CO129/36 - Sir Bonham | 1851 [1-5]





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RECEIVED

MAR.

D.

1851

My Lord,

to Mor

Houg Roug

Victoria, Honghong,

2nd January, 1851.

In accordance with the Colonial Regulations, I have the honor to enélore herewith a complete -Schedule of despatches addressed_ Your Lordship during the year ending the 31th December, 1850.

I have the hour to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,

Most obedient Humble Servant,

Slam

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

fo.

&c.

 

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In 2620/7

Schedule of Despatches

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Transmitted by the Governor of HongKong to the Secretary of State for the Colonie !, during the year 1850.

of

Gate of Telp:

Jubject of Despatch_

Inel.

11. Jan Transmitting Schedule of Despatches

addressed to the Secretary of State for

13. F

13. to a

10

Colonies during the year 1847 ·

upon the

the

With references to seepatch. 1291 of 24t September, 1847, reporting upon cinemustanees which gave rise to the Action brought against the Honorable. W.- Fapier, and recommending the subject to this Zordship's favorabic, consideration.

Fransmetting Returns se arms

14

of Arins

ausmunition, and ordines and Barack

Stores at Hougtions, as called for by His Lordship's Circular, Military of the linguet 1847, and reporting thereon!

1. The a Transmitting Quarterly Returns for the

Quarter ended 31 December 1849.

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1

· Victoria, Bengkong, 6 January, 1851.

nd.

Governor Bonkam

to

One Inclosure.

ifo. 1.-

The Eark Grey.

Received

Fransmitting

Lchedule of

State for

the Secretary of

the Colonies, during the

Despatches addressed to

1850.

"year

12

Date of

12

12

cute of

Jeep:

Subject of Despatch

biel

of Scap:

Jeep..

Jubject of Despatch

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15. 15 Jant Transmitting Copies of

#

Minutes of the

Excentive and Legislation. Connells of

the half year cuded. 3724

Hong Kong for

Jeesuber 1849.

Reporting examination of thonies in

#

2

the Colonials Chests on the 269ce2 1849. one

7th Enelering Returns of the Reverance, and

7.24

f

1926

10.28

Supenditure of Hongkong, for

the

year-

anded 31 December 1849, and reporting!

thereon.

AL

Transmitting Copy of and reporting Ardinance Plot 1850, entitled "In Brdinance for the botter administration "Romance of enstice in Eriminals Preceding: befrie the unime l'oute, and for improving the Four of Pridence".

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belinowledgine recipt of despateles to 14153 of 16th Fevember, 1849.

Forwarding Copy of a Despater, addresed to Vicemente Palmeriton reporting the delivery by the Imperial Commissioner to the Maca's Authorities, of the head and hand of the late Goverun Amaral

11. 27 Jant schnowledging recipt of the Cordship's

Despatch 1:153 of 16th - Vovember 1849, relative to the Aonghong Club House.

112.50 Reporting that 15 Months leave of absence

Separati

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one

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on sick Certificate has been granted to

1112

[= Comclater, Chief Clerk in the Colonial Freasury, to proceed to turope

hueloeing Memorandum of Offices

abolished during the year 1849, and

referring to former despatch. "Separate" of 27 # 9ecember, 1848.

13. 14 Feby. With reference to Icepatch _ 1211 of 24

January, replying to the queries contained in thew's Simpson and Cobb's letter refpiction Inland Lote 1:16, on which the Club House

!

stands, and enclosing

paper

by the Colonial. Treasurer on the Subject.

-

14. 20 With reference to Despatch. - 1912 of 30th,

January, forwarding Memorial to the addres of the Governor from. 11 Comelate, Chief Clerk in the Colouint Treasurer's Offer, praying

that hi

may be allowed either

to retire on a small pension or be

.7

"employed in durgie, instead of being_

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one

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gati of DELP. 962:

Subject of Despatch

compelled to return to Chines on them

expiration, of his leave of absence

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15. 287 Feby. Forwardins Copy of Despatch. 1:22 to Viciment

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16. 25

17

A

Palmerston inclorine syncial Correspondincim

beturen, the Macas Council and Sium,

flo

the final delivou of head and hand- of senhor Amaran.

Acknowledging recipt of despatches

1/54 and 155, and Military. I'll of oph Fovember, together with Sundry_

J

Date of 9614. Deep:

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Separate 20

2

Subject of despatch_

25. March huelezing rutract of a despatch addressed to Viscount Palmerston

19. 21

#

7

letters, the last dated 7th December, 1849... Nove

759,

15. March - Jcknowledging receipt of despatch Militare

12// 66 21°22 Fovember 1849, relative to repairs to the Barracks at Stanley, and transmitting concepondenci passed the subject with the Majon beneral

718. 19

canding.

COMUNA

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Forwarding a Meniorial from 1112 John B to His Lordship's address. "claiming additional compensation for a house and Godrion removed

by Government in 1844 -

20.

respecting the comparative Salaries seecived by Consular officers and the clocks in Murentitle hetablishments in China-

113.4yland,

Transmitting Letters from 118. Syland Deputy Post_Anacter_Feneral, claiming comncusation for destruction of furniture

a ceiling in the Port

by the falling

falling in of a ecitins

office, in September 1849.

Transmitting Copy of, and reportine

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M.

Ordinance 122 of 1850, entitled "the "Ordinance to provide for the more:

•fictive

carrying out of the Treaties between heat "Britain and Erina in so far as relates to "Chinese subjects within the Colony of Kangkong

Boschinowledging

3126

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23.27

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of

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Ichinowledging recit of Perpatches 14/56 and 157 the taste of 5th January 1850... nove

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52

Forwarding Copics of Comparatives Statements showing retinated and Actual Revenues and Supendoture of Houghong for the year ending 3/24 Jeecmber 1847.

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of

Scap:

Date of Deep:

Subject of Despatch

23. 27 March Transmittin Annual recounts of the

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24. 28

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3/24

Colonial Treasurer for the year ending 8/26 Icecumber 1849, and annual Action

Showin Balances in the Colonial, Chests

M

the first and last days of the same Year with

yoremas certifienti attiche.

Forwarding Requisition by the Coloniala

Surgeon for a supply of the dicines for the livil Hospital, for six months, commencin

Pr. November 1850.

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Tel.

Test:

Gate of geep:

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25. 27 April Transmitting the Blue Booth of Hougtong

for 1847, and reporter on the state of the felony. 16

26. 13

37.

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Reporting 10 months leave of absinos on sich certificate granted to lur goldforth Sheriff and

live deccitant- Anaquetrate, and appointment of MP3, Mitchell to officiate in his room

"Transmitting List of Boks required for the

nce of

of the Chief Magistrate: offices, and recommending that a copy of the Statutes

I large, or a portion thereof, be also forwarded to the Colony.

28. 16 April Rezortune 18 Amouth's leave of absence-

OL

sicht Certificate granted to the ther?MW Stanton

Subject of despatch

Polonial Chaptain to proceed to huglané

and

appointments of the Oerd 117 limeric go to officiate during his absences.

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the

EB.

29. 19 April Forwarding Recounts of the Colom

for Financial year ending 3/24. Manch, 1850,

31th with a letter from the Treamer cxplanatory

30.20

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31. 25

3

32

mc

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33. 232

of

34 34

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#

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of the same

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: Ickuruledging reccint of despatches form

12/58 to 163, and Military 1=12 to 14, the last of 20th Februan 1857, together with. Circular of 3122 January

Replying to His Lordship's Secpatch. Military, 1/4 of 20th February, respecting William Leslie, late of the Honations Polies

Franmitting Quarterly Returns for the Guarter ended 31th March 1850..

Replying to despatch. 12159425" hannay,

Action in ₤155 hought

relative to an

against the Honorabic 11th - Papier.

Reporting his approaching departure

on a tour of inspection to the

Northern Ports.

none

one

Ilone

Inte o

Ocep

Subject of Despatch.

35. 24 April. Reporting amangements made in thi

и

36.25

37.

Treason for the performance of M2 Comelates duties, absents on leave.

canction to the appointment

Applying for of an additional Chinese Cleste in the thing Magistrates Department on £100 per annum, and to the addition of £30 to the Salary Me Power of the Surveyor beneral's office

Reporting leave of absence for 18 months

on sich lirtificate granted to the Amorabian

W. T. Moreer, reg, Colonial Treasurer, to proceed to ruglond, and arrangements make ofor the performance of his duties and there of the Registention Office_

By The Lieutenant Governor

38. 35. Reporting assumption of Povernment

on the departure of "overna Bonham

to the Northern Pots

39. 4 May Reporting exceution on the 1o2_

the Play- of 3 Chinese convicted of Piracy with. Hatting and wounding

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Nimit

none

4

Date of 302/L:

Subject of Despatch-

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120. 16. Mory Replying to His Lordships Bispatch. 19169

of 122 March, relative to do Gutzlaff's Statement that he had twice paid-

41.

43.18

45.23

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46.134 X

93

Sicome Tax on his Salary between April_ 1842 and June 1844

Reporting transportation of /Sitian ande 24 Chinese Convicts to Singapoe the 16th bustants.

ML

one

buclosing the Patents Appointures. 112 Inline Judge of the ties Admiralty- Court, togethin with a statement of the Fes recived by that Officer as called for by this Cordship's Despate? _ 19470 of 5. March. 2

John owledging receipt of Scepatches to 42771 of 127 March

March 1850.

hudoring List of Leases of Crown Land

:put up to auction on the 17th bustant:

/117/1th Tanant

Forwarding a letter from to His Lordship's address, together with Petition from the same to Her Majesty.

Inclosing the Certificate of the creting_-

Treasurer stating that Muz tresses.

hone

one

43.

10.

I Date of

of

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Jeep

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Jubject of Despatch_ .

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has received. Salary up to this date... one

47. 24. May With reference to Paragraph 14 of

Govern's Scopater. 1957 of 26 lipul, reporting appointments offberge F. Caine temporary Clerk in the Colonial. Treasurer's

gica.

48. 30 June Innouncing Fice Pardon granted. to

18 Risoners on the recasion of ber Majesty's Birthday_·

49. 14th Reporting Survey held on the tuonies in the

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appl

50.14

51.15

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Treasury

Vault, and Chests on the recasion

Engiand

of 112. thereis's departure to bugiau? -

Transmitting Copy of a Bond to The Quien

£2,500 executed by Mr Ricnaceher,

with 4 Sureties, as Acting Frearmer of Houghone.

Acknowledging recipt of despatches to

-12/77 of 1/6 April, together with Circulars of 3o MED 18 #lipul, 1850.

Acknowledging scecipt of this Lordships Despater 1176 of 15th April and reporting that Dard faidine and J. Z. Edger, reg.

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54. 19

55. 20

56.

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Šuljcot, vj Despatch. .

have been sworn in Members of the Legislative Council of Soughone.

Replying to His Leadchir's Despatch. 12175 13#april, relative to an extension of leave of abrence to 112 Lena

Reportin: abolition of the life of Cleats. to

the Supreme Count, and appointments of 1113:41. 4. Alexander, as Deputy Registrar, in hiem of Mt. Sith, deccasech..

Acknowledging receipt of Dicepatek 12/74

#

of // Upril, and enclerius a letter from the Official Administrator of Intestate hetates, recreoting 1112 Watcham's application for some property left at Honghone by her Late Son All Wentworth

Reportins withdrawal of the Military guard from the laval Stres at West Point, in consequence of sickness amongst the Troops, and requesting His Lordship's sauction for a tempnay Police Force entertained in

their stead.

57. 2nd July Framemitting Senidule of Despatches

addressed to the Right Honorable. 12

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Inte f ger. Desp

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Secretary of Sto. for the Colonies during the half year ending 30th June 18.50.

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58. 3rd July Forwarding Aerent, on some Stationery

59.

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for the

supplied by the Colonial. irgent, for Year 1849-50.

Forwartine Indent of Stationery wquired

for the

Į

the Civil Government

for the yea

the year 1851-52 .

60. # Deportive, beant of £110 to the Junction,

61.

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62.15

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widow of the late Deputy Registrar of the Carrome Court, to defiory the Passage of herself and three children, to Van Diement | Land.

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Date of

of

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64.

Transmitting Quarterly Returns of the Guaster ending 30th line 1851.!

Transmetting Active Treasurer's Returns of Receipts and Payments for the quarter ending 30th June 1850, together with the Report of the Board of Curved held on the fil

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Subject of Despatch.

By Governor Bonham

6th 17 Inly. Lepntive returns to the Colony

65.

2

Me

2

Instant, of the Fund in the Colonial Treasury. 25

Aelīnowledging recipt, if dispatches to - 19/80 of 11. May and Circular of 1th May, 1850.

the Is

haly

of the

Trauemitting Lists of Members Axcentive and Legislative Councils for the half

year ending 30th June 1857.

66. 25th Forwarding requisition for subply of

20

#

clothing and other articles for the Yongherous Police during the year 1857.

67. 22. Replying to. His Lordships Scepatch.. 12/74

16th

of

"May relative to the number chinese- Convicts likely to be transported_

annually from HongKong to Labuan.

68. 23. Meporting the death-

of sinkon da Cunha,

the 6th Instant

Da Cunha, Governon ofthacar-

69. Fuquet Fernsmitting Copics vellinutes of the

70.

#

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Incentives and Legislative Councils, for the half year ending 30th June 1868.

theporting that the Intary of Mir, lewonder as Deputy Registron of the Supreme Count has been fired at £350 per tunes

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one

14.

gate of Jeep Desk:

Jubject of despatch.

71. 14 August Recommenting resumption by

boreument of Marine Lot_1267 held by M12 Robert. Strachan .

72. 5th.

73. 6th

74.

75.

f 12

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#

Celative to the creation of a tread- mith within the Houghong baile, and wemmending that the same be sente out from England, if the measure be approved by His Lordship

to knowledging receipt of Despatch.- 10168 of 28th February 1850 and Stating circumstances which prevented the remory at Houghing of the Fees received by 112. C. M. Campbell in the ease "Regina v. Larkins :

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Meporting addition of £100 per annum to Mr Hilliers Salary from Per August. subject to His Lordship's approval.

"Meporting Commutation of the sentenes of death passed on 9 Chinese convicted Pracy with stabbing, to that

transportation for Live

of biel:

one

one

hone

:

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guter

Jelp:

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Suljeet of Despatch

10

.1:

Military No 15 of 11th June, 1850, together

with two Circulars dated 10th and 27th May, acspectively

77. 13 August Acknowledging socipt of Scopate! . #182

78. 19

of 295

May last, and stating that Francis Baltour was subsisted in the Hongton Police

Free

up to

to the 349ccmber, 1847 .

Transmitting Correspondence respecting.

a claim for £1224 made by the Frusties of to Shu's Cathedral against. Her Majesty's "Government.

79. 27th theporting hire of 1 Sergeant, and b Satian

30

hone

Separate 21

of

Bic

80.432

to!

4churwledging receipt of despatches to -N2-183 of 4th Inue, and despatch

1

Constables additional to relieve the bail Grund

in consequence of sickness amongst the Froops

Suggesting grants of some Allowance. from the public funds to the Licuts. Governor, Majn General Staveley, for extra supinses incurred during the absence of the Governor at the Forth.

Franzmitting 2 Printed Copies if a diject, and

"Digest

Index of all the Ordinances of the Hou, home Goverment to the close of 1947."

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June

none

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Date of

12.

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Subject of despatch.

81. 23 Augusts Cleporting hire of a tessel by the Military_ departiment on the reception of Crumlisecuts

82.

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of the 59th regimente, in consequences of

difficulties in the "Mindem" being maden

available

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this service.

Reforming His Lordship that the Report. the Land Committee shall be forwardeda the next Mails.

forwarded

be acply to His Lordclip's despatch - 12.178 of

255 lipsic last, stating that there is

Ald

objection to Im Sesa: Elias being

appointed Peruvian Vice Consul at Houghtous, but that he is at present abrent from China.

Reporting on the Friend of Comman" anda "Houghtony Register" Newspapers.

Achumoledging accript of despatch Military 12:15 of 11th mine, and reporting that the Convicts James Whitton and William Vande left for California some

after their

liberation on the Queen's Birthday in May last

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Deep

Date of Deep.:

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Subject of Deepatch

11

of Fiel

85. 27 Auquet Transmitting Precedings of the Committe

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appointed to inquire into the landed_

temure of Ag Kong, and reporting

;

theremy

172-

86. 13 Septz Transmitting copy of, and reporting

brdinance N.3 of 1850 entitled...". In

87.16

88.18

آپ

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89. 5.

"Binance to amend the ordinance 100

of 1847, entitled. An Ordinance to provide

for a church in Victoria in the bland_

" of Honghong", and also to enable the

of the said Church to raise a sum

Frustees

"of Money not eveceding Two Thousand

Five Hundred- Gollars".

With

орешно

acforcues to Deepatch 1285 of 20th Auquets, forwarding Copy of a letter from

With M= W. Scott, claiming reduction

on his marine let 1256..

went

28

one

Acknowledging, recipt of Despatches to 12/10 of 15th July, and Circular of fuely 1850. none.

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+

Replying to His Lordship's despatch $2187 of 32 Iuly 1850, respecting M43 Braine's propozal that the grounds attached to his house- should be purchased by Bevemment for the purpose of beme converted into a Botanical Garden non-

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18.

-F: Inte of

Jeep: 902p:

Subject of Despatch

#

Soporte 25" Jept on this subicct of the Fromon quitting

the Colon...

90. 28. submitting graft of a propond bitinance

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relative to the friental Bank at Hong Kong

of

Inel

Jesp

*

Date of Je2,2:

Hole

12

of

Subject of despatch.

96. of bete Relative to a case of Murder and robbery committed by certain Chinese curigrants

on board the French Barque " Albot "on her

from China to Carlar.

hazzaya

97. 25. Relative to Major General Staveley's

application to be relieved from the Command of the Troops in China, and suggesting that the Honce at present recupied by him be transferred to the civil

98.26

99.29

#

#

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purpose of being

Inel:

2

Department for the converted into a Government - House one.

Transmitting Acting Treasurer's Returns of Receipts and Payments for the quarter ending 30th September, 1850, together with the Reports of the Board of urvey held

the P2 beteber, 15

Colonial Treasury.

the Funds in the

Accommenting an application from thejor

beneral Staveley requestion: that a moiety_

A

of the Passage duoncy allowed to the boremon may be granted to hime Sicut: Govenor of the Colony.

Forwarding a letter with rucelozures from Major Came, Colonial theritury,

26

mid apelying for instruction: on the subjects.

me

91.

27

Stating that the Colony is not prepared to sentirte an articles towards the babilition on the Industry of all Fations, and enclosing draft for £/31, 5.5, bring amount subscribed by the Inhabitants

toward the purposes of the Muhibition. 5

15 both Transmitting Retivantar of the Chevenue

Petr

and hypenditure of the Colony for

of the Colony for the year

ending 3/22 December 1851, and reporting

thereon

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43. 18

44. 19

95.

Reiative to an

mverpayments of £7% 2.914

to Sir thu gani in trarch 1848.

Acknowledging receipt of despatches to - 12/46 of 18th August, and Circular of 6th August, 1850.

Tammitting quarterly Returns

one

me

hone

for

the

Separate

4

quarter ending 30th September 1850.

$20.

gate of

Desp:

geef:

Subject of Deepatëh

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10.

requestine to be permitted to retire at

Bel:

Deip:

gate of

Jeep.:

the end of 1857, on certain conditions.. 5

100. fo. Nov = Reporting transportation of 24 Chinese

Convict to Penang on the 7th mutant one

101. 15

103.16

H

103.17

1014

#.

#

Acknowledging recipt of despatches to 12199 of 2nd September 1850, and Military Nilb of the same date, together Circular of of th September.

them with

Reporting 4 months leave of abenes on Mucdical Certificate grouter to 1112 2. R. faldwell, Assistant Superintendent- of Police, 40, and arrangements madin In

the hirformance of his duties

Olequeting His Lordship's cauction to an ravity of services excented in the Survey on, General's Department in the years 18/18, 1849 and part of 1950, and applying for

instructions relative to the nature and. Services appertaining to that

Mument of

:

office

which

away

be considerch

to obtain His Lordship's sauction

NCECILAYY

Transmitting Report and Estimate. For of 1850 for constincting a Road from the

none

2

#

Subject of Despatch_.

2/1

13

Miel

Albam Godowns to the Wongreichung

Valley; and requesting His Cordship's

Lauction to the samm au

authorized for

to±342,

the expenditure accounting to ± 8.42.5, 10. One

105. oh too? Forwarding enverpondence which

has passed between the Colonial. Goverments and the Militory authoriting

106.38

#

relative to the payment of the Police. Tax on Buildings hired ήτι Military and requesties His For Rhip's the subject.

purposes:

instructions

ML

Recommending application from

the ser? In-Steckman, Military Chaplain to the Garrison at Houghons, praying to be appointed Colonial Chaplain im them of the Rest WStanton

AMIL

supposed to be about to resign.

107. 14 Deck Transmitting concepondence

relative to the outlay incured by the Civil Department for affording Police protection to the Faval Stores,

in

consequences of the continued. the Troops, and

sichin

applying for instructions on the subject

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12

Date of

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Subject of despatch.

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108. 26 9:02 Acknowledging recipts of disbatches

to 1200 of 212 iptember, and Military_ VI7 of 10% betober, together with sundry Circulars, the last dated 24th rectober,

1850

Betrien

109 of Perlying to Circular of 10th betion,

110.

26

relative to certain imperrements suggested by the Post Marton Coveral with regard to Colonial Pots .

on,

Transmitting Copy of and reporting Binance P4 of 157, entitled "_du "Ordinance to prevent the Eccrtion "ofleamen belonging to Freign chips

and Verils".

Fransmitting Copy of and a porting

Ardinance $25 of 1850, entitied "" du

"Ordinances to regulate Proceedings

"tofore Justices of the Peace".

112.23 Jcknowledging set

dcknowledging recipt of Deepatch

12 201 of 21th September, and

evelezing a Bill for £30. 18. 11

payable to Mrs Sarah Watcha...

Date of

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Julicet of Despatch

//3. 28 9003 Transmitting Copy

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2

letter гра

fimil

the Bishop of Victoria stating that the nomination of the Mir? AW? terman to the Colonial Chaplaincy of tong kong will h satisfactory to His Lordship.

Transmitting certain Papers drawn. up by Mr Mitchell, officiating sheriff and Assistant. Ihagistrate, bearing upon the present condition, trade, and prospects of Hong Kong, and recommending the same to His Lordship's consideration

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Colonial Secretary

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No. 1 of 1857.

Inclosure in Des patch

N2.

Financial

Copy to hand 83 ? for observation,

2629 trong trong

RECEIFLD

MAR

D.

"Land.

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15

BR27) Victoria, Houghing,

1851

My Lord

for

3rd

3th January, 1851.

"I have the hown to evelox,

wtre

your Lordship's information, a List of Leares of Brown Lands which put up for sale by Public Auction the 13th and 27th December, 1850.

on

From this Return it will be

perceived that for sixteen Lot's there

bidders, and that the

sold at the upret

were no

remainder

were

price. The

the

Leven

ما

derivable from of rental devio aggregate amount Lots sold, is £24, 19- per annum.

I have the hown to be,

With the highest respect,

The Right Hougrable. The Earl Grey,

to.

to

fo.

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient Humble Servant,

Stam

transmitted by the Governor

Schedule of Despatches

of Hongkong

Honorable the Secretary.

to the Right

during

of State for

the

the Colontes

year

1890

:

Land Breed.

27/3

The dispersal új

Land Lease Sale, 15421th December, 1850.

18

Order

Content.

of

Purchaser

Upect

Nuockch

in square Annual Rent

sale Lot

fect

Inland

/ 351 Wong afong

3520

£..d 677

£.

down at

J. d.

677

2 352 Chun-Rok-fic 彡 353

1000

254

954

ish.

750

114

114

4354 Shoo-wak

720

161

611

EB.

5355

id.

450

- 164

16 4

b356

ich.

450

16 4

16 4

7357

to bidder.

450

16 4

8 358

id.

450

16 4

9359

id.

450

16:12

10360

ich.

450

16.4

11361

id

675

146

12

362

ik.

660

17-

13 363

id.

495

13 b

14364

id.

495

136

15 365

id.

495

136

16366

ich.

495

13, 6

17 367

id.

495

156

18 368

id

495

13.6

19 369

id.

495

136

20 370

id.

495

13 6

21 571

id.

495

13 6

2237

22 373

il

710

194

23 330 Abdollah Narcem 3,200

3,200 11/34 11·13 4

(Ime Copy)

£2441940

(Signed) Chas: Liber: Cleverly, Surveyn beneral

Colonial Secretary-

i

No 3.

Miscellaned

Copy to B3?qu/rade for information 8 play

امر

My

2030, tong dong

RECEIVED

C.D.

MAR. 27 1851

పని

All 17

Victoria, Hongkong,

no nd

January, 1851.

In continuation of my

Despatch No 114 of 28th December, 1850, I have now the honor to forward

Detailed Statement of the arrivals of European Vessers at Hongkong during the Years from

1842 to 1850 inclusive.

I have appended to this

Statement

Exports of

a

memorandum of

Treasure and

the

he

Imports of opium, during the

Bears 1845 to 1850, inclusive

The Right Honor the

The Earl Grey,

te-

до

&c.

R.

-

by the Peninsular and Friental I team "avigation Company's "efels, together with two Memoranda from which it

would seem that, independently

if the

amount the Company from Paßengers, it ins

receives prosco

been in

during

the

the annual receist

Last 3 years

somewhere about £50,000 for the freight of Flium and

யை

Treasure alone, a fact of which

کرنے

I may

be

N2.

13

v

will be the case in 1852.

The facts set forth in

hese Documents

No 3.

[

desirable for

Sy

Lord. Commissioners of the

بهمة

Admiralty to be aware, when

the

vrecent Agreement between

Her Majesty's ?overnment and

the Peninsular and

Briental

کیا

Steam Navigation Company terminates, which I understand

will I hope be

seemed satisfactory roof that

the Colony of Hongkong and the advantages it offers to the Mercantile Community in China,

as they

L

are not to unimportant have been retresented to be, for

Tons:

Vepels. In 1848 - 700 - 228,818 /849-902-293,465 /850-883. 299,000

it is useless to

2485 Vevels sp

Jay

arv

aggregate Tonnage of

2,485 821,292 821,202, would Lave

frequented the Port,

during the last three Bears- unless there had been some adequate inducement._

I have the honor to be,

trict the righest respect, Wick

that

=

?

M. Int mele

Board of Trade & Adminally

Annes

Your Lordship's

most obedient

Stumble Servant, Streham

варе

G. R. Porter love

3rd. January, 18857.

Victoria, Hongkong,

2000 dong cong

in teu

y my

10

80p/51

EB.

INUTE

1853 MAR

BR Jouis

Differ

Elliot WMerivale 2 M.Hawes Earl Grey

2

W.M

23. of 22 January.

h

With reference to my

litter

of the 15th of Fuck Some decubit

вал bral Grey.

to Traumil to

you for the enformatore of the

Lords of the Committee of

Trivy Council for Frode the

Copy of a Despatch from the yourner of Hory Hong emulary

detailed Plétement of the

anical of European Pessels

during the

5

the gears from 1842

to 1850. together

with a

Memerandrew of the Experts

of Pressure

are and

and the

Imports

of Open during the years

1845 to 1850 minlusive.

Share

F

Flag.

British American... Spanigh. Butch. Danish .

French.. Hamburg.. Prussian. Mexican . Portugues... Swedish

Bremen-

Belgran.

Arivals at Hongkong from 1842 @ 1850 inclusive.

184.6.

1842.

Yo.

tons.

18/13.

No. Fons

Yo

1844

Fons.

1845.

184-7.

Sto. Fors.

Fc. Fours. ✔ Yo.

1848

1849.

Fons

No.

Ford. No.

Fons.

336 124,351 439 163,206 463 168,187, 513 13,540 623 11:14 499 164,920 45/8 146,681 610 199,700 103 35,789 73 25,022

19 4.946

22

6759

6

2718

10

7782 700

14.073 2454

4

1364

3

3,00% 664

4308

مرار

266

37 195 257

1357

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de g

638

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#

#

2325 1245

321

41 1118

23

4

43,558

8.945

1850

No. Fors

501 163,307 130 57,175 33 6,524

7582 2538

22

92 30/697 11/8 5,564 2036

45,910

231

4810 33 3305 13

4181

21 8872

305

3 1070 4 1150

3 309

1365

16 3459

1,630

423

2

3

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226

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1200

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1330

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1330

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1742 760

12 11,985 12 13.728 12 12,428 42 7,686 97 24,508 105 25,228

381 136,336 497 180,572 538 189,257672 226,998 675 329,255 694 229463 700 228,818 902 299,465 883|294,009

(signed) William Pedder.

Habour Master.

Bruvian.

Bally. Russian Hawaian.

Chilian. Siamese. Sardinian...

Norwegian...

Hanoverian.-- Burmeté ..

Steamers from India

ام کیا

Canton River.

#

Exports of "Creasure by the P. & O. Co's Steamers Imports of Opium by the P. & C. Cor Steamers

during the years

1845.

1846.

1845 to 1850, inclusive,

1848.

1849.

1830.

during the years 1845 to 1850, inclusion.

1845.

1846.

1847.

1848.

1849.

1850

181471/70 Vakire in Dollar Valore in Dolure Values in Qollace Value in detence Value in Doliais Value in Doltone No of Chects No. of Chests. No of Cheits No of Cheste N° of Cheits. 4° of Chest.

44,173 951,807 786,602 5,652,827 8,820,758 5,790,446

Harbour Master's Office,

Victoria, Hongkong,

January!!

1857.

325

7284

i

2622

10163

11175 11,530

Willian Sidder.

(signed) Harbour Master .

True Topics

Colonial Secretary

في

In

20

!

Probable amount

J 2630157

bof brights acerving to the

Peninsular and Oriental Company on the

Import of Opium from British India to China: during the years

1845 to 1850 inclusive.

کہیے

4/5

1845. Exchange at "fo por. $ L. 694 - 13-9

1846.-

1847.

1848.

1849.

1850..

2744.11.0

5.604.10.6 21,723.8.3

23,886.11.3

24,645 7.6

The freight of Opium as above, is

taken at the Company's present tariff - say 22

supees per chest

steamers brought

from Bombay - In 1848 the

on 10,000 chests out of a

the same

crop of 17,000- In 1849

proportion;

while that of 1850 would, Idhould think, be

about the same. In fact, for the last two

they have

come on

10 years

: pretty generally full, and have at times been obliged to shut out frights;

¡

Arrivals at Hongkong during

the

Import of Opium

Export of Treasure and - years 1842 to 1856, and

the P.

December 1850, inclusive. from August 1845 to

BO. S. J. Company's vessels

January,

1857.

Inclosure No. 1 in

Despatch Nr. 3 of

1857

--

-

22

Ins

so

that if,

at a futurs day, the Company should)

ow car GO

find it their interest to put on

they

entire

would no doubt have the

cargo

Steamers

carriage of the

oplum crops from both presidencies.

We

may safely extimate the carrying

of Bombay ding

alone as yielding the

resent £.25,00

Company at present

£. 25,000 sterling per

annum - and the return freight of specie

ad

per

giolding about the same sum, or

annend

£.50,000

a for both _ the latter traffe having

a fair prospect of increasing year by year _ the former being precluded of any increase, unless the Company find it their interext to put on cargo-steamers

191

+

..

Probable amount

of Freights accruing to the

Peninsular and Oriental Company

the

Export of treasure from China, to British

the years 1845 to 1850 inclusive.

India during the years

at

at 4/6

1845. Exchange A 26. pp. 7. L. 149. 1.0

1846.-

1847

1848.-

1849.

1850

The rate of freig

3212-7.0

2654.3

4

7

19.078.5.9

29.780.3.4 19,552.17-7

" of freight on specie to India is

the

cent again

11⁄2 per cent

against

monsoon and 1 percent

with it, giving an average throughout the year

of 144 per cent _. We may safely

take the

rate, however, all round at 11⁄2 per cent; as more

ie goes

on

ow to

a less of the treasure shipped here

-England, and such portion yields the Company ]

24 per cent.

...

× The foregoing has been computed at this rate

accordingly.

FEB

AR.

r.

, No 4.

Financial.

2631 trong trong

RECEIVED

MAR. 27 Victoria, Hongkong,

1851

2

23 January, 1851.

Copy to Treads for autorom drip for

23

Лир

My Lord,

I have the honor to enclose,

FEB.

for your Lordship's information,

w

1

Copy of letter, No/ If the 18th Instant, from the tating Colonial Treasurer, I hewing that of the Parliamentary Grant of £20,000 pased to this Colong for the Financial year 1850_51, only £ 18,500 will be drawn from the Commisariat chest, as by four Codriip's Despate! 1 178, of 17

September Cast, £500 were

issued

to the Agent General, in addition

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

to

Je

AR.

€ 300 received by hime in

the

preceding mouth of July; and it being probable that before che end of next March, Mor

Baillie will have to disburse

about £650 for .alaries to Officers

w

leave at home, as

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

most obedient

24

Stumble Servant,

Bisham

о

weil ai

for

centain

Brouance

tores received

her "Forfarshire"

and "T. Sharks", it has been

to draw I 1550

deemed necesary to draw

жарачи

le's than the Parliamentary

Grant,

to provide for the'

foregoing Payments.

I therefore think it

necepary to render this

explanation, for the purpose

If the Jame

being notified

to the Lords Commisioners of

Her leajesty's Treasury-

PEB

AR

Joom

here

EB.

$

Interst

Sir Ch. Lonlyon H.C.B. Kerelyan

JINUTE P

R

Jades

WREI Look

1851

MARY

Merivale 2 Willawes

Earl Grey

124.23 Jany's

2.

Դ

2631.

2001 bang dong

Li

Jam directed

to transmit

80p/51

hart Grey

Lavomit to you for the

25

anformation of the Lords Commissiories of the Seasury

the copy of a Deepath with iti entoure from the Gouvian

of Hory: Rong shewing the

le amount which it will be

мечеть

Necessary to draw from the Commissariat Chush on accouch of the Parlamentary Grant Ju tto financial year 1850. 51 Shire

Parliamentary grant of £20,000

the Financial

year 1850-57

"only £18,500 will be doawn

ther wale

Treasury

23. th. January.

Bonham

பங்

! Copy;}

ا برای

Jir,

In 2631/57

26

Colonial Treasury,

Victoria, Hongkong, January 18th, 1851.

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of Cosy of Earl Grey's

پیار

Dethatch to 198 of 14 September

Cast, informing - tha'r £500 have beers ipue?

account of

the

Colony to the Agent General for

Crown Colonies. From the Accounts

-

if the Agent received up to 30th September Cast, it alpears that $10.71 are

due to hime

on that

day, and the father Payments up to the

as it is curlosed that

31th Garch next will amount

Stonorable Major 12. Caine,

Colonial Secretary

'EB.

12. bawat

to about 2650, being Salaries to

Officer:

on

Cave and ou

فقم

accornets

Binance Cores received ex

"Forfarchere" and "T. Sparks", I

A

think it would be advisable that the words Commissioners d. Her Majesty's Pressun be informed of the amount drawn here from the Commipariet Chish ouring the financial Year 1850/51..

Makin

w

fucker

Allowance of £700 to be issued to the Agent in London, the Jum / £18,000 bring

will

d

be drawn here, making with the £800 virenty paid

aiready in England the Total

r

£20,000 granted by thes Imperial Parliament for the

for the

Services If this Erlong, for current year.

I. have te.,

(Sipped) It Viennecker,

اصفهان

Feline Colonial.

(True

Eue Cray

Colonial century

1

27

EB.

.reasures.

AR.

N°. 4 of 1851.

Inclosure in Despatch

J

125.

refisiative.

of £20,000 voted by Chest hose out of the sun

Letter from the Acting. "that only £. 18,500 will be filonial Creasurer showing the Commissariat

drawn from

Parliament to meet the

expenses of

the

Colony

for

The Financial

1880-57.

year

January,

1851.

2632. Huy Long

RECEIVED

HAR 27 1851

Viscoria, Hong Kong,

24 *

January, 1851.

:.

My Lord.

have the honor to

transmit here with

an

authenticated

To Desi Wood Homes for Refer & apt

37:

238

TEB.

R.

copy of Ordinance 1 of 1851,

entitled "An Groinance

Croinance for the

Criminal

"improvement of the Law of "Evidence at the trial of "Casel before the Supreme Court," which I trust your Lordship will

be enabled

to submist for the

Her Majesty

Conformation of Queen..

The

Ordinance

The object of the Gromance

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

to.

te-

to.

T

is

possible the

to oborate as far as mernvenience that is felt

Et in

the administration of Justice

by the absence

of

Material

of

trial,

the

8. Witnesses at the times

who had previously made

Depositions

had been

ww

which the accused

committed, and who,

it is believed, have frequently

remover

from the Colony at

the instigation of the Prisoners

their friends._

The Ordinance itself

emanated from the Attorney General with the Sanction of the Chief Justice, bock of whom

affrove and

consider

enactment recessary;

therefore

Council.-

the

an

ani

J.

submitted it to the

23

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

most oberent

Humble Servant,

Mlavi

EB:

AR.

Rejista & refer to Sep: Wood and Rogers

118.27/3

ター

*

ני

Lance Brd. 3515

Gr.

Cerner Borcher

MINUTE 25/4

"Jade's

MPElliot

Wowcale Mufanes

Bad Greu

2

sữa trong chong

632

L.

W/

238.

30

3 May 157

I have received and hid

before The Queen are toleravel

Juped by grunelf and

&

the

Legislative Council of

the 3 of Jamey

Harry Horry on

list entitled "An Celinaval

for the improvement of the

Law of Pridence at the Trial

of Criminal cases before the Supreme Court.

There revived The Queen's

you.

Commander to acquaint, thi ch

Her Majesty has been pleased to allow and confion this

bodenaine.

Jou

FEB

Jou

will cause Sten

Majesty's decision to be

Significat to the Inhabitants

t

of Hong Hong by a

Finclema:

: tion to be gathshed air

the usual and mort

Authente mannen

Sloven

In 263357

31

HONGKONG.

ANNO DECIMO QUARTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.

No. t of 1851.

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 ÎMPROVEMENT OF THE LAW OF Evidence at

THE TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT.

[3d January, 1851.] WHEREAS, after the committal for trial of Prisoners in this Colony, and before the time of such trial being had, they have, as is generally apprehended, in many instances during such interval by force or bribery removed material Crown Witnesses from out of the Colony to the Main- land of China; and as it is expedient not only for the more effectual administration of Justice but also for the protection of such Witnesses, that provision should be made for the counteracting such practices :

Title.

Preamble.

Court may

di-

I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excelleney The Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That from and after the passing of this Ordinance, whenever it shall appear to the said Court, that the persons conducting any Crimi. Crown witness nal Prosecution on behalf of the Crown have been unable to summon any absent from the Person to attend as a Witness on any such trial by reason of such Person Colony, Supreme having left or being absent from the Colony, or if it shall so appear that rect his deposi- any such person, having been duly summoned as a witness, shall have tion to be read as departed from the Colony before the trial, it may be lawful for the said evidence at trial Court to direct, on being satisfied of such fact or facts (namely, Absence under certain cir- and the consequent Inability to effect the service of Summons or Sub- cumstances, pœna on the witness, or to obtain his or her attendance at the trial after such service,) That the Deposition of every such Witness duly taken before or on the Committal of any Prisoner may be read as Evidence against him, her, or them at such Trial, as if the same were again given vivá voce.

assed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

this 3d day of January, 1851.

J

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

S. G. BONHAM.

Lidi Ahriada

lash

Clerk of Funcils.

:

3

Nb. Financial

My Lord,

2633. Houg Rory.

RECEIVED

C.D.

MAR

1851

32

Victoria, Houghtong.

27th January, 1851.

"I have the hover to enclose herewith, for your Lordship's information

and that of the Lords Commissioners

of Her Majesty's Treasury, Copies of the

Quarterly

Abstracts for the

the quarter

ending $12 December, 1850.

1. C

Changes in the holders of offices

and appointments in the Colony of Hougtong

2. Additions to Salaries and

Allowances in the Colony of Houghtong

The Right Honorable, The harl Grey,

to

Yo

Yo.

1

EB.

AR

A27

the 2884.

3. Creation

Ate w

Offices

of Houghing.

of appointinents in

au

and

the Colony

unusual

and

for

11. Payments of

description extraordinary Services

Your Lordship's

With the highest respect,

Humble Servant-

Most Obedient_

I have the honor to be,

+

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

OFFICE.

held the appointment, and annual Name of the Officer who formerly

Salary.

Name of the Officer who 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 ap- pointment.

31th December

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

1857.

Column for Remarks.

Jane foxy)

Nil...

olonial Secretary -

(Signed) W. Came,

Auditor General -

AR

EB.

2033/57

33

:

OFFICE.

Date from which increased Date and description of Authority for

Salary drawn.

increase.

ADDITIONS to SALARIES and ALLOWANCES in the Offices of HONGKONG, for the Quarter ended 3/h December 1850.

Name.

Date of Appointment.

Original Salary.

Present Salary,

(Save Copy)

Column for Remarks.

Vil.

(Signed) W. Caine,

Auditor General.

slonial Secretary-

ᎪᎡ

FEB.

In 2633/51

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.

3/th December 1850 .

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.

OFFICE.

(These Copy)

Nil.

Monial Secretary.

(Signed) W. (aine,

Auditor General

TEB.

A2633/57

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 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 Iler Majesty's Government in England, in consequence of which the payment was made.

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

stances.

I2633/57

35

The foxy)

fotenial.

Nil.

lonial Secretary.

1

(Signed) M. faime,

Auditor bencial

AR.

FEB.

•No. 7.

Financial.

Copy to Res

for && apud/51.

No.

2634. Hove Hong

My Lord,

C.D.

1

+

L

36

1412127) Victoria, Hongkong,

MAR

1851

27th January,

1857.

I have the honor to forward for

Your Lordship's information copy of a letter No. 2 of the 28th Instart from the Acting Creasurer, accompanied by 3 Enclosures, consisting

42__1th A Comparative Statement of the

Estimated and Actual Revenue and Expenditure

of Hongkong for the

1850

No.3.

g

year

ended 31th December,

A printed Return of the Revenue and Expenditure for the year 1880, which, in accordance with Colonial Regulations has been published

in the usual manner.

No 44 372 A Comparative Table of the Revenue

Yo. 4.

The Right Honorable The Earl Grey,

&o,

Je

EB.

37

and Expenditure of the years 1849 and 1880,

to which is attached a similar Returnd embracing

the

8 years

1848.

1849

and 1890, being the three

years of my administering the Governmen. of this Island .

1

The Comparative Statement of the

Estimated and Actual Revenue and Expenditures for the

6 year

a decrease in

ended 312th December, 1890, shows

the Revenue of £. 563.

74,

and this is to be attributed to less Opiums

* Licenses having been taken out in 1850 than

2, to loss

on

the sale of ; and to Ghaut

in the preceding year?, the privilege of Salt weighing), an Serang Licenses having been discontinued

of November last, the day

me since the 30th of November last, the

on which they expired : the two first items

were not within

have

my

£.160.8.4

2

281.5.0

by -72.16.7

control, but the latter I

own Co.

was

o judged desirable to descontinue, from the :fact that the mercantile community dissatisfied with the working of the Ghaut Serang system, and I myself deemed it

objectionable; it is then fore in abeyance for the

therefore

present and will continue so until some more

suitable measure can

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be substituted, for which

Ordinance will be requisite. The

falling off

The greatest

a

" in our Revenue appears to be on the

Fines and. Fees of the Courts and amounts to

oze

the

more than half of the whole. Contrasting the Revenue of 1830 with that of 1849,

is only £90.6 -10%, notwithstanding

decrease is

the abolition of the Auction

Ghaut Serang Licenses

Du

Duty

and

During the last year the bxpenditure is shown to be less by £. 10.074-

£.10.074

2.1 than the

Estimate, which decrease arises

£.4710.6.0 from my not having

1 principally cenced the proposed

commenced

Government House, and also from balance remaining

dus, for

the su

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supply of

water to the Government Offices, the Accounts

for which have not yet been settlect with the Officers of the Royal Engincers, Ane actical saving of £960. 1.42 has been

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made in the Salaries and fontingencies of the

several Establishments, notwithstanding £110.5.41⁄2

paid for extra watchmon employed to quard ? the Naval Stores and Jails during

4 Jails during the sickness of the Creeps .

have a

On the 31st March next, Sexpect to

at my

amount

command. L.

£.14,000, being the

et granted for the Government. House and

included in the Estimates for 1847 and 1850,

which sum I shall not truck until I receive

a

reply to my Despatch N° G7 of the 25th.

October last; wherein I proposed that if a General

Officer

was not

- again appointed to this command

on the departure of Major Goneral Staveley, the house

occupied by him should be appropriated

for the residence of the Governed.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

F

:

33

FEB.

R

:

:

:

Mr. Smith. In paping these papers to Mr Elict it will be necession to mocome, referred to in the last peragreft) stick. in inney the conexm

not in this Juicior.

Scupp.

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ose that this should go

mation

1

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to the Is asury for ther

As it is as decided in the Desp of 25 Oct = that a major General should continue to be employed, his house will not be available, and I apprehend that the Gwernor must

be answered accordingly,

refere

rence to the last

of his deep, that the parags ups

the new Gost

House will be requireń

28

7.7.10/3.

MR Indis

MINUTE 20/3

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1861

APR

Elliot Merivale 2

Earl Greu

Hawes

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2.634 HongKong

Sinf

3 April

33

of the 27 January

semipt of your Despatch 27

Thare to acknowledge the

lash enclosing

Expenditure of Hong Hong for

Reberus of the Reserve and

the year

General Servis han de

apponitect to the commavel.

approzed you Had Pryo

of January lash will have

My Despatch & 19 of the

ended the 318is 1850.

Кобра,

not be available, it

GM. General Shoely will

House hitherto accaquid of the Froops, and as the

FEB.

Lume granted for the building of the Government House much this be

жи

appropriate to that

Juspere.

Slone..

(See Draft to Treasury,

annexed.)

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Hawes

2

Marl Grey

17. 27 Jan

2634 Ja

Mong.

40

sap/51

57

I am devitest lyhael Grey

by

to transmit to you for the

information of the Lores

Aminissoriess of the

eos of the Preasry

eselow the Copy of a Deopath

from the

Govern of Hary Kary

exclosing Rations of the Revenue

Expenditure of the Cerry

and

For the

18750...

es ended the 31 Dec.

the year

With afereme to the last

pangrasah of this Despatch

is

Sam to breve that as a

to appointin Las han comichand mempuny

ht

Geneal Officer

appointed to succeed Megir Several thereby

1

FEB.

the

This Command of the Froops

Потро

1 Copy.) No. 2

Stobored at Hory Honey

the £14000, adverted to

by the Governor

Grona will still

be required for beulding

the Goummech House.

There

Sir,

In 2634/57

41

Colonial Creasury,

Victoria, Hongkong,

January the 21th, 1857.

I have the honor to forward for the

information of His Ericelloney the Governor the

enclosed statement of the Colonial Accounts

for the past year, showing

the

differences

on

the several items of Revenue and Capenditure

as estimated, actually received, and disbursed.

Also printed. Return of the Revenue and

table showing

Capenditure, with a table st

the

Comparative Receipts and Disbursements in

1849 and 1850, and

, and giving

the Revenue and

Expenditure during the 3 years of this Excellency Sir George

Honorable

Bonham's administration

From the first Return it will be

Major W. Caine,

Colonial Secretary.

FEB.

LAR.

observed that the Revenue is short of the

bstinate by

be

£563.31

3.74 i which sum is to accounted for by the further decrease on

Opium, Levang

and the Salt Licenses. The

Serang Licenses expired

on the 12th December-

last and have not been renewed, in accordancer

with His Excellency, the Governor's

the Governor's directions.

The principal decrease, L. 664 - 16-4 is on Fines and Fees &0, of Courts, notwithstanding the considerable allowance made in the Estimate

submitted to Parliament; this decrease will be

best observed by a comparison of the Fees levied in the Supreme Court, the Receipts from which have been, during the last 4 years, viz.

in 184

1847-

£.1348044.61⁄2

1848-859.4-102.

$769

1849.-L. 769 +173

1830.-1415 018 1⁄2

the other decreases are inconsiderable and

incidental, being

£19-11-75

On Fees of Offices.

54.7.32. Sale of Government Property.

6. i

316 "

Reimbursements.

:

In the Estimate a sum

42

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of £. 51. 5.8. had been

calculated on under the last head, as likely to

accrue)

the sale of medicines supplied from from

the Civil Hospital to Officers, ze, of the Civil

Government, but nothing has been received on

this account.

Considering that the Auction Duties and Serang Licenses have been abolished, the decreas

the Revenue of 1850, as

of £.90 - 6.104 in the Revenue

mpared with 1849 should, I think, be considered satiefactory

The Expenditure is £10,074

below the Estimate, and

#

2n

£. 4,671-9-3/4 less

than the Expenditure for 1849.

The decrease of the estimated sum

for

Establishments, is L. 1/498 8.0%1⁄2, from which,

however, the sum

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of £. 538 -6.8 must be deducted - for Salaries still due to officers on have, so that the actual saving.

Contingencies

сёл

on Salaries and

اشرة

amounts to L. 960 x 1 - 11/1⁄2,

notwithstanding the sum of £110 15.4%1⁄2

FEB.

IAR.

43

at the

the delay

in the

i

Com

neucement. of a Geccamme

Es at

paid to extra Policu employed, as Guards Naval Stores and Jails.

The

en Yo,

increased ow

Pensions, &, bring &.100

the Estimate is £. 110.8+44

granted to the Widow

of the late Deputy Registrar of the Supreme,

Court, and £. 10.8 +4, donation to the sons

Chinaman ac

accidentally killed by a Police

of a

Constable, both items not estimated for. The,

increase

amply

of

L. 220.15.4 under Cransport accounted for by the payment of

is

£. 254.6.2 to Mr. C. M. Campbell, late Acting Chief Justice, for his travelling expences from and to

viz.

to falcutta, the other three Increases,

under Revenue Services, Hospital and

Special Expenses amount in the aggregate to £. 53. 1. 5, amply compensated for by the

lavings

under Administration of Justice Contingent Expenses for Police and

2.777.8.4472.

and

1 Jails,

The saving of £.6860. 6.0 on

Works aus Build

-dings is of course on accon

account

of

Gewanment

House, and the balance due for supply of water,

for which the final Accounts have not 6 from the Royal Engineers .

been received

The next and last saving

on the

as

eyeh

Estimate is on Roads and Streets, etc, vizy

£. 1382.4.7, from which a sund

is to be deducted

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FEB:

for the

of £.300

road

1 from Albany

· progress .

TAR

Godowns to Cast Point, new in

In conclusion, I may

add that I

estimate with confidence the surplus of.

Porliamentary Grants, remaining

the

on the 31st.

March next in the Chest, to be about £. 14,000,

Merling.

I have, Je,

(Signed)

true Poue Copy

R. Riinaecker.

Acting Colonial Creasures

MColonial

-lonial peretary.

4.

of the Estimated and the Actual Revenue

Land Revenue...

December, 1850:

Comparative for the year ended 312th

Estimated Revenue

Revenue).

received.

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£. s. d.

11,427

Rent, exclusive of Land. - 1916

Auction Duties.

Licenses.

Cares..

s. d.

Inercase.

S. d.

11746 15 13 319 15 12/

2197

2

Z

5340 944824 4

2,800

Sines Forfeitures & Ives of fourts. 1,500.

Fees of Office.

Sale of Government Roperty Reimbursement in aid of Expenses

888

во

incurred by Government. - 226.

Miscellaneous Receipts-

Interest.

Special Receipts.

2,811113

83538

8688 43

5 128ź

194 197

19

#

32 510

24,090

2

33 19

23,526 1644

281

#

#

D

3

1148

Decreasi

£.

#

#1

s. d

4416 14

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664

19

1172

73

3€

547

31 6

#

623 2 42 1186.6

Deduct Increase of Receipts over betinate .

6232

- Less Receipt of Revenue then cetimated for. £. $63 3

Victoria, Hongkong, January the 22, 1851.

30

Juve

Statement

of the Estimated and Actirai Expenditure for the

December, 1850.

Estimated Actual

45

31

ar ended 3/24. year

Expenditure. Expendition. Increase. Decreates

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£ 2

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Salaries. Fixed Restablishment 26,008 10 24,297 11 10

-

Fr. _ Provisional & temporary. 42257

Revenue Services.

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L.

S. d.

சா

1,710 18 2

EB.

14702 5 7 1876 187

9

12

13084

Allowances.-

25

Office Contingencies._

959 13 4

708 15 84

Total Establishments. 31,218 10

4

29,720

232 476 18

Pensions Retired Allowances & Gratien

Gratuites 20

110

175

184 169 916

25167

2.749

Police and

1 Jails.

Rent.

910 168 910166

Cransport

307

10!

Administration of Justice 145

Hospital's, exclusives of Establishments. 254 10

13 10 10

250

Ź

1975 6 72. 171975

29109

71 19 1910

1626 16 1028 11 02

528 5 4 220 154

Conveyance of Mails. - 14484 17484 Works and Buildings 7,531 3. Roads Streets & Bridges. 2,611.

Miscellaneous Services.

Special Expenses.

25

#

67017 oly

fr

115

48 410

44,388 14 4 34,314 123

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23410

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119 30

598 4 112

6860 138247

"

861:38

| 6935 59

coor festinate

86138

Deduct Increase of Cependiture coor, Nett Decrease on Extinated Expenditure £100721

(Signed) R. Penarchen

Acting felonial Counsary.

folinical feciclary

1531 to let gode

201

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REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1850.

REVENUE.

EXPENDITURE.

LAND REVENUE,

RENT, exclusive of Lands,

LICENSES:

*--

Spirit Dealers,

Pawnbrokers,

Auctioneers,...

Salt Broker,

++

+++

Billiard Room,

Opium Dealers,

Stone Quarry,

Serangs to 30th November, 1850,..

11,746 15

2,197

ESTABLISHMENTS - Governor,

1467

656

171

556

10

+

L

Treasurer, paid in Hongkong,

Auditor, paid in Hongkong,...

1406

505

1

51

10

4,824

LIT

TAX. POLICE ASSESSMENT:--

Balance on the year ended 30th June, 1850,

On account of the year commencing 1st July, 1850,

FINES, FORFEITURES, and FEES OF COURT :-

From Chief Magistrate,

1523

1288

2,811 | 11 3

FINES.

179

Marine

33

6

כל

31

,, Superintendent of Police,

64 12

64

+ Justices of the Peace,...

13

290 11 0

*

Do. England, Salary,

FORFEITURES,

From Chief Magistrate, Superintendent of

11

6 3

Police,

FEES.

* Chief Magistrate, Marine

From Supreme Court,

415

{} 3

118

J

11

538

9

31

835

3 8

*

Colonial Secretary, paid in Hongkong, (including arrears,)| 3156 1 Do. England, "Contingencies,"

Do. England, Salaries,

Do. England," Contingencies," Clerk of Councils, Surveyor General, paid in Hongkong, Do. England, Salary,

Harbour Master, Police Rate Assessors and Collectors, Registrar General, paid in Hongkong, Do. England, Salary,

Judicial,

Ecclesiastical, paid in Hongkong,

Educational,

Medical, (including Sexton and Burial Ground Keepers,)| Do. Hospital,

6,505 8 4

3: 4 2

3,159

WT

6

1467 14 3

THI

213 15

1,681

3

490 4

105

5

595 10

...

117 5 10

1241

P

W

8

252 1

1,493 11

+

1

1,108 6 3

163 1

100 14

75

175

14 1

6,437 8

[ ]

496 14

8

87 10

584 14

8

89 12 6

641 17

128

15

++

Police,

+

810 12

6,797

19

Total Establishments,...

FEES OF OFFICES :-

On Marriages,

11

}}

Burials,

135

71

Official Signatures and Seal of Colony,

64

Nae

Registration of Boats and Hawkers,

588

>>

Deed Registry,

+

57

19

35

Sailing Letters and Passes,

11

868

PENSIONS, RETIRED ALLOWANCES, and GRATUITIES, Paid in England,

REVENUE SERVICES, exclusive of Establishments, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, 110.,

HOSPITALS, exclusive of Establishments,... Paid in England for Medicines,

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

..£ 29,720 2

31

110

+

LII

20

130

£

184 16 9

26 16 7

136

137

271 9 10

1021

7

1,028

SPECIAL RECEIPTS,

SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY,

REIMBURSEMENT IN AID OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY GOVERNMENT, MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,.

RENTS,

TRANSPORT,

5 12

8

CONVEYANCE OF MAILS,

194 19

7

19

A

ROADS, STREETS, and BRIDGES,

33

19

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE,

Total,

£ 23,526

16

---

910

16

6

---

528

174

H

Works and BuildINGS, including paid in England £1 2 11,

+

670

17

+

617 15

48

5

10

Total,

£ 34,314

12

3

Colonial Treasury, Victoria, Hongkong, January the second, 1851,

ᎪᎡ

R. RIENAECKER,

Acting Colonial Treasurer.

EB.

46

EXPENDITURE.

COMPARATIVE TABLE OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN 1849 AND 1850.

REVENU E.

1849

1850

INCREASE

Land Revenue,

Rent exclusive of Lands,

Auction Duties,...

Spirit Licenses,

Pawnbrokers do.,

£ 8. d. 10,295 9 14 1,964 11 8

100 3 33 1,320 15

640 17 4

£ 8. 11,746 15 2,197 1

1,467 1

d. !

£ S. d. 1,451 6 01

ال

8

232 10

DECREASE

£

*.

d.

Governor,...

Colonial Secretary,

1849

1850

INCREASE

DECREASE

4

146 5 )

Auctioneers do.,

257 7

656 5 0 171 17 6

15 7 8

85

Salt Broker

do.,

837 10

556 5 0

281

Billiard Room do., Opium Dealers do., Stone Quarry do., Serang,

10 8

10 8 4

Fines of Courts,...

Fees of Courts,

+

Tax, Police Assessment,

3,116 1 7

1,406 5 0

505 1

51 0 10 2,811 11

3 290 11 538 9 34

1,566 13

4

160 8

641 13 4

136 11

123 17 5

Forfeitures,

359 5 9 834 0 2

49 6 61

Educational,

Medical,

3

295 10 103 43 3 21

Fees of Offices,

On Marriages,

5 4 2

Burials,

73 17 11

>J

"

Official Signatures and

80 16 8

Seals,

Registration of Boats

478 11 0

and Hawkers,...

Deed Registry, Sailing Letters & Passes,

Sale of Government Property,.

Reimbursements of Expenses incurred by Government,... Miscellaneous Receipts, Special Receipts,

117 1 8

11 9 2 135 2 2

64 7 6

588 1 0

57 19 4

6 5 0 61 4

16 9 2

109 10 0

Hospitals,...

59

23

Reut,...

29

3 4

11 9 2

Transport,

100 3 3 Treasurer,

Auditor,

Clerk of Councils,

9 7 Surveyor General, Registrar General,

72 16 7

304 10

4

68 14 8

17 14 2

Harbour Master,...

Police Rate Asrs. & Collectors,

Judicial,

Ecclesiastical,

Police and Gaols,

Pensions, Retired allowances, |

and Gratuities,

Administration of Justice, ...

Police and Goals,...

---

+

+

Establishments,......

£ 3. d. 6,612 7 3,072 4 11 1,870 9 5

478 11 130 17 0 1,909 7 7 681 17 6 1,360 9 4

136

lp se 6,608 17 2 721 18 4 74 3 10 926 18 2 6,856 6 2

31,440 8 4

£ 8. d.

£

اليث

8. d.

£

d.

6,505 8 4 3,159 5 6 1,681 9 3 595 10 0 117 5 10 1,493 11

4 175 14 1 1,108 6 3 163 4 1 6,437 8 11

106 18

87 0 61

!

189 0 2

116 18 9

13 11 21

415 16 3

506 3 5

252 3 1

27 3 7

171 8

584 14

89 12

8 G

137 3

en es

3

T

15 8 8

221 13 4

Revenue Services,

269 7 10

810 12 G 6,797 19 0

29,720 234

130

A 4

184 16 9

116 5 8

58

7 2

246 11

61

1,966 17 71

91 5

0

84 11 1

40 19

5

25 16 7

13 2 10

204 14 111

274 9 10

10 5 14

1,132 6 1

1,028 11 03

103 15

960 16

6

910 16 6

+

85 8

451

2 11

5 12 8

445 10 2

Works and Buildings,

3,706 1

195

6 3

194 19

7

6 8

Roads, Streets and Bridges,

530 4

528 5 4 670 17 0 5 617 15

442 17 0

Miscellaneous Services,

114 3

87 11 0

50 0

3,035 4 7

114 3

7 19 6

8 19 8

1 0 2

59 19 5

33 19 8

Total,

23,617 3 3

23,526 16 4 2,023 9 03

Deduct Increase,

25 19

2,113 15 10 2,023 0 0

9

Nett Decrease,..

....£

90 6 10

38,986 1 6 34,314 12 3 į

Deduct Increase,........

Nett Decrease................

5,472 17 3

801

7 14

£ 4,671 9 3

STATEMENT OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS.

Special Expenditure, Conveyance of Mails,

Total,...

49 17 1

48 4 10

149 19 11

£

1 12 3

174 8 4

801

24 8 5

7111

... ...

47

REVENUE

1848

1849

1850

EXPENDITURE

1849

1849

1850

Land Revenue,

Rent, exclusive of Lands,...

8. d.

d. £ 3. d. 12,616 9 9 10,295 9 1 11,746 15 1

1,739 17

1,964 11 8 2,197

£ *. d. £

Establishments,

I

Auction Duties,

260

0

100 3

Pensions, Retired Allowances, &c.,... Revenue Services, ...

153 16

d. 35,004 16 6 31,440 8 4 29,720 2 34

83 15

22) 13 4 130 269 7 10 184 16

£

*.

d.

9

Licenses,

4,416 7

Tax Police Assessment,

2,575 18

Fines of Court,

475 16

Forfeitures of Court,...

Fees of Court,

Feen of Offices,

Sale of Government Property,...

Reimbursements,

Miscellaneous Receipts,

Special Receipts,

908 7 5

180 14 8

5,399 2 3,116 1 359 5 834 49

0 2

6 64

4,824 4 2,811 11 200 11 538 6

3 0.4

9 3

4

1,073

6 + 127 1 0

784 14

9

868 8

451

2 il

5 12 8

++

276 3 84

195

0 3

194 19 7

5 13 10

---

7 19

+

422 2 2

59 19

Administration of Justice,...

Charitable Allowances,

Hospitala,

Police and Gaols,

Rent,

+

44 Transport,

8 19 8 33 19

Works and Buildings,

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

Land and Houses purchased, Special Expenditure,... Conveyance of Mails,

40 19

+

++

+

+

355 18 3 101 5 0 282 6 03 2,138 8 3 1,098 1 5

357 10 13,783 0 63

3,520 17

476 3 5,000 0

312 16 2

284 14 114 1,132 6

960 16 6 85 8 4 3,706 1 7

530 4

274 9 10 1,028 11 03 910 16 6 528 5 4

04

5

25 16

7

670 17 0

:

617 15 5

114

49 17 149 19 1]

I

48 4 10

174 8

Tutal,

£: 25,091 19 11 23,617 3 3

23,526 16 421

Total,

£ 62,658 15 7

LAR.

38,986 1 6 34,314 12 3

FEB.

:

Nr. 8.

C

Financial.

Lipy to hand P for expornction (Ap/n.

aus. N743

My Lord,

2035, Hongkong

RECEIVED "Land.

C.D.

JAR. 27

1851

Victoria, Hongkong,

28th January,

1851.

I have the honor to enclose for

Your Lordships information copy of a letter

th

- from Mefers. Turner and Co. of the 15" instant,

No. 5 of the

together with a communication, No. 5 18th instant, from the Surveyor General.

Being

aware)

of the correctness of

the statement contained in the letter from Mejors . Furner and

them

I brought the

Co., I

matter this day before the Executive Council, where it was determined that the request of Mesers . Turner & Co. for the resumption by Government of their lot No. 56 shoulds be recommended to : your favorable considenteng and therefore I have to request the instructions

The Right Honorable,

The Earl

So,

l Grey

Se

....

EB.

AR.

of Your Lordship on this subject -

I would beg to explain that Lot

56 is an entire lot, unbuilt upon, and as paragraphs 5 and le of Despatch No.

sofy -- from the Colonial Office, dated 6th.

December, 1848, only refer to parties surrendering a part of their property, I have not. _.__

considered those instructions to embrace

ce aw

entire Let, and with this view

of the

case

have recommended the resumption of the

ground

Mt. Ellick

273

now under reference.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest-respect,

Your Lordship

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

V z

Count: 3; b2 Hong Kong-

Epe: 2635

Sin Samuel Kontrami.

Sir,

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"EW.

I

No 243.

مربھر

40

14. May 1851.

1. I leave the honor to acknowledge your

M. Elliot 12 Mayor Despatch . 128 of the 25th

13

I Merivale 13

M. Harves

Earl Grey

14

NUB.

Copy of thei

of January 1587 accom- harried by an applicati

-

from Me for Turner

and Co to be allowed.

lot of

should go to the Enige to surrender a

Commd sie a lithoshaph Land for cwhich they

fore, mes for

with

of their recove deport

this an 7.1.

перим

175

are nolv

bound to pay

an annual Kent of £33.1143.

2. Pris lot of Land

(No56) is stated by

Ope

? Jurner not to be built upon 30%

other

be sin

arry

Avay

AR.

way

Me muncrative to

theom

and they, tate as a

und for the indulgen they policit that they.

trave expended $50.000 their buildings

in

the Colony and that

the

mal Kent that

they pay

to the Crowne

the Kent.

including,

estion.

:

of the Lot in

is £193-6.b.

bortive Council has

ommended the case

чести

to favorable notice,

and I do not fail

to attach due weight

to their recommendation

In the present instance

!

A

50

instance, however, there

are some circumstance which cauce me

greally to doubt whether their opinion does me

require reconsideration

It was only sin the May 1850

Math of May

that the Committee

which had been

appointed to investigate the terms of Land Jenore in Hong Kong. made their Reports.

they stated that by had taken every

MediB

ву

in their power by preblic advectivenes and otherivice, to invite

FEB.

HAR

invite information

or statements respecting Land, that they only however, received representations from

// individuals, amort whom I observe that

of the

the name

Mess

Is Inner does

not occur.

4. I cannot but infer from this circumdance that as

late on the beginning of last year

the

Refr

Iwener did not consider The Pent that they paid for their Land in general, or

for

this

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this lot in partienter,

to be exces

excessive, and

as the object of the

FEB

appointment of the Committee in question was to obtain a gerend settlement of the Land AB question and to put

a stop to the contional reference of isolated cases to the sect of State, I was not, I confess, prepared

to expect that I should so soon

again be called upon to consider a case of this nature.

5. I am bound to add, that the

present papers do

not appear to me to

show an

any

strong

grounds for the requester

concession, and that I hear that, if granted

a

it will form a precedent very int to the Colonial Reven and one which must nentralize the effect anticipated from the inquiries of the Committee on

Pennres.

6. On these 6.on

Land

участво

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W

WW

52

Efeel unable to - sanction a compliance with the application

of Mess? Jovener until de

thill

have

mless, it bein bad an oppportunity

you power to bount of considering, any

any reasons

тр

maffect any doing to which have

not

bem brought

вели ret

my

wonder my consideralih

& Whi w remove

remark

oce

which may

to your upon

Sefiing your attention drawn to the objection pointed out in this Despatch.

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FEB.

MAR

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Copy.

1.5.

1145/5

53

Surveyor General's office, Victorian, 18th Jammory, 1851.

"I have the Lown to forward a letter from Mew Turner of on behalf of Mr. P. Iudgem requesting to be

P56.

permitted to resign Inland Lot 156

The Lot is situated on the Queen's

Road opprite Me farter's premises and

is unbuilt

1

per

3. (

Annum.

the rental is £33. 11. 21⁄2-

I have, &c.,

(Signed) Chat Libee, (leverly Surveyor General.

The Honorable Major W. Maine, olonial Secretary.

(True Copy) Maine

Melonial Secretary-

FEB.

MAR.

:

Copy.

In2635751

54

Houghtong, 15th January, 1857.

Charles & Bre: fleverly, Tege, Surveyor General

Sir,

you

FEB.

Doing exceedingly desirous of surrendering fille

Inland Lot F56 we

respectfully request wish to this effect.

our wish

with submit our

to A. M.. The Governor in the hope that His kneellency will be pleased to recommend the same to the favorable consideration of the Right: Honorable The Earl Grey.

We ground on claims for consideration in the fact that we have expended _ $50,000

in on

on

buildings

in this Colony and the annual

rental

we

pay to Government - amounts

Lot 56

to £193.6 = 6; of this the rental of

TAR.

is

£33, 11.3 per Annu

been paid by Let is not built

the hopes

which has

and 110

us since July 1861. The

upon-

remuneration consequently has accrued

to us-

we

hac entertained at

the time of purchasing the ground having

not been realized,

An are

they likely

to be, we would under these circumstances

emmertly entrent permission to surrender the lot from the 26th of June next, up-

will

to

which date we

of

Course pay

We

the rent.

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VAR. 27 185]

My Lord,

herewith

35

Victoria, Henghong,

27th January, 1851

In obedience to Her Majesty's FEB. instructions, I have the honor to transmit

copies of the Minutes of proccedings in the Executive and Legislative Councils of this Colony, for the half year ending

31th December, 1850?

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships

Most Obedient, Humble Servant,

LAR.

mial te entary.

The Right Honorable

The Earl Greys,

&c., &c.,

Exc

the

Pirate's home

Mr. Meriale

There is

nothery

чего стол

these Proceedings

The

Cases

ell been reported.

th. 273.

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No. 10.

Meiscellaneous.

2657. Houghou

RE

May Lord,

LIVED

JAR 27 1851

› 53

Victoria, Hongkong,

29th January, 1867.

With reference to my Despatch EB. No. 108 of 20th December last, I have the houer to acknowledge the receipt of the_ following Despatches

Despatches on the 20th instant

or 203 to 209, the last of 18th November,

"Separate ", of

گھر

18505

25th. November, 1850.

Duplicate Military N° 17 of 10th October,

1850?

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

The Right Honorable Frisk

so,

6 Grey,

&c.

===

LAR

川崎

Sia 11.

• Na

Civil.

1

3382. Hong Long

Pizz

Ver

5%

3.2

ans? & May/510

with for 3385

No 240

APR #2 1851

My Lord,

Victorias, Hongkong

4.

th.

Sebruary, 1851.

I have the honor to inform Your

Leidship that I have granted, with the of the Executive Council, eighten

con currencê

months leave of absence to Lieutenant William Pedder, R. N., Harbour Master and Marine

Magistrate, em account

as shown

:te, on account of serious ill-health,

the enclosed medical certificate.

the

- from the Colonial Surgeon, from which it will be perceived that a prolonged change of climate. is absolutely necessary for recovery of Mr. Pedder's health. I trust, therefore, that Your Lordship, will be pleased to ---

+

approve of this leave .

+

Mr. Pedder proceeds to

The Right Honorable

England

i

The Earl Grey,

Se

via the Cape of Good Hope in the ship Hugh Walker, and his leave is to commenced on

the

6th instant, up to which date he has been paid

annum, ad

his salary at the rate of £600 per attested by the accompanying certificate from the Acting Colonial Creasurer:

Ishall

By

the overland mail of this ancuth report to Your Lordship the

arrange

ments made for the performance of Mr. Pedder' = duties during his absence.

Mr Teie ole

2

013.22/4

Apfroze,

Sesame

I

have the hover to be,

With the highest respect;

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

קל

No. 3.

(Copy)

I am

In 3182151

CAR M

י י--וי

Harbour Master's Office,

53

Victoria, 27th January, 1851

am under the unavoidable.

unavoidable. necessity

of applying for leave of absence for eightien

mouths on

"the following grounds. After the

operations in the Canton River, in which I bore a part as Chief officer of the Nemesis, were over, I was appointed to my present Jutre 1841.

position, the batter end of July

in

I will pass

over

the trying times

the early settlers underwent until I come to

the early

the beginning of 1845, when sickness - comfatted mo to retire to England. I returned in March 1846, and up to the present ___ period have been off the Island (on leave of absence / only fourteen days. The Lummers Honble. Major W. Caine,

Crenial Secretary,

&c.,

Jo.

AR

J

"-- -

-

: 1848 and 1849 I found particularly-

Severe

5 frond

&

constant attacks of Fever and

Aquid. de July but year I get

h

last

· and since then it has

never

leph

I have gradually been getting

Diarrhoea,

mor and

worse. The

medical certificate, Screwitti sent. wil

herewith sent. will informe certifica

better than I can of the

This Evationey

- present state of my

health, and I trust.

the Governor will be pleased to approod of

my present application and allow me to

get away

without loss of time.

The Hu

Hugh

Walker starts for

Loudon on the 4th, and I have reason to

believe I could secure a

бис

passage by

her

I have, Jo, (Signed) Williams Podhor .

Suc jopy.

Harbour Master and

Marine Magistrale ..

Timal beatery.

+

59

Hongkong, font 27. 1851.

two

ago

Mr. Pedder the Harbour Master and Marine Magistrate has been suffering since last July from a chronic and insidious form of Dysentery. About the months it assumed more acute character, for which, during my incapacity from sickness, Dr Scott of Her Majesty I ships Shockings

Mapacity was consulted . This gentleman very jutty formed a very unfavourable

Pedder's

the first

case,

view

of Mr.

which was corroborated in

et instance. by the concurrence with him of Dr Bankier's opinion, and subsequently

own).

of my

my otov

Mr. Pedder's case now,

careful and

and judi

after the moet.

I judicions treatment practised by Dr. Scott., has obviently discovered itself to

namenable to medicine, and the time has

come when the

more decided remedy of

a

a

be

AR.

&

'T

through and prolonged change of climate

must be resorted to.

My immediately supported by Dr Bankier of the Hospital - ship Alligator is thereford that: eightien months leave of absence bes granted to Mr. Pedder, and that he imme-

diatory proced, to Europe by way of Cape of Good Hope .

advice, in which I am

the

I have indicated the foregoing

terme of absince because I think M.

Pedder's health demands an absence during

two cammers from Hongkong.

et) William Morrison .

Lignest

Colonial Surgeon.

60

Colonici Treasury

Victoria. Mouthony

February the 58 1851

I hereby certify that William

Pedder, Espre, Harbour Master & Marme Magistrate has received SAR. Laiary, at the rate of dix hundred. Pounds. Sterling per annum. up

to this date inclusive : Income Tax only having been deducted therefrom-

Asting Colonial Treasure

The kipy

Haya

Colonial Secretary.

$

----

· 11- P.T

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N° 12.

Civil.

bere N

Aus?

My Lord,

3389, trong song

(WED

AM-22 4351

51/

Victoria, Hongkong,

26th February,

20

1851.

I have the honor to forward for

Your Lordship's information copy of a letter from Mr. Holdforth dated. California, the

1st. December, 1850, which reached me on the

15th instante, tendering his resignation of the

Rovech

offices of Sheriff, Apictant Magistrate, Prevvel

Marchal, Cerener and Marchal of the Vice

Admiralty

Court

ائی

in this Colony, from the 31st.

of January lash, the day

on which his term

of leave of absence for 10 months expired.

In my Despatch Nr 26 of the 13th last I reported. to Your Lordship that : I had appointed Mr. W. H. Mitchell

April

te in the

to officiate.

room

The Right Henerable The Earl Grey,

So,

of Mr. Holdforth

LAR

during his absence, and I was informed of Your Lordship's approval of this arrangement

No. No. by Despatch Nr 188 of 24th June, 1851. On the receipt of Mr Holdforth's

tion, which arrived here at

arrived here at the same

resignation,

a

time with Your Lordship's Despatch Mo of the 20th November last, I caused- letter to be addressed to Mr Mitchell, of

210

which the enclosed is a

copy, and from

which it will be seen that the salary of the Sheriff and Aseictant. Magistrate, &o; has been reduced to £.600 per

the 12t instant.

annumi

from

No. 9.

I may here remark that Mr Mitchell

is well informed, has received a University education, and is the gentleman who composed the Statements and Reports ~

forwarded to Your Lordship in many Despatch No 114 of 28th December last,

and is in

my opinion, from the time that =

he has now acted in

the Magistrate's

32

Department, particularly qualified for the office ; I hope therefore that . Your Lordship will see fit to confirm Mr. Mitchell in the situation to which I have nominated him.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Bestrahun

AR

1TV

20

econa

کر

1851.

Governor Bonhame

February,

The worl

No12.

внегр

Received

2 Inclosures.

I'm Hold forth of

Reporting resignation by

the

appointment

Magistries, to

offices of Sheriff, Assistant

Lordship's approvals.

same, subject to His

W. It. Mitchello to the

Mr Elect

This despatch reports

جمرة

the

M. Hold forth whi

tion lay Sheriff, Opistont Magistrate

afperntment

to the nacasigy

میر کہا

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the Gereona of M. Mitchell

Salary. B. 22/4.

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Michele Suppor

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114:0 بینر

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Confirm

Im 2...

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Samuel Bonhave

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20 239.

53

7 May 151.

I have the hour to achnow:

bage the receipt of your

Despatch I 12. of the 20th of Solenary hot porting the insequation by deo Holdforth.

of the Offices of theriff and Appistand Magistreleve at

Hong Hongs

and I have to convey

to you my apprnal of the

Apportevent of her ler. A. Mitchell to succeed Mu Holdforthe at the reduced

a

Salary of £600 a year.

Shave

AR.

Copy.1 fr "Constant . "

Sir

you

will

In 937541

54

San Francisco, Alta California,

1th December, 1850.

I have the honor to

have the kindness

request that

to tender to His

Excellency the Governor my resignation of the joint offices of Sheriff, Asistant Magistrate, 80, for the Colony of Hongkong, from and after the thirty first day of

nuary 1851. And

1851. And at same time

you will

you

please. to add. that it is a source

me that circumstances unforeseen

to

regret to

of great

prevent me for the present expressing verbally my gratitude for the indulgence I have received from His Excellency, and in person respectfully tendering my resignation.

To the Honble.

Major Caine,

Colonial Secretar

Hongkong.

[AR

many

In taking farewell of Her Majesty's Civil Service, I beg that I may here be allowed to acknowledge the obligations I am under to the Houble. the Colonial Secritory for the urbanity-

and kindness ever shown to me in his official capacity, kindness which I shall ever remember with the deepest feelings of respect and gratitude.

I have, Jo

( signed ) Charles G. Holdforth.

Fuefipy

bolonial Secretary.

No.36.

Sir,

In 3983/57

65

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Victoria, Hongkong,

17th February, 1851.

I have the honor to inform you

that. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in consequence of Mr. Holdforth's resignation of the office of Sheriff and ___ Assistant: Magistrate, &fe, to fix the salary officer holding those appointments at

from the pet instant,

will draw pay

of the L. 600 per

from

om

annum),

which period you

at this rate. I am directed to remind

you

that your present, office, is entirely. temporary, and subject to the approval of Her Majesty's Government.

W. H. Mitchell, Esqre.

I have,

Officiating Sheriff and Apectant. Magistrate, you

LAR

I have, &o,

(bigned ) M. farine,

Frue

Colonial Secrets.

Copy

bonitary

Prine sial Keretany

lonial

Ja 13.

Miscellaneous.

3384. Hou Kow

My Lord,

EIVED

1251

66

Victoria, Hongkong,

21 st.

February, 1851.

With reference to my Despatch

No 10 of the 29th January, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the

following Despatches

ow

the 15th instant.

th

the

You 210 to 218, the last of 16th December 1857.

No:

Nr. 458 of 18th December, 1850-

Military No. 18 of 16th November,

Circular of 30th

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

The Right Honerable,

The Earl Grey,

&C

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient Hamble Serment

So

Blave

AR.

Patty

A

yo. 14..

Financial.

Aus? Nr. 240. May 7/57

My Lord,

3385, ngang trong

WED

2

67

Victoria, Hongkong, 24th February,

1851.

11

Adverting to my Despatch No. //

of the 4th instant, I have the honor to inform Your Lordship that I have appointed Mr. C. R. Michell, Clerk in the Harbour Master's Establishment to act as

Harbour Master, under the supervision of Mr Hillier the Chief Magistrate. The duties appertaining to the office of Marine

Magistrate will be performed by the_ sitting Magistrates of the day, but Mr. 18. H. Mitchell the Sheriff and Afcictant.

Magistrate has been instructed to attend

mainly to

cases

of this nature, and will

receive on this account an increase

The Right Hongrable The Earl Grey,

So

&c.

of 4.100

AR

זיה

■I..

· por

annum to his

to his fixed salary during...

Lieutenant. Pedder's absence.

Mr . E . R. Michell, the Acting

E.

a

Harbour Master, will receive an addition

£207

of £. 200 per annum to his salary, _ this sum with the £. 100

6 granted to the Afeistant

Magistrate forming a moiety of the salary of Lieutenant Pedder, who will draw the

летал

remaining half whilst on leave, according

the Colonial Regulations.

As this

arra

:ngement seems to

to

me well adapted to ensure the proper performance of Lieutenant : Pedder's duties,

I trust. it may

meet with Your Lord =

= ship's approbation ; but I would here

remark that it is

is me

merely temporary,

as, in

the event of Mr. Lena's return to the Colony in good health, I have it in

contemplation to appoint him to perform the duties of Harbour Master.

I have the honor to be,

܀

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

د

63

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Magistrate, during

LAR

Joe 3382

Lie Sarees L. Bonheur

MINUTE 27 18 Jarlis

1851 MAY

7

829 Honey Mory,

3385

Ent 240.

Mayss

157.

I have to achorshidge the semipt of your Despatities

69

h. 1 1 of the 4th and N 141 of the

2.h of February lesh, and to

Convey to you. My appraal

of the base of abrence which ted to Leish:

Jou

have granted

Arilleam Tedder, Herboren

Mostic and Marine Magistiche.

at Hong Hongs

of the

And of

avangenents which yo

hove.

вело

for the alve

Jerformance of this Goutte - man's duties during

sheuch.

his

हो?

24th February, 1851.

See 3302. Iqpressure the

my

a forted

will

в прера

a 15 BH

mny myr

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:

Duplicate- $15.

Financial.

My Lord,

70

Victoria, Houghing,

1st March, 1851.

I have been desirous for

Jone

time of improving a portion of waste

ground

the sea-side

of

the road

extending from the Cantonment to the Commencement of the houses in Victoria West.

This

ground

has been partly reclaimed from

the sea by succcesive depozits of

earth cut

sites

for

away in

preparing various buildings, and as it had

height of 50 b feet above

attained a height of

the road, and besides

nuelens

fr

formed

rubbish and other

a

impurities, I directed the

I directed the Surveyn

The Right Honorable,

バー

The Earl Grey,

t/2.

tc.

.

much, so as

to

(

Senerals to make arrangements for levelling the ground, abate the unisance and give better and freer circulation of air to the barracks adjoining, as well as for the general improvements of the district, the ground having

been set aside and reserved

Ĉmuremenec

of the Publie in

for

the

acendance with instruction from 2nd Stanley to that effect.. Lord.

I have therefore the houm to cnclose the Surveyor General's Report

ind betimate for the service-

||"

accompanied wit

ith

a

map of

Sent in Orige Berpat

the

ground showing the proposed anangement, and which I trust

will meet

you

Lordship's approvals.

The work, no your Lordship will perecive, is proposed to be executed by Contract and is estimated

at

71

£186,14,10 in addition to which Convict labour equivalent

to the amount

als

also. I have to

be employed of £ 24.3. will. request your Lordship's sanction to the expenditure. of the above-

funn.

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

· Your Lordships,

Most Obedient, Humble Servant,

Walan

الانسان الله

No 16.

Miscellaneous.

My

72

4538. Hong Long. 12

RECEIVED

MAY 26 1851

Lood

Victoria, Hongkong,

21th March, 1851.

On the 21

the 21th March

1849, I reported to your

Lordship

the

desexse

¡

Governor Bonham, 1th March, 1851.

Victoria, Hong kong,

Received

The Fearl

Gray

/ Inclosure.

Dup: No 15.

Estimate No 3 of 1850, for

Transmitting Report and

and bevalling ground

cutting and

for

-£186, 4.10.

for sanction of

"Plaza", and applying

the Expenditure

Captain

Da

Costa and

Lieutenant Dwyer, and that

Coroner's Inquest, which

a

had been

inquire

into

their

empanelled to

chè

cause

deaths, and found

Verdict of wilful

murder

of

α

against Cheie - Apo and six others; and I also informed

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

to

tor

70

2.

Jour worship that I had

offered Hundred

به

reward

of

Five

Dollars for the

apprehension named

I the

the first

person, and $100 for

of the

every one referred to

2.

in

I have

a

this

remainder

Verdist.

now

the

acquaint your

149

was received t.l.

Conor to Lordship that

the

on

Ultimo

letter

ab

the

Office from brought it

som

Chinese Scaretary's

person who

Canton,

to the effect that the

succeeded

Chin - Apo, and

writer

had

Jesuring

begging

the

that the

in

Commander

Steamer stationed at

Canton might be instructed.

3.

73

to

receive and

convey him

to

this

Colony.

3.

on the 17th February

the Steamer Phlegethon arrived

Chin - Apo

here

with

board, and

Commander

Niblett informed

this

on

me

that

man

hai

on

the

preseding night been brought

on

board

Canton by

his repel

certain

at

Chinese

who stated that he was this

alleged

Да

murderer of Captain

Da Costa; and that, in

a

note

Le

pursuance of had received from myself

on the subject, he had taken charge of the Culprit, and hat brought him to Hongkong.

الالا

74

4.

On the 10th Iistant

Chui - Apo

Wx

at

Special

Sépion held for the purpose

indicted

for

the

murder

of

Captain Da Costa, when the Jury, composed of I British Subjects, two Portuguese and

German, having returned

One

erdict of manslaughter, he

Las

ventensed

for life..

5.-

w

to transportation

No Minutes of

Proceedings had at

Criminal

are

in

Cases

are

Court in

the

the

in this Colony

forwarded to me, except

where the parties

sentenced to death;

and I therefore, enclose

aw

account

Y

what

passed

at

the Trial

one

extracted from

N: 2.

ان ایران ترکیه تور شاید میران

of the

local Papers, which

Mr Attorney General Sterling

informs

me

is

an

accurate

report of the Proceedings..

6.

In

w

Small European

to

that

Community similar of this Colony

description

this

Chinese

the

was

murder of

a trial of

where

arented of

а

British

Subject naturally caused

considerable excitement; and I therefore, thought it only

just to

could

see, to far

as

insure it, that che Prisoner should have

a

fair trial, and to this and

I appointed

an

Attorney

to assist the accused

his

in

refence, by which

6.

an

expense of $50. has been incurred, which I trust

will

meet Your Lordship's

approval.

7

The reward of $500.

for the apprehension of Chur- Aps, approved of in Despatch

No 122 of 7th June 1849, had

برای

Dr

a

been only paid, under

Gutzlaff's supervision, to man who accompanied the Prisoner from Cantors in the Steamer Phlegethon.

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

Your Lordship's.

most obedient

Stumble Servant,

75

The Cisprendition

A

Whony

!

PR.

453876

From 4598 HongHang

4543

Sir S. G. Boreham H. FR.

ĮMINUTE 200

jinba

30

Jades V&Elliot #Merivale

21

MR Hawes

Earl Grey

کے

245.

2 June 157.

I have to schnowbage the

receipt of gor Bespalities

76

hos : 16. and 21. of the 21. and

29. of Mind lest reporting

the trial of the Chinese Chuc-aps for the huurder

of Captain Da Costa,

and the sentence preful

refiere

reseen being

abotto

and also tto

subogiant suicide of the Presoirer

It only

remains for

to approve the coune which

3-

Governor Bonham

21th March 1857.

Metoria, Hongkong,

The Earl

Eney

16 جذاب

2 malos.

Eseived

ures.

trial of Chui - Abo.

Reporting capture and

M. Mersinle

Sauction the inter

my

Gov. in the appor.

J

on the goart

to watch the princely.

The record has been

See 4543-

Ho Gonz

151

you

Belofited

in appositive

Au

Attorney to assist the

accused in his defence,

and to sanction the expense

miurred on

this recor

Shave

(Copy)

73

We write to you in great haste for the especial purpose of informing

ره سمه

a

matter,

to which

we

beg you will give immediate

attention.

Vince

We would state that

Sew-a-paon absconded

{from Canton)] in the 7th

the 7th moon

of last

year August and September, 1850? he has been employed as

Appistant to the Police at Shaon-

-Kwan._ It is said that he

has been rewarded with

of rank, but we

α

button

до нов Кного

whether this latement is true..

We apprehend that the mandarins

- ...

will

be looking after will put us

him

and

to trouble, our

object in

in writing

is therefore to

pray

the Foreign Authorities to

LI

73

afford

us protections.

-paou arrived in Canton

Jeu-

au-

from Thaon-Kwan

on

the 100

the /10

on the 11th

February) intending to return home by the Thin- chow ferry (1/1 # Fatuary) ._. We concerted his

capture, which

we carried into

effect at six o'clock

سلی

evening of the 11th, and we

him

now

bound in

the

have

Canton.

Fearing lest he should be rescued,

or that the mandarins may find

out where he is

we

have sent

person with all speed by the

Steamer with this intelligence.. Pray inform the Foreign Authorities

at once

and beg them to notify

their offer of

apfrehension?

a reward for his

a

copy of which

give to Seen-lang who will

return immediately by the teamer,

and

we

will then bring en-a-pare

may

ве

to Hongkong that he hunished._ With fiery speed! With fiery speed! On no delay.

account

For the happy glance of

Chin - jin-

-

দে

Shan Teacher.

Your younger

Chang-kin-

writes

Brothers

yuh and others

with complimentl..

True Copy?

Colonial Secreta

Pastary.

1

No. 17

Miscellaneous.

Agent mis

3 June

Along 4030. Đang trong

My Lord,

RECEIVE

MAY 26

1851

80-

Victoria, Hongkongs

22nd March, 1851.

I have the honor to state for Your Lordship's information that the bucks applied for in my Deepatch No. 2% of the

* April last, as well as the medicines required

th

13th

th

for the Civil Hospital, a list of which I transmitted in Despatch No. 24 of 28th March 1850, arrived here by the ship Menam", and

- found in good order and condition.

No account, however, of the each of the 1 yet reached this Government.

were

books has

as

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

The Right Honorable,

The Carl Gre

Grey,

Se,

&c.

Humble Servant, Jalan

M. Merivale

AM. Baillie to communciate the

Books to the Go

>

AB. 27/5

I'm May ?!

Co

1

58 ۴۶

Song Hors

Yine

81

Go: Baillie Expe

PINUTE 200

Jadis

WAY

30

12/6

Les

With reference to your

letter

of the 8 July last Fame deiceted

Ghael Grey to hansmit to

you

the Copy

afe Despatch

from the Governor of Storg

22 Maul

Herg

گے

and to request thin

Jou

will Jurnish Sir G.

Bonham with an accoun

of the Cost of the Books to

which he refers,

Shave

PETENSTROSIM TO

1

Implicati.. N-18.

Mizecllaucous.

My Lord,

-Victoria,

32

Houghing,

25th March, 1851.

With reference to my despatch 19/5 of the 12th Bistant, enclosing Report and retimate

for

the

improvement

of the ground extending from the __ Cantonment to Victoria West, I have to inform your Lordship that the Surveyor General having obtained- Contracts for the work, I directed him to proceed therewith; but the Bound Respective officers having chosen to imagine that the ground

Ordnance

(1776)

of

Surveyor foperty, addressed the

General on the subject, and subsequently the presente Commanding

The Right- Honnable,

The Karl Grey.

Ac.

%

to.

J

2

bin

Ingineer, Lieutenant. St. Ihnen, forwarded for my information a letter he has addressed to the Inspector General of Fortifications, laying claim- to the ground, and stating that it is required for thilitary purposes; and as it is probable your

Lordship may applied to on the subject, I wish to okerve that the ground to them by either of my predicciems, and fact was positively refused; and Lord Stanley in his dispatch marked "Private" of 15th November 18/3, to Sir Henry Pottinger, particularly reserved the ground for the public, and further defined the

the equot limits of the

ein

tva) 172

of

His

given

Cantonments, markingson Captain_ ! Belcher's plan of the Island,

the Island, forwarded in the despatch referred to. Lordship also in despatch Military. P/ of 15th March 18441, speaking of this

هم ریشه

33

very ground, expressly alludes to "the inexperiency of encumbering the City of "Victoria with Military Works"

The boundaries were

subsequently

arranged by Sir John Davis, and the

in question

ground

und in

WTC TC

again excluded

from the Cantonment in the Ordnance map of the Island in betober 1845;

therefore

I am

at

"L

lose to know

how the military rugineer can ~ imagine it to be Bromance property.

I had several conversations

with the late Commanding bugineer, Lieutenant Colonch Killpotts, regarding the Cantonments, and he promised to forward a plan of the Cantonment for registry in the Surveyor General's "office, but he neglected to do so; having however heard that there was still some claim made to the Ground, to set the matter at nest, I wrote

C

i

15

to - Major beneral. Staveley on the 13th - April 1850, specially defining the

limit of the Cantonment, and to which both the Major General and Commanding bugineer Lieutenant Colonel. Phillpotts objection, except to request

made no that

A

roadway

ght be left so no

to give access to the ground worth of

the

main Guard

house. The concepondence

11.

on this subject is herewith enclored. 12345.

Your Lordship will understand

that the grounch im question comprises

all that

area

shown in the Surveyou

General's plan accompanying the leport and hutimate forwarded im ་་་་ my Stepatch. 1915 of the 12th Bustant and designated, - "trea cleared by convicts labour in April 1850, and bromide now proposed to be

kvelled".

have

6

:

34

I have the hour to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient Humble Servant,

DEX

C9

CD

:

Copy

N81.

36

Sir,

I

falarial. Seretary' office,

Victoria, Houghong,

15th April, 1850.

am directed to request you to bring to the notice of the Honnable the Major General that. His bycellency The Governo wishes the space of ground extending

in

longth from the Garrison Guard Room to the Harbour Master's Boat House, and

bounded by the sea on

the

one side and the Queen's Rond on the other, to be taken

in char

for

the

40

charge by the Surveyor beneral purpose of its being levelled and shaped as to meet the views approved by Lord Stanley; and to attain this object, it will be necessary that the Auginaer departurent be duly admired thereof; but as His hycellency ty

Japtain Staveley,

(0) Aeet Military Secretary.

Governor Bonham,

25th March, 1851.

The tark

Grena

3 Inclosured.

Dup: N. 18.

Received

Relative to

a

claimi

preferred

by

the Engineer

present being

piece of ground at

Department to the

levelled

from

o

"Plaza".

37

has no wish to вполо

subject

Geet them to

inconvenience, should

arry of the ground

be required for military purposes, he will

not shjest to their marking off that portion.

beet which is worth of the Garrison Guard Room

extending

to

the

of

Sea, and thus

squaring

the haster boundary of the space to be placed in charge of the Surveyor beneral.

I have, tc.,

(liquid) M. Cainen,

Melonial Teoretary.

( True (ppy)

Mplonial Secretary

-

Copy.

Sir

Asst Mily. Scey's office,

Houghing. 19th April, 1850.

By desire of the Major General

of Commanding I transmitted_

letter

copy of your

of the 15th mctant to the Commanding Royal Inginer for the prepose of ___ accertaining what portion of the ground.

between the main Guard and the harbour

веск

L

Master's boat house had been

proposed to

I herewith

be reserved

for Military purposes: transmit a copy of Lieutenant-Colonel Phillpott's reply from which. His Excellency the Governor will perecive that the Sea Battery proposed to be constructed with not interfere with the ground proposed to be reserved for a

Promenade for

The Honnable Major Jame

Mstonial Peontay

the

inhabitants; but as the Parade ground for

the Garrison is too small

it is

very

it's movements,

for desirable that the ground between the presente parade and the Sea should be levelled, which would not interfere with the general promenade the inhabitants as it would only be special occasions, when the whole

πι

Ganieon

that their

ion is

is under arms, movements would extend necross Queen's Road.

opinion

The. Major beneral.

small picee

couveurs in

the

ofinire with the Commanding Regal Rugincer that to communicate with the pices of ground worth of the main Guard which. His hycellency proposes to allot for Military purposes 20 feet to the weetward of the last waved Building should

Military Communication.

be reserved as a

4 ( True Copy)

Colonial Secretary

I have, No.,

(Signed) C. M. Staveley,

Captain A. Mr. Seeg.

Copy.

Sin

fir

With

Royal Engineer Affie,

Victoria, Houghing,

17th April, 1850.

33

letter of the

reference to your letter

of

16th Instant, travemitting by desire of the Honorable the Menjou boucral Commanding

General

letter addressed to

a

copy of a

Colonial Secretary

you by the

on the 15th metant, and

requesting me to inform you

what

propseals have been made for Military puspores with regard to the space of ground between the Queen's Road and the Sear,

nue the

the main

Guard

and house to

that it has

extending from the harbour Master's Broat house; I have the honor to requaint you been proposed to construct a large Battery, by scolaiming from the dea the

Captain Staveley,

Aset Military For tory.

:

front of

the ground ncecusary for the purpose in

the

space adjoining

the main "Guard house, which, I understand, has been ordered by Lord Stauley to be reserved

in the use of the inhabitants of Victoria; and it has also been propored to exceet "marters ofor field officers, between this

shace ordered to be reserved

for

rved for the Public and the Harbour Master's Boat house.

With reference to the latter part of the Colonial Sentary's letter, I beg leave to state that, in marking off the portion

which is north of the Main Guard house,

space of at least 20 feet in breadth

should be reserved

Building

road

กล

of

the west end of that

of

Communication.

With regard to the parade bround which, in consequence of the house

shind

AJA MELL

house for

the Ce

Acow

Ceylon

single

very confined, and not

Rifles, is wery

sufficiently capacions to move a

33

Battalion, it is very desirable that it should be extended if possible.

I have, to,

(Signed) Senge Phillpotts, "To Colt Comp. R. Aug: R? hugs

(Jane Copy)

(Signed) f. W. Staveley,

Captain, A. Mr. See 7.

Jane Copy &

Colonial Sentary.

NLP

-

Deepatch - 1o 18 of /857.

Melozure Plim

..

Copy.

P80

D.

Sir,

Brigade Office,

30

Victoria, 3/22 March, 1851.

I have the honor by direction of the officer. Commanding the Troops to forward You for the information of His Excellency the Governor a copy of a letter transmitted by the formmanding Royal Engineer to Major General Sir. I. F. Bergogne, K.C.B., Inspector General of Fortifications.

I have to state the on

-

careful

cxamination of the Registered Boundary Plan of the Cantonment- it appears

appears that the ground extending west of the main Guard

I to the Harbour Mracter's Boat House and north of the Queen's Road is the property

of Her Majesty's Board of Atuance, and that as the Regulations of the service fortid

The Honorable Menja faine,

tc.

&c.

fe.

PR

Conespondence

passed

betaren

Cantonment in Vietoria.

Staveley, defining the limits of

Governor Bonham and Major General

the

155 and 195April 1850.

31

"the alteration or appropriation of buildings without the sanction

lands

of

the

02

Master General and Board of Ordnance","

it in

may

be advisable not to proceed with the levelling of the ground in question, until the decision of the point by Authorities at home be obtained

Sove

the

I have to..

(Signal) A. E. Burmester,

(Sauce /opy)

faptane, Brigade Major.

Clonial - Freretary.

?

Copy 1259.

Lieutenant #John, Commanding Royal bugineer in China, to the Inspector beneral of Fortifications, forwarding a conespondence (Copies) which has taken place relative to a piece of ground the property of Her Majesty's Ordnance taken possession of by the Colonial Governments at Anghing.

Air.,

Aryal bugineer. Officer, Victoria, Houghing,

14th March, 1851. //

I have the honor to transmit to

you

a Correspondence (Copies) which has taken place between the respective officers at this Station, and the felonial Surveyor

The crepeeta beneral of Fortifications

.......

4

General relative to a pices of ground (colound the encloud plan) Weets of the "Main Guard and bounded on the north

neck on

green

by the Sea and Queen's Road.

2.

M

In forwarding

the south side by the

this

con espondence to you, I beg leave to remark that the Respective officers have not been erneulted

in this instance which in

my opinion

this

should have been done, and even if and been the case I consider that, from

general spirit of the Moranec

the

Regulations

Regulations relative to bouance the sanction

property

the Master seneral and

веро

Honorable Shroud is indispensable bene any transfer of land or other belonging

property

to Her Majesty's Ordnance_can with propriety be entered into between any parties

5. The Plot of Ground in question, observes the only space (and

3.

is

I beg

bea to

it is

very

limited in extent measurin

44 Meres 13 Poles ) that exists in the

02

azuring

or is at

neighbourhood of the Cantonment all cligible for building purposes, and as the propriety of creating a large defensive Battery

this side has been long contemplated and indied proposed, Iam skongly of opinione that it should not be suffered to fall out

what

of the hands of ther Majesty's biduance as it is impossible to say

how soon a other Military purposes

required.

It

may

it

for

may possibly

with advantage

be

be cleand

and levelled, (but not Ishould suggest. by the Colonial bovemment who would thereby sctablish hereafter a clann to it) by the Royal Engineer. Department: and Sece

objection to its being used

Mo

menade, and a Drill-

promenade

as a

public

and a drill- ground (the latter

being much wanted by the Troops,) until

it

may

be required for other aid

f

ALL RI

In a word it occurs to suc

important

retention

of

the whole

hands of Her

make

tro

of

me

that the

this

space

in the

of Her Majesty's Ordnance is an object of paramount importance; and I doubt when this is represented to Lod Stanley his Lordship_ will concur in

and cancel the views of the opinion, Colonial bovernment (of which it is said

this

the Lordship has approved) on the proposed

alienation and

conversion

of this

space,

as I have already observed, is of the greatest

site

value as a

red

already referred

for Military Buildings

to and which sooner or

will become of cercutial necessity.

I have

bove out in

E

later

reason to believe that In

my

views

of

the case

Alle

by the

Lieutenants Colonch Commanding the Royal Artillery here, who in conjunction with the other Respective officers with addrece The Honnable Brand on the subject

f

Now

93

As the levelling of the bround is being proceeded with, the carlier

the decision

of the Honorable Board

the

be communicater to the Colonial Government the better,

expense of "levelling canurt amount to more than

£100.

It does not

appear

that Par: 16.

Page 42 of the Royal Engineer code was had reference to in the corespondence

eneloved.

le time Copy

Corr

I have to. S.A.

Ihave

(Signed) S. 4. St. Sthen, R. G., Licut: Commanding

:

(Signed) -A.K. Burmester,

Captain, Brigade Majon.

(True Copy)

Colonial Sceretary

Cory.

N55.

Sir

aptain

34

folonial Sentary's office, Victoria, Houghing, 24th March, 1857.

I have the hover to acknowlege your Letter 1980 of the 21th Iuctant forwarding copy of a communication from Lieutenant It Wohn, Royal Engineers, to the Inspector General of Fortification, dated 14th hetant, and I

directed to requaints you, for

#

the

information of the Officer Commanding the Troops, that the Ground referred to by Lieutenant Stitch has long since beim considered, both by His Excellency. The Spremner, The Arunable Majn General. Staveley and Lieutenant Colonel Phillrotts, as not

to the Cantonment, and this is

belonging

1602

eufficiently explained by the folonial Secretarys &

tain Burmeiter,

Major of Brigade_

enclosing one

Plaza is the property of ther Majesty: ground at present being levelied for 7. C. B., representing that the price of address of major General dir 12. Burgoyne, Commanding Royal Engineer, to the from Lieutenant #the Letter from the Brigade Majon

V

Ahiale.

Dispatch _Ao 18 of/857.

Inclozure AD in

21th March 1857.

·

35

E

Letter 181 of 15th April 1850 to the address if the Ussistant Military Secretary - Prion=- to that date, however, it had been settled- with the Nunowledge of Lieutenant Colonch Phillpotts, that it w... not the intention of the Civil Government to alienate its to ground entered without due Muthority on the bromance Map. If therefore the spot in question has been entered Mag, it has been done 20,

on

right

the Brommer

without the

authority of the local Government,

Lord

End Stanley's Despatch of 1843 reserves that ground for Civil pempores.

lin

Mir benge

Bonham desires me

the

to remark that a copy of the map of Cantonment had been frequently promised by Lieutenant Colonel Phillnotts for the purpose of its being lodged in the office of the Surveyn General as a record, and it is

desirable that such

map

should show

the dates and authority granting

M

to re

+

Cantonment Ground to the Romanes Departement, you will therefore be pleased request the Officer in Command of the Troops to call for a copy of the Map unda reference, which, to prevent further misconception, His hecellenes will be glad to possess at the earliest convenience of the Commanding Royal Engineer.

In conclusion, I am instructed to

that it is not

acquaint you,

His hxcellency's intention to cause any

alteration in

carried

the

C

eurent now anangement

being

canned out, for rendering the ground under discussion, suitable for the general

convenience of the public.

PL

I have, tc.,

(Signed) W. lame

Colonial Secretary.

Liver writing the foregoing

the foregoing certain

en

Office

have

documents in this

hand, clearly defining the Boundary of the

of

Cantonment close to the West -North Barracks, in the manner

the

cristing at present, and for which I beg

to ret

refer you

to a letter

the 2nd lipril

of the

のの

1841s from the Assistant Military Secretary, to R. Worsman, rugther, enclosing a communication from Major Aldrick, Commanding Royal Engineer, - 12/34 of the 200 Cipril 1844, with - treings from the Surveys of the Cantonments at Victoria, Saiwan; and Chat- Chu.

(Siz?) M.

(Steve Copy)

donist hosting

No. 10.

Financial.

Loppy.

to Tren

ерто

4541. Don

My Lord,

RECEIVED

MAY 26

1851

اشا

ong Victoria, Hongkong,

26th March, 1851.

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of Your Lordship's Despatch Mr. 215 of the 4th December last, on the subject of the claim preferred by the Ceustees of St John's Cattidral in August 1850, against

Her Majesty's Government

2.

In reply to the remarks and obser = vations contained in the above Despatch, I have the honor to submit the following

tances for Your Lo

circum

3

Lordship's consideration

It is true that, _ when it was

first

proposed to erect a Church in July 18444, - Sir John Davis promised that the Govern = -ment would defay two-thirds of the expenditure;

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

&c.,

Eve

&c.

2

but in reply to a letter from Mosers. Dont & be,

the constituted Creasurers for the Public, they informed by the Colonial Secretary

were in

44th

the March 1847 that L. 6,900

was

on

the sum

estimated for the Church, and Ordinance No. of 1847, dated 11th March of that

year,

the

2

announced the same. It is therefore clear to me that Sir John Davis considered the provisions

t, and

of the Ordinance the final arrangement, binding the Government only to the payment of £. 4,000, which was two thirds of the

Estimate, for this service.

service : Up to this period, the Reverend Mr. Stanton : appears to have had :

the

matters connected

principal management of matters

with the Church; but at an early period. it

seems to have been generally understood that

the Estimate was on

was on considera

considerably

too low a

scale, for a building of the magnitude__ contemplated in the plans; nevertheless, the= building

- was commenced, and no official_ representation, so far as I am aware, was made

;

:

97

of the inadequacy of the funds by Mer. Stanton the Crusteres, until the 23rd May, 1848, two

02.

months after the departure of Fir

4.

Davis.

John Daril

On the 7th May 1847, Brustees were

4

officially nominated, so by the Government and 2 elected by the public. These Crustées must have been fully cognizant of the before-

named fact, and I bring this forward to show

that there does not in

in on

my opinion exist a shadow of legal claim against the Government for further contribution; but in consideration of the evident mistakes so palpably evinced

or

the part of Mr. Gordon, the Surveyor General, at the time of drawing up the Estimate

as well as

that Estimates

may

be

ai

ad

( for £. 6,900), seldom equal the real cost of a building, remarked by Your Lordship, it matter for the consideration of Her Majesty's Government whether it would not be desirabi = to make a further grant for enabling the_ Cructees to liquidate the debts now due . By

Your Lordship's Despatch under acknowledgement the claim of the Architect, Mt Cleverly, has been set at rest as far as the Government is concernes, being the paid Surveyor General, so that the

he

claim on

455-4-2,

the Church is Z. 455 "4"2,

only which has been paid by the Crustees to the workmen and others, for the reimbursement of which sum Ordinance Nr. 3 of 1850 was passed, reported in my Despatch No. 86 of the 12th September last, and which has since

RA

been approved by Your Lordship.

تو

on

information

I enclose for Your Lordships.

ہیں

a memorandum showing that the

was estimated by Mr. Gordon at L. 6959 -8.3, but that_

coch of the Church

the sum

re

really expended has amounted to £. 2327. 18.11, exclusive of the __

commission), and which has

Architect's

been paid as follows, sif

Вор

By the Government, of 3rd of the betimate,

1 £. 6959-8.3), nearly

By subscriptions from the

umunity, on date of

passing the Ordinance ... £. 1861.7.1 Subscriptions paid from

passing of Ordinance to

opening of Church. collected in the Church .

Subscriptions since opening

the Church,

Advance on

6.

Comm

93

£.4.600.0.

0.0

853.17.57% 32.78.8.76

110.12.674

346.14.7

the security of the Crustees

to pay the debt due to the workmen

and others..

*

455.4.2/2

Z. 8.327.15.10

The amount there for paid by the_

unity, including the sum

for which the Exuitees have become security may be taken

at £.3727

, a sum within £. 873 equal to

that paid by the Government -

Under these circumstances, therefore,

and considering

that, the betimate was

-

confessedly

underrated by Mr. Gordow, - that the edifice

cannot be consecrated until the debt due on it

be paid off,

and that a

very large portion of

the accommodation is still set apart for the Croops

therefore cannot be

and others, and therefore

cannot be profitably

let, I most urgently recommend that I

may

be

authorized to make a further payment to the extent of £. 455. 4 - 2/1⁄2, the amount which

and

is at the present time due on

the building, ( exclusive of the Architect's commission), for which the Crustees are by bond personally responsible to the parties from whom the

was obtained.

money was

&

now under acknow-

In the Despatch ledgement I find Your Lordship

" the strongest ground for

conceived

some additional_

that

contribution towards the cost of the Church

urged by

by the Crustees in their letter appears

to be the great increase

place in the

in the demands

alleged to have taken

on

the part of the local

93

my Despatch

Government for sittings in the Church, there y diminishing their power of profitably letting seats ." I regret, My Lord, that did not refer to this subject :

partly from my

arose)

:

this

omission

not having been

oni

aware)

authorities

of the demands made by the military until I saw them in the correspondence forming

it

a portion of the Enclosures in that Despatch, but principally from considering the Church Cructees to have had no legal claim whatever against Her Majesty's Government, and that therefore became unnecessary to add to the bulk of the voluminous correspondence then transmitted. I have, however, in consequence of Your Lordship's observations, been in communication with Lieut. :- Colonel. Trevor, ( the officer temporarily

in command of the Croops), and the

and the Acting Colonial. Chaplain,

on

this matter, and the result has been to

reduce the sittings to be set apart for

military from 494 to 250, by

the

which

means

See Enclosure

No 2 of Caustics'

131 sittings have been transferred to the Church Crustees . These sittings will be ample for the letter of 13th

ly to be

August, in my Despatch No

1850.

number of Caropean Croops likely

Hongkong, but 78 of permanently stationed in Hongkon should this prove otherwise, the difficulty

can

be at once obviated by the appointment of a service on each Sabbath expressly for the Croops, to which there could not be any

objection, there being a Military Chaplain

attached to the Garrison.

In

consequence of this

9.

have not passed

azv

(Ordinance)

arrangement

for the proposed.

extra grant to the Church, because Your Lordship' s

instructions direct me to adopt that, measure,

in cade

of

more

only the Government than

the Buil

seats hav

were

having been taken by

See

stipulated for when be Enclosure

Building of the Church was first contempla=

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ted . This is not now the case, and I therefore prefer again to submit this claim to Your Lordship in this shape, when, should. Her Majesty's Government be pleased to sanction

above alluded to.

the payment of the amount, an Ordinance, if

can be passed

necessary, Lordship's reply

100

on the receipt of Your

to this

communication.

< To prevent misapprehension, and

10

%

the belief that the

sitting,

sittings now

reported to

have been left at the disposal of the Crustees,

· place, additional funds at their command,

will place.

I think it,

the

are

it right to say

case), as

that such will not be

as all the persons requiring sittings

7 provided for

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect;

Your Lordship's

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

Suhrkam

ал

Cory.

Mr. Merivale

This is a for the application for God. assistance for the Protestant Chruxt The request is now reduced to ₤₤455-. The lov bing King. that the Surveyor Genient com The Geomor

Alarms

palpable mistakies

£6,900,

Estimator

mitted

the cost of the Church at und that Estimates seldom equal the real cost of a

a fresh gram are poor apologies for sauctioning The strongest ground for releef

of public mmey. which is not advertid to co. theis despatch, is, I think, Contained in the fuch that when a Church was first contemplated the Gut consented to bear

2/3 of the expense without be Heat repouse and ho

It is also to be borne the Gort assistance,

in

that

move. the private and fur then that if the presen

th application co subscriptions have

My Knowing whet When M. Gordon... on Geuere, brought the Extern This Suvey an down to Eogon,

this

Haurs

I do not Mirk

Here

is any

Gordon's compatatire

nearly

Complied with there is little fear that the Parliamentary grant will be called upor good the amount that will be abstracted for the service from colonial resources

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in lead of $8000 odit

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durn

as the cost of the building,

Home au territo's han

Steadily refused any

afsistance

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pledged 2/3, the

the response

has largely

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objration could in when to the pant of ± 455-

considered as an additional & Stentang walitution

by Fermen

t

But no

неме

Vis

we

I said.

Rammit to the Treasury I was have already seen the

вому

het

mur concina) with remarks to this effet, & volger to there in cuations Loi Ley misher to lean the case is

ней выйсём

Jarmour with No therivale steept that I thinke it will be right to recommend the pout to me. Jy while sheitindly cleaying my sight to it in ker punct of the traceef

G. 20

1

Saint John's Cathedral.

Comparative statement.

Work

as

101

ofhstimate and

actually performed under Contracts.

Service

betimated hupended

|

This lover as

Wher. He Pelony Thus, become.

djuted to atore

bod

Plastering and Hooring Brickwork and Roof

Foundation and Stonework..

Fittings.

Completion of Tower.

4

A

666 134

73 1270 168

Z

£

2.

462 | 11 | 4

3,398

3060 14 3

75 2

955 187

785 17

526 10 8

697 18 4

650

348

18 15

160:5

From hugland - Gowork, Mlace 40. $17

Contributed very Sundries.

With Younes this

bj celion toniger afplios..

Charch. That

Contingencies and Supervision.

Totals £

(Liquech)

( True Copy)

665 84

600 15 323.16' 10

Chat Aller: Cleverty,

6959 8 3 8,327 15 10.

Colonial Secretary-

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4

42.5

Lazy

Sir C. C. Trevelyan.

MUTE 29/3 WRB

When cate

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S

Eat Ea & Gren

JUNE

34

po 19-28 Munchy 51

Sir,

NV

Gor. 4541. Hory King

11.

102

11 June/51.

with reference to my Letter

of the 21 Not. lash on the subject

of 8" I thins Cathedral at Hong Kong Dam directed by Earl

Grey to haus mit to

to you for the consideration of the Lord Commissioners of the Treasury

The copy of a despatch, and for

соруда the stoneres thereto, which have been received from

the Governor of the Alony auswer to the despatch from Lord Grey of which a Casey

was forwarded to

in mey жу

in

you

Letter above referred to

Their Lordships all observe that whilst the Governor

is presses

#

his conviction

that there does not exist -

:

" a shadow of a legal claim 1. the Government

airst.

" for further contitution.

Coward

There are

the Church

excumstances

schich, in his opivicon.

would justify

Anis Gat

a small

in sauctioning additional grant of ₤455-

from Cotorical funds to enable the harsh Trusters to liquidate the detto now- que, and without the Rayment of which, the

Tharch, though completed,

cannot be consecrated.

It appears

& Lard Zoy

on the statement of the

quan

Governor,

and adveiting

to the fact which re-

mentions that this

Sulescriptions collected in

بدات

The Many have nearly equalled the dim püs by the Govenment, though The Community

coas enlly

pledged to contubate-one- third the Estimated

Cost of the undertaking,

that the

cations which

dijcations

would therwise exist to

fitties

Any perther grant of public money dijeet

are

much dincenished.

сомничения

seed that be therefore, proposes, with the concurrena of the Lords Commissioners to riform

of the Treasury, Mie Gevernor

that through

he denies any right whatever outlie part of the Trustees to any further assistance from

..

"Sevemment, he is anciller to delay the opening of the Church, for which such Great-oportions have been,

used, by the cant of a

small grant of

grant of money,

that he sing

&

will

sauction the desied rope

4£ 455 prom colonial

funds to recniturse the

Trustees the advance

Mey

have made to the worknam

I ther persons ruployed

apon the Building

I have

Li Jes

Bonham

Zon.

İMINUTE 25

AB.Mr Lexis.

1851 JUNE 24

M&Elliot

MsMerivalo

McHawes

20

Earl Grey

کی امی کی

4541.

Hony

جنگ

104

249. 27 Junept.

I here to acknowledge

the receipt of your berpetite

219. of the 20. of Mech

cre

the

subject of the claime

Jues Feasties

prefered by

the

of the Cathedral at Here

Hory

Rory against H.M. Gost

Althingle Scannot admit

that any

rabist claim has

ben estethisted on the

Gach of the Trustees to

any further assisteure from

the local Gervener

Gommeek Jam

unselling, after the great

criptions which have been

opening

Made, that the open

of the Church should

le olet

and Share

alelaged, and

therefore to authorize

you to rimburce the

Trustees, to the extent

of £ 455, the advance

they

have made to the

workmen and other persons

on the Breelding.

ed on

employed

there

No 20. Miscellaneous.

105

4542. Do

động Victoria, Hongkong,

RECEIVED

MAY. 26 1851

My Lord,

28th March, 1851.

With reference to my Despatch

02:

the 18th.

No 13 of the 28th February, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt instant, of the following Despatches .

No. 220 to 223, the last of 35d January, Military. No 19 of

Dra. No. 30

3rd.

th.

Separate, dated 26th December, 1850:

28th.

Circular

I have the honor to be,

1851.

#

With the highest respect

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

The Right Honorable stratuur

"The Earl Grey,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

10

¡

Gre

No 21.

Miscellaneous

657

105

4543 Đông đương ins

Đường

RECEIVED

MAY.26

MAYCO Victoria, Hongkong,

1851

29th March, 1851.

My

Lood

245.

With reference to

برای

my Despatch N. 16 of the 21th Instant, I have

report

now

that the Criminal

to

Chri-Apo committed suicide

m

the night of the 27th Instant, by hanging himself

cell occupied G Vistoria Jail.-

in

him

in

by

A Coroner's Inquest sat on

the body, and brought

The Right

Verdist

Honorable

The Carl Grey,

Lo...

Jo.

in

Felo de le

From

From enquiries which I

have made

I believe

that

all ordinary precautions had taken for the safe

всего

custody of the

that

Can

no

Conviet, and

flame

whatever

this

be attached

to

ascount Department.

the Sheriff's

I have the hover to to,

With the righest respect, Your Lordship's

most obedient

Humble servant,

Estam

3ee4530

روز

AB.27/3

روی

&

106

་- +7

23.

Civil

стопоршеры

N 2.

My Lord,

AVEÐ

JUNE 20 351

Victoria, Houghtong

5th April, 1851.

"I have the hour to report

to your Lordship that I have granted,

with the concurrence

Council, 18 months' leave of absence 18 mouse of the becentive to M2 H. F. Hance, 31 Clerk in the

Colonial Secretary's Office, for the purpose of enabling him to proceed to hugland for the recovery of his health. His application and the Medical Certificate thereto attacked, which I brought before the Conneil, forwarded for your Lordship's information.

are

Mr. Stance proceeds home in

The Right Honnable

The Earl Grey,

Vo.

to.

the Ship "Chebar" round the Cape of Good Stope, and his leave is to

the 10th Instant, up-

commence from

to which date he has received his

of £ 343 per attested by the Acting

Salary at the rate

Annum, as

Colonial Treasurer in

the

accompanying

N3.

Certificate.

11. Hance joined the Civil

Service under this Government in September 1844, and has in the discharge of his duties given satifaction to his immediate superion. I consider him a promising Gentleman,

of talents and education; but. I suuch fear that the climate of this Colony

i with not agree

with his

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

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient Humble Servant

197

I

!

Reporting 18 months' have

pine

&

L

Merivale.

Confirm.

?

Ar

Bonhave

MINUTE 2/ MB Inde

1851 JUNE

WaElliot

Merivale 24 Walawes

25

Earl Grey

125

Aprils,

1851

זי יווי ח

5326 Here

6 HongKong

248.

25 Jernej 57.

Shave to schoutage

193

the

rewight of your Despitel

7.22 of the 5t

afetpoil last

and to convey to you my

appinal of the leave of

shuvce for 18 months, which,

with the Cerecurrence of

your Councily you he

best to Mer Hl. T. Hance

pautest

gol Clerk in the Comil

Lustery's office at Hory

Share

:

i

Copy.

15326/51

199

Victoria, Houghing,

5th March, 1857.

I have the hour to request.

Sir

you

with submit the

request that

accompanying

circumstances and application to His

hraellency the boven'

Parsing

mer

other

previous

attacks

of illuces from which I have suffered sinen my rezidence here, I will merely state that in October and November 1847 I was bed for

six weeks with

confined to my

severe

inflammation of the Spleen, to

subdue which the most active treatment

was n

necessary.

The disorder returned with

increased violence towards the close of 1849, and compelled

me to remain

The Aninable,

Major Maine.

for a month

Colonial Secretary_

:

under strict medical treatment at

has

the Seaman Hospital. Although all rente inflammation of the been represed, I have

the funct

ngan

never since this

1 period been face from congestion therein

Juring

the autumn of the past year I have suffered greatly from repeated_ violent and most intractable fits of Aque, attended with serious derangement of the

functions of the liver, which have together greatly aggravated the original- complaint. My constitution has been so much impaired by these incessant attacks that I have been advised by

medical friends and attendants

attempt to remain here

my

that

during

an a

the

evening summer would

be attended with the most

imminent risk.

I beg to enclose a certificate signed by Dr Harland and the

110

folonial Surgeon which will I believe fully substantiate my assertions, and I have respectfully to request on the strength of this, that. His hxcellency will be pleased to grant

grante me eighteen Mouths leave of absence to proceed to bugland, commencing from the date of 1814

+

embarkation..

My en

I have, H.,

(Signed) H. J. Hance

(Srce fopy)

olonial heretar

Bentay

Inclosure

Despatch_p22 of 1851.

H

.

·

Copy .

I hereby certify

I5326/51

111

Victoria, Houghong,

February 14, 1851.

that during

eighteen months I have

the last

on various

recasions attended. Jr 14. F. Hance on

severe Intermittent Fever

the

account of complicated with enlargements of Spleen and Liver. In October last the disease appeared in a greatly aggravated form

and produced such an effect. his general health that I consider it absolutely neeciiary for England by the first opportunity; and

ML

him to return to

MJ

it is important that he should avoid two summers' residence in this Colony, Inccommend that his leave of absence be for the period of eighten

žen Mouths.

(Signed) W. 4. Harland, M. D.

(7.0)

Letter

18 Amouths leave of absence on sick

from 147 Hance applying for

Certifiente.

5# March, 1857.

}

Having recasionally visited_

92. Stance both alone and in

consultation with

arry friend. 92

лягу

urie

Harland, I am able to corroborate the opinions expressed in the foregoing certificate as relates to Ft Havec's state of health, and I would that the period of leave of absence should be extended to the time recommended by 92 Starland.

(Signed) William Morrison,

felonial surgeon.

(Sauce (opy)

folmintitostay

exitay.

'.

112

Colarunt Treasury. Victoria HongKong,

The 11th 1851.

• April-

This is A certify that Mr & Manch 3td Clerk in th Office of the Colonial Secretary has received Salary to this the 11th day of Am€ 1851 incluzive, at the rate of L. 243. per

annune; and that

Income Fast has been deducted therefion,

NTUNING &

Apline Colmial Treasurer.

Aaling boliviad

/

[

I

:

123.

Judicial.

Lo Greasy for

1July/6

67

j omn

My Lord,

1

JUNE2 O

12451-

"Convicts

#

113

11- Victoria, Houghong,

114 #h - April, 1851.

"I have the hours to inform your

Lordship that seven Chinese Convicts,

named in the

Descriptive List, Singapore the Barque

AL

neerupanging.

transported to

were

Mi

the 1st mustant "Lord Stanley", in-

parenance of their respective

Sentenees.

the

board

This service has cort. £/13.15.-,

passage moncy agreed to being

for

at the rate of $30

cach convict.

The greuments requisite for

ore were

their detention at Singapore

travemitted to Governor Butterworth

The Right Honnable,

The Earl Grey,

Ac.

Mr Meet

Aferine the expreuse

AB. 20/6

I don't writhin this in ди-г

Lecessary.

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to Buck his th

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by the Master of

With the highest respect,

I have the honor to be,

the Lord Stanley:

Your

Host Abedient

Humble Servant,

Lordrhip's

1

Name

Profession or Trade

Prime

Descriptive List of 7 Chinese Prisoners under sentence of Transportation

Age..

Yr? m?

of

Height

Transportation Gate of Sentence 7+ General Description

Term

1. Long-shechong

2. Lune-thekeong 36

28

Bontman

Corlic

Piracy 15 Mears 15 Jan 7.1851 5 b/k Marked with small Eanslaughter life

poy.

3.

Yip-Mon

27

Watchmaker

Piracy

4. Chun-tung- mahu 25

Stone Cutter

Robbery with arms 15 years

5. Le- Whyee.

30

Polic

6. Chun Ahye Ahyee 28

Boatman

Larceny 7 years

17

15 years

Praty 15 years

{j¢xx7

#

17′′ Deer 1850 5 4% Short neck, forbidding aspcet.

25 Feb 7. 1851 4 3th Sear on lift shoulder and over right car-6 moles

17 9ee2 1857 5 5% - Meles on right breast

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right breast

of

-

17 Deer 1857 5 4 Marks of flogging on back-sear on the right side friend

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225327/57

7 Yang Aksking 26

Victoria, Houghong, 27th March, 1857.

Corlic

+

Burgling Lureur 7 Years

24.

Fe 67.1857 5

24 Fe67. 1857 5 4/24 toes

4/2/4 toes on left foot-

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

(Signed) W. H. Mitchell,

Sheriff-

114

F

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5327 Hary Hary

Ihr Ellist

Will you

again.

115

look at this despatch.

Клавишу

The Sorcition of the Treasury

for the expenditure must be

obtained such et bush is the

usust corere.

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directed

Jane dinetul Grail Gay залдир

"you for the

to transmit to

to you

Couse divation of the

of the Loves

Commifeness of the

Leadny

the Apy of a Despatch from the Gncora afthory Hong

reporting that Seven Chinese Convicts, under sentence of

Kansportation, had been sent to Sergipore on

ore

bound

the Basque "Lord Stanley","

at an

to Cook of

aggregate

£ 43.15. and Sam to

Pl

aquest that

you

will

State to their Lorschips

this Land Grey is of spermion

that the

expenditure which

has been incurred

cr

this accorect should

be Sauchiered,

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10 July 157

I your Despitel

There mined your

h23 of the 14 of April last

reporting

the Transportation

of seven Chinese Convicts to

Singapore

in the Barque

Lord Stanley

Stauby's

and I love

to convey to you for my

sanction for the expenditur.

amoriting to £43.15-

which it has been neupons

to incur on this account_

Shave

N24.

5328 Hove Long

113

Victoria, Houghong,

Financial-

JUNE2 O

851

15th April, 1851.

Treas. 3. Jung

my

My Lord,

h

In compliance with Article ]

of the Instructions

from

The Lords

Commissioners of Her Majesty's heasury I have the hover to transmit herewith

Copies of comparative Statement: showing the Estimated and actual Revenue and hypenditure of Hougtong for the year ending 31th December, 1800, as furnished to sue by the Auditor beneral.

The Right Honorable The Earl Grey,

Yo

лис

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

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient Humble Servant, Slave

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M. Glit

Freasury $13.20/6.

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Victoria, Hong Kong, 15th April, 1857. Governor BBonham,

to

The Earl Grey-

P 24. 2 Melozures

Received

Transmitting Copies of Comparative Statements Thewing the betimated

and Actual Revenue and Expenditure of Arugton; for the year cuding 3/4 December 1850.

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Comparative Statement of the betimated Revenue of

in that

year,

As

up

shown by the accounts made

Heads

of

Revenue

Revenue

Receivel. to

Remarks

£

£. ..

retimated Revenue Reference

1204

Land Revenue

Lands leared

Lands not leased viz:

Village

home rent

Cultivated land-

Squatters

fees on

Leaves granting Deposits on land sold

Pent Exclusive of Land-

Government Markets Government Buildings

!

11,000 11,459. 11⁄2 A.

Ancars

3.4

179.14 3

377

.50

1600

316

45 15 8/2 B 34 13 4/2

1410'3

13 1 5/2

!

18/4/18 C. D.

382 10

A.

of former years have been reenverch-

B.

Anears outstanding on the 3/th Ice? 1850 amounted to £177-14-3/21⁄2-

C.

excere arises from the inercased rent of the Westem Market, and ₤10.8.4 arrears recovered.

D.

Includes £75 half year's rent of Bet office not extimated to be paid within the year.

r.

4 greater summber of Licenses have been taken out.

Fewer Licenses have been taken out.

Les

Licenses

Spirits

Pawnbrokers

Auctioneers

Salt broker

1200

58368

14671:4 6565.

h.

250

171 176

6 7

800

G.

These Licenses

Stone quarrier

416144

Billiard Moon

1084

1084

Opium Dealers

1860

1406 5

Terangs

120

51

10

J.

Tayes-

Police Assessment

Fines, Forfeitures & Fees of Courts

From Supreme Court.

It Police Count

For Marine Cases

556 5 505 18

4.

J.

G

were sold at Public Cruction and produced £941. 13. 4. against £108,6,8 for the

of former years

preeeding year-

he areas

Fewer Licenses have been taken out.

2.800

2,811 | 11 | 3

This License

i tras

3818 6/2 K. #38145

021415 8/2

15070

Carried over

£

22883 9 4 22414 16 4%

H.

I

are in Conve

of servery.

abolished on the 1th Deer 1850.

7.

Many of the small suits formerly heard in the Supreme Count, have, during 1857, been carried to the Court

of Betty Sessions where the Fees are lower - The Fines also have been much less-

DASHSPAWN-

Trought

over

Zurs of Office

Marriages and Burials

Registration of Boats and Hawkers

Afficial Signatures

Registration of Deeds.

pares

Sailing Letters and

Sale of Government Property.

Howies on Lots resumed

Condensed Stores

Reimbursements, in aid of expenses incured by Govenment.

---

£.£.

22883194 22,414 16 44

86 68

146 114

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Some

arrears

of

610

100

75

588

+

6476

57 19 4/2

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50

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10

8 672

L

Burial Ground Fees have been recoverch...

Sick Stoppages from Police

100

785

Hospital and other expences for distrened sermen

25

39163

Subristence suracy for Military Prisoners in Victoria Jail

M.

50

1981/2

Medicines supplied from Civil Ampital to Government Servants

51

M.

No

have been received on this account_

Fees paid into Court recovered.

7139/2

Refund of expenses incured in removing 2 Aninow houses

aninous

Clothing stoppages from a Constable at tranine Magistracy Refund of Boat hire incurred landing 444 Chinese

Prisoners from French Barque Albert"

1211

584

Carried over

24057 15 23441 10 2%

121

Houghong for the year 1850, and the Revenue received

in let

from

the 1st of January to the 31th of December, 1850.

Remarks .

beludes 2/- recovered by the

£. J.

2.

£

Brought

over

24,057 15 23441 10 24

N

b

в

This Amount was

Miscellaneous Reecipts.

Over-payments revered

Balance received from Me Montgomery Martin.

late Colonial Treasurer, on final Audit of his recounts Surplus coins found in the Treasury

Special Sovint

Polies

Superannuation contributions from Price Force

Drawback on Stationery

Law expenses paid by the Honble M_tapicz.

27

OF

3

2.

2684

71411 42610 R

23527/1/3

Totals £24,090

Note.

The foregoing Statement includes all

oing Statement includes all sums recovered and credited by the Agent General on account of the Colony during the year 1850-

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t

Agent

General -

b.

paid to the Agent General and credited in his reement -

P

found in the Treasury and remains unclaimed -

2.

Recount.

Amount was recovered by the Agent General med eredited in his re

R

This Amount was paid to the legent beneral and creditisch in

!

Audit office

Vietoria,

Houghong, 10th April 1867.

fi

account.

(Signed) W. Caine

Auditor General

(True

Thue Copy)

Colonial Secretary -

123

Comparative Statement of

the Estimated and retual Revenue of Hong Kong for the year ending 3/2 Deccumber 1850. 10th April 1857.

Inclosure N/ in Teepatch. N234 of 1857.

.......

}

Comparative Statement of the hotimated hypenditure of

from the

as taken from the accounts made up from

Establishments

Istimated Actual Expenditure sxpenditure mark

Actual Referime

£.

to

$.

J.J.

Civil

The Governor

6,602 10 6472181

6472.18.4 A.

Colonial Secretary

3,151 10 3,191 14.11 B.

!

Treasurer

1900

172394 C.

Auditor

50368 58675 F.

i

Clerk of Councils. Surveyor General

140.

117510

в

1958

151698 F

1.

A

Registrar beneral

ward_£14,669

Canied forward _ _ 14669 8 4 15,858 19 7

4/4/8 250 14

G.

A.

124

The

Contingencies and Furniture for Govemment. Honce estimated at £150, amount only to £20,3,4.

B.

44

The 2nd Clerth who had been absent on sick Certificate drew arrears of half Salary from 29 August to 30th November, 1849, during 1850. The Contingencies exceed the retinate £5.15.5. including £3.3.7. paid. by the Agent General for Postage, to.

C

Preludes £255. 15. 1. for half Sularies paid by the ligent General, viz: £112. 10. to M2 Mereer, and £143.5.1 to

1113 Cornelate, leaving about £165 due on this account for 1850. The contingencies are ₤18.17. b under the Estimates.

D.

Includes £125.4. 2 for Printed Forms supplied to the gepartiments, and £30 printing the comunal betinates not

estimated for nor previouely charged to the auditor's Departements; ales £96.5. & for stationery received from England.

r

The Contingencies estimated at £40 amount only to £17.5.10 -

F.

-

The Clerk of Wortis" has been abrent in England during the whole year, receiving half Salary(£2751. The

office of Cverseer of Ponts has been abolished (£180). 8nce allowance reduced from £25 to ± 12.10. Aiffice contingencies extimated at £45.10_amount only to £15.0.6 _ On the other hound the Clerk's salary sétimated at £270 has been paid at the rate of ± 300 per annum for // months; from this circumstance and a further payment to the same party for extra services, the provisional Salaries excced the amount. estimated by £57.10. Fet saving on this retablishment for the year 1850, being £441.10.4 -

G.

The clerk has been absent in hugland during the whole year on sick Certificate, brawning

half salary £150. the duties have been performed by a clerk from the Colonial Secretary's office without additional Pay. The Provisional Salaries are £9.1.7, and office contingencies £4.6.- lese than the betimate. The net saving on this hatallishment for the year 1850 is £163.7.7.

Brought Harbour Master

Police Rate Assessors

£.

£.

over

14669 8 4 13,858 19 7

1467 15.

1,108 63 St.

194

1634 129.

I.

Total. Civil. Establishments 16,331 3 4 15,130.9 1/2

Iudicial Establishment.

J.

135

• appointment of Assistant. Starbour Macter has been abolished, salary £300. The office-

Contingencies

£59.8.7 under the estimated amount, matting the net saving for 1857 £359.8.7-

J.

are

The tifice Contingencies of this Gepartiment are £30.18.10% less then the hatimente -

J.

-

abolished on the demise of the cate

The Separate office of Clerk of the Courts, Salary £300 per annum, was

Ieputy Registrar, whore salary £350; the duties

of both

offices are now contrived at an annual. Salary of £350. This arrangement has effected a saving of ₤138.11.1 during 1850, and permanently of £300

are also below the catirnate £2.14.4. The Office Contingencies per annum.

K.

of

the

The Colonial Chaplain in England on sick certificate, has received £175 being half Salary for six months,

leaving £33 due to him on account. year 1850. The Provisional Salaries, not having been applied for, remain due from 1st August.

L.

The Rxpenditure is in excess of the retinate, one additional Chinese Teacher having been employed

since the middle of May.

M.

of £17.5. - remains due on account of Provisional Salaries for the year!

year 1850_ the same not having been applied for, for the mouths of betober and november. The office contingencies cxtimated.

6,576

6437:8:11

Seclesiastical

go

710 17

67248 K

Je Zimm

Education_

J.

75

89126 L

Medical

702 10

681.176 M...

Civil Hospital__ F

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117 10

128 15 N

at I 5 have not exceeded. £. 1. 5,

A

The Provisional Salaries exceed the Retimate by £'ll. In - but

in the annual Schedule -

are under the amount authorized.

Carried over

£24,515 4 23/408 62

£.

£. J. d.

126

Bennight1

O

Over

245/3·4 23,140 8 6/1⁄2

The

Retablished Salaries were ectionated at. £ 3.249. 10.

the

-

spenditure has been £3,1610 90. expe

Police and Gaols Retablishments.

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6.70510 4801 7.60

Total £ 31,318 10 4 39941 16 0%

the reduction however is only apparent and has been occasioned by the absence of the Sheriff on sick. certificate. The Provisional. Salaries estimated. at £3378 amount to £3,609μlue which includes increase to Chief Magistrates Salary at the rate of £100 per annum (£33.6.8), extra Chinese Clerks (£96.b.8), Civil buards at the Gaols and Naval Stores (£₤110, 5.4%), one additional Jurukey at £36, and female Turnkey at £12.10. - per annum have been employed for the last bmonths. The

aggregate

"Establishment of "Police and baol, "exhibits a net mereare

one

of £95. 17. 6 inclusive of £3.8.6 shipping charges and Insurance on Law Books paid by the agent General -

P.

The expenditure for this service exceeds the retinate by EMC. 8.4, viz: a gratuity of £100 to Mr.2 Smith widow of the late deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, and £10. 8. 14 to 2 Chinese accidentally shot by the Police while in pursuites of an excaped prisoner.

h

whore Father was

Q.

expenditure for this service has unavoidably execeded the estimate by the payment

of Lavo- expenses and other items, in all £9.16.9.

Services Exclusive of Retablishments.

Pensions, Allowances and Gratuities.

20

13084 P.

Revenue Services...

175

1841692.

4dministration of furtice

145

25167 K.

Carried ove

3/558 10 4 30,282/78/2

R

"the exper

expenditure for

this service

has fallen below the estimate on

itine.

every

£.

£.

A J.

Brought

Over

|31,558 10 4 30,282 17 8/1⁄2

Services exclusive of retablishments.

127 The annual donation to the Louvon Missionary society, has not

yet. been paid. The expenditure of the civil. Arpital exceeds the retimate by £86, 0-7 - viz: Provisions for Patients £20.13.1 in excess, and medicines estimated by the Colonial Surgeon at £70 have cost £151, 3. b; but there is a

decrease in the minor items of expenditure the total mereare is not more than the amount stated.

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under

every

other item the are less than the estimate

Г. The Price clothing estimated at $484 has not yet been paid for;

expenditure is below the retimate.

The Gaol Contingencies £61.3.7, arising from a small, but general decrease of expenditure.

for

U.

Rent conceponds with the retinate, the fractional difference excopterlin.

N.

his expenditure includes Mr Campbell's parrage from and to Calcutta_ £254,642, not

estimated for _ Mr Campbell was acting Attorney General, and for a short period - Acting Chief Justice.

W.

This expenditure is balanced by the Rent paid by the Hongtong and Canton Steam Packet-

2

Company.

4.

Public works contemplated have not been commenced the payments made bring for

works of a contingent character.

Y.

The Expenditure has been incured almost entirely for repairs and alterations;

payments have been made for

new roads in 1850, that from Albany Godowns to the "Wongneichung Valley, estimated for, has been commenced

Hospitals

25410

288

S.

The expenditure

Police and Gaols

1626 16 1028 11 0% T.

110/%2

Rent

Transport Conveyance of Mails

910 168 910 166 U.

307 10 528 54 V.

1748 4 174 84 W.

The Pu

Works and Buildings

75315

670 177

4

Road Streets & Bridges.

2,000

617.155 Y.

Carried over £. 44365/4,434,501 11:11

£.

£. J. d.

Brought over 44363.14 4 34501 // \ //

brvices ogelusive of Establichsments

Houghong for the year 1850, and the cretual Expenditure_

January to the 31th December, 1850

126

Remarks.

123

Z

45

Includes £46.6.10 paid to the Honorable Mr tapier's securities in re Acheong # Napier.

Special expenses

25

48410

ela

Total £44388 14 4 34549 16 9

Te.

Note.

foregoing Statement includes all sums disbursed by the Agent General on Recount of the Colory.

The Agents account Current has been recived complete for

Year 1830.

Audit Office,

Victoria, Honghong, 10th April, 1857.

(Signed) W. Caine,

the

Auditor General-

(Jave Copy)

(Colonial,"

Colonial Scentary.

Deepatch No24 of 1857.

Inclosure. P3 in

N25. Financial.

5324 trong trong

-My Lord,

Received

20 June

1851

129

Post & Victoria, Houghing,

16th April, 1157.

"I have the houver to forward,

for your Lordship's information the

Annual Recount

Colonial Treasurer for

3/24

"the creting

the

year

ending 31th December 1850, together

of

the

No with the annual Return.

Balances, Reecipts and Payments

the same year,

lipy to Treas

for

with

my-

Certificate attached as to the correctnces of

shown.

The Bright Honorable, The Earl Grey,

the Balances therein

I have the hour to be,

With the highest respect

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Annable Servant,

Graham

F

F

year ending 3/4th December 1857. Impenditure of Houghtong for the 10th April, 1857.

the hatimated and actual"

Comparative Statement of

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130

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khong hong

Account of Iobert Wien accker Esquire: respect of all Momies received and paid, on account of and Consulates in China, during the year from 1 January

Balance on 125 January, 1850. Neceipts.

Land Revenue.

hout exclusive of Land

Licenses.

Taxes:

Total

£. s. d.

6,560. 4. 4/2

11,7460.115.1/194

2197.1.8. 48244.8.

1

Year from 16th January to 31° + December 1850_ Acting Colonial Treasurer of the Island of Hong Kong: ini the Colonial Government. Her Majesty's Diplomatic Departinent,

to 31th December 1850.

Salaries.

Fixed

Provisional Colallishmedi tembnary.

do

Hospitals

do

de

do

do

office

Contingeneres,

Total

£

110.

3. 14.

184 16.9.

2516 136

17.

1,021.17

910 166.

528 5.4.

8.4.

174. lbg. 14.1.

bby.

617

15:57

Fines, Forfeitures and Fees of Courts.

Affices.

Fees of verme

Jale of

of Government Property

hemmbursement. in Aid of expenses incurred

Miscellaneous Receipts.

by Government.

Special Receipts.__

Total Colonial Revenue.

Parliamentary Grants, during 1849/50.

do

2,811 11.3.

835 3.8

868.8.

5. 12.82

152.129.

82

8.4

23,475

6.834

13.000.

#

350.

on account -1849/50, in 1850/57. - deafe of Consular Services to fr 18586/57 - |20.000.

Deposits available

Consular Services

Déposits not available

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#.

Establishments ___

23,669.5.2 4702.5.7. 11.9.2 600. 5.472 28,983. 5. J

Pensions, retired Allowances and Gratuities. Revenue Services, exclusive of Establishments Administration of Justice. ___ do

Police and Gaols___ Kent.

Transport-

Conveyance of Mails. Works and Buildings_

Roads, Streeld and Bridges.

Special Expenses

Total Colonial Expenditure

5,027.

17.

48 4.10. 33,411. 16.4.

Consular Services.

Superintendent of Trade

Deposits available.

Deposit's not available.

Deposit available & not available.

6139. 11. 2/4 8.713. 6.

1/4

£ sty- 69,427 4. 8/2

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3$350

4/2

11..4/2

25 11. 1,256.6.2. 4759 16.074

£ 2tz: 69.427 4.0/2 I hobert Krenaccker, do solemnly and discerely declare that the Acting Colonial Treasurer of Honghong, for the period from 14 January belicoing the same to be correct

Declared and subscribed before me at Victoria. Hong Kong -

this the second day of January 1857 (diyined) AM Johnston. J P

19119

18,992. 2. 9. 24.019. 19.10.

1,181.

57

2,100. 15.04 3.282. 2.

Balance on 14 January 1837, Public Momes. | 2,573. 14. 11.

foregoing

is a true and correct Statement of my Account as

lo 3/ o4 December,/850, and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously

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Colonial Secretary.

[ "yned! Wittenaccker -

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refining you

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12581

to zwany poring.

Annual Retion, showing the Balances in the Colonial Chests, on the first and lact cows of the Year, from 1st January to 31th December, 1850-

44

Dollar S-

Kupees. Cash Spanish. Mexicau

Sterling Coms Gold & Silver Total-

5. American. ( Bulish)

d

pet

122 January, 1850.

Balances.

1

31o

314 December, 1830.

Receipts.

if

Total.

Disbursements.

10.7

Remains on 81 th December, 1850,

202 kg.

in the Chest

the Vault..

6050/2 1,284 9579. 23. 17169.73 432 13.374 6560 4 4 320.5927 81,552- 3.604. bg. 93.607. 86. 13,212. 11. 6. 62,867. 4. 326,64374 82,836. 13,183. 92. 118777 59 13.6454. 974 69,427. 4. 5/2

0.

306,845% 81.144- 5.211. 04. 97,906 33/2 11.089 10. 7. b0713. 18. 7/ 19.79712_1692 7,972, 88. 12,871 26. 2,555 14.2/4 8.713.6.1/4 7940 408. 189. 84. 1,452 25 1039 6.0/ 2,109. 6.2. 11.857/21284. 11.857/2 1,284. 7.783. 83. 83. 04. 11,419 01. 1,516 8.274 6,603 19. 11/4 19.114

In pursuance of the Destructions of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, Thave caused Surveys to be taken on the second of January, 1837, of the Funds remaining on the commencement of the Year, in commencement of the Year, in custody of the Treasurer, and the Officers in charge of the money deposited in the Strong Vault respectively, and having ccorefully eseamined the he ports of the Officers appointed by me tot hat duty, I hereby certify, that I have found the result to be in strict accordance with the statement of the Balances, aw they are shown

this

lian

True Cohns

Colonial Lecretary-

(Signed) S. G. Bonham-

Σ

N26.

Civil.

My Lord,

5330. Houg Rong

1861

133

"Victoria, Houghong,

16th April, 1957.

14

I have the hover to report to your Lordship that Major General Jervois arrived here on the 16th Sustant "by the Steamer" Pekin", and was yesterday, in pursuance of Her Majesty's Commission and the Royal

Lieutenant

"

Member

Wanant, sworn in as Governor of the Colony and

the hyecutive Conncil of Houghing. I beg to cueloze a copy of Proclamation and Notification ined

on the recasion.

The Right Honorable,

The Carl Grey,

the

122

I have the shower to be. With the highest respect, Your Lordship's, Most Obedient. Stumble Servant,

Ac.

tc.

tc.

AB

20

lac bli

In 5330/57

S. G. BONHAM.

PROCLAMATION.

BY His Excellency Sir SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Knight Commander 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 Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China. Major General William Jervois, K.H., having been graciously nominated by Her Majesty to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Hongkong, the annexed Copy of a Commission under Her Majesty's Signet and Sign Manual is hereby pro- claimed and published for the general information and guidance of all Her Majesty's Subjects and others whom it may concern.

By His Excellency's Command,

this 15th Day of April, 1851.

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong,

(L. S.)

VICTORIA R,

VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith. To Our Trusty and Wellbeloved WILLIAM JERVOIS, Esquire, Major General of Our Forces, Greeting. We, reposing especial trust and confidence in your loyalty, integrity, and ability, do by these presenta constitute and appoint you to be Our Lieutenant-Governor of Our Island of Hongkong; to have, hold, exercise, and enjoy the said place and office during Our Pleasure, with all the rights, privileges, profits, perquisites, and advantages to the same belonging or apper- taining. And further, in case of the death, or during the absence of Our Governor and Commander- in-Chief of Our said Island of Hongkong, now and for the time being, We do hereby authorize and require you to exercise and perform all and singular the powers and directions contained in Our Commission to Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief, according to such Instructions as he hath already received from Us, and such further Orders and Instructions as he or you shall hereafter receive from Us. And We do hereby Command all and singular Our Officers, Ministers, and Loving Subjects in Our said Island, and all others whom it may concern, to take due notice hereof, and to give their ready obedience accordingly. Given at Our Court at Windsor, this Twenty-eighth Day of December 1850, in the Fourteenth Year of Our Reign.

By Her Majesty's Command,

True Copy,

Major General William Jervois, to be Lieutenant-Governor, Hongkong.

GREY.

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that the Honourable Major General William Jervois, K.II., Lieutenant-Governor of Hongkong, has this day, in pursuance of a Warrant under

the Royal Sign Manual, taken the Oaths and his Seat as a Member of the Executive Council of Hongkong and its Dependencies.

By Order of His Excellency the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hongkong,

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Ilongkong,

15th April, 1851.

134

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Forwardedly 1851 M. Smith

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mes

Earl Grey

1859.

Off Fatmary 10

225.

17545

135

I have the honours

to transmit to

to you

herewith a Waccant

under the Royal

you

t

Sign Manual, an thoriving appoint Major General Jervois to

a

seat in the Excecutive Comnail

of the Island of

witt

.

place next to the Governor for the time being

and

above the the

Member thereof.

x mpy

The Lord President

FURY 8

Forwardedly 1851 Mr. Sunth

M(r)Merivale I allowes

EarlGrey

n

My

186

10th February 1851.

Lord

I have the housin

to request that your Lordship will debuit

to The Queen in Council

the

hame

of William

Jervois Ente, Majes General Commanding "Her Majesty's Troops

and Lieutenant Governor of Island of Hong

Hong,

of the

аб а

Fit

.

and proper person to be appointed

a

the

Member of Executive Council

of that cland,

" with place next

to the Governor

And

Chief

Commander in

in and over

the said Island,

and above the other

Member of

the

said Executive

Council.

N27. Legislative

2

auce

to Messe Wood & Rogers 23 Juneyst.

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Copy

My Lord,

533). Hong trong

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851

Vietnia, Houghing,

19th April, 1851.

137

I have the honor to forward to

Your Lordship

an attested copy of Ordinance

[ 12 of 1857, which I have found it_ scccciary to pase " to regulate the " Iurisdiction of the Civil Courts of the Colony of Hoghing in certain cases, and which I trust will be approved by Her Majesty

2.

The Preamble of the Ordinance will at once serve to inform your Lordship of its object, viz- to protect Chinese who casually visit this Colony from being apprehended or empleaded on false charges which

which there

may

The Right Honorable, The harl Grey

is reason to believe

is

Ac.

&c.

has been commetimes the case

case by designing Chinese resident on the deland, with

from those

view of extorting surney from temporarily resorting to it.

J.

It frequently happens that Chinese

Veesels on

their way

to Canton

from

the

- Forthward, pace through this Harbour, and that some of the Passengers and others land in the Colony.- Until this

passed, any of these

brinance was

parties to landing or indeed erving into the harbour, could be apprehended. on a Capins ad Reepondendum, which any of

designing countrymen

their desi

could at once procure from the Supreme Court on

that

ally one

simply mating affidarit

of them was indebted

on a transaction that might have Staken place some thousand of

miles off. -

138

this ordinance is that

the

dissimilar

are

44. The only objection that has being urged against it withdraws the furisdiction from Courts here which is possessed by those in hugland. _ To this I would observe that the position of an huglich count dealing with continental. Aliens in a case of Foreign Contract is very from that of the Courts of this Colony dealing with a like case where the parties Chinese Subjects visiting the Colony in their funks for a limited period and for the purposes of trade. Moreover, in the event of

= of a fudgment or excention had in a British Court, any of the European into whose furiediction the litigant partes might return, would recognize those proceedings by the Comity of civilized. Nations, while, on the other hand, I may safely affirm that the Chinese judges

would not reconize officers would not ne

n

of

mes

the not's

of the Courts here,-

-

cven should the parties

be able to adduce evidence of the

precedings here, which is not likely to

be the case.

5. The

inconvenience attending such a state of things and the injury likely to accrue to a Colony similarly situated_ with that of Soughing, unless some provision of like nature with that contained in this ordinanca be made to meet the exigency, will at once I think be apparent to your Lordship.

I have the houn to be,

With the highest respect

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Sewant,

133

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Register, & refor

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to Mes: Word & Rogen

12.

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:

Hr. 5331. Sed. Bol 5740 ( Her ytor. yh

V.ll. Addington Eye

MINUTE 4

M. Jadis

W

Motorrate 9

Mlawes Fart Grou

10

127 19 April/s/ 427.

140

16 Jely 751.

I am directed by East

to haummit to you

for the Consideration of Account Tilmeccoston

the Copy of a Despatch from the Gore of Hong Hong

enclosing regatiting

Ал

Creinence for

the Surisaduction

of the Cril Courts of

Colony, and Jame to

request thick you

the

sill

state to Lord Palmerston

that Lord Grey propores

with his Lordship's

Concurence, to submit.

this Creberiame for

Her Majesty's Confioima.

Tow.

Shere

-

Sir Ge

Geo: Boschave

MINUTE 4 MP. Jadis

1851 JULY

9

Malat

Merivale

10

fur 5391.

Land Brel 57

efttees is apprised

dele the transmision

of it until the receipt &

the aus. pontta 7.6.6

the reference

made

Ser.

} HongHory.

-

52.

21 July 151

Shere veined and loist

181

before the Queen an Advance

pressed by yourself and the Legislative Council of Hery Hary

ore

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HONGKONG.

ANNO DECIMO QUARTO VICTORIÆ REGINE.

No. 2 of 1851.

BY His Excellency Sir SAMUEL GEORGE BONIAM, Knight Comman- der of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Comman- der-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 TO REGULATE THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL COURTS OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN CERTAIN CASES.

[3th April, 1851.]

Title.

WHEREAS from the vicinity of the Colony of Hongkong to the Preamble. Dominions of the Emperor of China, it is of frequent occurrence that Chinese Subjects visiting the said Colony for a limited time and for the purposes of trade, emplead and cause each other to be arrested for Causes of Action arising within the said Dominions; and whereas such Pro- ceedings are not only inconvenient from the difficulty of procuring proper Evidence and for other reasons, but are frequently resorted to for the purpose of Extortion, and likewise tend to the Injury of Traffic within the said Colony :

and

Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Jurisdiction of Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council Supreme

other Courts not thereof, That neither the Supreme nor any other Court within the to extend to Ci- Colony aforesaid shall have or exercise Jurisdiction in any Civil Pro-vil Actions be-

Chinese ceeding as between persons born within the Dominions of the Emperor tween

Subjects when of China where the Cause of Action has originated out of the said Colony,

originating out of unless the Defendant has been a Resident therein for Six consecutive the Colony, ex- Mouths prior to the time of commencing any Action, Suit, or Proceed-cept in certain ing grounded on such Cause of Action.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

this 5th day of April, 1851.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

S. G. BONHAM.

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power to adjudicate in Civil cases wherein the amount in dispute docs

with

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throw the responsibility the inhabitants on their representatives, and thereby to obriate the unmerited.

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abuse that is very prequently heaped Police Magistrate and his Department in the Colonies, - I determined to bring the subject again to the consideration of the Justices, and in the hope of inducing them to undertake

duty, proposed to grant

grants them

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had during the past year for Service, as well as the sole conservancy

of the City of Victoria. This proposal Your Lordship will observe, they again refuse to accept.

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CORRESPONDENCE

BETWEEN

ANE20 1851

THE GOVERNOR AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF HONGKONG

ABOUT POLICE AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.

January-March, 1851.

159

by a Memorandum of the amount of Taxes levied for In order to meet the necessary expense, His Excel- the support of the Police during that period. By this lency is willing to assign over to us the Revenue raised you will perceive that the Expenditure exceeded the 1 from the Police Rates, amounting last year to £2811, receipt by £1,051.19.24 Should, therefore, the and further to place at our disposal for two years the amount of the tax fall short of the sum expended, the sum annually of £1051,19.9į, being the difference deficiency, not exceeding the above sum of £1,951. between the amount now expended for the support 19.24, will be made good from the Colonial Treasury of the Police Force, and the taxes levied for that during the next two years, by which time experience purpose, will shew if any, and what further arrangements should be made.

3d. Should you determine, therefore, to accept

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE. VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 10th January, 1851. GENTLEMEN,― With reference to the proposal made some months ago that the Police Force of this Colony should be placed under the control of a Municipal Committee in a mode similar to that obtaining in Boroughs in England, I am instructed to inform you that the subject having been recently again under the consideration of the Governor, His Excellency has come to the conclusion that the time has arrived when your suggestions may be tried with a fair prospect of success. His Excellency has, this proposal, His Excellency will feel obliged by therefore, determined to offer the entire control and your sending to him at as early a period as possible the Draft of such an Ordinance as may in your management of the Police Force to yourselves, as a body best representing the interests of the Com-judgment meet the requirements of the case, as it munity, subject only to the exception that the Super of 1845, under which the Police Tax is now col- will of course be necessary to repeal Ordinance No. 2 intendent of Police and the Assistant Superintendent, who were appointed directly or indirectly by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, be not removed or suspended from their offices without the sanction of the Governor of this Colony; and, doubtless, before their offices become vacant, arrangements may be made to secure to yourselves the appointment of their Successore, until which time their Salaries will be paid from the Colonial Treasury.

2d.-I enclose a Schedule of the Expenses of the Police Force for the past Year, 1850, accompanied

*

* Memorandum of Expences of Police Force during 1800 (exclusive of Police Force atationed at the Gaols, -Gaol Guard, and Naval Stores.)

2 Deputy Inspectors,..

2 Police Sergeants, Europeans,

Do.

Do.,

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acting also as Clerk extra,.

5 Acting

18 Constables

1 Do.

1 Sergeant, Indian,

4 Acting Do. Do.,

13 Constables Do. I class,

71 Do.

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1 Sergeant, Chinese,

3 Acting do. do.,

Constables do.,

£174 9 0 95 5 I

619 1 7

24 19 114 329 0

lected, and Ordinance No. 12 of 1844 constituting the present Police Force, in order that you may yourselves be the Assessors and Collectors of the tax, and that suitable regulations may be made in accor- dance with the altered constitution of the Force, and which no doubt your experience will readily suggest. informing you, that the General Revenue of the 4th. His Excellency takes this opportunity of Colony having been found insufficient for the due construction and repair of the necessary Roads and Sewers in this City, an Ordinance was drawn up under the direction of the late Governor Sir John Davis, and received the sanction of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, for the purpose of providing for the necessary expenses by an assessed tax on real 123 18 2 property. Being excessively unwilling to burthen the Colony with taxation, His Excellency has refrain- ed from laying the measure before the Legislative Council, hoping by economy to be enabled to make the ordinary Revenue sufficient, and he has so far succeeded that the Roads have been kept in a toler- ably good state of repair. It is found, however, that this is nearly all that can be done, so that, should any additional Public Works of this nature become indispensable, it will be necessary that this Ordinance or some similar one become law, as after the opposi tion to the annual grant of money for this Colony made in the House of Commons during the last Session of Parliament, it can scarcely be expected that a more extensive grant will be made in future years.

5th-Under these circumstances, His Excellency would suggest the propriety of your at the same time considering whether some of the objects of this Ordin- ance (the Draft of which I berewith enclose for your information) might not be properly embodied in the enactment which it is purposed that you shall submit to him; and whether, instead of levying an additional rate upon real property, a tax upon Horses, Carriages, and upon Chairs, would not provide a sufficient fund for the required purpose.

93 I 3 298 0 3 930 13 4 20 0 0 49 6 3 250 17 9

42 10

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4 Coolles for Station, Horses, &c., .............................

Salaries..

Rent for Police Station Victoria,

Central, Rent for Police Station at Show-

kewau,..

£208 6 6

15 0 0

Compensation to European Po-

Jice Force in lieu of rations, £156 9 8 Clothing and Accoutrements.......... Repair of Boats,

73 6 11

10

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Shoeing Horsey,

Forage,..

Oil and Candles for lamps and

lanterns,.

Incidental Expenses,.

15 0 0

40 10 10

64 15 9

33 5 3

223 6 6

393 14 7)

Total Payments made during 1850....€ Stg. 3371 10 10 Due for Materials for clothing received

from England...

185 0 0

£Sty. 3656 10 10

Total charge for 1850,..

Police Rates collected during 1850-

Actual Collections,

£2811 11 3

Deduct charges--

5 per cent to Asses-

sors and Collectors, £140 11 6

Wages to Shroff and

Sub-collector,......

Stationery,

Printing Chinese

Forms, Poblishing annual

Collections,

115 0 0

10 1 2

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37 19 4

Incidental expenses

incurred in collect. ing Rates at the Villages,.

3 50

307 0 7 Remain Nett Proceeds of Rates....

The Police cost more than is the produce of the Rates by....

8th January 1851.

(True Copp)

A. R. JOHNSTON. For the Colonial Secretary,

£2504 10 7

Stg. 1051 19 24

R. RIENAECKER. Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Having given every consideration to the proposal that has been made, we would now beg to offer a few remarks.

Since 1848, both the strength and the pay of the Police have been considerably reduced. In 1848, the amount expended on the Police was £2138; in 1850 only £1028,-less than one-half; and we presume that no further reduction would be practicable. In our opinion however the present Police Force is most inefficient, and to establish one of a different charac- ter, a greater outlay of money would be required than Ilis Excellency seems disposed to give. More- over, it is more than probable that the amount at present raised from Police Rates, will, from various causes, in future fall considerably short of what it

now is.

Under these circumstances, it would be necessary to assess the community to a greater extent than at present; and in our opinion, such a measure would not only be inexpedient, but lead to general dissatis- faction,

We are under the necessity therefore of respect. fully declining the offer on the terms that His Excel- lency has proposed.

His Excellency informs us that the general Revenue of the Colony had been found insufficient for the due construction and repairs of the necessary Roads and Sewers in this City, and forwards us the Draft of an Ordinance, drawn up under the direction of the late Governor Sir John Davis, providing for the necessary expenses of these, by an assessed tax on Real Property. His Excellency suggests the propriety of our consider- ing whether it might not now be advisable to adopt some of the provisions of said Ordinance, substituting a tax upon Horses and Carriages, and upon Chairs, instead of, as intended, upou Real Property. We gather from the tenor of His Excellency's remarks, that in the event of such assessment being made, the management of the Streets, Roads, and Sewers of the City would also be confided to the Justices, or to such body as may afterwards be constituted.

We have only to repeat, that we cannot recommend further taxation of any kind, unless as a substitute for some present tax of a more objectionable nature. We would beg to remind His Excellency, that during the last 6 or 7 years, various Memorials have been addressed by this Community both to the Govern- ment of this Colony and to the Government at home, complaining of heavy and inequitable taxation, and 6th.-Trusting that this proposal will meet with although remonstrances on this subject have lat- your approval, and may result in the permanent imterly been less frequent, it would be erroneous, in provement of the Police of the Colony,I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your most obedient humble

A. R. JOHNSTON, for the Colonial Secretary,

servant,

To Her Majesty's JUSTICES OF THE PEACE

for Hongkong.

HONGKONG, 31st January, 1851,

To the Honourable Major Caine,

Colonial Secretary, Hongkong. SIB. We have had the honour of receiving a letter dated 10th instant, signed on your behalf by Mr Johnston, and addressed to the Justices of the Peace of Hongkong by desire of His Excellency the Governor,

It conveyed to us an offer on the part of His Excellency to give us the entire control and manage ment of the Police Force of the City of Victoria, subject to one or two exceptions,

our opinion, to suppose that the burden was felt less heavily, and that the present state and prospects of the Colony would warrant the imposition of further taxes. From His Excellency's own remarks on this subject, we are glad to remark that his opinion in this respect coincides with ours.

On previous occasions the Community expressed the desire to have some control of Municipal matters and of the affairs of the Colony in general, and we should regret, should His Excellency, from what has been stated, suppose that we are now willing to assume the duties belonging to a Municipal Body.

We are prepared on our own behalf, and we think we may venture to add, in behalf of the Rate-payers in general, to accept His Excellency's offer of the control and management of the Police, which we presume includes also that of this Harbour, provided a sufficient sum is placed by Government at our dis- posal; and we consider that one of the first charges upon the large revenue derived from the Inhabitants of this place, should be, the sum required for the

Eupport of such an effective. Police as may be neces- sary for the protection of Life and Property, for the Construction and Maintenance of Streets and Roads, and such works as the salubrity and interests of the settlement may require. The Revenue of the Colony, from whatever source derived, should in our opinion be available for such purposes.

Should His Excellency be disposed to adopt our views, we feel satisfied that the community, who are the parties most concerned, will be glad to cooperate with His Excellency in all matters affecting the interests and welfare of the Colony.-We have the bonour to remain, Sir, your most obedient servants,

(Signed)

DAVID JARDINE.

A. CAMPBELL. WAL. DAVIDSON.

GEO. LYALL. CHARLES J. F. STUART, W. SCOTT.

J. F. EDGER.

J. RICKETT.

D, FLETCHER.

T. D. NEAVE.

THO. W. L. MACKEAN.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, HONgKong, 14th February, 1851, GENTLEMEN,-- I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of Your Letter of 31st January, which only reached this office on the 7th instant, in reply to the offer of His Excellency the Governor to transfer to your management the Police Force of this Colony, entailing no restrictions on such transfer, except that the Superintendent and his Assistant should not be removed without his sanction, and placing at your uncontrolled disposition the same pecuniary resources which His Excellency has himself possessed for de- fraying the necessary expenses of the Force, viz:- the produce of the Police Tax (the assessment and collection of which was also left to you) and the sum of more than a Thousand Pounds annually out of the General Revenue of the Colony.

2d. His Excellency had hoped, after what passed at a Meeting which he held with the Justices on the 3d November 1849, that his offer would have been exactly such as you desired, and he therefore regrets to find it met by a decided refusal. It would

appear to him that nothing remained to be said on the subject, were there not one or two passages in your letter which lead him to believe that his motives as well as the facts of the case have been misunder- stood.

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First, Your reply states that the Police Force in 1848 cost £2138, and in 1850 only £1,028. The Enclosure to His Excellency's former Letter of the 10th January shewed distinctly that the cost during 1850 was £3,556, exclusive of the Salaries of the Superintendent and his Assistant. He would have supposed this to be a clerical error, but the context reuders such an assumption untenable. The enclosed Paper* from the Superintendent of Police will exhibit clearly the actual reduction of numerical force, and of expease since the year 1848. It represents the number of men and the aggregate of their pay, and omits all incidental expenses, which must, of course, vary from year to year; and it proves that instead of the reduction being to the extent of more than one- half, it is actually no more than £1,029.1.14 upon £3,783.10.10 pecuniarily, and 24 men numerically, The error into which the Justices have fallen arises from their having taken the Contingencies of the Police Department and Gaols for the entire Expenses of the Police Establishment. Enclosure No. 1 will now, however, place before the Justices the exact state of the Establishment as it stood in 1850, and its cost, viz:-£2,751.9.84; and the Enclosure of my Letter of the 10th January will shew that the Contingent Expenses of the Establishment during the same period, amounted to £802.1.1.+--The whole Expenses of the Establishment, therefore, for 1850, exclusive of the Superintendent and his Assis- taut, amounted to £3,556.10.10,-a statement which is in strict accordance with the Enclosure of my letter above referred to.

*This and other Enclosures referred to in this letter ære omitted, the results being embodied in the letter itself

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Compensation, &c, ke. Clothing from England.

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3d. With regard to the exceeding pralability of | in the Colony it has been his constant endeavour to the falling off, in coming years, of the collections of remove any visible cause of complaint :--for purposes Police Tax, His Excellency can find no facts to war- of cooperation and control, two of your own body, rant this conclusion. The amount of Tax levied in selected by yourselves, have been introduced into the successive years following its imposition has been the Legislative Council; a Ponch of Magistrates, annually increasing. In the year 1846 it amounted perfectly independent of the Dvernment, has been to £1,688.18.1; and in 1850, to £2,896.17.7.- created, with Judicial powers considerably greater This tax is, however, collected from the 1st of July than those ordinarily accorded to bodies similarly to 30th June of each year, and the collection for constituted; the petty sources of Revenue alleged to 1850/51 is estimated at £2,910, of which £1,508. be oppressive, have been almost all abolished; and for the consideration of the chief source which was 13.6 has already been received.

alleged to be oppressive, a Committee of fire was appointed, of which two were members of the mer- cantile Community, and their report has been duly forwarded to Her Majesty's Government.

4th-Casual circumstances, of course, must affect the amount of this, and though, if fairly assessed, the relative amounts in successive years may afford a to- lerably correct criterion of the decline or prosperity of a Township, the decrease or increase of a single year beyond its predecessor ean afford no safe cri- terion. Looking to the progressive increase of the Population and Houses built, as shewn by Returns No. 2 and 3, as well as to other criteria, His Ex- cellency cannot coincide in the opinion that the Colony is in a state of retrogression; nor, if our relations with China continue as heretofore, does he fear that it will retrograde; but admitting for the sake of argument that it should, then such retrogres- sion, as it would exhibit a diminution of persons and property to be protected, would also carry with it a corresponding practicable reduction in the protective force, and not a necessity for increased taxation.

5th. His Excellency would add, that experience of other places proves that taxes levied by a popular body are more willingly paid than when collected by the Government, and that there is less objection to the payment of what may be denied necessary by such a body than to that of even a less amount im- posed by the Government. So far, therefore, from anticipating any falling off, His Excellency is of opinion that the assessment tax might become even more productive in your hands than it is at present.

6th. The tax suggested by His Excellency to be imposed on Horses, Chairs, and Carriages, was intend- ed, as you imagine, to be placed at the disposal of the Justices for municipal purposes. It is manifest that the present assessment on Houses is insufficient for the expenses to which your letter alludes; sonte additional means being necessary, no rate appears to His Excellency so equitable as one which would fall upon the wealthier portion of the Foreign Community, who as yet have been called on to pay no taxes what- everon any article of consumption or luxury, and in fact do not directly pay any of the Taxes usually levied elsewhere. You will gather from this that His Excellency does not regard the Crown Rent paid upon landed property in the light of a tax-this being due under an agreement voluntarily undertaken by the original purchasers of lots.

7th. His Excellency was, and is still of opinion that the entire expense of the Police, Force should be defrayed by an adequate Police Tax. To this end the tax was imposed, as will be gathered from a perusal of Ordinance No. 2 of 1845, which imposed it. He is also of opinion that the present Force is fully sufficient for the protection of the Colony; this he infers from the fact, of which the enclosed Return, No. 4, is evidence, that crime is far from being on the increase. Hence, at the time that his letter was written, he had no intention of increasing the nu- merical strength of the Police Force, nor has be

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He admits that Piracy is frequent in the neighbourhood, but it is an evil inevitable from this Island's proximity to a coast along which pirates abound, and for its suppression His Excellency can devise no Colonial measure to which the resources of a Colony of this magnitude are adequate.

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8th,--Your Letter closes with a repetition of your willingness to undertake the management of the Police, &c. provided a sufficient sum be placed at your disposal. His Excellency therefore requests that you will have the goodness to inform him of the description and numerical Force of the Police Officers you propose to entertain, and to state what amount of money you conceive to be necessary to enable you to effect the arrangements you desire; and as in any other matters affecting the welfare and interests of the Colony, your proposition shall have his most attentive consideration,

9th His Excellency desires me in conclusion to tell you, that he does not conceive it desirable to enter at length into a discussion of the complaints preferred in various Memorials during the last few years on the part of the British Community. His Excellency observes, however, that since his arrival

10th. His Excellency trusts that you will have perceived his desire to admit you to a fair share of the administration of the Colony, and he is not aware that it is in his power to offer you any greater amount of municipal management than what he now proposes, viz: the administration and support of the Police, with the same means and funds as those last year at his disposal, and the sole conservancy of the city, the funds required for which would be pro- vided out of the least objectionable sources by an Ordinance which would be passed for that purpose.

11th. To prevent any further misconception in matters of detail, the Superintendent of Police has been instructed to furnish you with any information you may require touching the Police Expenditure, and if further explanation be necessary beyond what Mr May can afford, it will be given you on applica- tion to this office.I have the honor to be, Gentle- men, your most obedient servant,

W. CAINE. Colonial Secretary.

HONGKONG 1st March 1851.

To The Hon.ble MAJOR CAINE, Colonial Secretary,

SIR,We have been honoured by the receipt of your letter of 14th February, in reply to one we addressed you on the 31st of January.

In that letter we stated briefly our reasons for not accepting the offer of the management of the Police on the terms proposed by His Excellency, and the details and information with which you have since furnished as, have not induced us to alter our views, or come to any other conclusion,

We find, by the statements you have handed us, that in our previous letter we committed an error in estimating the cost of the Police Force; that the money expended for its support amounted to. £3783. 10.10, and upon that sum the reduction since 1848 has been £1029.1.14; that the numerical strength has been reduced from 155 to 131-or, in all, 24 men, 9 of whom were Europeans; and that this portion of the Force now numbers only 27 in con- sequence.

We still think that we are warranted in stating that both in numerical strength and amount of pay of the Police, a considerable reduction has taken place. The remuneration too they receive for their services is considerably less that what the same class of men obtain on board trading and coasting ves- sela-consequently it is chiefly those who, from debility, or from being of indifferent and bad character cannot get employment in their proper calling, who enter the Police, and living-as a great majority of them do with or among the lowest of the Chinese, they become, on shore, still more worthless.

A body composed of such materials is ill suited as the guard of our persons and property and it is from this cause that the perpetrators of many rob- beries and assaults escape and remain undetected. We do not consider therefore that the decrease in the number of cases brought before the magistrates is any indication of the effectiveness of the Police. Of its inefficiency there is but one opinion among the community--not excepting, we believe, the Chief Magistrate and Superintendent of Police. The in- crease that has taken place in the population of the City and Island-including those living in Boats- from 29,500 in 1849 to 33,292 at the present time, according to the last Return, affords, in our opinion sufficient grounds for adding to the strength of the Police Force-more particularly when we consider, that the European and American male residents, exclusive of children-are only 321;

that very many of the Chinese who frequent and settle in this Island are outlaws and abandoned characters; that they resort from the mainland to this settlement as offering the safest refuge, and where they can with

tim

greater facility and impunity, fit out their vessels, and carry on their trade of Piracy-thus rendering, Tot only the neighbouring waters, but even this harbour, ungafe to rative traders.

penditure than would be necessary. Furthermore, the Justires form only a small portion of the community, and the Rate Payers in general are the parties really interested, and who would desire a voice in the matter.

The fact of this place being a rendezvous for Pirates and Outlaws, may lead to an increase of its Chinese population and even of the amount of taxes collected; but that circumstance does not, inly our opinion, indicate the prosperity and healthy state a Government would desire to encourage and foster in a Colony.

We are as unwilling as His Excellency can be, to enter upon matters relating to the Colony, as previous

brought to the notice of Government, beyond what may be necessary in replying to the letters already addressed to us. At the same time when His Ex- cellency apparently contemplates further taxation By the Return, there is an increase, since last we must be allowed to refer His Excellency to former year, of houses built. But the return does not shew representations with reference to the existing burdens, how many in the Town are uninhabited. Several and we have before stated that they fall no less European dwellings we know are unoccupied-and beavily on the comunity now than previously. The it is deserving of notice that the Jury List, which in ❘ £24,000 revenue now raised, is, in our opinion, more 1848 comprised 186 common Jurors, and 47 Special than sufficient to defray the expenses of the machi (including Foreignert)-with a qualification of $1000 nery of an efficient Government, and for all purposes for the former contains this year only 69 Common required in the Colony. And we would beg to re- Jurors and 26 Special (including Foreigners, with a mind His Excellency that, although the above sum reduced qualification of $500 for the former.

is raised exclusively from this community, the Colony was established not for the British subjects who chose at one time to settle in it, nor for the few now remain- ing, but for the support of one of the most important branches of commerce Great Britain possesses, the Trade carried on, not with Hongkong, but with the open Ports in China, and for the protection and ad- vantage of British subjects resident at those places. This is admitted in the Right Honourable Mr Gladstone's Despatch published here in May 1846 and it is evident that the community here are already taxed in excess of what in fairness they ought to be. The money raised from taxes on Horses, Carriages, and Chairs, would no doubt come chiefly from the wealthier portion of the community. In a tropical climate, however, these objects for the proposed

In alluding in our previous letter to the probability of a diminution in the amount collected from Police Rates, we contemplated the possibility of several of the few remaining mercantile Houses removing from this. But that circumstance would not necessarily present an opportunity for reducing the protective force-as it is the habit of those parties to employ watchmen for their protection, and not to rely on the Govern- ment Police.

His Excellency refers to the meeting of the Jus tices, which, at his request, took place in the Govern- ment office in November 1849, His Excellency at that time intimated his willingness to hand over to them the management of the Police Force, provided they, on behalf of the community, would undertake to make good the deficiency-viz: the difference between the amount expended on the Police, and that collected from Police Rates. The offer was at once declined, and there remained nothing for their consideration. His Excellency in his prevent offer agrees to pay the deficiency for ten years and we have endeavoured in our previous letter, and in this, to explain why we cannot accept even of this proposal.

His Excellency wishes to be informed of the des cription and numerical force of the Police Officers we would propose-and of the sum we should require for their maintenance, An increase, both of the nu- merical strength and of the pay, is, we consider, necessary, but to what extent only time and practical experience can enable us, or the Municipal body that may be formed, to determine. We cannot say if the sum at His Excellency's disposal for the purpose prior to 1848, or a larger amount, would be required; but we believe His Excellency has sufficient confidence in the Justices be las appointed, to be assured they would not authorize, nor countenance, a greater ex-

assessment are rather necessaries than luxuries and

a tax imposed upon them would be felt more heavily by others than by those upon whom His Excellency intends that it should fall.

We cannot agree with His Excellency that the community are exempt from taxation on articles of consumption and luxury. We consider the high Kents obtained by Public competition from Market- places-the amount obtained for Licenses and the heavy Ground Rent, affect materially the prices of all articles of comsumption; and, if we mistake not in no other British Colony is the expense of living

so exorbitant.

exclusive of Lands-and The former of these

150

and a substitute for all other taxes of a more injuri- ous nature. justice, the sum required for the maintenance of an We think therefore, that in reason and efficient Police-for Roads and other necessary works should form one of the first charges on what venue of the Colony. we have said should be considered the assessed re-

measures

We observe His Excellency enumerates the means he has adopted for giving the community a share in the administration of the Colony; but, as we think it foreign to the more immediate object of this cor- respondence, refrain from entering upon the im- portant questions suggested by His Excellency's remarks. We have the honor to remain, Sir, your most obedient servants,

DAVID JARDINE. J. F. EDGER. GEO. LYALL.

CHARLES. J. F. STUART. D. FLETCHER. WAL. DAVIDSON.

(Absent) A.-CAMPBELL,

J. RICKETT.

T. D. NEAVE.

T. W. L. MACKEAN.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, 15th March, 1851. the Governor to acknowledge the receipt on the 13th GENTLEMEN, I am directed by this Excellency instant of your reply dated the 1st March, to my letter No. 33 of the 14th ultimo.

regarding the matters which form the subject of that His Excellency regrets to learn that his proposal reply has still proved so little to your satisfaction.

As it is impossible to meet your views without imposing certain taxes to which you have recorded your objection, or applying to the Home Government discussion of similar questions in the House of Com- for an additional grant of money, which the recent

hood of obtaining, His Excellency desires me to add, mons must have convinced you there is small likeli-

that it only remains for him to assure you, that when- ever opportunities offer which may put it in his power detriment to their effectiveness, you will find him to reduce the expenses of the Establishments without most ready to entertain your further proposal re- garding the appropriation of the means which such retrenchments as he may be able to make will place at the disposal of the Government. I have the honor

to be, Gentlemen, your most obedient Servant,

£7156 are raised in this Colony per annum from Licenses and Rents £11,427 for Ground Rents. should, in our opinion, be viewed in the light of assessments; and with regard to the latter, Lord Grey, in his despatch of May 1848, admits that this mode of taxation was only adhered to from To Her Majesty's JUSTICES OP THE PEACE being the least objectionable for raising a revenue

for Hongkong.

W. CAINE. Colonial Secretary.

Note - Copies of the of Enclosures referred to in Colonial Secretary's Letter of 14th February,

No!

appended hereto; viz:-

Force in 1848 and 1850.

-Comparative Statement of the actual Strength and Expense of the Police N. 2. ___ Return showing the number of Houses in Victoria and Villages,

amount of Police Rates collected from 1846 to 1851.

N° 3. _

the total

Return of the Population of Hongkong for 1850, inclusive.

N.4. - Return of Felony Cases coming

the

and

from 1845 to years under the cognizance of the Police

for than years from 1847 to 1850, inclusive.

Maine Colonial Secretary.

.

::

+

Report

た!

225333/5

451

Police Department,

Victoria, HongKong,

1st February, 1851.

The whole numerical. Fore of the Houghtong Police

(not including Superintendent, and Assistant. Superintendent)

employed at the

in the year 1848 was 178 men; but of these 23 were the bad and at the Government offices, and were

unavailable for the regular Police duties, there

160

therefore totally were struck off and considered. thereafter as a part of the fired Establishments to which they respectively were attached, the acmoral_ of these men make difference in the effective strength of the Force as regarded the Price duties, it may be considered, therefore, that the

effective numerical strength of the Police employed throughout. Houghong in

V

1848 was.

The present effective strength is

Decrease in effective free

15.5 men

131 mon

34 .

In 1848. the Force of 155 mon Cost £3,785. 10.10.

In 1850.

-131

#

2,754. 9. 8/21⁄2

Geercase in repence £1029. 1.1/

1848.

Actual Force on Police duties in Houghing in the Year 1848 creluding men attached to Gari or other Publice Offices, showins the total hyponse including amount to be contributed by the Constables for. Clothing

kuropeans Total 36.

Indians

Total 103

2 Deputy Inspector.__. 3 Sergeants

7 acting Sergeants..

24 Constables"

/ Clerk Gutra

/Sergeant.

1124 Elaar Acting Sergeant 6 leting Sergeants.

17 12th Class Constables 78 2nd Class

Chinese Sergeant.

Total 16.

3 Acting & 12 Constables

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£. I. I.

£. $ 2.

at 90

per annum

180

50

150

40!

280

35

840

A

25

سر سید

25

#

40

#

32

30

//

#

25

اور اگر

1850.

In 5333/517

132

Actual Force on Police duties in Hong Kong in 1850

425

#

1755

25

25

#

#

60

0

180

Total 24

2 Coolics.

2

15

1210

30

25

40

32 10

180

no

with the total expence,

no deduction being made from

the Constables

Europeans Total 27.

Ardians Total 80.

on account of clothing.

1 Deputy Irspector

2

J:

Sergeants... 5 Acting D 18 Constables

1

Clerk extra

Sergeant

4 aéting 9:

16 1st Class Constables 5922 Clare

Chinese/Sergeant

3 Acting go 20 Constables

go

100

£.

J

£.

per annum

100

75.

75

at 47.10

#

37.10

32 10

25

3210.

at 25

20!.

15:11

20

at 17:10

#

12 10

52 10

250

#

3 Cookies

12:10

3710

w

#

2

2

95. 18710

585

25

32:10 100

3201

9208

20

51

2

Deduct amount toward Clothing taken from the pay of Constable....

Deduet amount of temporary deficiencies arising from variations

4132 10

278 19 2

3853 10 10

70

Total Cost £3,783, 10.10

Total Forec in 1848 _ 155 men.

Total Fores in 1850- 13/ men -

(Fave Copy

Ieduct in consequence of temporary deficiencies arizing

from variations in the Force

28058

50.18 3/2

- retually paid by Colonial Treasurer £. 2754.9.8%

(Signed) C. Mory,

Just of Blive

Police.

Colonial Secretary-

122.

Return shewing the total amount received for Police Pate during the undermentioned

Years, also specifying the total number

Period

Six months ending 30th June 1845

Year

#

Total number Total number of Houses in City of Arus in

of Victoria

Villages

of

houses assessed_

Iotal Amount of

Police Rate.

£

Remarks.

7.

-1846

734

4688 181

#

کو سمجھو

1847

961

2060 262

کرگیا

کو کر

-1848

14144

954

2569 2 3/1⁄2 In January 1848 the Police Forec was extended to the Villages.

#

#

6-1849

1585

985

28/6 21

11

-1850

1676

980

2896/7 7

Estimated for Year cuting 30th June 1857

1783

934

2910

Paid into Treasury to this date £1508,13.6-

Victoria, Hong Kong,

(True Copy)

(Signed) Charles May,

11th February, 1857.

A22: & Col: Pol: Pate -

Colonial Scentary -

153

A 5333/51

No3.

Return showing the Total Population of Houghong (whites and Colored), including the Chinese living in the Villages and Boats.

Years. Total Population

for

the undermentioned

Years-

Remarks.

1845 24,157

1846

21835

1847

The Chinese Population during these year

were

only cetimuated.

23,998

1848

215/4

1849

29,507

The Population during these years

were taken from Returns sent tocach Houschsider, both Foreign and tative.

1850 33,292

Census and Registration office,

Victorian, Houghing 1/# February, 1851.

(True Copy)

In line

Colonial Secretary.

(Signed) C. May

Offg. Registrar General

In5333/17

61

job.

Europeans and Americans

Portuguese (bon and Macar). Indians, Malays, Ho. Chinese in employ of huroreaus

I residing in the City of Victoria.

Census of

Total Total to of

Aruxs

of

Population

occupied Boats Male Female

Children

Male Female

Hongkong.

In5333/57/

135

31th December 1850.

Total

Population.

Male Female

Children

Male Female

Potal

Remarks

321 79 34 3/

465 Total Ruropeans 321 79 34 31

465

218 88

61 48

415

Total Goa and

361

Marcas Portuguese, 398 148 86 59

691

180

60

25

//

276 Indians, to.

1633 161 20 //

1825

cluded.

1204

9.909 2287 1005 984

14185-

Do Boat population, Victoria Harbour

727 2453 780 620 319

4172

Total Chinese 20,828 54313262 24 66 51987

I residing in Villages -

I. Bont population, other than Victoria

So temporary accidents, Vagrants, &c

802

$2/7 862 465 354

4,898

วาy

634 2956 1,301 1/52 798

6,207

tc.

Aliens, such as seamen, and temporary residents-

660 40

149

700

7/2016

149 Total Aliens

149

149

The

2367 1361 21,696 5658 3382 2,556

35,292

21696 5658 3,382 2,556 33,292

Number of Englishmen, Capable of Serving as Jurors.

107.

Total Number of Englishmen, including livil. Officers and Rofessional

men

193.

Tave Copy)

Maine

Colonial Secutary

(Signed) & May,

Off. Registrar General.

:

N4.

Return of the Total number of Felony

cases coming under the Cognizance of the Houghong Police meluding those in which no persons were

Remarks

apprehended.

Du 5333/51

Year

1847 1848

Total number of cases

585

713

1849

1850

Nictoria, Houghong,

856

6741

February 1857.

(Signed) Charles May

(Jane Copy)

Superintendent of Police

1

Maine

そん

Colonial Seentary.

136

No 29 of 1851.

Inclosure. in Despatch

b241.

1

Governor Bonham and Correspondance between

=

for Hongkong, proposing

the Justices of the Peace

that

they

take the entire control

should under:

and management

and

City of Victoria.

the conservancy of

January - March, 1851.

the Police Force, an

p30. Civil.

cd fr

Frended Pactice roscals

Aug 18:

CE!

137

(1) Victoria, Houghing,

Withy Lad

My

JULY

185

26th April, 1851.

I have the hour to

forward to your

Lordship the

pl. Blue Book of Houghing for

the

Car 1850.

year

Revenne and expenditure. 2. The total Revenue of

the Colony has amounted to £25,526.16.4%, or £90.6.10% les than in 1849, and the

Expenditure to £34, 314-12-3,

or

£4,671 + 9 + 3/4 less than in the

93%

preceding year.

This decrcare

is owing to reductions in the Establishments, to the small

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

tc.

tc.

tc.

+

number of public works undertaken during the

and to arrears

Offiecus

of

year, Salaries due to

on leave which latter amount to £538, 68.

کرم

The difference between the treal Receipts and disbursements, amounting to £10,786.15.10% will

for

the

Note

be met by the Parliamentary

year 1850-51. I may here remarth that although this Vote was for

£20,000, the surplus of £9.2/3 = 4-1/4 which remains will be reserved for the construction of the proposed Government House, which has been estimated at £14,940.7-7, and has already received

Your

Lordship's sanction; for the payment of certain stores amounting to £1,319.0.11/1⁄2 sent

the

out from England for Goremment Offices, of which

account has

for

153

Λιο

me;

yet reached

of sundry

as well as Public Works in

that

progress.

arrears alluded to in the

The

preceding Paragraph will also have to be paid from this sourec.

Military ḥxpenditure. 4. The Military Sxpenditure

of

1849 and 1850, is respectively £75,943 and £64,628, the decrease being caused principally by reduction of the Troops serving- here.

A

10

Public Works. 5. There have been

Public Works of any magnitude undertaken during

the

past

the

year by the department of

Surveyor General. The erection.

I

of a

Government Stouse has not

been commenced, as is known to Your

Lordship by my despatch_

1297 of the 25th October last. The Surveyor General's Reports,

N2.

N3.

his

fully

herewith attached, enter so into all the details

of

department, that it is quite

me to

offer any

unnecessary for remark, beyond noticing that the cost incurred by Government

on account

of

the Prisoners

incarcerated in Victoria fail during the last

amounted

ar ain

year

may

to £854.16.5, against which be set ₤403, 12.1, the estimated

value

of

the same

their labour during

period.

6. The 5 Ordinances passed. Legislation during the

year

have been

COVER

}

150

severally reported on in separate Despatches; and I have therefore further observations to make

мо

with

Ster

regard to them Majesty's confirmation of the three first, as signified to me Lordship, has been notified to the inhabitants of the Colony

the year 1850.

by your

Conncils. J. In alteration has taken place in the Legislation Council during 1850. That Body had hitherto consisted solely of members holding office under Government, but, on my recommendation, two unofficial Members were added to the

Board by appointment under The Queen's Warrant.

The

selection of these members,

course

of

subject to Her Majesty's

5

... - -

approvals, was left in the first instance to the unpaid Magistrates which I thought was likely to afford mine satisfaction to the Publie, than if they had been merely nominated by myself.

8. The white Population has Population. decreased by b! Europeans make, and 10 Females. This

горе

лиссу

вс

ao

well

ttributed to the return of many Portuguese Families to Uneas [since the panie of 1849, as with

ране fas to several Europeaus having migrated to California. The native Population on the contrary exhibits

an increase of 3,690 Souls. The following is a

the

Comparative Abstract

of Population in 1849 and 1850.

N4.

5.

Zuropeans

1849

160

1850 Increase Decrease,

656 585__

Gon & Marens Portuguese 551 - 295.

Indians and Malays

Chinese

225 276 53

28,297-31987-3,690

71

36

Total 29,507 33/43_3,743-107

The enclosed Returns furnished

ns by the officiating Registran Bb General will show in detail the

p

Population of Houghtons on the 3/th

The deaths

December 1850.

amongst the white Population (which embraces English, Americans and Portuguese) are returned at 89, being at the rate

of 10.11 per cent. percentage must not however,

be taken as a correct estimate of the mortality in this part of the Community, the

greater

www

number of Sailors and

the deceased being

Lojourners

who

cannot

properly be considered to belong to the fixed Population of the Colony. The average monthly number of Prisoners confined in the dails

during the year

Was

deaths amounted to 8,

150, and the

ted to 8, giving

al

average mortality of 5.33 per cent,

as appears by the enclosed Return NPI.

from the Sheriff. The

mouthly number

average

of European whome

Mo

Frisoners was 20, among casualty recurred. With regard to the mortality amongst the Chinen Population, my I despatches forwarding the Blue Books for former years will have shown your Lordship the impossibility of obtaining accurate information

on the subject.

161

The Colonial Surgeon's Report

9

attached to the Blue Book contains all the information that it is possible to colleet, with reference to the general state of health, sickness, and mortality

past year.

during

the

Hbeg to append

18. 9. Ibeg

drawn

ир

4

to append a Memorandum

at my

my request by the

Brigade Majon, showing the number of deaths which have recurred in the Garrison during the

year

1850. This shows the mortality amongst all Branches of the Military Service to have beem 17.89 per cent, being 25 per

to the huropean

cent amo

amonget

and 10 per cent amongst the native part of the Force, which

the year

averaged during the

year

625

10

and 409 respectively.

10. From the Return at. Page 193 Education of the Blue Book it will be seen

that there

~ arc

12 schools on

the Island

% of

under the

of

Christian

Tutors. Some of these me

which are uperintendenec

are si

supported

by the several Religions Institutions established in Houghing, and others maintained by voluntary - contributions and by the Parents of the Pupils. With regard to the progress of the 4 Chinese schools at Victoria, -Aberdeen, Stanley, and Wongueichung, whore teachers paid by the local Govenment, the enclosed Report from the Committee Superintending the same with place before your Lordship all necesary information.

are

p.9.

í

162

Vessels

in

Trade. 11. The total number of Verset

which arrived in Stoughong 1850 was 884, and their tonnage amounted to 299,093 tous, showing

of 12 Vessels but an

a dcercare

increase

сага

of 5,380 tons, when

contrasted with the

year 1849. It is also satisfactory to remark that the number of Vereels from Incat,

Great

Britain and the United States

of

America has greatly increased, by a glanen at

as with be ecci the

following Tables.

In 1849

From Great Britain

From United States of America oflimerien

Ships Tons.

Ships Tons.

39-16.938.

16

9.087

1850

"

65__372/3.

90-37,809.

Increase in 1850.___ 26_14275

74-28.722

The number of Vessels from India

112.

was res

in 1849 and 1850 was

respectively

127 measuring 61,747 tous, and 125 the burthen of 63, 128 tow, thereby showing a decrease 2 Vezzels but

of T

of

eranze of 1,381 tons in 1850.

An inerenze

Of the shipping arrived im Houghtong during the past year, the Harbour Master's Returns appended to the Blue Book under the head of Imports and Exports", show that. 160 Vessels imported, and 12/ exported- goods into and from Colony. From

From the

Lame

from the

Returns

it appears that Treasure to the

value of $6,071, 183 equivalent to £1,264,829, 15.10, has been shipped

here for India, the

greater part

no doubts in

sold in

return for Opium, sold

врінни

Sixteen vessels were

..

153

registered in

the Colony, measuring 3,399 tous,

2 of which

which measuring

tons were

Trade

measuring conjointly 225 built at Houghing

With respect to the native the Colony, I beg to

вед

of

J. 10. enclose a Memorandum prepared by the Assistant Chinese Secretary.

Brown Lands. 12. The fixed Revenue, derivable

of this amount

being

China!

Ir

may here

here add that in 1850

a

from Crown Lands

for

the

ended 3/24 December 1850,

follows:-

year

as

Mercantile Firms £ 5,440.0.4%1⁄2

Private Individuals.

Chinese.

42984180117/2

1,554 $13, 2

Total £ 11295,12,5%

which amount when contracted

with the

trifling

ars 1848

years

1848 and 1849, gives

increase

during two

E

14

вс

years of

£185. 17.6%. I think, an therefore, that our annual fixed_ Revenue under this head for years

to come, may

at about £11,000.

:

1.13. the causes

fairly

estimated

N. 14. the count

during

13. I consider that

Mir

Police Police.

Np15. as

a

Free is perfectly competent for the

prevention of Crime within the

precincts of Victoria, where it's

Service is mainly required. I

N.

164

jp. 12. Returns showing the Criminal cases

tried in the Supreme Court, and

causes brought

brought before and

15

decided by the Chief Magistrate and of Petty Sessions, respectively,

as well

an; as

·;

year; the number of

Civil cases tried by the Chief

fuctice and actions commenced_ within the same

period.

1

Nell.

14. On the whole,

my

Mrry

Lord, I

the

past

Return

of

cases coming

attach a Return drawn up by Mt Superintendent May, showing the number of Felony cases under the cognizance of the Police from 1847 to 1850 inclusive, from which it will be

perecived

that Felonies have fallen from 856 cares in 1849, to 674 during the

year.

last

I likewise forward several

have no hesitation in reporting

the state of this Colony to be satisfactory. The native Population

on

is certainly on

from

the increase, and

the Police Returns it would the decrcase.

seem that crime is on

This

may

be attributed to the

arrival here during the part year

of a

a number

of

Artisans and

+..

!

16

Tradcemen from Canton, who have

been in a great to resort to the Colony by

cat measure induced-

reason

now carried

the Trade which is now

between it and C

California..

of

The

Chinese Inhabitants have also become

mon accustomed to our Institutions.

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expensive retablishment here has become not only unnecessary how but undesirable to partics having

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of

business in Canton.

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its use, even to them;

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for goods

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for the Northern Ports,

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expected to breome; and I think it not impossible that three or four of our larger British

Commercial Retablishments will be at no distant period broken up, as from competition and other causes the profits of the China trade formerly enjoyed by a few

amongst many

are now

divided

Canton, expecially when the market is dull there, and when it is conceived by their consignees that further importation would produce further depression.

From December 1850 to

March

of

this

year, fifteen

American Whalers have arrived.

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the new

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of

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to

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of

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cargoes.

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come from Houghing.

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use

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Most Obedient

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HongKong for

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STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.

HONG KONG.

(No. 30.)

No.

COPY of a DESPATCH from Governor BONHAM to Earl GREY.

Victoria, Hong Kong, April 26, 1851.

(Received July 21, 1851.)

My Lord,

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I HAVE the honour to forward to your Lordship the Blue Book of Hong Kong for the year 1850.

Revenue and Expenditure.

2. The total revenue of the colony has amounted to 23,526l. 16s. 4‡d., or 90%. 6s. 101d. less than in 1849, and the expenditure to 34,314l. 12s. 3d., or 4,6717. 98. 3 d. less than in the preceding year. This decrease is owing to reductions in the establishments, to the small number of public works under- taken during the year, and to arrears of salaries due to officers on leave, which latter amounts to 5381. 6s. 8d.

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3. The difference between the total receipts and disbursements, amounting to 10,786/. 15s. 101d. will be met by the Parliamentary vote for the year 1850-51. I may here remark, that although this vote was for 20,000, the surplus of 9,2137. 4s. 1d. which remains will be reserved for the construction of the proposed Government house, which has been estimated at 14,9407. 78. 7 d., and has already received your Lordship's sanction, for the payment of certain stores, amounting to 1,319%. Os. 11d. sent out from England for the Govern- ment offices, of which no account has yet reached me, as well as for that of sundry public works in progress. The arrears alluded to in the preceding paragraph will also have to be paid from this source.

Military Expenditure.

4. The military expenditure of 1849 and 1850, is respectively 75,9431. and 64,6281., the decrease being caused principally by a reduction of the troops serving here.

Public Works.

5. There have been no public works of any magnitude undertaken during the past year by the department of the Surveyor-General. The erection of a Government house has not been commenced, as is known to your Lordship by my Despatch No. 97 of the 25th October last. The Surveyor-General's Reports, herewith attached, enter so fully into all the details of his department, that it is quite unnecessary for me to offer any remark, beyond noticing that the cost incurred by Government on account of the prisoners incarcerated in Victoria gaol during the last year amounted to 6347. 16s. 5d., against which may be set 4037. 12s. ld., the estimated value of their labour during the same period.

Legislation.

6. The five Ordinances passed during the year have been severally reported on in separate Despatches; and I have therefore no further observations to make with regard to them. Her Majesty's confirmation of the three first, as signified to me by your Lordship, has been notified to the inhabitants of the colony.

Councils.

7. An alteration has taken place in the Legislative Council during the year 1850. That body had hitherto consisted solely of members holding office under Government, but, on my recommendation, two unofficial members were added to the Board by appointment under the Queen's warrant. The selection of these members, of course subject to Her Majesty's approval, was left in the

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first instance to the unpaid magistrates, which I thought was likely to afford more satisfaction to the public, than if they had been merely nominated by myself.

Population.

8. The white population has decreased by 61 European males and 10 females. This may be attributed to the return of many Portuguese familes to Macao since the panic of 1849, as well as to several Europeans having migrated to California. The native population on the contrary exhibits an increase of 3,690 souls. The following is a comparative abstract of the population in 1849 and 1850.

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STATE OF HER MAJESTYS COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.

From Great Britain.

From United States of America.

In 1849 In 1850

Shija. 39

65

Tons. Ships. 16,938 16 31,213 90

Tons. 9,087 37,809

Increase in 1850.

26 14,275 74

28,722

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HONG KONG,

No. 4. No. 5. No. 6.

No. 7.

No. 8.

No. 9.

Europeans

Goa and Macao Portuguese Indians and Malays

Chinese .

Total;

+

1849

1850 Increase, Decrease,

656

585

331

295

71 36

223

276

53

·

28,297 31,987

|

3,690

29,507 33,143

3,743

107

The enclosed returns, furnished by the officiating Registrar-General, will show in detail the population of Hong Kong on the 31st December 1850. The deaths amongst the white population (which embraces English, Americans, and Portuguese), are returned at 89, being at the rate of 10-11 per cent. This per centage must not, however, be taken as a correct estimate of the mortality in this part of the community, the greater number of the deceased being sailors and sojourners, who cannot properly be considered to belong to the fixed popu- lation of the colony. The average monthly number of prisoners confined in the gaols during the year was 150, and the deaths amounted to 8, giving an average mortality of 5:33 per cent., as appears by the enclosed return from the sheriff. The average monthly number of European prisoners was 20, among whom no casualty occurred. With regard to the mortality amongst the Chinese population, my Despatches forwarding the Blue Books for former years will have shown your Lordship the impossibility of obtaining accurate information on the subject.

The Colonial Surgeon's Report, attached to the Blue Book, contsins all the information that it is possible to collect with reference to the general state of health, sickness, and mortality during the past year.

9. I beg to append a memorandum, drawn up at my request by the Brigade- Major, showing the number of deaths which have occurred in the garrison during the year 1850. This shows the mortality amongst all branches of the military service to have been 17-89 per cent., being 23 per cent. amongst the European, and 10 per cent. amongst the native part of the force, which averaged during the year 625 and 409 respectively.

Education.

10. From the return, at page 193 of the Blue Book, it will be seen that there are 12 schools on the island, 7 of which are under the superintendence of Christian tutors. Some of these are supported by the several religious institu- tions established in Hong Kong, and others maintained by voluntary contri- butions, and by the parents of the pupils. With regard to the progress of the four Chinese schools at Victoria, Aberdeen, Stanley, and Wongneichung, whose teachers are paid by the local Government, the enclosed Report from the Committee superintending the same will place before your Lordship all necessary information.

Trade.

11. The total number of vessels which arrived in Hong Kong in 1850 was 884, and their tonnage amounted to 299,093 tons, showing a decrease of 12 vessels, but an increase of 5,382 tons, when contrasted with the year 1849. It is also satisfactory to remark, that the number of vessels from Great Britain and the United States of America has greatly increased, as will be seen by a glance at the following table:-

The number of vessels from India in 1849 and 1850 was, respectively, 127, measuring 61,747 tons, and 125 of the burthen of 63,128 tons, thereby showing a decrease of two vessels, but an increase of 1,381 tons in 1850.

Of the shipping arrived in Hong Kong during the past year, the Harbour Master's Returns, appended to the Blue Book, under the head of " Imports and Exports," show that 160 vessels imported, and 121 exported, goods into and from the colony. From the same returns it appears, that treasure to the value of 6,071,183 dollars, equivalent to 1,264,8291. 15s. 10d., has been shipped here for India, the greater part of this amount being, no doubt, in return for opium sold in China.

I may here add, that in 1850 sixteen vessels were registered in the colony measuring 3,399 tons, two of which measuring, conjointly, 225 tons, were built at Hong Kong.

With respect to the native trade of the colony, I beg to enclose a memorandum prepared by the Assistant Chinese Secretary.

Crown Lands.

12. The fixed revenue derivable from Crown lands for the year ended 31st December 1850, was as follows:-

Mercantile firms Private individuals Chinese

Total

£. 8. d.

5,440 0 41

4,298 18 111

1,554 13 2

£11,293 12 53

Which amount, when contrasted with the years 1848 and 1849, gives a trifling increase during two years of 1851. 17s. 6d. I think, therefore, that our annual fixed revenue under this head for years to come may be fairly estimated at about I1,000l.

Police.

13. I consider that our police force is perfectly competent for the prevention of crime within the precincts oi Victoria, where its service is mainly required. I attach a Return, drawn up by Mr. Superintendent May, showing the number of felony cases coming under the cognizance of the police from 1847 to 1850 inclusive, from which it will be perceived that felonies have fallen from 856 cases in 1849 to 674 during the last year.

I likewise forward several Returns, showing the criminal cases tried in the Supreme Court, and the causes brought before and decided by the chief magistrate and the Court of Petty Sessions, respectively, during the past year, as well as a Return of the number of civil cases tried by the Chief Justice, and actions commenced within the same period.

14. On the whole, my Lord, I have no hesitation in reporting the state of this colony to be satisfactory. The native population is certainly on the increase, and from the police returns it would seem that crime is on the decrease. This may be attributed to the arrival here during the past year of a number of artisans and tradesmen from Canton, who have been, in a great measure, induced to resort to the colony by reason of the trade which is now carried on between it and California. The Chinese inhabitants have also become more accustomed to our institutions. Hong Kong, as I have already reported in separate Despatches on this subject, will not, in my opinion, ever be the port of trade, which on its first formation it was expected to become; and I think it not impossible that three or four of our larger British commercial establishments will be at no distant period broken up, as from competition and

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other causes the profits of the China trade formerly enjoyed by a few are now divided amongst many, and hence the maintenance of an expensive establish- ment here has become not only unnecessary but undesirable to parties having houses of business in Canton. The port, however, is not without its use, even to them; for goods are often landed here intended for the northern ports, as indeed they are sometimes when destined for Canton, especially when the market is dull there, and when it is conceived by their consignees that further importation would produce further depression.

From December 1850 to March of this year 15 American whalers have arrived laden with oil, of which a considerable portion, under the provisions of the New Navigation Law, has been shipped to England in British bottoms. I am informed, by a very respectable authority, that 60 or 70 vessels of this description are expected here next winter, and as each of these vessels is estimated, on an average, to expend some 500l. in the colony, by which each class of the community is benefited, this branch of trade deserves especial encouragement. I understand, moreover, that the masters of the above whalers, when here, convened a meeting, and passed a resolution that Hong Kong was the cheapest and most suitable port in the east for the resort of whalers, and for the transhipment of their cargoes. These vessels can refit here at a comparatively small expense, procure such supplies as they may be in need of, and return to the whaling ground as soon as the season opens. I entertain, therefore, every hope that this trade may prove of great use to the colony. A vessel has also lately arrived here, under American colours, from Oregon, for the purpose of entering into contracts for the supply of masts, spars, &c., which at times are much required here. The returns will be, of course, from Hong Kong.

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In conclusion, I would add that although the colony is of great use to the few firms engaged in the opium trade, yet it is on the general foreign trade that Hong Kong must mainly depend for progressive improvement.

The Right Hon. Earl Grey,

&c.

Encl. 2 in No.

SIR,

&c. &c.

I have, &c., (Signed)

Enclosure 2 in No.

J. G. BONHAM.

Surveyor-General's Office, Victoria,

February 11, 1851.

I HAVE the honour to lay before you, for the information of his Excellency the Governor, my annual Report upon the works which have been undertaken during the year, and upon the general state of repair, &c. of all civil roads, works, and buildings upon the island.

VICTORIA.

Roads and Bridges.

The district from the gap to the valley has been kept in repair by convict labour, amounting during the year to 2,234 men, being equivalent to an expenditure of 467. 10s. 10d.; this is rather a large item for repair of so short a road, but it is caused by the necessary attention to the new portion of the road, and the expenditure is further enlarged by the distance the ment had to travel to the work, which occupies nearly an hour both going to and returning from work, or nearly one-fifth of their effective day's labour.

The final payment for that portion of the road from the Wongneichung Valley to North Point, which was widened and improved, as alluded to in my last Report, and which was so much damaged by the storm of the 13th September, was made during the year, amounting to 2701. 16s. 8d., which, with the previous advance of 757. made last year, makes the full cost of the service 3451. 16s. 8d. paid by Government, and in addition to which the sum of 1157, was paid by private subscription. In consequence of the misunderstanding between the clerk of works and the contractor nothing was done to the road until May of the present year, when orders were received to repair the damages and render the road again serviceable for carriages. This repair was effected for an expenditure of 631. 19s. 2d., and although we had no typhoon during the year there were several gales which tried the unfinished portions of the walls and hewly deposited earth severely, I am happy to state without effecting any damage. I have endeavoured to protect the line of road by encouraging the growth of grass and shrubs, or prickly pear, upon a slope of sand outside the sea-wall, and in several places they are thriving very well, but the extreme drought of the last six months has caused many to wither; these, however, I hope I shall succeed in replacing at as early a period as the raius will permit.

Of the bridges in the Wongneichung Valley, I have much pleasure in reporting that the three remaining wooden ones were reconstructed with brick arches upon the old abutments, in

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lieu of the timber platforms, which it was found quite impossible to preserve from rot and the ravages of the white ants,

Report and estimate 1 of 1850 authorized the construction of three bridges; the two small bridges, of 17 feet 6 inches and 12 feet span respectively, I experienced no difficulty in forming with the old materials (bricks) belonging to the Bungalow, abandoned by the proprietor and pulled down by Government, expenditure 371. 10s.; but the large bridge I found it impossible to complete according to the original intention, viz., in two semi-elliptic arches of 30 feet span, and was consequently obliged to build two additional piers, and form four segmental arches of 13 feet 9 inches span; these were completed more satisfactorily and the superstructure was finished, both spandrils and parapet, with the dressed stone belonging to the Bungalow, and only suitable for such work, the whole costing the sum of 1067. 5s.

In the early part of the year, and before the above work was found to be absolutely essential, repair, amounting to 47. 12.s., was obliged to be made to secure portions of the framing and platforms.

Drains,

The final payment on account of the drain or brick sewer to join the Ordnance sewer, report and estimate 8 of 1847, which it was found so difficult to complete, in consequence of the extreme hardness of the rock through which it had to pass, was made during the year. This service must have entailed a considerable loss upon the contractor, and I was at last compelled to execute the work by day's labour, charging the expense against the balance due. Repairs to drains in the whole city only amounted to 21. 7s. 3d. (Req. 39.)

Marine Works.

During the gales of the latter part of the year 1849 several large boats caused considerable injury to two of the piers in Tapingshan, and upon one of which a fast boat was entirely wrecked; the repairs demanded amounted to 117. (Req. No. 28); the other one was repaired at an expenditure of 37. (Req. No. 11).

Supply of water to Government house and offices was executed under the superintendence of 'the Royal Engineer department; the sum of 1517. 15s. Id. having been paid on account, the remaining sum was paid in the early part of the present year.

Buildings.

At the Court-house the sum of 1567. 5s. was expended in the furniture and fittings for the Court-room, which was permanently arranged, giving the necessary accommodation applied for by the Chief Justice, together with the formation of a skylight, which was also arranged for the better ventilation of the room, which was much required in hot weather with a crowded Court. The heavy entablatures to both fronts of this building show some symptoms of failure, portions of the cornice have fallen down; but as I believe the greater part of the projections have been formed with teak wood, it is probable there is no great decay in the framing to render any repair necessary,

The tower of the cathedral was completed during the year for the sum of 6977, 18s. 4d., and the total payments made on account of the whole building amounted to 1,2067. 5s., this sum, however, formed part of the private subscription.

For the protection of the Albany Godowns, a large building abandoned by the proprietors, the sum of 307. has been expended.

Also in pulling down the Bungalow in the Wongneichung valley, resumed by Government in removing to store some of the building materials which were being stolen by the Chinamen, an expenditure of 301. 10s. 4d. was made. With some of the above materials and others supplied from collected stores, and upon the requisition of the superintendent of police, approved of by his Excellency, I built a boat-shed and stabling for the police, rearranged the accommo- dation, and built new cells at the central station, repaired and whitewashed the kitchens, and built proper drains therefrom to the main sewer in the street, the whole being performed for the sum of 317, 5s.

Two prisoners effected an escape from the gaol by placing a plank upon the lean to roof of a privy, and thus gaining the summit of the wall dropped therefrom into the road, a height of 22 feet; in consequence of this a chevaux de frise was placed thereon 3 feet high, as well as for further safety an inner guard established, rendering the whole more secure, the above service cost 15. 13s. 11d. (Requisition No. 14).

Sundry repairs and painting were made to the flagstaves at Government house and offices, amounting to 77. 19s. 8d. under Requisitions 36 of 1849, and Nos. 3 and 9 of 1850.

The east side of the verandah to the Bungalow on Hospital Hill was rendered more sccure against typhoons by removing the large jalousies, and filling in between the columns with brickwork, and inserting an ordinary sized window instead, also in bracing and strengthening a portion of the north front of the verandah; a part of this service was performed by the tenant, the remainder was executed by Government at an expenditure of 10l. 8s. 4d.

The several police stations in the city, four in number, exclusive of the central station, were thoroughly whitewashed, repaired, and painted (the latter service not having been performed for three years) for the sum of 347. 13s. 7d.

The other police stations in the island, viz., at Aberdeen, Stanley, and East Point, underwent no repairs during the year; but on my inspection at the beginning of this year I had occasion to note several dilapidations, particularly at Aberdeen, but most of these are not strictly chargeable to Government, and notice to that effect has been given to the superintendent of police.

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Convicts.

An expenditure, amounting to 151. 3s. 3d. (Requisitions No. 42 of 1849, and 10 of 1850), was incurred in the purchase of stone-hammers, rope, and winch, for the use of the prisoners confined to hard labour within the gaol; these are mostly Europeans, and the total number. employed during the year amounted to about 3,100, not working the whole day or regularly either; 300 tons of stone have been broken, the quantity I have used on the road does not amount to more than 180 tons, but I hope to dispose of all that may be broken in the present year, and thus be enabled to form a hard compact surface for most of the streets throughout the city.

The repairs to convict tools, wheelbarrows, shovels, pickaxes, &c., has amounted to the sum of 201. Os. 11d. I have been enabled with the labour of the convicts to keep in very fair repair almost the whole of the streets in the city, including the Queen's Road and the Wongneichung Valley Road alluded to before; upon the former in the ordinary surface repairs, and including a very extensive damage done to the embankment near Mr. Edger's house I have expended the labour of 3,047 men, valued at 637. 9s. 7d., and upon the rest of the roads and streets in the city the number of 5,485 men, equivalent to an expenditure of 1147. 5s. 5d., forming the total amount of 8,532, equal to 1777. 15s., for a length of 84 miles, or nearly 3d. per yard

per annum.

Sundry services to drains were completed by 57 men, equivalent to 1. 3s. 9d.

In the transport of materials, viz., that of hard wood, stone, and tiles, from the Bungalow in the Wongneichung Valley to the store at the Government offices, and also for the repairs and alterations to the Central Police Station, as well as for the construction of the bridges in the valley, I have employed 3,343 men, valued at 697. 12s. 112.

Two of the streets in the city, viz., Elgin-street and Wyndham-street, were improved, the former at the turn leading to Hollywood-road, and the latter at the junction with Albert-road, by the labour of 1,078 men. I also formed two streets near Hollywood-road, to give access to some lots of land offered for sale: this service employed 432 men, Another service, under the head of Construction, was performed in clearing and levelling the ground between the Queen's-road and the sea, extending from the Main Guard-house to a drain crossing the area, employing thereon 758 men, valued at 15%. 15s. 10d.

This ground forms part of the plaza; the remainder of the area, from thence to Messrs. Lindsay's premises, is partly formed of the natural uncut ground, and partly by deposit of earth from the parade-ground and area of the Government offices and church. It is very irregular, and averages a height of 4 feet or more, containing about 10,000 cubic yards; and as the labour of its removal would involve a large expenditure of convict labour, probably the total number of convicts at my disposal for six months, the completion of the service has been delayed until a future period. The total number employed on these three services amounts to 2,435 men, equal to 50%. 14s. 7d.

The miscellaneous service performed by convict labour comprises clearing the ground, inland lot, No. 1, for police boat-shed, clearing sands at Pedder's Wharf, transplanting trees, work at Flag-staves, clearing weeds, &c., from Government ground, and scavengers for the city, amounting in the whole to 886 meu, valued at 187, 9s. 2ỗ.

Thus the total number of men employed during the year out of the gaol amounts to 15,253, giving an equivalent value of work, amounting to 3177. 15s. 5d.; for the year 1849 the number employed was 17,846; for 1848, 18,151.

The prisoners who are condemned to hard labour within the walls of the prison have, as stated before, broken 300 tons of stone for the roads; it is certainly hard, and I now cause it to be broken very fine, and, estimating their labour at 5d. per diem, would give an amount of 647. 11s. 8d., or about 4s, per ton, which is a very high price indeed; this work is an employ- ment, and the stone is useful, but certainly no punishment. The tread-mill, when it arrives, will effect, I have no doubt, all that may be desired for that purpose.

In addition to this service a party of ten sailors were employed for three months in clearing and levelling the ground round the Debtors' Gaol. The value of their labour I estimate at 6d. per day, and amounts to 217. 5s. Thus the total value of all convict labour that I can bring to account amounts to the sum of 4037. 12s. Id.

per-

On comparing the actual expenditure on account of the gaol with the value of work formed by the convicts, I must observe that at least two-thirds of the total number of persons confined in the gaol do not earn anything at all, and are consequently a burden upon the Government.

Road round the Island.

His Excellency having visited this road at the beginning of last year, instructed me to com- plete those portions of it between Aberdeen and Stanley which had been postponed or left. unfinished. These works comprised four stone arches in the Staunton Valley, the foundations and abutments of which were finished, and the construction of two drains near Deepwater Bay. The first service was executed for the balance remaining due upon the original contract for the work, and cost 507. 6s. 3d.; the other services I did not pay for until the termination of the year, and the expenditure will, therefore, be accounted for in my next Report.

The road, although it had no repairs for two rainy seasons, was in most places in very fair order, except on the sea-coast, near Aberdeen, and through Quarries near Aldrich Bay and Sowkewan, where extensive damages occurred, and where I have annually reported the diffi- culty of preserving it, both on account of its exposed position, and through the carelessness of the quarrymen in blocking up the drains and causing such an extensive deposit of silt to accu- mulate in the river-courses and land adjoining. For the general preservation of the road, that

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of

is, in clearing the side channels, and arranging for the natural and proper discharge of rain- water, as well as to repair some particular localities, to render the passage of horses and pedestrians secure, his Excellency was pleased to authorize an expenditure of 661. 12s. 5d., Which I expended 637. 19s. 2d., and arranged a contract for that purpose, obliging the party to execute the necessary work, as well as to keep the whole in repair until the 31st December 1850; and on visiting the line in the month of January of the present year, I was much gratified to find the whole road in very capital order, with the exception of those sea-coast parts, alluded to before, and some of the wooden bridges; several of these, however, I caused to be reduced in width, and was thus enabled to perform a satisfactory repair without any additional outlay, the sound portions of the abstracted timber being available for other bridges in the neighbourhood.

I have to report the commencement of the new road to avoid the Gap-hill, commencing at the Albany Godowns, and terminating at the bridge in the Wongneichung Valley. This service will, I hope, be completed in March, and be of great advantage to the public, as giving a healthful promenade and agreeable driving-road for the hot season.

The trees planted along the sides of some of the roads in the city have in general thriven tolerably well; about one-tenth of them, however, have been much injured by goats and drunken sailors, and other wanton injuries have been done to them by other parties; but there are several varieties of the banyan, mango, bamboo, acacia, and other native trees extremely hardy, which grow very quickly, give considerable shade, and I should be very happy to see them extensively planted all over those parts of the city where the advantage of them would be felt.

The small plantation of fir-trees at the rear of the Albany Barracks, planted by myself in the year 1845, and which were then only one foot high, are now upwards of seven feet, and look very strong and healthy.

I have, &c.,

The Hon. Major W. Caine,

(Signed)

Colonial Secretary.

(True Copy)

(No. 10.)

SIR,

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

CHARLES ST. GEORGE CLEVERLY,

Enclosure 3 in No.

Surveyor-General.

Surveyor-General's Office, Victoria, 12th February 1851.

I HAVE the honour to forward, for the information of his Excellency the Governor, my, Annual Report upon the state and progress of the department for the year 1850.

For the whole of the above period the entire duties connected with the supervision of labour, both for work under contracts and that performed by the convicts, has devolved upon myself with the assistance of the Chinese overseer and Coolies. In consequence of the reduction in the department of the civil engineer and road overseer during the previous year, I adopted measures for arranging that the supervision of all works performed by the department should be under- taken by the Chinese overseer, to whom I gave the requisite instructions and a short detail of the contracts; and he, together with his Coolies, when necessary, were always stationed on the work, to see that the services were properly performed, and my directions to the workmen or contractor fully complied with. Thus the road round the island was regularly visited, its state of repair constantly reported, as well as the progress made with the few works of construction ordered on the Aberdeen and Stanley Road; also, when repairing and improving the road to North Point, the same service was performed. In addition to this, I directed the overseer and his men to take a general charge of the roads and streets, drains, &c., in the city, to execute contingent repairs in such places where it was not necessary to send the gang of convicts. By this arrangement, with the assistance of convict labour, I was enabled to keep the whole city in repair, without disbursing any money whatever, which I have never been able to effect in previous years.

The overseer was ordered to attend the office every day for instructions, and at the same time give a written report of the previous day's work; thus during the year 30 days' labour were occupied in grassing slopes, 15 days in surveying, 288 days clearing drains and side- channels, 488 days repairing and weeding roads and streets, and 102 days in attending to the trees on the roads; this, together with attendance upon me in the mornings and evenings, when their services were demanded to lay out ground for sale, define boundaries of lots, or other mis- cellaneous work, comprised the whole of their duties, which have been very satisfactorily per- formed; and I have to report most favourably of their general good conduct, and particularly so of their overseer, Assow, who is a most valuable assistant to me, and (for a Chinaman) a most deserving and exemplary man.

The expenditure on account of roads not in the city amounted to 3851. 2s. 1d., on account of bridges 1567. 18. 11d., drains 411. 7s. 3d., marine works 16.

Buildings.

The construction and repair of buildings I took entirely under my individual supervision (the overseer only reporting the number of men at work thereon); these comprised the completion of the church tower, the fittings and furniture, &c., to the Court-house, sundry contingent

HONG KONG,

Enel. 3 in No.

HONG KONG.

8

REPORTS EXHIBITING THE PAST AND PRESENT

repairs, and a variety of works under the head of construction, fully detailed in my Report upon Works and in the Blue Book Return; the whole amounting to an expenditure of 1,5231. Is. 4d., of which 1,2061. 5s. 6d. was for the church.

The direct supervision of convict labour is now entrusted to the Indian serjeant of the guaro who was formerly the overseer attached to my department. He receives his orders direct from me, or through overseer Assow (who also assists him). He is an intelligent man, gene- rally attentive, and I am well satisfied with his conduct, as he performs his duties quite as well as can be expected from a man of his class.

In the supply of new tools, both for hard-labour within and without the gaol, and also for the repair of tools, I have expended the sum of 351. 4s. 2d. This is considerably less than the previous year's expenditure, but many of the wheelbarrows must soon be condemned, being too old for repair; but there is a good stock of wood from houses pulled down or resumed by Government, which will be very suitable for new ones, or repairs to buildings, when demanded. If I had a good carpenter attached to my department, I should find his services most useful, and I have no doubt it would effect an ultimate saving, as it would enable me to execute a great variety of repairs, which, for however trifling an amount, I must previously obtain the sauction. of his Excellency the Governor; and, in consequence, I am often obliged to defer sundry requisite repairs until a sufficient number have accumulated to enable me to submit them to his Excellency; whereas if the carpenter was always available, this delay would never occur, and the convicts' tools, and the several buildings under my charge (27 in number), would be repaired immediately they require it. I have no doubt that I could engage a tolerably good carpenter at 30s. a-month, or 187. per annum, and as I invariably spend that amount of money in repair of convict tools alone, the employment of such a man would not be a burthen, although it would swell the amount of my departmental expenses, His work would be of the utmost advantage to the Government, and I am sure be attended with satisfactory results.

In the office Mr. Power still continues to give perfect satisfaction in the various duties required of him as book-keeper and general clerk, in the preparation of the ordinary accounts of expenditure of the department, as well as in the careful arrangement and entries demanded in the registration of memorials and the duties pertaining to the issue of leases. There have been but few transactions in land during the past year, only 45 memorials having been regis- tered. Of these, 30 were for absolute sale affecting 35 lots, and only 4 for surrender to Govern- ment affecting 7 lots, the remainder being of a miscellaneous character. Of these 45, 13 were by Chinese and 7 endorsements of surrender, the documents necessary for which were executed in the office. The number of leases issued was 9, and sales of land have amounted to the sum of 1567. 3s. 1d. per annum only, the rental of lots resumed by Government amounting to 1537. 8s. 11d., leaves (with the addition of 5 grants) the total land rental of the year 11,2937. 12s. 54d., or 441. 9s. 1d. more than it was for the year 1849.

J

I trust that I shall be enabled, during the present season, to make the necessary surveys, alluded to in my last Annual Report, of the several buildings and works erected since my general survey of the town in 1843. I am preparing a map of the cantonment and ground adjoining, showing the several buildings aud colonial. property extending from the Albany Godowns to the Ice-house, and when that is complete I shall proceed to the survey of the remainder of the city; this duty, although a simple and by no means an arduous one, in ordinary cases where there happens to be any European assistant, or where a person can devote his whole time to the service, but it being incumbent upon me to attend the office at the ordinary office hours I can only devote the mornings and afternoons to it, which causes consi- derable delay, as it occupies additional time in going to and returning from work, as well as in re-arranging the several lines of the survey for the intended day's work, and this is of no mean consideration in this climate even during the cold season, where exposure without exercise is so injurious to health; surveying, although a tiring duty, and particularly street surveying, obliging a person to stand still almost for the greater portion of the time occupied

in the work.

I have much pleasure in recording that the year has passed without any sickness in the department, and that the cause of my lameness (and consequent inability to walk or ride much during the previous year) having quite disappeared, I have been enabled to execute my duties with more satisfaction to myself both in the office and out of doors.

The Hon. Major W. Caine,

Colonial Secretary.

(True Copy.)

I have, &c.,

(Signed)

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

CHARLES ST. GEORGE CLEVERLY,

Surveyor-General.

STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.

Enclosure 4 in No.

CENSUS of HONG KONG, 31st December, 1850.

Europeans and Americans . Portuguese (Goa and Macao) Indians, Malays, &c. Chinese in employ of Europeans Ditto residing in the City of)

Victoria

1

361

of 1,204

Ditto Boat Population, Victoria"

Harbour

·

Ditto residing in Villagea Ditto Boat Population, otherį

than Victoria.

Ditto temporary Resident, Vag-1

+

*

rants, &c. Aliens, such as Seamen and]

temporary Residents, &c.

Total

172

9

Total Total Number Number

of Houses occupied.

Population.

Population.

of

Children,

Total,

Children.

Total

Boats. Male.

Fem.

Male.

Fem.

Male. Fem.

Male. Fem.

321

79

34

31

465

218

88 61

48

415

180

60

25

Il

276

Total Europeans Total Goa

Indians, &c. .

and

Macao Portuguese,

321 79

398 148

34 31

86

59

465

691

1,633 161

20

11

1,825

9,909 2,287 1,005

727

2,453

802

634

14,185

780

4,172 3,217 862 465

4,898 2,956 1,301 1,152 798 6,207

984

620 319

354

Total Chinese

20,828 5,431 3,262 2,466 31,987

660

40

700

149

149 Total Aliens

149

2,367

1,361 21,696 5,658 3,382 2,556

*The Troops are not included.

33,292

(True Copy,)

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

:

Enclosure 5 in No.

:

149

21,696 5,658 3,382 2,556 33,292

(Signed)

CHARLES MAY, Officiating Registrar-General.

No. 4. ABSTRACT of RETURNS furnished from each House occupied by Chinese in the Colony of Hong Kong, stating the number of persons resident therein on December 31, 1850.

City of Victoria

No. of Persons who died

Population during preceding Total

Mortality. each place.

of

65

I

Children.

Total

Name of District or Place,

Male. Female.

12 months.

Male. Female.

In the Out of the Colony. Colony,

11,542

2,448

1,025

995

16,010

65

Aberdeen and vicinity

786

95

59

37

977

Hong Kong

94

71

48

42

25.5

Pokfoolum

28

26

8

7

69

Saiwan and vicinity

48

23

23

22

116

Sheak 0.

146

65

19

26

256

Sheak toon tsin and vicinity

49

15

16

17

97

Showkewan and vicinity

466

91

57

29

643

Sookumpoo and vicinity.

758

151

84

56

1,049

Sei-ing-poon

12

11

23

Wongneichung.

.

283

120

64

58

525

547

194

87

60

888

14,759 3,310

1,490 1,349 20,908

85

65

(True Copy,)

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

(Signed)

Stanley and vicinity

22

Enclosure 6 in No.

10

རྦ=:

General nature of Occupation

of the Inhabitants.

Trade.

Trade with fishing. Agriculture.

Ditto.

Ditto.

Fishing and ditto. Ditto.

Stone cutting. Trade.

Agriculture. Ditto.

Trade with fishing.

CHARLES MAY, Officiating Registrar-General.

No. 2. RETURN of the Number and Description of Chinese Vessels Anchored or Plying in the Harbours and Bays of Hong Kong, on the 31st December, 1850, specifying the Number of Persons on Board,

Junks

+

VICTORIA.

ABERDEEN.

STANLEY,

Description of Boat.

No.

of

Children. No.

Children. No.

Children,

Males. Fem.

Boats.

of Malea. Fem. Males. Fem. Boats.

of Males. Fem.

Males. Fem. Boats.

Males. Fem.

2 84

J

Trading Boats

Passage Boats Salt Boats Stone Boats

Fishing Boats

12

70

7

56

44

580

20

2

+

40

·

72

Cargo Boats

201

112

Wood Boats

+

20

Fast Boats and Hakows.

110 300

Sampans

Cooking Boats

·

500 1,060

ུཕྱྀཨྰཿཚོ

30

18

20

15

5

170

162

80

;;མིཾ:Ë;ཨོཾ;

55 469 120

20

19

3

6

5

24

22

5

49

6

5

53 636 275 360 272

20

10

3

3

500 388

206

178 350 267 208

Lorchas

41

·

::: ::

95 488 265

310

209

7

11

60

10

9

7

4

3

105

154 616 311 183 169

Water Boats

3

18

+

Total

727 2,453

780

620

319

!

245 1,052 551

* Upwards of 200 employed in fishing.

587

386

327 1,710 711 533 390

3 B

CAP...

:

10

REPORTS EXHIBITING THE PAST AND PRESENT

STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.

1]

173

Junks

Return of the Number and Description of Chinese Vessels-continued.

SAIWAN and SHOWKEWAN.

SHEAK-6.

TOTAL.

Description of Boat.

No. of Boats.

Children.

Males. Fem.

No. of

Children.

Males. Fem.

No. of

Children.

Males. Fem.

Males. Fem. Boats.

Males. Fem. Boats.

Males. Fem.

• ►

4

97

13

Sampans*

Trading Boats

Passage Boats

Salt Boats

Stone Boats

Fishing Boats

Cargo Boats

Wood Boats

·

+

+

Fast Boats and Hakows

Cooking Boats

Lorchas

Water Boats

10

71 549 120

20

17 102

3

2

3

51 651

4

26

5

25

5

2

7

65

3

78

34

23

18

13

194 1,287

624

723

+

20 112

60

20

*

9

40

6

10

3

1

3

7

8

122

363

181

174

+

5

9

1

6

854 2,075 1,079

782

480

4

41

::

3

འཚོ:;:

15

89

18

1,361 5,409 2,081 1,772 1,117

Total

44 140

39

31

22

18

54

* Upwards of 200 employed in fishing.

(True Copy.)

(Signed)

CHARLES MAY,

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

Enclosure 7 in No.

P

Officiating Registrar-General.

RETURN of the average Number of Prisoners confined in Victoria Gaol during every Day of each Month of the Year 1850.

March

April

Remarks.

One Indian died of suppuration of lungs.

Months. Europeans.

Chinese and Coloured Prisoners.

'Total.

Number of Deaths.

January February

24

140

1

One Indian died of dysentery.

26

131

25

155

1

One Chinese died of dysentery.

14

87

May

17

112

17

122

19

110

26

119

September

25

165

+

+

19

145

1

November

17

138

December

13

144

242 1,567

1,809

8

June

July.

August

October.

8568 8 5:

Average Number in each Month Total Deaths

Mortality

(True Copy,),

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

[One Chinese died of cholera.

3

One Chinese died of congestion of lungs.

One Chinese died of natural causes.

One Chinese died of hospital gangrene. One Chinese died of dysentery.

150

+

8

5.33 per cent.

(Signed)

W. H. MITCHELL, Sheriff.

Enclosure 8 in No.

MEMORANDUM showing the Number of Deaths which have occurred in the Garrison of Hong Kong during the

Year ended 31st December, 1850.

Average Strength

during the Year.

during the Year.

Proportion of Deaths

Number of Deaths

to average

Strength.

Proportion of

Deaths to

entire Force.

PERIOD.

Description of

Quarter ending 31st March.

Quarter ending 30th June.

Troops.

Average Deaths. Average Strength.

Strength.

Quarter ending 30th September.

Average Deaths.

Strength.

Quarter ending

Deaths.

31st December.

Average Strength.

Deaths.

Europeans

710

Il

Malays and Natives of

India

ves of 412 2

694

422

19

608

84

499

30

15

410

7

392

17

625

409

144

23.04

17.89

41 10.02

1,034

185

SIR,

Enclosure 9 in No.

Victoria, Hong Kong, April 5, 1851.

We have the honour to reply to your letter of 1st April 1851, by the following Report on the Government Chinese schools for the past year.

2. The average number of scholars under instruction has been 93; 30 at Victoria, 18 at Stanley, 20 at Aberdeen, and 25 at Wongneichoong.

3. The teacher at Aberdeen having been dismissed for gross misconduct was replaced by another, with whose success in the instruction of his pupils we have reason to be satisfied. The teacher appointed to the school at Wongneichoong, opened during the year, is an elderly man, a native of the village, a schoolmaster by profession, and a Christian convert. He had for many years taught in that neighbourhood, and was recommended by the villagers them- selves as a fit

person.

4. The system pursued in the Victoria school not meeting with our approbation, Mr. Moncrieff proposed to the teacher to remove to St. Paul's College and there receive instruction, as well in the arts of teaching generally as in the truths of the Christian religion. The offer was accepted, and the school served for the time by a teacher from the establishment of the College. After a fair trial, however, it was considered improbable that the original teacher would soon be able to conduct the school in a mode of which we could approve, and as the Bishop of Victoria had a vacancy for a teacher in the College, and kindly agreed to take this man permanently into connexion with him, we thought it better that his relation to the Government should cease, and that the teacher who supplied his place should be continued in charge of the school. We regret that in consequence of this change the unmber of scholars decreased for a time. The former teacher received the 10 dollars a-month only in aid of his school, which before any Government assistance was granted consisted of more than 30 scholars, but the present teacher stood upon a different footing. Latterly the number has again increased, and it now corresponds with that which by the effect of the Government grant was added to the original school.

5. The teachers of the four schools are now, therefore, all nominees of the Government, not receiving, as far as we are aware, any compensation from their pupils, and they are all professed Christians.

6. Christian books have been introduced into all the schools, but it is not compulsory on the scholars to learn them. If the parents object, the course of study is confined to native e ading.

7. The following are the principal books now used :---

Native Works.

The three character Classic.

The one thousand character Classic. The four books and five Classics.

Christian Works.

Medhurst's three character Classic. Bishop Boone's Catechism. The Bible.

8. The progress of the scholars has been, on the whole, tolerably satisfactory; we hope, however, by a more effectual supervision, and by the introduction of a few elementary works on various branches of useful knowledge, as soon as Chinese literature shall have been enriched by these, to work some improvement. The great distance of three, or at least two, of the four schools, coupled with our imperfect knowledge of the language, renders the supervision difficult and unsatisfactory. We can, however, only suggest one remedy that lies beyond ourselves, and this is, that the school Committee should be remodelled, aad that to the Bishop of Victoria should be accorded the entire superintendence of the schools, or at least a joint. superintendence.

9. The most serious impediment to progress is the fluctuation of the scholars in each. school, owing to the caprice, but principally to the avarice or the necessities of the parents, who are unwilling to allow children to remain at school who may be employed elsewhere, with a, to them, more tangible prospect of pecuniary gain, for the importance attached by Chinese to the acquisition of knowledge, though great, is, we fear, secondary to that attached to the acquisition of money.

e are, &c.,

We (Signed)

The Hon. Major Caine,

Colonial Secretary.

(True Copy.)

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

C. B. HILLIER,

E. T. R. MONCRIEFF, LL.D., Committee for superintending Chinese Schools.

HONG KONG.

Encl. 9 in No. F.

Brigade Office, Hong Kong, 6th April, 1851.

(True Copy,)

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

(Signed)

A. E. BURMESTER, Captain, Brigade Major.

3 B 2

12

HONG KONG.

Encl. 10 in No.

T

REPORTS EXHIBITING THE PAST AND PRESENT

Enclosure 10 in No.

STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.

Pi

174

13

Victoria, Hong Kong, January 27, 1851. MEMORANDUM on the Junk Trade in the harbour of Victoria, from 1st March to 31st December 1850.

הי

I

A MEMORANDUM furnished in February 1850 explained the difficulty of supplying extensive or accurate data regarding the trade of this colony, and the defectiveness of the means of obtaining information upon that head.

it

From the return daily made up by a native in the employ of the Chinese Secretary's Office, that there anchored in Victoria harbour during the above period 467 junks loading appears with stone from the colonial quarries, a slight advance upon the stone junks of 1849, which amounted to but 456.

In the salt trade there is a considerable increase, 456 junks having imported 345,050 piculs of salt in 10 months, while the whole import of 1849 was 335,350 piculs imported in 334 junks.

The monthly average of general traders has continued nearly the same as during the latter eight months of 1849; of the first four months there was no record, but, in the remainder, 596 junks, laden with general cargoes, anchored here, while during the latter 10 months of 1850 there have been 706 at Victoria with general cargoes, moving to or from the east and west coasts of the Canton province, Fuhkien, the islands of Hainan and Formosa, and Singapore and Siam.

From this last port a single junk brought areca-nut, Brazil-wood, rattans, pepper, birds'- nests, leather, and nutmegs.

From Singapore three large vessels, the same cargo as above, birds'-nests excepted, and with it drugs, dried fish, glasses, and bicho-de-mar.

Three from Formosa, coal, sulphur, rice, potato-flour, planks, and skin. The rest from various ports of the coast, reaching from Tien-tsin to Hainan Island; pigs, sheep, and poultry, drugs, bark, dried fruits, pulse, grain, sweet potatoes, sugar, sugar-candy, cocoa-nuts, areca- nuts, betel-leaf, dried fish, blubber-fish, rock-suckers, bicho-de-mar, hams, bacon, pickled vegetables, eggs, native wine and manufactured tobacco, salt, alum, coal, charcoal, fuel, sulphur, rattans, coarse paper, crockery, cloth, grass-cloth, leather, furs, raw silk, planks, raw iron, and iron ware.

Compared with 1849 there has been a slight falling off in the marine junk trade of some four or five vessels a-month, and there have been none, as in 1849, from Tonquin; but it is impossible to account for this by any of the causes which might ordinarily be supposed to affect a coast trade.

+

During the last two months when, although the monsoon is fair, the weather is such as to render navigation not a little perilous to the frail native craft, and while there has been more just alarm felt on the score of piracy than since the destruction of the pirates fleet in September 1849, the number of monthly aarivals has been greater than at any period since May 1849.

In both November and December no fewer than 124 juuks have touched here; the greatest number on record before this being in May 1849, when 122 are shown to have anchored. here.

T. WADE, Assistant Chinese Secretary.

(Signed)

(True Copy.)

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

Enclosure 12 in No.

RETURN of Criminal Cases that have been tried in the Supreme Court of Hong Kong during the Year 1850.

WN - 10 10 10 11

Number of Cases;

Number of Persons.

2

2

I

+

Assault

CRIME,

2

Abduction of Girt under 16 Years. Argon

+

Assault and false Imprisonment

3 Assault, with intent to rob,

Aggravated Assault.

2

Assault and Robbery

1

Breach of Prison

2

2 Burglary, with intent to rob

Burglary and Larceny

Burglary and Stabbing

3

1

2

2

False Imprisonment

2

Conspiracy to sell a Girl for purpose of Prostitution

Demanding money with menaces.

False Imprisonment and Extortion Forgery

10 Larceny

2

+

Larceny by a Servant

2 2 Larceny in a Dwelling-house

2

12 25

2 Manslaughter

3

SENTENCE.

REMARKS.

Charge abandoned.]

Postponed.

Number Number Number Number

of

of

of

of Cases, Persons. Cases. Persons.

3

I

2

13

13

3

I

23

12

14

I

1 9

Murder

3 3

Perjury

Piracy

4

41

Piracy, with Stabbing

7

11

Receiving Stolen Goods

1 2

Revolt

7

12

Robbery with arms.

Rubbery, with stabbing

5

5

Stabbing, with intent to do grievous bodily harm

81 163

Total

78

29

12 4 40

14

18

51

* James Gilroy, one of the prisoners, was ordered to be discharged on payment of 1s, to Her Majesty.

In this case, the prisoners were fu her sentenced to pay a fine of 50 Dollars each, and to be further imprisoned till such fine was paid. This prisoner was indicted for murder, but the Crown waiving that charge, he pleaded guilty of manslaughter. § One of these prisoners died before the day of trial in prison. This will explain the difference of one in the totals.

W. H. ALEXANDER,

(Signed)

Deputy Registrar.

(True Copy,)

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

(Signed)

ROBERT DUNDAS CAY,

Registrar.

Enel. 11 in No.

Enclosure 11 in No.

RETURN of the Total Number of Felony Cases coming under the Cognizance of the Hong Kong Police, including those in which no Persons were apprehended.

Total Number

Year.

of Cases.

1847

585

1848

713

1849

856

1850

'674

(Signed)

CHARLES MAY, Superintendent of Police.

Victoria, Hong Kong, February, 1851.

(True Copy,)

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

175

15

14

REPORTS EXHIBITING THE PAST AND PRESENT

Enclosure 13 in No.

ABSTRACT of CAUSES under cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Office Hong Kong, during the Year 1850, with the mode

Number of

Causes.

Civil Causes,

how disposed of.

of disposal.

Criminal Causes, how disposed of.

Total.

Civil.

Criminal.

Decree for Plaintiff.

Decree for Defendant

or Claim withdrawn,

Summoned to Petty Sessions.

Committed

Committed pending de- livery by the Governor.

Undecided.

Total Convicted Discharged Released Number of and Defendants. Punished. Punishment Security.

without

un

Deported,

or bailed for Trial at the Supreme

Undecided.

Court and

To the Chinese

Petty Sessions. Authorities

To the Consul of France.

M. F. M. F.

M.

F. M. F.

M.

F.

M. F.

M. F.

M. F.

M.

F.

126 359

7 1,692

19 66 465

674

28

29 50

6

47

1

380

10

10

:

49

17

1

1,731 556 1,175 64

1,731|556

STATE OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.

Enclosure 15 in No.

+

RETURN of the Number of Cases Tried before the Honourable J. W. Hulme, and Actions commenced in the Supreme and Vice-Admiralty Courts of Hong Kong, during the year ending the 31st December, 1850.

Cases tried before the Honourable J. W. Hulme in 1850.

Judgment.

TOTAL.

COURT.

Number of Cases,

Amount of Debt and Damages claimed.

Plaintiff.

Defendant. Nonsuit, Cases.) Debt

and Damages.

Dollars.

Supreme Court

*

Common Law Chancery Summary Insolvency

+

Appeals Vice-Admiralty Court

+

1 None,

Dollars.

4496-62

None.

None. Node. None. None.

1

None.

123*

17792.19

85

32

5

+

Hearings

Debts in

5+

Schedule 6328-88

Insolvents

} 5 Discharged

None.

None.

2

12260.00

2

None.

18

68597.56

17

1

None. None.

149

109475.25

The Civil Causes summarily decided by the Magistrates consisted of-

Claims for Police Rates

Recovery of deserted leasehold premises

Fees on Opium Licenses, &c.

192

1

4

197

The Criminal Causes summarily decided consisted of-

Unlawful possession of goods, malicious injuries, obstruction of wharves and thoroughfares, keeping public brothels, illegal assemblage with intent to injure property, furious driving, &c. &c.

164

Rogues and Vagabonds, plying boats and hawking without License. Misconduct as Police Constables

86

40

+

Resisting Police

·

25

Drunkenness and disorderly conduct

Assaults and Batteries

214 157

Keeping Public Gambling Houses

Unlawful combination among workmen

False Balances and Weights

Breaches of Spirit Licenses

2

-

Exercising without License the calling of Pawnbroker, Auctioneer,

Retailer of Opium or Spirits

13

707

Add Committals for Trial, Summonses for Defendants in cases of)

Debt, Damage, &c.

of}

827

Total.

1,731

(True Copy,)

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

(Signed)

C. B. HILLIER,

Chief Magistrate.

Enclosure 14 in No.

ABSTRACT of Causes under Cognizance at the Court of Petty Sessions, Hong Kong, during the Year 1850, with the Mode of Disposal.

No. of Causes.

Civil Causes, how disposed of.

Criminal Causes, how disposed of

Tutal.

Civil.

Criminal.

Plaintiff. Decree for

Defendant.

Decree for

Nousuited.

Undecided.

Withdrawn.

Referred to Su-

preme Court.

Total Number

Convicted and

of Defendants. Punished,

Discharged without Punishment. Security.

Released

Committed

on

Deported.

or

Bailed.

M.

F.

M.

F.

M.

F. M. F.

M.

F.

M.

F.

575

359 216 208 41

71

2

34

4

315

3

182

2

61

30

33

LO

CRIMINAL-

Larceny

Classification of Offences,

Robbery and Housebreaking

Embezzlement

Extortion

+

Receiving Stolen Property

Obtaining Money by false pretences

Demanding Money with menaces

Uttering counterfeit Coin

Riotous assemblage

Combination amongst Workmen

Assaults with intent to Rob

Assaults aud Batteries

Vagrancy

4

+

Returning to the Colony after having been deported Cutting and destroying Trees

Desertion from Vessels in Harbour

(True Copy.)

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

146

3

22

8

1

Tuta!

216

(Signed)

C. B. HILLIER, Chief Magistrate.

Actions commenced in 1850.

COURT.

Number of Cases.

Amount of Debt and Damages claimed.

Settled without

Trial.

JUDGMENT,

Plaintiff.

Remaining Defendant, Nonauit. dependence. Cases, Debt

TOTAL.

in

and Damages.

Supreme Court-

Common Law Chancery Summary

Insolvency

Ecclesiastical

251 None.

154

Debts in

Schedule

¡Assets per

27

Dollars. 69900-31 19

None. None. 21843-82 31

4274.88 None.

Appraise-19228-47 None.

Dollars-

None. None. None. None.

85

None.

Petitioners

Discharged 4

32

None.

5

1

None.

None.

ment

Appeals Vice-Admiralty Court

2

·

14

12260.00 66824-55

None. None.

11

1

None. None. None.

None.

38 226

194332.03

* One of these cases was referred to the Registrar to report on and is still undecided.

+ One of these was a remanded case of 1849.

In eight of these cases the defendant was arrested on a capias issued from the common law side, and they were subsequently brought into

the summary jurisdiction. The debt and damages in the said cases amount to 1640-22 dollars.

One of these was commenced in 1849.

(Signed) W. H. ALEXANDER, Deputy-Register.

(True Copy,)

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

(Signed)

ROBERT DUNDAS CAY, Registrar.

Ne 9.

Siv

1.

1.

Sub241/51

Jurseyor Generali Office, Victorias. 11th February.

176

1851.

I have the honor to lay before you for the

information of B is Excellency The Governor

M any annual Report upon the Works which have been undertaken during the Year, and upon the general state of repair, to of all civil Roads, Works and Buildings

upon the Scloud. Island.

проти

Victoria.

Roads and Bridges;

The District from the bass to the

Valley has been kept inpepair by Convict

labour amoun

nting during

the year to

2234 men,

being

equivalent to an _

Z

L

expenditure of € 46. 10. 10, this is pather

The Hon the Major. M. Caine

Colonial Secretary

2.

LL.

large item for repair of so short a road.

OL

ttention

but it is caused by the necessary to the new

portion of the hood, and the expenditure is further enlarged by the distance the had to trand to the

swork which

going

πι

men

occupies nearly an hour both to and returning from work, or nearly in fifth of their effective dory's labour.

The final payment for that portion of the strad from the Wongneichung- Valley

to North Point which

was wi-

dened and improved as alluded to last Report and which was so much damaged by the storm of

in

my

£

of the

the

made

13th September.

was made during Year, amounting to at 270. 16. §. wluch with the previous advance of £75 ma last year makes the full cost of the service £345. 16. & paid by Government, and in addition to which the sum of £115-

paid by private subscription. In

was

d

consequence of

the misunderstanding

177

between

the Clerk of Works and the Contractor

was done to the hood until

nothing

-bay of the present year, when orders were received to repois the damages and under the road again perviceable

carriages.

This

for

repair was effected for an

a

expenditure of £ 63. 19. 2, and although we had no Typhoon during the year

there

were

several gales which tried the imfinished portions of the walls and newly deposited earth severely, I am happy to state without affecting any damage. I have endeavoured to protect the line of stood by encouraging the growth of

and shrubs or prickly pear upon

ass cu

grass

w

wall, and

very

slope of sand outside the sea wa in several places they are thriving ver well, but the extreme drought of the last six months has caused

many to

to wither; these, however, I hope Ishall succeede

me

י

House and Offices

Lo

Estimate 8 of 18

which it was found so of 1847 difficult to complete in consequence of the extreme hardness of the rock through which

it had to pass

made during

was ma

the

Year. This service must have entailed mconsiderable loss upon the Contractor, and I was at lash compelled to execute the work by day's labour charging the expense against the balance due-

Repairs to Drains in the whole

F

City only amounted to £2.7.3. (Rey 34.)

Marine Works.

of the

During the gales of the latter part year 1849, several large bouts caused considerable injury to live of the Piers in Tapingshan, and upon one of

of which a fent- boat was entirely wrecked; the repairs demanded or mounted to £11...... Regs 11028, the other

om

d.

repaved at

me was pe

expenditive of £5.... hope he11. Supply of water to Government

170

was executed under the

1

supermtendence of the Royal Engineer- "Deportment : the sum of £151. 15. I having

- paid on account, the remain. was poid in the early part of the present

Bew

Year-

Buildings

anning

Rum.

At the Court House the sum of £ 156. 5. I was expended in the furniture and fittings for the Count. room, which was permanently arranged

giving

the

necessary accomodation.

applied for by the Chief ustice, together with the formation of or skylight which was also arranged for the better ventilation of the

room, which was much regained in hot weather with a crowded Court. The

heavy entablatures to both fronts of this building show some

symptoms of failure, portions of the cornice have fallen down, but as I believe the

९.

-

greater part of the projections have been I with teak wood it is probable.

formed

there is no

to render

great decay in the framing

any repair necessary.

The Tower

of the Cathedral

was completed during the Year for the sum of £ 697. 18. I, and the

on account of

total payments made the whole building amounted tom

£1206.52, this

sum

however

formed part of the private subscription. For the protection of the Albany badowns, a large building abandoned by the proprietors, the sum of £ sohas been expended-

£30

Also in pulling down the Bungalow in the Wongruichung ralley resumed by Government in pemoving to Store. Lome of the Building materials which being stolen by the Chinamen an expenditure of £30.10.4.

here

I. d

4. wa

J

made-

With

of

130

come of the above materials and

others supplied from collected stores, and

upon the Requisition of the Superintendent Police approved of by Ibis Excellency, I built a boatshed and stabling for the Police, reananged the

accommodation and built- new cells at the Central Ilation, reficcired) and whitewashed the kitchens and built-

herefromm

sewer-

proper drains there from to the main in the Street, the whole being performed

for the sum of £31.5.

Two prisoners effected an escape

from the Gard by placing a plank upon- the lean to roof of a gering, and thus gaining the summit of the wall dropped there from into the Road a height of 22 feet : in

was

no well

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consequence of this a che veux de frise

placed thereon 3 feet high for further safety established rendering

aw inner

quard

the whole more

0

secure, the abour service erst ₤15. 13. 11,

¦

Į

:

16.

Requisition de M.

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Av-cre

Sundry repairs and pointing made to the Flagstares at Government, House and Offices, amounting to £7. 19.8 under Requisitions 36 of 1849 and 133 and 9 of 1850.

The East side of the Verandah to the

cof Bungalow on Mospital. Hill was rendered

snore secure against Typhoons by removing the longe jalousies and filling in between the estums with brickwork and un- sorting an ordinary sized window instead, also in bracing and strengthening a portion of the North front of the Verandah ; a hart of this

tof

service

чае вая

performed by

the tenant, the remainder was executed

by Government at an Expenditure of

Ꭻ .

10.8.4.

The several. Police Stations in the City, four in number, exclusive of the

thoroughly

Central Station were

J

whitewashed, repoured and painted in ( the latter service not having been -performed for three years) for

of 234.13.7

In the surm

The other Police station in the Islands,

viz: at Aberdeen, Stanley and East Point underwent no refours during the Year;

Lust one

my

this year.

inspection at the beginning of

I had occasion to note several dilapidations, particularly at Aberdien, but most of these are not strictlye hongeable to Government, and notice to that effect how been given

of Police-

ven

to the Superintendent

Convicts.

An expenditure amounting to 15. 8. 3. Requisitions 1242 of 184 Gand 10 of 1850, was incurred in the purchase of stone hammers, rope and winch for the use of the prisoners confined to hard labour within the Garl, these are)

12.

mostly Europeaus and the total number the Year amounted

employed during

to about 3100, not working the whole duy or regularly either; 300 tons of etone have been broken, the quantity

I have used on the road does not

amount to more

than

180 tons, but

I hope to dispose of all that

be broken in the

presint

m

may

year, and

hand compact thus be enabled to form a hard surface for most of the streets throughout

the City.

"I he repairs to envict tools, wheel-

varrows, shovels, piekarsees, de. has amounted to the sum of £20... 11. Thou been enabled with the labour of the Convicto to keep in very fair repair almost the whole of the streets in the City, including the Queen's Road and the Wongnaichung Falley road alluded to before; upon the former in the ordinary surface repairs

132

and including a very extensive drenage

done to the embankment near W= Edger's house. I have expended the labour of 2047

J. de

mum valued at £63.9.7 and upon

the rest of the Roads and streets City the number of 5485 new

to an expenditure of £114. 3. 3; the total amount of 8532

the

equivalent forming,

equal to $177. 18.- -nearly

for in length of 87/4 miles or sunrly 3d from

gard per

annum.

services

to Drains were

Sundry completed by 57 men equivalent to £1.3.9.

In the trousport of materials, org viy: that of hard wood, stone and tiles from- the Bungalow in the Wongneichung Talley to the Store at the Government Offices. and also for the reports and alterations to the Central Police Station, as well as for the construction of the Bridges in the Valley I have imployed 3343 men valued at £69.

12.11.

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4. T

Two

to

Tive of the Streets in the City, very.. Elgin Street and Wyndham Street were improved, the former at the turn leading Hollywood hood and the latter at the junction with Albert Road by the labour of 1078 men:

Falso formed tive streets mean bollywood Road to give access to some Lots of land offered for sale, this scrvice employed 432 men; another service under the head of construction was performed in clearing and levelling the ground believe the

between

Queen's Road and the sea, extending from the Main Guard House to

w

12.

drain crossing the

ares, employes thereon 758 men valued at £15. 15: 10.

This ground forms part of the playa, the remainder of the area from thence to leser Lindsay's premises is purtly formed of the natural unsent_

ground and partly by deposit of earth

a

+

from the parade ground and area of the Government Offices and church; it is irregular and

of more a

very

averages a height of 4 feet.

containing about 10.000 Cubri yards, and as the labour of ito remoral would involve a large expenditure of Convict labour, portably the totabe number of Conviels at my

4 my disposal for six months, the completion of the service has been delayed until a future period: the total number employed on these three pervices amounts to 2435-men equal to $50. 14.7. $50.14.7.

The miscellaneous servici

-

performed by Convict labour comprises

and Inland lot No /

clearing the

ground for Police boat shed, clearing sounds at Pedder's 18 harf, transplanting trees, work at Flagstones, clearing weeds, te. from Government ground and scavengers frothe City, amounting in the whole to 886 mon

mew

valued at £18.9.2

Thus the total number of

one n

employed during the year out of the

Gaol amounts to 15,253

เท

to

giving a mounting

equivalent value of work amo £317. 15. 5: for the Year 1849 the number employed was 17.846. fm 1848.

18,157.

for

The prisoners who are condemned thard labour within the walls of the prison have, as stated before, brokim

300 tons of stone for the roads, it is

hard and I now cause it

cartamly

to be broken a

very fine, and estimating

their labour at 5 per diem would

au amount of £64. 11. 8 or about #chillings per ton, which is a

grui

is a nch

price indeed; this work is an

high

nery employment

and the stone is useful but certainly

punishment; the tread-mill when it arrives will effect I have no doubt all

no

that

may

in

15:

be desired for that purpose &

In addition to this service o

were

party

of 10 sailors

employed for 3 months clearing and levelling the ground round the Debtors' Gaol, the value of their labour Testimate at 6 pence per

D.

day and amounts to £21. 5. 2: thus the total value of all Convict labour that I can bring to account amounts to the sum of £403.12.1.

L. I

On comparing the actual expon- -diture on account of the Gaol

with the value of work performed by the Convicts

I must observe that at least two thirds of the total number of persons confined in the Gaol do not earn anything at all, and are consequently

burden upon the Government. Roadround the Island. I is Excellency having visited this Road at the beginning of last

a

Year

Chanda M MORATE S

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instructed me to complete those portions of it between Aberdeen and Stanley which had been postponed or left unfinished; these works comprised four stone arches in the Stamiton Talley, the foundations and _ abutments of which were finished and the construction of two drains Deepwater bay. The first service was executed for the balance remaining due upon the original Contract for the work and cost £50.6.3; the other services I did not pay for until, the termination of the year, and the expenditure will therefore be accounted for in my next he port.

The Road, although it had repairs for two rainy seasons, was in

rowing most places in

very fair order except

on

the

no

sea coast near Aberdeen and

through Quarries near Aldrich bay

135

and Sowkewan where extensive i damages occurred and where I have annually reported the difficulty of preserving it both on account of its exposed position and through the cardlessness of the Quarrymen

или и en u

blocking up the drains and causing such

an extensive deposit of silt to accumulate in the river courses and

clear

land adjoining, for the general pre- servation of the road, that is in the side channels and the natural and proper discharge of

rainwater

clearing arranging for

as well as to repair some particular localities, to render the passage of horses and pedestrians secure. His Excellency was pleased to authorize an expenditure of £66. 12. 5. of which I expended £63. 19. 2 and arranged a Contract for that purpose obliging the party

а

5

..

.....

i

to execute the

necessary work as well as to keep the whole impepair until the 31th December, 1850. and visiting the live in the mouth of

σι L

January of the present year

of the present year I was much gratified to find the whole cood in very capital order with the exception those sea coast parts alluded to before and some of the wooden

f

bridges;

several of these, however, Scaused to be reduced in width and was

thus a enabled to perform a satisfactors repour without any additional outlay, the sound portions of the abstractest timber being available for other bridges in the neighbourhood-

of

I have to report the commencement the

new Rood to avoid the hap hill,

вар commencing at the Albany Godowns

in

and terminating at the Bridge the Wongneishing Talley; this service

136

will I hope be completed sin March

and be

of great advantage to the Public giving a healthful promenade and agreeable driving road for the hot season.

The trees planted along the sides

much

of some of the roads in the City have in general thriven tolerably well, a bout one tenth of them however have ham

injured by goats and drunken sailors, and other wanton injuries been done to them by other parties; but several varieties of the Banyan,

there

are

hambor,

have

acacia and other nating

mango, trees extremely hardy which

grow very. quickly, que considerable shade and Ishould be

very happy to see them

extensively planted all over these parts the city where the advantage of them would be felt.

of

J

The small plantation of fir trees at the rear of the Albany

י

barracks planted by myself in Year 1845, and which

one

were

the

then only upwards of and very strong

are Now

foot high, are seven feet and look

healthy-

I have, te. (Sgined) Cha & St. Yes. Cleverly,

Surveyor General.

Jane Copy

Colonial Secretare

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H

i

(No 10.

Siv,

A6241157

137

Jurvey or Generals Office. Victoria. 12th February, 1851-

I have the honor to forward for the information of His Excellency The Governor my annual Report upon the state and progress of the Department for the year, 1880.

For the whole of the above period

the entire duties connected with the

by

:

::

supervision of labour both for work under Contracts and that performed": the Convicts has devolved upon myself with the assistance of the Chinese Overseer and Coolies. In consequence of the reduction in the Department of the Civil Engineer and Woad Overseer during the previous

The Honble Major M. Came

Colonial Secretary-

A

Inclosure

p2im

Despatch N30 of 1851.

Report by

the Surveyor

General

on the Public Waks excented__ -

during the

year

1857 -

11th February 1857-

i

物。

:

Year, I adofited measures for arranging that the supervision of all works performed the Department should be undertaken by the Chinese Overseer to whom I the requisite instructions and a short the Contracts, and he together

detail of

necessary

with his coolies when neces always stationed on the

gave

wvere

stationed on the work to see

that the services were

and

my

properly performed

directions to the workmen

or Contractor fully complied with;

thus the Road round the Joland was

regularly visited, its state of repoun

as well as

the_

constantly reported, progress made with the few works of

construction ordered on the Aberdeen

and Itanley Road, also when repairing and improving the road to North Point the same service was

performed; ui addition to this I directed the Overseer and his men to take a

(

general charge of the Roads and Street, Drains, te. in the City, to executin contingent repairs in such places where

it

was not neces

necessary

to send the

gang

of Convicts; by this arrangement with

the assistance of Convict labour I enabled to keep the whole

Cil

was

City wrepair

money

whatever,

without disbursing any able to ffect

which I have

never been

previous years.

The Overseer

the Office

in

was ordered to attend

Office every day for instructions, and at the same time give

a written

report of the previous day's work; thus during the year 30 days

in sur

labour

were

occupied in grassing slopes, 15 days

surveying. 288 days clearing drains and side channels, 488 days repairing and weeding roads and streets, and 102 days in attending to the trees the Roads; this together with

on

·

F

attendance upon

and evenings

me in

the mornings

when their services were

demanded to lay out ground for sale, define boundaries of Lots or other - miscellaneous work comprised the whole of their duties, which have been very satisfactorily performed, and I have to report most favourably their general good conduct and _ -particularly to of their Overseer Assow

of

who is a most valuable assistant

to me and (for a Chinaman) most deserving and exemplary.

The expenditure

a

man-

on account

of Roads not in the City amounted to £385. 2-1, on account of Bridges £156. 1. 11, Drains £41-7-3, Marine Works £16.

ว.

Buildings

The construction and repair of. Buildings I took entirely under-

!

133

men at

my individual supervision ( the Overseer only reporting the number of work thereon) these comprised the completion of the Church Tower, the fittings and furniture, &c. to the "Court. house, sundry contingent repairs,

and a variety of works under the head of construction fully detailed in my Report upon Works and in the Blue-book Return; the whole amounting to an expenditure of £1523-1-4. of which £1206-5-6 was for the Church-

J. d.

The direct supervision of Conorit labour is now entrusted to the Indian

Sergeant of the Quard who was formerly the Overseer attached to

my.

Department; he receives his orders direct from

me or

through Overseer

Assow (who also assists him) he is

an

intelligent man,

man, generally attentive and I am well satisfied with his

5

:

:

conduct as

quite a

he

performs his duties be expected from

as well as can

a man of his class.

but manly

the

repair of

of

In the supply of new tools both for hard labour within and without the Gaol and also for tools I have expended the sum £35.4.2, this is considerably less than the previous year's expenditure,

of the wheelbarrows must of soon be condemned being too old for repair, but there is a good strek of перай wood from houses pulled down or resumed by Government which will be very suitable for new ones, or repcions to Buildings when_ demanded. If I had a good in carpenter attached to my Department Ichould find his services most useful, and I have

no doubt it an ultimate saving

would effect an ultimate

4.

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130

as it would enable me to execute a

great variety of repairs, which for however trifling

must

an amount I

previously obtain the sanction of His Excellency The Governor; and I am often obliged to

ui con

in

consequence I am

defer sundry requisite repairs until

sufficient number have accumulated to enable me to submit them to

a

His Excellency, whereas if the Carpenter was always available this delay would never recur, and the. Convicts tools and the several

buildings under my charge 27 in number would be repaired immediately they require it. I have no doubt that I could engage a tolerably good carpenter at 30 shillings a month or

£18 per and as I invariably epend that amount of money in repair of Convict tools alone the employment of such a man- would

annum,

-- -- - --

not be a burthen although it would swell the amount of my departmental ixpenses;

his work would be of the utmost advantage to the Government

and I am sure be attended with _ Artisfactory results.

In the Office Mr Power stile

continues to

him

give perfect satisfaction in the various duties required of as Book- keeper and general Clerk, in the preparation of the ordinary accounts of expenditure of the Department well as in the careful arrangement and entries demanded in the registration of Memorials and the duties pertaining to the issue of Leases. There have been but few transactions in

transactions in Loud during the past year only 45. Mencorials having been registered, of these so were for absolute sale affecting 35 Lots, and only 4 for Sevrender to Government

30

affecting 7 Lots, the remainder being of a miscellaneous character. Of these 45, 13 by Chinese and 7 endorsements of Surrender, the documents

were

which

-necessary for

were executed in the Office-

The number of Leases issued was nine, and sales of Land have amounted to the sum of £156. 3.7

1 per only, the rental of Loto resumed Government amounting to £153. 8. // leaves (with the addition of 5 grants) the total Land rental of the year £11.293. 12. 54 m2 £44.9.1/

than it was

for the Year, 1849.

more

I trust that I shall be enabled

alluded to in

my

during the present season to make the necessary surveys, last annual report, of the several buildings and works created since my general survey of the Town, in 1843- I am preparing a map of the m

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1.

Cantonment and ground adjoining showing the several buildings and Colonial property, extending from the Albany Godowns to the Sec. home; and when that is complete I shall proced to the suway of the remainder of the city;

duty although a simple and by

this

no means om a

arduous

one in ordinary cases where there happens to be European Assistant or where

any

or where a person

; can devote his whole time to the service,

one

to

but it being incumbent upon

Office at the

out the ordinary Office

: attend the

hours Jean

only

devote the m

the morningsand

afternoons to it, which causes considerable

delay as it occupies additional time in

a

where

exposure without

133

without excrcive is so

injurious to health

surveying, although tiring duty, and particularly Street surveying obliging a person to stand still almost for the peater portion of the time occupied in the work-

I have much pleasure in recording that the year how passed without any sickness in the Department, and that the

of my lameness/ and consequent inability to walk or ride much during the previous Year) having quite disappeared I have been enabled to duties with more satisfaction

Cause

executo

my

both in the

to myself

of doors.

gosing

to

and returning from work as well the several bries of the

Глис

Jove Coby

as in pearranging

survey for the intended day's work, and

no mean consideration in this

chis is

of

chinate even

during

the cold season,

Office and outs

I have to,

leverly

Byred) Chat!.!! Yew Yearly

Surveyor Generate

Colonial Secretary-

'

Inclosure No3 in

Despatch. 12.30th 14/1957.

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133

ICANT A

who may

on the state and

progress of

his

department during the year

10th February 1857.

1850.

Boj

י

of

Hongkong

Total.

In 6241151

134

31th December, 1850.

Population.

Children

195.

Census

Total Total

topulation

to

Children

of

of

Male Female

|Houses | Boats

Male Female

occupied.

Total

Male Female

uttale Amate

Total. Nemarks.

321

78 34

81

4,65 Europeans.

321 79 34 31

165

dep ورد

Po

61 48

415

361

186

во

95 //

Total Gou and Macas Fortigues, 276) Indians, &c -

378 148 86 5g

691

1633 161| 20 //

1825

12.01.

802

GGOG 2287 1005984

727 2453 700| 620 319

3217

862 465 354

634 2956 1301 1152 798|

14185

Total 4172

4898 Chinese

20828|5431|3262|2466 319 07

6207

660 40

700

Curopeans and Americans.

Fortuguese ( Goa & Macao)

Indians, Malays, &c.

Chinese in employ of Europeans.

Jo

De residing in the City of Victoria. - Boat Copulation, Victoria Harbour. Dr residing in Villages.

L. Boat 16 fulation, other than Victoria De temporary resident, Vagrants, &c.

Aliens, such as Sea

temporary residents, &c.

and

149

#

2367|1361|21bqg6|5b58|3382|2556

149 Total Aliens .

149

#

149

|21696|5658|3382|2556|| 339G2

pxy

حنان ج في

Tie Troope is

33992

(Signed)

C. Alay.

Off. Registrar General.

True Copy.

Colonial Secretary.

1

rsgyh,

my this mopy

N4.

288/ up busy bump fa (จบ)

in the

Abstract of Returns finished from each Grove occupied by Chinese in

sons resident therein

Colony of Hong Kong, stating the number of persons

Gotal

population

Male Female Lach place

3,448 1,025 995: 16,010.

59. 37.

314 December. 18502

༣/

N° of persons who chiedij cluring preceding 12 mouth

ow who died Totab

the

General nature of

out the tortality occupation of them liabita

of

In Colony Colony.

65.

65.

Trade

Trade with fishing.

Agriculture

do

Name of District or place.

Male Female.

Childre

fr

City of Victorio.

11,542.

Überdeen + Vicinity.

786.

43:

Recongkong,

94

71.

48.

42.

3.

Jok foolume

28.

26.

8.

7.

leg.

Saiwan TVicinity.

48

23.

23.

22.

116.

Sheak O.

146.

65.

19.

26.

256.

Theak toon then + Vicinity,.

&

49. 15. 16. 17.

97.

Show kewan Tricinity,

466.

97. 37

643.

Sochumpoo & Vicini

75.8.

151. sy. 56.

1,049.

Sei-ing hoow

12.

11.

23.

Wongreichung..

283

1.20.

by.

38

525.

10.

10.

Stanley Vicinity,

547.

194 87. 87.60.

888. 2.

14.754. 3,310.|| 1.400 1,349 20,908. 85.

1,349||20,908||

83.

True Copy.

Off Registion Jeneral

Colonial Secretary.

Tishing & do

2 Stone Cutting. Trade.

کی

culture.

Agriculte

4

2. Trade with Tishing.

In 62355

Description of Boat.

|Nr of Boats

Male.

Female

Children.

Mtale

+

Return of the number and description of Chinese Rejsels, anchored or plying in the Harbours, {and Bays of Hongkong,

the 31th December, 1850. specifying the

Victoria.

07-1

Aberdeen.

Stanley.

Saura.

and

Show kewan.

ber of peesons on board.

Sheak-6.

Total.

Female

No of Boats,

Male.

Female

Atalı

Child

Female

N2 of BoatT.

Male.

прочного

Male

Female

Children

No of Boots.

Junks .

Trading Boats. 4.ssage Boats..

де

J'alt Boats.

Stone Boats.

Fishing Boats. l'argo Boats..

Wood Boats.

Fast Boats and Hakowy.

Cooking Boats.

Pampaus.

Lorchas.

Water Boats.

284 1270

7 56 44 580

31 40

18 72 50

20

3018

20112.60 2015

4 20

|

110 300 170 162 00

419

19 3

2 22

62

55 469 120 20

5 24 549465

1

213

410

3

53636275360272 95488 265 310 209

4 25 3

2578 34

2

23 18

3 13

5 206

10

3 5

11 60 10 9 7

24

41 3

2

3

* 500 1060 500 388 206 178 350 267 208 105 154 616 311 185 169 7

4 41

3 18

41

727 2453 780 620 319 245 1052 551 587 386 327 1710 711 533 390 44 140 34 1710|711533|390 || 4414039

* Upwards of 200 employed in.

fishing.

True Copy.!!

Сору

کیے۔ یہ ہونے کی

Colonial Secretary.

Alale.

прочно

ittale

Vemale

children.

A° of 13oats.

Male.

Fernale

jettale

Female

Children.

No of Boats.

iltale.

Fermale

Male

Vemale

Children

497

71 549120 20

17102 3 51651126)

2

57

5 2

653 765 8 194/287 624 723 517

20 112 60 20 15

9406 107

122 363 181 174 891

5

3

6

054 2075 1079 782|480

441.

318

3/ 22

1854

1361 5409 2081 1772 1117

(Signed)

C. May.

Off& Reg. Gen

136

In 6241/58

"Return of the

average

گی بلکہ شہر کو سو گئی کیسے

be, of trâsoners confined in Victoria fail during every day of each month of the Year 1850.

Remarks.

One Indian died of Dysentery.

Que Chinese died of Dysentery.

One Indian died of suppuration of lungs.

ہے۔

One Chinese died of Chestera. the Chinese died of congestion of lungs. One Chinese died of natural causes.

тв

One Chinese died of Hospital Gangrene. One Chinese died of Dysentery.

Months.

Chinese and Europeans. Coloured Prisoners.

Total.

Number of Deaths

January

February

24 26-

140

131

March

25

کان کی

April.

14

May

17

87 719

June.

17

199

4

July-

19

110

August-

26

118

Pepten ber

25

165

October.

19

145

November.

17

138

December.

13

144

f

1567

2421

Average :ber in each Mouth

Total Deaths

Mortality

.-

1809

f

150

5.33 per Cent

True Copy.

Colonial Secretary.

216241/51

137

(Signed) W. H. Mitchell,

Sheriff.

I

Description

of

Froops.

Average Stieng

Deaths.

Veriod.

Quarter en

cading

31 March

90

In June.

ter ending Quarter

ending

30th September

Quarter ending

31 December.

Memorandum showing the number of Deaths which have occurred in the Garrison

of Hongkong during the Year ended 31th December, 1850.

Brigade Office.

Hongkong. 6th April, 1851.

Average Strength.

Deaths.

Average Strength

Deaths.

Average

Stier

Xen

Europeans.

710

694

19

608

814

499

30

625 144

23.04

Malays and

17.89

412

422

15

Natives of India)

410

7392 17

409

41

10.02

Average Stre

H

during the Year

Niem ber of Deathos

cturing

سوی

trop

9

the Year.

olin.

average.

of Rea the

Streing

Proportion of D

to enter

J

ea

Force.

1034 185

True Copy.

Maine

(Signed) A. E. Burmester, Captain.

Colonial Secretary.

Brigade Major".:

138

Remarks.

216241/51

дв

516241/9

Sir.

130

Nictorico, Houghong,

The 5th Jack, 1981-

April.

We have the hour to reply to your

letter

of 1th April 1857, by the following heport Government Chinese Schools for the

on the

past year.. 2. The

has

number

se holars under instruction

average

and been timely chrie, chirty at Pretoria, rightiewat

Stanley, twenty at Aberdeen, and liventy five at Wong- nei- choong-

3.

The teacher at Aberdeen having been dismissed

por gross misconduct was replaced

replaced by another

bus pupils

with whose success in the instruction of his

wi

have

Realou

to be satisfied. The teacher

appointed to the school at Wong un-chrong,

opened during

the year, is on

elderly

Inan

a

Naline of the Village, a schoolmaster by

The Honorable Mayor Carino

Colonial Secretar=

7

3

2.

profession, and a Christian convert. He had for suany years tought in that neighbourhood and was recommended by the villagers themselves

fit person.

The

ou ve

4

system pursued in the Nictoria school

The

Moncrieff

as in the truths

relation to the Government should

Cease a

290

and

that the teacher who supplied his place should be continued in charge of the school. We regret

that in consequence of this change the number of scholars decreased for a time. The

former teacher received the Ten Dollars

Ch

mouth only in aid of his school which before

Government assistance was

any

granted

consisted of

offer was accepted

the

more than thirte scholars, but present teacher stood upon a different

again

ach inceting with our approbation no Mammiff imposed to the teacher to remove to St. Paul's icilege and there receive instruction as well in the art of teaching generally of the Christian religion. I and the school served for the time by

teacher from the establishment of the College. lifter a fair trial however it was considered improbable that the original teacher would soon be able to conduct the school piv

mode of which

а

a

we could approve, and as

the Bishop of Victoria had a vacancy for a teacher in the College and kindly agreed

permanently into connection

to take this

man

with him, we thought, it better that his

footing. Latterly the number has

increased and it

A w ~

ในvt C

corresponds with that

which by the effect of the Governmen

5.

L

out grant mas

udded to the original school..

The leachers of the four schools therefore all snosineces of the Government.

Oud

are wo20

not receiving, as far a compensation from their pupils, and ire all professed Christians.

We are aware, any

they

Christian books have been introduced

:

4.

into all the schools but it is not compulsory on the scholars to learn them. If the parents object, the course of study is confined to Rutive reading.

7. The following are the principal books

Are used.

hrv

Native Works

The three character classic,

The One thousand charader classic

The four books and fine classics.

"Christian Works

Medhurst's three charactão classic, Bishop Boone's Catechism,

8

The Bible.

لا

The progres of the scholars has been on the whole tolerables satisfactory, we hope. howeven by a more effectual supervision and by the introduction of a fewelementary

branches of neeful knowledges

works

m various

as born as

Chinese literative shall have been

F

enriched by these, to work some

The

231

improvement

great distance of thee or at least two of the

tour schools, coupled with our imperfect knowledge

of the language,

renders the supervision difficult-

and unsatisfactory. We

the heme

ean

however only suggest

medy that lies beyond ourselves; and this is that the school Committee should be remodelled and that to the Bishop of Victoria should be accorded the entire superintendened the schools; or at leasta joint experintendence. G. The most serious impediment to progress

the

fluctuation of the scholars in each school, owing to the exparce but pornicipally to the

the necessities of the parents,

ie

avarice of

who were unwilling to allow shitelren to

remain at school who elsewhere with a, to then.

may be employed

tangible

More

prospect of pecuniary gain. for the importance attacked by Chinese to the acquisition of Knowledge, though

!

÷

6.

me fecir secondary to that attached to the

it send

acquisition of money

We

are, &c.

(dyned) Cr. B. Hillier

(lymed.) &.P. R. Memerioff SS.D.; Committee for experintending Chinese Schools. I

Jane Copy.

Mai i

Colonial Secreta

$

... vfeew "besar dan

232

!

:

!

rg.

In 6241/57

Vetoria Hongkong, 263 27th January, 1851-

Inemorandum on the Junk Trade in

the

harbour of Victoria from 1 th March to 31th

December, 1850.

A memorandum furnished in February 1850 explained the difficulty of supplying extensive on accurate data regarding the trade of this Colony, and the defectiveness of the means of obtaining information upon that head.

From the return daily made up by a native, in the employ of the Chinese Secretary's Office, it appears that there anchored in Victoria harbour during the above period 467 junks loading

ding with stone from the Colonial quarries slight advance upon the stone junks of 1849, which amounted to but 456.

quarries, a

In the salt trade there is a

Gespatch N30 of 1857.

Inclosure NG in

Report

Schools receiving Govenment

on the four Chûcie.

aid -

5th April, 1857..

1

considerable increase, 456 jinks having

·

imported 345,050 ficuls of salt in 10 mouths, while the whole import of 1849 was 335,350 piculs imported in 334 jinks.

The monthly average of general traders has continued nearly the same as during the latter 8 months of 1849; of the first- 4 months there was no record, but,

in the remainder, 596 junks laden with general cargoes anchored here, while during the latter 10 months of 1850, there have been 708 at Victoria with general cargoes,

to on from the east and west coasts of the Canton province, Fuch kien, the islands of Hainan and Formosa, and Singapore

moving

and Scam-

ase

From this last port a single junk brought Careca nut, Beayil-word, nattans, pepper, bird's nests, leather and nutmegs.

From Singapore & large vessels the Lame cargo as above, bird's-nestes cupled,

excepted,

I with it drugs, dried fish, glasses

bicho de mar.

and

204

Three from Formosa, coal, sulphur rice, potato-flour, plantes and skin. The

rest from various ports of the coactucaching from Tien - Aim to Hainan island, pigs

Asin sheep and poultry, drugs, bark, dried penite, pules gram, sweet potatoes, sugar, inf candy, cvera nuts, areca nuts, betel leaf, dried fish, blutter fish, rock- suckers, bicho-de. hams, bacon, fickled

mar,

A

си

vegetables, eggs, sortive wine cand omanufactional tobacco, salt, alum, coal, charcoal, fuel, sulphur,

thans, coarse paper, crockery, cloth, grass-cloth, leather, furs, poursilk, plantes.

par

ecuo vion and iron ware-

passilte,

Compared with 1849, there has been a slight falling off in the marine pink

trade of some 4 or 5 vessels a mouth, and

there have been more, as in 1849, from Tragain; but it is impossible to accmut

account for this be

any of the causes which might ordinarily be supposed to affect a coast trade-

During the lack two months when although the monsoon is fan, the weather is such as to render navigation not a little perilous to the frail native craft, and while there has been mist alsom felt on the score of finney

just

Волоче

them since the destruction of the pirales ' first in September, 1849, the number

of mouthly arrivals has been greater than at any period eines May, 1849-

In both November and December, no fewer them 1924 junks have touched

than here; the greatest number

before this being in May, 1847, when

in record

เกษ

122 are shown to have anchored here-

True Copy

(Syned); I. Wade,

Asst Chrice Secretary-

Colonel Secretary-

10

A 6241/57

235

Return of the total number of Felony

cases coming under the

cognizance of the

Hongkong Police including those in

which

Mo

persons were apprehended.

Year

Total number of case:

Remarks

1847.

585.

1848.

1849

713. 856.

1850

674.

Victoria, Grayhong. Houghong, February 1851.

(Signed) Charles May,

Superintendent of Police_

True Copy)

Colonial keretary-

I

واری

//

Imb241/51.

Return of Criminal Cases that have been tried in the 236

Supreme Court of Hongkong during the Year, 1850.

No of Cases.

No of Persons.

Crime.

Abduction of Girl under 16 years

1 Arson

2. Assault

2. Assault and false imprisonment

3 tfsault with intent to rob-

1 Aggravated assault

2. Assault and robbery

3 Breach of Rison

D. Burglary with intent to rob Burglary and Larceny

1 Burglary and Slabbing

3 Conspiracy to sell a girl for purpose of prostitution

Dernanding.

1

ding inmey

with

Anenaces

2. False imprison ment.

2 False imprisonment and extortion

610 Larceny

? Larceny in a Dwelling House.

1 Forgery.

2. Larceny by

a. Servant

?

2

9

3

3 Perjury

9 Manslaughter.

Murder.

Convicted.

Acquatted.

3

3

3

2

3

2

2

Sentence.

Death.

Drail.

recordsÁ.

Kanspot

ation.

звоний Ровотит

evar megeY,

Ketid labour

ont gear and

tudar,

N

~

Nemarks.

Charge abandoned Postponed.

Number Humber Krem bon trember

of Cases offersons iftases offersons

2

12 25 Piracy.

4 41 Piracy with stabbing

110 Receiving stolen goods

2. Fexrir.

7 12 Kobbery writte

تھی

13

13

23 4 12 2

6

44 Robbery with stabbing

5 Stabbing with intent to do grievous bodily harm 3

81163

2

James Gilroy

one

Total

3

14

2

3

2

2

2

2

440714

18

57

4

78 |20|12| 4|4.

of the trisoners was ordered to be d

discharged

22

07.

payment of 1. to Her Majesty. § In this case the trisoners were further sentenced to parq

further sentenced to pay a fine of $50 each. imprisoned till such fine was paid.

and to be further

* This trisoner was indicted for Murder but the Crown waiving that charge, he pleaded

Guilty of Manslaughter.

(c) One of these trisoners died before the day of trial in trison. This will explain the difference of one in

the Totals.

(Pigned) W. H. Alexander

Deputy Registrar.

(Signed) Rob? Dundas Cay.

Registrar.

True Copy.

Colonial Pecretary.

!

--

816241/51

Abstract of Causes under Cognizance at the Chief Magistrate's Offices

Number

of Causes

Avil Causes

how disposed of.

Total.

Civil.

Criminal.

Decree for Defendant

Clain withdrawn.

Decree for tais

moned t

Petty Sessions.

Undecida

Criminal Causes how

Total Convicted Citischarger Heleased

and

without

Kamberof Picpndants Punished Sunishment Security.

Deported

dis

J

Committal or Committed bailed for delivery by

Trial at the Supreme To the Court and Chinese Petty Sepion Authorities.

|M. F. M. F. M. FMF. M. F. M. F. M. F

Hongkong, during the Year 1850, with the mode of disposal,

posed of.

pending

The Governor.

Undecided

To the Consul of

France.

M.

F. M. F

297

Remarks.

The Civil Causes summari

by decided by the Magistrates consisted of

192

Claims for Police rates

197

1731|556|1175 64|126 359 7 1692 66 465 19674|29|50| 6|47|

380:10 10

49

Recovery of deserted leasehold premises Opium Licenses, &

Fees on

The Criminal Causes summarily decided consisted of

Unlawful posesion of goods, malicious injuries, Obstruction

of wharves and thoroughfares, keeping public brothels, Illegal 16/4 assemblage with intent to injure property, Furious driving,

Roques

Fa. Xa.

and Vagabonds, Nying brats and hawking

without license.

Misconduct as tolice Constables.

Resisting Police

Drankenness and disorderly conduct

Assaults and Batteries

Heeping

tublic Gambling houses

Unlawful combination

among

False Balances and Heights

Breaches of Ppirit Licenses

workmen

اسلام مجھے کرنا مجھے

Exercising without Lice

without License the calling of

Pawnbroker, Auctioneer, Nétailer of Opium or Spirits

Add. Committals for Trial, Pums

06

40

آن ها

214-

157 4.

iD

13

тот

for be

}

827

fendants in cases of Debt Damage, &c. &c.

י --יו

Total.

1731

(Signed).

C. B. Hillier .

Chief Magistrate

True

Co by

Colonial Secretary.

1

293

Abstract

Causes under

of Cognizance at the Chief Magistrates office during 1850.-

Inclosure P/3 in Despatch No 30 of 1851

Ju6241/51

Houghing, during the Year 1856. with the mode of disposal.

200

Abstract of Causes under Cognizance at the Court of Felly Pessions,

Vo of Cruses. Civil l'auses hordisposed of.

Total.

Civil.

Cris

vee for

Taints ff.

Decree for

Defendant.

Vonsuited

Unidaside d

Referred to

Court.

Criminal

Total Anviated Vischarged Released

Number of

and

how dis

posed of

Committed

without

Reported

2.

Bailed.

M.

F

J.

Defendants funished Punishment F'ecuritiz

MF.|A|F|M|F|M. F. M. I.

575|359|216| 200|41|71

311

43163

315|| 3 | 182 || 464 130

33

Némarks.

Criminal.

Classification of Offences

Larceny

Hobbery and Housebreaking

Ein bez birizu 4

болы

Extortion

Receiving stolen property

Obtaining money by false pretences Demanding, money with

Utering

counterfeit Corn

Nioious assemblage

Combination amongst

£

Assaults with intent to rob

"Assaults and Batteries

Vagrancy

Returning to the Colony after having been deported

Cutting and destroying Desertion fr

Frees

Vessels in Harbour.

་།

146

3

Total. 216

(Signed) C. 13. Hiller.

Chief Magistrate.

True Copy.

Polonial Pecretary

اور میسیج پر مجھے مجھے

2

*

.

Abstract of canses

cognizance at the Court of Petty sessions during 1850-

Inclosure N/4 in Despatch P 30 of /850_

i

R

Court

of Cases.

Amount of Debt and Damages claimed.

F

Return of the mamber of Cases tried before the Honorable and Vice Admiralty Courts of Hongkong during the

Cases tried before the

Number

v

120.

J. W. Hulme, and Actions commenced in the Supreme

: year ending the 31th December, 1850: >

amb24161

211

Honorable J. W. Hutine in 1850:

Judgment.

Total

Plaintiff

Defendant. Nõnsuit.

Cases. Debt and. Damages,

Pupreme Court.

Common

Law

None

$4486.62

Nonc

None

tone

Chanceryj

L.

(1)

Summary

Insolvency

Appeals

123 (2)

Hearings

5 hebts in Schedule

Vice Admiralty Court.

18

17792.18 6 39 8.88 1996 0.00 68597.56

Insolvents discharged I

tone

None

32

None

Yöne

کی

L

n

17

1

Nove Vone

tone

149

$109475.25

Actions

Сонымеrced

in

1050.

Judgment

Hai stiff. Defendant. Nousuit

Remaining

de fuendence.

Court:

of Cases. | Damages

Pupreme Court.

Common1.

Chancery

L'av

Summary

(3) 95

Mone.

Kimber raunt of Debt and

دیکھے

claimed

Settled

without

Trial.

$69900.31

None.

19

You.

2. 1 8 4 3.87

31

4 Debts in Schedule

27 Assels per Appraisement 19 F 28.47

4 27 4.8 P

None.

Elischarged

fine

4

12260.00

Fone

66024.55

L

- Fone

Insolvency

Ecclesiastical

Appeals

Vice Admiralty Court.

154

14

a

() Wone of these cases was referred to the Registrar to report on and is still unde - cases the Defendant was arrested on Ca pias issued from the Com Jurisdiction. The debt and damages in the said ca ses amount to $1640, 29

(Signed) W. H. Hexander,

Doperty Regis lowr.

cided.

Total.

Cases.

Debs withame

mages.

F

2

L.

Jone

öne

C

Love

25

Your

*..

397

Fone

5

L

tone

None

None

މ

Sone

None

None

Fone

(4) 3

226

$194332.03

(2) One of these

was a remanded case of 1849. 13) In eight of these Law side, and they subsequently brought

brought in to the Summary

(4) line of these was commenced in 1849.

(Signed) Writ? Dundas Pay

True

Copy.

Registrar.

Colonial Secretary.

......

N31. Mixeellaneous.

Excsend

The

My Lord,

6242 trong trong

RECEIVED

JULE21

212

1821 Victoria, Houghing,

28th April, 1851.

With reference to the eeuens of

the Population of the United Kingdom

the 31th March last, I

to be taken on

pl. have the honor to enclose a Statement-

showing the number of British Bor

subjects resident in the Colony,

of

BJ

those

p.2. well as a Memorandum

board Verzels in the Starbour

Mi

that date.

Right Honorable, The Karl Grey,

Ac.

V%.

tc.

I have the honor to be, With the highest respect_

Lordship's

Your

Most Obedient Humble Servant,

Metam

Actum of number of ARC-

amenced in the Supreme

cases trick and action, Com=

and Vice-

Admiralty Courts, during 1850-

Despatch 12:30 of 1857-

Inclosure. N. 15 in

1

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Return of British residents in Honghong, exclusive of Military and

the 3/th March, 1851.

Police -

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Children

Male Female

Male Female

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185 45 77

Natives of United Kingdom 185 45

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of British Colonies

born of English

Parcuts.

Born in Houghong of

English Parents Temporary residents.

(Jane Copy)

Marine

14 16

23

2/449 32 25

(Signed) C. May,

OffJ. Registrar. Seneral,

Colonial Sentary-

213A

Return

of the number of British Verrels (exclusive of Her Majesty's Navy), and the number of tative:

on

of

the United Kingdom on

board,

11L

the Starbour

of

Victoria, HongKong,

on the 3/24 March, 1851.

Children

Number of Vessels

Male Female

Mak

Fornale

20.

157 3

(Signed) & May

Offg. Reg.:

Sen.

Jane

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Victoria, Houghtong,

13# May,

1851.

reference to my

Despatch 1222 of 5th April last,

I have the honor to

room

report the

appointment of Mr. George W. Caine,

of Mr. Stance 3rd Clark Office of the Colonial Secretary-

in the in the

Mr Caine with receive the

mie

half

of Mr. Stance's Salary - namely ₤121.12--

To this temporary

per

annnnnL

appointment. I hope for the Confirmation of your Lordship. I have the honor to be, With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

The Right Honorable, The Karl Grey,

No.

Ac.

tc.

Most Obedient. Humble Servant,

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I have to acknowledge the

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2.32 of the. 13.

and to love

of May

of

last

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to Freas: 23 July 201

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Victoria, Houghong,

13th May, 1851.

My Lord,

"I have the honor to enclose herewith, for your Lordship's

information and that of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's

Treasury, Copies of

the

quarterly

Abstracts for the quarter ending

31th March, 1851-

1. Changes

in the holders of Offices

and appointments in the Colorry of Houghtong.

2. Additions to Salaries and Allowances

in the Colony of Houghtong.

Right Stonorable

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The Earl Grey,

Ac.

&c.

tc.

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3. Creation

of

New

Offices

and

appointments in the colony-

of Houghong.

an tu

unusual

4. Payments of

description and for

Serviccs.-

extran dinary

With the highest respect,

I have the hour to be,

Your

Stumble Servant,

Most Obedient.

Lordship's,

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

OFFICE.

Name of the Officer who formerly held the appointment, and annual Salary.

Name of the Officer who 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 ap- pointment.

31st March

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

185/

Column for Remarks.

Aid-de-Camp Lieutenant Teesdale Lieutenant King

to H.E. The Governot.

Harbour Master

and

Marine Magistrate.

Theriff

Chinese Clerk and

Interpreter.

Police Court.

83rd Regt £300.

W. Pedder, R. N.,

£600.

5-9th lingt

£300.

E.R. Michell £400-as

Act? Harbour haster

H. H. Mitchell

£100.as

Act? Marine Magistrate

C. G. Holdforth. M.M. Mitchell

£700.

£600.

Horatio Lay

Wong, ach shing Anatio No.

$100.

£100.

(True Copy)

Government Notification

27th December, 1850-

Iovernment Notification Clerk to the

of 4th February 18's, and Harbour Master and Colonial Secretary's Marine Magistrates, letters A 40 of 22nd

ashel

Sebruary and ive 4 Officiating Sheriff 124th February.

Colonial Secretary's

letter No 36 of 19th February, 1857-

Assistant Magistrate.

Colonial Secretary's Student

A. in the

6f40 april Chinese

hinese Secretary's

letter re76 of 4th

1857.

Colonial Secretary-

office-

The duties of Harbour, laster are performed by Wo Michell under the supervision Feb. 1851 4. B. Hillier Cors, Chief

Ne 14 of 24th 9.64.

Ne,

Magistrate of Police, viche Love:ument Notification 4th February, 1857-

Restricted to half Salary by 4. 1837. Colonial Secretary's Letter 1854 425tharch 1857 from April

| No 12 4 20 2 Jety.

next.

(Signed) W. Caine,

Auditor General.

217

OFFICE.

ADDITIONS to SALARIES and ALLOWANCES in the Offices of HONGKONG, for the Quarter ended 31 et

Name.

Date of Appointment.

Original Salary.

Present Salary.

31st March

Date from which increased Date and description of Authority for

Salary drawn.

increase.

Chief Magistrate C.03. 86 illier. 30th October 1847. £900 £1,000. 14 August, 1850

of Police.

Earl Grey's Despatch 12210

1

1850 dated 20₤rovémber, 1850-

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

My day j

1857.

(Signed) W. Caine

Colonial Secretary-

Column for Remarks.

220

L

OFFICE.

CREATION of NEW OFFICES and APPOINTMENTS in the Offices of HONGKONG, for the Quarter ended

Name.

Annual Salary.

Date of appointinent 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 1857.

Date of the Governor's Despatch to Her 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.

Nil.

(Tave Copy Adlonial Secretary-

(Sig?) M. Came

Auditor General.

240

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 1857.

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.

Column for Remarks in any particular case,

Date of the Governor's Despatch to Her Majesty's Government in England respecting and for the statement of any special circum- the transaction, in cases where no previous authority may have been received.

stances.

(Tree Copy)

Nil

olonial Secretary-

(Signed) W. Caine,

Auditor General_

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My Lord,

Your

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JULY21 1851

221

"Wictoria, Stoughong,

16th May, 1851.

I have the honor to retinowledge

Lordship's Despatch. No 230 of the 18th

March on the subjects of Ordinance

P4 of 1850, transmitted by

sue in

Deepatch A110 of 26th December last,

the purpose of being

for

laid be

Her Majesty for approval.

2.

From

Your

gather that

before

Lordship's Deepatch I

that giving power

Constable

02

the Master

either to a

of

a

Vessel

without a Warrants from a justice of

the Peace, is considered open to objection_

but that nevertheless

The Right Honorable, The Earl Grey,

А.

Your

Lordship is

2.

disposed to reconsider the matter,

should experience

have

proved that the Ordinance, as it now stands, works well.

I have consulted the sitting

3.

Magistrates

enclose an

this

point, and I now

Abstract of the

Cases

decided

under the Ordinance during the past five mouths which your Lordship with obzerve to be only four in number, and I would call your Lordship's attention to the fact of the complainants being respectively subjects of Holland, America, Sweden, and Hambrugh.

Nations

44. In this Colony neither Holland, Sweden, or Hamburgh have Coneuls, and the fact of Vessels having no representatives here, although frequenting the Port, had

the Port, had presented

of

itself to me, when I caused the

Ordinance to be drafted, and was indiert

prefer

me to

one reason which induced

it in its present shape to that in force at New South Wales; but principal object in deviating from that ruactiuent arose

circumstanees

of

from the this Colony being

from those

there of

altogether different from

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New South Wales - At that Colony

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a foreign Seaman has comparatively

he no object in deserting, and if should deserts, he cannot get out of the country or beyond the Jurisdiction of the Courts - while at Hongkong

he has only to cross the water, and he is the mainland of China within

on

he

can

five minutes, where being a foreigner defy our authority, and that within sight of the Vessel from whien

he

may

have deserted to which

must be added the

mumiem

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facilities for escape afforded by the great influx of Shipping from all parts of the world, as well as the number of Vessels constantly leaving this place for California - Teserting

Seamen could also make their

both in our vicinity,

way

to Merreas and Cuencingmoon, which vicinity, but beyond furisdiction - I would also

are

Mer

observe that

our Colonial Police

the

Ardinance P/4 of 1845, based on Act then in force in London, provides

for anexts

in some 5 or 6 cases

without Wanant.

5. The Chief Magistrate. W. Hillier,

note on the

in a note

the subject, expresses

himmelf as follows:-

"It is

my opinion that the Ordinance does very well as it is; and "that it's provisions would be rendered

" almost useless, _ or at least their 223

-

-

much

very mu

"usefulness would be "impaired, _ were a formal information "and Warrant required as preliminaries "to the arrest

a Seaman. The

great "facility with which seamen can "place themselves, as foreigners, beyond "the jurisdiction of our Courts, would "render their arrest more

difficult, "auch I thinth it would be found

the

" that the satisfaction which has been expresied at the efficient meant -- presented by the Ordinance

for "recapture of Deserters, would give place "to the complaints which were " before the Ordinance had existence. "I am exedibly informed, that "Merchant here has had the

rife

non

a

"Ordinance printed at his expence in the form of a Circular

" letter, and distributed

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"Shipowners in America and- Whaling Captains in the Arctic sea, of inducing Whalers to frequent this port for refreshments "and repairs" -

as a Mucaus

b. As regards the last clauses of

the Ordinance which has attracted

the reasons

Your Lordship's notice, I have only to remark that having, for already assigned, considered, it desirable to dispense with the intervention the Foreign Consul in the first

instance, without which

by

the

of

New South Wales Ordinance no deserter can be arrested, - I thought

Offiece a

it desirable to make that offic

to the transaction, and with

party

this view inserted this Provision in

the Ordinanec... By the Houghong Ordinance the Governor, at the

224

requisition of a Foreign Concal, has,

if the former, exercising his own

discretion, sees

fit

so to do, the

operation

power of enspending the of the brolinance as regards Ships of the State which the bitter represents, while by that in force in tew

South Wales no

steps can be taken by the Magistrate to apprehend

dezerters, unless the

unless the Fore

Foreign

Consul

7

deems it right to take the initiative and to make a complaint in writing to the magistrate. It seesus

therefore that the Foreign

to

Me

Consul of such countries as are

of represented at Houghong is vested with lese power of interference, than the same officer at new South Wales, and this I think not only desirable on account of the necessity arising

om local

breal position of diepatch in

from

the apprehension of deserters, but also to prevent the possibility of any Foreign Conal interfering too directly with his own Countrymen,

country. Lordship will be aware,

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are

your

also his competitors in Trade._

I would likewise add that although

this Ordinance was

passed

principally to meet the inconvenience that had been experienced by Masters of American Verrels, still- that its provisions apply to the Seamen of all Foreign Nations many of which have

no Consuls

stationed here, as will indeed be Jobvious by reference to the Enclosure referred to in

7.

Paragraph 3.

Under this explanation, I hope Your Lordship will feel satisfied that the Ordinance in practice

4

225

works well, and be therefore dispored to recommend it for the approval of Her Mort bracions Majesty

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

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

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Provision s

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March, 1851.

Dispatch 1.230 of

to in Itis Lordship's

No 4 of 1850, adverted

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Abstract of Cases decided under Ordinance 4 of 1850.

Ship

Plaintiff Defendant. of whatuation.

January. 14. John. Hans Munkenden

Master of the Snips William - Michael Driscol. Dutch-

February. 19. Samuel 15. Meader. Paluck Gorman. haster of the Wrating Samuel Robson- Thip Daniel Webster William Allen-

+pril- 10. Cirwald Ferdinand

Christian Anderson.

Almfelt. Master of Charles "ohns ton. the Brig Tolid.

April 26. Lewis Hastett

American

Auguste Sundberg.wedish Lawrence Incobson.

Adam Berg-

Master of the Brig Antonio Pintis. Hamburgu.

IChristiane.

Chick- hagistrate's Office.

Victoria, HongKong, the

13th May, 1851-

Offere

1

on lince, Buce, decision. Order, to-

Absenting himself from his to be put on bound duty andrefusing to return. his Trip.

Remarks.

Delivered to Consul To be imprisoned for 1ch Dift. 25% harch, 1857. thumseires for

•from a term not execeding I he other Difts. 3 months-pending 17th March, 1857. their demand by the according to failers account Consul. United States.

Übsenting themsel their duty-

Defendants discharged||

Absenting themselves from having returned to their

thea duty.

Absenting himself from Complaint with trawn. This dutif-

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223

(1221) Victoria, Houghing

1851

20th May, 1851.

I had the honor to reecive

Lordship's Despatch #227 of 6th March by the last Mail, and lost no time in forwarding a copy of it_ for the information of the Bishop of Victoria.- I now lay before your Lordship the Bishop's reply to my

Communication.-

I likewise enclose for your Lordship's information copy of a letter from Viscount Palmerston address, being my authority

$2. letter

to

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for applying

to the Senior Naval

Officer for a passage for

the

The Right Honorable,

The Earl Grey,

Ac.

Ac.

tc.

Bishop in Her Majesty's Ship "Reynard";

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

Your Lordship's,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

Blaue

Mr. Meriale

The

enquiry

what

mone by the Admiselly concerning

the

thie Reynard appears, from this in plenation,

in

to have originated to.

Arden grish bey

Pabnurton, Zubick this Ifinn

Lord

Not Ergues aud; that thee Bishop of rould have

propostes quen to time to visit the Partisa

Chisen to which un have access.

hould think it with be suaugh if

His desal is sent to thie Adw.

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Sir.

Jabra

Hongkong, May 17th 1857-

201

In reply to the communication, of the Colonial Secretary dated the 13th inst: . I beg leave to state that the Lords of the Admiralty in accordance with a request to that effect from H. M. Principal Secretary of State for

1 Foreign Affairs, dated detz 1849,

sent instructions to the Admiral on this station to afford the Bishop of Victoria facilities for occasionally visiting the Consular Cities; and it has always been assumed that the usual practice in such cases

Sir S. G. Bonham

207

1957.

Governor Bonha

Carl

135.

Grey.

2 Inclosures.

Received

Despatch 1 227 of Replying to His lordship's

the

Victoria in H. M. S. Arynard". pagamze of the Bishop of 6th March, relative to the

K. C. B.

2.

would be followed as to provisions

072

board.

In regard to expenses incurred

by

my recent

voy a ge

observe that I slept

I have to

board

Ho; or

the "Reynard" 27 nights; reckoning inclusively days of

embarkation and debarkation,

board;-

I was altogether 53 days on that she carried a large quantity of stores to 4. M. brig Shanghave, and

"Pilot" at

was moreover

ordered to touch at Loo Choo in

conformity with a despatch just received from the Foreign Office;-

that in order to spare

all m unnecessary inconvenience and expense, look no chaplain with the only two Chinese on board connected with me, fed principally on rice supplied by

me.

στι

Me

and

2803

the commander and myself slept, dressed and ate in one and the..

fame cabin.

When Fremind Your Excellency that the British Government, although contributing nothing to the endowment, have the nomination to the Bishopric of Victoria;- and that the arrival of a bishop has brought also into this Colony two English clergymen for the work of education, and a third also as

chaplain to our seamen frequenting the port, with a floating church raised at the expense of several -hundred pounds to which the local Government has contributed nothing, it is to be hoped that the British Government wile not for a moment think that they purchase too dearly the presence of an English

4

bishop superintending the increasing body of English clergy, and otherwise Labouring to promote the religious welfare of his fellow-subjects in Ching by granting hun an occasional passage in a man- imposing the unenal condition of requiring from him payment for his provisions on board-

of war.

without

ou

I big leave to add that the prevalence of Chinese puracy this coast, and the almost. universal existence of a European contraband traffic - prevent a bichop from visiting the Northern ports except in a Queen's ship-

Iremain, te-

(Signed) G. Victoria.

P.S. The time which I spent board the "Reynard" was

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Scptr 23rd to Oetz 4th Oct 310 to 14th: Novt 9th to 11th Nov 27 to Deck 4th... Deck 12th to 14th - Deck 18th and 19th:-

True Copy.

Maine

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Colonial Secretary-

Copy.

N108.

Sir,

a

348245

234

Foreign Office, October 31

1849-

I enclose, for your information,

Copy of

a letter which I have

caused to be addressed to the Board

of Admiralty, respecting the conveyance. of the Bishop of Houghing in a Ship of War when he shall have recasion

to visit the Consular Ports.

I am, &c.

(Signed) Palmeriton._

S. G. Bonhame, heat, C.B.,

Ac.

to.

(Tave Copy)

Maine flonial Secretary-

:

Copy

Sir,

In 6245/51

235

Foreign Office. betober 27th 1849.

Iam directed by

Viserunt

Palmerston to request that you will

the

move the Lords Comissioner of Admiralty to authorize the Commander in Chief of Her Majesty's

Naval Forces in the China Seas to

rd

afford

Means

the Bishop of Houghing the

of visiting from time to time the different. Ports in China at which

British Consuls are

are established, by

appropriating for his

conveyance any

of Ster Majesty's Ships which can without inconvenience be spared for the purpose, upon application made to the Commander in Chief

Parker, Grape, M. P.

Ac.

tc.

Vo.

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by the Bishop through Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China. -

Jam, to.

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(Signed) H. U. Addington.

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(True Copy) Mains donial Secretary

p36.

Miscellaneous-

My Lord,

6247. Honghong

JULY21 1851

286

Victoria, Hong Kong,

22th May, 1851.

With reference to my gespatch 1228 of the 21th April, I have the_ hown to acknowledge the receipt, on the 11th Instant, of the following despatches_

Nr 226 to 230, the last of 18 March, 1857.

Letter

of

21th February

Circular

122_March_

of

I uplicate Military, 12/ of 20 February

The Right Aonorable, The Earl Grey,

#

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

Host Obedient Humble Servant,

Sistalam

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Ho

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Dupliente-

137.

Military-

My Lord,

237

Vietnia, Houghing,

02nd May, 1951.

I have the hown to state

to your Lordship that shortly after. the arrival of Majn Gencial

deck of Her Majesty's

guu

Jervois, the Ship "Minden

was at his

request

the

placed at his disposal for

use of the sick

of

and that 100 men

the Garrison,

Ster

ment were

Majerty's 59th Regiment

sent on

on boards. The Major

General has since made another

application to the Senior Taval

Officer for further accommodation which faptain Massie has declined

The Right Honorable,

The harl Grey,

зар

&c.

tc.

Yo.

1

to comply with - unless I,

Govenia,

Law

AJ

fit to request it._ Under the peculiar circumstances of our Ganison, and with

a desire

of encuring cernong as

economy far possible, I have thought myself wananted in scernding the Major General's application; and I am happy to say that faptain Mazzia has acceded to my recommendation. With this view, it is intended

to remove and house

such stores no on

στι

shore

board the

Minden as recupy her two decks,

both of which with them be

of

iplereed at the disposal of the

Troops.

I beg to forward, for your Lordship's information, copies of

emrespondence that has

the @

passed with reference to this

pl.

N:2.

No 3

233

second application from Major_ beneral ferrois, from which it will

be seen

that the

of

arrangements in question are merely temporary. and subject to the approval the Naval Commander-in-Chief, and the Lords of the Admiralty.-

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect Your Lordship's,

Most Medient

Humble Sewant,

Jhum

Governor Bonham,

D2nd May, 1857.

Victoria, Houghong,

to

The Earl Grey,

Dup

3 Melozures_ 137-

Reecived

on board 34. Ms. S. "Minden", as has been providich for the Troops

Pleporting that recommodation

V

temporary measure..

·

(Copy)

on

Sir.

Victoria, Honghong 14th May, 1851-

233

Refering to Lord Grey's despatch of the 22nd Feby last Military 10 5 the subject of Her M. S. Minden being placed at the disposal of the Troops, and in which I am directed to avail myself of your Excellency's - judgement and advice, I now beg leave to submit for your consideration the accompanying correspondence which has taken place between Captr Massie the Senior Naval Officer on this station and myself on this subject.

•Stis Execellency

Sir. G. Bonham R. e. B

to

de

te

As regards the obtaining sufficient accommodation by hiring Vessels, it must be obvious that the placing board several Thips,

Lick men on

which from the usual size of the

vissels which can be obtained must be the case, is

case, is necessarily attended with the greatest inconvenience and requiring a Medical officer as well as other officers to be constantly present board each, however small the

on

Detacht

of

men m

may

to which it is but

be, in addition

very rarely any vessel can be found possessing the requisite ventilation, and the Principal Medical officer is very averse to placing

any vessel which

Lick men on

board

does not possess this most rirdis peusable property-

Again, as I should not feelin justified in taking up Ships for

the

the use

2:0

as

of the Troops mutil the necessity for their occupation occurs, I must necessarily take the risk of finding them in the Harbour, at "the moment they are required, well as the possible delay in obtaining them, at a period when the immediate removal of the sick board chip, might be of the most vital importance.

on

The Principal Medical Officer

lly

concurs with me in the absolute necesity of having a ship permanently

for the

use

the sick and of convalescents, and the experience

of the past season has shown that even in the winter months, great advantages may be hoped for from such accommodation being available.

of Of course I am prepared to place at "Captr Massie's disposal Storeage

+

room such as I hope will meet with his entire approval both as being

ŵufficient and accessible.

Is it appears that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have authorized the Senior Naval Officer to place the Minden" at my disposal for the use of the Troops

"

under the circumstances mentione d in their Lordship's letter marked immediate No 35. of the 24th Feb 4 last, I do myself the honor to solicit your assistance in obtaining an arrangement so desirable as that of having an Hospital Ship available at all times for the use of the Garrison.

I have, tc.

(Signed) Wm Jervois.

Major General Comm2 2 in China-

nm

True Copy-

Colonial Secretary-

:

(Copy)

The

241

Houghong.

10th May. 1851.

very great improvement which has taken place, I am happy to say, in

the health of the Troops who have thro your ready compliance with

my wishes been placed on Board Her M. I. Minden, thoroughly satisfies of the necessity of being prepared to embark a larger portion of the Garrison of Houghong on board ship during the

ensuing

hot

season, and as in addition to our present force, a lave reinforcement is expected to arrive from England in

the

ensuing month of June - I have the honos to request you will inform

Captain Massic,

Penior- Vaval Officer-

me

you

what additional accommodation feel authorised to place at my disposal

the sick soldiers of this Garrison, bearing in mind (what I have already

for

in a

former letter communicated to you) that I am prepared to find secure and comsenient storage for whatever stores to land from

You may

deem necessary

the "Ilindew"

Herewith I enclose an extract from Lord Grey's letter to me

of

the 22nd Feby

lost in reference to this subject-

I have, tc.

(lymed ) We Jervois .

May. Gen. Comm 2

de te

Coctract referred to in preceding- 13 ut if proper Ships canurt be hired the purpose, the Lords Commissioners wili authorize the Naval Officer in

L

command to place the Minden?" " at the disposal of the Troops, if any

found for depositing

place

can be found

the valuabic stores on board, in which they could permanently

remains un safety-

//

True Copy

Colonial Sentary-

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(Copy)

Sir,

H. M. S. Cleopatra HongKong. 12th May, 1857-

243

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of your

letter dated the 10th

bistant_ From that letter it affords

me

great satisfaction to learn, that: the health of the Troops had been materially benefited by my compliance

wishes in placing a portion

with

four

a

of 4. M. Ship Minden at your disposal.

H.

and I would here remark, that it is

I

my

earnest wish

yo

should always

find me ready to cooperate with _ yourself for the good of the service_

With reference to any further appropriation of that ship for

the

To. The Houble

Major General Jervois. 4. 4-

K.

Commanding in China-

fe

te

to

1

10

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I

dame purpose, as wellas the landing of the stores, I beg to enclose a copy of a letter received from the Secretary

of the Admiralty from which at once observe, that with you ante

σ

will

application from His Excellency

the Governor in accordance with the Statement therein. I have no power of affording further accommodation - I also beg to enclose a copy of my from His Excellency thear Admiral Duster on the subject.

In the

thestructions

measures already taken

I have met their Lordships wishes more in the Spirit than the letter. threly taking great responsibility upon myself - I Duct however, under the circumstances the step will meet with the approval of His - Excellency the Naval Commander in

Chief, as well as that

authorities at home-

of

thi

244

are

I would point out that there ships now in this Harbour, which appear well adapted to the purpose, as they have ports

I have to,

Signed] T.L. Massie, Captain & Senior Officer-

True Copy

Colonial Secretary-

13

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15

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(Co fry)

235

(Signed) I. I. Massic. Captarsi Senior Officer-

Copy- Immediate.

Sir.

Downing Street. 29th February, 1851-

Referring to previous correspondence, Iam directed by Earl Grey to request

will state to the Lords Commissioners you of the Admiralty that the Accounts which his Lordship, had received by the last Mail from Houghong haveled

him to the conclusion that it is imperatively necessary to remove the Froops immediately from the Banacks cccnfued by them - and to place them board of Fessels in the Bay, and that his Lordship has accordingly empowered

στι

Captain Hamilton-

R N

//

246

E

the Major General Commanding to

( 1

Am

hire Vessels for that service, but I further to state that as it is not Imp-ssible that the Major General may find it impracticable to obtain & essel's suitable for the purpose, his Cordships would be glad if the words commissioners should feel themselves enabled to send Instructions by the present Mail to the Senior - Naval Officer on the station to place. 4. M. Ship" Minden "at the disposal of the Troops, it being fully understood that in that event the Magir General his part make arrangements for obtaining a suitable place for reception and safe custody of the Stores.

would on

the

I am, &c, ynid / Herman Merivale.

True Copy-

Colonial Secretary_

(Copy)

Immediate.)

No 35.

&

[Signed) I. L. Massie - Captain Senior Officer-

Jo

Admiralty- 24th February, 1857-

my

Lords

Iam Commanded by Commissioners of the Adusiralty to transmit to you the copy of a letter from 4. M. Pecretary of State for the Plonies dated 22nd Instant-respecting the recessity that exists for the remoral

theren of the Troops at Hongkong, and to ___ acquaint you that under the circumstances of the Governor not being able to obtain Shipping for the embarkation of the Troops, you are upon obtaining a proper place for the safe custody of the stores, to land

The Senior Officer

of 14. M. Ships & Vessels at Hongkong.

247

them and allow the Military to -- embark on board. Her Majesty's Ship "Minden"

I am, te,

W.A.B. Hamilton_

(Syried ) W..

Tr..: Copy-

Colonial Secretary

יי

P

Extract.

( joud ) F. L. Massie. Captain Henior Officir

f(

#

Application having been made on

"more than one occasion to the Senior

"Officer for Troops to be sent on board "Ene Minden during the sickly season,

#

# {

you will understand that I consider

a compliance with such request, would " for many reasons

Hymed/

be objectionable." Chat The Austen

Near Aduural. Commander-in-Chief-

True Copy

Colonial Peretary

F

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243

-

Despatch. No 37 of 1857.

Inclosure N/ in

}

No 92.

Sin

233

Victoria, Honghong 16th May, 1857-

I have the honor to forward for

your information Copy of a letter I have received from the Major Genera Commanding: its enclosures are already in your possession- 2. I thence learn that the Major General has applied to further accommodation for the Soldiers of the 59th Regiment rin board Ster Majesty's Ship Minden, and that you have replied to him

that in accordance with

you for

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you instructions. you eannot comply

Captain Massie. R. A. Senior Naval Officer.

14. M. S. Cleopatra. Honghong-

Letter from Major General

Jervois to sin

scorge

H. W. Skip "Minden" required for the Troops on Board further accommodation being -Naval Afficer, on the Subject of between himself and the Senio enclosing correspondence passed Bonham,

14th May,

1857.

with his

३.

Yo

thout an

request without

application from myself. 3. It is perfectly clear, from the Major Generals letter, that the men of the 59th have derived great binefit from being enabled occupy a portion of Her Majesty's Thip. Minden which you so readily placed at their disposal. and it seems agreed on all hands that the surest means of preventing the sickness which has so fearfully and unaccountably afflicted the men of different regiments, in this island, for the last five years, wile be to remove them temporarily, at all events, from their barracks on

shore.

4. The communication from the Adumalty of the 24th February authorises you.

Jobserve to allow

the troops to be embarked on board the Minden, in the event of the Government not being able to often other Shipping Ford Grey's letter to the Major General allowshim indeed full discretion as regards the adoption of preventive measures.

but at the same time inculeates strongly the importance of a due economy. 5. The Stores which it may

be

necessary to remove

from Her Majesty's Ship Minden, should more troops be sent on board her, can be housed by the Major General at an expense not exe cee ding £ 500 a year,

£500 hire of vessels, adapted

whereas the

ло

the

d to receive on board from 100 to 200 men. - least number that it is expected will be embarked,- could hardly be taken up for six months- the

men oh

board

shortest period for which it is __ probable they will be required._ under an expense at least of £6,000 The admission of the Ider Majesty's Ship Minden would, therefore be much the more economical arougement; and the supervision of the soldiers, - especially by their medical officers, would be much facilitated by their

large vessel,

embarkation in one instead of two or three smaller craft- 6. I think it, therefore, my duty

to state to

you

that you would, in

my opinion, but excercise a wise

discretion were

you

to comply with

the Major General's request; unless obstacles of a professional nature,

which I am

course unable to

of cour

anticipate, present themselves.

7. In conclusion. I have only to

25/

add that the arrangement. 24 acquiseed in, will be understood. to be simply temporary, and of course subject to the approval of His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief-

I have, tc. (Signed) S. G. Bonham-

True Copy

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Colonial Secretary

(Copy)

Sir,

252

H. M. Ship. Cleopatra Houghing, 19th May, 1851.

I have the hour to nokunoledge

the recipt of your hvcellency's letter, dated the 16th May 1857, with its onelozure. - And in reply

And in reply I beg to

inform you, that I have appointed.

a

Committee of Officers to inspect the Storchouses to be appropriated to

receive the Naval Stores now on

board. Her Majesty's Ship Minden"

These Officers will point out

the

Necessary sucans to be taken the Stonnable the General

by

Commanding in China to secure_

His Mycelleney,

Sir. G. Bonhamn, K. C. B., Governor of Houghing,

Ac. &c.

to.

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NUL

the above valuable Stores from damp, Inzeets, on other casual incidents,

soon as

And as

fit for

the

orders shall be give

with

they

are considered

n in lo

reception of the Stores,

given

conformity. your Excellency's application,

and recommendation, to allow them to be landed, and a further portion of Her Majesty's Ship Minden "be appropriated for the accommodation of Her Majesty's Land Free at ~ Houghong.

course in taking

Of

this step at your bucellency's recommendation,

in neendance with a letter received

from the Lords Commissioner of the Admiralty, I do it with the understanding that it is a xtemporary arrangement subject to the approval of His Mxcellency the taval Commander-in-chief;

as also should unfortunately

253 Levere

sickness take place in the squadron

(as

the

employed in the China Seas accommodation for the sick in the "Alligaton" is much circumscribed) such spac

a ec

as our Ancdical

A

Affier

in charge of the Arpital shall

think

proper, may

be

given up in Her Majesty's Ship "Minden" for the reception of the sick._

I have, to.. (Signed) J. L. Massie, faptaria Konin taval Affiece in China.

(Some Copy

flonial Secretary.

234

Reply from Captain Maine, Scrsion Naval Officer, to

p

Melozure Po" #

19 May, 1857.

Inclosure 13 in Hapatch No37 of 1857.

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Phong Không for S Bonham

Volume 1 Dameary to May

C24 721 Despart has.

a Wike Sule

235

Emiloses mis Despatches

If the Colomar Asics during the par 7830.

Jan 7 3 2 Crown Lands.

3

an

Fanloves

[ccount of Crown Landy seld by public duction in Dec?!

chon 7 12 8 Trade of the Colony

...

!

Revers to

18

his Despatch 38 114 Dec. 28.

Reports

The Colony, the

on the Bake

He aver.

average

e arrival

Ships during the last 3 years has been

820 with 821.192 aggregate

Emelores a

Tonnage.

reiurth

of the imports of Opinn auf The exports of treasure for six Years ending in 1850.

Sarly 23 4 Parliamentury Grant.

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Emilares

report from the Frensurer on the Parkomentary Grant,

nonneing the intention (in drawing the Bitts of reserving

£1500 to rezay the

the advanced.

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Jun 7 24 5

1851

Air I Bonham

Ordinance.

an

Ordinance. N1. The Law of

Saw 7 27 6 Appointments.

2.

Enions

widence. of eve

Encloses

returns of all appointment, alterations of Palaries &e, for the quarter ending Deer '34.

Som 927 7 Revenue & Expenditure

Encloses Estimates and comparative, returns of Revenue of Expenditure for the Year ending Deci 31. 1851 explanatory report on

"with an the same

Jan 7 28 & Mess. Horner & 6?

a

Envitons

"Letter from Mess" Turner & requesting the Government to

to

resume one.

Their XXst

Land for which they pay £33.1

AIRDJYL

# 33/1.2 ser

Inland and in no way

it being an

Lot, unbuilt mi remunerative to them.

CAN 729 9 Cornuts.

Jan

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Enfores minites of

the Executive & Legis . Semoils fo the haty year ending Dec. 31

Som jag 10 Despatches.

Jan

of Desportistes.

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Acton recei

:

1851

Shit I Bonham

Feb 4 11 MW Pedder

233

3

Report

having granted 18 Months

lave

Pore of absence to me the Pedder, Harbour Master &c, encloses a Medical (ertificate =

(lekn" Despatch

Frb 20 12 Mr CG Holdforth.

N210 Nov, 20 and refers to his 426 Gr 13. 1850 & N 114 Dec 28

En Conitores cops &

a

Letter from Mr CG HDD forth,

Resigning the Offices of Storify the

بخت

commends Mit Z Mitchell for the vacancies

at the reduced Salary of $600.

Th6 21 13 Despatches .

of Desprotides.

Feb 24 14 // /* W * H Mitchell

Ackn? receipt

Risers & His

Bespatcher 28 119 12 Feb 4 & 20.

Reports his aphos, tments Mr ER Mitchell to act as "Harbour Master during the absence on leave of Mr 10 Pedder and o Mr li of Mitchell to the Offices

Sheriff So.

&

Mar 1 15 Waste Land.

Encloses an

Estimate £106.4.16 for levesting and otherwise improving some

wosti

:

Mar / 15

continued

1851

Kr I Bonham

Waste Land partly reclaimed

on the Dea

its sanction.

Mar 21 16 Conviction for Murder.

Despatch N

recommends

Repers to his

Mar 21. 1849.

Reports the capture qu

Chinese, the murderer of Captain Da Cozin and Lient? Dwyer and inclous

an account off

his trial and conviction, sentence transportation.

Mar 22 17 Hospital Sitères.

!

Refers to his

Despatches & 824,527 Mar 25 oy Cap 13. 1850.

Reports having received

the Hospital Whores of Books as

his requisitions.

Mar 25 18 Waste Land.

Resers to his

Despatch & 15 March 1.

Reports he stoppage

of his improvement of the Wast Land reclaimed from the tea, by the Ordnance Department having clanned the Land for Michlary purposes,

ncloses corrispondent with the Military Anthorities on the subject,

Mar 26 19. John's Cathedral.

+

4215 Dec. 4.

Дес

Alton Despratio

Explains

confinned

Mar26

12371

1851

Sir J Bonham

Explains the circumstances unver which the Trustees of St John's Cathedral claim a quither contribution towards

building the Burch, he considers they have no

legal claim, but recommérics an a Portional

کے

grant of £455.

Mar 28 20

espatches.

of Despatthes.

Cleton, sucipt

Refers to

Mar 29 21 Chinese Criminal.

his Despatch & 16 Mar 21.

Reports that the Ihmese

under sentence of tignsportation,

hat commited suicide by

hanging himself in the Zell.

Up' 5 22 Mr H F Hance-

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having granted 10 Me leave of absence to 7" H XX

Hance

Certificate.

Apr 14 23 Chinese Convicts.

encloses a vedical

Emiones

hot of seven Amexe Convicts. transported to Singapore, at a cost

£43.15.0 for their

their massages.

Apt 15 24 Revenue & Exponature.

Evelises the

:

Vetens

:

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Y 15 24

continued

1851

Wir I Bonnam

6

retions of Revenue & Expenditure received_ and also of the amount : estimated.

Apt 16 25 Treasurer's Alecounts.

Emelous

the brecounts of the Elomet Treasurer for the Year 1830.

At 16 26 General Dervers.

Repert

the arrival of General Térvois

ancloses Proclamation announer his appointment as Theutenant Governor &e.

Ordinance.

Cypt 19 27

Ordinance.

022

Apt 21 28.

Estons

کے

N 2. Invisciction of the Civil Couth.

Despatches.

of Despatcher.

Av 22.29 Municipal Committee.

1851

Air I Benham

Apt 26 30. Blue Book.

!

309

238

Emlous

the Bine Book for 1850 and reports generally on the contests.

Emiores

Ap 28 31 British Residents

a return of the number of British Residents in the Colony..

071

The 31 Maron,

May 13 32 Mr G.U. Caine.

Flexers To his

Bernatch $522 Ajr 5.

Reports his appointinent

of it Crime to act as thork in the Secretaries Office, during "The absence of Mr I66. Hance, at Party the Salary

Aiken, receipt

May 13 33 Appointments.

aiterations of

A

Hen ort the necrouves he adopted with

адатт a view to the formation of Municipal Committee and enciases his corresp with the Prestices of the Ponce.

071

A

moposal for entriesting

to thein the management

Thie

the Pokie Force and conservancy,

of the Town.

Einlones

retions of all appointments,

Favaries

quarter aubing Ward Je for the

Mat

ending 3h

Ciekin Des intth creak

May 16 34. Ordinance : 230 Morry 18. in order to

:

hi's Sillo Dec. 26. 1855.

Reports on the Fromance

84 of 1850, it works wel and rommenes in confirmation.

Cuken & Desparch

May 20 35 Bishop & Victoria.

W 227 iter 6.

Encions

-

1

اد

May 20 35

May

continuee

1951

Fir I Benham

Emécses correspons nue

in reference to the visits of the Bishop of

L'úteria to the

Consular Cities and his passage of War

211

22.36 Desparches.

DONAN

of Despatches.

May 22 37 Heatin of the Tirops.

Aster receipt

Emloses

correspondence bitiven the Military and Naval Conthorities respecting the sick Qféléniss being received on board of this of War during the hot Feason.

7

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259

End

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