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PRECEIVED

C.D.

FEB. 1 RAT

Wemmens

Martis, 3 du lanuari. 1847.

Ordered,

That there be laid before this Hreuse Action of the Ordes, Ordinances, or ther official Cocuments which have been issuie- In the British Authorities in China for regulating the Trade thereet.

Long

Accounts of the Receipts and beleny of

Zarliamentary

Disbursements

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contenuation of the

lady Kebunt,

made up to the Entest peried at which the

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RECEIVED

WPR 26

House of Commons.

107

Agent

RECOR

Resolved,

Jovis, 22° die Aprilis, 1847.

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, That She will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House, Copies of Ordinance No. 21 of 1844, for licensing the sale of Opium within the Colony of Hong Kong, dated the 26th day of November 1844 :

Of the Regulations for the sale of Opium by retail, made by His Excel- lency the Governor of Hong Kong, &c. dated the 28th day of February 1845, or any other Regulations on the subject:

Of Dissent in Legislative Council of Hong Kong, by R. Montgomery Martin, on the proposition for licensing the retail consumption of Opium in

Hong Kong.

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RECEN

TLAMI

House of Commons.

1847

Ordered,

Martis, 11° die Maii, 1847.

That there be laid before this House, a Copy of Memorandum by Robert Montgomery Martin, Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, on the records of the Council, referring to the mistake in date of Dissent on Opium, of the 26th day of November 1844; and of the observations of Governor Davis thereon, dated the 12th day of February 1845.

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Hong,

Kong.

House of Commons.

JULY.

1847

Agent

Veneris, 2o die Julii, 1847.

Resolved,

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House, a Copy of Correspondence of Mr. Montgomery Martin with the Secretary of State for the Colonies, relating to his resignation of the office of Treasurer of Hong Kong.

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Admis

Agent

Admiralty

Agent dis

Vide to Adme

Merry47.

Feb. 4

1243

RECEIVED

FEB. 3 1847

155 Horus Here

Admirate

1 Feb 3 1847

I am commanded bysing

Lands

Commissioners of the Admiralty & acquaint

you, for the

for the information of Earl Grey, that

the Accountant General of the Navy has been

to upay

& the Colonial Jepartment

directed to

the sum

of £70. being the amount of the

Exhunces of the Law euit

against the Editin of the "Friend of China", hewspaper, which

sum at present remains as a

surcharge

against His Excellency

His Excellency bin Erben Davis who

authnged the payment thereof

Jam,

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Colonial Office

Agent

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Sir.

9 Joy

The Lords Commissioners

o the Admiralty having

desired the Accountant

ref. 21.

General of the Navy to rep to this Office

£70, being

the sum

the amount

of the expenses of th. Law suit instituted ag

sicest

the Editor of the French of China" "Newspaper,

which sum at present

Sacchare

remains as a

against the Governor of

Round

Hong Kong who as hard the payment thereof, I sur directed by Ex Guy to senstuct you

Grey

торно

The Agent

sheild be

Hy by y

Adv

this

to take the mapay steps for receiving Moxey, and for placing

it to the credit of the

Colonial Gut. Thave

484 Harry Hong

CRIVED

M1225

1847

Achinally

22 March 1827

10th

In reply to you better of the 180 Instant, sucting a copy of a further Beshatit from the Governor of Song Hong upon the subject- of the amount of the Tayed Costs of the Law Suit instituted by Hi Thomas Cochrane against the Editor of the Friend ofhina" Newspaper by it appears that £75 in the amount claimed by the Colonial Treasury,

instead of £70 which

which

"has been ordbred the repaid by the Admirath

& the Colonial Department; and requesting

kund, the Reports mache b-

Sin

b-my

怂

Lorth Commissionen

of the Actennally; by sir I Cochrane, when this

Lusts & explain the

Subject, enable

have it.

hos

discrepancy between the bus sums; I hamil command to acymaint you, for the

Agent

information of Rail Grey,

that the Report

Uceived.

I. Stephen by 7

Colonial Office

received

thine, from Sir Thomas Cochrane,

relate only to the circumstances connected with the fact of the Libel and do not in

allude to the enbject of the

any

Avey wary

the amount

Mosts.

that the

you

I am further to acquaint, count was made known to this Sehartment.

by your Letter of the 5th November 1845 which

stated the sum to be £70,

my and

докие

which Letter

directions for that sum t

he reimbursed to the Colonial Department.

and they have therefore not the means

explaining the discrepancy between the

amount of Costs, stated

you

Letter of the

£70, and that

5 hod. 184,5 to be £70,

выт

Now

claimed by the Colonial Scorsetary at Hong Mong. wyt £75.

dam, Si

You mosh Shechert Sewant

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Agent

25 March

If the fact is, as is here stalid, (of which I was not, hill how, aware ] I fear we have sent to the Adminally

question which, as you

an injudicions will see, appears to have drawn from

theim an answer which is not quite exempt from sarcasme

26 Mart. Mr Stephen

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The impropion you have formed respecting this conresponsive may be correct, but I own that I do not self perceive the sarcasm of the Admiralty, or the want of judgment in proposing the question contained in or Letter y the 10 Mart, It's it could not be known here that the correspondence of Sir 5. Cochrane with the Admiraly would that there not dear the point schette. The payonee should be £70. a £75. It strikes me as it did before, with any body, but that it may properly test to the gover

necessity for contenciong the the correspondence to claim the additional £ 5, if that sum should be found hereafter to be due to the Colonial qot really

is no

M. Naw

27 March I subscribe to the opinion that it w. ant. no good purpose

to write anything more on this subject

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1847 DEC.20

RECEIVED

Cape:

17/4 December 1947.

My ands Commissioners of the Aphmmmatty

Lavring

Jeneral. Su Henry forge Micketyn Smith, best, Cafe of food tipe

been pleased to affount Listen ant

Save, obe Vice Admnial

CB. The Vice Admiral

and its defendencies, Jammer farge Honkan

dependencies;

and

of Hong Kong

and its

Adinal of the Falkland Islands and thein

+ Jorge Herne Wye, the Vice.

dependencies; term

commanded

by han deshif

aquaint you there with, for the information of

Carl

I pray with reference to this droshiger letters

dnes of the 18th pastant; and that the

Patents of these

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5 Cannon Row-

3. May 1847.

I have the honor to

acknowledge

the recept of age the

Your letter of 17th Felf last

and in reply to acquaint yo

for the information of Earl Spey that the cost of complying вред with the twe requisitions from Hong Kong for Police Clothing and Equipments, as estimated

James Stephen Esg

rd of

Office

by the Ordnance department.

will amount to about $341.

and that the supply

can be

made in about six weeks prom

the date of the order

I have the honor tole

Sii,

Your

most obedient

Humble Sewant

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10 May 1847.

Sam dereital

Grey

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the you y

to thous mich to t

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the accompanying of a titlan from the Colonial Agent

General entoring a

Requisition from the Goverion

of Hong Kong for a supply

of Clothing

and

Equipments

for the Police Force in thich

Colorry for the year 1847. and Save to request thich you

will move the Luses Comprs :

дил

d of

Lease

of the Fessing to fue

th.

tt : Newsary obsitions for

the purchase

and

thefiment

of these Articles at the

coch

Specified in the Agent

Generals letter.

Shave

856 Alon

Kong

7 June 27.

Sir

MAYR & 1847

5 Cannon Row

21. May 1847.

I have the honor to

enclos - the copy of a letter pour the Board of Orduan - claiming

12 Inst

1471.

I lument in original Requested to be intin

the sum of £109-13-5 for Stores supplied to the Government of Hong Kong - and to request

me with

favor.

voor me

that you will faon

Earl Greys instructions on

James Stephen Esp... Ve. Ve

Aut

the

the subject

I have the houd to be

Your

most obedient

Stumble Pervant

Bailli

24 tag.

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from the

There

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report on this saljest

report

such

25 tag. W. Hangs.

Notwithstan

the Office.

Att. 25 may

this I sufferze

that the Agent should be mishucled

to make the

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Copy

Office of Ordnance 12 May 1847 1471

The Board of Ordnance

having had a Report of the Value of Stores supplied by this departmed for sevice of the Colonial Government, at Hong Kong. viz

Date of Boards

reference

28 April 1845 131. -

11. Augh 228

When

Supplied

Account of

Value

23 Sep to 31 Dec 184, Fry. 14. 3

March 2r 184,5 - 20.15.5

23 March 18,650 142 - 12pril 131 Dec 1825 31. 3-7

£109.13.5

am directed by the Board in transmitting the tuclined statenda's of particulars, to request you will Cause payment of the amount into

the hands of the Paymaster Soneral

George Baillie Toy

5Cannon Now

Jamto Mijne. By ham

rd of

Bailie Ergys

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by 1847

Forwardedly MAY

31.

Stephen 31 Mawes 3/ Earl Grey/

Sir

5 June 10417.

I have laid your

Allo

Letter of the 21 instant lefther

with to enclosures before

Eart

"Grey, and Same

arcited to convey

to you

in auswer his Lordvier's Authority for paying

the Paymaster General, on behalf of the Board of brnence, the sum of

₤109_13-5 being the

じ

amount of a charge

charge made

by that department for Stores supplied to the Governmer of Wong.

afce

Mong between the 23

Hong

444, and the 31 Dec (1845

1844,

I have

Sky 29.

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130 trong động

Copy

110-18 Aug /47.

RECESSED

AUG. 10

1847

5 Cannon How

Greengart 1897

August

rd of

Office

I have the hour to transmit to

You for the information of

Copy of

Earl Grey the

letters from the Accountants

General of the Hary claiming repayment

the min

February last-

£70 paid to me ins

account

the expences

ら

incurred by The Colonial Coverment of

tion of

Hong Kong in the prosecuto

the Edition

James Hepherr ho

John Carr

The Forend of China" iis

fine.

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1845, and

have 1845;

I am to request that you will favor me with his Fordships auttivity for the repayment of the sum above

mentioned

to Her lavesty's Paymaster

Ceneral accordingly

There the honor to be

most obedient

P. Humble Servant

G.Baillie

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Office

Me Stephen.

The Letter which arrived yesterday ponitha Treasury- recommended that repayment of

be made by the Mont quieral, o

claim ofhould

рижите that Letter

that when Lord Grays in truation upon shake have reached the Officer it will enable us to take the necessary state for ausuuring Baillie. AB. 10

This, Cherefore, should an

- Appearance of that Lette

Helfartment of the

ccountant General

of the trany

Copy.

Admiralty

4th August 1847

With reference to the payment

made to

you

on the 23 Feb. last,

Account of the Expenses incurred by the Colonial Government of Hongkong in the prosecution of John Cars, the Editor of the Eriend of China, in June 18215, Accounting to £70; Ibeg to acquaint you that Mr. Cairne, the Colonial Secretary at Hongkong has explained in a Letter dated 22 May last ( copy of which is enclosed)

that

m'consequence of certain dees

George Baillie Wyp

Cannon

having

having been waived, the Actual bxpence incurred was only £48.10. 2.

Su Joha and for which sum Davis, the Governor of Hongkong has drawn uston this Department by a Bill of bechange dated 22 May, which has been accepted

and paid; and it being

that

are

you

understood

prepared to refund

the Amount already received

on this Account Shave to request that you will be pleased to pay the same

($70) to the

Paymaster General accordingly Jam ta

(Sign=-1) .. Briggs

Accountant Geneal

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Copy

Colonial Office Victoria Bonghong 22 May 1947

I am directed to miform you that in consequence foletter from the Lecretary to thear

Admiral si Shot Cochrane, The Excellency

the Govenor

has this day drawn a

upon you

for the

the sum

Bill

#48-19.2, being part of the hopenses menured by this

benses meurred

Government in the prosecution of John Carr, the Editor of the Friend of China in Sane 1805.

The Account Current

ent as

received from the Colonial Feasurer

The Accountant Ceneral Other Majesty's Navy

London

نے

is transmitted herewith in explanation, from which

it will be seen that in Consequence of the refund of - his Fees by the Sheriff, the Amount due by the Admiralty is less than the Rear Admiral

Anticipated.

Shave te

Jegned

W.Tamil

Clemal keretary

George Baillie Equire

Earllrey

Dr. Diawes Immediat ?

13.

MAA

вні,

18 Aug/47.

Downing Sheet. August 1847.

I have laid before

Earl Grey your

letter of

the of the Instant, requesting

directions upon

addressed to

application

you

the

Accountant General of the Navy for expayment of the sum of £70 paid to you in February last on

account of the expences

incurred

Orice

incurred by the Colonial

Government of Hong Hong

in the prosecution of

Editor of the Friend

China for

1845.

you

the

Libel in June

I am to acquaint

that the Lords Com =

the Treasury

- misoroners of the

having

been requested

adjust the account of the

expences of this prosecution,

have stated, in the letter

of which I am

furnish you

that

you

should

now

with a copy,

repay

the

the Naval Department the

difference between £70

being

and £36.17.6, that bein the sum properly chargeable this effense.

to the public for

I am accordingly

directed

desire that

Ford Gney to

will nepay

you

to the Accountant General

of the Navy the difference

specified by the Board of Treasury, and the further which sum of £ 48.19.2,

in a duition to the

it appears from the enclosure

your

letter that the

Accountant General of the

Office

Navy

Atavy has paid upon

Bill

of Exchange drawn upon

him by the Governor of

for this sevice

Hong Hong, in pursuance of

instructions originally given to him, and chaye

same in your

the

account

against the Colony

I have of

Council Office

Office

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MB Merivale

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Earl Grey

Downing Streit -

20th of November 19167

My Lord

I have the honou

& Fonomil berw with

Fran

k Draft of a Commission which it is proposent to issue- to Samuel. George Bonham - Esquire, whom the Lucen has been please. to appoint the Governor and. Sommander in thich in- and over the Island

of Hong Hong and its dependencies : and I have I request that your

aordship will submit

the same for the appro-

val. of Her Majesty in

フェー

Conneil.

Board of Rade

Board off

Bffice

Board of Trade

Desp : Lobor: 19 he: The 129.

1827 Hong Kong pee of Committe f

NOV 13 1847

Sir

Fring Council for Grade Muthall 135 M 1867.

Sam directed by the Lords of the

Committee of Privy Council for Trade, to acknowledge the receipt of to tephens letter of the 11 = Ettiene transmitting for the consideration of My Lords, copy of a Despatch from the Governor of Hongkong reporting a change in the system of farming Opium in that Colony, and Enclosing revited regulations for the sale oftheal Article by means of Licences; and I am tostate, that My Lords see no reason of a purely commercial character for objecting to the alterations which Sir John Jan's has Effected in the Opicem Licence System. Those alterations appear calculated toreduce the legitimate price of the Article, and so brucourage a

lawful

1: Merivale love

de s

-lawfel traffic in it, while they will remove the temptation, and curtail the : facilities for smuggling with the Estony

My Lords

• presume that care will be taken to prevent the Colony being rendered herely a more convenient depôt for parties Engaged in the illicit Trade with

China. They

are satisfied that any commercial advantages which might for the moment appear to be derived from the increase of such a traffic at Hongkong,

would be more than counterbalanced should pist cause for complaint on this score be given to the Government of

Chuv.

Jam to add, that My Lords do not perceive the reason which has induced the Governor to alter the regulation prohibiting the sale of Opicem

on Sundays . The propriety of the regulation, or of its abandonment, is of coarse a matter upon which they are not called to pronounce an opinion.

Lam

for

Jour Bredient Servant.

ater.

Mr. Merivale

Should these reiised regulations for the sale of pium

kong be now approved? The former system then which this drug was disposed of was very much Abjected to by the Merchant's Connected with China; and the aldition y the monopoly will possibly que satisfaction, & impine the trade.

I Haurs,

AB.

a matter on

which

This relates in my information is not sufficient to do more than pruned hot Blackend affeetion.

for 18.

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some practical

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the placing the monopoly in the hands often

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The deputch

But the new system

system may

as he anticipates unphone that that I will, mefend

express my

hope.

prove to be us pent un simprovement

It is substituted, but suy

that receive further inform wordment on the subject rental -

regulat

of the rejubetter now

judgments the practical work,

as to

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Nov: 95 = 5 June 27.

RECE

899 Hary Kong

India Board - May 28. 1847.

fir

I am directed by this formmissioners

ножи

Ice

that

for the affaces of India to inform you

they have laid before the Court of Directors

letter of

the 10th Just. in which their

opinion is requested "as to the propriety of

adopting the

suggestion of the Governor of Hong Kong, that the Tenasserim Provinces

should be substituted for Scinde as a

of exile for Chinese himinals

place

In reply, I am requested

to state that a reference

с си

on the subject

will be made to the Governor General of

J. Stephen Expt

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India

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ANCE

Board

India in Council, and that in the mean

time, it will be desirable that the pro-

сид

-ceedings of the Governor of Hong Kong with

and to the Transportation of Chinese

Convicts should be regulated by the opinion

wlative thereto which

чист

be commu-

-nicated to him by that Government-

I have the honor to be

your

Sir..

obedient servant

Hugh Starks

i....

A copy of this child,

to the God.

Jury BH

9.34

Fahred

Hugh Stack En. Sir

India Board

12.

16. ON: 2047.

with reference to your

Letter of the 28 of Cast Shay

I am directed by

Eael

Grey to acquaint you for

The information of the Commissioners for the Affairs of India that the Gevernon of Hong Kong has reported to his Lordship that the has been informed bysta Secretary in the Goverment

in India that the

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1567. Hory Hong

LAVED

SER/24

1847

East India House

3rd Sept. 1847.

Thang laid before the Cast of Rinister of the last

and

its Inclosure

India Company Your Letter dated the 14. Instant reporting an application from certain Anny Pensiones serving in the Police Force at Hong Kong to be all word on Retirement from that Face to return with this familing to India, and requesting form Carl rey's information to know whether in the count of the Davis approving the pant.

the pant of free passager to those know there will be any objection to their Communal from Hong Kong to the Companyschoenen

India

In reply I am commanded brequest that you willingen Earl Gray that the Cast owenst word of any objectio

avere inform to the return of the then and this families to cadence profound. I have the hope to be,

Set Stithen Can

да ка за

Jour

most obedeins humble Sewant

Semester

Lite

President ytte (mmial

In India is in Communication with

the Governor General

with a view to the

mactment of a Law to Ruthorize the transportation

Chinese Convicts. from Hong Kong t Singapore and Malance.

от

Man Offic

Itiner

J. C. Melville Segr.

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し

14 Aug 147.

am chiected

Sarl Grey

Grey to hansmit to you beruith, for The consideration of the

Quictus of the S. Jadia Co, lipy of a letter

Copy from the offic of the Sec: at War enclosing

a letter from the Geul Officer Command at tiny hony relative to an application firm certain Any

ам

Pensimees, how serving

in the Thie Force

at that Colony, to

icc

be allowed free Passages for themselus

ities to

und families

India

022

Their

retirement from that

Ime.

Lord Gay has referred this question.

for the consideration & report of the Gow of W Kong,

and I am to expect

that

дне

will more

the Directors to inform

his Lordship whether, in the event of Sir

J. Dan's approving the grant of free passages to there

men, there with be.

any objection to their seminal from Hong Kory to the Cot Territories

in India.

fice

Board of T

Foreign Office

Foreign

Office

RECEIFE

2.56.

W32.

Ausd.

J. Stephen Ze

Foreign Office, January 2.1847.

With reference

January, 1846,

reference to my

and to my

114

of Valary

last, indorsing

letter of

the 22nd

す

of the

further letter

the Copy of

instuction to his Joben bevis referred

fish mentioned lettern,

ents in China

appointments

being

the question of

Consular

held by British

Subjects under Foreign Powers, I am directed

Visconut

buffermat Palmerston to thousand to you

врем

for the information of last query, a Copy of Sin Jr hul bavis's reply to that instruction, and

Copy of a further despatch which hood Aberdeen in consequence adderped

Sam, Si,

most

obedient,

mbele dewont.

All AstingCon.

shin.

moss you prop

Woo young of pure & mergechcrung rich

J. Compus my J

that

утур po prys

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statement

Sanget.

Prepare (on a seperate (afer); for what

to complicated

of that

much.

this

comes hendened has become

confusion.

Mor Hames. See h

sing Jesuing

to thew

pecherin get wish at the Foreig

to the National char

Band

that he is there suffe Bitish Subject, though.

he is not so-K

Their Error his

death with

under

belonging

the afflue

to a class to

whit it does not really belong. The practical resalt. ( I afficted,

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7 Hong Mary

With reference to your

Minite on 7 Hory Mary, it

aschners, bib Seidshu Davis on the 29t laugh 1845. sent home

that

application from the Gorcover of the Danish Poposenes

inbidia for authority for Cefilein Bard to ach no danish Consul in Hong Kong.

10thor/45 In the 1 hourpes to Glastove referred this sppliction to tto Foreign Office, with the expression of his opinion, that

objection to the Apponatruch unles

the

there was no there

Aberdeen founded on objection

the

the er

6 Lord

irregularity of

Jasceedings obrved in der Bund's late.

Board

On the d January

184 6 . the Foreign Office replied function of the British Goot-

thith question of grenting promission to British Subjects this despett be initial the swift of the Gummised cone : beach as Consuls for Foreign States has been referred to musication from the Foreign Office.

Refor Sir John Davis a thich the Governor's Report, when acced, for the 20th Justint the Ferique Office transmich the Paperer

bould be communicated to this office.

In the 20

20 Jany

the Foreign Office letter was transmitted

to the Goom without any remark.

тари

On the 28 April the Goon replied

- that

from For I. Daris on the questions which thing stated in

their litter of 2.20 Jaury 1846. had been referred to him, together withe Lord Aberdeen's reply __ the first cited the

to yoon ceplied thich some misiffer : @ful_

:sion appeared to exish willi

at to Mer Burd, as that

regard to

Gentlemour was not a British bub a Danish Subject;

夕

the second... the 25 June

but no notice it

taken of Mer Bard and the mercpary Paequatur for the

and that the dystions he exprefed to Lord Aberdeen, has enferrnation of his appointment. as Danish Consulch

reference to British subjects of thing refor the ther to ach Houghtong has rest, as far as this Befit: is aware,

as Foreign Cusuls of the Chinese Ports without the

Granted- 6 Jennylig

been

Inter

Bill. Adlington Even

"nted Jodis

Conken

ال

21 Jan

N45.35 Asak

mes

With reference to your

letter

of the 20h such encloring Affies

of a comespondence with the

Gremio of Hong Kong on

the question of Consular Appointments in Chine being held by British Subjects under Foreign Powers, Same divited by East

to Erauserit to you for the

anformation of Viscount Pebmentton the accompanying

יב. י" -ינדי

copy of a Despatch from Sir John Dains delittive to lefetarie Buvil's apponitenen

as Danish Consul ah

Hong Hong, from

it efferent that thick Gour

Gew:

:tteman is arch a British,

lach a Danish Subjects and

Subjects and

head

the doubts entertained.

resfaling

by Lord Aberdeens

appointment

Sofjesh are appareilly

thes

founded on a Miseppcelen: this fact,

:sion of the wood factrofi

the lote, Jam to requesh Jamnito

whether there exists, in his

Lordship's opinion, and

Auction to the issue of the Royal Exequatur in favor of

Her Burd-

Samu

You

will more

Lord Pelminton

to inform

Lord Grey

Board of T

Сору

No 32.

Ser,

Foreign Office. June

ne. 25. 1846.

Siz

I have received your

Despatch

t: 56 of the 11th of adfeil, on the questions respecting Consular Appointments from Foreign Powers being held

by British subjects in

the Chinese Ports, and respecting

the Employment by British subjects of Foreign Vepels in Trade with

parts of

China h

beyond the

limits within which the Grade

in British kepels is confined: and

I have to state to go

5 you in reply.

that under all the circumstanes

John J. Davis Bt

Board

fcil

of the case I consider it most

advisable to abstain, at least

for the present, from taking

ину

measures or

I am

these

questions.

(signed) Aberdeen

Duplicate. N.36.

Victoria, Hongkong 11th April 1816.

∙My Lord,

I have had under special consideration the subject of your Lordship's despatch. N.1

of January 22nd, enclosing the opinion of the Queen's advocate on The two questions which I had referred, home, first, as to British subjects in China accepting Consular appointments from the Governments of Foreign countries, and, secondly as to the employment by British subjects of vessels under Foreign Flags.

With regard

regard to the first point, it has_

appeared to me that while a general prohibition

The Right Honorable,

The Earl of Aberdeen Kr. J.

ofc

against

against British subjects receiving Foreign - consulships is best avoided, (though this has been done by

some European States, as in the instance of Portugal) a sufficient control might be exercised over the individuals accepting such foreign appointments, by making them subject to the permission or exequatur of the Queen, either directly or through Her Majesty's representative in China- which permission. might be liable to be withdrawn in the event of an ill use being made of it. All this I__ should take to be within the inherent prerogative of the brown.

I never entertained a doubt as to the

necessity of Foreign Coneuls in the British Colony of Hongkong holding an exequatur from Her Majesty, and accordingly applied to Sord Stanley in favor of the American and Danish boneuls, the former of whom has received his. It is our undoubted interest to encourage

the

The resort of all Trade to this Port, and I shall

be glad

to see other flags besides the Danish

and American.

The question of permitting or prohibiting bry a special enactment of the legislative bouncil of Slongkong, the employment by. British subjects of Danish, Swedish, or other Imeign vessels upon voyages beyond the 3274 degree of north Latitude, is a more delicate and difficult question, and not to be hastily decided. I should hope that when with the

time our intercourse with China shall have become more confidential and unfettered, the Ordinance forbidding anytrade to the north of 32° may be repealed, and the motives avis

arising from it for the employment of foreign vessels removed. This would be infinitely preferable to the somewhat invidious character of the prohibitory measure in question.

progress of time

Board

feil

I have the honor to be,

with the highest respect, Your Lordship's

most obedient,

humble servant,

Дані

RECEIVED

JAN 25

1647

Siv,

108. Honey Hir

Nde A 20.6

Mantyaz.

Foreign Affrice, January 23.18)

I have laid

before

Visurenk Palmersten

gue

letter

the 21th hotaut, requesting

informed

whether, in this Lordships opinion, there

the Rezul

acy

Danish

правий

Consul at Hong Kong.

objection to the ipue of

bergurative in favour of Captain Bend as brunch

will

you

according

I am directed to request that

Cast your that

врем

acquaint practice of this office

to the

Evequatur cannot

thi

be granted unless the Commission of Sovereige who appoints the Consul is presunitat

Is the Secretary pitate by the Representation

pone

come other person dully authorized,

of that Sovereign in Reglanet) ; and if

such

a commission in favour of faptain Rund is presented by the banish Minister in the

Stephen be

Corcntry

Hoard

Country,

being

the lucen's Eequatur will be given, it understood that the Governor of

Hongshing has a

воварнит

objection to offer blaften

Bend's appointment. beaquative connot be

nomination, as

But the busen's

given

the mere

in the present instance, of

врестить

Captain Bund by the Speernor of the

Pamish Possessions

in Malin, even

κι

Mongto

Kirkwellency is authorized, as he states himself to be, by the Banish severnment to establish Consulater in the principal

sea. ports of

China.

Jam, Si,

Inn

most obedient,

humble servant,

All Addington.

дват

ridany,

ль

His Anerkendente aught: Spresume to be comment neatid to the dire

B25

25 B4

Privati

Confidential

8 Jamp..

Low Palmerston presents his compliments

how Grey, and incloses for his perusal Jurvate letter fun from

die John Bairs respecting Conduct and character

Hongshing

Janige Pfein,

Fermany 26. M. 7.

the

the Chief Justice at

Private

Copy

1123

Victoria

Dear Lord Palmerston

trong trong

28th November 1846.

General D'Aguilar's

"Aguilar's antici

us to Min Judge

Hulme's partisanship with the Offender

-pation and my

may

OLUM

Compton ! as

as co

note to

your

ed in

last private

conveyed

Lordship / have been fally

Conformet mi his decision

sentence

on the Consul's

The suppression of the

plainest facts inculpatory of the Offender

Viscount Palmerston

q/2.

of,,

Jen

and

and the animus with which he not only

justifies his violence, but encourages

to do the like,

regretted

are

very much to be

I have consulted with

others

Council as to the remedy for the future,

und it appears that the mere

repeal of

Ordinance Nr. 2 of 18/4 ( the on

only

one

will do

which enables the judge to interfere /

effecturally.

· fact not only

redundant being

That Ordinance is

being

supplied by

much better one

No. 7 of 79

1.844, but it is also inconsistent and

at variance with the latter Ordinance,

and therefore better repealed.

It will never anower to have

two Plenipotentiaries in China

one

doing justice

justice to our ally,

and the other

immediately undoing it. Sir Thomas

Cochrane, who is

going

Flag ship, will at any

home in his

time inform

your Lordship that 82. Hulme is an habitual drunkard. We have often

witnessed and deplored it together: the

General told nee

he was

afraid to

ash W. Shulme to dinner since the

ainst the

occasion when he rolled against

Sentry at his house, and then fell

flat upon

his back.

gives up officiating

The Forner Silenus

in the temple of

Them is the better, and a

judge

он

Jober

£ 2000 per Annum ( an

ample

Board of Tr

Intered

D.S. 28 Jan J. 1847

ample Salary / will be better than

Vilenus

оче

£3000.

The two papers enclosed containi the plain principles I have endeavoured to

maintain. An accident has for

once

pustrated them, but the remedy is in

hands.

ouri

{

Mr. Macgregor

is much too

old for Canton, and I am glad to say text be talks of retiring immediately. His

would be Mr. Alcock,

best Successor but he again is very usefully Employed at that flourishing Port Shanghai, whence

Our Inerchants fairly drove Capt. Balfour

lum. Mr Alcoch is made

by tormenting of Sterner Stuff. I remani

Your Lorddlift'; Very faithfully

(signed)

J. F. Davis

Si John Davis

Ser

да

Viscount Palmerston

has transmitted to me

the letter marked "Private","

Private & Confidential

Fonwarded by.

W Stephen

W Stawes Earl Grey

Jony 1827 which

257

M. Hawes. Grey's instructions for this

Draft,

viva

were

-voces.

given to mes

I presume that Ii d Davis's Letter must be

returned to La Palmerston.

you wrote to him on the 28th Nov. last, respecting

the conduct of M. Staline, the Ch. Justice of Hong long ;

As that letter was not

written with

view to

алу Publicity, I shall of course

abstain from referring t

But I think that a copy it, except in this private

of it shḍ be retained here.

and confidential

manner

Ketain with these papery a Yet the intelligence which copy of die J. Davis's private

letter & send me back the

original that I may return it

heil

Board of T

conveys, is such as to forbed my receiving it,

any form,

addrefting to you

without

such

Instructions as the occasion

to ingently demands

The Statement is that

"M. Auline is an

habitual

"drunkard" and that "You

"and Sir Thos Cochrane, have

"often witnessed & deplored

"it together". "To these general

Statements, you

add

that

the authoaty of General

had told you that he had been afraid to ask her Hulme to dine

O' Aguilar, that on being invited to dine with him

the foodge "rolled" in a

state of intoxication

agamist the Sentry at his

house

ince the recar when he

If this statement is really correct & I confess considering the magende fin why it is made mesti it uss thonty w from wh is almost equally difficult for

me to belive mast it is to on that

you are labouring under some "misupprehent_

"house" - " and then fell flat

ipox his back."

Cun

Seaw suppose nothing

more calculated to degrade

our

National Character

in the minds of the Chinese people, and therefore nothing more hostile to the objects

Commercial, Political, and Religions, with a view to wheel, Itong is main -

-tained, at to

large

cast to this Kingdows, than

such

disgraceful

exhibition of intemperance

that Settlement. Whatever

the Chief Justice of

measures may

все же

nexesday

to repress to intolerable

fcil

Board of Tra

a scandal, will be

completely justified by

that necessity.

If you are not only

fully convinced of the

accuracy of your own

conclusions (to boot of

foor

pocks I do not doubty

Courte

but are

are also able to

adduce such proofs

as to enable him to

understand destinatly

the

grounds

ounds on which

the accusation rests.

You will then apponit

day

orr

which, with the

advice of the Ex Cormail

you propose to investigate

ах

the charge, and

you

wile!

will sufficiently substan=

teate the barge, it

will be

your ducty to

that chaill

Communicate it to M.

Truflaging

Accline, in writing, and

terms

at once. Ho

sufficiently

comprehensive to include

all of which he is

aceused, and to definite

invite Metalme there to

attend, and to answer

what

be alleged

may

and proved aganist him.

If after being

do cited the

Sudge should refuse or neglect to attend, you

will receive

and weigh in his absence

all the evidence which

A BARA

Can

Board of Tra

can be obtained on the

subject. If, on

the other

hand, he should appear

Jere

will resins with

that evidenco receive 4 weigh such defensive allegations and proofs

may offer. If the

result of the whole enquiry

you

should be to Fatesfy haine

that M. Huline is an

habir

stual drunkard, you wile immediately suspend him

from his

Office until this

pleasure can

can be known

You will take the same course, even the the habit

should not be proved,

if adequate proof should

on any

be given, that, rccasion, the Judge has beon day disgraced his person and office by publicly exhibiting himsely

in a

state of evident

intoxication. Pout if,

the other hand the

result of the

еж

enquiry should be to exculpate

M. Hulme from all such imputations, you

will

of course make that acknowledgment in the most ample

and respectful Terms. In either case gon

arte доп

transmet to me, a

copy

of all of the precedings and of the evidence,

whether oral or documental

Sin.

132

Hong King

JS 29 1847

Tanize Office, January 28.187

Copy

to Treas: 5 Alpay.

J. Stephen E.

I am directed

Viscount Palmerston to

hansmit to

to you

to be laid before

Carb

време, а Сору 1

Copy of an

Arlen

the House of

to the

Commons for

certaine Returns relating

hade with China,

aud

Асосић

curtain Accounts

connected with the Colony of thoughing;

I am to acquaint you

that the Returns

refernd

ored to will

to will be prepared

and

in this Office

and presented to the Horse flammert when ready, but the Accounts, it is presumed, should be presented either

Board of T

by the folenial Office, or to the then say .

dam, Ai,

You moskobedient,

humble servant,

Alle holding tan

29 Lany

The

пторлы

should Souppose be requested to

Teamny

farmth these

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C. E. Trevelyan Eggs

95. Jan 197

Exp.

Centered

für

Sir.

Grey

the

Feby 47.

I am directed by Earl to hausmit to you

серу да

Letter from

the Foreign Pffice enclosing

An Order of the House of Commons for accounts of

the receipts and disburse- -=ments ofse Colony of

down to the

long doan

Bong Kong

latest period, and I am to rapeart that you

on would

Move the Sud (mm of the Treasury to cause

Treasury

this return to lie.

hamsauthed

prepared, and sent the t

Freys Office, when it sich presented to The Handy Immunt.

from 70-16 Jely : 7.

Joe

ECEIVED FEB. 11 1847

Foreign Office

Zebmary 10. 1847.

I have laid before Viscount Palmeriton the 8th Instant inclosing

Your

Letter

a Copy of a Despatch from Sir John

Bavri reporting a further violation of the territory of Hongkong by an Officer

the Chinese Government who carried off from the Island certain British

Subjects; and requesting that this

Lordship would communicate to Carl

Tamer Hephen Erz

ス

Srey

Board

feil

Grey his opinion

as to the terms

which should be

this

the answer

returned to Sin John Davis on

matter.

I am to state to you, in reply, for the information of Earl Grey.

that Sir John Davis appears

Spey

Lord Palmerston to have acted in

this matter with judgment and

was violated, has released the

remaining man of those who were

carried

away,

bastinadoed the Chinese

Officer who committed the outrage,

and promised that no similar thing shall happen in future, it

to make any

does not seem re

recessary

further representation

this

matter to the Chinese Authorities,

success;

; and that as

Keying has

who appear

acknowledged that the Treaty

the whole to be ab

present very angion's to avoid giving

the

was

Bird of Tra

the British Government any just

cause

of offence.

I am, Sir,

Jour

most obedient

humble Servant?

Makeligh

фотоаль

Spresume that fapies of this Conespondence may

rent to the

Food for his

information is

295 Hong Honey

Foreign Office

Sebmary 25. 1047

Siv

Witte reference to

your

Addington's

Letter

the 21th Ultims, and to Mar

ノ

Reply of the 23 ?, relative to the Ipure of the

Rozal Exequatur in favor of Captacio Bured as Davite Consulat Hong Kong,

I am directed

вам

to transmit to you

Viscount Palwentow

the Copy

Copy of

Note Mich

he has received: from the Davisto Minister

at this loush, excloring that Officer's

Commmpion, and

requesting

the Spice

of the Royal Exequatur in the uncall

Jone laying

ach

that, in

request before Earl Grey, you

and I am to

the same

James Hephen Erz

ам

१

will

Board of '!

will move

His Lordship to infomo

Viscounts Palwentow whether he sees

under present circumstances

any objection

to a compliance with Count Neveultow's

Request.

I am,

Sin

Your moch obedient

humble levount

MHawes

I presume that the and she be that they havas objetiv

On refering to the

равно фо

well to

that this af=

porntiments or have been confirmed long ass, but for.

as to the mode

muesion

of mislikes,

Nationel

e of a mounting

character of the

Office's

Вели

باراه

it, & as

questin

26 her hitt

сори

Le Soupigné, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plenipotentiaire de l. Mr. Danone

bent de cecevoir la lettre de provision

ceportes par lequelle le Roi a nommé суто Mr. John Bourd Fon Consul attingkong.

Excellence

de tompigné prie tondrulline Mile Norte Palmerston de vouloir brin lui faice expédier l'Exequatur pour que

- fonction . Le consegnes profite &

ce consul entre en

himi

Légaten. Danoise

418

le 18 Febrier 1847

Reventlow

Abon Excellencs

In le Vicente Padmentar Its

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02 3

295 Hony Mory

Sin

In ad

6 March 47.

answer to your

litter

dated 25 rette = Pan

diniited by last Gorry

arquaich you, for the Information of Viscouch Palmerston, thich his Forklif is ash aware of any

ofany

objection.

ction to the

ique of

term

the Royal Creepster

frvor of Afiteri Burd pver Capitani

as Danish Consul et

......

vong cong.

Aptivin Bards Commision

which yo

• your

letter enclored

is herewith retroned.

Shave

Commission

307. Hong Hovy

Fossiga Office

Abruary 27 th 1847

Liv,

I am disected by

Viscount

that

you

Palmerston to state to

The Bason de Moncones, Portuguese

Minister at this funt, has applied

Jor

Excgnatur for Ihr Exancisco

José de Paiva, who has been

Appointed Her most faithful Majesty

, and

Consul general at Hong Kong

the is Itated by Bason Ononcons to be at the head of one of the

James Stephen Wy

ай

most

Houses

Mort respectable Commercial Koncer

Board

at Mação.

est that you

will

lond

Lam to reque move Earl grey to inform Palmerston whether there is

day

objection to Mr. de Painis receiving the usual Exegnatur to enable him to discharge his duties as Portuguese

Consul general at Hong Kong.

Lam,

Lir Your most Kedient Muable Lewant

Mandy

Ave

may

be that to Soy is aware of

March.

I presume the

objection.

Mr Hawer

ко

44 msy &

Intere

Honte: P.J. Stanley.

می

مل

Siv.

6 Manks45.

auswer

your

litter dated 27 : Tetto Sam

Limited by last Grey

acquaint you for the Information of Viscount Palmerston thich his Soraship is not aware

of any objection to the fut of the Royal Exequatur in favor of Mer Francisco José de Paiva, who has appointed

Portuguese Consul

been

1 General

of T

at Hong Kong.

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Sir,

MAR 12

1847

il www.

Foreign Office

March. 12. 1847.

am directed bystiscount Palmerston to ransmit to you, to be laid before East;

East Grey,

the

- Copy of a Despatch from Sir John Davis respecting. the service of Weits of Supreme Court of Hongkong, out of the limits

of the Consular Ports; and I am to request that in bringing this subject under the consideration of Lord Grey you

with move

His Lordships to acquaint Lord Palmerston with his wishes as to what instructions,

should be addressed:

Ser I Davis

if any,

reply to this Despatch.

James Stephen Eng

I am,

am, Sir,

Gour

no most obedient

humble Servant,

Allikledington.

Sathed

H. M. Addington Eagle Sie.

10.

رمی

Earl

Grey your

I have laid before

Letter of the

which

12 wstant in ut

the direction of

Vocuent

Palmerston

you

request

that Earl Grey would

Acquicut

Viscorent

15 March Mr. Hawes

It does not oceur

to me that there is any reason

Guy should suggest, to dord Palmerston

auf

why Lord

dushüction at all on this inject. It relatis only to the Biflomatic Service: a to this functions of the Court at Hougthong beyond the limits % that Settlemt. By what right the process of that court can be executed, against any person in China, I am not aware. But I presume that there is some Special Parliamenlung macten. Authorizing it. Be this,

how", as it may, one the falls under the cognizance of the Head of this Departe..

this subject is not, I think,

(med

with

the jurisdiction of English County into Chenn

For art think anglim

Pentuels aque

encies

with hotaphon fff

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9.144

his was

15ha Jone pr

ago

these

Bill, extinday

fus

Palmerston with his

liishes

to Rishah

Sir John Davis in

to his despatch

should to addreped to

Wishuctions, if accy,

черву respecting

ད། མ་མཉན་

Je senice

of writs of the Supreme

Court

Когд

beyond the limits of the

Consular Ports in China.

Haard of Tra

Lnd Grey

directs me to

Grey directs

request that you would

ккакура

Acquaint Lord Palmerston

has no

that Lord Grey suggestion to offer.

the subject.

३.

Copy

Tv: 101

Mylord,

Hongking. Die . 24. 1846

had to send one

I have the honor to inclose to your Lordships an Extracts of a Despatch from Mr Consul Layston at Amoy in which he informs me that, for the purpose of serving a writ of the Supreme Court in a case of debt,

of his Assistants out of the limits of her Port to a dritance of suity five miles on the coast, where the said openin vessel, While by the Treaty we deny all cogurjance of smuggling ships it appears & myself peculiarly inconscitent and imperper that H. Mr Consular Officers should thus countenance & acknowledge

writ was served on board an

openly

songling stations &

the

at the same

Eels, at the

ressels,

time that by such distant journeys beyond

the limits of the several Consaler Stations a very heavy expence, and the greatest

Inconvenience are

likely

The Viscount Palmerston GMB

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113

to accrue.

rd of Tr

Extract of despatch WP. 62

los

to the Bee. Wab from

ex-

In the present instance, the expences incurred by the Consulate have been 65 dollars which must be recovered

of possible.

As the writs on such occasions should be served in some other manners,

and by other

I have π

other parties, addressed the inclosed despatch to. lofonsal Layton desiring that be

wito serve no writs in

his Port,

the limits of his

I have so

in future

out

во

(Signed) I D Davis

Marconeal Layton at amoy & bir S. Davis Br

"Ifeel it to be my daty to inclose to G : E : a Letter inclosing a writ issued by the Chief Instice of the Supreme Court of Hongkong agamit a Malay Serang of the Brig " Harlegnin" an Openin Sonnegler now in Chin - (hew Bay to which I have made

The Same -

Et return endorsed

upon

lying

"Chin- (new si about 65 miles from Amoy and in order to exconto this Process I sent Mr Hertslet, my firit Assistant, thither in a Lorcha at a cost of to doller beyond his personal expences

expences which I have allowed at the rate of poi vollars per day for the three days and nights during

which he was engaged in going to and fro to make this captare.

"This little orgage but for fortnate slaat of wind, might occupied 14 days,

have

and I cannot but

out & G = E: The inconvenience

point out

& expence of this employing the members of the Consular Establishments?

Board of

| Copy

he. 76

.........ANANA

Sir,

Hongkong. Dee 23. 1846

With reference to your Despatch

W. 62, of Dec. 18, I have to direct

2.62,

that in future you

serve no writs of

The Supreme Court out of the limits

of your

Port . The charge of 65 dollars

picurred in

con with be

this occasion

recovered, of possible, by the

Attorney General for the firen.

1. W dayton by Amoy

I have tes

(Jejned) S. Zdavri

440. Bong Kong

REC

EIVED

C. b. MAR 18 1347

Foreign Office

Mante

17.1044

And I 98 Manky 47 Commission retavid )

For : 79-25 Mankgut.

4.0.11

Sir,

Я сен

Ivected

by Viscomet

Palmentow to transmit to you i topy of

hote from thee Belgieus Minister at the Commipions of

this loush, enclosing For Crawford Kerr us

and

at Hong Kong Guilleman may Pajesty's Exequatur o

upon

the Duties

request

Atrah

to infone

Belgiace Courel

requesting

theah that

be fumisked withe ter to enable him to cuter

you

his Office; and laur Earl Grey

will

move

Viscount Palumentow better be

sees any objection to complying with the wish expreped by M. Van de Wegen

Я ста

во

annes Hephen my

Sir

Your

Weyer.

most obedient humble Servant

Mandary

cil

Board of Tr

:: March 2nd. Hawes

I suppose that there must be this womal preliminary

: Crence to this for ; & that In Foreign Offer shr. be

informed

It hem

Copie

RECENT

MAR 18

In 440 Hong Kong

Le loupique, te.

l'honnerer d

d'informer S.l. le Vicomte Palmerton te, que par arrêté en date du 16 Febrier dernier le koi, bon Anquete bouverain a daigné- Belgique à Hong Kong

nommer Consul de

(Chine) le heur Crawford here, négociant

en witte residence, le tonfaginé que to

Soupière

Seigneurie de vouloir bien

faire

ce commal l'exequatur dont il

delivrer

besoin

four exercer regulièrement ses fonctions.

Le boussique saisit th

[hique ) bylvain an de weyer

16 mars 1847

5t Portland Place

k....

fcil

Board of Tr

In Sister Deris.

Sutered

Addrez 25

79.

25 Mankpt.

The Belgian Minister ab

this Couch having requested

I the

B. Mis . Goot to grant :

Royel Crequator to enable

Mer Crawford Herr to enter

exfion

his duties at

Belgean

Consul at Hong Kong, there

to closere thch

anfrom

are auare

4 you

bill

me whether you

of any Auction

to the Confirmation of this

apponitinent.

Shave

Intreal

E. I Stanley

26 Marie

23.

B MAStaden 23

N Homes 25 radio as

With reference to your

better of 17 Such- enclosing

application from the

Belgian Minister of this

Court for the issue of the Rayel bequitur to enable

Mer Crawford Herr to enter

upon the duties of his

Lo's Office of is Belgina

Лин

Consul ab Hong Shang, Sem

that

would

You bl

divited to reperush you

State to Viscount Palmerton

with

that last Grey would, to postpone expressing any opinion as to the

Juopriety of conferring

the approvatment of this Gentleman, until his

Lordship shall have com:

cunicated on the subject

ith the Gov

Her

Gonour of

there

Mr C. Men's Commission

is herenite retiment

NOVZE

LEGI

GG MUN

1888 Ehnia

Foreign Office.

Hourmber 20. 1947

Nov: 15.1847.

Sir

استدل

I am directed by Viscount Palarreta

to transmit to

a Arttar

you, for the information Earl Gray, a copy of a from Mr Parker communicating

his views as to the pe

policy

to be

ard of

pureurd in China, with regard

our relations with that

B. Arrivals bepe

I am,

for,

with that Country

un host obedient

Jour

Lumble servant

Attenda

hov. 22. H.M.

Mer Previvale

Ley 22

arties

Lew

triis

pufiricis

lisa

Squestion

July

perfiend.

right

thin

disseronto

favor of cute

Comanty

Pete ytan

Recreoon if the trade with

Canton is dungeons.

это зводу что у ти

topless name levere.

Perhaps

Led. Broker

keine Paper?

might

Mireil

Board of Tr

Copy.

in 1888 China.

London hod. 18. 184).

My Lord.

Javnil

avail of the permission Your Londhif

Granted me when I hack the honour of an intervies on the 15th mot to put down in writing suck points Connected with China matters, as appear time of interest, to submit to Get Lordship's consideration Before doing so, I beg to repeat what Istated & your Lordship, that owing to my business connection in this country having failed through the actual Commercial pressure, the affairs of my shine House are so involved therein that Thave no longer direct or active interest in the Chine Trace, & my experiences will not lead me

Suck it.

any

again

Stake the liberty of making this explanation of

drvist my remarks from the

onus

of a personal motion or partiality. There are two points in our position withel hina which, more than others Seem to claim the solicitude of all parties. Connected with owrthina relations biscount Palmerton G. C. K.

Forst. The very unsatisfactory & insecure state of our interests at Canton, owing to the hostile feeling of the populace against Foreigners. Second - The hope entertained by all engaged Tracks, or interested in Hongkong, that

in our Track, a

H.M. Ministers will grant measures of relif to the British Trade with fine generally, & to

the merchants & others connected with that Voland.

I advert to the first point merely to exprase my

humble opinion that in the Event of an expedition against Cantons a blockade of that hity would for several cagento reasons br. the best mode of hostilities, the moot effective & most merciful. I may not presume to go

into military details but I take leaves to amund 4r. Lordship that

hater

Canton is dependent on the surrounday communications & country, for its cupply of thee, Fuel, & Salt and I am well adirsed in atating that the desily use of tics in that city

is not less than six hundred thousand caller (each 1/3 th]) Wheat artich being the almost exclusive food of the people but however anquestionable the success of W. the Forces; and attended as it would be, with a salutary lefon

to the lawlep part of the tubabitants: with fresh reverations can a

only

ailized feeling

& treatment towards Foreigeers, be looked for

treal difficulties & at Cantow; and the

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مند

to think

inconveniences would cauain, or be only very partially removed at beavy cost or outlay by But : Subjects; and after well weighing tuse matters, & beg to sabaut to Go Lordship the following Maggestion which I presume may meet the two pouits under notice viz.

That as by the violence of the Canton Mob x people, the treaties & engagements as regards lity have been rendered wall, & as trade or residence at tautow are otteraris surrounded

that

with difficulties, that place becoming of daily lep importance to both tations, as a Chancel of trade: That on H. th. Ministers deeming it fit to make a reduction in the duty on teas, theore from Canter should continue Opay the 2/2 /wpth itteat any

reduction ebould only be on shipments

madi

LTE

Board of Trad

made at thaughan, heupps, toochowfoo, Amoy, & Hongkong" whereby

we might defend in our own Port as the channel of our trade of the Souths of China, in place of Canton, & each a measure Thumbly think would not only be of fostering importance to Bin't : Interests, but would rapidly convert that Colony into the most valuable Grown popepsion of the lact. If it should not be expedient for H. M. Ministers at once to make the considerable reduction in Pea duty which is prayed for in some quarters. I take leave to sabout the following as a scale of reduction which convenient to the Revenue, & of service to the public vis : from the above four chemiese Vorts & from Hongkong duty on teas cuffed

after 5th of April 1848 @ 1/od fritte

1849@ 1/

1850 @ 1/40.

1854 @ 1/2 1852 @ 1/

& teceforward - But should it not be

convenient to make

any

suay

reduction at present thew I would take the liberty to suggest for the sake of the important objects required that an additional duty of copect the present 2/2 1/4 Fille dould be bored

по

{

all dans shiffed in the Canton River

after the 5th of April 1848.

ка

I am spopinion that so far from the Chinese Authorities taking unbrage

at the shipments from Canton bring

is dratt with, they would welcome

such a measure

as relieving them

from the insurmountable difficulters

of their position, viz : their intere

mability to carry

the Treaties and

out as

regards

Canton

ements with

agreements

Britain for Trade and residener at that part, in consegurner ofthe

mobeat offosition of the popular

Facil

Board of Trac

ему

aviliged

treatment towards

Forrigners and against any beality.

for sesurs

ard

bring

sold or tensed tous for

barrhouses, Purial Grounds, or for

exercise or recreation.

Я ваня не

(signed) Krunghe Barker.

Sir,

2059. Hongkong.

Foreign Oppier

2017

December 17. 1847.

RECOR

I am directed by

Viscount

Palmeraton to transmit to you

berewith Copies

of.

a Despatch and

172

its mclosures received from tir

John Davis reepreting

ertain

proceedings before the supreme

Court at

Кога

không đông

Chinese Junk

in the matter

ak run down

by a thitish Merchant theamer

Merivale Egre

!!!

Board of

in the Canton River. The owner

reduced to

of the Junk being beggary by this calamity sought

ая

in the Supreme

his ranedy bust against. rccasioned the tops of the Nepel,

ainst the parties who

and be applied, in consequence

of his destitute circumstances,

to be allowed to sue in forma

hauperis.

The Chief Justice

decided against this afflication,

Deet 10.

and thereby debarred the

debarred the Chiness

thereby

Plaintiff from redreps. But the

Law Officers of the Crown, to whom the matter was referred by

Lord Palmerston, have reported,

as will be seen

by the inclosed

Letter, that the Chinese owner

ought to have been allowed to

sur in forma hauperis.

and

Under these circumstances I

request that in

laying

the

: ALYANA

the enclosed Papers before Cart frey you will call his lordships

particular attention to the

proceeding of the Chief Justice,

which has thrown upon the

which

aught to

Mr Larkins,

Public a charge have been horse by the offending Party: for it

would

have been

highly

discreditable to the British

national character, and

injurious

injurions therefore to our national

Interests to have allowed the

unjust decision

Mr. Chief Justier

Hulme to deprive the Chinese

Flaintiff of all compensation

for his sopes; and therefore

Sord Palmerston has fett it

recekary

to authorige Sir John Davis

to hay to the Chinese Owner the

full

A amount

I am, sir, Jam.

of his top.

Your most obedient

humble servant

Atanley

New Nevivate_

This is the case of a Chinese Junk ann sour in the Canton River by a British Merbaut. By: an bedinance prefect in 2004 the Courts of Justice at Hong Kong hire purisolution

over

As Mr. Subjects within the domcisions of the Emperor of China. The Crown lawyers have divided

that the Chief Justice was

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brong in defusing to

peorich the plaintiff to sue in forma pauperis "

Be artainly appears to have formed his decision on. hearsay a ex parte evidence, the at the same time, it is to be quesumed thick he is the besh Image of the degree of credibility to be attached to the evidence of witnesses examined before lun.

Seich Daris inclores the tref's of an Eecliname to transfen

Cated

the Semiscliction in certain ce four the

Supreme Supreme Court at Hing thing to the Consuels, & remarks, without this, there and be res justice for chinese subjects"." It is ach my

from interes to call in

the

to call in

clean shutter

question the justice a impartiality of the Judge on querely to an unply the difficulty experienced

the attendance of Witnesus

by chinese in severing the attendaver

faron- gl

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до

in their

285

23 Beer 49

Mr. Dawes

This is a case which seems to require

some nonce, chiefly from the circumstance that the Foreign Office bring an imputation of "injustice" against a Colonial judge.

The dalis are worth attentions. On the afte

June, a Steamer belonging to dong. Strong

can down a Chinese Salt. boat in the Canton Waters. A claino

was made for justice by the owner to the Consul. As the cam claimed was above 300 dollars, he

was wirred in the fudge at ting ting, before shone he accordingly went.

It seems that, without

any

immunica:

: how with the Goolt, he put his case in the hands of a danzen, and jursueded to present a Petitioner to

one in forma pankeris. Of course the judge, receivin

Board of Tra

such a

Petitions, could

any ordinary

cave

only

drad with it as in

Leliveen man and

man,

without reference to the Chinaman's character as à freigner. He decided against the Affilications. The affidaviti are annexed. And I think at this distance, it so. be rack for any from merely reading them, whether he was

a panker, or a

Cunning

one

4 pronounce,

really

Fader who was anxions

om Law

Ни

to avail himself of the provisions of on I get chraf justice, without much regard to his

outh.

The refusal to allow the Chinese to ine

writes

sin formia pauperis, look place on August 4th - Du Aug. 10th the Chinese Commissioner Reging to die John Davis, a detailed account of the accident. statis that sie J. Pavis in a

in a Public Letter had

Directed that the Consul should order loses from collisions to be made good to the Chinese defferers (of which not one

word appears in the Public

notifications annosed) and afflies for an indemnifica.

tion. hot

sie word

previous applications.

Judge Hulme at Hong Kong. Keying heats it as

a fresh complaint. Whether this was a supchassion

some piece of cunning

on his part - or owing

The Chinese plaintiff -

Mlags of Offer -

_ or to more accidental

we cannot

say.

Sie John Baris,

however, answers, on the 23? by saying

Strangely,

somewhat

that this matter was brought to mis

asce.

• "notice, and measures have been laten for

•taining

the amount yea, and that the owner,

"bing a poor man, will not pay any expences." It

It i

virg

add, is the matter had

indred been brought to his notice", that he had

not ascutained that the Chinese Plaintiff had been put out of count three weeks before. However, on learning this, Sie John Davis, instead

of neognizing that he had been misted wither by his own regligence, so the differeftive of

neil

Board of Tra

The Chinese, falls into a passion with the hedge,

who, whether he decided right or wrong,

in a

decided

matter clearly within his competency,

which there were

he was

sing

conflicting Affidavits, and on

obliged to decide one way

which

the other

Of the subsequent measures for repay:

Art

they

ara

the Chinaman, I say nothing, Approved by the Foreign Office. The Law Advisers

other

The Gown being consulted, sport, among things, that the Chinese ought to have been

allowed to one as a

not mean

is in a

this

ал

pauper." Of

course

they

до

propositions of law, as it

Judge's discretions to grant, or repute, the

Application. I apprehend them to mean, that

the judge ought not to have allowed the

defendant to interfere by Darwing Showing

cause against the application. That is certainly conchary b English practice, which ordinarily is to grant the Plaintiffs Affidavit. But, then,

Simply

England, it is always open to this Defendant

to move to dispanserize thie Plaintiff : so that the same point w. have been brought before the

Judge, only in another

way.

Such an Inch

ingularity

of practice, or cather bariance from our practise, certainly does not deserve the name of an unjust "Decision"; and I find nothing whatever in the facts to warrant it. I therefore, cannot but think, that the Foreign Offhis may

have adocted

something of die John Paris's tone, without being

The stati of things

so well aware, as

we are,

between him and Judge Hulme.

I feel it the enore

necessary

is make

these remarks now, because there is so sunch

The latter

reason to expect that the conduct Functionary in his Office will soon be canrafted

in various respects.

The Foreign Office thin suljorn

Ordinance, of which the Law Officers approve,

which transfers the jurisdictions, in the first histance, in thise cases, from the huge at

Kong Hong to the Consul, making the judge

Board of Tra

Court

of Appeal.

I am not sure whether the

Foreign Office ought not, in thickness,

to have

submitted this Ordinance to Lord Grey before they

sent it to the Law Offices,

positions of

as it affects the

Colonial judge though in respect of

- jurisdiction between British subjects and foreigners. However, as they approve of it,

nothing need be said: though, otherwise, I ok?, perhaps, have questioned the utility of a Count

of Appeal in such cases,

considering that the

judge in hardly, likely to be a Lawyer of such

Distinctions.

tom.

Fur 23. The whole.

concluded. His fond qu

the Chine

fudge in cond

is condemned,

compensates, & beca

jurisdiction within to exercint

the purge in similar

array.

tation

прос to fear am, laustioned

way these has been by Land Salman in

kat

the dune offien

hash tabern

persely. But I cannot wron

in this remach esteet Palmenn

that he

division y tu hoge defund.

the

the Chinaman face compensation.

Call them the page dire

his application to me

othe

lefen the facts ster

given teen condent ythe Judge

to expos

Panfa.

Jony

but wonnant the opinio spursed. he Fu: office is quite

austing

commented with the Juge c

his quously with the frd.

agreeing with be. becivace that

likely

to hav

W. Hulme, it is important that in a

injustice

in which

has suffered when

g he holy

that it shaved be fully explained to

Lal P. kist af

Icarly

the present statement

the imputation

hive. I thumper

hebt.

of injustine

cast upon

приг

with totiinsale.

I conan in this spind" _ Ish also conceive that instead

of antheraging die 1. Davis to pay the amount des

of it i have been perfectly possible to cance Plaintiff to be informed that

low with menned in

any

the Chines

reasonable & moderati

prosents his claim we be paid by the

Josh Govt such an assurance

Whave removed

any diffi=

culty in Stains the series of a member of the legal profess" in bring the case beforthe count. - b. 29/

ing

Board of

と

The Right Now. bl.

E. J. Stanley

Forwarded.

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Md. Merivale

Mr. Hawes

Earl Grey

ед

Colonial Offic

3 Jarch. 1848 Sie

Jan-1848

I and

11. Jang. 1848

and disclid boy

achnowledge gour

Laul Grey

Letter

of Dech 19th,

Enclosing this copy of a Pechinlich ne?

freine the. God. of King Kong,

John Paris, respecting arlan's fron

:ceedings before the Supreme Count

at dong hing,

Chruise Junk

in the matter

24 n

of "

brow by a

Bribih Merchant Steamer is the

Canton River, with its Enclosures;

and the report of

the Queen's

Edercat and Atte

Attorney

and solicitor

Board of

}

General on teose proceedings, and on

a draft Ordinance, prepared bech

John Davis, which thing certifi

Fin

s be

inrrect and

proper,

and

which

Plaintiff

this case,

case, being

bering satis.

M. Hawes

Land Palmet wie Ascheroves.

The Ordinance, and thie pro-

: cendings" of Sie phe Davis, in respect

How will in fron and sagt

of the reimbursement of the Chinese Minute (scparate duriti

factory

to Land Palmerston, Land

Gray has no intention to offer

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any observation wow, wither, through

2059 W. King) that he thinks

different course might have.

been more

expedient; but as the

transactions is now gone by ';

was not sure that Lord Grey

wished this opinion to be

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com =

he other not think it we have been different to import rennicated to the Prangin Offein

a different come of Incuding by which the merits of

In end might brave been brought to beat their life a byl tiebunal

the

The only passage in your

hiệu

Letter to which Lord Guy fuels

binselfen bruund te aderit (micrunch

Am.

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as it affects the charache of a Gentleman holding a righe judicial

Silnation under this Department) is,

that in which

speak of que such

"injurt decisions of diet. Chris ferui

"Huline". and Gay does not ful

intrified that language, conveging

So demons an

impintahins, is allogether

warranted, wither by the facti

the

Cate

for as

before

hime, or by the Resort

Pasjerty's Law Renters

appears

Ber

that many

dags before this interference of Com

missioner Raying on behalf of

Incil

Board of Ti

the Chinese Plaintiff, that purtow

had beer advised to commence

proceedings

in this Supreme Court,

and to avail himself of

provision of

on Law in favour

of poor suitors, by pulitioning

be allowed to one in forma pauperis,

rede

Deaton Came

pelition

Justice Stalme as

before Chief

matter-of

of course.

The Law Advisers report, that the

Pelition ought

to have been ad-

mitted; mishad of which the

hedge allound the Befendant

against it, and

to shew cause

rejected it. But, although this

have been incorrect, according

mag

to Suglish practice, get, according

both to practie and

prachen and reason,

defendant must have been admitter

at one stage

or another to sherd,

if he could, that the Plaintiff

wat

do pauper, and thus to protict

himself from the conseguenced of

the Affilications, ramely

: privation of

of sucess.

Min de=

his costs in case

The affliction to

sue in forma pauperis is to the

disactions of

tie Cont alge

Board of Ti

the judge must, in one

་

form

another, have decided the questions.

And and grey cannot feel that

The Evidence before him entitles

hind to pronounce, whether the

Chinese Plaintiff

Penher,

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wat

Gaming

really

Gradu

deserons to avail himself of

The facilities of

our

Law

the

cheap method of a false affidarit:

:whow which issue the questini

this pushin or injushie of the

decisions defunds

The Judge's Heden in datid

stand perhaps it is importante

& a

understanding

char underst

of the farts &

the case

to remark, that this

[ of

August the 4th. On the 1846

this dame mouth, Commifterner

Keying wiles to tie John

Espiching

Davis

heals

this case, which he hääli

Entirely

ang

fush

one

withioul

intimating that this applications

to ine in forma pauperis had been

already

made and rejected.

bin

Hohe Davis unphis that "Uhe

matter was

Konpet ander his

Kought

"notice, and measures have se

"Taher "yes" and that

The owner

of the Salt jush, bing a prom "wow, with not pay ang

Law

Board of Ti

"Expences"?"

Sie the Paris

...

had been pognizant of this fact

known that the

Lupe know

Judge, rightly or wrongly, and

decided that the owner was

not a "from

before.

Ferlinghet

and certainly posith that the rexalions of

din the arid at finding that

a decisione had aheadqutaben

place, in a matter is which

he had thus, we

his igumar

Inorance,

Conferomised himself in consponder

with Keying, mining have com.

It is Merepre to be

chend that tho

decision of the peop

42. in me way.

contianakin of any fuesimely,

cxpusul trinio of the Sorrena,

deusion of

the Judge Lad, aftenally,

bee come to semnal days Iifne the matter use hought under the notice of Reging;

Commissions

fortnighete that Kemping

Keeping

and that it was a after the decision that mast his application on

The sulgurte to Sir). Bari's, in which application he

whatem of sage erthing periour judgment of the Cont. It is char therefre

of my

that there could have hem

he intention on

the hast

of the page to at himself

in opportion to the

Comunsure of the fores.

municated confe additional Ettrach,

-F

to his sentiments and langnahl

kinh

respecting the Chief Jushin

Lind Gay has felt hirsilly

called

to make these few ob=

:servations, because,

he behaves,

as hi

Annd Palmerston is aware there

have long

bean unfortionali tifferenc

beliven the Cake God of Hong Kong

and the thief Justice, and is thie

Event

any long

charger being de

of any

- Liberality bought against the

lake, it deems important tial

unfavourable judgment old not be Mommand postions of his conduct should

Board of T

at Gabija, enlcht efon ample

Evidence.

I have yea

lop

in 2039 Hongkong.

INC. 17

1347

hitora, Hongkong hept. 21

1847

A. 172.

The Lord

The

20 M

I any brefatch N. 69. of the

1846.

of hay. Ms. to the addref of

: the Earl of therdeen I stated that

I had succeeded after much trouble

from keying the

obtaining from

bergnition of the right of British

es, and that

Steamers trarry cargast,

Chrise

I had alloyed the fears ofthe Anise kimister as to danger of damage

to Chinese Vepels, by an apurance Niscount Falmerston J. C.B.

that

that proper care should be enforced

Law. The same Despatch contained

heyhaw.

the annexed notice to British

hulpett, stating my

trust and

belief that there would be no

occasion for the interference of law

authority to enforce due caution

and forbearance in the management

Steam lepels.

to my

In any to

dettes & Consul hacgregor,

also inclosed in that Dexpatch,

Istated

desire to prevent

injary

injury

to our

present relations with

China, by the carelepres

геверлер

arisconduct of the Caductors of

Steamers, and added" should you "consider that the existing

state

the law is insufficient for the

of the

most complete coercion

harties, I shall be

meet the case

of auch

quite ready

additional

by any

or fecial legislation :

A case

Leurre in

occurred. On the 21t

injary at length of August I

receiund the instored from Keying,

who

who no doubt relied on

apeurands арига

that compensation should be made

to Chinese dufferers. Of enquing

amount.

barnt that, being above the arwant

500. Dollars, the claim had been

of 500

referred by the Consul to the

lupreme burt, and that as the

Chinese Plaintiff baggery by the top of this Cargo,

was reduced to

he had brought avidence of the

Lume

and would sur in forma hauperis, that is fire of conts.

Ялина

glad to

announce the same

каже

to keying by the meloned note, in

лер

reply to which I received the handsome acknowledgment annexed.

Your Lordship

may judge of

Any

disappointment and vecation

that the Colonial

decovering

Judge, M. J. W. Helme, hard defined

де the Chinese bufferee fall chance of

otterning particl, by preventing his

during

in forma hauteris, and

thes, effectually

shielded. M. Larking

from

17004

100

from the consequences ophis act,

repreting which the

wheed the strong evidence

of ueneral sea. paring lighshmen

will be found unclosed.

The annexed papers will shoo

that M. Hulme had us better ground for this pereceding ther the heaveny

loidance

Mur hackin's own steward,

of the

and her Larkin's personal declaration

that the Chinese Plainting had recovered his repel, but not his Cargo, which was all metted.

سكر

6.11.

Your Lordship will the amare

that I had obtained for this same

Bollars

he hacking the sum of 700 balears

you

forme the Chinese Jovernment on the

were at

lost

allegation of his having

bythe temporary

A that amount

detention of his Steamer at Canton.

The petition ofthe Chinese Plaintiff and the english liidence in his case

are annexed Athis.

bnder the circumstances of any

repeated pledges theying on the

bubject

101

lubject of damage from thramers, and this wanton denial of pistice

to a Chinese herbgest

on the part

of her Hulme, I shall be driven for

the sake of the national Character

ве

and the preservation ofour amicable

relations to make good the value

of his salt to the Chuese lufferer,

under t200.

an amount something under

wonething

but to provide the only effectuat

future, I have prepared an Ordinance,

of which I beg & inclose the Craft, empowering the Consuls at the & Ports, with the aid of Apepers,

to dreide wits above the value of

500. Dollars, subject however to

an affeal to the supreme Court. without this there will be no

justice for Chimice

I have de

subjects.

(signed) J. F. Davis.

remedy

and cafequard for

the

future

ار

сори

1847

Hong Kong, Left: 21. Lir John 7. Davis

rink

No. 172. 12 halosures

The case of a

halt

Sown by the

лим до

" Corsair.

in 20.59 Houghong

DEC. 17

1847

102

No. 13.

Diplomatic Department.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, &c., &c., makes known for the general information of the British Community, that his correspondence with the Chinese Minister in relation to Commercial Steamers has terminated in His Excellency Keying acquiescing in the right of such vessels to carry merchandise, as well as passengers and letters. As the reluctance of the Chinese Government to the increase of this species of traffic has arisen principally from a not unreasonable apprehension of danger to its own subjects in the crowded vicinity of trading cities, His Excellency the Plenipotentiary sees the absolute necessity of holding steam vessels of all descriptions under the most effective control, with a view to preserving unimpaired the existing rights under the Treaty, as well as promoting the establish- ment of good feeling between the subjects of the two nations. He trusts and believes that there will be no occasion whatever for the interference of authority; but, in case of need, the existing law is sufficient for enforcing either compensations for civil injury, or penalties on account of criminal negligence or aggression.

By Command of His Excellency,

A. R. JOHNSTON.

Victoria, Hongkong, 18th May, 1846.

Inclosure I in despatch 172 of 1867.

{

Printed Nolice

merchant Steamers.

DEC. 17

1847

2059 Honghong

103

Keying, High Imperial Commissioner,

sends the following

following communication. An assistant revenue officer--- reported, that Yang leen king an officer

belonging to this port stated, that he chartered a vessel to bring fall to this... place, and having taken in a full cargo of 900 bags, he arrived on 10

10th

day of 5th month ( 22nd June) at the custom house. He had not yet -

unloaded it, when

19t

the evening of 17

(24th June) in the second watch English Steamer all at once ran foul of

Crew

the fall junk, and sank her. The fortunately pimped into the water to

save their lives, and were rescued by the

vessels close to, on

hearing

their

cry.

but-

could not save the salt, which melted

and was

entirely lost . An officer of the

104

eastern custom house was ordered, on

being informed of this accident, to

investigate the affair.

as is on record.

The Sall on board had been previously paid for by the merchant, on receiving it from the manufacturer, and as he can not now recover his outlay, he humbly asks for

On examining

indemnification .

the master of this...

vessel, Seany king show, his evidence

agreed with that

with that of the merchant.

The Captain of the Steamer

Kei lih (?) and her owner

Lese?

were

therefore informed, that nine hundred bags with Salt, costing 1080 dollars. had been lost, morcover the vessel valued at 4.20 dollars the former not including 375 dollars, paid to the manufacturer, and each of these items ought to be made good.

The

owner of

the Steamer shewed his readiness to make

...

good the loss, having duly acknowledged

the

same. Such

transmilled.

was

I now find

the Honorable Envoy,

of the Ping

woo

the Statement

on examination that-

on 237 day 4 month

187 year (18th,

May 1846) stated in a public letter, that if Steamers

did

any damage to native craft, the Conoul would order the loss to be made good, and words to that effect.

The said merchant, and the master of the junk, which by the Meamer's

running against her, was sunk, having no means of recovering

of recovering their loss, beg

that they may

receive an indemnification.

Their deposition

deposition on examination

correct, I thought it

proving

duty to

it my duty

communicate this subject to the Honorable

Envoy, to order the Consul to settle this___

affair, after due consideration .

Whilst wishing you every.

Board of

happiness, Taddress this communication

His Excellency, Her Britannic Majesty's

Plenipotentiary Sir John F. Pair's Bart. Vc Jr. V...

Laoukwasy 37 Year 7 % month 8 day.

(18th August 1847). Rec : 31th instant

True Translation,

(Signed) Charles Gutzlaff,

Chinese Secretary

True Copy

AR. Johnston

105

Inclosure 2 in despatch 172 of 1867.

}

His Excellency,

DEC. 17

1847

2009 Hongkong. 106

Victona, Hongkong, 23 %. August 1847.

I have received your Excellencys

note concerning indemnity to the

of a halt- jurk.

Owner

Steamer.

jurk run down by

by a

This matter was brought to my

notice, and measures

have been taken.

for ascertaining the exact amount of

owner

damage, and compelling the of the Steamer to make good the whole

The owner

of the Salt junk, being a

poor man, will not pay any

expenses, according

of the English Laws.

.Accept the

Law

the liberal spirit

assurances

(signed) I. F. Davis.

True Copy.

Keying, High Imperial Commissione,

AR. Johnston

run down by the Steamer indemnity to Salt Sunk

note from Keying requiring

• "Corsair."

và 2009 trong động

107

Keying High Imperial Commissioner,

sends the following reply to a letter of the Honorable Envoy, respecting

Sall junk

k nen

run down by a Steamer (Iere follows the substance of that despatio

When the above reached me

the

Greal Minister, I was sufficiently convinced of the justice with which the Honorable Envoy manages matters, as well as

of the compassionate regard

towards the poor. The owner

of the

Salt junk will feel extraordinary gratitude for the favor sheen. Having directed an

officer of

the Salt department to communicates

to him the contents, I send this reply

you

to the Honorable Envry, and wish much happiness, whilst addressing the

same

the Owner of

Sir John Daves in reply,

the Steamer

good the loss. will be compelled to make.

Inclosure. 3 in despatch 172 of 1847.

108

His Excellency Her Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary Sir

John J. Davis Bart &c. &c Je

: Jaoukwang 27th year, 7 th month, Wt day. (31th August 1887) Received 2 th Sept

True Translation,

(signed) Charles Gutzloff

Chinese Secretary.

True Copy,

Inclosure 4 in despatch 172.0f 1847.

20894. Kong

109

In the Supreme Court of Hongkong.

DEC.

1847

To His Honor John walter Hulme, Chief Justice of Her Majesty's Supreme Court of Nongtong. The humble petition of Leong. sow. hop Boatmaw at present residing

Sheweth,

victoria

That on the twenty ninth day of June last. Your Petitioner's Salt Sunk containing

Cargo of Salt to the value of

and

Eighty dollars

was

lying

one thousand

at anchor in

the Canton River, when the Steam-boat.

"Corsair " / of which Thomas Larkins of victoria is the Owner) ran foul of your

petitioner's vessel and thereby sunk her.

Your Petitioner further saith that thro' the charity of some of his friends he has been able to raise his boat, which has lustained considerable damage, but that.

all her

carso

100

lost, and your.

Petitioner

Keying

acknowledging

receipt of Inclosure. N? 3.

Trad

110

saith he is now unable to release the said

Boat from

the Carpenters

who undertook to

repair her, having lost all the property

was

possessed of his boat sunk.

in the world at the time

Your petitioner further saith that he laid his complaint before the English Consul. at Canton but without being able to obtain

relief Your Petitioner therefore seeks to

before this Honorable Court,

bring

the case

but from the losses he has sustained he is

the

the means of paying the

unable to procure Expenses of this court or

employing

his action against the

Attorney to carry on said Thomas Larkins

Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays Your Lordship that he

may

be allowed to commence an

action as a

pauper against the

said Thomas Larkins for

recovery of the sum of one

thousand eight hundred and

seventy five dollars being the..

amount

the losses he has

sustained; and that horcoll

D'Esterre Parker Attorney may

assigned to him as his Attorney

to prosecute the same. (I'd ) in Chinese (haracters

Sworn this Thirly first

day of July 1847.

Before me

Leong-low-hop.

(Sat) J. Smith

(I'd)

A Commt. &c.

I. S.

True Copy

Pliff's Attorney

horcolt L'Esterre Parker

Victoria.

Blouce 5. in

in 2009 thong

DEC. 17

1847

111

In the Supreme kourt

of Hongkong.

The joint and several affidaits of Leong - sow-hop Boatman at present residing in Victoria and Shun-Soo and Mun-cheong of Victoria householders. And firstly this

Deponent Seong- sow hop for himself saith that he has sustained loss and damage to the amount of One Thousand Eight hundred and seventy five dollars by

reason

of his boat being sunk by the Steamer " Corsair," "Thomas Parkins owner and that

in consequence there of he is not possessed of fifty Dollars or property to that amount

excepting

his wearing apparel and such recover from

sum of money as he

may

the said Thomas Larkins as

compensation for the loses he has sustained. and that he is now unable to pay

the

In the 'upreme Court

ý trong nông

Leong sow-hop

Larkins.

as pauper.

Petition

to Que

Court Fees required in the conduct of an

against the said Thomas Sarkins

action

and these Deponents Shun-Foo and

Mun- cheong for themselves jointly and

that they swear that

severally swear

are householders

in Victoria and that they know Seong-

-sow-

-hop and are well aware

of the losses he has lately sustained by reason of his boat being sunk and that in consequence there of he is not worth to these Deponents' knowledge fifty dollars nor is he possessed of property to that amount

saving and excepting such sum of money

the said Thomas Larkins is liable to

хо

pay him for the loss and damages he has sustained as in his petition are set forth.

Sworn on this thirty

first day of July 1847

the contents of this

Affidavit having been

Leong-

sow-

hop .

first interpreted in the Chinese Language to the said Deponents by Apolinario Guitières who had been

duly sworm to interpret

Before

the same

mer

(Sd) F. Smith

A Comm V.

Shun - Too.

Mun - cheong.

112

Chinese Signature

Chinese

Signatures

I hereby certify that Seory-sow hop

has a good Larkins

cause of action

of action against Thomas

31 July 1847

(Ld) bhas Molley Campbell.

L. 8.

Chinese

Signature.

True Loopy

Norcoll D'Côterre Parker

Altomey

Victoria.

halore 5. in 172.

Between

2059 14.Kong 113

DEC. 17

1847

In the Supreme Court of Hongstong. Leong-sow-hop

Thomas Larkins .

Norcoll D'Esterre Parker of Victoria

Gentleman maketh oath and saith that he

the second day of August

this Deponent did. on

Thomas Larkins the above-named

Defendant with a true Copy of the Indee's

Instant serve

Lude

Summons for leave for Leong - low: hop above

In the Supreme Court of Hongkong.

Seong sow-hop

Larkins .

as pauper.

to sue

Affidavit

named to Que in

forma pauperis by leaving

the same at the Office and place of businces

the said Thomas Larkins in victoria

with the Clerk of the said Thomas Larkins to whom this Deponent showed the Original.

Sworn before

me this fourth

Day of August A. D. 1847

Sid) J. Smith

True Copre

2d) N. D. Parker

A Commz Ft.

AR. Bhuston

L. S.

Leon-zow-hop

Larkins.

114

In the Supreme Court of Houghtong.

}

Let the Defendant his Attorney

Agent

attend The Honorable The Chief.

Justice at his Chambers at the hour of

Twelve of lock Noon on

Wednesday the

み

why the

4 th August Instant to show cause

Plaintiff in this cause should not be permitted

to Que in forma Pauperis

and

why Mr.

N. D'E. Parker Gentleman should not

все

appointed his Attorney

Dated this 2t day of August 1847.

Id, J. Smith

Depre Registrar

I. S.

True Copy

N.Rr. Johnston

in.

WRCED

DEC. 17 1847

2059, Houghing 115

In the Supreme Court

gì trong phóng s

Seong sow. hop - Plaintiff

Thomas Larkins - befendant

Thomas Larkins of victòria in the island of Hongtong

of Hongtong Gentleman the above named Defendant maketh oath and laith that the balt Lunk alleged by the above named Plaintiff, to have been sunk and

damaged by the "Corsair " Steamer on the, 29th day of

June last is and for some

time last past has been raised to the

surface of the water and is now

afloat

and Deponent verily believes that the same is in the possession of the said Plaintiff or his servants on his behalf. Sworn at victoria aforesaid Sd) J. Larkins

this fourth day of August A.D. 1847

I l'a) J. Imith

A. Comment: &e.

(L.S.

True Copy

(Signed) N.D. 7. Parker.

| Sd) N. D. P. Parker

in 20

2039 không hồng

RECEIVEL

DEC. 17

1847

116

In the Supreme Court of Hongkong

Leong low. hop__Plaintiff,

Thomand Larkins

-Defendant.

William James Strang of victoria in the island of HongKong Purser of the "Corsair " Steamer maketh oath and saith That on Tuesday the third day of August

instant. he

was

informed by

one Attuck

that Leong-low-hop of Canton the party

now

applying

to This Honorable Court for leave to sue in formã pauperis is

lo a

person possessed of considerable property, at Cantow aforesaid That the said Leong sow-

hop has

in an extensive shop

and trading concern in

Cantow aforesaid and that the said

China street within

concern is now carried on

by a partner of

Dated 4.th Ausf 1847.

Larkins

ato

Leong-low-hop

Filed 9 the

Defendant.

| Affidavit of

I. S.

August 1867.

Coley and Gaskell

Left's Attorneys

Victoria

Melodance. 5. in 172

the said Leong-sow. hop That he the

said Attuck resides at Canton aforesaid and is a mutual friend of the said

Leong-

Low-

hop

and his said copartner

trade and that he was requested and

deputed by the said copartner of the

Low: hop to come over to

said Leong. Hongkong aforesaid

and settle on

Copartnership

injury alleged

order to arr

behalf of the said

concern

arrange

respecting the

have been done by the

said. "Corsair steamer to a certain salt junk the property of the said Copartnership concern and deponent further saith that he verily believes such information to be true That he has been informed by several other credible persons residing Canton aforesaid that the said

Row - hop is

Leong-

is a man

of property

and Deponent verily believes that the

said Leong-sowshop is possessed of property

to a considerable amount in value and

117

Deponent further saith that by visiting Cantow aforesaid he would be enabled to

adduce additional evidence as to the said

Leong-

sow - hop's pecuniary circumstances

and deponent further saith that he hath been instructed by the said Thomas Larkins to enquire into the pecuniary

circumstances of

the said

Leong-

low_

deponent

-hop at Canton aforesaid and intends forthwith proceeding to Cantow

at resaid in order to make such

enquiries and Deponent lastly

Deponent lastly saith that

the said Leong-

sow. hop resides at

sow-hop

Canton aforesaid within the. Dominions

of the Emperor of China.

Sworn

at Victoria aforesaid

Strang.

the fourth day of August / Sd) W. I Sang

ine

a. D. 1847. before

(Sd) J. Smith

A Comm? &c.

True Copis

I. S.

L.S.

Mulosice 5 in 172

(Sd) Z. S.

in 2059 Hongkong. 118

In thi

DRC.17 1947

Pupreme Court of Hongkong.

Leons.

low

hop

Larkins. Upon reading the affidavits of Thomas Larkins and william James.

Strang I order that this Summons be-

dismissed and that the costs of and occasioned by the opposition thereto be costs in this cause.

Dated the 4th day of August. 1867. (Sd) John Walter Hulme.

Chief Justice.

Dated 14th August 1847.

L.S.

True Copy

AR. Ghuston

Lleft's Attre

1: essrs Coley & Gaskell

Inclosure 5. in 172

DEC 17

War

•

2039 W. Rong 119

To His Excellency Sir John Francis Davis, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Seland of Hongkong, Her Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary and thief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China .

The Humble Petition of Seong- ser-hop-

a dubject of the Comperer of China Humbly sheweth

That your Petitioner was Owner " a salt Junk by which he and his family

thirteen in number gained their livelihood. That on the twenty second day of June last he received a bargo of Nine hundred Bags of Sall on board the Junk, and proceeded therewith to the Western Customs

Station on

the Canton River and there

remained in company

with other sall

Junks at anchor until the twenty ninth

Leong

Court.

the Supreme of Hongtong.

low

Larkins

I dismissing

hop, The Chief Justice's Order

Jummons.

Tel...

day of June last, on the night of which day about nine o'clock the steam vesel "Corsair came rapidly up the river from Whampoa and ran · foul of Your Petitioner's Sunk thereby making a large hole in her side which caused her to fill with water- Your Petitioner tried hard to save her - but could not - and she soon after sunk - At the time Your Petitioner told the ___ Captain of the Steamer that with his _

every thing.

boat he lost

That Your Petitioners Sunk at the

time this collision occurred was anchored

the stem and stern according to visual Custom and was in that part of the river where all sall boats usually

anchor : and that there was

• plenty of room for ... the Steamer to have passed at the other

side of the river from his boat. - where the

Steamer always passed before- and not- the Sunks that had their

come ar

among

120

anchors down, and therefore could not get out of the Steam vessel's way

Your Petitioner saith the loss he has sustained thereby is one thousand and eight hundred dollars, that his ____ friends and neighbours assisted him to -- raise the Sunk, but she is so much

injured Your Petitioner has no means

repairing,

or even

of raising her.

of repaying the expenses

That

the eighth day of July

last he presented

a Petition to the Consul

of your Country at Canton praying for -

Justice,

copy of which Petition tranolated by the English Interpreter is annexed herclo, that the Consul caused the matter to be examined into- and letters written to the

English Officers belonging to H. J. M. Steamer "Pluto" then lying off the British Factories. at banton enquiring

the truth of his Petition - As these, officers

were on

board

the Steamer "Corsair when she ran

down his Sunk who all returned for-

that the collision was occasioned

answer,

the Steamer "Corsair " in proof of which Petitioner sends with this the answers

also

writing of those officers as aler of

the British Conoul at Whampoa to the same effect.

That

Your Country's Consul applied to Captain Larkins the owner of the "Corsair "for redres, who refused giving any. And as the amount of Your

Petitioner's Claim exceeded. Five

hundred dollars the said Consul had

no power to interfere further.

That

Your Petitioner was

informed that at Hongkong those

mallers were clearly investigated, and English Law saw Justice done to the poor man without favor.

That Your Petitiones applied

را برای ما را با مواد میانی

to a

121

Lawyer Mr. Parker to obtain, redress, who when Petitioner told him of being reduced to beggary

wvas

now

informed that he should get some respectable, men who could

swear that they know of Your Petitioner's

when poverty an application would be

made to the Sudge of Hongking who would then allow Your Petitioner to -

commence p

· proceedings against Captain Tarkins for recovery of his losses, without. being liable to pay

the Court fees, or find

security for Captain Parkins' costs, which as Petitioner was not resident in Hongkong M. Parker told him he would otherwise be obliged to do.

That Your Petitioner thereupon

presented

a Petition and the sworne - evidence of two respectable Chinese Inhabitants of Hongkong to the said Sudge who ordered Captain Tarkins to appear before him, to show why your Petitioner's

prayer

should not be granted. · That thereupon the said leaptain Tarkins.

produced the evidence of Mr. Strary the Steward of the Steamer" "Corsair", an... English

man

who swore to transactions

inside the City of Canton that he could know nothing of, and said that he

heard from a Chinese living at Canton

that

Petitioner was not destitute.

Your Mr. Strang's evidence who

was

only told

believed in the

so by a China man was face of your Petitioner's evidence and the + evidence of two respectable Inhabitants of Hongkong, who of their own knowledge

knew

Petitioner's destitute state. Your But the Sudge would not believe your Pelitioner's Statement, not allow him to-

sue Captain Larkins without paying the bourt fees, Copies of these proceedings Petitioner sends herewith. Your Petitioner being therefore unable to obtain

obtain money

for such

a purpose is now with his

122

family left without means of subsistence. Your Petitioner therefore Humbly

prays Your Excellency will take his case under

your gracious

consideration- and as

the

Representative of your Country see Justice done to-Your

Petitioner.

True Copy

Leong-

sow-

-hop.

A.K Shuston.

الله الله

Chinese

Signature.

Inclosure 6 in despatch 172 of 1947.

DEC. 17

1 147

2059 H. Kong

A Petition

123

A petition about having innocently met with a misfortune, and containing an entreaty for commiseration.

I, Leong - sow-hop, a member of, the river population, together with the old and young people of both sexes of

my family, in all thirteen persons,

living by navigating a

gained our

vessel for transporting salt and in this capacity held a permit under the

title of Zung wei-lok.

In the 4f the mouth current.

Plenipotentiary.

to Her Majesty's

Petition of Leong-

low

5-hop

/11, the may to the 12 the June

1847)

took in a load of salt at Lei- cheong.

consisting in all of above goo bags.

вадо which I conveyed on the 22d June

to the western Custom's station of the Collector of the Salt Gabel, situated

on the river at a place named Ap-tun where I anchored.

After the setting of the watch the 29th June, the Steamer of your Great Country raw rapidly up the river

and I being unable to avoid her the

nexpectedly struck

and made a

large

salt boat

my hole in her side

I tried hard to save her, but could

not, and the immediately sunt. instantly told the Captain of the Steamer, who eaw my salt boat sinh, that I had lost every thing.

and day,

At that time my family suffered bitter distress, might being at nigghts obliged to crouch by

the sides

the river, without ___

anything to protect them against either wind or rain. Bitter tears flow from. the eyes of both males and females who lament. and weep over their

124

their lives being

destitution and misery; their lives and by day

endangered by night

I always think.

ор

the ancient

Tsung - Kaow who saved the ant which

had

fallen into the water and was afterwards elevated to the grade of (heong-une/ the highest literary rank),

also

luneshut

gow.

who Killed

and buried the snake and was

afterwards elevated to Tove-seong ( a

minister

state). Now, your Country.

has established doctors of medicine, and distributes physic here, and for a long time part has viewed the Chinese children, therefore your

her

own

riches

enjoy

future generations will and honors,

ory and

and splendor. Hence also, I without fear. trouble

Story

you with a statement, and beg for

Commiseration.

The total. quantity of salt

is above

900 вадо

which according to the prices then current of one dollar

and twenty cents, would amount to above 1000 (one thousand dollars).

Exclusive of the above there is

the salt which

the the money

at three

made

for drying per bag amounts to above two hundred

the

and seventy taels. Exclusive of above there was the outlay for raising

the salt boat out of the water and workmanship and materials for

repairing

her, amounting

to above

three hundred tails. The total amount:

the above three items is upwards

one thousand three hundred taels.

It le

seems to me that

I have

been innocently involved in this misfortune, I may humbly beg that. your honor, the British Consul, will order police runners to examine clearly into this business; and that

125

you will in accordance with strict,

me my

justice recover for

hard-earned

the

capital according to the preceding account, from the proprietor of Steamer in order that

my family

may again look on the heavens and the sun. This then will be in consequence of your Honor's having conferred on us your extreme. favor. Prostrate I present this Petition

before Your Honor's tribunal that

ло тел

you may grant that what is

be done.

necessary

I Leong- low.hop together

with my family prostrate present.

this petition.

8th July 1847.

A true translation

(signed) John A. J . Meadows

True Copy

Public Translator.

AK. Johnston

Inclosure 7 in despatch 172 of 1867.

Sir.

2039 Hongkong

DEC. 17 1847

C. Steamer "Pluts

126

Canton, 11th July 1817.

I have to acknowledge the receipt

of your letter of yesterday's date, accompanying the Petition of Leong-cow-hop and the statements of Captain Larkins and Mr Fischer, respecting the accident. to the Salt Sunk, which took place in this river on the 29

the seltimo.

are as

In reply to which, I think they

contradictory, as can possibly

expressed ; for

which

reason it, is

to give

impossible for me to

a decisive

lee

opinion, further than that it is evidently clear, that the accident was occasioned by the "Corsair coming contact with the halt Junk, or otherwir

2. F. C. Macgregor Esque

H. B. M. Consul.

Canton.

to Mr. Consul

Pelition of Leons-

Low

hop

macgregor.

forcing the Fast Boat. I which had been towing astern) upon her, must- have been the cause of the accident which happened to the Lunk.

1 Signed) Geo. 7. Airey

Commanding.

True Copy A.Kr. Johnston

127

Inclosure & in despatch 172 of 1867.

Sir,

in 2059, Hongkong 128

RECEIVED A DEC. 17

1347

H. C. S. V. "Pluto",

Canton., 13. July 1857.

I have the honor to acknowledge

receipt of your Communication covering documents relative to an accident which occurred to a Salt Sunk on this river on

the evening of the 20% Ultimo, all of which have met with a careful perusal ;-

My opinion the matter in

question is, that the Salt Sunk being

at anchor the blame must attach to

the "Corsair "Steamer.

I have J

(Signed) 6. Burbank .

True Copy

A. Johnston

F. C. Macgregor, Esquire,

H. B. M's Consul,

Canton.

to Mr. Consul macgregor.

H. Co's. Steamer "Pluto"

Captain Airey of the

SANG

Inclosure 7 in despatch 173 0/1867.

Sis.

2009 khong không

CEI

DEC. 7

I - H. C... N. "Pluto"

129

Canton, 14th July 1847.

your

letter of yesterday,

I beg to state that prior to the collision

the

fast boat and salt dunk with the Meamer "Corsair " I distinetly heard

Captain Larkins

Give an order to put. the Helm a Starboard which

was the

proper way to clear the Salt Sunk, but. the Steamer

was at the time

dragging

through the mud and would not answer her Helm, but from my being in the Zast boat I was not in a

position

see all that took place, more especially

as it was dark at the time; the salt boat, however, was

in the same.

position

lying

I have been accustomed to

7. J. C. Macgregor Esquire.

H. B. Mis. Consul,

Lanton.

Opinion of

Mr Burbank.

Board

see such Boats at anchor.

I have Pe

ligned) [. Burbank.

True Copy AR. Sohmston

www

130

}

Inclosure 10 in despatch 172 of 1847.

T: 0.

Sir .

in 2009. Hongkong

VED

DEC 17

131

hnson, July 13th 1867

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of your

Letter

dated 10th Justi

enclosing Documents Nos 1 @ 3 relative to the Steamer "Corsair" and a

Chinese

Lunk - and requesting to be informed

of my opinion on the subject_

I have carefully looked over

those Documents and am of opinion

the blame attaches to the Steamer

"Corsair "

I have Ve

1 Signed) N. d. St. Croix

B. C. Agent.

True Copy

A.K. Ahmaton

J. Francis (. Macgregor Esquire,

Consul macgregor

Mr. Burbank to M÷

as to

the cause of the collision.

H. Mis. Consul.

Inclosure 11 in despatch 172 0f 1867.

in 2059 Hongkong.

EIVED

PRC. 17

132

Draft of Consular Ordinance.

An Ordinance to authorize Her. Majesty's Consular Officers to adjudicate

in Civil Actions.

Whereas it is expedient and

necessary that some

Provisions should be

made to ensure a prompt and speedy

administration of Justice in Civil Actions are within the Dominions

arising

of the Emperor of China and whereas the present mode of Trial in the. Supreme Court of Hongkong in cases in

of Action originated

which the

causes

at a distance from the said Island has been found to be inconvenient and onerous to the suitors.

1 . Be it therefore enacted and ordained.

Whampoa. Consular agent Opinion of the British

that from and after the date of this Ordinance Her Majesty's Consuls

Vice-Consuls in China shall possess... jurisdiction, power and authority to- adjudicate upon and determine in all

Civil Suits and Actions whatever.

may

claimed

be the amount of

the damages provided always that the causes of action shall accrue or originate within the Dominions of the Emperor of China.

And whereas it is already provided by Ordinance Nr 1 of 1847 that Her Majesty's Consuls shall by themselves adjudicate in all bivil suits or Actions .... not exceeding the amount of Five__ Hundred Dollars, be it further enacted and ordained that in all bivil Suits

Actions above the amount.

of Five

hundred Dollars it shall be lawful for any of Her Majesty's Consuls or

}

133

Vice-Consuls to summon in the manner

prescribed by Ordinance No. 7 of 1844 two-

or not more

than four British subjects of

good repute to sit with him as Apopors

enquire try and determine such bivil Suits or Actions, and to adjudicate thereon

with the assistance of such Assessors.

And be it further enacted and... ordained that it shall and

may

lawful for either of the parties in a Civil Suil or Action who shall feel. himself aggrieved by the judgment of -- the said Consul or Vice-Consul and Apessors to appeal against the said. judgement to the Supreme Court of Hongkong : Provided always that no appeal shall be allowed in any

Suil.

or Action in which the damages shall

not exceed Five Hundred Dollars.

4. And be it further enacted and ordained that any party who shall appeal against the judgment of the said Consul or Vice-Consul and Assessors shall within ten days after the giving of such judgment intimate- in writing to the said Consul or Vice-Consul his intention so to appeal with the grounds thereof and after

appeal will be received-

such time no And the Consul or Vice-Consul shall

the intimation aforesaid receiving transmit to the office of the Chief..._ Superintendent of Trade of British Subjects in China at Hongkong all

depositions, examinations, documentary

が

other evidence which were produced at the Trial of the case

together with

the judgment and the motives

thereof; which said depositions examinations, documentary or other-

134

evidence together with the judgment =_

and the motives there of shall be the only documents or evidence used at the hearing of the appeal by the Supreme Court, and that no evidence whatever shall be admissible

such appeal

on si

save and except such as was

as was actually

given at the Trial of the Court below.

case

in the

5 And be it further enacted and ordained that in case

of Appeal the Appellant only shall enter into a Bond ( to double the amount of the damages awarded by the bourt ___ below) with two good and valid? sureties to prosecute the said Appeal within six months fromp the date of the judgment, and also for the payment of the costs of the said appeal - and in default of____

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prosecution of the said Appeal within the time aforesaid, the Supreme Court. shall dismis the said Appeal with

Costs.

True Love Copy

AR. Johnston

135

Inclosure

вы

despatch 1720/18647

Copy

My Lord,

ой

Fin 2059. Houghing

DEC. 17

136

Doctors Commons December 10. 1847.

We are honoured with your

Lordship's commands signified in

Mr. Stanley's letter of the 24th Ultimo

that he was directed to trammit

stating

to us there with a Bespalikes with its Inclosures, received from Sir John Bavis,

respecting certame proceedings in the Supreme

да

Court of Hong Kong, in the case of a

Chinese Falt Junk which was run down

in the Cauten River by

a British Please

bepel, and to request that we would

lake the circumstances stated in these

Consular Ordinance.

Draft of proposed

The biscount Palmerston J.CB5

Papers

137

Papers into consideration, and to report to your Lordships our opinion thereupon.

In obedience to your Lordships Commands we have taken into consideration

the circumstances stated in the Papers, And have the honour to report - that upon the cordeuce before us, we are opinion that the top of the Falt "Junk" and her cargo was treationed

the default and Misconduct of those

Bel, and

board the Steam bessel,

and also

that the Chinese owner ought to

have been allowed to sue in Forma

Paupers .

We have further the honou

report

les

that the ordinance in question

Appenes to us to be correct and proper.

We have &

signed / Bodson

John Jervis

David Gundas.

Copy From Law Officers December 10-184 1847.

Law

Officers

Offer

Lat

1398

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*ficers

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any

My Lord

the

1471. Bong Kong-

LECEIVED

AUG.30 1847

are

Doctor's Coun

139

Anquet 27th/84/7.

honored with your Lordship's

Comm rudy signified in Mitsawes Sellers of the 31st Altino

Ultimo stating that be was directeel to transmit to as the accompanying Copy of a

Despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong, inclosing

Artified Copy of an ordinance by Henself with the advice of the Legislative Council of that felony on the 25th of March last Entitled " An Ordinance for the proocation of Piracy" _ M : Hawes also inclosis for convenience, reference a copy of the Documents laid before the Earl of libordow on the

Aberdeen

For

1845

to which Sir John (Davis adverts in the

recompanying Despatch, at affording bridlense

The Att hitta he consoul of the Chinos fororement to

The Earl Grey.

Rt. Höuble-

Colonial Office.

the

140

and

the adoption by the Colonial Authorition st Flong Hong of Measures for the suppression of Piracy's And is pleased to request that the would take these papers into consideration, cud report to your Lordship our opinion whether it is competout to the Legislature of Hong Kong to pass such a Lawd as the present, the operation of which is directed against Subjects of a Foreign Power when beyond the Forritonal Limits

British (love the obedious to your Larstipis

Colony

Commands the have taken the : Papers into -

counideration and have the Hocted to report that.

We are

of ofsimion that it is not competent to the

Lawd the

Legjislature of Hong Kong to pass a operation of which is directed agawet the Suljsch of a Foreign Cower whow beyond the Serritorial Limits of a British Colony, without due and competent Authority first oblamed from the=

Foreign

Foreign Power, which the thinks the Chinese Cominissioner has not grow, and as faves

appears was

Impowered to give. the have the HConor to be

Lord,

Your Horships Most Obsctivid

Hamble Servants.. Dodson...

shu lemn.

Dane Dundas.

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Ordinance, and to assigns, as the reason, that the Inachiment

was not within the limite

and

Pin by

the former Graubed by

Stephen

Jungene water

Eis. Hawes

See the noho ow

2: 1161 Hongking. The dais Offener

8:1161

do not new to have been affiige 1. Die letter of

seems

reference, of the difficulties, nor, indred, of all the questives

which arise in this case.

Their report implies that the

degislation of Strugsting we here been competent to qua

this daw with the previous sanchions of thie Gerente

China

enact

opinions prone which, for the reasons dahin

hot of thin 154

Revethefass

fly!

enhicly agree

100

2:1161 I mit diffent.

2: that

This conclusion - viz:

из

this Act was passed without due authority, and musl

be dis allowed. To communi

-cake this reper t to the fud.

of Hongkong, as explaining the Gerend of thie disallowan de, I think, lo propagali

indless

an Wron

It-icens

of the

to raise or agitate the abstract questions what this Legislation would die wille the ranchins Chinese Garant

Is it not enough

to disallow the

Ordnance

141

Ordnance

Ordnanc

Ele Ly

2143 trong trồng

1847

142

Copy to Trenang 10 fan

20 bw 1847 140.

Sei

Saving Labor

How to

the Board of Mohance your

letter of the of Just

troudmitting by direction

flast Grey.

Extract

from a bispatch received

the Governor of

from

Hongking taclosing

Estimate for the Erection

cherivately

Colonial Office

Downing

143

Police Boot House at

the Central Market and

requesting the Master Gamal

Monds opinion whether

the plan & Estimate ace such as may properly be affcoord In the Construction of the

regnind Boat House.

Ihan the honor

نو

the Board's Conveniends

to transmit for laul Grey's information the

in closed transcript of Resessional observated

tri letfest to the details

respect

گا

the Plain &Estimate.

por Communication to the Surviga of the Colony if the

service thould be an

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thonged.

Thair the tonutile

Jou most Bedeunt

hawthe dewant

подат

Mer Moniale

Should the Estimate for the Boats

Houte

спода

for opfernal.

24 bu am

to the Freasury

by g

Copy

Kong

in 2149 trong đông

Honghong.

Mong, Colol terone

( 4 )

144

Professional Observations in the Estimate for

the erection of a Boat House for Bleies

to £300-101 6:

It is recommended that the average treatness of the Sea Wall be life Feat

with an

horizontal base,

and a face nearly

2 It à Sort ascal

Vertical.

topama

Roof of the Shanrequired shown in the Drewing

King Post Re

bt Au

Roof framed

Angle of 27 recommended.

3. Recommended that the Doors Windows be placed

tes leveals.

4. The Report States & the Section shows, that the Sea Wale / Focandatione Astands 51⁄2 feet below low water, consequently a Coffee &am appears

necessary. No provision Io cohicle Cace be traced.

5 The Scantlings fo

the Roof, agreeably to the established Jelle of the Department should be

follows, vis

The Beams-1246

Raing Posts

6.44

Principal Rafters -6.83/1⁄2

Ordna

Braces

Carlins

Pre Plates

4/2724

4.804

6x2

Ridge Piece -

Common Rafter 14 % 42.

12 apart.

6 Recommended that

the Wharf Wall be guarded

withe Fecades.

7. To means Janess pone

The Pear to Whorf appears provided, or then the Place which effears dessable, The former being 4 feet

lower than the latter. O Recommended that the kenwood work be painted 4 Coats. Instead of 2 as proposed W. Whitaker, 1/32"}

ClackefWorks

17 bed 18477.

145

1899 trong truy 2.14.3 Houstong

6. E. Trevelyan huy

Treasury.

Bin Sadis

де

Extract of Deep W.95

Nan Kestimate in originat

Entered

146

Sir

DS 10th Land. 1848

Lom

Fam directed

by Earl Grey to transient

to you, for the information of the Lord Count of

de the Treasury,

accompanying Extract of a Respatch from the lovemer of H. Kong, dases the 1.

Sept. N95, enclosing a Plan and hotimate for obe exection of a

Police

Boat House in that

Colony

Each

-Earl Grey, having

Each

deemed it proper in the first instance to subunit this Pan and Estimate to the Mruster General and Board of Ordnance for their opinion, whether the proposed mode of excenting the work

tion wa

in question such as might -properly be approved, I transmit a copy of the Letter and of

it's Enclosure which has been received at this Department.

from the Secretary

во

20 Ver. 1847

147

to the Masks Sentral

Master

and Board in

and

reply;

Jam to request

that, in laying these

Papers before the Loras Comm. You

will

express Lord Grey's :-pinion, that the Estimate for the proposed Boat Bone may properly be sanctioned, care being taken that

ли

in communicating then Lordships decision from dies Department to the Sevenon, that

his attention is called

to the Professional

Observations in Uspect

to the details of to Plan, which accom- -pany the setter prom the Admiralty to which have refered.

Ihave to

ен

Treasury

148

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Treat

512

12/1

Gor: 69-10 Taly47.

VED.

JAN. 16 1847

Titt

Treasury Chambers

15 January 1847.

149

ence to the Estimate of

reference

expected demands on the Public Chest

Hong Hong during the year

commencing

1th April_ next, submitted:

by Goumor Soi J. Davis in his Disfatet

Oct-2

h. 119 of 5 det last, a copy of which

accompanied your

letter of the 6th instant,

of the

I am commanded by the Lord's Commissionces of Her Majesty's Treading

to request your

Earl Grey

will call the attention

to the communication pou

this Department of 12th Schnary

вода,

James Stephen Cope

ка

1846

respecting

respecting the Parliamentary Estimate for the service of that Government for

-year 1846/7; and that

the

you

will

observe to his Lordship that although the Estimate submitted by Sir J. Dairs is not pamed upon the principle proposed

in that communication, and upon chich the Parliamentary Vote for 1846/7 mas - applied for. bijt that the whole of the

Expenditure for Contingencies Public Works should be provided for from the

and

the Local Revenice, and should

not exceed the means that Revenue

might afford for depaying it, My Loss conceive it will nevertheless be advisable

that that principle should be adhered to.

Inds therefore

desire that

Lord

you

150

will suggest to dark Grey that Sir J. Dans should besociformed; that the Parliamentary Estimate for the year 1847/8 should be framed accordingly;

and that Sir

Davis should be further

cautioned that his draft's upon the

Commissa

ariat Chest for the service

the lint Government me

vernment are not to exceed

the amount of the Parliamentary bote

and that the Suns drawn

from that 4

Chest are to be devoted to the services

only for which that bote is intended to provide.

I am Sir

your

obsdient- Servant

Jail. Ad. Never

rechting

that thin

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572-2

"Treasury Chambers

5. Hanurary 197

15!

спискей

лагу

1847

151

With reference to the Estimate of expetit demands on the tablic (heat at Hong Kong during the year commmening it. April next submitted by bor. Sir J. Davis, in his Desfatit 119 of statt back a copy of which accompanied

$ your letter of the 6th that Lam

ho: 119

a commanded

by the Lorda sommissioners ofther Majesty's Junsury to request you will call the attention of Carl Grey to the commmunication fromthis department of 12th Febr. 1846 respecting the Parliamentary letimate for the Lerone of the Government for the year 1846/7 that you will observe to this Lordship that altho the Extinate Submitted by for J. Davis is not framed upon the principle proposed inthat communication, and upon which the Parliamentary Vote for 1846/7, was applied for Fins that the whole of the Expenditure for contingencies Stable works shouts be provided for from the treat. Revcune, shouts not expeed the means that Revenue

My Lords

might afford for defraying it,

concemve it will nevertheless be advisable

Stettenley.

The he he

that

you

arie

that that principle shouts be adhered to : My Lords therefore desire that, Safgest to Lord Grey that Sir Davis shouts

that the Partiomentory

be informed

Estimate

for the Year 1847/8 shouts be framed accordingly; forthe and that his ). Davis thouts be further

Sir J.

contioned that his Drafts upon the foummisit.

Government

Chest for the Service of the last are not to exceed the Amount of the Parliams Vote that the Sun's drawn fromthat. but are to be devoted tothe Services only forwhich that tote is intended to

Launde

vely

Higned (2. Juorgan

152

RECORD OF

C. E. Tunely an Exper

Sir-.

Carl Grey having

has

Conformity with the wishes Whe Lords Commipioners of

the Treasury, as expressed in

Sel.. of the 15% lash

уни January

Semary, Oppieged the Governor of Hong thing that it would be necessary that the andle of the

while

expenditure for contigraines

and public works in

that

Cory should be defrayed the local Revenue,

out of

What Officer

has in a

despatch. of the 6 May

last.

of which a copy is herein th Anoyed, engined whether adverting to an unstuction

from this Office, founded

lepon your letter of the

14 Sept. 1846, he may

not consider the

cenappespicated surplus of previous etes of lailt

as a part of the wary and

Mears of

the Colonial

Government for meeting

the expenditure for works already in progress on Contemplated. Lord

чере

Grey directs me In risquesh

51-6 May/47.

153

the Lord Commisioners of

the Treasury to acquaint

sion whether Sir John

Dairs has placed the

-right construction upon their Lordship's decision as to the application

Abony

of unappropicated balances of former stes for the service of

hong Kong in order that the Governor may

instructed accordingly.

Shave

that

would move

you

1665-29/1.

Gov. 67-7 Teby 47.

RECEIVED

C.D

FEB. 4

1847

154

Treating Chambers

3. February 1847.

With reference to your letter of

the 19th instant,

nistant I am comme

manded

am commanded

the Loras Commissioners of Her Majesty's

Treasing to acquaint you, for the

information of Earl Grey,

that my doss have not seen reason to dissent from the sanction his Lordship proposes to convey to

Che

ver

- Gormor of Hong Kong for the Annush Contributions from the bolonial Finds of 300 Dollars in aid of the funds

of the Hospital of the Medical

Missionary

Janar Stephen Expe.

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I am

Treasury Chambers 4 February 1847.

by the Lads

Am commanded by th

Commissioners of Her Majestys Peasig

to hansmit to you the accompanying

• you

copy of a Report of the Postmaster Genera

or the subject of the alleged

interference of the Governor of Hong Kong with the details of the Post Office. And I am to request you

on will submit it jou

the information of Earl Grey, with reference

to the communication prom his Lordships

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I am directed by

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Earl Grey.

to acknowledge

the receipt of g

letter.

copy

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the 4 Sestant, with the

ecompanying

it-

the report of the Sostmasters

the sec

General on

bject of

the alleged interference of

the Covernor of steling with

the details of the Post Office:

St is

Love

satisfaelong to Sore

Grey to leam that the God is

entirely

xor

ated in

the

judgment of the Postmaster General from any

with t

interfere with the ordinary regulations of

that Dofertat

Is Lordship

also happy

to be apprized that the Local Postmaster was divited

March last to trans-

mit to the General

Post Office, copies of any Official Correspondence which

- might subsequently take place, between the God-and- himself. But while Lad Grey subscribes to the pro- -priety of that rule, it does not appear to him to go fax enough to afford any effectural Security against

the recurrence of misconceptions

like ences which have

and

ine

led to the present correspondence.

Led Gary is of opinion that

bey whenever the Officers of

the Soutmaster General in

159

British Colony heme

any Buiter

occasion to transmit to the superiors in this Country any

complanit-

res peeting

representation

the conduct of

the Cocal Government any of its Offerers, they shold simultaneously place in the hands of the Comment Governor a copy of somuch of any

may

seach Report as d

be hove him to answer

in order that the complant

and the answer

this Counting

reaching

nea

the same

at the

the whole subject- may

time

rendered intelligible and may

be disposed of

at once

Lord Eney directs me to-

Grey

to that

request

Essere

до

ture

ве

the Lords Comer ofthe

Treasury,

convey

the

suggestion to the Post master

General, apprizing His Frieling

it oh? be adopted by

that if it

him, Ford Grey will issue to

all the Colonies,

the Governors of all

instructions to observe the

corresponding rule in

respect

of any complaints or repre.

-sentations, which any of

may

there

Lave to make, respec-

-ting the conduct of any of

the Oppeens of the Post Mast Soul-

Senclose the copy of a

copy of a Letters

the same subject, which by the

direction of M Cladstone, Padduser

to Col. Maberly in the 160

of June

from wheel the Stend - will beans that Ludfrey's predecessor amplect substantially the same views of the onbreit

has taken

that wheel th, Lordy,

Hewet

16 Jure 46.

Loty

159. H. Kong

To the Right Honorable the Lord

160

Commissioners of ther Majesty's Treasury -

My Lords

I to

have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of your Lordships letter

of the 23th Uttino, in reply to a Communication from my

Predeceffor

you

ачел

of the 20th June last in which pleased to transmict for my information

the

Copy of a Despatch, with its Enclosure, from the Governor of Hong Kong

subject of certain orders

on the

wine order issued by kein to the Portmanter of that (glany) -

Havers

Staining perused these Tapes,

I must inform Your Locachipe that

161

I consider the Governor is retirely / exonerated from any

wish to interfere

with the ordinary regulations of this Department; and Sam

surprized that the Postmaster of Hong Kong should to have misrepresruted the corcine stance which he reported

as to have led

cee

to the opinion I had formed with regard to the proceedings of the Governot

I beg leave to buclose the

Copiers of two Reports frome Mr Hyland; dated the 27th March, and 4th July

last, in the first of which he

distimetly states that

" by

a recent

order of the Governor the correspondence

from England, forwarded by

the route

of Marssiller is delivered from his office before that transmitted via Southampton;

and in the latter he leaves it to be

inferred that he merely submitted to the Governor the application of the Merchants for delaying the departure of the Packets, whereas it now appear

by the explanation of Sir John Davis that Mr. Hylaced expressly requested the permission of this Excellency for adopting the arrangement: this fact however Mr. Hyland suppressed in his Report to this Office-

I have felt it my denty mort

Serenisly to reprimand Mr. Hyland for prevening to addreff to un such

inaccurate

inaccurate Reports ; and I have desired him in fecture whenever he frides it mespary in the Emergency of the case, to to

make suggestions to

the Governor of the Colony to take

care and report the airciemstances

Clod

they really

are and not to leave

this Departement to the conclusion

that the order's givres have Emanated

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in the first instance from the Governor,

cinstend of having been founded,

they

were in this cas

Suggestines

eaver, on

alb

Mr. Hyland

As Mr. Hyland was directed

in March last to transmit to this

Department the copy of any officials

Correspondence

162

Correspondence which might hereafter

take place between the Governor and heimself, I trust that such misunder standing will not again occur

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Leneral Post Office

26th January 1847-

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My Hawes

before actually transmitting that complaint apprize the Sor. that he is about to do so Karquaint him with

the nature & the

readon

of his contemplated representations

future

Otherwise nothing can happen in what has happened in this case

much temper - the appearance

cases except

вар

the loss of meat time

in this Country of

нея ем

2398.

one sided t

essentially impair Statements followed by a rebuke which migh have been spaces, if the more obvious course had been taken. The lube one of

use he

сожал

be reciprocal &equally binding on the

Sovernor, if he she have

recation to complain to the Seas

of States of any office of any of these Departments

by 6. Sage. Att

Point out to the " that while the instruct the preforme

(

to be sent out by Illuurimuule seem to be quite propers for as they go. they do not morte to fur enough to prevent the repetit of the inconvenience who has arised in

1.0.

this case

of rupject that the officers of the t. 6. depuit a requer they have occast" to transmit to the lcome any complaint respects arrangements made by the God and be instructed to

Head of the Def ferwoud to him a copy of such complaint, & day that win like summer castruct the C the complaints of their conduct they may find it necesury titrement.

to communicate

5.8

से

This is of comme for the information of the

Governor.

will see that the Andent proposes &

directing

But you abrate the

his

recasenes

offrier

Corespondence which any future complaints of the GM, copies of any at Harg Kong to transmit with

have passed between

of seats improprieties by

may

But this is not what to Gladstone suggested

the local Post Master & the for on the subject.

letter to myself of G. Leme lart. It seems to im letter to Cal. maker of to time in and to Col. Mabuly's

that nothing

meaning

can

mere unreasonable, orusideed

than the Kund be

departmental jealousy

which induces the Postmaster General's office-

office of

opposing

then

Offiers the Однання

very the

ormple rule that when has a complaint tomake to his Treasury

to concur ow

any one of

very

Superions here agamat the for of a Colony (espreally distant Colony) the Complement should

17 Seby 47.

263072.

Sin

189. Horey Hong

(a)

Treasury

163

9 Febuary 1847.

Chambers

I am commanded

by the Loras

to hansmit to you the accompanying

Commssioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

чов.

And I an to request you the Retions of Rents received at

observations of the Board of Audit

on will

Hong

submit the same to Earl grey with hey Kong.

of Hong Thong for the explanations them to be forwarded to the Governor.

"' request that his Indshit will cause Inds' reques

James Stephen Eg

-770

多

ned

prunt

requen

the Com

required by the

Audit.

Commissioners of

Jam So I am

your

obedient Servant

Welly

164

Fes

Mlawes Write to the form ann

Governor

Sir J. Davis. Bart. Sie

↑

NEBY

今

Stephen 15

Hawes 5

Earl Grey

Treus: 9

Lebs

7/47.

7/1

165

17 Feby 47.

At the request of the

doras Comercipioners of ther

Treasury I hausmit t herewith the copy of

You

certain observations made

by the Comnicipioners of

し

the Board of Rudit upon

the returns

received on

Property

rents.

Crown

thang hang

down to the 31 Deer

1845

and I have to

desire that you will

Moure and tracesmiet

to me the explanations

- required by the Comments

the

of Judit upon different-items specified

in their report.

1715 9

之

Yor: 92 17 50747

Sen

RECEN

205

FEB. 12

1847

166

8. Hory Hong

Treasury Chamber

February 1847-

an commanded by the Lord Commissumiers of Her Majesty's Treasury

to transmit herewith, a

from the Secretary

copy of a letter

to the fistour, dated

5th Sestant, together with as Supplement to the Lister of British (xpyright Workd;

and I am to request

the same to Carl Gr

you

will subunit

in order that

Grey, in

be forwarded to thei

the Lists

may Covernor of Hong Kong -

جی

aww,

Seri,

Your obedient Servant-

Jammer Stephen Esq.

fe.

видит

Fuby. M Nawez

The letter oft of couse be forouted

sundingly.

151

Copy

Sin

167

170.

The Lord of the Committers of

мев

Troy Council for

Trade Laving by their

letter dated the 14th of July last requested

that this Brand would furnish His

Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong frome

time to time with the printed Lisks of

Books of which the Expyright has been

で

given to enable this Excelle

Excellency

to give

Hong Kong to the British

Effect within Hong Kong

Statute 8th and 9th Mit : cap: 93.

Jeet: 9,-

And in pursuance of the

Sestriction contanied in

your letter of the 44th of August last, that any "information it may appear umsary

" to furnish to Governors of Colonie

〃

" should be subunitted to the Lord

of the Treasury; -

I have it in command to transunit herewith 5. Copine of the Supplement to the Sister of British Copyright Works dated the 6th Sustant

and at the same time to signify

signify the requent of the Board that their Lordship will be pleased to cause the requisite measures to be taken for the purpose

of having the same forwarded to this

the Governor of Hongkong furnished from this Depart -

Excelleney

who was

- ment in July 1846 with Liste

fall

Booked wherein the Copyright is subsisting,

and which had been prouvilgated

view of protecting

with a vind of

the

Spyright

ave

Scovell

Custom Kruse Segued) (. Serwall-

Loudon

5th February 1847) -

Governan

Sin Jsten. Danis

Ва

In Fruedury Atter

11 July 17

72.

17 Feb 17.

With reference to my

168

Despetti ditid 10 Beth. 29. herwithi

Mtransmich to you

for your information and quidence a Cosy of the Supplement Mgs to the

сору

List of British Copyright

Books which has been

offered by the Commifsimies JH. Mis: Customs -

There

Prends for 316 Honey Hary

The Poker of

Dergy. 812

ECEIVED

C. D.

MAR 1 1847

169

Wlacker presents his Complimenti to M Stefition, and in

compliance

ал

with the request contamed in his Lebrow of the 5. hastant, encloses account, which has been prepared at the audit Officed, of the deceipts

Didrusements

sements of the Colony of

and

Hongkong

to the 30. Soptertree 1846.

heary Chamber

26. February Whit

ין

March.

I presume that this she. he sent to the Energin office, to enable them to complate the Parlian Parlamentary Reli

мн

9.2%

Mr. Mayer.

on referrey to the 5.0.

20 ult you

with see

that it is reppecstect

Mesumed theat

the Recounts will be laid byther's Office on the

Treases I find

this return ourselves.

V. B. it is wished that we should

communicating with the

I presume

difficulty in meeting

there will be no

that wish

石頭

170

Accounts of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Colong

Colony 171

of Hong Kong ( in continuation of the last Parliamentary Reherns / made up to the latest period to which they can be furnished : _

Treasury

prepared in pursuance directions contained in a

ор letter dated 6th February 1847 and of

an order of the

House of Commons dated 26th January 1877.

Receipts.

1th October 1845 to 30th September 1846.

Land rents

Market rents-

Rents of Buildings -

Fers on Gants of Leases.

on -appointment of Secangs.

marriages and burials - -registering Boats.

Fines. Fers se in Magishale's Courts.

Licences to Publicans and Spirit dealers

Duty

Pawnbrokers

Auctioneers. Salt brokers Billiard rooms

Opium forming Stone quarrying

on Sales at Auction

Police Assessment.

Contribution in aid of Police expenses _

Sailing letters and posses, granted by

BM Superintendent of Trade

Sale of Stores

Sums recovered

" Aid levied in the Colony...

From the Commissariat Chest

s. d.

13.402.19.7

1.642.6.2

701. 4.3

320.

5.4

100. 10.11

50.7.1 124.13.3

1.550. 17.7

1091. 18.7

492.11.8 82.11.9 569.15.10

25. 10.

4,212. 10. 2

569. 15.10 412.12.6 1.276. 14.2 614.12.4

39.7.6

48.6.6 £is.α

18.18.4

27.348.9.4

boooo.

Total Receipts - L_87348. 9.4

Disbursements.

Salaries

£.5.1

30907.9.9

Wages to subsordinate person in the Department" of

Police

Marine

Land

Other Departments-

Rations supplied to Police

4.869. 2.9

730. 8. 4 345.5.9

223. 1.5

گئی

1.091.16.9

Contingent expenses of the several Departments - 4,625. 18.6

172

Formation of a Burial,

of a Burial ground

Formation of Roads, Bridges &

Repairs of Roads damaged by storin Erection and repain of Buildings Hire of Buildings for Offices Commission on sales at Auction Allowance to Military Engineers while.

employed upon Colonial Works. Allowance to the Coroner for 24 cars service Allowance to Assessors of the Police pati -

Pagments on account of the Department of

Hell Superintendent of Trade

Payments

on account of the following Consulates

Canton

14.171.10.4

154. 9.1

1.004. 2.743.5.6 1840. 5.6

106.4.5

191.14.10

200.

41. 13.4

7.509. 7.9

5.786.5.5-

8009. 16.2 4.481. 7.

Shanghai. tingpo

Amoy

4.399. 7.4

Joochoofoo Macao

2,645, 5.5-

110. 12.6

£. s. d

63306.12.3

32.942.2.3

Total Expondchen £ _ 96248. 44. 6

udit Office.

Somerset Housre

H. J. Luttrell

24th February 1847.

Domilly

5817 47

4.089 26

312.

Hory How To Chambers 173

RECEIVED

WAR 2

1847

evey

in March 1847.

Accounts of

Receipts and

trọng trong

Disbursements of the Colong of

from. 10th 1845 to 38 Septe 1846.

With reference to your

Leller

dosted the 8th Alleine I have it in

command to acquaint you, für Eavel Grey, theet -

the information

the Lords Commissioners of. Nor

Levels

Majesty's Treasury core,

pleased to.

anction the Expenditure proposed.

by the Governor of Hong Kong for

litional Works to the Guols

& in

that Colony.

Wibe to Teens: 4 Manhyip.

Gov: 119-150chuy

7. Cephew End

جا

Sir,

your obeclient. Tem

выживат

March.

Metawrs

The Te ob fcome be or instructed

very 7

ну

6814 12/3.

23 Man buy..

RECEIVED

MAR. 16 1847

380 Hay Harry

Treaseny Chambers 15th March 1847. RECEIVED

MAR 16 1847

174

Sin

uittant

In reply to your

letter of the 6tt

an commanded by the

Lads Commissioners of Her Majesty's

Treasury to acquaint you, for

the

information of Earl Grey, that My Lords

concur in olinion with his Lordship that

the Expenditure for

transportation

ation of

Connets from Hong Kong, reported in the

Sir

Despatch from Governor For J. Dan's of 22".

December last, should be sanctioned.

San Sir

зни

obedient

Servant

James Stephen Expre

lebung

With

be mishinchid

The God. The", of course,

16 March Mr. Hawes

16 Mar

4TH

1994-16

Gov.

80-26

Manchy 47.

RECE

437 Hong Kong Chamber 175

17 Killwch 1847.

Witte references to your

dated: the G

Letter

the Inelcurt. I have it mund to auguaint You.

for the information of Earl Grey.

that, in concurrence with his Foralshichi Recommendation, the Lids Comm?" of Her Majesty's Treasury have authorized the Cecmissim of the Expenditures reforrect to in the despretek from Governor Sir J. Davis of the 26t December last, forvended by You to

this Bourd.

corr

Your

obedient Jers

Chunhyan

....

ان تابان

18 Masch

W. Hawes

The for. Th. of course, be so informed?

8037 26/3.

ваду

Cercalar 12 april (47

Sis

506. Hon

trong lòng

Treasury Chambers

29 March 184

176

With reference to your

Communicatio

of the 16 tht ultimo, I am commanded

the Lads Commissioners of Her Majesty's

= to you, for the

Treasury to hand it to information of Earl grey, copies of

пеал

аши

Report, Postmaster General, respecting the alleged interference of the Governor. of Hong Thong with the details of the Post office of that

of it's enclosure, from the

Colony

I am Sir

your

Jarines Stephen Expre

obedient Servant

Al Mundo

少

30 March

h. Hawes

To corresponding respective Gort ? Jr.

Instuction sher of course, be given to the

will be best given in the form of a general

gule to be added to the "Book of Rules &

Regulations

Circular

Fr., 506 Hong Kong.

1847 Artui.

Forcardulys Ara

"M2 Darrow + MyStephen 6

Jir

ابر

mit

177

MaHames 6

Earl Grey

Jou the copy of Regulation defining

the moda

سند

Postmasters &

ན

which

other

Officers in the Colomer reting under the ordens of Her Majesty's Cortinarter General

are

to conduct their correspondence wheneve

it may affect the Sovernor or Orders

вит

"given by his authority. This Regulation will form See- & of Chap. II of the Book

(Circular)

178

of Antes & Regula tions for Her Majesty's Colonial

Perrie : and the Sections in that chapter which at prevent

are

numbered I a II must be attered

respectively to I

I haven

LII.

на

Sir,

Downing Street,

12th April, 1847.

I transmit to you the Copy of a Regulation,

defining the mode in which Postmasters and other Officers in the

Colonies acting under the orders of Her Majesty's Postmaster

General, are to conduct their correspondence, whenever it may affect

the Governor or Orders given by his authority.

This Beegulation will form Sec. 5 of Chap. 6 of the

Book of Boules and Regulations for Her Majesty's Coloniał

Service: and the Sections in that Chapter, which are at present

numbered 5 and 6, must be altered respectively to 6 and 7.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

179

[ Sobe inserted at Page 48 of

Book of Colonial Regulations 1848)

1943

Sec. I. Correspondence between the Cortierter General in this Countory & the Postmasters, Pachet

Agento de im

the

Colonies upon matters.

the Governor

affecting

orders given by his authority .

Bhenever

еле

Portmaster, Packet

Agent, or other cublic

acting on Functionary for the

Liste

sinstructions of for Majestys, Portmaster

General shall have

---

Dr. Statyba P

180

occasion to transmit to the Costmaster

General any complaint

representation especting, the conduct of the local Govern -

مصدر

ment

t or

of say

of its Officers, be must simultaneoudly place, in the handho

of the Governor

copy of

of my

as it

For

much

such report

it ma the, Jonsonant бин

be requisite

so that the complaint If the explanation may

reach this Country

at the same time

Should the Locale

Government have

recasion to toursuit

make th

the Secretary of State

complaint

any representation

respecting the conduct of an Officer emptoms under Ras Majestys Costmonster General

he will apprise

fficer of the precive nature of the complaint representation which he proposer

to forward,

order that the

Officer

to whom it relatet

عمر

may

cuabled

e to transmit

at once

to the Costmaster

Everal any calls.

any

nation which

may

have to

offer with respect

to his conduct.

MAR 50 B17

In 586. Hong Kong.

The Right Honorable the Lord

181

Commissumie of ther Majesty's Travery.

My Lords

I have

I have the hover to return

to Your Lordships the ruclived letter from the Secretary of State for the Colonial Department suggesting, with

reference to the

correspondence which haw lately taken place

taken place on the subject

of the alleged interference of the

Governor of Hoing Kong with the details

of the Post Office, that whenever the

Officer of this Department in British Colony

any

shall have occasion

to transmit to the Vortmaster General

any complaint or represrutation, respecting the conduct of the local Government,

or of any of its Officers, they should Simultaneously place in the hand

of the Governor,

∞

i cify of to much

copy

way be

of any such Report as it way requisite for him to ansever, to that

the complamit, and the explanation

may

at the sauce)

reach this

Country time; and stating that should this

suggestion be adopted, Earl brey

will give similar orders to the Severnow of the several folmier, to Governors pursue the same course with regard

haves

to complaints which they may occasion to makes respecting the Conduct of any of the Officers of this Department -

I beg leave to informed your

Lordship

Lork hipe

that it is

it is my

182

intention to

Colonies

iffece to the Vostmaster of those

where the Post Office is under

control, and also to

my Agents in

three Colonies where the Packet Correspondence is under such manage -ment, instruction in accordance

Earl

with the suggestion of Carb brusi and I ruclose for the informations of this Lordship, a List of the

several Vortexiters and Vacket Agentes to whom such instruction will be transmitted

Sigued

Several Post Office

20th March 1847-

I have the honor to the

Clauricartes-

List

183

ве

of Vostmaster, Vacket Agents, te

alluded to in the Vostmaster Gruerati

letter to the Lords Commissioner of

H. M's Treasury, dated 20th March 1847 -

General

Def. Pitmaster Leunal of Canada -

Nova Scotia's-

R. Brunswick

Dor

Peer Edwards Soland

New Zealand-

Jamnica-

Postmaster of Rewfoundland_

Das

Antigua-

Dos

Barbadoes.

Belize -

Berbice -

Dor

Bahamas

Bermuda -

over

Protmaster of Carriacon

Demerara

Dominica

Grenada -

}

Montserrat -

Revis

At Kitts

1.702-

vòng khoang động

RECEIVED

APR 13 1847

esevey

Cvember 184

13 lepril 1847.

86-20

22 April 47.

St Lucia -

Dor

St Vencent-

Tobago -

Dor

Tortola

Dar

Friinidad

he.

вы

org.

information

Das

Hong Trung Kông

}

Packet Agent at frylon

Jam

Окна сега

cunded by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

CLA

to transmit to You the enclosed Query upon the Cenvunts of Mr. Moreer Acting Colonial Trevesurer at Hong Kong from the 1 : July 1845 to the 31 - Merch 1846, and I am to request that You.

will submit the same

such Directions

Earl

for the

Grey and for.

as his Lidstripe may

su occasion to convey to the Governor

f. Hong Kong with refornce therets.

Dan

forfee-

Gibraltar

Malta

your obeclient. Yero- lib hunding

Sliptin d

13 April W. Hawes This old, of course, be

Bapul

इसा

to lie God.?

Intere

Governa Sin J. Daris.

Liv.

185

06. 20 Apuluz.

MIStenhor MRI anos

Earl Greg /9

Shove the benon to hausmit

6 you

the recompraying.

Queries and thenationes of

the Commufiories of Audit

in this

Coventry upon

the bat

Amount of the

lating

Thor

the

Costenial

Treasurera! Horey Hory, from

the pot July

1845 t 31st Manch

1846. and I here to request.

if you will forward.

tos document to the

Freasteren in orden

baking

thich be suny furnishe

ווייתי

the ausuers and explanations acquired by the Commissionent.

Sheve

9/29%

83-19

Aprily

Sin

560.

500 không lông

RECEIVED

C D

APR 13 1847

Treasing Chambers 129tful 1847

In reply to your

186

sit

letter of the 5 of

nittant. I am commanded by

На

the

Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's

Treasury to mequent you, for the information of Earl grey, that my dras

concur in the sanction recommended by his Lordship for the expenditure for repair: of the Debtors' Rison, reported in the Despatch from the Governor of Hong Thong of 5th January last

Ian Sir

зни

James Stepher logre

obedient Servant

Lebrunham

6657

11.231

C D

SAY. 1 1

0647

16. khong hỏng

Treasury Chambers 10th May 1847.

187

19 May/47.

Sin

I am commanded

the Lords

Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to transmit to you the accompanying copy

за

Suit of

Cory to for:

a Report of the Commissioners of Audit,

in order that it may be submitted for

with reference to

the

information of Earl Grey, the despated from the foremos of Hong Kong

and other documents which were

15 This Board in

in your

letter

And I am to request you

forwarded

to ultimo .

7th

will state to Lord

Greg that My Lords concur in the opinion

and suggestions of the Commissioners

James Stepher, Lopper

ке

regard

13 April hd. Hawes

The Gor. shd, of course, be mistucted accordingly?

13 aquel

incorporating in the accounte

regard to incorporating

the Treasurer. at Hong Thong of the

transactions of the Agent General of

Government in this

that

you

this Country

auch

will move his Lordship to mistruct

vernor to direct the Treasurer

the Governor

procced in that respect in the manner_

pointed out by the Comm

The Commissioners.

Jam Ses Sir

аг

your

obedient Servant

Abrundigen

188

Sny

...

W! Hawes

mishuclid

이

сока

My Lords

Audit Office

189

28 April 1847.

We have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt, under

your Landeshift ader of 16th April, of Mr. Stephen's letter

reference of 16th April.

of 7th April transmitting the copy of a despatele

pom the governor of Hong Kong, with the accompanying comparative Statement of thi expenditure of the Colony. In the years 1045 and 1846, together

with the copy of a letter from

Colonial Suasurer dated 11/

the

"January 1847,

requesting Instructions as to whether he is to

incorporate with his own accounts those of ite Colonial Agent which had been received

him for the period pour June 1844 to

June 1846.

Upon which we have the honor to прои

to the

report in regard to the

The Lords Commissioners

of t. M. Leasey.

comparative Hatement

of Parliamentary Votes and Civil Expenditure for each

of the years 1845.4 1846, that as the

Governors despatch is dated 130t

13th January 1867

дел

Expenditure for the year

could not have been

the Receipt

anx

ending

March 1847

recorded, and we

may

y therefore asser

that allt's the botes are quoted for the gears inding March 1846 & March 1847, the Receipt and Expenditure are green for the jeart lucking Deck. 1845 & Decr. 1846, but upon referring

to the Accounts rendered to this

office, we find that the Civil Expenditure depayed within the

2. $41..4.10; from which de

£1200.

190

£ 1200. for the Colonial Agents

which adding disbursements of

one year, to total

Expenditure on to year

1845, to be compared

with the bote of £49.000 would be

51.658. 7.8, shewing a Balance agamist It Goverment of Hong Twing for that

the

year of £2658.7.8

The accounts for the gear 1846 have only vien received at this office to 30

office to 30th Septe 1846 . We cannot therefore nistitute a

similar check upon the Retions of the

Receipt and Expenditure.

but

じ

on that

gear;

the Balance

given the

:supposing it to be as given

appropriated for that year would qual or the first year

the Leficiency

zear

1845 amounted

which deducting

year,

to £72. the Revenue received within the

£22.382. 17. 2; the clear charge for

birit Establishining and Rublic Works

прово

above referred

to; so state upon the two years there would really exist no balance in favor of the

Cohomish Government

سلام

کا

Bong trong

was £ 50.458. 7.8, to

which

It is notable, as the difference

won the gear in the retion of Charges"}",

car_ 1845,

is to considerable, that the comparative

in the Colony to the Expenditure incurred of the

statement has been framed

wilt

reference

on accort

gen

comparison

accuracy,

And will

but thick a

rison is liable to inaccuracy

are unable to present any satisfacting statement upon this principle.

водий As regards the exquing of the Colonial

Treasurer, whether he is to incorporate

his own

Agent

accounts those of the Colonial

in this Comitry, upon which point there are no directions in his office. We

beg

have to state our

accounts

opinion that ite

of the Colonial Treasurer should

bi confined to his our Cash Transactions,

incorporating only with his own accounts, the Expenditure of Sub. Accountants to whom

he makes Imprests of Money.

The accounts of the Agent

نسا

This

this Country, which are

which are separately

to this office, should not therefore

191

rendered

все

incorporated in the Colonial Treasurer's Accounts, but the information which the

I would desire to rend Colonial Government

of the total Expenditure in each gear_a account of the Colony, might be supplied in a distinct Statement, thewing cinder cach head of Service the Expenditure deppayed

in the Color

Colony, the Agent

and that

that defpay

defrayed by

Mr. Stephens letter and inclosures

are herewith returned.

We have se

M.L. Henies

H. F. Luttrele

Heury Arbuthnot.

./22-

King

83%

Treasury

Levey

theumbers 192

1th May 1847.

Gov : 941-4 Junepay.

Witto reference to your.

Letter dalid

mand

the 10th meloent. I have it in com

Instant

anquecint You that the Lords Comm= of Her Majesty's Treasury have given

ther Dinctions to the Board of Orelucence for

and to the Colonial legent

perveening

General for forverrching the Corticles required for the Police Force at Hong Kong.

Jam at the same

request theit

You

time to

love

will absorve to Ecarts

Grey theit such Arrangements should be made in regeord to future Requisitions

us will admit of the

of this description

shisurrent of such Stores

mary

commineen

required for Hong Kong at the comm of each Yeur.

Elephen had

Jenn

Sir,

your obeclient Serv= & Tranda gun

CR.

May W. Haier

The for. should, of course, be so mistinched ? hing 18

12.438 20/5

29-11 June147.

Sir

33.

gọi chung chong

193

Treasury Chambers

safune 1847.

With reference to your

letter of

the 12th ultimo, I am commanded

the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty,

+ Treasury to acquauit you, for the

information of Earl Grey, that My Lords do not object to the adoption of the arangement proposed by Governor Sir J. Davis in regard

to the payment

anears

Contribution to the Superannuati

Fund, due from birt officers at Hong

Trong ba

рот

instalments in the course

Stephew Esgre

the

the present year,

to the admission

of the black to the Chief Justice as a

Contributor to ann

ture ciammant

future

upon, the Fund. My Lances will

прочит

object to the

are not object

uirtoured

-Governor being

to accede to the Applicatio

"on- Mess" May

and Smithers in

ro, and to the period of their service

in the London Metropolitan Police.

man he additional subscription in

Lipect thereof.

I am

your

obedient Servant

194

Md. Hawas

Instuct In

2 June bitt

For accordy.

12.260 28/5-

944 Hory Hory

ECEIVED

C.D.

JUNE

1847

Treasury Chambers

3. June 184

1847

for: 96-10 Junij

Writt

reference to your

communicatio

dated 11. ultimo, I am commanded

the Lads Commissioners of Her Majesty,

Treasury to request you will state to Earl

за

Grey, that as the charges In Establishment

comprized

in Governor

in the Estimate submitted

Sis

Gremse Su J. Dan's 's despatch of

daf

Знешн

12th February, do not exceed the expenditive under that head contemplated by

ite

at Hong

Esinmate for the Civil Service at For

Kong ahrady, before Parliament, My Lords do not object to the adoption

James Stephen Expre

ке

195

إلى

In the foremos Estimate; but they think

Governors

it desirable that the Governor's particular

attention should be called to the

the Vote proposed to

reduction of the

Parliament for the service

of that

Sittlement for the present gear to

£31.000-

in order that he may regulate in expenditure in Contingencies

cies and

ublin Frocks with reference to that

reduction.

I mm at the same time to request you will observe to Lord Grey that

the Estimates swarded in this mistance

by Sir J. Dan's do not purport to have

been brought

under the considerations

of the Colonial Council; but at Instructions similar to those recently Murnished in the case

196

of Ceylow will shortly be ready for transmission to the

Government of Hong Kong, My Lass

do not dun it

suggest

cest that

necessary to sug

any particular communication thould

now be made to the

- Governor

vernor them that head.

Sun Sin

Svedient Servant

མི་ལ་མར་བའིཐིར་བཇུག

W. Nawes

The God. Whd of course, be

Bryony sy

and parrished with a copy of the

Extecciate just voted. AB.

14.632 18/6.

し

7 July 167.

10 June

Sir

1073

Мод Мод

Treasury Chambers

22. June 1847.

197

am commanded by the Loras "ommissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

to transenit to you a copy of a

a copy of a letter pour

The Board of Customs, with the accompanying

Lists of Copywright Works and Town to

request you

will move Earl grey to cause

itere fists to be forwarded to the Govende

of Hong Kong.

I am

Sin

you

obedient Tervant

wes

Stephen lepe

سلام

lehundy gu

Hyo many art

towards the list

198

Сори

Sir

The Loss of the Committee of

Privy Council for Trade having, by their

letter dated 14th July, Last, requested that - fumish His Excellency

this Board would

та

the Governor of Hong Thong pour time to time with the Printed Lists of Books of which the

تا

+ give effect within Hong Kong to the British Statute 8 and 9 bict : C.93.

bict : C.93. S.G.

And in pursuance of the instructions

contamed in

your

letter

4th August Last-

تا

that any information it may appear

necessary to pramish to foremors of Colonies

should be submitted to the Lords of the

Treasury.

1. Parker ly

ん

I have it in command to transmit

the

herewith 5 Copies of the Supplement to the Lists of British Copyright Works doled 3 hist and at the same time to signify request of the Board that their Landships with be pleased to cause the requisite measures to be taken for the purpose of Laving the same povarded to this Excellency

Governor of Hong Kong.

ite

Custom House

London

10th June 1847.

I am se

Womackan

Tere Davis.

Entered

100.

199

7 July 2007

147.

In continuation of

the

Series of British Copyright

Books I transmih to

You

herette for your

Information and guidance

lofe five copies of the

Supplement In 20 which has been pues by

the

Commises : of Ft. Mis : Custones, Shav

14397 $5/6

REC

1108 Hor

hong

Treasury Chambers 984 June 1847.

200

Liffey to Agent 10 poly ( 27.

Sin

With reference

• your

letter

the

11 t altinis, forwarding copy of a despatel pow

the governor of Hong Thong relative to the repayment of certain Fees received by officers

бра

the Supreme Court in that Colony for

Ote

performance of government business, I am commanded by the Lods Commissioners of Her Majesty's Tready to traumit

to transmit to you, for

На

the information of Earl grey, the accompanying

+ Sunde copy of a report of the Commissionses of Audit;

Jume

And

I am to request

request you

will

muggedt

to his

ite

Lordship that the Agent Generis. Jou

Colony thould be minstructed to recover the

James Stephen lep

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Jum

sum of

£ 20.16.8 stated to be due from Mr. P. I. Steking, the Attorney General, by

Salary that

deduction from any Salary payable to him in this bountry;

Likewise to take the

necessary

muy

And

steps for

اصا

obtaining repayment from the Board of

201

Admiralty, under the

are

amangement stated

Sir J. Davis to have been adverted to

in Mr. Secretary Glasstone's despatch of

27th May 1846, of the Sum

of £36.17.6

expended in the prosecution of Mr. Carr,

excentive of the fees recoverable from

Public Officers.

dam Sir.

your

obedient Servant

Елитовидн

Mr. Nacces.

Should the

25-

June

now pary in the lion be ifpend to the. Agant band?

Land bey

Destant be

отвой до

202

Copy

My Lords

Audit Office

7 June 1847

We have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of Mr. Trevelyan's letter of 27th Welt"= transmetting for our information, with reference

to our

Repint of 22 Oct 1846, 2:518. Copy of a despatch from the Grema of Hong Kong relative to the repayment of certain Fres received by officers : If the Supreme Court in

itat Colony for the performance of Goremment

business,

and in complicance with

your

observations

any

the repayment

Lordships desire to receive

have to offer regarding

we may have to

of Fees and Expenses in the action brought

aganist Mr. 6 an, we beg leave to remark,

во

раарари

reference to the concluding parapaph of Sin?. Dan's's despatch that the bett Sum

The Lads Commissioners

of Her Majesty's Treasury,

}

to be received to the audit of Colonial Services

Boong Thong ( deducting the fees to be

repaid by the officers of the Supreme Courty

た

1. £ 36. 17. 6; and as it would appear that

the Bond of Admiralty will depay the

Baillie lope

Forwardedly was

MBB

Stephen

MEHawes

Earl Grey

847

LY 6

expense incurred, we recommend that

is that your

20 Junt

Lordships should direct the necessary

Application to be made to that department

en paying the amount to Mr. G. Baillie

the Agent for Hong Thong.

1.J.

The presume that your Lordships wich give the recepery directions for the rexayment by the Altaney General of the Colony (now on leave in this Comtrs) of the Sum of £20.16. 8 the Amount of the feet received by him.

The have se

(signed) Dr. L. Herries

Hr. F. Luttrell

203

10 July 147.

Jane chrected by lack

buy

to housmih to

you for your information

and Gendaise

the accompanying

Copy of a letter with its

incloure from the Board_

of her my

alative to the

referment of Certain Fees

recured by

the Offices of

the Supreme Corest of

Honey Hong for the performe

Here

Harry

busines

and Jame to regered

of Goil and

ле

I. ostor

that, in pursuance of

the suggestions of the

Sads Commiss, you

will

like the necessary steps

for recovering

the Sum of

£ 20 .16 . I Natest to be oluk £20.16.

from No. P. J. Sterling, the

Attorney General of the

Colorry by deduction from any

and

Satery thich may be payable to hein in this Country's Which you will further

Atocin resisyment from the

of Asomiralty

Board under the arrangements

Stated in her Gladstones

Despatch of 27. May

1846.

Extrach from which I

encloves of the Sume of

204

(an

£36.17.6. Incurred in the

quoscution of lo Carry againstutione,

the

Editor of a Corial meat: peper, Vice Admuril

Sis: Thor : Cochrane bought

Али

bation for bill.

Ана

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4.4

935-27

12 Aug 147.

JULY: O 1847

2-1

Chamber205

29th July 1847.

With reference to a

Leller from

Mr Harves ctoitial the 20th Molant

I have it in

and to cusqueint.

You, for the information of Earl Grey, that the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Trensury

in the

Sanction proposed by his Ludshipe

the pecurt of

for the Combiibutions the Government of Hong Kong in

aid

of the principal Neelive Schools et Victoriae, Stanley und Aberdeen in that Island, at the Rates of Ten Dollars per Month each, subject to such Regulations as it may apprecer to Love Grey to be advisable to lay

clown

Stiften Eng

down in regard to the Mcencegement

of the Schools meriving each Aid.

cez

Sir.

1806-30

Jin,

your obe

obeclient Inv.

келин

W. Hawer.

This result should, Sapprchend,

the Gr

1315 Horny King

RECEIVED

C. D.

AUC 3

1847

سارت

recisevry

severy

Chambers 206

5 August 1847.

Aug/4).

You: 10

With reference to your

Letter

detect the 7th June last-I am

commanded by the Lords Comm"

to transmit.

off Her Majesty's Trucessory

"You the enclosed Copy of a Communication from the Portenester Generael, dactial the 19th Allino. relative to Freinels presliceds with

regard

to the Conveyance of Letters

bitioun Hong Kong

and Canton,

and I aim to request that Yo

that You will

submit the some to Earl Grey für

his Levelshits Iefennection.

Lephen had

Jum Shi

Your

For

Frecvent Tur

Pennery

GJ Pennington

검.

Mr. Haves.

I presume that a copy ythies conesponder. be sent to Sir I. Da

? A13.3 aufert /47.

should

Any 4

ফ

Copy

Lord

207

To The Right Houtle the Love (miss

of ther Majesty's Treas

My Lorde

ery

I have the houseon to returce

4 Your Lordships Mr. Stephews letter of the of theUlts, transmitting the Copy of a Despatch

from the Governor of thing king with its

Hong

reclosure relative to a combination between.

the Qcover of the Strand Vessel

Defsel "Corvain",

plying between fanton and Hongkong, and the Merchants of these places, to

defraud the Fost

office Ravenne

illegal conveyance of letters

red by the

and Iber

leave to informed Your Lordship that a the matter has been placed by the Governor in the hands of the Attoring Greceral at Hong Kong, I courive the

no further caw be taken until a Report is received as to the result of the

Hep

proceedings which have been instituted

At the same time I think it right to state to Your Lordships that as the Post Office has retablished no Tacket communication between Hongkong and the

Yout

of Chicas, I doubt whether it way be adasivable at prevent to interfere with the arrangements which the Merchants of Hong Kong have made for the conveyance) of their correspondence

With reference to the suggestion of Earl Grey that liquing should be

the legal rater of Vortage

made whether the

rot

between Hong Kong and China may be underly high, I beg leave to informe Your Lordships that the rate chargeable upon such letter is 4. for Each Letter not exceeding half an uns in wright - and so on in proportion; which rate w fixed by Your Lordship Warrnet of the 1th September 1840. as the charge upor all Letters conveyed by private ship

208

between any of ther Majesty (Exlenie, and any Forrige Port, withmite peffing through the United Kingdoms; and in my opinion this rate is not too high

General Post Office.

19th Jeely 1847 -

I have be

Sigued

uricarde

between

[

Treasury Chamber

18.565 3

1340 Honged

Sin

110-18 Aug147.

184

With

6th August 1847-

209

reference to Mr. Hawer's letter of the 28th Ult?, I am commanded

by the Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty Treasury to acquaint you, for the information of Earl Grey, that the Sund

to be recovered on beha

behalf of the Govern - ment of Hongkong from the Naval

Department

on account of the Prossection against the Editor of the Friend of Chinx Revspaper after the deduction of Fee amounting to Dollars 182, recoverable

from the Sheriff and other Partion

appear

to have been correctly stated in the

etly

letter from this Department of 28th June last, as £36-17-6 -; and that of the

abovementioned Fees, Dollar 50, or

Same Stephen Regi

14.806

210

£ 10-8-4 were also to be recovered by the Agent Grueral for the Colony in this Country, from the Attorney General who

was on leave of abernée -

I am

further to request you

will state to Earl Gre

for

£48

ab brey

that the Bill,

- 19 = 2, referred to in Sin J. Davis's

Despatch of 22nd May, if it has been Aegrecated and payment should be refused by the Naval Department, should be paid by the Agrut Grueral, and that the Agent Greceral should also

repay to the Naval Department the differance between F

you stated to have been recriord by kin

him from that Department

Department on account of Expences of the Prosecution in question, and £36-17.6 the amount of suck Expeces properly chargrable to the Public_

I am

"ame also request you

observe to Earl Gre

Earl Grey

will

that the abovrurutioned

aucouret of £ 48 - 19-2 would appear to

comprize,

1th. The sum of £36-17-6 chargeable to the Naval Department -

endly

qudy the Sume

Why

رحمة

of £ 10-8-4 recoverables

from the Attoring Seurals - and,

two Several accounts of 4. Dollars, 07/16/8, paid for the Chief Magistrate's fortificate ands for Taxing

forks,

to you

as shown

the Statement forward. d

in the letter from this Department

of 10th Moor last, and which should

be recovered in the

Mtory-

Siri,

Youn obedient Servant

Marked

Mr. Stephen

Probably

This

the

corerde

which it would now

Letters to

right to take to complete the adjustment of the Aanurally the Agent General, and the Gover would be to address

Cade

Increpees

At the terms of this Letter

AB.

August.

Jang. M. Hawas

to d conclude f

дат ан

7. Stephen Esp

Ire to Gov: 118-19 Octywy.

20.126_27

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Precesevry

RECEIVE

AUG.31

1847

Manguest 1847.

211

Jown con

ded by the Lords

Commissioners of Nor. Meijestys Trecisory to transmit to You, for the

action of Earl Grey, the

Audit,

losed. Copies of Queries, which

been received from the Comm.

the leevents of the Colonial at Yong Kong, of the Cleefs N = 2, affecting the discretion and. Responsibility of the Governor of that Colony.

Jom

Sir,

obectent Ther

your

Schunky gun

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31 Angs. Dr. Harr

communicated to the God. This shi

The usual hirms

Сит

Entered

Sir J. Davis Best Sin

In Treas: letten 30 Augu

118.

ве

212

17 Oct4.

I hansmit to you

Revith the accompit

Jueries & Ofsenations

the Commisss of Audit : in this Country

The

Accounts of the Colonial. Juanner at Bling from 17 July 1945 to

احمد

31 Dec : 1846, and I

lec: have to request you. with forward this

Document to the Treamer in order that

away fewnish the

Answers and. Somotion's explanations required If the towmissionens Thame

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10.407224 0.45752

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SEP 3

1847

Treusion, Chambers 213

2. September 1847.

With reference to your Letter

dated the 25th Ultimo Tom

comm cunded

by the Lords Commissioners of Yor Meijesty's Treasury to cuquaint You,

for the

the information of Cearl Grey, that My Lords being apprized by

this Agents Genereel for Hong Kong

that. Mr Leno has drawn on him 5th of June

for the Half Seelcury & the 30th of last therein mentioned, have authorized the Agent General to

acupt. and pay the Bill so cr

drawn.

thi

and have given Directions for Ceclvence, out of the Parliamentary Grunt for the Service of Hong Kong, of

the requisite Convent, for effecting such Payment.

7. Stephen Eg

Jenn Joi,

your declient Peru

випитоводит

تم

The Ger. should be so informed

3 Sef. W. Hawes

greß HAI

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2190424/9

1575 Hong

cong

Treasury Chambers

27th September 1847.

214

↓

Gor: 126 - 18hr 1847.

In reply to your

letter of the 14th

Instant, I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majestys Treasury &

to which

request you will obscene to Earl Grey, that the letter of the Bosed of 15th January last. you refer, has reference to the "preparation of the Parliamentary Estimate for the gear 1847/8, and

suggested that Sir John Dan's should be enjoined to restrict

! the application of the Suns drawn pour

Chest

Chest, ow account of

Commisariat br Parliamentary Grant,

James Sipher Lype

the

to the specific services

for

вы

which that grant was intended to This caution was suggested- provide.

iin accordance with the precious communication from this Department of 12. Felry. 1846 - in

which it was proposed that no further provision should be made in the Parlia-

・mentary

Estimates for public works at Hong Kong; but the Instruction was

not intended to Hefersede that conveyed,

in consequence of the letter of 14th Sept 1046

гума

from

this Board with reward to thi

unappropriated_ surplus of previous grants.

I am Si

Servant

our obedient Se

your

выводить

215

28,

The former papers.

W. Hawer

g pony

copy of this correspondence this of course, be communica

ki éri John Paris

I dont ginter understand the result of this converfondence now, & sht be plast

that explermath of it.

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to have

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made 216 Ent

Draft of this Pos City Massing the Copy nu

D. Sheet

18 hor/ 47

N.126°

in consequence for

Sin

Shave to ack the

recept of your bespatch of the lif may last N51 in which you 'regulat

значением Neberty

to be informed whether

You

are still

to consider the unappréhende

over

гару

explus of previous totes start as a part of the Ways Means of For. For meeting

expenditure for tonks

the

1:2

217

already

ал

prosess Contemplation. Mravant to you, teremist Copees iga Correspondence which has passed between this Dept and the Br

the onlycel

uite

Treasury from which you perceive that the

Instruction, Conveyed

Despalit

to you in my

Noel of 10 Set: were

NOG

not intended to supersede

these of 28 Sept. 1846,

in which the lifprof nation

the surplus of previous

Parte Votes to publie

что

Works was Sanctioned

by Missert Pharet

22.4021/10

of Tapplement

Copie

seat to Sir Da

знал

1616.

Hong Kony

RECEIVED

CCT. 6

1847

kam

218

Treasury Chambers JM October 1847.

گن

An commanded by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

tos

hansent to you the accompanying five copies

you

of the Sufflement A. 21. to the list of Books

of which the Copyright has been claimed. And I an to request you

will more Earl grey.

+ gine the requisite directions for forwarding the same to the governs of Hong Kong to enable him to give effect in that Colony

lér: Act 849

Net. Ch. 43.

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I am

your

obedient Servant

Partur

James Stephen Rege.

ん

with

Mr Hawes

Write to the Got. accordingly

boer

231368/10 1D

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727. Hong to heary to

219

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£33416.6

San

I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Leasury to acquaint you

that My Lords have authorised the Reymaster General to iqve to Veter Smith Exgß- the sum of thirty three Vounds Sixteen Shillings and Six fence requested in

2nd distant.

in your

letter of the

Hephen Erg

Jour obedient Sewant

lethunday

4.703-22

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RECEIVED

NOV 5 1847

for reply to

recesevey

Chambers 220

4th November 1847.

PECORD

your Letter dochest

the 25th Utteins I have it in commanst to cuquecint You, for the information of Ecol. Grey, that the Ends Commissioners of Ucr Majesty's Trennwy

in the

Semction recommended by his Locletics for the Expenditures to be incurred for the acetitional Marine Police Force at Hong Kong which has been substituted by the Governor and Council for the Gun Bout maintained by thait

Government.

obedient Sin

your

Henver loops

bhandau

Should the Governm be informed that this expenditione

Jor

the water Police has been

sauctioned?

дому

6.702-2

775- Hory to

hay Tansory

Chambers 221

5. November 1847.

Sie,

With reference.

Lettin

your

of the 25th Ultions I have it in commend to acquaint You, for the information of Earl Grey, that the Lord's Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have not seen. to dissents from the Instruction which his Larchip proposes to

Reason

convey to the Govern

of Hony Rony regwrting the

Purchase of the Building referred to in that Officevi's Despectcts of the 24th July last for de Court. House,

to suppose that the Serplies of

Letter

Votes adverted to in

your

will not afford sufficient mecins

for effecting this Pronhuise.

B. Nerves Gog

Jam Poi,

your obeclient. Tur

ewhandam

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Виросла

, лаз

4.982.2

1776. Hory Foy Cheember 722

C.D.

NOV 6

верен

5th November 1847.

With reference to your Lelling

the 20th Alleine I howe it in

and to auspuseint You, for

level

the information of Ecvrl Grey, that the Lads Commissioners of Uer. Meijesty's Trussory have given Directions for this preparation of

Clothing Melnicels de: _ required for the Police at Hong Kong.

and

hawe desired the leagent General

for that Colony to mecke Corranagement, ication with the Officers

of the Grelnances Deportement, for

forwarding the Corbicles to the Colonial

Governments with as little delay

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as possible...

Jaun Sir,

your obectient Fans.

Henver hig

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W. 125 Atreet

Gruner

Sir J. Dairs.

Sir.

1870/47

223

with reference to

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Your despatch N91

of the 20 bgust I have

to acquaint your that

directions have been

given for the preperation If the Olothing Materials

which

you

have

required for the Phice at Hong Kong,

and that

the necessary arranquenti with be made by the Agant General and the Brandy benance for forwarding the Arbeits in question to the

Colony with as litte delay as popittle.

I have

25.00 RECEIVED

NOV 20 1847

1868. A Kong.

224

Treasury Chambers

19 Tovember 1847.

Sin

With reference to

Hope to Sov. 260 hor. N. 13.

your

letter of the

29th ultimo, I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Secatury & acgeraint you, for the information of that. My Lods have sanctions

·Pack Grey.

the

stic admission If, the Expenditure refered to sin the Despatch of the foremo of Rory

- Hong

Kory of 28th July Last, for the repairs of the

Kong Wooden Bridge baliey.

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Ком

人

over the Wongnaichung

Jam Si

your Medient Servant Whirly

w87

Nur Jevival-

Should the form de suformed

whom Al

bor 20

to frou.Am

114

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RECEIVED

DEC. 6 1847

1959 HongKong

Tearing Chamber

محکام

3rd December 1847.

With reference to Jour letter of

the 19th Dett on the duljit of the

Postal communication between

Kong

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Ard

(auton;

Jame

Wrong

225

manded

the Lords (un umpimmers of Oder Majesty's Treasing to transmit herewith for the information of Earl Grey, why

of a Report from the Partimasten funeral datul 15" het

bubjects, together with erty of the

Refly from this Bound thereto -

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سف

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Medart

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B. Hawes En

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Communicate The forma and Manninadr

what, & the Wiply of the Treasury?

Du 6. & Postmander panals

liter does but must then Leters

love to the hearings

Compe

the question other legalities ilesqulity of the busin

was not tired

contary

ente

the ilempit

uns industand

& lustion

whollan

coniding

all that

lead

und not be staged

the wearing

perfeel,

tere

Post office mums to me the

the unfixed incompter shading tween.

wants he had the lat

Carlin

xtiation, sudinfinns other local Post luster, the persecution begun

his point, abrite was

for

ost enticed. Found Here

the Louve authenities in

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only point wired Lefere

out wreed only

recuper

poncoction, which might be meupes

A Parties debuted the Hale athe Load - but while under the ins might

opinion affen

vidlated a talente buly be staged in

yofinion

I me be

alled

wined unles

and for.

literis.

admision

that the save bind

こ

best penalter

the mouth of the considerth

be attention the hearing thead

Wait for that master General says he

is giving

to the subject.

Gill

all

226

/ Copy

in 1959 14. Kong

To the Right Rouble

My draw

227

The bre Commisere of

H. M. Treasu

Thave the honour to return the eveloved Cocermeniication to your brashigs from the blonial Offer, dated the 19th Ultimus, transmitting Copy of a Despatch from the Sahner of Houg

Hove Hong, Memorial / from

and a

principal

merchouls of that

Colorly, grazing that the arrangements which they

have

to a from

Made for the transcription of their Correspondence

at Canton, by Vafaels feruished it not be their own expense, may disturbed. Ibey to state that hairing Consulted the Solleitor of this Deportent as to the precise state of the how with regard to the transmission of

letters

from

оно

from Long Hong by private ships, that offer informed me that the regulation under which letters

may be sent out of the tiled Kingdom by priatel ship, without pagering through the Post Afflee, does not extend to the blowed; and that the Master of private ship, therefore, sailing from Hong Kong is expressly poster by the aut of 1 Vat 283. forbidden Just. 2. Crohn carrying, receiving, collecting, or delivering ellers.

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Under these circumstances,

I cannot recommend four bordslips I to authorize the Continuance of a practice which is illegal; but obverve that the bubject of the improvement of the Post Offic Communication between Hong

Imaz

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& Canton is now under

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Kony

I hope

My Consideration; and I.

Shortly to be able to sabuit fr

The

the sauction of four braslips

such arra

228

arrangements

cements as will be

well adapted to the Convenience the Mercantile Community

" at thoug Hong and Canton. Fhave

/ Segured /

Jeveral Post Office

Clauricarde

15 November 1047.

Flopy!

they

in 1959, 4Kony

Ford

229

Treasury Chambers

December 14Y.

With a ference to

Jour brashicp' à Report of

the To Allume, on

Despatch

from the Governor of Houg Thong & Memoride from the principal there leants of that blowy, praying that the arrangements which they have made for the transmision their Correspondence fron Vessels and from Canton by Schals furnished it their own expens may not be disturbed, Sam

by the orde

Commanded

Commissioners of the M. Treasury

Right Houble

The Postmaster feueral

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to acquaint you that, under the circumstance Hated in four letter, My Lords conceive it would not

Communication be advisable that any thould be made to the fovernor of Hong Kong which might impl a davation for the renewal of the arrangements The Merhauls had made for the Conveyance of their Correspondence between that "Lace and

and Canton ; but I am,

place

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at the save time, to request that Your Bordship will fine Your early attention to the sofition of measures for the transmission & delivery of that Correspondence with expulanty & despatch under the cutroul of offiers of your Department.

Shared

/ Ligned/

we D

J: Parker

25.865 30/11.

to Ser. 9 Dec. N. 131.

Sir

RECEIVED

DEC

1847

1960. H. Rong.

Treasury Chambers

3. December 1847.

With reference to your

230

letter of 9 ht

ultimo, I am commanded by the Lords Commisioners of. Her Majesty's treasury acquaint you, for the information of Earl

the

Grey, that in concurence with the opinion signified by his dadship regarding Estimates submitted in Governor Sir J. Davis's despatcts, N. 89, of 14 th August last, My Lords have authorized the Commessioners of Audit to admit such Expenditure as may

incurred in conformity with the Estimate be 3. for the repairs of Police Stations

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Benjamin Hawes Eg.

and

Debut - - -

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RECE

DEC. 18 1847

gbon the 893. Hong Kong Leanny Chambers

231

16th Ded: 1847.

and

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of am 03

Mer Neeriva

Cherels the fourien

Le reformer

6bu. Am

Houses, and of the Church at

Ian So

your

dedient Servant

brundigen

£4.1416

Sam

commanded by the Lords Commisioners of Her Majesty's houswory

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to acquaint you for Earl Grey's information that My Lords have authorised the Paymaster Geveral to ifone from the Commisariat Chest Account to Meter Smith the sum of Four Pounds Fourteen Shillings and Sumponce as requested by Your letter of the DC Ultimis.

Stawer Eage

Jam J.

Your obedient Servant

Whuncham

This

when received by

to the Commeel office.

из земли по

20 Dev

Am. 20 bu

deng

1724

Copy tobor

Resp : Ng

1:650

650-14

RECEIVED

76.18

2093 trong rộng

Truusury Chambers 232

1 December 1847.

Son

With reference to

Communication

your.

cation of the 19th belober Cast and to the Dispelsh from Governor Soi

J. Davis forvandled therein to this Bourd

anded by

bey the Lords Comen of Her Majesty's Treasury to transmit to

Report from

You the enclosed Copy of a

the Commissioners of Audits, detect the 30th Ultimo, relating to the Expenclitione for Colonial Services at Hong Kong compared with the Perlicementiory Votes to the 31st

of March last, and I

to request that Yo

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You will submit the sume for the information of Cart Grey; and suggest to his Lordshich theck- the Governor of Hong Kong should be

against incurring any Expenditione for the Service of that

cantioned

Hawes by

Government.

Government beyond what may provided for by the Parlicementery

Grant for this Year 1847, or from

Funds, under an

1847, or prom Colonial

impression that

any portion of the Parlicementery

Grants for previous Years will be

available

clubles for defraying it.

Jum

Jour

obechent Ind-

Abundan

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233

The Gou should I presume be

thered

Bu 18

зи-

That

subject.

ср. Ден

18. Am

Thuckey

See this with reference.

to the externate

то

Lu hey rumah

hs. 22~

Wes Merivale

Der. 22. /47

234

209 3. Haughing

This Report from the Andit-Office affirms that although then was, in truth, a saving as

represented

Mart 197

the day, a balann

by his gran Javis, when the two years to 31 Mart.

of £15,547, then was not, on

to that calent, cafelle of being credited to the Colonial

extent,

Excamry for the service of Aunding rears,

the contrary, an actual deficit or ditt. £23,000.

biton

of marty

Get it is aber from a comparison of the revent despitites of Sir John Davis, dated 15t /m. 12th Fets & 19th July - all / 18/67-

them

that he concided

was not merely a saving upon 2 years, but an actual belans of f 15, 567- available for Inten

lesvin,

the seat March 1847.

I have already marked in

ven

may

Refertar

The Extinate, now open to cuspicion this reputiol but I don't see how it is

is,

beline of $15,567 is

posits to frame

235

4. mutil he has time to balance the books, - and

carept upon the hypothesis of its correctness. "ufort to us the result, as compared with the

actual state of the treasury

Estimate for 1848-

Yit be

be not correct, then I conclude that the new Governor aust · adopt, for a time, one on

ther of the Systems, which in such a case

in Houghing _ wither

long

and to furnish.

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wen not intended

he will find existing of putting off the Colonial Creditors as fossille, &80, in part, perzing for the expens

of one year.

out of

the revenues of the west, availing himself of the early arrival of remit from this country, to appropriate a prtin of them to pumpous for which they (unless,

Conless, indeed, it should have deffered that the Tome comples of the Part? Votes on account and that the deficit, if ther The Consables, and that the de one, hashim met in that way) ; - that iste the aww Governor must continue Whatever system he finds existing _ however vicious;

on a given.

given day, as with an intellyith bacis

on which to pround in future.

At print, I think we have no option bet the correctness; as I have done in amy Report, _ of the expected babane offts, say on the 31 March 1847, however morally certain

we may be _ with the audit office, of its being

Fabulous.

The point of divergence between the Auditiffen & the Colomil Gout affiars the this.

We find in the Statement attached to his sohen Davis's desfetch. 12. Feb? 1847 _ the following enby

Balance of Public Monies on 1 April 1945. ₤16,177. 9.9% which sum is wandingly added the account which neat follows

of ways & manns for the bearding year.

Afair copy of this graft

is annexed at Hawer's

deni

We 17 Fett

lopy of this - this go, suppose

to the Ereasury, in an ackumuligt. J. G. Bonham Expre

comes to the conclusion that this their letter of Dest. 17 */47, fewendig

The audite Offic

was, in the contrary,

in the 1th April 1045 - with Bondy Audit's Refert.

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balanse whition, but a deficit

deficit of £38, 315.

It seems quite hopeless to attempt to recruite

Great a discrepancy - by an examination of doen having here. I cannot hiff thinking then is

11 Febr

Ms.

Then Hong Kong Estimate

now her completed,

годистий рети

conferencistant any

дистой ужиный

connected with the Consulates. Wative the welche feverno's appuntion of

case is, I masive it can only be

the

of the

by the Governon

the spot - on the

wold to required,

his pupand

to elicit

he ancest

arestant way Shothaches mentioned above. _ He might be furnished wogrest

the Andil - Office, & craccurate a copy of this Refort of upen to examine & compare the accounts of businformation onimmunicate the result without delay;- Wuch in in the meantime, we adhen, er of misit, Her

тога

然

Join

prom

236

the

You will learn annard copy of a Report from

He Repity's Commst of chudit, that in the books of that befortment. Succe five

belances to a considuelle

amount an exhibited against

the Colonial Kemang oftbengkung

ques Evernment, when the

Levent periods therein mentioned.

satisfacting future occasions, instead of a рет

clear surplus

the course agreed in its favors, upen the same

the white gestion when under comi.

Thunder

you howing

consideration forin

periods.

as stated in

your

Extimate for 1848-49, abend, framed, howet the preparation ofthe predenpenis despitibes of the

see the paper us

nyjeeted. - G.29/

absifueling it magle to us.

Deer 22. 104,

1847

M.P.

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at once. I am int

to the Her

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Stimates. 2.7.0. 147etz

1848

Stially 16. qRverivate 15

?ES.

14/2.

Earl Grey

12th Jets and

13th January, 12th

19 the Jet - all Juch

4 of 1847.-

Hissariation appens to

date in the accounts affecies

to date from an beay-surly for

This variation in the accounts appears to have

Commenced

convidentl

thine back, for the Bound of

efudit, assign to the paty effiil 1845 a deficit of

£38, 315, whereas in the

evelomn to this John Davis's

desfetch of the 12th bette 1847, the is found the following

entry: -

"Balinu of Public Monies

"10 April 1845. ₤16, 177.9.94.

You

will be renwith of

the importance of enginning

without delay into the cancers

of the discrepancies this

they line

签

brought to the notin

of 14246

Sot, and I shall be ansios

to receive à special Refert

upen the subject stunguur

love his com

as it is not possible to assust

The accounts should be envestigated up to the first appearann of the variation in gestion, the books belanced carefully; the result compared with the

In the impossibility which brists of acestemning thre

couns with the requiente Lepe of accuracy truth of the above matter w

this country, of in them alsion actual state of the Treasury -

given day. from your pudrpors ofte of the 24th defte last, o which I take this opportunit

237

acknowledging the receipt

furnisher no

state

more recent t

of the sack balance in your

ветрад

Ereasury available for the fatum use of the Colonial Eovernment, it has been found smpany to assume the corectig of the which is stated in die soen. Davis Ift of the 19th fly

John to have accrued on

March 104,

10475

the 3/et

and to prepare

when that hypotheses the

Estimate now to be brought

besen

Parliament for

enting year.

Bat

the

}

An estimate of the actual

to of the

design.

belens to be expected on the cafissy of the current year 18.47-48, thould properly have been found in you Prednison's off of the 24

indispensatt ingedient

Amy Aw

Left

in the Estimate for the ending year 1848-49-) need not request you to guard

зай

agarish the lepoticon of duch

mmission in future Extinted The furnished by you in future.

The Afte

the diple of the 26th Septembe

further

defective in regard to the Estimate

to lend

for Public Works . The outlay for this purpose being hanationed by H. M. Gost in differents from time to time, no proper judgments could be formed of

the vote ascund under this

pr the year

head, without an ectionsfection abstract, as well retrospective,

binging forward, in one view the epentul materials of the calculation. oprospective, sheiving the

"These would consist, insge entire ortay

sanctioned for tatement of the entire cully hea

Pallic Works, - either from the

very

Commencement, or in contingating tent some previous abstract, of the

of.

portion of

completed,

suct works already

or to be so by the

end of the current year, and

appro. the portion of buch outlay offer & both in obtent printed thereto, the portion

remaining to be completed

with the to during the ensuing

or to be

year,

and the amoumit

238

t profond

to be appropriated thereto. Your will take care that du abstract

shaved be

of this description isot

duphelend

all

on the transmision

of future Extemales for the year. It has appeared in the Comsar of the cammination which theme omissions

the part of.

the Colored Geomment have

Sendand it newssary to mistitute here, that the classifiction

པ་ར་བས་

of income & cxpenditure under their various heads, as reforded by the Colonial funtion

not always the lawn from year

or from report to report.

The

The head of contingence,

to rear.

for instance, sometimes includes

munion Relaries to bebordinate

public dewants, and at the timms only casual expenses hive properly to denoncimulia.

there for.

device that

any

that ipat

time, you find it

Convenient to change the

heads of classification,

nature of Other Expenditure under

お

This extent of summary

summing

hind or in

in 199

the abstracts, externistes, and

I your

other financial returns Government, - the Statement when first appearing in new form may be fland fir quateporition with one

the form previously deflecter

observed.

the Clint

To ensure further facilities of comparison, it is alos bo be wished that abstracts of the state of year accounts and finamers should be furnished quarterly to this department; desses laid down in the Colail Regulations, and that ther more decided Financial data

in gooition

attack Rerence & Expenditen for the year, which would

deantimed in addition that

be made out, in

official

in Falun, for

the form year ending

the 31st March, instead of

Chertofon for the cluden

year, ending the 31st December.

I have de

the face got

Ley

ん

сканда жауа

and explained

the perish them in pist

аст

239

-0.

ir.

Intered

Governor Bonham

so. 9

5.112

Copy to Treas : 24 Laby 10

động trong

Hong

240

れい

17 Der /47 TL.

2093

Downing Shost

17 February

1848

You will learn

from the annexed copy of

a letter from

the Iwa, as accomponiere d

Report from H: The Comendes. of Audit, that in the Books

that Department successive successive

balances to a con-

considerable

amount

are

exhibited

against the Colonial Treasury

of Hong Kong upon several periods therein

mentioned, instead

clear surplus

the

of.

in its favour,

upon

upon the same

прои

period as

stated in

Predecessor's

your

Despatches of the 13th of

January, 125 of Jchuary,

19th of July - all of

and 19th

1847.

This variation in

the accounts appears to

have commenced a considerable

time back, for the Board of Audit,

aongu

to the 1.th

7 of April 1845 a deficit of £38, 315, whereas in the

Enclosure to Sir John Davis's

Despatch of the 19th of Feb:

1847, there is

d the

found following entry : -

"Balance of public

of public moncer

106

1st Apil 1845

£16,177+9+974

You

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sensible

You will be

241

of the importance

of auguring without delay

into the causes

the

ancies this brought

discrepancies

to the notice

of H. M. Gov

and I shall be anxions

to receive an

special report

The

upon the subject. subject. accounts should be inves =

-tigated up to the first

appearance of the Variation

in question, _ the bocks balanced carefully, -

and

the result compared with

the actical state

Treasury

022

tte

a given day.

As it is not

popible

adpist these accounts with

the requisite degree of

accuracy

in this Country,

Predecesson's

and as your Despatch of the 24

24th

September last, which I

take this opportunity of acknowledging the receipt,

242

of the 19th of July to have

the 31th of

accrued

March 1847, - and to

prepare, upon that hypo-

thesis, the estimate now to be brought before Par

kament for the

year .

ensuing

But an estimate

of the actual balance to

furnishes

160

more recent

statement of the Cash balance in your Treasury

: available for the future

noe

the Colonial Gout,

it has been found necessary

came the correctness

apumi

that which is stated

m. Sir John Davis's Desp=

be expected

on the expiration

year 1847-48

of the current

should properly have been

found

ru'

your

Predecessor's

Despatch of the 24th of top t

indispensable sige.

as uu

-dient in the Cestimate

of ways and Mecans für the ensuing your 1848-49.

The

The Despatch of the

24th of September is further defective in regard to the

годом

Estimate for Public works.

The outlay for this purpose being sanctioned by H. Mi's You"

in different sums from time to time, no proper . judgment could be formed

of the Note required under

this head for

the

year.

without an abstract as

well retrospective as prospective

mi one-

bringing forward, View, the exential materials of the calculation. There

would consist poly in a

of the entire

Statement

outlay sanctioned for public

works

243

works, - wither from the

Very Commencement, or in Continuation of some previous

abstract.

quily in a

Statement

the portion

such works already

Completed.

the end

ет

to be so

the current

& year,

and of the portion of

such outlay appropriated thereto, - and lastly in a

statement

the portion

remaining to be completed

likely to be so dure

the ensuing year,

during

and the

amount proposed to be

appropriated thereto.

abstract of this description

should

244

021

should be supplied transmission of all futurre

cotimates for

the

year .

the

It has appeared in

the course

the examination

which these omissions have

rendered it necessary

institute here, that the

Clasification of income and

erfenditure under their

Various beads

1 as

reported

by the Colonial Treasures

is not alw

4 always

the Same

from your to year, or from report to report. The head

of contingencies, for instance,

sometiones includes minor

salaries to subordinate public

Servants, and at other times

only

only casual expenses more

properly to denominated.

have therefore

if at

any

to desire that

time

you find

it convenient to change the heads of Classification, or

the nature of the expenditure

mides a

any

Whether

head, I mi the

Abstracts, estimates, and

ottur financial returns of

your Government, the just- of the change may

au =

- nounced and explained

at the period when it first

occurs

To ensure further

facilities of comparison, it

is also to be wished that

abstracts

of the state of the

Colonial

H. King

Colonial Accounts &finances should be farmished guwaterly

to this Department,

as laid

down in the Colonial Regula =

- tions, and that, in addition,

the more

détailed Financial

annual

Returns of the amount of Revenue and Expenditure should be made out, in

future, for

year ending

the Official

the 31th of

march, instead of

tofore for

as here.

the Calendar

year, ending the 314.

December.

I have

係

pro

CR. Revelam Ey

ん

wanted b

Elliot

Ebruar

19:

Earl Grey 22

This Draft is necessary in order

Ent7219

With

245

Downing Street

24 February 1848

LIC

RECORD

reference to

your

letter of the

14 Decr, accompanied by a déport

to complete tr Strachey's draft to from the Omniproniers of Audit the Governor which has been

already approved.

7.7.

401

Mo 9-17 Teljes.

on the accounts of the Govt. of song Hong

am directed by Earl grey

to transmit to you for

the information of the Lords

Coummisioners of the Treasury the

Enclosed copy of Susturctions

wrich His Lordolip has addrebet

女筱

to the new

Governor of Hong

song by which

you

will obsewes

that he has received a copy

of the letter containing their

Lowships

Lordships remarks on this subject and also that he has been called upon for detailed and correct information which will

obriate the inconvenience which has been experienced this year in praming the Extrinates for

Hong trọng trong

I have ter

Coby

RECEI

C. D

DEC.

184

My Lenci's

27656-

2093 HongKong

Audit office

246

30tte hovember 1047

We have had the honour to receive, under you Lerdolifes Oreler of the 2nd disht, fausuch freuther obserwatoris as we may see occasion to offer, with reference to sew thefent of the rather hub-bass,

a letter foren hos benver dated 15the Alt!?

вти

1047, with the Colly off a Desfatele fines

Sin II Dan's of the 19th July, anchoring

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a statement off the Revenue of hypend time

of the Colony of thougkong, for two years

ов

ending 30th theuch 1847, with the remach

The Lords Communi asumers of ben's hearing

that!

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that he true to you Ludships with be satisfied that according to this more conect freqular statement off the

ahenditure & revenue for the Official

(& not the Kalendar) years, the sewing

mistead of being only $5,759...7.0 has been ₤15,547..17...

When which we have the

houn &refent that for the Kalendar

years 10458104

In den

there was, assurmised

Reput off outh Afril-bast, no

available balance; the dening is deew

to have been £94 only, in shead of £ $ 759

Quic

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0 }

₤2=7.52

15547

15-453

наву 10,486

£ 15453.

2650

247

muice the coming on the bother queer cont

пречистив

was £2752&f the excess of lyhendtitive

ui cows was £ 2650.-

Ser the two official years

however, to 31°. Shanch 147, there is

as stated by the fevenor a sensing of ま

£15,547, the difference betwver the

sunnig eaten lated for the Malendark official

yeaus ander from an increase of theift

quee

of Revenue of of 4967, 8 & decrease in the

hagement offer henditume of $ 104,obin the quenter to 312! thence why a

1947 ascoteshaund

with the actival Revenue received of tho

expenditure

expenditure defrayed in the Quarter

to sit haunch 1045

кис

Wedeem it hoher to obsewer tool although there has

Cheergemine 2 + 7092 the Colmys By Varymn of

Lenices

bean a &arring a few the two years ardenias 400 & Mauch war & the Amount of by our agent

1047

£ 82,9

LE 15547 the changes for the Plong Receipts

14614

het Change bos In the Mueredning henvel, ing flores Parting toto 30% sich 121 Lefkember cons to 310h Mench Geers 2 201

1045, exceeded the Amount of the Brukernwertery date to the entert

of £38,315

the

The greater part of this excess arises

248

from the expenditure audeblichWorks a sum of £54974 hamingbeen expended,

Webs while the Estimate for Public Wals

& Certingencies were only ₤16000 of the receipt of Land Nevernime hainig

been only & miss, while the Fundeducts

1135

on the extucrate as the probable Amount of the Reverence arising furm Land was

на

20000

It is a

Chevent that the has beewan excess of expenditus,

as excufared with the bates, for the

1047 whole herod to sth March cour, of

kevinly fes 000, If we have thought it night Hun & enduit the particulars for

Luchships consideration, in reference t

the Governor's afflication quanthaity

Dappropriate a peut of the caving which acerved on the hast tur years

utamed

The refered Repers are berewith

We have do

bob thenies

siffled, sluttrell

My Arbettinol.

War Office

249

Office

70700

6.38. 4. Kong. War Office 250

APB 17

1847

Lam

15 april 1847

Lam chiccited Bracknow

ledge the receipt of your letter of the

18 litt han

Exhait

which Parl

letter from the Missionary at Chuvan, co frey thinks it right to bring

under the notice of the Secretary at War, as contamining a represen tation that during aferiod of fine years, whilst Chusan, was held by a a British Force, the hoops

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to W. Smith 30 April 189847

stationed there had been without the advantage of a resident Chaplain, and that it was reserved for heighte as the first Clergyman

the Church of England, to ho

шам

Sundays

regular Service the Military desired, in thanking Earl

this

сали...

atuous

In reply Lam

munication

Sart

hey for

to Chiverne

that the original sccupation of the Soland of Chusan hanning heen considered only as temporary, will sufficiently account for their having been no resident officiating Chaplain sent there, as was done at Kruz Kong,

Les Hathen fr

foor

soon as it became

Possession

Chusan was also prolonged,

Bailish

The tenure of: also unexpectedly as will doubtless occur- to his Lordobis, after the conclusion of the Treaty Mor Smith however

ppears to be

that during

corres

period stated there was no Clergyman

the whole of the af pointed to perform duty & the Troops

as it appears by pondence in this office, that the oneries is neral of India had issued Instructious at the commence = ment of the War in China, that tios of the Naval Chaplains should he nominated to perform Cerical Duties

the rate

༡...

Share at Chusan

receiving pay for that duty

of 200 Rupees per mouth, subsequent order

which by

with a

was changed to 20 Rukeer per Sunday,

weekly allowance of 10 Ruples for visiting the Bospital,

besides certain teer for Funerals And it comes within the knarledge of this department torbich accounts of the Military Expenditure was rendered saliséquent

1 Septe 843) that a Chaplain of the Navy was actually regularly

251

regularly employed, and faid Gro duty to the hoops at Chusan from the 1 august to 31 Decr 1844;

but in

no similar charge.

has appeared in the accounts. since that period, this Defart = ment is unable Dexplain

Thane the hour the

tir

Your most oberent humble Sewant Lhlivan

unicated

17 Afuil hr. Hawes

I suppose that Uus answer

to the Pres. D. Prith

17 apont

ph? be com

444

1847

The Rev. G. Smit..

Erranted by APR

124. ABStephen 24

Blomes Hartdrey 29

252

30 April 1847.

with reference to that

Letter the

part of your

16 Jant

which stated

that, during a period of

5 years,

whilst Thusan

was rccupied by.

a Bricks

Force, the Troops stationed

there were without the

services

Elsident

15 April47.

ари

Chaplain, Jam directed

to hausmit

bay Cul Grey to you the copy of a Letter from the Deputy Secretary at War explaining

The cause

why

Chaplain

was sent to

Chusan and correcting

a mistatte into which

it would seem

that

You had fallen in

stating that during

period in question there

was no

Cergyman

appointed to perform duty to the Froops, it

Appearing

that the

Guvernor Guaral of

India had, at the

Commencement of the

War

in China, ifred motiuctions

253

for the employment of

Naval Thaplains on

this serivce.

Aerical duties to the

Froops at Lausan

ori

15.070

Rong,

War Office

34 May 10047

410 Sept

Gov.

S. India. Co

тор

25 August 1847.

254

I am directed to transmit herewith for the consideration of Earl Grey.

letter and its exclosures received from the General Offries Commanding at

by Stong, ulative to the application cortuen Pensioners from the Army, who

have

been

serving in the Polar Force at Steny, to to allowed free passages Inden for themselves and

their servues cease in

families, when

in that force.

There will be no

drawing

objection to their

their Pensions in Indra.

Banv

Your

most obedient

humbile Servant

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If there

Resort in this debject fored the God?

do not ice hiss it w. be possible, in the absence

a Regent, that.

We have no

steff shd. be lakerd on this subje reprost whatever from the Governor

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on the subject of granting prepares to India to the

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know whether the 2.1. Co. approve

For J. Davis.

10.4777

Forwarded by SEPR

M&Stephen

M&Hawes

| Earl Grey

25 Aug

Embo

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112.

255

8. Sept: 1049.

I hausmit

herith Copy.

a letter from the Officing

the Pearlang at Mar

containing an application

сиг

from certaine Military Pensioners now serving

in the Police Fone:

at Hong Kong soliciting

to be allowed free- Passages to India for

Remscher andl

072

families

retirement from

that Fone.

their

I have to request.

that you will report

me your opinion

же

whether it unild

be advisable to accede

to the request of the applicants.

Jame

1. Jubian Sqr.

Forwardedly SHPR

M.Stephen

Hawes 5 Earl Grey

256

10 List Way

I am directed by Sail Grey, to achi's the west of your lette of the 25 Alto. enclosing a Celleri firme the General Officer Comet at Wong long relatin

to an application frame

certaine Army Pensincer

sening in the Police of that Colney,

Force

to be allowed free Passages to Indian for themoches &

fammbes,

retirement from

Force.

their

form Mat

In the absence

יי !:

of any report on this subject from the for: of Mindle. Whony, Lord Grey is unable

to express any opinion

to the answers which

it would be advisable

A retum to this

application.

therefore has, called

Ladship upon

Sin 1 Davis to thate

whether he sees any objection to a compliance

with the request of the applicants

Jam

Centeret

S. Sulivan Esque.

1847

Forwardedly Oct

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M&Stephen M&Hawes Earl Grey 15

2577

11 betuley

Sir,

with reference to my say

Letter of the 10 instant dam

Earl Grey ley

Muriched

acquaint you for

the

information of the Secretary at War that the Secretary to the Count of

Directors Y

the East Inscalfompany

has stated in answer to

the enging proposed

him " whether in

the vent

7 In J. Davis approving the grant of free passages to Army Pensioners there " would be any Abjection to their removal from

經

Kong to the Compaccies

"Territories in "India" that

" the fort are

at are not

are not aware

of any Abjcation to the

retion of the non and

their families to India

proposed.

I have

258

Victoria

Copy

Mery Kong

24 May 1847

Nr 25

the

myself

the hover to

by His

submit for your consideration

13 May. 10/ enclosed letter / poruccided to mne

Excellency In John Davis) covering

petition from certani

Force (formerly

zuen of

of the Police in the Army) praying

that their Military Pensions may be

paid in India where they wish to

retive

after

their semies

clase

may

in the Police Face here, and feuther that

the passage of themselves and families hence to India be depayed

poru

by the Government upon

consideration

their several

the Right Honnable

the Secretary at War

Pensions

ок

Pensions being suspended intil

their

ammal mi that Comiting

rejaide

application

the

the feist pout of the

ошал

am aware

former occasion upon

9th Regement making

that ar

a man

a similar

that the same was not

request, that

pauctioned "the general Order of the G.O.

: 20th October 1821 being applicable

only to soldiers

ear

India"

of Caps senring

and the 9th Regiment

had not at that pened been

bome upon the Indian Establishment.

In the present case however as the whole of the men formerly belonged to the 55th Regiment

served mi

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Indid the refusal

with

20 Octev: 1821

Fat Wilhän

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with

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to a purate of the

259

98th Regiment may not pertas s

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be considered exactly to apply.

I have the honer to be

Sei

ут

most obedient

Humble Denant-

1 Digned / George D'Aguilar

Com J

China

[

No 25

CAN

Police Department

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long

13 May 18.47

260

I have the honor to enclose

an appluation prom fourteen

of the European Polve uspetfally

urging

the consideration of their case

the Goremor,

to His Excellency

may

that it

be fumably refered to the Honorable Maja General D'Aquilar.

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The applicants represent that having

the Army prom

served in the

to. tuenty years

Sixteen

India, where

they married Anglo Indians, and

have families, that India is

the only

Country adapted for them, and the

CB. Hillier Esquil

Officiating Chief Majishate

only

only cometry where they

can subsist

upon their Military Pension they

therefore entreat that upon leaving this

Hay King

Pokee they may

be permitted

to draw their Pension in Indior, and

further that as they will be unable

themselves

there for. to pay

the passage and families, that a pee passage may be graubed upon consideration of the payment of pension being suspended

until animal

Indeci.

I have the houn to be

Pai

Your most obechent Peut ( Lind, Charles May Superintendent of Polus

Referred to the Honorable the Colerail Secretary for submission to this Excellung the Govemor

(tijud) C. B. Miller

Chief Majstrate

Comp

Sergeants

cants

beg

Victoud

261

Hory Kay

13 May 1847

We the undersigned

Polve

and Constables humbly

the

to represent the followms particulars for Submission to His Excelling Gremor, husting that he will be pleased to famably refer their case

to the Notice of the Hennable Megers General D'Aquilar, through above interest the object of their appluation

may

be attained.

That your applicants

your applicants volunteered from the 55th to the 98th Regiment to

for the Hong Kong Police having

sened

they

anary years

India abere

married Auglo Indians and

Charles May Aesquie Superintendent of Police

have

have families ( as specified opposite their names) that acending to the existing repelations they are unable to retuur to India.

their Pensions

cannot be chawn there, neither have they ability to pay their passage, your applicants therefore considering Indiai as the only country in which then families

be supported upon the Pensions panted by War Office Order of 23° December 1846e hope that they may be permitted to draw their pensions

Can

there; and that a pee passage for themselves

may

parted upon

and families consideration of their respective pensions

not being chair until anal in

India:

Thomas Wright Wife and I Chuld

William & Attins

James Coulter

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Themas X Anderson

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Francis Leslie Balfour

his

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James Decker

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Land & Emigration

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263

Land

Board

Land

Board

26 Jan 19

RECERED

JAN. 19

1847

84. Hong Honey

264

Colonial Land Puigration Office,

18. 1 January 1827.

Liv

We have

the

hour

acknowledge your

letter

吓

the 6

instant

Despartel

"Original Enclosures returned

No 120.10 October 1046.

accompanied by

from the Governor of stong Kong

forwarding

report of the

Surveyor Generals

last Sales of hown

Land

and

reporting that he

he has

granted

subject to Earl Grey's sanction

small Lot of

Land

for

ihe

erection of a Publie del stouse

House bes

James Sephen in

Subscription

subscription ice

having been found of

important efficacy

in Fevers.

We beg leave to offer

our

recommendation

approved.

that this

this step

все

We have the honor to be,

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Your obedient

humble Servants

Thundy Ellish

Return Roger

265

I thr. anticipati Lord

Guy's

concurrence to this

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$20

1902.

12 khuy lòng

266

Despatch John.

3064/47

No 122

Colonial Land and Serigration Offic

20th October, 184.

We have the honor to

acknowledge your letter

the 11th Instant

1973. 3 foly 1047. accompanied by

Governor of Hong Kong,

Despatch from the

on the resumption

by the Government of ariam unimproved Building Lots in that Colony. -

For the circumstances which

have slicited this despatch, we would beg

Stephen S

james

leave

267

- leave to refer

refer to our former Report 51°t December last, in which we

suggested that certam Lease-holders

dated

unimproved Lots should be permitted

surrender those Soto to the Colonial

Lob Government

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the Arrears of Rent due by them.

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condition

of paying up

now

furnishes

List o

J. Davis the Applicants for this indulgence, -

Showing the amount of arrears are from

rach, calculated rither up to the date

to the close

their application or Half-year immediately preceding the date of the Governor's Despatet. We apprehend

that it would be desirable that

the

uniform date, such as the close of the saif-year in question, should be adopted

in every case for the termination of

payments to the Government

on account

any

local

of these Lands unless there be

circumstances not apparent from tto

the dates named

present papers to render

in the Schedule more desirable. Smiject

to this modification. We would suggest that the Governor be authorized to rescind

the

the Engagements under which several parties hold their Lands from

Her Majesty's Government.

We have the honortive

५०

Your Obedient

Humble Servants,

Alexander Wood

ON. 22

Aim for. aundit,

Miscellaneous Offices

Miscell Offer

268

Miscel Offices

лал

Extract to Man 0.18 March 17.

VED.

JAN. 18

My Lord,

1847

77 Monglory

PRISTON on Parliament Coe: Ch: May 1887

Church Misionary Honde,

January 16, 18277.

269

A communication from the Bishop of London relative

to an interview with

to which

- yom Lordship tod me. 1o the inference that there might be some specific subjects of information respecting flime I your Lowship might wish to direct the attention recently returned from that country. Under this essencon's impresion

to the interview with which I was favoured by your Lordship

of one

presion's preparation upon specified matters connected with Cleaner. But the

Bat the request made by your Lndship at the dive of the) terview, that if any subjects of information presented themselves to

as desirable for the Government to possess

I could make them

The

mil

to your

· valject of a sabrequent written communication, leads me to sub- Tordship's consideration the following facts & statements. Presuming that the extention of the Colonial Empire of Writin involves responsibilities of the highest order namely, of diffeesing Moough the world the blessings of liberty, of cinlization, & of Christianity, Abeg to submit the following specific measures as

favourable influence towards these ends.

likely

to exert

exert a

1 . The first measure which Iwould respectfully lay before your Lordship is the extreme importance of adopting

Pught Honourable

amore

liberal

The lad Grey

policy

howard

with the view

out

Chimese fellow subjects of the Island of Wongkong

encour

of en

Elinchan instruction. My

от

raging more promising saljects for

-own observation leade me to fear that

the present system of Police injuriontly affects the immigration of respectatte Chinese and the consequent improvement of the Colony). For instance, no Chinese is permitted to move abroad in the streets

public roads after a certain hour in the evening

evening without bearing a lantern and a written note from his lampan employer. A respectable Chinese coming to Hongking and venturing in the publie - strets without each protection would be in danger of being apprehended by the Police, kept in custody during the night, and rendered hable to the humiliating disgrace of corporal punishment -

maybe pleaded that such a precaution

ве

in the present social state of the Native population may necessary ; but I cannot forbear to state to your Lordship that sach a regime as long as it is permitted to continue will seriously affer the well being of the glong and preclude every hope of securing any better class of immigrants than that which at prevent exist. Needy / adventurers who have little of character or of pecumay means will be bribed to submit for a few months to this regime by high wages. But to the wealthy Native merchants, to the well educated Native scholaos, to the Chinese gentry/ money will be an ineffectual inducement in leading them to cabmit to each

regulations.

inordions

It would be easy to particularize other instances by which a race of people, the most alive to treatment instead

friends,

в дом

instead of becoming are converted into enemies, of British connexion ; & return with

276

heartburnings and hatred to the main land, to spread alsoad disaffecting

Hinghing and detestation of the Western barbarians. Fill a more liberal policy wwand the Native population of Houghting can be substition for the present system,

I cannot but express to your Lordship that there exicts but a very faint hope of being able to entoncage the immigration of a better class of commercial traders, or what in my view of the question is of still higher importance, of more hoppul subjects for Christian instruction.

2. The second measure which Locature to propose bryon Lordship refers to the dess

desirableness of Christian Schools established and sapported by Government for the intellectual, moral, and religions

education of Chinese youths. It might at first view appear desirable

flimese that educational measures might be undertaken by some of the Missionary Societies in existence, assisted by pecumary grants from the Colomal Legislature of Wongthing. Such a plan wald, I apprehend,

open to objections and many practical inconveniences. Mihrimary Societies will always have a primary, if not exclusive, reference to the object of raising up a body of Native Teachers and Crangelict; who may, by the Dione besing become the instructi's of their fellow- countrymen.

Natives

On the other hand, the Government

Gereonment nacht look on the Mations educated by their friend, as the nucleus of a body of Natine In_-_ trepreters, writers, and subordinate Officers. In Clima, where the

difficult, and where Interpreters are consequently- language is so

much in request, the demand will for a long time considerably

exceed the supply, and in scholastic Institutions under a mixed contool there must arise apparent collisions of interests and objects, and varios

1 ground of mutual dissatisfaction. The case of the Morrison Concation School at Hengking may

some respects as an instance in point.

be cited in

The practical measure I beg leave to suggest to your Inoship is the establishment of an efficient educational Institution for the benefit of the Chinese at Hongkong, in which a European Principal of (Briskan geal and ability might drepense the benefits of and education in the literature, the science, and the religion of the West . By such a measure not only would an important Chiristian duty and responsibility be dietharged, but also important and

secular kind would be secured. From

aming

obvious advantages of a the recipients of of Excentive might look with justice for a reinforcement of Nation Interpreters, who by the efficienez games from a Campean

this bounty of a Christian Government the falimal

education, and by the principles of moral integrity instilled derring

repay

the progress of Ebristian instruchin, might be placed in a position to

the debt of gratitude in some subordinate official trust, and might also effect much toward leavening with the influence of Christian loyalty the whole mass of

Society) .

The mo

Native.

management of such an Institation might be undertaken

by the ecclesiastical representatives of the Church of England in the Colony, under the visitorial control of the Governor -

271

3. There is another practical measure to which I beg leave

4 your Lordship's attention. An adequate provision for the spiritual wants of Birtich subjects sa fleira military, civil,

next to direct.

have been erected at a

and mercantile, carriers with it a most powerful claim. While barracks, fort, hospitals, magazines, official residences, & private drillings

munificent ontlay of expenditure ; - white places of Worship, raised by the Homan Catholics and by different Ebristian sects prom Europe and America, and even a Mahomedan mosque, built by the contributions of the poor Indian sepoys & Camp followers, have risen up with wonderful rapidity; - the perind of my leaving China, in May last, only a temporam/ binlying,

almost the meanest edifice in the Town, existed as a

at-

place for Diome worship according to the Ritual of the fluuch

of England. This negleet

will doubtless soon be repaired. But one

Colonial Chaplain and one

Military Chaplain

are an-

inadequate

povoision for the spiritual instruction of the British population,

The Military Station of (hek choo

Island with some

hundred

on the opposite side of the British delview, is entirely

entirely destitate.

them.

of the services of a Chaplain resident among

also

my arrival at CGusan, it was no common trial to find

that during a period of 5 years since its first occupation by the British, a body of 600 European soldiers and their families had

been without the advantage of a resident Exaplain; and that it

was reserved for myself as the first (lergyman of the flurch of England to hold a -regular-Service on Sundays among the Military, These 600 men, the sad retics of war, disease, and climate, were

assembled in a Budhist Temple, converted for a season to the perpras of Christian worship. Numbers had sunk into a premature

without the solaces of religion in their dying hour. The Freach Ambassader during his visit to that Seland, drew an invidions

contrast in my heaving behoren the total absence for 5 years of the means

of regular religions instruction for the British in

(busan, and the conduct of his own Geoconment, who, in addition

to other priests on board the frigate, allowed a private (Chaplain

for himself among

hos

Suite. own.

over

The specific measure which I beg leave to recommend to your Lodelip is the appointment of at last three additional -Chaplains. One is required at the military pret of Chetches in the Seland of Hongking, at present without any religions instance- tion, except the occasional visit of the military Exaplain from Victoria at a distance of 8 miles, with bad road mountainous line of country, which in that climate separates the hov localities at the ordinary distance of 20 miles in England. Two Consulate Chaplains might be stationed with advantage. the two free parts of Cantin and Shanghai, at each of which cities the British community is considerable, and where there

many sailors of the small sloops of war and the numerons

are many

}

merchant sefsols which frequent these ports.

272

4. The last topic to which I beg your Toushups permifin

to advert, partakes of a

u more)

no less

general character, but is in a no- degree identified with the duties and the interests of the British

Government . I allade to the affording of reasonable facilities by the

. Consoler authorities in the fire free ports to British Hissionaries in the prosecation of their work.

During my exploratory visit and residenced at each of the five pooks of ffeina, I have enjoyed ample opportunities of intercoursed with the Makies, and of fully testing the groundlessness of any fears as to the Chinese viewing with alarm or jealousy the efforts of the forinains .

* a proof of the growing literality of the Chinese Government ;

of I may recal your Lordship's recollection to the Imperial Edict

he Ying, universal religions toberation propounded has years ago by the the Imperial Commissioners, and confirmed by succesive supplementary

Edick.

But I can ́addace more positive proof of the more tolerant spinnt of the Chinese Government

as seen in the liberal dospiritin.

of the local Mandarins. In the city of Amry I had constant access

with the other Protectant liefsionarios

authorities, without any

Missionarias to the highest local

other official introduction than that of belonging to the Missimary body. The five high Mandains of the city and district ( tur of whom belonged to the dominant race of Manchos Sastars ) gave jointly an invitation to a special enter tamment to the Missionary body;, seven in number including ingerly. myself.

(two

unteer

Trong trong

RECO

I have overlooked this paper for

time & it is now

ек

answer

Ahe letter

273

готе

rather late to

it must however be

knowledged apologizing for the delay whon

mmy

the nound that before I directed

be returned. I was untions for further infor-

wut on the subject. waterson of any

his statement mat

custody for moving

Won the subject of

Chinese is lamble to be detained. about the streets after

ertain hour without a light a a

written note

that the

hom his European employes say sistence of much a regulate" had not previously

· The highest seats of homens were afsigned to us, and on that and

vasions other occasions, a full acquiescene was expressed

of the Map

benevolence of

Missionary work.

in the

I venture to sadmit this topic to your Lordship's sideration from the knowledge that in-some

Cen-

that in some of the cities of China

Missionaries have gained a considerable and a rapidly increating moral influence. I need not point out to your Lordship Cou important this influence with the intelligent portion of the flamese may prove to British interests at this important crisis of national intercourse; and therefore how exfedical it is that the must cordeal

relation should exist between the Consular Authorities and the

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expecially with requie in die erty of the compondence to the God

& call for an explanath with respect to the Jolie séque Saying

that it is one which for mit means

have of forming a judgment upon it I consider

tionalle.

ал

негу

very day

Son

77.

275

Wite also to the. War Office transmithing the Letter from the Reed of Smith The Weilen of this Settle,

tanet I have marked &

cutting

Now I. at W. to the mtreit.

10/3

The attent of & laul Grey dated the 16

to Carl Jad/47!

the Red & Smith, who is a Missionary lately schrned from Song hang Donghong, subunits the following

Copies to the consideration. of the Secretary of State

cursuance of verbal directions accich

from his Lordship for that purpose. He expeccents first that the policy at present Junsued towards the

Chinese British Subfects

at Hong Kong

in the

matter of Police has an

of miporious effect upon The Settlement there

respectable chinese,

masmist as no Chmiel

is permitted to move about in the Sheets

after a certain hour

in the boening boathoud learing

c. lantern, and

a written note from his

Peropean Semployer. Any chinese brausgeeting

This rule is liable to be

Apprehended by the Phil,

to be

detained in custody

276

during the night, and may be made to suffer Caporal punishment.

He observes that though Le pleaded that

it may,

such a precaution in

the present social state of the native population may be necessary, contimance of such a

the

system will entirely Jueclude the establisment

in the Colony of c respectatte dass of Ohmen

Swhabitants.

consegnence of this statement I have

examined the orchinances

}

and Police Regulations of Hong Kong, and I do best. find that they corroborate the alleged practice.

An Orotinance exists

(2010 of 1844) under the buthority of which. Chmore "Offenders may be punished in the Colony erecording to the stages of Chima,

but there is no Law

insisting repon persons

that nation camrying a lantori after a

certain hour at eight

of the Jong

forca

in the sheets on that

their

they should be provided with a certificate from " hoopean Imployer. If

277

any such Zuccantion is senied it much te in Birting of some police

lation not communicated

to this Office. This of

Connie well-known that Eitherts from the

character of the people

resorting from the Main- Land & Hong kong

stringent police measines have been mavoidable, But the following passage exhacted pom despatch of Sir & Davis

Dan

dated the 15th April 1846

April 1845

seems & indicate that

Gemblic confidence

the result of these

}

Measures.

"There seems to

the

prevail among Chincce population perfect confidence in

our

Government, and

sive the establirmant

of an efficient police,

and the levere excumples

which have been made

some atrocious

miminals, security of person and property

have been established

in lieu of the robbery 4 plunder which

existed less than 2.

ago .

время вид

278

The 2nd Point mentioned

by Mr. Smith refers to the desiateness of Christian

Schools to be estattished

and supported by

Governmen

Not

"leing in favor of

concational measures

supported exclusively

by Missionary Pocichied

be considers that Sta

Government shad assume the miliabil and establish a

Scholastic Institution

to be presided over

by a horsean Principal

under whose instruction

body of native

Interpreters - Writers, an

subordinate

trained

Such an institution might

might be conducted he thinks be conducted

by the leclesiastical

representative of the Church of England in the Colony under

the bistorial control

of the Gourenon.

It is impossible

regands

"I deny that as

the furtherams of sehneation in Hong Kong

no measmes have

279

been yet adopted the Colonial or by the Imperial Govremment, or by the Missionary Societies of this Country; But it is proper

state that the Guersum has suggested in his despatches of 20 Years And 23 June 1846 that Schools, both Eurgsson and native, placed - under the supervision of the Red Mr. Stanton, Who is the representative

of the Church of England at Long houg, cond. h

Se supported in gast by the Jupits, and

the Gourme

Should be established.

Oloing however to its

the

being considered that -

foremon had not firmished sufficient information to Balle

4. M. Gourment. L

Actermine whether

my,

or shall degere of secumary and shoul be giveer to such Schools

reference has been

made to the Colony which leaves the suffect

进击

280

at grecard in abeyance

When the answer & that- reference that have arrived the question of Education at Hong trong will I presume- be revived. It may de wek perhaps

that

I should mention that

there one four burgeon

for Education Establishments and 9

chniese Schools at

Hong Kong which. One entirely supported by botemtary contributions.

во

Arr Stanton is indestood

& le now erecti

erecting

School, by the aid of Junit ripplied in England for bringing the young Chinese in the principles of Christianity.

& Point to

the 3

which Mrr Smith invites

the aMention of Lord pey is the want Ministers and the

defective religions Accomodation for

Members of the Chunch

of England in the Cotory

It is right to State tepon this suffed that soon after Sin J. Janis' amical at Song

hong

he represented

281

that while the Roman

Catholics and. Difcentes

here even then provided with respectable places

of Worship the Members of the Polatliched Chand

met in a Shed. Ste

Therefore Zorsfestach and sent home plans for the creation of a Protecties Chunch. Those plans here samchöued by

Inore

Mr Gladstone, but it appears prome recent information

from the Colony that other designs of a

More economical

description have been dreeon and that

the Chunch is in counse

erection in conformit of erection in

conformity

with them. One third of the coth is to be derived

the

from among Sechabitants. There

Оне

Ove 17 Chinese Temples in the Colony. There is only one Clergyman (Me Red Santor) of the Church of England established by the Goremment at Hong hong, besides the

[

282

Bhole

Military Chaplerin White

brielly

Antics core

confuced to the Frocks,

and who has to visch

coccasionally the detachment stationed

at Chelchos or as it is now called Stanley. 8. Smith therefore revormends the app nintend

of at leach 3 additional Chaplains ; one at Hauler

and one at Each

He Consular Ports

(entore and Shanghat,

As there is no

information in the

Office which can le

addneed either in

support of or argonucl The adoption of such advice I frenime that

the result will depend-

on the biew-which A

么

M. Governmerk may

latte of the festicy and

advantage of allaching

Chaplaims to these

Consulates, as well as nominating one for Stawday

The 4th tofice pecsented for consideration by

Mr Smith relates to the

Affording affecting of ecaronatle facilities by the

Consular Authorities

The

Mi. the 5 fice Ports for British Empionary

283

Operations . _ As 8

have been mable b ascertain whether Heit idea has ever recurred

to the Goustion or Shot

Opinion be entertains

upon it I com math

1. furnich any Halomed which conlot be of ne

on the occasion. Bect $ from the Accont Given by Mrr Senith, and from other sonces of internation

it is not difficult Ichieve that by such

means as he suggests

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a linaledge of the Protectant Religion and of the English language and

mustitichons might de diferminated in the Chinese Empire,

notruth's banding

of the Inhabitants

the extrance

jealousy in then salijtets

Akr. 15 Feb/47.

Intered

L. Sulivan Esgr

Ti017

Forwarded by MARCH

16.

MROB

Stephen 16 Mellawes //

Earl Grey /

Jan: (4)

16 Jan.

Elahart

Hory Kory

284

18 Manky 47.

Sir.

Dam directed by Eval

Grey to havsmit to you

an extract prom a Letter

from the Red G. Smith

that whilst representing Chusan was held

held by a

British force, ancounting

4600

бю

Men No Neasures

по

were tatten by H.M. Gut.

for providing the ganimn with a Chaplain Lord Grey

right that this

Thicks it

representation should

be brought under the notice of the Secretary at War.

intered

The Res. G. Smith.

2.9.

MARCH

16.

Forenfelly Mo MR BL M.Stephen 16 Millawes Earl Grey

Sir

PRINTED FOR LAPLA

Col: Chi: May 185

Mank 2

285

Each

I am directed by Earl

Grey to acknowledge the Letter of the

receipt of your

to Jaar in which you bring

under his Lordship's notice

certace statements and

suggestions

on the subject of

ous and social

the religious

affairs of the British Sollament

at Hong Kong.

to you you

to apply's

Look Grey dipectome to

his regret that the so

which delay thould have occurd in delay

It memfor your letter). He has been

formation for

theck his handeling has been

downlist thought is newpery pland films collecting some to call have presentest putter Information explenty your communication bany of the real state of the Ca adsword at au cartier

to what you refer.

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period.

Iam

now to state

that until the receipt of y Letter Lord Grey had neet been

at Hoy kary aware of the existence of the

regulation that any

Chinese

is liable to be detained

in custody for moving

abroad in the Streets or

Public Roads of Hong Kong

after a certain hour in

Evening without bearing

The

lautern, and a written note

from his European Employer. fis Ladshif however finds hot hit finding gues That Jour statement conprimed by

others in paping pert thecary information received from

of information

The

subject & be therefore proposes immediately calling

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to call on

The Governor for an cxplanation, upore the

Lord Grey has

286

attentudly considered you. suggestions for the establishment of au institution

for the education of Chinese, aced for making adequate "provision for the spiritual wants of British Sabjects " in China. Military, fuil,

dereits

that

"And mercantile, and dest me to inform you

to the already

looking to the

heavy expense of the public

Wong

establishments at

Kong his landing is out

prepared to consent

Any mincase of that appease

those

for the shyjects under thes lead which you have peeped upon his attection

howssecer desirable they May be in themselves

With regard to yous

чересый

the

Reservations cospectsning Respecting the Condition of the Church of

En state

England at Hong Kong Jom to those that your statement that while places

the

of Worship raised by "Roman Catholics and by "different Christian Secto

from Europe and America,

And wen a

Ma medan

"Mens que built by the

"Contributions of the poor

}

exertions

287

"Indian Sepoys and Cain"),

" followers have risen up "with wonderful rapidity, ah

the period of your leasing "China in may last only a temporary building almost

" the meanesh edifice in

the Town existed as a

Nage

" for Divine Worship according to the ritual of the this state Church

England, would seem

ment Lord Grey cannot bet daw to lead to the conclusion that shready the Menilors of the Established Ct ch had been taught to depend too much upon

apistance from the

cas

public & tão little on the. Sponta pollic and had this counted teout and to be derived from

their

Cheishan Zeel & Hal to this cause

Must be ascribed.

the mortifying contrast

which you descube between

you

the efforts which they have

advenement

обрат

Made for the sal

religions worship of inthetn

y and those of the

religion

Members of ther Religious

Bodies.

I have

Goun

Sir J. Dairs. Bart. Sir.

1.7

Forwarded MRød

MARCH

MBSteplica 160

Elan Grey F

Mr. Smith 19 Janj47. C.0.19 March..

77.

288

19 March 47

I krausmit to you

perecuth, for your information,

The copies of a correspondier between the Reed G. Smith

Reed my and

-myself on the saliget of certain suggestions &

statements submitted to

Me by that Gaitteman

relative to the reti and social interests of

Hong

Kony

to direct

Irish especially

& your

attention

to the statement made

by Mr. Smith.

regarding the liability of Chinese

to be detained in custody

at Hong Kong for nursing

abroad in the Streets &

in the Evening

high roads, without a

light and a written note

from

Meer European

Employers and I have to

request tat

you

would

furnish one with an

Wplanation as to the

nigin and neapity for

From such

this regulatin..

meaus as

285

I no popes of

forming a judgment

upon it

Cannot but state that the

regalation in questin

appears to me

very

to be

Arictionable

1.2

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JAN 25 1847

112.

Hongtang London Missionary Society.

Blomfield Breet.

21th Jan

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in rehty to

Finsbury, London

4 January 1987

Your Corne

290

unication

of the 24t Belohen, Requesting a call from

the Rev. I. Legge of Hong Kong

02-2

the

Subject of Education in that Colony, I informed

You under date, of th

Normber that he Scotland.

was at that tube F. L. has now returned,

if on

honor him with

interview, will be happy to erect

to London, and Should

Arr

Your appointinench.

8. Have rezy. M. ?.

Jour

' have the honor I've

mosh Steirent sewant Artan Fidman

Frielaves.

H... - ----

25 Jarry.

поталаму

чт

will see

that this is av

interven

offer of

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fumer

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be refrend

to, to home tea in

chisee of

Plegge's interred

If hurfey under

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I suffore it must have been presumed that I 2. I give come useful informatter

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to call, of

before.

ushed

hir Humer

can find time to see him he And therefore better do jo

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106-4 Aug. 147.

4 Jampi

C.D.

RECEIVED JULY

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1263

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Gennaltrotoffice,

24th July 1917.

291

An application having been made to this offer by the family of the late W. Scales, costmaster of Arrghing, for the settlement of $2 1206. X. the Accounts between the deceand

Sam this Department. I am directio

by the Postmoder Jennal to aequanit zen, for the informations part fury, that this Department

has

no claim upon McScales Estate; and his Lordship

aquests, therefore, that

Colonial office.

Card pay

with

wt be good enough to instures the Registrar of Stresting

ulease whatever balance

remain in his hands,

pay it over

may

and to

our to the legal presentations

of M. Scales.

I have the horror to be,

Justidient.

hubhlawant.

292

Mr. Hawes,

Should the Gr

verz

be instructed accordingly

гру

His J. Davis Bark

TR47

Forwardedly AUG

M.Stephen

MiHowes 4

| Earl Grey |

106.

4. Augs/47%.

293

Application having been made by the family of the late Mr. Scales, Postmaster khay hàn, settlement of the accounts between the

The

deceased and the

General Post Office, and

that Dept having informed

Дне

that

there are no claims

cepen Mr Scales Estate

I have to request that que will mishemt

the Registrar of Whing

A rebase whatever

balame

May

Umacie

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in his hunds, and

pay

it over

нег

the legal representations of Mr Scales for the benefit of his family.

1 lag

foldonel Makerley.

Forwarded by

Mr Joslit

Merivale 20

Wlowes Earl Grey

112. 29 Bes

294

4 Jan 159.

to you

With reference to

letter of 21. Suely lash Sen divisted by lead Grey дведих hoursit to you for

the reformation of

the

Poch Martin General

veral the

Pork

mcompanying Opy of a

Despeth & af its enclosed

from the Governor of Horry Hong from which

his Leashape will pensive

N(r)

that the Registrer of the Supreme Court of

the Island has transon

to the legal Representitas

of ler Scales, the lite

Postmaster of Hong Kong

the balance of his Estate

which remained in

his hand_

Have

мо

Aug/47.

Tov: No 118 - 3 Sept

$ 1316.90.

RECEIF

C.D.

AUG. 10

1847

1357 Hong

lòng

General Mattfice.

9th August, 107.

I am directed by the

295

Postmaster feneral to transmit to you, to be laid before Earl grey, the cpy of tão resents with their enclosures from the Poohimachie of Storyking. exppresenting that by order of the fovernor of that Colony a fine had been imposed

apon

the Commander of the Shise "Reahover" for detaining contain this Letter Mails fan Calcutta and Singapore Intrusted to his charge, and stating that the Crown Solicitor had made

B. Hanes Erf

Le.

La.

Colonial Office.

charge

chage to the Post Office of Sightin Dollars for conducting the persecution, whithstanding that the Defendant had been ordered to pay the Coats in addition to the fine.

It's Lordship think that, under the opinion of the Attorney General of Houghing, the Solicitors clains for costs should not be allowed; but he with be glad if Past pay with:

with refer the matter to

Stengkong, for the Junion of the

Jovernor.

I have the honour to be,

Lir.

Your motstedintervent

296

کے

W. Hawes

I presume that the required reference should be made _ that the Postmacher Gerd. Wh? be informed that and that he oh ? be reminded, that

to the God.

this has been done.

delay of many months is . have been avoided, if the Port-

marker at Hong Kong had pursued the course, so

mended

Lederrscher Jo'

to this counting

the Got. That he

icath on

wat

aflin

bcom:

about to make

which it

6. be masary

that the Goout here the be assisted with the Goon's opine

and report.

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Selenal Staberly. Sr.

MRB MS!ephen

Forwardedly

BERU

Earl Grey

MS Hawes

16.

LUGE

Earl

Invudräte &

297

7 g/47

I Jay jour

I have laid before

Letter and

it's encloneres of the quant

Governa & Hong Kong

Podlips inches the

conformity with his

Master General that in

information ofthe Cort

acquaint you furthe

and Iam dericted to

report whether to is of

that the claim for

has been instructed to

opinion

local

lay the Put Pffice in of the Scicctor employed

Conducting

the prosecution If the Commander ofthe Srip Red River" should

be allowed, and that

The result.

of that reference,

When maxe known a

автофоро

will,

hallo, ie daly Communicated to the Post Master General.

delay

Lord Gray rejects the

which must

Recepauly

оссии

Conresience of this reference

Kong, and

hang long,

directs me

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to deserve

that it might have been

sevided if

the Port Pasta

in that Alony

thing thing had

pursued the course,

When recommended,

298

of apprising the Goreena

that he was about to make in this County

a communication on which it would we

mapay

thes fr theat the

ар

Gort should be affected with the Goumi's pission and report.

I hav

Fatuch

299

No 111

3 Sep 147.

ever

Gover

Si I. Daire.

047 AUGT

Forwardedby Aver

MRB

R. B

16.

ARStephen 16

MR Hawes /7

Earl Grey 3

Sir.

гри

Itacomit to

here.ith the copy of

You commependence

a detter and felfede

this department & the offing poppebre Lescolar to the

Bt Master general,

With a fair coping for bignat tagether wille

2.0-9 Aug 147 C.0.19

4.3.0-9

the answer

sopy

which &

be doccted to tie rationed

foot letter on the

to the

salyject of

the application

the Scicitor employed by the God-

at Hong Kong for payment qo claim of rigation Ja

dollars for conducting

the prosecution the Commander ytter Saf

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Red Rover for detaisiones certain Snip

hid Letter Mils

from Blatte and

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Anjapne

не

Entrusted to his charge,

And Sam to direct

you to repent to me your spission wheten

it would be proper

that this claim should te Moved.

I have

Copy

ر سوال

Post Office, Victoria, the March 184;

I take the freedom of submitting

300

Communication which I have received from

3 by a Will

Mr. Parker, the Acting Crown Solicitor, accompanied by kill of Corts amounting & righten dollars, for his allegert Perrier in the recent proceedings instituted against Captain Olive of the "Rest Rover", for serious detention of Maile it would appear by

Mails, and as

The Attorney General's letter to Mr. Parker,

Re Honble

Majire Caine

$2.

dated 27th Febmary, (apy of which is encloud

that

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mitigate

Costs, I am at a

His Excellency the Governor was pleased

Sliver to £20, and payment of all

dam at a loss to know upon

the penalty incurred by Captain

301

Referral to the Houble the Attorney General

order

5th to Canne

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Col. See m

20 March 147.

What grounds Mr. Parker Endeavours

" Mr Parker having

recovered costs

from

establish this claim against me. therefore, respectfully request that the be referred to the Honble

matter

Sway

The Attorney General, who, I feet afpurest,

will have it placed upon a proper footing.

I have,

- Signed - Romas Hyland

Referral

• Capt. Oliver Ido not think that he is "Entitled & charge any against M: Hylant-

"Mr. Parker

as Crown Solicitor in this case

"must be bound by the understanding

" which Le

agreed

of this colony

~te.

مة

to with the Sovernment

& Crown proscentions,

ground rent."

_-_signed _ Chas Molloy Campbell

Aut? Att & fent

22 March 1847

12th May Whit

عدالت

Romar Hyland Sey

Major Crime

with sues.

to March 1847

302

Sir,

Post Office, Victoria, 15th April 1847.

I beg leave to submit the enclosed

clay of a communication addefied by a to the Colonial Secretary relative to the serious detention of Mails

board the Merchant This "Red Rover", and to inform

الشامل

that his Excelleney, the Governor,

Jorn

in order

t make

Ara

example, and to

deter others from following a similar course to that pursued by Captain River, was pleased to fine that partern; but in

consequence of its having been the first instance

Kent. Col. Maberly

tr.

Fr.

12.

выле

303

in which the law has been enforced

here, for a breach of the Post Office regulations, his Excellency

was

pleased

I mitigate the penalty to £20.

2.5

I have

-Signed -

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I beg to and that the "Red Rover belongs to the Firm of Jardine, Mather of a

Sir,

Post Office, Vitoria,

16th February 1847.

I have the honor & report that the

Cliffer "Rest Rover" Oliver, Commander,

Вел

from Caletta

Cabentha and

Singapore, arrived in

4p.

this Harbour yesterday about 4 mm. having

Mails

board from both the above

this

ramed places, and which have

only moment (10.15 a. m.) been deliveredt at this Office, although the Commander of the Vipel admits that he was fully sensible the Mails in question should have been sent to the Port Office immediately wor Major Camer

The Houble

the

for

42.

the Ship's anchoring.

Such reglent (which I repet to state is of too frequent occurrence) not only brings the Officer into disrepute, but likewise most seriously interferes with the interests of the

Mercantile community, and I therefore

respectfully subunit that the Law should

be enforced against all partier entrusted

with the charp of Mails, who wither to

Cust

mine

years, and

304

consequently

cannot pleat ignorance of the Port Office

regulations.

I have.

viz

- Signed - Thomas Hyland

&. M

wilfully

regligently disregard this

important part of their duty.

may

humble opinion the present is

a. most flagrant case, from the fact,

that Captain Oliver acknowledges to have

failed between China

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hulin for the

Copy

305

Post Office, Victoria, 12th May 1847.

女

Sir

With reference to say

letter of the

15th ult: relative to a fine imposed

by order of the Governor, His Excellency

upon the Commander of the "Red Rover

for

serious detention of Mails, I beg

respectfully to submit a Will of Corts (with other domments ) brought against me by

the Acting Crown Solicitor, for his series

in this

Sterling; mente Col. Maberly

A..

case, amounting to $13, or £ 3.15

tc.

and as

Jam

an awh

that the

Defen lant,

J. Hyland Ire

Lieut. Cl. Maberlyn April 1847

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and qua:

306

Defendant, Captain Oliver, paid hanay

corts in addition of the mitigated fine, I

am quite at a

loss to imagine under hat

circumstances. Mr Parker can consider

himself justified in making

a demand against

me.

I am not sensible of having

deviated in

any way from the hstructions

famished for my guidance in such matters.

Ireported the case to the Colonial Sentary who, by order of the Governor referral

me to the Attorney General.

The Acting Crown Solicitor subsequently,

called at

office, by order, as

be stated

of the Attorney General,

suck information

and obtained

Le required, to sunble

him to proceed in the busines, and assere

the matter being terminated, he made

the charge alluded to. I appealed to the

Attorney General; (through the Colonial

Senstory)

and it will be seen

of that

Gentleman's Minute in reference thesets, that

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his devided opinion that

Pat Parker, from the terms of his agreement

with the Lound Sovernment, connect, in

faines, bring any

chine against me.

ве

Mr. Parker has declinent to refund the money,

on to affert

ana

Explanation, Imost

may

respectfully request that the matter

refered to Mr Peacock, as it appears matten of handship, that I am to be subjected to hemory costs, for bringing to furtice, partier

guilty of a breach of the Post Office Laws.

I have

-Sigmerk

te.

Thomas Hyland PM: Нувил

307

bar: Sues:

308

February 1947

In the Supreme Court

Hyland & Hiver

Que Fans Actions.

Attending the Attorney General this day

when he handed

Your

letter

as it detention of tail by the

"Red Rover"

Perusing Jame

J. Hyland hagy

CC. Maberly

May 194

Attending you

thereon

"/2 to the Attorney General as to whether

he would the

for the Lucen or that

You should proceed in die Fans Received his

to one in your name

Summons having issues

Your

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Attending you when

handed

You

Mr Matheson's Letter and advising 2

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to handing

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+ pay half

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and the other half to your

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at the Colonial Treasury to pay in same!

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particulars as to whom the other half was paid

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as also the sum

of Duster

dollars being the half amount of

fine ondered to be paid you less

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9 March 1847

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Mr. Cainer

Vitoria 25 Febuary 147

Fabman,

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myself

the honor to Enclose the

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payment of costs incurred _

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Similar cases.

Yours,

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- Ignert - Chat Molloy Campbell

Signed

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N. D. Parker Eg

fr.

My dear Sie,

27th February 1847.

I have laid the Portmaster & letter before His Excellency the Govenor who (acking upm

any hufgestion) has been pleased to tritigate the penalty incurred by Capt. River

Dr Sie,

Vitoria

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January 18th 1817.

With reference of

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Com mund

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Hong kong, cleaned on the 12

July,

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my half salary

was to commence

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dispatch of Goncenor Ler John

Jovis which I had the Rossos Savir

return from Hong-Kong

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at the rate of

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attached to the office

which

he litely held of Colonial Sunitary at Hong Hong

may

по

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proiect from the 20 of June

to the rtfuly last.

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Dec 18 1847

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you

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Benjamin Haves Yog

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that these Returns are

lind annually before sencially

Parhainent by command

and

of Sur Majesty, can be purchased at

the office for Parlamentayg

Papers.

Shav

319

661 khong hong

147

320

James's Ware

April 18.1847

Copy to Goo: 87-20 April

And button 140042

And

(11 August/

My Lord

from

RECORD

I have received an

:ceived an application

a Widow Rath residing at Hammersdrieh

near Hamburg whose Son cnièred onboard

The Duke of Wellington for Bombay & China

in 1843 ut Greeneck.

Sts Mother received.

aletter from him at that time, but has him : _ The requested

enquiries about him

not since heard of

me to make enquiries wrote in conseque

uence

to a Commercial on and learnt that

Muse in Glasyon

her Son Herman Rath had as it

appe

ared by the Log Book been.

Log Book been discharged

in 182.3 from the Vessel at Hong Kong,

Ini

The Right Womble Earl Grey

Theerly apology Shave for this

only

inhuding on your Lordship es the dishes

of the Widow & un impression that he All beat Stong Kong where there is

not yet a

Stanscale Consul to make

The Enquiry

having

___ as to the fact or astokes

may

entered on board another Butish

Kader at Hong Kong.

I have no

Official Inshuc

- hons to make the inquiry the Widow Nath

having

as the The

written to me direct in London

Agent for the Stanse

Lowns.

I have the honor to be

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Governor of Hong Hong

to institute enquiries

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Sir

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have

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14 Oct 247.

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With aframe to your

letter of the 18 of April

in which you requeth Which enquiries may

instabited aspecting

person named Hermian Rolle, who is support

to be living at Hory

Monge

Same devited

O lail Guy to Camomich

to you the accompanying Copy of a Despottle from

the Governor of that

Island, from which in

the necessary Engiances have been instituted but that

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be discovered of

the Geston in question.

325

FEB.28 1848

326

Wir

Victoria, Strughong :

38th December 184,

My Lord,

1847.

Its my self the honor to forward to = Your Lordship duplicate copies of a Couripondence with Sir John Ravis on the subject of the Late proceeding against Chief Justice Hulme orä Southampton, to guard against accidruts.

I have the hour to br

Bt. Honorable

Jari Gery, Heartary of State

The Lord.

Your Lordships

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be placed in

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with the papers on

that subject: 415.28/7/45

It only confirm: Stel Where appeared of fen. O' Asuitais feeling respecting this pescending. I threed think it mouly requires ablice by his word

in the chaft de shatch to lor. Dontain

the whith subject, which I will

accaingly cald & dient four Kthem

Im Wt. ad

WG 28. Sinemgine ten for. is right at

correspondran

for.

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Victoria, Maughing

30 November 1867.

the Concurria er

328

At the meeting of the Erectior Concil. This day. I was surprised to fund that cretain questions which had been digically put by Your & cittency to Withrfers, and excorded as such during the Recridings against Chirf Estice Mileur, were to be hansferred with

of Major Caner & M = Whuctor into questions from the Concil

Sitjided to this, more especially to the question put by Zour & altrucy to Captain Buser, wherein the name of the Chief Justice is apociated by pochrtically with the words "Private soldier - a mode of Examination which apprand tour. lo offrusios to the accused that no Court Martial would auction it in the case of a counnipiard officer . - Had the question bern actically But in the name of the Council, Schorld haor undoubtedly pestrited against my bring apociated with it by any implication and I have now only to U quist that your Excellru will cause this letter to be

His Excellen

lin When Davis B.

Attached.

Naur

&c.

Attached to the Proceedings,

or in the Cornt.

that you

will you

If your diclining to do so, that 男

'stimate the Pame to mer, hi isder that

may transmit it myself to the Earl. Gery.

Shave the hour &c.

Sepet bruge D'Aguilar

legned

де

Mr. Grursal.

Copy.

Victoria WingRing.

1st December 1847.

329

have the hour to request that four Excellency bill. Javor

mr. with the tract- words attributed to me me your Communication to Lord Palmerstow touching the 2nd charge Against Chirf Justice Balint -

These words are rubodied in Earl berus private and confidrutial instinctions which

were read by four Ercillincys desive festerday in Anneit. - If Iruruber night your Excellency States that Hold. Zow, or words to this effect - " that Mr Huline was so drunk at my house on the 23th day of July 1046 as to stagger and fall against the Inetry in the verandah, and Subse qurully to himble down, and roth whow The pavement, flat on his back

How if these were the words used by your Erailence

in four Communication to Sord Palmerston & or any thing approaching to throw Imust observe that they are disproved by the Clearest Evidence, for not only that the judge did not cour into collision with the Stutry- but that he did not face or roll upon his back

at all and to crown all. The Council have recorded this charge as dis provid. Sherifne Itored made such a statement

a to your wellency th is now manifest that. I

Stated what

His Excellency

Sir John Davis pr

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stated. What was not the fact or four Ercitiucy has unintentionally no doubt; Grow a color to the occurrruce which it Pas not calculated to b200.

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At any torut it becomes aree pary now to set- it right - if it were sly to show the litte value- to be attached to casual, and carrles Conversa: - tion in the moments of familiar intercourse and Mirndship - and also to concet a prapage in my "Minute of zritesdays date in which in order to must your Excellencyp biries and those of the Council. Spaked over this occurrence much too. lightly when I stated only that the particulars had not been fully proord.

Fell. Lowe a prat duty in the present- Stage of these proceidings to the party accused,

and I was really so Astounded at the moment

by the decision of the majority of the Council - as to the suspension of the Chief Justice in What appeared to me a direct opposition to the Law of Evidruce, that I was unable to do the Iubject all that justice which its momentous import requires . - Thave the hour be

sepped. George D'Aguilar

Mistussal

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Looky.

Jou

Victoria, 1r. Decrmber 1847.

330

must be aware that the single Juretion to which your obervations apply, was determined, during your pursuer in Council zretriday, to have been a question from the tomucil breause it was first debated and approved by the Majority of the Council, with pour de jeut: as apprars from the Proceedings- At ihrst the question is marked frown, "The Goormor "afterwards whin dibated the Cancel Swill lay your letter befor the Council. at the Myyt marking and shall be happy of course to- hausweit it to Earl Gery if you wish it when

I hope you The Proceedings go homer.

Dr Hruble

will do.

Mr the justice not to object to this accompany :ing your letter to Earl. Gery, if you sead it Kolur yours ift. -

The subject of your letter of this dali Expecting certain words attributed by you ton me belongs to Exclusiorly to bouncel that I Can only Answer it there- and I must decline all further written courspondence) between us on this matter, as my time will not permit it.____

Shave the honor & 6. [ Signed ) J. F. Davis

Maps - General D'Aquilar 13

213.

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Victoria, Hong Kong:

2nd December 184.7.

I learn with the utmost astonish =

your : Mrut pon mur letter of zietes days date, that que Excellency urfers me to the Council - for the words you have been pleased to ascribe to me zourself in zour communication to Lord

May Perquest under these circumstances su which I offer no observation, that your Excitrucy Bill ring my stquist before the Courich and Fevor me with their Auswer. -

On the other point. Ifish compelled to say that my desire to make a minute in the last hays proceedings on the question put iiginally

gmarself, and i

and in which you apocite Chief Justice Wahine hypothetically with a drunken Soldeer, was over. ruled on that day by the Council- at your own susgretion.-

I consider it therefore doubly necesary to place the circumstance in its fall light and with this view it is my intrution to send to Earl. Gery a copy of this Conespondence and which will of course include your Excellencys Communication. - Ihave the hour be

His Excellency

(siped. Zenge Déquiler

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Dr.

Council Rooms

331

Victoria, 2nd December 1867.

My Letter of grsterday to which

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refer. In gours

in zours of to day meant that all matters eslating to the late molstigation Must be discussed by us in Council, and not by additional Courspondruce for which I have. Notine - All your Letters, will of course go home on the minutes of Concil.

beg to state that we waited for you From 11 the hour of Council, until à quarter. Past 12. and Shave placed on the minutes the words to which you refer and which you

you card hear at the nist mirting.

Ineed hardly inform you, that it

is a Colonial Regulation, that your proposed Communication to Earl Gery, should be sent. through the Governor .

Ihave the houn &c. Lipied. S.F. Daces

The Houmable

M. Mevent

Mr. Grussal Daquilar B

Sim John Davis Be

332

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Victoria. Mong Rang

3rd December 1847.

Tam javned with your letter of Glete, dacje date . Peovided the persent courspondence fors home Entire ou the minutes - I can have- to with to trouble And Grey with a seperate Communication but I take leave to oberroe that Sand in the habit of corrisponding with the Secortary of the Colonies as the officer Commanding the Troops. -

for

regect the Council should have waited me at their last mortiing, but as I understood the main question to be closed- and as I had nothing to perfer to the Council but what was contained, in the letters which requested you to being before them, I deemed

zow

My presence munr.cipary:

Shave the honor &C.

siped. benze Daquiler

His Exalliney

Sir John Davis,

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Wonghons.

Victoria Aragons.

3rd December 1847.

In erply to your

better, just ascrived, I have the hour to state that Every letter secrived from you has been placed on the minutes, with their replies, and had you attruded Council Zuterday, you would ( heve heard thrin all krad. -

Sand aware that on all affair's Wlating to the Troops you corespond with Carl Zery : But Her Majestice Govermenrut- would deren it inconvenient, that there Should be two indiprudent channels of Coil Conrepondenco.

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4th May 1847

Shave the houn & acknowletr

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letter of 20.th hebt.

720

redirected at Belfort,

leached me here. allow un to

express my

thanks for having the

mother brought to my notin, and also try that Phope Sam not acking To much when Juquet Khel Bung be examined befor the Committen

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you complaint isa. Special

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The tent of Mr. Gibbi Band from the Jarwegen purchasers, invited to

and that of all the original Lenerals department purchase land for which Holders in the Colony was the text and terms were fixed by of Committer to be subsequently agreed.

appointed for that purp by Sir Henry Potting upon. And what you

Rich Mr Gibb alludes.

therefore had nothing

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or vree to reply in detail Upect prive at all the

lach of his censmens

and to disprove his

Sales and this count

of but has houpied tall Holders, some tim 冬

Hatements to grievanely previous & the first ale

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affecting my

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thirtieth day of January 1847, inclusive, at the bate of £ 300/ there hundred)

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an application from Mr. A. Lena requesting

authrity for the payment the half salary

to him of

of his office of Afistant. Harbor Master of Rong

thing for the six months

ending

the 30 y

June..

hat Kath Solans amorents to the Jam

you

to recent that

would more

the

Serce Commisioners of

the

the Treasury

to give

the copsary

directions for

the payment to Marchand Craplying

of that Sum.

Application.

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Sir J. Davis Bark

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14 Sept 747.

I have to inform

you that in consequence

of are application from

Mr. Lena Harbour, Marten

of Hong Kong, for payment of the 12 Salary due to him

for the six months ending 30 June last, Ammenting to the sum of Suenty Fie Pounds, the L. C. of Tasting have puisse Directions for the advance not of the Pail: Grant for the Semic of the Colony

given

the requisite amment for effecting such. payment

ни

15. Jept 747

6:1493

Nong Kong.

Dear Sir,

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you

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1847

may

3rd September 1847

344

remember that about the br I had the honour of the Lolan de

interized.

subysat of Education in the Soland

on that

of Hong-Kong. The recollition of your courtesy becasion Emboldens me

to take the liberty of now pub

mitting to you a few reflections siggratiae by the pres Ent-critical state of our relations with the Internal, Government and the people in the south of Kina.

that when I made the accounts of six doen

Canton, I was both surprised

Confes

avid incursion, on

not

am otiomion on

that I forl wither able

the justice.

either able or diapond to pass.

If the mot and propriety the immediat

tee and

ment. It were to or word, indisc

that

occasion of it had bim something else than the breakunt received by

Blonel Chconcy and his friends in this wat to a place, to which I beliver, they had no right to go: but there were certainly not a few reasonable grounded of complaint to Her Majesty's subjects

Buy dealings of grief

Majesty's salgsete novont in

corre occansioned

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which I cont not help anterpating as likely

B. Hawes Eag

Acrisis has occurred in our sctations with

to flow from the proceding. There arose to me is the These observations may affeer lovinger to the purport. future the prospect of another was with China, Su

Think - such at hart is a very general impression An event would in any case by exceedin

case by exceedingly to be drea

on highle The Emergenach Fol and del bored. The contrat must always inglorious. The Chinese can offere no + The miclitary power of

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effiction revied by deploed, may be specially to here. But how dist our country. Thousand to be avoided? The British Governement may of them would be destroyed with a comparatively compelled to have recourse to it. Of that I am amire hifting off attention that Grease Bertain bhand

our part and surely it is byt surely it ought not to be resorted to titl life diprecation that Great Britains thank worry other expedient for composing

for com, wooing the differences fusing made his been trisde

multitudes. Would it not therefore to agran ons to by effect of a dignified Exprostatation with the China in the first place! Let Her feror of

Dorneigne, associa

way

the page of

Chines as the death of multitudes

into that country by the death of

its inhabitants.

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And if the present troubles shall had to war, it

chau

of a different ch

will at hart in the south be of Fir from the last one.

That was a

the

Conflict with Tapatys Journment send out. dieseti from ung-

ola

representation of

with Sim certain

it's officers already

*Requiating the opportunity of laying before

Explicit

the Governmer to of China. Scous of the people have spoken of it to me as such, protecting that they themours had no interest in it. But now the

This way.

the comperial Court au

Her droire to enain

the conflict will be with the people make it more difficult to us, but it may incruster regin for this on

this praczable stations with tim The Chinese and will kin the slaughter of the Chinesey

most unfavou strotate recepty of a different widersperse

of feeling, most unfavou the to the relations of friendliness, which, I belimbing pursued by this officers the Sorsonment of defors of the trajectis subirets, are sincurly Poisons of cutterating with there.

lithon

at Britain and

different line of policy tabysets at- J or secured.

that thank and mach

I know that the Embassies from England in for

at the count of her times effectial little good

have t

our re

the

that. Contire that I think an embassy tuch as I have Euggistid wont be favourably receiver_ I know monours that the last crisis of with China was composed by the services of eminent When potentiary, Sir Henry Pottinger: firm foolish to suggest Winding another

similar character within to short a

may

ficer of

it of

time. "Buk. The interests at stake one to gue. future will be affictial by the character of that. I am convived the beat line of policy

Σ.

present

Ambalay financial.

measur

with be that which will show the binevolent in Canbahay mach firling of Great Britains towards China,

his with all

avent

346

ar war, in which case al considerations will suggest them. parati delors in favour of its adoption. But whethir war or not, it wonts place Eng- land in a positions of moral dignity and t dipendencies dina probed anolence, which other nations, couts not but

!! the world a moral paraty delves in Jivr in all her future dialinge what wer be their it overt a Character with that Empire.

In its Provinces and Contains four hinded millions of pouts to bend acknowledge,

torbra

letziature Exalting whom is differed

generosity and travon in the dialin

Ancas

and

thes which the Chinese them

selves will not fail attinatly to percenr.

the future the bling with the wealth, and rating with its cannot be bad poley for the present

litets to influence oferry prot and achieveme to of erry bites en in

ment to mation. It seems to me that it is in the licial.

power of

the British ....

their wor

its

wont be most bine!

me excused for writing

the bug.

ffice I trust you will hold me excused

contained in this litter. If theus country any high in the appreciation of to you at so much length and offering

seat of oritur

Cations which are

merk with

your apperstations, it is in to mention them where their com are only at. The commencement of

and might be useful. our intercourous with that nation, all the your power

sideration won't be profier, The interest which I fort in China,

the Chincor wen on And 102

Reife.

imary to its people, is the way principal thing which I have to of find in qualification of

twease sintering to addus you and I wont lose that you will deem it sufficient

sufficient +24

for Laing occmfind a pation of your time,

whatron

ach

priety of my men finion of the pro

Imants.

Jam

Dear Sir

Your obs dion & Feriant

James Liggre

يا

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J. Nawet.

This seems to relate entity to mathers of Freign Policy. Would

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it not be will to point out. Hawes Eng privately, th to goue corresponding that this seggeline ought to be Colonial office addressed to and Pebmaster ish Downing

7th Sagen.

ATP:

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Long

959 Hong Button, June 6.1867. 3259 My hotel: 8 Mihoxe

Giden

349

I. In conformity with the instructions me at the Colonical office by Mr Blackwood

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Ibey to apprise your lordship that Schall sail from Portsmouth per "Mary Ban alque "for

Banualque"

mus

destination at Hong Hong on the gresnit.

I was informed that the purport of this ice. timation was to indicate the period poe which my pay would commence, it being understood that from the day of combarkation Ishould be entitled to pay at the rate of halyng salary

until Dentered

upon the active Enter young office when his slag would be full.

If my understanding of this arranage.

on your

ment should be at variance with

bordships it would be agreeable to me to be

in a position to make no

elaine on the

faith of instructions pose the Colonial Apice Mr. Stegben.

which cameit be sustained

of your lordship of consider aus communication to me ulating to this point necesary it will find me addressed to this post office Portsmouth until the qthe fut

Shave the hour to remani,

May Lord,

959. Hong Kong

350

The internation which I made to Dr. Morrison

(being

in ausuen to a question which be proposed to me) was that, to the Officer holding the Office of Cotorical Surgeon at Nong Kong

was

only acting provisionally in theat capacity, de, D. Morison, would be cutitted, according

Your Cordships most obliged factful to the Colonial regulations, to half salary from

William Manis

20/hr Right Houth

The Earl Grey

Xx f

the date of rembarkation, & to fall salary from the date of arrival in the Colony.

I do not remember having stated that there was

any

necesity for D. Morison to

report

the day of

人

to this office,

his intended embraceation, though,

from the first sentence phis

seem that I had done so.

Ats. 8 June (47.

Letter it would

351

1847

I Grey

The Earl.

London

Colonial Office

The Right Hon ble

8 fuse h. Nawas

As Mr. Blackword

information Ad

seems to have been

grili accurate, there sol, seems to be

mohue for whi any fullin to

Applicant on this

subject

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9-91

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352

Jr.

1877.

London Street.

11. September 18447.

I attended this morning of the Colonial ffice to inspect the Acts of Parliament in force at Hong Hong, and war informed that I could upon giving a days notice attend and take such Extracts from the Acts as I might require.

I find that it will be necessary that I should take extracts from the Acts to arccctain exactly the law of Debtor and breditor in Hong hong, and will therefore ottend at the Colonial file

Tuesday morning rest at // flock for that purpose, which time I trust will be

enient.

I am Jir.

чае

ታግ

To Me Secretary

ned

your Mo. obed! Pecol

Will? Murray.

of the Colonial office

Hong Kong Department.

Downing

Beut

am not

what this Gen Meron has been informed by other persons; but I told him that he must mite & Atain panipion to make the copies he required, added no they about a day's nota.

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I appear.

fies

tithiin toist him.

When t

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Keter tries the note

refered to. I think that

the wider has

mus app.binde de

what he heard.

When th

Wil

the he disatud of tr

Vidle Mr. Munay's Subreport

the

353

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RECEIVED

SEP 13 1807

1523 Hong King .

London Drecet.

:th September 1847.

354

any

Having recasion to ascertain whether these is

any

Bankrupt re Insolvent Low in frece at Hong Kong, and whether there are ourts there for the recovery of debts. I have ritten to request you to be good enough to Hain

s reemission from Lord Grey that I mach Hand "at the Colonial #ffice to examine suck Jess and may be in forse for the recovery of Reble at Hong Hong,

besefrom as may

and take such extracts

верененному

I shall be obliged by your early

Hentein-

And am.

дні

Mo.

Will

Zi.

obed. Leso!

Кит Миссар

To the Under Secretary of thate

folonial Department.

Downing Tent

This sequent should, of course, be spoiled

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Sir,

I am acricted by tail Iam

brey to acquaint you

busier to

5 your

Letter of the

thistant that on applying

144 us

to the Lebracion of

ties Office

you

with be permitted to

extracto

beannine and table uphracts

pom the Ordenances

force at Hong Kong

bing long on the

subject of the recovery of

detto.

I have

29B10 25 Hong Kong

Bug lord

HFCEIVED JAN. 1 1 2847

12 Lang1847

356

regleave to place before Your Lordships the 2nd part ophry fecial Report on China.

not been honoured aughotice of ongletter & 4th Restart. Sotill' entreat the cove

ission yan Engeiry into the

which compelled and

Return to England from (China. Stavce the trovatotie

Abby Lord

Your

Sheett Cowart.

the Retable Com Martin Part Grey Colonial office

298

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letter whi reached several days

2nd mislaid this

not been was because I have noth) to uded to what he has already

in med. But his litteredged & the

been

my this bruederpor; & myself-

R.M. Martin Gre

ANY i

Forurgically MB Jadis M.Stephen // M'Hawes

Earl Grey 1/2

25 Hong Ko

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358

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13 Jan: 407.

Jam divited by last Guy

to acquaint you in supply,

Jour

litter of the Not such that

his Loweship did nich consider

it ausfery to return

answer to

any

letter of the

& your because he had

4t letts himning besthing?

held to the Communicatous

he which have already

вин

Lord

acche fed to you by Lovel

Grey's Puderfor in this Iffiel

Predecy

and by himself. Shere

Mask 22

May. 147.

2911⁄2 loomsburg Square 14 May 47

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359

be no objection Skun

fthere he now

-port giving in to the China Courts, before

Fore what

whome Sam

summoned for treaday

Report on

a copy of the repo

nist

The

Fra trade which Shaus-

-mitted from China in 1845

to the Colonial office.

са

Jau achevrse to areduce -tion of the tea duties because think AMfort would be damaged fi- -hanically without any benefit being conferred ou the English public.

of Gout don't with myreport presented, of

Course Is hallett Joso.

Lordfrey this prede cessors having refused A Hawes for MP.

Under Jus

Colonial office.

all

allenquiry into my case Shall not avail myself of my position

-ness our an

as a whit

important

National Subject to ob. -trude on the Committe a detail of the injustice. Thave experienced.

My desire is rather to

to allay ex.

endravo

-isting Animosities, - t while giving

For Dair

full credit for good intentions, geweral intelligence & business hobits, _& the Anglo Chinese Merchants the need which

they preemien enthy deserve. for their enterprizing

pint & marked inte grity, _ to indicate to

The

......

the best of oughbility- the most Indicious trade 360 remedging Stect erron Les advancing our gene

га

-rat & commercialine -terests without anglore -fice of reven

-any.

derafatione of National

honour.

These Ithink are the

true objects of the Partiang

Committee, &tnot perso- indi nal grievan

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vidual recrincination

Shave

never allowed Myown interests to the ot variave with the Public good ; & I therefore stufer enduring my penent unmerited suffering rather than withdraw the Attention of the Comite from the highly important

Sub

Subjects committed to their Auxions sucvestigation. Shavette hovartotie

Lir

Your Most Pack Part AM Martin

dechning

they denied

hd. Hawes

The answer, drafferre, old. be, that Lord Grey can, of have no objection to the production by dad. Martind refers; because

Counte,

the document to which he

attach an Official charache to that document, I. Mis horent have pusher son aheady, in effect, acknowloged that it

so to be considered

the property of the Wilis, of which

he may make whatever live he thinks fit.

Unlife this be said, dr. Markis will probably que to

wport the charachin which has been so

to it, and will found, on that-infuled charachi

negligence against Lord

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Entered

R. M. Martin Eqpe

Forvantully MAY

MRB18. MEStephen 18

MR Hawes Earl Grey 20

Sir,

kmy

361

22hung 18967

I am directed by Carl

Grey to acknowledge receipt of your

the

Letter of the

instant enquiring whether

His Lordship world entertain

accy objection to your production. before the Select Committer of the House of Commons

the Commercial relations of This Country with China oftta report on the Tea Trade which you addressed to this Office in 1845.

Lord Grey directs me to acquaint you

that he can, of course,

have

whacky

no dijection to your biky production of your sus may think plofery flyns,

observations où

the

aljeet

the tex trade, bec

we, declining to attack any fficial character to that

document ther Majestyp Government have already,

Landslips conceives

in effect, acknoutedged

in effect that it is to, tent it is to be considered private

as your foperty, of which

you are

Employ

at liberty

as que may

make whallier ute

Heick fit.

I have

you

!·

Hall Mall Sart 1092 Hong Kong 23 June 1847

MMilord

Aus

20. June. 147.

362

Foster MP who have an

me intimately for mnavy Years & who we

mère mysecuritur to the noun in (seina, have recently earnestly deblebetty appealed to Lord to her Plassic

the half. His lord this

in the

triert

on the 18th Just states that " he must decline entering "further into the case, "Refer it to the See&of State for "the Colorier ."

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Your lordship, er Sunder stand, declives trenquire. into a case decided by your predecessor

He Pot Honble

State for thei Colonies.

Bom Bot his

The

Ie case of the late Sis §. Milsuot mayperhaps suggest that mycondemnation low heard is searcity Consistent with justice.

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Sexspectfully submit there cambe couts to precedent for con - tinuing a punishment inflicted by your predeassor Which Samready to koron

is Anmerited.

Time, circumstan the select Coucle the Hous Comsions recently sitting

Const Retations enquire into with China, demonstrate that the Report which Spprestern in China, at the suggestions Lord Stauby dit welladstone. & which the Queen has graciously permitted to be. publickly dedicated to Amajiety.

just, truce. & of Stational. importance in various

of view.

were

korich

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that megretion to England

Zre

363

was not infusions in despit to ang important duties.

Hongkong, is evident from the fact of my office not being yet filled ups Yet for a Lealous & cousin -entiones discharge of my. duties according

I have

ofing

hear defori-

and of ing positioitall. having

de vind me for two years.

now to hit that. Your

T-CLA

Lorope in the spirit & Justice will grant permission for the coresponden commeated with my con -ditional resignation of office to be bid refore

McGladstone conceded this korist, but I hesitated. to avril suyself of it, as I

was unwithing.

Appear

сссе

to do anything Which might be displasing to. Her Majesty's youth. But

But now the Le het Committe

of the House & fin having closed its enquiry

China, &all 2100 station

есе

engeriny

Redress

having

fre

Posted away-

heal

-cessitated to entreat from yourlords - this boo

If one who has long joge Athony faithfully, & that not

Uselessly endeavoured to Lorice his Country.

The

364

Me Hawer There would Ipcerume, be is objection to lag before

Darth on

any motion "puvate Member, the correspondence relating 5Mr. Martin's resignation_ but what Mr Martin

endeavoured has always Dinclude

Your Most faithful. I will in that counte

Theat

CH Mastin

& what MrGladstone refers

to produce.

Whis

365

was a series to produce ouch the paten

A. relating

designation, having thave hodonti

of reportion fhina, Hong, Churaute

porelation hatever to Martins with

move no

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