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Gevemment Offices.

Vetoria, Hunghang,

Pr July, 1855.

My Lord,

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In reference to Mr.

Sydney Herbert's Circular- Despatch of 9ft Sebmary- accompanying Copy of Pules to be adopted from this day's

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forward Copy of Sovernment Gazette of 12th May in which these

Rules have been printed for general information --

Sir George Grey's Despatch 88 of the 28th April defem to

a question of great importance

but of ne no

woisting

small difficulty under

circumstances, namely

the acquisition of the Chinese

language by Her Majesty's

in this Colony

Civil servants in

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necessity of such acquirement

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discharge of Public Dutive is deeply felt by

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subject of education however - not only with reference to Candidates for official. employment but as tegund=

the foreign

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any practical er important Jesult, - but I beg

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of the Colonial functionaries

to the views of Ser

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to mentive that

matter..

beg Knowledge of

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the local oral

dialect current in this

Colony

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assistance-

beet Either

impediment

to the acquisition of of the Mandarine official language of china,

and that for

the stu.

study of

the latter this Colony at present. offerds no facilities. But the frosperous state

of our finances.

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up the whole question of public

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and liberal spirit without calling upon the Imperial Treasury for samning

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recommending.

delay in my

general scheme of populer. instruction I hope Your Lord= ship will attribute that delay

to

my desire of obviating, as well as I can, the objections of whose

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objections of in

Your Prdship live

had abundant experience.

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

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reporting the steps achiele You had. Taken for the Jublicity of the Rubs for the examinations off Candidates for the Judian Civil Service, and further stating with reference & Dir. Gy Greep's despectele no 88f the 28th Aprel, that You had directed a Notification to he Viserted in the Gazette calling. His attalion of the Junetinaries Of Hong Kong to the

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No. 86.

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Hongkong

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, HONGKONG; SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1855.

THE

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

THE Contract hitherto in force for the publication of GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS having ceased on the 21st instant -Notice is hereby given, that the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, this day established, will be hereafter the only Official Organ of Proclamations, Notifications, and all Public Papers of this Government.

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

By Order,

Victoria, Hongkong, 24th September, 1853.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency Sir John Bowring, Knight, LL.D., has this day returned to the Colony and resumed his duties as Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 12th May, 1855.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Lieutenant-Colonel Hope Graham of Her Majesty's 59th Regiment having, on the departure of Colonel Griffin, R.A., assumed the Command of the Garrison, has been appointed by His Excellency The Governor to a provisional seat in the Executive Council of this Colony.

The Honorable Lieutenant-Colonel Graham has been this day sworn in as a member of the Executive Council accordingly.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 12th May, 1855.

Diplomatic Department.

Sir John Bowring, Her Britannick Majesty's Chief Superintendent of Trade, &c. &c., has received from His Excellency the Governor General of the Philippine Islands, the Official Announce- ment that the Ports of Iloili and Sual in the Province of Pangasinan and the Port of Zamboanga in dependence of Manila, were by a Decree dated 31st March, 1855, declared open to Trade, and Custom-Houses formally established therein.

Superintendency of Trade, Victoria,

By Order,

W. WOODGATE.

Hongkong, 12th May, 1855.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Contracts for the publication of the Government Gazette and for the execution of the Gov- ernment Printing will expire on 1st July next.

Notice in consequence is hereby given that up to 4 P. M. on Friday 1st June next, tenders will be received for the publication of the Gazette, and for the performance of all printing work required by this Government.

Tenders must specify Terms on which the Gazette will be undertaken at a certain rate per page, half page, block of ten lines, or single line-also the Terms for supplying Copies of Ordinances, No- tifications, &c., made up into pages from the Gazette without alteration of width.

Separate Tenders for Job printing will also be received. Further particulars may be obtained on application at this Office.

Colonial, Secretary's Office, Victoria,

Hongkong, 20th March, 1855.

By Order,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Wanted a passage to England for five European Convicts.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Sealed Tenders will be received addressed to the Colonial Secretary, and particulars may be learnt on application at the Harbour Master's Office.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 10th February, 1855.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER,

Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Wanted a passage to Penang for Thirty nine Chinese Convicts. Sealed Tenders will be received at this Office.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

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Examination for Appointments to the Civil Service of the East India Company.

1. In July 1855 an examination will take place, by examiners appointed by the Board of Com- missioners for the Affairs of India, of candidates for appointments to the Civil Service of the East India Company.

2. Any natural-born subject of Her Majesty who shall be desirous of entering the Civil Service of the Company will be entitled to be examined at such examination, provided he shall, on or before the 1st of May, 1855, have transmitted to the Board of Commissioners :

(a) A certificate of his age being above eighteen years and under twenty-three years.

(b) A certificate, signed by a physician or surgeon, of his having no disease, constitutional

affection, or bodily infirmity, unfitting him for the Civil Service of the Company.

(c) A certificate of good moral character, signed by the head of the school or college at which he has last received his education; or, if he has not received education at any school or college since the year 1852, then such proof of good moral character as may be satisfactory to the Board of Commissioners.

(d) A statement of those of the branches of knowledge hereinafter enumerated, in which he

desires to be examined.

3. The examination will take place only in the following branches of knowledge: English Language and Literature:-

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English Literature and History, including that of the Laws and Constitution

1,000

1,500

Language, Literature, and History of Greece

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France

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Germany

375

Italy

375

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1,000

Natural Science, that is, Chemistry, Electricity and Magnetism, Natural History,

Geology, and Mineralogy

500

Moral Sciences, that is, Logic, Mental, Moral, and Political Philosophy

500

Sanscrit Language and Literature

375

Arabic Language and Literature

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,

Hongkong, 27th April, 1855.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION

The following Return of Notes in Circulation and Specie in Reserve at the Bank of the Oriental Bank Corporation in Hongkong is published for general information.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 9th May, 1855.

Account of the Average Amount of Notes in Circulation at the Bank of the Oriental Bank Corporation in Hongkong for the Month ending 30th April, 1855, rendered in accordance with the terms of Her Majesty's Royal Charter of Incorporation

Notes issued,.

$110,775*

* Exclusive of the Notes of the Oriental Bank still outstanding.

(Signed,)

SAM. GRAY,

Manager.

Oriental Bank Corporation, Hongkong,

1st May, 1855.

The Books and Treasure Vault of the above Corporation were this day inspected by me, and the specie accorded in amount with the terms of the Charter.

Victoria, Hongkong, 8th May, 1855.

(Signed,) R. RIENAECKER, Colonial Treasurer.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The Honorable The Lieutenant-Governor directs the publication of the subjoined copy of Rules which have been recently drawn up by the Commissioners for the affairs of India, for the Examina- tion of Candidates for the Indian Civil Service.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,

Hongkong, 7th May, 1855.

By Order,

W. T MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

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4. The merit of the persons examined will be estimated by marks, according to the ordinary system in use at several of the Universities, and the numbers set opposite to each branch in the preceding paragraph denote the greatest number of marks that can be obtained in respect of it.

5. No candidate will be allowed any marks in respect of any subject of examination unless he shall, in the opinion of the examiners, possess a competent knowledge of that subject.

6. The examination will be conducted by means of printed questions and written answers, and by vivá voce examination, as the examiners may deem necessary.

7. After the examination shall have been completed, the examiners shall add up the marks obtained by each candidate in respect of each of the subjects in which he shall have been examined, and shall set forth, in order of merit, the names of the twenty candidates who shall have obtained a greater aggregate number of marks than any of the remaining candidates; and such twenty candidates shall be deemed to be selected candidates for the Civil Service of the East India Company. Their choice of the Presidency in India to which they shall be appointed, shall be determined by the order in which they stand on such list.

8. In August 1856, and August 1857, further examinations of the selected candidates will take place by examiners appointed by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India in the following subjects:

Law, including the ordinary rules of taking evidence and the mode of conducting

civil and criminal trials

The History of India

Political Economy

Any Language of India in which the selected candidate shall have given notice

of his desire to be examined

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1,000

400

400

200

and such further examinations will be conducted in the same (The numbers set opposite to each subject denote the greatest number of marks which can be manner as that above described. obtained in respect of such subjects.)

9. Each selected candidate, desirous of being examined at either of the further examinations of 1856 and 1857, shall, two months previously to such examination, transmit to the Board of Com- missioners for the Affairs of India a statement mentioning the language or languages of India in which he is desirous of being examined.

10. Any selected candidate who, having been examined at the further examination of 1856, shall not have passed, may, nevertheless, be again examined at the further examination of 1857.

11. Any selected candidate who shall not have passed at one or the other of the further examina-

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tions of 1856 and 1857, shall be struck off the list of selected candidates.

12. The selected candidates who, at either of such further examinations, shall be deemed by the examiners to have a competent knowledge of Law, the History of India, Political Economy, and at least one Language of India, shall be adjudged to have passed and to be entitled to be appointed to the Civil Service of the East India Company; and the names of the selected candidates who shall have so passed shall be placed in a list in the order of their merit in such examinations, estimated as above by the total number of marks which they shall have obtained in respect of all the subjects in which they shall have been examined at such examination.

13. The seniority in the Civil Service of the East India Company of the selected candidates shall be determined by the date of the further examination at which they shall be adjudged to have passed; and, as between those who passed at the same further examination, their seniority in such Civil Service shall be determined according to the order in which they stand on the list resulting from such examination.

14. No person will, even after such examination, be allowed to proceed to India unless he shall comply with the regulations in force at the time for the Civil Service of the East India Company, and shall be of sound bodily health and good moral character.

In re MEAH JAHN deceased. ́OTICE.—All claims against the above Estate must be proved before the Official Administrator before the twenty first day of October, 1855; otherwise they will not be included in the Scheme of Division. All persons indebted to the said Estate are requested to make payment to

ADVERTISEMENT.

MCCULLOCH in our Firm ceased on 31st De THE interest and responsibility of MR. ANDALEXER cember, and MR.ROBERT FORRESTER THORBURN became a partner on 1st January, 1855.

Canton, 6th March, 1855.

TURNER & Co.

WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER, Acting Registrar, Official Administrator. Printed and Published by ROBERT STRACHAN, at the Hongkong Register Office, Victoria, Hongkong

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No. 4.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency The Governor has received a Despatch from The Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, calling his attention to the great importance which Her Majesty's Government attaches to the acquirement of the Chinese Language by all Functionaries in the Public Service in this Colony and His Excellency is instructed to state, that in claims for promotion, a knowledge of Chinese will be considered as a recommendation to the favourable con- sideration of the Authorities.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,

Hongkong, 2d July, 1855.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

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RECEIVED

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My Lord,

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Goremment offices, Netria

Ang Kong, 55 July, 1855-

I have the hours to acknowledge dir Genge Grey's deepaten 17 outed 285 April last, and to

enclose a

copy of

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the Government

Gazette of 305 Ultims in which I directed the Instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colonies as to the changes in the mode of aduistering the Government of the Colony to be

of

The Right Arunable

Lord John Russell, M. P.,

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into

the

Exzette, and the Sovernment

with Mr. A. Shotick for Conduct of the Goverment

Rinting.

287 June 1855-

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announced for public information.

I feel grateful to Her Majesty's

Government

for the confidence with which I am houned and though I cannot but regret that the anungements in which I not only

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large istent the result

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suggestions have on being

brought to the test of experience grilesh in their

in their object I am perenated

the decision which has been come to

and

for

has been most judicions the tree interest of the Colony and

Her Majesty's Service.

For it was scarcely possible hat two separate and to some

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extent independent authorities should not come into collision

unless there had been a perfect

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of purpose

and

rarely found among men acts considered by mine as

controlling and even

policy

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me as inval

invading,

even supersed

superseding

Superordinate authority of the Governor were deemed

by

the

the

Lieutenant boremon as the natural

and

proper exercise

of administrative functions_ harmonious cooperation could not but become impossible,

and

perpetual references to the Secretary of State would have been the inevitable consequence of

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discordant opin

I rejoice

that I am spared such painful

controversies and that Controversies

will not be called

your Lordship upon to define

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duties and responsibilities which

from different positions might continue to be, as they

they already have been, is very differently

estimated.

I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordship's, Most obedient Aumble Servant,

Mr. West

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Hongkong

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, HONGKONG; SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1855.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

THE Contract hitherto in force for the censed on the instant Notice is hereby given, that the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, this day established, will be hereafter the only Official Organ of Proclamations. Notifications, and all Public Papers of this Government.

By Order,

W. CAINE, Colonial Secretary.

Victoria, Hongkong, 24th September, 1853.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

In consequence of Instructions from Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. having reference to the Government of Hongkong and its Dependencies, it is hereby intimated that the Government Notification of 15th April 1854, first in order in the Gazette of 22nd April 1854, is withdrawn from this date, and that all Communications to Government in matters concerning this Colony are in future to be addressed to the Colonial Secretary for submission to His Excellency The Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 25th June, 1855.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified, that the Government Rents due for the current half year will be payable on

the 24th instant, and for Twenty one days following.

Colonial Treasury, Victoria, Hongkong, June 19th, 1855.

R. RIENAECKER, Colonial Treasurer.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that a Sale by Public Auction of Crown Lands on Leases will be held on the ground to be sold on Monday the ninth day of July, 1855, the sale to commence at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

The following descriptive statement of the Lots to be offered at the sale is published for general information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,

Hongkong, 30th June, 1855.

W. T. MERCER,

Colonial Secretary.

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SCHEDULE OF LOTS OF LAND PROPOSED TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, ON MONDAY,

ORDER OF SALE.

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THE 9TH JULY, 1855.

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2,500 9 16 2,500 9 1 6 2,500 9 16 2,500 9 16

23

10

50

50

50

50

1)

2,500 9 16

11

50

50

50 50

2,500 9 16

**

12

50

50 50 50

*

13

50 50

.

2,500 9 16 50 50 2,500 916

WILLIAM COWPER,

Assistant Surveyor,

for the Surveyor General.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Return of Vessels, anchored in the Harbour during 1854, is published for general information.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,

Hongkong, 29th June, 1855.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

RETURN OF VESSELS, TONNAGE, AND FLAG, ANCHORED AT THE PORT OF HONGKONG, DURING THE YEAR 1854.

THE

POST-OFFICE NOTIFICATION.

HE next GENERAL MAILS by the P. & O. Steamer GANGES, will be closed on Monday, the 9th July, at 6 P.M., and the customary SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL WIÏl be made up on the following Morning between the Hours of 9 and 10 o'clock.

THOMAS HYLAND, Post-Master.

T

Post-Office, Victoria, Hongkong,

29th June, 1855.

STEAM FOR

SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, MARSEILLES, & SOUTHAMPTON; ALSO,

BOMBAY, MADRAS, & CALCUTTA,

HE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY'S Steam-ship GANGES, Captain BOWEN, with Her Majesty's Mails, Passengers, Specie, and Cargo, will leave this for the above Places on TUESDAY, the 10th July, at 2 P.M.

CARGO will be received on board until 5 P.M. on the 8th, SPECIE until Noon on the 9th, and PARCELS until 2 P.M. on the 9th.

For Particulars regarding FREIGHT and PASSAGE, ap-

366

ply at the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Com. pany's Office, Hongkong.

CONTENTS AND VALUE OF PACKAGES, ARE REQUIRED.

A written declaration of the Contents and Value of the Packages for the Overland Route is required by the Egyptian Government, and must be delivered by the Ship- per to the Company's Agents with the Bills of Lading, or with Parcels, and the Company do not hold themselves responsible for any Detention or Prejudice which may happen from incorrectness in such declaration.

T

ROBERT S. WALKER, Superintendent.

P. & O. S. N. Company's Office, Hongkong, 29th June, 1855.

ADVERTISEMENT.

HE interest and responsibility of MR. ALEXANDER McCULLOCH in our Firm ceased on 31st De cember, and MR.ROBERT FORRESTER THORBURN became a partner on 1st January, 1855.

TURNER & Co.

Canton, 6th March, 1855. Printed and Published by ROBERT STRACHAN, at the Hongkong Register Office, Victoria, Hongkong.

British,

*

+

American,

Spanish,

Dutch,

Danish,

French,

Hamburgh,

Prussian,

Mexican,

Portuguese,

Swedish,

Bremen,

Belgian,

Peruvian, Chilian,

Siamese,

Sardinian,

Chinese,

Austrian,

+

+

14

++

+

New Granada,

Oldenburg,

Steamers from India,

***

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++

+1

+

FLAG.

++

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Victoria, Hongkong, 22nd January, 1855.

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A

NUMBER

OF

TONNAGE.

VESSELS.

425

169,992

142

97,703

52

17,079

46

22,822

25

5,641

At

4,014

28

8,841

**

2

1,069

3

540

13

3,783

7

1,914

5

2,231

+

1

403

24

8,701

6

2,987

3

2,150

1

120

4

1,510

1

210

3

1,807

2

294

39

37,543

260

52,000

Total,

1,100

443,554

THOS. V. WATKINS,

Harbor Master,

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My and

RECEIVED

SEP 6 1855

23

overnment offices, Victorin

HongKow, 5 #July, 1855-

I hored to have been atte

to forward the west years betimate for the Colony by the precent luail. But as, after examination

I have

to cancel

us

found it necessary certain appropriations (as was longer decirable) and thus restoring Revenues to the Colonial Treasury,- I have directed retimates to be

The Right. Annable

Lord John Russell, M. P.

G.

Containing Notification intimating

·Government, vazette of 30 cmie,

change.

the Government.

in the mode of administering

Ae.

&c.

Ne.

prepared of Public Work which I :deem of the highest impotanec to the prosperity of the Colony, but which will be all for within the

the surplus Revenues, I

limits of

uuust

muct plead for a delay which the

has necessitated._

Gove of Stremment

change in the mode

As however in no case

chall I require any

Parliamentary

Grant in aid, - the monies of

the

to

Colony being surly sufficient ust

only to discharge its civil

but to furnish the means

carrying

out

expenses

grent public

improvements, the delay will I

Rust cause no inconvenienee

your

Lordship.

24

I have the hown to be With the highest respect

Your Lodhijis,

Most obedient

Stumble Servant

Whu Bounal

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Patley

2. FP > Sene

Purthy

Regarding the betiernates of the istor

Received

1.98.

TH

of it's finances.

1856, and the favourabi state

Ford John Russell.

Governor Sir John Bouring

5th July, 1855-

Victoria, Honghong,

12-99-

8300 Jong trong

Miscellaneous-

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Is Registras Ceneral 15-Sipity/ s..

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25

Gorunment offices, Metoria,

Houghony, 18 July, 1855-

vius been reques Having been

requested by

Regiction General to furnich for

the

Live

of his Department with the latest information we posuce as to the porulation of this Flory, I think the Report and the accompanying 4- Statistical Tables from the acting

No 2 @ 4.

sufficiently

Registran General interesting to be submitted to

The Right Honorable

Lord From Russell, M. P.,

your

1

He.

&c.

te.

1

Lorklip's attention, as affording remarkable evidence of the precent and progressing proxterity of the

Alony.

I have the hour to be,

With the highest respect,

You Endships., Most obedient

Jumble Servant,

Whu Burnin

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26

hand, if published

published mac frequently

And at detached oppotimities, the information will be aph to escape notes altogether. On the whole, Statisties are more valuable as

matters of reference than of news;

as they are

and for purposes of referen

perhaps bere bestowed in well-known

-volumes of a certain but which

Appear at regularly recurring period.

7.71.7 Sift

WM. 10hp

Weit

isted.

The aeformation commen these papies corporting the progress

interesting, polys

Hat it seines almost

a pity that it does

reach the public

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shape than a Blue

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evely

once a year.

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to transmit to

the

copy of

as

to you Desp

Lord John Russell.

Gorrrun Jar Shu Bonius

3th July, 1855-

Victoun, Boughing.

199

4 Mclosures.

Received-

the Colony and it's Population - showing the progressing prosperity of

Transmitting Resort and Statieties

from the It Gour of Honghary, endring a Report from the Acting Registrar

of that Island

by

aconganid beg Fabular Statements

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Cens and Registration Office

Victoria, Houghong.

11th July 1855.

Sir,

In obedience to

our

your

order, Conveyed

by letter . N . 336 dated 26th Us, desiring to be furnished for the information of the Registrar General in England with the most recent return of the population of the Colony 4* .,

I have the honor to

forward to you, to be laid before His - Cxcellency The Governo, the returns

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( Nov 142 ) of Census obtained on the 33120

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December 18511; also, based upon those

returns, a return, Nr. 3 ) of the population

re

The Honorable W. 7. Mercer lyr=

Colonial Secretary

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29

of this

this Colony

on the 30th June 1855. This

latter return is vec

estimated es

ecessarily - readily practicable to

it was not readi

cticable to follow

the yearly course of obtaining Census returns from each house : it will be perceived

#

that the total increase during the lost- sin mouths is stated to be 9,581 which is almost wholly confined to the Chinese in the City of Victoria.

As, without data and explanation this appears remarkable, I ads the

following particulars.

A progressive increase

sive increase of the Chinese

population has been visible

the

during preceding sive years, caused undoubted by the satisfactory returns of business within, and trade from

from and to the Colony : houses of a superior class were also gradually replacing the earlier habitations,

in which the improved means of the

Owners

might.

be traced, and as a summary

the greater comfort and respectability of

the residents became

e gradually apparent

In the latter part of the

year 18541 and commencement of present year, the disorders

· gave a

on the -neighbouring main land

decided impetus to trade and caused a

great influxe, not only of population but Capital to the Colony. Many of the new

Comers established houses of business, and

of even opened, or at least developed,

branches of trade; these were

of a

New

a minor

description such as Salt fish, Oil, &c. 4c.j

and a

making the Colong the starting point of a carrying trose - It is certain, that

altho the disturbances which caused

this influxe have ceased, that no is visible. The great

reflux

great and steady increase

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of population caused an improvement

in the value of landed property, and rent at this date is on the overage 60 per cent higher than

then on the 30th June 18541. It

is

worthy of note that the accommodation

of so vast an increase in so limited

R

space could not have been effected with

as much ease in

any

other Country than

in this as in m

China; evidencing, in this

in many

other matters, the peculiar readiness of this people to suit themselves to: Circumstances and surmount difficulties. -During the last six months nearly hundred houses have been erected, many

improved upon,

or

another story

and at the present time to

ove

added;

my knowledge

arrangements

ements have been

to have been made to build

about two hundred more -

A sures indication of the great

C

increase of population could not be e given than the comparative return of Licensed. Hawthers at the dates here specified

Licensed Hawkers in City of Victoria

Total No Quarter ending. Total Mr. Quarter ending

314 December 18541

542

These Hawkers sell

30th June 1855

906

& fruit, vegetables, salt fish, edibles peculiarly Chinese, materials for clothing and small wares, supplied to all classes, and there is nothing but the increase of population to account for the disparity.

The Population of the Villages within

the Colony has not,

5 perceptibly altered sive December 1854.

der 18541, or has there been

any

cat increase in the Boot-Population since

great

that date. The Census return then

prepared shows

an increase

of boat_

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w

population

over that of 18.53 of 8070 souls- The following comparative return

showing the numbers of Licensed Boats

respectively

in the year

18.511, and the

the

first sin mouths of 1855, prove accuracy of the increase there shown as

-nearly all the boots licensed in 1855- are included in Census Return December 1834

the Licenses expiring

in each year.

020

sist December

Licensed Boats.

Year 1855 up to June 30%

111514 Plass.

ей

Year 1854.

Pro Class.

249

2nd Class

116 que Class

84

3rd Class

3141 340 Class-

368

the Class

11/14 11th Class

1962

Total

1.6419

Total

2696

I have ve

(Arques; b. May,

в.

(Signed)

Officiating Registrar Ceneral

True Pepy. Copy

1

Colonial Secretary

Increase 10117 Boots.

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Duplicate. Mr. May's Report covering Returns of the Population of

Houpach, ag

remarking

thereon.

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18541

Hong Return of the Population

County District or Parish

Victoria-

Überseen and vicinity. Heong-Kong-

Hohlme and Kasewan

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waw.

Sei-ing-poon. Sheako

Sheath-long-tur

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ma_Not_

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Wong. Wong. Wong-Not-Line Hong-heong loo.

Ty

Aarov tam

Colored

drea in Whites Population square

Total Beat population in the Harbour and Bays of Hongthong Temporary residents vagrants ver and persons living in mat sheds Emigrants for California.

J

Total

Miles Males Females Mates Ternates Mates Temaks

The Island of Hougthong 29. 14.

658 358 204.27 64152 21085 6810

621 166

352 112

52 36

3129

89 65

257

15

172 86

23

4

179 63

1135 279

1 True Copy/

612 243

72 31 71118

157

9

172 161

22 19

87 7395611103

111276 6913

вод 600 yo 600

2 15376 6985

40.517 15198

Holonial Secretary.

Kong

and of the Marriages Births and Deaths.

Allens and Population to the square

resident

Mrangers verstelded

299

Mile

1194, exclusive of Boat Population.

Persons employed in agriculture Manufacture Commerce

211 29239886

Births Marriag

2561

10

40

79

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23

20

34

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Deaths.

Curopeans Conclusive of Military)

69

18 6

1.411 Indians Malays & Mahomedaw

150

10

622

811

52

300 Goa Macae & Manila

263

25

#

26

of mixed blood

//

34

Chinese

10

2.0

160

63 349

210 102 532

6.

signea, & May

(Signed)

14. Reg. General

Off.

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No. VI.

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CENSUS OF HONGKONG, 30TH OF DECEMBER 1854.

TOTAL

TOTAL

POPULATION.

POPULATION.

No.

No.

TOTAL.

OF

OF

CHILDREN.

CHILDREN.

TOTAL,

REMARKS.

MALE.

FEMALE.

MALE. FEMALE.

HOUSES. BOATS.

MALE.

FEMALE.

MALE, FEMALE.

Europeans and Americans,

326

87

46

38

497

326

87

46

Portuguese, (Goa and Macao.)

323

218

153

68

80

519

Indians, Malays, and natives of Manila. Aliens, chiefly seamen and tempo- rary residents.

411

203

115

38

118

497

847

193

50

47

38

328

296

3

299

296

3

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299

Chinese in the employment of Europeans. Do. residing in the City of Victoria. Do. temporary residents & vagrants Do. emigrants awaiting passage to California and Australia. Chinese Boat Population in Victoria Harbor.

3,000

124

3,124

J

14,836

1,762

600

4,505

70

2,055

1,732

23,128

670

3)

19,036

4,701

2,055

1,732

27,524

600

602

Chinese Boat population other than Victoria.

2,776

856

Chinese residing in the Villages.

880

8,355 3,531

2,383 1,200 3,329 985

2,965 3,632

2,528 1,508 15,922

1,010 674 2,567

627 418 5,359 34,136 10,710 6,381 4,488 55,715

Children {

4,731

985

10,738 3,538

3,329 627

34,136 10,710 6,381 4,488

2,182

418

21,189

5,359

55,715

Total Chinese Population.

Males--33,103. Females-10,417. Males-- 6,220. Females- 4,332.

Total, 54,072.

82

C. MAY,

Officiating Registrar General,

+

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L

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Census of Hongtong estimated

Curopeans and Americans_

Portuguese Goa and Macao_

Surdians, Malays and Natives of Marcila)

aliens, chiefly

Learner and

temporary residents-

Chinese in the employment of Europeans.

Dr

De residing in the City of Victoria

-Dr temporary resident

4.

:dent's & vagrants

De Imigrants awaiting passage to California a and Australia-

Chinese Boat Population Victoria Harbour__

Chinese Boat Population other

than Victoria Harbour_

Chinese residing in the Villages-

Total no

Total

Wo

of

کریں

Houses Boots

on the 30th of June 1855-

Population

Populati

Children

Male. Terrnals

Total

Mate Iinate

35

Male Ternate.

children Total male Ternate

Remarks.

33692 418 11/

514

336 92 118 11

517

218 153

68 80

519

330

193 50 47 38

396

111 203 115118

8119

250 2

252

250

252

3,000 124

31241

30598

20,836 5505 2255 1932

1900

600 70

670

25,036 5699 2255 1,932 341,922

Total Chinese Population

600

600

Males 40.603

3,000 9855 4031 2,628 1608

18122

12,238 5231 3,638 2,282 23,399

856 2,383 1200 1,010 6711

5,244

880

3,329 985 627 418

5359

3,329 985 627 418 5,359

Ternates 11.925 Males 6.520 Children Journals 12,632 Females

Total 63.680

3,110 3,856 41,600 12,212 6,683 4791

65296

41,600 12212 6683 4791 65296

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(Signed)

True Copy,

Mohamm

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Officiating Registrar Emeral

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Severnment Offices,

Vielivia, Hunghong,

6th feely, 1855.

My Lord,

j

I have the hover to

Teport that the Contents of

Despatch N. 8 of 28% Apol

last.

aver

duly communicatei

te Mr. Interpreter Coldwell.

It is with much

Aegret that I have to

The Right Henerable.

Lord John Russell, M. 3?

Ac.

Jo

P.

Jo.

June 1855. estimated 30th

Xupliante. Census of Haghors

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37

ate to your

communicati

Your

ship the subsequent

:

Twignation by

Ford

that Officer

of the appointment he has

20

"

Service.

bing and efficiently held Her Majesty's

It appeared from

intervico witte Mr. Caldwell

that priet to his Fendering designation officially, he had made arrangements for entering on Trading pursuits from

which he could not release

himself,

20

that I had

alternative but to accept his Welinquishment of his situation

The

mrve arres

taken to

fill the vacancy will in due time be reported to Your Lordship.

I have the heuer tebe, With the highest bespect.

Your Perdships.

Most Obedient

Kinable Sirvant,

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As a knowledge of Clunase is indispensable

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Kietoun, Anykny,

to

Lord Shi Qursel.

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and Assistant Superintendent of

the offices of General Interpreter

Reporting A2 Caldwell's requation

Blice

W. Wid . I do not quite know who the si

I. Bowring

Junding

meaus

that the measures,

a loum tendus, or a plin fuccefior to Mr. Gid well will be " reported in due locie "." But ich die Nrdesworth has any

farson

in view

VIN

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of the Office

allo could

the auties

Appointment certainly

diskoval.

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is ₤400

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REC

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My Lord,

Victoria

Grrenument offices, Ketrin HongKong, 6th July, 1855.

I have the honor to enclose

Copy of letter from the Colonial Treasurer, enclosing Return of all

брас

charges of an unminal or special description not covered by the approved, or by Supplementary Ritimate for 1855.

The majority, it will be perceived have been reported aud-

The Right Honorable

Lord John Russell, M. P.,

tc.

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cauctioned; the remainder, of which

have already been reported, have not yet received the cauction

of

the Secretary of State, and for

these

I have the houn to colicit your

Lordship's approval and confirmation

I have the hown to be,

pays

With the highest recreet, Your Lordships, Most obedient Humble Servant,

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God 8562 Hong Kong

Entered

Sir Charles Trevelyan

MINUTE

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J. M.

20.101-6. July 1955

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I am dicited by Seriting

Sir William Molesworth to

Ats ? Transmit to you, for thes

Jam to add that File.

Informations of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury,

the copy of a despatits from thee Governa of Hong Kong together. with the copy of a letter. From the Colacial Treasurer, enclosing a

Retions of all charges of an

Molescroth has signified succisual or special

to the Governor this appesal

7 the expenditure incurrecte

ut y

for plusions, & rent

Schooroom azcounting

am

the whole to = 28.10. 10.

of

a

in

description not covered, by the approved, or by

the

Home Seepplementary

I have Estimate for 1885.

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the honor

I have to ackumulige

the receipt of Emer

4/10 101 of the the

des fald.

fr. July.

last Prausnitting.

Actures of all changes of

au sensual or Special discription not exvered by thie Approved at by the Supplementary Estimate Jor 1855.

I have to signify & fore

the

recy appeal of followring Items. for sheltering subsisting and bring sing. & H. Song two of the avrecked crown of the British Shifte

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Police Constable . £3.2.6

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the instruction of blinder gouths at Brunettes £2.10.0.

I have Lo

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41

Colorcial Treneury, Victoria, Hosoy,

d

July the 8th, 1855-

"I have the how to hand

you

incloued a Return of all charges of

an unusual or Special description, which are not covered by the cnmoved betimate for the current

my

year- incured during the quarter ended 31th March last,

With the crception of a few- items each being under £200,- all have either received the sanction of

In Honorable 10. T. Mercer, hest,

Colonial Secretary.

:

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Her Majesty's Government, a been

reported of

that

purpose. I have, Ac.,

(Signed) Pr. Piennecker,

Colonial Trensence.

42

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Mmmm 7

Colonial Secretary

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43

HONGKONG.

Return of all Charges of an UNUSUAL or SPECIAL DESCRIPTION, which are not covered by the

March 3125 from the 1st of January to the

of

1855.

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(Signed) P. Rienraccker,

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Miscellaneous

No 20

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to

8363 Hongkong.

RECEIVED

SEP 6 1855

and

44

Artcrument offices, Metoria,

ong Kong, 75 Aule, 1855.

I have the hown to forward Endchir

your Candles copies of applications

Tuo mcritorions Public Scrnuts,

fromm

JOLI

Lurhone object is to obtain Letter

Naturalization as Subjects of Am Majesty, and I shall k nécdingų happy if an facilities

can k

afforded to cuable them to cujoy priviledges they seek.

The Right Ammable

Lord John Russell, M. P.,

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A the ease of Mr Almada, he was suggested by the duti of Newcastic to be nominated to the office of Colonial Sicntary hat as in that Expacity he might have been called

even

upon

to cpcrcise

the Supreme functions of Corrnment (should the Govenia and Lieutenant Governor be absent a incapacitated) it was felt freigner the Custody of

that as a

the bland could not with propriety be committed to his charge.

As regard Mit Phenacchin

I desire to bear the most cushatic

■ testimony to the great value of his Services and to his untiring and

45

cheerful devotion to the public busines. Should the legislative Conncil be reconstructed on a wider bacis it is important that the Colonial Treasurer should

recupy a seat in virtue

of his office, which I imagine

The

be could not do were

only

an

act of local naturalization pasid

in his favour.

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

Your Lodhip's, Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

i

t.

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46

I reserve it, at I. Blackword's suggestion,

Letters off

om Consideration. If

for your

nativalisation are to be granted at

home, it might be worth while to

Ascertain that the expense will not

be something much larger

much larger than thes

heuttemen are likely to have anticipated.

771. 18 Sept.

Jee Naftannused

Ston 02

Governo Sir Whu Bouring.

75 July, 1855.

1102. 2 hielamus.

# Pusseli.

Precived

Piennecker and Mge thunde

Subunitting Applications from 108

for

Letter

of lturalization.

ou the recommendation . of the Gorceme Where with I apporteret, be no defficictly with the request

M Know

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ace

tive I

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As cheis se

very

urgent

And the general

question has

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Sir J. Downing

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Answered. 8. Jan 706-9

2176.

M.Menish Art 2/55

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Mr Ball

Sir W. Moleruots. 4b2t

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8563 H.K.

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47

I Lan back,

dest. of 12 712 July

Cast, Enclosing applicons

home two pallemen in He public service, W d'Almada e Carto

and M Reenacker, fr" letters of rahralization:

I should I very

Had to apist in any

way the wishes of Sellinen their strongly

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bot sure that I fully

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apprehend their prepore. If it is to home

zahnalized subjch of

feal Britain, with rights

available in all the

British dominion, can only be done by Art of Parliament. The

inferior rights of demoration

ал

panked bythe Crown.

on due application.

But for wither funfrie

in wild mushary и названу

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for these gentlemen to

Employ legal agents in

England, & Spa Hot

I klien bil 16th an

are

48

attended with doen Exfense.

1

On the other Land

if hey only wish to Enome nahualized suljati within Stony Kay, this

is not at present effets by letter f Lahuclization. But

the Legidature of the island for full fours

under the Jennel

Nahualization Act,

10 211 Vic. c.83, to

pant the same

privilyn by Ardinance,

including, if thought adorable, bal of

1

sitting in wither Council.

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In 836365.

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Copy-

Victoria, Aughtong,

Sir,

4th July, 1855-

I have the hour to request

that

you

will have the

goodness

to lay the following application

before His Sxcellency The Sorenin...

Understanding from Ais

birth as an

Excelleney that alien might

to

my

It be

an

obatneli

my promotion in Her Majesty's Service, I respectfully pray that His kreelleney will more The

The Honorable M. T. Mercer, Regt, Colonial Scoretary,

Ac.

Te.

3

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Right Hourable The Secretary of

Stite

fr

the Colonies to grant

me the requisite

Letter

Naturalization.

Ibey here to repent that

I took the baths of Allegiana to Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen, on the 31 December

1846, on my assumption of the

duties of

Clerk

of the rxccutive

and Legislative Councils of

Amy Kong..

• Torg also to observe that

I have had the honor to serve the Crown lince the 14t of January, 1887,- being a period of highteen and a half years

on

3

the 30th Imme, 1855. -

But independently of my long service, I trust the High tectiruruials on record favourable

advance, will prevail

to

!

my

with His Excellency to recommend the granting of

my present application.

I have, &c. to.

(Signed) L. d'Almada e Castrs,

Clerk of Councils, and

Chief click and Kieser Records in the Colonial Secretary's office.

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Colonial Secretary-

Dispatch N.102 17/855

Miclorure N. 1 in

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Victorio Henghing July the 7th 1855.

I have the honor to address

you on the following Subject:

Mtwa It

was my

intention as

=

es far

back

as 18.45 to have applied for Letters of

Naturalization

Ordinance Nr 10 was

possed by the Legislative Council of this Colony on the 12th October 18415, but bsno subsequently

subsequently disallowed by Her Majesty' = Governments, and as

Faizes. PREA!

be found

of such

as yet I have had "I is allowance opportunity of applying for this

'

Alt - Privilego, believing that in the absence

The Honorable

W. T. Mercer Eyr,

Colonial Secretary

:

;

From 178C Hinada,

aislying

for Letters of Naturalization. 45 July, 1958-

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of any

Colonial enactment on the subject,

the privilege could only

:

be obtained in

ingdown under

under Act 7 + 8

the United Kingdom

Victoria Chap. 66 which does not extend

to the Colonies -

I should therefore feel much

obliged if your

could informs

me how

Savic to proceed to attain my object = His Excellency the Governor

may perhaps, if you will have the

oodness to submit this letter to him,

goodnes

be able to assist me, either by

Souvre

practical measure, advice, or representation to the Home Government .

My reasons for wishing

to

The

obtain Letters of Naturalization are, respect for the Sovereign of the Realms, and the love for the free institutions Great Britain, with which I have had

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the good fortune to matie myself

acquainted

inted whilst serving under the Crown, in this Colony for more than

10 years.

Imay

I may perhaps mention that I am a born subject of the Dutresom of Save Meiningen -

(Signed)

I have re

де

A. Rienenter,

Colonial Treasurer

(True Copy)

of Hong Kong

imrnt

Colonial Secretary

Despatch P. 102 of 1855.

Inclosure P2 in

12/03.

Military-

to Nar

tfor

24

Ansivered & tt Dec. 1046-

Copy

8364 Honghong

RECEIVED

SER 6 1855

My Lord,

53

Govemment offices, Mietoin

Arug Kong, 7th July, 1955.

I have the hown to

accompany a despatel addreund

to your Lordship by the Lieutenant this Color requesting that

tlun

The mai

17

may be appointed to the Command of this Garrison.

I have not only is objection

to this arrangement, but shoul be personally gratified if effect can

The Right Honorable

Lord John Russell, MM. D.,

1

74 July, 1858-

for Letters of Naturalization. From M: Pienacekar, asalymn.

to

de

Xc.

L

& given to the wiches

Caine who is,

I havve

Colonel

have crery naim

to believe, not only strongly attached

the

; t. - but perfectiv coquizant of

duties of the Military

of the Military profession,

Lieutenant boveme Спешить

as every

has hitherts enjoyed the pritin of Military Commandant I trust your Cordship will deem the present application ucitta intrusive un unreasonable and, should it be within your Cordship's proper

to

recommend

ephere of influence the appointment. I woulih venture to hope for your inships

Kind Assistance

54

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

Your Lurchins,

Most Obedient Humble Servant Shu Barial

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7th July,

1855-

Los Bohit Russell-

Governo Sir bhu Boring

/ Grelome -

A 103-

Jaccivid

Licut: Gororum, requesting

Submitting Despatch from

that

the

he may be appointed Commenden =

the

Garrison .

Lient Coll Ca

In Ineriva

position

ao

you

elsember 20

has become

Anomala

O daresay

hal-you

that

And

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would be prepared to recommend

Anything which would put him

o a more

regular footing. You will

of his letter, his

Ree at page q

f accomnt

^

B

ttie

premiary effect of his projed, if it should be accepted. Although be

world himself be a

inself be a considerable

Janier in point of uncare, the publie would save £1100 in the Military

department and £250 in the Avil

Department: Wether there shared hom

JFL 3000.

ataberent four bis (int kalay, if

taken Effect, would be

for consideration.

7. Fl. 3ort-

No Ball

You are

th

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gustin.

Jelly andre the

anonalou Lorition of (6). Grine albertor to

by do Ellist, & can explain to Sir W. Mellerwork

Millensch concisely

the facts if he desire it more concise

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Ban

a minut can do. Qis present puntoral would offet < very considual

saving to the public; and I do not

know that his own gain Hereby, amounting

h

/ # 550 per annum,

reed

hautailer.

done of Roth

althast this might k dom

Expedient.

But the question for

Under & State & the Was &partment

with mainlyh, What are the duties

the military formandout at

But at 17. Kong.

Is he expected to his nabriss to Shi active part in Quections, if sudden

?

Exigency

should wise on the with of China a of the piratical Achipelago?

In if 10, I dont Col. (ainer fibres,

without in the least disharaziy

phe of

the services undued bein

on carlier times. I think in

fourmetty this to the War Dept Sir W. M.

might say But on colonial

pounds

he has no reason to test to the

fusfoul, hot that the question atte

fibmct of Cole Caines for the post he

sechs munth for to Ramores deision.

Hm 04.

fur Blackwood - Adraft letter

in the terms above indicated

may be prepared for sin 2. Molesworth's approval but I think it sh be addraped

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to Lord Hardinge

to fight see, but that is a point

in die puter, which

proper

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to avragent.

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to tracionit to

you for the consideran of Lords Pannuare

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the hopy of

Despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong endirsing

....

closing one

from Llestone Caine requesting

to tee

Commet

appointed Com of the Gancion of that Colony

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receipt of your destit 4108 of the 7 of Jels encloving from the Leinbi: God

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to to be

apporation to the Command of the Gameson at thes

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Having refered Lecut : Colonel Caines application

to the Secretary of State You the Wien Depermint, his Lernship has approjet me

thish, having Communicated with the Feild Marchel. Commanding in Chrif

considers on the subject, he consclus it to be inexpediich that

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which the Senior Officer of

the Troops at How Ploug

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bisher disturbed.

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Victoria, Arugtong

45

4th July, 1855-

I have the houn to rent

that in compliance with the Instructions containedd in desratch

Join

197 of the 28th Arril last from the Colonial office, His Excellency Sir Bowring assumed the administration of this Government, which by virtue of Me Under Secretary Peli letter of the 15th February 1854

The Right Arunable

Lord John Russell, M.P.,

Der Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,

Ac.

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had been intrusted to

was administered

and

my care,

Y

n the

by me from

1434 arril 1954 to the 243 17 June

Last.

Amil

As the despatch of 205 April

list above alluded to dircets "that

"the Regulations which were in force "previously to your appointment, "with which Glonel Caine is familiar, shall be reverted to _ I am induced

to trouble

"

Lordship with the your recompanying inclosures submitted ofor perusal, in the hope that, through your Lordship's kind offices I may be appointed Commandant

this barrison; when the Regulations may be literally

previous

"

60

reverted to", all the former Lieutenant Governs of Strughing

having been in Command of the

Garrison.

of through your Latchip's instrumentality this boon be granted, the mortification of my present

position will be personally relieved, and I shall be your

Lordship's

مه

grateful debtor.

I have the hour to be My Lord, Bora Lordships

Most bedient. Aumble Lervants,

Maine lient: Governo.

P. I. I would pray attention to

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Paragraph 2 of Sir George Bonham's Despatch "Separate" of the 29th October 1800, to the addrese of The Rail brey.

Mo

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Vretonia, Hong Hong 61

15th February 1855.

1 When recal (.0

Sir

2 We tramited to Glare Lusin dy

what terms

of

to the fans lined by tiresand

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•Having addressed the enclosed Communication to the Military Secretary

.

Horse Guards I have thought it right to forward it through yourself, in order that.

you may be made aware of the nature of my application

-

I have alluded to the allowance

for House Rent Kindly granted me and shown that it would be relinquished on

the adoption of my suggestion.

I take the liberty of asking .

To the Secretary of State for the Colonies

your

your favor and assistance in pecom --

mending

the measure I have proposed.

h 8364

Victoria, Hong Kong

12th February 1835

62

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:

I have the honor to be

Ser

Joe avort Pleed Janet

Mami

I am constrained and must

apologize for the liberty to intrude upon His Lordship's the Commander in Chief's valuable time for the purpose of bringing to his Lordship' s notice a matter

of personal moment to myself,

If His Lordship will have the kindness to bear with me, and peruse this letter to its conclusion my object will be made apparent, which it may not be at my

commencement inasmuck

To The Military Secretary

Horse Guards.

As

Clo

for the sake of perspicuity I commence

this address with a statement of my

past services and present position.

I have been now 42

rs in

42 years

the service of the Crown the whole of

which

long period I have passed,

in

Foreign Service in Indian

- interruptedly on Foreign

and China.

My Military Services are well

known at the Horse Guards and for ready information on this head I may be allowed to refer to my

Memorial of June 1846, addressed to the then Military Secretary to. His Grace the Commander

Chief

:

in

I was engaged with the enemy

in the Nepaul War of 1814 and 1815 the Mahratta War of 1817 and 1818 and

the

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the Investment and Capture of Bhurr-

pore, in 1826 where I was slightly wound ed and had the honor of being partion -

Carly mentioned in Ser Thomas Reynell's Despatch to the Commander in thief Lord Combermere.

On the breaking out of the Chinese War, I was nominated without

solicitation of mine by Sir Jasper Ni - colls to the Head of the Staff, of the Chinese Corepedition as Deputy Adjutant General

an

appointment which was intimated

to me in March 1840 by Colonel John was then Military Secretary

Luard who

to Sir Jaspar and is still alive, to speak

to this fact

Unfortunately the Officers named to fill the Offices of Deputyz

Quarter

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Quarter Master General, Deputy Say- master General and Deputy Commisioner General, were Majors, whereas I was only a Captain, though at that tome of 18 years Standing,

and when these appointments

E

were submitted to the Council in Calcutta the misfortune of my inferior rank opera- led against my confirmation to the post and I was then offered the Deputy Judge Advocateship which I respectfully dech =

.

dedi

ned in consequence of its being expected

that the brevet of 1841 would have been

granted in 1840, in which case

being

on

the staff of Major General Oglander I would have been his Military Secretary.

But the delay of the Brevet and

the death of Major General Oglander ted

lo

my joining my company

in the 26th

ent with which I was present at

Regiment)

the

7

6

1840.

64

Juliz

the taking of Chusan on the 5th

There I filled the post of British Commissioner and Chief Magishate

-untit the delivery of the Island to the Chinese in February following .

In May 1841 I was appointed Chief Magistate of Hong Kong and when the Cameronians were engaged in opera

tions

against Canton under Lord then Sir Hugh / Gough I solicited ten days

leave of absence from my civil duties here in order that I might join my Regiment

on Service

This faver howeve:

ver was denied

me by Hee Majesty's Plenipotenhary as shown in the enclosure herewith trans -

Cen

mited

After the Chinese War when honor and promotions were, most pro-

varded to many

perly awarded to

many

I had not the

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the good fortune to be thus noticed.

I made no application for them but I

no doubt that, had I not been

have po

forbidden to join my Regiment before Canton I might have been a Lieutenant Colonel of 1843, instead of 1851 as well as raised like several of my Juniors to the dignity of a Companion of the Bath.

I trust then I may be allowed to

as for the good of

assume, that if it was for the

Her Majesty's Service generally I was detained in Hong Hong by Her Majesty's Slenipotentiary; it was a direct hardship

as

I feel it to have been a mortification.

that I was excluded from promotion and honors, which I was not permitted

the opportunity of winning

in common

with

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with my fortinate comrades to whom China was their maiden field.

Itake the liberty of enclosing

Extract of Despatch from Sir Henry

Pottinger to His Grace the Duke of Wellington, in which as Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Governor of Hong

Hong. Sir Henry bore testimony to

my usefulness to this Colony in its

most troublous times.

And here Sir I would,

la

nestly call Lord Hardinge's attention to

my

testimonials and the details of my services already

Guards,

as an

on record at the House

- inspection of them by His

Lordship is of the utmost importance le

me at the present moment .

I think it right also to note

that

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that in April 1847

on the withdrawal

the

of the main body of the Troops for Expedition up the lanton River I was appointed by General D'Aquilar to the Commandantship of this Garrison post which I held till his return a

few days after.

a

And now Sir I come to the

object of this application.

F

I am at present filling

the high appointment of Lieutenant Governor of this Colony, and while many useful

changes are being made to accelerate the

promotion and better the condition of the

Officers of the Army. I beg with all respect to point out that an

opportunity will soon occur for adopting the following suggestion which with all deference I

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submit, as it will not only advance

interests but will I hope benefit the

public service .

RECOME

66

my

Colonel Griffen the present.

Commandant of this Garrison expects

his relief in June next and as his suc-

cessor I

to the consideration

I offer myself, to

of Lord Hardinge. My proposition

is, that I be made a Colonel on the

Staff with pay of a Lieutenant Golence, and a Colonial or Staff allowance

both amounting to £700 with quarters.

A

This

arrangement would be

£1100

saving of £ 1100 in the Military Exe -

penditure as the present Commandant receives above £1800, and a

1250

further

saving of £ 250, in the leevil or Colonial Department, this latter being

now

allowed

Submit

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67

£

allowed me by

the Secretary of State for

0.

the Colonies as House rent an item, ren -

dered, unnecessary by assigning me the

Commandants Quarters.

I am quite

-aware of the pecu

· Cear nature of the favor I am now asking › but I carnestly hope that my long and

faithful services to the Crown may induce

: His Lordship to give my suggestions his consideration, and I feel convinced that it will be found to answer well for public service while it will place me

the

in a position in which I shall make it

my pride to exert my best energy and ability

Shuve the Loner they

}

P. S. I have thought it right &

in con:

sideration of my position as Lieutenant Governor of this Colony to transmit this letter through the Colonial Office so that

it may be submitted to the previous perusal of the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the leolences

.

hi

Jen

mat Pescherich

Bunable Summut

Maine desford

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3

70131

Louisa, off Canton

May 22nd 1841.

Si

days

With reference to

your note

of the 19th Instant just received, wherein _ you request that you may be granted ten leave of absence to rejoin your Corps during the present operations against__ -Canton, I am directed by the Chief Superintendant to inform you that he

regrets he

" cannot deem it right to accede to your request. The duties of your Office ate

Captain Caine

Chief Magistrate

Phong Đảng

Đang trong

68

8364

69

Hong Hong will not permit you to leave..

that place when no other Officer of the Government is on the spot, and the lekief, Superintendant is well assured

you must

feel with him that while in the Office

you, now hold, it, nec

hold, it necessarily becomes your duty to forge / however painfully the

privilege of being with,

in

your Corps e

any Military operations in which it may

be engaged.

I have, &c.

+

[ signed ) S. Rob Morrison.

True copy

(

49 Albermarle Street

26th October, 1844.

My Lord.

}

I trust that Field Marshal, the Duke of Willington, Commanding in Chief, &, 40, will pardon me for intruding my respectful and earnest recommendation in favor of Brevet Major, Caine of H. Mis 26th Boot, whose application to obtain an unattached Majority is, I believe, at this moment, under His Graces consideration It is I feel totally unnecessary for

в

trespass

on

Lieutenant General

Heis

me t

Grace's

Grace's attenti

attention with any

The Lord Getzroy Somerset, H. C.B.

Yc.,

Jc.

details

F

-

details of Major Caine's long Military Services, as I know that those details

have been forwarded to your Lordship - by Major General D'Aquilar Command

ing Her M's Land Forces in China but- I may perhaps be permitted to bear the strongest testimony to the unceasing zeal and laborious exertions combined with

great judgement, and the most praise - worthy temper and forbearance, with _–_ which Major Maine discharged the arduous and important duties of Chief Magistrate of Hong Hong, from the moment that Colony was taken possession of by my Predecessor in May 1841, titt the day- I quitted it in June 1844.

Those duties though shielly - under the Civil Department were

coming under

in

3

70

in many instances purely such as would have been required from a Milin

tary Commander and I do not hesitate

to record my opinion, that up to the conclusion of the war, the safety and well being of H. M's Subjects who had located themselves on the island, were

mainly owing

to Major Caine's indvi-

dual efforts and example:

I am sure I need not say

more to induce His Grace the Duke of, Wellington to look as favourably as may be consistent with the rules of the service

on

Major Caine's claims, I will there- fore only add this recommendation in favor of that Officer springs from the purest public motives, and

1 from the sense I must ever cherish of the assistance

:

!

I derived from him in the complicated

and difficult position in which I

was

placed in China.

I have Je

A True copy

(signed) Henry Pottinger

(signed) Harry Pottinges

Raine

455 70 A

In 8344

Eskact from General Orders by the Honble

Major General D'Aquilav, C.B. Command.

ing the Troops in China

April 2nd, 1847.

With the concurrence of His Excellency Sir John Francis Davis, Bart, &c., The Major General Commanding gladly avails himself of the Servioes of the Honble Major Caine, and appoints him Commandant of the Garrison of Hong Hong during the absence of the Major General and the Main Body of the Groops on Service at Canton.

By Order,

(Signed) J. Bruce, Captain

Assistant Adj General .

True Extract.

(signed) J. Clark Hennedy, Captain

Officiating Assistant Adj. General

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M 8364

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No 687

As Adj & General's Office.

Victona, Hong Kong, 3rd May, 1847.

Sir

you

I have the honor to acquaint

that the Major General Commanding has had much pleasure in forwarding your Military Report of the 9th Ultime to His Grace the fommander in Chief and that in so doing, he did not fail to express his acknowledgements of the Services rendered by you whilst in temporary command of this Garrison during the recent operations

at Canton,

The Honorable

Major Caine,

I have, &c.,

(signed) S. Bruce, Captain

Ass. Adj + General.

Colonial Secretary

Victoria .

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Tiparcial.

Love 8344.

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8365 HongKong

7.

0.0 SER 6 1855

72

7 Government Offices.

Victivia, Hongkong, 9th July,

My Lord,

To try for info 14 Pupils 48-

Aus.

aus. /ob. No 92

936767

my

1855.

Shave the honor to

- forward letter with enclosures

the Colonial Treasurer,

From the

fin

theat the summ

showing that the

e

sume of

of

£1208.10.7 Amant

unclaimed Balances

Intestate Estates, has been

extater, the of

The Right Conerable

Lord John Russell, M.B.

Je.

Jo.

Je.1.

paid into the Commissariat

Chest to the Credit of the

Serds Commissieurs

of

the

av

Treasury. as directed by Ordinance N. 5 of 1855, the subject of which I have

alvendy addressed your Lordship

$3

iin

Despatch

8.83 of 189 June

The Receipt of the

Commissarial officers

sent herewithe

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enclosure

to the Treasurer's letter.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect.

Your

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Humble servent,

Bhuban

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Mr. Mist

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MREPLICE

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1855

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Six WEolesworth 12

M.M.

10:

No 184-9. July

14 Sept 153-

I am directed by

74

aps. Secretary Sir Williams

Molesworth to transmit

$5 fo... for the information the Lords Commcisions

of

"If the Treasury the

Copy of a despatele from

the Governor of Song

July/156

6769

Ansund 26 July 156 Rong Together with the

copy of a letter from the

Colonial Treaturer

enclosing a statement of the exclaimer . Balances of Estates of Persons who have died

intestate within the

Colony anterion to the

}

1st July 1949 and further

Alating

that the sense

of £ 1268.19. the Amount of the Balances had

been paid into Pho Commissariat Chest & the Credit of the Lords Commissioners of the Treatury.

Thave L

No. 105.

Financial.

Copy to Try for infer 14. Paph /sr-

Noska

8300 Jingkong

.C.0. SER 6 1855

Government office,

75

Victoria, Honghing,

16

My Level,

July,

1855.

I have the honor to

30435 forward the Cisternury

Quarterly Detavus, euxtend in letter from

Treasurer.

thie Colonial

The very satisfactory

state of the finances of the

The Right Husserable

Lord John Russell, M. B.

Je,

Jo

:

Colony, as shown

w

these

documents, renders it

essary

to draw the

༠ ་ ་ ་ ད ང་ ༅ ་ ་ ་ ༧། Parliamentary Grant of

$3800, voted

voted for

for 1855/56.

I have the honor liber

*......................

With the highest respect, Your Fordship'e,

Most Obedient Hemble servant,

Fronsung

Iv. Blackwood

it

2. FS 7 Sept

Shu Bonom

X.

Gor 8366 dong Kong

Entered.

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1968

Bidwell 10

Mr. Batt

SirHolesworth (2

W.M.

جهره

105. G2 July

1866-

No 105

14h Sefel /55-

I am directed by

Suretary Sir Willian

76

Molesworths to tracesmiet. Is for for the information of the Lords Commissionar of the Treasury the copy of a dispatele from the Governor of Houghong, Transmitting the usual Zuarterly, Returns for the quarter ended. the So June 1855.

It has been

very

Satisfactory to For

W Molesworth to learn,

that, owing to the Progressive Itate of the

1

¦

7

Colony, it will be.

&o draw

Emvernepary the Parliamentary Grant of £3800 voted

For the year 1855/56.

Thave.

✓ Copy-

28.

The

Sir

Colonial Treasury

Houghing,

Victoria,

7th July, 1855-

"I have the hour to hand you

enclosed for the information of Ais Excellency The Goodno

my

77

Account

for the quarter ended 30% June last, shewing a Cash Balance 17 ₤17722.17/2 semaining in the Colonial Chests it the close of that day, the cristence of which has been certified as per enclosed Report of the Board of Survey

Hounable

M. T. Mercer, heye,

Colonial Secretary-

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78

report

перевлите

appointed by the decellency._

As I will have to b fully on the subject of the Revenue and

Expenditure

the Local

as

2177L

as the hatimates for 1856 now unde preporation shall be submitted to

His mecellency, I repain at present from making any further remarks on this quarterly Account

That at no previous period the Colony has been in such n # prosperous state as it is at present, will best be seen on reference to the enclosed Return of the Revenue In the last half year..

The Revenue collected during the first Six months of this year

ļ

і

amounts to ₤ 19.954+ 14.9/4, and

is the Police Rates would or could

be collected as prescribed by Adinance, viz: at the commencement

of cach quarter, it would have bren £20,500 Sterling, or only from £3,000 to 4000 live than the Revenue

less

of each of the five years from 1849

to 1853 inclusive.-

Current

As the Revenue of the

an will be £12,000 in

день

the retinate, His necellency

excels of the

The Govern

пить лин

may perhaps deem it consider it under there

if Circumstances he will wuthoring

his duty to consider if

the drawing of the ₤3800 rotch by the Imperial Parliament

for

t

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the Service of this Colony on account

1855/56.

of the year

I have with great care prepared for His Excellencys information

the enclosed Statement, to shew under what heads the Revenue

has increared, and have particulary

avoided to calculate on any doubtful income.

I have, He..

(Liquid) P. Pienaceker,

R.

Colonial Treasurer.

True Copy) Menur

Colonial Secretary-

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:

79

80

HONGKONG.

account of Robert Ricnaceker

of the Colonial GOVERNMENT, HER MAJESTY'S SUPERINTENDENCY OF TRADE, and Consulates,

One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five

Quarter

from the 1st of

fril to the 50F of June 1855.

COLONIAL TREASURER OF HONGKONG, in respect to all MONIES received and paid, on account

IN CHINA, during the period from the First day of

April

to the Thirti

day of

Balance brought forward on the First of April 1855.

17.527 18.117/2

!

LAND SALES,

LAND REVENUE,

+

RECEIPTS.

+

ESTABLISHMENTS,

SALARIES.

FIXED ESTABLISHMENT.

PROVISIONAL

ALLOWANCES.

OFFICE CONTINGENCIES,

AND

TEMPORARY.

5749 + 3, 234 244 m 14m 15

PENSIONS, RETIRED ALLOWANCES, & GRATUITIES, REVENUE SERVICES, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS,

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, Ditto,

+

A

L

¦

4148.2.

3,142-19-92

222 4 6

16 8

5 14

RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS,

AUCTION DUTIES,

...

LICENSES,

TAXES,

POSTAGES,

+

FINES, FORFEITURES, AND FEES OF COURTS,

FEES OF OFFICE,

SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY,

---

REIMBURSEMENT IN AID OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY

GOVERNMENT,

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,

INTEREST,

SPECIAL RECEIPTS,

-

TOTAL COLONIAL REVENUE,

PARLIAMENTARY GRANT ON ACCOUNT OF THE COLONY,

Do.

Do. FOR CONSULAR SERVICES,

ADVANCES RECOVERED,

DEPOSITS AVAILABLE,

Do.

NOT AVAILABLE,

+

+

Cmcular Services

1 Robert Ricure her

Thirtieth

to the airtied

70404 32

89810

ECCLESIASTICAL,

CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES,

Ditto,

403 8391

EDUCATION, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS,

HOSPITALS,

Ditto,

POLICE AND GAOLS, Ditto,

RENT,

TRANSPORT, ...

52 18: 8

CONVEYANCE OF MAILS,

WORKS AND BUILDINGS,

332 7

ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES, MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,

+

+

INTEREST,

7,353 2 74

LAND AND HOUSES PURCHASED, SPECIAL EXPENSES,

++

5000

TOTAL COLONIAL EXPENDITURE,

SUPERINTENDENT OF TRADE,

CONSULAR SERVICES,

.

J

ADVANCES,

828 15.98 288 201

181:1 92 £30974.192

DEPOSITS AVAILABLE, DEPOSITS NOT AVAILABLE,

BALANCE ON HAND ON THE

DAY OF

July

1855

do solemnly and sincerely declare, that the foregoing is a day of Au 1855, both days inclusive; and I

of

April

Declared and subscribed before me, this the

day of

July

1855.

Signed) Pros: N. Watkins, S. S.

+

2,000

10.10 34 13

514 / 5 037 10

11 8 11

1292 171

;

83047 82

4,248 18 6 1119

254 7 10 113 4 1

1770917 32 £30974 192

true and correct statement of my Account as COLONIAL TREASURER OF HONGKONG, from the First day make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true and correct.

Глис (True Copy)

Colonial Secretary-

P. Renaceker (Signed)

Дир

Inclosure No 2 in desp

No 105 of

1855.

Duplicate

HONGKONG.

for the Martin from the

Account of the Colonial Treasurer,

3076

1st of

Ame

April

to the

of Anu 1855′′,

BALANCE, £ /77224/740/2

}

*

Proceedings of a Board of Survey, held at the COLONIAL TREASURY OF HONGKONG, this the pursuant to the Order of His Excellency THE Governor.

Members,

The Honorable M. J. Mercer Esquires Robert Fiendemen Déguis

Power.

mer.

& eq

дли

?

Second day of

July

1855,

The Board having examined the exact Coins existing in the Colonial Treasury this day, found the same to be as follows, ciz :-

81

RUPEES.

CHINESE COPPER

CASH,

DOLLARS.

STERLING COINS.

TOTAL

IN

IN THE STRONG VAULT,

IN THE TREASURER'S CHEST,

Amounting in all to

the

TOTAL,

*

+

TTI

*

£

3404% 1560 25,470 88 7886 13 54 13,505 9.

1997

16.5779.

d.

31

34 338 11 0% 9.2.1) 7. SA

5901% 1560 92.250 92 8.925 5.0 17722 17 02

Seventeen Shie

Seventeen thrusand sevenhundred twenty two Pounds perentor

VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

Jelind day of

Zuly

Jay.

Bobet beving a Seeking.

18.5 6.

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Retives of the Revenue of the Cotony of Hongtrong, during the half year from 1 January

Land Revenue

to 30th June 1855.

Rents exclusive of Lands Licenses

Tare: Police assessment-

Fines, Forfeitures

Tees of offices_

and Tees of Courts

Sale of "Government Property.

Reimbursements in aid

Miscellaneous Receipts

of Expenses incurred by

Government

L.

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10,361 694 1,236 18. 3077123 15044 13 6%1⁄2 7271331/2 2,327 13 11/2 140126

3 1/2

162

410.4.15) 10

12

Total £ 1995 41 111.9%

Special Receipts

Remarks.

The Revenue for the same period in 1851. was.

__

10,607 5/11/2

Increase in 1855 L 9,347 95%

ان ها

in the

#

The Revenue of the Colony has been wif

ycar

:car 18415-

18416.

#

1847

1848

*

1849-

1850

#

&

1851

#

*

1852

##

1853

*

1854

#

22,2112

27,090. 7.10/4 -31,190. 2.7% -25,091.19.11%1⁄2 23,617 3.3 23,526. 16. 117 .23,721 7.6%

21,331 1.84

24,700. 6.31⁄2

#

27,045. 3.5/4

6 year

The Opium Farve existed in 1843:1846 and part of the

"August) a great"=

1867 / to 12th August) a

a great amount of Arrears of t Land Rents were recovered in 1847. as also a large sum of Tres paid to the Sheriff ro which accounts for the large Revenue during that year! .

Colonial Treasurer.

1 Signed, R. Prenaecher

1 True Copy)

Molenou

Colonial Secretary

!

Hounghong

the year

Return shewing the estimatio Revenue

83

for

sire

1855. - the Revenue received during the first six months of

• received during the remaining Mouths of the year.

1855,- and the Revenue to be received de

Land Revenue

Licenses.

Taves

Revenue

Origival received to estimate for the 30th June the other haff Estimate

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£.

11550

2340

1000

3000

#

and

675 1,500

Rents exclusive of Lands.

Tines Forfeitures

Ties of Courts

Sale of

Tees of Hoot. Property offices

Reimbursement's in did of

Miscellaneous Receipts -

Cxpenses incurred

1855-

Year

مجھے

میے سے

Total

for

1855

|10,361 | 69% 7,138 13 2% 17,500. 1236181,363 184 2600 3,077 123 2922 19

6,000

1,50 4 13 641⁄2 2,495 6 541⁄2 4,000

• 727 13 312 672 68% 1400 2,327 13 112 11172 6 101 3,800

996

162 311⁄2 10y 16 10/2

G

#

#

150

2

240

1410 126

110

Special Receipts --

25

*

*

4011 15 10

93112

500

1226

12

19.

23

Totals

211200

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Victoria, Hongkong, 7th July 1855

19.954 14 92 16,290 52% 36,2115.

(Signea, R. Prenaecher,

Colonial Treasurer.

1

True Copy,

urur

Mennour

Colonial Secretary.

1

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:

Scheante y. Dispateke

9140 Ang Kong

of. Despatches transmitted by the

Governor of Roughing to the Secretary of State for the

via

84

Colonies by the Mail Aearner Singapore, vrâ Buthampton,

NO

Date

of

Desp. Desp

11855.

the 1010 August 18

Pubject of Despatch

Duplicates.

8 3 18 June Transmitting Copy of Ordinance Nr. 5 of 1855; respecting

8.11.

$ 85.

V 86

py

#

disposal of unclaimed Balances of Intestate Estates.

By the Lrent Governor, Reporting appointivento

Mr.

James Rott

correspondence.

as oversAUN

ori

of Works, and the subject=

e

enclosing

to measure.

Respecting Captain Wathies inability to

Vessels, and

reporting

thereon.

Respecting necessity of establishing a corps of chines. Interpreters in the Colony

Reporting Transportation of 11 Chivese convict to Perrang

on the 16th June.

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of

Incl

3.

you

3

!

No Date

of

Tesp Desp

of

Subject of Despatch

88 June 19th Replying to Despatch Nr 2 of 30th March, and remitting

9

92

9.

Balance of proceeds of the sale of the Emigrants clothing left in charge of Mr. W. Scott, by Mr. White.

Kansmitting Quarterly Returns for the quarter ending

#

#

31st March; 1855

#

#

20th luclosing Reports by the surveyor General, of Land

sales held in May, 1855.

}

No

of

Sucl.

21th (By the Governor, Suggesting that a Colonial Quant for providing Interpreters in the Colony be substituted for the Parliamentary vote of £250, hitherto paid to St. Paul's College at Hongkong.

29rd By the Lient Governor, Reporting appointinent "Ho. Aloy as Teacher of English in the Chinese school at Victoria !

of

"as

25th By the Governor, acknowledging receipt of Despatches to Nr. 8 of 28th april from Sir George Grey, and Despatch wis of 2nd May, from this Lordship.

А

1

nove

now

No Date

of

off

Desp. Desp.

Bxbject of Despatch

9.41 June 26th Transmitting Lieut Governor's Despatch 12.69 of 185 May, and reporting as to the proposed ordinance relating

to Prostitution

95 July 2nd Reporting publication of the rules for the wamination

of bandidates for the Indian Civil service, and,

replying to Despatch Nr 8 of 20 th april as to the acquisition of the Chines language by the Civil officers of Houghong

96

99

98

99

#

#

پاگ

Reporting that a Contract has been entered into with WW : Shortride for the Conduct of the Government Gajecte and the Government Printing

5th Reknowledging Sir George Grey Despatch 12 % of 28"=" april, directing change in the mode of administering the Government of the Colony

Regarding the Istimates of the Colony for 1856, and the favorable state of its finances

6th Transmitting Report and

at and statistres showing the progressing

prosperity of the Colony, and its Population

1

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No

of

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of

Date

of

of

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Desp Despr

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Subject of Despatch...

REC

OCT

Originals 1855

106 26th July Replying to seesp . Nr. 10 of 31°t May, as to the publication

of the Treaty with Japan.

107 30th. Su reply to Sesp. Nr. 3 of 18th, hay, stating that there

is no objection to the appointinent of MRN. Duns as Swedish Consul at Houghong

108

Q

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109

الحلم العمر

Acknowledging circular of 1/10th May, and stating that the Parliamentary Grant inaid, not be required

sant inaid for 1855/56 will

Acknowledging Circular of 24th May, enclosing copies

14

of the Imperial act and 15 Vict. Cap. 99 to amend the law of Evidence.

and

110 August 2. Acknowledging Despatch Nog of 25th May.

serggesting reconstruction of the Councils of the Colony

#

Replying to Despatch No. 7 of 21st Mayas to transmision home by Colonel Esine of Colonial ordinance

Nir of 1855

no

86

of

Sel.

nove me

none

nove

N of

Date

Desp Desp

Subject of Despatch

100 July 6th Reporting Mr Caldwell's resignation of the offices of General

Interpreters and assistant superintendent of Police

101

+

Transmitting letter from the Colonial Treasurer, enclosing Quarterly Return of special Disbursements for the quarter ending 31th March, 1855.

1855

Submitting applications from Mr Ricnancher and Mr.

102

P'Almada for

Letter of Naturalization

103

104

·

Submitting Despatch from the Lucit. Sovernor, requesting that he may be appointed Commandant of the Garrison

'I'

19.0, being amount,

amount of unclaimed

3

105

A

9th Permitting the sum of +1208-19-0, being,

Belances of Intestate Estates

Hausmitting Colonial Treasurer's letter and accounts for

#

the quarter ending 30th June, 1855.

Originals

i

+

L

:

87

No

Date

of

of Dusp Desp.

No

of

Sicl

120

Subject of Despatch

10 August 7. Reporting appointment of Mr. Grand Pre to the

offices of General Interpreter and assistant r superintendent of Police

121

#

#

Reporting

122

123.

194

2

125

sale of Crown lands

of. Juel

Move

on the ft July and 15 moth. 2

8th Relative to the appropriation of the Balances in the Colonial Treasury, and the proposed Estimates of Reverse and lopenditure for the

year

1856

luclosing Quarterly Return of special Disbursements for the quarter ending 30th June, 1855.

Relative to Fres taken by

Government officers

Transmitting Schedule of Despatches addressed to the Secretary

" state, during the half year ending 30th June 1655

Date

of

L'espeop

Subject of Despatch

therese

112 August 8o Reporting execution of the Chinese see astung on the 187 July

113 Reporting arrival of the Rev. J. J. Irevin, Colonial Chaplain

115

#

寿

#

#

#

to

Reporting arrival of Mr. ID. Selby, Chief Clark in the Colonial Treasury

Acknowledging receipt of His Lordship's despatches to

N = 12 of you June, and various,

Circulars

Ransmitting Lists of Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, for the half year ending 30th June, 1855

Transmitting Copies of Minutes of the Executive

and Legislative Councils of Houghong for the half year ending 30th June, 1855.

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GAZETTE.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 4TH AUGUST, 1855.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. I. No 5.

The Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1853, was terminated on the 30th ultimo; and notice is hereby given, that a NEW SERIES of this Gazette will be published hereafter, to commence from the 7th instant, under a New Contract, and that

"THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE"

will, as before, be the only Official Organ for PROCLAMATIONS, NOTIFICATIONS, and PUBLIC PAPERS, of this Government.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d July, 1855.

No. 15.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Diplomatic Department.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

THOMAS FRANCIS WADE, Esquire, having been appoint- His Excellency The Governor and Commander-in-Chief ed to act as Chinese Secretary in this Department, pend-has directed the publication for general information of the ing reference to Her Majesty's Government; His Excel- following Notice extracted from the London Gazette of 11th lency Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary has been pleased to May 1855. Certificates of Registry in the form determined appoint Mr MARTIN CROFTON MORRISON, Interpreter in by Her Majesty's Government will be exchanged for exist- the British Consulate at Canton, to act as Her Majesty's ing Certificates, on application to this Office. Vice-Consul at that Port until further notice.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER,

By Order,

W. WOODGATE.

Colonial Secretary.

Superintendency of Trade, Victoria, Hongkong, 1st August, 1855

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 30th July, 1855.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.

Diplomatic Department.

By Order,

TREATY WITH JAPAN. NOTICE.

A Treaty having recently been concluded between Her The following Notification has been circulated by Her open the Japanese ports of Nagasaki and Hakodadi to British ships. Majesty and the Emperor of Japan, whereby the latter agrees to Majesty's Consul at Foochowfoo, on the subject of a pira- for the purposes of effecting repairs, and obtaining fresh water, pro- tical fleet cruising on the Chinese Coast in the Fookeen visions, and other supplies of any sort that they may absolutely province, and is now published for general information.

require, provided that they are furnished with a given Stamp or License, and it having been arranged that the Certificate of Registry of the ship bearing the Royal Arms, shall bear or constitute such Stamp or License, the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade hereby give notice, that all Certificates of Registry, issued under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, will be printed in such form as to be recognized as bearing such Stamp or License; and that for the purpose of meeting the case of ships already registered, a BRITISH CONSULATE, FOOCHOWFOO, new and special form of Certificate of Registry has been prepared, which will, on application to any Registrar of Shipping, be given in exchange for the existing Certificates of Registry, and will be in such

W. WOODGATE. Superintendency of Trade, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d August, 1855.

Copy No. 70.

NOTIFICATION.

11th July, 1855.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Commander BARNARD, R. N., commanding H. M. S. Racehorse, form as to be recognized by the Japanese authorities. having advised H. M.'s Consul that a formidable fleet of West Coast No. 16. Pirate-Junks, numbering 35 vessels, and powerfully manned and armed, is cruising among the groups of Islands between this and Amoy, and having recommended the issue of a premonitory notice to all Consignees and Masters of vessels resorting to this Port; they are hereby warned to be on their guard and to take all precaution in their power against attack while passing along the coast in this vicinity, and especially in the neighbourhood of the Island of Ockseu.

W. H. MEDHURST.

To

(Signed,)

BRITISH CONSIGNEES AND MASTERS

No. 14.

OF VESSELS.

True Copy,

W. WOODGATE.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Wanted a Passage to Singapore for Thirteen Chinese Convicts.

Tenders will be received at this Office.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 26th July, 1855.

Colonies His Excellency The Governor directs the public- Under Instructions from The Secretary of State for the ation of the following letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Board of Trade to the Board of Customs, for the infor- mation of Ship Brokers, Attorneys, Notaries, and others engaged in dealings in Ships.

The Documents necessary under the letter may be seen on application at this Office.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 31st July, 1855.

No. 79-1855. OFFICE OF COMMITTEE OF PRIVY COUNCIL FOR TRADE,

MARINE DEPARTMENT, 25th May, 1855.

SIR, Various communications having been made to my Lords concerning the inconvenience sustained with respect to Ships register- ed in the British Possessions abroad, in consequence of the mode in which the changes effected by the Merchant Shipping Act have been brought into operation, I am directed to bring the subject to the notice of the Commissioners of Customs, and to request their atten- tion to the following observations and suggestions.

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The Hongkong Government Gazette.

The cases complained of are two-fold-

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venience would be caused if the new system were brought suddenly, 1. Where a Ship being registered in a Colony, a Bill of Sale into stringent operation : or a Power of Attorney to execute a Bill of Sale, have been scut by the Registered Owner to the United Kingdom.

2. Where a Ship being registered in a Colony, the Registered Owner is in the United Kingdom, and wishes to sell her here.

My Lords wish to suggest to the Commissioners, the expediency of adopting the following relaxations, to take effect at once, and to last during such time only as may be necessary to bring the New System into complete operation,

In both these cases, the Registrars of Shipping would, before 1. Ships registered in the Colonies may, for such time as the 1st of May, have registered the Ship de novo, without waiting hereinafter mentioned, be registered de novo in this Country, upon to ascertain the state of the Colonial Register, whilst, since the 1st the prodution of such Documents or Evidence of Title the Regis- of May, they have refused to register the Ship de novo, in this trars have heretofore been in the habit of receiving as sufficient.

2. In all such cases the Vendor or his Ageut shall give to the Country, and the Commissioners of Castoins have supported them in

Registrar security that the transaction shall be completed, and that the such refusal.

This Board entirely concur with the view which the Commissi-1 Registrar and the Commissioners shall be kept harmless from any oners have thus taken of the principles on which the system of loss or damage which they might incur if it were to happen that the Ship was in the meantime disposed of in the Colony. A suggested Ship Registry should be carried into effect.

Form of Bond for this purpose is enclosed.

One of the most important objects of the system introduced by

3. The Vendor or his Agent must fill up and sign and deliver to the recent Act, is to prevent a Ship from being disposed of in two places, to two different persons at the same time; and to effect this the Registrar at the Port of Registry de novo, a form of application object, it is necessary that all dealings with the Register of the Ship to the Registrac at the l'ort of original registry in the Colony, should either be effected at her Port of Registry, or appear on the calling for a trausfer of the registry under the provisions of the Act, This application, the Registrar at the Port of registry de novo, will Register Book kept at that Port.

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If it is wished to sell or nortgage the Ship in any part of the forward with the old certificate of registry to the Colony. Empire other than that in which the Ship is registered, Statutory suggested Form of application is enclosed, with Forms of Letters Powers of Attorney for the purpose (called in the Act" Certificates from the Registrar in this Country to the Colonial Registrar, and of of Sale or Mortgage") can be procured at the Port of Registry, the reply to be sent by the latter.

4. On registering the Ship de novo, the Registrar will insert in These Certificates will confer a perfect title on those who take under them, whilst, as they will be entered on the Register Book at the his Book the words "Registry to be transferred from the Port of ", and, on receiving the requisite infor- Port of Registry, persous who might desire to purchase or lend

mation from the Colonial Registrar, he will write under those words Money on the Ship there, will have full notice of their existence.

My Lords consider it of very great importance for the interests "Registry completed by transfer from the Port of of Shipping that these Certificates should be brought into use as with the date. quickly and as universally as possible, and that nothing should be

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5. The relaxation is to take effect at once, and to last, as to done which would have the effect of permanently infringing the Ships Registered in the American Colonies, until the end of September, principles of the new system, or of inducing persons coucerned in and as to Ships registered in more distant Colonies, until the end of Shipping to believe that it will henceforward be possible to confer a February next.

The effect of the relaxation will be to place the persons who Title to a Ship by any means except those which the Act, and the Regulations which have been issued under it, point out as necessary.accept the title in this Country in as good a position, so far as regards But since it appears that it has, under former Acts, been the registry, as they could have enjoyed under the former practice, practice to register Colonial Ships de novo in this Country upon the whilst they will have the additional advantage (which they could production of duly executed Bills of Sale, without first ascertaining not have had under former Acts) that their equitable title to the the state of the Colonial Register; and since it further appears that Ship, will, under the provisions of the New Act, be perfectly good.

I am, &c., many Ships have lately been sent, and are now being sent from the Colonies, for the purpose of being sold in this Country, according to the practice which has heretofore prevailed, and that considerable incon-

deceased.

In re JAMES LINDON, OTICE is hereby given to the Next of Kin and

all other Persons to produce any Wills r Fodicils of the above Parties that may be in their poserssions, before the Supreme Court, on Saturday, the 11th day of Fugust, 1955, or if none, that the Next of Kin do ncept or refus. Leiters of Administra- ion; failing which, Administration will be granted to the Acting Registrar of the said Court,

BY THE COURT,

WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER,

Acting Registrar. POST-OFFICE NOTICE. THE next GENERAL MAILS by the Singapore, will be closed on THURSDAY, the 9th inst., at 6 P.M., and the CustoMARY SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL, will be made up the following Morning be- tween the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock,

T

THOMAS HYLAND.

Post-Office, Hongkong, 1st August, 1855.

IN THE VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT OF HONGKONG,

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[ESSRS MACEWEN & Co., (for G. Duddell, ) will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, by order of W. H. MITCHELL, Esq., Marshull of the Vice-Admiralty Court, on MONDAY, 6th August, 1855, and foi- lowing days, commencing at 1 o'clock A.M., at the AUCTION MART, Queen's Road, where the Goods are Dow on view.

A Large Quantity of damaged CHINESE CARGO, landed from the stranded Steamer Unicorn."

TERMS OF SALE-Cush before delivery in MEXI- CAN Dollars, at 7.1.7.; all Lots to be at Purchaser's risk as soon as knocked down.

Hongkong, 4th Angust, 1855.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

ESSRS SMITH & BRIMELOW have received instructions to dispose of by PreLIC AUCTION,

un MONDAY, the 6th August, 1855, at 11 o'clock

A.M., at their Sale Rooms, Queen's Road, for the benefit of the concerned,—

2 Chests OLD PATNA OPIUM, damaged by Sea Water,

7 Bales GREY SHIRTINGS.

Also,

4 Bales T-CLOTHS.

Afterwards,

2 Pairs Six-pounder GUNS.

Do. Four-pounder do.

82 Piculs SHOT, of different kinds.

14 MUSKETS with BAYONETS,

3 COPPER POWDER MAGAZINES.

A quantity of BLOCKS, &c, &c.

69 Dozens STRAW HATS, and

54 do, CIGARS CASES.

Terms of Sale,—Cush before delivery, in Mux

atas Bollars, of 7.1.7.

1 & 2 Woonay's Ruddings,

Area keng 24 August, 1855.

The Secretary of Customs.

NOTICE. HERE will be no SESSIONS of the SUPREME COUNT ader lis CRIMINAL JURISDICTION, during the present month.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT,

WILLIAM HASTINGS ALEXANDER, eting Registrar.

Court House, 2d August, 1855.

NOTICE.

T. II. FARRER.

PUBLIC AUCTION OF LANDED PRO- PERTY.

ANE, CRAWFORD & Co. have received in- structions to sell by l'UBLIC AUCTION, on the Ground, on MONDAY, the 20th August neat, at Noon, the whole of

MARINE LOT No. 58, situate in Victoria West, with the BUILDINGS thereon, known as Prous's GoDownS.

This Eligible Property possesses a Sea Frontage of 230 Feet, and presents facilities for adding very

BY Order of the CONSULAR DEPARTMENT OF THE FORSIGN OFFICE AT COPENHAGEN, it is hereby notified, that Applications to fill the Vacant Appoint-largely muut of the Office of DANISH CONSUL of Hong- kong, will be received by said Department until the 15th October, 1855.

FRED. H. BLOCK, Acting Danish Consul.

Danish Consulate, Hongkong, 28 July, 1855.

NOTICE.

R ROBERT ANGUS has been appointed

MERCIAL BANK OF INDIA.

Mdits of the Canton Branch of the COM-

Canton, 7th July, 1855.

WE

EDGAR CORRIE,

Manager.

NOTICE.

E have established Mr WILLIAM HAM- MOND FOSTER, JR., in Hongkong, as Agent for our Houses in Canton, Shonghue, and Foochou; and all Business to his address comes under our control and guarantee.

Carton, 1st July, 1855.

NOTICE.

NUSSELL & Co.

́R JAMES CHAMPTON is authorizxi to sign

our Firm per procuration from this date.

HANBURY & Co. Shanghae, 10th May, 1855.

M

NOTICE.

AK. NEWBOLT, Surgeon Dentist, has left Hongkong for Maniia; but intends to return

to China in a few Months.

Hongkong, 1st August, 1855.

CARD.

CHARLES MARKWICK, Government and Supreme Court Auctioneer and Appraiser,

and

GENERAL STOREKEEPER, Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong.

Established 1843.

to its value by reclaiming from the Sea. The Queen's Road Frontage extends 200 Feet from East to West. and from the nature of its posi- tion, near the Centre of a populous part of the town, forms an admirable site for a range of CHINESE SHOPS and DWELLING HOUSES.

The present Depth on the West Boundary is 108 Feet, and the East 72 Feet,-both capable, at a very swall outlay, of being increased by from 40 to 50 Feet.

The whole Lot contains an AREA of 20,948 Fect, and is leased from the Government for 75 Years (which can be increased on application to 999 Years,) at a yearly GROUND-RENT of £183.1.4§.

For further particulars, apply to the Auctioneers, TERMS OF SALE. Cush in MEXICAN Dollars weighed at 7.1.7. The purchaser to pay the Ground- rent from the 25th June last, and the Expense of Transfer. One-third of the Purchase Mimney to be paid on the fall of the Hammer, and the Balance on the completion of the Transfer.

Hongkong, 12th July, 1855,

SMITH & BRIMELOW,

SHIP CHANDLERS,

Whalesule and Retail Wine and Spirit Merchants, Auctioneers, and Commission Agents,

H

Nos. 1 & 2 Wonsnam's Buildings, AVE always on hand an Assortment of SHIP CHANDLERY STORES of every kind.

Also,

An extensive and well-selected supply of WINES, BEER, and SPIRIFS, LIQUEURS, CORDIALS, &c., of a superior description.

OILMAN'S STORES from the well known house of Coplad, Bures & Ch. ; also, STORES per Over- land Mail Steamers Mouthly for domestic purposes,

Hongkong, 7th July, 1855.

Printed at the Office of the China Mail, Hongkong,

PRICE, 66 per Annum. Single Copies, Twenty-firs Cents.

TERMS OF ADVERTISEMENTS, -Five Lines and under, Que Dollar; each additional Line, Twenty Cente-One- half of these charges for each Repetition.

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year 1855/56- and I have every reason to hope not only that the Colony will supply itself with adequate funds to meet the needful expenditure but that we shall be able without

e upon the

difficulty or pressure upon dihabitants to accomplish many important objects which while they benefit the people with — ultimately be productive to the Treasury.-

I propose to add six new Members & Official and I now official

3

to the present susuber

3

of

the

I

:..

4.

for

the

Ligilative Connell. I think the ummber thirtien eufficient for the -purposes of discussion and acquisition of all that information which is desirable for the cuds of Legislation, and that the proportion

cial to 5 um

1 of 8 0

8 official

- Official

"Members, is quite as great

Majority

as Her Majesty's Government

is entitled to nominate in a (now)

self supporting Clony.

It some

hesitation

I have felt as to the proposal of confining the choice of the constituents to two Members who are not neccusmily Justices of the peace - but considering Her Majesty's Grammnant

101

decided that the non-official Members now

belonging to the

5.

Legislative Council should be

the bench of Magistrates,

chosen from the bench

I have thought it desirable to continue the recognition of

the

principle to the extent proposed by the minute. But I hold it of paramount importance for the satisfaction of the Community and for the interests of good Government that the Live now Official Members should not be selected from persons holding Office in the Colony.

The 20th Clause

giving

to a

Consul the right of being present

in

Summons

from

thie

Governor¦

G

settled

when questions are to be discussed affecting the Queen's subjects uttich

I think likely to be

in China is

great assistance to the Regulative Council

As the Estimates for

year will be sent Home

the next

the

present tail there would be great advantage in having the reconstruction of the Legislative Connoil determined before preparing

on the bridgets for 1858/57-

Though I have not interined.

the subject of publicity of debate into these suggestions the advantages if such publicity immensely preponderate in

in m

My

mind over

7. 102

benefits to result from secret

any discussion.

de conformity with

your

fficial

Lordelips Instructions an Copy of Sir George Grey's decratch 28th April last. 17.

to Colonel Caine.

was delivered

I have the honor to be. With the highest respect, Your Forship's, Most obedient Aumble Servant, Whiticusing

:

2nd August,

1855-

Lord FranTM Russell, Mr. P.,

Governor Sir John Bowring

2 Inclosures.

N/10-

Reecived

reconstruction of the Councils

Acknowledging Despatch M? q 25th May, and suggesting

of the Colony.

te decision Mr. Bell. I should think Mr. Meriales opicicon would valecatte to Sintes. Molesworth on this subiget-

m

very

the question does not press fa.

Sir W. Molesworth - I feel that

it would not be convement to discuss this scheme without the advantag Knowing

for men ale

s views

my first impression suggests several doubts

W Ball

in our polo

721 ab

or fignes

stance.

ول

9338 Hong Kong

103

W Ball

"The only instance in our colonial

constitutions

2

a

mixed council,

official and clective, with a Government

majority, is that of Malta, shere the numbers are 10 of the former

I cannot say

to d

9

Be Catter

the Malta Council seeme to work

particularly well, but it hav

2

zot ar

yet interfered

any

некой

difficulty in the way of the

Government

9

the island. But,

after all, Malta is Lacoly

reliable

very so

results in a

a

precedent for pestate

origin.

colony of English

On the whde, I should be

dispered to by the Experiment.

But it seems

to me that before

:

|

besne giving the permission

autt to know some

thing

riore

about the perpared constituency.

We hair so

information as to the

probable member of Rue 10! Gown

tenants, whether they will comprise.

Chines & Mer forgren to any

Extent,

L

whether

any

į

clap of

the Community

respectable will h

Excluded by such a qualification.

Am 029

Mr Merivale _ I understand that the provisions contained in Pars 4-116wd be contained in New Royal Instructions I that the remanining part of the scheme. might we seined

I concur

with

you

Colonial Ordnance.

that before

any sanction is given

the scheme

it to be desirable to know something

i

more about the

Constituency

104

phopored to be created - but there some other points

are

of lep importance boot which may be worth consideration I will notice them in the

order of the Paragrapher of

Jie J.

تل

7. Bonzing's minute Par 7 . Unless there be

very special

reasons with which I

к

eur

нов

Aufficiently acquainted I should thick the proviso requiring this

гедии of the Elected members to be Justices of the peace to both mconvenient objectionaba in thelf. If such a restriction is (necessary machinery must

be devised for carrying it into practical oper Paro 9.10.18

&

ation

These arrangements

might perhaps answer at first but to charge the Excentive Connie

mak

with the decision on claims Grote

objections to voters is a very bad arrangement, & one which will sooner or later produce micoming

Having got one officer responsible

!

1.

for preparing the list. the consid" of objections

or claims

5hd I think be reserved for some judicial officer - having authorit is necessary to take evid

Par 15- The lep oaths the better,

Ish vay

Par 16. If

вер

In the alibat yes, but will and the

albadges,

- Leijury detir ungreats find we are to have representation the Governor the not have the discretion to annil it either

entirely or

partially

here

a

proposed .

Par 20. This might be convenient

but I suppose it is quite

the discretion

witini

the present commeil

to allow a Consul to be present

es, het Iphone to JB. water to p

a to speak them the. With the

&

But apimming

be settled as well as

as representing the;

possible there

x that

to to tin for Chronny accordingly

remains the chief question is whether this partial introduction of the representative system is likely t conduce to the better government of the Island & the contentment of its inhabitants. My acquaintanx with he pets-character of the population. The relati

The settlement with China -and the i prospects in the future is too limited to entitle me to speak with confidence. but I cannot

help doubting the expect consideration

change is it now

M2 Nov

such

Revised Minute

he 9336/20

105

on the reconstruction of the Councils.

It has long been giverally apparent

that both the Legislative and Executive Councils in this Colony require reconstruction,

steps may be cous

and the time is arrived when the necessary

be conveniently and usefully token for the proper arrangement of them.

2.

شکده

To accomplish this object it will

be requisite, not to interfere with the Charter of the Colony, but simply to propose alterations in the Queen's Instructions to the Governor, following the precedent. which was adopted on the occasion of the admission of two unofficial Members to the Legislative Council

گی

5. Premising thus much, I would suggest the following

Measures.

T

I

J

4.

The Crecutive Council to be

composed of-

His Cxcellency. The Governor

The Lieutenant Governor

The Colonial Secretary

General

The Attorney

The Officer in Command of the Troops The Colonial Treasurer.

The Legislative Council of- Hes Cinettency The Governo

The Lieutenant Governor

The Chief Justice

The Colonial Secretary

The Attorney

General

The Colonial Treasurer

The Surveyor General

The Chief Magistrate of Police, and Five (5) unofficial Members.

In the event of the absence or

h

سے آتے

106

disqualification of any of the officials above mentiones, it shall be in the power of the Governor to nominate to the vacant seat.

The five unofficial members to be elected triennially; from the general body of Registered Holders of land leased from the Crown in the Colony, all five being

bona fide British subjects

ects and

three at

1. we they least justices of the Peace for the Colony,

1 man b

pontin

but none of the five unofficial Members

shall be elected from persons holding Office in the Colony

6. The Electoral Body to consists of all Registered Holders of an undivided Lot of Land under Crown Lease, of the yearly Rental of £10 and

2

and upwards.

An Electoral Roll or List of those

qualified to vote to be annually prepared

Sheriff in Communication with

by the Sheriff

$

107

10.

the Surveyor General, and this List to be published in the Government Gazette Three Mouths at least before the General Election. The Sheriff to entertain and record all applications and objections made to him on the subject and to forward the same to the Colonial Secretary One Mouth before the General Election.

MS.

The Colonial Secretary to lay this List with such applications and objections before the Executive Council,

who shall revise the List and decide

on the applications and objections.

12.

The List so revised to be passed by the Executive Council and published at least Ten Days, before the General Elections.

i.

in the le

13.

every

te

Gazette

The Election shall take place thers year during the last week

day to be named by the

in March, the

ch, the day Sheriff

and announced

in the Gazette.

by Public Notice

The Election shall be conducted

by the Sheriff in such place as shall be directed by the Evecutive Council.

15.

The Sheriff shall require from each

Voter the oath of allegiance

of allegiance and if required Clector the oath against bribery

by any before receiving

of such voter.

and re

recording the suffrage

16. The Five Members returned shalb

sit for 3 years, and in the event of a vacancy

this

occurring during 1 period it shall be in the discretion of the Governor to direct that such vacancy be filled by Clection in the prescribed manner, or be left unfilled for the remaining period of the 3 years.

19.

The Warrant for each Election shall be

6.

108

signed by the Governor, seated with the

seat of the Colony

admissible to a seat in the

}

Legislative

and addressed to the

Council pro hâc vice, and shall enjoy

the

Sheriff.

18.

The Rules

now in operation to be

thoroughly revised, and the Council to be

conducted after the usual manner of

Enducting Public Councils or Meetings lach Member ow being

19.

to sign

sworn in

the Council Copy of Rules for the

conduct of the Council.

20.

When the Legislative Council

shall sit in discussion on any

Matter

affecting British Subjects in China & you

any

Consular Ordinance, any

Consul or

Vice - Consul, provided he be regularly

home, and not merely acting, appointed from home, and

and

he be on actual service at one.

provided he

of the Ports of China open to Trade, shall, on summons from the Governor, be

+

right of speaking

Council.

21

but not of voting in the

The Governor shall enjoy as President

of the Council a casting Note, and no vote

of the Council shall interfere with the power or authority vested in the Governor by Her Majesty or The Secretary of State for the Colonies.

22.

fit.

The Council may, as it shall see

-amend or alter, from time to time, the Rules adopted for the conduct of its business.

Victoria, Hongtong,

28th July, 1855.

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1!4

Despatch No 110 67 1855-

Enclosure Flin

5

109

Sev

Victorian Houghing

31th July, 1855.

I have the hover to acknowledge the

receipt of your Letter of the 30th Instant together with its Inclosure, (herewith returned) and to state for the information of His Excellency The Governor that the proposed reconstruction of the Colonial Councils appears to me most desirable.

The only suggestion I have to make is with reference to Paragraph 7, and here Ibeg to observe that the 5 unofficial - Members being elected every thirs spears

The Hoverable

re

W. I. Mercer, Lyr

Colonial Secretary, Honghong

of the Councils of Houghton- 28th July, 1855-

Heriodd Minute on the reconstruction

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ties more efficient

would render these parties

and better acquainted with their duties,

than if elected annually.

I have, ye,

110

(Signed)

W. Caine,

Lieut-Governor.

True Copy

Konuren

Colonial Secretary

Despatch $110 of 1855.

Inclosure 12 in

:

Entered

Sominor

Sir John Brazing

W.

No 2

No110

9.336 HongKong

M. Mericale 10 Nov. 55

Mr. Ball Vird. Palmerston

m.

23.

Si

Jour

i

:

...June 1857 =

23

3

November 1855

111

I have to acknowledg

Despatch N. 110 of the

Aus 26 March / St. Wen? Augf. last, proposing, for

MN Ball

5036.

In chatting this, I

Lan added an a

прете

to all your supputin samal

The Consideration of Her Majesty,

on on his sonst which Granment, a scheme for

or about I

halt a litth douttheal-t

is wary for you hadd

Y

Nem if you think proper.

Jim.

Lord Palmerston

I have added a Path

for your consid? _ My

mpression is that the

The reconstitution

the

Legislative Council of Mong

Kong.

2. That proposal will

projected constitution is receive attentive consideration. prematurely urged, but f

Concurring of the Colonial Conncils-

3/25 July, 1855-

in the reconstruction

Litter from the Sient: bovena

TENANCE URING

F

F

2.

but before are be arrived at upon it, it

any decision can

is

will probably wish that this

5

Dec of St. Old be

as free as possible to consider the

essential that Her Majening matter fully when

Government should be forminds more ripe for

with more

detailed

information

on the most essential feature

at the plan. They

have some

must

knowledge of ther

slectoral body, which, accond,

ing to par: 8 of the Mination

is to be composed of all

"

registered holders of an

"undivided lot of land

"under Crown lease of the

decision.

112

"yearly rental of £10 and "pwards". They should be

enabled to form

an estimate

of the probable number of such Glectors: the proportion

they may

bear to the

unrepresented classes of the

population : whether they would be chiefly European

and with what admixture

of

Chinese islanders or

Lett

recent sett

and such other particulars

Av

Jou may

Be able to

Communicate.

:

t

11353

4.

3. I hust to receive

from you

Br

A

detailed report

this subject: and take

The opportunity of the delay

to

direct your

attention to

some other portions of the

plan which appears

b

to deserve reconsideration.

4. Par: 7. I do

not fully

understand in

what manner you

me

propose introd

to enforce the provisions

that three out of five Elected members should be

+

may

Justices of the Peace. It perhaps not be difficult t

devise machinery for this purpose, but I should wish

to be informed of it's

nature.

There

5. Par ?

9.102 11.

arrangements might

perhaps answer

at the

outset of the experiment.

But to devolve

On

the

Excentive Council, definitively

The duty of desiding

on

Electoral claims and objection

would be in

my opinion

}

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i

T

6.

a rad arrangement,

calculated to place that

Boty

in an invidious

position. The functionary

to be entrusted with this

power should be abonn

suspicion of partiality, and of a Judicial characters if possible.

6. Par. 16. I am

not satisfied of the ropeding of baving in the Governor's hands the power of suspendin

in this indirect manner

the slectoral rights conceded

to the comm

community

114-

But

I am quite ready to receive

any further explanation

The other points

on

This or

adverted to .

Shanti

7 The preceding

observations do not

how-ver imply any expression of opinion on the part of H. M.Sorti As to the main question which you have raised for their consideration. "They are not as yet prepared to apont to the opinion. that such a change as you Inggested would at the present time conduce to the better Goverment

have

]

of the Irland or the

increased contentment of its inh-bitants. Their decision upon that question will be reserved until the

receipt of the further information which you are requested to supply.

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April 186-43

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9337 Hong chóng

RECEIVE

OCT/6

if or

65

My Lord,

yas

115

bernment offices, Netoria,

Houghtong, 48 Auquet, 1855.

I have Communicated

to Colonel Caine your Corkhip's

Deepatch. 17 dated 214 May

a Communication

Conecruing a

made by him to the Colonial

on the subject of

Office Adinance

an

Colonial but to Chinese affairs.

referring not to

Colonel Caine ascues me

The Right Arinable

Lord John Russell, M. P.,

Ac.

to.

his

:

object

473

to

convey

to the

?

Colonial Department information

which he deemed it might be

useful for

that department to possess and that he had

on

intention of intruding functions of the Chief Superintendent of Trade.

No

The Colonial Secretary

received

ved from

m

the

has

Colonel Caine the

explanation of which in justice

him I think it is

fit

fit

I

should enclose a Copy to your

Codalip.-

I have the brown to be

we

1378

Pickley,

..

116

With the highest respect Your Lordship's,

Most obedient

Anmble Servant,t

?

Copy

August, 1855- Victoria, Hong Kong,

4th

Lord John Russell, Mr. P.

Governor Sir John Bouring

Received

Nlll

/ Inclosure.

Adinance A/ of 1855. –

by Colonel Caine of Colonial

Ming, as to transmission home

Replying to despatel 1787 2104

h 9337,

117

Sir,

Victoria, Houghong,

3th August, 1855.

With reference to Despatch Nr.4 of the 21th May last from the Colonial office, I deem it necessary in self justification

to request that you will submit this Letter. to His lecellency The Governor for transmission to the Right Honorable The Secretary of State for the Colonies in the hope that the following explanation will remove from His Lordship's mind any impression of my having wished to interfere in Matters appertaining to the Foreign Department, and not

and not bearing.

The Honorable W. J. Mercer ly= Colonial Secretary, Hongrong

C.

118

!

J

on the Interests of this Colony.

the

Ordinance 1 of 1855 passed Legislative Conncil in January last, and by virtue of the Instructions Contained in the Colonial Regulations head of Financial and other Reports

Cape 3.

lations under the

3 . Sec : 1 and 3 - Page 57, as the then administrator of the Government, and acting in conformity with the directions of His Grace The Duke of Newcastle

vide. Despatch 16 of 30th March 1854, last

sof

paragraph but one, I reported this

Ordinance to the Secretary of State in

12

4.

Despatch 1/4 of 18th February, feeling it

my Diety to do so, in consequence of its being a Colonial and not a Consular

Odmiance, and its provisions most

particularly affecting this Colony,

Myself committing a neglect of Duty,

if

I had failed so to Communicate the ordinance to the Colonial office.

Under the foregoing circumstances Respectfully trust my explanation will prove satisfactory to The Right Honorable

The Lord John Russell.

I have yo

(Signed)

де

W baine,

Lient : Governor.

True Copy

Colonial Secretary

and

therefore

I should have considered

1

Adinance W. 1 of 1855 –

to the Secretary of State of Colonial

3oo August, 1855-

Governor as to this tranemissim

uplanatim Kom Ji KienĆ :

Me

112.

Executive.

Ans? 10

Oct:-/56-

My

Hon

9338 lông chồng.

RECEIVED

T. 6.

119

Gorgiment Offices, Victoria, "Hongkong, "6th

Lord,

the August 1855.

I have the hover to report

the Capital Punishment of a Clinic – named Lee Whing, at the normal place of Leation on the in

th

11

ultimo

m

morning of the

1

He committed wilful murder Lee Alsson at a spict between Stanley and thungmatick in this island. on the afterniom of the 21 May last.. Be war efforchended. _ the Same day, tried at the following Criminal

The Right Hmorable

Lord John Ruwwwoll, M. ?,

Der,

Dispatch N./11 of 1853′′-

Inclosure in

1

!

:

?

Sessions of the Supreme Court on the

ce, convicted, and sentenced.

26th June, to Levith.

The notes of the Chief Justice.

wverc_received

2

And

July

and a

meeting of the Excentive Council_

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held the following day.

At this mocking Chief Justice Buline, was present, and the Sentence- was fully considered and confirmed. Lee Ahing was acendingly 4conted on Tuesday, 11th July last.

Avas

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It is usual only to acknortedag,

not approve, reports ofthers

I have the honor to be,

40

With the highest respect;

Your Lordships

J.

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

John Bains

Enteca .

Gov 9330 H Kory

Governor Sir John Bowring

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of a

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Occlemastical

933g Hong công

121

PRIEVED Covernment offices. Victors,

OCT

1855

My Lord.

1855

Hougtong, 6th August 1888.

I have the hovor to report

that the Rev ? J . J . Irwin arrived in

on the 30th June last, and

:

this bolong

by virtue of a

Warrant under the Royal

Siquet and

Sigu

Manual was duly

appointed on that day, under the

to the office of

usual Commission,

Colonial Chaplain of Hougtong.

I have the honor to be,

The Right Honorable

With the highest respect.

Your Lordships,

Most obedient humble servant:

Lord John Russell. M.P.

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де

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Patley.

Cxecutive

Kon

9340 đồng trồng

My Lord,

OCT 6 1855

122

Sexvernment Office, Victoria,

Hougtong. 6th August, 1855

I have the hovor to report that Mr. F. D. Selby, whose nomination to the Chief Clerkship in the Treasury

sates from 21th October last, arrived in the Colony

on the 18th instant, and has

been appointed to that office under the

usual Commission by

a__

Virtue of

Enquet and

Warrant under the Royal Liquet

Sign Mannal.

The Right Honorable

Sid Ithu Russell, M.P.

John

que

ж

qe.

i

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7

Publig.

Pp8

I have the honor to be With the highest respect, Your Lordships. Most obedient

Humble Servant.

BuBourn

N13.

Mixellaneous

9341 Hong Kong

My Lord

AVED

OCT 6.

1835

Governmen

123

aument Offices, Victoria, Houghong, 6th August, 1858

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt, on the 26th ultimo, of the following Despatches from your Lordship_

No 2 to 12, the last of 9th June, 1855.

"Letter of 10th May

Circulars of 12th, 18th, 9823

the

24, 25, 26, and 31

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lorship:

Most obedient humble servant,

The Right Honorable

Lord John Mussell M.P.

Whu Bann

Je..

HC.

JC.

Publeg.

N116.

Miscellaneous

gol2 Hong Phong.

342

OUT 6.

1855

124

Tovernment offices,

Victoria, HongKong,

6th August, 1855.

NAI.

N2

My Sphd.

In compliance with the Colonial Regulations, Shove the hover

I

to transmit herewith Lists of Members

of the Executive and Legislative Councils of Hougtong, for the half year ending

30th June 1855.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordships.

Most obedient humble servant,

Whu Bennn

The Right Hourrable

Lord Jobre Russell, M.P.

John

FC.

He

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Mr. Smith.

pos.

Lest of Members Pomposing

29048/50

125

Members composing the Executive Council of Hongkong for the half year ending

30th June, 1855.

Date

Name

Date

Whether holding any and what

appointmund confitivation other civil or Military office.

The Honorable Lieut. 14 January 29th Woobr. 1845; Sient Governor. Major

Colonel William Caine.

184141. by Queen's Warrantumattached, and Sert: Colonel

The Houvrable W. T. 15. april, appointinent Colonial Seret

Mercer, Esgr

re

*

approved by Auditor General .

by Brevet:

Secretary

and

1854.

Fir

Geo: Grey's

Desp: No 16 of 282 July 18541.

дл

Gr

Mothercer wa

Wauc

confirmed by

The Honorable P. I. 24 March, 257 June, 1855. Attorney General.

Herling, Esgre.

1853.

(absent in England)

H. Hope Graham.

1855

Eyaven's Herrand.

The Houble Sient bolonel 1874 May, appointment heut, bolonal of Her Majesty's

reported in lant 59th Regiment, and Levin officer Governor's Desp. cir Command of the Troops. QA

May 2 of 20 May, 1855.

Lok Almada Chatol

Victoria Honghong

3144

"July, 1855.

Clerk of Councils.

1

1

Ir 932

126

Lest of Merckors composing the Segestation

Council

emmbers

Cerences of Hongthong for the half year ending

30th June, 1835.5.

Whether holding any and what

Appotertioane conforluation other Civil or Military office.

Date

Date

Name

The Honorable John

10th June, 29th Moobr. 1845.

Bus.

Walter Huline, Osore.

184141.

Chief Justice, and Judge of by Queen's Werrand the Vice Odiniralty Court.

The Honorable: W. T. 16th April, appointinent Acting attorney.

Bridges. Espre

The Honorable C. B. Hillier, gr.

re

The Honorable D.

Jardine, Egre

ت.

The Honorable J. Z Eager, Cigro

185-5.

reported in Lient

General .

Governor's Desp. Conformed by Massent Nab1 of 7 May 1855

1855 dated

1. March, 25t June 1853, Phief Megistrate of Police

by Queen's Warrent

1853.

By Queen's Warrant. Justice of the Peace.

dated 12th April, 1850

Сле

Justice of the Peace

Victoria, Honghong 31th July, 1855.

Clerk of francils.

F

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N.117 "Miscellaneous.

343 Hong Stor

T.

1855

127

Dovernment Offices,

6. Victoria Houghing

6th August, 1855.

NS.

Nr.2.

My Lord.

In obedience to Her Majesty's

Instructions, Shave the honor to transmit

herewith Copies of the Minutes

of

- proceedings in the Executive and Legislative Councils of this bolony, for the half year ending 30th June, 1855. I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordships .

Most obedient humble servant,

WhaRowners

The Right Honorable

Lord Iden Russell, M.P.

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Germanent Offices, Victoria,

Hongking, 7th August, 1965.

My Lord,

7855.

I have the hover to enclose_

letter from the Surveyor General recommending an arrangement with the_holder_ of Marine_Lot 73, by which a face of ground is given to him in. Compensation for_a_ now valuable Let, whide wows, at the time of resumption, believed to be required_for_ Orduvence

The revolution of the Ordnounce having boon_signified against their

purposes.

The Right Hmorable

Lnd John Rusell, M. P.,

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requiring the ground, aw learnt from the Chmmanding Royal Dragineer, it have been resolved to resell it; and a much larger_price_have been obtained- than was paid for it by Mr Marow

The

gement was

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sanctioned Anne_time_back_ by the_ Lient : Governor, and one this Geomment

benefits in revenue

by the

Measure

They to submit it for Your Lordship's

approval.

I beg

I beg to state that Mr. Murrow is Aritisfied with the xhome, and I also quclose_another letter from the_Surveyn General, in which the

advantage to Goverment is more

fully

detailed.

No 2.

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129

I have the hover to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's

Most Obedient,

Nemble Servant,

When Beurer &

Mr. Mist

Land Boned.

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LL 1973, resumed by Government -

banner die Win Bouring

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Governor

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I have touche

your Dispatch 1918 of the 7th August

reporting the lease

of a piece of land

to Averrous

by way of compensation for his Marine tot Лениний

the Gout of Hary Korg

осев

to

convry to you my approval of this proceding.

bask

:

I have also

to

convey to you my

pproval

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excecuts with

anange

the

regard

to the lots

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your

Dispatct No119

of the of tho augts.

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29-

In 93444

131

Surveyor Generall Ffice,

Victoria, 8t June, 1955-

85

List reference to St. Jos

letter to the address of the Amunable the Lieutenant Governm intel yesterday sojecting to the compensation proposed to be paid on the resumption his Marine Lot 1.73 I bey to

f

1

State that it is true that Land Are

mat materially altered in value within the last few months in this Colony, and I have in doubt that Mr Murrow could

Mis

The Arrible W. P. Mercer,

Colonial Secretary-

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132

Stain the price he states for the lot in question although the while has to be reclaimed from

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Sen.

by

and now as there is

that the Land

in the

I am therefore of opinion that

this Lot the

the resumption of award as proposed by

me as

a full

and fair compensation is an insufficient amount and Mar Munow would certainly be a sufferer innsmuch as the Lot-

Мило

is now

F

Considerable value to

Grvemment as enabling the defences proponed by Captain Comper

that locality to be effectedl

satisfactory

lin

much more

etul in a

manmer

than they otherwise could be,

from

en

is every probability

that Lot

extending Westwards will be sold

and built

upon in a sunch m

more

cxtensive manner than was ever

contemplated, the Lot in quection

.

in its original position would materially affect the arrangement of other building Lots

I am therefore not averse to recommend to the favourable consideration of the Honorable the

Lieutenant Governor the

suggestion

of Mr. Murrow, the rental however of the land he

vez

now

proposes to take

being fired at the rate he pays for the adjoining

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Lots 10369 and 3695

I have, He

(Liques) Chas: Hver Eleverly Surveyn General.

Miz

in

P.S. Inclose a letter from Mor

I. Murrow referring to the ground rear of his Lots 17389 and 389.9 for the consideration of the Strible "the Lieutenant Govanoz. -

(Light) C. HG. C.

(June Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

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Road to be diverted by MrMurro

133

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Land

Go-down

applied for

No 369

Land

369/a applied for

Queen

n s

Rood

Avr Murrow's

Property

L

Bungalow

vb67 Stewart

V ZL N

Old Battery

MrMurrow

N 7 Résum

Proposed

new Battery

Proposed Strand Road

West

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134

Arughing 7 & June, 1855.

So. Mis krelleney

Sir

Hubli Lieut. Col. W. Caine

Lieutenant Coniun

resumed

&c.

&c.

Xe.

I take the liberty of addicesing your hveellency on the surjects of the consensation porosed for Marine St 475 h boremment in

173 accordance with notice from Surveyor General dated 75 March last. The amount there unund

on the

nam

being the fare cont and for below

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5

is

the present value, I respectfully entonit to your beellency to not "full and fair compensation as stipulated in the Lease.

CL

The Ground was put up fo Jale in February 1954 and cren then competition. Je was

licited some competition

not put up at

there

217

my instance.

any understanding

the punhose to which it was

antlied.

دة

un

to be

Several parties bid at

to

the sale and it was Kurcked down

at a Premium of $180.-

Regarding its present onlue to submit to your Recelleney's consideration the following

I beg

circumstances.

135

pit Kint the full and fain concenatia for Ground in March 1855 casurt be its cost in February 1854.-

2o The Sex frontage is 80 feet and the Ground Rent only £10 per annum

equal to two Thillings and Lis rence Fort..

рез

3D I solemnly declare that I have sold the lot subject to the Government not carrying it

recuruption into effect for $1500 45 The rroprietor of the adjoining Lot having lese frontage than the Lot 73 and which the Government ales ustified its intention to resume, has

goue

to the expense of filling my lot

10

in and creating on the Bay &

mn

Stone work for the Battery condition & Foreument - allowing him to retain his lote_

is valuable is land in that

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locality.-

I

hove therefore that your of Justice will

meellency's sence of

any

evence me for declining pecuniar comrencation that

$1,500.

I wish however to submit

to your Excellency that the Ground-

FUL

"the South side of the Queen's Rond facing my House being of more :alue to me than to others I shall glad to take it for the resumed

C

lot referred to..

This

136

ground will measure

about 300 Feet frontage in all

I am ab

11.

already in possession of 142 Fect of it, which portion having more Rean and

Rear and requiring

requiring less clearing than what remains, is much more valuable. I am not in want of the ground and

my object in seeking to have possession of it, is merely with the view of preventing a disagreeafte neighbowloom stringing up deteriorating the value of the

I now hold.- property Inow

I bey the favour of are

carly reply. -

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13.

12.

I remain Hc., Iren

G S. Murrow (igned)

(Iruve Cofpy)

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Tonial Secretary-

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Copy-

137

Arughong, 19* May, 1855-

Chas: Leben. (leverly, hey,

Surveyor General,

Ac.

Sir

Ac.

Ac.

In building upon my

lots 369

and 369t the ground at the back

MA) MCECAS

necessarily bevelled - I submit that the ground es levelled

considered

of

1171

is value Min

to

my

building on the lots referred to neither would it wer have been of any value, had I not so built..

My buildings consist of

7

11

Gotowns which it is most desirable

should be isolated on necount

-

in

57

Fire Insurance - My &ject wishing to obtain the back part is

that

may

enclose it to prevent

dangerous building being created,

chinese hovels

I therefore have to beg the

pound es reclaimed

so

Дитил

favour of this ground is

berny

ид

pre

natas

leased to ine at a

rent on its superficies as comparch

with the front lots referred to above,

Iremain to.

(Signed) G. J. Murrow.

(True Coppy)

Colonial Secretary-

~(Copy.)

N. 40.

Sir,

he 9344

Surveyor - General's Office, Victoria, 6th August

With reference to my

138

1855

Wetter to your

address, N. 29, dated the 8th June, I have love the hover to reform you of the

result of the Aale of the Lot No. 73,

(or

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nearly equivalent area of ground-

arranged...

M. A

restined.

different plan Stosunod from Mr. Murrow for Ordnance purposes.

Aris

Area - tast

formerly lewend to Mr. Murrow-at a rental of £10 for am, and at the Sale on the 11th- instant it fredwood a premium of # 60s, and a rental of £60, showing the advantage-derived by Government by the The Homble. W. T. Morer, Exquire-,

Colonial Secretary.

A

C

Acstummfation

of

Murrow.

A

"The proposal_for_Compensation_ to M. Murrns-as et forth in sugletter referred to, word to grant certain areas "ground on the opposite side of the Rond aus Thou Lets at the furt price; and as Mr. Murrow-twves repeatedly Complained, that nothing have been - done to Anticofy his claim, Irequest you

will obtain the decision

of Tour

His

Epelteney The Geserver, and authorize

me to isome

the

A10.00 ASOCI

for the Land in question

Leveten

Cases

I howe, Bor,

(Signed) blow #4. Jpn. Colonesty, Surveyor General.

True - Poppy

bostonial Secretary.

7

139

Dispatel N 118 17/855-

Enclosure $2 in

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119.

Financial.

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to La

Report

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9344.

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9345 Hong Kong

JCT 6

1855

2.

140

Go Wront Offices, Victoria, Toughing, 7th August, 10

My Lord,

пи

1855.

I have the hour to report,

for Your Lordolip's information, that representation from the Surveyor General that further means of

required to the Sex from

Avere

Access

a

certam part of the Queen's Road- I have Somctioned the resumption of

portions of Marine Loto Nos 541 and

55, in order that the nece

ecedorary lane.

or theet may be formed there.

The Consequent reduction of

The Right Homerable

Lord John Ruswell, M. P.

%e

:

;

Compensation to be made to

Marine St $73, and the

beneral regarding to sale

Second Repnt from the Surreyn

Au? Muurrow.

£5 August, 1857.

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141

rental, by way of compensation ; love fixed_ art. £. 10.2.14 and. £60.3 on the above Lobs respectively.

The holder of Lot 565 hav given his afforcoal, but, the novership of the other Lot being at prevent the subject of litigationi in "coverquence of the death of the original purchaser, it hows not been possible_ to obtain Auch consent _ with respect : to it. The neee.

scary portion - hous

accordingly been resumed for public_

pur postoot,

in accordance with the

terms of the Least

from the

Both Lots will derive benefit

Me as re

I have the hover to be,

With_the_highest-report,

Jour

Your Lordshipis

Most Obedient,

Temble Servant,

John Berna

N: 120.

Excentive.

Whr. 8861/53

Armor? 19 Oct: /55-

witter 10

Dec

No 12.

g34l Hong Kong . 2

JCT. 6.

1855

ut

142

Gorsement Office, Victoria, Boughing, 7th August, 1865.

My Lord,

h:100

#

With reference to the Concluding paragraph of my Despatch

of the 6 ultimo, I have the hovor to report to Your Lordship that the difficulty of finding a successor to Mr. Caldwell in the Offices of Goueral. Interpreter and Assistant Superintendent. of Police, induced me to delary filling

till I had given,

the

vacancy

given mature.

13th

-Clerk in

Consideration to the subject.

Mor Grande, st block is

3

The Right Hmnable

Lord John Russell, M. P.,

Morewar Sir Him Bouring

Victoria, Hong Kong,

77 August, 1855-

End Shit Russell Mr. P.

Received

119.

for public purposes - of hearing Lots 154 and 55

Reporting resumption of portions

PD 8

3708

Land Board.

3

143

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The Colonial Secretary's Office, and Mr. Jarman, Inspector of Police, made application for the appantment, and I Selected the forever, wlis possesses the _ advantages

over Mr. Jarman of a kunoledge of English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Molay, and Anne slight acquaintance, Folloquially, with Hindoostance and Clines.

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He is a gentleman of active- habits, and likely to be of sumale public

he utility in the Situation_in_chich ho__

is now-placed

Cam

At the same time, and

he

ot be 94pected to render_fervive es

Wiese

equal to trove of Mr. Caldwell, with nit effericuce, I have determined.

Munch suore,

Mme

to make a reduction in the Salary of the Office, and Mr. Grand B. Mas been

appointed.

M

£300 per

amuum, and

7

the Quarters in the contral Police Station recently tenanted by Mr. Caldwell-

Mr. Coldwch was als Police Pate

Alesere

Awweeen. I love not substituted Mr.

7

Epound Be for beim in this post, but stalk, smoke amongement by the envoliosion of the your for the enduit

-the post _ assessment ==

teu

conduct

Mr. Ground- The how been nevaly- in the Service of the belong.

I trust this measure will most:

with Your Lordship's approval _ and _

confirmation.

!

I have the hover to be,

With the Sighest respect,

Your Lordship's

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

John Bonnn

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Affence

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8acter

Tim W. Molesworth. This

This inay

suppose be confirmed

but perhaps

it w be well to let si ). Bowsing understand that in regard to such an apportment- as this bit he is authorized to make provisional arrangements only, not

as

he seems

to imply

absolute appointments There are two propositions connected with

the

appointment of additional Interpreters

yuning to myths

guy w

#

a perhaps this Genth. Who though knowing several language (y nas but-sight acquaintance with Chines

4

is rather fit for the secondary post than that of Chief interpreter ; It is at least possible that the sec" of State might be able to find a fully competent person for the first pla

Conturin & write as proposed by ..

In sout

-03/if

Sunary me up smsing -558/ gminy ol

200 10-54

Office.

Colony.

Long Krang

to be apprinter_ Iviter fireter

A Ground. Gré Esgr

......

Appointment dated ·

Salavy per

Annum.

Fees or Emoluments .

Approved by the Queen.

Full Salary to commence Half Salary to be allowed.

Salary payable from Fees or Emoluments payable from

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145

Mer Smittee has returried to the

Depart veul, the annexed breen Jor

the

ar

to appoutinent of her Grand The as General deterpreter at Hong Hang, with the remark that, from the

12

nature of the Office, he does rest. Consider

n

Warrawh to be necpary. At the

and of the draft despatch attached

to 9346 . the God is informed that a

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Canoul will be seat outing If len

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homites suggestion is followed it will

Ben Beuring Recepary to explain to hie Ben Benn

this Cevore has rich been liken,

Why this Cervore

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Gover

Sir John Boming. N°27

MINUTE

Mileivals

18.

MEJ Ball 18

19 Ves/55

I have to actonowledge

the receipt of your desparon et:120 of the 7th August

orting the Appointment

reporting

Mr Grand Pre to the Office of general Interpretes and Assistant Juperintendent of Police in the

F

M. Caldwell whose cisination

was reported in your Despatch of the bet forty

V 1 0 0.

k

Whilst I offer

:

objection to the gentleman when you

have selected

and

to fill this vacancy, and

1

¿

alone conform mination, it is

that I should remen

und

your Respatel verme

you, or y

The simply

2.

Protecte

in

disposal of the Office quacions of the Gronlar

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and it's enclosure.

despatch an

dated the 2309 Cave

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last

on the wastject of appointment

to Treblic Offices in the

• Colonies from

which

you

will remark that you

not at liberty to

ALLE

make other than provisional appointment's woken vacancies recur in the Colonial

situations at Hong Hong, thenomments of which

execed £400 per

Adverting to the

proposals I have lately

ᄉ..

and a corresponding

alteration

the

the

Salary of meant office

had under my

148

consideration

palanie wilk from yourself and sent

Govern

respect to the apporistimend ofadditional Interpreters I cannot but obvare that as til brand pri is

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a slight

reprevented by frovarving ont colloquial acquainta

with the Chinese Language

he would

appear adapted for

to be

C

secondar, situation, than

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for that of Chief

Interpretes. Bulard &

already

de stated

have alrea

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will not interpere with the exercise of y diveration in this cave,

your

and shall accordingl

transmit to

you

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for M. Grandpre

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Gore 9346 H Korey

Governa Sir John Bowring

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No 12.

1255 DECR

YR McElliot MBMerivale 3 MRJ. Ball 5 Sec. Labouchere, 7

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Sir

10th De755

149

(with referee

to the last

Трагодара

of Sir George Grey's Despatch N°27 of the 19th betaler I have to acquaint you that I am of opinion that, from the nature of the appoint. - ment conferred

on Me Grand Ire, Warrant for

a

carrying that appointme

effect is

hment int

тельну

and consequently that

further confirmation

requisite

is ros

incosary

than

that already convery of

to

you.

I have de

N. 121.

Financial.

Copyto Loned of for

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NI.

No Z.

34

9317 Mang hồng

My Lord,

DOT. 6. 1855

Land

150

document Offices, Victoria, Houghong 7th August 1835.

I have the honor to report -

the result of two Land sales recently.

- one on the que ultimis

held in this Colony,-

90

and the other on the site instant -

I enclose the Return of each as

- furnished by the Surveyor General. from which it will be seen that the premium received on the leases amounts to 6,260 Dollars or £ 1962 ..10. and that

the sum of £603. 19.6 has been added to our Annual Rental.

the Right Honorable,

Lord John Russell. M. P.

fe.

ge.

де

I cannot but be gratified with

this very

evident proof of the contined

prosperity of the Colony.

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I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships, Most obedient

كم

Humble servant, Thu Bornns

провсь

M. Wicht

Laud Board

Evidence of prosperit

Retivers of

Auction on the

Nr of

Lob

151

Land Lease Sale ob Public

ground on Monday 9th July,

Purchasers

438 Lo. Agune

1139 Lo. Ayurre Le 41410 Lo- Ayane 4.111. Lo. Choong 41112 Janu-Achocy 4.43 Tam-Achooy. 444 Losan-Nie 11415 Lum Chok

41.46 Lo- Ahoong

1855

Totals.

Fired

Annual Rent Premium

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12

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15

25

410

410

50

9

65

50

6295 295

65

Signed,

Assistant Engineer,

W.bmpers

for the Surveyor General

True Copy

Mumour

Colonial Secretary

5

152

?

Return of Land Lease Sate at Public

Auction on the the

Nr of

Fot

M.

ground on Saturday the 4th August, 1855

Purchaser

90 Cheong Alum-

Cheong Alum

91

92 Cheong Alume

93 Reardonr another 94 Cheong Assow. 95 J. Mephenson.

456 A. Berenhart-

455 Cheong Alum 4541 F. Woods

Fired

Annual Rent Bremium

A

d

$

C.

60

605

5240

4180

5210

695

65

885

5910

505

5210

860

25166

1105

1910

19|10

200

i

452 J. Mephenson_ 4151 Pang-wah.

Pang-wah-ping.

1155 Le. Hing

190

10

210

1710

305

1410

235

450 A. Berenhart -

1910

160

1710

135

10

30.

19

10

65

*

11.119 J. Stephenson

41418 Leong Achune. 41.417 Leong Achune.

Totals.

518 6 6 5.965

(Aigues, Chat : St. Cro. Cleverly, Surveyor General.

Truce fopy)

rut

Colonial Secretary

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FAIT

ST

J/22. 'Financial_

9318 Song Hàng

M.Jors. 4404553-

16 wn

Copyt s Treasury for

4405

RECEIVE ОСТ 6. 1835

My Lord,

153

Government offices, Vietrin, Anghong,

#

8th August, 1855-

I have the hon

to acknowledge receipt of Your Lordship's despatch. It b of 21th May last, respecting the Balances in the hands of the Colonial Treasurer.

2/5

The Right Hounable

Lord John Russell, M.P.,

A.c.

Ac.

No.

2.

154-

an

yet

hid

Kough I have not opportunity of laying the retinates before the Legislative Connell, having only received the proofs from the Printer I am desirous of

this an

day,-

losing

no time in conveying

a

general

to your Lordship Statement of our Financial position, and hope by the

must mail to uit the

betimates as approved Legislative Council

approved by

the

The Statements show

1858 th

El. beteruation Apenditurefn 1983 á de ¥11808. 7. - While that of the Reveline" is

leaving an

$2,000-

au apparent excess of lypeutiting) £12308, 7. -

met hieruc

But to cover this we have

ALL

unappropriated balance of

A

and have removed from tå Andent si

liabilifies fn winks not to be subitakon

€ 8,758.847

m which me "transferied to the new bitimati: ». 1307. b« -

The Retimated Revenue of 1855 was Supplementar betimate

He betinanted busculiten for 1955.res £31133, - - -

&

This will probably he menaced by a

seccesary- auqrucutation pethe Salaris of Subordinat Stew Conveyancs à large briv of lowriets to penal lettierent, to.

moïde fn

1800-

leaving

₤10,053,12.7

#

24,200.-.-

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12,800 a

₤47,063,12.7

32,833 -

€ 14,230,1247

to maide for the asparent deficiency of — 12,303, 7« –

+

Balance in farms & Treasury ± 1924.5.7

1

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Your Lordship will serve

that I propose to apply for Public works, Road, Streets, Bridges, and other important, objects in less a cum than £13,950, a portion which I trust will be found : directly or indirectly reproductive.

of

The mat important of

is

there

Communication with the

South of the Island (Stanley)

which I shall make a

on wh

ан

special Report but for which I propose 1 appropriation of £6000

On reconsideration of the Education question I intend -1 (instead of £1000) to appropriate

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only £550, as I find

155

find some time must clapse before I can bring

any

5

extensive plans into operation - Moreover, the sum of £235 is applied to Loucational objects under Salaries or grants to native Teachers, and a further sum of

of Lod on account

School House Rent-

I have made

calculations on

of

my what I deem

a very moderate anticipation of receipts, as should the demand

Lands continue

the income

for

of

1856 will

probably greatly exech the amount placed on the retinate,

1

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and I see nothing at present

-likely to check, but much to

develop the

growing prosperity

of the Colony. -

I have the hour to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordship's, Most obedient Aumble Servant,

John Bowna

Mr Mist

Sir J. Me

10

Acto

setting in gommarly

to work to spend the actual X

prospective surplus revenue am not prepared to thron Yoult on the expedi

projected public works

diensy of

2cado

Refer as usual to th

Treasury

In 10 Oct

bret

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Sir. C. C. Grea

C.E.

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Ju

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1855 OCTR

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MREILot Merivale MJ Ball

Videnorth

156

I am directed

My secretary firs

from Molesworth to

transmit to

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Colonial Estimates.

157

HONGKONG.

1856.

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HONGKONG:

PAINTED AT THE "CHINA MAIL" OFFICE. 1855.

د

158

COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

3

A.

Abstract of the probable Revenue of the Colonial Government of Hong- Kong for the Year 1856, shewing also the Revenue received under the similar heads in the Year 1854, 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,

REIMBURSEMENT IN AID OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY

GOVERNMENT, .......

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,

INTEREST,

SPECIAL RECEIPTS,

ESTIMATED FOR 1856. REVENUE OF 1854.

£

3. d.

£

3. d.

15,850

**

11,825 10 8

8/3/2

2,725

ל

55

2,273 10 10

5,560

5,401 2 6

4,000

ウラ

3,327 0 9

1,000

5

**

1,643 16 5

2,525

>> **

2,038 11 11

305

1

35

33333

A

241 13 4

251 7 81

5 9 0

37 0 2

15

Total.......

£

32,000

27.045 3 5

11

51

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

From 1st July, 1843, to 31st March, 1845, (1 year 9 months,).....

1845-46,------

1846-47,

1847-48,

1848-49,

1849-50, ......................

1850-51, .......

1851-52,

1852-53,

1353-54,

1854-55,

1855-56,

.£30,000

49,000

36,900

31,000

25,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

12,000

9,200

4,200

3,840--but will not be drawn.

L

4

COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

LAND REVENUE:--

Lease Lands,

Lands not Leased,

Fees on grant of Leases,

Premium by Purchases,

Deposit do.,

RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS:-

Markets,...

Buildings,

LICENSES:-

Spirit Retailers,

Pawnbrokers,...

Auctioneers, Salt Weighing,

Stone Quarriers,

+

REVENUE DETAILED.

:

E

:

£

14,000

250

REFER-

ESTIMATED FOR 1856.

REVENUE OF 1854.

ENCE TO REMARKS.

£

8. d.

£

2.

d.

8.

d.

A

15

11

50

*

1,500

ララ

**

50

>>

15,850

**

COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

REVENUE DETAILED.

159

5

ESTIMATED FOR 1856.

REVENCE OF 1854. ENCE TO REMARES.

£

3.

d.

31,660

>>

£

26,509 13 カラ

3. d.

2호

10,266 10 24

Brought forward,

SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY:

281 1 2

Condemned Stores, &c.,

+

241 13 4

49 7 6

1,179 7 6

3.

BY GOVERNMENT:-

49 4 4

REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID OF EXPENSES INCURRED

Sick stoppages from Police Force,

£

3.

d.

100

105

6 1

>>

*

119

3 10

23

9 ទ

3

11

*

7 11

Subsistence Money of Foreign Seamen and other

125

2,500

1,909 11 8

in Victoria Gaol, ...

225

77

>>

2,725

363 19 2

5

Convict Labours and other items,

75

=

A

Sale of Printed Forms,

5

"1

A

A

305

2,100

>>

2,158 11 94

MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS :-

656 5 0

656 5 0

Over-Payments, &c., Recovered,

156

5 0

156 5 0

SPECIAL RECEIPTS,

Superannuation Contributions of European Police Force, &c.,

35

300

*

427

1 8

Total,

£ 32,000

Billiard Tables,

41 13 4

41 13 4

Opium Retailers,

2,200

55 35

1,856 14 1

Boarding-house Licenses,

105 16

5,560

104 11 8

TAXES:-

Police Assessment,

POSTAGES:-

(Received by the Post Master General in England,)

FINES, FORFEITURES, AND FEES OF COURTS:-

Fines,

Forfeitures,

Fees,

FEES OF OFFICES

+

4,000

500

ララ

A

40

>>

23

460

75

On Marriages and Burials,

100

>>

Registry of Boats,

800

A

Do.

Hawkers,

150

Official Signatures,

A

Registration of Deeds,

Shipping Seamen,

Sailing Letters and Passes,

ول

3,327 0 9

1,000

689 2 1/

49 13 1

905 1

1 2

120 13 6

:

517 2 0

185 12 3

175

55

170

19 **

100

55

111 13

4

1,000

コラ

35

924 3

4

9 7 6

On Surveys

100

+

>>

On Colonial, Registers

100

2,525

Carried forward,......

£

31,660

ל

26,509 13 24

REMARKS.

ל

5 9 0

37

26

27,045

3

51

The Estimated Revenue for 1856 exceeds the Revenue received in 1854, by £4,954.16.6). The present state and the prospects of the Revenue for the current and succeeding year are highly satisfactory. By the influx of population, Europeans, Americans, and Natives, and the general diffusion of wealth throughout the community, consequent on the extended Coasting and other Trade, the Revenue of 1854 was raised £4,045.3.5) over the amount estimated for that year. The Receipts for the current year 1855, estimated at £24,200, will exceed that amount by about £12,000,

1. The LAND REVENUE will be considerably increased. On the 24th December, 1854, the RENT ROLL shewed the Annual Rents on LEASE LANDS to be £11,250.6.1); before the expiration of the present year it will no doubt reach £14,000. Sales have already been effected producing £1,780.3.3 Annual Rent, viz :—

On 1st February,...................

....£504 7 7

16th and 17th March,...... 270 14 2 14th and 15th May,.............. 472 2 0 28th and 29th May,......... 447 19 0 9th July...............

85 0 6

A few of the Marine Lots at West Point will, if sold, bring the Annual Rent to the sum estimated.

2. The amount estimated for LANDS NOT LEASED is less by £31.1.2 than the amount received in 1854. This sum is collected from the Villages, where fishing and trading Boats constitute their principal source of income; but in consequence of the insecurity from pirates, that trade is seriously impeded, and the Villages accordingly comparatively deserted, instead of, as they should be, being flourishing places of native trade and industry.

3. The amounts estimated under FEES OF LEASES, PREMIUM and DEPOSITS, are conjectural, but under the circumstances must be considered

very moderate.

4. Three MARKETS, all in the Western part of the town, produce now £2,305.10 per annum, viz :—-

The Central Market at $600 per month,...

..£1,500 0 per annum. The Western, leased to Mr Duddell at £53.2.6 per month, 637 10 "J The Hwang-yuen (Tain Achoey's ), at £14 per month,.... 168

0

39

£2,305

10 14

As the population at the Eastern part of the town increases, it cannot be otherwise than that a Market will be established in that locality, and consequently the amount of £200 will be easily obtained, which will bring the income as estimated to £2,500. At the East Point, a Market exists now without the License prescribed by Ordinance.

At the expiration of the present Leases, Government intends to alter the system hitherto followed in respect to Markets.

RENTS from BUILDINGS are, £150 from the Post Office, and £75 from the Bungalow on the Hospital Hill. When first let to the Post Office, a portion of the building was reserved by Government for the use of the Registrar General, but these Rooms are now in possession of the Post Office Authorities, who do not pay any additional Rent to the Colony. The Rent is altogether too low.

6. LICENSES :—The estimated sums for the various Licenses, are based on the Receipts in 1854, and part of 1855. The Licenses granted

to Chinese for the SALE of SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS and OPIUM, for PREPARING OPIUM and for PAWNBROKERS, have all increased on account of the great influx of Chinese from the adjacent disturbed province; but still there has been no applicant for a License to keep an OPIUM

6

COLONIAL ESTIMATES--HONGKONG.

160

COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

7

SMOKING Shop; it would therefore seem that the various Eating and Gambling-houses, as also the Brothels, must be made use of for that purpose by the Native population. The Revenue now received from the SALT and STONE LICENSES is very trifling when compared with the Receipts of former years. Various reasons are assigned as the cause of this large falling off, but the true one seenis to be, a com- bination amongst a party of Chinese who conduct the business in partnership. In 1848 the receipts from the SALT and STONE LICENSES amounted to £1,691.13.4, whereas the privilege has been sold for the year commencing 1st September 1854, for £270.16.8.

7. TAXES POLICE ASSESSMENT, on account of the increased number of Buildings and higher Rents, £4,000 is a moderate estimate of the

income for the next year, at the present rate of 5 per cent on the Annual Value or Rent.

FINES, FEES, and Forfeitures,—The estimated amounts under these heads are much less than the Receipts in 1854, but considering the uncertainty of this source of Revenue, it is thought better to estimate them too low rather than too high. FIXES in 1847 amounted to £1,034.7.6, and in 1850 to £290.11.0§, being a difference of £743.16.5§. FEES OF COURTS have been reduced by Regula Generalis of 31st October, 1854, and consequently reduction must be looked for in the income for the year 1856, as compared with the Receipts

in 1854.

9. FEES OF OFFICES,-Are all increasing, and amounted in the first Quarter of 1855, to £1,458.1.4, but of this £302.4.5) are for REGISTER- ING BOATS, which is renewed on the commencement of each year. The Superintendency of Trade has discontinued paying into the Treasury Fees received on granting SAILING LETTERS, and brings this amount to the credit of Her Majesty's Government in the Accounts Current of the Superintendency, The Fees on SURVEYS and COLONIAL REGISTERS Will, in 1855, greatly exceed the amount estimated for 1856, but this being the first year, and the Fees on the renewal not so large as in the first instance, the amounts estimated are the most probable ones.

10. The differences under the other heads are accidental.

PAGE OF

DETAIL.

B.

Abstract of Sums required to Defray the Expenses of the Colonial Government of Hongkong for the Year from 1st January to 31st December, 1856, shewing also the Amount expended for the Year previous to that in which the Estimates are prepared, viz: 1854.

ESTIMATE.

ITEM OF

gi

SALARIES.

FIXED ESTABLISH- MESTA.

PROVISIONAL

ALLOW-

ANCES

OFFICE CONTINGEN-

CIES,

ESTIMATE FOR 1856.

EXPENDITURE FOR 1854.

AND

TEMPORARY.

£

s. d.

£

s. d.

£

8. d. £ s. d.

£

3. d.

£

5. d.

18 1

26,181 2 0

A

ESTABLISHMENTS,

12 10 0 842 15 0

2 PENSIONS, RETIRED ALLOWANCES, & GRATUITIES,

REVENUE SERVICES, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS,

27,036

7

25,799 0 X

#

A

57

11 9 2

250 19

לל

202 5

17/1/14

4

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE,

A

19

5

ECCLESIASTICAL,

ララ

6 CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES,

Ditto,

Ditto,

120

>>

>>

76

8 0

59

A

*

I

¥

**

喃喃

2

ラッ

A

*

>>

**

7 EDUCATION, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS,

HOSPITALS,

Ditto,

9 POLICE AND GAOLS, Ditto,

20

10

RENT,

11

TRANSPORT,

++

530

280

1,530

300

310

A

31

F

*

**

**

11

11

>>

*

A

A

A

13 19 2

212 8 81

1,599 1 11

1,081 13 4

7

225 12

174 8 4

4,589 5 9/1/20

648

5 114

>]

A

21 13

12 CONVEYANCE OF MAILS,

WORKS AND BUILDINGS,

6,000

3

14

15

**

ROADS, STREETS, AND bridges,

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,

7,950

15

55

31

>

16

INTEREST,

4

**

A

A

17

LAND AND HOUSE PURCHASES,

ララ

*

1

A

18

ду

SPECIAL EXPENSES, ...

F

カラ

A

A

*

**

S

A

57

0 10

A

Total,

44,306 7 0 34,635 0

1

E

13

-

----

ן

COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

CIVIL.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

GOVERNOR.

SALARIES:-

Lieut.-Governor,

Private Secretary to H. E. the Governor, ... Comprador at Goverument Offices,

161

FIXED ESTABLISH-

MENTS.

PROVISIONAL AND TEMPORARY,

TOTAL.

9

£

5. d.

£

5.

d.

£

容。 d.

2,250

A

1100

250 >>

**

Shroff,

}}

>>

32 10 0

31

5 0

Porter,

25

A

Four Messengers, @ £15 cach,

60 31

A

**

Two Gardeners, @ £15 each,

Scavenger,

30

11

12 10

0

2,691

5 0

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES:-

Incidental Expenses for the Offices,

COLONIAL SECRETARY.

SALARIES:--

Colonial Secretary,

Chief Clerk,

Second

Third

1

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES:--

£

So

*

11

**

2,691 5 0

&. d.

£

לי

1,200

>>

51

472 10 0

Coals for the several Offices,

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

Incidental Expenses,

324

270

A

*

A

1)

>>

*

2,266 10

0

*

35

A

55

d.

55

13 15

0

2,705

"

*

=

£ ⚫. d.

2,266 10 0

15

"

>>

10

A

5

>

8 10 0

73 10

0

2,340 11

**}

!

10

COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

CIVIL.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

SALARIES:-

TREASURER.

FIXED ESTABLISH-

MENT,

PROVISIONAL AND TEMPORARY.

TOTAL.

£

*.

d.

£

d.

£

d.

600

Treasurer,

A

**

First Clerk,

300

A

Second

and Accountant,

250

ララ

E

A

A

>>

1,150

"

ALLOWANCES, Nül.

CONTINGENCIES:-

Stationery,

Incidental,

SALARIES:-

AUDITOR.

Auditor [the Colonial Secretary,].......

Clerk,

ALLOWANCES, Nil

CONTINGENCIES:-

Printing, Moiety of Government Gazette,

>>

Estimates,

Forms for all Offices,

H

£

300

A

A

**

1,150

10

10

};

"

d.

ལོ

£

>>

59

A

>>

A

20

ララ

*

1,170

A

d.

£

4.

75

30

A

"

300

*

COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

HARBOUR MASTER.

162

11

FIXED ESTABLISH-

MENT.

PROVISIONAL AND TEMPORARY.

TOTAL.

Ja

£

5. d.

3. d.

£

d.

600

A

400 >>

PAL

200

A

**

50

F

>>

25 コラ

**

50 >>

A

43 10 0

185

ל>

SALARIES:-

Harbour Master and Registrar of Shipping,

Assistant do. and Emigration Officer, Clerk,

Indian Interpreter,

Shroff,

One European Constable,

One

25

Ten Chinese Boatmen @ £18, 10s, each,

.d

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES:-

Stationery,

Repair of Boats,

Oil for Lamps,

Flags,

Incidental Expenses,

99

**

500

A

多想

*

200

17

Stationery for the Offices, and for all Printing,

180

A

T

A

Incidental Expenses,

15

|

CLERK OF COUNCILS,

SALARIES :—

Clerk,

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES :—

Newspapers, &c.,

Stationery,

Incidental Expenses,

800

£

d. S.

£

d.

£

5.

100

A

100

J+

5

55

**

5

A

5

15

J

**

d.

*

115

17

**

1,553

10 0

55

>

1,553

10 0

+

3

25

>>

>

5

12

A

A

35

:

POLICE RATE ASSESSORS AND COLLECTORS,

SALARIES:-

[The Assessors and Collectors are paid a percentage on

amount collected.]

Sub-Collector,

Shroff.

ALLOWANCES, NU.

CONTINGENCIES:-

Stationery,

Printing Chinese,

Incidental Expenses,

65

50

ל

A

#

>

¥

F

5

5

A

*

5

10 0

10

5

50

10 0

1,604

55

A

A

>>

ララ

115

コナ

>>

11

20

>>

>>

135

23

>>

A

¦

:

:

!

12

COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

FIXED ESTABLISH-

MENT.

PROVISIONAL AND TEMPORARY.

TOTAL.

SURVEYOR GENERAL.

SALARIES:-

£

3.

d.

£

4. d.

£

d.

Surveyor General,

800

A

29

Clerk,

300

19

Overseer of Works,

150

A

Chinese Overseer,

37

10

A

Three Coolies @ £15 each,

45

ララ

>>

One Office Coolie,

15

**

ALLOWANCES :-

To Overseer of Roads for keep of a Horse,

CONTINGENCIES :—

Advertising,

Copying Plans and Charts,

Stationery,

Incidental Expenses,

COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

TOTAL CIVIL ETABLISHMENTS,

GOVERNOR,

COLONIAL SECRETARY,

TREASURER,

AUDITOR,

CLERK OF COUNCILS,

SURVEYOR GENERAL,

REGISTRAR GENERAL,

***

1,347

10

0

1,347

10 0

"

""

*

REGISTRAR OF MARRIAGES,

HARBOUR MASTER,

REGISTRAR GENERAL.

SALARIES:-

[Registrar General, Officiating, the Superintendent of

Police,]

Clerk,

Chinese Clerk,

One Chinese Coolie,

ALLOWANCES, NU.

CONTINGENCIES:-

Printing &c., (Chinese,,)

Boat Numbers,

Stationery,

Incidental Expenses,

MARRIAGE REGISTRAR.

SALARIES:-

Registrar,

:

:

:

:

*

300

A

A

39

37 10 0

15

»

*

352

:.

5

15

5

5

وو

**

A

A

A

A

A

10 0

E

"

:

12 10

10 0

0

POLICE RATE ASSESSORS AND COLLECTORS,

30

1,390

5

30

5

A

55

A

**

A

A

A

>>

*

4 10 0

ל

352

:

10 0

44

10 0

397

50

A

£10,706 0 0 0

2,705

2,340

4. d.

A

コラ

>>

1,170

1

53

800 "

A

115 55

1,390

35

A

397

サラ

53

* 50

A

>

1,604

2

33

135

*

+

10,706

>>

163

13

;

14

COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

JUDICIAL ESTABLISHMENT.

SUPREME COURT.

SALARIES:-

Chief Justice,

Attorney General,

Registrar,

Deputy Registrar,

Clerk to Chief Justice,

Usher and Bailiff,

COLONIAL ESTIMATES-HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

FIXED ESTABLISH-

MENT.

PROVISIONAL AND TEMPORARY.

TOTAL.

POLICE AND GAOLS.

CHIEF MAGISTRATE.

£

3,000

>>

1,500

>>

600

350

}}

300

>>

A

d.

£

$.

d.

£

3. d.

SALARIES :-

Chief Magistrate,

First Clerk,...

Second do.,

150

A

ララ

Chinese Interpreter,

150

コラ >>

Chinese Clerk and Shroff,

62 10 0

Mahomedan Swearer,

12 10

0

Under-bailiff,

37 10

0

Three Messengers @ £15 each,

45 19

6,207 10

0

ALLOWANCES, Nu.

CONTIGENCIES:

Printing, Advertising, and Newspapers,

Stationery,

Incidental Expenses,

ECCLESIASTICAL.

SALARIES :-

Chaplain,

Clerk,

Sexton,

¦

Two Burial-ground Keepers @ £12, 1s. each,

EDUCATIONAL.

SALARIES:--

Seven Chinese Schoolmasters,

One Teacher of English,

CONTIGENCIES:-

Books, &c.,

SALARIES:---

MEDICAL.

Colonial Surgeon,

SALARIES:-

Dispenser,

Hospital Cook,

Steward,

HOSPITAL.

Two Dispensary Coolies @ £12, 10s. each,

9

3

+

A

>>

A

A

6,207 10 0

20 **

4

164

15

FIXED ESTABLISH-

MENT.

PROVISIONAL AND TEMPORARY.

TOTAL.

£

8.

d.

£

d.

£

3. d.

1,000

300

>

"

>>

150

37 10 0

5:

A

Third do., Chinese,

+++

First Chinese Interpreter

Second do. do.

European Usher,

+

150 ララ

and Clerk,

75

A

35

コラ

100

:

Indian

do.

37 10 0

Chinese do.

25

Chief Magistrate's Orderly,

12 10

0

Messenger,

12 10 0

Coolie,

Mahomedan Swearer,

12 10

0

12 10 0

1,925

6,227 10 0

ALLOWANCES, Nil.

CONTINGENCIES

Printing in Chinese and Newspapers, Stationery,

Incidental Expenses,

TOTAL CHIEF Magistrate, and Carried forward,

700

ל

10 17 0

.:

60

ל

وو

25

17 多少

795 17 0

795 17 0

:

175

A

50

"

**

200

100

15

"

15

25

"

A

وو

224

A

225

10

10

*

*3

""

235

1) **

200

>>

155

31

5

5

10

A

17

1,925

*

,

15

1

14

1,940

19

>

16

COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

POLICE AND GAOLS,-Continued.

Brought forward,—

SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.

EUROPEAN FORCE.

COLONIAL ESTIMATES. HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

FIXED ESTABLISH-

MENT.

PROVISIONAL AND TEMPORARY.

TOTAL.

£

3. d.

£

5. d.

£

B. d.

1,940

*

**

POLICE AND GAOLS,—Continued. Brought forward, CHIEF MAGISTRATE,

SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,

ALLOWANCES, N.

*

*

CONTINGENCIES:-

Stationery,

Incidental Expenses,

FIXED ESTABLISH-

MENT.

PROVISIONAL AND TEMPORARY.

TOTAL.

165

17

£

d.

£

3. d.

£

3. d.

1,940

19 **

Total Superintendent of Police,

SHERIFF.

62 10

60

**

0

SALARIES :—

Sheriff and Assistant Magistrate,

SALARIES :

1 Superintendent of Police,

1 Assistant

do.,

500

300

*

+

X

J Inspector,

$50 P month,

125

ל!

F

1 Deputy

do.

38

95

"

**

1 Do.

do. 36

90

51

A

>>

:

1 Sergeant

28

>>

A

1 Do.

28

55

1 Do.

27

70

67 10 0

65

A

A

>>

A

1 Acting do.,

25

8

5;

23

1

Do.

24

>>

A

A

2 Do.

23 each month, or £57 10 0 Pannum,

115

A

1

6 Constables,

21

52 10 0

>>

315

**

**

A

6

Do.

20

50 0 0

>>

>>

300

**

*

8

Do.

19

47 10 0

>>

380

>> 55

J

E

32

2

7

i

1 Sergeant,

extra to one acting as Clerk,

INDIAN FORCE.

$19.20 month, annum,

25

2,570

ララ

>>

48

2 Acting do.

12 eacli

£30 10 0!

60

**

2

Do. do.

11.55

20 15 0

57 10 0

3

3 Do. do.

11

27 10 0

82 10 0

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27 Constables,

10

25 0 0

675 多 19

29

Do.

9

22 10 0

652 10 0

52

Du.

8

20 0 0

5

1,040

**

116

1 Sergeant

CHINESE FORCE.

$10 per month,

1 Acting do.

8

25

20

**

1 Do. do.

7.50

ララ

' Do. do.

7

18 13 0

17 10 0

* O

57

S Constables

6.50

an. £16 50

130

+

...

& Do.

6

15

0 0

120

ל

>>

ララララ

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Do.

5.50

13 15 0

110

11

>>

>>

441 5 0

28

2 Horse Coolies @ $5 month, £12 10 0

2 Station and Lamp Coolies,

170

Gaoler,

Assistant Gaoler,

Turnkey,

Do..

Headman,

Six Constables and Guards @ £22,108.

One Chinese Guard,

One Female Turnkey,

600

120 ラウ

A

50 15

A

73

58 10 0

37 10

0

36 5 0

135

A

15 51

12 10

>>

哆哆

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2,615 10 0

ALLOWANCES, A.

CONTINGENCES :-

Stationery, Publishing, ... Incidental Expenses,

!

25

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12 10 0

25

>> 45

50

י

5,676 15

0

5,076 15 0

Carried forward,

5,676 15 0

VIZ:-

:

Total Sheriff,...

TOTAL POLICT AND GAOLS,

Salaries,

Contingencies,

$.

cf.

8,671 10

0

45 10 0

1,069 13 0

!

!

5,676 15 0

5

>>

>>

10

5 0

15 5 0

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ל

**

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F

2

5,692

55

**

1,069 15 0

15 5 0

11

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1,085

8,717 >>

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COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

No. 1.-RECAPITULATION OF THE FOREGOING ESTABLISHMENTS.

SALARIES.

FIXED ESTABLISHMENT.

OFFICE CONTIN-

ALLOWANCES.

TOTAL.

GENCIES.

PROVISIONAL AND TEMPORARY.

CIVIL ESTABLISHMENTS:-

£

5.

d.

£ 3. d.

£

3.

d.

£

S.

d.

£

3.

d.

THE GOVERNOR,

2,691 5 0

13 15 0

2,705

COLONIAL SECRETARY,

TREASURER,

2,266 10 0

73 10 0

2,340

"

7

1,150

A

>>

+

AUDITOR,

CLERK OF COUNCILS,

SURVEYOR GENERAL,

MARRIAGE REGISTRAR, ...

HARBOUR MASTER, ...

EMIGRATION OFFICER,

POLICE RATE COLLECTORS,

A

ל

>>

1,553 10 0

300

100

A

>

1,347 10 0

12 10 0

50

20

500

15

30

"}

55

A

A

وو

A

A

"

>

1,170

800

115

1,390

*

*

51

**

A

A

31

1

50 10 0

50

*

1,604

*

*

20

77

для

44 10 0

135

397

519

COLONIAL ESTIMATES--HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

No. 5.-ECCLESIASTICAL, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Nil.

No. 6. CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES.

Nil.

No. 7.-EDUCATION, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

For General purposes of Education,

Teaching English in the Chinese Schools,

Prizes given to the Scholars,

Total,

166

19

£

22

£

S. d.

500 53

J

10

ל

カラ

20 35

A

55

530

57

150

$19

10 5

53

80 >>

>>

5

20

15

A

A

£

280 75

115

>>

REGISTRAR GENERAL,

352 10

0

---

TOTAL CIVIL,

JUDICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS,

9,926 5 0

12 10 0

6,207 10 0

ECCLESIASTICAL

do.,

795 17 0

EDUCATIONAL

do.,

225

>

MEDICAL

do.,

200

A

HOSPITAL

do.,

155

>>

POLICE AND GAOLS

do.,

8,671 10 0

TOTAL,...

26,181 2 0

12 10

0

767 5 0 10,706

No. 8.-HOSPITALS, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

Bedding and other Necessaries,

Medicines,

20

>>

6,227 10 0

795 17 0

Provisions for Patients at the Civil Hospital,

10

235

** >>

200

155

17

45 10 0

8,717

21

R

842 15 0 27,036 7 0

No. 2. PENSIONS, RETIRED ALLOWANCES, AND GRATUITIES.

Nil.

No. 3.-REVENUE SERVICES, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS. Remunaration to the Assesors and Collectors of Police Rates,-being 5 per cent on Amount

collected,

Commissions to the Government Auctioneer on the Sale of Lands and Licenses,

Petty Expenses of Collecting Revenue at the Villages,

200

40

*

11

11

10

55

Furniture,

Light and Fuel,

Incidental Expenses,

POLICE:

Total,

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

Clothing and Accoutrements,

Veterinary and Farriery Articles,

Forage,

Remount Horse,

R

*

Oil and Candles for Lauterns,

Purchase and Repair of Boats,

17

Incidental Expenses,

})

20 ++ 53

A

Total,...

250

No. 4.-ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS. Compensation to Witnesses detained to give evidence in Criminal Cases,

50

Expenses of Inquests,

10

Do. of Criminal Punishments,

Interpreters in Police and Supreme Courts,

40

+

Total,

120

"

1

A

440

15

70

ל

73

A

2

A

3

A

15

75

ララ

16

25

F

25

75

**

うう

TOTAL POLICE, and Carried forward,

£

700 >>

A

20

COLONIAL ESTIMATES — HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

POLICE AND GAOLS EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS, Continued.

POLICE, Brought forward,

GAOLS :-

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

£

700

20

Clothing,

10

Bedding,

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

5

...

45

Oil for lighting Prisons,

50

Incidental Expenses,...

POLICE:-

Central Police Station in Victoria,

EDUCATION:-

Schools for Chinese,

TOTAL POLICE AND GAOLS,

No. 10.--RENT.

:

TOTAL,

No. 11.-TRANPORT.

ANPORT.

Conveyance of Convicts to Penal Settlements,

+

+

5)

F

37

*

15

*

d.

*

"

>>

ל

*

J.

d.

700

+

11

>

$30

£

1,530

£

2+2

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

TOTAL,

No. 12.-CONVEYANCE OF MAILS.

Nil.

3

15

A

250

*

50

COLONIAL ESTIMATES—HONGKONG.

EXPENDITURE DETAILED.

167

21

No. 13.-WORKS AND BUILDINGS.

NEW WORKS.

A Central Police Station in Victoria, (the present one being a hired Building at an Annual Rental of

£250,) amount required on account in 1856,

Piers, &c., for the Praya, say on account,

Report and Estimate No. 3 of 1846, “Tanks, &c., in case of Fire," Balance, Fountains in Hongkong,

Public School-house, Library, and other Public Rooms, &c., on account,

£ 3.

2,000

A

d.

1,000

"

17

500 17

A

17

300

1)

+

2,000

J

5,800

31

79

REPAIRS.

Contingent Repairs to the various Public Buildings,

11

*

A

15

17

300

17

300

+

10

310

A

No. 14.—ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES.

From Hongkong to Stanley, for Carriages,

Repairs and Alterations to Roads round the Island,

Repairs of Streets in Victoria,

Do.

Drains do.,

Do.

Bridges on Roads,

Formation of New Streets and Drains,

Planting Trees,

Lak

:

NEW.

SUNDRIES.

---

200

55

6,000

J

+

6,000

15

A

57

+++

500

51

200

ララ

11

100

No. 15.—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.

Nil.

No. 16. INTEREST.

Nil.

No. 17.--LANDS AND HOUSE PURCHASED,

Nil.

No. 18. SPECIAL EXPENSES.

Nil.

:

F

55

50

1,000

A

55

19

A

>>

100

7,950

77

A

3

t

22

COLONIAL ESTIMATES--HONGKONG.

SUMMARY OF THE FOREGOING ESTIMATES, SHEWING THE TOTAL CHARGE,

SALARIES ALLOWANCES, AND OFFICE CONTINGENCIES.

REVENUE SER

VICES.

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.

POLICE AND

EDUCATION.

HOSPITALS.

GAOLS.

COLONIAL ESTIMATES— HONGKONG,

FOR EACH DEPARTMENT, SO FAR AS THE SAME CAN BE APPORTIONED.

168

23

RENT.

TRANSPORT.

CONVEYANCE OF MAILS,

WORKS AND BUILDINGS,

ROADS, STREETS, AMOUNT ESTI-

AND BRIDGES. TOTAL

MATED FOR

TOTAL AMOUNT EXPEND-

REFERENCE TO

REMARKS.

1856.

ED IN 1854.

CIVIL ESTABISHMENTS:-

£

S.

d.

£ 3.

d.

£ 5.

d.

£

£

s.

d.

£ 5.

d.

5.

£

5. d.

£ 3.

d.

£

5.

£ s. d.

£

a. d.

£ 5.

d.

£

3. d.

-

The Governor,

2,705

Ka

**

2,705

3,578 13 4

Colonial Secretary,

2,340

14

2,340

2,544 75

Treasurer,

1,170

+

40

55

A

**

1,210

=

ל

1,687 3 1

Auditor,

800

800

855 17 7

A

Clerk of Councils,....

Surveyor General,

115

115

A

A

15

1

1,390

1,390

כל

ララ

E

Registrar General,..

397

10

10

**

;

>>

A

417

ל!

A

15

*

Harbour Master,

1,604

1,604

ララ

104 16 2

1,323 7 3

398 6 11

» 1,317 310

**

Marriage Registrar,

50

50

50 8 0

*

** 55

Emigration Officer,

118 0 5

Police Rate Assessors,

135

200

A

335

1

268 16 2

>>

JUDICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS,

6,227 10 0

* 60

55

6,287 10 0 5,763 9 5

ECCLESIASTICAL

do.,

795 17 0

530

55

1 1

3

50

EDUCATIONAL

do., ...

235

=

A

MEDICAL

do.,

200

11

HOSPITAL

do., ...

155

15

POLICE AND Gaols,

8,717

60

55

280

1,5:30

1

250

Ska

>>

300

*

A

>>

LUBLE

CONVEYANCE OF MAILS,...

WORKS AND BUILDINGS,

ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES,

6,600

>> "

795 17

0

973 11 8

815

129 9 11

3

200

369 15 10

435

**

411 3 8

10,857

+5

9,343 15 2

174 8 4

6,000

**

**

4,589 5 93

7,950

"

7,950

648 5 11

19

*

ל

27,036 7 0

250

120

530

280

35

1,530

19

*

250

>>

*

>>

310

!

** **

A

I

6,000

,,44,306 7 0 34,635 0 1

7,950

17

>>

71

!

i

169

THE GENERAL RESULT OF THE ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR 1856 WILL BE,-

Estimated Expenditure for 1856,

Do.

Revenue do.,

£44,306 7 0

32,000 0 0

Excess of Expenditure over Revenue,

£12,306 7 0

Actual Surplus on haud 1st on the April, 1855,...

- ་ ་ ་ ་

£8,756 6

*

Estimated Revenue for 1855,...

24,200 0 0

Supplementary Estimate of do.....

12,800 0 0

£45,756 6 7

Amounts struck off Liabilities and part transferred to the

Estimate for 1856,

1,307 6 0

47,063 12 7

£31,033 0 0 0

Estimated Expenditure of the year 1855,

Additional Expenditure to be incurred during the year on account of Increase under Salaries, Gratuities, and Conveyance of a large number of Convicts to Penal Settlements, &c.,

Estimated Surplus Balance on 31st December, 1856,

Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 7th August, 1855.

1,800 0 0

32,833 0 0

14,230 12

7

£1,924 5 7

170

1

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9

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Inclosure in

Nr. 123.

Financial

for 22968-7 How Day's 3734

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Copy it's

9349 đang trong

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get. 6.

1855

My Lord.

of the

171

Sernment Office, Victores,

брева

Hongkong, 8th August, 1855.

In accordance with Circular

1835-

Secretary of State, dated 64 March Shave the hover to forward a Return of

Charges of a Special Description incurred

during

the Quarter ended 30th

and not covered

# June last,

by the approved Estimate

for the year 1855:

With reference to the last item but one I beg to refer your Lordship to Sir George Greg's . Despatch Military Wr.& of 11th October 1851, and to your Lordship's

The Right Honorable

Lord John Russell, M. P.,

N Q

Revenue and expenditure the year 1956.

Proposed estimates of the

of RingTong

ML

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I.

:

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Despatole Mr. 1 of 900 May 1838, as the large

in question is connected with the Building

Known as

as lager's

"Edgers Bungalow," the expence of hiring which, it has been arranged, that the Imperial Treasury shall

defray.

Shave the hour to be, With the highest respect, Your Traships, Most obedient

Humble Servant Whu Bonnn!

for 9549. Hongkong.

Enterci

Sir Charles Trevelya

LA

MAUTE

" Bridwell

Milierivale Sall

Mr Mr.

920 123

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Sin

17.00/65-

172

I am directed by Secretaris,

Sir Willians Molesworth to transmit to you for the

Consideration of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury the copy of. despatéto from the Governa

of Hongkong culoring, a Return of Clearges of a Special Descriptions incurred during the Quarter ended

80° June last and noti covered by the approved Estimate for thee

1833.

Яз

Zeur

:

173

HONGKONG.

Return of all Charges of an UNUSUAL OT SPECIAL DESCRIPTION, which are not covered by the

H from the 1st of

April

to the 37

of

June

-1855

COLONIAL.

Approved Estimate of the year 1855, or by a Supplementary Estimate, incurred during the Quarter

HEAD OF SERVICE.

PARTICULARS.

AMOUNT.

£

UNDER WHAT AUTHORITY

TO WHOM PAID.

PAID.

5.

di

DATE AND NO. OF DESPATCH TO DATE AND NO. OF DESPATCH HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, FROM HER MAJESTY'S SECRE- IF APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED,

APPLYING FOR APPROVAL. TARY OF STATE, IN ANSWER.

Establishment

تم

Fixed Salary. Addition to the salary of the Honorable

do

Lo

do.

do.

do.

do.

The Lient Governor at the rate of £250 for annum. Additional Indian Force Gool Guard.

ammun.

1 Sergeant at the rate of £25 per am 7 Benton

Borstenblesta

1

£ 24.10/

Addition to the Soxlary of the 2 the Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office from £270 to £324/3.

am

Addition to the Salary of the 3rd Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office, from £243 to £270 par an Chinese Interpreter in the Police Court, increcuse of Salary

of Salary from £100 to₤1650 per

62.10

1542

L

dundry Plasmael May,

Persand J. M.

Amman.

European Uoter in the Slice Curt, increouse of shalory from £74. 8). to £ 100 per

0

Indian Usher in the Police Caut increase of

Salary from £25 to £37.10/. per annum, or the rate of £12.10/. from 14th June

Interpreter

craft

1854

Provisional Salary. Malay and China dita porke in the Inspreme

do:

rate

Hmorable Lieut. Colmuial Secretary's 21. pril. 1821 Dughatch

21-lt/prit 185.4 Dhath N.26.

Colonel W. Caine & Lotte, N:355 of

H.D. thesis separate and Confidential 11 September 1854. Affifor øved

20th November-1854.

the

N: 88 of

4

f

4

1857, 5 May 1864, 1. 12. 25 July 1954, 1912. Approved...

of

D. N: 53 of 31 = 8th June 1864, 1:24 25 Hoot-1854, 17912. Approved-

M. d'Alemandal Castro De N: 53 of 5

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do.

1855

23 01:24

13 10

A. Grand Pri

12

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do.

10

15 March 35179

Cowithal the rode of £150 per amum porn March- Linguist, in the Colonial Sveritary's Office at the rate of £37.10/. por ambit

ann

Asidant Engineer in the Surveyer General's

Office, at the rate of 33⁄4/. per day

Prusions, Retired Allowanced Retiring compensation to the Chief Clark-

and Grestuition.

+

Rent

9

in the Colonial Treasurer's Department for.

youros & 320 days service, at 2 months Pay

8320

3 feares Service..

for every 3 feares

At scholroom for the instructions of

Chinese

3 months.

you the Carried

over

do.

dow

Approved.

doc_

do..

Approved.

do:

do.

1855

Apfor wed.

formes Williames D.N: 58 of 2nd

February

D.N.3530 20th Novby.

18540mitted in last, the

7854

L. Fernandez, aty to hand 18 Junette of the gut auch 24 Approved.

Quarterly

Return.

D: h⋅ 127 of 5th

W

18541

N

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4 Mord + 1855 H:41 18 May 1855 N. 41. Approved.

D. N. 62 of 5th

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2.9.191 of 5th

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Ano.

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333

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£

42341

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174

HONGKONG.

Return of all Charges of an UNUSUAL or SPECIAL DESCRIPTION, which are not covered by the

from the 1st of

April

the

to the 30

of June

-1855.

COLONIAL.

Approved Estimate of the year 1855, or by a Supplementary Estimate, incurred during the Quarter

HEAD OF SERVICE.

PARTICULARS.

AMOUNT.

TO WHOM PAID.

UNDER WHAT AUTHORITY PAID.

DATE AND NO. OF DESPATCH TO HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, APPLYING FOR APPROVAL.

5.

d.

DATE AND NO. OF DESPATCH FROM HER MAJESTY'S SECRE- IF APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED.

TARY OF STATE, IN ANSWER.

Braight forward £ 423

Convorymure & of various

ance & : of varioues Chinese prisoners and.

Police Constables in elvarge of them

Sedan Sour hire incurred by the School- Committee in visiting solhola

Transport

do

Building

go Rept & Ection:

do:

do..

do...

Ronds, Streater & Bridges.

Lo:

do..

do.

of 1848

Apt. & Extin.:. N. 5 of 1851, Debtors Govel.

12

N:3 of 181460 Tanker Be in Victoria

#

in case of fire

N: 7 4 1855 alterations to Court House for the accommodation of the Harbour Master's

Office

N:141 of 185 4 Side Channels in Baiham

N. 1 of 1855 Culverts in Victoria West, drain in Lover. Bazaar.. clearing No 15 of 1835/40 pain to Sticks in Lover

Streaks

Barz be

No 2 of 1855 Culverts in Victoria East.

Advances on account of Repairs of a Bungalow sconfried by the Military the Imperial Government. Force from 12th Jane to 30 Decht: 185.14 ......

"do:.

2.

#

Advances made by the Harbour Master

-

on Afe: of distressed British Spannen for clothing, bedding & subsistence

Victoria, Homughing,

28th July

1855

10

20

323

Sundry Personn

Shandry Person Ahyou.

Let

id:

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30

Soro.

Meproved Requisition Nomfort made.

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do:

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No

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26 July18018. N2:53.7. Thy 1819 N995 Approved. 7. Hoobs 18616 forata 11. 1852 7.278 Approved.

Vo

10 June 1876 72: 70 207 4/4/4218016 12:27. Approved.

No report mode

being under £200 cand included in the

Estimate under Repours

1855, R:64.

8. May do. Moreport made.

26

20 67

id:

do..

id.

40

76

John Que

Amning.

baht TV. Wathing

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do.

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the f

8.

Mory 1855, N.64.

N:41 of Surveyor_ to be recovered from Javerbl of April 1855. the Ir. forial Ghot

True Copy Member

A Secretor

tobe recovered from the

Neat. J. of Foor Majavaty Norly.

(Signed) R. Rindarker,

Colonial Treasurer.

Total £ 1432 1911

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Despatch A 123 17/855-

Inclosure in

✓ No 1945

9350 Hong Kong.

175

Miscellane

Answ@19 Now: /55-

RECE

informent Offices, Victoria, Doughing, 8th August 1

OCT (6.

1835

My. Lord,

communicated to this Office by himself - see his private

1st 1855.

Great complaints having

mical to obtamed circulation in this Colony

4404 aud

1586. I had rever

previously hear of abuses existing in the various Jany

allered

improprietas

the part of

Departments of the Public Service, as

the mentioned to the taking of fees, and other fimilar

pullie Sewants of

may lin received ley

"nding irregularities, I directed a Commission

to be nominated, consisting of the Colonial Secretary, Neting Mtorney- General, and Colonial Treasurer, to

Constables & Colonial Sec

inferio

ficials in

7. Kerey.

all.

Countries, cont

the coming and famine and report on the same

condent son Mii's Colony

منان

maiked by

Honor & inteqrely.

2.

3. Sam happy to say that the

The Right Homorable

Lord Jolm Russell, M. P.,

Xes,

Implicate

disbursement's buring the Quarter ending 30 F June, 1855-

Broughtons. Return of Specia

7

ML

2..

ardes all

result of the Inquiry, as regarde the Suferin European Ametionaries, how been most Intisfactory. There are, linviver,

3.

-"limviver, Anne points

which I desire instructions from Your Lordship.

4. It has always been understand that the appointment to the Attorney Generalstip does in 100

in no respect int

Isuppone

yes the Ept notice of

Got 144 has not

teen.

"with the immunities of private practice in t the same rule has been extended,

without reservation, to the Colonial___

Jurgen — Sam desirous of Kuning fran Your Lordship whether the Surveyor General is or is not

or is not precluded

to

Hir's Office others we have acted inconsistent.

yes.

There is mo rule on the

sulijed of the Purveyor Gest I Therit the Gou." for report whethe the thie's Officer

has

temia.

ہیں سے

feare

thas

from profits to be derived from the for an hou private exercice of his profession

Architect or otherwick ?

5.

As

It has been the pirnotice for

hands on st.

My impropion is that he has not. If he shr Teens Leisure I Do not know why The should hor

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می

good a Selacy

о дела

I have private

too.

176

burnings that the Harbour Mouter to grant certificates

I am afraid

Hi. Hacher

Master is a

Moderate

fur

Survey

of Survey of reseal for Register, and to account for the feces of such suny to the Colonial Treasury. The present Harbour Master declined the duty,

_

art of and overe his incaufeteney, _ and the

The Dute Newcastle

Experture Sr. Consequence

J. Grehen to

select person

consequence has been the necessity of

or henta pe lunplaying a Surveyor pot in the to the plane fornice of Gromment, whine kies do

he's

fees

Cape Walking west of Chirve reach the Colonial

See 8346:

Vaux

+ The Governor reight to send This report

hrome.

"not

of Chorse

Treasure

recuturer

6. I beg to que love Your Lordship

Copy of notification on the subject of Fees, which appeared many years ago in the Hooghing Government Gazette; but I think it right, at the same time, to quite the following porvange from the Report of

12

the Commission art of the lon

how

how

Li

"We are uncertain line for the

1i

"

terme "Professional Fees is applicable Harbour to the Surveyor General and Hontour Master; but bearing in mind the soont of a private Architect and Engineer, and the existence of but one Marine Surveyor in the Colony. we consider the private practice these two officers to have been, and under proper restriction to be, of public benefit ? 7.

"1

of

I would here notice the

Harbour

Necessity of the Hombor Master being qualified to survey, or at lonot to

méneure vervelés, _ and

least

a local

by a

Ordinance, N: 4 of 1855, this duty is required of him ; and it is for required with a view to diminish the experve which falls on Tranders and the smaller Miso-novers in prrousing Registers for

Addiralle

their vessels.

177

8. Su conection with the Fever

Came

levied for the Administration of Justice, the following questions are respectfully Submitted to Your Lordship for devision

better to should not some rule be laid down there for tians with regard to trading by Grommment

have the

Chief Justices

spiction on

this point? Officers

ہیں

?

the is a very Ales with regard to Fees, and specially

honorable & out

alle mens to Refervinical Fees ?.

his views

be worth kaiine.

لله

"I any exception to be made to the

" afferrently comprehensive wording wat

in blouse Is of Pregula Generatio of 1

ML

March 1844

18471

Ms 10

transmitted in Sing

Danis

Despatch 8:39 of 17th April 1847

-And all Fees received by the Registone, well as there received by the inferior Officers of the Cnert, shall be commited for quarterly by them respectively to the "Colonial Trevonny".

6.

so, what, and in whose favor? Is the Apferniver or Registers justified in charging Fecs in Imall Intestate Estates? See Mote under Ecclesiastical Fees, Regula Jeneralis on above. De Bailiffs Fees go to Sheriff, Bailiff, or the Colonial reasury ? =

how

9. One of the gentlemen, _ the Editor of the most extensively circulated Newspaper in the Colony, who have been most constant in his complaints of abuses in levying fixes, wows specially requested to attend and

end and give evidence

but be refused to do do __ objecting to the Constitution of the Commission.

10. But, that among the Subordinate Servants of the Government,_ not being Europeans, many that bribes, presente, and inregular feces

abuses exist,_ ant

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[

Are

7.

178

ofters taken there is but to minde

reason to

auto fear. The meane

w of

communication between the higher

mctionarice and their dependents irre,

finotionaries

M

from ignorance of the language, and "remotenes of position, to few, that it is exceedingly difficult to obtain sufficient loidence of existing irregularities, 12 to

n take adequate aneous for their diffression There is als a universal muvillingness to substantiate overmente from apprehension of Rouesequences . The habits f all Chimamen, and of many of the Oriental races, have been formed in contries where the pure administration of justice is unchunon, _ and bribes, "Presents, and fees are Hasted and paid almost as a matter of course.

11. At present we have pu

have nothing

ī

i

8.

bit indifferent materials to work with -

Mor ca

radical change

I hope for Arry until a proper system of instonation

furnish us with a new order

shall furnish

of

of

but the

fenblic servants to fill the lower offices.

12. The eradication of abuses must be therefore the work of years; subject engages my most ampions attention, _ and as I have prominated

and a Commission to enquire into the means of introducing a system of public education into the Colony, and

I have desired that their attention be

Specially directed to the important object of training for the perime Deportments servanto competent to divdonge public duties, where a competent kinnoledge of English, blinere, or other languages, comment

}

but be an essential requisite,

179

I have the hour to be,

With the highest resfact,

Your Lordship's

Most Obedient,

Houmble Servant,

Blu Bennas

9

:

2

F

Ball. I have made a magle of affiistance to you

Mr Blackwe

**

few notes

comindering

menjen which He's supetch. The

ch Ball

I think that for Perus

W like to see this. I thich it diffrealt

to deal with the subjects which au here presented.

& incomplet

have. He report of the tommasin

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way

-We should

1. (Pan 4.)

the some account.

Evidence on which

the for grounds his to Paragraph

10

поди

12 forman

Inestion

buy

Certainly

Sie) Berring

seems to me b

are some questions which he ought rather

to to able to

himself, inshad of

calling

afistance. Havens, the following

au

the

to`h alband the ad: antage of private practice, unless

I think the Surveyor funnel ought

Jorne

hub he in couvenieme

2-7

Sewn & result Kom it.

also might br. 2. (Par 5.) As bs the Hartons mache, I do rit see what

asked

meant to ask

Clond pisat practice, I think he might.

anto

I love

(notification

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ν

8.22. May 1441

Is the trading

Au)

!

(

do not see hat it can

180

I of improved.

Acmind. Sis ). B. of it. It must Esenive. his own discretion. I suppon what he really work is,

the prealize

4 (same par: ) Itee no reason

по

Water for any Exception to the

while somme site laid down as to Registran

in the Infrom Compl

fees. all fees on legal. pequestry's shared or paid by the respection officers

with the Nasy, & all attempt at exacting Extra or privat Seco chicomaped by all the frion of formtrent.

کررہا

5. ( ib : ) the "Wot " referred to seems

is kis ar

to his clearly that Layath.

a mall Estates. I conuit

imagine why the question is asked.

b. (ib) the

as to what

tim an

question

ought to home of

fill you anges.

18an - Defal 2

A

!! wp. 4547,

refined to Love,

4.

biliffifeer is really one we cannot

answer here. Fume facie. They should fototh Dearmy

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Am At 3

Ат

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F

Lord Palmerston

a

-

I am disposed to go

little farther

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for Merwale in refusing to public servants pre mision to seck elsewhere for sources

Enobitment. There are some reasons

1. hich pestify

a relaxation.

of strict rule.

1. regard to the leamed professims, and this claration benefits the public by seeing He services of more able men the limit however

2 65° not go

& I would principle adhere to the beate that the public is entitled

·

Beyoni

M/24 / Inclosure.

Lord When "Russell, M..P.

Covernor tis Hhn Bowring

Pictoun, Hongthong,

$t iugurt, 1855-

Received

Government offices,

Relative to Fees take..

to the entire time of it's servants subject only to provision for them bealth teeth which is epential

to full efficiency It) and therefore repure permipion to the Surveyor Genizal to Engage in private practice

2 Iurd say nothing about the Harbour Master Iw point out that the rule is already establish that exceptions she be made. only

huder very peculie Curcumstances of Who The Good is the best jud

( Iconcur with for Merivale.

4

A

2

his to Si. J. Bowny's 10th Paragraph. I suppon

It at Mrr Merivale thinks it better to leave to subject in Sir J.Bs hands & Jam ready to

but I think it acquiesce in that conse roun

inconvenient that the "sh go so far without Communicating fully the grounds of his statemen answer accordingly. I ate thates as

Should ganals Rule turns to thould give

door Whole Told to the hudher toronne 0.11/11-85

A.ee

MsM

181

9350 Harry Hung

19th Novest

B. When Bonning No 40

WINUTE //

1955 NOVE

Jodes 16. Elhot Merival 16 MR.J. Bali

A

You

Ihave to acknowledge

the receipt of your bespill N124 of the S of Augash

look sie which you exquent

instrucher's on

bariens

Gromit's in connection

event Commission.

with a recent

which you appointed to

enquire into certami

abuses allegest

to exist

en the Casions Deprestanult

of Goumech_

Jen the absence of the From

Report of the Commifiemens

to which you

& you

refer, and

the touch of more precise

ī

!

information on many of the Grails asorted to

I have had more difficulty

le

dealing with the

dealing

subject's you have

submitted for my decision, but the

following observabais.

ou

some of the heads

of engering appear to be

Hepary hempang for youn

findance.

"As a general rule, to

which for obvious lesieres, mumbers

the how Aficions from

cruptions, Scoreviter

that the Prablica

the

fairly entitled to whole

Jacity

1.

7

professions

the Couriced

time of it's Servants, Sabeech only to seach relaxation as may

le

182

epential for the preservation of health, and, acting on this geners! Principle, Jam of opinion that

Gerusal the Surveyor, oughtaush to have permission to

engage in Jerivate Grailide.

With espech to the Erading of Jeable Officers advertent to in the 8th Jeragriph of geven de spalate. I hould leter you.

e to the

A

Geronmuch Rotification

же

of the 24th May 1844 eshech

appears to dispose of the question you have raised,

you

de

and there only to add that no deviation from

the established Eule

should be allowed excepti Bay Juulian

lender

Cercumstances of which

You must herpaily

be the beah,

udy

So bhearse with respect. to the reciph of fees by Jublic Officers-Isee no reason for making Register an exception

to the rule already

the

laid aleres.

+

The Govs enquiry refers to Intestate Elates.

W! The "nde "jerma

me to refn to with testah 2 intestat inteles.

It slabs to fees chargeable Wheon pictate &

bee

All fees om legel Groceedings

in this

183

Leathey

Supreme Coust thould be Graid tute the destroy by the respective officers, and any attempt to exach extra on Greate fees should be discouraged

by all the Jenner of Gren. Gall

Eveth respect to

lechesinstural fees it

appears to sue that the "note" to which

which you

refer supplies the authen

во

A

to your expening by showing

that no fees are payable

in testate,

testah or

en Small Colated on witter

си

The disposal of bailiffs

letters of administration, com

}

1

fees is a question on which I have no means

of froming an opinion.

I must have to

your

discretion to deribe

such measures es,

You may

deem

Jusson

for the suppression

of the abuses ancery.

184

Notice of this Depostenend

the grounds on which

the charges are quefined should be fully sch

Vinformation forthe In the fundoval

of 4. Mis: Gabr Shave

@

the Seebordinate Officers

r. to which you

of God.

refer in the 10 Jera:

graph of your Deshutch,

but should you Consider it necessary

the subpub

to bring

agam

bjech

under the

opy.)

185

7/15

Government Notification.

No civil Officer in the Service of the Government can be permitted to engage in any Trade or otter lucrative recupation except by the exfereses envent of the Governor, which enwent will be at all times recreable.

12

Fec_

No officer may receive any Fe,

official Implement, except his Salmag-

By order

(Sigured) Frederick W. A. Bruce,

Gort. Howe,

Victoria,

the

24 May 1944.

Colonial Secretare

True Copy

Senetary..

Colmial Secretary.

!

+

N:125.

Mislavens

9357 HongKong

CCT 6.

1800

186

Government Offices, Victoria, Hongkong, 8th August

My Lord,

1855.

In accordance with the Colonial Regulations, I have the

honor to enclose_ herewith__ a_ Schedule

Despatches addressed to the Right Hominable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, during the half y ending 30

30th June 1855.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship'

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

Whu Bann

The Right Hommable

Lord John Russell, M.O.

Bei,

Bes,

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3

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:

**

187

:

:

Mr. Blackwood

I have ascertacted by reference to the Registry that the the subjoined

Despatches Enumerated in and duly recorded .

Put lay

W.C.tunes

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schedule have been

12th Bot. 1/55.

13

ممرين

reived

¡

Governor Sir Ahn Bowring 8th August, 1555-

Victoria, HongKons,

n

Lord John Russell, M. P.

/ Inclosure.

A/25.

Preeived.

omning the half year ending 30 addressed to the secretory of State,

Transmitting Schedule of decetatenis

June, 1855.

73

188

Schedule

of Deepatches

Transmitted by the bovenin of Aughtong

to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, during the half year curing

//

seci.

If Inter

DccL.

ending

30th June 1855.

Lubpet of despatch -

S

By the Lieutenant Govorur.

/ Jung? Akurwinging recint of decrateres to 45/ the off better, and ducritches Militar 12 /

ci

3.

4.

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had 2 of the 5 F and // Fietilen, /854, 70..

0

p35

A

8 Acknowledging reciré of despatches to 185 of the 24t Refober, and Jelatek Military #3 of 205 Cotoba 1854, 56.

1/12 Perlying to despatch sulity h/f of

petoici lazt, regarding

for preventing desertion

hiel.

lime

cont

certain

suggestions

aumget

Holdiers Jone

12" Acknowledging recipe of despatch Military |_ P2 & 1/2 betober last, and renting

189

hp onte F

Deep

Seep.

Jubject & des ratch.

Na & Ere.

MG Bute F deer. Fler.

4. Intimnel comenation of Cilgers Bungalow:

3 chun 1 Relative to the Amount

F

Pent due for

#

12

the hire of "Edger's Bungalow," and certain other charges to be incurch in repairs Ito the same.

Perlying to Begrated Military 173 14 237 better last, requieting

the purchase

N

Edger's Bungalow and the resumption of certain Lots of ground adjoining the premises/.

13 Frauemitting recounts of the Colony for the

year ending 3/4 december, 1854

Franemitting Schchule of despatches addrered to the Secretary of Station Colonies, during the year 1854

Fransmitting Lists of trombers of the recentive and Legislative Councils. of Houghong for the half year ending 3/16

December, 1854.

10. Liby. 3? Acknowledging receipt of despatches to

Subject of Dearntek

10. Continued. #45 & 7th Deccumber, and Circular of 30%

Noveuiter 1854, 46.

11. Feby. 5° Recommending an inenace of £100 m

Annum to tur Caldwell's Salary

12.

13.

14.

1.

15.

2.

16.

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#

Peporting temporary appointment of the Reid moodell to the chowinl Chaplaing, vice the Rev? Mr. Barter, resigned.

Perd

12 Pelative to the Land Sale held on the 15

distant, and advertisement of another

the 15th March nert .

Transmitting Copy of Ardinance £/17/855. to enforce neutrality during the contest "now "cristing in China".

Transmitting Copy of Artinance $255/155.

to provide for

and

regulate

4.

None

2

1.

Precur in actions!

Chont/

against persons absent now the

fat Law against

Transmitting Corregrondence incred between, several Mercantik Firms and the breal Government

the Provisions of the Passengers fret 1852. 2

regarding

F

7

8.

i

MF Ente A

Zeci.

Zeer.

Subject of Despatch -

ا جواب

Miel.

17. Jeby 12 inclosing Copy of letter addread to him

by Sir John Bowning, and his reply thereto. 2 13. Regarding double payment of the Stame

18.

duty

on his Commission no Licht. Governor

Sue Cozing Copies of Correspondence_

and himselt

19.

In the mining

20.

21.

Separate

#

between

9

15° benclosing Copies of a letter from Sir John Bouring and his reply, dated respectively the 7th and 30th December, 18574.

#

28

23. March 327

Relative to the now-recipt of despatches

1936 to 40, from the Colonial of

Office.

Jeep. Jubuiting for information a letter for Shanemisein to the Militaw key. The Guard 2

By The Governor

Respecting the relative positions of himmelf

and Colonel Caine, and commenting certain seepatches from the latter, sent by the rail of the 18th February

By the Lieutenant Governor.

Prevention on Sir John Bowrings Despatch 1.02 of 28th February.

l

L

N. of

Date of

Scap.

Fles.

Suljcet of Fcepatch.

By The Governor.

24. March 32 Remarking on Chonch Emines derratch

25

28.

27.

28.

29.

1.23 of this date.

the Lieutenant Gverner.

By the

190

82. Reporting payment into the Commissariat Chirt of £1,295, 128, and ± 1,475, 14-9, - estimated cost of fittings for the

ent

Government. Offices and the Government

Have.

9 Steporting publication in the Colonial

#

Gazette of the Royal Commissio Constituting the Patristic Fund.

1

By The Gove

Puporting on Adinance #4 of /855_" to establish a proper syster of Registration [for Colonial Vessels."

By the Lieutenant Governor. Acknowledging receipt of Despateles 17:56

to $40, together with letters of the 2nd and 13 November, 1854-

+

+

Replying to Circular of the 29th May, 1854,

No. of

Inet.

2.

LLMLC

Mone

linic

191

P. G

Inte F

Scep.

Deep.

Subject of decratch

29. Antimed__ regarding the Paris Universal kuhibition to

qenca in May 1855.

30. March 185 Acknowledging, receipt of despatches from 1946 to 52°, the last of 16 January, 1855, : together with Circulars of the 162 Fovember, and 137 Icecruber, 1854, He.

31.

32.

#

Reporting refundh by Ms Mheriff Mitchell the half Salary paid him for the perios from 29th March to 24€ Aule, 1854, directed in dispatch 1934 of 21€ betder

lart.

ad

Reporting payment by their? Mercer

Amount igistams

and Ritualeku RZ 3, Duty on their Wariants of appointinent- as directed in Dupatch 114 17 270km-2

last.

Transmitting Authenticated Copy of Ordinance. It's of 1855 to remove doubts "as to the Legality of the Jury List to be in force from the first day of March 1955, and for enabling the Sheriff to

fici.

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A foute F

Scep.

Flip.

Subject of degrated.

-

33 Coutined render nauues with reath

greatti accurser

"future Lists".

in

34. Mem Tranenwitting Authenticated Copy of Adinance N4 87, 955 to establish a proper cystem

35.

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37.

38.

39.

#

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of

of Registration for Colonial Reuels?

By The Govern

fuel.

1

Reporting on the cury Lust ordinance 13 of 1855, forming ruclorure in Linutenant Governor's Dispatch P33 of the 105 hectant wome

By the Sicut: Governor-

AIDEWEL

15. Reporting the years leave of an

granted

C

to Mr Tuichell", of the Station Masters

Me

Separtment.

Peporting Appointment of Reptain Cooper,

as decistant to the Surveyor Simcnać.

P.L.,

he reply to Cucular of 13. decenie lart,

stating that us vessel has been placed in quarantine in the Harbors of Ang Kong -

14 huclizing Conics & recent Precamation and

notification regarding Sunigration.

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2

E:

If Arti f

Sup.

Subject of Despatch.

A B

MG Enter

Incl.

Jeep. Sup.

40. Musea /4" rucirains Comparative statements of the

41.

42

Mearen 14

рай

11

fimatid and actual Revenue and helenbitine

If Anyhow on the year 1954.

Reporting appointment of Min Kuany ne beterreter in the Supreme Cout

Cant.

15 Peporting In Hin Brain's departure

cl

Juric

Subject of despatch.

47. april 15 Relative to Captain Watkins acclication

48

49.

tu

43. and go lekuowledging recipt of despatches to M83

4 3 Serruary, 3 Circulars Exted January, 155, 4. nove

44.

45.

46

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Transmitting Treasurers Accounts Chorving the Financial State of the Colony

on the 3/4/Munck, 1955.

buclraing Return of Land sold at Public

dizing auction on the 16th and 177 Munch, 1855.

Perating remont of the Parlour Master's

Koice to the Supreme Court House, aud transfer of the Civil Papital to the Building hitherto und as Harlour Muarter's | sprice

50

9

57

me

Nove

52.

53.

|

کاند

#

192

n q

Miel.

to be allowed residence at the Sovemment

Supense

Pupating chief & netice Aulmes return to the Cocory, and scumption of his duties Relative to the Fromment Printing and the necesity of new anangements king mode An its creation.

Kanemitting Spice & Muinates of the bcentive and Legislative Council's on the half year ending 3/4 December, 1854.

Sporting

one years leave of absence prantia 5/18 Attorney General Arling.

Peporting me year's leave of absence granted t'lus Potter, Elank to the Chief Justice.

f

ruclosing letter from bus attorney

General

Sterling, regarding his retirement from the Service of the fornment of ongkong.

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193

MF Inte f

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Suljeet of dupatek.

54. spul 5 Framenitting Mantuly Abstracts for the

quarter enting W/ December, 1957.

55

56.

57

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*

Sugarting delay in the cxcention of Requisitions

clothing, Fc., for the Police Free.

Relative to the concccration of Dr Macdingall

Parting neocenity of cntertaining & Even

Solicitor.

58 May 15 dekuoroledging receipt of Dispatches #7/67,

59.

32

30.

4, from the Right Aonnable Sidney Perbert, and Circular of 125 Muanch piom Si scorge Grey.

F

from

Declining, in consequence of improved health, to avail himself of the leave of absence granted him by Despatch M2 of 16t Schuary last.

h

.

Le reply to Despatel. As of 185 Schuny, reporting

that Mrs B. a. Wiener is eligible for the office of Austrian Consul at Frugkay.

61. 7 Reporting appointment of Met Bridges

PA Jel

Jesp.

N of Date of

Desp.

Jubject of despatch .

No St

mei.

Munic

(

8/ Continued as Acting Attorney General and a Rorricional

Member of the Legislative Council.

30 May 7 Acknowledging Duratch 153 4217 Jany,

and reporting amount of gratuity said to Mr. Comelate. Reporting, also, the non- aniral of Muskelly

13.

Minne

Loone

Mone

лючово

14.

35.

67.

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Transmitting Requisition for 2 Fare fugives | 1.

Subuitting Reports and Refirates, 1916 3 of 1855 In Public Works urgenty requiren In the City of Victorin, and unorting theron

of Pelation to the liquidation of £12,- Items

duty on his Commiccion

his Commission no Clientenant

Subuitting borcepondence with the Moonl and Minitary

ilitary Authacties, regarding certai ground at Weet point required for Civilpurian /

Reporting departure ofir James Sterling with the Ships of War for clapan, and urging adoption of scans for the suppresslan

Puney

in there Waters.

+

of

2

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12,

194

exte & Deep. Desp.

F

Lubject of Deepatch

38. Meg, 10 replaining direction of despatches to the

address of his Corkship.

Relative to Prratitution in the Colony,

39.

and its attendant coils.

Auth

70.17 Reporting that 404 Frany Murry has ban

#1

uz

gazetted Consul at Anightoy for the hing of Aruan.

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Peresting Sir The Bondings return to

the Colony.

of Proting Appointment of Lent: Cloud Graham as a Member of the Incentive. Council.

35. Pererting liberation of 16 Riemers on

the Queen's Mirthday.

73.

30

74.

75.

#

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LLUL

1 of Gate of

Hap.

sein.

time

Subject of Deenatch.

75 Continual of Pagestour of the Supreme Court, and kerrimending Mt aleganda as Mur Eay's

By The Governor-

Forwarding an address to Her Majesty on the

1.

76. Save 15

77 &

A Lieutenant Goverum.

Acknowledging rescipt &f9cepateles from No2/ 17 17 = March, to N. 3 17 22 April; and Circulars of 65, 72, and 85 Marel, 855, te, some

3pt Pelative to criceted vacancy in the Office

78

79

80.

81.

#

subject of the War with Russia.

With reference to his Scepatel 1986 475 lay in cyplanatio

having

73 & continuation of his despatch #67-

reference to Pracy and the means of suppresen

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it.

Transmitting the Blue Book of Haykag ffor the year

year 1854.

Explaining non-transmission of despatch - 1:39 on the subject of Pratitution".

By

The boremon Love

Suplaining detention of Lent: Sarmal depute

N: 37 of 18th May, relative to Prostitution.

+

1.

lime

1.

ci

167766

MF | Sate F

Flip.

Subject of despatch

82. Ane A Founding Correspondence between the Bishop

Af Victoria and himself, on the subject of Proclamation

the

If a day of Public Fast and Aumiliation on account of

Crimea.

the War in the

83.

18th Jansenitting Copy of Ordinance 1887 1855,

No5

84

85

86.

87.

#

#

B

respecting disposal of unclaimed Balances of Sitestate datates.

11

11

By The Lieutenant bremer- Reporting appointment of 104 James Jerte Mercer of Works, and enclosing concepondence on the subject.

Puspecting Captain bathins' inability to

measure Neuels, and reporting

thereo

Respecting reccerity of establishing a Corps

of Chinese deterpreters in the Colony

Reporting Transportation 17 41 Chinese Courets to Peuring on the 16th Enne!

88 17 Replying to Despotel #2 of 30th March, and

Suspatch

heel.

MQ Gate F Jeep. Scap.

88 Contined

می

remitting

Subject of despatch.

thing Balance of proceeds of the sale of the busignants' clothing left in charge of the W. Scott, by Mr. White.

89. June 1975 Kanemitting quarterly Returns for the Quarter

ending $100 Aurel 1955.

15

195

7 vel.

5

4

## huclizing Reports by the Surreyou

beneral 17 Land Sales held in May 1855 2

1.

st

3.

11 Mic

92.

2/

93.231

77

By The Governor.

Suggesting that a Colonial braut prositing interpreters in the Colony be eubstituted for the Parliamentary Vote of £250, hitherts paid to St Pauls College at Angkory.

By the Lieutenant Govenia. Reporting appointment spot. Aloy" po Teacher of Ruglish in the Chinese Schol

jat Vietain

By The Sovern

Achinsoleding receipt of Despatches to Moyes April from Tie beorge Grey, and despatch 1/

el

16.

12:126.

9352 trong hồng.

196

Sati & deep.

Jubjjet 179cepntel

rq Jiet.

Financial.

IF & Gesp.

93. Continued of 21 Mugs, from this Laichip

23

Avanc

44. Ime 3 Transmitting Lieutenant Governor's despatch 1: 39 of 185 May, and reporting as to the proposed ordinance relating to Prostitution. some

Memut

Colonial Secretary-

!

Ammen? 29 Octifs 5.

OCT. 6.

1855

Gernment Offices, Victoria, Hooghing, 9 th August

My Lord,

172

و

ut 1855.

I have the honor to report,

nd

that on the recommendation of Mr Hillier, bluef Magistrate of Police, I have made an increase of £25, from the 1t ultime, to the Annual Salary of Mr. Charles Collins, 2 bleski- in the Magistrates Office_; and have rovived the pory of the Chinese Usher in the Magistrates Court, also Mr. Hillier's recommendation, from Six to Jen Dollares a mouth.

The Right Honorable

Lord John Russell, M.P.,

Beij

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+

I request Your Lordship's - approval of the small additional expense this incurred. expense

I have the hover to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's

роднь

572798

Most Obedient,

Hasnuble Servant,

Thu Bornus

52.

Bov: 9052. bangore trong trong

đông

Fir John Bowring.

MINUTE

12 13 d

N°30

L MR Ellot

36J. Ball

1955

CT

Jii,

12.

12

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197

I have to acknowledge

the receipt of your

bek

Despatch of the 9

et

th

August it. 126 and X have to convey to you

my sanction for the addition which you have made to the salary of

Mr. Charles Collins 2nd Clerk in the Mraziskates

to the pay

Office, and of the Chinese

if Usher in the Magistrates

Court.

I have to

M. Mächt

Draft

H

0225. Hồng

198

ng Schedule of Despatches transmitted by the Governor of Honghong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by the Mail Steamer Pottinger, via Southampton on the

15th September 1885.

Dale

of

Resp. Desp.

EGISTER

Subject of Despatcte

Duplicates

NOV. 5

106 July 28. Replying to Desp. Nr 10 of 31% May, as to the

ublication of the treaky with, Japan

109

108

109

110

AMA

کو گھر

#

30% In reply to Desp. WE, 3 of 18th May, stating that there

is no objection to the appointment of Mr. N. Duns as Swedish consul at Honghong

#

and stating that Grant in and for 1855/56 will not

Acknowledging Eircular of 12th May, the Parliamentary

be required

Acknowledging circular of 24th May, enclosing copies of the Imperial act 14 and 18 Vict: Cap: 99" to amend the Law of Evidence

August 2 = Acknowledging

wledging Desp W. 9 of 25th May, and suggesting reconstruction of the conncils of the Colony

4. Replying to Desp. N37 of 212 May, as to transmission home by Colonel Caine of Colonial Ordinance Nr 1 of 1855. 1128th Reporting weention of the Chinese Lee-assung on the 17th July

115

No

of

Irsel

wone

wowe.

J

3

:

199

c1a

of

Irecl.

2

No

of

Date

Desp Drop

DEsp.

122

Subject of Despatch

degust & Relative to the appropriation of the Balances in

1.23

#

125

126

the colonial Treasury, and the proposed Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year 1856

Enclosing Quarterly Return of Special Disbursements for the quarter ending 30th June, 1855.

Relative to Tres taken by Government officers

Transmitting

Shedule

of Despatches addressed ary of State, during the half year

to The Secretary of State, during

ending 30th June, 1855

9th Reporting increase of sala

No

of Jucl.

in the thief Police Magistrates Establishments non

officere in the

Salary

to 2 subordinate

124

Grigia

inals

#

14

Regarding establishment of a Botanie,

chment of a Botanic garden at Hougtong

128 Septbr. 1. Hanssisting copy of Ordinance Wr6 of 1855 for the.

5 for the arrendercent : the civil administration of Justice

129

130

tlove

131

ZUL

how.

extra

[copies)

Sccrcules nove

Acknowledging receipt of Daspatches to Nr. 24 of 28 fare, & Iccriului

In reply to Despatch Wr. 20 of 22th June, explanatory of ordinance Wr, 4 of 1855

an outline of his views respecting the condition - and his purposes as to its future Government

Submitting

of the Colony,

2

3.

Aa

Date

Disp. Disp.

Subject of Despatch.

113 Rugust6r| Reporting arrival of the Rev. J. J. Awin, Cotonial Chaplain

114

7

115

116

118

#

W

گرم کرد

119

#

120

121

کو گھر

Reporting arrival of Mr. 7 D. Selby, chief clerk in the

Colovial Treasury

Acknowledging receipt of His Lordship's Despatches to Nr. 12 of 7th June, and various circulars

th:

Transmitting Lists of Members of the Evecutive and Legislative Councils, for the half year ending 30th June, 1855.

Transmitting Copies of Minutes of the Executive

and

Legislative Councils of Hongkong for the half year ending 30th June, 1855-

th

oft Reporting land leased to Mr. Murrow by

way compensation for his Marine Lit Nr. 73. resumes by Government

#

Reporting resumption of portions of Marine Loto No: 54 and 55 for public purposes

Reporting appointment of Mr. Grand Pre to the offices of General Interpreter and assistant superintendent of Police

Reporting sale of Crowne lands on the 97 July, and 17. Justout..

2

1211

Date

of

of

Desp. Desp.

Subject of Despatch

20

132 Septbr 100 Reporting sale of Crown lauss on the 28th August,

alluding to claim laid to certain of the loto.

133

134

135

136

139

کم کر

138

139

#

1410

1/11

#

and

11. Reporting appointinents in the Colonial Secretary's office.

#

thi

12.

#

Reporting changes in the Auditor General's office

Powriting out difference in the proposed and approved letivnates for 1856

Reporting recall of the Cumigration Proclamation of 28th February 1885, and the issue. of a fresh one on

Cone on the 20th August.

15. Regarding applications from the Colonial Secretary and Surveyor General for leave of absence, and an expected one from the Colonial the

#

#

£

treasurer

Kansmitting approved Climates of the Colony for 1856.

Reporting

24%1⁄2 Months leave of absence granted to bolovel

Caine to visit India

14 Submitting correspondence between the Governments of

Victoria and Houghong, on the Subject of Imigration .. Forwarding letter from Coloval Caine & Memorans

from Mr. Mercer, relating to Para: 1 of Sir John Bowring's Despr. | Wr. 131 of 11th Just.

Colonial Secretary

N127-

No

of.

Incl

with b

Copies)

extra

3

2.

with 6

extr

Copias y

The Ystimati

ACOUL

10365. Hong Kong

RECEIVED

Financial_

31. Jaw/st.

78

Auswered to 29

NOVIO

1855

My Lord,

Government

200

offiews, Victain

Donishing, 14.5 Auquet, 1855.

Among other purposes to

which I think Colonial Funds migh-

be most usefully and

properly

applied, would be the establishment

of a public Botanic Garden. Jam willing and desirous

of appropriating public ground to this object, and of proposing a vote of a proper cum for

a

Botanic

Gardener.

The Right Stonnable

to

I have taken

Lord John Russell, M. P.,

&c.

te.

tc.

י.

?

the liberty of writing to Sir William Booker on the subject, red if appropriate person can be sent out, we would build him a house and allow him 2400 a year, there would be probably bjection to his being allowed

All

Cus

دة

M: Fortune is by the hart Sudia Company) to supply private florists and horticulturists

The

necese we are

wow

obtaining to the Chinese humpire

itulf, and to circumjacent Countries, would enable me, with

puch an auxiliary, to render

valuable Services, not to Leienec

alone, but to Commercial interests

5

as acsociated with Science

Inquiries

to me on

are

201

constantly addreeved the subject of dyes,

for

oleaginous matters, - files for textile purposes, materials paper-munting, and other topics, which the presence of a would enable me mov

Botanist

satisfactorily to answer. Independently of which I might

uits to the

be able to render services to the Botanic Gardens in didia,- to send useful plants and fruits mother Country and the Colonies - and generally to promote objects to which I cannot now

personally

attend, as I should desire, from

.

A

absolute want of time, to nothing of inadequacy of Aunoledge.

say

I think the expenses of sending him out might be defrayed by

Home Government- of your Codchip should

suggestion,

the

approve of the ~

I should be glad if

Sir William Hooker were allowed

to select a fit person.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lakhip's, Most Obedient

Stumble Servant,

Bhu Barinas

H

الالالالالات الالباب التالية

202

:

:

a

If this properal for the estilt thound of

is

approved, the

Sanction of the Kessary must,

afferetions, be ottimal

12

тв - могу

это боль

Nor Musicale

inclined

I am in

to think that the

impler

would h

revenue

my

spent on sanitary arrangements or the

mainhname of a

Botanical Garden

health office than on

مات

203

moveror. Sir J.B. Leve

peshores that the expense of sending him out

should be love by the Deilist Reasy-

Lord Palmerston.

Stm N. 12

Kiong

The value of a Botanical Garden at Harg. of well managed would arise from the facilities which it would afford for bringing at once. uus cultivation many of the valuable vegetable Production: 57. Southom china - to transport to a great distance plants & even. is a difficult & expensis. operation. savmely to be undertation without the extemily that the result if susceps}"

the trouble. - mis garden hear

will be

repay

сер

Le&iv

st· hátid various plants we introduced : their value there tested by actual observatio besides their thu competent person. "

سا

tRe: Spot we find out many vojects that nispet· merivize zemain mucknow u In the present state of the Hong Long

hippe finances we may hope that the I brill not be coset. falt found to cule. with other useful objects. is no portion the Parlamentary vote is called for this I think it w be isigrucious to object to us Controy sending out the Botanist where found, but I id propore to write

T

I

to Sir Witham Hooker pointing out to him the special qualifications required for the person who is to be sent out. It wo be very

desirable that he sto be some

thing of a chemist and agriculturist as well as a Getamist.

Esince werking the

above I have

read the J. Bowing's

14 Nov

Observations contanendg 5. his accompanying & Despatch on the

3he

Blue Book of 1854 In this subject I Concur with min

Governor bir Him Bowring

145 August, 1858-

A

2nd John Russell, M. R.

Regarding

Received

127-

Garden at Song Long.

Establishment

Fa Mtanie

M 17 nov

I thest the answer should be the

should be that if there are funds sufficent for the purpose after deparyn, the ex fence. # sepinte fe Sancting & then penfures of argent.

In inteneat infrncnt be that the profond ethy

wold be prefer _. It seant he that the expence. If sending out the Bhasal shod be have for. Ceclined

W. X.20

23.

10365-Hory Hary.

204

3. Jan 51.

Paris 28. Afty. Shave to achverstage

Lubomber 3/

the accusit of your Despatite 2127. of the Ser of ligh

lack one which you Jessore

to appropriate a portin

of the available Revenue of Hong Kong to the estatushment of a Gabrie

1 Garden.

Botanical

Jaluable exsutes may

No douth be expected

from the introduction Culturation of the vegetable

productives of China

and other

adjacent.

Ishall

Counties, and

be prepared to sanction

1

:

the huspary expenditure

there wa

Granded there re

sufficient Grends Im

Ate querpore after cle:

praying

the expense

Jn requisite In sanitary

and other objects of. tergent entenial impraement.

Jam of opinion, however,

en

that in the creat of Youn Juopose! being adopted the expense

of sending Betarnish

ouh a

on Ceraton

of the Garder should

е

be borne on Cotorical

выте

funds.

Share On

N128.

Legislative.

103bb. Hong Kong

NOVIO

1855

205

Government Fiews, Victoria,

Arung Tong, 28 5 Auquet, 1955.

Mond & Rogers 18 Nayos

Referred to t

Report 10606

Confirmed 26

My Lord,

It

having been represented by the Acting Attorney Seneral

to me

in ernennence with the Chief Jutter, that it was

desirable for

on

the more

satisfactory abuiniitatio folutice that the princiral provisions of the

Common Law Procedure Acts, 15 and 16 Victoria, Cap. 78, and 17 and 18 Victain, Cap. 125, should be

་་་་་

The Right Arumable

Houna Lord John Russell, M.P.,

&c.

ہو

Consolidated in an bidiuanei

the

for regulating the precedings of Carieme Gut, I have now the

hown to enclose

for

the alloml

An Authenticated

14 An Majerty Copy of Ordinance 1.6 which has passed the Legislative Council 9 this Colony / on the 25+ bestant!

order

to

in naa to give effect to the abme

rbjcets.

I have the honor to be

With the highest respect, Your Ladehip's, Mint Medient Stumble Servant

WhuBeurz

206I

prefer to

207

K

Entered

Gov

10366

du bargers 10686's title

Падето

Governor Sir John Bowring

No 6.

MINUTE MK

22

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23

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26.

Com

Sin

2.

2620 72

I have received

and land lupore this Zueen

av

passed by yoursetty

and the Legislative

houz

the 28th

uest entitled

August

N° 6

for

{ op 1855 " An Oroliname

%

tee

amudruut-

of the bivil Administration

"of Justice, the hauverip of which

enclosed in

Lod bom Bunch, M. 8-

Governor Sir John Bouring

4 = deptember, 1855-

Pretoun, Aug Kong,

/ meirune

M. 128-

Reecivid

Transmithing Way of Winance

18.71855 for

the

Amendment

of the Carl Administration of Justice

Register the Pretor

Mer Meursile.

teps: levool &

Rogers.

وپ

10 has l

Refer M13

your Despatch N.1287

of the 28th August.

Throne

receive

readl

the Queens bonne

you

team

to

acquerint.

that Her Majesty

has been pleased.

to confirm.

allows this Ordinance.

cause

You will There Majesty's division

to be signified

tho

the Lochabitants

of Horry Kinney by

a Proclamation to tee puellished

in the usual

nee

я весной ре

I

N129.

-Miscellaneous.

My Lord

1036. Hong trong 208

RECEIVED

NOVIO 1855

Corrrument Offices, Victoria, Houghtong, 45 September, 1955-

I have the hour to acknowledge

the receipt, on the 287 Ultims, of the following despatches from your endship -

No2/3 to 24, the last of 25 June, 1855- Letter

Circular of $$,2554 2.88 .

I have the hour to be,

With the highest respect Your Lordship's.

ཐོས་་

Most Bedient Humble Servant,

Who Berna

The Right Animale

Lod Dohn Russell, A. P..

&c.

No.

!

:

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t

Porch by

*

V

4130.

Legislative

Gov 11367 Jovce 437 yers 469 Cof Find 53

Copy

f

to Board

Answered 12 Deck

Aft with Pdf Grade

Grade 23 N,

1030s. Hongding

Pruited for Parts by For: Office

By Command. Feb. 1857

ساراک

Lol

ECEIVED

NOVIO 1855

Govern

209

overnment offices, Victorin Houyhony, 4th September, 1855.

I thought it right to lay

Attorna General

before the reting attorne

Your Lordship's Despatch 100 rated 22nd June with its cuclosure,

on

the subject of ordinance 14 of 1 having reference to Registers granted in this Colony to rerels Hearing the British Flag, and have now the hour to enclos

The Right Amnable

Lid John Russell, M. P.,

1855

i

te.

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do.

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2

W

4

Mc Bridges observations on the inbject matter.

107700

The ncccuity of Legislation

attention

preceed inccistibly on my not only as Governor of Stongtong but

امات

Chief Superintendent of British

Trade in China, in consequence of multitudinous abuses which had

grown up,-

and which

were

aggrainted

by the dicorganized state of China

and the confucion produced by all those discordant clements in which I had been directed by Her Mapstip

a strict

Government to presevre neutrality as between political

belligerents -

while it was

frequently

-

imposible to distinguish the

No 1.

A

1.

marander and the pirate from

210.

thre

who claimed to be rebels secting only

to overthrow the Manchon Government. and the population of this Colony from it's very nature and from the universality of scent associations could not fail of being engages

in

partisanship likely to compromise the British

name and the British

Flag- The difficulty of deciding

_

who is, and who ought either by right or expediency to be deemed, British Subject

in a

a

Colony, a large

part of whore population

is

constantly shifting and in which have been established only a few

we

years, is on difficulty not only

J

.

regards the right

imbarrassing as regards

to claim the British Flag._ but

itself in many

other

which presents itself in intricate shapes where Chinamen

are concerned.

After much conversation

:with the acting Attorney General and Fully

aware_

of the great difficulties of Legislation, I instructed him

to prepare an Ordinance in which

Keeping distinctly in view the

provisions of would

Acts

Mopose so

of Parliament, he

uch m

measures

were likely to meet the most

as

obvious local requirements of the care. The Ordinance was

discussed

elaborately

riccneed in the Legislative Conneil

4.

5

211

+

and with the full

concurrence of

Il

the unofficial Commercial members

am

was unanimously passed, and I happy to say it's practical operation has been undoubtedly beneficial and I have had no

лю сі

complaints of its

ds the

enactments, except as regards

payment of Fees for Surveys to now official,

- an evil I have at present

-

present no means

би

of remedying the duty devolving the Harbour Master who profesies his inability to discharge it.

In reference to the operation of this Itinance I bey to submit to your Lordship's consideration some ne observations which have been submitted

2.

to me

by the Colonial Treasurer and

]

6

which tofn while

11

are well worthy of attention,

on

the

one hand it is no

doubt desirable that the priviledges if hoisting the British Flag

should

not be conceded without proper_

securities, it is

ve

very

desirable that

Chinamen settled in this Colony should obe able to appreciate the advantages A their position in the substantial benefits it confers.-

í

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect, Your Lordship's, Most obedient

Humble Servant,

John Bernal

212

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.....

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Konsmil copies of this cḥspalte a af

muz m

to the Boned of hon

Kocke lettin 5378 an

Board of R.

the Mencetes the

A NIZ

Annes,

NA: 130

Lord I'm Russell, M. P.,

2 Melizuies.

bovernor dir Kan Bouring

Victorin, Houstons,

45 September, 1955 -

Riccind-

Adinance M4 (F 1855–

22nd June - Explanatory of

I reply to Despatel k 2017

t

է -

Entered

حلية

Gov 10,368

Bez Frade 10,083 Jhony

Sir John Bowring

MINUTE: 3

WR MRWhol Merivole M& Ball

No 13

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12

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Sin

213

12 Dee755

I have to ack

your Despatch N° 180 of the 4th Sep

оче

the su

e.

Anand 5 Jones56 of the Ordinan

Inne/56

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13

the

Seft

passed. My Legislature of Hary Horry N 4 of 1885

to estate list

се

"proper system of registration for

Colonial Cessels"

H. Me's Gout

Мой

having considered

J

14

Your

observatiae

and the Report-

of the Atty Gevt of the botony

ares

is of opinion

that in the

pecution crummustanees of Hong Kong the

hang

Ordinance

may

property be

to its

left

operation

and I have

сильевые

ccordingly to

co.

naey

to you

Her Majesty's

confirme

the Ordinance

in question.

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of

1

r

Est 30 Nov tes

214

one lose however

for your information and guidane

an extract

the

f se

Letter

from

Lords

the leom tee

of the

of Quay

васий

for Trade suggesting

that, as daulets

may.

the noised

as tho the lawfulness

t

of the use of the British Play in Jessed

registered in the name of Chinese residents,

it might be desirable to just

further Ordina

י

1

t

F:

pecveiding Agacist - for that

this

contingeney.

I have

(Copy)

1

t

di.

Hongkong,

В позвёрт

#

215

August 29th 1866.

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of communication Ne 147 Inclosing & Despatch from the excretion of State for the Colonies on the subject of Ordinance N: 4 of 1855.

etay

Musee defects are pointed out by the

Three Home Authorities in that Ordinance,

of

1 1⁄2 the granting of Registers to blines not legally British Subjectes.

2ndby the absence of local limite within which the Register is to be in force 3" by the application of a Xote of

Registry to be going Colonial Miss

dly

The Honorable

:

The Colonial Secretary.

3

different from that provided for in the Imperial Act.

rot

}

On referring to the date of the Ordinance, which passed the 32+ March 1855, it will be observed that of Sec. 547 Достатну

54647 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854 advantage could not be taken

as that Aet dish not come into

until 14 May 1855.

to force

Jam glad to observe that the objections of the Committee of Frade_are made subject to the existence of special cireunestances justifying, in this instormes, the defcature of the Colonial Legidature from the Sunpurial policy ; for it cons mly aving to extremely special aramstances, &f to prevent abuses which might lead to da

-quenced,

were

and Cons-

dangerous

that this Ordinance was puvicted.

The Colony of Honghong, with a

A

hee

216

Chinese population seeding at the present time 60,000, hardlly cartais

Chinese who can

10

has

xin

legally be called

British subjects, for it how not been deemed advisable to paturalize the Chimese here, & the recent settlement of the Colony prevents the presibility of their leaving beenue Subjects by birth. The great proportion of the respectable first of this population have, however, Constituted themselves bona fide British. Subjects, by becoming from Tenants of Lecuvohiolds for long terms of years, 1. (a tenure of which an alien tas incapate & by permanent settlement have tanced the clearest intention of perfecting them= - selves, in the persons of their deveen dauty, British subjects seeundum leges as well

facts. I therefore, to the banon, decred it my duty to

de

aus de

as low adviser

advice the granting of Register to such Chinese as had by be caning bormo Tenants so for as in

as in them lay made themselves Kritide Subjects, & where discliorge of the obligation taken upon them could be guaranteed by other brown Louante. But there had been serious complaints from the Naval Commander- in chief, & from the Cowular & bliner Authorities, of the abuse by Small craft carrying the British Hing of the Treaty Regulatines, & as the prosperity of this Colony ( so much increased of late)

( depends entirely, to form as regards the Native population, upon the crasting

de

trade, which is zanied in in vessels - ranging between 20 $ 100 tous, it was deemed advicable by the Colonial Govern _ment that an Bedinance should be passed, which, in 10 way interfering

I

217

57

&

with the granting of Semperial Registere to long the going Mips should yet facilitate the obtaining of English papers of a certom description by Colonial éraft, should also give the Colonial Government Meams which it could not possess under An Superial Register, of fumishing violations of the Treaty with bluna. It was not throught, necessary to fix the local limits within which the Colonial

could

Register should run, became the character of the craft which require those Registers, "Is the objects of the local trade render it a matter of the utmost improbability Heat a Colonial Registered vessel Emild

· go anywhere else than along the Crast of China, Bar the Colonial Register is obtained in the through of a declaration think the vessel is solely to be employed in trade saith China, ka falifying

that

on stres

13

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:

6.

of that decloration involves the penalties the toond which recompanies the

Boud Register, it was

ister, it was hardly deemed

it wove hardly

niece sorry to specify any geografitient

boundaries.

It will be observed think the

Act

sturot care wave taken not to interfere with any provisions of the Imperial tet tacting long bear going ships, & as the Property in these Colonial Registered Reels

ted almost entire

entirely are blime se,

is

лис

in

(whose affairs, made complex by the porious Romifications of their peculion partnerships, & use of several prames for the same individual, it would be almost imposible to subject to the Imperial pervisiones for registry as regards titte "to shiper ) _ the attention of the Colmiah

Legislature

was not directed to this

branch of the nonership of ships; for the

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more our Climese revidento are left to

their non.

non man

-management of their Commercial matters, the more they appear to proper.

This Ordinance has now been in

how

force for several sumutter, with the most beneficial effects; & I most concertly and respectfully deprecate any alteration of it, as it is mily there actually leviding in this Colony, & feroictically acquainted with its most peculiar population, & their mode of conducting business, who can be more of its adaptation for existing exigension

.

Finally I would again distinctly point out that this Ordinance in ps way interferces with the Imperial Act, but how solely a Freal afifilication.

Aue Copy

in

I have, B.:,

Muone (Signed) W. J. Bridges,

Colomal Secretary.

a.a.q.

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In 10368/53 219

Extract relating to the working of Ordinance N: 4 of 1855, from Colonial

Treasurer's Memorandum on Estivnates.

"59 . If anything has bean and will he

57. preeminently beneficial to this Colony, it is that very system of granting Colonial Registers, pontionlarly to respectable Chinese settled here, _ or, as the Ordinance Laves, "Chinese brown Lesnes entitled to hold Colonial Registers ", since it how already added to, and still tender to increase the Crasting trade in goods the mommfresture of Great Britain, on the produce of India, such as Cottore, Opium, Bas, Bar, and on the other hand brings to this Colony more of the produce of Blunina for Export to Europe and India, on transshipment to other porte of the Pract of the Empire.

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Attorney Several or Adinance

Observations by the acting

AL 51955-

Despatch No 130 671855-

Inclosure No I'm

29

August,

1855.

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"60. I do not know the Love respecting the granting of Ships registers to Chinese in the Strantes settlements and farver, but I do know that vessels are frequently arriving in this Colony muder the Britisch and Dutch Flage, which are the property of Clinics in forma or one o the Straits Settlements; and only yesterday " two fine Lorchas poussed through this

harbour under the Portuguese flay, the

which, as also of a Squarestigged

Moner

vessel, is a Chinese at Macas.

True Extract

Muura

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botomial Secretary.

+

220

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+

Dispatch P/30 of 1855-

Enclosure #2 in

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103ng trong chúng

RECEIVED

N131. Financial

Govern

NOVIO

1855

1.March

Referred to 8.726-

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March 136 N°35

My Lord,

remittal

221

rument Offices, Vietorin,

Hong Kong, 4th September, 1888.

PR

ULLAMENT

15 June 1908

As the preparation and

F

the Blue Book were

no doubt considered by the Lieutenant

Governm

acts 2 as

of " Administration"

in which it was not necessary to

make

any reference

the dead tal

0.1

to me

neither

the Estimates for 1853 - Trepsurei's Muemnaudum on

#455/855 prom Colonial Extract relative to Romanec

neeix

:

!

Tm-

therewith were laid before, me anterio

The Right Arunable

Lord John Russell, M. P.,

Ac

Ac.

Vo.

:

:Dupatch P130 rf1855-

Inclosure #2 in

*

N131. Financial

Referves

1 March

Secast

My Lord,

103ng hong ng

RECEIVED

NOVIO

1855

221

Government Offices, Nietorin,

Nou

Hong Kong, 4 = September, 1885.

PRE

L

PARLIAMENT

15 June 1968

As the preparation and remittal the Blue Book whe

F

no doubt considered by the Lieutenant

Governm

vun as

acts "Administration"

of

in which it was not necessary

make

to

any reference to me - neither the despatch which accompanied the

this, 10379 book now any

Im-

documents counceted

therewith were laid before me anterin

The Right Arriorable

Lord John Russell, M. P.,

i

the Estimates for 1853- Treasurer's Muemnandum on

#457/866 pom Colonial Aytract watiu to Abrianec

&c.

He.

Yo.

to their transmission to your

Lrdship – until a few days ago,- duty to

dumed it

outline

222

vicus

reepeeting

the

of my

pact and the present condition of the

nor did I receive them

when I

lay

the Blue

Colony - and Government.

my purposes as to it's future

My

Book before the regielative Council,_ practice introduced for the first

a

time in this Colony.

2.

I shall however take recusion

upon

the

to make a few remarks jcontents of the Blue Book for 1854.- and beg to cuebore as an important clucidatory Freument the Report N I the Clonish Treasurer dated January 8th on our Financial position pared Javail

myself of this opportunity

Ito lay before your Lordship a summary

1.

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As to the general results Inced

scarcely say that we may congratulate

the prosperous and

ourselves on the

progressive state of the Colony- and I am persuaded that a greatly

augmented

revenue is quite

compatible with important

improvements in the details of

of

many

obnovious

Jones of

tanation-

Government and the removal

the whole associated with the absence

of any Parliamentary brants in aid.

4.

!

Revenues

4. The substantial and permanent

source of

Income on which the Colony rest for its main financial support is the Land revenue. Plis produced – In 1854. £ 11,825, 10.8%1⁄2

(Priginal £11,500-

· Supplement

The Retimate for 1855_217,500 ha levante £ 5,000- and the hetimate for 1856- £16,850 - The Sales of Land already contemplated will bring the Perenne to more than the anticipated amount, but I am convinced that by proper attention and by avaling ourselves the influx of

new Settlers and taking frequent opportunities for effecting Land Sales £20,000 at least

be

лиму

fairly looked to as a minimum

future

reverme

from

this sour

223

ance alone.

But the expenditure which I propone

applying to the repair of old and the ercation of new roads and other public objects, will, I have no doubt, though

absorb it may temporarily abent the augmented revenue be productive of rentals from marry parts of

Bland

-neglected - having

the

صة

5

sparse population, and being little cultivated. Beyond the immediate neighbourhood of Victoria there are many portions of land held by squatters, - some probably by

riginal recupiers and their descendants, but as the value of land increases it becomes and

mes more and

mune mceessary

nceessary

to have the rights

of property defined, and it is with

this view, as soon as the

demands

many

upon the public functionaries will allow, I propose to obtain a general Cadastre of the Island.

I deem this undertaking of very great importance not only with reference

to the general positio

of present settlers but with a

view to the future intelligent, and intiefactory developruent of the of the Island and of the sundry plans and proposals for extending cultivation and

revenues

cuermaging

new comers -

ent of living in the Colony

is

2 مل

enormous_

7

224

and Jenclose

for your

Lordship's information the Munket prices of the Common objects of life.

The en

enormous

profits made by Shopkeepers on the articles imported from England, which foun considerable proportion of what may

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almost be deemed the necessaries

of

existence - add greatly to our expenses- and as in tropical climatis commodities are subject

so many

to damage and decay

their cort

must under all circumstances

be heavy. As regards indigenous articles that many spots may and will be made to

furnish

agricultural produce when wads

8

road shall

make those

se spots

Mune

accessible I cannot doubt,_ and

muncover

that

parts of the

many parts of

Southern districts of the delond will

from their greater salubrity become

attractive u

may enfely be anticipated. Mune extended agricultural and horticultural labor will of course tend to lower the present prices raid for the Articles of daily consumption and of primary

necessity.

Rents-te.

enormous

5. The system under which

the markets are let is in all respects

objectionable that it was

20

long

9 225

ago decided to change it. Thi exclusive privileges created by

cxisting

state

the

of things are extremely

onerous to the people, - bringing all the costs and annoyances of monopoly pressing upon the primary articles of subsistence, - while this which the revenue receives

portion

unie,

of the large taxation levied on the consumer is comparatively inconsiduable. I refer

to the report

of the Colonial Treasurer, by which

it

for

only

ars that

appears

that one

the Munkets

which the Government reecives

£637.10.

10.– per Annum is

17.10.- pir

immediately sublet to another person

for £1625 a year (independenty

10

226

the

on the curre

by

of a large profit Currency) him again to under tenants at a still propensing sent. It is cleve

that this state of things must be

an end to, and that in some

put

but av

shape or other the Markets (if made should be put

a source of income) up to public competition. I am of pinion that the best mode of seeming

our

financial interccts and protecting the Community against the concequences of monopoly will be the public sale

Stalls, and that

open competition

will soon lower prices and provide adequate supplies for the consumer. The Lenses at all events will not be I renewed under the existing condition_

befoe aurther

and I will take care

take care before

Mune

leaving of the markets that measures shall be adopted for surperseding the present by satisfactory future anangements _ I should propore Three Markets at least ofor the public accommodation

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Weitern - Central - and Rastern.

and it

The porulation of the hart part of the Colony is rapidly increasing – will become quite nccessary

to

provide a Market in order to keep off

misances in

the public. Streets from

the general cale of perishing and sometimes sutrid alimentary

substances.

13

6. Ti

appropriation of frontage by proprietors of Marine Lots without He payment of rental on account of such appropriation had not creased ury attention, but as the Surveyor General has been for

some time

:-ccupied with the preparation of.

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scheme for a Quay (or Rayan) along

the water's edge which

require

4

hich may p

may probably

the concurrence and co-operatio holders of Marine Lots, I have allowed

the matter to remain in abeyance

until that scheme is in a more "forward state.

7. I propose to raise the rental of

the Post Office to £300 ffice

a

день

which

227

is double the present rental. I consider £300 as less than the value of the premises. I ought perhaps to

mention in connection with this

a

subject that a corespondence is

seci official

me with the

is going

Pnt office authorities at Home with

office

view to ascertain whether the Port

iec

a

establishment here might not

office et

wire

usefully be taken charge of

by the Colony. The cricting state of things is very unsatisfactory to the Public, and the reference of all Port Office questions to the Prat Master General makes the redress grievances torby and uncertain. The position of this Colony as regard

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Portal communications with China

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228

different ground- and being privilege granted for the working

makes it

very

desirable that local

Kurwledge

should

regulate

late the

the m

and

anaugements.

8.

derives

The Revenues which are

what are

are ine

from wha

e

my

sources, -

judgment objectionable interfering with the development of industry, and not being necesary for of Police Regulations_

the inforcement of

compensating by their productivence.

lin er

are

for the inconveniences they evinter, the Salt Licenses. There for the last

five

years

have been blended with the

Stone quarrying

Liccuses which in

my judgment stand altogether 1

Aட

appropriation of boonument

love

a Ait somee

sounce of

property are quite a fit

Kise

pereme.

produce

was

revenues whree point

In 1851 £ 897.1804

«

1852, 802 / « 8

1853,668.13.4

1854, 427 18

"1

year (in conuquenez

the

produced last of a confederation

they

among

competitors Jouty ± 270. 16.8 and are estimated in the presents Year's hetimates at £300.. I dircetid however that they should be separated,

that tenders should be invited by

J

:

public advertisement and (with a view to break up the combination) that they should be put up to Auction at the upset price.

The consequence is that we have

obtained $2,500 for the Jalt | and $780 for the quarries

being

Munc

15685.8.4

than double the amount

of the retinate _ I consider the

as sold

Quarry Farm as

fo

a sum

altogether beneath it's value-and- hope we shall do better nesti

9.

Taxes-

year

The Police assessment estimated ofor the precent year is apparently Leary, _ but considering the curmonely

0

229

17

increased value of property it does not press heavily on the proprietary- and as it is wholly inadequate to

the

cover the ent

17

the Police, there is

cient resem

sufficient

for it's reduction.

The estimated cost of the Police

including Magistrates and barbs in the shape of salaries is £ 8,671.10.-

Contingencies

Cost of Collecting Pate. other Police charges

45a10a-

135μ--

1530-4-

₤10.382.

"

so that the rate levied - estimated

Mune

at £4,000 (and producing in 1854 £3,327, 0.9) will not cores, by than £6,300 the charges incund under this special head, _ and this sum

79

is independent of Judicial hatablishments

He cont of which is estimated at £8,287.10.- making together the heavy amount £16,669. 10. – or more than half

F

the

grove revenues

If the Colony for

the

ent of Justice and Police - and sure

the whole expenditure of

dan half of

the Colony, crelucive of

Acur

Public Mak

(not being repairs of there already in

nietence).

10.

heu 10 рел

Cof hou

соо

Ces entrent

As

Counceted with the Police,

the revenues, -

mes, - &

and peculiar character of the Chinne

attention

population my has been anxiously directed to a matter of great interect, namely the propriety and desirableness of liccusing gaming

230

19

houses. My primary consideration has been kept aparte from the question

Revenue, and I have endeavoured

-

to consider what will be the effect

effect of

Legislation generally on the public.

morals, - specially on the particular habits and thirdly se the prevention

upon

of crime. I have been in corresponkan with the Governors of the neighbouring Colonies in order to benefit by

experience,-

their

and though I have not

come to such conclusions as to determine me at presents to bring the matter before the Legislative Council, - and am rather disposed

to ascertain first whether sufficient

cient case

if

a

be made out there

20

would be

any peremptory on paramount objection on the parts of the Grown, I think it not undesirable

to rifer

to the subject in this deepatch.

As regards the Portuguese

the Portuguese Settlement.

of Macas whose condition mot nearly approaches

our own,

the

bovernor writes to sue that having

introduced the system

system of licensing

he has found

бра

about two years ago,- its workings in every respect salutary and that independent of a yearly

of 12,000 Dollars & derived from the Licenses_ the machinery for their protection has served to regulate and

revenue

*

• The Macas Farm is let at 1005 Dollars per Mouth - Its net

produce 1854-1855 was 11,170 Bollars-

231

and control otherwise uncontiolable

2/

abreses, and that the liceued gamning houses have become great auxiliaries for the discovery, prevention and punishment of crime. That the Legislation of China which visits bamblers with corporal punishment them with infancy

and stigmatizes

has been in every respect inoperative, having the slightest. Knowledge

мо піс

of Chine can for an instant doubt.

There is not a Street without its

gambling tables, - perhaps not a single Yamun on public Office in which gambling is not openly carried on for the profite of Sundry officials who are induced by briber

22

J

to protect the gambling extablishment and the players from the consequences of the violation of the Laws. The habit of gaming in multitudinous forms be said to be a portion of Chinese cducation, and it is extraordinary how soon the vice is developed in early youth. In this Colony gamning

supposed to be under the

may

are su

eye of

Hice- but the existence of grest

houses

the

surubers of Known - and probably greater numbers of sceret establishments, - and the universal habit wherever.

a few Chinese are gathered together, frets of notoriety. Now __ constituted as is our Police system- immediate prospects

without a

any

232

23

of finding Constables was will not wink at and profit by existing abuses - I am rather dispored to conclude that there is a balance of good,_ ineteal

evil

Fevi

in taking the gaining houses

under our own immediate care,

and as a revenue of from £6,000 to £7000 per annum might be realized from the licensing system- which would enable

us to er

benefits in the Colony, it is better

that this

-

penalty upon

vice

vast

should

reach the bovernment than be diepersed as at present, among

au

those

who profit by the weather of the powers of Government, - "I see us prospect of caring.

crument, – a weaKucu

-

Iz

24

would be

an easy

matter to check

abure when the farmer is (as at Munces) compelled to provide the Aunero) machinery which at the same time

against

protects his own interect unlicensed competition and places a really efficient police at the service of Government in the where it is most wanted. At present

very

localitics

the unlicensed gambling houses

is are

the spots where almost all exime is concreted.

11.

Fees- Requía

■!! By the Ruqula Generalis

of 31th bctober 1854 a considerable reduction took place in Court Fees-

233

whiel produced in 1854 £905_and

25

in 1853 are estimatch at oul £430- But I am much opposed to the princish of levying Fees as connetik with the Administration of Justice. cratic as it is in the Colon from heavy professional charges, - and I shall therefore be desirous of relieving suitors from clares as for this Colony is conccrued. It will be impacte wholly to remove the

as

cvil for an impression prevails too. generally among

the Chinese that

the

it is neccesary to avail themselves

of the services

get

Solicitos in order to 17 the businen done which public

Functionaries are bound, and would

S

724

27.

234

ke willing to undertake if dircet

application

were made to the official sources, – and it is almost imposible

A convince a Chinaman this

MEL

that

influcnec is not pozin) and criveised over the higher functionaries to obtain the dispatel of busines and other favours. The Commission which I appointed to crancine inté lerying of Fees was unable to

the

substantiate the undoubted fret stat

xtortions are

preuquently practices

I by cubordinate Cleak, and functionaries, :recading to what is understood to

be a universal practice in China.

12.

With reference to Fees received

by Magistrates I cannot learn that anch have been levied - in fret

arry

it is seldom the Justices of the "Pence

cerein their function, creept in

their sessional attendances.-

15. Among the Fees of Office there received for the

for the registration and Shipments of Seamen appear prima facie objectionable as interfering with the freedom of labor and the natural action of supply and demand But the present state of things not complained of and to some extent

the

is

official registration is protective

to the Searuan and seemnes

him

from being victimized by a case of

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29

235

7

persons- tor numerous in the Colony and in some of the Ports - wh harbour seamen and traffic in their hiring. The enormous rate of wages paid by the mercantile Murrine, and the deteriorated quality of many of the Grews _ attributable mainly to the state of matters in California and Australia-necerrarily weaken the hold

upon the Mariners_ much trouble to all the

D

give

_

functionaries officially connected with shipping-

Interest.

" 14. My attention is called to the possibility of obtaining Interest

0

through the bricutal Bank Corporation.

for

the Balances which now remain

in the Treasurer's hands. There may

be difficulty however,

growing

nut

of the fact that the Government

in A

Curency of

it,

Mon,

in which,

of

my judgement most absurdly and unwisely the Pound Sterling Sovereign is made the Standard the Legal tender, and in this Prund Sterling the Public Accounts are hist Now as gold has no currency in Chine -and the Sovereign is sometimes depreciated as much

30 per cent. and almost invariably subject to

as

a large depreciation, _ it is clear that the Public Service and the ImperialL

31.

7

Treasury are prejudiced to the whole amount in which a non-current

coin is forced

forced in circulation by bocal Legislation. The absurdity of supposing that the drafts of

the

Commiciariat amounting to an average of about £120,000

Annual an

or even

perceptibly

could requlate influence the Chinese buchanges which represent the whole amount of Commerce and a yearly circulation of about Forty Millions Sterling, I have is often pointed outs, that it is not needful again to go oven ground. The currency of toughong conferredly regulated in the belief that Chinese Mercantile

was con

over the

236

3/

operations would be subjected to it and the Pound Sterling become the universal Standard. The consequence has been a constant loss to the Treasury of all the difference (excepting that portion paid in Salaries to Public "Servants ) between a

between a visionary official value given by the Currency Ordinanew to the circulating Medium - and the real Commercial

and

value of that currency (dollars) in which all accounts in the Colony

colitary-

are Kept - with the solitar crception of those of the public.

be

15. No greater Service could k

rendered to our Commercial

r

42

interests in China than a requlation of the currency in order to secure

Mis

against the fluctuations of

false estimates attributable to

ignorane

Палес а

and

price which

are

in this matter exhibited in their

mot obstinate from. If I should encceed in obtaining from the Chince authorities a recoquition of a Houghtong dollar at it's

intrinsic value, I should without hesitation recommend the

cctablichment

Colony not only

7

revenue

бра

Mint in this

as a valuable source

but a and benefit of great price. As us estimable proportion exicts between

publie accommodation

of

237

33

the relative value of Gold and Silver,- and as the came intrinsic value

Silver Coins is sometimes accompanied with a Commercial difference of 30 to 40 per cent, - it is obvious that a dollar which being crived at Houghtong could obtain official recoquition at its real metallic value, would be a mort useful instrument of behange. I consider the introduction of such Chines currency as,

a dollar into Chines

sorna o latu, au incritable,

it would be a mort desirable result.

Expenditure.

16. With reference to my

Jun

34

- position as Coveron I bey respectfully to represent that the fret of my being charged with all the responible labres and duties of Government,

entitles

me

to some remuncration.

Those ontics have become sune

ansions and onerous

prosperous and

om the

from progressive state

from the many

the Colony and from important

changes

of

I have deemed

it right to originate - demanding an amount of attention which

increases day by day. In my quality

んさ

Governor heavy expenses fall

upon me and whether I am present

12

abscut from the deland the fixed charges of the Retablishments are

238

about to be

are now to

35

very heavy. They considerably augmented by my early removal to a large house built on a scale appropriated to Governors always hitherts paid at the rate of £6,000 a year.

Colony is about to be saved the annual sum of

14 £600 a year

the

which

use

has been allowed for the rental of a private furnished home for the wre of the Connor._ Ibey to submit that a Salary as bovernor of not

Goverun.

here than £1000 a

year

should be

allowed out of the Colonial Funds-

When Jum in the Colony which is generally for by for the largest portion of my time,

time, the claims

+

+4

37

239

upon

the Lieutenant Goverum are far-

He receives £2,250 a

I do not complain,

2

of which

year, of

nor do I desire"!!

suggest any reduction - but that

I, who have the heavy work to do.-

the

charges of the office to bear,

Me Cha

the responsibilities to undertake,-

overum appears a

that I should receive nothing in my character as Govern strange anomaly and one to which I doubt not your Lodchip will Kindly give attention. It might in fact be deserving of consideration whether the whole quection should ust be reconsidered, my Salary a Plenipotentiary reduced to £3,000 and any Governor's Jalary

not -

made £2,000 a

so

Year - this

to depend

appropriation however on the union of the offices

in the same individual.

17. The Colonial Treasurer is incufficiently paid at £600 and I propose to your Lodchip that his Salam, be raised to £800 per annum. 17t have the duties of the office beam

mely

hiy a

arc

greatly augurented, - but they in themcclves of great labour and responsibility, and require for

proper discharge

their

an attention to

details which demand a constant

Глинись

supervision. The Treneurer has ales many

claims on him connected

with the transmission of monies

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38

and other matters belonging to the Consulates. It is quite true that the diplomatic department is able

services

to make some return for rendered by Colonial Functionaries specially through the Chince licuitings office - but this reciprocity of good sofices often falls particularly upon intain individuals and establishes a claim for favourable consideratin. I ought to be borne in mind that the Colonial Treasurer is made ~

responsible for all surcharges which

me not allowed in the consular accounts at the Puts.

18. Should the reconstruction

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of the Legislative Council be apprend your Lordship Iventure to suggest that the Salary of the Clust of the Conveils be £200 instead

100 a year.

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19. As regards the Indicial Retablishment it is proposed to retice the Salary of the attons Sensual

whenever

yer.

LA Mou-

ent

appointment shall

Mas

take place from £1500 to £ 1000 a

The cost of the Supreme but as an exclusively Colonial charge h been objected to insemuch as that Count is charged with the decision of appeals from the Concular Counts in China. But as a reatter

of

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fret an appeal is happily of mort pare sceurrenec, – and I have reason to Know that the cheap and speedy settlement of all local questions in the concular Courts with the desistance of fuccisos is most extifactory parties ernenned. The

ammber

average

of appeals to Houghing

not much exceed one in tron

to the

to

Fres

in two years,

and in cases where the count formerly sarcited jurisdiction (and in the only two eases which occurred reversed

the decision of the Consular Court's ) those exces growing out of Treaty obligations _ the right of jurisdiction has been formally taken away

by Her Majesty's Order in Council of 15 June 18535.

20.

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my

hducation_

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There is nothing which preces

mind with a heavier sense

of responsibility than the imperfect. provision for public education - expecially in the adjacency of an country where the horcational

wants are so uni

are so

universally an object

are

of attention. The difficulties great_ the appropriate instruments are few. For the production of intelligent Scholars we require fit Macters- and they are indeed

are indeed difficult of acccur. The Minimay School ictablishments have objects of their own which make them imperfect and inconvenient for the general

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businces of instruction, though of

Ante there is an

awony

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them come

improvement by the introduction of clare of scholar who pay for their instruction, and by their having made- chinese writings the foundation of

:

Incation. In the Jesuit Schools-

nothing is studied by the Schriars

An

for several

years,

but the Clarries

of

hina _tall religious teaching from

books is

deferred until a groundwork is laid by the communication of ench Knowledge of the Clarcieal language and literature

Cus

is

17

China

taught in all the elementary

Schools of the Chinen Continent. I

of

deem it absolutely mecziony

to

suecell

that public Schools shall

not be the epots where

any attempts

shall be made to wean the natives

firm

om their

religious opinions on

practices. I have nominated a

Commission of Education to enquine

into and to

ripot

Mithe most

desirable course to be adopted not only with a view to providing public Sewants, but the diffucim of Knowledge among the people generally. and I have appropriated the sum of £500 in the Retinates of the present

year for the purpose of giving immediate effect to any useful suggestions. Andependently of the Chince a mixed porulation

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whose instruction growing up for come provision right assuredly

to be made.

Police-

21. The Police is a ently, die created and incfficient body, and its reconstruction has been long deemed muret deciable object. I have

a

wow

a Commission of hiquiry citting charged to cramine into cristing defects, to report on the means of removing them, and I hope to be able to introduce some useful 2. forms. The

lust

expenses of

the Police

year in all its departments

including facts,

wer

£936079-27215

Corrections

made at

Sir de Bouring. request. Despe 11 Oct 155

von 89,520, being me third of the muscous

whole expenditure of the Colony.

22.

rate

The vote specially raised for

the Politice alors cstimated the 1855

at £3000, but may.

be

cow, stated

Anly £6,595 Here is think.

at £3,670,- and there is

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balance of £2925 to be paid out of

The

the general Colonial Fund. Sie hände

hurricans, the

are

-

of the Price eccondary officers half caster. Malays, Mindors, and the Micutals furt Chines and the lowest functionaries principsing chinese. From the imperfect

acquaintance with riental truques porccend by the higher officers the intercourse is unsatisfactory, bein carried on by interpreters, while the little Nurwiedge which the subordinate

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Affieers

have of Chince, makes them

At dican!

the best instruments

for carrying out the

regulations. As regards the Entncre themselves, the

close whom we have had hitherto at our diskoal

ure co unitevally

corrupt that it is found impossible exfely to employ them. The character

of a large portion of the population

adds greatly to our

HongKong

difficulty. it origine was a place of piratical

retreat reccrubling in that respect most of the neighbouring island where

inhabitants

are to a

great. cutenÉ

sen-nobber by profession. Anghong

is neaturally a refugium peccatorum

Are

te scum

Canton and the large

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Citics of Southern and Western Chinn-

tos adjacing to the continent will always make it the receptacle of outlaws, vagabond and Criminal Offenders, and the migratay and Shifting character

character of a large portion of

its population will long be a source of trouble and ansiety. But I think the

Tbject of introducing

more and more

7

the Chinese system of boromment-

of whiel

main stays is rating

the

of the

the elders and the substantial people

responsible

for

what passes in their

district might constantly to be kept in view. Suropean institutions and

habits will

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affect or modify to

any considerable extent the mighty

influences of Chincue habits, education,

Language,

and literature. In no part

the world that I am acquainted with

of the here even beam any thing apre

has

my approaching

Chinese

to an amalgamation of the Exincre

aven

after hundreds

with other races - st years 7 king almost paramount among chinese population subduing all the

Settlement _ the Chinese type

the

social elements around it to its own

a

among

all

mould and farms. But shinamen, habits of order, respect for

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und

the authority of their recognized leaders- rad a universal gregarious spirit leading to every form of accociation

whether meritorious or mischievous

are crew du

every

a

where to be found, and I

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doubt not when we have fit instruments for directing and controlling there real and valuable

elements of Govenment that they

may

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be turned to mceful accout;

but the progrisi

will necessarily be

clow. The prosperity of the Colony has however created a clase 17 Chinamen

daily becoming

and more

ming more influential opulent to whom we may

look for future cooperation cxpccially in the departments of Police.

23. The prosperous state of the Finances of the Colony cuables me to carry out important objects have been long felt to be desirable

ets which

}

and

for

which I have only been able to make a general appropriation in the hatimates of 1856. I mentioned

in my despatch 1.98 of 55 July that I had deemed it reccesary to purge the accounts of all uncertain claims, is that I might be able to extimati the true finansial position of the Glove

accertaining the unappropriated: balance in the Treasurer's hands. This balance

the real claims

s upon

was

found to be ₤10,083, 12.7. And without

being able to

give au

accurate Estimate

the eat of the works, building and

road, tc., whose desirableness

to me,

cle was cridat

I have included such as I

chall undoubtedly be able to complete

without

any

demands

upon

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the

Auperial Treasury. Accutral. Plien Station is required as the owners of the present building desire to resume it from the chore to the Aubre

The rescues

are at present few- distant - dangerous and inconvenient, and I propose to £ 1000 to their improvement, apply

by which not only public Service will be done but the value of property incrcard. A supply of water is amory the senatory requirements of the population, and I appropriate £300- toward public Fountains - I have find on a site for public Buildings.

whone crection will lead to a considerable

precent outling ( I have taken ₤ 2000

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for the Retimate) but I propose to turn the lower basement to profitable acement and shall this

adequate return

for

get

A PL.

the invertiment.

The prudent application of public Sworney to Sanatory purposes chall

must be kept out of view.

Public Recreationn 24. There is not the slightect provision in the Coisrry for the recreation of the people _ neither public walks, now gardens,

nor places of retreat during the oppression of the hot weather, noe indeed

any renmees

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for sanatory or

intellectual objects. In addition to the Public Buildings I propose

12.4

to allot an

for

appropriate Tract of

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Land

the formation of a public Botanie barden to be made excily accesible (under proper regulation ). The Curaton to be provided with a Hruce and paid a Salary from the Colonial Revenues. I conceive that we shall thus not

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mely render great benefits to the Colony itself but that our

Garden

may be made a very valuable auxiliary not

only in the break fuld of botanical Knowledge, - but as a sunt convenient

most

spot for collecting and dictributing the Botanical riches and often the novelties of the tropical and oriental would. An

means

with

F neueue to, aid aequaintanec

circumjacent Countries incunce

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int of central

day by day, and Houghtong is admirably placed ofor becoming a cont recipients of the Tremenres of Botanical

diserver

I am constantly in the Subit of receiving communications from various parts of the world on matters Counceted with Natural Stistory and deeply requet that I have been hitkerli able to do so little where as much ought to be done. But if my proposal is

neonnaged I shall at all events accruplich important object; – and it will tend

i me

one

-

the advancement of many

25.

others.

For it is not only the man of science - but the Agriculturalist,- the Manufacturer,_ the Merchant

248

55

who are frequent applicants ofor information bearing on their different pursuits. Inced only point to the many

20

curious enquiries which have been lately put forward as to the various fibrous substances applicable to textile fabrics of which these regions afford many specimina oleaginous matters applicable to soap and Candle making. _ to lighting _ to manufacturing purposes,

ригра varnishes_ the resins, the buns,

the

some of which like the Caoutchone and the Gumma percha have been contributions whore value can be scarecly overestimated. The materials for paper-suaking - as exhibited in the great varieties of the manufactured_

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article- which chine and the abjaceut - territories are able to furnish, _ and the -vast varieties of Dyes - Woads and other valuable materials interesting to our Manufacturers will all obtain attention from a properly selected Botanical

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vardener.

Ave

my

late visit to Siam.

e found not only known fruits whore

qualities were for duperin to

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hid

seen

any

cliewhere but man

hich we tasted

An

thing

many fruits

the first

time.

And as regards the floral department the benefits of a well directed. Botanicat

Farden

are too obvious to require

Selucidation..

Libraries.

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28. My attention has been called

to the

great desirableness in a community like this of cetabliching

a public library whore books under proper regulations shall be accesible to the Community in the locality provided for their reception - certain clanes of books might be allowed a ficer circulation We have the Muaterials for forming

very

a

onluable collection. The Morison library connected with the Mumison Institution was purchased by the liberality of the Community - but from the absence of adequate precautions and the effects of

Elimate is promptly

destructive of books not sarefully

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The

attended to the Library has suffered - preat defalcations and damage. Books precised by the China Branch the Accatie belity are of considerable

ralue - and these two sources woulá

I iply a most useful foundation for a tolerably complete Library of reference

in mattire connected with Chinn and the contiguous regions - while there is an institution principally in the hands of and supported by the contributions of the middle classes

several Kousand volumes.

consisting of

It is my purpose to unite there thee Libraries,_ to place them under proper Superintendence, - to provide for their safe Keeping, make them generally

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accciable and to appropriate to a purpose so desirable a portion of that public building I have in contemplation, to which I intend that a reading

room shall be attrend.

Museum.

27. We have come Materials for a Museum which I propose to attach to the Public Library. Prey belong to the Asiatic Society but have inty suffered from the want of a proper Curator. But this Colony is adeninally

situated as a

as a central point

for

collections of all costs hact of the Care, and the exdencion A relations with the whole Western Coast of Amariea-

60

_with Australia, _ the Indian archipelags and the continental states adjacent will ere long I hope enable us

year for

Northern on

on

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of

many months more healthy than the

bl.

which Victorin is built,-

of the Island is for

the

to

create a Museum interesting

an

valuable.

Roads, He.

25. Ipropose of the accumulated

balance and out of the increased

resources

of the Colony to employ

no

Roads

pese a sum than £7.950 in Preds

less

and Public works connected with Ermmunication - With the exception of a short distance from the most thickly peopled part of the deland, pathways

the roads and

are in a

miserable state. The Southern part

the latter being sheltered from the Southern breezes by the high mountains

behind. The Thermometer at Stauler, en to the Sea, often ranges open

which is

several degrees lower than at Mctorin, and I doubt not when a carriag rond makes Stanley acciuible" that it will become the Sanatarium the delaid. At present a very

portion of land - the most

valuabl

usiful

of

laye

ofor building purposes is held

by the Ordnance and was

riginally intended to be and for Banacks,- but ofor the bret five years has bee

62.

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are in a

nearly abandoned, - and thirteen out of the fourteen buildings state of absolute ruin and decay.

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of great importance that this locality and others should be turned

to account, and I hope I shall obtain the Assistance of Aa Majesty's erverment in making that portion

the property available

roxilable for casatory

A the

and productive purposes which is absolutely worthless in the hands of the brdnance, without

arry-

the

remotect prospect of it's being wanted for Aur Majesty's Military Service. But there will be no objection on my part to the retention of any portion

which

may

lly

really

be desirable for the

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of the Army, always bearing

in mind that there

Averc

grants made at a time when the decision

Government

of Her Majesty's

againsé the maintenance of a large gamin had not been so strongly pronounced

as it has been, - a decision mort judicions,_ for any attempt to make Arghong mainly dependent other than maral defense would

lead to enormous cxpenses

in my my

m

which belief would utterly fail

in effecting the propored object" of scenning Brughing against freign

invasion.

29. As recources are

resources are created. I

64.

intend to employ a portion of them

girdling the Seland with a carriage pening other

in gir

rod, and in

Communications which are likely

icultural reconces

to bring its agricultural into activity. The Island has many beautiful and uncultivated valleys- it has a rich curply of pure water whence indeed it takes its name - Songthong (properly written Giang Niang (meaning Perfumed Streams)

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anticipate that the power of casy intercourse with the ponalous parts the daland on the North with hend

- to settlements on the bouth which

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I mentioned is the more falubrious

side of the delard - by a population

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superior to the present inhabitants who are

the most part poo

and not very trustworthy people.

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30. The Woods and Forests of the Island require more attention than they have hitherts received. unliceued and unchecked cutting timber has been greatly injurious

of

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to the deland and ought to be checked

I shall, when some

are

Licked.

of the many subjects

now recupy

the

dispored of which attention and the enquiries of our public functionaries, have the state of the Island, with a particular view to the prescreation of the woods aud frects, investigated, and will —

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cndeavour to devise some means of protecting interests which undoubtedly demand attention. But here, as in every part of the field of forement the difficulty of finding Instruments for effecting obvionely nceful objects is immensch great. Our Merchants are all busily secured with the accumulation of wealth. and invariably consider themselves binded of parage whore interets the Colony are to be transfened to other hand

in the

as soon as their

now

fotunes chall have been made. -

there is great difficulty of bringing

about

any

@rumon a

action a cooperation

with the shop Keering classes who give

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to their non business all their time and attention and whore ultimate objects in us recreet differ from

those of the

f

More

influential and

opulent Merchants - this Creole and

have neither the

races

mixed ra intellectual the moral artitudes which can be turned to much account,

Mor

und the vast and inercasing Anası chines

of Chinia population are practically isolated in consequence of the absence of those links which can only be cupplied by a class_aluat wholly wanting - was have made the language, literature, and Laws

Chinn the cubject of their

attention..

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31.

Piracy-

One of the great plaques of the Colony, - interfering ruinouly with it: comforts and its prosperity is the prevalence of piracy, -retty piracy in the Harbour and neighbourhood and sirncy on a larger Seale at a

peater distance. With the larger

are

able to deal

the Naval

cvil we frequently _ and when the piratical fleet: accemble in large suumbers it __ frequently happens that their outrages arouse the attention of the authorities and when the piratical Alects are accessible they are riepered and destroyed by Her Majesty's Maritime forces; sometimes _ as on

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:

a

late recasion in co-operation with the Maval authorities of the Unitel

States. But

of

those petty against those robberies committed on a smaller

scale and by smaller craft we have little protection – Her Majesty's Steamers beins altogetion of too deep

CL

to

draught and tos "heavy a Exlibre

follow the pirates into those shallow unters to which they reent. It is of He ulmat importance that so Steamer or two - well auned and

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manned, - and drawing rule 4 to 5

only

fect of water at mat should be cent to this Colony to be employed on the adjacent Concts

fr

the

suppression of an coil naturally.

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maximized by the disagauization China - the inefficiency - not to ing the helplines of the Emperial Fleets, – unable or unwilling to cope with and subdue the muchief. I should be quite dispoed to assist the feet by some grant, if neccusay, from

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the Colonial Funds towards the maintenance

If a couple of Stearn Gun Boats, – though their principal cervices would be on the Chinese Conits and therefore

stra Colonial, but the object is of the highect importance and I cannot press it on the Goremment with press

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I have

we mune

too much urgency. than once represented the matter to the Naval Commander-in-Chief

but he answers that he has no

means

Weak

of dealing with this petty piracy, -

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32. I do not forward to your Lorkhip the present. Despatch as

in

as

any respect complete or exhaustive,

representing all the

topics which recupy my thoughts in reference to the bovemments of the Colony. But I hope this general outline will not be unacceptable to your Lordship, and as I feel the utmost anxiety to accociate improving revenues with administrative

I shall deem it a great

reforms, I

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privilege to receive from Her Majesty's Government any instructions o suggestions

stions which onable me to forward

may

desirable an end.

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I have the hown to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Enthips, Most obedient Stumble Servant,

Thu Bourn

which I have desired to be forwarded

to

your Lordship. I doubt not it will be found elucidatory of the ofrets I have referred to, and- confirmatory of most of the opinions I have expressed.

8th September. Since the foregoing

Despatch

was written,

I have reecive

from the Colonial Secretary the Inluable Report of the Treasurer

No 3.

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Now Moniale

The Reports artich accompanist, the Blac Bask for 18544 have ten Grintily Sane doubtful if this desfe: then lit. be quited A Added to the Collection, as it embraces Questions which, aquire the cheision of the Sentary of State, such as the bcensing of gambling houses, and

of the Salaries of the God-

the excrease of

greek e other patre Offices, Aequal. Jack of the despatch appears to relate more to the literates for the ensuing gear thave to the Blue Book for the Jash

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In a Minute on a Dispetiti respecting the relative portions of the Go and St. Gre - which is ob pressub in

present ticalition, you remished on the Indability of Sind. Bouring #aschcheng,

of Salery.

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This despatch requires serious

considuation, which it is rather difficult

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inasmuch

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contains it Embraces rahid

liews of many different subjects, all of which must be dealt with, beif nothing

them silence will by a bye

is said on

In interpreted ish comment.

4

1.

No doubt the revenue of .4.K.

is in a flowishing condition, and the Chinese troubles, which some thought would serious

only

affect the interests of the Colony, seem rather to have promcht then, besthe commerce & Muletion Hey Lan discen

to seck our protection. Montheles, it

may be doubted whether it can be safely taxed to meet the great outlay on public woche, 2. which

which the forms here

rather indicates than distinctly passes.

I Mink his atomation shuette

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called to miles 6.7.

d. Chinial

Regulations p. 83, Cautioning agained the underthing of Extensins nake without attlicction to the Set 1 Stah hypne the Estimate are submitted to the Coral Council. It seems not unlikely to disregard them. Hem.

a

year

fr himself, as

more for

2. Sir J. Downry whe four #1000 J. expects he would, & canno Hame him for the present arrangement

dang-

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he is working without hay as four on the Colony is concerned. But if this hi hanker, it will pretty ofpotally undo the work of reduction accomplished with so much fains by the Duke of Newraithe

& Mr Peel.

3.

Increase 9 € 200 a

ч

year to the marmer. His I think

not unreasonable, but it wil he scarcely

convenient to accede to it until the whch of Sin 1. 8; Jestrals havhen

considered together.

4. He wants to hallound to

raise a revenue by licensing gambling

the present

Louses: and

says

gamblinghouses, hing unlicensed, are

byond control, and are murseries of

crime LC. All this has her urged, our & om gain, in farom of licensing gambling hours in civiticed comatics, and yet civilized counties han come on after another to the determination.

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not this as to license them, refertig.

the lef wirl of the twr. and Hey

are

Low the disgrace only of one or boo

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inferior states, I belien. Stoke an

stall art beyin in an

what is ceasing

English colony

shewhere. And I

cannot asse in Sir 1.8's argument.

from Chinese

wap.

Insay all their

old law & morality condemns the

mactice, & yet they

au

sightful

gamblen. This is thus no doubt, and

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it might

hey

unuria in m

to

Hair

infrace shict spulations grimt heir

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gambling. But it is another thing

Io conceal their gambling by law, and to place ausschen in a frition

of

moral infericity in the eyes gall

serious purple, Chinese

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I think that this despatet camnite well be printed - Sir John Bowing

I belive that he

is

very energetic,

means to do good in the Colony & that he may be of much use there, but he is evidently at least equally anxious to distinguish himself and to attract the notice of

the foot a the public.

Under each

the Heads inchided

f

in the Blue Book he has d

started for discussion & decision importe questions but in

questions but in scarcely instance given the necesary

any

on a

materials for following them to a conclusion. When a Governor tetes to that the currency is established system univise & absurd we are entitled to some clearer indication than is here given of the system which he proposes to replace it.

In acknowledging this dispatch I think he should be told that with regard to many important questions the Sec" of It does not at present think it necessary

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to seple advert to the observations contained :: his despatch. Whenever he feels himself matted to offer definite suggestions as to any one of them, accompanied by such information as will enable H.M. Gort to come to a satisfactory decision they will be prepared to give them ber attention to

his views.

1 Jague with hr Merivale that his

attention on be called to the Regulations as to Estimates

at

2. At the present prices of living

I think £5000 may be Hong Mang trong abiowed to the for" & superintendent of Trade bet Ishd think £ 4000 agean

sufficient as a permanent arrangen

decide on giving die J. Bousing you decide

Y

an additional £1000

A

year

either

as a temporary or permanent arrangement

tion is whether it ond

the next ques

come

ar

from Colonial

Imperial Funds. I recommend the latter, not merely on general grounds, but because I thuch I thick it pretty certaini that a considerable preporre will

to arise on the Colonial near. meat the cost of a steamer

for protection from the Pirater.

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to which point I will further advect

3. I agree that the Treasurer

increase of salary, shed have £200 - of approved this

Sht be recommended to the heas

Reasing

4. The proposal to license

gambling Houses is one on which I feel much difficulty. — In European Communit

the arguments against such a Course preponderate very decidedly, but it is not clear to me that they, hold good when applied to such a population as the Chinese x hybrids of Hong Kong

Os to the subject of Education it may, be worthy of your consideration whether competent persons could be not be found at home already popeped of a cestom moderate acquaintance with the language__ which is the great desideratum both for Educational & other officer,

Chinese

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by

means of competitive exanimation; p. 68

There are

I believe persons always available in London both as teachers & crammers & The question wo be what inducements should be offered to candidates to come forward. Nothing would

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Jannex some correspondence on this subject. It seems to me that the interests honor of

this country are

deeply concerned in the effectual Suppreping of the outrages &

more contribute to the progress trocities continually perpetrated, which

of Hong Kong than bein, enabled to send there to fill vacancies, as they arise, young Good character Knowing the Chinese languga.

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Botanic Garden

See accompanyes

Despatch.

The preservation of wood is a

extreme

point of

importance. The Supply of water will no doubt here as elsewhere in hot climates

on this.

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depend

have at some periods nearly put a stop to the small trade

between H. Kory & China A This have greatly increased the Cost of living in the island.

They want one, if чит Small steamers

for

not two,

the

express object of protecting the heas immediated near to Hong Kong. If the admiralty would supply the steamer the Colony Can afford to keep it up.

The admiralty object to letter,

Queens thips be at the disposal of the Gov- Although they have lent a steamer (The Dovor) to

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much of

Sie J. Homing way of dealing with this erally it me

the Gort of the Gambia, I think

good one then objection is a good But I see no necepity, for puthing such a steamer under the orders of the Governor. of reserved for thee express purpose of protecting the trade I not liable to be carried for other objects, the Commanding Officer might remain under Nie Horders of the Admiral of the Station, while the Colony migher he justly called upon to pay the Cost of maintaring her.

away

You will observe that at present the matter is in abeyance & I fear long delay before anything is done

I now it

10. I quite appen with your the comme you putore in jo nemcordin

g

the it tend-

^

20. ast the forerus talay, I the wash ayaw

Astech tym befme I decide

Clarende rust balconutted

Owls Le

to

decided recitive to

To I think the perford weave the schag

of the Jenner recelle-

40 I would give

the puford of derivy a revenue from

diving

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do their dut as well as they can -

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dewith thing

that it is a way

I study.

& Mal is

thet

there is money & s face after depaging the

exferce of woods senatory exponeret l-

it my la chine

I think the Clary the

by the expence of the pepere out of the

Curator -

6. He prestond the Heim Boat a

4

sewn the len des freed of

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4

Jucis

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W Labouchere

The colony of

Hong Kong

ar

you

264

use acquired

are aware

at the conclusion

9 Re

in 1843,

Case War with China

Я ак бочки.

C. Do for the better

Jovernment of Hhm's

A

subjects in China

was then passed: and

mardes

amay

Mher things that laws

for the regulation

Y

of

trade shallh

harred by the

Ly. Conmil of Hong Kong

No long

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on the God.

of H. K. Stall be

also Superintendent

2

Irack

Trade in China.

Sir John Davis

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who fist held there

officer receind hom

This Country #6000

loth as Supt.

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per annum

of

дель инде п

265

Innger Office, and as Gorner of Stone Rong

under this Office : buut

The whole was

placed

on

the Parliamentary Schimale for Hong Kong.

The

Salary of the

Colonial Secretary (Major

(aine) was found at £1.800 per

в

21

fact all the Hong Kong

Jalaries were

Ixa

sshomely

high, vory songorated notion of the importance

Of the Island having then

!revailed.

Si C. Bonham

Dro succeeded Sie J. Davis

had the same

salary: but.

in 1852 half fit

!

was

Foreign Pfice

placed on. The Prangin Spie

Estimate, half charged to Hongkong (Wrich had

still a small Parliamentary Estimate in aid of its

revenne

Sie G. Bonham

vacated the Grownorship in the and of the gear 1953. being them England.

then in

+

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a

The Bruyn Prie

may

12

266

on this appointed fr

Bowring Suferinhadort

of Trade, with the

original emoluments.

Det the Harken of

Navarth & Me Peel

were shougly of Pinion

Кол

What the Establishment

at Hong Kory

421

Exessin ; that it was

desirable to get ind

of the Parliamentary

Estimate for that

:

island; and, morcom,

that the union of the

rot

tive offices

Mices use at all neupary.

It was the Duke's

djust thenson to pot

rid of the forumas salary altogether, & to content

an Economical some

fourment

for this small island

out of the existing

official staff.

But the Art of

Park! 6.27 Vid. C.do.

stood in the way. It

267

whe cimpofith to separah

th offices without lakking:

away

the ham of the

Le Cornil of Story Kony our the China drade,

unless the Act were amended: which the

Duke was not prepared

to propose.

The plan devised

use this.

therefore use

Sir J. Bouring to umain zomically Joune of Hory Kozy,

but without salary as such.

i

1

1

+

E

|

|

T

( I myself hithered

that he stored Lana Hel

Small Coral salary

in addition to his Muje

Offie Emoluments. Aut

This the D. of N. overruled.

I only mention this

to shew that the subject

Live theroughly considend

was

24 Colonial ket

• (now !!. (d:)

Maja laimes toh mare

Licut. Sovernor, his selary

raised from # 1800 to

£2000. & loom allurances

The new Comial

268 J

Secretary in the Maja's

Мара

hlace (W Mercer) to Lan only £ 700.

t

den Mei war

Saving of

A

about # 2000

wse effects: Enoughe

to remon H. K. Wholly

a

rearly from the

Estimates.

As to forumment,

the plane won this :

Conner to forren in Sin

J. B's ahence. When

Sin ). B. 420 on the

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in

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forronment House,

& the dignity & forma,

but to not to

interfere with the ordinary

Somnment of the little

island: while, in all

the more important

question which exarded

intercoms with Chino

& the Cans to be fakes

L

on this subject,

tot supreme.

he

Wand

All this wor

fully explained to hir

1

1.

269

J. B. When he left

England, in official

letten, in which he

un Wold mereom that

the B. N. Une fully

поди п

the unusual

nature of the arrangement,

a that it could only work from thous

cadial corpuction

Whosen the for. L

Lieut. For? It w moreson intally

discuped in intenian

Shown himself and

Whrun

f

J

, and Le fully

me,

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equiesced.

Die ). B. Gest England in Feb. 1854,

and 199me to Laur

teen craped старо

01

in

China

Ehersien until

the End of

Had year.

In the intural, Lint.

(d. (owner administered

th

forumment, and

Cutainly withert

complaints which

а тут

276

270

In Jaur 1855 die ). B.

Jany

Lamij

at once

Come

ceum. сектору

Sir),

bH. Kang

& without

assumed the

fouemment, posted and

Ousidency of the depistatis

Carmel, & pul Dum

L.' (d. (ainer, who

emonstrates & applied

here for decision. Sir ).

B. Jan libth nason

for what was a

clear

his

violation a

nacked us.

instruction, Except

!

!

Stat it was for the ford

of the community: whit

be mene fully Explained

in long privati letters

to Fir G. Jay, in

which he said

the

administration of

H.K. was corrupt and

Effete, and that

21 (d. (aires (althonst

Sir J. D. always spoke

Landsons d

his

humenal chonailu &

E

integrity ) had not

sufficient energy

to

1

271

Set things right.. About Salary (is 1.8 vaid arthing

in

The despatches

question came before

12 Palmenton in

Anl

Cast. This Lasitips

discation was

perfectly

اه اه اه ان ها را می نماید

char &

4 the point.

It apprend of

Sir 1.8.

Conchst, simply on

the found that the broke

of Nerearth's

ええ

arrangement

bad one : and

directed that Sir ). B.

should assume the

fouemment for all

·

·

:

puthores.

of comme this noted

аспис

L' (d. (aina's fash

pe dinecure

с

While

Sis 1. Belity in the

island. Nothing, however,

was said by ms

arto

ал

ulterior arrangements.

Since nceiving

This decision, Sir ). B. Las addufed sanal

desfatites nominending

Charges in the attrinistation

1

2725

Zen I think to some

Extent retraites his

as

anginal unpicions to corruption Inevailing

here.

He now write to

ack for salary

41

foumor, in addition to

what he receive from

the Muje office

Superintendent.

ал

But I cannot

say his application

quiti distinct to

9f H. Kory: Put he

21. Originally he

1

i

menly asked for #lovo

a gear, from Colonial funds, which he said

were quiti sufficient to

bear the charge, without

any danger of replacing Hong Kong in the

Estimate.

had this 1991

to to all that he

arte in his letter to lin

tr. Molesworth of Nov. 7.

last.

Bul in

his

Memorandum to the

273

Foraja office he sheaks

my differents. H

there attacker the Li

Jounor salary, but

amità to state the peculinity of Mat

Senbliman's case - Best

Le was originally lot.

Ver? & made L' for.

a

ん。

wish of

but simply

a

his own

comenient arrangement

for the public. Ite

derail the Lake

1

Auraith's scheme

!

E

1

:

!

pretty accurately: bat

Men adds

na

This scheme

we have hen told Las

signally failed "wikrout insswering the Wegen

Office that it whe

he who himself

dulared the scheme

to han failed - not

-

single complaints

it Ever nacked

gainst it

hom

any

ther

quarter. And he

hechosing

comludes by Sonyssing

Bat "ims had n

the

274

won de "Limit. Forno

2250", there hinaht in the colonial) External

//

&

the wads "Journor 3000."

This looks as if

he mant to han ₤3000

a year as founde

briders his salary as Superishabet, and to

dis mich Co. Caines

altogether. Outd

canned think this is his

nal me

meaning:

Exams

In clientere speake of

"making durvision for

If existing holder. "The

скар

De Estimatio

would to therefore

± 3000 to für /. Bowning

plus pension LCA.

Caines.

ל-

Whatem Lir.). OD,

meaning may

must think

hi

any

such

perheal at once for

by and what is justified

by the

requirements

and

very

of

He Colony, unjust to Cd. Caines.

2

Ital Sentleman use raised

275

from his semee & will hand fort of Col. Scd.

merely to sewr the Sake

of Newrranthis arrangement.

nothing wherlern Lasben alliped gaunt him Exerful that fir ). B.

says he lacks

Le lacks energy

hom Laving him too long

in the deshies: a writhing

+

Whaleur Les bun

allend to show Botany peculiar energy

is

necesary for forening

Hong Kong, althoaste

1 Supershailony of

Зал

Ч

Course gains

{

higher qualities.

my

As to Hong Kong:

own

impressions,

derind purtape hom

imufficient information,

is his. Very Exappratio

Expulations

une originally

Entertaines of its importame

in connexion with the

Thina Trach. In some

sean after the heae,

which Utal Trade Komites

at the fire parts

a

map of busies war

huimus

the

Conducted there, Hong

276

Kozy sunk into an

C

insignificant post. Out

the civil war in

now,

China has had the effet

of raising gain

21

its wealth & its political

infrance: Rom

musin of refugene wher 么

have arrived there, and

for its advantage

a

a post to watch & conhal

Chinese affains. Orbatte

if this Exceptional state

of thing

wer

to cease,

A.K. would tall

back into a my

Freondary position: bub

J

i

ī

:

This it is imperithe to-

predict.

But whateur its

dusting may

be

I can

A is not a ver

very Cary

277

task to alter it, a still

retain, what Simphore ought to be retained, the Cepislative hown of the

Hong Kong Conncil in Chine matters.

.

see no adtantap in the

Eartment which ties

in formanhip indissolubily

to the Superstadency of

Trach. I think thes

much better remand,

quiti independents of

Existing questions about his tihe Bowring.

Out on

considering

Me Act, I must conpho

!

For the present-

assuming that there

is no

intention breathe.

11 Pulmenton's decisions

2

& revert to the Duke

Neurasthis arragement -

Mink Sir). Downing

might be allowed

to

Have his ₤1000 a par

1

!

on the istomil estimates,

but under the distinct

proviso, that should it

bome necesary again to assist H. K. hom Purpenal fund, Bat

charge munt cease.

It might be added

Bat "the marridable

wult is to nonce Il

Cd. Caires position to

a sinccure in the home I pesence of the

Governor : that however,

ar

Vat Forthman.

Lad

accepted the

278

office merely for the

public comornience in lieu

of his

his am,

ho is fully

Entitled to I continued

in it: hot that on tin

racating the office, it in not intended to perfore ith renewal, unless

&

some unforeseen reason for doing itself.

10 should present

Schritty

Tot. Caines, on finding

his post then definitiuly

nduced to a sinccine,

May

he hot indisposed

E

T

3

!

!

to retire on a pension,

which would be the

Me

best solution of difficully, but I do

not think this supt to

be forced or pressed

whon him.

St. M. Jan

4/56

Itan apurned Marughat Bal the Join

Office with to make

to change in arrangements

Meir

July 13th 1856.

y denn Mr. Labanchen:

Priate

279.

I do not see how it is possible

Und-ther breanny вишиту Cunstains the avortional salary of Ecovo a year for hos Browning. Refour the late accuryent the expence in questions slood tusi-

cum vanilion under Ausent civ.

Governor of Bony Rory, bone,

а

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the 3000

on the Colonial examaten

Superintendant of Dave Comm

on the horst offin externakes de sove Colonial Sets.

L

1800

800

# 7.8

By the new arrangerate they now thand

thes

Susumulandand-of-

Егия а

you. of Hong Kong Moms ben

estimates

sun! Goud. & House

السا

см бил

4.000

2.250

1.200

£7.450

Aur finaneul Reform therefore tescilled

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Saving of

£350

but if

си

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only:

mate this addition it will stand

Sufenbend! Hord.

L. God. There

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2250 1200 £8.450

of change of

#650

Shuning in Alven of any saving, and that at a

plain time when the expend leum of

сия

the gear is

that- und

the income by £12,000. I shable to Lond Palmerston last un

he

при apon the subject and

спосниваем those cursus lacus une could note at fun consent to the increases, & this I understan The Falle

comincians with quen aus. _ Hent- the change in the original plan by the Lie Ms Borning perform the duties of f

Hungpoing seems to have with an offen surdled the Caloney with an

When in

how required, and

tent within the Su

or the Lint! Good

Goode is not required. Lond Palmerstons vew is, Uent- Sie Wohn Borning should be Goud. & Susant? of have, wulle a well parice call. Sects cols in his absence

Gondi

would act as

ал

гиалнат

but that unlite such

an arrangeunt can be completed in a

suitable to gowns veins & to the intents of the existing offers the salary of Sis his. Borny should remain as it

I think this in thee von you entertain yourself undenload it.

now is

very

much

a

280

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publir letter in reply to it.

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with step

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Sir C.P. Prevely an R. C.B.

Immediato

Mr. Merivall

Mr. Ball

22 Janf. 56

3

W. Ses&Labouchere Bin

281

Gov 10369 Hong Kong

Entered.

Manch 26 Jan 1856

my

With reference to

The 28 Jany letter of this day's date, trans=

-mitting, for the information

of the Lords Commisioner of

v

Estimates

The Treasury. The Petimeres for Home Phong for 1856, I am directed by W. herating Labouchere to add the enclosed

copy of a Respatch from The Governor relating to the contents of the Bina Book

1

3

Jr731-41 Sepply 35

Draft

i

:

for that Colony for 1854, ogether with the draft of

"The answer which the Secretary

of State proposes to return to

it of their flowships should

feel satisfied, on comparison

of the documents before them,

That the revenue

& Hong

long with fairly bear the

propores allowance of salary

The Governor

am

!

نا

Or that subject.

refer you

to

my

letter of 18th Feb. 1854

Buke

proposing the Rinka of Newcaster

T

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Noy-28 Apt /55

282

arrangement for the con-

of their Lobchips,

-Currence

2

and also to enclose copy

fa Despatch from.

Ges.

Geo:

Grez to Sie J. Browning, sanction.

виз

sing

this apcerption of the

authority of Jovanor

local matters.

I have, yle.

in

M.. 12

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Sir J. Bowning

AL

No 131

for 10.3596 Hong Kong 8. J. 1984/36

No 35-

Enteren

283

M. Ball

W. Merivale

18

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W. ScchLabouchere

Mr Labouchere

I believe this may

now go m

No Ball

217.

This is circulates

apert with refreme Tharagatte 526,

دقی

PRENTLE

March 156

15 June 1868

MENT

I have to acknowledge

Four Peopatich N. 131 Df the

4th September last, making

some remarks or

Book

The contents.

which Lan be altered If the Bhe Perch for Hong

Kong for 1984, and abbing

in concqueon of what has fased Whonn

Whichon Latomben

Am.

2 Nearmy.

Lan churned Reforme

let

for Blackwood

What has

un done about the 10 in in Go..

Parions suggestions

as to

alterations in the rependitions

Ath. Olonial revenue

2.

Ws donner the Dessei val

I must request you

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1

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!

2.

not to pursue, on another

Occasion

The dame course

namely, Wheal of making

definite proposals of this

nature for the Consideration Her Majesty's Gover ment in a Respatel

The general state of the

Colony.

AM applications for authority to ment

Expence should be made Distinolly in Respalthers

Con=

: fined to the subject. Otherwise it is

very difficult

may

284

for the Secretary of State to

distinguish what is meant

вы

for

Jere

suggestion thrown

out for general considera =

Definite

:tion, and what as fro-

which

= posals to which

is requested

is refected. Nor

at all sure that

present

occasion

his sanction

am I

The

I am

(notified in dealing with

These before

Me

Ro

beire

deliberately made and submitted for decision.

3.

I have, howens

owever

4.

that I shall

Inpproved

posed that

best meet

2570

intentions

treating them.

20 Dealin

4.

I trust that

The anticipations Dischi gre Bersarahs of the probabl

|

3

Encras E

he

of the Pavonne of

Monesson, are justified by

жу

The prospects of the Colony

Do,

до

Where can be

ro

better mode of repending

any

on

available

smpler than

Surplus

Public Works of

permanently useful character

But I must caution

Jon

J

As

235

to the reapity which

sxists for adhering to the

Inle laid down in the

Colonial Regulations, Ch: x against proposing to the Legislative Council the recen

- tion of new Public Works

of importance without first submitting plans and estimatis

to the Secretary of State, and asking for his sanction . In

A

Colony to the dapport of

which the British Revenue

only just ceased to contribute, the duty of Morning

z

|

6.

This regulation is of peculiar

ingency.

With regard

your application for the

hagment to yourself

of a

Salary of £1000, I have ful that it is

impikille fortes

felt great difficulty

fr

acceding to it when semem -

=

beat the circumstances of the

as

the case.

The Bake

Newenetle had wished,

it

appear,

to disconnect

The Wine of Governor of Home thong from that of Seferintendent of Frade,

bit, neuch to it.

bacuch

"and my hand to

and

123

?

286

only prevented

from doing do by the reistinue of Collain Statutable provisions

requiring

Their union

for

some purposes. But he

proposed that the same

object should be attained,

As

as far as might be, by

leaving to courself as Governor

direction

only the Divation of motions

matter

Connected with the China

trade, and placing the internal affairs of t

the

deland under a Lieutenanl

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287 I.

Governor, to which offer

Colonel Caine

Son

to

ro

were

other

was

raised.

therefore to have

than that

Salary muft

The dum

Hon besthe Freige

haid you Other (which

gaised at

was da

The same time from £3000

to £4000). Dis

:ment was commu

arrange

nicaled

The Duke of

Jo be the n

Newcastle, and on

These

Conditions you accepted the

Offer. Nomstheless,

Joon as

az

arrived in

you arrive

Sou

I

The Soland

you superseded

The arrangement, took the affairs of local Govern.

: ment out of the hands

of Colonel Caine, and

aformed

Their direction in person.

This proceding you reported?

to this Pepartment, with out

making any demand for

Salary. It was sanctioned

without

Salary.

any references to

6. The result of

the shang

is that Colond

Caine is left with a valuny

في

110.

of £2000 besides allow=

· Ances

as dient Governor,

and without any material

duties to perform recept

air absence

absence. Its

during Joris

however this is in no

дези

attributable to Colonel Caine

himself, Deo was trans:

wano

yored to The Lient! Gowen,

Shift from his Which

Own

Spice

of Secretary without soon

consalting him, and enti

for the furtherance of the scheme projected by the Butre of Newcastle, it

288

carrot Lecorded. Bat- Cann D

to allow Colonel Caine to

retain his sac

salary,

and at

The came time to impose

on

The Island the payment

of £1000 for avanon to

Joursely, would be to cancel

altogether the Bake Newcastle's proposed retrench -

- ment without any

assigned for

reason

So verions a

change. For the present

Therefore at all events, I

Can sanction re

его

pagment

& Salary to Gourself on

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12.

of the local Prevenne .

the

7. Notwithstanding

arguments which you have adduced in it's favour,

I cannot, aut trunk

wed, consent to a

Measure

repugnant

to the principles which I

think ought to characterize

a

British Goverment

The rais

a

Revenne

Raiving the licensing of Public Gambling Houses.

as

by

8. On the other

subjects alluded to in Gous

Jour

?

289

13.

Despatch, such as the present

state of Public Education,

and the preservation of the Wood and Forests of the

Island, you will, I presume,

I have adorepid to your separate dispatches with regard is the measures

address me agains

when

any

special suggestions

b

to you.

I.

In those of the

Occur

Mascote di

proposed by you expanding Pracy,

for the suppression of

and the

Establishment of a Botanic Garden, Steallaidaßß

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I have. W.

ع

Copy.

Nb.

Sir,

21010069/55

Colonial Treasury: Victoria, Honghong,

th

January 8t 1855.

290

I have the honor of handing you

enclosed

my

Accounts as Colonial Treasurer,

for the year 1854, shewing a Cash Balance

of £14111. 5 . P . remaining at the close

of the

year, the existence of which has been certifed as per enclosed Report

of the Board of Survey held by the order

of The Honorable The Sintenant Governor, as also by his certificate to the enclosed return of the Balances in the Colonial Chests in the first and last day of the year

The Honorable,

W. J. Mercer, &quire.

Colonial Secretary:

да

go

yo

:

3

I

The General Abstract will shew, that the Revenue received in. Hongkong,

and

England amounted in all to £27045. 3. 5%

- and give the Particulars of the various items forming that sum .

From the Comparative Matement

it will be seen, that the increase in the

Revenue of 1854 as compared with that of previous years. has been £.2.3.4. 17. 7%

and

2s

excepting the years

18/16 and 1847, the

Revenue of last year has been greater. than during any of the previous years, in the first year 1846 it was exceeded

by £45.-, but if it is considered t ruly the Opium Farm / or Monopoly produced

that

in that year £4,118. and if the item of

Opium

was

:left out of the Accounts, the Receipts in 1854 under all the other heads

exceed the like Receipts of 1844 by £2917. —

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As compared with 1847 when the Revenue reached £31,190. the apparent decrease in 1854 would be £11,145, but if it is taken in account, that during that year

a very large amount of arrears of Land Rents due for previous years (ever since 18413) had been recovered principally

· by other means,

through the bourt, and that at the close of that year

ar Land

producing not less than £1149per

ангили

was resumed at the request of the holders, after they had paid up the Arrears due thereon [ vide Despatches Nr 73 of 18.47 and N. 9 of 1848 to the Secretary of State for the Colonies ] further that the Receipts

for the Opium . Farm abolished on the 100- August of that year License

ses

year and the

времни

amounted ( on account of the

existence of the Opium Farme during the

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they greater part of the year) to £1,394 18.47 than

more in

was produced from the same

source in 1854, that the Auction duties

since abolished brought £255 in 1847. ~ when the Salt and Stone Monopolies brought £1034 more than during the

year

under review, and that the Miscellaneous

in no one

Receipts in

-year exceeding £92. 10/0 amounted in 1847 to the large sum of

As made

£ 1013. 14. 11 [ being principally Fees, Allowances, and sundry payments in previous years ] and you will find,

taking notice of the very large amount of Fives and Thes received

that not even taking "

in

during the Courts of Law and Police du 1867, in fact divesting the Revenue of 1847 of all extraordinary Receipts, the receipts for Monopolies

opolies and Duties

abolished, and such items as did not

2925

other

appear in the Revenue of any

the Revenue of 1851, appears in

years, healthier state than during any year

of the existence of this place as a Colony.

a

The Comparative Statement of the Revenue estimated for, with the actual Receipts, shes an excep in the Receipts

under every general head of Revenue, except a short receipt of £ 5. 19. 9% under

a

Nett

Special Receipts, and the result is a Increase in the Receipts over the Estimate to the extent of £1,015. §. 3%, Hill more demonstrating the prosperous state of the Colony . The Remarks appended to that Matement will explain the differences

ou the various items

items forming the Revenue . The Copruditure of the colony has been £ 311,635. P. P. inclusive £2,316.7.7.

paid

ain

England, as shewn in enclosed

H

Abstract of the Expenditure and the :various Returns attached to it.

The Decrease on the Exependiture

for 1831 as compared with that for the is £1.783. 11. 14%, viz. £118. 5. ?

previous year

ow

L111184

Establishment and Miscellaneous

services, and £63.4.11. 181%1⁄2 on Public work,

and excepting

items of Public works,

the items

the Cxpenditure in 1854 has been less than

during any of the previous years.

The reductions made in some

Offices have effected

the salaries and Offices

of

the general Expenditure only partially.

-

and the full extent will first show

itself in the Expenditure of the current year

As compared with

the Estimate

unditure is £ 3.196.8.

ture £3.126,

is £ 3.196. 8. I more on all

the Cxpenditure

heads, but as

£5,289.5.9% have been

paid for works and Buildings out of the

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sums estimated for under previous

years, it follows, that the actual - Expenditure belonging to the year 1851, is less by £2163, 5. 84. then the amount The Remarks to the estimated for .-

Comparative Statement will explain

the difference

on each item

е пе

.

The General result of the year'

Accounts ist:

Expenditure.

for Establishments. £.25.799. 1. 2 for Miscellaneous services.

for Public Works

3,598. 7. 8

5.237. 11.9

Total £311,635. 0.1.

deduct, paid out of Balances

of former years for Buildings. 11.289. 5. 9% Nett charge for 1854 £30.345. 14.3% Revenne collected. 27.045 - 3.5%

Remains deficiency £ 3.300. 10.1016

و

which has been provided for out of the Grants of the Imperial Parliament:

During the past year no new item of.

Tavation of any

nor have any of

Kind has been created,

the

the existing

ones

been

the

raised, with the sole exception of

increase of $8. Spirit License granted to Chinese in consequence of the same having been

or. L. 1. 13. how each

13. Is on each of the

made

- payable monthly in instalments of 94, instead of as formerly in a large sum. ($100) at once in advance.

The additional Police rate raised

under Ordinance Nr 1 of 18511 for defraying

the

expenses of the Auviliary Police Force existed only for a short time and scarcely could be called a new Jay, nor has it

been felt

- as such by any

ore.

On the other hand by Regula Generalis

294

of 31th October, 1854 the Tees levied in the Supreme Court of Houghong have been reduced by fifty per cent from the first

of November last :

The Fees levied by the Harbour Master

for shipping seamer

seamen have increased nearly

6

fifty per cent as compared with the-

previous year, amounting to not less than £9241.3.11, and

shewing, that $436

seamen have been shipped through his agency.

How much larger the Receipts under this head would have been but

for the self constituted shipping Agents, I am unable to say, but as such Private shipping Agency

existed in 1853 and 1851,

rs, and as we must

as also in former years, and

suppose,

same

that the same everted the

influence during

both.

years, the

conclusion come to would be, that shipping

1

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//

has been

during

more active sie this Harbour

the

past year. But such may

not have been the case, and the stricter

Ordinance

enforcement of the provisions of tre

have caused the shipping through the Harbour Masters

No. 6 of 1852 may of the

Office.

MUAN

th

I avail myself of this opportunity of referring to my Seller Nr. 36 of the 150 December last, in which brought to

I your notice the application of Chinese Land at the East of the City, for connexion with the subject of Land Rents. which is the main source of the Revenue,

and in

I would now respectfully draw your attention to the fact; that several parties, holders of Marine Lots, have greatly extended their ground, from which enlargemenit they derive great benefit without any

additional payment of Rests . The Lease

granted for Marine Lots do not-

such an extension of the p

authorize

property,

and

from one of the partres himself I understand, that they would gladly

pay

an additional proportional Rental of the ground this obtained, if it could be secured to them by Grant of Lease ;

such a proceeding would add to the Revenue of the Colony,

by the same.

means

and

improvements could perhaps -

easily be effected, without cost to Government,

vir : the extension of the Mand Road from the Lower Bazaar, which, if the Land in front of the Parade Ground was sold by Public Auction, would with great facility be extended to the Molitary Cautouments, comprising the principal part of the Town, and giving its inhabitants

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- greater space for enjoying the Sea than

have at

at present, without interfering

they

in the least with the Parade Grounds

the Ground

cricket players.

now sometimes used

by

The rise in the value of Lavd with a seafrontage has been enormous, particularly in the Lower Bazaar,

the holders of any

Land in that locality

have reaped great benefit from the large Fire, and rearrangement of Land. At

and the e

the consequent

far

R

know landed property in that locality brings its owners from forty to fifty per cent per

arrrrr.

It appears to me, that a charge for additional Land obtained by the Lessees of Marine Lots would be but just and

and reasonable, since it is the most

13

296 an Inland

productive, and no

holder of au

Lob could or would be permitted to obtain

additional Land without paying for it,

in

and what is right is the one case is

but

& just in the other. The Revenne now-derived from Markets might perhaps be increased

by seeing

R

e

Market-established in the

Cast part of the Town. At the last point, Soo-Kum-poo,

such a Market now

exists against the law, without License, and that it is but a poor one, arises from the fact, that meat and other

articles are

of shops

exposed for sale in a number, on the Queen's Road extending

from opposite the Police Station Nr 1 to Cast Point - Abelieve such exposure.

for sale is against the Law

· Another subject

connected with the

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14.

Ments derived from Markets is, in what coins Mr. Buddell, the Lessee of the Westeree Markiet, has to pay his Rents. Innderstand he has excented a regular Lease, according to which payment would, like in cases of Land Reut, have

to be made in Dollars, but that such

Lease has as yet been retained in the

чества Land

Mr. Duddell has hitherto Office.

paid every farthing of his Market -

Rent in Sterling

coins, and Shave ne

never

thought of demanding it otherwise; only

after Mr. Dussell had made his last

#

payment; my

attention was drawn to

the matter by learning, that he has subleased the Market for & 650 Mexican

per

Mouth, when he pays Government $. 935 per Mouth, or rather, since he pays in English coins, at the rate of of 215 -

15

297

The Central Market producing

Mouth is supposed to

Dollars 600.per

produce & 900 grop per mensem to the Lepee, who has however to pay, as I have been given to understand, from $ 100 to 120 per Mouth for the Management

t and

overseers, besides the

besides the expenses for Keeping.

in repairs the Buildings, and it must

be acknowledged that the Lepee has, since he became such, greatly improved the Market

by building a seawall, improving the houses

and stalls and

laying pavement, r =

The third Market established on private property is kept under a Liccuse for which he pays since the 124 Instant £ 14 Sterling per Mouth, and which produces to its owner, it is said, about $350 per Month, . the Land on which this Market is held is

private property,

and the houses thereon

[

16

would bring its owner, without having

a

Market, say

$.200 per Mouth.

The Rents derived pom Government

Buildings have not been so large as had

been expected, the principal cause of which has already been explained

rative Statement of

the Comparative

ou

the

Estimate and the Revenue received.

15

The receipts

- under this head might

perhaps be increased by a compliance

with § 12 of Chapter VIII of the Colonial

Regulations

When the Building

first let

Post office was first.

used as

the

-let at the yearly

aunum, some

Rental of £150. per rooms were reserved by the Colonial Government for the Registrar Generals. Office ; these rooms seem to be now also in possession of the Post Office Authorities,

298

who however do not pay any additional Rent.

The Licenses granted to Chinese for the sale of Sparitions Liquors

rs and opiume

have, like those granted to Pawabrotiors,

greatly increased during last year

ога

account of the great influx of Chinese, who come as permanent settlers, or as temporary refugees from the adjacent

disturbed Provinces.

are

The applicants for such Licenses

likely to increase

present year

increase during

the

A remarkable feature about the Opium Licenses is, that not a single

third clap

License

se

is in existence, viz.

for kuping a smoking. Devare, the fast is that every brothel in Tai-ping-shan

is more.

or less a

or

- public smoking - shop.

t

18

In former years a few of the smoking - shops existed, but almost in every

-in every instavice

aid the

vvers

:

of such, after having tried the experiment for a few Mouths abscond,

at a

"any rate they search was made for them for the purpose

- they could not be found, when

of obtaining payment for the amounts are on their License.

The Nevenne now received from the Salt and - Stone_Licenses is very

trifling

as compared with the receipts

of former years under the same heads of Revenue. The principal reason for the

in this item is no doubt

great falling off the disturbed state of the Nevang - ting Province, the great number of Pirate

existing.

in

these waters, and on the very shores of this bolony, and the consequent sifficulty of safe transport on the other

299 19

hand Jam inclined to think that a

sort of combination exists amongst the Chinese, which causes the gradual decline of the annual payment for - obtaining the privileges of saltweighing

- quarrying, since the same - person, who holds the Licenses now, has been the manager of them for the last

and stove

five years, although it is known, that the Salt-affair is managed by him for one,

and the stove

quarrying.

business ou

behalf of another Company.

στι

Another Subject to which Itate the liberty of drawing your

.

drawing your attention,

is, how for the Fees, referred to in § 5. Regula Generalis of the 1t March 1847.

and specified in Schedule 7, attached to Said Regula, are liable, to be accounted

for to the Public Revenue.

20

300/

In

cases for the recovery of Land Rent Government itself had to pay

its own salaried Officers.

Fees to

Under Tees of Offices, those received in the Colonial Secretary's Office for

Official Signatures and seal of the Colony,

2

have greatly increased, viz. prouit / 1. 14. 8 in 1852, and £. 75.4.2 iin 1853 to £190.– in 1854, which I suppose is chiefly owing

to the greater number of ships Registers,

which are now

now granted The obtaining of these ?

these Documents

is very expensive in this Colony, as the Attorney for the applicants employ an preparation of them.

I have good reason for believing,

that from $100 to $ 120 is the ordinary

demand made

by any

がして

of the

professional gentlemen in this Colony

it be one

for obtaining a ship's Register, even if

- for a Lorcha of 50 Tous capacity, The Tees payable to Government are $5 for each signature of the Governor

and $2 for the signature of the Colonial Secretary. – From

tone.

of those

gentlemen I understand, that be charges as his

own Tees & 60 for preparing

the Bonds and

a work,

Register, clert's services for say requiring a clerk's ser

ever

a couple of hours, for which he receives Pay equivalent to a Mouth's salary of some of the Government-blerks.

As these Registers are granted

anted on

ground of a certificate of Measurement from the Harbour Master, the Sees for the same could perhaps be regulated by. the Government to the benefit of both

the Public and Covernment, the more

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so, as such certificates are required for Government purposes.

If the Bonds and Registers could

Public officer

be prepared siv a

which

would not entail munch labor, since the Forms for them would be printed and required only to be filled up,

certaine reasonable Tees could be demanded

for the Bouds and

Registers without

prejudice of all those concerned.

Chinese will not be easily made to

believe otherwise, than that Government exacts if not the whole, still the

e greater part, of the Tees paid by them to the Attorney's particularly being accustomed

to the small

es made

charges

by

the

lawyers or doctors of their native land,

viz

100 cash [ 41 pence ] for one page writing. The Fees paid by luigrant ships-

sew

301 23

also heavy, viz. $16 for each survey,

and

I believe, two or three, if not more, are

required almost by every ship, before

she can

can depart.

Although a Government Surveyor the Tees payable to

has been appointed, the Fees,

him

seem not regulated by Government

or made public.

Regarding the subject of Ires Imay

perhaps be excused

: for bringing to your

notice, that none of the Justices of the Prace (excepting the officiating Registrar General, have

vever

- paid towards the Public Revenne Jees or Penalties

any Jees

which they might have received or levied under Ordinance Wr 10 of 1844. Sect : XIX, and Government Notification

26th December 1849.

726

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(signed)

I have, 40,

R. Brennecker

Colonial Treasurer

True Copy,

Colonial Secretary

Note. — The Documents forming Enclosures to this Letter, were sent to the Secretary of State in Lient : Governor Caine's Despatch Wr. 7 of 15th January,

1855.

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Colonial Secretary

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Despatch A. 131 671855 –

Inclosure II in

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Colonial Theaters

Pant

the recounts pomyling for

the year 1854.

י

8th Inuary 1855.

تم

In103691

303

List of Hongkong Market Prices

September 1855

Articles

S. de

Bemarks

lbs

11⁄2

531⁄2

Bef

Butter, Fresh (native)_

Salted / foreign

L

#

گا

Capons. Charcoal.

Crabs Duck.

Eag

Fire wood

Fish

Tools

beese.

Hams. Native

Milk. Mutton

European .

Lamp oil_

Onious.

Oysters Pigeons

ForM

Shrimps. Sugar Turkeys- cheese.

Vinegar Coffee

133/3

J Dozen

-/331⁄2 lb.

-forth.

-1

M

4

weighed alive

9 weighed alive

You

6 1 72 Sepths paid if dog row Zuone.

to be had!

9 weighed alive

51/2

do

#

#

#

Cuart

Itt

// ---

#.-

each.

2-1 tb.

#

/ Bottle

#t

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Butchers meat is genera

8 September 1855-

"

18

31⁄2

26

weighed alive

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is generally of inferio quality

True Copy

(Signed) Pr. Rienner For

Colonial Treasurer.

Colonial Secretary

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50

On

Memerandum

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Our the Estimates for the Colony of Hooghing for the Year 1856.

The gr.

A: Revenue

groves amount_estimated is £32,0

bring £1.954. 16. 60% more than the Receipts of the Year 1854, or £7,806 more then originally exstimated for the your 1865.

2. That the sum of £32,000 will be realized in the swept your is absunt certain, it is most likely that the actual receipts will exceed this by a couple of thousand Prends; but it would out this period, not

at

almost

be prudent to calculate mit

3. The most

& gratifying and Satisfactory

point in the Estimate is

is the continual

Abecedy increase under the item of Ronto pom Louds was started in the Extimate.

At the commencement of the

4.

current.

year, the Annual Rent, ou shown in the

$

2

не

Rent Roll, amouited to £1,250.6.14. Since that time Seven_Land Hales have been held, adding £ 2,855 to the feermanent Revenue of the Colony, and bringing the Rout Bolly already up to £147,104 for am, or to £100 more than how been estimated for the year 1856.

ne

The

5. Further Sales recommended by the

Exceller Committe appointed by Hris & swalloway, the Governor, for that purpose, as also the stale of Land between Mess Lindsay's and the Carvuda pound which. Wie Excellency may think fit to order, will, before the clove of the present-year_, add perhaps a carple_ of thawand Quinids more to the Rovence- under the heard of Land Rent _the_main_ and purst legitimate Towne of the Colonial

most

Income.

Source

6 . The Premiums obtained howe been

longe, but they are not a permanent

305 3

Surce of Revenue, and envorquently not. So much to be considered for future yours; becsidees,

as new roads, streets, drains, &c.,

have to be provided for the new localities

in which Land has been and is to be sold,

great portion of the Premiums obtained must be looked on ass nece

necessary

:e sosorry for deproning the expenses for these objects,

without which the Land would be useless,

now

and imavailable to the purchaser, and not enable Government to increase the permanent rectances of the Colmy.

7 7. The Lands not leased, and for which £250 have been estimated for the Year 1856, are those hold by Squatters, few in pumber about the city of Victoria, and all the land overfied by the willinger, either by their buildings or land under Cultivation. This land they hold without title from the Government,

#t

Government, in fact they

Mire

- Squatters, and the amount paid by thom

is in accordance with an assessment

suade by the Registros General, who also collects the Rent from the porties, and- pays it into the Colonial Treasury Ide not think that an stoot Registry of ground to recupied existé.

Ꮄ .

Some

S . Of late the Villages have, to Save- extent, beonna deverteid, in Invegnone of the

consequence

become

$ if a Survey

about the Couest.

mumber of pirates hanging When time shall permit, it would be well-

were made of all lands recupied on the island, and proper title deeds given to the holders, as suggested by Hair Exelleney Some time ago!

J.

Anne of the families, having recupied, improved, and brought land under Cultivation ever since the occupation of the island by Great Britain, naturally lock at the land is recupied as their

so

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ron by right, and great hardship itromuld prove to some of them if at any arcoment Government should take the land from then and offer it for sale by public Auction. The settlement of that question_will_therefore be a great benefit to all thook_concerned. Mourbeter. 10. As expressed by Mick salloney, the . His

System of letting the Markets will be allowed at the effeiration of the present Leases.

11. The Leave for the Central Market - expires in the mouth of September 1856, but " for the Western Market only at the end of 1858 _ the licence for the third_ market can be at any time withdrawn Aos yet the Lecise for the Western Market: had not been hounded to Mr. Duddell, on account of certain cruditions, under_ which he obtained the same, not having been fulfilled by him in due tima, but now it is underest ord that the surveyn

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General seow no further objection to hounding kuin wor the Loowe, should be apply for it . The Leause of the Market "originally sold to Mr. Duddell by

on the 27th October 198419, for a terme

Alactions on the 2

18419

and in Consequen

Duddell by Public

the 12th Nexcenter

1857

of five years, commencing 1979 and suding 31. October 1864, at a monthly rental of $255. The

- great fire in December 1851 Consumed this market,

Consequence thereof, and Mr. Duddelli application, the Governor in Cancil granted Mr. Decoddell, the Morket for a term of Seoen Years Commencing the 1" January 1852, besides granting him a piece of ground- and enlarging the boundaries of the

Market;

nes recommended in

Murveyor

ary1852.

General's letter N: 3 of 26 January

12. Sam donbtful if Mr. Duddell has fulfilled all the terms on which the Leave hows been estended to him; if not,

3077

the

it might perhapes, at the offeiration of Leace of the Central Market in September

of

to come to some arrangement;

next, be easy

So

Ho

To on to tuable His Excellency to bring:

action a_new

System of letting the

into

Markets, as I believe to be his intentions the stalls separately at fixed rates, which no doubt will have the effect of stampening the_articles of Consumption... Thould obstacles exist to carrying out the System in locry every Market at the same time, they will, I have no doubt, be exsity Ammounted- when people will only go to the cheap suonket, which may be the me in whiche let at fixed ratios. Her the

the stalls

are

town inercases, new

Meee seary,

as thou

Markets will become

Law

now existing by are all in the _ Western part of the Thon. 13. Honvover, altering the system

AA

in force as regards Markets will not be

i'm

cient

Sufficient

Mece scaries

-to reduce punch the price of the of life in this Colony. In Maças, pork, oysters, beef, fish, are all farmed or monopolies, mely Government "fixed the price that can be demanded for truse of the Articles, so that the System. followed in Houghing seems to

Aideat

me more liberal than that in use at

Mowns, although the latter plove is + frequently quoted and held up ava – pattern for imitation.

14

1. What makes the provisions fo dear in this island_ is the abundance of Pirates hovering about the entrances of the harbour and round the Shores of the island. Not a week - porses in which- Some of the Market boots are not taken by Pirates, and pexturally suonglespeople who bring forduce to this market wall. componente themvelocs for the risk they

Buildings.

308 9

them and the recasional loss of property they Sustam. I suppose the same effect- would be felt as regards any other Market, if hrauspint of the article was as uns

export it is from the adjoining province to

as

this place.

15. At present the prices of the

Necessaries

as in

areas

unsafe

high in Macar

- svaries of life

Hooughing, fireword being even lights

red over

to

in Macdo than here, and on to the supply Hongkong how decidedly the advantage, aws is known to every one who Marcous, either for his health or pleasure, 100 formity will go thither from Houghing without securing a regular_suppity of meort from this place

-

16. Only tivi Government Buildings remain which produce_Ronts, viz., the_ Post Office, £ 157 per annum, which is little, Considering the malice of the ground

!

cost

and the buildings thereon. The ammal refours puicide_ at the effreuse of the Colonist Government evet envsiderable stums, viz., in 1854 £ 130, and in the current year up to this day, including the Contract for the repairs sino pusking, about £ 100. The Rent paid by the Prot Office is out of

Rient by propition to any other Font obtained private individuals for similar buildings. The hungalow on the Hospital Hill is recupied by Misionaries, and considering that the same is alligether out of repair, and would entail a beary wittay Mimed

overnment undertake to put it in_

6.

- good... order, the rent, £75 per annum, may considered not high and still satisfactory. Another building, formerly the Maison_-_ Institution, situated on a hill next the beoopital, is occupied by the Military Chaplain at a small rental of £37. 11 fer

should

be

Le Deonments.

Here

309

Anum . The recupant have incurred and is insuring breacy rependiture for reprises, And before he recupied the same the monthly expenditure incurred for postelimon sumployed to guard the premises amounted to £240 per annum, or to two thirds of the Ame uno-charged

aus Rent: The Rent for this

M

had not been included in the Estimate

year...

as the house wars to

for the next "much out of repair that it would have. been intenable in the course_

of or fero mouthes had it not been for the repairs

Now

no making to it by the recupant, to whom the right of recupancy have been granted - for two years more since the time the Estimates score preferred

17. The Albany Buildings, bout to the we quaty Military Authorities in 1967, me, Ibelieve,

J. Hornady's latter N. 974 30 Mo

April 1847

-

Achieve

is anil 1967. no longer required by them; in fact are-

i

now only an munce svry expence to the

:

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F

were

Military Authorities, who are bound to Keeps them in referir. Before they handed over to the Military Authorities they were recupied by Officers of the buil Yomment, and if again take in possession of by this Government, might, after having "been first in order, be let to its officers,- Some of whom might be glad to get there, ponticularly if a proper western approach to them were made, and a Botanical or other public Garden_lorid out, ave understand it is the intention of His Excellency, the Govenor, to order, on the well-ondasted ground betrocon the new Government House and these Building.

on

18. The ammnt Estimated preceds Licenses. the receipts of 18574 mly by £108. The Sale of the Salt and Ame Licenses, held on the 29 the instant, live, however, already added

has, £ 385. 8. 4 more to the Estimate, although

310/3

the Estimated amount speeded sauere hat somewhat the forduce of the year 1861-55.

19. This amount of £385, av also an incrcone under the heads of Spirit, Opium, And Pawnbroker's Liemers, together with the gradual increase of Buildings, with add. Emsiderably to the estimated amount and before the clove of the year, it will be sible to calonlaite them_with_ more Acourag possible

20 . As to the nature of the rate paid

for

W

the various licenses, little com be serid- against it

i

Wre

21. The Spirit Licenses

Sony 20 to Europeans who keep Hortels and Public Homses, they are for the retail of Mines, Murits, liver, B., Bu, and the duly payable is $100, n. eather £21.16.8 per Since almost without exception Licenses

are

a

- paid for in English coin. The

these Licenses are

are granted

remanider

f the

-}

14

to blisere for the retail of the native Spirit Samehue, and the duty payable- mouthity is $9,024

Ammum

$108 or

£99.10 per

22 Scamit agree with the opinion

hersons that it is a

M

A

expressed by many high duty for the Europeans who retail Spirits, &c., or keep hotels ;_ 1s for as my Kuvwledge extends, the greater port of the people theres employed Save in a few years large amounts, and I can give instances of some soles have in a few years bovid by as much as $ 10,000 and more. Of en there will be exceptiones, was some people in such a business employed, always the soberest, and not able to

sed

who

withstand temptations

23.

Course

are not

25 . As regards the The provid by the Clines for the sale of Samohn, I think the rode rather high, but the system of

311

15

mocking them pay in Montlity instalments instead of yearly in advance, seems to be favorably viewed by the bliner, and hav

Mo

doubt tended to increase the number_

of applicants, who are increasing every "mmith. If the Chinese themselves thought the torx high or offeresive, they, no doubt, would from fictition against it; for my port I am rathered surprised that they

have not done so, as it must increase the price of the only spirit seved to universally by all classes, and at all meals. One great complaint by the holders of Licenses for the retail of Samehu is that the Eating Henwew, of which par a

Homwear,

a great number spist in Honghong, are permitted

Hron

to retail Sonnehn to their Customers without being compelled to take out Licenses.

241.

The Pawsubroker's License

$

pay

!

is

16

Co

£72.18.4

# 350, or rather £72. 18. 4 per ammn. In former fears complaints have been made by the Press and Europeans that the

Antip

these Licensees

ses was ffectsive

and all sorts of Augenious arguments have been prosed to make this assertion_

good; -

once or twice the Chinese, at the

end of 1848 or

was p

годиет

made, more

civend,

1849, petitioned for reduction,_ Petitions for reduction were then in but the inquiries mode as to rates levied in Singapore and other places eonfirmed Government in the opinion that, if a reduction of the Tay applicants for Licenses would come forrard, And most likely of a less respectable chmaster than the people who acted hitherto, the answers

& given 3 negative, and the Coverquence has been that the mumber of Pawnbroker's shopper how been increasing, so that before the

were in the

312

no

17

end of the year the pumber will undebt be twelve, whilst there were mine at the trine the Estimate wood prefered, her new

two

was

applications having already been made Since that period.

25. The Duty levied me Anstimeer s

The Duty Licenses is $31.5 equivalent to $150 for

Ammun; it was

amount, but a Tax of 24 per ce

" formerly me third of that

cent wou

loved from the functions on the strlos effected by the Betineers . The Auctioneers petitioned to have the Toy stolished, and offered a higher duty on their Licenses, not with a view to componente Government for the love of the Revenue from the Auction "Derty, but to prcvced to many parsons

prevent beemming emmpetitores. At present Six Anotimiers are in the Colony, me hodiny

A

Licence.

only seconthy applied for s

26. Salt Weighing. The receipts from

18

to

is

Causes,

this sauce have varied very much since the

142 ₤1125 recupation of the Island, viz., front,

£135 for ammo. It is said that the frommen poud for acting as kalt krokir influenced by the price obtainable at- banton, and by other canoes, some of robich I alluded to in my

litter of 8th formory last. At present salt in fufe the

is shop pront of 133/% the, and 2/ for table salt. The Salt "Broker is, as far as Jam able to ascertain, a emoenience to the people who bring salt- to the Colony ; he morkies advanced me it, if not meeting with a ready market, and churaged at the commencement a commicio. of 5 per cent for brokerage, but during the * last four years the per o

-few-years

the per contage has been reduced to me and a half per cent.

27. Objections have been made, and the subject opinions been given, 195 of the salt monopoly, as it has ben alle.

erroneous

Mor

se

on

313 19

Fron inquiries I have made in the subject I avvertrived that the bliver wither Course it objectionable, sur a hondship, aun that_ it interforce at all with the sale of Sull by Any other individual in the Colony. At Marcare a similar establishment exists in the Trifor. The duty ottamad by Purblia

obtained.

Sale for the your commencing 1 September

1855 is £592.18.44.

Литы

Stone

mat

28. The privilege of quarrying (once called the Stone Farm) how also met with objections as a monopoly . That the Stone quarries in this Colony require Control by the Surveyn Jeneral and the Police Cannot be doubted, as otherwise the people someld quary any and everywolore. Most of the Aue pon the quasics in Demiphing is tecken diefly to Cautm_and about a dozen other places in the Phongting Commun

The

Province.

From some_old memoranda Stee that as

t

21

,20

; many

as

412 store_laden boats left this

where during fix monthies, that the dues levied_ me theme by the holder of the Licence ammuted to 1300 Trels, and that the

on

the

are are the

estimated value of stone exported during these six monthes rove about $10,000. Before Great Britain took perversion of this island the stove quanies were let out by the Colon_ Authorities, as to this day is the case with the quarries of Caolom and in Stoecutter's Soland . The quarries property of Government; by a blanse-in- the Leases, the Queen has an exclusive sight. to all stone quarries in the demised land; but the right how, as for as I know, never "been Heroived, and none of the quarries now worked are in denived land; they are from 6 to 8 in number, and, like all land not lexuard, the property of Government . The highest duty obtomced for this privilege

was

314

toos in 1845-6, viz. £712.1.8; for 1854-55 it

trad

mily £135.

135.8.4, whereas the amount-

just was obtained for 1955 56 is £162.10.

29. The Duty m. Satt and Stone Licenses might perhaps increase, if the purchiaver come given to understand at the time of sale that under proper security the amount could be paid in monthly instalments, instead of sin half yearly

instalments as tritherto .

30. The Deity m Killiard Licences in £1.8.4 1. $50 for each Billiard Table,

is or

the estimated mumber is 4.

31. Opium Retailer. Referring to my letter of the 8th Jammory lost, Sean mily further cowork thant the applications for

remark remark Licenses of Class I. And. II. are Mitt...

still

of the first

woothe

increasing ; in Jammary lout of of and 32 if the second laws pisted, nor the Respective_mumbers Respective_ mumbers are 11 and 12, theree of

¦

1

22

the decored clows being at willages hoving been abandoned for count of trade at - those places, or otherivice the mumber would have been 45. But througe to sony -application has ben made for a

Lone

not

being

a

ло

L

or

licence to keep an Opicem Sucking Shop, the Brothels, Exting and Youthing Honor no doubt, made use of for that

Me purpose. No objection seems to be monde. by either the Freign Merchants on the Native Community to the mode of raising Revenue from Opium aut present in force.

32. The Thee loved me 1. tr farmmith

are $30 per for the retail of Opium in any quantity lese thom a chest :_ 2: $20 per mouth for preparing and retailing Opinn for sucking- 3. 4.10 for keeping an Opinn fucking shop, for the latter cloves, Invevor no applications have been made, as already started.

3:

Feed

Month

33 . The lost item of Resenice in the

Jayed.

Boarding

23 315

shape of Licences is for permits to keep

Homes for Sermon, the ammial_ Fee for which is only £ 5.4. 2. The System of licensing the Broading Hrver har ken Inforced for the benefit of the shipping-

interest.

been

344. The only direct Tous levied in the

Four Colony is under Ordinance Ne 2 of 1845,

entitled "An Ordinance to ravice_an_Assessed. "Rate in Lands, Homses, and Remixes within

M

"the Colony of Houghing, for the upholding "of the requierte Bilice Force therein.

}

35. The rate at which it has been levied is five per cent on the Annial_ rental nonlue of landed property.

36. I do not think that the Community in general complain against the Tax, and ame avoured that portionlarly the Chinese treated in the business port of Inve world willingly pory soon on higher rate, if it

a

Town

24

would ensure them & more

effective Police,

nore certain factection

and corumquently, more for property

Course

37. The amount to be collected of enas mnd increase, as buildings in fond already sold and to be sold an sin morce of Completion. The ammunt, estimated is £ 4000 per annum, but the collection pr doubt, will rather-execed than fall short of that Anm.

38. The amount estimated is, in Consideration of the incertomity of this Anurce of Revenue, moderate, viz.

£

/

500

Fines.

40 Forfeitures. 460 Fees.

£ 1000

were

£689.2.1/2

In 1854 the amounts received women 2017.2.1/p

€905.1.2/2

As Fines, £.419. 13. 1/2. as Forfeitures £906.1.2/ as Feces, of which the Infereme Court Contributed £12.10 Fines, and £778. 16. 6. Four

39. On the whole, I think it is

39.

Fees.

L

Fines, Fees,

and

Forfeitures

.

316

25

admitted that the judicial fines inflicted in

this Colony are moderate ; in the Supreme bout Imetimes not a single fine _ is improved during the entire year, and in the Police bout the sagabond populationsom to porfer simprisonment to the pangment of the small fines inflicted by the Magistrates. As to the Infitures, they enssist chighly of the produce of sumclaimed property found on prismers, a few old deserted broder, B., which are sold by the Inperintendent of Police_for_the_benefit of the_Revenue.. 40. Impiture of a of the sheriff

value

- generally

any comes into the hounder of the sheriff n the Marshal of the Vice Admirally bort, and then is told I believe to pony the reponses incurred, and the Fees due to the Officers that Court, how the balance, if any, emaining, is accounted for I do not know, Since the transmission to England.

of

19

127

26

not made thingly this office.

411. The Fees levied in the Supreme Inprome Court, and by the Magistrates are, de for- they are levied under break euoustinents, very moderate.

ht

d

M

neralis

42. The Frex formerly charged in the Supreme Court muder Regula Guarantin Marole 1847 Schedulay, have by Regula Youeralis of 31th October last, out the instance of His Excellency, with the sole exception of thine coming sunde

-coming sunder the head of "Attorney's Fear", been_redneed. Fifty per

cent.

are

change

43. If as it happens complanto heard of the expensiveness of lowr precedings in this belony, it is not against the Government that the borge can be made, but must solely be + attributed to the Fees and Dues charged

ofession

Gentlemen

by the Gaitherion of the legal proposo

The

about which Jam unable to exporeves

opinion

-

317 27

an

44. On the establishment of the Supreme Court in this Colony, Lord Soulay expressed an opinion that the Fees levied would be sufficient for paying the Salaries the Registrar and the other officers of the Cant, but such has not been the

Cause.

Mariage

are $5mm

$500

of Offices. 45. The Fees m

the Governor's signature for the Liceuve, if the parties be married at the Cathedral. fourtin's the Resturant The Fees proud to the Colonial Chaplain, or other officiating blergyman, 14 Arch recasiones, me not accounted for to the Government, mor, I believe, legally payable, but simply voluntary.

46. The Feed ma

Fed on a Marriage

Marriage by the

Registone of Marriages are 48, and accounted for to the Revenme of the Colony

-.

28.

47. The Feux charged by Government for Burials in the Protestant Burial Ground me, I believe, the same as - choaged by the Catholics in their Burial Gpound, which is under the charge.

me on

the other bronches of the Catholic

priesthood in this Colony.

48. The amount collected is

Sufficient to pay the expenses of hiking the soston and two Burial Ground Reepers, Be:, _ the Dues are $16.32, and $50 for the permission to next a Tombstone, execpt in cases of Sailors and Soldiers, and pampers. Theore Feces are not. fromably moved by the Community

1g. The Foes levied for Registering Brates have of late been increasing Considerably, not on account of higher charges, but of the increword mumber of Bonts that frequent this harbour for

49.

viewed

Feed

!

employment.

29 318

Boats.

The charges are $10 for large Forst Wenate.

5 for middle sized Dr.

Joer

3

for small *0.58 for Sampions samfund,

howe

The chief-duty of the inefficient - water Police Mbelieve to emisist in secing- that the Boots are registered and have __ their respective members.

50. As the Front population do

pay any other Tax, I do not think the

not

Same xxersesive, nor have I heard them Complain, and the Tory mory be viewed as the Police Torx parich by the Aliorativing people.

51. The Fres levied m. How here *0.50 per quanter, or $2 per

are

The amant received in 18541 werd £185.12.3

equivalent to #390.94, so that the

verage.

i

30

Avas 14/45.

Number of licoward Hawhon They have price increased in pumber, and become at Anne places a regular mnivance by expreing for sale sticking salt fish, ter, and stotructing the road. A number of Hawhere may be very wapt and envement for a great mumber of the population, but those who are employed by the people in the Monkits to offer for Tale after certam hours of the day, the Fist, &, mosold, might perhaps be restricted if the Registros General showed. think . . fit to do so!

i

are

52. The Fux for Official Signatures me $5 for the signature of the Governor, and 44 sack for signature of the Colonial Secretary to artificalis and other peapare required, and the cloages are, I believe, neither high, por complained against.

65. In registration, Dads, Conveyances

For

Bes

a

B., o loud, the Fee is $5 m Jach registry,

319 31

charge moderate in itself, and which would be felt to be more to if the dremments for emooying landed property

be made out in one or

could be monde out

in one or the other Gronment Office_; _ as it is, people smest employ a porefcorsional_quitteman_for prefioring the necessary dronments, in itself an expensive affair, _ and after al the purchaser of landed property finds pertapes after, wonder that, although he how a long paper which bow been duly registered in the Lond. Office, it is of litte value, in account of Some_ negligence the port of the Enveyancer, the registering Affione duty being simply to register what brought before _ him, without repercuve- to the emretueses in completeness of dreuments to which the memorial refors ;

10

not.

of the

in fact he dose_aist refure registering

i

{

33

1

39

on

with which I waves

sothiout laying himself opon to fine ander Ordinance N. 3 of 1844, mee threatened whilst acting for the registering officer during his illness.

54. The Te me Mipping Sermon is One Dollar, 12 1/2, m Jack man, established by Ordinance N. 6 of 1852. Previous to the levying of this Fee by Government, private = individuals, and self constituted Aipping Agenta, managed the shipping of Sermon, at the expense both of the seamen and Arifinencres:

- was

55. The present System adopted I believe, at the request and Suggestion of the Mercantile Community interested in shipping, and the Fre charged is not considered much, execpt that it is pond by the seaman instead of by the ships. The measures understand,

necessary to

is

to prevent and detect desertion.

char

320

It is the mily cluorge M. Mipping in the

horter, if suck it can be called, since

it out of the

of the wages

pays

the Soutori; Ships &

to his

come and

porymble to inthout paying a forthing, draft for

what the

Якес

rnment.

they may funchiave in the shape. of provisions, stores, etc., and this to private persones, not to

& Govern 56. The Port is, in the fullest stone of the words, a free port, although Sonily believe this power denied to be the

A

@cide

before the Select Committee of the Honne of Commones sobrick 100 sitting in 1847.

57

which

The nest and last Few Me

are

three levied on Colonial Shipping sreder

or

Ordinance N. 1 of 1855, viz. $ 25 m. £ 5.11.2 me lack survey or certificate of the Member Martor, on which the Colonial Register further payment of $25.

is obtained on a

58. These Fees the highest that are

341

levied_ by Government are not possive, and no complaints are made against them. At present, however, I believe applicants require, from incidental secosity, to mnour another expence, vizes for obtaining the Survey measurement Repint of Mr- J. Richett, me of the Surveyors of shipping Imployed by Insurance Companies, and who is alss Gremment Surveyor_ as for

regrade Erunigration Ships, for whiche the charge is I think $16, and which requires the Barber Master's certifiante Exiting # 25, as above stated; there entailing an expense of £3.6.8 mer and above what the Ordinance fixes as required. I think this is very

very objectionable; & charge is limited by Badinance, and from what=

it may arise, when the

as

:-lver Conse

this

over

ไป

Harbour Master Commet furnick the dramment required of him, the public is

made to pay for the wercharge.

been

35

321 3

57. If anything how ken and with be preeminently beneficial to this Colony, it is theat very system of granting Colonial Registers, portion only to respectable

лог

Chinese settled_ here_, _ or, as the Ordinance says, "Chinese bravi Lessees entitled to hold Colonial Registers", since it has already added to, and still tends to increase the crousting trade in goods the manufacture of Great Britain, on the produce of India, such as botton Jpinen, Bei, &e, and on the other hand brings to this Colony more of the porduce of. China for export to Europe and India, or transshipment to other parts of the

Empire

Coast of the Empi

-

60. I do not know the Laws respecting the granting of Ships registers

to blines in the Strovits Settlements and

H

36

but I do know that vessels are.

or

Java, prequently arriving in this bolong sunder the British and Dutch Flags, which __ are the property of Chinese in fara n me of the Thaite Settlements, and mily yesterday, two fine brehas powered "through this harber_ sunder the Instuguese- Flag, the nower of which, aw alse of a square rigged vessel, is a Chinese at

"Mareas"!"

as

here and there

61. Persons many complain that such a privilege is granted to an alien, but then they might also, ouplained against the acquiertion of landed property, and what would have become of settlers in this Colony, the population of which

is now-614,000, of which not 400 are

bona fide subjects of Her Majesty the - mely to Queen of Great Britain ? It is

322 $7

Chimere, (qualified under the Ordinance)

and not to other alienes, that the Ordina

excends the privilege of obtaining the British Flag.

in

de

62. I have heard that porties complaining against the granting of Registers to Chinese landholders here were most willing to assist some of them im prouring that very privilege, by becoming their securities in the pomponent. of a certain sum ;

certain sum; and others agrin most willingly lend, for a consideration,

to obtain the Register of

their nonne-1

7

on

am will

Chinese moved property, which only opens the door to fraud and deceit.

63 . The other items of Revenue- incidental, and of little coverquence

me are

uce (J

regoods the amounts, the whole estimated receipter for 1856, under _ four-

different bends, being mily £3410 . One

F

i

38

item, however, might deserve some

allusion, viz :, Roceeder prom Connet Labor, portionlonly since the fails

are to crowded

and the maintenance of these idle priemers is to expensive, _ where formerly "the monthly cost of formsions for Rismens

Avas

vers

about £50, it is now about £100.

64. A Treadwheel has been erected at emosiderable cost to Government, which I believe is uno not at all used, and it

only a few of the Coivieto are puployed on the Roads.

65. On the whole I think it must

would seem none or

$ be admitted :

1. That the Rescence is in a most prosperms and sound state. 2. That it is sufficient to defray the ordinary expenditure of the Colony, 4topting any imporesson works of suagritude

unforeseen which might be undertaken.

323 39

3. That it has sincreased, and is

Concerns

increasing piatimilorly nos for av cons the most important item, size, Land Revenue.

4. That no other long in this post of the world, belonging either to Great Britain other_power_, is to free__

02

any

or

or

from Monopolies, obnoxions taxes, and regulations, as the Colony of Haughing. 66 . The only impormementos alterations in Revenue that Scan Sugged; are, 1". To the Morket system, such as His Excelleney, the Governor, and the worden of the Legislative Camoil, may she fit, and the requirements of the Celang demand. belony

2. In the Police Torsos, by management- by a corporation in concesion with the management of the Police Force, and- what belongs to it.

40

ls in

vercowse

by. The thing to be quoaded against unduly and reslly rising répectation_

of the Revenue, and anticipating of Hint: it will as lately go on rapidly. Much- satt depend on the Lound Sorters and on- the Roads and Streets to be more in the

&

will

adjacent brealities. Anangs as regards

more

Streets and Drains will, in the end, be found to have_caused losses to the Revena, to a greater, and sune permanent zplent than the imaginary gains in with 68. Having in conexion Opium Licenses, alluded to Goumbling Houses, I take this opportunity of bringing

This to the notice of His Escellonay, the Gormer, that I understand about 30 of their

the

of them

exist, and have existed for some_time_; and "pattur, that me porty actually colledo money from them, under the plea that he holds the monopoly.

B. Expenditure

excess

324

41

69 . The Estimated Espenditure_for_1856 is £1,306.7.0, or in boss of the natural. payments made in 18544 by £9.671.6.11. -

viz:

£.

Under Establishments, chiefly Ape of Police 1237. Education, foxclusive of increave for the same purpose under the_

OL

s. d.

6.4

heads of Establishments and Ront).. 516.0.10 Works and Buildings.

1410.14.2/2.

-Roads, Streets, Bridges, Ihuntains,

Tonks in Cause of Fire, Ker, - 7301.14.0/2 ___44 other Steme ( incidental) -

leas

decrease of

Under Pensions.

Reute

——

viz:

£11.9.2

781.13.4

Cowesence of Mails 174.8.44

Land Purchases

1.0.10

__Police, Contingencies 69. 1. 11

A

844.5.1

10.710.0.6

1,138.13.7

70. As empored with the Estimate

the Estimated Expenditure for the

for 1855,

more by £13,272.11.38,

Succeeding year is

Year is more

less

of which, havcoces _, a sum of not low than

7

!

42

£ 12,810 is for Public Works and Education. The principal variations in the Estimates for 1855 and 1856

Increcise

arc

:

Under Roads, Strete, and Bridges ... £ 7650.

Works and Buildings Education

4

4

/

4500.

bbo

Colonial Secretory's Department. 9o.

Anditor's

༡.

Surveyor General's - Registrar's General's. D: Harbor Master

Police Rate Avesovs ors

Police and Joriler .

less reductions

27.10

230

160..

2.

19

50

22/

£ 13,582 .

Judicial....

Hospital

under Governor

62.10

45.

309.8.4

Conveyance of Marils. 174. 8. 14. ·

- of Estimate for 1856 - £ 13,272.11.8

Mett Suereaube of

71. The formcipal conve of the longe Reads, 84

principort incrcove_under_Prouds, etc., is the projected_ Now Road from Victoria to Manley on the

Smithe side of the Island, which it is throught with prove a most desirable_

resort

hot

revent during the best mouths :

325

72. The thorough repair of the road

43

round the island has been recommended_

by a Committer lately appointed by His "Excellency, the Governor, and for which

Sum of £ 500 has been included in the

of Exstimate.

as

73. I think it must be regretted that the Brads have been so much neglected, an also that they have not from the beginning been emvstructed to au to admit. their being weed for carriages, particularly the_Road from West Print to Aberdeen..!?! 74. The other principal item under-

on account of formation of

Roads is £1,000 on

1,000

New Sheets and Drains in brealities mily. lately opened by the Sale of Land-, and for-

which

recessary purpose other suns will. yet be required, the money laid out for that purpose will soon. Repory itself with good interest, and the more substantially44

*

the work is performed at the beginning, the greater will be the saving in the and. 76. £ 360 for the repois of the Stricts and Drains, Ker, in Hongkong

ios

a

moderate-Aumn, Considering the state- Some are in, and the little_assistance, if any, that is

that is now a

afforded by Convict labor, notwithstanding the ornoded State of the prismus.

76. The planting of Trews, so desirable,

it is estimated will cost £100, a sum which will be well laid out if proper_

trees can be prvoured, and, what is

more, if they

the

_can be protected from soonton injury done to them by ragatures

- permitted to run about :

and the cattle permitted

77.

m

The next heary increase in

Public

the Estimate is that under Works and Buildings.

Buildings; all and every me of the

items estimated for seem not only most

2

326

45

desirable, but also useful, and required_ for the good and interest of the colony. 78. The erection of a Police Station_ will mable Government to reduce the future

• Estimates, under the head of hout by £ 250, besides giving

well-Serited Building

79. The Tanks in caseffire have -

Jousing a already been too long delayed, the originat Estimate having been prepared and sonotioned as far back as 1946.

80. Nothing is to much required for the daily increasing population of this Colony as a supply of water, and nothing can be more painful and disgusting - thram dorily seeing how this most necesory element is obtained, viz., at a great- distance from the habitations, from pole and streams, in the latter of which at one and some of the natives will be

washing themselves and their dirty-

hools

46

clothing, whilst at the same time-fifty Yorder distant other people will be collecting the water for domestic me...

The building contemplated by

will

81

Hows Eyelleney as Library, and for other public purposes, is undoubtedly a great desideration; it with be the may building for such purpons in this Colony, which, in this respect, contrasto very unfavorably with other Colonies under the brown of Great Britain. According to the plan preparing the capital

_as a Museum, Schoolhous,

by

direction of His Excellenery, the

loud out on the building will bring good

interest, and thus also add to the

Rerence of the Colony.

82. The formation of a Raya having been recommended by the Committee_before_alluded to, £ 1000 for

Pières, &c., will be

successory

in the course

Education.

327 47

of next year,

should the workibe

of

undertaken; if not, a Sunn will__ still.

be required for the extension of the most important public landing-place,

f

Pedder's Who

Whorf

200

}}

viz

83. £ 211 for hoping the various public buildings in repair is a moderate Anne, Seme, partimilarly in a climode like this,

844. For the first time since the establishment of this Colony, so large a Sum as £ 815 is estimated for ExAusational purposes ; £ 185 having been the largest amount previmoly estimated, wigs, for the current year. At present, the educational establishments supported by Government envist of seven_native_- scholmasters, and me instructor of English in the school at Houghing, the other solirols are at the villages of Stokumpoo, Anckewan, Aberdeen Braughey,

Schools

T

48

би

school

schools;

Stanley, and Marqueichung,

85. The pay of each of the seven- schintinasters is £25 per ammum, subject to deductions for a deficiency in the number of scholars attending their pholy; the number required by the solivel Committee to attend bring so, a deduction of 25 cents or 1/or is morde from the Salary of the stelivolmasters for every pupil required to make up this mumber in- the monthly returns of attendance

....

30

86. The pay of the Teacher of English at the school at Houghing in £50, not subject to destuctions as that

the schoolmasters.

87.

A. Sum of £ 500 has been

will

included in the Estimate "for general_ purposes of educention, and it with yet how to be decided by His Excellency, the Governor, how this money is to be

appropriated

88.

328 49

At the commencement of this your a. solirol was established by voluntary emtributions for the instruction of children wit bliner; or, as I should

not Chinese suffice, where children are receiving instruction in English principles, it is the only school of this kind in the Colony, (the Stoon Government Schuls, as also those __ conducted by the Missionving being for. Chinese only).

in which the children of Europeans and Portuguese

cheap instruction; it has been most liberally Supported at its onteret by Some of the Colmy, and yet, notwithstanding such an opportunity is afforded. Parents, I know of Some who prefer letting their children scorote the most important - time of their lives in idling, if sod :

Can- receive che

лось

the inhabitants

not worse,

:

;

>

50

to sending them to this school, because they do not consider it respectable brough, or, in other words, because it is not solely for the benefit of a few children colove_parents are foolish enough to Consider their present rank or standing in Society an obstacle to allowing then children to learn at the same school in which children of people not of the Some social position are taught. On the other hand, I have reasm to believe

have_reason that some of the Contributors to or promoters of this school would not like I to receive any suffert from Govern- Mont; not from any sensible reason that can be assigned,

but from a stubborn opposition_ and pretence that it would be more properous without any Government support . This, however, glad to say, only the case with

it

10

I am

OL

Police and

Joriles.

а

329 51.

rea

be really

& few, and those no doubt would be glad to see Government supporting such a their

the institution? vanity would permit them to admit it. 89. Free Schoolrooms and an Amer donation from Government in support of

a Free School would, no doubt, be not only beneficial to the children attending, but, in after years, to the Colony,

Colony, im more than me respect, and certainly public Service.

Jo. The

The only

An mcreast_

certainly to the

other item on which

appears in the present

_

over

the previous Estimate, and to which I take the liberty of making allusion, is £ 221 under Police and Jails _ £50.12 are for Salarices, and will be noticed beereafter, the other difference being accounted for by the larger_ amount required to pay for the provisions of the

1

12:

52

Prismers confined in fout, and for the increased cost of enveyance of convicts to penal Settlements.

JL. As a Commission is now fitting to inquire into the present. Police System, I refrain from making any further_ observations about that branch of the

blic Service, merely remarking that _ the actual cost of the Jaciles dir

current

the

will grently $4ead the

-year estimated amount.

92. From the annoted statement - Salaries.

statement-Salaries it will be seen that the alterations in-

the salaries of the officers and others,

put down in the Estimates for 1855

as

and 1856, result in a nett increase

alread

£75.8.2 . Most of the items have als received the sanction of Her Majpoti's Government, or have been reported with a new to staining the Same -

view-ts

330

53

23. Such as require to be yet reported

for Sanction

are

£5 increase to the pay of the Porter employed, in the Government Offices. He has served 144 years and given general soitisfaction_ during that time

£ 10 to 4 Messengeres ·

#

#

2.10 to 1 Gordober. the Surveyor General' office.

10 to 4 Coolies in

44

1.10 to 1 D. in the Registar General's office.

in the Supreme Court -

· 7.10 to 3 Mesengers

in all £36. 10 per

Annum to 144 individicals,

being at the rate of $2 per south to the Porter, and & to the Messingers and Coolies, in fact giving the latter what they had in 1848, viz., #6 for mouth,

as much as Similar-pervants get in the private establishments

The next amounts requiring the

or

nearly

J4.

are

Sanction of Her Majesty's Government on £ 15, the pory of an additional Gardener.

Required for the mos the Gonoremont Hemne just finating.

New

Ga

:don about

ר

+

+

54

₤50

£51 for two additional Schoolmasters at the villages, marking the total of them -7, mily 5 honing as got been applied for and sometioned . £51. for me Teacher of English in the Government selon at Houghing, as recommended by the School

Committee.

School

£ 27. 10 the Pay of an additional Slice £27.10

Sergeant required in enverguence of the transfer of the Connet_guard_ from

pon the Sheriff to the general

+

£ 25 addition to the Salary of the Disponer employed in the Hopital, who, with:

a

on

large family, hoves served for 7 yours in the Small Salary of £75 per annum, and always brine a good character_ from the late and present Colmiat Surgeons .

331

55

96. The last increave, viz., £50 to the Salary of the Clerk in the Audit Office by which it is again rovised to what it

was

to

before 1866, viz., £310, _ and here I may be permitted to owovil myself of the opportunity thus afforded me, perhaps the last time, most respectfully to "record my opinion on to the insufficiency the remuneration offered by the local "Government to their fervantes, particularly to such an are in responsible posts, Sucle or the Audit Office, the Recosury,

of

Bes

Kr., requiring persons of suore character, experience, and ability, than one seccesary for gentlemen who are only required to act chiefly as copyists, or at any rate ich have not to much responsibility and headwork as are

who

required from

Accountants and such like:

J. As regards the duties of the

I

56

I agree

various Departments, on the

_the_ pary of them, I cannot be expected to say much, but as to the desirableness of having the duties of Registron of thififing and Emigration Officer performed in the Harbor Master's Deportment, proposed in the original. Draft of the

Estimates.

as was

as an

27. It have also been often spoken- of, and I believe been proposed, to have the dutices of the Treasury transferred either to the Commissariat or to the Bank. I think it worth a trial, and in that case would recommend arrangement with the Bank. For the performance of certain duties which the Bank could not undertake arrangements Could be morde with other Deportiments; but what then would be required is seponation of the duties of Auditor

·a

332 57

A

one

i

from those of the Colonial Secretary, both combined are too much for person; forsm; and, as it is, an effective- Colonial Secreton

4 Secretary has all this time recupied, and none to devote to auditing the avommits, not only of the Colmy, but als of the Superintendency of Thade and the different Consulates in China, and, it may be, of these Consulates which may

be expected to be created in Cochin China, and Siam ; incnvenience. will often

occur

-Japans

from the comection

of the Colonial Reasurer and Auditor of the Colony with the Kritish Consulates in China

Js . The Estimate phews a decrense £ 309.8.4 on four items, as compared. with the Estimate for the ennent year

of

viz:

Current

£ 27.10 m. the Governor's Department

!

58

bring £312.10 12 half year's Rout for the Government Noise, less the increase of £250 made to the Salary of the Lieutenant Governor, and £35 for increased wages to Onter, Messengers and others . £62.10. On the Judicial Department, that

is, under Administration of Justice, for confiensation to initnessed

:

detained to give evidence Do.

evidence &. £70.

lese

to give

an increase_

of £7.10 m

wages of Messengers

&c:

the

£75,

$445.0.0. For Hospitals, viz. for Rent ₤,

less

an increase of £25 on the Pay of the Dispenser, and £5 for Contingent. Expenditure, and final 474.8.4 Allowance to the Houghing and

bonton Acam Navigation Company, under the head of Conveyance of Mails. The Campany having sold their

333 59

Steamers in December last, and discon - _tinned their operations.

99. Assuming that the Revenue of the Colony will be as per Estimate £32,000, the ordinary expenditure wall be

about the same amount:

100 . About £13,000 for Public Works must therefore be defrayed out of the £8756 surplus existing on the 1. last, and the surplus arising out

the current year's Income !

111.

7

April

of

Here I would, however, remark,

how desirable it would be that all the

works which have been for some time either contemplated

or borne on the

or

presines Estimates should be finished

ve

if possible before the end of the coment your, and, in justice to the

istice to the purchaser. of land, the Streets in the new localities -of

be speedily formed, as the creation of

+

600

Buildings must necessarily be delayed

till they

arc So.

12 . The two principal becide on- which tomark's and observations, might

-doubt,

i-

seem to be called for are, no Education and Police; but as both_ are in the hander of Commissiones latity appointed by Hove Excellency, I have made rily a few-reworks on them. As regards the Police I have had the hover of being examined by the Commissioners, and, at their request, furnished them with a Memorandanu on the Subject, embraving such information

information, as it comes

in my power to give, and expressing

• generally.

my

views

103.

183 . As regards the general expenditure of the bolmy, I would, if

it

va

my power to do to, draw

I was in my

the attention of His Excellency, The

334

61

Governor and the Legislative Council, 1# To the Report of the Slot Committe of the House of Communios, me the Commercial Relations with China. 2 ? the Memorials and Petitions of this Community to the Gromer and the

-Governor Home of Comminos, porsented in 1989 and 3. to the often exferesed opinions of

Her Majesty's Secretaries of State, and particularly to those expressed in the House by the Noble Lord now the Hond of Her Majesty's Government, viz: " that Houghing

Houghing could not be Considered Arlely

as a Commercial "Station, but must be viewed with

"reference to its political bearings in

our intercourse_with_Ching "_ and that it is in consequence of that that the Colony has to large senn of over £62.00 per

to pay the

pay

Annum

r

62

for its judicial. Establishment, exclusive of Magistrates, Ber, and im father

ce may reasonably expect

expect that part of the Salaries of the Hmorable

Consequence

Ms

Treas.

The Bluef Justice and Attomey General shall be porid by the Imperial Rewanay,

these gentlemen are 1

like the Governor, as much for the benefit of the British residents in China_rs for the benefit of the Colonists.

-

104. Miscellaneous deervative observations. On me subject more I venture to remark, although it has lately appeared in the break local papers, _ not because it has so appeared, but feeling that it really deserves notice as being of importance, regards the shipping interest; and the point has in former years brought to the sustice of the Government- by Merchants, if I am not mistaken Jam

Оно чед

been

4

"

by one

335 631

of the Havorable Members of the Legislative Council.

105. Sallude to what is called by

+

the writer of a letter signed pleifumarter,

carried

" the minous system allowed the panied

on in the

Manner

Shipping

Crews,

α

" a_ Crew-cannot be obtained, even for Coasting voyage &

without thave months thiree

"advance "down"

h.b

"

106. I believe it was also with a

_

view to remedy this wit that Ordinan N. 6 of 1852 was passed, _ at any rate a comedy for it how been convertly requested by parties interested.

107. As surplus funds will acorne

110

they may Interest, but before coming to any Emelusion on the subject, I would recommend awvoriting the clove of the percent year, which is not for distant,

doubt be laid out m

:

BALOTE

6044

perhaps it might be worth the considera- -_tion of His Excellency to see, if, with such surplus Funds, he might be able to assist some private enterprize which might be for the general benefit of the Colony, giving sufficient and good

- Security for the enpital and interest : 108. In concluding this

Memorandum _ I would again-

remind

that im

you. coverguence of tranquillity prevailing.

more tran

now

of the

of

in the adjacent Rovinces Chinese Empire than at the commencement of

T

the year, it can

not be expected that, should.

order more or

less continue to

prevail in China, the progressive of the Revenue shall

Mcrease-

до

A

Mr

at Such a rapid rate

has been the cave

during

the last twelve months.

6.5 336

(Signed) R. Riounesker,

Colonial Treasurer..

1855.

Hughing, 34 September

True Copy

formens

Colonial Secretary.

}

:

66

Colonial Secretary's Minute

on Treasurer's Memorandum on

Estimates for 1856..

by

337

Jean

give a full general concurence & in the views taken by 11: Ricnaccter in

his ver able Memorandum.

I think it right however before this dreument be sent to the Colonial Office

es to

fer Forema

to His heelliner The Grreum & feir

Comments on certain points and there

I shall take in the order in which duritienmeter

presents them.

In Paragrash of the sale of Land between

6768

Ground

Men& Lindays and the Parede barrende

W

is acerumended - This position is doubtles

valuable but I am

not

19 pinion that it should

be cold too for fact, and that the

Military authorities should be someulted

cons

circulation of air to the

concerning the free circulation

Barracks - Lee Sir George Bonham's

Despatch P15 11 March, 1851. –

It will morcover

ви be necessary

to

decide on the line of the proposed Praya.

if the Praya is to be, before disporing of this

ངས་ཀར་མ་

Paragraph 14 - To protect not only

the market Monts, but the river and courting Trade, two light draught and well-armed Steamers are required, as already reported

}

پیچھے

338 69*

in despatches to the Colonial Office 1967 of 45 May, and 75 of 75 June, 1855".

I

Paragrash 171⁄2 With reference to the Botanical burden Lecould suggest

enggest that it be well considered whether the slope of the

hill above Government Aruse as indicated by Ms Ricnnection on the centre of the Wongiichung Valley be the better adapted position for the purpose.

Paragrash 25. Immet explain with reference to this alleged complaint of the Jamchos. Licence Friders that the remedy

is in their own hand. There can be no donk

that the rating Struse Kichers are not

doub

qualified to retail the Spirit and were

*

339

the Samchos Dealers to place proof of their so retailing its before the Superintendent of Phice the illegalité

would be checked at me.

Puregerse 31. This remarte of the

Treasures on the stance of all application fo Succuses for Opium Sucking Shops furnishes

an

argument in from of a scheme which

if

in

I would wish to see adopted for the recoquction and control of Mottels and bambling truses- I have asked the Acting Atting beneral his opinion the Opinen Suothing could be prevented in "Brother's, hating and Sambling. Homes; he thought that the first and third not being recognized by Law, muit be

considered as non-existent in any

other shape

private homes and hence I submit

than private

another stron

wasm

for hinging them

by

Legislation within the supervision of the Police. But the subject of bambling is strendy. under His breelleneys consideration, and the ncccrsity of interfering in matters, concerning Berthels and Prostitution must before long free itself inuictify on the attention oféremment La Concgpontence frwanded in Colonel Brina Dispatch 1.39 17 18th May, 1855. _

- Lec

Paragraph 40- The Proceeding; of the Subordinates in the Vice-Aduiralty require some furtiun control - de cridence taken before the

Fee Commission in March last.

Paragraph 56-

56 - Mr Phenaccker is right

!

X

72

here The

The very

last question and amwer in

the Blue Book containing Precedings of

the

show that Mr Brown, M. P.,

Sommittee of 1847 a merchant and lucubes of

10703

the Committee

the London Custom House

by the

informed by

Effices

that Aonghong

was not a Free Port;

whence the Customs

Pfficers

derived their

cingular information to urt mentioned. _

Paragraph 58. It is quite true that

the cutra. 16 Dollars is paid and was not contemplated by the ordinance, but the coil is at present unavoidable and arises the Harbour luaster's perfecued inability to

measure kuels

and arises from

Paragraph 64 - The Treadmill is necessarily

340 73

licused during the Amugtong Jummer, and

the scarcity of Convicts

rugim

M

the Ponds has its

in a recent fancy of one of the

Magistrates, to counteract which steps

now being taken.

ALL

I us a

hope in

Paragrath 66- have we hope Arushing Corporation for the management of Price and huniciial matters - Insurer the new constitution of the Legislative Council may sender such a baby

necessary.

Paragrash 73. Spresume dit here

that

are mucant, not

the Pond round the diland the Streets of Vetrin, which latter are remarkaty well-banelled and efficient._

X074

3

F

95-

Paragraph 96 - The present arrangement

ing me the

fr exrrying

on the humigration Agency is

unboubtedl unsuitable, but

ruay carily

be altered in the convce of the west year,

as the Appointment is only Provisional aul Temporary.

ہو۔

Panguish 97 to report the hansfer of the Freneur to the Commireannt or Banks, I am decidedly opposed to such a measure, and beg to call attention to harl Grey's despatch Separate to Sie borge Bonhamn of 2018 February, 1957.

fr le

Of the tws the Bank is preferable,

I have had quite enough experience of the Commiscarist as alpted to the

conduct of local uatters.

347%

But very great

cat ineourenicua would recult from the removal of the Treasur

from the Govement office - Imyself require daily perhaps hourly information to be supplick on the instant, which I should be unable to procure for possible 24 hours if I had to send for it to the Bank or elsewhere.

Besides the Bank would not be

1 20

es amenable to official discipline, fitted for confidential Covaument Communications as au offer with us other public responsibilities, like the Colonial

Treasures.

It is true that at the date of Lod Crcy's Deepated above quoted the briental Bank Corporation, was not, as now,

[

!

LL..

34277

may have

Chartered Bots, and this fret sum hed its influence in forming the ~ concluun at which the Sicuton of tati, the Lords of the Treasure and the then

toverit arrived.

Put further than waking the Bank the depository of uncumployed Buiances, to the incrinu of the Elonial Riven by the slight interest thereon,

I do not think it advisable to make use

that Body.

I may also add, though the point

be a minor one that

mary

Adinances

&

would require amendment o repeal.

ickly were

if

the Colonial Treasury

abolished.

Se all the remarks of Ms.

Pienaceiter, save

those above commented

t

on with dissent, Iripent that I entirely and cordially him.

agre

ree with

(Siquid) W., J. Mercer,

fonial Scentury.

www

Colonial Secretang's Affice, Victoin, Hong Kong, 7th September, 1955-

Ime Copy)

m

Colonial Secretary-

:

:

:

:

79

343

Supplementary Memorandum on the Colonial. Estimates for the your

1856.

No the Homerable the Colonial Secretary had the kind emosideration to Minite prepared by him

read to

мне а

me my Original Memorandume, I beg to be permitted respectfully to submit the follmang additional few Remarks for the consideration of His Excellency The Governor.

/tel

1 . As regardes Air George Bmham's Despatch_ about the ground between __ Mes . Lindsay & Crs promises and the parade Ground, I think it will be. fanned, on further examination, that the ground in question is no longer claimed, "by the Military Authorities; that the Sale_ recommended would not interfere_

7

1

i

бо

with the free circulation of air to the Banaches, and that it would greatly further the plan proparing by Mr. Cleverly, the Surveyn General, for

Carrying

out his

views in

in regard to the

formation of a Phaya.

I do not kuns of any land which

know

in to well adapted for residences and offices for European and American, Merchants, and therefore_ to valuable, not alone

regardes any Revenue which will be derived from the Sale_ there of, but also from the induce - - ment it may hold out to some of those Merchants to purchase it, and establish_ themeseloces permanently in this Colony. 2 . With respect to the Botanical__ Garden, I would and actually did agree "in opinion with the Colonial Secretar

Secretary as to the desirable mass of having the Some

direct increase to the Land

344

81

in the centre of the Wong naichung, but,

on

of

on examination, doubt if the nature the ground will admit of it, a question which, no doubt, will have to be decided At the same time,

by practical

stical men.

I think it will be always deemed desirable that Government Hill be well laid nit and planted again with hood, as commenced. _ by Sir Henry Pottinger 3 : As regards the Samohn Gold in the Exting

Houses, be, no doubt the holders

3:

knows as well

well as

of Licenses have the remedy in their non- hands, by informing against infringers of the Law; but the Honorable the Colonica

Secretary the cowe

myself, prom- long experience, that it is very rarely. indeed that they benne informers, and then not directly, _ as I have often_- experiened with regard to Opium Liones, The question is not only of consequence

$2

_

to the Samehu Licence holder, but also to the Revenue, and therefore the comedy I have proposed, in my bumble opinion is, that all Fines the mely practical improved for infringements of the Plevenne Laws be pond partly to the Informer and portly to the Revenue. It is

ware of this kind that will

Some Measure

ние

only

render the Police Force useful as regards Revenue Measures.

44°. The remarker on the illicit retoril

aire

None

a

of Tanishim by Eating House Keepers also applicable to Opium-sunoking shops and Gambling houses. Without bolding not an inducement to informers, be they Poliamsen_ or private individuales, will enne forward, establishments be placed under the control of the Police, which they mine n leses already.

come

More

even should these

ward, even

are

(

5:

345

83

With regard to the Tread-wheel, my object in alluding to it was to induce_ either Government on the body of furtices to render the same productive

As a Mucaus

· well.

Act w

of punishment calenlated to diminish the number of offenders . As got nothing how been done, I believe, to render the_sumolina_useful in any and it how been merely used ass

yet

wony,

a

Junishment; unproductively, and

that but seldom.

I think if the vagabond Clinis s

font population

were more

blinere.

ently

über.

made acquainted with it, this tumber would materially decreas_, us small Consideration when we call to mind that

no

the expense of farmisioning the prisoners haw risen from five or sif

from five or six hundred pounds per annum to about £ 100. Sam the more induced to draw-

7

84

-

attention to this prom Sering the indolent manner in which the Convicts now

excante any Such as

ао Чел

work m. the public roads,

alwest

removing filth, K., defying the Police Guard over them. Auch at least was the impression-made m

mind when watching them some

my

for days ago

on

the Queen's Road.

(Signed) R. Rieuneckir,

Victoria, Hongkong, 10th September

021--

Colonial Treasurer.

er 1855

True Copy

Mormone

Colonial Secretary

1. Acretary.

کم

346

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$

Inclosure N.3 in Despatch N 131 of 1855_

STO

Hougtong-

Colonial Treasurer Memorandum a the

hotimates for 1956

"September 1855.

347

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Index....

:

ENDL

T

Hang Trong

Vol 3

July

to Sep.

348

!

Gov Sir J. Bouring.

July 95 Examination of Candidates for Indian Avil Service Reports publication of the Mules. and reports on

3

5

necessity of an acquisition of Chinese Language by Civil Servants of Hong Kong.

Government Gazette and

Printing. Reports having

entered a Entract withi Mr Shortrede for conducting thereof. Encloses Copy of the

Contract.

Government of the Colony. Acks Despatch directing a Change in the mode of Conducting.'

8 Estimates for 1856. Has been

98

99

obliged to delay the forward my thereof-

Prosperity and Population

INDEX

¿

of the

1

:

?

Th

...

1:

..

1855-

5 Jaly 99

9

!

God Bowring

349

2

of the Colony Transmits Report and Statistics for use of Registrar General

100 Resignation of Mr Caldwell

Interpreter and Apsistant Supt of Police Reports, & exprepes great regret & Special Disbursements - Quarter

10)

to 31 March 1855. Encloves with leller from Colonial Граничево

102 Applications for letters of

naturalization - Encloses from mr Reinaecker and

pr D Almada.

102 Application for Appointment

as Commandant q of the Garrison. Submits from St Goor Caine and strongly pecommends compliance.

104 Unclaimed Balances of

Intestate Estates. Encloses Letter from Treasurer with Commissariat Receipt for £1208.9.0

Colonial

:

#

4.-17

1558.

Gov Bouring

3

350

9 July 195 Colonial Treasurers accounts

for Quarter to 30th June 1855. lucloses, and draws attention to the satisfactory state of the finances

Parl & Note for

28:

30

1855.-6. will not be required

sient Coll Hope.

Troop Return to 15 July.

Schedule of following Desp

106 Publication of Treaty with

Japan.

In reply to

Despatch No10. 3,20 May

1855.

Swedish Consul _ Appointm =

of Mr N. Duns.

No

objection to. Reply to 3 18 May 1833———_

108 Parliamentary Grant in aid

for 1855-6. Acknowledges

Cir.

4

14th May. Will hot

be required.

109 Imperial Act 14 8 15 vie

Cap qq. to amend Law of Evidence - acks Cin= 24 May 155. with 3 Copies of

7

T

1835

Gov Bowring 351

2 ang 110 Councils Acknowledge

4

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4

Desp Nog. 25 May 1855. Revised Minute

Early Settlement of this Question Public Debating in Colony - Advantage of Ordinance 1 /55. Neutrality

during Chinese Rebellion In reply to no 7. 20 May 155- as to Gol Cairns transmissin of.

Execution of Chinese see

Akung on 11th July. 1855. Reports.

113 Reva J. P. Irwin. Colonial

Reports arrival

14

Chaplain

A.

Mr.J. D. Selby. Chief Treasury

Clerk - Reports arrival of

115 Acknowledges Despatches.

to 7 June 1855.

116 Councils – Lists of _Half Year ending 30 June 1855 Laiton

117 200

Minutes - Do De

Land

.

$

1.

2221 k te prúna

!

1835-

Gov Bouring

5

352

Jany 118 Land Leased by Mr Murrow

"

119

in Compensation for Marine Lot 73. resumed by God._ Reports. _

Marine Lots Nos. 54 & 55.

Parts of resumed. Reports

120 Grand Interpreter and Apert

Police Supt

Appointme of Mr Grand P're to there Offices. vise Caldwell. Police Kate Assessor. Wile

appoint

a

-

successor to Mr Celdade

/21 Crown Land Sales on of Inly

and 4th August 155. Reports

8 122 Treasing Balances. - Approprial =

of Estimates 11856. enc & Belative to

of

123 Quarterly Retum & Special Disbursements. to 30th

June 1855-

Encloses.

Edgers Bungalow. Expense of hiring to be defrayed by Mpl Treasury.

Fees of

of Government Officen. Abuses & Relative to

вс

1

į

Half

I

دا شی

:

ath

r

1855

Gov Bouring

6

353

June

8 ang 125 Half Yearly Pchedules of

Despatches sent to 30 June /55

و

26 Additional Salary to two

Subordinate Officers.

the

Police Magistrates Establish Reports.

Troop Beturn.

Schedule of Despatches via

Marseilles.

14 127 Establishment of a Petanie

Garden. Points out the

advantages which would result from establishing. Botanic Garden.

a

446p 128. Ordinance 6/55. Civil Pasticc

Administration

for approval.

Encloses

129 Acknowledges Despatches to

28 June 1855.

150 Ordinance 4/550 Registration

of Colonial Nepels. Puter reasons which rendered the haping of this Ordinance

very important . -

Condition

L

=

1833

Gorm Bowring

354 END.

-4 Sep 131 Condition of the Colony.

It's future Government Transfer of Post Office to

Local Government.


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