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Miscellaneous.

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Schedule of Despatches transmitted by the Governor of Honghong to the. Reg. it Honorable the Soretary of State for the Colonies, during the

No. of Deep: Desp:

Date of

1849.

year 1849.

Subject of Despatch.

1. to the Secretary of State

Jany. 3rd Fransmitting Schedule of Despatent=

2.

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addressed

for the Colonies during the

1848.

No.

of End:

year

One

Pointiony out an omision in the Schedule of Establishments for -year 1844, forming Enclosure in Deepatch No. 1044 December, 1848.

the

of 2676

26th

of

5th In reply to His Lordship's

Despatch No. 61 of 12th betober, 1848, reporting

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on

the duties

of and the remuneration

assigned to the Asse pors and Collectors of Police Rate

circumstances attending

Explaining

the remission of Rent to Mr R. Webster on Inland. Lot No. 66,

adverted. to in His Lordstrefis

None.

None.

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1850.

Governor Bonham,

January,

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Yo.

Date

Desp: Desp:

of

1849.

Subject of Despatch

Despatch Nr 61 of 1th October,

No.

ifo. of

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Enel :

Orre..

5.

12.

1848.

5. Jany. 8th. Fransmitting Quarterly Returns

for the Quarter ended 31 th December

6.

&

9.

10.

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10

th

th.

15

1848.

Reporting grant of £ 205 to certain Police Constables, to defray their passage and that of their : wives and families to Madras.

Replying to His Lordship's Despatch No. 65 of the 16th.

October, 1848, relative to the case-

of Mr William Tarrant

18th Reporting sale of certain lots

land on the 5th. Instant

of

19th Kansmitting copies of Minutes of the Executive and Legislative Councils of Hongkong, for the half-year ended 31st. December,

25

th

1848....

Replying to His Lordship's Despatch No. 3, Military," of 7th October, 1848,

the Military Force

and reporting required for the defence of the Colony

One.

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buc.

2.

6.

}

No. of

Date-

Despi: Despi:

1849.

Subject of Despatch..

Sany. 26th Stating

11. Sany.

13.

14.

15.

that Mr. Hulme has

requested a copy of the Despatch him in the Office of

ecinstating

Chief Justice; and applying for His Lordship's instructions on

the

!

subject.

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24th Applying for permission to

resume Inland Lots 2703. 100, 219. and. 267..

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Kanemitting Abstract of the_ Revenue . and Expenditure of Hongkong, for the year and reporting thereon.

1848,

29th Forwarding Returns connceted. with the disposal of Lands in

as called for by

the

Colony;

His Lordship's Despatch. Po.

th. August, 1848..

Pay, of 10th.

Are of Encl :

Fransmitting Report of a Board of Survey appointed to examine the funds in the Colonial Chests on the 2nd January, 1849;

"January, 1849; and als annual. Return showing Palanced therein on the first and last,

days of the ayear 1848, with. Governor's Certificate, attached.

Jone.

None.

2.

4.

2.

=

No. of Latio of

Desp: Despr

Subject of Deepatch

No. of

Cách

1849.

16. Jany 29th Acknowledging receipt

th

Despatches to No. 73 of 20

November, 1848..

th

Yone.

17. Goby. 10h Acknowledging receipt of His Lordship's Despatch No. 71 of 10th. November, 1848, and reporting refusal. of Mr. George. Strachan to refund as bleck of Works,

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19.

2

14

th

half salary

to the Honorable. Mr. Napier, from the date of his embarkation. for the Colony

Fransmitting copy of Memorial from the Mercantile community to Governor Bonham, together with a letter from Mr. Campbell, and reporting thereon.

24th. Acknowledging receipt. of His Lordship's Despatch, Military, No. 2 of 28th September, 1848, and transmitting copy of Proclamation appointing Cape of Good Hope the place of transportation for

British. Soldiers, sentenced- by Courts Martial at Hongkong.

2.

3.

One.

+

i

No. of Date of Desp. Despre:

1849.

No.

of Encl.

Subject of Deepatch. 5 wh

20. Ferry 24th Fransmitting copy of and reporting on Ordinance No. 1 of 1849, entitled, "An. Ordinance to repeal the

21

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のの

23.

24.

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the

"Ordinance No. 6 of 1847, entitled. "Am Ordinance for extending Summary Jurisdiction of Police Magistrates and Justices of the "Peace within the Colony of

"

"Houghong, and to substitute

other. Provisions in the place

those contained in the said __

Ordinance..

Acknowledging receipt of His

Lordship's Despatch. No. 72 of the 11th November, 1848, and...

stating that

an annual, vacation

of 2 months has been secured to the Chief Justice.

One..

Yoire.

26th Enclosing copy of Petition

from the Mercantile, community of Hongkong to the House- Commons, and reporting thereon 3.

Acknowledging receipt of despatches

to No. 84, of 22nd. December, 1848. Vene.

27th Referring to His Despatch. N

20 of 24th instant, and reporting

th

No. of

Date

of

Subject of Despatch. sof

Encl :

Despre

No. of Date of Desp:

Subject of Despatch.

6 Ms of

Enel:

Desp: Despre:

1849.

appointment of 14 of the principal mercantile gentlemen in the Colony Magistrates and Justices of the Peace for Hongkong

as

25. March 12 Fransmitting the "Blue Book"

of Hongkong for 1848, and reporting. on the state of the Colony..

26.

27.

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15

16th

28.

21.

29.

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29 nd

Reporting transportation to the

eu

Penang of one Malay

Convicts.

25th. Febr

February,

and ten Chinese.

Fransmitting Rule of Court of

Caster Term, 1th March, 1849), establishing two additional_

:

One..

8.

5.

-yearly sittings at Nisi. Prius. One-

Reporting

the murder of Captain. Da Costa, of the Royal. Engineers, and Lieutenant Dwyer of the Ceylon Rifles, on the 25th February last, at "Wong ma kok, on south side of the Island.

the

Forwarding copy of Comparative Statements showing Estimated and Actual Revenue and Expenditure: of Hongkong, for the

year

31th December, 184.8..

ended

3.

One..

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1849.

30. March 25th Reporting departure of the Surveyor

31.

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32.

33.

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General to Shanghai for the purpose of surveying the ground

and preparing plans for the Consulate proposed . to be built- ther

24th. teknowledging receipt of His

Lordship's Despatch No. 83 of the 18th December, 1848, calling for

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26th

A

on the Expenditure of the

Report on

Colony

in all it's Branches, Civil,

Military, and Naval, and

deferring

his reply there to until the __ settlement of the question relative to the entry bity of Canton.

entry into the

Fransmitting copy of and reporting on Ordinance No. 2 of 1849,

None.

Yone.

entitled "An Ordinance to amend "the. Ordinance 7° 3 of 1846, entitled. Au Ordinance for the relief of Insolvent. Debtors "within the Colony of Hongkong. One

Reporting abolition of the duty levied on goods sold by auction, and increase of the Fre on Auctioneer I'licenses to $150

per

aurum

+

Fee.

One..

¡

8. of Date of Despi: Desp

Subject of Despatch.

so.

of Enel :

No. of Date of Deep: Desp.:

1849.

34 March 27th. Acknowledging receipt of Despatches to No. 91 of ry January, 1849

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Acknowledging receipt of His Lordship's Despater No. 88 of 10th

January, and re

returning

a

Bond, to

The Queen for £. 3000 executed by Mr Mercer, as Treasurer. of Hongkong.

Mir

30th Reporting resignation of

Stevenson, Clerk in the Registrar General's Office, and refund. to him of the amount which he contributed to the Superannuation "Fund during his service under

ring

the Colonial Government.

37. April 12th Kanemitting letter from the

Major General Commanding regarding the Burial Fee's livice in the Colony, and requesting "His Lordship's decision on

38.

2006

the extension

1

Your.

One.

of these Fees, and the charge for the erection of monuments to deceased Naval and Military Office 2.

20th. Replying to His Lordship's Despatch N°.

85 of the 14th January, relative to a money order for 40 or 50 Rupees,

1849.

Subject of Despatch

belonging to the Convict, John

Brenna

7

No.

Enel:

39. April 27th Kansmitting copy of and reporting

40.

42.

43.

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23

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Ordinance No. 3 of 1849, entitled

An Ordinance to amend the

"Ordinance N° 9 of 1845, entitled

An Ordinance to invest the Supreme

Court of Hongkong with a Summary

Jurisdiction in certain case! ! " .

Kansmitting copy of a letter from the Colonial Treasurer, enclosing

his

accor

count current for

& for the fenunciad year ended the 31st March, 1849, with certain other Returns connected with the Finances of the Civil Government.

24th Suggesting.

that a small steamer

be attached to the Civil. Government, for the suppression of Piracy the vicinity of Hongkong

Reporting arrival of Mr. John Hare Reporting a bush, and assumption

the 17th

by him of the duties of 30d bleck in the Treasurer's Office

Acknowledging receipt of Despatches

the

2.

Jove

to No. 101 of 24th February, 1849... Nêne

2.

41.

!

Yo of Date

Disp: Desp:

1849.

of

Subject of Despatch .

44 April 24th Relative to a sum

45.

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46.

"

25th

47. May set.

48.

49.

50.

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No. of

Encl.

for

of £.101.5.3, "Departmental Expenses " demanded by the Board of Ordnance from the bivil Government of "Hongkong 5.

Fransmitting Requisition for Police blothing, se required for the year 1850, and part of 1851.

No. of Date of Desp. Desp:

1849.

Subject of Despatch.

51. May 10th Reporting sale of the two Coolie- stands in Victoria to Mr. Duddill

2.

52.

Applying for 5 Blank Forms of the Blue Book, for the year 1849.. One..

Reporting leave of absence gra

to Mr. Lena

ted

sick certificate, to

on sich

proceed to Singapore, and his

return to the Colony April last...

of

on the 17th

Ore.

2ord. Referring to Despatch. No. 30 of 23 March, and reporting At Cleverly's return from Shanghai on the 24 April. None.

3rd.

Kansmitting Quarterly Returns for

the Quarter ended 31st March, 1849.

Reporting commutation to transportation for 10 years, of the sentence of Death= recorded against the Chinese "Thon Arkening convicted of burglary and stabbing, at the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court held on the 16th April.

5.

None.

Je

53.

54.

55.

56.

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Sund

of £90, and stating

for the that this

annual rental

an

arrangement, yields a

2 of £. 18.9-92 to

8tro. of

Government for ground allotted. to him with these Buildings.

Enet.

One..

17th Fransmitting list of Stationery required by the Civil. Departments of Hongkong for the year 1849.50. One..

on

23rd Acknowledging receipt of His

-Lordship's Despatch No 83 of 19th December, 1848, and reporting the Military and Naval Expenditure of Hongkong..

24th Forwarding an application from the Frustees of "St John's Church

for

18.

an additional grant of £.260, towards the completion of the Building One.

Acknowledging receipt of Despatched Nr.102 of 5th March, and Military,

Separate, of the 20th March, 1849. None.

Reporting resignation of Mr Inglis, the Registrar General, auch refund to him of his superannuation Contributions; as the temporary arrangements

well

as

No. of Date Desp: Den fre:

1849.

Subject of Despatch.

rete

No. of Date

of

made for conducting the duties

of his office

+

May 29th Reporting on Mr Webster's claim

to a piece of ground which he had bought from Captain Meik

2.

in September 1842, but which was resumed by order of Ser Henry, Pottinger in January 1843; and recommending that the ground in question be restored to Mr. Webster. 5.

58. June 6th Reporting.

59.

8th

that. Mr. Parker's Bill of Costs referred to in His Lordship's Despatch Nr.92 of 12th February, (Regina v. Larkins), has been taxed- by the Registrar of the Court, and by him reduced. from its original. amount, $458-49, to that of $374.49 leaving

Balance, between the Judgement and the Costs of $105.50 which have been paid into the Colonial Freasury.

a

Kansmitting copy of and reporting

in certain cases

στο

Ordinance. No. 5 of 1849. entitled An Ordinance to facilitate the examination of Witnesses Commissioners "Hongkong"."."

ners in

before the Colony of

Desp: Desp:

1849.

60. June 8

61.

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62.

#

.11

63.

One.

64.

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Subject of Despatch. I rac

th. Fransmitting copy of, and repreting

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on, Ordinance No.4 of 1849, entitled ; An Ordinance to amend the Ordinance

1

nance

No. 7 of 1845, entitled An Ordin for the regulation of Jurors and.

Juries.

execution, on the 7th.

the crime

Announcian Chinese for

June, of 6 Chinese

for

mes of

Pracy with violence, and reporting

fully on the circumstances connected.

with this

caso.

Enel :

Gore..

One..

18th Transmitting correspondence passed between himself and the Governor of Macao, consequent on the proceedings of faptain the Hon : Henry Keppek, R. N., in liberating Mr Summers, a British Subject, from the Mação fail 2.

22th Acknowledging receipt of

to No. 109 of 15th April., 1849

23.

is

Despatches

None...

Kansmitting a Memorial from Mr William Tarrant to His Lordship's adday 3.

65. July 2nd Fransmitting. Schedule of Despatche

addressed to the Secretary of State during the half year

: the half year ended 30th.

June, 1849..

One.

One..

E

No. of

L

yd. of. Dati

Despi Despr

of

Subject of Despatch. Enel-

1849.

66. July 10th Referring to His Lordship' s

67.

68.

69.

yo:

71.

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Despatch Military, Separate, of the god. March, and transmitting Proclamation appointing bape of Good. Hope or Van Diemen's Land, the place of transportation for White Convicts sentenced by

Courts Martial at

Hongkong..

17th Fransmitting Lists of Members of the Erecutive and, Legislative Councils of Hongkong

12th Fansmitting copies of Minutes of the Executive and. Legislative. Councils of Hongkong, for the half

year

ended. 30th. Seine ., 1849.

17th Fransmitting Quarterly Returns

for the Quarter ended 30th June, 184

18th

of

No. of Date Desp: Desp:

No. of

Subject. of Despatch. 10 buti

1849. 24th June, 1849, of Inland Lots

Nos. 47, 153, and 282.

72. July 21th Reporting date up to which the

6 Constables referred to in His Lordship's Despatch Nr. 112 6th May, Police Force of Hongkong.

One

73.

2.

A.

1849.

4.

Fransmitting Reasurer's Returns of Receipts and Payments for the Quarter ended 30th. June, 1849, together with the Report of the Board of Survey held. the 2nd July, of the Funds in the Colonial Treasury :

on

20th Recommending resumption by the brown, from the half year ended

30.

74.

5.

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༡.༣༧༠.

25th

were subsisted in the

Encl.

Nove

None.

Applying for instructions as to the remuneration to be assigned. to the Attorney General, when affording legal advice to the Commissariat Zepartment ....One..

Acknowledging receipt of Despatioas to No. 114 of 16th. May. 1849...

Acknowledging receipt. of Despatch Military, No. 5 of 8th May, and-

the amount of permanent

reporting

Barrack accommodation requisite at Stanley..

76. Aug : 4th Reporting absence

Reporting abernes of this fuctires block from the Colony, for 2 months and 21 days, without the Governors knowledge.

or sanction; and applying

for instructions on

the

subject, as well the propriety of paying Mr Fotter the full Lalary of the office

as on

None.

3.

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:

No. of Date

Desp: Desp:

1849.

So of

Subject of Despatch. incl

for the time he had been thus absent..

77 tag : 9th Reporting that Barow Forth-Roue=

78.

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79.

80.

81.

82.

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21.st.

rd.

has appointed. Mr George Lewis Haskell to act as French Vice - Consul at Hongkong.

Reporting six month's leave absence, granted, on sick certificate to Mr. I. d'Almada of the Colonial Secretary's Office.

nding

23 Recommending reduction in

the Rentals of Inland Lots

3.

None.

One..

Nr. 78th and Marine Lot N. 67. None.

24 Recommending

that a piece of

ground. at Aberdeen be allotted

to Monseigneur Forcade, the

Catholic Bishop, at a nominal quit-rent.

25th Ransmitting

Estimates of the

Revenue and. Expenditure of

the Colony for the year ending

31th December, 1850, and

reporting

therion.

Relative to the erection of

Government House

One..

2.

None.

די

of

No. of Zate

Desp: Desp:

1849.

7

23. Aug.

84.

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the

28th

Subject of Despatch.

11 No. of Ench:

teknowledging receipt of Despatches to No 122 of 4th June, and Military No. 6, 7, and 8, the last of 22nd.

June, 1849..

F

29th Forwarding copy of Governor

Bonham's Despatch to Viscount Palmerston, with Enclosures,

announcing the assassination of the Governor of Macão .

85. Sept. 6. Replying to His Lordship's Despati

Military No.7, of 5th June last relative to the inspection of the Defensible. Barrack at Aberdeen

86.

87.

88.

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in

May, 1848, by His Excellency

None.

14.

the Governor, in H. M. Steamer Meden, None

of the Reporting transfer of Mr Lena- the Assistant. Harbour Master, as Clerk to the Registrar General's Office, and stating further saving effected. by this

measure.

18th. Acknowledging receipt of Despationes

18th.

to No. 130 of 14 th .

of 14th July,

and Circular

None.

Private, of 15th June, 1849, &e......

Nene..

(Reporting 12 months leave of absence on sick certificate granted to the Hon 4. Napier, to proceed to England.... 2.

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No. of Date of Despr: Despi

Subject of Despatch.

No. of

Enel :

94.

1849.

Th

84. Sopt. 27th Reporting inspection of the

91.

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public furniture at Government -

"House and the Civil Offices ........One.

28th Hansmitting copy of Despatch=

/7o. 132 to Viscount Palmerston, enclosing further correspondence. connected with the

assassination of the Governor of Macas.

be instructed

20th Reporting issue of a writ for

£155 against the Honorable Me Napier, and requesting that the Colonial Agent, may not to pay him any portion of his half salary until the adjustment of the Hongkong .

case, at:

92. Octob. 18th Fransmitting Quarterly Returns for the Quarter ended 30th September,

93.

22nd

1849

Fransmitting), for His Lordship's consideration, copy of a letter from the shareholders of the Hongkong blub, relative to ser action brought against them by the Administrator of the late Mr. Robert. Edwards's Estate.

11.

None.

4.

4.

f

95.

No. of Date of Desp: Desp:

96

97.

98.

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1849.

Octob.

Subject of Despatch. 12

12 of

Encl

Beteb. 23° Acknowledging receipt of Despatcher

مرار

to No. 138

of 11th

11th August, and Circular August, and Despatch

Military of 4th. Augusti,

No 10 Military, of 18th August,

with. Sundry other birentes None.

together

244th. Acknowledging recupt of Circular of

7th August, and stating that

no

quarantine establishments is in cxistence at Hongkong.

None .

25th Replying to Circutar of 20th. Aly

relative to Capital Punishments. None.

27th Kansmitting) Freasurer's Returns of Receipts and Payments for the Quarter ended 30th. September, 1849, together with the Reporti

the Board of Survey, held on the 1th October, of the Funds in the Colonial Freasury.

29th Kansmitting copy of Despatch in

150 to Viscount Palmerston,

enclosing further correspondence) connected with the assassination of Governor Amaral...

Reporting demise of Rear-Admiral Sir Francis A. Collier, C..B., H. C. H., Naval

Commander-in-Chief, on the morning

of the 28th October, 1849.

27.

17.

None...

:

Yo of Date of

"

Despr: Desp:

18249.

100. Nov.

101.

102.

103.

3rd.

Subject of Despatch.

Your 37 hansmitting copies of four Despatches addressed lately to Viscount Palmerston, reporting destruction of Pirates in the Chine

104.

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10th

Seas, and recommending the names

that

of Commanders Hay and. Willcox be brought to the notice of the Lord's of the Admiralty Recommending also to His Lordship's favorable notice Mr. D. R. Caldwell,

to whom was in a

a great.

measure

due the success of the expeditions against the Pirates ..

C

Reporting, transportation of 17 Convicts

to Penang

on the 6th November...

a

7

14th Forwarding

letter from the Manager of the Oriental Bank at Hongkong, and applying for instructions on the subject of Governor Bonham's Despatch. Ha 32 of 15th June, 1848.

16th

the.

Forwarding correspondence passed. between himself and the late

Naval. Commander-in-Chief,

relative to the sale of munitions of war at

Hongkong.

19 Reporting sale of certain. Crown Lands

the 5th October, 1849

so. of

Encl

5.

One

One..

No. of Date of DeLp: Desp

105.

1849.

Nov. 21st.

106. 23.0

#

Subject of -Bespatch

Stating

of 13 Encl.

circumstances which have

resulted in the recognition by the Chinese. High Commissioner of the invrolability of the territory of Hongkong. None.

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Reporting Lease of the "Western- Market to Mr. George. Duddell, for a period of Five years commencing from the 1th November, 1849...

Jove.

107. 26th Acknowledging neupt. of Propatele

to No 143 of 15th September, 1849..... Nène.

108.

109.

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110.

6.

111.

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One.

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2804

Reporting 12 months leave of absence.

granted. to Mr. Lena, on sick certificate, to proceed to England, and recommending this officer to Hit Lordship's favorable consideration... 2.

9

Reporting the November, 1849..

sale of 1) Lots of Land

lon

the 27th

Applying for instructions relative to the disposal of European Convicts sentenced to Fransportation, and submitting for decision the case of one. James John Burke, lately sentenced by the Admiralty Court to 15 year's transportation ..

Bringing under His Lordship's notice the caser of 4 European Military Convicts under sentence

One..

Norre.

of transportation, now in - confinement in the Jail = 4.

J

:

No. of Date of Desp: Desp

ya.

Date of Desp: Desp:

Subject of Despatch.

No. of Encl:

yb

1849.

112. Nov. 28th Replying to His Lordship's Despatch

113.

114.

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-th

th

No. 142 of 11th September last, relative to

surplus of L. 32.8.2 in the=

a su

Freasure Chest.

217th Enclosing copy of his Despatch It=

30th

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17// to Viscount Palmerston, reporting that the head and hand of the late-

Cof

One..

Governor Amaral have not yet been delivered up by the Chinese authorities One.

Suggesting that . Labuan, be

appointed, one of the places of transportation for Chinese and-

Asiatic Convicts from Hongkong . . None.

His.

115. | Dec. 15 Acknowledging receipt of

Lordship's Deepatch. Nr. 128 of the 11th July last, and recommending the appointment of Mesers. David Jardine and. J. F. Edger,

nominated by unpaid. pustices of the Peace, as

116.

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117.

the

unofficial members of the Legislative Coune? Nore.

17th With reference to paragraph. 4 of His Leurship-

29740

22

Despatch. No. 109 of 15th April, reporting

the appointment of a Committer to inquire into the landed tenure of the Colony, & None,

Acknowledging receipt of Despatches

Nos. 144 and 145, the last of '5th October, 1849 None.

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1849.

Subject of Despatch. 14

Enel:

118. Dec. 27th Replying to His Lordship's Despatch

No. 144 of 20th September,

119.

120.

Letter

Separate.

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and

, and suggesting

that the. " Fees paid to Mr. Campbell in the case of Regina v. Larkins "might be deducted from his passage money

Calcutta, at present-

to and

· from

lying in the Colomal. Treasury

28th. With reference to His Lordship's

Despatch. No. 140 of 1th September, forwarding Memorandum by the

the

Colonial Treasurer on the Remarks of the Audit. Board on his accounts for the

-year-

1848...

29th Forwarding copy of H. E. Mr. Bentian Despatch. No. 187 to Viscount Palmerston

One.

One.

reporting state of affairs at Macao to date, and transmitting the Council's Manifests, with other. Documents ... 5.

28th. To the address of H. Merivale, Eig:

enclosing an application. from Mr.

William Tarranti.

+

2.

Colonial. Sicretary.

...

15

No. 2.

Financial .

.

My Lord,

the

In

RECEIVED

MAR.23

MACY Victoria, Hongkong,

1850

77th January, 1880

my

Deshatch Nr.91 of

the 29th September last, I requested

Copy to Tread for consw. 120pfsc

183

50.

7

Your Lordship to direct that

no part Mr. Napier's salary should be paid to him until an Action that had been

commenced againet, him in the Supreme Court by a Chinese. Contractor had, been decided on; and I have now the honor to report that Mr Napier's securities have informed me that they have found it expedient to compromise the matter. by the payment of the sum of £. 100.16.8 and costs amounting to L. 42.16.10.

The. Right. Honorable

The Earl Grey,

Spe

&e,

so!

6

£42-6

N1

Inclos

in Despatch

ure w

of

1830.

Honble The Secretary of of Stonghong to The Right, transmitted by the Governor Schedule of Despatches

State

during

for

the

the Colonies, Year, 1849.

2.

2.

The state

of the

cate. is

fully

explained in the accompanying Report from the Surveyor General, Mr bleverly, but to render the question

more-

comprehensible, I would beg to observe that in April 1849, while. Att bleverly

was

temporarily absent. at Shanghae,

Mr.

Napier waited on me, and informed

me

it was

very

desirable for the health

and recreation of the European inhabitants that a path winding round. Causeway Bay or Sockunpoo Valley, should be widened to render it available for barriages; and being of the same_ opinion I authorised the work to be

completed at an expense not exceeding £.75 . After this work was finished., it found so beneficial that. I was

was

further informed by Mr. Napier that.

of the gentry

some

rvere

very

desirous

that the road should be continued for

yo.

n..

3.

16

mile further,

and that the inhabitants

generally

would subscribe. for the purpose,

and. he estimated that he should be able to collect from them on this account L. 250, whereupon I agreed to contribute on the part of the Government.

£100

Napier

more..

It appears, however, Mr. only able to collect . from the inhabitants £. 115, upon which,

was

Q

that . Mr. Napier might not be a loser by the transaction, I authorised- further payment. on account. Government of £. 70, making

£. 245. This was a 424

of

in all

considerably larger. sum than. I at first, contemplated, but under, all the circumstances of the case, as the road was much approved.

of by the inhabitants generally, I thought myself on the whole warranted in sanctioning the outlay, _. suore expecially as during the year, and, a

4.

half that I had been in charge of the Government, no expenditure of any description had been made on the

reads

3.

or

other works of this nature.

For

three months before

some three

his departure from hence. Mr. Napier

very bad, state of health, so

was in a p

as to

much so indeed for the last two be confined to his bed, and. the subject

therefore, among entirely escaped. me until a few days before his departure, when. I was informed that the Contractor who had engaged with. Mr Napice for the performance of the work had threatened to take legal proceedings unless he

other avocations, had_

were.

28-

paid for the whole work. £.515,

the sum-

he stated to be due to him- by Mr. Napier on this account. I therefore

called on Mr. Napier for

some-

¡

t

Yo. 2.

17

explanation of the matter, when he addrissed the enclosed communication

5.

to Mr Cloverly, by which he reports the total sum to be paid to the Contractor should be. £. 360, instead of £. 515, the sum claimed.. Mr. Napier's

th.

letter is dated. the 27th September, and. he quitted. Hongkong

4.

The sum sum

on the

the 30th. idem.

originally claimed

orig

by the Contractor, as above, men

bove mentioned,

was £. 515, but has

since.

been

compromised by his taking £460. 16.8. That- claim has been-paid as follows :

By Government...

Do.

E

Do. Inhabitants.

Mr. Napier's securities.

sum of £.100.16.8 the

His sum

now

2.4/5..

"

100.

yo.

115.

£.360.1.

100.16.8

£460.16.8

securities

demand from Mr. Napier, as well-

6.

ad

the costs incurred in the preliminary proceedings had before the Expreme Court, to £. 42.6.10, making nting £.42.6.10.

amounting £.143.3.6.

5.

suaking a total of

By Mr. Cleverly's report. Your Lordship will observe, that he is of opinion that: the. Work performed by the Contractor.

and I now therefore

worth L. 471; and I

was worth

submit. for Your Lordship's consideration, whether it will be proper for the_ the £. 100.16.8,

Government to pay

which have been paid, by Mr. Napier's

seurities on

L.

that gentleman's account-, leaving him to pay the costs. £. 42. 6.10 himself, _ or whether, under the circumstances, Mr. Napier is to bear the whole loss.

6.

From a letter to the address of Mr. Napier recently received in this Colony, I observe that. Your Lordship

}

18%

does not intend to fill up the appointment lately held by him. Mr Napier whilst=

here

was s

very

active and

zealous

in the

discharge of his duties, and in fact his loss of health may be mainly attributed to exposure when so employed; and in considering this question I would, beg

to remind Your Lordships that Mr.

Napier

xvas o.

only

here for

14 months

and that he had to pay for

passage both out and home, which must have consumed nearly one half of his salary during the time he was

office..

in o

Under these circumstances,

it would be very satisfactory to myself

were

Your Lordship, pleased to sanction the sum of £. 100. 16 - 8 paid to the Contractor by his securities to be disbursed from the public Koruny

-

the

I have the honor to be,

With

}

8

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

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There seem to be some story grounds in facer yttre recommended by the Goreina which, if Loid grey thought it well to consult the Treasury,

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Meat Brand would concer

Mr Hawes

I hope they will, but it is unfortunately plain that is Napreis own want of freight brought him

into this difficulty. His illness,

it may be presumed in his farmer, peeven had him frome Exerting that contest

on the Excaution.

of his dischions which he wouls.

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Caress

to Despatch

Victoria, Hongkong,

1830.

Governor Bonham 7th January,

to

2 Inclosures.

12.241.

The Earl Grey

Received

With referen

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reporting upon the circum=

No 91 of 29th September, 1849,

=

stances which

gave

rides

Consideration.

to His Lordship's favorables mending the subject

the Hon. W. Napier, and to the action brought against

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Earl

MR Hawes

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Merivale

Earl Grey

7 Jans. 1850

m

Grey to transmit to you

Despatch

The Treasury

the Lords Commissioners

for the consideration

the

copy of

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reporting

promittie Gerernor

and it's vectorares

Kory

Honey termication of

Na

certain

blockedings

auslitated.

Against

د

The Hon. W. Papier, tate

Civil Engineer

Whe

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works

for

Contract.

aud

Clark

that Blony

alleged

treach

The circumstances

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.............

which gave rise to these

даш

Moceeding

are to

fully related

in the accompanying papers

That Lord Grey feels it

unmeafary to recepitulate

карачу

them. He desires me

to request

theat

you

therefore

will

observe to the Lords Comiesen

that in his opinion, it

would bear

very hardly жу

upon M. Napier to insish

othe

upon his payment of the

neu

Jur

which his securities

have, in his absence, made him responsible. The wak which formed the ground

21

of action was undertaken by Mr. Napier in his official Capacity and was entirely of A public and useful charader & the recess of repereditare

2

which it mished is

principality attributable to

a falling off in the amount of the private Subscriptions on which it

Appears he had too confidutty relied. This circumstance

Coupled with his serious trap which presented

him from exercising that effectical control over the execution of this directions

which be therwise would

have done of the loss of his Office, after a brief tenure

J

14 months, in consequence

of abolation, whereby a

Connderable saving

has

Accrued to the public -

induce Lord Grey

to

to their

recommened strongly Lowships to relieve M.

Napier from the expense in which he is incocted on account ofthis transaction

& sauction the paynent pom the local Treasury ofthe amount of the

dere

Compromise aced the costs Whe action.

:

Sir Ch. Levelyon H. C.B.

MINUTE 23. ats. MR Sader

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MREINA MiMericule 125 M&Howes

26

Earl Grey

21Aful

9222 trong trang

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with reference to my

22

letter

of the 12 hich I am aliveted

The transmit to

you for the Consistivation of

the Lor as Commissioners of

the Treasury the Copy of a

letter

pore the Heuble : W. hapier calative to the proceedings

nstitubed againch him her

breach of Contrack

alleged

in his capacity of Civil Engineer & Clerk of the Works at Stony

Kong.

Shave

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2440. Loving Hong Hong.

4441 Treasury

Former Bonchave C.B.

185

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Jacks

3.

V

Elliot

Merivale

3

M&Hawes

4

Earl Grey

Ner Merivale

Nor hasier

called here

Torlay & I told him the substance of this drafts

He is very

obserores that

the Agent should be at once authorized to issue his 1/1⁄2 Pay. but lefire domy to it will be necessary?

The

hune whether the 17. Southes leave granted

ted to her hapier

from the 20 of lach teper is to confiriere to Whether the

be co

23

183.

4 June/50.

Share to acknowledge the

remifit

accept of your shopeth & of this y of January

Reporting

lasts

the termination

2

of the proceedings instituted in the Supreme

Supreme Court

the Hauble: Mer.

ich the

against

ади

Napien for

Bran

alleged

breach of butreck in his

!

Capacity of Civil Engineer and Clock of the Worksh

Hory Hory.

Jack

Advesting Adresting to the fact

thich the Reade fromation

of the Road in question

was undertation by propen

authority,

and

that the

Sum demanded

by ale

Contrection does not appear to have exceeded the Reasonable value of the

Werk be had executed,

Same prepared to accede

Recommendation

и чист

to you by authorizing you

врод

the

to

Sieve of £100.16.8.

to her Napeer's Securities,

leaving

thesh Ge

1 Gentleman

to defray the Costs which

have been ruined by

the

писи

legal proceedings taken againch him, and

which are centeraly attributitle omission on his past

to an

amount of Corts £u 2; 6: 10

is to be deducted from it, on is to be considered private matter between Ner H. & his Securities,

and whither any nication should be made.

& Preps : Payne & Filte

Power who hold a Forum of Attorney

A

to receive a portion of the

1/1⁄2 Palary? See 10.493. Hong the

83

duft aurosis.

3. Mrs. P. & S. Should also he infamed 1

the

amount of the deduction, I think, see 10493 H.K.

водит з

on syrufying привет

3.

therefore

to you my approval of the leave of absence which,

in not quocuring from the Contractor a regula

24

Agreement on specificition,

Lise

Compliance with the established practice of

the best of which be

Desh_of

had the temporary charge

Shar

leave of absence which you this sum that curcingly

reported in your Disphos

1. The leams & appeland of the 18 Sefer. I have to apprise

you thich the

is to be confirmed. See goog

Hong Kong S

Avoy

2. dedecutedecany kit befor Andy Me te da bi bo

h

It will apparently

secpary that the £42.6.10. shued to deductes. Se sarmori ruke 129 Sept. 9911 Hong kony: foot boodam mah be pred I have added to thei

Which the frem of £42.6.1

k

been deducted from the half

No repen

Salary den him in England,

I will to retained besten Colonial apert on the amount

If you frumbent.

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(Copy) No. 2.8.

26

Sir,

you

Surveyor General's Office, Victoriar, 28th November, 1849.

I have the honor to lay before-

the following circumstances rela

relating to the work executed by Contractor Acheong upon the road from. Wongneichung towards Sa iware and terminating at North Point, under instructions from the Honble.. W: Napier, bivil Engineer, and. blesk. of Works in this Department, during my absened in Shanghad.

This bucellency the Governor

having considered it necessary

to widen.

and - improve a portion of the Road.

from Hongueichung to the foss Hous

in Cause, way Bay, to render the same

The Honorables

Major W. Caine,

Colonial Secretary.

:

available.

asa.

drive,

carriage 8. gave orders

Surv

to that effect, and sanctioned. the of £. 75 for the purpos. ( Requisition

d.

170. 1 of 1849, dated 2nd April, 1849).

Under this authority, Mr. Napier

proceeded to acts, and-

directions to

but contrary

A..

d. gave the necessary Contractor named Acheong,

to the custom and orders

red

and the

A

mount to be

of the Departments neglected to define the work by a written specification, or take a tender from the boûtractor, which should clearly express the work- to be performed paid for it when finished; however, the L.75 was paid, but no proof exists that the Contractor received it in full. for the work in question.

As the work progressed, Mr.

informed that the residents

Napier. of Victoria

was in

were anxious to have the roads extended towards Saiwan, and. widened-

-

and improved

27

in a similar manner, and-

that a subscription had been commenced

for that purpose which it was

believed

would amount to L. 250 or £.300 . (vide letter N°. 10 dated. 15th March, 1848).

Under these circumstances. His Excellency

sund

the Governor authorized a further of £.100, and upon a representation made by Mr Napier, (who had estimated, for this extension), sanctioned an additimal. L.70, as the private Subscriptions had only amounted to L.115.

Qu

return from Shanghae -

any ret

I

being informed of the above circumstances, and the road being them

them incomplete, endeavoured to rectify the

the erro

by drawing

up a specification of the work, and . directed. Mr. Napier, to sign it

ihas

acting on my behalf, to take. the usual from the Contractor for the

tender

the sum

of £.285, of which L.170 to be paid__

4.

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by Government, that the whole might

be properly arranged,

=ranges, the requisite forms of the office complied with for submission to the Treasury, and the

and the sweessary explanation

shown on the face of the Contracte

αν

The Contractor refused to sign this Contrack for L. 285, and wrote mn lotter setting forth his claims, enclosed,

that Mr. Napier had made_ specific agreements with him for the amounts as set forth for each-itono,

stating

a

mounting L. 515.

in

2or

the whole to $2,472 or

As Mr. Napier

was ill and

unable to attend. the office, I diuited. him to write me a letter in explanation of the above circumstance, that I might submit the

the case for

for the consideration of

His Excellency the Governor.

The statements bein

Ao

much. at variance with each other, and

7

ya-

as neither Mr. Napier

had

Mors

the Contractor

Nor A 11 1,

any

memoranda.

any proof to show, whatever as to the quantity of work to

be performed, or plans or sections of any kind, as evidence of the fact, This Cucellency the Governor diivited sur to consult with Major Dixon, R... as to the best plawd to be adopted to arrive at the true value of the work, or whether the sund to be paid should be as sch by Mr. Napier, viz.

1th

nd.

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nmont

authority from Governm

#

forth

£.75

170

Z. 245

Private Subscriptions. . 115

Total according to Mr. Napier. L. 360.

or

" for $2472 equal to L.515, according

to Contractor, making a difference of

2.155

between them; I visited the work with

Biscoe, and it was

arranged-

Major that I should make - a plaw with.

6.

detailed sections and estimates of the whole

service; these

AVERÐ c

herewith encloset.

and are

completed, and

To the estimates of quantities of carthwork, rock cutting, grassing, and-

materials and labour to

labour to Bridges,

in detail,

I attached what I conceived to be a

fair

price for each particular item, having referened to locality frons which material. was removed, and the hardness or otherwise

of the rocks cut and split or carried

away,

with remarks

or reasons rease

for the

rate at which the several items were

fixed.

Iw

submitting this for the consideration of His Cancellency the Governor, I wish to observe that some of the rates are lower than I would. fix if estimating for

a

new w

work to

cover

the

various

difficulties which necessarily cutting ground or forming &

hidden

occur in

a road in that

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locality; but after having

29%

seen how the

material was removed, the total absence

of rock, (except where specified), the loose

sandy soil and the consequent ease with which it must have been cut, I do not think a

be fixed.

higher,

her rate should

It is quite possible that under

the new portion of road, there

been

which won

may.

the

have

many irregularities of surface would probably increate quantity of material deposited to form

the additional width; this I could not possibly take into accounts, or even

measure in any ways

whatever; and it is

only thus that I can account

account for the great differoned between Mr. Napier's quantity of cutting and filling, and.

my own, amounting to 1405 cubic the last portion of road .

The Contractor

yards,

tractor was in attendance)

8.

when I surveyed the. Rond., and he appeared_ satisfied with the several

many of whicks,

Oreasurements made,

of

"course, I was necessitated to take from his own description, but he objected to put his signature to the plaw in confirmation of his approval .

I must here observe that the

work has

never

been given

over as c

complete

either. to Mr. Napier or myself, and- that, during the typhoon, some damage

has occurred, to repair which, and)

-complete the same in a

· proper manner,

and bring the road to its intended, width,

that an expens

expenditure

I and of opinion that an

of $300 at least is required; my plan " and extimats are formed upon the supposition that the whole work is

in

complete and perfect in every respects .

It will be remarked on a comparison of my betimate with the

Contractor's demand, that

as very

material difference exists in several

30

particulars; for instance, his first iteur

in

the demand, $60, Jestimate at

L. 1.14.2 or $8.20. The second exceeds

emine

by L. 46. The third itous,

my £18. -

Estimate exceeds his by L. 18.15 - G.

The fourth item exceeds mino The Bridges

by £45.8

in each case, I

estimate higher than he charges,

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or

£27.9.3 for the four, but with regard to theto Thand found it almost impossible to say what was work, as the whole is coverch

the

new wor

with tar.

L.

Finally

his total demand is

44.8.5 in exer

Napier's

Estima

tes.

in excess of my betinator Ow aw examination of Mr.

Estimates, herewith, enclosed,

there is also a

with mine),

a ber

very

considerable differenced, both in the...

10.

svas

soveral, items and, in the general total. I understood from that officer that the first payment froud the___ Government Treasury, viz. £75,- for the formation of the Road from the Won

Monqueichung to the Joss House, around. the bay, exclusive of grassing and the 34 feet Bridge; my estimate for the

service amounts to L.114 13.3.

"

and the Contractor demands L. 146 "17.6. With respect to the above L. 75. Mr Napier has

as given no details of not therefore

estimates; Scaunst

make_ any

comparison, or point out where any

errors ma

may

have arisen, or

Estimates differ.

arisen, or where the

Upon the latter portion of

Road and Bridges, &o, includi

including

the

grassing of the former part, I and

enabled to do so in a certain

but vist satisfactorily.

degree,

First, in the 34

31".

feet Bridg

Bridge

he

only allows for Cinch spars, whereas the smallest spar, averages 7 inches dia moter, and all the others 10 inches in diameter,

and it is in this particular where Estimates differ so materially.

The other items

Our

very scarly

agree, but the whole differences in that bridge being.

The Estimates of the other three Bridges differ

Z. 31.03

in amount.. 25n2 n. 11

alone

Total. difference for Bridges alaus L. $6.3.2 Grassing, from the most careful

measurements, I calculate amounts to 16 2 = 56 squares ; Mr. Napier, however,

much more,

gives

vi

8; 341%; he has, no doubt, given this large quantity on the supposition that the whole surface of the slopes from end to end of the read was to be grassed. Earthwork I

estimate at 5,314 C. в

C. yards; Mr.

:

12.

yards,

Napier 6719; rock cutting 1262 but Mr Napier only allows 88. Stone

in drains

agrees very nearly,

mine

being

300, and Mr. Napier's 230. However

the total amounts

mind

agree, very nearly,

being £. 176. 10-4, and Mr. Napier's L. 168.8.9 for the latter

portion of road . Thus it is apparent

great difference in the tive

that the

accounts is upow

the Bridge

Bridges,

and the

first portion of the Road cxtending from the "Wong neichung to the Joss hould turn, and. I am of opinion that Mr. Napier's estimates (of L. 285 and L. 75, or L. 360), have been framed

and that the sum o

too low, and

as estimated. by

of L. 47118.3

one is the full value

of the work performed; the Contractor however, claims the full

amount, or

£. 515, and law proceedings having

been instituted against

against Mr. Napier,

13.

32

advisable by his friends

as

to compromise the matter

it was thought

of..

by the payment

making with, former payments, viz. from the Treasury

Private Subscriptions..

2nd.

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L.143.3.6

75.

115 "

payments from Treasury ... 170-

total of...

£.5034346

which he has received, as full satisfaction

for all his claims; thus Mr. Napior has paid, or his friends have advanced

on his

runts the above, sum

accoun

L. 143 × 346, who leave the

Ca40)

of

the consideration of His Excellen The Governor, hoping

that some

for

y

under the circumstances

further

other advance may

may

be

mader from the Government Beasury,

has been paid

money

on account

on

as

the

o further.

of a Sublic Road, and no

assistance may be expected from privater subscription.

14.

глед

This letter and the documents enclosed., Shavo embodied in the forms of a Report and Estimate to form the usual authnity for the expenditure which is submitted for approval.

I have, yo,

(Signed)

flever

"What It Gen Clearly. Surveyor General .

Lue

Time foly

;

olonial

Secuntary

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N 2 J 1830.

Inclosure No I in Desp

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Sirj

34

Victoria, 27th Sept., 18149.

In obedience to

your wishes, I have the honor to lay before you the following

statement with respect. to a claim made

by the Contractor Acheony for work. __ performed by him on the. Saiwan Road,

"His This breellency the Governor having determined on svidening and- reconstructing a portion of the said Road, issued. Sustructions to me to estimate, the expense and order the execution of

a

certain portion round the Sukunpur Bay. This was estimated at £. 75,

£.75, and

contracted..

4 for and constructed by the said Acheong, who received payment. . It bring then- desirable to quired, orders from

with this

improvements, I received, orders

Chas the Geo. Cleverly, Esq.

General

Report by

an.

attending the work executed

the circumstances

the Surveyor

m

=

Kumpu Bay.

28th November, 1849.

the road round Su-

the Contractor Acheong

}

Surveyor General .

His Excellency to excon to

to execute a further portion, the Government being willing to pay the difference between, a certain number of private subscriptions and the sum required.

As there

kvað a

strong

wish.

the part of the inhabitants generally that this road, should be speedily finished, I undertook to en the Contractor to

engage

performs the work,

agreeing

to

give.

hind

- full. Engineer prices for the quantities the the gener of different work performed. This he agreed to, and executed. the work, receiving in the course of its execution £.115 in part of private subscription. My cetimate for the whole of the second portion contracted for, amounted to L.285, odd. shillings. On the completion of the work, the Contractor claims I understand, the whole £.285, with the

£. 115 already paid him on account, claiming L. 285, instead of £170, his

*

toas

my

35

my

due. I can only state that Estimate.

fairly drawn ups according to conscience and, the best of my abilities, and I cannot recommend the Government

to pay any further

further sum tham Acheong.

to the Contractor Acheon I have, &W,

£.170

(signed) Williams Napier

True Copy

:

(Signed) Chas. Sh. Goo. (leverly Lauwyer

true fores

General .

Colonial Secretari

Duplicati.

کے

Jo

3.

Military.

Nos. 182.

6.

&

My

1849.

Lord,

36

Victoria, Hongkong,

60th January, 1850. "

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of Your Lordship's Deepatéles Circular Military of the 14th August,

with its enclosure, and to forward for your information the accompanying -copies of correspondence relative to the subject matter therein referred to

2.

I have had personal communications with the members of the Board of Respectiva. Officers, and am of opinion that their

as shown in the enclosed. Returns,

Nos. 3 @ 6 .__ suggestions, as

are well digested, and, if adopted by the Board of Orduance, will prove beneficial.

The Right Honorable The Earl Grey.

.. Se

to

W. Napier to the Surveyor

"Letter from the Honble

claim

work performed.

Contractor Achlong for

General, with reference to preferred by

the

road round Sukumpu

Bay

27

the September, 1849.

Inclos

N 2 of 1850.

we No 2 in Desp

2.

the service. After a careful perusal of thise

Returns I have come to the conclusion that

thian

two:

for Colonial purposes we should not retain in store here more Iran a supply of

supply of the principal articles of Military Stores sufficient for the consumption of this garrison for tur years, and one year's supply might be. annually sent out from England to replace the yearly expenditure of the Colony.

3.

I am unable to offer any opinion

with regard to what.

may

be deemed

an

adequate. provision for Naval purposes,

as

the wants of this branch of the service must- necessarily depend upon a variety of

beyond the reach

circumstances beyond

calculation. I

may

may

of my

instance that the late

destruction of Pratical flects has caused an unusual consumption of Powder, and in the

last

22,000

year 22.

tbs

were served out to the

Naval squadron from the Ordnance stores of

37

this bolony, while during the preceding yours

were ex

only 14,069 the will therefore be understood to be totally exclusive of the requirements of the Navy,

expanded. My recommendate

and solely confined to the

island.

4.

It

may

Lordship that

7 garrison of the

3

be as well to inform Your

were

& great quantities of stores left here at the conclusion of the Chinese. - and breaking up of the expeditionary force, which, under ordinar

ordinary circumstanced, would not have been required; and this

war,

force,

me of

of the

bein

ratonS

of so large.

A..

collection

is

in the Storekeeper's charge . I would.

strongly urge

the necessity for either selling

by public auction, or sending to England by the first : opportunity, all those articles marked by the Board of Respective Officers in-

in their Returns, in the Surplus

of them, such as Blanket,

column, as moet of them,

Clothes

Wotton gloves for Sipailies, and Worllen-

generally, and indeed all articles of a perishable nature, will suffer considerable deterioration, if not be entirely destroyed, by the dampness of

this climate..

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5.

In conclusion, I would __

respectfully call. Your Lordship's attention to any Despatch Nr. 53, Financial, of the

23th May last. In that

the 23

Despatch. I stated. that. I conceived

1200 men

a two

of all branches of the

service to be fully adequate. to the duties of

of the Colony, and I have only to again repeat that I think

years' supply of stores for this force would be ample. Of the nature and quantity of these stores, the Respective Officers must of necessity be much better judges than

I can possibly be.

38

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's

Most. Obedient

Humble Servant

140

H..

***

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39

Do b

Sinancials.

RECEIVED

MAR.28 1850

40

Victoria, Houghing,

My Lord,

144th January, 1850.

I have the honor to enclose herewith for your Serdship's information and- that of The Serds Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, te pirs the usual Quarterly Abstracts for the quartic ending 31°4 Gecember, 1849.

of

1. Changes in the Holders of Offices and appointments

Colony of Wonghing:

in

The Colon

The Wight Wenerable, The Earl Grey,

Yo,

)

Yo

Governor Bonham,

10th January, 1850.

to

The Earl

Received

Greep.

6 Iclosures

Dup: No 3.

Transmitting Returns

Arnes,

and ordnance

ammunition, and

and Barrack Stories ab

Hongkong,

as

called for by His

there on. of 4th August, 184691

Lordship's Circular, Military,

and reporting

2. Additions to Salaries and

in

Allowances in the Colony of Waughing.

con

3. Creation of new offices and e

appointments in the Colony of Henghing.

Tayments of au

al

description and for extraudenary

Services.

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

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

1Mbahane

41

Pably,

there is nothing to tell the Treany. MB. 28/3.

L

پر

Governor Bonham, 14th January, 1850.

to

The Earl Grey.

to

Received

Molosures.

N°4.

ending 31th December, Returns for the Quarter Transmitting Quarterly

1849.

CHANGES in the HOLDERS of OFFICES and APPOINTMENTS in the Offices of HONGKONG, for the Quarter ended 31 Dece

Name of the Officer who formerly Name of the Officer who

OFFICE.

held the appointment, and annual Salary.

is now appointed, and annual Salary.

If appointed by Her Majesty's Government in England, date of au- thority of the Secretary of State.

If newly appointed by the Governor date of authority.

If promoted from another Office or Government situation in the Colony, description of former pointment.

ap-

ber, 1849.

Date of Governor's Despatch respecting the Change of office or appointment, or

the new appointment.

Column for Remarks.

Nil.

A

(Tone Copy)

Colonial Seselary.

(Signed) W. Caine,

Auditor Veneral.

42

OFFICE.

ADDITIONS to SALARIES and ALLOWANCES in the Offices of HONGKONG, for the Quarter ended 31 December 1849.

AS TO MA

Name.

Date of Appointment.

Original Salary.

Present Salary.

Date from which increased Date and description of Authority for

Salary drawn.

Column for Remarks.

increase.

Nit.

(Tone Copy)

(Signed) #Caine,

Auditor Coneral.

me

(olenial Secretary.

43

h

:.

1

OFFICE.

!

CREATION of NEW OFFICES and APPOINTMENTS in the Offices of HONGKONG, for the Quarter ended 31 December, 1849.

Name.

Annual Salary.

Date of appointment and of authority from the Governor.

Column for Remarks in any particular case,

Date and description of the authority or Date of the Governor's Despatch to Her instruction (if any) from Her Majesty's Majesty's Government in England, respecting and for the statement of any special circum- Government in England, in consequence of the transaction in cases where no previous which the appointment was made.

authority may have been received.

stances.

← Nit...

(Irme Copy)

Colonial Secretary

(Signed) M.Caine,

Anditor General

44

1

7

PAYMENTS of an unusual or special Description, and Payments on Services amounting to £200, incurred without previous authority from Her Majesty's

Secretary of State, for the Quarter ended 31 December 1849.

Description of Service.

Amount.

To whom paid.

Date of authority from

the Governor.

Date and description of the authority or Date of the Governor's Despatch to Her instruction (if any) from Her Majesty's Government in England, in consequence of which the payment was made.

Majesty's Government in England respecting Column for Remarks in any particular case, the transaction, in cases where no previous and for the statement of any special circum- authority may have been received.

stances.

45

Net.

(Signed) M.Caine,

Auditor

tor General.

:

(True Copy)

Elmial Secretary.

46

425

Miscellaneous.

No. 1.

RECEIVED

MAR 23-

1850

Pretoria, Hughing,

159

My Love,

Majesty

's

January, 1851.

Sue obedience to ther

Sustructions, I have

the honor to transmit herewith

Copies of the Minutes

the Minutes of procedings

42 in the Becentive and Legislative

No.

Councils

the 3127

of this Colony, for- the half year ending December, 1849.

Shave the houer to be, With the highest respect.

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant.

The Night Honorable, The Earl Grey

Jo,

40,

Ya

M. Merimle

There is nothing of any interest in there proceedings.

Reference is made them to certain Consular besinences of which we have no tinutile here.

courtr

They are of I disposed why

seat to the F. O. & considered

theat Dept. but I think

it would be advisable & cat the Gov. should send Lord Guy copies of such Laus, though marely for information. It to make

on series more complete.

AB.

}

3/06.

17. Apl3

It is Franelly mapary

alwage, obtain copres

we cha

from the 7.0. if there The be any occur for reteral to them.

47

I

No. 60.

Financial.

to Treas:

for infrom: 5 Apily 60! Fun

No drafte

Lee

2444 M RECEIVED

MAR 28

48

1. Dictoria, Hongkong,

ard.

22 January, 1850

My Lord, herewith for Your Lordship's information the Report and bertificate of the Offens appointed to examine the Fruids in the Colonial Chests on the 26th December,

I have the honor to transmiti

last, being one of the examinations

directed to be made at an uncer

uncertain

period, and without previous notice.

of

Ie obedience to the instructions

the Lords Commissioners of Iber Majesty's Treasury, they

they have compared.

the amount found by them with the Balance shown on that day

that day in the

Books of the Colonial. Reasurer, and

The Right Honorable

"The Earl Grey,

&c.

Victona,

топерконде

The Earl Grey.

Governon Bonham-

15th January, 1650.

مجھ مرے

2 Inclosures.

Received

Fransmitting Capies of

Minutes

year ended 31th December, of Stongkong, for the half and Legislative Councils

the Executive

1849.

!

?

Treasury

2

AB.20/3

:

have

Humble Servant

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

certified that they agave.

"With the highest respect,

I have the honor to be

Proceedings of a Board of Survey held at the Colonial Treasury of Hongkong, this the 26th

day of December, 1849, pursuant to Order of His Excellency the

the Honorable A. R. Johnston, Esquire:

Chas. Gordon Holdforth, Esquire.

Members ) Chats Morgan, Esquire

Ed.

ernor.

49

The Board having ascertained the Coins existing in the Treasury Cheets, found the same to be as follows, vitz -

Public Monies. {. Freasurer's Chest -

4272

Sterling

Rupees bash.

Spanish Mexican

Dollars.

Dollars.

in

• the Strong Vault ..

{"

10,120

W

1,157

Total. 5,429

#

"

2,547 75

•12,667 75

Private Property.

in the Strong Vault. { Treasurer's Chest...

1,3994 1,284

19

8,784 31 4,798 157

79492

28011

114 5

59872 153 3

4

Total.

28010444

Total. 14181,284 9,579 23 4,858 442|| 267 Grand Total. _ 6847 #4 1284 9.579 23 17,526 192 548

3

shown

م

2,500

917 7 12/22

84 3,417 7 1/4

307211

333

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4/144

No

113405 11 44

74 6,822 18 6 1⁄2

Book.

Amounting to six thousand eight hundred twenty-two Pounds, eighteen Shillings, and six fence half permettes. and they certify that the abovementioned sums sterling,

Frue Copy.

agree

the Freasurer's

A. R. Johnston . E. Morgan .

with the Balances, as

signed.

C. G. Holdforth.

Colonial Secretary.

No. 7.

Financial

Yo. 1.

Yo. 3.

Capy to Treads for commend 120 things

My Lord,

++5. Yong rong

50

24 45 RECEIVED

MAR 28 1850

Victoria, Hongkong,

24th

24 January, 1850

I have the honor to forward

for the information of Your Lordship -printed Abstract of the Revenue and

a

year

Expenditure of this Colony for the

31th December, 1849, together

ending

a

:ether with

printed Table shot

Table showing the Comparative.

Receipts and. Disbursements in 1848 and 1849,

as well as copy of a. Comparation Statement of the Accounts of the Colony showing the difference between the several · items of Revenue and Expenditure, as estimated., and as actually received, and disbursed .

The Right Honorable The Earl Grey.

Se

&o,

&c.

:

!

2.

3 51

!

Br

the second of these Returns Your Lordship will observe that this -Expenditure during 1849 is less than that. for 1848 by £23672. 14.0, and by Enclosurd No. 3 that the Revenue falls short of the Estimate by £. 1815. 13.5, which sum it has been found impossible to collect, notwithstanding every exertion has been made to recover it before the clous of the yeare Steps to insist on its payment, and I expect = that about. £. 1166 will be recovered, and

are

now in

progress

the real deficiency may therefore be

estimated at. £. 649.

3.

principal

The Land Revenue is the

item in arrear,

and, amounts to

£. 1324 . Of this sum £. 104 is accounted.

+

for by the resumption of lands during

the

and the balance, £.1120, I am

year, and year,

informed, will be shortly paid reps

}.

J

4.

There is a considerable decrease in

the Opium Licens

:um Licenses, amounting to L. 486,

which has bien nearly met by an increase

the other Licenses; so that only

in the

£.46.14.4 is

5.

In

my

deficient in this item.

betimate, large allowance shortcoming

- was made for a shor

in the Fees

and Fines of Courts, when compared with.

ers, notwithstande

former years,

which the

sum received is £.557 less than I anticipated .

6.

are

are

also

Fee

Ives of Office and. Special Receipts

than

were estimated. These

less however, contingent

in their nature,

tin

and cannot be calculated with

of accuracy.

four

d

any degree

A few items of Revenue showe

small increase; and a considerable

:

addition has been derived from the Blice- Assessment, ousing partly from the collection rrears due for 1848, and partly from

of are

aricars

the extension of the tax to the whole. Seland.

8.

The Cxpenditure is largely

blow the Estimate. This is

reduction

owing

to the

of the Colonial Establishments generally, and to the comparatively small. = amount that has been expended

on

Public Works of every description . The decrease in Expenditure under these heads

-measure accounted for by

it in a

great

the Estimate having contemplated the commencement of a Government : House,

design which has not been carried

d

out, for

reasons

explained

in

No 82 of 25th August : last.

9.

..

77

"

disposal on the 37th March next, will

52

amount to about. £. 8,000; but should

any demand be made from England for payments made there to Chief Justice Hulme, (L. 1250), as I am led to anticipate from Your Lordship's Despatch

No. 130

as

of the

the 14th. Su

of July, 1849, as well

by

for certain articles handed over the Royal, Engineer Department, --

(estimated at £. 1,815), which had been

sent out

: from England to be used in

the erection of the Government. House, which I can procure

wh

and of

the positive funds at :

my

be estimated at. £. 5,000.

my Despatch

A

10.

I estimate that the surplus

from the Parliamentary Grant, at my

are no account,

command may

Your Lordship will observe

that the payments made

of

on

account

Streets

Works and Buildings, Roads Preits

: and . Bridges, do not correspond with the Detailed Estimate prepared for 1849 .

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I

-

6.

V.

This arises

· from my not having sufficient.

my

hunds at any disposal for the service of

the Financial

ar e

year

ended 31th March;

1849, in consequence of which I found

riff, as

it necessary,

I anticipated Despatch Nr. 100 of 16th December ;

oof. 1848, to postpone many payments, ( moats of those in fact which appear in the Detailed. Estimate), till the

ut of the present. Financial

cement.

commen cener

year in

April last, which payments ought, and were intended, to have been

made during the lact; financial year

11.

Exclusive of the two items

£. 1250 and £1,815, above reirred to,

there are

f

still two other small claims on

the Government

ove

Mr. Campbell's due to Mr. Campbell, Passage money the

the late Acting Chief Justice; and

£254.6.2

Justees St. John's Cathedral.

other, to the Trustees of St. John's bathedral, Suncters of oth amounting conjointly to £4.42. 10.02

£188.3.10Ź

12.

53 7

Your Lordship may now therefore consider that, the financial embarrassments of the Colony have ceased, and that. I shall have at the close of the Financial

year

in March next, somewhere about. £. 5000 at

be

my disposal, which devoted to the erection of a Government. House, should Your Lordship's reply

to

my Despatch Nr.82 of 25th August

lust, warrant its commencement; buit. I would, respectfully remark that this

sum should not be considered available

for the expenditure of next year,

that the

Lum

and

of £. 20,000 with still.

be required for the Colony, should it. be determined to build a Government. House.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most. Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Malam

Mr Mid-

at.20/3.

M. Merivale,

From this,

Despatch it would

appear

that the Finance of

Hang Norg

*

fora state

Bord Grey

las

abundy

that the Parl. Estimate this

anticipated the you

year may

be kept up to

mount.

the am

and that a new Gout

House may

be com.

eed. No answer

-De a ce-

Kore

fore.

is nelbedary

Communicat

on that point (?

to the Trending for

their

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of Hongkong, for

ended 3/4 December, 1849,

hoberen

Ch. Jun you H. C. Q.

IMATE 3

Jadi,

Wiennale

Sometal

Earl Grey

47. 248on.

1850 APRÍ

2445 Honey Mary

Sin

Jamu diruted by

54

120p./50

Earl Grey

to tournit to you for

the Consideration of the Lords Commissioners of the Lectury

the Opy of a despatch from the Goveneer of Honey Mor Containing a report repone

the

financial Constition of

the Colony, accompanied by Antracts of the Revenue &

Expenditure for the year

ending

the 81. of Deen 1849.

Rogether with comparatie Statements of the Phefts

a dis bressements in 1848.2 1849.

Share

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMEBR, 1849.

REVENUE,

LAND REVENUE,

RENT, exclusive of Lands,

AUCTION DUTIES, due from 1st October 1848 to 28th February 1849,

LICENSES:-

Spiritdealers,

Pawnbrokers,

...་

Auctioneers,

Salt Broker, Billiard Room, Opium Dealers,

---

Stone Quarry,

Serangs,

+

TAX-POLICE ASSESSMENT :-

Balance on the Year ended 30th June 1849,

On account of the Year commencing 1st July 1849, FINES, FORFEITURES, and FEES OF COURTS -

From Chief Magistrate,

|1320

640 17

257 7

837 10

10

8

1566 13

641 13

10,295 9

1,964

11

8

1 ESTABLISHMENTS ;--

Governor,

100

3

33

123 17 5 5,899

1742 1373 17

41 3

3,116

N

Colonial Secretary,

Paid in England,

Treasurer,

Paid in England,

Auditor,

Paid in England, Clerk of Councils, Surveyor General,

Paid in England,

31

Registrar General,

Harbour Master,

226

}}

FINES

Marine Ass. do., and Registrar Geul., Superintendent of Police,

do.,

5117

6 9 2

11

+

6 10

Attorney General and others,

03

7 9 359

5

9

FORFEITURES

}}

From Chief Magistrate,...

Superintendent of Police,

39

7

9 19

5

49

0 86.4

From Supreme Court,

70917

3

FEES

JJ

Chief Magistrate,

56 14 11

J

Marine do.,

6 5

04

**

Asst. do., and Registrar Genl.

834 0

N

12 1,242

54

FEES OF OFFICES:

Ou Marriages,

5

2

+

++

---

---

EXPENDITURE.

55

6,612

7

!!

3069

6 62 2 18 5

1828 4 10 42 4 7

349 12 8 128 18 7

3,072

4 11

1,870

G

5

+

478

130

11 3

17 0

A sike

...1872 18 6

36 9

1

1,909 7

681

17

0

1,360

+

136

6,608

Police Rate Assessors and Collectors, Judicial, Ecclesiastical, ...

Educational,

Medical,

+

LL

Hospital,

+

Police and Gaols,

+

---

806 18 2 120 0 0

Total Establishments..

PENSIONS, RETIRED ALLOWANCES, and GRATUITIES,

Paid in England,

ITT

REVENUE SERVICES, exclusive of Establishments,... ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, HOSPITALS,

---

do.,

do.,

Paid in England, POLICE and GAOLS, exclusive of Establishments,

Paid in England,

RENT,

TRANSPORT,

CONVEYANCE OF MAILS,

+

+

205 0 0

16 13

17 721 18

74 310

926 18 2

6,856 6 2,

31,440

8 +

221 13 1

269 7 10

40

19

220 3 91 64 11 2

284

1 11

...1125 12 82

6 13

5

1,132

G

960

85

149

៨៨.

16

8

19

11

3408

4 7

997 17 0

3,706 1

530

114

3

Burials,

53

Official Signatures and Seal,

**

Registration of Boats and Hawkers,

>>

Deed Registry,

*

Sailing Letters and Passes,

73 1711

80 16

478 11

117

20 3

SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY,

REIMBURSEMENT IN AID OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY GOVERNMENT,

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,

784 451

WORKS and BUILDINGS,

2

11

Paid in England,

305

3

7 19

ROADS, STREETS, and BRIDGES, MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,

SPECIAL RECEIPTS, -

T

50

19

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE,

Total,....... £ 23,617 3

3

Victoria, Hongkong, 3d January, 1850.

Total,.....

49 17

£ 30,986 1

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COMPARATIVE TABLE OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN 1848 AND 1849.

PLL

Th

---

Land Revenue,

Rents, exclusive of Lands,

Auction Duties, Spirit Licenses, Pawnbroker do.,. Auctioneer do., Salt Broker do., Billiard Room do., Opium Dealer do.,

Stone Quarry do.,

Serang do.,

Tax Police Assessments,

8. d. £ 2. d. 12,616 9 9 10,295 9 1 1,739 17 2 1,964 11 8

REVENUE.

1848

1849

£

EXPENDITURE.

257 7 11

INCREASE

DECREASE

£ 8. d.

£

3. d.

...

2,321 0

224 14

6

266 0 83

100 3 33

165 17

672 19 1

1,320 15

5

647 18 4

36 9 3

640 17

604 8

41

F 3

215 18 10

-

1,095 16

8

837 10

258

6

12 8 10

10 8 4

2

0 61

1848

1849

INCREASE

595 16

1,867 5 10

94 2 8

2,575 18 4

1,566 13 4

64) 13

45 16 8

123 17 5

Fines of Court,

475 16

9

Fees of do.,

Forfeitures of do.,

Fees of Offices:

On Marriages,...

6 5

O

JJ

Burials,..

171 17

2

908 7 5

188 14 8

49 6 6

5 4 2

73 17 11

3,116 1 7 359 5 9

834 0 2

29 14 9

540

3 24

116 11

74 7

No le lil.Be ¦ ¦ lan

£ &, d.

Governor,

Colonial Secretary, Treasurer,.. Auditor,...

Clerk of Councils, Surveyor General,

Registrar General, Harbour Master,

---

300 12 G Police Rate Assessors and Col-

7,705 7 10 3,205 1 # 1,869 18

1

454 16 9

117 4

2,364 1

811 2 9

lectors,

Judicial,

Ecclesiastical,

Educational,

Medical,..

139

8

Police and Gaols,

+

1

0 10

Establishments,..

97 19 B

}

Official Signatures and Seal,

116 13 4

80 16 8

35 16

Pensions, Retired Allowances, and Gratuities,

*

Hawkers,

Registration of Boats and

Deed Registry,.......

,, Sailing Letters and Passes,

Sale of Government Property, Reimbursements of Expenses incurred by Government, Miscellaneous Receipts, Special Receipts,

671 17 6

478 11 0

193 G 6

+

91

0 10

117 I 8

26 0 10

Charitable Allowances,

15 12 6

29 3 4

13 10 10

127

1

451

2 11

324 1 2

276 3 82

195

6 3

80 17 5

5 13 10

7 19

6

2 5 8

422 2 2

59 19

5

362 2 9

Total,

£25,091 19 114 |23,617 3

3

2,674 10 11

Deduct Increase,.

4,149 7 7

€2,674 10 11

Revenue Services,

Administration of Justice,

Hospitals,

Police and Gaols,

Rent,

Transport,

Works and Buildings,

Roads, Streets, and Bridges, Miscellaneous Services, Land and House purchased, Special Expenditure, Conveyance of Mails,

Total,

1,607 4 2

205 13 9

6,189 8 3 755 3 9

68 15 Q

654 13 7 8,996 5 3

35,004 16 6

83 15 0

153 16 7

355 18 34

£ 8. d.

6,612 7 0 3,072 4 11; 1,870 9 5 478 11 B 130 17 03

1,909 7 681 17 6 1,360 9 4

136 0 0

6,608 17 2 721 18 4

74 3 10

926 18 2 6,856 6 2

31,440 8 49

221 13 4

269 7 10

40.19 5

£

3. d.

+++

DECREASE

£ 8. d.

1,093 0 10

132 16 62

0 11

4

23 14

6

13 12 11

454 14 2

129 5 3

246 14 10

+

+

69 13 2

419

8 11

33 5 5

5 8 10

272 4 7

2,139 19 0

735 1 12

137 18 4

115 11

4,299 9 3

3

ILL

H

314 18 10

101 5 Ø

101

5

LET

+++

282 6 0 2,138 8 3 1,038 1 5 357 10 0

13,783 0

3,520 17 6 476 4 3

284 14 11

1,132 6

960 16 6

85 8

7

530 4 5

3,706 1

2

8 11

+

---

1,006 2 1 127 4 11

272 1 8 10,076 18 11 2,990 13 1

114 3 8

5,000

0

0

362

5,000 0

0 7

312 16 2

49 17

1

262 19

1

149 19 11

149 19 11

---

---

Nett Decrease,

.....€1,474 16 31

62,658 15 7

38,986 1 62 Deduct Increase,.

Nett Decrease,..

1,140 19 6 24,813 13 7

£1,140_19_64

£23,672 14 01

56

N

57

Duplicate.

Honghong. Comparative. Table of Revenue and Expenditure in 1848 and 1849.

Inclosure to 2 in desp: No 7 of 1850.

Mongkong Comparative

of the Estimated and Actuní Revenue.

Statement

184958

of the Estimated and Actual Expenditure.

Estimated. Riccived.

Lej's received. More received

than estimated.

Less paid

Estimated.

Paid.

More paid

than estimated.

:

Land Revenue.

11620

کوم کر

Rent, exclusive of Lands. 1925

10,295 9141,324 10 104

196411

Salaries. Fixed Establishment. 26,399

25,804 105

39497

39

8

Auction Duties.

Licenses.

80

100

3 34

203 3 13

23ź

2560

7

1250

#

5,399

3116 | 117

1242 1252

784149

4512

55717

6元

46553

46 14 42

616

#

#

1912

Tax. Police Apesement.

-

5445168

Fines, Fees of Court, 34. - 1,800"

Fees of Office Sale of Government Property 260

Reimbursement in aid

of Expenses incurred.. Special Receipts .__ Miscellaneous Receipts -

170

382

19563

59 195 3220

719

в

256

3

7196

25432 16 8 23617 3 3 2715 18 72 900 5 23

Deduct amounts more received than estim:

Goo

522

Nett amount short of Estimate. £. 1815 13 5

| |

Works and

" - 149 19 11

Building 10,057 +7 3706 17|6350 19 Roads, Streets & Bridges. 3019 16 5 530 45 2489|12

Miscellaneous Services. 115. 114 3

دی

Claris. Provisional & Temporary 7/85 17 Allowances.

44.758

4 2425157 | 8

50

2316

4

263

8

مرار

#

Office. Contingencies.

Total Establishments. 34,505 17

Pensions, Retired Allowana :; &c.

Revenue Services.

Administration of Iustice Hospitals.

Police & Tails.

Rent.

6

873

873

854

03ź

181982

31,440 8 42 3065

221 | 13 | H

8

221 134

exclusive

Establish

2175

200

125

2238

998

b

960166

Fransport...

712

37102 627

$

Conveyance of Mails ..

149

269710

40195

284 14 111⁄2

1132 61% 1105 13 104-

94710

159

159 14

112

#

190

"

Special Services .

50

2

49171

164

&

211

+

62516.0

52,196 10 8 38986| 1 |63|| 13836| 5 | 11⁄2

12

Deduct amounts paid and not extrin, 625 16 02

Free for,

Copy Maini

framal shestary

Nett amount

of savings. L. 13210 9 12

(Ligned) W. T. Mercer,

Colomal Treasurer.

No. 8. Legislative

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Incuriance to Land B

My Lord,

RECE

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MAR28

WD Setoriar, Hongkong,

1850

24th January, 1822

an

59

I have the honor to enclose for Your Lordship's information authenticated copy of Ordinance Nr. 1 of 1850, entitled An Ordinance for the "better administration of Justice in Criminal Roceedings before the Supreme Court, and

the Law of Evidence,"

for

improving the Law

w which pased the Legislative Council o the 15th. Instant, and which I trust -

Your Lordships will be enabled to submit for the confirmation of Her

esty The Queen.

Majesty.

The Ordinance was

conformity with the desire

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

so,

Je,

So.

passed in of Mr. Chief

Trong trong

Revenue and. Expenditure,

Estimated and Actual

Comparative Statements of

for 1849.

No 7 of 1850.

Inclosure to 3 in Detp:

:

Justice Hulme, and the necessity for its enactment, is fully explained

Preamble.

in the

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Mass Wood & Popes? The

theciate. 30% mant 150.

ordinance seems a right direction

step

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Most. Obedient

Humble Servant,

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Prepared

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and the

Legislative Council of Story

Kerry

on

the 15.

of January

entetted 21. "An Craenance

loch

for the better bumenistration

of Justice in Cursinal Proceedings before the hiperme Corect, and for smproving "Law Pridence," the Krausenph

of which was excloud in

Your Despatch Ad of the

of January.

24.

the

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that Her Majesty has

bene pleased to confirm

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C

HONGKONG.

ANNO DECIMO TERTIO VICTORIE REGINE,

No. 1 of 1850.

BY His Excellency SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Super- intendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

AN ORDINANCE FOR THE BETTER ÅDMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, AND FOR IM- PROVING THE LAW OF EVIDENCE.

[15th January, 1850.]

WHEREAS in Cases of Burglary and Larceny, Difficulty has been found in ascertaining from Chinese Witnesses in whom the legal Owner- ship of Property is vested, which Ownership it is necessary, according to the existing Law, to set forth in the Indictment or Information; and whereas also, from the frequent Discrepancies in Chinese Testi- mony, like Difficulties may arise on similar Subjects, thereby causing Variances between the Indictment or Information and the Evidence at the Trial, rendering further Indictments or Informations necessary; and whereas also it is deemed expedient that Witnesses should not be excluded from giving Evidence in Criminal Cases by Incapacity from Crime:

Title.

Preamble.

tion at Trial

I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Power to Su- Governor of Ilongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council preme Court to thereof, That, before the Jury are charged with the Trial of any Pri- amend Informa- soner, or during the Progress of any Trial, it shall be lawful for the when the Pri- Court in its Discretion to amend the Indictment or Information in any soner may not be Matter of Form or Substance not calculated to mislead the Prisoner in misled in his De-

fence thereby. his or her Defence.

II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That no Person offered Testimony of as a Witness shall hereafter be excluded by reason of Incapacity from Witnesses not to Crime from giving Evidence either in Person or by Deposition in any be excluded by Criminal Proceeding in any Court, or before any Judge, Jury, Sheriff, their Incapacity Coroner, Magistrate, Officer, or Person having by Law Authority to hear, receive, and examine Evidence; but that every Person so offered, shall be admitted to give Evidence on Oath, or on Solemn Affirmation in those Cases where Affirmation is by Law receivable, notwithstanding that such Person offered as a Witness may have been previously con- victed of any Crime or Offence.

S. G. BONHAM.

ative Council of Hongkong,

of Jamary, 1850.

LMADA E CASTRO,

ork of Councils,

61

Laitlinada faths.)

Clerk of Council's.

J.

No. 9

Miscellaneous.

My Lord

247 trong trong

RECEIVED

MAR 23 1850

L

62

Victoria, Hongkong,

26th January, 1830

I

With reference to my Despatch No 117 of the 22nd December, 1849. have the honor to acknowledge the receipt,

of the following Despatches, on the 24th

Instarit.

Not 146 to 153, the last of 16 th November, Circular of 12th October, 1849. bircular of

22

#

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respects,

Your Lordship's

The Right Honorable The Earl Grey

&c,

1849.

Most : Obedient,

Humble. Servant Salam

!

!

63

لاد طاف أد.

جانداران

در

با

No. 10.

Miscellaneous

Nov. 1 @ 3.

E

210h. Hong Hong

64

RECEIVED

MAR 22

My Lord,

1850

Victoria, Hongkong,

28th January, 1830.

With reference to my Despatch No 120 of the 29th December, 1849.

I

have now the honor to enclose for Your - Lordship's information, copy of a - Despatch with its Enclosures which addressed to Viscount Palmerston on the 26th. Instant,

I

announcin

encing

the

delivery to the Imperial Commissioner

by the Portuguese authorities of

the

three Chinese who had been detained

at Macae, and also the surrender

of the head and hand of the late-

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey.

for

for

so.

Governor Bonham-

26th January, 1880.

to

The Earl Grey.

Received

No G.

16th November, 1849.

Despatches to No 153

Acknowledging receipt of

lamented Governer, Sonhor Amaral

M. Meninte

C

B

Am What

I

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's

Most. Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Mtum

вор

(Copy)

No. 10

Nos. 2 and 3.

My Lord

No. 18,

Victoux, Hongkong, 26th January,

65

January, 1851.

In continuation of my Despatch

th.

187 of the 29th ultimo, transmitting the Manifesto published by the Council of Macao, I have now the honor to

now the honer to acquaint.

Your Lordship that the three Chinese Prisoners who had been seized at the

Barrier gate-

on

the

night of the murder of Governor Amaral, have been released by the. Portuguese authorities, and delivered. ever to the Chinese Commissioner on the

24

to

com.

th

ultimo. Enclosed. I beg to submit Your Lordships copy of an official

nmunication

from the Council to

my my

address, informing me of this circumstance,

The Right Honorable

The Viscount Palmerston, G. C. B.

zo%,

&o,

Ye!

-

J

66

In

of

and transmitting a translation of their letter to Sew, in which they report the release of the three Chinese Prisoners. consequence of the release these men, and consistently with his promise, the Chinese Commisioner has caused, the head and hand of the late unfortunate Governor to be delivered to the Portuguese authorities. The

Avere

remained

brought from Caza Branca in a fast-boat

boat: which anchored opposite to the Governor's Residence on the 16th. Instant .

The head and hand having been identified.

dveres

in the charge of some Portugues who carried them to the Government

· placed officials who c

received

"Houte, where the body of the deceased. still lies in state . I have not yet

any official intimation of the delivery of the remains, either from the Council of Macas or from the Imperial Commissioner.

J

England

By the last mail, which left in November, two Pntuguese

officers, Lieutenant - Colonel D'Almeida. of the Artillery, and Major

Cunha

of the Engineers arrived here on router for Macao: the former, it is said, is to

bume the

the command of the troops

assume

troops at that settlement, and the latter to take

charge of the Fortifications, but with

what ulterior

object

able to ascertain.

I have not

I have, you

been

(Signed) S. G. Bonham

Sue Copy.

fry

Conrial Secreta

.

67

Circular Nr. 88.

1

Most. Illustrious and Most Excellent For

The

inquiries

ow

account

which the three Chinese belonging

Barrier gate

to the

were detained here having

e men

been concluded, and the guilt of these in relation to the event of the 22 August having resulted from their depositions, ect in the performance

last

or at least their

neglect

of their duties, the said three individuals

were, in co

conformity with the declaration previously made by this Council to the Viceroy of Canton, sont to him on the 24th instant, accompanied by a Despatch, copy of which this Council have the honor to transmit - herewith for Your

The Most. Illustrious and Most. Excellent

Samuch George Bonham, Governor of Hongkong.

&o,

zo.,

So

ему зд

Zon hane

reporting that the head

Viscount Palmerston,

and hand

Governor of

the Cate

масто

have been delivered

over

to the Portuguese

Authorities.

26 January.

1850.

Inclosure No / in Desp.

b. 10 of 1850.

Excellency's information

God preserve Your Excellency

Macas, 27th December, 1849.

Macás.

(Signed ) Seronimo, Bishop of Mação.

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"Joaquim Antenis de Moraes farmacion.

Ludgero JoaqTM de Faria Never )

Miguel. Pereira Simoend

(.) Joze Bernardo Goularte

( .) Manoel Pereira.

True Kanslation_

[(Signed ! L. d' Almada

True Copy

efistor

Manne

Colonial Secretary.

Porabary

f

свородя

68

(Franslation ) .

From the Council of Government o&o to

&e.

Seu, Viceroy of Canton, 40.

This Council send to

Your

Excellency the three Chinese, guards at the

Barrier gate,

who

were detained here;

likewise their depositions, and those of twe

witnesses, from which it . is seen

men

clearly

belonging

and evidently that these three to the Barrier were at least cognizant of the horrible outrage committed near

that: post on the August. They

under orders in

are

evening of the 22nd:

either guilty or acted. permitting free passage through the Barrier to the vile perpetrators of that abominable, crime. This Council therefore send these prisoners to Your Cascellency as quilly persons, they may

sons, in order

in order that

be tried according to Law, and thewo three prisoners, they hold Your Excellency answerable for them,

by sending

and again.

again require from Your Excellency the capture of the assassins and accomplices, and also insist that the proceedings until the criminals are confronted here, follow

the courte laid down in such cases

any

by Justice and Law, and they protest against

acts of a contrary nature, and further renew all their former protests . This Council having reported everything to their Sovereign, have nothing further to

Commands.

do until they receiver "Her Com

Macao, 24.

th. December, 1849.

Joaquim

(signed) Jeronimo, Bishop of Macar

Jeagesion Antoirie de Moraes Carneiro Ludgers Jong " " de Faria Neves. Miquel Pereira Sirmsens.

Joze Bernards Goularte.

Manoel Pereira.

True. Translation

· man er sove wor

(Signed) L.d' Almada e Castro.

Бие

)

Ene Sopy Aigned, H. J. de Miranda

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Colonial

lonial Secretary.

No. 11.

Miscellaneous

My Lord,

2448. Hong roug

MAR 28

69

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148425 Fictoria, Hongkong,

29th January, 1880.

I have the hover to acknowledg

the receipts of Your Lordship's Despatch of the 16th November, 1849, with its enclosure from Mesers. Simpson and

No. 153

Cobb, relative to a lot of land in

the

posession of the Hongkong blub, and to which claim has been lately preferred by the Representatives of Mr Edwards.

Despatch No. 93 of the

In

my

22nd. October, 1849.

I had the honor to

forward to Your Lordships a letter to my address from the Shareholders of the Hongkong blub, bearing

012

this

subject, which, with the Enclosure N. 3

The Right

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

Se

So,

Se

of that Despatch will in a

serve as a

measure)

a great reply to the Despatch under

acknowledgement.

in

I have placed the question the hands of the Attorney General, and by next Mail hope to be able to forward to Your Lordship answers to

the

&

specific queries

contained in the

letter of Mesers . Simpson and bobb

Rif

I have the honor to be;

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most. Obedient,

Humble Servant

1. Batam

Mr. Mesimle

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MAR 28 1850

Pretoria Houghing.

The Earl Grey.

Governor Bonham-

29th January, 1850.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Received

مرانه را

His Lordship's Despatch

Acknowledging receipt of

No 153 of

1849, relative to the

Hougtong Club - Honke.

16th November

:

30th

1850.

•mny

t

}

25

Agentin

12 Janey 50.

My Lord,

I have the hover to

Ceport to Your Lordship that

in ConcilÁ

yesterday granted 15 months leave of on Medical Certificate,

absence,

to Mr Joseph George Comcbaté, Chief Oberth in the Treasury- This leave will

Werk

e from

the date of the departure of the vessel from hence to Europe.

ор

from

time in next

the

The enclosed certificate the Colonial Surgeew

The Right Henerable,

The Earl Grey,

Yo

1

shows the impaired state of .11. kanetaté's health, and

the

vie

accessity for his proceeding. to Europe. in the hope of benefitting his constitution generally.

On Mr Comolate's departure. the Colony, Ishull

from the

again

have the honor to address

Your Lordship respecting

him, and to report the - arrangements that have

been made for the performance of his duties .

I have the hour to be,

With the highest l'espect, Your Lordships.

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

Mtum

72

J

·

month's leave of

Reporting that 15

Certificate,

Colonial Treasury,

Im Apli

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Mr. Mecanle

24419 Honey Hong

Gonna Bonham C.B.

Corner

Ente

172.

6 April150

73

013.

11850

MINUTE 3 APRE

MR Jaar

MBElliot

Merivale

H&Homes

I

have the honor to wicknow :

: bage the reeipt of your Des prakt

h12 of the 30 of January

&

lack, and

Convey to you my appenal of the leave of chance for 15-

Menthes which

you.

of

have

granted to Mor Soreph Ges:

Comelite, Chief Clerk in the

Kessary at Hong Hory.

Shave

;

batend

Ges: Baillie Cope

2449. Hong Hory

12 June150.

74

MINUTE

Mih Jadio M'Ellic McMerive! M&Haines

Earl Grey

Sulay £405 paid up to 27 Feb718.

a

الحمل

Ners Soreple G.

Comelite the-

ah

Chief

Click in the Treasury

Hory Hong, having been granted 15 Menithes beve of abrence I am dirited by Carl Grey

Ai en

convey to you

the

necessary

authorly for apering to heim the amount of 1/1⁄2 Salary to which

be entitled rufithe the

he may present state.

Semelores for your reformition

Certificate signed by

The

Colonial Treesaver shewing

the rate of Salery attached

to the office held by

lea

Comelate and the state to

which he has received it

in Hory Hory.

Have

Wi

75

ворор

Hongkong, Jany. 27. 1850

that Mr. J.

This is to certify

G. Conclate of the Colonial. Treasury

has been under

my

carè

for nearly

years, is consequence of very

twe

severe and

painful. attacks of Rheumatisme, affecting him sometimes in

at others in the head; and-

the arms,

again

simultaneously, in the head, armes and

legs.

That durin

during

this period, also,

he has been repeatedly attacked by an obstinate diarrhoear, threatening to pass

into Dysentery. Bitherto this latter. disease has been averted.

At the presente timer Mr.

Comclate is suffering severely from rheumatic pains in the head, and-

shoulder, and his sufferings are periodie! I and taught by my experience

that remittent and intermittent, or

in

periodic forms of disease is this climate, attacking feeble constitutions during

winter season, are of

after

the

consummated.

(especially when the diathesis is

favourable ), iw

the

season o

enervating

desentery.

summer, in incurable

Mr. Comclate's advanced.

of

years, what are.

the protracted nature of his indisposition, and his predisposition to dysentery, : lead and to believe that he is a subjects

liable to the morbific progress

and. consummation I have indicated; and ow this accounts, I recommend that

Fifteen mouths leave of abeened shall be granted to hind to enable him to proceed to bucope to accruit and invigorates

to his health.

76

(Signed) William Morrison

Fue

Colonial Surgeon!

Time fro

Conical Secretary.

بة

{

(Signed)

Separate.

Copy tothead for information Bapy so

My Lord,

to

RECEIVED

MAR 23 18:0 ictoria,

30

th

ria, Hongkong,

January, 1850.

77

In my Despatch Separate

th.

of the 27th December, 1848, I reported Your Lordship that there were certain offices in this Colony, which I thought when they became wacan ́t need not be filled up; and I now have the honor to -enclose a Memorandum of those that have become vacant during the past year,

which I have abolished.

I am of opinion that the

Establishment is now on ne

nearly

as

and

low as

scale as it can be reduced to with respect to numbers, proper regard being had to efficiency

to the state of the health of the

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

Le

se

&e

he be allowed. $15 months

of Mr. Comelate's health, and recommending that

leave

of absence to proceed.

the

to Europe. 27th January,

1850.

Inclosure in Despatch

No. 12. of

1850¬

arate.

2

copy toteas for information Bapy 50

My Lord

RECEIVED

MAR 28

Victoria, Hongkong, 30th January,

1850.

77

In my Despatch Sparate

of the 27th December, 1848, I reported

were ce

certain

to Your Lordship that there

this Colony, which I thought

offices

in the

when they became vacant need not be filled up; and I now have the honor to -enclose a Memorandum of those that have become vacant during the past year,

which I have abolished.

I am of opinion that the

Establishment is now on n

scale as it

marly a

گن گانا

and

low

a

can be reduced to with respect =

to numbers, proper regard being had to efficiency, to the state of the health of the

2 Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

.&e,

se

&o:

:

Surgeon upon

Certificate by the jolonia 6

the

state

of Mr Comelate's health,

and

recommending to

that

he be allowed 15 months

leave

of

absence to proceed.

1850.

to Europe.

27th January,

No. 12 of 1850

Inclosure in Despatch

78

Colony generally, to the imposibility of

supplying

that

may of the

رج کیے دیکھے

arise

service

vacancies

the spot temporary

the absence of any from from ill health, and to the distance of the Colony from the mother country ; but Your Lordship may fully- depend on my being thoroughly satisfied

of its absolute necesity, before I fill up

whenever

а

vacancy,

In

my

ever aMY

occur.

any may Despatch above alluded

to I stated that as vacancies occurred,

reductions might very properly be made

of the salaries attached to certain

in some of

offices in the Colony;

and should

the offices referred to become vacant,

any of

shall not fail, pending Your Lordship's

into effect: the_

instructions, to carry into

principle my duty

I

that I have considered it.

duty to advocate.

The principal reductions, however, I again repeat, can only be effected by

debiting a part of the Governor's salary to the Diplomatic Department, and by reducing the salaries of the Colonial

Secretary and Judicial Officers

occur

as vacancies

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordship's

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

!

J

T

December, 1848.

Governor Bonham-

Victoria, Hongkong, 30th January, 1850.

to

/ Inclosures

Separate.

The Earl Grey.

Received

the Year 1879,

of offices abolished during

Enclosing Memorandum

and

referring

the 27

to former Despatob

Separate

допре пр

Mr. Merinner.

The

33 mant 150

Fend to the Freccesary for their informati various reductions past and propose which the Governor alludes have

been approved abroady

Tom Ford

Cespateli for

Grey

in a recent

and I

apprehcond therefore that this

will need no ansast

2. M

1.

Hongkong

79

Memerandum of Offices abolished during

Year 1840-

the

- office.

Name

Anual.

I salary.

Clerk of Works and

Civil Engineer

Allowed to do.

}

How: W.. Napier.

550

for keep of a Hurve

Overseer

of Roads and

Convict labour }- Mr. W. Bowden

25

180

Registrar General. - A. L. Sorglin, 64 5.50

Assistant Harbour

Master.

Mr. A. Sena.

300

$1.605

TT

bolonial Secretary's Office.

Victoria, HongKong, 30th January

1830.

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I am directed by Reel Grey

& transmit to you for

the

болет

Information of the Lover Come:

missioners of the Treasury the Copy of a Despatch from the Gynrcover of Hory Horny couloring a Memorandown of the Offices

retch have been abolished

hich

during the grow long.

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Miscellaneous.

Copy to mep Thufcont lett

Draft with

3 May/50

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My Lord,

؟

3321. Hory tong

81

3.) Victoria, Houghtonges

14th February, 1850.

In my Despatch All of the 29t Ultime, I advised. Your Lordship that I had. submitted to the Attorney General of this Colony the letter to your Lordship's addrese from. thesis os limpion Holt, and I now forward a paper

handed to me by that officer, intended to answer the queries contained in Meet Simpson Halbs

NI

No2

letter....

Lordship's

I at the same time forward for your

information a note drawn up at

my request by Mr. Mereer the Colonial. Treasurer, which, so

of the

far

AJ

I am enabled to

judge,

contains a

fair

statement

fret,

and all the

case,

ets connected with the cas

The Right Honorable,

The hard bacy,

to

TA.

ney

82

information contained in the Reends

the Colony

M. Meninde

I presume &

copy of this despatch of the Attorney Genecals reput should be communicated & the Simpson

ML

the subject.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most obedient Humble Lervant,

Moh

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05/4/1

Am wpl 24

24

of

Copy

Inevers to the queries contained in Mesory Simpson & left's letter of the 8th of November 1849 to The Earl Grey.

1. On Search made it appears- that there

is no record

of any sale or transfer of

Inland

Lot_ _No2/6_ (on which the Club House Stands) to faptain Burd....

322

2. It would appear by Lord Stanley's Despatch of the 35 of January 1844, that now Her Majesty's representatives in China, prion to the appointment. of Sir Henry Pottinger had authority to make absolute pants of land in the Colony- and it is also understood that Sir Henry Pottinger had power to expersede any euch grants_

In my judgement the lease executed by Sir John Davis confers on the grantee

and his

resigns a good title to the

83

Ļ

land in question - yet I understand that the representatives of Edwards obtained. opinion pour the late Sir William Follett favourable to their claim-

(Signed) Paul Sterling.

112

1

( True Copy)

1th Feby. 1850-

folonial Secretary-

!

:

The history of Inland Lot 1916

briefly stated as folloras_

вс

may

On the 15th October 1841 a notice of an

intended

sale of land was published in the bazette; in this notice it was stated that the regulations of such sale would be those publiched in a previous notice dated the 1th May of the

year .__. In that preview notice

same yeaL

it was laid down that the "allotments of land would

be made pending Her Majesty's further pleasure!

The intended sale came

off

the 1th December 1841- when the lot was Kurcked down to Mz F.

Mr.

1. Zabell, who on the 26th April. 1842 transforced it to H R. M. Whichels, who again on 14 beteber. 1862. transfered it to Mt. P. Rounds.

Mr R.

Sir Henry Pottinger would not recommend

the Home Government to sanction the transaction on this lot, and accordingly Her Majesty's pleasure was withheld In Lord Stanley's Deepatch to Sir Henry Pottinger dated 32 January 1844 the following

instruction is given- under - Mz

• The town Lots diepored of

Mr Johnston's Annonneerment.

appear

to

over about 18 aeres and the

have been 75, extending Suburban Lots to have been 17 extending over about 13 crores_ The duration of the leases for both classes should be shortened to that above mentioned for Marine Lots. With this exception you

will be at liberty, where you think proper to confirm

them" Thus when Sir Henry directed the lot to be resold by Public Auction on the 22nd Januars 1844, he did than what was strictly allowable, and his refusal to acknowledge. Mo Adwards

nothing

claim

More

Mr.

was in no way a violation of the conditions on which the Lot

lup for sale._

which the Lot was originally put

As I have said the land was this resold at. Publie auction on the 22nd January 1844, and hureked down to Mr. G. T. Braine. To this

Gentleman a lease wa

be looked upon

land. -

as

the

granted and he must

first legal

Miner

of the

84

Something might be arquail further perhaps agamite Edwards' claim from the manner in which the possession of the ground by the three pereme first

realm

mentioned in this memorandum is recorded" in the Land office book, and Sir Henry Pottinger's

for refuring his countenance to the original trancaction would probably if known be admitted sufficient, but into such matter it is quite unnecerrary to travel, inasmuch Sir Henry's act in ordering the recale of the

indisputably legal, and consequently

ground

uns

may

rely

the Standing Committee of the Club- with confidence on the plain fact of the case.

23D August, 1849.

Signed ) MV. L. Merver

الهامة

(True Copy)

flonial Secretary

11⁄2 14.

Civil.

Vide to Molomelate 30lhilf 50.

My Lorde,

3322. Hong, long

RECEIVED

APRS

85

18: Victoria, Houghtong,

1000

304 February, 1850.

By last Mail I had the hover to report, in my Despatch 1212 of the 30th January, that, subject to your Lordship's confirmation, had permitted Mc Comclate, Chief Clerk in the Colonial Treasurers office, to repair to England

for 15 months for the recovery of his health; and I now beg to forward to your Lordship copy of

Memorial to my

address from

that

may

Gentleman, which in effect prays that he be allowed either to remain in hugland on some small pension or to be employed in hurope- instead of being

of being compelled to return to China- I have informed. M. Comclate that this is a eubject, that could alone, be settled by

The Right Houmable,

The Earl Grey,

No 13 of 1830.

Inclosure to 2 in Besp

Memorand.

um

by

the

A

Colonial Treasurer giving

history of Inland lot

A 16.

2.5th August, 1849.

fc.

to

१०.

Your Lordship, and that I should the refine forwed his Memorial for your Lordship's

Consideration.

Mr Comclate, as stated by himself.

stricken in years,

is

has been employed in the Colonial Treasury since the 19th May, 1845, and

hars, 20 for

AJ

Jan

I am aware, given satisfaction to his immediate superion in office. He is well requainted with the Italian and French languages, and considering his advanced agis, : it would I thinth be decirable for the intercits

of the Goremment, could he be employed where these acquirements would prove useful. __

Should your Lordship see fit not to send Mr. Conclate back to Houghing,

shall be able to make some reduction in

this

expenses of the Department to which he

is now

attached, without affecting

general efficiency

it's

Me Tomelate has acceived Salay

at the rate of £405 per Annum up to the.

86

27th Instant, as attected in the accompanying certificate from the Colonial Treasurer, and acending to the Colonial Regulations he is entitled to draw one half of that sum whilst he remains absent from his post ._

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most obedient

Am Me Sezon.

Bhai-

Mr Merinte

I thould doubt the popibility of quing a pecesion to M. Conclat& for 5 although it was at bong thing. xat bong thing. I have no reforming you of his services in 1814. & 15. His

year's service, although it wax.

means of

of absence has beer, appused. B. 2.4/4.

leave of

The prayer of the memorial for a

paliko pension may I presume.

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br referred to the Reasy ?

Am ape 24

is obvious that he cannot have

ir peut for only & gens sevir,

& befne

applients is made

With 7 to sunet his retirement he ought to be

Cache

}

informed Cars he is in Ingles! that eftir mek Arost Hoorie he cannot Hwu

hyve wheys hat

Nut if he

intimater

И

ги

frew

his mability to remas his chuket leath hubmit his case to the IT with the siew 'mi othich mich reprotunity us the peund of his serie

canduan

their Aps to justify

что

reference

With refere

that he Comelate, Chief Cloak in the Colonial

Treasurer's Office, praying

the address of the Governor from Mr

30th January, forwarding Memorial to

mays

of his leave of absence.

to return to China

in Europe, instead of being compelled a. Imall pention, in be employed

be allowed either to retire om

the expiration

to that your/pop yo

7

Received

Yongkong,

Governor Bonhamu-

20th February, 1850.

Y

The Earl Greys.

No 14.

2 Inclosures.

S. Comelade Eay:

MREUZLOS M3Meriavie

3 B

MINUTE 24

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dives

Hood Greu

37 Lahsquare

zy

3322.

87

H. Kong.

Sir

150

30 April 50

ов

karl Grey to acquaint

Lam directed by

you

has received from

that his Lordship

the

Governor Bonhamn your

letto

Memorial of the 20 dost

that

praying

ww

retire expon be permitted either to

Hong Kong you may

health and Service age your state of

Consideration of your

a

Pension

or

88

in

or be employed some other Capacity in Europe:

I am to inform that the regerlations the public Service will not admit of a

you

7

Pension being granted

to you on relinquishing

Office which you

an

have only held five years, but that if your health prohibits

your return

lothong

Kong and you make intination to that

an

effect to this office

his

his Lordship will submit your Case to

the Lords Commissioners

of the reasury with a view to your obtaining such a gratuity the period of your

be considered service may

ad

by their lordships to justify

Lamte

i

:

T:

Copy-

89

To His reelleney

ветре

Samuel George Bonhamn, Regs, C. B.

Goverun of the Colony of Houghong,, to. to.

The Memorial of

-

Freeph benge Covelate - Chief Clerk of the

Colonial Treasury - humbly showeth -

That you. Memorialist, has now reached the advanced age of 63 years, having served 5 in Hought such. Chief clerk without ever having been absint from that office, creept & days, which he necessarily parceed out of the Island for the recruiting of his health. That Your Memorialist is now in a very state of health, and is advised that his life would be in danger should he remain

Ad

during the ensuing summer in the Colony, as may appear by the Certificate of the Colonial Surgeon, which your Memorialist begs to forward herewith, and

be granted the 15 months

proxys that the

may

90

leave of absence therein stated, and also

that your

:

Excellency will accommend to the

smic emiL=

in

attention of the Anglich Goverment your Memorialist's intended suit for -muted allowance, or employment Europe, not only on your Memorialist's services here in the carlier days of the Colony, but also

Aட

the

very

important and arduous services

rendered by thim in Italy to the Briticl

Govenment during

was in the

the

critical period of

Year 1814 +15 and whilst

your

Memorialist. had the honor of being the unkaid

British Consul at Ancona and which services

are

our Memorialiet

already recorded by Petitions of 1 ուր

now in the Archives of the Home Authorities

And

Your Memorialist will ever pray

(Signed) J. G. Conclate-

Victoria, HongKong the 20th January 1850. -

(True Copy)

Manie

Colonial Scoutary-

Colonial

Found Treasury. Victorin HongKong

Felmary the 26th 1850.

Joseph

I hereby certify that Jorgele Genge Comitate sig, Chiaf (thin in

the Colonial Treasury, has received Salary at the rate of Fourhundred and five Pounds per.

- annum to the twentyseventh

7

of February 1850, inclusive, and that Jucome Tax only has been deducted there from!

Colonial Treasurer

с

No. 15.

Miscellaneous

@ 7

My Lord,

RECEIVED

APR.

1860

91

220 Victoria, Hongkong,

23rd.

February, 1850.

February,

Despatch

With reference to my No 10 of the 28th January, I have the hier to transmit : herewith for Your Lordship's

information, copy of a Despatch which I

5pm. 10 - have addressed to Viscount Palmerstone,

enclosing an official I received from the Council of Macas relative to the final delivery of the head- and hand of the late, thouher Amaral .

communication which

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect;

The Right Honorable.

The Earl Grey,

So,

Ser

Jo

Your Lordships,

Most. Obedient,

Humble Servant

tam

2 Mr Merivale

majl j

laib

1

(Copy)

No. 22.

92

Victéria, Hongkong

mt

22" February, 1850.

My Lord,

In continuation of my Despatch No 10 of the 26th ultimo, in which I reported that the delivery of the head and hand of the late Governor of Macas had svemediately followed the release by the Portaquese authorities of the three Chinese who had been kept - Prisoners since

VC MOU

the

the honor

night of the murder, I have - to submite to Your Lordship copy of a

official.

communica

Macae to m

ro @ 7

a

tion

an

from the Council of

my address, enclosing transcript=

further correspondence which had passed

tion that body and the Imperiat

delivery of the

Commissioner

missioner relative to the deli

The Right Honorable

The Viscount Palmerston, G. C.

C. B.

Se

So,

Sc

--

head and hand. These papers complete the

series of

Documents connected with the

murder

upe

to the presenti date.

fire

I have nothing to report.

to report : by

thies Mail with regard to Macae, where

the utmost tranquillity has hithe to prevailed. Lieutenant. Colonel

Lieutenant-Colonel João

Tavares

d'Almeida, whose appointment

timent was announced your Lordship's Despatch No 150

in

the 22nd. December last, and who arrived- by the last Mail, has taken his seat as third member of the Council in charge of the Government of Macar

Frue

Copy

I have, &o,

(Signed) S. G. Bonham.

colonial. Secretary

Pecretary,

Copy-

Government of the Promance

of

Macas, Jimo and dolor -

General Department

Circular 1291

Translation.

Most Mustrious & Most Excellent. Sir,

The Conncil of Government of the

Province of Maens Timon and Solor have the hour to transmit herewith for your heelleney's information authenticated Copies of

93

copies of the following dreuments, which include all the further concepondence parsed between this Conneil and the Viceroy of Canton, relative to the assassination of the Governor of this Province, and the restitution of his head and hand.._

_No 2 /_ Despatch from the Viceroy of the 19th December, transmitting copy of the confession of Chan-acin alias Chowasim -

_12_ Despatch from the Viceroy of the 30th December,

stating that he had given orders for

The Most Mustions & mort Sycellent

Samuel George Bonham,

Governor of Stoughtong-

the

restitution to this Council of the head and hand of the deceased Goremor._

13.- Despatch from this connal designating the place

where the delivery should take place._

424-

_134- Despatch from the Viceroy requesting that a day should be appointed for the delivery of the remains- 125_ Deepated from this Conncil of the 4th February replying to the Despatches above mentioned from the Vicerry, and protecting against him for improper

her manner in which the remains were conveyed to Moreno. -

God preserve Your

Marene 16th Ichuary, 1850-

for the

Rusellensy-

Liqued) Scronius, Bishop of Macao-

Joaquim Antonio de Moraes Carneus-

"

C

Jon's Pavares de Almeida. -Miguel Percira Simoens - Jozé Francices de Oliveira - Romaz Soze de Freitas._

True Translation Signed) L.d. Almada Castro-

Tave Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

NI

Despatch from Seu to the Council of Government of Macao.

Seu, Governor General of Kwang-tung and Kwang-st, &c. In order to satisfy the question relative to the murder of Governor Amaral, I proceed to state as follows: Sen-chi- leong, the real assassin, having been first apprehended, he

was examined and executed. Afterwards his accomplices Ko-Alon and Li-Apau were detected, the latter of whom was killed when about to be seized, and Ko-Ahon also was captured, and made a confession, a copy of which was enclosed

in a despatch to the Noble Council, as is on record. Inqui- ries were in the meantime going on after two individuals, surnamed respectively Chou and Chan, who had escaped; and the mandarin of Kwang-chou has now reported to me that repeated and strict searches were inade to discover the said criminals, but as it was thought probable that they might have taken refuge with the Pirates and joined them, a description of these men was ordered to be drawn up, in order that when the Pirates should be apprehended it might serve to identify them. The mandarin lately brought from Kwei shan-hien one Chang-Asin, alias Chou-Asin, who con- jointly with Chou-Ayau and Chen-Afat had gone to join the Pirates. As there were reasons to suspect his complicity, he was repeatedly interrogated, and lie deposed that he knew Chou-Ayau and Chen-Afat, who has well as himself had been workmen at Macao; that one Sen-chi-leong, known

to him, having determined to assassinate Amaral, to revenge himself, had bribed Ko-shon and Li-Apau to assist him in his design, and had arranged with them, in concert with Chou-Ayau and Chen-Afat, that they should prevent persons from approaching. All agreed to go together.

Hearing of the strict search that was making for them, they fled to Hiang-kang, a seaport, when they joined the Pirates. Having afterwards fallen in with the English, the said Chou-Aynu and Chen- A fat were killed in action, and he the deponent was apprehended by the soldiers of the government (Chinese) and sent to Canton.

This deposition then, having been compared with those of Shen-chi-leong and Ko-Ahon, they were found to agree, and the two men who ran away are thus clearly identified as accomplices,

With regard to the said criminal, who confessed to having committed piracies, which is in itself a crime punishable capitally, as he was an accomplice of the other delinquents

in preventing people from approaching at the time of the murder, his guilt is still graver. Therefore, besides directions being given for the reiteration of the examinations, in order that his trial might take place, the deposition of the said criminal was transmitted for my information.

From this it appears that the principal accomplices in the crime being six, of whom one was drowned, two were killed by the English soldiers, and the remaining three apprehend- ed; all therefore are discovered. Clou-Asin has already been committed for trial, that he may afterwards be rigor- ously punished.

All this I make known to the Noble Council, sending at the same time, a copy of the confession of Chou-Asia.

Taukwang, 29th year, 11th moon, 6th day, (19th De- cember, 1849, )

Confession of Chang-Asin, alias Chou-Asin,

I lived at Macao jointly with Chou-Ayau and Chen-Afat, where we earned our livelihood by acting as workmen.

An acquaintance of ours named Sen-chi-leong, on account of

the Portuguese Governor Amaral having made roads with- out the Campo gates, by which work the graves of his an- gestors were destroyed, was so enraged thereat that he deter- mined to murder Amaral, in order to satisfy his revenge. For the purpose of assisting him in his design, he bribed Ko- Ahon and Li-Apau, and charged me, together with Chou- Ayau und Chen- A fat, to act as guards on the occasion, so as tu prevent people from approaching. All of us agreed to this, and on the 5th day of the 7th moon Sen-chi-leong having beard that Amaral would go out for recreation, he proceeded with us to waylay him, Towards evening, when it was twi- light Sen-chi-leong seeing Amaral approach on horseback, went up to him under the pretence that he had a petition to hand him, and said that he had a complaint to prefer; and whilst Amaral wus stretching out his hand to receive the paper, Sen-chi-leong drew a sharp knife he had concealed in the bandle of his umbrella and commenced stabbing him

In the arm and shoulder, until he fell from his horse, when he immediately cut off his head and hand, and we ran away, each his own way, Chou-Ayau, Chen-Afat, and myself, having afterwards heard that strict search was being made for us, we filed to Hiang-kang, a seaport, froin whence we went over to the pirates, whilst with whom Chou-Ayau and Chen. Afat were killed in engagements we had with the English Buldiers, and I was afterwards seized by the soldiers of Government and taken to Canton, I pray therefore for

mercy,

94

95

Copy

Translation .

Su, ticury of Shwangtung and Thwang se, zo

I write this to acknowledge

the

receipt of the Despatches from the Toble Council of the 3rd and 11th of the 11th moon,

as well as the

the

delivery of the three soldiers belonging to the Barrier gate, Chan-kam-ian

and others.

some time.

ago

A depuited officer having already.

taken the head and hand of

Governor Amaral, to bhiw-shan, I have-

sent a new order to him and the other Mandarins, so that,

Council

JNEW

for

as soon as

22.00

the Noble

may fix a day on which to send.

reception, the Mandarins

their

immediately

may immediate.

hand them

over

With regard to the contents of t

copy which

came enclosed in the second.

Despatch, it is page after page

accumulation

of

words without

an

meaning.

the

In China, the confession of the culprit is alone admitted as su

sufficient evidence in criminal proceedings, and depositions taken down forcibly, or repeated questimings

account

evidence).

of doubt

In this

are not received in

case-

the whole six real

criminals and accomplices have been discovered -

some are

dead and others were

apprehended,

with whose depositions and the snode of their trial the Noble Council have already been made acquainted by my Despatches ; much argument is therefore unnece pary.

on the

managing of

I have only to conform

n

So

the Geary.

this affair,

to the Laws of the

Empire . Guilt is punished on real - proofs. The Noble Council should therefore, weigh

this

serionely with a calm mind-.

This

all. I have to reply by this Despatch . Tankwang, 29th year, 11th moon, 17th day

30th. December, 1849.

Franslated by

me.

(Signed) Soad Rodriques Gonsalves

True Copy

Signed) A. J. de Miranda

G G

True Franslation

у

(Signed) L. d'Almada e faster

opy

olonial stecritany

96

T

*

No. 15 of 1850.

Enclosure No. 4 in Desp:

97

E

(Copy)

No. 3.

Franslation.

The Council of Government of the Rovince of Macao, Timor and Solor to Seu, Viceroy of Canton, Imperial. Commissioner,

Ve., ve.

This Council have received for

: Your

Excellency's Despatch of the 30th ultime, in

which

you.

state that

have you given orders to the deputed officer charged.

тель

ed with

king the delivery of the mutilated, members of this late most excellents Govern

Governor of this

Province, the Councillor Amaral, and to the other. Mandarins, that they should carry into effect

effect that delivery on the day that may be appointed for that purpose by this Council . In reply they have to inform Your Excellency that it being their desire that the delivery of those remains should- be made in the waters of the Praya Grands, front of the Government House, it

iw

that the thread one to

Sew to Council of Macao, ChiragRe

having

bee 1

sobah

A

hand of the late

liberty, the head, and:

22.20

reception

fix a day for

as soon as

ready for delivery, the founeit

30

th. December, 1849.

ATLASAN

has

their du

duty

the time

appeared to this Council to be merely

to indicate that locality, leaving to Your Excellency the choice of whew the said delivery shall be made, Your Excellency previously communicating

the same to this Council with due notice),

when a person duly authorized to receive those

remains will be on

time, as soon as

the

spot

t

at the proper

be made

may

their arrival

known; it being necessary that they be

brought them by

sea with the de

decency

due

to the character and dignity of the illustrious

deceased

This Council cannot avoid hero

reminding Your Excellency that the fact your having ordered the restitution of

of y

those remains as soon as

belonging

you,

the three Chinese

to were sent to

to the Barrier gate constitutes a most unexceptionable

proof that their detention in Your Excellency's posession from the moment of their-

discovery

98

was

with a view to only

negotiate

taken

with them. This Council have already

a note

of this

this for the purposes declared. in

their former protests, all of which they

ow

renew

this occasion. This is all this Council

have at present to reply to Your Excellency,

Macao, 2nd.

8

January, 1850.

(Signed) Jeronimo, Bishop of Mavan

Joaquim Antonio de Moraes Carneiro.

Ludgero Joaquimn

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de Faria Neves

Miquel Pereira Simoens .

Jože . Franciées de Oliveira .

Shomary Joze, de Freitas

(digner) A. Of de Miranda.

Frue Franslation

G.

(Liquid) L. d'Almada e Castro.

True Spy

folonial Secutary.

No. 15 of 1850.

Enclosure Nr. 5 in Despi

99

Copy

No. 4.

Franslation.

Sew, Viceroy of Kwangtung, and Kwangtis, &o, &for In reply

to the Despatch which I received from the Noble Council dated, the 21th of the 11th.

anoow, relative to the head and hand of Governor Amaral, that they should be delivered in the waters of the Praia Grande, in front of the Governor's residence, I have to state- that this is perfectly admissible, but =

mission to fix is time for the delivery

the one

a

which would cause de

Grander, being very

delays

010

the Praid

inconvenient, it is

right therefore that the Noble. Council

to as soon as

should appoint

for

their reception, and

fivil a

b

1 possible, a day

acquaint

to the

and Military Mandarins of Chin-

thaw beforehand, in order that according

they may proceed to make the

to notice then

.

-Council

in reply to Enclosure

Macao to Sew

Mr. 4.

230 %%

d. January.

1850.

HVALA · - -

dolimry in the Praia Grande, which I

to

have already instructed the said Mandarins

into

cany effects. This is all I have

to communicato in reply to the Deepatol

.

.

under acknowledgement. Tankwany, 29th year, 11th man, 25

the

//

the 25th day.

7th. January, 1850.

Orle

Franslated by one (Signed) Loão Rodrigues

Free Copy

Gonsalves.

(Signed) A. J. de Mirandas

4. J. de JG.

Frue Franslation

(Signed) L. d'Almada, & fastro-

Tome fety

вну

folonial Secretary.

веру. 1

No.5.

Franslation.

100

The Council of Governments of the

Province of Macas, Timor and Solor to His -Excellency Low, Viceroy of Canton, &

Most Excellent Be

The deliv

&,

Cantow, to, &c. &c.

delivery of the head and hand of the Most Excellent the deceasede

of Governor, the Councillor Amaral having taken place in conformity with the =_=_ communication made to this founcil

b in

Your Excellency's Despatch of the 7th

ultimo, in a manner

however

sever weryf

becoming the character and

little

high rank of

thens of

the deceased, this Council cannot refrain

from the duty

incumbents

020

Portuque

do

partesting against Your breellency for the now insult offered to the Por Governments by the want of considerations,

not to

say contempts with which those

¡

2

(recious remains werd

remains were treated,

precious brought here

in a

haming beves

boat of the most ordinary description, accompanied only by two Police runners, which is still more to be remarked after the

very positive requisition made to Your Excellency by this Conncil in their Despatch of the 26 January, that

118

their

conveyance

to Macao the

deconey

and dignity befitting the high character of the illustrious deceased should be observed, which could not be refused. without a grave responsibility being

a

incurred, which in the

: present instance

must all fall on Your Excellency

This Connoit

that

сів

b cannot lose this

opportunity of acquainting Your Excellency,

aw examination of these mutilated members having been directed to be. immediately made by competente persong both Portuguete and foreigners, it was verified.

:fied that the

that the head and hands were

t

101

perfectly preserved, having the flesh still fresh, without the slightest sign of "decomposition, it being thus clearly

demonstrated that the

the gre

greatest

taken immediately after they

carë

tva J

were severed.

from the body, by employing, all the

necessary

means to preserve them from

corruption,

it

as

is

impossible

that their

wation could have been attained in

preservation

Inan new, Molo es

other

any

very

hottest season

0

especially in the

when

of the

year,

the horrible assassination took place, and

also that

that they

could never

have been

buried, which it is not even natural to

the

suppose, from their decomposition .

card

taken to prevent

This fact being, thus established,

tions Quade in

made in the

the falsehood of the asertion

confession of Son-chi-leong, that these __

sember

dvere.

buried at-sam-tise, is coident,

Your Excellency, after declaring in your

Despatch of the 16th September, that that

confession

Avas A)

true one, states in

to the Laws

the

Despatch that they wern found concealed at that place, and subsequently in that of the 23rd November, afferens proviticaly that they had been buried. If, as Your Excellency states in Your Despatch of the 30th. December, according

of the Empire, Guilt is only punished on real proef, Your Exscolloney must perfored admits that in punishing the crime that was attributed to Sewchi-leong, grounded on this proof alone, which is now clearly shown to be falso, Your Excellency did not comply with the Laws of the Empire, to strictly as in this last Despatch you pretend to inculcates; it appears to this Council that it would be advantag that Your Excellency should weigh this

b

seriously with a calms mind. seriously

In order that the principles

{

102

excellency

attempted to be established by Your Exscoltinny that is bline the confession of the culprite

is alone admitted, as sufficient evidence of

his crime should be

recognized

acknowledged as true, ever

and

su

supposing s

such a doctrine were not opposed to the

principles of sound, justice

comELAIS

to

all nations, it was at least necessary that such a glaring proof should not have been afforded, that confessions so

false and crroneous as those which

the trial in

served as evidence in

in

question, are admitted. But in the presence of facts so irrefutable and, which so fully prove contrary of what is wished to be _

beyond doubt that that ed on trieth, though

the

inculcated, it is

doctrine is not grounded.

have been made, use

it

use of for

for convenienz

may

sake as appears to be the

teno

case willi

with

the system adopted in soplying to all the arguments of this Council by qualifying

&

then as

empty words and without meaning).

This

ib avail themselves of

Council

the present: opportunity to acknowledge recipit of Your Excellency's Despatch of the 19th. Decr. last,

6, giving

cover to the

confession of Chang-Asiw, which, as it treats of matters similar to what has

beew already replied to, does not require & special

b answer.

Macao, 4th February, 1850: (Liqued ) Seromino, Bishop of Macao

Joaquino Antônio de Moraes Carneiro.

#

João Tavares de Almeida-

Mequel. Pericia Simoens Jozé Francisco de Oliveira. Thomaz Jozé de Freitas .

True

Fue foty Signed A. J. de Briganda._

True Franslation

d'Almada

19

(Signed) L. d. Minada. & fastra

Tri Copy

ав

Colonial Secutary.

:

7

:

i

103

!

No. 15 of 18.50.

Enclosure No. 7 is Desper

:

1

Yo. 16.

Miscellaneous

!

My Lord,

No.

2009 ang mg

RECEIVED

104

APR 2. Victoria, Hengh

28th

February,

Hongkong

25

1850

With reference to my Despatch Ng of the 26th January, I have the haver to acknowledge the receipt of the following

Despatches on the 17th instant =

No. 11

Military No 154 of

Yo 155 of Letter of

D

Do.

Jjc.

Do.

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

So,

yo

So.

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21th. November, 1849.

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23rd.

3rd

th

#

December

#

#

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24

not in a mann

have been delivered, but the head and hand-

to Tew, exporting that

The Council of Macao

the

and

be fitting

the deceased.

high character of

4

th. Je

February, 1850

4

chl

Put by

Gizu

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most. Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Tev!

105

}

106

Duplicate.

1.197. Original received

Military.

25 may, 1850

Despistered 43.35

My Lord,

Victoria, Hongkong,

15th March, 1830.

Betoria, Hongkong,

25th

18650.

February, Jovenier Bonhais

to

The Earl

کده روز

Reeceved

Grey.

of Deepatched Nos. 154 Acknowledging receipt

No. 11

and 155,

and Military

2164

November,

together with sundry

Rotters,

7th. December, 1849.

the last dated-

I have the honor

to

acknowledge.

the receipt of despatch

Military

No 11 of the 21th November

مبل

last with its

Enclosure

on

the

subject of the repairs reforced by the Engineer Separtment at this

calling my large outlay

attention

to the

which had been

recommended for this Service:

2.

That Your Lordship

The Right Stonorable The Earl Grey,

де

Duplicxte.

مرا

Military

Priginal received 25 may 1830

Jegistered 4885

My Lord,

Victoria, Hongkong,

15

th March, 1830.

I have the honor

acknowledge

Military

to

106

the receipt of despatch No 11 of the 21th November

last with its Enclosure

022

the

subject of the repairs reforced by the Engineer Department at this

Colony to be necessary

the Barracks at

calling my

Stan

to uphold

at Starley, and

attention

to the

large outlay which had been recommended for this Service:

2575

18150.

Governor Bonham

February, Metrica, Hongkong,

The Earl

No 16.

Received:

Grey.

and 155, and Military)

of Despatched Nos. 154

Acknowledging receipt

No. //

of

21

st. November,

7th. December, 1849.

Retters, the last dated. together with sundry

2.

That Your Lordship

The Right Honorable.

The Earl Grey,

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107

may

ab

oice

see that I have

пов not in

any way

countenance

either the large expenditure that

has been already

be incurred

on

which will

this Service,

before the end of the current

quarter, amounting to £1,611, 15, 11, Italok copy of the correspondence, 10/07

enclose стру that has passed between the Military Authorities and myself

on the subject.

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it will

From this Correspondence

seen that I have

be seen

recommended that

Instructions

can

from England, only

until

be received

me

Building,

thould be

the officers' Quarters, thould

put into repair, and that the Field Officers' Quarters should

be at

mee

abandoned..

+

The Barrack that I

4.

propose to

Maintain can

Я

understand, accommodate 80 men

with a

a proper proportion of Officers. - At present the force stationed there is only 2 European and I Native Officer and 31 Men; and this is ample for the object for which they

placed, and the

duty

are

there

required

of them. Indeed, I should have suggested that a

вер

amount

of accommodation be maintained at this Station, had there

всего

a

smaller Building

available for

the

purpose.

5.

:

It will of

course be

the duty of the Engineer_ Department here to make

the necessary Report of the

+

!

:

accommodation that will be

out the

requisite

to carry Instructions of the Board of

Ordnance, modified to meet the object I have in view, should my proposal meet with Your Lordship's approval;

but so

large

вито

as

#

a_

beew,

£ 1,315.4.10 having abuary

being about to be expended

στ

m

this Building before the

end of the present month,

وا

I am in hopes that

further outlay

on

any

this Service

will prove inconsiderable.

6.

оние

By

Вгр

Remorandum "B"

Inclosure No 5, it will be seen that £1315, 4.10 (Vide Items

No 32, 38, 40, and 48) have or

be expended before the

will

and of

this month

108

on account

now

propose

of the "Officers' Quarters", the Building which I should be upheld; and by

Memorandum "A", Malosure N. 4,

it seems that it is

in

contemplation to expend further sum

on

a

them to the

amount of £1,837, 18.6 (Vide Items Nr 244, 26 and 30) making

a total

on this account of

£3,153, 3.4. This cer

certainly

does appear to me to be

а

a

large outlay for repairing Building of about 184 feet long by 54/heride, and which

is

in such

a

state as to be

perfectly habitable, and still continues to afford accommodation for Soldiers to this date

doubt the necessary

but no

6.

and full explanation will be afforded by the Military Authorities here to the proper

quarter

in

England, and I can

only add that so far

have the means

Care

that

as

I will take

no requisition

the part of the Civil

on

Government shall be mader

to render

requisite.

any

large expenditure

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

Your Lordship's, "Mosh obedient. Humble Servant,

198tum

Copy-

N32.

Sie

109

Victoria, Honghong,

22nd February, 1850.

I have the hour to inform you

that in

Gen

Beepatch recently received, from Lord bre

attention has

again

been called to the

again..

my.

large

a-

in to obrewe that

to have ab Stanley

expenditure contemplated for repairing the Barracks ab Stanley. - Itherefore, have in my opinion it is only necessary accommodation sufficient for 100 men

and to request_

due proportion of officers, and to the Commanding Engineer may

in

Me

with

that

er may be instructed to

with a Memorandum of the

¦

furnish Ketimated hypenditure absolutely necessary to place.

one or two of the Buildings at that Station in such

as will afford the above

a state of repair. specified- accommodation

The Honorable,

Majn General. Staveley, C. B.,

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te.

110

Ishall also be obliged. by your cauting, me to be supplied with a memorandum of the amount that has been expended at Stanley during

the part year to enable me to reply to Lord Grey's Despatch.

I have to (Signed) S. G. Bonham

(True Copy)

Marie Colonial Keretary.

!

(copy)

fir,

Hongkong, China, 25th February, 1850.

I have the honor by

desire of the major- Feneral Commanding to transmit to

You

a

Copy of

a

letter

received from Lt Colonel Phillpott's Commanding Aryal Engineer with an estimate (A) of the expense of putting the Barrack at Stanley

in a

proper state of repair to

accommodaté 100 men with

a

one proportion of officers. Memorandum (03.)

Also

The Honble

a

The Colonial haretary,

ta

ta

Ve.

111

i

3/4

the

of the amount expended or likely to be expended in current year ending 31th march next; the latter having been only authorised

by

the

Board of Bonance.

The Item N. 4 amounting to to 127 was authorised by the

Major feneral and duly submitted to Earl Grey. with the view of separating the 59th Regiment from the garrison in case of Cholera being still prevalent

on

board the Apolls" Troop, Shife, but fortunately on her arrival the disease had

ceased.

I have to.

(Signed) C. M. Staveley,

Captain A. M. Jeey

("True Copy)

Colonial

Secretary

Copy.

Royal Engineer Office, "Victoria, Honghong, 35# February, 1850.

Sir

In compliance with your

You

your minute on a

letter

have received_ from His Excellency the Governor dated 22nd metant, N32, I have the honor to transmit, herewith a memorandum. (marked A) of the estimated expenditure absolutely necesary to place a portion of the Building at Stanley in- such a state of repair as will afford accommodation for a hundred men- with a due proportion of offiecas

The total amount extimated. for this purpure is thus shown to be £.2017. 17.0 of which sui however by far the greater portion viz: £2,020,15.11

for repairs rendered necessary

to these Building

is

The Dinorable,

Major General Staveley, C. B.,

in China,

Commanding in

tc.

tc.

Ve.

}

by the

Levere

typhoon of Auquet- 1848; the

: remainder has been rendered necellary

in

consequence of the rapid decay of the timber need. in the floors, when there buildings erceted, which though the best that could be

were

firet

procured at the time was

far inferior to memel

timber which it is intended to use in renewing them, and which will last-

/

many years._

I also enclose a memorandum (marked 13)

of the amount expended- or likely to be expended_

under the annual estimate for

a

this

year

at that

sum

flans

post, between the 1th April 1849 and 31th March. 1850 amounting to £1611, 15, 11, of which £ 1519.5.5 is alle for renewing, a portion of the flor of the Officers quarters and quard house

house in consequence of the decay of the timber as above

mentioned.

In addition to the above amounts under- various Items of the annual Estimate for 1849 : 50 £115. 11. 21% have been expended to repair- damages

at Stauley caused by a severe gale in

2:

...

September last,

1

last, and. £31% 1968 on common-

112

casual repairs and Barrack damages, together

with £122.7.3 on the special_ extimate N/

made out by your

desire in order to place

Af

the various Buildings at Stanley in a temporary state of repair to accommodate the of Regiment, who

were daily expected from England with -

the Cholera on board.

JC

RECORD

I have &c.,

(Signed) George Phillpotts,

So Colonel, R. Begineers

W.

(True Copy) (Signed) CM. Staveley,

faptain, A. M.help..

(True Copy)

Colonial Sentary-

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A.

Memorandum of the Estimated. Expenditure absolutely neccreary to place a portion of the Buildings at Stanley in such a state of Repair as will afford, accommodation for 100 men with a due proportion of Officers-

12 of

Items

Deccription of Service -

24

% To

rence the floors of the upper rooms to the officer: Guarters

25

Field officers Quarters

26

To secure the Jalousies Officers' quarters

27 Topare with Granite the lower flom of the Verandah to the Guard House

28

To secure the Jalousies to Guard House-

29 To repair.

repair. Field Officers Grearters

To renew the ground floor and Fists to Guard House.

Rendered necessary Rondered by decay of

Rendered necessar

Materials

£ S.

550 11 0

20947

b 9 70

5127

15 14 0

30

B: officers 8:

3/

150 | / \ //

32

To convert the upper flom of the Guard House into an

Hospital te.

Royal Engineer Office,

Houghtong, 25+ February 1850-

(True Copy) Sigued, C. W. Staveley. Paptain, A. M. S

|M.

m conaquence of

Dug! Typhoon, Aug? 1868

£.

d

4

Total

£.

S. a.

555 11 0

20947

6970

5127

15140

54/ 18 / 541 18 1

1,213 0|6|12/3 0 6

150 1 11

Remarks

113

riginal Hapital has been

The original !

2

265 17 4 265 17 14 much in wrch by the Typhoon that it

Total_1046//2020 15 11 3071 170

(True Copy)

Colonial Seen a y-

• proposed to be abandoned

(Signed) George Phillpotts,

44 Golomel. Comp. Moyal bugineer

-

B.

Memorandum of the amount. hxpended or likely to be expended at Stanley between 1th April 1849 and. 31th March. 1850.

Stems of

retimate

Deccription of Service.

*

Amount.

Remarks -

32 Renewing lower flors of the officers quarters and Verandah - Tons of the Field officers and Officer: Quarters 1260 2 6 Mong to the decay of Matinals.

Fo

(38 Securing front don Officer Quarters 40 Cutting openings in partition Walls __ . __ 45 Renewing harder upper floor Guard House- 46 Internal. Whitewashing officers' quarters

484 J.

48/2 9:

Soldiers' Barracks

Hospital

483/4

f:

Outbuildings

Royal Engineer office,

(True Copy)

Houghing, 25# February 1850. (Signed), C.M. Staveley, fapt: A. M. I.

-

18 11 7

114

Ditte

2278

258 159

13 16 1

15 12 4

1444 718 8

Total

16/1 15 11

(True Copy)

(Signed) George Killpotts

Comf diegal Sugimeer-

Colonial Secretary.

Copy-

451

115

Sir

im,

Colonial Centary's office, Victoria, 40.gkong.

9th March, 1851.

I have the hour to acknowledge uscist of

our letter of the 25th February last, cuelizing

Your

two memoranda from Lieutenant Colonel' Phillpotts, fro...

wotts, from which it

seems

that

a sum

f

£1,6/1, 15, 11 is to be considered as already expended

in

repairing the Barracks at Stanley, and that it

is proposed to expend on them a further

sum

of

£3871.17, making a totale sum of £4,683, 12!11

for this service._

2. I am directed by His Excellene, the bovena

to state to you for

you for the information of the Honoratie the Major General Commanding, that in the - Icepatel recently recived from Carl Grey, His

Excellency is called upon to notice the

large

Captain Staveley,

Assistant Military Secretary.

.

expenditure to be incunal for rectoring there - Banacks, which His Lodhip, on information from the Bord of Ronance at Home, conecived to be €3,897. 15.9 or € 1785, 17. 2 less than it now appear. to be the divine of the hugincer Departinent to expend whom them...

3.

men

now

to fit them

It is plainly the intention of the home authorities that no further repairs shall be made to the Stanly Barracks than will suffice to fit for the reception of 100 mom and the requisite sumber of officers, and it is as plainly their expectatio that us larger sum, (but in fret a smaller) than £3.897. 15,9 shall be disbursed on this account, as

be seen

seen by

cxtract from the letter of the Board of Ordnance to the Colonial Office._

may

by the accompanying

ecompanying extract.

4. His hxcellency okerves fromdieutenant Colonch Phillpotts' hetimate that it is proporcil to repair the Officers' quarters and convert them into a Bannack, and to appropriate the Field Officers quarters to the officers..

wishes

3/ Stis heelleney directs me to

and 31

men,

116

5. Taking however into consideration the

of the home authoritie as explained above, and that the free at Stanley by the lost Return amounted only to 2 huropean and / Native Officer,

to suggest that the officers' quarter aloue should be repaired, the lower floom of which, being acpresented as capable of containing 80 men, may be appropriated to the Privates, while the upper portion of the building, or such part of it as may be required, may be repaired and altered to render it initable accommodation for the officers. this suggestion be adopted", Itis hxcelleney is not of any immediate ncccuity for restoring the Field officers Guanters, which therefore it

their

auare

would be as well to allow to remain in

present condition.__

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Should

b. I am dirceted to remark in conclusion that these observations are to be considered as

necessary

bearing only on the recommodation n for what. His breellencey deems a suitable force

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fon Stanley with reference to its civil requirements; should the Major General have recasion to use the Field officers' quarter for a purpose beyond this, it is of course not His hxcelleney's desire to

any arrangements that the Major way think it advisable to entertain.

interfere

bineral

with

( True Lopy)

-

Shave to. Ligued Maine,

Colonial Secretary-

Maome

flonial Secretary-

не

Extract.

117

The Secretary of State's decision of 26th September respecting the Banach_ ___ accommodation at Stanley has been notifich to the Commanding Royal Inginer, and it is considered preferable to call for a plan and Retimate of what is necessary to adapt the existing Buildings at Stanley to the free preccribed, rather than to take any regard to an hetimate already received, amounting to £3.897, 15.9 for repairing damage sustained in the Typhoon of 3/24 August last by the original

accommodation"_

(True Extracts)

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118

Copy

Sir,

Aut. Mily. Seeff office, Anghing, 12th March, 1850.

I am directed by the Majn heneral Commanding,

with reference to your letter of the 9th Pretant, to inform

You

as was stated. in. my letter of the 25# February

last on

Lum

the

subject of repairs at Stanley, that the of £1,611, 15.11 to be expended, in the current-

year ending, the 31th of this month was only authorised.

by the Ordnance department in England, and - that the further

Jutu-

of £3,071.17% extimated.

Men-

for

putting the field. Officers and officers quarters in a proper State of repair to receive one hundred and a due proportion of Officers is proposed to be expended during the year 1850 and 1851.

Of the above sum viz : £3071.17. - £2,020.15. is consequent upon damage by Typhoon, of which

The Honorable,

Major Caine,

Colonial Secretary-

}

: דיד-

latter sum

£ 751, 2, 8 is applicable to

the

repair

of the field. Officers quarters.

With reference to the 5th paragraph of your letter the Major General will instruct the

neer to take no immediate

commanding Royal Engineer.

steps for the repair of the field_Officers quarters, indeed the officers quarters without competent. authority.

Regarding your. 75 Paragraph, I am-

directed to state,

the

Major

General considers

Mo

that with the reduced strength of this garrison the Detachments at Stanley and Saiwan are only

nzeeszary

in a Civil point of view, and for

the

protection of Ordnance property at those places..

They

are a

drain on the Garrison of Victoria,

and would be totally untenable in case

Inperion forces, as they

of attack by

the

can be turned from

eighbouring bays on both. flanks of each, and their

Communication with. Head quarters easily cut off. -

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary-

I have to.

(Sigued.) E.W. Staveley,

Captain, A. Mr. Seep

No 18.

Miscellaneous.

Copy to Land B. 12. Money 20. ? P.

And? Afuly 150

N 188

The

N-2.

My Loade

/

MAY 27 1850

119

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Victoria, Houghing

19th March, 1850

I have the hour to enclose a mnemonini

flow

from 10 'An Burd, a lucrchant of this islom

addreued to your corrip I consider

which being addreued

it my duts to forward..

his claim

As the question on which 11313unch frendr

arose so long ago as 1844, and M Cleval, the Surveyor General of the Colom,

in the valuation of 13 Bund's

that

CALL

113.1unds

was conccrued

provente, I dirceted Gentleman to report the circumstances of the

now enelor that offieer

and

thereon..

love

5. Mr. Merenler Report

Puight, Amorable,

The Larl Incy,

16.

ہو

observations

erways all the

]

120

or can collect

information that I have to offer from the Record of this office, and I therefore renture to refer your Lordship to it, from which the substantial ments of the claim will be at once arparent; but I

Lee lu

Leav

briefly aid, that it umid

ron Showing that the

from 113 Burds own

committee appointed to retimate his Premises

valued them at $ 12,900, that he recived $3,000

in tone, with the value

of certain Inateria's

estimated at $1,900 more, and that of 200, one

Years Ment, was remitted: - in all $10,000;

:-

a ricec of Ground was ales given

aud that a hieci

Ms

kim chosen by 143 Bund himself._ In this lot of ground I am further informed 116 Burd creeted 5 Houses, of which he has since had

the

17

nor do I find

uzufruct for four years- from the Mecords that Mud Burd made any

objection to this

arrangement at the period

when it was entered into betwren himself

Predcecsson; indeed, on the

and my

subject to a contingenes

which

reverse-

was complied

Com a

with, he

seems from his letter of the 3D Virtember 1844, annexed to the Memorial, to have been

satisfied with the terms prorored, and all of whien were intreonenty fulfiled on the part of the Sovemment...

I have the honor to be.

With the highest revest,

Your Cordiains

Most Bedient

Aunits Devant,

Stratum

23

L

1

Ellist

Will this be

<

to refer to the Land Brand,

wish 10.

7. H.

نخوار مرده

Governor Bonham

19th March, 1850.

Victoria, Hongkong,

The Eart

1018.

Greys.

2 Inclosures.

Received.

Forwarding, hom

from Mr

Memorial

Buid & His

additional compensation-

Lordship's address, claiming

for

a

house and

sodown

removed by Government in

184.4.

Boreham Brihan. C. B.

1850

3

MINUTE 27 JULY Mr Dadis-3 McElliot M.Merivale 3 M&Hawes

Earl Grou

4337-6

Entered

15. 50 getting Hong

Liv

188.

4 July 150.

There to acknowledge the

receipt of your Perpeted

h18.

121

18. of the 19 of March last Andwing

Enclosing a Memorial from

ler

John

Burd, a

Merchowh

of Story Hong, Juaying he

additional

further compensation thom

hubby

hein

been awarded

on account of the

he has sustained

lop

by the

revenal of Certani Houses

air order to forman

new thick

in the Town of Victoria_

Jou

will

any acquaint

Mer Brend that hooring

considered his memoril

}

my

Items ground for very

interference in bis behalf.

Shore

A

(Copy)

Yo

122

Sii

Surveyor General's Office,

Victoria, 16th March, 1850.

our instructions

With reference to your

or Rug

to offer any remarks or Memorial from

the

suggestions upon " from Mr. Johre Burd to the Right Honorable the bark Grey regarding

α.

claim for additional compensation for

Some

sonu property removed by Government for

Town

the improvement of the Fren of Victoria, in the month of August 1844, Ihave the

honor to state that

upon the

occasion

f

the appointment of arbitrators, the Colonial, stated in his letter Nr 216 of

Secretar 5th.

ry

August, 1844, that as there is

" reason to believe that

"of the house in

ow

it

every

a considerables portion

- question is an encroachment

brown property,

and that Mr. Burd

The Honble. Major W. Cained.

Colonial Secretary .

:

..

2.

" may be required to pull down his house at

"This

owie eit

expense, all that the Gover

Government compensate the

" prepared to do is to

and laken

" individual for the ground.

" to which he

CANV

are

taken from him

show a proper title, and

in

" for the expense to which he is put removing, his habitation to the substituted.

"lob."

I must also observe that

No.

Colonial Secretary's letter Nr 149 of

in

8

the

8th.

July to Mr. Burd, he states, (in consequence of the knowledge that portions of the premises s were encroachments property), that "the

on

Crown

compensation to be

you will

awarded to will depend upon

your

- question of title which is not pe

"ultimately

"the

referred to

Copy herewith enclosed.

ground.

and was

#1

"them (the arbitrators) for consideration,

by

Mr. Burd's title to the

no means satisfactorily proved; there was no evidence that the whole of the

land. claimed was ever given

over to him,

but at that time transfers in land.

123

wvere

merely noted by letter, and as the maps

then in existence were

very

incorrect, a

proper registry could not be kept= -Mr Gordon on in

#

No. 64 of 6th June, 1844,

lays

3.

on the case,

Mr. Burd

" has built far beyond the limits of these_

" lots Nos . 8 and 9, and was

repeatedly

" warned by my directions against so doing?

and further

on,

"Sir Hen

Henry Pottinger

"decided that Mr. Burd should ben

remunerated for so much of the

ground

was entitled to, which is more Itran

" as he

half of what

he

now

To show the

occupies . "

cale a S

clearly

Qd

-possible, I enlarged the plan of the lots

and the

original streets as laid down Lieutenant Sar

Sargent, and added it to of the existing

survey of the

by

my

houses and boundaries

in the neighbourhood, by which it appeared

that in the first instance even

instance even Mr. Oswald,

--

i

4.

120

had no right to sell to Mr. Burd the ground at all, for it formed in reality portion of the lots which Mr. Oswald had

Jr. 8, 9, 53, 54;

his possession, viz but as Mr. Oswald laid claim to the intervening ground between the lots and the Queen's Road, which in Lieutenant.

Sargent's map was as shown by the blue

dotted line, even then

more

than

one

half

of Mr. Burd's house was actical encroachment,

Under these circumstances it

was decided in Council that Mr. Burd

was not entitled to the full value the premises; but taking

the whole

of

matter into consideration, the loss and inconvenience that would accrue to Mr.

Burd by their removal, it was decided to

$8,000 and the materials of the premises, which I valued at $1,900

give

pull down,

ore

more-

m

the remission of

£200, making

year's rent, say

to

than one

in all

:

124

5.·

$10,000, together with a piece of ground

by Mr Burd himself on the Queen's

chosen

al area to that which

Road, of an equal area..

he ought to have occupied, and at a reduced

rental; and it is remarkable with those

figures before hind that Mr. Burd should now ack for the difference between $2,000 and $12,900, or $4,900, when under

circumstances or

even

to

any

cent decided

if Governmen

- give the full amount, he could only be entitled to the difference between-

$10,100 and $12,900

made no

or

$2,800.

To the above terms Mr. Burd_

• protect in writing

that. I am aware

02

otherwise

of, and I think his

letter accepting the offer is presumptive

evidence that he was sa

satisfied,

as the only

addition he requested from the Governmen

was

of

that they should grant another piece land, vide letter dated 3rd September,

1844.

Mr. Burd states in the Memorial

6.

that unless he accepted this (the terms),

"it was intimated that he would got nothing " at all," but of this there is no

of

record; the

of 27

Colonial Secretary's letter Nr 260

August, 1844, expresses that the necessity

for the removal of the premises is sagen t

that the offer

is made to avoid. litigation,

but it. Mr Burd did not,

if

Signify his

th

acceptance, &c, the Government would be

at

¡

|

liberty, to adopt other measures, &o, fo,

showing

the

PLAN

by Mr. John

€ Pre-FA <-

بی کرے

lincent

3

teret

Original Lots, tinted Land chaired by

JO,

No 13

Almack

which I cannot construed as Mr. Burds

does ; or if ovens Mr. Burd. had thought

so

at the time, it is singular, as I said before,

that he should make no protest, and now

bring the caso

again to light after a period

a

of nearly six years.

Ene

I have, &fe, (Sigrer d) Chus . # Gea. Clevert

Cleverly

Surveyor General

Co mial Seesctory.

L

12/2

Almack

STREET

ABERDEEN

Now

Q

U

E

W. Scott.

+--

fr.

th July,

blue.

125

Queen's Strad

1844.

dotted blue.

to: Oswald, dotted

No 13

Almach

0

Nos 8, 9, 53 and 54

Basitist Mission

N. 12

Almack

Boundary sh

Sient. Pargeft's Map

Мар

thriginal boundary built by Giblea

Intended live.

ENCROACHMENT

Bund

E N

S

White

in lieu of No 11.

ROA

A D

after the

chment.

1

!

Inclosure No 2 in Setp:

A 18 of

1830.

:

126

To the Right Honorable The Earl Grey Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The Humble Memorial of Sohn Burd of Victoria Merchant- Shewesh

Jeftin

That in the gear One thousand eight hundred and forty Three your memorialist occupied a certain piece of Ground in the Seland of Hongstong on what is now the site of the Qurns Road of the City of Victoria and that he went to a very hevoy ontlay and expense in erecting buildings thereon.

That in the year aforesaid he occupied part of the said buildings as

as a dwelling house and Godowns and that the remainder shine of were let at a favourable rental for twelve months certain to Messieurs Bush Hulsted and Company of Victoria .

That in the month of September One shonsand eight hundred and forty Thru your memorialist in accordance with a demand to that effect furnished. Ber Magesty's Government for the said Colony of Hongstong with a description of his said land- and of his title shoreto -

Thaton she fiftenth day of ol anuary in the following "fear he received a letter from Mr. Gordon the then Land Offiar 4. the said Colony directing memorialist to move out of the said "fore - mises and surrender them to Government and allowing him six months in which to effect such removal.

That four Memorialist both by letterand by a pitition. to the then Governor Mr Davis strongly protested and remonstrated against this proceeding but without avail the only result f his said remonstrances being the receipt of a letter da tid the rigth Seely One thousand eight hundred and forty Four and sent to him by the then Colonial Secretary, and in which letter the following paragraph appears. "I am directed also to inform on that 6. St George Clearly Esq 3 acting surveyor beneral has buw appointed arbitinter on she " part of Government to affix a value on the house and premises ofou

Report by

General

On.

Mr John

the Surveyor

Burd's Memorial to

Earl Greyh

16th March, 1830.

Cover.

occupy and to determine the area of the ground which they As soon as you have appointed an orbitintor on four side they will proced on the business and in case of disagrament they will.

appoint a third person to decide between them

That four memorialistuv accordance with the directions contained in the said letter appointed I.A. Gibb Esquire of Victoria Merchant to act as such arbitrator on his behalf and that the said two several arbitrators having met on the said business. agreed without having occasion to call in a shird party to the value of memorialists said property which was fixed by their award at the sund of Twelve thousand and Nine hundred dollars which decision was communicated by them to memorialist iwwa litter bearing date the second day of August One thousand eight hundred and forty Four.

That on the result of the said arbitration bring com- municated to Her Magistÿ's Government for the said Colengit was objected to by theme and after a good deal of correspondence ended by the Colonial Secretary for the time bring sending memorialist a letter bearing date the it wenty seventh day of August the thousand eight hundred and forty Four offering him instead of the sum awarded an amount of Eight thousand dollars together with the materials of the said buildings erected by him on the said property and w remission of all rent due on the same.

That as it was also intimated to memorialit that unless he accepted this he would get nothing at all and being Fotally unable to layout of the money while having to build,

in

- premises he agred to accept that offer on the condition of Government granting him another piece of ground in liew of the piece from which he was displaced. The lot of ground giver liew is so situated that it cannot be made available for the purposes of the business in which your Memorialist is engaged and your memorialist has been obliged to pay a sum of. Five thousand dollars (out of the reduced sum paid to him) for the purchase of a piece of ground less in area that that from which he was ejected

A.

3

V

award

127

Under these circumstances four memorialisto prays that the full compensation adjudged to be paid to him by the said may be paid to him without deduction as all the circum- stances which four memorialist herein sets forth were before the said arbitrators at the time of matting their award.

Your Memoria bet therefore humbly prays that, Lords hip will give his case a full consideration and

4your

submits that the statement of four Memorialist - bome out as shey are by she annexed coppies of documents

sheannard ( and to which he prays your Lordship terefer) fully

to entith him to the full and just amoun tre awarded,

to hime

And pur memorialist will ever pray & c

John Burde

}

i

a

Sokey

Cond offere

Victoria

Hongkong

128

15th Jan 1844.

an that his Exxcell

I have the honor to inform you

ency that the

the Governor has been pleased to order the flan of the Town of Vettoria,

at this asse

lying

...of office be carried inte

in order to do so it is ore

effers-

cefary that the House

and Godown in your occupation, near the Cower Barar be removed in

aza

Yes Excellency!

has been further pleased to direct that you be allowed sex Months from the date

of this letter

for that Purpose, and that should sappede on further enquing, that

ion;

are entitled to remuneral.

Quare

your

which must depend solely

you are in.

rich you

Possession,

the terms by

a Committee milli

be appointed to decide whas that remuneration

Shall ha

I have the honor to her

Bour

C

mass obettur Servan

(signed) II Garten

Bura Esz

per

1

:

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1

:

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Chapy

The tenthenny John tronen dasis

reweth

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129

Governor of Hougtong

The Rumble Retition of Sohn Burde, of the said

Gocony Merchant

Jesin ta or thereabouts Your Ititioner

That on the 15th Jasin

a letter

"eceived a

ating

tre from the Lone Offser. of a love tall) Intion,

that at the expiration of Sex N'ontus from dali

letter Your Petitioners Flouse

Government to ca

by

carry

into

wand have to be removed.

That

ing

...

YA said

and

intim.

Godown being required

dan of sad

affect the new Flan

of the

the town,

Che

becild

his Exper

Henry,

out

Palitioner having expended his all

id' Premisses sent in a memorial to his

of said

Kenny Pollinger then Governor of the Colony, vinting.

the parts culars of his distress in consequence of the removal of

بیچ

his properly beg to refer your excellency to

she and which" men

کھے

ہو مجھے

rial

your Petitioner humbly

That to this day your Petitioner has not received a line in

Answer and

the Land offs.

دیکھ

i having previous to the receipt of the letter con a made arangements with and rented the Foa.

own and Pars

to an Omerican Peron for the period of Twelve Months ver

Pretive Months certain, commen

of Sebruary Eust-

the-

Hausé

mmenting from the

Your Pelioner will be but to considerate schence and in2=

if the Probering.

vinienas

be taken away

that time;

viding full of all description of Goods, Vous et come to find other sue table Godowsts to fulfill

I fill is contrant baud Building.

the same is cound lo with the above diven

ian

not war in

remove to at the termination.

<

ming

the Promissed

Your

ng any..

of

the Zimne alatt d

for rem

Petitioner tower, ove nemély prove the your

mill be

slaved

ed to take into consideration C.

bealed

con pleasent situation af

ملک کے

en ove d durat

замет

tiane

Inis Traberty i

the year

wing this unfavorable time of

and further that it m.

Exceling

please your tit currency.

i

assign

of the

- um some other piece of gr present to ac

your Plutiones

the case 911

abbear praper

abdbone œ.

moy

equire

And yo

and as to

Cover and Char

ment

your Excellency

Bulioner mell ever

May 20 1800

-Siray

Degred) Sohn Burd

The Fonte Frederick

вол

Wet Bru

Brea

Colomat Secretary

afanal

Goveden Hours Velona Mag

130

:

:

:

L

Terca

131

Hongkong the & Day 1244

Hawa 29th May

Gapy

1849

Copy

Coloniar office

N: 149

Xiction of P. Bura ly

to Ves Ex It Davis en

تے

En

In reply to by his Excellency moking in quing

Letter

to your

lo

C

questibu

the 2 Instant Pam Aineclea

Council to sa

the Governor

thas at

le and necess

Un

to Clunetu

androg

on the seedpeor it has been effect the removal of the Belding

a of Jeely

Zo

the 220,

and other in

gevens you, as Hawes are in progress.

lumptation for the engagements of which it is essentie without further Ostay to make at once the projected.

line of

ad. His Excellency is however hathy

Mess Bush, Halsted &

to hear that you and

Bre

you u

provided with temporos Property

ana

Causelves

I am directed also to

موج که

Cleverly Exgf Acting Survey

cd arbitrator ou

value

the part

the Fracuse

to determine the area-

of the

on the TI George

or Jeneral has been apport

lover

اس کو دیکھتے ہی ہیں۔

soon as you have appointed an

200

comment to offer. a

ana.

you occupy an

d which they cover as arbitrator od coverbide on the business

of desagreement aptainr

aint a third person to decide between thems

they will proceed They

vell

and in case

Pred not suggest to you that as the time is obpreading for the house to be token away it will be adviceable

that their decision should be

ma Al as soon as

as possible.

سے

I must observe that the duty of those Gentlemen will be confined t

confined to the question of the value of the Flouses

and the space they occupy, the compensim

merely question of

to be ultime

the

for

î

to the

Comdrdwekon

وت کلام

moll depend upon

which is not referred to them

I am

abedient Kovan

44 Polen Burd (Signed) Frederick Hat Bruce

Colonial Secreta

i

:

Ive to sue

be

No in Desh: tc 60 of 1841.

X

to

132

Victoria, Mongking.

22 August, 1844.

Having been

Arbitrators

appointed

to affix the value

of certain premises

situate

fr..

ہے۔۔۔ سے مجھے

J...

Faid

to b

of Town Lots

8 and 9 fromerly quanted le

банда

Richard Oswald Esquire and

L

the

13urd.

property of Captain

We are of opinion

· ..ce

سمجھ

+

d othe

circumstances, that have been

placed before us, that the

present value is equal to

twelve thousand nine hundred

dollars ($12,900) independent

of the ground

they

The Mon ble F. W. A.13ruce

Colonial Secretary.

قسم کے ہے کے جیتے

Jay.

The

+

from

which

کرتے۔ مجھے

the se

The

se premises stand is 8475-

square feet, upon which is

high covering 2625 squarepet

2625 Sq. feet, Valin $85.00.-

excited a

god

of

A kiungalow cr. 2014

Office 1stry high, 1716

Papages stips to

1920

Hotel area

02e

story

2500

#

1900...

8475 Total Valine $ 19980

G E

We have to request

you will submit the same for

the

consideration of His Excellency

The Go

o veu

in

Conneil.

We have the honour site,

Sir.

No 260

свату

سوالات

v

Colonial office 133 Victoria, Hongkong

Sugust 24th 1899

his Excellency,

instructed by

the Part

to affer you and Remisses

you on thr

Road

the

The Governor

Pent of Dovernment, for the Haver occupied by you in the Consens

re

resumed

and which are to be m public improversients

for the sake al

templation, the

Sum of Eight Thansand dollars together with the Materials of the Buildings.

:

rent dive fac

the

I Ql

I am directed

offer is

ana

directed" at the same time

Ode

For the Purpose of

and is not to be held to contain title to the Land built upon;

you

- do vrat

not w

signify within

VILthr ac

afall.

This

Z

add that avandin qu

л

litigation

an admit fou

and further that if one heck

a

замавери

of the proposal hardon contained and proced

to remove the Buildin

ldings

be considered at an

shall be at

Liberty

end

michaut delay.

delay it shall and "the Government

to adght such meablenes

as it shall be advised to take with respect to the

land now i

never been

Your

Most des Sewants,

Signed)

T. A Gibb.

(Signed)

C. P.Co. Cleverly,

کی

Cllr John Burd

2.

your Possession;

रे

Sam

She

Your

As

this offer haa

Envour

Yet

matate dentu vou

[signia Prettuneet The Boner

Caramel eenstang

Pancal

ہے

Clonia

+

+373

134

Fir

Victoria MangWong September 3: 18:44.

Ar tinawledging she receipt of four,

V11

communication stated the 27th of Angust last, I by tistate with the additions Cunderstanding that the Government grant me the lease of another piece of Land, the offer schrein contained, although a loser by so doing, I hereby accept, erz: that the Govern_ ment pay noe the Sums of Eight I hens and Dollars, allow me to remove the Material of my Buildings and grant me a remission of all Rent due for

Same-

To the

I have the honor to be

Fir

obedunt

Your most obstant Seviant (signed) Dohn Bard

Mon: Frederich 17. N. Bruce

Molonial Seentary.

The Surveyor Jurnal in sequested to offer any

remarks o

suffections

the Ingring Afterl

appear -

which & line mag afferr ééquisite -

14th kant 1850

By order

Mamie

i

+ Separate.

bsis 29

My Lord,

4338. My M9.

RECERS

MAY 27

1860

135

ietrian, Houghtong,

20#t_ March 1850-

I have recently had the hown to addres The Right Honnable The Secretary of tate for Foreign Affairs, relative to the renumeration received" by the Consular Officers in China and the Cleiks attached to the Mercantile retablishments at Houghtong respectively; and as I think it precible part of the information it

contains may

as

it does upon

Offices

be useful to your Lordship, bearing

in China

the hmoluments of the Publie

of

compared with those paish to

Gentlemen in private employ, Ithink it desirable to forward to your Lordship butract of the Deipated in question, which will, I trust, -

satisfactorily prove that the Government

The Right Anurable,

The harl Grey

tc.

te

Yo.

Office

J

are not overpaid with

reference to the Salaries and

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abrantages enjoyed by the hemployes of Mercantile

Houses._

Your Lordship will have the goodnes

to remember that 5 per cent on

the allowance

on account of the

Mi the

granted to Civil officers Juperannuation Fund and 3 per cent for the Icome Tax is deducted from the Jalanes of all irlonial Officers, and that these Officers enjoy of the advantages, such as Board and lodging Coals and Candles which are furnished to all Clerk of the principal mcrcantile retablishments by their "firms respectively, and which I estimate to be equivalent to £180 on £200 per

in addition to their fixed Stipends. -

I have the honor to be,

Annum

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Abedient

Stumble Sewant,

Bomhave

136

Merivale

upon

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2 Thaie

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think to da

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ure to Mr Harvey when the entranter

come under discuff

the A.

Ammon!

respecting the salaries

Viscount Palmerston,

Gespatch addressed to

bry.

Officers and the Clerks

Enclosing

of

totle in the profmed from it thing

Be comparative pery

clarke's thire

Jerrie

ги

Merchanti

Received_

Gray.

Table z

jeew

I have

to der Hawes

Coverrea Bonham C. 63.

MATURITE 27/5 JUNE

Jadis W

MMerivale

Hames

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4358 Hory Hory

189

Intered 5 July 150

137

I have to achnowobeye the

reeipt of your Despeth

Mashed Separate of the 20th

of Monk lack emlosing

au

Extruck from a Desjratib to Viscount Palmerston respecting

the relative rates of the

received

emoluments received

by by the

Consular Officers in Chiria

and the Clocks attached to the Mercantile Establishments at

khung trong

Share

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Extract

14398/50

138

of a Despatch addressed by

His Excellency Mr Bonham to The Right Honorable The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

I have accordingly inquired of the Representatives of four Firms of different degrees of

magnitude, but all representing important interests, which, as I have no permission

I shall specify

names,

to

as

second, third, and fourth,

use their

first,

the

in

following. Statement, for Your Lordship's information.

1.

The first gives

to

young

men

of about 20 years of age from

£150 to £200

first two

on

а

the

year for three years. After

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this, if sufficiently attentive business, they

receive from

to £350; and after two

or

to

£250

three

years more, from £350 to £600.

In some few cases, as much as

£1,000 or

and

in

£1,200 has been given, some instances, after

a

long period of Service, permission

to

trade

2.

private account.

The second firm allows

at first $1,000 (a thousand Dollars),

3.

In the third Firm, the

Clerks begin similarly upon £200, which increases generally after

two

years' service to £250. The Chief Clerk and Book-keeper both

£520

520 per annum,

receive

but the

former looks forward to becoming

a partner, which the Catter cannot. All are

Frade

moderately

on

account.

or

α

little more than £ 200 a

4.

Year:

in the second

бут

third

Year,

to

permitted to

their

поп

about £300, and after

r, about

that, according to the merit on

long

service of the individual,

his pay advances progressively

to

£415_ £520, £630.

and

A Book-keeper gets from

£725 to £1,040, according to standing

desert.

The same indulgence-

regarding private trade is

the clerks of

extended

the

fourth house, which, after paying

the passage of its

Clark's from

£300 a

home, allows them £300

year for the first three years. None of the recipients

the above salaries are called

of

upon to

disburse anything except

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for their washing and body servant.

In all

and

houses they fed.

are

lodged

In the third and fourth

of the above, and I believe in

most firms, they mess with the partners, and except that they

do not invite

the table,

invite their friends

are

exactly

same footing there.

on

the

to

In the first and second

firms the clerks mess apart. -

An allowance is made

of some £10

money, and

mass-

поэто

to each

a month, as table

a

well - pranished

with all appliances,

is provided for them, as well as

separate dormitories, with lights,

fires and

common furniture.

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Mame

Colonial Secretary.

No. 19

Miscellaneous.

ps./

My Lord,

MAY 27

1850

Victoria, Hongkong,

21th. March, 1850.

I have the honor to enclose

a.

for Your Lordship's information, copy of a correspondence arising out of. glaim made by Mr Hyland, the + Deputy Beb Master General, for

DOLY

Copy to G. P.0.9

To

Post

remuneration

for

certain articles of property

destroyed by the falling in of a criting

the Post Office,

of a September last year.

a room in

2.

The

on the 16th

Building at present

wvas

built

by

occupied by the Post Office Government for the Office of the Registrar General, and handed over to Mr Hyland for a Soct Office in January 1846, as it shown by letter from the Surveyor General

The Right

The Earl Grey,

ht Honorable

ye,

se.,

Ja

2

No. 5 of the 11th March, the Post Office Department paying for this accommodation

£.150 per

annun

to this

Government,

and with which Mr. Hyland appears

to have been satisfied up to September

last.

3.

Mr.

Mt Kyland in his letter of

the 6th March states that, shortly after

his return,

on

the 14

th. September, 1848, from England, where he had been ow leave of absence, he observed indications of decay

in the Building, and duly brought the circumstance to the notice of the Surveyor General; and that

September 1849

he

again

in

the

the 14

th.

day after a typhoon,

sent notice to the Surveyor

General having observed several cracks

M.3

in the ceiling,

never

theless, nothing was

No. 4.

done for the security of the Building) ;

and on

the 16th. idem, the ceiling of the sitting fell in. Mr Cleverly

does not

room

deny

No. 5.

that the insecure state of the Building

141

3.

was

brought to his notice, but it would seem

casual manner.

to have been done in a ca

4 bad it been expecially brought

to his notice,

and no attention been paid thereto, I infer Mr. Hyland would have complained

t on the subject, to

to the local Government

Government on the

which however it does not appear that

any reference

4.

was made.

Mr. Hyland had a personal

interview with me on the subject, when I

gave

him

from the

my opinion that he had no legal claim for remuneration Colonial Department, but possibly his might be favorably brewed by his own

case

Department at home, and

at home, and Your Lordship

will perceive that the Attorney General's

opinion

5.

is to the same

purport

I likewise forward a Report in detail by Mr. Markwick the Government Appraiser, of the actual loss sustained

by

H.

Mr. Hyland, by which it would appear that he is a

sufferer to the extent of $310.

If, however, Your Lordship should be pleased. to consider Mr. Hyland entitled to compensation, Ishould conceive that he could only have

have

a claim for such furniture as may been oftentially necessary for his comfort, and which I should think ought not to exceed L.50.

I have the hover to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordship's

Most Obedient,

Humble Servent,

¿

3

P. S. The report on the state of the Building,

forming,

of

an

Enclosure in

Mr. Hyland's letter

6th March, was drawn up, I believe, by

Mr Burgoyne, attached to Royal Engineer

Department, at the desire of Mr.

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to

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Jav divited by Rail to transmich to

to you

Grey

for the Consideration of the

Port Maite

General

the

Copy of a Despatch from the

Governor of Hory Hous

inclosing copies of a corespondence

the Refrity

with bor Hyland, the

Fort Martin

to General, resputing

a claim for ren

remuneration for

certain articles of Furniture

destroyed of the falling in

of the ceiling of a

the Pork Office

lost-

on the 1640

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I have to achoroby the

reipt of your Despatite I 19

of the 21 of mach leck, enclong

Copier of a coner pondeuse обриновие with Mr Hyland, the Deputy

Fork Master General, expecting

to

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clain remuneration for certain

се

Articles Furniture chatraged

by the falling.

in of the

Ceiling

of a Room in the Port Office

on the 16 of Fefft last_

this subject

Having referred this sh for the consideration of the

Pertuaster

General his Insthis

has apsirized &

that as le

Hyland resided in the

Brailding allotted for the Source

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of the Port office for his over

Convenience, and rich in

Consequence of ang

Order from

the Pork Mester Gevent

Gevent it does

sech appear

that any

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ation has been

to compensation

established by her styland for the loss be sustained

on the creation in question.

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Ser.

Post Office, Victoria,

145

19th February, 1850

With reference

منا

my

Communication of the 17th September

lash, and

to the circumstances

:therein detailed, relative to the

falling in of

building

Я вед

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a

portion of this the 16th of Same mouth,

most respectfully to enquire whether it is the pleasure of

His

Excelionay The Governor chat I should receive compensation for the serious loss I sustained upon

that

The Stonble

vecation

Majon Caine,

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in the destruction

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I have to..

(Signed) Thomas Hyland

(True Copy)

Main Colonial Secretary.

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Post Office, Victoria, Hongkong,

6th

March, 1858.

I have the honor to acknowledge

letter of the 1th Sustant, in referenes

of the 17th September to my communications of the 17 lash and 19th ultimo, relative to the question of compensation being allowed one for the los Leustained by the falling in of a

and informing,

the Governor

poction of this Building me that His. Excellency the:

of its being.

not

award

to recompento

is

usual for a Landlord

a Tenants for losses sustained

under such circumstances; but that His

brucellency is nevertheless ready to receive

from

one and to consider the

grounds upon

which Ihave founded my application for

remuncration .

The Honorable Major Caine.

compentation for the loss he the Goverer will award him to be informed whether H.2. the Colonial to matany, requesting xetter from M?? Hyland to

Sustained

in

the

the falling

Coiling

Post Office September, 1849.

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Availing myself of the privilege

which this Crællency has been pleased to

grant me,

Submit

Ibeg, most

enoch respectfully to

my reasons why Thumbly

view

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the

case not as an

ordinary

between

one

in several

ecay in s

of decay

in

of

148

3.

of the principal timbers

the Building, and lock not a moment

bringing the matter under the notice of Mr. Cleverly, the Surveyor General, who

upow

the last occasion, made an

inspection

of the Building, and admitted the necessity,

Landlord and tenant."

arrival in this

this bo

Celony

informed by the ther

in 1845,

was in

Lovernor, Sir John Davis, that there

building

in courto

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of erection, which when

completed, would be appropriated for purposes of a Poch Office, and that

the

my

Department would be called upon to pay

annual rent for the sauce. Accordingly

aw annu

Ow

the 1st January 1846, these Premises were given over to me at a rent of £. 150

m. This

per agreement was subsequently confirmed by the home authorities, and has continued to exist up to the present time Upon my return to Hongling from leave

abunce last year,

of.

I observed indications

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of a general overhaul and repair "

the night

A

th.

typhoon occurred

on

of the 13th September last, and the following morning having observed several the ceiling of the room which

cracks in

subsequently fell

the Sur

to the

cane

i id

I

immediately sents

Surveyor General ; his overseer the same day, inspected these several cracks, and promised to have the matter immediately attended to.

No

further steps however were taker, and at about 1 P. M. on Sunday the 16th. Leptember, the defective portion of the

Building good way, destroying almost

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every

article contained in the room

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as stated in the

its north-eastern angle, report of the Surveyor General,

rerab, and as

doubtless apparent to This Excellency

usion

the

occasion

was

of his visit, 2 or 3 days

Subsequent to the disaster.

firewity,

The Building, being, Government

and

as

Thumbly

conceive that I

performed my duty by calling

my duty by calling the attention

of the proper officer to the defects, as they presented themselves from time to time, I respectfully submit that the

Cate cannot

ond

be denominated an ordinary, between landlord and tenant, and that upon

those grounds, according to any

judgement,

and in

for rem

upow

I can

can

humble.

most conscientiously

faciness appeal to His Excellency

for the loss I sustained

remuneration

the occasion in

question .

I have, &e

(Signet ) Thomas Hyland

149

Iwould respectfully beg to

add that the Honble. the Attorney General

having been present at

my

interview

with this Excellency the Governes

nor tŵ0

the 1th. Instant, I deemed it the proper

course to

apply

to

upon the subject,

him for his opinion

at

the sam's time calling

his attention to a copy of a report of Survey drawn up the day after the accident happened. I beg to submit a copy of the Mirney General's answer,

Attorney (received since the above statement was svuitton), loge this will a copy of the report of Survey referred to, for the information of His krecollency

Signed) IH.

From fepey Main

·lonial Secretary.

beretary.

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Extract from a Report on the state of .

the

room situate at the North-east angle upper floor,

in the House occupied by

Thomas Hyland, Esquire, Sostmaster,

at Victoria, Hongkong, taken on the 17th- of September, 1849.

The whole arca

of the ceiling

has

in

the

contro

fallen down, having giver way

by the breaking of a piece of China fir pole, carrying with it all the timbers the ceiling

and destroyed a portion of

the furniture in the room. The ceiling

joists

were in two lengths, about 16, each, the ends having a bearing of 3

in

the

ceiling,

walls, a butting

feet

of

13 inches

in the centre of the

and nailed to the piece of pole,

which was fixed transversely across the

room . The breaking of this piece of word

caused the

ceiling to separate into two

parts at the centre, and as

the

i joists

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9. 151'

were not immediately drawn from

bearings

in the wall, it

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their

walls, it fell in opposite

directions, me end resting

ow

the floor, the

the

sweeping

other against the walls, swe-

furniture from the centre of the room towards

dama damaging a considerable

the walls, and da

portion of it. The failure of the ceiling

was

evidently caused

through the bad

from

principle of its construction, and not decay of the wood; the scanthings being considerably too small, and insufficient for ceiling of such extent, (32 feet long by

• feet wide), without a single bearing

weight; one half of

a

18

juist to sustain its weight,

5-inch China fir pole (only) cut down the middle, was laid flat wits across the centre of the ceiling, and to which the rafters of 41⁄2 inch poles cut down the middle were

nailed flatwice. The portion of the roof

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to the purlins by ___ small pieces of China for about 21⁄2 inches wide, and 141⁄2 inch thick being nailed to them.

The manner in which this

ceiling was constructed is totally at variance with the principles of carpentry . and altogether inadequate for

Such extent . It

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my opinion

the ceilings of the other under the poof

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of

that if

rooms immediately

are constructed in a

Similar manner,

they are very unsafe. "

True Copy.

olonial

Final Sentry.

immediately

over

this room

having

no tie-beam,

some of the coiling joists

Avere

Suspended

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153

Surveyor General's Office,

Victoria, //th. March, 1850.

In accordance with. instructions

the honor

your

I have to report upon the letter and

Post

documents Submitted to His Excellency The Governor by the Best Master, T. Ryland, Eegre, &c.

With regard to Mr. Thyland

being a compulsory tenant I can say

Qs

nothing, a

I was

I ow

in no

ms wa

way cognizant of

the terms under which the Sosh Master

became the tenant; Imerely put hire in as stated by him, in January

possession

1846, and the building has been under

my chayo

ever since, to perform the necessary

repairs, and the

- general supervision demanded

upon all Covement property.

The Honble. Major

M. baino,

Colonial Secretary.

the Colonial Secretary betting forth the reasons which he founds his

Letter from Mr Hyland to

on

"property by the falling for the destruction of his claim to compensation

f

with

the Post office ceiling,

4.

regarding

the defective

Report attached

construction

that Building.

6th March, 1830.

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is ines

ine

aware that the

the Brila

I am quite :fficiently executed, and

Building

executed, and I have several

times been called upon by the Post Master

to execute repairs, which have been done

in due course; and with regard to the special case mentioned, it is quite possible Emay have stated that it wanted a general. overhaul and repair ."

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On the 12th September I called at the Post Office upon Mr. Hayland's

special application, to view a mat thed

that

was in courte

ad a

of erection on the fourt

temporary stable ; this

House ground shed interfered with the view

and

with the view of the shipping,

the Bost Master could not signalize with the ships of war, and besides he was in fear of fire; the shed was

I

removed; upon this occation

recurred about the house, some

therefore

a conversation

defective.

beams, the fastenings to the senetians, and

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3.

months before, ( on his application to Government), and some few repairs Emay

have promised to obtain sanction to effect

in the usual

usual manner.

I received no message from the

Post. Master that Gremember

on

the

and the

morning after the Typhoon, bverseer has no distinct recollection of

apprehending danger to any portion of the building, and whatever remarks he have made to me on

the occasion, did

may

not induce mo to think so either; but

if Mr. Hyland

was in to much dread.

of

the failure of the ceiling, it is surprising ]

- scone of his furniture

was removed; besides

a written communication would have

instantly brought

me to view the

special

defects, when a remedy might have been

in time to prevent any

applied in time to

accident.

With regard to the unsigned survey

repairs to

the kitchen roof, executed a few

report

the Post Master has enclosed in his

4.

letter, I have

no doubt it is quite corrects ; I beg leave here to state that on the 12

October 1844, Mr. Fearow the then

Registrar

General and intended occupant of the

house

him to

was written to, instructing provide himself with Plans and enter into

a

Contract with a builder for the erection of the premises, as I was so fully occupied Scould not attend to it; accordingly Mr. Fearon prepared a plan foolscap paper, and underneath.

on a

sheet of

was ar

agreement from a Chinaman, Assam, to build the house without further stipulations, except that his should be paid in

instalments of $1,000 at certain intervals the work progressed. Upon the first

as

demand for payment,

payment, I was

cectify

that it was due, and

the documents rel

relating

required to

finally

to it were to

ad

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5.

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Mr. Fearon who made the Contractor sign them in lice of the original.

The work was

pacceeded with

to slowly, that Sir John Davis directed me to take the work in hand; the Attorney)

General

reral was consulted, and the Contract

broken,

on account of non-compliance with its terms, and on the 11th.

September, 18445,

nearly a year after its commencement, Sapplied in the usual terus for an Oversar for the above purpose, and in addition to which he had the charge of the erection of three other buildings ; under such circumstances, Irespectfully submit that

no

blame can be attributable to me

defective or inefficient workmanship.

Tue Sipy

over to

imperfect, Ipromised to prepare a regular

plaw and contract, which were given

I have, if

for the

Abeerly

Signed) Chas : St. Dev.

Laweyor General.

Conial Secretar

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(Copy)

5th March, 1850- Hongkong.

156

Sir,

the

I beg to

acknowledge

receipt of your

letter of the Itch Inst,

with its accompanying Extract from

both relating

V. Builder's Report, both re-

to

the recent injuries of your furniture

in

the Post Office here- and as you

desire my opinion

You may

as

to how far

be entitled to compensation

for this injury, considering your

position as

a

Government Servant.

I would

have

so

now

say I apprehend You

legals claim

claim against

against the

Colonial Government, and that

Thomas Hyland, lief.

Post Office,

Victoria.

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157

popessing any,

ве

one

on

discretion,

J

it would rather

the indulgence

от

that branch of

Government, or on

under which

You

Serve.

the

the Department

immediate

siately

I herewith return Your

Extract from the Builder's report, and beg to be,

Sir Ac

(Signed) Paul Sterling.

(Frue Copp) Mami Colonial Sewstary.

Victoria, Hongkong

18th March, 1850.

To

The Honorable Major Caine,

Colonial Secretary

Sir

In accordance with

your

that

me,

ed as

-instructions this day received by I should repair to the building occupied the Post Office, and be put in possession of the details having reference to the life sustained by Mr. Hyland the Post Master, by the falling in of a portion of that building September last, to the destruction of his property

Thave the honor most respectfully

iro

to state that in compliance with said instructions

I immediately, waited upon Mr Hyland, who conducted me to the upper room situated at the north-east angle of the

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building in quection, and there made such

Street and careful inquiry and survey

result,

vi

led to the following Engraving of Her Majesty the Queen,

one

as

(of the best, ) large surface of glass destroyed, 10. frame partially injured .

Print next in rotation, Glass bicken, & replaced... 1.

Laye

and valuable Augraving of Ponce,

Venice,

8.

Glass

and Frame destroyed.

Lago and valuable Engraving After

Wilkie, Glass

and Frame

Franie Destroyed, 1

Engraving seriously tord ..

Mahogany Aquane Tables. Pedestal replaced

top derimely damaged and freek polished.

seriously

Specimens of Natural History,

insects, ofc, with an

an

beids,

14.

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A

elaborately carved stand 35.

ela

in connection with the same, destroyed.

Engraving, proof copy (Mount St. Bernard)

Glass

and Frame destroyed.

8.

Carried

forward $81.

158

Brought forward $81.

stand).

Articles underneath on teapoy, (as a Frame and glass case,

case, with specimens natural history, destroyed.

J

Engraving

1 / Seventh Plague), frame and

red...

Glass dectinged

Underneath (on a teapoy) large Glass frame

10

with shells, Frams and Glass destroyed.) Engraving

( Sir Walter Scott) frame and Glass broker ..

Bronze and carved wood - figures, with numerou other articles on top of bookcase, destroyed.

by

Serious damage to library of books, and mahogany book stand by lime, and being, crucked by fallen timber. Engraving, one of the best / of Ir 2. Baird and death of Tippoo Saib, frame

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6.

51

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10.

36.

and glass (25.

destroyed, Engraving all but destroyed.

Bearth any destroyed by him, and finder broken, replaced.

d aut

Floor matting

matting destroyed

12.

replaced.. 16.

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Cariced forward $216

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Chimney - pièce

Brought forward 7216.

ornaments destroyed.... 10.

destroyed....

Pair of plated Candlesticks with shaves broker. 8.

Injury

done to a pair of carved mahogany

couches,

recovering

and

repairing the wood work

}25.

Repairing damage done to a pair of Lounge

repairing, single and armo

chairs .

Replacing

акед

drawing.

3

Teapoys destroyed

Visible

room chairs, with cushions...

10

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120.

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damage done to a best mahogany,

pedectal round table, / pedestal split 15.

- top broken in several places) unsaleable,

and top

Leveral articles on said table, broken (seen) 10.

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$320.

In submitting the above

detailed account of losees on the part of

Mr. Sbyland,

amoun

ting

to ($320)

three hundred and twenty dollars, :can most conscientiously state it as my opinion that the loss sustained

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upon this

occasion

159

to is more

referred to is

under than overrated.

I have, yo,

(Signed) Charles Markwich,

Ewornment

cont Auctioneer .

The Jipy

Copy

lonial Secretory.

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1850.

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Legislation

My

4340 Hour Wing

Lord,

herewith

Repared to Mes Wood Roger 207 May/s

Copy

to F.D. 10. Jancy 50

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No. 2

MAY 27 1850.

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Victoria, Hongkong,

21th March, 1854.

I have the honor to forward

an authenticated copy of Ordinance

1850, entitled tu Ordinance to

of 1856,

Sexovide for the

more

effective carrying

out

the Treaties between Great Brilain and

far as relates to Chinese

"China in so

"Subjects within the Colony of Hongkong,

which I

9

sterday passed with the advice

yester

of the Legislative Council.

2.

Your Lordship will be

aware)

that by the Supplementary Treaty extend.

and the Emperor

cetes and

into between Her Majesty

of China, signed at Hermun-chae

8th October 1843, it was

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

&c.,

yo.,

Je

the

expressly stipulated.

ex

Justamed

appraiser

Report by

the Governmen the loss

Lent

7

by

02

by the falling

calling

Mr. Hyland,

in

of the

at the Post Office .

18th March, 1850.

2.

in Article IX that : If lawless natives of

"China having against their

"to

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Hongkong

committed crimes ov

OLOAL

offences

ement, shall flee

Governm

or to the English ships of English merchant ships for refuge,

"war a English

ci

"they shall, if discovered by the English

officers,

be handed

over

at

t once to the Chinese

"Officers for trial and punishment ; or if "before such discovery

be made by the English "officers, it should be ascertained or suspected " by the officers of the Government of China. whither such Criminals and offenders have

fled, proper English Officer,

a communication shall be made to the

said Criminals and

in order that the

offenders may be rigidly "searched for, seized, and, on proof or admission

of their quilt, delivered up. No regular

system has however

nas

as get

been laid down

prescribing, the mode in which this

engagement shall be carried out, and on

a recent occasion it

was

intimated to me

1

C.

1.

161

that it was not impossible that a Writ of Habeas Corpus might be applied for to the Supreme Court to liberate certain Pirates who had been brought to this Colony, and

whom having been applied for by the Chinese

authorities, I intended to hand over to them. I in

in co

consequenced consulted the. Legislativ Council as to the best mode of proceeding

future

cases, to

that the act

in

rendition

of res

"on the part of the Executive - Government -

to

might.

not be questionable

in d.

legal point

of view frem want of form, when it was

agreed that it would be advisable to set the

question at rest. :by legal enactment .

.3.

The Ordinance, which I nou-

drawn up

transmiti was in con

consequence-

and passed; and as it appears to be

as local circumstances

analogous, as far as

differences

and the

ices in

the Treaties will

G admit, with the Act 8 and C. Victoriaz

I trust. Your Lordship will

cap. 120, I trust.

The

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be enabled to submit it

for the

approval

of Her Most. Gracious Majesty

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most Obedient, Humble Servant,

Stam

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HONGKONG.

ANNO DECIMO TERTIO VICTORIE REGINE.

No. 2 of 1850.

BY His Excelleney SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Super- intendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of IIongkong.

AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE MORE EFFECTIVE CARRYING OUT OF THE TREATIES BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA IN SO PAR AS RELATES TO CHINESE SUBJECTS WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG,

[20th March, 1850.]

WIIEREAS by the Treaties between Great Britain and China Pro- vision is made for the Rendition for Trial to Officers of their own Country of such Subjects of China as have committed Crimes and Offences against their own Government, and afterwards taken Refuge in Hongkong:-

Title.

Of

I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Power to Ma- Governor of Hongkong with the Advice of the Legislative Council gistrates to de- thereof, That if any Complaint or Information, or any Communication tain Chinese Sub- by Officer of the Chinese Government be made or forwarded to any committed

jects having any Magistrate or Court, (other than the Supreme Court,) desiring the fences against Arrest of any Person being a Chinese Subject and then within the said the Laws of Chi- Colony of Hongkong, and alleging that such Person has committed, or na, and taken is charged with having committed, any Crime or Offence against the Refuge in Hong-

kong. Laws of China, or if it shall appear in the Course of any Investigation before such Magistrate or Court that any Person being a Subject of China has committed any such Crime or Offence, it shall and may be lawful for such Magistrate or Court to issue a Summons or Warrant for the Appearance or Apprehension of such Person; or if such Person be already in Custody, it shall be lawful to detain such Person, and to investigate the alleged Crime or Offence in the same Manner as if such Person were charged with a Crime or indictable Offence committed within the said Colony.

II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in any such Nature of War- Warrant of Arrest or any subsequent Warrant of Committal or other rant in such Case. Warrant, it shall be sufficient to describe the Crime or Offence of such Person in Terms the same as, or similar to, those contained in such Complaint, Information, or Communication aforesaid.

Governor.

III. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if at the Close of Depositions in the said Investigation it shall appear to the said Magistrate or Court, such Case to be that such Person as aforesaid is a Subject of China, and that there is forwarded to the probable Cause for believing that the said Person has committed such Crime or Offence, it shall and may be lawful for such Magistrate or Court to commit such Person for safe Custody to Prison, and to direct the Jailer to detain such Person in Prison until the said Jailer shall receive some Order or Orders from the Governor of Hongkong, relative to the further Detention, Discharge, or Transmission of such Person to the nearest Chinese Authorities or to such other Chinese Authorities as to the said Governor shall seem fit: and the said Magistrate or Court shall, upon making such Committal as aforesaid, transmit to the said Governor of Hongkong the Minutes of such Investigation, and all Documents in his or its Possession connected with the Charge against sucli Person, in order that such Person may be dealt with according to the Treaties aforesaid.

165

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IV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be lawful order Magis- for the said Governor to issue his Warrant or Order to any Magistrate, trate, &c., to ar Jailer, or Officer of Police, for the Apprehension, Detention, Examina- jects having com- tion, Transmission, or otherwise of such Chinese Subject.

rest Chinese Sub-

mitted Offences

of China.

against the Laws V. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if any Action be brought against any Magistrate, Jailer, Officer of Police, or any other Protection to Person, for anything done in Obedience to any such Warrant or Order Magistrate, Jail- er, or Officer of issued by the said Governor of Hongkong, the Proof of such Warrant or Police, acting un- Order shall be a sufficient Answer to such Action, and the Defendant or Authority Defendants, on such Proof as aforesaid, shall be entitled to a Verdict of Governor of or Judgment in his or their Favour, and shall also be entitled to his or Hongkong. their Costs as between Attorney and Client.

der

Interpretation

Clause.

VI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in the Construc- tion of this Ordinance, the Term Magistrate shall be held to apply to each and all Magistrates of Police and Justices of the Peace for the Colony of Hongkong.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

this 20th day of March, 1850.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

S. G. BONHAM.

166

No. 21. Miscellancous.

My Lord,

Laustered MAY 27

1850

167

Victoria, Hongkong,

26th March, 1850.

With reference to my Despatch No 16 of the 25th February, I have the hone, to acknowledge the receipt of the_

following. Despatches on the 19th. Instant

Nov. 156 and 157, the last of

January,

1850

5th

Duplicate, Military N° 11 of 21th

November 1849.

I have the honor to be

With the highest respects,

- The Right Honorable. The Earl Grey,

He,

ye

F

Ye

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

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Governor Bonham-

26th March, 1830. Victoria, Hongkong,

to

The Earl

Received

N21.

Greys

Despatches No 156 and 157,

Acknowledging receipt of;

56

the last of 5th January,

1850.

168

и

No 22.

Financial.

ВЕСЕНА Jolisi vered MAY 27

1850 Victoria, Hongkong,

27th March, 1850.

Copy to Tress : 5 Junassa pair in wich

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Lord,

In compliance with

Article 7 of the Instructions from the Lord's Commissioners of

Majesty's Treasury, dated 1847, have the honor to

enclose

Ader

herewith copies of Comparative

I

tos 142. Statements shewing, the Estimated

Actual Revenue and Expenditure

прап

and

of Hongkong for the year

ending

314 December 1849, at

furnished to

General._

me

by

the Auditor

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

From

тер

Despatch No7 f

+

the 24th January last, Paragraph

2, Your Lordship will perceive

that steps

were

taken to

then being

recover the arrears

Revenue outstanding.

arrears of

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

Your Lordship's

M. Weit

Copysts Treasury

а

will observe that the actual Recerce of Hong Kong for 1849 As compared with this! Externated Revenue was

£ 1800 short.

teso

about

On the other hand the expendit

than

was extirpated. 28. 27/5

Tummary? 7.75.27/5.

ture

most obedient

Humble Servant,

Malam

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169

8

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7

170

Comparative Statement

r

of

The hatimated. Revenue with the Actual, Revenue

Hong tiếng

1849.

Victoria, Honghong, 27th March, 1850. Governon Bonham

to

The Earl Grey.

No 22.

2. Inclosures.

Received

Forwarding copies of Comparative Statements

showing Estimated

Actual

and

Revenue and

Expenditure of Hongkong

for the year ending December, 1849.

3124

J

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Comparative. Statement of the betimated. Revenue of Hougting shown by the Accounts made, up-

Rstimated. Revenue Revenue Reezived. Refere

to

Land Revenue

Leased Land

Lands assessed by Registrar-

General

Fees on Leave

on

Deposits on land Sold.

Remarks

AVAS

171 The resumption of Land since the Estimate

prepared has caused an reduction of Nent amounting to £580.9.3. On the other hand, Land sold at Auction during 1849 will produce £319.15.11 - Rents due for 1847 £11,211-9-7/2-

de, arreANS

of Arsersed Rents entstanding at the close of 1849 were

year ancounting to £₤200-about-

larger than in the preceding

11300

10,070 9 5/2 A.

300

16761 B

The

20

29 11/

2826

Market. M3 was put up to Auction on 31th betober, produced. an increase on former sentai of £262.10.- The amount includes arrears

of 1848-

Rent of a Bungalow recupied by the Chief Justice has been retweck...

Rent: veluzive of Land

Government Markets-

4625

1700

ej

Government Buildings

300

264118

D.

Auction Duties

Licences.

Spirit

80

100 3 3/4

4140

1320 15 5

ε.

Jawnbrothers

Auctioneer:

570.

640 174

The number of

100

257 7 1/2 F

Salt Broker

854134

837 10

Stone Guarrier

G.

Billiard Room-

625.

20168

641 13 44

1084 1.

Opium Dealers

Ghaut Serangs

2,052

8368

1566134 I. 123175 J.

Carried over

L

19,070 16 8 17.759 64

Licenses has increased ._._

The amounts of these Licenses has been raised from £10,8-4 to £31, 5.0 -

the

Salt and Stone Licenses, were put up. together at armetion and produced-

same sum as in the preceding

the Licence only taken out.

year..

The number of actact- dealers in Opium, has decrcased_ . _ Kis License put up at auction realized a largên than was anticipated_._

suru

:

Brought o

over £

f

Jayes

Fines, Forfeitures and Fees of-Courts -

Indicial Police

Marine Cases

Registrar General's Office

Attorney General

168 19,070 16 8 17,759 642

2,500

3,116 1

K.

769173

345 16 10

1800

57 10 10

L

7184 61 15 5/2

172

In increase in the number of Stonces together with a smaller amount on arrear, than in previous years,

of this surplus._

are

the

cames

The Forfeitures of piratical. Nesels &c. extimated, to produce £200 have been claimed by the Admiralty Jurisdiction. - Fees in the Supreme Count, and Fines in the Police Count. have been less. The Fines from. the Attorney boneral include two of £20 auch, levied on Mracters

on Masters of Veerels, delaying delivery of Mails, and £ 21% 15h 5/%1⁄2 balance of a fine in the cause

the

"Regina v. Larkins . "_

Fees of Office

Marriages

Burials

200

73

542

//

The Burial Fees, with arcars M.

Registration, of Boats and

Hawkers.

800

47849

Official Signatures

100

8016 S

were on

of former years,

extimated to produce about £190, the 30th gecember still in arrear to the extent of £₤12/07/-4.

diminution arices in consequence of a smaller number of Registration_ Tickets having been applied for during the year [4] -

Deed Registration

120

11718

Sailing Letters and Passes

30

2934

Carried forward £ 24.620 16 8 22902 15 2

10

18 S

35

Brought.

1ver. L 24620 16 8 229902 15

Sale of Government Property

Houres

Condemned Store...

Two Police Horses

Building Materials

Building.

Reimbursements in aid-of- expenses incured by Government-

Sieh - stoppages from Police -

168 2

250

90

0.

356 1932.

Materials of the old bovernment offices, estimated to produce £250

7

173

wtie.

not sold £10 are the proceeds of Two Coolie Stands not included in the Retimate- Thee animals were worn onto and useless. -

There comicted of a portion of the Lead sent from England for the New Baronment House

not

yet

commenced.

The acduction of the Police. Force, has caused this deficit- and the

Harbour. Master's Lasear Boatmen were

December.

discharged in 2fth excuben.

8: Harbour Master's Crew-

110

10

1001113% R..

Hospital and other

expences for

distressed Seamen--

50

786

Subristence of Military and other

prisoner repaid_

Value of Pistol lost by a Turnkey 2. Value of Materials broken in Guand-

Room at offices, repaid_.

41 178

./ 12 3/2

110

Fees paid into Supreme Court by the

Treasurer, since recovered

43118 S.

Carried Forward £25,050 16 8 23,549 44

The total amount paid into Court was £52.4.7- the aining

£80 12411 is in course

of recovery.

*

Brought

Over-

Miscellanem, Receipts...

bverpayments scored.

Unclaimed Amount left at Incarury.

£

25,050 168 23549|4|4

174

-

Special - Receipts.

Contributions of Police Force for clothing.

Police Force

Superannuation contributions from_

Grawback on Stationery shipped.

in London

330

2727U

6188

10105

Not any person could be found to whom this sum belonged, it was therefre brought to the credit of the Colony under this head. _

Discontinued under the new Police Regulations from the pet January

4.5

28/1367

Deficit arising from

seduction of the European Police Fora.

Unclaimed Property.

434 W

£25,452

Amount was left at the Registrar Sonerals office for twr Boat. Ticketi which were not taken out in 1849. One has been applied for in 18

1850.

25,432 16 8 23,677 33

Audit. Office,

Victoria, 200d March, 1850 (Signed), W. Caine,

Auditor General

(Fane Copy)

Me

Colonial Leontay -

|

2.

the

Year 1849, and the Revenue. Received in that year,

175

as

Ith

January to 31th December...

Remarks ..

}

Enclosure No / in Desp. to 22 of 1850.

176

Comparative Statement-

t

The. Istimated Expenditur, and The Actual bypondeten.

of Houghing...

Dupa

Hongkong Comparative Statement of Estimated and actual Revenue for the year ending 31th December, 1849.

22h March, 1850.

1849.

Comparative Statement of the hetimated hypenditure of

as taken from the accounts made up.

Estimated hypenditure Actual. hapenditure

Reference

to Remantis

Civil Retablishments.

The.

te Governor.

6,4.92 10

Colonial Secretary:

320110

Treasurer

4892

Auditor

560

66127

A.

3,072 18 4% 13.

187095 C

4.87 13 10 D.

Clerk of Council's Surveyor General Registrar. Beneral

190

130170% r..

2374

190977 F

872

681 1762

Harbour Master-

Police Rate Assessors

4,564 10

136094 H.

A. The

156.

136.61⁄2 J.

Total Civil Retablishments_17302 10.16,2620 8

Indicial-hetablishment_

reclesiactical

Educational

Medical..

Police and Guols

177

4. Broncional Retabliesement has ben schroes, but the contingente openses have ensedech, the extimate from the marcity of purorasion.

Furnitine for Government House.

The second darth was on sick have from September and did noti drau- his half saberg until his action in 1859. The amants, 23.10, and in Sugcann.

is included.

thest was C. Deductions have been made from the 3 clesti, on account of agrance to him in Englinux mr that appointment previous to. 117. 9.res avival

provicimaily filled at half Jalary - Re amount include: £42.4.7 paid in England to Me Ane and the late Miniles. 4. Inclusive of £138.1.2 paid in Rugland for Stationery.

2. The Contingencies have been below the estimated amount.

The 22 Plesk was discontinued from the 30th borombor 1848. The borseer of leads recigned on the 6 Mary. He work of tally proceded to reglam

on sick leave by the September trail. The salaries of the provisional Establishment were reduced from the 1970s mary. The sum of £30.9.7 pain in England for metruments is included.

Registrar Howral weigned on the 2 &pril and the pleats on the 30th March, since then the latter opimutment, has been temporarily filled, by the late cresistant

Harbour Master now in England on sick leave, and from date of his departure by a deck from the Colonial kereta g's office. Be duties of Rapiekan General are performed by the Treasurer, without. additional Salary.

appointment of Resistant Martour Muracter was abolished from the 34th August. The Eraser, soatmen work discrasil, and the Chinese redmich in

number and pay from the th

The ¡bc'anuary.

I. The contingensis: have been lees than cetinated, principaly, co mader the head of printing. -

6,675

6,608 172 I.

I. The provisional betsblishment was reduced in pay from 310 December 1848 -

71017

72/18 47.

75.

74310

60710 926182L

9.135

+

6,856 627 M.

2/2

expense of eingere in the inured not extimated for, under the immersion that it would be borne by the Chivas. Fremitter for the wash spear.

whereas may have only pail. it sines the plumen._

2

L. The Colonial Surgeon drew arrears of bay from date of conbarkation in beyond until his arrival in the criory £107.12.7. in 5 piece contingencies

below the betinate on the other hand the retablishment or the line Pranitar £120 test motor is inch läks. -

bow of the Thien Force, were seduced, M. Frevision of the Price and Yaris department took effect on the scammer from which date the and the Police formerly employed at the Jain cerlaced by a sure cconomien retablierment. -

Total retablishments Carrier forward £ $4,505 17 0 31,450 4 4/2

170

Shought forward. £ 34505|17. 31450 &

Sensions, allowances and Gratuities.

4 4/2

221 13 4 N

Revenue Services.

175

2697100.

Adeninistration of Surtice Hospitals exclusive of retablichments_

200

125

Police and Gaols,

Rent

Works and Buildings-

2238.

Roads, Streets, and Bridges. Miscellaneous Services...

99868

10,057 07 3.706 17

3,019 165

53045 U

11438

401958

284 14 117 2. 1.132617 R 760166 S.

178

A. This payment was contingent upon the reduction of the Surpean Police Fraxe, and conequanty net meluded in the retinate. Te amount includes 216 13.4 main in

Augland to Mrs Smithers.

C. his Amount has been incresced £50.14.7 beins Feespaid into Court, by the sensurer in cases for the recovery of Land hent. Je percentage to the isilcetors of the

Police rate and the commissions to the Comment auctiower have caer exceded the retinate amount!

?? In lous this service amounted to £355.18.3/2 of which £24. j. was for mon vrocientions and £60-15.00 for boomers hy weet wactione coneran being

in the Sony and the Croner: Fees being abolished, these 2 Home in By amounted to only £17.15.10. -

The Estimate was monica bedore the

was prepared before the rive ompital con: cetubache and did not incline the expence of thefteine, urien wen formeny chagia, in the Contingencis of Mice and Barts. Te amount, includes £64.11.2 and in Angland in tuericines.

the

R. This service in 1848 amounted to £2138. 8. 3. A reduction was been erfecten from the Schmuan you which date the internal commum dus don

adapted to the mesent retarlichments. The amount incrudes £6.3.5. Sreurance .n store: from England..

1

I Rent on Ince for the bovernors top cetmetal at ž.67 was muy incurch to the catene y 200, on the other aunt you te xwo data im

+

note 2 He Reut of the Cifti Aapital was not cetimated for. -

T. The pricinal Fours including fromment once botimited to at $8,000 in 1869 have not iron commencer, onté, 153. 5. 5on Fremment office aux

is £1257,5.2 for the Church with sundry Contingent Works have been paid in 1949. De amount is inclusive of £247,70 wait in insland in water pines.

UL. F. Oload trans contemnaten have not been commenced, and others in poored move bien sus rinnad - _-

W. The expenditure wons aust contemeiated when the Sitimate was prepared the mament wil lowever be found entited quain

Land hint received for the ground occuried by the Dongstions and Canton Steam Packer Courany.

115

7

Transport

71210

Conveyance of Mails.

Special Expences

50.

8584V.

149 19 11 W.

49171

W the £10,000

deportation of Conviéto estimated to Cat 17 has not creceden.

-

cubited amawr the mand op

Totals

Audit Office, Victoria-,

22nd March, 1850.

£_52,196 10 8 38,995 176%

(Signed) W. faine,

Auditor General.

:

Note. The Account of the Colonial Agent having been received for the year 1849, complete, the amounts disbursed by him are included in this Statement..

True Copy!

Kolmial Seretay.

179

Houghing for the year 1849 and the Actual_hxpenditure_ from the 1th January to the 31th December.

Remarks.

KARAN

i

A 22 of 1850.

Inclosure No 2 in Desp:

180

No 23.

Financial.

Copy to To

5 Juni 17/30 (1

Lee.

RECEN

Registered MAY 27

1:50 Victoria, Hongkong,

My Lord,

27th March, 1850.

I have the honor to

forward, for Your Lordship't

information, the

CM. Account.

Avedant of the

annual

Colonial

Treasures for the year

ending

3/th Desember, 1849,

together with the

annical

1.2. Return of the Balances, Receipts and Payments

for the

same year, with

The Right Stonorable

The Earl Grey,

Ac.

Ac.

Comparative Statements

Hongkong.

Duplicate.

of

Expenditure for the

Estimated and actuals

Year

ending 314 December,

184.9.

22nd March, 1850.

Mr. Meninle

Treamy at 27/5.

ак

Hm May 27

my Certificate attached as to the correctness of the Balances

therein shown.

I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,

mosh obedient

Humble Servant,

181

Y

182

1.

Victoria, Hongkong, 27th March, 1850. Governor Bonkam

to

The Earl Ge

Grey. No 23

2 Inclosures.

Received

Transmitting annual

Account of the Colonial

Treasurer for

ner for the year

ending 31th December 1849,

and Annual

Balances

charts

on

Return showing

im

the Colonial

the first and

last days of

the same

year, with Governor's

Certificate attached._

3

Rongkong

received and haid

Account of the Honorable W. on account of the Colonial Government-

in China, during the

Consulates in China,

year ended.

year

Balance on 1th January 1849. Public Monies. 6017. 15 52

Licenses.

Tax...

Private Roperty. 7,626. 4 3 13,643 19 85

10,295 914 1964 118

100 3 34

$399232 3,116 117 12421882

Receipts.

Land Revenue.

Rent exclusive of Land..

Auction Duties..

Fees of Affices.

Fines, Forfeitures, Fees of Court.

Tale of Government Property

by

Government.

195

6

Miscellanious Receipts.

Special Receipts.

71191 59 195

Reimbursements in aid of Expenses incurred

I

784

451 211

Total Colonial Revenue: 23,617 33

Parliamentary Grants -

35,000

115

Consular Services.

Deposits available.

Déposits not available.

Déposits not available, transferred

1420 156 2,315 14 74 as a Loan to be applied for Public purposes. 949 2 10 £. sty:-

77,062 2 1124

I William Thomas Mercer do solemnly and sincerely declare,

ad

-Colonial Treasurer of Hongkong, from the 14t. Lanuary to the believing the same to be true.

orre

at

Declared and subscribed before Victoria, Hongkong, this 21th day of January

1849.183

F. Mercer, Colonial Reasurer, in respect of all Monies of Hongkong, Yber Majesty's Diplomatic Department and 31st. December, 184.9.

Establishments.

Salarie

Allowances,

Pensions, Retired Allowances and Gratuities.

Revenue Services-

Office Contingencies £.

Total.

کو

Fixed Provisional Establishment. Temporary.

and

25,762 5 10 4,758 1 4 23 164 685 14 22

31229 1782

-exclusibe of Establishments.

Administration of Justice

do.

Jails.

do..

do.

Fransport.

Police and

Rent.....

Fornitals.

Conveyance of Maild. Works and Bouildings.

Roads streets and Bridges. Miscellaneous Services..

Special Expenditure.

205

269

10

4019 1/25 12 82/ 960 166

2203

85.8

149 19 3408 4

9:

4

53045 114 3

8

497

Total Colonial Expenditure: 38389 16 1/2

Superintendent of Frade.

Consular Services.

Deposits available,

Deposits not available

5548.2

17657.14.

3

23,205 16 10

$1420.15.6

6536. 7.52

7,957 2 112

#

9492 10

Deposits not available. "Loan repaid, Balance in 31 tt. December, 1849. Public Monies 3.154.12.114

ů a

"Private Property . ___ 3405.11.42 6,560 4 42

£

£° stg : - 77,062 2 114

that the foregoing 21th December 1849, and Imake this solemn declaration conscien

true and correct statement of my Account

ntiously

(Signer, W. F. Mercer

1850

Love Copy.

(Signed) Charles J. F. Stuart, J.P.

olonia & Secretary.

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the Colonial Chests on the first and last days of the

year, from 1th January to 31th December, 1849.

Annual Return showing the Balances in

jst.

1st January 1849.

Balance

Receipts..

Rupees.

bach.

Spanish Mexican Sterling Dollars. Dollars.

Total.

boint

र्ध

11,7154 44,214 31,265 56 22,501|32|| 1283 1554|| 1364319 8£ 1167152 65772 16742 96 189.976 692 9676 6 2 63418 3 34 2 | Total. 128,430 $ 109,986 48.008 46 212,478 012 109601 73 77,0622 114 Disbursements. - 122,3804 108,702 38429 23 195,308 28 10,527 84 70,501 18 74 Remains on 31th December, on 21th December, 1849. 6,0502 1284 9,579 23 17,169 732 432 9,579 23 17,169 731 432 13 34 6,560 4 42

In the Chest. 794 92 2251 162 318 6 112 982 13 442 567174 1284 8784 31 14,918 57 114 64 55772 11 8|

Viz:

Nault.

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the comment

CLIN

L

In pursuance of the Instructions of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Freasury . Shave caused surveys to be taken to be taken on the second of January 1850 of the Funds remain cent of that

ning day

in custody officers of the money deposited in the strong Vault respectively, and having carefully examined the Reports off the officers appointed by ino that Reports by mo to duty. Thereby strong Hauls hereby certify Balances that I have found the result to be in stret accordance with the statement of the talenty with and

of

the Freasures, and

shown in this Returns-

o in ch

184

Signed / LG Bon

L.Z. Bonham.

Tone Copy

Governor.

Colonial Secretary

Inclosure No 2 in Setp.

M. 23 of

1850.

124.

Financial

Balances in the Colonial

Annual Action showing.

Yoongkong.

Euplicate

Chests

on

the first and

last days of

the

Year

Certificate attached. 1849, with the Governor's

185

MAY.27 1850

Victoria, Hong Kong,

28th March, 1850.

هد

529:37

13.

27 June

My Lord,

I have the hour to forward to your

Endship a letter from the Colonial Surgem,

Senelzing

ail

Indent

for Medicines required

the "Civil Hospital of this Colom for

the

Shalf year commencing in trember next and ending in April 1851, together with Itatement of those in Store on the 25th batante;

may

be given to

and I beg that instructions the Colonial Agent to transmit these Medicines to Hongkong as carly as possible. -

I have the honor to be,

The Right Honnable,

The Karl Grey,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Mat Medient

Humble Servant

Melam

te

te.

from the Aut

2

Merivale

Escertain the cost.

Grueral

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5 June / 50.

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Jam directed by rach

Grey to transmit to

the a

eas

Lish of

accompanying Medicines required for

the

Civil Hospital at Hong thong

and

thit

h you

am to requech

will accertaria

report to his Lordslife

the

lash of complying with this

Requisition

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187

Entered

Jas: M. Grigor.

132

1950

MINUTE 20

JNE

FR Davis

22

"Merton 24

llames

Earibrey (25)

4344 Story Kore

27 June/50

I am servited by East

Grey

to Jom

to transmit the Ary

of a Report from the Colonial

Surgeon at Hong Hong Avering

Requisition for Meduines

for six deretter for the Goodh Civil Hospital in that aland.

The Agent General beving

reported that the cost of these medicines, if franchise From Moses: Baifs Brottura Co

will amount to £128. 13.11

sif supplied by the

of Apothecaries

Society.

The £140.

Save to state that ford

Grey would be glad to be

informed prove which of

you would

E lettishment gou

Accommend that the

these

question should

supply in question

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Entered

So.

188

11 July 150.

With reference to your

letter of the 18 huch. Jame

stirited by heel Grey to Convey to you

the hulpsons нером

authority for quocuring

from the

Society of Apothecarin

supply of Medine

the so

required for the Civil Herpetit

at Henry Hory, and forwarding there to that Colony by.

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Vietnia, Amy Kong, 189

March 27#, 1850-

I have the hour to enclose for transmision

to huglands an indent for Anchieines

for

the

Government. Ciril Arepital for Six mouthe

commending in tovember 1850 and ending in

-April 1851.

The

Supply which arrived here in August

last and which was in reality intended for Six mouth will, with the exception of a few articles,

meet the requirements of the Service until the arrival of the

of the supply

now indented for.. The present requisition has been delayed because I have been anxious to avoid the

inconvenience, the love by decay and outlaw contingent upon the accumulation of a large

The Honrable

Major frine,

Colonial Secretary-

i

+

190

stock of Medicines.

In the indent. I have omitter an

article AIL

of

order for Rectified Spirits execisive consumption. I have distilled it in the dispensary from a native - Spirit called "Samehu";

myself

рпи

this

Jowee

I have obtained Rectified Spirit of the Specific gravity of 0.838 at 12: F at the

a rate of 5/ à Gallon. This is

This is found by

the reaction of its proper tests to be perfectly pure! -

I have, to. (Signed) William Moricon, folonial Surger...

Auc

rue fopy)

Mamie

folonial Secretary-

An Endent for supply of medicines for the Government Civil Hospital in Victoria, "Hongkong, for the half year beginning Novembed 1856, and ending in April 1851

-

Acid : Hydrocyanie

Nitricum.

f

Tartaric: puls:

Aether Sulph : rectif :

Argenti Nitras. Balsam: Copaibae

#

Peruvianum.

Tolutanum.

Bismuthi Frisnitras. Calamina prep : Cantharides..

Cera alba.

flava

Cerat: betacei.

betaceum._

Chloroform... Confectis aromatica.

Rosae Gall: Senna....

Cortex Cascarillãe

Cinchonae .

Creta preparata. Cubeba Sip: Cupri Sulphas. Empl : Cantharidis .

tbs.

of.

dr.

6

2

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Einchonae.

Linch

Colocynth: Comp :

bonii.

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lbs.

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dr.

6

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cyrrhizae .

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Hyoscyami. Jalaplan

Opii. Papaveris.

Rhei Maracaci

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Ferri Quinin: Citras

Sulphas..

Flor : Anthemides.

Folia Drosmad.

Digitalis.

Rosai Gall: Lennas.

Uvve Ursi.

Gallas. Gum : Arabic :

#

A

//

#

pulv.

Mastiche

Myrrha Kino. Scam.

чтои

Hydrargyrum.

3

8

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8

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191 1

lbs.

of.

dr.

gr.

Kydrargyri

Chloridum.

2

Nitrico - Oxid :

Lignum Haematoxyl :

Simarubae.

fort: : Liquer Ammon :

Arsenic : & Hydrarg Hydrind: Arsenic : Ferri Alkalin :

Opii sedativ :: Magnesia calcinata. Magnesian Carbonas. Lulphas. Manna opt! _

#

Mel décpumat:

virg :- hing

Ol : Anisi.

Aurantic .

#

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#

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Bergamiae. Cajupeti.

Camph: Caryophylli..

Carui..

Cassiad.

Cinnamomi . Lavandulae. Limonis. Lini .

Menthas pip: _

Nucis moschatae.

blivae

Origani.... Ricini

4

3

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200

2

2

62

2

8

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130

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.....

Ol: Rosmarini.

#

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Piper longumd. Plumbi Diacetas.

Axidum.

Potassic Lodidum. Pclassare Subcarbonas ..

Potassic by anidum.

Julv: Cassiae.

Cinchonae.

Digitalis...

Foeniculi.

Glycyrrhizae . Gum : Tragacanth_

"Helenii radicis.

Myrrhae. Rad Zingiberis.

#1

Chlumbãi.

Sarzao. Lullae .

Soda Carbonas.

#1

Lubcarbonas.

Tart: pulv:

Sapo Hispanicus.

Semina Anisi.

Colchici

Spiritus tetheris Nitrici.

#1

Lavandulae Comp :

Sulphas Beberring. Sulphuris Lodidum.

12

8

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lbs.

of.

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Sulphur sublimatum.

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Finct : Benzoin : Comp:

#

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Digitales.. Hyoscyami Lobelian inflater

Humuli.

Vinum Ohi

Zinci Acetas.

Oxidum.

#

Sulphas... Adhesive plaster on Calico. Bandage bloth

Flannel...

Lint

Suspensory Bandages . Splints for the arme. Jenk

#

"

leg.

Pink 2 sets. Solid 2 Sets.

Desault's 4 sets.

Male Lyringes. 4 oz

Go. 1oz. Glass.

Jo.

Graduated Glass

Jo.

Jo.

Glass Funnels. Copper Sieve. Still..

Jo.

sets. Junk 2 sets.

805.

measure, 8 of. Do. 2oz.

Hydrometer and Pens.

Strong Twine

Glass Vase.

Emplast : Alutad.

Turned Wood Boxes.

6.

2000.

8.

1 Gross.

6.

Dispy.

Labels for drawers, bottles

&c. large size_

Vial forks.

Sint Jo

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Vials. 1/2 0z

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2

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I set.

4. gross.

2

2

2

2

2

4

4

#

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lbs.

of:

30

/

Silverlock's Diepens 7 Labels. A few sets of

the most orde

ordinary

directions.

8

(Signed) William Morrison,

Colonial

olonial Surgeon.

Tone Copy

Maene

Conial Secretares

193

÷

1

**

To Parliament

Check Book Reports

No 25.

livil..

NI.

1950

Part 1

My Lad,

Your

?

RECEIVED

JUNE 20

1850

196

wt

Suso Victoria, Houghing;

2nd April, 1850.

I have the honor to transmit to

Lordship the Blue Book of this

Colony for the year

Revenue. 1.

3:ær 1845£2509/1W/

1844 " 23,6/7,3" 3

Degrease £ 147416-82

Year 18119.

The Revenue for the year.

Year 1849

for-

amounted to £23,617. 3, 3, and that

to £25,091,19. 111⁄21⁄2 including

ear to £

the preceding year

£ 19.16-7 recovered by the Colonial Agent

England. The Revenue collected. is

it in

Byoun 1874.tht2 consequently £1474-16.8%1⁄2 bese than that for

1848.

This decrease arizes

undermentioned items, as

from

the

shown by

the

comparative statement-

for

1848 and 1849

at Pages 30 and 31 of the Blue Book; namely:

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grea

|

Yo

Yo

:

!

2.

F

--

197

Duties on

goods

sold

by auction

J. J.

(aboliched from 12th March 1847 ) - 165.17.5

Rents from lands teared for building

purposes including resumption

of lots, and arrears due.

Fisheries (discontinued since 18/18)__

Anears of Kent from Villages and land

under cultivation

Opium Licenses_

Brokerage

Fees of 9

tverpayments recovered.

Police Superannuation contributions

2,139.9.74

7.1.8

222.15.54

300012n b

258. b. 8

2′′ 0" b/1⁄2

#

Salt. Baoticnage Billiard Table

Fees of Offices, including Fees on leaves_ 269.16.7

Fines and Forfeitures of Courts.

including clothing and sick

Amounts recovered by the Colonial

255,19. 11/2

74 73

25.19% 2%

a sum of £4.140.16.0/%2

stoppages.

Agent in London

Forning together.

}

کا

398.13.5

19.16.7

#

But this has been relieved by

an-

augmentation derived from the following

sources; namely:-

Police Rate assessment

Deposits on land sold. Rents from Buildings

1 Markets Stone quarrying. Retail of Spirits

Licenses

Pawnbrekers!

Auctioneers

[Serangs

bovernment property sold

Reimbursement of hypences

£. s. v.

540′′ 3′′ 21⁄2

29 % 1 x 1

68.946

1565.0

45,16% 8

647, 16 = 4

604.8.1

215,18,10%1⁄2

29.14.9

32/4/m 2

3.14.8

£2665.19.4

The mett deficit, therefore for 18469 is £ 1676, 16.8%, salome state.

Expenditure. 2. The expenditure for 1869 amounted to

£.38,986,16.67% which, when set against: £62,658, 15.7, the

Year 1848 £62,658,15. 7

1849. 38,986.1,6%

Decrease ₤23,672.14.0%

:um incured for 1848, exhibits a nett decrease in 1849

of

- £93.672.14.0%, and is accounted for as follows:-

5

:

:

+

Establishments.

Administration of Inetice

Charitable allowances

Poliec and Sails, exclusive, of hstablishments

Rent. of Building

Franchort

Worts and Buildings.

Roads, Streets and Bridges Miscellaneous Services___

Land and Sonce purchased

Spesial hupenditure

£

s. J.

4,299, JM 3

#

314.18.10/2

101% 5,0

1006~2~114

127 4x11

27218

10, 0 7 6 % 18 % 11 / 1⁄2

29901341

362.0.7

5,000,00

262% 19% 1

₤24815.15.7

On the other hand, the invercare has arscounted

to £ 1160.19.6% on the following items, namely:-

Establishments.__.

Pensions, Retired allowances and Gratuities.

Revenue Services...

Hospitals, exclusive of betablishments Conveyance of mails

735 11/

137,1844

198

1849 is therefore. £₤23.672.14.07% as appears from the comparative, statement at pages 32 and 33_ of the Blue Berk.

Public Works. 3. The extension of the Harbour Master's Pier

to which Ineferred in my

Deepatch accompanying

2.

115 a 11x 3

No 3.

2. Sull

149419.11

£1140-19.6%

The actual decrease in Expenditure during

Last year's Blue Book, has been completed within the

and there now remains but one work of any.

Year,

de to be undertaken the ercetion.

_ of

magnitude

Government House, on which subject = I beg to

of a

refer your Lordship to my Deepatik. 482 of the 25th

August 1849. Ample detail. respecting, the duties performed by the Survey n.

General's

Sopartment during the year 1849 will be found in MVR fleverly's Report herewith enclosed. Salso

attach a further Report by the same

progress of his Department.

Military Syponditare. 44

The

Officer on the

Military hypenditure which

in 1848 amounted to £80,778, has been £75,943

during.

the

year, showing a decrease as

past year,

:

199

compared with the preceding, one of £ 1,855,

and a further enving will be effected during-

the present year,

three.

as

Companies of Rifles

Averc

returned to feylon in November last. Although- I have already had rccasion to remark that the

Governor is in no way responsible for

responsible for the expences

of this Branch of the Service, I have, nevertheless,

efforts

with the respective.

to

invariably used my beet authorities on the spot to ensure a due regard whenever the contemplated outlay

comemy.

iu.

[U

any way

for

WTS

connected with the Civil Government,

instance the proposed repair of the Banacks at Stanley, to which I adverted in my despatch_ - 1219 of the 21th March, 1850.

5.

Under this head five Ordinances were passed during the year 1849, all of which have :ince been approved _ by Her Majesty. Of these perhaps the most important is M1, by which the Summary Juriediction of Police Magistrates of the Peace was

and Justices of the Peace was extended, and

Legislation.

a

were

before only

Court of Petty Seccions instituted for the trial_ of certain offences which cognizable by the Supreme Court. This measure me in detail in despatch N.20 of

reported by

24th February 1849, has fully answered the __ expectations I had formed of it, by providing for

the the more

speedy settlement of small debts,

minor

are (ver

Crimes and misdemeanours, and I have

every

reason to believe that it has gained the entire confidence of the Community.

By Ordinance 13, the Immmary-

Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

was extended

to Civil cases where the amount in dispute may_ not. execed. 500 Gellars, and for the convenience of parties who might wish to employ legal advisers, a table of Fees chargeable by attorneys

drawn up and revised by the Attorney, General . _ This measure seemed necessary for

CALOS ANTUS

of

such

in sue

the

protection of suitors, breauce attorneys and Soliciters, who from

who from the absence of Barristers act- here as advocates,

are

not subject to that control

.....

-

and surveillance to which they are liable in England. For a more detailed exposition of the motives which led to the framing of this enactment. I must refer your Lordship to my_ Deepatch. 139 of 21th April 1849.

Much inconvenience having been experienced in the empanelling of Suries account of the limited_ huropean population. of the Colony, I was induced, in order to

remedy- ikis evil to pare Ordinance No24, which reduces this the property qualification of common heroes Trom 1000 Dollars to $500.

Ordinance 15 empowers the chief Iustice to grant an order.

order for the attendance_ of Witnesses in suits pending before the Concular Counts, before Commissioners appointed by

the Consuls to receive in the Colony the deportions

Witnesses who may be seciding in Houghtong. By rule of Court (sine = approved by your Lordship. ) the sittings of the Supronce

Court at Nisi Prius were

were there a

increased from 44

A

to b in each

year.

9 200

This provision, which

блегни

was concured in by the Chief Iustice, has in= conjunction with the enlarged summary buriediction granted. to the Supreme Court by Ordinance 13 of 1949, materially obviated the delay which was formerly experienced- in the disperal_ of civil_

suits and actions.

+

Population b.

The Return for 1848 showed 21,514 Souls exclusive of troops, and that for 1849 exhibits 29,507; whence it appears that there is an increase in the Population of 7.993.

have before had occasion. to remind

your Lordship that a great proportion of the Chinese

who

frequent- Houghong are of very migratory habit, and this influx

which it will be seen

I

by the table at the end of this paragraph is composed almost entirely of that description of people, is to be accounted for partly by the unsettled state of Macas in consequence of the murder of Governo Amaral, from

10

migrated to this

ome of the inhabitants have Colony, but principally by the stimulus

afforded.

to commerce and industrial purenits by the accèrsion of trade with California, a vast number of wooden houses and various other_ articles of Chincue manufacture having been constructed here and shipped_~ to that territory_ direct- from this Port, thus affording employment- considerable number of Carpenters and other artificers. From the Meturn at page 145

to a

very

Iin no leer than 27 repuls,

the Blue Book it will be seen that there

for

in

are

only 77 Chince Houses unoccupied in Victoria, whereas the table for 1848 showed_123._ In reality, however, the decrease of uncccupied_ Houses is still more considerable, addition to a few huropean reidences, numeros Chinese Shops have been constructed during the year. This affords satisfactory evidence of

addition to the stable and respectable_

Chince population_.__

an

classes of our

/ 201

11.

Comparative Abstrant of Population in. 1848 and 1849-

1848

1849 Increase.

huropeans-

перешня

642

656_

14

1

[

Portuguese

32/

337

10

!

Indian and Malays 213

223

10

Chinese

20,338

28,297

-7959

N. b.

je

Total 2/5/4 29,507 -7993

I beg to append separate Returns of the

the

conus for 1849, viz:, a general Table and two jo 5. others, one detailing the distribution of the Chines throughout Victoria and the Villages in 16. Island, and the other showing the Boat-

Population of the Colony

Лев.

Climate. 7.

I am happy to state that the

experience of the lact

year

has fully borne out the views I expressed when transmitting the Blue Book for 1848, respecting the general salubrity of this Climate and of its being in my opinion as well adapted to Suropean_

.....

12.

Constitutions as

other places similarly situated. within the tropics. The total white population. for 1849, including Americanus and Portuguese-

was 987, and the deaths.

(but exclusive of Troops) amounted to 65, showing a suntality of 6.58 por

cent - being 2.03 here than in 1848.

only

-

The

sanatory state

b-58 per.

of the Jails is particularly satisfactory. In 1848 the deaths

amounted to 5.06 per cent on the average number of Prisoners confined, and this has decreased during that of 1849 to 4.08 per cent. the Inclorure bearing on the subject-will-

shew the

number of Prisoners to have

average

b

been 147, of whom & died of incidental

diseases. The

average

number of Suropeans

выгорелия

in

among

in

confinement during the year was 12. whome no casualty occurred. With reference to the mortality the Garrison, your Lordship will

porecive from the accompanying Memorandum. that the percentage of Deaths to strength_

17

N 8.

Jr.

135

7202

for 1849

6.18 for.

was 7.90 for. the European Goops, and the Indians, or 7.02 per cent.

the

du

during 1848,

whole force, being 5.28 less than

cent on

when the European force text: 20-43 and the

native

force

5. 14 per cent respectively, cent- on the whole number of Troops. From the annexed table your Lordship

12.30 per cen

per.

will observe that out- of a population of

17,013 including

Victoria and certain

Villages, the whole number of accertained_ amongst the Chinese was only 104

iget

deaths

or 0.61 per cent_; but no confidence whaterez

Can

in Returns of this nature, be reposed in Returns of

As

all who have the means leave the Colony and

return to their native places when attacked_ by any serious disease.

92 Morrison's Report which I have caused to be appended to the Blue Book contains copious details regarding Ancdical statieties of the Colony.

the

14

8.

At. page 185 of the Blue Book will. Education. be found a Return of the different schols in-

om which

which it will be seen

the Colony, from there are four for

four for

that

the education of the Children

of huropeans (one of which ales receives theme of

Chinese Christians), and six

for

Chinese. Three

of these last receive a small monthly allowance

from

Governments, and are under the inspection and superintendene of the Colonia - Chaplain and the Chief Magistrate of Police. The Pleport of these gentlemen which I append hereto chows that the number of Scholars has materially increased during the past year.

proof of the estimation in

is the

are

As a proof of schools held by the Chinese Community, and-

which they attach to importance education, I may mention that the inhabitants of Wongneichung, one of the porest- on the Island, have lately petitioned_

slight peenniary aid toward establishing, a School in their

the estimation in which these

Villages

me to afford

some

M:10-

203

neighbourhood, and. I have thought it night.

to necede to their application by granting them

a.

similar sum to that bestowed on the others,

on the 1th Smetant,-

commencing from

measure which I truet will meet with "Your Lordship's approval..

Trade. G. 896 Vessels arrived_ at Hougtong-

15

deering 1849, of an aggregate burthen. of 283,711 tons, showing

the preeeding year

an increase over th

of 196 Vessels and 64,893 tous . Of there ships 167 are reported to have imported_ and 1167 exported-

goods

de

into and from the Colony. From the Returns in the Blue Book under the head of Suports and Exports, furnished to me by the Harbour Master it will be seen that Treasure to the value of $10,057,986 equal to £2,095,413.15.0, have been shipped_at_ this Port for exportation as follows:-

% Great Britain - $1,200,644

" British India.

1 Manila.

Mhampon and Canton

"

"1

8,704247 28,095

125,000

#

£ 250134.3.4

# 1,813,384 15. 10

#

5,853, 2. 26,041×13.4

6

204

The greater part of the sums

London and India has no return for opium.

shipped for

doubt been in-

The estimated value of Sugar exported from Hongkong during 1849 was £21103, 14.0- being. £ 126,833 lese than in 1848.

I have attached to the Blue Book_a_ short. Return prepared by the Harbour. Macter, showing the quantity of Tea exported from Hongthing during, 184.9 to be about Abs. 900,000!!

It is satisfactory to state that this Port has lately become a place of recart-

resort for American Whalers for the purpose of refitting and refreshing their Brews. Thirteen Vessels of this description anchored_ here during,

the past.

Year,

their

cargoes aggregating 21, 585 Banels equal to 679.927 gallons of oil and 266 tons

& bone.

344 tous or 108,360 Gallons of oil

transhipped_

and. 52/1⁄2 tons of bone were

were trans

from three of them and exported to England.

I beg to anner a

Memorandum

N11.

of the Mative Trade of the Colony, drawn up by the Assistant Chinese Secretary.

othe

abzenec

of c

a Custom House or

any other description of office having any legal power to insist on conect. Returns of the suports and hyports no doubt affords facilities to the Suropean Trader, and encouragement to the

ерсан Chinese Settlers and others engaged in trade, who

me extremely jealous of any interference with.

them in their commercial transactions, but at

the same time it

time it prevents

accurate Return

may

of the trade of the Colony being prepared. The Statements under this head in the Blue Book

are

therefore in my judgen

be relied on.

my judgement not at al' to For instance in those tables no

notice, whatever is taken of the export of thium,

but I am aseused by many well informed_

themen that the retail export trade in

be estimated at 300 Chests per

gentlemen

this drug may

mouth. Should this estimate be coreet

and presuming

chest to be worth $500,

M

!

18

we

have at- once a retail export- trade in one

Million and hight

article amonuting to a

hundred thousand dollars annually.

10.

The fixed. Revenue derivable under. Crown Lands

this head at the close of the

of the year

184? was

Mercantile Firms__ £44,968.15,2%

fellows:-

Private Individuals.___.

4,634 m 210/1⁄2

Chines

1 b 4 bu 5′′ 31⁄2

being 21

/

Total_____£_11,249.3.11%-

14145.5% above the amount for 1848, notwithstanding a lose to Government to the value of £4.25.7% 7 caused by a reduction in the rental of three Lots and the surrender and resumption of twelve others during part year.

11.

the

At the commencement of the past year a considerable reduction was made in the Police Force, as already reported to your Lordship,

Police.

$12.

and I am glad to say

205

that I believe it to be

sufficiently strong to answer all legitimate

purposes.

I enclose herewith three Returns, one - showing the number of Persons apprehended in. 1848 and. 1849 respectively, and the others s.13. the Criminal Cases tried in the Supreme and 1. 14. Admiralty Courts during the last year respectively,

No

4.15.

From the two latter

Your Lordship with remark.

that out of 143 persons committed

during 1849, Seventy-

accused

ed were

one or one

for

trial

half of the

tried and convicted, whereas

in 1848 out of 223 Persons committed, only

b

60 or less than one

were convicted.

Jalse

number of

Civil

third of the accused

anney an

CALCI

Abstract of the

dispored of by the

Returns

1. 16. Chief Justice during 1849, as well as

showing the Amount and description of business that has been performed by Court of Petty Sessions and in the Chief

that

20.

Magistrate's Office respectively during

Lame

12.

111c

period.

the

In conclusions, Any Lord, it affords My gratification to be able to

to sa

say-

that I believe

the Colony is improving in every respect,

may

if

I

be permitted to judge by the increase to its inhabitants and by the

chinese

Mumerous

honces that have been created during the year, as well as by the contentment, that

that appears

appears to me to prevail throughout the entire Antive Population, and Europeans generally. The Revenues of the Colony certainly do not advance as could desire; nevertheless, I consider that if ↑ Revenue of £23,000 1 $25,000

^

can

annually

be raised without the imposition of Taxes

either on

A

which

the Trade or on

other objects. would require in their collection an interference with the liberty of the Inhabitants and an expensive and renal crowd of Subordinate officers, as much will be preured

a canL

be

!

21 206

reasonably expected from a population under 30000 Souls. The Blue Book shows that

the

expences of the Colony. Your

diminution, and

are in course

of

Lordzhip-may-

confidently rely, that whenever

proper

opportunities offer I shall not hesitate to

take advantage of

them with the view

the view of

1une

-making the Receipts and Disbrazements -nearly approximate than they do at- presents; nevertheless, I would respectfully add that I think, seeing that the Trade of

china benefits the British huchequer_and_ Indian Government conjointly to the extent of upwards of Seven Millions Sterling, an expenditure on the part of the Mother Country of from £12,000 to £15,000 annually to uphold the Establishment of a Colony, which is the seat of the Superintendent of Trade with whom rests the responsibility of conserving and improving

that

that Jac

༡༡

ought not to be considered

enc

enccelive

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most obcdient

Humble Servant,

Bonham

÷

207

27

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$

No. 2...

(Crippay).

Lin

24-

208

Surveyor General's Office, Victorico, 19th January, 1880.

the

I have the honor to lay before

you, for the information of Hes Excellency the Sovernor,

unua &

been

my Report upon the Works that have kon undertaken during the year

the gear last passed,

and upon the general state and repair

Roads and Works upon

ів

of all fivil

Island.

upon the

Victorio - Roads and Bridges.

The balance due for planting,

and protecting trees upon the Queen's

and some other Roads durin

1848, was

the year

during the

d in the early part of

paid in

last year; several of the trees have

The Honble. Major M. faino,

Colonial Secretary,

;

Governor Bonham,

2nd April, 1850.

ctoria, Hongkong,

to

The Earl Grey.

16 Enclosures.

125.

1849, and reporting

Book of Hongkong for

Transmitting the Blue

the state

on

the Colony.

b

W. Ellist, Mr. Meine

Blue Blue to Litray.

Reports Parles

$5.20/6.

The Anfort 143 in

firme

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funt in Type

with the Book Reports

7.78

2076.

Am June 2.1

2.

theiver exceedingly swill, and will in a

few years

ве

be a

b ornament to the

great

fity; many of the smaller trees have been broken during gales of wind, and wilfully destroyed by drunken sailors others, and I have still to complain

they sustain

of the frequent injury they

froms

the

Numerous

goats

which are

allowed to commich depredations of

kind

every

over

the whole City with

impunity. The small grove of fir

trees planted at the back of the Albany Barrack's in

the year 1845, which

were then only eighteen inches high, having thrives exceedingly,

are now.

upwards of five feet and require

thinnin

ing

Stoad at Sukunper and

Causeway Bay,

and extension to

M.

North Point, Requisition Nr. 1 of 1849 .

April

This service was commenced in

j

>

--

7

A on account

and

£75 paid

209

4.

4. by Lovernment,

in addition to which the inhabitants

subscribed. £. 115, and as

a further

amount

the

of £. 170 was sanctioned for

extension. The work consisted in

the old Road and Bridges to

widening

an

average

- of 30 feet, to render

width of

it available a

AS A

carriage

drive; it was

completed previous to the termination of the year, but the final payment. could not be made, in consequence of

a misunderstanding and lawsuit instituted by the Contractor against

the flock of Works.

It received some damage during

the Typhoon on 13th Lefitembex

The Road round the Wong

chung Valley, Requisition 17 of 1849,

also widened for a

ing

similar purpose to for a similar

menceds in July,

the above, was commenced in

and

finished for an expenditure of L. 70-16.8.

F

G

4.

Amount paid for blasting powder

for sunday Services, £.3.16.8, Requisition

on

No 33 of 1849, completes the expenditure

account of Roads for construction, amounting in the wholer to £.175.0.7 for the year; but the sum of £.318-6

disbursed for labour performeds under old Contracts of the previous year

the Aberdeen and Stanley Road, the payment of which His Excellency was obliged to defor

for

Repairs to Roads, (exclusive) of (onvict labour), only amounted to 3. 9 = 12.8, Requisitions 3, 6, 8, and 2, The Convict labour during

the year

27

consisted in the construction of 1th a pathway from the Sec-house

to the Church and Government Offices.

Sunday works round the Government.

2nd. Sund

Offices.

3rd. Repairs to Stonds and Streets, and

}

4th Miscellaneous Services. 1th. This pathway

/

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210 5

the side of the

hill under the Murray Battery, and

is entirely in sider cutting, and filling,

the section o

a.

of the.

ground.

excie din

singly

;

irregular and steep; in some places

cutting of 25 feet had to be made, and immediately adjoining a hollow to be filled of an equal depth, this rendering the execution extremely expensive ; the weather also being exceedingly dry during a portion of the working period, rendered the consolidation of the materials almost impossible, thus several heavy slips occured

however the after heavy pathway

rains;

now is completely finished,

the embankment to the Queen's Stead

grassed over, and a stone channch made in two portions which I hope, will preserve it from excessive injury,

:/

F

6.

and

· prevent any further plips. 3622 Convicts have been employed there on,

whose labour is equir expenditure of 2.75.9.2.

equivalent to an

sment

2d. The work at the Gover Offices consisted in lovelling portions of the ground, adjoining, sloping,

em

the

bankments, and snaking a small, pathway to join that previouely alluded to from the See-house; also in assisting to create the flagstaff, grassing the

the area, and completing

: the walks round, the Buildings; the total amount of men being 7.746, and value of work L. 161-7.6. 3rd Occasionally during the execution of the above works, a portion of the gang, employed in general Repairs throughout the bity, and for the lack three months I have kept nearly the schole number at my disposal

were

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upon

and

211

that service; many of the Groads 1 streets had got in very bad repair indeed, the surface in several places having, bes entirely was beds this Thope I will in a be enabled to prevent in future,

a

or

away;

a great

reat measure

a.s

at me

my

considerable quantity of brokew stone metalling has been placed at disposal, which the prisoners confined to hard labour in the fails have

this I have laid down,

prepared ; this and rolled, and formed.

formed a hards

compact surface which will not be so liable to

injury from the

vo rains, as

excessive

the ordinary

material with which the roads are constructed. ; the two combined, however,

with a small quantity of sea-sand make the best coating. I have ever seew, and the quickest to consolidato, which is of

Jome) cont

consequen

co

here,

aro

paised

where there but few wheel carriages, and those of light draught. The total -length of Roads and Streets se during the year is 10,565 yards, 6' % aniles; the Convicts employed. there on 5,850, equivalent to an - diture of £121.17.6

or about

an exper

=

Several of the Streets and some damages

to the Embankments Queen's Road, West, I have not yet been able to

oepair ; but these Ishall casily effects before the change of the

In onsoon or

ans not oblig

the rains set in, if

obliged to employ

icts elsewhere

Service.

01 2026)

the

I

particular

4th . Its the repair and construction of rough stone drains I have, employed

455 fenvicts, equal to £9.7.7; and

general

in

neral miscellaneous services,

173 amounting to 2.3.12.1.

!

I have not had quite to mas Convicts employed this

9. 212

apear as last,

the number being, 17,846 for the latter, and 18,151 for the former year

The

13.10

labour performed. is equal to £.371.13 from which the repairs to tools, &o, should be deducted, and which having £23.0/ leaves the effection

cost £23

or nett value of the whole year's labour £.348413

13491

or

L. 18×16 m) above the

value of the purvious year 1848, ov

that of 1847.

i

है. 44

44.17"

b over that

nearly an equal number of each of the periods .

with

mer iw

Roads rounds the Island. The heavy gales of wind during,

the

summer, caused considerable damages

on

portions of the coast road and Causeway from Sukunpur to Aldrick Bay to the Eastward, and near -town of Aberdeen to the Westward.

the

:

10.

2132

+

The wooden

bridges have suffered also

promo natural causes, decay, and white ants, and more particularly from robberies, of which Shave obliged to complain .

anually

been

I am sorry that I have myself been unable to make a personal inspection of the whole line, I have been unables

ad

to mount a horse for

months; but

Some mon

the Chineze boerseer has reported that

although in several places some slips

have

bankments and cuttings of emb recurred, the general state of the surface. throughout has not been injured, very much since Any lach report, and is in tolerable, order, except in the steep parts, the same

by the excessive

as

effects being produced,

before described

ever pains as

having taken place upon the Streets in the fity, and of course year after year they will become worse,

and more li

expensive to repair, if it should ever be found necessary

I must admit I aus

to do so, which

sorry to say

This Excellency has been unable to effect even in the slighest degree since his arrival here, from the want of funds ; this has also naturally caused the cessation of other proposed

new works

and improvements in several parts

of the fites, last year; the planting, of trees,

the number, Imuch regret

and which I alluded to

b

amongst has not

in to pe

beew

effected, as they server

prominent.

Ň manner,

to improve

the appearance and healthiness of the Colony . The total expenditure on account of Roads, amounted to £503.53 Buildings - Aberdeen Police Station, A small payment

was made on account

payment was mader

of this Building, for stores supplied by "the Ordnance Departments, amounting,

t

12

to £. 3. 18.7, under Report and Estimate No. 5 of 1846.

An expenditure of £58.10 was made under Report and Estimate Nr 4 of 1847 for the better ventilation and improvement of the fails, consequent upon their occupation by

larger it was contemplated when built Upon the site of the Church a small expenditure

number of "

amounting

to F. 4

1.17

mmon than for which

was made under

Report and Estimate No. 5 of 1846, in

cutting

and re

removing sundry

to close the account for

lodge

at the Comctory

лече

rocks, and

that service. A.

built for the use

of the grave diggers, and cost £. 46. 17.

4.

The expenditure upon the Church

itself amounted to L. 1246.6.4, the greater portion of which for the each

was

es-gutters

iron window frames and caves.

ordered from England.

A.

214

under sundry Requisitions, consisted in the removal of the old Reasury: Kult, erection of

two

Hagstares, one at Government House, the other at Government Offices, the protection

of the Albany Godowns, Bamboo blinds for Government Offices : ; six brick pillars with Jonie

capitals were placed

- placed in the Hall

suppor

of

the Supreme fourt for the suffract of the

floor above, which had begun to show

some alterations and

Symptoms of sagging :

tagging ; kous

additions were made to the Magistracy,

to £.60.2.6, to render it

amounting

more available for the increased duties carried on therein in consequence of the

establishment of petit Sessions, &c. The cohole of the above services amon £. 394.18.7.

under my

amounting

to

Repairs to the Public Buildings

my chargo were effected upon a

low intended

Bungalow

The

Contingent

ingent Works to Buildings

Guard .

for

Servants, &c.,

the

now at Government Houses, the

N

14.

kitchous at the fail, Post Offer out buildings, Police stations at sukunpur and Stanley, the - Government store-rooms, Government Offices, "Bungalow Hospital Hill, Harbour Master's Office, Aberdeen Police Station, 3 Police Stations in Victoria, the Magistracy, Jail Towers and Post Office, the details of which being given in the Blue Book Return, Ishall merely state the whole

amounted to L. 140.0.4. In addition to the above, the sune

of L

£.21.2.5 was paid on account of the Storm repairs of 1848, Report and Estimate No. 3 of 1848.

Marine Works. Construction.

An extension of 59 feet to the pier at the Harbour Master's wharf was effected

this

year, for an expenditure of L.154. 8.91 some repairs to the other piers

ins the

City

werd also rendored necessary, but have

not

et been paid for ; they

yet

estimated at B. 16. 138.

wvere...

+

15

215

Repairs to Bridges

have

only

amounted

to L. 3. 19.1, but to the wooden Bridges

in the Va

Valley,

Ithink it extremely desirable

that either stone or

brick arches should be

made thereto, (plans of which I have

Imuch regret

prepared), as Imuch

regret to find. both

beams and platforms are becoming injured

by

the weather and dry not,

dry not, decaying

q in

several places; experience has shown that when once such defects appear

in wood-

work to exposed in this climate, it is

extremely difficult if not impossible to prevent the spreads of the disease, or depend upon the stability of

Stability of the several

parts of the structure .

A stone Bridge it is also highly,

desirable should be placed

in

over the stream

Causeway Bay ; the banks being tolerably,

high

-arch elliptic Bridge of 30

one a

feet span

would

and with a ron

off the water,

carry off.

feet would

roadway of 20 feet

:

1

16.

2216

be all the public require at present. Ie

widening this

road,

regret that the

I have much

causes to

!

bridges thereon, four

wooden

in number, were also added to and

repaired under directions

of the flank

absence .

of Works acting for me during my Iso frequently alluded to the necessity of dispensing

with all wooden bridges,

wherever it was practicable, of which he

was aware,

that such a construction should

not have been advised. The road was

partly formed by subscription of the inhabitants of the fity,

and it being much wanted by them for their summer drive

was

the cause

of the erection in wood

instead of stone, which would have occupied.

, and thus the road could

a

Enger period, and thus the

not have been opened to soon, or

the public

derive so much benefit as they did, during

the season .

There is

another road. I have frequently

alluded to, which would be of great advantage,

and a

great

boow to the public, if constructed

- viz : - that from the Albany Godowns

to the Won

Wongneichung Valley, to avoid the Gaps. This with the Roads abready constunde, a most agrecable and healthful

would make

drives durin

during

summer here .

the

excessive heat of the

Other works of importance acferred

to in

my

last Report, presume it is

unnecessary for

me to recomments

again,

as the same cause which defeared their construction then, exists at the presents

time.

I have, yo.

(Signed) Cha : St. Geo : Eleverly, Surveyor General.

True Copy

folonial Lecutory

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ו.

3

Indo sure

No 25 of 1850.

to 2 in Desp:

Yo. 6.

217

Surveyor General's Office,

th.

Victoria, 12th March, 1850.

!

-200

Report by the Surveyer

Wor Rs

Gener al

the Year 1844.

19th January,

executiï during

the Public

1850.

Sir

I

have the honor to submit my

my

annual Report upon the state and progress

of this Department for the

But for

any importance

the year;

few

year

lash passed

new Public Works of

dertaken during

werès undertaken

the services upon which we were

principally engaged

completion of

which

A

and

Lone

consisted in

the

of the old. Contracts

delayed for want of funds, and

upon Roads, both in construction and

repair;

the sund

of £.50353

503.5.3 onli

only

was

cxpended, the details of which being fully

I in

specified

my Report upon Public Works,

in my

it is unnece

- unecessary here to recapitulate . "With regard to Buildings

To the Hotlile. Major W. baine

Colonial Secretary

or

2.

and

repairs thereto, about the same amount of duty is generally demanded annually, this service occupies much time and-

attention, for it frequently happens that although the

expenditure for the same is of small amount, and therefore appawitty of a trivial nature, it is indie

indispensably necessary that a strict supervision be made of the

service performed, or the Chinces workmen -will scamp the work and cheat to the- utmost of their power, and it is in this respect where I miss the services of a good practical workman, such as are to be. frequently found at home, who act in all capacities as general overseers, but who- nevertheless have been brought up to some

trade; for such services I have : always found

а

carpenter

such a

the

most

efficient person, and

if

one could be attached to the Establishment

-in lieu of the Civil Engineer and bleck of "Works, whose situation it is proposed

sells to

{

abolish, much

d won

good

218

مجد

would result thereby . The

only assistant I now have for all out-of- -door works is the Chinese overseer, whose

services I must admit are.

as well in

the

office

as ow

extremely useful,

the Works; he

has had now good training in all sorts of duties, and although he could not himself execute any particular work, he will see that

my drawings and instructions are fully attended to. I have much

cause to be

thankful for the horse allowance granted hime, as from

the distance between work's

sometimes carried on simultaneonely,

enabled to visit them much more

he

کنا

cxpeditiously and frequently than hitherts. The three coolies under his charge

also perform similar duties, and attend to the

general repair of drains and roads, and whose particular service is to go out during

rains, and seo that the surface drains efficiently, or apply the necessary

heavy

act

4.

remedies if thing

Only

do not

ones sW

building was erected

building

during the year, the Lodge at the bemetory, the Sier at the Harbour Master's Wharf, finished, and the other Services undertaken

Avere

AVAS

of general or miscellancous character, the whole however fully specified as before alluded;

again to refer to

to

Theq agais

my

abluded to in

a circumstance

lach Report, vitz :

the

advantage that I feel confident would accrue to the Department both pecuniarily and otherwise if a paid, blacksmith and carpenter were attached thereto; there is a considerable quantity of material in store from old build

buildings pulled down ife, and as

I have twenty-three buildings charge, to repair wooden bridges

under my and Convict

tools, I am sure I could employ

them in

ways, and effect a saving

also;

several ways, besides tools in particular might be repaired

219

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directly they require it instead of waiting until

a su

sufficient number

are out of repair to enable me to estimate the sum requisite

to put them all in order, and then obtain

the

sanctions from the Governor

necesary sanction

for the outlay

and to

all this would be avoided,

large a stock would not be required,

and indeed this is becoming

more

apparent

since the prisoners confined to hard labour within the fail have commenced to break

stones for the roads ;

; for if Shad a black. Smith, in addition to his other works, he

might take charge of their hammers and repair them daily, if need be, and to kup them in much better order than I can

possibly do at presents

For work in the interior of the fail

it would be an advanta

advantage if they

ed in ma

Avere

employed aking baskets and seftrroper both of which I am obliged to use

very

much, and occasionally a great deal is

6.

to the work upon which

expended according to the work

the road. Convicts are engaged; oakum I imagine

ight be obtained at the Naval Stores

made

from

with the

or

condemned popo, and retivisted

commow

Chinese machine

be

necessary however that

none o

; care svould,

of

it was

secreted whereby any of the presenors might offect their escaper, but this could easily "be arranged by an efficient failer.

013

"The entire working of the Convicts the Roads devolved upon myself

after the

re

tion of

:ssignation

Mr. Bowden the

of Mr.

Road Overseer in May last, as

6

I wished

J

the fivil. Engineer and block of Works

to a new

to complete a

survey of the entire Town,

a new tur

and in consequenced exempted him from other duties ; he made preparation for the trangulation and other preliminary services, and had completed some portions of it, but unfortunately he became sick and was unable to

to give

me

any

data to

carry

work from, to enable me to where he had terminated, or

ow

lay

the

220

Service

down the

Survey on paper from his field notes ; I

much this circumstance, for so

regret very

much has been done both Public and private

Since

my

oww

ne ma

original survey

in 1843, that

map is indispensable; if therefore, circumstances should permits, I have

02.

No

ow next

a

particular Sublic Works to carry winter, Imust myself undertake the tack

again

more.

I was confined to the Offien than usual by lameness, otherwise I might have rendered[afeistance to the bivil Engineer in his survey, but unfortunately

impossible for

96 might

it

of

woad in

undertake such exercise.

to walk

The Civil Engineer and block of

the 30th Sept .

Works was invalided

and departed for England on leave for

twelve months.

8.

Towards the termination of the

of the apart

the works at the Church

year,

were recommenced

for the completion of the Tower, fixing the

iron window - frames, caves-gutters, Ye.

Mr. Power the Book-keeper has been

fully occupied in executing his several duties ; the preparation of the documents required

in

by the office

accounts, Returns and other

official service matters, much of which was increased by the poluminous statements affecting Lands, and expires thereof demanded by the House of Commons.

five

forty

In the Registry Office eighty- memorials affecting land were. registered

nine

of which were.

for absolute

-sale, and tow surrender to the frown,

the remainder being of a

a miscellaneous

character; of the above, twenty-

seven

in

n

place

221

The reduction that has taken

in the Do

Department

tment consists

1

in

the

Road Overseer, amounting to £. 180 fur

annum!

I have, yo,

(Signed) Chas . £t. Goo. Eleverly Surveyor General.

Sue

the

!

have been prepared and copied office, being for Chinese, with translations

attacked by the Chinese Secretary,

Copy

1

Conial Secustary

:

0981 of 96 of

4

Europeans.

Portuguese . ( Goa and Macac)

Indians, Malays, &c.

Chinese in employ of Europeans.

098/ p voy ÿ 6 /

6775 648; and

quoneise you my

CD

دوگان

вильо

IH

z zown sty

By J

200

Census of Hongkong.

Totul Total

Tumbe. Number

of

Houses. Boats.

Population .

Males. Females.

Children.

Makes.

Females.

Population.

31th December, 1849.

children. Total. Remarks

Mates. Female

Total.

Males Females.

436115

15086

во

50

45

6.56 Total European 4.36 115

60 45 656 Troops

45

331 Total You &

379

1751 20

15 13

Moras Portugna 325 223) Indians Bc.

106

65

58

554

and

their

1957 150

40

30 2170

families

1204

Chinese recsiding in City of Victoria. 1,255 Chinese Boat Sopulation, "Victoria Karkon

9.098 2.219 883 887 13,087

544 1.729 627 605 418 23,379 Titel Chime 18763 4,673 2672 2,189 28,297 included.

3258 909

480 371 5,018

6982728 768 664 483 4,643

rand Total.. - 19,324 4894 2797 2,292 29507. 222

Grund Total

Chincs residing

in Villages. 1,055 Chinese Boat Population other than Victoria.

Total 2,689 12.42

(Signed) C. May? Luperdt of Police

1 Bruclopy/

STELLA DOGT

Colonial Secretary

1

Abstract of Acterns furnished from each house occupied by Chinese in the Colony of Hongkong,

the number of persons resident therein on the night of the 31th December, 1849.

Name

stating

P

District or Place. Makes.

of District

City of Victoria. Sy yring poon. Shek tong tsui.

wan.

low 82. Poke for lum. Aberdeen.

A

Heong rong.

Stanley and vicinity.

Tytan.

Yong me

kok......

Try tam took.

Yok thui Thek-0.

8

9.0%9 1/6

161

23

668

دادار

34

32

133

ة

223

occupation of

during preceding 12 months Total General nature Out of Colony Mortality inhabitants.

Children.

Females.

Males.

Total Population of Females, each place.

Number of persons who died

In the Colony. Out of Colony

22135

883

26

887

13,087 243

14

Frade

Agriculture .

Do.

Do.

#

3

15

58

194

20

کی

13

#t

14

213

6

#

#

#

#

#7

4

64

#

12

41

857

#

34

10

#

+

53

بدار

آکا

208

1050

22

J

247 2465

145

438

2

*

"

4

#

#t

of

2

5

9

4

Zo.

Frade connected with Fishing

Agriculture .

hade connected with Fishing

Fishing Agriculture.

yo

Yo. and Fishing

Do. Do.

Agriculture,

Stone-cutting.

Do. and Agriculture.

Trade!

Agriculture.

6

2

21

10

10

23

16

//

6.2

25

Jai

wan:

вд

34

20

22

Show ke

ke war and vicinity.

320

68

$2

18

Hut chet moy and vicinity.

Wong nei cheong...

14.

37

14

13

213

646

133

47

903

ثابت

163

114

5444

398

Total

12,356

3128

1363

1258

18105

44

3

47

(signed) C. May

Buc Copy/

ے سمجھے

Superdt of Police.

-Colonical Secretary

:

Saiwan and Show kee wan.

Shek-o.

Total.

224

Childron

-

of Hongkong

Return of the number and description of Chinese vejeels anchored or plying

on the 31th December 1849 specifying the number of Persons on board.

in the Harbours arot Bays

Victoria.

Aberdeen.

Stanley.

jyo.

Children No.

Children 37o.

Children No.

of Male Females. Boats.

of Male Females

M. F. Boats.

of M. F. Boats.

Males Females

M. F. Boats.

X

58.44

8

#

4

30

26

W

443 34

Z

Description.

Sampans. 4

Stone Boats.. Takt Boats.__.

Fishing Boats.

Passage Boats.

Cargo Boats.

Junks.

Fading Boats.

329 369 386 334 252 927 1012 455 347263 76 6592

32 590 21642934 22

970

26155 37 3743

Fast Boats and Hakows. 108 348 173 161|101|

40 14163

651

225

40 429 76 7968 116 667 133 167 105

251

2

10

#

42

3994

334

4

booking Boats.. Wood Bouts..

Total_

#

1729 537|431

Memo: - About 200

544-727 627 645 418 392 1579 557 631 300 237 878 229 2294104

bus

Sampans

are

engaged in Fishing Trade.

Pigned) C. May

Supert of Police

of Male Femali

15 191482

241

A

3

73

children o..

of Maleoptimalis

M. F. Boats

*

20

>

#

*

#f

F

#

"

de

612622

4

8

8

Children No.

of Mala

M. F. Boats

4

Males Femal

M. Z

740 1461 933 739 559

23178 2 4" 38658 330

209 1241 338 280 195 2094241

1180 110

26 155 37 37

43

111 | 354|173 161| 101

140

176/20

b

2

1242 4457 1398 1269 ger

(Fue lopy!

Colonial Secretary

Return of the average number of Risoners confined in Victoria Pail during every day of each month of the year

Mouths.

of Number of

Number of

Prisoners.

Deaths

January

126

February.

121

March .

115

April

116

May.

159

June.

163

Jesly.

161

2

August.

152

September.

162

October.

182

November.

154

December.

149

Total Number 1,760

Average population

of the prison throughout 147

the

:. year.

Total

Deaths.

}

16.

была

1849:

Chinese died of Hospital. Gangrene.

do.

de

Indian died of Daysentery.

Remarks.

225

The number of Prisoner is taken from the daily Returns of the failer The Return includes prisoners for

Debt, averaging throughout the ascar only three persons daily - 1 European

Chinese died of Consumption and Apoplexy only

Chinese died-

:

of Gysentery.

Mortality 44.08 per cent.

True Copy

Colonial Lecretary.

1 Chinese and 1 Indian.

(digned)

i

W. H. Mitchell.

Acting Sheriff.

L

Memorandum showing the number of Deaths which have occurred in the Garrison of

Hongkong during the

Period.

Quarter ending Quarter ending Quarter ending

Description March

31th

30th. Jund.

30th September.

8 year

ended 31th December, 1849.

Quarter ending

بکری

31st Decembest

Average

Strength.

Deaths.

Average

Strength

Deaths

Average Strength

during the year

مهره

of

Deaths

Proportion of Deaths average "Strength during the year.

to

Deaths

Proportion of 2

to entire Force.

of

Froops.

Europeans. 6/1

7590

8

577

16

703

Malays and

Natives of India. 706 24 693

|

8

6877

505

Remarks,

226

Frue Copy

Blac

Statement

Colonial Secretary.

18

620 49 7.90

647 40

12.67 89

6.18

7.02

(signed) Rodney Mylices, bakt

Brigade Major.

:

F

I

227

Return of the Mortality amongst the Chinese

during the year 1849.

Population Died in of each place. Colony

Died out

of bolony.

Total.

City of Victoria.

13

14

Dead bodies of Chinese found

exposed in Victoria & buried by Police.

}

13,087

40

40

No of Chinese died in Goot, Civil Thospital

10

Total in Victoria

63

Aberdeen.

857

/

#

Stanley and vicinity

1050

10

10 64

/

10

Tytam took.

73

Shek-o-

247

2

2

Sai-wan.

145

2

2

Show-ke

wan and vicinity

vicinity. 438

4

کیه

5

o hoan to

Ikui-che-muy and vicinity.

Dead bodies of Chinese found

213

9

3

9

4

903

6

6

#

expoird in

Villages,

and buried by Police )

Total in Villages.

38

2

40

3

104

Grand Total. 101

" although

a

It is necessary to remark that ne record of Deaths has been kept by the Police during the year, and that only fourteen deaths have been specified in the beneus Returns for Victoria, doubtle's many more occurred, as the population is very migratory, and of most who left the Colony and died on the macisland, no record or remembrance would be left. The number of dead bodies found exposed, and buried by the Police is a

proof of the friendless state of a great of na part of the Chines Population, and it is reasonable to presume that all who had the means would in serious sickness remove themselves to their native places.

The Returns from the Villages may accurate, as the inhabitants are more settled. Duclopy

دت

be considered more

(signed) b. May

Lupe Mt. of Police

Colonial Secretary.

d!

228

Victoria, Hongkong,

8th March, 1850.

Sex,

In reply to

your

letter of this date

requesting to be furnished with a report for

the last

4 year of the three Chinese schools receiving Government asistance,

honor to say

say;

we have the

The schools have been visited as

heretofore; that at Victoria.

others as

opportunity offered.

regularly, the

The total number of scholars

Now

under instruction is 114; 7/1

7/1 of these being

ab

Victoria, 17 at Stanley, and 26 at Aberdeen,

L

The cha

changes

follows.

s

in the scholars have been as

Number of Scholars at the close of the

Chinese

The Honorable

Since year ending 1849.

:

Major Caine. Colonial Secretary

-93

2

229

Number of the same scholars res

remaining

schools at the close of the Chinese-

year ending

1850.

Blianged

Additions.

Total...

At the beginning of the presente

the

62.

31

21

114

month, the teacher of the Stanley school having

·d,

voluntarily resigned, we were enabled to appoint for that place a Christian teacher, highly recommended, who, it is hoped.,

may

be abler

to conduct the school on principles somewhat sounder than those upon which his predecessors

acted . The teachers of the other schools

Remain

the

same as

before; they

whoir

we

are

d in

found at first engaged

those

education, whom the inhabitants had.

themselves selected before the Government grants

was made, and whom it was considered

undesirable to remove. Under these circumstances,

3

all. the three teachers up to the present month-

having been benfuciaus, no interference in the

system of instruction has been attempted; and-

hearing a few of the boys read,

write out

of their

or

or seeing

own school books, and

them a few simple- questions

ow

the

them

asking of

occasion

ow which

tve

our visits, constitute all the supervision have been able to

Mr. Stanton has occasionally to give.

tog

distributed Christian books for their voluntary reading.

The progress made by the scholars has,

been

same class

we believe,

equal to that in Chinese schools of the=

class generally.

We beg again

ain

to record, our conviction

that the establishment of schools for the education

+

of the Chinese population, and the exhibition

otherwied of a decire to provide for their educational wants, to which they themselves justly attach so great an importance,

are

mosh effectual means to conciliate the native: inhabitants and to render our

popular among them

Governmen

overnment

:

G

4

:

230

The villagers of Wongneichoong

have

requested that a school similar to that at

Victoria

be

may

opened in their

neighbourhood,

as

there

are a number of children there

without

-being

any

: growing up education whatever, the parents

too poor to make it worth a schoolmaster's

while to take up his residence an

village

is in a

co

among

them. The

very impoverished condition

owing to the land by the cultivation of which

the inhabitants subsisted having been-

converted into a race-courte;

as

the

money paid

compensation for this loss having

been long ago expended. We beg to recommend their petition to the favourable consideration of His brecellency the Governer, that the small monthly sum, ten dollars, required for the extablishment of

a school, may, if expedient, be granted.

быле

True Copy

We are, yo,

(signed) C. B. Hillier,

V. J. Stanton .

#

V. J.

Colonial Suntary.

.

Committed for superintending,

Chinese schools.

J

Victoria, Hongkong, Chinese Secretary's Office,

th

14th March, 1850.

Memorandum of the number and

Cargoes of Chinese Junks which have visited the Port of Victoria during the year 1849.

Memo :

are

The particulars of the following

-

nk. Kade at Victoria.

upon the Junk

to the 37th August last.

August last

taken in part from Notes drawn up monthly by Mr Gutzlaff, Chinese theretary, from the 7th January to the 3/4 The matter of these was collected by a Chinese messenger of this office, a nation of an Eastern District of the Kwangtung Canton Province, and consequently the fittest person to obtain the information required

نده

from the Junkmen, most of whom, it

will be seen, are

- from

n the

Same

neighbourhood himself . He has been in the habit of

:

R.

making a daily report of the Sunks or Boots

which arrive here, and

cargoes

; and this, since

of the nature of their

departure of Mr.

the

Gutzlaff in September, has been entered each day, in a journal, theet, which has furnished the data for such parts of this Meme : not derived from Mr. Gutzlaff's

no means

notes.

аб алем

The Chinese Secretary's Office posceses

what number of

of ascertaining

__

Sunks put into Stanley, Aberdeen, __ where

there are a

· always

several

lying,

or any

any

harbour

of this Colony except Victoria; or

Victoria; or of finding

out what ma

may

be the value

or amount of

the native cargoes brought by junks to Victoria ;

رانیان

what portion of such cargoes may & goods thence exported.

sold;

; or what

native vessels.

be there

in

These were divided by Mr Gutzlaff

into 44 Classes .

3. Salt

1. Fast boats. 2. Marine.

4. Stone Boats.

1. Fash boats.

C

to mean

such boats

ad are comm

commonly

231 known

by this designation, vif those employed by

prasangers between Hongkong, Machs and Canton, but those which bring supplies to the Colonial markets

February

Their number in

January and.

is stated to have been considerable.

In March and April the excitement

nton and in its vicis

prevailing ab fanton

regarding

vicinity

entry into the

the question of our entry

bity, affected their trade, which however

revived as soon as

the

agitation subsided, and continued brisk until the end of June,

when, without

declined

any apparent reason, it

In August it

once more

again good, although Piracy

its

height.

st it was

was

then at

In the daily report of the last. four months of the no notice has been taken of the Fast boat. Fade.

This term does not appear

2.

year,

record records

Marine Junks . There is no send of

!

I

:

E

4.

the

these that visited this Port

numors of between the 1st.

Joh January

and the 30th April:

31

but from the 1th May to the 37th December,

18491

besides the craft exclusively engaged

in the Salt. Trade

or

the

carriage of Mone

596 Junks of various sizes touched or discharged and took in cargoes at Victoria from Tien-tzin, Shantung, Shang-hae, Fuh keen, Formosa,

Hae

de man,

Siam, and the bast

Tonquin, Sie

and West Coachs of the Province of Kwang-tũng; by far the larger number coming from the Districts nech Eastward of that

opposite to which the Island of Hongkong

is situated.

The only arrivals worthy of note

as the first of their kind are those of a rice junk from Formoen, in April, and of

پش کی

Tonquin vessels owned and manned by Chinese, in June.

"The details of the marine trade, as

far as this office is informed.

are as

follow

:

і

In

вы

to Sonnary and Tobinary f 232

February Mr.

January

butzlaff's notes state that

notes state that the Marine

Junks did good business.

- In March and April few

to trade, but several

came

I passed towards Hae

here

nan

for Lugar, and one brought a cargo of rice from Formosa, the first imported thence

In

May some-

some 90 Sunks brought

provisions and Sundries, rice and alund,

from Kivangtung

bask, 2 from Thwang tung

"Which brought rice for Hongkong, and sugar and oil-cake for the Northern Ports ; 30 from Fuch kien passed South for sugar

and oil.

h

Coast,

e i

Lome

June 80 Junks from the bash

of them bound to Canton, brought

live stock, rice, ori-

croc.

crockery, flour, oil-cakes,

salt and melasses . Some took

away opium

and manufactures. // Janks from Tuh kion

rice and crockery, taking opsium,

brought,

saltfie

saltpetre. 3 from

manufactures and sa

T.

է

!

6.

Hae

nan

dye-bark.

cocon-nuts and dyc.- bark.

brought 3 from Ponquer passed through with coarse

Tonquin cotton goods and dye-roots; I large funk from Canton and 1

1 from Singapore, bound

for Fien-tsin.

So July 30 from the back of

the Rovince brought live stock and sundries;

from Fuh-kien, alum and Sundries.

10

& from

Hae

naw Cocoa-

nuts and

provisions .

3 from Ting- has, ( whether the chief town

!

of Chusaw, or, as is mosh

or, as is most likely, some place on the const, does not appear), which

took hence calico, opium and sundries .

from Singapore passed north with

and & from that port of a large size,

sugar, with

Straits produce for Tien-tain . These made purchases here .

In August 49 Junks from the

last beast brought

in

live stock, oil, sugar

and salt; 8 from Buh-kien salt, alum

and tea; & from

Hav

naw mats, cocoa-nuts

ין

dye. bark.

and dy

Mr. Gutzlaff's not: heir remarks

that Piracy

was de

depressing the Frads. In September 7/2 Junks from

Fuck

233

the bast fast, 16 from Tuh kien, outward

and homeward bound, 2

and I

from

Hae

naru

I from Scam, in all 91 refects, of which some brought salt and

cargoes,

mixed.

and the majority, according to the locality from which they live stock,

er,

sugar,

(Anne),

sweetmeats, nutmegs, pepper, peas,

beans, wheat,

dye woods,

cocoa-nuts, polato - flour, drugs,

firewood, ccarse

words, bark, rattans, firewood,

and cro

paper and.

rockery ware .

were bound to Shanghae.

2 to Juh-kien.

to Kevr

I to

tung

Eas

1 to Fiew-tsin.

I to Hae-naw, and

25 to

Jantoss.

In betöber 92 Junks arrived,

T

8.

bast; 15 from

viz: 71 from Kwangtung Fuh- kien ; 1 from Tien-te in ; 2 from Shang

Shang-hae; the three last bound to Canton.

In addition to the articles of freight brought by the September Junks, their carried them,

dried Fish, vegetables and

vegetables

the Shanghai,

cargoes

fruit ; and

boats cotton and nankin.

In November 98 Junks brought

similar to the above, as well as

and

coal, sulphur, charcoal, tobacco leaf a

Chinese wine.

was on its

to the bity,

one entire

Of coal way from Kwang tung

bity, and

and two part cargoes

cargo

bast

came

from

Fuh- kien and Formosa, from which last

place

came)

likewise the sulphur . The

was from Na-

tobacco was

bity; and the

wine

Moo

Cast for the from Tien - tsin for

the same market. Their numbers and

distribution

were

as

follow:

from or for

Shan-tung

I with cotton.

234

9.

Fien-tsin

1 with cotton.

Sh

hae

oth rice from Avery.

Fuh-kien 21 including 1 with rice

Formosa, I, and all the rest

Phang long

1

in all :

East

In December there cance

from

came but 56

Tion - tein / with peas and dried fruits for Canton

forfante

Fuck-hier 14 including 1 from Fuh- chow with

peas, rice, bricks and cotton.

Formosa 1, with coal and sulphur.

Mang tang

ид

West 1 with bricks and alum,

All the rest from

Kwang tung bast.

Kronny-tung,

The following table will show

what numbers of marine

junks havd

entered the Port of Victoria during

the

eight latter months of the year 1849

No sufficient

fficient reason

for their

can

be assigned during particular

increate or decrease during

months. In

+

108

11.

235

L

. May there arrived 122 Junks.

June July

##

"

August September Coctober November.

December....

#

#

#f

J9

55

65

رو

92

98 ов

Total 578 Sunks.

3. Salt Junks. The imports and pales

It

eftalt .

and the exports of stone are ascertained. from monthly returns sent in

by

the chief.

monopolists of these two branches of trade .

At the commencement of the

а

year

there

very large quantity of salt in hand.

100d

The imports amounted to 335,350 piculs

in 334

nks ;

Junks;

the sales to 342,850 piculs ;

a surplus of 1,050 remaining Unsold.

imported

42,358

23,100

15.000

13.500

1849

Lunks.

Salt

sold.

Jan .

Feb.

49

46,000

30,000

Mar.

30

22,950

27030

Apr.

28

22,200

26600

May.

38

29,700

29,300

June.

21

July.

18

Ang:

10

Jeft 1.

29

22,600

oct.

67

45,800

J

Nov.

59

47,350

48900

Dec.

54

42,950

43,000

Total junks 334 piculs 335,350

sold 342,850

محمد

17.000

4.300

6000

3500

24,000 45,000

4.

Stone boats.

Stone

was carried the

carried from

quarries of the Colony in 482 Boats :

July.

viz.

in

Jan.

30

30

Feb.

30

Aug.

30

March

60

Sept.

20

Arril

32

Oct.

60

May.

65

Nov.

60

June.

35

Dec.

30

252

+

230

these last

|

Total 482

Junks.

is much to be doubted that

thing

but the stone

carry away any stabs with which they are freighted.

to Gutzlaffs

Mr.

1848 gives 777

have been this

/

ad

year

annual report for

their total", while there

but 482.

The salt boats

are

large,

well

manned and the property of people of some

is con

capital; it is consequently probable that they export both opiumd

and manu

apium and

nufactured

oods. In 1848 the highest number that

goods.

arrived here in

at any

ond

month was 52,

the lowest 31. There have been here in

12.

1849 as many

4 at

61 in a w

August there were as

time piracy, general

Caule

month, but in

few as 10. At this

it will be remembered, was a

of alarm . The quantities

imported. have however increased. Mr. Gutzlaff

records 297,050 piculs

in 1848 in 524

420

any

Q..S

the total imported

: junks; the largest quantity ond month being 41,150 piculs. In

1849 although there

Avero

but 334

4 junks,

they imported 385,350 piculs, and in

November the amount was as much

47,350.

The

marine trade

trade of 1

report to have

in the same report

junks a month . In 1849,

1848 is stated

d 80

averaged

ad

has been

records for the first

admitted, there. are no records

four months; but in the succeeding eight, 578 gives an average of 72, and the

Tanton question in

agitation of the the earlier part of the

a great-

Pracy,

его

Year,

eat measure

and the

Suppressed

1

may

the autumin, Somewhat affected

craft.

trade

Junks

and

bayocs.

Marine,

av

ве

As

com

236

be deemed to have

the

Commerce

upared with

of 1849

&. p. mons.

Fult Junks. imported pccals salt.

moet in one month.

Stone Junks.

Frize

of such

with 1848, the junk

Avas ad

follow &

1848 1849. Inerca en

80

72

524

334

#t

297,050 335,350 38,300

41,150 47,350 6,200

777 482

True Copy

#

Accrease.

8

190

295.

J. Wade-

(Signed) - Apt. Chinee Surg

Colonial

lonial Secretary

Secretary.

13

1

Hongkong

Comparative Return of the total number of persons apprehended in the

1 8 4 8 & 1 8 4 9

Result before Magistrate.

Apprehended Discharged. Summauly

Result of Committals for trial.

Fied and

Acquitted.

Years

237

Discharged by Proclamation Remaining & Charge being abarrond

57

Year

Total

Committed for trial.

hied and Convicted.

1848.

1456

491

798

167

41

69

1849.

2030

686

1183

161 *

73

49

33

Increase in 1849.

574

195

385

32

مونی

Decrease in 1849.

6

20.

24

#

Aintried.

6

6

Victoria, Hongkong,

March 9th:

9

1850

*

Of the 161 Persons committed for Frial during 1849, 18 were disposed of during the February Sessions, 1850:

Trace (opy.

(signed) Charles May, Inperintendent of Police..

-Colonial Secretary

!

5

!

J

1

In 6085/50

238

ويل

:

Return of Criminal cases that have been tried in

Crime .

J

Eases. Persens

February to the 15

to the 15th.

the Supreme Court of Hongkong from

December, 1849, inclusive

Sentence.

Hard labour Hard labour

Convicted Aequitter

Death

Death.

recorded.

Kanspintelin ever

one year

one

year

239

the 1508

15th.

Remarks.

Charge abandoned. Postponed.

and under. No. of Cases No of Persons Hoofbate. 40% of Rewens

#

#

2

-sault, being, armed,

3

Burglary and Larceny.

3 Breaking and stealing in a shop

Assault with intent to rob -

Atterupting

armed, with intent to rob._

2

to commit a Felony.

3

.

2

2

6

4

4

bhild stealing,

Burglary and stabbing

2

5

2

##

False imprisonment .

5

13 Larceny.

4

9

12

Manslaughter.

12

#

4

4 Receiving stolen goods.

3

#

3

3

#

2.

4

2

#

2

12

#

#

K

#

#

#1

#

##

##

#

#

#

#

#

4

7

Robbery.

7 Robbery

10

4

4

2

2

43 77

with violence .

Robbery with arms. Stealing from the person Stealing in a dwelling, house.. Uttering a forged order.

Total.

Fine Copy

#

2

4

2

37 32

Colonial Secretary,

賽車

#

#

6

#

A

#

A

#

3

5

12

18

6

6

&

N.B. No bases were

#f

#

#

poetponed from the December Sessions 1849.

(Ligned) Robt. Dundas (ay,

Registran

J

240

Retion Cases

Criminal

tried in the

Supreme Court during

1824-9.

Inclosure No 13 in Sesp: No 25 of 1850.

#

}

241

Return of Criminal cases that have been tried in the High Court of Admiralty of Hongkong, during the year

jo.

No.

of

of

Crime .

Cases. Persons.

Convicted Aéquitted

1849.

Death. Death

Sentence.

Runeporta

recorded tion

Remarks.

Furd labour Hard labour Charge abandoned.

0720

over

one year

No

Postponed .

year, and under No of faves to of them No.of bases. No of Persons

#

2

/

2

15

#

12

12

16

#

#

#

2

Larceny.

9 32 Piracy.

1 Piracy

with violence -

2

13 Piracy with cu

1 Receiving stolen

16 Revolt

3

1966

etting and wounding.

goods.

/ Shooting with intent to mains .

Total.

2

#

#

#

4

#

#

#

#

2

9

#

#

#

2

4

4

6

3

#

#1

#

34 17

12

5

8

9

9

3

6

N.B. The three cases of shooting with intent to maim were

the same person .

against the

(Signed) Rob Bundas Cay.

Registrar.

(Frue

Mas

olonial.

fatimal Susting

j

242

y

Return

Oriminal.

Cases tried

the

tried in

Admiralty Corat during

1849.

Inclosure No 14 in Sesp:

a t

A 1820.

Return

the number of baces tied before the Hemerain. I. W. Hulme, and Actions Supreme and Vice Admiralty Courts of Hongkong

during

cases tried before the

the

commenced in the-

year ending, the 31th December, 1849.

Honorable. I. W. Hulme, in 1849.

243

Court

Supreme Court

Common

Chancery.

Summary. Ineolvency. Appeal.

Number Amount of Debt and

of

Case.

Judgement

Total.

Law

کو

147 Shearings 3

Damages claimed:

$6962.50 9161.95

3

Plaintiff

Defendant Nonsuit lases.

Debt and Damages.

2

/

None

2

None

118

Vice Admiralty Court.

12

$ 1,853.03 +389,137.06

Actions

Hraungs 5 Debt in schedule $10,190.70 declvents discharged 2. Roman

19 Remanded

10

One

None None None.

169

$426,843.26

...

Court.

Supreme Court

Number Amount of Debt and Settled. Cases. Damages claimed .

umenced in 1849.

Judgement.

without trial.

Plaintiff.

Remaining

in

Fotal.

Defendant. Nensuit defiendence bases. Debt and Damages.

Common Law.

45

Chancery:

4

2

None

4

$111,825.62

43,118.31

38

None.

None.

2

None.

2

118

11205.54

8136.75 None.

52.

19

10

None

Petitioners discharged 2. Petition refused / None

Summary. - 199 Insolvency.

Ecclesiastical Estates.

всек

Appeals. Vice Admiralty Court._

(Signed))

3

36

2

28

Debts in Schedule, in the

cade

the

Remanded Poisoner. } 2,054.00 Assets per Appraisement 1191168.

Mr. H. Alexander

Check of Const

1660025

408714.29)

9

None.

One.

None None-

None.

7

317 $613,566.37.

Bundasfay

(figned) Robt. Fundas fay

Repstran.)

Bruce Popy.

Colonial Scentery

K

244

Return of

Civil

actions

ber of

number

cases tried and

commenced

in the Supreme and

Vice Admiralty Courts

during 1829:

дер

Inclosure to 15 in gesp: 1:25 of 1850.

**

F

1

Abstract of Causes under cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Office, Hongkong during the

No. of Causes. Civil Causes how disposed of.

with the

&noe

If disposal.

Criminal Causes how disposed of.

year 1849,

Total.

Civil.

Criminal.

M.Z. M.FM.|I| M. F. M. 【F. M. I M.

Remarks.

245

53|3

8

383 17

22

1728 596 1132 205 3 79 297 12 1743 95 620 22 657 53 53

Peter

This Return includes almoet the whole of the cases enumerated in the following

return for the Court of Setty Sessions, as why few are The livit lases decided were 293 Claims for Police rates (cognizable by the Chief Magistrate-

brought directly before that court. alone), and 6 claims for Wages unser Ordinance & of 1847. The Criminal Cases decided up to March, when the Court of Petty Sessions was

repealed. established, were 61 larcences and receiving stolen goods, 26 ase

stolen goods, 26 assaults, & demanding money with menaces, 2 passing counterfeit coin, 15 Vagrancy; the rest were mainly breaches of police Ordinances. In March the Summary Jurisdiction over small felonies which had existed for

18 months presequently decided were simply Assaults, Breaches of Police

away by the Petty Sessions Ordinance, so Ordinances, and Offences cognizable by a single Magistrate under English

of Parliament.

that

Acts

was

taken

The Committals and Bailments include those to the Supreme and Admiralty Courts,

as well as to the Court of Petty Sessions.

Deportation by a single Magistrate out of Sessions &

was awarded only under Section 13 of the Registration Ordinance (7 of 1846), in default of security to appear and answer for a suspected offence. The defaulter ordened to leave the Colony, and not return.

i

simply

at the Court of Setty Sessions, Hongkong, (established 14th of March), during the year 1869, with the more of dispas,

Abstract of Cauces under cognizance at the Court of Setty Sessions,

of

697 297 400 135 54 94

14 624 26 251 2 221 17

130 522 15

#

Tone Copy

Marie

Colonial Secretary.

of estreated

сонно

The Civil lawns were claims for Bebt or Samages not exceeding $50 with one or two cases

Assaults. The Criminal Cases were larceny and receiving stolen goods 267, Vagrancy 62,

40, Rictous assemblage 4, Obtaining property by falce pretences 3, Uttering terfeit Com 2, malicious injuries 2, Demanding money with menaces 2, combination among workmen 2, extortion /; the remainder were offences against Police Ordinances. All were decided under the hirvisions of Ordinance 1 of 1849, for the punishment of petty felonies and recovery of small debts. The mode of proceeding is generally by summons taken out before a single magistrate; and incrimina

cases the depositions

are taken down at length, as in committals for the Supreme Court; consequently nearly the whole of the cases are included in the above rettern for the Chief Magistrates Office. The Court of Petty Sessions has power under the Ordinance to remit serious or difficult

for decision at the Supreme Court; hence the column for Committals. Deportation is awarded under Section 14 of the Ordinance for the removal of Vagrant !

A large number of those deported were mendicants who had crossed from the mainland to beg . The deportation consists in transmitting the persons to be deported to the Chinese Magistrate on the opposite side of the harbour, (which is Chinese territory), with a request that they may be forwarded to their place of settlement.

(Signed) C. B. Hillier,

Chief Magistrate.

cases

&

-

E

+

'

natosure to 16 in Desp: 1850.

~125

E

No26.

Civil

Ack 24 June / 50 N. 183

1.1.

Mey

вод

3085.

Hong Song,

RECEIV

JINE CA

246

Hectoria, Hongkong, 13th April, 1850.

I have the honor to

enclose an

application for

have on Medical Certificate

for ten months from Mon Holdforth, Sheriff and

Apistant Magistrate; and at p245. the Medical Certifiantes

2×3.

sufficiently proved the massity for Mr Holdforth's obtaining

a

change of climate,

I brought the matter before Council, and his leave was

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

fo~

Jo-

fe.

>

Causes:

of Pitty Sessions, during Office, and the Court

Abstracts of the Chief Magistrate's under cognizance at

1849.

+

SON SATARAJA.

+

July passed

on

th

the 28th Ultimes.

I have appointed Mr

Mitchell (who is a

Justine of

the Pease) to perform the duties of Sheriff and Apistant Magistrate during Mr Holdforths absences,

on the half Salary of the Situation (namely £350 per annum) subject of course to Your Lordships approvals

had

a

Mr Mitchell has

collegial education,

fitted

and appears to me

for the

duties of the office He has derived experience in the magistrate's Court, and that of the Silly Sepsions, where he has frequently

in his capacity

attended

of a Justice of the Pease,

and in event of

Mr Hillier

being absent on leave

on

suffering from sickness, will

conduct the

be able to

247

Assistant.

duties of the higher office which always requires to be provided with an to guard against any Contingency.

such

I have the honor to be With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

mosh obedient Humble Servant, Motratame

E

Mr Merinle

Confirm

Z

.2016.

Am Jum 20.

что

3005. Henry Kong

185

CR Entered

Bonham C.R.

(MINUTE 21

MR Juxis

$850 JUNE

24

MERLOR MBMenate 24

MBI

W

Earl Gri 129

248

24 June150.

I have to schurrenge

the mist of gous Despatch

I 26 . of the 13 of April and

h

to convey to you my approral_

во

of the leave of cheme which you here granted to lea Holdforth, Sheriff and Apis tank Magistrate at Harry Thery,

and the

avangement which you have made for the clischaup

of the duties of his fice his chance_ during

Ihav

it

(Copy)

No 5.

249

Sir,

Victoria, Hongkong,

12th March, 1830.

I have the honor to solicit

the sanction

His Excellency

The

Governor for ten months leave of

absences from this Colony,

commencing

from the first day of April

$

next.

I

am

induced to make

this application from the fact of my having suffered during

last three summers very

and

still

continuing

the

much,

to suffer

from general debility and weakness, arising from the diseased state

of

ор тер

liver

av

well as from

:

The Stouble Major Caine,

Colonial Suretary.

2.

the sedentary life

one

من

3.

250

necessitated

Six

years, during

which period

I

the

to lead in this Colony during

hot months.

more

Having experienced that my

recent

attacks have been

an

тер

attended with Sapruptoms. of aggravated nature, I fear that I

shall be unable

inless with

great

detriment to

тер

health, to

encounter

ano

Summer without

ther

enjoying change of air and scene, deprived of which, I feel convinced

that I shall be unfitted to

attend regularly

to

Juties

тер

and compelled at length to

leave the Island, when

disease

more

Serve

may

have assumed

alarming aspect

тер

I have had the honor to under Her

Her Majesty's Civil

Government of Hongkong for near

trust I have faithfully performed

never

having been

my duties, absent therefrom beyond

occasional day

in

the

aggregate

an

on two

not more

numbering

than twenty five.

His Excellency may perhaps

remember that I was very

unwell during

lash two

a.

portion of

the

summers. That in 1848

I had resolved to apply for

leave of absence, and with that obtained the Colonial

view

surgeon's Medical Certificate, which I

now

вед

to forward

for perusal, as well as that of my present medical Attendant Dr Balfour..

Being fully sensible

that the appointment of my

:

:

4

temporary successor rests with His

I would not

now

Excellency, presume to

make allusion to

such person, was it not that I

an

До

fully

aware

of the

onerous position in which I shall be placed with reference to.. matters directly affecting the

local Government, by any irregular act or deed

deed of my successor, and whilsh such

liability

continues to be attached

to the writer, it behoves me

(having

тур

a due regard to personal safety) to Submit for the approval of His Excellenay

person competent to perform the trust reposed in him.

A

Confiding in Mr wo

H. Mitchell I spoke to him on the subject, and ultimately

M

251

5

agreed to accept his undertaking for the due performance of my

Sheriff and Assistant

duties

as

Magistrate_, te, during my absence, should such meet the pleasure

of His Excellency the Governo...

Trusting that I may,

be pardoned for having taken this precautionary sof

step,

I have the honor tc., (Signed) Charles Gordon Holdfact,

Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate of Polices.

(True Copy)

Colonial Searctory.

:

M

I

252

J

C.

(Copep)

on

C. G. Holdforth, Esquire, Sheriff, Assistant Magistrate, Va., He, having made application to me

account of his health, I have carefully examined his

and I find he is suffering from chronic disease and enlargement of the liver, for which I have; prescribed the neefary remedies; and I

ca de

deem it expedient that he should relinquish his duties for three months, and proceed to the North part of

China,

where the colder climate

tend to restore

will

253

health.

(Signed) William Morrison,

مین بی بھی میرے

R. C.

Colonial Surgeon

Victoria, Hongkong,

August 13, 1848.

(Fove Copep)

همه کینے سیون

Colmial Secretary

(Copp.)

Having attended upon C. G. Holdforth, Eng,

in my professional capacity during the past year, and finding that during the hot season he constan

labours under

violent bilions attacks and

Dyspepsia, I have no hesitation

in

strongly recommending

to apply for leave absences for eight

or

him

ten

months, and to proceed to

more temperate climat where his health

.

E

F

j

completely restored..

(Signed) Andrew A. Balfour,

виедого

Victoria, Hongkong, Faby 28th, 1870

(Free Copup)

Marin

Colonial heretary

& No 27.

Miscellaneous.

1

Illy Lord,

enclose the

Loby

Anos

30 July/51

у

RECEIVE

VED

C.D

JUNE 26

1850

· Victoria, Hongkong,

th

13th April, 1850.

254

lish of

I have the honor to

accompanying

books required for the Office of

the Chief Magistrate and the user of the Colony generally,

in event of your

and to

вед,

Lanationing their purchase,

Lordship's sanctioning

that the Colonial Agent may

instructed

to

send them out

the first opportunity.

ве

by

i

I would also respectfully

submich for your

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

fo

fo...

جمجمه

consideration

ایران بوده و بید

tach the

Statuted at large (of

which there is

эго

copy in this

со

Settisment), reaching from

Charta to the year

Magra

1842 inclusive,

be also forwarded

255

at the same time, unless they

be die mei

too expensive,

in which

Cate

it

would

be desirable-

that

only those be procured commencing with the Session

41 Geo : II. to the year

inclusive.

1842

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

Your Lordshift,

mosh Obedient

Humble Servant, Stratum

1

از جود

Jompy

rs: Baillie Eque

227

13 Apul

Roby

..

24

AVERARIES A

3006 Hong Hany

ho

256

29 June 150.

Jame devited by Roel

Grey

to transmit to gene

the Copy of a Despatch from

the Germ of Harry Hang

evoloring

a

List of Books

required for the Office of

the Ching Magistrate, and the use of the Colony generally, and

Sending

aho recone :

that a Copy of

the Stabuler at large,

portion of their thould

ваш

a

be sub ents and Iam

subent

в уч

As request thick

ascertains

lite

a report to me thes

/

The Esto

Governor Bonham,

tho April, 1858.

Gray.

No 27. / Enclosure.

Received

Frans.

itting

lish off

the

Books

copy of the Statutes at and recommending that a

required for the use

Chief Magistrate's office,

Colony.

Large,

be also

forwarded to the portion thereof,

Merivale

Mr. Me

Should the Agut Equeral the directed to a scontar

The repense

?

Hmm fine 20

.21

:

Cost of Complying with This Requisition -

Share

?

L

Ent

5661

257

750 thong King.

15 July 150

In C. E. Truelyan.

Sir.

Iam duriched

Grey

соку д

INUTE 10

WRENList

MR Merivale //

MP Hawes

Earl Greu

3086

5661.

by

Enl

to havmmit to you the

a despec. pombtre Governa ofting Kong requesting

that certain books, therein

Ramed, required future

lede

of the Majishates Office, to the with a copy of the Statutes at lave, may kim.

Recclese

be sent out to

I can also

The copy of

pom the Agent General

Letter

чере

reporting

the comm

of of complying

with this requisition, and as

Lord Grey

is of

piccior

Help works are indispensable

:

Entered

3086 Govt. & Harry Hary.

S the

6093 Treasury

238

futie public sunce ytte

Poterey

Colony I am to request you to mone the Lords Commicht: of

Treasury the Fransay to give their

sauction to the expense that

will be recieved in procuring

them.

Governon

мо

N191

Bonhame C.B

30 July/50

Jus

Judis

27

29.

E

30

W.th.

I have the here to reknow:

: lesge the mist of youn

dispatch N27. of the 13 of April last accompanied

by a

List of Books required

In the office of the Chief

Magistrate and for the uses of the Colony generally, and I have to acquaint you

that directions have been

еле

رسند

given for procuring Borks, including

+

These

the

Statules at large frame

the cashier period mentioned.

and for forwarding

L

Copy.

Horny by

them to Hong Kong an early opportunity

259

List of Books required.

Hameon's · Analytical. Digest of all this reported.

Cases in the several Courts of Law..

Srabb's Digest and beder of all the Statutes. Ariere's digest of the Law of Evidence in-

Criminal Cases.-

Rozere's Digest of the Law of bridence on the

Trial

of

Action at Nisi Prius. _

Chitty's Panctive of the Law in all its

departments.

Impey's Sheriff and Coroner.

Addison

on Contracts.

Chitty's Medical Jurisprudinec.... -

"

(Segued) (.B. Hillier,

Chief Magistrate

(Trese (opy)

Colonial Secictary..

..

260

!

i. No 28.

Civil.

Ackt 24 Jame /50

N 186.

My Lord,

Aria, Hongkong,

16th April

April, 1850.

I have the honor to

inform Your Lordship that I this day in Council granted 18 months' leave of absence commencing from the 24th distant, to the Reverend Vincent Stanton, the Colonial Chaplain of Hongkong, to proceed to England for the recovery his health, which Your Lordship will perceive from

f

M.. the inclosed application and

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

هله

tc.

·

!

the Certifiente from

his medical.

N° 2.

attendant has latterly becomes

to

much impaired

ad

to

render change of air

imperatively necessary for it's

restoration.

During the lengthened

period of der Stanton's residence in this Colony, he has performed

duties of his office

the

to

the

entire Satisfaction of the Lovernment and the Community

generally

On the recommendation

of Mr. Stanton,

Mr. Stanton, and with the

Concurrence

of

the Right Reverend

the Bishop, the Reverend Edward Theophilus Russell Moncrieff, B. A, has been appointed to officiate during his absence, on the half Salary

مجھ میری

261

per

of the appointment, viz: L350 for annum, and I trust your Lordship will approve of this

arrangement for the performance

of Colonial

of the duties Chaplain.

Mr. Stanton has received

Salary up to the 24th Istant, at the rate of £700 per

annum

as attested by the

As accompanying Certificate from

the

Colonial Beaswer.

I have the hover to be Wrist the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

most obedient Stumble Servant,

175thum

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Meinate

Confirm, I presume,

A fune

16th April, 1850. Governor, Bonham

to

The Earl Grey.

Received

3 Inclosures.

No 28.

Reporting 18 mouths' leave

of absences, on

to officiate during his absence. of the Revd Mr Moncrieff to England, and appointment

Colonial Chaplain, to proceed granted to the Revd Mr Stanton, Sick Certificate,

Governon Bonham

1850 JUNE

24.

MINUTE 2/ MB Jaxi's MrFilob Merivale 24

Earl Grey

го

3007 Hory Mony

Interect

CB

262

186. 24 June/150.

не

Share to acknowlege

the wipt of your

despatch with its eveloring

220 of the 180 of April lock and to convey to you my

approval of the

leave of

abrence which you

have

granted to the Red Vament

Stanton to proceed to this

Corinty for the recovery his healther, and for

of

the

angements which you

have made for the performance

of the duties of Coromal

Chaplain during

Haute's alrence.

Shave

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263

(Copy)

Sir,

lintonia, trong đong Hongkong,

7th April, 1850.

I have the hover to forecard

the accompanying medical Certificate for submission to

His Excellency

to beg that in

The Governor, and

consideration

thereof this bereiteney will be

pleased to grant

if absence from

a

me

this

leave

Colony

for

firiod of eighteen months, for the purpose of visiting Europe in the hope of recitablishing health. my greatly impaired reacch I would with to leave

Hongkong

be the next mail

The truth Mayor Jane,

Colonial caretary.

take

its

Steamer which will probably

tense

departure from won

the 24tt

520

or 15th Instant..

Л

The Bishop S. Vietoria

has kindly permitted me

propose

wis my

period. So leave the Reverend

the period

Edward Theophilus Russelle Moncrieff, B. A, of Trinity

13.

College, Dublin, and Tutor

St Paul's College. The Bishop

will himself take

take a part

part of

the Services and allow the

to

Substitute during

of

a

264

rifference of one third in the cost, and which privilege has been already granted to several members of the Civil Service, who like myself have been compelled to seek

a

change

climate in consequence

ill healths.

I have tc.,

of

assistance of

some

of the other

ور

(Signed) Invent John Stanton

Tue Copy!

"Ber

Colonial contory.

семей

Gentlemen who have accompanied

him.

I would farther solicit for the consideration of this Excellency the Governor that!! be permitted to obtain

the

Contract passage, which makes

it.

!

to 28 of 1850.

Inclosure No / in Despi

265

E

(Copy)

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Before adverting to the diseases under which the Revd Mr. Stanton has laboured during the period of my professional attendance upon him, I desirous of stating what I know conserning his health previous to my arrival in the Colony, to this, I consider, may

as

of

be

trased the principal cause his excessive debility and therefore greater liability to disease ever since. Mr. S. Jailed from England on the 15th June 1845, and after

and trying passage arrived in this Colony 21th Dear of the same year.- the had previously resided at Masks, and in the years 1838 to

a tedious

In

the

for 18 months' leave Mr Stanton, applying

Litter from the Rev.

of

to England.

absence to proceed

-

th April, 1850..

1:

2.

1841 during the illness and after

the death of the Revd Mr Vachell

had asted

as

Chaplain under

the appointment of the then

Frare, Captain

Superintendent

Elliot, R.N., excepting for

more

a

little

than four months of 1840, during which he suffered imprisonment in Canton. _ It

was

at masas in the year of 1839 that he contracted the

Hamorrhoids, whisk

discase

of

alarming

increased to such an extent in the summer of 1844 (after his return to this place),

and with diarrhoea an fever superadded laid him aside entirely for nearly five months Operations performed by my late esteemed friend Fr. F. Dill, Colonial Surgeon, with the assistance

266

3

of Dr Wilson, R. J., and Dr Parratt, R. A., in December 1844 and January

1845 relieved him

but the long drain

system

has

of

the hamorrhoids,

his

upon

prevented his

regaining his wonted vigour and Thergth

On

my

arrival here in

1845 until the present time I have attensed upon Mr. Stanton; and the diseases, under which he has laboured, are Remittent and Intermittent Fevers, Catarrhal affections, Hamorrhoids, and excessive debility and prostation.

Observing with alarmo that; although he partially rallied from his debility during the cold season, yet it was evidently increasing upon hime year after year, I urged hims

J

1

+

4.

of the

very strongly to apply for leave before the coming on hot season of 1849, but he

one

objected, that there was no to supply his plase, and preferred

farther risk to health

incurring

W

and life rather than leave it

this; I yielded to his entreaties, though with some anxiety as The remaining

to the result.

period has fully confirmed my fears by the manifest seasy of his constitution, which hat

not rallied

even

to much as

2675

18 months from this time, that his valuable life might not be endangered by his remaining owring the ensuing hot season.

(Signed) A. St. Balfour,

F. B. S. E. and V. P. R. A. S.. China,

Surgeon.

Victoria, Hongkong,

April 5th, 1850.

(True Copy.)

Стру

chat

Colonial

Secretary.

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usual during the late cold

season; and

now that the

Bishop of Vistoria and his

assistants have come, I have

felt it to be

than

вировать

to

my duty

more

wige his obtaining

leave of absence for at least

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Inclosure

No 2 in Desp:

1850.

5

No 29.

Financial.

37 June50.

12 Aug /50

C-X

/@

My.

Lod

500C. Hong song 269

RECEIVE

JUNG GAY 1850

Nie, Hongkong,

the

19th April., 1850.

I have the honor to

- transmit for Your Lordship's

ation the Accounts of

I

in

formation

- the Colony for the Financial

Year

concluded

m

Ultimo, together with

the 31th

letter

from the Colonial Treasurer

in explanation_.

Lee every

With these Accounts I

read on to

be satisfied,

and the only point I conceive it necesary

The Right Stonorable The Earl Grey,

te-

fe

Ye.

to which

to call

Dr. Balfour

Medical Certificate by

State

the

Stanton's healck.-

the Revd Mņ

April, 1850.

r

7

270

17

Your Lordship's attention is the fact of the entire Parliamentary Grant being drawn, and

and the unexpended surplus, amounting to £9,863, 1.7, being held in

the Colonial Chest to meet

the undischarged

discharged claims upon-

the

Colony, explained in the Treasurer's

letter.

These claims amount

to £ 3,818, 4.10, leaving Balance of £6044. 16.9

Colony,

favor of the Colo

propose making

the

a real

in

which I

aking available for

commencement of the Government House, should

Your Lordship be pleased to

Sanation

the

measure and

Parliament to vote the Grant

of

£20,000 for the present year

as referred to

in.

my

Despatch

No 82 of 25th August last.

i

The decrease in the Revenue

as compared with 1848-49,

to

appears to

be £2,338, 149; but

at present there

arre.

outstandings

due to Government amounting,

to £1,44448, 14. 9. - Steps have been

taken

to

recover

this sum-, so

that the real deficiency of

Revenue collected, compared with

the

year

1848-49, will be about £889.7.0.

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

Your Lordshift,

most obedient

Humble Servant,

نے لان من نية الراية

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Elirt

The Earl Grey.

Governor Bonham,

19th April, 1850.

7 Inclosures.

No 29.

Received

a letter from the

Treasurer explanatory

31th March 1850, with

"Financial year ending

off the Colony for the

Forwarding Accounts

of

the Tame.

Tered Copy to Wearing

that under the

Cace

circumstanc

Ace. (dit: Difunginio

? and state

and with reference to the correspondence named in the margin- Lord Suey presumes that there

will be no

objection to the

Goa : & proposal to app ty the balance of £6.044

Con

réacement

of Ke Gant House ?

2. H.

Dr.

the

*****

2.3.

this is leagern

Z

aree for

leal.

مد

Xmpy

1. Ch. Lively

K. PB.

1850 JUNE

24

ги

MINUTE 21 MR Jaxis WRENA M(r)Mercantle | 24 Wiluces

Eud Gren

Po 29-19 Ap

C.6. 31. Jang

1856

Treasury Maul - -

5088 Houg

کے

Hong Hory

271

27 June 50.

I am devicted by Carl Grey

to thaummit to

your for ther

Coude information of the

Lords

the Treasury

Commissioners of the

the Copy of a Berpetite from the Gmmen of Stery Hory encloving

"the accounts of the Colorry for the

знам

ended the 31 of March

lach, and with reference

to the corespondere ristect

in the margin Sami te

request that you

will

state to their Lordships

that Lord Grey presumes

that there will bus

objection to to Governor Bonham's

י.

5

i

proposal to apply the

£.6.044 balance of £ 6.044 to the

Commencement of the

Grement Horse..

entered

Forever Bonham C.B.

1850

MINUTE 30 July AUGE

at Mr Jadis

MRELLiot Merivale

2

Bu & Grey

5000 Gron.

Treasury

I

6269. Tutung Hanging

N.193.

Lir

RECORD

2 Aug 750.

Some have the hover to

272

acknowledge the receipt of__

your bespatch 2.29. of the

19 of April last coloring the Qucounts of the Coterey for the

однат

unched the 3.0h

of manch, and with reference

to your proport to apply.

the balance of £6044 in the

Treasurer

hands of the Colonial uses. to wand the 4 pense of cons of the

вста препарат

to the Cere

Government House. There to convey to you

the Nursing

authority for this expenditure Share

(Copy)

1.07.

273

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Colonial Treasury, Victoria, Hongkong,

April 17th, 1850.

In accordance with the Regulations and in compliance,

with the Instinctions contained

in Earl Grey's Desprech N9 of

17th February 1848, I have the

honor to transmit herewith-

воло

No 2 - Account

Account for the

year

Any

ended 3/th

March 1850, the Balance

which has

has been duly verified

by the Board appointed by His Excellency for that purpose as

'

N.3. per inclosed Certificate.

ئی میری

Honorable

Major WT Caine;

Colonial Secretary.

A Detail is roded

2.

exhibiting

the

different sources

Revenue and Rescipt and shewing

also

in detail the several. items of Colonial Expenditiore, and Comparative Statements of the Estimated and actual Revenue and Expendition of the Colony for the past year ended 31th

March 1850.

3.

The Revenue

amounted

to £24,018. 17. 111⁄2, and is short of

the Estimate by which the_

Imliamentary

Vote wa

regulated

by £1415. 18. 81⁄2 Sterling. The

greatest

2

decrease is unden Fines

and Fees of Court being £795

will be seen by

a.

5 as

N.4.

זי

3 274

£39172, 19.64 (inclusive. £1,250 paid in 18748 by the Paymaster of Civil Services to Chief Justice Hulme), being by £13,093. 11. 14. Sterling left

than estimated; this decreases is principally owing.

to the non-

commencement of proposed Public Works, - such as the Government House, - and also to reductions

and savings effected in the several.

Departments, amoun

mounting

ting as

as per the... Compara

explanation

re a live

Statement to not less than.. £4,000. 19.74 Sterling

5.

No5. a

12

I also beg to enclose,

Statement of

due

reference to

Nb. an

and

B

the Comparative Statement.

4.

The Expenditure of the Colony for 1849-50 has been

arrears of Revenue.

the 1th April 1850,

Statment of th

the

liabilities of the Colonial

Government at the close of

which I beg

1849-50, m

to remark that it is

desirable

very that the Account for Stores received

from England for the Government Offices and proposed Government House should be adjusted

Joon

as

6.

possible.

as

An Account with

the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury from which it will appear

that a

is enclosed,

Balance amounting

2

5.

275

1848-49, and 1849-50, is attached to the Detail of the_ Account, which shews

ሪ -

Decrease in.

Years Revenue ofil 2338.194

lash year.

on 1848-49.

item

M7...

to £ 9,863, 1.7% remains from the Parliamentary Grant and Revenues

h

the Treasury which however, as

of the Colony Chests;--

рад

m

Enclosure N. 6 the claims

b

for past Services

£ 3,818 4. 101⁄2.

7.

amount to

A Comparative

Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure for the years

The decrease, on-

the principal

of Revenue- pom-

Lands

only L. 22.9.621

however, is only

while the_ Expenditure_ shews

a decrease

exapt

,,

022-

every.

item,

Me, viz: for Revenue, Services £119. 16,8, which arises

Market

lt

.

from the sale of by Public Auction and from Fees paid into the Supreme

Cases for the recovery

Court on

of Land Rents which have, chiefly

been recovered from the= Defaullest.

The apparent increase,

£219.

of

11. 8 under Kent is part

Tru

of Areas of former year,

the £1931, 19.0

of Mails" is

and

under "Conveyance

in accordance with

Earl Grey's Despatches Nos 35 and 67 of 1848, being

the

equivalent

of Rent charged to the Hongkong

and Canton Steam Packet Company.

There is

AVL

apparent increase,

on account of

---

on Establishments, viz. £871.0.64 Sterling, being £ 2,971.8.0 arrears of former year. brought to

1849-50, and

to ase

account in

the same be

Said: 1848/49. £32,467 +0.2.

Arrauns paid 2,971.8.0.

Th

11849/503

J

35,438.8.2.

36544.8.

6.

Arrears 141847/487 paid in 1848/49. Charge for 1848/49., 35,073.3′′

Paid 1849/50.233,338,0.8±

ars Remaining one

if added

to the previous years Expenditiore and the

J

138.11.8 "33476.1242 correars of.

184849.3. 2971.4.0

the arrears paid Chingfor

Charge for 1849/50-4, 30,505, 4.4 ich Differen win favor

in 1848-49 deducted therefrom_ will be seen that the charge for 1848-49 is £35,073.3.6 Sterling, when the same for 1871.9-50, adding the amounts remaining due as per Enclosure No.6 is only £30,505, 4.1432 Nob

Differon win favor ₤4,567, 19.

71849/50

14

Sterling, making therefore_

276

an actical

decrease Salaries, Allowances

and

のし

es in 1849-50 of

Contingencies

£ 4,567-19-1/1⁄2 Sterling as compared with the previous year.

I have tc.,

(Signed) WF. Mercer,

Colonial Treasures.

(True Copp)

bl Colonial Secretary.

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Letter from the Colonial Treasurer enclosing Accounts

for the official year ending 31th March 1850, and remarking thereon.

#

17th April, 1850.

Enclosure to / in Despi

129 of 1850.

612

Hongkong

Account of the Honorable W. T. Mercer Esq; received and paid by hime on account of the Colonial -

Consulates in China, during the year from

Balance on

12th April 1849, Public Money

Land Revenue.

Receipts.

Rent exclusive of Land.

Auction Duty.

Licenses.

Taxes...

Year from 1th April 1849 to 31th March, 1850. -Coglonial Treasurer of Hongkong, in respect of all Monies Government, Her Majesty's Diplomatic Department, and 9th April, 1849, to 37th March, 1830.

Private DE

3681 1 2

2358 9 22 6,039

1049/

Establishments.

Frines, Forfeitures, and Fees of Court . _

Fees of Offices.

Sale of Government Property.

Reimbursement in aid of Expe uses incurred

by Government...

Miscellaneous Receipts.

Special Receipts.-

Consular Services.

Deposits available.

Deposits not available.

Parliamentary Grants.

11824 13 0

2082 5 10

53

32

494903

Falarics.

and

278

Fixed. Provisional Establishment Temporary.

Allowa

Office

Contingencias,

Total

26,802 12 04621 18 4 16 10 6 613 17 10:32,054 18

4 16 10 0 615 17 18

273 13

(3 13 3

8 7

Revenue Services, exclusive of Establishments ._ Administration of Justice

Rent.

Hospitals.

2922 14 102

Police and Jails.

1005

81417 92 9697

23118

8

30 179

Total Colonial Revenue. - 24,018 17 112

Fransport.

Works and Buildings .

Road, Streets and Bridges

Conveyance of Mails.

Miscellaneous Services.

Special Services.

do.

do.

do.

Total Colonial Expenditure

Superintendent of Fade

Consular Services.

10918

48070

14077

10

Deposits available.

Loan in aid repaid.

224128

52

228

1127

1079

19718 4 19280

548 0

193 12 7211

45 145

37,801 19 74

5327 17 0

17897 12 102 23225 9

10ź

949/2

10

1420156

£. sty:

818160 64

with.

t.

Deposits not available.

875 170 2,296 12 6

Balance remaining 31th March, 1850. Public Money 13819 0 94

is a

Deposits. 3723 14 104 17,542 15 82

L. sta: -81816 0

8/8160 64

account

21st March, 1850, and I make this solemn declaration conscientiong

I William Thomas Mircer do solemnly and sincerely declare that the foregoing, as Colonial Feasurer of Hongkong, from the 14th April, 1849, belicving the same to be correct.

Declared and subscribed before Me on this 20th day of April, 1801.

(signed) C. D. Hillier.

Chief Magistrate .

(Signed) W. J. Mercer

Sue Copy

Colonia & Aberetary.

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Proceedings of a Board of Survey held at the Colonial. Treneury of Stoughtong pursuant to order of His hucellency The Borcun -

The Honnable Major. W. Caine.

Members Charles St George Cleverly, reafe,

Robert Rienaceker

The Board having ascertained the exact Coins existing in the Colonial Treasury found the

279

same to be as follows.

Sterling

Total.

£ s. d

Rupecs Cach

86.727

Spanish Mexican

Dollars. Dollars.

Coins -

#

#

3,072

#

#

17.040.

500

612,000

#7

Publie Monies-

Depozito not available

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the Strong Vault,

Treasurer's Cheet

in the Strong Vault.

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Total

--

Treasurer's Cheet.

Total

Grand Total

Amountings eventeen thousand five

Victoria, Hongkong,

Firil the 1th, 1850.-

360

87,087. 3072

1,400 3/4 1284 11,289 40 18

#

5/2325 7/8 33% 1,819 094 22/63 25 12/8 394 13,81909%

4,489 57 260 25% 3,676 08 130107 55 87 7652 47 14 3/% 1.4/84 1284 11,419 47 4,545 4 267 8 11 3,725 14 10% 88,5054 4,356 11,419 47 26,708 6921485 12 8% 17,542 15 82

44

hundred forty tur Pounds fifteen Shillings eight, pence half penny terling. -

تم

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary-

(Signed) W. Caine,

Chas: H00: Cleverly, R. Rienaceker.

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281

Abstract the Revenue of the Celery

of

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of Hong Kong for the year pom 7. April

1849 to 31.

1

March 1850.

Sand Revenues

Rent, exlusive of

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Landt.

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2922 1411

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814 17 92 9699

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fees of bourts.

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Reimbursement in und

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Minellancous receipts.

Special Receipts -

The Aid

Tolat L

8711

30179

24018 17 18

for

the Civil Government

$25,000 60.

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by Grant of Parliament

of the Colony for the

year 18/19/51 is

forthe Superintendent of Foote Plansu-

lar Establishments in China in

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Cetomat Recupls-thing Kong-

Revenue detaited.

Land Revenue.

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Lease sundt for building pomposes in Victoria

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de_cultivation

Lands not based.

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the Villages & Squatters

"Deposits graid "by there hasers of land.

Fees on goal

Rent exlusive of Land,

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Govern

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1/402 802.

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108 14

sscssmail hatava. in the year endie fun 184,78/17 18 82

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Fines, Infortune Five

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Revenue detailed.

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Sale of Government Property.

Condem next aplomats Two Cilic Stands Building

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cases for monry of land int

Materials texten. The Inasury juandone

Miscellaneous Receipts.

Aberpay

Unclaimed amounts.

smplies in Trosurg Cherts

Special Receipts.

445

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Superannuation Schopen|26

nannuation Contributions of Tchipur |26|14|5

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Fees

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Potin Magistrates Pris fins de 383.5.104 of the Leccon & Lachung 21.13:57

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Registration of Boots & Anickers

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Parting litties & passisin

2.4.2

1247 687/3" 1103

92 93 97 137

1941452

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25

814 179

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Amount nocived Postingfre Consulate

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169 | 1

account of Spants of the Imponal

Parliament.

in China in lingtand from the Come by the

mussariat Agent

the acousil 4th Colony of Singkong 23,300-

cl paid by Paymaster of his summe

Tilat

li

+

Total

100 23b 0

1230

1230

23,300

1330 24,630

Findent of

Frade & Consertates in China 24,100

Irtob.

not know not Know 24, 100

4 8 0 0 0

the amount of the Majesty's Superin

B.

283

Abstract of the Expenditure of the Colonie

at C

Government of Hong Kong fo the year, pow 7. April 1849, 4. 31′′ Aarch 1830.

Fout of the Colonial Treasury feston & tong Jaia in Lon-

Sa

Arrears for 12 months from

1028.12

Jetruary Fixed Pregional.

18247 Extablishments temporary

Contingencies,

Selab

don by the Jay moster Cúil Sevily

વાત માં

The

Colonial,

Agent

Establishments 1707 4 8 2508|1|4|4621 15 4 16 18 6 613 13 1: 32154 18 8: 1283 2 Pensions retired allowances and Revenue Services oplusive of Etablishments

Administration of Justice

Allowance.

Chantable

Education entresion

Hospitals - Polin & Gav

کره

gratuities.

Etitlistemonts

Ale

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273

52

ار

22847 1127

18/2016

177 18

170

16

"

"

64 11 2

6135

In Copy

Colorist Surritory

1330 17330

(Segund. M.J. M

Colonial Trasmon

Transport

Conveyance of Mails. Wirks & Building

Reads Struts & Budge

Misechan cous

Speist Expense

7

Vereins

Tetal Cedonial Expenotiture,

Superintendent

Trade

Consular Service

Seve

Filar.

گو

548

72

The Expenditure to of the Colony is; paid in Houstong during the year

5 Arrears being Govenin £1500m.

31

مرور

1421370 19 11

The Exfernation

532717 17.877 12 103

61027 9 33

with Colony

1850 £57.801-19-75

120-17·11

£39,172 - 17.44,

$1250..

F

SA 1264 43·41

London by the Cagent to 51 10m 1947

As Jaymestariil Sun in 1848 1250

Total

arrears

K

Includes france to Chef Justin Shatire in

1848

Col: Sugan 107. 1217 Elack of Marks 42, 2.2. said Anti Frarung

کو

Hud

Aqua rigistry 57.9.2

£1707. A 8

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an 18249

Setet incremes of Saturnes paid in Sonstions & London £2971+ 8 = 6. M

:

.

1.29 of 1830.

Inalosure to 3mm Desp:

284

Expenditure of the Colony of Aeng Kong -

during the year 18/17/30 Establishments detailed.

Civit

The Governu

Certificate of Survey her h

Boar

this

the 1th April. 1850.

Colonial Funds on

Frvert huisjonel Established Lemporary

Totab

32.10 25"

20

17-10

st

12.11

152-10 7952

23-4-7

Fr 1893

62216

|8014:12 10

GaA arées,

Truars from 7 brambe 1848 123th Fobinary 1841

For 1

1 you prome

12.

1500.

"

1" March 1847 to 28th Filmry 1850 6,000:

hid de Camp for 1 year from

Compradore

Shroff. Forter

Messenge

Liancuger.

God

is @ £12.10 iach for expan

Contingencies.

Furnitu

clo

کی کبھی

L

7500 200

J

7800

offices.

for Governmeal House

Jovens

Colenial Secretary Salaries onial Secuitary for 1 your

Chick Clack

180.0

472.10.

906270

qrd Clute prm 1 Marck & 28 August 1967 €

"1. 3th Augent 18470-2135 · 269-5-5-

1 Sept 1947 8. 28 Fit 1850

22

1.

oli

3 link for year

270

243

*

216

2

ترجمہ

Contingencies

3 0 0 0 " 15:5

Printing Sublishing newspropus & periodicals _ 94, 2

official postage

Holiaceory.

Coats

م

Sucidental expec

Auditor

Salaries,

op

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+

Cleats @ £250 primer the net. 18478/200/m. 7. Ape 1049/23 22 1556_795-16 8

Contingencies

Printing & Auspopa

Junilure.

Lucidental Expens

10.

b

# 8

218 62.

17

3

کند

300

135 ̄ ̄| 10 | 115 |

3136 6 44

295168

72 16

14 11 4

16

2 8 4 11

2110

f

Celemal Coxpenditure

Establishments detailed.

Expenditun - Mong Kong.

Colonial Expenditure

Etablishments artadded.

285

Five of Thorigionat Toler.

Establishmus low pnary,

Treasures.

for va

Salaries.

پرسند

Establishes temporary

Harbour Master

Salaries

Goo

Aarbour Braider for 1 yea

Chef Clock pond 1 M and 1847 6 27′′ Folmay 1830 € 405 403-15-10

2 to

& Crating Chief jo the 28th Formary 1850

3" Clute from 17th & 20th April 184785 1 125 and pose 21 Apu't 1547

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- l 3 0 0

-432.10

360-7

427th Febmary

18500 £250 for

28th Extra

Kated

18501 £300.__ 2·2 6 " 1 - 10 |

י

1 8 3 0 - 6 - 8

1830

J... J.

13

Contingencies,

Redding & publishing.

official prostagi

ti

Furnitu

Places.

incidecital express

Clerk of Councils

Salaries Pluck flousvicts.

Lbowauch

Contingencies publishing

Printing &

Sumeyor Generat.

11. 15·2

600

JJ

Assistant de pr.bther to 57. Arzt. 1847 a kivopan 150 Clock for yeme

10 Chinese boat Crown @ €13/10 pm. 171

کرنے

1 Curapuan Constable

Contingencies.

Chilling

oil for lamps at landing Pothiin peaus. Stationery

Aupairs & puchon

Offered gentage

of Boots

200

2

750

ار الله

کو اللہ

22

*

37 16

185

43 10

266

1216

10

3 5 10 5

12484

12.6

6.13.34

26 1185611

√ 100-

100

Registrar Genent

Salaries.

32-5-37

Blesk

1.1

800

Z

359-18-3

187.101

32-15-0

270

37-72

30

5

Ir

37.10

37.10

12. 16

132 16

1520-55122-101642 13

31

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from 1 to 31 March 1847 @ £200 p

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Mauk-1847 amer

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to

Click from 7 Jun 6.28. Vorn 1847 £500

свет

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17 to 27 trway 1850 & Cris

2 Chiriw Constables por "Monet 1847 428 "El 18504413-16

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Contingencies. Greeting.

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instal apprenses

Eclesiastical.

salaries,

Cotruial Chapter her

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13

10

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67

1272

148 6 8

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26162 4087

Salantes.

Surveyor Jounet fort you

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I

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Check of registry de four year

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A

registry Grass perbe. Suy lo de Sept 1867- de Ittloarece from duty loss Bee: 1847 @k5p month

7 January to 28 Fast 1850 £2.10

1 15

Overseer of surveying Cortals de fr. 1 year__

Cartier

3 survey the Office Cortic

Contingencies.

2.18 1.

Puting publishing

احمد احمد

Qurveying instrumcuts.

incidental apprecases.

Allowances

22-193

5.14.3

2.13.1

11.5.

3.3.7

212 13

tens home

to Clerk of Berks pour 1 tranh 1, 28 Sefit 1847 for kup. of her 3 £2.5% Anime 14.8.10

نجوم امارات

2.8

Oversee of convicts de from 1 Trimming te 25th Truth 1850

17.10

2.1.8

14

700.

ве

Check

700.

**

16 17

710

Contingencies

6 3

Cleaning Church

Singing in

Church

&

#

Candless 11/-Imerdental offenses 11/2

Education

2 Schoolruasters for

6625

de from 15 Mar 15 high 7* Ft. 1880+/75_

50

22 13 b

72 1.6

72156

L

Cetinal Expenditur - Mengkong-

Establishments obtribol.

Judicial Establishment

Colonial Expenditure

Establishments

délaited.

of vect Provisions

286

Sotal.

4

کمالی

Fivere Puram Total Establishing he pray

Police including Garts.

salazios

1

Thing instin for year

Attor

my

Registran

quent

Deputy Pistion

black of Count_

Click to Chef Justic

Uste & Bailiff-

Ina

lay

Liter produ

Z

Ade Railiff from # 126 Prank 1847 offrons

4. 25. Filmary 1850 (8) £57.

Chinese Chuck & Theoff yea

Z. thickn

"

J

3,000,

lo o t

750

کا کوئی

300

301 4 130

30

Salaries.

Chuf Magistrale for 1 year Chief Chuck

2 do (2k 157.16 from 1891arch by Funton ₤187. 10

from the Dec. 1849 to 28th Feb 1850, Malay & Hindustane Interfenitude for 1 year Chinese Tuliputer

lw

Assistant Majestetis

Superintende

300"

900

"

"

250

1/40.6

100%

125

15496.6

Miffa 76.0

of

Jotere.

Assistant

36.7.5 62.17

/

Tech Inspecti

3/2

87.10.

"

12.10

1 de pose 17" Mant to 17 Jum 18470 fron

3716

Mohamedan Rest

Messengers

Contingencies.

ik 12.10.cache.

Printing publishing & Fans popus.

Stationery

Furniture

Postage -

incidenter expense

Medical

Salantes.

Cotuical Suycon rapear from "Maul 1847425. Tech. 1852

do

£7

from 10 Leve to. Meter 1847 R250.

th

Sextori for 1 year from " " Hank 199,7621 Fit 1850- 2 Burial Ground Reepers @ £12.10 each de Messenger.

Contingencies.

Printing

Stationary.

6/100= \148175| 654817

$ 0.04 167.1.7

2618-62

Jo

16.8

1. 2. ¢

& 4.8.1177

2.5114

12.10.

336

65824

70%.12.9 97.10 8052

ہے اور

16.8

10.5

806

t

1" duly 1847 6.28" Ft. 1880 @ £87.10_84-15.9 984-5: J Whinese Cluck in Magistracy for Der 18438 Jany 1856 #20% Int Chiun Click & Extrifiteli po 1 Fiber 2 100% Rumun

8 6 8

16 13 4

12 16

7/18

24 #

Indian Priid

for 1 year

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*

k

pour 18

"wow" "Firacol 1suz bu

125

1850

Anna

15

#

1 year

12 11

Chinese Ushu qu

16

س نے مجھے کسی کبھی سور

Chief Magistralis Vidurly

Merengu

1 Corlie

2 Exarpoon Supants & Lep. 10 pulun 94.0.10

3_de_muting ste

18 de

Cocastables

1 Acting Clark 1. Justian Erpaint

4 de adigate.

bo d

towïlabus.

CAL

1 Chinew Sugran 3 de roturg - CA. 20. de Constables

2. Mese Cortées.

37.10-le 164.11.22

32.18

Au

125 for Amen

15.16.

20

Lol.

20.

17.10

He

12.10.

a

17

+

10-

$77·17-10

25

32-7.0

+

926-11-42 311-68

10 "

"

47-17

260 270

2248-4

12 16

12 10

188.19.

کوار

"

Hospital.

Salaries.

Despiciser from 1" Mach 1. 30 Apr. 118470 from

ام کرنا

1850

June to 28th Fretmany d [15-

1 Clack in May for. Bespécieu

Cook 1 year.

2. Coole's

de @ £12.10 each

A

1

£68.-15.0

2.1.8

70-16.8

17.104

25 "

10.84

1 Coolie from "1" [way 1847 h 28 " Fit 1856 @@ £12:1010.

123.15..

123

کو

1 Station

1 Lamp Conta

Temporary

Judian Police couplogre

wurden with the

Requisition of preparin

tundent of Police of 18th perculin 1847&

saustioned by His Ex: The Jour

lien forsry oncasure

he

Imew from 17 Die 1847 678" ZA 1850.

12.10.

£....

*

2599 13 1

Polier motuding Goods car und formand. £:-3733-6-3 7738 12 1

!

-Colonial Expenditure

Hong

dụng trong

F

Establishments sitaited

Police instucting Grots.

Salaries, Brought forward.

م

#

Establishing perary

3233-6-3 2788-12.

-125-138-7-4

36

36·17-11

Grote from Imant to June 1848041780

from 8

8th Lecce 1847 to 28th Feb 1850

Assistant Gooter for 1 year

1

Zurntry from 1 Monch to 50 den 1864 bit fre

to" Say 1842 & 28th Feb 1850 @ £37. 16. Europian twanking for 1 year-

b Justian to

Europian Headwear

8 Indian Guarote

Chinese Guard

Contingennes.

201

#1602

36.30

Liq.7.6

35..

15

یز

Printing Grutleshing & anospropens

Stationery-

lave

Jelly reperies to offer.

کلمہ کہ

*

406-7.3

3233-6-3 3375:1-466287

3462 1

12.2.3

y

+

287

Colonial Expenditure - Hong Kong..

Recapitu

Colonial Secretary

The Governer

Auditre

sbour Master.

Sunveyor Gercial. Registrar General. Choate of

Imprin?) YOU: SENS

Jolat Civit

Indicial Establishment:

cheat).

Hospital

کھو

discation

Tolice

*****

ch

de

Total

prof

ao A

of the foregoing

foregoing

Satanies

Jixed)

Detats

Thovisional Arrea

"taklishment, temporary fivid salam.

6.300

| 3,000 |B| E

295165

18306 $

100

13210

*

*

*

121 ||13|4 | 182 ||17|7|

14120 || 13 || 6 | 122 | 10

256

266

115

1500

2

*

22 1111

S

*

*

*

300

Hongkong || Paid

Contingen

Here

Total

£

62|2|10|| 80141 || 12 10

|135|10|11;||3136 |644

salaries

2

264, 1836 ||11|8|||20|16|| 8|

32|16|74|| 132|| 16 18 91| 10 | 1 || 387 | 6 19

6|45|13|2||1705 || 1 | 1

26|16|2|| 408 ||;

*

-

11279"

23 14 5

138145

in London Total &

antha

contingene

Hongking

England.

8014 12 10

3293139 g d'in

20|16|8|18|7 |84

72

|14089|3 | 7|845|17|7|1599|11|11|46|10|6|373|1)||14||17056|16|11||20|16|8 | 12 | 3 | 4 ||33|2|

هم که

کو کی

148175

7/10

72 | 13 | 6 |

123

4

|3233 | 6 |3|3373| 1 | 4

J

کو

5495|7|21|41621|18|4|1707\/

*

=

+

33|6|10|| 63824 |3|

700 7912

Sub

18

12315

12/18

2/

V

126

||| : 77 9079 ||39|01|4l|

18181

*

x

+

+

J

W

39674

} # 66/

1705

1277

17 9 8 7 18 11

783243

7/1\/27

8t b7 10

123 | 13

*

191 71

6700 17 72

13 3 3 3 8 0 876

Postage

inilecital exponer

Presiding

Stationery

Priciting

Stationery

Chief Majistrele

3.1.7

Total letice including Gaots

Chief Magistralis def

Meriffs. Superintendent

beins

time

%

Police

Felice Rate Collectors

Savenis, Krob Collecto for

We off

Contingencies Printing.

Helivery

Function.

*

:

Theriff

61102

"12.6

2.18.4

61-112

3.7-1

12:37 11:37

£8799.10.8

stq;

18 09.16.10 3371-1012r...

72 116 6700 07

73.

210

"

5.84 17-13-7

12.6

115

23 14 13814

4

Expenditure.

Colonial

Recapitulation of Office Contingencies

es under '

کے

C

eeng trong Hong

Kors

respective heads of Denominat.

Foud

in loud by Sola

Agent

Hong Kong in Londen.

(unting netlisting bewspapers Ofisindicals 335 35 er

E fire fromitione

Aationery.

Coals for Offices

Charls & folau.

Surveying Justin

سے کہو گا

Boat sembow for Boots registerede Repair of Staite Mailers Boats de

Oil zu Lamps at Pausing titer petares. Postage

Polley repairs to offens

Exlesiastical chaning Church

Candler singing the

Junidental expenses of all Copratiments. Ancmunition for Harbour Master

تو

291022

67172 19

17

که

2

+

2

+

تو شرکت 8 /

5314

27

92777

کی گئی

*

*

تم کو

//

17

3

619

256

Total

613 12 102 12

4626

Comparative Statement of the abom with previous year.

Printing Accspopus pinodicals de

Imamitin por Government Free.

five for

Stationery

Coals for Offices.

Charts place.

ying

Justinents

Best Manboun.

Repairs, of Harbour Master Boots_

tounding Jouset

Petty repairs to Offices.

Externisters sundices for Church.

1848/49 1349/50 Sucrease Decreas

411 14 22 3575 be

283

276

3347

*

29 10 21

2.

214717 17

32 // 8

170

16|14|6

36 31 .//

27 10

+

18

12

713

17.

2

44

37 19

38292 23

*

ہو کر

مراد

کے کو

236

"Colonial Expenditure - Hongkong..

Gratuites.

8. & Pensions, Relised, attenances, and

Nit paid in Hong Kong.

$23. Revenue Arries excusive

of Establishments

*

Bemuneration & the Assessors & Cotter tors of tiher rates, bing

4

288

3% on the

amount of Collections for the year crested 30. Some 1847 140|16|1 press Commission to the foversement Auctions in the sole of accuser Qaints & Expenses mocured for the memory of hand trucks and anoicothe Db-per

Monomer

گھر

"

7448

rocventle 47 - 12.34 31,

Sundental expenses for collecting enemies of the Village__

XA cod of Folere

For retning Maines at the suspence Coud by the Superin:

he hoof of the Celonine Government,

Total £2.273 13 3

§o 4. Administration of Justice exclusive of Establishments

Expence as of Miten oses. Prisimsper & Crown/ritures detained_

Comptusotion to titusus ditaisnel _=

#7.10

26-3·9%

luz

122

Queue moning a Milness por Whampox: "Tezina i Lanz by 32 26 17 gi

Expouses of Criminal Punishments

In 1. Criminal Creun Prosenter in a case in whist the Chich Justice apperand askitnes, Ithe litterney General astat Express on excration of Creminats_

Expenses of Inquests Actionery & printing

12 13 11

125 16

3287

Irtat L-52 87

15 Ecclesiastical exclusive of Establishments.

Vil Charitable allowvarices.

133

20

13

27

25

10-6.

16

7

10

*

2

4

تم کو

bel for Lampes

Postage

May's

Suedicitat exprens

256

22

*

Medicines for

5 12 117

+

4176

1/8 19 1626|3

3 1 22

Deduct Increase_

Not Deencase in 1830

Ammunition..

مرگ

12/

Vil

Noy Education evelusive of Establishments.

Nir.

573 19

570 10

D'

--

1

[

289

Cetemal Expenditure.

N° 8. Aospitals evolusin of Establishments..

Annual Location to the sospital of the donder

mi

Missionary Society.

Trovisions Fredient computs for Patients in the

Medicines.

Twanitan

Reading to the

Government cal Hospital

2516

Neg.

Juvidestal

expenses_

الزير بج کرے

2018 j

6210

12 h 10 166 J

Telat £228

2281

Police & Gaels exclusive of Establishment.

Police.

Clothing & Accoutrements_

Veterinary & Farring articles_

Image.

Où deaudler for Lantins & Lamps. Purchase Prepair of Boats.

Rations for Execxpuan Police Force

Ammount Auser_

dundecital apprenses Ammunitime

Goods. Turistine, Food Wole Soytins for sick.

Bidding to the messsarus.

No10 Rent.

civil.

Fetters & Tools___

oil

heindaler referases shaving pusonus de

Do

of

1819.20 کھلا

11947

12.8

13

48

4412

453

17

165 12

215 16 3911

Colimal Expenditure.

Non. hansport.

Conveyann of Convicts to frenal settterunts Corvey our of bluck to tezistuar Gumnal.

Liland to collect Severno-

N°12. Works and Buildings.

New Works.

dong long

119

Irtat £. 197 18 4

F.

John's Chunk sundae Report d'Estiurate. 872 1846 amount

hoot wide. Ordinan N°2 of 1847 of £44.00 if which

graw bed,

the 1 April 1887 xine d

I

1

Expected during 18/17/30-

Givernite

7

boss los

1133 15 \8 | 1133-15

mmits offices as per seperate Plepal Ostuvate excretioned in

ting to £1,300, 3.10 MG. Edespotch N87) of 20 d° 1845 amoun

Betann &maining therm At 1847-

Exper

steal staring 1849/50.

1362/4/2

33 15

157

having unes pinchal 1322 113 Extension of Maitour Mostie's Fin rendu Report Hstimate

+

مجھے

-143 115

1.15 5 10

11/12 13

N6 of 1847 sanctioun in Despatch N°17 of 22% Monel 1848. Famousiting 1. £364 -0.10 of whit remained with 11867157 10

Expended during 1847/30

saving offerted. Lovetting site for Church & government offries unde Reput Estimate N°5 of 1976 aus timed in Resprotch

ling be £1653. 10.2 of which demond Air547|04|4|14 turing

mig 1847/50

dearing

under

eta

April 1850-

163

223 10

1

$0 33 of 1996 timoun

Expended Lefensible Barrack at the dow wide Report Nstimate 86 of 1876 amounting & £2650.177 caniliind in Despatch N°3 of them.154) Balance nr 1. A pul 18132 firunenly stiti saring | 821 2

Expended during 1848/50.

3 187 Javing effected 18 18 2

supplying Govenment offires opressored Concrement

Atbure with wet condré Pépit & Estimate

ojan

Anointing to I& 11. sanctioned in Deep. No. 14 of 2 Mar. 1848

7 April 1849 Expunctist during 1847/10.

kaong unexquiuolest Sodze of Wongmisting Cormetery.....

306 3 12 94 12382

12 12

30-2 · 4 600 12 21 Total £---1127 2

Totalnew waks.

Repairs.

de

Floren

0:

10 32

3715112

In risolone of Sir Ey. The Guinn Aman & 1848/49 156.8

obe for the year 1849/50 Sommige staff of this Ey the Govedsen po Afreil 1847 Police in central Polin Station in Virturia for expan

In

Police Station at Showtowar

Hospital.

alc

625.

793 15

15

2236

In Government Civil Dostictal for 1 year

Total £

62 10

2105

£107911

To Bouldings damaged by

1 Loop ten to 18448 mote refist & Estimate 33 of 1848 Amounting to £323.4.17 canilind Belauer Hormon or 1" April 184Z coronious

را

کی فا 20

talent to be

Expended string 1849/50.

21

Actical song

32 18

:

3368

1386 2 3

Cassied Jouvard L... 1491 8

"YT"

Colonial Expenelitine.

Works and Buildings,

continued

dụng trong

new Wicks. repairs chr.

etc. 21 12.15

Polly repairs the seniory Ezin Clings. Hagstaffs conting Flagstaff el Government offers matives $1324 32

A frais & &. Flagstoffe at Governanint How &

inan wol offices

Banker Minals for Government office Apparste Guard Hown of the rendom if this is the Ho

Ple

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do Pilies Actions.

Flew

de Forl

offer Youthouses of laun

Mit shids for Benit ground Koop Dring trup it Arbour Masta's Re Repairs & alterations the Magistions

the to Taiping show Fer

10

24141

Pulling down &protecting the materials of a trungaton

or Island Lot N 87 see meal

Coret Hoven, Pollars in suppint of flour

detty pairs

My light fittings

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18 $

46116

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14

1386 2 8

3

27-7 52.18

188.

26

22 16"

2.

&

341 188 1928 0 11.

Protecting Cothany Gostovus @ £2.10/morth- Implements for Burial ground tropers

Repairs & contingent works

Total Works and Bruildings.

I 13. Roads, Streets, and Bridges.

Roads.

ALCHA

Estimate Nrop

Dood from Abraconte Fauly sendo repent 1847 amounting to £2705.14.4 & sacitional in Respatet. 3°28,

Below on April 1847.

1

t..

4 joudest sturing 18217/30-

·

84/30 5.

fit 1846

254 34 180 1813

Bolame simamiz -73.15.0

Alead, widening Saveman weast side Report Estimate For of 1347

Road Conna Su humper bag (Repertod ni Zeeps. Na E of JJany. 1850.)

Repairs & mad at last forint

Wongmachung. Mengnischung faiman & Lichumper trade

Mdening Faunen & Mongrinching

Pocusts for blasting foots.

cleaning

ning side ch

-side chauntsfroa

a bu

Implements for convicts amprayed.

2166

7014

3148

31.10

180

کوثر

1125 18 19

11/

Total roads_-

-

3398

Bridges, repairs the Bridge in Wongmichung Valley.

Total roads streets and

J.

Budges. 3.548

"

290

Colonial Expenditure Hong Kong.

Y. 15. Miscellaneous Services.

=

Alloman to offices of the Royal Orginine

Mome

врессия

Is

Caps for being amplayed in Colonial writes drning the

the quarter ended 30 D 18163/1

Repayment of & Sunsharpge

bar

vary from Judicial department ____

Sitz Conveyance of mails.

Total

Donation to the Hong Kong & Canton Thames

Pactics Company for the period from 12th 18574 254 rich

117

1830 being the equivalent of fint, ixgable by sand Co. on Ma- sim LANblik auctioned in Cart Guy's Despabiles, No 388679 1848) || 171 | 12 |

818. Special Expenses.

Idrawses on of of distressed seamen

from the Accountant Gunel Jeitys

Va

No

Guard of A. Ma

43 129

4514

LA

Repayment of fact, lift walaimed

tetaimed at the Regish Zudents de partie 68 aftermans stain

Tital....

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Colonial Expenditure. - Hongkong. - - Expenditure.

*

Jaich in England on

on account & the Colony.

Qard by the. Paymaster of Crit Services, Judicial Eslaktestiment.

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my of Chief Justice stutive justmonths pour Quamka 1847 as feud Despatch.

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From Carl Gui

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Aent-

847

during the year from 1 January (the 197 Ficasureć, Months half solary of I" Click

1. 20th April 1847-

Colonial Secretary.

truts of Imperial Parliament - £200.0

reperts of the Races of Health"

Salaries office

itingency

-

Jotal.

£

1950

"

1230

A

20|16|5

$

3

Superintendent of Leade

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/ of Expenses dining the gone 1848/50-

Consular Services.

Cambou Consulti___

Amoy Toor Koufor Nongp. Shaughne

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3223 18 10

2268/1 11

CZNE KAN MAN KAN Van Santa Hat LAN PADAN

2112 282

5327

291

17

5656 4 9 17897|12|11 Total 23225 2 10%

Postope

1

Auditre

Expense

op of Schimmy Shipped-

20168

22 12 31

332

Pensions, Retired, allowances & fectuitus.

"Mr. Smithus 10 months July 1899-

Hospital.

Medicines despises for

t

Police Expenses & of clothing shifferd

26 13 41

64112

613 3

Tilal. 1370 12

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A

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i

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The

Comparative AatementTM

Revenue Estimated, and

during

Received

1 year pose 17 April 1849 to 31′′ Macte

4850.

292

¦

Comparative Hatement of the Revenue Hongkong estimated and

Sand Revenue

Estimated Received Increase Decrease

11620

Bent exclusive of Austion July

hand

1925

so

све

2

Licenses: Opnum oleaters 2052

de_Sall weighing.

$54 134

Stone quarrying 625 ·

Spirit dexters 1140

11824 13 1

20413

2032|5|10|137|5|10

33934

1434

Kemarks.

received during thi

293

you 1849/50.

at the close

Year

:

less arrears remaining cutstanding tore of 1847/50 than the previous Piting & of mossased Sevencer prom a mathit sobe by anition sarvars of former year.

7

Abotestria. 26/0 597 168 Feener opption lions have been made for licenses, now have ben applia

Several of Europeans, for ly

the Cleinere holders absconded before the expiration then liceuses, which are jeanted for 1 year, pay

alle monthly. A far ther Afarther. duriase of four

trech Live is anticipated during 1850/510

£1066.13.4; preacured in 1847/48 £1258 in 1848/49 €1066.12.b, it is sold anunetty by Pullic Auction. The low price of Sill is, it is said the cause of this devases

$266.18.1, the Arrives

493

2

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14028

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fees of Courts_

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Sute of Government property

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Special

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pur 1 Maret 1849 pm £10.8.4, 6. Lit.5.8 en mich Lance.

which has been

Extinatial assessment con Esteiratent

بر

the Litance since the Estimato was proposed.

The pinners se of Courts, amoins fort in 18/4/47/45 h. £ 1062-10.716 in the last half year

795

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1845/46 1846/47 11947/48

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42445.10 x

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1.

beam

2 Cover

prepared in the midleth of 1848/42, the

721848/49, the amount extimated as the foretable Mecopt in 1847/50

below the actual receipts of the two previous year, ther

Fees of the Supreme Court which amonicbest in 1846,

1846/47 to K1094.

being marly

the

half of 1847/48 only. A 102.7.4. Arias mama A10274.

will

des

L

1659

is chifly ht552.06

10. Mei 1848/68ht 552.0.6 1547/48 - 1175 75-10

1

It paid 1850 leaving

£812 reach the same

in

21847/30

598.18.8

a demare of 127.1. only.

it supposedl

всесе

The 1847/48 then fees aucounted to 1818 8.8, 2010 in 1848/476 £629-15:10 μl is support 3053fel to 1558/31 they

1848/219. 165 10 € 250, estinatid arthe produce for the old Government efpinishave

offeris have dist bom va

valized, then Benddings being at present compied by a detachment of the Cey towe Mifte Aegimen Co Being Klot. 5.5 Fers paid in to the Supreme Com Operases of mondy of Landtents de sem Bing sundry compagnents, Trupluste.

450

320

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property. 260

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96.77

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in the fore.

1333:03 . £ 1413. 18

You

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"Colonial Secretary

arrecord of the ductus.

the

Comparative Statement

Estimuitect

ер

Expenditure

Qual

Götual paymen

year from l'Art 1847 le 37 March

t.

1850.

!.

1

294

:

7

Colonial Estimates

dong trong for the year 1947/3 295

Summary & the Estimates shaving the to to charge for each deforstment se for

Establishmerits

The Govern

albero a Fárté

Salaries

and effice

Conting

64/2 10

Colemant Sentary 3201

Pajaz

fired allows

1891

W

Încusuur

Mediter

360

Clerk, oplemmits 190 of Cannerts

A

Surveyor General 237 4

Registros Gorral 87%

Harbour Master 1364|10

Post office.

Police vate Cotteeters 15h

Justicial (stathshments 6675 Extesiasticnt.

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+

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+

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Hospitals

Police

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M

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12/1

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Bewitchings

streets and

*

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7267

5365

;

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220110

3137 3/4 B

*

1942

2006 1

396 7

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170

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584

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1763

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422 17

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1820 12

#

J,

Education

Medical

7001

607/10/1

Felice and Garts 9.135

Werks and buildings

Roads streetBridges

Conveyance of Maits

Estimatiol

Expenditure Feriase

#

34505 17

33 335

די

125

175

81⁄2 16 13 4 273 133 13

1167 |16|3.

16 13 4 98 13.3

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10 79 11 6 197 15 16 192 12 " 1928

19312

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3,01916

32194 10 8 39172 19 64,

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281

246 132

7885 910 $

71 197

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Genernt Remarks. The amount prix for Salaries. Bages & Grin contingenin terra/se is 133,338-0-8: sty

CVMC.

& for haviry 74 banny

amount of Soteins

of Sotains remaining

of which

to which amount of

for

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I 1000

1847/30-

3.

J

297148 b £30366. 12. 84.

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118

Giving a Total fatalains, Allemanns & routine for 1587/312 30,305. 2. Mr. Als

luvount Extinabal

42 here. 12.j1⁄2 12.472

£34,505 - 17 0 The

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A

14

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296

Remarks to the Comparatio Statement of Estimated

and actual Expenatition In 1849/30.

A Governor

for

Z

+

von the in rose of Expuotiture on the belimate in 16407710 bring £ 1300-

Setary of the geottery 7.71848/49. Um Jch funus grand 6.8 18.0 induase of contingenious

ore Extinale

redeations made on Precisional Elithichon 1 $2130.

as above

37.2.10 1705% 17,10

1650.

· 13216· 13416-17-10

Cetemal Seretary, a dowon of £62.0.104. consists of th. 4.5% in

14.7

Estimate, being £78.13.0 medlu Plovence

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J

a Ticastrer

Hof expenses maund

for the

cecovery % homever have meally

в голе

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for Commus QA BI the gate of Marked not estimated for, less a

of

110.15. on Contingens & Listhig on solaires.

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A

£.163.10.8

́s, a dier 10 400

Estimate, being & 4.3.4er Solanis, £157.7.4 in Office Contingences, busty for Stationery from big tant not yet paid fu E-Clerk of Councils.

7 €57.3.44

Offer Continguang Surveyor General, a dumase of 2668-18-110 belemak, horny k 734. 16. 6

Setanes pred sprivisione, & £33. J.ber Attomanus mathing 770.6.0 Iss an ine nose of th.15.2 or contingens £97. 11-11 amarry Selay: W. Joh

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less

b b

as above.

668-18-11

& Registrar Gennal. A tevore, of 2400. 10.5 on Retinate, bing £148.9.1 Solaris

o/X/18.800. Contingences, Revenue servies, Fe 1 Harbour master, a curiose of £295.17.2 or Extimate being £77p. 10. or Solaning £hips on special expenses, less an menon of those offic Condugunis

linday I Judicial Estuthshment, an invion of Expenditure on Estimate / 21010.4.10

I

bing arears of which furting Sola lessonductions on Salaries of

mudu

2.7

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list menase on contingannis of

K. Inedicat Estat l'estiment, au dugnass,

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C

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aa

1243-14.0

11750.

3.18.10 239. 15·2

bond 1018, 4:10

as a

+

of Expeditine of bet, Lingeous, Salary £107.12.7.

100, a Gor

12.7, the reade

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3/0 kans Cel. Suyoons Lala Civil Hospital and estimatul for of £Wpper making 162455 n Ass

saning or provisional selamis seontingensis

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8·12:11

unat Gants, a devase of Expenditiere & Estimate of £2096. 15-37% bing

£. 2/44/912. 5 Alections detains fixed & provisional

1104209%

cle on

Polis Gools Melusive of Estotteshavaits

vaning

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2

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16.29

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Evaning

of Convite to penal softlimin 14 Hospital opprocesis/included under Mediend establishe

the With pension t the Widow of

of late porn contigucions Esticate

7

I... Asaning on the department of Superintendent of Fobin of

Sheriff Shorts

Coumyjann of Commits- Convects

Hocfire expenses.

199.

Aess siunan in Chic) Majestrati's department of £77. 0.8

pensions Home service

!

Total saving in lotin Starts as tifon stated.

before

16-1374

17.2

₤3162.15.5-

4174.10. 4

41

-573. 10 10

62 10.0

"

*

11b // b

4

thogh. 1503 2

4

M.Works and Buildings, less exprested than estimétal for £8,172 410, 7. being

18000 estimatul pe a jovernment House,

308.10.6 de

642-8.5

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310 1:3

I

Police Brat ton fittings &e in Cocial house.

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1

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kingh 7ff41 & 2 for trucks included in the Estimate, and which have withe

not beau comenavirel,

u

erant perished ste

years on Works sect aubroded with Es

th.

S

7.

Martian and

wheeast 13315.9have been expended med oppohul £1153.15.8 au fost John's Church, AMB for the tension of Motion Master's hin, auce £33.15.1 en op of four men oppies, hang out which should have been finished & paid for in the previous year, the in -mainder of £374,152 being for

Tupairs Frocks to Government Buntings.

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being

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bird ca less asperictal than sotimated ₤24/pp. 16.5

of the

I of porpoised works.

0 Conveyance of maits. ₤193.12 & paid unce this head had

tot home estimated fr, bring the equivatut of hand think Graysble byth Hong Kong Hantur Shame practit Conn pain.

(Signed! Mr. J. Men

Упис Серед

Channel Suiting

Colornal

297

.......

298

Meng Keng

Comparative Statements

Ravenn

vw

the years

of

und

37

for

Expenditure

cuched 31 March 1849.

and

18500

1

I

7

ng.

1849/30

299

Comparative Hatement of Kevinu Cumparative Aatement & Expenditur

Your ended 3 March

grav ended 5, Mrs. Increase Lecrease

Land Revenue Rent from Markits

Buildings

Suction Fuly

1533 6 8 1796 |17|6|263|10|10|

Increase

1849. 1830.

Tersen 1830 1831

1849 1850 1830.

18505

11,8/17 2 62 11,8 2/1 13

229

2/02

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186 17. Alein

Sinars of Saluins of formen years- Salaries Find Establishments 244,191 / 425,1028 911

de povisional Item fearg bbbb 17 11 41621|18|4|

363 4829718

266634

8916162

204517

46176

linquens.

1196 137626 3 22

571 10 42

305

(Cistencils 32,467, 2333381 82,316 |19|6|264,5|18 |11

11 13 14 $85..

288

8

4

271 18 10 285

Luenses to Ofnum cistow 1786. 11 1434 3 1 Fall way hing 1066 13 4 608 68 Sene quarryme Spirit dense Tunon beakers

w

Auctioneers Billiards

Strang

Tay Votia lissessment

Mine

Creels.

Trifection

Jive

пр

& Bunots.

523 3 2 493 16

1321

44217662

6565

604 8 3 215 17 200

12

& 10i

10

31169

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439 1992 3047

12 177

37 19 913 93: 687 15 192

9713

Reyestration of Bratst Bruker 627 15 10 4174 16 254

official

Registration of Deeds_ Sating totters Spass. Sot, of Government Propert Reimbursement in aid Misertaneous Receipts- Suid Rrecipts

G

Dedunt Increase --

MH Auriase mu

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1830-

814

116 1917 16 15 1

1097

70

h

80

63

23 12 2

25

474

96 1717

282

368

365144

85231

30 12

26,356|19|83|24,018 |13|1M | 4103

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Vetel 30 18 Jusions Behind allenames - 11816 Kuvan stories

15

کو

153 167 273 13 3 119 16

528/

detruistution of Justice __174 159

15 10. Charitable littoranes

lilucation

Hospitals.

2

170 15 Solin

|135 12/

But.

24 7 Transpent.

215\14

9414

Garte

Convigane of Mail. Mrks & Buildings

6815 301562293|5

164) |1|2|1133 1724

839 19 101079

257

116219

177184

193 12

193

12,155 | 19 | 3 || 1978 | 1 | 11

}

2476 14 6 545

13417 Reads Struts I/Brid

28 17 Miscellaneous Suvius. Spind Expun

377

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390 16 472

413 |14|| 9 || 418 |111|3

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57,339|16|6259172|19|63|/1049|19|10| 16,216 16:102

4049 19 10

Fiduel Jurnase-

Vett Decrease in 1850--

£ 12.166170

33411

1127415

403

-£2338

Entersting King April the

$

1550. ( Synd) M. J. M

Colonial Junsu

2.4

a

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1

+

Inclosure-

-

r29 of

A4 in Desp:

1850.

300

}

Hongkong

Statement of Arrears of Revenue outstanding

the 31th March, 1850.

Description.

Land Revenue.

Nent on lease lands.

Do. ow

Lands not leased. -

Land

Ment exclusive of

2.

Ow Market Mr. C.

Licenses. Stone Quarrying? Fees of Offices.

On Burials.

Deed.

Registry.

Victoria, Mongkong,

April

the 8th: 1850.

True

£.945.12.5

Amount: Remarks

¿

113 4.10

1,058 17

L. 96.12. 14

2016 8

266 134

5.15.21027

b

Total £.

1448 149

W&H (Pigned) W. C. Mercer

Copy

Colonial Treasurer:

Cotinia & Soutory

Duplicate.

Detailed Account

of

the

the Financial

Colonial Treasurer, for

entine

грач

314 March, 1850.

+

301

Hongkong

Statement of Liabilities of the Colonial ument cubracing all claims upon the Colonial

31th March, 1898.

Government Govern

for

Services

Description.

Salaries.

of Works

-

%

To the Honorable W..Napier, Clezke.

I ow

sick leave pon 29

Mai

Yeptr. to 31th December, 1849. £.70. 5. 0 To J. G. Comelate, Chief Ack in the

Rreasury on sick leave from 27

February to 31 March,

To A. Lond, Clerk to Registrar Generat

on sick leave from 2.4 th Nov 2. 1849

31th

#

17.9.0

Incount: Hencarts.

to 31" (December) March, 1850-50. 16.8 138 Works and Buildings.

For Stores &c., received from England

for Government Offices, Bhlance on Refrost and Estirnate

Stores &e, acceived from England for

€.1319.0.112

11|8

the proposed Government Hanger 1815,6.123/347 02

Miscellaneous.

Passage Money to and

4

from Calcutta

per

Earl

granted to Mr. C. M. Campbell, Late Acting Chief Justice, as

Greys Deep: No. 53 of 1848. £.254.6.2

Clothing for Solice Force received

from England.

Victoria, Hongkong,

8th. Aprel, 1850.

True Copy

201

Total. £.

Z

(Signed)

54562

3818 1 103

W. C. Mercer,

Colomal. Treasurer.

Colonia & Scoretary.

E

Hongkongs

Dr.

1849.

| | 4.

The Fords Commissioners of Her the Colonial Government of Houghong

to the 3 pkt.

31

in

April 1" To Balance pemaining availables from last

year's account and brought forward accordance with Earl Grey's Despatch No. 94 of 3d. February, 1849, § 3.

1850.

..

Majesty's Reasury, in accounts with for the year from the 18th of April, 1849,

of March, 1830.

1849.

Je

Justice

1250

302

Cr.

April 100 By payments made in Loudow to Chief.

Buline by the Paymaster for fivil. Gervices.

do made in London by the Agent General

the

year from to 3144.6 December, 1847 120 19 11

Deer. 3)

"

17324

Amount granted by the Imperial Parliament

for the year from 1st April 1849 to 31 Ellarch, 1850 25,000

Lorld which

#1

//

of

Paid in Londow

Do.

Civil services.

"by the Saymaster of

£1250.

for the Agent General 4 Crown Colonies. " 100 are to be paid do.

4350

ch, 23,300

Paid in Hongkong by the Commissariat-

Is above L. 25,000

March 31 Revenue collected as per "treasurer's account. 24018 17 112

£

49036 1 1/4

1850

March 31

to frown Colonies during

January

do made in Hongkong as per Creasurer's acet: 37801 19 7/4

L. Total Expenditure £. 39172 19 64

(Balance remaining) available for next- year's services, and carried forward accordance with Earl Grey's Beep : No. 94. 9863

No.94. - 1 72

£..

49036 1 144

Victoria, Hongkong, April the 8th

1856.

Aigned) W. X. Mercer

Colonial Treasurer.

Bruce Copy

tanial Lecrétar

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в полонии

in Desp:

129 $1850. N7 in

I

30.

xccllaneous.

My Lord,

W

257. Hong, wag

REC

C.D

JEFCO

1850

303

Victoria, Hongkong,

20th April, 1850.

With referenced to my Despatch No. 21 of the 26th March, I have the koner to acknowledged the receipt of the

Metant.

following, Despatelies on the 18th Instantin

7400 158 to 163, the lack of 8th

Nos.

Military

last

February 1850.

Nos 12 to 114, - the last of

20th. Abranry 1850.

biroular of 31th January, 18.50

I have the honor to be,

Right Honorable.

The Earl Grey,

tc.

tc.,

tc.

"With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient, Humble. Servant,

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Implica

Lords Commifsioners

Treasurer 'with thes

Account I, the Colonial

of

March, 1850.

the year ending 31th

the Treasury for

-

129 $1850.

Malosure No7 in Gesp:

RECER 19. WMG

574 Song. wry

&

No. 30.

Miscellaneous.

My Lord,

JRECO

1850

303

Victoria, Hongkong, 20th April, 1850.

With referenced to my Despatch : No 21 of the 26th March, I have the koner to acknowledge the receipt of the

Instanti.

following Despatches on the 18th Sectant -

Not. 158 to 165, the lack of 8th

Military

last

Kebruary 1850.

the last of

Nos. 12 to 14,

20th February 1850.

Circular of 31th Lamary, 1850.

I have the honor to be,

The Right Honorable The Earl Grey,

tc.

fc.,

tc.

With the highest respect,

Your Lordshifes,

Most Obedierit,

Humble Servant.

Ibrahim

Statement of arrears of

1.

--

Marsh, 1850.

the year ending 31th

Lords Commisioners the Treasury for

Beasures with ins

:

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-

304

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Suplients.

4031.

Military.

Oufinal received

20 huul 1950

registered Jogo

My Lord.

305

Victoria, Hongkong,

22nd April, 1850.

I have the honor to

acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's Despatch Military

8. 14 of 20th February lost, and to enclose for your information copy of a letter from the Superintendent of Police stating Leslie, after whom

that William_

Your

Lordship-

enquires, left the Hongkong Police

the 31th December 1848, and

on

in

April 1849 embarked for Sydney in the capacity of

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

te.

Jo.

fe.

с сложа,

ngkong,

Governor Bonham,

20th April, 1850.

The Cave

130.

Received

Grey.

with Circular of 314 20th February 1850, together M 12514, the last of

to 163, and Military

of Despatches to 158

Acknowledging receipt

January.

LIF

-.

1-

:

Ship's Steward, leaving behind his

son about 4 years of age..

I have the honor to

be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Mosh obedient

Humble Servant,

Copy

í

!

306

N17.

Sir,

In

Police Department,

Victoria, Houghing,

April 20th, 1850.

reference to the enquiries

made uspecting. William Lestic, formerly

of Hougtong

Police-

I have the honor to

report,

that

William Leslie, born in Scotland,

5分

voluntiered from the 55th Regiment, and

joined the Honghong 1844; he

Police on the 135 March

was dismissed on the 18th december 1867, sex appointed_ on the 8th September 1848 finally resigned 31th December 1848, in - April 1849, he left Houghing for

and

Sydney,

as

3.

Ship's Steward, but I cannot

of the Versil..

ascertain the

Mane

Honorable Major Laine, folonial's Secretary:

1

His Wife died on the 21th November

1648, leaving a boy about 44 years old; the

Child

was

deserted by his father, and

of Sergeant

is at present under the care darling, Royal Sappers and Miners.

Shave, &c.,

(Signed). 6. May

Superintendent of Police.

(Jane Copy)

-

Colonial Secretary

į

132.

Financial.

Enitormes to Fear: 20

26 Juney 50

My Lord,

RECENT

JUNG

CO

1850

307

"Victoria, Houghong, 22nd April, 1850.

I have the honor to enclose

herewith, for your Lordship's information and that of The Lords Commissioners Her Majesty's Treasury, Copies of

the Quarterly Abstracts for the quarter ending 31th March, 1850.

1. Changes in the Holders of Office

and appointinents in the Colony of Houghing.

2. Additions to Salaries and

Allowances in the Colony-

Houghing.

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

&c.

Ye

Mr. Meirvale.

Copy to Treasury: 8/3 2016.

4n

С

¡

3. Creation of

Mew

Offices and

appointinents in the Colony

4. Payments of

of Hongkong.

and

for

muzual description.

an

entrandinary

Services. -

Humble Sewant

Most Obedient,

Your Lordships, With the highest respect,

I have the honor to be,

ess, 255 Snow Grey Anpy

CHANGES in the HOLDERS of OFFICES and APPOINTMENTS in the Offices of HONGKONG, for the Quarter ended

OFFICE.

Name of the Officer who formerly Name of the Officer who held the appointment, and annual | is now appointed, and Salary. annual Salary.

If appointed by Her Majesty's Government in England, date of au- thority of the Secretary

of State,

If newly appointed by the Governor date of authority.

If promoted from another Office or Government situation in the Colony, description of former ap- pointment.

3/4 March 1850

Date of Governor's Despatch respecting the Change of office or appointment, or the new appointment.

Column for Remarks.

Colonial Secretary's-

2nd Clerk

Colonial Treasurers-

Chief Clerk

G. W. Newman

acting on half Salary £135.

4.4. Comclate

£405

Accountant and R. Rienacker ?"? Clerk

Registrar General's

Clark.

£307.

I. M. d'Ahnada e Castro

£270.

Rote Riennecker

£452.10.

John Hare

£30.

4. Lena

G. M. Newman

£300.

The Copy!

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial deey's letter 1239 dated 235 Fcb7.

よう

Requisition for

Accountant in Colonial. Treasury

32 Clerk Colonial

Treasury-

Acting Clerk in

February - Approved Colonial Secutary's office -

by the forewor

308

Aiquel M. Caine,

MgrAmada returned from Sick kare, and woumed the duties of his Affice on 17-Feby.

M2 Comelate obtained sick leave of absenec, in the time 1112 clienaccker perform the duties of chief clerk and, ñecountant, assiete) in latter offer by

the

"te ""Then addition; amount

to the half Salary of the this. Test

M. Neuman acted as Clesk from the 1 to 27-Fly, when he resigned; with the exception of this recird, the duties of werk Since Irinas absence have been performed by a Clerk from the Colonial secretarys office.

nerab Auditon cueral

OFFICE.

ADDITIONS to SALARIES and ALLOWANCES in the Offices of HONGKONG, for the Quarter ended

Name.

Date of Appointment.

Original Salary.

Present Salary.

3/24

March

1857.

Date from which increased Date and description of Authority for

Salary drawn.

increase.

Column for Remarks.

Surveyor Generali_

Accountant and J. C. Power - 19th September, 1845

Clerk of Deed Registry-

Jane Copy)

£ 270.

£300

1th January 1857. Colonial Secretary's letter

Colonial Scentore

309

In consequence of the abolition

P2384 of 3/4th December 1849_ of the two appointinents of Clerk

W.

(Signed) M. faini

of Warks and Iverice of Convict labon, suany minor luties of These Offices have destival upon 1112 Power, the only Clark

the betallishment of the Jury on General, whose salary was therefore

restored to the former amount.

Auditor General.

OFFICE.

CREATION of NEW OFFICES and APPOINTMENTS in the Offices of HONGKONG, for the Quarter ended

Name.

Annual Salary.

Date of appointment and of authority from the Governor.

Date and description of the authority or instruction (if any) from Her Majesty's Government in England, in consequence of which the appointment was made.

31th March

3/

Date of the Governor's Despatch to Her Majesty's Government in England, respecting the transaction in cases where no previous authority may have been received.

1857.

Coluun for Remarks in any particular case, and for the statement of any special circum.

stances.

Chief Magistrate's.

2nd Chinese

Clester interpreter. Wong akehing

£100.

(Ime Copy)

ایدر

1th January 1850. Colonial Secretary's letter 12382 of 27 - Scember

1849-

Aglonial Secretary.

This appointment was 30

d

币 necessary in consequenĉe the increase of business in the office of

the Chief Magistrate causes by the

Institution of the Petty Sessions and extra Junimay o'miediction in- Civil Cases. -

(Signed) W. (arine,

Auditor General.

L

W.

PAYMENTS of an unusual or special Description, and Payments on Services amounting to £200, incurred without previous authority from Her Majesty's

Secretary of State, for the Quarter ended 3/4 March 1850.

Description of Service.

Amount.

To whom paid.

Date of authority from

the Governor.

Date and description of the authority or instruction (if any) from Her Majesty's Government in England, in consequence of which the payment was made.

Date of the Governor's Despatel to Her Majesty's Government in England respecting the transaction, in cases where no previous authority may have been received.

Column for Remarks in any particular case, and for the statement of any special circum-

stances.

-True Copy)

VUT:PA

Fil-

(Signed) M. Laine,

Auditor General

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Colonial Secretary

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1850 Victoria, Hongkong,

23th April, 1860.

My Lord.,

the receipt of Your Lordship's Sepatch 2° 159 of the 25th January, vespicating, the legal proceedings the Honorable W. Napier for the

£.155

I have the home to acknowledge

of a

a fum

S

commenced again

on account

ag

· Recovery

t of work of wo

" performed by him for this Government,

catò tVAS

and in reply to state that the

brought to trial, having kon compromited

me ver

by Mr Napier's securities, and that. I therefore unable to furnish. hour Lordship with any further information

and

on

the subject than wohal is contained,

in my Despatch Nr. 2

The Right Honorable. The Earl Grey,

fo.,

&

of the of th

January, 1850.

Thave the honor to be,

Mr. Mersinle

timite this affair is now settled, theat this mughe

Hatley

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With the highest respect, Your Lordships .

.

Most Obedient

Humble Servant, Baham

Changes

in

che holders

Nr. 34. rycentive.

My Lord,

5093. Ang how?

SITE

f

313

1555 Victoria, Houghtong

24th April, 1850.

Having occasion, to proceed.

a tour of Inspection to the Morthern Consulates, I have the honor to report to

Your Lordship that. I shall leave this Colony for

that purpose

ze on

the 27th Smetant

in the Peninsular and Oriental Company's,

Steamer Lady Mary Word"

The term

of my

absence

fromm

Houghong is uncertain, but I hope to be back before the departure from hences of the June Mail; in the mean time, the Government of the seland will. be administered by the Lieutenant_ Goreman, Major Sencial. Staveley, C. B. -

The Right Hongable, The Earl Grey

&c.

tc.

@.

Nie

ак

:

I have the hour tobe, With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Stumble Servant,

Graham

No. 35

Financial.

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JUNE 20

314

314

1850 Victoria, Hongkong,

th

84

Aferil, 1856.

last

My Lord,

With reference to the lack

Paragraph of my Despatch 17° 12 of the 30th January, I have the homes to report to Your Lordship that on the departure

Mr Comelate for Cayland, on sick leave, I caused the half salary of that

£202 officer, amounting

to L. 202.10, which is

available under the Colonial Itegulations,

to be divided between Mr. Rienaccker, 2

Clerk and Accountant, and Mr. Sare,

3rd.

.

bio

and to

Clock in the Colonial Treasury, the following proportions : - To Mr. Rienaccker's falary an addition at the sate of L. 152. 10 per

The Right Honorable The Earl Grey,

te.,

te...,

xe)

annuND

SAM2

Mr. Ibare's that of L. 50.

By this arrangement the necessity a third person to perfund

of appointing.

Mr. Somelaté's duties

até's

Comelate

performe

duties has been avoided, and

the above named gentlemen have been properly remunerated for the extra work entaited on them pespectively

ren

200

Hr. pen, 20

Shave the honor to be

With the higliest respect, Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient, Humble Servant

Gover

5094 Korry Hory.

Bonham. CB. Interect

21

Jamis

24.

24

#

184.

24

315

24 June150.

I have to acknowledge the

mush N35. of 24. April

lech and to signify to you

My apprnal of the

avengencents you

here

duties

Made for the clue performance of Mr. Comelites susay

during

his alrence in thing

Country, and for the

distribution of the half

Salary of his office which

consequently available.

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5

No. 36.

Financial.

To Tready for consed? 31

buty/00.

My Lord,

RECE

registera

JUV25 1850

316

hoon, Hongkong,

25th. April, 1880.

With reference to Enclosure. De

3 in my Despatch Nr. 32 of the 22nd Instant., I have the honor to report to

Your Lordship that the appointment of another Chinese block to the Chief Magistrates.

Office became necessary in consequence of the

additional business entailed on

that

Department by the formation of the Court of Petty Sessions; and I accordingly appointed Wong-ashing to the fituations on a salary of £100 per

per annum. Your Lordship will be aware

that the Petty Court has now

in

Jurisdiction

Civil Suits where the amount in disputer.

The Right Honorable-

The Earl Grey,

Ye.,

te.,

to

1

317

does not exceed $50, and I have little doubt

that the fees which. I have authorized the Court to charge on this description of business

will fully than 300

meet this expense,

as No

less

7 petty demands of this nature

have been disposed of by this bourt during the past ten months. I beg therefore, that Your Lordship will be pleased to approvd of this additional office in the chief Magistrate's Establishment.

2.30 per

in

With regard to the

increase

of

annum to the salary of Mr. Power, Accountant, and block of Deed Registry in the Surveyor General's Office, referred to Enclosure No. 2 of the abovementioned Despatch, Shave to state that in consideration of the extra duties devolving upon consequent on the resignation of the Ceewar of Convicks in May 1849, and the departure the Honorable William Napier in Leptember last, I thought it but just that

of

himo

his

salary,

annuno

again

viz.

which was reduced to L. 270 per

should.

from 16th January 1849. be restored to its orginal amounts,

£.300.

I trust also for Your Lordship's

approval of this trifling,

increase.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Mr. Memale

with an repression of

in

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DB.25

Dm pr 23

G

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Governor Bonhaus,

to

The Earl Grey.

Received

No 36.

appointment of

Applying for sanction to the

additional

Magistrate's Department

Chinese Clerk in the Chief

and G

the addition of

£ 100 her annum, £30 to the

فرها کوه ها داوری مراک

Mr Power

of

the

- Surveyor General's Office.

:

25th April, 1850.

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the consideration of the Lords

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the Copy of a Besgratch from

the

Home of Hong Hong

it

reporting that had become Necessary to appoint additional Chinese click "

ave

in the Chief Magistrated Office at a Salary of £100 fom

annem, and also this he had considered it right, in

consequence of extra duties

alertving on bin, to restel the Salary of the Accountruch

--

and Clock of Beed Registry in the Saveyor General's office to it's engival

amount of £300-

Sam the request thah

to

You will state to their

Forceships that, under

the cercuimstances represen: : tid. I. Jovenes Brubou

by

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Lord Grey

would recom:

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expenditure Slid

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of

and to convey to you my

approval of the employment

of an addeborial Chinese

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My Lord,

April, 1850.

I have the honor to report

that on the 24th. Instant. I

granted

leave in Council to the Sonorable. Mr. Mercer, the Colonial Reasures, for

ler 18 months on sick certificate, for the purpoen

of proceding to England. This leave, of absence will from the 24th proxime

2.

No 1.

Ao 2

commence-

Mr. Mercer has been

n in

the Colony

Lince 1844, and his health, I am sorry to

say, has suffered very materially,

enore.

as

will

fully appear from the Certificator his medical attendant, which clearly shows the absolute necessity of his forthwith

of his

to

congenial climate. for

repairing a more congenial

The Right Honorable "The Earl Grey,

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321

its recovery.

3.

record

my

Ihave already had occasion to

sentiments respecting Mr. Mercer's

qualifications for public employ . Ithink

ain to state to Your

it weerthiless proper again Lordship that Mr. Mercer has not only

o

of his office

conducted the proper duties entirely to my satisfaction, but that he has rendered himself eminently useful in the Legislative Council, for which his education and other attainments render him particularly

fib

4.

have

During Mr. Mercer's absence I

ing

appointed

Mr. Rienaecker,

now

acting Chief black in the Freasury, a very

deserving

and indefatigable, person, to perform the duties of Acting Treasurer,

£452.10 to

increasing

his salary from

£600 per

annun

/

and Mr. Hare, the

and Clerk to be Acting Chief Clerk, with

2nd.

an increase

of £.50, making his salary

i

ا۔

£350 per

annund. Mr. Comelate's absence

renders the employment of a temporary Elerk necessary, but as I embark for the

Northern Consulates tomorrow, I have

requested the Lieutenant Governar

Some

to select

fitting, person for the office on a salary

of L. 200 for

understanding

annurn),

with the distinct

that he will not have any

claim for further employments under this

ar mo

Government, whenever his services our

"longer required. By this arrangement no

extra expense will be incurred, but

contrary

annum

5.

a

small

effected.

OW

the

saving of L. 52. 10 per

Mr. Mercer has since

the

departure of Mr. Suplis, the late Registrar General, and the abolition of his office, supeuntended this Department in additions to his other duties. I have

iw

now

directed the Superintendent of Police to take charge of the office of Registrar

Pet

neral,

b, to whom it appears to me.

General,

particularly to belong.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

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to

The Earl Gross.

2 Enclos

137

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- cate granted

for 18 moults

Reporting leave

on

to the Honorable

sick Cartifi=

absence

W. T. Mercer, Esq.,

Colonials

Treasures, to proceed to England,

and arr

and those of the Registration the performance of his duties rangements inade for

Office.

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847. of the 24 of

May, and Ibere tho

to

siguity

you my apprnal of the leave of absence granted

to Mr Mercer, the Colonial Treasurer and Registrer,

and of the anaugements

which have been made for

the due performance of

1

his dubie's during his

abrence.

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324

Sir,

Colonial Treasury,

Victoria, Houghong,

20th April, 1850.-

I have the hour to forward a certificate

from & Balfour, my

Medical attendant, and

to request that His hxcellency

that His Excelleney the Governor will

Me

leave

of abrenee for eighton sumth,

the period allowed, I believe, to the Officers of this

thereon grant

Colony

I have

now

served six

in the

th

years

Island with only a chot- abzence in the summer

health would not only

of 1967 and feel that my

be much benefitted by, but absolutely requires,

visit to a more

may

The Honnable,

bracing.

Climate..

I have no doubt that fitting arrangements.

the conducts of my department

be made for the conde

Major faine,

Colonial Secretary, te, tc., to., -

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325

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during my

abrence and should His kneellene;

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accede to my request, will do

utmost to

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see these arrangements properly carried out

Litora

my departure..

It is now too late to take adva

advantage

rich

of the Steamer that leaves this week, and I. therefore propose to take my paceage for buglarid by the next.

I would also submit to His hveelleney's

consideration_

my request that I be

that I be permitted to sbtain the contract passage, a privilege already-

granted to several members of the Civil Service,

situated as

myself.

Inve

I have, tc., (Signed) W. T. Mercer, Colonial Treasurer.

( Tome (opy)

Manus

Colonial Secutary

4

The Monnalle M. I. Mereer, Requiren, has been under the professional care of my

years

late

been

partner. It Richard Dill and myself since 1868. From the length of time he has been in this Climate, and the effects of different attacks of illuen, his constitution has, for the last two gradually undermined; and of later his glandular system has become so disorganized, no to demand his removal to a temperate climate bofore the hot season sets in. I therefore deem it necessary to recommend that he obtain leave of abrence for at least eighteen months, and return to hurope with a view to his permanent recovery and rectoration to health.

"Victoria Houghing, April 19th 1857

(Signed) - A. G. Babfone, F.B...

Surgeon.

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(Lace (opy)

Colonial Secretary-

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My Lord,

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Hongkong,

326

April, 1850

With reference to Hirs Crecitancy the Governor's Despatch No 34 of the 24th April, I have the honor to report to Your Lordship that Mr. Benham left this Colony for the Boitte

01

the

Worth

on

suorning of the Byth Inetant., which day Passumed charge of the Government, in my capacity of Lieutenant- Governer.

The.

e. Right Honorable. The Earl Grey,

yo,

&c.,

So

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient Humble Servant,

Lieutenant Governor, administering the Government

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Hong Phong Sir S G Bonham

Volume 1.

January to April

Jan

Am7 21 Despatches

Schedule

of

328

a

Еж Encloses his Despatches to the

Colonial Office for the Year 1849.

Jan77 2 MrW Napier-

Refers & his

!

Despatch 891 Sept 29.

Z

Reports the conclusion

the Action against Mr W Napier by a compromise with the Contractor payment of £100.16.8 the costs incurred have been # 42... 16.10.

Encloses a report of the

on

entive Fransaction & recommends

The $100.. 16.8 Government paying

and holding Mr Nasices responsible for the costs incurred.

Jan 7 10 3 Military Stores.

Arken. Desparth

Circular August4 and refers to his

N53 May 23 1849.

Reports

on the guantity

of Military Stores likely to be

required.

Ay

Jan 7 14 4 Appointments.

Encloses

returns

J

all appointments,

alterations

Jan 7 14 4

continued

Jan 7155 Councils.

1850

Fir S G Bonham

N

alterations of Falaring of fou the quarter ending Dec 31,

Encloses

minutes of the Executive and Legislative Councils for the

half year ending Dec 31.

Jun 22 6 Treasurer.

proceedings of.

Exitosis a Board of Survey

Chest on

on the Treasurers the 26 December.

Aspes 7 Revenue & Expenditure,

724

the

Exious

returns of Revenue & Expenditure

Your 1849 with comparative returns for 1848.

for

Jan 24 8 Ordinance.

an

Ordinance

Enclos

M1. Administration of Pustice.

Jan

Sun 7 26 9 Despatches.

Refers to his

Despatch N117

Deer 22 Acket. receipt of Despatcher.

Jan7 20 10 Governor Amaral.

Repers & his

copy of his

Despatch N 120 Dec . 29.

ncloses

correspondence with the Foreign

Office in

reference to the murder

Jan 7 28:10

contrimmed

1850

Fir S G Bonham

of Governor Amaral of.

Am7 29 11 The Hong Kong Club.

Jan

329

3

Acting, Despatch

$ 153 November 16 and refers to

his N93 Oct 22.

The claim of the representa-

-tives of

of Mr Edwards has been referred to the Attorney Gen?, as regards the Land in possession of the Hong Hove Club.

Jan 30 12 MIG Come late.

7

7

Reports

having granted 15 Months leave absence to Mr I. G Comelate, encloses a Medical Certificate.

Refers to his

Jan 30s Abolition of offices is Sparate Belt 27. 1849

Despatch

Dec. Reports having abolished

the Offices of the following Gentlemen,

My W Napier, W. Bowden,

A. L. Ingsis and A Lena.

the

saving being £1605. per annum.

Feb 14 13 Mr R Edwards.

Refers to his

Despatch N11 Jan 7 29.

Emloss reports on the claim put forward by the representations of Mr & Edwards to the Land in possession of Hong Kong Tub.

the

i

:

330

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Sir SG Bonham

Fr620 14 Mr IG Comelate.

:

Refers B. Mar19 18

Despatch $12 Jan 7 30.

Encloses a Meme from Mr. IG Comelate, fer in the Treasury, praying a commuti

the

A

att&or in Europe.

F16 23 15 Governor Amaral,

Feb

conti

1850

Fir S G Bonham

5

compensation for Land, in his possession, resumed in 1844

by Government.

Encloses a report in

reply to Mr I Bard's claim.

Encions

employment Mar 20 Public Officers Salaries.

Refers to he

Despatch 1810 Jawy 28.

Encloses a continual

of his correspondence witht

a

statement, of the Valaries and allowances paid to their Clarks by Mercantile Houses in Hong Kong, in order to show that the Officers of Government are not overpaid.

Enelons

Foreign Office in creference. Mar 21 19 Mr T Hyland. the murder of Governor Amaral

F6 25 16 Despatches.

Mar 15

& NG

Refers to hi

Despatch N9 Jan 7 26,

Autor:

" receipt of Despater

Barracks at Stanley

Antin. Degra

8611 Military Nov 21.

Encloses estimates

the expenditure necessary fr the Barracks at Stanley,

ane

correspondence relative to the clarin of $310 made by Mr of Hyland for damage done to his property by the Ceiling falling down in the Post Office, being. public building.

Mar 21 20 Ordinance.

an

и

Enclores

Ordinance. N2. Surrender of Erimere Criminals.

his correspondence with the Mur 26 21 Despatches.

Royal Engineers

on the subject.

Memorial to the Secretary of A Mar 27 22

Refers & his

Despatch N 16 Feb 25.

Acten. receipt of Despatches.

Encloses

Mar 19 10 Mr.JBurd.

Encloses

from Mrr I Burd

Mar 27 22 Revenue.

laiming compensation

a.

Statement shewing the actual

Revenue

Mar 27 22

continue

1850

Sir SG Bonham

Revenue received in 1849 in comparison with the amount estimated.

Mar 27 23 Treasurer's Accounts.

Statement of

Encloses Ema the receipts

and disbursements of the Otreasurer for the Year 1849 together with a return of all the balances.

Mar 28 24 Civil Hospital.

a

Emcores

requisition for a supply of Medicines for the Civil Hospital for the half year ending April 1841, return of all Mediems existing in Vore!

with a

Apte 25 Blue Book.

2

Emilons

the Blue Book for 1849 with detailed

reports on

Apr 13 26 Mrr CG Holdforth.

ар

Bujit 13 27

orts on the contents.

Report

Raving granted leave of absence for ten months to MC & Hold for th Sheriff and Ass! Magistrate, encloses Medical Certificates, his duties to be performed by M. Mitchell.

Encloses a requisition for Law Books.

Law Books.

1850

Sir SC Bonham

Cr 16 28 Rev V Stanton.

531

7

Reports

having granted 18 Months, leave of absence to the Riv V Stanton, encloses Medical Certificates, The Duties to be performed by the Rer & Moncrief.

Apt 19 29 Revenue & Expendittire. Encloses

detailed accounts of the Revenue and Expenditure for the Year. ending. March 31, with the Treasurers Letter of explanation.

These accounts show actical balance of £6044.16.9, which amount he proposes to apply to the commencement of a Government House.

622

G 20 80 Despatches.

Refers to his Despatch & 21 March 26.

Actor? receipt of Despatches . Cuken. Despatch Feb 7 20.

Ap 22 31 William Lessie.

If 14 Military Reports that William

Leshie left the Colony for Sydney in April 1849.

Ap 22 32 Appointments.

returns

Emlores

all appointments,

alterations of Palaries &e

Jor

1

:

T

:

Cype Apt 22 92

iuntinued

continue

1850

Sir FG Bonham.

for the quarter ending Mar 31.

Apt 23 33 W W Napier.

:

Acten ", Despatch N. 159 Van 725 and refersto his N2 Jan 7 7.

The claim for £155

Napier was settled in his Despatch

against Mr W Napier as reported

82 Jan 7.7.

Ape 24 34 Your & Inspection.

Reports his

on

intended departure, April 27, a tour of inspection to the Northern Consulates, General Stavely

will administer the Goulin - - ment during his absence.

Apt 2435 Mr IG Comelate.

Report

having arranged for Mr Rienaccker and Mrr Have, to perform the duties of Mr IG Comelate, during

his absence.

Ap 2536 Appointment.

Refers & his

Despatch 832 April 22.

Explains his reasons, for having appointed another Chinese Clerk to the Chief "Magistrates Office also for having increased the Salary of Mr. Power £30 per annum.

1850

Sir S G Bonkam

Gp 26 37 Mr WT Mercer

332 END

Reports

G

having granted 18 Months

leave

absence to mr woy Mercer, Treasurer, encloses midical Certificates, stater the arrangements he has made for performing the duties, by means of the Rienaccker, Mr Have and temporary Clark A be appointed.

Op 30 38 General Staveley

Ap

Refers to Despatch d834 April 24

Reports his having

assumed his Office as Lieutenant Governor, in consequence of the departure of Sir SG Bonham on a tons of inspection.

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