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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,
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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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· 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
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Minutes of the
Excentive and Legislation. Connells of
the half year cuded. 3724
Hong Kong for
Jeesuber 1849.
Reporting examination of thonies in
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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"employed in durgie, instead of being_
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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
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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
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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
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Ichinowledging recit of Perpatches 14/56 and 157 the taste of 5th January 1850... nove
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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
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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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Test:
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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
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of
34 34
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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.
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one
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Subject of Despatch.
35. 24 April. Reporting amangements made in thi
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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-
Biel
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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.
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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.
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one
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43.
10.
I Date of
of
Jesp
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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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Date q Deep:
of June.
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54. 19
55. 20
56.
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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
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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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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
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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.
1?
Date of
of
J12p
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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
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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
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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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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
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Suljeet of Despatch
10
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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
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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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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
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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
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89. 5.
"Binance to amend the ordinance 100
of 1847, entitled. An Ordinance to provide
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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
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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.
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个
Jeep: 902p:
Subject of Despatch
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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
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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
レ
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
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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
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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
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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
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relative to the payment of the Police. Tax on Buildings hired ήτι Military and requesties His For Rhip's the subject.
purposes:
instructions
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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
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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
但
12 201 of 21th September, and
evelezing a Bill for £30. 18. 11
payable to Mrs Sarah Watcha...
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//3. 28 9003 Transmitting Copy
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letter гра
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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,
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RECEIFLD
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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
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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
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:
Land Breed.
27/3
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Land Lease Sale, 15421th December, 1850.
18
Order
Content.
of
Purchaser
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in square Annual Rent
sale Lot
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(Signed) Chas: Liber: Cleverly, Surveyn beneral
Colonial Secretary-
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No 3.
Miscellaned
Copy to B3?qu/rade for information 8 play
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My
2030, tong dong
RECEIVED
C.D.
MAR. 27 1851
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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
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Treasure alone, a fact of which
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I may
be
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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
=
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M. Int mele
Board of Trade & Adminally
Annes
Your Lordship's
most obedient
Stumble Servant, Streham
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G. R. Porter love
3rd. January, 18857.
Victoria, Hongkong,
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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.
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French.. Hamburg.. Prussian. Mexican . Portugues... Swedish
Bremen-
Belgran.
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tons.
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Fons.
1845.
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1848
1849.
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No.
Ford. No.
Fons.
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(signed) William Pedder.
Habour Master.
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Bruvian.
Bally. Russian Hawaian.
Chilian. Siamese. Sardinian...
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Hanoverian.-- Burmeté ..
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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
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2622
10163
11175 11,530
Willian Sidder.
(signed) Harbour Master .
True Topics
Colonial Secretary
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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.
な
€ 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"
로
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-
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2631.
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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.
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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
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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.,
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.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.
だ
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:
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Rejista & refer to Sep: Wood and Rogers
118.27/3
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Lance Brd. 3515
Gr.
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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
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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.
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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
ا جا سکتھے مجھے مجھے
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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EB.
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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.
QB. 27/3
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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3
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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Meritiet
Mienvale
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.
مجھے ا
£. 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
#
ミ
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
مجھے
Salaries. Fixed Restablishment 26,008 10 24,297 11 10
-
Fr. _ Provisional & temporary. 42257
Revenue Services.
مجھے
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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119 30
598 4 112
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6860 138247
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| 6935 59
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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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1881 of compensa
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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,
ん
With the highest-respect,
Your Lordship
し
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
V z
Count: 3; b2 Hong Kong-
Epe: 2635
Sin Samuel Kontrami.
Sir,
مجھ سکے
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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
ん
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
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ધ
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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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.
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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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My Lord,
herewith
し
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.
Liy
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مت
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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.
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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,
の
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.
$
----
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N° 12.
Civil.
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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
Mņ
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
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the Gereona of M. Mitchell
Salary. B. 22/4.
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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
เ
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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
Share
M
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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
巍
-£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.
プ
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,
ル
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.
༡
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
彡
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
تهلاک
12K 27/5
in lead of $8000 odit
Got seized the opportunity pass an orderiance fixing the
durn
as the cost of the building,
Home au territo's han
Steadily refused any
afsistance
важни виросл
pledged 2/3, the
the response
has largely
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dain whatem.
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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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42.5
Lazy
Sir C. C. Trevelyan.
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JUNE
34
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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
ட
..
"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
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No 21.
Miscellaneous
657
105
4543 Đông đương ins
Đường
RECEIVED
MAY.26
MAYCO Victoria, Hongkong,
1851
29th March, 1851.
My
Lood
ア
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
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I have the hour to be, With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient Humble Servant
197
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Reporting 18 months' have
pine
&
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Merivale.
Confirm.
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Ar
Bonhave
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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
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I
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123.
Judicial.
Lo Greasy for
1July/6
67
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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.
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瘤
Mr Meet
Aferine the expreuse
AB. 20/6
I don't writhin this in ди-г
Lecessary.
I should
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
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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.
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The Sorcition of the Treasury
for the expenditure must be
obtained such et bush is the
usust corere.
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Earl Grom
78
33. 14 Apul
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1 July 157.
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,
Have
lin Ges.
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Jadis
16
Haues
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250.
117
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
...........
M. Glit
Freasury $13.20/6.
denish.
In Pr
2
Thaupt.
Bm june 20
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120
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
S
Some
arrears
of
610
100
75
588
+
6476
57 19 4/2
16:13
1192
50
542
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
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£. 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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found in the Treasury and remains unclaimed -
2.
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Amount was recovered by the Agent General med eredited in his re
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This Amount was paid to the legent beneral and creditisch in
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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.
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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.
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Treasurer
1900
172394 C.
Auditor
50368 58675 F.
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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.
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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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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
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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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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.
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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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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-
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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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Earl Grey
1859.
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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.
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2
auce
to Messe Wood & Rogers 23 Juneyst.
3nJuly/51 N.252.
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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,
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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
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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.
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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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our Commercial
consideration the state of our
Relations with China, dated 10th July, 1847,
12
it is recommended that a share in the
administration
of the ordinary and the Seland (Houghing)
breal affairs of should be given by
souve
systeme of
Municipal Government to the British Residents.
2.
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duty to act on it as
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principal inhabitants to be Justices of the Peace with the same powers as the paid Magistrates, and have constituted a Court of Petty Sessions for the speedy adjudication of minor although not inconsiderable offences,
power to adjudicate in Civil cases wherein the amount in dispute docs
with
£₤10; and lastly,
not execed $50, or Lay junderstanding it to be the wish unpaid Magistrates that the management of the Police
of
of
the
the
Colony should be entrusted to them, I have recently offered to transfer this duty to them alse.
3.
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meeting of the unpaid Justices 145 and proposed that they should, if
they
saw fit, undertake the entire management of the Police department,
expense of
which they
the
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to
pay
out of the Rates levied under the
Annum, - the
Rovisions of brolinance. Po of 184.5.. The levy at that time amounted to £2800 annually, while the expenses of the Police aggregated £3.774.4.8 per- the expenditure exceeding reecipts by £9740448. This sum I then thought and still think the Justices should collect by means of Tax on Carriages, &c.; but they being of a different opinion declined.
the
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charge.
On further consideration, and
of doing all in my power
with a vicu-
to satisfy the desires of the British
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measure,
to
on
throw the responsibility the inhabitants on their representatives, and thereby to obriate the unmerited.
on a
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
for years, in addition to the Proceeds of the Police Tax amounting, after deducting the expense of collection and other contingencies, to £2504.10.7%, a further.. of £ 1081. 19. 3/4. per annum
this
two
Auther sum
out of the general funds of the Colony,-
besides
paying
dircetly from the Treasury
the Salaries of the Superintendent Police, and his Assistant,
of
aggregating
£812.- I also offered, should they
desire it, to
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Ordinance for the
purposes of taxing Storses, carriages, and Chairs (Sedans), which latter
2 are in
common use in the Colony :- in short, I proposed to place at their disposal
the
the same meanJ
that I myself
have
this
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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5. I trust it with appear, My
Lord, from the enclosed concepondenca that I have now done all in my power
re
to carry
into
the recommendation
effect the
of the Parliamentary Committe; but I Confess I begin to think that the majority of the Justices have suither
time nor
inclination
for
the duty
some of the Gentlemen composing the
local
:
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Lordship will see are
Att
Magistracy, your at the head of Stouses transacting amounts of business of no ordinary character, and perhaps seldom exceeded in any part of the world._ These bentiemen would undoubtedly make these gratuitons duties a matter of secondary
consideration;_ indeed, to use
the words
of an eminent Indian Iudge the later Sir James Macintosh, the
very
of a merchant having
enenmitance of a
leisure enough to give proper and constant attention to the affairs of a Municipality could perhaps justify a cuspicion, that his commercial situation is not of that
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With the highest respect,
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient Humble Servant,
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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.,
Do...
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.
Do. I do.,
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
£Stg. 2754 98)
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
6 2
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
3 64
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
1 Rant
Compensation, &c, ke. Clothing from England.
£223.6.6
393.14.7) 185. 0.0
£802. 1.1
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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.
.
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+
Report
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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
기
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
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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
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}
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
+..
!
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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
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The
Chinese Inhabitants have also become
mon accustomed to our Institutions.
Houghong, as I have already
reported in Separate Despatches this subject, will not in
Minion ever
which
лого
with
my
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and hence the maintenance of
au
expensive retablishment here has become not only unnecessary how but undesirable to partics having
Houses
of
business in Canton.
The Port, however, is not without
its use, even to them;
often landed here intended
are
for goods
On
for
for the Northern Ports,
as indeed
they
are sometimes when destined
for
my ever be the Port of Trade
first formation it
on its fir
все
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.
Ch
laden with oil, of which considerable portion, under the provisions of
the new
or-tarigation
17
Law, has been shipped to hugland
seventy
in British Bottoms. _ I informed by a very respectable authority that sixty or Venils of this description expected here
eted here next winter, and as each of there Veruels is
estimated on an
average
of
the
to
expend some £500 in the Colony, by which each class Community is benefited, this Branch of Trade deserves expecial encouragement. I understand
morcover
that the masters
of
the
above Whalers when here, convened secting and passed a Rezolution
a
that Houghong
was the Cheapest
and most suitable Port in the
hast for
sand
for
the recort
of
Whalers,
the transhipment of
their car
cargoes.
These Vessels can
comparatively
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refit here at a small expense, procure such they may
be in need
and return to the whaling
supplies
of
ground
opens.
as some as
the season
I entertain, therefore
every hope that this trade may
use to the
19
prove of great Colorry! A Versel has also lately arrived here under American
Colours from bregon, for the purpose of entering into Contracts for the supply of marts, Spars, to, which at times are much required here. The returns with be of
come from Houghing.
In conclusion, I would add that although the Colony is of
use
to the d in the
great engaged yet it
few firms Opium Trade, on the general
it is on
:
20
Freign Trade that Houghing
ли
must mainly depend for progressive improvement
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect, Your Lordships,
Most Obedient
Stumble Servant,
Baham
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shivaly
té communite this to Part! not the ther As the greater prest of the facts cisted in this derpt have submillia to dose Grey in former despatches it ad only
harifone
Reports of Governors on the Blue Books of these Otories? One portion might perhaps the seat to the Brandy Trade for information Att. 21 foly (51.
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Received-
Transmitting the Blue Book of
HongKong for
the
Year
1850, and
reporting on the State of the Colony.
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26th April, 1857- Govenor Bonham,
Vietosa, Houghtong,
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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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HONG KONG.
No.
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.
lout
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
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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,
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Requisition de M.
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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
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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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(No 10.
Siv,
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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-
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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-
で
'
Inclosure No3 in
Despatch. 12.30th 14/1957.
t
1
;
133
ICANT A
who may
on the state and
progress of
his
department during the year
10th February 1857.
1850.
Boj
י
of
彡
Hongkong
Total.
In 6241151
134
31th December, 1850.
Population.
Children
イ
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.
の
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
Ꮄ
fine
4
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True
Copy.
Registrar.
Colonial Secretary.
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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
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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
4/10 5px
Mr Messiale
The retcorns to
Rexistrar Guard?
しし
с
213
Return of British residents in Honghong, exclusive of Military and
the 3/th March, 1851.
Police -
Mi
Mo
Children
Male Female
Male Female
i
185 45 77
Natives of United Kingdom 185 45
g!
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
True Copy)
Monial Secutary=
N32.
Civil.
Aus: 28 July
My Lord,
F
6243, Hong trong
0.0
JLY21
1001
With
214
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,
Battam
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Mr. Merivale
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215
20 July 150.
I have to acknowledge the
ress, pit of your choopatite
2.32 of the. 13.
and to love
of May
of
last
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No 33. Financial.
Enci
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ong.
to Freas: 23 July 201
b244. Hong Kong
1801
L
246
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
j
The Earl Grey,
Ac.
&c.
tc.
:
:
че
Trasy 28.24.
にくし
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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
b245. Hongkong
RE
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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:
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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,
любо
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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Mr. Mensiale
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this ordinance
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The Earl Grey.
Received
/ Inclosure.
N 34.
Provision s
Explaining.
of Ordinance
certais
March, 1851.
Dispatch 1.230 of
to in Itis Lordship's
No 4 of 1850, adverted
2
Efterte a law to makes the
by the Aury. The sovintimaner &
Port
: that its quation. must be campur
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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-
Tone Coty
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Your
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JULY21
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
༩༥
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.
W
obscccation
later that any
communciation
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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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betr
233 A
16
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
:-
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.
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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,
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I have the hour to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordship's
Host Obedient Humble Servant,
Sistalam
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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,
叶
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,
て
зар
&c.
tc.
Yo.
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to comply with - unless I,
Govenia,
Law
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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..
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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
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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
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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-
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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-
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Colonial Sentary-
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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-
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to
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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-
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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-
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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
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Extract.
( joud ) F. L. Massie. Captain Henior Officir
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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,
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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-
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Colonial Peretary
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243
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Despatch. No 37 of 1857.
Inclosure N/ in
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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.
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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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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
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19 May, 1857.
Inclosure 13 in Hapatch No37 of 1857.
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Jan 7 3 2 Crown Lands.
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average
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Ships during the last 3 years has been
820 with 821.192 aggregate
Emelores a
Tonnage.
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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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report from the Frensurer on the Parkomentary Grant,
nonneing the intention (in drawing the Bitts of reserving
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Air I Bonham
Ordinance.
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Ordinance. N1. The Law of
Saw 7 27 6 Appointments.
2.
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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?
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Envitons
"Letter from Mess" Turner & requesting the Government to
to
resume one.
Their XXst
Land for which they pay £33.1
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Jan
of Desportistes.
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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
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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
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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
急
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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hot of seven Amexe Convicts. transported to Singapore, at a cost
£43.15.0 for their
their massages.
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continued
1851
Wir I Bonnam
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retions of Revenue & Expenditure received_ and also of the amount : estimated.
Apt 16 25 Treasurer's Alecounts.
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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
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N 2. Invisciction of the Civil Couth.
Despatches.
of Despatcher.
Av 22.29 Municipal Committee.
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Air I Benham
Apt 26 30. Blue Book.
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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
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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
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May 20 35
May
continuee
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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.
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