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1847

Vol 3

Governor In Joke Davis

Sept to Dec

Nogst 131

S: 95.

Financial.

RECEIVED

C.D.

NOV22 1847

програмирез 40

Por Estimate N4

1877.

My Ford.

Victoria, Wongkong, 12 September, 1857.

RECORD

I have the honor to Export

for Your Feed ship's sanction the Enclosed Reports and Estimates of the current year with Reference to Public Works proposed.

Ordnance 9 he wrets Extract of Klop. Non ti Home offer 10 Ded

Treasury 10 Jan

with Extract off

N. It was forwarded in

the annexed report of a Committee. which I appointed to take into-

consideration such

ch me

measures as r

might be deemed necessary form

the health of the Frisoners

Securing

• Gael . The Surveyor General has

the suggestions adopted the

es in the

Report of the Committee with such

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

40,-

modifications as his professional

experience indicated, and his

Estimate is to the

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£ 1,63 443u.4. H.

N. 5 is for the erection of

Police Beat-house. the ventral

market. Estimate £ 508, 10.6. The

Water-police forms

e one

of the most

important Branches of municipal Harbour where forty

deaty

in a

European ships sometimes at

are

Anchor together, besides innumerable Chinese Vessels of every character.

Neither of these works will apore without

be entered upore

Sanction from home.

+ previous

pre

I have the honor to be,

With the highest Expect, Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble servant,

Dans

Sent via Southampton.

4.1

Sir J. Z Davis,

14 September, 1827

Received

No 95.

The Etel

вред

3. Inclosures.

Gools, to, amounting

for supplying water to the N. 4 of 1847, for certain works

Transmitting Reports and Estimated

to +

£1634. 5.4, and N. 5 of 1827.

for ereating

£508.10.6.

Markets, amountings

house at the central

without come preliminary invertguts. The state of the gaole as described in hardly be sent

two copies

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of Advance the accompany

Master General and Board for the consideration of the

to transmich le gou

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Extrach proven a tespitit

received from the

Geremia

of Hong Hong enclosing

au Estimate for the extition

of a Bolice Boat House at

the central Markel, and

Sam to request thich

you

will move the

Muster General and

Board to communicate

to Lord Gry their opinion whether the plan & estimate

P.M. Phillipps Eve

Forwanially

Mr. Jadis

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efore the quesperity of

are much us may property be approved for the construct.

| Earl Grey

sonitioning the expenslitare of the requiel bout house

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considered to be requisite is u

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I am deviled by Post Guy to transmich to you the accompanying

Extrach

the Goreria of Honey Hong enclosing & Reporte

with Plous and Cebruales,

of a Committee appointed

to consider such measures

as might be deemed

nuspary for searing the

health of the Tridiness Confired in the Gasts

of that Color_

In order to enable Love

Lord

Grey to decide how far

it may be advisable

ир

be adoph the alterations

in the present Goots propored in the Refrat

ст

Resort,

whither the more

preferable Gelen would

not be to erech a new

Prison mistead of

altering the existing Buildings, his Lordship

it descious of being

zin

Jepression of the opremen

of the Surveyor General

of Prusores upon the

Subyech-

If thoufere to requech

that you

will move

Secretary Sir Grs: Grey

to cause the R

Report &

Estimated to be referred

tel debt for bit to Cornel

opinion, and for any

suggestions which he may

have to offer respecting

thei

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Sir,

Victoria Hongheng,

19th May, 1887.

-Tursuant to the instructions of

ed to

conveyed

His Excellency the Governor

Letter of the 20% of April last,

the

your

unde tersigned members of the Board. appointed to report upon the state and condition of the Sails and the additions

and improvements necessary to be made thereto to secure the health and accommodation

met at the

of the prisoners, have this day Jaits accompanied by the Colonial Surgeon and the Surveyer General. After a careful examination of the respective Sails with the assistance of the Colonial Surgien

The Honorable,

· Major M. Caine,

Colonial Secretary.

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and

which we have

Surveyor General we have drawn up accompanying Report which the honor to forward herewith.

the

We have se,

xe,

Charks Molley Campbett,

(Signed) { Acting Attorney General .

6. B. Hillier,

/ shigned ) {

Offs Chief Magistrate.

C. G. Holdforth,

(Signed) { Sheriff

[True Copy)

Marcice

Colonial Secutary.

Jail D.

Report of the Board cursisting

of the Acting Attorney General, The Acting Chief Magistrate, and the High Sheriff,

assisted.

trate,

the Colonial Surge

Jurgeon

and the

Surveyor General. Dated 12th May, 1847.

-After a careful examination of the respective Saits the following report was

drawn

on the

spot:

This Building is situate the

West side of the Tail Compound. It consists

of two large

rooms, one on

the

eepper,

and

the other on the lower floor, with a small

room

adjoining

each on the north side

through which passes the Stair case-

leading to the upper floor.

The

room on the

present occupied by

upper floor is at about sixty.

convicts

under sentence of transportation.

transportation. The

Surveyor General stated that it was

originally constructed for forty persons

destitute

privies

one

nor

of the

Conveniences

aces of any

It is

sort, neither

water. I wooden tub is placed in

for the use

Corners

which is cleansed

It emits

of the prisoners

every morning and evening. offensive smelt which

very offensive

fleur

circulates throughout

throughout the room. The flow

where it stands is saturated with the

usine.

room

The apertures in the upper part of the are quite sufficient for the purpose of ventilation, but from the want of a current of air in the lower part to cany off the foul air arising from the breathing of so many persons, added to the stench from the wooden

teeb, the room is close and

disagreeable.

The lever floor is nearly

in the same

state as the upper one, and is now

the convict chain

about seve

destitute

seventy

one Comer a

men.

occupied

gang consisting of This room is also

kind. In

Conveniences of any

number of flat tiles are

imbedded in the Chinam floor; upon these the prisoners discharge their urine which is

carried

away by

hole

through the wall

on the

communicating with a set of privies outside of the Sail. These privies though - intended for the use of the prisoners confined

are not used, being very

in this

jail

inconvenient and having no door communication with the interior of the sail .

They

will become

arc

very useful when the walls completed for such of the

of the Suel prisoners as may

be allowed to roam about

the prison yord, but at present it would be unsafe to allow the prisoners to have access to them, as they might with facility

their escape Wooden teebs

effect

here

on the

are used

is no

upper floor. There is water in the Juil, either above or below

to cleanse or purify the floors. The effluvia generated in the present crowded state of the prisons, the breathing of such a

-multitude, the dirt on their persons and clothing pwhich cannot be remedied at present from the scarcity of water on the premises) added

to the exhalations from the woodentiels and

of the rooms, render

comers

the

rooms very offensive, and in

and in the hot weather which is

fast approaching will probably be sufficient to cause a a pestilence. To remedy these evils the Board recommend the following additions and improvements :

1. A space to be partitioned off in one of

of each large

the corners

into

feach

• prèvies with

room to be converted

a range of three seats cach

to be connected by

means

of pipes with

the leading drain of the privies

the

outside of the prison . The floors to be

overlaid with lead and made water

tight.

2. A cistern to be placed in the roof.

seepply

water to co

carry off the soil from

each set of privies .

3 . The privies to be so constructed as to

Jail B

admit of their being used as Wash houses.

This

can be done with little

or no c

expense

and a

ty making the floor water proof providing the cistern pipe with a look from which the water for washing may be obtained.

4. Two apertures to be made in the north partition wall on both floors to correspond with those on the opposite end of the rooms the same to be provided with strong iron

bars to be inserted in the walls and.

securely fastened.

may

5 . The lower panels of each door to be

removed, and strong iron bars substituted to create an under current of air, so that the foul air

be carried off. Each door to be provided with a stiding pane to be closed in the cold weather if required. The Beard found this Building equally destitute of conveniences and water. They make the following recommendations. 6. The kitchen between Jails A and B to

he converted into a wash-house store room. As a kitchen, it is too small and most inconveniently placed, being against the wall of Jail D.

7. At the south end of each verandah. of

Sail B. on both floors a space to be divided off and converted into privies and wash house, to be supplied with water and soil pipes in Jail D. The same to be used as

houses also.

wash...

8. The Lower panels of all the doors to be. taken out and strong iron bars substitutid

before

recommended with sliding panel. Each cell to be provided with a leaden

or wooden extensil lined with lead for the

use

of the prisoners

en an en

same to be cleansed after

prisoners allowed

are

which ought

Course

The

emergency

when the-

еле

access

to the privies

ought to be levice at least in the

of the days

The Board found this building in the Jail C.

occupation of prisoners

of prisoners who

are

waiting their

trial for felony and misdemeanors. The cells

are not provided with conveniencies or water. The cells on the ground floor having been built for the solitary confinement of prisoners

are

not

adapted for

than one or at

the most two prisoners. They at present

contain a

a greater number than they

intended to do; the

were

nee is that the

consequence

ventilation is insufficient . The following

additions and improvements

recommended

are

by the Board, viz:

10. On the South end an addition of i

rooms to be made. to the building,

two

of tin

one on

the

on the lower floor;

upper and the other this addition to be in the shape of

tower, each room to contain a

set of privies,

and to be available as wash house in

a e

the same manner as above recommended

to be done to Sails D.&B.

14. The soil pipe to lead into the leading

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drain on the north of the Suil compound. 19 . The lower panels of all the doors to

be removed, and iron bars substituted as recommended in Jails A.&.B.

13. Each cell to be provided with a utensil

us before

recommended.

For the general improvement of the General Fail the Board recommend the following improvements. additions and improvements .

13 . D . The cisterns on the roof of each building to be supplied with water by a force pump or more, to be worked by the prisoners themselves 14. A Tank or reservoir to be constructed.

at the south west corner

of the jail

compound, and the stream which runs

road to be drawn

the other side of the road.

into it by pipes to be laid across the read. This stream in the opinion of the board will yield an ample supply of water for all purposes. It may be made to supply

the wells also.

13 2

15. Every cell and room to be white washed

with lime and water once a month in the

hot weather.

16 The Sailor's house and the other

higher

outbuildings to be removed to the

of the new Police Office. The

ed west of the

und

ground

the south

was

front wall thereof to be built on retaining wall of the prison compound for the purpose of Supervision. The Surveyor General stated that the Suitor's house purchased for $500, and that he agrees with the Board in the propriety of - removing it from where it now stands. This

building is scarcely fit for the habitation the floor is several feet below the level of the prison yard,

ard, and alth

although

17.

man.

druins have been sunk all round, still in

season a

the rainy

a great deal of water must find its into the house. The

way

Jailor states that such is the

the case.

A kitchen of sufficient dimensions to be

10.

constructed near the site of the present Sailors house, to be detached from all other buildings. 18. A long shed to be erected from the East-

the prison compound,

19.

20.

to the West end of

for the probction of the prisoners from the rays of the seen.

The prison compound to be kept

clear as

as possible from -serviceable bruildings .

unse

The

divisions

all small and

of the prison yard to be left

abeyance until further directions are

given.

The above additions and improvements

the Board.

ensure

are

the health

of opinion will suffice to

of the prisoners.

The Board have the honor to suggest that after the completion of the walls around the Sail compound some plan might be adopted to make the prisoners themselves contribute towards defraying the expenses of the Iails by working at their respective -

14 "

trades under the supervision of a responsible

man.

This

plan

has been adopted with

the

Calcutta.

success both in

This subject

the Mauritius and

as well

the number of

turnkeys and the discipline hereafter to be

adopted in the fails,

are more

properly the

lations und not now under.

subjects of regulations the consideration of the Board.

Victoria, Hongkong 15th May, 1847

[ Signed) { Chat Molly Campbell [ Signed) { Acting A110 Deneral. F

(signed) {

C. B. Hillier,

Off 3 Chief Magistrate. 6. G. Holdforth, (Signed) { Sheriff.

[ Tree Copy)

{

Colonial heretary.

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Despatch N. 95 of 1847.

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1878 Hous. Kong

IFCENTED

N. 96.

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Legislativer.

diverse confirmed by despach h 132. Copy to tanat Brand 2I

bidinan

11 Beer/49

Victoria, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1847.

My Lord,

I have the honor to

enclose for Your Lordship's consideration certified Copy of Ordinance N. 5 of

1847, passed or entitled "An Ordinance for Regulating Juries at Coroner's Suquests."

The Freamble states the

the 26th Ultimo, and

Serious inconvenience which had

been experienced from the delay and difficulty of assembling six furore where the European population

Comparatively limited,

limited, and nove

others put upon juries . In Calentar

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

Ae, -

state of the Colonial

appointed to examine the

Report of a Committee

with.

Jails,

regard to securing

the

of the prisoners

health and accommodution

12th May, 1845.

ms in a

the number of persons

Coroners.

Jury has (for similar reasons / been

Reduced to five,

and when the

Medical opinion must mainly

decide the case,

it appeared to the

Council that under the local

the

circumstances of Hongkong, number of three furers would be

sufficient .

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's . Most Obedient.

Humble Servant,

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Forwardede Mr Joulis

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There secured and bid

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bedemeine Jeeped by younett

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and the Legislative

of Hong Hong

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the 26 of

August list entitledd No-

of 18677" " ben bolenience fo

regulating davies ch

rests" the

Coreness Inquests"

Transcript of which was

cnclored in your despetit

hgb.

I have mined the

Quccus Commands to

Which Ster

acquaich you Majesty has bene Jeleased

to confirm.

this Ordenarice.

allow

will conte

Her Majesty's ducision to be signified to the Su

belstants of Hong Kong by a Proclamation to be

published in the usual

and mort authente mannen

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HONGKONG,

ANNO UNDECIMO VICTORIE REGINE.

No. 5 of 1847.

By His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Gover- nor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her 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 FOR REGULATING JURIES AT CORONER'S IN. QUESTS.

[26th August, 1847.]

WHEREAS owing to the rapid decomposition of dead bodies in this climate, and the delay which must inevitably take place before a Jury of Six Persons can be assembled, according to the provisions of Ordinance No. 7 of 1845, to form a Coroner's Jury, great inconvenience has arisen to the public:

Title.

Preamble.

Coroner's Jury

I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council to consist of three thereof, That on all Inquests hereafter to be held by the Coroner of persons. Hongkong no greater number than Three Jurors shall be necessary, and that every finding of a Jury consisting of not less than Three Jurors, shall be, to all intents and purposes, as good, valid, and effectual in

Law, as if such finding had been the finding of Six Jurors.

38 a

II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That when any person Any person duly shall have been duly summoned to attend as a Juror by the said summoned Coroner of Hongkong, and shall fail or neglect to attend at the time Juror, not attend- and place specified in such Summons, it shall be lawful for the said ing, liable to a pe- nalty not exceed- Coroner to cause such person to be openly called in his Court three ing Fifty Dollars. times, to appear and serve as a Juror, and upon the non-appearance of such person, and proof that such Summons has been served upon him, or left at his usual place of abode, to impose such Fine upon the person so making default, not exceeding Fifty Dollars, as to such. Coroner shall seem fit; and such Coroner shall make out and sign

Coroner to make a Certificate, containing the name and surname, the residence and out Certificate of trade or calling of every person so making default, together with the Name, Surname, amount of the Fine which shall have been imposed, and the cause &c., of the de- of such Fine, and shall transmit such Certificate to one of the faulter, to be trans- mitted to a Magis- Magistrates of Police of Hongkong, who shall cause a copy of such trate of Police. Certificate to be served upon the person so fined, by having it left at Copy of Certifi- his usual place of residence, or by sending the same through the Post cate to be served Office, addressed as aforesaid, and thereupon such Magistrate of upon the person Police shall cause such Fine to be levied according to the provisions How Penalty is of Ordinance No. 10 of 1844, in the same manner as if the said Fine to be levied. had been imposed by himself.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

his 26th day of August, 1847.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

J. F. DAVIS,

fined.

LiAhmada [actio

Cask of Councils.

Hongkong -

Anno Undecimo_ Victorice Regina -

No 5 of 1847 -

"An Ordinance for a "Regulating Juries at Coroner's

"Inquests

26th August, 18475.

Inclosure in Despatch to 96 41827.

Mr Mersale.

kor 2.2

Wood & Rogest.

22 Nov. Hm

2.3

No 96.

He Carl

Sir J. Z. Baris

2nd September, 1827.

Spey

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Pereives

and reporting

Transmiting copy J

от

Ordinance

entitled

b. 5 of 1827. "An Ordinance for

pregulating Juries Inquests."

Coroner's

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Financial.

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RECEIVED

NOV 22 1947

1870

Victoria, Hongkong,

My Loved,

6th September, 1847.

The enclosed letter has

the Manager

been received from

the Oriental Bank

of Colony).

this Colon

The advantages of such

Establishment in

Country

so long

and

where Sayments have so

inconveniently

been made in a

weight of broken silver, have tended speedily to recommend it to the support of the Mercantile Community, as will be apparent from N2. the annexed statement of the circulation of the notes of the

The Right Henerable. The Earl Grey,

C...1...

Oriental Bank.

is a

The Branch at Hongkong a part of the general Establishment England

and and India. It therefore annot be specially or separately. incorporated for this Clony,

this Colony, and in

the absence of incorporation I am precluded by standing orders from

Receivin

the

it's notes into the Trease

Treasury.

As every encouragement from Government

ment is due to

and

establishment so publicly useful, and as the expense of shroffing weighing would be saved by Receiving. the notes instead of broken silver, Your Lordship may perhape pleased to take into consideration the

policy of allowing only such an of the notes of the Oriental

amount

Bank being received at the Colonial

shall not exceed the

beasury, as shall not

}

actual deposit in specie on the part

the Bank within the Trease

Treasury

of the

I have the honor lobe,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient, Humble Servant,

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No 68%

EGAON

1847

in 1879 thing Horry

Oriental Bank,

Honghong, 25 September, 1847 .

The Hont Major W. Caine,

Sir,

Colonial Secretary

A Circular having issued, as I

informed, from the Office of the Officiating Colonial Treasurer, to the Hends of Deparments, intimating that the Bank Notes of the Oriental Bank can-net be received at the Colonial Treasury in payment of moneys collected on account of Government by Departmental Officers, I take the liberty of addressing you on

subject with a view to the matter being. trought before H. C. the Governor for his

· favorable consideration .

the

The Notes of the Bank have

been in circulation since

the

end.

now

of June.

Sir J. H Davis.

6. September, 1827.

The Earl

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Grey.

2. Melosures.

Received

Colonial

Hongkong, and the advisability it's Notes

of the Brental Bank at

Relative to the Branch

into the

of receiving

Kłasury

4. Ih

mysy

conside

be put by

the desfuldes

vened betwise. In any

Motive, and exfpeis

през

time to Bobban

the subject perfund when beg

bus had liner to

1846, and the enclosed Return will show

H. &. the weekly progress they have made from that date to the last week in last

Month. This Iteturn exhibits

a gradual

increase, which evinces wholesome Circulation,

and

arques,

I conceive, a willingness

the

s on

part of the community to support a paper Circulation - The facilities it affords to : parties having payments to make, its easy transmission from place to place unattended by the expenses incidental to the moving of silver; but, above all, it's freedom from the losses attendant on payments by weight, combine, to render a paper circulation popular in H

Honghong, and, I may add, beneficial to all fearties.

In this belief I am induced to solicit H. & support, in as far as he deems himself justified to support this Establishment in its issive of Notes, and would beg leave to suggest that the public Officers be

authorised to receive the Notes of the Bank, responsibility,

as hitherto, upon their

oun

under such protective arrangements as may

be entered into between the Colonial

Treasunr, and myself, for the Exchange of the Notes, or for the Deposit in the Government Treasury of a sum of money

to be at

equivalent, in amount, Notes he is liket

likely possession of

(Free Copy)

to to the amount

any

Iremain tc,

at of

time in -

de,

(Signed) HC. S. Burn,

Manager & Bank

Maie Colonial Secretary.

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No 97 of 1847.

Inclosure No. 1 in Betfr

1879. Hongtion

Returns shewing the Mickly Circulation

of the Honghong Branch of the Oriental Bank from date of first issue to present date:

Saturday 27th June 1846

July

1층

Hong kong September 2, 1847.

965 Saturday 25 January 1847 26,985

18220

1130

1043

FGebruary

21530

4,880

15,755

3,633

90% August

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3,6837 3,510

jut March

14790

17,290

15,893 24975 28,830

Manager of the Oriental Bank at Hongkong, soliciting,

the Colonial

the patronage of Government by permitting Ysue of its Notes as

the

legal

Treasury.

Tenders to the Colonial

2nd Septäinker, 1867.

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12.

September

3th October

23,755 03233- 4,250 3,195

7730

12180 14,6037

10,763 9,000

21st April

jet

May

26,195

24,640 24920

20%

8,940

25070

锣

12,715

14280

1/7

7th November

15,710 16,063

jet. June

17,883

22,760

21533

1th December

19,173

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16,695

12.

93,143

26,020

27 January 1847.

24630

22,580

20,700

&. &.

(True Coopy)

Maine

20,490

22,213

2.6

15 July

3 th

August

}

26,360

36,885-

45,175

41,230 41,430 43,030

50,565 47,380

38.940 54,040

55,895

33,045-

42,100 44,533-1

46,673 50,900 58,305

(Signed) Dav: Scrymgeour,

Accountant.

Codenial Secretary.

پھیرا

98.

Legislative

2gher Ordinance refered for Pleport of theft hood toge.

Beop by for Bonham

BREITED

CD.

1047

My Lord,

1880 Hong Kr. 3

Victoria, Hongkong,

11th September, 1847

Your Lordship's Despatch M

773 of February

18th stated certain points

in respect to which the draft of an Ordinance previously submitted by me required amendment, and I was at

the

same time

-informed that the Ordinance in question, if

revised and amended in

the

manner

pointed out, would be sanctioned by

Majesty

Her

I have accordingly the honor

& transmit a certified copy of Ordinance. No 6 of 1847, entitled An Ordinance for extending the Summary Jurisdiction of Plece Magistrates and Justices of the Pace within The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

tc.

the

Colony of Hongkong," in which the

prescribed conditions have been observed, and I have reason to believe that this enactment

is calculated to prove useful in aiding speedy operation of criminal justice.

Magistrate

the

The utmost period to which the

than

can sentence to imprisonment three months, of which not more

be passed in solitude.

third

may

Court in

one

A right of appeal to the Supreme

in all

cases is allowed to

every

class

of prisoners, and the full use of previous evidence extended to the prisoner as well as prosecutor.

The necessary power of inflicting

personal chastisement

the Chinese is reserved,

with the requisite limitations and safeguards as to the nature and amount of that punishment. I am persuaded that, with

** the preconceived habits and inveterate character the Chinese, it would be altogether

impossible to dispense wholly with this species

more so as our

prisons instead

of penalty; the of being places of punishment in their estimation, afford to some of them the thre principal necessaries of life in a degree to

which they

were before

before strangers.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient-

Humble Servant,

Ndanis Дат

wilt he

be confirmed

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now

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7. Lavis

The Earl

Received

No 98. Inclosure.

Grey

Transmitting copy of, and

reporting

Ordinance

6 جلال

of 1847, " for extending the

" purisdiction of

entitled "An Ordinance

Police

Summary

"Magistrates and Justices

}

"Colony of Haysong " " "

the Peace within the

2010 Fin

No 3

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I have received. Sir Johnn

до

Davis's Despatch & go of l

Sefer look enclosing a Artifend

losh

Copy of

arr

Amended

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Adinance for extending

Summary

the Summe

Surisalection

ot surned only fulane of Bolie Magistules and class of effeness, which man

Мир

to degendry,

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to defensive

Lustices of the grease within

the spenders of all exempating the Colony of Hong Hong"

regrading a punisht

htt

tre mastified the Cutter part of The dispatch accndingly G. 7.

Icheme then th

Edinance, in it's a mentre

· from, reduces,

Reduces, as required

by my Despatite N73 of 107

Feby,

the amouch of Imprisonment which

May be suflicted by a Magistute to three months,

with one month of

Solitude, and its comp limits the punishmech of Whipping to sinty Hows

with a ratten; but it

gives the Magistule a

limited to

any

new perecen, not contemplated

frame of mussosing

particular cap of sporne,

fine with exceeding Loc:

and of the Ortinians preniors

Which when sucb fine,

which is with limited

be any particuler left

offence, shall not le froid,

may

the Magistrale m siflich either the above

The menthe

Jacint of supresonment,

on these days confinemeck

with one or

Whishing

two public

in the market

Johs or other public placen

This quovision Schreve

Ꭲ,

applies to Curopean

well as chunète. Charite.

The fine of £50 append

to me much larger than

can with property be unpored

at the discution of a

high magistute. She

peretties which the Majistutes

Io at Stary Hory May

Legheed penalty which

Lonin Melipilitan Schie Mapihato sitting

alone can inflict amonal

suffere empowered to rifure should only to # 100 and it

as in the case of the

imed probably be better

What this was the

In the limits fraud

Metropolitan Police majistutes, limit in deny if

le limit it to £10. unless

there are any offerner for which a heavier fine

Then an

Thrones to which

for

a much heavier fire than this ought Whimport that they need made the sachist of special provisions.

イン

Reserable, and then

suck offences should be

Made the subject of

Special promissores.

The Jower who wishest

by this because sin

Magisterte sexple of ordering Curopeans

to be publicly, whipped, and thich merely besuse

mible to gray

they

Але

amoresh

fine which may amour

to £50. is I convive open

to the drons duetion of allowing Colonial megistutes to muffins reppere

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obnoxing

Englishmen we doing

kind of punishment

to which the offendert

теб

do not find the muscles

bech

in their over

subject in

Country in

очень

LAbinder therefore

thefore of opinion thich

this provision shoute

be expunged

arat leish

livritual to there comes

in which such

Jenishment might

be inflicted duristly

the Ca

laugh and although

with trientit the cave may to diffrents I think such a parsisi regnico chin farther investiges some farther

hope it is asspled, and

for

would herpeting

Had it may be With State

ん

whipping shoes only he

inflicht by the direct

rahafs of

The Gints not

alteration on the

hom payment of fine

that this is

panctral

ent:

which presente pent difficuther

пинил

ject

sation with it intermining

the worl

of the offender, you the other, it have defer submitting has to be considered that while corporat Innichment is segarded by "Euro- Leans us so degrading that it not properly be inflicted upon them

tun

по четив

the Ardinowe to the Luan

for any

but offences of a dispon either for to. Mis : conf '- ful character, it is by

booked upon in the same light by the Orientale, & that home

the defiquency of the means of carrying 2

into effect sentences of simprisonment with hur sins it may be imposible until the

shall

disallowance, until

you

shall have had

си

ation

finances of the colony that be able to opportunity of considering bem the expence of building proper prievus

to substitute

than one

ther effective punishment on the spot the of the descript wave andsudied to sanctioned by this ordinance for fines which

propenity

Offenders have set the means

of paying....

of introducing

any

I shall

Amendments of to wal

Hot that meet the

Slave Muitas to its present provi" which I have promitich out.

the

to be witofited. _ On the one side there is m

doubt a mat object to

Cun which

whighs a different descrift" of punichon to the same offence according to the notin

noter.

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in 1880 Hongheg

RECE

NOV 2 13.47

Title.

HONGKONG,

NDECIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.

No. 6 of 1847.

AN ORDINANCE FOR EXTENDING THE SUMMARY JURISDICTION OF POLICE MAGISTRATES AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.

[9th September, 1847.]

WHEREAS it is desirable to extend the Jurisdiction of the Magistrates of the Colony of Hongkong, with a view to diminish the number of Prisoners from time to time in Jail, and to lessen the expense attending the detention of Crown Witnesses:

Preamble.

I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by llis Excellency the Certain criminal Governor with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong, cases to be tried and determined by that from and after the passing of this Ordinance, whenever, on the one or more Magis- investigation of any Criminal Charge, it shall appear to any Magis- trates. trate or Justice of the Peace that the ends of Justice would be answered

by the infliction of a Fine not to exceed in any case the sum of Fifty Punishments. Pounds, and Imprisonment not to exceed three calendar months, with or without Hard Labour, or Solitary Confinement not exceeding one month at a time, or in the case of Chinese by one, two, or three public or private Whippings, in addition to or in lieu of the Punish- ments aforesaid, or those authorized by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844, intituled, "An Ordinance to regulate Summary Proceedings before "Justices of the Peace, and to protect Justices in the execution of "their office;" it shall and may be lawful for the said Magistrate, if he should think fit, to call to his assistance one or more other Magis- trates or Justices of the Peace of the said Colony, and shall by himself or in conjunction with the said other Magistrate or Justice of the Peace try and determine the case in a summary manner, provided it be one over which the Magistrates sitting in a Court of General or Quarter Sessions in England have now Jurisdiction.

II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if any pecu- In default of pay- niary Fine or Penalty imposed by this or by any other Ordinance ment of Fines, - now in force in the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, shall parties convicted not be paid on conviction, the said Magistrate or Magistrates, Justice to be imprisoned for three months, or Justices, shall commit the person convicted to the Jail or Public

or until payment, Prison, there to be kept at Hard Labour for any time not to exceed if sooner made, &c. three months, as the said Magistrates or Justices shall think fit to direct, unless such pecuniary Fine or Penalty shall be sooner paid; or the said Magistrate or Magistrates, or Justice or Justices, may send the person convicted to the Jail or Public Prison, there to remain for three days, exclusive of the day of commitment, with an order that within the said time the person so convicted shall be once or twice publicly whipped at the Market or other public place.

III. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every person Persons using making use of any insulting or indecent expression in Chinese or in insulting expres- any other language before the said Magistrates or Justices shall be sions before the Magistrate, to be liable to a Fine not exceeding Ten Pounds, and in default of pay- fined, &c. ment shall be punished under the second Section of this Ordinance.

IV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That such Magistrate Magistrate or Magistrates, Justice or Justices, shall have power, authority, and ju- decide in cases of risdiction, to decide in all cases of Larceny where the property stolen Larceny when the property stolen shall not exceed Ten Pounds in value, provided that in any case no shall not exceed greater punishment shall be awarded than is sanctioned by this Ordinance. £10 in value,

Corporal Punish- V. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in all cases ment not to exceed where it shall be necessary to inflict Corporal Punishment on Offenders sixty stripes, and under this Ordinance, such Punishment shall not at any one time to be inflicted with exceed sixty stripes, to be inflicted with a Cane or Rattan.

a cane.

to the punishment

Persons not being VI. And be it further enacted and ordained that persons having able to give a satis- no ostensible means of livelihood, and being of evil fame or reputed factory account of Thieves, and found wandering about the Streets and Roads, and not themselves liable able to give satisfactory account of themselves, and it appearing upon prescribed by this oath, that there is just ground to believe that they were there with Ordinance; and if intent to commit Felony, may be punished by such Magistrates or unregistered, to be Justices or any of them in the manner prescribed by this Ordinance ; sent out of the and if such persons being Chinese be not Registered under Ordinance No. 7 of 1846, it shall be lawful for such Magistrate or Magis- trates, or Justice or Justices, in addition to any other Punishment, to direct such persons to be sent out of the Island of Hongkong without delay.

Island.

VII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in all cases Appeal to Su- preme Court al- where any person so on trial shall be convicted, it shall be lawful for lowed.

him at the time of his Conviction, to signify to the said Magistrates his intention of appealing against such Conviction to the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court, then next ensuing, and in such case, the presiding Magistrate shall certify in writing such fact, and deliver to the Sheriff or his Deputy, such Certificate with a certified copy of the Information, Depositions, the nature of the Sentence, and all documentary Evidence or Records whatsoever connected with the Trial, whereupon the Sheriff or his Deputy shall lodge the said Writings and Documents with the Registrar of the Supreme Court, and have the body of the Offender at the said ensuing Sessions, in order that the said Appeal may be tried and determined thereat.

and

Writings

VIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in case the Depositions to be detention in the said Colony until the Trial of such Appeal of all or given as Evidence any of the Witnesses who appeared at the Court below should be in Appeals.

attended with expense to the Crown or Prosecutor, it shall be lawful for the Crown or any Public Prosecutor to produce at the Trial at the said ensuing Sessions all such Writings and Depositions as were taken or used at the trial before the Magistrates, and the same, subject to all just exceptions, shall be deemed legal Evidence of the facts therein contained, or deposed to, without producing the Wit- nesses or Deponents in person, should such Witnesses or Deponents be then absent from the Colony.

in lieu of Indict-

IX. And be it further enacted and ordained, That on the Trial Depositions and Certificate of Sen- of the said Appeal, the Depositions and the said Certificate contain- tence of Magistra ing the Sentence of the said Magistrate or Magistrates, shall stand tes, shall be used and be used in the place of an Indictment or Information, and that ment or Informa- the said Registrar shall, as soon as practicable after demand made by tion in cases of any person so convicted as aforesaid, deliver to him a copy of such Appeal.

Depositions and Certificate upon his paying for the same a Fee of six- Defendant en- titled to copies of pence for every Folio of ninety words, which said Depositions and Cer- tificate shall be Evidence as well for the Defendant as for the Prosecutor.

Depositions, &c.

Parties commit-

X. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in all Criminal ted for Trial en- Cases where by the Laws of England or the local Ordinances, persons titled to copies of committed for Trial shall be entitled to copies of the Depositions Depositions, on taken by a Magistrate previous to their commitment, it shall be payment of six- pence per folio of lawful for such Magistrate to permit such copies to be made on the ninety words. payment of a Fee of sixpence per Folio of ninety words.

XI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall and Magistrate em- powered to decide may be lawful for the said Magistrates or Justices, or any or either in cases of wages, of them, to decide in a summary manner all cases of dispute or wages &c., between mas- between masters and servants, as if such cases had been brought ters and servants. before the Supreme Court within its Summary Jurisdiction.

Rules for con-

nance.

XII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in the con- struction of Ordi-struction of this Ordinance, unless there be something repugnant thereto, any word denoting the singular number and male sex shall be taken to extend to any number of persons or things, and to both sexes.

J. F. DAVIS.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

this 9th day of September, 1847.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

Lithuara Hatters

ада

Clerk of Councils.

XT.

No 98 of swy

Ialomires in despatel

3T.

N. 99.

RECEITED

NOV22

1847

Financial.

To bor. 14 Apul N 25

1887 không trong

Victoria, Hongkong,

My. Lond.

Лир

124th September, 1847.

With reference to my

87 of 9th August,

Despatch to 87 of

the subject of Mr W.

" on the

Varrant,

Clerk in the Land

"Office, I have the honor to report that the experience that Department, since that person's suspension,

that a

very

has proved

material Javing

can be effected by the abolition of his separate office, and the

of its duties. The necessity for

consolidation

Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

Ae té

No 6 ol 1847-

Victoria Regina

___ Anno Undecimo

- Hongkong -

An Ordinance for

"extending

the

mmary

d Justices of the Race voithion.

Jurisdiction of Police Magistrates

" and

" the Colony of Hongkong" _

ダ

the September, 1847.

distinct Clerk was co-existent

only with the commencement of this Colony, involving

this

in the

"did additional work in

preparation and registry f Leases, &c. As the work diminished, it now appears that un Tarrant found private practice for himself in the lower "occupations of an Attorney,

there is

too much reason to

and

apprehend that his superfluous

bisure was conducive to the disreputable courte

of proceeding

which the late investigations

served to indicate.

It has been arranged

that Mr Tarrant's late office of Registry Clerk in the sand Office be abolished, with its Talary of £375 per annum

and that the present light duties be performed

Power the Senior Clerk, with

an addition to his salary of

£50, and Mr Harrison the Second Clerk with an

of £25.

increase

The total nett

reduction will therefore be

£300

300 per

per annum,

arrange.

=ment in and of leffaning the Civil Charges. If the Colony, which, I trust will meet with Your Lordship's approval. I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordship't

most obedient

Humble Servant,

Ndani

CT.

Sir J. H Davis.

14th September, 1867.

कै

The Earl

Received

N. 99.

Grey

£300 per annum. -

Offices, shewing a saving fo

in the Surveyor_ General's

Reporting proposed reductions

You have I think the forstion Beepatite

Bebeet logether with a

Nov. 25

thus

Statement of the Case

See my minut or 170s Hong Kong

1723

2th 26 Jan

sevol of Mese anamment centel wult: Janouts treat ult

mot konali have

not taken place

12/4

CT.

N 100.

Financial.

RECEN

NOV 22 184

Copy to Treasury 8thor

aclesure sent

оиди

1882, trong hàng

My Lent,

Victoria, Hongkong,

877th September, 1847.

I have the honor to

transmit herewith, for Your Lordship?

Cort

Certificate

information, the Report and Co-

officers appointed to examine the

of the

Funds of the Colonial Chests 3rd Instant, being one of the

the

examinations directed to be made at

uncertam period, and without

aw un

previous notice...

In obedience to the in

Instructions of the Lords Commissionen Her Majesty's Freasury, they have compared the amount found by-

The Right Honorable.

The Earl Grey,

fe,

Je, -

them with the Balance shown

that day in the Books of the Beting Preasurer, and have certified that

they agree.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Dasis.

dor Reemiale.

this is for

the Ruckery

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1847:

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Sir

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Grey to transmit te,

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for the information of the

Lores Commisss : of the Kessing

бра

the accompanying My sfa

Despelth from the

Govern

of Hory Mory Covering

Report and

the

and Certificate of the

Officecs apponited to examine

the Funds in the Clomil

Chests on the 30% effor look- There

174 th September, 1847

hir J.

sto

The Earl

7. Davis,

No 100.

Greep.

Inalosure.

Received

Board of Survey appointed

Transmitting Report of as

examine the

funds

god September.

the Colonial Chests,

the

Procudings of a Board of Surgey held at the Colonial Treasury of Hongkong

pursuant to order of His Excellency the Governor of this date.

Members

Honorable

Wir

Major Mr. Caine

Honorable A. R. Johnsten, Esgr

C. St. G. Cleverly, Esq

The Board having ascertained the loins existing in the Treasury, found the same to be as follows.

Public Monies. { Private

Rupees. Cash. Spanish Mexican Sterling looins.

In the Strong Nault.

13,248 40

}

3,043% 1,764 7,454 92

5,602 80

3,043 3/

1764 20,703 32 5,602|80

In the Treasure Chest.

Public Monies. {Private do

12 380331

1,907 30

11/21

3,0443

24 1406 36 36 5,299 67 1,907 30 1,800 26,002 99 7,510 30

239.18.4

Total.

£. s

Amounting to Eight thousand

Total

39 11 3/21⁄2 279 971⁄2 62118

2111⁄2

622 11/

901107

3,000

3,09215 6,092 155

1,8309

293 39/4/2

2/23/29/2

89168242

two hundred and sixteen Pounds, Eight Shillings, two pence half penny Sterling.

And they further certify that having

with the Balances therein shewn.

Victoria Hoongkong,

the 30t 1847. }

september the

Public Monies

£. 4,830. 9. 6 str. ̈ ̈

Private Property." Deposits". 3.385. 19. 22"

inspected the Treasurer's Books, they found that the abovementioned sums agree

[ Signed ) . W. Caine

A. πt. Johnston

Cha St Geo Clenity 22

(True Copy)

Maine Colonial Secretary,

Nesos.

Miscellaneous.

RECEIVED

NOV 22

1847

1883 Honghong.

My Lord,

hetoria, Hongkong, 10th September, 1847.

With reference to my Despatch No 90 of 19th August, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the following Despatches on the 15th Instant :

No 100 to 102, the last of 15

tof

uly; and

and Circular of 8 July.

July,

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect.

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

The Night Honorable, The Earl Grey,

fe,

de,

&c.

Humble Servant,

Nov 22

Put by?

l22

2:3

Sir J. H Davis.

18th September, 1847.

The

Received

No 101.

Earl Grey.

Despati hes to M. 102

Acknowledging receipt

#July, 1847.

;)

7.-

ہو

Nr. 102

Civil.

#++

NOV 22

1847

1834 Honghong.

Victeria. Hongkong,

22nd September, 1847.

My Lord,

I have the honor to inform

your Lordship that a Copy of your Despatch N. 102 of July 13th has been

communicated to Mr. J. W. Hulme, the Chief Justice,

as desired.

It is due to myself briefly to

offer explanations

• points alluded

to in that Gespatch - Your Lordship bjects to the notice issued for convening

objects

Commission Court,

ssion Court, on the

the Peracy Commiz

tice is, or

ground that the Chief Justice

to be, the presiding judge of that Tribunal. In the absence e of any

ought

The Right Menerable,

The Carl Grey,

Je,

Jo,

specific instructions, I considered that

I could in no

other

way

act safely.

safely

under a Commission of that kind,

than by closely following the terms

in w

hich it was

was worded. These terms

Repeatedly state that

distinctly and

and Exp

three or more of the

any

shall con

convene a

off

the Commissioners

Court, and that the

presence of the Governor, or the chief Justice ( indifferently shall always be

Required to constitute

Court. I beg

to enclose herewith a a printed: Copy of the Commission. Every

care was

taken

at the same time to ascertain that

the sittings of

the tivo Courts did not

interfere with each other, and there

occurred little embarrassment

this

point from the frequency of the

From its

Supreme Court's sittings, or from general business.

امبرار

{

With regard to the disallowance

of the Rules of

Court by Her May

Majesty

being published in the Colony, this absence of specific ..

seemed

(in

the

instructions ) to te ne les Requisite

}

in their

case,

than in the

Case

K2 Ordinances. The enclosed, (which is

nly one of several instances) will frove that the identical times had

been before used in respect to Ordinances disallowed; and there

hardly appeared any necessity for-

exercising more punctilio towards the feelings of the judge, than towards those of the Governor.

The Rules of Court passed

by the Legislative

alative Council se completely and exclusively originated with the Chief Justice, that they

were a

mere

Jules.

amendment of his previous Rucles

(according to Her Majesty's Command) and he was present during the whole of their discussion, except when he wilfully absented himself Regular Council day,

one

the plea of

"not" "losing an hour in the Sun"; that is, not waiting until the hour of Council arrived.

the

With

Regard to the whole of

fudge's vacation

dge's vacation being taken

way,

the amended Rules of Court will prove to Your Lordship that even

now

he has

Nisi Prius sittings.

from June to December : Two short

ly and October,

"Criminal Sessions in July to clear the gaol, hime,

gaol, have been forced upon Your Lordship knows, by my

interference and exertions; else it

would have been

an une

uninterrupted

stagnation of five months, as it actually

was in

1845. In overcoming

species of

Eather

the

42 this.

vis inertive, I consulted.

case; and

my duly than he greater number of the Despatches with which your Lordship

Your

been troubled originated in

Hulme

has

in Mr

-conveying his complaints

my merely

duty bound.

as in dut

against myself,

f, and forwarding them, with an explanation.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

ndani

thor. 24 hr Haurs,

despatch which reguites

Jan hen cleaned up in

Whin.? HM.

Perhaps as Sir), Bavis is about to leans tongking the only part of thin

on sherich answer is that wating to the kulu qiant. Sin 7. Jarr's misunderstand. M Hulme's objection to them, and the diffinity would

a minuts if they could have spoken to cock Mer. W Antone djects to Rule IV. Thich authorizes castain applications to a sais at chambus, and as it specipes no dine seems to simply, that the fridge must- In there all the yeon wound when all setting in Count. This Liuppere to le di Halone's difficulty though in hasust stake it. If the Rule is .8 unduslood of coure it is a very unzensonable one. I huld i-first that the Spi? In deined to rechen. The quaction on that.

tute in the Legistatis Conncil, and sould invite the Chief

pustice in late his objection there

anica

tar

may

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22nd September 1847.

Sir J

The Carl Epey.

7 Davis,

Received

N 102.

2 malosures.

Reporting that a

Copy of

to Mr Hulme, the Chief

this Lordship's Despatch

No 102 has been communicated

Justice

Mir Merriale.

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1847

Forwardedly W

MR. Eadis

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| Earl Grey | 2

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19th 20/an/48

I have received Sir John -

Dan's Despith K102. of2e.

Sefer list relative to the

Controversy between hewielf and

and the Chuif

Iustice of Hong Hay

on the subject of colors Rules of Court Jess.

of the Legislation Commit

of the Colony. Sufrain from Treking

any ofcision respon

the

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2. 1 in 1834 Hong

VICTORIA, BY THE GRACE OF GOD of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, To our Governor and Commander- in-Chief in and over our Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, or to our Go- vernor and Commander-in-Chief in and over our said Colony and its Dependencies for the time being, or to the Officer administering the Government of our said Colony and its Dependencies for the time being; To the Chief Justice of our said Colony, or to the Chief Justice of our said Colony for the time being; To the Officer. commanding our Land Forces in the said Colony, or to the Officer commanding our Land Forces in our said Colony for the time being; To the Colonial Secretary of our said Colony, or to the Colonial Secretary of our said Colony for the time being; To the Chief Magistrate of Police of our said Colony, or to the Chief Magistrate of Police of our said Colony for the time being; To our Commander-in-Chief, and to the several Flag Officers of such Squadron of our Ships of War as shall happen to be in any of the Ports or Roadsteads of our said Colony for the time being; And to our several Captains and Commanders of such of our Ships of war as shall happen to be in any of the Ports or Roadsteads of our said Colony for the time being; and to each and every of them, Greeting.

WHEREAS by an Act made in the Twenty-eighth of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, entitled "An Act for the punishment of Pirates and Robbers of "the Sea," which Act is extended and explained by three other Acts, the first made in the Thirty-ninth Year of the Reign of King George the Third, and entitled "An Act for remedying certain defects in the Law respecting offences committed upon the High Seas;" the second made in the Forty-third Year of the Reign of King George the Third, and entitled "An Act for the more effectually providing for the "punishment of offences in wilfully casting away, burning, or destroying Ships and "Vessels, and for the more convenient trial of Accessaries in Felonies, and for ex- "tending the powers of an Act made in the Thirty-third Year of the Reign of

King Henry the Eighth, as far as relates to Murders, to Accessaries to Murders, "and to Manslaughters;" and the third made in the First Year of the Reign of King George the Fourth, and entitled "An Act to remove doubts and to remedy "defects in the Law with respect to certain offences committed upon the Sea or "within the Jurisdiction of the Admiralty," certain powers and authorities touching all Treasons, Felonies, and other crimes and misdemeanors committed in or upon the Sea, or in any Haven, River, Creek, or place where the Admiral has power, authority, or jurisdiction, are given to certain Commissioners constituted as therein provided after the Course of the Common Law of this our Realm, to enquire of, try, and determine the same as within this Realm. And Whereas by another Act nade in the Forty-sixth Year of the Reign of King George the Third, entitled " An Act "for the more speedy trial of offences committed in distant parts upon the Sea," the like powers and authorities touching all offences so committed as aforesaid are given also to certain other Commissioners, constituted as by the last mentioned Act, is provided after the course of the Common Law to enquire of, try, and determine the same in any of our Islands, Plantations, Colonies, Dominions, Forts, and Facto- ries. And Whereas by another Act, made in the Fifth Year of the Reign of King George the Fourth, entitled "An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating "to the abolition of the Slave Trade," the Commissioners constituted according to the said Act of the Forty-sixth year of the Reign of King George the Third are invested with the like powers and authorities to enquire of, try, and determine all offences against the said Act of the Fifth year of the Reign of King George the Fourth, which shall be committed in any place where the Admiral has not Jurisdic- tion, and not being within this our United Kingdom nor within the local jurisdiction of any ordinary Court of a British Colony, Settlement, Plantation, or Territory com- petent to try such offences. And whereas by another Act made in the Seventh Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, entitled "An Act to "enable Commissioners for trying offences upon the Sea and Justices of the Peace "to take examinations touching such offences, and to commit to safe custody persons charged therewith," certain powers and directions are given to any one or more of the Commissioners constituted according to the said Act of the Forty-sixth Year of the Reign of King George the Third, to take informations on oath and to appre- hend and commit or bail the parties charged: Know Ye Therefore, That We, con- fiding very much in your fidelity and careful circumspection, have appointed you or any one of you our Commissioners or Commissioner to take such informations, and to apprehend and commit or bail such persons under such circumstances and in such manner as by the said Act of the Seventh Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth is provided in that behalf, and have also appointed you or any three of you (of which number our will and pleasure is that our said Governor or Officer administering the said Government, or the said Chief Justice of our said Colony respectively for the time being, shall always be one) our Commissioners to enquire upon the oath of good and lawful men of our said Territory, and by other ways, means, and methods, according to your best knowledge and ability, as well within Liberties as without, whereby the truth of the matter may be the better known and enquired into concerning all Treasons, Piracies, Felonies, Robberies, Murders, Conspiracies, and other offences whatsoever, and accessaries thereto, whomsoever and howsoever done or committed, or hercafter to be done or committed, upon the Sea, or in any Haven, River, Creek, or place where the Admiral hath power, authority, or jurisdiction; and also concerning all offences against the said recited Act of the Fifth Year of the Reign of King George the Fourth, which shall be com- mitted in any place where the Admiral has not jurisdiction, and not being within this our United Kingdom, nor within the local jurisdiction of any ordinary Court of a British Colony, Settlement, Plantation, or Territory, competent to try such offences and to hear and determine all the offences aforesaid, according to the Laws and customs of this our Realm, and the Statutes hereinbefore mentioned, and all other Statutes in that behalf made and provided. And therefore We command you that you and each of you diligently discharge the respective duties of taking informations. and of apprehension, commitment, and bailment as aforesaid, and that at certain times and places which shall be fixed for this purpose by you or any three of you at the least (of which number our said Governor or Officer administering the Government, or the said Chief Justice of our said Colony respectively for the time being shall always be one) you diligently enquire of, try, and determine all the said premises, and do in manner aforesaid all things to be done thereupon as appertains to Justice according to the said Laws, Customs, and Statutes of this our Realm. And We do by these Presents command, that it be in our name strictly enjoined to the Provost Marshal or other proper Officer of our said Colony, and others whom it may concern, and to every of them, as well within Liberties as without, and at certain times and places when and as often as need shall require, which our said Governor or Officer administering the said Government for the time being shall make known to them or either of them in form aforesaid, they cause to come before you or any three of you at the least (of which number our said Governor or Officer administering the said Government, or the said Chief Justice of our said Colony respectively for the time being, shall always be one) so many good and lawful men of our said Colony, as well within Liberties as without, by whom the truth of the matter concerning the premises may be the better known or enquired into; commanding, moreover, alt Governors, Justices, Mayors, Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Stewards, Constables, also Keepers of Gaols and Prisons, and all other Officers and Ministers, and all other our faithful and liege Subjects whomsoever, that from time to time, in the execution of the pre- mises and every of them, they be assisting and yielding obedience to you and every of you. In Witness whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent. Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the Tenth Day of January, in the Ninth Year of our Reign.

(True Copy.)

BY WRIT OF PRIVY SEAL.

EDMUNDS. By Command of His Excellency the Governor, FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 9th May, 1846.

Kon

irr

Copy of the Queen's Comin =mission establishing Hongkong

Court for the

trial of Offences high Seas.

the

January, 1866.

Enclosure No / in Despatch to 102 d. 1847.

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If in 1834 Horistore.

PROCLAMATION.

Whereas the Commands of Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN have been received through the Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, disallowing Ordinance No. 4 of 1844, intituled, An Ordinance to restrain Masters of Merchant Vessels belonging to Her Majesty's Subjects from leaving Seamen and others in a destitute State in the Colony of Hongkong, and from refusing to convey distressed Seamen from thence to England; and also to provide for the good Conduct of Seamen within the same;"-Notice is hereby given of the same, and the provisions of that Ordinance, are declared to be null and void, and of no effect.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN,

GEORGE D'AGUILAR,

Lieutenant-Governor.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong,

this 14th day of July, 1846.

By Command of the Honourable the Licutenant-Governor,

W. CAINE, Officiating Colonial Secretary.

‹ Nr

103.

Financial.

Copy to

to Treasury Ithor?

RECEIVED

NOV 22

1847

My Lord,

1883, trong đồng

Victoria, Hongkong,

25 September, 1847.

Mr William Fittock having

been permitted to resign

his situation of

Clerk to the Marine Magistrate at the

end of this month, I have taken the opportunity of abolishing that office from

the 1 of October next, by consolidating its -light duties with those of the Harbour Master's Clerk, Mr E. Michell, and adding

to his salary £ 50 per

annum).

As the Provisions for the Convicts are

now obtained by contract, I have also directed

the abolition, at the end of this quarter, of the Comprador hitherto attached to the Chief Magistrates Department, as well as of the

The Flight Honorable, The Earl Grey.

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tivo Chair-bearers allowed to his office. And in the reem of the Comprader, I have authorized

a Chinese Shroff to be hired at the rate of Sen Collars per month, from the 1% of October mixt, such person being requisite for examining the

monies received as Fines and Fees levied at

the Police Office, and afterwards paid in to the Cedonial Treasury.

These several reductions which I

have the honer to report to Your Sentship amount to £142, 10, 0. per annum, and show

• proportional decrease in the Civil yearly

1 Expenditure of the Colony.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient, Humble Servant, Дам

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Nur Meriral

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to the Kea

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Noghong,

23th September, 1847.

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The Earl Grey.

7. Davis.

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the Marine and

Reporting reductions in

Chief

Magistrates' departments.

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I am directed by lack

to you

Grey to transmich to

for the information of the

Lorces Commissionens of the the accompanying

Lentury

Copy of a Despibile from time

Goemon Sir John Davis Governan

reporting certain reduchins

which be has been enabled to make sin the Marine

and Chief Magistrates

Departements of Hong Hong

Nr. 104.

188

which a decrease anti-

RECEIVED

Financial.

be effected in the

зентер

of the Colony

Exper liture, amounting

to £142.10.

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NOV 22

1847

Nictoria, Hongkong,

My Lord,

24 September, 1847.

I have now the honor to

forward

Estimates of

and

the

acko

NG.

of the Expenditure

Revenue of this Colony for

Official year ending 34th March 1849. The total Estimated Civil

Expenditure

the existing scale of

Establishments is £ 18,900, which as compared with £ 43,403, for the

year exhibits a saving of . £ 4,503.

No1046/17, exhibits

I estimate the total sum that now remains to be expended Public

works at

35,000,

and if £11,000 of

this be disbursed during the next six

months until the 3th March, there will

The Slight Honorable, The Earl Grey,

40,

де

de.

remain about £24,000 required to complete the works during

the official.

The enclosed Cestimate of the

year 18/48/1849.

Colonial Plevenue for the

1 year 10/40/49

makes it amount to £28.700 which

placed against £ 30,900, the estimated Civil Expenditure, would leave a balance

of only £.10.200 against

against the botony,

but, until the public works be

necessary to make

completed, it seems

it seems necessary provision for those also.

23%

my Despatch N. 22 of

July 25th, I had the honor to report that the Monopoly of the Opium farm

had been abolished, and separate

Licenses

on a

granted to those for the retail spirits. This

principle similar

wines and

of measure has given general

satisfaction. The total monthly receipt

on account of Licenses is at,

Licenses is at present 930

No 2.

Dollars, or about £ 2.100 per

annum

but it may be expected to increase. I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

ndanis

179

DictorCK

24th September, 1847. J. Davis.

Sir J The Earl Grey.

2 Salosures.

No 104.

Received

ending 31th March, 1849. and Revenue, for the year of the Colonial Expenditure

Transmitting Detailed Estimates

Non Merivale_

will not thick (olemates be sent to the Fieri.

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ps M. Sindhry

wile comfure

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ofther becomes d'expend, with leat

affer any

other lust

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any

And refring also lehen comsfondence relati to fund affectprenten

прем пород

Until fur

it is adequate

bitter poured

28 hor

22 m.

Puport on the Hougoling Estimates

for. 1848-47 - Col. Offer det 6. 1847.

They to report that Shave experienced great difficulty in preparing the Comparative Statements called for in W Hawes 's Minute,

That

and I

cannot be answerable

for the perfect -

such as

following

pot. The

carrealness of I here submit, for the

reators.

The present

Esteniate of af

of Hong Kong is

of the

framed

total disregard of the repeated

instructions that have been issued

to him at the

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виде

Jie

Treasury, with

with respect

and

pruiciple to be observed

the formu

e Estimates.

at for

Tublie looks

sanctioned once

Moreover, the amenit

being

for all in Sum, the Governor ought to

have reported what portion of that amount would have been

expended

ded at the end of the current year 1847-48, as

well

the

portion remaining

to be expended

in the

ensuring year

1848.49

This

he has not done. Also there is

не

mention of the balance, for

rganist the Colony, likely to un schibited at the end of the current year, which is sary ingredient

a neces

the Estimate

on the

for.

for the year

But

سے

year entering. To supply

these

defreieners

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Extimate,

in the present

eve resent

to previous retterns, but there

again

все

але

met with ir

-reconcileable contradictions.

text in his

The John Dan's reportect

Despatch of

183" Summary 1947, that

at the end of the Calendar Tear

1846, there was

an actual balans

the Colonial Treating available for the service of the year 1827-

•ff of £5.759..

In his Despatch of 12 Te 15134

he estimated the similar balaver

at the end of the financial Hear

1647

bably at Fq.119

In his despalite of 19 daly 1847

ted that the same balance

reporte

had actually turned out to be

the 31th March,

£15.54,

less than

Inccessarily asserve

пал

comparative table, this Cast amount,

but without

any confidence

its

accuracy.

3.4. The returns of actual

челения

de of

and expenditure for the Calendar year, ending the

31.December.

The estimates of probable revenue and expenstiture are made out for the financial you ending

the

the 38th March.

Consequently it is exceedingly

difficult, especially when shanger take place in the Establishments,

to institute

comparison between the estimate sanationed, and the

expenditure actually incurred, or to delect this fact, if such should be the ease, of the latter having heen in excess of the former..

4th the Estimates of the year,

are not always prepared in the

as those of the

Lame

for our

preceding one,

ner are

the finans

real Returns arranged under

the san

heads, and in the same

IV.

Order as the betimates. Changest

for instance which

are

found

under the head of Contingeneices

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one year,

in the Estimates of :found under the head of fixed Establishment in those of another.

whe

are called contingencies in

Estimate

with what

are not identical

are

called Contingencies,

in the Returns of Acbral Expenstette.

The Estimates laid before

Parliament, not only vary in form

year,

but also

A frime those

from year

Colony-

differ in this respect from

received from the Colange

additional obstacle to effective

comparison. This has mainly

Come the

arison from

the omission of the

Hong

心

Hong Kong Eveniment to adhere to

the Rules laid down by the heamy, and this Department.

I would suggest (if there is no

objection, of which Sam unawe that the attention of the Governo

= or

of atting Kong be drawn

to the inconvenience which results

from the system at present amplia, and that he be required to mater out the returns of Actrial Revenue and Expenditure for the same perio

the Extimates. vir

the financial year, ending the

31th March, and to make

they

change in the form of letimates

Returns for any year,

without

the

the juxtaposition of the Extimate or Return in the form of the

year preceding. As far

I have been able

to overcome the difficulties above described, the result of the

- pareton required by

may

the Com.

M Stawes's

be stated as below.

Actual Returus.

Actual. Keliones detailed Eshmints. You? Estivali in desperf for

Desp. 12 F. b 1867. a scorrected Device's of 204 Toph 1047 quely in lovequent

gely approved her covenes

' Desp. 19 July 1947. Juris dich. 19alysis and here on an under considerabling

1846...

1847-18

288S2

7295:

Minute

Authent

1875.46.

Carl Estabt (Juncipal Salaries

20.921.

Menior Allowances,

2.2.236:

13743

Puble works

Zogou

18.145

Total Expenditure.

62157-

Colonial Revenue

28787.2

20?160

Hush

18.634)

15547)

12/000.

+Contingensier

+buch Balane 26.70%.

Tarbune Tate 19.00.

60.879

36.900. 79, 899 Deduct-Col?"

acentining 2.519

Total Receipts

yo 787

for 2 teens

Actual bal

13.634

10fait fol.

12fund 107.

Retual brule

20000

15,551 Katibal:

* Falling off altribe hable, I believe, to substitution Farming System, in the opium deportivant.

59.379

yu. yoy.

Est: 10pl/48. 15.328.

of Sioner for the

1848-49.

2bgya.

11920.

20.000.

15328

"Elbala

50.910.

71.228.

12.018

taplling pe

With

regard

to the amount

amount put

down in the above Table to the

head of Sublie Works, for the two

the series, Shave to

last years of

explain, that on

forwarding his

Extemate for 18217. 48 / Desp 12 Feby 1847 ) Sir Davis reported that £40.000 the whole remaining

would cover

outlay for Public Works, the Govern= -ment House excepted; _ such outlay being probably to be spread over

In his present Despatch

two

years.

he estimates the expenditure

ого

Public Works for the Writer 6 months of 1917. 48 at £11.000 . I therefore

assume the whole pais cxpenditure

for

+ Proposes below for

started.

for 10887.48 on Public works to be £20.000, and consequently put down the expenditure on Public Works for 1848-49 at

£200

similar sum özt

heing

the balance of

the £40,000 to be expended in all

If the vote

for

reatens

of t 27,000, which I propose,

to be immediately

stated, it agreed to, then the

Government = House which has been reserved to the lash, might be

Commeu red even

the enthing year

during

on the strength

of the expected balance of £9799.

at the end of it.

It is

mey

order that a margin

be left for the early commencement of the Government

House ( a matter

of more importance to the new Governer, who takes

out his family, than to Sir Stanis who left his at home, that I would suggest a Parliamentary vole of £27.000 . I emceive thes Treasury would not abject to such

a vote, 1ct because it would be

vote (631,000)

+ years

less than last

A 4000 - and,

garly because that Department

proposed a rule in

Fehmary last you

year,

ratified by this Affice, that the

should receive aid from

Colony

Great

Bitame to the extent of its fixed Ceil Establishments, it defraying from its

resources the expences of

Contingencies

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112

Contingencies and Public Works. St. : is true, that after much search

' amongst the reads thave failed to discover what the Treasury by Antingencies

Febmany

·cessary

meaut

the

their letters off 1846 and February 1877,

documents being not to

be found, - and that " contingensies"

весни

one

thing

ene

year, and quite

another thing the next, both in the Colonial and the Parliamentary Estimates and Accounts. But Lif we give to "Contingencies" it's largest, and to "Civil Establishments" its

most limited arreptation,

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the Table above submetted,

bear,

vote commen:

done in

then it is surate with the latter,

the vote & Cint to tablight

"I suggest naturally is, involves

wit

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26.970.

(Salaries) Propored lobe. 27. 000.

risk of objection

The score of

¡ is Rule in question, while at the same time, there is every

readow

to believe it would satisfy the requirements of the Colony, and Secure what . is due, in economy to the people of this Country.

I would suggest that we should not follow the outline of last.

Parliamentary bestimate (1847-415) Years

in the preparation of - this years, because the former was drain up

very much at a

- guess, owing to The non receipt in time, of the

་

Governor's detailed Cestimates.

These when they arrived, as

They

did - 100 late, were

formed to

.' . ·

differ considerably in details from those

drawn up in anticipation of thems

and laid befor: Parliament, but they were approvect here, as on l'e whole not exceeding the latter in

amount.

I think the better plan would

out Sir John Davis's

be to

Copy present Estimmte of Expenditure as

it stands in the enclosure to his

Bespatch, and add on for Public Works - what I have put down under that hend in the Table minus the difference

etween the Cash balances as there estimated to be accrueing

on the 1707 April 1848, 9- !! April 1849 respectively. Then if we set off against the sum thus obtained The estimated amount of the Colonial Revance The remainder will be the Vote requireds.

The figues of the totals) would

Old

follows:

Civil Establistumont,

( Salaries)

Minor Allowances under

Contingensies

For public Works.

26,990.

ander 11.920.

In the Table 20,000. Es P. Balance 10! April, 48.£15.988

OD: 1. April/47. 12,318

Difference 3.010 3,010

76.996

16.990.

55.900

Deduct - Elshwicked Ort! Ramme 28, 900. Parliamentary Voteprofond 27.100

The balance of £12,318 on 1th April 1849, which woulds, by such a Vote, appear to be provided for, - would probably be reduced

by upwards of £2000. on account of

the

ent in England -

the Colonial Agent

and thus become about £10,000.

If a loss balance than this

should be held to be sufficient;

then the Parliamentary

be reduced accordingly.

Vote would

Y me it

appears, that it would be madvisa:

- able and hardly safe

for

to provide.

a less balance - with reference,

not

only

the possible con

commence :

- ment of the Goverment - Houses

orr

early period, - but to the

impossibility of working a Treasury without some balance, and the

imperfect data upon which the

Estimate is, in part, biased.

There

Comparison 71847-48

with

There is not much remark

required, bey and what the Tables

suggests at a glance, in regards to-

decrease or increase

different Hems

of expenditure and Revenue.

The Accounts of the current year

1846-47. 1847 - 48 shew

with the previour year

lenger

Salaries

saving, as compared 1846-47,

of about £2300, and

the.

in contingencies and minor allowances of about £1700, in all, a saving of about £4000; against which must be

set

our ener

of about £2600 per

Anman in the police restablishment -

& Net Saving.

leaving 1847-48, at

the

year

compared with ther

preseding year 1846-67 of

£14610,-

£1

public Works being put out of sight. In the present Eestimates comparison

of 1848-49, as compared with those

of 1847-48, there appears a

Net

Saving of £316 on larger Salarie

and of £164

on minor allowances

and contingencies.

On Larger Salaries-the

principal items of saving for the

Current year are

In the Furvey or Generals Department, by the Consolidation of thes Officer of Accountant and Koper of Records. £300 a In the Harbour Master's

Department by reduction

of a bluck

$100.

Jus

1848-49

with

1847-48.

In the Indicials

Department by reduction of Chinese Interpreter's -

Allowance

In the Chief Magistrates

Department by reduction

of his Tulary

2105.

£100-

In larger Salaries - the only increase

of importance in

Sheriffs Salary

This is a new

L200.

office apparently-

the Staff and Eestablishment benig transferred from the Police Department.

The Revence is expected to

recede during the ensuing years 1848-49, as courpareds with the current year 1847-48 under thes heads of Opium ( owning to ther

substitution

substitution of Licenser for thes fammning system / from £700

benig a

3,900 tr 2,500

Coss of £ 1,400.

While it is expected to advance

/ in round emmbers) under the head

(

of the Cult Fawn from 44001 £1000-n £300

arr

of Lees and Fines from £18004 £3300.8 #1300

of Police Assessment from £2,000 to £2,200 or £200

The Colonial, Revenue

on the whole

being expected to exhibit a tt advance

on these and other accounts.

from £28,160 _ in 1847 - 48

10- £28,700 in 1848-47.

of 2.540.

Colonial office.

du. 6. 1867.

7.11

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to what is

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I in 1886, Ahong

- Hongkong =

RECERED

NOV22 1847

Estimated Expenditure for the Year from 12th April 18/18 to 31th March 1849. -

Colonial

Treasury Secretary-

His Excellency The Governor

Aid de Carrip to His Exce

Carp

His Excellency

Colonial Secretary & auditor General _

Chief Clerk

2nd clerk.

3rd Clerk.

14th Clerk

Salaries & Wages

6,000

300"

1,800

اليوم

الم گیر

47210

270

243

み

216

Total.

6,000

300

الرقم

3,00110

1825

100

250

لی

with the cast prepares tulterations

уисеру

den it comashed line doceantaly

be found. Is last thin

pultates Depar

при

tove

Searay ? Mr. wn to the

Impee with W. Staines ex reft propriety of diminishing the Party bote - The informat furnished by Sir J. Davis is too imperfect to allow of suck in step being safely taken & Indoo consider the wreath of a proper Good House to be be necessary.

I must have in immediate explanat" of the athirion to documents which cannot be found.

Jee

5.157

my caplanction_herewith undrade

Sat 164 11.

Cocle:

siactical

Surveyor General

Colonial Treasurer Hollector of Revenue 900

Chief Clerk

Accountant.

Clerk.

Clerk of Councils.

Clerk to the Auditor General-

Colonial Chaplain

Clerk

Surveyor General.

Clark of Works & Civil Engineer- Accountant & Keeper of Records-

Clerk.

Overseer of Roads

Chinese Clerk Overseer of Convicts . Chinese overseer

of surveying

Coolies.

4 Coolies attached to the surveyer General -

Clerk of Works in surveying.

1 office Coolie. Messenger- Registrar General.

Clerk to Do Chinese Clerk.

do do

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کھوں کی

کر کہیں

ترکی

405

270

250

100

250

か

700

کرو گے

10168

800

550

300

21210

18710

2050

550

200

6210

کریر

اور اگر

カ

6210

37/10

230

37 10

15.087

230

Registrar

General.

2280

850

15,317

710168

Harbour Mastër-

Judicial.

Harbour Master & Marine

Magistrate-

Avistant Harbour Master_ Clerk.

Indian Interpreter- 5 Fasears @ £ 30.

£30

10 Chinese Boatmen @ £20. Soffice Coolic.

P.Messenger-

Chief bustice

AllAmey general

Registrar to the Supreme Court -

Dehuty Registrar-

Chinese Interpreter.

Clerk to the Court.

Clarke to the che

Usher.

chief fustier

Malay & Indian Interpreter Bailiff-

Under Bailiff-

Mahomedan Pricet (Swearer_

3 Office Coolies & Messenger A. 15.

: Chief Magistrate of Police

Chief Magistracy

Assistant _ de

do.

Chinese rettalay Interpreter-

Chief Clerk.

28 go

Portiques & Sindustäni Interpréta

Chinese Clerk.

Shroff.

Mahomedan Priest (sweares) _

| 1. Messenger.

Salaries. Wages.

15,087 68

600

300

200

1,100"

3,000

1,300"

750

350

300

150

کم تھی

6210

37 10

1210

6,812 10

900

500

312

250

137/10

100

219910

Sotal.

230

15,317 68

37/10

150

200

گرام

4/210

1,512|10

1210

102 10

25,199

790

سلم کو

Sheriff

Salaries

Wages.

Solal

2.5.199

Ꮄ

790

25,989 68

Sheriff (in addition to his

Salary us apistant. Magistrates 200

Jailor.

Assistant Jailor-

Turnkey

Exxecutioner

Europeart

/ Coolie & Messenger

175

3710

37 10

15"

کر کر

6.854 10

Police

General Rates Department Medical.

1 acting Police se

Sergeant.

¿ontopean Police Constables & £35.

1 Acting Indian Police Sergeant.

#1 Indian Police Constables @ I. 22.10-

Superintendent ofPolice.

Assistant _ 20.

2 Deputy Inspectors do

5001

being. V

in lieu

125

OUR

180

250

Informer (Chinese) _. Quspector-

! Inspector of Police

4 Curopean Police sorgeuntis. £££200...

veling... 7 do

34 do Cristables.

do.

1 Indian Sergeant.

1.. de Acting. do..

~40,280,

35.1190.

Lodo c £30

6... de do.

do Constables.

do do..... Q..

62.do.

کرار

2 Chinese, sergeantsen.

I do Act

Acting

18 do Constables.

부

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40.

كريم

32.10.

180... 7

25.275..

22,10-1395. *

2.5.

20.

50...

00.

พ

15.270."

1 Clark to the superintendent of Police

5 station & Horse Coolies.

Colonial Surgeon

Sexton..

2 Burial ground keepers ort 15- 1. Messenger-

1 Compradore

shroff.

1 Porter.

4. Messengers @ L. 15.

1 Gardener

Scavenger.

1 Sub Collector for Police asesment -

1 Shroff-

210

24710

84210

مود

1091

1.670

1.92210

400

1.04210

4.077

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5.168.10

500

1210

10210

602.10

32 10 *

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167 10

75 3710

11210

2,302

25,989

الحمد

الله

26.990 6 8 6092 10

33,082 16 8

Horse alluvances to the Clerk of Works Yoverevor of Road

Rations for the European Police force Maintenance of Prisoners & Convicts

Conveyance of Convicts

Coroner.

Maintenance of an orphant-

Witnesses

t of

Rent of Houses.

£850-- 800%

£25 &

Amual Donation to the ICospital of the Medical

Missionary society.

10% Remmeration to the Assessors & Collectors of Polier Rates on the collection on I 2200.

£2,200-

40, of the several Departments -

Cartingencies 70,

Victoria, HongKong,

ber the 240

September

1847

33,082 168

1.650

600

150

710 83368

6210

220

2,163 168

L Sty

38,900. 0

ого

(Signed) Chae Poohverly

Acting Colonial Treasurer:

(Srive Copy)

Mame

Colonial Secretary

Colonial

berhard Not by Carl-

2. 1886 17

Mongkong-

Estimated Revenue for the year 18.18/19 -

Rent on Land for Buildings .

do = "_ Cultivations_

Chinese Villages-

Buildings Markets

Opium Licenses

Salt - Farm-

Stone quarrying Publicans

Licenses

Pawnbrokers Auctioneers. Bilhards.

Serangs.

Auction Duty

Police Assessment

Lees

£12.250.

150.

250.

12,650

73368 1.58368

2,500,

1,125

566134

1,400.

750.

150.-

2,42411. | 8.

124

400

2,200

200

Fees on Registry,

Boats, Hawkers.

Registry ve, Ser.

aird

2.50

700 2,600

→

238

98.70

734

Fasnd granting Leases & Deed Registry

Feesm Marriage Licenses, Burials, ship's Registry

Fas, fines forfeitures in Judicial nied Poline Courts.

Sauling letters and Places.

Police Superannuation Contributions

Police Clothing fund.

Incidental Receipts.

Victoria, HongKong,

144

5.40

£ Sty: 28700

stg

(Signed) Chasst GeoCleverly.

(True

ue loopy).

Meine

september the 94th 1847. }

Acting Colonial Frequs

Colonial Secretary.

TET).

1.105.

Financial

Treasury 27 Rec. 1847

My Lord,

SAVED

Codia, Hongkong, 4th batober, 1847.

I have the honor to enclose

for Your Lordship's information

the Board of

and that of

Treasury, a copy of the Officiating, Colonial Treasurer's Account for

the quarter ending 30th September

184

handed to

7. the

Auditor . _ The Quarterly Statement

the Treasurer showing the Balances, Remifts, and Payment!

within the

quarter, with

The Right Honorable, The Earl

Grey

fc.

тур

Cutificate attacked as to the correctness of the Balances, it

also

enclosed herewith..

Thave the honor to be

With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,

most obedient

Humble Servant,

ہے

Dan

прить пр

The exclounes thake. I prese

be sent to the

Du 21 BH

Kreatury

In 21. Am.

вы

(2105 H. Kong /

Trevelyankay

Treasury

Euterer

27 Dec 1847

Lany ducited by Earl Grey to

transmit to you for the information ofthe

Lerd

N. 185 WA Och / 47 Accounts sent to Treasu

orginal

Соруч

Treasury the accompanying Copy. of a Despatch from the Sw. otthong, enclosing atopy of the Officiating Coloral Treasurers Accounts for the Gracker ending Do Jeft last

4th October, 1847.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Sir

The Carl Grey.

J. Davis

Received

2 Inclosures.

No 105.

6th September, 1847.

Account for the quarter ending Officiating Colonial Intasurer's te...

Transmitting copy of the

303

Account.

int. of Charles S.

Cleverly,

Acting

鞘

Received and paid on Account of the Colonial Government: of Stongking, IC. M's.

Balance on the 1st July 1847 in Chest:

Rents.

Offo

Devenue_

_Internal Revenue_

On Land for Building A 5606. 17. 57/20

Cultivation £:13, 16.4.

do.

179606

_Ostablished Salaries_

Colonial Secretary's Department.

Vault

7.151 169 8.947 17 3

Aid de Camp.

Colonial Treasurer and Collector of Revenue

48110 84% 37934

Auditor General.

41134

Clerk of Councils

16134

Colonial Chaplain.

11896

Surveyor General's .

378 112

Harbour Master's.

150.

141 13 de

1,009 10 2

6036

836

JAMA.

28.7.8.

55.12.6.

" Chinese Villages Deposition Land sold.

On Markets..

II.

Licenses.

Buildings . Fisheries

Opium Farm and Licenses

Salt farm. Stone farme Retail Spirits, &c. Serangs..

J. 5. 3.

sold by Public Auctions.

III Duty On Gods sold by

π Tax Police Assessment ..

VII

VIL

VIIL

VIL

Fints Judicial Fces. Pees of Office.

On Leases and Deed Registry

Burials.

Nefromm &

+ *

Transfer of Licenses. Signatures te from (ol : Secretary Registry of Beats &e. From the Supreme Court.

belief Magistrate .

Marine...do.

Registrar General . From the Chief Magistrate

Marine...do.

Registrar General.

Forfeituree from the Shirts Magistrater.

56942 9/4 364118 13418 6/2

de 34

704341

56210

2836

20611/2

6.197 1634

46|17|6|| 1,617 3 10%

76149 326

27 18 22.2140/2

33482/2

4|18 |11 169

2.18

16118

18 15 10

32 12

•

449197

112148/1⁄2

3791211/2

342 5 16/2

21297 1362/2

farried forward _ 17,873 5 10

Registrar General's .

Supreme Court & Attorney General Police Magistrate & Sheriff.

Colonial

oral surgeon.

-Wages-

General Department ...

Surveyor General's .. Harbour Masters .

Gene Boot Crew.

Supreme Court:

Police force and Jailors te Police Rate Collectore.

18 44 2718

4210

Sexton & Burial Ground Keepers.

- Ordinary Contingencies -

General Department.

Colonial secretary's D•

Colonial Chaplain's Do

Surveyor General's Do

Harbour Master's Do.

Jun Boat.

Registrar Générals . Supreme Court..

Police.

Medical.

5,45317794

67 18 40 167184

83601441

19344

7ས༩ 1,186|14||do

1565

////

2 X N J

386

2653

236

115

27142

6368

464149

d d

363

8021611

(arried forward 5,443 @ 10/4

Brought forward Incidental Receipts-

II From the sheriff for the maintenance

XII

of 12 Military Prisoners in Victoria Jail Police Clothing Fund

Police superhunuation Fund.

Sailing letters

Sailing

Etter and passes.

•

-Sums recovered -

Balance of Jees on Criminal Casse

paid to the sheriff.

XIII From the Executor of Mr. Leggett's Estate, amount less deducted from his salary Vide Abstract for December Quarter 18444

Surcharge from the Chief Magistrate ..

.do.. Superintendent of Police ..

XVI From the Colonial Chaplain, amount of

- Allowance paid hime.

XVII

Bill on the Accountant

Proceeds of a Bill.

of St. M's Navy on account of

General of

d Seamenl.

Distressed

Deposits available _

13108

12212 //

3144

868

15014.

Re O

4419

17,8735

175143/2

27/31/2 235 12 5/2

XVII Income Tax from the Colonial Departments 99

Superannuation Contributions

is from

Deposits not available

XIX Intestate and other Estates

Church subscriptions .

Do..

158 37 257 10

105

20187

66155

2684

& Sterling

18.810 7 04

Brought forward

-Special Disbursements

Police.

Maintenance of an Orphaul. Witnesses.

Coroner.

Commi. on Auction sales.

cission

Remuneration to the Assessors of Police

Jax

Publishing Police Rate Collections Colonial secretary's Department . Police Clothing

Public Works

Government Offices.

Other Publie Buildings.

Roads .

Graines.

Bridges.

Storm Repairs .

Levelling Ground for stfchu's Church. Advances on Imprest -

- and other transactions On account of H. Ms. Diplomatic

Department and Consulates. Deposits not available repaid=

Intestate and other Catates.

Church Subscriptions for the building .. Balance on 1st October in Chest...

Nault.

772.

40178

28 11 1/

123122

1315

4146

1.41613

6141710

34 710

103 8

5,4438 10/14

30455

174183

1547

8063

2794

ест

162109/2 23893

2.108 160 11/4

401

1/1⁄2

3 2,4911 6%

5.092 155 7.583 16 117/4

92155

£ Sterling 18,810 7 %

Colonial Treasurer of Hongkong); in Easpart ofall. Monics

respect at

Diplomatic Department, and Consulates in China, for the quarter ending 30th September, 1847.

Statement of Sums withdrawn from the Strong Vault during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1847.

Authority

soptb: 2 Warrant of 86. E. TheGovernor -

overnor No 152

de-

144

155

1.000

4. d.

5914

1000.

s. d.

during

Statement of Sums deposited

the strong bault the Quarter ended 30th September, 1847 .

Date

Authority.

a. d. t

Date

1847.

£AR: 2059 14

I. Charles St. George Cleverly do solemnly and Statement of my Account at Acting Colonial Treasurer of 1847; and I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously

Declared and Subscribed before me this Twentieth day of October 18.47 . 3

(Signed) A.R. Johnstons.

the set

is a

true and correct

of July, to the 30th September

Sincerely declare that the foregoing Hongkong, frome to be time. beliving

the

S.P

(Signed)

(True Copy) M.Caine.

(Signed) Chas: Sthee: Cleverly

Acting Colonial Tredeure

Auditor General.

or General.

(IneCopy)

Manie Colonial secretary.

Tusif sol af

Jeg his song

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Quarterly Return showing the Balances in the Colonial Chests on the first = the last days of the Quarter from the first July to 30 September 1847.

1847. July the first.

Disbursements

Balance

Receipts.

Total__

Iemains on the 30th September 18417.

vez:

in the Strong Vault.

Treasurer's Chest_

Spanish Mexican Sterling Rupers, bash. Ballars. Dollars.

Coin.

Total

and

S. d.

8947.173

9,862. G 1/4

3,367% 2,006|27,886|91| 6773|78|1,364 6.41⁄2 62% 384 26,121 10 2,554 50 3830|12|84| 3,997|2,390|54,008|01|9,328|28|5,194|19|0% 10,810. 7. 0%

797% 374 33,646|37| 1,431 98 3,845, 6.10 3,199% 2,016 20,361 64 7896|30|1,349 12.2%

11,296. 10.0%

7,583.16. 119)

9. 3,043% 1,764 15,903 32 5602|80| 279 97% 5,092 155 1559% 252 4,458|32||2,293 50 1,070 2.64 2,491.||1|b3|

In pursuance of the instructions of the Sorts Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury I have caused surveys to be taken on the first of Wctober 1847 of the Funds remaining

Gamin

Treasurer the Officers

commencement of that

having hereby certify that

certify

Custody churge of the strong belt, respectively, und

carefully deity

I have found the results to be strictly corde in accordance with the statement day for the Cartery of the Steports of the Officers appointed by me to that stuff of the Balances are shown in this Motum. Dani's

they..

اليد

No. 106. S Sinancial.

2.7 47.

Copy

Sord

My Seret,

21010 không đúng

RECEIVED

DEC2

1847

Victoria, Hongkong,

4th October, 18117.

I have the honer le enclose

for Your Lordship's information and that of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury copies of

the

usual Quarterly Abstracts for the Quarter ending 30th September, 1847.

Changes in the Wolders of offices Appointments in the Colony of Wongkong.

and

the

Additions to Salaries and allowances

Colony of Hongkong.

Creation of new offices and

Appointments in the Colony of Hongkong.

Payments of an

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey

Ac,

1ge,

nal

c. 7

کلکان

Thait

for the Freetwory

Mersale

description and for extraordinary Services.

I have the hover to be,

With the highest Respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient Humble servant,

|2/X6

21 the there appears the nothing is the when calling

Machcuation, Im!

1/4

Ndani

}

(

2106 Hongtong

6.6. Trevelyan koy

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Treasury

ро

Victoria, Angxong,

1106940

EndBure Trevor

RS 27 Dee 1847

Jam ducited

аш

by had Grey to transmit to you for the information of the Lords form of the Treasury the accompanying tope of

a Despatch from the Sov. of thong enclosing

the usual Guarterly Abstract gchat for for quarter ending By Loft last.

드

Share to

4th October, 1847.

fir

The Earl

7. Davis

No 106.

Gray.

4 Inclosures.

Received

Transmitting Quarterly

Returns for

ending 30th September

the quarter

1827.

IR...

Change

Office.

in the Holders of Office, and appointments

and appointments in the

Name

of the Officer

Name of the

the

-th

Offices of Hongkong, for the Guartir ending se. Aptember 1837

appointed

If promoted Il for another Office or Gid.

another Office or Gov. Despatch respecting who formerly hold officer hake it to the lead in of newly affpoints that noted for me. Date of Governor's Column

appointed England date by the Governor situation in the the change of Office " unual of authority of the date of authority.

Colony, description of appointment, or the Secretary of State

Now

and

the appointment, and annual Salary. Salary.

Mr. J. M. d'Almada Mr. A Ozorio

Sondre

and Clerk in Colonial Secretarys e Castro

Office

Hindoo & malayan

£270.

£135.

Interpreter of Mr. I. t de Jesus languages in the £30 for Sepreme-M. & Lança

upreme Court & Chief Court. £ 100 for Chief £150. - dagistrate's Office 45 Magistrate's Office.

Clerk in the latter.

Victoria, Honghong,

30th September, 1847 }

Colonial Secy

letter N. 2.18 of

July, 18647.

Dr D of

111

* July, 1817

| Grui Copy!

Manic

Colonial Secretary

new

appointment.

Remarks.

Nr. 76 of 144 Temporary, during Jm. I. Mmada's July, 1847. Heavy of absence on

sick Certificate.

(Signed), M. Caine

Auctiter General

Office.

Name Date of Original Present appointment. Salary. Salary.

Actelitions to Salaries, and advances in the Offices of Honghong for the Quarter ending 30 September, 1847.

Dati from Dati and description Salary drawn. increase. which increased of authority for Column for Remarks.

Nil.

Nit.

Nil Nil Nil. Sib.

Nil.

Sit.

Victoria, Hongkong 304 September, 18417.}

[True Copy.)

Mama

Colonial Secretary.

(Signed) W. Caine

Auditër General.

"Creation of new Offices and Appointments in Victoria Hongkong, for the Quarter ending 30-September 1847.

Office.

Annual Name.

and

Date of Iati and description of the Date of the Governon Despatch

Dahof the Column for Remarks appointment authority

t authority or instruction/if to H.M's Government in

any) from H.M's Government England, respecting the in any particular case Salary. authority pom in England, in consequence transaction, in cases where and for the statement of The Governor. of which the appointment no previous authority, may wny special circumstances.

was made.

have been received.

Nil.

Nil. Nil.

Nil.

اده

Victoria Honghong, 30 September, 1847.

True

}

[ Free Copy)

Mani

( sligned ) W. Caine,

Cedenial Secretary.

"Auditor Generat...

Payments of

less unusual description, and for extraordinary Services amounting to not than £200 each, which have been incurred without previous outhority from Her Majesty's Secretary of State, for the Quarter ending 30th September,

Description of Service .

Amount:

1847.

Cali and description of the Date of the Governon Despatch

any) from Her Majesty's

To whom Date of authority or instruction (if to Her Majesty's Government Column for Remarks

authority

Longland respecting the in any particular case from the Government in England transaction,

congland transaction, in cases where and for the statement of of which

previous authority may any special circumstances. was made. have been received.

paid.

Governor. in conseq

consequence

the payment

то

Nil.

Vil.

• Vil.

Victoria, Honghong, 30th September, 1847. §

(True Copy; /

Maine Coolonial Secretar

Sil.

Nil

/ Signed ). W. Caine,

Auditor General.

So 10%

Executive.

NI.

2107

My Lord.

RECEIVED

DEC. 21

1947

Victoria, Hongkong,

5th October, 18.117.

With Reference to Your Serdship's despatch. No295 of June 5th

on the subject of a place of Fransportation for Chinese Criminals, I have

2000

the

hone to enclose copy of an Enactment by the Gevemment of India constituting the Straits Settlements, Penang, Malacca, and skincapere, the fo

places

where such Convicts shall be received.

I have further the honor to

transmit a Copy of the Proclamations

...

issued in Hongliong, in conformity with the example or model,

el prescribed

The Right Honorable,

Ae,.

The Carl Grey,

Ae,

Jo,

in the Printed Colonial Regulations. I regret to say that great

difficulty in

is now

: being experienced in

procuring conveyance

for

to the Straits

Chinese Convicts who

about Sixty Chinese

Sexly

have been condemned during the tony interval that has necessarily elapsed between the disallowance of the former, and the adoption of the present place of Fransportation.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Humble

Servant,

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DEC 21

1847

Fort William, Home Department, Legistative,

The 7th August 1847.

The fettewing Act is

th.

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passed by the Honble the President

the Council of India in bouncil on the f' of August 1847 with the assent of the Right Honble the Governor General of

India which has been read and

recorded.

Ordered that the Act be

promulgated for general information.

Act N. XI of 1877.

In Act to authorize the

reception of Convicts transported

Victoria, Hongkong.

5th October, 1847.

Sir J. H Davis

the Earl Grey.

2 malosures.

N. 107.

Received

Prince of Wales' Island, Malacca, by the Government of India, the Straits Settlements

Enclosing copy of an Act passed

Constituting

Convicts from Hongkong.

transportation for Chinese

and Singapore, places of

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pom Her Majesty's Settlement Hongkong.

It is hereby oncected, that it shall be lawful for the Governor- General of India in Council in his Executive capacity, to authorize the Governor of Prince of Wales Island, Singapore and Malacca, to receive in

the said Settlements and the President Councillors of Prince of Wates Island, Singapore and Malacca, to receive in each of the said Settlements respectively Convicts who have been duly sentenced. te transportation by any competent Court in Her Majesty's Settlement of Hongkong,

and that er

every

Convict when so received at

such

any such

place, shall be liable to all such and

the same laws, Rules and Regulations

as are or

shall be in force.

force in

any

such place with respect to convicts

transported from any place within the

Territories

to the

Government

subject the East India Company.

/ Signed) G. A. Bushly

Sexy to the Govt of

India.

[True Copy/

Colonial Secretary.

N. 107. If 1827.

Incloure No / in Desp:

"Settlement of Hongkong." ported from Her Majesty's of the August., 1847.

the reception of Convicts trans=

entitled, An Act to authorize and bouncil of India, infouned, the Honorable the President

Act Nr. XI of 1847, passed by

2 in 2107 Hong Kong.

RECEIVED

PEC.21

1847

J. F. DAVIS.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by a certain Act passed by the Honourable the President of the Council of India in Council on the 7th day of August in the Year 1847, with the assent of the Right Honourable the Governor-General of India, entitled, "An Act "to authorize the reception of Convicts transported from Her Majesty's Settlement "of Hongkong," it is enacted, "That it shall be lawful for the Governor-General of "India in Council in his executive capacity to authorize the Governor of Prince of "Wales' Island, Singapore, and Malacca, to receive in the said Settlements, and the "Resident Councillors of Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore, and Malacca, to receive, "in each of the said Settlements respectively, Convicts who have been duly sentenced "to transportation by any competent Court in Her Majesty's Settlement of Hong- "kong; and that every such Convict, when so received at any such Place, shall be "liable to all such and the same Laws, Rules, and Regulations as are or shall be in "force in any such Place with respect to Convicts transported from any Place within "the Territories subject to the Government of the East India Company." Now, therefore, I, Sir John Francis Davis, Baronet, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, in pursuance of the said Act, do hereby direct that any Offenders convicted in the said. Settlement of Hongkong, and being under sentence or order of transportation, shall be sent by the earliest convenient opportunity to the said Settlements of Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore, and Malacca.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Government House, Victoria, Hongkong,

23d September, 1847.

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

DV.

Separati

The Aftable

My Lord,

Victoria, Hongkong &

6 beletre. 1847

In pursuance of the auchinty;

and approval of the majestys grommment

to my

proceeding

any

cenvement

Full

opportunity to Cochin China with a

Power from thee trazisty to conclude,

if heprible,

Commerce

this day

heaty of Friendship &

with that Country, I embark

in Of the Steam prigate bulline,

accompanied by the Aingdore slick fine,

страшёд в

way

Juron Bay.

Major General & Aguilar

war.

will by birtue of his Commission, act as Lieutenant Guruna

in my

my hope and will be

is my

авеше absence. It

Endeavour

to return to this Colony before the de-

parlave of

the

next bail; and for further! particular regarding my mistime I beg Ladship to to refer your

des falcher

the Earl Grey under the merge diesenterent to tricent

надел

Palmentar.

I have I

I have. The honor to be,

My tad,

You Ludship's most shed. Seccant

ndan's

Out hy?

Jom Jan 25

4, 2584

9.24

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Separate

Sie John Davis Hart.

Vietoria, Hongkong

fth belobe. 1847

Aurcived

M: General D'Aquilan

China, leaving

Announcing Departure

Mission to Cochin.

Lient:

Jurumor.

(

108.

Miscellanious

My Lord,

2155 Bong the n

RECEIVED

DEC.21

1847

17 Areterive, Henghong,

@2nd October, 1847

In the absence of Sir John Davis who left this for Cochinchina on the 6" instant in the Vulture Strom Frigate, Captain McDougall,

---

accompanied by Her Majesty's Sloop of "War the Rengdeve, Captain Clifford, I have the hiver to acquaint Your Lordship that I have assumed the duties of this Government

Nothing has occurred. of any interest with

of any which to trouble Your Lordship. Everything

Canton continues tranquil ; the turbulence and

excitement of the populace are gradually subsiding,

and

every effort is making by Keying and the other Chinese authorities, to maintain the most friendly relations with Great Britain.

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

te,

I have

not failed to report all this at length to the Foreign Department; but I have thought it not out of place to mention it here also to Your Lordship. I enclose Your Lordship a Minute passed

afch

in the Executive Council on the joke instant, on the subject of planting trees on a peculiarly exposed locality belonging to the Government, between the Town and the Barracks, and I trust the reasons contained in this Minute, will induce Your Lordship to give your sanction. The expence will not exceed £150 and it will be not only a bon to the Colony, but the greatest possible comfort and accommodation to the Troops in this command.

די

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship'

Most Obedient,

"Humble Servant, Herre Kl

Acting Governor

The sanction of

the Fessary.

obtained for meuring

mush I belive he

the expenditur

of £150 for planting the Freed

21th Am

Bull. Hari

of the

impers

this Colony,

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work in China. I

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19-9.27

The Acting Governor

22nd October, 1827.

the " Carl Grey.

Received

/ Inclosure.

N. 108.

Reporting assumption by

hime

of the duties of this Government

during

Minute passed by the Executive

Cochinchina, and enclosing

Sir John Davis's visit to

Council

the subject of

planting trees on a part of the

Queen's Road..

C. R. Juvelyon.

Forwardedby

MR Jadis

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847

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EanGrey 29

100-22

Extract

少

Jann dircited by Card

Grey

to transmit to you

for the consederation of

the

Lowes Commoth of the

Treasury the amoresparrying

Extrach from a Despott

the Officer

fem

Admi :

: mistering the Gosh of

Hong Kong enclosing

Minute passed by the

Executive Commil of

this

Czy

Coliny on the subject of

planting Frees

exposed

.02 2

oxford licably belonging

to the Got

between the

Sown of Victoria and

the Barracks, and Sam

to aquest that you will

State to the Lorus Corses:

thick, for the reasons contained in the Minute

of the Exuntive Coremil, Lord

Grey considers it to be

of quech mportance tho

the heatche of the Kooser

Itch the expenditude slach

it is propored доброчен

to ensur

should revive their Lrashihes

Soucher.

Executive Council.

Present,

October, 1847.

His Excellency the Acting Governer The Honorath Major

Caine.

The Honorable. A. M. Johnston, Esq

The Minutes of the last Council

read and approved.

were

rior, on

His Excellency the Acting Governor,

referring

to the Minutes of Council of the 26th Jeene, regarding the planting of trees by the Inhabitants in prent of

their

own

Dwellings, proposed that

no time should be lost in

out this object

carrying

in the open space

and

which belongs to the Government, a which extends from Mess", Lindsay 96"

House to the Barracks, terminating at the Nullah Bridge. His Excellency added that, independent of the boon thereby to be conferred upon the leolony generally, it was his decided. opinion, as well as that of the Medical Officers under his command, that the health of the Troops will be materially preserved by this

measure;

Secure

which will also effectually them from the injurious influence of the glaring Western sun, to which, (owing

to the present exposed state of the Road abovementioned), they constantly subject in their unavoidable passage from the Barracks

are now

into the Town .

The Acting Governor, further stated. that, independent of the constant of Woup-de-soleil and

recurrence

Fever, to which such exposure gives

birth in the summer time - often of

the most fatal nature_ he had never passed

a season here without, the Troops being extensively affected with Opthalmia, which the Medical Officers consider greatly aggravated, if not caused by

by the exposure already referred to . His Excellency observed. at the same time, that during the

last

year,

there

were no

less than 200 Cases of Opthalmia alone, in Hospital, of such a painful and inflammatory character, as to have rendered the Garrison, for the time being, totally inefficient for

almost to

the purposes of active service.

Whereupon, it was unanimously

resolved, that the Surveyor General

be directed to execute this

improvement in the Queen's Head, without loss of time, by contract, en

suitable conditions.

orge 'Aquilar (Signed). George Dr

M. General,

4. General,

Acts Governor.

Read und approved this 187th day of

October, 18.4%

[ Signed) L. d' Mmada Castro,

Clerk of Councils.

[True Copy.)

Colonial Secretary.

Duplicate.

109.

Miscellaneous.

My Lord

Victoria, Hongkong.

22nd October, 1847f.

I have the honor to inform Your

Lordship that His Excellency Admiral Inglefield, the Naval Commander-in-Chief, left this on the 20th. Justant,

in Her Majesty's Ship "Vernon"

for Manila and Labuan, and the East Indies.

I have further to acquaint Your

Lordship, that Ships have been taken up for the conveyance of the Froops composing, the old Garrison, to their respective destinations. The 42nd Madras

Regiment will proceed to Madras

" proceed to Madras in about ten this time in the Vefeels named in the

Lowjee Family "Elphinstone . " " days from this time in

and the 18th Royal Sush will follow

margin, and

the "Balcarras" to Calcutta, at the interval of a

fortnight.

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

Yes,

XO.,

Ve!

I have thought it right to place these circumstances before Your Lordship, because they

are

confirmatiry of the perfect tranquillity that exists here at present, and I trivit also of those

permanent relations of amity between Great Britain and China, which I have had the honor to

announce to Viscount Palmerton, in a separate communication.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Hanz beziler

Acting Governon (

}

St 110. Miscellaneous.

My Lord,

RECEIVED

DEC. 21

1847

1925 Aictoria, Hongkong.

23rd October, 1847.

With reference to Ser John Davis's Despatch Nr 101 of 18th September, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the following Despatches on the 18th Instant Pro+ 103 to 110 _ the last of 18th August. Military N. 6 of 23th July. Circular of 24th July.

I have the honor to be;

"With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

⠀

22nd October, 1827.

The

Asting Governon

Dup. N. 109.

The Earl Grey.

Received

taken up for the

Rear Admiral

and that ships have been

in the "Vernon" for India,

Reporting departure

conveyance

of the troops

composing

the old

their

garrison, to

respective destinations.

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey

te,

te!

Humble Servant,

Acting Governor

Mr Murale

Put by?

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ان

111.

Financial.

Copy in lizent

My Lord,

RECEIVED DEC.21

1847

WVictoria, Hongkong,

29*

th. October, 1847.

I have the honor to submit to Your Lordship the enclosed Estimate of Stationery

required for the use of the Civil Offices of this Government for the year ending 37th March 1849, and trust that Your Lordship will approve of the same, and be pleased to

• give the by

necessary instructions for it's being sent out the best opportunity that

may offer.

I have in conclusion to request that

the Colonial Agent be directed to be particular

in the choice of first quality Foolscap, as that last sent has proved to be of a

inferior quality, and soon becomes

injured by the variable temperature prevailing here:

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey

The Earl Gray.

The Acting Governor.

23?? October, 1847.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Received

No110.

receipt

18th August, 1847.

Acknowledging Despatches to No110

Лиднет

Menall_

The usual course has been to direct

the Eput to ascertain a report of

the Rebercing

218een

fu 21. Hon

"The agent is alwongs

wher

to state whithinn tam quantity exceed, the usual quality

повед

tin what

the difft wring

5.22

I have the honor to be,

Your chordskipt

With the highest respect,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

Acting Governor

تے

.5.

The Acting Governor

29th October, 1847.

The Earl

oto

Inclosure.

Gray.

NIII.

Received

Transmitting

Estimate

the

Stationery required by

Civil offices of Hongkong,

for the

March year ending 3/20

1849.-

Entered

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Forwarded by

847

Mr Jouis MR

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Nill. 29. But

1 January 1840

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to you

Grey to transmich to

herearth. the Copy of

Despatch from the Gover

of thony Kory enclosing

Requisition for Stebenery

for the lite

of the buil

Offices of Goot for the

year ending

31. Munch 1849,

and Iam to request that

Jou

will ascertain and

wport the expense

expense thick

would attend a compliance

with thish Requisition.

Shere

the

Estimate of Stationery required for the use Offices of the Civil Government of Hongkong for

the Year ending 31. Murch, 1849.

Description

1. Quality Toolseap paper.

2nd

Quill pens. Steel pens.

Red tape

note.

large.

Envelopes Official Size...

do extra lar

Hones

Strops.

Scissars.

Ruler.

Pins.. Pencils..

Indian Sealing

urax..

Ink-stands with covers._ Letter Crips..

Books, 5 Quire.

Memorandum Books, 5Qr.

do.

-dło.

Quantity

95 |

Itemarks.

25 Rms as per sumple annexed.

3,000 in Nr.

do.

25 Gross, various kinds, & troud nits for

copying despatches, & 1⁄2 for accounts.

15 Dozen picees.

5,000 iné.

You 300

--4--

3 pairs. 1/2 feet long.

10 tts.

12 Gezen 6 doz.BB, 6 doz. 1B, Mordan's, 7 tts.

6 in N2, 3 Imaller for Red Ink. 10 Foolscap size:

2 in N. Superfine laid Imperial thue ruled, foot only 1⁄2 inch lines, -hotpressed and bound in rough calf.

6 sitter size, the ruled finch lines. 2 Foolscap length, 5 inches wide.

Nictoria Hongkong, 208", "October, 1817.

hproved.

Hengsthpieler

Acting Governor.

Main

Auditor General.

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No. 112.

Miscellaneous.

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Leary 47

My Lord,

RECEIVED DEC.21

103

"Victoria, Hongkong,

29th October, 1847

In reply to Your Lordship's Despatch N = 106 of 24th August last, relative to the betate of the late Mr Scales, Post Master of Honghong, I have the honor to forward copy of a letter from Mr Cay, the Registrar of the Supreme Court, from which it will be perceived that Your

Lordship's instructions on the subject have been carried into effect

"I have the honor to be

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

tel,

Je,

te!

Acting Governor

Nor. Merriale.

Should the exclouvre be transmelled

to the Fort Macter Givech.

218een

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104

leopy-1

Sir,

that

105

Court House, Victoria,

Hongkong, 20th Celober, 1847.

I have the honor to inform you

in re

receiving from you a Certified Copy of a Gispatch from the Right Honk! Ford Grey Secretary of State for the Colonies to His Excellency The Governor N1⁄2, 106 - dated 4th August 1947 stating that The Department of General Fest Office had informed him that there

him that there are no claims

upen the Estate of Mr Scales late Post Master of Honghong, I petitioned the Court for heave to release the sum - deposited in The Colonial Treasury to

meet

any

such claim should it be

substantiated and for its sanction to

The Hombre Major Caine,

Wolonial Secretary,

The. Acting Governor

th October, 1847.

Hongking,

No 112.

The Earl

Grey

1 molature..

Received

the late Mr Scales._ the credit of the Estate remaining in Hongkong to Court, of the Balance. by the Olegistrar of the Supreme

Reporting remittance to England

transmitting the same to Wilkam

acting

act

Pritt Esq; of Preston the Excenter in England

land under the Will of the late Mr. Scales - The Prayer of this Petition having been granted I am

transmitting by

Bill on

this Mail to M. Pritt

Sondon for £ 120 being ..

equivalent to $576.00 at the present

rate of Exchange

I have to,

{ Signed) Hot! & undas Way.

Registrar.

[ True Copy.)

Manis

Colonial Secretan

No. 113.

Civil.

2111

My Lord,

}

QAVER

DEC 21

1847 Victoria, Honghong,

106

30th October, 1847.

I have the honor to report to Your

Lordship my return from Cochin China, a few

hours before the departure of the Mail.

I have the honor to be

With the highest respect,

Your Lordshiper

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

dani

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

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ver

Nor Mennale

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114.

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Copy

sury

4 Feb

My Lord,

JW 95

Victoria, Hongkong,

6th November, 1847.

In Your Lordship's Despatch

No 108 of August 10th, transmitting correspondena

respecting the combination of the Canton

merchants

I am

against

the Konghong Post Office,

informed that no steps could be taken

at home until the result of the trial at Hongkong had been ascertained

conveyed a

a Petition from

The PopiriSN

merchants; as the result of that trial, which had transfered the conveyance of Letters from the Corsair Steamer to its proper channel the Post Office. I at the same teine informed

Your Lordship that in consequence of the

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

H@!

.......

NOV

30th betober, 1847.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Sir

J. Davis

The Earl Grey.

Received

N 113.

Cochin - Chino.

Reporting his return from

No 14. Miscellaneous

Copy to Treasury & Tet

My Lord,

THE

JAN 25

103

Victoria, Hongkong,

6th November, 1847.

In Your Lordship's Despatch No. 108 of August 10th, transmitting correspondans

respecting the combination of the Canton merchants against the Honghong

I am

informed that

Post Office,

no steps could be taken

at home until the result of the trial at

Hongkong had been ascertained.

My Despatch N. 66 of June

22 no

conveyed a Petition from the British merchants; as the result of that trial, which

had transferred the conveyance of Letters from the Corsair Steamer to its proper channel the Post Office. I at the

the same

same time informed

Your Lordship that in consequence of the

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

te,

Sir J. H Davis

30th botober, 1847.

Victoria, Hongkong,

The Earl

N 113.

Grey.

Received

Reporting.

his return from

Cochin - China.

declared inability of the Consul in addition to

his other duties to undertake the

management

of the branch Post Office at Canton, the

Postmaster had been called upon to

Hongkong

block

own

furnish a Clerk from his ven

to take charge of it.

Establishment

I have directed the Acting

Postmaster to report upon the state of the

correspondence between this and Canton, and

bey to enclose his letter. From his statement

that ve

low

very few,

his Office

Since

- more leth is have passed through

the trial, it must be inferred that the merchants still evade the Law -- with success ; and the Acting Postmaster adds his belief that the master or owner f the Corsair contrives, as before, to convey letters "illegally, though it might be difficult to produce proof against him.

I have the honor to be,

"With

With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

109

Humble Servant,

Ndanis

The Earl Gray.

Sir J. H Davis

victoria, Hongkon 6th November, 1847.

1 Inclosure

No.114. N° 114.

Received

Transmitting Report by

the

subsensient to

between Songhong, and anton,

state! If the correspondence

Acting Post master on the

the

ложа?о

the Steam.

the triak

ibigal conveyance

"ved "Cortain" for the

itters.

: corresponone? the question of the Post Office intercourse betiin Hong Kong and Canton is

Should this be sent to the Treasury in continuation of the former

at present us

Haury

the cons

Copy also the P.0.1

25 M

Im Jan 25

Sizce

CB. 25 Jan.

the P. Mr. General.

110

C. R. Fenolyan lepe.

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159. Horry Hong

Embed

With reference to the lettin froren this Defertorent

the 19.

of bet on lesh

ilch from

2. Des Gilet

the

Do yo

enclosing

Jars of

seliture to the

Hong Kong sele

Still shment of on

afficient Took Office

Communication between

thish Colony

and

Same alevicted by

вир

Anter

East

to transmit the

for the information of the

Lords Commups of the

было ви

Treasury the Copy Главн

the Copy of a

further despatch from

Air Jus Paris from which

Sin

it appears

thin the

Gractice of illegally conveying letters by quite Sepals is stite

Continued, noturthstanding

the measures which here

been adopted

to check

(Copy)

Ser

そ

Post Office, Victorial

111

Hongkong, 6th November, 1847,

have the honor to acquaint you

the trial of the

for the information of His Excellency the Governor, that since the Steam refuel Corsair in June last, for

Steam-vesel

owner

increased.

illegally conveying letters, the correspondence between this and Canton passing through the Post Office, has but slightly if at all,

At the departure of the Overland Mails, the letters for transmission by that route, received at this Office by the Steamer Corsair, have gradually increased in number, until this last month, when instructions having been

received

1 from the General Post Office in London to charge the ship letter rate, in addition to

The Honble Major W. Caine,

He!

the ordinary postage upon all letters to or from the five Consular Ports, the number has considerably diminished.

I by to inform you that by the

advice of the Honorable the Acting Allorney General, I have paid the customary gratuities

of tevosunce upon every upon every paper which the owner

letter and one penny

of the

"Corsair" " has brought down from Canton, but I have every reason to believe that correspondence

- still illegally conveyed by this Vesel .

I have, &c.

(Signed). R. H. Crakanthorp

Acting Poetmaster

True Copy).

Manic

Colomal Secretary

$115.

Financial.

Hi.

My Lord,

JAN 25 1848

Victoria, Honghong,

112

10th November, 1847.

With reference to Your Lordship's Despatch N. 110 of August 18th directing that two several amounts of 44 Dollars, or 16/8, consisting of payment for the Chief Magistrate's Certificate, and for taxing costs, should be recovered in the Colony, I have the honor to

Memorandum from the Acting Colonial Treasurer, from which it appears that the fees

enclose a

in question were previously recovered from the respective parties.

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect,

The Right Honorable.

The Earl Grey,

fe,

te!

Your Lordships.

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Ndani

Mr. Meinale.

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113

Victoria,

The Earl

Sir J. H Davis,

10th November! 1827.

Gray.

No115. Inclosure.

Received

Reporting previous

two several sums of His Lordship

by the Colonial Pressecovery

16/7/8 directed

No110 of 10th August._

to be reimbursed, in Despatch

tong thong

Entered

114

J. Parker Gye We

MaBo

MoHewes FariGrey

29.

Six

With reference to the lest peregrasch of your

letter of the 8 Augh lash relative to the charge of 16/8. paid for the Chief

ture and

Majistretes Signature

for Texing Costs in the

Case of the Juomation at

Hong Hong of the Letter

the Friend of China

Newspaper forr Lebel,

(Copy)

lesl

JANKA.

1848

I am directed by

Guy

to transmit to

you for the information

of the Lorses Commisso :

of the Treasury

the accom

: Ganging copy of a Destratch with it i

encloure from the Gover of the Colony from which it eppears thich the feer sin question have been

recovered from the cuspective

were

due.

Grasties from they care dur

Shave

2115- 10 Nem

115

Colonial Treasury, Victoria,

Honghong, November 17th, 1847.

Memorandum,

All Fees received at the Supreme Court

(with the exception of such as are received by the

Registrar

- in his capacity of Official Administrator of Intestate Estates), and all Fes received by the

Chief Magistrate are paid into

- paid into the Colonial Treasury

weekly, and accounted for by the Treasurer in his Quarterly Accounts, supported by the Returns of the respective Departments.

The Fres paid by Mr Furncomb in the

case "The Queen & barr " (Cochrane v. barr) to the above tive Departments, have therefore not to be pecovered from individuals, such being included in the Judicial

Fres already recovered and accounted for by the Colonial Treasurer

(Truefopy!).

(Signed). Chas. St. Lyes. Cleverly,

Mani

Acting Colonial Treasurer

Colonial Secretary.

всё

Nr. 116.

fudicial.

Aus? 9 Mb N &

JANOS

Victoria, Hongkong,

116

10th. November, 1847 7.

My Lord,

I have

had occasion to report

· have before had

to Your Lordship the difficult his and delays

that for about a

year past have been interposed

since!

the.

to the transportation of Convicts, Rovince of Scinde was objected to by the

Government of India, and until another place had been provided.

These delays occasioned the Convicts

the fail

for transportation to accumulate until the necessary preliminaries for their exile to the Shaits Settlements had been concluded;

and the large number of 93 prisoners awaited

the

conveyance

to their destination:

Tenders from

from the owners

The Right Honorable. The Earl Grey

de:

of vessels

were

N.1.

publicly invited (as enclosed) without succes for a considerable time, until the offer from Messrs Gardine, Mathison & be herewith J?

transmitted was received on

" was received on the 25th ultimo,

Convicts

tendering to convey to Penang ninety for 3,000 Dollars; and at length.

made by Major Generat

agreement was made

D'Aquilar, Luutenant Governor in my absence,

that the whole number of 93 should be shipped

of 3105 Dollars, or about 33

for the sum

Dollars a head.

The Convicts were accordingly

accordingly embarked

the 6th instant in the General Wood, with the

peroper letter and documents to the Governor of the

Straits Settlements. I have the honor to enclose herewith-

:copy of the descriptive List of the Convicts transported.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

is Danis

No 3.

117

7:7.1

Etut

Affion

426,

26/1

the proceedings

7.26!

Sir J. J. Davis,

10th November, 1847.

The

Received

No.116.

3 malosures.

Earl Grey.

of 93 Convicts to

Reporting, transportation

Penang

on the 6th November 1847.

Interest

HAA

Former Bonhun

4848

Forwardedby FEB

MRB

M(r) Merivale MrHawes

Earl Grey q

161 Hongthing

код

118

9 % 24/48.

There revived your Freespons

Despeth herb of the con

lash Reporting

the measures

tehen

Which had been by Major

General d'Agenter, during

the alence of his hus Davis,

for the Conveyance of

95 Personers from Hery

گیا

Kerry to the Straits

Setetements,

and

to convey my apponal of the coune adoptect

on this secasion_

Share.

(Copy)

1046

Notice

119

Wanted a Passage to Penang for Chinese -Convicts; for which Seated Tenders will be received at this Office up to the 28th October next:

For particulars apply to the Harbour Master

By Order,

Colonial Office, "Victoria,

(Signed) #-baine, Colonial Secretary.

Hongkong, 13th September, 1847)

(Frue Copy)

Mari Colonial Secretary

Copy.

Hongking, 98. Ool

25th Octz 1847.

To the Hon the Major Caine Colonial Secretary

Ac.

&c.

Je,

Victoria,

Siv

With reference to the Government

the

Notification of the 13th September Requesting Fenders for conveyance of Chinese Convicts to Pinang, we beg leave to offer space in the ship General Wood, of the burther of 854+ Ims or thereabouts, for that purpose, Tons

or Q

say in

at the rate of $35 a head, Round numbers for the whole Winely, $ 3,000.-; provided Iber Majesty Govemment

to give

can make it convenient

ment can

vio an

ver at once

arrowver

The General Wood" is at ~

Whampon, but being ready

present at

for

rea, can be down here

notice.

We have, &c.

short

(Signed) Jardine Matheson, & C

(Frue Copy) shanie

Colonial Scoretary.

J'3.25 1348

} 121

Descriptive List of 1 Asiatic and 92 Chinese Convicts transported to Penang by the Ship "General Wood,"

the 6th November, 1847.

on'

16. Chun Apoey.

Age!

جہاں

Names.

Country

Profession

or Frade.

Yrs. Mos.

là

Chun Ayee. 2. Yaong, woor ke :

Kwok yok tye.

4. Jung li che

5. Ing. Meen.

China. 24 10

Boatman .

382

Fruiterer.

363

Boatman.

602 Shopkeeper.

304 Butcher.

Receiving stolen goods. Burglary.

Kwok thee.

23 2

Boatman.

7. Yeang Aqui.

28 5

Jo.

How Atung.

37/2

Crime .

Piracy.

Stealing in a boat in port.

Term of Date of Sentence.

Transportation

Height

Feet. duches

For Life. 15th January, 1847. 5| 3

14. years. 15th.

15th

545 Dark complersion; harelipe

Do 5 31⁄2 Dark complexion.

February 1847 58 Fair complexion!

10 years. 16th February, 1847. 5 62 Fair complexion; sear on forehead.

General Description!

Remarks.

122

Fair complersion!

5 32 Fair complersion; pockmarked.

5 34 Dark complexion; pockmarked.

Low shin kee.

24 4.

Stealing from the person.

Do th

532/2

Fair complexion:

D17th February, 1847.5

51⁄2

23 2 Fruiterer?

Burglary.

670

342 Sailor

In Life.

297

Stone butter.

む

261

Robbery with violence.

67o.

382

J+

Jo.

部

273 Mason .

Assault by persons armed with intent to rob.

Dr.

282 Stonecutter.

گوار

244 Do

Assault with others with intent to pob:

342 Pork butcher.

Receiving stolen goods.

226

book

18th February, 1847 4 51⁄2

5 82/2

5 42 Dark complexion; pockmarked. 52 Dark complexion.

5 11⁄2 Dark complersion; pockmarked.

562 Fair complexion.

Dark complexion; pockmarked. 5 22 Dark complexion:

14 years. 19th February, 1847 5 9# Sark complersion; snack on left side of bat

5 31⁄2 Fair complersion; pockmarked.

Fair complexion; pockmarked. Fair complexion.

5 4 Fair complexion; scar on

left eye.

11. Lum Akwong.

12. Cheang Akum.

13 Chun seen yee. 14 Naci Asam.

Seu Ayee.

16 For kwan hing. 17 Bung sam. 18 Chaing Aseen.

Lun how tsi.

20 Eep Achong.

21 Chun Achow.

chương

22 Mun fook chaony. 23 Kong Ayoong. 24. Wong the

25 Yun Moong 26 Chun Ayoony. 27 Wong Ming.

28. Low Atuk 29. Ung Aqui.

30. Chui Achun.

31. Man cheem ko.

32. Frong Akwony.

33 Lo Atai. 34. Low Akwei.

28 2 Seller of Vegetables. book.

292

222

22 2 Seller of Ducks.

36 2 Coolie.

282 Carpenter.

232

Cook.

25 11 Mason.

5 11⁄2 Dark complersion; pockmarked 5 4 Fair complersion.

7 years. 15th April 1847. 563 Dark complersion; pochmarked

15 apard 16th April, 1847.

Do Do

Previously convicted. Stealing in a dwelling house; but

under $5.

5 6 Dark complersion; mark on forehead Previously convicted.

Larceny

Stealing in a dwelling house to the value.

of £5.

10 years

Assault by a person armed with intent to nob

For Life.

Do Fo

285 Horsekeeper. Assault with intent to rob.

342 Coolie

28 2

942 Carpenter

392 Watchman.

30 2 Brothel keeper.

272 Servant

5 42 Fair complexions; pockmarked

5 42 Fair complexion.

Dron

مرم

5 41⁄2 Fair complersion; pockmarked.

bodily harm.

Stabbing with intent to do some grievous

For Life.

For

де

5 22 Fair complexion.

532 Dark complexions

5 3 Dark complersion ; pockmarked.

5 4 Dark complexion; mark on forehead.

↓

Names.

Country.

Age.

Yrs. Med

Rofession

or Frade

Crime

Fransportation.

35. Le Amoey.

China: 35 2 Shopkeeper.

Piracy; furnishing with ammunition, &C.

15 years.

20th

Term Kem of

Date of Sentence. Height General Description.

April, 1847. 5 61⁄2 Fair complertion; sear on,

Feet. Sicher

Remark $123

left check

36. Chaong Schaung .

37.

Low Ashing.

38. Loo Afoong 34. Tang Ache.

40. Wong Ayee.

41. Lo Aleen, 42. Fong Achow. 43 Yoong Asow. 44 Chay, Awal. 45 Low teen cher

46 Poon pung, chaong 47. Reong, Alook. 48. Yuen Achoong.

49. Ing Allun.

50. Laong, Ahow.

51. Le Aleat.

52 Ho yun thing.

53 Le Asze.

54 Lei Apong.

55 Fong wong cheong. 56 Lucy Apo 57 Cheong Achat. 58 Ung Amun. 59 Low Asarme 60. Cheong Achun.

61. Quan Ashun.

62. Ngei Alok.

63 Chin Asun.

64 For Asun.

65 Lum Akew. 66 Sen Mook. 67 Ngei Asam .

68 Ngei Aen.

69 Ngei Aing.

3/2

36 2

38 2 Blacksmith.

395 Tavern keeper. 282 Fish seller.

Fitting out a ship or

et.

21st April, 1847 5 32

Fair complession!

vettel knowingly and

Dark complersion.

مراد

with a design to trade

fo.

with, supply, and

384 Fisherman),

correspond

with.

432 Carpenter.

Pirates.

Do.

262 Fish seller

For Life.

зу

ஏசு

219

Peracy; throwing overboard

382

Master of boat.

25 3

282

262 Fruiterer.

دیگر

Larceny.

D+

7 years 15th.

the July, 1847.

For

212

Cook .

452 · Boatman.

17 11

Jo.

204

302

Stealing,

in a ship

ship in

port

10 years.

542

255 Fruiterer.

Burglary

Fisherman.

Carpenter.

302 Stonecutter

Stabbing with intent to murder.

Peracy. Larceny battle stealing.

10 years.

Laborer.

236 Coolie

Larceny.

7 years 16th October, 1847.5 2

For Life:

8th 15 year!.

October, 1847 7 years. 15th October, 1847 5 42

Do 53 Fair complersion; mack on right. De 54 Fair complersion; mack on each chick.

Fair complertion.

5/ Fair complexion; pockmarked

52 Dark complexion; pockmarked.

Fair Dr. 17th July, 1847 5 22 Their complex con.

521⁄2 Dark complersion.

5 6 Fair complexion; mark on each check

Fair complersion.

eat

-Sentence of death was recorded

against this

Jan,

which sentence was

afterwards commuted to Fransportation

8. &. I. for Life by H. . the Governor, For Men, and Previously convicted.

Armed.

Old offender.

Stonecutter.

274

128

Ave

2 Fair complexion; mark on right side of chine

32 2 Fishmonger:

Fair complexion; mark on right cheek.

Armed.

Stonecutter

ச

327

Cook.

Stonecutter.

Fair complexion; projecting life, large teeth.

5 8 Dark complexion; large teeth-

Fair complexion

5 2 Fair complersion; pockmarked.

Stealing in a vessel in harbour

6ft.

Fair complers con ; pockmarked.

5 32 Fair complexion.

5 3 Fair complexion; mark on right temple

551⁄2 Fair complersion.

5 21⁄2 Dark complersion.

5 9

Fair complersion; mark on each cheek.

Dack complersion.

5 51⁄2 Fair complersion; pockmarked Stealing in a dwelling-house; prisone 5 31⁄2 Fair complexion.

15 years 16th July, 1847. 411

5 2/2

For

5 3

ermed and attempting to stab Policeman.

Previously convicted.

Accompanied with violence.

نوشنن

257

зар

wei lam .

Names.

Country

Age.

Profession

or Frade.

Crime.

Yrs. Mor

Ngei Alok.

71 Seu toong fook. 78 Chaong, Afat. 73 Chay that. 74 Ngei Aing. 75 Ma Ayce 76 Kung Amoon. 74. Thit A/200. 78 Lum Achung 79 Lum Awoon.

80. Wong

China 29

Stonecutter

Larceny.

Dealer in cattle

ாேச

282 Stonecutter.

Firm + Date of Sentence

of Frensportation

Keight.

Fect. Inches

7 years. 16th October 1847. 5

General Description:

Fair complersion.

Remarks. 124

Jo.

Armed .

5 11⁄2

مراة

5 3 Fair complersion; mark over:

right eyes

Failor

275 Stonecutter,

book.

Stealing from a building.

ஏச

18th October, 1847. 52

Dark complexion

Fair complersion.

Larceny in a dwelling houser, above £5.

10 years.

Jo.

52 Fair complersion; mark over

left eye.

Boatman.

Dr: Coolie.

Stealing

in a boat in

· port.

19th October, 1847.

513ź

Fair complexion .

Fair complersion; mack on each cheek.

Le Akeun.

346 Husbandman.

82 Chun Ayuen. 85. Wong Achou

84 Chaong Ashow: 85 Yong Assam

Le Syee.

87% Sue wa kwie.

88 New Afoong.

89 Yuen

Le the gee.

Fish seller.

Husbandman.

Carpenter.

Stonecutter

Coolie.

Coolie .

1st count - plundering

ship stranded; 2 nd

count _ plundering

ship wrecked.

Robbery by two or more persons

15 years.

Dark complersion.

541⁄2 Fair complexion.

Jo.

5 51⁄2

20th October, 1847 54

Robbery.

For Life.

بيرة

}

Armed.

بهات

Té

91 Le Ayik ge Gabriel Luis.

Low fook thing.

Sheriff's Office, Victoria,

204 Domestic servant .

336 Bricklayer?

Burglary and Larceny. Larceny.

Goa. 22 5 Steward of a ship. Stealing China 32 4 Seller of Vegetables

Hongkong, 26th October, 1847.

}

Armed.

ཡུན

10 years.

7 years.

Fo.

in a ship in port. Cutting and wounding with intent to

de grievous bodily harm.

15 years. 15th April, 1847. For Life. 17th December ;/

December, 1845.

5 42 Dark complexion; scar on

Lear left check

5 5 Fair complession; a long sear on

forehead

1 Note. Low fook thing, escaped from Prison on the 23rd March, 1846, and was

on the 19th October, 1847.

recaptured on

Frue

opy).

(Signed). Charles G. Hodforth,

Mani

Secretary:

Colonial Exustary

Sheriff

Nr 116, 81847.

Inclosure N. 3 in Help:

;

Financial.

Copy of Indrance to Agent Low!

プ

My Lord,

1853

Victoria, Hongkong,

125

13th November, 1847.

I have the honer to transmit herewith

Requisition from the Surveyor General for

certain instruments and drawing paper required

for the

мне

of his Department, and trust that

be pleased to cause

may

Your Lordship Colonial Agent to be instructed to procure

the

articles referred to in the Requisition and faward theme to the Colony have the houer to boy

"With the highest respect,

Your Lordships.

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey.

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

is danis

Descriptive

93 Convicts transported

in the

Penang "General "Wood." _

་

26th Retober, 1847.

126

Jan 25

M. Merivale.

The first-step to take in this matter is to instunt the Estorical Mont to excection the expeccse of complying

with this requisition

aBs.25 Sad/we.

Victori

pong songs,

13th November, 1867.

Sir

7. Zavis

The Earl

Received

No 117 Molose

Grey.

instruments required for for drauting paper and Forwarding Requisition.

the use

General's Department.

the Surveyor

162 A

127

George Brithe type

29.

28.117. 13. Nin

I am directed by

Reel

Grey to hausmich to you

the accompanying Requisition

for Instruments and Brawing paper for the

ase of the Luneyon General's Department

of Hong Kong, and Same to request that you

will ascertaine and report

to one

the expense-

of complying

with this

Requisition.

Jan.

2...

(Copy)

Nr. 31.

128

Sir,

Surveyor General's Office,

Victoria, W124 October, 1847.

I have the honor to request

that the undermentioned supplice of

may

drawing paper and instruments be procured from England for the use

Department, and 1 forwarded with the general indent of Stationer

of my

for the

· year, viz :

2 Quire double Elephant cartridge paper.

drawing

Allas

scale divided into is 4, and 2

sElliott's ivory

190

of an inch.

ivery

scale 11⁄2 inch, divided into

10 parts and 12 parts.

Hon the Major W. Caine. Colonial Secretary.

REC

190 Do 66 feet, to linch, and links.

1 Do Do 10 feet, 20fect, and 40 feet, to 1 inch .

19° 9° 5 feet, 15 feet;

5 feet, 15 feet, and 30fect to

liuch.

19° D° 50fect, and 25 feet, to linch, with

offset Scales to each.

1 Troughton's Dumpy Level.

1-50 feet chain in 6 inch links. 166 fut Chain in 180links.

(2 1 large parallel Euler ( 2 feet)

A Small Do

Go (feet)

I have, te,

(Signed) Charles sthec: Cleverly.

Surveyor General.

Many Colonial Secretary.

"N 118. Financial.

Copy

ماندا

Сило

My Lord,

123

Victoria, Hongkong,

th. November, 1847.

I had authority from Your

Lordship to allow Mr. May the Superintendent of Police, and Mr. Smithers the Inspector, to

pay up the whole arrears on account of their

previous service in

England to the Superannuation

liquidated in a

Fund, provided it was

reasonable time . The limit of the current

was at

---

year

+ first fired; but the enclosed correspondence will show that the long furiod of

has rendered these

arrears do

so heavy

service

us to make it

very difficult to liquidate the whole amount so

rapidly, in addition to the

"With the

monthly

contribution :

of the Executive Councel

concurrence of the Ey

therefore resolved that Mt.

I have therefore

The Right Henerable,

The Earl Grey.

JC).

May shall

Treasury? 213.25/1.

1:25 MH

Amlan 25

be allowed to pay monthly into the Colonial :

Treasury the

Sum

£15.10.6, and Mr.

Smithers £10.3.6, on account

of their

respective arrears, so

that the whole sum

due

shall be recovered within the

ensuing year.

130

the ensu

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Ndanis

Inclosures.

No 118.

The Earl Grey.

Sir J. H. Davis

19th November, 1847.

C. E. Trevelyan lepe

163. Hony

chóng

entered

131

47eb/48

With reference to you

letter of the pot June lech

Conveying

the concurrence

of the Loss Commefor:

of the Seredarg Sury

in the

avanzemesh propoved

by the God of Harry Rony

in respect to the payment

of anears of Contribution Superannuation

to the

Fund die from

the

Letetlenes

Cerit Offices of Wish Sitttenzion

Received

Reporting, further time Mes? May

allowed to

payment of the arrears

and Smithers, for the

Fre

inperannuation Fund.

them to the

Same directed by law.

buy

to transmich to

you for the consedevation

of the Lenses of the

Leasury

the Copy of a

further Destpelth from.

Sir Ins: Davis reporting

thch, with the consent

of the Executive Council,

teeb en

he had granteds

extension of time to

Mufr : May & Smithers,

the

Superintendent and

Insputer of Blice, to

pay the arrears due

2118. 17 hom

from there to the

132

Supermune For Fund. there

133

N'll

verren Bonham

Siv

26 Je6/48

There to acknorobage the

nish of your Pruckerper's

Despatch h118 of the

19 Nov z lich relative to in payment due_fore the Inspector & Superintendech of Blice told it Hory Morg to the Superannuation Fund and there the

biguity to your my

opsional of the

anangement which

Line Lohn Davis, has made

with the concurrence of

Gumil

сев

the Executive in respect

of these payments -

(Copy)

Shere

134

Sex

Police Department,

the November, 1847.

RECORD

In reference to the permission granted to

myself and Inspector Smithers to become entitled to the benefits of Superannuation Allowance for

arrears are

paid within

I have the honor to submit

past services, providing the the present year through you

to His Crucellency the Gourner that with reference to myself I fully expected. a remittance from England before the stipulated time, which would enable me to comply with the demand, (nearly £180); but that I am now

certain the amount will not be here until the

" arrives, which is expected

ship" "William Jardine

• Jardine " arrives,

1 January or February ensuing,

Inspector Smithers informs me, that, from

The Hont Major Caine,

Colonial Secretary,

de!

te,

family circumstances and the large expense attending bringing his family from England, he has been unable

any portion of his Talary, and that the amount required is £150.

to save and

Under these circumstances we,

respectfully appeal to His Excellency's hind consideration to permit the following, arrangement in lieu of that

specified. To have a monthly deduction of $65 made from my pay exclusive of the amount

for pervent Superannuation deduction, with the option to pay

the whole amount when opportunity offers; and Inspector - Smithers to pay a monthly deduction of $30

exclusive of present Superannuation

I have, 40,

(Signed) Charles May, Superintendent

Frie

lopy).

Maine

Colonial Secretary,

ど

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(Copy)

JAN 25

1848

135

Police Department;

17th November, 1847.

Statement of the Services of Charles May, Superintendent,

and Thomas Smithers, Inspector of Police, in the London and Hongkong Police Establishments,

with the amount due by each to Superannuation Fund, calculated in accordance with the permission granted by Her Majesty 3 Governement, to amalgamate the two periods of ser

allowance.

considering Superannuation

service Service in co

-Charles May. Superintendent

the ook day of

Joined the Metropolitan Police on November, 1835, and resigned on the 7th day of

October, 1844, receiving pay to the 6th October 1844,

being a

a service

of eight years

and eleven months, which

calculating interest at the present amount of salary

£500 per

500 per annum) at 2's per cent per £111.9.2.

Service

annum

in the Hongkong Police from the 7th day of October, 1844, to the 30th day of

day of November, 1847,

being three, years and 55 days, calculating interest upon

£.78.15.4.

↓

स

£500 at 5 per cent per

annum, is Z.

111

Total L.

190.4

Thomas Smithers, Inspector.

Joined the Metropolitan Police on the 20th of May

1830, and resigned

어리

the 4th October, 1844, receiving

pay to the 6th October, 1844, being

years

a service

of fourteen

and 140 days, which calculating intrest at

the present amount of Salary (£250) at two and

half per cent per a

annum, is

£89

Service in the Hongkong

Police from

ور

10.11.

the 4th day

of October 1844 to the 30th day of November, 1847,

calculating interest

89 410 411

being three years and

years and 55 days,

upon

£250, at 5 per cent per

annum is,

£39.7.8

Total L. 128. 18..

(Signed) Charles May,

Superintendent of Police.

I certify that the above dates are correct.

Maine

Colonial Secretary.

(True Copy.)

119.

Civil.

moterel

the address to

My Lord,

JA 25

136

Victoria, Hongkong,

19th November, 1847.

I have the honor to report that

Mr Mercer returned from his leave of absence on

the 17th instant, and reassumed his duties

Colonial Keasurer, having been detained

month beyond his leave ( reported,

in my

one

Despatch N° 7/0 of 12th July) by illness duly certified medically

Her Majesty's gracious approval of Mr. Hillier as Chief Magistrate, and of Mr Mercer as Colonial Treasurer, afforded

the

satisfaction, as I am persuaded that those appointments are for the real interests of thie Colony . The fee of £11. 5. 6. for Mr Hillier "Warrant is transmitted herewith, and I have

The Right Henerable, The Earl Grey,

te,

40,

je:

received from Mr Mercer the enclosed representative,

as to his having paid the same

few, as late as June

& filled,

last, on account of an office he has never

received its emoluments. I therefore beg

nor

subsuit to Your Lordstrep whether it will be right, or possible, to comply with Mr Mercers representation, and rimit the payment of of the fees.

I have the honor to report a leave

of absence of four months granted by

18th instant, with the concurrence

me on

one

the

of the Executive

Council, to Mt Inglis, Registrar General, to procced to Sydney on urgent private affairs. Mr Marques, the Chinese Interpreter to the Supreme Court, will undertake the duties of the Registrar General's office pending. Mr Inglit's absence, receiving, half his Salary.

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

годин

137

resnitted. Als 25 Janti fud. Treasurer-cal,

Appointment. W. Smith will probably be able to state whether the fees.

on Mr Merce & s

Acceler

the ciries of the case,

ве

fusfind ther

into the pockets of

that

individuals; and the

it is meful therefore, to take every proper opportunity for

explaining

• that they

com

titute in twith a portion of the

of this Kinga...

inbleek revence of

Jan 24

W Hawes

Earn if there were a power of remitting these fees which to with

I certainly think.

is of opinion there is not

one

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general principles, the acceptance

I a new appointment before any emolument has been recrioed Rom a former the first, where the second has been voluntarily

reason for the repayment of the feer where the 23 appointment

Me party's

accepted or sought for. It

267

is gina & accepted really

act

a matter of public convenience the case would to different,

but should this rather & matter of stipulation which and than remission after ? BM.

3928 Htt. 4.29/

19th November.

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Received

7. Davis oto The Earl

No 119.

1847.

Grey.

Inclosure.

Reporting return of

Mr Mercer

from his leave of absence, and forwarding letter by

on his

him relative

to the payment of fees appointment

Co Connial Treasurer,

also, reporting four months' leave

of absence granted to Mr. Inglis,

Registrar General, and =ments consequent

arrange=

thereon.

von.lam 25°

The stamp duty for in this case

the comolidated

blongs to

The general inte is not

dating

the Hargh

Cannot think that

to umit th; and that fre

circumstances have ben stated with

shorts warrant a

deviation form that rule

Mr Mercer.

held the appointment of Chief

in favour of

that he

appears

actually

Magistra

have for a piñod of

live morithes, but

that he performed

salary

Thi

•

applied for the apporrst most and obtained

draty amooor is, that having

amel record

the brithons to which

liable, it is

not in the proves of

tha

it, upon paymen

it was

Seenstory of

the Consolidated

State to charge with the expence of repaying

Forms

brothers ?

I ha

PS 28 Jan

there

that it to

Governa Bonham.

11848

MR Hawes

MrMerivale MRB Forwardedly FEBY

Earl Grey

bury busy

164

мер му

مریض

138

4 Feb /48

I have received a

from you..

Predecepor in

deept

Government of Hong Kong.

the

of ebrence, and had

returned to the Colony from

first that Mr. Mercer had

dated the 19 No. reporting

reapumed

his leave of

his dutes's as

Chief Magistrate at Hong

Appointment of Mr Hittier ty Secondly ackermatedging the

Clinical Treamer;

king;

thridly

azed transmithing

payment of the fees required to be relieved from the

Application from Mer thereen

...

his apponitment to the

Situation for

Clinical Treasurer:

and thondly reporting

leave of

theat

abroncs for four

Menthes has been granted to Mr Inglis, Registrar God!

to proceed to Sydney, sergent private affairs.

I have recapitulated Each of the contents of this despatch in order to draw your attention to thee

the comment peactive which.

Sir John David not

infrequently pursued of

several distint

witre decong subjects into one despatch.

theas is a

halit chat is

f any

thie ande

divention pou

lund direk

in the offle regulations centy to Conerpfendern

theat & which agains couche disputed than

be confined on for as fofiber to a

subject.

to a single

& sportive panther

regulation

Contrary to the official regulations (P.5), am

P.5), and is extremd

139

Apt to occasion mistakes

in a correspondence so

extensive as

that of this

Office, and I beg to guard

to call ye particles

to the what. You

attention

you again of falling int : a

similar expon.

You with acquaint

You

Mr Mercer that his

Appointment to the Office of Chief Magistrate having

been conferred on

him at

the instance of the late Governor velilct to the expense to which much

pecche

Appointments are alway

liable, and as moreover

actically held that situation

In a period of two monthes it

is not in my

my power

to schive him from the payment of

charge the Consdidated

Fund with thee expense of

repsjong

the fear djcctedt.

ла

(Copy)

Nr. 133.

Sir,

140

Colonial Treasury, Victoria Hanghong,

19th November, 1277

I have the honor to request that

you will bring to the notice of His Or The Governor, the circumstances connected with the Fees due on my Appointment as Treasurer of this Colony.

In June last when my Appointment

Chief Magistrate

Magistrate of Police was received

I transmitted home the sum of £. 11.5.6

as Ies due thereon;

Tees Tees

and as Inever acted

thereon; and

any Sakury

Magistrate nor received that account, and my present Appointment

The Hoomble

Major M. Caine

Colonial Secretary.

Ус

was

--"

: conferred a few months after, Itrust that His Excellency, will take into consideration the remission of the Fres

of the Appointments.

upon

one

I have,

de,

to,

[ Signed) M.I. Mercer,

Colonial Treasurer.

(True Copy)

Wolonial Secretary.

No 120. Miscellaneous.

My Lord,

Victoria, Honghong,

19th November, 184

141

"With reference to Despatch Nr 110 of

23th October, I have the honor to acknowledge

the

receipt of the following Despatches on the 17th instant :

De 111, of 3rd September.

Private and Confidential, of 21th August,

as well as 4. Blank Retierns for the

Blue Book of the present year - I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect,

Your Lordships 2,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

Á,

40%,

jo,

danis

sil.

Cal by for 25 $25. By 25 Aft

142

Fir J. Z. Davis,

19th November, 1847.

to 120.

The Earl

Acceived

Gray.

Acknowledging receipt of

Theets of the Blue Book

Despatches to No 111 of September, and Blank

for 1847.

'frexfract

"No 121.

Acranious. ranious.

143

Victoria, Konghong,

My Lord,

20th. November, 1847 %

In Your Lordship's Despatch M

111 of September 3rd,

opinion is required as to

whether a clarin advanced by Mr. Parker; Solicitor

Bonghong for a sum of Eighteen dollars for conducting the prosecution of the master of the ship "Red Rover" should be allowed.

In addition to Your Lordship's

Mr.

remark to the Postmaster General that, if - л Hreland the Postmaster had pursued the course

so often, recommended of informing the Governor

whenever he made

any

such reference home, the

delay of this reference back to Hongkong would have been avoided, I may

that Your

state that

Lordships Circular of the 19th April was duly

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

communicated to the Pretmaster, and be therefore

could not plead ignorance.

I thought it advisable to have

opinion of the Acting Allorney General

the the

----

in a case:

of this kind, and have the honor to transmit the

same herewith, adding that I concur

thinking

that Mr Parker's claim should be allowed. Your "Lordship has been informed that persons

pay of the Government,

to charge fees

is a

- persons in the

are in no case

· permitted

or cocts of any kind; but Mr Parker

is cocks

solicitor practising entirely on his

Own

account, and without salary from the Colonial

Treasury.

Паличу

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest prespect,

Your Lordships,

Your

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

22 Dani

144

166. Hong He

145

Holonel Matadley,

29.

гор

Entered

With reference to

доки

litter of the quaugh_

bath relative to the

Allowance of the claime of the Blucitor employed

by the lead Tork office

tie Honey Hong

to conduch

the pressuction of the Mister of the Shif

"Red Rover" " for detaining

Fin J. J. Davis

20th November, 1846).

Incl.

N121.

The Earl

Pescived.

Gray.

Jure.

Pelative to the

payment of

"Fees & Mr Parker, by

the

Post Office Department, for

conducting

the case against

"Red Rover,"

Mr Hliver, master

the

Genocal Post Office ?

M. Merivale

AB. 25/1.

km Jan 25

25 MAY

で

Certain Ship Letter Mailt

Cabutts and_

Singapore entrusted

to his charge,

directed

вл

Jam

2 by lul Grey

to transmit to you

for the information of

the Port Master General the scompanying Opry of a despatch with it's

enclosure from the

Home of Hang Hang from which it appeas

thin the Claim prefered

2121. 20 Nev

146

by the Solicitor in this

like may Juoperty be

allowed.

Jam

Opinion

JAN

I most certainly think the charge should be allowed. Mr. Parker receives no

147

salary, and is entitled to his costs in every case, as all solicitors

the

and attorneys

prosecution were

would be. In this case the costs

- paid as between party and

party by the offender, but the charges made Mr Parker against Mr Hyland,

attorney

are as

between

and client. The understanding alluded

to by the Morney General as existing between Mr. Parker and the Government, relates entirely to Crown Rents.

(Signed) Chas. Molloy Campbell,

Acting Attorney General

( Frue Copy).

Masin Colonial Secretary.

122.

Miscellaneous

Jod 1 @ 5.

Jos.

My Lord,

167. H. King

WE TEPIE SAVRA TIRE-

(

Victoria, Honghong,

143

20th November, 1847.

Although the enclosed copy of my

Despatch Nr. 196 of the 13th instant to Viscount Palmerston, relates to my diplomatic communications with Reying, it has also reference to this Colony, and I accordingly

the

same

deem it proper to transmit

Your Lordship's Department

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect,

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

He,

Xe.

Your Lordshipsd,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

72 Dans

смо

143

Mr. Mervate.

This

appen

вод вред

to have been sent

UB. 25%:.

of Ganes

Cut by. It is singular to disem in inveterany

the wife

with

which the for. reum

This sucphared camite

ajaunt

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414574

Butby

Sir J. H Davis,

20th November, 1847.

The Earl

No 122.

Pasiived

Gray.

Enclosures

mitting copy of despatch

to the

N. 196 of 13 November uston

arrals A. Vizeous

reference to Honggong.

the Chinese Government in relative to the conduct of

Copy

NAGO.

Arushatch. 8.172, septe 21th 18167.

JAI

low

150

Victoria, Monghing, 18. Sovember 1847.

My Sood,

I have the hover to ciclose herewith the correspondence relating

A CALO

which wil! démonstrate the

the just

und proper conduct of the Chinese... Government in relation to this Colony,

and at the

same time for

& prove that the Remedy which I provided for the

denial of justice to a Chinese

the

part of Mr. J. W. Wuline, the Estonial Judge, heying.

was

was not without its effect

out

In Cônglish resident at Victoria

robbed to a

large amant

1 through

the Agency of his Chinese Servanté, and the booty carried off to a Chinese ·

The Right Honorable.

The Viscount Valmerston C. C. B.

town not far from? . Macae. Our police pursued and iden

identified.

thee partice, ed to be persons of some little

who proved

who preved

ence in

consequence

their neighbourhood .

This enabled them for a time to resist

or evade the operations of justice

of justice until at length on the further representations Mr. Wilson, the person robbed, st addressed the enclosed strong remonstrance

to keying

I was glad to learn shortly. afterwards, that the property pertaining to the family of the Thieves had been put under sequestration by

by order of Keying. This

and

AVAL

strang

measure,

: proved the delimination of the Imperial Cammisioner te de right by uns. It was presently followed by a Petition to myself from the Chinese family,

mily, who with some undue degree-

151

ce entreated me to intcreede

of assurance entreated.

theme.

for

82.

but in

V.3.

N H.

I look no notice

of the Pitition,

.Cu

Announcing to beying that

according to my previous promise! I had caused justice to be done to the

+ of the Salt junk, notwithstanding

bwner

the fudge's proceeding

as to Mr Parkins,

Isent hime the Chinese Tétition from?

the relations of the Thieves, which is

as a

fenwarded enclosure.

As I expected, this had decisive effect. Grateful at mee for

substitutione

e for my.

of equity in the peace of

the

law, and incensed against . family of the Thieves by their appeal to myself, he secured the optration of justice by additimal instmotions to -- the local Magistrale, and addressed.

the annexed note.

lo.

LA PA S

تر

Considering

this

2.2.

to the Chinese inhabi &ood lesson

Hongkong, I have caused it to be published for their informations.

I have before

amauued lo

Your Lordship that I had secured. speedy and cheap fustice to Chinese subjects at the five Posts by passing

Low empowering the Consuts

ors, to take.

with the aid of Assessers, cognizance of civil suits, subject only de an appeal to Waughing. Ito obliga

Chinese to

Shanghae,

or even

900 miles from

90 from Cautoul,

with such a remedy

expect here,

be had to

practical denial.

epential it

of justice;

stice; and how essential it

must be to our

secure

- future intereste to

reciprocity of equitable. __

dealing.

I need not

international dealin

further comment upon.

I have. Ye

(Signed S. J. Davis.

Joue

Copy

Colonial secretary.

152

153

Victoria, 27th September 18247.

I have the honor to state that

W, Wilson a British subject transmitted

24th September the following

to me

on 24

representation, which I now ammunicate to Your Excellency

On the & May three of his Servants Howang a kwan and others, natives of Sung gan village

who

are

in Heangshan district, robbed him of money fled to their homes. He instantly pursued them to Sung gan a place. generally known. There he himself. saw Hwang a hwan, protected by his father Hewang miin

and other articles and

His Excellency,

yan

alias

Keying High Imperial Commissioner,

Je,

с.

Ус.

who has

done...

Hwang kin yung authority in that village und prevented

the pursuit.

If the local authorities would have exerted themselves at that time, the thieves might have been seized and the property recovered .

• They however did not take the least notice of this

matter,

nor adopt

adopt measures

for their

apprehension, although it is the sacred duty of Chinese officers, according to law, to apprehend thieves and restore

stolere property. In this instance the

Mandarins

were

negligent, and

the

though

the hiding place of the criminals was

pointed out to them, they paid not

the least attention.

Hwang miin

gan

who stands

in connection with the Mandarins, was implicated in this

gave

this robber

robbery,

and moreover

shelter to the thieves, which in

itself.

was a

154

nefarious not, yet no netice

was taken of this fact.

The High Imperial Commissioner stated on the 27th June, that the

quilly ought to be seized without delay

and be punished according to law . On the 18th August, when referring to

a case

rebbery which had

murder and robbery

occurred. Cunton, he remarked,

near

that should similar cases recur,

would do his utmost to seize and punish the criminals, and act with entire impartiality to others, according to the same

principle, us if a British subject had been the sufferer

It is therefore a rute, that

Englishman is injured,

whenever

ver an

the Chinese. Authorities ought to give him redress immediately, without the slightest delay.

Several months however

have

now

passed,

and none

the

153

criminals has been taken nor propertiz restored . _ If Chinese officers ascertain

that

at Ho

any

villains have taken shelter

Hongkong, these are

instantly given

up to them, the moment a statement

is made. Why should then

to that effect in this instance, Hewang a kwan the principal thief and the others, with

Hwang miin gaw, the father of the

former, who abetted the

robbery

and.

responsible for him, not be seized?

On the subject of this petition, I have repeatedly addressed Your Excellency,

of the criminals has been

yet

none

seized. Howany mien gan the father of the principal amongst them, possesses authority in Sung gan village, would be very easy to apprehend him:

They

carry.

and it

must be seized, in order to

out the provisions of the Treaty,

Colony

and either be sent to this Color

receive their punishment, or be punished. at Heungshan: If this is not done, Stan not, as heretofore, deliver up any

Criminals who

may

Accept the

Chinese

be taken hire.

the assurances, te

(Signest) I. S. Davis

True Copy.

Cedonial Secretary,

Copy⋅ 1

(

31. 147 Musi

156

Victoria, Monghong,

5. November, 1047.

I before informed Your Coxellency

that the damage sustained by Siong.

-2000-

hop by the loss of bis sall should

An investigation

be compensated. An inve

was

instituted and the amount settied at:

900 dollars, which has accordingly been paid to Leang hop . Should

any

British Steamer

again wrongfully Chinose beats or other property I will take care that justice

damage

slice is done,

I have received the enclosed.

petition from the iclations of the Thies. who robbed an Englishman at .. Hongkong. This being

His Excellency

casc

1 of

Keying. High Imperial Comunisiones,

de,

Xe,

great criminality / as before stated by me to yourself. I have resumed.

no auVICE/

to the

Shave

petition, but

enclose the petition itself for Your Excellency's informations, begging that you will cause the Robbed.

property

to be made good.

good. Accept the assurances, &c . Signed ) I. J. Davis .

: Ime Copy!

Maine Colonial Secretary.

(Copy)

157

The Elders of Sung gou village Hwangshing and sestre, the incitable Hwangy-

_entsavu and widow Yang, present this petition to effect the

liberations of innocent people who have sultered injustly, begging that

official letter may be addressed for that propose to His Excellency kiying.

Hwang accomplices Mwangakteen and Shany who rebbed this year. Makenou s (Wilson ? ) a merchant of Your Honorable Country . Though they

a kewan with lice.

a ro

to Jor

were

pursued

Tung gan village, still they could not be apprehended. To avoid trouble,

we exerted ourselves to the utmost to

seize

them, but did not succeed, the

criminals having

absconded.

consequence of the

representation of His Excellency the Henerable Govenor to this Excellency Keying, the Abeangshan Magistrate apprehended on the 28th October, the fathers of the thieves, and to

to force

C...

them to surrender the criminals took

possession of their landed property and houses, offering the same for sale. The same fate also befel the band farmice out to widow Jung, to

to Hwang - chang, Ac, and even the ancestorial

teniples

were

sequestrated.

méeu

It was only just, that the father of the Robbers should suffer, to effect

ure

their seizure

and lose their property to make good the stolen articles. But how could the ancestorial establishments, in which so share, be put ..

20 s

many

under sequestration, and how could

the lands now

& farmied by

widow

Tang

and others be offered for

158

sale?

The whole clan and all the relations

are ind

indiquant at this, and this. circumstance lead to bloody

fende .

Being

may

aware

of the

the great

benevolence of His Excellency

the

Governor, and confident that Meie Excellency will show compassionl to us who suffer injustly we would.

Heis

beg, that

I you might address Excellency keying, that be order the Heangshan magistrate to exempt the fields fanned out to your petitioners and the ancestorial.

temples from

this hardship, and

your petitioners will ever be gratiful le 1640 Excellency Governer.

alle Abie the

Ting

Fengwe year 9th month, 26th day-

(3rd November, 1847.)

True Translation,

(Signed) Charles Gutzlaff,

Chinese Secretary

Sone Copy

Mani

Colonial Secretary.

REC

JAVOS

159

Keying High Imperial Commisiones,

de.

de,

sends the following reply to a letter from the Honorable Convey respecting the indemnification paid to the owner of. the salt junk which was sunk, and the affair of the thieves who robbed a British merchant and fleet to Heangshan/ Here follow the contents of the comm

munication).

I perceive from the perusal of the above, that Seong sow hops, in consequence

f your

orders was

1ess, and that

indemnified for his

· future. whenever Chinese vessel is similarly damaged

Steamer, the same

justice with be

done. This sufficiently shows, that the Honorable Envoy

settles

matters without

--7-

partiality, for which I feel deeply a

obliged.

In the case of Hwang n kunn

and others, the clan of Hwang did not for a considerable time deliver up those criminals, and it was evident, that they wanted to sereen them. When however the secangshan Magistrate

to the Sung gan village,

went in person

in order to force the persons, who belong to the Hewang clan to surrender them,

said that Hw

they

tivo tivo

kwan and

the other two / felons) had for some time

held intercourse with Wilson, and

there

might be some

that

other circumstances,

and hence they would themselves arrange. this matter. As the Hoeangshan magistrate thought that what they s probable, he did not deem it proper to proceed to extremities, but - allowed them time to arrive at the real facts.

Said was

Now, however, Howangshing and others, have sent to the Honorable Conny

160

a false and disgraceful representation, which is indeed the worst instance of

and deceit : The people of

wickedness and deceit.

wickedness

the Hwang olan having on the present occusion sercemet the malefuctors,

the property of their ancestorial timple will be put under sequestration. If the original

stolen articles can not be recovered, their possessions must be sold to make good

the los.

The Huangshan magistrate will, settling this case, not go beyond this, inflict additional punishment. Did he not not thus, however, foreigners

robbed of their goods by thieves,

nor

act

•

puss on

have no means to

being would in future ha

Suture recover them and find out the criminals, whilst the gentry and elders would be able lo give. Alegal protection (to felons) and this would entail incalculable injury.

I have

now

directed the Heangshan

magistrate to summon the elders, gentry constables and relations of Hwang a hear who presented the statement to you and

rigorous measures to

oblige them thieves) and restore,

surrender the property :

Whilst forwarding the above answer for the consideration of the Honorath Emery I wish you every happiness, and address the same

Hirs Cxcellency, Her Britannic Mujisty's

Plenipotentiary, Sir John F. Davis,

Bart: Ve, &c, Ve.

Tambuang 27th year 10 t month 5 day

[ 10th Nov 1847). Rec. 12 instant.

True Translation,

(signed) Charles Getzlaff,

Chinese Secretary:

True Copy

Maine

Colonial Secretary

Jo 123.

Ersecutive.

امل

My Lord,

JAN 25

Victoria, Hongkong,

161

24th November, 1847%

I have the honor to transmit herewith

X 1. _ for Your Lordship's information Extract of a

Minute of Council of the 11th inctant, relating to

M.2.

Patrick Collens.

Patrick Doyle.

the

-free pardon granted to Charles Thompson,

European convicted of Larceny.

I at the same time beg to forward Extract

- another Minute of the Executive Council

concerning the pardon granted to three Privates

in order to enable theme

Jonas Homellan of the 18th Royal Irish,

to join

their Regiment on its departive for India. At the recommendation of Major General DiAquilar, and with the advice of the Eriecutive Council, I remitted the unexspired term of their sentence, and they

were sent direct from the prison to

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

40%,

the ship.

I have the honor to be,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

With the highest respect,

Humble Servant,

dani

M. Merivale

Should this proceeding be approved?

ва

A13.25/1

Haws the pist case seems an ordinary one

Attorney fonals wasons.

though the but unusual the Ben comin

enough. pardon was pertatty reasonable mough _ That of the trice privates, I suppore, is in nality pristified by the difficuliin of conducting the Encoplan military Bussie in

math_

1725.

India

HM. Jan. 25.

infor.

This is only sent for my it w be neither necessary nor convenient to upprove wait In been done - put by. -

5.201

162

Fir J. H Davis

24 th November 1847.

The Earl

to 125.

Gray.

2 malosires.

Received

R. I. Regt on it's return to + and to 3 Privates of the 18th European convicted of Larceny, to Free Pardons granted to a the Executive Council relative

Transmitting Extracts of Minutes

India.

JAN25

163

-Executive Council, 14th. November, 1847.

દર

Extract.

Read a Petition from Charles Thompson,

Eurojican convicted of Larceny in a

- April last, and now in

-vessel in Port,

Jail under sentence

imprisonment for the term of one year, praying to be released and the remainder of his sentence remitted. Upon considering the Report of the Acting Attorney

General therion, stating that this unfortunate pleaded guilty at his trial, and appeared then

man

very

Seven

sorry for his offence, and that he has been nearly months in Jail, during which period he has conducted

himself well; and further, that until the commission

of the

crime

for

the Prisoner bore

which he is now, in

is now in confinement

very good character; His Excellency the Governor with the advice of the Council decided that

Free Perdon be granted to him by special Proclamation

Frue Exxtract,

Sithara (ash)

black of Juncils.

164

Executive Council, 18th November, 1847

being

Extract.

"The 18" Royal Irish Regiment

about to proceed to India, and there being the Victoria Jail 3 Pivates of that Regiment,

Patrick Collins, Patrick Doyle, and James Hamilton,

convicted of Robbery in February 1847, and now

under sentence of imprisonment for the term of

one

join

o year, the advisability of allowing these

men

their Regiment was submitted to the consideration of the Council, and being, supported

by the recommendation of the Honorable the Major

unes fired term

General Commanding to have the

of their sentence remitted, His Excellency the Governor with the advice of the Council resolved that a Free Pardon be granted to them by special Proclamation, on condition of their being sent direct from the Prison to the Ship

which

conveys the Regiment to it's destination?"

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My Sore,

165

Victoria Hongkong,

26th November, 18/17

I have the honor to forward for

Your Lordship's information the accompanying Setter of the 26th Instant prom Sientenant Colonel Prillpotts the Commanding Peyal Engineer, enclosing a ditactest. report und Estimate of the Expense Srequired for supplying the Goverment Affins which are now building

and the Government House to be built hereafter with "Water, and I trust Your Lordship well-

inction this very

desirable measure and

be pleased to cause the necessary Requsition to be made on the Ordnance Departinent for the stores detailed in the Commanding inorge. Department

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

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Mr Merivale.

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toy this application is to be referred to the Treasury

should be acconsp oined by

opinion on the subject at .25/1

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expression of Lord Gray's

I mesum his Lasthich will sanction this

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Royal Engineer's Demand as speedily be possible, since the Government

Offices

as may

within 6 months to receive the stores be in a sufficiently forward state

now in the course of erection will

applied for.

Your Sortships, With the highest resport,

Hum the Servant,

I have the honor to be,

Most Obedient,

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Sivesury, the accompanying

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26th November, 1847.

Sir J.

Received

7 Davis,

the Carl

No 124. 3 malosures.

ensplying. Government

If the Expense required for

Transmitting Report & Estimate the Commanding Royal Engineer the Government ffices

and

House with

for stores requisite for sana. water, together with Fernand

the

Govenmech House

and Offices with Water,

and Jame to requesh

that you

will state to

the Las Cons thick

And Grey is of pension thich the expenditure which the Governor Juspores

to incur on this account

should receive their

Loraships sanction

Shere

Sir

168

Roge Engineers Office

Victoria StongKong

26th November 1857

With reference

uptrence to the

Approximate Estimate for

Government Stouse and Government

Offices for this Colony, which I

believe was

Dispatch

7845

fully Sanctioned by Watch from the R. Storble Lord Stanley No 171, dated 2: Dect I beg leave to submit, for immediate- approval,

detailed Report and Estimate of

the Expense required

for supplying those Buildings

with Water, and as

will be a

required to be

England, I inclose likuise

Stores in the

The Storble

Major Caine

Din and

the Iron Pipes

procured from

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ej very

Colonial Secretar

Secretary

Separate.

with

is very desirable that it should

be sent Stome by this Mail,

+ that the pipes may

request that

Sint out by the Ordnance as soo

as possible; in

have the water ready for use

completes. detailed Report attack

red to this Estimate I have Explained

the time the Gov. Offices

are cor

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may

fully the

required being

the amount so much higher than

the Amount of

imate

the approxima

Estimate for Wells &e and as

believe that no good plan

Suggested for supplying water to

these Buildings for

Smaller

Jum. Ifeel it my Duty to recommend that it be approved with the least

possible delay.

Ihave the honor to be

Sin

Your most Obraient Stumble Servant

fre Miles, viss

St. Col. Com Rey Sagenser

My Lord,

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169

Victoria, Hongkong,

29th November, 1847.

I have just received, as the Mail is about

to leave, the annered letter from Mr Hulme to Your

Lordship's address, accompanied by some letters private friends among

from his

ours

in his favour.

the Merchants

The authentic copy of Proceedings before

the Executive Council, as certified by the black, is

forwarded by this Mail; but Mr. Hulme has sent. a copy of what was made by his own Clock with leave frow the Council, but which is not authenticated

This however is also forwarded.

South on fort

any loxy.

Mr Hulme applies to Your Lordship

for the publication of the Proceedings before the decision of the Council can be knoww; which I

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

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should suppose must

unusual .

I have the honor to be,

Your Lordship's,

With the highest respect,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

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has yet to come. Outs.

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in 1714 Kong

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Ano man

171

Aman was ever

more Thunderstruck than I was when on the 19 the Jett. I received Grous

Cleck

of Councils

The

Notification that The Excentive Council was to assemble

• on the 25th West : for the purpose of

charged ofing

exferring into certain funtoseration!

The indepration I

Jelt upon the receipt of this Notification caat only equated by my featitude to Your Lordhlig for having insisted

upon

immettigation

oft me

preferred of sites

hinto the charges

to the

The chayes

11447being 141 of being

board

ift me were.

preferred af sin

The 22 ? day of Nov. 1845. on M. Mr. S. "Agincourt" at a public entertainment fiven by

обиля

Sir Thomas Cochrane to the Imperial

J Jin J. H Davis

29th November 1867

Separate

8 Enclosures.

The Earl Grey

Received

Transmitting

Letter from

preferred againsh

Investigation of the Charges

Enclosures, bearing upon the

Chief Justice Hulme with

him.

Commits com

Luck a

172

Deeply

Commissioner, Rexing & Lite

state of butoxcration as to attract public attenborna 2dth of being to dakty

дем intoxicated at the house of the Hrouble. Major several d'Apintar on The 23? day of July 1846. at to be unable to take care of myself 38th Phaving been addicted thabit of intoxication whilst al

whilst at Hory Roy.

My opinion of these

charges Your Lordships will find axpressed in my brief address of the Commit before calling witnessed in defence. a cosy Zwkit addoss in embodied in the notes of the evidence sent herewit

hich

For the truth or Galler

of the charges thane only to defer Your Lordships the evidence thave: no with to trouble Your Lord this with comments further than to Blarne

any

(173

that of my first Spane

first flame was conted

Afto sul pravity

as the reported

to your hord this it is not a

little

singulor that #. 8. the fovernos

Pomiral Sir Thomas Cochrane & the trouble major feuerat d'Aquitan

Should, hubsequently, not only have

dived with me

for house

their

but have invited me to their table And with reford to the third charge I cannot understand why if there was

truth in it His Excellen

Ded

any

fendme, not at once buffend me, for, as Bit Your Lordships is well aware,

Excellung

or one

occasion Threatened

a much left offene. to to do for a much The two charge has reference to what

techaye

Tooth place at a private dimer party, & although this, like the other, charges, has been entirely disproved (+ Iful patiful for the opportunit afforded

Prefuting it.) I caunde

help

help remarking that the present is The first instance Jever met with or heard of, of-party being catted upon to aulwer before an Executive Council for any

little extra conviviality. which may

a party.

have occurred at buck

I talle the liberty of

forwarding to Your Lordthing, but letters at time has permitted me receive-Three (Lee Inclosures 1.2.3.3 from sentterien who were anavoidably absent when the investigation Took place & Three (Lee Encloure, 4.5.6.) who were of

before the Council. My object in Lending

my oron notes of the evidence (Lwhich Ipear from the thort time allowed to prepare them may not be found The quite to acurate in point Iste

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as they otherwile would have been ) it left $. 8. the Governo thould not be able to get his motel ready for the present mail, tas Your Lordships may suppole, Jaun

ampions that not a moment

most

thould be lost in laying them

before Your Ladthis Lord Ships.

At have a family

as well as Griends in Eusland wo hour the intelligence ofthele charges I pray

with be most painful max

Your Lordship Amake the evidence public

at the earliest opportunity

Again Thanking hour lordships for conting the forebent

enquiry

The Right Hemble.

The bark Grey

Shave the hour the

My dad

Your Lord this Mott. Humble Servant to hulvatters Auline. Chief Justice.

132

My dear

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cannot express to you

and seroprica both I

had an

of fortunile, of

with

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176

reachid

thin Evening.

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have

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communcating the contents

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they conceive from any

meet by silence.

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it wonts perhaps bebut You character stands took both amongs

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your personal friends and society in General to require testing of individuals to deffort it, under other circumstane, butapailed under the veil of Official Authority it not only

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to come forward

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theufore to Expres

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turi

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you

been

I hesitate not

and a half years During that term acquaintance

the habit of meeting you

regularly and frequenthe, both in public and private life_

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brought against you.

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Canton 25th Nov. 14

Min

Jacloture No. 1 Funtoture

My char Sir,

most sty

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una evountable charge which it appears

any

w garish, your in the Spentine Couricle of doughy

to be made against

"Excentives

nech searaly say

that such a

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total distlief in it _

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that this sarne wild in this case

in Houghory

and in the other parts of Olina which you have wichst - Owing to my recent

recent absence from Cheria I have not hade ther plasser (for such it always

en ar

to mm) of

menting your in Socity tably, but when

each Air's

Mier's company

we were three wat in

your visit to Thuesan, when as

well known the hospitality of thar Officers of

thir got thegl

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now come to

obsen ation

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Chief Jucker

Muloture No. 2

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Jour

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Canton 237 hod. 1887.

Sve lear to hans just thou se

pich-

Letter to tune of gesterdays,

ch which Lean

arture

queakest surprise-

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For

the contents

Thans grin

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early

live gears

hance And the honor of you acquaintance, te

that thus, there had several apportiuntur;

both at my

devring

of meeting you. and Society in general.

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ceral. and

pro

hesitation

Brothers Stours.

I hav

thing of a water

that I have noticed no

to cause any

such imputation being brought

Share only

to add that were

Chris Dam sure he would

ascurate you

Any Brother in

have great pleasure

in subscribing

this

Mane.

b the bone.

My Meme his

Conwayfarth fully

P... Stith

прир

Enclosure No. 3

Mr. J. Krith

The Chief

The Mouble

My dear Sir,

Torg Kang 26r. Ro

JAN 25

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180

In the evidence which

I called upon to give before

the

Legislative Council today. I of course Infined myself to simple replies to the nections fut, but I'mnet ins

leit feinfully how little a

that I

if lain Regative Can in such a lice, relieve the in- by jined. (I may say the outraged feelings f

Lasten to express

the accused

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the Community Shehive

as soon as the departure of the mail affed leigue for their doing so Memorial exprrepide of

litertain of

to pame

the high opinion they your public Serviced in the con Functing that you may

ample redress in this windstigation

believe me

to remainin

dear Ke

Yours Sincere. Dowd Matheson

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g and having fun

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and fact i habite of intoxication

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high station might Be him from

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and that I distinatly recothead when the party broke up, and

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one respectfrety and Srienly to offer dympathy for your

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injand feelings

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ob when Age that this lecting forruded the breast hare only, to pomé.

the whole Comminth. the ready kamer in which the most expect note and intwenties four Country men,

Voluntarily came forward' and tendered their

Pridence on

your behags

Gor Ince your normal in the Colony in 1844 thure

frequently in firante,

and

and Jennira the

her you in finthic, charge of mesobriety is imported to you, to be most unceded for and wherly Groundless; a charge I am sure which hosts

Imm

by Imprise, a charge, which, to those who bust Anor

You

gon, and whe have had mat opfotmates of judging of your character,

Jom the Bench, ating form.

officer

minst ever gyfear, as printing at your bemorne without the least Grounds for frefering to eman- high official Amer

heal, in

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much enne here

was glad of having an opportrenty of doing

com Matremty of doing so in the Conned Yesterday,

and at withstanding anung Genderen, came für on your behalf, mnd

frementer from domnie, so the stemmer being on the eve of departare - then general Sgieselben.

relym Inn Intilied, a as where have I heard the case mentioner, but it has been received with the greatest indignation. -

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My Lord,

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180

Victoria, HongKong,

29. November 1847.

I had not the honor to receive

Your Lordship's Private and Confidential

despatch of August 210t until the

the

instant, although

I had

despatches of that date from Downing

Street by the previous mail.

It will have appeared from.

my despatch of May 22d how desirous I was to avoid, if possible, the necessity of carrying out Your Lordship's Private and Confidential instructions of January 28th against Mr. I. W: Hulme, but the Letter now under

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey.

Ꮺ .

reply has of course, by a positive injunction, suppressed every scruple,

and made it incumbent on me to

pursue

the enquiry.

I have therefore,

as desired, executed Your Lordship's

previous instructions without loss of

lime.

I beg to observe that

note

to viscount Palmerston of the

private letter

8 th November was a written upon a sheet of note-paper

on the eve of

the mail's departure, And Your Lordship justly, observed that " as it was not written with -

" any view to publicity" you should

" of course abstain from referring to it, except in a private and confidential "manner :" In the present reply, however, it is called a despatch.

I think that the style of my note, and the allusion to Silenus in the

No. 1

187

" temple of "Themis," will prove at once that it was not a despatch.

The expression

ession conclusions in my

despatch of may 22a, on which Your Lordship lays some stress, was

but a repetition

repetition or echo

in your

own

nothing

the term

of January 28th to

which mine was a

reply - "the

accuracy

" of your own conclusions : This appears to have been overlooked. In adopting Your Lordship's expression, I undoubtedly meant by it my

own

" opinions", derived as well from my personal observation as that of others. Since the particular object of my despatch

was

deprecatory of the investigation being prosecuted, I of

Course extenuated to the utmost, but when the charges

were once

brought forward (as enclosed) Lordship will perceive that they

Your

were

JL.

tantamount to the purport of my private and hastily penned autograph

note to Viscount Palmerston.

The enquiry closed later on the evening of the 27th and yesterday being Sunday, while this morning is the time for the mails departure, it has been impossible for the Executive Council to decide upon the evidence.

to Your Lordship's

On turning instructions of January 28th, to which I am referred in your "private

" and Confidential" despatch of August 21st,

find myself enjoined immediately

to suspend the Chief Justice from

his office,

" even thougfs the habit (of drunkenness) should not be " proved, if adequate proof should be "given that on any occasion the Judge " has disgraced his person and office by publicly exhibiting himself in a

Ara

188

" state of evident intopication."

The whole of the evidence before the Council is forwarded by the

in Southampton & present mail. Your Lordship ( with

reference to the first charge) will perceive that, by the testimony of several witnesses, the public attention

was attracted, on a most

public occasion to the condition of the Judge, and that condition I consider was drunkenness, whether it be further defined by the terms "intoxication", or " very much excited by wine."

It has been proved that not

only were

persons present desired by other persons present to look at the and not to excite the Ludge more," but that the matter formed

Judge

general

subject of remark in Conversation afterwards; and,

Moreover

that a drawing exhibited

the Ludge capering about, apart from regular Dance, on the Quarter-deck

the

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of the Agincourt " . Mt Me Knight,

the naval Store - Keeper, stated that

he had often seen

Judges

state

"Governors, Generals,

and Admirals "in the same

and had been "fifty times in

a similar condition himself; but I leave it to Your Lordship to decide on

the value of

witness.

this

palliation from the

with reference to the second charge, a military officer stated on oath that he would not have allowed a common soldier to go upon duty in the condition in which he himself supported the Judge in the major General's verandah on the 23d July 1846 . This condition is qualified the evidence by the term "overcome " with wine = but I apprehend that

}

No. 2.

183

the real name for it is drunkenness.

The entire evidence is forwarded

apart; but I enclose with this despatch

an extract from major General D'Aguilar's evidence, as it is of peculiar importance

to myself. . It proves that what I stated in my private note to Lord Palmerston, on the authority of the General, was substantially the

Major

account rendered to me.

on my

by that officer

return from (husan; and

that in re

regard

to the third and -

general charge of habits of intemperance (in addition to the two specific. instances which I consider proved) the

opinion of the major

General

was

the same as my own, down to the date of the investigation

very

I most willingly admit that the evidence given has disproved the, third and general charge; but I have

equal satisfaction in proving to Your Lordship that my own impressions as to the Judge's

the same as

the

habits

Major

were

substantially

General's. My

position with relation to the Judge

precluded

from giving any

evidence

that

a very

of my own; and I regret

material witness, Sir Thomas Cochrane,

was absent. It

may

however be

considered as remarkable that so many

witnesses of the "Agincourt" case

remained here at this moment.

I have at present only to

remark further

on the "address" of the Chief Justice to the Council. The

I pass

unmeasured violence of the language. Я

over on account of his position, though he applies to the charges in

base, false, string the words "base,

one

"malignant, unfounded, cruel.

"heartless, iniquitous, and damnable."

190

when however he states that I had insinuated "Treachery' " on the part of viscount Palmerston, for communicating

my private note to Your Lordship, I have merely to ask what proof he has brought of what I indignantly declare

was neither said nor insinuated. His own intemperance made Mt. Hulme forget that Lord Palmerston's noble conduct towards myself,

And

Generous

денего

in reference

• published to the world in

to the expedition of April, (which time has happily sanctioned) rendered Quch an insinuation impossible.

Mr. Hulme's address proves

however that he has obtained

information as to the

general interchange of the. Private and - Confidential" correspondence respecting himself. The Proceedings

on the

investigation will shew that he was

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refused a sight of the correspondence,

as a breach of confidence, and it is material that I should draw Your Lordship's attention to the fact.

I have the honor to be,

with the highest respect,

Your Lordship's

most obedient,

Humble Servant,

Dan's

Shave forwarded

copy of

this Despatch, and of the one which preceded it, to Vicarunt

Palmerston,

account of His

Lordship's orginal connection

wilt this

Correspondence..

191

Mr. Merivale

This forrus part of the question Lilith cried in 191. Hong have just sout doion to King, which I hea

Out by nabit the report of

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Fir J. H Davis

29th November, 1847.

Victorias, Hongkong,

The

Earl

Grey.

Private & Confidential

Received

2 Inclosures.

Relative to the investigation certain charges against

Chef Justice Hulme.

192

Charger

Referred against the Honorable John Walter Hulme, Esquire, Chief Juctice of the Seland of Hongkong, before the Executive Council of the faid Seland, on the 25th day of November, 1847-

That the paid Honorable J. M. Hulme, Segre. on Saturday the 22nd day of November,

in the

Year

1845, at a public entertainment by Rear - Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane to the Chinese Commissioner and suite, on

given

board

the Hay ship Agincourt, in Hongkong Harbour,

was in such a state of intoxication as to attract public attention.

That the paid Honorable J. M. Hulme = Esque on Thursday the 23rd day of July, in the

year

1846, at the residence of the Honorable Major General George D'Aguilar, C. B, at Victoria, in the Seland of Hongkong, was,

deeply intoxicated, and unable to take care of himself.

And that the said Honorable

J. M. Hulme Esque has been addicted to habits of intoxication whilst at Hongkong.

True Copy1

Almare Maths (

lerk

of Councils-

193

29th November, 1847.

"Private & Confidential of

haloure No 1 in Despatch

194

JANG

Extract from the evidence of the... Major General D

Major

6 you

By the Q. Do Governor ) informing

aguilar.

Recollect beginning

habike made

that the Eu

with

Judges

e you exceedingly selvelant

to ask him to dinner. Ihat on the

237. ffaly,

about ten

my arrival, the

days before Budge

bu had been

overcome with wine, and come into

sollision with a sentry at your house?

A. I recollect perfectly stating to you that the Judge

with wine at

had been overcome

house

ove

the 23d of

July, and that upon rising foun

dinner table, and going

into the

terandah, he had staggered and

the

faller against the sentry. I have

Chief Justice Hulme, before I

Charges preferred against

25th

the

November, 1847.

Executive Council,

the

since

found, however, that I was

entirely mistaken

will be

seen in

regard

and to

to the sentry,

Captain Bruce's

perfectly plain Deposition, and I avail

myself of this opportunity

to observe how

small, the value of private conversatione

ar and casual way,

given in a

liar

a familiar

and without the most distant idea

conversations

of such

eing raked

raked up at a

a great. whatsoever.

was entirely

distance of time on any subject whakaroon

I now find

and Kriow that I.

mistaken- and that the mistake arost.

the

sentry avalking.

from my seeing

about at the time close to the verandah,

but outside of it when the occurrence took place . It has been proved satisfactionly

coming into the open air, and

that on

to go down the stope of

occasion to

having the berandah, the Judge slipt and would have fallen if he had not been assisted:

by Captain Bruce. - I have

no doub

mó

that, under the immediate impression

what had recurred in

of what had

at mey

instance at

scussed in this solitary table, I might

over

have expressed, and probably did u exprese, great regret for it, and also the difficulty of repeating my invitations ; but all this passed away and nothing but the unfortunate

обед

et....

presented

estrangement above alluded to

the Judge again. e from asking

house. As to the

Judge's general.

hatiks. I have already said that it is

impossible for

own.

me to depose to them of

my Knowledge - I have had solittle- intercourse with him.

2. But, although subsequent to the 25td July you

andd to ask the furdge to

сей

Dinner, it has already appeared from the evidence.

evidence before

the Cancil, in to

to the 230 July 1

previous to the

ely. ( soon after-

hod

which date.

kad a

you spoke to me ) you

ood deal

a good

with the judge?

social intercourse-

with

: # . I cannot charge my memory

the Indge have dived with

How often

drow

ne.

before

that time,

how often

often I

have partaken of hie hospitality = -

the

But with the single exception of 23 July, and of the 29th November 23rd

1845, when

22nd

board the "Agincourt",

I do not recollect at this moment any

thing

that beare

with regard

with Regard to the

upo

the 3-charge.

occurrence on

board

the "Agincourt ; Scousider the Sudge to

have been as

described by

already described

the

Major (aine, and several

Honorable M.

other evidence acq

-ceiled by wive","

e greatly exor

and although I do not for a single

moment attempt to defend any deviation

196

from

the smallest propriety in a person

of high station. get I cannot but

make allavances for the peculiarity

eve

that

of his position

day, seated as I remember him perfectly to have been,

immediate neighbourhood of

the

the Chinese Mandarine and of

Ting in particular, who

roaz

compelling him to drink bumpere of wine and cherry - brandy in pledge of

good fellowship during

dinne

the whole

excuse

2. You will perhaps

you

with som troubling you

regarding your

hole of

many questions

tatement to me on

personal

red in it. ?

any

Return from Chuson, as my veracity has become deeply concerned A. Most assuredly - I will answer questions that you wish to put to

to the best of my monery and belas.

me,

belief.

2. I should be

very glad, if possible

to have a direct answer

your

wer from

you

statement that the habità

of the Judge

to ask him to

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A. I think

had made

your

than (speaking

you

reluctant Fer the

house after

likely

thing

I am supposed

to have done under the impression

the Recent occurrence that had

taken place at the time,) that I did

do so...

It is

natural that I

very na

should; but I still must declare

that I would not have allowed that

occurrence, upon reconsideration, to

stand in bar

bar of all future attentions

to the qua

Judge,

had not the estrangement

to which I have already referred place . It is well known to my

taken

whole

how often I have lamented the

stoff how often

difference between us,

ared

vtore

especially my being prevented from Mr Hulme to my house.

asking

The Council was

7. 197

adjourned till un

to morrow at 110'Clock A. M. Bour

80'

of adjoumment, & O' Clock P.M.

27th November, 18467.

The Council met pursuant to adjoumment..

Maja General D'aquelas questioned by His Excellency, The Govern

The Governor..

9. You

have tated that on

Retur

ney

from Chusan last year in August,

your account to me of the collision of the Sudge with the sentry

ove

the

23 &

of puly had subsequently required

modification

ation - Did

d you

the statement

loer

to myself

modify

A. I do not recollect that I did;

because I was

was never dietin

distinctly.

acquainted with the real particulare

until they appeared

they appeared in the evidence.

2. At the time

you spoke to me on

From Chusan

Chusan, with a

my Rotum from

Return Eeference to the recurrenc

of fuely, did not you

of the 2570.

view the habite

of the Judge as opposed to those of

sobriety.

4. I did. But I spoke of things not directly within my. Knowledge, (beyond the

occurrences to which I

have already deposed) and that opinion

■ has been totally altered

Oly.

the

testimony

that has been received

in the course of thie investigation.

Time Extract.

Littmare (ather

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block of Corneils.

193

199

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29th November, 18107.

"Private // Confidentia ("of

Inclosure No 2 in Despatch

of Major General D'Aquilar. Extract from the Evidenc

fore,

the Executive

Suther

of Pirseedings

debility

176 Honghong

Executive Council, Victoria, Hongkong, 200

Resent,

JAN 1 1843

th.

November, 1847

General

His pricellency, the Governor

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The Honorable Major faine.

The Honorable A. R. Johnston, Esq.

The Honorable the Acting Attorney

was requested to attend as Legal

Legal Adviser

to the Government .

Summons.

The Council net today by special

She Minutes of the last Council

were read and approved.

His prucellency, the Governor read to the Council the pepeated instructions from Carl Spey as to the prosecution of the charges of Drunkenness against the [hief Justice . Ibe

EC.

expresse. t

he had before done, to the Council,

well as to bail Grey, his extrême repugnance to the performance of such a duty, but there now remained to himself and the cation Council

no other course thaw to follow the instructions from home

as conveyed in the Iwato and Confidential 28th, and pepeated in that

Despatch of January

of August 21th

was therefore resolved that Thursday

the

the 25th Instant should be firred for investigation, and that Mr Hulme should be immediately informed by Letter, and requested to attend. The List of Witnesses will be made out, and the Summonses forwarded to

Seach.

The following Letter to Mr Hulme was approved, with the annersed statement

of charges preferred_

3. 201

No 10.

-Council Room, Victoria,

Sve

Hongkong, 19th November, 1847

Shave received the Commands of His

or in

Sopwillency the Governor

instructions received

Council to intimate

to you that, in pursuance of private and confidential from pail Grey, the Exsecutive Council wile assemble at the founcil Room at

11 0° clock - A. M. on Thursday the 25th =

day

of November instant, for the purpose of inquiring

into certain charges against you,

are.

025

that you

and that

requested to attend the Eexecutive Council

that occasion_

enclosed.

A Copy of

the Charger is herewith

Shave the honor, to

(Agned) L. d' Almada Castis,

Aluck of Councils.

Charges

Preferred against the Honorable John Walter

Hulmo, Require, Chief Justice of the Seland of Hongkong, befar the horsecutive Council of the said Seland, on the 25th day of

1847.

November,

That the said Honble. J. W. Hulme Esq; on Saturday the 22nd day of November,

in the

year

1845, at a public entertainment gives by Rear - Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane to the Chinese Commissioner and suite, on board the Hay ship Agincourt, in Hongkong Harbour, was in such a state of intoxication as to attract public attention.

That the said Homblen J. W. Hulme

the 23rd day of July in the Esore on Thursday the 23rd da

year 1846, at the residence of the Souble Major

General George D'Aguilar, b. B, at Victoria,

the Island of Hongkong, cons deeply

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of intoxication whilst at Hongkong.

Read and approved

(Agned) J. Fr. David

this 24th day of November, 1847.

Signed). L

d'Almada e faster, Clerk of Councile

Present,

202

24th. November, 1847.

His forsællency the Governor ?

The Honble. Major General D'Aquilar.

The Honorable Major

Major Caine.

The Honble A. R. Johnston Eagle

The founcil met today by special

Summons.

intoxicated and unable to take

Care

of himself.

And that the said Hor.ble. J.

"W. Hulme Esqre. has been addicted to habits.

The Minutes of the last founcil

b were

read and approved, and the following statement

was entered by the Honble. Major General D'Aguilar

with regard to the charges preferred against

Honble the Chief Justice.

any

such

the

Memoranduwd by Major General D'Aquilar-

Shave read over

Victoria, Hongkong,

24th. November, 1847.

the charges attentively

against. Mr. Hulme, which it is proposed to investigate before the persecutive Council on Thursday next.

With regard to the first charge, namely,

203 place, I

occurrence did or did not take

must regard any investigation either directly

indirectly of such aw allegation,

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infringement

of all the relations of social life, _ and if persisted

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Ishall consider it my duty respectfully to protect

against it in the strongest

manner.

respect to the third charge, namely,

That Mr Hulme has been addicted to habits

of i

intoxication whilst at Hongkong"; I would beg leave to observe, that it appears to me much-

too

vaque

and indefinite, and that such charge

of habitual intemperance caw

022

board

by establishing

For being in such a state of intoxication the Hag, ship Agincourt in Mongkong Harbour

to attract

the 22nd day of November 184 5, as public attention," Thave no observation to offer." With respect to the 2nd charge, namely, "That Mr Hulme was deeply intorsicated and

of himself at my quarters,

unable to take care

the 23rd July, 1846." I must observe that

private party, and whether

this was purely a private party,

only be sustained

a series of specific acts.

I merely state this as my opinist,

leaving the question of law to those whoso duty it

is to decide upon it.

(Signed) Genge D'Aguilar

M.General .

And the Major General verbally added that if called upon to give his evidence on

the 2nd

chaye, he will do so as a matter of compulsion,

204

after having entered his Protect, and on the understanding that his silence would be

Considered. disrespectful to the (rown .

(Signed). Georgo D'Aguilar,

M. General-

(signed). J. F. Davis.

Read and approved

this 25th day of November, 1847.

(Signed). L. d'Almada

black of Councils.

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Executive Council, Victoria, Hongkong,

th...

25th November, 18467.

Resent.

Kid by allency the Governor

Spraellery

The Honorable Major General D'Aquilar.

The Honorable. Major baino.

The Honorable A. R. Johnston Esque

The Honorable the Acting Attorney General

was present as Legal Adviser

The Minutes of the last Council secre

read and approved.

The Chief Justice entered the Rooms, and

asked that witnesses pro and contra be allowed to

the

room.

Resolved that the Chief Justice =

request cannot be complied with, being unusual,

10-

but that he is allowed to bring some of his personal

friends who are not Witnesses, on condition of their being

distinctly warned that they

are not to publish any of

the proceedings of this bouncil.

The Chief Justice

was called in and

the Resolution read to him. He said that all

the M

Witnesses

evere

his friends.

The Chief Justico requested that: the Instructions from Her Majesty's Government be read,

before beginning

to question the Witnesses.

Instructions

His Porscellency, replied that the

205/

The Chief Justice said that he wished

to know by whom he was accused.

His Porcellency

soid by the Government

The Room was cleared.

Resolved that this Despatches from

home cannot be communicated.

The Judgo

was called in.

The Chief Justice asked by

preferred.

the charges ever

wer

"private and confidential," and

that it would be a breach of confidence to communicate

those Instructions. His Excellency added that the General Rules

the service prohibited his

communicating any of his Despatches, either Private

onot, without permittion.

whomd

His Porta cellency, said by the

Ep.centive Council.

on the subject

That the Instructions from home, socce

" privato and confidential."

Chief Justice questioned by His

12.

Excellency, if he had

any

He said prone.

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