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21o± Auquet, 1854.

In my Scepatel 1960 of the 55

butant I had the hown to report

the arrival of the Read Mr Barter, Colonial Chaplain, and that in

accordance with instructions

His Brace the inter

reecive: from

Secretary of State, he had been called

on ofor his explanation of the charges prefered against him.

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With reference to the concluding paragrash of me deqatel now referred to, I have to state that mu Md Barters presentation of the Queen's Warrant, requiring induction to the appointment of Colonial Chaplain, he was so

appointed in due form, Notification to this effect

and

was

his

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inverted in the Government Gazette

On the 75 Mutant I received

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Vietorin, Copy of which Icnelose, ne

• Pfficial letter

from

on

the Bishop of

requainting me

formally with his

Lorkhips intention to withhold

No 3

3.

Mr. Barter's License-

Subsequently to this, but

previously to the publication of the Gazette, the Bishop applied in a

private note to the Colonial Ceritany

for

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the precise terms in which Mr Barter's appointment would be notified_ a copy of the Notification (for convenience of reference also transmitted herewith.) was accordingly sent, and His Lordelip in reply assured the Colonial Secretary that his note was quite satisfactory, "and the form of Notification que from any just grounds of Objection"

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I have the hour to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir, Your most oberent.

Stumble Servant,

Mami.

Mr. Wist.

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that it with be wary

difficult for the Secretary of State

investigate the bruth of

the statements

M. Baster's defence

to arrive at a satisfactory.

As is

Conclusion

upon

The harps preferred against that

Appresiones

are certainly against

Firn; but

misfortiones he

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sufficient to ruin any max whose vices were as limité 1 As Mr. Baxter s . And now to depine tim of this Office

if he has been only unfortunate. I not fraudulent would be a hard measure, I complete his ruin. "In my opinion the Bishop of Winchester, who has not thoroughly led this Office into the difficulty ley

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informing himself and us of M. Bapteis character. & conduct whilst in his Biccese, and who must have better meaus than we

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possess of testing at

Teffiels & a the value of the defence

now mede,

ought to take up the incestigation,

and, furnished with Mr. Baxter's replanation, report to this office whether it is sufficient

to justify the Gost in

gutter.

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Contentions Hial Gruttoman

"King. AP. 24 del 784

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or whether he ought to be removed from

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a this for your consideration

24 Oct.

M. Bentir moker a plausith defence,

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then head was that be left in debt firm on timost ofth.

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for Lady Pollen reminding him Wäre he had Worth Herm. H. Revery flab fauces, te tercumetane

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Lient: Governor Came,

21th August 1864.

Victoria, Aughong,

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Hi Right Frith di Scouse Grey, Me

M. 58.

3 fnclosures.

Rociver

His Lordahip's intention to with-hold Mr Baxter's License

Bishop of Victorin intimating

together with a letter from the

Baxter, Colonial Chaplain,

the hiplanation of the Rev? Wie

$50 of 5th furtant, Fransmitting In continuation of despatch

I think the decisions of this care mentselscantially leat with the Bishope of Victima. His liansen in d'affenbund

pany to authun bu Daster to sprciate, while I would not on tegles geneed exquise in the referral of a Colonial Rishes to leave a termince of thee (zone, I think such defueral super

her. to to Expected racquisend in without berication there a case is mit age the momince, walso where quan doubts wist

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Foneshifis information

the acompanying

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the 21th Augent, also à cope, of the Bho tretina letter of the 21th bangs down to the part when than made a

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Mentions when ho

Intended & Tail

letter frome

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frome the Bishoje

of Victoria, Hong Korry,

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together copies of two letters

from the Plevel en Bander the late Resta of Fyfield, Containing that Gentleman's defence to the charger

Greeferred resinst

hein was presented

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in the Petition to the bell House of Commons, and

Portal to the,

as the Bishops of Victoria has

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& preperin intention of bing

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The Honorable M.J. Mercer,

&c.

Sir,

the

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Colonial Secretary,

Houghtony.

I have the hour to ackunüdge

receipt of your

letter addressed

by direction of this brace the duke

fatis of Newcastle and of the Hounable the Licht bovernor of stonghong

in which

you request an

request an explanation

of certain Statements contained in a petition presented by Mr M. Portal to the House of Commons. In acendance with that request

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They to forward the enclosed — communication which accompanie.

this note.

I have, H., (Liquid) Wo Barter.

Houghtons, Auquet 175, 1854.

(True Copy) Mmmmm

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Colonial Secretary-

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Stoughtony, August 17, 1854.

It is perfectly true that from series of losses and misfortunes, over which bod alone could have conteri, and from sickucre in my family which God alone could send I had been involved in (comparatively) heavy embarrasements. The trials which caned them, sprend

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pread over a

period of began to seace in

Sin years, or about the year 1847 and my crubarrassments began also gradually

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to lessen - But again in March 1851 the life of my only surviving

sou (the last

(the last of 5)

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far

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endangered that his medical attendant declared there was no

him save by

hipe for

an immediate

and permanent removal into

runtry air.

pure

This rendered a

fruntry shange of situation

for myself and

whole

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change of place for my tamily an indispensable duty but it unhappily also entailed with it a slower liquidation of my debts_ Still even with my greatly reduced income, I continued

padually to discharge my engagements

"Finding that the process of

paying off

was as slow, and haraseed

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at all hazards to procure if possible come situation, from which I could by increased labour and even at increased perconal rick get a larger

income to cuable

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to pay

all I

owed. In this state of mind the

enshange to Houghong

to ru

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was

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Its improved healthinere, the cheapuece of living and its pecuniary were mentioned asstrong

advantages

inducements to me.

Influenced by

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them and by the decire to face myself. from debt I'accepted it, and the more readily because so distant a more

would not permit a removal of

Iresolved

my

books and furniture to and

by the consciousuese of debt Iurbed

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would compel a sale and therefore cuable me to free muself from recuniary responcibility and even to have a handsome surplus.

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When the fact of my parintment was made certain,

: looked more

closely into the

my liabilities, and as is

sistent of my

Een the care

found them greater

than I had anticipated. Strivever

if my property has sold

even so

well, I cannot be £200 in deft... if it has sold only tolerably, I may be indebted £300 or £350 but if badly, I may possibly

rwe at present £400 £150. And of this amount

I cannot recall to mind that

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cingli debt has been contracted either from improper self indulgense

n nuncecerary extravagance. When I found that

that my

debts were

greatin

in amount than I had anticipated,

in order to present the auxieties of

my

Creditors (if such feelings cricted

I voluntarily proposed to Mr Lamb, a mat respectable Plicito in Andover, professional aud parliamentary agent for M. Cubitt, the member for that town, that I

over to him

should transfer

wifen men

muy

furniture, books, plate, and the

money owing to me, to dispose of

their benefit.

Irequested him, in the event

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of the debts creceding the arts, to

legal document binding

draw uh a

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me to pay all just demands upon

me with 5 pa cent intercet until all were finally and fully dicelarge. Kis he did. And the state

matter at precent is that it is

the

within the range of possibility that

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now be free from debt -

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Still more possible, that I may

free in one year - most prsible.

in two

three

years- but certainly in

years-

my

I did leave Parish on a Sunday but it was late in the evening, to enable me to catch the night mail - I did not

so

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farewell to my people because I both hoped and intended to have returned to them for the following

Sunday - I did not concial

intention of leaving, for

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my

many knew of the probability of

it six weeks previously by report -

from

many myself - and all were told of the fret, within 24 hours of the

official intimation of it. _ It is not time that I took an

funis

in

with me.

charitable

for though I had

my possession a small sum of money belonging to a Penny Club (of which I was Managen) which I never thought necessary to

pay

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that Sunday because I

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intended to return to Fyfield before

me

I took care

the following when I found that I could not return, its send the amount by the Rev. Mz Stecoman. It is not true that I left in debt to the Purich, for though I had w of money belonging to it in my

acted with respect to it in the with the Penny

same manner as

a sum

haus,

Club money only sending it to the

this sum

proper person_ of this

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are

could not be sent, but there peeveral pounds on the other hand of

fitke still due to me from

the

Parish. To the truth of all then

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Itaternents I can bear witness

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orth _ I cannot here offer mm

any

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documentary evidence, because never anticipating charges of such a character, Inevis thought of bringing with me written proofs

kind whatsoever - As to the

of arry

great demoralization spoken of in the Petition, as it is met in

any way

attributed to

my

conduct

but simply to the frequent changes in the fremmbency caned by the emallness of the stipend, I have

nothing to say:

And as to the Petition itulf

I venture to assert that if

inadvertent or incautious acts be

seized on, a petition similan in

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substance may

be

got up

in any

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Sir,

A Paul's College, Angston, Auquet 75, 1854.

I beg leave formally to acquaint you that the Reverend William Baştır, appointed to the Colonial Chaplaincy of Houghtony and recently arrived in the Colony, has not been liceund

by me to the said office

un recived

my permission to officiate in the

that the inning of Catheral; and that the

one

my

licence is suspended at kast

until some necessary

Communications

Parish in the Kingdom similarly

sheumetaneed.

Had I been asked ni

acked on the

subject, half an hour before I head

of

the Petition presented and the

speech spoken by Mr Portal I

would have asserted, even with

my dying breath that

thought

mone were

Kining of than I

more Kindy

my wife, and

my family

Avere

by the people of my

people of my Parich, with

creeption perhaps- All this I could

did not my poverty prevent

prove,

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from

over at once to

om Lailing over

England to lay the care before the authorities there

(True Copy)

Mommom

Colonial Seretary

(Signed) Mr Barter.

The Arrible

The Lieutenant Goverum

If Hong Kong.have been received by

me in reply

to

inquiries addreened to parties in England

Iremain, to, (Liquid) G. Victorin

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(Jane Copy)

Mahin mm

Colonial Secretary.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Reverend William Baxter having reported his arrival in the Colony on the 3rd Instant, is ap- pointed Colonial Chaplain of Hongkong by virtue of a Warrant under the Royal Sign Manual.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,

Hongkong, 4th August, 1854.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

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Sir,

9290 Hong Jong

RECEIVED

OCT23 1854

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Victoria, Hongrong,

21th

21 Auquet, 1854

At the request of 10 Sterling

the Reting Chief Justice, I have the hour to report for your consideration

a matter that has

given

rise to some

corrcpondence between the Government

and that Gentleman.

2. Finding that several Officers of

Government were in the habit

The Right Amorable

Sir George Grey, Bart., G. E. 13.

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of absenting themselves without leave from Victoria, at times when such absence was must inconvenient, and being unwilling to notiec exek individual case, I caused the

enclosed Circular to be sent roundh

to the ducumbers of the Curl Sowiec.

3. This

produced the accompanying emcspondence between the reting Chief Justice and the Colonial Sconcity.

The last letter of Mo Sterling is recid while I write. I think it proper to notice the manner in which Mos

Sterling persists in using the pinapplicable term "Confinement to the house, notwithstanding the

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explanation made by the Exlonial Secretary in his letter of the 15 Arctant.

4. Sperceive nothing in the Glonial Requiations or in the officini Despatches from which it can be inferred that either the Chief Justice or the Attorney General is exempć

rules of the service

from the ordinary rules

Fimagine

while

agine that the question

of absence poin the Jeland is definitiy

settled by the clause incerted by

The limo order in the Letters Patent nuttinizing

Patent are

issued

bered eve there officers to net in their respective

the Seal of

the Colony by

Virtue of a Capacities.

Reayal Wanant.

We have rea leffry of Letters Patent here.

Than the 5. The inopportuneneu of

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Judge's absence without precious Cominunication with the officer

the Goremment

abministering the

muet, I conecive, be sufficiently apparent, and in the end of May

was seriously

last this disadvantage feit, when, important matters coming before the Legistative Council, it was discovered that Mr Sterling

was absent in Masno. On that

that that in

cension in

imagining consequence of the altered system of administration since Liz George Braham's departure, Mr Sterling might be under some misconception as to his relation to the Officer administering, Jacked" Sir Johnn

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Bouring if M2 Sterling had stained leave of absence from His breellency, whose reply

was in the negative,

with the additional remark that

had Its Sterling applied to him, he would have referred him to upeif.

3. The present state of the whole

mainland of China in the neighbourhood of this Colony is sel that though not immediately probable, it is remotely possible that the ascistance of the Judge may

may be

imperatively and suddengy

necessar

necessary

to a meeting of the

Incentive Council, called to conviter

the

propriety of putting the island

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under Martial Law, and much

cvil might arisi

om the self

from

self-

sanctioned absence of either Chief

Justice a Attorney General at

Luch time.

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But I confece that I was

under the impression that this

question was settled long

long ago I would beg a reference both to

in Joku

and

Sir Ihn Davis and Sie berge Bonham, who will, I feel certain, declare

hat they

novel

suppored cutter

there law officers, or any officer in the Colony to have the power of. absenting himself without the Knowledge of, and permission from,

the

Officer Administering the

bovernment.

8.

Iextract as bearing on the

point a paccage from a despatch of Sir George Bonham Financial

всегда P76 of 4 Auquet 1849 — "it is "clear beyond all doubt from the

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thuenda wording of the Chief Justices Priuminia

under the

Seal of the 11

no

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quit

the

Colony we that he himself cannot have wolf Colony without the sametion of The reply

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"the Governor'

harl brey #: 151 of 95 November 1849 does not discent from, but on the contrary may be, though not decidedly, taken to agree with the proposition thus laid down.

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With regard to the Attorney General I have no hesitation in

Saying

that much important bužinėse wraid k impeded

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he permitted to place himself in position is independent of the head

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the Govenment - Matters relating to 'hipping, such as Register, change of stoners, change of masters 4.,

are of weekly and sometimes daily recurrence, and invariably require reference to this

offic

Afficer- & happens

that business of this nature is too

pequently postponed by the parties till the moment when the Ship

is

ready for Sex, and though the Government discourages this negligence

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as much as possible, it endearonis

at all times to meet the wishes

the

of

public, and were the lanzadvices not to be readily found this service would be seriously obstructed

10. Iregret much that a reference of this nature chould require to be made by me to the Secretary of State, but, unpleasant as is the duty, it must be done, and I shall await, I trust I may say with confidence,

your decision

decision on this comewhat

delicate question

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With the highest respect,

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Your Munt obedient Sumble Servant

Maine

vacation,

Mr. Memile

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There was a

sorne gran aps

festomped coneston Dav

about the Ch. Justice

to which referenu is den massi

of Hong Kong's right to a

I Lan it by me but Lave

hit thought it recessary

oz ry: frones y

such question seem,

tsause,

nor is there

Med for interpreting Commissions, d. The point seems

to de Whether

any

and offices Las cright to abrent

himself from the colony without sining te formo

and Mairing the permission:

notice, it

should think here can hins soult

Bert the pist hanch of Col. Caines circular

approved, ex

ought to do fully upchrond, & & the Sacrof

Stati's

berperly

openmon Exhaped that it is heit

applied to every offices, Chief Justice incheild.

Evin a vacation

may,

on pressure of business, he was

In the second part of the circular Est.

Caire appears rather to Lan our dose the

matter: & seem to be concions of this himself,

it is not to be interpreted "strictly.

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Never thelife the acting Oh. Justice's tone in commenting

in it is quite unjustifiath. I think it may

Ished that the role appears a

little sai

rigorous, & that Co. Crime has himself sugg

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a literal application of the hot Pat the Seds of State with woo interfere with his discretion in

maintaining that order & equlant which de consider requis!

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9.295. Hongkong.

Our despatite & Amgshing No: 59 thaidh adduped to Suhte Manny. Sec. our duffler of spillarch

Wheat & Lunen

Governor Laine Sindohen Barring

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M. Merivale

Mr. Peel

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November 1854.

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I have to acknowledge

Sher laques

Go Despatch Nr. 57 of the 21th Arof. Last, reporting

A

question which has arisen

between

ing

wolf and the

Acting Chief Justice

The right of certain Civil

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Officer: to absent themselves from the Colony at particular

times.

2.

I must, nemise that

no copier of the several

Victoria, Arughong,

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The clight truth dis George Brey, 185

Licht. Governor Chine,

August, 1854.

ó melosures.

159.

Reecived.

leave of abenec.

bolonial Government, repecting Slief Justice Sterling and the

Correspondence between acting

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2.

Commisions, to the language

of which reference is made,

are with in the possession

Moust it is persumed the Whore St. wamedh of this Department,

I do not think it.

Bout

it recessary

further to advert to their

contents, ciremmstance, or

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to the

correspondence which took

place when

toas

when Earl Greyto

виз Secretary of State

respecting

The propriety of securing to the Chief Justice a reasonable

Dacation : because it does

not seem

to me that

any

inch reference is recepary.

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3. The question merely

whether the rule, that no

Civil servant, (the Chie,

(The Chirof

fnotice inclusive), should leave

the Colony without formifsion

from the Governor, is a

proper

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hesitebion

But it is 10.

and I have

in farmounting

The affirmative. The

wage

by which the Chief Justice

Enjoys a regular vacation is,

dir doubt, founded on the

strongest

гас

the

reasons, and it

maybe very expedient that he should have the ofportunity

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y enjoying

hs

That vacation,

far as posible, without

being restrained to the limits of the Colony. But this is perfectly consistent with the

insefoily of maintaining o

sule under which the Chief Justice, the only Judes of The Supreme Court, is restrained from leaving the island witheat notice to the Governor, and

leave obtained, which would of course not be withheld unless for

reasons

ungency

of the strongest

The

same observations

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farmer apply to the Attorneg

of

General with still greatès

force.

I therefore approve

of the first paragraph of your

L: frommer's Circular of the 11th August.

4. As to the second

paragraphe of the Circular, I observe that the Colonial

Scoulay informed the Acting Chief Justice, in his letter

of the 15th Aug., Ethat it

was not mi

any

case to be

"Cor stretly interpreted. I

Think There is some in

in

is some inconvenience

Laging down a sute in

positive terms, when it is

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matter

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feel it right to interfere

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with the discretion of the Officer Administering Government : and I regret

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Sterling's

Comment

of WW. Alberes,

Mereit's

This rule.

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Circular

It is

is necessi

necessary

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that all Officers

under the Civil bovernment, on

recasions when they may wish to leave the Colony, obtain previously through the Colonial Secretary the permission of the Office Administering the Government.

It is also equally necessary

that the Civil officers do not absent themselves save on

of

duty from the City

Victoria or their usual residence

during office hours without cimilar permission obtained, except on Sundays when it is not likely that their services will be required

SEP.

1

It is desired that all officers of overnment without distinction

rank attach their signatures to this Circular, and beads of are requested to

cpartments are

exure this injunction to be complied with.

By Order,

(Signed) W. T. Mercer,

Colonial Secretary.

• Colonial Secretary's Office,

Victoria, Smythons

August, 1857.

11t

(True Copy)

Colonial (ccretary.

Coxy.

Lis,

im

14+ August, 1954

With reference to the Circular

25

Order of the 12th Instant transmitted

by you I would now

I would now respectfully

protect against its extension to the Offices of Chief Justice and Attorney beneral - they being filled by

members of the Bar for the discharge

of professional duties in China and request, if it be not of right, uncontrolled liberty of locomotion during the low vacations established

The Stonorable William T. Mercen

Colonial Secretary,

Ac.

$2.

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by "bidinance with a view of passing

now and then at Macao

a few days for change of Air.

I trust the second paragraph of the Circular relating to daily sonfinement to the house is not intended to apply to the above Offices und beg to be informed if they be within its contemplation - as should they I would feel bound to use every itting remonstrance.

He

I have, Hc., (Signed) Paul by Sterling,

Acting Chief Instice.

(True Copy)

Mmmmn

Colonial Secretary.

Copy

4235.

Sir,

-

26

Colonial Sccretary's office

Victoria, Sony Tong,

15th August, 1854.

In nekurwledging recipt of your letter of yesterday

of yesterday I'am directed to remind you that by the terms of

their Commiccions both the Chick

Justier and the Attorney General are, in common with all other ffiens of the Colonial Civil Service, prohibited from leaving the Colony without the permission previously stained of

The Honorable

The Acting Chief Justice,

He.

Ac.

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EP.

1

He Krisa Ahminiteving the Grommet,

and this clance is always incertid

in the Commission by crecial justruction

under The Royal Liga Manual

With regard to the concluding

Lient:

rust of your wishes mctitate that through the second paragraph of the Circular dres not is particularly apply to the Chief custice as to the other officers of Sevil Service, and though

in letter the sicut: Goverun

the

in no case is

it to be tor strictly interpreted, yet

be recasions sudden and

then may

urgent, when the difficulty of communicating with the Chief Justice

would be inconvenient and

embarrassing.

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The Attorney

Legal Sovicer

27

General no the

Advicer of the Government being

constantly liable to be called on fo

advice n co-operation, it is plain that his unauthorized absence from the Colony or from within reach of the place of borciument, would not only be unfair to the Bublie but prejudicial to the Govemment

interest.

I have, te..

(Liquid) Mr. F. Meren,

Colonial Secretary

(True Copy) Mmmm

Colonial Secretary-

:

Jishatch 157 17/954.

Inclosure #3 in

Copy.

Sir,

From the Colonial Scoretary,

chief

Justice

replying to acting Sterlings letter of the 14th Distant. 155 August, 1854.

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28

19th August, 1854.

Hought

Гос

P

Sr reply to

reply to your

to your letter

of amue

of

the 15th Instant I would beg to sav

My

Commission is not by me beins

in Common with others retained in

the Government Offices. But Inierlicet

that the Queen's Warrant mach

directs a clauu fr'actual rendence"

to be inserted in the

forma

a term

a

たい

Kurun to Lawyers and clectors as nots of literal stringenco.

"The Strunable M. T. Mcreen, regre, Colonial Sceretary,

tc.

tc.

Ac.However I regret to say my requcct refueled I must in

neentance with my

un former letter

prefer my claim to perconal libert, during the law incations pounded- on the Ordinances establishing him and cauctioned by ba Majectyp

I

Ministers and on the bioinance in particular (as far as the Judge is Emecrald) enabling him to cumprives

the Registrar to sign

Crest

Below

f

Orders

for

the

Sebtors about to leave the

a menime believe

measure

we

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suggested

by despatch from the Home Government

itself with the intention of succting

eace which might

A`care

the only urgent

arise in vacation - and I would

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29

remark that all there Ordinances are of subsequents date to the formal

Commission.

Ivery much right to find that the second paragraph of the

order requiring Officers of forerument to confine themselves to their houses from 10 till 4 daily - does avowedly

contemplate the

and

was so

sorry

Circular to such

-

Jpice of Chief urtice

that

iL

general

go

ffeet should

-

it's necessary rounds - Surely if the harl Grey's Despatch to Sir John Davis relative to the position of the Judge

were to be consulted this would not

be, no can

precedent for

I think there

such inte

is a

any

interference

i

E

with him

im in any

British Colony

With reference to the conclusin letter respecting the special operation of the order on the office of

of your

littriney Sinural I would respectfully Say that

explained it would

that crew as

ver his

esnfer an indefinite control over

sourly motions irksome in

any

the liberal

case to a gentieman of and learned profession and a contiol

which might be oppressive; it is ales to be ricollected that private business forms part of the crurluments of that Office.

As to his liability to k crctantly called on for advice and any anticipated injury

no to

to the

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public o arising of extrantuary circumstances to speak frankly

and

fice of

Colonial reserve

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or now that local laws and the routine of Office business are —— established and the Consular

bovernment separated from that

of the Colony I cannot after 10 years experience see any thing of recessity in this or realizes it - he still has his Criminal and Consular busines with recasional Ordinances to prepare all which can be performed without any infringement of professional privilege and with any

any system an hour in the week would surel

supply to the Colonial offices law-

i

stvice

kland

for a larger beality than the

Under these circumstances I respectfully request that this be considered as a continuation of my former letter and that the Honorable the Lieut. Governor will be pleased to submit the vacation question and that of the daily confinement to the house to the abjudication often Majesty's Secretary of State for the. Colonies together with the Circular_ and correspondence rrising from it

I have, Ho., (Pine)) Paul dry Sterling, (Truclopy) Acting Chief Justice.

Mmmm

Colonial Secretary.

1246.

Cony.

Sir,

31

Coloicial Sicuitary's Offici, Victoria, Army Try,

19th August, 1854

I have the hour to nekurwaage

reccipt of yours of this date, and in am directed to inform you

reply

that in acendance with

the

your wishes

concepondence on the subject

of your absence from the Sony shall be duly forwarded to the Right Aonnable The Secretary of State by the outgoing mail.

The Honorable

One Acting Chief Juction,

02

22.

M.

!

Imorate the flint. Coverin

is animus to encet au euroctus

imucusion which you seem to

cntatain with ugaid to the Authority

under which the chief butter and

the ûttong seheral let.

There

here are no direct Commissions

Junder the Royal Sique Mannal

imed to any of

the Public Officers,

seept the Greina and fluitenant

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all other

ther Officers,

In the case Fall the Chief Instice and Attonny General qually included, The Queen's Marrant is addressed to the officer Atministering the Government, authorizing him to

cance Letters Patent to be issued

32

under the Seal of the Colony, and under there Letters Patent the officer

دند

formally appointed-

The Queen's Warrant of course

remains with the Public Records, but the Letters Patent under the Seal of the Hony and the signature of the Officer administering the Government, are handed to the Officer appointed, and remain in his possession.

I have to.. (Signed) M. T. Mercer,

Colonial Secretary.

True Copy)

ис

Mmmm

Colonial Secretary-

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Despatch p

Enclosure M. 5 in

5711854.

33

Copy

Sin

195 August, 1854.

I have the honor to acknowledge

Sterling's letter of this date. Secretary to acting thick Instice Further Reply from the Clonal 19th August, 1954.

EP

the receipt of your

letter of this

F

crening

informing

"Correspondence.

M

my

ine that the "enreiratua.

absence from the Colour "chall

be duly forwarded-

To prevent any misapprehencin I would bey to repeat that I have mot been absent from the bland during the last seven years for

more than a month and that this small period

was divided through

1

Amorable William T. Mereer, Rigth

Colonial Scentary,

7.

A

:

distinct

years

and a m recalini

Line of Illness. My earcspondence has colely in contemplation the Circular order as it bears on the law ineation and confinement to the house.

J

perfectly

aware

as

itated in intimatter that

my

Commission is not dircet and

record

scrtain it will be found of vernd

in the

Office if search be directed

as it at all crents was retained but

In fact being immaterial to the

ما

two-fold question arising out of

the order.

I will only beg to add that

Walthough other Gorunment Ifficers

duke m

may cqually hold Similar

and clicke

34

Commissions still that the distinct

duties of the Judge and Attorney General their position and professione habits would not only adrunits of but call for many

distinctions

as to their treatment, as for

mistance, an exception

creeption from the

I regret

Circular order for which

being obliged to make

I

my appeal

and will feel further indebted to the Honorable the Sicut: bovemon if

Lieut. he will attach this to the preceding

Corespontnee

I have, He.

True Copy) (Signed) Paul by Sterling

Гли Стру

Mommom bating Thief Justice

Colonial Secretary

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35

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OCT23 185+

212th August, 1854.

"I have the hour to report that

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The Right Arunale

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Sir

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

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in George Gacy, Bart, G. C.M.,

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Secretary's letter of this date,

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J81.

Miscellaneous_

Sir.

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RECEIVER

OCT23 1854

Wictoria, Amuighing,

21th August, 1854.

I have the hour to report

that this town of Colom

Conolon was

attacked and exptured by a band cuts on the morning of

of insurgents

the 19th Cretant

The attacking party

arc

reported to be nearly all He has men, most of them stone enthus from this bland and the vicinity

The Right Honorable

Sin George Grey, Bart., B.C.B.,

Ye.

tc.

Va.

EP.

2

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and all members of the Quan- tye,

branch of the Triad, Society.

Some of the

a

of the officials had left

previously, but the Commandant

of the Garrison and one other renamed till the attack was made, when

both saved their lives by flight - the it is said has taken refuge hers.

The object of the incurgents appears to be

to be merely plunder; they do not belong either to the rebels at Nanking or to those about

Canton; they give

mit that

as com

as they collect a sufficient number they will go on to the City of

-Vantas in the Sunoon district;

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Several hundred

are said to have them since yesterday

joined

morning; twelve of their number were killed in the assault, while of the Imperialist. Soldiers three were Killed and fifteen wounded

Notice of the intended attack

of

was sent to the inhabitants, who, on condition of withholding assistance to the Garrison

uison were-

promised protection to their property- This promise however was not

Kept for

no sooner were

the

insurgents in possession of the place than armed parties

parties were sent out

to ransack the houses, and pigs, poultry and even

in dogs s were seizes

EP.

4.

38

:

for food

The name of the leader has urt yet been ascertained.

"The town of Cowloon is in the immediate neighbourhood of Arghong being situated on the -pposite side of the bay, and ifficial communication has always

ben carried on between the Police

The

Authorities of this Colony and the Chinese Officers there- connection thus long maintand

now exists no

longer, and may

cause some ineruivenience, as have been in the habit

мие

of

handing to the Chief at Cowloon

a racious occasions (under Ordinance

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capture of

this

plaec.

I may add that, having intelligence of the contemplated attack on the previous day, I

took

the precaution of strengthening the

Police

guard Colouch Griffin, the officer in Command of Her Majesty's Troops in this Colony, but here in Pretoria all was quiet and peaccable

nds and warning Lient:

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RECEIVES

No of Date of desp: Desp:

OCT16

1854

Subject of Icepatch.

Tuplicates.

43. July 27 Acknowledging receipt of this brace's Teqratches to 1.27

of 28th May, and Circulars of the 25 and 29th May, 1854.

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28 = Transmitting Schedule of despateres addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, during the half year ending 30th June, 1854.

29-

Transmitting quarterly Returns for the quarter ending 30th Inne 1854.

du reply to His bances Despatch 128 of 25th May last,

stating that MzMomenting has tatter his departure

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china.

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to 1113 Caldwell by the friends of the late

Mz George Perkins.

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17 Acknowledging receipt of Sir George Grey's Circular despatch of the 12th June, together with despatches,

A. 28, and Military A.1, of the 3rd and 13th June, 1854,

from

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1.

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Reporting Mr Trotter's return to the Colony, and resumption of his duties as

Clerk to the Chief Justice.

Supporting an application from M. R. R. Michell

for certain arrears

arrears of Salary, and recommending of £50 to his pay as Chief clerk in the Harbour Master's department.

increase of £50 to his

an

reply to Despatch Military N. 10f 12 th June from Sis Grace the Duke of Newcastle,- enclosing a List of the men of the 98th Regiment who joined the Police Force of Hongkong.

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Desp:

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Submitting in decision correspondence between Acting Chief c'ustice Sterling and the Colonial Government,

leave of absence.

respecting

Reporting Sir Ihn Bowring's return to the Colony.

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Po / to 8, the list of 28th Aims, 1857.

Letter

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

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Marie

The Right Honorable

Sir George Grey, Burt, G. C.B.,

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of this day's date I have the hour report that the late Mr. Pedder he paid the sum of £20. 18.4 Superannuation contribution, being 5 per cent on £ 568. 6. 8 Salary received by him for the period from

1th December 1852 to 11 November 1853.

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application for a setering

allowan

for his Services as lehief letecks in the Cestoccial Treasury

of Hong trong, I have

to inform you that Gentlem employmecis

Fleast

50

ric leonsul from 1811) Av 1819 cannot s

the included in

consid

idering his

application for

retired allowan

Mat

and as

Λ

Mo. Mas served

only nine years

in the Colonial.

Treasury

the world

not be entitled

to superannuation.

allowance, even

if

he had availed

bimselys of the option, afforded

which was

to him, of subscribing

to the superannuation Funds

Under_all the

arcmustances of

the

case howeven I le

Gout

conceive that

Gratuity rate of

at the

two months

Salary for every.

three

years of his

may

Services

Lee

awarded to Aur

Ceometate.

; and you

Якинда

are at liberty to make

him the necessary pay mest

calculated at the above

zale.

an

T

.3

Copy A26.

51

Colonial Treasury

Victoria, Hary pong,

י

Sir,

6th September, 1554.

In compliance with

the instructions received in

you

your

Letter P2b1 of the 26th

of

Ultimo, I have the honor to

return enclosed the Doomment

required to be filled up by Conselate, who has done se as

far as it was possible for him

to do -

ard à

Salse bey to forward

The Honble: B. J. Mercer, Esq.

Colmcial Secretary

fo

Jo

!

2

Letter and additional statement.

received. from Mt Canelates,

and have to state that he has

submitted to me

several

Original Documents Substin

teating

his statement of former services between the

years 1814 and 1817 set forth

in the statement:-

In

consequence of Mr.

~

services, he

Canelate's former how mitted to complete the required Document, as he is incertuin of the Fords of Her Aujesty & Trensusy Saproty's Formeny will adjust his claim according to the

old

or

new Scule.

52

3.

When Mr. Concake first

entered the Colonial Service,

none

of subscribed to the Superammation. Fund, come it was enly in 1847, that in Ansequence of instructions received from the Home Government, it was left to the option of the

the Public Scrvunts

Officers to subscribe or not,

availed themselves.

not; Jew

of the offertioning

doubt thinking, that it would

be without

Eice to their .

rejudice

future claims for a aliving - alterance when musit form lager service

Ihnow from personal observation that several furtive

53

did not subscribe,

some, because

they hoped Houghing would beceive

pred that

I that service in

more cawideration than in

other Colonies, and some,

because they believed at the time that little hope existed

of living

ten

years in teis

dimate, while others.

were able

able to

to suffer

2--0

again

additional

their limited.

leduction from their

salaries in this expensive Cantry;

much less could they afford

Jay

the

arrears due.

t

fford komm

My Lords the Commissioners.

My

of Her Majesty's Treasury have granted a pension to Mr.

Sena

who

vvow

in a

similar position

to Mr Canelate, he desires

to

ne

to cxpress à hope, that My Lirds, in consideration of his

advanced age, great infirmities,

and Services rendered

occasious

Arr.

on frommer

may grant him euch

allowance

Clo

may c

may

cuable

hime, to exist during the remaining

few years of his life, and to support his relations . -

is Jee.

I also enclose a certificate as

required by the tet Head officer of the Department, to the correctness of which I

the tet from the

have

220

no doubt you can certify

!

I have 40

Jo

[signed] R. Bienacters,

Colonial Jézasurer

(Tone Rapy)

4

Colonial secretary .

Copy

|

54

ung,

Victoria,

Liv

Phong trong

the 6th September, 18571.

I herewith have the

honor to return

you

the printer

J

from filled for the Superenmation allowance. will be pleased

-

to observe that I have added

to the above a statement of

muer Services

services rendered to the

fonver

Britishi

bo Government, and

losses sustained in consequence

:

of it,

4 in

support of my application.

for a superannuation allowance,

R. Rimacche & Care

Colonial Treasurers

Victoria, Hugkny.

}

proved by respective Documents, Copies of which exist in the

British archives in Soudon,

and the Originals Sam Warg

dary

de submit for your perusal previous to your report of my Case to the BBritish Government. Shave, 40.

(Agnid) S. G. Comelate.

(True Copy) (signed) W.Ricnaccher,

Colonial Treasurer.

Fruel

Colmial Secretary .

Copy.

55

Soseph George Cornelate the applicant, now holding the office.

Office of Chief Check in the Colonial Treasury of Hongkong,

prays the consideration of the British Greenment of the follming Statement

in

support of his application for Superannuate

allowance.

Services Jea:

Proved by

6.

The applicant's Father, His Commissione

Alexander Comelate

British Agent at Ancona Agout as

" fora number of years.

Mr. Alexander Cometatis | The Durce of entive property to a very large conficative =

ta

W

a

confiscated by

by the French Republic

his

Eolely on pecerunt of live

humming constantly fulfitted

"les

&

les functions & Agent de la "Cour Britannique -

.

|||

1

Services Nea.

The Confiscation effected

and executed on

Preved ov

A Actificate,

proving the

all MrCanctate's property, execution, from

moveable and

of every description .

coveable the authorities,

Mr. Alexander Canilate

was

obliged to emigrate.

and 17 most

Respectable joremos

at Ancona.

stating the cause of it.

Same.

Joseph George Cometate, the The Commision applicant for superammation

(and)

appointed British Fire Send Burghershes

Consul at (incona, "in

" consideration of the services

Aris

o father .

ފހ

Lord

assertion [now

Carl of West :

Earl of

moreland ]

Although repentidly applied sin tructioefoe

" rendered by

for by your applicant,

же

the British

satury or other emoluments timberseader in

Services tea

56 Proved by

3

were received by him beyond Florence and the Consular Fees, which

were

the

from Sir Thos inadequate to meet Maitland the

expenses of Office - Ford High during the whole of that Commissioner time, when it's efficiency of the Sonim

лино

peculiarly imperative Islands. for the proper conduct of

the

great interests connects and further, advance

with

were made by your applicant

on acc

out of the.

of

No

Navy

King's Messengers

employed to maintain the Communication between England and the Savion

Islands, Yea.. -

At the im

of his life and .

incut peril

and at personal

This assertion

can be authention

expenses your applicunt ated by the Public

Services &ca.

the

Preved by.

instrument at uncona, and main instrume

of effecting

of

the

capture Carl of Westineland

the Flotilla and valuable states in a

letter

"Treasure of the late Murut; further he

of the late King dated 3.0 June

the British property

be

saved 1842, that he

in the is leady to testify.

referred to Ancona when layer General

Major

Harbour of Ancona when

of

Murat

e

as the

neas

wew a

about to lay Sir Patrick Ross

bargo upon it, and

the sole channel of

the most important and

1842

(15" Lormary 1887)

Sicut feneral

Sir George d'Aguilar

Sir George

Confidential Communication do also verify between the authorities of them by. Great Britain and the Testimonials

Ionian Islands at a

tione and under

notunces of great

circumstances

difficultice .

under their hand.

correct statement I do hereby most solemnly and Sincerely declare

57

(Signed) S. §. Conclate. Victoria, Hongking, Be September, 1854. (Tone Copy)

(Signed) Rienacher;

ས པ ས དང

Colonial Treasurer.

True Copy

Colonial Secretary .

That the foregoing

treve

n

is a+

Copy,.)

58

This is to certify

por That Mr. Joseple George

Comelate, now Chief Elect in the Colonial Treasury of

Houghing and an applicant. for superaumation allowance, entered the Colonial Service

the 20th May 1845 as Chief

Clerk on

2th That

er.

from

Salary of £405, per

for

the tnumencement

of his appointinent to the present

be her discharged the

day

duties as Cashier mitté.

L

diligence and great fidelity. the duly

3to. That such was

:

59

assigned to him as Chitf

Clerk from the date

entering.

the

4. That during

service.

of live

that period

he has not been reprimanded

Mr Comelate is much Eeduced

and

very infirms, and finally,

o far.

that so

as I can

other

avcertain, he has

tris Da

by

to the best

Leis

avor

best of my

hunwledge by either of my

decessore.

two prede

5th. That he suffered

several ve

occasiores

om serious,

es from.

ollices, that his eyesight ie

bad,

very

in

and enables him to

discharge his duty Castiver

and no

other.

ó

fo That no

Clo

doubt on account of

Siis advanced

age

illness and

the effects of the Climate,

of subsistence than

Salary or the

allowance that

to him..

sunation.

may be granted

Loven at the Colonial Treasury,

Notoria, Houg Harg, this the sixth

day of September, 1854.

(Signed) Walionacetur.

Colonial Treasurer.

True Copy

Colonial Secretary.

E

!

i

Certificate by the Colonial

Treasurer

Colonial Treasury of Stoughny. 6th September, 1854.

Oruduct as Chief Elak in th

to Mr Comclates

185.

Financial.

Baxter 1870

Jy 2235

tis

Copy to Treasury for imfor 17 Nov

Copy to Bishop of

Winchester 20.

5 / 16,839)

NO:

60

9h40 trong hàng Kong Victoria, Arightory,

1884

8th September, 1857.

With reference to Dispatch 1.8

p8

14.17 March last from His Grace Duke of Newcastle, I have the onon to report that the Pur? Mi "Baster, Colonial Chaplain, has

M2

refunded the sum of £150 abrance to him in London, as shown in the enclosed receipt signed by the Deputy Commissary General at

The Right Honorable

Sir George Grey, Bart., G. C.113.,

tc.

Mr.

".

Supatek 164 of 1854.

fuelmur 1.5 in

S

!

1

this station, into whose hands

The Murney was

Липку

duly paid by

the Colonial Treasurer-

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

3 Nor.

Sir,

Your most Obedient Humble Servant,

Manie

Treasury

with refereme to 2236.

The letter of Mi

Berlin 1870 Should be fout with

the Where papers

house in (

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as it reas

сидения

Changer

Baxter 1870. Honghong.

74

2236.

G0o= 9640.

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17 No0/54

With reference to th

Getter of the

10th of March East,

I am directed by Sec » Sie G.

Grey to transmit to go he

in

The inft of the Ltd Cons of The Freas & The copy of a date. from dient Gov. Caine reporting that the Best Mr Baxter, The WRr Thephan at HBK, Rad refunded The sum of £150, Jn weit a receipt, signed by the Seperty Commissary Pennal

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Commissariat, China, Victoria, Honghong, September the 5- 1834.

Received from R. Piennectter Eogr the sum of £ 150. (Onchundred and fiftyn Pounds Sterling) being

in

amount advanced

England to the Revd Wm Baxter Colonial chaplain of Hongthong and now recovered from him.

signed in quadruplicate. herbs Williams.

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Abb.

:

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9641 HongKong As Victoria, Houghtong

63

8th September, 1857

Sir,

vide boursi

In continuation of un

Duratch 1.59 of 21th Ultimos,

recrecting a concepondence with Me acting Exif Justice Sterling I think it right to supply

1

an

ouission in the representation of

the care then made...

h

Luan be essential to an

true understanding of the matter

The Right Arunable

Sir George Grey, Bart., S.C.B.,

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Ho

..

to bear in mind that the Town of Stanley to which allusion is inade as the place whire erverument officers absent themselves

is distant mine Aniles from Kietois

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With the highest respect,

in

Your Wint Merient

Stumble Servant,

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Je67. Miscellaneous.

Sir

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NOV

1962

64

1977 Victorin, Houghtony, 9th September, 1854.

of my

In continuation Despatch N.61 of 21st August intimating that the neighbouring

Town of Kowloon hand been captured by a Band of insurgents I have now the soon to report that much disscusion having broken out amongst them the Captors gradually withdrew The Right Honnable

G.

Sir George Grey, Burt, 6. C. B.,

Xe.

He.

Ho.

94

trong trong

65

from the place which was

last week reentered and

hossessi

officers.

weat

recapture

Cocelow

the Reuspesien.

في

the Imperialist

I have the how to be With the highest respect,

Sir

your most obedient

LOVE

Kumble Servant,

Mist

This reports

already

the

Five Gy?

Maine

07

Schedule of Despatches transmitted by the Lieut. Govenor of tony tong

to the Secreting of State for the Colonies, by the Mail Steamer" "Ganges";

via Southampton, on the // - September, 1854.

C

Date of

RACHER

Desp:

Deep:

06728

180+

|

Subject of despatch.

Suplicates.

51. Aug. 17 Ackurwidging recipe of the George Grey's Circular decrater

of the 12th crine, together with despatches, 25, aux Military 19%, of the 3rd and 13th June, 1957, from the onke of Newcastle.

52.

53.

54

#

55

#

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Biel:

lione

15 Perortins arrival of Exptain Watkins, P.-t, and assumption

"him of the duties of Starbor Master & Marine Magistrate. /.

Reporting Mr Frotter's return to the Colorry, and resumption 7 his rities

Clerk to the Chief Justice

of

+

Supporting an Aplication from M.E. R. Michell for certain

arrears

ans

Lione

Falary, and recommending an increase of £5D to his

Ffood Pay as Chief Clerk in the Harbour Master's Departinent. /.

19 th reply to Despater Military 11 7 12th due from

Jane bis Grace the Duke of Newcastic, enclosing a List of the men

66

Jubject of Dunatch.

17 Out &

ещ

I cap:

Face

55 Continued of the 75° Regiment who joined the Police Ince of

Houghong.

JAS

Date of

bel:

at

1.

55. Ang = 10 Submitting correspondence passed between himulf

and Commodne Perry on the subject of Acsistance rendered to the Government of torgory, in the recapture of an escaped Convict named Edward Heale 3.

57.

#

58.

50

60.

#{

26

Relative to 4 Eurorean Convicts in the Gaol unter sentence of Transportation.

Rest

the

27 de continuation of despatch 1.50 of of distant, transmitting the explanation of the Rev. Mr Banter, Colonial Kaplain, together with a letter Bishop of Victoria intimating His Indchip's intention to withhold Mz Barter's license.

prom

Submitting for decision corespondence between Acting Chief Justice Sterling and the Colonial Gove, respecting leave of absence

Him Peporting his Horn Bowring's return to the Colony.

Mone

Dish:

subject of despatch.

61. Aug: 27 Suporting Curture of Cowloon by a band of incurgents

on the 19th distant.

Originals

62 Sept 125 Acknowledging receipt of despatches from M./ of

the 15th, to I.'s of the 28th June, 1954, Ho.

63.

64

3

35

#

hone

82 de reply to Despatch N. 154 15th June, stating

amount of Subscription by the late Mrs Pedder to the Superannuation Fund.

#

#

In

reply to Despatch 1.7 of 28th June, incirring

rmended

Superannuation Form

filled up by Mt Comelate, and certain otter Greuments connected therewith.

Reporting refund by the Res? Mr Barter of £150 advanced to him in London and enclosing Commissariat Reecipt for came.

#

#

Supplying

459

an omission in despatch N. 59

mel:

Mone

1.

5

1.

1

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Date 7 Desp Dup

Jubject of despatch.

35 Continued of the 21th Ultimo, relating to absence of Civil

Officers without permission.

Jel

none

67. Sept: & Reporting crossession

of

Cowloon by the

dmperialist officers.

Also a Letter from Sir Dru Bowring marked Private" -

wone

Sir,

:

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......

Cotonial Secretary-

N68. Miscellaneous_

the

10010. Hong kong

RECEIVED

NOV24 1854

Victoria, Hong Kong,

67

16th September, 1854.

I have the honor to acknowüdgi

the 10€ hutaut, if

reccipt, on the

the following decrateres : _

No 9 and 10, the lack of 145 duly, 1857.

Circular & 30th June

"

Letter

4

10th July

I have the hour to be

With the highest respect, Sir,

Your Most Ferienć śuvulle Servant,

Maine

The Right Amorable

Sir benge Grey, Murt, S.C.B.,

&c.

Ac.

+ AC.

:

:

:

24

10211.

1.69. RECEIVED

Financial.

дож

поворот

leopens to by you and

NI.

Sir,

NOV24 1854

đang đương. Victoria, Hong Kong

68

25th Sesterber, 1854.

"I have the honor to forward for

your information the Annual

Account of the Colonial Treasurer

for the

year

ended 31 December

1853, together with the annual Return of the Balances, Reecipts Payments for the came

and &

year,

with Sir George Bonham's Certificate attached as to the correctuese of

The Right Armorable

Sir George Grey, Bart., B. C.M.,

Ac.

A.

tc.

7

:

the Briances therein showm.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Lin

Your Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

Maine

this enclorures to the

Treasury?

гор

$ 76'

ross

Bow Shularial Satur

69

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Hongkong =

and Consulates in China,

china, from

"Account of The Honorable W.J. Mercer -respect of all. Monies received and paid on Account

it of

Pr Sanuary to

the

to the

29.4011/ 2814

Su 10211/34

Year from 12th January to 3425 December: 1853. Esquire, Celenial Treasurer of Honghong,

in

70

Colonial

Government, Her Maje. It's Diplomatic Departement 31ot December 1853, both

days

inclusive.

Salaries.

Fixed

Provisional

allowances Contingeners

office

Total

Hospitals-

Establishments anonimporant

Establishments – 25,520 10 22 746 50

-

Pensions, Retired allowances and Gratuities. Revenue Services, exclusive of Cestablishments.

Administration of Justice - Go

12 10 0 52011

12 10 0 520 14 4 26.800 2 br

50

129

2 1⁄2

Co

бо

9

852

Co

Education

Do.

(Do

Police and Pauls

CD.v

Co

Rent

£24.6844 br

|

Fransport-

Conveyance of Mails- Works and Buildings

Roads, Streets, and

Bridges .

Total Colonial Expenditure – £ 35,416

27119

13

1,099 4102:

95917 12

6108

174

84 5.544 15 54. 1552 325117

A

1

Balance brought fonoard on 14 January

1853 from last years. Receipts-

Land Revenue

Pent exclusive of Land

Licenses

Jance.

Fines. Forfeitures & Fees of Court Jees of Offices-

Sall

of Government property.

Reimbursement in aid of Expense

incurred by Government- Miscellaneous Teeipti-

Special Receipts-

accant

Total Colonial Revenue

Parliamentary Grants, viz. for Colonial Services

4—Coneular__ do.

Deposits available

Deposits not available.

&

11,883 14 2

21286

4.52.619

111⁄2

2.70419 02 1,601 51

1.65911

010

150 12 21⁄2

کی

2417

9.500

11⁄2

25,500

1.49214 2 1.126

Special Expenses,

Superintendent of Trade.

Consular services-

Deposits available.

9

37,619 32

Deposits not available.

Balance in hand on the 31°2 December 1853. 27,830 10 104

1614

9

6 t/1⁄2

8.51490

16,667 46 25,181 13 6

104

3.163|10|02.

91.705 5114

91.705 3 114

ncing

I. William Thomas Mercer, Colonial Treasurer of Hengthong cand irveet statement of my Account for the you'r bone memory December 1853, and I make this solemn déclaration conscientiously

Declared and Subscribed before this the 16th January, 1854.

mez

[signed] Chat sthee : Cleverly, S.P.

is a

live

do solemnly and sincerely declare that the foregoing first January, and ending with the thirty first day of believing the (Irnelopy)

same to be true and Correct.

Colonial Treasurer:

(Signed) W. J. Mercer-

Colonial Secretary.

Į

:

my/ if umsjon

tes/ hommp4 /

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1242172?

gay boy pomy

Annual Returns showing the Balances in the Colonial Chests on

...

last day of the year from the amary to 31. December 1853.

Perdonnay

manish

Dollars

Mexican Sterling

Respace. Cash Bonich Maxican

Balance. 3,854-14 134562

St. Jummary 1853 Balances. Receipts

Disbursements.

Total.

31

TOWN S

the

Cohen Totaln

nd

12,093 51 59,780 48 14037 7 11 2940116 24 192,305 14 461,718 6144 42 54,142.50 33,181. 6/44 42 54, 142.50 33.181 602 62.303. 7. 8/2

196, 15972 596,280 12,737.93 113.922.9847,232.13 11 91,705. 3. 114 91.139 570,528 8.833.57 102,694 79 32.12719 0 63,865.73.1

Remains on 31 December 12533_104370h $5752 3.901 34 11228. 19 15704:14:12 27,839. 10. 10TH

n puronance

Vit:

the Chest.

nance

the Vault.

4

92

472

5.991 84192 301. 1049:13 674 1816. 7.419 98.3479h 1,860 3.40242, 10,756 19 14035 15% 26,023 36

756.19

of the Instructions from the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasure I have caused Surveys One thousand eighthundred, and

fifty

to be taken

on the second day, anuary encement of this y of this year in custody Officers and offarge of the carefity examined the Reports of the Officers appointed by me to that duty. I hereby

Caloty dy of the Treasurer and the off and high court to the first being Sunday :) of the Funds remaining on

the ta

tement of the

th

my

Money

deposited.

the

Vaults hand forend the result to the inult respectively, and having

this Returify that I hard found (True Copy)

en in

ace

Hmmm => [signed] I. G. Bonham.

Colonial Secreta

retary

}

:

mua phong trong

10212

70.

Financial.

сутен

leopes to Fy for infer 5 Dee you

NI.

No2.

Sir,

RECEIVED

NOV24 1854

Victoria, Honghong,

72

25th September, 1854.

In compliance with Articlk 7 of

the bustructions from the Lord's Commissioners of Her Majesty's

the

Treasury, dated 1847, I have the hour to enclose herewith Copies of Comparative Statements howing the Estimated and Actual Peverue Expenditure of Honghong, for

and

the year ended 3/24 December, 1883,

The Right Honorable

Sir George Grey, Bart., G. C. 13.,

Ac.

to.

B.

А.

Lمن

furnished to me

Aubiton Genera.

by

the

I have the how to be

With the highest respect,

Sir, Your Most Bedient Humble Servants,

Maine

Kausmih the cralerares

to the

24 hors

*

>

:

i

73

i

Comparative Statement of the estimated,

that year,

and the Revenue received in that,

as shown by

Estimated Revenue

Revenue

1853.

Referenc

Received

1853.

Remark's

!

Land Revenue.

Leased Land.

Fands not Saved.

Leased

Tas on Grunt of Raves Premium on Find sold Deposits on Send sold

Rents Exclusive of Land.

10,500

350

11.455.13

1.

23175 2.

12100

165/12

126

1810 8

1. Partly arrears of former year.

2. Arrears due.

3. Produced by Public sale.

74

Yo

Government Markets - 1,800.

Buildings-

1.750 16

8

4.

300

377100

بھی

Licenses.

4. Arrears.

5. Albany Godowns let.

1

Opium dealers_

Pawnbrokers. Spirit Retailers

Auctioneers.

Boarding house Keepers

Billiard table proprietors Salt Weighing.

Stone Quarrying

2

1.450

583

1.450

156

1.497 18 4

68

437 100 1.618 15 42

8.

164139.

100 8 4 10.

4113 4

441113 A

300

300

666134

Carried forward. & 17,256 5 118.5390 Gr

6. Incidental.

7. Applicants paid in 1852 for the

year 1883.

8. Increased number of native applicants.

9. the additional Sicense granted for one Quarter . 10. not estimated for, being established in November 1852,

when the Estimates for 1853 had been forwarded home.

14. Result of sale by Public Auction.

...

Brought fenward 17.20 8

Jaxes. Police Assessment-

Fines, Forfeitures & Fees of Courte..

Chief Magistrate- Iustices of the Peace

2,800

Marine Magistrate_

Sudicial

-

0

18.539 09/2

75

2.70419 02 12.

12 . & 124 . b. 9 due for 1858 . collected in 1854.

595 18 2

7/12 on

3424

925

8801222 13.

741726

13. The increase is incidental.

Jees

Superintendent of Police

Coroner

sheriff.

Jus of Prices-

Registry of Hawkere-

Beats

Stripping seamen

Deed Registry- Official Signatures - Marriage

4237

boo

14.

49210

134

15.

14. Increase of Brate and Hawklere,

15. Not estimated for, Established under Ordinancer

ot estimated for,

ance 86 of 6th November, 1952,

103

you

20/ 012

16.

16. Incidental.

11510

80

Burial

Sailing letters a

Favels

9

15h 8.82 17. 18.

17. Arrears collected,

2

18 Not estimated

Fed four

||

Carried forward £41,811 5 0 24,504 534

H

!

Brought forward

Sale of govemment propedy.

Condemned Stoves

Reimbursements in and ofte panss incured by Government.

Sick stoppages from Police Sale of Printed forms- Maintenance of Foreign Connen in Falue of Police équipements lost. -__ Incidental Police Expenses (&covered) -

Rentofor Sockimprostation not Accepted by Sandford - Refund of Amount overdrawn by

Superintendent of Police

Advances

ces on Account of distressed Seameni

Aecount of distroaned

Special Receiple

Inperammation Contributions

21.8

257

320

24.504

7910

81617 59 18 8%.

543 2510

11 | 13 | 41

20

19.

19. A few trifles sold .

20. Seidental

26150

from Police Force.

2417121

21.

fo

Amoun te tecovered in England.

9

barried forwardt 22,000

0

024.690 17

2

t

76

!

!

Brought forward £ 22,000 0

· Miscellaneous Receipts.

Refund of overpayment made in

December 1852. You: 68 ___

24.690 17

172

Balance of Police Constables

Wages.

}

0185h

Anunt due for

a for Norse

shoeing

0126

22

"not claimed

22. Incidental.

Balance of schoolmaste

Salary

Hages drawn for a messenger

of the supremefect

.

1010

Total $ 22,000 00 24,700 5 32

Estimated 22,000 00

Net increas of Receipterer Estimate – 2,700 6 32.

!

Audit Office,

9th Anquet

Victoria, Doughing,

G

of th August, 1854.

(Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Auditor General.

(Sme lopy)

Colonial Secretary.

77

E

:

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i

...

7

Revenue of Honghong for the year 1953, ..

the Accounts made up from 14 January to 31st December, 1853.

Remarks

78

7

F

79

Comparative Statements of

the Estimated and rctual

Reverine of Stoughtong, for the year ended 31/6th Decuber, 1853. 9th August, 1857.

Inclosure AI in Despatel No 70 of 1854.

Comparative Statement of the Climatic

Fof

botimated

tation from the Accounts made up from

Civil establishment The Governor

Coliivial Secretary.

Estimated Actual Reference

Expenditure Expenditure

1853.

to

1853.

Remarks

3.493

4,48611

4

1.

3.107.

1.935

3.107.11 71⁄2 2. 1,881 49

3,

520

477

4 10

4.

5.

5.

Treasurer

Avditor

Clerk of Councils- Surveyor General_ Registrar General_

Registrar of Marriages_

Harbour Masters

140

1.230

2851

501

1.110

Police Rate Assessors & Collection 145

Civil $2.015

F

Judicial betablishment _ 6.276

Cechsiastical

id:

Educational_ id:.

.

1131010

4105746.

44.

46114

7.

1.37414 22 0.

9714102 10.

|13,125|11| 11⁄2

1 . His Excellency The Governor fund to 31st March. (@s, £6000 fame : 2. Arrears of Salary of Clerk teturned from sick leave, bis saving on Cauchingerones, 3. Half Salary due to clort on leave.

80 44. Contingeneres less paid.

(id)

6. Balf Salary of Clerk

sick leave.

H's salary.

7. Arrears of Salary, and increase of £100 in clerk's 8. Half Salary due to Registrar leave.

9.

852.

742, Revenue

9 . Increase of Salarisiv consequence of Ordinance NB (R52, which produced 7/12. 1. 8. Rev une 10. Salary saved

he

of temporary of sub Collector, and the company raceway of the situation

and has cont

Buntingencies 1. Arrears of Salary

12. Half Salary to Estonial Chaplain ou sick leave

13. Salaries saved.

795 19

6.33790

5575

12.

125

1095513.

Medical

_id:

612 10

вод

14.

14.

id:•

Hospital_

id:

130

180.

Police and Gael_id :

6.790

6.738 11.

3

15.

15

id:

Establishments 26740 7 0 27 bey 932

5

Brought forward.

£26.7437

Pensions Retired allowances Imin; ties

95

507

16.

Revenue services

175

129 221⁄2 17.

Administration of burstice.

Education.

100

వర

19.

98/18.

1134

8% 20.

12.89 16 51⁄2 21.

Hospitals_

23510

2711

Police and Goole

14.00

Rent

910th

315

Fransport. Conveyance of Mails=

Works and Buildinge

Roads Streets & Bridges- Special Expenses

174841

300

710

4018

939 17 14 22.

610

174 8

823

84

5.54612 02 24.

32511725.

81

816. The two Pensions estimated for have not been puid, but

£50 has been granted to the Widow and boiler

hildren of a Junkey, 17. Savings.

18. £ 28.15. b'h instead of £75 paid to Witness . 10. For teaching English in chinese schools. 20. Increased expenditure for

expenditure for Provisions.

21. Clothing for Police Forces, from England, not faist.

22. In coreace of Rent for Central Police station, Mout form temporary station=

Dat workheupes. 2.3 Nothing paid for Conveyances of

Covviols

5 for

want t of means of conveyance,

241 Government House and other worths Estimated from previne

frin

years

25 Drains and Bridges, taxtimated for, but not excuiten during, 1853. 2b Incidentals

16 144 7

26.

|31,200 0

0 || 36.441812. o'r

31.2000

Increase

over Amount belimated

Audit office, Victoria, Hongheng, 9th August. 18541.

5218|12|0r

(Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Auditor General.

(Truelopy)

Jolasial tereliny.

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In 10212

Expenditure of Honghong for the year, 1833, 4th January, to 31° Debember, 1853.

Bemarks

82

10010. Hang động.

J71.

RECEIVED

Miscellaneous.

Sim,

NOV24 1854

Victoria, Honghong,

83

20# Sistember, 185+

25

I have the hour to acknowledge

the receipt, on the 19th ductants, of the following Jespatches :-

JP 11 & 16, the lust of 28th July, 1854.

to

I have the hour to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir

The Right Strunable,

Your Most Obedient

Aurrible Livrant,

Manne

в.

Ac.

Sir George Grey, Bart., B. C. BB.,

Ac

Ac.

:

the year ended 31 Deccumber,

rependiture of Honghong, for

the bitinated and Actual

Comparative Statement of

1853.-

9B Augueĉ.

1854.

Serpatch N. 70 of 1854.

Miclosure M.2 in

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107 Premale

Peed by

b

35 جاي

72.

Executive.

10014 đang trong

84

Victoria, Honghong

25th September, 1854.

Sir,

I have the hown to report that Stis Excellency Sir John Bowring left this for the North on the 16t Instant, in Her Majesty's Steam Sloop Rattler:_

I have the hour to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir

Your most obedient Humble Servant,

The Right Arvorable

Lir George Grey, Bart., B.C.B.,

Ac.

Ac.

Ho.

Maine

j

Nor Merriale

21

125

pe

**

10016. Trong đông

85

73.

Financial

DE.

Copy to Try for

Ansive

condor

Agent instructed

Ardianazenebrogeted

RECEIVER

NOV24

1854

165 Ness

with Arde $94

русов

The

Victoria, Houghong,

28th September, 1854.

great increase to the Chinese Spulation of this Colony, and the probability,

Hat increase

being yet further continued

consequence of the disturbed state of the neighbouring Provinces on the Mainland, have rendered it nccessary a revision and augmentation of Polien Force should be made._

that

our

nee

I have the horror therefore to

subuit for your consideration copy of

The Right Honorable

ва

G.

Sir George Grey, Burt, B. C. 13.,

Ac.

Ac.

Xe.

7

1

the Superintendent

Letter from Police reporting

the state

of the

Free under his charge, and I trust

that this letter, with its huelozures

also transmitted, will be sufficient

gain your sauetion

f

for

the

:lterations and increase proposed.

The Chinese Police has been found quite untrustworthy, and in addition all of them are

a

1

!

reasonably expected of being I

the Trind Society, it is

Aucmbers

F

cvident that their employment as Constables is injudicious in

state

of affairs

around

in the present

us.

ve remune

We must therefore have to huropians and Indians, and in

As 68.

order to ensure a

86

better description

of these, it is absolutely necessary

raise their

wages

to the scale

to

suggested by M. May; and in considering this point it is required to bear in mind that in the Police Ince in course of organization at Shaughne huropeans receive 30 dolins a month, and that the same came with rations is the rate of payment

to huropeans by the Merchant Ships in this Starbour, while Indian Seamen obtain 14 dollars a Mouth with rations also._

The proposed armament of the

Force will render it more serviceable

than at present, and I hope that

the arms

P.

3

5

detailed in Mr May's letter will be forwarded to the Colony with little debay.

I should remark that Mr

May

was called on

by me for

by

the

report which he has submitted,

and that I fully

lly co

concur in the

suggestions which he has made.

I have the honor tobei,

With the highest respect,

Sir.

Your Most Obedienta

Stumble Servant, Mami

87

}1

Mr Merrivale

Chor of the Police

Forre is sanction it will misolve au

susreased Cappenditure of abouch

£1400, for abut it will be

Receprosy

to Alain

Coreumench

A

24 har

DEN WH

the

of the

This cannst I supporch pestely

26.frused

on such a

wpresente in ofiti necesity, artwithstanding

deni: hecononire on

revenue of Dong/Rory See also 10218.

L

the

vno

Recomend

Mr. Ji

7.

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Entered

Ch. Funlan

MINUTE 20

Jadis

URF Peel

{ {F T SirGeo Gire

Nos

130

30

3

Hong

10215 bong chay

Ansud 16 Deejor

11074

6th Bee

Sam Limited by Secretary

88

Sir Gas. My consideration.

to hausmit to

you

Io

of the Lores Commiseeneses

of the Fressary the Copy of a

V

of Hong Hong enclosing Report from the Superin:

No 73-26 Lepsy Despitel from the Governin

: Lindenb of Blice

021

the

Jeresent condition of the Force under his charge,

and Save to aquest that

will the to their

you Lordships that there

appens to Ser Ges Gery.

1.

to be sufficient ground for Sanctioning the proposed revision and

auvinculobin of the

Love

Free lotte as regards

then Jay and Numerical.

Strength

Have

H.M.

L

споре

P. B.

John Bourcie

Bouring

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MINUTE, LO

N°37

1854

76

Merical 27

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fts to Arduanel

Lo Agench.

10215

11874 9 Kong Hon

Tương th

89

1 30 Deo/89

I have to achron ledge the

emist of it God Caines

despitet h73. of the 25th of Sefen, hob transmitting

Copy of a letter from the Inferntendent of Bhie at Hong Hong reporting on the State of the Force under

Charge

and Reconement

that it should be revised

And any mented.

There appears to t. 8ir:

Gremment to be sufficiat

grounds afsigseed for the Groposed any secutation lotte

10

!

I

i

ads the enestummets

regards

and the Numerical

Shrugth of the Force, and

to you

I have to convey, my antherely for the increased expenditure

which will thus be secured,

will

and which, be defeayed from the local Perinul.

There caused the recepang ductions to be feien You

for Staining and forwarding

&

Ei Hong Hong the Clothing : Corus and Equipments required for the use of the Force.

Live Kove..

}

1

1

4o. Baillie

Enterce

MINUTE 20 20 Mr Jour

вре

1854

MMerivali | 27 MEE Per

ufer to for & Admarize.

10215.

11074 Hongkong

почи

90

30th Dee/54

The proposed augmentation of

the ThievForce at Hery Hor

Hory

to which advented in my

Etter

of the 6th Kuch Living

hood_ hiring remind

the sanction of H. Mis : Gadt-

I am directed by Sectory hie

Yes : Jary to instin

b you

the

Justure and forward to the Cory the full Sueffely of Clothing and Gyreponent

required for the any meubel Force as specifist

la

the

Requisitions which accompanied

My letter above referred

tic

Shave Hele

Entend

Wood lope

MINUTE, 20

1854

ARElliot

?

MMerival MREPOR

20

Ansund 12 Dan 150

394

162151

91

Both Deo/84

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Sin

In consequence of the

Gropored recision and

Augmentation of the Totice. Force at Horry Harge

a Messer

which has received the Penition

of A. Mis : Guth_ it has bemue

recepiary thit Comes and

equipments for their ste

refer to God & Agent.

Country

should be supplied from

Some the fire.

on the lash Grage of the

sunilindents letter with the th thening the Grattion of the Fuzee

this Cerea

demilist by kinders hie Gesi que

will hene

to requish this you the moster Genevel and Board of Orduanced to laude

the bertulis specified in the

:

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annered best to be Gustared

and forvantest to the

Colony

by an early opportunity.

Love Kile

Copy. A4.

92

Police Department, Victoria, Winghing, Pr September, 1857%

Sir.

Having received the verbal

instructions of The Honorable The Lient : Governor, to submit

D

2

report for

information hom the state of the Honghing

upon

Police, I have the hover te fenward

that report accordingly

In order to bring the

subject to notice withe the

subject

force, I

Iconces

I conceive it

acessary

exxential to

briefly advert to the construction

of the Perce at it's formation and it's many subsequent variations: Frier to March 1845, the The Houble: W. T. Mercer, league

folonial Secretary

2

Police duties

avere

performed by

soldiers detached from the tegiments then stationed in the

رکی

Colony. On the 31st March, 1845(7)

71 Soldiers volunteerer permanently

to

to join

the Police, and were,

were permitted

the

linny;

A be discharged from and in addition to these

there

WW an.

force, rigt

Indian and Chinese

total.

71 Europeans 51 Indians 51 Chinise

It was

poun

disewered

that the intemperate habits of

most of the Europeans obtained, rendered them

for the Police Service,

addition, that not a

thuis

need

a few of the

number had accepted the Police

service as the means

means of obtaining Regiment.

om their leg

discharge from

leorrection made

Superintendent of (*) Gwing

the year

13

10

stake

the original letter from

Police, these figures

were misplaced

should be 1845 as it now stands, and not 1854

as

in

the

copy enclosed

WJ

the original Despatch.-

93

with no intention to Termin in

the Police ; many variations occurred through deaths, dismissals, and Tesignations, and at first it was attempted to complete the European Force by filling

the Merchant seamen ; the same

vacancies siti

failing was perceptible - pechaps

to an

increased extent in this

men, and it was

class of vo

J

found

advisable at different times to

increase

the Indian Force, and

decrease the

the number of Cusepicaus the Chinese. Seree was faund-

-

excepting as Interpretire liée 1. terly useless and untrustworthy, a great tednotion was made in their mumber and a Cosseopending

се

increase to the Judian Force.

3.

In the subject of the Chinese Police,

I may here during the

مجھے

online that

year

1853. it wo as

found impossible to get Indians,

cove were

and fourtion Chinese

therefore legular duly

ubstituted to do the te

beats ; the result has fully confirmed the opinion before : xpressed that the Chinese

axe

suseless with the exception stated.

The superior utility of the

readily apparent,

Indian Force was

ao

serviccable

comparatively

they formed a very preventive Police, at the same time that they inexpensive .. It is scarcely necessary, but I venture to allerde to the fact

norv

established, that, orving to the

twv be

peculiar circumstances.

situation of this Colony by ste

C

94

a

force is

contignity to the mainland, thouughly preventive force the only description of Police applicable ;

vvv vvtans

of detection exist; and it is therefore absolutely

essential to preclude as for de

possible the

of

на

rime

this

being committed, although thre

calle

a

for a great expence, it ia undoubtedly the mos

most satre factory

system and perhaps the most

economical. In the

and 1848, a

very

years 18147 serviceable Force

existed in the Colony - the

stay being

the Indian Force who

سه

being sufficiently - but not to well paid gaur satisfaction

year

the

1848, the force consisted of.

443 Curoptons, 1/4 Indians, 22 fhinese at this period it was considered

Л

advisable to make a retrenchment

both as regarded strength and payt and from the 122 Jummary 1849. the detail of Police

witte

trifling variations - 27 Europeans

80 Indians, 20 Chinese. _ the

of the Indian Force

one l

240

the pay

Erenced

'n ca

nearly third, and in

left the

the good

men

среднение consequence

service,

previously to the reduction

natives

of.

many

Manila and boa,

Malage jerusa subsequently almost the only candidates were the pariahe

the Lusears, men who only

the Service, but

of

joined

was

the Police because it

thought to be a lazy lifer

its only apparent advantage ; a

few

this

service dissipe

dissipated

this illusion and they speedily

է

or were

dismissed;

resigned without the slightest :

exaggeration, carrying

bra

95

the

Police service since 1848 have

7

been a contundd struggle; the

deficimey has been frequently

in the Indian Force

More

than ten men, and it has

very

seldom been up

to its

to full

pay of

the

strength - The

is also much

European Love is also

too small, and there is nothing

to induce

a.

deserving

join, or if through pevcoly-or

Lea

not being to contine long

any good

en

to

he enters;

in the service,

have served as

Constables, who mat probably,

if reasonably paid and seeing

prospect of increasing fay

!

8

for length

service,

uld have

remained; but a sober, good

quickly

and better

found

employment - The

service

a

verage

of the Europtom Police

Constable has been about therel

months and at the present time including officers, only st

have served

2-2.

than 12 montti.

The difficully of obtaining

great!

European has been as

as

in the Indian Forec, and the

ist, the

Temark as to quality

by almost us the only redeeming feature being the physical ability of

just,

the Europeans . -

I have in the foregoing only alluded to the insuffiessung of pay. I now bring to notice that the redneed force mithorized

in 1848, has

never.

9.

96

been found

of sufficient strength to

efficiently perform the required

dutics-

for

2rv

allowance

ade

sick which often amounts

to ter

to the

- for rent of the force, great increase and building

owing population the City of Victoria,

more.

orease

necessary -

formed

e of

material

of Force is absolutely

A new district has bron

on the

since 1853, resulting from

great fire occurring

December 1851, and on

the 288

this portion

alone which formerly

formerly could

be

protected by two constables, six requisite on the night

are recru

derly

The total population and

houses in 1848 and 1853, was

1848, total kohu Cation 21,514 total nunses in Victor 4577/4

گیرد که از

do.

population

dr-do

34.017 - do

97

"

card must be maintained, and that the trader who resorts to us

4475

with the

The population and houses since

the Cousos of 1855, have

h

incrcused and I now extionate

the total population at $2,000 and

the houses in tVictoria 2050 and there

asflare a probability of bette

of receiving

not fired

complete protection should not, himself exposed even to the possibility of a

an

Love

pirates.

robbere, dignify

corr

limning

to

increase on

consequent

name

upor

the rebellion in China

deiving so many refugue Colony ; it is at the

the

to

same

time not to be forgotten that with the peaceably disposed

се

correz

also the turbulent and

dishonest, and that as

the

insurrection has spread only to be vicinity of

spread not

Cantore, but.

even to the opposite shore to the City of Nintoria, that a watchful

No 2.

of Shey

beg

incursion

who, in

themselves

Tebels..

to submit and

of reality

by

nclose

herem: the returns of the following

nature

Not Retire shuving the strength

and pay of Force

now proposed . steving the strength

No 3.82 Return & h

and pay of existing Force.

24. §3 Comparative Return shaving strength and pay respectively our 1848, existing fore

in the

and

year year

proposed force..

+

12.

8.4. Betone showing the detail of

proposed force.

N5. N? 5.

205-

Neb.

85. Breturn of the day and night 56-

duty Beats. -

By the Returns & and 5, it will I trust be visible that I have

not demanded

core

than is required ; the term of duty

2-2

is six hours in the

in this

and in

for every twenty four, climate it is not possible,

re

justice, to

to require

et.

trying

with

(inclosures

5 ar? 6.)

to do more, -

The only subject necessary your notice is

to

farther to bring the arming of the force;

at

t present consist of-

39 Ingres.

vec ; the come

19 Navy pattem Musteli

bb ar

Army - do

Pistols.

do

bullasser.

98

13

The 66 Army pattern Muskels have

been in Police use since 1844,

they were formerly

by in Mit

Military

Service, and had been converted

from flint to percussion back- many of them have become beyond safe repair, the stocks

some are worm eaten

I recommend that with the

110 stand, retained

exception of 14 for the Navy Store

quare,

on

other special service, that the

mainder be condemned

and returned into Ordnance

store.

The 19 Nuvy pattern Musticti were received in 1848, they

in good order, and the Jail for the the exterior

se

саж

service c

are

red 12

Required

Jail Guard

7. for.

14.

15

L

Shave ( if

performed by Police in lien of Military.

( of the above is approved off remaining for Police service 39 Inyes, received from England

in 1846, these

аж аж

all in you order.

good

the Fazer is well adapted for an armed Police, being light, of no incumbrance, and at the same

time bearing

considerable

wear-

and tear ; to make it perfect it is only necessary to be fitted with Bayouch the

sword

ord bay

t, the amus

required to complete the Uni-

the Police force arming of proposed, would be: -

AQ

ther

96 Inzees with sword bayouch 16 Waistbelts, pouches and slings, scabbards and forgs, and 39 Sword buyouts and fittings, the latter to be affixed here to the

Fugees

now in use..

There are 80 sets of

-

99

Waist

belts - slings - and porches :

good order, recently arrived from England - The Cost of the Fuzee

fof and bayonet would not exceed £ 3 each. There

is also the dvantage that the sword

baymust

for

armn

i

is an

effective substitute

the Authows and the latter

would not be thereafter

required; and as the

could be more readily trained to

the

than

the efficient use of the Inzee there musket which is unwieldy except in well drilled hands, I consider that an efficient armed Police ( excluding Chinese) of 138 men might be relied upon

crisis of danger.

as available

for any

16

enclose returns showing

the number and state of

the

arms in the Police Service.

NJ

1. Return of arms and particular "]= receipt and present Condition.

2. Return shuwing

deficiency. -

کرو

I take the opportimity

to suggest that

in addition

to the Ingee, the European

Constables at the out stations

might be advantagemsly armen with a Revolver pistol of approved Construction to be

land.

btained from Engla

15 Revolvere will be required

I have &c.

(Signed) O. May.

Inperintendent of Felice

5. S. The above toport telates

P

a48.

100

exclusively to the Force on regulat

Police duties, but as

the

& guarde

the

formerly furnished by Military for the protection of Mo his food have been

Ner

Majos

and the

Naval Store

handed over to the

recently handed

Police, with great probability

is

of continuing to be

viz:

Royal Navy Stevalgerard. Sail Guard.

Government office .

be

20

quarded.

Acty Bergts. P. Constables.

2.

12.

1.

1.

Total 22.-

it is advisable that the arming of the entire Police Firee should unifome and efficient; and I respectfully recommend that the Fugee and Sword: bayoust

Ingre

Timo

be supplied to these quards, this

18.

the total arme

nating the total.

and

equipment required from tingland de be

118 Inyees . according to diagram. 118 Sword Bayonets, and scabbards .

38 Waist Belts, with white metal

Buckler

35 Ponches / 18 tonds)

38 Patent leather stings

55 Bayonet frogs,

30

34

.

Sword Bayonth with fittings Springs, &e, to be affixed to the Inzees at present

belonging

to the Jorce.

семей

36. Bayonet Scabbards au fags 11 Revolver Coulib.

(Signed) C.May,

(Fone Copy))

folonial Secretary,

Pattern of

Polica Fuzes.

hutire

length 3 Feet 3 Micles.

101

Longth

Barrch / Foot 11 mekes.

Swivel Ramrod.

Size of Bath 18 to the H.

Part affised to Fuzec

Part affixed to Fuzes.

4/42 Juches

Blade 22 fucles long.

Diagram (actual size) of fitting to Fuzes on which to fir Sword Bayout. Similar plane to that of Brunswick Rifle.

Siagram of Sword Bayonet. Similar to that of Brunswick Rifle - Brass handle with spring inside handle..

>

102

Cost of the Police Department upon the Proposed increased Pay and Strength.

Curopean Force.

Sotal, 1 Superintendent, 1 Inspector, 2 Deputy Inspectors

3 Sergeants, 4 Acting Sergeants, 20 Constables

Total

amtprannum

£

s d

1 Superintendent

| Inspector __ \ / Inspector montlik E-10, 8.4. por ammuno£ 125, 22, 1 - 1 Deputy Suspector – – 7/1 184 14. Suspectors_1_92

3 Sergeants

[1 Sergeant -

2

Qom

-4 — 1 — 51, 12, by.

Qo

-11-11 – 51 - 8" 4 – ".

#

#

951-.-

#

90,

70 - 1

67% 10-

65,-"-

sticking sergeant.

Metz Sergeants - Meling Sergeant _____ 5. — ..

2

(940

2

62:1101-

500,

-

3101

202, 10

60"

237,104 -

4

nea: 4115, 10-reach

57, 101-

16 Covetables _nna keuse

20 Constables b Yo

1 Clerk.

5211 101-

501

3u 4-

3 „ 184 2.

2 n ln 8—— 11

47% 10n-

2.5′′

Total Cost Curopean Force.

995-1

251

$2.270.

"

.Indian Terce-

1 Sergeant; 6 Acting Sergeemts, 100 Coustäbles.

/verpant-

12 Aclyder comb.

@o

morithily & for Annum £48.-.-

A Man-

cuck 211101-

7

In Full-

suck 11 30-11

رصت است بروم

Total

Amount per Annum

48

28% 13-

1772. 10.11

2

Do

موجود باکری سرگر

2510

-11-11-4-2 7/11 102 —

[25 Constables

160 Constables 25 Constables

56 Constables

کریم

نے کو

ساتھ

کر

211

18.

التراب

11176

#-#-#- 111314.

-11 − (1 − 1) 251) -

-

220 ال السلام

کہ ہمیں سرسید

کوئی

20.

#

2,187,101

Total Cost Indian Force & 2408. — 4

Chinese Force.—

1 Sergeant. Sutcling Sergeants, 24 Constables

Total

U mount per annum

F

P

2

3

20

31

2,270

100

10%

3

24

28

4415.

2

5

13

Summary of strength, andlöst furtinnum of Phy

houd Forces

Superintendent Suspector Seputy Insporter sergeante preting Sergeants Police constiäbles

Sotal

103

Total lost

per Annum),

1 Sergeant

monthly £211

14 8 per

annam £25"-"

25

3aet Sergeanto1_40

18 Constables.

1u13n 4

111 3

Qo

In Gr 2

1/2012-1

1,181,150 -

117/1⁄2 100

565%

-

#

exclu–1164 57–

24 Constables 8.

Qo.

-11, 51

11-11-1151,

8_Qo

Do

In 2ul

77-

— 13μ 15μ

J

360-1

&

Total Cost Chinese Force _ £ 441 59

Ouropean Sércé.

Indian

Chines

Superintendent,

Signed) C. May,

biec.

185.4.

Truc. Copy

l Secretary.

Total

Victoria, Hongheng. pt Septone

Supatel 1973 07/854

Melaune P.2

104

1

22.

Solal Strength and Cost of Police Serve. Year 18541.

European Force.

1. Superintendenti-

Including Compares

tion for Ration

Inspector 2 Deputy Do Serjconti-

2 Se

5 acting

Jo

16 Constables Corrstable

Jotal 2%

1 Serjeant.

4 Actz Co

Clerk.

500..

arouthly 10, 10. opran : 126m. n.

F

gl

L J. 500,

7

413 4.

56...

1

34 1618.

#

31 412.

4611. 381101 2.57

1,766...

1

#

2 0 br &

Indian Force-

16 Constables 100 Chap 2nd Co.

Total 66.

Do

1 Serjeant.

3 dety (0-

Ban

thly

2.13.4 frame!

Zulu

lulu 4.

Fu Gq Q.

32m 101. 25

- //

20.

171104

1.13.4 1792

Chinese Force-

144 Constables 104 Clase

2000 2.26 - (0 c

authly - 1. 13. hpam : - 20%..

1,240,.

17.107.

561.

174101

14952

1n0n 10.

12.10

Cac of the Police

Senartuent

upon the proposed increased

Strength.

106 September 1854.

N

Total 38.

131

:

"Victoria, HongKong, 12 September, 185.4.

(Toni Copy)

betonia

Total_

£

3,573 % 0 % 0.

(Signed) C. May, superintendent offolio.

Colonial Secretary

+

Chinese Force.

Indian Force.

European Force.

3.

1: _ Strength and Cost of Police Force in 1848, 1854 and the Proposed Force.

Year 1848 —

1 Superintendent.

1 desistant Superintendent.

2. Defenty Inspectors euchut £ 40, -4

Chinees Informent

4 ergcants.

7 acting sergeants.

28 Constables

43.

Clerk (extra pay) -

Cost of Nations

11 bergeant.

ック

کو کر

براي توام

1 Brut Class acty bergsont.

6

ry

Acting, sergeants enchut £30.

First Class Constables 25,--

89 Constables,

114.

11-11-22100

5 ð

500, ——

312--

180n-v-

200-

2.00, - #

980x

مراد

25"-"

56171 Gall

$2 10n

100-

4251, -1

Annual Cost

£

3,07419 11

2002, 10μ-

2,680

2

sergeants-

17 Constables

23.

each at £2en.

4 Reting sergeants.

→20-

501-10

804

27

11-11-

255

نویسید

385

1

Indian

Year 1854- Existing Force-

[1 Superintendent

Chines Force.

1 Suspector

500

126

2 Deputy Inspectors sach at £_91 – 4 – 1821 — n —

sergeconto

2

ہو

کر

سرکہ

567-..-

112

-Acting sergeants _______ 16, 230 — — 14 Constables-

Do Acting

us Clerk'

2-1-n 381⁄2 104.

27 * Including Compensation for Rations.

1 Sergeant _

4 Acting Lerycants _ each at £25,—1, 16 First Cluse Constable. —— 20--||

45. Decii)

66

bib"--

2511-4-

Annual lost

£ S

1766

3210

10011-

320.

2

17100107% 10.

1240.

Į

Ceuropean Force

*

Indian Fo

Proposed Force

1 Duperintendent.

1 Inspector_

1 Deputy Inspector

— yo

Lorgenent.

1

Le

go

1 Acting Sergeant

Do — Jo_zach at £57, 10,-

500 -

125-

9511

go. you

64,

6510

*

62.16101

105

Annual Cost

60

2

6 Constibles

115. 315 -

Epetedora 2J

50% -11

300n

8.

471104-

प्रेत

as Clerk (extra)-

380

25

#

#

2270

об

31 * Including Compensation for Rations

1 sergeant.

2_06_ Do

48,

2. Acting sergeants each at # 30-

60

28

571

10

2. De

-1127,104

Qo

25 Constables.

ار کی کی

است 250 وات

کرای کرگی

مریکہ سے

22/0

-

#— — 203, —4 —

62511-4-

562., 104 1000 n

25-

2,408

25.

50

1 Sorgeant

20n

109

3 Acting Sergeants each at £174, 10,

I

52.1, 10. —

1 sergeant.

14 First Class Constables.

_—– – 17 10 4 245 ——

567 10

Chinese

1 Reting &

Это

8 Constables_sack at £ the 5

20

A

18. 15

7.10

تورکی

130- 1200

1101-9

4415

43

Summary - 1848–

Europeans.

1/4 Indians

Cost $3074, 19th

23 Climcze

1 — 24801

385-1-

Hongtong 1 th September 1854

(Ime Copy) Women

مرکہ

Total Swing 1911

6.139

Year 1848 Year 1854

Colonial Secretary . Prepared Fore

20 secove da sto

38

- 12, 10,

25011-1

Jummary. 1854—

Cost £. 1766. —4-

27 European. 66 Indians.

38 Chinese

13:

11 — 1 124011.

--

547,104-

Sotal $: $573 10

Comparative Summary.

Ouropean Force

Supardt

Buspector

де

до

28

31 European 107

28 Chinese_

114 2 161661 16 100 104 1

Summary-

ast $2,270.

#

£2,270,---

2.4081

1-44151-

Total £5119 5-

O.

Ital Total Cost (Signed) C. May,

Luperintendent of Police.

£

9

180 6189 19 11

4117 23 133438 3 34 38| 131

13 2428166

3,573 51195

Indian Force

Constable

Total

Sergeanty

2843

2

2

2

2

16 27 342031

ހ

Total.

Chinese Force

Total

Force

t

1

Copy.

106

Police Departinent, Hongthings

.Pr September, 1854.

Notes applying

to Retions Nr.1.2. and 3.

per

WAQ

Prior to August 1848, there Inspector of Police, salary £250

an

The Assistant superintendent

received a salary of £312,

in 1848

fer

8 from the Police Department,

but subsequent to 1851 allhuugh Returning Police tunst he received pay as General Interpreter only.

In order to confine the Ecturns exclusively to the Colice Force, I have made

200

allusion in either leturn to the Horse

and Station Coolies attached to the Department.

(Fine Copy)

(Signed) C. May,

Superd of Police.

Coloriral Secretary.

tests $L$ mm / 2 ༡ ༼|ཤ ཀྭ༡༡c:༡32

זיי

1.

یار

Beturn showing the number of

proposed

Nature of Duty.

Day Duty 124 Relief. Day Duty 2nd Relief Night Guly pet Relief Night Outy 2nd Relief Quty & Reserve at Central station Boat duty.

interior station Soo kumpoo

Stanley

Aberdeen

-Do-sheak'o & show Kewan.

Pol: Curt Govt House &

AllawavcL

4 offices

for sick.

Hovers

of duty.

F

From 6.a. M. until 12 noon From noon until 6. P.M From BP. M. until oxidnight From 12 midnight until 6.a. M.

From

-

me

way my or tos/ '878; my m my gun young

particular duty under

men detailed for each particular

Europeans.

P.S. Q. S. P. C.

Total of

Indians.

Chinese.

all tanks

AS.PC.

P. S. A. S. P. C.

12

12

الله

10

10

24

34

42

3

2

2

3

14

PM.

until maid:

2

16

22

4

butik Gumpire

2 12

T

کی

3

22

کر

T

1

21

4

&

Remarks.

107

1st September, 1857.

کی

3

4

20

6100

ic Copy)

گی

24

رار دار

かつ

Signed C. May,

Superd of Police.

:

i

!

کی پہر

5.

108

"Return of Beats of the Day Duty.

Str. Relief from

2nd ge

6. A. M. until Neon. Soon.

P. Queen's Road East from Wanchi le Cantor Bazano

32

در هم

For

Do

5th Apo-

Station

frome

Carton B.

Meso & Leads

N

Bazuar

Lindsays .

Central from

Weee ro

to Oriental Bank.

station to

Lindsay's

Central from Oriental Bench to

I from

Cross Bond.

West from Gross. Dude to Mesor:

Murrav's premise,

4th Bonham strand.

lervois

Street:

Taiping shan.

ifts Back Street North of Hollyand Nondisching

Wolly and Hond.

10th. Do Koluding Cuise Bond above

Holland Bend.

¡

2.

109

Betum of Bents- Night - Pr Relief from

CP.M. until Midnight.

Per Section.

Cxtending from Munchies to Eup, to West of

Murray Barrantes. –

For Beat

4 from

#

Wanchis, to Pers's Timber good.

Love

Ross's Timber Yard to fantor

Gard

stand lantern

Bagnar station,

Quarter House.

going

Canton Bazaar to Murray

Barracks.

3rd Do

li

Pedder's

I'm Sectio

1 Bent from Murray Busiactes to

Pedder's Wharf.

3

n

(00 Queen's but from

3.

Pedder's Wharf

ti Cicutal & Bank.

1th Co From the batheival along the Hollywend Grond to Arber thot Goed de Bupiiew Kenne

(do Stanley street and Wellington Street, by out of dottinger street, and totting

street.

4.

3rd Section -

127 Beat . Queen's Road from Bank to Chinam "

Webster's Bow and flimwen Save, bathing Webster's Blow

Sone, baking

Lave.

2nd Do From Chinani Jane to Comes Beard, tothing

imam back Some und Libbé. Row.

4°c. Wellington Street and Stanley

street

West of PoWinger Street, Cochrane street, and Lyndhunt Ferreice.

Do 4th. De Jage Street unhuugh street taking d Graband strats.

and

Feel

51⁄2 Do Hollywood Placid from Gaol Gates, to=

McRangels .

Dr. Do Elgin Street, 08Builey, Ashburton Terrace. 1. Os Buytrew Terrace, Arbuthnot Road, along

Came Read, de turnire

From

the Section.

4th

45

le Simon station

You

Por Beat . In Cutrance to achey's market along

Bonham's strand to Acqui's Huure lathing

bye streek-

Do Beat . Acqui's House along Bonham's Strand to the junctions of Incens end taking bye

Que Streets.

32. Qe Cross Tread along Queen's Cloud to West

market entravve

4th Section - Continned -

་་་

110

H. Beat : Cross Roads along Qucci's Road

Co

-to West Market.

West Market to Mews? Murrow's

taking Circular Buildings.

نه

5th Section.

Per Beat - From M./ Cungel's House

Hollywoods

along Doud to Circular Buildings. & Bond

Oo West Street, upper street und Central

street..

Co Back Road Inspingshom

4. Do Upper and Lower Lavear Rowa,

Taipingshan.

Back Street

مجھے

i

?

" - י -

F

111

Beturn of Beats of the

of the Night Duty, Lecan Relief for Midnight until 6 asun

1st Section.

Extending from Wanchis and Top to West,

Sap Murray Barinete .

tof

P. Beat- from Manche to Rossi Timber Havel -

Ross Timber yard to conton Bazaar-

Station.

3 Do

#1

Yard

Canton Bozane station to temoray

Bazaar

Barracks.

Back Road Fast Head Quarter House,

lating loud West of Barracks ..

2 Section.

Extending from Murray BBarracks to Rank,

West Bundary. Pottinger Street.

PrB Beat - From Murray Bridge

Mess & Lindsay's ..

Varade

hende Ground to

Braof

streets.

Mess Lindsay's to Vedders taking f

Ertland

3. Do Pedder's Wharf.

At To From Do to Oriental Bannte.

!

:

8.

.........

2nd Section, Continued).

5. Beat - From Cathedral along Holywood Rend

to foil bate.

6th Do

Do

il fate along. Arbe-thiest Fland

Jail

to Gleanealy

Part of Stanley Street mittellington stolet, last of Podlinger Street, and D'Aguilar Street. -

3rd Section:

Extending from Bouth to Cross Reads, West

Bandary Aberdeen street.

12. Beat - From Bant le Chinami's Love

2 Do

32 Oo

nam's Lane lathing lating

Webster's how & Chinami's Lane.

Chimam's Lome to Cross Roads bathing

Chimanis buck lane & Gibbé Rav.

parts of Wellington and Stanley

streeks - West of Pottinger

street.

Do Lyndhurst Terrace and Gage street, taking Peel street and Graham street.

52. Ce Gough und überdeen strate

1, th

Do Hollywood Blend

3rd Section, Continued).

9th Beat - Chief Magistrate's Residence.

10135

Co Reserve at Indian station.

4th Section.

112

Queen's Head West

District of Laver Bezoar including Brean's Maid that:

Per Beat, from Entrance Achey's Market along Barbam

strand to loqui 's house.

2

@o

4th, Do

from Jail t MoRangels:

Enter West of

Po Po

to

of the De belgin street, Old Bailey - Abemetty Terrace. 8. De Evine Roadform Ghosenly to bunning

Indian station.

1

Noqui's House along Bonhume strane to jenotion

ction with Queens Road West.

Cross Roads along Jervois street to Willier Street, Aathing Hillier street, Mercer street, and Burd Street.. Stillier street along Jervois Street to Morrison Street (Making cleverly street, and Acqui's Alley.

CrossWouds along Queen's Bond Hist to steps ascending to Chinese Imple stops to East and licular Buildings .

tastandglireular Cast end of Cerular Buildings toe Messr. Muren's premises lathing,

" of Circular Buildings

..

10.

Bt Beat,

Destrict

4 Section.

" from MoRange to premises a bony The

Taipingshan

Holyvered

Noad to

motion mitt. Incen's Road

Did Do

back Bead

3

To West and

Upper

West:

Bridge by Chinore Temples along

Taipingsher

streets Snipingshan.

Where to Caine Road.

Central Street

Or Cast Street

Do

Jy i

Upper

Ro

part of Hollyword Poland.

and Saver Savcar Rowe

[signed]

(True Copy)

གད དག ཅག བར

May

Police.

Edlenial Secretary :

Arms received

How and when received deficient See Return 7

Arvice

de roi

able.

86 Army Pattern Muskets 20. Navy Pattern Muckets C. Pistols.

ordnance store, March 1844

do Jonenary, — 1848

2

66*

Dithum of Police Arms,

showing the n umber Serviceable, &c. 1oo September, 1854

Number Number Number Sumservice.

Remarks

113

|able,

departe

leafy

42

24

19

19

do

March,

1844

5

17 Swords..

do.

March, – 1844

3

14

16

12 Navy Pattern Muskels_

12 Pistols

Narbour Master with Gree

12

a Marelost

Boat, July, 1847.

These muskets have mos by become from longues sensa je Iveapons Ясе

• good order, excepting trifle Cepairs.

Old Horre Pistols, flint locks, alligsther useless being thoroughly.

but scabbards (iron) all broken -

The Swords good, but scabbards

Chiefly lost with wreek of two Goo Boats -

eto

do

10

2

2

12. Iron hilt intlasses.

dl.o.

do

10

عالم

2

—1——

5 Records

40 Fuzers

do

do.

do.

do

do

do

do

do

bugland, June, 1846

39.

39.

20 Pistols.

do

do

6

14

50 Cutlasses

5 Cavalry Swords-

do

do

3

47.0

Lay

do.

2

3

3

Su good order, I lost with soreck of Eu boat

dre

good repair.

Scabbards of some wom out by

In good Cepair .

Constables. Hes. Cool Hopped from their pay.

X. Including 2 ordered from England. being Carelessly lost by t

4. Including to ordered from ordered from England.

(True Copy) Wom

Keretary.

and tear, Cutlasses good.

(Signed) C. May, Super! affitive.

—— -

--

1

را

Retum showing

tum showing cause of deficien

Police Arms.

Arms deficient

Cause of deficiency.

114

in

I lost in the sea, consequent upon P.C. Bakar alli

being shot, and,

tr and falling from Police Beat in

2 Army P. Maskeler allacking suspicious Beats 15th October, 1848.

1 Stolen from Napier's station,

to Constable wher

10000 DA

duty.

blame attributable

1 Navy F. Musket Stolen from Napier's statine, thieves bake in back

I

1.6's absence on duty.

during th

10ld Pistol. Post by a P.C. at Naval Stores, in

{suspicious Character.

3 old Swords

ĮLook

Lost

12 Navy P. Muskets.

way

apprehending a

P.Co

or Broken at different times by P.60 on duty.

2 Lost in wreek of

14

Do

Gene Boat, 1847.

- 31th August, 1848.

1 Sout 20 Jeby. 1851. by PC. Catta falling overboard when

boarding a Pirate boat in Aberdeen Bay.

1 Lost January 1848, by a squall Capsizing

Stanley Bay.

Police bout in

1 Lost by #6. fulling overboard when taking charge of

a

Captured boat in this Harbour.

[ 2 Lestive wreck of Gun Beat - 1847.

5 do

10 Piatole.

2 Leat

do

do-

212 Periqust 1848.

3

Jany 1848 by accidental upse Wing Potire Rout in Stanley Bay 1 Stolen from Central Station.

H

Run

Bout,

#sent. 31o in equst 1848.

Arius deficient

banse of deficiency.

Sestine wreck of Guns Ben to 1847 and 1848, and

10 tan hilt | Soctin wreck of

tntlassest.

duly

1 Inzee. Lost in Wreck of

6 Pistols.

2. Lost by late Inspector Smithers, in wreath of

Geur Beat 31 Mingust, 1848.

1 Lost by munted PC. Crecey in 1847 when attacked-

by a number of men at Wing newchung". Post by Superintendent when

tendent when in duty at Theate stolen fuue the Statione

2

| I Lost by sumunted 8.6. Creasy

8.6. trecey when attacked at

Weregneicherny.

2

2 Cavalry Swords / Post by Mounted P.C. Balfour, in consequence of

Horse raa

re

amring away

friv. seabbard.

"Victoria, Hongkong.

401. September, 1854.

and severd springing

(Sure Copy)

(Signed) May, Inferrell of Police.

Colonial Secretary.

7

174.

Financial

72:

1

Agent

Offt with For 10:15

rected to be

structed 30 dear

Sir

10216.

moob đảng trong

RECEIVED

NOV24

1854

115

Victoria, Arrighing,

28th September, 1854

I have the how to transmit

- herewith the neual annual

Requisition for the expply of clothing and Equipment for the Plice Force for the periods specified there in 12. accompanied by a letter from the Superintendent in explanation of

certain enumerated articles auch

of the Supplementary Requisitim

The Right Honorable

Sir George Grey, Bart., S. C.B.,

&

Ao.

Ac.

rendered me

the increase

niceessary by the ine

to the Frice for the performance of special duty at the Gaol and the Naval Stores -

Nice

be

I have to request that the ceessary instructions may jivem for the early transmission of this supply to the Colony.

I have the honor tobe, With the highest respect,

Sir,

-

Your Most Obedient

Humble Sirvant,

Maine

:

116

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117

10216.

6th Dev/54

Same devoted by Seculary

30

Sir Geor Grey

to transmit

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MINUTES MR. Sadis MRElliot

1854 Nov

30

WFPeel 30

SirGeo Grey

Licut: Governor Exine,

237 September, 1854.

Victoin, Hong Ko~,

55

The Right Honorable di Seo: Grey, BF

Precived

hieinus.

174-

Force, for the year 1855.

for clotting, &c., for the Polici

Transmitting Requisition

74. 26 Sefer

1.

22

Z

to you

the Copy of a Desquelet

La

for the Governor of

t

Hory Hong exceloring Requisitions for the Suffely

of Clothing and Exensements In the Police Force In the

Year 1855-

русен

Jou

the

You will observe from

Aller

which accompanies this

dis fentiate that the Requisition

AV

The Superilands

Ner Mervile

In Police Clatbeing

My

that the Requestion

is mode to conform

this quoponed mircase

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the Force (see. of the

if so the Cerbikes

dend wilit that

is Pasciberiedy

ther casty transmisin

the

Might be circalich

to send arch

ро

the Force being

usual supply & the sen

sucressed?

cure

lette

Ser. 10215

Hmm A24

D21. is for a larger Suffely then has been

required in former gears,

and as the proponeal

Juspored

Augmentation of the

Police Love

is a quotare

which is still under

Consideration, Sheve

to convey to you

"Grs : Grey's authority

for Staining of quesent,

and forwarding

to the

Glory by an early opportie : :nity, the useral supple

only for the whiing

118

year together with the

bitules enumerated in

the Supplementing Colematt. Shave

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Police Department, Victoria,

119

Houghing, 280 September, 1854

Bequisition for Police Departinent.

о I certify that the undermentioned articles for Clothing and equipment of Police

required to be obtained from

Jorce

оже

England being the authorized supply for the periode specified 1855.

for Year

clotte to make Jackets und

75 Yards Blue Broad cloth to make

Trowsers for

21685

3

30

Jackets, and European Force.

Blue Camlet to make Juckets

and Trowsers for 137 men, Europion

Inveere End Indian Force.

Blue Corn, let to make

make Jackets for

28 men Chinese Force..

4.117 Baire of Boote

5117

7

shoes.

Materials for making 20 paire of Boots:

Do

Do.

20-0

shoes

8 1200 Metal Police Butlins (small size).

9/200 do do

_do__ ( large size).

10 162. Paire white embroidered collar badges

in Circles,

bored from

4 to 165.

C

11. | 134 pairs tohite embroidered collar

umbered from 1 to 137.

..

badges

badger

12. 137 Blue Cloth Caps of those 70 without panted) 13.137 Oil Skin Cup lovers.

14. 134 Binck Serge Hocker small =

aige..

Clotte and

15: 274. Small hooks and eyee for Jacket is Mare. 16.411. letten lining for Yards Cainlet

rds

ehels.

17. 23 Gross black bone buttons,

18.

120

Supplementary Requisition for anschety of

Clothing

duty du lien

supply.

doing.

equipment to Police

of Military at the Payal

Navy store, and Sail Guard.

Year 1855-

for year

1 | 100 yards Blue Cambet to matte factiols and

for

browsers,

2

Cole

3

Thatz mall, half large size).

& Police Truebrous.

19. 12. Police Sothorus.

20. 40. Duty Arm bets.

24. 2677 Gords blue broad Clothi Jockits and trowser=

Indian Force.

Jackets

Inusers for 22 men. Cotton lining for Jackets -

2.2. Tairs of

22

~ of shock.

of Boots .

22 Blue Cloth Caps (11 without peaks).

22. Oil Stein cap Covers .

174 achite metal buttons, emall size.

bered

8 176 white metal buttons-large sizes.

2.2 Write embroidered, Collar badges

Vireles

from 166 to 487. from 22 While contreidered Collar badges

scrolls 92 Serge

5

lo

for

18 mertles

ending 30" Jime, 1856.

10%.

e for making re for 187an

Q.

10

Respectfully submitted L. May Super: of Police.

11

12

Approved

13

Maine

Lieut : Governor.

numbered from 166 1187.

!.

44 Hocks and Eyes and 220 black bone Trowser button.

for 18 months ending 30th June, 185h.

55 Yards blue broad Cloth to make

Approved,

Trowsers for 22 men

Lieut. Gover

0%

T

Jackets and -

Respectfully the bmitted,

L. May

Superstof Police.

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t

:

Fispatch N 74 of 18574

Inclosuri N. / in

Copy. A29.

د

Sir,

121

Police Department, Victoria,

HongKong, 23 September 1857.

I have the honor to

submit for the approval of

The Honble: the Suit Governor

the usual ann

Cevenner,

nual lequisition materials & four

e

for supply of England for Aothing and a equipment of Police Force for the period specified therein; it is

essential to state that the

requisition. with the

is made to conforme

incre Food increase

strength as from

proposed in tepert frnd

dated 1? Instant N°21.

Sbeg

nee

beg to state in explanatione The Hürble: W. T. Mercer, Cage

Colonial scordary

¡

Juplicate.

for the Houghtong Police, for the

Requisition for Clothing, He.,

Year 1855.

23o Septéruben,

1854.

#

:

of the items that _-

Nr. 146 17 and N21 is the anthorized

supply.

$18 and 19 "Trinchems and

replace others thuroughly

total 22

Should the

rds, the

122

Military Department remn

quards, the materials year -lothing theus obtained with

placed in store and into account in subseque

these

Lanthoms

for

are required to

be

act

tien

of

required

and fairly

broken ne

duty.

820 "Duty Commlets" are

по еж

distinction to devote

Constables on the

day duty.

I have also made a

equip.

supplementary requisition for supply of clothing and ment upon the authorized

sente, for

jeone to the Folice

е

Force detailed for special duty at the Saval Stive Grave, fait Guard, and Gwernment officer

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taking

taking

lur Force.

requisition for requlur

I have, &c.

(Signed) C. May, Superit of Police.

1 SmeCopy

Gelenial Secretary

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Despatch $74 87/854.

Inclosure N3

:

Jp75-

Legislative.

11

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H. Confirme

Referred to Access Wood & Ragers

Reported

an

30 Nov /10364,

Answered 26 Dec. /844

10217. Foong Kong.

Sir,

RECEIVED

NOV24 1854

123

Victoria, Arughong,

д

28th September, 1857.

I have the honor to report that

on the 23rd May last, at a meeting of the Legislative Council at which His hxcellency Sir Ihn Bowring presided, au brdinar

an Ordinance to regulate "Markets was read a first time.

After His Excellency's departure

to the North the brilinance was published for general information,

The Right Arunable,

Sir George Grey, Bart.., b. C.B.,

Ac.

Ac.

Ketter

explanatory ofa slothing, He, for

Juhliente.

the from MMay Requicction Brice

чес

237 eptember 18540.

...

A

and on Sir John Bouring's return

it was

tono read

a

second time auch

pared on the 29th August

I have the hover to enclose

that it may

authenticated Copy and to request.

be submitted for the approval and confirmation of Her Most Gracions Majerty

I have the hoven to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir. Your Mort Obedient

Stumble Servant,

Main

124

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Mer Merria

Refer the Rose

Rogers!

Wood

Submitting for Approval Copy

The Right Momnath Sir 500. brey, NE

Entered

Le

You 10,217

Air & Rager, 10, 3641.

H-hany

125

26th Deo/54

Governo

bir John Bowring

N30

MINUTE 19

3. Nurroway 23

277

23

26

Sir

I have to ack

the receipt of dient

Governor Caine's Despateti 18° 75 of the 26th Seplouber euntiang

by

Dedinan

passed

yoursely with the advice of the Legistative Canneil of Hanghang sulither

NOZA

1854 Market

Ordinance

I have receciend

The Queccis Commands

A

acquaint yo

that Kar Majesty

has been pleand

to confirm

allow this Ordinance.

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Yaee

will

.......

sta

pricate & Mis

decision to Ho.

In babitants of Kony

Kong by

20.2

a

Proclamation

to tea issued in the.

usual and nose

authentie

I have

4.76.

Miscellaneous-

# 3 8 1 X

Copy to F. O for inf. 2.

10018 đảng đông.

Sir

RECEIVED

NOV24 1854

Victoria, Hong Kong,

126

275 September, 1854.

I have the hour to report that the disturbances in the neighbourhoon of

this Colony show no signs of abatement. The Assistant Superintendent of Plice has informed me that from 250

to 300 ficking boats, cach carrying a Grew

10 or 12 persons, have taken

have taken refuge

refuge in the Rastern part of this Harbour, in

of 10

consequence of their fear of capture

The Right Honorable

Sir George Grey, Bart, C. C.B.

A.

to.

Ac.

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or plunder by the piratical Graft infecting the surrounding Waters.

He the mouth of the Canton River usually crowded with ficking and trading boats, not a native

Sail is to be seen.

The post boat between this

and Canton was

plundered on the moning of the 25t Iuctant near

the Boque Forts, and the Mail bags recovered, un is there

are not

mot yet re

at present any

clue to the discovery

of the assailants_

Canton itself is still besieged the insurgents, who have commenced to entrouch themselves,

and

дие

e out that is som as

so soon

the

->

127

standing Crop of Rice shall be gathered, large reinforcements will join them.

From Her Majecty's Consulate

at Canton I learn that there is a

on their March

possibility of the Captors of No-changefor (the Capital of Hoope recently taken from the Superialists) being a division of the Nanking Aring Southward; should this rumour prove correct, the huperial Authorit in the whole Nwangtung Province is in danger

In this Colony all vigilanci

is cuercised, and perfect quict

prevails

revails.

Captain Sir William Arati

A

I

went out this Morning in der -Majesty's Ship "Spartan" on a shout Cruize round the bland.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir

Your Most Obedient, Stumble Servant,

Maine

Nur Merial

the Forcagan Affect for

Lausnich to the

enformation?

A 24

ин

77

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128

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Narroway 28

Sep 28

J

Pect 28 Werftenfimu 125 1

Gov 10218 #hany

Spr76-27 Sept 754

Easy

2 Dee 154

directed

by Secretory Sex

Georges Grey to

transmit to you,

for the information thee Bark of Clarendon,

of

e.....

the copy of a Despatch-

from the Limit t

Governor of Hong

hong relative to Piracy in the vicinity of the koling

вол

:

H

E

**

C.O.

USTER NOV.18 18 54

10074

Hong trong

129

Schedule of Sepateres transmitted by the Lient: Sovernor of Houghtong

to the Secretary of State for the Estonies, by the Mail Steamer "Chulan", via Southampton, on the 27# September, 1854.

No. of gate of Desp. Desp

Subjcet of despatek.

Duplicates-

62. Sept: 14 tcknowledging receipt of despatcher from P. 1 of the 15′′,

to 18 of the 28th June, 1854, te

63.

#

64.

65

#

#

8th | In reply to Deepatch N. 1 of 15th June, stating amount

36

#

67

H

pot

mel:

hone

of Subscription by the late Uv2 Pedder to the Superannuation Fund /.

In reply to Icspatel 174 28th June, cuelozing amended Superannuation Form filled up by Me Comclate, and certain

other Documents connceted therewith.

Reporting refund by the Raod 110 Barter of £150 advanced to him in London, and enclosing Commissariat Receipt for same.

Supplying

au Omission in Despatch N.59 of the 2/4 Ultims, 1 relating to absence of Civil officers without permission

9 Reporting re-poncesion of Coolon by the duperialist officers

5.

1.

hone

Lione

1

1off date f

Dip.

desp:

Originals

Subject of despatch.

68 Sept 16" deteriowledging receipt of despateles to -1:10 of the 14

c'ule, together with Circular of the 30 June, 1854.

Mo

roof Date of Jeep: Desp:

#

Subjek of Despatch -

130

me:

74. 4pt: 23 Transmiting Requisition for Clothing, &, for the Police

Free, for the year 1955.

75.

69.

25 | Transmitting Annual Account of the Colonial Treasurer for the year cuded 3/4th December 1853, and Annual Return showing the Balances in the Colonial Chests on the first

76.

70.

71

72

73

#

#

#

#

tt

216

same year, wilt lis Seorge Bonham's

and last days of Irfifiente attached.

If the same

F

Transmitting Comparative Statements showing the Retimated and rctual Revenue and Expenditure of Hongkong, for the year cuded.31** Jecember, 15.53

Ac kurwiedying receipt of dispatches to P/6 of the 28 # July, 1854.

1.2

hone

Reporting Sir John Bowring's departure for the touch... nom

increase of the Police Force both

Recommending increase

in Strenght and Pay.

8

The

Submitting for Approval Spy of Ordinance P of 1954,

entitled the "Market Ordinance".

27. Relating to Pirney in the Vicinity of Stoughtong, and

in the Canton Riven, as well position of affairs in the Twanting Province.

as well as to the critical

Also, 6 Printed Copies of Ordinance 12 of 1854, forming

in despatch P. 75.

Colonial Secretary

2.

1.

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Enclosure

4

4.77.

Financial.

Gy 4595/34

10487 ong cun

Sir,

WED

LEC. 5

1854

131

Victoria, Houghong,

$t betober, 1854.

I have the honor to enclose

einh. Litter

เช่น

& Official

Treasurer, concerning

Letter from the Colonial

Copy to buy for

conson 18 Theer for

Ed Sany!

Ac SQ

concerning a sum

of

MIL

£285.18.11 transferred to the Aduance Service from the Houghing Grant on account of Stores supplich to the Police Sipartiment huc.

I quita

here

the propriety

erneur, in the

of M. Rienaceher's request, and trust

Ke Right Honorable,

Sir George Lacy, Bart, G. C.B.,

te.

Ac.

No.

E

2.

there

re Away

be no objection to the

furnishing of the particulars of this Item, and that also in all

future

ture cases

the practice

of -

furnishing such particulars may

be observed.

протизм!

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir

Your Mort Obedient

Stumble Servant,

Pufer & for the conselleration of the Trading?

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Chas: Trevelyan.

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Jo. Grey

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And 26 Dec 4sh

11247

5. beb

to tousmit to

yore for the consideration of the Loss Commass of the

Lesung the Copy of e Despatch from the Solent.

of Hong Horry encloring a

from the Colonial Keasurer Alative to a sum of £26s.

lettiv

18.11.

limusferred to the baneve hwiel from the Parlamentary, Graub on account of Stores

Reseplied to the Patice Defectment of the Costory &

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suggesting thirt Portionless

of this and all sincelar

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With a ference to Sp

Gmnia Caine's disputed

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133

277. of the 5t of bed host Stransmit Zor your infor.

Mather the

Copy of a litter

From the Board of Frasany

enclosing a statement of

the particulars of the Stores supplied to the Police Department of Hong Kong,

a

account of which a sum

сме има

всем

of £ 265. 18. 11 had been

£265.18.11

Crossfired to the Ordnance

Serieel from the Colonial

Graub, and stating that

such particulars with be

M.

Jouwould on all future

cccasions as

requested

by

the Colonial Treasurer.

Shive

Copy⋅

•4:28.

In 104587/540

134

Sir

Colonial Treasury,

Victoria, Angkong,

14th September, 1854

I have the hover to acknowledge

receipt of your letter A 209 of the 9t August last, stating, that "by a dispatch the Colonial office information

from has

Hi

the

"been received, that the Lord Commissions

of the Treasury have given

CL

directions to

"the Piyuarter Leviral to transfer from "the Grant for Houghtong to that

"Ordnance Service the same

Hounable

W. T. Mereen, heypt,

Colonial Seretary, to

F

1 2 2 3 5 - 18.11

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135

#

in recount pétruis iupplied to the

Price Department at Stoughtong

I would respectfully

draw your

a tention to the fact, that the above information, which

which no doubt is

soirect as to the amount, does

Lowever not state, what then stores comited &, and as The Hounable

The Lieutenant Governor wiches to accertain Sen and how certain articles obtained. for the Phien Force, have been paid for, Ithink it would be most desirable that particulars of thistall similar accounts be now and in future Somnished to the Colonial Government is without them it is imposible to Time the cost of several articles already

Retimente

for

required...

obtained, on to form a correct

what may

be

I have da (Liquid) P. Pienaceter,

Colonial Treasurer

True Copy)

Colonial Secretary

L

#

-

+

Despatch 1977 of 1854.

Jelsure in

i

178.

Financial.

hov 7354

7004 87 7364-

0163

Sir,

10488 Tổng Long

RECEIVED

DEC. 5 1854

136

Victoria, Honghong, 6th bctober, 1854.

I have the homon to forward

letter from

the Colonial Treasures

I on the subject of the transfer of a portion of the Parliamentary Grant to the Agent for

the Color. I would

Copy to Thy for

ered 16

Jan 185-

request that such

instructions be given as with enable the Treasurer's suggestion

to be carried out.

The Right Honorable

Sir George Grey, Bust., B.C.M.,

Ac.

Ж.

Bart

e.

:

Letter from Treasurer applying for

the Colonial

particulars

"the sum of

to that of Ordnance Service, &

$265, 18, 11 transfered from the Grant for Anghing

#4

14th September 1857.

A

.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Sire,

Your Most. Obedient

Nor Merivale

Resen for

the consideration of the Pressung.

Annuble Servant

niff

1

Air && Trecalyou

SKINUTE

7 4 Narrower //

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Herivale //

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1

10488 Aka

Sir

thony

137

16th Be754

you

With referen

to your letters the 19th suyt and

18th Sept last, I by

am directed

Secretary Sir Goye

to transmit

Grey toyore, for

consideration of

the Lords lowes

of the Treasury, the leopy of

Despotet from the Lint Governor

Росссн

:

H

E

ofstory hong enclosing

a.

letter from

the

Colonial Treasurer

requesting the trompe

to the Colonial & gest

of the sung £173401, прва

of

from the Parliamentary

A

Entered

by John Bruning

PINUTE

:: Jadis HAWOR M.Merrula

N°57

F855 JAN! 15

M&E Peet SirGeo:Grey 76

W. In

theat

Grant for bestory for the

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no 1854-55.

year

Janire

вело

10400 Hongkong

326.

16 Don

138

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With reference to St.

Gercana Caine's dispatch

thhat

Xyor of the b of bit lash Shave to acquaint you the ByMaster General has been inshunted to

Transfer to the Cecconuté of the Agout Genevel at the Bank of England the Lume of £1,34.1.1.0

an advance on

acional

of the Colony under gover

Government.

Shave

T

{.

Copy

29.

Sir,

In 10480754

139

Colonial Treasury, Victoria, Houghong,

14th September, 1854.

Supposing that the Lords Commissioners of Ster Majesty's Treasury have caused to be paid

to the

Agent General for Crown

Colonies the sum of £1000- which won that purpose undrawn from

left for that

the Grant for the Colonial Servier for the year 1853/54, I think it would be advisable, if the Irinable

The Amorable

M. T. Merein, hey, М.Г. Масса

Colonial Secretary, Ac.

هم

I

The Lieutenant Governor should approve of its, to requests My Lords the Commissioners of ster Majesty's Treasury to pay of the Grant ofor the Current Year 1854/55 the sum of £1734.1.1 which with the I 285, 18.11 already transfered to the Board of biduance will make £2,000-paid

to Aur Baillic out

in

Augland and leaving £2,400. to be drawn from the Commissariat "here on account of the grant ofor

the Colony

(True Copy) Mmmm

I have, H., (Liquid), R. Ricnaceker,

Colonial Secretary

Colonial Treasurer.

2

10484 Vong Mong

Victoria, Houghong,

140

10.79.

Miscellanious.

PCEIVED

DEC. 5

1354

Answered to Bergh

Agents

instructed be

Sir

7th October, 1854

It has been brought to my

notion by the several officers of Government concerned that it is

office

decirable that the Colonial beretary's

should be furnished with 1. A complete set of the Privy

Council Reports.

and 2. A copy of such work on

International Law as may

The Right Honorable

Sir George Grey, Bust., B.C.B.,

Ho.

Vo.

F

3. Great inconvenience

arisen

be considered the best- exponents of the rights of belligerents and neutrals

having 1 from the circumstance of the Magistrates being unprovided. with the recent Acts of Parliament. relating to Shipping, it is of such importance that all Parliamentay Net's be forwarded to the Colony by

¿

the earliest Overland Mail.

4. The London Gazettes which

are now transmitted at long fintervals would be of more service if forwarded every

Mail.

I have the honor to request that the Colonial Agents be m

141

directed to make note of there

of

points, by giving effect to which although they appear trivial, the Public Service in this Colony would be greatly advanced.

I have the honor tobe, With the highest respect.

Sir,

Your Most Obedient Humble Sewant,

Macie

I

Refents

Illieve thich sunk of the Dürry Conveil

of prop any voeg op

bway bany

lah this we could ascertame from

Commil office.

Sishaps Her Reayer-

Wald

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Law it smell be bish to send crebr

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Mr D l

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We hranger thinks that "Wheaters Elements of hitunational Low will

work to send. Ifind.

a complete Set of the Preis Council Reports ut been forwarded to 1 Hory, I then fue teffiore Ust the Agent way

and

therefore

instreated to procure them. The

to que seul at the close of

Sifrom, a the Gazette's

zz m vy v m

been. It

Lieut. Governor Caine,

7th betober, 1857-

"Victoria, Houghong,

to

The Right Arable Sir Sco: Grey, 147_

Rescived.

No. 79.

Colony of the Parliamentary

earlier transmission to the

Law Books, & recommending

--Applying for Copies of certain

hets, He.

Sir Sohn Bouring.

10489 Harry Hony

7 84 ng

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Shave to ochwowotease the

receipt of Lent: Govern

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the 7 of bet" list and to

acquariel you that Have

mistrebet the Colonial

a

Agent to procure and forward. to Morey Hong & Complete Seb of the Terry Council

Reports, logether with a Copy of Wheaton's Elements of International Sow in 2.Jols.

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with regard

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all Parlamentong

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are

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with it

Complete sets of the bits only

Supplied to this

Department at the close

of each session of Parliament when they are

Auch an Erau Mitted to

with as littl

Beleger Jerfith.

the Several Cetenies

an early opportunely

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London Gazette

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hence

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to

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that

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opportunity a Complete Set of the Privy Council

one

Reports, and also & Caffer

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Draft to Gant

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Sir,

DEC. 5 1854

Hone

145

mas Kictoria, Aroughong,

9th October, 1854.

'I have the hover to forward

the enclosed Communication from the Rev. Mr Barter, Colonial Chaplain, in accordance with request made by that gentleman,

I have the honor tobi, With the highest respect,

Sir,

Your Most Obedient

Stumble. Servant,

The Right. Amorable, Sin benge Grey, Bart, G.C.B.,

Ac.

Ae.

No.

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Per Merials.

We have already received this from

Her Banter- Put by?

f mpy

This can is dispend

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In

10490/50

146

Hongkong, 26th September 1834.

Sir,

I have the hover to

forward herewith for the

information

Govern

of

Her Majesty's

Cassy of e

forwarded to me

by

the Lord.

Bishop

day of his

received by

hours

sorre

the day

departure for shanghae and

Subo

after he had left . Iulso send

extract

from note which

accompanied that letter. - I do not believe that bio Sardship. has any fewer to prohibit me

The Honble: W. T. Mercer,

Je,

Je,

Colonial Secretary,

Hongkong.

E

appoint another fir,

from, to be apport. the performance of or the other offices of

in st

Divine Service

the church

24. John's Cathedral during his absence – But on this paint

I have

i

2.2.0

clear or définite

information, for when I received

my appointinent from

Majesty's Secretary of

to

Her

State for

Wec

Colenice, I did not receive any instructions be present suy self before the Bishop of Victoria, nar- coon to place myself in communication with him, and Sam therefore, ignorant whether his Scrdship

even

has

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has not any power

in my office of Chaplain.

over

me

I have, te., (Signed) Mr Barler

(True Copy)

Coll. Chaplain.

Colonial Secretary.

Copy

147

St. Pant's College. Houghing,

September. 15th 18516.

Vev? Ass,

Being about to take

my departure from the Colony for a period of

Six or seven weeks to

shanghae . I have to state to you,

during my

that dur

absence

sue

permission from and

in the

legul power to officiate Cathedral in the performance of

divine service-

good

Co-O

to

You

consider

will be

yourself

20

prohibited from in any way

interfering or bucking part in the

Cathedral services un

The Rev.

18. Baxter,

Hunghay

love

until you hana.

3.

!:

my express written permission

to that effect.

Rood M. C. Odell is alone

Rei

autherized by

· arrangements for

Dervices.

to

athe

Ne

the fathedral

I remain,

Rev. Sir,

Yours faithfully

(True Copy)

Sictoria

Colonial secretary .

1

In 10470/54

148

Extract from note accompanying

the Bishop's letter,

15 Sept: 1854.

The Bishop directed

to hand

you

the enclosed

me

5:

relative to the performance of thedral, during

duties in the Cathedral,

his absence in the north of

China .

He directed

then that whilst he

you

thought it necessary to informe

you of his

the forural

arrange

sents

of the

in closed note, he would not

wich you to infer your it.

that

you

veene

lubering

under

his displeasure, nor yet that he

thought you had any intention

The Rev: M. Banter,

of

Ac,

te

Ac

or

resisting his authecity us wishes,

X

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(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary

1281.

financial.

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Copy

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to Try for

Sir

Ho

143

10441. Jing Kong

Victoria, Hong Kong,

DEC.

1854

9t betober, 1854.

G

I have the hours to forward

the Colonial betimates

for

the

huzuing year 1855.

These were placed by His

Excellency Sir John Bowring before

the Legislative Council on the 295 August and set Ultimo, when were ordered to be printed,

they

and

again

submitted to the Council.

The Right Hounable

Sir George Grey, Bart., B.C.1.,

40.

Ho

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265 Ultims.

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I have the honor tobe

With the highest respect.

Sir

Your Most Obedient

Aumble Servant,

to

+

Some delay not attributable any Officer of Government having taken place in the

printing, it was not till the 74 bustant that I was able to lay

them before the Council, whore

ginal approval however was

given on

ale

that day day.

The Remarks attached to

and printed with the Estimates

fully explanatory of the various item's, and I have only therefore to solicit the sanction

Majesty's Government.

of

Her

The proposed alterations in the Police Free have been already Despatch 175

wet forth in my

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3/24 December, 1855.

Lieut. Governor Caine,

gt bctober, 1857.

Vielmin, Houghing,

to

The Right Strüble Sir Geo: Grey, At,

N81. / Melczure

recived

Frommitting

Retinates of the

Houghing for

the

year ending

Stevenne and hapenditure if

Mr. Ellist

The augmentation of the

referred to in the

Dr Peel

Police Force

Lost Garagraph.

the conside. tion of the

Kessay

151

In Pell

The expenditure is estimated at £31.033.

The Local Revenue

The Parl." grant at

€24.200

4.600 28.800

2.2.33

Leaving a deficiency of

Such

Q

o difference between current Revenue And expenditure could not be afforded in future years,

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may

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On it's producing no deficit this year. In

22

a bupatch of f Sept & the

reported a surplus

ал

Governor

April 1953 of £4284 . Of this sum € 1800 was applies &

the reduction of the Parly Extimate, leaving

по

a Balance of t 2784. There is as Evidence that his Remaining semplus has since

rensixed untouched

employed to balance the accounts

ale

be e

д

of the

the next

ah. If as it may perhaps

quite time

financial year. It is

that we communicated with the Governor

on the subject of making use

of the

Curplus in furnishing the favernment

House; but he made no direct Answer

F

And the ixpence of furniture

is его огле

of the items in the present extrimate

of Expenditure.

J

Subject therefore

therefore to the Treasury

decision on the question of Police.

that

Schrick clst de present Estmiste may be recommended to their sanction

Merel proposing

Sovernor of

to admoning the

the necessity of

next year

bringing the current expenditure

the aurent

Stic if within the limits of the

Revenue.

I do won

7. FS. 16 Dec.

unlanes unlad had

think all the information – Leve fever & huer Phonta le ferm. Considering that lie iri ashed torch 44600 and of the deficiencies of the leas Revenus . Ihn Me actual Revenue for the 3 qeraction ofthe Current year, to should lase ben better abhi ti fa dize Werther the Probebe Nwener pr helgens had been under

or not. Soteen than the incidental

sctriclict or no

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152

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from of the furniciful offices wrest

how

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of the Treasury the Cassy of

a

ales patch from the for

Hong Hong encloring the

of Hory

Estimates of the Revenue

and

Exfece diture of that

er 1855

Cotory for the year

Their Lordships will

Jensive, that the lxspenstiterie

In the

that year

is

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and the Revenue ah 24200,

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and that the front to be coher

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£ 4600. this baring

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deficiency & extende

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on the Parliamentary

Grout are as follows.

Gases

The Sh. Gov . £2000.

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157

and the " of July lesb

it with le see that at

bestli frempus to levance

was wi

Excess of the

Expenditure to a

Consistible amount

sud atthe £1500 of the

and

parpins nor applied

of the local Comment to the reduction of the

and altange part of

This

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glas; and further Suns live leve exfrontro

and a further portion on femblie brooke, Sir

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the 22th of Sesen.

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oftesen 1853

the 8: of lepril 1854, explored Selo shot think that

17th

sie My letters of the of san, the disse of 8 April

was conciilaties with the

Estimates?

how in progress

Men Ellist

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in

being expended

Winter it may

public works which are

in Land

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band

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then sufficient inbox to

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158

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sheure in the quesent

as theure

Estimates, and also to

Jun

Juoride In the Polary of the Sumryn General shirt. he is of opinion ought. Juture to be defrayed from Colonial Junds, and Love to add flick the amount bo to be borne

on the Partinner Tary

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be

forekin. Therefore

does not pressure ti take provision in the Partramentace

Estimate on recount of the Lo Gummer's Salary

Reill

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including the allervance for House Ranch which

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him then frown

From Party,

heady

Sanchoort by the Loves

Subject to the above remaths Sir Geo. Gary

borld recommend that

12. Colemmates

I heard

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receive their Lordship's

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remark on

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houer.

the chance for rent.

Consederation Stud Crimes

disqulch 881 of the 9 let:

Exausmitting the Coterial Sitematis for the pean

1855-

year

Shappers from there

It is certain that Celineates that the Cxpenditure

never intended for the year

the Gort.

to pay any

Jer Sin

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it edevated

such repense at £31.033 and the

John Bouring when

the God . house is finished,

but I concludes,

charge is estimated

June 30.

Meis

is

to

Mist the trouse, canner

Revenue at £ 24.2.00,

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while the go

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leaving a deficien

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£: 2,7.38. The charger got the completed.

вечне

proposed to be boone

Monner des phen

on the Fachausbrey

Parlamenting Bersen

Grant are

would let

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The Lunch Goor £2000, hrun and

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Treasun-

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house

160

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of the Parliamuala in Vite for

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disipalities of the 22h of

1883, and the It of

S.p5-1853.

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In the hotuch

Cement we

Sour Given

April 1854. I find that though stulech

there is a Considerable

and au cresse

Meresting

upony te about the print,

Sconside Har des John Bowrin

balance of Pesence in thred hot han to

Jure of the local Greene, Such and although

the allowane with the special permiss ofthe sunlangst

on

Grublic Works wheih

are

now in progress, there is

Nothing in your

in your geneseab

jutite to shew that there

is rich still in hand

More than sufficcaul to meck the deficienty

уж

stated in the Colemales and who to provide for the Salary of the Savage General which & Her Gab are of union sught in future to be defrax.

In 104977

Colonial funds, and

frends.

for which therefore 200 Gravision will be seal. sin tto Parlamentary Poto

Subject

the above

to the

rewachs Shave to censory

to for my afpraat of

tto Climates as

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Submitted

COLONIAL ESTIMATES.

HONGKONG.

Show

1855.

Inclosure in Despatch N. 81 of 1854.

161

K -

HONGKONG:

PRINTED AT THE HONGKONG REGISTER OFFICE.

1854.

162

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

3

A.

Abstract of the probable Revenue of the Colonial Government of Hongkong for the Year 1855, showing also the Revenue received under the similar heads in the Year 1853, being the Year previous to that in which the Estimates are prepared.

LAND REVENUE,

+

RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS, ...

LICENSES.

TAXES,

***

POSTAGES,

FINES, FORFEITURES, AND FEES OF COURTS,

FEES OF OFFICES,

+

SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY,

***

ESTIMATED FOR 1855.

REVENUE OF 1853.

£

S. d.

£

$.

d.

11,550

11,883 14

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2

2,340

1J

2,128 6 8

+

5,000

3,000

#1

4,526 19 11

»

JJ

2,704 19 01

*

REIMBURSEMENT IN AID OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY

GOVERNMENT,

+

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,

+

BY}

INTEREST,

***

SPECIAL RECEIPTS,

***

>

675

JJ

17

1,601

1,500

1,659

0 41

J

JJ

+

1

0

10

110

*

25

J1

150

12 21

3

9 11

J

40

18 10

Total...

...£

24,200

0 0

24,700

6

to

The Aid by Grant of Parliament for the CIVIL GOVERNMENT,-

For the Year 1853-54,

£9,200

31

74

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

REVENUE DETAILED.

ESTIMATED FOR 1855.

REVENCE OF 1853.

REFE- RENCE TO REMARKS,

LAND REVENUE: -

£

£

$.

d.

£

. .

d.

d.

Lease Lands,

11,200

JJ

Lands not Leased,...

300

Fees on grant of Leases,...

10

**

]]

Premium by Purchases,

40

11,550

>

J

*

11,883

14

2

A.

RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS:

Markets,

---

2,125

=

Buildings,

215

2,340

2,128

6

00

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

REVENUE DETAILED.

Brought forward....

SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY:

Condemned Stores, &c.,...

163

10

5

ESTIMATED FOR 1855.

REVENUE OF 1853.

RIFE- RENCE TO REMARKS

:

£

S. d.

£

$.

d.

24,065

J

24,504

5 31

P

+

+

11

1 0 10 G.

REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID OF EXPENSES INCURRED

BY GOVERNMENT:

Sick Stoppages from Police force,

75

Subsistence Money of Foreign Seamen

25

B.

and others in Victoria Gaol,

Sale of Printed Forms, ...

10

110

150

12 21

G.

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS:

Over-payments, &c., Recovered,

J

3

JJ

9

11

-

G.

SPECIAL RECEIPTS:

Superannuation Contributions of European Police Force,...

25

Total...

£

24,200

40

18 10

G.

24,700

6 31

LICENSES:

Spirit Retailers,...

Pawnbrokers....

Auctioneers,

Salt Weighing,

Stone Quarriers,

2,000

JJ

JJ

583

6

8

156

5

200

B

-

200

JI

**

Billiard Tables,

41

13

4

Opium Retailers,

1.718

6

8

Boarding-house Licenses,

100

00

8

4

5,000

31

4,526 | 19 114 C.

TAXES:

Police Assessment,

POSTAGES:

(Received by the Post Master General in England,)

FINES, FORFEITURES, AND FEES OF COURTS:

Fines,

Forfeitures,

Fees,

+

300

**

25

**

350

B

ધો

£

S.

75

£475...

+

625

FEES OF OFFICES:

On Marriages and Burials,

Registry of Boats,

J

Hawkers, 150

Official Signatures,

Registration of Deeds,

Shipping Seamen,...

d

75

J

75

+

**

H

}}

650

J

Carried forward,

3,000

2,704 19

0 D.

JJ

+

675

+

1

1,601

1,500,

LO

5

1

E.

1,659

4

F.

£

24,065

24,504

5 3

1

REMARKS.

A. LAND REVENUE.-The decrease on the Estimate for 1855 as compared with the Receipts for 1853 arises from arrears of former

years collected in 1853. B. RENTS EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS :--Ordinance No. 2 of 1854, will, when in operation, cause an increase of Rents from Markets.

The estimated decrease of from Buildings is £162.10.0.--No doubt premises producing £100 annually will be sold before the commencement of the year 1855, the Rent for the ground on which they stand will produce nearly if not 100 per Cent more per annum, than is now derived from the dilapidated Buildings thereon, the repairs of which would cost Government more than the Reat for one and more years. If sold they may also cause Land near it to come into demand, being almost the only Land available which possesses Sea frontage. C. LICENSES.The estimated increase is £473 08. 03d.

viz £381. 43. 74d. on Spirit Licenses, on account of the increased number of Chinese applicants for Licenses, in consequence of Ordinance No. 4 of 1853, by which the Licenses were made payable monthly in advance instead of yearly.

"J

23

145.16s. 8d. on two Pawnbrokers' Licenses.

220. 8s. 4d. on Opium Licenses on account of increased demand for same.

estimated decrease of £7 16s. 3d, on Auctioneer's Licenses, being one quarter's

amount received in 1853 above the usual number, and

£747. 9s. 7 d.

less :-

£ 7.168. 3d.

,,274.98. 7d.

266.138. 4d.

on Stone and

>>

£473 08. 0žd.

Salt Licenses which, being sold for one year, will, so long as the disturbances

on the River exist, produce less than in former years, since they depend chiefly if not almost entirely on the Export up the River.

D. TAXES:["Police Assessment."-The estimated increase will be £295 08. 114d. warranted by the increased number of Houses, [chiefly on ground held for some time but not built on till lately.] and by the higher Reats now obtained by the Householders.

E. FINES, FORFEITURES, AND FEES OF COURTS-The total estimated decrease under this head as compared with the Receipt in 1853

is

*

+

£926 58. 1d. viz €281 58. 104d. on Fines, the Receipts

£281 58, 101d. under this head having been greater in 1853 than during the previous 4 years, [average £368]

and altogether of a very uncertain nature. The sum of £300 has been estimated as the most probable amount for 1855.

5 68. 11. decrease under Forfeitures on account of the uncertainty of that source of Revenue.

639 128. 3d. is the estimated decrease on Fees, levied in the Courts of Justice. In 1853 they produced £989 128. 3d. whereas the average of the three previous years is only £557. and it being the 58. 1d. intention of the Colonial Government to reduce before the commencement of the next year

£926

the scale of Fees now levied in the Courts, the sum of £350 has been set down in the Estimate F. FEES OF OFFICES. The estimated decrease is £159 0s. 43d. on account of the uncertainty of the sources from whence derived. The

as likely to be received in 1855.

differences under the other heads are accidental. G. The differences are accidental.

t

A

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

164

B.

Abstract of Sums required to Defray the Expenses of the Colonial Government of Hongkong, for the Year from 1st January to 31st December, 1855, shewing also the Amount expended for the Year previous to that in which the Estimates are prepared, viz: 1853.

PAGE OF

DETAIL

ITEM OP

ESTIMATE

SALARIES.

ESTIMATED POR 1855.

EXPENDITURE FOR 1893.

FIXED ESTABLISH.

MENTS. TEMPORARY.

PROVISIONAL

ALLOW- ANOES.

AND

OFFICE CONTIN- GENCIES.

1 ESTABLISHMENTS,

£

d.

£

d.

£

8. d. £

Sa

d. £ 8. d. £ s. d.

20

PAID BY Great Britain 4,600|

COLONY,

" *

15

*

J7

17 J

**

20,823 25,423

12 10

J

636 7

" J

71

EJ

JJ

12 10

H

636 7

26,071

17

27,607

9 31

20

2 PENSIONS, RETIRED ALLOWANCES, & GRATUITIES,

50

**

20

3 REVENUE SERVICES, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS,

20

4 ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE,

Ditto,

200

130

129

2 21

+

56

11

9 8

27

5 ECCLESIASTICAL,

Ditto,

J

21

6 CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES,

J

*

A

=

JJ

21

7 | EDUCATION, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS,

20

+

*

21

8 HOSPITALS,

Ditto,

+++

21

9 POLICE AND GAOLS,

Ditto,

22 10 RENT,

+

22 11 TRANSPORT,

22 12 CONVEYANCE OF MAILS,

23 13 WORKS AND BUILDINGS,

23 14 ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES,

23 15 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,

23 16 INTEREST,

***

23 17 LAND AND HOUSE PURCHASES, .

23 18 SPECIAL EXPENSES,

275

1,450

++

1,289 1651

652

10

939 17 1

260

6

10

"J

00

8

174

1,500

00

4

174

8 4

=

5,546

12 0

300

11

325

11 7

113

4

274 6 81

*

JJ

+

*

·

=

*

*

*

JJ

J

A

A

JJ

M

**

*

16 14

7

JJ

Total......

Expenditure for 1855 estimated at

of which provided by the Imperial Parliament,

Remains to be provided for by the Colony,

£ 31,033 15 4 36,418 1201

£31,033.15.4

4,600.00.0

£26,433.15.4

7

i

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

165

9

B. 1.

HONGKONG.

Statement of the Expenditure for the Year 1855, which is to be defrayed by the IMPERI-

AL PARLIAMENT.

THE HONORABLE THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, THE HONORABLE THE COLONIAL SECRETARY,

THE COLONIAL TREASURER,

THE SURVEYOR GENERAL,

£.

5.

d.

+

...

2,000

1,200

600

The other Expenditure of the Colony is defrayed out of the local Revenue.

800

4,600

:

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

CIVIL

PROVISIONAL

FIXED ESTABLISHMENTS.

AND

TEMPORARY.

GOVERNOR.

SALARIES:

Aid-de-Camp to H. E. the Governor,... Comprador at Government Offices,,..

Shroff,

++

Porter,

**

JI

£

5.

d.

£

d.

250

32 10

JJ

+

31 5

20

+

50

A

12 10

*

-

12 10

Four Messengers, @ £12 10s. each...

Gardener,

Scavenger,...

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES:

Incidental Expenses for the Offices,...

:

COLONIAL SECRETARY.

SALARIES:

Colonial Secretary, [vide Schedule B. I.)... Chief Clerk,

Second

Third

J]

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES:

408

15

:

443

£

C

++

=

S

:

166

TOTAL.

42

£

11

க்

d.

J

408 15

d.

£

+

472 10

270 >

243

"J

J

=

985 10

**

"

Coals for the several Offices,

*

Printing and publishing, Newspapers, and Periodicals, ... Stationery, [exclusive of that provided by the Auditor, ]..... Postage,...

---

Incidental Expenses, ...

+

d.

A

10

420

J

A

£

S. d.

30

A

11

+

20

11

17

5

JJ

985

10 *

LO

5

**

J

=

曲曲

நம்

4

10

17

64

10

1,050

12

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED

PROVISIONAL

CIVIL.

FIXED ESTABLISHMENT.

AND

TOTAL.

TEMPORART.

TREASURER.

SALARIES:

Treasurer, [vide schedule B.I....

First Clerk,

Second

and accountant,

**

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES :

Stationery,

Incidental,...

44

+

£

42

300

250

550

***

+

SALARIES:

AUDITOR.

Auditor (the Colonial Secretary,)

Clerk,

*

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES:

Printing, Moiety of Government Gazette,

Estimates,

**

Forms for all Offices,

>>

+

Stationery for the Offices and for all printing,...

Incidental Expenses....

4

&

J

:.

250

d.

**

CLERK OF COUNCILS.

SALARIES:

£

47

Clerk of Councils,...

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES:

*

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

167

13

PROVISIONAL

AND

TOTAL.

TEMPORARY.

d.

£

5. d.

£

d.

FIXED ESTABLISHMENT.

HARBOUR MASTER.

SALARIES:

Harbour Master,...

42

£

d.

£

d.

Clerk,

40

Second Clerk,

+

550

A

600

31

250

+++

11

150

Indian Interpreter, ...

Shroff,

50

+

25

One European Constable,

--

50

+

One

do.,

43

10

J

Ten Chinese Buatmen, @ £18 10s. each,...

185

JJ

>

க்

d.

S.

100

+

d.

10

10

JJ

ધર્મ

£

14

*

***

+

Newspapers, etc.

Stationery...

Incidental Expenses,

T

*

75

30

20

J

570

-

JI

S.

d.

£

105

J1

100

44)

1

1]

*

250

>

***

d.

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES:

Stationery,

Repair of Boats,

Oil for Lamps,

Flags,

Incidental Expenses,

10

320

J

19

6

d.

7 10

J

5

10

**

570

भे

100

:

S.

d.

15

JJ

115

+++

H

*

1,353

10

"

+

*

3

JJ

**

1,353

10

10

4

+

12

*

3

:

1)

**

3 10

**

31

10

1,385

EMIGRATION OFFICER.

SALARIES:

Emigration Officer

POLICE RATE ASSESSORS AND COLLECTORS.

SALARIES:

Sub-Collector,

Shroff,

ALLOWANCES, Nil

CONTINGENCIES:

Stationery,

+

Printing Chinese,

Incidental Expenses,

:

+

-

65

17

50

JJ

:

:

£

5. d.

200

115

10

5

J

At

*

5

+

**

20

A

A

7)

135

14

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

PROVISIONAL

FIXED ESTABLISHMENT.

AND

TOTAL.

TEMPORARY.

SURVEYOR GENERAL.

SALARIES:

£

?

*

d.

d.

£

5.

d.

Surveyor General, (vide schedule B.I.)

Clerk,...

Chinese Overseer,

Three Coolies @ £12 10s. each,...

+

One Office Coolic,

H

JJ

300

37 10

*

+

37

10

12 10

ALLOWANCES:

To Overseer of Roads for keep of a Horse,

CONTINGENCIES;

Advertising,

Copying Plans and Charts,

Stationery,

Incidental Expenses....

387 10

387

10

1)

*

C

+++

-

REGISTRAR GENERAL.

SALARIES:

Registrar General, (Officiating, the Superin-

tendent of Police,)

Clerk,

Chinese Clerk,

--

+

£

A

A

S.

d.

300

37 10

One Chinese Coolie,

13 10

***

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES:

Printing, &c., (Chinese,)...

Boat Numbers,

*

Stationery,...

Incidental Expenses....

SALARIES:

Registrar,

THE

MARRIAGE REGISTRAR.

*

351

**

**

++

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

168

15

TOTAL CIVIL ESTABLISHMENTS,

£

d.

12

10

GOVERNOR,

COLONIAL SECRETARY,

4

:

420

1,050

TREASURER,

570

5

15

*

AUDITOR,

CLERK OF COUNCILS,

++

570

+

115

SURVEYOR GENERAL,

5

430

5

30

REGISTRAR GENERAL,

11

+

395

**

**

REGISTRAR OF MARRIAGES,

50

430

J

HARBOUR MASTER,

1,385

EMIGRATION OFFICER,

200

£

S

d.

ધર્મ

£

5.

d.

J7

H

POLICE RATE ASSESSORS AND COLLECTORS,

135

"

1

LO

5

30

5

2)

**

4

J

:

351

44

395

કો

£

50

J1

5,320

£5,320 0 0

16

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED

JUDICIAL ESTABLISHMENT.

FIXED ESTABLISHMENT.

SALARIES:

SUPREME COURT.

Chief Justice,

Attorney General,...

Registrar, ...

:..

Deputy Registrar,

Clerk to Chief Justice,

Usher and Bailiff....

Chinese Clerk and Shroff,

Mahomedan Swearer,...

Under-bailiff,

F

Three Messengers @ £12 10s. each,

PROVISIONAL

AND TEMPORARY.

£

3,000

d.

£

1,500

J+

750

J.

350

300

150

JJ

*

62

10

12 10

37

10

++

37 10

6,200

0

A

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES:

Printing, Advertising, and Newspapers,

Stationery,

Incidental Expenses, ...

ECCLESIASTICAL.

SALARIES:

Chaplain,

Clerk,...

Sexton,

4

Two Burial-ground Keepers @ £12 10s. each,

EDUCATIONAL.

SALARIES:

Five Chinese School Masters,...

CONTINGENCIES :

Books, &.,

MEDICAL.

SALARIES:

Colonial Surgeon,.....

SALARIES:

HOSPITAL.

Dispenser....

+

Hospital Cook,

Steward,

Two Dispensary Coolies @ £12 10s. each,

:

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

PROVISIONAL

AND

TEMPORARY.

TOTAL.

POLICE AND GAOLS.

FIXED ESTABLISHMENT.

CHIEF MAGISTRATE.

d.

£

S.

d.

SALARIES:

Chief Magistrate,

£

S. d.

£

1,000

Ja

General Interpreter,

First Clerk, ...

Second do.,

400

300

-

125

6,200

Chinese

Third do., Chinese,

First Chinese Interpreter,

Second do.,

European Usher,

Indian do..

do.,

37 10

100

do., and Clerk,

75

.

JJ

74

25

00

8

=

*

JJ

3

+

-

8

20

£

વા

700

8.

d.

£

S.

d.

..

|

10

17

60

25

795

17

6,220

ኦ.

£

9.

d.

795

17

Chief Magistrate's Orderly,

Messenger,

Coolie,...

Mahomedan Swearer,

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES:

Printing in Chinese, and Newspaper,

Stationery,

Incidental Expenses,

***

+

d.

£

8.

d.

£

S.

d.

125

=

ケチ

£

125

**

77

10

10

135

=

=

£

d. 5.

£

d.

£

S.

d.

200

=>

A

F

200

1)

£

d.

£

d.

75

15

J

15

**

25

**

d.

મે

£

3.

130

15

4

*

12 10

12 10

12

10

21

12

10

A

to

169

TOTAL.

17

d.

£

d.

2,201

18

11

H

JJ

2,201

18

-

2

19

2

Total Chief Magistrate, and carried forward,

2,221

**

18

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

POLICE AND GAOLS ----Continued:

Brought forward,

SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.

EUROPEAN FORCE.

SALARIES:

Superintendent of Police,

1 Inspector, $50 per month

1 Deputy do. $38

>>

1

do. do. 33€

1 Sergeant

$28

1

do. $27

++

1

do.

$26

*

FIXED ESTABLISHMENT.

મે

£

S. d.

2,221

£

500

125

95

3

ان

d.

70

67

10

39

65

1

PROVISIONAL

AND

TEMPORARY.

£

A

I Acting do. 825

62

10

J

**

1 do.

2

do.

824

per annum.

60

=

23each,,

£57,10,0 or

115

+

6 Constables $21

*

£52,10,0

315

**

6

do.

$20

11

>>

8

do.

$19

£50, 0,0

300

J

£47,10,0

380

11

J

JI

31

Extra to one acting as clerk ...

INDIAN FORCE.

19,20 per m. per an. £48. 0.0

25

2,270

1 Sergeant

$19,20

2 Acting do.

12 each

2 do.

do.

11,50,,

2

do. do. $11

1

£30

60. 0.0

£28,15

57.10.0

£27,10

55. 00

25 Constables 10

£25

625. 0.0

E

25

do.

50 do.

89 $8

*1

£22,10

£20

562.10.0

1,000. 0.0

2,408

JI

*

107

CHINESE FORCE.

1 Sergeant $10

per month

£25. 0.0

1 Acting do. 8

20. 0.0

1

do. do. $ 7,50

18.15.0

1 do. do. 7

8 Constables & 6,50 each,, £16,5,0 130, 0.0

per an.

17.10.0

do.

do.

$ 6

5,50

£15,0,0 120, 0.0

J

,, £13,15,0 110. 0.0

441

28

2 Horse Coolies @ 5 per m. £12,10] £25.0.0

10

5

TOTAL.

d.

£

2,221

க்

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

POLICE AND GAOLS,-Continued:

+

Brought forward, CHIEF MAGISTRATE,

SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,

*

ALLOWANCES, Nil. CONTINGENCIES :

Stationery,..

Incidental Expenses,

FIXED ESTABLISHMENTS.

£

S.

d.

5,169

1

A

170

19

PROVISIONAL

AND

TOTAL.

TEMPORARY.

4+2

£

3. d.

£

d.

*

2,221

5,169

+

5

10 15

15 15

SHERIFF.

SALARIES:

Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate,... Gaoler, ...

£

&

TOTAL SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,

5,185

7,406

d.

9.

d.

600

J

125

JJ

Assistant Gaoler, Turnkey,

do.

-

++

50

*

58

10

37

10

Headman,

+

36 5

**

Fourteen Constables, and Guards @ £22.10.

315

23

11

One Chinese Guard, One Female Turnkey,

**

15 >

J

12

10

1,249

1

15

**

**

1,249 15

2 Station & lamp Coolies,,,, £12,10 25.0.0

50

5,169

5

5,169

5

170

Carried forward,

5,169

5

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES :

Stationery, Publishing,

+

Incidental Expenses,

:

TOTAL POLICE AND GAOLS..

viz :

SALARIES,

CONTINGENCIES,

A

+

LAS

5

7

3

TOTAL SHERIFF,

£

S. d.

8,620

18

♪*

50

2

=

A

15

£

1,265

£

8,671

10

20

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

No. 1. RECAPITULATION OF THE FOREGOING ESTABLISHMENTS.

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

No. 5.-ECCLESIASTICAL, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Nil.

171

21

SALARIES.

ALLOWANCES.

FIXED ESTABLISHMENT.

PROVISIONAL &

TEMPORARY.

OFFICE CONTINGENCIES

TOTAL.

CIVIL ESTABLISHMENTS :

£

s.'d.

s. 'd. £

s.id.

408

THE GOVERNOR,

J

*

COLONIAL SECRETARY,

985 10

550

=

th

£

$.

£

£

115

420

No. 6. CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES.

Nil.

6410

1,050

1

20

570

TREASURER,

No. 7.-EDUCATIONAL, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

250

320

570

JJ

AUDITOR,

15

115

100

P

CLERK OF COUNCILS,

SURVEYOR GENERAL,

MARRIAGE REGISTRAR,

+

HARBOUR MASTER,

387 1

12.101

30

430

Teaching English in the Chinese Schools,

1

50

Prizes given to the Scholars,...

50

JJ

>

£

10

10

d.

31

1.385

1,353

>

200

EMIGRATION OFFICER,

200

+

20

135

POLICE RATE COLLECTORS,

REGISTRAR GENERAL,

115

Total.....

£

20

No. 8.-HOSPITALS, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

-

*

JJ

w

=

351

$

395

TOTAL CIVIL.................

JUDICIAL ESTABLISHMENT,

..£

4,751 5

12:10

55615

5,320

J

+

Provisions for Patients at the Civil Hospital,

6,200

20

6,220

''

-

Bedding and other necessaries,

EDUCATIONAL

ECCLESIASTICAL do.,

do.,

795 17

795 17

...

**

>>

Medicines,

10

135

125

J

>>

J

Furniture,...

200

MEDICAL

do.,

200

JI

**

**

130

HOSPITAL

do.,

130

J

Light and Fuel,

Incidental Expenses,

POLICE & GAOLS do.,

8,620 18

50

8,671...

£

d.

144

5

+

80

5

J1

18

J

*

23

Total..

€ 20,823 00

12 10 0

636

21,471 17 0

1

JI

No. 2. PENSIONS, RETIRED ALLOWANCES AND GRATUITIES.

Nil.

No. 3. REVENUE SERVICES, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Total,................£

275

+

No. 9.-POLICE AND GAOLS, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

£

3.

d.

Remuneration to the Assessors and Collectors of Police Rates,being 5, on Amount Collected, Commission to the Government Auctioneer on the Sale of Lands and Licenses,

150

40

Petty Expenses of Collecting Revenue at the Villages,

10

TOTAL.....

200

17

J

POLICE:

Clothing and Accoutrements,

Veterinary and Farriery articles,

d.

+

520

12

>J

Forage,

+++

48

Remount Horses,

***

:

J

No. 4.-ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Compensation to Witnesses detained to give evidence in Criminal Cases,

Expenses of Inquests,

Do. of Criminal Punishments,

Interpreters in Police and Supreme Courts,

£

S.

d.

75

5

25

25

TOTAL,....

130

Oil and Candles for Lanterns,

Purchase and repair of Boats,

Incidental Expenses,

T

T

75

+

15

70

TOTAL POLICE, and carried forward, ...........£

740

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

POLICE AND GAOLS EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS, continued.

POLICE, brought forward,

GAOLS:

Provisions, Wood, Water, &c., &c.,...

**

Clothing,

Bedding,

Fetters, Tools, and other Articles, (now chiefly manufactured by the Prisoners),

Oil for lighting Prisons, ..

Incidental Expenses,

+

£

600

15

10

TOTAL POLICE AND GAOLS,

No. 10. RENT.

5

45

35

CIVIL:

Residence of His Excelleney the Governor, for the half year to 30th June, 1855,

POLICE:

Central Police Station in Victoria,

Police Station at Showkewan,

HOSPITAL:

Civil Hospital,

J

A

d.

]]

£

40

£

S

d.

740

1+

710

1,450

£

*

312

10

£

d.

250

15

=

265

J

TOTAL,

No. 11. TRANSPORT.

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

No. 13.-WORKS AND BUILDINGS.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

To provide the new Government House with Furniture,

REPAIRS.

+

F

That may become necessary during the Year for the various Public Buildings, as Government

Offices, Post Office, Courts, Gaols, Police Stations, and other Buildings,

To keep in Repair,

3

d.

75

48

£

652

10

J

£

d.

Conveyance of Convicts to Penal Settlements, ...

250

JJ

...

Boat-hire, &c., for going round the Island on duty connected with the Registration Office, &c.,

10

T

TOTAL,

£

260

+

17

No. 12—CONVEYANCE OF MAILS.

£

To the Hongkong and Canton Steam Packet Company, for keeping up the communication

between these two places, per annum,

174

J

being the equivalent of Rent charged on a piece of Ground which is used by the Company

as a Coal Dépôt.

00

8

d.

To keep in Repair,

To keep in Repair,

172

23

£

d.

1,200

300

TOTAL,

+

£

1,500

+

No. 14-ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES.

ROADS AND STREETS.

A

BRIDGES.

DRAINS.

J

MISCELLANEOUS.

Planting Trees in various parts of the City and on Roads,

To keep landing Places in Repair,

:

:

:

TOTAL,

:

A

F.

:

No. 15.-MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

Nil.

No. 16.-INTEREST.

Nil.

No. 17.-LANDS AND HOUSES, PURCHASES.

Nil.

No. 18. SPECIAL EXPENSES.

Nil.

--་

th

£

S.

d.

100

J

50

50

40

60

300

=

A

A

REMARKS.

Reductions have been effected in the salaries of several Officera, since the previous Estimates were submitted, viz:-

ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GOVERNOR,

+

---

+

COLONIAL SECRETARY,

TREASURER..--

AUDITOR, COLONIAL SURGEON, CHIEF MAGISTRATE,

+

+

24

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

SUMMARY OF THE FOREGOING ESTIMATES, SHEWING THE TOTAL CHARGE

SALARIES, ALLOWANCES,

AND OFFICE CONTINGENCIES,

REVENUE SERVICES.

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.

EDUCATION.

HOSPITALS.

POLICE AND Gaols.

RENT.

TRANSPORT.

CONVEYANCE OF MAILS.

FOR EACH DEPARTMENT, so FAR AS THE SAME CAN BE APPortioned.

COLONIAL

ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

CIVIL ESTABLISHMENTS:

4

s. d.

£

£ s. d.

s. d.

The Governor,

2,420

11

*

J

**

17

£

43

d. £

A

JJ

ધર્મ

£ s. d.

A

s.d.

J

47

312 10

d.

11

47

£

s.d.

£

s. d.

ધર

£

s. d.

+ 1J

A

Colonial Secretary,

2,250

*

**

**

J

JJ

1

++

J

J

+

11

J

J

J

JJ

>>

**

J

Treasurer,.

1,170,

40

JI

**

++

**

A

*

**

*

=

1

Auditor,

570

=

..

**

*

..

P

.

*

J

*

14

+1

JJ

++

Clerk of Councils,.

Surveyor General,.

115

E

1

*

>7

11

11

J

1,230

=

**

-

++

+

-

=

+

++

+

JE

11

"

JJ

"J

+

H1

*

Registrar General,.

395..

10

**

J

*

**

>>

JI

E

10

13

11

s.d.!

42

£

8. d.

440

s. d.

£

s.d.

J

P

2,732 10

::

2,250

t

5,111 114

3,107 11 7

NJ-

"J

J

J

1,210

1,896 13 24

21

"

*

570

470

410

2J

75 **

*

J

JJ

115

113 1010

17

**

1,230

1,105

7 4

J

415

JJ

+1

442 12 6

Harbour Master,.

Marriage Registrar,.

Emigration Officer,

1,385

50,"

200

++ J

JJ

+

**

*

+7

.

*

++

*

**

51

*

Police Rate Assessors,

135

150

JI

J

+

F

**

+J

JJ

J

JI

*

}}

JUDICIAL ESTABLISHMENT,

T

6,220

H

130

JF

J

**

JJ

**

H

J

ECCLESIASTICAL

do.,

• +

EDUCATIONAL

do.,

MEDICAL

do..

L

+

HOSPITAL

do..

POLICE AND GAOLS.

+

795 17

135

200,

130

8,671

*

=

*

**

=

+

J

**

"

J

20

21

**

**

J

13

11

JJ

>>

*

**

F

1

*

+

J

*.

-

**

*

275

-

+

75

[J

''

E

>>

N

1,450

J

J

J

J

265

-

**

CONVEYANCE OF MAILS.

JJ

11

P

J

-

J

-

**

**

A

WORKS AND BUILDINGS..

11

*

11

**

J

|

F 11

11

++

"

1J

נו

ROADS, STREets, and BridGES

=

JJ

"

**

31

F

J

**

*

**

1,385

|

>

1

>

J1

J

+

50

++

J

1,382

46

8

بعاد

J

+

+

200

J

**

*

**

285

JI

219 16 1

+

JJ

>

6,350

6,370 16 2

J

**

**

ᎨᎰ "J

JJ

>

JJ

J

795 17

557

5

=

E

23

J1

155

*

111

*

"

>

J

200

609 71 6

**

JI

*

JJ

>

J

480

J

250

174 8 4

JJ

27

**

17

**

JI

ᎰᎱ

=

*

*

10,636

J

F

21

"

174

466 16 8

8,359

174 8 4

O

J+ **

1,500

J1

1

A

JI

300

J

2

=

+

JJ

1,500

5,546 12 0N

Z

>

300

J

325 I

26,071|17|

200

130

20

275

+1

1,450

** JJ

652

10

**

260

174

H

8 4

1,500

300

11

J+

31,033 15 4 36,418 12 02

TOTAL,.... £3,196

against which an increase of Salaries has been caused by the creation of the Office of Emigration Officer at a salary of £200 per annum, and increase of £6. 58. Od. to the pay of the Shroff has been estimated for. The proposed increase to the pay of the Police force is £1.618. 188. Od., making the Total increase under Salaries £1,825. 38, and leaving the Nett amount of savings under that head £1,370 178. Od.

£ 1,050

816

+

755

50

400

+

125

REMARKS,-continued.

The difference between the actual Expenditure for Public Works during 1853, and the amount estimated for 1855, is on account of the Governmeunt House,-the expense for which had been provided for in previous Estimates.

~~Colonial Secretary.

WORKS AND BUILDINGS,

th

ROADS, STREETS, AND

BRIDGES.

See Remarks.

SPECIAL EXPENSES.

TOTAL AMOUNT

ESTIMATED FOR 1855.

TOTAL AMOUNT

EXPENDED IN 1853.

REFERENCE TO REMARKS.

i

25

173

7

~482.

recentive

Sir.

10442 Simo ma

Hone

REALIVED

0.0. DEC. 5 1854

174

"Victoria, Honghong,

95 bctober, 1854.5

'I have the honor to repoć that Mr. J. C. Power of the Surveyn General's department returned yesterday to the Colony from righteen mouths leave absence to England, and has this day resumed his duties.

The

he Right Honorable

:

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

für George Grey, Bart., G.C.B.,

Ac. Ac.

it

No.

Your Most Obedient. Humblesmant,

Massie

1

протиту

Part by ?

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83.

Miscellaneous.

No. 1 and 2.

Sir

Hone

175

10443 lono Mono n

Victoria, Houghtong,

RECEIVES

C.0. DEC. 5

1854

9th October, 1854.

In obedience to Her Majesty's

Instructions, I have the hown to transmit herewith Copies of

Minutes

the

of proceedings in the Executive and Legislative Councils of this Colony, for the half year

ending 305 June, 1854.

I have the hours to be, With the highest respect

Sir

a Puight Hounable

Senge Grey, Bart., G. C.B.,

Ac.

Ac.

Your Most bedient Humble Servant

Ho.

Marine

E

11

|

די

:

i

1

2684.

Financial.

Cued suit to LB por

-12 Derry

Sir,

14

RECEIVED

DEC. 5

1854

Hong

176 L'aut

Mas Mictoria, Houghing

10th October, 1857.

"I have the hour to enclosi

Paturn

a

бра

Land Sale held on

the 27th Últims, from which it will be seen that the large amount of 4,795 Dollars was realized as premium Lots sut up for competition

Nearly all the Lots were

ниской surehared by

on

or on account

The Right Hounable

the

Sir George Brey, Bart, B. C. B.,

Ae.

где

Ho.

No. Mevivals

8 by pro

رق مورد

377 J

? From the Juolustigs of

louch to be to hire for the protection

Cottery.

в все

アカ

Hardly, I think, nofficient impartame to I communicated

To the D. If Newnan lle

я вну

Cinere, and I cannot but regard with much satisfaction this cvident proof of the increasing prosperity of the Colony.

I have the hown to be

v m vy

artmoney

مرتز

جي

77 7.

the enclorur.

With the highest respect,

Sir, Your most Hedients

Ansible Servant,

کرات

b Beer.

?ᄏ17/12

ss

N85. Financial &

Sir

Hong

10445 bu Vong.

IFCEIVED

DEC. 5 1854

7. 177

Victoria, Aughtong,

10th October, 1854

I have the hour to state with

an error

reference to my despatch 1.73 Financul of 28th Ultimus, that through of the Superintendent of Police in his Letter 1-24 of 1th September, the Year 1854 has in the third paragraph been written in place of 1845. The mistake has been

rectified in the

Copy of that letter

The Right Honorable

Sir George Grey, Bart., C. C. B.,

Ac.

No.

No.Kanemitted in the duplicate Duratch.

referred.

rectified_

I have the hour to ve

With the highest respect,

Sir,

Your Most Obedient

; by yx

Bumble Servant,

Maine

و

жин

Sif m89

€ N. 86. Financial

bay 3873/57 tha 9291.

Anvers 18 Geet)

Sir,

REC

178

10496 Hong Jong

Historia, Houghong

0. Co DEC. 5

1854

10th October, 1854.

I have the hower to forward

application from Mr Alexander, Acting Registrar of the Supreme Court, and beg to remark thereon that I consider his

request reasonable, and as M. Cay ceased to draw his hate Solary from

درار

the 14 Current, I trust there may be no objection to Mr Alexanders drawing the full Salary from that date.

Right Aonnable

Fir

te.

George Grey, Bart., G. C. B.,

No.

He.

i

I have however caned Mr Alexander to be informed that the matter will be referred home, and

no order

until instructions thence no will be given on the subject.

Mr Alexander is performing the duties of Registrar in a very satisfactory

manner.

Mr Masson will if this arrangement be sanctioned draw

aut

M- Alexander's Salary in full M. Stanhope that of Mr. Masson.

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

ماندگی

Your Most Obedient. Humble Servant,

Maine

+

179

What he was exfeeling fah telang after their Expiration of the Penasal, ongual lease.

годи

A.

Megards the farticular con I thank "Magution #17750 GeselsMlipition

Gafely

er de

in 7 350 2.4 Best at

2.1. Oesh or f300"," Atebintinal for the branch ofthe

Busi

ff ofthe Supreme Counts altogether

In Excess oftah - Belly nuchd. The coche 4th Judicial blath mal of Hughing

вел

of the tas Congben Conplaundef, & der an

возван weiling Cover lange Reduchun affected ins d. Reppeon time this t. Gesely, Angelia,

Gofuly Com of Oring the detin ofl. Regution,

You

bene

the

well paid out 375 afear,

вет

andite

l'important with references both Reduchum

lt nunt I mach an M.

Has more shald with.

Be

Cays Weberimane

I Much for the names prin lestenstel as wellas with afrumento the Pendent the mheshchathend to

867

Entered

John Bo

N° 49

Bowning

Nor Mecall.

f

a secent case, that of Mor Michell, the boting

Harbour Master,

a similar application to

**

:sed_See 9291. Hong Kong.

refindest_

W Peel

в

для

W

Although the cares

ürer

ine not identical, I presume

it is best to ashore to the ule..

I think, at the

Come trine, it is

Ambtful whether

the cube itself

дочь пой

идные

amendment.

The Coloniak

Regulations say that an officer

filling a temporary

whent - vacancy shall

recein half-sulary.

only

(p. 20) But then the same

regulations say

that in

Now it is hue that the blowd tevennes suing

much,

m

something by retarding the half Salary (wist. Inause at the bottom of the scale there is some near man to a provided for fenerally penting, in the arrangement. ) but I am inclined to think it an irregular not very

If salones are calebached, in thing onjuiste uchul kind of sain. If salonies are

to be on the requirements of the office, then a misfilling It office for so long a period

encome.

Can

27/2 year

ullica

hardly fulfil its requirements petfectly.

Herufis disputed Frecommend thal in putine.

way to the by to hirup when lean is recorger

neb

Vicer

Ensay

-88 at

lean of atrence shall recei

half-salary. (p. 267] think the twe

takes must have bear Urity meent

at

Correlative

and that the

where

the bent office- by expus, stipulation receiver no salary (as here.)

X

was not contemplated. look at Parte 2/p. 24) “pl

W

my chim?

5581 개먹고 이 Aura

without salary the whih selavy

shoved balland to the

temporary incumbent.

Am Db

در

I think it would

t to have 2.

be

fential

Nall of this sort . Th would such way acting officer

the

Entinumner of helpselang

utin

with the extent.

Princip

lex

of th

J

Jade

MRETIOF

Siplinchrey Mr. Peel

M.Menvale

14

Deal

ingaieal by

10 $98. Honey Hong

180

10

Deepsy

:

...

Copy.

p 4.

to

of Registrar, appears

The Commensurate with

dcasting

the deities which aberstiedo

Repon

hun

and Squareeren

Consider it of exficitare

that the established rele

with aspect to the emotie:

:ments of Acting Offeint

thereld in de instances be

si

deported from.

For those sous Seegred there jor-

Seagrah that it is not in my Jenn be comply with Jan

Alexander's application

love

In 10476754

181

Court House, Houghing,

9t bctober, 1854.

Understanding that twelve

mouths additional leave of absence

have been granted to Mt Cay the Registrar of the Supreme Court, but without Salay, I have the hour to requect that you will be pleased to subruit, for

for the consideration of the Honorable the Lieutenant Governor

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1

my application to be allowed the full salary attached to that office, viz: £750-

The Honorable M. T. Mercer,

Colonial Secretary.

-

a

lieu of the Amount I non

recive.

Under the circumstanees

I hope the Irinable the Cient: Governa

Tuay

me the

nt me

be indued to grant full Salery of Reqistian from

in the

date on which Mr Cay censed to

as no injustice

draw any - as as any-

Can

possibly result to that office by

inch a course

спин

being pursued.

I have, He.

W.

Sigurdy Mr. S. Alexander, Acting Registrar.

Jove Copy)

чис

Colonial Secretary -

2

NOV28 1854

1031 Hong Kong

Schedule of despatches Annetted by the Event: Sverum of troughing

Goverun

to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, by the Mail Steamer. "Cadiz.

via Southampton, on the 11th October, 1854. 182

M q Seap

oute

Ясер

Subject of dispatch.

Duplicates.

68. Sept. 16 Acknowledging receipt. of despatches to -1.10 of the 14t

July, together with Circular of the 30th June, 1854

70.

71.

73.

#

"

#

25 Transmitting annual account of the Colonial

Treneurer for the year ended 31 December 1853, and Annual Return showing the Balances in the Colonial Chests on the

گوگو

on the first and last oxys of the same Sir George Bonham's Certificate attached.

year, with

Iranemitting Comparative Statements showing

the retinated and actual Revenue thipenditure

zpt

No of

Miel

Minne

of Houghtong for the year cuided 31 December, 1853. 2

Acknowledging reecipt of despatches to 1:16 of the 28th July, 1854.

Reporting Sir John Bowrings departure for the North.

Mone

11one.

1077

Date of

N. of

Sup:

mel:

Disp:

Jubject of Despatch.

183

To

Jiel:

78. Oct. 8t Requesting that a portion of the Parliamentary beaut for 1854/55 be transferred to the Colonial agent in

2

79

hove

80.

81

82

83

#

London.

Applying for Copies of certain Law Books, and recommending carlier transinission to the Colony of the Parliamentary Pets, te.

9th Submitting a Communication from the Rev.

We Baxter, Colonial Chaplain.

#/

Transmitting Retimates of the Revenue and Rxpenditure of Houghong for the year ending 3/2t Freember, 1855.

Reporting M. Power's return to the Colony, and resumption of his duties in the Surveyou General's Department.

Transmitting Copies of minutes of the Executive and Legislative Councils of Stoughtong for the half year cuding 30th June 1854.

Mone

Mone

Date of

wh

Hap!

Jubject of Despatch.

73. Sept. 25 Recommending inercase of the Police Force both

74.

75

#

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#

in Strength and Pay

book

8

Transmitting Requisition for clothing, Ac., for

the Police Free, for the year 1855.

N.2

Submitting for approval Copy of Ordinance t. 2 17/854, entitled the "Market brdinance".

76. 27 Relating to Piracy in the vicinity of Stoughong,

well as to the

and in the Canton River, as well

f

Critical position of affairs in the Kwangtung Province.

Originals.

77. Both 6th Avalying for particulars of the sum of £₤265, 18.11

Get.

the

transferred to the Ordnance cervice from Hongkong Grant, and requesting that in future cases the practice of furnishing

particulars may

be observed.

W of Date of

dlip:

Desp

4

Subject of dispatch.

84 bete 10 huelosing Return of a Lared sale held on the

85

W

86

#

27* Ultims, and reporting thereon.

r of

mel,

1.87.

Miscellaneous..

Printing out an error in Enclosure N. /of Rivival despatch N 73 of 26th Septo last.. none

720

Sir

the

%.

Regarding Mr. Alexander's application for the full salary of the Office of Registrar of Supreme Court

Also 6 hatra Copies of the Colonial retirnates,

and

6

go

the Printed Return forming

enclosure in despatch N. 84.

Colonial Secretary

the re

||254. Hong Jung

184

CO

DEC27 1854

"Victoria, Houghtong,

14th October, 1854.

I have the hour to acknowledge

the 10th Suctant, if

receipt, on the

the following despatches :-

p

19 17 to 19, the last of 15 inquit, 1954.

Letter

of

8t

#

and Duplicate. Despatch 1913 of 2125 March ·

I have the hover to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir,

Your Murt Medient. Humtic Servant,

Right Annike,

• Lenge bacy, Bart, B. C.BB,

No.

KC.

|

:

||255. Hong Đồng

RECEIVED

1288

Miscellaneous.

DEC27

1854

5.10341

obiz 2.) offe

155-

F.O. 7034.

ev

fore

después to Fr. C.

enere I

Sim

185

Victoria, Houghtong,

25th October, 1854

I have the hour to acknowledge

receipt of your Despatch #19 of 155 August 1854, respecting

the

issue

of a Port Clearance by the beting Harbour Master to the Barque "Suzannah' in January 1852.

I have to state in reply that under date Shanghai 295 September, Ireceived a letter

on Sir John

from

The Right Amorable

Sir George Grey, Dart., G. C. B.,

to.

&c.

Ac.

F

کات

чудит

Put by

memory with

2

:

om the

Bouring enclosing letter from

Board of Trade to Lord Worhouse

and requesting

on this subject, and

to call on

Mr Michell

me

for

his

explanation of the matter alleged. I proeurch accordingly the

melosed letter o Muz

Mr Michell M

which was

from forwarded to the Superintendency of Trade, and thence,

I believe, transmitted to the

A

· Fncign office-

On

receipt of your Sespatch

gain called

now under reply I again on Mr Michell, and received the

N2

enclosed further Communication from that Gentleman - The true Copy of the Port Clearance granted t

می میراک

186

to which he refers as enclosed, I now trammit for your information, and would also draw attention to the discrepancy

in the form of the reputed Porte Clearance as given in the letter of lis Amerson Tennent to Mr. Merivale

Sir

and in that of the same

to Lord Wodehouse-

The meloned

Gentleman

Copy of the Port

Clearance is in Mr Michell's

Min

Mon

writing, and bears his

Lignature..

Mr Michell's Statement.

is entirely Correct, and I trave nothing approaching to fraudulence in the transaction, though I could

!

3

T

:

::

L.

4

as

nather that Mo Michell had ignored the cristence of such a Pot Sumsingmoon, with which

British Ships although constantly

therets have no legal_

resorting

Connection.-

If the Susannah having cleared out for the West Coast of South America chose to put into Cursingmoon, such.

a Course

was adopted at the Marter's own rick, and it is not in the power

this Gover

Government to prevent him.

The Mention of Cursingmon in the Port Clearance would not, I take it, cxonerate him, and I presume the

маше

of this place

187

5

was inserted in the Port Clearance on the Marter's own Statement,

which did not seem extraordinary

as it is a place only come 30 miles distant, where a considerable Opium trade is carried on, and between which and this Colon an Constant Communication is kipt up

I have the hover tobe,

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With the highest respect,

Sir,

Your Most obedient

Humble Servant,

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Nur Memiste

Transmich copies to thr

Werth

Foreign Offeil

reference to their later of the 9. Augh!"

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Coley

Sir,

In 11255/4800

188

Harbour Master's Office,

Vietoro, Hongli

7th October, 185/

I have the hover to achnewtèège

the receipt of your letter of this date.

having reference

Reference to the Port Clearance granted to the British Barque "Susannal, with Chinese Cuigrants,

letter addressed to Scre

Wodehouse upon the subject of fake

Cemigration

Eeply beg most

respectfully to state, that there being

Custom House at this Fart the

duty of granting Port Clearances devolves upon

whee

the Hurbour Master,

is required under section 10

of

Ordinance NW of 18.45 lo gre NH

#1 of 18.45 to grant Fert

The Humble : M. J. Mercer, Care

Colmial Secretary.

:

Yo

for

Jer.

ble to

Clearances to all ships agreeable a frem de be deposited in live

Afficer

av; think demanding declaration of the truth of

the

inaster's report: before granting –

the Fort Clearance as is usual in

ther Colonies.

I would be permitter to

temark that in

China the termes

used "Chinese Emigrants," and- "Chinese écolies", are understore to be

widely different, the former being class of persons who have paid their passage, so many a of whom bared from this lost during

the last.

thewand

white the latter are year, unders find to be those who have had

this fussage fuid for them under

ayre

cement, such as those who lift this Port in April last in the

-

(

189

British ship" "Essson for Jamaica

and

many others at a

former

period for New South Wales: in

either

Case

bewever the Faut

Clearance granted: to the Ineonmake

is in accordance with the

of the Fort

from the

Con

uvage

ment of the Colony up to May last when consigration officer-

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70

appointed fence which fever

Vessel has received

Clearance with Pussengers, without - having first obtained that officiés Certificate -

In conclusion I would beg

be Zemark that the Port Cleurance

suid to be a copy of the

c granted

fice, is incessce

is incorrect, und

from this office

that when the Fort clearance

granted to the Susannal, it was

mag

not supposed that the iniquitous

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charge laid to the Master could- be for a mument peopetrated,

the Port Clearance granted. I.

conccive to be

нес

Barranty, and

that he is alone exsponsible for

such liebs.

Shave to.

(Signed) CR Michell.

(Ime Copy) W

VIW

Colonial Secretary.

Copy.

Sim,

In 11255/14

190

Harbour Masters office, Victorin,

Aoughing, 195 Pctober, 1884

In reply to your letter dated the

13th of betober relative to the Port Clearance granted to the Iusannah", I do myself

the hours to states in addition to that which I have already done

in

ley

letter. dated the 7th betober, that "the Don't Clearance granted was given

the

iven i

same manner as all Clearances!

had been previouely given at this Prote To obtain a Port Clearance it is ruly

Honorable W. J. Mercer, Regte

Colonial Secretary,

X.

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mcccesary for the Auracter to report... limely 22 hours before his intended departure, when the Harbour Master is required to furnich him with a Pit Charance. There is no Curton touce here, no power to disencı — whether the report given to the Airba -Master be true or false, and how guit can be presiti alleged that the granting of this Port Clearance was fraudulent I am

It

&

Know, for if that

also

are thre

quite, at

at a lose

was

given

fraudulent,

to the numerous

I Presenger Vercels which have left this

Port, and which have been given

Mike

manner

upon

given in

n the mere ipse

divit of the Marter.

The

here are a

few discrepancies

191

in the form given in Sir I. huesion Tennent's letter to Lord Wolchome, as

a

Copy of the Port Clearance, although

I the refine

in sulatance the same

to

bey to transmit a true Copy of Pat. Clearance granted, with the

record Book off all Clearances

Fall

registered for the lact Right years, in which you will find the "Sucannah's Clearance duly registered

and in perfect accordance with the Regulations of our

Port... Nithin Coolies nor himigrants

are considered as Cargo, requiring a Manifect, and until the appointment of an hungration.

Officer

in May last, the Harbor Master

109s

required to grante a Ports —

Clearance when applied for, for

ごしししい

Part or Ports the Master u

may

chose to clear for, there was no

authority for withholding this

dreument. k

given to the

" Iusannak" in the same manner

they have been

given

to all ther

this office

tessels from

m

indeed I

had us power to refuse it

no

I would be permitted to add most respectfully that it

appears

to me, that both the Elearaner

and the bats of the Miniter of the

:

Lusanna

Jusaunah were

192

Arien in Bolivia, at which point Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affairs permitted him with his "Freuel Agent to sell the Ruigrants Slaves, an action not only illegal but diametrically opposed to the

voyage

nature of the the Port Clearance.

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as

the in

set forth

a

over the illegal transactions of the Master of the "Susannah I had is Control, and therefore confidently hope that the Honorable the Lieut. Governor will

free

me from the Share

I panting a paudulent Port – Clearance.

(True Copy)

I have, Hc.,

perfectly legal up

(liquid) K. R. Michelle

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is the point of his arrival atانار

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RECEIVED

DEC27 1854

193

Victoria, Aughong,

27 October, 1854.

I regret that it is my date to

still more

strongly than Jefore the serious inconvenienc I to the trade of this Colony arising

from the increasing strength of the Piratical Fleets in thi

neighbourhood.

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During the late heavy gales

The Right Ammable

In Lenge Ancy, Bart, 4.2.B.,

George

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tc.

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Averal

square rigged trouls have

been wrecked on the Const, au

instead of meeting with accistance from the Chinese they have been plundered, their Grews wounded and stripped, and in muc instance

detained in captivity.

5. Forte Captain Sir William Arsti

H

than nu recasion

has on mine than

all the aid in his power,

ven all the

givran

and last week a French lady and Chinese Merchant, passengers in the late Shin" Caldera" under

7

Chilian Colors were rescued by the boats of Her Majesty's Ship "Spartan", and a large quantity

L

7

No 1.

194

of the Cargs of the wrecked sexcl

до

was neentic

covered.

4.

from

I cuelose Copy

of

the Report

Mr Caldwell who

3

accompanied a free from the "Spartan" in the "Lady Mary Work" Steamen; this expedition succused in caving the "Calderas" Grow, and

it was

"1

by a party from the "Spartan subsequently sent in the "two" Steamer that the recovery of the French and Chiner parunger

I have named was

effected..

happily

5. The "Caldern" bound heree.

:

i.

to California,

was disabled in

Typhoon, attacked by Pirates, gutted, and burut

6. A British Nevrch, the

¿Marianne", ales wrecked, was

the Pirates, and the

Meneter and Survivors of the Crew

plundered by

stripped of

their clothing.

J

7. A Portuguese Brig, engaged in assisting a wrecked American Musel was attacked but creaped-

8. These cases have happened

since the departure of the last

Mail, and I murt notice that

List a

No 2.

195

the Master of the "Caldera- was told, through the interprctation of the Chinese passenger already incutioned, that hall the ship been British, the lives of those on board would have been sacrificed. I would refer have to my decratel. M. 21 of 85 June last, wherein Ineintel

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precisely similar threat used by Pirates to the Macter of the Dutch Ship Paul Sthan!-

9.

4

The Deposition of the Martin

of the "Caldera" is transmitted

herewith..

E

196

10.

I have mentioned thems

growing

Bates as crincing the audacity of the marauders but

It is not through such attacks as there that the injury to the trade of our Colon is chiefly felt.

11. The

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med in my

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complaints being made, at the Central Police Station

boats

captured, property seized, and

Crews carried off, and when it is taken into consideration that theu, comblaints are

bodyed only boats belonging to, or traffeting

by

bouts which I

with, Houghtong, and that such

boats

from

but a portion of

portion of the

Suchatel 1767

275 Ultims as having compat-

ge in this Starboun still lie

ture

hese fearing certainty of carture by cruising outside in pursuit of their

fearing to rich the almot

usual avocation._

12.

Not a day passes without

Mative Craft in these waters, come idea of the magnitude of

the evil may

A arrived at.

Among the many

13. Among

rihats

lately made at the Police Station

occurs one that has creited some attention- A wealthy Chinese

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Rader, named Yow Lew Awng

removing his family to this

was

re

place for safety, as his native

town Looughing, in Shuntuck, t the westward of Canton

Cauton was affected by the disturbances prevailing throughout the Province. He had taken the precaution to whine arved boats, but there were on the 10th Mistant attackad at

the entrance to the Capsuigmoon

which borders one side

passage of our Harbour; his family surubers 35 persons ruale and. female, and the treasure and property seized is estimated at 60,000 Dollars..

14.

fr

His man

197

man applied to muc

ansiitanen, hit. A was out but

of my power to help him, an Sir William Arite was without

a War Steamer under his control and had some 90 on 100, luen

man of

abent, from the "Spartan" (the outd

war in Pat) on the opedition to the "Caldera's "ureek to which I have above referred.-

15.

any

He offered to incur epheme, and wiehed to hire two Merchant. Steamers, provided British Seamen were put tm He renewed his applications from day to day, and, when the Spartans

board

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men returned I wrote to Sir William Ante, and recommended

the case of Low sew Kwong to his

smxideration.-

16. While letter

My

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in

Ranit to Sir William Ariti,

Her Majesty's Steamers "hucounter" (and "Barraconta“ auchored in

the Bubour, reporting the approach of His breellency Sir James Stirling who arrived this morning,

and

in the departure of this mail I have no doubt. His hreelleney will

adopt some measures

cuppressing

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for

state of things

disastrous to the interests

so

off

the

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general Commerce.

198

17. te Consequences mumis immediately experienced by the Community of Hongkong increased expences proceeding from

a rise of Provisions

are the

of every dereription for being almost entirely decendent

for

our supplies on the mainland &f China, we find there interested, and the market boats prevented access to the Harbour.

18. I have received Pititious

[Copies of which I focused, giron Marters of Trading vessels and from the Teps and Shop- Keepers

the

13

of one of the districts of this City, from which it will be scen that the shine themselves are ausions that steps be taken fro the removal of these obstructions

of to trade...

19

I cannot but consider that the time is arrived when there Piratical depredations muust be put down with a strong hand, a the interacts of this Colony will :: materially injured, but when

the mail Steamer's departure shall leave us at leisure. I shall be enabled to confer with His baselliney The Aminal and I shall

r

199

have the hour of reporting neut mail such measures on intentions

as Sir James Stirling may

best to adost o intertain.

think

20. The disturbances in the Kwangtung Province, still continuç but the insurgents have made us mearer alaronen to the carture Canton City.

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I have the hover to be With the highest releet,

lis

Your mot Bedient

Humble Servant, Manie

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Suntory Sir Geo: Grey

by

to

transmit to you for the

to you

information of the last of Clarendon the Copy if a further despotit from the

Her Luit: Governor of Horry Hony reporting thin

Paracy in the Chinese

Watios had successed to

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such an extent or to

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Sir,

In 11288.1578.

Victoria, Honghong,

16th betober, 1854.

I have the hown to report

201

that

having received the orders of the tride The Licut: braun, proceded on Saturday morning the 14+ Autant. in the Peninsular and briental

Company's Steamer Lady Mary Wordi

accompanying, as Intexpecter, a force of 80

80 kamen and Marines under

Command of Lient: Palliser 4. M. S. "Spartan", in quest of the Chilian Barque "Caldera" captured by Pirates

C. May, hey,

Superintendent of Police -

1

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1

2

the 75 butant (of whiel matter

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made on

the

a

14. Puctant) when off Lantas

chinese boat was drived with a signal flying stering towards the

pon it's arrival

found that the.

Steamer and

longside it was

Crew of the "Calderd" were on brand. they were recived on

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board the

Banner which then proceeded to the vicinity of where the pirace was committed (the band of Koolan about 30 Miles Wut of Macae) arriving after dark on the

4 Instant it was considered cxpedient to remain inactive until The Morning. lite day- light them

"

15th distant four armed boats,

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202

Mic

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of them the barge of 4. M. I. "Spartan"

proeceded from the Steama in mareh of the Thir, which was

the

found in a bay same in which she was anchored.

by the pirates after being exptured) bunt to the water's edge and sunk, part of the bow and stern only being virille - We then landed at the

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mearest village (on the bland Chorkorms ) the hihabitants however fled from the village and arcended the hills, refusing to hold commnuleation with us. the

the force recmbarked and proceeded to a larger village on the same kland, upon approxeting which an

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of persons were observed

- shore was fired several guns from

n.

en macked battery at the boats _ us

notice was taken until the shot fell ucan the boat's

upon feuch from the

u

was

which fire gun of the barge_

the boat's made a detour and the

cucus landed cast of the buttery-

which the people on shore upon who had previously waved flags

and made other demonstrations

of defiance speedily took to flight but between twenty and think were Killed, the battery captured and juns spiked and destroyed -

the

m

Upon examining

the houses in

the village they were found filed

>

with portions of the cargo of the

203

"Caldera", in consequence of which

madé

and the resistance monde they were

ect on fire and effectually destined.

A

was made.

cursory exancination of two other villages in which plunder

He Calderal was also found

from

the

Stried, but as the Inhabitants did

not offer violence their property was

tur

not destroyed - Nout duck the bats

- returned to the Steamer which immediatile got under weigh and proceeded to chamycino. the

Morning I landed there and mak

all possible enquiry as to the fate

of a

French Lady

If

a

passenger

in

the Caldera who had been carried

:

F

6.

off by the pirates - but no informatio

• was obtained respecting her - the

• Iteamer then returned to Angkang

Ketnin mining in Netoria. Hacbona about

q octock A. M.

As

incident it is

state that two men

who brought the master of the Caldera

Is Arneas after the Capture of his recal and who accompanied him to. Ang ka

taken by me to aid in

were taken

しい

iffreting

communication- when the villagers opened five upon the boats one of

on

men was sent on

of these

shore in charge

a Chinese Constable to induce some of them to communicate with me-

I had previously cautioned him.

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7. 204

that he would inevitably be shot if he attempted to escape-

Mo

this had

falce

Were

• effect as having raised a alarin that a party of villagers approaching he ran off in a different direction from the Chinese Constable wohe made for the boat. I called to him to return, he turned round

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well

if hesitating, but immediatik

If again - several chote then fired at him and he fell wounded in two place: _ opportunity did not immediately offer to search after him and upon bring so chorty after he could not be found, and units have been carried on crawled off

(True Copy)

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Whave He. (Liquid) V. R. Caldwell.

:

Colonial Secretary

!

:

Inclosure M./in

Despatel

7/854.

1

Jj Copy/

1

J612th

205

The deposition of Mr. Mathew Rency,

Late Muster of the Chitious Bark Culder.

2007

of

Sleft Stingling at 51 Clock on the

7 of the 5th Justunt for san Francisco.

French Ludy, Mads Jenwett,

an American,

Sentieman.

Mr Carrol.

tive Chinese passengers and a full

Cargo consisting of Pine, so

Dice, Sea, Sugar,

Opiums, and various

Opinner

promotions of

Phina - the wind at the time of

daving

va

N. W. with wire weather,

just after the Pilot left, there being

2.

heavy sea on, the Carpenter

was

who

unshakting the Chain Cables washed, overboard - in invering

the bout we

we

lost her, but saved the

U

at 4 F . 1 . the weather appearin

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Report by M2 Extiluvall,

Die Catered, in

the proecedings of

and General Interpreter, - of Aut Superintendent of thin the Emeritin

the

Chilian Barque" Exldera".

Pirates who captured the quest of

155 petober, 1954.

2

threativing with a falling Barncter

and in consequence

consequence I shortened sail -

By midnight

a

wvere

main

close reefo Tunning high

reduced to

topsoil, sea

very cro20,

Most increasing ; about

the 6th the Strip

main

heavily, me

carried

away

bale

Gale

was labouring

top top mast

смеск

wrenching the

main mast head and

away

the

carrying

main yard - Thortly

éterwards while trying to secure

afterw.

the Peretipsail yard, the tracce

having

been carried away,

and mate

the

thrown out of

the Tevelop injured. wishing to cut way the Toretopmast I could not get any

deck, and severely

of the

ren.

to

aloft and just

at this time the mizen mast

went by

the Board, formed

found the

206

ship making a great deal of Water which obliged the pumps constantly

during

no to keep

the ging

right the weather continned to get worse, the sea broke constantly

over

her and

the Foretopenil broke adrift from

the

guckets - Saturday the yet sie

weather still continued bad - wind

vec

viny

INVore

to

the South - During

of the gate the

the continuance

ance of

weather

Ivas 20

bad that we were

unable to Ach an

any vieterals, at

39. M. weather moderated a little

and the

e general appearan proved though still blowing

hard - made the land about

very

two Miles off to the Northward -

time.

at this live found the leak was

3.

207

gaining

the Crew exhausted

from a heure, obscrving an

food for

having had neither Eest

or

in

36

opening the land steered for

it to

about 2 miles,

to get smooth water, after entering the

the open

opening the Ship grounded

in

in the mud

less thom I fathoms water :- Shortly afterwards she floated am went en into 1873 fathums where

on

A

2

Sanchored – Divided the Crews

-half of them to

Junip

the ship

int, the other half to East; this.

vas a

about 60 clock in the wening-

(

at 100'Clock P.all. while the men

on deck were.

Jungle.

e

ed at the

employed

three armed Pirate Sucks

alongside threw stink, poto

and other combustible matters

bourd, and boarded the Vessel mate

er

naking

prisoners all that

of all and then seized

ove

were on deck- those below;

tying their hands behind their

backs.

they

After

as Med

English,

in the

wve

if

on

were all secured the Vervel

receiving

:negative they

wver

said it

very well, for if she had been they would have ont aus

Mervats - this

aw

interpreted to me

by the Chinese passenger-Shotly

after this s

let me loose look

they let.

me

down in the hold, to point out the

particulars of the Carge; they then

let two or

three of the Crew love

and fout i us devons in the batz duck

to sleep, during the

night of the yts and morning of

woning of the 8t they took the Opinie out of the ships,

- romsacked the Cubin and carried:

6.

off all valuables that

made

at daylight on the Itho they I get

the ship underweigh an take her in by their

of

directions be another

nother Bay where

anchored in 34 fathoms water=

forced the crow to heist

they then forced

Crew

the goods ont of the Sessel; after

working

the

after

til about AP. M.

could work ne

longer;

this the Pirult's themselves

went to work and continued all

night.

Cach of these Kesels

Each of

with Dix

Dix er

Line

Suns-

appeared to howe

founders - Evad appenved

about 30 men;

Arves,

we saw no Qwall.

but they had swers and

of them had a

fither, and one of wall piece

piece on

the Quarter deck!

208

About daylight on the moming

of the 9B.

ave

Commotione

heard

aining

and formal on goin

was caused

great the Sinks,

oing on deck it

by the

discovery of a

large fleet of other finite coming

down, the three vessels then made

off and the other bore down, and thirty five

anchored all round

in suumber - all well urm

manned -

on board four of

ť aut

them

the Gems appeared to be large about & feet long, new, and marker with BP with a

them - thing

cre

and I have seen

for

Crown betenien

English Genne,

the

sale in Heng Hong-dney

сечете

of large caliber, I should think

not less than 18 por

O pondere; each -vessel had two of these buns, besides

Co

eight or ten smaller ones.

all

the other vessels had at least.

Live

Sise Guns, apparently four six te hine panders. I was

live

of

bourd

the larger vessel .. I did

not see any

small Arms, &, as

I was not be low- The

Vissels

vvere w

four large

at least two hundred

lons each, the other probably about

Lea

forty or fifty - say what

mber of

of

they appeared full.

away

they contained, but

44

The first three fonts luck

the Opium, silks, Chincer

Bags

Clothing, and about ten Ways of Price

took

a piece, the others bith nevelyall.

the Ca

Carge :to nearly 700 Tons - about 70 Clock on

that Imained amounting

the night of the 9th the whole of the fonts with the exception of

www.

thirs

and

that

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d be.

ca

began

209

afterwards, left us -

abent

midnight

to Cansack the hold

laking every thing that cous not

carried off by the others - this sing had sive small Guns

all Guns and puchon

my

five of the

hold, five

Temaining four

AFTER C

yourtion

келеде ме

deck, and the

their

awn dech.

On diservering the position of the Pirates, which I did by stealing out

of my Cabin, I retumed and requested the Crew lo

laking

Crew to join

me in

the Sunk, but Mr Carrol

the passenger spoke to the said he thought

thought I was in

and advised the

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and

imprudent,

not to

I to join

which advice they followed except my

Chief mate and burpenter wh

were willing

willing

to assistane, but

10

we were too few to contend with so many as they had taken all away, after they had got all they could they went

fer Aris

away.

a

The next day the 10% . umber of small new bents came alongside, the prople of which tock all our provisions, Clothing, Sails and furniture they could carry away - They then begun to strip the topper off the ships beton, on Wednesday meming

nie.

the 11t alongside and ordered me

emall Smck comic

the Lady Passenger to go

I walked with her to the

came

and

into her

e Gang.

I way for this purpose,

this purpose, and got on

at the lady into

the rail to assist the

the bout when they ordered.

e

me

210

11.

down and desired her to go first,

they then made the Clima Passenger get into their Jeruk, and when I attempted to do so, they forced

me back witle the points of

their swords, got into their Juns

Junk h and shoved off- this Junck had about 4a 5 June

board as far as I

and 15 men on

could judge. The steered twarde a point of loved to the Eastward, commer which she went, and I lost sight ofher - shortly afterwards I got

of the B Bouls, the

whiel.

«меже

e

.C.

in

plundssing the an

ships by promise of payment

to take me

to Macis they

they filled their boat with whather they could take from the ship, and the Carpenter and Scume

in her

away in

12.

rve

stopped at a Village about of Miles from the ship when they

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gave

board

Derrall Findi

Giree,

and discharged the small bout's Cargo, after waiting

hour.

eve

about an

proceeded in the small

bout to Macão, where we arrived

the 12

about 3 P. M.in Thursday Supplied to the Governor for assistance which he refused

stating

that he had no force fit to compete with the Tivales.

When I fand I could,

I could get no

assistance, I started at 5 P. ll. for

Hongking with me.

in a

Fast Boat, lathing

two of the small boat's Crew that had brought me from the ship - Sarrived at Hongkong. at midnight on Friday the 13th

and handed

over the two

13.

211

Chinese Boatmen to the Police .

I have

no idea what_

became of the Sady after whe

left the ship ..

When

the ship

ave

returned to where

was wrecked, in the

Tady Mary Wood,

one

хие

only

large funth in a bay where

AVE COVA

could not get at her. The Steamer not being

being able f

from

want of water, to get to the

Village,

the boats

were sent in

and when within Pange.

fired on by a battery erleich

erc

returned, and the bouts Crews

landed, took the village, captured

and brought off of the June and spiked the test ..

(Signed) Mathew Rooney.

Declared

14

Copy.

212

Declared before

this 16th day of

me

4 Hongtong

October, 1854.

(Signed) Thor 4. Wattions.

Harbour Master, and

Marine Magistrate.

.

(Tone Copy.)

Volonial Secretary.

The humble petition of Wong

Hoong and others.

and others Masters.

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an

of the unsafe state

they pray

of

conseg

the Waters

of

that a steamer way.

be despatched to upperchend: the

pirates and give pence

to traders

That your petitioners are

Masters of Beats trading regularly bo Hongking with Cargo and

carrying passengers to and fro,

and that in

envsequence of the mber of pirates which infest neighbouring waters about Capsheepmom, Castlesnake bay. Tengheo,

sha chow, Butine, and

the point of Pontão, stopping

1

essels going

and Ciming and

Shundering them in all divations, your petitioners have beecived such injury from them as

These pirates

i'n on lecord :

pirates if allerved to tebe day after day there will be

and to their depredations, und of

they

will

are

not exterminated they

lievers

increase and your petition

and others will not be able to come

again

to the Colony

to trade, and

consequend by the scarcity of goods.

: will cause loss, to the shopkeepers

here - Your petitioners

cre

therefore

compelled to join together

petition to pray that a steamer may be dispatched to apprchend

and disperse the pirates

theat

the waters

be

may

afe

und trade

prosper.

And

bound, &c.

6 your petitioners a

d as on.

213

duly

(Tone Copy)

Colonial secretary.

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The humble petition of the

214

Tepe

to and shopkeepere of the Lower Bazaar.

Shewith.

Shut your Blitioners

bey to represent the

very unsafe

state of the waters in consequences

of the

the number of pirates and

pray that a Steamer mny

despatched for the

bc

1 for the purpose of

apprehending them.

That in

that in less than

month three passage

boats

belonging to Hunghing.

ac

Aut

trading to Sam - long, another

to Too book and the other to Macao, have been captured by

pirates,

and the number of smatter

the same time

vessels capture

captured in the same

Marters

Petition from Chinese Vesuls, praying

that steps be taken for

the

dispersion of

F

the Pirates

infecting the affercent s

waters.

215

it is difficult to emmerates all-

tures have

these captures

occurred about

Capstungnoon, Castle peak bay, Ting too, sha chuw, and Sintin;

so that of the bessel's formerly trading here not one

not one half dare

now, and the

attempt. to come now,

consequence is that thereisagreat

scarcity of all goods,

Wood have become

very

and Mice ume

and

dear, so

that the shop people are alarmed,

and unless the Government adept

some active

unter waters,

to protect the

your

or petitioners

afraid that business will be

stopped. -

are

Your petitioner consequently

join together to pray

that a

Shamer may be despatered to scour the Waters and apprehend

and drive ar

away

the pirates, thereby

caning the Waters safe for-

trading vessels and

giving trenquility to the irréatitents.

And your petitioners

duty bound Ve

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of 15th August, 1854, 46.

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89

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25 Replying to Despatch 191957 the 185 August

last, respecting the Port Charanci granted to the "Susannah" in January 1852.

Reporting that Pinney in the Chinese waters has

as to

grown to such a state interfere with the infety of the general

trade, and especially of that connceted with this Colony.

Mone

3

4

In the vicinity of tony tons,

the dispersion of the Pirates

measures be abrated for Bajaan praying that Shopkeeners of the Lower

Petition from the Tepo mid

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217

190.

Financial.

RECEIVED

C.O

JAN. 6

1855

Victoria, Honghong,

8th November, 1854

Litt

Sir,

I have the honor to transmit

Reports of the second Extrandinary

Lurity

held durin

this

Year

01

the monies in the Colonial Treasure:

Vault, and Treasurer's Chest, on the

4th britant, pursuant to the Colonial Regulations_

that the

I find on enquiry Stuport of / Extraordinary Surrey

The Right Arvorable

Sir George Grey, Barts, S. C. 1,

tc.

Ac.

No.

¡

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!

held

W

at that time fo

173 April

Cast

0^^12-17/

not

forwarded, and

take the opportunity of transmitting

it now.

I have the hour to be,

2

With the

hiphiet

respect

Sir

Kimble Servant,

Your Most Obedienta

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Roceedings of a Board of Survey held at the Colonial Treasury of Amysting pursuant to order of The Annable Thi Ceutenant Goverun this the Fourth day of Frember, 9854

Member.

Hounable

Charles Alenge Cleverly, h2q5.

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The Brand having cramined the Crius existing in the Colonial Treasury found the came to be as follow, 173:-

In the Rensure that

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We the mudirsiques hereby certify that the above quount of

the Balance that should crest in the Tenemo

futtings, is the Bain

(True Copy)

Chonial Secretary.

as chewn

Treasures

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Chas. Hyer: Dierendo -

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Proceedings

finement to red] Beard of Survey held at the Colonial Tecnaury of Hongling

pursuant to order of the Henwrabble The Lieutenant Governer

The Honorable W. J. Mercer, Coquire. Colonial Secretary.

Hoteles Heorgebleverly, begin

Members _ { Charles

{.

She Board having

to be

follows, viz. –

Robert

Esquire Esquire.

re.

219

examined the Coins cxisting in the Colonial Treasury found the same.

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Dollars

Sterling

leins.

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Vault

In the Treasurer's Chest_

63,401.% 1,560 14.937 36 13.155 3 36 22.079 13

2.600. In

181 2102 776 of

Sotal 66,002.

1,69850

1,560 1663586 13,334 6 2 22,855 11 | /|

Amounting to Twenty two thousand eight hundred

and four pence sterling.

April. 17.

"Violecia, Hongthing spoil the Ff. 1851

( True Copy/

fifty five Sounds Eleven shillings fifty five

[(Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Chassiéce Cheverly, WRtenaccher

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l) Hong Jong

AFCEIVED

'

JAN. 6 1855

229

Victoria, Any. Tong,

8th November, 18544

419 Jan/85.

umes pastyy

N2.

Sir,

I have the hour to forward

the usual Requisition for Stationery to be furniched from Her Majesty's Stationery Department for the me of this Government - and also an Special Requisition from the Surveyor General for certain Cuticles conceted with his Department,

which he

represents

The Right Hounable

as more

Sir George Brey, Bart., G. C. B.

te

46.

%.

cconomically procured from than in the Eolony

home

I have to request that the

Colonial

Agent

be instructed

to forward the certicles mentioned

with as

in these Requisitions with

little delay as possible.

There the hour to be,

have

With the highest respect,

Sir

the lagoons to corffily the kaliübes,

Your most obedient

Humble Servant

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for the service of that Gout for the

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Auditor General's Memerandum

of the Stationery and small stovestequired

Ofer

the

tade

of

the Government of Hongkong

for the year 1855/56.

2 Reams 1er quality Blue laid Foolscap. 20 the

Colony, tagether

with the Articles

comprised in the

tion

Special Requisites for the Surveyor General's Departmen

15-

20

go

2.

Ofe

164

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13-1

Ofe

12-0

De Super Royal.

12 _ _ Shick laid Cream Post Octave (Note)

5

White Blotting paper.

1 ___ " _Cartridge paper.

500 Envelopes 81 Thick laid.

4000–

1000-

شرو

25 Pieces Narrow

7

&

Green silk Ribbon.

25 Seins Green Sick Cord.

20 Packages of Red Tape

1 Grossblastie Bonds, 845 Thereth.

6. Irvine Boxes (of Sizes)

6 Three aunce glass bottles for

2000 Quill pens.

glass bottles for Horne, with stopper & Brushe

50 Packages, Patent Perryun peus. Of

25.

50.

25

office.

Broad. Medium. Fine.

1 Gross Gilletts, Magnum Barrel "pen (assorted )

Iafd Mitchell's selected

2 Dozen Rodger's Pontinives.

10.

Mordon's Pencils, BB

25. the Hyde's

de's Extra hard Indian seating Wax - Brown - y

12 Letter Clips, Foolscap size.

12. Patent leaf Holders, witte Brass Rods.!

223

4. Despatch Boxes with Chub's locks.

6

Colies

3 of

Colonial Regulations - latest Edition.

-

Is Pewter Inkstonds, with wide to Weurs, and lovers,

Smith Elder's Patton, Jig N29/small with

6 Balls of Strong Tuine.

8 Reams P Class Toolscap. 1318.

#

Octave ( Note) Paper Urich (und Cream Fest Blotting Paper - Writä Cartridge Paper.

300 Convelopes, Royal 14 by 51⁄2

44 Shares Papes.

C

300.

1000————- 11

500

6 Doyen Quart Bottles of Black Suh, Morrell's,

Ofo

as

Red Snk / The last Red

Inth supplied Morrell's and is so

that it has

never been used.)

For the Clerk of Cancils.

Bad

very

2 Bucks = 21⁄2 Quive_ superfine laid Imperial blue

Ruted, fr. Such lines, hot pressed and

rough Calf.

bound in

For the Surveyor General.

1 Quire drawing Paper Double Elephant.

1

Do

single

be

1. Gozen each of Pencils. H, F, HB,B. Water Colours, Crimson, Bamt sienna,

6 fo

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Sopia, Neutral tint, Indigo, Prussian Blue, one Cake of each colour.

/1⁄2 to /4 in selez

Bruches of sizes from th1⁄2 to fu

2 Pieces of Tip Glue.

fo

ut of the largest size.

4

2 Drawing pens (large for Enting).

also

Each .

The following to be pacted separately,

being for the use of the Colonial secretary's office.

8 Reams 14 Class Toolscap – 2016 -

16-9-

thick lord.

-977/5447/8

#

Medium 85% 37%. Note.

6. Pieces Narrow Green

4 Sheins

Dilk Ribbon

Green silk Cord

3 Dozen fieces Red tape-Middle. 6 Gross Extra strong Patent Elastic Bunnies,

Books and Papers

3 Fvine Boxes small. 3 Three

Vrance

for

pens.

2000 Quill Be

4s

Bends, forboliding

Glass Bottles witte stopper & Brush

office Knives (Desk)

) Rogers

Gogens Mordon's Pencils, BB.

8 the Styde's Extra hard India seating Wax, Brown. 12 Letter Clips, Toolscup size.

12 Patent. Seuf Holders, by Chastight, 90 Feet Street,

4. Do

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Oper

Foolscap size. 22. Inches by 14..

18. 3 Such Steel leather covered Letter cluspe.

5 Ebony Inkêtands, best.

4 Scissors

so Despatch Boxes with chubbe's lothe A Messenger Cases

6 Portfolive. Folie Size

2 Copies of Colonial Regulations, latest Edition, 1 Copy of the Cust Edition of Marryatt's cedros signals . 1 Capy Imperial or Royal Calelidar N1 with the

Compassion and index, and British almumach (late) Edition). 1 Copy of Post Office Directory - London -

1

L

12 Quart Bottles of Bluck Ink, St. Morrell's.

1 copy of yearly army and Navy List.

Audit Office. Honghong,

Victoria,

2nd 1854.} 2 nd November, 1854. §

Mmmm

Auditor General,

Approved.

Maine Sientement Geverner

224

or the

Special Requisition, the

Surveyor General's Department -

2 Union Jacks

2 de

L

I do

24 Spades

24 Shovels

acks each _ 10× 5 fee

do

do

1/4x4-

4X2-

.

+ Rates 1ft 4. In: 710 In. long, without handles. 2 Scythes, Complete.

1 Garden shears.

D Garden Hoes - without handles.

Surveyor General's Office, Victord. Amghing 2nd November. 78540

Surveyer General.

Approved,

Leutenant Governor.

:

1292.

Legislative_

Reported

от

Ordinance (pt: 3) (c.

Prayers

158. Hong Jong.

Sir,

RECEIVED

JAN. 6 1855

225

Victoria, Árughong,

9 # November, 1854.

In July and August last Year Sir George Bonham's despatches No 57 and 61 brought to the notica the Duke of Neocartle a petition

of

A

from Mr Shortrede, iditon of the

china mail,

praying

that the

Act amending the Law of Libel commonly known as Lord Campbells act might be made applicable

The Right Honorable,

Sir Genge Grey, Bart, B. C.M.,

Ac.

де

No.

Xc.

2.

226

to this Colony.

2.

His Grace's reply, declining interference, was communicated to Mr Shortrede in December last

chat

was

and clicited another petition from

Gentleman which transmitted in Sir George Bonham's Suspatel 1998 of 28th December /853

3.

The rejoinder of His brace

The Duke of Newcastle N3 of 25% February 1854 to the address

of

His hecelleney Sir Thu Bouring was received 27th April last, and the subject

was on the 10th May intimitted to the Legislative Corneil

of this Colony.

4.

On the 23 May a draft

was laid before the Council to legalize the application of this

act, when it appeared to the

Members that other recent Acts of the Imperial Parliament might be applied with equal benefit to the Colony, and the accordingly diferes

matter was

vas da

for the purpose of selecting such Acts and crubstying them with

that under consideration in one Adinance._

5.

His Ordinance was in

:

..

-t

due time prepared, and on the

24th bctober was read a first time

the Council; on the 31 October

by

it was read a second time and

pasud.

6. I found herewith authenticated.

Copy.

7.

These acts are mine in

number, and

their titles

are

from

very

it will be observed that they merely such as it is advisable to apply here, and that no important question is likely to arise from their adoption..

The

227

form in which they are adapted is approoed by the legal Members of the Conneil,

and I venture therefore to submit

3.

this Ordinance. I3 of 1954 cutitled "An Ordinance to declare certain

#

"Acts of the Imperial Parliament 'to be in force in this Colony you Ser Mort Gracious Majestup approval and Confirmation.

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

Sir

Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,

Maine

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In the Arcter

d. refer

провизот замеру

Nur Merival

Register

Wm Jan 8

193.

Judicial.

lòng Hongng.

RECEIVED

JAN. 6 1855

228

Victoria, Houghtong,

9th November, 1854.

ofil

H

Mess to Wood & Roger. I be

Ansivered 1 Fet/ts

Reported

سارة امج ا

Sir,

The inconvenience aris

arising

from the long period of 3 to 2 Mouths intervening between the Criminal Sessions held by the Supreme Court of this Colony has биргети

for

some

time

re pact attracted

mny attention.

лу

2. The

the incr

inconvenience to which

The Right Anurable

Sir George Grey, Bart.., G. C. 13.,

१०.

96

+

¦

?

I allude is turfold, involving

Colony in the

cxpence to the Colony

Fri

custody of triconers and the

maintenance

of

witnesses, and

injustice to the prisoners

under

Committal, whore terms of imprisonment before Trish might reasonably be shortened._._

3.

Hitherto, under Regula Generalis of the Supreme Court, dated 1st March 1847, the

Criminal Sessions holden were

five in number,

and

15 #

m 15

from from this

April to 15th July as from

butter dates to 15th October an

interval

of 3 months occurred,

229

and this at the hottest and mast unhealthy season of the year, during which piconers

under Committal were detained

ло

the

in Gaol, while mus hardship would have been entailed on Supreme Court on it's officer:

had the Law permitted its mor frequent sittings-

4.

At the other times

the

sitting

5.

the

Year

the interval between each

was two months.

sitting was

I submitted therefore to

• Legislative Council "the

necessity of amending the

3

Requla Generalis of March 1847, so that ten in place of five Criminal Sessions might be held, and accordingly a certain

day in caen Mouth

Mino

given, reference being and to the departure the bail Steamers, and power given to the Chief Justice

was

to omit two Sessions in cach

year provided these two did not

ll together..

6 This proposal mucts the approval of the Council_. _

7. Advantage

of

was also taken

this alteration of the Regula

230

5

Generalis under discussion to revise the Schedule of Fees, and the Court Fees were thus considerally

modified, while the Fees of both Registrar and Sheriff

reduced.

were likewise

8. The Acting Registrar of the Supreme Court and Official

Administrator under its Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction was

previously consulted on this change.

9.

as

The Attorneyp

Fees

were

left

before, for its secured to be

allowed that to lower them would

endanger the reent of respectable

}

were

a torneys to the Colony, and it arreared that the heavy Attorney's Bills so Aten complained of not the consequence of the Fees in the Schedule but of charges with which from their nature neither the Supreme Court non the Coverment coulá, present at least, successfully interfere...

at

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шу

10. I should state that attention was in the first place drawn to the subject of these (Fees by the long repeated clamor

against

Law

го

expenses.-

231

11. The Regula Generalis then thus amended was duly passed by the Legislative Council on the 3/et of last Mouth._.

12. I have the homon to -forward copy duly authenticated,

and I trust that under the cxplanation above given the

measure now taken may

meet

your approval and sanction_._

I have the hown to be With the highest respect,

Sin",

Your Most Obedient tumble Servant, Mami

i

rey!!

..

Victoria, Hong Kong,

Lieut. Forerun Exine

952 Trember, 1854.

t

Eu Right. Hrithia Sco. Eney, 139, 5.Cen

Prelosure.

Ar 93.

Received

of 3146 betober, 1854, increasing

Transmitting Copy of anx ortino on, Olequla Eeneralis

the number

Jces, te

Jessions,

and

of

rcducing the Cont

Rriminal

8th Jan 155

if

See 166 Jo Hong

Cups to thef? Wood à Ropes with 160

In Jan

15.

232

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

REGULA GENERALIS.

ANNO DECIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINA.

MICHAELMAS TERM.

31ST OCTOBER, 1854.

Amendment of

Criminal Sessions.

I. That Section III of Part I of Regula Generalis of 1st March, 1847, be amend- ed in such wise that there shall be criminal Sessions holden on the 29th Day of Sec. III, Part I, of January, the 28th Day of February, the 29th Day of March, the 25th Day of April, Regula Generalisof the 25th Day of May, the 25th Day of June, the 25th Day of July, the 25th Day of 1st March, 1847. August, the 29th Day of September, the 29th Day of October, the 29th Day of November, and the 29th Day of December, in every year, and be continued by adjournment, as the case may require, until the whole of the Criminal business is disposed of:-Provided, if any or either of the hereinbefore mentioned days occur on a Sunday, then that the Criminal Sessions be holden on the day following. Provided further, that, if the Chief Justice find it so expedient, Criminal Sessions shall not be holden two months in every year, such two months not being consecutive. II. That Schedule 7 attached to the Regula Generalis above mentioned be amended according to the Form hereunto annexed.

By the Court,

Proviso.

Fees.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

this 31st Day of October, 1854.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Registrar,

COURT FEES.

For filing or entering Plaint, or Statement of Cause of Action,

Writ of Summons, each Defendant,

For filing every Affidavit of Debt, where the Sum sworn to shall not exceed $100,

Do. do. do. where the Sum sworn to shall exceed $100, for every $100 or Fractional

Part thereof, beyond the first $100,

Writ of Capias,

Alias or Pluries do.,

Filing and entering every Appearance, .

$1.00 0.50 2.00

0.25

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.50

0.25

Filing and entering Declaration, where the Real Amount claimed shall not exceed $100, For every $100 or Fractional Part thereof, after the first $100,

In all Ejectments, and in all Actions and Proceedings where the Property sought to be recovered shall consist of Lands or Houses, or both, the Charge on filing or entering Declaration shall be one quarter per cent upon the Valuation at which the same is assessed by Government.

In all Actions or Proceedings brought for the recovery of a Specific Personal Chattel, or for Damages done thereto, or for conversion of the same, the Charge for filing and enter- ing Declaration shall be one quarter per cent on the value of the Chattel, and one quarter per cent on the Damage laid in the Declaration.

Registrar's Certificate of Declaration being filed,

For filing any Documents or Affidavits not otherwise charged,

For the Pleadings when Issue is joined, in fact or in Law or both.--One Fee of,

For Subpoena, each Witness,

For filing and entering every Plea, Demurrer, Joinder in Demurrer, Replication, Rejoinder,

or other Pleading,

1.00

0.50

0.25 2.00

NOTE. This Fee is to be collected on signing the Writ of Trial, or on passing the Record,

or otherwise on the taxing of Costs.

0.50

For signing the Jury Process, and passing and sealing the Record of Nisi Prius,

1,00

NOTE. Venire and Distringas included in this.

For striking and reducing a Special Jury,

5.00

For entering an Interlocutory Judgment, where no Pleading Fee of $2 has been previously

payable,

1.00

For entering a Final Judgment,

1.00

For entering a Judgment of Non Pros.,

1.00

For every Satisfaction acknowledged upon Record,

1.00

For entering an Auditâ Querelâ,

1.00

:

For exemplifying a Record.

For entering every Cause for Trial,

For calling same,

For administering every Oath, in Court or Chambers,

1.00

1.00

0.25

0.25

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1

233

For reading every Exhibit, Document, or Paper produced in Evidence, unless the Court or

Judge shall at the time dircct a larger Sum to be paid,

$0.25

+

For every $100 or Fractional Part thereof above the first $100,

For entering such Judgment or Decree,

For taxing Costs where the Bill does not exceed $100,

For every $100 or Fractional Part thereof above the first $100.

For every Judgment or Decree pronounced by the Court or Judge, where the Amount

recovered does not exceed $100,

0.50

0.25

0.50

+

2.00

Summons for Attendance of Witness,

Oh lodging Writ for entering Cause and Warrant for Summoning Jury, Sheriff for presiding,

Bailiff for summoning Jury and Attendance in Court,

For drawing and engrossing Inquisition,-per Folio, For returning Inquisition,

On Writs of Inquiry.

$1.00

5.00

1.00

0.50

1.00

0.50

0.50

For every Examination before the Registrar, vivâ voce, or on Written Interrogatories, For settling every Bond, as Security for Costs,

For every Report or Determination of the Registrar, on Special Reference from the Court,

5.00

2.50

3.00

Precept to Bailiff,

For every Replevin Bond, where the Value of the Property replevined shall not exceed $100, For every $100 or Fractional Part thereof above the first $100,

In Replevin.

2.00

0.25

2.00

-

For all Writs of Execution,

For every Writ not otherwise charged,

0.50

Notice for Service on Defendant,

1.00

P

For all Interrogatories and answers filed thereto, in pursuance thereof,-per Folio,

For every copy of Declaration or other Pleading, or any other Document, Paper, or Proceed-

ing in Court not otherwise charged, in all Matters, per Folio, For Registrar or Clerk examining or attesting and certifying same in all matters, For every Attachment for Contempt, in the Presence of the Court or otherwise, or Disobedience

of Rule or Order of Court,

Bailiff for summoning Parties and delivering Goods to Tenant,

0.50

2.00

0.50

Jury Process.

+

0.50

For return to venire,

1.00

The like on Distringas or Habeas Corpus for Jury, . The like with a view,

1.00

3.00

0.25

For every

Commission to examine or swear Witnesses,

each Witness,

1.00

For every Search in the Registrar's Office,

For every Judge's Summons,

0.25

For each Warrant to Bailiff to summon special Juror and service,

For each Warrant to Bailiff to summon common Juror and service, For attendance naming special Jury,

5.00

0.50

5.00

i

1.00

1.00

ATTORNEY'S FEES.

1

For every Rule or Order of Court, including sealing,

1.00

Writing Letter for Payment of Debt,.

Filing Notice of Motion,

For every Attendance by Registrar, or other Person appointed by the Court (within the Limits of Victoria) to take Affidavits, administer Oaths, or transact other Business,- exclusive of Expenses,

Beyond the Limits of Victoria,-exclusive of Expenses,

Attendance as Commissioners to take Interrogatories,-per Diem,

Attendance at the Judge's House, at the request of a party,

Special Case for the Opinion of the Court,

Demurrer and other Paper Books,

Exhibit to which Judge's Signature is required,

Certificate on Nisi Prius Record,

Escape Warrant,

Warrant to apprehend an Insolvent,

For every Receipt granted by the Registrar, when demanded,

For affixing the Seal of the Court to any Process during Court Hours,

For every Transcript of Record, where the same shall not exceed 50 Folios, Each Folio beyond 50 Folios,

For drawing and copying Affidavit, Petition, and other Documents, Attendances &c., the

same Fees as in Actions at Law.

0.50

Service and Copy,

Instructions to Sue or Defend,

1.00

1.00

Warrant to Sue or Defend,

1.00

Summons and attending to Issue,

2.00

Copy for and service on each Defendant,

3.00

Searching for, or entering Appearance,

2.00

1.00

1.00

0.50

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.50

1.00

After Court Hours,

2.00

25.00

0.50

2.00

0.50

3.00

1.50

Drawing Pleadings, Statements, Accounts for Clients, Petitions, Cases, Affiadvits, Proceed-

ings in Court, Bill of Costs, Briefs, &c,, &c., for the first Folio,

Every subsequent Folio,

Fair Copy of the like and all other Documents, per Folio,

Engrossing the like, per Folio,

Drawing and Copy particulars of Demand,

Attending to deliver same, .

Drawing Rule to Plead,

+

1.00

+

1.00

0.50

0.25

0.25

1.50

1.00

Demand of Plea,

1.00

Notice of Trial,

ECCLESIAS

ECCLESIASTICAL FEES.

BY THE PROCTORS.

BY THE REGISTRAR

For filing and entering Petition for Probate or Letters of Administration, &c., Swearing Petitioner to the Truth of Petition,

0.50

0.50

0.50

For every Citation,

0.50

For every Caveat filed,

0.50

For every Commission of Appraisement,

For filing and entering Bond by Administrator,

For granting Probate or Letters of Administration,

2.50

Instructions for Brief, .

1.00

For every subsequent $100 or Fractional Part thereof, Swearing Party to the Truth of Account or Inventory, Every Exemplification of Will,-per Folio,

For every Certificate by the Registrar or other Officer of Accounts and Inventories being filed,

where the Sum realised shall amount to $200,

1.00

·

0.50

0.50

0.50

0.50

For every order of Court or Judge,

NOTE.-No Fees payable where the Estate is sworn to be under $200; above this sum and

under $500 one half of each fee.

Attending to Tax,

Copy and Service,.

Copy and Service, Entering Issue on Roll,

Attending thereon,

Warrant and Docket,

Attending to pass Record,

Copy particulars to annex to Record,

Venire and Attending to issue,

Distringas

Do.

Attending for Return,

Attending to enter Cause for Trial,

Drawing Subpoena,

Copy and Service (cach Witness,)

Attending Counsel in Court, cause not tried,

Do. do.

cause tried, Drawing and Engrossing Postea, Entering Interlocutory Judgment,

Do. Final Judgment, Attending thereon,

Attending to deliver Bill of Costs,

Notice to Tax Copy and Service,

+

0.50

1,00

0.50

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.50

1.00

1.00

1.50

2.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

4.00

3.00

6.00

2.50

1.50

2.00

1.00

1.00

1,50

2.00

SHERIFF'S FEES.

Attending Counsel, when necessary,

2.00

For Service of every Writ of Summons, Subpoena, Citation, or Order,

1.00

Do.

2.50

For every Arrest on Civil Process,

Do.

For discharging every Defendant by desire of Plaintiff,

0.50

For drawing and taking Bail Bond, each Defendant,

For releasing Property taken in Execution at the desire of Plaintiff,

2.50

Do.

1.00

For conveying Defendant to Gaol from Place of Arrest,-per Mile,

0.50

Do.

do. if Counsel employed, Attending Court on motion by Counsel including notice and motion paper to Registrar,

Officers of Court, Sheriff or Deputy, where not otherwise charged, Court or Judge at Chambers in support of or opposition to motion, summons, &c., where no Counsel employed,

+

1.00

&c.,

4.00

2.00

2,00

For filing Bail Bond,

For Assignment of Bail or other Bond,

For Return to any Writ of Habeas Corpus,-if one Action,

For each Action after the first,

Searching Office for Detainers,

For each Man left in possession, if boarded,--per diem,

For receiving Money upon Deposit, and paying same into Court,

per cent on every $100 or Fractional Part thereof above $500.

For every Arrest or Seizure in execution, 2 per cent to be charged on the first $500; and 1

do. and conducting the trial of any suit, action, or prosecution (if no Counsel employed,)

i

12.00

Do.

before arbitrator at per hour,.

3.00

2.00

Do.

Client in Solicitor's office, when necessary,

1.00

1.00

Do.

1.00

the like out of office at Client's request in writing within the limits of Victoria, Beyond these limits, .

2,00

J

4.00

3.00

1.00

For every necessary letter written upon matters in dispute between the parties, including

copy to be kept by Attorney,

1.00

0.50

Discharge to Sheriff, including service and copy,

1.00

1.50

Do.

Do.

Not boarded,

Notices of all proceedings by Attorney, &c., on opponent, including copy to keep, Service of do.,

1.00

1.00

0.50

1.50

Fee to each Attorney or Agent, when a cause is settled without going to trial,

+

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194

I

Legislative

Regula Gamonalis

Supreme Court of Hongkong:

10 Criminal

Providing for 10,

Sessions in each

& Year,

and

reducing the Court Fees, No.

31o4 October, 1854.

Reported

Frogers 18 Very

19 Jan 15 (23)

Ordinance (at 14) confremmed 1 Verst_ty

mo

in

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100 Mạng trong.

ECEIV

C.. JAN. 6

1855

WTH

234

-Vetrin Houghing,

45 November, 1854

reference to my Repaton

1:93 of this date in which I forwarded Copy of amended Regula Generales of the Supreme Court, I have the how to state that in

the n

munc

consequence of the

frequent holding of the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court, it became unnecessary to call from their

The Right Honorable.

Sir Genge Grey, Mart, S.C.B.,

Ac.

Ve.

235

CL

en as vere

daily acreations is large muter of Jurymen Sbliged heretofore to remain in

attendance on the Court under

Ardinance 14 of

1851.

With this view this

accompanying Ordinance was framed and the number of

Jurymen nccessary to form

reduced four rightien

Panch was

to Jem.

The Ordinance is 14 of

1854 and cutitled "An Ordinance

to reduce the numbe

Jurymen from Righteen

"Ter

to

It was read a first time

on

the 24th Ultims, and

a

second time on the 3/4 of the

same mouth, when it unanimouely passed the Council.

I venture to submit it

for Her Mort Gracions Majesty's approval and Confirmation

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir,

Your Most Oberent Stumble Servant Manie

195.

Sigiclative.

Thi Hong trong.

RECEIVED

JAN. 6

1855

1.

236

Victoria, Ang Kong,

10 Formber, 1854

(200) Rohur je 61

бо Вие

Moo

Ordinance (186) confirmed Ite

Reported on

lir

I have the hour to cuelose

Ordinance #5 of 1854 cutit&L An Adinance to amend and extend the Refinance 199 of 1845, cutitled 'An Abinance to invest the "Supreme Court of Hong Kong

Jumu

with

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"certain cases", which

Kiek was

real

a first time before the Legislative

The Pught Animate.

Sir George Brey, Bart., B.C.B.

Ac.

Ac.

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The Right Strükk "dir Sex: Gray, 189,5.0.1.

Leut. Governor Caine,

November, 1854.

Victoin, HongKos,

Респ

N. 94.

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Transmitting Copy of

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Abinance P 4

"Clingmen from ligiran to

reporting on "for reducing the number it f/854, entitled Ith Grunnce,

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the Arden

Mer Premiell

Refer

8th Jan: Vt

Sec. 159. Harry Harry.

with 159

Am Jan.

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Council on the 24 Ultims, and

duly paced on the 314 of the

same mouth..

It appeared to the acting Chief Justies that hardship

leted on the moners

was

of property

in the Colony in consequence

inflicted on

F

there being

ww

spiety process

absolute ree

recovery of small

tenements under the value

of

of t

f5007-

500 dollars, or for recovery of I possession of property, of which the tenants persisted in refacing payment f

rent.

By his desire therefore the Acting Attorney General drew

the Ordinance under review

.....

237

and in future the first clance of Ardinance 199 of 1845 will be altered as far

far as relates to the entertainment by the Surrence Court in Summary Iuridiction

of

of cases relating to the title lands or tenements, and I am convinced that such alteration

is in every way expedient...

I have therefore to request

that this Ennetuient

may

laid befor Her Mort Gusimus

be

Majesty for approval and confirmation

I have the hown to be,

With the highest respect

Fir

Your Most Metient. Humble Servant,"in certain cares!"

"with a Summas curicdiction

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238

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

REGULA GENERALIS.

ANNO DECIMO OCTAVO VICTORIA REGINE.

MICHAELMAS TERM.

31ST OCTOBER, 1854.

Amendment of

I. That Section III of Part I of Regula Generalis of 1st March, 1847, be amend- ed in such wise that there shall be criminal Sessions holden on the 29th Day of Sec. III, Part I, of January, the 28th Day of February, the 29th Day of March, the 25th Day of April, Regula Generalis of the 25th Day of May, the 25th Day of June, the 25th Day of July, the 25th Day of 1st March, 1847. August, the 29th Day of September, the 29th Day of October, the 29th Day of Criminal Sessions. November, and the 29th Day of December, in every year, and be continued by adjournment, as the case may require, until the whole of the Criminal business is disposed of:-Provided, if any or either of the hereinbefore mentioned days occur on a Sunday, then that the Criminal Sessions be holden on the day following. Provided further, that, if the Chief Justice find it so expedient, Criminal Sessions shall not be holden two months in every year, such two months not being consecutive. II. That Schedule 7 attached to the Regula Generalis above mentioned be amended according to the Form hereunto annexed."

By the Court,

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 31st Day of October, 1854.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Registrar.

COURT FEES.

For filing or entering Plaint, or Statement of Cause of Action,

Writ of Summons, each Defendant,

For filing every Affidavit of Debt, where the Sum sworn to shall not exceed $100,

Proviso.

Fees.

Do, do, do, where the Sum sworn to shall exceed $100, for every $100 or Fractional

Part thereof, beyond the first $100,

$1.00 0.50 2.00

0.25

Writ of Capias,

1.00

Alias or Pluries do.,

+

1.00

Filing and entering every Appearance, .

1.00

Filing and entering Declaration, where the Real Amount claimed shall not exceed $100, For every $100 or Fractional Part thereof, after the first $100,

0.50

0.25

In all Ejectments, and in all Actions and Proceedings where the Property sought to be recovered shall consist of Lands or Houses, or both, the Charge on filing or entering Declaration shall be one quarter per cent upon the Valuation at which the same assessed by Government.

13

NOTE. Venire and Distringas included in this.

In all Actions or Proceedings brought for the recovery of a Specific Personal Chattel, or for Damages done thereto, or for conversion of the same, the Charge for filing and enter- ing Declaration shall be one quarter per cent on the value of the Chattel, and one quarter per cent on the Damage laid in the Declaration.

Registrar's Certificate of Declaration being filed,

For filing and entering every Plea, Demurrer, Joinder in Demurrer, Replication, Rejoinder,

or other Pleading,

For filing any Documents or Affidavits not otherwise charged,

For the Pleadings when Issue is joined, in fact or in Law or both.-One Fee of,

NOTE. This Fee is to be collected on signing the Writ of Trial, or on passing the Record,

or otherwise on the taxing of Costs.

For Subpoena, each Witness,

·

For signing the Jury Process, and passing and sealing the Record of Nisi Prius,

For striking and reducing a Special Jury,

1.00

0.50

0.25

2.00

0.50

1,00

5.00

For entering an Interlocutory Judgment, where no Pleading Fee of $2 has been previously

payable,

1.00

For entering a Final Judgment,

1.00

For entering a Judgment of Non Pros.,

1.00

For every Satisfaction acknowledged upon Record,

1.00

For entering an Auditâ Querela,

1.00

For exemplifying a Record.

For entering every Cause for Trial,

For calling same,

For administering every Oath, in Court or Chambers,

1.00

1.00

0.25

0.25

i

}.

239

For reading every Exhibit, Document, or Paper produced in Evidence, unless the Court or

Judge shall at the time direct a larger Sum to be paid,

+

For every Judgment or Decree pronounced by the Court or Judge, where the Amount

recovered does not exceed $100,

For every $100 or Fractional Part thereof above the first $100,

For entering such Judgment or Decree,

For taxing Costs where the Bill does not exceed $100,

$0.25

0.50

0.25

0.50

2.00

Bailiff for summoning Jury and Attendance in Court,

For drawing and engrossing Inquisition,-per Folio, For returning Inquisition,

On lodging Writ for entering Cause and Warrant for Summoning Jury, Sheriff for presiding,

On Writs of Inquiry.

$1.00

5.00

1.00

0.50

I

+

For every $100 or Fractional Part thereof above the first $100.

Summons for Attendance of Witness,

1.00

0.50

0.50

For every Report or Determination of the Registrar, on Special Reference from the Court, For every Examination before the Registrar, vivâ voce, or on Written Interrogatories, For settling every Bond, as Security for Costs,

5.00

2.50

3.00

For all Writs of Execution,

2.00

For every Writ not otherwise charged,

0.50

Notice for Service on Defendant,

For every Replevin Bond, where the Value of the Property replevined shall not exceed $100, For every $100 or Fractional Part thereof above the first $100, Precept to Bailiff,

In Replevin.

2.00

0.25

1.00

For every copy of Declaration or other Pleading, or any other Document, Paper, or Proceed-

ing in Court not otherwise charged, in all Matters, per Folio,

Bailiff for summoning Parties and delivering Goods to Tenant,

0.50

2.00

0.50

Jury Process.

For Registrar or Clerk examining or attesting and certifying same in all matters,

0.50

For return to venire,

For every Attachment for Contempt, in the Presence of the Court or otherwise, or Disobedience

of Rule or Order of Court,

1.00

The like on Distringas or Habeas Corpus for Jury,. The like with a view,

1.00

3.00

+

For all Interrogatories and answers filed thereto, in pursuance thereof,--per Folio,

0.25

For every Commission to examine or swear Witnesses,-each Witness,

For every Search in the Registrar's Office,

For every Judge's Summons,

For every Rule or Order of Court, including sealing,

Filing Notice of Motion,

Limits of Victoria) to take Affidavits, administer Oaths, or transact other Business,- exclusive of Expenses,

Beyond the Limits of Victoria,-exclusive of Expenses,

Attendance as Commissioners to take Interrogatories,-per Diem,

Attendance at the Judge's House, at the request of a party,

Special Case for the Opinion of the Court,

Demurrer and other Paper Books,

Exhibit to which Judge's Signature is required,

Certificate on Nisi Prius Record,

Escape Warrant, .

·

Warrant to apprehend an Insolvent,

For every Receipt granted by the Registrar, when demanded,

1.00

0.25

1.00

For each Warrant to Bailiff to summon common Juror and service, For attendance naming special Jury,

For each Warrant to Bailiff to summon special Juror and service,

ATTORNEY'S FEES.

5.00

0.50

+

+

5.00

1.00

!

1.00

Writing Letter for Payment of Debt, .

0.50

For every Attendance by Registrar, or other Person appointed by the Court (within the

Service and Copy,

Instructions to Sue or Defend,

1.00

1.00

Warrant to Sue or Defend,

2.00

0.50

1.00

Summons and attending to Issue,

3.00

2.00

Copy for and service on each Defendant,

1.50

3.00

Searching for, or entering Appearance,

1.00

2.00

Drawing Pleadings, Statements, Accounts for Clients, Petitions, Cases, Affiadvits, Proceed-

1.00

ings in Court, Bill of Costs, Briefs, &c., &c., for the first Folio,

1.00

1.00

Every subsequent Folio,

+

0.50

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.50

+

For affixing the Seal of the Court to any Process during Court Hours,

1.00

After Court Hours,

2.00

Fair Copy of the like and all other Documents, per Folio,

Engrossing the like, per Folio, .

Drawing and Copy particulars of Demand,

Attending to deliver same,.

Drawing Rule to Plead, .

Demand of Plea,

Copy and Service,.

0.50

0.25

0.25

1.50

1.00

1.00

0.50

1.00

For every Transcript of Record, where the same shall not exceed 50 Folios, Each Folio beyond 50 Folios,

25.00

Notice of Trial,

0.50

0.50

ECCLESIASTICAL FEES.

BY THE PROCTORS.

For drawing and copying Affidavit, Petition, and other Documents, Attendances &c., the

same Fees as in Actions at Law.

BY THE REGISTRAR

For filing and entering Petition for Probate or Letters of Administration, &c., Swearing Petitioner to the Truth of Petition,

0.50

0.50

For every Citation,

0.50

For every Caveat filed,

0.50

For every Commission of Appraisement, .

0.50

For granting Probate or Letters of Administration,

2.50

For filing and entering Bond by Administrator,

1.00

For every Certificate by the Registrar or other Officer of Accounts and Inventories being filed,

where the Sum realised shall amount to $200,

1.00

For every subsequent $100 or Fractional Part thereof,

0.50

Swearing Party to the Truth of Account or Inventory,

0.50

Every Exemplification of Will,-per Folio,

0.50

For every order of Court or Judge,

0.50

Copy and Service,

Entering Issue on Roll,

Attending thereon,

Warrant and Docket,

Attending to pass Record,

Copy particulars to annex to Record, Venire and Attending to issue, Distringas

Do.

Attending for Return,

Attending to enter Cause for Trial,

Drawing Subpoena,

Copy and Service (each Witness,) Instructions for Brief,

·

Attending Counsel in Court, cause not tried,

Do. do.

cause tried, Drawing and Engrossing Postea, Entering Interlocutory Judgment,

Do. Final Judgment,

Attending thereon,

Attending to deliver Bill of Costs,

|

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.50

1.00

1.00

1.50

2.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

4.00

3.00

6.00

2.50

1.50

2.00

1.00

NOTE.-No Fees payable where the Estate is sworn to be under $200; above this sum and

under $500 one half of each fee.

1.00

Notice to Tax Copy and Service,

1.50

Attending to Tax,

2.00

SHERIFF'S FEES.

Attending Counsel, when necessary,

2.00

For Service of every Writ of Summons, Subpoena, Citation, or Order,

1.00

Do.

Officers of Court, Sheriff or Deputy, where not otherwise charged,

1.00

For every Arrest on Civil Process,

For discharging every Defendant by desire of Plaintiff,

2.50

Do.

0.50

&c., where no Counsel employed,

Court or Judge at Chambers in support of or opposition to motion, summons, &c.,

·

4.00

For releasing Property taken in Executiou at the desire of Plaintiff,

2.50

Do. do. if Counsel employed,

2.00

For drawing and taking Bail Bond, each Defendant,

1.00

Attending Court on motion by Counsel including notice and motion paper to Registrar,

2,00

For conveying Defendant to Gaol from Place of Arrest, -per Mile,

0.50

For every Arrest or Seizure in execution, 2 per cent to be charged on the first $500; and 1

Do. do. and conducting the trial of any suit, action, or prosecution (if no Counsel

employed,)

12.00

per cent on every $100 or Fractional Part thereof above $500.

Do.

before arbitrator at per hour,.

3.00

For receiving Money upon Deposit, and paying same into Court,

2.00

Do.

Client in Solicitor's office, when necessary,

1.00

For filing Bail Bond,

For Assignment of Bail or other Bond,

For Return to any Writ of Habeas Corpus,—if one Action,

For each Action after the first,

Searching Office for Detainers,

For each Man left in possession, if boarded,—per diem,

1.00

Do.

1.00

4

the like out of office at Client's request in writing within the limits of Victoria, Beyond these limits,

2,00

4.00

3.00

1.00

0,50

1.00

Do.

Do.

Not boarded,

1.50

For every necessary letter written upon matters in dispute between the parties, including

copy to be kept by Attorney, Discharge to Sheriff, including service and copy,

Notices of all proceedings by Attorney, &c., on opponent, including copy to keep, Service of do.,

Fee to each Attorney or Agent, when a cause is settled without going to trial,

1.00

+

1.00

1.00

0.50

1.50

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the Ordinance de 9 of

9

1845-entellect You Crelevance

to emish the Supreme Count of Hong Hong with Summary Suriscliction

C

in certami Coses!

I have laid there Ciderances

before the Queen and I

ane Commanded to regeraint You that.

Her Majesty

that Her

has

bum Jlessed to confirm

вли

де

and allow them

will casese

Gove Majesty

вел

decision to be

1-to the M

Segnified to

Bhabiloits

of Henry Honey by a Proclame;

:tion to be published

in the

resural & sunt authentic

Shave

سنا

1298.

Lilliancial

241

102 Jong long

2-Vietrin, Hong Kong,

RECEIVE

JAN. 6

1855

10th November, 1854.

ان کر

O p p x p

Tebps 5

Reported on

leoping to

DZ Ra

19

By for, cous

April 150.

be the leconth of suguet

1850 the Meting Colonial Ticama hought to the justice of tis.

Geellency Sir benge Braham that it was the practic

practice in the

Colony of New South Wales to bring Annually to account as a part of the Public Revenue then unclaimed Balances Intestate

of

The Right Honorable

-For George Grey, Bart, 6. C.13.

Sir

OUL

&c.

te.

3

hetates, such Balances having reinained to unclaimed for a period of at least & years.

2. The subject as it emnerned

470

this Colony

referred to the Attorney General who in the

Mouth

of November in that year stated that he thought it probable that the Arine "Goromument might sanction

local Ordinance, which would "direct the unclaimed Estates here to be applied to Colonial purposes after a certain limitation of years and the usual advertisements to

242

3. The matter thus remained until lately when attention was called to the long list of Sutestate Rebates which had to be drawn out and attached to the periodical Returns of

the

Suns in the Colonial Treasure Vault- thus cutailing

considerable amount

clerical labor to little purpose.

The ac

4. The was then framed and received two readings before the Legislative Conneil on the 24 and 3/+5Ultim, on which latter date it was

aceonhanying Adinance

duly pasu...

4.

that

5. I found on enquiry the total amount of Artectate hetates now available for Public Purposes should this Encetrent come into operation w± 1185. 16. 1/2, the aggregate F

45 Retates, which one alone, Labtats, represented by the sum £949.2.10, is that all the other

are ins

is

is

insignificant Jums, and the labor of making out descriptive "Lists

of

then Astates

is manifestly considerable._

6.

Kese 45 have been paid

in during a long period, some

داة

gfar

back

fuck as 12

years ago;

ра

243

thirteen of them

of them were received

from Mt Treasurer Stewarte on the regular Establishment of the Colonial Treasury in May 1844, and of there Labtat's was one

7. After

fter the first

first payment

under this bitinance the cums

bought to public account from time to time will probably be a small amount of trifling

Balances

The Registrar of thi Supreme Court as official

Administrator of these litates takes every

under direction

сак, ли

P.

3

of the Court, (Sect. XVI it. Seggs f

Afinance Mb of 1845) that notice of these Balances be given, and further provision on this head is again made in the Ordinance under consideration.

9.

Under the Ciren rustances

I have therefore to request that

this butinance Mb of 1854

entitled "An Ordinance to

the Supra

Signal of

provide for the

unclaimed Balances of the

"Retates of Persons dying betertate

within the Colony of Honghong

be submitted

лиму

for

the

approval and confirination

:

244

of Her Mork Gracions Majesty.

I have the honor to be With the highest respect,

Sir,

Your most obedient

Aumble Servant, AnsibleServant,

Maine

!

t

i

Mr. Merivale

Prefer the Ardinia.

Aufer: Wood & Rogers?

Licut, Goverun Came

105 Normber, 1852.

4

Gath Ji fer, buy, 33, 58.18.

The Right Hats

Puccived.

p98.

/ Mclosure.

Transmitting Cony of, and

reporting m

Afinance M

"within the Colon Houghtone".

"Letates of Person Lying butiviate "undlaisued lances of the

"to provide for the riurnal of

1854, entitled "Au Shuauci

Ch: Fuenlyan

Rage 508. JN.

1

St

Feb.

كم

245

MINUTE 28

T

Merivale

ME Peel SirGeo:Grey

JANY

Save directist

by.

to

27 Ald. Suratang Sie Ges. Grg

Graus mil to

одейци

the Consideration of the Lenses Commissioniers of the Reasons the Cofre of

a ales pentibe from

[

the

Loherence of Hong Hous

enclosing

Au

Greenenee

h6 of 1854 to Juoride for

во

the disposal of unclaimed

balances of the Estates of

persons elying helistate

within the Colony !

With risgreet to the

עי

}

:

Gruvisions of that

Command I am to

observe that to confiscate

inencebly the pressucity of

Persons dying in Henry

their

Hong because his referesen: 1 labies, who will west Judallen

be resident in the Colony : be uninformed

and may

of the Leteslate's Anime:

starices & death, oncl

to Juch forward this

6

Clarins within 6 years,

to Sie Ges. Grey

appears

bea

bery

objectionable

to

Sir Geo: Gary would be

glad to be Javored with then Luships oppervin

expen

this Archimand

before submitting at to Her Majesty

246

Jusleeding.

Sulgul he that thewatin

to this

!

in

Gnr 162

2010 Honakery.

Vi Sohne Bourney.

MINUT

N3

"Jedi's

1

IS

MARI

Malencale 27 Vis! Velmudo. Sir GeoGrey

W. S

Ansivered dune 18.18% t

8344.

:

247

PApril for

Thee to gehvorstedse the

In Goulaine's recepth of Game Despatch high

of the 10 of Flesh trans=

Erdesiance

Bre

Fb of 1854. to provide qu the disqusal of unclamid balances of the Estates of

Entestate wittin persons dying the Colony of Hong Kong. Having referred this Activenes to the Texas Commissioned of- the Ressurry Sceneer with

the

the

Zw d

they in have report and that it's paroisser.

open to serious objection.

So confiscate exidorcably the propostes of persons dying Intestate in Hong Hong

be

1

+

ther. Representatives, who will

not Grobably

the Cottery,

be resident in

and

be

Muay

Intestates

of the

Arcumstances à cleatle, omil

&

to Juh Jorward their claimer

Reither six a gears.

Course objectionable en

کہتے ہیں

Gerincft,

and directly

of

opposed to the news

the Legislature of this

in the

Country expressed

Statute 15. and 16 Pictorin

Cafe 3.

By thich Hatite (as by

the Ordinance in questions Juaision is made Ju Carrying such Munier to the Public Account, as well

as the monies unclaimed

by Persons to whom Her

Majesty may

have mase a

248

Grout out of the Morices of betiolites, but was Janision

is made for confiscating

Such Monies after any

lafse

Provision

of time; and express is made

for repaying out of the Consolidated fund all theretofore unclaimed heonies

sich grants repon

Jereder It

the eveniva establishment

of

acu : the title of any Claimant.

to the satisfaction of the Lo.es Commissioners of

the heavens.

The Confiscation Juopond

under this Ordenence es

www.

alo

!

equally

inconsistenb

Statute

with the Grotery of the

56. Geo. 3. Caf 60. for känsfering

to Claimants after an

indefinite

Juried the Jrincipal and

accumulated dividends

of Stock Erausferred to the

account of the Commissions

висони

for the resection of the

deth

Natural

In the above reasons I shall

Noh submich the Crolinavel

for Ster Majesty's assinal

antit you

have had

ever

opportunity of bringing the

subjech again

under the

Consideration of gre

y

Corneil

C

249

Earth a view to its amend :

Menti

Waterpialing the

probability of you taking this

thuis course

will notice, for your

Comenione,

62e

other pesits in thes

Presione which scem Defectine .

Pawer is

given

to the bircial Oldminis -trator to jursclaim by Advertisements that the Supreme laure will confiscate any balances,

but no such power

E

is in termes given

to the court.

Ine advertisement

is to see made in

the leolony and

the Mother Country the deceased at

2

the expiration of

the fifth year, conmeing

се

that

the

confirmation

is to take place

at the end

the sixth.

off

No perovision is

made in the

Ordinance for cartier

Advertisements (an

may

be inferred

вооги

from

}

L

250

from the Lint? Governor's Iespatch)

so that

hehorch would seem to be

the offert all

1

Hooposed to confiscate

in Honey, hong the property of person (Wornen or Children)

бо

ees

any part

living in of the Globe after

orces

ars advertise

5 years

ment.

Again it i

arsonned Mat the

"Mother Cainitry"

Z

all Prutestates i

known. The proposed

provisions for.

confiscation would tail in all cases

fail

where it was

unknown; and

might be very inadequate where.

a man and his

family had quitted his native Ceanntry and had been long and notoriously domiciled elsewhere.

I trust that the

preceding remar

remarks

will prove useful

in the seconsederation

of

+

1

J

this Ordinmece, and will a put grat

I have de

+

Council in rendering It conformable with Me Law of England Sig) Clarend 2/4-56

ه

497-

Lejiciative.

103 Hong trong.

RECEIV

ED

C.O. JAN. 6 1855

251

Vistoria, Honghong

10€ November, 1954

Bonny 3.8

a gero 13

wovered $1 Pan/88 of 80 [Grace to be

Reported on 19 Dan/55(505)

up

the

Sir,

The disturbed state

of

neighbouring continent rescutiy

reported by

une in various decantehes

has been the subject of investigatin

and

inquing for

some months past.

sprung

نه

It seems to have

entirely from that dangerous band, known as the San-hop-Moun

бал

The Right Honorable

منس

Sir George Grey, Bart. ., 6. C.M.

Ac.

No.

No.

#

ל.]

Trind beiity against which

in 1845 two finances A/and /2

tur &

were

directed..

3. These Inactments however

have not had the effect if checking the growth of this body, and after much consideration the cucload ordinanec was framed to meet the coil.

4. I was rend twice before

#

the Council on the 21 and 3/it

24

Ultimo, and met with approval from all the members with the exception of the acting chief Justice, who objected to the a

3.

252

Constitution

{

of

the Court in

that the Attor

General

vas

*

me

- of the Members thereof, and to the denial of an appeal to the бран Supreme Court...

5. இயக்கியமில்

But it appeared to rupeif

and the other members of the

Council to be as urgently

necessary that the Court to take cognizance of this peculiar offence should be of an entirely different character from that ritherto in operation, that

Lue

the in

were not convinced arguments of the Chief Justice, no disposed to allow the opinion

мо

!!advance

sbounced by him sufficient weight to interfere with the practical view- we had taken of the subject..

3.

I

am

me

an avare

howeven

that to those at a distance n not directly brewant of the evils resulting from this and Similar Secret Societies the measure now under discussion will

appear

unusual and perhaps harsh._

7. I trust that

лид

own

the

experience and the voice of

majority of

خير

the Council may

urged in its favour.-

253

8.

{

At the same time considering

the opposition of the acting Judge

and all the circumstances of

case I decided not to

pass

the

the

Orbinance at present but to refer

it to yourself, and to await your reply before pronouncing it to be Law in the Colony.

9.

I

transmit it aeenh

accatingly herewith, and hope that under the above cxplanation it may mee with approval and confirmation...

rat

I have the shown to be,

with the highest respect,

Sir,

Your most obedient Humble scrant,

Main

No Mervill

Refer

the draft.

Ordinance in the

the fint

instance for the report of the pe: Word & Rogue

Juf isstry 36

й

Gov M3 Hong Hong

Entered

505 H.K.

254

Governor

For Joker Touring Lucit forerun Caine.

In Merivalo

26. Jan.

20

Sis 7 Roger /an 27/55

M Merivale

24

I

Feel 31 Sir George frey) 1

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Li

31 Sav/35

I have receive to you Despatch off the

10th of November last the draft of enclosing

འ་

Ordinance intituled

An Ordinance for the

The Triad

suppression of the

and other scent societies

I rapet however that I

showed not be able,

in its present

pared in its

form, to submit Her Majesty

it

it fr

sanction.

I have in the

it

first place to point out

three defects of

two on

detail. The exemption

from the penal provision.

The Ordinance of

Societies

for purely religions Scientific Conviral purpoee, though рагра

"

communicating of private

segno

and exclu

the uninitiated

:cluding

from

wone d

their meetings offer great for silition for

the evasion

Law.

of the Lous. It

should I think be evetended

to all Societies bearing

the above marke

Ас

secrecy.

of

@Nor would

there societies be thus

subjected to any hardship won th

since the

considering, since

Ordinance only

C

строко

σι

them the

255

the Colomine

their

duty of giving Secuitary notice of Meetings.

The penalty for

offences

under 3 is

only imposed on first

Conviction" but no

made

vivion is ma

provision

fo

subsequent convictions.

It is a universal)

rule, prescribed by the Royal Instructions, the

Fives should be made

payable not ommply

towards the Colonine Revenue but " to the "Queen ber beins and

Succevo

ривет

cevono

and in

use

for

the

of the Colony support of

}

the fovernment thereof. The swith section of the

Ordinance shoved be

altered acendingly.

But the

principal

objection to the Ordinance

ading.

in that raised I the

Chief

dustice to the

4

aruit il estellen

Constitution

the Court;

in which, to a great extent,

"I concur. In peliance

on the furtigment of

yourvely

and the

lative Council

Council I

Legislative

an

iin

prepared to a @quence

the establishment

an

e

འ ས་ ༠་ ཌ་་་མི་ ribunal for the trine of

offences under

under this

Law. But I cannot

C

>

256

advise Her Majesty

to sanction the

particular tribunal which

You propone

to create. It

che

is composed of спирта Attorney feneral, the Chef Magistrate, and

of appeal

two, or in

cad

four-fustices of the Peace, apposited, as I

infer (for it is not clears

laid

ussambiguaraly down) by the fovernor.

The result will be

that

པ་

there

ཤལ་ད་

quasi

ཤ་

political offences, for which the fovernment.

will be

presume

sume & ancions

to secure conviction, the ultimate decision will

---

rest with a Count of rice persons, of whom four

ཀ་ངའང are nominees

che f

Fovernment, selected

In the purpose of tregoing particular case,

the

and one

1 tem te we officio Prown Prosecutor. It is

sible that

I think impossible

Tribunal to constituted

Can command

the

Comma

from

that

confidence which gues

to Courts

Justice to

large a part of their

value.

Assuming thenfre on your Authority that Specive Tribunal is

a

meeca

ay, I the

I think it

ecosary

Think that the

ordinena thence twith made i

permanent me

but Child

257

decidedly objectionable

nali

that the Altoming femenots

should be

a

The Court or

member

ben of

that there

should be either in the

Count of first instance

on in that

of appene a

preponderance of persons

nomunate &

the

Sovernment for the

of Jabe

determination

that

particular case.

When the defects

detail which I have

of detail

above noticed

are

contenis for only removed and the Cont

limited leve

to constituted av

at the end of hold out

if

Which of rugten be Benewe Necessary

a

as

to

mine evident

guarantee for impartiol

འབ་/

decision on

N

!

:

I

1

1

!

3

the

questions brought before it Lobose he prepared to submit the

magh

Ordenances for there Majesty's sanction.

I have to

Draft.

Bougrong-

258 STE

Aune Seime Ataro Metrix Pagina.

h of 1854-

By The Iminati

Heutenant Miel Stellam Aine.

Lieutenant-Étreuun

linictoria:

the Exerunt of the Ran

of Hong Kong and its Sepondences, with the Device of the regionctre Council of Hong Kong

i

!

!

259

the

Title. An bedinance for

Suppression of the Trian

and other heut beetles.

[ October 1854-).

Peasible. Whereas the Public pense is liable to be cudangercá

by the note of

menters lucuwvers

the Frink and other loret

Seictics,

4

boeties, and it is necuuLARY

that Kingent suuremas k

turan

for

their Surprescim

in this Colone:

اسفات

1. Be it therefore enactin

I.

and ordained by

the

Ionable the Lieutenant

:

}

260

Goverun Administering the bromment of Houghtong,

with the advice of the

Legislative Council thereof,

Antimances and 127015 that Ordinances M. 1 of 18.45

ABinances/and/2/6/845

repeated.

and 1.12 of 1845 be thereby

repealed, and that from con after the

and

Day

گیا

5

Mest, it shall

any number

to hout veut be unlawful for any

No

to meet withat ustice given to

Sovernment.

of Perions

as Members

to assemble together

of

Sccret

beiety, unless the meriting

Officer or Secretary

or some

other revson belonging to and on behalf of such beiety,

こん

shall give Tirenty-four

261

nours notice in writing

to the Colonial Lectury

of the intention of cuch dreicty to hold a inccting

meeting,

and of the place at which

+

cuch meeting, is to be held.

definition of II. That the term Zient

Scent Society-

beiety shall be understood. in the construing of

Adinance to mean

meeting of persons

this

communicating with cach other by private signs Kumon

only to Members Society refusing

of

that

sing admission

to the uninitiated auch

5

}

9

262

not assembled for surely

religious, Scientific, convivial purposes

Penalty for attending Kit

unauttrized mas

meeting

៣.

III.

But eve

every

Devern

of dent beuty._ convicted under this

Irdinance of having attended

an unauthorized meeting

of a Scout beity shall be

liable on a

A.

first conviction

to a fine not creceding

Five Hundred Dollars, and

to imarisonment with o without hard laboun

for

a term not creceding Twelve

Calendar Months; and

should

any

Line so inflicted.

*

1

Who to constitute

263

not be paid, to a further term of imprisonment

not creceding one additional

ven with on

with in without

hard labour.

IV.

Kate the Tribunal

for adjudicating on offences

committed under this

Ordinance chall consist

mu n

the tribunal. of the Attorney General and Kief Magistrate both of such officers and of two Justices of the Perce

and the Count which shall be thus composed shall

The Mummond on

on

reccipt of a written

i

Jummons

264

requiring them to sit signed by the Officen

Administering the Governments, hold its sittings

at the Magistrate's Office.

Where to sit

What crisance

and it shall be sufficient

necessary for such Court to convict for conviction - por

if cridenec be bought before.

it of an unauthorized meeting of a Scout being

Sceret and that at such meeting

bass words were given or

1

2

3

signs

used, or books, flags

emblems or sacrificial

rings to heathen deities

offerings

4 many

other thing whattoever, wxhibited which would have

..

2

1

t

4

Marnal to

been

given usik

exhibited according to reasonable presumption

265

at the meeting of a Secut

15

Society in China, and that there be us appeal from

Surreme Court. the decision of such Cont

Cnut to be

ataudunu if art

២.

of

removal gits adjudication

of offences under this

Ordinance to the Supreme

“Court... Provided always

sau cerund both that the decision of such

restard

for new mankund

deldia Ha hamik

of tirs think.

aftrecand

Count to comvored as

must be unanimous

but should there be a

difference of opinion

between the Members

:

!

|

t

:

41

4

17

Pourers to Magistrati,

and ther

Specified offices

266

then it shall be lawful

for such Court to re-hear

the case on which the

they

differ with the addition to

their number of two other Justices and an Majority

of two thirds of the Members compring such Comé of rehearing shall be __ Sufficicut...

V. But

more effecturing

purposes of

carrying out the this Ordinance, it shall

be lawful for any Magistrate

Justice, or Superintendent

of Price on Assistant

7

1

}

267€

Mrerintendent of Phiec, Laving reasonable cause

to believe the unlawful

acccrubly of any sucrubere

Листвен

of

все

a Scent Societ, at

ally

hour to cuter an

house

acry

M

building of any decristion whaterever, and there on

elsewhere to apprehend

any person on persons, aux

every act done

provided every

under this fiction be

urlified by the

n

Sfficer 1

percon engaged in such act to the Colonial Scenetary within Twenty four hours

after

its occurrence and

י2V

{

Fines to go to

yo

Colonial Revenue.

268

there shall have been

in the opinion of the

2/

Colonial Secretary reasonable cause or suspicion for the doing of such net none of the heretofore specified persons or any

person

or persons acting

under their or any I

their orders shall be

liable to

any

Civil

nction therefor..

17. Kat all Lines

That

levied under this

Roinance be paid in toward

the Ponial Revenue.

!

122

Į

f

Publication of

Ordinance.

269

VII. Prat translations

23

of this bibinance in the

chinese language b fully circulated throughout the whole of this Colony..

1

تا

1323 trong trong

270

Schedule of Despatches transmitted by the Lucut: Sororun of Army home to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, by the Mail steamer "Maita",

via Southampton, on the // November 1954

Jo

No of! Date of Jesp Desp:

Subject of dcrpatek.

Duplicates.

mai:

1854

87. Det: 12 Acknowledging receipt of despatches to 1.19 of

15th August, 1954, to

88

89.1

.......

#

25 Replying to Despater 119 of the 18th August, inst,

27

respecting the Port Clearance granted to the Susannar" in January, 1852.

Reporting that Piracy in the Chimere Waters has grown

to such a state as to interfere with the infety of the general trade, and especially of that connectin with this Colony

Originais-

90. Nors 8th Transmitting Reports of Extrandinay bas

of Survey appointed to Examine the Funds in the Colonial Chests, on the 4th Instant, and the 17th of April last.

:

i

Wone

2

¡

2

CJ hops

houlpt he Kindness trash Missapalah.

Im

Despatch N. 97571854

Anclosure in

:

7

"Triad and other Searet "the Suppression of the

Draft Ordinance "for

"Societies"

patober, 1854.] -

271

2.241

at A

91. For 8=

ເງ

93.

!

94

95

کو کیا

Jubject of Dispatch

Transmitting Iudents for Stationery, required the Civil Government for the year /855/53, together with a Special Requisition for supply of articles to the Surveyor Scneral's Department.

of,

92 Transmitting Copy &, and reporting on, ordinance 1307/852, cutitied an ordinance to declare certain "Acts of the Imperial Parliament to be in free

(this Colony!

-

in

Miel:

Transmitting Topy of, and reporting on, Regula; Generalis of 3/2t betober 1854, - increasing the number of Criminal sessions and reducing the Court Fees, to

n, Ordinance

Transmitting Copy of, and reporting on, Ordi 1.2 5/854, entitled on rdinance for reducing muniber of Jurymen from righteen to Ten?

the

10° Transmitting copy of, and reporting on, Ordinance

2

1.557 1854 entitled "An Ordinance to amend! and Eutend the Orbinance N.9 671845, entitled

No. of Date of Desp: Desp:

Subject of despater.

95 Continued an ordinance to invert the Supreme Court

"Hongkong with a Summary Curisdiction in "certain cases"""

98 Nov: 10 Transmitting Copy of and reporting

1.

97

#

//

reporting on, ordinance No. 3 5 1854, entitled "An Ardinance to provide An "the disposal of unclaimed balances of the Estates of persons dying Intestate within the Colony of "Hongkong!"

Submitting for approval and confirmation

Ensi:

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Mermale

NOVR

Sir.

13 Nov 15h4

Adverting to my

Predecessor's

Despatch N.1.

oke 16th

of February, to Sirdoten.

Bowring. I have to requaint you

That

I have directed the

Colonial Agent General

to repay to the Chief Clerk of my Арту

Office

the sum of Twelve Pounds / ₤12) which

was

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was advanced by him to complete the payment for the Stamp on your

Commission as

Lieutenant Governor of Stong Khong; and I have accordingly to instruct you to repay that sown into the

Treasury of the Seland

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570 trong động

JANEB

1855

274

Victoria Hoy/Kow,

21th November, 1957 24

I have the hour to acknowledge-

the receipt, on the 12th bustants, of the following despatches -

M3 20 to 23,_ the last of 15 September 1904 Circular of the of Fanquit,.

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Letter

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September,

19th Ququet,.

7 September,

Sir George Grey, Bart., B.C.B.,

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Xo.

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Patley.

I have. the hour to be With the highest respect

Sir,

You most obedient Bumble Servant,

499-

lizeellauen

Mu-

Anser ? & Fel/s

571 trong động.

275

HE LIVED

JAN.23

1855

Victoria Hong Kong,

218 Feber, 1854.

Serite on to Lay with 530.

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I have the hour to actumdlage

the recurt of you Dupaten bas of

the 15 Sortenin lact, and with —

reference to Curapraslı 2 and 3 thusf "(to inform you that Same ust in pressing of an Derated pron Ás Gran The Duke of Kwenetil Karim date 175 February last, but Sir Dan Borning gave for to hermal in

The Rights Arunable

in

Mi Benge Gacy, Mart, 6. E. 13.

K

to

9-8

Kavine

Litter from Ais bance of the 158 Sehuary last containing certain contemplated changes in the Serartments leve consequent ne

ne parvotion, and (of Iremember

rightly) requiring that the appointment of Erionial Sentang slouch be subject to a couultatim with die Serge Bonham aud inyself, the sccult of which meeting is contained in my Dispatch 1.2 of the 15th April lact, and though this was not a pritive reply to the Litter & His Grace addressed to

f

latef

Iir Ahn Bowring, yet being under the conviction that the principal topics contained therein, were —

276

virtually detailed and provided for

as

regarded the changes

in in the Guil

Departments, siewing ales His Graces letter under quotation in the light of a private communication to his Tan Booring, I did not refer to it in my despartel, and

was

Home Af the

clearly of opinion that until the confirmation or otherwise from

of the appointments alluded to, it was not puticions to quote tü Litter

I would further

MuncoveL

remark that I was under the impreccion that Sir thu Broving would ncccccarily werly to this letter of His brace, the mine so that it was not addreseed to him as Govern

DONOSTIAINEN, DE

277

Learni

and this was another my considering it a private official letter to which I was not required to reply - Imay also add that cince the consultation between sin

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seen

beorge Bonham Sir Hu Bouring and myself, I have have not sur His Graces Litter, it is not in the rents of the Glonial Secretary's office, and continues in the pincession ofhir Ham Boring, but doubtles now the appointments have been confirmed, on "His keelleney's return from

the North

His Brace's letter will be lodged in the Secretarys Office.

I trust the foregoing

explanation will under the circumstanses erucrate me from

amy

inattention to a Serratel from

Ku Colonial Office as well as remove from your

u miù

my

any

11

parte.

In conclusion I beg to convey

neglect of Duty

m

to

you

the

expression of my thanks

ofor the considerate grant of £250 per

Annum

you

have been pleaset

to add to my Salary mider the hend A House Allowance .

I have the hown to be With the highest respect,

Sir.

Your most the dient Humble Servant,

A:

:

THY

:

Meniule.

If Si G. Grey should consider this Explanction

sufficient

he with perbally dicat theat

nana shibe so

red

The dispatch to which this

$35.

23

is an anjuvr w

with £73

The

leltir

ما

15 Full seame

right. So achenben. Hm Jan 24

ben archdahi In somm

reason, as it whe

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Me mistake.

Hi Le for

appears

255

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John Bouring

1855

INUTE 25 JANY "JU

" Pactis

R

MElkol

M2Mert cale

MEE Peel

SirGeo:Grey

off

Aff?

278

Horts Hong

√2 Feb/35

I have to acknowledge

Luit: Greview Caimi's

despatch &qq. of the 24t of how lash explanatory

of an apparent emiss. in

en

his reach to quonish

Ine with a re

report.

on the

Cositivefilatial changes in the several Depestivels

of your Government.

will acquaint the

Jou Sant Germer

thit the

explanation which he has submitted on this head

is talofalary and you will also apprize line

:

that he is correct in supposing that there is

des als patch from

Suntory

the

of State bearing

stall the 17 of Felmars

lash . The Communicaten

to which Sreferred in My des feath of the 46? of Sesen,

and of which I

Cerrcluded be

Gefessions

вега ви

is the letter

olated the 15.

the 15. of Feby

Addreford to querely by direction of the Duke

of Newcastle-

Shave

? 100.

Misceliauenis-

1 Goubin!

572 trong tang 279

RECER

JANGS 1835

Hong

Vietria, Aug. Tay,

24 November, 1854.

1

"I have the noun to actuaringe the rcccipt of your decraten 125 of the 4 of September last, au

to inform you

that the contents

there of were duly communicatiń to the acting Chief Justice and to the Lieutenant-Blonel Commanding the Troops.-

The Right Trouble

Sir George Grey, Bart., 5. C. 123.

Fr.

Ac.

Ar.

1

I

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

Sir

1

Your most obedient

"Humble Servant, Maine

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JJ

Je 101. Financial -

съдове

Theb. 185.

Copy to Try for and

NI.

243

Sis

3

RECEIVED

JAN23

1855

trong động

280

mis Wictoria, Anykoy,

24th November, 1854.

With reference to the last pavé

of Paragraph #4 of your deeratel T. 26 of 4th September last, I have

748

the honor to forward letter with

12+ Denelrames from the Colonial Treasurer

to the Colonial Secretary, wherein me

shown the services of Mt Hoon Have in the Colonial Treasurer's Department,

I trust that there papers

The Right Arunable

Sir benge где

Serge Grey, Bart., S. C.163.,

Ac.

No.

fo

:

up as

drawn up sufficient on

dirceted, may

be

ན གདན་ཆ་ཨེར་ their purpose by the

Labs Commissioners of der Majesty's Treasury in considering the amount

If gratuits to be awarded to Mr. Hare

on his retivernent..

6

As

regards

the vacan

vaenney

to be

filled I have, in acendance with the instructions conveyed in that part of the paragraph of your letter above referred to, caused the situation 2. Clark in the Treasury to be Hard to S. Painhardt on a Salary €250 a year- This gentleman has signified his acceptance of appointment which will 'I your confirmation.

the

hope receive

281

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

Sir,

Your most obedient

Stumble Servant Mamie

The Treasury with referme là,

previous corresp

Ex

Merale. Sll 535.

755

Hongkong.

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He Right Hill dir beo. Grey, WE

Lient, Glonel Caine,

24th November, 1854.

I hielours-

J101.

Arecind

Reinhardt has

"Hare, and stating that sur

gratuity to be resigned to dur

Relative to the amount of

accepted

the

Treasurer's Establishment

Situation of que dirk in the

determine what gratuity stake the awarded to

2.2. on remar

wet from

The appeterent y

Office.

Teichardt may

be confirmed, being in pussus

instrations ofte

4

Jtm lan 24

Frash to Pacosury

Entered.

lidhur Burning

INUTE 5 JANY

WR

R

2 Fades

لبيه عرية

2

M.Men cuir WWW Peel

31

ir Geo:Grey

می شرعی

282

R. Geb/55

With reference to

Link : Governor Caines

clispatch h101. of the 20?

of her last Shave to Conous to you my apprnal of the Afforintment of Mer Heinhard to fill the

Office of 20h. Clesk in the Treasurcos Deportment on a Solaws of £250 a year Shave

EV.Ch: Janlynn

1255

MINUTE? JANY

Fy

74991

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573. Hory

bay

7th Feb/58

283

b

had Apps

Menute.31

WE Peel 2 irGeo:Grey

insevered 27 hb755-

1101. 24 hen

With reference to your

letter of the 26 of Augush

lack I am devicted by

Lucitary his Ges: Grey to

Grausmil

Camomil to you for the

1.92.8/53 exformation of the

Loras

Commiserices of the

Lessing an Cativelife

des petite with its cralosures

ни

from the Solosceren of

Hong Kong, containing

the particulars apurist

their Soriships with

to the Services

respect to the

the

of her Here in Treasurer's

Dappartment of that

Color

1.

Copy.

$33.

Sir.

Colonial Treasury,

284

Victoria, Heughong,

23rd November, 1854.

In compliance with the

directions contained in letter.

our

N° 356 of the 20 Festant, I have

20th

the hover to hand

Enclosed

que Statement, showing the particulars of Mr. Solm Havés this Office.

Services in

I am unable to state the

exact age of that Gentlemen,

I able to state the exact

period of his services, not knowing four what date his appointment

will cease.

The Smorable W. J. Mercer, Eq

Colonial Sceretary .

Jo

Je

Jen

!

!

1

00

I also enclose a Certificate required by the superannuation

AN.

I have &c,

Je,

(Signed) B. Brenachts)

Colonial Treasurer.

Jone Copy)

Copy .

285

Colonial Treasury,

Victoria, Henghing

23rd November, 1851-

S. Robert Bienaceted, folural

Treasurer of Houghing, hereby We that Mr. John Stave has

Certify,

held the appointment of third Clerk in the Colmcial Treasury

Since the 23rd Jebruary, 1849,

the time he has been

that during

the office, he has performed

betarial secretary

in

the

various duties

Pi

assigned

to

liim with diligence andjidelity,

avis to

wittingly and to the best of live abilities, so far Kumon, to the satisfaction of the Head of his Department,

of

he having been absent on account health since the Department: of ill health since

E

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!

I

Comme

under

arey

charge.

Neither

1102.

suspension

one mor

reprimand, te,

Financial

has been recorded or Munon

against him.

(Signed) R. Biennecker =

Colonial. Treasurer,

Jove

Cope

m

:

(duit

via

Secretary

574 Hon

RECEIVED

JAN23 1855-

động

286

Victoria, HongKong,

25th November, 1854.

te

Try for info 24 Dart

Sir,

I have the hown to cuebore herinth

for your information and that of the Lots Commniecioners ofter Majesty Treasury, Copies of the Guarterly

for the quarter ending

Abstracts

30th Septerüber, 1854.- 1. Changes in the holders of Offices

and appointments in the Colony of Houstong..

The Right Honorable

Sir George Grey, Bart., B. C.B.,

Fr.

Ac.

&c.

:

¦

i

i

KANNA

Truancy,

23

2. Additions to falaries and

Allowanc

3. Creation

in the

Colony

and

appointments in the Elony

new offices an

4. Payments of

an un

unsual

description and fon cxtrantinay

Services.

with the highest respect,

I have the hours to be,

Sis

Humble Servant,

Your most obedient

i

OFFICE

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

Name of the Officer who for- merly 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.

8th August 1854. Setters

Patent under the Pablie.

J.J. Wathons RN.

£ lov.

Seal of the Colony author ringed by the Queen's Wawont.

Harbour Master

and

6. R. Michell Captain.

£400.

Marine Magistrate . Hon : C. B. Hitler, Esq.

10th Clerk to Harbour Master F. Tedder. £ 200.

6. R. Michell

£250.

2nd Clerk - Do

Do

£350.

E. Denes

£150.

F. Pedder.

£ 150.

£700.

Colonial Chaplain Rev. M. C. Odell Revd H. Baxter 3 August. 1854 22

Clerk to

Surveyor fineral

Clers to the Chief Justice.

Audit office,

Victoria, Hongtong,

20th

W. J. Bevan.

November, 1854 54.

£ 150.

J. C. Power

£ 300.

G. A. Trotter.

£ 300-

If newly appointed by the Governor, date of authority.

(Tone Coky)

torial secretary.

Jolo

If promoted from another Office or Government situation in the Colony, description of former appointment;

30th September, 2354.

Date of Governor's Des- patch respecting the Change of office or ap- pointment, or the new appointment.

Column for Remarks

From the 15th day to 20th July Mr. Michell enjoyed the situation Harbour Master on a Salary of at 100 prasns und Mr Padder however that of lork, on a salary of £200 fram: Consequent

on the appointment of Capt. Hathires to be Harbour Master & Marine Magistrate both these Gentlemen had to come their former stations from the latter date to the 8th August when capt Wathins asamned this duties they drew the morety of their respect Salarias together with those attached to the offices immediately superior.

The duties of Marine Magistrate were discharged by the sitting Adgistrate at the Police Court prove 75 th Mory till 8th August without any emolument being attached to the office.

The Military Chaplain performed

the duties on.

-half Salary till Mr/Booter's asssival.

"October, 1854. Mr Powerteturned from lea

the

9

Dease: 8082.

A

18.

گوشی

England.

Jo.

lugue / 1854 Mr. Trotter.

Dier 853.

(signed) B. J. Mercer.

Auditor

di lor general.

287

OFFICE.

ADDITIONS to SALARIES and ALLOWANCES in the Offices of HONGKONG, for the Quarter ended

Name.

Date of Appointment.

Original Salary.

Present Salary.

303 Selimber, 1854

3

Date from which increased Date and description of Authority for

Salary drawn.

increase.

Andi 1 office, Victoria, BingKong,

20th November, 1854.

Nil..

I

Column for Remarks.

(Signed) W. J. Mercer, Auditor General.

(Invelopy)

Polonial Secretary.

F

288

1

J

CREATION of NEW OFFICES and APPOINTMENTS in the Offices of HONGKONG, for the Quarter ended

Name.

Annual Salary.

Date of appointment and of authority from the Governor.

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

30.8

30. September,

sember, 1854.

Date of the Governor's Despatch to Her Majesty's Government in England, respecting the transaction in cases where no previous authority may have been received.

Column for Remarks in any particular case, and for the statement of any special circum-

stances.

OFFICE.

Andit Office, Victoria, Hon

Songhay

20th November, 1854.

Nil..

(Sove Copy)

(Signed) W. J. Mereer.

Auditor l'eneral.

Holonial Secretary

289

ו

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 30 September, 1854.

Description of Service.

Amount.

To whom paid.

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

the Governor.

Date of the Governor's Despatch to Her

Column for Remarks in any particular ease,

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.

Audit Office, Victoria, Houghing, 20th November, 18541.

In

Nil

}

(True Copp.)

Amant

Colonial Secretary.

(Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Andile General.

290

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610.103.

No103.

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برما

2.

Lir.

575 trong động

RECEIVED

JAN23

1855

231

Victorin, Houghong,

25th November, 1857.

I have the horror to cuclone Copy

om the

of Communication from

Colonial Treasurer on the subject of

the Income Tax due on Parliamentary

Grunts to this Clony.

Although agreeing with Mr Rienaccker in the propriety of

his

proposition I do not feel myself at liberty, in the face of

The Right Honorable

Ocınnteh

Sir Benge Grey, Bout., 5. C.M.,

Ar.

Ar.

Mr.

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1

1

17 of 105 March 1854 from His

Gince the Duke of Newvenitle,

to direct that the mode of

Collection

Income Tax suggested

in Mr Ricnaccker's letter. be

adosted at once.

I bey therefore to refer

question to you,

the

and to request

your favourable consideration

of the proposal.

Berimle.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir

Your most obedient

Humble Servant,

Treasury, Jr.

Aluision

Hm Jan 24

Cute A

heith.

worths that of the

Labuan dot, when

23 Jud.

Deares

12

Nearing to it

This despatic

35257

Per Resen Waters

гр

-под

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1274/54

Lalu.

292

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ing but.

575 Hory. Mary.

293

I send you, for your information,

Lahuan Commprtine

Called a mind an

for

chise you

this sulier.

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Im

(sit unpretomatch in

mended in writing

teen

Jensend)

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12.

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the suggestion resembling des Brinar any

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not officially conveyed to tho

consete revollection J

Hähnchen.

ratrath

But it wen

Rate the Law angemert

deduction from cave Income accring Hasen beylish sources. 7. Fl. 29/ary

The Right Primate din Sec. Bren.

Lieut. Sovernor Caine

25 % November, 1854.

1103

• hielouris.

Received

on Parliamentary Grants to the subject of the Income Tax due

from the Colonish Freserer o

Submitting Communication

the Colory.

425

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the question here record has plenid Offices of hostes ben decided, and thee the Hongkong.

as Juhom.

Hire or four Affies Mument Nemaecher

with Parlamenting We wil

2.30.

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Sir Char

Char Levelyan

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W.

Elliot

WMerivale. 30

W. Peeb

in kes. Grey- II

Answered. 18 February

15420

Sir,

جمه

295

1853

з деву

چھی

I am directed.

by Secretary Si

kenge krey to travomin

to

you, for

ttie

1965 Consideration of

25ta hov. 18524

Wie

Lords Commis

ofthe Treasury, the engloved Copy of

a despatch from the Governors

chong trong by

of

Accompanied

A letter from thie Colonial Treasurer

On the subject of

the Suome Tax

the

payable on Parlamenty Grant to the Colmy Adverting

Adverting

to

the decision recorded

letter ofitie

ni your 3pi of May

lave

upon the subject of A similar question which had arisen

in the Colo

Colony of

ба

Labuan, Sir George

Grey prean

оде

es that

the Juxom

Income Taxe

mist be paid by

the Officers specified in the Parliamentary

Vote and that it Cannot be levied

by

an equal rate

прот

all the Palaried

Afficers of

Government

edong Kong,

proposed by Rienaecker.

Que

In

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Entered

15119 Whorey

Governor Sir John Bocuring

་་་་་་..་

say

11855

WINUTE

FEBY

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15

McElliot M&Merivale

M5 Serbert 16

WA.

Si

16th Feb 755

296

I have to ack

the receipt of Sunt Governor Caines Despatch N° 103 of the 25th Nov last, on the subject of the Income Far

payable Parliamentary Grants ta trong trồng.

like on the

In reply. I have

to inform you

!

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L

ť

297

the Income Fxx_

being legally payable on Salaries provided. frous Superial Funds

and not on those

defrayed from the

Cotarcials Prevence

do not

Do M's Goût do

consider that they

се ой

could acquiesse

the proposed arrange =

тей

5 for collecting

the Fox proportionality

from

the Colonial

Salaries.

In case

ase of overpayment

the Fox on

Salaries

charged upon the

Colonial Revenue

the proper made of adjusting the matter

will tee to retur

to each Afficer

а

the

proportion of overabunge corresponding with that part of

was

his Salary which

paid out of other finds than the Parliamentary

Grant.

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fo 311.

298

'र'

Liv

Colenial Treasury

Victoriae, Houghing

24 November, 18571-

Shave the heuer te bring

quir

notice

lo

12. That, according to the fircular

of His Grace The Duke of Newfastles

dated Davr

Durning Street the 3D

September 1853, all salaries, Civil Pusions, and allowances,

payable from the Cammissariat Chest in the belony, and charge -able upon the Grants of

Imperial Parliament,

the

are

:

subject to the fayanont of phone.

Jax accord

to the regulations

according

:cording to the

The Meuble : W. J. Mercer, Eyf:

Colonial Secretary,

Je

i

laid down in

on

the fircular letter of the Board of Treasury dated the 3rd August, 1855.

Services

3/30

2nd. That the Grunt of the Imperial

Parliament for Colonial. during the year suding March next is £1,400, and the Income Tax payable therem to the Imperial –– Sovernment is £254/4 11⁄2 9, vigil-

L. 61. 6.5 from 14. 8th April 185400 7. £1.15.7

4.338.19.7% from 6 dopril 1854.

to 380t March 1855 @ @1/2;2.53.

253, 2, 2.

of this amount L. 245.16.8

have already

been i will be,

collected here and in Ceglund, as per encloved statement, leaving still a sum of £9. 1 . P . due to the Imperial Treasury .

9.1. P.

299

3th. I now beg to legnest that

you

will obtain the direction

The Houble: The Sieutenant.

Governor

vernor as to the

maimer

in which I have to Excover

this Amunt. –

4th From the above quoted

Treasury Letter it seems coident, that in the Clunies Income Tax is due only on the

amounts granted by

the

Imperial Parliament ; there

cants have been in

Grants

1850

1852

$ 20,000.

1851

15,000.

"1

12,000.

1853

#

9.2.00.

but the salaries which have

been considered liable in the Colory to the Sax (exclusive of

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4.

fraid in Cengland to

those paid Officere

e're

"1

fears ov

leave ) aunantic

1850 to £ 23,263.17. f

1851

1852

#

2.2, 780.13.107r..

19.350. 6. 10-

1853 u 20.774. Gr 7.

the Jux

which has been

transmitted through the Commissariat chest to England-

the aggregate

of these

frant is £ 56,200 whenas Jux

has been collected

a

£. 86, 1841, or

about £ 30,000 more than on £30,000

actually liable.

COOL

5th I would take the liberty of

ticular

drawing your partice attention to the fact that it

as if the four

may

Aler

av hom the Salaries

officers, for have been voted by Purliament

should alone be liable to the

300

Jase, and the other officere of

this Governm out would this be Exempted . bonsidering

theat the salaries

thins voted have been rech

reduced, and that all four- have already

officers

to

a

deduction

to subuit.

of 5 per cent on

account of the superconsnation

which many

Fund, from which the other offierms

of the

them

eirs are

of

Exempted,

ane éc

hosides.

their salaries the income of salaries Moying

Certain Jees &c, &c, I think

Je,

it would be only justice, of the

Generable The Tieutenant.

Governor would direct that.

the Tax due on

should be in

The Espoo

C

ro co

in future

leeter

proportionally from all the this Government in

officers of

receipt of Salurier au

to £ 150

"per

upwards.

I have ve,

ointing.

verd

(Signed) Alienaeoker,

Colonial Treasurer.

(Iruclopy)

Colonial secretary.

S

Copy

Statement of Income Sex collected

Tax

Since first April, 1854-

transmitted on the 19 furly

Co.

کوت

25 Nov

1851. ₤156.16.

Collected by the Agout in Seudon.

in

301

5.18. 1

$162.14m 2

forum. M. G. I.

J... Paver

Mr. G. Trotter. £0.140.7

0.14.7.

11

1.9.2

und the Agent will receive

from Chief Justice Hulme

£14.00.

81.1344

4.245.16.8

(Signe D Bienacoster,

Colonial Treasurer,

Wonghong November the 25. 1854.

(True Copy

ساسم

Colonial Secretary.

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41014.

Miscellancows.

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Copy

Sir,

576 trọng trong 302

RECEN

JAN 23

1855

Victoria, Houghong,

25 November, 1854.

In my Despatele

Miscellaneous No 89 of 27th

October 1854 I reported the

dangerous state

buuring

state of the

waters

ewing

neigh

to the

presence of piratical fleets and

Imentioned that on

Mails departure it

the

was my

intention to confer with His

The Mear Admiral

Excellency The Hear

The Right Honorable

Sir George Grey, Bark G.

No.

Jo

6. B.

Jo

303

av

for

to the

the

neax urca

to be taken

suppression of Pivacy

Sir James Stirling

dispatched three expeditions,

2.

best, vet ot

having

received

ed any

official

communication

:eation from

with the Chinese Authorities

in the Keunghing

Province,

and Feceived their sanction

for

the

Coerceive measures

that he proposed to adopt - In

fact, a chinese officer

panied the

M.

Aquadron.

Phree expeditions

accou. E

avere

planned, and complete

the tes.. 1 of each.

success i vas

Siis Excellency I can only

give from ordinary report the

twult in brief.

3.

Shis Excellency applied

for the

ces of

servicES

5.

Mr Caldwell

in the first

General Suterpréter; which

avere

at once

given, and he

also, I believe, Communicated

through Mr Consul Robertson

the boats of

First occasion

of the Hagships

"Winchester and the spartan-

Trigate, destroyed in Castle

Peak Bey, about 15 Miles from

A

from this, & funts, and village. They secured also. 6 Guns and 7 Gingalls.

6.

On the second trip

the steamers "Concmmter and Barracenta with boats from "Winchester" and "Spartan» destroyed 18 armed funkes in the Harbens of Tyho, in the neighboring Seland of Sou

Harbour

Santa.

The third and last

expedition was made by the Cenemnter" Barraconta, and Hype, steamers, accompanied by two lived steamers belonging

304

to the Peninsular and Oriental

Company, and twe aimed boat's

one from Winchester and the other from Spartan - These destroyed 3 batteries and some

Villages at a place called.._ Carlan, where fire was opened

them from the pirates on sture - The Villages

teene

burnt at the desire of

the

Mandarin exconsponging Forly eight large foutis

evene

destroyed and about 30 smaller.

bouts.

8. Shree Juntes and three.

small boats were se

d and

re seized.

6

ލ

destroyed at the island

distryed

Cowcock..

7.

Reformation.

of

was

this last excursion

received

that Awo.

Awong

gove

the Pirate Chief

over to the Imperial

Government who had bought

his

services to be used against

the inse

15. I have reason,

argents

to think this Export correct,

nd that Awe

lank of

or rva

Awong

with the

of Mandarin, is now. lately acting against the insurgents at a place culled

Chun-loven.– at the

time

a

contradie

tradictory

e

Tunous

has reached me

from the

305

Governor of

intelligence that Aweng

and cruising

of Macão who gives

still at large, and

another direction. -

in a

10.

From recent enquiry a

I find that the outer waters are sensewhat safer

blows

ave

ivere

since these

struck, but still

have daily reports made at the Police station of Pimens

Firacies

:

committed off the south Westport. of the Island, and these reports

regularly

are by my

by my direction laid by the superintendent a

before His Excellency the Rear-

E

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:

306

Admiral or senier Naval

officer

eve

the station. -

18.

On the two luist

expeditions abovementioned

the Muited states arused

ar

Steamer Queen" accompanied

Flect, and the last occasion the Portuguese Sorcha "timazena.

12.

again

The City of Canton is

the

threatened by -insurgents, who have succused

дед

in defeating the Imperialist Forces with considerable slaughter, and Sunderstand that a

intimation has been

given

Conants that

is

to the Foreign the firing of the Pity Contemplated . The foreign

community however seem

great apprehension.

to be under no grea

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

Your

Sir,

Your most obedient Humble Servant,

Manie

P... Junce writing the above I have been favoured by a perusal of the letter written to the Rear Admiral by Captaine O'Callaghan of the "Encounter,

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10.

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who commanded the third

cxpedition which I have

ancntioned - This however,

es

it gives merely professional. details showing the systems and

cult of attacte, I do not think. it necessary, especially at this

lute tour, to have copied

Copied for

transmission in this Despatele._

27th Bovember, 1854-

307

Mr. Meninle

+

Foreign Office & Hand

24 Jand.

Am

!

& Cught Hennale lin Ges: Grey,

Lient, boverna Caine,

25th November, 1854.

meloun, strughing.

Received

N: 104-

Ceighbouring waters.

against the Pirates infecting the

by the Naval Commenta in chief

Serating Surefitions dicratched

.

L for 576 Hang Hario

Sualory of the Admeially.

1853

MINUTE 25 JANY

MR Jadis WRWfiel

29

Menrute 3/ MF. Peel

SirGeo:Grey

bet.

289 27 Belm

Eur

104.25 Penn

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308

7th Freb/55

Som diensted byhentary

Jes: Grey to transmit

case

to you for the reforme

: ton of the Sores Commises : of the Arenically expie

of tive despatches Jenn

the Leict : Gron of Hery Mong reporting the qual sievase of piracy

the Chinen Waters, and

the results of thre

expeditiones des gratiti it

against the Piratical

Fruft to Persiju Office, Flats fleets by the

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1855 JANY

29

MMentele 31 VPK Peel

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uft to her.

Li

309

7th Feb 755

With reference to

My letter of the 13 huch I

ane christed by Secretary Sin Ges: Gens

a.

to transmil

to you for the information of the East of Clerenstore

Copy of a further

from the Lecich.

des patch from the

Gorena of Hong Hong Reporting

the result of

three expeditions despatited & Rear Admiral Sir Jenner Stirling against the Pirates miferting the Chinese Centers

Shovel

|

F105.

Cocecutive.

Sir.

577 trong động.

RECEIVED

JAN23 1855

310

Victoria, Hong Kong, 27th November, 185/

:

I have the hover to

Teport that His Excellency Sir John Beering returned to the Colony

Her Majesty's

in Her

Steamer Battler in Saturday

last the 25th Instant.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Sir,

Your most Obedient

Humble servant.

Macie

The Right Henerable

Sir

• George Grey, Bart, G. C. Br.

Jo

fe

Pating

:

311

425 Hong Kong R

REGISTERET

Schedule of Despatches transmitted to the cutout of both

to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, by the Mail Sterner Kingsatre,

'via Southampton, on the 27 # November 1857.

MB Date 77 Desp

desp!

Subject of Despatch.

Duplicates

90. For = 8" | Transmitting Reports of Astrandinary Bracks of Surrer

appointed to examine the Fund in the Colonial Chests on the 4th bustaut, and the 17th April last.

45 Jiel.

W

91.

Traumemitting dident for Stationery required for the Civil Government for the year 1855/55, together with a s Requisition for a supply of articles to the Surveyor Generals department.

Ipecial

2

+

92

93.

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#

9 = Transmitting lopy of and reporting on, Adinance 1.3 of

1854, entilued "An Atinance to declare certain lets the Imperial Parliament to be in force in this colony "?!

Tranumitting Copy of, and reporting on, Requén beneraces of 31th belober 1854, increasing the number of Riminai

- Sessions, and reducing the Court Fees, &c.-

312

N &

acch

Data A

Seen!

Subject 17 Decpatch.

94 for: qt Fransmitting. Copy of, and reporting on, Adinance. 14

of 1854, intition An ordinance for reducing the Unsuber of Jurymen from Eightien to ten:

95.

97

10

Transmitting Cony of, and reporting on, Ordinance 15 6/954, entitled "An Ordinance to amend and extená the bibinance 19 of 1945, entitled 'An Ordinance to

junvest the Supreme Court of toughong with "Insumayy Jurisdiction in certain cases! Jummary

ماء

Transmitting Copy of, and reporting on. Winance I. 3 5.1854, entitled "An orbinance to provide for the disposal of unclaimed Balances of the hatates "Opferious dying Intestate within the "of Anythons"

Colony

A

Submitting for approval and Confirmation, Graft Ordinance for the Suppression of the

Trisk and other Secret Societies."_

P. 5 No Date of

riet. Desp. Desp

1.

25

Subject of Despatch.

Aiginal

Jne.

98. to: 21 Acknowledging recipe of Decratches to 128 of 4+

September, 1852, together with Junty Sirculars, &quone

99.

100.

101.

102

#

#

105

#

#

#

#

Peplying to portions of dispatel 128 17 4 Z Senteruber, 1854.

Reporting that the contents of desraten M: 25

of the 4 = September last, were communicated to the acting chief Justice and the Lient: Clonel Commanding the Troops.

Relative to the amount of gratuity to be assigned to MW: Hare, and stating that but Reinhardt was accepted the situation of 2nd Elerk in the Treasures Establishment.

25 Frammitting quarter's Returns for the quarter

ending 305 Septeruber, 1854

Submitting Communication from the Colonial

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bbor 5235.

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313

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Date of Desp:

Subict of despatel.

103 Continued. Treneuser on the cubject of the bicome Try que

M

Parliamentary Grants to the Colom

104 Nord 25 Reporting expetitions dispatched by the Naval

Commander-in-Chief against the Pirates infecting the neighbouring waters

105.

27 Peporting Sir John Booring's return to the

Colony.

+

N. I

niel:

Governor,

Sir John Bowring

N44

tong trong

2.

I

185

NOVR

1. Smich.

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move

Alis, Despatch marked "Leparate, from Sir John Bowrins-

Blonial Secretary-

Grey 1991

In

29 Noo/84

reference to

my Despatch, N. 260, of The A September, I endose, herewith, two Warrants under

the

Royal Sign Maunal! authorising you to:

Letters Patent

Cause

to be passed under 아

the public seal.

the Joland of Stony Kong

appointing

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314

appointing Mr. Wala I. Mercer to be deerstag

to Government, and Auditor General,

and

Mr Rob. Rienacker

to be Treasurer, for

the said Joland.

Shave instructed

the Colonial Agent General to pay to

Mi Smith, the Chief Clark of my Office,

Three

The sum of prounds / £3), the amount of Stamphuty

payable

on

the

enclosed Warrants,

and

прои

will call

upon Mess. Mercer and Riendecker to

that amount into

repay the Colonial Treasury

Janito

enclosed

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N.106. Miscellanemo

1362 trong trong

RECEIVED

FEB12

1855

315

Victoria, Anything,

9th December, 1854.

Sir,

I have the houn to nekurwledge

the receipt, yesterday, of the following

Duratches:-

1327+28, the last 17 23 September, 1857.

Letter

F

235

"1

I have the honor to be With the highest respect,

Sir

Your

The Right Annable. Sir George Grey, Mrt. S.C.B.,

Ac.

te.

1

Munt Hedient Aumbleberian

Macae

Paklay.

12

:

1107-

Miscellaneous.

Sir.

/363. Jung chong 316

RECEIVED

PEBA2

1855

Called

Victoria, Hong Kong,

95 Decembar, 1854.

The Lieutenant Goverun has

my attention to your Despatel

of September 15 (1928) and his reply to the same of 21€ Movember (199.)-

my

24

I bey to state to

you

-

that on

arrival at Anghong I eruveyed to Sir George Bochain and Clouel Caine "the Lieutenant Governor) Mr Piel's Communication of 15t Sebruary

This Right Honorable

Sir George Ency, Bart., G. C. 13.,

&c.

Vo.

to

B.

delivered to me in London, but

some

cove of the contingent instructions

the

were likely to be modified by Secretary of State for the Colonies on the receipt of our deepatokes from hince I took

upon myself the responsibility of delaying the delivery of the above communication

to the Colonial Archives - until the final pleasure of Her Majesty's Government should be Known

ence to the

with reference

the appointments

in question - I thought this most becoming in consideration of the

many personal questions involved.

Immediately

on my late return

to Aoughing, finding that

your

317

pleasure had been officially conveyed, I placed Mr. Peel's Despatch in the hands of the Colonial Secretary

and

I hope this explanation will cromerate the Lieutenant Governor from any flames in the matter."

I have the honor to be

With the Mighest neepest,

Sir",

Your Most. Obedient Humble servant

Whu Bermens

Ti-tas

די

1

Mensiale.

to this matter has been cleared up to the

satisfaction off the G. Gery

1-9 fomen

I queram it

the correspondene.

Out by

Hm 913

Tula

A Right Horable bir Ges. Brey, ME

Governor Sir John Bowring,

97 Decemkl, 1854.

Received.

$107.

Caine's Despatch 1.99 of the

made in Lient: "Governor

1854, mention of which is Peel's letter of the 15th Februay

Pelative to AWE Under Secretary

24

* Ultimo.

12108 Incentive.

Ackno,

Sir,

1364 Hong Jong

C.O. FEB!2 1855

318

Victoria, Ang Kny,

// December, 18574-

I have the honor to forward

__Copy of application from M. Bridges

Acting Attorney General, and bey

to recommend it to

Consideration...

your favourable

In the event of the contingene, alluded to by Mr Bridges, and the consequent vacation of the office of Attoring General, I should be glad

The Right Homouble

Sir George Grey, Barts, G. C.B. ALT,

Ac.

46.

ாட

to see this appointment conferred Mr. Bridges who has, during the two periods of his filling the

situation, performed the duties

with

great zeal

and

ability..

I venture, while on this

subject to refer to part despatches and particularly to despatch "Separate" from Sin beorge Bonham

of 27

December 1848, wherein the retruction

offalaries is proposed - £2000 being

contemplated as the

the pr

provision

for the Chief Justice and

1000 for

the Altorrary General.

I have the honor to be,

ה

319

With the highest respect,

is

Your Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Manie

"Right Hrubs Sir Geo: Brey,

Lieut. Governor Carne,

11th December 1854.

/ Miclosure

N. 108

Submitting

Received

an

Bt

application

returning to the Colony.

Chief Justice Hulme not

"Honghong, in the event of

from Bow Bridges to be "Expointed Attorney General

A

Mericale. Lek - saying

theat M. Brides application will be commi

e anticipated retirement

of Aliss Justice Hulme takes place.

Putley for referme till the

See 1366

755

(.), Bulme

12

I.

that

am no auzu.

likely to whie

Hm 712

mar

Copy

Sit,

Houghtony

320

December 5th 18511.

5.

I have been informa

but not officially that it in probable chief fo

Justic

Justice Iulie

his seat in

will not resume

the Supreme trust of

You with

oblige

ve

this colony.

by stating

this fuct to the Heuble: the

4. Governor

and requesting

Livest

him to forward to the Colonial.

office my respectful applicatione.

to be

confirmed ( should

av

carf in the houre: which as doting

mney accurs office

of the

The Honorable

The Colonial Secretary.

Ac

Jo

:

Altering General Shave at the present time the hour to

hold:

The Sient : Governor will

C.

Erind bein

that the is is the second time

that the duties of legal adever to the Crown and Public

Fresco, Kir have been entrusted

and I believe that. I

lo

may

with confidence way

conduct in

my ver

my office

theat

has

been throughout gealus and.

efficient. – My educations avan

Oxford

ford an

and as a

barrister

of the Jungle of more than seven years standing justify any tequest.

20

so far no pérition

is to be

considered, and I will answer

that no

exertion

my part

shall be wanting towards the thorough perforuser

of

the business

of the

nee

321

Government .. If the Sentimant. Governor and of yourself approve

of this step

my part. I. trust that you will support my application in the

ation

● you may

make to the coluial Office on this subject.

I have &c,

(Signed) William Thr. Bridg-

Acting in Horney General

Ime Copy.

Jolenial Secretary;

Sohee Bouring

Not

MINUTE/4 18 Jodit

Welliet

"Menvale

1855 FEBY 16

No Stresweh :6

Exterse

x364

866

L

322

16th Feb 153

There to acknowleage the

Als. rempt of your despatite

Len The Ferm

+

I. IN.

I act755

4110. of the 11t of Deer last

and

also the Signemers

dispatch 108 of the vanie dater and I here to request that you

Mr

will aufrume

Bridges that, in the

creach of the wtirement

of the Chief Justice from the Bench of Hong Hony, his application to le appointed to Jermanmith

to the Office of lattorney General will not fail

to be consuired.

Shave

Applying for the

Attorney General

Office

Letter from M= Bridges

of Stoughing,

in the

event

of Chief Justice Stulme

not

returning to the Colony.

5. december, 1854.

Zerpatah N108 of /854.

biclosure in

N.109- Miscellaneous -

Sir,

RECEIVED

1365 Jung chúng

Victoria, Arightony,

Kong

323

FEB12 1855

11th December, 1854.

I have the hover to forward

a letter from M. d'Aluinde

e

Castes received

wow that

Gentleman through the Colonial Sieretary.-

t

I have the houn tobe, With the highest respect,

Sir",

Your Munt obedient Humble servant,

!

The Right Hounable

Dame

Sir George Brey, Bart., B.C.B., M. P.

یف

!

A.

Ar.

Mr. Merivale.

Mr. Cestio

ilmus

to have hast seceps to

the S. of State's deep of the 15:

Tell:/54:

not to the subrepent one of the 4 bp.

The first pespond this appointment

the office f

2 stated

что потр

Comnient to confer

hat situation

him.

уту

L

2/21

JA Fu

324

Victorias, Hongkong,

30th November, 1854.

Right Honorable hir,

24

16+ instant,

record

the

was

on

certain

only

on the

receiving for Despatates from

Colonial Office, that I

became acquainted with the

fact, that the Duke of Newcastle had pointed

:

1

me

t

out for the office of Colonial

Secretary of Hagkong, and that

You Yourself carry out

Grace.

were disposed to the proposal of His

The Right Honorable

Sir George Grey, Bark, G. C., B.,

fe-

!

T

+

1

!

C

The knowledge of such

high testimonies in behalf has caused regart in book

and

به

as

an

my

The to

obligation

duty, respectfully

have recourse again

to

the

Secretary of State. Accordingly, I beg permission to

to tender

to you, and through you to His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, the expression of my deep sense of gratitude for the

honor you jointly

wished to confer upon me;

same time I

and at the

ter

humbly trust, that Majesty's Government will be pleased (to repeat here the confident hope held out by Sir John Davis in his letter Of the 14-

March, 1859, to

&

325

my address), "to raise my

"position in

"Sush

the Service in

manner

as

со

"correspond in

somes

measure

"wish its lenght of time "have served," by promoting

me

when the office may

besome vasant, to the post

Атерств

of Colonial Secretary of Hongkong.

Whilst on this subjet,

I would beg leave to state,

Gaths of

that

I took the

Allegiance to Her most Grazions Majesty The Queen before the Executive (onneil of this Colony (eten composed of Sir John Davis, feneral D'Aquiler, and Colonel (aine),

the 314 Desember, 1846,

on

on my appointment to the Office of Clerk of the Councils.

A

!

Respectfully reiterating

the unfeigned expressions of

my graticude,

I have the hover to be, With its greatest respect,

Right Honorable hin,

Your most obirent and most Humble Servi

ervant;

Thithunde & Cathry

e

Clerk of Councils, and Chief Clerk in the Colonial Secretory's office.

l36b ong công

326

110.

RECEIVED

Accutive.

Ackn? 16 Feless Net

No 1.

Sir,

FEB12

1855

Victoria, Houghing

// # December, 1854.

I have received from 13 Bridges

the Acting Attorney beneral the accompanying application to be

Office

appointed permanently to the opp

should

a1aeaner reeul.

Jam

quite entisfied with the manner in which the Duties

of

the

Attorney Generalship have been discharged by Mr Bridges, whose The Right Strumble,

Sir George Grey, Bart, B.C.B. 4. 2,

K.

&c.

to.

327

local cu

experience is uno

considerable value._

I have

of

hare given

given 17 Bridges to

understand that I have no doubt

on any new appointment the salary will be reduced to £1,000

a

year.

As I purpose recommending important Changes in the Judicial Department with a view to the better and cheaper atuinistratia if justice I thought it desirable

to addrees a

private

Communication to lur Bridges. "

I have the honor tobe,

With the highest respect.

Lin

Your, hunt Mement

Humble Scrvant.

ThuBeuning

:

which, with his

his

answer thereto

N

po 3.

I have the honor to enclose

Copy.

:..:

:4

herivale

scle. rect : and

See 1364.

عوری

Putly for resume

21€ wiff

Governor Siz Ahu Bouring

// FIcecumber, 1954.

Vietoria, HongKong,

to

The Right Motte Six boor brey, Be

Acecie d

N?/10.

3 Anelorures -

no ขึ้น

Reporting farmably Bridges application to hayout)

to the office of Attorney Seneral,

in care

of vacane.

Copy

Sir,

328

Hongkong,

December 8th 18511.

how

to my

Unowledge but not officially, that it is probable Ching Justin.

c

Hulme will not reuse lis

Seat on the benche

the beach of the

Curt in this Colony.

Supreme

Should such a

Centingmey

may lake place

vacancy

the offices

of Attorney General the duties which I have at present

of

the hover to discharge.

The Secretary

to His Excellency

The Plenipotentiary

Of

and Chief Superintendent of Frade.

1

1-

have therefore to bequest that you will oblige me by laying these facts before Dir bauthug Six John & Bowring and dequest. him to give his powerful support to the application I

about te mate to the Home authorities to be confirmed the lemore of the office

filling for

which I now am

the second time. Strüstun that. His Excellency has been satisfied that I have always endeavoured to not witte

CO

and discretion

Ner

the legal adviser of Majesty's Government here

and should I be honored

witte v

permanent appoint.

:ment I will to the best of

329

my ability continue the line of conduct to which I have adhered during a four

a four year

practice in the supreme

Court of Hong Hong.

I have &c.

(Signed) W. J. Bridges,

Aoking Aberney General .

Ime Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

h

Despatch No 110 of 1854.

Inclosure AI in

dj Copy/

Trivate.

In 1866/er

Govt. Hence,

My dear firs

9

330

December, 1854,

I have becived your

letter :the Secretary.

of yesterelay addressed to

As I have determined, to

introduce great changes inte the Colony in the shape of

judicial reformus .

-

20 (Q

to

diminish the present frightful

the administration of

cost of ot of

-

justice, which in many cases.

mounts to an absolute denial.

and is

money

absolute denial where

is not at hand to help

W. J. Bridges, Cape

Houghing.

!

T

the

Attorna Ceneral of toughing,

Secretary to Her Chinipotentiary and chick

From Mr Bridges to Majesty's

aisiging for the office of

Superintendent of Trade,

سا

717

Au okie

of prenicy.

# December, 1854.

i

the concerned,. Ian desirous

Sam of knowing generally that.

would be disposed to

you lond

you.

Concer

introducing these improvements

which

in bu

are

their way

making Engloud, - whose object in be prevent delays, – vexations, - ound expenses in legal proceedings. The Gentleman occupying the position of Attorney General must be the principal instrument of Law & reform

und as

copy

I

Ishall convey a capuch of this letter and of your coply to the secretary of State, S shall be glad to find such

general Concurrence in

views and intentions.

ско

very

shall

sutraty the Government at home

that we here

are

331

also engaged

in the great object of giving,

Cheap Saw and prompt, Justice to the whole community.

Jane.

zeey

dear Sir,

Yours very truly. (Signed) John (Bavring,

(Irne Copy)

**** NA WAY

Colonial Secretary

Despatch N. 110 of 1854.

Inclosure No.2 in

!

(Copy)

@

the Office of Attorney Genera~ &# Jeecruber, 1854.

Bowring to Mr Bridges, resreeting

Private Noth from Sir John

Jn1366/55

Hongthing,

332

th December, 1854.

dear Sir,

My dear

letter good

Pastore to

you

to avoite

the

wver

had the hinduces

Wein

No To

verning

be

none

6 person

sensible than I am of

the fact that Ser

fact Saw prevent existing

requires

ef

Whiis Veling

lony

dment in many

points and as Alteruty General- I would to the utmost. · of any

....

abilities endeavour to render.

His Excellenc

Sir

Mency

John Bowring.

Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary;

&c.

Je

333

justice expeditions and accessible to all suitors whati-

ever

their antares er station in

Life muy

b..

Your Excellency wil

Berlaps

your

cse c

se my drawing.

attention to the fact

that in

in my former tenure of

and also durin

during

office, present year seve

dvere

several Ordinances

introduced by

ineto

the Legislative Connoil embodying

of the improve

improvements in

many of the

Iurisprudence lately adopted

in this mother Country.

Jam fond of render

on and wish to lender

im

professin

it respected and Iam convince:

that the best way to do that is

to

make it keep fave with

C

need

this age of improvement . I

therefore, hardly assure

Entheney

Your

that wherever

in

legal reform is practicable this Cotmy it shall met my

hearty cooperation.

I have the honor to Jemaine

Yoursvery truly, (Signed) Wills F. Bridges

J.

[ True Copy)

Bolurials Secretary.

Nlll.

recutive.

rouz

}

Sir,

that

laby Dong cong

RECEIVED

FEB12 1855

334

Victoria, HoughTong,

// Descuber, 1854-

I have the hour to request

you

re

will be pleased to grant

of

!

me Six months leave of absence from the departure of the mail of May next to the arrival the November Mail following, on Mucrical Certificate for the purpose of proceeding to Rugland - As I have had the houn of serving

The Right Honorable

Sir George Grey, Bart, G. C. B., M.P.,

te.

Ac.

Ye.

to is John Bowring's note

From Mr. Bridges, replying

of this rate.

9th. Recumber, 1957.

Despatch 1: 110 87 /854 -

Inclosure N.3 in

My Forrrcign upwards of 42 year in duslin and China without

CVEL a

applying for leave of absence

native land, I

te nuit my native lad

My

Krust the indulgence Isolicit may not be decined unreasonate.

I would submit that

Suring my absence the Colonial Secretary should be appointed to

conduct the details

-

17

this

in

poverument as provided for (the Charter of the Colony

without any other change. the Colonial Secretary would

of

course draw a moiety of my

Salary..

I would further bey to

گریم

335

observe that. His kneelleney Sin

Thu Bouring consents to this application as well as to the duties of the Government king carried on by the Colonial Stoutan.

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

Dir

Your Wurst Medient Jumble Servant

يقر

!

!

1. Sohn Bowring

MINUTE/4 Jadis Westha

Noz

Men vale

FEB

15

S. Herbert 16

Freel

M

Answered 3 Mary /55.

6872

$57

Horny Hang.

16th Feb 755

there is acknowledge

the resist of to Given

Caines despatite 2111. of

the 11" of Decemberi kel

336

And, sender the Creamstances

Statical by him, to approve of his abenting himself from the Grumment of thing Mony Jn x. Previoch of six

Mouths for the Geopere of

to Justeding & this Coventry In the restoration of his health.

The duties which now

ale toe on

Ellerel Caine

bill, during his abreve, se

Lieut. Governor Carus,

//* December, 1854.

Victoria Stonghong,

to

The Right Forthe dir bec: brey, Mt.

ااا مار

/ melnure.

Reeciv D

Leave Habsence to visit

Applying for 3 month

/

of the Government during arrangement for the convict England, and submitting

his absence.

Tel.

리.

Merivale.

The Colonial Sect. with

succeed to

the abrace of tie L. Gonnesar

the Govt.

Copy)

discharged by the Comal

Suntary

Slov

337

Hungtong 11 December, 1854.

The Hable: Clonel Caine

has been under

observation for

years,

my professional

the last two

}

during which period.

he has had several

attacks

}

severe

is of Diashaa under Rheumatic Gonut, he has but becully recovered from. acute seizure of the latter. discase. Taking inté considération the lengthened

durative of his Ecsidence in

the Tropies and the frequent

attacks of itberess be hartulity

illness suffered from, I strongly

recommend

end that be obtaine 18 months leave of absence to proceed to Europe for

the

44

:

F

recovery of his health.

(Signed) Gev: H. P. Barlow,

M. R. C. S.

Sperfectly converde with

the above reen

endation.

(Signed) JeCarroll snapster,

M. D.

Colonial Surgeon.

(Ime Copy)

Menem

Colonial Secretary

//2.

Miscellaneous.

Ansere 16 Peffort

ļ

1968 dong trong

RECEIVED

FEB12

1855

338

Victoria, Houghtong,

11th December, 1854.

I have the hover to meine

reccipt from the deputy Commissary Ceneral at this station, showing

that the

Lumi

₤12 has been

17 = 12

of

paid into the Commiccariať Chest, repayable to Peter Smith, Equire, C. B., Colonial Office - accnding to the last clanu in Despatch 1.1 from His Grace

The Right Annable

Sir George Grey, Bust, B. C. B., MP,

ta

Bart

to.

!

:

The duke of Nevraitle of 18th February lact..

Iregret that this payment Regist should have been so long- inadvertently delayed._

I have the honor to be,

m

With the highest respect,

lin

Your most obedient Aumble Servant,

·12

Am F12-

Entered

So You Came 1368,

Whong

Lieut. Governor Caine.

&

Mong

1855

Forwardedly BY

Mt Luick Smith WR Merivale

Khone

n

339

16th Feb/55

:

16

I have to acknowledge

fron

Hom: Misery Mabey / 6

any

the receipt of your

Despatch, N° 112, of the

Anow? 6378/58 - get my 11" qf Recember last,

with the Receipt.

herein enclosed,

from the Deputy

Commissary General at

Hong Kong, shewing

that the soun

112 has been paid

1

t

Smith.

·

into

340

into the Military Chest

да

in repayment of like sum which

had been advanced

by time (Clerk of this office

as

a

pro rata pay.

- ment towards the

your

on

Stamp Duty

Commission. By my Predceefor, Sir George Greyps Beopated; of the 13t of November,

you

will, 'ere this

have been apprised

that

that

ао, игр

to that

dake, no

intination

had been received the liquidation of

the advance in question, the Colonial Agent General had been instructed to make

the payment, while

you were directed

Av

adpist.

the accounts

by paying a like sun into the Treasury

of Hong Kong

I

It will be

most convenient that

this course should still be

pursued, and

I, therefore, return to

you

The Deputy

Commissary General's Receipt with that

view.

Jaunty

341

i

$

I

RECEIVED

REOTTED 793. Hong Kong

JAN 27

1855

342

Schedule of Despatches transmitted by the lieut: Corsun of Houstong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, or the Mail Steamer "Cadiz,

vix Southampton, on the 12 dicember, 1854-

MA Desp:

Date of Deep:

99

100

101.

Subject of Decratch .

Duplicates.

mel:

More 22 Acknowledging recent of Despatches to 128 of 4#

September, 1854, together with Sundry Circulars, He nose

102.

#

#

#

#

Replying to portions of Dispatch 1923 of ## dests, 1857. mone

the

Reporting that the Contents of Scepatch #25 4+ Sextember last, were Communicated to the Acting Chief Justice and the Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding the Troops.

Relative to the amount of gratuits to be assigned

to Mr. Hare, and stating that Mr Reinhard has

úme

the situation of 2th Clerk in the Treasurers Setablichment 2

Peturns for the

for the quarter

25 Transmitting quarterly Returns

ending 30th September, 1854.

Lieut. Governo Carne,

1/5 Deccruter, 1856

Retorin, Houyhow,

The Right Hourable liebenden, 1

/ diclosure

N //2.

Rescived.

to Mr. Smith at the colonial

Rescipt for £ 12, repayable

Anclosing Commissariat

1A & Jate F

Jubject of Deepatch.

AR

mel:

145 - 10:23 Jubmitting Communication from the Colonial

104

A

t

105

Treasurer on the subject of the "Income Tax due

M

Parliamentay Grants to the Colony

Reporting creditions dispatched by the Naval Commander in Chief against the Pirates infecting the neighbouring waters.

Reporting Sir Ihn Broring's return to the Colony.

Originals-

106 90029 = Acknowledging reccnt of despatches to 128

of 23%, and Letter of 23 = September, 1854.

107

108

#

From Goverun Liz Ham Bowring) Relative to M= Under Secretary Pec ́'s Letter of the 15th Semary, 1854, mention of which is made in Lient: Governes Caine's Despatch N. 99 of the 24th Ultimus.

am

2

Isione

17 Submitting

Appointed Attorney Several of Houghtong in the event of Chief Justice Hulme not returning to the Colony..

application from Aur Bridges to be

Mone

Mone

Mione

oate f

Dist:

deep:

Subject & despatch -

343

mel:

109 Dec 17 Forwarding a letter from 179 Almada

e Castro to the addries of The Right Hounable Sir benge brey

110

//I.

112

#

#

е

fFrom Governo Sir John Bowring)-

Reporting favourably on the Bridges'supplication to be appointed to the Office of attorney General, in case of vacancy.

1.

3.

applying for 6 months leave of absence to visit England, and submitting arrangement for the conduct of the Government during his absence /.

Enclosing Commissirint Receipt for € 12, repayable to Mr. Smith at the Colonial

Also 2 Despatches (one marked Private),

John Bowring-

Office

from

~ Sin

Colonial Secretary-

:

:

K

P

F

Index

¿

INDE

344

!

7

Trong tương

1854.

Vol 3.

Aug to Dec.

Goor Sir I. Bouring

&

So Gov Caine

21 Aug 58 Read Mr Baxters defened

Encloses - with letter

from the Bishop

to Col. See on subject of his induction

!

$

the

1

59 Ch. Justice Herlings Leave of Absence. Enclon for déinion. Cowrespe. between the Ch. Justice

the Col Got

60

and

subject.

in the

Sir John Bowrings Return

Reports

61 Caption of Coroloon

Reports, on the 19th August

Schedule

11

1

!

¦

-...-

1

:

346

12

:

St Gor Caine.

21 Aug 61 Schedule of Despatches

1Lep

F

"

via Marsiller

62 Ücknowledges Desp?

63 The late Mr Pedders

Subscription to Juperannuation Fund. Reports that this only tune paid was ₤20.18.4 Luc. Al. Lee's letter to abric effect..

4 Mr Cornelates Superannuation

Encloses

64

superannuation form

as requested, with other Documents in

letter from Col. See?_

65 Advance of £150 to

Reoa Mr Baxter in London - Reports repayment of and encloses Commisariat

receipt for the camer

66 Absence of Civil effier

without permission

supplies omipoon

former

¡

i

ם

7

3

347

Cons?

Lepr 66

St Gor Caine

former Despatch an

the subject

67 Repossession of Cowlon

by Imperialist Officers

Announces

having

Among

the Insurge

quarreled

thensclou.

Schedule of Despatches

bid

16

68

25

69

25

Marsilles.

Acknowledges Despr. Colonial Treasurers

Annual Account. Forwards for 1854, with Return of Balance

Chest.

Colonial

70 Revenue & Expenditure

Forwards.

comparative

Statement of for

1853.

71 Acknowledges Despr

72 Sir John Bowrings

Departure for the North

Reports

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1

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26

www.

854

Cont

25 Sep 72

St Got Caine

Reports on

4 348

16th Sept

pu H.M. team this "Rattler".

Police Force. Recommends

73 Police

increau of -

both in

Strength and Pay.

74 Police Clothing. Forward

Requisition for, for 1855.

75 Market Ordinance

2/54. Transmits for approval.

76 Piracy in the vicinity of Hong Kong. and

the Canton River

&

Affairs of Hwang tung Province. Reports

the contuviniane of Piracy - Plunder of

a Port Boat, and lass of Mail Bags.

Canton besieged by the Insurgents.

Schedule of Despatches

viä

Marseilles.

}

Transfer

t

بار

..

T

+

349

1854

St Go Caine

5

← Oct 77 Transfer of £265-18· 11.

6.

را

"1

from Hong Song Grant to Ordnance. Applies for particulars there d

Transfor of portion

Parliamentary Grant for 1854-$5 to Col: Agent. Requests

in Compliance with letter from Colonial treasure (copy

Encloud)

79 Copies of certain Law

Books.

Applies for

so Case of Pres. W. Baxter

Forwards letter

from Mr Martu

encloring copy of to him from

letten

the Bishop

Revenue and Expenditure.

for 1855 - Forwards Estimates of – with

6 spare Copies.

82 Return of Mr Power

Survey.

E

!

+

.

*

...

*

A

·

1834

Pont d

2 Oct 82

St Govt Caine

6

350

Surveyor Gen Dep 5

83 Minutes of Councils

Forwards for Half year to 30 June 1544

10

84

вит

Land sale on 27 Sep

lulous

ов

Retwin

85 Police Force. Points

out Error in Eucborato

to Desp 073. on the subject of .

56 Mrr Alexanders

Application for full Salary as Registrar of Supreme Court. Forwards

Considers the request. reasonable. as M Cay ceased to draw Italf Salary from 12 Oct

This Lt Col Griffin

Troop Return

Schedule of Despr via

Mar

Ack

}

i

:

+

7

351

St

Gor Caine

14 Oct 8.7 Acknowledges Despr

25

27

88 Port Clearance granted

to the Susannah in January 1852. Encloses letter from Harbor Martens, in Pendication of his Conduct in granting the Clearance (( copy

enclosed).

in

89 Growth of Piracy i

Chinese waters.

Again points out, the serious inconvenienc to the trade of the

Consequences

Colony in

3 Chedule of Despatches

via

Marsules,

go Examinations of Colonial

8 Nov 90

Chests.

Euctors Reports

of Boards of horvus, held on

the 17 April.

and 4 Nov. 1854.

91 Requisitions for Stationery.

and

5

D

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4

ت الفرقة

*

1854

Cont

& hor 91

||

19

N

St God Caine

8 352

and Articles for Survey Department Encloses for the Year 1855-6.

92 Ordinance 3/54

Declaring Certain Acti 4 Imperial Parliam &

in the Colony

же

in force

transmits for approx

93 Increase of number of Criminal lepions

and Reduction of Court Fees.

Forwardi

Copy of Regulations fo the purpose.

94 Ordinance 4/54.

Reduction of Jurymen from 18 to 10. Enclosa Copy for approval,

95 Ordinance 5/54.

Investing. Sipreme Court with summary power in

Cases.

certain

Luctores

Ordinanc

for approval.

:

1

1854

St Goi Caine

و

353

10 Nov 96 Ordinance 6/54

Disposal of Unclaimd Balances. A Intertale

Estates.

Forwards

for app.

vae.

24

97

Graft Ordinance

Suppression of the Triad.

and other

Secret societies.

Subenity for approval

and

Conformation

Troop Return.

Schedule of Despatches

pix

Marseiller.

98 Acknowledges Desps.

99 Alterations in Salaries

Replies to Desp

i

C

No 26-

100 Precedence Claims of

¦

Acting Oh. Justice Sterling and senior Military Officers,

The contents of Despeto 25.

have been communicated

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1854

Cont

24 Nov 100

St Gor Caine

354

to the Acting Chief Justice and Lt Col_ Commanding.

101 Changes

Jo

on Appointmenti Gratuity to

Mr Hare. 22 Clerk in

Treasury. on Retirement Acceptance of the appointment by Mr Reinhardt.

notifies.

to

102 Quarterly Returns

30th Sept 1854 Encloses. of Changes

in Officer - Alterations and additions salaries &

103 Income Tax due in

Parliamentary Grants

to the Colony. Enclosu

the subject

letter on

from

the Colonial

treasurem

104 Pirates infesting

Neighbouring Waters Reports the measures

taken

:

:

:

834

St Gor Caine

Cont

25 hov 104

27

9 Dec

355

taken by the haval Commander in Chief.

105 Return of Sir J. Bowring

Reports - on 25 Novr 1854. Koduring

sep Private Signals.

Acknowledge ree= of Confidential Desp

the subject

Lo Gor Caine.

Schedule of Despatches

nia

Marseilles.

106 Acknowledges Despr

107

Good line I. Bouring Alterations in Salaries

во

Exonerates

the

sient Governor from

blame and states

the venous

whe

Ay

Mr Peels letter

not sooner placed

anony

Archives

the Colonial

St Gor Caine

168 Appointment of Attorney

Generne -

Encloses

application for

from

تر

185-44

12

Cont

11 Su

108

11

109

Gor Caine

356

from por Bridges, in the event of Chief Justice Iluleve not returning to the Colony.

شه

20 Almada e Castro

Encloses

this

letter from

Gentleman

returning thanks for

having been pointed

out for the appointon = of Col.

Sir I Bowring

Lea

110 Mr Bridges Application

for appointment Altorney General,

Enclores.

St Gour Caine.

111 Leave of Absence solicits

for 6 months,

in order

to visit England.

112 Commissariat Receipt for

£12.

Bouring.

Enclous

28 hor sep Private signals. Have

been entrusted

Mr. Merces.

Troop Retum.

1

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