Lind Lestelling
the weeping of building
a new Court House,
Land
D
End
Gov. 704
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84 2035 Sthing
Sin SchuDavis B.
122
53
Les 28 May 1946
ん
1846
Forwarded by MAY.
Mundock 26
VBStephen 26
Lordlydlellon 27 IoGladdine
Shene
received yours
llespelet of the 24. Tet:
last, ko18, reporting the
hive
New
даже
for Jurself, and the propond tompoen
Conversion
дзем
Meridence into
Court Stome.
Steve Bolong,
ввониму
toyine myeppeonely
that brangement.
篇
Copy to Tiny 6 May !
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Ne 20. RECEIVED
مان
my
APR. 18
1846
My Lord,
200 hàng đông.
123
Victoria, Honghong.
饺
24th February, 1846.
"I have the honor to acknowledge.
me
ms of the terms
the receipt of your Lordship's Despatch. N. 1641 of the 16th of November last, authorizing to adopt certain modifications of the on which it was proposed that the Buropean members of the Honghong Police should after Ton Years Service be entitled to claim a pension..
of
ce
the force
constitution of that portion of is at present as follows : -
Forty Right Soldiers, consisting of a portion of the Forty-one originally discharge.
from the army, as reported in my despatch "N:64 of the 21th of May last to Noble
The Right Honorable,
The Lord Stanley,
your Lordship,
and
to
to
to
124
and of Sixteen.
and of Sixteen. men. subse
subsequently discharged- consequence of orders received from the Commander-in-Chief, and permanently
in
attached to the force...
All of these-
entered the Police- the same
have
an
on
men
claim to an increase_
forting,
and
equal
of
their pay, in the event.
of
Her Majesty's Government.
vernment not sanctionin,
ring
of
20 per Cent on their pay,
the pension as originally proposed, and
the men not
agreeing to accept it on its
altered footing.
"The remaining huropeans consist
of Twenty-or
one seamen who have entered-
from time to time merely resource, while without-
as a
temporarg employment.
board ship, and leave it when it suits
their convenience...
to give
to
on
They agree. on entering
two months' notice of their intention-
resign,
but more
pequently wilfully
misconduct themselves in order to ensure
of
an immediate dismissal.._ It is out
men that the European. Police-
this class of
force is recruited...
The enclosed schedule shows that
they are constantly changing,
and that out
of thirty-eight
men who have joined since.
the month of May last, sixteen. have
either resigned, or been dismissed, and
eleven others have given notice
intention to resi
resign. It is not therefore
suph probable that
on
of their
in the least
any of the Civilians, consisting
to the
o, as they do entirely of Seamen, will. come-
the pension list; and adverting fact, that the soldiers in the course-
of nine months have by death and dismissal. lost nine men out of Fifty Seven (being. about one Sirth of their number.) I do
not apprehend that the number who will survive a continued Service of ten years
will
3
an
ve a serious
will- prove-
charge
on
-
the Colony. receiving your
Immediately, however, on receivi Lordship's Deepatch, Idirected the men to be informed of the terms contained in it..
They unanimously preferred the increased
to a
pension, dependent
-rate of pay fifteen years' service ;
m
and Mr. May,
'Service; and Mr
May, the
"Superintendent, at the same time presented a Report stating the bad effects that
·would attend
any attempt. at making distinction between the Soldiers and the
Civilians now in the
se, and the
force,
difficulty he already experiences in up the vacancies that oceur...
a
filling
To remedy this, he proposes to
increase the pay of all employed by 20 per
Cent; to do
away
with the pension.
altogether; and by giving
pay
a lower rate of
ng the
to Volunteers on their first joining. force, and gradually increasing it to
hold
N. 2.
hold out a
125
good
etronger. inducement to
long service in the force...-
Conduct and to lon
Without this, he anticipates that it will. be. found impossible to keep up the force to what is absolutely required for the steurity of the place; but as the increased-rate- of pay would lead to increased drunkenness, the prevailing failing among these men,
and would entail a considerable addition.
to what is already a heavy charge on the Colonial Funds; - Jam unwilling
to
propose this alteration, unless it becomes unavoidably necessary; and I should recommend at present, as the most_ advisable and economical-
onomical course, that
the
the
on-
arrangements should remain. their original footing... I may add, that fund collected from deductions from the pay of the men themselves, fines for misconduct Ye, amounts already to a
Sum
t
sum.
of £124, which it would. be
desirable to invest at interest, and the
a-
Directors of the Oriental. Bank- have
offered to pay four per cent for all sums deposited. with it to the credit. of this account_._ The Bank being however, without. charter, I do not feel justified, without express Authority, in depociting with it. publie Money... As all contribute to this fund, it may be expected to amount to
a considerable sum.
there is
Your
Lordship
that
on my part to
I can assure every disposition.
reduce the number of huropeans employed in the force ; but though the Indian-
constables have been
night
very efficient-
as a
Police, they require being frequently
visited to ensure their bein
being.
on the alert
and cannot be depended upon in
carrying out the provisions of the late-
Jovee
Police Acts for ensuring
ensuring cleanliness
on their
good order in the town, from comparative want. of intelligence,
126
and
nee, and_
the inferior respect shown them by the
Chinese...
I have the honor to be,
With the highest- respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most obedient
Humble Servant,
is
Davis
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The Lots Stanley.
historia & Amekong,
Received
No 20.
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164, off
Replying
to Despatch No
tho
Nov? 1845,
Pension to the Ewassen.
relative to proposed Retering
Police.
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Forwarded by
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With
Reference to Letter of the fr Rovimber lost in the subject of
the Nate & Simsion 4.
of
be allowed to hispan
Mencher of the Police
at Wegkung der timetart by Mr. Sunting 今
Clevertine Stammun
tym bith, frothe Commistantin and decision of the L. C. ytte Jenny, the Copyrze
Despatch from birden Davis enetrining a Reput
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from the Inferitendent
of Police in chich he
points into the diffimtling
into Effect
glanzing the arrogement jürich that Porkin of the Polic cho
orlunteered putte bring un mieruse other Vay of deperfention heir of Shein, the Civilians the present
pay to claim & permi after 15 Jari Savii, &
bemmends that the вит
dopilent
he
miere of Lop Cent extended fall in hei
o Itusin -
The docdro
the hearing wih obrewing however, that while he admits the difficultie of the present arrangement Sir J. Davis entertains
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such serious objections
to the scheme which his
128
proposed to substitute for
it as to make him inviting to recommend augaltention unless inshall become unavoidable_ Under there ciremustances its appears
си
W MiGladstone nevitable Wacquience in Sir J. Davis suggestion
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Forwarded in MAY. Mundoch 26 MEStephen | 26 Lord Ly Fallon 127
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54
129
bl 29. May 1046.
Thanet acknowle
the leet. ojom Despitet
otte 244 Retmay, he 20, in the onlyst of the Organization of the Police Force at Stryking.
Adverting to the Apparently well-founded objections, in the mchins,
to a distinction with
old
rates of Day between off and newly enlisted menden of that Force, and on the other, ban memuse
of the established rates of pay in substitution of atte bestest light to retiring Anning HM foot are prefered t allow that the mrjinal Arrangement delictin in
Не
to
the Report of the Superint Iubmitted in grundles fitet Juble 921 Mag10145-Whirly the nopeen Szijjent and Contables "being in tho "Invice 10 beers and work ""ind in the Juvice will
become entitles to a rebring
Busin ghelfthin dag,- shall remain unaltered.
eyards the proposed deposit with "Mental
Bank of the Funds dernier
from the Super appeal tone
it come
Fries
deductions and
int
investment at Interest of those funds be requisite, it
Should
should be n
130 in Sout
or some other equivalent Securities, and not unto
sich Getablishments as the "Oriental Bank. But as
Seppuchend the Pensiinis
made
Auld not be ma dependent upon the produce дел
gangsud miestment, but must be defraged, irrespectives of that prodia fromthe fenent Revering the Colony, Hernot, Consider that, in the present state of the Reverine, any separete disposition of the Police Lines and deduction, in ben of paying the Colonial Tranny, would he litter Advantageons
or hdvisable.
them int
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Hongkong Police
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RECEIVED
VPR. 18
HAS
131
Schedule showing variations from the Perfellay 1845 to the 14th February, 1846. European Force.
May.
June.
Seventy-one Soldiers who joined Seamen, who have filled on the 1st April, 1845.
the vacancies.
Returned
to
Dismissed Resigned. Died. Re-instated Joined. Dismissed Resigned Died.
July. August. 2. September October
November December January 2
to 14th February
7.
Regiments.
2.
3.
2
4
13
4
2
3
9
2
2
2
2
3
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2
6
14
638
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14 2 /
Soldiers 48
Seamen 21
69... Two deficient
of men per day
de
1 th November to 30th April 5 do.
(Signed) Charles May
Superintendent.
Frederick Mr. A. Bruce
Sr.
RECEIVE
APR. 18 1846
In 705 Hong Kong.
Police Department,
132
14th February, 1846.
I have the honor to lay before you for submission to the consideration of His Excellency the Governor, a report showing the difficulties which will exist by carrying into effect the arrangement, giving that portion of the Police who volunteered from the army and were discharged by authority, an increase to their pay of twenty
cent in lieu of pension, and to civilians who have or may hereafter
: the service, the present pay and a claim to pension after serving fifteen
per
join
The Honorable,
Major Caine. Chief Magistrate
years.
de,
der,
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years.
That the only applicants for
admission into the Police are inferior seamen, who are
necessitated to do so
from not readily finding a ship, and
as w as seamens,
s wages from this port vary from £2.5.0 to £3.0.0 per month, while the present Blice pay is only £ 2. 12. 8 ( deducting for clothing and superannuation) rations being provided in both cases; they with one or two exceptions prefer their own calling, after serving two or three months give notice to resign, or wilfully misconduct themselves to incur dismissal.
о
and
That the distinction of pay would be productive of dissatisfaction and bad feeling from one class to the other,
(when it is so much to be desired that all should work in unity) which would
cortainly
133
certainly decrease the utility of the Service
The feeling regarding the unhealthing
of the island in connection with Police
- strong, that when the claim
duties is so
ten
to superannuation was supposed to be - years service, all expressed the great -improbability of surviving that time,
therefore the offer of pension, inducement to good conduct, allogether
fails.
as an
That the class of men who
from necessity Service have not regarded drunkenness and other low habits as detracting from
are admitted into the
their character, and to induce them to
to the general
alter their mode of life to the
propriety required in the Police, it will be necessary to
them more give,
pay in the Police than they could
obtain as seamen,
and further to attach
a
them
ļ
them to the
service
a
by ensuring a gradual increase dependent on their w good conduct and length of Service.
At the present time there are
several vacancies which cannot be filled up as there are no applicants, and
the to
twenty two seamen now in the
service, eleven have
of
e given the prescribed
given
two months notice to resign, and I believe most of the remainder will do the same, especially if a distinction of pay is made; from the number of vacancies which have occurred since
May 1845 (particulars attached) it is apparent that much difficulty must exist in carrying out the duties, and notwithstanding all precautions, with much injury to the Service,
I therefore respectfully beg to
recommend that the increase
of twenty
134
per cent be extended to all in lieu of pension, which will (in connection with the adoption of a scale of pay, in accordance with 6 report dated 9th. Inst.) I believe obviate all the difficulties enumerated.
Although the present strength is only
sufficient to perform the necessary duties, as
alternative it would be preferable to
an
reduce
ce
four men, and give the increased pay to the whole Force.
I have, Je,
(Signed) C. May
Superintendent
(Pruefopy.)
زد
Frederik M. a. Bruce
per
No 21.
Ecclesiastical.
Aus 40. 28
ED
RECEREL
APR. 18 1846
A
My Lord,
135
900 không đông.
Victoria, Hongkong,
24th February, 1846.
I think it desirable to draw Your Lordship's attention once more to the
great want of a fitting place of worship for the members of the Episcopal Church in this Colony. While the Romanists Catholics and the Dissenters of several persuasions have long possessed Churches and Chapels of a respectable structure, the Servants of the Government and other English inhabitants have for,
than three
for mor years assembled in a sort
t of shed. The general effect of this state of things has I fear been unfavourable.
The Ordnance Department
could
The Right Honorable, The Lord Stanley,
A
10
Jo
could erect a suitable Church for the aggregate sum of £. 7,000, two thirds being defrayed by the Colony, and the ren third being already engaged to be subscribed by the inhabitants.
remaining
The Plan of a Gothic Church,
an Architect in London,
as
8 prepared by
has been forwarded to
me,
but the
136
Officers of the Ordnance declare themselves
unpractised in the execution
of that
style, and recommend that a modern structure be authorized, as being better -suited to the place, easier of execution, and to be erected on more reasonable terms.
I have the honor to be;
"With the highest respect, Your Lordships,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Main
3
The Looto
24th February, 1846. Sir J.F. Davis
Received
Stanley
N. 21.
thrring necessity of Suggesting
modern.
a
a
style of building.
the 20th Feb. which it has crossed
This wt. in sufferently and by aferring to
with. Ahe
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mayand that and
Anvenience way
of practical
Ir allerd to deciarth-
question whether the perited style that
cr shall not be una, prcrided ccou
is backen Whatun to the style,
by mantaño a due cones-
рибной собирать вычи
the chalactis of ther
hulding
the pure-
pons to wh it is
is be decond
пицарит
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End
Sir J. Davis
1846
arh
Mindert 25. 3Jk 'ethon 26- Lordlybrellon |25 SECG one 27
- 700 Anything
Lin
40 137
20 April 1466. Mave received you
despatch of 24. Let Plac No21, again urging
notice the importance
виз
on
of taking immediate slips for the erections a place of thership for the Thembers of
the Church of England in Arkong.
On the subject t have already conveyed bayon the necesaning authority and instruction,
in ne
th
megdespatch of 20th
Febs Cart Ro28. With
rexpect, however, to thi style of the Architecture the proponed building
of
it appears were that that queention mag preopen
be left to be decided t consideration of practical
in her coleffy here
convenience - provided care be tather, whatever
be the dile,
Comaintain
a duce correspondend between the characte
the building
and the pempore,
towhich this Whe devoted.
thavez
Nr 22.
Financial.
11
Vide
Adin : letter 17 Apritsleb
RECEIVER
APR. 18 1846
My Lord,
138
Victoria, Hongkong,
25th February, 1846.
On the receipt of Your Lordship Despatch N. 17/4 of December 15th.
directing that Rear Admiral Sir T. Cochrane be called upon to repay into the Colonial Treasury the sum
yo, being the taxed costs of an ex-officio prosecution for Libel, instituted on his
once
of
application, I have at once caused a copy of the above Despatch to be
be forwarded to Feo T. Cochrane, with the Letter enclosed
herewith.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
Most. Obedient,
The Right Honorable The Lord Stanley,
de 40.,
Humble Servant,
dani
•
For this present,
may
Myúpri
ге
myy
N.97
Sir,
Joy H. Kong.
am
139
Colonial Office, Victoria,
Hongkong, 23 = February 18 the
Jam directed by His Excellency the Governor to transmit Copy of a Despatch received by the last. Uail from the Right Honorable The Secretary of State for the Colonies, relating to the exefficio information. filed at the request of This Excellency the Naval Commander-in-chief-
( together with Copy of the taxed costs referred to), against the Editor of the Friend of China' ; and I have the honor to request that the necessary steps may be taken to prevent this item -
being charged in the accounts of the
&. Walter, Esq.
Colony.
fc.
&c.
Jc.
Colony.
I have, Ve.
(Signed) Frederich W. A. Bruce.
Colonial Secretary.
k
Imeless
Inderich W. A. Bring
gul qonly be typ q PY
Ne 23. Financial.
307
Aut? 42.30 April
RECEIVE
APR. 18 1846
My Lord,
140
708 King Kong...
Vietnia, Hongkong.
26th February, 1848..
I have the satisfaction to state in reply to your Lordship's Despatch N. 175 approving of the appointment of Mr. Reinatcher as Clerk in the Treasury, that the authorized establishment in that Department is quite sufficient, and would never have been found otherwise, but
neglect of his proper duties by late Treasurer, and his employment. of
for
the ne
the
the Clerks in matters with which he had
no
official
concern whatever.. Ior this manner much trouble and
confusion
occurred in the Colonial business, and
some needless expense was incurred for
The Right Honnable,
The Lord Stanley,
temporary
Yc.
&
Yo
YN. 700 Hiking
111
temporary
Clerks.
It will have appeared from regular transmission of accounts
the
accounts that
no arrears have embarrassed us since
: the departure of the late Treasurer; and
as the efficiency of the present Acting. " Jr. Shereer Treasurer has been practically proved after the lapse of several quarters, I
your Lordship may to confirm him in the office..-_
trush
be induced
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
And Satelliid
This will be sufficiently and, as far as respects the
which it was
Office of
crossed.
eference 29.7 of the 9th Janf. by
The Treasury she's of course, be afforized
Most Obedient
Stumble Servant,
пробо
Apr 23
2 Danis
Да
C.L. Luelzenly
L
Return tome
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24.
April 1846.
Forvantea 1846
y
yjarn Itundock 25 BRSiebben 25-
Lonliyitelton 25 ESEc Gludstone | 27
with experience to p
M. Cordwell's Letter
the 13th Decemberlist
approved
signifying the affront
the Lord Comming
employment qMr. Rienscher
M1
the
Additional
Clerk in the Lummer Office at It hey, I
am dirclest lyst.
qant
inform this Ludhich
that his Shuklevis has reported bit the Authinged hirbhishmat
of that Office is quite Iufficient, and would. never have been found Menise but for the neglect of his proper
Late Jenner, Zthe late
Auker Ette
and his employment of the Clerks in matters
with which he had no Official Concern.
Sende
End
112
the meaning, that the Authinged Sstablishment
of that Department is quite sufficient for the performance of its duties,
and rear
mending
that the furent beting Farmer meghe Anfinn
in the Office.
Asuspects the Offici hanne it is
helping forme
Refer yo
to
Buy Desfilit
вид
otte giberglast
42.2
Sir Mendevis 187
30. April W4.6
ho.7,
Sie,
Lande
ги
سمیرن
Mespitet & the 26. Ext:
last, he 23, stating,
reference to the Conditiil
pien to the hemployment
The Meinecker
Janchin, of
tomplysat
пр
Clerk in
tto
Yo. 24.
Financial.
Aik 522794
Sir,
Jony
RECEIVER
MAY.22 1843
113
Victoria, Hongkong,
2nd. March, 1846.
With reference to my Despatch N 22 of 25th February, in which I reported that I had officially informed His Excellency the Naval Commander's -in-Chief that Lord Stanley declined I admitting the Costs of the criminal
information for a Libel on his public conduct into the Accounts of this Colony, I have the honor to forward Sir Thomas Cochrane's reply, in which he states that he awaits the final decision of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, whom he has informed of the real circumstances of the case ;
the attack
The Right Honorable, 4. & Gladstone, M.P
XC),
40
on.
on his official conduct having been the consequence of his sparing the public
money in a question of Salvage:
The Rear-Admiral
linforms,
forms me
that he entertains little doubt of his being relieved from the payment of the sum in question ; but that, at all events, as he sees - full injustice of myself being liable for the expenses of a public prosecution instituted on his repeated requisition,
the
and contr
contrary to my own advice (as appears from my Despatch Nr.1048 of 1845) he shall hold himself responsible to Iber Majesty's Government, who can at any time stop the amount from his pay
I have the honor to be
Sir
With the highest respect, Your most Obedient, Humble Servant,
ndari
114
22
Mag. And testellin
The Her. it? be informed that the bidderally have & pay this charge
tähere to
2-3
ww
23
Rt. Honble
Lin J. Fr. Davis
2nd March, 1846.
Reporting
Received
N° 24.
Inclosure.
towe. Glavotone.
decision of
Cochrake awaits the
that Sir Thomas
the Lote final
Com=
before repaying the taxed -
- missioners of the Admirally,
Costs of
The
Officio
prosecution files at his
request.
Copy) In 2010 It hang
Sir
145
Agincourt, at Hongkong,
dh
20th. He
February, 1846.
In reply to your letter of the 23rd. Instant, I am desired by His Excellency the Naval Commander in Chief to acquaint you, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, that he is in communication with my Lords Commissioners of the Admirally upon the subject of the Bill of Costs to which your letter refers, and that he now awaits the final decision of Her Majesty's
Government thereon.
I have, d.
(Signed) Edwr Waller,
Secretary.
The Honorable,
Frederick Bruce, Colonial Secretary
Hongkong.
Prederick W. A. Brueg
2
1:25.
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Financial.
Copy
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13 June. 104
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146
GBG Hongkong
Victoria, Hongkong,
C.O.
MAY. 22 |
Sir,
1946
15th March, 1846
I have the honor to forward herwith a Report and Estimate for the completion of the Streets in the town of Victoria, and the formation of stone
gullers and iron geatings thercon, together with the reply of Major Aldrich, to whom
the same was submitted for his consideration and report. The total estimated amount is £2,660,15.3. As
of those works connected
this
I was one
with the public health, which I was instructed by Despatch No # 2 of 1045 to cause to be executed without reference delay, I did not hesitate, with the
or
The Right Honorable,
WE. Gladstone, Mr. P
concurrence
A.,
H.
concurrence
of th
the Executive Council, in
ordering advertisements to be issued for
tenders.
The extraordinary improvement in the health of this Colony during the last twelvemonth is a sufficient encouragement to persevere in this department of the Public Works ; and I trust the drainage of the town of Victoria, will be completed in a fix months. By the Ordenance which I have already submitted for the approval of Her Majesty's Government, in my Despatch N. 114 of 20th August, the expenses of Roads and Drains within the town, when once constructed, may be defrayed by the inhabitants.
I have also the honor to forward with this Despatch, a Report
hort and
work
Estimate for a small remaining. required to complete a portion of the
Queen's
人
147
Queen's Road between the deep cutting of 90 feet called the "Gup", "and the Bridge in the Wongneichung Valley, computed at an outlayc
outlay of £69.18.2. This may be considered as, intimately connected with the public health and convenience, as it is the sole approach to the Valley, which is the place of recreation to the inhabitants of the Colony. In consideration also of the small
amount of the outlay, I have directed the work to be advertised, and accepted a contract somewhat below the Estimate
amounting to £58.10.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
With the highest respect, Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Yd S. _ The additional Report under
Estimate
Estimate N2 13, not having been prepared in time by the Land Office for this Mail, will be forwarded with the Duplicate of the present Despatch.
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1846
#Stephen | 12 Lord Lyttelton | /3
McGladstone 13.
13 June 1846.
I have received you
Despetit of the 25: Mun
best, ho. 25, eveling
for
Reports and batimites the Completion of the Shut in the Fern
Victoria, amounting bt 2660-15-3-and
for completing a portion of the Lucens Ross, Ammounting to t64-18:2
the necessary withing for such Expenditure come be riscurred in
mag.
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1.112.
the Febry. 1846.
1.13.
4th Eletry.
Siv
Royal Engine is Office,
Victoria, HongKongs
In
March 6th, 1849.
reply to your letter requesting
by order of His Excellency The Governor, my opinion upon a Report and Estimate.
24 Act of 1846 for the completion of the Streets in.
s. d.
88., 4.2.
87.
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37 - 5. 5. 75.15.10.
Victoria, and the formation of Stone Guillers and Iron Gratings thereon.
I have the honor to Cemark,
are not
that it appears from the Report, the Sewers provided for the Town, are at present used by the Inhabitants, I see no
objection to the expense of the proposed Plan ci laying doron pipe
hows with Sion Gratings, to allow the
Rain water to be carried to these sewers
The Womb && F. MA. Brece,
volonial Sccretary.
excepting
excepting the cuticls that will thus be afforded for the foul air from the tntverts in dry
season, this
this may be in
instances quarded by placing Iron covers
over
the
he gratings. The arrangement
will not affect any future application of these culverts as sewers, in which - case the lain water can be carried
down the Surence Channie courses as first peroned.
ما
The Estimate freevides for the following different services ca certain Streets. v viz.
Pipe holes with Fron Gra
Gratings.
Centre Channce Gutters.
Side Channels one side of Street .
foSecond side:
Cofo
with Cuibstones one side
bfo
Go
Second side
Forming Reads to larve.
For the support of this Exhenditure
and
V. 13.
151
and for the purpose of a clear identification
of such services in connection with the
Jo,
c.com hanied
fermer approved estimates for Culverto
I beg to recommend that the Report won the Estimate should be with a Protum of the Stork performed, for each Street shewing opposite to each in a Tabular forme, the Number of the
11
Estimate ( the years expressed in different coloured inks) on which such services have been executed..
buch retum will afford at a glance, the full information required under each head, as to the extent of the work
actually provided for, with what may
Comain to be included in further services. Victim the Report réstimate and
A. N. 1.2.3. four drawings.
(Free Copy)
I have, &r,
.1
(Signed) Edward Aldrich, Major - Comp. Br. Vul " Enginur.
Indirect M. d. Brney
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MAY 22 1846
154
Victoria, Hongkong,
22nd March, 1846.
I have the honor to forward herewith= enclosed the Acting Surveyor General's 1. Report on the progress of his Department during the official year ending with the conclusion of the present month, as well as another Report from the same
2
officer
on the construction of Roads and Buildings, and the state of Public Work
during the past year. These several Reports
seem to me called for annually
6 Colonial Regulations.
by the
In comparing the Civil Establishment of the Colonial Surveyor
General with the extent of the Ordnance
The Right Honorable,
Mr C. Gladstone, M. P.
te
X.,
to
Department
Department under the Commanding Royal Engineer, the narrowness of the capabilities possessed by the former becomes sufficiently apparent, and
and I am therefore
therefore able so far to corroborate the statements of the Acting Surveyor General in the first of these Reports. In fact this consideration, and the superior knowledge of Government Works possessed by the Royal Engineers, induced me to recommend that the principal Public Buildings should be executed by them, and that Major
Aldrich should be required to consider all the Civil Reports and Estimates before I submitted them to the Executive Council, or reported them for the sanction of Her Majesty' s Government.
The
first formation of a new Colony has, in cases where the public health or the Military or other communications called,
for.
the immediate execution of Drainage or Roads, rendered it necessary to proceed without the
previous
1
155
previous sanction of Her Majesty's Government : but that sanction has now been obtained for all the Estimates down to No 6 of 1845. I am happy to state that with the exception of the Public
Buildings already proposed, a remaining distance 5 miles of Road to complete the circuit. the island, and some
of 5
t of
● further Drainage in the
town of Victoria, the necessary Public Works may be considered as accomplished.
I shall have the honor to forward
the Colonial Blue Book, with my
Report, by the nest monthly Mail.
I have the honor to be,
Sir
own
With the highest respect,
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
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This sh", probably, be ammans Treasury - the annexure in original
23 May. And Afstelling
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In J. J. Davis
22nd March, 1846.
to
At Brable. #Starshine.
N26.
2 malosures.
Received
on the pologress of his supart = the Acting Surveyor General Transmiting Reports from
-ment, and
m
the construction
surmarks thereon.
the state of Public works, of Roads and Buildings, and the oppor 1845; - with
Струк NM.
136
Ser
Surveyor General's office,
Victoria, March, thith, 1846.
I have the honer to lay
before you for the information of this Excellency the Govenor, the following Report on the construction of Reader and Buildings, and the state of the Public Works, during the last
The Town of Victoria having
been divided into three Districts,
shall proceed first to describe the Works executed in the Centre District; extending
the
from the Castion bounds of the Cantonment,
to the Stream immediately West from Albany (Buildings and Pedder's Shill.
Under Report and Estimate
No of were constructed by the Convicts three
portions of Reade
as
Phonble F. MA. Bruce,
Colonial Secretary,
detailed under ..-
articles
137
articles No3 1.2, and 3 of that Report,
: measuring 137/2 yards
: ride in length, and estimated at of 1234 for labour, the Stone Drains under the "Wends being estimated at $ 876.94 additional, ae " per estimate No 1 of 1845.- a small - quantity of work is yet required to complete these Roads, viz : grassing. slopes and the formation of side channels ve, which will be executed : previous to the
Zainy
stason
the
The
Harbour Master's Wharf and pier, Report and Estimate No. 3 of 1844, was
r
during the year
completed
last past, and has
proved of great benefit and convenience to the community at large, it being - accessible at all times of the tide, i
the only Publie landing place at present in the Town ; it sustained no dar
damage during the year =
is moreover
The storm of the 7th of May carried away a portion of the (Bridge which
Spans the Nullah at the North ___ Barracks as I anticipa
I anticipated, and as
detailed in
Year.
my
This was
Report of the preceding
Repaired by the Royal
Engineer's Department, and the amount
L
:109: 10: 8, charged against the Colony - The Construction of a
neev
Bridge 25 feet
Span, Report and Estimate Nr. 6, ie postponed until further ordere, or
until after the next lainy
season, as
it would be dangerous and difficult
to erect it during
centering
s
a
that time, as
the
would be liable to be carried
away by the fresh sets during the
execution of the work.
The portion of the Queen's (Read in this District has lately been
Shope
put into good Repair, and
sufficient to secure its preservation, the expenditure thereon boing & J 1.20..... (£91.18.4.).
Some additional works were
Requisite
son
on
Requisite for drainage at the Albany amounting to of 16, and to pairs Contingent Works which have been executed on Public viuildings during. the Year, only
to the Sen of L 84. 12. 1..
The portion of the chief
Alagistrate
istrate's late Vesidence which
anged as
arranged Debtor's, Prison
was arr
executed for
the sum of $250, and under Report and Estimate Nr. 5 of 18.45.
I have also to deport the
completion of the three Police stations, Report and Estimate M.
:
and Estimate N° 8 of 1844 : the
Contractor. Mr Hautions proceeded with
the work most dilatorily, and the
fine for
to time has been deducted
completion of the
from the
same up
moint of the Contract .
Generals office.
nor
resed also
y
for
the
The House for the Registrar
Post Office, has been completed, exclusive
158
of the fittings, for the sum of $ 4,900. In the Western Districk extending to the Naval Stores, and under Reports and Estimates. 100 $, 4, 5, and 11 of 1844, Stone and brich Drains or Culverts have been constructed at an expenditure of $37882. which provides for the discharge of the
Springs and accumulation
water, at the
lation of Rain
same time.
time af
in
05
assisting the sewerage of the locality.
The Stern of the 7th May in
noet
caused considerable damage to most
of the streets, the surface of which
in m
dest
es was
many instances
completely
stroyed, and the
and the material composing
them with stones of some magnitude
through the instance only
were carried into the sea thre culverts, and in one
a drain burst in consequence of the lower part becoming choked.. The destruction of these streets was caused in consequence of the impossibility
of
of constructing with more rapidity the the centre of permanent culvert in
them . The sides of the street had been brought to the required level by filling supported by rough stone walls, leaving
intermediate space of to feet,
an
- which the masonry
within
vi
to be placed, and
in consequence of the peculiar situation of the Town and the stepmise of the
descending
these
streets, the water in descend Channels attained such velocity, that on the slightest obstruction occurring at any one point, (caused by the failure of the rough Retaining walls)
the a
adjacent ground was flooded, and a fresh watercourse formed which - finally completed the destruction of the surface ; the Estimate for those repaire N. 2 amounted, including contingencies, to the Sun
to the sum of $ $4654, 88 --
(L344-15-4).
Great progress has havever
been
159
been made in the construction of the Culverts as far as Holly Mead Head, to-
which place they willall be covered in and secure, before the Rains commence, From thence upwards, the culverts are in progress, which will be left open with small parapet walls on either side, these Ifully anticipate will also ber and I
complete before the Pains begin,
no
feel convinced occer, except
except to the to which must be expected. As
damage then
mere s
surface, & hairs
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further protection to the Town, two
catchwater Drains will be finished aloo, ove deliver
culvert
delivering inte a -made to teccive it, adjoining Pedder's Hill, and the other into the Centre. lane in Tapingshaw, through which also an open Culvert has been constructed. The repairs to the streets south of the
Queen's Bead, exclusive of Horm
(135
Repairs, amounted to $ 307. 85. being
at
the
the rate of 5 Cents for gard, which tale per when every thing is complete, I do not
will over be exceeded; this
anticipate wis
Service
however
the Convicts..
may
be executed by
The Drains may occasionally
sustain injury,
bevery
but even this will Shope
care
has been
be very moderate, for every taken to render them as substantial an
possible, and effective
and effective in every degree.
The Expenditure
the Queen's
(Road amounted to 7 575.95, Beport and $ Estimate N2 of 1844. For the permanent protection of the Road, surface plane have been prepared for all the streets
in
the Western District. On the Queen's Road and the other streets available
σχ
for Carriages.
those that are tolerably level, Stone gutters on either
side with suitable Kerb stones will be constructed : but the teeper streets will be formed with the paved gutter
in
160 over the
or
in the centre immediately culverts, that in the event of any of
40
-
them overflowing the surface may protected from injury-
be
Those plans, Report and Estimate N.13 of 18:45, having been passed,
~
the works will be commenced
as
expeditiously as possible. The Chinne location ( Saping shan / io,
o being
repaired, under Exformed. Report and Estimate N. 10 of 1844, to render the
érainage effective, and steps will
be taken in
more
conjunction with the Police to compel the inhabitants to construct seroper drains exitering into those formed o's Goverment, and thus prevent the
cumulation of stagnant water so injurion,
of the inhabitants in the
acele
to the health of vicinity .
To tender accessible some of
the lots sold at the last sale, streets
are
also in course
course of
construction.
under
#
under the last quoted Report & Estimate. In the Eastem District of Victorice the works executed have been
are not
the commation of Culverts Vo, Beport and Estimate Nr. 4 of 1244, all of which
t yet quite complete, and in addition therets, the works mithorized under Report and Estimate Nr. 6 of 1845,
of completion, which
are i couree
I here will be finished in one month from the present date, tory comprise the construction of one $2 fest arch
8 feet arch, and the formation of the Road to the required level as shawn
the section accompanying
and
one
the Report.
The cutting
Wing at the
at the Gap have
stood temarkably well during
year,
220
the last
slip of any magnitude
having recurred, but the surface of the Road.
ia
Our
the Easter side which
very step is frequently
in want
of
of repair as the Road therefrom is an
131
carry
the
embankment ; and it is not safe to water through it with a drain; in fact a drain was eriginally constructed half way between that point and the wooden Bridge,
completely
and in tratumm 1843 il
destroyed in consequence of the teatrage therefrens saturating the material and Causing the foundations to sink : but
averle are now in
evil in
in progress to correct the a great degree by constructing calch water draises above, de curve the Road from
the centre each way, to form 6 Seed broad
pathways and at intervals to form pipe
hole set in concrété to
convey
the
the mater
course down
from the surface, and the slope either well sodded or chunamed This
service together with the improvement - of the inclination has just been sanctiones under Report and Estimate . I 14 of 1845.
As the gap is so high, 98 feet,
it would not be advisable to make a
decher
deeper cutting ; 2 feet is the limit to which it can be lowered, and this will
Teduce the effective width to 12fect ; -~ _ barely sufficient to allow the Cana
or Carriage
to pass.
The old Bridge in the
Wongneichung salicy
Ivas
combiclety...
destroyed by the flood of the 7th May,
not a vesti
vestige of it temained standing,
the whole structure appears to have been
drawn out of platform and timbers
lifted up, the piles being the sand by the platform to which they
were
attached, and the_
structure thus becoming waterbome
Odl
fleating it was cared down the stream
and subsequently out to sex. The
Bridge which has been completed lately
is constructed in ce
satisfactory
a
2-2
t permanent and
which
cost per the piles
Rest the stone piers and abutments,
;
driven into the sand 25 feet ; this conjunction with the sheet piling
wvere.
in
and
concrete.
132
conorele has made a most satisfactory
artificial foundation, and the whole work has been executed by the contractor in a
very
creditable
ma
ev:
the service was
executed under Report and Estimate. N°2 of 1845.
I have to report the completion
of the Chapel at the Burial ground (Report and Estimate. 187. of 1844):
the sum
for
Sum of 7 1160, and also the
f$ Boundary wall and Road of approach thereto (Report and Estimate. N. 13)
for the
the
anul.
the sum of $ 1995, and Repaire to
unt
amount
4 of $ 53.92. The formation of pathways and levelling the ground was executed for the sum of $ 267.59. The Drainage, taising
and lever.
lovelling of the Valley of Hongneichung, as also the construction of the Road from
Burial ground,
the
Yea
and, were
I from the
were executed during
ar, Report and Estimate N.16 of This work was perform
1844. I
performed under
Contract
Contract for the sum of $6,000, out of which sum of 3,000 were -charged to the Valley, and the "Remainder of 2/400 to
the Road..
rvas
The work next in succession the formation of the Blead at Cast point for the location of the Chinchew Merchants at an expenditure f$90.
and
The repairs to the Reads in the District of the Wengreichung Sukumpu Vallies, very nearly two miles
in
length, have only amounted to the trifling sum of $. 26. 28, during the year, efficient and perfect
they
are now in an
Lorder. -
The Road to Tyłam has been - opened throughout during this extending from Lukunfu a distance of
year,
8 Miles, and over a
line of country presenting many difficulties
Course
in them
of its construction; the Estimates
prepared
A
133
prepared for this service were Nr. 9. 9o and
15.
5 of 1844, and Requisition of September
jst
12 t for Repairs and maintenance,
to the Sum of £ 6:3940 5u3. -
amounting this sinn having
having been expended, and the works not completed, a further sanctioned under Reporte
Sum was
and Estimates Nos 9 and 11 of 1845,
amou
counting to £ 4166. 11. 7. The cause which have led to this expenditure, with the detail of the expenditure_ itself, have been so fully explained in Estimate NG of this year, that Ishall only briefly allude blades to
Considerable damage
them
now..
Sookewan
or
occurred to the Sukunfu causeway and to the Road along shore to __ Aldrich bay during the gales. It was found quite imposible to prevent the filling from being drawn through the interstices of the stones composing the Rough retaining
wall,
:
wall, although in the first instance
the
greatest
atest care was taken in ramming and consolidating the material; the filling at the haunches of the Bridges
the
ne
saml
also gave way in a similar manner, - and the mode of preventing in future
AL
commended in the
recor) RA
Report prepared for
by placing
and
that service was
concrete between the Walls
d filling, to prevent its becoming
of the tide. The
saturated on the rise
cumulation of the debris from the Quarries in the neighbourhood of the
Road has in
in
some instances done
considerable damage,
damage, changing
the
natural course of the streams, choking
up
the drains and thereby damaging the Road, and the surface on many portions of the adjoining land as raised upwards of 3 feet by deposit.
this.
That portion of the line.
from
from
134
Aldrich Bay sustained very little
damage during the season, except by -
occasional slips of took and material at
those places where the cutt
cuttings
were not
a long
o
quite complete. The stone drains the whole line have answered fully, the formation is peculiar, but infinitely to be preferred to the mode usually adop
their construction,
orr
Clo
adopted in
the Drains constructed
the old pean in the Town of Victoria have entirely failed, either by the breaking of the slabs which support the Roadway, or by the displacement of the filling underneath the flat stone forming the bed of the Drain ._ On the entire completion of the Woad after the exhonditiere of the I trust that the
very
small.
sums,
authorized l Repairs will be
wall
The old pathway to Lylam
originally constructed without the slightest regard to levele us a
wud
sufficient
number of Dracine to carry off and prevent
the
V
the
"accumulation of rain water;
catchwater drains were made on any
any
portion of the line ; and the want this necessary drainage has been the
cause
of almost all the damage that has occurred to the Road; the three large Bridgen single stone.
zvere
totally destroyed, not one stone remaining in position after the flood, and storme
and storm of the 7th May;
this also would not have happened had
the
were laid
which the piere rock.
on i
been cut or
Course
levelled to receive the lower
.
of the foundations . In Report and Estimate N8 of 18.45. prepared for these Repairs, it was therein proposed to Rebuild the Bridges
our d
different
construction, but on a close examination
of the
e ground, it
and, it was found that the Road could be diverted, and the necessity
of crossing
the River in tivo places
thereby avoided ; this
adopted, and has been executed
was acco.
accordingly
for
the
135
the sum of of 740 _ which with one Bridge
contracted for at $640. rendere the
complete, and lese
Communication
more
liable to injury, and at a saving of $493
on the original proposition.-
The Road from Tytam to -
Stanley has been in a bad state of repair
e year, the
for the greater portion of the Bridges away by the floode
and Draine that were carried
temporary
were teplaced in a
marmer, as it was not
Considered advisable to erect
any i
or
permanent or expensive Bridges
drains on a pathway which would have to be at some future time
improved ; here,
of the
as ove
same line,
the other harts
attention was
paid to the direction or levels, which,
2202
new or
improved line is required,
precludes the possibility of adopting than about half a mile of it as
nure
of it as acuitable
for the contemplated one.
The
The plan I propose for this service has been submitted for approval, vide Report and Estionate. N 15 of 1845- Road to Aberdeen; The Estimates, goo
of 1844 prepared for the
12 and 12 a
construction of this Road,
ounted.
(at the seperate ratée of Exchange)
to
£45.43:15:41; the works were commened
to
in January 1845, and I had hoped. complete them bez
before the hot season, but the ground tumed out more rocky and difficult of excavation than
гаас
contemplated; arly one quarry of building
only
the line, and I 8 found
stone
was
orr
vokewan at a
had therefore to transport almost the whole quantity from
from Footlewe very great expense, first for the hive of the boate, and secondly the labour of carrying the stone up so great a height, the summit level being 525 feet above
high water.
meaLA
C
5
The exceedingly heavy rain that
occurred
occurred in
136
May, did considerable damage
to the Road, owing
to its unconsolidated
state ; the stone drains were
cunfinished,
and the Calchwater drains incomplete, and the Estimate No. 3 of 1845 to Repair! these
same
damages and prevent the in future, such as increasing the water
way of the Bridges
Sum of $ 4,033.92.
amounted to the
The height to which the River
was
18
rose at the falls at Pokefolum, feet above its natural level, the whole of the Village and cultivated ground:
was
flooded in consequence, by which no less than 18 persons are said to have been drowned. It is therefore so far lucky that the greater number of the Bridges on the line
ex
not sinished.
at that time, otherwise they must - have been inevitably destroyed. The
averke
меже
necesarily stopped during
the hot season, and the current lehairs
avere
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were
in
superintended by the English overseers who had been placed on hall
wages,
for that period.
for
It was
the.
necessary Resumption of the work, that a further advance should be called for, for the Reasons fully detailed in _- Report and Estimate No 12 of 1845, and the sum of £382, 16._ was sanctione accordingly. This Broad when completed I hope will be of much benefit to the community at large; in fact it has proved so already in its unfinished state; it has been however available for horses as far as Pokefolum, for time, and from Aberdeen the line is perfectly practicable for _.. pedestrians; to the inhabitants of which place, and the neighbouring Valley of Heongkong, it will be found,
of great utility, mabling them to bring their
some
j
produce to market in
a
-
more direct
and
and certain
mmer
137 than has been
hitherto obliged to be adopted, and as
the Road opens up the country effective
manner,
in a
very
zre
it will I have
of encouraging. ~
doubt be the means
meane of
agriculture, both among
the European
and native inhabitants.
In the Report and Estimate
prepared for the Road from Zylain to Stanley, it will be perceived that I
have
reco
rended stone arches
the whole line, and it
why
and it may be asked
ore
r
by that mode of Constinction of the bridges on the other lines was not adopted as being
e permanent than a platform of Wood ; the reason of this is, that on the other lines I had no data whon which to find the quantity of Water passing during heavy floods, and thesefore I considered it safer to give the greatest possible
amount
nt of
of waterway, and so constructed
the
the Bridges with a horizontal collit . But if it is fully proved that the_ ample, and the floodin waterway is aniple,
Road
should be required to be improved, the timber become decayed, a stone
may be turned upon the Preve
arch may
as
they
and Abutments already made, have been built to provide for such arrangement as hereafter.
an
the
In conclusion I beg leave
to refer to the Return of Public Worke
for the Blue Book for a detail of
expenditure thereon, and Eest
lemarking that the total length of Roade and streets which have been formed, or effectively Rehaired under the Department in the last year-
half me
and a
measures 23' 8 miles
and that In 700 yards of Culverts
have also been built in the streets
I have, Sc,
138
(Signed) Chas: Stee: Cleverly,
boting surveyer General...
(True Copy)
Indisich MQ. Bruce
of the Town during the
during
ame
period.
1
Сорус No 13.
Siv
139
Sunyer Generals. Offices Hongkong, 14th Marder, 18426.
I have the hover to Report for
the information of Ibis Excellency the Governor upon the progress of this
department, during the
been
during the Year 1845. The tedious and long protracted
work of the preparation of the Leases has
brought to a conclusion, and the issue of them to Europeane has been. easily and expeditiously effected, but much delay is caused in doing so to the consequence of the difficulty.
chinese
ese in con
experienced in getting
De
in getting them to attend, as the mode adopted for ensuring the identity.
of the party is, by summoning
The Hon ble
adjacent Leaseholder to
FW. A. Bruce,
Colonial Secretary
him to bring
witnes
witness hie Signature
Signature, and it frequently happens that
the parties
were
inattentive is the Summons,
and thus much time was lost.
measurto
But
will now be taken in conjunction
with the Acting Pugistrar General, to compar the execution of about 150 Leases
hand - so soon
now on
as the attention of Mr
Variant can be given exclusively busines .. Auch ;
to
that
tuch of that person's time has been occupied during the last half year, with the "House valuation and Police
"
Tate tessessment _ which has entailed
difficulty in the
more
than is an
Comm
:is anticipated again.
to act as
cement
besides having
Attorney for the Crown in
the Crown in getting
in arrears of ground lent from the Chinese
-holders of Marine tots, and also in
Same
capacity
the
in the ejectment causes,
n
instituted by Mr. James White - dehrived of his Services for a portion of the
me
previous half year.
In the Deed Registry Department
65
170
65 Memorials have been Tegistered by Evropeans and 48 by Chinese, the preparation of the latter is the duty of
Mr Tarrant all Leases
being translated :into Chinese, it is necessary consequence that the deed of sale or transfer of the
must be executed in the
same
same me raleis
era
eral terms
Mr Gutzlaff prepares the general
of the agreement, and from that the ___ Memorial is prepared in the manner Required by the Ordinance : This then, together with its translation into Chinese is mode out in duplicate by H. Tarrant, and the Clerk Keokitche
The Leases Romaining unexecuted by Europeans
no are a
a few of the purchasers at Captur Elliott's sate, who have been repeatedly called upon
to do so, but decline; they
the following, Messrs Lindsay 76 =
Went 16,
Turner &C.; Fox Hawson &C., Macvicar †( P.. Larking, Robertson, and others. The
reasone a
alleged bear Reference to certain
Corres hondence
which was held between the Tandholdere
and Sir Henry Pottinger
in 1844.
The time of the two Clert is infutte occupied, during office hours, in ex-
executing
the
-necessary documents Required for the Department, the touchers, pay
lists, Reports
horts and Estimates, fontracts, &c. for transmision home, a copy for the Anditur,
e for the office,
one
and one for the contractor:
The duties requisite to be performed by Mr. Pope, the Civil
e, the Civil Engineer andblerk
Works, are very arduous, and the
portion of the Works having
by day.
labour.
Eof
greater
been executed.
or measured work, has necessarily entailed an additional quantity of work upon him to excente in the office, in the arrangement of the pay lists and the Superintendence of accounts, which I have much pleasure
the
in sta
- stating, he has taren grea
I care and.
in a
trouble in closifying and avons then have
most satisfactory
arranging
manner, this
necessarily deprived me of much of hie
ince
assistance
171
e in the preparation of drawings,
- necessary for the various works, and as the department is still without a competent draughtsman, this work must
t of course Сcourse be executed by myself, which has been one of the uses, which have obliged me to defer
Cau
from given for the preparation of new plans for
time to time orders which have been
various works.
Sam still in arrears with the. proposed Tanks for the Town, the Brawing, Reports and Estimates, for the Court house a Police stations for Aberdeen and Vicleria, and also for the working drawings and n specifications for the works at the Gad Survey of the contemplated Road from the Albany Godowns to the Wongneichung Valley... Much of our time must now be devoted to the permanent arrangement of the streets,
about to be proceeded
the
with,
viz:
in
2201 ex
the formation of the stone
channels throughout the whole town,
as
assistance
as areat care must necessarity be taken to jix the levels of the various
various streets according to the original intention which will occupy e person the whole of the working hours for at least two months - Specifications
and Contracts in Chinese and
Chinese and English. having to be prepared also for the work.
one
The convicts are
a
getting inte a goo
style of working, under the superintendence
11:13mce, but their labour might b
Bruce,
of it
be
uch more effectively arranged if the Gang could be divided from time to time as occasion Required.. let the work be ever
40
small, there
without an extra
- ment
ie
in
danger a guard. The
the separation
new arrange
t of dispensing entirely with the
Chinese Police, have productive of much good, they
were an
idle set of men, and
careless of their duty, whereas the present Indian Police appear te take an interest
in the work, and
work, and assist the Overseer in
the proper working of the
min
Next year
the
172
in
the fonvicts might be well employed. the Repaire of the streets in Victoria, and at some future time I will submit a
Report upon the same, by which I think their labour may
account.
-a
When
be turned to the best
Surveys have to be cxecuted at
distance from Victoria, in
and Return.
in going there to Eeturning, the time thus occupied is frequently that portion of the day
which the work should be executed, for
in
occasimally the day even in winter, turns
hot ; it is dangerous to expose
out so ve
so very
oneself to the Son, as has been frequently
proved by the
sickness of the Europeans attached to the establishment, and to
Mr Pope in particular, who has had repeated attacks of fever, and have
been frequently indisposed the
thus it
moreover
also from
Same cause-
- appears that if the best portion of the day is occupied in going and returning
from
from work, it is with difficulty and danger
work can
that any
Rapid and
ef
be surveyed or superintenda efficient man
ver that
it would be at home,
ne, or in
more temperate
in the
climate, and it is from that cause alone,
I have no other assistant
particularly as I have
than M. Pope, that I cannot execute the orders and send surveys and Estimates in the detailed and satisfactory in which services of the kind should be
given..
mamier,
In the first Estimates that were e for the Roads from Victoria to aberdeen, and Tytam respectively, I was induced.
made for
to make the Estimates without the.
me
to
necessary Surveys and levelling tecnable
to judge of the nature of the
e ground, the actual amount of cutting ausfitting and the detail of the drains and bridges,
consequently the only mode I had of aking the Estimate was to charge certain sum per yard for the Construction,
and
making
a
and a
173
rough Estimate for an imagined
number of Bridges
and Drains. On each
of the Roads it soon became apparent that the Estimates had been formed too -
low; the
causes which have led to this have been detailed in the supplementary Reports and Estimates prepared for the Completion of those seperate works.
It was found impossible to m execute the Work by Contract,
will
as evi
be proved by the following extract from Report . and Estimate No. 9 of 18.45.
In further illustration of the __ " uncertainty of estimating such work as - the present, I may
The
mention the Result
" of the attempts that were made to let
same
" Similar work, and a portion of this " work" by contract . The work of forming
the
new streets and Roade in the Town
" of Victoria, executed by day work in the " Autumn of 1844. was tendered for by " Several individuals in small lengthe
and
The
" the lowest tender was for a length of 700-
" "ards of the average description of work -
" $ 15,000, while the work
Yards vas executed
me
· measuring 6000-
measuri
by day labour for
$ 13,080.68, under Reports and Estimates
Ass band be of 1844. Owing
to the bad
" Success of this first advertisement for road " Contracts, that system
not again
" attempted to be carried out, until the
Tytam and
" work between Tytam
" authorized which was
was
(Sywan Pendered for at
" various sume, the lovest being $11.000.-
The work has since been carried
"on at day work, and taking the original "Estimate N. 15, viz
One
half the amount lately
" authorized $575. 47. Surveyor "General's letter of pot sefelle
$47746.50
" 1845, for Repairs and maintenance, 287.73
" the Remainder of o " may be considered
hich amount due to the
na
• Read West of Saiwan -
forvard... $5,954.23
C
fenward
" and also the amount in the
· Extimate annexed for Completion
" of this portion of the Road, viz L. 453.17.4. @4/2.
میر کر
174
$ 5,034.23
2.178.56
2.79
" The total Cost of the Work, viz: $7.2.12.
live
- will be less than two thirds of the amount
" of
the lowest tender."
It is thus apparent that if any
blame is to be attached to the Department, either for dilatorinese
in the
the works entrusted to
the execution of
my charge.
or in
estimating the work too low, consideration
of the causes herein
be given,
n ene
rated should
xe it was absolutely necessary
to dispense with the form of a detailed Estimate which would have occupied.
our
ne person the outlying Reads at least the whole of the winter of 18.14
and 1845.
I have received every possible.
attention from Mr Tarrant, who at
all.
all times executes his work satisfactorily,
175
execute the various duties entrusted to
and displays
an
interest and zeal for
our charge.
the Service .
I cannot too highly.
Pope, whose exertions have been indefati=
I have, Ve.
commend Mr.
(Signed) Chas: Sther Cleverly.
Meting Suweyer General :
and instilling
gable, both,
in and out
teaching
of office,
Office; and in into the
the
(Sone Copy)
en,
correct method
no Mechanie
ederick W. H. Bruny
them, and in-
Overseers and me.
of workin
working; as
ing
or tradesman
I have had
among
ing, I have
surveying, levelling, or drawing,
received also the most able
le assistance .
Report,
Therefore in closing of fis
I do so with the hope that Sie Excellency will Kindly support me
the review
the
of the services executed.
me in
by Department, and believe that an
every possible exertion has been made
the
by myself, and the officer of Establishment, Reduced by the absence of the surveyer General, Draughtsman,
Surveying to
and Assistant in surve
execute
127
Miscellaneous.
Six
991 Hongkong
rd.
MAY 22 1846
176
Victoria, Hongkong,
23rd March, 1846.
+
With reference to my Despatch No. 18, of
nd.
23th February, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, on the 22nd Instant, of your Despatches from No. 1, of the 20th to N° 13, of the 24th January last; together with two Circulars dated respectively, the 23r4 December 1845, and 15th January, 1846.
On the same occasion Ireceived the
Duplicates of Lord Stanley's Despatches No 169, and
Bof
from N. 171 to No 176 of 19th December 1845.
No. I have the honor to be,
Ser
With the highest respect,
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
The Right Honnable,
Mr. E. Gladstone, M. P
Mani
H
te
to
اليد
992. Hough
No 28.
Financial.
Aus. 28-16 Sefit
Sir,
c.o.
MAY 22
1946
177
Victoria, Hongkong,
25th March, 1846.
The late arrival of the Mail which brought me Despatch Nr. 7 of January
th
9th concerning some reduction in the expense of the Treasurer's Department, (by its consolidation with that of the Colonial Secretary, or otherwise,) will hardly leave me time to enter fully upon this subject by the Mail which quits on the 29th. Instant, but I shall report on it at length by the subsequent monthly
fon
conveyance, as well as in reply to Despatch Nr. 4 of the 6th January, the apparent excess of the Estimate for
on
res
1845-6 over the amount voted in Parliament
The Right Honorable,
W. &. Gladstone, M. P.
A.,
40
for
Oh trible Wilfarstine.
Sir JJ. Davis
2372 March, 1846.
Received
No 27
January 186...
despatches to P N 13, of 20
Acknowlegging receipt
24
Ny
22 may
for that your year .
It will appear that the whole of that amount was not called d for.
In the mean while I may state specifically with reference to the office of Treasures, that the expenses of that Department in Clerks have been much reduced by Mr Mercer, who unlike his predecessor, employs his own time and that of his Assistants exclusively in the duties of his Office, instead of bringing the Colonial accounts into arrear, and increasing the public expenditure, by employing himself and them on matters with which he has no
official When the Colony has passed the period of its first establishment, much of the public business will be abridged or methodised so as to admit of a curtailment of the Public Expenditure, at the same time that the Revenue may fairly be
concern.
expected
178 the other hand. As
expected to increase on regards the particular office of Treasurer, although its charges may be diminished, its consolidation, with that of Colonial Secretary is not the mode I would recommend with
that view, because, in the first place, his duties are increased as a Collector of revenue, and, secondly, because the charge of the Consular Accounts devolves on him; in
addition to the Colonial.
In this climate and position, the tenancy of Office differs greatly as to permanency in comparison with the Home and indeed many.
(many other Colonial establishments, and it appears to myself that with the secession of.
some
of the present occupants of Offices some diminution in the scale of Salary would still obtain efficient services. As Mr Mercer has,
after nine months' experience, proved himself
deserving
deserving of the Office of Treasurer, I would
on a
-Sp
recommend his being confirmed, reduction of Mr. Martin's salary of £1,200 to the rate of £900 or £1,000,
7 per ar
I have the honor to be,
Sir
annum.
With the highest respect, Your Most Obedient, Humble Servant,
yhu
xyf
ndani
See und. Gladstone's voli of the 7th Janf. Dictating the dificabat to which this
23 May
is an answer
Perhaps, it
to wait
for the next Reput
mraus
his deliberate judgment particular
Wait.
the
quation of Treenwer
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22
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Af
Financial.
25 May
RECSIVED
Sin
C.0.
MAY 22 1846
179
Victoria, Hongkong,
25th March, 1846.
With reference to your Despatch
N. 10 of January 23t. Phave the honor to state that all the Public Department's of this Colony have been fully alive to the necessity of adhering strictly to the terms of Her Majesty's Reclamation in respect to the valuation of the different descriptions of Coin in circulation.
The statement of the Staff Officer
of the Madras Preop's
seems to have been
founded in a misapprehension. If the Chinese in the Bazaar sometimes took the Shilling as half a Rupee (though they
bound to receive it as a legal .
were
The Right Honorable,
W. & Gladstone M. B
Yo
&
@ )
П
legal tender
for
for 12 ) it was in fact a depreciation of the Shilling to 11" rather than an enhancement of the Rupee to 27. But all my inquiries tend to show that the Shilling at present readily passes for its full value; and no depreciation of it is ever recognized in any Government Department.
This is for the informations
I have the honor to be,
во
Sor
With the highest respect, Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
My 23
by
Дані
rodani
N30.
Civil.
Extinct to Maps Tawon Norton & Co Jeemists.
Ward 55 th June 1046.
Sir
130
994 Story Kon
Victoria, Honghong,
MAY 22 1846
25th March, 1846.
Im reply to Despatch. N. 12
of
as to
January 24th requiring my opinion. the establishment of a postal_ by Steam between. Hongtong
ostal communication
and the
Northern Ports, I beg to enclose-
to enclose Copy of
a_
Despatch just received from Mr. Consul
Macgregor
that
at Canton, which will shew
I have been taking.
the first steps
towards endeavouring to establish
an
inland Communication between this
and the new Ports of trade, to be
depayed by a portage charge on all-
Letters.
rence to the
With reference.
The Right. Honorable,
W. E. Gladstone, M. P.
Ye!
tc.
suggestions
in
+
in the enclosure from Mess's Rawso
་
from- M., Ibog
Norton M., I beg
ση
to observe that they
seem to have been misted in their
calculations as to a. Monthly Steam- Communication, by the early and timely arrival of the first mail Steamers during the late Summer months, when the
able monsson prevailed. About_
favourable
α
a.
then intervened duri
ering.
their
fortnight. arrival and departure. But since the commencement of the North Cast Monsoon. the case has been altered, and the vessel. which takes this mail has allowed
only
One week. for replies. Again, during the future Summer Season, it appears that by contract they are to depart. 5 days
carlier than the first of the ensuing month, and thus their earlier arrival_
will be counterbalanced.
Under the most favourable_
circumstances.
131
circumstances it would require-five days
od. Steamer kence.
for the passage of a good.
to
ai, and the
and the same.
Shanghai,
for.
her..
return, without including either her
stay there, or her calls at the three-
intermediate ports for
mails. _ In addition
to this, I must observe that such an adverse wind and current-prevails,
on the Strait
during the winter months
as actually to have baffled.
of Formoza
the attempts of some of Her Majesty's
Steamers to Mtem the same and to have
compelled vessels
generally to go
round
to the East of Formoza, as I myself did. with Rear Admiral Cochrane in the "Agineourt : ", in 1844.
Under these circumstances it
appears to myself that considerable. difficulties exict to the project of establishing a regular - Postal . Communication_ by
Steam
Steam. between this and_Shanghai, which, unless it could- insure replies to the_ Letters by the monthly Mail from England, would lose. it's chief value and utility. Supporing, however, that one- Her Majesty's Steam vessels should be
permanently attached to this Station
communication
made contingent.
of the kind- might
on times and
circumstances, were-
be
I empowered by
a
of
the Board of Admiralty to send_her_ to Shanghai and the intermediate Ports
with mails, whenever the time.
of
arrival from England, and the Season. of the year in China, rendered-it
possible to obtain replies in time for the. returning mail. Steamer. In this manner. Her Majesty's Government-
would not be put to any
additional
expence, and the Postal Communication
would
would be established as far practicable
-
132
as was
-
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
With the highest respect,
our Most Obedient-
Your
Humble Servant;
n
Davis
(Copy) hubble to King
A 34.
Siv
133
British Consutate, Canton,
March 2112, 1840.
In reply to Your Excellency's 58.27.
I beg to state that the min
I have
engaged as Messengers to carry
setters
betiveen this place, Amoy and Feechew fee,
are r
ready
foo,
to start ul. the earliest notice,
under the Conditions pointed out in ney Despatch N. 30. I shall superintend the line to Goochow for and manage well as this can be done in a country ". where the Routes and exact distances are
beet
ae
imperfectly known, and where little
constraint
or no coi
lan
-natives employed
be exercised over
the
in this service. If the
-communication is to extend from Foochou
His Excellency
Sir John Davis Bart:
to
Je
Yc. So.
134
to
Vingpe and Shanghat, it will ductve upon the Consul at the former place to
make the necessary arrangements for the purpose of despatching his Messe-
Messenger..
immediately after the arrival of the one
nt from Canton. In
Sent
my
humble.
opinion, however, no general plan
can
be adopted on the whole line until the
Resident Consuls have reported.
on
the
respective distances and the probable time that will be required for the carriage.
chof. of letters between each of the Forte to the north of Torchow. This and the whole
the
expense having been ascertained,
it seems to be the province of the Post : Master at Honghong to draw up the particulars of the plan and to establish such rates of postage for letters to and - from the respective places, calentated to cover the
le may
be
major part of
the
the expense incurred . Imust, however, Remark that for the present the Post to be established must entirely be confines
to letters transmitted in a
bag or wallet with a padlock, as the Messengere selecter
for this line decidedly object to letters in Boxes, the charge of them by a Pedestrian
attended with too great inconvenièra
I have Je,
being
( Signed / Francis&Macgregor.
Since writing the above I have learnt that there already exists a
conn
on
munication by Messengers between this, Amey and Focehow, lately set foot by the thrchants . Schall make inquiries into in
into the particulars and. inform Your Excellency of the result =
(True baby)
жа
in
Frederich M.A.Pouz
135
Like
Copy of a letter from Mr. Coneul Macgregor at Canton, relative to the establishment of a
an
inland communication. between Canton and the Northern Ports.
21st March, 1846.
Inalosae in Despatch t. 30, 1846.
22 May. And by Willis
LoveL
Bu of
10
the object.
7
Jan 46:) to
согчи
which he don rest.
impipsets to judy of this
theit, will the omissions of the last paragraft,
that pl. be communicated to
25
might
10 - By Lor
to called po from du
himn
Hough
20
to
C
Thaugher; (desp
ut. Without Leaving from
Following
heure
23
Preived
Inclosure.
Northern Ports!
between Hong Kong and the Communication by steam
establishment of a postal
Reporting on the proposed
بھائی مول
Ph Honble
Lin Jh. Davis
25th March, 184b.
to
Entered
4G4 Hongkong
Rep" Rawson Norton & Ho
1846 Fomearded onE Mkundach 2 MEStephen | 2 Lord Lyttelton
ISEc Gladstone
2.
- 25 March 1846.
Grutteren
aned
136
9 June 1946.
:
With reference toning
leten of the In Jacid last, I directed & Embel Gladston to transmit you herewith, aulphastopa
алд
Despatch from the Governm of Statlong reporting upon. game suggestions for the заш Extablishment of a communication & post between Ackory Shaughne & this ther
да poits of Cheick now oper to British Frade. From this report it would appear to be imposible weary into effect the arrangement which you had engested for that
purpose.
2
Raveze
the 25 March
on
Thaive received you Despatch of the s last Roso reporting the schence suggested fo Mep = Rawsont le forther Establishment of a Portat Communication betwee
I
Houghtong Shankhai
aced the other open
is
Porti
No.
не
1848
55-4 June Sir J. J. Daver
evident from you
report that the arrangement suggested & Map & Rawson is impracticable_but дни дибрал
That
as a substituti
yourhould berpowered
137
from time to time as circumstances would permit Whered one of m
пров
ou
AM Mean
The Station to
Phankhai and the miler. mediate Ports. Upon this proposition Ifeel nicompetent at present ti pronounce any opinion
а
the expediening must defend
ну
buy
mech on
the amount
Jeanrespondence
betwem
the China ports and grest
Britaine - and the additiona
which would
Advantage accme from
ам
восемь
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-Magment fastenm прив Apel. Authern points Jouhave not furnished any information, Just accordings reques
and
attention to them
дам
before
Sconetary decision or tather angfucker
steps in the matter.
Thause
N:31.
Financial.
J
3
Copy
Jay 4 June 146.
995 Ingkong
و بسته کنت.
VED
C.0.
MAY22
1846
138
Victoria, Hongkong,
28th March, 1846.
With reference to your Despatch
24th, sandiming
Nr. 13 of January.
the employment of the Royal Engineer in the execution of certain Public
Officers
Buildings, I have the honor to forward herewith the more
-specific and complete Estimates relating to these Buildings,
alluded to by Major Aldrich in his
former Report.
as to
Some difficulty is anticipated to finding Chinese Contractors, in consequence of the failures of others. previously employed on the Military Buildings; but I trust that no other
The Right Honorable,
W. &. Gladstone, M. P.P
delays
to
∞.
23
This is for the information of the duasany.
May and testtellin
25
25
delays will arise to the execution of "Works?
which
are so imperatively required.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
With the highest respect, Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Ndani
FURCEIVED
JUNE 22
1846
139
Victoria, Hongting.
31th March, 1846.
N32.
1217 HongKong
Legielative
-Sir,
approval of Her Majesty
I have the honor to forward for the
an Ordinance which,
although it passed the Legislative Council as
-
long ago
as
December, 1844, it was
found
Standards
of both
both
1.-13. July 146.
7011
my
necessary to lay aside, until the proper.
Chinese and English weights
Anglich weights and
measures had been procured and verified.
This has at length
"
been accomplished
in respect to all, and a copy is forwarded herewith.
of Ordinance. N. 22 of 1864, entitled "An Ordinance. for establishing Standard weights and measures
and for preventing the use of such as are "and deficient.
false
The motives of this enactment are
The Right Honorable,
W. R. Gladstone, M. P.,
similar
&c.
Yo.
te.
similar to those which call for its provisions elsewhere, and the Ordinance has been drawn up in conformity with the best models examples that could be obtained for › quidance._._
I have the honor to be,
Sir;
our
With the highest respect, Your Most Obedient Humble Sewant,
isdan
and
L.
"
190
22 firm Sr. Angers
Ot. Honble # 2. Gladstone.
Fir JH Savis,
31st March, 1846.
1 malosure.
N32.
Received
"Measures, and for preventing
"Handard weights and
1844, " for establishing
Copy of Ordinance N 22 of
Submitting for approval
· false
"the whe
seficient."
mich as are
(R.) 1323 Hongkong
Gov: 1217.
Sir J. Davis
1846
serial by Jos
Plates Earl Grey
10
10
10
13
No 22/44
Lie
131
13 July 10416
Taveunived Thave received your
Despatch of the It March last host, enclosing an
Ordinance paped & joue and the Cammil of
Achong entitled "An "Ordinance for tatablecking standard weights
"measures, and for
aced
"preventing he was fouch "ar are false and deficient
Having Praviance before
laid thei
thu
Queen IMS has been.
pleased Dupprove and
is
confirms it. Sou mich
make known It Medeninin
Proglamation he
затт
pubbed in the usual andmort authentic manner
Shavere
h.1217 Aton
RECEIVED
JUNE 22 1846
132
DIEU
DROIT
4
HONGKONG,
ANNO OCTAVO.
VICTORIA REGINÆ.
BY
No. 22 of 1844.
Y His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Esquire,
Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
AN ORDINANCE FOR ESTABLISHING STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, AND FOR PREVENTING THE USE OF SUCH AS ARE FALSE Title.
AND DEFICIENT.
[30th December, 1844.]
I. WHEREAS it is necessary to provide against the use of Preamble. fraudulent Weights and Measures in Hongkong and its Depen- dencies, and for that purpose to establish certain Standards by which all other weights and measures may be regulated, and to prohibit the use of any other weights and measures than such as shall agree with such standards: And whereas certain weights and measures of the standard now in force and in use in China and in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (schedules whereof marked with the letters A. and B. are hereunto annexed) have been deposited in the Colonial Treasury in the Town of Victoria: Be it therefore enacted by His Ex- cellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the and Measures in Legislative Council thereof, That the said several weights and sury, Victoria, de- measures deposited in the Colonial Treasury in Victoria as clared to be Stand- aforesaid shall be there safely kept, and shall be, and they are hereby declared to be, the standard weights and measures of Hongkong.
II.
Certain Weights
the Colonial Trea-
ards.
TUY
193
Copies of such
II. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Standards to be Governor of the said Colony to cause copies and models of the
made by order of
fied and marked,
to
trate of Police and others.
the Governor, and several weights and measures so deposited in the Colonial having been veri- Treasury in Victoria as aforesaid to be carefully made, and be deposited upon every such weight or measure being verified before such with the Magis- Governor, and approved of by him, to cause a mark or stamp to be legibly impressed or engraven thereon, to shew that the same hath been so verified and approved; and such mark or stamp shall consist of such letters and figures as are commonly used to signify Her Majesty's name or mark, together with S. W. or S. M. signifying standard weight or standard measure as the case may be, and the number of pounds or other deno- mination of such weight or measure; and such copies or models, after being so verified, approved, and marked, shall be deposited with all Magistrates of Police, and such other proper persons as may be appointed, and shall be by them respectively, safely, Penalty if Ma- and securely kept for the purpose of reference as hereinafter gistrate or other directed; and if any such person shall falsify or otherwise wilfully person shall falsify or wilfully injure injure such copies or models so deposited with him as aforesaid, he shall, on conviction thereof in a summary manner, forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of One Hundred Dollars.
such copies.
In case of Stand-
ing lost, others to be supplied.
III. And be it further enacted, That in case any of the said ards or Copies be- standard weights or measures, or the copies or models thereof, shall be lost, destroyed, defaced, or otherwise injured, another weight or measure shall be provided with the approbation of the Governor for the time being, of the same size and weight or measure as the weight or measure so lost, destroyed, defaced, or otherwise injured, and the same shall thereupon be deemed to be a true and genuine weight or measure to all such and the like intents and purposes as the weight or measure which shall have been lost, destroyed, defaced, or otherwise injured.
Persons to have
pies at all reason-
IV. And be it further enacted, That all persons who may access to such co- be desirous of comparing and adjusting any weights and able times. measures, shall have access to all such copies and models of
the standards so deposited as aforesaid at all reasonable times Magistrates and and it shall be the duty of the respective Magistrates of Police, others to compare and such other persons as aforesaid, to compare every such Weights and Mea- weight and measure as shall be brought before them respectively sures as shall be with such copies or models as aforesaid, and to stamp them brought before them for that pur- accordingly with such marks as are herein aforesaid, without
taking any fee or reward therein.
and stamp such
pose.
Penalty if they should neglect or refuse.
V. And if any such Magistrate or other person shall fail, neglect, or refuse to compare or stamp any such weights and measures at all such reasonable times as he or they shall be thereunto required, he shall on conviction forfeit and pay the sum of Fifty Dollars, to be recovered in a summary manner in manner aforesaid.
sures.
VI. And be it further enacted, That as soon as conveniently Persons to be appointed to ex- may be after the taking effect of this Ordinance, the Chief Magis- amine Balances, trate of Police in Hongkong shall be, and he is hereby direct- Weights, and Mea- ed to appoint one or more person or persons, who shall have power to examine the balances, weights, and measures in Hong- kong, and shall be duly sworn well and faithfully to execute the office in him or them reposed by virtue of such appointment and of this Ordinance, which Oath the said Chief Magistrate of Police is hereby directed and empowered to administer.
directed to visit
and Measures.
VII. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be Examiners, when lawful to and for the person or persons so to be appointed shops &c. and seize examiners as aforesaid, and they are hereby required as often as false or deficient may be necessary, in the day time to enter into the shop, house, Balances, Weights, mill, store, outhouse, and other places near to such shop, mill, store, or house, and into the stall or standing-place of any person or persons who shall sell by weight or measure any wares, provisions, goods, or merchandise, or any liquid or dry goods, or other articles whatsoever, and then and there to search for, view, and examine all balances, and all weights and measures of length and capacity therein, and to seize any false or unequal balance or balances, and any weight or weights, measure or measures, being fraudulently stamped, or not being according to the stand- ards, or the copies or models thereof, as hereinbefore is mention- ed, which shall upon such search be found therein, and to detain the same to be produced before any Justice of the Peace for the district or place within which any such balance, weight, or mea- sure shall have been seized as aforesaid; and such Justice of the Upon conviction, Peace is hereby authorized and required to inquire into, hear, false Weights and and determine in a summary way, all informations, matters, and destroyed. things touching such seizures, and the person or persons in whose shop, house, mill, storehouse, outhouse, premises, stall, or standing-place, any such false, deficient, or fraudulently stamped balance or balances, weight or weights, measure or measures, shall be found shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit all such false, deficient, or fraudulently stamped balances, weights, and mea- sures, which balances, weights, and measures, so forfeited, shall be broken or otherwise disposed of, as such Justice before whom such conviction shall have taken place, shall order and direct, and shall also forfeit and pay for every such false, deficient, or fraud- forfeit a sum not
exceeding sum of money, Hundred Dollars. ulently stamped balance, weight, or measure, such sum of money, not exceeding the sum of One Hundred Dollars, as the said Justice before whom any such person or persons shall be con- victed shall in his discretion order and adjudge.
Measures to be
And offender to
One
VIII. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall Penalty on per- sons obstructing wilfully obstruct, hinder, resist, or in any wise oppose any of the Examiners, or re- persons hereby authorized and empowered to view and examine fusing to produce such balances, weights, and measures, in the execution of his Balances, Weights,
office, examination.
or Measures for
VI.
134
sures.
office, or if any person selling by weight or measure shall refuse to produce his balances, weights, or measures, in order to be viewed or examined, he shall for every such offence forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars, nor less than Fifty Dollars.
No person to sell
IX. And be it further enacted, That from and after the first by any other than the Standard day of February, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-five, Weights and Mea- it shall not be lawful for any person to bargain, sell, deliver in payment, barter, or exchange, any goods, wares, merchandise, or other thing, by any other weights or measures than by such as shall agree with the said standard weights and measures, or the copies or models thereof, as aforesaid (except as hereinafter excepted,) upon pain of forfeiting for each and every such of- fence the sum of One Hundred Dollars, to be recovered in a sum- mary way: Provided, however, that nothing hereinbefore con- Not to apply to tained shall apply to contracts or bargains for the sale, exchange, previous to com- or delivery of any goods, wares, merchandise, or other thing bona mencement of Or-fide made and entered into before the said first day of February, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-five; but that all goods, wares, merchandise, and other thing so contracted and bargained for as last aforesaid shall and may be sold and delivered according to the ratio and proportion which the weights or measures in use in the Colony at the time such contracts or bargains shall have been made shall bear to the standard weights and measures established by this Ordinance.
contracts made
dinance.
For stricken
measure.
Fines &c. to be levied and distri
X. And be it further enacted, That in every sale, barter, and exchange of any goods or things which are not commonly or which shall not be contracted or agreed to be delivered by heaped measure, the measure shall not be heaped, but shall be stricken with a round stick or roller straight and of the same diameter from end to end.
XI. And be it enacted, That all Fines and Penalties provided buted in manner by this Ordinance shall (except when it is otherwise specially provided by Ordi- provided) be recovered, levied, and distributed on the offender nance No. 10 of being convicted in a summary way before any Magistrate of Police, or before any two Justices of the Peace, in the manner provided by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.
1844.
cines or Precious
Not to apply to XII. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this the sale of Medi- Ordinance contained shall be deemed or taken to extend or Metals or Stones. apply to the sale of medicines, or precious metals, or precious stones, nor to the weights or measures bona fide used for the
sale thereof.
Commencement
XIII. And be it further enacted, That this Ordinance shall commence and take effect from and after the first day of of Ordinance. February, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-five.
JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,
Governor, &c. &c.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 30th day of December, 1844.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,
Clerk of Councils.
SCHEDULES TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE REFERS.
120 Catties
100 Catties
A.
579.84 Grains
10 One Tael
Weights.
Stone
Shik
石 Troy
Picul
Tam
担
Catty
1 lb.
Kin
or
133 lbs.
16 Taels
or
} {
or
57.984 Grains
10 One
斤 Mace
Measures of Length.
According to the Measure established by the Tariff,
141 English Inches or 31 Yard....
14% English Inches.....
About 13 English Inch...........
Ten Fun one Tsun
Ten Lip one Fun
Grain.
STael
}{
Leang
Mace
Tseen
Candareen
錢
Fun 分
Four yards
{Cheong
{
Covid
Chek
Inch
犬
尺
Tsun
寸
Fun
Line
Lip
One Shik 3160 Cubic Tsun (or Chinese Inches)
Shik, or one Stone.
Hoh, or 1580 Cubic Tsun.
make one
Shing, or 31.6
2 Hoh
斛 make one
5 Tow
10 Shing
10 Koh
斗 升 合
make one
make one
Tow, or 316
2 Yoh
make one
Koh, or gill.
5 Choh
勺
make one
Yoh, or cup.
XIII.
10 Chau
抄
10 Tsoh
make one
make one
Chau, or handful.
Choh, or ladle.
10 Kwei
make one
Tsoh, or pugil.
分粒
..
B.
LIST OF STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES DEPOSITED IN THE
COLONIAL TREASURY, HONGKONG.
Standard Weights English.
Fifty-six pounds
Twenty-eight pounds
Fourteen pounds
Seven pounds
Avoirdupois Four pounds
Troy
Two pounds
One pound
One half pound
One quarter pound
Two ounces
One ounce Eight drams
Four drams
Two dram
One dram
Standard Measures of Length.
One yard
One foot
One inch
Standard Measures of Capacity.
One bushel
One half bushel
One peck
One gallon
One half gallon
One quart
One pint One half pint
One gill
One half gill
Adolphins theller
Clerk of
LONG
HONGKONG:
PRINTED BY Authority, at THE OFFICE OF THE CHINA Mail.
L
7
22
Ne 33 Financial.
No 42.
And + 57-27 June 1846.
Copy to Trees : 10 Dec/46.
3.
Sir
1210 Hongking
RECEIVEL
JUNE 22
1648
135
Pretoria, Honghong,
7th April, 1846.
I have the honor to forward herewith-
twr. Reports and retimates for altering and -
improving the present line
present line. of Road between
Tytam and Stanley - As this is not a work-
instant necessity, I have deemed it
work of
proper.
to
the execution until it shall have -
postpone received the approval of Her Majesty's Government.
At the commencement. of this year
3 . Ireceived the enclosed. Letter from the Military
Department, complaining of the State of the Road from the village of Tytam to the station at _ Stanley, and suggesting.
an alteration in the
present line, which was traced in a hurried. and unskilful
The Right Stmorable,
manner on-
the first occupation
of
W. R. Gladstone, M.P.,
tc.
te.
the
better
of the Seland.
I accordingly directed. the acting
Surveyn
beneral. to execute a tracing for
a
Line of Road, and submit a Report and ratiomate
叶林
of the
same
for
consideration.
to Major Aldrich,
Thi
was
forwarded
as usual, for his examination
and report, and the enclosed-
N.4.
-reply
was receiver
reea
from
that officer-
at whose recommendation the
Original- Report and retimate has been
divided into two-
1
the
new
Although.
it is therein advised that
Line be immediately
executed; I
Road
considered that the mere diversion of a
already evicting, and which can be put into
repair. for 200 Dollars, was
hardly justifiable.
at the heavy expense of £2,056, without-
authority from
homme... I accordingly
Javendingly ordered, the repair of the old. Road pending the receipt of an answer to this Despatch... Having myself tinversed the Road in question. I found nothing
Lo
so difficult.
136
as is represented, though no doubt-
proposed new
new like would be
improvement....
a great
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
With the highest respect,
Your Moet Obedient, Humble Servant,
Danis
i
did destillin
To me massary to engine
the repairs which have been affected
ག
shelter, in point of fact,
thee oll
Inferseded the massity of opening a new road - Without that
information, it w. be
The profond exfence.
bars
24
to ask the
larry.
23 Jun
to sanchin
7th April, 1846.
Jir J. J. Davis,
Rt. Honble
W. E.
N33.
Glasstone.
4 Inclosures.
Received
Transmitting Reports and Estimates for attering and
improving between
the present
line
with remarks thereon.
Tytam and Stanley,
9
entered
i
В
J. Davis
1846
Forwarded by NE
Mundoch 26 MBStephen 20
Lordigitellon 26
SacGladstone 27
1218 A Kong
! 2. 114-22 Sept 146.
my
Lir
137
27 June 10746. Ihave received
gou despatch of 7 April дам Cast No 33, meloxing Externalls for the construction of a new Road from Istan to Stanly, with Erpies of the correspondence which has faped on theissufect with the Military Dept.
From there documenti
Igather
ther that alth's the
notoriquially
old road was u
well laid out. aushad fallen into disrepair, it had since her repaired, and did not appear to
tionable as
you to objectiona warupresented. Ander
жирий there circumstavers
Я
approve of you having postponed mcurring
the
Seperise of making a
new Road- but Idonst Gather any clear from
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Whe
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138
Ass Gr. M. General's Office,
Victoria, 5th January, 1846.
Sit
The Major General Commanding
having had
occasion to visit
Stanley, is
is now
able to speak of the state of the Road from his personal Inspection, and he requests
will lay what he has to
say upon it, before His Excellency the Govemer for his consideration.
you
The Road as far as Tyłam,
is
undergoing complete repair, and us soon
the different bridges (which ar progress) shall be finished, it will be in
as
are in
very good order, but the Read from Tylam
tam is in a
Io The Honorable,
shocking state cous little
F.M. A. Bruce,
Colonial Secretary.
and
short
short of impracticable.
The Bridges throughout on
this road are perfectly retten.
in the
of.
them have large holes the planks
i
which compose them, that threaten the
most serious accidents, and the Major
or other
General considers that no officer mounted person could venture over them by night, without imminent danger.
The Bead itself morcover is in many parts precipitous and unprotected
and the Major General
to a
degree, considers the whole line from Tytam, and from whence it branches off to ~ Sywan, as totally unfitted for Military
communication.
Ibe ventures further to express He his opinion that in order to make this road permanently practicable a line must be sought below the
present
7
139
present level, and he conceives that such line may be easily found and laid out at no great expense to the_
public
But whatever the expense,
he
begs to suggest that it should be
-done with as little delay
more
delay as possible,
expecially as it is his intention to hold Stanley with a large detachment of Seapoys, and that it is his anxious wish to be able to visit this outpost frequently in person.
from
For Six months he has been
totally unable to do this, by land,
the State of that Road, and he ventures again to impres upon the Governor the absolute necessity of
affording him the
means
of easy
communication with the Troops;
wherely alme Discipline
Cari
be
maintained
230
maintained, and the Major General's duties performed in accordance with the Queen's Regulations.
Shave, V. (Signed) Cochrane, (aplain
Ass! Gr Mr General.
(Imebopy)
Fonderiah W. A. Bruce
Nr 11.4.
Dir,
Royal Engineer's Office,)
Victoria,
37: March, 1840.
With reference to the opinion
28th Febry. 1840. Requested from
4915 You
requested from me by stis
me by It is Excellency the Governor, upon the Report & Estimate
10. 214 1846 4 Section to alter and improve the Read
£20454 2. C.
From Bt. C
from Tyłam to Stanley.
I have the honor to report, that
from the plan propond in the section,
and the information this afforded,
it
- appear to me, this
line is
this proposed
the best to adopt.
The
new
present time is not safe
for Horsemen, either with deference to its state of repair, or to its gradient.
I therefore consider it
advantageous
The Honble H. W. Bruce
Colonial Scorelary.
3
J
advantageous to avoid expending any
more
be authorized.
money.
orr
the repair of the old line, -
Plan, Sections N. 273. Ostimate
immediately to adopt the new line, and
the higher.
to leave the old Road on the
om Bb C
level from
as a
batchwater.
Channel for the lower line.
in
The Acting Surveyor General
hie Beport upon this service, has Nr. 15.
stated that the Sum Required ferr
Bridge Nr. 1 was estimated for
for
in
$215
of 1844, but deferred from insufficiency of funds.. The
Amount now Required
for this Bridge is therefore an excess
upon
that Service which I understand Nr. 15/44.
has already been directed to be..
execented.
move
It will therefore be Regular to provide for such excess.__
separately, than
new to introduce
it into a service which has to
201
I return the Beport and Climate Flan and 2 Sections.
I have, J.
[Signed] Edward Aldrich, Major:
Com 9. Bt. & Supp. Eng.
True Copy
Frederich W. A. Arvuce
be
1.
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Malsore Nb in Derp:
No 34.
Judicial
Maw 259-2 July
Oct 18
1046.
1219 Hory Minis
Sin;
RECEIVED
JINE 22 1246
232
Victoria, Hongtong,
13th April, 1846.
It was satisfactory to find from your Deepatch N. 5 of 7th January, that the present state of
of the Law would suffice to enable: the Government of this folony to prevent the importation
of
American pirated works; and as it is
of great
importance that British Literary Property should be protected. effectually from such piracies, I trust that the List of Books (alluded to by
Commissioners
the
of Customs) respecting which Notice
of subeieting Copyright has been given, may be supplied as early as possible, and that future Lists
may be regularly sent out.
I beg:
to call to
your
Notice in this
place two important desiderata which still
Report from Major Morich
re
commending
the adoption
from Tytam to Stanley
a new line of Road
to.
3 March, But
He
Right. Hmorable,
W. G. Gladstone, M. P.,
te.
te.
te.
remain
remain in the Judicial department _ _ The first of these is a Commission of Vice-admiralty (as stated in my Despatch. No. 160 of 3/4 December
to Lord Stanley) without which it is not possible.
Pirates; the second. is a place
to condemn
any
of transportation for convicts, concerning
which
of
formed me in Despatch - N 115
Ind Stanley informed
14th July, 1845, that His Lordship
was in
communication with the rast India
Company.-
I have the honor to be,
Sir
With the highest respect, Your Most Obedient-
Humble Servant,
istani
203
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2.
22 June
What has occurre here men hired?
at Le
o the two last of the Coprics
I'll Come? for the trial of offen warment Whir J. Dagis on the 16t San't last _ 2d on the thay the hid
the Copy of a
Desps from the God? Gent from which it appeared that Maien God. Radpropored where ). Davis to constitute finder the place optionsportation from theica. Su J
Davis was informed
that the Honce had wruldantail the revit hop his casefariance with the Groenechend Theft 26px
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pres
hi
m
be and. by
A
reference
to this com-
:munication's hore mentioned
eu
Aud
dinations for the bantuition effthen
the ear
ачура
for
of the Sist
arly
transmission
to Wonghang
2
Books respecting
Copyright
in Hongkong,
of a Commission of
calls attention to the necessity
which notice of subsisting
has been given.-
Nice. Admir ally
transportation for
establishment of a place of
as well as to the
Convicts.
Received
Referring to bespatah N. 5,
4 ٹی برای
13
At Womble W. &. Gladstone.
Sir J. J. Davis,
April, 1846.
street
1219 Hongkong
9. G. S. defeareray Sir
Forwarded
1846
NE
37B Mundock 30 WAStephen 38
Lordiyitelton ESEdGladstons
July
234
2. July 1846.
theth reference to
your leten of 31 Dec : last relative to the mode of
the introduction preventing
wnto
Nathory of British
pirates Books, Lam directed GMM. Lee! Gladstone Brequest that
Videlafor: 24-1004 1/46 you would move the dads
the
of the
Committee for Frase
to direct the Comme? of
Curtours to furnish from time to time to the God. the printed
Asthang
diali of Books of which notice of fohgright her bemgiven,
м
bosuable
the local authorities to
Give effect within Stong
to the British
Korey
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Statute 8x9 he c. 95.
Lee. 9.
Saveze
е.
thaverned you
митов 13 Despatch of 13 april Cast No 34, relating several auferti commented scorralanfecti
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with the administration
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M.
7 afferries in St. Khong.
In compliance with your device Shaver
Entrad
B:59.
Find S. Davis
Ihave requested Lade to
ним
4
the hards of durist the Comme" of Cartoons to furnish you from time to thing with
into
The Lials of printed work, rempany to bring operation in Sokong.
the
2 July 1046.
235
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hereg and toa Comm: for the trial of Officer at Lea, and to the establichung
of a place oftransportation for fouviel, ducidonly refer you to my desfaticher Fonts and 6d. 7 26 Jand and 18 Magled
48.
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In the former Senclosed you the necessary form. for the trial at St though Offences
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committed at.
Lea in the latere Saffinge that Am God! before
дам
Fathing any fiulhustify
would await to result of the correspondencie between grimalf and the Governor Gent of
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1220 Hongkong
No35. Financial...
Sir,
The
Try 30 pone 146. / J.
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124.
236
TUTENTE Victoria, Hongthong,
RECENTE
C.C
JUNE 22
1846
13th April, 1846.
The. Completion of the Accounts for the
Year ending 31th March 1846, now enables
to
me-
to furnish the actual results of that Year's experience, and to reply to your despatch N. 41 of January 6th in which explanation is required to the retimate of expenditure for that year, as
as
forwarded in my Deepatch N287 of 1845.. The enclosed returns will afford
afford the information required, and shew that, while the retimate for the Civil Retablishments amounted- to £43,105, the actual expenditure has been
1
to
£1,0,185.- At the same time that the outlay has been less than the estimate, it is satisfactory add that the Revenue has considerably exceeded
The Right Honnable,
M.R. Gladstone, M.P.,
the
2
1
te.
te.
te.
.
237
the anticipated. Amount, being £26,605, instead of £23,037.
It will be perceived that the heavy expences of a Police- force of 160 men,
Superintendent and two
ane
cause-
the principal. the early retimates for this
Men, with
a.
Snepectors pom Snepectors from London,
of the outlay in excess
Colony -
of
Chief
The Chie
Magistrate's Department and Police. Retablishment.
have together cart the sum
cost
of £11.291, and with
one
for the Colonial and Consular Expenditure for the
Year
ending 31th March, 1846, was £80,000, the actual Charge (with the aid of the Colonial. Revenue) has been only £64,543.4.5, exhibiting a difference- in favor of Government of £15,156.15.7-
Parliamentary retimate
£. S. d.
for the Colony...49,000. 0.0
£
J. J.
I : for the Consulates. 31,000.00 80,000.0.0 rupended Colonial-
retablishments
40,185.12.4
Add Public Works, te.. 21,971.13.3
the Supreme Court, £7.44), constitute nearly
half of the charges of the whole Civil Retablishments.
The Supreme Court, under the peculiar
circumstances of
our Treaties with China, has an-
operation beyond the Colony, and.
may
be
considered as partly provided for international-
purposes. But - notwithstanding this I conceive be hereafter. diminished_
that it's expenses may
With reference to the sums voted in Parliament for the Public Service in China, it is satisfactory to find that, while the allowance
for
:
62157.5.7
Jeduct Revenue received - 26,605.13.2
35551.12.5
reponded, Consular
28,991.12.0
retablishments
64543.4.5
Saving
Parliamentary retimate, £ 15,4156.15.7
I see
no reason
why the Colonial Revenue
should
C
should not be brought gradually to reach the. Annual amount of £30,000, and when the
Public Works incidental to a new
Colony shall.
have been completed a judicious retrenchment-,
as_opportunities occur, may,
without affecting the
-efficiency of the Civil Retablishments, reduce them
to a
charge.
Publie-bui
not very meech exceeding the above sum.. I would suggest that as the required_
buildings
are to be erected by the Ordnance
department, the Office of Surveyor General be-
reduced to a Colonial. Surveyou,
lower Salary, without a Deperty.-
Theg.
on a s
somewhat
at the same time to add that I
-have abolished the office of Clerk- under the Clerk of
Councils, which
was
authorized
at £260 per annum.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
With the highest respect, Your most Obedient Humble Servant,
Danis
·
238
22 her and Lyttelton
This is for this information
of the Imasing.
23
Will Jun 24
13th April, 1848.
Lin J. J. Davis,
A
Act. Honbles W. 2. Gladstone.
N35.
4 Mclosures.
Received
184.5, to 31th March, 1846, shoving for the official year from 1.7 April Transmitting Financial Returns
Estimates
a Saving
on
"Clerk of Councils.
of the office of Clerk under the Salary. Fc- States also, the abolition Colonial Surveyor, at a diminished Swreyor General be acduced to a te, and suggests that the office of Remarks on several Items of expenditure, that year, of $15456 157 Parliamentary
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1843
the
Mundosh eb M&Stopten 20 Lord Lyttelton 26 MSEC Gladstone | 2
720.35. 13 April. 146.
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239
30 Junes4.
With cof. to the Correspondenc
which has paped between
the Board of Treasury, and
this depr, celative to the Civil Expenditure of the
Colony of Hongkong,
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am drected by he Secretary Gladstone to transmit to you, herewski,
tozor
of
for the information
of the Fer.
to a copy
The Lord Conte
of a despatch from his. Davis, forwarding the Financial Returns of the Official year saday
210
31 March 1846 By
this despatch bi Johnn
Davis, as their Lordelupe-
will perceive, reports the Abolition of the Office
Clerk under the
Clerk of Councils, and Suggests that
to that, in con-
:&queme of the Arroug?
which have becently
been
made in regard to the
Erection of Public Building
Dept.
by the Ordnance depre,
The Office of Surveyor Yen . Sht. If this recommendatin
bereduced to that of
in to be carried out, what with recome of M. Gordon, the perent Leveyschen!.
who has revvely returned to Allong
bresume his duties? a Colonial Luvvezon всеки
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Folker 26 June
Probably Nehur with
make some biggestionon Manted as it is he dinet
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a somewhat reduced
Salary without
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Forwarded by ANG! Mr Mundach
Stephen MHawes Earl Grey
I have rest your deepth
of 13 April last, do 35, trans mitting Financial Returns for the Official Year Ending 31 March 1846, together with the Explanations of certain items, called for by tw: Gladitoner despatch of 6 January last, W. 4-
By this despatile
you
also report the abolition
of the Office of teck under the Clerk of Councils, and
submit, that, in consequence
of the arrangements
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212
recently made in
Regard
to the erection of Public
by the Ordnance
Building, by the
bepr., that the Office of Surveyor feneral should
be reduced to that of a
on a
Colonial Surveyor. somewhat lower Salary
without a
Deputy-
Que Allowance having already made for
been already
the
probable produce from the Local Revenue
in the preparation of the Parls. Estimate for the Brosie of Akong for the Current year, it is aly
on the
me on
necessary for present occasion to expres
if
My approval of the reduction in the Office of the Clock, Councils, reports and
жу
Inture concurrence in
Feat.
which you
And
propose to make withe Surveyor Sen!" Dept__. _aud Show, accordingly,
request
take on
that son gen
to
wate
Early opportunity
"proposal thank cuto
fearrying
Effect.
With refereme,
^
however
to the great Expense entarted on this Country
for the manitename
*
R
Of the Civil Estate of Wong,
serious
I must call & attention to the Annual
Expenditure of the Colony
with a view to effecting any further Reduction
which
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may appear to
to be practicable
Shavet
Devenue of
213
of the Colony of Wonghong, received at
the Colonial Treasury, during the Year from 12 April,
1845. te 3 10th March, 18410-
escription
Amount
Rent on Land for Buildings &e (including Arrears! 14,960 5 26
De__ Markets.
(40_4_Mone Quarrill (Le Buildings Do Fisheries .
-
Co-Opium Farm
Duty, 2/1⁄2 1⁄2 on Goods sold by Public Auction. Taxes, Police assessment / Half Year_ Licenses,
Fees of Office
Vines, levied by Police Courts,
Incidental Receipts; Forfeitures, Surcharges, ter
2/2
1.596 96/2
578130 4271
"
168
3,29913
6
4441411
937
62
2/2
2329 310/2
1.2.1597/4
57146/2
244145/2
Total £ Mg. 24,605 13 2%
Amounting to Twenty Six Thousand Six hundre and five frounds, the teen shillings, two pence three farthings sterling. "Victoria Hongkong, april the 6th, 1846 -
Free Copy,
(True
[Signed/ W..?..
Mercer
Active Colonial Treasurer.
Frederich W. A. Armuce
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Expenditure_
214
of the Colony of Hongthing from 12 april 1845 to 314. Harch 1846.
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Departmente
It in Excuttence the Governor
Aide de Camp Private secretary -
Colonial Secretary-
Ordinary
Dalaries fucial. Total
Wisbursements
Ecco o c
"
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"
"
90178 13615
60000
230551 259
2,625 11 6
2,277 15 11
541 11 y 2,150129/2
53651⁄2 76 4 3 1/2
567/58/2 3,335 11 11/2 2669112 1591 /2 5/2
2
30187/2 7675
1719 10/2 7,447 541⁄2
3,615 18 74 7675 13 6/2 11,291 12 2/4
25055
2,534138
Colonial Treasurer & follector
2.141.146
Auditor General & flerk of Councils-
4609.1
Hathous. Master
Suweyor General
Colonial Chaplain.
71016
2767163
1,325.2.6
Registrar Generaí-
73645
Supreme Court -
6,62966.
Magistrates Perice Establishment-
Colonial Surgeon
0 0 0 0
Tublic
Works.
General Department_
Anperintendtone Colonial }-
Bridges.
Beads.
Grains in Victoria.
Public Buildings,
Storm Repairs Burial Ground-
Lands
Contingent repairs -
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244140/2
844.140/2
83917/2839 1 1/2
124
28,921 1.|10|11,264|10|| 6|40185|12|
Compensation for the Remeral of Houses
lof
Wilises detained as Queen's Evidence for Conveyance of Conviets te Hobart Sewn Extra Allowance to officers in R'Engineer
for Colonial purposes,
Corps for Work done
109108/2 7.048112
gob o 2,016|14|6 2,825.11
69711 2.318.158
2.0.17 10 20,943/2/1/2
Miscellaneous, bring l'immission on Sale of Thun, Samus & . 4-
43584 137121
1500
1692 19518 2/2
Total LM;
19157 5
915757
Amounting to sixty two thousand One Hundred and fifty Seven Pounds, five shillings and seven pence storting = Victoria, Hongkong, Whril the 18th Rest
(Truclopy)
signer) W. J. Mercer
Acting Colonial Treasurer
Frederich WA. Bonce
215
Betum of Payments made at the bobinial treaming
Treasury
of Hengheng, on account of H. B. M's Deplematic Departiment and Consulates in China, during the Fear ending 30th March, 1846.
Diplomatic Department.
Amount £
5,95518 8
Consulate, Canten (including Consular agent at Whompson) 7,054 11 4%
Offer Amoy
Opr. Soochow foo
Ofe
Opr. Ningpo-
Of & Shanghai
D) - Agency in Macae (new abolished) -
Total L Sta
3,360 474
4,392175/2
4,599 14 114
3,462 11e
165133
28,991.12 0%
Amounting to Iwenty Eight Thousane None Hundred and Ninety One Founds, twelve Shillings, Onefarthing Sterling_ " ictoria, Hongkong, April the 18th 18416.
Signed) W. Z.
Mercer.
Acting Colonial Treasurer-
Frederich M. A.Bruce
S
:
Return &
um of receipts
246
of receipts in tid of the Colony of Hongkong
and
in Account of H. B. M's Diplomatic Department and Consulates
China, from 1st April 1845, le 31st March, 1846
in
Date
1845
frid yth from
May
30
20
uly 17 Atb: 15 rebr
7846
March 13
to
sof
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Warrants Amounts.
£.
149 5,0000
from the Commisariat China-
150
5.0000
0
31
57594
185
Amounting
5,0000
2731000000
319 10,000 o
350 10,0000
37
15,0000
010
Total £ st7. 60,575 9.4
to sixty thousand Five hundred musseventy
sence
live Pounds, Nine Shillings four sence Sterling.
Victoria, Honghong, úpril the 07.12.10.
Mercer.
(Signed) M. Z. Meran
Acting Colonial Treasurer.
(Tone Copy).
Frederich W. A. Bruce,
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JUNE 22 1846
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Victoria, Hongting.
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15th April, 18116.
for
I have the honor to enclose herewith,
Your information and that of the Lords Commissioners
of Her Majectyp Treasury, Copies of the neual. Quarterly Abstracts, for the Quarter ending. 31th March 4, 1846 .
1. Changes in the holders of Offices and Appointments
in the Colony of Honghting
2. Additions to Salaries and Allowances in the
Colony of Hongtong.
3. Creation of
new
Appointments in the felony
of Hongtong.
4. Payments of an unusual_description and for
Right Honorable,
extraordinary Services.
W. R. Gladstone, M.P.,
I have the honor to be,
Sin
With the highest respect Your Mort_Obedient,
Stumble Servantin,
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hanges in the Holders of office. Cans Appointments in the Offices of Hongtong, for the Punctur
Office:
Interpreter
Supreme Court
Quarter ending. ending 312 Maren, 1840.
of appointed tamed the officer Name of the by Hall you! If promoted from Date of Governor's
who formerly held officer who is Engla If another office or Goot, Deepratch respecting land of newly appointed situation in the the change of office the appointment, nowechpointed, date of autho by the Governor, cate Colony, description of or appointment or ammal salary anwanical inity of the of authority. former appointment. the new. appointment.
Salary. shevetary of
andi.
4. R. faldwell, Lieut.: I. Wade, £405.
£400.
Hate.
Colonial letter
of 24th 8.101. of
February 1846.
Auditor General's Office,
Victoria, 31th March 1840.
(Signed) A.C. Shelley.
Column for Remarks.
Auditor General.
Imelopy.
Frederick W. A. Bonce
218
Lat
Offici
Jame
Additions te salaries, and Advances in the Affires of Henghong, fur the quarter tuding, 37o. Harch, 1846.
Gate from Gatranidescription
a
Original Present which increases of antherity for Column fort tomartie Appointment Salary Salary Salaryetraun.
increau.
Nil.
Sil.
Sel
Nil.
Sél.
Sil.
Nit.
Nil:
Inderich WA. Bruce
Anditor General's Office. Victoria, Wenghing
31th March, 1840.
(Signed). V.C. Shitley .
Audiler General.
219
Office
Name
Creation of mex Offices and Appointments in Victoria, Menationg fertla Quarter ending 3/21⁄2 March, 1840.
14
a
Date and description of the Date of the Governor's Despatch Column for Remarke Date of in authority or instruction (if any) to HC. W's Gwemment in in any particular case, Annual appointment and farm #. W's Gwerment in England, respecting the Salary of authority England, in consequence transaction, in case where from the Governer of which the appointment no previous authority may
was made,
have been received
d for the statement of
any special circumstances.
Nil.
Nil. Nil. Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil
True Copy
Frederich 1.2. Bruce
Auditor General's Office,
Victoria, Hongkong 1846.
31st March,
(Signed) A. C. Shetty, to Gencial.
Anditer
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220
Paymente
te of an
unusual description, and for extraordinary services, amounting to not less than £200 each, which have been incurred without previous on therity ýum Her Majesty's Secretary of State, for the quarter ending 31 March, 1846.
from
Gate and description Dated the Governor's of the authority
Despatch to Ster-
Date of instruction (if any) from Majesty's Goverment Column for Remarke
Govemment in England respecting in any particular Govenm
Herellajesty's
of Service
Description Amount. To whom Authority Her Majesty's Gord
from the
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paid.
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the transaction, in cases case, and for the
where
210
previous
"Gevernor of which the payment authority may
wae m a
been received.
statement of any have special circumstances.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Nil.
Indrick
I'm dirick M. A. Bruce
Nil.
Nil.
Auditor General's Office.
Victoria, Wonghongs
31st March, 1846.
(Signed) AC. Shelley.
AuditioGenival.
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ma
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Civil.
July M6
Sir,
1222 Hory Sony
Victoria, Hongkong,
222
C.C.
JUNE 22
1646
15th April, 1846.
Shave the honor to forward the
the
year 18245,
Southampton Blue Book of Hongkong for the
as drawn up by the Colonial Secretary.
Under the head of Revenue, it is
Revenue.
of Trade4 July 1400
Life in being/
satisfactory to observe
an increase
from
£9.534. 12.6 (the collection for the previous
income
of the past.
year) to £22242.8.1, the In my separate Reports on the Revenue
of this Colony I have detailed the chief causes 1 of increase, and at Page 22 of the Blue Book is a comparative view of each item for the two years.
The receipt from Government Lands,
which may
may now be estimated to
The Right Honorable,
H. E. Gladstone, M. P.
40.,
de:
afford an
income
income
of about £ 12000, cannot be expected
tof. rapidly to increase, as most of the available
arise,
spots at present in demand have been disposed of. With the progress of the Colony a further demand may probably calling for building sites in the neighbourhon of the Town; but the rates at which
allotments
were
at first sold must not
be expected for the future.
The Police Assessment, which is estimated to ajield about £2,000 per
annum;
must be expected to become more productive
with the increase
increase of tenements.
Next to the Crown Leases, the
Licenses and Excise Farms (as that for Opium) are the most productive sources of : Revenue, and like these at Singapore should increase with the progress of the
place.
It will be an early object
early object with me
to
)
Expenditure
on
223
to carry out the proposed Ordinance for a duty Wines, Spirits, and Permented Liquors, but the chaf difficulty attending the execution of this project is the total absence of a Custom House Establishment in the free Port of Hongkong ; and it therefore may be apprehended that the machinery expressly necessary for the collection of the Tar, will tend to render its netiproduce comparatively small
Upon the whole, there is fair,
is fair reason
il
to anticipate that the fired Revenue may be raised to about £30,000 . per annum, and that when the expenses incidental to the first formation of the Colony have been depayed, the annual receipts will be found: -nearly equal to the annual bivil Disbursement
The comparative Expenditure for 1845 exhibits an apparent increase beyond 1044, which is mainly owing to the Colonial Establishment having regularly
commenced
only
only with the month of May 1844, thus rendering 1845 the first integral year for which a return has been made. The heaviest items of expense the Police Establishments, and the Judicial Department, together amounting to nearly half of the entire Civil charges of the Colony .
are
one
I have already in my Dispatch N = 35 of the 13th Instant, suppested & andudin in the Surveyor Generals Department, and, as opportunities other retrenchments may hereafter be effected.
occur
In the same Despatch, I have reported that while the sum voted in Parliament for the public service in China, (induding the Consular Establishments) for 1845-46 was £80,000, the actual
the year
year
charge has been £64, 543, after deducting the
Revenue raised in this Colony.
The Civil Expenditure on account of Public Works during 1845 has been £26,800,
while
Public Works
224
while that under the Ordnance Department appears as £57,007. Both of these are of course
only temporary charges, incidental to a nudy established Colony
The progress of buildings and
-fp
improvements, public and private, during
the last eighteen months has been truly
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surprising, and could not have taken place except for the ready comm
mmand of the cheap
and
d efficient labour of the Chinese The execution of the buildings is such as can be rarely met with in any belony. A good road now extends within five miles of the circumference of the island, 18 miles being completed out of 23, and another road crosses the island from Victoria to Stanley. The excellent contour Survey of Hongkong made by the Engineer Department leaves nothing to be desired on that point.
The drainage of the Town, so important
on
one
ʼn every account, may be considered as nearly completed.
With the prospect of having the princepal bivil buildings executed by the Ordnance Department, I have confined those erected by the Land Office to three Police Stations, and the building now occupied by the Post-Office Department, the latter
yielding a Rent of £150 a year to the Colony.
Under the head of Legislation,
lof.
fourteen Ordinances were passed during
the
year 1845, some of them amending previous
reactments. The first and immediate wants
ena
of the Colony may
now be considered as
supplied, and future Ordinances will be
Legislation
required only
as occasion shall arise.
The Population return in the
Population
Blue Book is entirely exclusive of Proops, which, including the Madras Native Regiment,
t to nearly 1,600.
amount to
The
The above return exhibits a
225
total
Population of 237/40 persons. Of these, the
whites are
-1
are 634, of whom 501 are males, and 133 females. The colored population, consisting almost entirely of the registered Chinese, amounts to 23,114, being 18,438 males, and 4,67 / 6 females. The proportion of the latter has increased as the feeling of security induced the Chinese settlers to bring over their families, and I hope to observe the growth of this farmable indication.
There seems to prevail among the Chinese population a perfect confidence
-1
in our Government, and since the -establishment of an efficient Police, and
the
severe examples which have been made some atrocious criminals, security of
of som
person and property have been established, in liew of the robbery and plunder which existed less than live years ago
The
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in the
Bunting
The most gratifying subject of the Climate present Report is the successful vindication of this Colony from those charges of unhealthiness, which accidental circumstances (some of them inseparably connected with it's first occupation) swelled into a species of panic about the time I quitted England, and led
- any persons to imagine that a residence the place was a desperate undertaking. Some unprincipled attempts were made, (even after the truth was known) to augment this panic by the most elaborate misrepresentations, × and a great deal of nonsense about decayed granité", "&c.; but the best answer to the whole is the remarkable immunity from disease which followed immediately upon the completion of fitting dwellings, efficient drainage, and other improvements . The delightful winter which prevails here will,
I have no doubt, make Hongkong a place
of
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Places of Mrship.
226
of reset to invalids from Indiar
The Colonial Surgeon's very complete
Report at Pages 127-130 of the Blue Book will
be found amply to corroborate the above statement, and to prove that this Colony much more healthy than.
is
many others of
Her Majesty's inter-tropical possessions.
Even in the
an
case
of the Troops (by
n
no means
infallible test of dimats), the mortality was reduced to nearly a half during the
last
t year, before their present excellent Barracks completed ; and now that the soldiers have been housed in them, Sentertain no doubt
were
of the marked and
(and favorable result:
Soon after my arrival in the Colony in 1844, I represented that while the Romanists
and Dissenters were already provided with
respectable places of worship, the menebers
sof
of the Established Church met in a species of shed ; but however anxious
to
commence
the
the crection of a
a more
suitable edifice, I have
not yet been fortunate enough to obtain that authority for the expenditure without which I was officially informed it must not be undertaken. On the arrival of the necessary sanction I hope that a propie building may of a year, and there
be raised in the course
seems little doubt of obtaining one-third of the
cost
at from among the inhabitants.
There are four European establishments Education.
for education in Victoria, into some
of which
the use
of
of the Chinese language is introduced. They are at present entirely supported by
voluntary contributions . In Despatch No 4 of January 20th. I proposed to Her Majesty's
Government some small annual contribution to a school established by the Revt Mr : Stanton for the education of the children of European Police and others - Mr. Stanton is
now
- erecting a school, by the aid of funds
supplied
Trade.
227
supplied in England, for bringing up young Chinese in the principles of Christianity.
As among the Chinese population
generally, a number of individuals of that nation are employed in Hongkong in giving the first elements of instruction to the male children of the inhabitants, for the females are always kept at home. In the Despatch already quoted above, I have suggested that some
some trifling Government contribution might have a favorable
influence on the feeling of the population.
Under the head of General Trade, I
dof
may state that two foreign Consuls, American and Danish, have hoisted their flags at Hongkong; the first having already obtained his Exequatur from Her Majesty. It seems to me in every respect desirable to encourage the resort of all kinds of Trade to this Port, and I shall have great satisfaction in reporting that the Consuls of other foreign States
have
have applied for leave to act .
In spite of
the discouragement afforded by the Supplementary Treaty, the Chinese
Frade appears to be rather on the increase, and
I have the honor to append to this Report
:
a
Paper by Mr Gutzlaff, on that interesting subject . The total absence of a bustom House,
- regular and exact returns connected
affording the regular
with such an Establishment, while it encourages Trade by holding out the advantages of a Tree Port, at the same time renders it impossible to - give a very accurate statement of the Commerce carried on. The principal English firm, that of Sardine and Matheson, is chiefly engaged in the smuggling of Opium along the Coast, and
a s
smuggling Fade is also carried on in Salt,
which is prohibited to Foreigners as an import.
A surprising increase, as well as improvement has taken place during the last year in the Chinese Shops. The Colonial
Almanac,
12.
228
Almanae, of which I have directed two copies
B
to be forwarded, contains a Lest of three hundred and eighty eight Retail Dealers, in addition to the three Government Markets.
A principal obstacle to the Chinese Commerce of the place is the system of Pracy
which infests the approaches from the East and West; but measures which are now in
progress for checking this, (and which shall be reported hereafter), will I trust have a
tendency to remedy the evil. Any local measures roould be useless previous to the receipt of the Vice- Admiralty Commission, which is daily expected by the Mail Steamer.
My previous Despatches will have shown that the small quantity of livel land available in the Colony for agriculture must always restrial this branch of productive industry.
within narrow bounds; but the few vallies which are to be found:
will,
A
7 probably
be
14.
be devoted to the growth of Market vegetables
·
rather than Rice, which
can
always be
imported by Shipping. A better prospect exists
making to
for Pasture, and endeavours are
secure an
- internal supply of Bullocks for the
use of the Commissariat
I regret to state, (as before observed), that Crown Lands I perceive no immediate prospect of a considerable increase to the present income derived by Government from Leases of Crown Lands. The additional Leases sold during 1845 amount only to about £900 per annum, and raise the whole to something m
more than £13000. The available ground about the Town of Victrix has been
e
mostly sold; but the future growth of the Colony may create a demand,
for
and for Parcels of ground in the neighbourhood.
an
While it is satisfactory to report that Police: effectural cheak has been put to the vast
mount of crime prevalent on my first
arrival
229
15
arrival in the Colony, the very heavy expence of the Police must remain a subject of regret,
as
long as the peculiar position of this island, within reach of the worst characters from the
E
mainland of China, exposes it to the ingress
of a depraved population. Nothing but constant vigilance, and the occasional exhibition of severe examples, will continue to life and property that security which they fortunately enjoy at present. The annual amount of the Police tart, which at present does not produce above £2,000
will no doubt increase with the
per and
annum,
growth of ratiable property.
A profitable use of Convict labour has
the last year
in the construction
been made during the last. and repair of Roads, and I trust that the maintenance of the Risoners will be compensated in this manner. Within the Town of Victoria, and its immediate neighbourhood, their services are very available; but much time is lost, and
rish
risk of escape incurred, in their employment at considerable distances from the Rison:
The extremely defective state of the Colonial Gaol, which was erected only for temporary use, has been attended with much practical inconvenience; but with the arrival from England of an authority to construct more suitable Risons, the Works have been commenced, and I trust their completion is not very far distant.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sev
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant
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Received
Fransmitting
of Hongkong for 1845, with
the "Blue Book"
Report
Colony.
on
the state
of
the
tred
1222 Hongkong
HZ. Gravehandy Lin
1846
Forwarded & JUD.
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231
4 July 10146. Samsunited (Mr. Leal Cladstone
for the information of the d. Cr
Woucherurth
of xo
much
the heavy
the annual
I thou
report from the Governon
of Stikhary adrelates to the Revenue and lefenditur of that felony.
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by
4 Jonly 10416.
in 87-12 April 1846
пере
Lame directed JM.
the
Leed Gladstone tramit you herewith, for infourcation of the Lorde of The Committer for Frade the Copy of a Report ush McHuglass and forwarded the Governon
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Drain
th
of Sithong on the present state of the Commerce of
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that Colony auditi Commerical prospecti.
together with an Extract of to kunch of a Despatch from
In J. Davis as relates to the Subject of Trade-
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STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS. 147
232
(No. 37.)
HONG KONG.
No. 38.
Copy of a DESPATCH from Governor Sir J. F. DAVIS, Bart. to the Right Hon. W. E. GLADSTONE.
HONG-KONG.
No. 38.
SIR,
Victoria, Hong-Kong, April 11, 1846.
I HAVE the honour to forward the "Blue Book" of Hong-Kong for the year 1845, as drawn up by the Colonial Secretary.
Under the head of Revenue it is satisfactory to observe an increase from Revenue. 95341. 12s. 6d. (the collection for the previous year) to 22,2421. 8s. 1d., the income of the past. In my separate reports on the revenue of this colony I have detailed the chief causes of increase, and at Page 22 of the "Blue Book" is a comparative view of each item for the two years.
The receipt from Government lands, which may now be estimated to afford
an income of about 13,000l., cannot be expected rapidly to increase, as most of the available spots at present in demand have been disposed of. With the pro- gress of the colony a further demand may probably arise, calling for building sites in the neighbourhood of the town; but the rates at which allotments were at first sold must not be expected for the future.
The police assessment, which is estimated to yield about 2000l. per annum, must be expected to become more productive with the increase of tenements.
Next to the Crown leases, the licenses and excise farms (as that for opium) are the most productive sources of revenue, and like those at Singapore should increase with the progress of the place.
It will be an early object with me to carry out the proposed ordinance for a duty on wines, spirits, and fermented liquors; but the chief difficulty attend- ing the execution of this project is the total absence of a custom-house estab- lishment in the free port of Hong-Kong; and it therefore may be apprehended that the machinery expressly necessary for the collection of the tax will tend to render its net produce comparatively small.
Upon the whole there is fair reason to anticipate that the fixed revenue may be raised to about 30,000l. per annum, and that when the expenses incidental to the first formation of the colony have been defrayed, the annual receipts will be found nearly equal to the annual civil disbursements.
The comparative expenditure for 1845 exhibits an apparent increase beyond Expenditure. 1844, which is mainly owing to the colonial establishment having regularly commenced only with the month of May, 1844, thus rendering 1845 the first integral year for which a return has been made. The heaviest items of expense are the police establishments and the judicial department, together amounting to nearly one-half of the entire civil charges of the colony.
I have already in my Despatch, No. 35, of the 13th instant, suggested a reduction in the surveyor-general's department, and, as opportunities occur, other retrenchments may hereafter be effected.
In the same Despatch I have reported, that while the sum voted in Parlia- ment for the public service in China (including the consular establishments) for the year 1845-6 was 80,000l., the actual charge has been 64,543., after deducting the revenue raised in this colony.
The civil expenditure, on account of public works during 1845, has been Public works. 26,800%, while that under the ordnance department appears as 57,8071. Both
of these are of course only temporary charges, incidental to a newly established colony..
The progress of buildings and improvements, public and private, during the last eighteen months, has been truly surprising, and could not have taken place except for the ready command of the cheap and efficient labour of the Chinese. The execution of the buildings is such as can be rarely met with in any colony. A good road now extends within five miles of the circumference of the island, 18 miles being completed out of 23, and another road crosses the island from Victoria to Stanley. The excellent contour survey of Hong-Kong made by the engineer department leaves nothing to be desired on that point.
The drainage of the town, so important on every account, may be considered as nearly completed.
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HONG-KONG.
Legislation.
Population.
Climate,
Places of worship.
Education.
Trade.
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With the prospect of having the principal civil buildings executed by the Ordnance Department, I have confined those erected by the Land Office to three police stations, and the building now occupied by the Post-office Depart- ment, the latter yielding a rent of 150l. a-year to the colony.
Under the head of Legislation, fourteen ordinances were passed during the year 1845, some of them amending previous enactments. The first and imme- diate wants of the colony may now be considered as supplied, and future ordi- nances will be required only as occasion shall arise.
The population return in the "Blue Book" is entirely exclusive of troops. It exhibits a total population of 23,748 persons. Of these, the whites are 634, of whom 501 are males, and 133 females. The coloured population, consisting almost entirely of the registered Chinese, amounts to 23,114, being 18,438 males, and 4676 females. The proportion of the latter has increased as the feeling of security induced the Chinese settlers to bring over their families; and I hope to observe the growth of this favourable indication.
There seems to prevail among the Chinese population a perfect confidence in our Government; and since the establishment of an efficient police, and the severe examples which have been made of some atrocious criminals, security of and property have been established, in lieu of the robbery and plun-
person der which existed less than two years ago.
The most gratifying subject of the present Report is the successful vindica- tion of this colony from those charges of unhealthiness which accidental cir- cumstances (some of them inseparably connected with its first occupation) swelled into a species of panic about the time I quitted England, and led many persons to imagine that a residence in the place was a desperate undertaking. The best answer to the whole is the remarkable immunity from disease which followed immediately upon the completion of fitting dwellings, efficient drain- age, and other improvements. The delightful winter which prevails here will, I have no doubt, make Hong-Kong a place of resort to invalids from India.
The colonial surgeon's very complete report, in pages 127 to 138 of the Blue
prove Book, will be found amply to corroborate the above statement, and to that this colony is much more healthy than many others of Her Majesty's intertropical possessions. Even in the case of the troops (by no means an infallible test of climate), the mortality was reduced to nearly a half during the last year, before their present excellent barracks were completed; and, now that the soldiers have been housed in them, I entertain no doubt of the marked and favourable result.
Soon after my arrival in the colony in 1844, I represented, that while the Romanists and Dissenters were already provided with respectable places of wor- ship, the members of the Established Church met in a species of shed. But, however anxious to commence the erection of a more suitable edifice, I have not yet been fortunate enough to obtain that authority for the expenditure, without which, I was officially informed, it must not be undertaken. On the arrival of the necessary sanction, I hope that a proper building may be raised in the course of a year; and there seems little doubt of obtaining one-third of the cost from among the inhabitants.
There are four European establishments for education in Victoria, into some of which the use of the Chinese language is introduced. They are at present entirely supported by voluntary contributions. In Despatch, No. 4, of January 20th. I proposed to Her Majesty's Government some small annual contribution to a school established by the Reverend Mr. Stanton, for the education of the children of European police, and others. Mr. Stanton is now erecting a school, by the aid of funds supplied in England, for bringing up young Chinese in the principles of Christianity.
As among the Chinese population generally, a number of individuals of that nation are employed in Hong-Kong in giving the first elements of instruction to the male children of the inhabitants, for the females are always kept at home. In the Despatch already quoted above, I have suggested that some trifling Govern- ment contribution might have a favourable influence on the feeling of the population.
Under the head of general trade, I may state, that two foreign consuls, American and Danish, have hoisted their flags at Hong-Kong; the first having already obtained his "exequatur" from Her Majesty. It seems to me, in every I respect, desirable to encourage the resort of all kinds of trade to this port; and
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shall have great satisfaction in reporting that the consuls of other foreign states HONG-KONG. have applied for leave to act.
In spite of the discouragement afforded by the Supplementary Treaty, the Chinese trade appears to be rather on the increase; and I have the honour to append to this Report a paper by Mr. Gutzlaff on that interesting subject.
The total absence of a custom-house, affording the regular and exact returns connected with such an establishment, while it encourages trade by holding out the advantages of a free port, at the same time renders it impossible to give a very accurate statement of the commerce carried on.
A surprising increase, as well as improvement, has taken place during the last year in the Chinese shops. The Colonial Almanac, of which I have directed two copies to be forwarded, contains a list of 388 retail dealers, in addition to the three government markets.
A principal obstacle to the Chinese commerce of the place, is the system of piracy which infests the approaches from the east and west; but measures which are now in progress for checking this (and which shall be reported here- after), will, I trust, have a tendency to remedy the evil. Any local measures would be useless, previous to the receipt of the Vice-Admiralty commission, which is daily expected by the mail-steamer.
My previous Despatches will have shown, that the small quantity of level land available in the colony for agriculture, must always restrict this branch of productive industry within narrow bounds; but the few valleys which are to be found, will probably be devoted to the growth of market vegetables, rather than rice, which can always be imported by shipping. A better prospect exists for pasture, and endeavours are making to secure an internal supply of bullocks for the use of the Commissariat.
No. 2.
I regret to state (as before observed), that I perceive no immediate prospect of Crown lands. a considerable increase to the present income derived by Government from leases of Crown lands. The additional leases sold, during 1845, amount only to about 9007. per annum, and raise the whole to something more than 13,000. The available ground about the town of Victoria has been mostly sold; but the future growth of the colony may create a demand for parcels of ground in the neigh- bourhood.
While it is satisfactory to report that an effectual check has been put to the Police. vast amount of crime prevalent on my first arrival in the colony, the very heavy expense of the police must remain a subject of regret, as long as the peculiar position of this island, within reach of the worst characters from the mainland of China, exposes it to the ingress of a depraved population. Nothing but con- stant vigilance, and the occasional exhibition of severe examples, will continue to life and property that security which they fortunately enjoy at present. The annual amount of the police-tax, which at present does not produce above 20007. per annum, will, no doubt, increase with the growth of rateable property.
A profitable use of convict labour has been made during the last year in the construction and repair of roads; and I trust that the maintenance of the pri- soners will be compensated in this manner. Within the town of Victoria, and its immediate neighbourhood, their services are very available; but much time is lost, and risk of escape incurred, in their employment at considerable distances from the prison.
The extremely defective state of the colonial gaol, which was erected only for temporary use, has been attended with much practical inconvenience; but, with the arrival from England of an authority to construct more suitable prisons, the works have been commenced, and I trust their completion is not very far distant.
The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, &c.
&c.
&c.
I have, &c. (Signed)
J. F. DAVIS.
.
HONG-KONG.
Encl. in No. 38.
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Enclosure in No. 38.
REMARKS upon
the present state of NATIVE TRADE with the Colony of HONG-KONG. THE obstacles which our commercial intercourse with China has to encounter ought to be pointed out, to effect in some measure the removal.
1. From 1839 until now, there has been piracy along the whole coast; and, though the outlaws remained at times quiet, they very soon appeared again, to strike terror in the peaceful merchant junks. This evil does not merely exist in the neighbourhood of Canton, but extends as far as Teintsin, and is most fearful on the coast of Fokien.
The principal entrances to Hong-Kong are through narrow passages, where the ruffians can lie in wait, and pounce upon their victims with great rapidity. They have at Victoria their spies, who give them correct information about every vessel that has a valuable cargo on board, and the moment she leaves, these boats prowl about to lay hold of her, and plunder her entirely. The pirates themselves come most from the neighbourhood of Whampoa; some cruise about in fishing-smacks of a peculiar build, so as to outsail other craft; but most of them are long rowing crafts, and several carry a letter of marque. It is very difficult to dis- tinguish them from ordinary vessels; and when pursued, they adopt many stratagems to prevent their discovery, and generally know well to manage so as to elude the arm of justice.
The traders that come from the adjacent islands-from Canton, Tungkwan, &c.-have compounded with the buccaneers, paying them a certain sum as black mail, for which they obtain liberty to navigate the seas without molestation; but the eastern passage, towards Ly-yu-moon, is at present very much infested by these depredators. They are there also more numerous than amongst the islands, and do very much mischief. The trading junks dare not leave this harbour, unless they have a strong breeze, and can depart in a large squadron. Many, therefore, are here detained a considerable time, and are ultimately, after all precau- tions, nevertheless plundered. Such occurrences have, during the present month, been very numerous; whilst in some of the previous ones no similar losses took place.
We need not observe that our trade, on account of this insecurity, is much curtailed. The vessels that used to come from Kityëo and Haeyeo, and took full cargoes in this harbour, often amounting to 30-40,000 dollars in value, have suffered so repeatedly as almost to drive them away entirely; and where there were formerly three or five, we have now only one.
This evil is very inveterate, and it is difficult to suggest an effective remedy which would put a stop to it, and the more so as the Chinese government will not avail itself of our co- operation. Could one believe the sufferers when they pointed out their assailants, or discover, with sufficient proofs for conviction, their haunts, the matter would be very easy; long before, however, any force can arrive, they are gone, and there are so many harbours and hiding-places for these robbers, that it would require much local knowledge and good information to appre- hend them. But as the Chinese government, on account of possessing better means for obtaining knowledge of the perpetrators, is perfectly competent to bring them to condign punishment, the constant recurrence of piracy, if duly reported to the supreme government, and the most urgent and often-reiterated requests, to put these nefarious wretches down with a high hand, might rouse it from its slumbers and indifference. Some vessels of ours, fitted out in the Chinese way, might cruise about at the Kapsing and Ly-yu-moon with great advantage.
2. The supplementary treaty, which stipulated that junks should only clear out from the harbours open to our trade, has fortunately not been carried into force. However, the very fact that four emporia, besides Canton, are accessible to our traders, with the many interme- diate stations on the coast, makes it extremely easy for junks to go to the nearest spot, and buy there nearly as cheap as the article can be sold at Canton, without risk of shipwreck or pirates, and with a speedy return of their capital. To attract, therefore, the junk trade to Hong-Kong is beyond the range of possibility, and neither regulations nor orders could effect this; so long as the other ports are open, and the British merchant can ship whatever he pleases, and go to the market which will answer his expectations best. The trade reasonably to be expected is a transit one, by vessels that wish to go to any of the northern and southern ports, and touch here on their way.
3. A more formidable obstacle is, that Chinese imports, in considerable quantity, are seldom saleable at Hong Kong. Teas were at first brought here in lots of 100 to 600 chests by sea- going junks.
But there is not a single instance on record that it could be disposed of to any advantage; on the contrary, it has entailed, in all cases, a heavy loss, and it has been given over to the shopkeepers, to get rid of it as they best could. The last adventure of this description was a cargo from the Bohea Hills, in a British vessel, which arrived from Amoy. This specula- tion ended still more tragically. Not only had the article to be sold by auction at a very reduced rate, under prime cost, but the parties got themselves into a lawsuit, and were in- volved in irretrievable difficulties, so that the whole ended in ruin. The reason given for the unfortunate issue of similar enterprises is, that the teas are not suited to our markets, and that our own merchants, having given their order to the various agents in the ports, care not for making additional and trifling purchases. Another article brought by junks is alum, which is occasionally saleable; but the greater part cannot be disposed of at Hong-Kong, and goes either to Canton or even to Macao.
Camphor fetches sometimes a fair price, but many vessels that bring their cargoes here find no purchasers.
These are the staple goods, for the disposal of which no encouragement has yet been given, and the commerce on that account is very languid.
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Attempts have been made to introduce sulphur, rhubarb, coarse china, earthenware, and other items; but the demand was not of such nature as to make the speculators desirous to revisit our ports. Where imports, however, find no customer, exports cannot be expected to be much coveted as long as bullion alone will purchase them.
4. The whole Chinese marine commerce appears to approach a great crisis. The keenest Chinese merchants are convinced that our ships can carry goods cheaper and safer than their junks, and that merchandize of any value is better put on board of them. This will throw the carrying trade of the dearest articles into our hands, and most goods will be brought up from the Indian Archipelago in British bottoms on Chinese account, and proceed directly to the ports of their destination without touching here or elsewhere. We might have had otherwise a consider- able emporium here for the Straits produce, but this change has prevented it. A few junks that touched at Victoria to buy these articles were obliged to proceed to other ports to get a cargo, whilst others that wished to collect the exports for the Archipelago, could not find a sufficient quantity on the spot, and had to send to Canton to purchase them.
4. As a great drawback upon our commercial prosperity, we may mention the absence of respectable Chinese firms, and especially of Chin Cheu merchants. Up to the present moment no man possessing a considerable property has ventured to engage in the Hong-Kong trade, or to establish a house on the island. To the repeated questions put to men of substance why they did not carry on their business under a free government, with full protection of their property, the answer has always been, that it was more advantageous at Canton, or other large cities, and would not answer at Hong-Kong. We must, certainly, make some allowance for the colony being still in a state of infancy, but yet the living in the same settlement with the large English houses, and the having nothing to fear from the rapacity of the mandarins, ought to be a great inducement for large Chinese merchants to come and reside at Victoria. After all the endeavours to fix a colony of Chin Cheu merchants in our possessions, men who are the soul of the whole commerce in the Indian Archipelago, matters remain as they were before. The privileges assigned to them by the government, and the facilities afforded, have not made them willing to repair to this place; and yet in our Straits colonies they come of their own accord, and are only too happy to amass wealth under the British flag which does not allow extortions. Even at Macao, there have been for many years back three very respectable houses, the managing members of which came over to Hong Kong to ascertain whether they could not here do some business and establish a branch or remove entirely. But, after long investigation, they gave up the idea. There appears to exist a fear of laying without a moral certainty of the returns, and as the trade has first to be created, money there is no prospect yet of securing a large profit.
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With all its disadvantages, Hong-Kong possesses likewise great facilities. Though situated in a corner of the empire, many junks, on their passage to the various southern ports, pass here. Auctions being of frequent occurrence, many articles are sold at a far reduced rate from what they would fetch in other places; and there are a number of small dealers who con- stantly speculate in such transactions, and sell a great deal to these vessels. Thus there has existed for a long while a small trade as far as single sales are concerned, but a large one when the whole is summed up, without even the knowledge of our own merchants, and beneath the notice of our great houses. This is still carried on with great spirit, and should the per centage on auctions be taken off would likely grow more brisk. Long before a junk from Canton, on her way up to the northern ports arrives here, orders are given to brokers to attend the sales and provide the cargo, and there is always a probability that the purchases will be cheaper than at Canton, The boats which come from the neighbouring cities do likewise much business in this way, and frequently invest the returns of the goods sold at this place in manufactures thus obtained.
The salt trade is the most flourishing of all the branches, and entirely in the hands of the natives.
The people that bring it hither come from Taechoo, Haehong, and Tamshuy, in the neigh- bourhood of which places their are extensive flats, often overflowed by the sea, and useless for all other purposes, except to collect in pans the salt, by the evaporation of the brine, which has been left. As it is, when boiled, much cheaper than the salt produced in the interior, and, moreover, not subject to the gabelle, it finds at Hong-Kong a ready sale, for salting fish and for taking it illegally up to Canton.
Next to it the stone trade is deserving our attention. The only produce of Hong-Kong, for exportation, is granite, and, though a very contemptible article, still it employs many hands, a great number of boats, each about 70 to 100 tons, and some capital. There are seldom less than a hundred of the above craft which monthly leave this with a full cargo for the interior; and it is considered a profitable trade, because stone blocks are constantly in demand, and will always fetch a good price in proportion as buildings are in course of erection.
The fisheries carried on from Aberdeen and Stanley are in a flourishing condition, and con- sequently, also, the trade in salt fish, which the mass of the people use generally for seasoning their rice. How many smacks belong to these places has never been ascertained; but at New Year, when they make up the accounts with their partners and owners, the harbours are full of them. It would be well to inquire into the tonnage, and issue regular passes to these
boats.
For some months past small vessels have been clearing out for Haenam, Teen-pak, and the west coast of Kwang Tung province in general. They take a good quantity of raw cotton, and, likewise, opium, and carry on a thriving commerce.
The junks that pass the harbour come principally from Teocheo and Haehong districts in Kwang Tung, and from Chic-po and Chaongan in Fokien.
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The large vessels which arrived in summer from Canton to go to Teintsin, and brought the large quantity of piece-goods formerly reported, were originally Fokien craft, and chartered by Shantung and other merchants. At present, the prices of our cotton manufactures at Shanghae do not much differ in price from those of Hong-Kong, and, on account of the large importa- tion, the speculation will not probably be repeated.
The cargoes were intended for Northern China and Mongolia, to make covers for the sheep- skins and cotton-wadded jackets of the peasantry, the exclusive dress of the peasantry and poorer classes in winter, as the cheapest stuff procurable.
We have also had a few junks from Ningpo and Fuh-choo, on their way to Canton, and vice versâ; some direct from Formosa, though belonging to Fokien; and very few from Amoy and Hwuy-an.
Many have poor cargoes, and do not buy much; but there is always some trade, though always exclusively confined to Chinese living here.
So long as no custom-house exists, it is impossible to obtain accurate returns. The above was collected from the natives on board their own vessels; and the writer has frequently, with his own eyes, seen the export and import cargoes,
He is anxious to investigate the subject in all its bearings; and if there happens any favourable change, he will not fail to report the same, after having duly investigated the matter in all its bearings.
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As to the pilot regulations, the Lieut.-Governor would observe that he was enabled, through HELIGOLAND. his professional experience, to digest a scheme of pilotage, which many considered would have proved highly lucrative to the pilots, and beneficial to the Merchant Service: but he found the majority so much prejudiced in favour of their old régime, and so blind to the fact that the constantly diminishing calls for their services was the natural result of their own high charges, of the improvements in charts, and of the extensive increase in steamers, that they could not be persuaded to adopt a lower or indeed any scale of charges to tempt mariners, nor sanction any plan which had not been handed down to them from their fathers.
By the liberal assistance of Her Majesty's Government, the large building, containing the public schools and two clergymen's houses, has been put into a good state of repair during the past and previous year, to the great comfort of all connected with the establishment.
The Lieut.-Governor is of opinion, that the more extensive intercourse of the Heligolanders with educated strangers, and the reformations agitated in many parts on the Continent, and the influx of doubtful political characters who annually resort hither, have induced a growing dissatisfaction with their present constitution.
The Lieut.-Governor has, however, already taken occasion to intimate, that some modifi- cation might be introduced with advantage, although he by no means recommends any change until the general voice of the inhabitants demands it.
J. HINDMARSH,
(Signed)
(Signed)
Victoria, 6th January, 1846.
(True Copy)
CHARLES GUTZLAFF,
Chinese Secretary. FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE.
HELIGOLAND.
No. 39.
(No. 1.)
Encl. in No. 39.
HELIGOLAND.
No. 39.
COPY of a DESPATCH from Lieut.-Governor J. HINDMARSH to the Right
SIR,
Hon. W. E. GLADSTONE.
Heligoland, February 26, 1846.
I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith the Blue Book for 1845, together with my Report thereon.
I have, &c.,
(Signed)
J. HINDMARSH
&c.
The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone,
&c.
&c.
Enclosure in No. 39.
Lieutenant-Governor's Report accompanying the BLUE BOOK, for 1845.
Heligoland, February 26, 1846.
THE Island of Heligoland being scarcely more than a rock, of about a third of a square mile in extent, and its inhabitants chiefly fishermen, their circumstances, both political and social, are less liable to alter probably than those of any other commnnity on the face of the globe. The fact also of their laws and customs having been guaranteed to them at the capture of the island from Denmark, in 1807, and the absence of any legislative authority to effect any change beneficial or otherwise in their institutions, has the natural tendency of preserving things in a uniform state from year to year. Hence the political prospects of Heligoland are the same that they were five years, if not twenty years, ago; and its social condition, likewise, preserves the same unvarying features.
There is, however, a visible improvement in the pecuniary circumstances of the inhabitants within the last few years, owing to the growing reputation of the island as a watering place, and the consequent influx of visitors from all parts of Germany during three or four of the summer months. The inhabitants have been encouraged to build lodging-houses and hotels for their accommodation; and, besides the large profits they derive from letting apartments and keeping "Tables d'Hôtes," the great majority of the inhabitants find advantageous employment during the bathing season in administering to the wants or pleasures of the
visitors.
The more indigent inhabitants also have received frequent marks of charity from the hands of these strangers.
The recent removal of the "Stade Duties" has been a great boon to the mass of the people; a tax, roughly estimated at 10,000 marks per annum, having been thereby saved to them.
On the other hand, the severe winter of 1844-45 (the island having been for surrounded with ice) was the occasion of great distress, and pecuniary assistance was gladly weeks many accepted by many that had seldom or never before required the aid of charity.
The interruption to the navigation created a loss of pilotage to men of that calling. But the amount was probably insignificant, as the high prices injudiciously charged by the Heligoland pilots for their services have had the obvious effect of deterring masters of vessels from engaging their services, whenever they can with presumed safety be dispensed with.
Lieut.-Governor.
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Printed by WILLIAM CLOWES and Sons, Stamford-street, For Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
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unless they have a string breeze, and com deport in at largs Squadron, Many therefore
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some
of the previous ones no similar losses took place.
We need not observe that
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as
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much local knowledge, and
good information to apprehend_ as the Cohmese Govern =
them. But as
- ment, on account of possessing
better means
for obtaming
know
-ledge of the perpetrators is perfectly competent to being them to condign funishment,
of hirney,
the constant recurrence
.
(reme)
if duly reported to the Supr- Government, unde the most urgent and often reiterated requests to
wretches put these refarines wrekker down, with a ligh hand, might come it from its slumbers and indifferences. Some Vessels of
ours
: fitted out in the Chinese
way
or
might cause about
Cruse about at the
way might
Kapting
cicd
Advantage.
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pirate, and with
a
Man
nich great
of them Capital.
2 The supplementary treaty which
stipulated that Junns should only
ebar out from the Harbours open to
hade, has fortunately not
^
amed into
Car
been
force toner the
Very fact that four empirici
besides, Canton
are
masable to in
haders with the many
stations on
easy for
spot and
intermediate
the Coart makes it extremely
Suits to
to the nearest
to go buy there, nearby
as
*
а
π
240
sheedy retum
uttract there
- fore the funs trade to Hay
- Kong is beyond the range of
Puppebility,
schlity, and wither
(and neither regulations,
could effect
effect this, so
на седело
nor (orders could
as the other ports
Car
are
open
long
the British
ship whatever be
Merchant pleases, and which will answer
20
to the market
hiss expectations
best. The hade
reason.
ably
hausit one
verseler that with to go to any
to be expected
is a
by
cheep
the articl
cau
be sold
as
3
ы
at Couton, without-rish of Shipwreck
of the northem and Southem porto
and touch here
on
then way.
A more formidable obstacle
#
i
is that Chinese imports in considerable
quantity.
are
seldom soleable
Hay Kory. Fear brought here.
lu
ветера
Chests by
sea
were at furt
мся
at
lots of 100 to 600. Juusts .
going
Osn't there is not a single
single instance
on record that it could
be disposed
of, to any advantage, on the contrary
it has entailed in all
cates
keen
a
heavy loss, and it has han queir
over
of it
to the Shopkeepers to get red
ав
they best. could. The
last odventure of this description
Cargo from the Token Hills
was
in a
а
Critish
Vessel,
which arrived
from Amory. This speelation
ewed still more hagically. Not
611
had the criticle libe sold at Auction
at a
rey reduced rate under prime
themselves Cost, but the parties get
nito a
law suit and were involved
in instrvivable difficulties.
10
the whole ended in pain. The
reason given for the unfortunate
issue of similar enterprises.
the teas
that
is that
ail not suited to our
markets, and that our own
having given
A
our own Merchants their order to the vanons
Agents in the ports,
mathing
cal
additional und
not for
hifting punchases.
Another Article haght by hinds is Alum, which is occasionally saballer
to
only
but
greater part cannot be dispensed
but the
at A
Anny Kong,
and
Joes
or even to tracao-
felches
wither to Canton
Cumpha fetades sousting a fan
sometimes fair
ressels that hung
puce
but
many
no
their Cargoes here find aro punchasers.
There
are
disporax of which
yet
been
the staple goods for the
Mo
everagement has
grew, and the Commerce, on
that account is
very languid.
is verz
Attempts have been made to
introduce Sulphen, Rhubarb Case
China, Earthenware, and other items;
non
мал
of such nature
but the demand vas
ہو
as to make the speculators descons
to revisit our
ports. Where
imports
4
242
imports fandt cannot be expected to be much
no customer, exports
coretid, as
long
as
will purchase them.
bullim alme
The whole chinese marine
Commerce appears to affwark a
grat Cusis. The Keenest Chinese. Merchants,
are
Convinced
that om Ships
Can cary gords cheaper and safer thann their Pemuts, (and that Merchandeje
values is better put on board
of any
of them. This will them the carying hode of the davest Articles, into our
hands, (and
mort
goods will be
brought of from the Indian Chchipelago
in Butuh bottons
Chews
[
сед рисего
An Chinese Account
directly to the ports of their destinaksin
withers- touching here
ar
clawhere.
otherworsea
We might have had
Counderable
243
considerable emporium here
Produses, but
for the Straits this change has prevented it
A few Sunks that touched at Victoria to buy these art - obliged to forced
-eles, were
to other pouts to get
a
Cargo;
whilst others that wished to
collect the Exports for the Archipelago, could not find a
sufficient quantity on the spot
and had to send to Canton
to purchase there
4. Ad во
uper
-rity
absence
que.
о
Canton
great drawback. Commercial prospe=
may
mention the
of respectable Chemise
244
Ferms and expecially of
Chin
Chen Merchants . Up to the present,
moment
a
no
man
considerable
possessing
property
ventured to engage HongKong Trade,
house
он
on
must certainly make some
allowance
ance for
still
in
has
but
in the
t establish
the Island. To
the repeated questions put to
men
of substance, why they
ded not
under
a
carry
on.
their business
free government
with full protection of theirg
property,
the ansever
has always
been, that it was more advan=
or other
- tageons at Canton, large cities, and would not Answer at Hong Kong. We
must
شده
а
the Colony being. state of infang,
get the living
in
the
same Settlement-with the large English Houses, and the having nothing to fear from the rafacity of the
the Mandaries ought to be
a quat inducement for large
а
Chinese Merchants to come
and reside at Victoria . After all the endeavours to fix.
Chin Chew Merchants
Colony of in our Possessions,
whe
are the soul of the whole Com.
- merce in the Indian Archipe=
they lags, matters remain as
were
t
. ,. ' ;
were
before. Be privileges aforquid
assigned.
to them by the Government, and the facilition afforded,
have
made them willing to repair
this place
and yet
yet in
Shaits Colonies they
their
own
too happy to
bur
акте
not
accord, and are only
Amates ive alth
under the British flag, which one; not allow extortiones. Even at Macro
there have been for years back three
houses, the
of which
many.
very respectate
managing Members
came ever
6 Hongdong
to ascertaine whether they could
not here do some business, and
establish
branch or
a
or removi
entirely. But after long investipton
they
245
they gave up the idea. There affears to suit a fear of
exest
money
without.
а
laying out moral certainty of the Rehames, and as the hade has fust to be
created, there is no
of securing
a
prospect yet large profit.
With all its disadvantages
Hong Kong possesses likewise cat facilities. Though situated
in
Son kat
Corner
in
of the Empire, many
their passage
to the
various chuthern Ports pass here, Auctions being of frequent
ACEA
& surren eo,
sold at
а
many
articles are
far reduced rate
from what they
246
in places,
а
who
other plosnt, and thesare. number of small dealers, constantly speculate in
such transactions, and sell a great deal to these Vessels. Thus
there has exce
existed.
for a long
while.
a
small
trade
far as single sales are
Concerned
but a large
бее
when the whole is sud
of without
evew
the knowledg
of our
ow w
Mere hauts, and
८
A
on dictions be taken off, would likely
he
та
grow more
britt . Ting before a Linke from Canton on her
way
ass
to the Northern Ports arrives
here,
or dens are
ди
given to
Brokers, to attend the Sales
and provide the Cargo,
and
there
is always a probability that the punahases will be cheape than at Canton. The boats
which come
the neighbour.
do likewise much
from the
de
business in
this
and
way,
zling
cities,
beneath the notice of our
reat houses this is
Carried
on
still
with great spirit.
and should the portentage
frequently invest - the returns
of the goods sold at hang an
t
in manufactures thus obtained.
The Salt Trade is the
most
flousething of all the branches, and entirely on the hands of the Natives. The people that bring it
From Tacchos,
hether
Come
in
ebong, and Jamshey, the neighbourhood of which places, there
are extensive
flats, often overflowed
the Sea, and useless for
by
all other purposes, except to collect in pans the Salt by the evaporation of the brise, which has been left. As it
is
7
247
As it is when babed, much cheaper
than the salt produced
duced wi
the
interior, (and moreover not subject to
the
at
Hay Kong
gabelle, it finds a vady sale, for salting fish for tathing it illegally up
Canton
And
to e
Next to it the stone hall,
is deserving
пи
attention.
The
only
procure of Hay King for exportation
framite, and though a very contemplita
Anticle, still it
a
emplys many
hands,
quat number of Boats each about 70-100 Mous, and
Capital.
less than
a
There
some
are seldom
hundred of the
ale
above Craft which monthly have this with a full Cargo for the intern,
and it is considered a
Ай
because stove blocks,
profitable hode,
are
coustaully
a
sin demand, and will always fetch
зад рисе
in
are in course
and
proportion as
of erection.
The fisheries
Stanley,
hèries canied on
buldings
canied on from Aberdeen
薯
wi a
are in
flours hing condition,
consequently also the trade in salt
Cand conse
fish, which the mass of the people
one generally for storming
use
How many
places,
has
Snacks, belong
never
their rice.
to these
been ascertained:
but at New Year when they
make
up the Accounts with then partners
t
Qwners, the Harbans are
રા
218
full of them.
It would be well to enquire into
the tonnage and issue Regular
passes to these Boats ...
For some mouths past swall Vessels have been baing
Avevam, Icen: pall.
out
for
the West
Coast of Kerang ting promise in general
They take a good quantity of Ran Collom, and likewise opinen.
Кад
Carry
on
a
thiring Commerce.
be Jamss that pass the hailmer.
come pincipally from teacher. Mashay
distical in
from Chi's - po and
and
Knary tury, and
Fokeen.
Chamgans in Tokens
The laye Vesels which amined
and
1
Summer
from Canto to
مر
to
to Scentsin, and
haught to lage
quantity of peece goods formerly reputed were anginally Hokeen Craft, and
Мей
Chartered by Thanting, and other
Merchants. At present the prices
Shanghae
of our Cotton Manufactures at do not much differ in price from
there of Any Kay.
and
Account of
the large importation,
the Speculation
will not probably be repeated.
The Cayo
were intended
for
Northen Chinse (and Mongolia
to make cuers
for the theepskins,
Cand Cotton nodded Jackets of the
peasantry, the exclusive dass of the paasanty
and poner classes
in Writer as
the cheapest stoff procurable.
We have
249
We have also had a few dunks
вико
four Nigpo
егод
Huh-choo
then
on.
pay to Canton and Vice Verso some duint from Formora though belonging
to Jokeen,
and
Away-a
а
гем
few from Amoy
Aw
Shany have pron Cayses, and do not
buy
ри
uch, but that is abays some
trade though always exclusively confined
to Chinese living here.
Jo long or
To
no
Custom House existo
it is impossible to obtain acemalt retums. The abse no: collected
from the patives
per
on
board their
and the writer has
Vessels, and
pequently
pageaucly with his own
еро
seen
the export and import. Cayoes.
Ae
is anxious to inves try ate
the subject
in all its bearings,
Eve
if there hoffens any fainable change
happens happens
he will not
vecual
fail to report the
after having duby investigatest
the matter
in all it's beanings.
Victoria 6th Jammany
1846
(Signed) Charles Gutzloff
tive Copp
Chris Sccatan,
Peterin W. A Pruce
N.38. 1228 Akong
Civil
Sir
JUNE 22
1846
250
Victoria, Hongkong.
20th April, 1846.
I have the honor to inform you,
that
the Blank. Copies of the Blue Book" supplied. of this Colony have been exhausted,
the use.
for the
and that there are none available for the_
preparation of the n. Year. _ I enclose a
the necessa
necessary
folonial - Secretary for
returns for
the Current
the_
which...
are
requisition. from
Five
Copies
required for the Year, and I have to suggest, that; if transmitted by sea; they may be packed op
are liable to suffer from
in tin, as otherwise they damp during the passage.
I have the honor to be,
The Right Ammalle,
W. h. Gladstone, M.P.,
R.
Ke.
te.
to.
With the highest respect,
Sir
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
ndani
...
ھٹی مراسه
, malosure
Received
"Blue Book:
for Blank copies of the Transmitting Requisition
22
June . Blunt.
14.fm
now his colo
others
Bank return sent out
My ey
もくじ
.F
Sir J.J. Davis,
20th April, 1846.
A
Ah Honble W. 2. Gladstone.
sxping char
Ling 1907
Blen
Nothy hong by
184 & owne
Ju1223 St Kay
CE!!
251
Colonial. Officer, Victoria,
་
Hongtrong, April 15th, 1846.
Required 5 blank
5 blank Copies of the "Blue - use of the Colony of Hongtrong
the use
Book for the
during the Year 1846, namely:-
4. Copies to be filled up according to
the Instructions.
1 Spare Copy
I certify that the above 5 Copies are required for the use of the folonial. Department. Irederick MA. Bruce
Colonial Secretary
Secretary
Approved,
jedan
аг
ル
N39.
Financial.
1224 H.houg
RECEIVED
JINL22
46
Sir
With
Lord
252
Victoria, Honghong,
20th April, 1846.
to Land It
29 June 146.
15 by
from kome
This
No
reference to Despatch. Na 173 of 18/15
· Stanley, forwarding for my
consideration
further. Letters from Mr. Webiter relative to
claims against the bovernment, I
alleged claims
have the honor to inform you
In Webster
Copy
July 146.
to Mr. M. 26 Aug: 146.
my
that I have seen no
reason to alter my previous opinion, as expressed in
Deepatch N2 73 of the 5th June last .
I
quite
concur in the following observations
of the Surveyor General, to whom I handed Mr-
Webster's last Letter _"It is evident that Mr.
Webetes must be a sufferer, but. I cannot see
that
any
demand should be made on Government
for Payment of the love sustained, as Mr Webiter": must have been fully
The Right Honorable,
aware
W. r. Gladstone, M. P.,
of the liability of
the
Ve.
te.
to
at the time of
the ground to forfeiture.
forfeiture at the
the
transfer; and therefore, in his agreement with Captain. Meit, this should have been taken-
into consideration, and, at the time of transfer,
he should have had some assurance-
that that
of the grant would not be carried -
clause of the
into effect...
The transaction was in-
transaction was in fact an
· fact an affair.
between these two parties, in which the
Government had no concern , and if Mr...
Webster has
any
claim for compensation,
must be against Captain. Meit-
I have the honor to be,
With the highest-respect,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient-
Humble Servant
1
isdan
it
233
MG Jun 24
June and Sestellin
The L. & E. Cond!
23 Jump
Jin J. J. Davis,
20th April, 1846.
Victoria, Hongrong,
f
Rt. Honble M. 2. Gladstone.
Receiver
وئی میرے
on
Deepatak N. 173, of 8th Her? in reply to Lord Stanby's against the Government,
Further Report Webster's alleged claim
1845.
N. 40.
1225 Hanghong
Victoria, Honghong,
234
Miscellaneous.
Sir
C.0.
JUNE 22 1846
With reference.
20th April, 1846.
reference to my Despatch_ N:27 of 23rd March, I have the honor to acknowledge. the receipt, on the 18th Inetant, of your Original -
Deepatches from N: 14 of 26th January, to No 28 of 20th February, 1846, together with
a
Circular
dated the 19th January last... I also received_ the Duplicates of your Deepatches from Nr. 1 to N: 13, with the duplicate of the Circular of the
15th
4 January
1846.
I have the honor to be, With the highest respect,
Sir
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
1
}
The Right Honorable,
W. R. Gladstone, M.P.,
tc.
te.
tc.
Ndanis
No 18 was not reed on 10th Mar. _ 1848
Vide Good Sup-53-18 May 1846 - 1420. 23 July 1846.
крас
At With HM 2. farstine.
20th April, 1846. Fir The Davis,
Vistoria, Tonghong,
Received
No 40.
of Sespatches to No. 28, of
Acknowledging receipt
20*
#February 1846.-
J
N. 41. 1226 Hory Kong
235
Financial.
Popy to Ty 24 Junajt
Sir,
C.0.
RECE
JUNE 22
المند
Victoria, Hongkong,
22nd April, 1846
I have the honor to State, in reply to your =
Jupated. M. 15 of January 37th conveying, the Supplementary Instructions for the guidance of
time in delivering
the Auditor, that I lost no time in de
them to that Officer, and
strict observance.
enjoining.
on
him their
Mr. Shelley informs
me that having
already, in anticipation of these instructions,
with
a
an
view to facilitating the work in his Department, adopted the prescribed
measures.
with the single exception of Monthly Abstracts
and payments, he has been able to dispense- with the assistance of a second. Clerk in the Audit Office...
The Right Amorable,
W. R. Gladstone, M. P..
to.
tc.
This
This desirable retrenchment has been
further expedited by the improved method and
greater regularity
Keeping
which have attended the and rendering of the Public Accounts.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir-
Your Most Obedient
Stumble Servant,
здат
236
This is for the informatives
Inasury
of Hin
23
24
22nd April,
Vistonas, Nonghong,
1846.
Och Heith M. & Garston
Sir J. J Savis,
Received
N° 41.
Avorton Halley
Reporting delivery to Ann
久
the
sent out for his
Supplementary Instructions
guidance;
in the Awrit office
the services of a 2nd Clarks
already dispensed with
and stating his having
Entered
1226 Hongkong
6.8 Thevalank
257.
29 June 1965.
S
Forwarded b 1846
Mundock 26 M&Stephen | 20 LordlyHelion 26 MESEC bluasione! 24
41 - 22 April - 1846
With ref. to your letter of the 23rd Jan ? last, on
the subject of the Employ-
-ment of an Additional Aeak in the office of the Anditor General of & King Iam directed byster.
fed Gladstone to transmit
tozow, herewith, for the
anformed of the Ford Con of the Treasury, a copy of a despatch from
J. Davis, reporting,
Sai
that, in consequence of
the measures adopted by the Auditor General
for the
for the better administration of his Office, he had
been enabled to dispense
with the Apistance of
e Second Clerk &
No. 42. 1227 Hongkong
Financial
Me in orig to Jay
1._
2.
لأحمر
.C.
FINE 22
1846
238
Victoria, Honghong,
22nd April, 1846.
I have the honor to enclose for your
information a Copy of the Acting Colonial_ Treasurer's Account for the Quarter ending.
51th March, 1846, as handed to me
- Auditor. The Quarterly
by
the
Statement
of the
Treasurer showing the Balances, Receipts and
my
Payments within the Quarter, with
attached as to the correctness of the
Certificate
,
Balanew shewn, is also enclosed herewith.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir
Your Most. Obedient
Humble Servant,
The Right Honnable,
M. R. Gladstone, M.P.,
te.
te.
Dani
22 fun and destellin
This is for the informative
of this tuning. If
23
Sir J. H Davis,
22nd April, 1846.
畏
в му
Rt. Honble W. &.. Gladstone.
2 halosures.
No42.
Received
Account for the quarter Acting Treasurer's Quarterly
Fransmitting copy of the
enving
31st March, 1846:te.
1840
Colonial Treasurer's
Quarterly Account to 31th March.
Sent in 8th April.
Copy Submitted to H. &. the Governor.
13th April, 18416.
(Sigd) N.E.S.
Copy
Malosure N. / in Setp: N.42, of 1846.
259
Referenceli Supporting
Documents
Account of M. J. Mercer, Csgr. Actinfonial Treasurer of the Colony of Hongtrengin
to despect of Monies received and paid on Account of Me Govemment of Houghong
Diplomatic
(epartment, and the Consulates in Chince, for the Quarter the 14t of January to the 31% of March, 18410.
Balance 144 / any. 16. Chest of Treasurer..
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Treasure fault.
Revenue Receipts.
Lees.
Internal Revenue.
Land for Building.
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£
18119
Grand Total
£ 4.
10.594 15.10 12,206 4 10.394.15.10
1,068 15′′
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22913
168 76.6134
Established Salaries.
Secretary and leide de Camp
Governor.
livil
folonial secretary.
Treasurer & Collector-
Auditor General and blert of Councils_
declesinatical, Chaplain
Juri
Revenue Harber Master.
Registrar General.
sudicial Police Attarine Magistrates Supreme Court-
Medical Colonial surgeon.
Supplementary Salaries.
Auditor General Merk of Councils -
Ecclesiastical Chaplain.
Devenue Harbor Master-
Subveyor General_
188174/2
153 26 63186
99
3
42210102 14061
Judicial
4071911/2
77 15 32
Civil
"
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Arrears for 1845-
From Chinese Villages
Heposito by Purchasers of Crown Lands-
Rents. Markets
to
Jium Farm.
Stone Quarries-
Fisheries.
Buildings.
To sell Spirits & Wines.
Salt Brokers-
Licenses. Pawn Brokers_
Auctioneers
Billiard Reem-
Duties 2% 2% on Goods sold by Public Auction.
Police stax. Police assessment.
Fines.
Forfeitures
On Leaves & Leeds Reyy
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Burials_
signatures of fol Secretary.
From Registrar General -
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Supreme Court-
Chief Magistrate of Police. Marine Ope
542
12 13
204 210
2 18
4.9
From Chief Magistrate of Police - 95. 11 12
Mariné ditté.
Registrar General- Chief plagistrate of Police.
"Incidental Receipts.
Surcharges.
sailing letters & Passes.
Bills /drawn by 4 overor on licet gen of heavy
Deposits applicable to P. Senice..
Fees an eStamp Duty-
Police Juni
Income Tax from Ciesl Government_
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Receipts in Aid
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Ordinary Contingencies.
General Department-
Colonial secretary; Treasurer and collector
cclesiastical Auditor General & Clerk of Councils
Chaplain
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Surveyor General.
Harbour. Mastery
Registrar General.
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Judicial Police Fellarine Magistral
Colonial surgeon.
Pecial Disbursements
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1231910/2
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livil
General Department-
Compensation for Exmoral of Houses
Miscellaneous Extra allowance to officers of RiEng : Report:
{
Witnesses
Public Buildings.
Roads
Public Works Crains,
storm Repairs.
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abstract
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Sbq £ 37694 17
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8
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10
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Statement of Sums Withdrawn
Statement of sums Deposited.
from the folonial string Fault during in the Colonial String fault, during
the Quarter Ending 184€. the Quarter Ending 37th March, 1846.
the Quarter Ending 31st March, 1844.
Late
1846.
Authority.
& Warrant N° 4
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31st
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231
Quarterly Return showing the Balances in the
Colonial Chests on the first and last days of the Quarter
from 12 January te 31oo. March, 1846.
12t January 1846.
Company's
Spanish Mexican Sterling Rupies Cash Dollars Gollars
$
löin
Total
Amount
a
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d
125
30
Withdrawn £12,861 152
Deposited L
17.1739
I William Thomas Mercer, Je,
(usual Certificate. )
Declared and subscribed before me,
this seventh day of April, 18116.
(Signed) W.Caine.
Chief Magistrate
a
True
Ve, Ser
(Signed) W.J. Mercer.
Actif Colonial Treasure
Copy (Signed) Hershelley.
Auditor General.
Amebopy)
Frederick W. A. Bruce,
6,162.|1,687|41
|
12.5,4
(Balance 76,6152|| 6,162. 1,687|41|| 19,81179563 162 12,206 4 10 Receipte 166787-
Total
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243,402 1⁄2 || 11,286 5,667 56 33,014|54|7,183|19| 9|37,694|17|92|
Disbursements 147,405 1⁄2 6.7621,39673 9.674005925 5 0 22717|19|12
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by mest
In pursuance of the Instructions of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Ireasury, I have caused surveys to be taken on the set of april 1846 of the funds Remaining on the commencement of
Pustody of the Colonial Treasurer and of the Officers in charge of the strong bault Respectively and
and having carefully inspected the Reports of the officere appointed, to that diety, I hereby certify that I have found the results to be in strict accordance with the statement of the Balances they are shown in this Petum. (True Copy)
Prederich M.A. Boure
t
es as
(Signed) . H Davis.
232
No 43.
1220 Hory Kong
Victoria, Hongkong,
23rd April, 1846.
Miscellaneous.
Copy
Sir,
RECEIVED
JUNE 22 4846
In reply to Despatch Nr 16 of the 20th January, enclosing copy of a Letter from: the Foreign Office respecting the proposed Exequatur to Captain Burd as Danish -Consul in Songkong, I have the honor to state that some misapprehension seems to have
αι
ersisted in regard to that gentleman, who is
Danish subject, and not British.
As I see no objection to English
persons acting as foreign Consuls in this belong provided they - are in the first instance
approved by the local : Government, and obtain Her Majesty's sanction or Exequatur, I perceive still less to Captain Burd, the individual in
The Right Honorable,
M. E. Gladstone, Mr. B
questions
f
Ve
Je,
Yo
question, who is a subject of His Danish Majesty, and was selected by Monsieur Hansen himself during his visit to Hongkong.
I may here add that the objections which Pexpressed to Lord Aberdeen were with reference to British subjects taking upon themselves to accept the appointments of foreign Consuls at the Chinese Ports of Trade, and acting independently such; without any approval or permission
as
from Her Majesty's Government, but being at
: the same time subject by treaty to a British Coral jurisdiction.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
sidans
233
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..
Entered
Gradina
Sir S. Davis.
1947.
Foricanded by FEB!
M.Stephen M&Hawes A
Earl Grey 2
Sir,
69. 234
3 Feby 47.
In auswer to your dest
No 43 of the 23 y last April
the apponitment
respecting of Capt Bard to the Office
Mong
of Danish Ponsul at Kong I have the honor to
King
hausmit to you, for your
(.0.21 Jauciformation, copies whe
£.0.23
"
corespondence which has
paped between this office and the Foreign Office from which you
will learn that
according to the usual
practice in such cases an Exequater connect be
ifat in favor of fake
Burd unless the Commiporn
Alt Mouth M. R. Garstone
25th April, 1846.
Jir J.F. Favis
Received
N43.
Relative to Exequatur
favor of
in
to ast
~
Danish
Captain Burd
in Hongkong, to.
Consul
down, 25 Jan
Wait to ascular whillen from this 5.0.
24
don not ame
a as
}
Scalin
on this subject.
mich
of the Sovereign who appoints the Consul shall have been presented to the Secretary of State by the Representative that Smereign in England!
n
since
or by so Authorized.
other person diely
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W
Copy to
Ansrd 58.
27 June /46.
за
No 44.
Civit.
Sir,
1229 Hongkong
RECEIVED
0.0
JUNE 22
1846
285
Pictoria, Hongkong.
23rd April, 1046.
In Despatce Nr 2% of Robinry 1914. I am desired to consider whether a system of Tolls might not be established, as a fund for the repair of Roads after the rainy season .
In a more advanced state of the Colony
such a plan may possibly be adopted with advantage, but the most numerous
along
a
might
passengers
our Roads at present are Chinese on
foot,
and these could so easily avoid any Toll bars by
détour, as to make it certain that whatever
1' be collected would hardly repay the cost. It is satisfactory however to state that the destruction which was caused by the remarkable storm of 7ft May, 1845, unequalled for its
th
The Right Honorable,
Y
H. &. Gladstone, Mr. P.
40.,
violence
i
!
a
violence and duration, was chiefly accidental, arising from the circumstance of the Roads being at the moment in such an unfinished and lo ose state, without any drains, as to expose them peculiarly to the action of the torrents.
It is only.
in the case of rapid declivities - injury is experienced from the rains, and with this view care has been taken to preserve the level as much as possible . This
that much injury
has been effected, with great success in the road round the island, where, notwithstanding the abrupt rise of. some
ne hills more than 1,500
fut above the sea, the highest point of the feet.
road which skirts them does not exceed 500
fect . This will appear from the Ordnance Survey Stap forwarded home . The
. a
average of the whole line of. 18 miles completed is -nearly a level, except between Tytam and Stanley, which was traced unskilfully on the first occupation of the island.
In
236
In addition to the above, I have found
that by turfing the edges of the Roads, the surfaces besome defended from the action of water by the grass rapidly spreading over them during the
wet season!
With reference to the further inquirch
in the same Despatch, whether the Road across the island to Stanley is 'se exclusively of a military
so
description, as to make it an exception to any general measures which may be adopted in respect to other Roads," I bed to state that; although much used by the Chinese,
very feir Europeans traverse the route in question except the Officers and Koops, as Stanley is exclusively
αι
Military Post. By the Colonial Regulations, however, (at Page 125) it is prescribed that "Roads of com
communication are not to be repaired
" and maintained at the expense of the Ordnanc "Department."
I have the satisfaction to state that
since
since its late improvement, and the substitution of one bridge across the Torrent, in lieu of thre crossings (as clumsily contrived in the first instance) the Road in question possesses every prospect of durability .
I have the honor to be,
247
With the highest respect,
Siss
Your Most Obedient, Humble Servant,
Л
office
что
no
Dan's
fook
my
of tie noult of the Segning of this Enquiry dielf
I suppose that this
22 fore And Aftellis
thing
23
2. be affinged
tolle homem injicuted in
ини
opinion who
aschrized
to sepup
the apment of
of low tolls
against
where alom he speaker
pubelly mit affly to people
This mayh noticed
Jun 24
th
6
тов
ств
Govt against it
sufficient
seen
to m
hardly
of
Wheel
1229 Houphong
CL. Lurezankey Sie
Lat
1846
orwarded in E
A
Mundock 25°
Stephen 25-
Lord yellon 26
Max Gladstone
4,
2
I obsed that this
44-23 April46
draft does not endring
your reqution
you with to feed
draw it?
de
with
Jun 26. Яни
237
29 June 1946.
With reference tong
letter of 8 Jaus lad and l
Jam anawen of the Wolk Lame directed by Mrdeel
Gladstone to hansmit ti four herewith, for the information of the dords the Shearing, the
Comme s Соши
of
City of a Despatch from bi I. Davis reporting on the
thi
Arg. 26 June. I repairs & loads in Atlan which the draft will and the popibilit
lo, upen looking again
و
other and of his I. the weposition of ain, I speaker with for
within doch. a system
the
of providing
Fot
Expense of those
& tolls met afflying to Repairs. fort passenger. nd he conded by
&
сис
them
which From this Despatch
on
ar Equivalent: K
hypethein the opinion
within
it would appear that ang
Foll which should not
fi I. Davis ment to nieleide the Chinese Foot taken to mroom that pay
of
and the conferduction in
Papengers would search
Žemės
t
ex
pay the or perenes opcollection -
and that it would be almost imposible toprevent that portion of the population
the Foll from eluding by making a détour off
The Road. Under there
tances Me Gladstone
cumstances
approves of li J. Davis: decision not to impose such
·
Soll butin commmm. micating whim that
datone with
approval MiGladstone
device
him not to lose night
of the principle Mouldn amstemen offer hereafter hold out
a
prospect of carrying it unefully wito effect.
Shavere
Liv
Salend
в
بھی
Lind. Davis
Thave received you Despatch of 28 Apiel last
29 June 1
1046
Notele, auffhing
238 the
further information in
regard to the repair of Road,
m
Orthong, which was calls forting des patch of 1950-
4-no to
led no 27.
919
Lebl
Ender to circumstance state Jacquiene
which you
in
in your decision not at present to impose a Foll for the maintenance of the Roads_sired it would
но
beacares popiter Draine Gruch an import a Rev thens dufficient to
more then su
to
defrag the expenses of collection _ At the same. time if the circumstances of the folong should huruf change, so as to hold out a prospect that such an mfort might be benefit applied, you with of
١٠٠ N. 45.
123014
cause not lone night of Shave
239
Civil
Aurd 60.3
3 foly
Six
RECE!
C.0.
JUNE 22 10×6
Victoria, Honghong,
24th April, 1846.
I have been requested by Lieutenant Pedder, the Harbor Master, to forward for
your
consideration, the enclosed statement in which he applies to be relieved from the duties of Marine Magistrate.
I have informed that officer that
I cannot recommend his application,
dd
his experience in naval affairs and position as Harbor Master qualify him peculiarly to settle the complaints which at the end of a long voyage are frequently made by
the Masters and Crews of Merchant Vessels agruinst each other, and the enlarged population of the island, together with the
The Right Honorable,
W. E. Gladstone, Mr. P
increased
d.,
de.
te
increased vigilance of the police, amply occupy the time of the Police Magistrate, upon whom the business of Marine Magistrate, if not discharged by Lieutenant Redder, would
devolve . Owing however to the difficulty of finding Chinese interpreters, I have deemed it necessary to transfer all the cases of offences
committed in the harbor, 40, in which Chinese
are concerned, to the Police Magistrates Court, and have therefore very materially lightened the duty of which Lieutenant Redder
complains.
Pedder
On a previous occasion Lieutenant
of Salary, on the
applied for an increase of Salary,
ground of his magisterial duties, but on a reference to Lord Stanley, Ibis Lordship declined
to accede to his request. I may
-
add that the
work of Harbor Master is not nearly a
аб
- diering the China war,
laborious as it was diving
and that before the establishment of the
270
Supreme Court, the Marine Magistrate had jurisdiction in cases of debt, a function from:
which he is now relieved.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sev
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,.
Davie
Supreme
And Ispellin
affears to me that the Gir'd efort is conclusive against seems to arise from the terms of
this chains. The only difficulty
thie Warent whack designalis hinne as merely derbone Master Justice or magishal This to be
and not
Count
Marine
readily allired. The malical fact is that the God.
of opinion that he is sufficically paid for what he
an opinion which the Officer himself dres
inhout.
23
June MG.
"but I wd point
letter of Mitsrece
lo
Biso
ши
sxplanation uheim)
Peddu bang Marni Magistrsk can make is
The 25
out
вот
that
th March
It speler of
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letter
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might h
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mit at thes
time
торт
worded so
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даже
explanation that.
to
it just open to alter the arrangement.
of necessary after receiving the explanation
咝
Alf
Jun 24
application mms z
The only expectin
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that, it in
far
relind? only so of the Chinese
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What do you piopos
ny
24.
mean
24th April, 1846.
Jir
7 Davis,
to
At Homble M. 2. Gladstone.
I malosure
N. 45.
Received
an
Marine Magistrate.
relieved from the duties
from Lieut. Pedder to be Transmitting
f
inf
removal
A
End
Sin I. Davis
From Mali
1946
SEC Glad-June
LordLyitesson
M&Stopher
/undantl
1230 Hongkong
Lin
во
271
Cast Moys, enclosing despatch of the d 4 April
Shave received
3 July 1046
your
ам
Redder the relieved from application from dt
be
Keerstary on the ongeal. him andthefolonial
the correspondence betwen Magistrate, together with
the duties of Marive.
le a
or of for granting
Redder fatheat
fathear duties, Bither for relieving th
there is nocase made out
which you have stated
that under the circumstance with you in thinking
application, aced Jagree Complemuse with this
You dipuade
him
Additional removeration
for their discharge. Jon with according inform
At Redder that I cavest accede to
да
his application
eleme
y
Ido not, however, cleach huderstand the letter addreped to It Redder Me folonial Lect on the 235 Meuch last. Shis There stated that he is relieved from the duties
me
ipman
Marive
"Magistrate "_
seams to h
which is mousistent
with all the subsequent correspondence, andwith At Redder's Memorial of polipe! last. Probabl
This apparent inconsisting sung be on apparent,
and
a
would have been removed
the letter
onexplained the
to Major
Caine enclosed
es
som
& I must
hom you explanation of it.
unt
272
in that to St. Redder the
Caine
leten to Major
however, was not trans. witter, Faccording
this
hart of the correspondence.
as it at present stands is searely intelligible
ha
Mavze
^
REC
Sev,
280
273
Vistoria, Hanghing
April 29th 1846
I have the honor to solicit
for a few moments your attention to the following brief statement_
On the 9th May 1844 Her Most gracious Majethy was pleased to Confer on me a Warrant as Harbor Master of this Colony - For nearly three years previous to the date of
that Warrant I had in the infancy. of the Colony officiated as Harbor Master and Marine Magistrate
-acting appointment from Captain Elliott Aber Majesty's then Plenipotentiary in
China .
. _
under an
The Right Stonorable
When Sir Henry Pottinger
Her Majetty principal Secretary of State for
the Colonies.
Re.
-organised
Re- organited the appointments of this Colony he recommended me to be nominated only Harbor Matter and fixed the Salary at what he
equivalent for these
Considered an
duties of the Harbor Master alone,
Accordingly on the Arrival of this Excellency Sir John Davis, on obtaining my Marrant at Harbor Matter I requested to be relieved of the duties of a Magithate, but up to this moment those duties have been continued in the Harbor Matters department, and
I regret that this . Excellency Sir John Davis does not see from the statements Shave had the honor to make to him in my letters Not 23.824 the justice of separating the two duties.
your
I sincerely trust you consideration of the late will impress
you with a different opinion, and
that you will have the
goodness to gooding
recommend
274
recommend the Relief of the Harbor Master from the duties of ar Magestrate
ant Shave the hover to le
Sei
be
Lou Most Obedient
Plumble Servant
William Pedder Harbor Matter & Marine Magictrate
No 149
ندگو
275
Colonial Office Victoria Hongkong, 25th March 18416
Sam directed by His Jacellency the Governor to forward for your information and guidance, copy of the enclosed Letter M. 1448 of this date addressed to Pouble Major! bains by which you will perceive
Caine.
that
duties of Marine Magistrate .
you are now relieved from the
Thave therefore the honor to request that you will report to me what reduction can in Consequence be made in the number of Police attached to your Department.
o
I have the honor to be Siv
Your Obedient Servant. Ligues, Frederick, MA. Bener Colonial Secretary
eut : M. Pedder R.N. Harbor Marter
;
}
No 186
Ins
276
Colonial Office Victoria Hongkong, 13th April, 18.45
and
I am directed by His Excellency The Governor to acquaint you that you will in future, as Parlor Master and Marine Magistrate, conduct all cases wherein Europeans fasears are parties, and that the Department of the Chief Magistrate will take up the Chinese (Marine Cates. The European Police Constable lately at Government Blouse will be the fixed constable to the Marine Magictrate and when further Bolice aid may be required the Superintendent of Police will be discated to give instant affittance
The water Police can beat the disposal
Lieut. Wo Dudder RN.
Harbor Hacker & Mariner Magickate
*
goed
disposal of the Marine Magistrate_ For this duty one boat you out at 9. Pell. and returns at IAM ._. The second boat does not return until
6 AM . _ There are
are 4 Europeant
and 8 Indian Police appropriated to this Service . _
All the Lasears of your Department can be sworn in as You have
an Indian
Constables
Interpreter, and W. Gettock Marine
Magistrated Clerk will of coursitetun
le your Office, -
bajour
I have the honor to be,
Siv
Your Obedient Servant (Signes, Truteriak, M. A. Bruce
Colonial Serretary
No 23
Lifle
date
277
Harbor Masters Office, Victoria, Kony), 13th Copril, 18465
Der auswer to the t paragraph of your letter N. 186 of this days of the following tenor. "Jam directed by Mis Excellency the Governor to acquaint gous that you will in future as Marterer
and Marine Magitheate
Master
"Conduct all cases colureewall Europeans and Lasears are
parkies,
and that The Department of the Chief "Magithate will take up the Chinese "Marine Cases.
I have the hours to make the following representation for the information of this Cavellangy
Govara the Opueruor with the full höhe
F. M. A. Bruce
Colonial Sunitary
that
k
that a due consideration thereof will induce this Excellency to reconsider the paragraphe before
Referred to.
سوسه
July 31th 1841 I was appointed by Captain Ellicht then Oler Majesty's Plenipotentines as Harbor Macher and Marine Magistrate with.
income of £600 per Annum and in addition a suitable residence - I discharged the duties of both Officet till after the Peace when Ii Haney Pottinger being about to re-arrange the appocitements of this Colony
to recommend their
their be
and
being Sanctioned in England, at my excuest request Recommended me to be appointed only as Harbor Mather, and inn Consequence of this separation of the duties my Salary was not recommended to be increased at coas done in the case
case of most if
278
not all in Office at that time Ipreferred receiving my original Lalary as Harbor master, to having an increased Que at
Harbor Master and Marine Marechat, as Thad found the duties of the latter Office too harassing
and arduous when added to theat
of the Harbor, _
I beg respectfully to stake that the Warrant from her Majesty which simply nominates, une as Harbor Macter without
any mention of Marine Magistrate proves that was confirmed a
Harbor Mather alone at £hooper Ameum, _
at
Accordingly after the Arrival
of His Excellung sis John Davis in May 18444 Sapplied by letter Web2ON: 1051844 either to be dclieved of the duties of Marine Magichate, ar to seccion focus adequate
Remuneration.
remuneration for that extra duty Should the Public Service Require one to discharge it. _
In reply I was informed by letter N. 23 Jauf. 15th 18.45 from the Colonial Office that no increase of Salary as fixed in the Schedule transmitted to Her
Majesty's Government would be Sanctioned _ I had the hover of addressing another letter W. F Jan. 20th 18.45 for the Considuation of this Excellency on the same subject in which Irequested His this Excellency would be pleased to Represent the case to ClevaMarette, Government, & in answer to whil Recurs the following paragraph..
Jam directed by this "Eveallaway to inform you that by "The instructions of Bhes Majecting Government no residences at the
Aus Public expence are allowed to the
Civil
279 and
"Civil officers of the Colony "that the privilege you enjoy of living in your present house it to be considered equivalent to an "increase of Salary ! "
وسه
His Excellency thereby acknowledging me jutt claim to remuneration for the performance of services which did not belong tomy Department - As I did prot
- Consider the privilege of residing in buy present house a
uivalent for the extra duty of Marine Magistrate, I again requested, (en letter 10: 6 Feb. Fit 1845) that His Excellency would be pleased to corite to Lord Stanley in my behalf and inspeply His Freellung, was graciously pleased by a letter que that the grounds of much
*
mcreate
create
afflication for any since sondary
.
Salary should be pandemitted to Lord Stanley's favorable consideration
Ihave alluded to the foregoing correspondence that His Excellency may perceive that ever since, my confirmation at Clarbor Master, I have considered
myself as not bound
but not bound by mch Warrant to perform the duties of
Marine Magictrate, and that I continued to perform them to the time of my leave of absence to England in the hope that eventually some pecumiation would be given que for theit additional duty,
I returned to Comphocy fully resolved to lay before this Excellency every representation colich might beatify to the justice of relieving me from the duties of a Magistrate,
dirties
duties, which are alone,
alone sufficient to occupy the serious attention of Que individual, without having his mind distracted from them
by the responsibilities of another department, and I rejoiced greatly that without any application
my part His Excellency was pleased to transfer these duties to the Police Magistrate as per
Copy of a letter from Colonial Offin to the Noble Major Caine W. 145 25th March 18410 in colch Hi Excellency Coincides with the in
Opinion that I was only temporarily doing the duties of Marine Marichate as will appear by the following paragraph in the latter beferred
to:
ته
There being es Salary attached to the Office of Marine Magistrate which was only Temporary arrangement po increase of Salary can be made on this account.
I
Shave troubles you
at one biew
grounds
with the foregoing details that His Excellency may have before him the on which I most respectfully subunit for His Excellency's favorable consideration my Claim not to have re-imposed on the the duties of a Magistrates
b
Shave the honestate
Siv
لقة
Four Most Obedient
Humble Servant Signedy Willinen Pedder Harbor Marker
N.24
Cable
Sev,
231
Harbor Matters Office, Victoria,
Houghong 15th April 1845
Shave the hover to acknowledge
R
the resist of your letter of the 14 eist. Nr 193 in which in reply to the statement Ipade through to His Excellency in my letter W. 23 of the 13th wish you thate at follert.
on
Jam directed by His Excellency the Governor to inform you that the Rt Hon the the Secretary of thate for the Colonies, to whom "your application for an increate of Salary together with the you brought forward in techfect "of it was referred, has declined to
Ell. A. Bruce
نگاه
"accede to
o
grounds support
and
your request, Excellency cannot hold to
Colonial Secretary
le
b
His
to you
any
"any prospect of it's being granted or of the Harbor Master bung "Relieved from the duties of the "Marine Magistrate, otherwite
Thaw by the
arra
cement Lanctioned
by This Sacellency by which plincts "lades are to be disposed of in the "Police Court".
I take the liberty to remarks for the information of His Excellency that my thatement of the 13. just was made not with the hope or desire of an increase of Salary for the duties of Marine Magistrate but with the view that a plain statement of the case might induce this Excellency to
See the julkice of allowing to be Harbor Macher as buy Marrand hominates,
me and not to re-cimpote the responsibilities of a Magictrate
Jam still convinced of the
p
pue
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juttice of my claim and regret that in to clear a case Thould have failed to carry to His Excellency the like conviction_ Schall therefore have to request This Excellency to allow me through him to forward to the Right flan the Secretary for the Colonies a fell and final Representation of my late with Copies of the correspondence with the Colonial Government, tructing that the Home Good luxy see the justice of art making lue as Harbor Mather with a Salary of £ 000 per Ammen perform alta
11600 the duties of a full Magistrate, and that such coas not the intention
of Sir (Rewry Pottinger when Salary was fixed is apparent by the fact, that in consideration of my intended relief from the duties of a Magistrate my faterch
wat
was
sleft as ariginally fixed by Capt : Elliott and cohereas Liv Henry Pottinger in many doubled the Salaries of the other Officials.
Cates
Chave the homes to the
Ji
Four Most Obedient Succuble Servant (Signed), William Pedder Harbor Matter
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Colonial Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 17th April 1846,
His Excellency the Governor,
in reply to your letter of the 15th instant, directs me to inform
you that he will forward to the Right Honorable The Secretary of State any Statement, wish to make an,
the subject of
you may
your appointment as Marine Magethate. His Excelluing, however, desires it to be understood that he cannot recommend that you be relieved from these duties, and that he does not
Concur in
our having any claim
I'm your,
to such relief as a matter of justice_
I have the honor to be Sive
Your Obedient Servant
Ligues, Penterick, M. A. Bruce Colonial Secretary
reut, Ridder R.N.
L
Duplicates.
Marked 7.1.
Sr.
your
Victoria, Hong Kong
35: Apiel 1846.
Dapulen
234
Shaar had the hour to precior letter of the 19th February in the subject of the retention in China of the dirtachment of Madras Artillery .
Ang you to be apured that Share never contrinplated the retention of that drtachment after the Evacuation of the Island of Chusaw, Erxcept under sour Inforssen Military Contingrucy- and
which I have now no prason, whattors to contrimplate.
Schall: Therefor take the Earliest opportunity of truding it back to Judia. And which Shope will be afforded me sour time in Juur.
Shave the hour to be.
Sir
Mr. Right Honorable.
до
J. Gladstour
ко
your most otrdient
Mumble trrosat
Mejahenel.
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Conn' in Chine
duplicate.
Sir,
Dignitar
Victrica, Hongkong
25th Aprel 1846.
235
Shave the hour to acknowledge the præript of your dispatch 4 : 2 of the 24: Frbuary weging lepon m2 the expediency of making the 10th Royal risk regiment at once avartable for Indian, Servier.
Whould not hesitate for a moment
in doing so, if the late suceepers in India, and The total defeat and disbandment of the Mr Trik Army had not given an Entorr krev. aspect to the affairs of that Country ;
Under these circumstances, Pornture, and for the reasons I shall apign, to drlay the. Esrcution of this measure until Jam honourd with a reply to this Communication.
Mr. 42r. Madras Regiment are still heer (with the exception always of 300 min who form part of the garrison of Chusan) and I have recriord, no nitimation from India that their services are required, there mour - over the late mail acquaints me with the
piscindenent
The Right Honorable
M. Gladstone
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rescindment of the oder relating to the new Proies which had bun directed to be raised by the Governor Crursal, conerquent upon the trik invasion.
Iwas quite perpared had the last intelligence bern of a dverse character, to make Evry sacrifice, / Srring the from rble turn affairs have taken in China) by carrynig lorry available man boek European and Sepoy, consistent with the immediate safety of this island, to India Graving the 98 th to follow on the Evacuation of Chulan, and drooloing the Military Care of this Colony on the nest senior officer, assisted by The men of War and Marnies now in the Barber. and by the Encopran Settters who must have been rolled for the further protection of their own puperty.
Such a measure would no doubt have inivolord a very
srions Alternative, but with all the disadvantages attruding it, I should not have hesitated to adopt it under the purpure of a still girater emergency, biz : the danger accruing to our Indian Empire; and Ishould have looked with confidence to the liberality of the Jurens Corrrument to place The most favorable construction on my motives. And my Conduct.
That
236
That nrapity howwore has crased to will; And I come back naturally to the consequence; which the absence of any portion of the troops from this station would Entail at this moment on the public service. - In the fist place, altho there is rorres prospect of our affairs with the Chinese Covernment terminating in the most Satisfactory manner, the patification of the recent tiraly concluded with Keying and on which defpruds the Wacuation of Chusan, has not and cannot for siorral werks to come, be rreriord from the Emperor, and while there is a point of Any kind to gain, Ishould be sony without a corasponding pressity, to shew Any indication of wraknip in this quarter.
the dusters of this Colony are morroure to Extended from the long tra line Share to guard and the protection Sam caurd upon to afford to the Naval Establishments, as well as to the Civil Auchinities, that it is miposible to undritake thrm Effectually with a les force than Share
t pirernt in the Island.
at
that force consists in round numbers of 1200 duty mm, of which 650 are Europran - of the above total 900 are located in Victoria, and the remainder detached for the purpose. of Guarding the north Eastern and Eastern
Lidrs
237
:
this
sides of the island from the descent of Pirates _
In the summer months, a deduction must be made of from ten to fifteen per cent. of Ance by sicknep (hitherto considnably more / and which sicknes is infinitely aggravated by any undur pirpure of duty - To attempt therefore to perform it without adequate rileifs, would
me
not mirily to compromise the health, but also the lives of the reduced Garrison - on this around, and of which Shave had ample Expr - rirner, Sconsider that nothing but the last recekity, by which Imran such a nerkity as the our already adverted to, would justify in parting at this moment with rither the 18th in the 42. Madras Whichrorr Corps went would Entail the most disastions coner qurners on the our remaining, And that too without an adequate object : - Phr hot season has already sit in, and for the first time since the occupation of the Seland, the Troops are properly housed in Substantial Barracks.
at from Houghing.
Shope Eorry thing from this improord Accommodation, but all the expenditure which has been incurred in the formation of the Mra Establishments, and all the other remidial
Measures
remedial measures that have been resoura to
would be neutralized by ang step that should harr the Effect of nerrasing the duties, and thereby depriving the soldier of the required number of rights in bed.
It is morroon of the last importance to
Our Commercial interests and to the rroruur
connected with them, to trit. This Climate fairly, and this is the first gear that any reasonable means have been afforded me for this epential. object.-
Schall hope under all these circumstances And more Exprcially under the altered condition of affairs in India - and with which you could. not have been acquainted, where pruning your dispatch - that the orries by which Dam guided, and the measures I am adopting, will be honourd with the Approbation of Her Majetue Government.
Thave the honor tobe
Si
Your most obedient
Hunter Servant.
Mejer Hannel
Chine
duplicate
Victoria Houghong
شه
238
Sir
25th Aprel 18460.
I have the hour to acknowledge
the receipt of your breter of Mr 24 Frhears, ( 8:5) dirrding that the Qoth Reg! if still
3) within this Command, should be ordered, to piverra dirret to India instrad of the
Mauritius.
The 90th are still at Chusan and
ая
Ishall take care on the restitution of that island to the Chinese Government, and which I have reason to hope will be
bery
Shortly, probably in Juur, that your mistructions be duly complied with.
Shave the hour to be
Sin
The Right, Mineraller
J. Gladstone
M
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four moet stedernt
Humber Servant.
Meier Grud
Major
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8 Leptember
1046
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August 746.
19
Aus
RECEIVED
Sir
JULY.23 1846
Act for the
1413 Houghong
239
Victoria, Honghting,
30th April, 1846.
beg
leave to draw
your
attention to the
Registering. of
British Ships as it affects
this Colony - Latterly several applications have been
made to me
cases
for Certificates of Registry where the ships have changed.
where the
new owners
and the members of
building.
de nove in.
owners and
belong to firms residing here;
one Mercantile house who
of one
a vessel on the Island have applied for
are
the
usual documents to entitle her. to the privileges of
a
British vessel.
The Attorney General, to whom I referred
the last Act of Parliament
the matter, on considering the last act
on the subject has come to the conclusion that as there
or
is no Collector a Comptroller of Customs at this port,
The Right Honorable,
W. h. Gladstone, M.P.,
and
te.
te.
te.
and there is no
power expressly given. to the
Governor of this folory to carry out the provisions of
the Act, a Certificate of registry
cannot be
be given.
Irequest the instructions of Her Majesty's bovernment upon this point, as I think
be
it not unlikely that a number of vessels may built here (a practice decorving encouragement)
changes of ownership - are likely
and at all events chan
to be very frequent
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sin
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
зват
290
23 July. Dr. Nawet
deffose that Um ofinides of this R. of Reade
sh. be obtained
this subject
23 feb
30th April, 1846.
أبد
J.
to
J. Davis,
At Wruble #. 2. Gladstone.
No 46.
Received
On Registry of British
Ships
and
applying
in the
Colony,
for
the
Infject.
Instructions on
tired
for. 1413 1 Kong
G. S. Lefevre E
1846
Forvarded & JULI
17. Murdock 25 MEStephen MHawes Earl Grey
30
Aus. 31 Aug. 1846
(1739)
See
Jam
231
1. August
1046
Sam ducded
dreected by laol
Sey to transant
to gan,
herewith, for the bovendr ди of the Lord of the Committer hade, a copy of да?? JP. C. for hade, a
Videtofor - 19. 8 Sept. 1846 a despatch from
46-30 apert 1846
14/13/
om
The Journon
of hongkong, trawing the Attention of WW Bor
to the manner,
in which
the Imperial Act for
A Bretash
the Registering
Vefpels affects that Colary than
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And
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1846
Forwarded by s
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Stephen Hawes Earl Grey
Stiptrade 1709.
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232
Sept 1046.
Referred for the
1 Augt (1966 Consistention of the
Lnks of the Committee of snoj Amuil portonde Zaklerpilet othe Both April last, hogo,
drawing
the attention
o A Mi foot tette
Manner in which ther Imperial bet jutte
Registering of British Vapels affects the Colung
mow
hummit bym, Jorgen Guidance, a lopy of
a
Report medeb
that Woord by the
an
Commissionen of Cartons
the Subjit : - Jame
N47. Financial.
9781
6-30 July.
Sir
1414 Hongkong 23 Victoria, Honghong,
RE
JULY 2
18-46
1th May, 1846.
I have the honor to report that with a view to the diminution of the heavy expense of the Police
force
I have been able to effect a reduction of ten men,
five huropeans and five Chinese, in the permanent "Retablishment of the Police of the Colony. -
уа
appeared to me that the
to me that the Military force-
was
at Stanley could always afford protection in the event. of a piratical attack, and that the provision under Ordinanec XIII of 18/441 for Native. Peace Officers
The sufficient for the Chincepopulation of that place. . The Letter of which a copy is enclosed herewith accordingly directs the Chief Magistrate to withdraw the present- police from Stantly, filling up vacancies at Victoria with. the huropeans, and dismissing the Chinese portion -
The Right Honnable,
W. R. Gladstone, M. P.
te.
te.
Ye.
A late attack of a piratical character having drawn attention to the necessity of affording
my
some protection to the inhabitants
Aberdeen, which since the completion of a good
of
road has
shown evident symptoms of increase.
symptoms of increase and improvement,
I considered that the
expense of additional police might
well be avoided by stationing a small body of about 30 Sepoys under a crative Officer... I have accor
accordingly requested the Majn- General. Commanding to supply that force from the garrison - The requisite. Barrack accommodation. (to be planned by Major. Aldrich_) will probably not exceed the amount of the. Report and :retimate for a Police and Magistrate's Station at the same place, which was approved by LordStanley in Despatch N° 72 of 7th January 1845, but not executed_._
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
stani
234
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Entered
In de Davis
orbanded i
12461
MSStelber Mhomes 29 Earl Grey
30
1414 Hongkong
Lin
6: 35
30 July 18486.
have received you
The arrange
Despatch of 1 Muglant no47 reporting menti which ganha
youha
the
made for reducing Police force of Rickong,
and
a
ed for affording pustection. to the inhabitants of Aberdem & menus ofe military part.
Thave to convey
глед
li
you ing approval of the arrangements. Thave
1846.
may, Sir J. 7 Davis,
fo
Rt Honble W. 2. Gladstone.
Inclosure.
N. 47.
Received
Police Vétationed at
Reporting withdrawal
Stanley,
and consequent reduction
proposed
Aberdeen by
of the Force, with, ar.
rangements for protection
as
Se=
=tachment
of
возобородь
Gefer
Mr. Hawes
suffore that the substitution of a Milling party hardly be in fengiel
for Kim Police, can
23 July I would iffend
не
that the
Le
July regerend furlager
Eeghurt of an uncliturg In this point ipin
no pound
The armagement.
for chisuffioring
character?
it might
....
No 233.
1040
Sim,
in 1414 Hong Kong
236
Colonial Office, Vistoria,
Hongthong, 1st May, 1846.
His Excellency The Governor
Consideration
on
of the expense of the Police force
and the
difficulty experienced in supplying deficiencies among the Europeans, directs that the men at present
stationed at. Stanley be withdrawn. The Tepo
is to be in
be in
informed of this
measure, and it is
further
to be explained to him that His Excellency will look
to him for the settlement of disputes and the
Maintenance
the Chinese
of order among themselves under the Provisions of the
13 of 1864-
In the event
the Ordinance
of any danger from
piratical attack or of any disputes between the Native inhabitants and the Soldiers quartered
he will apply to the Military.
in the vicinity,
The Honorable,
Major faine
tc.
te.
A
te.
Authorities
Authorities.
With
a view
of encouraging
the Tepo
in the discharge of his office, you will
him that His Excellency will
acquaint
cint.
direct him to be rewarded at the end
of
the Year (should his conduct during that time prove satisfactory) under the provisions of the above ordinance... As by ceasing to supply Stanley with regular Police a permanent
reduction will be
effected
eted
in the European
force, His hucelleney directs that in future. it is not to be filled up beyond the number of Sixty-six - The Chinese employed at Stanley
are to be dismissed. This measure has been
reported to Her Majesty's Government.
I have &c. (Signed) Frederick W. A. Bruce
folonial Secretary
веру
No No. 48.
Judicial.
And
Vide to F.0
July 146.
Sir
C.0.
JULY25
1846
1415 trong không Victoria, trong động, Hanghong,
1th May, 18/16.
297
With reference to the question of a place-
of transportation for Convicts from this Colony, I
Colony, I have the honor to enclose copy of a Letter from the bovernment of India recommending the province. of Seinde as the
most eligible for the reasons therein stated.
For the Chinese, and probably for
other.
Asiaties, the proposed place of transportation appears unexceptionable, but there is a third class, namely,
that of Europeans, who although few in number, are the most difficult to dispose of, and would probably greatly
India.
As
no
embarrass the authorities in
in
has been made at
objection has
Van Diemen's Land to Europeans, but only to
rue
(Jane Lote Prederich Mr. A. Brucey
Th
Right. Honorable,
W. R. Gladstone, M. P
tc.
tc.
tc.
Chinese
238
Chinese on account of the difficulty of employing
on
them, I would solicit the sanction of Her Majesty's Government to the proposal of sending the few European Convicts down to Australia.
From a return just furnished to me by the Chief Magistrate, it appears that the want. of a place of exile has caused an accumulation_ of Convicts sentenced by the Supreme Court Transportation, amounting in all- to 26,
2 Europeans, 6 people of Color, and 18 Chinese- -
2 b
ther increase
As their further
might
embarrassment, and as the absence
pis calculated to
enco encourage
to
vizs
be
a cause.
of
of examples
crime,
I may te
perhaps propose to the Executive founcil _ to
send the Chinese
to the
on to India, according plan proposed by the President_ in Council... every respect most desirable
It is in
that I should be furnished - as early as possible-
with the decision of Her Majesty's Government
m
the Several points referred to in the present
Despatch
arrangements entered into
Despatch, and the with the rast India Company.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest-respect-
Sir
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
Dani
Rt. Honble W.
fir J.
1st May,
1846.
#EGyladstone
Z Zavis,
/ halosure.
No 48.
Restived
be sent to Australia, to that European Convicts
for Chinese Conviets from Hongkong. - Suggests
the Province of Scinde of India secommending letter from the Government place of transportation
Transmitting copy of a
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Mr. Havers
vryf
necsches
car
be no objects to sending the Irative
its to Seinde? But, ofe
t
sible to allow
the removal of the European Convicts & V.B. Land
23 July
•
The disposure of the Centionn
Convecty - way
and hetele
my
это
peasant
по прит
Cate
все ски
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Europenasa
thesung kong, "face
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Li D. I Davis
7
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MUS 29 Funikerez
30
1415 không không Liv
7
239
31 July 18946.
Ravencived
despatch of Magladt hals
the Copy of a
from
sucloring
Communication.
the
Godt of Media Jusporing the Rovince of Peinde a
the place of transportation for Chimere. Convictifrom, H. Fang,
and
requesting
orr
thi
to be furnished with an
auf decision sufest.
Jeep & Shave Boinform
Son that NM God! Men
ation to the selection
obection
of the Province of Seinde as the place oftiousfutation Conviels, and forthinese
ра
at
you are acending at
Sace
the
libech at once to make
The neexpany arrangements
for sending & that County
I think upon the whole the European; had better for the present at least be detainee W! How one - Ilalmot have thought it best for all convicts to have mad
Gund
val pal
in the
ili now
The Chinese Cam writi Bubin
In St. Kong. regard to Puropean squinti
did
гедия
regul that.
recede
ano proposition that
they should be sent to
Dd.
It will. Therefore,
be nesesoung that you should
in Millong.
detain them in
and that
should substitute.
for hausportation in
thin cave such ther
xmiption of te condary
punishment as ma
над
appear you best adapted
"the circumstances of
She felony.
li
Hephein
thaven
Enterl
Authente
31 July-1846
ля
J.
With ufum & S. Stanley
reference
lille to Fisch Caning of
The 3 Juh 1845,
Sami directed
$30
Gallery Bostatitigan
for the information of
Vireḥ Palmerston.
That
an arrangement has been
between effected betioun the God's of India V. Akong for
Althoug
reception in
The palate to the
Province of Senside of fine
criminals, senticed to
havesportate in from Villag
ем
regard to European Convicts, however in Site. Lie J. Davis has bene informed that as Sicher прошед
canest sauction.
thei
hacesportation to V. D.d. it with be
mempung that
shd
nee
they that he retained in d safected. P. Kong, and
then touch the foun
Ke
of secondary penishmer as may appear best adapted to the circumstances ofthe solong. Shave.
2.
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همنات كم
in 1415 HongKong
Ar. 146.
$31
From
Ih
G. A. Bushby Esgr
JULY 23 1846
Secretary to the Government of Sudia,
The Secretary to the Government of
Come Deptt. Judicial..
Congs
Dated the 28th.
the 28th February,
1846
Sir,
The Houble the Court of
Directors of the Cast India Company
having Referred to the Gevemment of India for consideration a proposition made by Wis Excellency the Governor of Wenghong to the scoretary of State on the 20th January 1845, for sending Chinese Convicts in transportation from thence to the straits settlements, The Womble the Fresident in founcil has consulted the Governor of these
Settlements
Settlements as well as the Commissioner of the Senasserim Pravinces on the subject = It will be seen from the correspondence which accompanies this letter, that they have no objection to the proposal, but
the President in Council is inclined
to believe that the Tenasserim Provinces
would in m
many Respects be suitable
· place than the
a
more
than the straits's
Settlements. His Hoor in Cancil
however desires me to
to suggest for the consideration of His Excellency, whether the Province of Scinde would not be preferable to both those places. Chinese Laborers would be very useful in scinde
and Convict's not likely to fall in with
there, the
their Cour
Countrymen
punishment would probably be more
efficacious in preventing
Crime.
I have, ver
532
(Signed) GA. Bushby Secretary to the Gov : of India.
Fort William The 28th February,
1846.
(Tonebopy)
Iandwich MA. Banne
No. 48, 71846.
Incloure in Despatch
Suplicate. No 49
Military.
Sir,
503
Victorias, Hongkong,
64
6th May, 1845.
on
As it may be expected that after
mayap the evacuation of Chusan, Her Majesty's Troops in this Colony will be placed the footing of a garrison, and not a field force,
and that considerable modifications ·
will be made therein, I take the liberty,
after an experience of twe
the spot,
years
on
of presenting my own
regard to..
own views in r
the amount and description of troops which
it will be desirable to retain here.
that a
It has from the first been considered
8
a garrison of 1,200
men would be
required for Hongkong, and less than this number would certainly be insufficient
The Right Honorable,
W. E. Gladstone, M. P
to
my ya
etter
the Government of
recom
of Scinde.
commending
as
the most
the Province
India
Hongkong, to.
for Chinese Convicts from
eligible place of transportation
28th Feby
1846.
!
A.
401
4.
to meet all contingencies. A small body of artillery
to man the batteries would be
exclusive of the above . As this might not
a
be deemed an adequate command · for General officer, it is probable that a Senior field officer, with the local rank of Brigadier, may be permanently appointed
t
In order to combine the greatest degree of efficiency with a due regard to economy. I would propose as under. One half of the garrison, that is, six hundred men, should consist of European Troops; and with regard to the remaining six hundred, I see every reason for substituting Colonial Corps of Malays, in preference to Sepoys of the Indian Army.
Co
The latter is a species of force that
generally.
answers
very ill out of its own
country. They have all sorts of prejudices, become discontented, and often sickly,
require
334
require frequently to be changed, and thus much expense is occasioned. The large Indian allowances have been granted to the European Regiments as long
a
as the East India
Company's have acted with them, and
I probably be continued until the system
will
is cha
are a
changed. The Madras Sepoys comparatively puny and feeble race, and very little respected by the Chinese, requering a larger
numerical amount to ensure the
same ends.
It appears to me that all the above objections might be obviated by a Colonial Corps of Malays to be raised (as for Ceylon ) -only a week's sail from hence . A portion of the Ceylon Corps being in the first instance detached,
6 for garrison duty in this Colony, the Songkong Corps could be gradually raised in the
1 formed. on the same model,
in the Straits, which are
Straits and
and
1
and thus the heavy charges of future changes and distant transit's might be avoided. In point of physical efficiency the Malays
infinitely superior to the Indians,
are
they would be at the same time much
and the whole garrison might
cheaper,
then be placed on Colonial pay, and
Eregulations
tions as at Ceylon.
-under Colonial regulat
Some plan similar to the above
may already have been under the
consideration of Her Majesty's Government, but it is perhaps not superfluous on my a part to offer an opinion on the subject.
I have the honor to be,
own
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
idan's
-JJ
No. 50. Judicial.
Copy to Trea
as: 5 Aug: 146.
Anid 16-2.
Sir
on
the
JULY 20
1846
With
1417 Không Rong Victoria, Houghtong,
305
11th May, 1846.
Ni
reference to your Deepatch_ M. 17.
subject of the two successors to Mr.
I have the honor to state that it would
12: Leggett,
-give.
me
great satisfaction to diminish the heavy expenses
of the Judicial Department, which, with the Magisterial and Police together, constitutes nearly one half of our
half of our civil- charges-
I immediately referred the above. ~
Despatch to the Chief Justice, with a view to remedy if possible the expense arising from_
tur Of
the separation of the two
will appear by
Offices in question.
the enclosed reply from Mr
I
the same
Hulme that any person possessed of the
legal and practical, aequirements as the_
Дам
The
Right Honorable,
W. R. Gladstone, M. P.,
deceased
te.
te.
tc.
deceased Mr Leggett
exercise the two
would alone be able to
functions of Clerk of the court
and Judge's clerk, and that even in his case-
the offices
were united- chiefly in consideration of Mr. Leggett being unable to subsist on
the Salary
allowed by the authorged Schedule to the Clerk-_ of the fourt
I have
more
than
once in
in founcil
directed the attention of the Chief Justice to the neecsity of obtaining such an amount of fees,
if possible, as shall provide.
shall provide for the Salaries of the subordinate Officers of the Supreme fourt, and
beg
I beg
in this place to refer to my Despatch- 1578 of 1865 to Lord Stanley, in which I stated
ad
of follows:-
both
inform
536
ert
will soon supply this which might be
of business in the fourt deficiency,
an increase
impeded by a seale exceeding the present one
No other mode at present- occurs to
me
of increasing
the amount of fees
to the
Crown, than by increasing the summary
t
jurisdiction of the fourt in Civil suits, and thus, by avoiding the expenses of pleading, enabling the Litigants to pay higher. fees. There are
- great objections to the adoption of such.. though in reality the end substantial justice would be equally
course
a measure;
of
equally well-
attained, and at the same time more
cheaply
and
high,
yet
Chief Justice and attorney beneral
me that the present seale is and though the receipts have not as
equalled the amount of Salaries
of Salaries it may
reasonably be anticipated that the increase
more
speedily-
I have the honor to be,
With the highest-respect,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
77
Davis
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23 July.
Hawes
I know not what can be afforded to the direct anthinly of the Judge that the separaturs of the 2 Offeis
I suffose Bat the Inasarny
unit to be advised to
sancions it.
It seems to me impossible to adopt the Godt
sofferten nyt that the forms of Judicial procedure might be curtailed
M
many
cuses : & Wal
thing might be wondered won Expeditions
"not because this interests of Jurice
demands His untailment, but
because the inloush of the
C
be promoted
by it the saving
made by the
Imiton at his
хорчу
If from fl
being later away from the Suitor in the chase of excreased deas for the
zuhany
вариант
مینا
ministid. But to introdance such promptitude Justion be practicable & desirable, it ok., of
maintenance of this Const & Uie schase.
In order to encerrate this ways & mean
of Hie Colony
to m
seems to
mdefensible
23.
Fest this
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27
wrong
gurand mag
11th May,
1846.
At Hömble M. & Gladstone.
Fir J. F. Davis,
1 malosure.
N. 30.
Replying
Received
xelerk of Court, and the the offices of Judge's Clerk of 29th January, relative to to Despatch N. 17
increase
Fees in
Supreme Court.
be
assigeed for mapel repetion. Ishould like to have the opinions of the Chl Justic. & the ster
defirend eine
open it. It has often by high legal
ben. Jespered at home to give
pirisdiction to Local Comely. This is but
the form
کرده
مرده
less expens.
2
but conteding
ретирет
htt
andhimishalen
Ivhd be very slud to reduce the Ather
et penses
of legal floceedings in the wrong but.
ни
Which I on have the strongest objecth_ It seems car that the
I be asked to match the gepurath of the offices.
certainly not with a view of increasing for that the
kred
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1846
M&Stokken
31. Mundoh
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29
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Earl Grey
30
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50-11 May-1846
(1417)
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507
letter of the 7 March
Thith refermes to
au
last, and to the answer
free
fromther
this Office of
the
11 March June directed
Palfre
дела consideratein
Wochemith, for the
of the Rearings
to travmit
Comm
the
The
2 of
the Lord
Explaining
Govenor of Mickey, Copy of a Decpalch from the ground,
on which it hadbeen-
Waeparate the
жекерамид Offices of Judger
and flock of
Count in that
state d
Ender
And
Mi
Clerk,
florry
the circumstances his ). Davis Lord
that
Zug is of opinion
seperation. of The expece diture. ncurred
зни
there
༡
Offices should receive
Thedauction
of
the Frearing.
thavez
the Lords
entered
141 T Hongkong 16.
Mr. 1604
538
J. F. Davrs Mart
29 Aug: 1046.
bi
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samps
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I have received your
Respatch of 11 May 1846, 2:50,
the grounds, on
explaining
which it had appeared to you
necessary to beparate the
1846
Forwarded by AUG!
-27
H1B Mudah27 MB Stephen
NaHawes 27 Earl Grey
fficer of Iudger Clerk, and Clerk of the Supreme Court in Ang Kong-
hi
Under the Crees detailed
- your despatch, and in the Chief
Justice; Report, which
accompanied it, I have. to inform you,
that the
Expenditure, consequent
upon this arrangement,
has received the Sanation
gth. Foot. Stave
Sir,
RECT
JULY
1846
in 1417 Hongtang
$39
Vietnia, trong trong
April 22nd, 1846.
32
I do not think that the duties of the
Supreme fourt-
Can
be dis
discharged by a less
number of Officers than as at present-
constituted neither do I think their Salaries
capable of reduction - With respect to the
combination of the two
Offices of Judge's Clerk and
Clerk of the fourt-; if any other Gentleman. of the
Lame
Leggett
can
be met
acquirements as Mr. with then I think. the duties of the two Offices
may be performed by the same individual subject however to much inconvenience and-
but for the impossibility of Mr. Leggett bring able to live upon a salary of £200 - as fixed for the fleck of the fourt. I should
The Honnable,
F. W. A. Bruce,
folonial Secretary-
not
}
JJ
RECEIVED
1418 Houghong
N:51.
not. have been disposed to combine the
JULY.23. 1846
Miscellaneous.
$10
Victoria, Hongtong,
two
Offices -
11th May, 181,6.
I have to
(Signed)
1) Sohn W. Hulone
Sir
(True Loty
こ
Puderick M.d. Bruce
The
Copy to Theas: & Augst
اریوم
I have the honor to enclose a
-petition from Mr. Spring formerly Acting
this folony praying for
Post Master
in con
of this
some
the losses he sustained
been twice
remuneration for
consequence of his having
short notice superseded_in
at very
office..
duties of the
and.
of
to
that
During the time he conducted the the Post Office, his conduct was perfectly satisfactory" "both. my predecessor- myself, and indeed had he not come- forward at the period of M. Scales' death it would have been difficult if not impossible. to have found a person- competent to carry
Right Honorable,
W. R. Gladstone, M.P.,
M..R.
on
the
tc.
te.
Ve.
the business of that important department. On. Mr. Hyland's Arrival. I
Mr.
appointed. W. Spring temporarily to act in the Office of the flirth of Councils, but as this
additional _ accictance is no longer required- appointment vacant, which
and there is no
can be bestowed on- him I recommend that a
sum of £300.
of £500. be allowed him as a gratuity, being the difference for one year
between the
Salary which he received, and that which_
is now
ал
a
paid to Mr: Hyland.-
Should this claim be considered
admissible, I conclude that it will form
charge against the Post Office- department
in England_._
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir-
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
увен
$11
Md. Hawes
" for the informant decisions of the
Viatoria, Stongkong,
141/2
اليد
May,
of
1846.
7 Davis,
Alt. Womble W. &. Gladstone.
ره برس
/ Malosures.
Received
Fransmiting
~
Petition
for his past serviced as for some remuneration
from Mr I Spring praying
Rating
Port master at
Hongkong
Falued
C
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K
Mundoch 29
2/3
any
51-14 May - 1846
(Hold)
t
1418 Kong
$12
5 August 2016.
Sam ducited by last fing
to transmit to you, hewitt, for the Consed ? & decision
of the L. C. of the Treasury a othed.
α
copy of a despatch from the Governor of A Wong, forwardag
a Petition from der F. Spring praying for
renumeration
Acle
for his past services as Port thaster of that Colony, In Indemnification of the lopes sustamied by
In consequence of his having
been
on
two occations
seferinded in that offic
at very that notic
a
Jan
i
.
Gover
136.
Sir J. Davis.
4.6
Forwardalby OcFR M & B *
MacLeihe
ben
217
27
M&Hawes 27. Earl Grey
29
72.
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Sir,
513
29 bet+46
I have to acknowledge
the receipt of your despatch.
W the 14 May
No 51 on the
7051
subject of the claim of Mr Spring for compensation for his services as Acting
Post Master at Hong Kong. Having referred this claim to the decision of the Ind Commissioners of the Treasury their Lordships have stake that
They
Prusider M Springerited Mr
to a gratuity of £200. I quctore herewith the copy of a Letter which I have ree?
from the Treasury on the subject, and have to request that Mr Spring
7
Misy
be made acquainted with its contents.
I have
in 1410 Hongkong
Te ICW Excellency, Sir John . F . Davis Baronet 523
Governor
fo
Showith
JWY23 1845
The humble Petition of Francis Spring
late A
Acting Post Master at 1
Hongkong.
were
was
That your Petitioner took charge of the Post officer at Honghing bon the 1th June 1843 and continued in charge until the 5. aprit 1844, when the Post office merely for the reception and delivery of Letters having two therks and a Post master. there being no charges and all-Letters being fetched from the Counter, where they -placed and allowed to be taken by
( parties applysing or looking through them. Your Petitioner introduced rules and regulations for the better management of the "Office, axcluding the Public from the Office and not allowing parties to look through and handle the I etters, expediting the delivery / more particularly of the over. land - Letters) and establishing a delivery by
That
-
all
Office Cookies.
means of Post
That about the month of August 1843. M. More Harte resigned,
that your
Petitioner continued the duties of the Office without additional assistance, though about this time Indian and
other charges began to be imposed on Letters, creating a great deal of additional labor in coll
collecting
and having monly
accounts to open.
that in the month of April 1844. the late Mr Scales arrived and
took charge of the Office, that your Petitioner stopped with
your Po him as Merk 38 days, until Mr Scales had seen and was acquainted with the details of the Office and could get assistance. That your
Petitioner by his removal sustained a serious loes
having
315
having furnished the house, which Mr Scales not requiring was sold at a great sacrifice.
1844
your
That
That
on the 20th July
Petitioner was sent for by
the 2200
July
His Excellency the Governor and requested to take charge of
the Post Office, look charge
on
at the same
time understanding that in all probability the appointment would be permanent.
That your
Petitioner's Interest most materially suffered at this time, having gone Bookkeeper to the S Couse of Mess." Bush
1 Halsted $63, M. Halsted being obliged to leave China through ill health leaving a large commission buitiness in the hands of M. Blish only, both here at Macas, and Canton Pelitioner with moderate means at command would have obtained a share in the business, and have been admitt:
Partner.
in
a
your
That previous to entering the Post Office your Petitioner had a
moderate amount of buisiness which through entering the Post Office and an order from His Excellency the Gobernor
to discontinue to his loss. obliged your Petitioner found the duties of the Office materially increased
Colonial and other charges, but took one
Check only and durin
That
your
My
Petitioner was
the whole time carried on the arduous duties of the Office, at time
health, your
Your Petition
being nearly overwhelmed and suffering in health, further economised the resources of the office limiting the exper diture to the lowest possible amount.
That your Petitioner took possession of the Office at a
That
Your
salary of
One
hundred and Twenty dollars per month but after 5 months ord the 12th January
1845 the salary was increased to One hundred
and
Fifty dollars per month.
on both occasions
your
of Letters and in a complicated state and. devoted
Petitioner received charge of the office for
every energy
to it, not being abour Petitioner havin 6 hours at any one time during the 13 months he had charge of the Office, You Petitioner's health has been seriously impaired the result of the
Climate
climate and hard unwearied mental and bodily labor, on the arrival of M. Cyland your
of the reduced prices
sustained a serious loss
by
reason
on his second sale of Furniture.
Petitioner again
Your
Your Petitioner submits faithful and arduous services humbly and respectfully, but fervently prays
Excellency will be pleased to take his case into your consideration and if possible obtain for him an increased amount of Salary for
B
the 13 Months your Petitioner was in
or some consideration for lossess sustained; and
?
er
he
charge of the Post Office,
your Pelition_ refers to the Houses of Mess"? Baring Brothers Bes where
was 10
Co
10 years employed, to Mess = K. & I. # Cenderso Mess? A.A. Gower Nephew's & Co in both which Houses he has brothers, and to his brother, Secretary to the Manchester Fire and Life Assurance Company.
And Your Petitioner as in
Pray
bound will ever
duty
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14th May, 1858
Victoria, Hong Kong,
Francis Spring
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N. 51, of 1846.
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honored
$16
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Vietnia, Honytting
!!!
15th May, 1846.
- yet.
been
Her Most.
As this Colony has not- hammed with. a. Portrait. Inacious Majesty,
of
I have the honor to
solicit that The Queen be moved to issue splicit
Her Majesty's Royal - Command_ that such - 2 a Portrait. be sent out. to Honghong, according
это
to the
which I believe - has been_
usage- established in re
Majesty
regard to the Colonies of Her. in other parts of the world. I have the honor to be, With the highest reepeet,
Sir,
The Right. Amorable,
Your Most Obedient-
Humble Servant-,
W. R. Gladstone, M. P.,
зван
tc.
Ye.
Ye.
man contrained for many
двой
W. Hawer
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mis
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4. this habit of sending Rogal
A..hicle to thie Colonies. It has been
2? fally
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15th
may,
of ey
Rt. Hruble
Received
1846.
W. 2.
to
"H Davis,
N. 52.
Applying for
Her
Majesty
a
Gladston
The Queen
Portrait
the Colony of Hongkong.
Katural
Davis
1419 Hong Lin
4 517
28 July 1866
have received your
1846
ontgarded by JULY MB Mundoch
27
M&Stephen MBIlawes
25
Earl Grey 20
that
Despatch of the 15 marz last no52, requesting a portrait of Sr. Majies. maybe sent out to NiMong.
In reple. Ihavetoinfoun Southat the practice of presenting a portrait of,
the Lovereign torach of the
Colonial Dependencies
rown hasbeen し
the
discontinued for many
gears, audits is therefore,
not in sugponses to comple
with
request for
Jou the hausmision of such a portrait to St. Hong. Shavere
N53. Miscellaneous.
Sir
RECEIVED
JULY.2
1846
1420 khong hong
Victoria, Hongkong.
18th May, 1846.
With reference to my Despatch
40 of the 20th April, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, on the 16th Instant, of your Original Despatches from Nr. 29 of 2nd March, to Nr 33,
of 17th March, 1846, together with a bircular dated the 12th of the same month.
On the same occasion I received the Duplicates of Your Despatches from N 14, to Nr. 20 of 20th February, together with the Duplicate of the Circular of the 19th January last.
I beg to state that neither the Original nor the Duplicate of your Despatite
The Right Honorable,
W. &. Gladstone, M. P.
No
H
te.
Nr 18 have been received, though inadvertently acknowledged in Despatch N = 40 of the 20th April 1846.
I have the honor to be,
}
With the highest respect,
Sir
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Дай
Despatele. ho 18 dated 2 February 1846 - transmits the Warrant, 23 helg 1846-
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No 54 Legislative
RECEIVED
1421 Houghing
$19
JULY.25 1846
Sir
Sde 20
8 July 146.
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ا
thampton.
Victoria, Hongkong,
18
10th May,
1046.
In reply to your bercular of the 127.
March, I have the honor to transmit herewith
for the use of the Lords of the Committee of Rivy
F. ! .___ Council for Trade, a complete collection of all
the local Enactments in force here, continued up. to the end of the year
1.2.
1845.
I have added the Ordinances passed
smpton . here for Her Majesty's subjects in China .
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient,
The Right Honorable;
W. &. Gladstone, M. P.
4.
He
Humble Servant,
te!
&
Danis
No 55. Legislative.
ا جهل
12-13 Aug.
File Acts 31 July 146.
(1551)
1946.
7.mp
N2.
Sir,
RECENT
JULY.25 1846
Kony
$20
1422 Ho
Victoria, Hongkong,
19th May, 1046
I have the honor to enclose a
certified copy of Ordinance No2 of 1846, -being, An Ordinance to amend the Ordinance,
No 6 of 1845 entitled, An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance Nr. 15 of 1844 for the establishment of a Supreme Court of
Judicature in
in He
Hongkong, and to substitute other provisions in lieu thereof. With reference to the fourth clause of this enactment, I beg to forward copy of a letter from the Chief Justice, in which he explains his having reserved
to the Supreme Court, in Ordinance ) :
6
5 of 1845, the,
- right of making its own
The Right Honorable, W. &. Gladstone, M. P.
40.,
te.,
Jo
Rules
18th May,
البلد
J.
1846
J Lavis
Ak Honbler M. 2. Gladstone.
2 Mclosures.
No 54.
Received
Collection
Transmitting
7
A
Complete
all the
Enactments, up to the
Colonial and Consular
end
use
of 1825, for the
ス
Committee of Privy Council
the Lords of the
for Trave!
23 July.
W. Hawes
These decante she", of anise, the mount to the Rd of Bandy &
23 July
BH
Rules, in consequence of an instruction to that effect in Lord Stanley's Despatch Nr.95 of 1845.
I have the honor to be
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Дам
$21
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b. I. Davis
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1422 Hamong 12. 522
•Joh. issi?
1846
đÚSÍ (ð AUGṛ 1. Bundoch 11
Stephen
Newes
Earl Grey
12
Sir
13 August 1846. Ravereceived your
Despatch of the 19 May last to 55, enclosing a
certified Coppop the
Ordinance No 2 of 184 6 rated gomarty the Council of Sillong,
by entitled "au Ordinance
"Waspent the Ordinance
au
1845 entitled
Brepeal Ordin
"Robop 1845 " Ordinance
"No 157 1844 for
the establish
"ment go supremefent "of Judicature at St. Song,
and to substitute other "provisions in line theref
Thave laid thes Ordinance
before
the Linen and thes
has been pleased to approve ресалиберный
four
tconfirm its four wile make It his decision know
Нисани
Ja Proclamation to be
At Honble Mr. Gladstone.
the Chief
it's
Ordinanc
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deskatet 1996
published in the raceal
and most authentic manner. At the dance thine Succest
овреме
that the
Ordinance has omitted
Wearrect the inaccuracy painted out in my Presupon despatch of 2 Javs last, да in the designation of the Ford Weigh Chauction of Great Coritain in the 15 Section of the Act hot of 1848.
It is desirable that that
maccuray
should not
be allowed to continue.
Some
au despatch encloses aldten from the Chief featin
Item of H. thoug adverting to a supposed discrepans between dard Stanley's dow Despatch Hogb of 1845 and M. Gladstones despatch hot
$23
of 2 Jans last. Funfung
Oncefering
Wo thone Despatches, however,
wih observe that the
зниго
the
inconverting is rather apparent than real-Sach of them supposes origination & the Supreme Count ofal regulations for
Crates &
the conduch
ofauits &pronecations. It is not inconsistent with
The discharge of thirduly
Count toequire that зий such Rules when the originity
should receive the sauction of the local degislature. Experience has shown that Gy this group out is it popible Wavoid a conflict of authoil and angry dixempions between the degislature. And the of Justice. Suregard to
Counti
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in 1422 Hongkong
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any
compromige (this mode of proceeding, of the rights or dignit of the Supreme Count it deem
вохад, sufficient torny that the
cause which has been.
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to there matters
in Ht Kong
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Conferr
BY
JUN2.
1846
HONGKONG.
ANNO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. 2 of 1846.
Y His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE No. 6 of 1845, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE No. 15 of 1844, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A Supreme Court of Judi- CATURE AT HONGKONG, AND TO SUBSTITUte other PROVISIONS IN LIEU THEREOF."
Tizle.
Preamble.
[6th May, 1846.] I. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the said Ordinance No. 6 of 1845, by making provisions for the saving of all Proceed- ings and all Suits formerly depending in the Court of Hongkong, the abolition of which Court is effected by the Second Section of the said Ordinance; as also with reference to the Fourth Section of the said Ordinance, by limiting the operation, in this Colony, of the Laws of England and the practice of the English Courts to such Laws and practice as existed when a local Legislature was first conferred on the said Colony: And whereas also it is deemed advisable to reserve to the Legislative Council of the said Island, the power of revising and approving of the Rules and Orders to be made under the Twenty-third Section of the said Ordinance No. 6 of 1845 before the same shall become binding; and to repeal the Twenty-ninth Section of the said Ordinance, constituting a local Court of Error and Appeal: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That from and after the passing of this Ordinance, the said Twenty-ninth Section Ordinance No. 6 of
1845 repealed. of the Ordinance No. 6 of 1845 shall be, and is hereby repealed.
29th Section of
II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all proceed- Proceedings pend- ings formerly commenced in or adopted under the said former ing in former Court Court of Hongkong, and that all Suits and Matters (if any) which saved. may have been pending at the date of its abolition, may be con- tinued or revived in the said Supreme Court.
Laws of England III. And be it further enacted and ordained, That from hence- in force on the Fifth forth such of the Laws of England only, and such portion of the day of April, 1843, practice of the English Courts, (subject to the exception of their to be in force in the applicability as contained in the said Fourth Section of Ordinance Colony when appli- No. 6 of 1845,) as existed when the said Colony obtained a local cable. Legislature that is to say, on the Fifth day of April, 1843-shall be of force therein.
IV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That no future Rules and Orders Rule or Order of the said Supreme Court, made in pursuance of of Court to be subject to approval of Coun- the Twenty-third Section of the said Ordinance No. 6 of 1845, cil, and to be pub- shall be deemed binding until the same shall be revised and ap- lished. proved of by the Legislative Council of the said Island; and that all such Rules, immediately after such approval, shall be published in one or more of the Newspapers published within the sai Colony.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 6th day of May, 1846.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,
Clerk of Councils.
Adolphus & thelle
Clerk of Councils
J. F. DAVIS
Governor, &
TORTA
$24
k
Sir,
h. 1422ttingKong $25
Victoria, Hongkong, May 15th, 1045.
Permit me to call Your Excellency's" attention to the following extracts from Despatches Nr 95 of 1845, and N. 1 of 1846, with reference to Ordinances Nr. 15 of 1044, and N. 6 of 1845.
an
"The Clauses 24, te, te, all relate
to matters of mere form and practice which ought to be regulated not by actual Law, but by Rules of Court which might be the subject of continued
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revision and amendment by the Court itself. " ( "Despatch 96 relating Ordinance 15.)
"Fourth . By the 23th Clause
His Excellency,
Sir John Davis, Bart,
40,
de
te!
ertensive
extensive powers of making Rules of on the Court
Practice, 40,
are
conferred
айд
without any reservation to the local Legislature of the duty of revising and approving those rules before they become binding. This provision might probably lead to conflicts between the Executive and Judicial authorities as to the limits
of their respective powers." (Despatch 1 relating to Ordinance 6.)
Personally I have not the slightest objection that the Rules of the Supreme Court should be submitted to the revision of the local Legislature, but as Courts of Justice have always been considered competent to make Rules for the regulation and guidance of their practice and procedings, I have feared that those who come
after me
of
might charge me with having silently
326
and
allowed an interference with the rights privileges of the Supreme Court inconsistent with it's dignity, were I not to bring the subject under the notice of Your Excellency.
I have, te.
(Signed). John Hulme.
FreeCopy s
Frederick M. A. Bany
allowed
t. 55. Dub.
Iaboure in Despatch
1
N. 56.
Ar
Anb
Copy of
Ce than
from
Ordinance N. 6, of 1845.
on certain Provisions
the Chief Justice remarking
15
1846.
Sir
RECEIVED
JULY.23 1846
Kon 27
123 không k
-Victoria - Honghong
19th May, 1846.
I am informed by Major. Aldrich.
the. Commanding. Royal Engineer that the
Ordnance Department - is about to the Contoured. Survey of Honghong, lately executed, under the Superintendence of that
nt- is about to engrave-
Officer...
It is
very
desirable that the Civil-
Government . should be possessed of it, and _ I
to recommend that Six Copies be sent out.
beg
for
the public - Service of the Colony
as soon as
possible.
Copy to Ordnance 1. Any : 146.
Aus!! 25-26 Sept + 1892
The Right Honorable
W. R. Gladstone, M.P.,
I have the honor to be,
With the highest-respect,
Sir.
1
Your Most Obedient-
Humble. Servant,
Mari
Ye.
tc.
tc.
inscheren Uie Ordnance shii?
whither such a make
Wir aguard copies of it
be requested
Costal
preparations, & of so, whether
to be obtained ??
wung ich ih
23
?
19h may,
Sir
1866.
J Davis,
A
At Hrable M. &. Gladstone.
Received
مرن عف
Survey of Hongkong.
the engraved contoured
Applying for six copies of
Byham Es
1423 Hay Keny
Свездам
328
29
1846
Forwarded! JULI
Mundoch 29 MRStephen
M&Howes Earl Grey
30
Gov.
Aus? 11 Sept. 184 6
(281)
Jam
I am duccted by lavl
rey to request, that
that you
would move the Messtec General and Board of
brdnance, to
Inform
his
For: 25-25 Sept: 1046 Lordships, whether such
06-19 May 146.
(1423)
a
Map
as
that described
in the accompanying
from the
despatch from
озна
Goverzon
is in preparation
under the Supervision of
Ах
the Board - and
and if so,
whether the copies regunce
for the public Sevoice
!
of Hongkong
could be
to
farmshed according
the
request of Sii
of Sie de Daver.
!
Jam
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referred Despite of the 19th they
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The Copy of this Draft accompanies Mertur Jeneral and
& for Lahug's Syn: in case be approve the Draft 25 ft
11 Sept 1846.
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and Immut t
for herwith the Copy ye Letter from the Sunitary to that Brad accompanied by six Copies of Mejor Aldricki. Mapy Storykach.
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1
No 57. Financial
in ony.
to Try 20 July 146
Sin
RECEIVER
JULY.25
1846
1424 Houghone 530
Victoria, Honghong,
20th May, 1846.
I have the honor to transmit- herewith
the...
-for your information, a copy of the Report. and Certificate of the Officers appointed to examine. the Funds of the Colonial . Chests
on
the 5th
Instant.
being one of the examinations directed to be made at an uncertain- period, and- without previous
evious notice...
In obedience to the Instructions
Ster
from the Lords Commissioners of Her- Majesty's Treasury they have compared the
Amount
shown on
found by them with the Balance
that day in the books of the
Treasurer and have
Acting.
they
agree
certified
that
I
The Right. Amorable,
W. E. Gladelone, M. P.,
r.
te.
te.
tc.
With the highest respect
I have the honor to be,
Sir
Your
Humble Servant-,
Most Obedient
Roceedings of a Board of Survey held at the Colonial. Treasury of Amgkong, pursuant to order from His hxcellency The Governor
tc., te.., and in Conformity with the Colonial Reg benformity with the Cosmial Regulation Chap 18511
The Stonorable. F. W. A. Bruce, Colonial. Secretary.
Members ) 4. R. Shelley, regße, Auditor beneral
W. T. Mercer, regfe, Acting Colonial. Treasurer
The Board having taken an exact account of the quantity of each Coin existing in the Colonial. Treasury ascertained. the same to be as follor
Rupees Cash Spanish Mexican
Dollars
Follars Sterling
Coin
$.
&
x.
2.
23.7073/4 12
"
4.1/52 1,332 4,270 83 8692 57
Total in Vault_27,823 1,344 4370 83 8692 57
In Treasure Vault:
Publie Monies.
Private Property
In Treasure Chest:
Publie. Monies. Private property
14,008 2,600
96
Total in Chest.
Grand. Total
14,008 3/4 2,696
viz:
Public Monies. Private Monies.
• follows...
Rate of Total amount Exchange
£
2.
61/10 ft 2,173 49 8419/th/2 1 3,240 11 11
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46500
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£3,584.8"53⁄44 Stz. 3,372-1948
Amounting together to Six Thousand. Mine Hundred fifty Seven Pounds eight Shillings the Penny three farthings Sterling; and they further. Certify that having inspected. the Treasurer's Books, they find that the above mentioned. sums agree with the balances therein. Shown.
(Tree Copy Redrich MU: Benel
(Signed) Frederick W. A. Bruce A. R. Shelley- W. T. Mereer.
$31
j
N 50. Legislative.
1425 Wong Kong
332
REGENES
C.0.
JULY2
Victoria, Hongkong,
Oborcitions of Lesertation in Cocinal 20th May, 1846 to a prespond Sir, Ordinance for a true on the consumptions pibur the Colony of Spirits, fige, & Beer,
With reference to Your Despatch Nr 6 of January 8t I have the honor to report that I took an early opportunity of drawing to the attention of the Legistative Council the proposed Ordinance for imposing a tax on the consumption of Spirits, Wine and Beer within the
Ansed Nod-/
プ
Colony.
As the members all of them
exspressed great doubts as to the policy of passing such
a measure at present, I requested that they would commit their
opinions to paper, with a view to their being submitted to the Home Government,
The Right Honorable,
W. &. Gladstone, M. P.
te,
40
and
1826.
20th May, Fir J. H. David
für
Rt. Honble
/ malosure.
No57.
Received
appointer funds
the Board of Survey
Transmitting Report of
the
mají
Treasury
on the 5 M in the Colonial
to examine
کو چ ئه و
23 feb. Dr. Nawar
This is für die
math of thie Peashor
бор съ
and I have now the honor to forward them with this Despatch.
I am inclined to think that the probable net produce of the tax is underrated, and that the consumption of Spirituouis and Fermented Liquors is actually greater than calculated . With regard to the hardship to which the consumers would be exposed, it may be observed that neither pay the English duties, which
on er
they
nor the
are drawn back on exsportation, duties levied in the Chinese Ports; and
that they obtain all importations from foreign countries entirely free.
The complaints of the Colonists, as to being taxed at all, are fully.
answered in the late Despatch from the Colonial Office, Nr 32 of of th March.
With regard to the supposed
preference of Macao, I am not
aware
that
a
333
that a single English firm has existed
there for about a twelvemonth past.
As a general conclusion, I am disposed to attach most importance to the
am.
in the
argument in favor of some delay imposition of the tax, with a view to
to giving full play and encouragement to the vesting of permanent interests in the Colony. The question is thus reduced to merely one of
time. The ultimate
Itimate justice and expediency
& fully
bomne out, first,
of the measure are
by the universal practice of Her Majesty' s Colonial Governments, and secondly by the consideration that Spirituous and
most
Fermented Liquiors, of all others the legitimate subjects of taxation, are burthened with imposts to the poorer classes of this Colony, while to the richer they
much cheaper than in England.
are f
I have the honor to be,
"With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
V
Дан
334
X
$
{
That the expense of
be sacred in the Hot gu
1. this we
lony is very Leary rought of fulfille
tibe redtubed is very clean, & / that!!: very flush to considbe any mode of offecting this whi` can be rappested to me, but! Mink the reasons wyjed againit fini tax to strong in pcholition to them to mye that 'I am not pupaded
7 imperit.
4/22.5
Sir J.
20th May,
во
7. Davis,
784.8.
Rt. Honble. "W. E. Glässtone.
1 molosure.
N. 58.
Neatived
Relative to the proposed
tay on
Ordinanc
Spirits, wine & Beer within
the consumption for imposing
Hongkong.
4 July. Mr. Hawes
I cannot be much worth while to discuss whither Uis perfored ing on the consein plomes of thinks w. be a proper
wasmuch as aci
the members of Shi
on the reverse
Council are
hat last the God. Wormanding the dives, the thuf Justice & thie Attorney Gent are ) offered to it. As long
Opinions
be a good
By A
вид
ar their
weathered the measure whether it
*
will be impracticable.
2.5 pely the cost & Hong Kongti
by 22arly
the hup? hourary grant in to a pont
but being
Angelian
to pusing
свеча
this tup postici
the Grand
Ide
apon
be allantin
think. He reusing
given my acast it, by the hunter often legestat
виси
prather deling befond.
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в
Intered
Lir d. F. Davis Sin
1425 HongKong
1846
Bart Grey Dettames
Stephen "Mundart 3/
Manded? JULY
18
б
S. 335
Thave received.
1. Augustions.
it
had propanes Maglant 2058, reporting your despatch of the 20
that gove
диме
Morimponition. If a
Wine, and encloning to the d. Commil off thoug
on
Münster
aubtrail from
me the
Lipuad dissuaded sue
There is no doubt that caded such a measure
Achay is veggreat,
the extablishments at
Entailed on theis Country the expense at prenent
& the Attorney General the Forces, the Christ Justin
which the Gent Comms & showing the grounds on
of the Cormeil
Athony
in
and that it is hights
*
important tredecce than
asmuch as possible.
Muter ordinar
cireum.
stances, therefore, Schould
have regarded
ора
the mixponition
Tax on an article.
a
which is altogether hivery of the richer claper
of the most legitimate
as one
means of caixing a local But dadmit
Revenue.
hat the objections against this Fay-particularh Mann unged & Gen. D'Aquilan
of great weight, and
are
thunk that for
I then fore, The fire sunt at least, it would
present
be advisable Wabstain
from preping such a measure.
Rodouth you
336 would
your
receive the support ofgone
Camecil in the imposition. For the general
Jer
kineiple qwlich they
dons disputi.
Graveze
мере
Auchaженние
The time
янад
shortly
Саше
when those.
would no longer apple, and in that case thave
objections
337
In 1425 Hongkong fictoria, Hongkong,
RECEIVED
JULY.23 1846
Major General D'Aquilat
13th May, 18.40.
Minutesy the Legislative
Council, containing
observations of Major General
D'Aquilar, The Chief
or
Justice, and the Altomay General,
ore
the proposed
a
Ordinance for imposing tax on the consumption
of Spirits, Wine, and Beer within the Colony of. Hongkong.
I doubt very
much
the desirability of this.
Ordinance, and for the
following deasons .
Sconsider from the
small
2
small
all number of European. Residents in the Colony, and which, independent of the Military, hardly for exceed 300 of every denomination, that the
consumption would do
little more than pay the expense attending the collection of the Revenuez-
but admit it did so, and
that a surplus remained
over,
then I think such surplus would be but.
a
for
small compensation
the discontent which
Jax
this Fox is likely to
excite.
The
people of this
Colony, whether justly
の
338
are under a
or unjustly, strong impression that they have been hardly
dealt with, by which I
ne av
that they have been
taxed, too soon, and ~-
while they have been struggling under all the difficulties incident to Establishments in
new
infant Colony.
too
They fancy for that
а
the present tax has tendency to interfere with the freedom of the Port, and many of the merchauts looking at their heavy ground Pents, and the large sums expended
on
their establishments
are
口
4
are meditat
meditating at this
moment their demeval
te Canton or Macao, or
the northern Fests.
One or two (Sbelieve) viz : Mess? Rawson HD and Mess?! Boustead Mo are gone already
Now I think this tax is
very likely to influence ...- others, not from its amount,
but from entails, and the principle it involves, and that the
t from the trouble it
absence of any one of the
leading
carry
of the
on
Firms would
with it a great many
minor ones
these
It is
e grounds
unds Iwould dissuade from this tax,
as
339
5
as well as from all other taxes of a similar
descriptions for the present; have given
and until we have
maturity and strengthe to the Colony, by allowing
the inhabitants to take Root under all the -advantages of the most liberal protection . If I am told that taxes of
.a
similar nature
are
levied at Singapore, which
is also a free port, then t
would ask how
or at what peried
200
wa.
taxation of this kind
made part of the policy of that settlement?
Looking.
at the lase
As
3
6
7
510
as a
source of Revenue
independent of the above considerations, I learn that near 4,000 Gallons of Wine have been landed
in
the last four months,
and therefore that 12,000
may be calculated
Gallons may
the course of the
on
in
year,
but I do not o
-consider this reasoning
means
infallible.
I would
by any
What quantity ask of the above 4,000 Gallons is stock in hand
and in store? What
quantity
Pe
has been
exported to Canton and Macas, and Chusan, and
the Northern Ports and
above
j
above all what portion
has been consumed by
the Navy.
Navy, and the
and the large
number of
Merchant
ships that constantly
frequent this port?
In short, I doubt the Revenue likely to Result from it, both looking to the expense
of the collection and the cost that will attend
(in vain / upon the prevention of smuggling for which the least!
the coast affords every possible facility am if these objections go for nothing, then I suggest that public feeling
موموه
is
corthy of some consideration
wor
in
8
in the present infant
state of this Colony .
(Signed) George B'Aquilar.
Sobject to this.
C
Ordinance for the two- following Reasons..
1st Because it is
calculated to delard the
Commercial prosperity of the Colony.
Indly Because it is not shown that the duties of imposed will realize
a
sum sufficient to justify the passing of an
measure
obnoxious.
(Signed) Sohn Waller Hulme.
The Honk! the Chief Justic
The Womble The Allomey bene
Yue Honble. The Altomey Gentral.
3
341
I do not think
it would be prudent to carry
the proposed Ordinance
into operation, inasmuch us Icarmet calculate on
Year with
it's realizing one year another, a larger sum than £ 1,000, while under the present circumstances and feelings of the Colony,
any
I apprehend that present additional -
measure
of laxation will
Vender Canton still more
than it is a rival location
with this Island, for the establishment of Mercantile firms.
It may be added, that
the board
boarding
and
examination
1
10
examination of vessels
under this Ordinance.
will probably interfere with the improvement port or the
of the port
establishment of a junk
trade.
these
In viewing objections, to an otherwise apparently fit measure of taxation, they may
acquire additional weight, when it is bome
in recollection that the
Colony formation,
is one
of Recent
and also
Car
be Regarded as a diplomatic and military position, protective of the British
Trade with China, and
therefore
11
$42
therefore without the
more
stringent Pules Relating to bolonial
Jaxation.
(Signed) Paul Sterling.
May, 18.160.
Loue Copy
Frederick W. A. Bruce
1.58, 81846.
Inclosure in Despatch
No 59
Financial.
SIVED
1.0.
LY.25 1846
ki20 trang hông
343
22nd.
Victoria, Hongkong,
May, 1046.
for.
و
to Agent 1. August 746 (Suc: In
Vidito agent - 28 August: 1866
Sept 104.6.
Copy
Jiv
I have the hones to acknowledg
& of
me
the receipt of your Despatch N2 20 the "fth of February last, informing that one half of the supply of stationery
applied for by the Auditor General has been forwarded, and requesting information as to whether it would be advantageous for the public service that the requisite supplies should be forwarded from Englans to this beleny Colony.
was
Most of the stationery hitherto used obtained from England by my predecesor,
and I recommend that the plan should be
continued, both as the most economical
The Right Hoonorable,
and
Minutes of
observations
cont
the member's
of the Legislative Council
Hongkong
Spirits Wine & Beer within
tax on the consumption of
Ordinance for imposing,
on the proposed
the Colony
13th May,
1846.
W. & Gladstone, M. P.
H
us
and because the higher qualities of paper cannot be always procured and are, usually extravagantly dear. With regard to the ordinary paper used for rough draughts, for the correspondence. the spot, and for printed
on
forms and Ordinances, it appears that what
is called Spanish paper fof.
a
sheet as a
? which Ienclose
specimen) is found to answer
very well, and is
spot at an average
always to be had
average price of 8/4
on
the
a ream.
Unless paper of a similar quality
sent out
an be
from England at a lower rate,
it might be as well to continue to purchase
this paper here.
I have
only to add in conclusion that there is sufficient stationery on hand to render any further supply from England unnecessary till the 31th of March next. A Catalogue of the amount required is enclosed.
I have the honor to be,
With
With the highest respect,
Sir,
$44
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
izdais
вас
نے
-
3
6
The light sh
receive this asual dustucts
to asentais
20 July
this cost men of weanling
this Aquisitio?
Ed. Haws
Sir J
22nd
Hi Davis,
May, 1866.
B: Wouble" " W. E. Gladstone.
N59.
1 In closure..
Received
Transmitting Catalogue Find of Stationby required
amount
the use in
annually fo Government Offices
the
"Mongkong;
Entered
Baillie Eige
беде
1846
Forwarded FY
Midowas
FanGrey
Mundoch
zę
Stephen
25
30
59-22 May /46. (1426)
1426 Hanghay
Aus-21 Aug 246
(8991)
1
1
345
1. August 2046.
With reference
Stephen's letter
to M.
of 9 Febr.last
Iam drected by Earl Grey
to transmit
a
to you, herewith
copy of a dispatch from
the Governor of Hongkong,
transmitting a Requisition
Vidito Agent 28 augt:1246 for Stationery for the General
Services of that Colony -
Jam to direct
ascertani and
to
you
lefort for
the Secretary of State the
Expence, that would
attend a compliance
with that Requisition
Entered
14261 Hongkong Agent 1668
in the manner, suggested
by I. I. 7. Davro вы Даст
Tauch
Sr. J. J. Davis Wash.
17.
546
1 Sept : 10416.
Sin
I have received
your
1346
For marded by page ":"Murdoch 29
Stephen
Liques
AktriGrey 3
despatch of 22 May last, ko
89, transmetting a Catalogue
q
the Ancount of Stationery
That will be
required on 3116 March 1 for
the use of the Love Officer
Hongkong
I have to inform you
In reply,
that the Agent
has been cristincted to
in
procure and tend out
to bongkong, the Stationery Specified withe Aguntin
which accompanied
your despatel
Shanty
Estimate of Stationery required by the several Offices of the Civil
Articles.
Government of Hongkong for
one
year .
Colonial Office.
Colonial Freasury
Auditor General,
Clerk of Cou
Supreme Court .
Land Office.
Chief Magistrate
Police.
Regishar Sen
Marine Magistrat
I Harbor Master.
Blue ruled Broks. 2 | 7
10
N
Superintendent
of Police..
6510
$17
Total.
Dr. Do letter size.
6
do.
Best Foolscap. 7 2nd. Quality. 3rd.
4
2 6
4
"
"
"
Spanish paper. 12
Blotting Dr
4
"
1010
"
12
"
#
2
184
4
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6
Red Marbled D
3
#
"
"
2
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12
4
4
5
46
6
25 Reams.
14
7
66
"
52102 Rms. 15 Drs.
3 Quires.
Cartridge Dr 6
#
20
10
Millboards. 25.
Quills.
"
"
102 Rms. 6 2rs.
25.
1,000. 200 300 1,500 500 1,000 400 300 600 100 5,700.
Envelopes, Official 1,000 500 500 1,200 1,000 2000 200 1,000 1,000 4,00 0,000
Black Ink-Arnold's Quarts 10 16 16 16 16 16
Red Ink
Wafers.
"
12 24
6
2 2
4
4
61
2
4
6
2
broad
ntbed
"
Dr I& Inches Diameter. 250.
Sealing Wart.
Steel Pens.
Inkstands
Lead Pencils, Mordan's 36 48 24
India rubber.
Silk ribbon.
Files.
BB. BB FB.
6 4 2
24 12
grien.
#
4
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12
IB
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HB&HE
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3 4 44 Pieces.
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1000 200 1000 200 7,140.
Skeins of red tape. 24
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4
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Penknives
64
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6
6
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Memo. - With reference to the Spanish Paper, I beg to recommend that
we may perhaps best continue to supply ourselves with it here; its cost averages 8/4 per Ream, and its quality is superior to what we have hitherto received as third-rate Foolscap.
The quantity of paper consumed is large, because we furnish the Rinter with
all our Forms and Ordinances.
it for all
Precherish MA. Bruce
Audit Office, 13th May, 1846.
A.&.
(Signed) A. &. Shelley.
Auditor General
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N 60. Ecclesiastical.
Pono
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Sir,
RECEIVE
0.0
JULY 25 1846
1427 HongKong
348
Victoria, Hongkong,
222
7 May,
1045.
I have the honor to state that Mr.
Hardwick's plans for a Church reached me with the Duplicate of your Despatch
Vide Minite with Graft to Treasure
to Freas: 20 Aug.
Oct. 1046.
No 20 of February 20th, on the 16th Instant.
These prove
on on examination to be
Didentical with those which I reported to
Lord Stanley in my Despatch Nr.21 February 24th as being too difficult execution in this country . I have accordingly directed Mr Cleverly, the = Surveyor General to furnish the accompanyiny N. ! . plans for a Church of the plainest
Norman style, which is estimated to cost £0,300, and to hold 800 persons.
The Right Honorable,
W. &. Gladstone, M. P.
B
ļ
f!
te.,
Xy
I may proced as far
as to level
the site for the proposed Church without
further authority; but I do not deem
warranted by the conditional
myself war
and
qualified sanction in,
your Despatch
Nr. 20, to undertake so large an expenditure, the proportion of which to be defrayed by the Colonial community I cannot quarantee, nor indeed define, in the absence of any specific proportion to be contributed by the Government.
a
I lose no time in forwarding Letter and List of Subscribers received from the Revd. Mr. Stanton, Colonial Chaplain, which show that the total
subscriptions amount to £2,726, of which £1,379 have been paid. It will give me great satisfaction to be authorized
6 proceed on the
on the proposed structure, on
to
the assurance of the Chaplain as to his
being
Jos 243.
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being able to realize £3,000, if required.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Seve
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
isdain
be massag
has become so complex that it will. I think,
to prepar
Com
Préger of it for the informalt of
22nd May,
Sir
J.
nay,
1846.
J Davis,
At Womble. W. 2. Gladstone.
Received
3 Molosials.
лова.
at Victoria, and remarks
Enclosing Plans for Church
on
proceeding with it, &c.
1427 long.
350
The Building of Chunchat
St. llong.
In
C
a despatch date ct 4 Sept?
? Sir & Pottinger brought runden dow Stanley's notice the necessity of treating a
Church for the Member
A
of the Church of England in F. Rong_-
b
and enquired what ainannte would be contributed from public Funds. This Despatch was Finedo ausurred this fuccefor,
5March1844 was
whe
informed that without detales latinates & plans, the Godh could not fix the amount of public
contibution
but that underary
aremustances, it could not exceed
2/3 th of the whole expense.
in the
Immediacy after his arrival the Colony Sir J. Davis everted
feel
7 June 1814. 15 Mindagect - and stated that avg
so spiccent Church
4
uch could be built
tests at allian
forabout #goro, and that anden
any circ
ciremustance, he would propone that Godt should not contribute an
kant boos
a
more
This
was considered
best.
largeann, and tie j. Davis was 24 teft: 1810 accordings desired thations further steps until he should have sent home tobtained approvals, detailed
двойнает plaux Hotummates.
Manawining
This Despatch fir 16 March 1845
J. Davis stated that he was unable Brundhome plans Kotimates, because there was no one in the вишин
Colony, capable of preparing
besides the bugineers Officers,
Яндаше вним
them & that
had prevented his
Submiting plans for other public Buildings _ This statement having heeee submitted Am Gordon,
Juragan Seal of story who was then in London soliciting anestension This leave from the Colony, M Gordon
that beforehe
auswered
201
Lolung. 1845
351
left song he had fufandplans fora Church with approxeniate latinales, copies of which would be found in his office.
с
Sir J. Davis was desired on the 20th Aug. 1845 Wandhome Mr. Gordon's plans for consideration, but shortly afterwards a der patch wanceceived from hime dated 25th Aug, suggesting that the Porch of dondon should beapplied tofn plave of a Church prepared in this Country of MM Hardwicke and Policeated teart about £ 7000_ bf7000- 24 Oct. 1845 In October Sir J. Davis, in obedien
a
не
с
the
Wo the instructions of do Aug, vent hame MGordon's plans, observing that McGordon
Radestinated the the Church at about £11.000 but had stated that he could not give
Experise of the
precise extinente. In the meaultin Mustardevicke's plans hadbeen obtained from the Bishop of London with agrucial coleulation
of the expense ofercenting
вкреселе
them
au
aunting of 8.000.
There plaus
Davis on
ant Whi J.
Whi J. 20 Feb. 1846
were sent.
the 20th Febs last, with
nistrcctions to have detailed latinate,
made
of the
according
in
them
the expense of beenting
to the a elical price of lonk Naklong. Lie J. Davis was at the same time informed that though their 1. God
did not recede from nilention to contribute not more than 2/3rs of the expense, get that their final judgment on that matter
on their being satisfied must depend on
Met such a contribution would not be disproportioned to the necessity of the case & the accommodation Whe
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afforded - and he was authorized abouse to prepare the ground preliminary preparations for the creation of the Church &rvento proceed in the work provided the nihabitants should weince a dispontion wcontribute what would be regained
be
begand the amount Whegiven &
the Government.
Sir J. Davis despatch of 22 May 22/az/846
ал
332
is the anxever to this communication
Hereports that Mr Hardwicker plaus are too difficult of trecution for the Workmen in St. Kong, andrends home other plans perpared & Me Clevers and calculated to carl £ 8.300, with alist of subscriptions to the amount of £ 27/26. 18.11 of which ₤1379.199
been paid. The sum
have alred
realready already subscribed, therefore, is wither a fraction of 1/3 of the whole ratinated expense - and anexpectation is held out that it might be increased tof 3000. I 3000-7 therefore, the Godt benow prepared шматриране Wabide (then original intention Wcontribute 2/3ds of the whole Expecar, provided in did not reed tbooo the Church might be Marceded with. It deener quite Evident that a Church comes the built in & Khang under
A
£9.000.
The
Thane D/3 do
under £8.000
first step would be loved
#
as to the amount
the plays and Estimates to the
rearing,
with an intimation of
dordGreg's opiccion
the contributed & the HomeGod!
The X. 19 aug 1/46.
Ay 20.
I imagine
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1427 WongMay
CJ. Suachandy fir
1846
Fommended by Aus!
Murdoch 25 M:Sigken
MHomes 125
the perfection to
Laritney
26
be cuticlature vice be adh.
to bytthey.
let the perut bumun
whilst the expencer estung
Kary
guntas
they
cin, Shint
less whensive Stemferung
detin ver
5
be freund. Semprunte drast
whether
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bat be contacted for texpected puutus 69
Doord for for less then dvost
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do
The expense certainly does seem high, but considering what has already been done I tho not think the offer made to the whabitants I well be now retracted expecially after
a large subscript has been onised & that Freretire the best come with be recommend The plan & extimate to the yoy stutf Mintly what has alrendy
Leen done.
9.
Anes. 28. Sept:/46
118451
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22 May 1846
28 Aug: 1846.
353
With referere to M.
Stephens liter of the 14 faul
last- gom
-and you answer of the same mouth,
The Abfith
ал
the suffect of the erection
, and ай
the tune to be contributed
tobe
of a hunch at St. Kong, a towards that ofeet out of the
Le
lo
Colonial Funds, Lane directed Graulhrey transmit you herewith,
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for the consideration the Lords Comms of the hearing, the Copgopa further Despatch frombie J. Davis on throufect.
From this Despatch the Rondo of the Frenang uch Пеллизий recceive that Sie J. Davis consider Mustardwicker places too difficult the
heated in
in Helloug
and
that he has accordingly
васичекандний
Ronie
the rotinated
another debos plans prepared авттрешнорирайд & Afleverly, cart of which with be£ 8:300_
Lie J.
J. Davi, likewire, Suelone,
alist of subscriptions to the amount of it 2726 of which there has been actically raidt 15379, with
an intivation that the ал
Amount might herained
totsovo.
It was originally contemplated & gonn
да letter of 1 March 1844, that the contribution fromette
Colonial Frear
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towards Church should thorrection of a Church should not exceed two thirds of the whole expense, which, apmming bie J. Davir find totenate of the whole first Expense, would have amounted tof 6.000. H however, infleverly,
Extinales be correct the whole expense of the
the Church
wild fall within
354
J. Daver
feist cotimate while
en reason to expect that
Kere
deques
the private subscriptions with account tomore
third of the
than one third
Expense. Under there circumstances, considering
the length of time that has clapsed without ang heogene towards the erection of a suitable building for the
service of the fleurchglug? and that from
full
ว
the cover.
lence of all the lotimates that have been prepared, there
Neues
no probabilis that suck a building could be corestrected in St.Story for less there between £8.000 and 9000, dodgy
dexives me to recommend
Lie J. Davis Despatekand the plaus Motimaler which
auf
accompany it to the
consideration of the
Реали hords Commite of the hearing, and to suggest that hie J. Davis should be authorjed to commence the Work on The proposed Extinales, and to contribute asunnot
the
ou
preceding two thirds of the whole expense from Colonial Frenang- receiving satisfactory Evidence of the contribution ofaamme equial bat least
брах
theid
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The remaining private parties.
Favere
мере
1427
Hr. 1045) Hongkong 34
8 Oct. 1846.
Sir I. F. Davis Bark
人
1846
Ewarded o OTR
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M&Mundah 6 Stephen37
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Hawes Earl Grey Ր
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Sir
355
I have rec? 4. despatch
reed
of, 22 may last, W:60,
on the
да
Subject of the Erection of a Church at #kong.
From this despatch it
appears that
M.
you
consider
I Hardioncke's plans, wh:
were transmitted
with
to you
by hr. Gladstone's despatch
of 20 Febr. last, W:28, to be
too
difficult to be expented
hi Akong-
and
you
have
accordingly procured and sent home another set of
• plans, prepared by hr : Cleverley,
the estimated cost
gwhich will be £8.300 - You likewice Enclose a List
grabsorptions to the Am! of #2726, of which there has
been actually pand ₤1379,
and
you express your opinion that the amount
might be raised to £3.000-
It was
originally
Contem
are aware,
-plated, as you that the contribution from
the Col? Treas?? toward the
crection
of a
a church should
Yonds of the whole
hot 4ceed
exceed 2/3rds
Expense - which according to
the Estimate of the whole expense,
made in
10441
your desp: of) June
would have amounted
£6.000 - Ihongever Mr. язва
Neverly's
пре
Estimates be correct
the whole Expense of the Church
Treas: tetter / March 1844
will fall
within
356
I first
Estimate - while there seems
reason to Expect that the private
Subscnptions will amount to more than 1/3rd of that Effense. Under there Circes, considering
the length of time that has slapsed without any propers toward the Erection of a
Sentable building for Service of the
the
the Church of
England - and that for
- from the
Concurrence
all the
gale
Estimates: that have been
prepared, there seems no
probability that such a
building c be constructed
с
In It Kong for less than between £0.000 and £9.000 A. I book have decided to
anthorige sou
at once
Song 2018
fr
to commence the Work
on the propored Estimates,
and to contribute a
Sunn
not exceeding 2/3rd of the
the
shole Expense from Coll heasary - on receiving Satisfactory Evidence of the Contribution of a Sum
Equal to at least the
remaining
third
private Parties
Shant
A
ву
Copy
No 29.
Sir,
357
Surveyor Generals Office, Honghong,
22nd May, 18116.
I have the honor to forward. herewith..
a plan for a Church to be erected at Victoria,
and in accordance with your instructions, bey for the consideration.
leave to submit the same
вест
of His Excellency The Governor. As the lime has
Lo
very
limited
in which I have had to prepare_
the same, I have been unable to complete more
sent in eigh Brok of the design, than Net Ground Plan, N. 2
West Elevation, No 3 Flank Elevation. N° 4
Section through- trancepts, - but as these will_
sufficiently explain. the character
of the building which if approved of, the remaining
and
plans and
working drawings may be proceded with, and a Report and retimate prepared.
The Stonorable,
The Colonial Secretary..
!
in the usual form for
the service.
The design is Plain Norman Gothie-
which is easy
of
execution, the arch. is
the arch is of that
of that
description which the Chinese wortmen
and the mouldings
understand the building of are bold, and such as are best suited for the Granite of the Country.
It has been remarked that the Tower-
appears too low for the great length of the building, but this is characteristic of the style,
and
moreover is advisable on account of the
Typhoons which
are
said to commit such havoc -
upon structures which-
considerable height..
rained are raise
to
any
I think however that the length. may be reduced a little, which would without-
detracting from the general appearance, effect
might be employed otherwise.
a saving.
which
The interior I have not had time
sufficiently to delineate, but the section across
träncepts
358
trancepts shews the mode I propose to adopt-,
the arches Piers and
the
spring, direct from the face- of
is not weed in any part of
groining.
the building _ the space included between the
be formed simply with a
Boss
arches
may in the centre, or in panels according to any
device which would.
agree-
with the order.
It will be perceived that all the
Columns are alike this may be objected to by
some,
but altho
although, it is
it is frequently adopted_
in old examples, it is not by any
imperative-
so to do.
reading desk
means
and
The position of the Font., Palpit and
be attered if need be, perhaps it would be an improvement but
as this is
may
of no particular_ moment - at present Ishall not allude to them.
One half of the seats I would arrange with arms there to which would clearly
define the property if they
were to be
rented
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rented, and in a hot climate it is
particularly desirable that each person enjoy the full amount of space allotted to him.
The floor of the Church should be
pared with marble and the
sittings
raised
b inches above that level with ventilating openings beneath.
The ventilators in the
ceiling will
be made in the bosses and the vitiated air-
passes from thence into the-
exit
through
transepts
roof,
and has it's
at the
the circular openings
as shown in the section..
The exterior mouldings of every description, I propose to form of granite,
nite, and
:
359
blind inside the exterior venetian. would-
not be re
Tower
carria
required.
are ma
made
caminges.
The
lower arches
sufficiently large Im the height of t
of
the.!
to admit
of the next division.
residence for:
tivo flats may be arranged for.
a
the Beadle, and above that again is the-
belfry.-
Approximate Retimate.
£
Tower. Brickwork 13000 Cubr. feet : @ 7° | 579-3
Cut. Stone 1,200 Super . feet. in.
Super...feet.
4 lower arches
Cut. Stone in 3 win dows 1000fect of
Belfry 1600 feet.
"
4
"
:
@5/ 300
1000fect 644 300 @ 1/320
$
50
Battlement 250 cube feet - @tif.
10
"
the
remainder
a.
think
by
that
interior ornaments except the bases of
columns in plaster.
The windows I would
large proportion of ground glace
means and the Bamboo
of the building
in brick, the
the
of the
arrange with
and I
Mind
Caps to Buttresses
Floors 28 Sq
@ Sz
84
Staircase.
40
44 Pinnacles
40
Plinth
30
Carried forward: £ 1,453,3. 4
F
I
Brought forward £ 1,455 3 4
Flat Roofing & Squares
30 @L5
(38%
Foundation in rough Stome. 2,000 cwfect: (@2 B
10
@b 50
1,533 34
Contingencies 18pr Cent. 1536 6 Total Cost of the Tower
"
168698
Brick wnk in. Main. Building 16000 cu. fect @
(@
1,341 13 1
Pillars 3,000 cu.fect
@8
100
"
@
Arches and spandrils 5,200 cu. feet. 102 216 13 11
Doors and Windows cut. Stone 7,000 curfect (@4) 1400-
Caps to Buttresses
Plinth Course - 700 Cu:fect-
60
"
Parapet 1,360 Cu:fect
(@3/105. @11/ 272
Pinnacle and crosses
100
Roof 160 squares
@ 15
800
Ceiling 160 squares.
@Y 2
320
Ornamental Plaster
250
A
@
__ Y6
420
135
Marble Flooring Josquares.
Raised floor for sittings 90_@ £1.10
Conerete in
in foundation. 3000 ca : feet (23?
Carried forward £
"
37 10 3710.
"
"
5,557.16+ 8
1
$30
Brought forward. £ 5,557 168
ion @ b
- foundation.
3710
1500 cube-fect rough store. in Hardwood Seats with arms say 300 @ 12/6 each 187 10
ว
@$/..
125
Forms plain free seats 500.
windows 1000 su: feet. __ @ 1/-
Glazing
Pulpit. reading desk and fort-
Contingencies 10ft. Cent.
50
60
"
"
"
6,017 168
601 15 8
Total Cost of Main. Building £6,619 12 14
retimate
for
Tower
Main Building.
£1,686 x 9.8
6619.12.41
Total Amount £ 8,306,20
(Signed)
(True Lory)
I have te.
Chas: Ges. Cleverly,
Acting Surveyor General.
Prederick Man Bruer
N. 60, of 1846.
Inatomove to I im Gespatch
proposed church at Victoria, Brief Description of the-
with an
approxim
ate
Estimate _ of some.
22nd Ansys, 1846.
f
361
24.1846.
Victoria, Hong Kong, April 24. 1244
Setz
Siv
In accordance
accordance with the
instructions of His Excellency The Governor. They to hand you the accompanying memorandum of in- money paid and promised for the erection of a Church in Victoria.
ross amount will
The groß
you
perceive is equivalent to £2726. 18.11
Sterling.
Of this, £ 1,379.19-9. has been already
paid.
Applications for further payments
been
and promises have of late bion
generally met with Complaints of the
The Womble WA Bmer:
Colonial Secretary.
leng
332
long delays to which the work has been unhappily subjected, but accompanied with assurances of enlarged liberality when I shall be enabled to promise it's immediate accomplishment.
On the other hand a sum of
about £ 120 must be considered as
£120
lost by the deaths, failures, and -departures of Subscribers.
Making a moderate estimate of
additions and deductions
a
arising from
these sources, I feel a confidence of in- eventually obtaining £ 3000.
The anxious desire of the
r
Can
Residents for a building suitable for public worship, and their 14 generous disposition to share the expense scarcely be overrated. Itineresere tog to Repeat my humble but earnest prayer,
beg
may
be shown in
hastening the
arrangements by all practicable
I havez ves
ears.
(Signed) Vincent Stanton.
Tone Copy).
Frederich M.A. Bruce,
that some peculiar
nas.
sure
of favor
may
叫
No 60, 8f1846.
Enclosure N. 2 in Gespotah
List of Subscriptions
333
to the intended Church at Victoria, Hongkong.
$
Sir H. Pollinger, Bart pr. 150 Macar Dispensary
H. &. Sir J. J. Guvis Bart.....
Sir I. Werbert. K. C.B..
ARefohnston Revd G Cotper M. Gen: G. Burrell
Lieut Col: Malcolm
G. S. Reynolds
C. E. Stewart-
Hon : Major farine R. Wovenam
J. Rameay
150 W. Henderson? H. Tybees.
100
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RECEIVED
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1046
With
1428 Hongkong Victoria,
Hongkong,
$36
22nd May, 1846
reference to your Despatch. N233
that the prohibition.
March 17 requiring
of Me
the
against private practice on the part of Surveyor General. should be extended to the subordinate members of his department, I have the honor to refer you to my Scepatch. to Lord Stantry, N2.34 of July 6, 1844s, with its Enclosure, by which all Civil. Officer whatever. were precluded from engaging in any lucrative, occupation, on private Account.
express and temporary permission. Mr. Gordon, seems to have labored_
without
under some misconception or misinformation
The Right Honorable,
W. R. Gladstone, M. P.,
regarding
&c.
&c.
tc.
med to the
regarding the employment of those members of his department whom he left in China_. M : fleverly has rigidly conformed prohibition, and Mr. Pope has I believe only in one instance been permitted to superintend a work not belonging to the Government - This
was
the Bank, which
seemed to have some connection with the
publie
convenience and
was on
-
that ground
exception...
made an
I was induced on my first arrival. in the fotony, to publish the prohibition above. alluded to, in compliance with the Colonial Instructions, and the invariable practice of the Ordnance department; and I know Rule!
necessary.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sin
Your most obedient
Humble Servant,
Mdans
no
337
23 July. Mr. Hawes
This afferars
25 July Sague
to close this
Mr
22h May.
1846.
Mt. Honble W2. Gladstone.
Fin J4 Davis.
Received
19 is
respect to the Subordinate been always enforced with his department.
private practice of the Surveyor Generals has
that the prohibition
of 17th March, and stating on the part
against
Replying to Despatch N. 33
members of
N 62.
Y+62.
Financial.
Aus? 5-29 July 1946
wen to Chief Clerk Md.
Sir,
RECLAVE
C.0.
JULY.2
1846
1
1424 khong kong Victoria, Hongkong,
23rd.
338
25th May, 1045
In acknowledging the receipt of the Commission appointing myself Vice = Admiral of Hongkong, and that constituting Mr Hulme Sudge of the Vicer Admiralty Court of this Colony, I have the honor to transmit the respective amounts due for fees the two Commissions above-mentioned, as
on
with- directed by your Despatch N. 31 of March 4.
23 July 1846
2
ть
10
Ree
Helme Davis
N3
have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
The Right Honorable;
W. &. Gladstone, M. P
te.,
Xe!
Wani
23 July.
Co Dis. Smith
Entend
J. Davis
1346
Fontanitay sULI 27
Earlarey 28
1429 Akong
Lin
5 539
29 July 1846
Shave
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9.28
Despatch of 25 Maglast
Wif1⁄2 transmitting the accounts
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due for
Fees
би
art. A. of Shlong
on
and
In Stulmes Commission
as fudge of the V. At Count of the Colony expectings.
Shauke
*
370
Duplicate.
Victoria, Honghong,
18th May, 18/16.
On sight of this my second. of Exchange (firet. of the
Lame
tenor and date unpaid ) please to pay to P. Smith heque, of the Colonial Office, the swim.
of
Six Pounds 5/10
being fees on my Commission as Vice- Adoninal. of Honghong.
£.6.5.10
Mese! Herries Farquhar Vfe,
16. It
6. & James Street.
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371
Commissariat Houghtong, Victoria 23: May 1846
This is to Artify that the sum of Seren
Founds fifteen Shillings and leu pence Stecting has this day leen Prix with the Commissariat Chest ley the Colonial Secretary, besing the amount of Fes the Commission of the Honorable Chief Suctice as a Judge in the vice Admiralty Court:
due on
and Repayable to Peter Smith lux Chief Cleck in We Colonial Office Indon.
(Siquis) Oliver Goldsmith
uch.
Certific
Siguied,
Miller
20.64
его
The Right Hmorable The Scris mmissioners of H. M. Treasury,
London
Thun hooping
M Miller все
N: 63.
Financial
Copy to Treas : 28 Acry : 18416.
Sir,
AVG2
372
ид
1642 Hongkong Victoria, Hongkong,
ch.
20th May, 1045.
On the receipt of your Despatch Nr 30 of March 3rd Plost no time in endeavouring to ascertain the intention of the Civil Officers of this Colony with reference to availing themselves of the option afforded to them by the Act of
concerning retiring Pensions, and the Regulations of Her Majesty's Government founded thereon.
Parliament con
For this purpose I circulated among
them a Copy of the Act 4 and 5 William IV, Cap. 24, and Extracts of
your
own and Lord Stanley's Despatches, with the enclosed Memorandum. The
The Right Honorable,
W.&. Gladstone, M. P
several
&e.
were
required to express
several parties their assent or dissent by subscribing their numes, and the result (as enclosed) has been a majority against the proposed option, being twenty dissentients to only
on the other side.
thirteen
15 the Neamery
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I have the honor to be
Mestanes
hould presen
G22.
B
With the highest respect,
Siv
Your Most Obedient, Humble Servant, Danis
Intered
C. & Tevely and
1846
Forwarded & ANG?
Mundock 24 MBStephen M&Hawes Earl Grey 25
2
1642 Whong
63. 28 May 1946 76421
With
$73-
28 Aug: 1846.
reference to the Correspondence, which has paped between the Dep. And the Board of Treasury on the Subject of the scale of of Superannuation Allowance to be enjoyed by the Civil Servants of Augkong, am dureated by Earl hey
to transmnt tom, herewith, for the informed of the Lons Cand of the measury the Copy of a despatite from the For of Hongkong, stating that the majority of the
374
lival Officers of that Colary
are unorting to accept
the terms of Retiring Pensions,
as laid down
ons, as
hi lest 4 and 5 Oll.44.c.24-
Jam
:
1139.
Isten Brins Bt.
Forwarded by Nov
M RB d
M.Stephen 2 MHawes Earl Grey 13
2
16
Sr.
3
-1846.
There seeived your further
Despeth I. 13. of the 20 May
with reference to the intention of the Cril Offices of Hor
Hong
to avail themselves of
to thien
the option afforded to
by the Ach of Porhanical
Concerning setiring Pensions, Her Majesty's Govenement
consider it lich jush to thore Officers of the Cril kuni
the have signified their
desire to avail themsches
of the benefits afforded
by the hot Juovisions of Ge
the Act. 425. W4. C. 24. that
they should be allowed
the advantage of their choice_
They will therefore be
allowed to make the Cone :
Vibrations from their Laleries, quearibed by the Ach, in onder that, on their solemen
from the Service under any
the Circumstances con:
templated
ted in it's fronsins,
4.M. Gout may be enabled
to Consider their claines for
seliving Allowances.
1
575
Exorder to entitle such officers
to this advantage
be neupay
it will
thist the deductions.
should state from the periost
of their first entering the krovie, and then foron d
be contenced
Herlyn the
ед
quarterly.
ties in
sacrifits of the parties.
each like Spurifying the
е
deductions made
There are two Redividual the Sobere, here signifist
have
this fund to the proportion
- apsent
submitted to them
I gue
upon whore cases it it sumporry specially to remark. Fint. The Attorney General,
:
+
H. Mis : Goohn are customare
whether or not this offeirit
in Jomeite
allowed to engage practite _ If he be, it could
not be consistent with the Aulest
under which Superannuation.
Allowances are
granted to
Consider him admissette au
Claimant for that Give
thick finilige_
Secondly. Mes G. R. Frotter, Wis
how
le
has signifirst his assent, assuming
that the time he served in the
London Boch Office will be allowed
hun!
You
will inform this Officer
that under the circumstanced
of his appoitrient such periodl
376
of his service in the Toch
es would hure given
office
hem a cloem to a
выедне
relered
allowance if he had remained
in this Coumbry will undoutto.
- ly be considered when his claims to retirement. from
the Aril Senice at Hon.
at Hong
le
Honk muy buefter be
suey
brought before H. Mis :
диасив
Three further to aquaiich
Jou
thich although, ander
the peculiar circunistences
If the Glory of Hong Hong
4. M.
4. Gorth are willing in the first instance, to give
to the Civil Officers Serving
there the option of smiling themselves, or not, of the
terms of Placing Pensions
act
laid down in the beh
to which there reforred,
they consider it obviously inexpedient to continue
: divided Jeractive
the
a
subject;
cb; and that it will
be desemble to render it
$27
the proportions quescribed by
the Reb, in order that where,
from age or informity, they become unset for further
Service their claims for Min
Pensions may
living
Consideren
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In 1642 Akong 578
Colonial Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 19th May, 1840.
n
The Right Honorable the Seoretiery of State for the Celonies having
in a
Colony
Despatch dated the 3rd of March signified that the Civil Officers of the
cannot be allowed perisions on the terms proposed in the Memorial addressed by them to Her Majesty's Government, and having at the same time referred them to the Act 4 and 5 Wm IV Cap : 24 for the terms on which
ms are to be
pensions be granted, His Excellency the Governor directs that the Act itself should be circulated through the
different public Offices, and that the
members of the Civil Service should signify their assent or dissent from
the
the terms contained in it, by affixing
their
names
to the paper attached .
By Order,
· Assenting.
(Signed) C. May.
(+) Thos: Smithers,
(Signed) Frederick W. A. Bruce,
Assenting.
Colonial Secretary.
Dissenting;
(Signed) Paul Sterling, (Signed). The Chief Justice.
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Attorney General / Rott-
G. A. Frotter. -
/ Rob Dundasbay.
(") F. Smith.
wing that the
assuming
W.H. that the
") W. H. Alexander.
time Iserved in the /") Frederick W. A. Bruce
London Post Office
will be alloweome,
(.) A. €. Shelley,
Auditor.
Chat Mro. Cleverly, Surveyor General .
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Clerk of Deed Registryve
ImeCopy .
Maine
G. C. Harrison .
for the Colonial haretary
No 63, of 1848.
Inalonie in Gespatch
* N 64.
Miscellaneous.
.0.
AUG 21 146
V objections & ausi to
complainly of the Spicern ordinator:
20 May 1846
2 Sept: 1046.
46-24 Rng
330
1643 WKong Victoria, Hongtong,
30th May, 1846.
I have the honor to enclose for your
-perusal. Copy of a letter which has been
received from a Mercantile firm of this place, and of which the general purport is to represent that the Colony cannot flourish, as long
em continues.
Opium farm It is
as the
very probable that the parties in
nd- it most- convenient to
quection may find.
carry
on their business at Canton instead of Houghtong " but I am not disposed to view their representatima
as to the
light.
Her
effects of the oficum faron, in any other
than
as an
exaggeration.
It was at least no
part of the intentions
of the Majesty's Government, as expresed in
The Right Annable,
W. R. Gladstone, M. P.;
their
Memor
an duen
showing that
then majority of the Civil
Officers
are
Patsing Pensions laid against the terms of Hongecong
ng met
William IV. Cap. 24.
19th May,
down in the Act 445
1846.
te.
te.
Ye
their Communications to me previous to leaving
and, to convert. A
England,
for so
tong
into a station
very
smuggling Opium into China._._.__ The
distinctly avowed by Sir Robert
reverse was
Peel in Parliament, and stated by him to
myself
con
was
As the plan of the Opinon farm deliberately proposed and approved in a conferenc at which I had the honor to be present with yourself and others of Her Majesty's Ministers, I need make no remark on the gratuitous assumption of the writers of the enclosed Letter,
that the Opium farm is probably contrary" to
my own
my
So
opinion,
as to its policy.- bring the
far from
from this
case, it is
decided conviction that no tay could be discovered which would press so lightly on the Mercantile Community of the place, or cost so little (in fact nothing) to collect... Being only on sales of less than one cheet, and solely
levied
T
4
331
levied on the consumption of a pernicious luxury within the Colony, it would be difficult.
to understand how it is to operate to the ruin. of the wholesale and the external trade in Opium, admitting that it were the wish of Her Majesty's Government to encourage that.
trade..
Little
dispored
as
I am to Court a
contemptible popularity by listening to any
suggections contrary to my mon deliberate opinion, I am still less inclined to deprive the Government.
of nearly £5,000
£5,000 annual revenue, for
for the express
purpose of encouraging the smuggling Trade in Opium, and
and in an
instance of taxation
of
st
Ordered, and then finally sanctioned, by Her Majesty.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
Дан
Mu Hawes
de for their speccion ми били
By 22.
This should I concen
be com
tw Whhin Round of
Ko
the alleged mercantile effects of the
Wofthe way.
Вери
Blue Bre of trade Shape
дам
30
Fir J
May, 1846.
Hongxong,
to
F Davis
Ak Houth W. 2. Gladstone.
/ malosure.
N. 64.
Received
On
the Opium
allegations against
Farm
I am much inclined to
apree with hiHawes, & the subject in certainly one whith peguing to be looked niti, but the fritstih, must be to find this to the total pro
turns
ти
buy it
utei
look into their subject
it be betaa
to uch the opinion
athie P2 afsende & gamin
infrucates
pixe ?
thest Deft
Jam miliard to
Auch the "funn
It is cilend a foolish
nunopoly Singuray.
to perent sungglej u dicam bitincon Cheease e
Jacy Kary
Helene it
only piments havent
mem
(b)
хочу
face toons not
peevent Sungle,
#4
teved
1643 HongKong
J. G. S. de persekry.
Forwarded, t
!!" pundoch 26 MIStephen
Meliques
| Earl Grey
2
28
by Ser
Mrd-16 Kry46
64-30May - 1846
むし
532
2 Sept. 10416.
Jane dicted s
Paul Grey
ofa
Stransmit
Rerewith, the fly Despatch from the
Govenor of Fickong, sudung and commentingona
letter addre
addreford
Ther cantile
Secretary Ja Firm in that Colony
on
These Gest of the Opiime
Farm.
requent would be
Wlaz
Weis
Despatch auditindone before the Lords of the Committer
hade, and
· for
move them to furnish his Lordship with ang. observation, which ang
occur to them on the
ди.
展理
ว
Gov_ 1643.H.
-9 Trade --1464
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1. H. king.
:
Sin S. Dairs .
Jr.
ro. 46.
333
24
16.
Sov-46
I have received your
despatch of the 30 May 8 64
with a representation prom
Maps Boustead on
Nie
subject of the Opium Farmal
trong lòng
ley
dem informed
am
the Lords of the formimitter
Ring funil for Trade, to
whom these papers
communciated
Meat M.
does not appear to their.
Ludships to be
aly
ouff
pround of Rijection
to this
will acquaint
duty. You will a Meg. Boustea: " that Hen Majesty's Government connt
accade to their request no
consent to dist.
the
existing anaugement
this sulyje?.
Inclose for youn information
а сени и
Letter from the Board of
on
the
Trade in this question, an
I have to quen that you
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a
repel be loviced
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strictly enforced you a
will
tatte sich measures
you
shall pin. neupay
for seming in jo turn the punitual doen aan &
the Law in this respurt. I have??
with
wick keep costully in
view the umpistance of
:aving the trade of Hong Kory as unfettered as pepille by any piscal an
ther restrictions.
& ta
statement of Shape. Brustial
be correct that so much
y the opium Promsience as
requires to exccution
ja search Warrant besse
385
вору
of
Grade
Office of Committee Privy Cormeil for Witchall 16th Nov 1846
Sir
Jam directed by the
Lods of the Committer of Sing
Connel for
Prade to acknow -
your
-ledge the unipt of gener
2 letter of the 2 September
the subject of the brimm
Farm
ни
Them Samghong, and in reply
I am to state to
you, for
$
Ваше
B Haver Pagr
of
да
the information of Earl
Carl Grey, that it appears to my What the system of
to the Retailers
Lords
Luinces
f opium at
Roughing is calculated to off
·offect
the then fold dijeet of raising
a considerable Revenue
an
upon
article of consumption forming a very proper subject taxation, of bringing the retail Dealers in in intrmecating Deng under the superintendense of the Palice, and of checking snuggling trade besturin hong thong and think in an article prohibited in the latter.
а
learntry. Receiving the Opium Firm in this light, and
considering
386
that the license
system is the minde
of
ation with which the Statuies
of China
are understand to
be most familiar, my Lads are of opinion that its generd principles are not only justifiable
but commendable attho' in
this Country
a similar
system
would probably be found
impracticable
My dads beanse that the abjection taken to the farm by Mese Banstead
14
387
appears to bee, that it prevents
Smgting loving make a
SongKong
Prade - The privato
Depôt-
bauch of
enquiries which
Lorebs
my
for a Freign Opium trade,
Погледи
but as the farm does not
affect the wholesale trade,
but only
is
that carried
in
er
small packages, my Lads
apprehend that its tendency
only to discourage
illicit traffic, which if farmitted
might probably
cause more
injury to our Commerce
Ĭ
serious injury by disturbing
our relations
with lehina than
any that
even
the
could recabt from total suppression of a particular
brauch
have made among parties
interested in the trade of lehvide leads them to suppose that the dissatisfaction expressed by Messrs Boustead
the subject of this Tax in not participated in by Commercial Body generally
an
the
is
With reference to the comparison drawn by Messts Banstead textween the operation of the Steven at Hongkong. and dincapore, My Lords see
reason for believing that
no reaso
ма
it is less suited to the
circumstances
of the former
than of the latter place except in so far as Kong
Kong
is more comer
conveniently pland
for a smuggling depest inhish
ard as no reason
my Lords regard
for taking of the centrations
It would homever be desirable
that the attention of the Governor should be directed to the
allegation that the penision
a search warrant
regering before a lessed
the
can
bee becorded
is not strictly enforced, and
5 general importance of leaving the trade of thongkong.
ао
}
as
388
unfettered as possible aught also to the impressed upon
him.
Samde
Rigned) John Lefevre
I
*****
Conferen
1
AUG 21
1846
in 164.3 Akong
Victoria 20th.
339
20th May, 1846.
To the Honble. GW. A. Bruce.
Sir.
Colonial secretary
Hongkong.
We ought perhaps to abologize
for presuming to address you
subject which
ay at
on
a
may 1 first appear to
affect only ourselves, and in which the Government can have, conver
We are
are about rem.
removing
our
Establishment to Canton and are
desirous of making
you, for
1 of making known to you,
the informations of this Excellency, the
Governor
the
ernor over
this step,
Reasons for which are forcing
COMEs w
the Colony, may operate
m
ner
upon
it's becoming
an
al
from
in the same
others; and instead of
us was
generally expected
portant Commercial depêt,
HongKong
Hongkong
ere
may
many
months elapse
have dwindled down into
a
mere Mili
Military post . Viewed in this light, the fact of even the smallest mercantile firm being obliged to leave the place, may perhaps be found, not allegether unworthy the notice of Soveen.
ment ..
We came here from Macae
about six months
age expecting the
адо
following advantages to result front
our
Pomegal.
1et As being
more convenient for
correspondence with India and Europe, as well as with our Shanghae branch.
Ine
500 As affording
a secure
and e
Convenient Warehouse for such
goods as
we
might not wish to
Send at once to Canton or to
-
',
to
the North, and
ze that we should find as
3.
business doing
330
I find as much
here as at Macao,
sufficient at least to justify mr
Keeping up a separate establishment
outside.
In all these respects we regret
say Hongkong has disappointed us. The monthly Steamers to Ceylon conveying they do with the greatest regularity, Straits Indian & Curopean Correspacence,
as
it is now seldom necessary to write by mny other
so that such correspondence
conveyance,
can be conducted quite as well at Canton; and the trade of Shanghae having
become
e a
direct one, we
novo
find we have
merely to receive and post the Shaughne letters, and forward on such as reach
& for
that place from the south : this
of course
se can
the
be done as
well by an
as u
Agent
1
Agent or Clerk,
or
under cover to the Post Master.
goods
as
by pulling the letters
Macao
being
move a
Free Port,
can be Warehoused there as securely here and at much less expense. It
may
arrive
be said that most ships here, and that it must be inconvenient and attended with additional expense having to send goods to Macao; both can be avoided, by simply -
however
ver Can
instructing the shipper
or
in India
Europe to substitute the word__ Macac for Hongkong in the Bill of Lading; with Opium this is_ now done, vessels either touching there first to deliver the Macao Opiume Tunning over from this after delivering that for Hongkong .
roe
ex
With Regard to actual business, e find almost nothing doing; Excepting
Some
A
391
sales during
our se
some few shot goods the last six mouths amount to just
ton Chists of Opium ! and even these
were
taken by an Europians on Speculation,
whe believe had to send them to
we
bumsingmoon for sale, to which place
or Macao
rve
novo
find ourselves
obliged to send all our Opium to be sold, and of
Course have to
to pay Agents
for selling it instead of trying the
as we
އ
might
Commissions
missions to ourselves, - and would do if sales could be made
the same terms. To shew
here
ere
de de
.
the state to which the
lace is reduced
clearly
place
Ofsimmel.
eve
may
To show you
form
4 by
market fo
as a n
mention that.
we
the "Lady Mary Wood last month Received thirty Chests of Opium, with instructions to sell it on arrival, and return the proceeds per
proceeds per steamer ;
the
the highest offer
we could obtain here
670 of Chest, from an European, who
would have had to send it obsecchere.
for sale, and of course could not;
give the Macas or Canton prices : We sent ten
Chests of it to the former place where it
was
sold at $ 700 and twenty Cumsingmoon which
cheste to
were sold at
Canten, half at $700, and half at fyes. thus the thirty Chusts produced nearly
$1,000
We have
$ 1,000 more than if sold at Hongkong!
just Received 100 Chests per
" sa anza with the.
have just Braganza".
for which we can
same instructions,
an get no offer here, while
a
Sales are made daily at Macae and Canton, and we have consequently been compelled
to send them all to Cumsingmoons .
Can
them
eve
of European Imports sell none, and where sales of
couvr
be made at Cantort.
deliverable
2
deliverable outside, the four
purchasers
332
...
generally prefer receiving thems at Macas, which is a further recommendations of
that place
some
As a
mere ware
: housing port.
Rice and
market for
n
other important articles of Manila
de
e decidedly
4 Straits produce, Macar je now the best in the neighbourhood. This was
not the Case tive
then
• years ago;
was
Price could
generally be sold as well, and
some.
times better here than at Cantery or
Macas, but
av,
:
parties living aus having
in the Rice Frade,
d in
property hese, engaged.
tell us they
will have to
they have long
to go to Macae, where been compelled to sell
cost of their Rice the an tigh
From this plain statement
His Exalliney will parceive that Hongkong
-affords ne particular facilities
as
station for Correspondence that Macar Lopresses
333
possesses
more
advantages
7.L
even as a
being
Warchouse for goods - and there.
no
-
literally ne market here for my un description of imports,
we
nave
ave no
alternative, and must either leave
Houghing us pay others you doing our
for business elsewhere.
aged in the
To two or three of the large Houses extensively engaged. Opium Trade on the Crast, Abingtung
is no
Hongliong
doubt Convenient, but the same
trade was formerly cond
formerly conducted by them
with equal facility fromes. Macao :
and we are inclined to think that i
but for the
by them
in
en
vous
sums invested
buildings, they would
- again Return to Macao.
If we
we were asked to
account
for this state of things, we should have no hesitations in attributing
it to the operation of the Opium Jars,
and the other taxes on trade, and which
лис
think a
a wise
Government, having
the power, would immediately abolish,
leaving
corn.
eree
of every kind entirely
го
unlettered. In preef of the injurie
effects of the Opium Tarm, it is only necessary to state, that before it was we used occasionally to seni
established,
over
Opium from Macae here for sale, and
that we are
!
$
- assured on your authority the sales thent amounted to upwards of 200
Chests a month, and it is
is
to
: fair to infer from the Removal here of most of the Houses engaged in the Opium Trade, that but for the Fame the_
Sales ere
this would have reached 300
Chests a month, instead of which
purchasers
Macao and
s are driven to Macao
Curnsingmeen, and as far
есле селе
learn
it
$34
31
learn the deliveries
es are now
confined to
the actual consumption of the place,
Some Thirty Chests a month!
System
In support of the present
we know Sin
has been
Singapore has
Referred by the Hontle. Unjertleine when
Acting Colonial secretary . We
may
perhaps be allowed to know some
of Singapore, our Mr
Resided there
the
amething
our. Mr Boustead having
upwards of fifteen
-ds of fifteen years in
management of a business which
give him an
an
opportunity of forming
an opinion on the subject. If the Opium
trade at Singapure
часте
any thing like
what it is here, and a Macao and
kumsingmoen us near to it as they
are to Hongkong.
we are
quité
sure
that the Farme there would not last a month : The buyere of
opium at that place
place are chiefly
native
سيا
་
native traders, from all parts of the
Archipelage,
who have
no
other market
to resort to for the sale of their produce,
- sell before
which they of course must sell.
they
rey
can make their purchases, of these purchases Opiums forms but a small
part : Shese traders besides
remain as
there,
long as they please, transadt-
their business.
and depart without
any questions being asked thems. The Opium Tamer is not allowed
C
to keep armed Cruisers and to board.
the harbor, there,
every
beat enterin
"entering
the clause of the Opium Ordinance, him to obtain a search
Compelling Warrant before boarding any
he
boat
may suspect of selling opium illegally, is digidly enforced. Cases of hardship, do occasionally occur; parties
sometimes from malicious motives
smetin
are som
brought
brought up by the Fanner, charged
with defrauding him, but in all
revenue
cases
the Si
Sitting Magistrate
must call two others chosen fremt the Merchants to investigate.
among the
the Case, who always see full justice
done - Upon the whole the
Systemy
works well at Singapore; it has not been found to injure the general trade of the place as it has done
here; if it did, it would be given up, as the great object six stamford Raffles
- founding . Singapore.
had in view in
" the extension of British Commerce in that Quarter . has always been kept steadily in view by the Government.
In conclusim
demark that it is
very
€
may evident that
if more
revenue
than
is
now got from
the land be required, it must be
Paised
535
1
Caised in some
other
way
than by
laxing
the trade, for if the present
System be pursued it is but too clear
there will soon be
will soon be no trade to tax.
We trust our motives in
thus addressing you
will not be
: misunderstood. We have nothing at stake in the Colony,
property
in it, and have
we own no
no se
selfish
or personal ends to serve : We should like to see
Keng
khong hong
become what
it was intended to be an important Commercial station, which we are satisfied it never can become while the present policy is pursued, if as is generally supponed, Hie Excellency is in all his
merely following
out
ano
strict Orders from
have, contrary probably to his own
Opinions, statements like the
present
present, founded on activat experience will strengthen his hands in his Representations to the Colonial Office, It is for this this only.
this we
we write and for
and
We have, V.
(Signed] Boustead He
(ImeCopy
Maine
for the Colonial haretary;
し
N:65.
Encentive.
Anid
19-25 Ary: 18116.
fovi
C.O.
AUG. 21 1846
1844 trong không
396
Victoria, Hoongkong,
5th June, 1846
According to the standing
Colonial Regulations, it becomes my duty to report that the capital sentence
of
the Law was carried into execution on the
4th Instant in the case
of a Chinese named Chuy-afat, for the wilful murder
of another Chinese, by stabbing him with
a
.
knife or short sword.
The Criminal was tried by the
Supreme Court on the 20th
being found guilty by a jes
4. May,
and
was condemned
bocats On the 304. Instant the Chief
death.
Justice was,
was summoned to a meeting of
the Executive Council, and his notes
The Right Honorable,
Mr. E. Gladstone, M. Pd
H
40,
of
:
of the trial were read and considered. As he could offer no recommendation to mercy in behe
behalf of the Convict, and as I
concurred in the opinion of the Council
that it was n
-necessary to check the frequency
of such atrocious crimes ar
an
among
the Chinese
population, the sentence of the Supreme Court was confirmed, and carried into execution on the 4th. Instant.
that this should hear
knowledgment. Fin
cauxivered a simple
Deep.
I have the honor to be
14
22
With the highest respect,
Siv
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
здат
Cleved
1664.4 Kong
I. P. 7. Davis Bark
人
18461
Forwarded by ANG?
Mundock 244.
M&Stephen MBHawes Earl Grey
24
25
So,
13: 537
250 Aug: 1846.
I have received your
despatch of 5th June last, hr 65, reporting
the Execution
of a Chinese, named thuy-
afat,
who was convicted of
marden
the wilful mu
of
Another Chinese; at the
Kong
Supreme Count of Whang on the 28th May
holdew
Jan
1846
Saw fil
نها
No 66. Finance
Siv
WED
46
1645 Hongkong
Victeria, Hongkong,
398
5th June, 1846.
A Despatch from Lord Stanley, Nr. 144 of September 25th, conveyed
authority for fitting out two Cruisers for the suppression of Piracy in the neighbourhood of Hongkong.
loby
to Foreign office
Admmalty
2. Sept 7086.
Until the arrival of a Commission
nder the Great Seal, establishing a
mixed Court for the trial of offences on the high seas, I felt it was premature to adapt any
"the kind against
adon
measures
of th
· Pirates, but this having been obtained, I proposed to the Executive Council at once to take the first steps towards the preventive system.
The Right Honorable,
W. &. Gladstone, M. Pd
te
tel.
The
The proposal originally made by certain Native Merchants of Canton was
ofban
to fit out Cruisers manned chiefly by Chinese, and paid partly by those Merchants
but the impossibility of placing any confidence in Chinese, and the probabs
probability of their converting such a trust to the practice of piracy
wn part, made it necessary to abandon the project in that precise shape. The parties themselves
on their
| had morcover, evaded the subject when it
was pressed upon them.
The first steps on this occasion must be entirely experimental, and therefore instead of two Cruisers, it has
been deemed advisable to commence with only one. This
one. This was built on the model
of the fastest Chinese vessels for the aggregate sum
sum of 600 Dollars or £125.
She has been armed,
d from the Ordnance
Stores
r
X
539
Stores with a Sirs-pounder Sun and small arms proportioned to her brew of twenty-
-men, according to the enclosed List.
-Sir
This brew consists of a "Gunner in charge, of steady character, on wages of £12 a month, and of five European seamen at 20 Dollars each a mouth, which rates are to include their subsistence and all charges. There are to be sixteen Manilamen at 12 Dollars a month each, and four Chinese
to
manage the boat at 8 Dollars, all to provision themselves. The aggregate monthly wages of the twenty-six will be £06.0.10.
It is hoped that this Gun-boat will
be of material service in
and
1 giving protection to Vessels, especially between Hongkong Canton, as well as in conveying Despatcher occasionally.
I have the written consent of
Keying for the employment of such means
towards
towards the protection of the Hongkong Frade against Pirates, on the admitted ground of the Chinese Governments being unable to afford the necessary protection; and on the success of this experimental measure will depend any further steps that may be reported for the approval of Her Majesty's Government.
отреть
I have the honour to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir
220
Your Most Obedient, Humble Servant, izdani Davi
-
This should be counse
F.o.
& thedarceleon
reated. Whit Admiral
of the thear the first instanceiros shave fallen in great part on the Chinese Merchants, but under the present arrangement with be thrown entirel. An Tolony.
used for this experse. which in
Ayy 22.
to compre
Contin
dungeons porn
Theth wrang
Gberiel
I Stanley's despatch hurl unthonized the meneme it is impossible to disapprove of the conduct of the God a all that can be clone is t
WAA
by Mr Mardoch
Were it
" Mherwise I certainly shrest have approved of extublishing.
er under way
an armed cruis
of the Adminating or combaanded tiny one but an
The
navy acting.
regular
miss_
officese
un
и чт
Entwed
4.30
1645Hong Kong 2. Jut: 1046.
All. Addington by Sin
1946
mported in puG!
Wased
on
12/1546
66-5 146
Entered
Copy to Gov
With reference
BJ.
Stephen's letter of 11 deflin
test, Lanedirected
Glad
Grey Whimnamit
it by Recewith, for the information
of Vract Palmerston, the Copgopa Despatch from Lie I Davis, reporting the
measures which he had
adopted for the fittingal
a
Cringen the emplaged
Pirates in the againat
vecinity of St. Mory.
and
in the recasional consgame
of the Mail.
Co.ft." Hamilton Sie
R.N. 2 Sept. 1046.
ens?. 26 Sept 1/46 (1924)
Raveze
Rita oferece to
Mitsoperlaten of 21 Aug!
and to M. Corgianswe oft Left." 1845, Sundirected
он
B
十
In
Stranamit de bringing this was of halten seen
Sharlbury Won herewith, for information of the
of the
Comme
the
the Lords
considerath of
subject under the board
directed to express the serious doubts en- testained by LG. whether as a herme= nent warmement the employment of the Admiraly annique of this dever ifit, & under the avage
the Copy of a Despatch te
opa as in beter to fo
Sir
т
Internat
Λ
ment whi Lasbeen made w0 be expectent; & whether any respel employed in this service. ought not to be commanded by an offices of 4. Mi's navy regularly commissioned for that purpure, & acting under the direct authan: by of the led the
C.R. Frevelyan bay
Javedirected flail Grey Wotate Byou for 22 Sept. 1048.
возни,
the information of the dads
of of the Freaning
Comms of the
that in the summer
нико
flast
geen two Deeps were received from the God?
of St Hong the Carlo
Aberdeen, and commen mcated this Lordship 15 this Dept representing that Pirms to prevalent in the
had become
vicinity of At Kong as
бел
veriocial winterfere with
моск
Aus- 18 Sept: 1846
(1844)
13 June 1848.?. 1845- Aug: 1046? des
431
the resort to the orlandch Chinese Merchant Vaple-
- that from the manner
in which it was carried
the presence in the Harbour of Dr. M. Ships oftar afforded "protection. _ and that it been had, in consequence,
aded no
mopaned to the Gooty some Chinese Merchants Befihout two Cruizer, Whermplaged in the suppression of Piray the convegance of Godt. Despatches - Whe mammed Innere but commanded
and
Shinene
British Officers, and the expense to be defraged paully the Chinese Mechan and puitty (the local Godt Investove herewith Copies of the letter from the F. O. transmitting for
Lord Stanley's consideration
Lie J. Davis despatches
on
J.
this subject. Thappears that adverting
I the importance of object
the
ob eet. Wbe attained and
to the small
expecene to.
be devolved on
the Colonied
Manny, dord Stanly
decided, with the concurrave
the Earl of Aberdeen &
gaber
of
Re
Lords Comme
of the
дини
10
g
Admirally trauction
The arrangement respond Stir J. Davis & the fancies Merchants, and he
according addrepedti Sie J. Davis the Deck: of which develove afty. By a despatch, however, cently received fromtin 3. Davis, and of which also forwarda lopez, for
144-25 Sept/46
1086-5 June 1846.
432
the canned caters of the
its
Lords of the Freasury it appenes that the Chevere Merchants have woaded
the performance of the
Momires
in
which the
scheme was origine
founded. and that, in
Consequence,
Sie J. Davis
harhuically a pinned on
the part of the God! thoulde Experise of building
out one
fitting Whermplaged in
and
Rugen
in the
suppression of Piracy. The failure of the Merchant; to free forum performe
the finere
then
the (A)
part of the original arraugs. ment has allered. The whole nature of the
the scheme, and
ih appears to doidGreg. doubtful whether it would be advisable txacation
it
as a
жание
permanent measure
ou ili present footing
а
A
"He would propose, however, to allowit to contime for "the present as anexperiment, aced in the meantime " he would recommend that "The expense already incurred in the building of the Apel, and that necefany for the payment of the Creed and eupply of the 'armament, should receive the sanction of the
"Lords
the Treasury.
of the
But in conveying sacation doe
doudhry
that
would
direct hie J. Dave's not toimeur any further Expense begond what he
has now
, and to
as soon as a
report, as sufficient trial shall havetathen place, the reauth of the experiment
433
as far as regards the
горага suppression of Prayz. Shavere
!
`. . . . .
A copy of this despatch 634 must be forwarded to the Ad= 17 Debster 1946. mietter that unersonal instructies
miralty
No 350
Govern
muy
Sir John Davis. Bart.
Sir.
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12 032 12.
12
Millators/2
EartStre
Copy to Adminally 24 Oct/40.
Menite with Admity litt f
12
besent to the Achuvial
9.
I have to acknowledge the
your despatch Nobb
receipt of y
of the 5 Jane reporting the
measures, which you
hocal
tatten for fitting out a licizer to be deployed against Pirates in the vicinity of
Hong
long, and in the
sccasional convey
Mail.
ey acce
the
The
It appears pom the
past conespondence that Lord Stanley sanctioned
Stanley
your
proposal for the establish =
=ment of
two Creazers for
this service on the understanding
that the Chinese Merchaats would bear the greater portion of the expect to be
incurred. I learn, howece
from your prese despatch that the Merchants have withdrawn from then offer
had
which they make up on sulicut, and that you have sulyjeet, been, in consepsexe, worden the necepity of depaying at
aut
of the Colonial Revenue the expense of biolding and fitting a simple crizer fe the performance of the proposed doty
Feeling notesfied
that some active measiones
are absolutely required for the subtression of piracy
in the neighborhood of Hong Kong 4th. Gort, hace When thestanding hoe ficlare of the Chircite Merchants
to hellil their part of the
riginal agreement carented
convey
accapas
sul
to sauction the expecte
the for despaging of cul of the # Mincal perds of the the
to the have caused Nobel which
to be hicht, as well as of her
petere maintenxxxx, bat
As it must be uxxxcertain In fr some trace whether the teployment of a Acimen this description inh axsver the parpore for
q
which she is intended,
youill be pleased to understared that the peasure is mer
reperimental.
merely
that no
further repecse much be incurred begond what You have already reported. and that a report with to expected from you,
soon as a sufficient trial shall have taken place,
as
place uponthics point between thier Office, acod
f
to the resecht efficacy of this the Office of the Land ("%) Vepel putte suppression of the Sanicatty, and have
The Lords to instruct you to make the piracy Commissioners of the Aamiialty, such a communciation to whom I have consulted upon the Admiral on the Station this subject, entertain the es shall appear to you opinion that accy
aaay vefel
employed upon a suivce
this Reature ought to be
attacked as a tender to
of
to be necessary
nexpory in full an of their Luthip's ineas.
thee Play Ship at Hong Kong, and be commanded by au Officer of H. M. Navy appointed by the Admiral from that thing Skip, Aced that the should
to
a certaci
manned by a
Number
Weamen, together
Shar
C.0.2 Sept 746. Admiralty 26
with such a party y (hinese or Manilla Men as the Ramiral
night think nece pary.
و
kausnit for yr wif Comespondence which has tathen
C.O.
AUG.21
1846
In 1645 #lone 636
Victoria Hongkong
3rd June, 1846. Received from Her Majesty's
Stores at this Place, under the charge of the
Ordnance Storekeeper the undermentioned Articles...
Articles
Axes Fole (Small).
Boxes Tube
Belts Waist:
Blue Lights-
Bits Vent.
Caps Percussion -
Case's Cartridge leather 6 pt Chisels for demoving Tompions Cartridges flannel filled 6 por 11⁄2 the:
do_de_
do
do 1 bl.
Cartridges . Hlucket Ball percussions -
de_ Pistol
Hand Grenades fixed...
Horns Priming.
Served.
25
24
320
19
19
144
144
12
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7
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Small
Swords. N.P
Tregs for Bayoneta N.P Key Metal Magazine
do_Nipple. Magazines Cap with Kens
Tubs Match
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Muskets S. I. percussion
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Served
articles
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6
437
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12
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12
}
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12
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12
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2
12
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12
12
12
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14
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12
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12
S. S.
Pistols 4.4. percussion (in :
12
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24
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12
6 for
50
shot Round 3 pr-
25
1 pr.
25
Swords S. S.
12
Swords.
Spunges with Caps danners beads & Staves lipst
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Tempions 6 pr. Gunl
Gun
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Wadhooks with staves.
Cases Metal Lined Half-
Cases packing Cannister= Tubes Tynmores -
Sun
Brass Field Piece
Mr. 5. 20
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1
200
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Articles.
Cases Metal Lined
Quarter
[signed] William's Folder.
Harbour Master .
(True Copy
Maria
for the Colonial hauetary
14
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2
No 67. Legislative.
And: Coufa
20.
9 September
Sir
C.o.
AUG 21
1846
438
1646 Hongkong
Victoria, Honghong,
5th
June, 1866
I have the honor to forward herewith-
Ne
an attested Copy of Ordinance No: 3 of 184 6 entitled: "An Ordinance for the relief of insolvent debtors within the Colony of Honghong :
giọng
Notwithstanding that the Laws of Lingland (so far as applicable. to the circumstances
of this Colony) are to
are to prevail here, it was still
deemed necessary to knact the abovenamed Ordinance, inasmuch as the insolvent. law
Both of England
extend to the folonies ..
and is held,
is held, as a general rule, not to
And further, as it was necessary
that
the Supreme fourt should be invected with an
express power to appoint a provisional assignee,
The. Right. Honnable,
W. R. Gladstone, M.S.,
and
tc.
to.
te.
and perform other acts, and as Sections
many
of the Insolvent portion of the land 2 of
Victoria, Chap. 110, were
either w
wholly
inapplicable to the Colony, or required partial
alterations if applied thereto, it became
desirable
on
every
account to fashion and-
adapt that net for the use
of the folong
On Account of the technical character of this Legal Enactment, I have of course. "ben guided by the opinions of the Colonial
Law Officers in passing it.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Siv
Your Mort. Medient
Humble Servant,
istan's Дам
1
f
439
22 August Mr. Phagen
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Gov. 1646. dollagen 1748 Sthing
In Ihn Davis Br
де
1846
Formanta vynes этиловой
MR Stephen
Fatters
Earl Grey
୫
20
410
bs. 9 Septw45.
Have received
received you
ги
Alespelet of the 'st Ime last, pr. 67, enclosing a transenpt gan Ordinance peperehtte Segislative of Stonyhung (h. 371046) " for the "Whify Insolvent Debten "within the Coboy gothi Thanet inform you
of
that I.M. has been
pleased to allow and
Confirm this Ostinence.
Zmill Communiti
Her
اوري
A.Mi decision of the
Inhibitants of St King by
a Sivelimation whe published in the tonal
And most both te
внего
Lamb
LAVED
21
h. 164 Akong
411
INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S ACT.
HONGKONG,
ANNO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. 3 of 1846.
By His Excellency, Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Ad- miral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Subjects trading to and from the Dominions of the Emperor of China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOLVENT Debtors witHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.
[6th May, 1846.]
Title,
30
Preamble.
Persons Imprisoned
Time of petitioning.
What shall be stated in the Petition.
I. WHEREAS it is expedient that express provisions should be made for such Cases of Insolvency; Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor of Hong- kong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that from and after the time ap- pointed for the commencement of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for any Person who shall be in actual Custody within the walls of any Prison in the Colony of Hongkong, upon for Debt may apply to any process whatsoever, for or by reason of any Debt, Damages, Costs, Sum, or Sums the Supreme Court in of Money, or for or by reason of any Contempt of any Court whatsoever, for nonpay- a Summary Way for ment of any Sum or Sums of Money, or of Costs taxed or untaxed, either ordered to Discharge. be paid, or to the Payment of which such Person would be liable in purging such con- tempt, or in any manner in consequence or by reason of such contempt, at any time within the space of Fourteen Days next after the commencement of the actual Custody of such Prisoner, whether such commencement shall have been in the same Prison, or in any other Prison; or afterwards, if the Supreme Court of Hongkong shall in any case think reasonable to permit the same, to apply by Petition in a summary way to the said Supreme Court for his Discharge from such Custody, according to the Provi- sions of this Ordinance; and in such Petition shall be stated the time and place of the first Arrest of such Prisoner in the Cause or Causes wherein he shall then be detained, and the time of his Commitment to the Prison where he shall then be confined; and if such Prisoner shall not have been in the same Custody from the time of such first Arrest, then the means and manner by which the change of Custody of such prisoner has taken place, and also the Name or Names of the Person or Persons at whose Suit or Prosecution such Prisoner shall at the time of presenting such Petition be detained in Custody, and the Amount of the Debt or Debts, Sum or Sums of Money, and of such Costs as aforesaid, so far as the Amount of such Costs is ascertained, for which he shall be so detained; and such Prisoner shall in such Petition state whether such Prisoner has given Notice to the Keeper of the Gaol or Prison in which he shall be confined of his intention to present the said Petition, which Notice the said Prisoner is hereby required to give in writing to the Keeper of such Gaol or Prison; and such Prisoner shall in such Petition state that he is willing that all his Real and Personal Estate and Effects shall be vested in the provisional Assignee for the time being of the Estates and Effects of Insolvent Debtors in the Colony of Hongkong, according to the Provisions of this Ordinance, and shall pray to be discharged from Custody, and to have future Liberty of his Person against the demands for which such Prisoner shall be then in Custody, and against the Demands of all other Persons who shall be or claim to be Creditors of such Prisoner at the time of presenting such Petition; which Petition shall be subscribed by the said Prisoner, and shall forthwith be filed in the said Supreme Court.
Petition to be signed
and filed.
II.
412
Detaining Creditors
tition to Supreme Court
that purpose.
II. And be it enacted and ordained, That if any Prisoner who at the time ap- of Prisoners in Execu- pointed for the Commencement of this Ordinance shall have been committed to any tion may apply by Pe- Prison or Gaol, and charged in Execution for any Debt, Damages, or any Costs or Sum for an Order to vest or Sums of Money, or committed for or by reason of any Contempt of any Court whatso- Debtor's Estate in Pro- ever for Nonpayment of any Sum or Sums of Money, or of Costs, taxed or untaxed, either visional Assignee of ordered to be paid, or to the Payment of which such Prisoner would be liable in pur- Court appointed for ging such Contempt, or in any Manner in consequence or by reason of such Contempt, shall not, within Twenty-one Days next after the time appointed for the Commence- ment of this Act, make satisfaction to the Creditor or Creditors at whose suit such pri- soner shall have been so committed or charged in execution for such debt, damages, costs, sum or sums of money, or to the person or persons entitled to the Money for the Nonpayment of which such Prisoner shall have been in contempt, or to the Payment of which such Prisoner would be liable in consequence or by reason of such Contempt or if any Prisoner who after the time appointed for the Commencement of this Act shall be committed to any Prison or Gaol, and charged in execution for any Debt or Damages, or any Costs or Sum or Sums of Money, or committed for or by reason of any such Contempt as aforesaid, shall not, within twenty-one days next after such Prisoner shall be so committed or charged in Execution as aforesaid, make Satisfaction to the Creditor or Creditors at whose suit such prisoner shall have been so committed or charged in Execution for such Debt, Damages, costs, Sum or Sums of Money, or to the Person or Persons entitled to the Money for Nonpayment of which such Prisoner shall have been in Contempt, or to the Payment of which such Prisoner would be liable in conse- quence or by reason of such Contempt; then, and in any of the said cases, it shall be lawful for any such Creditor or Creditors, or Person or Persons entitled to such Money as aforesaid, to apply by Petition in a summary way to the said Supreme Court for an order vesting the real and personal Estate and Effects of such Prisoner in the Provisional Assignee for the time being of the Estate and Effects of Insolvent Debtors in the Colony of Hongkong, according to the provisions of this Ordinance, and such Petition shall be signed by the Party or Parties so applying; and in such petition shall be stated the time and place of the Commitment or Charge in Execution of such Prisoner at the Suit of the Party or Parties so applying, and the Amount of the Debt or Sum of Money for for which such Prisoner shall have been so committed or charged in execution; and such Petition shall be supported by such evidence, by Affidavit or otherwise, of the truth of the Matters therein stated as the said Court shall think fit to require; and the Party or Parties presenting such Petition shall thereby state that he or they is or are desirous that such Prisoner should be ordered to file a Schedule of his Property accord- ing to the Provisions of this Ordinance, and should thereupon be brought up before the said Supreme Court to be dealt with according to the Provisions of this Ordinance and such Petition and the Evidence in support thereof shall forthwith be filed in the said Court; and the said Court shall and may require such Prisoner to file his Schedule and shall and may cause such Prisoner to be brought up to be dealt with according to this Ordinance, and all things to be done thereupon or preparatory thereto as in other cases according to this Ordinance.
Prisoner's Estate and
Court.
;
III. And be it enacted and ordained, That upon the filing of such Petition by such Effects, except wearing Prisoner, or on the filing of such Petition by such Creditor or Creditors as aforesaid, apparel, &c., not
ex- and the Evidence in support thereof, as the case may be, it shall be lawful for the said ceeding £20, and fu- ture Estate, to be vest- Supreme Court, and such Court is hereby authorized and required, to order that all ed in Provisional As- the Real and Personal Estate and Effects of such Prisoner within this Colony, except signee by order of the the Wearing Apparel, Bedding, and other such Necessaries of such Person and his Family, and the working Tools and Implements of such Prisoner, not exceeding in the whole the Value Twenty Pounds, and all the future Estate, Right, Title, Interest, and Trust of such Prisoner in or to any Real and Personal Estate and Effects within this Colony or which such Prisoner may purchase, or which may revert, descend, be devised or bequeathed, or come to him, before he shall become entitled to his final Discharge in pursuance of this Ordinance, according to the adjudication made in that Behalf; or in case such Prisoner shall obtain his full Discharge from Custody without any Adjudication being made by the said Court, then before such Prisoner shall be so fully Discharged from Custody; and all Debts due or growing due to such Prisoner, or to be due to him or her before such Discharge as aforesaid shall be vested in the Provisional Assignee for the Time being of the Estates and Effects of Insolvent Debtors in the said Colony of Hongkong, and such Order shall be entered of Record in the same Court, and such Notice thereof shall be published as the said Court shall direct; and such Órder when so made shall, without any conveyance or Assignment, vest all the Real and Personal Estate and Effects of such Prisoner, and all such future Real and Personal Estate and Effects as aforesaid, of every Nature and Kind whatso- ever, and all such Debts as aforesaid, in the said Provisional Assignee: Provided always, that in case the Petition of any such Prisoner shall be dismissed by the said Court, such vesting Order made in pursuance of such Petition shall from and after such dismission be null and void to all Intents and Purposes: Provided also, that in case any such vesting Order as aforesaid shall become null and void by the Dismission o.
the
the Prisoner's Petition, all the Acts theretofore done by the said Provisional Assignee,
or any Person or Persons acting under his Authority, according to the Provisions of this Ordinance, shall be good and valid; and no Action or Suit shall be commenced against such Provisional Assignee, nor against any person duly acting under his Authority, except to recover any Property, Estate, Money, or Effects of such Prisoner, detained after an Order made by the said Court for the Delivery thereof, and Demand made thereupon: Provided also, that when such vesting Order shall have been made on the Petition of a Creditor as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the said Court, if it shall seem just and right, but not without Proof made to the Satisfaction of the said Court of the Consent of the Petitioning Creditor, to make Order declaring such vesting Order to be null and void, and the same shall thereupon be null and void to all Intents and Purposes: Provided always and it is hereby declared that before or after the making of such vesting Order it shall and may be lawful for the said Court if it shall seem fit or expedient to order any necessary conveyance by the said Insolvent of the whole or part of his Real or Personal Estate or Effects or Assets whatsoever which situated abroad or out of the said Colony.
may
be
Prisoners within the Walls only to petition;
Except in certain
IV. And be it enacted and ordained, That no Prisoner shall upon his own Petition be entitled to the Benefit of this Ordinance who shall not be at the Time of filing his Petition, and during all the Proceedings thereon, in actual Custody within the Walls of the Prison, without any Intermission of such Imprisonment by leave of the Court or otherwise: Provided always, that if, after any such Prisoner shall have obtained an Order to be brought up in order to be dealt with according to the cases. Provisions of this Ordinance, it shall appear to the Satisfaction of the said Court, by the Oath or Affidavit of a Physician, Surgeon, or Apothecary, and such other Evidence as the said Court may require, that such Prisoner cannot continue to reside within the Walls of any such Prison without serious Injury to the Health of such Prisoner, or that for the sake of the Health of the Prisoners in general, it is necessary that the Number thereof within the Walls of any such Prison should be reduced, it shall be lawful for the said Court to dispense with such actual Custody of any such Prisoner within the Walls as is hereinbefore mentioned; provided that if any such Prisoner, having obtained such Dispensation, shall go beyond the Rules and Liberties in which he shall in pursuance thereof be confired, such Prisoner shall thereby be deprived of all Benefit
of this Ordinance: Provided also, that after any Order shall have been made under Power to Court to this Ordinance directing any Insolvent to be brought up in order to be dealt with direct Prisoner to be according to the Provisions of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the said Court, if discharged on his find- ing Sureties to attend such Court shall think fit so to do, and on such notice to the detaining Creditor or
at the time and place Creditors of such Insolvent as the said Court shall deem proper, to direct such of hearing. Insolvent to be Discharged out of Custody, on his finding Two sufficient Sureties to enter into a Recognizance to the Provisional Assignee of the said Court in such Sum as the said Court shall think fit, with a Condition that such Insolvent shall duly appear at the Time and Place fixed for the Hearing of such Insolvent, and on every adjourned Hearing, and shall abide by the final Judgment of the said Court, and on such other Terms (if any) as the said Court shall think fit to impose, and to issue a Warrant directed to the Gaoler ordering the Discharge of such Insolvent from Custody accordingly, and that after such Discharge such Insolvent shall be free from Arrest or Imprisonment by any Creditor whose debt shall be specified in the Schedule filed by such Insolvent as hereinafter mentioned, until the Time appointed for the Hearing of such Insolvent, and for such further Time (if any) as the said Court shall by Endorse- ment on such Order from Time to Time appoint: Provided always nevertheless, that in case any Insolvent so Discharged out of Custody shall not duly appear at the Time and Place fixed for the Hearing or any adjourned Hearing of such Insolvent (not being prevented by Illness or other lawful Impediment, to be allowed of by the said Court) the Recognizance so entered into shall be forfeited, and the Amount secured thereby shall be recoverable in a Summary Way, by a Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of such Sureties as the said Court shall by their Order direct; and the Amount so recovered shall be applied for the Benefit of the Creditors of such Insolvent in like Manner as if the same were Part of his Estate and Effects; and the said Court may also issue a Warrant authorizing any Person or Persons to be therein named to apprehend and Arrest such Insolvent, and deliver him into the Custody of the Gaoler or Keeper in whose Custody such Prisoner was at the Time when he was so discharged as aforesaid; and such Gaoler or Keeper is hereby required to receive such Prisoner again into his Custody; and all Detainers which were in force against him at the Time of such Discharge, or which shall have since been duly lodged against him, shall thereupon be deemed to be in force: Provided further, that any Insolvent so Discharged out of Custody as aforesaid shall on his appearing before the said Court be deemed and considered for all the purposes of this Ordinance, in the Custody in which he was at the Time he was so Discharged.
Prisoner not to le V. And be it enacted and ordained, That no Prisoner whose estate shall by an
discharged for want of Order under this Ordinance have been vested in the said Provisional Assignee shall, Plaintiff proceeding in after the making of such Order, be discharged out of Custody, as to any Action, Suit, his Action.
or
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413
or Process for or concerning any Debt, Sum of Money, Damages, or Claim, with respect to which an Adjudication can, under the Provisions of this Ordinance, be made by or by virtue of any Supersedeas, Judgment of Non-pros, or Judgment as in the case of a Non-suit, for want of the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs in such Action, Suit or Process proceeding therein.
VI. And be it enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for the Provisional Provisional Assignee to take possession of Assignee of the said Court to take Possession himself, or by means of a Messenger of Estates, &c., vested in the said Court, or other Person or Persons appointed by him, of all the Real and him, and sell the same Personal Estate and Effects of every such Prisoner, vested in such Provisional Assignee if the Court directs;
by virtue of any such Order or Conveyance as aforesaid; and if the said Court shall so order, to sell or otherwise dispose of such Goods, Chattels, and Personal Estate, or any Part thereof, and of the Real Estate of such Prisoner, according to the Provisions hereinafter made with regard to the Sale of such Real Estate, and out of the proceeds Paying the Expenses, of such Real and Personal Estate to defray, in the first place, all such Costs and Expenses of taking possession or of seizing and selling the same, as shall be allowed by the said Court, and to account for the Produce of such Sale or Disposition to the said To sue in his own Court; and it shall be lawful for the said Provisional Assignee to sue in his own Name, Name, &c.
if the said Court shall so order, for the recovering, obtaining, and enforcing of any Property vested in Estates, Debts, Effects, or Rights of any such Prisoner; and all and every the Real him to go to his Sue- and Personal Estate, Money, and Effects, vested in or possessed by such Provisional Assignee by virtue of such Order as aforesaid, shall not remain in him if he shall resign or be removed from his Office, nor in his Heirs, Executors, or Administrators in case of his Death, but shall in every such case go to and be vested in his Successor in Office appointed by the said Court as aforesaid.
&c.
cessor in Office.
VII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Court may order and Court may order an allowance to Prisoner direct such Provisional Assignee as aforesaid, or such Assignee or Assignees as are during his confinement, hereinafter mentioned, to pay to any such Prisoner, out of his or her Estate and or for Expense of Sche- Effects, such Allowance for his or her Support and Maintenance during such Prisoner's Imprisonment, and previous to the Adjudication in the matter of his Petition, or for the Expense of making out and filing his Schedule, as to the said Court shall seem reasonable and fit.
dule.
When Prisoner is
to be valid.
VIII. Provided always, and be it enacted and ordained, That in case any Prisoner discharged out of Cus- as to whose Estate and Effects any such vesting Order as aforesaid shall have been tody, Acts of Assignees made shall by the Consent or Default of his detaining Creditor or Creditors be discharged out of Custody without any Adjudication being made in that Behalf by the said Court, all the Acts done before such Discharge by the said Provisional Assignee, or other Assignee or Assignees appointed as hereinafter provided, or other Person or Persons acting under his or their Authority, according to the Provisions of this Ordi- No Action to be nance, shall be good and valid; and that in such case, no Action or Suit shall be com- brought against them menced against such Provisional Assignee, or against any Assignee or Assignees where Assignment is appointed under this Ordinance, nor against any person duly acting under his or their Authority, except to recover any Property, Estate, Money, or Effects of such Prisoner, detained after an Order made by the said Court for the Delivery thereof, and Demand made thereupon.
avoided.
Power of Court to appoint Assignees.
IX. And be it enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for the said Court, to appoint any of its Officers, as a provisional Assignee or at any time after the making any such vesting Order as aforesaid as to the same Court shall seem expedient, to appoint a proper Person or Persons to be Assignee or Assignees of the Estate and Effects of such Prisoner, for the Purposes of this Ordinance; and when such Assignee or Assignees shall have signified to the said Court his or their Acceptance of the said Appointment, the Estate, Effects, Rights, and Powers of such Prisoner, vested in such Provisional Assignee as aforesaid, shall immediately, by virtue of such Appointment, and without any Conveyance or Assignment, vest in the said Assignee or Assignees, in Trust' for the Benefit of the Creditors of such Prisoner, in respect of or in proportion to their respective Debts, according to the provisions of this Ordinance; and every such Appointment shall after such Acceptance thereof be entered of Record of the said Court, and such Notice thereof shall be published as the said Court shall direct; and every Person so appointed Assignee shall be deemed to be an Officer of the said Court, and shall be liable as such to the controul thereof: Provided always, that it shall be lawful for the said Court to direct any Fee or Remuneration for the Performance of Duties in getting in and distributing the Estate of any Insolvent Debtor, whether by any Assignee, or by the Provisional Assignee, in case of such Distri- bution being effected without the Appointment of any other Assignee, which shall not exceed the rate of Five per Centum on the Sum received as Produce of such Estate. Certified Copy of X. And be it enacted and ordained, That a copy of any Order under this Ordi- Order and Appoint- nance vesting the Estate and Effects of any Prisoner in the Provisional Assignee of ment to be Evidence. the Estate and Effects of Insolvent Debtors, or of the Appointment, under the
Provision last hereinbefore contained, of an Assignee or Assignees of such Estate and Effects, such Copy purporting to have the Certificate of the Provisional Assignee of the said Court, or his Deputy appointed for that purpose, endorsed there.
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on, and to be sealed with the Seal of the said Court, shall in all Courts and Places within the said Colony, and without further Proof, be recognized and received as sufficient Evidence of such Order and Appointment respectively having been made, and of the Title of the Provisional Assignee, and of such other Assignee or Assignees respectively, under the same: Provided always, that where, according to any Laws now in force, any Conveyance or Assignment of any Real or Personal Property of an Insolvent Debtor would be required to be registered, enrolled or recorded in, any Registry Office in the said Colony, then and in every such case said certified copy as hereinbefore is described of such Order under this Ordinance, vesting the Estate and Effects of any Prisoner in the Provisional Assignee of the said Court, and a like certified Copy of the Appointment of an Assignee or Assignees under this Ordinance (if any such Appointment shall have been made), shall be registered in the Registry Office, Court, or Place wherein such Conveyance or Assignment as last aforesaid would require to be registered, enrolled or recorded; andthe Registry hereby directed shall have the like Effect, to all Intents and Purposes, as the Registry, Enrolment, or Recording of such Conveyance or Assignment as last aforesaid would have had; and the Title of any Purchaser of any such Property as last aforesaid for valuable Consideration, without Notice of any such Order or Ap- pointment as aforesaid, who shall have duly registered, enrolled, or recorded his Purchase Deed previously to the Registry hereby directed, shall not be invalidated by reason of such Order as aforesaid, or the Appointment of an Assignee or Assignees as aforesaid, or the vesting of such Property in him or them consequent thereupon respectively, unless a Certified Copy of such Orders and a Certified Copy of such Appointment, if any, shall be registered as aforesaid within the Time following; (that is to say,) within one Month after the Date of such Order and Appointment respectively.
Proviso for Registry.
Sale of Estate and
XI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Assignee or Assignees of the Estate and Effects of any such Prisoner shall, with all convenient Speed after his or their Effects to be made im- Appointment use his or their best Endeavours to receive and get in the Estate and Effects mediately. of such Prisoner, and shall with all convenient Speed make Sale of all such Estate and Effects; and if such Prisoner shall be interested in or entitled to any Real Estate, either in Possession, Reversion, or Expectancy, such Real Estate, within the space of Six Months after the Appointment of such Assignee or Assignees, or within such other time as the said Court shall direct, shall be sold by public Auction, in such manner and at such Place or Places, as shall Thirty Days before any such Sale be Thirty Days before approved, in writing under their Hands, by the major part in Value of the Creditors of sale of Real Estate. such Prisoner entitled to the benefit thereof, who shall meet together on Notice of such meeting, published Fourteen Days previous thereto in the Colonial Paper used at the time in the Colony for Government Notifications, and also in some other Paper vertised. circulating therein.
Creditors to meet
Meeting to be ad-
Discretion in Court
XII. And whereas Persons whose Estates may by an Order under this Ordinance have been vested in the said Provisional Assignee may be entitled to annuities for as to the Disposal of 'their own Lives, or other uncertain Interests, or to reversionary or contingent Interests, Property in certain
or to Property under such circumstances that the immediate Sale thereof for pay- cases. 'ment of their Debts may be very prejudicial to them, and deprive them of the means
' of Subsistence which they might otherwise have, after payment of their Debts; and it
may be proper in some cases to authorize the raising of Money by way of Mortgage for payment of the Debts or Part of the Debts of such Person, instead of selling the Property ' of such Person for that purpose;' be it enacted, and ordained, That in all such Cases it shall be lawful for the said Court to take into consideration all Circumstances affect- ing the Property of any such Person; and if it shall appear to the said Court that it would be reasonable to make any special Order touching the same, it shall be lawful for the said Court so to do, and to direct that such Property as it may be expedient not to sell or not to sell immediately, according to the Provisions of this Ordinance, shall not be so sold, and from time to time to order and direct in what manner such Property shall be managed for the benefit of the Creditors of such Person, until the same can be properly sold, or until Payment of all such Creditors, according to the Provisions of this Ordi- nance, shall have been made, and to make such Orders touching the Sale or Dispo- sition of such Property as to the said Court shall seem reasonable, considering the Rights of the Creditors of such Person to Payment of their Demands, and the future Benefit of such Person after Payment of his Debts, and upon such Terms and Condi- tions with respect to the Allowance of Interest on Debts not bearing Interest, or other circumstances, as to the said Court shall seem just; and if it shall appear to the said Property may be Court that the Debts of such Person can be discharged by means of Money raised by mortgaged if more be- way of Mortgage on any Property of such Person, instead of raising the same by Sale, it shall be lawful for the said Court so to order, and to give all necessary Directions for such Purpose, and generally to direct all Things which may be proper for the Discharge of the Debt of such Person in such Manner as may be most consistent with the Interest of such Person in any Surplus of his or her Effects after Payment of such Debts.
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on,
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Assignees may ex- XIII. And be it enacted and ordained, That all Powers vested in any such Prisoner ecute Powers which the whose Estate shall by an Order under this Ordinance have been vested in the Provi- Insolvent might have
sional Assignee which such Prisoner might legally execute for his own Benefit, shall executed for his own Benefit.
be and are hereby vested in the Assignee or Assignees of the Real and Personal Estate of such Prisoner by virtue of this Ordinance, to be by such Assignee or Assignees executed for the Benefit of all and every the Creditors of such Prisoner under this Ordinance, in such manner as such Prisoner might have executed the same.
Where Lease accept- ed by Assignees, the Insolvent not liable for
the Rent,
XIV. And be it enacted and ordained, That in all cases in which any such Prisoner shall be entitled to any Lease or Agreement for a Lease, and his Assignee or Assignees shall accept the same, and the Benefit thereof, as part of such Prisoner's Estate and Effects, the said Prisoner shall be or not be deemed to be liable to pay any subsequent Rent to which his Discharge, adjudicated according to this Ordinance, may not apply, nor be in any manner sued after such Acceptance in respect or by reason of any subsequent Non-observance or Non-performance of the Conditions, Assignees not deter- Covenants, or Agreements therein contained; Provided that in all such cases as mining whether to ac- aforesaid it shall be lawful for the Lessor, or person agreeing to make such Lease, his cept the Lease, the Heirs, Executors, Administrators, or Assigns, if the said Assignee or Assignees shall Lessor may apply to decline, upon his or their being required so to do, to determine whether he or they will or will not accept such Lease or Agreement for a Lease, to apply to the said Court, praying that he or they may either so accept the same, or deliver up such Lease or Agreement for a Lease, and the Possession of the Premises demised or in- tended to be demised; and the said Court shall thereupon make such Order as in all the Circumstances of the Case shall seem meet and just, and such Order shall be bind- ing on all parties.
the Court.
Assignees may sue in their own Names;
may
make Composition for Debts.
XV. And be it enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for the Assignee or Assignees of any such Prisoner, and such Assignee or Assignees is and are hereby empowered, to sue, from time to time as there may be Occasion, in his or their own Name or Names, for the Recovery, obtaining, and enforcing of any Estate, Effects, or Rights of such Prisoner, but in trust for the Benefit of the Creditors of such Prisoner, according to the Provisions of this act, and to give such Dis- charge and Discharges to any Person or Persons who shall be respectively indebted to such Prisoner as may be requisite; and to make Compositions with any Debtors. or Accountants to such Prisoner, where the same shall appear necessary, and to take such reasonable Part of any such Debts as can upon such Composition be gotten in full Discharge of such Debts and Accounts; and to submit to Arbitration any Difference or Dispute between such Assignee or Assignees and any Person or Persons for or on account or by reason of any matter, cause, or thing relating to Proviso for Consent the Estate and Effects of such Prisoner: Provided nevertheless, that no such positions and Arbritra Composition, or Submission to Arbitration, shall be made, nor any Suit in Equity be commenced, by any such Assignee or Assignees, without the Consent in Writing of the major Part in Value of the Creditors of such Prisoner then residing in the said Colony, who shall meet together pursuant to a Notice of such Meeting, to be published at least Fourteen Days before such Meeting in the two aforesaid Newspapers, nor without the Approbation of the said Court.
of Creditors to Com-
tions.
Creditors to vote ac-
XVI. And be it enacted and ordained, That all matters wherein Creditors shall cording to Balance due vote, or wherein the Assent or Dissent of Creditors shall be exercised in pursuance of to them on Account or in carrying into effect this Ordinance, every Creditor shall be accounted such in fairly stated.
respect of such Amount only as upon an Account fairly stated between the Parties, after allowing the Value of Mortgaged Property, and other such available Securities and Liens, shall appear to be Balance due; and that all Disputes arising in such Matters concerning any such Amount shall upon Application duly made in that Behalf be examined into by the said Court, who shall have Power to determine the same, and, if it seem fit; to refer the Examination thereof to an Officer of the said Court, or to an Examiner to be appointed for tha Pturpose by the said Court: Provided always, that the amount in respect of which any such Creditor shall vote in any such Matter shall not be conclusive of the Amount of his or her Debt for any ulterior Purposes, in pursuance of the Provisions of this Ordinance.
Suits not to be aba-
XVII. And be it enacted, That whenever any such Assignee or Assignees shall ted by Death or Remo- die or be removed, or a new Assignee or Assignees shall be appointed in pursuance of val of Assignees.
the Provisions of this Ordinance, no Action at Law or Suit in Equity shall be thereby abated, but the Court in which any Action or Suit is depending may, upon the Suggest- ion of such Death or Removal and new Appointment, allow the Name or Names of the surviving or new Assignee or Assignees to be substituted in the Place of the former; and such Action or Suit shall be prosecuted in the Name or Names of the said surviving or new Assignee or Assignees, in the same Manner as if he or they had originally commenced the same.
Assignee's Power
XVIII. And be it enacted and ordained, That nothing in this Ordinance contain- ed shall extend to entitle the Assignee or Assignees of the Estate and Effects of any val, Military or Civil such Prisoner, being or having been an Officer of the Army or Navy, or an Officer or Clerk, or otherwise employed or engaged in the Service of Her Majesty in any Civil Office,
not to extend to the Pay or Pension of Na-
Officers.
Portion of Pay or Pension may be obtain-
Office, and being or having been in the Naval or Military Service of the East India Company, or an Officer or Clerk or otherwise employed or engaged in the Service of the Court of Directors of the said Company, or being otherwise in the enjoyment of any Pension whatever under any Department of Her Majesty's Government or from the said Court of Directors, to the Pay, Half Pay, Salary, Emoluments, or Pension of any such Prisoner, for the Purposes of this Ordinance: Provided always, that it shall be lawful for the said Court to order such Portion of the Pay, Half Pay, Salary, ed on Application. Emoluments, or Pension of any such Prisoner, as on Communication from the said, Court to the Secretary at War, or the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, or the Commissioners of the Customs or Excise, or the Chief Officer of the Department to which such Prisoner may belong or have belonged, or under which such Pay, Half Pay, Salary, Emoluments, or Pension may be enjoyed by such Prisoner, or the said Court of Directors, he or they may respectively, under his or their Hands or under the Hand of his or their Chief Secretary, or other Chief Officer for the Time being, consent to in Writing, to be paid to such Assignee or Assignees, in Order that the same may be applied in Payment of the Debts of such Prisoner; and such Order and Consent being lodged in the Office of Her Majesty's Pay-Master-General, or of the Secretary of the said Court of Directors, or of any other Officer or Person appointed to Pay, or paying, any such Pay, Half Pay, Salary, Emoluments, or Pension, or such Portion of the said Pay, Half Pay, Salary, Emoluments, or Pension, as shall be specified in such Order and Consent shall be paid to the said Assignee or Assignees, ntil the said Court 'shall make Order to the Contrary.
XIX. And be it enacted and ordained, That if any such Prisoner shall,
Goods in Possesion
to be deemed his Pro-
at the Time of his Arrest, or other Commencement of his Imprisonment, by of Prisoner, whereof the Consent and Permission of the true Owner thereof, have in his Possession, he was reputed Owner, Order or Disposition any Goods or Chattels whereof such Prisoner was reputed perty. Owner, or whereof he had taken upon him the Sale, Alteration, or Disposition as Owner, the same shall be deemed to be the Property of such Prisoner, so as to become vested in the Provisional Assignee of the said Court by the Order. made in pursuance of this Ordinance.
Distress not to be
XX. And be it enacted and ordained, That no Distress or Distresses for Rent made and levied after the Arrest or other Commencement of the Imprisonment of any available for more than Person whose Estate shall, by any such Order as aforesaid, have been vested in the One Year's Rent. Provisional Assignee, upon the Goods or Effects of any such Person, shall be available
for more than One Year's Rent accrued prior to the making of such Order, but that the Landlord or Party to whom the Rent shall be due shall and may be a Creditor for the Overplus of the Rent due, and for which the Distress shall not be available, and entitled to all the Provisions made for Creditors by this Ordinance.
ence
fraudulent and
XXI. And be it enacted and ordained, That if any such Prisoner shall, before or Voluntary Prefer- after his or her Imprisonment, being in Insolvent Circumstances, voluntarily convey, void as against As- assign, transfer, charge, deliver, or make over any Estate, Real or Personal, Security, signees.
for Money, Bond, Bill, Note, Money, Property, Goods, or Effects whatsoever, to any Creditor or Creditors, or to any Person or Persons in Trust for, or to or for the Use, Benefit, or Advantage of any Creditor or Creditors, every such Conveyance, Assign- ment, Transfer, Charge, Delivery, and Making over shall be deemed and is hereby declared to be frandulent and void as against the Provisional or other Assignee or Assignees, of such Prisoner appointed under this Ordinance: Provided always, that no such Conveyance, Assignment, Transfer, Charge, Delivery, or Making over shall be so deemed fraudulent and void unless made within Three Months before the Com- mencement of such Imprisonment, or with the View, or Intention, by the Party so Conveying, Assigning, Transferring, Charging, Delivering, or Making over of Petition- ing the said Court for his Discharge from Custody under this Act.
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XXII. And whereas an Act passed the imperial parliement in the Third year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled An Act for preventing C. 39 extended to the Frauds upon Creditors by secret Warrants of Attorney to confess Judgment; And Assignees of Insolvents. 'whereas it is expedient to extend the Provisions of such Act; be it therefore enacted and ordained, That the last mentioned Act shall extend to the Provisional or other Assignee or Assignees of every Prisoner whose Estate shall after the Expiration of Twenty-one Days next after his Execution of such Warrant of Attorney, or giving of such Cognovit Actionem as therein mentioned, be vested in the Provisional Assignee of the said Court by virtue of this Ordinance, as if the last mentioned Act had been expressly herein enacted; and every such Warrant of Attorney, and Judgment and Execution thereon, and every such Cognovit Actionem, and Judgment entered up the- reon, and Execution taken out on such Judgment as are declared by the last mentioned Act to be fraudulent and void against the Assignees mentioned therein, shall be deemed equally fraudulent and void against the Provisional or other Assignee or Assignees, of such Prisoner, appointed under this Ordinance, and such Provisional or other Assignee or Assignees, shall be entitled to recover back and receive, for the Use of the Creditors of such Prisoner, all and every the Moneys levied and Effects seized under or by virtue of any such Judgment or Execution.
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Warrant of Attorney XXIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in all Cases where any Cognovit Ac- Prisoner whose Estate shall have been vested in the said Provisional Assignee under tionem not to be acted this Ordinance shall have executed any Warrant of Attorney, to confess Judgment, upon against Goods of Insolvent after his Im- or shall have given any Cognovit Actionem, or Bill of Sale, whether for a valuable prisonment.
Consideration or otherwise, no Person shall, after the Commencement of the Imprison- ment of such Prisoner, avail himself or herself of any Execution issued or to be issued upon any Judgment obtained or to be obtained upon such Warrant of Attorney or Cognovit Actionem, or of such Bill of Sale, either by Seizure and Sale of the Property of such Prisoner, or any Part thereof, or by Sale of such Property theretofore seized, or any part thereof; but that any Person or Persons to whom any Sum or Sums of Money shall be due in respect of any such Warrant of Attorney or Cognovit Actionem, or of such Bill of Sale, shall and may be a Creditor or Creditors for the same under this Ordinance.
Assignees to file Ac-
counts.
dited.
XXIV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Provisional Assignee shall keep Account from Day to Day, the same to be of Record in the said Court, of all Moneys received and paid, and of everything done by him and under him in the Matter of every Estate of any such Prisoner vested in him, and shall make Oath of the Truth of every such Account as often as he shall be duly required so to do; and that every other Assignee of any such Estate at the End of Three Months at the farthest from the Time of his Appointment, or sooner, if the said Court shall direct, and so from Time to Time, as Occasion shall require or the said Court shall direct, shall make up an Account of such Estate, and make Oath in Writing, before any Person before whom Affidavits are by this Ordinance directed to be sworn, that such Account contains a fair, just, and particular Account of the Estate and Effects of such Prisoner, got in by or for such Assignee, and of all Payments necessarily made or deducted therefrom, and of all Expenses sought to be allowed in respect thereof, up to the Time of filing such Account, or to some ulterior Time if need be; which Account so sworn, together with a Minute concerning the probable Assets of the Estate (if any) shall be filed with the proper Officer of the said Court, and thereupon and at the time of so filing the same Appointments shall be made for the Examination of such Accounts, Accounts to be au- and for taxation of all Costs and Charges claimed by such Assignee; and examination shall be had of the Proceedings of the said Provisional Assignee, or of any other Assignee or Assignees as the case may be, and of all the Matters of his or their Account by the Court or a Commissioner thereof, or an Examiner duly appointed, Debts to be ascertain- before any such Assignee shall proceed to a Dividend; and if upon such Examination ed and Dividend made. there shall appear to be in the hands of such Assignee or Assignees any Balance wherewith a Dividend may be made, Proceedings shall be had forthwith under the Direction of the said Court for making such Dividend, and also when it shall appear necessary for correcting and ascertaining the List of Creditors entitled to receive the same; and Notice of any Meeting ordered to be held for such ascertaining of Debts or for declaring Dividend thereupon, or for both Purposes, shall be given for such Time and Place and in such Manner as the said Court shall at any Time or in Case
any How Dividend to be direct; and in Case such Dividend shall be made before Adjudication shall have been made with respect to such Prisoner as hereinafter provided, the same shall be made amongst the Creditors of such Prisoner, who shall prove their Debts in pursuance of any Order of the said Court to be made in that Behalf; and in case such Dividend shall be made after such Adjudication, the same shall be made amongst the Creditors of such Prisoner, whose Debts shall be admitted in his or her Schedule so sworn to as hereinafter directed, and amongst such other Creditors (if any) who shall prove their Debts in manner aforesaid, in proportion to the amount of the Debts so proved, and so Court may examine admitted and proved respectively, as the case may be: Provided always, that if into disputed Claims.
any such Prisoner, Creditor, or Assignee shall object in whole or in part to any Debt tendered to be so proved as aforesaid, or to any Debt mentioned in the Schedule of such Prisoner, or if any Person whose Demand is stated in such Schedule, but is not admitted therein to the extent of such Demand, shall claim to be admitted as a Creditor for the whole of such Demand, or for more thereof than is so admitted, the said Objec- tions and Claims shall, upon Application duly made, be examined into by the said Court; and the said Court may, if it shall seem fit, refer the Examination of the same to an Officer of the said Court, or to an Examiner duly appointed in Pursuance of this Ordinance; and the said Court, and such Officer or Examiner to whom such Reference shall have been made, shall have full Power for the Purpose aforesaid to require and compel the Production of all Books, Papers, and Writings which may be necessary to be produced, as well by the Person claiming such Debt as by such Prisoner, or his or her Assignee or Assignees, Creditor or Creditors, and to examine all such Persons and their Witnesses upon Oath as the Nature of the Case may require, and to take all other Measures necessary for the due Investigation of such Objections and Claims; and the Decision of the said Court thereupon shall be conclusive with respect to the Title of any such Creditor or Creditors to his, her, or their Share of such Dividend under the Provisions of such Ordinance: Provided always, that if in any Case it shall appear expedient that the Proof of any Debt or Debts should be required to be made at any earlier
made.
earlier or other Period than as aforesaid, it shall be lawful at any Time for the said Court, by Notice as may be directed in that Behalf, to cause all or any of the Creditors to prove their Debts in such Manner as the said Court or a Commissioner thereof shall require, and to decide upon such Debts and the Rights to receive Dividends thereupon, and to do all things requisite thereto as aforesaid.
If Prisoner, or Cre-
XXV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in case such Prisoner, or any of his or her Creditors, or the said Court shall at any time be dissatisfied with the ditor, or Court dissatis- Account of any such Assignee or Assignees so rendered upon Oath as aforesaid, and it Account, the Court fied with Assignee's shall appear to the said Court that the Matters of such Account require a fuller or may direct Inquiry. further Examination: or in case any such Assignee or Assignees shall neglect to render such Account, or shall neglect to dispose of the Property or collect the Effects of such Prisoner, or shall in any Manner waste or mismanage the Estate or Effects of such Prisoner, or neglect to make a due Distribution thereof, it shall be lawful for the said Court to require such Assignee or Assignees to render such Account on Oath as is directed by this Ordinance if not before rendered, and for the said Court to examine or further examine any Account so rendered, and to enquire into any Waste, Mismanage- ment, or Neglect of the Estate and Effects of such Prisoner, and, if it shall seem fit, to order that it shall be referred to an Officer of the said Court or to an Examiner duly appointed in pursuance of this Ordinance to investigate the Accounts of such Assignee or Assignees so rendered as aforesaid, together with all Matters brought forward in objection thereto, and to examine into the Truth thereof, and to report thereon to the said Court; and it shall and may be lawful for the said Court or such Officer or Examiner upon such Reference as aforesaid to require and compel the pro- duction of all Books, Papers, and Writings necessary for such purposes, and to summon all Parties and their Witnesses on Oath as the case may require; and the said Court shall and may take all such Measures as shall be necessary for the compelling of the rendering of such Account and for the due Investigation thereof, and shall have Power to disallow any Charge or Charges in such Account which it shall appear to the said Court ought not in fairness to be allowed,and to ascertain the Produce of the Estate and Effects of any such Prisoner to be divided among his or her Creditors, and to direct the Distribution thereof, and to take all such Measures and make such Orders as may be necessary for compelling the proper Disposition and Distribution thereof, and to award Costs against any of the Parties as Justice shall require; and that it shall appear to the said Court upon any Examination of the Matters of Account that any such Assignee with 20 per Assignee or Assignees shall have wilfully retained in his or her Hands, or otherwise Cent on Money wil- employed for his or their own Benefit any Sum or Sums of Money Part of or being the fully retained. Produce of such Estate or Effects, the said Court shall have Power and Authority to order such Assignee or Assignees to be charged in his or their Accounts with the Estate of such Prisoner with such Sum or Sums of Money as shall be equal to the Amount of Interest, computed at a Rate not exceeding Twenty Pounds per Centum per Annum on all Sums of Money appearing to the said Court to be so retained or employed by him or them for the Time or Times during which he or they shall have so retained or employed the same; and the said Court shall in pursuance of such Order charge such Assignee or Assignees in their Accounts with such Sum or Sums of Money accordingly; and the Decisions of the said Court upon all such matters shall be final and conclusive.
Court may Charge
XXVI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in all Cases where any claimed Dividends into Assignees to pay un- Dividend or Dividends have remained in the hands of any Assignee or Assignees for Court.
the space of Twelve Months next following the declaring thereof, such Dividend or Dividends shall be paid by such Assignee or Assignees into the said Court to be placed to the Credit of the proper Party or Parties in that Behalf under such Estate: Provided always, that it shall be lawful for the said Court at any Time, although such Twelve Months may not have expired, if it shall seem fit, to direct that all unpaid and unclaimed Dividends, together with the Balance remaining in the Hands of any Assignee or Assignees, shall be paid forthwith into the said Court to the Credit of the said Estate, or of the particular Creditors thereof, as the case may be.
Court may remove
XXVII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in case any Assignee of the Estate and Effects of any such Prisoner so appointed as aforesaid shall be unwilling Assignees and appoint
new Assignees. to act, or in case of the Death, Incapacity, Disability, Misconduct, or Absence from the Colony of any such Assignee, or other cause of Unfitness appearing to the said Court, it shall be lawful to and for any Creditor or Creditors of such Prisoner to apply to the said Court to appoint a new Assignee or Assignees with like Powers and Authorities as are given by this Ordinance to the Assignee or Assignees hereinbefore mentioned; and that the said Court shall have Power to remove such Assignees, and to appoint such new Assignee or Assignees, and to compel any Assignee who shall be removed, and the Heirs, Executors, and Administrators of any deceased Assignee, to account for and deliver up to the said Court, or as the said Court shall order, all such Estate and Effects, Books, Papers, Writings, Deeds, and other Evidences relating thereto as shall remain in his or their Hands, to be applied for the Purposes of this Act; and the Decision of the said Court in the Matters aforesaid shall be final and conclusive; and
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What shall be evi- dence of Removal and Appointment.
Court may commit for refusing to file Ac- counts and other Con-
tempts.
ed.
from and immediately after such Appointment of a new Assignee or Assignees, and by virtue of the Order of said Court in that behalf, all the Estate, Effects, Rights, and Powers of such Prisoner vested in any such former Assignee or Assignees shall become and the same are hereby vested in such new Assignee or Assignees without any Assignment or Conveyance executed in that Behalf; and every such Removal or Appoint- ment shall be entered of Record in the said Court, and such Notice thereof shall be published as the said Court shall at any Time direct; such Certified Copy thereof as is hereinbefore directed to be received as Proof of such Order and Appointment as afore- said made in pursuance of this Ordinance.
XXVIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in case any Assignee or other Person shall disobey any Rule or Order of the said Court duly made by the said Court for enforcing the Purposes and Provisions of this Ordinance, or made and entered into by the Consent of such Assignee or other Person for carrying into effect the Purposes and Provisions of this Ordinance, it shall and may be lawful for the said Court to order the Person so offending to be arrested and committed as for a Contempt of the said Court to the Prison or common Gaol, there to remain without Bail or Mainprize until such Person shall have fulfilled the Duty required by the said recited Acts or this Ordinance, or until the said Court shall make Order to the contrary.
Court may direct XXIX. And whereas it may often happen that some Interest in Lands and Te- Conveyance by Provi-nements has or may become vested in the Provisional Assignee of the said Court for sional Assignee where the Relief of Insolvent Debtors which appears to be of no Value to Creditors, but no Assignee is appoint-nevertheless it may be reasonable and expedient that the Provisional Assignee should 'make or join in making some Conveyance or Assignment of the same, and that the 'same should be done without the Expense attending Advertisements and Meetings of Creditors, as hereinbefore described in certain cases: Be it therefore enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for the said Court, at any Time after the Day gazetted for the bringing up of any Prisoner to be dealt with according to the Provisions of this Ordinance, if no Person or Persons other than the said Provisional Assignee shall have been appointed Assignee or Assignees of his Estate and Effects, and if it shall appear fit, upon such Notice given by Advertisement or otherwise to the Creditors, or any of them, as the said Court shall in any Case direct, to order the said Provisional Assignee to make or join in making any Conveyance or Assignment of any such Interest as to the said Court may appear just and reasonable, without observing the Provisions of this Ordinance as to the Sale of Real Property by the Provisional or other Assignees of the Estates of Insolvent Debtors.
After Order made,
XXX. And be it enacted and ordained, That every Prisoner whose Estate shall the Prisoner to deliver by an Order to be made under this Ordinance, be vested in the Provisional Assignee of in a Schedule of Debts, the said Court (whether upon his own Petition or on the Petition of any such Creditor Property, &c.
as aforesaid), shall within the space of Fourteen Days next after such Order shall have been made, or next after Notice in Writing of such Order having been made shall have been given to him, in case such Order shall not have been made on his own Petition, or within such further Time as the said Court shall think reasonable, deliver in to the said Court a Schedule, containing a full and fair Description of such Prisoner, as to his Name or Names, Trade or Trades, Profession or Professions, together with the last usual Place of Abode of such Prisoner, and the Place or Places where he has resided during the Time when his Debts were contracted; and also a full and true Description of all Debts due or growing due from such Prisoner at the Time of making such Order, and of all and every Person and Persons to whom such Prisoner shall be indebted, or who to his Knowledge or Belief shall claim to be his Creditors, together with the Nature and Amount of such Debts and Claims respectively, distinguishing such as shall be admitted from such as shall be disputed by such Prisoner; and also a full, true and perfect Account of all the Estate and Effects of such Prisoner, Real and Personal, in Possession, Reversion, Remainder, or Expectancy; and also of all Places of Benefit or Advantage held by such Prisoner, whether the Emoluments of the same arise from fixed Salaries or from Fees or otherwise; and also of all Pensions or Allow- ances of the said Prisoner, in Possession or Reversion, or held by any other Person or Persons for or on behalf of the said Prisoner, or of and from which the said Prisoner derives or may derive any Manner of Benefit or Advantage; and also of all Rights and Powers of any Nature and Kind whatsoever, which such Prisoner, or any other Person or Persons in Trust for such Prisoner, or for his Use, Benefit, or Advantage, in any Manner whatsoever, shall be seized or possessed of, or interested in, or entitled unto, or which such Prisoner, or any other Person or Persons in Trust for him, or for his Be- nefit, shall have any Power to dispose of, charge, or exercise for the Benefit or Advan- tage of such Prisoner; together with a full, true, and perfect Account of all the Debts at the Time of making such Order due or growing due to such Prisoner, or to any Person or Persons in Trust for him, or for his Benefit or Advantage, either solely or jointly with any other Person or Persons, and the Names and Places of Abode of the several Persons from whom such Debts shall be due or growing due, and of the Wit- nesses who can prove such Debts, so far as such Prisoner can set forth the same; and
the
Schedule to be filed
the said Schedule shall also contain a Balance Sheet of so much of the Receipts and Expenditures of such Prisoner, and of the Items composing the same, as shall be at any with Books and Pa- Time required by the said Court in that Behalf; and also shall fully and truly describe pers. the Wearing Apparel, Bedding, and other Necessaries of such Prisoner, and his or her Family, and the Working Tools and Implements of such Prisoner, not excceding in the whole the Value of Twenty Pounds, which may be excepted by such Prisoner from the operation of this Ordinance, together with the Values of such excepted Articles respectively; and the said Schedule shall be subscribed by such Prisoner, and shall forthwith be filed in the said Court, together will all Books, Papers, Deeds, and Writings in any way relating to such Prisoner's Estate or Effects in his or her Pos- session, or under his or her Custody or Control.
Court to appoint
XXXI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Court shall forth- with, after such Schedule shall have been filed as aforesaid in the said Court by any such Time and Place fer Prisoner, appoint a Time and Place for such Prisoner to be brought up before the Court to Prisoner to be brought be dealt with according to the Provisions of this Ordinance; and the Time so appointed up. shall in no case be more than Four Calendar Months after the Date of such Appointment. XXXII. And be it enacted and ordained, That the said Court shall cause Notice
Notice to be given
of the making every such vesting Order as aforesaid, and the filing of every such Sche- to Creditors, and ad- dule, and of the Time and Place so as aforesaid appointed for such Prisoner to be vertised. brought up, to be given, by such Means as the said Court shall direct, to the Creditor or Creditors at whose Suit any such Prisoner shall be detained in Custody, or the Attor- ney or Agent of such Creditor or Creditors, and to the other Creditors named in the Schedule of such Prisoner, and resident within the Colony, and whose Debts shall amount to the Sum of Five Pounds, and to be inserted in the Colonial Newspapers hereinbefore mentioned.
At the Time of hear-
XXXIII. And be it enacted and ordained, That upon such Prisoner being brought up as aforesaid the said Court shall examine into the Schedule of every such Prisoner ing, the Schedule to be
Creditors may op-
Hearing may be ad-
so brought before the said Court upon the Oath of such Prisoner, and of such Parties examined. and other Witnesses as the said Court shall think fit to examine thereupon; and in case such Notice as the said Court shall direct shall have been given by any Creditor of his Intention to oppose such Prisoner's Discharge, it shall be lawful, both for the said Cre- pose Prisoner's Dis- ditor and any other of the Creditors of such Prisoner, and notwithstanding such charge. Creditor or Creditors may have petitioned for and obtained such Vesting Order as aforesaid, to oppose such Prisoner's Discharge, and for that Purpose to put such Questions to such Prisoner, and examine such Witnesses, as the said Court shall think fit, touching the Matters contained in such Schedule, and touching such other Matters as the said Court shall be of opinion that it may be fit and proper to inquire into, in order to the due Execution of this Ordinance, but no Creditor shall examine or oppose the Discharge of such Prisoner until he shall make Oath or Affidavit of his Debt, or otherwise give satisfactory Proof of his Right to oppose such Prisoner's Discharge, if required so to do by such Prisoner; and that in case the said Court shall entertain any Doubt touching any Matter alleged against such Prisoner at such Hearing, to prevent journed. his or her Discharge, or otherwise touching the Schedule or the Examination of such Prisoner, or it shall appear that Amendment is necessary to be made of such Sche dule, or in case such Prisoner shall refuse to be sworn, or shall not answer upon Oath to the Satisfaction of the said Court, it shall be lawful for the said Court to adjourn the Hearing and Examination of such Prisoner, and of Witnesses thereupon, to some future Sitting of the said Court; and in every such case such Prisoner shall upon such Ad- journment remain in Custody, and shall and may be again brought up, and such Hear- ing and Examination be further proceeded in, as often as to the said Court shall seem fit: Provided always, that when any such Hearing shall be adjourned by the said Court generally, to some future period, the said Court shall and may, upon the Appli- cation of such Prisoner, to be made within such Time as the said Court shall direct, order the .said Prisoner to be brought up for Hearing accordingly, and such Notice thereof shall be given, and to such Parties, as the said Court shall direct.
XXXIV. Provided always, and be it further enacted and ordained, That where
or
Affidavits may be
any Prisoner shall be so brought before the said Court for the Relief of Insolvent received in opposition Debtors, it shall be lawful for the said Court to receive the Affidavits of any Creditor to Prisoner's Discharge Creditors or other Person or Persons in Opposition to the Discharge of such Prisoner in certain Cases. under this Ordinance, and also, if such Court shall think fit, to permit Interrogations to be filed for the Examination or Cross-Examination of any Person making or joining in such Affidavits, and to adjourn the Hearing and Examination of such Prisoner until such Interrogatories shall be fully answered to the Satisfaction of the said Court.
XXXV, Provided always, and it is hereby enacted and ordained, That at such Schedule and Pri- Hearing or adjourned Hearing it shall be lawful for the said Court, if it shall appear fit, soner's Accounts may upon Application made by some Creditor or Creditors, and supported by Oath or Affi- be referred to an Offi- davit, to order that it shall be referred to an Officer of the said Court or to an cer of the Court, or Examiner to be appointed as aforesaid to investigate the Accounts of such Prisoner an Examiner, who may and to examine into the Truth of his Schedule, and to report thereon to the said Court; tend. and that the said Court may at any such hearing proceed on the other matters in Opposition
order Prisoner to at-
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Opposition to the Discharge of such Prisoner, or may, if it shall appear just and reason- able so to do, forthwith adjourn the Hearing thereof until such Officer or Examiner shall have made his Report; and that upon such Reference being made as aforesaid it shall be lawful for such Officer or Examiner to order the Attendance of such Prisoner as often as such Officer or Examiner shall think fit, and the Prisoner mentioned in such Officer and Examiner Order shall be accordingly carried before such Officer or Examiner, for which such may administer Oaths. Order shall be a sufficient Warrant; and the Keeper of the Prison, or his Deputy, so carrying any Prisoner before such Officer or Examiner, shall receive for the same the Sum of Ten Shillings, and no more, to be paid by the Person or Persons at whose Requisition the said Reference shall have been had; and such Officer or Examiner shall and may, under such Reference, administer Oaths, and examine all Witnesses and Court may order Ex- Parties upon their Oaths touching all Matters relating thereto : Provided that in all penses of Reference to Cases where such Reference shall have been made as aforesaid it shall be lawful for the be paid out of Insol- said Court, if such cause shall appear, to order all the Fees and Expences of such
Reference, paid by any Creditor or Creditors, to be repaid to him, her, or them out of the first Money received by the Provisional or other Assignee or Assignees of such Prisoner from or by his Estate or Effects.
vent's Estate.
tion.
all
Court, &c., may ad- XXXVI. And be it enacted and ordained, That after such Examination of judge a Prisoner to be any such Prisoner as hereinbefore directed it shall be lawful at such Hearing or adjourned discharged from Cus-
Hearing as aforesaid for the said Court, upon such Prisoner's swearing to the Truth tody, and entitled to the Benefit of this Act, of his Schedule, and executing such Warrant of Attorney as is hereinafter directed, to adjudge that such Prisoner shall be discharged from Custody, and entitled to the benefit of this Ordinance at such Time as the said Court shall direct, in pursuance of the Provisions hereinafter contained in that Behalf, as to the several Debts and Sums of Money due or claimed to be due at the Time of making such vesting Order as afore- said from such prisoner to the several persons named in his Schedule as Creditors, or claiming to be Creditors for the same respectively, or for which such Persons shall have given Credit to such Prisoner before the Time of making such vesting Order as afore- said, and which were not then payable, and as to the Claims of all other Persons, not known to such Prisoner at the time of such Adjudication, who may be Indorsees or Holders of any negotiable Security set forth in such Schedule so sworn to as aforesaid.
XXXVII. And be it enacted and ordained, That in Court may adjudge
cases where no Discharge, &c., to be Cause shall appear to the contrary, it shall be lawful for the said Court, according as forthwith, or not later shall seem fit, to adjudge that such Prisoner shall be so discharged, and so entitled as than Six Months from aforesaid, forthwith, or as soon as such Prisoner shall have been in Custody at the Suit the filing of the Peti- of one or more of the Persons as to whose Debts and claims such Discharge is so adju
dicated, for such Period or Periods, not exceeding Six Months in the whole, as the said Court shall direct, to be computed from the making of such vesting Order as aforesaid. XXXVIII. And be it enacted and ordained, That in case it shall appear charge, &c., to be at to the said Court that such Prisoner has fraudulently, with Intent to conceal the State any Period not later of his Affairs, or to defeat the objects of this Ordinance, destroyed or otherwise wilfully then Three Years from prevented or purposely withheld the Production of any Books, Papers, or Writings relating so such of his Affairs as are subject to Investigation under this Ordinance, or kept or caused to be kept false Books, or made false Entries in, or withheld Entries from, or wilfully altered or falsified, any such Books, Papers, or Writings, or that such Prisoner has fraudulently, with intent of diminishing the Sum to be divided among his Creditors, or of giving an undue Preference to any of the said Creditors, discharged or concealed any Debt due to or from the said Prisoner, or made away with, charged, mortgaged or concealed any part of his Property of what Kind soever, either before or after the Commencement of his or her Imprisonment, then it shall be lawful for the said Court to adjudge that such Prisoner shall be so discharged and so entitled as aforesaid, so soon as he shall have been in Custody at the Suit of some one or more of the Persons as to whose Debts and Claims such Discharge is so adjudicated, for such Period or Periods, not exceeding Three Years in the whole, as the said Court shall direct, to be computed as aforesaid.
In certain cases Dis-
Petitioning.
In other cases the XXXIX. And be it enacted and ordained, That in case it shall appear to the said Discharge, &c., to be Court that such Prisoner shall have contracted any of his or her Debts fraudulently, at any Period not later or by means of a Breach of Trust, or by means of false Pretences, or without having had than Two Years from any reasonable or probable Expectation at the Time when contracted of paying the same, Petitioning.
or shall have fraudulently, or by means of false Pretences, obtained the Forbearance of any of his Debts by any of his Creditors, or shall have put any of his Creditors to any unnecessary Expense by any vexatious or frivolous Defence or Delay to any Suit for recovering any Debt or Sum of Money due from such Prisoner, or shall be indebted for Damages recovered in any Action for Criminal Conversation with the Wife or for Seducing the Daughter or Servant of the Plaintiff in such Action, or for Breach of Promise of Marriage made to the Plaintiff in such Action, or for Damages recovered in any Action for a malicious Prosecution, or for a Libel, or for Slander, or in any other Action for a malicious Injury done to the Plaintiff therein, or in any Action of Tort or Trespass to the Person or Property of the Plaintiff therein, where it shall appear to the Satisfaction of the said Court that the Injury complained of was malicious, then it shall
be
be lawful for such Court to adjudge that such Prisoner shall be so discharged, and so entitled as aforesaid, forthwith, except as to such Debt or Debts, Sum or Sums of Money, or Damages as above mentioned; and as to such Debt or Debts, Sum or Sums of Money, or Damages, to adjudge that such Prisoner shall be so discharged, and so entitled as aforesaid, so soon as he shall have been in Custody, at the Suit of the Person or persons who shall be Creditor or Creditors for the same respectively, for a Period or Periods not exceeding Two Years in the whole, as the said Court shall direct, to be computed as aforesaid.
XL. And be it enacted and ordained, That the Discharge of any Prisoner so Discharge may ex- adjudicated as aforesaid shall and may extend to all Process issuing from any Court tend to Process for for any Contempt of any Court, Ecclesiastical or Civil, for Nonpayment of Money or of contempt in Non-pay- Costs or Expenses in any Court, Ecclesiastical or Civil; and that in such Case the said
ment of Money. Discharge shall be deemed to extend also to all Costs which such Prisoner would be liable to pay in consequence or by reason of such Contempt, or on purging the same; and that every Discharge so adjudicated as aforesaid, as to any Debt or Damages of any Creditor
And to costs incurred
Discharge may ex-
of such Prisoner shall be deemed to extend also to all Costs incurred by such Creditor by Creditor, but subject before the filing of such Prisoner's Schedule, in any Action or Suit brought by such to Taxation. Creditor against such Prisoner for the recovery of the same; and that all persons as to whose Demands for any such Costs, Money, or Expenses as aforesaid any such Person shall be so adjudged to be discharged shall be deemed and taken to be Creditors of such Prisoner in respect thereof, and entitled to the Benefit of all the Provisions made for Cre- ditors by this Ordinance, subject nevertheless to such ascertaining of the Amount of the said Demands as may be had by Taxation or otherwise, and to such Examination thereof as is herein provided in respect of all Claims to a Dividend of such Insolvent's Estate and Effects. XLI. And be it enacted and ordained, That the Discharge of any such Prisoner so adjudicated as aforesaid shall and may extend to any Sum and Sums of Money which tend to Sums payable shall be payable, by way of Annuity or otherwise, at any future Time or Times, by virtue by way of Annuity, &c. of any Bond, Covenant, or other Securities of any Nature whatsoever, and that every Person or Persons who would be a Creditor or Creditors of such Prisoner for such Sum or Sums of Money if the same were presently due, shall be admissible as a Creditor or Creditors of such Prisoner for the Value of such Sum or Sums of Money so payable as aforesaid, which Value the said Court shall, upon Application at any Time made in that behalf, ascertain, regard being had to the original Price given for such Sum or sums of Money, deducting therefrom such Diminution in the Value thereof as shall have been caused by the Lapse of Time since the Grant thereof to the Time of Making such vesting Order as aforesaid; and such Creditor or Creditors shall be entitled in respect of such Value to the Benefit of all the Provisions made for Creditors by this Ordinance, without Prejudice nevertheless to the respective Securities of such Creditor or Creditors, excepting as respects such Prisoner's Discharge under this Ordinance.
Court may order
XLII. And be it enacted and Ordained, That whenever any Creditor or Creditors opposing any such Prisoner's discharge shall prove to the Satisfaction of the said Court that Costs, in certain Cases, such Prisoner has done or committed any Act for which, upon such adjudication as afore- to be paid to opposing said, he may be liable to remain in such Custody as aforesaid for a period not exceeding Creditors out of Insol- Three Years, to be computed as aforesaid, the said Court shall adjudge the taxed Costs Vent's Estate. of such Opposition to be paid to such opposing Creditor or Creditors out of the Estate and Effects of such Prisoner, by his or her Assignee or Assignees, before any Dividend made thereof; and in all other Cases of Opposition to a Prisoner's Discharge being sub- stantiated or effectual it shall be lawful for the said Court to adjudge in like Manner, if it shall seem fit; and that in case it shall appear to the said Court that the Opposi- tion of any Creditor to any such Prisoner's Discharge was frivolous and vexatious, frivolous and vexatious. it shall be lawful for the said Court to award such Costs to such Prisoner as shall Costs may be awarded appear to be just and reasonable, to be paid by the Creditor or Creditors making such to Prisoner. Opposition, which shall be paid accordingly.
Where Opposition
XLIII. And be it enacted and ordained, That where, upon any Prisoner being Court to make Order, brought up before the said Court, any such Adjudication shall have been made as pursuant to Adjudica- aforesaid by the said Court, Order shall be made accordingly by the said Court, in tion, and issue Warrant pursuance of such Adjudication, and the said Court shall also issue a Warrant or War- to Gaoler. rants to the Gaoler accordingly, ordering the Discharge of such Prisoner from Custody as to the Detainers under which he or she shall then be confined, or which shall be lodged against him or her before he or she shall be out of Custody, the same being fo Debts in respect of which such Adjudication shall have been made; and that every Specification of Debts, such Order of Adjudication shall take effect as from the Day on which the Adjudica- &c., not necessary in tion shall have been made in that behalf; and that every such Adjudication and Order of Adjudication. Certificate thereof and Order thereupon, may be made without specifying therein any such Debt or Debts, or Sum or Sums of Money, or Claims as aforesaid, or naming therein any such Creditor or Creditors as aforesaid, excepting so far as shall be necessary any Case in order to distinguish between the Creditors as to whom any such Prisoner may be adjudged to be so discharged and entitled as aforesaid forthwith, and the Creditors as to whom he may be adjudged to be so discharged and entitled at some future Period; Provided nevertheless, that in all Cases the Detainer or Detainers, D
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Cases.
with respect to which any such Prisoner shall have been adjudged to be discharged out of Custody, he being then in Custody thereupon, shall be specified in the Warrant of the said Court to be delivered to the Gaoler in that Behalf.
Adjudication may be
XLIV. And be it enacted and ordained, That where it shall appear to the said conditional in certain Court at any such Hearing as aforesaid of any such Prisoner that certain Matters or Things ought to be performed by or on behalf of such Prisoner before he is intended to be actually discharged from Custody, but that nevertheless it is expedient not to adjourn the Hearing of the Case absolutely to some future Occasion, without the Opportunity of such Discharge being sooner had by doing such Things as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the said Court to pronounce Adjudication without their issuing the Order and Warrant pursuant thereto; and that such Adjudication may be directed to be conditional on the Performance of such Matters and Things as aforesaid; and that on the nonperformance thereof the Hearing of such Case shall stand adjourned, according to the Direction made in that Behalf.
Where Adjudication
XLV. Provided always, and be it enacted and ordained, That in all Cases where is a Discharge at a fu- it shall have been adjudged that any such Prisoner shall be so discharged, and so ture Period, the Pri- entitled as aforesaid, at some future Period, such Prisoner shall be subject and liable to soner may be detained be detained in Prison, and to be arrested and charged in Custody at the Suit of any or arrested, &c., till
one or more of his or her Creditors with respect to whom it shall have been so that Period arrives.
adjudged, at any Time before such Period shall have arrived, in the same Manner as he would have been subject and liable thereto if this Ordinance had not passed: Provided nevertheless, that when such Period shall have arrived, such Prisoner shall be entitled to the Benefit and Protection of this Ordinance, notwithstanding that he may have been out of actual Custody during all or any Part of the Time subsequent to such Adjudication, by reason of such Prisoner not having been arrested or detained during such Time or any Part thereof.
Court
may
order de-
taining Creditor to pay Prisoner a Sum not ex- ceeding Four Shillings a Week.
XLVI. And be it enacted and ordained, That in all cases where such Prisoner shall, upon such Adjudication as aforesaid, be liable to further Imprisonment at the Suit of his Creditor or Creditors, or any or either of them, it shall be lawful at any Time for the said Court, on the Application of such Prisoner, to order the Creditor or Creditors at whose Suit he shall be so imprisoned to pay to such Prisoner such Sum or Sums of Money, not exceeding the Rate of Four Shillings by the Week in the whole, at such Times and in such Manner and in such Proportions as the said Court shall direct, and that on Failure of Payment thereof, as directed by the said Court, the said Court shall order such Prisoner to be forthwith discharged from Custody at the Suit of the Creditor or Creditors so failing to pay the same.
Before Adjudication, XLVII. And be it enacted and ordained, That before any such Adjudication shall Prisoner shall execute be made with respect to any such Prisoner the said Court shall require such Prisoner Warrant of Attorney to confess Judgment to execute a Warrant of Attorney to authorize the entering up of a Judgment against for Amount of Debts in such Prisoner in the Court, in the name of the Assignee or Assignees of such Prisoner, Schedule.
or of such Provisional Assignee, if no other Assignee shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such Office, for the Amount of the Debts stated in the Schedule of such Prisoner so sworn to as aforesaid to be due or claimed to be due from such Pri- soner, or so much thereof as shall appear at the Time of executing such Warrant of Attorney to be due and unsatisfied; and any such Warrant of Attorney is hereby de- clared not to be within the meaning of the said Act passed by the Imperial Parliament in the Third Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, nor shall it be necessary that the same should be executed in the Presence of an Attorney for such Prisoner, according to the Provision hereinbefore in that Behalf contained; and the Order of the said Court for entering up such Judgment shall be a sufficient Autho- rity to the proper Officer for entering up the same, and such Judgment shall have the Court may permit Force of a Recognizance; and if at any Time it shall appear to the Satisfaction of the Execution to be taken said Court that such Prisoner is of Ability to pay such Debts or any Part thereof, or out thereupon, when Insolvent is of Ability that he is dead, leaving Assets for that Purpose, the said Court may permit Execution to pay, or is dead, to be taken out upon such Judgment, for such Sum of Money as under all the cir- leaving Assets.
cumstances of the case the said Court shall order, such Sum to be distributed rateably amongst the Creditors of such Prisoners according to the Mode hereinbefore directed in the case of a Dividend made after Adjudication; and such further Proceedings shall and may be had upon such Judgment as may seem fit to the Discretion of the said Court from Time to Time, until the whole of the Debts due to the several Per- sons against whom such Discharge shall have been obtained shall be fully paid and No Seire facias ne- satisfied, together with such Costs as the said Court shall think fit to award; and no scire facias shall be necessary to revive such judgment on account of any Lapse of Time, but Execution shall at all Times issue thereon by virtue of the Order of the If Application is ill said Court: Provided always, that in case any such Application against any such founded and vexatious, Prisoner shall appear to the said Court to be ill founded and vexations, it shall be law- Court may dismiss the ful for the said Court, not only to refuse to make any Order on such Application, but also to dismiss the same, with such Costs against the Party or Parties making the same
cessary.
same, with Costs.
as to the said Court shall appear reasonable, and the said Costs shall be paid accord- ingly.
XLVIII.
Court may order
XLVIII. And be it enacted and ordained, That in case any such Person shall, Where Insolvent after he has become entitled to the Benefit of this Ordinance by any such Adjudication shall after Discharge as aforesaid, become entitled to or possessed of, in his own Right, any Property, whe- become entitled to Pro- ther the same be in Hongkong or elsewhere, which by Law cannot be taken into Exe- taken in Execution, the perty which cannot be cution under the said Judgment so to be entered up in the Names of such Assignee or Assignee may apply to Assignees as aforesaid, and such Prisoner shall have refused to convey or assign or Court for Relief. transfer such Property, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy the said Judg- ment, then and in such case it shall be lawful for the Assignee or Assignees of such Prisoner to apply by Petition in a summary Way, setting forth the Facts of the case to the said Court, and to pray that the said Prisoner may be taken and committed to Custody notwithstanding any such Adjudication and Discharge as aforesaid; and thereupon, if upon Examination by the said Court, and hearing as well the said Assignee or Assignees as the said Prisoner, in case he shall appear, or the said As- signee or Assignees only, in case such Prisoner, due notice having been given to him, shall not appear, it shall appear to the said Court that the Contents of such Petition are true, then and in such case the said Court shall so declare and adjudge, and shall Prisoner to be remand- thereupon order the said Prisoner to be apprehended, and committed to Custody within ed to Custody until he the Walls of any Prison which the said Court shall direct, and not within any Rules or
transfers such Property. Liberties thereof, until he shall convey, assign, and transfer such Property, or so much thereof as the said Court shall direct, towards the Satisfaction of the said Judgment, to such Assignee or Assignees, for the general Benefit of the Creditors of such Prisoner.
XLIX. And be it enacted and ordained, That in case any Person or Persons, Manner of proceed- Body Politic or Corporate, shall, after any such Insolvent shall have become entitled to ing where after the the Benefit of this Ordinance by any such Adjudication, as aforesaid, become or be Discharge of a Prisoner, possessed of, or have under his or their Power or Control, any Legacy, or Money due or any Person shall be- come possessed of Pro- growing due, Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank Notes, Securities for Money, perty belonging to him. Goods and Chattels, or any other Property whatsoever belonging to such Insolvent, or held in Trust for him, or for his Use and Benefit, or to which such Insolvent shall be in any way entitled, or in case any such Person or Persons, Body Politic or Corporate, shall be at such Period in any Manner indebted to such Insolvent, it shall be lawful for the said Court, upon the Application of any Assignee or Creditor of such Insolvent, to cause Notice to be given to such Person or Persons, Body Politic or Corporate, di- recting him or them to hold and retain the said Property till the said Court shall make further Order concerning the same; and thereupon it shall be lawful for the said Court further to order such Person or Persons, Body Politic or Corporate, to deliver over such Property, and to pay such Debts as aforesaid, or any Part thereof, to the Provisional or other Assignee or Assignees of the Estate and Effects of such Insolvent, for the general Benefit of the Creditors of such Insolvent, entitled to claim under such Judgment entered up by Order of the said Court, as aforesaid; and such Delivery and Payment shall be made accordingly, in obedience to such Order; and such Person and Persons, Body Politic and Corporate, shall by such Payment and Delivery, so made in pursuance of such Order of the said Court, be discharged in respect of such Property, and Debts against all Persons whatsoever to all Intents and Purposes.
Court from which Pro- cess issued.
L. And be it enacted and ordained, That no Person who shall have become
Persons discharged entitled to the Benefit of this Ordinance by any such Adjudication as aforesaid shall at under this Ordinance any Time thereafter be imprisoned by reason of the Judgment so as aforesaid, entered not liable to Imprison- up against him or her, according to this Ordinance, or for or by reason of any Debt or ment for Debts, &c., to which Adjudication Sum of Money, or Costs, with respect to which such Person shall have become so en- extends. titled, or for or by reason of any Judgment, Decree or Order for Payment of the same; but that upon every Arrest or Detainer in Prison upon any such Judgment so entered up as aforesaid, or for or by reason of any such Debt or Sum of Money or Costs, or Judgment, Decree, or Order for Payment of the same, it shall be lawful for any judge, If arrested, to be re- of the Court from which any Process shall have issued in respect thereof, and such leased by Judge of the Judge is hereby required, upon Proof made to his Satisfaction that the cause of such Arrest or Detainer is such as hereinbefore mentioned, to release such Prisoner from Custody, unless it shall appear to such Judge, upon Inquiry, that such Adjudication as aforesaid was made without due Notice, where Notice is by this Ordinance required, being given to or acknowledged by the Plaintiff on such Process, or being by him dispensed with by the Acceptance of a Dividend under this Ordinance, or otherwise; and at the same Time, if such Judge shall in his Discretion think fit, it shall be lawful for him to order such Plaintiff, or any Person or Persons suing out such Process, to pay such Prisoner the Costs which he shall have incurred on such Occasion, or so much thereof as to such Judge shall seem just and reasonable, such Prisoner causing a Common Appearance to be entered for him in such Action or Suit.
Who may order
Costs to be paid to him.
LI. And be it enacted and ordained, That after any Person shall have become After Discnarge, no entitled to the Benefit of this Ordinance by any such Adjudication as aforesaid, no Writ Execution
to issue
of Fieri facias or Elegit shall issue on any Judgment obtained against such Prisoner, for against Insolvent for any Debt or Sum of Money with respect to which such Person shall have so become Debts, &c., to which
Adjudication extends. entitled, nor in any Action upon any new Contract or Security for Payment thereof, except upon the Judgment entered up against such Prisoner according to this Ordi-
nance,
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Ordinance may pleaded generally.
nance, and that if any Suit or Action shall be brought or any Scire fucias be issued against any such Person, his Heirs, Executors, or Administrators, for any such Debt or Sum of Money, or upon any new Contract or Security for Payment thereof, or upon Discharge under this any Judgment obtained against, or any Statute or Recognizance acknowledged by such be Person for the same, except as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for such Person, his Heirs, Executors, or Administrators, to plead generally that such Person was duly discharged according to this Ordinance by the Order of Adjudication made in that Behalf and that such Order remains in force, without pleading any other Matter specially; whereto the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs shall or may reply generally, and deny the Matters pleaded as aforesaid, or reply any other Matter or Thing which may shew the Defendant or De- fendants not to be entitled to the Benefit of this Ordinance, or that such Person was not duly discharged according to the Provisions thereof, in the same Manner as the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs might have replied in case the Defendant or Defendants had pleaded this Ordinance, and a Discharge by virtue thereof, specially.
When Debts are sa-
torney to be cancelled,
ment.
ment to be executed.
LII. Provided always, and be it enacted and ordained, That if at any Time after tisfied, the Court may any such Adjudication as aforesaid shall have been made with respect to any such order Warrant of At- Prisoner in pursuance of this Ordinance, it shall appear to the Satisfaction of the said and Satisfaction to be Court that all the Debts in respect of which such Adjudication was made have been entered on the Judg- discharged and satisfied it shall be lawful for such Court, upon Application duly made, to direct the Warrant of Attorney executed by such Prisoner under this Ordinance to be cancelled, or if Judgment shall have been entered up thereon, to order Satisfaction to be entered on such Judgment, and the Order of the said Court for entering up such Satisfaction shall be a sufficient Authority to the proper Officer for entering up the And a Re-assign- same; and that if in any Case it shall appear to the Satisfaction of the said Court that after the Debts of any such Prisoner shall have been so discharged and satisfied as aforesaid, there shall remain in the Possession, or subject to the Control of his or her Assignee or Assignees, any Property of any Kind or Description whatsoever which has come to such Assignee or Assignees, or to which he or they may claim Title, by virtue of the Order made in that Behalf or otherwise, by virtue of his or their Office of Assignee or Assignees, it shall be lawful for the said Court, on Application duly made, to order that all such Property so remaining as aforesaid shall be vested in the Person whose Debts shall have been so satisfied and discharged, or his Heirs, Executors, Ad- ministrators, or Assigns; and such Order shall have the Effect of vesting the same accordingly; and that any Deed of Release to be recorded in the said Court, by which any such Debt or Debts shall be released or discharged, shall not be liable to any Stamp Duty.
Where Error in Sche- dule without Fraud, this Ordinance to ope- rate upon the actual Amount of Debt.
a Re-hearing.
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LIII. And whereas it may sometimes happen that a Debt of, or Claim upon, or Balance due from such Prisoner as aforesaid, may be specified in his Schedule so sworn to as aforesaid at an Amount which is not exactly the actual Amount thereof, without any culpable Negligence or Fraud, or evil Intention on the Part of such Prisoner;' Be it enacted and ordained, That in such Case the said Prisoner shall be entitled to all and every Benefit and Protection of this Ordinance; and the Creditor in that Behalf shall be entitled to the Benefit of all the Provisions made for Creditors by this Act, in respect of the actual Amount of such Debt, Claim, or Balance, and neither more nor less than the same, to all Intents and Purposes, such Error in the said Schedule notwithstanding.
Adjudication and LIV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every such Adjudication as Order to be final, un- aforesaid by the said Court as aforesaid, with respect to any Prisoner, and the Order less obtained on False thereupon, so made as aforesaid, shall be final and conclusive, and shall not be reviewed case Court may order by the said Court, unless the said Court shall thereafter see good and sufficient Cause to believe that such Adjudication has been made on false Evidence, or otherwise improperly made or fraudulently obtained, in which Case it shall be lawful for the said Court, upon the Application of such Prisoner, or of any Creditor of such Prisoner, to order such Prisoner, upon due Notice to be given to such Persons, and in such Manner as the said Court shall direct, to attend, or to be brought up, and the said Matter to be reheard before the said Court, as the Case may require, who shall thereupon rehear the same, and shall and may, if just Cause shall appear, annul the original Adjudication and Order thereupon made in such Case, and shall have the same Powers and Autho- rities upon such Rehearing as upon any original Hearing in pursuance of this Ordinance, and may adjudicate in such Matter accordingly; and thereupon, in case the former Adjudication in the said Matter shall not be confirmed, such Order, Certificate, and Warrant shall be made as required by this Ordinance to be made upon such original Adjudication; and the said Court shall and may, if necessary, remand the said Prisoner to the same Custody in which he was at the Time of the former Hearing of the Matters of his Petition, there to be subject to Imprisonment as if the former Adjudication therein had not been made; and thereupon all Detainers which were in force against such Prisoner at the Time of his former Discharge from Custody shall be deemed to be still in force against him as if such former Adjudication had not been made; and the Gaoler or Keeper of the Prison to which such Prisoner shall be so remanded shall and is hereby required to receive such Prisoner into his Custody in pursuance of such Remand,
Insolvent refusing
prehended, &c.
Remand, for doing which the Order of Remand in such Case shall be his sufficient Warrant; and where in any Case such Prisoner shall refuse or neglect to appear before the said Court according to such Order for Rehearing as aforesaid, a Copy whereof to appear may be ap- shall have been duly served on such Prisoner, it shall be lawful for the said Court to order such Prisoner to be apprehended, and committed to Custody in such Prison as the said Court shall direct, and to issue its Warrant accordingly, and to cause such Prisoner to be brought up for Examination as often as to the said Court shall seem fit: Provided always, that where upon such Rehearing it shall appear to the said Court that such Prisoner is not entitled to the Benefit of this Ordinance until some future Period, Discharge on Re-hear- In Adjudication of according to the Provisions hereinbefore contained, the said Court shall and may, if it ing, the Time since shall appear reasonable, adjudge the Discharge of such Prisoner at such future Period former Hearing not to to be calculated without including the Time during which such Prisoner shall have been out of Custody since the Time appointed for his Discharge by such former Ad- judication as aforesaid.
be calculated.
Where an Order of
LV. Provided always, and be it further enacted and ordained, That if in any Case an Order or Warrant for the Discharge of any such Prisoner shall have issued Discharge has been is- erroneously, and which is not pursuant to the Adjudication made in that Behalf, it sued by Mistake, the shall be lawful for the said Court, on such Error being shewn to the said Court, to
Court may revoke and revoke such Order and Warrant, and to annul, suspend, or amend the same, according
amend the same. to such Adjudication, and if necessary to re-commit such Prisoner to his former Custody, when by such Order or Warrant he shall have been discharged therefrom; and the Gaoler or Keeper of the Prison to whose Custody such Prisoner shall be so re-com- mitted is hereby required to receive such Prisoner into his Custody according to such Recommitment; and all Detainers which were in force against such Prisoner at the Time of such Discharge as aforesaid shall be deemed to be still in force against him, as if such erroneous Order or Warrant had not issued.
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t
Prisoner refusing to
LVI. And whereas the Estate, both Real and Personal, of any Person whose Prisoner may, after Discharge has been adjudicated under this Ordinance may not be sufficiently Discharge, be examined ' described or discovered in his Schedule so sworn to as aforesaid, or the Assistance of
as to Estate and Ef- such Person may be necessary to adjust, make out, recover, or manage his Estate or Assignee.
fects, on application of
• Effects, for the Benefit of his Creditors;' Be it therefore enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for the Assignee or Assignees of the Estate and Effects of any such Person whose Discharge shall have been adjudicated under this Ordinance, from Time to Time to apply to the said Court that such Person may be further examined as to any Matters or Things relating to his Estate and Effects, by the said Court; and in case such Person shall neglect or refuse to appear before such Court at snch Time and appear, or to answer Place as shall be directed by such Order, or appearing shall refuse to be sworn, or to mitted.
Questions, may be com- answer such Questions as shall be put to him relating to the Discovery of his said Estate and Effects, then and in any of such Cases it shall be lawful for such Court by Warrant to commit such Person to the Common Gaol, there to remain without Bail or Mainprize until such time as he shall submit himself to the Order of the said Court in that Behalf, and shall answer upon Oath or otherwise, as shall be required, to all such lawful Questions as shall be put to him in pursuance of the same for the Purposes aforesaid.
for
LVII. And be it enacted and ordained, That in case any Prisoner whose Estate Persons wilfully omit- shall, by an Order under this Ordinance, have been vested in the said Provisional As- ting anything in the signee, shall, with Intent to defraud the Creditors or Creditor of such Prisoner, wil- Schedule guilty of a fully and fraudulently omit in his Schedule, so sworn to as aforesaid, any Effects or able to Three Years' Misdemeanour, and li- Property whatsoever, or retain or except out of such Schedule, as Wearing Apparel, Inprisonment. Bedding, Working Tools and Implements, or other Necessaries, Property of 'greater Value than Twenty Pounds, every such Person so offending, and any Person aiding and assisting him to do the same, shall, upon being thereof convicted by due course of Law, be adjudged guilty of a Misdemeanour, and thereupon it shall be lawful for the Court before whom such Offender shall have been so tried and convicted to sentence such Offender to be imprisoned and kept to hard Labour for any Period of Time not ex- ceeding Three Years; and that in every Indictment or Information against any Person Indictment need only any Offence under this Ordinance, it shall be sufficient to set forth the Substance of set out Substance of the Offence charged on the Defendant, without setting forth the Petition, or Order
Offence charged. vesting such Prisoner's Estate in the Provisional Assignee, Appointment of Assignee or Assignees, or Balance Sheet, Order for Hearing, Adjudication, Order of Discharge or Remand, or any Warrant, Rule, Order, or Proceeding of or in the said Court, ex- cept so much of the Schedule of such Prisoner as may be necessary for the Purpose.
LVIII. And be it enacted and ordained, That if any Prisoner or other Person Persons swearing taking an Oath under the Provisions of this Ordinance shall wilfully forswear and falsely under this Or- perjure himself in any Oath to be taken under this Ordinance, and shall be lawfully con- dinance liable to Pu- victed thereof, the Person so offending shall suffer such Punishment as may by Law be Perjury. inflicted on Persons convicted of wilful and corrupt Perjury; and that in all cases wherein by this Ordinance an Oath is required, the solemn Affirmation of any Person, being a Quaker or other Person by Law allowed to Affirm, shall and may be accepted and taken in lieu thereof; and that every Person making such Affirmation who shall be convicted
E
nishment inflicted for
3
420
109
Mode of proceeding with Prisoners of un- sound Mind.
such Prisoner.
convicted of wilful false Affirmation shall incur and suffer such and the same Penalties as are inflicted and imposed upon Persons convicted of wilful and corrupt Perjury.
LIX. And be it enacted and ordained, That if any Person who shall at any Time be a Prisoner in any such Prison as aforesaid, upon any such Process as aforesaid, shall be or become of unsound Mind, and therefore incapable of taking the Benefit of this Ordinance in such Manner as he or she might have done if of sound Mind, the Gaoler or Keeper of such Prison shall forthwith require One or more Justice or Justices to attend at the said Prison, and inquire into the State of Mind of such Prisoner; and thereupon, and also in case any such Justice or Justices shall receive Information by other Means, that any such Prisoner is of unsound Mind as aforesaid, such Justice or Justices shall go to the said Prison, and by his or their own View, and by Examination on Oath of such Person or Persons as he or they shall think fit to examine, shall inquire into the State of Mind of such Prisoner; and if it shall appear to such Justice or Justices upon such Inquiry that such Prisoner is of unsound Mind, and therefore in- capable of taking the Benefit of this Ordinance in such Manner as a Person of sound Mind might do, such Justice or Justices shall forthwith make a Record of the Fact, Application may be and certify the same to the said Court; and thereupon it shall be lawful for the said made by Persons on Court, at the Instance of any Person or Persons on Behalf of such Prisoner, to order behalf of such Prisoners. Notice to be inserted in the two public Newspapers aforesaid, that Application will be made to the said Court for the Discharge of such Prisoner on a Day to be specified in such Order and Notice, being Twenty-one Days at least from the day of Publication of such one of the said Newspapers containing such Notice as shall be last published which Notice, together with the Service of the like Notice on the Creditor or Creditors at whose Suit such Prisoner shall be detained in Custody, or his or their Attorney or Attorneys in such Suit, shall be deemed sufficient to authorize the said Court to proceed to the Discharge of such Prisoner, if otherwise entitled to such Discharge, according Court may discharge to the true Intent and Meaning of this Ordinance; and the said Court shall proceed accordingly, and shall discharge such Prisoner from Custody, and do all other Acts under this Ordinance, in case it shall appear that such Prisoner might have obtained his or her Discharge under this Ordinance if he or she had been of sound Mind; and thereupon all and every Estate, Right, Title, Interest in Law and Equity, Real and Personal, Power, Benefit, and Emolument whatsoever, which, if such Prisoner was of sound Mind, could or ought to be vested in the said Provisional Assignee, pursuant to. the Provisions of this Ordinance. shall, by force and virtue of the Order of the said May appoint As- Court for the Discharge of such Prisoner, be vested in the Provisional Assignee of the signees;
said Court, or in the other Assignee or Assignees appointed by the said Court, and named in the said Order, or in any other Order of the said Court in that Behalf, as fully and effectually, and in the same Manner, and with all and every the same con- sequences and Effects, both in Fact and Law, to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever, as if such Prisoner had been of sound Mind, and such Order as aforesaid had been made vesting the same in such Provisional Assignee at the Time and in the Manner in May order Judg- this Ordinance provided; and that it shall be lawful for the said Court to order Judg-` ment to be entered up. ment to be entered up against such Prisoner, in the same Manner as if he or she had been of sound Mind, and had executed a Warrant of Attorney to authorize the enter- ing up of such Judgment in the Manner hereinbefore directed, and such Order shall be sufficient Authority to the proper Officer for entering up the same; and any Dividend to be made by such Assignee or Assignees shall be made in such Manner, and such Proceedings shall be thereupon had, as are hereinbefore provided in the case of a Divi- dend of the Estate and Effects of any Prisoner made before Adjudication; and the Discharge of every such Prisoner of unsound Mind, so made as aforesaid, shall extend to all Debts and Sums of Money to which the same might have extended if such Pri- soner had been of sound Mind, and had duly filed his Schedule, according to the Pro- visions of this Ordinance: Provided always, that every such Order of Discharge, and of the Appointment of an Assignee or Assignees, in such case, shall be entered of Re- cord in the said Court, and Proof thereof shall be received by such Copy thereof as is hereinbefore directed to be received as Proof of Conveyances and Assignments made in pursuance of this Ordinance.
105
extended to Debtors.
Crown
Discharge not to LX. And be it enacted and ordained, That this Ordinance shall not extend or be constructed to extend to discharge any Prisoner with respect to any Debt due to Her Majesty or Her Successors, or to any Debt or Penalty with which he shall stand charged at the Suit of the Crown, or of any Person for any Offence committed against any Ordinance or Ordinances relative to any Branch of the Public Revenue, or at the Suit of any Sheriff or other Public Officer, upon any Bail Bond entered into for the Appearance of any Person prosecuted for any such Offence.
Officer of Court to produce Proceedings and give Copies.
LXI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the proper Officer of the said Court shall, on the reasonable Request of any such Prisoner as aforesaid, or of any Creditor or Creditors of such Prisoner, or his, her, or their Attorney, produce and shew to such Prisoner, Creditor or Creditors, and his, her, or their Attorney, at such Times as the said Court shall direct, such Petition, vesting Order, Schedule, Order of Adjudi- cation, and all other Orders and Proceedings made and had in the Matter of such Pe- tition,
tition, and all Books, Papers, and Writings filed in such Matter, and permit him, her,
or them to inspect and examine the same, and shall provide for any such Prisoner, Creditor or Creditors, or his or their Attorney requiring the same, a Copy or Copies of any such Petition, vesting Order, Schedule, Order of Adjudication, or other Order or Proceeding, or of such Part thereof as shall be so required, receiving such Fee as the said Court shall appoint for so providing the same; and that a Copy of such Petition, vesting Order, Schedule, Order of Adjudication, and other Orders and Proceedings Proceedings under Seal purporting to be signed by the Officer in whose Custody the same shall be, or his De- puty, certifying the same to be a true Copy of such Petition, vesting Order, Schedule, Order of Adjudication, or other Proceeding, and purporting to be sealed with the Seal of the said Court, shall at all Times be admitted as sufficient Evidence of the same, without other Proof whatever given of the same.
any
A Copy of such
to be admitted as Evi- dence.
(
Examiners to be ap-
LXII. And be it enacted and ordained, That the said Court in all cases may from Time to Time, as Occasion shall require, appoint as many fit Persons as shall be re- pointed. quisite to be Examiners for the Purposes of this Ordinance; and that such Examiner shall and may receive for his Trouble the Sum of One Pound, and no more, for every Meeting held by him in pursuance of this Ordinance, to be paid by the Person or Per- sons requiring the same.
Their Fees.
Sheriffs, &c., indem- nified for obeying Or- ders of Court.
LXIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every Sheriff, Gaoler, Keeper, or other Officer of any Prison, who shall do any thing in Obedience to any Order of the said Court, or of any Officer of the said Court, or such Examiner as aforesaid, authorised by the said Court, by virtue of this Ordinance, shall be, and is and are indemnified for whatsoever shall be done by them respectively in obedience thereto; and that if any Action of Escape, or any Suit or Action, be brought against any Judge, If Action for Escape, Commissioner, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Gaoler, Keeper of any Prison, or any &c., brought, the Ge- Person, for performing the duty of his Office, in pursuance of this Ordinance, such neral Issue may be Judge, Commissioner, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Gaoler, Keeper of Prison, and pleaded, and this Ordi- other Person may plead the General Issue, and give this Ordinance and the special dence.
nance given in Evi- Matter in Evidence; and if the Plaintiff be nonsuited, or discontinue his or her Action,
or a Verdict shall pass against him or her, or Judgment shall be had for the Defendant upon Demurrer, the Defendant shall have Treble Costs.
What shall be suf- ficient to be set forth
LXIV. And be it enacted, That in all Rules, Orders, Warrants, and othe Proceed- ings of the said Court under this Ordinance, it shall be sufficient to set forth such in the Rules and Pro- Rule, Order, or Warrant, or in case of a Warrant for the Apprehension or Detention ceedings of the Court. of any Person for a Contempt, in disobeying any Order or Rule of the said Court, or for the Apprehension or Detention of any Person for the Appearance of such Person before the said Court, according to this Ordinance, or for the enforcing any Rule or Order of the said Court, it shall be sufficient to set forth such Rule or Order, and the Warrant thereon, and that the Insolvent in any Order, Rule, Warrant, or other Pro- ceeding mentioned, has been duly discharged under this Ordinance, if he has been so discharged, of if has not been so discharged, that he has applied by Petition to the said Court for his or her Discharge from Custody, according to the Provisions of this Ordinance, without setting forth in any such Order, Rule, Warrant, or other Proceed- ing, the Petition, Order vesting the Estate of any such Prisoner in the Provisional Assignee, Appointment of Assignee or Assignee or Assignees, or the Schedule, Balance Sheet, Order for Hearing, Adjudication, Order for Discharge, or any other Rule, Order, or Proceeding of or in the said Court, or any Part thereof except as aforesaid.
LXV. And be it enacted and ordained, That all Affidavits to be used before the said Court, or any Officer of the said Court, or any Examiner appointed as aforesaid davits are to be sworn. under this Ordinance, shall and may be sworn before the said Court or any Commis- sioner appointed by the said Court for the Purpose of taking Affidavits, or before a Magistrate of the said Colony.
Before whom Affi-
LXVI. And be it enacted and ordained, That the Sum of Three Shillings and no What shall be paid more shall be paid to any Printer or Proprietor of any Newspaper for the Insertion for Insertion of Adver- of any Advertisement by this Ordinance directed to be inserted in any Newspaper; tisements. and all Printers and Proprietors of Newspapers are hereby required to insert the same,
on Payment of the said Sum of Three Shillings for the Insertion thereof, in such Form
as the said Court shall from Time to Time direct.
Power to Court, with
LXVII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Chief Justice of the said Court may from Time to Time, with the Advice and Approval of the Legislative Coun- the advice of the Le- cil of the said Island, make all such Rules and Orders as may be necessary for carrying gislative Council, to this Ordinance into Operation and Effect within the said Colony, as also from Time to make Rules and Orders Time, with such Advice and Approval, to settle such Scale or Scales of Fees and and settle Scale of Fees. Charges as may seem expedient with relation to the said Ordinance, and all Things and
Acts to be done thereunder.
Construction of Or-
LXVIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever this Ordinance hath used Words importing the Singular Number or the Masculine Gender it shall be dinance. 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 In- dividuals,
101.16
i
Act.
...
J. F. DAVIS, Governor, &c. &c.
Commencement of
dividuals, unless it be otherwise specially provided, or there be something in the Subject or Context repugnant to such Construction.
LXIX. And be it enacted and ordained, That this Ordinance shall commence and come into Operation as to all Matters not otherwise provided for on the 1st day of June, 1846.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 6th day of May, 1846.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,
Clerk of Councils.
Adolphus theller.
HONGKONG:
PRINTED BY AUTHORITY, AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHINA MAIL.
A
7
N. 60. Financial...
Copy
to Treas: 26.
Aug: 146-
The in
Sir,
C.0.
AUG 21 1846
421
1047 trong hồng
Kong
Victoria, Hongkong, 6th. June, 1846.
I have the honor to enclose a
statement of the first half year's receipt on
account of the Police Rate, under Ordinance
amount
N2 of 1045, showing that the gross for the first six months was only £009.
· Assessment to be presently
In the new
made, the valuations will have reference to
the real existing amount of Rental, not subject to any deduction, and it may be expected that this, combined with the increased number of tenements completed and in occupation, will have the effect of materially increasing the receipts.
As the assessment and collection of
The Right Honorable
W. E. Gladstone, M. P.
H.,
de,
te
the
the Police Rate was found to occupy too much of the time of Mess". Pope and Tarrant, and to interfere with their respective duties in the Land Department, it has been found expedient
to dispense with their future services, and to allow
-hundred Dollars for the year
each of them
one
In the new
• year elapsed. Assessment to be made this
mouth, Mr. Harrison a Clerk in the Land Office, and Mr. Markwick, the Government Auctioneer, have been appointed, and it is expected that the experience of the latter in valuing property will be of material
afsistance
in ensi
ensuring
a correct return.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
422
14
I
Victoria
Decount of Amounts Collected by
for the half year
d
for the
4461511
Gross Amount of Rate assessed for
Quarter ending. 30th September
Congkong
Police Rate Assesers and Collectors cuding 31?! December 18415.
£
By Receipts up to 24th March 1846 on account
of Rate for the duarter ending 30 Sept. 393 4
-Exemptions, Houses being under
#
423
¿ £
2
Note.
The amount.
t of Reduced Valuation
Shown in Retum being £35743,15,5.
5/ Cont for one year onsume - £. 1787. 5. 9.
andame
To Gross amount of Rate for the
Note
Quarter ends
ending
31et December.
Amount of reduced Valuation
shown in the last Quarter's Return
for assessment - I 35,743, 15.0.
From that Amount
there is now taken
as per statement C
of last Quarter's accant
for Hauses pulled down
Yearon&
5 per cent for one year
on
366, 13′′ 4. 35,377 18.
same. £1748, 17% 1.
(True Copy)
44243
£
88902
Maritimal
for the Colonial secretary;
charge of Sentry or used,
for Public A
81442
purposes.
Rates remisted or Houses not being
Recommended to be occupied when application
Remitted.
was made for the Rate B
carmade
Le's Houses being pulled downs.
Liens. Rates outstanding
31.1881⁄22
4118
D
867
4461511
By receipts up to 24th March, on account:
of Quarter ending 31st December
.
Exemptions Houses being under
charge of sentry, or used for Publie purposes.
Rates remitted Houses not being in
occupation.
Lions, Rates outstanding
39517 115
A
81442
B
30852
H.C.
Examined Signed). 4.C . Shelley auditor
73 52 442 | 4|3| ₤88902
424
amounts
Account of
by Apessors and Colketors for the half year ending 3/5 Seat 1845.
collected by Police Rate
Melonie in despatch
T. 68, 12846.
A
This is for the information of the Friary.
By 22
Soph 21 Ap
M+
27/
6th
June,
1846.
At Heible. It&. Gladstone..
hir J. 7 Davis,
3
Imabsture.
N.68.
Rexliver
of the first half year's axcount
Fransmitting Statement
reclipt
on
reporting appointment
the Police Rate, and
new
appastors
✓
No. 69.
Finanziol
Fre: to Agent 26 Aug.
Copy
to Treasury - 18 Septe
Sir,
AUG21
1046
1648 trong thông 125 Vietoria, Houghing,
8th June, 18466.
I have the honor to forward herewith-
Copy of a Lotter from the Magistrate of Police,
-enclosing a requisition for clock to make Coats for the Police force of this felony.-
The
troops both
è great
both European and native-
find great Coats highly necessary during
the
cold season, and I accordingly do not deem- thom superfluous for the Police, whose duties, like there of the Military guards, extend through the night - I may observe in this place that the men contribute from their clothing at the
at the rate of
the
wages towards their
One Dollar per month from
- English force, and 75 Cents from the native. The Quarter from whence the supply of cloth-
The Right. Honorable.
M.r. Ghadstone, M.P.,
R.
ند
te
te.
tc.
is to be ordered will of
determined at home.
course be best
his
Staving called upon Superintendent. May to explain the circumstances atter having ordered
a
attending
supply of clothing articles of or the
Police without my previous sanction and authority,
I received the enclosed statement from.
E from that Officer. He has been informed that he will be held.
personally responsible for all such unauthorized proceedings.
is a sum
is
Police
on
On the present occasion, as there
- of # 285 already collected from
the
clothing account, and the articles (as
specified by him) are considered
would recomm
necessary,
I
recommend that the suply be authorized.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest reepest,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant
1
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directed Wakcertain the
Holth is ang
→
The Agent should, Sprenume
specese of complying
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22
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with their
June,
Mt. Houth IV. r. Gladstonia.
Sir J. F. Davis,
Received
лова. 3 Inclosures.
двой
Frankr for Cloth
itting
а
previous
a
the Police,
Requisition
and recommending
one
that
Eirregularly
be authorized.
forwarded) for Clothing Articles for the same,
1648 Along
427
26 Aug: 1046,
G. Baillie Eique
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in
Ear Grey 25
16481
151 Ang: 1046.
In deep 69 -8 Jesus.
الماوم
my
Sor
Lail
Iam duected
ducated by hav
key to transunt to you,
Say
herewith, of Requisition,
which has been received
from the Lov. of Hongkong, for Cloth for the Servicif the Police Dept in that day.
& fou
and to requeit that, boll ascertami und report
the Expense that would
attend a compliance
with that Reginsition.
Havetr
+
End
Gov. 1440 Agent 1741
Akoy s
428
Cl. Truelyenlys
69
Foncarded by
ME Stephen
Mawes
ElGrey
1846
8 Inne 1846
fin
DS 18. Sept 10446
Sam dicibest by lul
Grey to tummit to you herewith, for the Cesidentin of the L. C. of the Kunny, the Copy ya berpalet говору да, form the Gov. 9 W. King inctoring & Requisition
a
for Cloth for the Tervue of the Police department in that Colony'; and Lanto apert that
mld mom
come thi
Inochips to sanction
the expense
whecharte
attend a Compliance
witt
Saturd
No 36
429
with that Requisition, amcomiting, according both an Sitimate procured of the
Colonial Agent, tothe
Jum & #190
o
Jame
Sir J. F. Dan's W
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946
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Mother, 10
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18 October1046.
I have to acty the
Best of four Despatat
of the 8 June last, 2069.
Fansmitting a Requisition
вен
hung
for Arthes for the wee the Police in Wong Kong. I have to inform you
in reply, that the Agent
Ias been mishuctred to
prouse & send out to
H. Kong the articles
muneratiet
m
the above
marchined Requisition.
ん
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Nr. 113.
Sir,
ECEIVED
AUG 21
1846
In 1648 Kong
430
Chief Magistrates Office, Victoria, 6th June, 1846.
I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of letter Nr. 270 from the Colonial -office relative to a request made by
the-
Superintendent of police for an order to -... Messrs Hibbert &C. of London for
a
quantity of Cloth for Givent Coats for the police Force.
ne
that "the
In reply I beg to state that Mr. May has informed bloth and Cambet shipped in the Bungalore for the Hongtiong police, is the estimated quantity required to make the first year's supply of Sackets
The Honorable
Majer William Caine.
for the belonial Secretary
Je,
Jo
ke
and
431
and Trowsers for the European and
Indian forces, excepting
the
cncrease
n.c
of
Siscleen men to the latter by order dated 15th December 1845; but as there has been a decrease of Live Europeans by. order of 12 instant, the small_ deficiency of cloth can be obtained here.
The bloth for which application
was made ( dated 20th Ultimo)/ is required to make Great boats to be in Wear two
Years, commencing from 1st January 1840 in accordance with Clothing Regulations approved of in august
1845; but as the decrease abovementiones,
has been subsequently ordered, the Cloth required will be for the following number:
Cr
66 European Serjeants and fustables
62 Indian_o
Total 128...
Ceppo
.
Mr. May is also of opinion that
" The numbers for the Collars (from 1 to
128/ may 98/may time, be
be obtained at the
sanl
being cheaper and better than
can be purchased here, in which I perfectly coincide
Senclose a requisition for the Clothing. and have the honor to be, &c,
[signed] C. B. Millier: Ost Magistrate of police,
for the Chief Magistrati.
(Fruclo[y]
Manie
Learetary.
for the Colonial karstory
Mr
4
432
6th June, 18.116.
Requisition for the Police Establishment
Thereby Certify that the
following articles are inquired for the
of the Police Establishment.
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The requisite quantity of
dark Cloth, to make 128 great Coats,
for
the
Europeart and Indian Police.
Worsted embroidered
спе
numbers from BN to 128:
The requisite quantity of
black horn buttons, and strong hooks
and
eyes .
song
(Signed) Charles May-
Sup. dt of Police.
(Signed) 6. B Hillier
-Asst. Magistrate of Police,
for the Chief Magistrate.
(Truetipy). Mame
for the Clonial Secretory
Jutri
Requisition Cloth
Emitting for a supply, of to make great Coats
for the Police.
* June, J.
No. 69, of 1846.
helosure No. 1 in desp:
Received at C.0 for
for
the
Sir
the
433
Police Department
8th June, 1846.
I have the hover to submit
consideration of His Excellency
the circumstances attending
Govermer
evemer the
an order
order bein
being
sent to England for
- articles of equipment for
of equipment for the Police Force
agent title is without His Excellency's authority
1825)
being previously oblained.
On the 3rd of May
C
1845
authority was granted for obtaining
and cloth from England which transmitted in the manner directed; subsequently clothing regulations
arms
was
were with wo
formed and approved of, which specified what clothing would be issued,
issued, the
probable
1. B. Willier, Esq.
Te, Fe, Go,
offg.
Chief. Magistrate.
probable cost of each article, and that
the
expense shen
should be defrayed by a
-deduction from the pay of the Constables
yg
amounting
to one half, the demainder
bome by Government ; the approval
being of this Excellency
me
avàs com unicated to shortly before the departure of the
mail, and bein
being
I waited upon
anxious to
de prevent delay,
the Colonial Secretary and stated that the regulations included a few- articles which could be procured cheaper and better in Cengland, should I direct theone to be sent with those ordered by -authority dated May 18465, the folenial Secretary answered, that he did not see any objections, and I accordingly sent con order, directing Misst: Hibbert 10 to transmit them to the officer ==
adminisliving
nistiring the Government.
The whole of the clothing
765
and
equipment
I
434
equipment is shipped in the Bangalore
which is
expected to arrive
to arrive in a m month,
mon
the charge for the articles de not exceed
the estimated cost, and as
there will
be in the hands of the treasurer on
the 30th : Instant about two hundred
and eighty five pounds on (lothing account - Irespectfully solicit the -authority of His Excellency the forenet to sanction the payment of Mess Hibbert Ho's bills from that Frind ( amounting to £91, 15. 4)- Bequisition,
enclosed.
The errer in not obtaining proper
antherity,
the
from anxiety to obtain
clothing us speedily as possible, and
will not again occur.
I have, Je
(Signed) Charles May.
(Signed) C. B. Hillier .
lag:
Afs-Ung Police,
Ass.. Mag :
Sufier
4
Requisition for the Police
Establishment, (the articles ordered and coming out in the Ship (Bangalor)
Thereby certify that the following
articles are
required for the
Police Establishment.
use
of the
120 Blue Cloth Caps, with
peaks, chin straps, and white
metal Crowns in front. 120 Water proof covers to Caps . 120 Waterproof Capes .
130 Worsted embroidered mumbers
front & P. 146 130.
(chqued] Charles. May.
Superintendent .
[ Signed) C. BB. Willier
U/s2 . Magistrate of Polican-
Ime Copy/ Mlaine
есе
for the Colonial haretary.
(Ime (opy)
435
Requisition for the Volive
Establishment, ( the articles
-ordered and coming out in the Ship "Bangalore: /
"/
Shereby Certify that the following articles are required for the use of the Police Establishment. 120 Blue Cloth Caps, with peats,
chin Straps, and white medal
o front.
Cravens in
120 Water proof Covers to Cape . 120 Water proof Capers -
130 Worsted embroidered numbers
.
from Nr. 1 to 130.
(Signed) Charles. May
Superintendant
C.
(Signed) 1. B. Hillion
Apr. Magistrate of Police,
for the Colonial Seare lary
LJONSTAT
4
RECEIVED
Separate & Confidential.
Ans- 23 15 September
1946
to Draft
AUG.22
436
1666 Hongkong
Victoria, Hongkong,
8th June, 184.6.
I have not been inattentive
the
instruction conveyed
in
Despatch N. 7 of January 9,
considering of some means the expense of the il retablishment of this Colony.
Forensing
it
On a
previous occasion
I has been my suty
to state
that the suggested amalgamation
Affines of Secretary
of the thos and Treasurer could not be
7
recommended, on assount the butied and responsibility
The Right Stonorable
M. 2. Gladstone, M.,
да
1.
of the latter as a resciver of the Revenue, and his charge of
the Consular as well,
Accounts.
however, does not
tert in
Clerk
437
in the Colonial office
might take the light duties
Свеж
of the Councill, at
present exercised
Auditor.
as Colonial
f
The same
Auditor, who in
objection, apply to the reality audits
only
the Colonial accounts
the Consular being fully
checked and
audited
in
the
Separtment of the Superintendency
before they go
до
to hins..
The Colonial hearetary might
therefore combine with his
the Auditor's Department,
I
may
own
елд
add that the present Officiating Secretary major
faine
it
من
willing to undertake
but. The Auditor's salary of £1,000 per annum
might
this
Click
be saved, while the chief
I have
by
the
the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your most obedient
Humble Pervant,
Дин
indani
Since the above was written I have learned from a private Lource that Mr. don is thally to return to China. As I cannot recommend that there chould be
Innveyor General and a deputy,
beth
h
it in my duty to state that the services, of wither M. fordon or M. Clearly might be disfered with. My whensive has led me to with for the public benefit that the person retained, but W. Cleonly
should he be relieved from his office of
were
as Curl
a pristant haveyor he would I emenine have a claim to Employment Engineer prior to he Pope, whore serviin in the Land office
were much
whrequent to the Cleanly's. nd.
1
1666. Allong.
438
MrHawes
with reference to this Despatch frombie J. Davis think it necessary bolagbefore you the following splanation of the present state of the correspondence
pecting the principal Officer in A.Kong.
ter
Sir H. Pottinger when in China appointed M. Hewart wast as Keasurer of St. thoug, and in that aparit Motereat received a couxiduable portion andderchanged his duties in of the Chinese
such a manner
ламнот
ar
to give high satisfaction W Sir the Holong tohen the formation Staules, not #. Pothunger. of latablishment was in prazeep,
14.
being. (I believe) aware of maltewart's claims appointed Mr. Motit fomery Martin Keaaurer, Kerely displacing Mr Rewart. Not long after M. St. Khong, he made a show of resigning his Office, and dord Stanley, in of the representations made whine in the meantime
theartens arrival in
Corsdepen
8 June 1846.
}
Zin Ht. Pottinger,
desired for J. Daver, if M. Mar 1200 tot 900 a year. The confirmation in the Office Rendered his resignation, bacceptihared affaint. Mercer, who had been acting since M. Martin; MW. Mercer is Sie J. Davis's nephew_ haiture
MuStewent. Wanced him.
"
M. Martin did not then resign, but in the went to fine with hime as Private Lees andis a Summer of 1845 he left. A choly, quitted I despatch was accesvered by a reference to the
on a "conditioning young man, not. The live, more than 22 or 23. esignation - When dardSharly is
consiound M
on
лего
toreduse
eived.
439
he left a mere stating
espatch of Gy Javed, which had cropped it on the Martin's resignation as final, and the Revenan
ay. In thay a despatch was received dated arvacant. Mr Gladstone, acting this denis March, dijarading, in general terms, thennion westh Botir J. Davis that, under ordinary circe he should have directed him at once happened the Offices of Lenetary & heasurer, but proming Im Stewart, but that being anxious tonami fulles deportisthe following Mail. This despes which danner, was put aside to await that fulln theisperse of th
of the Netlony Eatablishment, he was sport but hitauto no such report has been before filling up the Keaaurership to deport - know whether it might not he amalgamated
In his persent despatch marked Leparate and some other Office, the Lecretaryship for example confidential, Sie J. Davis repeats his objection a
The Salary.
Sounion
wion of the Offices of Scentury theamorer, but Mr. Gladstone's Despatch was dated 9 Jace without a boucting to the want of the promised spot
the Secretaryship last _ In April a Despatch suceived front and proposed the union of the
Lee! P. Davis dated 26 Feb. & written of course before Auditorship stating that present beting
In radiccrived Gladstones Despatch, proposing Shajon Caine, would be withing boundertake both
ot mulikel reducation of the Salucy of the Treasurer from duties. It seems not unle
во от
I
Атал
was
with
и
to
report_
and
that this
may be the
жаз
for earging
in the Leer
in
mote
bettes arrangement, and the re ship, of which fir I. Davis was not andere when t Despatch was written, affords peculiar facili
it into effect. But the proper way of doing so would appear tobe, toffer the united situations to the present Auditor, MrShelley,
Cainer otherwise the Go of the Acting Leed Major with have MeShelley for Office elsewhere. Japanne, of course, that the is no sufficient objection against intresting the Lenetungship to M. Shelley, of which Lie J. Barn quest; Apresume, be the
on their hands as a claime
ше
he wremove McGordon,
would of course he tremove sove his Sala
Salary of of 1200 a year
Judge. to the Freanurership I would subur regard Mat. Musterent has a claime under any circumsta
a claim under any circumse Gordon has just de
h
d, or
мед,
410
and
висет
tumed to thong- and it would
retired
& the refusal of it before M. Mercer's appointment seem scarcely fair to have allowed him tonneur With pense and trouble trencove him immediatis onfirme
any
other person nominated. It is probable that Mr. Stewent might not be willing on his arrival. At all events the mater is not one
tobe disponed of in a
P. S. of a peoliner and I that with reference to accept it on the reduced Salary_ but if he withe, has the promise of both dorostauley and Mellad would subunit, therefore, backed (f the strongest recommendations fromnt. This part of the suflet Sie J. Davis should be desired weeport more in detail the arrangements in point of their effect both in he would propose
efficiency - and the reasons
Musterwent is now in England.
A Potriger.
with respect to the appointments in the Leux Grunal's Office, the mort economical arrangem
would
из
leonony
ал
мед
for the judgment he may farm. One circmentarn with render an arrangement less difficult than it night otherwise be - namely, that none of the Offices alleeded to lytic J. Daves were sent from this Country God + appointments_ -MGordon went from India on Lie #. Cottingers
48m inivitation & Cleverly
with
om. Pope
8
were
bath
in St. Hong when they received their Thom The M24 augus
mactising appointments.
249/146
70
The result of this memorandum seems to be that the best arrange= ment that I be made to be as follows
yott To unite the offices of Secretary & Auditor & confer the united office
I Shelley provided he is fit for it.
on
2 %% offer the Iremenshift to M. Ilewait at a salary of gook
て
year
Mercer.
in
the event of his declining it to conferim he
32 Major Cerine to return to his duty as chief of the
37
phie.
4th To instruct the God that IW Gordon having been sent out expreply to be Jumeyer General cannot be deprived of that office
& that it will be for the you to decide whether
n
The Cleverly
W Pope is to be returned under him, ii
making What dr is he is to be priced mainly by a considerat of what is best for the public service, retains the surries of the most competent officer, but if there is no
Jenellemen
over
preference due to one
of there the Let me know if this is the arrangement recommended to me._
the Aher on this pound then to allow
redneth to fall on the pinion.
4.4/4
Office Governor
Coll Seer
Office Civil letablishment
blishment, 411
Zesomer Auditor Gerd. Clerk glomnich Surveyor Genent
Я
Afirstint D. Clerk of works
Civil Engineer Chief Intire
chong trong
hame
Li S. Davis
Major Caine (Acting)
W. J. Mercer
Salary
t booo
1.000
1.200
(beting
A. E. Shelley
1000
A. J. Gordon
1,000
A. Cleverley
من دی
I. Pape
575
J. H. Stalme
Atterragend. --- P. J. Herbing Colmint Chaplains
Chief Officer & Palin Supernet. of Palice-
2000
1500
Revit. Stanton
700
1200
500
Major Carrie C. May
412
This is
Ay 27. Iplan these Pupus together.
mchifficult quith which requires tibe considered in the mean time acknowledge to Scotti letter.
The report has been
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genenne
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considuation
the Exhones & future
рай grounds afttery kary. (1721) Relating to the openne
Parui. Iam colusty some_ infrmention upon
er
this t
that
Jucune last
white Sexpert in addition
Twice bubout it, together wate
(1686) The Stuch shound
thand vom te me boni
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Hi I Davis
1659
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18461
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GameDA women
Mr. Murdock 11
#Stephen
ka.
11
MrStephen
t
L
Led.
15 Sept. 1846.
Thave received your
despatch of the 8 puelast marked Leparate &lgusid. that the Office
of Le
eggexting
Story of A. Hong stand
amalgamated with that ofluditor General, and
that the present
Maji
I dont feel sure that stating
ed
intended
thear Acting Secretary, Shajon
long delayed it canals to be at once prepared, Caine, would be wit
be waiting to
for or to heren will
I
but its appeared home the
by sa Davis topplink benequin faction dont Easiest way of submitting
Ithiale be should be
reminded, by the hext
hail
dam inspused
opinion
winte
the
•ction.
intend to admit.- det he the matte forhis have in connect with W Murdoch's memorandum a statement of the establish
ment of Hongthong shewing The office & Solaris attached to them X the
пител
of the persons.
tial their Establisht holding them distinguishing
with pero sprylite
Mone who me only acting
9.34
tous & a quat
я Ереме
Expenen.
L
Iterate the whole question
moderd bette of policy
Expense equin
to be
Renew
Fibe
hought
Порт
conseder
Copy to Trear 17 Sept 1846
undertake the duties of both
Offices.
Oureferring
to the
previous correspondence.
That on the 9 Jaus
observe
last MiGladstone, in account the ficcal acceptance.
возме
of
Mr. M. Martin's conditional
M.
resignation of the Office of Treasurer, stated that under dinary
cremvistaushe
should have desired you atouse Wappoint My Stewart to that Office. But
that looking to the heavy
вереселе
ttei the Colonial
Repenseentailed on Country & the latablishment of St. thong,
Hthong
he was anxious before taking augstch tofill up the offin,
ал
warcntain whether it might
reated with
not be amalgame
some this silication, and
the Salung be thereby raved. On the 26 Febs before, of
could have received
commar, you thes Despatch, you proposed to MGladstone areduction.
A
of the
Salary of the Treasurerskiz
£900 or £1000 a gear, and the confirmation in it of Mr Mercer, who had been since. M. Martin's
seling
sexignation _ andon the
2.5 March last-
last jour a
acknowledged
therewith of Mr Gladstonis
Despatch of G Saud and
homined a fullreport on
*
414
the subject of it & the following
Mart.
however,
intimated severally your
opinion that the busion of the Kinsurership with the Leccetanjokih or any
thir
the account
Office would not beadorische on account of the. andresponsibility of the duties performed of the
лиличи
for the Consular Dept.
Auree MMGladstone Letermined Wawait your promised : report before coming Dang
creceiving this Deck.
decision in the matter and
ted the Ichould have
have adopted
dave course, but that from gaun Separate Moufis. Das .
заси
of the 8th Ince, as well as from the lapse of time,
Я
presence that it is
ved your intention now to furnish
suck fullu Report_
arey Ander
there
Fremstances.
Ithuck it necefancy at once
theview Winform you of the view which Stake, in order to prevent the growth of claims which might hereafter make it difficult to effect the arrangement most advantageous public service.
•
to the
Siregard then to a
Consolidation of some of
oxome
the principal Officer,
auc happy
ment of M.
Я
that the appoint
Bratibe
dtGovernor of Newfoundland
with facilitate
an arrange.
:ment as far as the
ежед
Secretaryship is convened
gouerpup so
audas
decided au opinion
the mion
Kat
of the Auditaslih
with the Shecetayship might be effected without
injury
or
415.
or inconvenience,
at
sijury In are to authorize you
that arrangement
once to c
cary
unto effect. But in respect to the person to be appointed to the muited Offices, it appears to me that, unles there be sonce decided
и
on souce
for
the
the
objection to entrusting Lenitagship to MrShelly, peculiar aptitude Office in Bajon Caine, the mited Offices should in the first instances be offered to MirShelley. Ярджи
should consider
Mr Shelley disqualified for the Secretaryship,
of the
on
that the interests of the public service require the appointment of Major
Then it appears to
Carine,
me that In Shelley should Bajon
succeed
Caine as
Police Magistrate.
Heave
byourself to ultimate
минер
decision as to the manner in which there Offices should be filled _ in full confidence What while
e your the arrangement nevnt conducive
with make
public intereati
uitereati-your
wih
not dixiez and the fair claims opped the change. Officers who may
With respect to the Leanwreathip, I approve of the reduction of the Salary from £1200 tot 900 a gear.
ден
but I consider that under all the circumstances of Me case In Stewart is Entitted
вам
offer of the situation,
of
to
should he be willing accept it at the lawen
Salary. I have accordingt directed a communication 17 Sept: 1846
Wohe made whine
on
the
sulect the result of which
416
Schall communicate
Bruhereafter.
In the P. P. & your
a
of despatch #8 sure you
Packing
state that the relevue of
McGordon asturayon General with necipitate the Lunage
a reducation is
General's Office; and
your intimate that the best arrangement
ent would
in your opinion be the removal of Mr Gordon
ofm. That glattuman, hoween, has already left thei Country,
and underale
the circumstances, and
having regard to the fatigue
ander pense which he with have incurred his return, Idonst Consider it fair to remon
Su 1000 Mkung G. Luachandry sin
Forwarded by
1640
It
Mr. Murdock 1
Mo Farling
14
"
Sperated Couponbit
hr 23-15-Sept.
hx23-19
17 September 1946
417
Sam directed glad
Guy transmit khon herewith, for the information
Стикери of the Lords Comme & Krenary, the Congopa Креализ Despatch from the Groun
the
and
of thong proponing an amalgamation of Offices offerretary Auditor of that Colony- together with assay of the which Lodging
en
Auswer
has returned to that
despatch painting out
The manner in which he considers that the proposed reductions in the If Hong
Extablishment mag
most properly effect
be
carried into
havere
мере
heine atrasace
abranace fromchis Office. It with therefore remaine forgan
toderide.
"whether the rewires of MnCleverly on of M. Pope
m
should be dispensed within
andlin
decision
to that
coming take for your unde
wch, geouise,
you
of
а
be guided solely by what is but for the consideration of pub.
+
bli
4
+ & retain the service
interests. Bubifneither. of the gentleman whom you
can claim a preference
over
the other on public Granads, it would thenke right that the reduction should
fall in the frusion of the two fficers.
four wich of course report tomce hereafter the arrangement; which you may
make in order
that the proper Harrantimangle ifuced to the respective offiens. In the meantime Sapprove of the temporary arrangements consequent on the departure of monce which one reported in to
duce for Deshatch of 21 dane last kodb.
foun Mavere
что
the alt gautiful
refund as
this
off the two for this particulari Moyment.
No 70. Financial.
N
Copy to Treas: 26 Aug: /416.- (In in orig) Kearny ensues 10 Septha
You 2
29 Sept. 188
Sir.
RECEIVED
0.0.
AUG.21 1646
1649 #Kong •
448
Victoria, Hongtong,
10th June, 1846.
I have the honor to enclose a Report-
and retimate No 3 of 1846 for
the Construction
of Tanks, wells and other works in the populous
and main district of this town, for securing
of fires, and for the
a
supply of water in case general purposes of cleansing and drainage.
In the observations of the Health of Towns
the..
Commissioner forwarded in your Scepatch N.33 of March), the first subject mentioned_ is a
due
supply of water__ This purpose is completely met by the Report, and retimate herewith
forwarded.
Should it be approved under the whole
the same as
or such part of the
The Plight Amnable,
may
W..r. Gladstone, M.S.,
be deemed
most
tc.
te.
to...
moit
necessary, completed works,
can
as
be
adopted, and the
they will. form a portion.
of the general system of drainage, will be placed under the charge of the Road and Sewer Commissioners, by a special - clause- proposed
to be added to the amended. Ordinance-
The Report and retimate.
submitted, as usual,
was
usual, for the opinion-
the opinion of the_ Commanding Royal. Engineer, and I have- the honor to enclose Major Aldrick's notices
of the
the same, as well as the Surveyor General's explanations and additions consequent =
thereon.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sin
-
Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,
Ndani
Ne 2.
No 3.
言
419
8 1 1,
End
June
At. Womble W. E. Gladstones-
Fir J. J. Davis,
Received
ryo.
3. Inclosures.
cleansing and drainage of the
No 3 of 1846, for the construction Tanks, Wells, tc., in the Western Fransmitting Report and Estimate Victorio, and for
Sistrict of
Jown..
Extimates shou
Mettawes.
The
for hund.
tion.
Bolzany
В кернес ему
Khan Colony
superser
berecomme
tom of expect
веднат из
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the experson at
Wothe heavy
This object
nun
of
necessity - Whether tice mode providing for it is the beet
unnot,
judy but must
assume it to be so in confidence
that the Enginer fficer
understands the unbryst.
Recommend to the
you
For 10449 Hongkong Jr 1842
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Governor
Si John Davis Bt.
1846
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#Stephen 25 Mioues Barbarey
26
27
27
29. Sp11046
Shave merid
ги
Despatch of the 10th of
com
June
last, he 70, enclosing
Reports as
and Stimate
д
for the Construchin Tanks and other works
in the Town of Vectoria
- for securing a supply gwater in Cases
and for general purposes of cleansing and training,
Thurch Convey tym
the huspary buthing for the execution of the Works
Specified in that Stimmitt
んで
少
Nr 242.
D. 3. 1846.
Siv
451
Royal Engineers Office, Victoria. Houghing,
18th May, 1846.
In reply to your
letter,
requesting
by direction of this Excellency The Governor
my opinion upon a Plan and Celimate " for the construction of Tanks and other " works in the Town of Victoria (Wester "Distrial/forsecuring access to a be
" in case
Camark.
of Water
body of of Fire", I have the honor to m
Though the supply of water is
:
called for in case of Fire ; the necessity for the supply which the Estimate proposes
me more
appears to me paramountly required for the health and cleanliness of the Town.
The Hon by AM Bence
2
Colonial Secretar
2
al
The General Plan proposed
İconsider advantageous
far as it goes,
but I doubt whether the plan will secure at all times, the required quantity of water in the four drains (or culverts) West of the fail. I therefore beg to suggest that a supply of Water should
be tatton from the Ravine West of the Albany and brought to the summit - level of faine Read between the in
Arbuthnot and the old Bailey Roads= from whence it can
it may
be
n
easily be turned as
e
Required on the stone channel
draine ( included in a a former Extimate / CATEN..
to fall into either of the four Culvert's West
of this
point, and into the Tanke.
intended to be built near them -
understand some Iron pipes
RIEN 16th Feby. 184
I
are
to be
Mr Bo
answer best to con
convey
the
bought in the Town at a very cheap
they would
rate, they
452
the water from the Ravine to the summit level I have proposed.
3.
Ve
The Estimate is for 16 Tanks with Sluice Gates, gratings, heys ve- for
Shrice Gates,
10
Gates, with Groves for fixing same
in Culverts . Also for Nine Wells ... The Parks - the sluice Gates for Culverts and the wells, should be successive n numbered on the plane for present _ and future identification.
H.
There is a
clerical error in the
quantity of Roman Cement included
in the Estimate in
excess of one half, and
with Reference to the present market
price, it is
5.
it is charged much too high.
To prevent leakage
in
the Tanks,
it will be desirable to work Round all
the angles at the sides and floors of the
Tanks. The Plan of the slice
gates for these Panks . I fear will not answer -
as
as their application
small a surface
one ao enn
will shake the cement on the sides of the Tank, and continued bakage and lefair
may proceed from it ._ I recommend to be substituted for the gates Conical plugs of
hard Wood set in stone and laid on
the floors of the Panks, with a chain attached to them, and with a brick
barrel drain in communication from the Pank to the Culvert :
6.
The sluice gates for the cabrests
will probably Require
some additions,
in leather or otherwise to prevent leakage.
%
more wells
The necessity of more
being provided for the wants of the Lown appears to me
so
so apparent not only
to
for the Required supply of the Town but also by such means of supply add to the salubrity of the Lown by the substrata . that I beg draining
leave
453
leave to suggest, whether it would not be desirable by a Legislative Enactment - to make imperative.
all properties
in
where wells be sunk, the digging
can
and Keeping
in
Repair of the same.
The Proprietors of the Canton, the _ Morgan, and "Ouchterlony Bazaars
have the
means
of supplying the
-occupiers of these Bazaars, with water from Wells. but the state of the two wells provided for this object
is
totally insufficient . Sinstance
these
properties in exemplification of the necessity of some such Legistative interference .
Should His Excellency The Governer approve of the suggestion I
have offered for
for the conduit of Water
to the Summit level of Caine Road. I beg to recommend that the Report
and
and Estimate hould be accordinglés
Revised.
I return the Report & betimate
and two Plans .
I have, &c.
(Signed) Edward Aldrich, Majer
Comz R. & Supt. Eng?
Sue Copy Maine for the Colonial secretary.
(Copy) IV. 31.
No 3.
Siv
454
Surveyor General's office
Victoria, 6th June, 18/16
Having perused the Report of
Major Aldrich, dated W" May, upon Report and Estimate No 3 of 1846, I
to
M
have the honer te submit the follow
following
Statement for the
4 for the information of His
Cxcellency the Gevemer:
Water for the health and
cleanliness of the Tuon is certainly of
av
great importance the natural supply
small, and if at
is very sm.
time
some
future.
be adopted to increase it, the Pants and other works proposed may
in addition to their present proposed.
- application be serviccable li scour
the
Culverts
ble
Conte, FM. A. Bruce,
Colonial Secretary.
11
culverts whenever they become permanently
used as Sewers.
The least quantity of water
is certainly in the district between the
a
-old Bailey and Aberdeen Street; and
the Ravine, -although the water in West of the Albany is not more than necessary for that portion of the Soun in the immediate vicinity; a portion of it, which might
-night sun to waste in the night, could be saved and tumer on to the summit level as proposed by Majer Aldrich.
The stream is much frequented by the Inhabitants, and as the surplus will have to keep up if possible a supply the I. Tanks of $2,000 gallons, besides
service Requisite in keeping the servers adjoining, I fear that but
in
the
small.
quantity
clear
will be spared for
the
for 2
455
the summit level ; nevertheless I think the proposition advisable, half the stream might be turned on for two or three days at a time, which would
be
" great assistance to the other in
district.
As the
monstream only
a minute, half
supplies 45 gallons. of that quantity running
anning would
fill a Tank in Six hours.
the
I have added to the Extiniaté
additional Tank and yards of
Fron pipes
as the conduit for the
water thereto.
As in the excavation of the
work it might be found advisable to alter the proposition of
ne of
3.
donne
these Tanks Irvould not recomentue
that they be numbered (as proposed/
until they
are
actually built.
..
It is stated "There is a clerical
" error in the quantity of Roncan Coment
>
one
in excess of me half : The standard for
this calculation is generally 36 bushels
کرتے
equal quantity of
C'ement to an es sand for each Rod of brickwork, which
thes
gives a proportion of 11.25. I estimate 20 barrels or 145 bushels for 11467
feet, being 1 to 71.
more than
ten th
or
less than the standard and not an
excess of
orre
as above; and the
half as a
Report states the present market
" price is much too high . Abeg leave
to state that at the time Irorote the n
Report, Messt: Sardine Ho
were as
ashing
7.8 er P. 1.13. 4s per barrel, and it is now to be had not under for L.1.5.
the price Icharge.
In the specification for the -
work for the Contractor
every detail.
un
will
Nr. 4.
will be
436
- given for the efficient constructions these Tanks, and the suggestion of
at the sides (and) angles at the as
working round angles
floors will not be lost sight of .. As the gate
te is so
small, I
do not think it would cause
so 5.
- damage
any to the walls as it will work
in a frame of wood bedded in the solid- wall. It is placed
some
in
the side, as in
localities the fall will not be
to enable me to fix
sufficient to enable
on
the floor,
No 4.
the exit
me to fix the
as the thickness of the bricks
and the barrel drain proposed would take
up at least 2 feet six inches, which
in
particularly the street's would be inconvenient. By
to ca
carry the pipe
very
By my plane Schall have
some distance down the
street before it will be sufficiently low to permit the discharge of water therefrom;
the floor of the Culverts being about 5 feet
C
The Tauck floor Oin : below the surface. must be at least 10 feet below the surface,
thus the length of discharge pipe will require to be half again as long by my method. However where the ground
very sleep
is r
the conical plug might be
used with advantage; but instead of the chain. I think an Iron bar
should be adopted which might be
hooked
to
or
the
a
ring
in the plug
and
upper end locked to the wall, the
Key to be kept by Police.
As it might be advisable not to let the entire quantity of the water
Run off, a plan should be arranged.
insure
the plug going
back into its
place when Required or prevented from being drawn completely out .
I have added to the
to
estimate the sum I think sufficient
for
лв.
No. Y.
437
for these, and whichever is most. suited to the locality, might be used.
The gates for
the Culverts if
well made I do not imagine will require
leather
as
the pressure of water will be
sufficient to insure them
against any material leakage, but this service being
so
small may be fully defrayed out of the Contingencies of the Estimate if it should be found desirable.
Ifully concur in the Cemarks
relative to the private wells, most of which are as stated totally insufficient,
but this has been caused in a
measure
by
a great
the expense which in
many parts of the Town would be very considerable, and the generality of small house holders do not like outlay of $200 or 300 for
to incur an
that Service.
I return the Report and ___
in
Estimate with the additions as -- Tecommended and request that the
be attached to the Report.
Same
may
Shave, ve.
:
( Signed] Chas: St. Gee: Cleverly.
Acting Surveyor General, (Imebopy )
for the Colonial haretary
༢
N71.
Financial.
Sir
RECEN
C.C
AUG.21
1846
458
1650 không hồng
Victoria, Honghong,
3th June,
1846.
to Trees: 26 Aug: 146 - Bre
14
September Fo
чъё это
I have the honor to enclose a
Report and retimate for a Police Station
required to be built in the centre part. of town, in lieu of the temporary lodging for
is
the
the
so defective, and in such a
is so
police, which condition, as
as to render it seareely safe
wholesome for the present occupants.
The season is
• just
now not
-
not farmable
for the commencement of the work, should it become absolutely necessary
but
to
undertake it, the amount. £725,3.6. is
not such perhaps
as would make it
indispensably requisite to wait for authority from home..
The Right Honorable,
W... Gladstone, M. P.,
an
This
tc.
to
Yo.
J
X
This Report and retimate
was as
usual submitted for the consideration Major Aldrich, from whom the enclosed
reply
was received. - Ac
Acending
to the
Major's suggestion, I have directed- that-
d's
Predgold's
rules of Carpentry, as adopted in
the Ordnance department, shall be
lowed in the
followed. General.
ني
in the office of the Surveyor
Mettawes
Ipresume that the Reasing should be see
Brauction this Extinate
Shoppe & any G.
Mein
mary
weeping. Byt
Any
22.
I refer to 1649.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir
1
your
most Obedient
Humble Servant,
Dani
ndani
Ne 2.
в
For 1650.
Fr 1765. Ithony
Ju
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Foncorded by
1846
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439
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Despite of the 13t
Inelast, ho71, ending
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Report and litinate
Wilge Station
in the Centre other
mele
Townspectoria, ant
44725-3-07.
Mauch Convey
by the meping
Authing for that Expenditure.
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Copy
X.4. 1846.
Sir,
the
430
Royal Engineers office. Victoria Hongkong.
3rd
8th June 1846.
In reply to your letter
the
requesting by Order of this Excellency
Governes my opinion upon Report and Estimate for building a
Police Station on the site of the
present one adjoining Ouchlirtony's
Bazaar.
I have the honor to Remark,
that apparently for want of some
definice instructions. the
the Surve
Surveyor
Ceneral has not in his specification
and Estimate applied the Rules and the scantrings in carpentry
The Honorable Majer baine, Acting Colonial Secretary.
in use
in
الراقية
in Modem Builde
Buildings, but has propoold
to follow the Chinese application of
Roofing
in round timber..
For all Ordnance services,
Fredgolds Rules of Carpentry, as published 1840 N. 4. 1846.
-assor Barlow, are directed to be
bue Professor
adopted .
And as
I conclude the
ستر
Rebuilding of the Police Station is under
a
a permanent arrangement, I beg leave to submit for His Excellency's approval
this service, and for all.
that for permanent Colonial Building
hereafter to be undertation, the surveyor General should
same Eules..
C
be guided by
ided by the
For a Building of this clase,
it is not usual to incur the expense of a parapet wall und Grutter- but if- it is to be adopted, I consider a baden
gutter
431
gutter should be supplied.
The weather boarding to
the 200
Irecommend
Roof of the Verandah. I recommen to be covered with, - painted Canvass.
ITcturn the Report a
Extimate and Plan.
I have, J.
and
(Signed) Edward Aldrich, Majer· Cams. R. 4 Suptz. Engineer.
Copy
Maria
for the Colonial Soetery,
Inclosure No. 2 in Betp:
Suplicate. Separate Legislative
Sir,
Acending.
432
Victoria, Honghong,
13th
14 June, 1846.
to clause. 11 at. Page 57
of the Printed. Colonial Regulations, I have
the honor to
ward, viê-Southampton-
· forward,
morgh sinf four Copies of a
Edition of the
a new-
compilation or
or Corrected.
Edition of the Colonial Ordinances.
I have the honor to be, With the highest-respect,
Sir
Your
ur Most. Obedient- Humble Servant,
islami
F
Report
on
of
majon
Aldrich
No 4, 71846.-
Paport estimate
Оло
= Jones,
1846.
tc.
te.
The Right Amorable,
W. R. Gladstone, M.P.,
tc.
+
N73.
Commercial.
7040
x 7 - Pl
RECEIVEL
AUG.21
463
1651. Houghing.
rcommends a referente al dute
"Jea via
Victoria, Honghong,
"Hin Hong Kong. 15th June, 1846.
Sir
the Theori Among other suggestions for improving
from Chica
by
the trade and promoting the prosperity of this Colony, I have received frequent applications
ine.. from
on a
Members of the mercantile. Community
point which
which has appeared to me well deserving
the consideration of Her Majesty's Government.
Whenever it may be deemed expedient to make some reduction, in the present high_
rate of duty on Teas (perhaps higher
on an
average than the advalorem duty in the time of the,
rast India Company) a differential duty
in farn of teas shipped from Houghing would. have the most powerful effect in filling this harbour with British-Shipping, and covering-
Right Honorable,
W. R. Gladstone, M. P.,
the
te.
to
te.
the shore with warehouses. Even without-
change
any
in the present rate of duty on. Shipments
Chinese Ports, some
of tea from
differential
rate in fawn of Stonghong would have all the effect desired.
Of a cognate nature with the above
which has been lately submitted.
etion which
is a question.
to me in the enclosed Letter from
firm at- Victoria__ St.
enquires
a
Mercantile
as to the
Chinese sugars from
possibility of Shipping Hongkong with a certificate
as to their origin. Some of these Sugars might come from the five ports of China, where we have consuls;
but the greater portion would be likely to
Formosa and other parts where:
arrive from
we
have
none.
On reference to the Sugar Duties Act, /
and 8 Viet. Capt. 28, Jobserve that Clause. 6 dispenses with
Officer
eer
a
certificate from
a
Consular
at the Original port of Shipment, by
the
the words
therefore.
434
"if any such there be . It would be allowable to Ship Sugars landed at
Houghtong from Formosa and other-places where
Consuls - The only obstacle existing, we have no Consuls - The only
in the same clause, is the description of the
Officer, who should sign the certificate at Honghong, The being defined as the principal Officer of
Customs,"
there is no
the
Now this being a perfectly free port,
measure
Officer of Customs whatever, but . I shall probably propose to the knecutive- founcil -
re of nominating some Civil. Officce- expressly for the purpose, with the title required_ by the Act, as it is of great importance that. this Colony should not be debarred from the advantages contemplated..
This, but - chiefly the first mentioned- proposition of a differential duty in-favor of teas Shipped from Honghong, would (to
use
the
expression of one of our Merchants)" make the
fortune
1
fortune of the folony," by giving it all that.
trade it has hitherto wanted, and I therefore beg to recommend the whole
sub
fject to the
favourable consideration. of Her Majesty's
Government, and to solicit - early instructions expecialy with
with reference to the Shipment of
m
Chinese Sugars from
Дорждоу
Vietoria..
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect-,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
that
Main
This should be e
to the Board of Rade withi quest for there opinion upon the proportions its B. Augure superseded
of Trade
Yue
the
м
forwarding
sypeth
Uus to the Found
иг
rendered blather unnecessary
The not who have just passed, a
being contrary
11
altogether inacenfuitt to the whole principl.
commercial
/robing which
Punt has now sanctioned.
Ackno. ledp & inform he GS Must H. M) You cannot adopt
either request_
it requids
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MR Mundoch 3 MEStephen
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Earl Grey
1657 Any Mong
18.
465
Liv 4 Sept. 10416.
Raverecciard goin
селе
Despatch of 15 June
last
No 72, reporting the means, which you
contemplated
for promoting the esport of deegan from Stikong offerges under the Act 778 Vi cap 28, and proponing
that with aview Wineras the trade in Lea a different
duty should be imposed Lea exported favor of
in
from staklong.
Merespect to the export
offugar,
The Aet which
harrently
received the
the
Location of Parliament wih makeitumenpag for you to tathe aughn steps in order to encourage ilice port from thoug and in regard to Fea, the
!
measure which
which you suggest is so entirely opponed W the whole Commercial polies of this
Country that it is imposible for AMGod! Badopt youn suggestion.
as now established,
haver
-Sybir
can
RECEIVER
Tirs
AUGOT
12:46
2. 1657 H Kong.
"/ 466
Victoria, 12th June, 1846.
We shall be obliged if your
inform us whether
you are prchaves
to grant Certificates of Origin of Chines grown Sugar if shipped from this
Colony : Similar to those granted by Mr. M.Gregor, on Sugar from bunten shipped at Whampoa for London.
enquiry
the
we
In connection with this
take the liberty to state, that
Export of Sugars from China to Great Britain will likely become and
important Branch of the Frode between
To the Henerable.
Major Caine,
So
Go
Acting Colonial Secretary.
the
the twe Countries provided it can be oblained as cheap as sugar of Manila, and other places, and that, that desirable end will be promoted. shipping from Wongtrong of sugars
from
Chin Chew and the East Coast:
the expenses e now incurred
thereby saving the
in local Charges
.
at Wham hoa and in
tter place, the
Cantons, to which latter place,
Sunks
as proceed with their Cargoce - instead of looking for a Market: here.
We have, ve.
(Signed] W.&.Z. Gommell & 6.
(True Copy/
Maine
for the Colonial karetary
}
Separate..
Legielative..
in Sup: Gespatch,
~Dept.
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RECEIVEL
AUG 25
1846
437
1915 trong hồ sơ
Vietoria, Honghong, 13th June, 1846.
According to clause / at-
to clause 41 at- Page 57
the. Printed. Colonial. Regulations, I have
of the
the honor to forward, viâ. Southampton,
super four. Copies of a new
там
25044
"Edition of
-
compilation n. Corrected-
of the Colonial - Ordinances.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest- respect,
Sir,
Your Most. Obedient Humble Servant-,
istani
-
The Right. Honorable,
M. R. Gladstone, M. P.,
te.
te.
tc.
+
:
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May 25
Copy
こん
No 731
Financial.
Sept. 1
deen saneh? to
_38-29 Afric46
is .38-
28-87
Sir..
an
AUG 21
1846
438
1052 -Victoria, Hongkong,
1544
ne., 18416
# June,
b.
I have the honor to forward herewith-
approximate. Report and retimate for
the
only portion of road remaining to complete the circuit - of the Island, and at the same time-
the two important stations of Merdeen-
6 join. and Stanley.
of.
The present being the hot and raing
~ Season, it has not been possible to make that
сто
exact Survey and Estimate which will be
required - before.
the work can be com
commenced.,
but it is desirable to have the sanction
of
Her Majesty's Government to the undertaking by the Month of October or November, as the working. Season then commences.
The. Right. Honnable,
W. R. Gladstone, M. P.,
The
tc.
to
te.
The enclosed. Report- from Major-
Aldrich, to whom the plan. has been submitted,
suggests
modes, in accordance with
opinion, by which the expense of the-
my
oron
undertaking may be considerably reduced_ in-
the
comparison with the
herewith am
rough retimate fouvarded
amounting to £4,674; and should.__
Sobtain your མ ་ལ་པེ
and to
sanction. for
this last-portion-
to complete the circuit of the Seland, the towns of Aberdeen - and
to join.
Stanley, I shall adopt the suggestions of that
on the most
the
Officer, and exccute the work on economical plan that
plan that can be devised-
a
careful Survey.
Me Hawer
This should, Ip
the opperval of the reasury whole rang
5.
2
I have the honor to be,
N° 2.
ad
P.
1652 Hongkong
d. Freachanden Sie
1846
Forsandedly sout
"Mundach Er
Men
Early
26
73_15 June-1846
Aus 19 Sept. 14
1853
prom
For 28.30 Schlpe6
With the highest-respect,
Tir
Your Most Obedient Stumble Servant,
Dani
Liv
27 Aug: 1846.
Lavederiited
Carlbrey
439
totransmit to
you herewith, for the consideration of the Lord, of the Secarmy.
Come's
The
м
Copy of a Desfalit from the Governor of Along Enclaring anlativiati for the formation of that portion of Road which in to complete the mempuny
circuit of the Island of A Mong
Lir
Lame to express dord Grezi opinion that bin J. Davis should beauthing to undertake the formation thes Road- und dam of thei
accordingl beequest that fou would take aneach opportunel of bringing
in orden
The mattre before the hards of the hearvey, That Sir J. Davis magressive Pho decision of St Me God!
the maten the beginning of the working Season . Shaver
ou
Sie Ihn Davis At
John
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26
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470
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Thave receiving
Despatch of the 15:% hie last, We 73, encloring lotmiste amounting
an
624674-for the. formation of that portion of Road which is
necesary to complete the Cirmit of the Lland of Hongkong.
I have to convey
the necefany
Authority for the
formation of this Road. Lands
?
p. 30.
*
(Copy)
Sir,
471
Surveyor Generals Affeces
Victoria, 28th May, 1846.
Having received the Commands
of His Excellency the Governor to prepare
an
approximate Estimate of the cost of constructing a line of Read betwees Aberdeen and Stanley, I have the honor to submit the same
same for consideration, but beg leave to bemark that without a Regular survey of the whole of the line, it - would not be advisable to rely upon
Estimate, as being the whole sum
that will be required for the scrvice.
The work may
however be
the
procceded with at the Commencement
The Honorable,
Frederick W. A. Bruce,
Colonial Secretary .
of
3
of the cold season, but the regular survey
and Estimate should be made
simultaneously for the detail of the work to be executed and the permanent : authority for the service.
made
any
As there has not yet been
detailed
Survey of this line of Read, an approximation to the line
that it is supposed will be found most practicable and economical has been laid down the Orinance map, copy of a portion of which with the proposed
line marked.
arked yellow is heren
is hereunto
same reasou
annexed. It is for the same
impossible to give detailed designs for
the several Ba
Draine
Ages
and.
but with a view to approximately -
deciding
the Cost of those books, it is presumed that the
descriptions
of Bridges Je, which have been estimated
in
472
in detail for the Road from Gytame to Stanley, Reports
Reports and Estimates A Land
2 of 1846. (drawings of which
hevento
annexed) will be applicable to the line
at present under considerationl .
The total length of the line
ie
9250 yards, or very nearly 51⁄2. Miles: of which about GC0yards are ate flat
Sandy
beach upon
over
which His
Excellency directs no
expenditure to be
made; and 2350 yards upon a Rocky beach and cultivated land which will probably be formed to a 10feet wide
Read at a lost of 40 yard L. 1470. 8. E while the demaining 6,000
..
yards being the average description of sidelying grans
uch as that on the Road
between Aberdeen arelictoria. carmot be estimated at less.
"
Carried forward £ £70.0.0.
d.
Brought forward £ 470.0.0
less than & shillings = these prices will include 1 foot ~ Drains at intervals from 100 to 200 yards for relieving the side Channels of Road in heavy rains.
The number of Drains Required appears from the plan to be 35, of which 15 might be 2 feet opening 15 of 3 feet, and 5
above 3
3 feet, at an average
of L beach
loet
to be formed of Rough granite laid
dry
as shown
our
Drawing. The
"2.400.0.0
River in staunton's Valley will
have to be diverted at the point marked 3 on plan and. straightened for a length of
500
473
Brught forward L. $205.0.0
Six Bridges will be required soy
at
1 point marked- W. I same construction
Iruction as that
shown on Drawing
A. estimated
under Report and Estimate of 18 the . 180.0.0
N22 Similar te Nr.1.
V. 4 Same as Drawing
Beslis
mated under Report and ...
Estimate 2 of 1816, at .
"
18000
70,000
15. Jume
Vi h..
70, 0, 0
to C. Same as
Drawing C.
120,00
21000
Nr. 7.
Same us. Xn A.
70.0.0
7794000
L
41.674.00
10 yards causing removal of 5000 cube yards of excavation at C.. 125.0.0. Carried forward £. 3.205.0.0
Contingencies 20 percent..
Sotal
If timber Bridges be used
B.
in place of Stone arches for design 18.
and C. a Sacr
cost of
Saving of 15 per cent on ench Bridge Respectively will be effected.
I
!
Shave, Ver.
(Signed) Chas: Stee: Cleverly.
Acting Surveyor
PrueCopy,
General
474
Air,
Royal Engineer's office
Victoria, Wong King,
19th June, 18. soll.
With Reference to incappresimation
Melanie
for the Colonial Secretary .
- 1230
8th May, 1846.
Estimate of the cost of construc
(constructing a
line.
stanley.
54674. of Road between Aberdeen and stan
"
transmitted to me,
:tted to me, by
by His Excellency
The Governor's desire-
I have the honor to report, that
I have examined the Estimate which
- appears to me to have been drawn up,. principally upon the data obtained in
the outlay upon the line of Rond between that Point and Aberdeen - namely
elyat
£ 1,000 a Mike.
The Menerable,
From the examination however
Major Caint,
Detg Colonial Secretary.
475
-
I have given the Plan and from an Recollection of the ground over which the
Read
is
• proposed to be carried; I think a
Detailed Estimate from a positive survey of the line Referred to in the second Paragraph. of the Acting Surveyor Generalå titter, will.
ت
Reduce the Estimate in amount, and that
when the nature and sizes of all the ~ stone Bridges
and Grains are determined.
the number required will induce
competition among
the Masons,
Reduce their present Charges.
C
20 ce u
tor.
The first point to be considered ~_ appears to me to be the advantages and in disadvantages of including er not; little
in the line of Roud.
Heongkong in
The
ground immediately
a bove
Weep Water Bay Nexamined with His
Excellency, and she will recollect it appeared to be the most expensive portion, with
Referenc
1
4
8230
Reference te length, that would have to be
- overcome in the New line
the New line of Road. Should His Excellency
Weengteng from its increasing size
consider
should
have the
new
Road
near it.
The expense
of the diversion of the River in Stauntons Valley will be avoided, and also the expense
of forming the Line of Road above deep Water Bay - the
the ascent however
er in
this
Case to overcome will be about 200fect
greater.
I would beg to decommend Invented
that two Estimates should be framed
for
for this line of Road from actual
al Survey,
one for a path of Seven feet wide, and the other for one of You feet-upon which His Excellency's Greisien
Can
bust be
tation, when the extent of outlay to be
entored into.
Indum the estimate and
neo-
Live Traces.
I have, Ve.
(Signed) Edward Aldrich, Mujer
Cough & Soft Engineer
(Tone Copy/
for
the Colonial secretary.
giveer.
N74
Miscellaneous.
my
to hear.
26 Aug 146-
Sir,
AUG.21
1846
In
1653 Honghong Victoria, Honghong,
476
15th June, 1846.
compliance with the printed
Colonial Instructions, Clause bat
Page-
63
I have required the Officer in charge of the
Liets of Public furniture in the Government_ House and public offices
a
to make a-
biennial inspection of the same, with such observations as might be required, and-
to enclose his Certificate to that effect.
Mr. Elmslie's departure for
beg
beg
England having
made it
necessary
to
transfer the charge of the Lists to some other person, Mr. D'Almada, Chief Clerk- in the Colonial department, has been appointed to that duty.
The Right Amorable,
W. R. Gladstone, M. P.,
tc.
te.
te.
Supliante.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your
our most obedient
Humble Servant,
Дан
477
Colonial Office, Victoria,
15!!!
Honghong, 15th June, 16.46
By Command of His
Cellency the Gevemer Sinspected the cumiture at the Govemment House and the govemment Offices; and
certify
agreeing
hereby
that I found it in good order,
with the Inventory
in
my
ت
charge, with the exception of certain
articles
les dec.
decayed by fair wear.
Sbeg
is in a
also to state that some of the furniture at the Government Offices defective
state owing
criginally of a
to its not bein
being
substantial kind.
да
Chief Clock.
A copy the forwarded to the heavy
Joy 22
BH
Temsily.
€75. RECEIVED
Miscellaneous.
Copy
Freas: 26 Aug 12
Aust. 21 - 12 September
AUG. 21
1846
Sir..
I deem
Sanction.
478
1654 trong long Vietoria, Hongkong,
deem it rig
an
17th June, 1866
it right to report for your.
application which. I made to
the Naval Department (as the most-remomical.
a rowing boat-, value L. 29. 12.
course) for a rowing.
0
which . has been transferred from the Naval -
Stores to the Harbour Master's Department.
Being
manned when
necessary
with the
Chinese crew already attached to that Department, the Cost of the Boat and oars
is the only expense incurre
When obliged to proceed by water
this boat serves
for my
not provided with.
a
own Con
Conveyance, if
war's boat
Man-of-war's
but the Harbour Master. has it in his
The Right Honorable,
W. R. Gladstone,
W.r.
*.
ladstone, M.
M.P.,
Ke.
;
instructions
1
instructions to a
apply
-
the same to the
general purposes of the public service
red, in common.
in common with his
when required..
other boats.
The army
Minexper
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should I presen
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With the highest-respect-
Sir 1
Your Most Obedient_ Humble Servant,
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1846
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Additional
Ак
the purchase you Boat
for
of
the Starbour Martins.
Hept at Strykings. the other to convey to
729-12-0
pithe for the necefanz
Within for that
Expenditure.
J
N76.
Miscellaneous.
RECEIVED
AUG. 21 1846
Sir,
With
430
Kon
Victoria, Hongkong,
17th June, 18/16
reference to my Despatch.
No. 53 of 18th May, I have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of the following Despatches on the 16th Instant : _
Originals M 34,of 28th March, to $238 of 23? Aprit..
Circular, 13th April, 1846.
Implicates - N: 29 to No33.-
Circular, 12th March..
I have the honor to be,
With the highest-respect-,
Jir-i
Your most. Obedient_ Stumble Servant-
Danis
h. Right. Amorable,
E. Gladstone, M.P.,
te.
te.
&c.
νυ
N77
Financial
Auswe
Extract to Mr Dean.
14-27 Aug: 1846,
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RECEIVED
AUG. 21 1846
Sir.
431
1656 không hàng
Hong
Victoria, Angthong,
19th June, 1816
With reference to your Deepatch
No:37, enclosing a Letter from
the Rev? W. Dean,
an American, and requiring information as to I have the honor to state that the
it's purport.
building land in quection was granted by Sir Henry Pottinger, rent-free,
on
the express
exclusively for religious
underetanding that it was ex and subject
purposes,
to the approval of Ster
Majeety's Government.
Br
my
arrival. here I found
m
investigation that a portion only of the ground.
occupied by a small chapel ; while the
was
rest was covered with dwelling houses which have been let for profit..-_
th. Plight. Monnable,
As this
W. R. Gladstone, M.P.,
was
directly
contrary
0/22-5
ну
from Way.
Peckly?
Az 22
to.
to
Yo
and as
in
contrary to the intention of the grant-, an instruction. from Lord Stanley directed. that no lands should be granted rent-free. the nature of an Endowment, but only for the excetion of religious
of religious & charitable buildings,
I decided that these Americans should pay rent. for the portion which they turned to profit, allowing the land- corned by the Chapel _ to remain. Rent-
Rent: pee- I enclose-
herewith a certificate.
certificate as to Rents having been.
derived from the buildings in question-
Pregret. to add that some of the
gret to
American. Missionaries have
appeared to
be no more scrupulous in- money. matters
The
thars
than the rest of their countrymen..- Reverend W: Thuck, after having obtained subscription of 50 dollars from myself. under plea of erecting a chapel, shortly
α
erwards retired to America
afterwards
ht
among
A
1
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482
I have the honor to be, With the highest respect-,
Sir
Your Most - Obedient -, Stumble Servant,
Dans
if my
в
J. Davis,
Rt. Honke M. 2. Gladstone.
Received
/ Inclosure. N. 77.
Replying
granted to the Revd Mr Shuck relative to the lots of land * Despatch 1.37,
for religions.
purposes.
Ar
charitable
Mulawes
The usual
anne would be to refer this Wothed. X. Comme alths there can I think, be no doubts of the propical of the dece
coved & the
Come we
The
22,
that courage
grounds offil
BH.
case is to clear there
If that decisionth be
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form report pr the Cr but it may communicated for their informat, &
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1846
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24
27 Aug: 10018.
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433
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ов
Despatch of the 19 June
last 80 77, reporting
ее
the
aremustames meder which
you had charged arent
зал
to the American Thissionary Union for part of the
ground granted
granted to them
Shir A. Pottingen for the Erection of a Churchte-
Thave to conveyto
sou my approval of the decision towhich
in this matter.
Lin
Raveze
пере
you
Саше
With reference had Lyttelton's leten of 200hit last, Same directed Gladl Greg Whaummit ton herewith, anextract of a
Despatch from die J. Davin
explaining
the circumstance
meder which a rent had
been changed for a lot of
in St Mons.
dand orginally granted
to the American Missionary
Union uent fee.
Lane Wadd that Lord Sam
Grez considers Lie J. Davis
to have been justified (ther circumstances of the cave in charging a sent for no much of thes
thes laudas was
prcmpied ( develling haune, and his Lordship has
recordings
communicated
W Lie J. Davis his approval
if the course which he
of the
adopted in that respect.
леж
Copy.
mony.
to h
RECE!
AUG.21
2. 1656 #Vony 434
Surveyor General's office, Victoria,
Songtong, 19th June, 1846.
I hereby certify that the Land
applied for by the Revd I. L. Shucke, for the American Baptist Board of Fereign Missions
and granted by His Excellency Sir Pottinger in
Henry.
in accordance with request
contained in Mr. Shuck's letter of is the
Tebruary 1842, is now Registered in the Survey or General's Office,
ал
Inland lots
Nr. 7/8 and 78/ a upon which are erected Chapel and three dwelling houses.
[ Signed] Chas: Meco : Cleverly.
Acting Surveyor General:
Certified that Police Nates assessed.
ou the within mentioned houses
Lever
paid by the following parties the occupants,
I on
Inland lot Nr 78. Rev. J. Savions.
A on Inland lot Nr. 78/ a abast : - Sansom,
2
and I am
aware that
and other officers.
Mr Sinclair of the
Oriental Bank. -
that Capt Sansom and
Mr. Sinclair have Regularly paid Rent
to the Agents of the Mission-
[signed] W. Tarrant,
One of the
the
Assessors of Police Rates .
(Smebopy)
Maini for the Monial Secretary.
亅
4.78.
Financial.
Copy to Tuas : 20 Aug : 1846.
So,
RECEIVED
AUG. 21 1846
In
435
Ко
Victoria, Hongkong,
20th June, 1848.
reply especially to query, N. 23 from the Audit Proars, conveyes.
in Your Despatch No 35 of March 30, I have the honor to enclose a Letter
1
from the Chief Justice which explains the circunstances of Mr Caldwelle having the porarily reaived full salary
Interpreter to the Supreme Court,
as
at the same time that he received
Interpreter to the Police
as
Salary Magistrate..
The Chief Justice then acted
The Right Honorable
M. 2. Gladstone, Int.,
ھے
tc.
under
under
Ordinance No 15
of 1844, which
authoringed his appointment of all Officers in his
in his frat; but this
Ordinance, by Lord Stanby's order,
has been since repeated by 28.6 of 1845, and the appointments
restricted
to the Governon.
For the reasons
given by
the Chief Justice, and in consideration
lowell out of
that Mr. Caldwell
pocket found a
his
own
Substitute in the
dief Magistrate's Court at 50 Bolless
month, and that no
portion of
a
either Salary
was drawn
by any
}
436
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your most Herent Hambl Servant,
idanis
Dan's
absent person, Ibey to recommend that the temporary irregularity
may
be allowed! _
not
allowed, ho Caldwell must be surcharged for the exes. -
I have the honor to be,
With
This is for the information of the Team Greene that
neh
LordGrg MyCaldwell
Any 22.
ну
adopt. Sie d. De
Myn
подоц
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in infron
2.
202
June,
1846.
Rt. Honble W2. Gladstone.
Fir J. H Davis,
I melosure.
N.78.
Realived
Replying to
~
query
from the Audit Bodid as to Mr Caldwell's Valaries,
ed
1657 Houky
S. Grevehantry Sir
1846
konsarded by Aug!
"J"Mido 25
Medans Earl Grey
25
26
граб
70. Do June 184
28 Aug: 1046.
437
With reference to your
letter of 24 Marchlach, I
дви ave directed Grailfig totranamil Bondemith, the Copy of a Despatch from Lin I. Davis explaining
the circumstances unden
be
which Mefaldewell
Infoldwell drew
at the same teine full Salary as Interpreter of the Supreme Comtandar Interpreter to the Wolice.
Lame loadd Magistrate-
the expression of LordGregi
opinion.
that under the
circumstances stated
Lir
б
Dave, this charge
should be admitted in the accounts
ligt kong. khause
:
Copy
Serz
vc.e.
AUG21
646
In 1657 H Kour
488
Victoria, Hongkong,
19th June, 18.16.
With Reference to Query N.23
received by last Mail from the audit
Board on the
subject of Mr. Caldwell's
Two
having down full pay for the Five -appointments of Interpreter to the Suprememe Court and Interpreter in the Police Magistratie Repartiment, I have the honor of informing Your -Excellency that at the date of Mr. Caldwell's appointment as Interpreter to the Supreme Court, I found it. quite impossible to proceed with the business before the Court without the
His Excellency
Liv
Ir John Davis, Bart:
Governor,
Je
Je,
&c
Aid
Aid of his Services . That notwithstanding the general Rule prohibiting one officer
who performs the duties of Two offices
•
from drawing
more
for the temporary
one
than half salary
I did think, and
do still think that an exception should
be made in Mr Caldwell's favour, and as I was under the inxpression until
Iwas the Receipt of Lord Stanley's Despatch Nr. 96 of 25th March 1845, that the
he
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court had the power in himself of making such inferior appointments found absolutely necessary for the ende of Justice, I did then appoint MrCaldwell on the full salary of the office of Interpreter ; and Shave the honor to request the favor of Your Excellency that you will be pleased
now
Ce
the
scove
of Justice to
Recommend
1
7
Recommend that the
then entered into
confirmed by
the Colonies.
for the
a
489
rangements
may be approved and
the Secrele
Secretary of State
I may observe that during
the time when MrCaldwell acted in
this double
own p
Capacity he did out of his
pocket pay for a Chinese Substitute for the Police Magistrate's
such days
Court,
va u
ао
wholly required
I have, Yo
his presence
Court.
my
(Signed) Sohn Walter Huline.
(Four Copy) Mani
for the Colonial Secretary
178, off8ns.
malonore in Despatch
X
79. Financial.
WIVED
C.O.
AUG21
1846
490
16:58 Hongkong
Victoria, Hongkong,
20th June, 1826.
Copy
26 Aug: 146. (Inc: in
26-28 Sept. 184.
Sir,
In
conformity
with the Colonial
Regulations I submitted retimates of
the
and Revenue for the
Expenditure and
the 18th Instant to
year 1846/47 on the 18th
the Council, by whom they have
been passed, and I have homon to forward them
in this Despatch. -
By these, the
ord
ad
now
the Enclosures
ordinary
Expenditure
as
of the Civil Government appears £42,815,
while the Revenue is £28,000 baring
excess of Expenditure
an ex
the Right Honorable,
Mr. Gladston, MP,
又
Fe
oven
which Mr Calowell,
of the circumstances under Chief Justice explanatory
рам
allowed to receive full
Salary
as
Supreme Court, and salary Interpreter to the Polisé
Interpreter to the
as
Magistrate.
19
June, 1846.
over Revenue of £14,815. -
the new
The Public works required for
Colony
have bean stated
apart from the above. Those
abeairy sanctioned and in
progress
amount to £16, 410, and those
£16,410,
20750
proposed to making total of £37,160.-
a
The Estimate of the Revenue
exceeds by a trifle, and differs in some respects from, that which
I forverser
in my Bespotal N.14 (699)
k
of February 9+ - but there
9,
و
every
reason to hope that the full amount of £20,000 will be
obtained.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respects,
Sir
Your most obedient humble Servant,
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491
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Forwarded by
1846
Mr Rundoch 21 MStephen 21 MBHawes 22 EarlGrey 24
28. Sept 1045
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fun despititing of the Loto June bit, ch. 78, Strmits
femanding
of the Ruline and Expenditure at King for the Year 1846-4).
Ami
no reason to objet to Heseltinetes offenditio
witte comenten
understanding
that all Geep of Gendtive fort
Publie Establishment. Legend
Legends the Pachementing
provision
of
£36.900 for
the Service of the Colony
will be defrayed from Local resources. Im
with tate lave, thengere
in the
that Jur Drafts Commiferit Chest
on
все
count of the
گے
Perl Vote do not Gleed the above Amirunt.
Ithes abendghen determined that the
Expenditume for Colomil Buildings and Works at W kong is tote provided for from the Loud devenue Merips.
but as it appear from. the Intiment submitted
sin
punktuspelit qtts 18th April host, he 35, tut
Surplus gabent £13,400,
which might have
been
492
been appleible to Public Wodes in 1045-6, had remained unapproprites Hr. Mi Gout approve of
duct unappropriatio Surplus being boundens
as part of the Waps and Means ofthe foot. für meeting the Expenditime for Works abuigin progress or Contempletin driving the prevent Year.
mild appear
to have Insunderstood the internetis
Instructing chiel
Love ree? as Johore
as leyend
the period at chil the Anal Smit for the Juvice ofthe Col! Groenen
tshule
be brought under the Considention otte
див
local Commil &
finerded for the forwarded
д
If the Colonial Pennil
Zer is to Comm всем
in the capirl the
7th
Stimmiten sharbate
submitted with
Commil
before
the
Spiritin atte furions
Imitt grept, andien
not,
_as in the instine
othere
로
in question,
in the Inbrequent Marke
of June
Land
493
1
Hongkong
494
Estimated Expenditure for the Year from the
st
First April 1811th to the 31 March 1848)
Govemor and Superintendent of British Fonde
in China.
Private Secretary and Aide de Camp .____
ans
Secretary &
ChiefClerk to & 5d Cherte to go 3d clerk to do
4th Clerk, to 20 Colonial Treasurer and
Trade
and toy fo
and Collector of Reverme_
Chief Clerk to do
Clerk
to go
Clerk and Accountant.
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Auditor General &blerte of the Councils ___
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Colonial Chaplain.
clock to
610.
Surveyor General...
£
5 d ₤
6,000
300
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"
6,300,
1,800
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216
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1846.
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7. Davis,
to
4 Malosures.. N79
Mt. Honth M. 2. Gladstone.
Ressives
the Year 1826/47.
of the Expenditure and Revenue of Hongkong for
Lansmitting Estimates
The expendition
is very Renvy indeed
will require enreful revisal
many m
Mettawes
This is for the information of the hearing.
Опер
22
The Extendaten quently
Beth 21 Aug
Assistant Con
Clerk of Works and Civil Engineer.
Clerk of I ad Registry and keeper of Leams & Records. Book Keeper:
Clerk
Chinese Clerk -
550
395
"
"
250
料
187
10
50
"
"
Overseer of Roads and Superintendent oftewiet labor 187 10
Overseer of Convicts
Overseer
ver of Coolies
6 Coolies and Chair beavers-
2 Burial Ground Keepers -
1 office Coolie & sellessenger -
Sexton.
Registrar General..
Clerk to dr
1st Chinese Clerk.
2 d
do do.
6940
37 14
30
"
304 60
625.
200
50
"
3716
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"
3.4098
Jtt
14
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up d
Harbour Master and Marine Magistrate - 600.
Assistant Harbour Master. Clerk to Harbour Master_ Clerk to Marine Magistrate-
Interpreter Hindoostane
5 Lascar Boatment-
只
9 Chinese Co
Cop-
1.
Bot
5-00 Leamen
19-
Seamen
Chief Usher.
do
@"
50
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37.10
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£30-
20.
750
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300"
150
150
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37 10
1.23710
150 200
"
"
15
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1.60710
#
L
d
148
78410
under this head 8:5
Superintendent of Police
2 Inspectors_
6 sergeants.
European 8 acting de
54 Constables Bergeant
Indian & Casting do
Constables
Gur annected
brought
£
d
₤
2.5020
d
over
2,697 10249206 40
495
£ 500
do @ £250/annum, 500
Chinese (Etergeants Facting @s Fasting Com
Erbonstables-
/ Ration 3.Arun 30
Rations for Police force.
Sails and Convicts.
Jailer.
839.11
8
2,447 1.8
Assistant Jailer Thrisher Exeen timer.
3,000-
11.500
to be recand to
35.0
n
150
1 Office Cooly-
Gunboat for 10 months from 10t fere 1866.
1 European Gunner in charge & £ 16 kannur : S.
1 Malay Tindal_
Judicial Department.
4. Chief Justice_
Attorney General
Registrar to supreme Court -
Clerk
- Clerk to Chief Justice.
Interpreter to Supreme Court
Deputy Registrar to G terpili
Bailiff
Under Bailiff
"
Mahomedan Priest for Swearing Witnesses.
3 Coolies as Messengers -
Police Department.
Chief Magistrate of Police-
dodo
afsistant do.
Interpreter Chinese and Malay :-
chief Chok
2nd Clerk
2nd Interpreter, Hindostance xe/_ Chinese Clerk
Compradore
A Coolies.
Matorretan Riviestike
@ £ 15.
300
300"
405
6210 3710
210
4200
500
"
"
31210
250
487 10.
100
"
"
50 37 10 60 2,697 10
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"
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hereaf The painte The Saiqny
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300
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100
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5,39910
15
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50
"
37 10
25
Maintenance of Bisoners and Convicts -
andConvicts_, 800
Conveyance of Conviets, Condemned for transportation).__ 400
Colonial Surgeon The penet
Contingent Expenses forenetpas,
estimated as per Detail'année
7
"
1.100
#
1,437 10
10,612 10
500
£5695216 4
4.782 38
Total A Sterling #2873 0
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6.762 10
Works proposed
Public Works, amper detail annexed.. Works Sanctioned and in progress.
1825
£ 16.410
20.750 eat this 20.000
£
37.160.
Livenen 731:340.2
Total lobe voted by chimen fe34
Victoria, Hongtong June the 12th 1846 _
(Signed) W. J. Mercer,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.
(ImeCopy)
for tho Colonia. Searetary..
N.79 of 18h6.
Ialore to I in Deep.
Surveyor Generals Department.
496
Approximate Estimate of Cxpenditure on Public Works,
from 14th April 1846, to 31st March 1847.
A
Works Sanctioned and in progress.
Streets in Victoria West; Report & Estimate N° 100f 18th 1915.13 2
les adr
N. 1844.
advanced to March 1846-
to
1.614.410\
Drains & Sewers in Victoria, Rep? &ect: V. 11 of 1844-13,165. 5 do
less advanced to March 1846 - Storm Repairs in Victoria, Rept: 4 let : N.2+2° of 18.45 1.290.4
7,313.57
30084
5,851 199
2479
1.206
474510
3
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less advanced to March 1846 - 1.042 15 do Queen's Road & Bridges, Victoria Cast, No 6 of 1845.. less advanced to March 1846. - Report +Estimate #14 of 1845. Albert Road &e &e, Report & Estimate 47% f 1845-
Queen's Road -
Completion of Saiwon
less advanced to March 1846.. les adver
·284153
64147
Road, Rept: & Est : & 9 of 1845 - 1,40617
les ad
advanced to March 1846-
Completion of Aberdeen Road, Reht : Est : N. 12 of 1845.
less advanced to March 1846-
Completion of Sukunpu Causeway Rept let - #11 of 1845.
less advanced to March 1846.
Landing Piers - Victoria Rept that : # 10 of 18.45. Water Channels and gratings Streetsoffietina.
53683 567157 340112 4 6 8 8 18 6888
200
Report & Estimate . P. 13 of 1845..
Prison, Debtor's Jack & New Magistracy.
A
Report & Estimate #: 5 of 1845.
"
Total Amount required to complete Work at present -
73215 69182
220
#
8
870810
227 4
268 88
49017
2660153
44b9
in progress, for the financial year ending 31st March 1847. L. 317. 16410
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Estima
Hongkong for the
Expenditure
جم
1/846947.-
42,815, 0, 0.
B
£
d.
(B
Works proposed.
Completion of Road Tytam to stanley and Bridge at Tytan
Report Estimate. 4. 842 of 1846.
Road Aberdeen to stanley to Complete the Circuit of
the Island Rough Estimate /
beast Roai, Victoria to Hongweichung to obtain Marine lets, avoiding Victorianzap
Tanks and other Works in the Town for the protection
from fire, Report & Estimate 4.3 of 1846-
Seawall Public Market
Police stations, Victoria,
Core near
&
Ouchterlony's Bagciar, Reft: Hlet : P4/46. £700.
One Central
Church 2/3ds of 8,000 £_
2000
"
4.700
1.000;
1,700
"
Rents.
500"
1000
" "
1.700.-
"
£5,333.
4,000
of which may be required in the first year.
Public Offices.
£9,000
of which may be required in the first your.
Sundry Works and repairs.
Roads.
Buildings.
4.500
"
$ 500.
150.
650
"
Total Amount Required forWorks proposed £20.750.
Recapitulation_
Required to Complete workout present in progress £ 16.410.
A.
B.
Co for Works propoilt-
Total Amount_
20.750.
"
37.160.
Victoria Hongkong, 8.1, 6.
June
the 12th 1841
(Signed) W. Z. Mercer,
Acting Colonial Treasure
Joue Copp.)
nie
for the Colonial haretary
rer.
Detail of
497
Estimated Contingent Expenses for the Year 1846/47.
General Department 1 Compradore £
1 Shroff
1 Porter
1 Gardner
4 Messengers- 1. Seavenger.
"
32.10.
25. "
20. n
15.
60.
15.
Wrs Excellency's Residence _ £ 625.. Pybus's Godown (Prison / $200 p me foreve
"Court House.
mo
Police Stations (New Central __
One in
Horse allowances Hea.
Stanley for 1 month
to Mr Pope, Clerk of Works-
#
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therefore for Year 1847.
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Clothing for the Police.
Sundries as sole of farmes
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Colonial Government, sanctioned by the No tocomment
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(signed) W. J. Mercer,
781 13710
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Acting Colonial Treasurer:
for the Colonial, beretury.
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Pounds Seventy eight thousand sterling -
Victoria, Hongkong, June the 6th 1816.
(Signed) W. T. Mercer,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.
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AUG21
1846
439
1659 Hongkon 120
Victoria, Honghong,
21th June, 1846.
In my Deepatch to Lord Stanley.
of July 19th I reported. a leave of abroncs-
• for three months which it had been
necessary
to
grant- to the Honorable Frederick Bruce, folonial.
Secretary,
on account of serious illness, as stated.
in the Medical
I regret
ate, Enclosure No21.
certificate,
to state that no
permanent
ovement has taken place in that bentleman's
improvement
health, but that a late relapse has induced_
the medical attendant to
furnish the certificate.
- mcloure 2, from which it appears that his removal to a huropean climate is absolutely necessary. I have accordingly had no hesitation.
in
- granting leave of absence to Mr. Bruce (as
The Right Amorables,
W. h. Gladstone, M.P.,
te.
to
te.
applied
N=3) applied for in his enclosed Letter M23) for a period of Sixteen months
of Sixteen months from the 20th Inetant.
a maximum period of 18 months
- period of 18 months bring allowed by the printed. Regulations for the Colony of Ceylon,
less
have concluded that an equal, on tees, period would be allowed for this more distant one..
The enclosed certificate from the
folo received his salary at the rate of
of £1800 per
Colonial Treasurer states that Mr. Bruce has
Annum to the 20th Inetant...
The following changes in Office. have
will
attended the necessity for Mr. Bruce's temporary abrence from the Colony... Major faine Afficiate as folonial. Secretary, and his duties
DLA
the
med in
Chief Magistrate will be performed
mean while by
Mr. C. B. Hillier, the-
-
Assistant Magistrate - The office of assistant: Magistrate will be temporarily held by
Mr Holdforth, Deputy Sheriff. in. the Chief Magistrates Office
and clerk
Mr.
13.
1:4
A
530
Mr. Morgan, who has been in the
public employ at Chusan since our tenure of that Island, and whose conduct has been.
approved by his superiors, will on the
evacuation
of that port be left without. occupation. I therofore propose that he shall fill the situation of fleek in the Chief "Magistrate's Office.", vacated for a time by
Mr. Holdforth....
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your Most. Obedient.
Humble Servant,
ndani
Mestawer. Spresunie that then temporary appointment, she be sauction Lord Guy is Ibelieve, aware that the Bunce has been appointed Athod. of newfoundland. I that couniqueally the Leestarship 14 Khong is vacant _ The Treasurership is likewine onrant, thin d. Daves was winstructed in Faces last tireport on the hopibility of uniting this treasuresship with the Lecuting. this or any the Office, with a view toreduce thigust expense of thing. Rounower has been get т
meived to that Despatch. & puhapsitmag be fordGreg's intention to avail that answer before taking angfinal steps to fill up the office
shentary. Thoth wrang
Ay
22
Bin zer / with a wait for the expected repent refre making any purme. int wrrangement G.
замо joissa nu reno тоноро житворно почу "massag of perf y somely gongogrele, залась дуу я просто, че этот, приети д
заро
for
спо
'08 if
By M opery
inmoy the of my
ey
in danger by remaining in this Island:
attacks of periodic Lever, and I deem his life
Frederick Bruce, is subject to repeated.
I do hereby Certify that the Honorable-
succeeding
during
the
J
therefore
consider
change of
summer months;
Climate
as
H.M.I. fastor
absolutely neccesary for his permanent. recovery.
(Signed) John Hid...
Surgeon.
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True
Blavia
the Colonial Secretary.
501
532
i
F. Bruce has suffered from
I do hereby certify that The Amorable
m
two attacks of
warm
fever
since the Commencement of the weather: the first a very severe one
him in a state of great debility, from
he
was
slowly recovering,
came on.
leaving
which
when a second
It appears from the accompanying
cate that Mr. Bruce was
Certificate
subject
to
similar nature lact
attacks of fever of a
of fever of a similar.
summer, and was in con
nee under the
consequence.
necessity of removing to Chusan for
a
some months
change however, which does not seem to
have been sufficient.
it
•
Under these Circumstances I consider
very unsafe for him to remain_in this climate, and think it imperatively necessary
that he proceed to hongland without delay.
for
for such a perced
as may be requisite
requisite to rectore him to health and. I would
further
Caution him againet returning to China during the hot months of the following
Summer, Certainly not somer than the
middle or end of betober_..
(Signed) Peter Grung
Surgeon?
Victoria Honghong, 3rd June, 1866.
(True
Lipy)
Manie for the Colonial Secretary.
Sir,
533
Victoria June 3rd, 1841.6.
I have the honor to
to forward to your
Kxcellency a certificate from 82 Young, my Medical attendant and to request. that in- accordance with it I may be permitted to proceed to England for the recovery of my
health..
gr
As Dr. Young
considers that it would
be imprudent
(grant!
:dent in me to return during the_hot_ season. I trust that your kucellency will
me leave. for
sixteen months from the 20th
of June about which time. I propose to
embark.
His rxcellency,
Sir John Francis Davis,
te.
&c.
te.
I have to.
Signed.) Frederick W. A. Bruce
(True (opy)
for the Colonial haretary.
Colonial Treasury Victoria Hongkong.
504
June the 21th 1846.
hereby certify that the honorable Frederick 1. A Bruce, Colonial Secretary - this Colony has received, from this Office Salary at the rate of £ 1800 / Pound Sterling Onethousand eighthundred / per annum, up to the 20th ( twentieth :) Day of June 1876
inclusive..
/
come Tax having been Veducted!
Whereet
Ocling Colmpli hortary
1
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t81.
Priscellaneous.
AUG 21 1846
505
160 trong tổng
Nistoria, Hongpong,
22nd June, 1826.
Church Thission.
Wesley
Lonely
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4.44046.
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Sir,
147.
I have the honor to m
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воде your despatch to 36 of april 17, regering further information
the assistance applied for by Mix Stanton on account of twerpean School, and by Mr. Gutzlaff for native ones. - It appears that Mn
Stanton has been in communication
with the Bishop of London,
regarding
а
School for the
education
The Right Honorable,
Mr. Glasstone,
ten.
还
education of Children belonging to
the European Police
and that
and others, £200.
would procure
а
Salary of
a
Year
married man
and
Lis
wife
as
а
Moster and Mistass. This,
moderate "sized School
and
a
house, seems all that is
required, as the parents of the parties would pay any
pay any other expenses. The advantage of
Children to educated
consists
in their being acclimated from
their birth, and thus better
in the in
suited to employment Colony than persons sireet from England. The supervision of the School would rest with mo
min
Stanton, together with any - other parties who might be
nominated
nominated to
apist hisn
the part of Government.
506
one
With regard to the Native Schools, the instruction
afforded consiste of writing
and reading their
together with
own
language,
accounts. A
Contribution of 10. Dollars a month to the principal School or Schools at Niatona, Aberdeen,
and
on
Stanley.
would not entail
Government above 480. Brokers,
$100.
would
Dollars,
a year, and the effect
on the native
be good
idolatry
population._ The rest of the expense would be borne by the pupils. _ As no of any there Schools, ве надев
kind
can be
is
no
taught in
on
objection that point.
Under
¿
by Mr. Flawes.
The
report (even now) is not
docs at Pato what cumber
European) who are
what is to be the subject,
how
likely to ause the
he such
children there and
l Remselves
what the
I cannot but Sale think) that it
that the
the
Rifferent
Loud act be
not their hostility. How
by Land Grey (as Ladshif
time the perford resend
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and what, contribution thall be authorized to the European
if any,
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Re
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des
to be, Despect,
dient
instance
the Expand the
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I have to acknowledge
the receipt of your despatet
of
the 22 Juices Me 81 on the
2. Jace No subject of granting affistance towards the support of
and Native Schools
Eriopean and
at Wory Kong.
I find pom the perusal of the cover pontecaer which has already
as already pasad
Mus sutiject that my Preceaper in his Office
being in pelpropion of sufficient information to
enable him to determine
whether any.
ally apsistame shad be afforded to there Schools
pestponed his decision until
it could be ascertained
Societies
Primulas
whether the Religiones femelas in this Country had any
the
siteation of promding Establishment of Schods at
Hory Kony. It having
Konecer desdeed on no Communicate with those Societies I have learned
to
that though they contemplate
at Hong
the establishment of missions
in the Colony of which the Education of the Patures shall from principal Soject, they have
a
not yet adopted any
that
deficite plan for purpose. The expectation 4 founding, thingsh. the
of cooperation of these Srities
1.
an effectual and econo
510. romical
economica
septer of Education at
teas
Hong Kong having failed, I am under the recepity of resorting to you
for further inferniation before I can sauction any. Mexpenditure for
this scrirce, and I thould Accordingly wish to recive from you
aushers
following questions .
How many
fre
to the
children
littely to avail touches
likkely
Whe proposed Schools?
2. What subject, and natthat of Education it is proposed to pursue in them? Whether
3
any question is
littely to arise as
likkely
to
religions teaching between
Peets attending the Schools?
4. At what age the pusiels will be admitted. ?
5. What are the apparent Arcunistances of the persons for whom the benefit of
Education is designed.
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& Whitting
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antistation
(? be wind upon from
7
When I am in possesion of them? information on these points I shall be enabled to pure W the degree of assistance. which this fountry mayles properly called upon to
reuder brands the webussion
4) Education in Hong Kong ;
but I think it right to state that according to my the education in
pinion
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these schools ought not to be conducted on purely glee moxynary principles but
What if H. M. Gest : would
uttimality
511
grant any apuistance towans their establishment the children Frequenting should be required to
depay
the annual cost of
their maintenance.
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3
N. 82.
Civil.
C.O.
AUG.21
Sin,
K31
512
1661 HongKong
Niatoria, Hongkong,
23th June, 1846.
I have the honor to refer
You to my bespatch of this day's to the
date, No 85,
The Earl of Aberdeen,
address of the Earl of
for the announcement of my approaching temporary
absence
to the North-eastward, on
public Service..
the
The Lieutenant-Governor,
Major-General D'Aquilar, will conduct the affairs of this Colony during my "which
absence,
The Right Honorable,
M.&. Glarstone, MP,
which will in all probability not exceed the period of mail's receipt from England. -
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one
I have the honor to be,
With the highest reapest,
Sir,
Your most obedient Humble Servant,
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183 Financial.
25 Aug: 1046.
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Sir,
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RECEIVED
AUG21 1846
1662 Hongkong
Vistoria, Hongking,
513
23rd June, 1846.
The few days what
have elapsed since the receipt of your seapatals No 35 of 30th March, with the queries from the Aurit Board, have senteret
it
impracticable to do more than forward by the present mail the Colonial Rent Roll from the Land Office -_ amounting to the
total
annual sum
£13, 166 27. -
of
The Right Honorable
W. & Gladstone, MP.,
Ae.
de
The
He Queries in both the
Colonial and Consular Report=
=ments
are now
under
process of Reply, and will be only formarsed by the
next Mail..
M
I have the honor to be,
• With the highest respect,
Sir, Your most oberient
Bumble Servant,
Mawer
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Note. In the Nomion sont to England by the Mail of the
24th June 1846. the some total of above_
figured
aves Error·re
cred as £13.166. 2. 74. and the Bental of the Inland Let No 922 wvow
of. L. 19. 151⁄2 5.
Victoria, Mongkong
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stated at. £19. 5. 5. instead
(Sd) Callb
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:
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523
Remarks on Lele marked the
21.
M. 16. C. Possession of this Lot avos
"/
48.
63.
2
not given until December 1844.
This was purchased by "teysey 16 9th July 1844 and a deposit of 10/r cent on £372. S. 11. was paid.
From date of entry to 5th Nov. 1844 this Leot was charged at
L.165. 16. 11⁄2 for
Annum, an addition
addition was then
was then made.
68468 a Sold to Mr. Duddell at the sale of 2%, the December 18444
acle of 244
and a deposit paid by him. Inland Net Possession of this Let not given until 12th.
9
Sept
Lember, 1845t
From 12th February 1844 to 24th June 1845 this Lot,
1845 this Lot paid Rent at the rate of £22. 17. 11⁄2 per annunes,
xis was
From 9th July 1844 to 5th Novb : 1844. Mr Beauvais charged with Rent at the Rate of £ 32, 24, 6's per annum
& portion of the Lot
vas
then resumed.
in lieu of ground resumed of Lots Suland. N°4 435.
B
90o Given
2/ From date of entry to 15th October 1845, Mr. Mutheson paid rent for this Sot at the rate of £160 per annum, he was on
the 15th October 18.45, allowed to throw up a portion of the ground.
28 From 26th June 1843 to 15th October 1845, Mr. Matheson held
June
this Lot and paid rent at the rate of £ 105. 10. per annum He was then allowed to throw up.
35 From 9th July 1844 to 5th November 1844 Mr. Duddell was charged
with Rent for this Sot at the rate of £° 32.2. C4, per
A portion of this Sot was then Resumed.
22.
Inland 42 from 12th Febmary
yearly dental of I. 25. 17.
haid on a Rental of
..ly
Remarks continued
Tebricary 1844 to 15th October 1248 Mr Mathesonl
hold this bet at the yearly
641 This Lot was purchased by teysey Ho at the sale of Surly
2844, and a deposit of 10 por cento)
X £15, 5. 51⁄2 per Amumé.
66 H x Webster's Agent's wish to throw wh this Lot.
80 From date of entry to 31th October 1844 this dot wason
charged with Rent at the Rate of £45. 5.7/1⁄2 per annume
98
This Let was faurchased for £ 80.2.3. and Reduced
by Order to present date.
.
144 From date of entry to December 1844 this Lot was
charged with Rent at the Rate of £23.3. 7 1⁄2 per annum, addition was then made.
Dr.
254 Frem date of entry to 24th December 1845 this Sot was
at £24.3. 9r per
257 Granted to Chin Chew Traders
charged
d
lo
258
who decline holding.
Annan, an
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addition then made.
b
(Signed) Cho: Hthen Cleverly
Lash
True Copy) blan
offy Colonial Secretary
C
EM. 84.
Financial.
And L 30-5 October 1846.
1863 Hong
Sir.
your your
RE
C.0.
SEP 23
1846
trong
524
Victoria, HongKongs
26th June, 1.46.
I have the hover to dequest
sanction to an allowance of +
25 Dollars a month made to the Reve. Vincent Stanton, Colonial
Chaplain, aubject to the approval
from home,
се
نے
account of a
discharge of
in the disc
Conveyance
ance in
duties.
This allowance,
nce, su
his
bject to the
subject
: approval abovementioned, was made in consequence of the enclosedl application received some time
from
Hr Stanton, in which he Represents
The Right Honorable,
W. &. Gladstone M.P.
Ge.
Ge,
from
Represents that his health had suffered
the climate in consequence of his not possessing the means of
Card Salary
Conveyance which his limited Salary
aut
did not worran
с
Liv
Keeping .
I have the honor to be,
With the highest despect,
Siv
Your Most Obedient
Wumble Servant,
Дам
Si Shu Daon
1946
Forwardedby OR
Mirindach
M.Stephen 2 MR Hawes 2 Earl Grey 4
1063 Amy Ring
30.
Vice. Your Best.
ho / Tel: 7.
525
بط
5 bet 1846
Shevetached. the
receipt oyun des pilet
of the 26th Inne last, No. 84, submitting for hlope, ofthens Draft Hosanction gMgr.
panies it fort!!
ng's signature, old be. Anhllowance of 257
promitte drift-
Joet
Dollen
Mouth cheil
made to the
Привется Coleniel Chaplain
gstryking to mul the Expenses ofe
Conageme
in the
dischargerplis duties.
A
Adair
I does not appear firings Despitch
morfom
the letter
from On Stanton.
M
chiel a
сестрене
the
it, what
Criinstances that
impore
the
Colinel Chepleni much change of place
in the discharge, of his dut. - Imust request that Jill
L
information in thei print. Lette
Anuntiine my
год
decision on the
perprics of Contiming
mikich
Suchans
must be fint fined,
*
526
What is this Grillman's Salary
are this aides wh: impose
change of place
то
do thrown what
hise the necessity of much
in this discharge of his des
His Salary is £700 a gear. I have
пощения
Suestion.
прист
417 Days
24 Pef. Ind. Hawes
удачи
Tepl
Without such information ? I. see how the questions & propaly be
decided
ascend per portion
informa
25/up
The for.
hir J. H Davis,
в
At Womble Mr E. Gladstine.
84 مراس
I malosures.
Received
Relative to an
Allowance
Keep of a conveyance. the Rev. Mr Stanton for the of 25 Follars per month to
In 1863 W Kong
Copy.
527
Victoria, 17th September, 1845.
Ikey
I bey that you will bring.
to the notice of Sir John Francis Davis, Bast : the great diffrent lice
with which Ihave to contend, in the endeavour to perform my duties,
for the want of a due and proper n
this bolory, where the
conveyance,
in
places at which my attendance is daily required
are
You Sir,
You
so far apart.
well aware
are
what I have suffered in health
sivel
ince my arrival ; sufferings which I attribute very amich to this cause.
To the Wenerable
Majer Caine,
officiating Colonial Secretary.
The
で
The Salary appertaining to
my Office
is so
limited as not to warrant
my incurring the necessary expenditure.
I therefore trust Hie
Excellency will not
deeme
trouble.
stone or presumptuous in submitting
that I be granted a monthly allowance of f 25 for the purpose of defraying
the
expenses of such conveyance; by which assistance I hope that
my
Services will be performed with
Love
satisfaction to the public and
les risk to myself.
I have, de.
(Signed) Vincent Stanton.
[Fenebopy/
Maine
Officiating Colonial Secretary,
Nr 85.
Executive
Ans
32-6 Oct 1846.
Sin
1064 HongKong
RECAL
C.0
SEP.25
1846
528
Victoria Houghtong,
26th June, 1846.
The departure of Mr. Bruce,
•
on leave
of abrence to England, has reduced the
remaining.
number of members in the
Executive founcil _ to two. As the sickness
temporary absence on duty,
abrence on duty or otherwise, of
either of
σι
of these would make it impossible to hold an hrecutive founcil, according
to
that clause in the Sign-Manual. Instructions which require
two members to be present requires two
besides the Governor. or presiding member, I have deemed it requisits.
site to nominate.
third member, subject to the sanction
as
f
Her Majesty's Government, Mexander R. Johneton key =, Secretary to Her Majesty's
The Right So
ght Honorable W. R. Gladstone,
tc.
M.P.
te.
tc.
Plenipotentiay
{
.....
"
Chief Superintendent.
་
some time
Plenipotentiary and of British. Trade in China -
Mr Johneton's experience of this felony, of which, he was for Lieutenant-Governor., appeared to me to qualify him well for the position, and he was also nominated a Member of Council.
Predecessor in 1843.
by my
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect-,
Sir,
Your Mort Obedient
Humble Servant,
здат
in J.
1864. Bong Kong. J. Davis
1846
Mundorf 3 MR Stephen 3 M&Haves EariGrey
loppisthis Dreht.
accom
lin
32.
529
6 October 1846.
Rave received for
Despatch of 26 Juelast of ross, reporting that you
Mal
had appointed Mr. Alex" R. Johnston Whe a Member the becentive Commit
in the room
of the of Schong
is it for loss of the Colonial Secrelay
tiative should he
pprove the dust.
sal
L
Mbunce, who had proced
5.
Eigh Reave
ее
ваше
15
have grabance. My despatch of the t Altines Mo23 with have that I un apprized you
with not return withoug andwich have explained
Wan
и
the ar
arrangements
Scansion
which deansider desirate
with a view to the reduction
of the extablishment of thin and the filling Colony
up of the Offices of tees & Freasurer
it indispensable that the Lecretary of the solong should be a member of The Recentive Conseil d am meable until Sitall
ал
Receive an answer to that Despatch beauvy hyen augfinal instuction, as to the manner in which
отвшей маскид should be filled. In the meantime Sapprove
the appointment ofm
Johnston as a
alaughment.
temporay
Thausse
530
24th Jefe der Kames. If as
I suffore,
the efful
ho
of thes affentinel will be to leave no room in the Soumline Council for the Sacceper of his the office of Sonetary -
effet wold be t
Sumber of Nat
is an
They
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the whole
it would Iconiline
to infim it. He Senslag indispensable. Memur f
number composers.
it
low.
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25
haft.
lague
June,
7848.
Jin J. H Davis,
my
f
At Honble W. & Glisstone.
Received
No 85.
Bruse, on sick leave._
obsence of the Hon'ble Frederick
-" long, vacated by the Excentive Conneill of Hong. of to be a member of the Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary to; Mr. Johnston, Secretary to Reporting appointment of
*
t
531
1846
Pon
Trong trang
Sir JDavis
Volume 1th January to June
532
Jan 7 6 1 Execution. Reports the execution
of a Rimese convicted of "Murdid
Ordnance
Jan 7 9 2 Ordinance. Encloses an Crowns N14. Preservation of good Eider.
Jan 712 3 Public Works. Emisis four
Jan
Som 720 4
Schmales for
public Works and Ponds
Schools. Enclose
ジ
in Mt Gutrag
native Schools of which
Mire Mire are
eight
an
Ingroning
an allowance of $10 per month & each!
Enelores a Letter from the Rev M. Stanton soliciting
afsistance for the School set- Curran Chiloven
Im 726 5 Revenue & Expenditure; End Cons
Jan,
reinens of Revenue & Expenditur for the Year 1845.
2-
}
1846
Sir I Davis
211
Jan 26 6 Mr RDBay. Encloses a Memor: F63 11
To the Secy of State from M. Cay, Registrar of Supreme Egurt soliciting
an increase
1846
Contine Sir Davis
I
31
533
: the Treasury Accounts, they
are now made up with the greatest punctuality.
Salary £500 - inclous 65 12 Public Building. Enclores a
2 2000
a
From Chief Justice Hulme recommending its increase 4 21000 fur
Jan 727 17 Map of the Island
per annum.
Encloses
a
Map of the Island on the Contour system.
Jan 729 8 Despatches. Acton ? receipt
д
Despatches.
Jan 791 9 Treasury Accounts. Encloses
Прев
Frd 3 10 Police
Feb 3 11
Pr65
by
report on the House let. The Government to the Chief Justice, who in consequence of the high rent he pays claims to be reimbursed for his outlay in repairs.
F65 13 Mrr Dill. Acken & Degratch N160
Dec. 31. Feb 9
The Treasury Accounts for the quarter Ending Dec. 31. Equipments. Acken? Degrati
N167.
Explains
the irregularity in the trans - mission by Mr. May, of the Requisition for the Police Equipments.
Treasury Accounts . Gekn? Despatch
N166 Nov 17. Delays will no longer occur in the Transmission
14
&
Colonial Surgeon
Nor 10. Explains the duties
Mr Dill as and the reasons for reducing his Salary from £600 to £500. Revenue. Refers &d his Despatch
a.
N 88 Time 25. Encloses renewed Estimate of the Revenue for the year ending 31 March 1846, being an encrease of £4000 on the former estimate points out the different tims which the increase has taken place.
on
Feb 12 15 Ordinance. Encloses an Ordinance.
81. Northern himit of Liina to
%
be observed by Faders.
..
1
1846
Sir I Davis
F16 14 16 Treasurer's Accounts.
1846
Sir I Davis
534
Enclosed Fo624 20 Police Force. Ackn! Despatch N164
the Treasurer's Innual Accouss
for 1845.
for
F616 17 Mr F. Spring. Encloses the Accom
Current of Mr. Spring showing a balance of 183 Rupees die
& him at the time he gave
over the Post Office to hig successor, also corresponden in support of Mr Frrings
claim to reimbursement.
Th$ 21 Stationery. Encloses several
accounts for Stationery supplied during the Goorin-
ment of Sir # Pottinger.
Fob
Feb
Fri 23 18
Despatches:
7
lukn . receipt
Despatches.
Feb 24 19 Public Buildings. Ackn? Gesmothe
I8 165 and 171, Nov
and Decis
Explains the inconveniences for
Nov 14 in reply to 1864 May 21. Reports on the working of the Police Force and the difficulty of keeping up the
of
д
Pension Supply 9 mon, the purpose
scheme may
be considered
a failure and the amended
one
as
suggested is worse.
F1624 21 New Church. Calls attention to
the great inconvenience experienced for want of a Church for the British Residents.
Feb 25 22 Adm. Sir Horhrane, Acks Despatch
Newspaper Libel SN 174 Déc. 15 in
answer to his dr 104. July 19.
Reports having called upon the Admiral, Sir I Cochrane, & pay
the costs, £70, in the
action for Newspaper libel.
want of a Government House F.1 26 23 Treasury. Acter. Desratch N175
and Public Offices, also the very high rents obtained for all kinds of Buildings even though ill adapted to the
required purposes.
Fib
onfroming the appointme of Mr Reinaecker. Reports The Establishment of the
Treasury to be in a
complete and efficient state .
1846
Sir I Davis.
1846
Sir I Davis
اعر
535
Mar 2 24 Adm'. Fir Z Cochrane. Regers & his Mar 23 27 Despatches. Acker receipt
25.
Encloses the reply to his application for payment the costs in the action for libel.
Mar 15 25 Drainage. Encloses reports and
estimates for certain Drains, Gutters, Gratings &e in course of construction, also a Down
Plan of the Town showing the Drains
Streets ge
in
atches.
Mar 25 28 Treasurer. Auken. Despatches
689.
N4 27 January 6 & 9.
Explains his reasons for not advising the union of the Offices of Treasurer and Secretary. Recommends
Mr Mercer for confirmation as
Treasurer with a
with a Salary of £900 or £1000 per Anshum
Akn, Despatch N10 any 23. Reports
Marks 26. Surveyor's Depart." Grystory a sport. Mai 25 29 Currency on the
22
loses
from Mr C Cleverly
пром on the
progress of the Surveyor Gen? Department, the leasing of
Crown Lands explaming the causes
in certain cases.
Delay in
The Convicts are getting into a
good
style of working, but he intends suggesting some improvement in the system.
Reports on the whole of the
Public Works such as Roads, Buildings
R
Je executed or in course
construction, with their respection cost. Considerable
долеву dammage has been done by the glood.
value.
as
of the English Shilling compared with the Rupee.
Mar 25 30 Steam Packets. Acken! Despatch N 12 Jan 7 26. Reports in the difficulties of establishing. Steam Packets between Hong Rong and the Northern Ports. Encloses a Letter from M. Macgregor, Consul, on the Practicability of conveying Letters by Messengers wand.
Mar 28 31 Public Buildings. Cute? Degratch
Acks,
8.13 Jan 7 24. Encloses
more
Mar 28 31
1846
*
81
Vir I Davis
contined
more
specific and complete Apr 13 35
estimates for erection of the
Public Buildings.
Weights & Measures. Enclores
Mar31 32
U
an Ordinance of 1844
N 22. Standard Weight of Measures
Nans
&
1846
Sir I Davis
continue
en
9
536
and Expenditure for the Year
Ing 31 March.
The Revenue has exceeded the Estimates on
on the one hand
Expenditure has in
and the the other hand been within
the The amount estimated.
боль
Apr 7 33 Roads . Enclones Pant & Extimate Apt 15 36 Appointments. Enclons returns
for
an entire med line
"Road from Tytam to Stanley the present Road being
an
impassible state.
бы
of all appointments, and alterations of Salaries for the quarter Ending March 31.
Apt d5
Gr 13 34 Copyright. Auku. Despate $5 Up 15 37 Blue Book Encloves the Blue
:.
Pans & in referequests to
eference to his 88113 Aug. 19.
be kept supplied with lists
of existing Copyrights.
Refers to his Despatch N160
Dec 31
on
Book for 1845 and reports que Encloses a report o Native Trade with the Colony
on the contents.
on the
by Mr. Gutzlaff.
the necessity for Apt 20 30 Blue Book, Encloses a requisition
Vice Adm. Court being established
in order to be enabled to condemn Pirates and for the
Fransportation of Envict refer B Sec 7 8 States Degratch Do Y 88115 July 1
Yp 13 35 Revenue & Expenditure. Explores
Ap
Accounts of the Revenne
and
Ор
for five blank copies of the Blue Book.
&
20 39 M Webster. Respirito See 7 < States
N
Despatch Dr 175
1845
and to his 1873 June 5. 1845.
Has nothing to add to
orf on
his former report
8.
Mr Webster.
D
the claim
7846
Sir Davis
10
Ap 20 40 Despatches. Ackn"!. receipt. Op 24 45
of Despatcher.
Ap 22 41 Audit Office. Acken Despatch N15
7, 27. Reports that the servileg a Bent u Op 25 §
Second Clerk in Ap
of
the Audit Office had been diguensed with
Apt 22 42 Treasury Accounts . Encloses the
1846
Fir I Davis
continued
537
with Lient. Tedder who is desirous of being relieved from the duties of Marine Magistrate.
Does not recommend it.
Madras y Ackn! Despatchi
Feb 10. In the evacuation Eusan the Madras Artillery!
will be sent back to India.
N2
Treasury decounts for the Ap 25 Military Force. Acker. Despratio 362
quarter ending March 31.
Apr. 23 43 Capt." Burd. Atten! Despatch $16.
AN 23 44 Roads
Up
Jan 7 28 in reference to his N120 August 29. No objection * Capt Buro, a Danish subject, ad Danish Consul.
f
Roads. Aukn? Despatch N27
Feb
19.
ور
state of the Roads and their peterparty on ther liability damage from the
of violent Rains. - explams his reasons for considering that Toll's would not be productive,
Op 24 45 Harbor Master & Edulous his Marme Magistrate correspondence
with
These Despatches are from Gent. D'Aquiller
all
Feb 24. Reports the arran- -gements he had made for proceeding to India with.
the Military Force he could avail of but the recent news from Undia renders the step
unnecessary.
Explains the amount of his Military force and the nature of their
Inties.
Op 25 The 98th Regiment. Autry Despoter Ap
K3 Feb 24, ordering the goth agement & proud
to India instead of the Mauritius.
Apr 30 46 Ships Registers. Requires instructions
as of the measures recepary
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It be adopted for the Registry May 11 50 of Ships built in the Colony,
May 1 47 Police. Reports the measures
May
he has adopted by
which A
reduction of ten men has
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538
his di 150 Nov. 12. Reports that the Offices of Clock of the Court and Junges Cark
cannot without inconvenienc be united
t
deen effected in the Police May 14 51 Mr. F. Spring. Enelones & Memorit
force.
1 48 Transportation. Englores a Letter
from the Secretary to the Governt of India, proposing Scinde as a suitable place
To from China.
from Mr Spring praying for remuneration for having been twice removed from the
Post Office
'ce at
short notice.
very Recommends a gratuity £300.
I sen the orviets vonthine May 15 52 The Queen's Portsatt. Requests that
There are
at present 26
Convicts under sentence of Fransportation two of whom are Europian
May 6 49 Military Force. Peports his views
50
on
The
amount of Military Force requisite for the Colony. There should be at least 1200 Men exclusive of artillery
them should selur Greams
60° I the remainder Malays. and in preference to Jepoys!
Supreme Court. Ackn! Dispatch, in reference to
N17.
his
May 18 53
May 18 54
may
the Queen's Portrait mo be sent out to the Colony
Despatches: Cuku ? receipt
of Despatches.
Ordinances. Acte. Eirentar Mar 12
Encloses
a
& all
collution Ordinances passed up to the
31 Dec. 1825.
May 19 55 D: Evetores an Ordinance
Encloses
се
N2. Htablishment & Supreme Court. Rezers to See 7 8 States Despatch
JJ 1845 as to Rules of Court.
N96.
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May 19 56 Survey of Hong Kong. Requires six
copier of the Survey of Hong Rong when engraved by the Ordnance Depart?
Carlo hover of the
Board.
Enclores report of
of Survey contents of the Treasury Chest.
May 20 57 Treasury.
May 20 58
Duty on Wine & Spirits. Acker". Degration
No Can7 8. Reports the
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May 22 61 Public Officers & Acku. Despatch
539
Private Practice) N 33 March 17, on
the subject of the Surveyor General's Officers being allowed private practice. Refers to his Despatch & 34 July 6. 1844, prohibiting all fivil Officers from engaging in private practice and he
considers the regulation essential.
objections made to levying May 2362 Adm F. Court. Ackn! Despatch
duty
on Wines and Spirits.
ove
Encloses the arguments the Members of the Legis Council rigainst the measure.
C
22 59 Acku 8820
N31 March 4. Remits the amount of fees on his fom -mission as Vice Admiral and Mr. Helme's Commission as Judge of the Adm. Court.
May 2 89 Stationery, laukur Despatch of the May 28 63 Pensions. Arte Digratta d
Feb 77.
جرو
Recommends that
Stationery should be supplied from England as here to fore
May 22 60 New Church. Arkin. Despatch 8828
Прев 20. Encloses a Plan for a new Church To contain 800 people estimated at £8300. Encloses. a list of names of the private subscribers with their respective sno scriptions amounting to 29716.
Despatch N30
of
Mar 3. Encloses a list the Civil Officers, assenting to the terms of the Pension Act of Parlament in number 13 and the number of thou dissenting 20.
May 30 64 Opium Farm. Encloses a long Letter from Mess."." "Boustead complaming of the Grim Form interfiing prejudiciath,
with
}
hee
May 30 64
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ontinuie
16
with their Trade in Opium and that in consequence they
are
compelled & quit Wong Ray.
not concur with those
Gentlemen their object being sonuggling trade in Opium.
a
Inne 5 65 Execution. Reports the executing
of a Chinese for the murder of a Chinese by stabbing.
June 5 66 An Armed Cruiser? Refers & Sei7.
of State's Despatch N144 Sypt 25. Reports that on account of the
to
occur
Piracies which so frequently
he has caused to be fitted out an armed Erheiser for
Their su the
of
suppression explains nature and the
this measure.
expense
Ime 5 67 Insolvent Debtors. Enclose an Ordinance.
N3. Insolvent Debtors Act
Jame 6 68 Police Rate. Encloses a statement of
the first half years produce
の
the Police Rate £889.
A gratuity has been given
to Mess". Pope & Tarrant for
their services and the dutils
collection
June 668
Time &
Inne 8
69
o
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Continuie
imed
/ 510
collection have been transfered B Mess" Harrison & Markwick.
тер
Police Clothing Enclors
a
an
requisition for f both for. Great Coats for the Police, also correspondence with Mr & May respecting irregularity in the mode of Fransmiting a former order for Potrie Nothing.
"Civil Establishment Ackn. Despatch
Expenditure) 887 Jany Hi
Suggests uniting the duties Anditor & those of Colonial Joe 7), under Major Caine with
Julary of
a
£1000.
The
Survey Department does not require both M. Gordon and M. Cleverly-suggest retaming M. Coverty.
Inne 10 70 Tanks & Wells. Ackn.. Despotoses
March &
Reports and Estimates for the
construction
J
Tanks and
Wells for the supply of Water in cases of Fire as also for the health of the Town.
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June 13 71 Police Station. Encloves a report and estimate for Police. construction of Station, £725.3.6.
↓
June 1384
afrate
a
Ordinances. Encloses four copies
of the Colonial Ordinances.
Iume 13 72 Differential Duties. Represents
the advantages which might be derived from a differential
Duty on Tea shipped from Dong Roy
and states that there being no fustoms they have no Offries competent according of the Act certify that
Chinese Sugars from the Ports of Crina where we have no Consuls
are genuine, requires instructions .
June 18 73 Roads. Encloses a report and
June
15
Estimate, £4674. for completing the Road round the circuit
the Island, requires authority for its exécution.
Z
Ime 15 74 Government Furniture . Encloses,
The
а
report on the state Govern + Parniture by M MD Almada
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511
June 17 75 Rowing Boat. Reports having
June
recieved from the Naval Department
partment a Rowing Boat, valued at £29.12.0 for occasional service.
Ami 7 76 Despatines. Auta receipt
of Despatches.
Arku
.
an American
June 1977 American Acke "Despatch N37. Inne
Missionaries) Replies to the Letty
of the Rev. 1 Dean - The Land granted for
Missionary Chapel has been allowed vent free but that portion on which private Houses have been built has
an American who
The Pand my been charged a rent.
Rev Mr Thuck,
collected subscriptions, under the plea of building a Chapel,
has
gone off to America.
Ime 20 78 Mr Caldwell. Aiks! Degratch Nos
N25
March 30. Explains. the circumstances, under which Mr Caldwell received double
pay as Interpreter.
Imas 20 79 Revenue & Expenditure. Enclores the
Estimates
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continued
June 20 79 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditto. Ime 25 83 Land Revenue. Asking Inspatch I 20
Jeme
For the year ending March 31 1847. Revenue £20000 Expenditur
£ 42815 being an excess of £14015.
March 30.
Encloses the Colonial Rent Roll of Land Revenue £13166.2.7.
Sme 2 1 80 Mr F. Bruil. Refers & his Despatch. In 26 84 Rev M. Stanton. Enilons
N 105 July 19. 1845. Reports having granted sixteen Months leave of Absence to Mr. Bruce The following arrangements
are -
in consequence, - Major Came to act as Secret.
Tary, Mr
a
mperiation from the Rev? Mr. Stanton for an allowance of $25 per month on account of conveyance in the discharge of his duties, - recommends it
&B Villier to act as thief Magist : Ime 26 85 Mr AR Johnston . Reports his
CB.
M. Hold forth to act as Apst Magistrate and Mr Morgan to alt as Eleck in Magister Office.
Inne 22 81 Schools. Aiken, Despatch $36.
April 17 in reference to his 484 Jan 7 20. Reports on the nature of the European School proposed by the Rev Mr Stanton and the Native Schools as
proposed by Mr Gutzlafs also the probable expenditure they
likely to entail.
are
June 23 82 Sir I Davis. Reports his intended
absence on
duty, General
D'Aguilar & adm". the Govern?
appointment of Mr Johnston 4 the Executive Cormeil vice Bruce, absent on leave,