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1847

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Governor Sir John Davis May to August N50 to 94

Executive .

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29 July 147.

My Lord,

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Victoria, Hongkong, 3ot May, 1847.

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I have the honor to report that

on the 22nd ultimo, the Executive Council met to consider the sentences of four Chinese who had been condemned to death in the

Supreme Court for wilful murder on the 16th, and the Chief Justice was specially

summoned to attend the Council.

These four criminals, named

respectively Chong-kum sow, Koock-cuck lap Ung-apow, and Lam-ayow, had z

armed

-ayou, had gone arme on board a small vessel in one harbours of this island to commit robbery,

of the

and there deliberately murdered another Chinese, whom three of them held down

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

while the fourth cut and stabbed him until he died. The notes of the Chief Justice on the

trial were read and considered, and the circumstances attending their

- quilt were so clear, and it was

so necessary to make examples of them, that

(there being

difference whatever in the shades

of their criminality), the sentence of the Court

confirmed against all four, with the

was

unanimous concurrence

of the Council, and the

recommendation of the Judge to that effect=

Two of the criminals were executed

Monday the 26th April.

April at 10 o'clocks

27th

and

the other two on Tuesday the 2 of the at the same

hour.

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

This 21

Victoria, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1847.

Sir J.

The Earl Spey.

7. Davis

Receiver.

250

" of Murder.

Chinese Criminals

Reporting execution

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27 July 147.

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the rest of your Iph

No 50 of 5 they lost.

reporting the execution. the 26 and 27 Apul

of four Chinese for Wilful. Thunder at nhang hiệu

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My Lord,

Kong

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Victoria, Hongkong, 6th May, 1847

Despatch N. 69 of

February

* from Your Lordship states that the whole of the Expenditure for Public Maks

Works

is to be provided for from the Colonial Revenue ; but I have the satisfaction to observe that a previous Despatch, I 26 of September 28th

conveys the approval of Her Majesty's Government to the unappropriated surplus of previous votes of Parliament being considered as a part of ways and means of Government for meeting the Expenditure for "Works already

"the way

progress or contemplated.

During the current year

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

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the

Ordnance Department is executing the most expensive Civil building the Public Offices ) the cost of which alone, £14,300, is half the sum of the Revenue of the Colony. Without the permission above quoted, therefore,

therefore, the : provision of ways a serious embarrassment : As the sum

question has been once destined

and means would be

for the

Colony, and is the result of a guarded

expenditure, Itruct the permission given may not be withdrawn.

In my Despatch N. 14 of 12th February, I embodied a sketch of the chief

items of Colonial Expenditure and Resources,

of which the following,

Total Civil Expenditure.

Colonial Offices_

is an abstract.

39,370.

£. 14,300.

Other Public Works.__ 20,700.

35,000.

£.

74,370

[

Total Estimated Revenue.

Surplus of Previous Votes of

Parliament.

Supposed,

tite for current as for last year ._

One or two

28,000.

9,119.

37,119.

36,900.

£ 74,019.

+ years will complete the

Civil Public Works incidental to

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Colony,

and a fixed rate of annual Expenditure may then be arrived at - Your Lordship has already noticed the reductions which I have made in some of the principal Civil Salaries

I have the honor to bez

What the highest respect,

Your Lordship' .

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Dans

puestabilety a loss of revenue

nas 7720

of puthin's top without an incres 10

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tion sources oefen

of Establish

the trade regulation, in esse

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to make.

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infurt to an

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the Revenue.

that this question should be referred to the Treasury (at

is to by the Gos.

whose instigation the theo instructions referied

bound from

this Office) with the oppression of

Fork proper

as Lord Gey may forse upon it abs. 21 dah

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6th May, 1847.

Victoria, Hongkong,

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The Earl

Received

7 Davis,

1:51.

Grey.

Revenue, te..

for from the Colonial

that whole

Works thould be provided Expenditure for Public

4 10th thebruary, regaining

Replying to Bespatch N.69

Mr Hawes.

I had retained Sir Davis's

Dispatch of 6 May last, a the expectation of receiving before

this, the evidence of the

Chmi Committer. That evidenes

however, not having been

yet delivived;

you

evould pros

:bably not wish that Sir

1⁄2 Davis's Despatch, should be longer delarged.

The Somees

of Revenue

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Hong long, which, as I understand

were most complemed of

before

be for the Committer, were

the

land Revenue and the Opens Farm, and there would seem frame the

the Refort which here

been published, to have been

an impresion among the Committen

-Hong Kong stood

that

on th

footing rather of an Infinial

than

Colonial Establishment

and that the Merchants settled

these, had therefore

alain

to look to the Imperial hear

derry for

Ame

apertauss

bearing the expenses of the

read the

it would be impossible without having

day

but. Iam not aware

circumstaneres connecta

with Hong Kong, which might

evidence

of any

not be predicated with equal

with of several other Babol Colomes. The essential question

I presume to be, whether Mong

Kony

Cau

bear the Tanation

necessary to provide for its

раконие

expenditure without much ap

4- destory

in its Trade,

great measure

Settlement

Ceal Government. Upen what

of the

grounds this impression resta

the

When Hong Kong

se fuluess

ике

feist

fust recupied, there was impression in England, that it

would become the Lite or

entrefit of an almost conlimite

hade, exceeding that of any,

other Colonial Port

the Briksh Dominions. St

Seems now

now to be tolerably certain, that this will not

be the case. That the Lade,

whatever its amount, will be principally carried in

си

at the

five Pats, and that Hong Kong

will be abrefly important

print d'Affice, for the

colection.

protection of that Trade, and to

a certani extent, as the Central

Site

Mercantile Establishe

the Mer

of the

=ments.

the case

But this view of the

the principles on which

affects

the

the Tamation of stong song is

to be conducted, because

considering

the feeble hold

which it now has

Frade, it

may

the China

be assumed

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that any presfitate or in

-cessive Taxation would at

mee

desting that hold,

and.

either send the Merchantes

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back

back to Canton

lead thei

evew

припе

them they

new do

Ports

to hade direct with the Pub

without

any reference betting

long. Should this beemee

general, it is evident, either that

the whole expense afetting tong must be bome by

Tentury, abandoned.

the Sonie

the place be

The Land Tents, and the Opis

sourced

Fann

are

the two prinesfal of Rescue. The former estimated for the present year at £13.000, the latter at £3,900. The Land Rents have been

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the subjit of a long

wan

and

discussion between the

Merchants

and Six Pactavis

the former assecting that they

exorbitant, that they

сиеле

would cripple the advance

of the

the Colony, and drive away those who would otherwise

heve settled there, the Catter

mamilaning that though hist

amount, they

are.

nat

begond the value of the

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property, - that

that the

they

had been

assumed voluntarily by thei parties bidding for the Land at open Custion,

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and that the highest of

the rents had not been

originally put up at their actical amount but had been bid of to it, by open competi= tion. Hitherto, the predictions

of the Merchants have not

been fulfilled,

ал

the rents

the aftertin that they the value of the

ги

the len

exceed

land. At anys

rate it seems impossible to

better standard for

devise

any

the real value of

than

adoftect in

ascertaining

the land,

this

Mare

Cade

was a

and it would require

precise proof than hus

yet been given

to sheer that

this standard is not a

have continued steadily to

increase, and although they

are

even

undoubtedly very high,

when

compared with

rents in this Country, get

the Arguments urged by his Ko Davis, seem to negativos

пер

carrect one

I should resume

therefore that for the present,

sufficient ground has

the

been shown for a reduction

of the Reubs.

The

10.

The other items, the Ope

Farm, producing £3.900 a par,

Anne

Not having

open to question.

ing sean to

seen the evidence,

Sam not.

aware's

of the

previse objections anged to this Tax, but I understand there to be the impediments

thrown by the Opine Monofily

the

way of

hade (ir

the retail

the trade in single

cheits / from Hong Kong China . As for Hongeting itself, there nan I

regards

presume be no abpiction to the present

Правит

be a

кревет

No article

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fitter subject for Juxe tron

which so far from

than one

necessary

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luxury of the of

most noxious kind - ande

which if the consumption evere extinguished within the Colony,

it would be impossible to

the result. But ammung regret

миниму

that Opium is to be based,

the

mode of levying

the

Gera

the grant of one cordisive

right of Sale has many.

dvantages in its cheapnees

and facility.

may Jourly

be assumecals that the Farmer of

successful. мелодия

move su

the Jax well be move

combatting illicit consumes =

- tion, than the Government.

would be, and at a much.

lower cost. The smallness of

the Colony which would prevent any

extortion

or oppression the part of the Ferner, unknowa

to the Government and the Aunud renewal of the Farms, would

seem to remove

Ishoulde thuck there could

be no

- great difficulty one so modifying the terms of it as to- prevent its interfering with the Sale of my quantity ust

less than

Chest for bouc

fide exportation to the Continent. Of course of a broken Oliest,

any

less quantity than a

some of the

bhat,

were

objections which generally west ageist the farming the sources

Nevened.

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Is far then as the Colony self is concerned it

would, as it seams to

to me.

cunvise to abandon the Opinen Farin.

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allowed

to be sold.

Hong Kong, cxcept under the Farmer's monopoly, the Faran would be virtually at an end. It would be impossible to prevent small packages from being resminggled

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led into the Island,

into the books

the

Harbour

Harbour and consumed there,

instead of being sent to the Conturent. But this is an incouragement which the oprim

Tcade have no right to expect.

Assuming not an abolition, of the Opimer

then that an alteration,

Farm is attempted, there seems

no reason to anticipate a total

this source,

from this

loss of Revenue from

: If the diminution be taken half of the whole, it

at one

would still leave £2000 a year to the "Revenue

But it appears to me that probably the easiest and

west satisfacting

satisfactory & comer of

bringing

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bringung

the Revenue and

expenditure of "Hong Kong to a

neaver adjustment, would be

by reducing establishment altogether

the expenditure. The

is ou

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more expensive scale thom the : present importance of the Colony would seem to warrant. I

would subunit that, locking to the Salaries granted in- other of the British Colonies, the following reductions nught Jaroly be made, whenever

vercancies should occur. Vigh

Governor Y.-

Chief Justice Secretary

Reseech Lecture Lavig -£10000 £4,500 £1306---

Salary Salary.

3000-2000-1000

1800-1500.- 300

Allorney General - 1500-1200 - 300

£3100.

besides some reduction in the police Establishment, which,

even

making allowance for

the peculiar circumstances of

Hony Hony,

now echavayant

With these reductions the expenditure

of Hony Hong, after the Public buildings are completed, would probably not exceeds it's

by above £5000 or

revenue by above

£6000,- and

increased, as

that "Revcune

may fourly be

Reuely

expected, the Colony would soon

be selfeupporting.

In respect to public

Works the expenditure at present

a new

the case

especially

ша

Cestony

Fropriael Celmates

Sir I Davis, however, has

acbed goverally

spirit in

generally in an cemnonical

regard

to such under.

-taherrys - and any disposition which he might have to exceed.

the

would be restined by injunction which has been given

him and should be repeated,

not on

the

any account to exceed Parliame entary

Vile. In

his Despatch of Cittag best

May

he has estiviated the cxpenditure for public Works during

year

the

current

at £35,000,0

and

is very heavy

as mist always be

his

and medus

meet it

ways

the

at £534, 647 - leaving as

deficiency of only

inv

his

ways

351-but

and means

Siv J. Dewis hoes calculated the

Parliamentary Vote for the current year at £36400 whereas

сия

it was in

fach only

£31,000-

there must be added to his deficiency for "Public Works £5,900 making the whole deficiency #6251. Sir I. Davis' Despatte of 6 May should I presume be communicated to the Treasury to ascertain that Li hiy

construction of their decision in regard

inappropriated "Balances of former Voter is correct. It appears to be in conformity with

their

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their Letter

18160.

14 September

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N126 His J. Davis Part.

Forwardedly Ser

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MRB MBStephen Mawes Earl Grey 21

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I have to achy the

rect

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of your Iph of the 6 thay last hosy in which you request to be informed whether que

still

art bbly to

libuty

consider the unappropriated

smples of previous enter of Pott as a part of the hayt

8 means

of but for meeting. the expenditure for Wachs aheady

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or in contemplation

I hansmist to

herewith

Copies

of a conespondence which has posuel

Schneen this Dept and the Board of

Cre

this subject,

aill

Treasury from which que perceive that the

Fortheunction's comeged

que ein

my of 10 Feb:

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not intended to

neve

supersede this perio of 20 Sept 1046 in

which su

appropriation of the

Suples of previous

to public unks

Nay

Part. Bes Sppctional by Wths Got

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My Lord,

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Victoria, Hongkong,

17th May, 1847.

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The Acting Attorney General

being in attendance at a meeting of the Executive Council on the 29th April, represented in strong terms the necessity for granting a pardon to an English prisoner named Henry, Daniel Sinclair, who having been convicted of an act of piracy in June 1845, and sentenced to transportation, had been in jail.

il ever

ever since, and was now very

ill.

My former Despatches, will have

shown the difficulties to which the Executive of this Colony has been peduced. by having no place whatever

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

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for the

transportation of Europeans,

was

cropeans, since permission : - refused for their being sent to Van

Diemen's Land.

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It is justly observed in Your Lordship's Despatch N 73 of February 18th that in this climate long imprisonment a punishment of extreme severity for Europeans, and so it has proved in the instance of Sinclair. The enclosed memorandum from the Chief Magistrate of Police and the Sheriff atteets the effect of nearly two years" incarceration on his health. Under these considerations the Executive Council allowed full weight to some extenuating circumstances in Sinclair's case, he having

measure compelled to

(in some

been join in the

in the mutiny of which he was convicted, from fear that "the chief onate of the vessel (who was ultimately killed) would have destroyed him if he did not join.

After fully considering the

Attorney General's recommendation and argument, and the ends of justice in this case appearing to have been satisfied by the man's long imprisonment in such a climate, it was unanimously recommended in Council that the Prisoner Sinclair should receive a special pardon granted by proclamation.

Your

It appeared at the same time necessary to bring the circumstances to Lordship's notice, with reference to the desirability of some place of Transportation for European Convicts, not numerous in this Colony, in order that embarrassment of the nature in question may, if possible, be avoided. I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

Ndan's

Sheriff's Office,

Victoria,

Hongkong, 26 April, 1847

Memorandum respecting Henry Daniel Sinclair a Convict in Vectoria fail

Sinclair

was committed by the Marine Magistrate on the 1th of May

on a

1845

- charge of Piracy. On the 19th of the following month, he was tried at the Supreme Court, found quilty and sentenced by the Chief Justice to be transported for life

Since his imprisonment he has

been in

in close

close confinement and heavily ironed, and though he entered to all appearance

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a sound and robust man, he now presents

emaciated and worn figure .

opinion

Tam of

figure. I am

that he cannot endure incarceration

much longer, without danger to his life.

The opinion of the late Do Dill

1847.

# May Tir J. H Savis

The Earl Grey.

Received

$52. Inclosure.

Reporting

circumstances

under which

was

free

Pardon

European

and again urging

Prisoner named Sinclair,

granted to an

the necessity

being fixed for European of a Place of transportation.

Conviets.

was,

that the constitution of prisoner was being rapidly undermined, and upon that

he frequently expressed a hope to me, that he might be either pardoned or that his sentence might shortly be carried out, in order that life might not be further endangered.

Surgeon

Dr. 6. Young the present Colonial

stated to me

very recently, that he

considered Sinclair in a lingering state, and hoped that something would soon be done

for him.

(Signed) Charles G. Holdforth Sheriff

During my periodical visits to the

prisons, I have frequently

seen and conversed

with Sinclair. When admitted into the Victoria Jail, he was in robust health, but he has gradually pined away under the necessarily close and for some time hopeless confinement which he has suffered. Sconcur

in the

Sheriff's opinion that a continuance of such confinement will greatly endanger the prisoner's life!

(Signed) C. Br Hillier

Off & Chief Magistrate .

hy.

Mamie Colonial poretary

Memorandum from

Chief Magistrate of Police and the

Theriff attesting

that the like of

further length of

linger in the Prison for any

will be endangered if left to

the European Convict Sinclair

times.

26th April, 1847.

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fleyed

ins they fummly

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and fanter

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soms benefit might flow

fruit.

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Sinclair after enduring

Approve of the pardon crunted

in this case

I am not prepared

ans to the punchie to be generally

practice et prent to give any hesh mitmeten

followed.

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for m

Haves.

The principal question

raised

Inclosure in Despatch t

T. 52 of 1847.

Governor lilleceded a sound judgment in pardoning (entrie

infer he has done

this presona

ampricomment of 2 years at Sting hereg.

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which.

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perceive

been informed

that the Gren

that he ma

of the Gov. Geul & India in respect to the piece of beansportation for Sinsinals from Sony Kong.

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26 July 1047.

I have to ach

the not of your Iphe

1052 of 7 May.

last.

reporting the cores under which gove

had

been induced to grant

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special Pardon to

English Primer Kemy.

Daniel.

named.

Sinclair, convited

Piracy in June 1845. Having laid this

Iph before the recen, I have to inform ques that this has been

graciously pleased to

approve of the Pardon granted in this case

I havez

Duplicate.

D# 53.

553

Financial.

My Lord

Solosia, Hongkong,

15th May, 1847

I have the honor to transmit herewith

official letter from the Military Department

the terms on which the buildings,

containing the terms on

originally erected by Fer Honry Pottinger for the accommodation of Civil Servants, have

been transferred for the use

of the Troops.

The erection during the last three

8 years

of sufficient dwellings now enables the Civil Officers of the Colony to provide themselves with accommodation. The annual rent to be paid into the Colonial Treasury is 1600 Dollars,

£335.6.8, the original.

sum reported

16th 1844.

in my Despatch No 51 of August 167 1 A specific Military advantage.

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

Je!

accrues

arrangement.

from

the

new arr

The back of the town

has hitherto been unprotected altogether, and the

troops to be accommodated in these buildings

effectually afford the desired security.

will now

The choice of residence in the town had -induced several of the Civil Servants previously lodged in the Government buildings to quit -

was a prospect of their being

them, and as there

left tonantless, I was glad of an arrangement-

which combined several advantages.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

dans

вору M974.

See

Asst. Dt. Mr General's Office,

Victoria, 30th April, 1847.

I have the honor to acknowledge the

receipt of your letter of the 29th Instant, in which His Excellency the Governor, with reference to the difficulty that will be experienced

accommodating the Detachment of the Ceylon Rifle Corps about to be stationed at Victoria, places at the disposal of the Major General Commanding, the Civil Government Buildings known as the Albany "upon certain terms therein specified.

The Major-General concurs with. This Excellency as to the eligibility of the Albany Buildings as Barracks for the Ceylon Rifle Corps, and I am desired to signify the

The Honorable,

Major # Caine,

Colonial Secretary

Victoria,, Hongkong, May, 1887.

Ish

Sir J. H. Davis,

Dup: N 53.

the Carl Gre

Received

Inalosure.

Reporting hire, by

Department of the Government

The Military

the Albany

originally

built

For

Buildings (Known

accommodation of the fird

Servants.

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Major General's acceptance of His Excellency' s offer, upon the terms mentioned in your letter," viz : " the Buildings to be taken for a period of " two years, renewable at the pleasure of the offecer " in command of Her Majesty's Froops, at the " present annual rental of £333.6.8 (three " hundred and thirty-three pounds, six shillings, and eight pence sterling), to be paid into the "Colonial Treasury quarterly; all repairs to be at "the charge of the Military Department after possession

ion is taken, and to be delivered up in good

and weather-proof order.

directions

I have to request that the necessary

may

be given to the Surveyor General to

place the Albany in a proper state of repair, so that the Buildings may be given over to the Board. of Respective Officers with as little delay possible.

The Major Genual in compliance

with His Excellency's suggestion, will cause

the

Eastern Road by the Nullah to be considered as

as soon

the Military approach to the "Albany"," as it shall be placed in a proper state of repair

I have, 40,

(Signed). J. Clark Kennedy, Captain,

Act & Asst. Ft. Mr. General:

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Marine

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Colonial fecretary.

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N*54.

Financial.

Aug. 147.

197

My Lord,

Victoria, Hongkong, 19th May, 1857

With reference to Your Lordship's Despatch N 7/4 of February 1" % " " transmitting

th.

Queries and Observations of the Board of Audit

to the Rent Roll of Crown Property in this

the Southampton, Colony, I have the honor to return herewithe

Cappy to

aud

desired, the observations in question with the

answers required.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most. Obedient

Humble Servant

Copy I a

Letter from

Buildings.

the rental

agreeing to the terms

the Military Department

the Albany

30:

April, 1847.

The Right Honorable,

The Carl Grey,

de,

de!

Dani

The

Haves.

The encloxeres will puchatly.

прого

When the by Packet in a few dang

despatches received this day came

ABS. 21 July (27.

bentonces reach this Office I coulude that they should

be forwarded to

the Audit Office.

Victora

19th May!

7847.

The Earl Grey

Sir J 7 Davis,

Received

No 54. I malosure.

1825, with the requisite

the Rent Roll of Hongkong, down to the 37th Becember of the Studit Board upon explanations

Reberning the Observations

thereon.

answers an

Interd

l.C. Jocelyn & Fir

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B Stepdien

Earl Grey

29.

3. August 1947.

In compliance with the

request contained in your

Letter of the 99

in your last tets

leg

Earl Guy

чес? я

Iam diuited

to return. to you

herewith

for the information ofthe

Lund fommissioners of the

Lucies and

Treamy the Sosuctions ofthe Commissioners y Auxit Hong upon the Rent Roll of King down to the 31 Dec/25

The

Accompanied by ausuers required by tip Audit Office thore

and rexplanations to Queries.

I have

55. Miscellaneous.

1241 thung lũng

Victoria, Honghong

My Lord,

19th May, 184 %

With reference to my Despatch

rd.

No 44 of 23th April, I have the honor to

acknowledge the receipt of the following Despatches,

the puf the Instant.

Originals Nr 74 to 74 __ the last of March 19th

Military. N. 3 - March prt.

Circular March 15th

Duplicate Nr. 66 - 6th February

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship'

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

Je,

Je!

Dani

Mein

Landber

2. July,

Rably.

して

izsıy

The Earl

Sir Jr. 7. Davis, Grey

19th Shay, 1847

Received

N55.

Despatches to Nogy of Acknowledging receipt of

to March, 1867.-

N56. Miscellaneous.

My Lord,

1242 khung lũng

Victoria, Hongkong, 20th May, 1847%

In Despatch Dr. 7% of March 19th Your Lordships, with reference to a correspondence with the Rent Mr. Smith, requires information concerning an alleged Regulation obliging Chinese inhabitants Hongkong to move abroad at

abroad at night with a light, and a written note from their European employers

I have the satisfaction to inform Your Lordship that no practice of the kind exists at present, and that a Rule, enforced by my predecessor Sir Henry Pottinger for the best reasons, has ceased with the necessity for

it's exercise.

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

40,

In the early period of this Colony the predatory attacks of the Chinese at night

something quite extraordinary. A month

were s

own a

after my.

arrival (see Despatch Nr 26 of 1844) a band of 100 Perates landed at "West Point and made a systematic attack on some

warehouses, nor did they retire until some

had

been killed and wounded by repeated, volleys of fire-arms . This event,

+ first drew

attention

to the absolute necessity of an efficient Police, and I am happy to state that life and propertif

are now so secure that it matters not who moves about the streets at night. The rise of hundreds of respectable Chinese shopkeepers and industrious "tradesmen has assieted the Government in its municipal provisions.

I must observe however that Mr. Smith either ought to have known, or most so omitted to state, that. Sir Henry Pottinger

the case of.

singularly

merely adopted, in

the

of the Chinese as

to lanterns, a rule which is notoriously universal

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in all their great towns, and it is difficult to imagine how a practice so familiar to them should influence them differently at Hongkong and on the main land, or prevent respectable

individuals from coming

· from coming here. It was adopted

here expressly in favour of the respectable, who

slept at night, and against the ruffians who employed that season in plundering the respectables

Mr. Smith's limited knowledge and

experience in matters unconnected with his

own

profession was displayed just previously

to his departure, by his inveighing in the pulpit against the salute of a foreign man-of-war having been returned on a Lordship is well

Sunday: Your

is well aware that to omit or

delay

such a peturn would I give high national offence, and that had I allowed myself to be governed by Mr. Smith's wishes on suck an occasion he might have proved anything but a minister of peace . The importance attached by European

nations to such matters is proved by the enclosed copy of a letter from the Commodore of the French squadron in China.

Your Lordship entirely superseded

the necessity for any observations

my part,

In reply to Mr. Smith's strictures on the delay in the provision of a Protestant Episcopal

true

-Church of suitable structure, by the very remark," "that the members of the Established Church have already been taught to depend too much upon assistance from the Public, and too

spontaneous exertions, and that

little

their

own

to this cause must be ascribed the mortifying contrast between the efforts which they have made for the advancement of religious, worship and instruction, and those of other religious bodies. " A handsome Colonial Church is now being built-

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

MDani

N 2

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A Reclamation issued on the 11th May, by order of Ser Henry Pottinger

1843

Major Caine, Chief Magistrate of

Police, 40, 42, issues this clear proclamation to the inhabitants of Honghong.

After this time no persons, Europeans

excepted, will be permitted to walk the streets

or to remain out of their houses after the hour of 10 o'clock at night and until gun-fire in the morning, unless they are provided with passes in English clearly and satisfactorily stating the object of their being out after the hour spacifies.

Persons committing a breach of this

order will be taken up by the police and severely

- and they are further informed that

punished, and

sentries will fire upon them if they do not

instantly deliver themselves up on being challenged.

Notina, Wongsong,

冬

20th May, 1847.

Sin

J. Davis,

the last Gey.

Received

No 56.

2 Malosures.

Replying to certain charges

Smith

prafarted by

the Rev. Mis

alainsh

the Govern

-ment of Hongkongs!

Mr Names.

to him of

This is the Governor see?" to the referens muse the corespondence between the Tree. Mr. Smith, and this

Office. 21 July - 618.

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enformed often portugees-

kaut

such practice.

that be complum's of

во брекет

we no advantage

Jetting into

hondance

But boy

huy

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further

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277

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It is

notified in addition to the

above

that the Chinese inhabitants are prohibited from

out of their houses from 8 until 10 o'clock without lanterns showing a light.

appearing out

drums or

All

Il firing of guns or crackers, beating of

or gongs, or sounding of horns or conches

between the hours of the firing of the night and

morning guns is strictly forbidden.

All these orders are

e for the good of

the people, therefore respectfully obers

Fruce

Copy

Mann Colonial Secretary

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Frégate La Gloire, 3. Mai 1867,

hopef

Monsieur les Gouverneur,

à Macas .

Le Capitaine de la Victorieuse

m'a rendu compte de la courtoisie que Volie

Excellence a bien voulu mettre à se

aur

se joindre

manifestations publiques qu'il fesait pour fêter la St Prilepper

m'empresse de vous en adresser tous mes remercêments, ainsi que ceur que je

dois encore à Notre Excellence pour les politesses

et les attentions délicates que

· pour cette Corvette.

evoir pour.

que vous avez

En rendant compte à mon

bien voulu

Gouvernement des sympathies amicales que vous avez bien voulu témoigner à la France

sous cette circonstance, je suis assuré de

A Son Excellence

Sir John Davis, Bart

de,

e faire

grand plaisir, et il appréciera vivement les

bonnes relations qui continuent à exister dans

ces mers entre nos deurs nations.

Veuillez bien agréer, Monsieur le

Gouverneur, l'assurance du profond respect

lequel j'ai l'honneur d'être, se; se, (Signe). La Pierre.

avec

True Copy

Maine Colonial fecretary

N57 Civil.

16 Aug. 157

RECEIVED

JUW 21 1997

My Lord,

1243

1963 không lỏng

Victoria, Hongkong,

21th May, 1847

I have the hone to acknowledge

the receipt by this mail of the three warrants, Caine, M. Mercer

for the appointment of Major

and Mr Cleverly. The

aggregate amount of

fees on these instruments, £33.16.6, will

be transmitted as soon as a

obtained for that sums

From my

bill has been

my Separate and Confidential Despatch of November 21th it will appear that I anticipated the appointment of Mr. Mercer as Treasurer in the event of Mr. Stewart.

out: The Salary of that Office and

not com

coming

of the Chief Magistrate being now exactly the same (£900) and there being at present no person

The Right Honorable,

The Carl Grey

de,

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the room

here whom I could venture to employ in the of Mr. Mercer, who has ably performed the duties of Treasurer for two years, and given adequate

securities, he will continue to act as Treasurer, and Mr. Hillier as Chief Magistrate until some permanent arrangement has been made for the impotant duties of the Treasury

Should Mr. Stewart not come out,

Your Lordship may perhaps be pleased to take into consideration the confirmation of Mr. Mercer

Treasurer, the Salary being (as before observed)

precisely the same as that of Chief Magistrate

I have deemed it right to take the

professional opinion of the Acting Attorney- General as to the qualifications of Mr. Hillier the present Chief Magistrate, and Mr. Holdforth the Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate, and beg to transmit the same herewith, being myself convinced from experience of its correctness I have the honor to be

With

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With the highest respect, Your Lordship's, Your

Most Obedient,

Humble ferment,

Ndani

Davis

age,

ว

Hawes. Pahapick will to convement that I should state briefly lls. position in wheel the Offices herein-mentioned have lately stood. the situation of Treasurer at tt. Kong

In the first place, many mouthes. was pred to Mr Stewart. No aus? having been in for a 2. Jua long

the Stewart. Ne time from that Goutterman the place was tapt open for him, of the Gov. put into it provisionally his relative M. Merier, that genetterman for the Office having previously recommended that gentleman for Major Caine who was selected

of Chief Magistrate fill the place of Secretary vacated by Mr Bruce. In the meaumbile M. Hillyle was expointed provisionaly to the Office of Chief Magistrate. When, Consequence of Mr. Breece's resignation, & M. Shelley removal, the vacances had to be filled up, Lord Gry appointed Mr. Mercer to

vice

the Office of Magistrate & Mayer

laine Secretary. Since that pound

Mr. Stewart has declined

Afere made to him ofthea Treasurership, & that place is still vacant dlord Grey haveng decided on

Reaping it.

until the close of the enquiry of

that Sir ! Dans that no and

suggests

Erxfectivly 1. 2 yea

years, &

4. of Common

почето

244

Hong Kong. It will be seen from this dept.

at has yet been made in respect to the place of

&f that Mr. Hilleger should be made that it should be quen to Me Mercer, who may thunk fit to form.

from all

quision Ford Grey may ? that prom

& Willage

State

all I have heard of the

which die d. Daies formerly &

been informed

that be

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on helse

has dischaued it duties very

tions of Than Mencer to the futical office recommended him. I have

adapted to the

effective

has a sufficient knowbell of

the most shrewd man

Received

Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate. Hold forth to the appointment of Magistrate of Police, and Mr. of Police, and of Mr Hillier as Chief Treasurer instead of chief Magistrate the latter Officer being confirmed as and Mr Marees, and recommending the Honble Major Caine, Mr (leverly, Warrants for the appointments of Acknowleding receipt of the

Chissase Langual - or belitt Thagistrate, & that Mr Shelly be is popsessing in extensive acquainted Chine. The enclosed boter

been

M Hawes

прогу

Sin

214

7.7 Davis,

May, 184ly

No 5

The Earl

Greys

вче

buey bue:

two

Requintume with all that relates

bears

the Wiltern. General fally related to me in respect to Mr Fällen,

proceeding of thie

continuing

Comparaty Treasure potuithstand.

actically appoints to the per

seems to facon the reppontion that Mr Mercer is not exactly suited for the Bench. A13. 21 July fat.

he has been ac

place of Ching Magistrate

boy

Inder there an eame

Governor

Ft. Davis Bart

J& Stephen 3. Smith Forwarded by 'AwGT

Earl Grey

ledge.

Augj

I have to acknow

your

the

the 21st

despatch, N:57.

weceipt of

of May,

in which

and it's enclomme,

mend

the

recom.

Majesty

comfirmne

Office of

you that Mr. Mercer

ed in

Hen

Treasurer

for the Saband of

cumstances

仟

appoint he hum

it will be better to appoint ho

nearer & to Hillyer mapitrate=

てて

the

nd Mercer

that

Hon

and

submit the qua

lifications of M.

that

Hillier for of thief Magistrate for that Island.

As M. Stewart has declined the offer made to him

of the former Office,

have submitted to The Lucen the

M. Mercer

hame

for that appointment,

and that of Md.

Hillier for

that

of Chief Magistrate; and Her Majesty having been pleased

appoint them to the Offices in question, I transmit

6th of August (4) herewith, two Wanants

6. of August 1867.

under the Royal Siger Manual, authorising

to cause

Letters

Patent to be passed

under the Public Seal of the Sland

of Hong lang! for carrying

fer

Majesty's Please

into effect.

You will obtain

from each of these gouttemen, and want to Md. Suniths,

the Chief Clack of by Pfice,

the

sum

Eleven Pounds, 576,

the amount of Fees and Stamp duty

payable

azz

struments of

nature.

See?

this

веру

Sir,

"Theriff

Attorney General's Office, Victoria, 21th May 1847.

I have the house to acknowledge your

conveying to me the information

letter of this date that His Corcellency the Governor is desirous of " obtaining my professional opinion as regards the " fitmes of Mr. Hillier for the office of Chief "Magistrate and of Mr. Holdforth for that of and Assistant Magistrate . In reply beg to state as regards Mr Hillier that I know of no person either in this Colony or elsewhere so well qualified for the office of Chief Magistrate of Hongkong. He is well acquainted with the Laws in force,

this Cold

in this

- in

Colony.

He is one

of the

best (if not the very best) of our Chinese scholars.

The Honorable, Major H. Caine Colonial Secretary,

de!

He has a perfect knowledge of the habits of the people. His knowledge of the language enables him to perform the duties of his office with satisfaction to all parties. No decision of his has

ever

8 given rise to

any

complaint. A person

Chinet-linguage

ignorant of the Chinese language would as

Chief Magistrate be obliged to trust entirely to an laught us that

· Interpreter, and experience has taught there are few persons here able or honest enough to interpret correctly Mr Hillier has ever been active and zealous in the discharge of his very

important duties.

As regards Mr. Holdfath. I have to

state that he has performed the duties of Under Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate for considerable time - even before my arrival in this Colony. I have found him very active and zealous in the performance of his duties. The m which the Criminal Sessions have been carried

manner in

on since my appointment to the office I now hold enables me to form an opinions of

that

gentleman's qualifications for his office . It is principally owing

to his exertions that the Criminal business at the Sessions have proceeded with so

much regularity.

I feel great pleasure in being able to testify

to the merits of those two Magistrates. The removal

of either of them would occasion no small

confusion and dissatisfaction -

Frue

I have, de.

(Signed! Chat Molloy Campbell Acting Attorney General.

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Colonial fecutary:

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No 57, of 1847.

Inatosure in Despatch

Duplicate.

N. 427.

Dr. J. &

Colonial Office, Victoria,

Sir,

Hongkong, 28%. Nommler, 1847

The Tight Honorable the Earl

Stamp Duty

Grey having directed in Despatch N. 107 of 102 August, that the Fees and payable on the Warrant for the appointinent of. W. Hillier should be remitted to

to you,

have the honor to transmit herewith.

Certificate from the Commissariat Department of this Colony, to the address of the Lords Commissioners of Her. Najesty's Treasury, showing receipt for the sum of £. 11,5.6, here, repayable to you in London

Peter Samith, Esq.

Chief Clark,

Colonial Office, London

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obectiont Servant,

Your

Mlame Colonial Secretary

Copy

The Acting Attorney

он

the

respectively. 214 Day, 187.

and Assistant Magistrate,

of Police, and Sheriff

Offices of Chief Magistrate

General's opinion and Holdforth for the fitness of Mess? Willier

(Copy)

Commissarial, Hongking

25th November, 18417.

This is to certify that the sum of . Olen pounds five shillings and six pence. Eleven has this day

day been paid into the Commisarial N Chest at this station by the Honorable Major Caine, Colonial Secretary, repayable London to I. Smith $197, Chief Clerk of the Colonial Office, Sondow, being amount of Tues on the Warrant appointing

and Stamp Duty on the Warrant

6.D. Hillier Esy : Chief Magistrate of Hongking!

(Signa, F. J. Carpenter,

Dabl

Certified

[ Signus Oliver Goldsmith,

a b G

The Night Honorable.

The Lords Commissioners

of Her Majesty's Treasury. Maine

London

(Trese. Copy)

Colonial Secretary

1."

1244

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Financial.

110-18

Aug /!

N!.

No 2.

My Lord,

Victoria, Hongkong

29th May, 1847

The enclosed Despatch having been

received from Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, to the effect that the sum expended

an e

in the Law Expenses for the prosecution of the "Friend of China" for Libel, was to be repaid by the Navy Department to the Colony, I beg to forward Account showing that the original sum of £70 has bon

of £70 has been constiterally diminished by the repayment, into the Colonial Preasury of fees by the Sheriff and his Deputy,

balance for which Bills have been drawn on the Navy is reduced to £48.19.3

and that the remaining

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

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I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant-

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Immediate

CC. Trevelyan Eger, Sir,

4.58-22 May.

Mr Hours.

Equ

On looking carefully into this case I have found that not only have the

Admiralty been

Grey

20 July 147

I am directed by Carl

to transmit to you

to you

for the riformation of the does tommipioners of the

Treasing the copy of a despatch from the Governa of Hong Kong suclosing

Sheny that the

Accrent storing

was

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Amicales con pezing sure far to which ant this chave time we the amount expended in

(which was their

diory) but that there

ding

has been a puthe.

Made in the exact sum

Law expenses of the

prosecution of the "Friend

which ought to have of China Newspaper been paid. I therefore for Libel has been

Thught it the best plan.

& commett me ofher diminished by the Inspectors of the Audit repayment into the

22nd May,

Victoria, Hongkong,

Sir

The Earl

Received

7. Lavis

1847.

N58.

Grey.

2 Inclosures.

General of the Navy, for the been dration upon the Accountant

Reporting a Bill having.

incurred

repayment of

the Colony the Law Expenses

вна

the

in June 1845.

"Friend of China", for libel

Prosecution of the Editor of the

I presume that Kiese papers thould be sent to the Adnet? It would appear that whild that dept he been

paying to this Office the chaux minnned for the

precation of the Friendly China Reaopefer, Bitlis

have at the sainve

time been drawn inson

Admiralty for payment &

expense.

buy

AB. 21 kely.

be to accept thing the Brites, the

Agout refuges

21 The but

the 70t and

the

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州

the

Istinial Treasury of fees recieved by the Sheriff

Office in the subject: &

Aced his Deputy according he has arrived that

to instructions from this Office, and that the remaining Baleace, for which Bills have been

drawn

in the Accountant

General of the Nacy, reduced to ₤48-19.2.

I am to request

that you would deserve

you

the aspatch should

be at once refered to the Treasury, who wit

will

serid it to the lusit Office, by whom the Account will be adjusted. As there is

Bill on the Aand.

now on its

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it's way thought it better to prepare the draft at

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to the Lord formisioners addup, a onionite to of the Treasury that in your to and themtiores

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yoursuance of arrangements of such a declt

between this Office

and the

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Office ofthe Lon's finome of the Admiralty that Dept has

already paid to the Apent Guveral the sum 7. L. go which was

understood to be the

riginal amount claciend the Clinical Govern

(Geroin=

- ment for the appences of

the action in question,

hat that as dedications

were ordered to be made

the

from that sum

чер Compuence of the reports

of the form of ledit which .

Lelle

し

bccompanied your

to their Office of the 10 Nm wo

the 20% fane lach the reh

sam w

mw.

which might to have been paid to the credit

of the Plonial Gurt amounted inly to £ 36-17-6.1

there fire

would seem that there

is some bror in the

quelosed statement of the Governor, be having

now

the Admiralty on acementy this

move та

draux & Bill fr =48. service; and

thais doidings to que

tile

19. 2 after the necessary to the such directions deduction for fees. I

es may appear

the

Hein

челечени

to the Bill which is.

Ame therepre to request to be expedient in retoune that you w. acqucent me fo Lord Grey, information depresented to have

what is the precise sum

jeen drawn in

in the Recorentant

the cal of the

heveral General of

which it with be proper to Nacy in ignorame of the

Beory of pryment made bast

repay to the Lin's fianting Armin alte to the Avent Evans

I have

hithed

Sir John Dairs.

scandelly Bo

Stephen 18

Mallawes 73 13

HariGray (6

Jori

110. 78 Aug str.

I have to acknowledge

the receipt of your dep 9058. of the 22 May

the subject of the repagat

след

Will fair cofy for Signalies? of the Law expenses incurred

by the Clary of Hong Kong in the prosecution of the Editor of the Friend of China for

libel in 1845.

The question of their repayment having

become

miched in some Confusion I requested the Loud Commissioners explain

of the Treasury

for my infofonation the mode

by which the account

Could be most conversanty

adjusted. I hausmit

to you

herewith a copy Wtheir Lordship's auster

and also the copy of a

sitieulonies

Letter which I ave

ん

received from the Agent

refering the same

General was the

subject, to gether with

Accswer.

a copy y my You with persicue from that correspondence that it has been neapary to instruct the Agent

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CAG.

General to repay the 18 Accountant Gophe

Navy the amount ofthe

Bill which

you

drew

upon that Officer on the

22 Shay last, and the difference between the Lys already paid by

the Naval Dept in

When expense

Accorent of the prosecution and £36_17.6, the amorents properly chargeable to the Public, Is it appears from

the Letter from the Teresary that two seceral amounts

of 4 dollars, or 16/0- consisting of payments

jutte

jur the Chief Marishates Certificate and for Taping

Ests are

compinized in

the Bill which you

drew upon

the Accountant

General of the Navy it will ice necessary that

You should take

ут

Measures for recovering Mase sums pom the respective Officers from

whon they are due.

Shaves

Copy

Sev

Agincourt, at Ponany, 9th April, 1867

I am directed by His Excellency

Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane to

acquaint you for the information of His Excellency Ser John Daves, that he has received a letter from the Seretary of the Admiralty, this day, informing him that the Accountant General of the Navy has been directas to repay the Colonial Department the sum of

the amount of the Expenses of

£70, being the

the lawsuit against the Edita of the Friend

of China " Newspaper. I have, der

The Honorable,

Major Caine, Colonial Secretary,

(Signed). & Wallers

Secretary. True Copys.

Manie Colonial fecutury.

de!

dey.

目

Cochrane

Car

Coff

(of the Colonial Treasurer of Hongkong

General of Her Majesty's Navy

Date

Respect of the

Amount

1845

July.

Tameemb.

11 To Cash paid 6. Tam comb Attemey for the Crown, his Expenses and fees as per

Vouchers transmitted to the Board:

in Account Current with the Accountant-

above base

Date

1847

May 2

for auditing

Public Accounts.

$339 70 12

Total: £. Stq.:

$49.

70126

Amounting to Forty Eight Pourids, Minction shillings

Victoria, Hongkong,

(Sobopy) Maine

Colonial Secretary.

Amount:

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Feby 23 By leash.

and

By bash being Fies received by the Sharift

and his Gefenty repaid this day! $104 Bill drawn this day on the bccountered

General of H. Ws. Navy .

Yen ssence Sterling.

May, 18.47-

BICH

$235.

21 13 14

48192

Total S. Stq: 70 12 6.

Signed] W. it. Mercer. Aeling Colonial Treasurer:-

No 58, 1184.

Inclosure No. 2 in Desp:

1234, khong hang Private and Confidential.

JUN 20 1847

Victoria, Hongkong,

22nd May, 1847.

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Aug/67 - Confidential

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My Lord,

Now

I have uno the Lonen

wowon

to reply to

Your

Fordship's

"Private and Confidential" Letter of the 28th January, referring, the subject of

"private"

Note to Viscount Palmerston. During the six months nearly which have clapser since that private note was written,

my public correspondence with Your Lordship's separtment will have shewn the position

The Right Honorable

The Earl

Grey,

"Cochrane v. Cor."

The Colonial Treasures - in Account

of Hongking

29th May, 1847.

respect of the above Case

General of Her Majesty's Navy

Current with the Accountant.

in which Mr Hulme has

placed

Since

officially with regard I therefore submit

to himself._, I there fore to Your Lordship whether the publicly originating at this

time

nature

charge of the personal have the appearance of

in question would not persecution._. I naturally anticipate as the result of his own Letters, conveyed in my

i Despatches Nos 13 of 28 January, and 47 of

47 of 26th April, that the consideration of his official

conduct, in

and

opposing

the orders

renden

Her Majesty's Government,

the authority of the Legislative Council, may

other proceedings against him superfluous; and if so,

апер

I need not dwell at any

length

on the advantages of avoiding, if

possible, the necessity of pro-

secuting the

very

invidious

because personal, investigation which I have to allure to in this Letter, and which under recent circumstances might

look like persecution.

myself

As for as I prefe

am concerned,

proving

own

feel satisfied

the accuracy

conclusions with regare

If my

to Sin

his

way

Thomas Cochrane, now on

home, and

him

for Hulme by writing to 1

telling

I have referred your Lordship privately

to hime on the subject,

the Officers of

and several

Several of the

his Flag-ship the Agincourt

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Captain Lyster the

perfectly

are

late Commander) cognizant of the principal which took place occasion of Keying's

occurrence

the

So is

last visit to Hongkong. Major Aldrich, lately gone home overland . _ Witnesses of

the same

occurrence exist

here at this time, but I.

have seriously considered the question of reviving pubiely,

under ex

circumstanses

stances

existing a scandal which might best

be allowed to be forgotten if

possible.

This consideration has

been strengthened by

-the fact

that since the Compton case in November last, Mr Hulme

his

guard,

has been evidently and the return of his family from England,

the

very

Steamer which brought Your Loudship's Searet and Confidential

Letter under

reply, is a further

it the recurrence.

ainst

Security against

of habits which occurred when This family

not dwell

was absent._ I do

the remote

party

до

consequences to the himself of a public investigation of the kind in question.

At this

great distance

from England I am not

unwill

occasion of this nature,

when the deviation mere

consists in

incur the the

rely

forbearance, to responsibility of

exercising the amount of

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discretion which such distance

&nerally supposed to allow, pending the expected settlement

of later references home. _ If

the decision coverning

Aulme

can

arrived

as I have

purely official grounds, I would most willingly (placed lately been in relation to him) avoid the public invidiousness

an additional

rsonal in its

of prosecuting charge, very personal character, and therefore having. the semblance of persecution at this time, as well as the public scandal of stirring,

better forgotten,

forgotten, if they not likely to reaur, or if

matters better

are

the necessity for the investigation

be superseded. -

As the charge

any prosecution of

in question was to have been with the advice and

assistance of the Executive Council, I communicated Your Lordshift Letter confidentially

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the 320

the

: Instant, when they concurred in the advisability of awaiting result of Mr Hulme's

Mr Hulme's opposition

to Your Lordship's orders, and the authority of the Legislative

Council.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordshift,

Most Obedient

Humbh Servant,

27 Dani

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W Stephen

to be

Hi Of. Justi.

be difficult how

be 1. Du

yet whiskey unange

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with any use

the Chef. Justi..

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einenwetunce that the chave was made in a private batter on by apprainted the impropriety of the Kureeeding

When considered

connect" with the /verent dishatite

it makes it appear us if die 1. Bain

withed to

injure

The C. Judge in the estimath of the Goot at home by a statement he intended that bottin the-not know Rad been made or

have any ffrortunity of contradicting & which he was conscious rested or much slight pounds that he was

4281, tomos 787 not posend to attempt to promit I hardly see how after having Ithus neted any confielence

lun

you can prof. Stud netell any, Whyred my of bustychon in future be placed in Sir I Davis, reports upon the condunt of the officers of his Goot

to let me know what

Will you ве го good as whom __ you think ought to be clone upon this subject? The conduct poses for many is therefore very doubtful' whate of the you seems to me to have been

very wrong

mch a change

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he ought wither

body jaz H

Demet jo

not to have written a prionte litter accuses the Chief dustice of an "habitual drunkard" or else he ought to have been prepared to make good the change, we in en only have been the clement pounds & if time it

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time, inform your

Lebitiral

replaced it together. The General told

Bunkerd. We have often webnod &

& the that He was

a faid

to ask her

when he rolled

Hulme le laines since the

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This therefore

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apertion

habitual

the Juose roles flat on his back 4th That this occurrered ajoists he Perky z fell

the. Admial Cagetter. 3. Hal in

ofter literfed Deifled & the Governor.

Drunkard. 2. What the fact had been

was known to the General, who, on around of it, was afeed to mock the Jade to Dinner 5th that the Jack

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head

person.

"Silenus"; " -

not unfitly characterized the ferhaps nothing that was meant Stal pation epithet then to repeat, in Mer wad, the charge of habitual Sunting. If so, it was urlenkil

urlecking chosen.

To Lord Greys instanton

the subject the Govt answest

1? that since the dale of

Row

publicly

has put himach that restuction, the Juce has put him such a position toward the Herr that of be (the Gavr) should originale the charge of habitual drinkenny it would have the appearance of persecution:

Lad

of that anticipate the the Gar Greys removal of the Juche,

thinks that it wooned be saferfluous had to agitate the question of Labitual

Drunkenness.

That the agitation of that question world (under wart air- cumstances) he peculiarly invidious.

4th that he (the Gor) satisfied in pewing (on of perming?) the

own conclusions with wha ammary of his

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6. For dalne, & writing to Sir That Cochrane

I letters him that he (the Gor) has refer Lid Grey to him (Sir J. Cochrane) on the Sabject, & tennial (que to several?) of the offerers of his Flag Ship, (especially Caftrikyster) who (says the your ) are perfect copingant of the principal occurrened what took place

the oussin of keyings

of keying's last visit to

on occasin

Hong Kong. So, be adds is major aldrich,

Lletresses of the same occurrence with

〆

here at this time"

5 The Sandal will be thinks be

best allowed like fagotten ih fosible

6. That since "

The

Compton case

" in November lask" Jus Melone hat

Sondently been

his guard

7 What the return of his fanich

for England is a Emitter Kunch everit

The

acuerd

Recurrence of habits that then his famus was absent

8 that the Executive Comial

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And legs instantons shall

für Hulme's public (imputed) respecting quis conduct.

The Effect of this

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at (as it seems to me) to chart, bul affion, the aixinal chap. His qualified only by the admission that

to re

fom Awenber tite

had been

his f

Thay Pas kalend

and that the offences

was committed in the absences of his

fandy-

& that their return is some

Semnty against

Recurrence of it. Bel

still it is desuited as

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Lavery

bean

habit. And bevon's persons and Mentond who could (it is laid) prand the accuracy of the Governess former. concluan's. Therefore the original charge

Remains.

rerfect it is aggrerated..

It is now for the first time Fated that

(whetiver Sal

the puncipal

occurrence.

May have been) look flace

the occasca

of Regings last wont to Nong Kong: - of

all occasions the very

lust

whit the

cheeff Justice thand have to dispared

Simself that for for Savis Shirts from making food er ajitasting

the change

that in which

homens quite clear; as it is, in fact, theadingly natural. Who but must dislike such a pontion by buiging forward such an accretion Sir J. Davis would place himself.

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Le. On Be

his

invidions & expleasant laski, do not Scam to be admissible. Lnd Grey has not Houph it accepang to recall, or even to Censue with much howity, the Erich Justice, for his impented misconduct, abat the Rules of Cont

conhang For det her patter censured the Governor. Then fore there has been, I will not he any decision about these later contmerries which will supersede the lasher question of Scandalous & habitual drunkenness.

be quite rights demicable

That such a handal thored be alland lobe tagolton of fossible. But the faseballly of to

so falling

Now

into oblivion, is for for wesent sent scenes be fagetan in to small a suit, when the Governor & the admural often wetness" then, _ when they letard the General for theiving

this

6 the ffender

continies of life; in then

love known to Cafts Lyster, & monal officer

of his ship to major alduit, teh wete

sule.at

of key ing

letrapes

pot when won the frames

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at Hong Kong

was made the occasio

accacia

of the most dispareful act of all, or, as it is called, "the principel onne

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mee"

of this be here, concealment is

infossible. If it be not there, with whal

A Helove be

This reasons

for delining that

justice or propriet

can

Rel

alcond to remain in eppnance heir the Sulgut of such reiluster

chayes, & of such a correspondence? Wh seat th necessing mach, by an act of imagination, to like his flane, & suffore meself is amord

to to two ministers of the Crown, in ader to feel the intabuable Landsbisk of not being affered of the

to answer it.

Any

accusation, & moited

opinion is that

The Governor should be held to what be has witter; & should be bold (in Effect) that he must execute bettrul further

Resitation the histructions delay

of The 28th of January look. I would five The reasons filly, though act, of course, in

I have been using unreserved expression of my von Offinion

Such terms

fee pea I unce

to Zon.

in the

natio

I refer for Led Speys of the 26th restant (which reacts me this Morning & not ble then) that his Lordship virtually abanden Consider the Governor

in or shinking from his aisinal chaye. I have Merefore stated at lengt The reasons wheid induce me to think that, though such is the Governors wident wish, Such is not the real affect

of that he has now written. _ Thaned Infer that the time Pronouncing any

benz 2.

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agree with bd Answer (& it is substantially my original

does view of the case) that the God with this in effect retract- the original charge aquenit Not Wreline that of his being habitual trunkard & weeks to inbertitute. Atie. very clef.

ferent

Cusions

Mie

of his having

however

been drunk on some few oce

mygested by Md Stephen

one & I with the draft of a des=

The conce I think the right putch to be prepared accordingly,

In this draft

The incon :

notice the difference apparently implied in the der- hutch now received from the original statement in the letter to L Palmerston

admit also fully venience of the proceeding which the. God is to beseguid to adopt but point out to him that the necessity for Mat prounding unies entirely from the course he thought her. per to purine, In justice. It to Hulme it is sompasuble for me to allow this matter to drop for the reasons given In Stiften, this difficulty ur not have miren if the Governor had not hought forward to serious a chane

in to

improper

a Munner

If. Mr Hulme

would have been

to be un habitual drunkard" the evidence to that effectch wither. It inction have been laid before the Exec. Council & if Mott. fuiled to refute it to the have been suspended, if the chage de not be that supported, it ought not to have been mentioned in a private letter to one of the S. Sain of State with whom the God officially conceponds, & who did not consent to ruine price of gossip of which

much a statement as a mere

No notice was

to be taken.

5.4

receive

die hohen J. Paris Bad?

mithred

Krngkang.

hd. Pesches - 13 Aug. 47.

h. Hawer

Earl Grey -

+ Thurs

are considerat which the have been adverted to before the charge

made

wus

riginally

Lii

Powempte 21. August 1847.

I have red gr. dup. dalid the

22 ? May 1847. and marked "Privali and Coresidential"

I entirely

concur in the solicitand

gon express winding, of possible, the

scandals ans-this olha

grave incon=

:veniences which must result from

the further agitatios of this charge

halitonal dunkenness preferred

against the Chief Justice of thing Kong in your Privati Letter die Bech: to Lord Palmension of this 284. hod. 1846. But this difficulty of permittin

the discussion to terminate at the stage which it has now

Affers to use insuperable.

reach

reached,

She

language of gour

Prival

Berpalik

was as

Tho. Cochrane who is going

in his Flag this will at

follows:-

going home

time inform your Landliche that Dd. Stulme is an habitual drunkard. We have oflin witnessed it and

deplored it together.

GD me

was

Smeral

afraid to ack hd.

Hulme to Dinner since the

rccasion when he colled against the Seuling at his

at his house, and then fell flat when his back. The

Silenus giis och officiating

dormer

Chin

Temple of Themis tie better, and a Sober Judge on £2000 per ann ample Salary will be better

than filenus

£3,000.

and

This language is ching requivocal and the imputations

have

against W. Hulme

it conveys against

spot.

impose

Inch

of advising

are

on me

the duty

St. M: to dispense

with his Services, unless

товар

those

imputations be wither distnally

schacked, or distinely afuled.

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I am, of com

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course, boun

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this general principle to assume that Mr. Huline will be able to exculpate himself until his malility

mmability to do

so shall have been asenlained

If ! shiuto permit this subject-to- drop I should withhold from hind

this opportunity of making that- Exculsation and of sindicaling

charache. I have no

his

right 10

to induct myself Cowards hine.

Mr. Hulme w. have an a whandwer

cable gerund of complaint against

if I should acquiesce in such

Arminations

in this course of

afficking

him do

of a correspondence,

which representationg

is pievously have

been addussed by a Guilleman

high a Stalinn

holding so high

Jour

ein The Amen's Sivice to

cun hi

hvo

% incussir

N. M's hautaries

of Stali

I refer to this charge

having

ди

been thus refrated, although but at the same time. I cannot dacharolds that you Pupatich bachnoohogs gon to megselfe of the 22 ? Mag last im lift shong and unequivocal town

the

engage of hour Beche. to Lud

Palmerston

Collating

I hav

tie 28h. hod!

28th! For

this his Parpatcher together

and in

Shim with each

obten. De zum Parsi och tie 284

Nov.

describe hd. Hulme as

an Ralitual dunhard, and stali

that gen have gurself oflin witressed and deflored that fact. How designal him as "bilannt" and

conlinst the value of his services

with the value

which a

This Services

Tober judge we render.

de gem Base: of the 22? mag zon

Speak of your own

conclusions with

regard to Mr. Hulme, as

though

In charge of halitual dunkenness

had been advanced by gon

omit the semant that there is a difference which I um

at a loss to understand between The language of

+ which you

term "the

principal occument through The original accept.

conclusion or inference which

gon had drawn from the testiming

of others, and not as a matte.

fact which gone had

大

Gourself oflin

witnessed. Instead of securing to

this charge of habitual dunkenness

I'm

have now alluded to what is

ducribed as "the Compton tate" (whations that may be ) and to

ccurrence which look place

Some occurs

ocen

The band scansion the of Regings

last visit to Hongkong (shation

tant-occurrence

may have been )

the

You at hear to admit that In alleged

habit has been abandoned since

the when

Ed. Hulme's

Pamily

from England; and gen speak of

it as a "habit which secured

were absent."

when his Family Whellen I am to understand gen as still adhering to your original declarations that tie Ch: Justice

was an halilual dunkard - that

her and genself oflin been witness

his being intoxicated

were

also

of this fart - that the thief haval and Mutilary Officers witnesses of it _ and that bed. Stulene

was a person filly described as a Silenus, Identift.

whither

wholly

I am to understand that any grame and explicit charge as wither or hartly abandoned, I cannot entirely assure mengself. But I infer

chorse that hour staffe of wood. is

pose

: 6o be considdled as

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lowering

The acc

: cusation of habitual and scandalous

Drunkenness, to the accusation

having bean

sccasi

being ally quilty of that some monene punticatar

Offence. Manyal catfer

I am thus sarponity Wifinil because waffitionally the hourde und gruffame of ded!

Anime have to a cular extent,

wonder me

bed pla

зто particles. If you are prepared

వ shinst the original charge.

occursions of drunkeness-

muy

achnowledge that hd. Hulme has done nothing dargabung fersen to

his charache

him

which she deprive

of the afferobation & confidence

of his Sovereign, I shall acquiesce

that achworldgent. being explicitly made by gun in

derfching this feather promotion of this Enquiring how. to myself the right

дно

why

right to place

hd. Salone in schichsion of that ac=

& to adopt such other lipsuri

to it as

: knowhagen!. of circumstances the

demand

seem to me to require it. But if

gon are unable to make such an achnowlesen! I have no choice but to require that my Instinctions

the 28th of January last be quented without further delay

The punticatur

in komt.

out to

The variath

two desputches,

you

between your. because I consider to be

but one, & because in justice

rimfor= to Mr Halme I cannot allow wo

Inquility serious a charge as that which you fuit hought agamit him to be merely withhawn by implicate

Jelay

It is minersible that I

Mr. Afcfely to fin Phar! Cochrane to Major Alidge, or to angolber person for information on such a subject, waless this whole stath The case be first ware

be first waresvedly

disclosed to hd. Hulme; and unless

he shall be asserting to my proposals to those Officers questions so deefel

affecting

his moral charach.

She whole case

inggests

demarks, which, though efficiently obvious, wd. be too infertant to be mmitted in this place, if I did not anticipate the arrival of a time in which they would the inconically and affropriality made.

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JULY.2 1 1347

My Lord,

・of

Victoria, Hongkong,

24th May, 1847%

Mr. Hulme, as on the departure

the last Mail, has sent another letter with

"Enclosures for Your Lordship on the eve of the vessel's sailing, and contrary to the Colonial Regulation, that such a course is not admissible.

22nd

His letter, though dated by him the 22th, was

only just received, at the moment the Despatches

are preparing

I have merely, however, to refer to

his own enclosures for his condemnations The

the Minutes of the

annexed extract from the Minutes

Legislative Council proves that he used towards that Council the term "Secret, in application to their proceedings regarding his Rules of Court ;

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

when he thought proper to absent himself from

the Council.

This

was deemed by the Council

and myself so disrespectful that I brought his conduct before the Executive, and with their unanimous concurrence Mr Hulme's enclosure

Nr 2 was written to him. In a spirit of indulgence (which would now seem,

now seem wrong,

they accepted his apology, for explanation it

was not; and he now in,

now in writing to Your

Lordship does all he can to retract that

accepted apology.

I need hardly add that the Minute of Council proves the word "Secret" was taken down at the time, though Mr Hulme now asserts it was Private _" Either was in fact equally offensive.

After opposing the orders of Her Majesty's Government in regard to the Rules of Court, Mr. Hulme has now placed himself at variance with both the Legislative and

Executive

anny

Executive Councils-

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordshipist,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

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to the Gpvr who fastening upon

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words wheit

it jucked and charac not meres ill jacked

enteryze the

He deserved it at "abrand rediculong

but, unde & unman fase delard that the word used

offe

And when

Then

was not "Secret",

but "private", & that be und it curtain Sense, withal the lead design of pays offered

Intered

insert Gades language by

Victoria, trongtions,

24th

Sir

May, 1847.

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7 Davis,

N. 59.

The Earl

вреда

2 Inclosures.

Received

Letter

Original

Chief Justice

Exted the 22nd May

Hulme to the Carl

and

reporting upon

Jame.

Sir J. Dairs. Bart.

Governin

41.

would be right to acknowledge the receipt of this desfalits

& to add to that acknowledgment little move

substorie of Lad

most

than the

from of relates s bath. The mock effectie

uly altercation) world

tenged. But II,

Fuck a dive

that it be discon

the form best adopted.

hief & letter

rencival of his Ladhat

Lecially

the

loped by Lord Guys Cart sept to die. I. De

asy, if it continue to long, with probably be effectin

estima

Yotas

which Ja

quilt anworking füllend

for this putten innerfect

huly, 21 Mr. Stephens Herrand ertainty

a reference to Mestiphers. 68. 21 July.

would was in to be fortiseerd in of view

The unes.

Send to ho Stephen

of both parties, but most is handence is highly to the discredit. I think

to the

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Sir

105.

I have to acknowlege

N59 Kau mithing

despatch of the 24 May

the receipt of your

Kone which was

Legislative Cousial of

at a meeting of t..

by that Guilleman au expression used

dowments relative to of the 19 May aced other

Letter from Mr. Machine

trong lòng

held withes 137

these papers with extreme

I have perused

рече

last May.

repet. They continue to disclose the existence of feeling beteren apself And the Huline which are much to the

discredit of Geutteran filling such high situations

in #Mscine. I am

Concerned also to have

to doune that four own share in the

Correspondence is ben

calculated than

thate of the Chief Justice

to diminish the respect which should

be entertained for your

hourvey

fouther

Office. Dr I forbear prom Addressing any four. brecations to you

on this

suliget in the hope that

the remarks contained

in my recent des

recent despatch

N 102. will sufficiently

wince

desire that

this unseemly continen,

between yrself and the

fustice should

Chief Justice

Сенке

Shave

44. Bulotures

For.

Any

Water & sy May 22/17

Shave the honour to

call Your Lordship's attention to

corretto ondane which has taken

Ilace between The Houble. The

Colonial Lecretary compelf

relative to

expassionate

me at The Council held

The 13th Jatt.

Any

Your Lordships hit bith the view

by Magent in troubl

to asustain whether a Member

hunk

Council is the subjected.

language

as that to which

I have

Shave a wonted in

Reply Builde

(o. 2.). & which W. 8. The fovernor was pleated to apply to my

Observation..

The opsithets "abtard.

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все

ridiculous, & Effective

"Peitive "are activity not such as would be used by bre fentleman to another in private locity & I cavendt Suffote Your Lord this will Lauction their adoption by one who has the honour of representing Majesty.

Hem

The letter of the Hruble. The Colonial Secretary (Paloture Go. 1:) calls upon the

to explain my meaning of

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word I

never used) & when I then (omto lure No. 2.) That The word I did use Sitz. "private" was so applied that it could not be be deemed disrespectful I receive for answer (Entotundi) that my "apology "is aufited.

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However Refrain from Gurther on Your Lordship's time asson This fount at there is another Subject Should wish to bring briefly under Loure Lord Ship's notice in the event of its being made of complaint by W. 8. the forme My Lord there bees

matter

Duty

the an impression on the miner Of th. 2. The Lovernors that Shave been neglectful Dom as a member of the Comcil in not attending

on the

Legislative

Council

the refular Commit days. I have therefore Ostamied from

the

The Clerk of Commits a statemen of the Leveral meeting flamint during the present rear. She sing when thave been ablent & when present. This Statement (with one or two slight addition, in brackets & & which. I have

affixed my initials) Shave the honour to lay before you Lord this (Enclosure Mrs. 4.) & from it Your Lordships wil perceive that out of eleven Commits I was presentat eight- d that

on two out of the three

де

reel met the lant det.

days on which

The

There is thill one

day left

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for explanation with which I should certainly not think. of troubling Tour foodthich I not Jut it Abe in a measure my duty to acquain Your Lordships with everything

commented with

conduct here wh

line of there is

the possibility of the same

being

made a Subject of remonstrance of Your Lordthing

My Lord The 11th Af March wat the day an which the foundation stone Af the new Church was laid by M. 2. The fovernor

E. I attended the aremony which

terminated somewhere about one o'clock. The Commislava, I meet at two o'clock. Shad Therefore Drake my election as to whether Sohould walk

hour in the sun or le

return

home. Comeiving that there

islation was no matter for

in Commit I preferred the alterative of joing home. & &t prove that my couption was out erroneous thave only to refer San Lordthing the minutes of Comcil Joom which

shave only

it will appear that the Lole business transacted at the Lepislative Commine on that

Memorable

Athe

memorable day was the Submission & passing of the very Rule of Court in questions & about eshite

tha Thad to trouble Jon Lordtlich

which

by the last Mail. Thad by Infloted & naturally enough that This Rule Flourt (on, to be consistent, supposed

Rule of Court) was passed, as it most assuredly might have been, at the previous Council when for the second time the only point-Submitted to Commie Fiz. The holding oftra Criminal Lefion,

discussed Jully & agreed upon.

Let me

was

again refer Can dading

If the minut & Blommeil t Your Lordtlich with at ome bre

вере

That Grour beginning

Lee

beginning to und

ther Lubinitin

There never wan

any

matter

finited

of the consideration The Comcil beyond the single question as of the Crectional Lefsions. Werein my Lord my justification. of the use of the word "privati fthe as afflied to the expunction of the whole of the

Vacation.

The Court

Court

Truthing Shave

Jully satis Zied Your Lordtlich

that Shane

lar

ade ates

мелер та

age disrespectful E.

withe AH... the foverin

The

The Chambers Afbouncil-

Putting alto that thave proved my strit attendance to duty as a Member of Commnie Culeles as may be any Suffettions of mine Luing that they are heeded ou when in aword ame with F.&.

any

The fovernor's views)

Share the honour the

My Amy Lord

Humble drvante

baller

The Right Hall Chief Justice

Huble.

The bark frey

]

the 22nd Inst

This Letter the detect

wat ruim

mail closes to day

at 9/1⁄2 AM. thei

the 24th of May. I the

by the Colonial Succntati

No 141.

Sir,

Colonial office,

Victoria, Hongkong, 15th May, 1847.

With reference to

expression used by you at the last meeting of the Legislative Council,

Thursday the 13th Instant, in application to the that Council

act

approving of certain

Rules of

Court, on the 11th March, after several previous revisions, I am directed to

inform You

that this Excellencey the

Governor has deemed it

right to bring the matton

The Mantle John M. Hulme, Ef Chief Justice,

before the Executive Conneil, under the provisions of Her Majesty's Sign Manual

Instructions.

You

are

aware

that

the term used by you was "Secret Council", and that tis

Swallency noticed it

noticed it at the

time

to himself and the other

highly disrespectful

Members of

when the

the Legislative... majority of the

Council is

any

competent to pass

disallow

under

time

or to

Rule Hourt

consideration, though

You should be present,

there would

selmo to be

little need of any

"Secret"

Council: but your absence

the occasion

in question

was Your

own act, upon

проп а

regular Council day, Thursday, when Members should attend without a special Summons- On the following Thursday, March 18th, when you attended, the Minutes of proceedings of t

the previous Connail were

read

over

Your presence. Since your address

Earl Grey of January 28=",

objecting to

Филет

any with the interference Rules of Court by the Legislative Council, You opposition has been rather to Her hajesty's Government than to its Representative, who has merely to execute hit

batmations, repeated as have been in

terms. It is

they

the strongest

is at

the

tame

time inexpedient that the Legislative Council should be subject to offensive expressions in

in the exercise

it's necessary duties, and this Excellency and the Executive Council have accordingly to request that you will

explain your mean Web You

the term Secret",

applied

the occasion in

question. I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Humble Servant,

Manin

Wolonial Succedunt

Coky

Sir,

Monday May 17th 1617.

"I have the hour to acknowledge the receibt

of your Letter of the 18 : Srectant cocceplaining of an expression used by me at the last Legislation Council bild. 15th Sonstant..

& austvar

the term used by

sue was

Thursday!

I beg to observe that "Private focusil" " a term which I is Excellency was pleased

His to noker at the time as being

Est

only disrespectful but " absurd, ridiculous, and "fensive". It was the use of language

)

seich on this on the part of this wellency

which alous deterred mus

afloen offering

at the moment an explanation of the

Expression.

I had used.

this however

now do, and the more

and the more readily becaus

I now

nothing was further from my intention

than to uker our word which could be deemed disrespectful either to His Gee Hring

or the Bankers of founcil

Hon. Majorlaine

Colocial souding

Colonial, Office

Received 17th May

acostarred

day

Ento hire M. 1.

་་

collectiorly

The

as used

individually. expression, Red reference to

av hever

the Expernation of a certain portion of the Rule of Court in question of which Expunction I complained.

Larry formed the subject rather of debate at Either of the two councils when the theel offount was discussed and it was only this secose that the woord " " privati intended to be applied vig: that the propriety of the expunction had bever been submited to the founcil. - вес

ей

ivate was

With reference to that part of your sommunication in which you state that "Since your address to Earl Gi of January 28th objecting to

eicher

with the Rules of fourt by the Legislation Commeil, your opposition has been rather to Her Majesty's Government than to its

ther Representation permit me to remark

" the

that I have rever at

any

our

Tiene

offered the slightest opposition either

+ who has merely to sxecute his Instructions, repeated as they

" have been in the strongest terms?"

Either to ther Majesty's Government. its Representation, but I have ever felt it tobe as much my duty

as it is my right as a Member of Council to 444200 Any dissent from Encamere, which Iconceive tobe objectionable, and to this duty I have at all timer confined Engself.

Thave betonor Whe

Gour

hur most obedient Servant

(signed) John Walter Palme

Chief Juster

Free (by Johnbereit. Ha

Copy.

Secretary's Letter of answer to folonial

Hongkong

17th May 1847.

This 154

May

Enclosure No. 2.

N=144.

Sir,

Colonial Office, Victoria, Houghing, 20th May, 1847.

As you

have disavowed any

offensive intention, which the Conneil might equally have attached to

of the words, "Secret" or "Private", I am directed to inform you

either

that

Your apology is accepted by the Excentive Council.

The Amorable,

I have the honor to be,

Sir

mort

Your Most. Obedient Humble Servant,

Marine folonial Secretary.

Ithu Watter Stulme, Refe.

Chief Justice

tc.

Yo.

Sem.<

Meetings of the Legislative Council.

1847

The Honorable the Chief Justice.

Council Day, Thursday of th January. Council adjourned.

Special Summons, Tuesday 19th. Council Day, Thursday 21th.

Friday 29th. Special Summon, Saturday 30th.

Council Day, Thursday 14th February.

Do 11

th.

Council adjourned by special notices

Present.

Adjourned in Council until 29th Adjourned by special notices Absent. [Court Sat],

Present

Council adjourned by special notice.

Buclosure No. 3.

Explaination

Autwer to

18th 25th

Present

th March, Present.

11th

Absent

Dr.

18th

Present.

25th

Present

fitt.

ஏ

15th

22nd.

29th

6th

[ato.

13th

Do. 20th

April. Council adjourned by special notice

May.

Sir John Davis and the General at Cantin Adjourned by special notice.

Present-

Adjourned by special notice.

Present

Absent. Court Sat

Dü

Lättade & Eastern

Clock of Councils.

Elosure No. 4.

Return

Commit

of meetings

of Co

Extract of the Minutes of the Legislative Council held on the 13th May, 184

The Chief Justice, who had absented,

himself from the Legislative Council on the day when the Rules of Court were,

though this day

was on a

regular weekly Council &

were passed, Thursday, the

of the

day, made use

day

expression "Secret" Council, which H, is

Excellency the Governor deemed highly

disrespectful to himself and the Members, and

noticed accordingly to Mr. Hulme."

(Free Extract)

(Signed) L. d' Almada Castre, Clerk of Councils.

True Copp

こ

Man

Colonial Secretary.

8.59, of 1827.

Incloure No. 2 in Setp:

سبز

No 60.

Commercial.

Grudited

balpro.

Сору

SEP 27 1847

My Lord,

1553 Hory Hory

Victoria, Honghong,

RECORD

of the June, 18% of

I have the satisfaction to report

for Your Lordship's information that a

pico

and a

affords every

prospect of rapid increase . The enclosed Abstract contains an account of shipments

made since

13 January . The sugar

ugar exported

(where

is not the produce of this Island:

: mills) but brought

however there are some

hither in Chinese funks.

The entire absence of all Port charges,

and

of every

tars upon commerce,

the

non-existence

of any Custom House; and the shelter the magnificent harbour of this Colony,

The Right Honorable,

The Earl

Grey,

Je!

must

JUNE

of the Legislative Council

Extract of the Minutes

1847

held

че

the 13

3. May,

No 59

Inalone

Phy.

2 in

Setpi:

No 60.

Commercial.

myymy

Copy

6. of Frade 9 Octypy.

RECERE SFP 27 1847

My Lords

1553 Hery Harry

Fictoria, Honghongs,

RECORD OF

of the June, 184.7%

I have the satisfaction to report

for Your Lordship's information that at

Sugar has lately sprung affords every

promising

trade in

up at this free Port, and

prospect of rapid increase ! The enclosed: Abstract contains an account of shipments made since January. The sugar exported is not the produce of this Island (where however there are some mill's) but brought hither in Chinese funks.

and

The entire absence of all Port charges,

of every

tark upon commerce,

the

non-existence

of any Custom House, and the shelter the magnificent harbour of this Colony,

The Right Henerable,

The Earl G

de;

Grey,

Je!

must

1867

held

of the

Extre

13. May

stive Council

the Minutes

丁

萨

all tend to create at no distant period

ас

flourishing

commerce at this Port Indeed the Tonnage Returns in the last Blue Book

appear to prove that no inconsiderable amount

wrists already

that a cargo

The Harbour Master informs

carge of four or five hundred Tous of is now ready for shipment to England as soon as a vessel can be,

vessel can be procured.

Sugar

have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most - Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Ndani

This is for this informalhe of the Br of Frade, I

204

lep

This is important send

a copy as poppested

to the Wif

Trade & also circulate the despatche

7th June, lout

му.

I Sa is

The Earl by

/ Inclosure

wike 60.

Received

exported from Hongkong.

On Shipments of Sugar

Centered

If. I

Lefevre Exque.

MESteishen 2.

FanGrey 5

Sir

bet

Iam ducited by Carl Grey to havsmit to you

for the information of the Lord of the Committee o Pring fonial for Trade the copy

copy of a despatch promitte Governa of Hong Kong, enclosing

abstract

of the quantity of Sugar exported from Hong Kong prometice 1 Jan & 31 May

last.

I have.

Comment Sugar

-Abstract of Sugar Exported from Hongkong from the 1th January to 31th May, 1847 . In Six Vessels of the Burthen of 1979

1979 Tons.

No of Bags N of Fonds.

Value! L.S.D.

Destination

18,833.

962.

12,046.

ہو

Sydney, New South Wales .

2,500.

156

1499.

1000

52.

650

22333.

1,170.

14,195.

Victoria, Hongkong,

* June, 184 7

Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land.

Bombay.

(Signed) William Peder Harbour Master

Freee

TrueCopys

Manie

Curial

Clonial fecretary,

No 61. bivel

Anich 119-17 Oct 7a7.

PEX

My Lord;

15:54 Hory Mary

五

Victoria, Hongkong

18th. June, 1847.

As I find that there is a

prospect of Mr Sterling ( who went home on leave in consequence of a dangerous disorder of the eyes) returning to his office of Attorney, General in this Kony, I dean it just to

deem Mr. C. M. Campbell, who has been acting in Mr. Sterling's absence, to give the following

account of his position

consequence of the difficulty

to which I was reduced by Mr. Sterling's

all

constrained and sudden departure in September 1846, I wrote to Sir Colins Campbell, Governor of beyton

as the nearest Crown Colony, to

procure me a legal adviser. Ser Colin

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

tei

де

wrote to his nephew Mt. Charles Molloy.. Campbell, a Barrister of the Middle Temple,

then practising with success in Calcutta, who lift Calcutta in the hopes of being confirmed in the appointment of Mlomey General, as he was desirous of continuing in Her Majesty's

service!

Should Mr. Starling, contrary to

what appeared most probable when he quitted this,

recover

from his severes complaint and return to Hongkong, Mr. Campbell of course must vacate the office he now holds, creditably to himself and usefully to the Crown . It is reported, that great changes are to take place in the Judicial Departments at Ceylow and Mauritius, and as Mr. Campbell, from his former practice in Her Majesty's Possessions, has an erntensive knowledge of Colonial Law, and is qualified by his acquirements to fill some of the highest offices in the Judicial Department, it

here,

would be a compensation to him, for what he abandoned in his profession to come should Your Lordship be pleased to consider.

his

case in

in providing for any judicial or executive office of the Law, in either of the

Colonies above-mentioned.

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest, respect,

Your Lordships,

Most. Obedient:

Humble Servan

Davis

哟

7les.

known

What is havon about Int. Sterling's intended schorns

I have

020

knowledge onthis subject Ibeyond the fact that Mr. Sterling Medical advises have stated that as he is

from

ngance

disease in

the eyes.

Вна

Night return if he resided in a

be should not recover

there

net suffering

come teaser

them, however, added that the disease, Tropical climate.

theat Mr Sterling

intends to yo

Sumber, as nothing back to Hony long. CB3.24 Lep.

29 lef

been säed

E the

contrary,

"When will his present Leave of Absence of fire."

30 Sep. In the 5 Mart next.

зовор.

Mr. Hawes.

suppose

him on

I suffiore that, wie anders to this starfi. the Zurt. o. be referred to what has already been written to he the subject of this deave of Absence?

que army

that I must wait to see

whether Mosterting can resume his duties

before I

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Command

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61 in which

despatch other. 18 Jane,

I have received your

you

Mr Campbell (utes

Deting

По

is noro

of Me Starting's return

for Hong Kong/for

promotion in the mout

Attorney General

to the Colony.

tatter

In this

subject.

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you

720

then what is contenid

xespatches Nor

regard

for the information

the,

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the gerection of fitting

seper

The

huuld

if any be occasioned by the

terement of Mr. Sterling,

must decline to

I can only state make

mangements in anticipation

Officer's

that in ability to resume

his duties.

I have

No 62. Miscellaneous.

QECEI

SP247 184

My Lord,

1555 Hong Honey

Vicliria, Honghend,

19th June, 1847%.

With reference to my Despatch Nr.55 of the 19th May, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the following Despatches, on the 15th Instant Originals . No. 78 to 84, the last of April 8 = = = Military N4 - Moril 3rd. Circulars of 20th March and

12th and 16th Aprile

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

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Humbler Sevant

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

Je,

4e4

Xe!

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19th June, 1827.

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1556 Hory Mory

Victoria, Hongkong,

My Lord,

21th June, 1847

In Despatch Nr. 79 of Marchi 25th. I am required to state if t

there

arc

any objections to Mr Craufard Herr being appointed Belgian Consul at Hongkong. I have the honor to report for Your Lordship's information that Mr. Her quitted this

some months ago for England, and/

Colony some.

that he is said to have retired

from commercial

pursuits. Were he still resident here, I am not aware of any objections whatever to his

acting as Belgian Consute

I have the honor to be,

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

des

"With the highest-respect,

Lordship's,

Your

Most. Obedient,

Humble Iwant,

218

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Receiver

baknow living receipts

despotakes to to 84 of

April, 1827

Bubly

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2. J. Stawlay

Forwarded by Oc

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M&Stephen 2 Mawes Earl Grey

Sir.

11 beta67

bith reference to ney

Letter of the 26 Mand ast on the saljeety the

appointment of Mr fraufund ten as Belgian faul

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Hong Kong Sam directed by Earl Gray Requisent you for the information of Viscount Palmerston that the Youn

4 Hong Kong has forted in a despatch dated the 21. 9 last Jane that St. 21.9 Kerr quitted the Cay some months ago,

and

21 Juse, 122.7.

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the Earth Gray.

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Receiver

that he has left for

Aur C. Kerr as

"Consul at Hongkong, but

objection to the appointment Belgian

Stating that there is no

ふろ

A copy of this old. be

Pep. W. Hawes

Office?

icals to di

Foreign

28 NH

so by

that Gouttoman

that be is said to have.

retired from commerical pursuits. Sie Schn

Dairs added that if Ar ten had been still resident at Hong

Kong no dijection

would have existed to

the proposed appointment

of Belgian Consul

being conferred on

옥

him

D. 64.

Financial (RECEIVER

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Copy to The at : 16 Oct 727

SEP 27 1847

My Lord,

1557

Hor

Victoria, Hongkong,

་

22th June, 1847

In Your Lordship's Circular

of 16th April, relating to the charges made

in the Colonies in cases

of Escheals, I am

required, first, to state the amount of fees

- paid to the officers within my government

now paid

for their services on. - such occasions, and secondly,

the amount of Commission, which, with a due

regard to economy,

and to secure a

a fair

remuneration to the officers concerned, it would

proper to allow them for sales and payments

escheated property."

опе

Scarcely any instances of Escheats

have occurred as yet, but the officers of this

Government receive no fees whatever as a

The Right Honorable,

The Earl

de,

Grey,

de,

part

}

of their emoluments, the fees under every D. partment being paid into the Freasury, and

forming

no inconsiderable portion of the

Colonial Revenue.

With reference to the second,

second point,

in the

have taken the opinion of the Attorney General, and he informs me that one shilling Pound, or 5 per cent, would be a sufficient Commission . With regard to lands resursed. the Government; they revert at once without any charges whatever; and I may in the few

cases

add that

of unclaimed intestate estates

which have yet occurred, the assets have

been unequal to the debts.

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect,

Your Lordship

Most Obedient,

Humble, Servant,

пват Davi

{

This is for the information

27 teh. hit. Hawes

of W

28%./

Treasury

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Sir J The Earl Grey.

22 to June, 1847.

A Lavis

Replying

Received

No 64.

the 18th April relating

to Circular

in cases

charges

made

Eschats..

the Colonies

Subred

C. 8. hembyan Gre

184.22 June

Siv

16 Oct. 1849.

With reference to former

corespondence relative

to the charges made

in the respective Colonies

in laser of Cocheats, I

am dicuted by

to transmich to you

Carl Grey

you for the

боль

information of the Lades

Commises; of the heasmy the accompanying Effy of

subjesh a Berpatte on the boljih

which his Lereeships has revied from the Goemon

of Hong Kong.

No. 65.

Miscella

Regulations sent out 19 Oct

2. Mant. Forms

neous.

2 برای

RECEIVE

SEP 07 1847

My Lord,

1550 Honey How

Hory Horg

Victoria, Hongkong,

22nd June, 1847.

I have the honor to transmit

herewith two requisitions from the Colonial

5 blank forms of the

:Secretary, being for 5 blank

Blue Book to be prepared at the end

of the current,

"year, and for 6 Books of the Colonial Regulations of the latest Edition,

which are,

- much required for the use

ares me.

this Government, and I have to request that Your Lordship will be good enough

to give the necessary directions to have them/

as soon as possible :

sent out as soon as

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect;

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

de,

der

de.

Your Lordship'

Most. Obedient,

Humble Servant

рват

27 Sep.

These Papers shi. be sent.

22 June,

hir J.

The Earl

1827. Z Lavis

N65.

Grey.

2. Inclosures

Received

Applying Regulations of the latest and 6 Books of Colonial of the Bliss Book for 1847, for 5 Blank Forens

Edition.

Colonial Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 12th June, 1847

Required 5 blank copies of the "Blus Book "for the use of the Colony of Henghing during the year 1847, namely -

44 Copies to be filled up according

to the Instructions.

1 Spare Copy

anel

I certify that the above 5 Copies required for the use Department.

of the Colonial...

Main

Colonial Secretare

tary

Approved.

Davis

Colonial Office, Victoria,

Honghong, 12th June, 1847

Required for the us

of this belony,

of the Departments

Colony, sincopies of

six copies of the latest edition

of the Book of Colonial Regulations.

I certify that the above six Broks

are very much wanted for the purpose stated.

Approved.

Дина

شید

Colonial Secretary:

N66

Miscellaneous.

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RECEIVED

SEP 27 1847

My Lord,

1559 Hong Hary

Victoria, Honghong,

22nd

6 June, 1847.

I have been requested to transmit through Your Lordship the enclosed Pelition

to the Right Honorable the Postmaster General, praying for an efficient Post. Office communication between this place

between this place and Caplon.

سم

The Consular Establishment answered

pretty well, for the little it had to perform, while the bulk of the correspondence was conveyed by the Private Seamer "Corsair, " but, when a Government prosecution against Captain Larkins, reported in my Despatch N35 of March 22nd put a stop to this, and sent all the correspondence to the Consulate, Mr. Consul Macgregor

The Right Honorable,

Grey.

The Earl Gre.

Yo!

and his

two Clerks found it impossible to attend to their own proper business and that of the Post Office

also.

My annexed Despatch to Viscount Fro

Palmerston with it's enclosures, will inform

· Your Lordship of the representations of the Consul, and of my having called on the

Postmaster at Hongkong to supply at Canton from the 31th Ju

It.

July.

Clerk

appears to me that the substance

of the Petition I have now the honor to

forward is reasonable and deserving of attention. I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most. Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Davi

to the busband.

The P.G. land us

on the fact the hubnets.

Le pays somach, as to the motion ofthe combinatio

regulon

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다

fingrar

coment.

explerward.

the while

thing Established

this might all have beon would enten eft

that the Low is wanted in tandem a parrsenter.

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for approval.

commu

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flame tappeled

with there papers to the

put netop to the proceeding commenced circumstances stated it woher propert expres my spind that under the

in the case

of the Contain

9.41

27 Sep.

How does this matter now stand

that in

to the amfred correspon decor, will perceive, on referring Consequence of the want of adequate postal communication between Canton and Hong Kong the Merchants of there places entered into An arrangement with the Captain ifthie Corsair, which plied

their correspondeve to and pro. The Govern them, to concly of Hong Kong having stained aufficient proof of out placed the matter in the hand the hand after

cement-placed local attorney queral, conndering it to be a pand upon the Port Office Reserve, and stre Case is at this monent being proceeded with. On reporting the cence to the Office Lord Grey referred to Tresoury enquiring whether the

the

the Law. The Post Offe

вид,

this the Treasury,

that the rates were

not too high. the

P.M.

brused, however, that as his best had no established Packtal communication laturen Hong Kong

come

and the Porto y China ha diretted whether it we be advisalt to interlere gith the amounts

it..

made by the Merchants futter conveyance of their coverpowere

another 11. of aut last.

Exespatch the

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to denoue Post office business mothe

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subject. AB. 24 Sep that some com

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100

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2 Ajort, and

to the difffentties which to the Salen pom. mangs which the

these

Sundhurets

the Canfair ofthe Borsair

101

the Post kounted furcburets offer by for

fone mase petter for an allead pand

it appears from Papers that the Merchantsfanne which

and thers experience in regard to the

kausmission of their

Corespondence between

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of that the

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the

case it would be

shared be

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that to interfue with

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furthers _ The Portland proper to arrest the further proceeding which are

understood to have

been

commended against

to concar

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is shown by

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with the authentics

atter Pore office, by which the convenione of the merchant, wooned be consulted

I wondently peobably this revenue coined be über benefiled.

Shined

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this new

In Land

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the frd. ainduly

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Cofey

The Right Honcrabte

The Postmaster General

Sord,

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Senden

We the undersigned.

103

British Merchants and others connected

with the Colony of Henghong, having

either branch Establishments, or the

chief seat of our business in Canton, beg

most

Respectfully to claim your

attention to matter which

Serdstiili

may

seriously affect both our intrests in this

of the Manufacturers

quarter and those

and shippers of the United Siingdone.

It is of the utinest importance that

cuer comar

nications between this Pest and

Canton should be expeditions and regular,

our letters be delivered m

and that.

immediately,

in order that

neers

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may be forwarded the

same

which they

received.

are

day

The Local Post office not having

been in a

to grant us those

a position to grant

facilities, which ou business demands, we

our

cat expense extablished

have at great expense private line

of Boats between the twe

Ports, and have also chartered the steamer

"Corsair by which dispatch and u

Regularity

are insured and letters

delivered on the arrival of the Beats .

We now

these

regret to learn that in

to be

arrangements are likely interfered with, on the plea that they

are

to the Revenue of the

injurious to the

Post Office, which however

ver we conceive

would not be borne out by

these

by facts .

Our sole object in establishing arrangements with Canton, has

-been to promote the general interests,

insuring

104

at once great regularity at

all seasons of the Year and prompt

delivery of

●

letters at all hours, and we

humbly submit that they contribute to the Net Revenue of the Post office

increased intercourse, whilst, at the

time by

same

the employment of the

Colony and the

and the on

industry of this Colony

encoungement afforded: to commercial.

and enterprise, the trade is

energy

generally benefited. We submit that this infant Colony cannot be compare

with London

or eve

with a Frovincial

Town in England where the Post office

arrangements for conveyance and delivery such as to leave the public no grounds

are

of complaint .

We beg therefore to urge upon your Lordship's attention,

the system of

Corum

047

Request that

mication

have in

organized for ourselves be allowed là 4 continue, and, we feel assured that, upon consideration it will be found that instead of being injurious, it is actually

beneficial to the Net Devence of the

[Signed. ] Franklyn & Milner

[

]

[

| Schnbarr:

Samieson How & E

Appre

105

| Jopen. W¥ & Gemmell vi

W. J. Beran.

| Phillips Moore 463

Jfore R. Oswald & C

Hi Sind

| Syme Muir 463 | Sehu baims.

Jest offices.

We have, &c,

Ibenykeng/,

[

18th Jrme, 1847.

[ signed ]

Jardine Matheson, 46)

[

]

Dent, & Co

Gibb Sivingslin, 1C

[

]

] Turner, 1 (6)

]

Blenkin Rawson, & Co

| Hegoen, (a)

[

Macricar, &Co)

Sohn Rickelt.

Ken: Mk.Kennedy:

[FrueCopy)

Manie

Colonial Secretary.

}

Phelabert Cor

] Lindsay, M

] H. R. Bum,

Manager Oriental Bank,

Copy

No106.

106

Nr. 1.

Victoria, Houghtong, 15 June, 1847.

My Lord,

I have the honor to enclose

for Your Lordship's information and that of the Post Office Department copy of a

om. Mr Convale

the

by me from . at bantou, showing

despatch received by

Macgregor

impossibility of the Consular Establishment

the duties of Postmaster at

performing

instituted by

that place. Since a prosecutions ..

the Post office against the

master of a private

the

ate steamer, by which

greater part of the Commercial

correspondence had been conveyed, but

thrown into the Post office,

is now

the

Consular establishment has become totally

unequal to the performance of the Postal

The Right Henerable,

The Viscount Falmerstone. §. 6. 93.

&e,.

work. That establishment was instituted

seale adapted only to the performance of its proper duties, and the increased. Revenue

from the

20000

accruing

to the Post office

increased member of Setters passing through it will more thene

suffice to maintain a clock for doing

it's work.

I have acce

by the enclosed.

accordingly by

Nr. 2.

the

Setter approved of Mr.

Macgregor's ceasing to employ his assistants as Agents of Pool office from the $16

Post

July,

and

upon Mr Hyland, the Festinaster

called upon

wwwww..

this Colony, to provide his agent: for Canton from that date.

(In Copy)

I have the honor to be,

with the highest respect, Your Lordshipe

Colonial secretary.

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant.

(Signed) S. J. Davie

Copy

Dr 100.

Sir

107

British Conventate, Canton, June 11th 1847.

I have the hover of transmitting

de Your Excellency enclosed copy of a better which I lately received from Mr Oatley,

Junior asistant at this office who hav been some time employed deniring Receiving

and

forwarding the mails betiver

this and

and Her

Hongkong

I also enclore copies of a letter

from Mess + Lindsay 16 to Mr Oakley ...

lagether

ether with Mr. Oakley's Reply, and Mess? : Lindsay 7 (6's Rejoinder.

}

Your Excellency will observe

from the enclosed Copy marked N.5 of letter to Mr Hyland the Postmaster,

His Excellency

Sir John Paris Barmel.

Ver

my having, in consequence, represented to that officer that it is out

out of my power consistently with my duty as Consul, te submit to any one of the assistants continuing to act in the capacity of agent for the Post Office at Hongkong, since it seriously interferes with the quiet transaction of the Consular business which is disturbed, particularly

nail days, by the bustle always attendant upon the delivery and despatch of letters, arising from a great number of people coming and going. Mr Bakley, particular, being entrusted with the clearance of ressels and goods at the Custom House, I need not point out: to Your Excellency the detriment that

acerues

the delays

the service from amissions that must inevitably in consequence of the frequent interruptions

ocel

103

the IF

that Your

to which Mr. Oakley is liable in execution of his acknowledged duties ... Sam led to hope, therefore, that Excellency will appone of the have tation in furtherance of the

stop

step I

Consular service at this Fort, the r to Messin

more so. as

according

Lindsay &a's letter the merchants...

seem

expect,

ого о

matter of course, that more time, labour and attention

should in future be devoted to the

of the Post Office at Canton,

Concerns

than, from

the circumstances above

alleged, Sam prepared to bestow

upon

them.

I have, Ver

(Signed) Francis C. Macgregen

[Gruebopy/ Mani

Colonial Secretary.

Copy. N. 89.

109

J.C.

Sir,

Victoria, Hongkong,

17 June 1847.

letter

Sentively approve of your liller.

t..

to Mr. Hyland, the best imaster at . Hongkong, with deference to the

impossibility of performing.

office duties, by

the Gest

the Consular Establish.

- ment alone, at a place like Canton, where the Commercial correspondence

is so

ment

large

The Consular Establish.

on was cast

scale

a sce

only

sufficient for it's proper duties, and it is absolutely and indispensably. necessary that a Post office Clerk or Agent should be established there from the 312th July. Of this Shave caused

I. C. Macgregor Cyc

Canton.

Mr. Hyland to be officially informed.

The blerte

let be

might

within the Consulate.

accommodated

I have, &c.

(Signed) S. J. Davis.

(Ime Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

N67%

Financial.

119. 15 Oct 74

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My Lord,

110

1560 Hory Morg

Pistória, Hongkong,

22nd June, 1847.

Despatch Nr. 80 of March 26th

from Your Lordship's offices, sanctions Report and Estimate Nr 9 of 1846-47.

مدار

on account.

of walls to the Colonial Prisons

Every Report and Estimate sent

home by me appears

now to have been sanctioned

with the exception of No 8 of 1846-47.

of.

amounting to the sum to the Prisons. This was

£890 for additions

forwarded in my

3. Despatch Nr. 132 of 18th November, 184, 6,

together with the Report of Major Aldrich, kammanding Royal Engineer, to whom it had been submitted previous to transmission,

jim

and I have to solicit Your Lordship's sanction

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

Je!

to the same.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Dani

111

27 beh.

What is this explanation

of the omission?

The omission theems to have arisen from a misconception

of the meaning of the Treaking Letter ytter 17 March last, which it thought comprized the sacation contained in a preceding до Letter of the Treasing of the / Maut authorizing the additional expense for was thought.

insuring of

now

that those

whiusure

the Prisons at Hong Kong. It appears houch" plainly Letters contained separate and distinct authorities;

the Governor that the expecase concerne to inform the Governor which he now writes has been saccitioned. Iunold and that the it will be necessary

unk has not been stopped ning

to thee want of this

as the Governor did not wait for it's

authority as the Goven

receipt. ABB. 30 Lep.

$10ct M. Hawes

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to Lago for adeliteres the

the

Preteres sim

Hory Shany.

There to convey to gove

this necessary authority for

Phrening

the expenditure.

this accruerch as

Specifical

in the

which avempirical your

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Cespotit M32. of 18+

Noon last.

N60.

rexsecutive SEL ??

97 1847

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RECEIVER

My Lord,

1561. Honey Hong

113

Victoria, Hongkong,

22nd June, 1847.

んん

I have received Your Lordship's

Despatch, sanctioning the charge incurred;

the transportation of 34 Convicts from Hongkong.

My Despatch N° 21 of 19th

February informed Your Lordship that the Indian Government had since objected to the Buvince of Sinde as a place of banishment - for Chinese : I have just received the enclosed Despatch from Calcutta, approving of the Straits Settlements as a preferable place, and

this was

I was my

ein proposition to. Serd Stanley

ch..

so long ago as January 29th 1845, in Decratch No 10, Legislative!

The Might Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

Je!

124

• lost no time, in requesting

in requesting a final

and sufficient authority to send our Chinese

Convicts to the Straits, which, being much -nearer than Scinde, will render the expense of transport considerably less.

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

ndani Davi

114

Copy

Noz 3117. Fran

Have Pepat! Sir, Segislative

G. A. Bushby Cont

7. to the Goot of Sudia Maine Cyprz

Colonial Secretary,

Hongkong

115

Gated the Fb. May, 18167.

Sam directed by the President

in Council to acknowledge

live becerit

Potter dated the 19th February

کی

of your and to acquaint you for the information of His Excellency and the Excentive Conveil of Hongkong, that previously the receipt of that con

of that communication on :the

subject of fixing some place of criter for Chinese Conviol's by agreement between Her Per

Goot: Majesty is Govcomment and the

of India, the President of the be wil

22nd June, 1847. J. Davis,

Victoria, Hongkong,

му

The Earl

Gray

68 میری

Received

Inclosure.

Chinese Convicts from place of transportation for

the Straits Settlements as a

the Indian Governments

Reporting, appointment by

Hongkong.

This thr. be communicati

to the East India Comsef. in

lefr. W. Hawes

continuation

of this averforade

The sulject?

281% AH

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of India in Council .

Com

mication with the Governer

General Respecting a Saw to authenge the beecation of Convicts transported from

Sher Wes Hajesty's settlement of Hongkong

to the Settlement ob

Frince of Wales Island, Singasare, and Malacca, in the Straits, and that a Graft of a Law is now in course of publication for that propon

- Fort William

I have, Je

(Signed) k. A. Breshby,

Seer

The 12th May. Sexy to the Geet of India.

1847.

(Souebofy)

Colonia

Solonial Secretar

Secretary .

کر

N69

Miscellaneous.

REST

SEP 7 184.

My Lord,

116

1562 Hory Houg

Victoria, Hongkong,

12t July, 1867

In accordance with the Colonial Regulations, I have the honor to transmit herewith a Schedule of the Despatches which have been addressed to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, during the half year ending 30th June, 1847.

run the

highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

ter

404

te!

Main

JUL

of India.

in Counveil was in

Coma

:sation with the Geremer

General Respecting a Tow to authwaige the Rechtion of Convicts transported frum Whee Majesty's settlement of Hongking to the settlement of Prince of Wales Island, Singapure, and Malacca, in the Straits, and that a Draft of a course of publications for that purpose.

Fort William

The 12th May,

1847.

Save

is now in

(Signed) sey to the Govt of India.

J. A. Khanay

(Tone Copy)

Colonial secreting

تھا

-N69

Miscellaneous.

REAZA

SEP 7 1847

My Lord,

1562 Honey Howe

116

Victoria, Hongkong,

12th July, 1847.

In accordance with the Colonial Regulations, I have the honor to transmit herewith a Schedule of the Despatches which

half year

have been addressed to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, during the

ending 30th June, 1847.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient.

Humble Servant,

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

ter

404

te!

نے

дам

Batly f

Jir J. 7. Davis,

Victoria, Hongkong,

July, 1847.

The Earl Greys

/ Iolosures.

No 69.

Received

Transmitting Half Yearly Despatched

Schedule

ending 30th June, 1827.

D. 70. Civil-

RECEIVER

SEP 27

1837

117

1563 Hory Horny

Victoria, Hongkong,

51th July, 1867.

My Lord,

امل

The enclosed medicul certificate

Mr Mercer, the Acting

Anst 121

was transmitted to me by

Colonial Treasurer, with the annexed

---

application for leave of absence for four months

with

a view to the improvement of his health Mr. Mercer has been uninterruptedly engaged at his duties in the Freasury for a space of

two years, and more than three years resident. in the island. I therefore complied with his, request.

In conformity with the Colonial Regulations it became necessary that the substitute acting for Mr Mercer in his absence, should give securities in his personal

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

te,

te!

Bond, together with two sureties to

adequate

amount. The floating Chest being under £ 3,000, I required Mr. Cleverly, the Surveyor General, who is to act for Mr Mercer, to give security in his

Balance in the Freatury

own

Bond

for £2,000 and those of two others for £ 1000 each, Mr. Mercer's own

own

securities also remaining

- full force. That gentleman proceeded to beylon a few days since, and will return by the end of October.

As M. Cleverly, acting for Mr.

Mercer; has for some time pact been charged with one of the three keys of the Strong Fault (reported in my Despatch N 4 of 5th January) it became necessary to place Mr Mercer's key, pro tempore, in charge of another person. I have accordingly entrusted it to Mr. M. R. Johnston, my Secretary under the Foreign Department, and at present a member of the Executive Council.

ев

118

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect, highest-respect Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant

Дин

induri

•

sushise that this deame

"Absence & arrangents she?

be approved

mopy my p

佑

Sir John Baris

Sir J. H Davis,

14th July, 1847. Victorias, Wongkong,

The Earl

Received

Gray.

2 Inclosures.

Reporting 4 months' leave

of absence

granted to Mr.

Mercer, with

arrangements

consequent

thereon.

рет

Enteved

во

15.

121.

119

19 Wet/727

I have to achveroliage__

the reeipt of your despith

N70 of the 10tJuly, and I have to convey to you

My approval of the lease of shrence for from

Mouths which you have.

prouted to Mor Muncen

the Colonial Treasurer

in Horry Horeys, and of

the arcarigements which you have made for

, ה-F - װ

(ворит

リ

the performance of

the duties of the office

during Mr Mercer's

shence form the Clay.

Jan

120

Having been in medical attendance on

William Thomas Mercer E44 for a considerable

period of time, I consider his

I consider his general health

would be very much improved and his system: renovated by a leave of absence from this Colony

for

- months, as he is now

some months,

beginning to

experience the influence of the climate owing

to a

än uninkrupted sojourn of upwards of three years.

June 17t 1867.

Copy/

(Signed)

(Bursery

R. Dill, M.2

(Signed). W. T. Mercer

Mami Colonial Secretary

willing with His Excellency's permission to undertake

for

ane

the duties of my department; an arrangement which, from the proximity of the Land Office to the

Treasury, will perhaps be more convenient than

were

any

other officer selected.

The state of business in the office is such

that the Account for the present Quarter will be

ready

as sesual soon

after the expiration of this

the last month, and I do not anticipate any delay

- public inconvenience from my temporary

absence from my post-

My,

securities will of course remain in

force during my absence, and any other precautionery

measures will be taken on this head which His

Excellency may wish

I have, te.

Fruclopy's

(Signed) W. T. Mercer,

Main

Acting Colonial Treasurer

Colonial fecretary:

Financial.

Cappy to Land. Die Anding

RECERED

SEP 27

1847

My Lord,

121

Victoria, Hongkong,

1th July, 1847.

I have the honor to transmit

herewith Lists of Land Sales which have

namely ;

taken place during the last half year, name

the 5th May,

and the of the June

The first of these sales was

undertaken with

chiefly

a view to provide for the

wants of the lower nders of Chinese, whom it.

نند

found

inconvenient to permit as mere squatters

in mat sheds, a system which has proved

subversive of good order and security by promoting a vagabond population. They have therefore been compelled to remove their sheds, and allowed the opportunity of possessing

Lease. The total annual

small allotments on

The Right Honorable,

The Carl Grey,

tei,

tel

...

amount of Rent, is £48.19.4.

The sale on

was to

N. 2.

the of th June. aggregate amount

amount of £165.46. 22

the total aggregate

per annum, at an advance of about 50 per

cent

beyond the upset price.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most. Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Lavis

121

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The L. & E. Cond!?

27les. W. Hawes

Bong

122

Land Lase Sale, Victoria. A Cengkong

and 5th May, 1847 -

26th April, and

Order

Purchaser

of Sabe Sot

Inland

300

3 302

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28 303 Hong 29 304 Wong 305 Wong

Wong ahsore

Jan 40W-

31 306 32 307 Mong sing teen

33308

Soo Aquoker

content upset, Knoched Gate

Square tummual down at Rental for ramon

fest Rental

800

1660

2.184

218 4

L'alc

32626 april

2. 18 45

326

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2184

1600

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800

147

ᏙᎴ

800

147

189

41316

Loo aquoke

800

147

117

42 317

Wei a kee

800

11407

147

43318

Wei akee

800

149

44319 John Lamont

800

147

1419

45320 John Lamont,

800

147

47 322 John Lament-

46321 John Lament

800

147

800

147

1117 £48 194

Victoria, Hongkong,

1/847.

July Sir J. 7. Davis,

The

Earl Grey.

2 Inclosures.

Sales held

Received

Fransmitting

the 28th

Lists of Land

June, 1847

upon them

April & 5th May,

and

reporting

ну воров

(Irnebopy) blame

bolonial decretory.

[Signtel) Chass Geo Cleverly:

SurveyorGeneral .

123

Land Lease Sales, Victoria, Honghong

7th June, 1847.

Content upset

Knocked

down at

Order Description Sale Lot

Purchaser

Square Consual feet

Rental

ریده

Annum I d

1 Inland

Wei Afoon

1200

541

Soo Aquote

800

2184

2.18

itong Sing Kong

800

218

Wong A poo.

800

2684

من

Lum Awang & Pow yuh kee.

воо

2184

Loo Aquote.

800

2184

516

Yung Ayin

800

2184

516

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Soh Ayee.

800

2184

Soh Ahlow.

.800

2184

Loh Ahing

800

2184

23 192

Hei Afoon

800

2184

326

12 Farm

Chawk Aoan.

36,000

81010

فی از

Wei Afoon-

800

2184

326

Ong Kong bee

800

2184

15 Irland

khoi cho hoan

800

2184

31010

Chowk Noan.

800

21844

31010

Soh Acheong.

800

2184

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Jang

3 $

3 3

Inan woe.

Chun Ahling.

Chun Afat & Low achew. Le Sun Cheong-

Chun lee fat -

Chun Afoo

Wong Aheng.

1000 03 12/1

1000

416101⁄2/2

12 8/2/2

31211

4 84

Barried forward 57,400 72 16 5.109 6 5/

800

218

542

1600 316 S

6010

1600

5168

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$200 4

1000

03/2/1

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feet Rental forn

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Brought forward 57,400 78 16 3 100

کم

I d

Order Description

Contiert upset

of f Sale It

Purchaser

Square Ahmual

35 Irland Wei Afoon -

800

2184

کائی

Ong Ayun

800

2184 31/5

Chun Afor

1250

411

4110

Le Fun wei-

1000

2148 12510

Chun kwok fee

800

Hong Afoon-

1400

289 3166

514

712

کرم کرم

Chun ethung.

4610

2510

Loh Achin.

1110

Loh Ahok.

600

010

مرین کردند

Loh Aven.

800

218 4

John Lamont -

Total

800

2184

326

6750 62

74,620 11354163|16|22

(Signed) Chard Gre Cleverly, Surveyn General.

Surveyor General's Office,

Honghong, 7th June, 18417

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(True Copy)

Main Colonial Secretary.

N72 12

Legislative.

Autores sect to Lelions

5 bet

RESE

1:|:|

TED

My Lord,

1565.

Honey Hong

124

Victoria, Hongkong,

2nd

July, 1847%.

At Page 5f of the printed Colonial

Regulations it is stated that "Whenever

new

er a

: compilation a corrected edition of the Colonial laws shall be published, four copies

are to be

forwarded to the Secretary of State ; two of which

are required for the use of the tive Houses of

Parliament."

In accordance with this instruction

Southampton) I have the honor to p

chat vids four copies of the

sent

Colonial Ordinances of Honghing, which

have been printed

manner.

in a ver

very creditable

by the Editor of the China Mail."

I have the honor to be,

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

te,

Jel,

fe!

With the highest respect ;

Your Lordships,

Most. Obedient,

Humble Servant,

ndani

125

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My Lord,

1566 Honey Honey

Why

126

Victoria, Honghong, 3rd July, 184.7.

On the receipt of Your Lordship's

Bespatch Nr. 58 of January 9th on the subject of unimproved Lots of building Land resumed by the Colonial Government, I cheerfully recognized liberal principles therein laid down for my

guidance.

now

connexion with this subject I have "the honor to enclose a list of Lots which

have been unimproved since their first sale: Some of the applicants for their resumption by:

the Government have already paid up Rent to the date of their application, and the rest have been informed that their case would be favourably repreunted to Your Lordship, on condition of

The Right Honorable,

The East Grey,

fel

te!

The Earl Greys.

Sir J. H Davis

Victona, Hongkong, 2nd July, 1867.

/ habosure.

N. 72.

Receiver

Copied the

Transmitting Compilation of

new

Hongkong, from 1844 to

Colonial Ordinances of

1846.0

the Rent being paid up to the last half year; but that I could not undertake on my own responsibility, and without the express authority of Her Majesty's Government, to remit obligations amounting to a total annual Rental, of £.556.4.45.

Many of these Lots of Land might be sold

again,

but I doubt the total number at present

realizing the whole amount for which they before disposed of.

Love the honor to be

wvere

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most. Obedient,

Humble Servant,

indani

127

The L.d E. Conth?

287

Victoria, Hongkong,

3 ?? July,

Sir J The Carl

Acceived

7847.

4 Lavis

173.

Grey.

/ Inclosures.

of certain

Fransmitting Lists unimproved. Lots of Land

resumed; or

be resumed, by the Colonial

recommended to

Government!

Anteret

122 بلل

Guemor

Sir J. Dairs. Bart.

20.

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Sir,

128

30tr/47

have to acknowledge

the receipt of your despotet

If the 3 Jeley 70 73 meter suliject of the resumption by the Govenment of Hong Kong of arteen cemimproved Building lots in that blony,

a rist V/ meclosing a dis

xcod

Applecinto for persipion

to surrender their Laccds

on condition of paying up

reat. Their arrears

arrear of

I will not object.

to a compliance in to thai's

Application provided uniform date- such as

the close of the half your

be Deserved in eceres case

for the termination of payments to the for .

Unle's there be acco

reasons

which do not appear on The face of the documents

I have had before

render

کا

the dates proposed

in the best accompanying

Your despach more

desirable you

you may,

Terefore,

Consider yourself at

sberty to rescind the

все,

129

bagagemento under? hal the parties in question hold their Land.

130

Statement of Marine and Inland Motiments of Land, held on Crown Lease, or otherwise, which the Holders have pretitioned to resign on payment of arrears of Ptent up to dates specified .

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Purchased on 12th Dec 1845 . and deposit of 10 per cent puid, the Sot is not improved anil, is abandoned; -Granted in line of a Sot in Cantonment - ground not entered upon or improved.

(True Copy)

53b441⁄2

Paid

320 19 52

Cleverly,

(Signed .) Whas Phu bebrity)"

Maine

Sunnyn General.

Colonial Sentary.

74.

Executive.

Copy to

Kendry 300t

SECFIVE

SPT 47

1847

My Lord,

132

1567 Horry Kory

Victoria, Hongkong,

5th July, 1847.

In my Despatch N 18 of

February 13th. I reported to Your Lordship such services as had been performed by

the

experimental Gun - boat, established about this time last year

as a trial

Although the Admiral had not yet

arrived, I handed over that vessel to the senior

as a

Pender to the Navai

officer in China Department; in conformity with the instructions

from England

The principal objection to the Chinese built Gun-boat, suggested by a year's experience, was her small size, which made it impossible to place a Commissioned officer in charge of here

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

tes

de!

on Crown Lease

Inland Allotments of Land, Statement of Marine and

which the Holders have

held

otherwite

petitioned to

resign,

payment

of arrears of rent up to dates

specified.

Inclosure in Despatch

муз

41847.

Circumstances at the same time drew the attention

of the Executive Government to the necessity of improving the Water Police of the Colony,

and I have the honor to transmit herewith a

detailed Report from the Superintendent of Police, pointing out the deficiencies which ought

to be supplied.

The Executive Council, after maturely

considering the subject,

came to the conclusion

that it became indispensable to make the

suggested additions, viz :

1 Indian Acting Sergeant at £2.10.0 per monthe

ツ

Police Constables @

1 Chinese Police Constable

1.17.6

1.5.0.

With incidental charges for Clothing, &c, the total annual expense of the above addition to

the "Water Police was estimated at £235.10.0.

The annual charge of the experimental Gun-boat has exceeded £1,000, and on comparing her actual usefulness with the benefits to be derived from the improvement

امل

See Minutes,

Ersecutive Council. 14th June, 1847.

No 2.

133

in the system of the Water Police, it was calculated that the prevention of piratical acts

would be equally, if,

not better, attained at

equally, if not better,

less than a quarter of the expense

The Council, therefore, did not hesitate

in coming

a view to

coming to the conclusion that, with proper economy, it became expedient to discontinue the experimental Gun-boat, and to adopt in its stead the additions and improvements to the "Water Police, at a saving of upwards of

L000 per Levo

per annum.

I deemed it proper to address the

enclosed Letter to the Naval Commander-in-

-Chief, detailing the reasons

reasons which had influenced

the decision of the Colonial Government, because, though

the Gun-boat

4 was both experimentally instituted

and paid by the Colony, she had been attached,

Sender to the Flag-ship.

as a

I have the honor to be,

Your Lordship

"With the highest respect,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

is dans

Lef.

What is the present stali of this case

It would sllon proo

these

papers

sanctioned of establishing

the

enagement

boat as a Cruizer

big bang

the regulation resources, a burthen Ju.

recently

et the Pirates

to expensive

additional

and this substitution of

If the

local

axcd

Executive fourial has adinsed the Discontenciona of

мете

has

Water Police et a chay of

it would.

Recen

that the

this repel

₤235 per & had been

the gun lost had been found to auswer; have been nece pour

by be necessary

retained a permanently

the Treasury

it will now

to have informed the question

to consult them

expense about to be incured for the Police

AB. 29 sep.

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Entered

Trevelyan Eype.

19.

:20

18944-5 July

Sin

Gray

134

25 Oct7249.

to transmit to you Jam directed by Carl

the

of Hong Kong reporting Mclosures from the Governor Assy of a despatch, and gits

the

прашила скл

the seuices

qa que boat which had

Gun

Acting as a Police boat,

two fold purpose of

been established for the

acting

additional Constables to the

Appointment unstead.

dispensed with, and the

the Cherry, have been piracy in the vicinity of

and for suppresping

Water Police Force at au annual chare y ₤235-10- And I am to request theat

you would lay this despit beforette Lord fommissioners of the Treasury and state that, in Lord Grey's opinion,

it would be desirable to

sauction the expense of the propoed arrangement which it

will

is represented lay the Governor * be a more efficient thirgh

checking

conomical mode of the

piracy

than

What I

Offerers in the Harbor,

the conferinced

вер

aleyner

1. a Gunboat.

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Centere

Gaunor

N123

Sir J. Dairs.

"BO APStephen Hawes

Farl Grey

Nov

Sir,

135

718hov 147

I have to acknontule

the receipt of your

про

desp derp!

W44- of the 5 daly reporting

had dispensed

that you

with the services of the

experimental Gen. Bost

at Wong

Gun-

trong bóng,

and had

established instead additional Constables to the Water

Police Force at an annual

chare of ₤235. 10; and I have to inform you that Her Majesty's God. Appure this proceeding. I have

bolay

136

Volice Department,

1.4

17 June, 1017.

Report upon the Water Police.

1st

Cerce.

12 Strength and duly of existing Fore

A la

large four oured boat 1 Sergeant, 1 Acting Sergeant,

in good Repair : 2 Constables, Cursuan

hears

2 de Chinese

de Indians

equally divided in live Veliche, and.

doing duty.

jet

P.M.

12th Relief from 9 Pitt. until 11⁄2 A. M; - 2nd Relief from 11⁄2 A.M. until Q.A. M.

lowing the whole extent of the im

harbour.

over

The Marine Sammonses

and Warrants are executed by

the Police boat, and special duties

which

one

going

ging livice

averaging twice a week, prevents Relief of the regular duty from

out.

Dud Robberies and other offences committed within the harbour

harbour during

the preceding twelve months.

1.A.-M. 07 July, 1846. Six men landed from a boat at Naval stores, supposed

with intent to lob them : three of them captured on shore, the others excaped

were

their boat.

men

Q. A. M. 3€. August 1846. Live attempted

to land at the Naval Stores, but were

prevented by the Constable on duty : during stole three iron casks, with which

the night they returned, and

they excaped, although fired upon.

2nd October 18416. A Chin-chew

w junk

137

bearded on this side Green Island

who stole property

about liventy

men

valued at three hundred dollars.

11⁄2 A. M. 13th December, 18.46. Tavo Chinese

entered the garden of Mr. Pranjee

from

boat, but being

Deen

the

walchman, they returned to their

beat and escaped.

9) 1⁄2

A. M. 18th December, 18140. A fear

fishing

boat boarded on this side Green Island

men

by about livelve who plundered the vessel ; immediate pursuit made,

and nine

of them

captured on shore. 8PM. 29th January, 1847. A fast boat

the

supposed to have been upon

piralical excursion,

was run

ashore

upon the beach near the Naval stores :

a great number of

board, who

pursued,

men were ou

men

came ashore, but being

seven vere

apprehended,

and the boat seized.

1. A. M. 1.21⁄21⁄2 February, 1847. A schooner

the opposite shore.

boarded

lying

a number of armed

who

men

wounded live Europeans in charge and plundered the vessel.

25th March Rif. A Sorcha beftem protected.

1847.

off Lover Bazaar,

muskets .

100s

debbed of five

2.A. M. 27th March 1847. Tevo men in a

Sampan

came our

shove

near the Western

Market, but being observed by Constable, they jumped overboard and escaped, leaving the sampant which contained oil, spirits and other articles, supposed to have been stolen.

was

March. 1847. A Lin chow junk

chin-chew

boarded off Lower Bazaar by number of men several of whom

ropeans, representing themselves

were

Police, who robbed the vessel.

138

ank was

men,

7. P. M. 9th aferil 1847__ A large junke. boarded and robbed of about one thousand dollars by about twenty three of whom, apparently Portuguese, Represented them selves Police.

" May, 1847. Mbout twenty

the jelly

1. A. M. 18th M

men

landed

orr

in Year of

My in

Mr. Hletcher's house, Queen's Road,

with intention of Robbing

supposed with

the Ordnance Store ; being perceived, they

Returned to their boat and escaped.

7. P.M. 6a June, 1847. A sall. juube lying off Mews & Jardine and Mathews, boarded and robbed of three hundred dollars and other property by about livenly

was

men,

were

four of whome Europeans, apparently Portuguese, who represented themselves as Filice 8 P. M. 11th June, 1847. A cutter lying off-

Er lying off Pucer's

Road Cast was boarded and robbed

men

Shree

of arms, 40, by about tem

subsequently apprehended.

avere

In addition to the Robberies enumerated

کی محور

there are other depredations chiefly committed by daylight, such plundering carge, debberies by work- men, and pelly stealing, much of

which latter does not become known

to the Police. These combined.

show the

arr

necessity of establishing

efficient day

Police which

and

may

139

I therefore submit the following

plan for consideration.

From 5. A. M. until of P. M. there shall be one Police boat always

duty, and from of P.M. until 5. A.M. two beats, each boat having.

a crew

of 1 Ouropean, 1 Chinese, and 13. Indian Constables, rowers,

avers, arta

assanged according to attached Form, and

Eequiring total Force of,

1 Sergeant, 1cling Sorgeant, stolice constables, European,

and

night Water

be expected wholly

to prevent those depredations that

are

visible and attended with.

violence, and greatly check the other

of a

secret nature, while it

more se

ally increase the probabilit

will greatly

of detection.

2.5

which can be made up as follows

The present Force Fransferred from Land duty.. Required .

Chinese

Indians

Europeans Chinese Indians

Sergl. A.$. P.C. P.0.

A.S.P.C.

八ツ

217

Jotal..

1144

Additional monthly expense incurred.

1 Chinese Police Constable at £1.5.0. per month.

1 Indian Acting Sergeant @ = 2.10.0...

Police Constables (a) - 1e17ebe...

Clothing 8 Indian Police (à, 0. 3.treach ..

An 5 0.

2n10u 0.

132 6.

145x0.

In 100.

Wear and tear of 3 boats, oars, vc, about...

L. 1941246.

The additional expense per year

235, 10% 0: --

will be

Description of box

tion of boat Recommended.

A strong and substantial built boat, about twenty feet long, of similar, construction to, and mode of working, as the Thames Police galleys, painted

black with white stem sheets: the a

to pull one

first and third rover to

each, the

car lо

centre

rower tivo scalls.

The

always

140 to to wear

European Constable alu

his arms,

the of the Rowers (each a

a i

pistol and cutlass ) to be in a

waterproof

box, fixed in the boat, in front of the

European;

the box likewise to contain

handcuffs, blue light and lantém.

The beat on day duly

to have

flag

having Police inscribed upon it in

lish and Chinese

English

It will be requisite to have a . the water, so

boat - station built over

that the boats not in

in use

cav

pulleye, pult.

theme in

hoisted up by bands and, which will preserve Repair than hauling them The most appropriate place

of the Post Office, where

better.

over a beach.

is in rear

low

omamental building could be erected, but if objectionable on that spot, there

is a

a good

site in dear of the central Market.

18.

Cost of one beat for day duty

with aconing,

and fillings $ £ 30.0.0

ears, and

best of live brats for night duty 24 36.0.0. with cars and fittin Building boat station .

Ialso respectfully suggest that as a number of junks have been robbed when lying off the different villages dound the island (see attached list ) that - week (weather permitting superior officer with a sufficient force

Once

every

hall go communicate with the Tepo at each place, in order to visit any suspicious there. The present Police boat is sufficiently large for this pupon,

Round the island, and

beats lying

and the requisite force

can be obtained.

by sending only one boat out in each night duty Relief.

(Signed) Charles May .

Superintendent Inperin Lindent of Police.

(

The

141

Regular duties of the existing

Water Folice

are es

18.

day duties,

exclusively night duties, and these with the incidental day such as the service of process, making enquiries, collecting evidence, 4, than sufficient for their full vecupation

Cases

were

It may

of crit

be observed that

crime

are more

among

the

previously detailed, eight

committed during the hours in which the present Water Police were not engaged

en general duty, and that six of thes eight we

were c

committed in

the

evening. In addition to the above proposals it will be requisite that an European Sergeant or Constable be the boat - station during

in case

measures

on reserve

the day,

duly at

so that w

of information laid there, prompt

may

for this

be taken . A man for

duty can be withdrawn from the Central

Station.

(Signed) C. B. Hillier.

Offy. Chief Mag :

12.

Police Department.

so esquer

Detail of Duty

of Perive

and

то

of Duty

District

Relief

hours

1st from 5.A. Ml until 10 All

The whole harbour

10 11 2. P.M.

ilo

2. PM - 7PM.

One from station to

Lo the

7PM. 196

ያ

Navy Bay

" 12 midnt " 5 AM.

Allowance for

mait

station to Bun's Point)

- men and boats Required for proposed

Boats

do do

The boats of

Curopean Police Chinese Jutian rowers

Serge A. 4. P.C.

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P.C. 【A.A│P.C.

1 The 2 P. 60.

of most

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Water To lice.

Remarks.

Cach Curopean Coustable will have five hours duty per day excepting every fifth day when it

will be hive hours.

u rower will have the

actual duty as Europeans, and in addition

three

Item

Yotal

رمان

from

the

Reliefs off duty will be in

reserve at the boat - station,

The Chinese boustables will have, firet day, five hours, second day's and fourth days,

each.

[ligned) Charles.

May

nine hours,

ten hours.

duty.

superintendent of Police .

=2017

142

committed when

Summary of Robberies from

lying

cry of Rebberies from Chinese boats,

near or in

the

harbours or bays of Hongkong, excepting

Victoria.

5th June, 1846. A Boat boarded by a number

the

of men at Shek.

vessel and wou

1011⁄2

who plundered

and wounded one of the

crew

June, 1846, A boat boarded in Stan

Stanley

money and

harbour and robbed of some money

who wounded

umber of men who

rice by

by a number of

one of the

Crew,

26th November, 1816. Seven

of some monty, silver bangles,

19th August, 1846. A boat robbed at Aberdeen

men boarded a

beat near Stanley, and stole. 5000 cash,

Dovre

a picul of fish, 28th August, 1846. A

Jok

beat bearded offer

cht armed

armed men who

clothing, & .

plundered it.

6. foo- lum by eight

}

14.

23th October, 1846, A boat boarded near

Aberdeen by.

armed men

who stole some

money and

fish.

4th March, 1847. A boat bearded outside

a n

Stanley harbour by number of men who-

stole ten thousand cash.

8th March, 1847. A boat boarded by

number of m

men

men near

Sywan who stole

and other articles.

some money, four pigs

igs

11th March, 1867. A Chin chew junk brood-

near

ти

Sywan by a mume

cumber of men from two boats ; they wounded several of the Creiv, one of whom died, and stole

seven hundred dollars, a watch, and

more on the reports of others than

my own personal observation, and will consignuntly

descrve

less credit.

● proportionally

I assume as determined the expe Jassu

of the import on retailed Opium,

expediency

and

Suppose

that the question to be decided is whether it be

The Honorable Major Caine

Colonial Secretary,

In charge of the Sov of Wonghing.

Chinese inhabitants

Petition from certain.

against

the Opium monopoly. January, 18467.

-advisable with reference to the present and future

revenue to be derived

it in its

to be derived from

1 from that import to continue

or to substitute some other.

orti

- prevent form or to

The only other mode that appears to me as

feasible is the issuing of an unlimited number of

licenses in liew

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hew of one, and therefore in

of o

decide.

therefore in order to dreich

the preference to be given to the bur

tear

to the tur systems, I propose to Consider to the nature of the trade

affected by the Opium Farm . 2 the working of the

present system. & the probable effect of that propond.

4. Only a small part of the retailed Opium

consumed in the

the ledeny :

the

greater part is taken " coacting junks. This class

of-

by small coast

away by

-vessels bring sundry cargoes from the East and

West Coasts to the Canton river, many

many passing

through this harbor and all posing.

near to it.

They take their returns

• principally in foreign goods and Opium, many take opium alone,

used

their whole Capital sometimes not amounting to the price of a full chest . The Opium to be purchased at the

at the port of discharge, where

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its price had been increased by the expense of

smuggling (including of

the native sm

course high

high propts to

smuggler) and by the profit of the

intermediate Seater. Say that these amounted. to $50 a chest. If it we

it were a

matter of indifferenc

to the junks at what port they purchased.

their opium provided that they paid the same price, the Government might impose

tax of less than $50. a chest diminished.

by the profits of the Hongking retailer, and they would prefer to purchase it at Heonghong; and the lower the tax the greater

inducement to come here.

But there

are m

the

known obstacles ti

many kind

the resort of junks hither (the Supplementa Treaty among

others) and therefore the to se proper to be placed on the retail of tpium pending the establishment of a regular trade to the Colony would seem to be a sum less than the price of smuggling by the native added to the profits of the intermediak dealer

from which amount must be deducted the value of the advantages gained by the junks in purchasing at the port of discharge the profit of the Hongkong retacter. Heaving

and

no certain data on which to calculate, these

amounts must be conjectural.

The quantity sold in the leolony monthly by retail may perhaps be estimated

at 60 chests, the price of smuggling may estimated at $30.

Cheet, the profit of the

intermediate dealer at 20% a chest, the value

dealer also at 10

of the aforesaid advantages at 10% a Chest and the profit of the Honghong chest - Assuming these amounts to be correct, 1,5604 ammth, for 19% # a chest) the present __ taxe, is 10% # per chest less than that paid by the native purchaser in his own Country :

reater the number of junks that resort to the Colony, the greater will be the geantity of opium sold and the greater

The greater

the taxe which the dealers can

afford to

pay.

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It is therefore the obvious interest of the

to the question

Government - considered merely as to the

of rever

revenue to encourage the resort of traders. 2. Under the existing system,

the sole

privilege of setting Opium by retail within the Colony

or it's waters, whether for exportation

Colonial consumption, is sold annually by public auction to one person, who finds security for the payment of the purchase money by instalments . We proposes of

: proposes of Course teenrich mah as possible within the year,

himself as much as

without reference to the

ture. As he has

future.

no competition to fear, he raises the price of

opium to the highest point at which he can find purchasers, evasion and smuggling.

increase in proportion, and he is compelled to

support a large preventive establishment, the expense of which must also be an

of the prices

But smuggling

with so much

6 facility 1.

ingredient

Can be conducted

that

sertions of the

farmer

r can

suppress it, and there will always be - large quantity of opium thus taken out of the

the

legal market. Nor can the precautions of t Government prevent the oppressions of the servants of the Farmer conducted under color of discovering

illicit

itheit - Sales . A chinese will not question the right. of search and

and duzure

and acted on

segure, as it is one

by his Countrym

daily asserted.

in China undu

n in

Similar Cercumstances, in the salt monopoly for instance, and when they suffer loss they will be

likely to desert the Fort than to seek English tribunal . Trackers must

much more

redress at an

thus be driven to seek another market, and the

revenue derived from the farm will proba

suffer

an annual decrease.

abl

The collection of the revenue is certainly

made without trouble

and this seems

-expense, and

to be atmest the only advantage possessed by the

System.

3 . Under the arrangement proposed, of an untimited : number of licenses to be issued t

181

all who choose to pay for them, then would be purchasers for the same amount of opium -

& of

at present . In proportion to the number dealers, so would the facilities of ilhoit, sale decrease,

as there would be so

many

more nv

the look out

for its discovery. Perhaps the whole, certainly large part of the Opium nou

return to the legal market,

illietly sold would

the

necessity for

the preventive establishment would cease, and

the dealers would be enabled to sell.

cheaper

even were

So Much

well by do they to realize the high profits

of the Farmer: But this they will not do as

competition will natura.

and

effectively prevent

it .

If thenfore th

be no

naturally the amount of tax now paid

more than the trade is able to bear in consideration

of the circumstances mentioned alive, it. may be collecded with much greater benefit to the Colony

by the proposed than by the wishing system, if it

ater, it will be the cause of its our destruction

he greater,

if not speedily reduced. Pont the reduction in the one case will tend only to enrich the former

whose interests av not identical with thou of the ileny, and will not therefore be likely to check

the cuits Complained of, while on the other it will tend to the

nonose of trade us the dealers being unable

cain large profits must find it to theic inkrests to endeavor to make up the deficiency by increasul

dales.

I cannot see that the collection of the tax under the proposed system though

would be in

more troublesome

any way (excepting the trifle of

printing licenses )

The

more ex

- expensive than at present;

revenue from the Chinese spirits licenses is collected with met expense, and this.

his might be -

Collected in a similar manner.

system, the enclosed

views.

With regard to the detail of the preposed.

arrangement suggested by 16 : Caldwell is in Conformity with my nieve Iat first thought that a higher fee might be charged for the first class, but on further consideration the sum of $$ 30. seems the most : proper

to Commerice with-

one

The fees

182

- fees on licenses for the sake of

prepared & finiend and on émoting henses will

sumption, which sums

be a laxe on domestic Consumption,

a mort leg

itimate source of revenues.

legiti

to be

limited only by the necessities of the Colony,

provided that it he not so great as to induce

smuggling : 25% a month however seems tor high a fee.

& fee. I would

I would propose 208, and that the houses should pay 10 instead of "f

sunting heng

a month and be also under the surveillance__

of the police in accordance with simpl

regulations to be made

for the purpose.

It would also seem a desirable condition

of all hundes that before renewal the Amount

of opium sold during the term of the license should be reported. By this means the amount of opium seld sturing a given period.

would be ascertained with some correctness.

-Trusting that these imperfect

" the nature you require

observations are of the nature

I am k

10.

(Signed).

lo. B. Hillier,

Offer Chief Magistrate of polior.

(Fren Copy) planie

Colonial Secretary

183

REVISED REGULATIONS

FOR

THE SALE OF OPIUM BY RETAIL.

Made by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of th Executive Council thereof, on the Nineteenth day of July, 1847, in pursuance of Ordinance No. 5 of 1845, entitled, "An Ordinance to Repeal Ordinance No. 21 o 1844, and to make better provision for licensing the Sale of Salt, Opium, Bhaang, Ganja, Paun, Betel, and Betel Leaf, within the Colony of Hongkong, and for the licensing of Pawnbrokers and Auctioneers, with a Table of Fees on Official Licenses "and Signatures."

I. No person not being duly Licensed by Government, shall, within the limits of the said Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies, or in the waters thereof, sell or retail Raw or Prepared Opium for Smoking, or shall prepare the same for Smoking or Sale in smaller quantities than One Chest, or shall keep an Opium Smoking Shop. II. That every License shall be granted by the Colonial Treasurer at the Trea- sury, on the receipt of the first monthly payment due thereon in advance, according to the annexed Schedule.

III. That, in the case of Chinese, the applicant for a License shall, before the License be granted, produce to the Colonial Treasurer a certificate signed by the Chief Magistrate of Police, or his Assistant or Deputy, to the effect that such applicant is (to the best of such Magistrate's belief,) a fit person to receive a License, and such cer- tificate shall contain the name and surname of the applicant, the name of his shop, and its number and street, and that a duplicate of such certificate shall be kept at the Police Office for reference.

IV. That such certificate shall be void unless presented to the Colonial Treasurer within ten days after being so granted; and if such applicant shall neglect to produce such certificate as aforesaid, he shall for every new certificate pay a fee of one Dollar. V. That the duty on each License shall be payable at the Colonial Treasury monthly in advance, on the day of the English calendar month corresponding to that on which the License was granted of each succeeding month of the yearly term; and on payment of the duty the Treasurer shall give a written receipt.

VI. If the duty on the License as aforesaid be not paid within five days after the same become due, the Colonial Treasurer shall transmit to the Chief Magistrate of Police a list of the defaulters signed by himself, containing the names of the persons who shall have so neglected to pay, which said list shall have the effect of an information on oath, and the Chief Magistrate of Police, or his Assistant or Deputy, shall thereupon summon the defaulters before him, and unless they shall produce the receipt of the Colonial Treasurer as aforesaid, or shall give other proofs that they have duly paid the amount upon their Licenses, they shall be considered guilty of the offence of selling Opium without License, and shall be liable to the penalty prescribed in Ordinance No. 5 of 1845.

VII. The Chief Magistrate of Police, his Assistant or Deputy, or the Colonial Treasurer, shall and may, if he think fit, require every applicant for Licenses to find security for the duc performance of the terms of the License by one or two good and sufficient sureties, by recognizances in any sum not exceeding the yearly amount of the duty payable on the class of License for which application shall be made; and the Chief Magistrate, his Assistant, or Deputy, may refuse to grant such certificate as aforesaid, and the Colonial Treasurer such License as aforesaid, until such security shall be given: And such recognizances shall be recovered in the same manner as penalties are made recoverable by Ordinance No. 5 of 1845.

VIII. Every person who shall be licensed to refine, prepare, and sell Prepared Opium, or to keep an Opium Smoking Shop, shall and is hereby required to have his name at length painted in legible letters at least three inches long, with the words, "Licensed to Sell Prepared Opium," "Licensed Opium Smoking Shop," constantly and permanently remaining and plainly to be seen and read, on some conspicuous part

of his house; and every Smoking Shop shall also be provided with suitable accommoda- tion for the use of the customers, in order to prevent nuisances or offences to decency: And such Smoking Shop shall adjoin the street, and may be open from Gunfire in the morning, until Ten o'clock at night, during each day; and all such houses shall not be kept open, nor shall any Opium be sold or smoked therein, between the hours of Ten o'clock at night and Gunfire in the morning.

IX. Keepers of Licensed Opium Shops shall not sell or dispose of Opium except

for money.

X. No person shall be admitted into any Opium Smoking Shop with any kind of arms or weapon.

XI. If any person or persons are found riotous or quarrelsome in any such Opium Smoking Shop, the keeper thereof shall apply to à Police Officer and shall cause such person or persons to be apprehended or taken into custody, to be dealt with as the law directs.

XII. Every person shall be at liberty to go into any house in the island of Hong- kong, and on board any ship or vessel at anchor in any harbour within the said island of Hongkong and its Dependencies, or in the waters thereof, for the purpose of search- ing for Opium illicitly prepared or retailed contrary to the provisions of these Regula- tions, on obtaining a Search Warrant from any Justice of the Peace or Magistrate, to be issued in the usual way, on reasonable cause being shewn that to the best of such person's knowledge and belief such Opium is being prepared or retailed in such house or on board such vessel for consumption.

XIII. No person not being duly. Licensed shall, within the said Island of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, or the waters thereof, sell Tye, Chandoo, or Opium Dross, mixed with Opium.

XIV. Every License shall be paid for monthly in advance, and every person who shall not have paid his advance when due, shall be considered as acting without a License, and as subject to the Penalties imposed by Ordinance No. 5 of 1845.

XV. Every person Licensed to sell Raw Opium, to refine, prepare, and sell Pre- pared Opium, or to keep an Opium Smoking Shop, shall and is hereby required to make quarterly a report to the Chief Magistrate of Police of the quantity of Opium which shall have been sold, prepared, or smoked in his shop.

XVI. And it is further declared and ruled, that for the breach of any of the foregoing regulations the offenders shall be liable to the penalty imposed by Section 4 of Ordinance No. 5 of 1845.

XVII. The Rules and Regulations made on the 12th day of July, 1845, are hereby declared to be null and void.

SCHEDULE OF LICENSE DUTIES.

For Retailing Raw Opium,

For Refining, Preparing, and Selling Prepared Opium........ For keeping an Opium Smoking Shop,...

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

this 19th day of July, 1847.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

$30 per month $20

$10 **

J. F. DAVIS.

184

N. 82 of 1847.

Inclosure No 3 in desp.

No83.

Miscellanious.

TED

SEP 27 1847

My Lord,

1576 From

185

Victoria, Hongkong,

24th July, 1847.

I have the honor to transmit herewith

X. !. __ copies of the front Elevation and Plans of a

to do

Building which has been tendered by Mess Dent and C: of this place for a Court house, in the enclosed Letter

heatery

Dip: to Gov 18 hor. Wiz

Before submitting the offer to Your

Lordship, I required Surveys and Reports of by the Commanding

the Building to be made

NH Royal Engineer, Lieutenant-Colonel Phillpotty,

Jo5

as well

now

as the Surveyor General, and have the honor to enclose the letters of those officers.

Though

I do not quite

agree

with

Colonel Phillpotts that it would be requisite to

£7,000 on the erection

erspend

much as

for the Sale of Opium

Duplicate. Revised Regulations

retail..

1972

# July 1867.

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

ter

186

Court - house, I concur with him in the opinion

that for Li

£5,000

5,000 the building tendered is extremely

cheap . It is admirably built under the inspection of a former Cleck of the Works of the Ordnance, and in all respects suited to the purposes of a Court House, combined with Police purposes the position in the very centre of the Town, and the disposition of the interior could not be better. The building which has been hired for a Court-house is

in all respects unsuitable and inconvenient.

Under these circumstances, I beg to submit it to Your Lordship's decision whether the offer of Mesers Dent and C: shall be accepted at the of £.5,000; or a Plan and Estimate be

sum

prepared for a Court- house to be executed under. the Land Department of this Colony.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Mdans

....

the

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Sir J. H. Davis,

Victoria, Hongkong, 24th July, 1847.

The Earl Grey.

5 Inclosures.

No 83.

Received

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offer be accepted...

into a Court House; and that thin

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£5,000, of their building known Sent He for the sum of

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at 25000,

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to que humith for the

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consideration

the L.

C. of the Treasury, Copy

of a Iph from the Gov : of #4 Kong formarding Plans and Sunays of a Building, which has been tendend by Mesas Dent and Co- for the sum of £ 5000

as a

Court House mie

that Colony

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isobviously apparent necessity for

the approppiation

to bluin

building for the purposes off Cont

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to the objection,

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stre of expose, to the

erection of more public buildings in the Coloning,

Paul Grey considers, if

Sie

J. Dairs is connect

in his calculation

the

les

the amount of a Purples remaining from previous

Parl: Notes,

Mit

would be adisable

to accept thepps Dents

offer best in saustioning

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a fonct Home bany bary & he is

hany threeper of opind that

white has base deviled the.

eldesitg afferuated

to Puburi woke

die bomson

designing bomorn kis expenditure

such samation to the

Bor, his Juddhist

In Sudship

190

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propres that you would

that offers the

le distinctly informed that no part of the

necessary expenditure is to Stambah be defrayed

out of the Pail : Bote for the present geart

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I here to acknowledge

191

the receipt of your Des petite

lash.

185 of 24 July lack in

which

you

transmih taus

of a Building, which had been tendered by Mesos :

Beach & Co. for a Couch

House at

Hory Hory.

Ander the circumstances

stated in your Despott

to you

I have to convey

Convey

the reseforry authority for

accepting Meps: Perits

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Copy.

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194

The Houble : Major W. Caine.

Colonial secretary.

Victoria,

Hongkong.

We have the honor to submit

to you for the information of H. E. the Governor, that, with Reference to the

conversation we

ave

recently had on the

subject of the building in the Queen's Road called the Exchang

the honor

before

on a

we had

lay

previous occasion. a H. Ms. Gevemment, the high

cost at which the ground

ound and

building stood, and stated

час го eve

willing to accept of the sum of f, 30,000

less than the estimated

being $10,000

$10,000 less

cost when completed as at present.

We trust that on inspection

of the building this sum will not be found to exceed the

views

of H. M.

Government, and that alteration

any

addition will be of small amount - Should however the additional.

outlay to make the building suitable,

building suitable for the

object contemplated, be found greater than might be anticipated, we agree

the sum of £5,000. Stg :

to accept

ground and building

the ground

stands, and we are

Sty: for

willing to wait

Reference to H. Mr. Govt to be made

this Mail.

We have, &c, (Signed) Gent Ho

Hongkong, 230 July, 1867

(ImeCopy)

Maine Colonial Secretary.

Copy

Sir

195

Toyal Engineers Office

Victoria Hongkong 24. July 1847.

I have the honer to acknowledge

23,

the receipt of your letter of 25. Ins and to acquaint you, for the information of the Governor, that, in compliance with His Excellency's request I have examined the Building known as the Exchange, which I find very

Suitable for a Court

House in its present state. There do not appear however to be

any out leffices

4 attached to it, which would be highly

necessary; ; nor is it at present well. ventilated, all of which I conceive

may

be properly completed by expending from

The Honorable Major Caine

Colonial Secretary

fo..

te.

Hongkong

£ 1000 to £ 1,200 more

upon it. This House is remarkably well built and I consider it being cheap at £ 5,000 as it would probably cost the Government upwards of £7,000 to sect

-a

good

Court House here.

( True Copy)

I have te

te,

(signed) Gro Phillpott,

L: (et. Com Royal linginar

Maine Cedonial Secretary.

(Copy) N32

Sir

196

Surveyor General's Office Victoria 23. July, 1847

I have the honour to acknowledge

receipt of your

enclosure

letter No. 242 with

one

conveying

the instructions of

His Excellency The Governor for the of the building known as

examination

the Exchange, both as to its suitableness for a Court House and

the Estate.

The building

the

value

is situated in a

most advantageous position, as access

be easily

obtained both by

thereto

may

land and water, and the site is one

of the

most valuable in the Town, being

marly equidistant from the extreme

Heneralle Majer Caine.

Colonial Scretary.

points of Victoria East and West-

"The internal arrangements in my opinion

also, in

und to

be found

197

The whole of the wood-work that

are

is visible.

would

nion, such as w

answer

for the various

in a Court House,

ired in a

purposes required

room

the retiring room for the Judge being at the North end of the large

upper floor

in the

loor with Convenient

rooms adjoining for the Offices of the Court, Grand and other Jury Rooms .

The lower

rooms

might be found.

serviceable for the

the accommodation

Police, lock-up

room

for Prisoners, and

the central hall would be admirably

suited as a

waiting room for the Public.

The materials and workmanship

in this building are of the best description, the wood employed.

employed being teak and

molave for the large bearing timbers, and the internal finishing or joiner's

teak and cedar.

work of t

to be sound and well.

appears to be

seasoned and the workmanship in every

particular such

The plastering, ceiling

such as is seldom seen here.

are

very highly finished, they

and Comices

were the

work of an English plasterer, and

much better both in appearance therefore.

and dural

durability than Chinarnen generally

execute.

The exterior plastering although

the

formed with Iloman cement has not

been so carefully completed. interior, the upper members of the

having had the necessary drips and

not hav

weathering,

Cornice

the rain water is not thrown

off in a proper.

is,

manner

the walls are not so

be, and timbers are

in such

cases;

are v

the

Consequence,

dry as they might liable to decay,

2 very

bret this is an evil easily

corrected, and I understand Mr. Dent is

♪..

execute the

necessary

work

going

immediately.

I consider the building in

every

other respect most admirably built, and

the

very cheap for

pounds.

sum of five thousand

I have obtainest a copy of the

und and

elevation, ground

upper

Stories

together with a Memorandum of the builder which I take the liberty of enclosing for the information of His Excellency The Governor

Certain additions exclusive of the

fittings are indispensable to this building

to render the same perfect

House.

Court

Out buildings or sheds for the

protection of horses and Chairs, privies for the Public and Prisoners, water_

closets or

hermetically

sealed commodes

for the Judge, Registrar

and

Officers

198

of Court, &c. A flight of stone steps on the North side of the building, and the windows of the Prisoners' lock-up to be provided with iron bars .

The construction of ventilators both on the upper and lower floors.

I have not been able to examine

the timbers of the floors, &c. but I have no doubt they building

yo are quite

is so new,

uite sound

sound as the but ventilation is

much required for their preservation.

I have te, tec.

(Signed) Chat&t Go: Cleverly.

Surveyor General.

| True Copy)

Mains

Colonial Secretary.

199

Memorandum relating to the Exchange!

The entire building is constructed in the most substantial manner and of the very best materials

The whole of the foundations

are on

Manila hardwood piles, above 12. feet long and

mone

less than nine inches square; horizontal

ow the top of the piles

plates 10 × 9 are placed

3 in

: width on which transverse / large stones are

laid and solid stone-work continued thereon up

to the ground line, above which 2 ft. 6 in of solid hammer-dressed masonry is placed; the ersternal walls throughout

throughout are brick laid

flush

in mortar 2 ft. thick, the internal 1.6 and

1 . 2 thick; all apertures are carefully guarded

with strong relieving arches.

The wall-plates and joists to the

ground-floors

are

of teak, the girders for upper

are also of teak, and the remaining

floors

timbers for joists and roofing

are

of hard pitch-

10.

- pine, American and Baltic.

The timbers

are

placed throughout, the

distances apart (12 in) recommended by the beet practical authors, vizs Fredgold and Nicholson,

case are equal to the dimensions

and in every

given by the former, in some instances exceeding. The centre roof is queen-poit, the outer ones king-poet, well framed and secured with

bolts and straps.

The whole of the woodwork in fitments of the interior is of teak, including doors, windows, sashes, and jalousies; the fastenings of the very best, hinges and bolts all brass, locks mortice

The internal plastering of the

very

best

description, finished to teak grounds with plaster of Paris ; the cornices and flowers throughout, cast by an experienced plasterer, and the external

• finished with Roman cement. On the

cornices

whole it is one

buildings which

of the most substantial

can

be erected.

True

Frue Copys.

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(Truelopy).

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Colonial fecutary

200

Malosure. N. 5 in Deep. 1847-

N 8 3 J

Nr. 84.

Financial.

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My Sood.

Lord,

上

201

Victoria, Hongstong,

24th July, 1817.

I have the honor to w

(Sent via Southampton) Transmit herewith explanations int

reply to the queries and observations

holy

Report by the Surveyor

General

Government by Mess? tendered to Her Majesty's

the Building

Court Houte.

Bent H., to be used as

25th July, 187.

Copy

from

the Commei/sioners

of Audit;

transmitted with your

Your Lordships. Despatch N. 86 of April 202.

In the accounts of the

last year

the

care has been taken to

pay

the

Afsefvers

ers and Collectors of Folice . Nate from the Treasury manner por

pointed out by the Auditu. Board, and the vouchers and

authorities for the payments in the

year

preceding are forwarded with

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

Je.

this despatch as desired.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships, Most obedient, Humble Servant,

Dans

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202

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This in for the

Interest

Tectona,

hir J. 7 David

24th July, 1867.

The Earl

128 is

Grey

/ Inclosure.

Received

of the Audit Board relative to the Accounts

Queries and observations

Transmitting Replied to

Collectors of Police Rate from July 1815,

the Assessors and

tho

July

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to transmit to you,

for the information of the

Lords Commissioners ofthe

し

Freamry, the copy of a

despatch from the Governon 4 hong kong kamomilly replies famil for expanded to have been forwarded

And Observations of the Commisioners of Judit

relative to the Recounts

If the apcepors and Ootectors

of Police Rate from Saly 1845. to Jaly 1846. Grave

Nr 85.

Financial.

Copy to Treas

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1847

Lord,

204

Victoria, Hongkong,

28th July, 1847

I received a Report from the

Land Office of this Colony regarding repairs

necessary for a worden Bridge which had been constructed only about a

half . As this

- year and a

appeared much too short a

period to occasion the necessity for repairs to

work, I requested a Board of

so new a w

Ordnance officers

officers to examine the Bridge

and report their opinion upon it, which

J. they did in the annersed paper!

It appeared from this that

unseasoned wood had been employed in the construction of the Bridge in question, and that the planking

was too slight in

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

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proportion to the distance between the beams

The

report of the Ordnance officers

I caused

to be communicated to the Surveyor General,

be a wa

that it might be a Officers of the Cot

vigilance

warning

to the Land

Colony to use more care and

the works entrusted to them, and

I added that a second instance of the kind

would meet with very severe notice. The

reply was received from

enclosed reply

Cleverly

Mr.

I report the above circumstances

in explanation of the charge of £.63 which I have been obliged to allow on account of indispensable repairs to the Bridge -

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respects, Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

12.

Humble Servant, O

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Mr. Hawes.

I presume that this should be sent to the Treasury to the expenditure putti: repairs of the Bridge

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28%

July

1847.

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The Earl

Sir Jh Davis .

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Received

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£65 in repairing the

Reporting, expenditure

Perang

Board of Survey

enclosing, Proceedings of a

to examine

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I have to acknowledge the

reccesph of your Despitel 185-

of the 20 July reporting the

expenditure of £65-in

repering & Wooden Buaje the Wongneichung,

over the

Valley in Hong Hong, and

sender the Cercavinslewess stated

by you

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Convey

to you

my approval of the expense

which you

have authorized

on this accousch,

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Proceedings of a Dourd of Officers

the 16th June, 1847, 1

assembled on

of Lieutenant-Colonel Phillpotts, Commanding Royal Engineer,

order

dated 13th

June 1847, to examine and report upon

the Bridge over the stream

the state of the Bridge

in the Wengnen. chong Valley.

President.

Captain &. M. Durnford, Royal Enginers

Members.

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Click of Works, Genge Ollis Royal Engineer Which of Works, W. Burgoyne Department-

The Board having

having met at

Wooden Pridge

the

over the stream in the

Wong nei chung tally, in pursuance of the order above quoted, a letter from the Assistant Military Secretary, to Sieut: Colonel Phillpot,

enclosing me N. 171 dated 14. June 1847, Lieutenant-ledonel Thillpotts .

fc,

Je,

&c,

from the Colonial Secretary, was laid before the Board. Copies of these letters are attached to these proceedings.

Referring Colonial Secretary, His Excellency the

to the letter from the

Governor wishes the Board to survey and

report upon

the

Cause

of the early decay of a Bridge only erected last year.

Mr Pope of the Surveyor General's was in attendance upon the Board, for the purpose of affording any information that he could give,

The Board had

Office

removed

one

I the planks

from the platform of the Bridge, and found on inspection that the dry rot

had

commenced

on the planking; this was

evident-

ory

as well as

the girders

• particularly the under-side of

inspecting

the platform, where the usual fungus accompanying dry rot had commenced on the planking generally .

and on the

upper

ал

the

or lower

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203

edge of the girders, according

sappy edge of the timber has been

this edge being

turned up or down ;

the

Commenced.

one where the rot has invariably However the board are of opinion that no

immediate danger is to be apprehended

Cause as

from this but the planking is not in a (from its thin seanthing and partial decay)

regards the girders,

is not in a safe state

and

requires

immediate attention.

The Board having taken into their consideration the construction of the platform, found the bearing between the girders to be 2 feet 11 inches in the clear, and the planking above them about 2 inches thick, which they are of opinion slight for such a purpose, particularly with such wide intervals between the

was much too

bearers. Added to this, the planking is Mhina fir

in m

and

full of knots, which

stretch acre

Cases stretch many

across

the

}

whole width of the plank, and have been

the

Cause

of planks breaking from the

extreme shortness of the grain. With regard for our report in the letter of the Colonial Secretary,

and to the point submitted

we are of opinion that

the failure of this Bridge is entirely - owing to the inefficient nature of the planking, and not to the decay which

has partially

Members

Commenced.

(Signed). Rodw W. Durnford,

Capt. Ray King ", Presistent .

(Signed) George Ollis, Clark of Works,

W long Dept.

(Signed). W. Burgogne, Clark of Works

I fully

Royal Kings Dept.

concur in the

above Report,

future no sap

and I recommend that in

be left

in the timber used for Bridges,

and that all the wood, work be well-

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210

covered with Coal. tur to save it from injury

the weather, se.

(Signed) George Phillpotts, R. Congr.

R. Cong & Coffice. Victoria, 16th June, 1847.

(Free Copy)

Mavi

St bd lo3 R.

Colonial Secretary..

(Copy). No 28

Siv

211

Surveyor General's Office, Victoria, 22th June, 1887

I have the honor to acknowledge.

receipt of your letter Nr. 189. together with the enclosures and Peport oft

Board of Survey upon the wooden

in the Wongmichung Valley,

Bridge

ridge in

and which are

are herewith returned.

the

I must express my regret that the planking of the Bridge has not been so serviceable as I had hoped, and when placed in the work the knots did not.

appear sufficient to cause me to reject - the timber altogether, although many

pieces

were

ted, some in Co.

rejected,

onsequenc

се

of the great quantity of sap-wood therein, and others from it's knotty and ingular

Honorable Major Caine,

Colonial Secretary.

grain. Every possible the selection of the

care was

taken in

of the main timbers (some :

which show symptoms of decay, growth of fungus upon

the B

and at the time the

there

was

the

Bridge

or have

Sap wood),

was

built,

a very great scarcity of timber

in the place,

nor could it be procurable in the vicinity at any price, I had therefore no alternative, as the Bridge had to be rebuilt immediately, but to choose the best, but which, as I before stated, I thought quite sound and

very suitable for the work. The seantling of the platform I was slighter

was also

aware was

ter than is usual

for the bearing, but I considered it better

best

to use the description of China fir, (which we could not " procure in thicker planks at the period), than the Chinese hard- wood I could procure here, some seen placed in buildings apparently perfectly sound, and in a very

I had

of which

and

short time it

was

212

completely rotten through In illustration of this I

and through . Ir illustration

lake the liberty of mentioning the work that was found necessary at Mess. Lindsay's

house, where almost all the timber has

been obliged to be

renewed, and the

ren

building is not three It is

timbers

years

old.

opinion that the

main

are at present quite sound and the heart perfectly seasoned, and it is

the exterior sap..

only upon

decay

are

wood which

symptoms of

might be removed, that

apparent. I trust that His Excellency the Governor will be pleased to consider the statements as sufficiently explanatory of the causes which led to the employment of this wood, and I hope His Exceltney

will be

and

assured

that the utmost, Care

ilance will in future be used to

vigilance

execute all works entrusted to my

Care

manner, and which it

in the most perfect

been my steedy

has

ever been

and wish to do.

I have, &c, fc,

( Signed), Wha St. Geo Cleverly,

Surveyor General.

(True Copy)

Marine

Colonial Secretary.

786

· Miscellaneous .

Nr. 2.

My Lord,

404

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213

Victoria, Hongkong,

29th July, 1847

I have the honor to enclose

Report from the Superintendent of Police concerning the damages sustained

by the

small craft in the neighbourhood of this town

during

a severe

violence of what

- gate ( which partook of the

are called Typhoons) on the 20th Instant _ No large vessels appear to

have suffered any material damage.

Annered is a further letter from

Superintendent of Police, reporting the wreck

gun boat, which in

of the late small Chinese yun my Despatch N. 4/4 of 5th Instant, I

announced as

the

having been transferred to the Police Department. It will not be necessary

The Right Honorable,

Earl Grey,

The Earl

te,

to supply the place of this boat, as there are already sufficient for the use of the "Water Police: I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant;

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214

Six

215

Police Department,

21th July, 1847.

IC RECORD

I have the honor to report that the

as can be ascertained, a

following is as far as

summary of the vesels wrecked and damage done during the gale of yesterday.

A schooner, property of Mr. Bush,

American Consul, on shore at West Point

totally wrecked.

A cargo-boat, same owner,

wrecked, with fifty bags of sugar.

totally

A schooner, property of Mr Mr. Seyney,

wrecked at Pedder's

wharf.

A lorcha, property of Mr. Franklyn;

broken up in rear

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of the new Bank.

A schooner, property of Mr Olding,

totally wrecked at West:

near

Point.

A Commissariat boat driven on shore

Harbour Master's boat-house and broken upe

29th July, Victoria, Hongkong,

The Earl

Sir J.

1847.

7. Davis

No86.

Gray-

2 Inclosures.

Received

the

Reporting loss of Government Gun boat

and other

Small Vessels,

in the Storm of

201

& July

I do not pessive that any proceeding

are consequent apor

this report of the diverters arestry from the Typhoon".

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A schooner, the property of Mr. Delmas, on shore at Circular Buildings,

West, greatly damaged.

A schooner, the property of Mr

Suagar, totally wrecked on the beach westward I lorcha, the property of Mr Jenkins,

broken up at the same place.

10.

A large cutter, the property of Mr

Framjee, on shore eastward

Also several lorchas, pleasure boats, te, totally wrecked, the property of Europeans, and about thirty belonging to Chinese, completely

wrecked. Several Chinese boats

were

capsized

and it is

feared

that

many

have been drowned,

but at present it has been impracticable to

ascertain the particulars.

In addition to much trifling damage

shore, the following has been observed.

A pier or jetty

jetty in rear

Pard's house carried away.

A house

of Mr.

the water-side near

West

Market blown down.

A wall and out-house in rear

Chinam's

Hong,

blown down.

216

And several wooden houses in rear

of the East, Central, and West Markets, also the Lower Bazaar, blown down! I have, te,

(Signed). Charles May,

Superintendent of Police

Examined.

(Signed) C. B. Hillier,

Off & Chief Magistrate

(Smalopy)

Mame Plonial Secretary

to 86, of 1847.

Incloure No / in Desp:

(Copy)

Report by the fuperintendent

of Police

the

to the extent of

damage

caused by the storme of

in the Harbour of Victoria,

to small vessels

20th

July.

the

21th July, 1847.

Police Department,

21th July, 1857

217

Sex

I have the honor to

report

that at

two o'clock yesterday afternoon,

on Police duty,

proceeding

I was

sic Indians

with sis

and two Europeans of the Water Police, and finding the wind suddenly increase, I put back to the Gun-boat and had a third anchor taken out, the sails lowered, and all made as

close as possible. The Police had three,

e Junks in charge,

and to each more cable was 8 given.

By this time, about 3 o'clock, the wind had

increated to a

gale,

and I would have ordered the Gun-boat to be taken to the opposite shore, but was assured that before she could make headway, the current would drive her ashore. I therefore directed that if the anchors did

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not hold, the largest of the junks in custody

should be set adrift

and her cables secured to

the Gun - boat . About half past three one of

went ashore in consequence

the junks in charge went ashore

of both cables heaking,

and the others drifted

so much that it was impossible to

intention into effect.

seven one

carry

About half past

of the Gun-boat's cables parted, and

I ordered the masts to be cut away, but before

that could be accomplished, the two

remaining of

I in rear

cables broke, and she came ashore, Mr. Burd's houses, Queen's Road, and

broke up.

The other junks in charge drifted on shore under West Point and have not

broken up.

The large gun and most of the stores have been recovered from the Gun-boat,

and Constables

the remainder.

are

engaged searching for

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I have, te,

(Signed). C. May,

Superintendent

218.

The two small Police Boats came ashore

with the Gun-boat,

up.

Gun-boat, and are broken u

Ersamined

(Signed). C. B. Hillier

Off & Ccrief Magistrate:

(True Copy).

Blacin Colonial Secretary

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No 86, of 1847.

Malosure No. 2 in Desp:

yin

187 Ersecutive.

Apie Gng.

OCT22 1847

My Lord,

& Executive Council to

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Victoria, Hongkong,

9th August, 1847

As it has appeared necessary

suspend

to the

Mr. William

Tarrant, a Clerk under the Land. Office,

Draft wit 1911

pending the pleasure of Her Majesty. I deem it right to forward Government;

Lease of that person in detail

the

---

On the 3rd ultimo, the enclosed letter

was received from Mr Parrant, implying charges of a

serious nature against two Chinese Government employ, and in an indirect

and intermediate manner

cov

conveying imputations

against the Colonial Secretary, though with the avowal of complete disbelief

Ilost

in the latter.

the

no time in directing

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

of Police reporting

Letter from the Superintendanc

wreck

the gale of the 20th July.

the Colonial Gun-boat- in

21th July, 1847.

40,

Acting Attorney General to institute an

in th

- investigation the nature of a grand jury inquest, with a view to a criminal information being filed against the parties, should that Officer consider that the evidence called upon him to do so.

This invectigation or inquest accordingly took place on the 6th July before Mr Campbell, assisted by the Acting Chief Magistrate and the Chinese Interpreter to the Court, and I have now the honor to forward the same in extenso. From the Attorney General's report upon the same ( also appended) Your Lordship will perceive that he considered the charges

groundless,

ndless, and

and that the money received by

the two Chinese was strictly their due, as part of the Market in question, proved by

owners

the written instruments which they produced; and the only

crime

Jone

of one of the Chinese accused

appeared to be the circumstance of his being

creditor to a considerable amount due to him from his accuser.

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220

I will here add that the Chinese are :

born and bred in the universal belief of official

venality and corruption, from the undisguised habits of their native magistrates, who avowedly

only a nominal pay from Government,

receive

and make up the bulk themselves. So indelible this habitual conviction, that many of them

will never

1 this bolony

believe that the fines

imposed by our Magistrates, under the Police and

other Ordinances, are not

own.

4 for those Magistrates

wn benefit ; whereas in this Colony there is not

in existence that is not paid into

even a

a fee Her Majesty's Treasury. Your Lordship will perceive from the enclosed evidence, that the four hundred dollars, monthly paid in tothe Treasurer on account of the Central Market, was supposed to be for myself, probably because it was the largest.

The Acting Attorney General, according

to the tenor of his enclosed report, did not deem himself justified professimally in filing a

criminal information on the evidence adduced against the two Chinese, and a meeting of the Executive Council taking place on the 13th July considered the evidence, with his report, and came to the same conclusion, according to the annered Minute. Mr. W. Tarrant was on that occasion

summoned

before the Council and centured for

bringing forward at that late date charges founded

hearsay rumours,

which, by his own--

testimony, he had as full a knowledge eight or

nine months

ago

ου

as at present, and might have brought the parties to trial before the Supreme

Court, at any of the Criminal Sessions in that long interim. If he believed them, he should have produced them then; if not, he should have been silent now. He, before the Council, disavowed all belief in the indirect imputations against the Colonial Secretary.

As a

question

arose

with regard to the propriety of publishing the evidence adduced in the official investigation, or inquest, of the

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Attorney General, that Officer has pince presented the enclosed objections to such as proceeding

unlawful, his part on that occasion:

of a grand jury, which is always

being that sworn to secrecy.

On professional points, I must of course leave that officer to his professional responsibility. On the 24th July,

an examination took

place in the Magistrate's Court before Mr Johnston,

as a

a Justice of the Peace,

on a

charge of conspiracy

adduced by the Colonial Secretary, against M= William Tarrant, upon evidence which led to

the latter being committed to take his trial before the Supreme Court. This evidence, which

is now

enclosed, was reported to me

by the

Attorney General, and it appeared to me that any person to committed for trial ought at least to be suspended from employment, pending Your Lordship's pleasure

"I brought the matter before the

Executive Council on the 5th. Instant, the Minutes of which

are transmitted herewith,

To Major General D'Aguilar's proposition of a middle course, by which Mr Tarrant should be deprived of employment, but receive his salary, I was obliged to object the inflexible rules of Iber Majesty's Treasury, which would

never

ver allow

me to disburse the public money to a person out of employment.

I took occasion at the same time to

deny all appeal with reference to the employment

of a Government servant (whose tenure of office

wholly during pleasure) to

any

other

~ judgement

than that of Her Majesty's Government : It

- would be impossible for me

here

were my

to hold

office

administrative acts, as to Civil

servants, in the slightest degree dependent on the Supreme Court of this belony, the past proceedings of which have so entirely

annihilated,

my confidence in it, that the

most atrocious and palpable libels against the Government have remained unprosecuted, simply because it would be a known

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impossibility to obtain a just decision in a of the kind, where the Government

cale

prosecutor

48 letter ins

his

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how it

said he jo

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what is the very

ment was

I beg to append Mr Parrants

owner cu

elpation. It is

is me

merely

objection to the evidence on which he was

committed.

In the meanwhile, Mr Power,

another blerk in the Land Office, will perform the duties vacated by Mr Tarrant, on half his salary

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Your

Most Obedient Obedient,

Humble Servant

Dans

Sent via Southampton you

act the

N. 87

8 Mélosures.#

Received

his Clerkship in the Land Mr William Tarrant from

Reporting, suspension of

Office

on a

preferred against him

charge of conspiray

the

вер

Colomal keretany

Mr Nawes

The consideratio offtec'scate must a of the enclosures.

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9th August, 1847. Je Davis.

Victoria, Hongkong,

The Earl

Grays

M. Merivale.

In the month of July

This precis is drawn lact Me Foment, a up by Mr. Brooke. You will, Clerk under the Land sel from it, and from the Documents

which accompany it, that the case

Iffice in Hong Kong, added is that of a public officer, who having a letter to Mr Cleveley, the

heard certain rumours concerning

integrity of certain other public Office to at Hong Kong delayed bringing them under the

anggor General, Haling notice of the bout for gmonths after that he had been.

"The

incmed that certain

Chinen Servants of the

Lore

they had reached him. Charges themselves having. investigation been reported to be groundless the preferver of them stands committed for Trial for local, conspiring against the character of the Colanical Secretary whom he had traduced. Pending the Trial

the Trial coming fine.

comingtime beren in on, the Sovernor has anspended habit of colorting money

the Accuser, on the

ground.

he / the Soverner) has no confidence

Fort had for

The

the falk

in the decisions of the Supreme from them countrymen under Count (with the presiding Judge

which

which he is upon any te

que lence

particularly

thing but amisable town's relations) alludedy

-the

effect of which is, to

deprive

the a

to the case-

enspended person of the Salary. 2. Chinese named Afore, his office. Against this

proceeding the officer remonstrates, Oberker of the Yout Central

and as

It appears to me with

justice; for whatever may have Market who represented to have

been the

grounds, and they

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are not

- on which paying

the sum

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to my mind satisfactory - he refrained for as long a period from per month to Major- mentioning

the rumours he had

Caines

heard affecting the reputation of a Compraglore - this sum

puble Servant it is scaredy consonant

with our notions of equity

being

the distrive to man of the cutanation beguile bang them punch by

this country astucation before bassing paid

Afron

the Law shall have declared him quilty

of the offences imputed to him.

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15 Nov. 1847.

sort of. Monier

As a for

in order to Main the

goodwill

drill and

and putection= of Major Caine, the Colonial.

Seentury, in matters

connected with the rentat - f the market which was Gove property at

aking these assertions

Farrant.

avored

his

Mr. Lanent moved entire blief that such practices were comed

On his

without the trumledge of Mejor Caine, and

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Hateel that he only

mich

in onder

bringing this matter

notice

Refere the public nar, to

put a stop to much

discreditable acts on

part of the Chinese

the

Sement of the Gort. In

consegueme of

this

communication, Sir 1. Dans

on baba y

jimmediately directed.

ave

)

innestigation to le 224 made by the Attorney Geul, into, after a full

enging

into the whole

case did not feel himself justified filing

an accusatinis

against the Chinese ffries, and thus indrictly implicating

Major Caine. In his

report on the

Cate

(Incloung 2203. Iph 807)

Attorney General's opinion,

Alloway

the states

that the charger this brought inducetty against. the Col. Jery

Are

utterty

severe

groundless, the serial Jums paid by the Chinese renters of the to the above mentioned officers macht, which sums

mere

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supposed to into Majin Caine's pocket).

being found to be clearly their dure, the

the

Officers being in fort pont proprietors of the

market in question, atth's the lease then of had only been registered.

in the name of me person; The Attone Geul concludes his

report by expressing

Zir

Farrant

that

Im Fement conduct

in to ancerting these felt reports, which,

according to his own Confession, he had been acquainted for 8 or 9 months (during which time he had hept a perfect silence) hal Under him title to

a charge of acting

прот

upon self interested

motives, and thereby

225

unworthy of holding

under Other Yout Targant I was therefre

Thie

summmed Fifre the

Sxxcc : council and

semely consined for bringing formand unfrumbest charger, whef hand

thenry, be true,

bene

де

believed

it was his duty to have brought befre the wtice of the Gut at the time he first fecame acquaiitect

with them.

Nappears

that

Jeffers for 203 days

sutagunit, to this enguing,

1. the Chemise

Roan, one

Tarrant

Offices accusech by Mr.

of catating

The use

Mmey for the

The Col. Sea), called apon Majin Caine different times to

Caine at

፡

wheat his protection In consequence of M Fonant having threatenit to bring him into trouble" for not having given this exileme. in much

Manne

as to mculpate Major

Caine. In consequence of these repentest applications, Major Caine hought

indictment on a

charge of cour piracy against Joypant. The case now tried before the Chief Magistrate, the chayer being porcel

Jalpant aganist Mom Foment, he

Late and

and

has committed to the

his trick at the nest

Sessions

on.

charge of

Conspiracy at Major

(Cd: Jew)!).

In consequence of this

Cammen

decision

the boor 226

brought the matter

Wipe the Desc: Comil,

Stating his opinion

that

the contrivance of Ber

a Gost officer in

his

employment under sute tires amild he reflection upon

Hurt Massene Aguiler

saprotect that Mr Farranty should be

حمة

suspended from his but receive

office

his

Talony, to this the Gor

opposed the ribs of Why Treasing in which it was stritty laid down that no

officin

unemployed should receive his full Salung

nor theupe.

Tarpant

Suspended from his office pending the

of the Gurt.

вание

294

Augur

marted Sparate the for

transmits a long letter

Tarrant

わ fr Mer in

exculptation of himself -_ The chief pants which

he adduces in his defence,

Arc

his previous sencer

entitling him to

во Елг

credence - his obs with in to long delaging bringing found. There matters being to arral- unnecessarily mealpeting the offices of Was Gortz

He states that until

tid

he is found guilty de

right to be

Las

considered murient

therefore right the

in neipt of his Jalony; Innever complains of

being perfectly una exanted

Ита

227

with the fact adduced in endence against him that he has applied to the Attome

Geul for copies of mily

Oring requel

enclence, but has been

refused -

с 2

Aume

o this appeal the

new

Gom states that.. Should the result of

The micstigation

ген

pur

famable B & ant the suspension pro Compri- of his Salary with not

e trine of any Inconvenience, he having acquired considen ble property in the Colony, and instell with all areas will

low

on his

Course

ase be duly paid

acquittal t th to

regard

the non-production of

the indence equit Tarrant the Attomey Yeul has stateste his

byeitems in Suc: Respeth 197 wherein he Abrenes that

acting

as he dies mo

in the office of Grand

Juny

Jerry for the Eilary, he

should be flying the face of the law

Were

be to make publice

the evidence brought Jefne him

hein in

cales

where his sole duty consecto in finding

true hills against the

accusedl. in moler to

асси

bring him before the

Supreme Count Прите

The chief subject therefre

trachet under the Cominderation of the See:

of States is whether

228

under the circês above mentioned in the

Gor: is right in quant

rending In Laman from his office, & there by defining him of his

slang cutit a

verdict has been

actually bought in against him.

القراء

25th Nov.

Mr. Hawes.

1705-

1933 trong trạng

1723.

223

I have made some remarks, althougle

sensible berg

of the difficulty of reviewing degal proceedings at sich a distance, and of the wm = : barrassing position in which Colonial Anchorities must be often placed in reference to the treat = - ment of Officers who have misconducted

вс

themselves: ear, God. Pavis may, in this

have brought himself, and the Governant., into some houble.

case,

2. Tarrant alleges, that, as long ago as

January 1846, he heard rumours that certain Chinese Officials rec" . "Hach mail" from the venters of the markets: and although he pro=

:fuses to make no charge against Major Caine, it certainly

looks

if he wished it to be inferred that major Cained was

implicated in the commption. Of these rumours he look no Public notice until July 3?, when he wrote a Letter on the subject to Parveyor General Cleverity. This produced

investigation. Upon the 6t

July the God. was after a long examination,

satisfied the charge against the Chinese Officials

were unfounded. The Attorney General saljoins

to his report a shing animadversion on the

conduct

W. Farrant hunivelf : particularly

in keeping silence so

Janouri

long with respect to these

On the 18th July Dr. Janant was

summoned before the Executive Council, and "cautioneel." as

as to his conduct in this particular Now the reason which Mr. Tarrant

gives for his long silence (though not easily collected from his cambling defence) is this : -

that the character of the Chinese

from which thise witnesses

come

the class

in much as is

to render it execedingly difficult to distinguish

Kuth from falsehood in their reports: that no

reliance could be placed

individual testimony :

that he therefore judged it best to wait and

:ce whether the wordence shaped itself

distinctly, instead of immediality communicating

the Eumours and thereby forewarning

I dare

the

parties charged. say

the God. was justly dissatisfied with this exense; nor does it indeed whether M. Parrant made it

appear when reprimanded. But it is only of importance to remark that it is plausible, and will no doubt be thought to have weight in W. I'

}

230

justification, of the charges brought against Mr. I himself, hereafter to be noticed, then out unfounded.

On the 27th July a charge

wed

instituted

by Major Caine against du. Parrant before the Attorney General, which ended in hd. Farranté being held to bail to take his Frial at Elie Sessions the not very intelligible charge of "Conspiracy against the character " of Major Caine. Conspiracy by one Law is a crime committed by several in concert, and hd. Farrant (as he himself observes) was ordered to be indicted

alone.

The

charge by whatever name called

Juvant

appears in substance to be this: that the,

Endearmured, unsuccesfully, to nicite Rovan,

a Chinese, to bring

an action accusation of

corruption against hd. Caine. Now this resto

wholly

the Evidence

Avvan himself.

parhile

Evidence besides,

There is not a

is :

although much hissay to retailed ; and the

other Chinese, lefoon, from whom it was Endenooured to slicit another charge, distinctly and expressly exculpatio ded. Ferrant.

There

is, indeed, a separate charge in the form of

sort of petition, appended to the proceedings,

but no Evidence deems to have been taken on

The Grd. sago, that hd. Farrant's defences

consists merely of

"objection to the svidence",

But, when looked at, it appears that did. I's

sago

defence in that "all that Rosan "false", which is, in other words, denging

charge.

no doubt the Attorney General.

the

was not

only authorized, but might think himself

required, to direct further proceedings, though the widence

Rooan alone. But it seems

sery miprobable that

blained

any

conviction could be

assuredly not of "conspiracy".

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However on the 5th August the proceedings took place in the Council which ended in d.

are

fully detailed

Tarrant's suspension, and which was

in Ed. Brooke's Pregis.

It will be seen that the God. aecognizes

Ind. Farrants right to a refagment of all the

Salary

hi arrear

if the Gorint at home should

But it seems

disallow his enspension But

The

Gromit will be obliged to dis allow his inspension

if he sh? be acquitted. For the God. has inspended

hii

expressly

231

on the ground of the charge fonding

against him. He might, perhaps, have despended

him for the concealment

The

Enmours: br.

bret

for that offence he contented himself with referim and at the time: although afterwards,

he endeavours to bring it in as an additional reason for the duspension. How there seems

Every probability that Mr. Darrant has been by this time, acquitted: dust,

there be a

foundation for that accusation against the Supreme Court of

any

dis affection to the God., which

the God. appears to have made publicly against

Council = Secondly,

in his

it in

the want

account

widence to support a charge

of "conspiracy" . Thirdly, on account unsatisfactory

on which

ang

character

before the Session,

were discovered.

of the only widence charge is supported : unless, more and better tishmong

If so, the Treasury will have been

charged with the pay of

an extra Officer to discharge

Mr. Tarrant's duties during his suspension, as

well as

ht. Gr

own

hag

which must be

made up to him ; and Government

the Colony

will certainly

love son credit

га

P. Janant's re-instatement. The general question seems to be, ought Goot Officers to be suspended, and others appointed in their places pending undetermined criminal charges

or is this to be left to the

against them,

discretion of God! in Each case.

I have

only

to add that the reasons

given by the Attorney General for not allowing W. Farrant to see the widence against him seem sufficient.

Since I made this minuts,

Sis ) . bavi's states in austher dispatch (1881 Hory Kory) that mine ho davant= suspension he has prund that this place can be suppused. It says nothing othe

mull of the hial, which fortalte had est taken place.

hor 25 Scupper

device to a boult of the time

B.M.

et win und

thi

& the defulche

тари

to upen

atten frd.

cay

Recon in

any

thai

to have been

mey

injudimaly

Computer

which worked affere

232

It is chem the result of the trial mast

W Furrant having

be waited for.

been acc=

red of conduct which if proved upmit him We have made him unworthy of the confidence of the Gout & the case

x_ the care to against him bac been considded by the magistrate is strong warrant his being held to bail, I dont think the

Eoor

one to blame in surfending him until the

it was the only

ля trial W

come

зылать

suppped according to the regulatus of the Coll

ный

how

way mymis.

service of prevents a person being continued in confidential employed who might be totally. newriting of being to trusted. the be this inflicted quitted he wt be restored & me a

ut the

anal

NJ Jurrant since if ne= matter of course

What was

of Jutury due to him

to me really objectionable in this proceding is that Id 7. affence to have been held to bail on a W7. chage not framera ording to law, so that his

cquittal ut probably follow as a

под

mutter of news.

Wty. __ When this howwn the isme of the hidhesh

throw come

wait for it.

light - wait

G.24

Copy.

Sir,

you,

233

Sound office, 30d July, 1847-

Ideem it my duty to infome

that Reports have been

have been current

some time

some

lime past; that Irvants of the Elovemment habit of extorting money from

current for chinese.

are in

their

the

Countrymen on false pretences ; in fact

be said that these practices

may

the

topic of

are

commen conversation, coupled

with insinuations that they are known

-inked at by those whose duty it

and wir

is to check them ; In particular Sbeg

to draw attention to the allegations

your

of Wei. Afoon, Overseer of the Govern o

Central Market, who stated

Erg

1 yesterday in

that monthly he pays

же

your presence that Chas : St Geo Cleverly, Esqft,

Surveyor General,

Acting Colonial Beasurer .

the

Sum of One Hundred Dollars to the Meuble : Majer Caine's Compradore,

also stated that Chawh Avan,

Treasury Compradore, acted

over

your

between

0.3

go.

r him various

in the matter, holding threats, batterly insinuating that endless he agreed to pay at one time the stum

of Seven Hundred Dollars out

movies

Receive

of us

which Afoon will have to

orr

completion of his contract at

Aberdeen, that the Harble: Major Caine would enforce the payment of a fine for

completion to time-

ligether with

non

other threats, doubtless equally as bace and without the shadow of a foundation

I trust therefore that

Haible:

will lay this better before the Häitle

the Colonial Secretary for

strict

investigation of the circumstances;

feeling convinced that the character

nd of the

of that Gentleman and Service generally,

is mor

laying

234

public

under

imputations which it is highly necessary

should be dispersed without delay

I have, 40,

(Signed) W. Jawant.

(AmeCopy)

Mais

Colonial Secretary

235

Tuesday, 6th July, 1847%

Before the Honble : Charles Motley Campbell, Egre, Acting Attorney General, assisted by C. B. Hillier, Cage, Acting Chief Magistrate of Blice, and D. R. Caldwell, &qt= Chinese Interpreter.

O. Exqpe,

Wei - Afoo : Swom, states - A am administrator of the Estate of my Brother Wei Aqui, and as such have charge of the Outral Market . There three proprictors to the Market- Wei. Aqui, Churn Shing .

were

one

hing, and

My self- No has any interest in the market but persons I have mentioned. I collect the Eents, Salso pay to the Government

the

the market denti

Spay

L. Een leen

One hundred Dollare a month, and

have to

pay

hime the soun

same

murthly

his attention to alleged charges the Surveyor General drawing Letter from Mr. Tarrant to

of extortion

two

"Chinese in the employ of against

Government.

No. 87, of 1867.

helonore No 1 in Desp:

зна

July, 1847

and at the end of each

each year 600 Dollars.

more as

long

the lease of the market

continues. Since the death of Aqui -

( 18th day, 10th Month, 26th Year) Shave. paid 300 Dollars; previous

there

was

to his death,

Sum of 1,300 Dollare due

by Aqui to So-Con. teen, for which

Jenn

him

less 210 Dollare which I have already paid, I have given written security payable

in two

so yeare. Major

Le. Cen teen is the Houble: Maß

Caine's Compradore. I know him also by the

know that

rame

of So-Yum - Suey -

brother owed So-Con ben

1,300 Dollare above mentioned, and that

the san

same

had not been paid before

his death. I pay

him at the

same

5 Rute because Brother did so...

once

my Refered to pay

pay this

and

money,

Lo - Cen- teen said he would complain

to his master. The only person

236

spoke to about the payment of this

money

is Mr. Tarrant, who adored

me not to pay it if I thought it to do se.. I only paid it

wvas

wrong

because

brother did so, and

I thought I would get into

trouble if I did not . - Some

e friends. this advised me not to pay money.

Some said it was

for Major Caine's

benefit . Some said that the Comprador

made use

extort the

of Major

money.

Caine's name to

ovre

I know atai, chun. thing

thing

he, Lo-ben-teen and had shares with Aqui

market,

the

in th

also Chun Shing and

myself in the following proportions.

The Market

was

originally.

originally divided into 13 shares - fivere the joint ~~

self and

property of myself

Aqui, 3 of Chan shing,

Brother

and the

other I were made into 4 shares

of which Aqui, Mai, Lo-- Cen-been, and Chum. Ahing, each had one. In order to complete the building of the Market Aqui and myself

borrow ved

money. $ 2.800 from Alai the $800 Alai procured from friend of the

че

same Surname

hinsself .. This sum has since been paid back to Atai with

money

which I procured from

Treasury Comprador...

$900 - Oan, Frease

He lent me

altogether 3,200 Dollars,

of which 2,200 he got from a friend of his named Le. Revong chaing. I also borrowed 2,800 Dollars fro

Ing. Wing. H

Wing Re to complete the building of .

the market - I have not yet.

settled with Wing. Re - Other

of money

were borrowed to

the market

sums

complete

there

are

many of them. 237 The

to do with. The only

subdivision of the shares by Aqui,

کو

I had nothing to do with. threat So. Een been made use

was,

if I did not pay him, he would

to his master . And having complain li

some

lain

e Government contracts to perform I was afraid of getting inte tonoble. I don't know truly whether the

paid to Major fame.-

zvao

money Se. Een-teen

never

money

шого

for

told that this

the us

exe

Caine; but told me

of Major

that as

Wright... A

Brother paid it, he must have known it was all right... continued to pay

Keep

ove

this

money

in good terms with Lo-Cen-lan thing into trouble,

for fear of getting

Chinamen have entertained no partic

other parties. I

are,

myself-

4 from cannot recollect who they

many fears .. I us particular fear for On the 2nd or 3uffuly

I do not Recollect which

day,

✓

went up to the Land office to report

the death

of one of

the Overseers, when

Mr. Cleverly called me in, and told

me,

much money

why do you pay a month to people ? It is

squeeze.

Don't do so

any

only

move, and

what they will do with

see w

to you.

me in

Mr. Tarrant accompanied to Mr. Cleverly's presence when he

called me.

I had some conversation with Mr. Tarrant before. Mr. Cleverly

called me in - It was- Mr. Tarrant said he had told McCleverly about my paying money, and that Mr. Cleverly would call and ask me

this

about it. About 8 or 10 days signed a document at Mt Guty laffe

office

relative to some

come m

money

owed Isov-0an.. It was

art

که

assignment of the gross proceeds of

the market to Avan as a

the

238

security for

money Sewer him- and after.

paying the ground tent and the

money aving,

:nterest of the m surplus, if any,

was

the

go to the

to go

payment of the principal sum

due to Avan. This

agreement

Gutzlaff

was in English, and Mr. Gutry interpreted it to myself, Aran, Kwong - Chair

and Achuen; and we

all signed it .. I don't know who drew it up. I found it in Mr... Gutzlaff's Office .. This document is

either with Mr. Tarrant or Mr.

Gutzlaff. I did not pay any fee

upon it (80) I don't know whether

(4) Note. Mr Tarrant being in the Room,

the Witness here interrupted the

and said:-

" That it was to be paid, for after "Registered".

it was

(Signed) Chas: Molloy (ampbell.

any of the others paid any thing.

(Signed) Wei. Aso [in Chinese)

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before me,

(Signed) Chas Molloy Campbell.

So-Een-teen, Sworn, states ;-

Sam Co

Compradore to the Honorable Major Caine . Sam interested in

the central market - I became so

211th

interected on the 24

25th

day of th month

4 Year - I produce a Chinese

document

was

litle (B), The

substance of which is that the market taken in the name of Aqui alone, although there

ivere

three others besides him interested

in it. Their

Rum-chaing

r names are,

Chun

cong, i.&. Chum thing Lo-Men-teen, i. e. Lo-ben teen, and

Toong - Chen - Co, i. e. Mai -- The only

.- I receive from

from the market

money

is my share of the profits - Sometime

it amounts to a

239

hundred Dollare, in

sometimes 50, and sometimes less,

according to the Returns .. My share

amounts to ove

teuth. the

money

always sent to me. I have never acked. Afor for any money.

given

to me

i ne

money

any. My Regularly every

Reg

has be

Eve

ever

not pard

is not mouth. All the

I have received has been from

Atai . I do not exactly know the

amount . It may be about 200 Dollars.

Atai

can tell the amount. There are still 750 Dollars due to me. I have

never received

regular account of the profits of the market . I was induced by atai to enter into this affair. I know nothing of Afor in this busings, Sonly look to alar . I never threatened Afor at any

time.

Teen

(Signed) So Ben Fion [in Minese]

sroom, taken and acknowledged before

arte.

(Signed) Chat Holley Campbell.

•

10.

سم

Feeny

Soeng. Chew. Or, alias

Oc. alias Joong

Young - Ache,

commonly called Atai, Sworn,

(Document B being produced to him,

he acknowledges lis

Signature therels)

states :- I sold one

I sold one of the shams

nentioned in that . Document for

750.

Dollars to So-Een-teen. - Aqui

knew of this

as one

as be

vas

2 party to the

and 8 months

Document .. Ireceived the Rents of the market for Iyear

of the proprietors . Quring part of that time Aqui paid the ground

and Rent to Government out of the receipts of the market - The

Balance was handed to

handed to me and

divided. Since Aquis death I have

paid the

and

dent to Government -

lovemmen

e ground The last payment I made $600. I do not recollect the exact

time. Since that I have had

nothing to do with the market.

I have got clear of the concern."

240

18.

received 750 Dollars from Lo. Een teen

for a

say,

share in the market; that in

one

of the ten shares into

which the market was divided. I

gave

receipt, but he had

ove

counterpart of the agreement which

itself a receipt .

is in its

Ilent aqui

altogether 2,800 Gollare, independent of the 10 Shares in the market . 800- Dollars I borrowed from a friend ne

in Amroy, who still holds.

now

acknowledgement for the amount -- (Produces a Document marked C, ___

which proports

rports to be

to be an

of the entire

assignment-

management of the market to himself, also, another ~ document marked. I parrporting to be

Receipt from Afoon for the sum of 2,250 Dollare paid at different times. Shave not paid Lo-con- ben his

Een

12.

750 Dollars. when I get it from Afco I shall do so. During the time I had the management of the market, I paid

aid to Lo - Een teen about off 200 on account - of his share of the profile. So-Con tien asked me for money of Having received any from Afoo, and defences him to Afoo, he said he looked to

for payment.

(Signed) Bong. Cheur.

told him that I had not

arr

cheu-00

00 [in Chinese]

Sworn, taken and acknowledged

I acknowledged before me (degued) Chas Molley Compbell. Isoo . Acan, Sworn states : - I Treasury Compradore. I never any money to Aquis, but Spard for a share in the market - I paid. it to Aqui at two different times,-

dagain $ 1150... I

lent

once $300 and

have a Receipt for the amount - from Aqui . I have it not with

me now :. it is at home.. Produ?41 exhibit B purporting to be an acknowledgement for $ 750 for share the market, and,

and given a lease of the

13.

in lieu of the share tish market for 15 months, this acknowledgement is signed by liqui f

I still receive the Zent inder the

last mentioned

agreement of the fish market - On the 28th June

last. Wei - Afoo. assigned

ned to me an

Je. Sewing. Chaing the Central

trust for the

market in trust.

ou.

the payment

the

of the Crown Rents,- to secure Rents of 9 shops the Queen's Road to Ing. Wing. Se, to pay to Wei - Afoon

the Sum of One hundred

Dollars monthly, to pay to Se huning

chaong interest upon 7.2.400 al 44

ber bent per mouth, to

per

myself

interest upon $ 1000 at the came $1,000

14.

rate, to pay all necessary contingencies and disbursements, and lastly to apply the surplus to pay the principal

Summs of $2.400, and $ 1,000, advanced

by myself and Se Siving. Chaong.

The Memorial was drawn

up by

Mr. Farrant - I paid nothing

1 Gutzlaff for the document. - I receive Rent for

the fish market the fishermen themselves. I think

· from

that Le-Een-teen has still a shave

in the market. He had

I had one-

It was not an

one

when

"empty

"share" ("") - He paid for it $750

to Atai. I have not heard that

my specific

sun is

is paid to any

Government Servant or

Servants

their

Compradores.

(Signed / 3400-Acan [in Chinese ]

me.

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before

(Signed) Chas: Molloy Campbell.

() "Empty share means an

"share" means an honorary

honorary share.

.....

15.

William Farrant, Sworn, state :=

The letter

is in n

now produced, dated 30

own

hand writing.

July,

I heard

from Afore in January last that

Chinese servants of Governmited

some C

were in the habit of extorting money

Countrymen under false

from their pretences. He came

about nine o'clock

in the month

to my

one mo

house

morning

of January last.

This was about the time that alai

applied to legister an assignment from Aqui to himself. Moon then

stated to me, that he had Reason

to believe that this

wew a

and his Reasons

a fraudulent assignment, and that the signature of Aqui was forged; for thinking. evidence to prove

•

ged; and

were

that he had

that Aqui prove that

war

not out of the house at the time the assignment

was executed, and

}

16.

that he wa

was

not in his

Jewele

That the reason why Mai wanted

the market

was because Aqui

got the Market through the a influence of Major Caine ; and that if Alai got it, Major Caine could do as he liked with it. He further stated that, when Aque got the Market, he entered into-

or a

agreement to

6 pay

hundred and

month to Major

hundred fifty dollare a

Cajor Caine. That the

agreement

was made with.

Major faine. He added that he had

seen these hundred Dollare paid.. to Major Caine's Compradore. He said that being a partner in the market, he distrusted the fact of the money being paid to Major faine; and to make sure

he accompanied his Brother Aqui

w the

and saw

17.

243

the money paid to Major

Caine's Compradore .. I heard from

Mr. M. Swyney that Afoon had told

him the

same as

he had stated to

I heard from Mr. Parker that

was i

in the

the

- from the

money

a person of influence habit of receiving money from market . _ I heard from Mr Goddard that Major Caine

Caine received from the market people.. Scan trace the whole of this to Afoon - Mr. Shelley's gardiner, Garner,

that Mr Shelley had told him

that Major

Caine

told

was in the habit

of receiving money from the Market. I never told this to Major laine or to any

else... The only person I mentioned it to was Mafleverly,

one

about a week

ago.

A Memorial

not yet registered for Marine

Sot

N. 38 being produced ( E ) Witness_

$18.

states :- I drew up the document by instructions of the parties -Wei Afoon

and Is00. Acan. I did not see

Se-Koor

e-chaong.. He cannot speak English.. The Memorial was made.

out first.

me:

the translation

annexed is made by Mr. Gutzlaffe-

ter comparing the came

who after comparing

with an

original deed made out by one of the parties Boontoan, signed the same . The original assignment made by Boo - Avan is in Chinese, and is deposited in Mr Gutzlaff's office.. There was assignment drawn out in the English language.

I do not under.

-stand the Chinese characters.

Witness further statée : - About 3

month

ago, Jam-Atsoi

the

}

244

Caine

53021

conversation which I had with

him, admitted that.

Major

19.

had instructed him to ack & 500.

from Fam - Alioi to purchase Major

Caine's influence to procure him

month for five

the market @#$50 a month

I went in to Major Caine

Years.

to ask for

arr

Alexis answer to Jam Atrois

wurde letter, but I did not tell this.

conversation to Major Caine. Major

Caine gave me for

avaever-

that he

had instructed Tooo-Acan to ack

Fam. Alsoi for how long he wanted

the market, and what Eent be~

would offer -

I did not say

I say any

thing of the conversation I had with 1300. Acan to Major

8 or 9 months

ago.

Caine. About

Sheard. Chean,

Noan, General D'Aquilar's Confiradore,

that Song Aching had paid

occasion

of in

say

to Major

Caine 400 Gollare

Sam. Atevi applying to erect a

market, L200 - Avan,

new m

in a

20.

21.

245

debt due by the Estate of his Brother Tong-Frum shing of which he was Administrator, Cheang. Acan having become security when he look out Letters of Administration.

This sum

of money

was

bonus

to Major Caine for having procured him Contracts from the Military.

I have

never mentioned this to

any person before.. I tried to get witness to the conversation which took place between myself and Isoo- Aoan, but failed to do so. Afoon stated to me that unless he agreed to pay $ 700 at one time out of: monies which he

would have to Receive

one

completion

of his contract at Aberdeen, Major faine would enforce the payment

non-

of a fine for Contract in time.. Afoon

completion of the

said in

the

presence of Mr. Cleverly that he was in the habit

of paying money

to Major Caine. He afterwarde corrected himself

himself and said he paid

it to the Compradore, and got a Receipt for it, _ I have

share in

any of the Markets - I have

ном

mortgages upon any of the Markets,

nor

any

interest in

me,

any of them. (Signed) W. Sarrant. asworn, taken and acknowledged before

(Signed) Chas: Molloy Campbell. Charles St George Cleverly, swem,

states :- Treceived the letter dated

5 the 3 July 1847%, from Mr. Tarrant.

that day. Mr. Tarrant mentioned the substance of this. letter to me about a weeke in

ago

general teris ; that is, that Major Caine's Compradore had been in the habit of squeezing

Chinese,

22.

20.

and particularly mentioned the case

to have

came

into

of Afoon, and requested Afoon up and make enquirice .. On Saturday morning Afoon the office . . I then asked him what is this about the squeeze Major faine's Compradore

dore makes ? I distinctly asked

thly seem

him if he paid any monthly,

Squege to

as a

any body...

He said

the end of the

of the year .-

why he said this

Major

246

Sasked him

money was paid Caine... He stated the (ompradore

war

paid

told him that the money inti his hands for the use of Major

wee

any

Caine . Sasked him of he had. money transactions with Major Caine's

He said he had, aushad

Compradore - He

• promissory note for

able in two

yeare.

Jasked

lately given him

Caine -

- I

$1,090 payable him if he

$100

not for

the

he had been in the habit of paying # 150 a month to Major

then asked him if he, paid it directly into Major

He said no-

Caine's hands-

the

into the hands of Compradore . _ He stated that times

not pay

were bad, and that latterly be could the $150. and that he had arrangements with the

made

Compradore for the payment of $100 monthly, and had given the other 7.50 payable a

Bill for

certain that the

100 and the $50 were not

purpose of liquidating the debt. He

they

said

were not, and that the

two transactions

I understood

were

quite distinct.

como Mr. Tarrant

· from

that the Treasury Compradore

e was

cognizant of this transaction. I called him in, and asked him, did

be know

thing about the payment

any thing of $150 by Afoon to Major

Cainée

Zeht.

Compradore

as a

Squeeze

_He denied

all Kunwledge whatsoever. He stated.

that there were

some transactions

between Alaii, Afoon, Major Caine's Compradore, and himself of

time; but did not

give

nie

some

any

particulare . Afoon stated that he was threatened with Major

displeasure if he did not

Caine's displeasur

pay

were

this

monly .. Afoon and Acan

both present during the greater part of this last conversation... Afoon further said (but not in the a presence

ence of Aoan) that if this

money

was

not paid, Major faine would enforce the fince that.__ might

lt become due

upon any Contract which he Afoon has with Government . That soan told him so.. And that Aown further told him that Major Caine had

iven him authori

given

247

authority to say that he Major Caine would fix the amount

( the Witness)

the fine, and not me

whereas he Afoon said he knew that

Caine had nothing

Major

jor

to don

with it. he had made the

Contract with me._

Afoon stated in be had all the receipts from Major

Caine's Compradore, but that their contents threw no light

subject . On the

day

the

that I had

this convereation with Afoon, I

mentioned the su

subject to Major Caine, and enbeequently I forwarded the letter from Mr. Farrant.

(Signed) Chae : St Geo Cleverly. Ivor, taken and acknowledged before me,

(Signed) Chas: Molloy Campbell. Cheang, Kum - Chaong, Swoon, State : - I saw the parties put their

Jean

names to Exhibit B. Aqui, Atai,

26.

Cen-teen, and

thing.. (Signed pheang Num chany (= chirman)

(in

me,

Swem, taken and acknowledged before

(Signed) Chae Molley Campbell.

Wei- Afoo.

Re-examined, states:.

I have paid 300 Dollars to Le= Cen been, and have receipts for

same..

the

I have three receipts for

that amount signed and sealed

name is,

Lo. Con teen.. My mentimed in the receipts person who paid the

eva

money..

cannot Remember the dates.

have seen

Aqui pay money

the

to Lo

Cen-teen, but do not know on

Comfiradere

what account . _ The first payment I made to the Compradon was in the 3 or 4th month of

I do not recollect the

this

year.

of the

date of

Receipt ._ It was either

for 30 Jacle or 68 Dollars .- The

27.

248

The third Receipt is for 7. 200. The

firet

two

• payment's I did not

pay

the

Canpradore money, but took his Receipts.

in payment a

ment as he

was indebted in

those two amounts to

to people

ier

the

Сё

market, who were indebted to me and

allowed the

names are

t - The shape

rent.

arrangement.

Yuen-kut, and Mow-le-

The former Rept by

Chun, the other Shun-

sumanied

Shine

Shing.

the time the receipt was given,

was

as given, the only

Wei - Achven,

person present

Brother . The first two receipte

the two shopkeepere.

brought to The third payment,

Major

I took $ 200 to

$200

Caine's House and in

the

Core's Room in the presence of

Compradore's

Brother I paid the

money,

get a Receipt .. I never said to any. that I paid money to Majer

never

told

any

ove

Caine. I

that Spaid the

28.

Impradore So. Een teen

the use of Major

threatened

249

ove ma

any money for

Mr. M. Swyney-

I do not owe

mevey

any

or Caine

Caine. Avan

with Major Cainée

displeasure ; but when I told him

that I did not wish to pay the

to the Con

monly.

Compradore any longer, Acar's Reply that I might do as I pleacts, but said that people might get =

wal

By this

into trouble. By

let me.

other Europeaus . - I have

money

29.

nore

than 10 Witnesses to prove that : of brave paid money to Major Caine's Compradore -

Ing. Chene kewan, the awong.

Lo. hoe

Wei- Achen, Ing-Lo.

Wei-Cho

Jam.

Ayee

Mi. Lo. Kwong, Wong Ayow, Wer Anam,

Mo tuk, and Luong-Achamng. -

Ing-

I suppose he

meant the people to whom I paid

the Aberdeen Contract, but doan

the

only

Shere

was no

threat about

that he thought if

var

I did not pay Lo-Cen·tion, Major

the money Caine might give

trouble

me some t

about the final settlement of my

contract with the

Government.

Avan

supposed that this troueble might be given by fining me if I did not complete the Contract within the time. Sonly

owe 400 Dollars to

All these

men

did not see the

money

paid, but the greater part of them did.

(Witness on being Cres questioned, state

from the

So. Con-teen has told me that the which I have paid him from market was for Major always

said

He said so in

every

mong

Caire's use. Ha

time he talked to me.

house :- the last time

sage

upstairs about live mouthe heard this conversation, also

Achmen

Also Sug - Chen-

kivan - (The Witnes is sent for his Receipts and his Books) -

30.

Wei - Acho, Overseer of the Central

market, sworn, states:- I know Lo-

Cen- teen, I know Afoon : Brother. I have

younger

pay money

When Aqui

wae

alive. I my

250

Imyself

31.

look

$ 1,000 to Lo. Cen been at the old

a It was Magistracy with a Coolie. St. when the Market was being de-built.

is my

deer

Afoon

It is about two

to Le Cen-been. It was

for Cumshaw - $ 150 a

as nu

unch

mouth, and

as So. Cen

uit a

fish and fruit:

teen chose to take.. I cannot Recollect

how

many best have

times the $ 150 were

seen

than

once

―

that sum

a paid

$1,000

0 years ago -

wvere our acc

These

cent of the $150

ble in advance. The

mouth payable

for

Compradore was out - I waited

Retum when I left the monty

his

with hime in his hand. He

were paid,

aid more

of live

did not weig

I have heard but

payments made by Afoon to Lo-

ben teen - Once $60 or 66

or a

66 by an order

arket. Yuen. 5. Meren. kut ( Shop name), another $50 cach

shopkeeper in the market;

I have never seen any payments made

by Afoon to Lo. Een - been, I have only heard that such

made - I was told so

as during,

was

during

Аедние

were

payments

by Afron- This

the last Chinese month_

He gave the money for that purpose.

གཡབྱ

vre

it.

: weigh it

ovver

nor did he

he give

Receipt for it - I left it with

him telling him how much there

do not Recollect of any other

of any other instances of money being paid by either Aqui, Afoon, or myself,_ The only persons present when I paid the Compradores

the

ovvur

money,

WerE.

Servants. I do not Excollect.

Leong . Mai being present when I

paid

32.

33.

paid the

money.

(Signed) thi-Achs [ in Chinese] Sworn, taken and acknowledged before me, (Signed) Chas : Molley Campbell. Wei - Achuen, Sworn, states :: I

an am

elder Brother of Afoon :_I apsietant of Afeens . I know

L. Een been. I have

eve

to So. Een been,

Afoon pay money but I have seen orders sent to the

Market by Lo ben teen for money, Shose orders are with Afoon - S

paid mmey froid on the

did not see the

Orders ; but I have heard Afoon say

that he would take care to send the

p to Lo-ben-teen.. I do not

money use

know why the know that money is paid to the Ampradore of Majer Caine monthly,

money was paid... I

but I never saw

the actual payment.

I avas told by it from that the money

paid - That is how I know

was -

251

any

told

thing about it .. Afoon me that this money was for Major

Caines

(Signed) Wei. Achmen

Wei. Achven [in Chinese. ]

me.

Swom, taken and acknowledged before

Chas : Molloy Campbell.

(Signed)

Wei - Anam sworn, states :- A

belong to the

sa lame

clan as

Afoon

I am Compradore to Messrs Holliday Wise & for the time du

during,

the

عد يجد الحياة

absence of their Compradore. S formerly

lived in the Market.. I went to live

ire

the Market in the second mouth. I lived there at different -

this of this year..

about one monitti

months.

times, but altogether about I know Lo. Een keen. He is Major

Caine's Compradore . I never

Afor pay money to Lo Con teen, but I have seen people

com

cove

acking for money in the

to Afoon

ame

off the

34.

35.

Compradore - Igathered so much from

their conversation. I never

wany

order for money in writing produced

ove

these

occasions.

Snever

any money paid, though money

asked.

Wei-Anam

was

(Signed) Wei. Anam [in Chinese ]

me.

Swom, taken and acknowledged before

(signed) Chas: Molley Campbell.

Mei - Aweng

sworn, states : - Jama

watchman the central market-

u in

I know Afoon and To-Cen-lin Major Caine's Compradore . I have

seen

Afoon pay

Lo. Een teen $150

month since

The

mouth for every the fourth month of last year.- Compradore himself came down for

money.. I have

the

onee

seen

the payment

month to the

made regularly Compradore himself . . The monty always weighed . It was always

252

Spanish Dollars ._ Wei- Acho, and Wei-Achuen were also present on every

occasion when

monly

was

paid by

Afoon to Lo. Cen Leer . Seat my food

Afoon's house, that is how I happened to be present when the

monly

as paid. This payment.

payment is custom

was

his death told me that this

Caines use.

Aqui before his death told

money was for Major

also told me

Afoon The last payment

the

се

thing

was made in

second month of this

the

It was

e year. of the mouth - The

about the middle of the mouth. The

were usu

payments usually made

between the fifteenth and twentieth of the mouth .. Afore himself paid the money-

ney.

I saw him do so.

always paid the

same son,

namely

$150. - Since the market has been built, these monthly payments have been made. I saw Aqui pay

the

36.

whole that was due to the time of

his death.. I have

seer

Afoon pay

the same sum since the death of Aqui, which took place in the eighth or tenth mouth of last,

of last year. (Signed / Whie Aveng [ in Chinese ]

me.

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before

(Signed) Chas: Molley Campbell. Chaing-Akum. Chaeng - Akum, Swern, statiar. I belong to the Yuen lent shop, -

Умень I know Afooh and also Lo-Cen-

teen - who is indebted to me 98 tacks

odd besides these last few days? account about 7 110 altogether. I

...

have

never seen

any money paid

con to Lo Een teen, but on

by Afoon

one occasion. I was indebted to

Afoon the Compradore who

in $66. for rent . I went to

in more

Debtor

than 90 Taels to procure

the 66. Dollars. He said he had

по то

money;

gave

but ae Afoon owed him a paper etating

me a

Uceived 66 Dollars from

253

37.

money,

that he had

eve

A foore

Account .. This paper I gave to Afoon,

understanding that Afron

that Afoon owed the Compradore money. I do not know for

what cause

Afoon

the

orves

Compradore

money, but I have heard that Afoon is in his debt to the time of $1.200 . _ When Afoon asked.

for my

Cent, I

went to the Compradore for money,

the sa

pay the

same, and I was the same to

not to pay

requested the

to Afson,

Catter indebted to the Compradore

was in

in $ 1.200 ... This

was ou

the sixth

day of this present month. The Compradore

radore told me that he would

give

me an

acquittance for all moneys

Eent to Aforn..

me for Eent to

due by me for

Affoon. I neve

heard that Afoon ever paid any

money to the

money Conferadore by way of

38.

present or Cumehaw. I do not know

whether the Compradore has a share in the Market. I am not intimate

with either

Afoon

the

Compradore..

All I know about them is that one

from, and the other

Ihire a shop from,

customer.

(Signed] Chang. Akm [in Chinese ]

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before

(Signed) Chas : Molley Campbell.

Ing. Chen Kesan. Sworn states:-

I am the Accountant to the Antral

Market . I know Afoon, and Lo-

Een teen.

Major

Caine's Compradore.

Aqui told me that he had to

$100 to the Governor for

and off 150 to

rvere

the C

taken

to Major

4 pay

the market)

Caine.. The $400 to the Treasury,

Compradove L. Con-tien

Come

the $ 150.. I have

e for paid by Aqui to the

and

used to

seen

monly Compradore,

and sometimes to Bolies. Large

254

39.

Lume

he paid to the Compradore himself, Coolice. Latterly

and small ones to Coolier. Satter

: the market did not produce

4 produce any

Retum - Aqui became indebted to the

Compradore in $ 1,300. There this sun in

is wo

the books of

entry of Aqui, but Afoon gave

the Compradore

this

Pravissery note for that amount. I Afore make or give

he had done so. I

did not see

paper ..

He told me

never saw

to.

Hoon pay any money

Accountant of

S. Een-teen. I was

the market

4 for a year

and a

a few un

months - this before Aquis death. Since I do not keep Afoorie Books.

any payment being

I do not recollect an made by Aqui after the second mouth

last

of lact

year. Aqui commenced the market on the 27th day of

the 5th

month of the year before last ._ I

40.

became Accountant after the market completed... Sheard that a $1000

was c

were

wad wo

paid in advance. There entry of this sum in the Booke A

Rept - Aqui told me he had paid this

The $ 150 a month were

the time I kept

mever

r paid during the Books. There vere

series

were soure de

of money paid after

the establishment

of the market, to So ben teen and his people; but I do not Recollect the

precise dates or amounts.. The last

which I saw made was in payment which I saw

the end of the

6 of the year before last . The

Compradores men

Came

for thes

• money.

This sun was entered in a Book by Aqui - that is how I know of it. .. I do

not recollect the amount. I believe this Book is with Afoon.

[Signed/ Ing. Chen Kiran [in Chinter ]

Savan

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before (Signed) Chas : Molley Campbell.

more.

255

Afoon Recalled produced three

Receipts only.

and no

No.1 Receipt is for

Booke.

Rent from the

Wei - Yuen. Kut shop $66. Signed

by Lo - Een teen :

: mar

money

said to be

paid by Teen fee, dated 6th day 5th

Mouth,

o year.

41.

N. 2 Receipt for L. 11. 13.1 said to be signed by Lo. Cen been, but with different seal than the firet a

1 purporting to have been paid by Aoan ( explained by Afoon to be the Treasury Compradore) Seal over the

and

money (shows the Received), dated 1st

year

money to have been

For Mouth no

day mentioned. Nr 3 Receipt

purports to be an order from Lo-Ben- teen to Afoon to pass 30 taels to the __ Credit of the Mowlee shop. These

to be translated

papers

before any thing

carefully.

can be accurately made

42.

256

43.

out.

(Signed) Chas: Molloy Campbell. of th July, 18.107.

Ing

So.

to hoxy, alias Wong. To hong Sworn, States : - I am Master

- Chandler's shop

in the Central Market.

I know Afoon. I do not know Lo-

name.

Een been .. I have heard of his na I do not Recollect having

ever seen

Le. Cen-teen. I do not know whether

Afoon ever paid any money

one

to S

or the

else for

Een teen, or to any

of So. Con teen .

[(Signed] Wong to hong [in Chinese ]

cise

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before:

(Signed) Chaer Molloy Campbell. Sam Ayee, Swoon, State : - I am Master of a Chandler's shop

in the

Central Market . I know Afoon

се

ave

Le. Ein teen. The latter is e

Major

Afoon

pradore. I never saw- Compradore

Caines

give any money

to Lo_ Cen-teen. I

do not know whether L. Een-teen in ever received any money

from Afoon .

any money whatever

(Signed) Sam-Ayee. [in Chinese. ] Sworn, taken and acknowledged before

me.

(Signed) Chac : Molloy Compbell. Ing. Mr. Suk., Sworn, States:- I am a Servant out of employ-

last in

live in

Swas

Captain Sansom's service the Market - I know Afoon,

He is a relation of mine - I also know Se-Cen-ben.. I have

Afoon pay

Lo-ben-teen-

seen

never seen

any money;

come

but I have Le-Een been to the Market to ask Afoon for

money.-

So-Cen-teen has asked me

he wanted money

where Afoon

rvas de

from him . - This

was about thhe

e firet

or second mouth of this year.. have been out of employ

since

کے

the

eleventh month of the last year,

since

at his

I have been

e been bio

and

with Afoon

living expense. Afoon told

that this

Caine's de

money was for Major

duty..

/ Signed). Ing.

mo-luk

Mo. Lukk [ in Chinese]

me.

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before

[signed] Chas: Molloy Campbell.

wing. Kwong,

Wei

sworn, states.

I am a watchman in the central

Market - I know Afoon and Lo- Cen-teen. I have known the first

for four years ;

70 years.

tio

and the latter for

I have

never seen au

any

payment's actually made by Afoon to Lo - Cen-teen, but when taking my food at Afom's house I have

money in

heard men

men ask for money of Lo-Con-teen..

name

the

They

said

45.

themselves that they

came

e from

257 Le-Cen-

teen .. The Market man of Se _ Een teen has

asked for money from Afoon

and

man's

the

hearing.

name

firesence

I do not know the market

I have

Compradore for of the market

Afoon told

ecen

an order

+ from

money in I cannot Read..

in the hands.

me at the time that this

an order for money. Afoun

Coney. Afour did not

WAR

ot pay. the order but said that he would send-

the

been

money .. Afoon kept the order. I have watchman in the Market since

it was commenced. - I receive a salary from the shopkeepers . _ I was appointed

Watchmon by Afour's father with the approval of the shopkeepere. Ilman Aque

Hee is dead.. About two

so years ago

Scarried

about 200 Dollars in two small bage Lo-Cen- teen's Room. Aqui

and told

go away.

with

was with

bags

to leave the

Lo-ven-teen was

there and

there then

46.

I do not know why

this money

wae

paid by Aqui to So-Cen-teen.

his

(Signed) Wei wing mark

Servong

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before

(Signed) Chas: Molloy Campbell. Norcott D'Esterre Parker, swoon,

of November

who

Vas

to execute the deed

258

very

47.

ill, and that I wished Mr Meadows

would be particular in ascertaining

that it was

signed by the proper person.

When I was in Canton lately, I asked

Mr Meadows who

wvaz

the

that

Signed the Deed before him - He said

was

brought

States: . In the mouth of last Attai applied to me to have transfer of the Central Market drawn from Wei - Aqui to himself, as he stated that Aqui owed hind 2,000 Dollars, besides his being security ofor the payment of a number of debts due by the Market to various parties, who had lent me

for

money

the Market .. Sprepared

the building of

accordingly, which

deed accordin

the

was taken

was, and

to Canton where Aqui Signed at the British Consulate in e presence of Mr. Meadows. At the time I sent the deed up I wrote to the Consul stating

that the

Aqui

in a

- Chair and

and appeared

at the time as if he would not live

He appeared so very

another.

day.-

very ill.

The deed was Returned to me atter

rvas

it was signed, allested by Mr. Meadows. who the Interpreter at the Consulate, and I had it registered in the Land

that office

Office -

"On the

The Deed is now in that

publication of the Ordinance regulating Markets, I wrote an official letter to the Colonial Secretary

a License in Attais

to obtain

name for the Central market... That letter was Referred to

the Acting Attorney General, by

the

48.

Colonial Secret.

Secretary

who

● gave an opinion

on the subject, in consequence of which

application of Mai was

the

This is

Refused the only communication that: Jam aware was made to the Colonial Secretary on behalf of Attai either ~ officially or privately . At this time a person named Garner

Garner in the of Mr Shelley lived in this market,

trying to influence the tenants

and was

not to

to pay any pay it to

in the service

Eent to Attai, but to

it to Afoon ... This man Garner

ground from

held some

& from Mr Shelley,

and Mr Shelley told me himself that he would get Attai out of the market,

because Afoon would then get possession

then to take his ground

of it, and

was

war

from him for a Garden . There

great deal.

of disputing between

the parties connected with the Market

at this time; and Attai and hie

259

49.

friende said that Mr. Shelley got money

out of

the Market, and that

that was

the

Reason why be interested himself in much about Afoon. Oe going

Land office

oing to the

Mr Tarrant mentioned

the subject of the

of the dispute concerning

Market to me, and seemed to lake

the

be great

interest about it. Every time I went into the Land office

theis

subject

bject was touched upon by Mr Tarrant .. He seemed to...

Lake Afvon's interest,

saying

that the

Deed to Attai would be set aside, the

consideration being insufficient and. that Afoon

Afoon had some influential

parties who wer

interesting themselves.

for him .. I replied that I was that Mr. Shelley

was

aware

Afoon's friend,

and that I was told by the Chinese that he got money out of Aform. The people concemed in the Market never

So_ben any

told me that. So ben teen had

Pada ba

| 50:

interest in the Market, or that be

he got

connected

any money from them; but I have heard from other Chinese not con with the Market that Major

Major Cancés Compradore get money of it .. I have

had a good people professionally, but never

deal to do with the Market

as to the Chinese division

enquired

of shares. I

always confined myself to who were

the legal

owners accon

English Law..

according

to the

(Signed) N. DE. Parker -

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before me.

(Signed) Chus: Molloy Campbell. Sam Mioy (5) Sworn, states :

- I builder and Contractor... Sapplied for permission to erect a Market at

(*) Note. This Sam. Alsoy

Case in and swore

Avas

war a

Witness in a

which I was counsel for Mess Dent Ho

falsely;

rejected.

so much bo, that his evidence

(Signed) Chas: Molloy (ampbell.

the lower Bazaar about four

ago,

and had a conversation

260

thes

51.

the

subject with Aoan the Treasury

dore, who told me that Scould.

Compradore,

only have the Market,

6 for one year at

the rate of $50 a month, and not,

t for

I wished. And Acan

said that Ishould have to

five yeare further pay Major

Caine $ 500 besides for-

Commission to have this

permission to have this market. -

that Majes

toan told me that

instructed him to ask me

Caine had

e for

the..

$500. I told this to Mr. Tarrant

who wrote

Setter to the Colonial a

secretary in my name for permission

to erect the market. The being that I should have to pay -month Rent, I gave up the

$100 a

idea of a market altogether . Acan

did not name

No one was

Lo- Cen-been to me

one was present when this

| 52.

conversation took place between Aoan

and.

d myself. I never

Inever paid a fash

Canshaw to any. Government officers

one ever

ove

anony mong

the

their servants.-

asked me

for any,

either

Eovemment officers or their servants.

The f 500 which Aoan asked

for. I considered improper charge,

and therefore gave up

the idea

market. Once I went to

e of

erecting

offer for a office, and

Contract at

Major Aldrich's.

his Co.

love Lam

the

money

e fou ney Ishould

and his Compradore

Choong, alias Ahew, asked me

5 per Cent upone

Receive, that all others paid

saying

the san

Came

I would not ..

(Signed) Tam_Alsoy [ in Chinese ]

me.

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before

(signed) Chas : Molloy Campbell.

Thursday,

望

Loo.

261

53.

Thursday, 8th July, 1847.

L00. Avan. (Recalled examined through Mr Marques, Interpreter to

the

Supreme Court ) Sworn, states : - £ did not make Deed at all. I

any

told Mr Tarrant what I wished to

do, and he wrote it down with his

hand. After this Le-kivong-chang

Wei-Afoo,

Mr.

Altai, and Achuen, went to

Getzlaff's office

to have the Deed

written out in Chinese. I did not go

I never did tell Mr Tarrant or any

one in

his presence that Major Caine

had instructed me to ask Tum Absoy

for $500 for permission to build Market. Major Caine never did

order me to speak to Jam. Alsoy about

Market . - I heard Tam- Alsoy

speak about a market some time ago: Mr. Tarrant also spoke to me about

54.

the market a few months

(Copy).

but I

ago.

never admitted to him that.

Major

Caine had ordered me to ask Jam-

Alsoy for money

to buy his influence . This is false whoever said it. I never

did threaten Afoon with:

A foon with any one's

any

displeasure, if he did not pay $ 700 to Lo-Cen-teen. I once had a conversation

Jonce

with Tam - Alooy, who told me that he had asked for permission to build

market, but that he did not an

obtain it .. I replied - Why that is strange. If Afoon can get permission by paying $ 100 dent, perhape you could get permission if you make a petition and if you

pay say $ 500..

ow were

ласте

than he does by way of

of Pent,

(Signed) Loo-Avan [in Chinese]

me.

Sworn, taken and acknowledged before

(Signed) Chas: Molloy Campbell.

(Irve Copy)

Maine

Colonial Secretary.

(Not: 1&2)

Franslations of Documents produced by Wei - Afoo and others at the investigation on the 6th July.

1847

262

The person making this agreement, Wei-

teen-kwei, in 25th.

che

" year of Taoukwang,

month, and 27th day, according

5 ch.

with the English

- year 1845, 7th month, and 12t:

date, the year

"day, first experienced the Imperial Envoy Davis and the

Chief Magistrate Caine's favor and compassion,

deciding in answer to my petition that I should. receive the Choong- - wan market at Victoria,

Hongkong, the shops of

various

sizes,

the rows

of stalls, and the nine shops outside the gate,

and.

facing the street, all complete, to be leased for a period of five and a half successive years, the Government duty of $400 to be paid in advance on the first day of every month.

But seeing

how hard it will be for

one person to bear the

very heavy expense of

building, I am willing to deliver the English Officers' Certificate of the Market, that I have received, to Chun-tai-shing and Wei-teen-for

a !

• joint partners with me,

they subscribing

$7,000 capital. "We decide on

dividing (the

speculation) into thirteen shares, of which Chun-tai-shing and Wei-teen-foo, who

who give the capital, shall receive ten, and Wei-teen-kwei three "red" " shares (i.e. nominal shares, as he subscribes none

of the actual capital) . Chun- tai - shing and Wei-teen-kwei today advance

the

ononey to pay off the duty, and the rest the capital they shall employ in building. These two persons shall also have complete control over

the month

all rents whatsoever received during from shops or otherwise; over the internal i regulation of the market, and all such matters. These ononthly receipts of rent shall be applied by them in the first instance to pay off the duty and defray the current expenses of the establishment; the surplus may be appropriated by them to the repayment of their capital, and the further surplus shall be proportionally divided among the shareholders.

263

The Market shall be properly constructed

in entire accordance with the plans and specifications of the English officer.

This partnership

shall under

once made, no one

any pretence draw backs; there shall

be good faith from first to last. May, we be as rich as To-choot "We are here

there is no need

clear agreement

party holding

Taoukwang,

on!

good terms of many words. We make a in three original papers, each

one as

proof.

Wei-tzuen, ∞ cognizant witness

Cheang-kei-in, a witness.

6th month, 2nd

25th

year,

The parties to the

agreement.

Wei-teen-kwei. Chun-tai-shing. Wei-teen

foo.

(True Franslation,

(signed). C. B. Hillier.

day.

N. B. These documents are each sealed with six seals,

three of which six are alike; the other three

are

affixed to the signatures of the three parties to the

agreement. The first three (or rather two and a

half) impressions appear,

one on the back of the

document, when folded the half impression at

the side, and the remaining whole

one over

the

words " parties to the agreement" at the close of

the documents. At the side of the document when folded, and partially covered by the half impression

, are

the halves of six characters signifying

agreement - may

joint lot!" The

extreme good fortune be long a

lot! " The impressions on the one

document correspond with those of the other.

(Signed). C. B. Hillier-

our

this

agreement,

(Not. 485).

The persons making

Foong-chiw-foo, Lo-keen-teen, Chun-kun-chaong,

ய

and Wei-akwei, having in the single

Wei-kwei, received from the English officers, joint

possesion to be for a period of five years, of the

Mamo

ジ

264

ground of the Central Market, to build shops

thereon,

now make

agreement to that effect,

"four original copies, sealed with the company's seal; each party keeping

Hereafter

sorrow,

one copy for reference .

in the sweet or the bitter, in joy

the lot of one shall be the lot of all.

Taoukwang, 250k.

" year, 9th month, 24th.

The parties to the

Cognizant witness. Do

agreement. Chun-kum-chaong. Wii-kwei.

Lo-keew-teew.

Foong-chin -foo:

day.

Ung-chin-kwan! Wei-tsuen.

Cheong-kum - treang.

(Frue Franslation).

(Signed). C. B. Hillier

N. B. Nr. 4. bears 41⁄2 seal impressions and a portion

of a 5th. Of these, three and the portions

are similar,

and appear, the portion on the top part of the back

the document when folded,

over a

portion of two

of the

characters signifying

signifying "an agreement".

agreement", "one impresion

a little below the portion, and two more over

names

the

of the parties to the document. The remaining seal covers the

names of the witnesses. Io N. 5 corresponding impressions appear but the portion above-mentioned is wanting.

(Signed) C. B. Hillier

265

Hoi-treok, and Wei-for shall have no concers,

nor shall they employ the seal to borrow money their private account and so forth.

at interest on

On the other hand, Chun-shing and the others shall not be answerable either for what was borrowed from Foo-tai and Toong-tai, or for the

other

sundry

debts, all which shall revert to

Fong-che. Wishing to have proof of this, they

make a clear bill of transfer

in one

copy and

deliver it to Fong-che to receive, hold, and preserve.

The parties to this bill of transfer Wei-foo, Chun-shing, and Hoi-teok having need of money, to defray necessary expenses, of their free - will transfer the shares of the Central market

the

to Foong-che, who has been induced to advance

The Market seal having the device ononey " Wing-tai " and which has been under the charge of Hei

handed

Wei-for, shall after this transfer be

over, together with the shares, to the

charge and onanagement of Frong-che, with

gains though they be great, Chun-shing

whose

(M*6.)

as proof

Foong-ping leang

saw the payment of the money.

Wei-loo-poaw, a cognizant witnes.

Cheang-kund-treang. De

Taoukwang, 35th year, 9t month, 24th day

The parties to the bill of transfer.

Me - foo. Chun-shing

Hoi-treok.

(True Franslation)

(ligned

C. B. Hillier

266

No. Two seal impressions

cover a

portion of the

signatures of the parties to the document. Wei-for

and Chuw-shing.

(Signed).

C. B. Hillier!

Taoukwang

Foong-che.

26th

year,

3rd month, 1th day. The

person making this debtor account.

(True Franclation).

Wei-kwei.

(Signed/

C. B. Hillier.

N. B. This document bears three seal impressions,

two of them alike and covering

(N* 3.)

and "fifteen months"; the third

signature of Wei-kwei .

"the words "$750"

covering

(Rigned). C. B. Hilleer.

the

The person making this debtor account, Wei-kwei of the Central Market Company, being indebted to Iso-on + in $750 phare

спонец,

now to clear off this account, assigns to Teo-on for fifteen months, the rents $50 a month

which should be received monthly from the fish-sheds in the Market. The internal arrangements of the sheds shall be duly managed by Wei-kwei ; and should the said item of rents be found insufficient, he shall still, as beforo, make up all arrears. M

are

we are

here

он

· good terms, many words

needless, but wishing to have some proof of the

above, we have made this to be kept for reference.

Lo-keew-teen.

(No. 9.)

رو

Received in Pound Currency, Forty-0

-one

Pounds, thirteen Shillings.

and a Penny.

For Mr On's inspection.

3rd month, 2nd day.

Lo-keew-teen's writing - with respects.

(True Franslation).

(signed)

C. B. Hillier.

the one

N.B. Two similar seal impressions cover,

10.

the words "41L &c. " the other Lo-keew-teen's

signature.

(Signed). C. B. Hillier

267

い

IV.B. A seal impression covers the words "30 taels",

another (bearing and being merely the characters Lo keen "teen") covers

the

signature of Lo-keen-teen.

(Signed). C. B. Hillier.

I your younger

brother

owe

sign Maou-le (N=7.)

20 taels for goods, and he (the master of Maou-le

shop ? ) has come to my place saying

truly unable to pay ( some money

that he

مند

to some person?)

and he presses one to lend him ten taels and odd,

for that he will then be able to make due payment. On receipt of this

note, I beg you

Sir, to pay on account 30 taels of silver. I earnestly beg you

to pay thank

отур

on account accordingly. Permit

прого

me to

much. I take the opportunity of

wishing you good morning.

For Mr Teen food inspection

the.

month, 27th day.

Lo-keep-teen's writing - with respects.

Ime Franslation,

رجی جهان

5th month, 6th day received lucky rent

"Boy-yuew" (shop) dollars sixty-sirs.

For Mr Teew-foo's inspection.

Lo-keen-teen's note.

(Frue Franclation).

(Signed).

C. B. Hillier.

N.B. A seal impression covers the words "16 dollars","

another (bearing and being merely the characters

(S* 10.)

"Lo - "keen " - "teen" ) covers the signature of Lo-keen teen

(signed).

C. B. Hillier

9th month, 26th day, paid 1/2 taels, 4 maco, 5′′

(signed)

в.

C. B. Hillier

268

13.

candareens, 2 cash. By Hwei's hand.

th.

of month, 11 th day, paid 36 taels by Hwei's

hand paid; by Foo's hand received. This

account is included

mace, 6 cath

included in that of 106 tacks, 5

On 10th month, 18th

day, Foong-che and

others received back the ground-document that was deposited, and handed over in erchange

Mr. Foo's

I mone note. Should this document,

money

equivalent to dollars 1500, be lost, Foong-che

and others shall not be answerable, but Chun-

shing and others shall still consider the account settled. Three hundred dollars are

and this, together with the

make an amount

money of $ 1,800 in all.

paid today,

note, should

Received by Teew-for and others.

10th month, 25th day, paid $1,500, that received

Wr: Foo's note.

A detailed statement of money paid.

9th month, 26th

10th

paid

112

5. 2

18th

211

dls

10th month, 25th paid 1,057. 5

and paid sundries for

others

106. 5.0.6

Total paid in 4 instalments. 1,487. 9

In addition to which is still due...157. 4

5 "

Clearly reckoned in presence of both parties, and

final and complete payment made this

(Frue Franslation).

(signed).

N. B. This does not bear

C. B. Hillier.

any (Signed).

seal impression.

1. C. B. Hillier.

day.

Note. - From the above documents it would

appear that the lease of the market was made over to Wei-kwie on 1th July 1845, and that being without capital, he five days afterwards admitted Chun-tai-shing and Wei-teen-for into partnership, they bringing $7,000 to the concern. That about four months after this, a document was drawn up purporting that Wei-kwei in taking out the lease of the Market in his

it out ow account of himself,

name,

took it out

σωτό

Foong-chin - for, Lo-keen-teew, and bhum-kum-chang.

15.

269

That m the day

drawn up,

that this last document was Wei - teen-for, Chun-tai-shing, and

Hori - tek transferred the omanagement of the

Market to Foong

Foong-che,

1, on his advancing, money,

thereon. That 5 months after this transfer, Wei - kwei assigned to Too-on as the holder of a Wei-kuvi

share or shares value $750, the proceeds of the

fish-stalls for 15 months. It appears further,

(supposing

only

the dates of the documents in which

the month and day

the 26th

are mentioned to be in

"year of Taoukwang ) that on the

day

following this assignment, Fes-on paid Lo-keen-teen £41.13.6. That about two months after

on account,

this, Wei-teen-for paid Lo-keen-teen (Lo-keen-teen wanting part of the sum to

friend, ) 30 taels, and that about 10 days after this, Lo-keen-teen received a further

lend to a

sum

of $66 as the rent of a shop, for which

be also gave

Wei-teen-for a receipt. By

document Nr. 10 it appears that the whole

amount advanced

by Toong-che

was about

1,488 taels, and that it was advanced to

and Chun-tai-shing (the original

Mei-tien for

contributors of $7,000) and another or others,

not by Frong che alone, but by Fring che

and others

(signed). C. B. Hillier. Affet Chief Magistrate of Plun

True Copy).

Blame Clonial Secretary!

Police.

;

187, of 1847.

Inclosure N. 2 in Desp

Copy.

Repert

270

ort and

and Opinion of the Hotte Charles Molloy Campbell Esquire, Acting Allomney General in the charge brought by Mr William Farrant against the Chinese servants of the Goverment of Hongkong of the third of July, 1847. -

his letter

in hu

The Honorable the Acting Momey General assisted by C.B. Bither Esquire, Chief Magistrale of Police and Daniel Richard baldwell assistant Superintendent of Police and Chinese Interpreter, on the 6th and 7th of July, 1847 in obedience to Your Excellency's instructions examined a great many both Chinese and English,

witnesses,

ninelen in number, at very great length

llows. Wei #for

Their

names are as

follows.

Acting Attorney General to

Investigation held by the

inquire into

the

alleged

of two Chinese in

cases of extortion on

the

the part employ

documents attached.

of Government, with

6th July, 1847.

التي

Lo-een teen, Atai, Isoo-Don, William

Tarrant, Charles Sturge cleverlys

Wheorge

Surveyor General, Cheang tum chany

Wei acho, Wei achuen, Wei Aman, Wei-

Awong, Ing he hoey, Cheany akume, Ing. Chew Kevang, Jam Ayee, sug Tub, Wei Wing Kivong . Norcott - D'Esterre Parker, and Team Alroy .-

the 8th

of July 1867. the acting attomey General assisted by Mr Joze M. Marques Chinese Interpreter to the Supreme

Court Read to I000 Aon the evidence-

of Fam Aleey

Tam Alsoy and took down Iso0-

Aon's deposition, Mr Marques having

the 10th of July completed the.._-_-_ tranelations of various documents which e produced in evidence and Referred

were

the several depositions. the

eneral now hands

acting. Attorney General

in for Your Excellency's consideration

271

his report and opinion.

I am of opinion the charges

ent as

made by Mr. Tarrant against the Chinese servants of the Government contained in his letter of the 3rd of July

1847 are groundless and without foundation - After a careful investigation

- of the volumsions depositions which

taken by myself, and taking proper observation of the demeanor

of the witnesses during the examination, und carefully perusing.

were

the translations

of the Chinese papers furnished by Mr Marques and forming part of the evidence I am of opinion that

Mr William Tarrant had taken upon

task which it was not in himself

his power to accomplish . He has been

led astray

astray by false rumours and idle

conversations without a shadow of probability. The written documenté

now

the

fact .

before

me taken together with

this

oral evidence clearly prove to

that the parties

parties accused by

Mr. William Tarrant of extortion have

" been in the habit and

" are still receiving

"from

some

of them

money

Returns in

the Central market, but these " documents &e, also prove that these

parties "such

were and are entitled to

are no laws

moneys as part proprietors "of such market : - There

regulations in Hongkong, which prohibit Chinese Servants in the employ of evemment from acquiring shares of property in Markets. I

also of opinion that Mr Farrants

of such a nature own evidence is of such a

tends to show that he is not a fit :

and

272 to continue in Her proper person to continue Majestij's Service . _ He has by his own

- admission been in

possession of the Eumours and had taken part in the conversations alluded to by

him in his

letter, and upon which he bases his charges for eight or

and althou

or nine

months,

although he has had frequent

municating these

-opportunities of communicating

Rumours and conversations, coupled

with insinuations that the practices

known and

he complains of were known

winked at by those whose duty it is to check them, to the authorities

or even

to the Gentleman at the head of the

of Department Mt Farrant belongs, he

Mr Tarrant concealed, and did not

communicate the

same until the

time he made his charges against the Chinese servants of Government .

His letter preferring these charges and addressed to Charles St George Cleverly Esquire Surveyor General, dated 3rd July 1847. Mr. Varrant's long silence upon a subject of such grave importance for a period of eight, or nine months, and his

preferring these charges after such

lapse of time throw

character

over

v a

suspicions

the whole of his

conduct and clearly show that he is

influenced by other feelings than those of zeal for the public service

viewing

as a

the whole of these transactions lawyer, if the charges preferred. had been proved, I would have given it as my opinion

Tarrant

was

opinion that Mr.

equally quilly as the

worst of the extortioners, merely

our

accamt of his knowledge and concealment

273

of the facts. Supposing that he believed them himself, he would

have done

right had be

communicated

these idle Eumours, conversations, and

insinuations to the authorities.

immediately after he heard them. (Signed) Chat Molloy Campbell.

Acty . 117. Seneral.

Victoria, Hongkong,

12:

19th July, 18107.

True Copy

Colonial Secretary .

(Copy).

274

Extract.

Executive Council

13th July, 1847 It appears from the whole of the

voluminous written evidence, that the parties accused

by Mr. Tarrant of extortion, have been in the habit of receiving

returns in m

in money from the Central

part owners There

Market, of which they were part

are ло

laws

regulations in

this Colony, ( nov

does it seem very necessary that there should be) prohibiting Chinese persons in the employ of

Government from purchasing, shares in markets,

employing their

manner!

money in

any

other similar.

Mr. Tarrant by his own evidence and

admission, had been in possession of the rumours

and taken a part in the idle conversations on which he grounded his letter, for many

months, and had never until the present time brought them forward. He therefore either did not believe them himself, or has now some other reason

for

of the Acting Attorney on Mr Tarrant's

Peport and opinion

Genral

allegations.

12th July

1847.

to 87 of 1847.

Malosure No 3 in Lesp:

producing them. Mr. Parrant

was accor

accordingly

summoned before the Executive Council, and

cautioned either to make an immediate

communication of such circumstances, if he

considered them worthy of credit, or

worthy of credit, or if he had no

but idle rumours to support his allegations,

othing

to be

careful how he took up the time and attention of the Officers of Government.

(Frue Kontract)

(Signed)

L. d' Almada Castro,

blisk of Councils

Manic

Polonial Secretary

Copay.

275

The objections of the Acting Attorney General of Hongking to the publication

of evidence taken before him in Criminal.

Cases.

In this Colony the Attomey

General is (in virtue of his office) by law invested with the powers of a Grand Jury The propriety of filing criminal_ informations a preferring indialmente is left entirely to his discretion

Cases

even in

of felony (see Ordinance N. 8 of 18.45 ) . It becomes him therefore the execution of his high Magisterial

e and

care a

duties to investigate with attention all criminal charges before

the parties charged are sent before a Criminal Court

Court for

doing

trial, and in so

he is to exercise his judgment

and to act with independence . If there is evidence to support a criminal information and the

and the Attorney General atisfied that there

that there is, it is his duty

to file an information

and bring the

offender to trial before the

Supreme but if on the contrary the

Court,

evidence is in his judgment in sufficient, it would be an abuse

an abuse of his power and an act of injustice

injustice to the accused

ed if he were to file an information and dong

party before a Criminal

the

The

drag

Criminal Court. As

he is clothed with the powere of a

Grand

Jury, the lawe by which Grand, regulated. These laws

he must be subject to

Juries

are

unknown

Hongkong. A Grand Jurer

sworn to

Secrecy.

Abe

is bound on

sath not to divulge any facts which may come to his knowledge during.

276

the examination of witnesses previous to the trial under pain of being fined ;

formerly,

ne ac

Formerly, indeed he became accessory the offence, if felony, and if treasons...

The love object of the principal. The true

is to

secrecy

to prevent the evidence produced

the Grand Jury from being.

subomation of perjury

before

counteracted

the part of the defendant and to prevent the minds of the petit fury from becoming prejudiced for or against the prisoner. The Altowey General of is in the position of a Grand

this Colony

Jury and cannot divulge any facts which may

to his knowledge :

officially.

Come

It is a libel for a Newspaper

examinations

to publish the preliminary taken ex parte before a Magistrate

previous to the committing.

for trial or holding

holding him to bail for an offence with which he is charged, the tendency of such a publication being to prejudice the minds

of jurymen against the accused and to deprive

him of a fair trial . ( By Lord billenborough

in Rex

Fisher and others 2 Campbellà

Reports 563). This offence is punishable.

by fine

ne and imprisonment. being the state

This

the state of the Law the public cannot be entitled to be informed of facts which the law has expressly declared shall not be published __ M. Farrant a Clock in the Surveyor - General's department having brought two other Government against two other (( Chinese ) for extortion the present Acting Attomey General who is a lawyer of twelve yeare experience investigated the chargee

cho

Servants

277

thenughly. The evidences of minetion

witnesses.

were

taken down - A number

Chinese documents

6 purporting to be title deeds and other legal conveyance,

were

e produced and proved - The allomey General was satisfied that the charges

were

not sup

supported by the evidence

which on the contrary had

had a very very

different effect . We therefore decided upon not filing

information

an inf

against the accused. But at the

the parties

rvere

same time. Government Servants the atto

attomey

General felt himself bound in

1 in justice

to them to make known his decisions

the Governor in

to His Excelles

Excellency

founcil.

A Report was drawn up and submitted to His Excellency in Comcil accordingly.

(Signed) Chas - Molloy (ampbell.

General ..

Victoria Hongkong Rating Allorry Coueral. 6th August, 1847.

bla

Colonial, secretary.

Copy's

Case No. 692.

278

-Chief Magistrate's Office,

Tuesday 27th July, 1847. Defendant, William

Tarrant, Clerk in the employ of Government.

Charge Conspiracy

1 ++ Witness, W. Caine _ sworn.

I am Colonial Secretary. On the

morning of the 6th of July, Contractor Afoon

sent two or

three messages to me

wished to see me.

stating

that he

I had declined receiving him

on the previous day

well

that

morning,

but

as I was told that he had something to communicate

come:

Вве

came up stairs

to one about Mr. Tarrant, I deemed, it important,

and said he might and told me that he was very sorry for what had happened, alluding to the investigation then

about to sit; that the investigation which was about to take place was not his doing, but that Mr. Farrant made him bring it forward;

was

he spoke in the broken languages, but this the substance of what he said : that he wished

279

me to take

care

of him, meaning, I suppose, to

protect him. I told him to

to go.

to the Attorney

General ; he chin - chind and went

morning

away. Next

about nine o'clock the Government

nine

Office Comprador named Aoan,

came to me in

considerable state of alarm, and told me

that Mr. Tarrant had visited his house the

preceding evening after he, Avan, had left the Court of invectigation. Ithink he said it was after 8 o'clock. He spoke to me in

broken English and Chinese and led me to suppose that Mr

Farrant asked him why he did not evidence before the Court, meaning,

6 give such

the investigation,

as would injure Major Caine, and that if he

did not do so, he Avan would come into trouble.

The words he made use

remember, were

made use of as well as

What for you

го

I can

have talk so

have spoil-um Major Caine before Mr Campbell ?

catch trouble." I asked him

You

oro do so

you

if he had any witness to this ; he said he had. On the afternoon of the 9th of July, he again

came

before,

me and seemed more alarmed than

and said that that morning

when at

Mr. Tarrant's office at the Government offices,

Mr Tarrant

again questioned him, and asked

why he did not give evidence to injure Major Caine, that if he did not do so he (Avan)

would have trouble; he further told him to

Cleverly These circumstances,

come to Mr..

now.

coupled with what has taken place at the

inver

estigation, where Mr Parrant endeavoured to prompt. Mr. Cleverly, have induced me to bring the matter forward..

(Signed). W Caine

2nd Witness Chow Avan_sworn. I am a

Government Comprador. On the 6th July Instant I was examined

by Mr Campbell and between seven and eight

o'clock P.M. I returned to

my house. Mr. Tarrant came to house and asked me

why

I had not spokew according to his words; that if I had done so I could have injured Major

Caine. Mr. Farrant's words were,

What for you no have talkee so fashion? Very easy spoilum Major Caine." This

was with reference to the

Central Market, and referred to a conversation

that had taken place between five and six

months

Mr. Tarrant's conversation of six- ago. months ago

was to this effect. He told one that people said that Major Caine received money unlawfully; that he would draw up a paper (statement) if I would witness it. Not having any knowledge of the fact, I declined to do so

Mr. Parrant did not tell me what words to

in Court

make use Mr. Farrant came to

July

and during

the

as a

witness. When

my house

the 6th

conversation on that

occasion, another person was present, Aheen

name. On the morning of the 7th July,

brought to the Office for Mr. Tarrant ;

a letter was

I took it from the messenger to Mr Tarrant -

280

Mr Tarrant said to me " "What for you no

Suppose you talkee so fashion

talkee so fashion? Very easy spoil Major

Caine." I replied "Not true; I can't talker." I then went out.

On the

morning of the 6th July, I was at Major Caine's house. I went at the request

of Asson; Asoon

was with

me;

this

was in

the

consequence of a conversation I had

previous evening with Allie and Afoore: When I acked Afoon why he had accused me, Major Caine, and others, he said. "It does not concern Mr. Tarrant; it is not

me at all, it concerns

my business at all, it is his business. If you do not believe me Noan, go with me to Major Caine, and you

say.

will hear what I have to I went with him the next morning,

about 6 o'clock to Major Caine's, acked the servant to inform Major baine that Moon wished to see him . Major baine refused to see him . he (loan) again requested the servant to and say.

Avan and

до мер

Moon had something to

say to him . Major. Caine then desired that

We went up. Moon

they should come

up.

峪

made his bow to Major baine, and said

"You

befriended my father, my brother, and myself;

my father

now

and brother are dead. This

is not my business, this is Mr. Tarrant's

business, he wished it " Major Caine sent

him

away, General. We

and told him to

were

to the Attorney

hardly there three minutes,

and then went away.

Mr. Tarrant can

came to

my house at Tai-ping-shan, and came up

given in

stairs to me, where the conversation the first part of this deposition took place.

Mr.

Farrant made use

"no other words than

those I have already mentioned.

3rd M

(Signed). Chow Soun (in Chinese)

3o4 Witness Lei theen sworn

I am Shroff at the Government

Offices. Between seven and eight o'clock on

the 6th July Instant, in the

281

evening,

I was

at Aoan's house in the Tai-ping: shan, up

stairs. Mr. Tarrant

came in at that time.

and spoke to loan, but what he said I do not know, I do not understand English:

he did not remain there long. Mr. Tarrant did

he went away,

not appear excited.

After he

immediately after, I asked Aoan what Mr. Tarrant came about . Aoan then replied that

Mr. Tarrant had come to ask him why he

had not spoken according to his ( Mr. Parrants)

words.

(Signed) Lei theen [in Chinen ]

Remanded till tomorrow for

the

appe a arance

of Afor

(Signed). A. R.

Johnston J. P.

Further hearing of this case

adjourned

20th July, 1847.

till 10 o'clock, A. M. tomorrow, in consequence

of the absence of the witars Afon.

(Signed). M. R. Johnston, J. R

Case resumed. The 29th July, 1847. Defendant in Court.

4th Witnes. We Afoon -

sworn.

I am Lessee of the Central Market.

I did go to Major Caine's house : do not recollect

the exact day, but it was one of those days on which I was examined by Mr Campbell,

between the second and eleventh of July instants.

was

early

in the

morning, between six and seven o'clock. Chow loan, the Office Comprador went with me ; there was no other person with me. I met Attie and Chow Avan in

street, and they asked me

us?" This

was

the

accuse

"Why do you day before I went to Major Caine, about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and

"Avan

I answered I am not accusing you

then said "You

are

also

accusing Major baine

282

I denied it and said I was willing to go to

Major baine with him (Avan) . I voluntarily

offered to go

with him to Major Caine, and we

дали

went next morning as I have stated before. On

our

arrival at Major Caine's house, Chow Moan first went up to Major Caine ; he returned and I accompanied him up. I spoke in English to Major Caine. Major baine asked me,

you

"What

come see my for ? " I said "Some persons that I am bringing charges against

have told

you,

" and I said "I no do that business." Major Caine peplied "I know nothing about the matter.

I understand (am acquainted with) your father, your brother, and you.

I know nothing about

this business ; you had better go away." "I went away.

I did not see Major baine after that.

Mr. Parrant is intimate with

me;

wad

also intimate with my father and brother. Since their death I have been in charge of

the Market. The conversation I had with

Mr Tarrant was

was with

with reference to a sum

10.

or a

5+ Mitacss, Fong Allie_

Sworn!

of $150 which Major Caine's Comprador, Comprador named Lo-een-teen said I should pay monthly. This sum I paid on three occasions . I had a dispute with the Comprador

about it, and said that it was impossible I could afford to pay this

money, but the Comprador

said that brother had paid it before. I was

опу

at the Government. Offices and mentioned. this as

hardship to Mr Tarrant. Mr Tarrant said,

choose to

" this payment is not proper; if you pay it you may pay it," and told me to go to Mr Cleverly. Mr. Tarrant

never did instruct me

as to what I was to say to the Attorney General

Never had

the subjects

any

conversation with Mr. Tarrant

either before or during

the

investigation. Questioned by the Court. Did

you

or did

Wr Farrant in

name

not mention the

f conversation with Major

· your

Caine? I did not.

(signed).

Wei-Moon [in Chinew].

ат а

283

Contractor employed by ships

of war. I have had conversations with several different persons relative to the investigation which was held before Mr Campbell, Moan, Lo-een-teen,

and

Moon. Quectioned by the Court. Do remember Afoon going to Major Caine's on 6th July, Instant, and what did he say

that occasion? I

with Avan and

you

the

went to Major Caine's house

Moon

the 6th July in the I remained below whilst Afoon and

morning. Avan went up stairs. On the previous evening

I was at the gate of the market with loun

when

лис

asked Afson "what is this proceeding about the market? " Moon replied "this does

heart at all- Mr Tarrant

told one to do it." that he would be obliged

not come

from my

if I would go to Major baine and tell him that he wished to see him and tell him so.

you

know that

Questioned by the Court. Do Major baine refused to see Mom on the

Moon

12.

evening of the 5th and morning of the 6th July?

On the

evening of the 5th I was sent to ask.

Major Caine would have an interview with Afoon : he refused the interview.

(Signed) Fong, Attie [ in Chinees]

Mr. Tarrant in reply to the Court said he

had nothing to say.

Mr. Farrant is committed to take his trial.

at the next Sessions.

(Signed)

A. R. Johnston .

True Cony.

Man Colonial Secretary

(Franslation)

284

Your petitioner Teou-on (makes the

following statement).

5th

17.

On the evening of the 24th day of the

moon (6th of July) at eight o'clock, returned home. After that. Mr. Tarrant came

my house, up stairs, and told me to inform Mr. Campbell what he (Mr. Farrant) had said

because in

this

to me;

I way Major Caine would be ruined : [ and asked me] why did I

not mention it to him (Mr Campbell) that I would counteract all previous affairs (by not doing so).

On the same evening a person was present who distinctly saw Mr. Tarrant, and can bear

witness (that he came ).

On the 25th (17thif July) Mr Tarrant

い

being in his Office again desired me to inform

[Mr. Campbell ] what he had told me; but I

no means complied with him.

In witness where of my words are

14.

plain and without constraint.

6th

moon, 15th day (July 26th).

Iron-on

prostrated makes this statement.

(True Franslation)

(Signed). Jozé M. Marques.

Interpreted to the Supreme Court.

Truclopy1.

Polonial Secretary:

кворит

What is W. Cul

Amach of the

chai

Executive Council

285

5th August, 1847

Present: His Excellency the Governor

Honorable Major General D'Agumbere Honorable A. R. Johnston Esore

The Honorable the Acting Attorney General attended as Legal Advisers

The Minutes of the last Council were

read and approved:

The Acting Attorney General having | reported that Mr. Parrant, a blerk in the Department of Registry in the Land Office, had been lately committed for trial by the Honorable A. R. Johnston Espo, acting

Cape,

crime

Justice of the Peace for this Colony, for the of conspiracy against the character of this Honorable Major baine, Colonial Secretary,

it was

suggested by the Governor that under

阡

}

the

circumstances of this case it would be an anomaly to continue Mr. Parrant in employment

and at the same time a reflection upon

Queen's service.

On the discussion

the

of the question,

Major General D'Aguilar suggested, by the following, Minute, the middle course of dispensing, with the immediate services of Mr. Tarrant, but continuing his Salary:

The question of Mr Tarrant's suspension

appears to me to be one

of expediency. If it'

be decided to try this officer

on a

criminal

prosecution for conspiracy against a high officer under the Government, then I think

it desirable. 1 for the Government to take

measure

that can

по

- prejudge the question of

his quilt or innocence, and least of all

αι

measure which, by depriving him of his salary in advance, may empower him to say

that he had been deprived of the

means

of bringing forward witnesses, and of paying

Counsel for his defence

286

I think the ends of Justice will

very

liable to be defeated by the sympathy

that would be excited by this measure, on

the part of the jury and the public at large, and I would therefore suggest the middle

course

of dispensing with Mr. Parrant's immediate services, but allowing him his

Salary until his case is decided on

a Court of Law.

(Signed) George D'Aguilar M. General.

By the Governor Did the inflexible rules of

Her Majesty's Treasury disbursement of the public money to any

ever permit the

that

any

person suspended from employment, the Governor would gladly adopt other measure that savoured of indulgence

and moderation ; but besides this

reason

for

not departing from the usual course, it

287

seems to be generally notorious, in the case

of Mr. Tarrant that that individual possesses considerable

-real property in the Colony,

money,

that he

may

in addition to

any have accumulated from a salary which is large for his station in

life,

and

that therefore two or three months pay cannot be of essential importance to one who is better off than most Colonists, more especially with reference to his humble

origin and condition,

he having been steward of a merchant vessel. But exclusively of all other considerations, the Governor is bound by his instructions direct from the Treasury to adhere on all occasions involving

money

the

expenditure of the Government

to the observance of certain inflexible

rules, for the violation of which he is justly held personally responsible.

Should Her Majesty's Governments

sed fit to restore Mr. Tarrant to his clerkship/

his pay

arrear will

but the Governor

will all be made good;

vernor, must

must deny all appeal with

is server ly des cuct, consigo the position) he samkeit,

reference to the employment of a Government servant; ( whose tenure of office is wholly during

pleasure) to

any

other judgement than that of

Her Majesty's Government. He would decline to hold his high office longer,

acts as to Civil servants in

dependent on

were his administration

the slightest degree

the Supreme Court of this Colony,

the past proceedings of which have so

to entirely

annihilated his confidence in it, that the most

atrocious and palpable libels

against the

Government have remained unprosecuted, simply because it would be a known impossibility to obtain

& just

decision

in a case

of that

the thus to kind, where the Government was prosecutor.

The Clerk of Councils will inform Mr.

Tarrant that he is suspended from his clerkship in

the Land Office pending the pleasure

the pleasure of Iber

Majesty's Government, but that the Governor will

receive any thing he has to state

(signed). J. (Truelony).

Lue

Free Copyr

Maine Colonial Secretary

his own ersculpation.

F. Davis.

L.d' Castro,

Tigned). L. d' Almada elastis

Clerk of Councils..

Copy

288

Victoria 5th August 1847

I have to acknowledge the receipt

of your letter No. 9. informing me that His Excellency the Governor has this

day with the advice of the Executive Council, resolved, on the grounds of what transfired with reference to myself in the Magistrate

Court

on the

27% and 29.

ultime to

suspend me from my Office under the Land Department, pending the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government but

acquainting me

that I am allowed to

state in writing any matter which I

may

have to

urge

my own exculpation I therefore beg to request that you

will do me

the honour to draw the

L. d'Mmada e Castro, Osy:

Clerk of Councils.

attention of His Excellency the Goumor in Council to the fact that, with reference to the proceedings at the Magistrates Court, only support to the charge made

the

against

rests upon

Honble

the Hon. Major

the (orally

Caine

unattested Jevidence

of a Single Man ! a Whines and that

man',

the

very

Individual whom before Heis

Cexcellency, the Governor

and the Honorath

the Members of the Executive Council, I

charged on Tuesday

dared to use

the 153. ult with having

the name

of the Honorathe

the Colonial Secretary to enable him to extort Money from Tam Achory the Contracter, who applied for a license for a Market, and who has got witnesses besides myself to prove, that Aoan (the Individual in

in question) did

attempt

this extortion on him .

In exculpation of the charge against

I beg to say

that I totally deny having

uttered a single word of that which

Avan in his evidence makes

289

day,

and

it is perfectly apparent to me that he has made his accusation for the sole purpose. of screening himself.

That far from wishing to injure the character of the Hon" : Major

which I have taken, my object

in the

course w

bringing Government

Caine,

the matter to the notice of the

was

with a view to enable that

Gentleman to have the circumstances

property investigated, and I respectfully

that the

urge

Course

one and Calculated to

I took

effect

was a

a proper

that object,

and put a stop to the reports getting

current, and which it would have been criminal in me to have passed

over

longer unnoticed; and that there could

conceivable motive for my wishing

вел

uire

ble

the Hoon, Major (aine, either

to injure

Moon

in his private or public character.

The evidence of Wei Aform at the

گی

Magistrate's Court

with facts;

was not at all at variance

I freely admit that I insisted upon his stating to Mr. Cleverly

to Mr Cleverly (the Head of

my Department, and the proper

channel

for the commencement of an investigation)

what he had

repeatedly

others, but I am entirely

the criminality

Fold

me and

at a loss to discover

which exists in my having

taken this method for the performance of what I conceived to

to by my Duty to the

Hon". Major Caine and to the Public

generally

Service

In conclusion I have to express my

deep regret,

against me

that

before

the charges

charges made

have been investigated by a

Jury of my leaventrymen (by whom I am

Convinced

innocence will be fully shown) His Dreitlingy the Journor in Council

Eeveellency

should have deem'd it necessary to suspend me from my Office,

and I earnestly hope

290

that His Dycelkney the Governor in Council

fit to moderate this extreme degree

will see

censure, and to reinstate

until the charges

in my Office,

are either substantialed

- dismissed - Suspension from Office, is to me, punishment for an offence, of which until I am proved quitty I must be lok's upon as

innocent.

I have particularly to urge upon the attention of His Excellency the Governor in Courant,

my long

that my

and tried services under the

- Government, and the character which I have.

sustained for uprightness and integrity

always

accord to me some degree of consideration,

when

that of

word is placed in Competition with

Chinese, incited to charge

with

a false accusation, from evidently interested

motives.

(True Copy)

Maine

I am te

(Signed) M. Fanant

Colonial Secretary :

"No 88. Legielative.

and

26 Begin

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My Lord,

291

96 Hong Long

Victeria, Hongkong,

18th August, 1847

On the receipt of Your Lordship's Despatch Nr 90 of 8th April, conveying Her

Majesty's disallowance of Ordinance No 1 of

I lost no time in repealing that enactment,

1847,

and

of the

substituting, with the advice Legislative Council, the one of which I have

now the honor to transmit a certified copy,

Nr. 4 of 1847, entitled "An Ordinance to repeal " and amend the Ordinance Nr 1 of 1847, " entitled An Ordinance for licensing Markets,

" and

for preventing disorders therein."

The objectionable clause N. 2 of the previous Ordinance, by which the Exsecutive Council was empowered to pass Regulations

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey.

tel

te!

from time to time, as these might require modification, for the government of the Markets, has been amended according tenor of Your Lordship's instructions, and

to the

it is hoped that the new enactment will be

considered undbjectionables

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's

Most Obedient

Humble Sewant

292

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Forwardedby Nov

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To her

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Enclosing copy, of, and reporting. Ordinance 4 of 1847, entitled, "An ordinance to repeal and amand

" Markets and

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295

HONGKONG,

ANNO UNDECIMO VICTORIE REGINÆ,

No. 4 of 1847.

BY His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Go- vernor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, IIer Majesty's Pleni- potentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AND AMEND THE ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1847, ENTITLED, " AN ORDINANCE FOR LICENSING MARKETS AND FOR PREVENTing DisordeRS THEREIN."

[12th August, 1847.]

WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal and amend Ordinance No. 1 of 1847, for Licensing Markets and for preventing Disorders therein, the said Ordinance is hereby declared to be repealed ac- cordingly; and whereas it is further expedient, with a view to prevent Disorders and preserve Peace and Tranquillity in the Markets already established, or hereafter to be established in the said Colony, that certain Provisions should be made for the Regula- tion thereof:

Title.

Preamble.

I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by IIis Excellency the

No Market to be Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council established without the Governor's Per- thereof, That from and after the passing of this present Ordinance, mission. whoever shall erect, build, or establish any Market in the said Colony for the sale of Meat, Flesh, Fish, Fowl, Corn, Grain, Vege- tables, Provisions, or any other Articles of Trade which are usually exposed for Sale in Markets, without first having obtained the Permission and License of His Excellency the Governor, shall be liable to the Penalty hereinafter provided, and the said Market or Buildings so erected, built, or established without such Permission, shall be pulled down and removed by the Police as a Public Nuisance.

II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all Markets or Buildings in which Markets are now held, already erected, built, Licensed. and established in the said Colony of Hongkong, shall be Licensed, and the Owners or Proprietors of such Markets or Buildings are hereby required to take out such License within Fifteen Days after en out, the passing of this Ordinance, under the Penalty hereinafter men- tioned for each and every day that such Markets or Buildings in which Markets are held as aforesaid shall be opened for the Sale of Provisions and other Articles as hereinbefore mentioned; and that the Rent payable monthly to Government for such Markets shall be any Sum not exceeding Four Hundred Dollars, according to the size and position of such Markets or Buildings.

Market shall be

License, how tak-

Markets to be

tendence of the

III. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all Markets or Buildings in which Markets are held shall be under the immediate under the Superin- Superintendence of the Chief Magistrate of Police, who is hereby Chief Magistrate of required to take all requisite Measures to prevent Disorders and to Police, &c. preserve Peace and Tranquillity therein.

IV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every Market Markets to be or Building for the holding of Markets, hereafter to be built, erected, built of Stone, &c., or established, shall be erected, built, and established of Stone or after an Approved Brick, according to a Plan to be approved of by the Surveyor-General,

Plan.

Markets built of V. And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever the Wood and requiring Markets or Buildings wherein Markets are now held, already Repairs to be re- erected, built, or established, shall become dilapidated, in want of built of Stone, &c. extensive Repairs, or shall require to be rebuilt, such Markets or Buildings shall be rebuilt of Stone or Brick according to a Plan to Provided the Re- be approved of by the Surveyor-General: Provided always that if pairs required shall the Repairs required to be done shall not exceed the Sum of One not exceed $100.

Hundred Dollars on any one House or Building, then and in that case the Surveyor-General, upon being furnished with proper Esti- mates of the Costs of such Repairs, and having verified the same, may grant Permission for the Repairs to be carried into effect.

Buildings of Wood

VI. Whereas certain Person or Persons have encroached upon and Mat on Sea- Crown Lands and the Sea-shores, and have erected thereon divers shores to be remov- Buildings of Wood, Matting, and other inflammable materials, to ed by Police.

the great Danger and Peril of the Town of Victoria and the Inha- bitants thereof; and whereas also the said Buildings so erected as aforesaid, are inhabited by Persons of Ill Fame and Reputation, and afford shelter to Rogues and Vagabonds: It is hereby enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful for any Magistrate of Police to order such Buildings to be pulled down and removed by Warrant to be issued on the Information of the Surveyor-General.

Penalty against Offenders.

VII. And be.it further enacted and ordained, That any Person or Persons who shall offend against the Provisions and Enactments hereinbefore contained, shall for every Offence forfeit a Sum not ex- Penalty, how re- ceeding Two Hundred Dollars, to be recovered in the same manner as covered, &c.

Penalties are made recoverable by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844; Provid- ed always, that in case any such Conviction shall take place and be had on the Evidence of any Common or Public Informer, he or she shall be entitled to one Moiety of the said Fine or Forfeiture,

Provisions under

this Ordinance not liable to Appeal.

VIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all Proceed- ings under the present Ordinance shall not be subject to Appeal, nor shall be removed nor removable by Certiorari or otherwise into any Court whatever.

the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

12th day of August, 1847.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

J. F. DAVIS.

Si Almada fatto.

Clark of forails.

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My Lord,

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297

Victoria, Honghong,

1847

14th August, 1847.

I have the honor to report, for

Your Lordship's consideration and sanction,

two Reports and Estimates for the official

with the 14th April last. N. 3 is for £190. 10.5, being for

year co.

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commencing

repairs to Police Stations, guard-houses,

temporary Church!

She

and the

more considerable Estimate,

account of a Central Police Station, amounts to £ 5,385.5.1, but is entirely prospective, as

there neither is, nor

will be,

any necessity for

erecting such a building, while we possess

such advantageous terms the large

one

and convenient

which is now used as a Central Police Station

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

teh

te,

- Anno Undecimo-

Hongkong

Victoria

Nr. 4. of 1847-

Regine -

"Disorders thereine.

" Market's and for preventing " Ordinance for Licensing. "N°1 of 1847, entitled, "In

" and amend the Ordinance

• An Ordinance to Repeal

122 August, 18627.

HU HILL |

all the public works required in a new

It is satisfactory to state that nearly

Colony

have now been either executed or sanctioned,

or two more will conclude

and that a

t` a year

this preliminary

on the first establishment of every settlement.

and extra expence, attendant

I have the honor to be,

Your Lordship' With the highest respect;

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Mein

298

Nawes.

The sictonces have not get arrived $.3 . 22 Oct 7/27.

bet. & 2.

wait for them.

The enclosures have now

attached.

I come,

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I presume that the Reports and Estimates should be referred to the Treasury with an expression

Lord Grays opension. The estimate of £190,

being for

epdie's

Phice Stations th

perhaps Lord

Grey would

recomme

Treasary to sanction The Extimate of £5.985. for a

Central Police Station;

a new ocems at the present

moment to be superfluous

bythe. Gut for the pimpose. ade autovious terms, & to be

area love and convenient is used Building represented to be hired on

Oct. 29 Cutivily the latter mung

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Entered

Victoria, Honghong, 14th August, 1847.

Sir J. H Davis.

Pto

The Earl Grey.. N. 89. 2 malosures.

Received.

Transmitting Reports and Estimates

No. 2 of 1847. for building a Central

Police Station in

the town of

Victoria, amounting

to £5,395,51

and

and N. 3 of 1847, for repairs alterations to Police Stations, Guard - Houses, and the temporary church,

amcounting to £190, 10.5;

and reporting

on the Jame

C. P. Juvelyan Eve

img

getmez.

299

Iam civicted by leel

N29. 16 rugh Jone for

Grey to transmis to you for the Consideration of the Lores Commefor: of the Treasury the. annusanying Cry of a Despeth from the Geremen of Hong Kong

ene lasing Reports and leterates for Public Works for the year

Comme

mencing April lect

the son

With respuch to the

Rahmate N2. for. building a Central

thie Slabin Lord

Tobie

Guy is of Junion

that no necessity present exists for

authorizing

1. diture on

the exfren;

account of

such a work_luh bis

Lordship would

recommending that the

300

Cationell 2 3. for repairs

to the Bolice Station, Guard

· House and the temporary

Church amounting

•£190.10.5. should b

mceive the sanction of

" the Lord's Commisionent.

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Sir

301

DS.

Dec. 1847.

In reply to

your Blopatch 8. 89

of the 14 of lengust last, transmetting Reports and Estimates,

N. 2, for building Central Police Station

the Town of Fictions £5355.5.1

V N3, for repa

;

irs and

alterations to Police Stations,

quard houses, and the temporary

Church - £190.10.5

Thave to convly

во

you my authonty for

encuring

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incurring the Expenditur

44190:1

10:5 in conformity

with the Estimate

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Ngo Miscellaneous.

My Lord,

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10-47

302

1708 Kong, long

Victoria, Hongkong,

19th August, 1847.

With reference to my Despatch

M 77 of the 19th July, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the following Despatchės,

on the 16 the Instant:_

Nor 94 to 99, the lait of 10th June, and Military N 5 of 15th June

I have the honor to be

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

te,

40%,

He!

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

ndani

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N91. Financial

Keasury

NR.

RECEIVED

ACT22

My Lords

Kon

303

Victoria, Hongkong,

20th August, 18% f

In conformity with the suggestion contained in Your Lordship's Despatch M

94 of June 4th, that suck arrangements should be made in regard to future requisitions for the

supply of the Police of this Colony as will admit of the stores being furnished at the

I have the honor

commencement of each

' year,

to enclose certified requisitions for the

the year

1848.

use

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

te,

Your Lordships

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

ndani

Danis

ہے

19th August, 1847. JH Davis.

Sin

The Earl

No 90.

Received

Spray

of Despatakes to to

Acknowledging rescipt

of 10

the

and Military June, 1897.-

Say

Treasury in 22attay.

Oct.22

$8.22 ка

9.23/

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304

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tered

C. 8. Ferelyan Gre

Forwardedly Ga

MRB M&Stophen

Mawes 25

Earl Grey

Nyt yh

вре

305

20 ON 747.

With reference to

your

letter of the 15t-

May I am directed by

вл Earl Grey

hausmit

& you for the rufermectin

of the Lords Commisss. of the Treasury the

accompanying copy of a despells from the

Jounen of Hong Hary

enclosing Artifical

The Earl sto

Fr J. H Davis.

20th August, 1824.

molosures.

Grey

No 91.

Rescived

Police Force "for the

for the supply of the Colonial

Fransmitting Requisitions

1848-

year,

Requisitions for Articles

for the use of the

Brice Tone of the Colony

for the year

840 and

I am to request that.

you will move their

Leruslips

все

neuponry

to cause the

directions to

be given for procuring

and forwarding Horry thing the Articles

specified in these

Papischens -

306

< Police Department,

Victoria, Houghings

19th August, 18/07.

Requisition for Police Departinent .

Icertify that the undermentioned

articles

are

Required for

the Volice Service,

being the authorized supply of Clothing

the

for the year

1848.

1. Blue Cloth to make jacketé, and

trowsers for 541 men

2. 41 9oz. Buttons

511 Vairs of

for

of Couropean Police.

of white meta of white metal for B.

numbers in scrolls

Collars . from 1 to 541.

4. 141. Capsffor European and Indian Police) with white metal. Crowns

in front, 60 of them to be without

teaks.

1.41. Waterproof

covers to Caps .

10. Blue Comlet to make

uniform jackets and trousers

141 men

the jackets are made with

e jackets Rolling collars .

106 Doz : white metal buttons for de- 1411 . Tairs of numbers for collars, to be

within circles . from 1 to 141.

110 Pairs of shoes.

10.

110. Fairs

11:

Boots.

Pairs of Halft.

Leather to make 31 pairs of shoes

and 31 pairs of Half Boots .

12.

1201. Black

Lerge

stocks .

for 1911 men.

141. 180.10z : of Black hom buittons

15.

141 Vairs

307

• for

Pairs of plain numbers for collars.

A lo Alt

16. 141 Waterproof Police Capes .

__......

tent

Charles & Mola for the Offs. Apistons Magistrate

spotice for CB Mille

Approved.

Ndani

Off. Chris Magistran

The following

is the supply for the

Years, 1848. and 1849.

13.

Dark Cloth. to make Great Couts

No 91 of 1827-

Inclosure N/ in

Sesp

Police Department,

308

Victoria, Hongkong,

19th August, 18/7.

Requisition for votive Department.

articles

I certify that the undermentioned

are

Required for the Volice

Service to be obtained from England: with supply of Nothing for 1848.

12. Folice Santhome.

12.

Glass Bull's eyes le Repair

others broken 24 diameter:

intendent of Police for Clothing

Requisition by the Super =

for the use

Force,

During the Yean

of the Police

1828.

Anguth, 1847.

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tendent

Charles Cholaforth

offs Apectant Mgisterte of prober

Approved

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Offs Chief Magritate

Nge Financial

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OCT22 1017

My Lord,

309

Victoria, Hongkong, 20th August, 1847%

In accordance with the instructions in Your Lordship's late Despatch N. 96

of 10th June, I shall of course take care

the

that

expenditure within this official year

Works and Contingencies

account of Public Works and

shall be in conformity with the reduced

th.

on'

amount of the Parliamentary Tot; but I hust that my Despatch by the last Mail, Joye of July 19th may induce

Your Lordship to sanction a portion, at least, of the savings on former Votes being appropriated to Public Works which have already been sanctioned, and which will nearly supply the

exigencies of the Colony, as may be inferred

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

xe),

Yo!

from the transmission home of Reports and "Estimates having almost ceased.

I have the honer to bes

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship,

Most Obedient,

Humble Sewant

Dans

310

つ

Treasury? AB. 220.

Vet. 22

this bus

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handy

bee sanctioned

by the Treacy & by Austin,

His ancured by a former Off

Sir

the August, 1847. 7. Davis.

тво

No 92.

The Earl

Received

Grey.

Despatch No 78 of 19th Colony, and referring to to the "Expenditure of the No 98 of 10th June, relative

Replying to Despatch

£ July.

вне

Ans? 18her. "Separate".

The Attable

Separate 712 Hong tay historia, Hongkong

Carl Grey

CEIVED

OCT 2

10647

My Lad,

20 = August 1847

311

The experience of the

arrival

fourth hot season since in this climate hor, I regret to

say,

moved

that it would be uned-

nable to tempt the effected, a fifth. I therefore cake this early

pportunity of requesting grun

Indship

will dome the honor to submit to

Gueen my

humble request

wald he

Chat

he pleased

Her Majesty unld be gracion by pland

I relieve me

Sovernor

from the duties of

f Commander in chief at any

time ther majesty may see

fr-

before the commencement I, another

hot team, about the End of march

the next

for

что

next year.

It is, I hunt, superfluous

to add,

that it will be my

brunden, duly chearfule, un dey

Her Majestys gracion commands, what.

-Eur

Стиму

chine

fine commands

Commands may

be, at

personal sacrifice, as the

only mode I hopes of proving

the sincerity of my devoted loyalt

& gratitude for the magisty's hart

from.

I have the have the

with great refect

gone badships ment

Obet. humble fervant

ndani

CORD

312

Oct. 22

Cecknowledp

say that the.

2. has accepted this resignata

that I will endeavourti

muke

arrangement

и и шла.

for sending his succeser to relieve him by

The time he ment

G. 12/11

•

N127

Governa

Centered

Sie 1. Dacis. Bart.

13.

Earl Grey 15

Sir.

18 Nov. /47

313

I have received and laid

before the Lucen

youn

despatch mact sparate

of the 20 august expressing

your desire,

the state of your

Mecount of

health to

Easy

be relieved in the Govt. of

Hong Kong before the Commencement of another not season, and I am to

acquaint you that ther Majesty has been pleased

to command me to

accept the resignation

Guvernor

If you Office of Gavurma and Commander in

Chief in that Colony.

Juill

Endeavor to make

Arrangements for the

Appointment & your

Succepor

So as

to mable

you to leave Hong Kong by the time you

mention :

I heres.

Separate

Vide to Sor Melech 48 NGA

314

1923 không hỏng

Victoria, Hongkong.

RECEN

My Lord,

OCP7

1847

Qznd

23th August, 1847.

"The Colonial Secretary

-handed me the enclosed letter and enclosures

from Mr. Parrant to Your

Saddress, under a sealed

cover,

tary just Lordship's

but as it was

(not allowable to forward them in that shape,

"course opened the packet, and branemit

the same herewith : Mr. Parrant's, whole case is contained in Despatch Nr. 87 of 9th Instant.

and

I have taken

care to proceed, in

every step of this case, on the legal opinion -responsibility of the Acting Attorney General . Mr. Parrant defends himself by quoting one of the lowest newspapers of this The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

de,

te!

place, with which I have too much reason to believe he has been in communication. His

confested knowledge of the rumoured charges against the two Chinese, for eight or nine

· months before he brought them forward, and his conspiracy against Major Caine, for which he has been committed, render this person in my opinion unfit to be employed

Clerk under the Colonial

busy buay 9041 Top

ала

Government.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships

Most Obedient,

Mr Hawer.

Morably

Greg's

the most convenient way of submitting this case to Lord : xeration will, in the first instance, be by abstract off it.

preparing

Oct. ? ] . His is indipen

182

Humble Servant,

in Danis

This alun

こ

315

ле

The Lord,

permission

Your

Victoria, Konshens

19th August 184,

316

Sold lectfully crave

to be allowed to address

Lordship and to detail for Your Lord wirs consideration,

126

Circumstances proceeding out of which, His Excellency

سلام

nas the

Cormeil has resolved on

Jovernor in

Suspending

me from my office. pending

of Rest Ratestix Government.

Malestyl

The humble position whie

I hold in Her vitalesty's & crvice, and

The degree o' credence which

to obtain in the opinion

mies

I mil.

Your

Lordship, anders is incumbent

in me

in the first place to law before your

Love 12if Lordship

Statement of mus

my prest Services

Гриль

Re. Right, Honorable

The Fare Grey

Her Martty's Principal Secretary of State

for the Colonies

23rd August, 1847.

J. Davis.

Received

Sir J. The Earl Grey.

Separate. 6 Iclosures.

of 9th Instant.

Subject of Despatch N. 87 address, connected with the Tarrant to His Lordship's Enclosures from Mr. William

Fransmitting a letter with

Services, and

I greatly deplore

the

having

necality which exists in my

lave to intrude on your Lordshipd

time and attention. -

Thar

wemment

When in the early part of the 1842 Ientered the employ of love as blesk in the Land Office, viving

Be sickness, and in ability

Isteeding me Kere

Mode

me there he Books and

Accounts of

the

Office were in great confusion, so much so, that the Scoretans

صيم

and creasurer to Her Majesty's Superintendents & Fride, the late

Mr John Robert Morrison, j'ailing them, could not close up the Accounts with the Lords Commissioners of Her Majestip Treasury, Mich

diligence in

bringing the Accounts into tangibility gained me the good will of that Zentleman, Varons & whose recommendation I was removed into the Office of the Deputy Superintendent, charz & with the Government of the Island, where I remained, the Lole Clerk Employed

Linal return of His

until the

Excellency

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317

Excellence Sir Henry Pottinger from the

North with the remaining Effice - Establishment:

In November 1842. in conjunction wit's mus duties on Be Superintendent's Establishment, I was

appointed to the Office of Land and Road Inflector, and cards in 1873 mal lagetted as Assistant to M- Gordon the late Juroryor General,

in the Offices of

Land Officer,

271 Cr

Jurorsor and Inspector of Ronds. the trying nature of my duties and continued exposure to the climate brought. on me, in the Kidsum 18+3, in its worst from, the cridemicus Fever which then raged, and for Several Months my life was despaires of as certified by the late Colonial Surgeon vich enclosure herewits From the severe effects of

the Dysentere which succeeded the even Rave not, up to the present Lourmar recovered from

from the Shock which mus Constitution, orginally powerful then Mclived. In consideration of mus illness having been brought on whilst. in the & Eatons perform

am El

(uf

duties

ا ہے. مسعد

unters to

the Lyovernment, Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger directed

quture unflaument Should

Rat me

be confined to in door work and in 184+ I mas made (cerk of the office for the registry of Deeds, under Local

that year, and Keller of Be Leased and records; With what

Ordinance P 3

of the

abilise, I have up to the present time performed the novel and responsible duties Prus

I would

me,

required of beg to rater your Lordship to the

12Roots of the Jurvivor

aminal 12k

General;

under my supervision upwarde 500 Leases Lave been prepared and executed, the Books and Indices of the Dead Registry; requiring mult Earh, and

forethought, have been

rind

formid

and established, and in the "performan

mance of these services, where the committal To

бол

an error might have

ነ

318

in acting

ervices were rendered available in the Supreme Court as Attorney aud Solicitor for the Crown in cases bothe at law and in equity

En June,

Jemi

of that year in conjunction with Tu Pope (.E. . mad appointed to the intricate duty of valuing house property in Rictoria for the purpose

Fusessment, and also.

Colice

collecting

the first year's rates levice theron

a dute which at the commencement

а айки

the

antailed much oblogus from Community, who were opposed sentrally

any

sisitem of direct taxation. Cearnestly trust that this brief retrospect of mus Services will

not be deemid intrusive on

رہے

Your

Lordships attention, and Kat it will have succeeded in obtaining foke

from;

A me

Lordship. But degree

Your consideration, which to my extreme pain humbly; but maut be Erronzously

ра

been of irremediable consequence, no instance have I received ought but the unqualified approval of

my department

The head of my

the early part of 1845, in the

Consider it witneed

from

by this

Excellency the Governor in Council.

I will now

لم

mroceed to detail

Lordship. The air and tances

alluded to, in the commencement

Men, and Serviers

I this letter:

absence of professional Alm, on

‡

part of the present year

In the early part of

the Hon ble The Colonial Jécretary d'ent to

for registry

Memorias

a Dcc.o

together with the original Heer, which purported to be an Assignment of

Rase hold known as the Central

Rasehold

the

"Market in this place; On inspection

of this Document I discovered great informalities, a mortgage

property

the

had been previously registered.

bat nopmention was made in the sheep of the Property bringen anywise in com beald

the consideration specified was

ridiculously small in proportion to

the value of the property, in

the property, in fact lis

رجم

ад

in amount than the registone d mortgage incumbrance, and I L'ad greumes for beliez that ter

Ssignord death, must have occurred exactly about the oute of the deed. Ordinance for Deed Requitry dold not however authorize Re Registrar to reject and Memorial provided that it contains the particulare set forts

in a schedule attached to the

Erdinance, and when attested be the

cath of a

a competent hesson; but be

instructions conveyed in an ex sa

Letter from the Colonial Jecret auf

all

319

all Deeds and Conveyances by Chiness were ordered to pass through the Office the Chinese Secretary for investigations, and the (prinese Teeresans having concuned

the opinion that the Document exhibited general irregularity the partics Concerned in the

we're sent for

to be a

property

of the

The

and examined, when the brother deccases Assignor alleged the Solomant Forgery, with consent Mortgage, and according to the Ordinance, Be Memorial was Lowever

entually registered; It was at this stage of the proceedings that Mi Aform

the deceased Assigner)

The brother

(The Stuted to me that his Brother had been in the habit of paying to the Flon be Major Caine's Componder

James Humores and

Hin

One

of One Humored and Fifty

For that

Dollars & Monts, which he alleged were extorted by the for the shajor Caine's

Northshajor order, and had been promised for bentleman's interest in obtaining for In deceased Mi &qur the holding

the Market

"did not deem it

"southat or right, for seasons which

'will hereafter be stated to

your

Core ship

پر

Enquire at that time further

into tris résertion, mere

Merthy

telling

hiin

that if, as Administrator to his deceased Brothers Letate, he contimes holding Be Market, and contested the titlo with the registered theigo, which he Lad stated his intention

Pat

doing Then I mamed him against paying any

for if I knew of more Juel Sumé,

I thould consider it my duty to bring the circumstance to the notice

advising

the

of Government for investigation; further him to speak to the Month ellajor: Caine, or offering to do so for him, and Prus put a stop to such extortion. but he would not either speak himself or allow me to do so, alleging Bat he felt convinced and was sine that it was by the Hon the Major faine's authority that the money was Almanden, and that if the Hon'ble Major Caine knew that he

he had mentioned the Arcumel tanco to me, that he would be so visites, as to be forced to leave the Colons: In that thus Ibating to your Lordship the : impression So apparent in the mind of This Man, I have not the remotest

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Achare then

320

idea of in 'innating (ant Solurved sucts extortions were made with the direct knowledge of the North Major Caime, merely wide to Tu Likit fully to your Lordship the artiulness power exercised by the Comprador his refarious practices; subsequently there by several

and

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For ins

Offertions were mentioned to.

indifferent persons, and was freely

Spoken

in the

the Supreme Court

allusion made in

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and destruct

brief submittin

Administration

to the Attorney General by the Attorney employed by the before mentiona Milifor to procure the Letters to his Brother's Estate; and A0 an the Treasury Comprador, amongst others having told me that monthly sums were Still taken from Mi Ffrom, and

d applied to they hate Major Caine's née, I took

my serious consideration the propriety

into

and manner

of do

use,

ing the matter

bringing

forward as should not

and as should not fail to lead to

About this.

an investigation. puncture I was directed by the Surveyor General to

Formal

prepare a application to the Colonial Secretary,

license for

for a

for

o a

Bam Achory,

Market which

a Builder improved

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and personally delivered the application to the Hon'ble the 6 plomas Secretary, and it was afterwards beut

to the Jurveyor Cien eral

pro;

for reporting Within a feir days Achoey came to

Office and told me that to any the Treasury Comprador before

mention'd

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had been to him, and said that the Hon ble Major Caine had sent him to dem and

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of money to purchase his interest obtaining the license for long periods, and for light or Renvy rentals, according to the scale of boncesses which Le mention'd varying from Five bo Fifteen Hundred Dollars; on questioning Avan Le said that it was true

Major Caine had told him to demand this

I then told Achory I would

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money

lay

Euy this matter before the Government

investigation, and Kat Aoan would

for investigation

be punished for daring to make

this

demand which I was assured. Le had

to authority for making; It will

appear inexplicable to

Your Lordship

when I state that, this Man's reply mas

to the effect of enjoining

me to say

Nothing

of the

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ones

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nothing whatever of the matter, stating inut he would not have told me at all about it, if he thought he should be assisting one Foan, who

in injuring his Country

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could not even have known that he had license unless Major faine applied for had told him, and adding Kut he

Should offer Dollars for

bonus

Three Hundred

Sicense of

not Ass Bom

bie

I far's duration at 4507 mont's

immediately went to the Hon Major (pine, and askid for

to the petition

Answer

petition from Achory when I

Lad presentes, and I'm as then informit

by the Hon the

Major (aime,

Man se sad

directed toan to ast Ichory when Sun &ments he would give

Government

for

the Market

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ferm & license which he required.

and

Sent in

for

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that Achary Ken

petition in Chiness atking

for

license

a from In Card.

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The Survey or General Subsegmently

reported the area intended

Market to be an

For Eighth only of

the size of the other large Markets, the tent proportionably bring about

month, of which -

40 & month;

which I in

informed

Meloiy

giving

against gu

Achory and warna mim against any bound to Foam whatever; Letter written in English was afterwards received by Achory, which Pread to him, wherein he was- informed that

license wouth be

granted for

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one year only, at a

Went of $ 100. I Month; whereupo Achory exhibited

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ood deal of

ill will towards me, for not having, allowed him to give the bonus -

Give

asies he fan

required, have obtained him

cied won

would

license for

the same tent 19. $50 & mouth, as

was charg

upon another Market

recently erected by

of the same size as that for which

English Merchant

o adoreds of

the Jur: Gen?

The sad applied.

• Your Consideration the foregoing

Lordship's impartial

едние осекав

will have evinced to

Your

Lord Ship,

the necessity which existin for Strict investigation and punishment I the criminals concerned. Single Eases

attempted

of actual

extortion like the foregoing, Carried

with such and ality tends to

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the belief that other and more in Ansive

This

cases of fraud have been long in prasses : A Potion of the public Press of Colony hat Entely keem'd with allegations. that the other Markets 4 Farms, together with source, the most iniquitous descrip have regulares paid what is permia

"black Mail"

Lim

After much consideration therefore determined on obtaining a witness to the statement of

Mi Afron, and for that purpose Iinformed the Surveyor General of

in to

what was said, and desired him.

The

question the Said Afoon Subject; A perusal of the enclosure No 2, accompanying this letter will at once exhibit to Be course taken by

me in

Lords hif

to this matter; An investigation

afterwards made

arference

by the Hon whe

beat in

the Acting Attorney Gen

his

Fury

the Colony, before whons I stated

exfacit of grand turn for

what I have now ollated to your Lordship together I believe. with

statement of other reports in

which

he name

which the Caine

was used

General in aturl

of the Hon the

ble Major very Breely. Of tow

of the evidence

taken at this investig

investigation

From

am almost entirely if nor ant, This Excellency the Governor Lowever before the Honorable the Members before the Council, I received severe Censure and rebute for the course which I had taken in bringing this matter forward,

and in not simply informing the Hon the Main Caine it the reports so current; but to

word,

the

application for a perusal of evidence taken, in order to see if

grannes for censure

other

exist against me,

спись

I was refuser

as vide Enclosure No. 3 Livewith,

(as

In the matter

the extortion

from the holder of the central Market I had urges nothing whatever in proof or otherwise of the Statemento made, I merely exhibited with what thee Hon ble Major was used by his Compradord to aid them in their ends, leaving it to that Gentleman to bathe

impunity

Caine

the name

but:

what

Letter

Aerg att for

measures he deemise

What meas

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deem's fit in order to arrive at the truth of

the case. Imos as

free to believe that Mi Afor Lad rapsed the report & with a view to injure the charactors of the Compradors, as that the Comprador Lad really attempted the extortion he had

the line. Establish his chargeo.

But Lo

Concerned

proofs to

for

as toan

ша

in the other. transactions

a him with having

I directly chang'a

за

told me that Major Caine Lad sent him to dom and the money; the

Evidence of Achoey Confirma E large, and if further

Arvy

question's ' could have Itatia the names

of others, both European Hhinese, to whom it was cognizant that

Kis Arm and Lad been made.

May I beg of your Lordship to pudge then what were my feelings

surprise and indignation at bring

Majo

harraigned by the Hon the Main Caine

Laving tampered

on a charge

charge of

with this Man toan, with

view to injure the character

and reputation of

The Hon'ble Major

Caine

amme; my object in what I Lad

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done was

the

Le ver

very

reverse of Such

a motive:

annot. refraind

My Lord from stating in this place But I have just cause

ell

'Considering mypet

Laving

4 hardly

oly used in been compelled to proce

procure bail" for my appearance at the nex/ Sessions to answer a charge of so grave a nature as that of Conspiracy,

which grew out of this anaign

mont, and on which Istand singly indicted, depositions taken at the Magistrate's Caust, a copy of which mark's enclosure on here with, will

place

that

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If our

Lordship in pos

The

possession

the whole support to this Change

Enclosure No 5 being copy. letter replying to the Click "of Councils" intimation of my Suspension from Réfice pending the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government will flow to your Lordship the Iemonstrance which I have deemid it proper to make against this suspension, to which, although

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Fortnight Las

no reply.

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I have received

ние

or a cknowledgment, and it

only remains for me to throw musself upon the candid consideratio of Your Lordship and Hor Majesty's

that Government, and plead Kat I may without delay be reinstated in mch office, from which I deem that ??

in injustly suspended for insufficient cause.

A long. 0

acquaintance

over a

ant

and

consequente insight into the habité of the Chinese extending through,

maritime life, partly a

регио of Imelve years to the days of

My bochwood when I first came to 6.

to Chine and where I have been some portion

..:

bur

of every year since, will I trust Lave some wright with Lortslips, in

aur

in the conclusion which Lordship can but arrive at "I that, for the sole purpose of

injuring Major fame, I could not to far forget my duty

and to

Myself Family dependent on me

Jalan for support, as to popardize the pooldent position, mis past services

present

and future prospecté,

or even outh

the word

of a Chinese,

in the

Mode

mode which we have

administering

it, and which they respect no more when taken, than if not taken at all.

Be Chinese Residents of

This

Colony

are gen orally, My Lord, a Set of worthless men, devoid of all motions of upright /rinciple and integrity;

banded together

in secret societies, and

governed by clannish rules in every impulse, the principal claus headed by

those whom suspicion points at being expatriated for offences against their

Extortion may

arv

Governin

sent.

Lein

Servilely blind in attaining own ends to whatever kind of be attempted upon hem, by those whose cumming and position enables them to make such attempts; it behoord me in the course which I have taken

exposing the extortins apparent to me, to depart from that more Straight forward one, which would Live led me somply to have told the Ron the Major fame that such and suck things,

his name:

were done in

But however much

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4 Trest

under censure for

the

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exposition which I have adopted,

I can assure

Ica

of v

our Lordship

myy

Continued Conviction, that a disserne

Course

links in

would only Love Deheated the single and I had in vitio "hiz

Thot of breaking those links the chain or system of extortion which it mas alparent to me isisted; and which in its extended ramifications bearing steadily clownwards the best interests

Colony ; Whilst the Asserting

homes are

of this Colony

of the miscreants whom I Lave

hamed remained une check'd as

to the high authorit which the Lave

quoted in support of Keir demand every subordinate servant of this overnment is open to the mwand Contempt and disrespect of

The Chinese Community generally, amongst whom Rede extortions

publickly talks of and

are

Refiner talku of and believe

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of the result of the trial of the charges against me

Rere can be but one opinions :-

of the necessity for

me to act

the mine I have done. I trust

in may

I have incceeded in convincin

Your-

and I confidently rely

Your Lordship; and:

Your

the justice of your

Her Majesty's

Landslich and of overnment, so that

buen in the event och

Concurring in

Excellency the

Your Lordshißß

the censures of this.

Governor. I freest that

791 out

shall not be dispossesses of my employment under the Govern for an

offence, which came in the most extreme sense, be look α upon

Only

an error of the

The Judg

Em ent

In conclusion I have to beg

the favor of

it. in 17 Jour Lordships consideration.

Bude mode of

of my address

I have uthered in this letter

Single expression meriting your Lordship's disapproval

I have the honor to be

My Lord, Lord Ship's

Four Your

most obedient

most humble Servant

and most

M.Janant

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I do hereby certify that WW. Tarrant Clerk of Works come under my care at Macao; in middle of August 1843! labouring under the form of what has been called Honghous

He has been ill for about a month, his life despaired of previous by his being From the 20th August the

Fever

and

sent to Macro.

slightly improved till the beginning of September, when a relapse weeks, no hopes of his recovery were

and even

came ou

from which,

for some

ery were entertained,

after aux fear of immediate fatal

consequences had leased, his constitution had received so severe a shock, the powers of body and mind being greatly impaired _ his body nearly wholly sabralyzed and his memons entirely foue. Pat it appeared probable, that at le alt many mouths must classe, before he would be fit for duty if he

could remain in this climate at all.

under my

care,

He was removed again to Hongkons and placed in the seaman's Hospital under in the beginning of betober, where he remained until the end of November, when he had so recovered as to be able to return to his own house,

far

Still

Victoria Menghong

77847

Enclosures

Our own

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Still continuing however under Medical treatment.

This Elver was

first, brought on by the amount of exposure to which he was subjected. and in the beginning of December this by cellengy the Governor gave orders, in consideration of the -length of time he had been in the emplow of Government, in which he lost his health and the zeal and attention he had always shown in the discharge of his duties, that he should be continued

hit situation, and employed

as he might be able, till his health should be fully restored: He continued for the next six months

ли

of Rever and

ing four

ва

frequent attacks of Dysentery, but though almost constantly under médical bleatment, attending his regular duties. And owing to his great régularity

and to and

and carefulness.

constituction, a steady improvement has taken place in his health, which is now

comfiletely restored.

originally powerful

apparently

junder

severe however was the illness under

which he laboured, affecting principally the Brain

and Shinal marrow, and also the Liver and Bowels, that I believe his constitution will

never

fully recover the shock it received, and that he will be more

more liable to a recurrence

riginal causes

of Dever upon exposure, to the original

and

and the

severe;

the effects of such an attack &

"And I do hereby cutify that to the best "my judgement and belief.

Belief. his constitution has received a shock from the severe Zever he had in 1845, that in the event of another attack, at any

of me

future illness a speedy removal from this Chinnate will be more me

more necessary

circumstances

necessary

than

under ordinary

ordinary

(signed) Alex . Anderson

Colonial Surgeon

Victoria, Hong Kong 12th July 1844.

True copy

Onclosure Nos

Copy

Sir.

329

Land Office, 35th July 18.07.

deem it my duty to inform you

that reports have been scurrent for some time

past that some Chinese, lezvants of the

in the habit of extorting

lovernment are in the habit. their

money from

eir countrymen on false

pretences, in fact it may be said that these

The topic of practice

are the

common conversation.

coupled with insinuations that they are known and winked at by those whose duty it is to check them. On particular I beg to draw attention to the allegations of Wei Afoon your Overseer of the Central market, who stated Yesterday in

in your presence that mouthles he pays the sum of one Hundred Dollars, to the Honorable Major Caine's Comprador, and also stated that Chow Avan. Your Treasury Comprador, acted as a go-

between in th matter, holding Holding

over him various threats.

latterly insidluating that unless he agreed to pay at one time the sum of Seven Hundred Sollars, out of monies which Apson will have

To Cha! 15.4. Cleverls Engr.

lig

Surveyor General and Acting Colonial Treasurer.

to receive

on completion of his contract at Aberdeen, that the Honorable Major Caine would enforce the payment of of fine for

on-completion to hume, together with other threats, doubtless equally as base asswithout- the shadow of a foundation,

I trust therefore that you will lay this Letter before the Honorable the Colquial Secretary for strict investigation of the cir- cumstances, feeling convinced that the character of that Gentleman (and of the Public Service

is now

lay

under imputations

which it is highly necessary should be without delay.

dispersed

I have the honor to be Sir,

Your most obedient

tru copiff.

humble Servant W. Tarrant

WJanua

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330

Copy

Enclosure No. 2

Victoria, 30th July 1847, 331

T. W. W. Tarrant.

Sirr

one -

the

I have received

your

letter of this date. You application therein contained is an extraordinary

I am not at liberty to comply with you request without committing an offence against the laws _ you might as well call upon &e brand Jury to divulge the proceedings before them as to ask me for a perusal of the evidence taken by me

be Attorney General of . Hongkong. In this Colony, Attorney General is the brand Jury, and fir execution of his duty as such is bound by the laws which regulate Grand Juries. The only information on the subject you allude to in Your letter that I can venture to give you is """That there was no evidence whatever to justif me in filing an information agquist "the parties accused. " I regret I cannot

otherwise comply with your request

the

I have the Honor to be

Sid,

Your bed Servant.

(Signed) Cha! Molloy Cauchbell

trus copy

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Acting Attorner General

Copy

Enclosure No

Chief

Defend

Magistrate's Off

332

Office, Tuesday, Jubes 27.1080

lovt

W. Tarrant, Clerk in the employ of Gost

Charge. Conspiracy.

1. Witness. W. Caine. sworn.

I am Colonial Secretary, On the morning of the 6th of July. Contractor Aphoon sent two or three mesaged to me stating that one the previous day that he wished to see

me. I had declined receiving

as well as that,

- receiving him on the

- moining, but as I was told, he had something to communicate to me about Wr. Tarrant - I deemed it important aux said he might come. he

that he was very sorry

came u/a stairs and told

sorry for

what had happened, alluding to the invertization the wh was.

to sit, that the investigation

to take place was not

his

best

doing

that Wt Tarrant made him bring it forward.

spoke in the broken language, but this was the substance of what he said, that he wished me to take care of him, meaning Isuppose to protect him, told him to go is the Attorney General, he chin chin'd and went away!!

Next morning about nine o'clock the Government Office Comprador named toan came

me in a considerable state of alarin, and told that: Mr Tarrant had visited his house the

me,

preceding evening, after he (Soan ) has left the

Court

Court of investisation. I think he said it was after eight o'clock. he spoke to me in broken, English and Chinese-

Chinese, and led me to suppose that M. Tarrant asked him, Why he did not give such evidence before the Court meaning the Investigation. as would injure Major Raine, and that if he did not do so. he toan would come into trouble. ___ words he made use of as well as Iean remember,

What

were,

m -um

I for you no have talkee so have spoil. Major Calne, before Mr. Campbell, you no do so _ You catchee trouble. Jasked him if he had any witness to this, he said he had. On the afternoon of the 9th of July, he again came to me, and seemed

alarmed than before.

and said that.. that morning when at W. Tarrants Office, at the Government offices. W. Tarrant again questioned him, and asked, why he did not

did not give evidence to

injure Major Caine, that if he did not do so he toan would have trouble, he further told him, to come to Wc Cleverly now, these circumstances coupled with what was taken place at the investigation / where M. Tarrant in deavoured to prompt W. Cleverly,

I have

induced me to bring the matter

(Signed)

Chow Span - Sidons

ward. W. Caine

will a

when in th

eig

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the 6th

" July, instant. I was examined by Mr Campbell, and

and between seven and. eight o'clock P.M. Irefurned to my house. Mr. Farrant, came

house and asked me, why I had not spoken

that if I had done so. I could

according to his words, that if I had de

have higured Major Caine - Mr. Parrant's words

you no have talkee so fashion. What for you

were.

ago,

lago

-aid

very

essy spoil-wash Major Caine, this was with reference to the Central Market &referred to a Conversation, that had taken place vetween; ive and six months

Mr. Tarrant's conversation of six months was to this effect. He told me

that people that Major Caine received monly unlawfully that he would draw up a paper (statement ) it I would witness it. Not having any knowledge of the fact. I declined to do so. We arraut did not sell me what words bomake use of in Court as a witness, When W. Parrant came to my house the 6th July.

and during the conversation on that occasion another person was present. Sheen by On the morning of the 7th of July, a letter was brought

Hook it four the to the Office for Us Parrant. I took it from messenger to Mr Tarrant, W. Tarrant said to What for you no talk-ce so fashion, suppose salkee so fashion.

me.

str

маже

very easy spoil um Major "Caine, I replied not true, I can't talkee, I then

2nd Witness

you

I am a Government comprador. Ou

the

went.

went out.

of July.

I was at

On the morning of the 6 thos Major Caines house, I hvent at the request of Aphoon, Aphoon was with me, this was in consequence conversation. I had on the previous evening with Attie and Aphoon, when Jasked Aphoon. why he had accused me.

Major Caine and others. he said. it does not concern me at all, it concerns. Wr

you

Tarrant, it is not my business at all, it is his business. If you

do not believe me toan, go with me to Major Caine and you will hear what I have to say. I went with him the next morning about six o'clock to Major Caine's- asked the servant to inform Major Caine, that Aphoon wished to see him, Major Caine refused to see him, he (toan) again requested the servant to go up and say, toan and Aphoon had something to say to him. Major Caine then desired that they should come up . We went up. Aphoon made his bow to Major Caine, and said. You befriended my father, my brother, and myself. Now my father and brother dead, this is not my business. this it W. Tarrant's Ausiness, he withed it, Majn (anie sent him away and told him to go to the Attorney General. We hardly there three minutes and then went W. Parrant came to any where the conversation my house at Paringthan

were

away. and came up stairs to

me.

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sing

are

giver....

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given in the first part of this deposition took place

Mr. Tarrant made use of no other words than

of those. I have already mentioned,

Lei Aheen,

Wigned) Chow Avan.

Sworn.

3rd Witness

I am Shroff at the Government

Office. Between seven and eight o'clock, on the 4th of July instant, in the evening, I was at tran't house in the Taipingshan up Stairs, M. Tarrant came in at that time, and spoke to toan, but what he said I do not know, a: I do not understand English. he did not remain there long. Mr Tarrant I did not appear excited, after he went away.

immediately after. Jasked Asan what W. Tarrant came about. toan then replied that W. Tarrant had come to ask him, why he had not spoken according to his /M. Tarrant's ) words.

Signed

29th July

Wei Affron-

I did go

Sworn.

Lei Sheen

thewitulls

4th

witness

I am lessee of the Central market.

go to Major Caine's house. do not recollect the exact day, but it was on one of those days on which I was examined by M. Campbell, between the

second

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was pro

do you accuse

are

second and eleventh of July instant, it was early in the morning between six and seven o'clock. Chow Arau the

Office Comprador went with me, there was other person with me. I met Attie and Chow Asan in the street, and they asked me, why do you us. ( this was the day before I went to Major Canice. about four o'clock in the afternoon ) and Janswered I am not accusing you. Hoan then said, you also accusing Major Caine. I denied it, and said, I was willing to go to Major Caine with hine (Aran) I voluntarily offered to go with him to Major Caine.

went next morning as I

as I have stated before. bu our arrival at Major Caine's house, Chow toan first went up to Major Caine, he returned and Jaccompanied him up. I Broke in English to Major Cine, Major

and we went next

Paine asked me. What you

come see my

F you have told me that I am bus

I said

& for

some persons have told

bringing charges

against you.

your

and I said. I no do that business

Brother, and Yo

and You. I know.

Major Caine replied, I know nothing about the matter. I understand (I am acquainted with)

Father, your Brother, nothing about this busines, you had better away! I went away. I did not see Major Caine after that. Mr. Farrant is intimate with me, he was also intimate with my Father and Brother,

Since

да

Since their death I have been in charge of the

Market. The conversation I had with Wt.: Tarrant

was with.

reference to a sum f "one hundred and fifty dollars, which Major Caines Comprador. Comprador named Lo een teen said I should, monthly, this

I paid three occasions,

sum

でも

pay

I had a dispute with the Comprador about it and said that it was impossible I could afford to pay this

money, but the Compradore said that my brother had paid it before, I was at the Government Offices and mentioned this as a hardship to U= Furrunt. Mr Tarrant said, this payment is not. proper is.

choose to pay it, you may par it.

you

and told me to go to M. Eleberly .__ M. Tarrant -never did instruct me as to what I was to sav to the Attorner Gineral. Rever had any conversation with M. Tarrant on the subsect either before during the investigation.. Questioned by the

Court. Did you or did you not mention the name of Mr Warrant in your conversation with Major Faine?

I did not.

(Signed) Wee door.

Fong Attie, sworn.

jom.

5th Witults.

I am a Contracto emjuoyed by Pript

of War, I have had conversation with several

different.

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different persons relative to the investigation which was held before Mr Campbell - Avan, Losen teen, and Affoon. Euestioned by the Court.

you

you reme

remember Affron going to Major Camieson The 6 of July inorant and what did he say

occasion,

ou that

ay ou

I went to Major Caine's house with tran and Aphoon on the 6th of July in the morning. I remained below whilst Affoon and toan went up stairs, on the previous evening I was at the gate of, the market with toan, and we asked Affoon, what is this proceeding about the market? Affoon replied this does not ebme from my heart at all, W. Tarrant me to do it, that he would be obliged if I would to Major Caine and tell him that he wished to

him and tell him so.

told

до

Lee

Questioned by the Court - Do you know that Major Chine refused to

evening of the Fifth,

the

to see Affoon on and morning of the sixth of Jelly? On the evening of the Fifth. I was sent to alk if Major Caine would have an interview with Affood. _ He refused the interview.

(Signed) Tong Attic.

W. Parrant in reply to the Court, said he had nothing

to say.

Mr Parrant is committed to take his trial

at the next session

(Signed) A. R. Johnson.

true copy of a copy Tarant

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Enclosure No A

Copy

337

Sir,

Victoria, 5th August 1847.

I have to acknowledge the, receipt

off your letter No.

letter Nod, informing me that "This Excellency the Governor hat this day, with the advice of the Executive Council, Resolved, the grounds of what tranchired with reference myself on ultimo, so suspend me from my Office

the Magistrates Court, on the

and 29.

under the Land Department, hending the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government. but acquainting

me that I am allowed to state in

writing any matter which I may have to urge

excultation,

in my own exc

I therefore beg to request that vou

will do me the honor to draw the attention of this 笼

Excellency the Governor in Council to the fact. that, with reference to the proceedings at the Magistrates Court, the only support is the charge made against me by the Ronourable Major Caine, rests whon the (Orally unattested) evidence of -single Man, a Chinese, and that Man, the

very.

£ d'A, R., Castro Eygr

Clerk of Councils.

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very Individual, whom before His Excellency the

off

Governor ; and the Honourable the Members of the Executive Council, Scharged on Tuesday the 13 ultimo, with having dared to use the name the Honourable the Colonial Secretary, bo mable him to extort Money from Pam Acholy the Contractor who applied for a license for a Market - and who has got witnesses beside myself to prove, that Hoar (the Individual in question) did attemit this extortion on him,

I beg to

lay

mie

In exculpation of the Charge against

that I totally deny having uttered a single word of that which toan in his evidence makes

have said, and it is perfectly apparent to me, that he has made this accusation for the sole purpose of screening himself. _ That far from wishing to injure Ole character of the Honourable Major Caine, in the course which have taken, My object in bringing the matter to

and

the notice of the Government has, with a view to mable that Gentleman to have the circumstances properly investigated,

I respectfully urge that the course I took was a proper one, and calculated to effect that object, and fuit an immediate

stop to the reports

reports getting

just

current, and which it

would

would have been criminal in me to have passed

over..

longer unnoticed, and that there could be conceivable motive for my wishing to injure the Honourable Major Caine, either in his private Wei Afoon

public characters - The evidence of Wei at the Magistrates Court was not at all at variance with facts.

I peels gamit that I insisted upon his stating to W Cleverly / the lead of my Department and the proper Chahnell for the commencement

investigation ) what he had repeatedly told me and others, but I am entirely at a loss to discover the criminality which exists in my having sakan this method for the performance of what I conceived to be my bounden duty to the Honourable

Major Caine, and to the Public service generally..

In conclusion, I have to express hug deep regret, that before the charges made against me Chave been Investigated by a jury of my Countrymen (by whom I am convinced may infocence will be

"Jully shown) His Excellenby the Governor in Council should have deemed it necessary to sushend me from my Office. I earnestly hope that this Excellency the Governor in Council will see fit to moderate this extreme degree of

and I

censure, and to reinstate me in my

my Office until

the

The charoc are either substantiated or dismissed.

ari

uspension from, Office is to me Junishment for offence, of which until I am proved que llave

I must be looked upon as innocent. _ I have, particucarly to urge upon the attention of this

Excellences the Sovernor in Council that my long

and tried services under the Government and

the character which I have always sustained for

and integrity, accord to me some

my word is

uprightness and integrity, degree of consideration, when placed in competition with that of a Chinese, incited to charge me with a false accusation; from evidently interested motives.

Signed

I have the honor to be Sir,

Your most obedient Servant.

dove copy

M.Janant.

N93. Commercial.

REC

My Lord,

172 1847

339

Victoria, Hongkong,

24th August;, 1847

I have the honor to report for the

information of Your Lordship that Senhor F. J. de Paiva has presented to me an from Her Majesty, signed by

Viscount

"Exsequatur

Palmerston, authorizing him to act as Consul General for Portugal at Hongkong

I have accordingly informed Senhor

Paiva that he is at liberty

liberty to act in

that-

capacity . The other foreign Consular officers, now at Victoria, the American and the

Danish Consuls.

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

te,

Je!

are

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Ndani

Ngn.

Financial

기

Letter to Agent, 30 hor.

C. D.

NOV.22

1847

1876. Trong trong

My Lord,

340

Victoria,

Hongheng 30 August, 1847.

When, in my Gispatch Ne

of 31 March 1846, I submitted for Her Majesty's approval Ordinance N.92 of 1844, (since confirmed) for regulating the Weights

and Measures in this Colony,

I was at the time under the impression

that those specified in the Schedule

marked B attached thereto, had been

and were

procurable at Hongkong consequently lodged in the Colonial

• Treasury; but on

enquiry, I find

that such is not the

now

case; and that

the only Measures and Weights deposited in that Office

are

Chinese, as detailed

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

Ic,

/e.

The Earl Grey.

Sir J. H Davis.

24th August, 1847.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Received

No 93.

Reporting appointment

and

Portugal at Hongkong.

Consul General for

Senhor F. J. de Paiva as

confirmation of

kez by

W Hawed.

This is putte sanction of the Voreign Office?

It appear

ats 22 oct

that it hit been junctioned.

by the 7.0. & that here is farther to be done

kut by

рут

in Schedule marked A.

I have, therefore, the honor të

request that Your Lordship will be

pleased

to be given

given

cause

instructions

the necessary to the Colonial Agent to

furnish this Government with two Sets of

English Standard Wights und

the English

Measures, as mentioned in the enclosed Requisition. One

of these Sets is to be

One of

deposited in the Colonial Treasury, and the other in the Office of the Chief Magistrate of Police.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Pordships,

Most Obedient, Humble Servant,

Ndani

341

should the lynch Generel

be ducited to provide

ter Biennale

arch there weightsn

Nov 22

гин

ко плоды

ну

голод

G.231

30th August, 1897.

Victoria, Honghong,

Sir J

7. Davis

The Carl

Received

N. 94.

Gray

Imaksure

Stand and weights and for two Sets of English Transmitting Requisition

measures.

Entered

342

George Baillie Cape

18447

Jodis 26

194. 30 Augh

зора,

I am dirialist by last Grey

to transmit to

you

The

Copy of a Despitch from the Goerva of Slong Hong

requesting thick two sets of the English Standard Wrights and

measures nu

may

le ottawed

from this County, for the

Get

use of the Cotorical Gr I am to conveyte

and I am

for the nursery authority

for Juscuring and bending

to Honey therey the reights

a mestures spuified in the Requisition which

accompanies Sir John

Davis's Despilch.

there

NCEIVED

in 18

1876. Athong

List of English

343

of English Standard Weights and Measures Required for the the Govemment of Hongkong.

Standard Weights-

Fifty-Six pounds .

Twenty-eight pounds. Fourteen pounds. Seven pounds.

Avoirdupois . - Your pounds.

Troy..

Jevo

o pounds. One pound.

One

half pound. One quarter pound.

Two Ounces.

One Ounce.

Eight drams.

Four drams.

use

Two drams.

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.

half pint e gill.

One

One half gill.

"Thereby Certify that two sets of the above Marad Weights for the

for

ase

d Weights and Measures are required

of the Government of Honghong;

One set to be deposited in the Colonial

Treasury,

and the other in

the Chief Magistrate of Police

the

office of

Maine

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial office,

Victoria,

Index

344

Hongkong, 30th August, 1847 }

Approved.

indan's

INE

1847

Hong Kong

Sir I Davis

Volume 2d

May to August

May 3 50 Execution

of Chinese

your

Reports the circumstances of

Murder and their execution by your Camese convicted of

the Executive Connel Raving confirmed the Sentence-

May 6 51 Public Works. At Rn Despatch

869 Feb 10 and refers to his 38 17 Fr67) 12 shewny a balance imexpended which had been authorised by Despatch No 26 September 28 to be applied to certans Public

Works in havin

May 7 52 HD Sinclair-

HD Sinclair, Reports the case

of Sinclair's convicted of Piracy and sentenced to Fransportation, having

no means

of carrying such a sentence into effect and the Convicts health having suffered from long imprisonment, he has been pardonce

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345

346

1847 Sir I Davis

May 15 53 Barracks.

Reports the

cirarmstances under which he has transferred the Buildings, originally constructed for Ewil purposes, of the Military Athorities for the purpose of Barracks.

May 19 54 Crown Property.

Ackn Degratch

471 February 17.

Replies of the Anditor's queries on the Rent Roff Brown Property.

Roll

Despatches, Papers to his

Refers

Despatch 444 April 23.

Acten receipt of Despatches.

May 19 55

May

20 56 Police of the Town.

Autni Degratch

877 March 19.

Reports that the Ponie the Town was improved and it was no longer necessary to enforce the regulation for the Chinese inhabitants to carry lights at night

May 21 87 Appointments.

Reports

Com

having received the -_missions for Major tame

and

215

May 21

1847 Sir Ï Davis

continued

and Mess " Mercer & Cleverly Recommends Her Mercer for the Opprice of Prasurer Mr Hillier for that of Chief

Pagistrate and Hot

and Hold forth for

Sherifs.

May 22 58 Newspaper Libel.

drawn on

Reports having on the Navvy £48. 18.2 for the expenses of prosec-

-uting a Newspaper for a libel

Admiral Sir Flochiane.

021

May 22" Mr HU' Hulme. Acken, Despatch

May 24 59

confidential Jan 7, 28 and refers to his private Letter. to the Foreign Office.

In reference to his

former controversy, with Mr

"Hulme he conficers it-best-

to avoid the scandal

any further procceiings

из э

ま

Mr Hulme's case me stirring

matters better forgotten. MTW Hulme. In reference to his Despatch Why ap2 26. Encloses further corres -pondence in continuation of the controversy with M. Huline.

184

Sir I Davis

June 7 60 Exportation of Pugar. Enelons

Jime

a rithon of the quantity Sugar exported from an 48 31 May. No Port charger No Custom House and a fine Harbour

offer great facttiters for Commerce.

June 18 61 M CM Campbell. Reports the

nature of M. CM Campbell's, serices as Acting Atter Gen. and his claim to being pro- -vided for in the won't Mr Sterking's return.

Ima19 62 Despatches. Report the

Refers this

Despatch 855 May 19.

Acken ? receipt of Despatches

Inne 21 63 Mr C Herr. Auken. Despatch

8879 March 25.

No objection to me

Belgian Consul.

Kerr as Belgian

Inne 22 64 Escheats.

charges

Acker. Circular Apr 16. Reports the nature of the cases of Escheats.

June 22 65 Blue Book. Requires copies of Lonial

Inne

regulations and Blank Blue Books

1847 Sir I Davis

347

र

June 22 66 Conveyance of Letters. Refers to his

June 22 67 Prisons.

N35 March 22.

Encloses a Memorial to the Post Master General from the Merchants praying that a regular system may be adopted for the conveyance of Letters & Canton, with other correspondence shewing

necessity of

the nece

the same.

Requires sanction

an estimate #890 for the additions to the Prisons, it was enclosed in his Despatch N132 November 18.

Inne 22 68 Transportation. Refers to his

Despatch 821 7%, 8719.

Encloses & Letter from the Secy to the Govt. of India relative to the locality destined for Envicts from Hong

July 1 69 Despatches. En loses a

Schedule of his despatches to the Secretary of State the half year ending

Inne 30.

す

1847

Sir I Davis

July 170 Mr WT Mercer.

Reports

having granted leave of absence for four months to Mr Mercer his duties as acting Treasurer to be par- - formed by Mr Eleverly

of the Keys of the Vault to be kipt by Mr AR Johnston.

July 1 71 Land Sales.

returns

Encloses

one

tive Land Lease sales undertaken to prevent squatting among the lower orders of Chinese.

July 2 72 Ordinances. Encloses

four copies of the Colonial Ordinances of Hong Kong.

July 3 73 Lots of Land.

Arts Despatch

N. 58 Jan 7 9, relative to Resumed Land on account,

being un improved.

Encloses a list Lotz of Land which the holders wish to resign . Regers & his

July 5 74 Water Police.

Despatch N18 Pro 13. The Colonial Gun Boat being on expenge

1847

Sir I Davis

continued

July 5 74

21000 per annum he has given it over to the Navy and increased the strength of the Water Police

Encloses a full report

on the Watis Pobie.

July 14, 75 Revenue & Expenditure. Eve lover

the guttons of Revenue and Experienture for the quarter ending Sinne 30.

July 14 76 Mr JD' Almada.

نی

Reports

having grantee six months leave of absence to my D'Almada, his duties to be performed by Ma Ogorio.

July 19 77 Despatches. Repers to this

Despatch 8.62 Jomne 19.

Acku, receipt of Despatches

Despatch

Inky 19 78 Revenue & Expenditure. Cute Degration

N93 May 177.

Encloses a comparative Statement of Revenue gespenatur for 1845 and 1846 showny a " balance in favour of the Colony of £15,547 "intend 8. £5759.

348

1847 Pir I Davis

Any 1979 Councils.

Enclores the minutes of proceedings of the Executive and Legistative Councils for the half year ending din: 30.

Indy 2.2 80 Appointments

Entlons returns of all appointments alterations of Salaries be for the quarter onding June 30, Acker. Despatch

July 22 81 Mr Rath 187 gril 28-

Replies to enquiries respecting Mr Rath.

July 23 82 Sale of Opium. Encloses a

Memorial fim. The Rinese Merchants and Shop keepers

Licence staying that the granting of for the retail sale of reum is may be substituted for the

Monopoly at present existing.

Encloses à general report on the subject also

printed

the

copy of

Revised Regulations which have Been adopted for granting licences on payment of a specified Inty ..

1847 Sir I Davis

July 24 83 New Court House. Encloses Plans and Elevations qu with an

from

Mess" Dent & fo for the sale of the Ground and Building to the Government for the purpose

of a Conry House, for the

of £5000, encloses

the Engineers report on it.

Inly 24 84 Auditor's Queries. Autor: Despatch

N86 April 20.

Encloses rephis to the Auditors queries on the Police

rates.

July 28 85 Wooden Bridge

Reports

having authorised £65 expenditure for the repairs If a wooden Bridge and cause of the outlay soitto encloses reports showing the

سے

soon

after the Bridge lons buitte

July 29 86 Wrecks & Small Craft. Encloses

reports of

a mumber of

small Vessels wrecked by

The

the

Typhoons on the 20 July, men de

す

Town

по

Large Vessels

have suffered.

349

184

Sir I Davis

Aug 9 87 Mr W Tarrant. Reports the

suspension of Mr Tarrant from his office, by the "Executive Corneil?

Encloses the report of the Attorney General & investigation officially made by him into the circumstances connected with Mr Tarrmity case.

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Aug 13 88 Licensing Markets. Soutores

Encloses an Ordinance 84 of 1847 For licensing Markets.

Ang 14 89 Police Station.

Ang 19 go

де

Emloses

reports and Estimates for repairing Police Station & £190.10.5 and for a Central Police Station £5385.3.1.

Despatches,

Refers to his Degratch 88 by July 19.

Acker. receipt of Despatcher

Any 20 91 Police Clothing. Enclosera

requisition for Poki Clothing.

Ang 20 92 Public Works. Autor: Despatch

spap

896 Inne 10.

Requires

Aug 20 92

contine

Separate

1847

Sir I Davis

END

Requires authority to

350

employ his surplus Balance to the construction of the public Works already began.

Ang 20 Sir I Davi's

Regnests he may

be relieved from his Government before another

hot season commences.

Editores

Any 23 M W Tarrant

Letter to the Sec, of State from Mr H Tarémit relation to his suspensim.

Refers to his Despatch Nr 87 Ang 9 for the par- - ticulars of this case?

Aug 24 93 Mr XJ Paiva.

Resorts the

Fan

appointment MX7 Saive Portugese Consul.

Ang 30 94 Weights & Measures. Enclons

a rea

Standar I Weights and

misition for two sets

Measures..

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