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In accordance with the Colaist Regulations, I have the hour to Inclose herewith a complete schedule of Despritelius addressed to the Slight Emina the The Secretary of State for the Colmies, during the year ending 31th December 1855.
tibe
I have the hover take,
with the highest respect,
Jove
Li
Most Obedient, Hommke Servant,
The Right Memorable Sir George Grey, Kent, M.P., G.6.1,
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216836
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Schedule of
Meshatches-
transmitted by the Governor of Hongkong to the Secretary of Male for the Colonies during the Your ending 31th December, 1885.
N:
Bate
of
Desp. Despatch
Subject of Derfertil
Despatch..
Wy the Lieutenant cover Be patches to 2. Jan 7 40. Achterledying Receipt of
Jess my
12
26th
3\/
412
6
I
7.
incl.
M:31 of 9##Osteber, and Deshurtelier Military No / And 2 of the 5th and 14th October, 1851 line
Band
Achnasledging receipt of Despatelies to N : 35 of 124th Bettber, Jan Despatch Military M. 3 of 20th Setober 1854 vie #Replying to Desportoh Military Ne! of
5th October laut, regarding Certirin suggestions for preventing devertin___
ought Holdiers
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Webinarledging weight of Despirator Military $10 of 11th. Obliber least, and refinting coaduation of "Edgers Kungalar”. Relative to the amount of Rent due for the lure of Edgers Bangsine", and-
low, certain other changes to be fineured in repairs to the Achme
+
Replying to Desporton Military N:3 of 21.
Betther lowt, respecting the Jureliance of coolger's trungalns", and the reemption of certain Lots of ground adjoining the foremised.
hone
hone
2
:
i
62
Vorte
Despre Despeital
7:18550
Subject of Despatch.
17 1/3 brugt kommitting Accounts of the Colony for
Year Miding 31 December 185714
the
Transmitting Solvedule of Despertolice addrevved to the boretidy of State for the Colonies during the your 1854
Transmitting Lists of Members of the
Excentive and Legislative Connolly of ot
心
Elonighing for the half year ending 131
1854.
10 3.4 67. ... Uchiaredging receipt of Desportsties to Ne 45 7 9 7 December and Circular of
11
だ
12 10th
127/10th
11+
15
4
30th November, 1854, B
(recommending an merevive of £100 per annum to Mr. Caldwell's Seclary. I Reporting temporary rpfenituent of the Fila + M Select to the Colonial Chacklamey vice the Red Mr. Buster,
resigned
Relative to the Land Sale held on the 1th instant, and ordvertiser, cont of another on the 15th Morch pust
+
ramermitting Copy of Ordinance N. 1 of 1855 "to enforce santollity during the contest unt sisting in
in Iluna
Pureess
Charnermitting Copy of Ordinance Mes of 1855, " to provide for and regulate Brees Min Actions at Laur against fo "from the Colony
inst her sous absent.
Cransmitting Conespioidence poised between_
/
Soveral Mercantile Forms and the local GovernL-
of
incl:
1
Q
lin
4
sment, regarding the provisions of the Convengers Net 1852. %
(
;
Date
of Desp: Despatch.
the-a
1855,
Subject of Despatch.
17 2 = Feb 7 14 Inclosing Copy
18 No3
19/44.
2015
Ashuraty
4
228,#
Letter addressed t
him by Fir phut Booring, and his reply
therett.
Regarding for the payment of the Mariond
as Lieutenant
Duty on his Comutission an Gobernor
Enclosing cefnics of correspondence.
between Dir
(
John Barrily
ofries
indus
line
and himself 9
Enclosing copnicy of a letter from Siripplin Bmoring and his reply, dated Respectively the of this and 30 the December, 18514.
-receipt=1
Relative to the pin-te Despurtelier Nox 36 to 40 from the Estoniat
fflee
BLA KOT J
L. A LASE
Submitting for information a letter for to the Military Secretary,
transmission to the
Horse Guards
(By the Governor.)
Respecting the relative positions of timet
and Colouch Caine, and com
commenting
certaine Deshartelis from the latter, sout
by the
the mail of the 15th February
아내인
(ky the Lienterwaunt Governor.)
235. March. Obber vactions, an fhir fotme knorings Dopoled
Nese of
28th February
(Mry the Governor
Remenking in Colonel Cainer Despatch
24
N: 23
of
His date.
2
Minu
63
2.
lianc
|·line:
4
Date
업
of
Despre Despatch.
PM
Dubject of Zespatch.
(By the Lieutenant Governor)
25 8. Morches Ressorting pronyment into the commissoriat
27
28
29
3010
32
#
text of 21,265.12.0 and £ 1495.14. gestimate ent
of fittings for the government Offices and
Vi
Refuting publication in the Colonishin Goodzette both the Proyal Commission consti- tting the Postribtic Fund.
ting
of
(My the Governor)
Referting on Ordinance No 44 of 1855, "to establish in proper system of Registration for Coloniall vessell
(By the Lieutenant Governor) Actumpledging receipt of Desportches No 36 to 40, Abgettter with Letters of the 20th, or cod 13th November 18574..
20
a
Replying to Bireular of regarding worlingy, the 29th Wing 1854)
ding the Paris Wiversal Exlictition
to be opened
hened in
Mary
1855
Acknowledging receipt of Desportches from
of
N: 46 to 159, the last of 1st January 1855, together with Circulans of the 10th November, and 13th December 18$14,8==
16
Reporting refined by Mr. Meriff Mitchell of the Wilf salary proud him for the period from 29th March to 24th June 18511, ow directed in Despatele Nr. 34
21th October last
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of
Sucl.
Freporting spayment by Mave the Mercer and Renewcher of £3, binment of Armup Duty on their Warrants of appointinent, as directed Despiatel N. 44 of 20th November laut...
Doite
of
of
Desp. Despatch
this
1865
Subject of Despatch..
5
Grey
No
of
ble
33 1 Frosch 15 Transmitting authenticated copy of
Ordinance N. 3 of 1855, " to remove doubts is to the legality of the furry List to be in do force from the 1 Wt day of
Morel 1855,
34
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35 18th
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and for enabling the Sheriff to render named with greater decuracy in future Lists
hommitting authenticated copy of
Ordinance W: 4 of 1855, " to establish
A
proper system of Registration for Colonial
nessels.
(By the Governor.)
the Jury List Ordinance.
Reporting on the
No 3 of 1855, forming enclosure in Lieutenant fovernore Despatch N. 33
the 10 the instant
(By the Lieutenant Governor.) Reporting
me your's leave of absences
of
*
granted to Mt Michell, of the Harbour Master's Department
Reporting apfinntinent of Captain Cooper, Whit it to the Surveyor Jerural.
R.E., af.
In 18
1
how
GV
1
In reply to Circular of 13th December last, starting threst no veveel how been placed
Attiest in Quarantine in the harbors of Honghong some
Enclosing copies of recent Bretumation, and Notification regarding Emigration.
Enclosing comparative Statements of the
Estimated and Actical Revenue and
Expenditure of Hooghing, for the year
1854.
2
Date
of
Desp. Despatch
Subject of Despatch
41 14 - March 1958 (Refinting abfiointment of the a-hung
Interpreter in the Supreme Cout
4215th
Preporting Sir folm knoring's departure for Sick. I
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Av
48 9. Mil. Uechinoledging receipt of Despertolier to Me 63 of 32 Gemary, & Cireulars dated formary 1855, 44
4411
4512
46.
4713
48
49
50
な
/
Transmitting Treasurer's Acounts shewing the Financial State of the Colony
31 March 1855.
A
ni
the
Enclosing return of Land Fold at Public duction on the 16th and 17th March 1855. Reporting demoral of them Hoverboer Master's Office to the Inpreme Court Henive, and Romfer of the Bink Herofitant to the Building bitterts lived as Harbor Master's Office:
Relative to Captain Wathius's application
the Government
to be allowed residence at the expense.
Reporting Chef Justice Huline's return-
20
of.
of
Date
of
Incl:
line.
10712
9
11071
to the Eltony, outs resumption of his duties . ame
Relative to the Government Binting, and
the necessity of
Muw Arr01 10
arrangements being
made for its excention
Transmitting Copier of Minutes of the feantive and Legislative Enmails for the half year ending 31th December 1854. 2 Reporting one year's leave of absence granted! 't, Mr. Attorney Go, vedal Sterling.
whach
J
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1
L
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Desk Despatch. Subject of Desportch.
the
1855
32 5. pri 18060 Reporting one year's leave of absence
granted to Mr. Khotter, Clerk to the Chief Justice
53
54
55-
一座
56114
57
5817
bo
#
No
Incl.
Enclosing letter from WW. Attorney General Sterling! regardling his retirement from the Service of the govemment of Hongking I
Transmitting Quarterly Abstracts for the
Excenter ereding
31st December 1854
Regarding delay in the execution of Requisitions for blotting, Der, for
Police Forea
The
none.
Relative to the Enveeration of Dr. Macdougall
Regarding necessity of entertaining a
Carnon Solicitor!
1. Mary - Achumoledging receipt of Despatories Mr 1 to 7, Boil from the Right Honorable Sidney Herbert, and Circular of 12 = Marble from Sir George Gray.
Declining, in consequence of improved health to avail himself of the leave of absence granted him by Despatch
16th February last. February
N:
In reply to Desportch W: 4 of 16th February, reporting that Mr. G. A. Mener is eligible for the Office of Austria. Grubul out Hooghting.
att
Referting appointment of Mr Bridges on Acting inttorney General, and a Provisional Number of the Legislative Concil
Minis
Wine
Minis
Minie
Wine
MOTIC
8
Dorte
Desp: Desportch.
Subject of Despatch.
th
62 7 May 1850 Uchnowledging Despatch 1.56 of 24 Jounnary, bould reporting amardet of grativity fond to Mr. Bouclate. Reporting "alvo, the Mowanival of Mr. Selby.
638
64
65
4
hansmitting requisition for & Fire Engines
Submitting reports and Estimates, Nor
Victorian Land
1 to 6 of 1855, for Cutlic Works erguity required in the City of Reporting thereon. I
Reloitive to the liquidation of £50, stop
on his Commission as Lieutenant
Duty
Yovernor
Submitting Correspondence, with the Nowak sebut Milltary Auttiorities, regarding certain ground at West Point regifired for Civil purposes..
No
of
Incl.
1
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Dorte
of
नई
Desp. Desportch
21
Subject of Despatch
72 25 May 185 Refeorting appointment of Lieutenant
73 3, th
74
ut
75/31
hou
Reporting departure of Sir James Stirling with thick Ships of When for hochang out urging adoption of medus for the Shippression of Prisney in there watere &
68 10. Explaining direction of Desportoles to
the address of How Lorddlife
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18
10
Relation to Prostitution in the Coll
and its attendant coils
&
Hauner
Briary
Reporting that Mr. Franz Koop how been ghzetted Conqul at Forughing for the Thing of Reporting Sir John Kaoring's return
to the I Bolch
2101
Colonel Grottam
- w a
Executive Consil
thember of the
Reporting liberation of 16 Prisoners the Dubu's Birthday.
Queen's
ML
Acknowledging receipt of Despurtelies,
h:
from N. 1 of My the March, to No 3 of 2nd April; and birendors of 6th, 7th, and
Circulars
8th Morel 1855, K.:
Relative to expected voc
voczanney,
Thefire,
in the
Cust
Office of Registion of the Sporence buurt and recommending M. Mekander
Anccervor
Iv.
Cary's
fort Jane (By the Governor)
7765
th
#
Forwarding.
AV
an address to Her Majesty
220
of
Incl.
line
on the subject of the War witte Russian. I
(By the Lieutenant Governor.)
expectate Nr66
아
With reference to his Despintel
19th May,
79 9th
80
the
in explanation
In continuation of his Dexpartel N. 67, howing reference to piracy, and the means of suppressing it.
hommitting the Blue Book of Houghing
year 18544.
for the
the year
Mon
Explaining how transmission of Despatch N. 69 m. the subject of Bostitution_._
h
(by the Governor.)
how
1
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11078
Esplaining Letention of Lieutenant Prerun's Daghesta h: 69 of 18th May, relective to Protitutine. pene
10
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ch
desp.
Z
Forte
je sfroidett
Subject of "Despatch.
(By the Governor.
82 14 June 1855 Inch courdling Correspondence between the Bishop of Fictoria and himself in the Subject of a Parelamation of a Dory of Public Fast and Fouquiliation in acement of the War in the briner.
83/8-
1
84
85
-
the
18 | 19 --
89
committing copy of Ordinamer 4:5 1855, respecting this/ioval of smelained Balonices of Intestate states (By the Lieutenant Yoversion) Reporting appointment of M. James best ow Overseer of Works, and enclosing correspondedee
on the subject.
97.
92
Dorte
of
of
Desp. Despater
Frict:
3.
Respecting Captain Warthins's inability to mucous une péssels, and reporting thereal . I
of establishing
M
Respecting nee with the tow in the Colony pione
Re
of
Reporting Fremsportation of the
Convicts to Pu
L
me the Fifth Chinese
174
the 116th June
4 June
Preplying to Day/rontol 9: 2 of 50 + Morely and bashitting Balance of Proceeds of the Soile of the ingrant's Clothing left ihm charge of Mr. W. Sooth, by With White
Tromsmitting Quarterly Returns for the Quarter ending 31
31th birch 18557.
90 20 Englering Refints by the Surveyor General
of Lound Fules held in May 11855.
9121
My the Governor.
Suggesting that a Colonial Grant for for listing Interpreters in the Colony the substituted for thie Ponciamentary Vote of £ 256 bither to paid to It. Pone's College at Hongkong.
1
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રે
Subject of Despatch. (By the Lieutenant Governan).
71:
1
Fuel.
922. June to Reporting ashantihent of des-Alloy,
Theher of Bilglish are the Elinvere. Belie
93
$ semana d
+
at Victoria.
(By the Ivernor.)
1200k
Ashinowledging receipt of Despatches to M. & of 26th! Aferit from Sir George Grey, And Despatch N.1, of 21 May & from His Lordship.
3.
moti
9425 + Transmitting Lieutenant Gorners Datace
M: 69 of 18th May, and refperting ins to
oposed Ordinance relating to Proposed Ordinance Abstitution
95 +2 July
9632
4
2
98
99
63
the
Reporting publication of the Binder Contididates for
the
Exa Indian Civil Service, and replying to Despatele 9.8 of 28th April, and to the requisition of the Chinese language by the Eint Officers of Hongkong.
Reporting that a baitract flow being entered hints with Mr Mortrade for the ennduct of the Hongkong Gorzette, and the Government Printing!
75. Acknowledging Sir George Grey's Despatlay
h
107 of 28 Dftril, Hirebling Elerup in the ode of administering the government of the Colony.
of
Vregarding the Estimates of the Colony, the formatter plate of its
fork 1856, band
finances.
ransmitting Report and Statistics Slewing the progressing for copility of the Estony and its Copulation
Vince
Viime
1110712
Sa
4
19
4
13.
9
Vorte
Desp.
Deshatch.
1855
Subject of Despatch.
10016 July 1888. Repenting 810. Caldwells resignation of
the Offices of general Interpreter and Avolitant Shiperintendent of Police
101-
10%
103
the
1049
7
hansmitting letter from the Colonial Reowner, sie losing Quarterly Return of Special Disbursements for the Quarter buding 31th March 1855.
11.
f
Fuels
Inbreitting applications from M. Rieurechi. and Mr. D'Alellada for Letters of Naturalization " Submitting Despartel from the Lieutenant
Governor
requesting that he be appointed
Commandant of the Gorivou
Intestate Estates
224
Proite
Desp Despatch
Subject of Despatch.
110 2. Augustin Acknowledging Despatch N. 9 of 25th May,
#
112 6th
113
1114
4.
아..
116
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1
118
105.
18628
109-"
Remitting the sum of £ 12.08.19.0, bring
amount of unclainted Balancer
Hansmitting Colonial Treasurer's Letter
and Ascounts for the Zuwerter ending 30th June 1855.
Replying to Despatch No 10 of 31th May, on to the publication of the Treaty Japan:
The reply to Desportal N. 3 of 18th May stating that there is no objection to the appolitment of Mr. H. Deus aus Swedish Bount at Coughing.
May, and
Achinoledging birentour of 114th May,
thist the Portionmentary Grant in and for 1855/56 with not be required.
starting
Achunsledging Circular of 214th May nclossing Copies of the Imperiald Oct 148 15 Vict. Cap: 99, "to amend the Low
14&15
of
Evidence?
More.
108
130
#h
119-
Jone.
120
121
Mione.
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#
4
17
and suggesting reconstruction of the Condeils of the Colony
Replying to Despartel No7 of 21. Mary,
Dis
to tibubmission home bef Colonel Colina of Colonial Ordinance M. 1 of 1855.
Reporting sesution of the Cline & Lee-Aking
1 July
nothe no the 10th
Rer?
Resenting anival of the Res. J. J. Inan, Colonial Chaplain.
Resenting aniral of Mr. J. D. Lelby, Bling Clerk in the Colonial Treasury.
Actinooledg
sing receipt of His Lord shift Despatched to Me 19 of 7th June, and
various Ciren lars.
of Incl.
hongmitting Lists of Members of the executing and Legislative Councils for the half year ending 30th, June 1855!
Transmitting copier of Minutes of the Executive cited Legislative Comboils of Hooghong for the half year ending 36. fine 1655.
by
”
hone
110712
Jamui
7:10712
2
Reporting Land Leased to Mor Munas way of Compensation for his Marine Lot Me 73, rammed by Government. Reporting resumption of portions of Marrine Let's Not 54 and 55 fort Yublic sherpores. nove Reporting appointment of M. Grand The to the Offices of General Interpreter and
Police. Assistant Inferintendent of Col
9
Reporting Sale of brown Lounds me the othe July, and 4th instant
Vinke
53
15
14
72
Date
A
Deep Desinteh
1298-
123
121
the
1856
pillingustil
125
126
127/4
20
the
Subject of Despatch.
the__
7 the
and
isted Relative to the appropriation of
Balances in the Colonail Treatury, and the proposed Estimates of Expenditure for the year 1866.
12845-clopt....
129-
130
131
#
139 10th
13210
12311th
Reven
Enclosing Quarterly Return of Special Disbursements for the Quarted endings s June 1855.
Relative to Feces torken by Government Afficers
1855._L/
Transmitting Schedule of Desfinitence addressed to the Secretary of State, diving the half year ending 30th June 1855. Reporting mcrease of Salary to & Subordinate Officers in the Rhief Police Magistrates Estar.
trates" "Establishment.
Regarding Establishment of a Yurden at Hongkong
Botanie
Trouwruitting Copy the Iment
thing Copy of Ordinance Mob
of
1855, " for the bundndment of the Civil
"Administration
of Justice?"
Acknarledging receipt of Desparteles to N: 244 of 28th June Tandte Circulars
Su
reply
3
to Desportch N. 20 of 201 Jime.
N.44 explanatory of Ordinance N. 4 of 1855....
Submitting
MIL A
nithine of his views
F
Or or th
Mine.
respecting the Condition of the Colony,__and hiis fuum flores or to it's future governk
purplove
5 Govermakent
Reporting Sale of Crown Lounds on the 28th August, and alluding to claim laid to certain of
the lots
Reporting appointments in the Colonial__ Secretary's Office.
More.
2
G-1
る
*
of
"Date
of
Desp. Despatch.
Subject of Despatch
10
N
off Incl.
neral's
184/11, dept. 1855 Reporting changes in the Auditor Jounals
Office
135127
136-
138
139/41th
6
141
143
1414 28th
Minie.
JF
M
Printing out difference in the porosirved and approved!" Estimates for 1866. Reporting recall of the Emigration Prrela- -thiortions of 28th, Hebrewery 1955, and the
of fresh
Vina
1120712
of a fresh me the then 20th August. 1 Regarding applications from the betonist Segretory Pride Surveyor General for leave of absence, and ouch affected me from Fite Colonial Treasurer.
The
Transmitting approved Estimates of the Colony for Tosh.
3
Reporting of mouths leave of absence granted to Colonel Caine to vivit India. noue
Inbruitting
witting eme spondence beter
between the Governments of Netoria and doughing on the subject of Emigration I
For wording letter from Colonel Caine and mentorandum prom Mr. Merver relating to Paragraphy 1 of Sir Johne Koring Despatele M: 131 of 11th start
4
With reference to Lord John Russelly Cirencer of 13th July 1855, stating that the Lowe of the Colony respecting Corner Capitally punishable Ares not differ from that of the Mother country.
12
With reference to Lord John Aussell's, Cirenler of 19th July 1855, starting that the Port of Honighing is thickly free, and that 110 Duties one impetrect_
-imposed goods imported
AL
of
1
Klima
Achizowledging receipt of Cirenler of 21 July and Lord. Joint Ausbell's Despartelies to W€ 27 17th, and Cireulous of 12th & 13th July 1855, K. Mine
the
:
16
11
Mute
92
of
04
Desp: Despatch.
Subject of Despatch.
95
Auswell's
145 28. sept. 1855 Wohnmoledging reeipt of Lord file. Auveelich Desportel Neves of 14th July, band starting reasons for not giving effect to finish Lordslieth's munstrifetings he
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geording Buster!
Mrs. ₤150
12
22
of Juct.
grouted to the Rev? Mr Konster to deprory me. "his passage to England
14/60 15. Rotober. Felerting leather of Mr Solby, Chief Clock- in the Colonial Treasury, and trat se part of the £ 100 advanced hiin in
mine Ishgland, how beau recovered
E
147 6 5
1/48 11
149-
150
151
the
152195
Forwarding & Action Shewing the
über of Chinese.
Emigrants who have left
this! Colony in Square-rigged vessels from 1. Novculler 1854 to 30 Cefitender
1855.
Correcting zu
error in formgraphics at staragrapher 21 and 22 7 Desportele No. 131 of 21 = September.
lina.
i
Refinting 80. G. Overbeck's eligibility
M.G. Russian Coivul, at Honghong, Mould an application be made for Exequatur by the Prussian Minister_
it Loridor
Enoloving conespondence connected with the Post Office Deportment, regarding a Huplant made by the Admiralty Agent
Parchet Pottinger"
board the Steam
Reporting sale of brown Lands on the 1t and & October 1855.
1
Zr me.
With reference to Despatch N:116 of 5 instant, reporting pavrage allowed in #hie Maul Steamers, at the Contract rate, to Mr. Selby; and that the amount
hacks been paid from the Colonial Medoury.
thereof
ligne.
/
J.
Date
Dest: Des fortch
1855
Subject of Despatch.
153 12 = Bet ber Recommending Mr. Aletounder for the
Office of Registrar of the Inpreche Convert,
15/4/13
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
A
-
the on redileed falar
a
Dolory.
Reporting arrival of the "Nantion" wither
More than 100 Alessian Prisonere
boord, - being port of thime
l
intured in
the Koremen Marig "Greta" in the seam of Schotsh
Reporting temporary appointments in the Colonial Trefurys,
death L
Selley's
cchidsequent on
went on Mr.
Reporting occupation of the new Yhvernment Hotive, &!.
housmitting correspondene soith them United States Auttibrities, in the jurisdiction of the Colony over il merican rebels in the Harbor
Reporting
M
measures adopted to prevent the organization of factions movements in the Colony agonilst the Government
of China L
I
Sist
una
Moia.
hna
Achunwledging Desfurtäten 8:1 of 9 August, respecting Cleftortion, from Parston to China of the dermed vessels "Berler" and "Ante Rope" me,
A
Reporting appantment of a Commission to libld the Criminal Lestions for doliber bustine, Reporting publication in the Gorzetter, of Desportch May of 24th August, relating to the presentation of the Patriotic Address
to the Queen
Replying to Despatel 8:E3 of 16th August, relative to the employment of Stea, hers for the Suppression of piracy in the reinity of Houghing.
Jione
linu.
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18
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Donte
Deep Despatch
th
163√3 -
1.
Subject of Despatch.
71
Bata
92
of
Sucks
163 / 810 1855 Reporting Transportation of 17 Chinese &
Edwvicts to Singapore, on the 6th instant. I
164..
165
166
th
©
Acknowledging receipt of Daspatories to Ne 7 of 24th
24th August 18561.
Inwarding further Correspondence with Commodord Abbot, U.S.N., on the periodiction of British Courts of Justice wittain British Cerritory...
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Dasp: Despatel.
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the Service.
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2174. Hong Kong Land vernment Offices, Victoria,
Love RECEIVED
Sir
MAR
1856
Houghing, $# farmiary 1866.
I have the hover to enclose,
for your information, copy of a Notification recently published in the Government Gonzette, Shewing the details of the Land Sales, 9 Ammber, held in the Colngshuring
in
Poll
the year 1855.
By these the Animal Contbloke how received an increase of £3802.7. 5, and the total amount of Premium
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£ 15.721. 16.8
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with the highest respect,
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No. 62.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Returns of Land Sales held during the
Year 1855, are published for general information.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER,
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Brought forward,
£266
9
$9,080
341, F. Woods,
5,250
0
0
70
342, Do.
389, Cheong Yok,
390, Shaik Hassan Ally & Shaik
5,005 0 19 6,350 0 11
50
40
Ameer,
} 5,000
0 10 0
35
391, F. Woods, 392, C. Markwick,
Totals,
6,700 0 12 2 6,700 0 12 2
£270 14 2
26
10
70
$9,305
CHAS. ST GEO. CLEVERLY, Surveyor General.
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria,
Hongkong, 17th December, 1855.
No. 1.-RETURN OF LAND LEASE SALE, at Public Auction,
No. 3. RETURN OF LAND LEASE SALE, at Public Auction, held on the ground, 14th and 15th May, 1855. No. of Lot.
Purchaser.
Contents in Square Feet.
Fixed An- nual Rent.
Premium.
held on the ground, 1st February, 1855.
No. of Lot.
Purchaser.
Inland.
914, F. A, Rangel,
93,
Do.
94, C. D. Williams,
94A,
Do.
150, Fr. A. Feliciani,
69,
126, G. A. Trotter,
65, F. Woods,
G. Duddell,
Do.
141, J. W. Brimelow,
270A, Yeong Assow,
Contents in Square Feet.
£ d. 15,400 21 0 0 21,700 29 10 6 26,970 24 6 0 26,970 24 6 0 38,800
17 11 0 13,520 12 5 0 17,220 19 7 6 13,517 12 5 0 37,225 33 10 9
5,512 15 4,500 12 5
Fixed An-. nual Rent
3.
Premium.
395, Mun-moo-mew, 396,
£ 8. d.
5,208 4 14 6
155
Do.
4,225
3 16 8
100
397, Yeong Assow,
6,890
6 5
0
160
398, F. Woods,
6,175
5 12 0
400
399, Luk-ying-se,
3,700 5
0
30 150
555
400, Hip-lun-kee,
4,440 6
0
85
65
401, F. Woods,
5,920
0
100
25
402,
Do.
5,850 5 6 0
155 403,
Do.
5,850
5 6
0
35
140
404,
Do.
5,400
4 18
0
25
325
405, Ching Aleen,
5,700
5 3
4
10
250
406, F. Woods,
4,250
1 18 6
25
790
407, Wong-chew-wah,
17,911
0 0
250
408, Foong Aching,
10,300 9
8 2 6 6 10
80
500
0
380
409, C. D. Williams,
14,300 45 8 0
1,000
Marine,
410,
Do.
64, Lyall, Still & Co.,
18,960 158 0
910
411,
Do.
64A, G. Duddell,
10,800 90 0 0
800
412,
Do.
11,000
11,000 34 18 6
12,100 38
I 6
34 18 6
44, No bidder, £150
Fixed
[49,610
413,
Do.
11,000
34 18 6
46,
Do.
114
Annual
37,206
414,
Do.
11,000 34 18 6
47,
Do.
113
40,746
Rental.
415, Smith & Brimelow,
11,500 36 10 0
48,
Do.
150
46,666
416, C. D. Williams,
11,600
36 16 6
Chun-sie,
900
3 5
60
417, Cheong Assow,
9,397
29 16 8
125
Hip-lun-kee,
1,000
3 12 6
70
418, Smith & Brimelow,
11,300
35 17
4
30
Chun-sie,
Do.
1,000
3 12 6
40
419, Cheong Assow,
9,555 30 6
1,000
3 12 6
40
Ow-quoy,
1,440
5 4 6
85
Totals,
£472 2 0
$2,610
Low-yu-laong,
880
3 0 0
40
F. A. Rangel,
1,600
5 16 8
60
CHAS. ST GEO. CLEVERLY,
'Ng-ayun,
1,080
3 18 6
90
Surveyor General.
'Ng-apoon,
800
2 18 4
95
Totals,
•
+
£504 7 7
CHAS. ST GEO. CLEVERLY,
Purchaser,
No. 4. RETURN OF LAND LEASE SALE, at Public Auction, $5,625 | on the ground, on the 28th and 29th May, 1855.
No. of Lot.
Fixed An
Premium.
nual Bent,
Surveyor General.
£ s. d.
420, R, do Rozario,
5 12 0
421.
Do.
5 12 0
5
No. of Lot.
Juland,
Purchaser,
No. 2. RETURN OF LAND LEASE SALE, at Public Auction, held on the ground, 16th and 17th March, 1855.
381, Lou Achow, 382, Do.
422, Cheong Assow,
1 18 6
5
423, R. Ricnaecker,
35 10 10
10
424,
Do.
15 6 0
10
Contents in
Fixed An-
Square Feet.
Premium.
nual Rent.
425, C. D. Williams,
15 0
0
10
£ S. d.
426,
Do.
15 1
0
10
1,190
3 15 6
365
427, G. Nye, Jr.,
150
0
0
5,000
1,190
3 15 6
555
428, C. D. Williams,
36 10
0
2128, Cheong Assow,
356, Chun Shing,
3,400 9 5 + 5,265
965
429,
Do.
36 10 0
II 18 10
480 430,
Do.
36 16 6
354, Quoke Acheong,
3,645 8 5 4
625
431.
Do.
36 16 6
355, Chun Shing,
3,150
5 14
+
380
432, Cheong Assow,
11 0 0
333, Tung Alok,
1,750
3 3 6
125
433,
Do.
9 19 8
264, D. R. Caldwell,
1,812
0 17
6
125
434, Loo Aloong,
9 I
6
262,
Do.
1,680
0 16 6
10
435, Do.
9 I 6
P
243B, Le Ayow,
666
0 12 0
95
436, Tong Alum,
9 1 6
243c, Do.
540
0 9 G
100
437, Tam Achoey,
9 1 6
2436, Le Asek,
1,680
0 16 6
80
244H, Cheong Hoo,
1,540
0 14
0
115
Totals,
£447 19 0
$5,050
2453,
Do.
490
0 4 6
45
239, See Say,
840
1 5 0
100
280, Do.
4,675
4 4 10
45
279, Do.
4,250
8 17 0
70
278, Do.
4,250
3 17
0
90
No. 5.
277, Le Asek,
4,250
5 15 8
CHAS. ST GEO. CLEVERLY,
RETURN OF LAND LEASE SALE, at Public Auction,
70 on the ground, on Monday, 9th July, 1855.
Surveyor General.
276, F. Woods,
6,205
8 8 10
15
No. of Lot.
Purchaser,
275, Tung Alok,
6,205
8 8 10
55
290, Foong Aching,
4,375
5 19 0
370
488, Lo Ayune,
274,
Do.
1,679
2 5
8
105
439,
Do.
273,
Do.
4,380
5 19 2
310
440, Do.
271,
Do.
3,723 5 1 4
600
441, Lo Ahoong,
384, Tam Achoey,
3,060 4 3 4
755
442, Tam Achoey,
385, Foong Aching,
8,800 12 0 0
800
443,
Do.
386,
Do.
16,960 15 7 8
605
444, Lo-san-ke,
77B, Chun Shing,
2,275 8 5 0
500
445, Lum Chak,
387, Tung Alok,
388, Chun Shing,
6,375 20 4 10 20.900 66 7 0
5
446, Lo Ahoong,
aaaaa a
20
158, C. D. Williams, 157,
19,030 17 5 2
250
Totals,
Fized An
Premium.
nual Rent.
£
d.
12
8 6
5
9 1 6
5
9 1 6
15
9 ] 6
25
9
6
40
9
1 6
40
9
6
50
9
6
65
9
50
£85 0 6
$295
Do.
19,030 17 5 2
200
Carried forward, £266 9 4
$9,030
W. COWPER,
Assistant Engineer, for the Surveyor General.
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No. 6. RETURN OF LAND LEASE SALE, at Public Auction, on the ground, on Saturday, the 4th August, 1855.
No. 9. RETURN OF LAND LEASE SALE, at Public Auction,
held on the ground, on the 1st and 2d October, 1855.
Purchaser.
100
Nr.5.
Financial.
lov 834573
Fixed An-
Fixed An-
No. of Lot.
Purchaser:
Premium.
nual Rent.
No. of Lot.
nual Rent.
Premium.
Marine.
£
3. d.
Marine.
£
3. d
90, Cheong Alam,
60 0 0
605
96, R. Rienaecker,
52 10
91,
92,
Do. Do.
52 10 0
480
97, W. T. Bridges,
52 10, 0
52 10 0
695
98,
Do.
78 15 0
900 1050 1775
93, Reardon and another,
65 0 0
885 Inland.
94, Cheoug Assow,
52 10 0
505 489,
Do.
17 10 0
95, J. Stephenson,
52 10 0
860
490, A. Berenhart,
17 10 0
115
Inland.
491,
Do.
17 10 0
100
456, A. Berenhart,.
25 16 6
405
492, Cheong Assow,
17 10 0
130
455, Cheong Alum,
17 10 0
200
493, R. Rienaecker,
17 10 0
120
454, F. Woods,
17 10 0
190
17 10 0
210
Total first day,
271
5 0
4290:
17 10 0
305
Lov
17 10 0
235
17 10 0
160
494, A. Fletcher, 495,
25
7 10
5
Do.
35 0 0
17 10 0
135 496, Do.
39 10 6
17 10 0
17 10 0-
30 65
497,
Do.
35 0 0
498, Cheong Assow,
22 10 8
499,
Do.
£518 6 6
$5,965
500, Loo Aloong,
502,
501, Cheong Assow,
Do.
Total second day,
299 5
Grand Total,
£570 10 6
453, Le Hing,
452, J. Stephenson, 451, Pang-wab-ping, 450, A. Berenhart, 449, J. Stephenson, 448, Leong Achune, 447,
Do.
Totals,
CHAS. ST GEO. CLEVERLY, Surreyor General.
No. 7. RETURN OF LAND LEASE SALE, at Public Auction,
on the ground, on Tuesday, the 28th August, 1855.
478, Pang-wah-ping,
Purchaser.
35 0 0
36 16 6
0
35 0 0
35 0
1111189
500
75
585
$4875.
CHAS, ST GEO, CLEVERLY, Surveyor General.
No. 9. RETURN OF LAND LEASE SALE, at Public Auction, on the ground, on Friday, the 16th November, 1855,
0.000 •
5800-
Fixed An-
No. of Lot.
Premium.
nual Rent.
Inland.
£ 5.
d.
457, D. Lapraik,
27 14 4
320
458, Do.
28 11 6
450
459, Do.
24 9 0
110
460, G. Macalister,
20 6 4
85
461,
Do.
15 6 4
100
462,
Do.
12 1 0
150
463,
Do.
12 1 0
505
No. of Lot.
Fixed An-
Purchaser.
nual Rent.
Premium.
464, Do.
12
0
810
Inland.
£ S. d.
465, J. Lamont,
12 1 0
510
503, C. D. Williams,
11 14 0
10
466, Do.
12 1 0
330
504, W. A. Harland, M.D.,
11 14 0
10
467,
Do.
12 I 0
410
Marine.
468,
469,
Do. Do.
12 I O
420
99, Douglas Lapraik,
32 12 0
3050:
12 1 0
510
100,
Do.
32 12
4600
470, G. Macalister,
12 1 0
510
101, R. C. Antrobus,
30
0
471, Do.
16 12 0
550
102, G. T. Siemssen,
50 0 0.
7500
472, Tam Achoey,
14 8 6
300
103,
Do.
50 0 Ө
7000-
12 1
100
104, W. H. Wardley & Co.,
62 10
0
5500-
474, Le Afoon,
15 1. 6
150 Inland.
475, D. R. Caldwell,
16 3
8
160
505, Aluck,
70-
476,
Do.
27 5 2
220
506, Do.
25
477,
Do.
31 15
250
507, D. R. Caldwell,
478,
Do.
20 6 4
100
509, Cheong Assow,
No. of Sale.
479, Cheong Assow,
20 6
4
60
480, D. R. Caldwell,
29 11 10
100
Plan 13, No bidder,
481, Yeong Assow,
20 6 4
95
14,
Do..
Inland,
26 13
4
140
483, D. R. Caldwell, 484,
509, Wm. Tarrant,
7 18 9:
100
7 18 9
100
510, Cheong Assow,
485,
7 18 9
80
Total,
7 18
9
100
7 18 9
120
14 5 10
140
£529 7 2
$8,085
Surveyor General.
482, Wm. Stuart,
Do. Do.
486, Cheong Assow,
487, Wm. Stuart,
488, Wm. Harding,
Totals,
000002-**
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RECEIVER
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MAR 7
185
dir.
Houghing, 8th Jammory 18656.
January
I have the lower to enclose
letter from
Safor your enwideration a
the Surveys General, making application for the employment of 12 Freman of Marks, and suggesting the defection of one from the Royal Engineers Deportment at home, on
Salary of £300 per
The public Works in progress
A AmML
and in contemplation_ ponder this
The Right Honorable
Sir George Grey, Bart., M.P., G.B. K.,
Bei,
&c.
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appointment desirable and even
Mecessary,
scary, and I venture to ask
wLI for it your approval and Saustion.
I have the hover to ke,
with the highest respect,
Sir, Your Most Bredient, Hommble Servant,
Thu Borrenz
Merivale.
It it there is no doub DW. Therefre not be tesirable to crépiple publies
Honey hong is making grant strides in prosenty
a deceand for building
Enterprize bey refusing
to make
Ansumsical apponitment
reps events as mucepan. Stake I think the
hich the Goruno
ground prsach
are affetmeat
are very
faintly
E now,
aux
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disclosed, by rither Governor & Suriajor,
and bendes I cannot undentand why the
proposed office
A should be wanted inthen breiser
of pullic works - (see 8345
18/5.
It makes no reference
to 8345 & dan not say whether Le Las received our sanction the
appointment of an
ovencer a at
which is embarassing -
taraping. I can only suggest conveying Sanction if
a conditional we are to unsustand
this appointment as useles in
addition to the muler-
in chast to the Nearmy,
Mmmh 15
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submit
But we are asked to sect hire
and under the circumstance, I think this
The appointment
may best be done
overseer was but temporary_probably no very fit persor. was to be had in the Colony. If we can get a good man-
he will be sure to be rewiceable in to Colom
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I that we ought tapfst the proper deputat be a gurever of winds it for £ c for
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Tenu mil to you for the
Consideration of the
4 has been fores Commissumiers of
found difficult to get really
Good
men for this class I
appointment from the Royal the Reasons the Cappy t
Engineers. The of men are Spared they are generally not the mist efficient
answers of Hipril,
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Prending Het a Foreman
lawyer
of leaks in the
with Salary of Generali department,
300 per annum,
It has been usual to
amy
should be seat art for to
consult Colonel Dawson the Coltons from this
* I believe that his
recommendations have
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given general satisfaction Non Labouchere is of
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serviceable to the
be Jovooluction of sovech
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sacution
Persships Consume
their Ober
the expense,
to Com was sicute the the
Proper departiment of
to take the necepany steps for selecting
a competent officer
fremment on the subject for this service
in order that a well
qualified Officers may
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Graks
be selected In the aluty,
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form the losses of togel Dr. Brand &
Levence
The Lowships will observe
th it it is untended to
attach a Sipe of £300
to the Office_
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Copy of a Despatch from the Goreover of Key Hors that a Foreman suggesting of locks in the Sanya G::urals Department will 2 Paley of £300 Jen ann
should be seabout to
the
Colony
Cerentore,
Jam
Nor Labouchure is disfront
to concur with hi Shen
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applenil :
Search of this Notuit would & prove acculegeaus
the Collory,
to
and be therfore
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the Governor
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Mata
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of
(Floral ( Dauron, who works for the surveyor had been wither to General's Department on this subject, called should sees sent out-
to the leotony from
here to day to say
that he had reasons
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this hamstry. The
to believe the Engineers salary to the attached.
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the person to the Office will be cauled - & Hummewed £300 pers that we should winte
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to select
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properly
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With reference
yours Despatch Nog
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of the 8th Iminary
I have
crow to
inform you
theat
I have appointed
Mr. Joseph Niblett
If
(hastity
Foreman
of Works in the
of
Royal Engineer Dept, Loredon /
to lee
Foreman of
Works at
Kenny Kong; M Niblett having
Jose
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Recor
ended
by
the Defy Assistents
Inspector Generat of Fortifications
as well qualified
for the appointment-
in question.
fa.
Jenclose the
ooper
tetter entrech
I have caused to
be address of to
In Niblete in
to his enquiries
the subject of
of Salary,
an advance
passage, di
Sharto you
yoursel
have availed
B
the sanction
of the
contained in Six
George Grey's Desper,
N°26 of the 19 lect 1855) for
the
employment of
Oversun of
Works
ал
Dassume that
that officer will not be required.
on the arrival the Foreman
Works.
I how de
of of
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Copy Nr. 80
Sir,
Surveyor Ceveral's Office,
30
Victoria 28th December, 1855.
I have the honor to suggest the
a
propriety of the employment of : Foreman of Works in the Surveyor General's Department
The supervision of works in progress by a man of practical education is extremely desirable, the tendency
of
the Chinese to supply indifferent
being
materials and workmanship ben
notorious.
Irecommend
rend au
application to England for a foreman of works from the Royal Engineer Department
The Houble WI. Mercer, Esquire.
Colonial Secretary.
and that
be offered
.
a
Salary of £25 per mouth
I have, 70,
(signed) Cleas. St. Cro Cleverly Surveyor Co
(True Ropy!
Geveral.
Colonial Secretary
M:6. Commercial.
Gov 8384 Victoria
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2173. Ho SFERIVED Imerament
MAR 7 1856
Sir,
31
Kona Efficco, Pretoria,
ffice Hongkong, 8# January 1856
th
I hove the honor to achumoledge.
Your Despatch Ne 22 of 7th Botokr last, snelosing, and directing publication of, on Act of the Victoria "Legislature " to make permision for " certom. Olime & Immigrants :"
Similar mestructions having been received from the Freign Office, the above Act was published from the Superintendensy of Thorde, in the
&
The Right Honorable
The George Grey, Kent, M4.ht
Boy
Bes,
Xe:.
Hong kong Government hergette of the 5th instant, and as full publicity live this been given to it, it will, Jemissive, be meccssary to republish it from the Colonial Department.
f
I have the limor toke,
with the highest respect,
Sir,
Your murst Obedient, Humble Servant,
Scary of
Hi
JohnBonnal
M UI CU
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Judicial.
You 2014/56 dir,
Copy to Fr
Draft with God. 3241
May / F
RECEIVER verm
MAR
1856
2174chong kong 32 ement Offices, Victoria, Houghnung, 9th January 1856.
160
In my Despatch N. 14, of gutt
November last, I had the hour to report the appointment of a commis _sion to hold the Criminal Sessions of the 29th October and follwoing days.
In Desportoh Nr 171, of 11th December last, I advised Her Majesty's Government that I had emsented to the first pomement of the
Criminal Jessime due on the 29th
The Right Homurable
oh Gynge Grey, Kent, M. 4. 6. b
Bei,
&e.
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November.
In this batter Despartel I. mentioned a probable difficulty in the reappointment of the Commission. I leave now the honor to report that in eonsequence of the continued incibility of the Chief Justice to - preside, and the accumulation committals, I found it impossible to footfione again the holding of these Sessions, and accordingly was compelled to nominate the Commission as before.
The diffiently I love alluded to lory in the case of Mr. Keenan, the Lovy United States' Cosul, charged with Resene, this details of which are fully
Ava
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hos
15
th
given in my Despatches Not: 187 of 6th, and 165 and 16y of the 14 November last
33
the
Mr. Bridges, President, and Mor Mercer, me of the members of the Commission, had already been officially
Cause in their
was
the
Mivever, wood mer-
concerned in this & respective expensities of Attorney¶t and Colonial Secretary, and it therefore not meet to arouign Prismer before them as Judges.
The bestarele, however _emme as follnes . _ On the opening the Court, Mr. Kingsmill, who, as before acted as Prosents on behalf of the brnon, area to finint that it concld be of public convenience, and aut
M
of
not
on
1172
in any way disadvantageous to the prismer, who wow mit mulie Recognizances solely, if this
Colde π
were held wer to another dessines.
live.
: Day, Corneel for the recouved, agreed to this step; he souch theat - fully understood the delicate position of two of the members of the Commission, but wished to observe #hart M. Heenan, persmally, houd suot the slightest objection to take his trial before them.
On the motion of Mr Kingsmill, and with the emeurrence of Me Day,
the Commission them directed M= Keenon's recerquizances to be enlarged. This matter arranged, the
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business of the dessines ions forreceded with, and satisfactorily concluded. I have also to refurt that the Suits before the Supreme Onat, in its Summary Jurisdiction had ben pending ever since the first week in "Betober, and thart for the adjudication
these it was necessary
necessary at mee to make some arrangement.
of
Suits of this nature being
enuparatively small in the amount at stake, and it being most in- -emvenient to keep the members of the Commission longer from their more imediate public dutics, I emoulted the Chief Justice, who expressed his wish that Mr. Day
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should sit for him in the Summary Jurisdiction Comert.
Mr. Day, I should observe, is Banister recently arrived, and I believe of ensiderable experience in his professione. He agreed to act, and the Summary furisdiction List
was cleared.
I enclose copies of the two
fried
No 1.
Notifications in the Gazette, respecting "
these two measured 100
Now-re,
no reported.
I trust Her Majesty's Govern- _ment will approve and confirm
These measures,
which have been
forced refine ove by the urgent requirements of the public interests . It is with deep regret that
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Jemclude this Despatel by informing that Sam mable to report any.
You
improvement in MW. Hulme's health.
I have the honor to be,
with the highest respect,
Sir,
Ynez
Cost Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Whn Bennen.
M. Meniale
8/3.
Cat by at presents
Am Mh 10
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No. 63.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified, that His Excellency The Governor and Commander-in-Chief, in consequence of the continued indisposition of The Honorable The Chief Justice, has, under his Hand and Seal of the Colony, appointed The Honorable WILLIAM THOMAS BRIDGES, Esq., Attorney General, to be President, and the Honorable WILLIAM THOMAS MERCER, Esq., Colonial Secretary, and The Honorable Lieutenant-Colonel HENRY HOPE GRAHAM, Commanding the Forces, to be Members of a Commission to discharge the Office of Chief Justice at the Criminal Sessions now next ensuing, and no longer; and His Ex- cellency has been further pleased to appoint HENRY KINGSMILL, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, to perform the duties of Attorney General at the Sessions aforesaid.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 26th December, 1855.
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Announcing appointment of
Government Polification
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Criminal Lessions
Commission to hold the
1853.
26th December, 1855-
for Dcccumber
37
No. 3.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified, that in consequence of the con tinued indisposition of the Honorable The Chief Justice, His Excellency The Governor has, under his hand and Seal of the Colony, and in accordance with Clause V. of Ordinance No. 6 of 1845, appointed JOHN DAY, Esquire, Barrister-at-Law, to sit in the place of the said Chief Justice, and hear and determine such Suits as may be brought before him under the Summary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, on Friday next, the 4th instant, and following days, until all such Cases shall be by him adjudi- cated and determined.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d January, 1856.
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1856
2175 chong trong Government Offices, Victoria, Henighing, 97th January - 1856
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In compliance with the Colonial Regulations, I have the time to transmit herewith Lists of Members of the Excentive we and Legislative Comails of Cloughing, for
the half year ending
9241.
920.2.
317
Year Inding 34th December 1866. terms I have the hover to be,
with the highest respect,
Liz,
Iner mirst Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Mentions
The Right Homurable
Sir George Grey, Part., M.P, 9.6.1.,
Bei
Bei,
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If Summary Jurisdiction Cases, 2th January, 1856-
of M = Day for the adjudication
Announcing Appointment
Goverment Notification
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List of Members composing
the
: Executive Council of Honghong for the half year ending 3.00. December, 1855:
me
appointment forfirmation
Date
Name .
Date
of
The Couble Lieut. Colonel
William baine
and
Whether holding any what other civil or Military
office.
29
1345
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11th January, 24th Noh 1968 by sient Covernor, Major unattached,
184441.
Lient:
Desen's Warrant, and Seact: Colonel by Breact-
The Hulle W. 7. 15th April, appointment Colonial Secretory Mercer, Es gre
1854.
approved by Auditor General . hr Geo Grey's
Derp. No. 16 of
and
287 July 1854
The Hulle dient Colonel 12th May, 19 seth 1855, by lieut bolonel of Her Majesty's
H. Hope Graham
1575-57
Quser's Warrant 59th
Regiment, and Senior
officer in Command
of
"the Troops.
Saithwada (actor)
Victoria, Honghong,
Clerk of Councils
19th January, 1856.
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In 217575
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List of Members composing the Sigislative - Council of Honghong for the half year ~
Ending 31th December 1855.
Narve
The Houbler Lint. Colorals William Caine.
Date
Dale of appointment Empirination By Queen's Warrant dated 7th June, 1855.
Whether holding any and what other civil or Military, office.
lieut Governor, Major unattached,
and Lieut bolorel, by Brevet.-
The Houble John 10 June, 27th Noobs 1865, by blief Justice, and pedge of
Qucer's Warrant this. Vice Admiralty Court.
Walter Huline, Esgr
1841.
The Houble W27. 16th April, 3 august, 1855, by Acting attorney
Bridges, Esg" .
The Huble C. B. Hillier, Esger.
The Houble: D. Jardine, Esqr, (absent in England)
The Houble J. lager, Esgre,
2
185-57
Queen's Warrant.
General .
84 March, 24t June, 1833, by Chief Magistrate of Police
1833.
Queer's Warrant
By Queen's Warrant, Justice of the Peace Lated 10th April, 1850.
Da
Justice of the Peace.
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Victoria, Hongkong,
9th January, 1856.
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Clerk of Councils.
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xxpernment Offices, Victoria, Miscellaneous. Honghong, 9th fammary
MAR 7
1856
you 8363/53.
instructed 20.
Marchiste.
52.. 9° May 156
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Sir,
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1986.
I have the hover to achunrledge
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Despartel M: 20, of 4th October last, in reply to mine forwarding appli- - cations from Mess & Rienascher and D'Almada e basts, for lettere of + Naturalization.
This Desportch how been made known to these gentlemen and I euelve their letters in echinoledgement Mr. Ricusecker, whose health
The Right Hominable
Sir George Grey, Bart. M.P., G. 6. k.,
Bei,
Bei,
&c:
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will shitty exuped his deporture, proposes to make the necessary arrangements for himself in England. I shall be glad if Mr Almada's proposal meet your approval, in which Case I trust the necessary instruction will be given to the Colonial Agent.
I have to old, with reference to the lost porragraph of Despatch Ne
20,
that as "Ordinance N:10 of 1845 is unt on record at the bolonial Office,
I take the opportunity of forwarding copy, together with sofy of Sir John Doin's 's Desparted_ tromsmitting
Despatel_transm N: 141 of 21 th October 1845.
Davis's
it,
The Ordinance was disallowed in Earl Grey's Desportel N. 115 of 25‡
A. 4.
September 18447.
I have the honor to be,
with the highest respect,
Sir,
Your moot Obedient, Humble Servant,
John
Perry
Aseme y: draft - lect
draft-leet par
is not perfectly wait _ led preotiably unto error by my pecial note in 8363; The fact is that we pass the Ordinance Nr. 10 bud No record of its des allowance. We had better ask
the Governor for a copy of the S. of State.
the missing decpatch of
W De Castro arke
toh allowed to whay
the Expense by
instalments from his Salary. In this
iniston Réfritti.
lih 8th Intanuy
of the island
Acknowledging Decratch $20
Betober 1855, on
the Jubject
Piennecker annd & Himada
of the Naturalization of thees'
Afge
10/3.
0
Sir beoise Brey, DE, SOM Governor Sir John Bouring,
Victoria, Anry Kony, at January, 1856-
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4 Inclosures.
for a mere personal humpon, I doubt Whether it can be done. but the
hospired can first
This missects?
inquiry
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mas,
Lozo
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Wait. to naturalize a person
JP. Sfeer
Castro - whose Sacery is not ₤ you a year
will scams like two to
carry
this
sichs effect. Pulis. Mr. Barnard
Might be Equented to excution what cost optic proceding in he, &
Confer with
Saliject.
Cestis on the
M. Preenacter's approads,
sich enable him
Mascule la
to aut fa
himself.
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as most act.
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I'v Leonardo d'Almada
Castro, intert.
Commute
and Chief libertes in the Colonial secretary,
Office Long hing having expressed
desire to beccome
naturalized serlyest
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to procure the
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Parliaments conferring
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the rights of a
British Subject.
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Memorandum
the birth &
parentage
Mr 'Steadas
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ther with
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receipt of your disputate 89 of the 9th of January on the subset of the
Kattenti
know y dily/56 Joten of Peeper Seeneihen
PO
2070
and D'Clmede & Castio._
With respect to the
lack Named Gentlemen
心
I have excestouled that the
cosh of grapsing an Ach of
Parhamint to meet his Special case would amorent to £500.
have to requed this you
Heill Communicate this descult to her d'elmada
Ecgeraniting him at the Same time this any furtherStips for effecting the object
he has in biew should le
ite close advice.
den private
liken under
As no mood can be dis:
: Covered of the this Besport_
Be
mesut of Lords Gary's Desfith
Colinence
dis allerwin, the brancass
210 of 1845- to which you
defen
in the lash paragraph of your Despatch, Sheve
to request that
you
Gremish me with a
of it.
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bolonial Regoury Victoria, Honighing,
56.
7th Jumary 1886
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In thanking you for commmmisting to pue the contents of the Right Houmate the Secretory of Norte for the Colonies Despartel, Me 20 of 4 th betober last, regarding my application for letters of Naturalization, I beg to inform you that, as I have to go home on fick leave, it is my intention to apply for lettere of Naturalization by Net of Parliament messy anical in- England.
The Houvrable
M.J. Mereer, Edguire, Colomail Secretary.
I have, Bes,
(Signed) R. Rienaecher,
Colomail Treasurer. True Copy
Menu A
Colonial Secretary
(Copy)
Sir,
Ju2176/52
Victoria, Honghong,
th
9th January, 1856.
46
which
I have read with much satisfaction the Despartel, N. 20 of 4th Betober 1865, from the Right Honorable The Secretary of State police you had the good never to houd me -groducees "yesterday for my remarks, and euenraged by the formable which Sir John Banvrings strong.
Ansiver
насе
1712
recommendation of Mr. Ricnaecher and myself has secured for mor applications to be paturalized subjects the British Crnon, I beg leave to submit the enclosed Memorandum emcerning myself for transmission ling The Honible: W. J. Mercer, Esquire,
"Colonial Secretary,
Ke:,
Dci,
&c.
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:
his
and I sincerely trust that His Exelleney- will afford the request I have therein made the benefit
8 powerful support. I have, Ber (Signed) L. d'Almada & Castro,
"Clerk of Commeils, and Chief blank= and Keeper of Records in the Colonial decretory's Office.
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Memorandum. Ju67
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I was born at you of Portuguese Parents. My Father, a partive of Lisbon, Colouch of Artillery in the Portug Service. On the F January, 1887.
_ ட Sentered Her Majesty's Service in the Office of the Chief Superintendent of "British Trade in China, at Macas, under Rear-Admiral (then Captain) Elliot, the present Governor of atividad On the 26th June 1843, on the recadiog of the Exchange of the Ratifientions of the Treaty of Pence with bling and
China the creation of the island of Honighing into a British Colony, Sir Homery Pottinger removed me from the
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Superintendency to the Colonial Department, giving,
ing one
and
of the
appointments which I uno-hold, that of Chief Clerk and Keeper of Reends
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in the Colonial beretary's Office. On the 30th December, 1846, Sir John Davis affinited ine Clerk of the Executive and Legislative Consils of the Clay my wluch recasion, and before the Excentive Commeil presided wer by leim, I took the requisite Bather of Allegiance to Her Moot Gracions Moyesty The Queen. The Right Honorable The Everl Grey confirmed mi apfinitment t
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over
mus in this
on the 13th March 18147. "Under the administration of Sir George Balam, I acted as Colonial Secretary of Houghing from the 16th
October to the 24th Movember, 1851;- and in February
1854, His Grace The Duke of Newcastle recommended me for that Prot, which was then vacont by the formation of Colonel Caine to The Lieutenant Governor of the Colony.
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My longth
length of Service is at this date ufurards of 19 years, and during this long period I hove ben about pom the Colony chiefly when nascesitated by Sickness, and that absence (as Thewn in the annual Blue Barcha), how been as follnow. -
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I have been thus minute in piny statement in order to secure the
support of Her Majesty Representation to my present application to be. naturalized as a subject of Grent Britain by Act of Parliament; and
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upon
I kust that, His Excellency will bestme
me the additional forcer of coming The Right Honorable The. Secretary of State for the bolnices to
accede to the request which Therein most humbly, but concetty, submit, nomely. That the Colonial Agout at have be instructed to forreine for me the requisite Act of Naturalization, and that the expenses attendant on the ferreuring and passing of the Enactment be in the "first instance deproyed by theart Officer England, and then recovered from me here, (through the Colonial Treasury) in monthly. instalments; as, my Sulay- with a family to maintain, will
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not allow me to
So
refund
and the
whole amount at once
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(Signed) Lemoards d'illinada e bastre block of Comvile, and Chief block- and Keeper of Records in the Colonial Secretary's Office.
Victoria, Hong Kong,
for
9th January, 1856.
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Despatch P9
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HONGKONG,
ANNO NONO
VICTORIA REGINE.
No. 10 of 1845.
Y His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baro-
BY net, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of
Hongkong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipoten- tiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Sub- jects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE NATURALIZATION OF ALIENS WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES.
[1st October, 1845.]
WHEREAS certain Aliens, Merchants and others, have hitherto become residents within the said Colony of Hongkong, and whereas it is probable that other Aliens may hereafter settle therein for the purposes of trade and to the advantage of the Colony, and it appears fitting and desirable to aid and encourage such persons; and whereas also, some of the said persons have applied to the said Governor that they should be naturalized:
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Preamble.
Power to the
Be it therefore enacted and ordained by his Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Governor of Hong- kong to grant Let- Council thereof, to encourage the settling of Aliens, and for ters of Naturaliza- the aid and assistance of those already settled, That it shall tionin certain cases, and may be lawful to and for the Governor of the said Colony, ferred thereby be- the privileges con- and his successors from time to time, and in all cases where ing limited to the he or they may deem it expedient, to grant Letters of Natu- said Colony. ralization under the Seal of the Colony, to any person or persons being already settled, or who shall come to reside and settle therein, and that they respectively, having first duly taken and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance before a Magis- trate of the said Colony, shall, under and by virtue of the said Letters, be to all intents and purposes fully and completely. naturalized:
Parliament.
Naturalization by het of Submitting request
From Mr I'_ Ahmada,
7 #drumary, 1853.
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naturalized: Provided always, that Letters of Naturalization shall not be granted by the Governor under the provisions of this Ordinance to any person who shall not, at the time of the same being granted, be registered in the Books of the Land Office, as Lessee under the Crown, of lands or houses within the Colony of Hongkong, yielding a yearly rent of not less than Ten Pounds; or who shall not have been in the Public Service within the same Colony for a period of not less than two years before. And it is hereby declared, that the said Letters re- spectively so to be granted, shall only be deemed to confer the privileges of naturalization within the limits of the said Colony and its Dependencies, and that upon the granting of every such Letter Patent there shall be charged and payable to the Colonial Secretary a fee of Ten Dollars, to be applied to the public purposes of the said Colony. And it is hereby further declared and provided, that the operation of this Ordinance be suspended until the pleasure of Her Majesty be known with respect thereto.
JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Governor, &c., &c.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 1st day of October, 1845.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,
Clerk of Councils.
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HONGKONG:
PRINTED BY AUTHORITY, AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHINA Mail.
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Legislative
My Lord,
Victoria, Houghing,
20th October, 18115.
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I have the honor to enclose a
Copy of Ordinance Nr. 10 of 1845, entitted, An Ordinance for the naturalization of Aliens within the bolony of Houghing and its Dependencies.
The
object of this Ordinance, as set- forth in the Preamble, is to impart the
subjects withew
privileges of British subjects.
this bolong to any Aliens who
may be
inclined to settle here, and the -
immediate occasion of the Ordinance was the application on the part of
The Right Hourrattle. The Lord Marley
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more
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who were ~
desirous of obtaining those privileges As this is the only European ~ on the boast of China that
bolony
is independent of the Government of that Empire, it is probable that many foreigners may hereafter fired it for
their advantage to settle here, and ~ the motives to such a resolution may be increased by the opportunities- afforded by the enactment in question
As some limit, however, to the
quality of the persons who might be entitled to apply for such privileges, it is provided that nove shall receive- letters of nationalizatrow, who are not registered in the Land office as Lessees under the brown of Lands or Houses to
the annual amount of at least £10, or
who shall not have been in the -
public service within the bolong
livi
5 years.
It was
a
for the space of deemed right to suspend
spend the
operation of this Ordinance until
Her Majesty's pleasure concerning it shall have been ascertained.
I have, 7o.
(Signed) J.
I Davis.
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Sir,
Mr. Desportch Me 139, of 14th= September lovt, I had the hour to report the deporture, on leave of achance, of Lieutenant Govorum Caine.
The Lieutenant Governor returned:
печит
to the Colony on the 10th ultimo .
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I have the hour to be,
with the highest respect,
Lir.
Jour most Obedient, Humble Servant,
The Right Hommake
Sir George Grey, Bart., M. P. G. 6. 15,
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9th January 1856.
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I have the hour to state that,
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with the advice of the Legislative Comeil, I poused on the 2 pistant Ordinance N. 1 of 1856 – (copy encloves) entitled "An Ordinance to continue
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now
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privaded to the Colonial Office in
The Right Homorable
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it for the ennent year
I therefore Intuit it for Iber Mxt Gracine Majesty's approval and enfirmation.
I have the hover to be,
with the highest respect,
Sir,
Your most Obedient,
Houmble Servant,
Bhabounaz
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21/9. Hong dương Government Offices,
Offices, Victoria Jonghing, 7th January, 1856
RECEIVED
MAR 7 1856
The Serinus indispretion of Chief Justice Hulme has been alluded. to in several of my recent Desparteling and has induced me to give brind consideration to the arrang
exoments for
the administration of Justice which it conuld be precessary to make in the cont of his final retirement from the Bench.
Having this in view-Silled
The Fight Honorable
Sir
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on the Attorney General, who has embodied his opinions on the subject in the letter of which Jenelose & expy. I agree generally with Mr.Kevidges, but am stingly offered to me of his propositions, the appointment of "Quione Judge, an Officer schiolly -pecessary while the duties of the Chief Justice recupy to small a portion
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It is true, as M. Peridges strips,
at inconvenience is felt durin
great,
as at present, the indisposition_
of
the Chief Justice, but if the Senin Police Magistrate be an able Monter
hous
Member
of the Bar, the difficulty is got over by "plasing him on the Bench on the
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e of Such a casualty. The objection to placing the Attorneys Meral
in the Bench in such event arises
in the fact of his being almost neces varily concerned in all pending business, whether Criminal or birit,
non very natural
and farther,
sin his disinclination to quit, even for a time,
the field of emolument at the bm. Seriour in apportioning the sam of £2500 to the office of Chief Justice.
Anstey's appointment on
₤1000
1000
Mr.
£10 a year meets the Inuggestion for the Attorney-Generalsthip".
Of the twos Stipendiary. Mingistrates
I would give the Senior £1000, and the Junior £800 a year. The Senior at60
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least, should be, as I have started above, an able member of the Bar,
and the Junior should likewise act as borover in the cases of deceased Priemers in
the Youth. The present exjunction of the Offices of Assistant Magistrate and Pheriff is not mily inconvenient hit
nataly
but
Ceach ces
cipal member
illegal, and should forthwith
One of the principals of the Community simuld, eitter by clection or nomination, be required to act as Sheriff, as elsewhere, and Sam, mclined to adopt the suggestion of Mr. Bridges that the direct duties of the Miricnally be assigned to a Crnon Solicitor, who shall also act.
T
Cormer, and receive as Solicitor
£2.00,
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£21, and as Coroner £100 a year.
Iobject to the proposition that berover he be paid by Fees.
ad
of
The mimportant duties Marchal of the Vice Admiralty Court might be handed over to the Registere The arrangement then to which Sowh the sometion of Her Majesty's
Government, and which may be
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carried out as recasion arived, is cut
followmes.
Chief Justice - £2500 at facentłom Amir The Magistrate.
Junior Ditto: Crown Solicitor
te. 1000
present ₤3000
1000
800
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I would observe that no additional
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expenditure would be thins meurred - and the redistribution of the judicial functions would, in my judgment, be highly desirable
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with the
Li
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Inez purot Obedient, Humble Servant, Wohnkennenz
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I hardly haw what to peshore
about these papers - is founded
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Be while
the fremmed speedy
Whirement of C.). Hulme only
perhaps it is
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fathine the subject altgekhes
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until Sat event is
actually reparhd.
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that
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Mr Labouchen I think that this stud be answered by saying as vacancies tatre place you to clasher consider the suggested changes They do not all turn on the retirement of the Chief Justice. The of the other
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his recommendations
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Governo Sir Pau Bouring
9. Jamay, 1855-
Victoria, Auphong
Fir
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Received
Auime's retirement from in the event of Chief Justice
Suspecting irrangements for
the Unimention & ritine Decsche»'o
Bench.
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Sir,
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December 13th, 1855.
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How Excellency hoving desired me
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to lay before lume in writing any plan that might have suggested itself to me for the alteration and reconstruction of the Judicial and Magisterial establishments in this Colmy, I proced to do do, but wish first, in order to prevent any misericestimation of my motives, to state, that formustion to the Bouch for myself is not mily nut aimed at, but wild be declined if offered, as should it please the Government to enform me in the tenure "of my present office, I prefer holding it to any other.
The Honorable
The Colonial Secretary
2.-
The offices which enue within the scope of the changes which I would propose, and which could certainly be beneficial to the enumunity in: general, are those of the
Chuif Justice - Arlory £5111 Attorney General Chief Magistrate Assistant Magistrate.. 600
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1500
1000
The Chief Justice being the may judge are all in the Supreme Court, all civil and Criminal business must come to a stand still should he be meapacitated by dichness from the discharge of his duties __ Such low actually keen the case for the lout ten weches, with a probability of its continuance for at least another mouth, and with an limited Bar, as a Colonial one must always be, it is, Jemsider, disadvantagens
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and menvenient that the boenitenens the Bench, when the necessity crises
of
Bar
for such an appointment, shiuild pas at mice from the tour without any training for his
new duties. When an
Single judge wou first opfinuted for this Colony the population did not amant to one sixth of its present number, and the fact that the Criminal Sessions have been increased
to a
nice & punith,
Avere.
from 4 times a year to will (not to mention many othere easily adducitle) show that the dritics of the office have become much-pune merous than they formerly
There are at prevent tion Mipendiary Magistrates, the second of who is ales Sheriff, former, and Marohial of the Vice Admiralty Cant, a mion of Officce
of Office soluch, com in theory,
even
could appear objectionable, and which, in practice, has worked excestingly ill.
The duties of the Magistrates
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Criminal matters are not too merond,
but they love also a got deal of
Civil business to attend to sin cased under $50.
The Superintendent of Police is als, Registion General, whereas the police force alone demands, and can fully resusy, all his care and attention.
I therefore propone that at the carliest possible opportunity, a slange should be effected in the following Manner. The
The judicial establishment to endist of 1. A Chief Justice with a
£2500 per
4
a Jalory of
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Jam anware that
"it is proposed to reduce the present Salory still more, but I think so
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great a reduction would be impolitic, and that a barrister qualified to discharge the duties of Oluif justive
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could not be induced to come out here
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for less them the sum I have named, and would not be overheid by that.
bant,
2. A Quigne Judge with a Lalary of £ 1500. Such officer, in addition to the ordinary Misi Bins functions, to take the Immary jurisdiction (mort, and also to fit twice a week for the hearing of all such Civil matters as are at present heard by the Stipendiary Magistrates. The Altonung General to be reduced from £150 t
£1000 per
annum
to
Is emtime, as at present, two Stipendiory- Magistrates, the Senior with £900, the Junior with £600per amun stalories, the Governmelip
of the York, seficirated from the Office of Sheriff, to be held by the Junior Hipendiary. Magistrate
The Meriff to be me of the leading Members of the community, as at Singapore and other places, the Cimon
brow Solierter being Under Sheriff.
SA
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and
of
Jam Invinced, that in the altered eirennstances of the Colony, a Crnon Solicitor has beenne_an_ indispensable appointment, Mould recommend his being given a salary of £200 per annum, and that he be also made Coroner, with a Fee
of #5 m couch Inquest bilden. I would abolish the office of Marshal of the Vice Admiralty Comert, and cause its duties to be diveluorged by the Registrar of that Enert, mo peromial supervision "being requisite. I think that the
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should
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Registrar General Minuld be a distinct, officer from the Superintendent of Orlice, but not being practically aegnanted with the functions that Office (which I happen to be
with all the others that I have
lummerated), I merely thror nit the suggestion for lobat it is const.
I hove, Bes
(Signed) W.J. Perridges.
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2180 Hong King & Government Offices, Victoria, Honughing, 115. Jammary 18656.
MAR 7
1866
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My Desportoh M114, of the 8th instant, will have prepared you for the ammmmeement of a large Balance in the Colonial Treasury.
Jam mable, till after receipt
1 the Treasurer's Annual Statement, to name the exact amount, but I have the hour to report that the profitable employment of these how ken under my consideration
The Right Hominable
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Judicial and
Retablishments of the Edony
13th December, 1855.
for the reconstruction of the Magisterial
Mr. Midges Suggestions
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with the Oriental kauli Corporation,
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I have the honor to be,
with the highest respect,
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Jouz Muret Obedient, Humble Servant,
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With this new I have commu-
-Micated with the Manager of the Oriental Bank Corporation, and I Enclose copy of a letter from that gentleman, Therming the terms on which he proprove that the Corporation shall receive the Government surplus.
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It is impossible to give definte reply to this offer at present; but me receipt of the Sexomer's Account I shall turn my attention to the Public Works contemplated, and ; the sum necessary to be retained
in the Colonial Treasury for their escention, and the Balance, Sam
: opinion, may be beneficially plerend
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Sir Sitze Grey, B. GCM.
Governor Ser John Bowring
nicious, sroughong, 10th January, 1856-
Inclosure.
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Received
at Doughong to receive in unappropriated
Priental Bank Corporation
Subunitting proposal from the
Deposit the
Balances in the Colonial
Treasury.
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Kunsmil to you for the Consideration of the Lords Commissioniers of
the Treasury copies of
two dispatches from
the Governor of Horry Hory relative to the deposit of the Sure
of £15.000 with the
Crunted Bank to the
Credit of the CRonal
Gov.
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Oriental Bank Corporation
Canton, 9th January, 1856
The Honorable
The Colonial Secretary
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of Hongtong
Ser
Begging reference to my conversation
- with His Excellency Sir John Bowring.
regarding the terins on Corporation would keep
which this
an account-
interest-
for the Government, allowing on the balance, I beg to request that. you will submit the following for "This Excellency's consideration. –
1 t The Corporation will allow. pt
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interest at the rate of 5% per annum on all sums deposited repayable four month's notice . - it being
understood that the same shall remain for a period of about twelve months including the term of notice .
2nd The Corporation will allow interest
at the rate of 6% per
deposited for
aunum on all sumns
one or more
years Pertain,
repayable thereafter on four mouths notice. 3rd, Interest will be reckoned from the
pr instant on all sums deposited
on or
before Saturday admit of advice going forward to the
the 10th instant, so as to
Court of Directors of the Corporation by
the out
but going
mail.
Wh. It is understood that all deposits
interest shall be received and
bearing
paid in Mexican Dollars or in other
coins at their proportionate market
Value; and also that sums
sums required
by the government in anticipation of
the maturity of the deposits shall,
practicable, be paid at a ~
whenever practica
difference of interest at the rate of but of course
& per annum,
per cent per
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one
no
absolute pledge to that effect can be given
as payment in anticipation might involve a serious loss to the Corporation
at certain times.
5th 5 " In regard to what passed in conversation respecting the allowance of interest ou
money
at call, I regret that it is not
in my power to meet His Excellency's views, but I shall be glad to render the
service in our
· government any power, free of any charge except for shroffage, either in the collection and disbursement of the revenue or in
financial operation which we in
be able to facilitate .
any
may
I will thank you to communicate
ovrs
the
the resolution of His Excellency above propositions to Mr. Lamous the
acting sub Manager of the Corporation
and I have, go
in
w Houghong.
де
(Signed)
San Gray, Manager
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2081 trong động v Gromment Offices, Victorian, Houghing, 12th fammary-1856.
RECEIVE
MAR 7
1856
I have the hover to report certain
Steps torken by me prepiratory to the formation of a
pre London
Faraide
or Publis Quar
to the Securard of the linves me the "North side of the Queen's Road in the
City of Victoria.
As long ag
May lout
as the mouth of
go ad
last a proposition for such a
scheme was submitted to me, and,
the
Showing given it full and mature "enveideration, I placed it before
- before the - publice in the enclosed Notification, doited 7th November 1856.
The
The Right Hominable
Sir George Grey, Bort., M.P., J.B. B.,
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As I had anticipated, me or tim sifhential Proprietors of Marine Loto permameed themselves opposed to the plou, and through their influence it divapformed by a large majority at a meeting of Holders of Morine Loto, held on the 3??. Deccniber.
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At this Meeting & Deputation
• formed to present a remonstrance; the gentlemen forming the Deputation requested an interview, which Stallingly accnded, I fixed the 10th ultimo, and desired the attendance of the Colonial Secretary, the Morney General, the Colonial Treasurer, and the Surveyor-General.
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The remmstrance wows prevented at this interview, and the subject fully discussed.
Senclose copy of the paper honded
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to me by the Deputation, and the * Colonial Secretary's reply thouts.
Another Meeting of Mooie Lot Hoolders was convened on the 5 instant, when the Deputation communicated the result of their interview of the 10th altimes. I understand that nothin
further
10000
done.
nothing
I am able to state that during the bout ten days, much of the opposition to the scheme how been dying ouray, and I look forward to carrying it out peaceably and beneficially .
In the Munte embodied in the Notification encloved above the idar is to carry the Sea Road to Procession Print. It how been thought best to prreced by degrees from the Perrade Grand Westword, and accordingly in nso the encloved Plan by the Surveyor Youard
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which will pully explain the whole matter, the Good is only made to extend to the commencement of Lover Bazuar.
I ales transmit the Surveyor
his
N.5.
- General's letter, in which the plan was forwarded, and my Memorandum sh
in approval
The legol opinions of MM. Attorney General Bridges is Satisfactory, and Ienetree iLabor.
The valuable. Lote sold on the
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160th November, aus reported in
my Desportch N. 170, of 6th December, were dispersed of under condition of the Strand Rooud being formed in front of them at the expense of the proprictors, and this arrangement will much facilitate the general scheme, and assist me in eventually prcouring the
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general cooperation of all interested.
The couter of the Minite above enclosed how, in his summeration of
has,
the benefits to be derived from this mecedure, mitted a very important
it will, by affording ready crossw
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necess
to the water, afford incalculable aid in the event of a conflagration calamity to which all cities in this country are peculiarly liable, and prom which Victoria how already suffered more than mee.
In argoun salling your attention to the Minute to which I hove allude, and which, with the plan, will plainly set forth the bearings of the Subject, I would assure
you that this matter how received my most thoughtfit. attention, and that the Officers of this Government, with a loage portion of
you
1.نا
say
the inhabitants, entirely agree in the more than advisability, I mory dry the necessity of this measure.
Irregular appropriations hard, for years pout, been in progress, without the slightest reyourd to the rights of the broom, and greatly to the inconvenience of the public.
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No rent was proud for ground so extended, and as a limit to these_ mauthorized appropriations became absolutely necessary, the subject freed itself peremptorily on the notice of the Govern
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rument.
When I shall have matured
the enurse which I uno farfree to
propose adopt, I shall have the hover to address you in a further. Desportoh_;
in the meantime I trust Hver
Majesty's Government will see from
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this general exposition that the stop about to be token how beerne necessay and inevitable, and will promote the interests of the public, while it - asserts the rights, and forceserves the property of the we the honor to be,
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with the highest respect,
Sir,
Your most Obedient,
Humble Servant, The Bourns
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Mr. Mominte
Land Board.
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12 January 1856.
Victoria, Hongkong,
to
Bowring
Sir John Sir Geo: Grey, Bst, GB.
N. 14.
Received
7 Inclosures.
formation of
Relative to projected
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Public
the Queen's Road in the north side of
Quay in front of houses
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DS April 1856.
I have received
your despatch, No14
of the 12" of Jan",
accompanied by
a
Copy of the notice
which
you have issured on the Constanding of a Traya
or
Lea
Wall in front of the
Victoria.
City of Viet
The
propoval is
lir dently
one
of
much public importance
as it is to be the
but a
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lubject of a further Report, I reserve my
opinions until
receiving such forther
Communication as
you
may
have occasion
to make to me upor
the question.
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I haveva
No. 53.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
With reference to Government Notifications Nos. 46 and 47, it is hereby intimated, that Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, therein referred to, have been so arranged as to conform to
a project contemplated by Government, by which a Praya will be constructed, extending Northward of the City of Victoria from the Parade Ground to Possession Point.
The particulars of, and advantages to be derived from, the proposed measure, will be readily perceived from the subjoined Minute, recently submitted for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor.
Further particulars will be notified hereafter; and Lease- holders who, by contiguity of property, are interested in the arrangement proposed, are requested to communicate without delay with the Surveyor General, at whose Office the Plan is ready for inspection.
"I would propose a Praya, either straight or curvilinear, "as the Surveyor General may decide, commencing from "the small Promontory or bend, about half-way up the "Parade Ground sweep, where the old Middle Store Pier "used to stand, to the place where the New Battery is. proposed near Mr Murrow's at Possession Point, or * even to West Point, if necessary.
"There should be Piers, private and public--one private,. say between every four houses, where house-boats could "be slung on davits; and public Piers at the places already "fixed upon. The private to be distinguished by (say) "White Lamp-posts, the public by Black and by distinc "tive Lamps at night time. To the public Piers would "resort all boats plying for hire, or boats with cargo for "houses not facing the sea.
"A railing, house, or wall, in front of each Marine Lot, "to clearly define it and preserve its privacy, then a Praya "of 45 Feet, and a Sea-wall,--no obstruction to the carriage "of goods across the Praya.
"When the Surveyor General's plan is formed, each "holder of a Sea Lot to be required to fill in the space "before his house up to the Sea-wall; and in cases where "this has been already done, and done too far, so much of "the recovered ground as may be necessary must be "resumed. This latter condition is not likely to be "demanded, as the Surveyor General's plan would place "the Sea-wall far enough out to make it a final boundary. "On the completion of this project, all the Marine Lots "affected by it to be remeasured; and, unless some special "reason appear, the dimensions of each lot to be register- "ed according to the dimensions thus shewn; and no addi- "tional rent charged for the increase, or a proportionate "sum, diminishing according to the amount of ground "cleared.
“It must be borne in mind, that the ground already re- "claimed by the tenants of Marine Lots has been so re- "claimed without permission from Government, which has "been put to much expense in consequence of these acts of the tenants; and also that the public generally has suffered, and is suffering, great inconvenience by the obstruction of the landing-places.
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"But the advantages which Government proposes from "this scheme are,-I. The improvement of the appear- "ance of the City. 2. The final settlement of a Boundary "seawards. 3. The acquisition of a new and useful Road "for the public. 4. The prevention of further filling up "of the Harbor, which, until the whole line of Sea-wall "comes into Government care, cannot be effected. 5. The means of arranging a more efficient Harbor "system. And (6) lastly, very great service and benefit "as a Police measure; for it is evident that with a Public "Road between the line of houses, markets, &c., and "the sea, there will be some impediment to a facile mode "of escape now practised by many offenders, and there "will be increased means of supervision over the Chinese "population.
"Should opposition arise, I do not think Govern- "ment should abandon an undertaking so beneficial and "so necessary, unless the opposition be based on grounds "which I neither foresee nor expect.
"There can be no doubt that Government has the power to enforce the plan under the alternative of re- sumption according to terms of the Lease, which plainly lays down the dimensions in every direction of each "particular lot."
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By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 7th November, 1855.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
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Sir
Victorie
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Hougtong 18th Decemberistss.
His Excellency
Shr John Bowring
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We the undersigned, on behalf
0.
of
of the Majority of Lease holders Marine Lots in the Town of Victoria beg respectfully to address your lovelling with reference to the Government.
Nr. 53 in the Gazetter of 10th
notification Nr 53 in the November last, by which we
e perceive
that the Government have in-
in
contemplation a project for the ~ formation of a Praya by filling ground along the Sea Trout of the
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Town from the Parade Ground to ~ Possession Point ; the whole expense of which it is proposed should be borne by the sccupants of Marine Lots.
In counquence of the above
notification a Meeting of holders of
Marine Lots was convened on the 3rd
Instant the Resolutions of which
vve
beg
leave to annex.
In the Statement laid before your lucellency are set forth various arguments showing the advantage to be derived from the scheme . To these we are unable to subscribe, feeling that
Cositions named are unneces
unnecessary
the propositions for Public Convenience while they
are at variance with Private Interests.
We have been deputed to wait upou your livcellency for the purpose
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of explaining more particularly the view of the Majority of holders of Marine Loto on the full belief and hope
that the views and wishes of those
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deeply interested will be allowed due weight with your Excellency when the bearings of
considering
the case.
We would therefore hereiw merely
refer to a few of the leading objections entertained towards the pot. We conceive that the holders of
e proposed measure.
Marine Lots are by the Tenor and Spirit of their Leases
clear sea.
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• guaranteed
and that the
a
seagrontage stipulation regarding the formation and repa
repairing of
Public Roads applies
solely to the Ground specified in the
measurements
• given . That the execution of
qud That the
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proposed plan would in some instances require of Lease holders to reclaim
ground nearly equal to three times
Let's
the size of their original Loto involving
lties and enta
great difficulties entailing a vast expenditure
on
Private individuals
any
which was never con
contemplated at the time of purchase,
chase, nor does a - stepulation exist which demands from them such an
3rd
outlay.
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That the advantages accruing from the occupation of Marine Lots
were clear
h
highly
clearly recognised and paid for at the time of purchase .
That the projected
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would destroy
in many
.
ted measure
these advan
advantages and
Cases Create serious inconvenience.
5th That the present thoroughfares
are ample for the Traffic of the Place
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and for the creation of Public Wharfs sufficient for the wants of the community, fr. That the filling in which has
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lace has been done
already taken
taken place
with the consent of Government, which,
though
tacit in some instances,
has
ven in others
in others and with:
been verbally given
regard
to some lots the advancement:
of the Seawall was re
:requested by the
Surveyor General to form a straight
line with that portion to be built-
& portion
by Government :
yet. That the deterioration of the
property of Marine Lot holders for the benefit of others would be inconsratent with the footing on which Marine Loto were apportioned by Government
Finally
we would
beg leave to bring to the notice of your Excellency
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osed Measure is
that the proposed
is opposed
to the wishes as well as to the interests
assured
of the Majority of the Commercial portion of the Community and feeling that these interests persess your fullest regard we respectfully request that the project may not receive your
Excellency's sanction or support.
We have, ro.
(Argued)
R.b. Antrobus
Edwḍ Pereira
W. a. Bowra
Fredr. H. Block
Rob. I Sturges
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Colonial Secretary.
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Resolutions passed at the meeting
held on the 3rd Instant.
pot That in the opinion of
this
meeting the project for the formation
Praya (as laid down in the
of a Praya (as
Government Gazette of 10th November last) would be defective
defective and inadequate as
a
· public measure, Co
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contrary to the Spirit of the Leases and onerous upon individuals, infringin
infringing on the rights
of holders of Marine Lots- Que That a Committee be formed
consisting of the following Gentlemen. Messer J. D. Gibb
R. C. Antrobus C. Pereira
R. Sturgis W. Bowra
T. H. Block.
to embody the above Resolution in
a Memorial to His Excellency
The
Governor and that they be deported
him and to lay
to wait upon
particularly before His (vcellency the opinion and views of of those
of the Majority
- personally interested in the
p
osed measure and
proposed
and respectfully to
request that the same
abandoned.
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may
be
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Colonial Secretary.
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N. 740.
Mese to
farzijd. 2481
Colonial Secretory's Office, Victoria, Houghing,
17
#th December 1855.
Gentlemen,
Jam
Imme directed by
His
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Excelleney, The Governm, to achimoledge receipt of your letter of 10th instante, presented by four of your number to How Excellency peromially on that day. At the interview which took place on that recasion the subject of the propreed Props soov fully divensvedt, and you were then informed that Sir John Kanering emild not admit the force of the parious argumente with which you supported your.
Antrobus.
Pereira- Brora - Block, and
Sturgis .
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Mication to the scheme; but while
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Heis Excellencey feels that it is incumbent on him, looking to the general benefit which will be con-
me the Colony, to carry for - word this important work, the repeats the assurance of his willing- - pess to receive, and the dispersition to adopt, any suggestions by which your private news can be made to accord with these hublic intereste
- the maintenance of which is the paramount duty of the Government.
I have, toes,
(Liquid) W. J. Mercer
Colonial Secretary.
Tine Corpy
Colonial Secretary.
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Nr. 61.
Sir.
Surveyer General's Offron,
Office,
In 2180/24
Victoria, 13th October, 1858:
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I have now the honor of submitting
for the consideration of His Excellency The Governor as Plan of that portion of the City of Victoria comprising the Marine Lots between the Lower Bazaar and Plaza ~
showing the Land as actually
Lease edged
edged by.
under-
a blue line, the additional
land reclaimed from the sea edged by
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green line and the proposed extreme limit of the Strand Rood linted yellow.
I beg to observe as
regards
the
posed Strand
Strand Road that I have
proposed
ed it in such a manner as tö
to give
arranged
The Houble. W. J. Mercer, Esquire.
Colonial Secretary
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equable
awarea to each Lot as the
nature of their positions enables me to
adopt,
to some
without caus
- causing manifest injury by curtailing
what has been-
the
reclaimed already, or by carrying Road out so far as to increase the expense to those parties who have reclaimed but
small areas and now
ow may
desirous of further extension
not be i
The line of Road as laid down
will enable me to dispose of t
Lots in
ose of Aivo suitable
prout of the Supreme Court and
Lot's immediately
Post office.
as well as four Lots in Cast of the Government Boat House, this arrangement is effected at the Queen's Road by reopening the old line of Road
the boundary of and forming the junction with the
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t the Cantonment
present coast road as shown.
The private boat house will necessarily require to be removed, and the site best adapted for it's recrection is on the West side of the lately erected Pier at the Plaza (not shown on plan that portion of the Strand Road in front of these four Lots may be easily and rapidly ~
constructed and access
given thereto temporarily by the Street West of the
Government Boat House, so that in the
event of delay
or the nonformation of the
remaining portion of the Strand Road
made complete in itself.
this may
be
and available for the Public.
invit
The Government Boat House will
require some alteration as boats can no longer be beached there. The pier
should be extended and widened as
shown
on Plaw and the boots hiung
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either side of it-
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I tatte this opportunity of acknowledging receipt of your Letter Nr.588 of the 19t ultims with the Minute of His -
Excellency
The Governor and those of
the Land sale committee.
I am unable to
say
what legal
right Her Majesty's Government may evert in compelling the several tenants
the necessary
to complete the ne
formation of
can be
be n
work in the
the Strand Road; there
no doubt however that having
encroached upon the sea and reclaimed
and the boundaries of the
beyoud
land
the crown they
Lots as leased from the crown
can have no
right to such ground
and natural
naturally retain it on sufferance only.
The Government having decided
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that this Strand Road is necessary
not only for the prevention of further
encroachments, but,
Colony as enabling
& for the good of the
a better surveillance
of the District by the Police, as well as for the benefit of the whole population. South of the Queen's Road enabling them
to obtain read
-ready access to the
sea
seas for the
il recreation as well
purposes of healthful
· for Mercantile pursuits; it becomes
tion whether it would not be
a question
better to grant to the several tenants
all the ground
ground extending to the strand Road on condition that they construct
it inca
er and workmanlike manner,
& proper
than to exact an additional rent as a
fund for the purpose of enabling the Government itself to carry out the
contemplated service
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Jam well aware that some ~
objections must be made to the plan,
and without
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canimity such a
et - will never be carried into
project will
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effect satisfactorily, it will be of avail if the whole road be not completed
and opened up from
our end to end, one dissentient may frustrate the whole scheme. I am therefore of opinion
lam of
it would be desirable to intimate
to the several tenants that the-
Government is
this necessary
pared to execute
prepared
service and
& for them
vice and for
to agree to adopt whichever of the tw
modes
I propose for effecting the object = As regards the minute of Captain
Cowper
Jam inclined to coincide with
him that in the Lower Bazaar the
tenants har
having reclaimed to the
thie
limit agreed upon and formed :Strand Rood boundary, if they wish
to extend further they do payaw additional Rent, or permission for such extension will not be granted. The same decision
· granted
may
be come to in other parts of the
Town if after the extrême limit, the present has been defined
agreed
for:
and
by the
eed to, and in subsequent years a further extension be desired tenants they should be apessed for
such additional · ground.
With reference
reference to Mem
ce to Mems in the
Minute of the Colonial Secretary and Treasurer I disagree as it materially
affects the plan for the removal of the Police Station Hill, the two services
ther, and as
should proceed together,
wants of the community
the
in that
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District are most urgent it being so
over crowded I think it unwise to
bar that proposal
ast
l as I am quite persuaded
it will have a contrary effect to that
imagined ; the trade must remain in that locality until others are
re fully
established, and it is to provide for the immediate wants of that trade that I proposed the further extension of the Road and removal of the Hill for convenience, concentration, and
ventilation.
I have, T
(Signed) Char St. Geo Cleverly.
Surveyor beneral
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Colonial Secretary.
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Government Office,
18th October 1855.
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This general_ outline how my full
approval,
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ow a purst important and
valuable public work, _ and, reserving questions of detout and imporrementes which may be suggested hereafter, I
am desirous that measures should be
or
teiken, without delay, to avertai whether there are any legal in proustical difficulties, in accomplishing this important public work, with sicer conlyreus view to the conly reunal of Lunch difficulties.
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I refer to the ensideration of the Land Committee the points at issue
"This means the between yourself, the Colonial Treasurer, Enter wit deuitary and the Surveyor-General. The question
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requires grave consideration as to the propriety of my granting a large accession of the froitage to the holders Marine Lots, without other benefit to the Colonial Rexsury than their Cooperation in carrying out a seleme of general informemen E. I think an moderate additional rental night, if prosible, to be avereinted inth the benefit which will be confined, with reference, of emorve, to the expenses to be insured by the miners me filling up the postage. of practicable there can be no doubt the co-operation of the whole of the holders of the "Marine Lot's should be obtained; _ but if not obtainable, the legal finvers of the Government to accomplish the proposed work, the expense which it would entail, _ and the reamreed it
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would supply, must be the object of deliberate inquiry.
True Copel
(Signed) J. B.
Colonial
Sedentary
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meashire
(Copy) I recommend as a preliminary precaute
for the arriving at an understanding with the holders of Marine Lots relative
to the formation of the Borgo_, that a
of a
communication be made to each holder
Marine Lot, to the effect that an option is offered luin either to fill in the proposed amount of extension, and hold the reclaimed land at his present
rental, or to pary
an increased rental
for do much ground as the Government shall fill in, and he shall be found to of
be
hoverersion of beyond the limits his leause. It mory further be intimated
#hast should be decline to elect either of these alternatives, the whole of his lot will be resumed for public purposes, the work proposed being generally of Is much importance to the Colony. A definitive reply should be required
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approving the Surveyor
Sir John Bowring
Memorandum
General's
Plan for
Strand Road.
the extension.
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18. October, 1855.
10 14 of 1856.
Inclosure Nob in Desp:
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within 6 weeks, and the neglect to send
an answer will be treated as a
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to cleet.
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(Ligne D) W. J. Bridges,
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Betober 21th 1855.
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2182 chung cộng 89 Government Affins, Victoria, Hougtong, 15th January, 1856
RECEIVED
MAR 7 1856
I have had the honor to receive
Despatch Nr. 18′ of 20th September last
on the subject of the Ground at West- Point at one time in the occupation of. the Naval Department.
Acting on which Jaddressed hear Admiral Sir James Sterling
and
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obtained his concurrence in my resumption
of that ground, which the Rear Admiral was of opinion
inion was
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further required for Naval purposes.
On the 15th ultimo Idirected -
The Right Honorable
Sr. George Gray, Bart, G. C.B. M. P.
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As the Respective officers of Ordvance had held this land on behalf of the Naval Service I thought it right to advise them of the resumption which I had ordered under the instructions
conveyed in the Despatch above quoted.
The enclosed Correspondence.
resulted
The
requisition made
by the
Ordnance is most unreasonable, and
they
are
quite unable to show that
this extensive space is necessary for Military purposes.
The Circular battery alludes to
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in Colonial Secretary's letter Wry of 88
instant is small, dismantled and of no importance - Indeed I am
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informed that it was
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only recently
that the Commanding Royal -
Engineer
was aware
such a work.
I have directed
of the existence of
Nie Sur
Surveyor Geveral.
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to mark, on the plan enclosed in the Respective Officers letter of 6 instant, the lot of ground to which the Colonial Secretary refers in his, Nr. 24,
the
of oft instant - It will be seen that this property interferes with the proposed appropriations
row by the Orduance. It was leased by Sir George Bonham to Mr. James
: James Stephenson in 1851. Strust Her Majesty's Covernment will approve of my refused to permit the Ordnance Department to obtain a very large piece of most valuable ground which they are not even
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prepared to say that they require
I anticipate a very profitable- result to the Colony from the sale
the grow
ground in this direction at
some future day.
Board
I have the honor to be,
with the highest respect.
Sir,
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Your Most obedient ; Rumble Servant.
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Colonial Secretory's Office, Victoria, Hooughing,
17th
the December 1855.
Gentlemen, I leave the hour to
inform you that in consequence of instructions reecived from the bereting
of State for the Coolonice, and Communication held with His seating the Rear Admiral, Commanding in Chief, the ground beyond West Crit, the porosession of the Marmot Department, how een recommed by this fovernment, and is now plowed under the charge of the Surveyor-General.
ormerly in
The Respective Officers
Ordnance.
I have, Bes,
(Signed) W. J. Mercer.
Colonial Seretar
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Costonial Secretary.
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Houghing, 27 # December 1865
have the hover to acknowledge
receipt of your commmmeation
the 17th ist, stating that the Colonial Government have resumed the land "Catily in persession of the Nory. this land is sin the immediate reinity. of Westmint Cantonment which Have received orders from the War Deport to retain "as a
Military positio
" for the defense of the Western plant of "the Hover tour", we call
call your attentio
-your
to our maneuvered communication_
of 15 September 1865, requesting His "Excellency to cause the boundaries Colomail Secretary,
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to be marked nit, do as to prevent any sucroachment on either side.
We have, Bey
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(Signed) A. Dunlop,
Lt. Col., Con & 2 R. A... (=) J.C. Rowland,
Ord Store heeper.
(.) William Cooper, Captain, C. R.E.
True Copy
&
Colonial Secretary.
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Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Konighing,
In 2182/52
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3th January - 1856.
Gentlemen,
Shove the hover to ackunoledge receipt of your letter 27th in achimoled gen wit of mine of
the 10th reltime!
17
His Excellency, The Governo, u ready to give you a little to such amount of ground round the small Circular Battery at West Print as you may emosider actually neceveur of "ad in Military position for the defence "of the Western fort of the Harbour", and Sam to suggest that, witt new to the definition of such amount, the Commanding Royal Engineer and The Respective Afficers
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the Surveyor General place themselves
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in Muntual communication.
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19
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your reply of 12th September to my letter of the of the _ and Jam directed to observe that, as the Land Sale to which you refered as then affaraching cons not intended to interfere with any ground which it
• possible to permit the Ordnance to recupy, this Erseloney-did not - Comeceive it necessary then to adopt the measure which, trouards the conclusion of your reply, you suggested.
The Inveyor General shall be
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instructed to communicate with the
Conmanding Aryal Engineer.
Fine Copy
Colonial Secretary.
I howe, Be:, (Signed) W. J. Mercer,
Colonial Secretary.
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Colonial Secretary's Office,
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Sir.
Victoria, Hrighing,
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3th January 1856.
The Respective Officers of Baducanus are desirous of having the Bednance Boundaries at West Orint finally ar- -ranged and marked out, and with this view-I am instructed to direct you to place yourself in Co
in communication
with the Commanding Royal Engines
As it is laid down in various
Deopatelices from Successive Secretaries of State for the Colonies that this city "must be dependent for its protection
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against an
- an outward enemy m
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the
Superiority of the Noval Force in the harbour, His Excellency
Chas: St. Gen. Clevaly, Exquire,
Surveyor-General.
Assumed
that
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The Ordnance Department do not Contemplate the creation of extensive - works to the Westword, un require the
nor
it you will receive
allestment to them of a very loge portion of ground
But as His Excellewey on this point must mainly rely me the divere- - tion and judgment of the Commanding Royal Engineer, the Respective Officers love_ been informed that you the propositions of Captain Cooper, and I love to instruct you, ou Receipt of there, to report on them to this Office. It would be well that you Timild impress on Captain broper the great value of the land to the Westivard, the graving wants of the Colony, and the "forobability that a great fart of the ground whercon stood the old Narah be some required for the
Stores may
Hould
97
all important purposes of a Dockyard.
I have, Be.,
(Signed) W. J. Mercer,
Colonial Secretary.
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Copy
Colonial. Scortary.
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Ordnance Office,
In 21894/28
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Houghing, 6# Jammory 1966.
Referring to your communication of
5. fourry 1966, and she convection witt.
1856. our letter of 27 December 1855, We have the limor to forwoerd for the informention of His Excellency, The Governor, a Plouf the West Pon't Cantonment, which we have received instructions from the War Department to resume from the Navy
Ave
Thanking you for your Suggestion bey to point out that no pustiune- definite, and not pie any
tions are
bow:
vary dependent on what the Conn- - Monding Royal Engineer may-
Consider necessary for the defence
The Hmorable
The Colonial Secretary,
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7th Jannway. 1856.
Gentlemen
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I have the hour to acknowledge your letter of yesterday, respecting "ground at West Print.
From the plou you wish handed
mclose it
would appear that you wish handed over to
to you
you a very extensive portion of loud in that direction!
Als
you are not prepared to
state that your
your recupation of this is necesorry for the Defence of the Western port of the Hontour, His Exxcelleney, The Governor, does not feel himself justified in apportinuing So large an amount of ground to the The Respective Officers
Of
Ordnance.
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Ordnance Department.
Javay I may add that the ground applied for by you demiced by the Crmon, upwards
lence to a private
of 4 years ago, perén.
you sincluded a lot
ML
I have, Ben,
(Signed) W. J. Mercer,
kalowal bertany
Colomal
True Copy
heretar
Colonial Secretar
Secretary..
No. 16.
Tinâncial.
Copy to Treasury for
conson
18 Marchiste.
Draft with bow 2180.
Aused 4 divil 756 8.
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Sir
23 Jing đúng 101 Government Offices, Victoria,
Honghong
0.02
MAR 7 1826
16th January, 1856
In Continuation of my Despatch
the
Nr. 13 of 10th instant ; I have the honor to state that after consultation with the Colonial Treasurer, and. being satisfied
a
that the public service would allow
e
large
sum to be deposited at interest,
to
I discussed Mr Cray's letter at a meeting of the Executive Council, agreeably "the 1st Section of Chapter 1x of the Colonial Regulations, who having concurred with me in opinion
rion the
result is embodied in the bolonial
The Right Honorable
G.
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Secretary's reply to the Bank Manager here, Copy of which Senclose for the information of Her Majesty's Covernment
It will thus be noted that a
fund of
£. 15,000. is deposited with the Oriental Bank Corporation to the Credit- of the Colonial Government, bearing interest at six per cent per annum.
I have the honor to be,
: with the highest respect.
Sir,
Your Most obedient, Humble, Servant.
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John Bennen
See 2180.
Treasary
8/3.
Mh 13
M. M. M
✓ Popy,
Nr. 115.
Sir,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Houghong.
посед
11th January 1856.
102
I have the honor to acknowledge
a letter from Mr. Gray
dated Cantow
9th instant, the reply to which that
gentleman
yourself
desired me to address to
The letter to which I allude
contains propositions for the deposit with the Oriental Bank Corporation the surplus monies now-
of part of the surplus lying in the Colonial Treasury
Sour directed by His Excellency the Governor to reply as follows. Wow. Lamond, begre
Acting Sub Manager, Oriental Bank Corporation,
HougKong
-
The second of Mr Gray's proposed: terms runs thus . " The Corporation
" will allow interest at the rate
aumann on all sums
one or MAYO
years
103
Mr. Grays
letter are
di
duly noted.
His Excellency
of
6% per "deposited for "certain, repayable thereafter on your
"Mouths notice.
His Excellency therefore will
6 pay into the Corporation the snow of. Seventy Two Thousand Mexican Dollars, which shall there remain
year ce
direct the Colonial Treasurer to,
rone
for
certain, be repayable
ble at
» Month's notice, and réceive
interest at 6% per
annuun).
Agreeably to Mr. Gray's
proposition the money
360
shall be
paid tomorrow, the 12th instant:
th
The 17th and 84
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7 propositions in
directs me to add
that the money must be in the
the Government of Honghony,
Marne
of t
and be repaid only on the order of the Governor or officer administering the Government, which order must bear the Countersignatures of the Colonial Secretary
and the Colonial "Treasurer _ or the officer or officers
duly acting on behalf of either
I have, yo
(Signed) W Mercer.
Colonial Secretary.
(True Copy)
Colonial Secretary
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MAR 7 1856
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January
I have the hover to forward
At twos Financial Tables prepared by the
Colomail Treasurer, and published the last Government Gorgette. The me shows the Revenue and
Copy to Treasury for info 20
sin
Expenditure of the Colony during the post your 1855, and the other gives comparative Statement of the Riveme and expenditure in 1855 and the year that preceded it.
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The Right Honorable
dir
Siz Genge Grey, Kart, J.B. K., M.P.,
Key
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Supliente
in the Bank.
the Colonial Fund
terms on which £15000 if Bank Corporation, stating to the Manager of the briental From the Colonial Secretary are deposited.
11 # Jannay,
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I have much Fortisfaction in calling the attention of Her Majesty's Government to the remarkable result exhibited.
The increased expenditure is principally on Public Works, rendered necessary by the rising importance of the Cortney.
very small, while the revence
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The Decrease in items items
reaches
revelice the very longe sum of £29.7.0. I take this opportunity to
thetre forseedings of an Extrandinary Board of Survey on the Colonial Mimics,
held on the 30th November last.
The regular Survey at the commencement of the Cument your
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1100
105
duly made, and the foredlings
will be attouched to the Treasurer's Ammal Acomnt, volnick_Iespect
Hirtly to receive.
I love the honor to be, With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your most Bedient, Humble Servant,
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th
Sir John Bowring
January, 1856.
to
Sir Gec :" "Grey, B., G.B...
No
17.
3 Iclosures.
Transm
Received
ansmitting
Treasurer's
and Expenditure of
Colony for the year
Returns of the Revenue
the
ending
31th December,
18357 to..
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REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG DURING TIIE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1855.
REVENUE.
EXPENDITURE.
Thurine of the
Corepert
едели
with 1054,
a
LAND REVENUE,
RENT, exclusive of Lands,
LICENSES:-
Spirit Dealers,
Pawnbrokers,
Auctioneers,
Salt Brokers,
Stone Quarriers,
Billiard Tables,
*
:
:
:
Opium Retailers,
FINES.
>>
73
Boarding-house Keepers,
TAXES.-POLICE ASSESSMENT :—
Balance on the Year ended 31st December, 1854, On Account of 1855,
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FINES, FEES, and FORFEITURES OF COURT:-
From the Supreme Court,
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Chief Magistrate and Court of Petty Sessions,
Marine Magistrate,
Superintendent of Police, Sheriff,
£212
1,004 16 71
10
0
23
10
£
3. d.
27,634 16
2,676 6
ESTABLISHMENTS :—
8
Governor,
£2,512
10
802 J
218
15
329
148 19
31 5
2,558
4
102 18
6,703 17
97
3,820
0
3,917
3
61
Medical,
Do.
for Hospital,
Educational,
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Colonial Secretary, Colonial Treasurer, Auditor General, Clerk of Councils,... Surveyor General, Registrar General, Harbour Master, Marriage Registrar, Emigration Officer, Police-rate Collectors, Judicial,
Ecclesiastical,
:
:
:
:
£
3. d.
2,685
94
2,456 12 8
1,359 13 6
757 9
11
110
13
6
1,420
365
1,327
50
200
123
6,074
13
736 16
9
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107
#
£200 !
0
130:
330
0
137
43
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59 3 7
4 3
One of the Justices of
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the Peace,
7 10 0
Police and Gaols, viz :-
Chief Magistrate and Establishment,.. Sheriff,
1,311
4 4
do.,
Superintendent of Police and Establishment,
£2,205
1,114
4,618 19
5
7,938
7
10
'rom the Supreme Court,
726
3 7
FEES.
>>
Chief Magistrate and
198
9
Court of Petty Sessions,
22
Burials,
25
,, Shipping Seamen,
13
Colonial Register,...
» Survey,..
H
FORFEITURES, from the Superintendent of Police,
FEES OF OFFICES:—
On Marriage Licenses,
Official Signatures and Seal of the Colony,.
» Registration of Boats and Hawkers,
Deed Registry,
Sailing Letters and Passc,
:
嘅
924 12
11
TOTAL ESTABLISHMENTS,
-
£ 26,073
3 10
159
14
3
2,395 11
61
---
190
7 10
205
195
8
1,373
6 10
PENSIONS, RETIRED ALLOWANCES, and GRATUITIES, REVENUE SERVICES, exclusive of Establishments, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, do.,
EDUCATION,
do.,
HOSPITALS,
do.,
+
---
POLICE and GAOLS,
do.,
1,049
11
RENT,
179
3
4
TRANSPORT,
225
0
3,425 12
9
CONVEYANCE OF MAILS,
WORKS and BUILDINGS,
SPECIAL RECEIPTS,
SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY,
REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY GOVERNMENT, MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,
++
140
12
+
368
11
4
LAND OF HOUSES PURCHASED,
*
*
667 0
ROADS, STREETS, and BRIDGES,
SPECIAL EXPENSES,
:
:
:
:
:
43 18
15
TOTAL,
:
£ 47,973
11
1
TOTAL....
Victoria, Hongkong, January the 7th, 1856.
£
R. RIENAECKER, Colonial Treasurer.
494
18
8
473
8
10
56
19
9
4
15
10
282
16
13
1,852
7
5
785
11
835
8
8,357
0
3
1,534 12
3
62 14 7
40,813 11
2
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COMPARATIVE TABLE OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IN 1854 AND 1855.
REVENUE.
1854
1855
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
EXPENDITURE.
Licenses,
Pawnbrokers'
do.,
Auctioneers'
do.,
Salt Brokers'
do..
Stone Quarry
do.,
Billiard Tables do.,
Opium Dealers' do.,
Land Revenue,
Rents, exclusive of Lands, Spirit
£ 3. d. 11,825 10 8 2,273 10 10 2,158 11 9
656 5 0 156 5 0
427 1 8
802 1
£ d. 27,634 16 5
2,676 6 2,512 10 7 8
£ S.
d. 15,809 5 9 402 15 10
£ 3. d.
T
Governor, Colonial Secretary,
-
+
353 18 9
145 16 8
218 15 0
62 10 0
Treasurer,
Auditor,
Clerk of Councils,
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41 13 1,856 14
4
Forfeitures of do,
do.,
»
Boarding-house Keepers' Licenses,
Tax,-Police Assessment,
Fines of Courts,
Fees of
Fees of Offices:
On Marriages,..
Burials,
Official Signatures and Seal,
» Registration of Boats andĮ
Hawkers,
104 11
&
---
3,327 0 9
689 2
49 13 14
905 1 2
478 2 6
31 5 0 2,558 4 4 102 18 4 3,917 3 6 1,311 4 41 159 14 3 924 12 11
51 0 10
Surveyor General,... Registrar General,
+
10 8 4
Harbour Master,
701 10 3.
590 2 622 2 2 110 1 19 11
Marriage Registrar,
1 13 4
+1+
Ecclesiastical,
Emigration Officer,
Police-rate Assessors & Collectors, Judicial, ..
Educational, ...
Medical,
Police and Gaols,
9 3 4
7 10 0
I 13 4
111 10 2
H
702 14
"
Deed Registry,
» Sailing Letters and Passes,
170 0 0
3
Ill 13 4
9
<<
,, Shipping Seamen,
Colonial Register,...
» Survey,
Sale of Government Property, Reimbursements in Aid of Ex- penses incurred by Govern-
ment,
Miscellaneous Receipts,.
924
7 6 3 4
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+
241 13 4
205 3 4 195
8 4
1,373 9 3
190 6 10
1,049 11 8
179 3 225 0 0 140 12 6
93 13 2
Establishments,
25 8 4
670 15 0
78 13 6
125 8 4 179 3 4 225 0
Revenue Services,
9 7 6
Pensions, Retired Allowances,}
Gratuities,
Administration of Justice,
Education,
Hospital,...
Police and Gaols,
101 0 10
Rent,
251 7 8
Special
5 9 0 37 0 2
do.,
Total,...
27,045 3 5| 47,973 11 11 21,052 11 0 Deduct Decreases
124 3
Nett Increase,
368 11 4
667 0 9
43 18 14
117 3 7
661 11 9 6 17 11
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Transport, ...
Works and Buildings,
Roads, Streets, and Bridges, Conveyance of Mails,
Land or House Purchased, Special Expenses,
+
124 3 4
20,923 7 8
Victoria, Hongkong, January the 7th, 1856.
€
1854
1855
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
+
£ *. 2,953 13 4 2,544 7 1,587 11
d.
£ S. d. 2,685 4 94
£ 3.
d.
£
8. d.
208
B ફ્
108
5
2,456 12 8
1
1,359 13 6
87 14
9
227 17 7
H
---
---
855 17 104 16 2 1,322 6 54 398 6 11 1,317 3 10 50 8 0 118 0 126 2 7 5,763 9
973 11 8 110 1 6 499 15 10 7,073 8 5Į
25,799 0 B
757
9 11
98 7 7
110 13 6
5 17 4
1,420 4
97 17 11
365 1
33 5 I
1,327 8 43
10 4 6
50 0
0
8 0
200 9
82 9 2
123 4 6,074 13 7 736 16 9 137
2 4 330 0 0 7,938 7 10
26,073 3 10 1,399 13 5
311 4 2
2 17 101
236 14 11
27 0 10
H
169 15 10
864 19 4
1,125 10 3
11 9 2
202 5
-
---
76 8 13 19 212 8 84 1,599 1 11 1,081 13 4 225 12 7 4,589 5 94
0
494 18 8
473 8 10 56 19 9
483 9 6
271 3 24
19 8 3
4 15 10 282 16 1,852 7 5 785 9 11
9 3 4
1
70 7 5
253 5 6
296 3 5
648 5 11
835 3 8 3 8,357 0 1,534 12 3
609 11 1 3,767 14
-
886 6
174 8
4
174 8 4
1
0 10
1 0 10
...
62 14 7
62 14 7
Total,...
34,635 0 1 Deduct Decrease,
Nett Increase,
40,813 11
2
7,804 5 6 1,625 14 5
6,178 11
1
R. RIENAECKER,
Colonial Treasurer.
1,625 14 5
1
Proceedings of a Board of Survey, held at the COLONIAL TREASURY OF HONGKONG, this the
pursuant to the Order of His Excellency THE GOVERNOR.
The Hovorable WI Mercer Engure Colonial Seritury
Members, M. Pingrcher Esquire Colen of Treasurer
bh! It I Cheverly Esquire Surveyor Ineral.
this teeth
day of
Sovember 1854,
The Board having examined the exact Coins existing in the Colonial Treasury this day, found the same to be as follows, viz :--
RUPEES.
CHINESE COPPER CASH.
DOLLARS.
STERLING COINS.
TOTAL
IN
109
IN THE STRONG VAULT,
IN THE TREASURER'S CHEST,
d.
£
d.
5.1384 3180
1500 24/10
3917940 82803
5,972 25 1345 6 1024*2885
16913 113 1024*2, 885 4 774
TOTAL,
***
8.378/4 23,500 45737 65 9823 70 79 78,799 7 1044
18 furthering -
Amounting in all to Nine Hen thousand seven hundred ninely nine Sounds one shitting and tom pince me
amcount shown as the Balance remaining this day as per Pressari's Cask Brook !
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VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
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the
30
the
day of
November
183
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110
Schedule of Despatches transmitted by the Covernor
of Hongkong
to the Secretary of State for the Colorries by " the Mail Steamer "Madras" via Southampton, on 15 January 1856.
the
M.4m
“.
of
Desqu
Date
of
ارد؟
Subject of Despatch
of Juck
-Duplicates
168 54 Dech 1855 Transmitting lotters closing the correspondence on the
subject of the American ship Reindeer
169.
th
17064
171 117
142
195
1711154
#
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Acknowledging receipt of Despatches to Nr. 19 of the
Septeruber, with various Circulars
Reporting important Sale of brown lands on the 18t
November 1855.
Relative to postpone
in the
-nement of the Briminal Sessions: for November last, and expected interruption administration of Justice, in consequence of thief
Justice Huline's continued illness.
Reporting.
condemnation of the Prize Brig Greta
Acknowledging Circular of 6th September, and Suggesting the creation of a Lighthouse on Pratas Island -
Replying to Despatch Wr. 12, of 10th September,~- on the Subject of the release of 16 Prisoners on the Queen's Birthday, in May
May last
2
jarone
j
Date
Deap Disp.
Subject of Despatch
175 140 Decbr. 1855 Ackuswledging Circular of 15th August on the subject of leave of
absence, and calling
uttere low ilo
a certain reference
therein
A
No
کمرے
Jurch
196
#
2
3
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20th
Acknowledging Circular of 20
2 September,
embers, and referring
to expected instructions on the subject of Chinese- Emigration
Reporting death of Commodore
rrowe
Abbot, suited States
6 Mates Navy cove
Originals
povaryths Transmitting the dule of Despatches exdressed to the secreting
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dcknowledging receipt of despatebes to No. 37 of. 3th November, 14, nove
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Suclosing Notification publishing Returns of Land sa held in the Colony during the year 1855-
Respecting employment of a Foreman of Works in the surveyor General's Department -
schnowledging Despatch Wr. 22 of 7th October 1855, on the subject of the act of the Victoria Legislature to make provision for certain Chinese Immigrants.
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meashires adopted for the disposal of Criminal and. Summary Jurisdiction cases, during the continued illness of Chrisf prstice Huline
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Transmitting Lists of Members of the Executive and
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Legislative Councils for the half year ending 31 December 1888
Acknowledging Despatch Nr. 20 of 4th October 1855; on the subject of the naturalization of Mestre Rievaucher and Dalmada
Reporting bolonel Caine's return from India
Transmitting Copy of Ordinance Nr. 1 of 1886, re-enacting the provisions of the Neutrality Ordinance (Colonial) Wo. 1 of 1855.
Suggesting arrangements for the administration of pistice, in the event of thief Justice Kuline's retirement from the Beuch
Submitting proposal from the oriental Bank Corporation
al
Houghong, to receive in deposit the unappropriated Balances in the Colonial Treasury
a Perblic
Relative to projected formation of a
Quay in front of houses on the north side
the Queen's Road in Victoria
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1856 Acknowledging Despatch NB, 18 of 90th September 1855, and submitting correspondence with the Respective officers of orduance on the subject of the resumption of the Navy
Land at West Point.
Reporting deposit of Surplews Trends of the Colony with the Oriental Bank berporation.
Transmitting
Treasurer's Retsirns of the Revenue and ~ Expenditure of the Colony for the year ending 3 1% December
1955, 90
betonial Secretary
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of
Incl.
with b
Copies, it Jucts. (810-2⋅)
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Miscellaneous.
Fremment 3934 cong trong
112
werning fvernment offices, Pretoria,
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9 Honighnug, 1 Achuary 1866.
I have the hover to rekunoledge
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the receipt, on the 30th selline, of your Circular of the 21. Arreuber "last, trgether with Derpatches - Nov 1 to 11, the last of 8th December 1866,
Circulars of the 23 And 4. Norimber.
Alas
38
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Despatelier Woes to 40, the last of
19th November,
The Right Honorable
H. Labmelure, M. P.,
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Land at West Point.
Reporting deposit of Surplus Trends of the Colony with the criental Bank berporation.
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1855, 700
Transmitting Tresurer's Returns of the Revenue and ~ Expenditure of the Colony for the year ending 31% 3
December
Colonial Secretary.
of
Inch.
3
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RECEIVED
Mivecllanens.
APRIO
1856
Sir,
112
Gremment Offices, Pretoria,
"Hongkong, 1 February 1866.
I have the liner to rekumoledge the receipt, on the 30th ultimo, of your beroular of the 21 Wreaker Morencer last, together with Despinteles - Nov 1. to'll, the last of 8th December, 1855,
and
Circulars of the 2374 and 241 Rovember.
Aless
Despatelice Wr38 to 41, the last of
40
the November,
19th
The Right Hommable
H. Labmuehere, M. P.,
Bei,
Bes
and wetter of 11th November from Sir George Grey;
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I have the hover to be
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with the highest respect,
Siz,
Your muret Obedient,
Hammble Servant,
John Ben
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3235 tong tong
RECEIVE
APRIO
1856
113
Government offices, Victoria,
Aoughing, 1st February, 1856.
I have the houp to acknowledge
Sir George Grey's Despatch 1.38, dutch # November last, on the subject.
12th
F
from
the Treaty with Irpan.
On the 24th of October I received the Naval Commander in Chief
Copy of the ratified Treaty which I caused to be inserted in the Government Gazette of 27# betobr.-
The Right Arunable
Henry Labouchere, M. &,
tc.
te.
ta.
t
114
I have
reported to the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs the position in which I understand the
Treats to place us. I am of opinion
that under the existing state
f
things
us nations, except the
Chiniere and the dutch, have
any
right to trade with the Japancie
and
om the
from
the privileges enjoyed
by those nations,
excluded by
There is no
we are
our mon
expressly
Treaty Foreign Trade in Japan,
fix
cxcept such as is carried ou through the authorities, who the prices and conditions of Sale and purchase, and by a late arrangement the monopoly of
C
Trade with Holland has passed
into the hands of the Dutch
Government, which has come to
an
understanding with the Japanese authorities
for
the
needful supply of Foreign articles.
An application
was made to me
some time ago to grant
a
Certificate of Registre under the Notification inserted in the Houghong Gazette of 4th August last, as reported in my duepated A 106 dated 28th July 1855, but I have been given to understand by the Owners of the Vessel that the intention of sending
sending her to Japan has been abandoned
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in consequence of the unfavourable information lately received as to our Commercial prospects in
that quarter.
I have the honor to be, With the highest respect,
Sir,
Foreign Office
Si list
Braid q
Frac
Your most obedient
Humble Servant,
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Arhu Benning
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Mary Kory
56
My
dear sis
I hope
(Phirats)
115
Goverment Movies
Hong Kong Tebancary 1. 1856
'll forgive ine if with refermento
the Colony whose interest & importance are
tore are incre
increasing
day to day I venture now'd this to intor de a few words
expon your
kind attention.
- As
I have before us a bright priturity - Une sevenue is rapidly increasing. _ the character of the proponlation is impressing. great public works and in progry
in progress poosidad. for by and
aus awer resources – & Scannot but hope
A
that the
we have to as:
im,
pinsition & prosperity of the Blong will be a valuable andiliang in references to the great abjects complish not only in China, but in circumjacent regions.
With a view to the future it is of consummate portance that appropriate functionaries should be no. minated to the various offices. __ K in this respecte am deplorably off, & shall soon be yet more shoone of my of good government. Thongs the Chief Justi.. hange on... he has not for many mouths been able to passide on there is little chance of his cans doing so
vous this You & there is
Harent
-
but his calary is important catisfactorily _ but his calary is
means
& be will
remain in the fotong until ordoned away by his medical advisors. Santicipate however that M. C. Anstey with
Herman Merrivale. Esq.
Under Set of State
have
1ہو کر
-
labe ins plass - & there will be a vacancy for the
Attorney Generalship . the position coilt private pers
1
is mouth from $9.
with Bridges on the whole,
to
a year.
I was will satisfied
Lawyer he did
hist
Av a
c. U but de savior in the Deplomatic department bie
" si ate practice" did deviously intropine with live inde: pendent active_ & the macener in which be left the factares
Grieving
De eco
me no notice, & a bou.
whee, & a bandoning me under coxenon.
4 great embarrasement from the incapacity of the
of
sonr
Judge / confined to his bed ) = { cartt anang important quis . tions in abeyance of which Mr. Bridger had charge) was not quite decorous. Mr. Bridger has no right
right se & enplären M. reas to take the offence he exhibited on Me Anclig's
nation. He
breeflifs barrister to the Extray,
تکو
nomie
-Khas
amused a competivers in the 5 years he has practiced
here
Luccess being due to his official position
hove, - much of his success
love and
the penchably reselare him by a
" first Magistrate... Shops you
our
hime by a good
задатки
will
man. With the Cenigration jane- tions the Salary is $ 1200 a year. The functions of
Aferctant Magistrate
J
are not
not "satisfactorily discharged
by the gentleman who hai do the post _ but the deficits
or
a character as to authorize suspention not of to grave dismissal _ they hocusver are sued as would unt
allows me to crnear in any
ndation for afe= pointing
appointing
116
M. Mitchell to the thief Majichater
place. The loss of the Colonial Treasurer (whose life
hangs
AA A
thread) with be a some
a sone cataniely
to the
Colony. His services are begond all praise Aste
the Surveyor General, " do not think there will be no-
1
serious incxuxenience in his leaving the felony as Jenn
supply his place. The real wanto one a
tionaries _ of the subordinate,
дей
class of fans.
subordinate grades _ between the
imposion officers _ & the
-
nong inferior. ur police in all its lower departments is thoroughly corrupt &
sadly inefficient : When we recvent it from such En-
as we can get hold of they alounet inossiably
as to Prientals they are invest all pol.
харсана
take to drin
drinking-
luted by brides dao compederated for the protection of one another that detection & punichen.
ichment Are
exceeding is
difficult.
Let one add in fine that the reputation of the Polony
for insalubrity is undeserved. He climate is better- than the average of Exopical regions. We exfp, from firms (Shave just recovered from an attack) but with proper precautions the dangers are not great-a
"great- & venturas ti day a large majority of deather and traceable to
impou.
inspire.
dence; _ caneless & needless exposure to t the Son, intens=
perance, - inattention in
in many shapes to prealitionary
measures, da general forgetfulness that much
he dared & done at home which it is wise to refraine
Freer
Loring & Loing abroad
Boss truly Yours
John Barn
P. the Cotoneal Tussurry gets to becope
lay
the last.
I huvi
とい
tem
Mer abscii
but t
Chir
buty
the lef
C
A
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lov ter w
chase of saving
am
most excellent furiteen my
Pr
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also facer l
of. M Labor down.
wol
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with
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Private.
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by you in can
3230 Hong Jong
may
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RECEIVEL
APRIO
Commercial-
Letter
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Referred tos.
Baare 15 April / 56 – L. Fr.
Reported on 3680
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Immigration
117
Government Offices, Victoria,
Houghing, 5th Ebruary, 1856
I have the hour to inform you
that
towards the end of last mouth a copy of "the Chinese Passenger act 1855' was
hands by a private residents
my
placed in un the Colony.
in
it was
Seeing from the last clance that actually in force
here even without
notification from the Government ! determined, on the Authority of the
The Right Honorable
Stenry Labouchere, M. P.,
:
Ac.
No. 53 Hoc.
London Gazette officially received in which it was announced as laving obtained the Royal assent, to publish
it at once and
enforce
it from
ente of publication.
Accordingly the enclosed
the:
Notification and Proclamation ontel
cot and 26th January respectively were drawn up and appeared the Government Gazette
in
A few days after the above rate
I had the hown to receive
your
Repatch N. 11 of 8th descruber last,
with the Act enclosed.
A second Notification
was
in consequence prepared and will appear in next Saturday's Gazette.
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12
3
جو میرا
118
Jenclose
have to report
copy of it - and I also report that as it
be
may
impossible to procure a European
vessel leaving
Surgeon for every
this with ruigrants, and as Schedule A under the first
regulation regarding destruments, He seems to contemplate such impossibility, I have directed_ the humigration Officer to procure from the Master a declaration of his inability to engage
a
regular practitioner and to permit the employment of a
otherwise competent, and
person
osessing the
Passengers.
the confidence of the
57
:
I have the honor to be;
With the highest respect,
Dis
Your most obedient
Jumble Servant
Sthin Berna
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Glory
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m.
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Gov. 32.86 3237
Entire da
gug long.
119
26th April/56
For John Bowring
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121.
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Pie
I have to acknowledge
The receipt of goue despatchin
I.
d
Wy. Nos 20 & 21 of
the 64 of
8
February & to convey.
you my approval of
Which you
You have
The steps adnich Taken with regard to the Publication of the "Chinese Papengers Act of
1855", and also in the case of the vessel Jament
Millets, cleared from
Hong Kong with Chinese Passengers For Adelaide
I have de
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No. 12.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
**
It having been notified in the London Gazette of August 17th, 1855, that "the Chinese Passengers' Act 1855' has received the Royal Assent, His Excellency The Governor is pleased to direct the publication of the same for general information.
This Act will therefore be enforced from this date, and the Emigration Officer has been instructed accordingly.
!
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 25th January, 1856.
W. T. MERCER,
Colonial Secretary.
ANNO DECIMO OCTAVO & DECIMO NONO VICTORIA REGINÆ.
CAP. CIV.
An Act for the Regulation of Chinese Passenger Ships.
[14th August, 1855.]
Whereas Abuses have occurred in conveying Emigrants from Ports in the Chinese Seas: And whereas it is expe dient to prevent such Abuses: Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows:
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Definition of certain
I. In the Construction of this Act, the Term "Chinese Passenger Ship" shall include every Ship carrying from any Port in Hong Kong, and every British Ship carrying from any Port in China or within One hundred Miles of Terms herein men- the Coast thereof, more than Twenty Passengers, being Natives of Asia; the Word " Colony" shall include all Her tioned.. Majesty's Possessions abroad not being under the Government of the East India Company; the Word "Governor shall signify the Person for the Time being lawfully administering the Government of such Colony; the Term "Legistature of Hong Kong" shall signify the Governor and Legislative Council or other Legislative Authority of the same for the Time being; the Word" Ship" shall include all Sea-going Vessels; the Terms "Commander" and Master" of any Ship shall include any Person for the Time being in command or charge of the same; the Term Emigration Officer" shall include every Person lawfully acting as Emigration Officer, Immigration Agent or Protector of Emigrants, and every Person authorized by the Governor of any British Colony to carry out the Provisions of this Act; and the Term "British Consul" shall include every Person lawfully exercising Consular Authority on behalf of Her Majesty in any Foreign Port.
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II. It shall be lawful for the Legislature of Hong Kong, by any Ordinance to be by them enacted for that Pur- Legislature of Hong- pose, to make Regulations respecting Chinese Passenger Ships, and, in the Case of British Ships, respecting the kong to make Regula- Treatment of the Passengers therein while at Sea; and until such Enactment, the Regulations contained in Schedule tions respecting Pas- (4.) to this Act annexed shall be in force: Provided always, that no such Ordinance shall.come into operation until senger Ships, &c. Her Majesty's Confirmation of the same shall have been proclaimed in Hong Kong by the Governor thereof.
Governor of Hong-
II It shall be lawful for the Governor of Hong Kong to declare, by Proclamation, for the Purposes of this Act and of the said Regulations, what shall be deemed to be the Duration of the Voyage of any Chinese Passenger Ship, kong to declare Length and by snch Proclamation to alter the Scales of Dietary, Medicines, and Medical Comforts contained in the aforesaid of Voyages. Schedule (4)
out
No Chinese Pas-
more than Seven
IV. No Chinese Passenger Ship shall clear out or proceed to Sea on any Voyage of more than Seven Days' Duration until the Master thereof shall have received from an Emigration Officer a Copy of the aforesaid Regulations, senger Ship to clear and a Certificate in the Form contained in Schedule B. to this Act annexed, or in such other Form as may be pre- on Voyage of scribed by the said Legislature, which Copy and Certificate, with any Documents to be attached thereto (herein-after Days without Emigra- designated as Emigration Papers,) shall be signed by the said Emigration Officer, nor until the Master shall, with tion Officer's Certifi- Two sufficient Sureties, to be approved by the said Emigration Officer, have entered into a joint and several Bond in cate and Copy of Regu- the Sum of One thousand Pounds to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, in the Form contained in Schedule C. lations, nor until Bond to this Act annexed, or in such other Form as shall be prescribed by the said Legislature.
be given to Crown.
V. The said penal Sum of One thousand Pounds shall be due and recoverable notwithstanding any Penalty or Penalty of Bond, Forfeiture imposed by this Act or by the aforesaid Regulations, and whether such Penalties or Forfeitures shall have when recoverable. been sued for and recovered or not..
VI. It shall be lawful for the Commander of any of Her Majesty's Ships of War, or for any Emigration Officer, Commander of Ships Custom House Officer, or British Consul, to enter and search any Chinese Passenger Ship (being a British Vessel of War, &c., may or within British Jurisdiction) so long as such Ship shall have any Passengers on board, and for Forty-eight Hours search Ships, or re- quire Production of afterwards, and in case such Ship shall be engaged on a Voyage of more thau Seven Days' Duration, to require the Papers. Production of the Emigration Papers of such Ship, and to examine all Persons on board of the same, in order to ascertain whether the Provisions of this Act and of the Regulations aforesaid have been complied with; and any Person who refuses to allow, attempts to avoid, or obstructs any such Entry, Search, or Examination, or who knowingly misleads or deceives any Person lawfully making any such Search or Examination, or who, being the Master of the Ship or having the Emigration Papers in his Custody, fails to produce the same when required as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanor.
VII. In case of any Neglect or Refusal to comply with any of the Provisions of this Act or any of the Regula- Penalty for Neglect tions aforesaid, or to perform any Stipulation in any of the Contracts made with the Passengers, the Master of the to comply with Regula Ship, and any other Person who may have been guilty of or have aided or abetted such Neglect or Refusal, shall tions, &o. each be deemed for each Offence guilty of a Misdemeanor.
VIII. If any Chinese Passenger Ship clears out or proceeds to Sea on any Voyage exceeding Seven Days in Ship to be forfeited Duration without such Emigration Papers as aforesaid, or if the Emigration Papers of any Chinese Passenger Ship for clearing without are forged or fraudulently altered, such Ship shall, if she is a British Ship, or if,. not being a British Ship, the Emigration Papers, or for Forgery of such Offence is committed and the Ship is seized in Her Majesty's Dominions or in the Territories of the East India
Papers. Company, be forfeited to Her Majesty.
IX. Every Person who commits or aids- or abets in committing any Act or Default by which any Chinese Penalties in addition Passenger Ship may become liable to Forfeiture shall be liable to a Penalty not exceeding. One hundred Pounds for to Forfeiture.
each Offence.
Mode of enforcing
X. It shall be lawful for any Commissioned Officer on Full Pay in the Military or Naval Service of Her Majesty, or any British Officer of Customs, or any British Consul, to seize and detain any Ship which has become Forfeiture. subject to Forfeiture as aforesaid, and bring her for Adjudication before the High Court of Admiralty in England or Ireland, or any Court having Admiralty Jurisdiction in Her Majesty's Dominions or in the Territories of the East India Company, and such Court may thereupon make such Order in the Case as it thinks fit, and may award such Portion of the Proceeds of the Sale of any forfeited Ship as it thinks right to the Officer bringing in the same for Adjudication, or to any Persons damaged by the Act or Default which has rendered the Ship liable to Forfeiture.
Officer not liable for
reasonable Grounds.
XI. No such Officer as aforesaid shall be responsible, either civilly or criminally, to any Person whomsoever in respect of the Seizure or Detention of any Ship that has been seized or detained by him in pursuance of the any Seizure made on Provisions herein contained, notwithstanding that such Ship is not brought in for Adjudication, or, if so brought in, is declared not to be liable to Forfeiture, if it is shown to the Satisfaction of the Judge or Court before whom any Trial relating to such Ship or such Seizure or Detention is held that there are reasonable Grounds for such Seizure
or Detention; but if no such Grounds are shown, such Judge or Court may award Payment of Costs and Damages
any Party aggrieved, and make such other Order in the Premises as be or it thinks just.
to
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Fine may be subati- tuted for Forfeiture.
Mode of Procedure in Criminal Cases.
Application of Pen-
alties.
Written Declarations
XII. It shall be lawful for the Court before which any Ship liable to Forfeiture under this Act is proceeded against to impose such a pecuniary Penalty as to the same Court shall seem fit, in lieu of condemning the Ship, and in such Case to cause the Ship to be detained until the Penalty is paid, and to cause any Penalty so imposed to be applied in the same Manuer in which the Proceeds of the said Ship, if condemned and sold by Order of the Court, would have been applicable.
XIII. All Misdemeanors and other Criminal Offences punishable under this Act shall be dealt with, tried, and judged of in the same Manner as Misdemeanors and other Offences punishable under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, and all the Rules of Law, Practice, or Evidence applicable to the last-mentioned Misdemeanors and Offences shall be applicable to Misdemeanors and other Offences under this Act.
XIV. Any Court, Justice, or Magistrate imposing any Penalty under this Act for which no specific Application is herein provided may, if it or he thinks fit, direct the whole or any Part thereof to be applied in compensating any person for any Wrong or Damage which he may have sustained by the Act or Default in respect of which such Penalty is imposed, or in or towards Payment of the Expenses of the Proceedings; and, subject to such Directions or specific Application as aforesaid, all Penalties recovered in the United Kingdom shall be paid into the Receipt of Her Majesty's Exchequer in such Manner as the Treasury may direct, and shall be carried to and form Part of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom; and all Penalties recovered in any British Possession shall be paid over into the Public Treasury of such Possession, and form Part of the Public Revenue thereof.
XV. In any legal Proceeding taken under this Act or in respect of the Bond herein-before required, any Docu- of Commanders, &c., ment purporting to be the written Declaration of any British Consul, or of the Commander of any of Her Majesty's prima facie Evidence. Ships of War, or to be a Copy of the Proceedings of any Court of Justice, shall, without any Proof of Signature, be received in Eveidnce, in case it shall appear that such Copy or Declaration, if produced in the United Kingdom, was officially transmitted to One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, or, if produced in any Colouy, was officially transmitted to the Governor thereof: Provided always, that no Person making such written Declaration as aforesaid shall be capable of receiving a Share of any Penalty or Forfeiture which shall be procured by such written Declaratiou.
Short Title.
Commencement of
Act.
XVI. This Act may be cited for any Purpose whatever under the Name of the "Chinese Passengers 1855."
Act,
XVII. This Act shall come into operation as soon as it shall have been proclaimed in Hong Kong by the Go- vernor thereof, or if not so preclaimed, on the First Day of January next ensuing.
SCHEDULE (4.)
Regulations respecting Chinese Passenger Ships.
Note. The wilful and fraudulent Breach of any of these Regulations by the Person in charge of any Chinese Passenger Ship is punishable by Forfeiture of the Ship, and every Person concerned in such Breach is liable to a Fine of One hundred Pounds for each Offence.
I. No Chinese Passenger Ship shall clear out or proceed to Sea on any Voyage of more than Seven Days' Dura- tion without a Certificate from an Emigration Officer; and such Certificate shall be in the Form provided by the Chinese Passenger Act, 1855.
II. No Emigration Officer shall be bound to give such Certificate in respect of any Chinese Passenger Ship till. Seven Days after receiving Notice that the Ship is to carry Passengers, and of her Destination, and of her proposed Day of Sailing, nor unless there are on board a Surgeon and Interpreter approved by such Emigration Officer.
III. After receiving such Notice, the Emigration Officer shall be at liberty at all Times to enter and inspect the Ship, and the Fittings, Provisions, and Stores therein, and any Person impeding him in such Entry or Inspection, or refusing to allow of the same, shall be liable to a Fine of not more than One hundred Pounds for each Offence.
IV. The Emigration Officer shall not give his Certificate unless he shall be satisfied,-
1. That the Ship is sea-worthy, and properly manned, equipped, fitted, and ventilated; and has not on board any Cargo likely, from its Quality, Quantity, or Mode of Stowage, to prejudice the Health or Safety of the Passengers:
2. That the Space appropriated to the Passengers in the 'Tween Decks contains at the least Twelve Super- ficial and Seventy-two Cubical Feet of Space for every Adult on board; that is to say, for every Passenger above Twelve Years of Age, and for every Two Passengers between the Ages of One Year and Twelve Years: 3. That a Space of Five Superficial Feet per Adult is left clear on the Upper Deck for the Use of the Passengers;
4. That Provisions, Fuel, and Water have been placed on board of good Quality, properly packed, and sufficient to supply the Passengers on board during the declared Duration of the intended Voyage, according to the following Scale:
Rice,
Salted Provisions.-
Wholly Pork; or
Pork, Beef, and Fish
Pork and Fish; or
Salted Vegetable or Pickles
Water
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Firewood
Tea
F
Calomel,
Blue Pill,
DIETARY SCALE,
. 1 per diem.
女 do.
4
15
do.
Imperial Quarts 3
do.
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2 do.
oz.
do.
5. That Medicines and Medical Comforts have been placed on board according to the following Scale:
SCALE OF MEDICINES AND MEDICAL COMFORTS:
Rhubarb Powder,
For every 100 Passengers, and in like Proportion for any greater or less Number.
Compound Jalap Powder,
Ipecacuanba Powder,
Opium,
Dover's Powder,
Magnesia,
Epsom Salts.
Chloride of Lime,
Tartar Emetic,
Quinine,.
Antimonial Powder,
Extract of Colocynth, Compound,
Carbonate of Ammonia,
Assafœtida,
Camphor,
Camphorated Liniment,
Catechu,
·
+
Prepared Chalk,
Tincture of Opium, Turpentine,
3 oz.
Senna Leaves,
2
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Blistering Plaister,
2
Sulphur Sublimed
12
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Sulphur Ointment,
12
Linseed Flour,
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Castor Oil,
Oil of Peppermint,
Adhesive Plaister, spread,
4 Drams. Ringworm Ointment,
Aromatic Spirits of Hartshorn,
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8
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24 02.
6 Bottles.
2 oz.
2 Yards.
Simple Ointment,
2 oz.
Jeremie's Opiate,.
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Cubebs Powder,
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Sweet Spirits of Nitre,
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Sulphate of Copper,
Sulphate of Zinc,
16 oz.
16
50
2 oz. Phial.
4
*
12 Drams.
4 lb
16 oz.
16
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2 ED
1
Lunar Caustic,
4 Drams.
*
8
Lime Juice,
36 Quarts.
*
16
"
Rum or Brandy,.
36
#
Instruments, &c.
Set of Amputating and other Surgical Instruments (if there be any Person on board competent to use them).
i One Ounce Glass Measure.
1 Minim Glass Measure.
1 Pestle and Mortar (Wedgewood).
1 Set of Weights and Scales (Grains in box).
1 Set of common Splints.
1 Set of Bleeding Lancets.
1 Silver Catheter.
■ Spatula.
1 Dressing Scissors.
1 Infusion Box.
1 Quire of Country Paper.
1 Penknife.
2 Metal Bed Pans.
2 Trusses for Hernia, Right and Left.
2 Small Syringes.
4 Ounces prepared Lint.
2 Pieces Cloth for Bandages.
V. The Master of any Chinese Passenger Ship being a British Ship and proceeding on a Voyage of more than Seven Days' Duration shall, during the whole of the intended Voyage, make Issues of Provisions, Fuel, and Water, according to the aforesaid Dietary Scale, and shall not make any Alteration, except for the manifest Advantage of the Passengers, in respect of the Space allotted to them as aforesaid, or in respect of the Means of Ventilation, and shall not ill-use the Passengers, or require them (except in case of Necessity) to help in working the Vessel; and shall issue Medicines and Medical Comforts, as shall be requisite, to the best of his Judgment, and shall call at such Ports as may be mentioned in the Emigration Officer's Clearing Certificate for fresh Water and other Necessaries; and shall
carry them without unnecessary Delay to the Destination to which they have contracted to proceed. VI. The Emigration Officer shall not give his Certificate until he shall have mustered the Passengers, and have ascertained to the best of his Power that they understand whither they are going, and comprehend the Nature of any Contracts of Service which they have made; he shall also take care that a Copy of the Form of such Contracts, or an Abstract of their Substance, signed by himself, is appended to the said Certificate: If any of the Passengers are in bad Health, or insufficiently provided with Clothing, or if the Contracts are unfair, or if there is Reason to suspect that Frand or Violence have been practised in their Collection or Embarkation, he may detain the Ship, and, if he shall think fit, may order all or any of the Passengers to be re-landed.
in
SCHEDULE (B.) Emigration Officer's Certificate. &c. I hereby authorize the Chinese Passenger Ship
to proceed to Sea for the Port of and I certify that the said Ship can legally carry
Adults, and that there are on board Passengers, making in all
Adults, viz.,
Men,
Women,
Male Children, and
Female Children, such Children being between the Ages of One and Twelve Years; that the Space set apart and to be kept clear for the Use of such Emigrants is as follows:--On the Upper Deck, Superficial Feet, being [kere describe the Space), and in the Between Decks
Superficial Feet, being [here describe the Space]; that the Ship is properly manned and fitted, and that the Means of ventilating the Part of the Between Decks appropriated to Passengers are as follows, [here describe the Means of Ventilation]; that the Ship is furnished with a proper Quantity of good Provisions, Fuel, and Water for
Days' Issues to the Passengers according to the annexed Dietary Scale, and with a proper Quantity of Medicines, Instruments, and Medical Comforts according to the annexed Scale of Medical Necessaries; that I have inspected the Contracts between the Emigrants and their intended Employers (the Terms of which are annexed to this Certificate), and consider them reasonable; that no Fraud appears to have been practised in collecting the Emigrants; and that there are on board a Surgeon and Interpreter] approved by me, and designated [respectively.
and} Master of the Ship is to put into
for Water and fresh Vegetables.]
Dated this
Day of
and
18
(Signed)
* These Scales must be these prescribed by the Regulations in Schedule A.
[The
Emigration Officer.
+ In case the Ship has been authorized to proceed without an Interpreter, omit the Part between Brackets, and add “and that the Ship has been authorized to proceed without an Intrepreter."
The Part between Brackets is to be inserted or not, as may be required.
SCHEDULE (C)
Form of Bond to be given by the Masters of Chinese Passenger Ships,
Know all Men by these Presents, That we are held and firmly bound unto our Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, in the Sum of One thousands Pounds of good and lawful Money of Great Britain, to be paid to our said Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors; to which Payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and every of us, jointly and severally, for and in the whole, our Heirs, Executors, Administrators, and every of them, firmly by these
Presents.
18
Sealed with our Scals,
Dated this
Day of Whereas by the Chinese Passenger Act, 1855, it is enacted, that before any Chinese Passenger Ship shall clear out or proceed to Sea on a Voyage of more than Seven Days' computed Duration, the Master thereof shall, with Two sufficient Sureties to be approved by an Emigration Officer, enter into a Bond to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, in the Sum of One thousand Pounds.
whereof
Now the Condition of this Obligation is this, that if (in respect of the Ship
+
is Master) all and every of the Requirements of the said Chinese Passenger Act, and of the Regulations contained in Schedule (4.) to the said Act annexed, or enacted by the Legislature of Hongkong, shall be well and truly observed and performed [*in like Manner as the same ought to be observed and performed in case the said Ship were a British Ship, and the said.
a British Subject], then this Obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full Force and Effect.
Signed, sealed, and delivered by the above-bounden
and
in the Presence of
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No. 13.
JOHN BOWRING.
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China.
Whereas by an Act of the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland passed in this the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Years of Her Majesty's Reign, entitled An Act for the Regulation of Chinese Passenger Ships, under the third clause thereof it is enacted, that "it shall be lawful for the Governor of Hongkong to declare by Proclamation "for the purposes of this Act, what shall be deemed to be the duration of the Voyage of any Chinese Passenger Ship :"-
Now therefore I, SIR JOHN BOWRING, Governor as aforesaid, by this my Proclamation issued for that purpose, do declare that the following shall be the Rule of Computation by which the Length of the Voyage of any Ship carry- ing Chinese Passengers from Hongkong the several Places hereinafter mentioned shall be computed, for the purposes of the Act above referred to; that is to say :-
Passage from Hongkong to the undermentioned Places for Ships propelled by Sails.
IN THE MONTHS
October to March. April to September.
(both inclusive.)
West Coast of America South of the Equator,
California or West Coast of America, North of the Equator,
Sandwich Islands,
100 days.
75 days.
120
120
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New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Feejee Islands, Tahiti, Society or Friendly Islands,
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Van Diemen's Land,
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Bombay,
Mauritius or Bourbon,
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75
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Cape of Good Hope,
West Indies, or East Coast of America,
Great Britain or Europe,
Siam,
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Given under my hand and Seal of the Colony, at the Government Offices, Victoria, Hongkong, this 26th Day of January in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-six, and in the Nineteenth Year of Her Majesty's Reign.
By His Excellency's Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
W. T. MERCER,
Colonial Secretary.
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Despatel. M.?.6171757.
Proclamation
regulating Chinese
Length of Voyages of Passengers Ships from Hongkong. 265 January, 1856
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123
No. 18.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
In continuation of Government Notification No. 12, it is hereby further intimated, that the "Chinese Passengers Act 1855" has now been officially communicated to this Government; and His Excellency The Governor desires. to point out, for general information, that, in consequence of an alteration made in the House of Lords, the "Note" to Schedule A has become inconsistent with the body of the Act, and that the Penalty for breach of the Regula- tions has been reduced from Forfeiture of the Ship and a Fine, to a Misdemeanour.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 4th February, 1856.
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Dispatch P20 of 1856.
Inclosure P3 in
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Commercial-
Referript
to Level Baard Reported one 3630.
5 April job LIG.
51.28. April,
with Grep. 3256.
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RECENED
APRIO 1836
124
Government offices, Victoria, Arughong, 5 #February, 1856.
With reference to my despatch.
121 of this date, I have the hou
report the case
of a Presenger brought to my
to ship which wn
notice in the letter of which I
of
forward Copy.
The position in which at that slate, the day previous to the arrival of the Auglish Mail, I
The Right Honorable
Henry Labouchere, M. P.,
02
to Schedule I. of the "Chinese of penalties set forth in Note"
Govemment. Notification Announcing modification
Passengers
4th February, 1847.
bet 1855′′
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Ac.
No.
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was
in
placed, has been explained
my despatch just referred to,
1
N°2.
and will be further shown in the Colonial Sieretary's reply to Merry Russell and Company. and my letter to Mr. Mac Drimell, t Erpics of both inclosed herein._
NŹ.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
alir
Your most obedient Humble Servant,
"I a.
Mr. Blaak
to the
17. 12. April.
говор
Jo huku
Copy
Lir.
Canton January 25th 1856
2 323 76
125
On the 6th Instant we despatched
the American ship hmuel Willett ", Captain Spicer to Adelaide with cargo
and
: passengers, the latter being 186 in
number, which she was allowed to
-
carry, according to the Certificate of Mr. Rickett, Government Surveyor. Since the departure of the ship we learn indirectly that the Chinese Passenger's Act of 1855 is to go into force on the 1 January 1855, and as the ytt. Clause of the act declares that any chinese passenger ship proceeding to sea without certain To His Excellency
Sir John Bowring
Governor of Honghong
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Emigration papers or bouds shall
ted
forfeited
to the use of Her Majesty. Your Pecellency is aware that this
: published
act has never been
been published in
the Colony of Honghong, you are aware
that the Colonial Government takes
no notice of such passenger ships despatched from Houghong, further than to give through the Government Surveyor a report, stating the number of passengers which a ship is legally "authorized to carry
were made to the local
lications wer
The Samuel Willetts was on the berth for Adelaide for nearly 3 Months, during which time applications authorities for such certificates as be required for passenger ships may leaving for the bolonies, but we were
answered that there existed no
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126
law;
therefore
now the
20
nor
which compelled the Government to take any notice of such ships.. beyond the compliance with the harbor regulations.
Your Excellency will the toubt be satispred that nothing could be done by us, as agents of the shipur by the Captain to meet the new law; and in order to 5 prevent seizure of the ship at Adelaide under this law, we pray your lucellency that you will furnish us with such documents as will satisfy Government of Adelaide that the " Samuel Willett's could not have left here. provided with the documents, which the New Law requires, that she could not hence, be
the
and
:
...
...
seized for want of them.
We are ready to bring ample proof of the ship's being fitted out in every way as requisite, or give such bouds as Your Excellency may the
think fit to ask for under
the circumstances.
We have, de.
Mussellobe.
(Signed)
(True Copy)
Colonial Secretary.
Copy
by
Nr. 48.
Colonial Secretary's offices
Victoria, Houghing,
29th January 1886
Gentlenen,
In 3232
127
I am directed by this linellency The Governor to acknowledge your letter dated Carton, 25th instant. It is tive that His Circellency
advised
wa
by the Attorney General that, masmuch as by clause go the Colony of Hongthong was exempted from the operation of the New Passenger act.
legal provision existed here for the regulation of the Passenger Traffic. During the past week however the Chinese Passenger
мо
Messrs Russell be
bautow.
act was receives
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by this Cicellency from a private
person .
the Ro
in the
Colony whom it
reached by the last Mail.
His Excellenay
on Consideration
deration of
it's clauses particularly the last,
finding that the London Gazette duly notified that this act had
and
received the Royal
decided
assent, has
that it is competent for
him to declare it law at once, even
though from the Secretary of State
no
official intimation has yet been received on the subject.
Under these Circumstances His
locellency of South Australia on the case of the Ship Famnel Willerts", which bring to his notice - and trusts that his representation to the above
will address the Goverun
you
effect will prevent loss
inconvenience to
o you
I have, Tr
(Argued)
or
Wit Mercer.
Colonial Secretary
(True Ropy
Colonial Secretary.
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From the Colonial
Secretary
letters of the 25th January. 24th January 1853.
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No. 19
Sir,
Government offices, Victoria, Hongkong, 29th January 1856
I have the honor to address
129
Your
bocellency under the following Ercumstance,
I was, some time
ago, advised by the Attorney General that since the new Passengers Act 18419 Vict, Cap 119. repeated the old act, and exempted this bolony from its operation by
blause 95, no legal provision evisted for the regulation of the Passenger Traffic from Houghong.
"I notified this opinion accordingly to the Public Officers
the 11th ultimo .
This Excellency
cers concerned on
M. G. Macdonnell, Esquire, C. B.,
Governor of South Australia.
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I had received intimation from
the Secretary of state for the belonin that a special act for Chinese Emigration was before Parliament, but this has never, up to the e present date, officially reached me
During the past week, however, the Chinese Passenger Ret, which had by the last Mail, reached a private person in this Colony, was forwarder to me by the gentleman into whose possession it had come
I found that by the last Clause
it would in other. Colonies be considered in force from the 1t instant, and accordingly, seeing that the Londow Gazette of 17 August last duly notified that this act had received the Royal Assent, Iresolved to publish
the Act at once, and declare it law
мо
for the future, even though I had no intimation from the bolonial office that the act was formally passed,
and the
though no Copy of it had – reached me from the heretary of State- "However, for a period of about seven. wecks, the Government of this Colony has, of necessity, been unable to Supervise, regulate, or many way interfere with Passenger ships sailing from this Port, and it is with reference to one of these ship, which left for Adelaide in the beginning of the current mouth, that I have to trouble your . Excellency with the presen
with the present communication I beg to enclose a letter from a respectable American firm.
a
iA
representing the case of the Samuel Willett," a vessel in which Meth
also
Russell #6 % are concerned, and I : forward Copy of the Colonial Secretary's reply to those gentlemen Shope Your Cucellency will be able to see on this représentation, that, in this instance, the neglect of the Chinese Passengers' Act does not rest with the ship, and that
the omission to enforce for the provising the Government is
not responsible
I have, 22.
J
its
(signed) John Bowring
Governor, M.-
True Copy
Colonial Secretary.
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Answ? 5 June/ 36 - No 66.
Sir,
Mr
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131
with Government offices, Netoria
Hong Kong, 5.5 February, 1856.
I have the hour to report that
Thomas Chicholin Anstey
arrived here on the 30th ultimo, and
30#Ultim
by virtue of the Queen's Warrant
was surn into Of
Office
My the
following day as Attorney General
of Houghong.
I have ales appointed M Anstey to a vacant seat in
The Right Arunable
Henry Labouchere, M. P.,
Ae.
No.
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the Legislative Council, subject to the approval of ster Majesty's
Government
I have the how to be,
With the highest respect,
Jir
Your most obedient
Aumble Servant,
John Bennin
Appime to destes affentiment.
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Hong Kong Governor 22-5th. Feburary / 56.
Comcil Office, 30 April 156.
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Intered
Goremor,
Sir John Bowring
of
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The Right Hounath Desery Laborecher /P.,
Governor Sir Form Bowing
5th Sebruary, 1857.
Victoria, Honyhors
Received
N22.
of the regrelatio Council.
Anstey and his appointment as a Memoria Peranting irrival of this Attorney Seneral
interes
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Dowring treet
5th Jammy 1856.
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128
2. Erne
I have to
acknowledge the receipt
of your Despatch A.
of
the sal
$22
of February
last, reporting the
provisional appointment
of Mr. Thomas Chisholm-
Anstey as
Member
of
of
the legislative
Connied
of the Sland
"of Hory Hory.
The
name of
dr. Anstey having
been submitted
to the
queen in formed, and
Her Majesty having been
pleased to approve
his appointment to the
Legislative Council,
I transmit
to
you гроп
2
4
May 156
you,
herewith a
134
Warrant under the
Royal Sign Manual
autiorizing that appointment
accordingly
I have t
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135
123. Miscellaneous
かれ
Referred to Land Rejcortect
Copy to Treasury
12
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conson 30
Augustyn
Ansar? 10 Now: /56. M 120. Draft with 8.0:8000
Sir,
RECEIVED APRIO
1856
covernment offices, Victoria,
Hong Kong, 6. Zebuary, 1856.
I continuation of my Despatch
1: 14 of 12# Ultimo, I have the hown to inclose copies of letters with
inclosures recived from the Colonial Treasurer and the Survey or Seneral
They relate
to the Praya which
is in contemplation, as reported If in the despitel above quoted- and, the enclosures expecially, will serve
The Right Houmable
Henry Labouchere, M. P.,
te.
He.
te.
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2
to clucidate the subject
under discussion.
now
I am disposed to adopt Mus Rienaccker's suggestion that the Government build the Praya, in
the crewt of
the Lease holders
deciding question of resessment
on inaction, and the
recovered ground may
for
the
be matter
a mixed Commission.
But no conclusion has yet
been come to and I shall have
the honor of again addressing
you
on
this subject.
I have the honor to be,
136
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your most obedient Humble Sewan -,
Shakening
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In 3239
Houghing, 5th January 1988
5.
1856.
137
"In my litter N. b. of 8# Januaryhtiö,
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1865,
I took the liberty of drowsing extention to the desirableness of selling certain Lands at East Git, and further I said. " And, in connexion with the subject " of Land rents, which is the main those
revenue, I somuld
of
of
nour reshes
force
respectfully
that
"drow your attention to the first test "Several portics, holders of Marina Lots,
• have greatly extended their ground pow " which enlargement they derive great " benefit, without
any additional pay- "ment of rent. The leaves granted for "Marine Lots do not authorize suck an evine of the property; and from
"extension
The Hormathe
W. J. Mercer, Edguire, Colonial Secretary.
Mie
Governor Sir John Bowring
February, 1853-
Vietrix, Hong Kong,
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In Right Honnath Jerry Extrchure, MP.
Succived.
? Frelozures.
N 23-
Treasurer and the Surveyor Sinaal on subict of the contemplated Praya.
Inbuitting Letters from the Blonial
the
De Mominte, on 443. Konything
Wait further report.
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"of the parties himself. I miderstand that "they would gladly pay an additinial " proportional rental, if the ground this
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obtained could be secured to them
"Could
without
• grout of Leaux. Such a porrecting souild add to the receive of the Colony,
• and by the same means informements " Emilit perhaps easily be effected ittimit "Cost to Government, viz., the extension
Low "of the Shroud Ford from the Laver "Bazaar, which, if the Land impront "If the Parade Ground were sold by "Public Austion, would with great. facility be extended to the Military "Cantomments.
the Metory
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"It appears to me thart ar charge- " for additional Land obtained by the Lessees & Marine Lots would be but " just and reasonable, since it is the murst porductive, and in holder of an
138
"Suland Lot could or would be permitted
to obtain additional Loud without "pouping for it; and what is right, " in the me cave is but just him the
"other"
in
Land has since been told at
how
our
East Print and in front of the Porade Ground, and the Revenue thereby "largely knefited, not only from the enisiderable premium Attained, but alos by the additional annual Pereme Revenue in the shape of Land Rent.
One of the conditions on which the Land in front of the Parade Grand wow sold, wow to the effect thint pureliavers must fill up the granul,
was
and build a sea wall and Strand
Sca
Road of 25 feet width in prout of their limised, with the view of extending the Strand Foad afterwords to the Westimard,
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and the Government Notification N. 53, in the Gazette of the 10th November last, distinctly states that the sole of Lote in prout of the Carade Ground and Court Homise " has been to arranged " as to enform to a project entemplated
• by Government, by which a Paya will be constructed extending Northrends "of the bity of Vistoria from the Prade "Ground to Prevession Frut"
are
A Minte on the advantages, Her, of the Poorya, which lind acesty. ben
had Submitted to How Excellency, the Governor, is then published; and Leaseholders who, by emitiquity of property, interested in the arrangement
augensent forghioned, were requested to communicate with the Surveyor General, at volivce Office
· ready for inspection.
was reade
it
the Flan wome
The prone point in the published
main
139
Minute, after setting forth the advantages: that would result to the public generally from the construction of the Strand Road, seeing to me to be
be
• Each holder of a Sea Lot to ke "required to fill in the space before his " house up to the Lea wall, and, in " cases where this how already been done, " and done to for, so much of the " reemered ground as may be necessary "must be resumed":
X
x X
"On the completion of this project all " the Marine Lots affected by it to be "Remeasured, and, unless some speriat "reason appear, the dimensiones of each
• Lot to be registered according to the
1
"dimensions thus shown, and no
additional rent charged for the increase, "I a proportionate d'um diminishing " according to the amount cleared, B., &c. "
Before going further. I sound respectfully straw the attention of Government to the forst that the "Minute Seems to me to have been published_ with a new of inviting the opinion of the parties interested, wittinut, in the
- slightest degree, binding Government to
the opinion det forth Herein; _ as it is distinetly stated in the Notification_ that it is a Minute submitted to Government, but Gronment did not state that the same had been approved in all its opinions, or that Greenment would find itself by or to it
It is
my firm opinion that the desira Heness of a Paya is, miversally achinoledged by the community, except by those who might be called in to fill eep in front of their houver beyond" limit of their mone
their non clursing!.
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build
As to the proposal of making the -holders of Marine Lots fill up, the sea wall, Her, and granting them Such reemered land rent free,
Sea-
Ma
careful investigation there will be found, varims reasms for rejecting this proposition In the first place the conditions of
n behalf of Government-
the leases
"
ises are, th
and save and exeeft alss full paver " to make and enduct in though, and. " under the sound hereby demised "premises, all and any public & common "Sewers, drains, or water-courses, and "alos such portion there of adjacent to
"the Sea ou
12
may be required for building
" any public quay, fier, or roadway "fronting thereto "; _ but Government +
to
cannot compel the said holder to do it. Yrvenment can resume land, but it "cannot force people to toke more than
camist
i
t
7
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they agreed to torke by their Leaves; - and, scondly, Ids not think that His Excellency, on further insideration, would feel himself authorized, nay, I doubt if the and the Commeil have
the power to grant to 18 pereme than 423,000 Square feet of the most rainable land in the Colony rent free !
As it is, the proprietors of the 18, Lots, in front of which the Fayor Mimid, in the first instance, be mode, rejected the proposal, and requested Hoir - Excellency, through a defentation, to abandon the object altogether
Bering fully sourineed of the goveral usefuluers of a Raya, besides thinking it the only means of preventing further illegitimate ierovchments on the harbour by the Marine Lot holders, and kouring by its enstuction greater
141
facilities for landing - (woluich are much needed) _ I hope that Government will not abandon the object, the
Cus
_
more to
the recent purchasers of the Lots in front of the Parade Graud and brut Home have already commenced Constructing their portion of the forshoved Strand Prad.
how
I afford Inice idea line the question ous regards the Land obtained, and for which no rent is paid, stands, Shave prepared the incloved Return, which may not be minitely conect, hit which, I feel sure, is not for from bring do.
From this Return you will purceive. 1. That the quantity of Land leaved to the 18 Loudbirlders is 260, 326 Square feet, for collicle they pay, at rates varying from 28% to 361 pence per 100 sq. feet!_
which
i
more
in
اسئله
a total annual cental of day £ 18657. 2. That these 18 individuals have appropriated to themselves not less than 298, 685 square fect of ground mine than they have title ts; the ammal charge for which, at the overage tarte of the area held by them as per Leave, would be, Jay £ 2,080.
£2,180 3. From the Surveyor General's plan it would appear that, to carry out the projected Raya, a further area of about 130,000 square feet would have to be filled up (not including Foad), and which ground would be given in prosession to the leolders of the lote in front in South of them, Is as to proure to them dea frontage, in all they
1"
Brea
would obtain 423,310 additional Square feet, which, with their legitimate are of 261, 326 sq.ft., would give
them
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on
altogether boo, beb dg.ft. -
That the Government can meist me having rent paid on the ground the Leaseholders have obtained beyond _ their boundaries, _ rz, if they do not agree
_
to this, that their lands can be resumed for public wee, cannot, Ishimeld think, be dritted, since it is by their non- act that they have destroyed the sea frontage of their lots.
то
The delicate point is, how to assess the land which would be given
Them in addition, in fact the propention nut of the 133, 10 feet still requiring to be filled up__ to the trad. No doubt this is most valuable land, and must be portionlarly to to the burlders of the "Marine Lots in front of which it is Situated; but, as I believe, Government cannot compel them to take it, but
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under the clause of the Levron mathing Government to build roads, toes, sin front of the Marnie Lote, it can hiep - possessing of the ground it thus creates, and use it for the public Service.
I have, however, no doubt that the Marine Lot-holdere would gladi
gladly
Recept this ground on reasonable terms, except perhaps in in few instances, where from the nature of the buildings the Lots, large additional rental could not well be borne.
Jam
772
Tom of opinion that Government should avail itself of the opportunity and assess the ground inercached m
the Leaseholders, and that which will be added to their lots, at rates which more or lever would make the whole
equa the centals
More Iqua
umber of lots pony, thom is the case at present.
ง
143
Jassume that Government camurt
alter the rate on the original leasehold, but it has undoubtedly the right of assessing the lound obtained and reenfied, in some instances, for many
years, and to great individual advantage without the Nauction of Government, at a fovir cate.
L
On the mclosed Return, Scalenlated the land thire obtrived at the rate
Late of
186 pence per 100 square feet, weefit in Hire causes where land had been playing
1.6.
rent at ratio above that amount, and the result is, that the noted that would be payable, instion of varying as hitherts between 29th and 561, conild very only between 118 and 186 pence, as will be best seen from the table
The question being me affecting the public revenue, I took the liberty of
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out
верение
an
noticing it, and this must be my serve when I further venture to expiress opinion that Government should under- - take the building of the Raya and
landing place nit of the surplus funds of the Ermy, charging an additional rent for the ground already stained and to be given to the Landholders in question!
į
Recending to my exloulation the Crot of the Gaya and Warves sonild be from £12,000 to £15,000, and the additional rental that might fairly be obtained would be ₤3,131 for do that it must be trident that Government could not find a pure " parfitable investment than by sanying - useful and ornamental
out this at mice
work
I would, however, drow your
D'
144
15
attention to the fact that, in sove prestanes it may happen that the additions - would be suore than the holder could be reasmntly expected to pay for, since from the nature of the buldings
172
the Lot, he camist turn it to suck
A
-profit as property situated on sove other Lots : for example, Loto Nr. 54, 55, Ser, to song nothing of 12, 13, 15 2am and
Say will eavily afford to pay the additional rental lived, the blinese linier thereon bringing in a post advantageous return ; but I doubt if the great odolition required to be made to Loto
a
пи
77 50, 63, 3, 18, 2, and 22 could inm
fourness be assessed as high as the calsulating make it in pay return. It is by the acts of the holders of Loto Now 54 455, they lexoing filled up to
having
much to their MOL
advantage, that the
:
63
to
-line of the projected. Raya is drone do for nut, and giving the next Lots Mor 56863 to mich additional land. In My opinion lot hebe enild wrt afford
to pay £660 per with a view to enable How Exellenway,
Governor to form a more couplete and corect minion on the subject, that
the
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and it is
ould suggest your obtaining from the
Police Fate Wesverre a minute state-
- ment deveription of the varimwmildings
on there 18 lots, and the ammal rental
a
obtained by the proprietors from them. But, after all, the mely wary for -satisforctory Settlement of the tent to be assessed would, in my humble opinion, be by appointment of 2 Mixed Comission to assess (subject
feet of emirse to the affermal of Her Majesty's Imem- _ment) the Lound and fix the pater, -
Gover
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145
always formided that lote Nr 15,12,13,10, 5, and 1±, be not aversed at the amounts stated in the Inclosure
table
noone would
Acording to my the rate of 186 feve
pay more
than
hence
per 100 square feet, whilst the rate of Some was (on the leaved ground) as high as 361 pence for the same area
of land.
the
I kuns it may be urged that the lots lately sold would have to pay
less than the roites which
in my
Ari
slicin
return. this is to form true
true, if these lots had to pay merely the ammat ground rent, but it puust be remembered that they pond a high premium $ 33,460, and further, that the filling up and building the sea wall costs the proprietors, as per Contract actually made, $160,000, more, making a total19
18
Chumm
$
or at the conte
nittay in ready mimey of $ 541,100 me 6 lots, the contents of which are 117,15 Square feet. And, taking $51,10 at the prevent rate of Exchange, of. per &, we have a capital of £ 12, 511 _ the interest on which, at 12 per cent per Ammm, is £ 1510, to which add £257.10 Cumal Ground. Rent, and you find the total charge to the proprietors is £ 1727.10 per of 354 pence per 100 Souvre feet, wood thus foills to the ground the argument made use of by the old Landholders of paying higher rates than the "purchavers of Land of more recent date.
Inne plead that, because Grom- - ment live hitherto neglected to notice the encrradments, it has by such neglect given a trait sousting to the
Some
Acts of the Marine Lotholders, and they
€
146
therefore wish to make this a pretence to claim the loud gained rent free
even
Avemming from that any me of the Officers of this Government many have "Sanctioned some of the encroachments,-
I presume, he not leaving authority for To dring, such sometime somuld be illegal, and never could constitute a claim for exemption from tents; indeed it would be strange if the rights of the brown to bimme enuld be Is trifled with, and to
it
me it would seem the same as
become me of the Police neglected to
notice a crine committed, the criminal should,
shined, when brought to justice, make this a claim for comision of punishment. The last thing to which I beg to draw your attention is the propoved
live as indicated no the Surveyor.
in
- General's flom. On referring to that Pan
You will see that the live is to drawn as to accommodate those holders who have made the most extensive enerrachments, which would be well indeed did it pot interfere to much with adjoining lots, rendering
|
it necer
cevorary
месека
to fill up
extent
very
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beyond the wishes and may be the Requirements of some of the holders, as is particularly trident with regard to
бес
the two lote No o6 and 63. Dean sec
sband
no reason why the live should not be altered, thus reducing the area to be filled up in front of there two lote, but alss reducing considerably the expense of building the sea- wall, since - the difference in the defitte of the
cooter is very exisiderable at that
koint.
I must further remind you that
Love time ago a
a Petition was
to
147
+ force
prevented
: Government by holders of Lots in the Lover Bazaar, who wished to extend their boundaries, and are mely to glad to do so at their ow
expense, and pay
rent for the ground obtained: Amnight them were some, who now, as holders of me or other of the 18 lots, object to the Froyo Praya
I have been induced to lay my opinions on this subject before you. because His Excellency, The Gremor
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has more than mee extereseed a wish
once
44/reved that I should do do, the delay how
been caused be illness
I have, Ber
(Signed) R. Biennecker,
Colomail Treasurer.
True Copy
Colomal Secretory.
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22
Retion of Marine Lots situated between the Premises of Mess". Lindsay &C. and Mess" Gibb &6" Wharf, the distance Government proposes to build a Praya, the total length being about 2668 feet, _- Sherving the emitents in Square feet of each Lot as sold per Leases, _ also the Area illegitimately obtained and uno in occupation of the holders of aforesaid Lots, and the addition, that they comuld be obliged to obtain, to enable Government to carry out the propoed live of the Rorya, and further theiving the riginal Rontal of excln Lot, _ the proposed addition, _ and the Total iminal charge against each Lot, and at what rate
2.
3.
over to that will be in read
I
3.
1.
each
3.
on Rate at rolnick Bring for
The rate
Briginal s
Lease
1. Concroachments Ground Britents in mactedby the mud be goochtal in italyquare pet hout change per Proposed Vital Ammul frigate dead additional 10 dechreport
given. Square feet Holders without addition to the cry above what the spation of each
to occupant in square. par struction of Janta perdenies stove what the heater. Grend as por lenses
by Lease. Government the Euchradiment
Mensus on Crigine addition. Ground Rent. Fold is for 100 faulis ususedst the rate of
a in pence per 100 feet 0 pence _ about
Nr. Names of Holders.
ad
16,
800
14, 731
151397
11,500 18,000 19.200
3,500
A
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12.575
16665
625
7
15,000 18, 900
16.900
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186
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1365 178
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11,250
56,415
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429
110
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28,824
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8,730
4.020
12,750
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12, 686
24,650
23.110
6,363
2,500
22,260
11,890
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7759
24,872 8,855 15, 642
33,540
13,612
10.200
4,676
39,900
4
* **
12.325
0,345 11,020 17.936 20,480 60,380 85,252 1,115 11,384 20,239 45,144 60,786 22,875
76,269 12,474 32,670
11,500 2,800
260,326 293,685 133, 150 423,310 683,626
Victoria, Hongkong, 5th January 1856.
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Colonial Treasurer.
IN -
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dir,
Surveyn Jouaral's Office,
£ 37?
149
th
Victoria, 28 December 1855.
Ow
I have now the hover to submit, in obedience to the orders of his excelency The Goverun, the enclved tabular t statement relation to the work propred for canying into effect the formation of the Strand Road from Wave":
& Lindsay's to the Liver
Lanzaar,
20
1
exclusive of all Government work in
that district.
Me Rate to emver the crot, if
en
made by Government, is asenned at the old Marine Lot Tate, rig:, 129 feet
filled
по
per £1, _ the Rate me grand mar in at the 1th claws Iron Lit Phate, the addition of the two comuld envagantly The Honible. W. J. Mercer, Esquire,
Colonial Secretary.
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form
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anual charge until the whole work be proud for, which would be, meluding interest, in a period of 5 years, after which time I am opinion # could be desirable to make
perind of
certain reductions in some Rentals,
Such an
on ML
Lote Nr. 2, 3, 5, 14, 18,
2,3,5,
ML
and maintaining others on a certain sexle, so as to assimilate in Love degree the primes rentals with the
recupied ;
Area re
I have, Her,
(Signed) bluray &t. Jen blewerly, Surveyor-Genera 2.
True Copy
betonat.
Secretary.
150
1
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Exclusive
of
Tabular Statement relative to the propned with its formation, from Mess- Lindsay's
it
Area Ammal trea of Lingthe
Area to be
Lease holder
leased
Square feet.
Prental present of Sear
2. s.dments
Wall
Government Works.
151
Strand Road and the ciremstances conected to Mess". Gitt's
filled up
Original Estimate to Original
Marme Rate First Class Area Cost of xclusive of complete the to cover the Shon Rate The Trond. whole work cost.
Frad Road
on ground now Strand road and Wall.
Alled im.
3 Dent 46.
5 Dent & 6.
66 Nye, J. Jun.
2A Lindsay, Ho. H. Lindsay,
44744
51 1667 8.730
604
4120
6.746.
8680
93 5
19,344 124
8680
1286 drain 500
31 3
31 13
2880 864
2,542
3
5.580 1674
15,040
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52.670
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7979
58 109
6363
101
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19,575
4025
97
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14.731
3810
18,000
102
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1318
655
4,000 1,318
13 Pustan M
15,399
41.64
19.200
100
1,100
14 Oriental Bank 6. 13/612
69 13
214 12
11.500
2012
1.499
41 14
15 Webster, R.
16.800
20
11,500 100
3560
#
700
4114
18 Ripley, Julian
33,540
390 10 11,625 150
11,250
3,150
53 Sturgis, R. S.
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11890
9235 22261
drain 400
423
2,000 1,100
4,073 1222 4,500 1350 4500
6750 2025
84
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1,092
2,205
8015
3360 1092
139 14
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Colnual Secretary
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Ans. 17.
1. Mary. /sb.
1836
Siz,
152
-Offices, Victoria, " Honghing, 7th February 1866.
I have the hour to schumoledge
Your des patel_ N:1, of 22 Nrember lowt, enclosing sopy of letter addressed by the Ortonal Chaplain direct to the Secretory of State, and finiting out that Mr. Savin might to be ouware of the rule which forbids such
kids such a course.
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In accordance with the
instructions
enveyed in that
&
The Right Homorable
H. Labmchere, M.,
Bey
Bey,
Be.
.
:
Despatch I have caused MrJoin
to be communicated with, and
어
beg to metre copy of the Colmist
enclose
!!
Scerctory's letter to him, and his e
reply.
100s
From the latter it will be perceived that the blesplain "ignorant of the proper official
of fereceding, but has an
Course
wish to press further the point that are between himself and the Bishop of Victoria.
Os, however, the question how been morted, I shall be glout to be informed for the future guidance of the authorities of this Colony, whether the Bishop's license must
be
153
applied for by the Colonial Chaplain, and whether such license is necessary for the aversive of the functions exifided to the Chaplain
I have the hour toke,
with the highest respect,
diri
Your Most Obedient,
Homeuble Servant,
:
John Berun
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Ground
Entered
Sir John Bowring
M. Ball
M. Merivale
No
N= 57
3.24
No. 24
May
7856
MW. Sea&habonchere. I
297
Mr Merivale. Judging from what takes place, as
hoper
with lean of the authority in Bat Whalf
е
believe, in ther Colories I should have suppord. Seat Established in the island lehre it wae mase & the License of his Diocesan was
epential to
wery clergyman of the C. y E. prior to officiating. But with the view of matting you advise mettries point I supply you with the Letters Patent (miliay 49/ W Ball Establishing the Bishoprice
Victoria. Pav. 151_ and
There can
be no doubt of The general lower
nicht M. Drives apptrent; of the Bishop: his l H. Rong (.Wnstruction Mahnt autorire him
P.199-
Book.
In Bermuda a
Liceuse is held to
" to grant licence to
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official to all Recton, Curates, Ministen, a chaplan's of all chancher o chapels of other places within the caid dinere. But if ur low in me ane to raise the question, whether or not the Distot has right to compel a minister, officiating.
We pay : In W. Australing Vin V.D. Land
28 Gife!!
a
Bishopric, I cannot answer the question. As Laveen W bowin don not seem very fasition, I should think it might to sufficient to answer by newly pointing out the general meaning of R letter Latest?
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game by my sons to quent weergangen af bukysto me 'quy
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11 30 ap.
M. J. M.
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May 1856
Gour Pospatch of the 7th Feb.
Enclosing Coping
I have to schnoolidge
Cast, No 241
a correspondence between th
Rev. M. Dowin.
Colonial Secretary
Jon
will
and
the
inform
of the Letters Patent
Bischof, authorizing him to
Irwin that the language
154
155
grant Licenses to officiate to " 'all Rectors, Curates, Ministers, "For Chaplains of all Churches
C
" or Chapels or other places
"Within the Discove" appears
to
себе
That no
imply Minister of the Church
of England can property officiate in the Diocese without such
License; but if there is any question begond this,
it must be
regarded
one to be solved by legal
Ofermion if M. Dervin
Opinion
wishes to
carry
it further,
which, from Ehe language of
his letter, I do not antici:
: pale.
I have, Wi-
i.
I
√ Copys
W 83.
31st
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Victoria, Honghong,
January 1856.
Sir,
hr
Sam directed to address
• you
In 3240
156
wow
the
subject of a Despatch received by the recent mail from the Secretary of :State for the Colonies.
It seems that, under date the 14t
u made a direct
September last, you
Communication, ore an official matter, to the Secretary of State, in neglect of the usual and -plainly necessary which re
requires all such communications
to be made
course
through the Colonial Government. Jaru therefore instructed
instructed to inform tosisforn
The Reverend
J. 7. Irwin,
Colonial Chaplain
بر السارية.
you,
that in future, when
you may
wish to bring any subject to official
notice, u are to address
you.
yourself to
the Colonial Secretary, who will
Subuit
your representation for the decision of this Cvcellency, the Governo
That decision shall then be signified
to
rmation and
you for your information.
if necessary.
quidance, or, if
His.
Excellency will refer the scatter for
the
Consideration of
ofr
the secretary
of State.
تم
pointed out.
I have, Tr.
Wit Mercer, Colonial Secretary.
(Signed)
True Copy)
m
Colonial Secretary
In the present instance.
you still wish to represent
should you.
the question which appears to have arisen between yourself and the Bishop of Victoria, I
have to request
that you
dopt the course above
will ad
adopt
157
:
Dispatch P 24 of 1855.
Enclosure No I'm
Copy)
& 3240
158
Sir,
Victoria, February 7th 1856
I have to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter in
having
Preference to my
Made a direct communication
to the secretory of Mate, instead of
transmitting
mitting the same through the Colonial Government, and I have
to state that my having
arose so
ing done
done so
as
solely from my ignorance to the proper course of proceeding
With reference to the subject of my communication, I beg to say that no point of difference between the Bishop of Victoria and myself; but this Lordship having
ence arose
expressed his desire that I should
expressed
receive a License to officiate
хо
was
Chaplain from him, I s
A
to the Secretary of State in Liptémér
the Colonial Chaplain on the subject of his direct commumication
From the Colonial Secretary to
lust
zet
January 1857.
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desirous to learn whether
my
taking such License would meet
with the sanction of the Secretary of Mate
I have, however, no desire to
res the question further
press
I have, 78,
(Signed) John J. Irwin, Colonial Chaplam.
The Colonial Secretary
1 True Copy,
Colonial Secretary
N..25.
fictional.
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1826
th
1966.
159
I leave already reported to the Secretary of State, in Despatches 14 the November, and
Mey of
M. 167 of
January last, the formcention which it sous found necessary to institute against Mr. Cownl Keenan, for preitle revene of a porivour fron legal custody,
Ara a
Ieme odrived by the Reting Attorney-General that he was of
The Right Hominable
H. Labmchere, M.,
Ke:;
114
1
160
opining the perrocention would foil,
ளட ட
beha
behalf
and he recommended that a Molle forregui should be entered on of the brom, on the ground that a written warrant for the committal of Captain Michols had not been - delivered to the Officer of the brist; and, during the past, mouth, living had communication on the subject
with Chief Justice Hulme, sunderstand pon him, that if the Love were brought before time, he should deside that the prismer Nichols not legally in custody,
was pr
and the indistment for restore pas not good in lour, and he encoured in the
Suggestion that to enter a
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Anan
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matter.
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determined to direct
Cowsle
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bant, in justice to the committing Magistrate, Spinert pant not that the practice purssoned in this how been customary ever since the estor Hishment of the Flice brut. and that the Court fouilding is me the some metroure on the Yard, as will be seen from the enclosed N: 1.— plan, which I forward in order
that the circumstances of the mory be fully apparent " .
case
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Ialos forward encesfiondence on the finnst between M. Hillier and the Colonal Secretory, and beg to call attention portionlcarly to Mr. Hillier's letter of 2 February polarein the question under discussion is distinetly stated.
I shall be glad to kuar if the legal drivers of the binme, in England differ in opinion with the
Concur or di
Bench here.
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ccurred from this bolony.
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hove felt
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felt it
it wow a grievance that an indictment should hang for indefinite time ver a public officer, _and while the indiefreition of the Judge enitimes Jomild see, propect of on trial. It moreover intimated to me by the United States Commissioner, that it would be very gratifying to bim if I could stop further precedings, and, as the lour hout ben enforced in the original case against baption Nichols, I have been the more willing
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it
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late
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concorreresting frisoner
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I am directed by M.
Secretary Labouchers to trans =
:mit to
you copy of
correspondance between the
draft propend. Chief Magistrate and
Eucts Noz in Desp
8.26-7 Feb/36
Colonial Senatury of Stone
Kong, and to request you will (jointly with the Solicitor & General) facous
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With reference to
Jerious comes ponderel
relative to the picriselection of the British Autheules over Aumenien Sessels en
in the Hackern
dereited
of Hong Kong, Sam dicitud by des Secretary Lobuchere
to transmit to
да
the enformation of the laol
of Clavender the coppies of this frutter despatiles from
the Gorema reparting the
ounds on
frorends ра
At which the
Grosecutions instituted
pies made for the lowe agonich der Meenane, the
Officers.
Consul for the Elmiled
States, had been abandoned.
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to add that.
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& ass.
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Sen Labouchere
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I have to ack
yours Despatch N°23 the 7th February reporter
nestifying the
abandonment of
the prosecution against
Mr Keenom, the
Consect
for the united
States at
for forcible
bong bóng,
Масие
of a Prisoner from
legal leustody.
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Sir
Magistrates Office, Victoria Houghing, the 17th January 1854.
A question has been raised
by the late
Attorney General whether the mode
Acting Attorney
of incarcerating prisoners convicted at
this Court as at
strictly legal .
The
- present practised is
police Court is built at 24 yards
distance from the gate of the Criminal
one enclosure surrounds both the
jail ; one ens
Court and the prisons; and in this
enclosure are two gates
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gates always shut at night - The Criminal prison is
also protected on two sides by a wall
The Honorable
W. Mercer, &quires
Colonial Secretary.
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of its
As own;
but not the debtor's prison
The Court is unprovided with cells for the temporary custody of offenders.
When a prisoner is convicted he is
conveyed
under ordinary
ordinary circumstarices cons immediately to the criminal pil
by a Constable or the Court Usher; and afterwards detained there
by
The
Warrant addressed to the jailor- preparation of the warrant necessarily
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occupies
ies more or less time according to the nature of the offence charged, and the prisoner until its completion lies in fail by force only of the ~ presumptive authority derived from the minutes of the pidgment signed by the Magistrate, an abstract of which judgment secompanies him.
It is said to be questionable whether
168
this revicoval from the bourt to the Jail without a written warrant is legal . There could be no
• question imagine of the legality of confining
a prisoner by verbal order during
I
the interval between conviction and
the comp.
completion of the warrant in cells
attached to the court even were these
NOW Msed
cells twice as distant as the fail wards: for the purpose. Reporting these circumstarv ces for the information of this Emcellency The Governor, I have the hovori respectfully to suggest that the opinion of the Law officers of the Crown be taken on the point nou in apparent uncertainty, and if the legality of the present practice
be
found doubtful that suitable
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cells attached to the Police Court be
constructed as soon as
as possible
I have, do
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b. B. Hillier,
(Signed)
Chief Magistrate .
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Colonial
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Secretary
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Colonial Secretary's office, Victoria, Houghing.
19th January 1836
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With reference to your letter Wr. 11
of 19th instant, Sam directed to inform you that it is His Excellency's intention
to communicate with the sen of State on the points of legality of removal of Prisoner from Court House to Gaol without written Warrant -
and of legality of detention in a tell
without such document.
In the meantime, it will be advisable that the Warrant
The Honorable
6. B. Hillier, Esquire,
Chief Magistrate of Police
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accompany
the prisoner .
I have, 89.
(Signed)
WZ. Mercer.
Colonial Secretary.
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Colonial Secretary
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Sir,
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Victoria,
Hongkong, the 24 February 1886
As His Excellency the Governor has determined to refer to the Right Honorable The Secretary of State for the bolonies the questions suggested my letter Mrss of 19th January last to
er
your
sted in
address. I have the honor to submit
these questions in a more convenient
and formal shape than was then possible as follows :
At this place the criminal prison the debtor's prison and the
: prison and the Magistrates
by one
Court are together surrounded by
To The Honorable
W7. Mercer, Cquire,
Colonial Secretary
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which are
enclosure having in it two gates ~
always shut at night- The Criminal prison has also on two
sides a wall of its own, and in the wall another gate, opposite to the front of the Court, at liventy four yards distance, and within the
/
enclosure.
eral en
general
There
are no cells attached to the
Court for the temporary custody of prisoners . When a défendant hasbeen
convicted at the Court he is at once
conveyed to the criminal prison and afterwards detained there
by
а
Magistrate's warrant = The wards of
the jail same purpose
il are in
· fact used for the
as the cells usually
e ad
attached to a police office, the building
having been thus arranged in
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proximity to avoid the expense of constructing
cells.
A short time.
Can't was
ago a defendant
convicted under a local ordinance of
au
lo
aggravated assault, and on refusing 65 pay the fine imposed.
me imposed was sentenced
to a mouth's imprisonment - The Usher and jailor of the court thereupon conveyed him without written
warrant towards the
· jail gate: but before this was reached the prisoner
was rescued.
It is required to know,
First. Specially. Whether the
prisoner
lawful custody
isover was in such
as to
make the facts support
an indictment for rescue.
Rcously Generally. Whether after
:
the Magistrate has passed
an
vent or directed a
judgment
commitment for trial, it is competent to him to detain
the defendant in custody
order, for a reasonable
by verbal order,
by
time, in a place usually
devoted to this purpose, mitid
unitil
the clerk shall have completed
the written warrant.
I have, yo
(Signed) C. B. Hillier .
Chief Magistrate
True Copy) Momen
Colonial Secre
Secretary
h.26.
Miscellaneous.
RECEIVE
Sir,
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Rednerment offices, Vietnia,
Homughing, 8th. Schnary 16.
APR 1 1826
In obedience to Her Majesty's
Instructions, I have the hover to transmit herewith expies of
the
Mr. Minutes of Precedings in the
Excentive and Legislative Camoils of this Colony, for the half year riding
37th December 1855.
I have the hour to be,
with the highest respect,
Lis
Four Most Obedient, humble servant,
The Right Honemable
H. Labouchere, M.P.,
Kc.,
Be:
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answered. 12. May 186-58
April so
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Your
APRI 1:456
2173
Aftermment Offices, Pretoria,
Hongkong, 8th Febmany 1886
"I have the hour to, lory before
Ordinance M. 2 of 1856, entitled
h
An Ordinance to amend the low
"relating to Wills of Lading"," soluch poured the Legislative Commeil in the 10th ulting
It how for its object to.
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the
adopt in the
Colony on pinformove-
- ment, in Commercial Low which how been recently made by Parliament.
The Fright Homurable
H. Labmeliere, M.,
Hey,
Bay
Be:
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Her
I hope therefore that you will be smartled to submit it for For Most Gracine Majesty's apparmal and enfirmation
I have the hour to be,
with the highest respect,
Your
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11 April
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hawermeil to you for the
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Consideration of the
Lords
of the Commitere of Thing
Corencil for Kade the
Copy
of a Despatte from the God. of Hong Hong
exeloring
ви
Adineure to
amend the law relating
to Bills of lading, and I
ann to state that before
submitting this bedevance For A. Mis : appenal
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Bray /36
Shove received and laid
before the Queen the
Ardiniame peoped by the
Gespeed Legislature of Hory Mony
h2 of 1856. to amend the
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law relating to Bills of
law relating
leding, and deme
Commanded to acquaint
, време
thel Her
Her krage
kapity
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Schabitants of the Colony*
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THE Dovernment Offices, Pretoria,
RECENfover
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"Hongkong, 8 February 18656.
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I have the hour to report
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that on the 29th, sulting the suctosed Dadinance, N. 3 of 1856, wax parval here by the Legislative bancil.
It is entitled " an Ordinance to
"an
"destare certain Nets of the Imperial "Parliament to be in force in the " Colony of Honghong".
The Rots referred to are three in mumber, me relating to the duties
The Fright Homurrable
He. Labmehere, M. (?)
Bor
Bes
Be.
of
Cormers, and the other two to the Administration of the brimnial
As they Honne Legislature, mud have bein reemmmended by the Low- Authorities
they are adopted from the
here, I trust the Ordinance with
meet with your Sauction, and receive Her Most Gracious Majesty's approval and confirmation
I have the hour to be,
with the highest respects,
Sir, Joe_perez Obedient, Homuble Servant,
Whakarong
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11 April.
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The Right Honorate Henry Laborenere, M.P..
Governo In Nhu Bouring
85 February, 1858.
Victoria, Hony/Cow,
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N 28.
Ficcired.
of the Superial Carlament to frece in the Honry Gongkor
1387 1980s to declare certain led
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Folwary enclosin
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::nance & 3 of 1856- to declare
Ansio to duty /56 certain Acts of the
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Imperial
Parlament to be in force
in the Colony of Honghony.
His Adiniame adopts thre
which remove
Imperial buts which
Certain technical obstacles
to the Administration of
It appears the
Justice, and
me that to have graped
one
local bolerance, &. Sh
adopting in the
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of the Colorry rendered nuspary, would have
been
a more complite
Mode of Ripiolation
There may exish good
Beray reasons of which Sam
uneiformed for the
Ceruse of proceeding
Legisle :
netopted by the Supiste
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:ture of Hong Kong
this case,
and
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Schoel
therefore refrain from
Crelevance.
submitting the Conance
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Sir,
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"Government Offices, Victoria,
•
Hong Kong, 8th February, 1856.
I have the hour to acknowledge
receipt of your despatch 19 of December last, and to report that on the cubstance of it being communicated to him, Mo Cleverly, the Surveyor beneral -forwarded the cucloud application for 12 months leave of absence.
Mr. Cleverly refers to his letter
1.51 of 13th September last, which forms
The Right Honorable
Henry Labouchere, M. P.,
Me.
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Inclosure 2 in my despatch N. 137 of
the same date, and
gives at length the
proposal for the conduct of his duties During his absence
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This proposal
was in
effect
that
Captain Cooper, P. E., who has been
nearly a year assisting Mr. Cleverly, should be Acting Surveyor General on
the usual conditions as to Salary.
With the concurrence
斥
the
breentive Conncil I have assented to
Me fleverly's application and proposal, on the state of his health and the length of
his continuous Service in Houghong demand and justify his departure, while I have every confidence that Exptain Cooper will efficiently
discharge the Surveyor beneral's
duties.
Jenclose the usual Certificate
1.2. of leave, with the suctical Certificates attached, which have already been transmitted with mur cleverly's letter of 18th September last.
I have to add that as it is
absolutely necessary come
further
provision should be made for the discharge of the duties of the Surveyor beneral's Office, I have it in contemplation to apply to the Lieutenants Colonch Commanding
the Services of another Engineer
fr
Officer, and to apportion to him the pay of 8% a day
day now receive
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by Captain Cowper.
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I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect
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Sir,
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
I
Shu Bourn
Elist. Approne the temporary appointment of Cass = faceper. to the Office of Saccaya. General .
Dire
Agut Queral to
Salary as it falls
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the accept of goue despable
Felmary
829 of the Bt of Felmeng last and to approve the
assomlech of Captain Cowper to
to be. Acting
Sunnyon General daring
the absence of lon Clercity from. Her Hong.
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having Ranied have of
abreme Jr.
levelve Months
Sam derated by br
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authenige you to effue
this Gentlew Slave osch may Jerem
time to time foll
during
olul
his abrence from
the Colony.
Senelove
ere the useral
love
Cestifuate shewing the
Into of Salary enjoyed
by
We Cleverly
and the
date up to which be
received it in Heup
Rony-
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No. 23
Sir,
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183
Surveyor General's Office, Victoria, 11th February, 1856
4
56
With reference to my letter. Wr. 51 dated 13th September, 1855. together with its enclosure, shewing the
me to obtain a chang
r
necessity for
of climate for the benefit of my health, I have now the honor to request that this Excellency may be pleased to grant
leave
"me one
year's
of absence to date from the
15th Instant, and as
proceeding
I propose ~
in the first instance to Malta, I requent this liscelleney will be so kind as to obtain from His Excellency the Naval Commander The Houble : W. " Mercer. Egyre, Colonial Secretary
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an order to the Peninsular
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and Oriental Company, for
Passage at the Contract price, for Myself and
Wife.
I have, To
Sopys
Honghong, September 1857 1855
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This is to certify that Mr Charles St. Geo. Cleverly had a very severe attack of illness in the mouths of May jine 1854 from the effects of which he has not yet!
and
cal.
(Signed) bhas to bro bleverly,
Surveyor General
(True Ropy)
Colonial Secretary
his health during
recovered,~
the
past-
summer has been very precarious,
I have urged and I have
urged him to leave this
place for a time, as from his lengthened residence on the Island
health, a change.
and in
impaired health, a of climate is necessary
inion to ensure
opinion
in n
my
his restoration
to health. I therefore strongly
recommend that he should obtain 18 months leave of absence to proceed to Europe -
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for the recovery of his health.
(Signed) George H. Bartow
M. R. C. S.
Trice Copy)
Coloural Secretary
Papay
185
This is to certify that Mr. Charles the Oro. bleverly, Surveyor General, Houghong, has been during the last two years frequently under
e and more
particularly
or
my charge during the Temporary absence o Illuess of his regular Medical ~ Allendant - Buring
During the past - summer (1854) he suffered from
a very sharp attack of Eruptive Fever. - Taking into consideration Mr. bleverly's long residence in this
Climate now 13 Summers, as also
from the nature of his Duties,
constant and das
A
daily exposure to
Tropical Sun, I have no hesitation in saying that in his case, change of air to Curope for a period of 1
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Mouths is essen
essentially necessary for the restoration and, of Health.
: preservation
(Segued) I Carroll Dempster, MD,
Colonial Surgeon
Houghong, September 18th, 1855
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Colonial Secretary
Auswered.. 17. April Job,-46.
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Sir,
3246 Hong Jing
RECEIVED
APRIO 1826
a
186
Government offices, Vietnia,
8.
Ang Tony, 8 Libruary, 1856.
Ie Despatch 1.29 17 this oute, I
reported leave of absence granted to the Fabsence Surveyor Seneral, and have now the hown to report further that on the huclosed application I have granted leave of absence, with the concurrence of the Excentive Council, for one year from the 15th Distant, to Mr. Ricnaccher Colonial Treasurer.
The Right Honorable
Henry Labouchere, M. J.
Ac.
of
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The state of Mr. Ricnaccher's healt renders it imperatively necessary that he should quit Hongkong without delay, and as I believe the propositio for the conduct of his
he has made
duties is the most suitable under the
Commission
circumstances, I have arranged that the Treasury be put in toruniuion, under Mr Mercer as President, and Mese's Syndman and Reinhard
as Members.
Mr Riennecker's half Salary will be equally divided between Mor Hyndman and Mr. Reinhard.
I am not aware of any objection to the concluding request of Mr
Mr. Piennecker, and have therefore
187
agreed that under the security given his half Salary shall be paid here during his absence
Mr. Rienaceker is anxious
that I should recommend him ofor
of
18 Months leave, but clause 4 Chapter 4 of the Colonial Pagulations seems to forbid
while
this
Course, -
and
on this subject I would remark that the Colonial Scenetary suggested
on this occasion in the Insecutive Conneil, that there
was some
misapprehension as to the tenon of despatch 1.38 of 3rd Deccruber 1853, from the Duke
om the Duke of Newcastle.
It
appears
that Sir George Bonham,
in his Despatch P. 15 of 18th February
of
1854, accepted the termus Despatch in a general sense,
not as
that
and
applying only to the case of the
late Mr Mirigan
+
I shall be obliged by being
I am in future to
inframed if I am in
consider the 10th Section, under " leave
of
"
absence", in the Colonial Regulations
repeated, and to understand that
ione
is intended to be the
year is
utrost period for which leave eau
be
given from Houghong
Ienclose the Eustomary Certifiente,
of leave, shewing the necessary particulars concerning Mr Piennecker's departure.
The Members of the Commission.
A
188
e
will
the
of
course be called
necessary
Bonds.
on
to
give
I have the honor to be, With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your most obedient, Arumble Servant
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the receipt of your Desfilh 280 of the Sof Felmarg last and to appene the
leave of absent for
Jean which
have
granted to les Rheinecke.. the Colonial Versalles and
ahe the an
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here made for the discharge
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absence.
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to public affices serate the
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Herry Hory. acquaint you
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8th February, 1850.
The Right Honorate Henry Labrucken, H.P.,
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Coteriel Regulations (of which Ishall take
early opportunity of sending you copies fines the limit of eighteen months
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Coinual Treasury 191 Victrix, Houghnung, February the 5th 1856
I have the timer to land you
hour Melroed a Medical Certificate as to
the
the state of my health, and on the Strength of the recommendation therei enstained, I beg to request that dois sxeelleney may be pleased to grant me leave of absence for a term not less than 18 mumitter, to forced to Europe for the purpure of trying if a change of climate inth effect thue informement sin mung general health.
will
Jaun, well aware that instructions hove ken reveived, limiting the Authority
The Honorable
W. J. Mercer, Esquire,
Coinual Secretary
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of the Governor for granting leave of absence to 12 months; but I suffires
mu parins caused.
that cach case must stand on its mon merits, and that exception, puay brome Since eeeddary from February 1845 I have been absent from the Crimy in all 12 days, and during that time I have suffered much pan illness, _ Althrough" not often about from Office in my duties, of late, my illness how become serious, and affected not alone the body, but sin exequence
2
Mind his
of general debility, my
become hecessarily benne punch restined, and often for days together I hove keen uitterly meapable of attending to
any
work, _ whilst at other times I
Emild do but little, an
Could
is well
aware
His Expelle way
Mimild, invever, His Excellency not
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feel authorized to grant me at mice leave of absence for the asked for term, I hope he will have the goodness to reemmmend to the Right Hominable The Secretary of State for the Colonies that the to muniths may be granted to me by his authority!
With
your vertel sauction hindly time ago, I would take
given me some time
-
and
the liberty of propioning for the performance of my duties, the follmang arrangement, the only satisfactory in Iame able to reemmmmend after long mature consideration, viz.
that the Office be put into commissione, Cruising If yourself as President me
President & Iuperintendent, M. J. Hyndman, the present leting brief block in the Renamery, and Mr. Hugs Reinhard, the blerk in the Audit Office.
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In asking you to undertake this Duty Jam well aware that it is
adding additional work and respinsibility to your already not cowry burden, and the foror is the greater as I am not able to de livr
the case with Mr. Hillier when he had during Mr. Pedder's absence the name of Superintendent of the starter Master's Department) you can derive
remuneration from this increased labor, it is therefore mily in Possegnene of my kunoledge of the interest you take in the Public Service, that I would propose dividing my half stalony ( king mily £311 per ammune) Itiveen the twos Gentlemen mentioned, siz: Mers". Hyndman and Reinhard
I regret that the limited So of my office does not permit my-
any
f300
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Ingesting any portion of it king granted to M. J. A. baralles, the Second "Blerk, whom I beg to reemmmmend to your formable emisideration, having "found him a very zealous and able Assistant, and he will be the more useful the longer be remanes in the Affice.
As the Department will be reduced by me working hand, I deem it but just to recommend an Act additional bolerk in the person
who M. J. Neves, wlis how been-100
Acting
if
working for
some time for me, and whom I employed in the Office my account of
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the little asciistance that could be
afforded by the lowt tws Chief blocks, Mess" " Onnelate and Selly, and,
во whom I reserved the Salary Ireceived Marriage Registror; he is smucchat
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acquainted with the Deities of the Office,
and would be enitent with the small
Salar
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In proprsing Mews & Hyndman and Remiluard as Commissioners, I hove
of emorse doce to me account of my "peromial huncledge of their aptitude for the discharge of the Duties, and "they are in foret the mily person I
only Child Is recommend. I many sucntion that both are prepared to kanids for £15 each, which, saith
My
1510
to furnish
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Vand, will merever the Security.
increas
to the Government.
If His Excellency should sanction
the arrangement, I would beg you to
Contract Passage
me a Contract
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obtain for 104 the next outgoing Steamer to Alexandria,
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Medical Attendant reommends
me not to proceed direct farther than
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the Smith of Europe, (seept in case of a formable change in my health), and my leave therefore would commence from the day of the Steamer's departure,
Say
the 15th instant.
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Iregret that in this recasin. I Must further intrude
ther intrude on your and this Excelleneys hindness, by asking to be hermitted to drow here the half Salary due to me fending my absconce, for which purpose I love prepared the meloved authority in favor of Mr. L. Wiese, and the engagement of the respectable form of Mess" = Tiemsan 4.62 with ensure fpernment against any
Love
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of my
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Miss + Siemssen 66. with pay demand the amount due for my Passage.
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I have, Bes, (Signed) F. Rieungcher, Colonwil Freowner
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Mr. Prionacchère deporture is a
necessity.
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As regards the conduct of his
duties I'am quite muable to
any
- quite,
Auggest
better measure than that which
Micachure
on
therefore, recidy,
the propres, and am, should His Excellency See 100
no
objectio
to Supervise the Commission.
(Signed) W. J. Mercer,
Colomail Secretary
5/2/56
Jove byly
Cortonal Secretary.
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Measurer of Houghing, being about to ferred to England me sick leave, hereby authorize Luding Wiese, Esquire the Firm Diemssen & be, and in
C.
of
The absence the person representing the Said Firm in Hooghing, to Receive Monthly from the Colmical Government my traff Salaries due to me diving
half
My absence, under the Colonial Regulations, and for which the sound Luding Mice, in the perem representing the Srid Firm of Siemseen & be, wall
86. Sign the necessary receipt m my.
behalf.
Matuess
Fistoria, Houghing, Jehuary! the second, 1856.
Signed) Pr. Fiennesker
(Signed) J. M. Carvalho
(Jurn over.)
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I cover of Mr. R. Frisurecher's deather, we bivid murselves to refund any salary that, might be wordionon, or that might be repayable from other
ciremstances
Victoria, Hoghong,
27 February 1856. (Signed) Siemseen & 6.
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I hereby certify that, with the advice and
Government,
concent of the Executives Councils of
I
have granted to Robert Ricnaecker, Esqre, twelve month's leave of absence.
Victoria, Hongkong,
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Governor.
8th February, 1856.
We hereby certify that Robert Riinaecker, Esquiro, has received full salary at the undermentioned
rates per annum up to the 15th inclusive ; namely:
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day of February 1855,
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L. 600 as Colonial Creasurer.
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Augh Reinhard
for-excen.
the Commission for exceuting
the Office of Colonial Treasurer -
Officers proeceding
leave of absence.
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requested to observe that they will not be enabled to receive half salary in England unless this certificate is duly filled up and signed.
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I hereby certify--
jet. That the above, leave was granted to commence on
the 15th Felmary 1856 and end on
1857
on
the
the 14th. Filmary
" ground of ill health, and that the
medical certificate
copy is annexed.
was produced of which
a
2nd. That Robert Rienacckes, Esqre has served the
Crown for Eleven years and nine days.
3rd. That
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1855 – 10 days.
14 th . That provision has been made for the due
excention of Robert Rienaecher, Esquire's office of Colonial Creasurer during his absences, by the appointment of a Commission convicting of the Honble.. W. b. Mercer, Eeque Colonial Secretary, President, and Mr John Hyndman, Acting Chief- Clerk in the Colonial treasury, and Mr. Hugh Reinhard, blesk to the Auditor General, Members. And that the duties
Mr.
of Marriage Registrar will be discharged by
J.C. Power, Accountants and black of. Deed Registry in the Surveyor General's Offices.
John Benaul чив Governor.
Note. Officer
may
who be under the necessity of applying to the Secretary of Stater for an extension of their leave of absence, are requested to anney this Document to their applications; and, in order to meet this contingency, it will be furnished
to them in Duplicate.
(Copy)
Fietnia, Honghong,
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December 31, 1855.
I hereby certify that Mr. Arbert Riensucker, the Colonial heasurer, has been suffering much from severe + derangement of the Digestive Organs during the port eighteen pmittes; but Since the beginning of the lowt list + season the symptoms have at times aussunned a more aggravated forum. and great loss of flesh and thength
gradually resulted. In addition to extensive irritation of the general meme membrane, Accom -premied by the nonal symptons of "Chirmie Dianhad, with recasinal febrile attacks and oruiting, the Liver has also been_punch disordered.
Is long ago as January 1858, D2 1 Balfour strongly urged Mr. Rienacchi
how
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to apply for leave of absence to return to Europe, men exsement of the their Scrime derangement of the Digestive Argans; and in April 1854 I 100s,
prow π--
anxiones for him to leave
A very Anfin
Thyself very the Colony for some months, before the
should venture to remain over another
Summer.
Thor more
trem
hot seasons have n100 been hovered, but with each there how
recover
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brunden
a marked increase both in the severity and duration of the symptomus, till, at last, the enstitution seeme searsely able to reemer from them I therefore consider it my duty to urge M. Riencesker to love sus time in obtaming the required permission to return to Europe, (for a period not less than 18 punithe) "by the sorliest provible opportunity,-
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on even, if necessary, to sacrifice all erwsiderations of official or pecuniary. interest, for the "mily chance of recovering his health.
(Signed) W. M. Harland M.X.
M. P. b. S. E...
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September last, addreead to Lord John
have prepared you for a
Seussell, may
Communication on a
subject of deep
interect, namely, the habit of gaming
so
the
universally prevalent in this Colony - as indeed everywhere among chinese races.
The prevalence of the vice, the
The Right Shougable
Henry Labouchere, M. P.
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utter inefficiency of existing Legislation
of
gaming
! to check or control it, the number
Known, and the probable existence of
greater number of unknown Houses, the irregularities, offences, and crimes, which are to frequently associated with these haunts depravity, have often incited the
of
solicitude of the Colonial Government.
Some time
I desired an адо interview with the Chief and Assistant Superintendent of Police, and I received, after much discussion, the distinct impression that they admitted the inability of the police to put doon existing abuses, and thought that
a
system of License, on registration,
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by which a limited summber of houses should be openly and arowelly authorized, and the owners of
such
houses thus interested in suppressing
all illegal competition, would be the moct satisfactory mode of dealing with the question.
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On the 27th Inne I sent letters of which I have the hour to forwardi Copies, to the following gentlemen,-
M= Bridges, Acting Attorney General,. Mr. Hillier, Chief Magistrate of Police, pc. and Mr May, Superintendent of Police; and I confess I was somewhat surprised at receiving from the Superintendent. of Police the reply (inted 10th July; ps which accompanies, Despatch
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It is only becoming in any functionay to revise and surtify or change his
modify
opinion on farther reflection and
but I cannot admit for
inquiry,-
a moment that the action of the police has been in any respect satisfactory the limitation or cradication of the
for
abuse in question, - but rather fear, from all the facts I have gathered together, that the subordinate officers
of Police
are
to
a
great extent the profiters
by - the protectors and patrons of, the illegal gaming places, - that fees are habitually levied for securing impunity, - and that
are this corrupted and
the police
deteriorated to the
great detriment of
the public Service, by a system of
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demoralization against which nothing but a total change of system will enable
us
exccessfully to contendi.
The
opinions unfriendly to any
1-2 licensing system, given by Mr Stilleen the Chief Magistrate, are entitled to much
consideration, expeecally Keeping in view.
his
Official experience in the Colony. The dreument from a Chinaman, which
he encloses, is curious and valuable,
but probably the facts it reports and
existing
state
of
recognizes as to the things, outweigh the reasonings which
are
as
opposed to a change. The statements
to the collusion of the Police officers with.
the owners of gambling tables are, I have
every
reason
to believe, correct.
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I bee to call you Opinions expressed by the Lieutenant
Governo, whose long residence and position in the Colony, and the circumstance of his having discharged important functions in several departments, muust
his views.
give authority to
I submitted the question to the late Acting Attorney General, and
eneloze
copy of his letter recommending that gambling houses be licensed by Law.
As regards China, the universality
the habit of gambling, notwithstanding severe interdictions and menaced
punishment, is a matter of notnicty.
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It pervades every the highest to the lowest, - gamblew
every order of society, from
and
gambling establishments are seen in
every street,- now and then there is interference and the severe penalties of the law are enforced, _ but the chronie disease is not in the slightest degree mitigated. It stand in the same category as opium émoting, and defice all prohibitory legislation. As far as I have been able to gather the of sensible chinese, they would greatly prefer the legalization and control of the habit, to the general demoralization which is the consequence of the
Minions
impotence, or rather the confederation
of
the Police.
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But before introducing is grave and disputable a question to the consideration of the Legislature, I thought it desirable to communicate with the Governments of neighbouring Colonies, in order to ascertain how the matter had been
dealt with, especially in reference to the Chinese population, which must be considered as having a character of its
its own,- not to be judged of by huropean standard, - non
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these the Chinese Settlers constitute
a numerous class.
The case most analogous to that of Houghtong is the Portuguese Settlement of Macas. Independently of the Communication which I have the honor to enclose, I have had several
conversations with the Governor, who
to me
that the operation of
represents to
the
a
altogether
to be dealt with according to the usages of western nations.
I forwarded copy of the enclosed letter to the respective Governors of Macas, _ of the Philippines, - of Netherlands 'India, and of Singapoic. In each of
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system of License has been, in
every respect, beneficial, and that
any reference to the
to the pecuniary
without
benefit resulting to the Treasury, _ the public morals have benefited, and the public safety has been increased by confining the vice to certain defined and well Known localities, and
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associating the interests of the farmers of the gambling licences with the suppression of gambling in any locality.
other
The Gambling habits of the people in the Philippine Deland are principally connected with Cock fighting, and all the cockpits are farmed and subjected
restrictive
to a
very re
legislation. I
refer to a synopsis of the despatch 19 (herewith inclosed) for the details
this subject - Gambling Houses, where
games of chance are played,
are not allowed, - and heavy fines are ordered to be levied on Gamblers The Manila papers frequently give
who have paid the
'lists
голо лово
of persons
M10.
I can se
Vie
Hem Lat Going St
diceres.
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6.
penalty; but it is notorious that there
is no
portion of the world in which the habit of gambling
more extensiv
vely
prevails than in the Philippine Island, chormons sums of money are habitually lost and won, both in private houses,
and prohibited gambling tables.
Th
system of License which
Indian exists in the Dutch bland of the Ention
Archipelago, will be found described in the Official Communication. In the hast India Company's
Settlements at the Straits there has
been a very fluctuating legislation,
the
necessary consequence of a great diversity of opinion and of action. I have desired the Colonial Secretary12
to make a Lynopsis of the Multifarious documents which have been sent to
me
from Singapore.
The great mass of practical evidence, authority and
experience, is
clearly in favour of legislation by which Gambling houses shall be permitted under a License
system.
I submitted the whole of the
papers to the present Attorney General,
for
whether
the purpose of accertaining the common on Statute Low of England
or
prese atid any insuperable difficulty
to our legislating
the subject. I
ги
have the honor to enclose his reply
As far as I can gather from the
very trustworthy.
treare, and not
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information which I have collected, the number of unlawful gambling houses exicting in the Colony amounts at present to about thirty or forty. I propose to confine the registration License to fifteen.
N. 13. of a
or
send translation of the tender Chinaman who desires to be the Farmer of the Licensed Bambling Louses. I have reason to believe the
privilege would produce at last. ___ £6,000 a to the public revenues of
ал
year
the Colony, a result not without its importance, as the possession of such an augmentation of revenue would enable me to accomplish many
most
useful objects for the good of the Colony !
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The
The course I propose is to instruct
Attorney
General to
prepare
an
rdinance for the purpose of registering a certain number of Gambling houses, which Artinance I will lay on the Table of the Legislative Council and read a first time, but I will not proceed fourther until I ascertain "that Her Majesty's Government-put on the further pursuit
no veto
of the question.
-
I have the honor to be,
With the highest reepeet,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient-
Aumble Servant,
Whn Beronu
The Manila Papers are constantly reporting the heavy fines anch -punishments inflicted on gamblers. "While writing this despatch Ireceive
Bulletin of the Philippines
the
official
ial
it are
of 15th January, which I forward. De officialized 36 Cases of persons (many of whom females) punished by fines amounting from 50 to 100 - Follars,_ and hard labour from 50 to 100 Days, for gambling.
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under my
Consideration the Gresshure.
Prevalence
of gambling
mebling within the
Colony of Hory Home
of
and proposing that supstance of License
Régishalion should be established as a Necaus
of Controlling on checking
the bice, and at the Same
117 Februan, 1855.
Victoria, Angtons,
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The Right Prorable Peury Latruelen, 28,
Governa Iin Horn Bowring
Mr. Wheat. Prefer thie Goernor to thin vicces entertained & expressed
Couchere in the depatch of the
I state that M. L. continues to entertain.
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3. Mant Cash the light of the proposal to beeininggenetton, houses
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time of incursing public Revenue.
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the
the
litters and Holemult
appended to it wille
the interest and allection
due to the
Sursion of
Gentlemens of greek practical Runoliage Lexperience on a sabpurch of much difficulty, but after the best considera:
:then which there been
able to bestow on the
bigrements adduced
either side of the
question, the Thong
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There are curious papers. There
h
seems to be of opinion
peat difference.
among the officials at Hong Kong
ал
to the
pexpediency of liceming
Sambling houses. The Suft of Mice
бира
and the Ch. Magistrate are
against
Für J. B. Who seem to think them
Bein
Swayed by the expuit de coupe of own subordinates, & these last by Chinese bribery - Other functionaries agree with him. Dul I do not see that there is much rovel or special
arguments on either side.
in the
Fir J. B. with his umal in dasting
har colliched
a
mass of information from
the nightoming settlements. It stan Nat the butth a Portuguese are
of
his way of thinking. But as to the
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East (. (.') Straits settlements, East").
though he calls their partice" "Uuctuating,"
L.
the history seeme to me clear enough. Samthing Lases were at fist licensed, hot astucars, on M
strong expresion
of the feeling of the better clape of the
licensing ceased.
community,
the liceming
Am. Apl 21./56
The letter
un Hillier
in opposition, a
Z
Mrr Labouchere
Mr Bridges
in favor of the proposed
me
give the strongest arguments Woth are men of sound judgement
I belive
detailed that your
I will not now offer any sbservations as
I bet.
opinion is settled
but these papers
are curious & : leresting
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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Victoria, Houghong
27th June, 1858.
His bxcellency The Governor is desirous
on a
subject of!
of obtaining your opinion us small interect to the Colony.
Whether by License or otherwise it is desirable to requiate the gaming truces
of the Colony_ and to subunit the Gaming
propensities of the native population to the more direct action of the Law? Whether the farming of gaming
1:341_ To The Stonorable the Acting Attorney beneral 1342. To the Sonable the Chief Magistrate_
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Whether such farming would
aggravate or diminish
We likely to aggravate
the evils of the habit of banning!
What would be the effect of such
· farming upon the general of the people?
general habits
How for such farming would strengthen the hands of the Police, not only as regards control over the practice of gambling, _ but the general retion "the Price as affecting the security of persons and property?
What is the nature of Chinese Legislation on the subject of gambling_ and whether it is beneficial aush
operative as far as you
have had
opportunities for observation.
I have He.
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(Signed) W. J. Mcreer,
Colonia Accretary.
True Copy!
Honial Secretary
Despatch P. 21 of 1856.
Enclosure Min
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Colonial Secretary's office, Victoria, Hong Kong,
26th June, 1855.-
I am directed to call for your
Opinion
on the question of Licensed -Sambling Drouses in this Colony, with a view to enable Itis breelleney the
Governor to arrive at some decision
to the advisability of permitting such to crist under due Control.
Chas: May Rey & Superintendent of Police.
I have, tc.,
(Signed Mr. J. Mercer, Colonial Lecretary.
(True Coppy)
Colonial Secretary-
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Subject of Sambling 27th June, 1855-
Mess. Brines and Hillier on From the Colonial Secretary to
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Victoria, Houghtong,
10th July, 1855.
In compliance with your
Ander
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conveyed by letter 1.335 rated 285 Ultimo, calling for my Grinion on the question of licensed gambling Houses, I have the hown, after careful cuquing and consideration, to lay the following remarks before you to be submitted to Ais breellency The Governos.
bambling amongst the Chinee in Houghong may be divided into two
The Honorable W. J. Mercer, heste,
Colonialbecretary.
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distinct heads; one the severni forms
A lotter; the other which is the sure
immediate subject of cuquiry. - the
Love
of gaming.
then
On the first head, which has not
hitherto been considered
އ
demanding
twr
Police interference, although in one o special instances, proceedings have been instituted against the issuers of lotter tickets, it is only ncccny to state that through daily indulged in by men, women
and children, it possesses moue
f
the
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dangerous excitement of open gaming; and beins but the cool hazard of a few cash, bads to but comparative s small amount of mischief. iscuing of the Tickets is carried
If the Tickets is carried on in
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resectable chops, with concess
scarcely any attempt at concealment and might
be at any time emprrected if it was the desire & Fremment to do as. The
of
Knowledge that it is an offence pertes as a decided chick against any
injurious excess.
On the scend head. Baming in homes open to the mullia". instruments and method of gaming
he
are dice, Carts, and the pecution Chinese
Counting out an uncertain Eish into lots of four,
game of Counting out
number of Cash ints lots
no, the
last few remaining (it may be one,
three or four) indicating
two, three
1
1. the winner the gamester who stakes
whon the Correct number wins arrec
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times the amount of his stake, this leaving a fourth chave to the rover of the bank, who sits at one end of large table, and to prevent cheating,
have
with a pointed stick counts out the unentai mile of Cash. I love described this fully as it is the
in the
surst common game practiced mat
the colors: the only fittings requires me a few board to form a table resting on tresties, and the Homes selected
are as much as possible out of view, and generallyf the least valuable clare. Although grines of chance
are
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in
me very generally indulged amongst the Chinese at their own devellings, there are not at this time
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more than seven or
eight houses in
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which public gambling is carried
th;
the
the persons frequenting are of least relutal? clare and the stakes
but
small amount. Disturbances
frequently arise out of gambling disputes: which lends to the interference of the Phice, and whow the slightest complaint
upon
prompt measures are taken to capture the persons necembled in the ganning home, who on repeated cases have been heavily find an imprisoned Public gambling is not nor
A
on
dangerous Element in the crcial supter of the Colony; and can neve while illegal,
rear it's head to become
que 20
so it is imprcible that a pliblic garding
as
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house
ruce
can exist very long without being brought to the Knowledge of the Police.
& is excential to note that there exist
men
tws exceptions to the low gambling houses before described, which in i
be assimilated
affluent
great measure may to European Clubs, benny distinctly stree houses. Here are constructed 4 accociations of the more residents, was hire a home on the purposes of festivity and amusement it which the members and their friend meet. Banning is in this howe carries on for laye Amounts but anparently not exceeding the means of the players, is I never heard
any
one
houses
of
becoming incolvents in
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Consequence. De several instances the persons found gaming at such houces have been apprehended and heavy fines imposed. As a general
view I
may
remark that
prone as
He Chinese are to playing at games
4 Chance, a regular frequenter of gaming houses is looked
upon as a loose character and would not be received in any employment
prition involving trust.
Saving in the foregoing given a brief outline of the description and
amount of gaming now existing
the Colony, I venture to
express what
ofirmly believe would be the recult if
gambling horses
were
licensed.
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All the clements of gambling to excess - excepting the authority of law- now exist within the Colony. This one restriction is the cadetivalve which prevents evil results to the Communit.. Once cloate gambling by giving it the stamp of authority, and the reins
which the govemment hold eufficient but not a seven check
by
upon
this passion of the people,
broken. The
久
aze
enormous plunder which would be obtained by the holder of the monopoly and his licensed subordinates, it is almost impossible to calculate; it can only partially be imagined from the large sum proffered for the privilege. The
natural question trusts itself forward.
From whom would this stunder be
obtained ? the
answer to which must.
be, from the Servants of Europeans, the shopman of the trader, the intended emigrant _ who perhaps has sold hise. inheritance, or his wife, or children,
to raise a ce
certain amount
for
his
passage, and the small trader, who struggling with difficulties needs but little temptation to make a hazard for fortune, and facting is inextricably quined. There cannot be a doubt,
that under
a
system of
licensed
gambling, not only would that vice "be increased tenfold, but there would
be
а
great increase of cume;
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gamesters will, from
btain the means
come source
of indulgence in vice, and having
their favourite
vourite vice
exhausted all their funds, pawned their clothing, and involved themselves in debt, the barriers of honesty would be
thrown town and recklessly they would
rob their masters or commit more
daring depredations.
&
лили
be urged
that some of
the above objections might be palliated if not altogether removed by a strict Police Surveillance, and by severe- restrictions and regulations for the management of the houses; but in my opinion pinion
in the evils would be apparent "through all. There would be great
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terstation to obtain the connivance
of the Police, and Licensed gambling would spread its corrupt influence into, and make its ills perceptible, branch of society.
in every hibited the draft of the
24
foregoing to Mr Caldwell, the late Government Interpreter and Assistant.
Superintendent of Police, who exprened his concurrence with its purport.
I have, Hc.,
(Signed) C. Mav
Surerintendent of three
(Shane Copy)
чис
Wemurua
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Colonial Secretary-
Pilics,
Despatch 8°31 17:1956.
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To
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Victoria.
Chuf. Magistrate's office, Vectores,
Hongerang, the 27
In reply
дид
2 July
1855.
to the questions propounded
by His Excellency the Governor in
your
letter Nr. 342 of 27 % Jane, I have the honor
That Scannot bring
to say, - That
-bring myself to see
that it would be a desirable measure to
recognize the practice of garsing as a social necessity, or to treat it as an incurable disease, by licensing puble gaming
houses,
or
deriving from them a portion of the
Colonial revenue.
2. .
Spresume
resume that the advocates of
such measures reason thus, - That this vice has taken such fast hold of the
The Honorable W. 7. Mercer, bryte,
Colonial Secretary.
m
parating fly, 1855 Berat by ms may*
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us
community that no possible amount
hypical coercion
moral influence or physical
would suffice to give immediate relief-
by
of
a sensible diminution of its attendant.
evils; and that.
recognize
- Therefore
we must
and tolerate its existence,
and endeavour to
to in
miligute what
appears remediler .
3.
But I am not aware that the
Jam
social evils of gaining as conducted here have forced themselves in any
extraordinary manner
игран or that
the
any
notice of the authorities, or attempt has been made to reduce the mmmber of gaming houses by determined measures of repression.
1. Doubtless it would be difficult to put an entire stop to the practice without undere interference with
domestic priv
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personal liberty and a disturbance of privacy, but I have no hesitation. in saying that it might with, facility be so for repressed of the mischief which now it may be supposed to occasion; and even
as to remove much
as
if
this were not the case I believe that
the measure
proposed would but
heighten the disease and
and infuse into munity & larger amo
the communit
amount.
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this moral virus. For what is the
? Not to alleviate the sufferings
proposal?
bring
of the victions of this vice, but to " before the public and the face of the world those scenes of vicious indulquce which hitherto have shunned the
light of day and found their filling Stage
in darkness and obscurity-
Is not this to obtrude vice upon
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the
eyes of the virtuous, and to
5 place temptation in the
in the pathway of the innocent? _ % To publish a bandbook
as it were of the haunts of vice, or to set up finger posts pointing to the localities of its favorite resort? -
5
measure
The object of a septem of licenses as a meance of police is, I suppose, to place all gaming houses under direct supervision, because professional villain and men of bad character frequent
them, and because
gaming
is the
vistful sonce of disorder and crime.
et
-will not be
we
I think that the object i attained by these means _ "The licensed houses would be less reluctant to
-
call in the police in care of disturbav, but the lower classes of gambling shops, where alone serious disturbauer
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are to be apprehended, will probably
not be licensed at all - Thieves and
pirates are tor to make a needless public
needless public exhibition
are too wise in their generation
of themselves, and means will not be wanting to them by which then tastes may be gratified as secretly ar before.
8. Past experience in regard to there houses and to brothers server to point to the conclusion that the best policy lies in a middle course between's induce severity and open toleration : To refrain from molesting such as shew so much respect for the law as to abortai from ito open violation, but to punish all surch
themselves
an
force
އ
upon the public attention
or are the occasion
of rist or serious
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Listurbance. In other places it might
be
the
sufficient, as a general rule, to set the law in motion only complaint of
faint of one or at the most two householders annoyed by the vicinity of such establishments, but here the apathy of the bulk of the chinee inhabitanto
and low moral tone
necessitates an initiative action on
the part of the lovernment, yet there
be kept steadily. in view the e principle.
may
same
which is I think
consistent with the rules that
habits we
should controul legislation coording any forcible interference with private
may probibit much an open exhibition of profligacy as tends to public scandal, or to the obstruction. of others ingiving offect to their
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convictions of right, or which add to the ordinary temptations to a
vicious course.
There can I think be no reasonable
doubt that the public toleration.
and
licensing of gaming houses would
greatly
increase the number
of
are nowo
habitual gamblers. Many
this vice only uncontaminated by this vice because they are free from temptation.
They
ло
do not seek it's hannte,
nor will
they brave the shame of being discovered there. Some there are too who having better standard of morality take that for right which the executive authority does not punich - When the law by ito action shall have
removed the shame and
the temptation to every
brought
man's door,
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all these will fall, and he who steps
in with the higher incentives to virtue= will find it a hard task tog
to permade
his hearers that what Government
has provonneed normal and
inevitable is in truth but a removable
deformity,
high quarter has been proclaimed
and that what in such
à
to be
a social necessity is not an
individual necessity also
6. Jam
I am persuaded that us amount
a
: revenne could compensate. "Government for the loss of prestige
which would be occasioned
buită
into a source of gain and датаnd
converting thereby giving
its sanction to
ence considered
indulgence
any
by the
intelligent classes of the community
to be purely and intrinsically precious.
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That gambling bears this character
among educated chinese there
carr
in
be small question . By their criminal code the Keeper of a gaming shop liable to be punished with a
eighty
blows, and to forfect his house to
the crown; and
u: and ther
though
we know
that in chinese cities, through the venality of the officials, there is eldom much difficulty in finding bouses of this description, yet the
stigua of illegality and immorality is retained. In Staunton's penal larve of China appears the note = " There is probably
laws
appears the following
no vice
to which the chinese are more.
generally addicted than that of gaining but it is generally speshing
the
viee
of the lower classes;
and the honorable
the line does not seem
to be
certain degree of discredit is attached to every game which depends either partly or wholly
wholly on chance; and between the sharper player very destinelly Krawn. Persons- therefore in official situations or who value themselves upon their reputations are seldom Known to engage in play,
even within limits
and under circumstances which
might be considered to render it
perfectly innocent and allowable?
chinese work now before.
And in a
me the practice is described thiefs.
ar
"the
back door" an indirect entrance
"as near
on a dishonest life), so being atkin to robbery as adultery to murder
disgrace to our parentage
barentage and
as a
e sure
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e quide to poverty, want, crime, and the scaffold.
9.
These observations embrace, I
believe all the points suggested in
your letter; but Senclose some answers by an intelligent chinere to
e
queries on the same
subject, which may be interesting from the
rmation and the originality of the ideas which they embody.
info
I have, zo
Sagues) B. B. Hillier. (Vigned)
Chief Magistrate.
True Ropy)
by
Colonial Secretary.
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(Cohip.)
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Adeveription. The Chinese hove a great many modes
of different
Moder
only
the forming of gaining, but the principal on mely mindes Conducitle =) Conducted in this Colony,
in
Estany.
His Cr
are
1th playing cards of paper
wood
骨牌
紙牌之
2. Dice and shimming dive
3rd Lotteries.
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字花
4th Puzzles, called & 22 or the bark in 4, called $5 TL
bowl
揸攤
the degree of the degree of patomage extended by
gel
ixtended by Gamblers, of the lover class chiefly, to youthon. it the latter is very great, in all the
Gambler
kind.
play
common gambling houses they ploug aleurot nothing but this game, very
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Lange Suns
Sumes of m
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be obtained.
"lost sin less than an honor, in fact
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-any amount
a person may gain or love any be like to furt doon, if the keeper_
accepts it, in me
accepts
only
game which takes
2 or 3 minites . The extent of the
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1. Murde is also great, it is generally carried on by people of a higher claws, such as Enupradores, Miroffs, Mop heepers, and traders, and one of these grumblew
an t
very often may gam
love 1 12 200
evening. Ito patronage is
dollars one l'a
eve
Love
Is extensive that one of Hire linves
is kumon to have received about 2,000
sin the conve
centarge
αν
of 3, 4 Mothers as per
or commission Money. The 9th Mode is not very extensive, the manner of gambling resembles sous- - thing like the 5th mode, and is carried me by people of the higher claw
ow well as
the lower.
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The 3rd mode is carried on by people of both classes and people of
vos amant acccived
The grow
both sexes. by the keepers per day is upon an average_ of 50 to go taels silver each house.
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The 4th modes gaming is in a smaller seale but is pintronized by people of all sorts, men, women, and even children. groves amount acceived by sach brick keeper is from 7000 to 100 expper each fier dary.
The groves
ne me
The probable there "maluber of gambling
Cash
hones
at present 28 gambling limate,
vizy
trusting stories at Victoria, my – In rents long & Lottery
in
and the fr sumber whe
2
2. Lottery Liouves in the Lover Pagnon-
tightly altered & Puzzle do
H
do: 21.
4 Younting houses in Jaisings han
dos in Julinglee
4
do.
do
a lave in Queen is Rd. ft.
dr. in the remity of that love
2 on the Queen's Road West.
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I hear the central Police Station.
1 in Clyman's Lonen.
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Queen's Brad East.
1 in Wontoi
2 at Cart Print
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16
5 limas for playing cards, frequented
by Chupradmed, B...
S-
The last 5 linived have an civerage of 20 attendonte every might. every night.
30
the others have an average of 31 to
501101
Men Qach
they are purpose of gain.
last
Are
All the others, steept in or Supported for
L
opened on speenlation
"of fain?
the lawk &; receive the fixed some of the the quarter per cent of what the people gain. The lowt 5 receive from 3 to 5 per cent, na
little more,
Yew. –
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the gamer chores to give.
Most cospice table blince convider
respectable
goubling to be o
rec
Are there many popular Frealiter in Chimere warning men, Against the int practice of gorming
What is the
feeling aming
Chinese Bow-
disrespectable Amuse- respectable
_ment - they fustest against it, they coming guiling think it is a very bad feroictive, and one
į
evil
of the greatest tril that right to k observed by men
time
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men. Bent at the same as gaming is to very common among the Chinese that some of them
think that it is an
uninjurious thing, for they say if a person does not like "ganning, Hirigh a gomthing table is punt before him he will go away from it, but if he is fond of gambling, thingh
Just
strict orders are issued against it,
this is the mans not
de
yet if there is a gambling limive kept in the most private part of the triom he will be sure to find live way there,
his maus non devire, he hys to do his best in making his fortune, if he is lucky he reaps his knefit and thereby making lumay, _ but if he a not lucky he loves what he pos and thereby brings himself to forest
and what is this? but the
maus Mon
i
mua
he does not complain against any for doing this, he lays his capital_ Minicy down, if he loves it goes into the box of the keeper, but if he games be geto immediately a double quantity
silver in his pocket than solat be
what lived to have before _ Is they think this is nothing but wheat is four and reasmatie. Such is the impression of blinces, but they do not all hung off or gambler
iv
Anony
the result of gambling.
Jannies
11ML
He will never think
Love Muncy "of taking what he gains back into his
house and lock it up, sin order to use it for some good funfires. Be Kunos he makes his fortime irittiant much trouble. All he thinks now is to enjoy himself with it, be with go to sauce brothels and spend his money there, and not only that, but gets all sorts of diseased at the
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-party
Some time, or he will go with a
-go to an eating love and there spend this money for drinking, and when he gets himself drunk the will go and make disturbances. If he dn't go to either
it of these loved he will stick himself in some other gambling places till the loves all his fortune again. If he trw he with first form or sell all his clothing, then his wiser, and them his Huldron's, till he reduced them all to
loves
extreme poverty. After this he with yo and borno-suncey fran his friends and
relations, and when he court
ist get any
suney from them be with go to contézzée,
are ber
embezzle,
steal, not, and commit some serince crimes, _ people well educated kuns this, and
very much against it. Save Shopkeepers like to live gambling
have linves, because gambling brings to them
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Sone more business, for he that games with spend his money in some way if he frequents a brotted the brothel gets the benefit, if he goes to an eating limse the eating limuse gets the benefit, if he foud of youy dre was the clothiers get - profit, if he is foud of crucemento the silversmiths get their profits, in fact if he loves his money and pown this clothing and the clotting of his family, therefore the frownbrokers
their interest. On this account
their
receive their
The with
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some think that gambling is not only not injurime, but increases busines tor. "Gambling certainly confines tril person's in me spot. But what is the use of evil men in this colony if we can get rid of them. It is the opinion of many
Chinese in this colony that unless gambling houses are dove
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in a public
Away entirely, it will be better to allow gonine to be carried me in a "place _ for be that gambles with always
ML
"gamble, and unless souve
strict
very
orders
are carried out and a clove
bye
placed upon him, he will find some to gamble, and the revormisky it is better to allow people to gamble
way
до
in a public place, rather thou to cillor them gambling in a secret place
Ove
they do
Mow, is
1
this_theat in a
public place they home the
eye of the police upon them, which prevents them from making disturbances - on the Keepers of gaming houses at bontanhorn the assistance of the blinere frolice and soldiers, to istion they pory their feed afforded to them. But if gouthing is in a secret place inhumon
carried
172
to the police, people are liable of being
4
23
22
cheated, and when they are cleated_
they
Mie
a froid to exuplain to the police because they know they commit yet- Munch satisfaction _ and to the mily thing they can do is to
quarrel, fight,
make disturbance, there by giving great amryance to the
to the public. There is no regular taut regular tox
by there is my gaming regular tour on
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houses in bling. There are strict rules gaining houses
in China porid
against youmbling - if any complaint is to the laundering
loud before the high Officers about
ル
or are the
parid merely the extortions
of underlings at officer
gambling, thay with frong striet attention the public often
to the complaint; have the keeper of
1
the goubling limuse, or the person being enuplained brought up and finished
severely.
B
imey paid
is pond as pes
Bont minicy
to all underlings and petty officers belonging to both the civil and Militory departments, and sometimes to the Magistrate of the district to, hit us
but
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higher officers, and one that account enuplaints against Hire hinwed seldom reach to the higher Memdarines.
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Bolonial Secretory.
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Enclosure N4 in
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Copy.
Victoria, Houghtong, 13.5 August, 1955.
consequence of a verbal Communication, with Sir John Bowring on the propriety
and necessity of licensing bambling in this Colony, I have the hour to
subuit the following Minute on that subject to the consideration of Ais Seellency the bovenon.
(Signed) M. Caine,
My
It Governor.
oron experience of above
teen continuor
fifteen
Character,
years of Chinese
has
fully impressed me
is
with the opinion that Sambling
Pulvort by gambling. 2nd July, 1856.
Mr. Stillier
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inherent in the whole nation of
Chinn and that
I am aware,
no means of
of which
will ever eradicate
they look
this vice: they
upon
it
as
a recreation, and by establishing
stringent rules restricting gaming
off am thing but ready money, "limiting the amount, fixing also particular hours
hours for playing, and
the whole establishment placeh under Police Surveillance
much crime would be prevented;
reover if this
measure
be
viewed politically, the Government would obtain a thorough knowledge of
the characters of the Gamblers
and imperceptibly become
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acquainted with their means of doing harm or good, and in event
of insurrection on Invasion,
recurrence
of
imminent en
or or a
any
emergency
this valuable Knowledge would give
European
a most powerful and to the Forcentive I am aware that to our idens the encouragement of
an
nality so iniquitous in its
immorality
results will appear monstrous,
must not judge of
but we must not
Chinese as we do
of ou
the
our own concated
people, who from infancy have been taught to abhor and abstain from gambling, whereas with the "Chinese 'tis a habit inculeated_ with his growth; witness the
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children gambling in the Streets observe the Hawkers gambling with those who come to purchase from
them,
see in our own
families
how the servants seize every opportunity for indulging in this, to them
an
му
established pleasure; with many it is known to be a matter
of
business, and its excitement is the greatect of their gratifications. I am fully persuaded that, with
them it is impossible to
gaming,
suppres
and the endeavour to do
so, only leads to tenfold
than if it were
in
more crime,
legally licensed
The passion for gaming among the Chinese prevails to a far greater
exteret than that of drinking in the
lower classes
of
own Coun
our own
Countrymen,
and how futile and uclere have been
the endeavours to check that almost national vice with us. Clandestine
my mind most
on some
gambling is to dangerous to own rule, as numbers of people herd together
now, of whom the Governments know nothing, and it is not impossible that such clandestine meetings might, occasion, have a baneful tendency to British Supremacy; the police supervision afforded by licensing gambling houses, wonder wholesome regulations, would arm the Government, and render it awere
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of any
misclicorns attempts to
injure the Colony, and theas all
tendency to opposition would be ripped in the bus through the
Kurwledge
we
should obtain from
Police, who though paid by t
the
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gambling in other than __ his own
liccused houses. The Revenue derivable
from
om this
the
liccured Farmer, should be selected by the Government. I am perfectly certain that the general gambling that now prevails, and which is winked at, and tacitly permitted by the Police, who must necesarily reecive heavy bribes to sercem delinquents, would be materially sut down in the way
I mention;
put
muneover, the interest of the Farmer would assist in preventing
source is another
grave
consideration, it should be mad
the benefit of the Colony.
wholly ofor the
and however intricate the question
and opposed to our Home feelings, I should say we must, whilet deliberating on this important question, exclude Auglich ideas as totally
inspplicable when it become desirable
and judicions, may
I
miny
add
compulson,
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to frame rules adapted to a racc beings so totally at variance with own. The Chines chould be governed and indulges as far as may be practicable in accordance with
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their habits and customs, which their
do
cducation and prejudices to not justify us in attempting to compare with those of Ruropean communities.
If I could see any
hope of prevention,
I would not this advocate legalizing gambling: under this conviction
therefore, it is
it is my
deliberate
opinion
that the Government will excreise
a sound policy in legislating on this points, (however uncongenial to huropean neages) by limiting and regulating the extent of that gambling which cannot be extirpated; and if the vice be incurable with our present means, is it not our
duty, by
strict and rigid system of
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of anangement to control its exercise, and possibly out of this evil to derive
а
great benefit - You have either to gird up your loins and manfully take this matter in hard, to watch
your
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crime and prevent it's spread; listlessly throw down and let the vice range in full scope attended by crimes and honors, which under the present system of bribery and scerccy is hidden from view; whereas legalizing this passion, would to a certain extent impede it's growth, and the very fact of the losers and winners being Known,
added to the nature and amount
of gain
un and
and losses, would check
!
probably
considerably swindling and corrupt -cales of land, houses and property. and I believe also of Wives and children. This matter is the gravective brought before the Government, and whilet considering it in all its bearings, it is important to Keep in mind that we have to
Legislate for 60,000 people, whose interests and habits imperatively demand attention to their wishes,
comports, however
however antagonistic Cambling is istorionely countenanced in every
Town in China
und er
to our own..
by the Authorities, notwithstanding its prohibition by Law (vide Stantons penal code), and doubléses more
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vice is caused by rendering its indulgence (as at present ) more hazardous, from the simple fact of it's greater
to bribe and corrunt the tendency to bribe and Police. To suppress it altogether be considered hopeless, but it's be diminished, whereas
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evils
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the difficulties of removing a vice so popular, so completely supported by Chinese public opinion, es combined with their own ideas
own ideas of its being
are
conducive to their happinen, increared and aggravated, and consequently failure inevitable - Look alss to the banger to which we are liable from gamblers who are suembers of the Frind Treieties and Scent confederations, the
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organizations, discipline and unity of which is most remarkable, and camurt be surpassed by any other countries that I Know of,- only imagine
in event of our being involved in
difficulties
iculties, how adversely there freictices
Houses
inst the
secretly assembled in bambling Sonics unsupervised, might thus runwatched and unknown, conspire against Government and operate perhaps most disastrously to us. I do not perceive that the Farm would in any way conduce to demoralize or be fraught with evils to, the Chinese Community, or through them to the other (non Chinese ) residents on this deland, the strong stication
to
the
measure exists in our viewing the Chinese in the same
light as
as we
do ourselves, judging of them thus erroneously, the objection
is in our own
mind, our own habits, emanating
suainly from the horror entertained by us of
this vi
when we were
vree
from the time first able to distinguish
but
between right and wrong, not fight
may
for
noć
whom
whom we ae
we
the best sumbers
Legiclating, and
whore opinions (as I have before remarked) on this point, are so totally at variance with those of Europeans! As an experiment
would respectfully recommend that the system
now in
I
nci
free
L
it Macas be adopted in the first
One year
instance for One
year, as
I Know
the Gambling Farin there, is sunt successfully conducted under the auspices of it's bovernon and to the entire satisfaction of the Inhabitants.
(Signed) W. Caine.
(True Copy)
Colonial Secretary-
Copy,
Sir,
Houghong,
3.40 1855.
July 320
In 324
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I have the honor to acknowledge
me that His
the receipt of communication Nr. 541, by which you inform "Excellency, The Governor, desires my
oprision on points connected with
gaming.
I propose
se not to
not to ansi
answer the
E questions
care to discuss,
put to
to me striation, but to go into the whole matter, tathing to the best of my very limited Knowledge, the several suggested topres.
.
After an impartial weighing of the several advantages and disadvantages necesarily inherent therein, I am of The Honorable
The Colonial Secretary.
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opinion that it is highly desirable to regulate the gaming houses in the
Colony,
or, in other words to tolerate
that the uncurbed
their existence by legal ensatments, for while granting toleration of garsing houses might presably aggravate certam wils, I think
that a cantions and
concurrent
stre
stringent -
• Legislation might remedy those evils, and preserve to the community at large the benefits that necessarily arise from.
increased revenue and a more
efficient police. Seven tenths of
the native population at the prevent time gamble
more or
less clandestinely
and will continue to do so, for the
police, sving
to circumstances over
which the Government has
rro
control,
viz.,
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climate, scarcity of respectable Curopeans, unfiturers of the chinese character for police purposes - will
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never be able to evercise that thorough
densely crowded
surveillance over a dense
population which is necessary for the
an
suppression of gaming. From investigation which recently took place at the Police office it appeared,
that there
was not a
single office
connected with the administration of justice in
stice in which the lowest chimere subordinates did not levy a daily black mail from the gaming houses
and that there
were also or
organised
bonds of vagabonds in the Colony who also extorted daily sums from
similar establishments, thus
have p
me
roved two immense evics
- proved
attendant on the existent system,
crown servants,
the corruption of our Моторош and the fostering of that congeries of scoundrels of every shade of crime. who have, from the first, made this Colony their head quarters. Both these evils would be removed by the suggested alteration. Furthermore, I think the efficiency of a police few
in numbers, and ina
and in a great measure. unacquainted with the native
language, would be greatly strengthened by having certain known gaming houses in defined localities, and the lessees of those houses would, for the protection of their own- interests, be of great assistance to the police in the suppression of illegal gambling
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It may be said, that if you legalize
gambling you will greatly
increase
the vice, but such is not my opinion. Ibelieve that at present ivery
who is a gambler gratifies
now
native
that
and none who do not
will be more inclined
uble will
propensity,
- gamble to do so when they frequenting
a
can do so
by
house known to, and
under the control of the police, -
in
moreover, I would suggest that, as in other countries where gambling toterated, access to gaming
gaming houses should be prohibited to certain - classes of the communitymulig. all
domestic servants, and I would make
the lessee responsible for the amount of all thefts by servants, the process of which can be proved to be expanded
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at the gambling table.
As from the view. I am inclined
Jam-inclined
to take of this matter, it appears to me that
I good will accrue to the general population, by the mere fact of the legislative control of gambling ich.
if
addition an increased revenne can
in
obtained which will be expended for the benefit of the communityget is
unnecessary for
спити
me to state that
I hold the forming of gaming houser to be a desirable source of revenue.
Gambling is prohibited by chinen law under a perralty of 80 blows, but I am informed that the practice is to let gambling houses in all
provincial
the
ovincial cities at a. da
a
daily
sim, but I am unable to state
from personal observation what
is the result of this practice in china I have, Jan
WM Bridges
(Signed)
True Copy,
.
Colonial Secretary
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Dspatch N3 of 1857.
Inclosure Ab in
M. Bridges Opinia
gambling
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1855
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No 343 to 348.
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Government offices, Victoria,
Ang Kny, 275 June, 1855.
The question of Liccusing Gaming Houses in this Colony, and of controlling and regulating the Gambling
the Gameking habits
of
the population, is a cubject which has of late recupied much of my attention I shall be greatly obliged if your Kreelleney will from
will favor me with the
benefit of your experience and inform
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1.343. To H. R. Leur Dom Izidors de Guimarães. Grama of traces.
N344 - T.H. R. Seur Dr. Manuel Greepoy Cabrian, Food & Cap. bent of the Kiligrimas, No3 4 5 _ To The Strible h. A. Mundell, Governor of the Straits Settlements. N318 - TM.R. Taqenser van Twrit, Gorena General of Netherlands Sidia
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me what is the character of the
existing Legislation in the Colony under your government.
of Gaming Houses be the subject of regulation and the source of revenue I shall be glad to be furnished with copies of such regulations and statement of the Annual productiveness of such revenue.
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I should be pleased to learn how ofar in your breelleney's Opinion the
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interference of the Government to regulate the practice of gaming beneficial or otherwise to the public Morals - how far it controls the habit - and whether such interference is detrimental, or otherwise, to the
to the general action of the Police.
Any observations or statisticl
with which
in
your breellency may from me, will be much appreciated reference to this comewhat difficult and delicate subject
I have, H.,
(Signed) John Bowring,
Governor, H.-
gist
(True Copy)
Plonial Secretary
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Translation.
Mort Murtions and Murt husellent sim,
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I have the hown to acknowledge
the receipt of your Axcellency': Dispatch
of
the 27th Inne last, and, in chelving copy of the Agreement entered into with the Farmer of the privilege of
Chinen
keeping
gaming Fruses, I have much
pleasure in affording you all the
tion in my
information
to this subject.
with refercuce
power with
my power
As it is imposible to restrain the
Chinese firm
they
the vice
If gaming to which
are so much addicted, it is desirable
on the subject of gaming amongst Singapore, and Netherlands India, forrnors of bracas, the Philippines, From bir Him Bowring to the
the Chinare.
27th June, 1855-
Despatch N. 31171856.
Inclosure 17
in
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both for Police purposes and the public Merrals, that gaming Establishment's should be regulated and suljected to the action of
the Executive. The granting of
the privilege in farom of
12
come individuais
Company is not only the best means
restricting the number of garublers, but
riss
the
of placing the gaming houses unde
supervision of the Police, as well as
凡
rendering productive to the state this vice
F
the Chinese Population.
of
To attain this end, your beellency
will observe, the agreement provides that
there shall be a fixed number of licensed
houses; and as it is the interest
凡
the
gaming is carried
Farmer to see that us
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elsewhere, he compulously
crupulously secures
his
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his
is
privilege from being invaded. – Iz is
only be exercise
a supervision which
by
enn
an interested party like the Farmer, for
he has an interest that no
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wing is
practicen out of his retablishment, and is besides entitled to a share of the fines
to be
imposed upon the infringers of
his
license. _ In this manner the number
of gamesters is much lese than it
would otherwise become.
In all the
kenuc.
houses at Macas,
ganning Lere are agents employed for
Police
therein,
purposes, to watch the proceedings and report daily to the Government. It is at the Gaming houses that information is obtained of robberies, piracies, plots by chinese of bad character, to. to.: -
&c.,
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in a word, it is through the agents there in placed by the Governments, (though paid by the Farmers), that the
Authorities are acquainted with the
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recurrences
amongst
the Chinese
population ._ The systern has worked well. I have now been charged with the administration of Government Macas for four years, and not a
of
single riot has yet occurred in the
gaming
houses, or originated therein, from this
and it is from
source
that I
obtain information as to crimes
committed at other places, aud
sometimes even on the high dens
revenue ace
accruing
Seas.
+
or $12,060 Yearly.
The Chinese Lottery is regulated
lated ina
similar manner, and yields 6,000
Dollars per Annum.
I trust I have complied with
your
freellency's wishes, and have done so, I
assure
you, with
God
Масло
great pleasure.
preserve your Excellency. -
Macus 3rd July, 1855.
(Signed) Egitors Guimarães
The Most Mustrious and mot Excellent
Sir John Bowring.
Governor of Ang Kong, and A. 13. M. Plenipotentiary in China.
B.
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(True Translation) (Signed) L. d'Almada Cactus
to the State
(True Copy)
Colonial Secretary
amounts to 1005 Dollars a month,
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Copy.
Translation.
Conditions of the Contract.
1. The tenure of the privilege of keeping "Lu-t'han" Houses shall be for a term
let
of 3 years, from the /t August 1855 to the 31th July 1858, at a rental 71005 Dollars per mencem. This cure, to be paid in three instalments a mouth, tenth day, the Dollar being
viz, every
M.
at the rate of 7.2.0.
2. It is
agreed that
that the surete shall:
surety
be anniverable on the due performance
of the Contract during the tenure of
the
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privilege; and also, that he shall be liable to the payment of the yearly rent, to be recovered in a summary tuarmer,
if
the Farmer fail to pay the Amount within the time herein stipulated..
3. All Fines and other pecuniary penalties which may be imposed upon
breach of Contract,
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the farmer for shall likewise be recoverable from the Lurchs, if the Farmer fail to pay theme forthwith.
4. The number of Houses to be appropriated by the Farmer for genning purposes shall not exceed tem. They shall be established within the Bazaar,
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with the exception of one in the "Marri" Willage, and another in the "Prayn do Mandres: The Farmer shall be liable to the payment of a Fine of 25
Inels
Jacks for
every house which m
for every established by kim in any
of the City.
:
may
be
other
part
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5. The Farmer shall provide, subject
to ___ Government inspection, the
necessary means
for the internal
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police of the gaming tonnes. He shall be responsible for regularity and good order within such houses; and the Government shall afford him assistance
in case of
need
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6. The gaming Houses chall not be Kept open, nor shall any gambling be allowed therein, after midnight, -
under a penalty of Five txels.
7. No person whatever,
save
the
Farmer and the parties by him siccused,
for
shall Keer" "La-t'han truses, under a penalty of from 50 to 100 Frels Euch House. One half of this Fine chall be paid into the Governmenć Treasury, and the other half to the Farmer.
The Farmer and his Surety being in attendance, declared their ncceptance of the above conditions, and
the due performance of this contract
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bound themselves by there presents, and affired their signatures hereunto. (Liquid) Meolas Tolentius Fernandes.
(")
) Bernardino de Senx Fernandes.
Ligned and delivered in the presence of
(Signed) Miguel Pereira Simões,
Clerk to the Board of Finance,
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(True Translation) (Signed) L. d'Almada C Cartes
(True Copy)
Colonia Secretary
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Synopsis
In 37.477. 251
copsis of Reply from The Governor General of the Philippines, dated 211th August, 1885.
, and
In the 125 Paragraphe His a Excellency states that games of chance are strictly prohibited encloses Programme, dated October 1847, which sets forth that Legislation has been ineffective against such games . The penalties simposed are-
of 50 fire for the 1st offence, $ 100 for the second, and parnishments of Vagabonds for
the 3rd.
In the 2nd Paragraph His- Excellency states that the Indians
extremely fond of playing at
are
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Belliards and of Cock -fighting Billiard Tables with wory balls pay a fee of $ 6, and those with worden ones, 43, per mensem. As to lock - - fighting, the privilege is farmed
;
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Colonise Secretary
Copy.
Batavia, den 4th Sept. 1855.
Monsieur le Gouverneur,
Par la lettre du 27 me le fain
passé votre Excellence m'a fait
connaitre le désir de recevoir des
renseignements sur les maisons
tolerées dans les Indes
de jeu
Néerlandaises
rédiger
hu
In conséquence j'ai fait
au
departement des
recettes et domaines une Notice
Von Excellence
Sir John Bowring,
Gouverneur à Honghong
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(China)
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sur ce sujet, que j'ai l'honneur d'offer ei-jointe et par la quelle j'espere avoir satisfait à la demande de votre hxcellence.
Agréez, Monsieur le Gouverneur, l'assurance de la haute consideration,
l'honneur
avec
d'etre
la quelle j'ai
Votre très humble serviteur
(Signed) Dubose.
(True@opy)
Colonial Secretary.
" (Copy) Jarnalation of an
of an account respecting
Clines_ Jambling_in_ Netherland Sudia.
In Java and Madura the right to keep gambling himses is formed mit at Batavia, Samarang and Shigataga (Gaivne, Madura, and Suneanap being "Mincluded in the lotter form) whilst at other places special licenses hove to be granted by the breal authorities. In all other Netherland India_ provesvious it is formed, with exception of Banda and Ternate, where neither farming
licenses Hist.
Mur
The regulations acording to which this part of the revence is formed nit in Java and Madura have been established by resolution Ne14 of 18th October 1831, _ Resolution N4 of 20th November 1826 provides regulations
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concerning gambling - liecured for thine places where forming is not carried
A erpy of citter of those drammento acompany this
ML.
Separate omditions are adofitect for every goutting form elverture, "pramed Unwever in acendance with the regulations for fara and Madira. The bowie of these conditions are:
mily at
ohen
be closed-
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nove but expecially allowed games shall be played, and these only- for ready miney;
Becasional permission to respectable Chinese portics, to play at their
non
residence, com
only emanate
from the local authorities
The revenue of the farm has been
ou follows .
Jam & Mordura other possessions
ML
for 1940 f 258980
86,358
total 325,338
1841 286,080
841999
371172
4
1842 348,861
113,896
- gambling to be allowed only
affinuted gambling houses, span all fides is that the game many be observed from without. No other persons but Male blinere
f
to
16
no less age than 16
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there tolerated;
yeard to be
yeard
The houver to be kept open_only from 6 a. m. till midnight, except Sundays and acligions holidays, when during Divine Service they must
M2
· 1843.368,110
#
"
1844 4307,750
1845 305,250
.1846.286,710
1847 250,710
1848283,620 164,000
· 1849
98,419
115,291
83,685 79,536 72,924
#
11
by,
67, 820
#
4,000 7%, 93%
462,756 466,519
413,041
388,935
3bb
366, 235
323,634
351,440
236,932
-
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1
for 1850 f 198, 420 + 79,286 + 277, 666
11
1851
4
• 1852
"
1853
211, 140 68,654. 279.794
227,112
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82,334. 309,446 203,796.85,552. 289,348
~ 1854 174,648 98,859. 260,517 For licenses granted the following
amounts have been collected!_
1847 - 5,000
1848
2.900
1849
1850
4,000
1851
1852
#
1853
1854
7,551
7,200
$13,000
11,000
The injurious tendency of gamthing how always been fett and defilored, but all efforts to remove
the coil
how
vuce reful; experience have
were Mushee
tought that prohibiting mily increases
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it; no efficient
efficient check can tver be given to the insatiable passion for "gambling among
the Chinese, who,
"if presented to play publicly, always entrived to gain their reject in keret.
The earliest laws made on the subject prevented gambling without expicerat permission. These led to the publication of 15th. Decr. 1797, by which
Deet: blinera gamer
med Avere
cted to
striet enitrol, and all other pervous, expecially the native population, revented from joining them. Anch
prevente
the cave until 1811,
when the
English Government, by forecamation of 28 th Nor", abolished the gambling liccused in account of their immoral tendency, and took measures to present gambling altogether
The re-established Dutch Government
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lincever som gained the enviction
-
execfitiones were
whow
that those measures could never be efficient, unless specption allowed & upon soluich by resolution of 4th February, 1817, he 17, goumthing - lisenses were permitted to be granted on the
the Chinese New Year, and upon arrival of their junks, for which a payment of for 150 per diem stipulated, to the benefit of the from At Batara in 1896 the right
formed not, neonding
to gamble
to resolution of 20th December 1895.
Aris
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orked again 20th November
seas revok
1806, and regulations morde for granting liccuses instead, upon the
"conditions stated above.
In 1889 farming was again reverted to for Batanix ( resolution 7 to December N: 19), upon the consideration, among
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others, that the farmers themselves would most effectually present illicit gambling, and at the same time
the emiditions were
Hipulated solish introduced the year after in Sommarang and Inerabags,
revised in 1831, since when. alteration how been made.
were
boncerning the airemstances and the dates of introduction of the farming system in other Netherland Indian puree Judin possessiones pu certain in- -formation enld be found. Very "likely the views entertained upon the subject in Java and Madura have there been followed;
would
(Signed Formde Graaf
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Batavia, 17 - August 1865.
True Copy
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Abstract of the conditions upon which Chinese gambling at Batavia Samarang, and Inirabaya, is farmed out to the highest bidder Art.l. The former how the exclusive right
to keep gambling tables, but may not establish thein at other place than appinuited by the Authorities. Arts. In thow and Suberts gambling
taker to be placed at the road side, then and accessible on
Hle on lvery
every side feu and muemvered anudars and doow _ (fine fort or levo)
Unt. 3. On
-
;
every bazaar only me gaming take, mamely in a shed open at the sided next to the Prongsie-house. Farmer to pove for per month to the bazaar keeper for the livre and refinis
this thed.
repairs
Art:4. Bazaar keeper not to obstruct the
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14
500
game (max. fine (577.).
f
The following well kunon blumere Art. 5.
gance
ance are a
llowet.
with small dice, marked
st
A. The game
mb sides, 1t6.
B.
ML 6
"
"
Called Mangits, plonged
with 6 dies.
6. The games, Top, Tinches and
Lantinghing with 3 dice.
ar
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the me dice
D. The games Inches with me E. Playing with a top marked ob
sides 17, 6, turned me a plate.
2 F. The game Origline with 75 and
with be cards.
G. Kailor and Santisk with by cards.
2
"H. Pay-a-ping with 84 cards.
I. Paktin with me,
Paklju
praktine within
three, mertãs with 190 copper_
Counters.
L. Witte 15, 21 and 31 European cards.
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• Art. 6. No other games allowed to be played unless upon special permission from
special_permission the authorities (fine maxson: flo.). Art. 7. Jame tables Kept open from 6 a
till midnight,_ us longer, unless with the Somation of the authorities.
(five max. f.om).
a.m.
Art. I. If the former wishes to plany other gonnes, or at other times, he must apply to the authorities, who may refuve permission.
Anty. The former how the right, after
obtaining the sanction of the Preal authorities, to give permits to welly reputed Chinese for playing at their Mirante dwellings, against payment of compensation muniey, the amount "of which to be agreed upon between "the farmer and players; if smable to agree, the local authorities to
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ad at-Art.10.
arbitrate. The former if allmaing private gambling without permission from the authorities to be fined for mos
Any playing of other games, at- Art. 11 other places, by other pervous, or punder other siroustamess thom stipulated above, to be encoidered illegal (five from may, on the gambling table Keeper, and f 20 max. on each the players.
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than
16
"No other players admitted thom Arkill. Make Chinese if no less than to years of age; _ neglecting which frormer to pay a fine of f 1000 for every sunlawful player, and to return his loot money. If, sin cave of native foromere being found at the game table, their partisipation in the game cannot be formed the farmer will have to pay flor for
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every unlawful spectator, and the lotter f 25 (or 14 days imprisonment) Art. 12. The police are authorized to interfere against participation in the game
Moves and other unauthorized
by
W
nice.
persows, by taking them away at mee Art.15. At every gonne table one or mome
Ken every shall be prevent to preveme
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good order, and the former pay f!
policeman, besides providing
"for every Twin with food.
to be sued
any Shape
Art. 14. Gambling during Dinnie Service "forhibited (fine (577). Art. 15. No other but recidy prinzy.
mo security to be taken, in any (furie (500) Art:16. The farmer must take care that ot the gambling tables no ofimm strong drinks can be torken; no person under the influence of either to be
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admitted (fine f Creal Authorities and justices to Art: 27. watch against unlawful gauthing ( wilfully neglecting to inforum fire from.)
If allowing unlawful gamithing satt Art: 18. premidwent intent, to share the profito no receive gratuity from the Keeper of the goumbling take; fine floos, and
:
instant dismissal!
house
577
Every love holder allnoring unlawful Art: 19 goubling on his foremicce (with without being recompensed for it) to be fined fots for the first time, and twice as much the second time, with bomishment from fever for 10 your of European, or hard labour if prative
Chinese. False playing to be prevented by - Art. 21 the farmer and police, fumischake
M
years
by fine of f 3000 from the farmer.
Money lost by false playing must be instantly returned _ Money gained by four playing immediately to be fard Sub-five of 71009 Arties. Wilfully disturbing the game punished
by fine of fatt.
21.
Art. 10. ML debts on engagements ariving nit of
credit being given during the play
to stand mull and void.
Art:23. Every body qualified to inform against neglect of the above regulation, think expecially shwerged to do so are the Breurrs General, the breat revidents and Assistant residents, all chief and mir functionaries of furtice and police Art. 24. Revides these regulations the farmer hav
the conditions of his contract to frilao
Art.25
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Franslation. Regulations avcording to which per- - Mission shall be granted to the Clinics population of Java and Madura to "play bliner games at hazard. Art. 1 . Mine application, a permission thatl
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be granted by the break revident to bvery well reputed Himmaman, to hold a goumbling table for the play. of ps_ and To files, repone payment in peady sumey, for every day of 24 hours "Stipulated in the permit, of f 151 if at Batons Samsrong, or
Imurabaya.
of
4100 if at any
other proinsial capital
of fara and Madura.
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f 51 if at any bazaar beyond the "Minits of the form capitals of
of Jawa and Madura.
Ort. 2. Such permits shall be printed on
written on a
Stamp of 71, _ At Batavia,
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Ismarang and Anirabayas, thay thath not be available unless countersigned by the " fiveaals" of the respective Conts of fustice, neglecting which fine of 7/10 to f500 to be incurred by the holder of such permit. Besides the stamp required for the application and for the permit, and a compan- -sation of f1 per diem for the police- - man present at the gaming title, no other (official expenses shath be charged to the holder of the penit.
At the so- authorized gaming tables Art : 3.
+ games thath be played,
no illicit
мо
no dice, marked on 4 fides only,
hunon av "pya poli",
allowed. The game
农机
the top game with tion dice, 12
a
with
top marked on 6 sides 1 to 6, and
ML
the games "pakifijn witte me soffer
counter, the poor with 3 counters, and
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262
"pucsora" with 120 counters, are all
on legal
strictly prohibited. Art : 4. Is Europeans, descendants 2
Nr es equals of Europeans, no patives, (but Chinese) and no dildren under 15 years of age, to be admitted to fou the game under any pretence, either directly in indirectly. Neglecting to enforce this regulation, on to acquaint the police with
any infringement there
На
父
if in
Moreover
the liolder of the gambling table tile punishable by five of for to forr. "The person joining the game, Government service, shall pure ver be funished according to low. Art : 5. Every pevn keeping a gambling table within't previnely obtaining a permit,
12
allowing illegal gambling to be carried in in his premised (whether he reseive pegment for it or not)
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to be fined f 100 to f500 cack time.
flor All gambling at any other plorees Art. 6. or any other time, or by any
other person, then appointed by permit, shall be held senlautful and + funishable by a fine of from.
The gamthing to be dru_spenly, if Art. 7
in a
a house, the doors and mildnes
of such linese shall be kept open
and memvered. If Indeavoring to
enceal the gambling table, the holder
of a permit shall be liable to a fine
L'on.
바햄.
The holder of a permit to
as well as the holice.
to play,
the policeman prevent
at the game, is to take due care
Art: 8.
that the game be four. Wilfully neglecting to check false playing he will mour a fine of f 1000, indefiendent ensequences of criminal
The
of the
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forosecution instituted against him. Art : 9. Any person intentionally disturbing the game to be fined f25 to f100. Art:10. All debts or claims of whatever nature arising out of eredit being given during the game, or money lent, whether the
creditor or lender be interested in the
game or not, even if confirmed by notarial act, shall be held mill and void.
17.2
Art:11. Gambling in the street or public_ hood, porobibited sub forena of a fine
the person who of for ti for "Keeps the gaubling table, and flo to f 25 on each of the players Art. 12. Will Ireal functionaries, every
for his non breality, to watch the due enforcement of there regulation if not obeyed, instant information must be given to the authority
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implicated ;_ wilfully neglecting to enforce the regulations funishable by fine of f 100 for very infringement.
(2
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The Several fines stated above, in int: 13 cause of mability to pay, thath be commuted into a proportional period of imprisonment or hard labor Europeans for every of 100 fine to be sinprisoned half a mouth; Natives and Clines a punith imprisonment
with hard labor for every of 100 fine.
Every broly is qualified and Art.14 authorized to inform the authorities of any infringement of the above regulations. More expesially the Justiciary functionaries, the residents, "Assistant revidente, directors of police, heads of dessay and villages, and
mykmeestery";
On granting the permit alluded to Art: 16.
264 27
in the first article, a copy of there regulations must likewise be given to the holder of the permit pointed in the Dutch, Native, and Chinese languages.
hevolved by the for. General in
Comeit Bon
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28th November 1826. 8.4.
True Loopy
Brianal Secretary.
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Desp: No 31 of Inclosure to 10 in 1856
in Netherlands India
From the authorities
m
A September,
gambling.
1855.
265
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Synopses of the papers contained in the
the 1852, and the
Penang Gazette
the
Journal of the
Indian Archipelago, Vol. 8, Nos y - 9-on the subject of Licensed Gambling Houses
in the Mruits Settlements.
The System of Licensing Gambling Houses was first established in Pria
Penang by Mr Superintendent Light as forback ar 1991 _ with the sanction of the supreme
as
Government.
veri
прпение.
It appears to have existed without
objection
lone, and t
, and to have produced a large Revenne, until the Grand prry-
presented it for indictment on too
occasions, on
20the
on yet april 1809.
w
September 1808, and
Notwithstanding the opinio
refutation of the Grand Jury's
as in
view,
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recorded by Governor Macalister and Mr. Phillips, member of the Executive Government, and Collector of Customs and Land Nevenne, the bourt
Directors ordered the abolition of it
Me 1, the
May
1810.
fit
To stood the matter till 21, the
December
1814
when bolovel Braverman,
then Governor, endeavoured to restore
the Licensing system, and
Various
optem, and applies to persons for their opinions.. These given, a Code of Regulations
was drawut and submitted to
игр
the Committee of Assessors, who approved the project on the 18th March 1818.
On 3rd April 1818 the Court of Directors
A AVAA Û
again addremed
the
lovernor and Council, and the re- wlablishment of the Licensing system
C
Avas
strongly urged
A considerable time elapsed before
the final reply
23rd
was received, but on the
" January 1822 it was written, and
ed in substance unfavorable
proved
Offce more, on 25th December 1824, the
question
was resumed
by loverun
- Fullerton in a Minute advocating the Licenses . He was supported by
: supported by Mt. blubley, Member
Member of Connert, and the Minutes of these two gentlemen, with
were
Draft of Gaming Farm Regulations, un sent by the Covernor and bouncil to the Court of Directors in a letter dated 20h June 1825.
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the 18th May 1826 a reply was received
from the bourt calling for further information, and intrinating that the subject was to be regarded as
rded as under
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1
to wideration
"The information called for was supplied in December 1826; - but I
to not see that-
that arry actival decision
was come to by the Court.
From a Presidents Minute dated 25th August 1828, I gather that, while abolished in Penang, the Suplem in force in both Malacca and
Fairgapore
But of the anomaly the papers give us explanation.
ри
The Grand jury in Singapore, or 18th February 1829, followed the example of their brethren 20
20 years before
e in
against
Penan
and remonstrated against. the Licensed House at that station, and in the following mouth the Recorder, with the same view, addressed the Grand Jury at Malacca.
267
But before this date, in Singapore the subject appears to have attracted soure attention, for there is a bode of Regulations cated 1 May 1823. entirely prohibitory
1t
and
of all gambling,
bearing the ~ sequature of Sai Stamford Raffles
Mr Crawford, Resident, wrote forcibly to the Government of India against
these Regulations one
15th July
1823, and
on 18th September 1893 reported to the
balentta Authorities that he had been
- his non responsibility
compelled on his own adopt the Licensing Suptem temporary alternative
ar a
to
The year 1829, however, as shewn above, is the latest date found in these papers.
re, and in Governor Blundell's letter of 20th July last, transmitting the
documents, it is stated that the subject
t
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£
" is one that has long
ceased to be
arr.
"spen question in these settlements,
"having been finally closed in 1829.
An act of the Supreme Government was passed in 1852, enforcing Mingent penalties against gambling.
F
So much then for the narrative
and dates.
To come to the Authoritic and
for and
arguments for
against.
Opposed to the system were the Grand Jury of Ferrany, Sir Mainford Raffles, Mr. Scott / apparently & private resident of Perang ), is Ralph Rice, the Recorder in 1810, and the Court of Directors on various occasions.
In favor of the Licensing we have Governor brawford, Macalister.
Bannerman, and Fullerton-Mess
Ershine, and blubley, M
Phillips, Erstine, and
268
Member
of the Council of Government, Mr. baunter, Superintendent of Police,
Mr barnegy, seemingly a private
and
resident of Imany, but one whose - testimony is remarkable, as he
was
of the Grand Jury who made the presentment. in
rin 1808, and in 18
1814
that occasion the
admitted that on that
Grand perry had judged very erroneously
The
e principal arguments against the system I collect as follows.
1.
The facility. encouragement given to gambling.
and consequent
2. The manner in which the houses
were rented.
and
3. The inducement to plunder
robbery that losses will incite 41. The apparent sanction to, given
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by legal recognition of, the orce
5. and lastly, perhaps the only strong argument, that a Cambling House is a nuisance by Common Law, serged by Tir Ralph Rice.
On the other hand it is contended Crawford.
that
& gambling amongst bhinese Malays cannot be eradicated:__
2.
arrd
2 . that they pursue it as a business
as a species of traffic, in which
in which great
gains may be speedily acquired; -
3 . that in considering the question
it is
Bullerton. Bannerman. Macalister. Erskine. Cannter. Carnegy.
clubley.
Bannerman.
necesary to keep in view the Bannerman
peculiar character, habits, and opinions
of an
Castern race, and that to such
consideration English ideas and
English feelings are inapplicable.
4.
4 . that objection Nr 2 may easily be
Bannerman
met by simproving the Renting system. (implied.
Bannerman
Phillips.
Cannter.
Bannerman
Counter.
269
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5. that more encouragement is given
to the vice
by letting it go unchecked
thane by controlling it :
6 that these measures of control had
been a dopted
dopted with success at various British settlements, and at every
other
Malay Settlement belonging to a foreign
Power.
Macalister 7. that the Licensing system acts a
a preventive of crime.
that the vicions propensities
of
-Fullerton. "Mankind are the fittest subjects of
Canuter.
Crawford.
Crawford
" tavation because the virtuous are
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9.
" exempted from their operation :
that clandestine gambling leads to corruption of the Police. 10. that the chinere regard gambling in the light of an
than
Arr
an amusement rather
this ever
and this
ffence, and
everr
though
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laws .
it be prohibited by then own 11. that the Gambling Farm subserves purposes of Police, and
1 2 . that it is agreeable to the Chinese theirselves.
The mins, but still very important, point of Revenue is not much put forward, but is frequently alluded to in the papers of which the foregoing is an
is an abstract :
(Aiqued)
W. Z. Mercer.
Colonial Secretary
Colonice Secretary's office,
2, st
:
5 September 1855.
Inve
Copy
Colonial Secre
Secreting
Crawford.
Crawford.
(Copy)
Memerandum
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Iempers that I do not attach- much importance to the objection supposed to exist at common law stated by Sir Ralph Rice, (Synopsis", ver, me Licensed Grembling
as
houses in the Straits Settlements.)
of gaming be an indictable misance
out the communion
low, it must not be
forgotten that the present question__
@tneerus m
L
leve
-population to iluch that intended to apply.
Niever
But Some str.
strongly of opinion
thout apart from the circumstance_ always started by the test writers ava necesary ingredient in the offence of sille and disorderly people reverting together to game, an indictment did not lie at the common law-organist gamesters
да
the statute low how not everywhere and always proveribed the practice. Even the Act for the mine effectual 12 fent1.0.28 preventing of Heessive and deceitful_ "gaming" which for bade genning by way of lottery, cards, dice, lots, Aronnings', expresoly 44emfited from the operation of that or any former Act's agonist gaming, all games played within.
any of His Majesty's royal palaces, where His Majesty,
his heirs and succesvare,
Mrall then
*די
reside (4.10.) The 13. Gen. II. c. 19. agar in 18 on 11.2. 19. contained general immunity to "backgammon and other games filorged with the berokgammon tables; (4.9) Roilet (or Roly-poly) and other gonnes made punishable by the next Act, in ordinary
Caves are
indulged to the inmates of royal
17
18 Jan II 0.34.
Ger.
:
271
aus in the
palareces (by 1.6.) 44actly first mentioned instance. By the 3
Stict . .5 . Vict. c. 5. all penalties simposed on
C.
horseracing and racing bets by the
.
13.
Gen II. c.19., 18 Gen II. e. 344., and other Acts, are for
2. all qui
воег
S.
repealed, and by s tam Actions under that
Act for other penaltis imposed by the
84)tick. c. 189. 13. Yer. II. c. 19., are
c.109.
'
Suspended. Brols,
quoits, tennis, bor, are by a still lonter Act relieved from their pre-existing illegal character, and (18.10.to 15.) billiards are conditions. The ver
168/17 Vict. c.119. Conditions
tain
legalized upon vertam
very
T
latest Meta
ni
these subjects contains another exemption clams (1.6.) in favor of - stakes or deposits to be pond to the miner of any
^2
"game"
any love
race or
exercise, or
"Consful sport,
to the moves of
horse engaged in any
race.
...
1
Subject to these execptions, public gaming houver köpt for hire _ for " private gaming in
houves
Louves or roomy
not lived is not within their intention
otre
or
dancing n
Ges: N. c.61.
Geo. IV. 1. Will: IV. c.
64. 687 Vict. c. 58 Yes. II. 3.36
- prolibited by statute; just as You N tippeling and drinking, performing of stage plays 12 Musical 25 11.
kind in houses
performances of any
of public entertainment open for hire,
ose foroliibited.
Are
Like these again, grumbling houses and the materials of gambling howe been made the subject of fiveal legislation, by
of license and
other Duties, unproved for the purpose
revenue-
Previously to the parsing
of the 283 Phil.: 8 M. c. 9., licensed - 2845.0 4.86 M
of
Ph. M.
.9.
да
20
were
gaming tone rotse of fragment
England. The extent
recurrence
vin
to which parliamentary lotteries have
GJ WV 18
2.
been carried on,
in
272
non times,
our son
is notoriones; and yet the general
statutory prolibition of lotteries remained in full force
M &
other lotteries, that is to say
which
to all
those.
not licensed by Parliament
nocre a v
'Carrs and dice '
av
tasable articles
recupy a forommment place in the Stamp dots. Billiard rooms, open for hire, beavine free from prolibition and penalties, as I have said, upon
8489. Fict: c.109. certain conditions in the (44.10—15)
Year 1945-
1845-6.
The chief amongst those_onditions think the keepers of the billiard tables should take mit ammal.
out
licenses. These
were obtainable from the justices at Servions, upon pay -ment of the stipulated fees. It is simpossible, I think, so to distinguish
of the Houghing gaming
the cave.
5
-limos auto farevent the applicatio of that most important precedent. On the whole therefore it seems clear _ not that the poling of the proposed, to depend upon that is one the contemplated imposition of a register is license duty upon the gambling louver of "Hoighing, is not only not refunguant to the known principles of English love, but in strict emformity, with there prinsiples : and in this point of
measure should be made
that issue that
view Tam led to out here to the
of
ve
prinsipler at least of the late Acting Attorney-General's better the "3" : July 1855, to the botomist
in which that officer expresses his strong approbation of that measure, and suggests the
Secretary
273 ·
mirde of varying it into execution.
(Signed) T. Chichichen Anstey, A.G. Hongking
5th February 1856.
The Hoble.
The Colomail Secretary,
De:1
1
Jane Copy
lothurur
Arlaual Serotary.
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N 31 A 1856
ure No 12 in Despi
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Copy
dr 3242
To His Cexcellency Ser John Bowring The Governor of Houghong.
Me
Bon
274
The Humble polation of from bluene petitions for a permission to Keeps public house for gambling by paying
certain Revenue in order that the
wishes of the people may
a
be carried out.
That your petitioner has carried
on his business
as a merchant in this
in
Colony for many years, and was very glad to see that there were rules and regulation to prohibit gambling : This Honorable Colony - But the thinese who reside in provincial lities and Commercial ports, whether they be husbandmen, Merchants. Traders or
rafters
- man. are all in the habit of
gambling,
and
although that is
contrary to the laws of the Country,
1
Mr. Anstey's Opinion
on
gambling. 5th Febru
arry,
1856.
T
yet the authorities can not help from prohibiting them to do the same; but allow the people to have their desire, for they fear that if a stop is put gambling altogether people of us employ
svill very
to
much increase, and these
men will wondon about in the
disturbances and
streets, making breaking the laws someway, therefore gambling houses are permitted to be Kept in certain streets by paying certain Fee. The people of this colony
are in the same habit.
are
do
}
Many of them
found of gambling and very few
obey the laws, and although there are no houses Kept publicly for gambling here
many are kept secretty
for that purpose, people Maunting such a place have been cheated, and by
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and other
having been cheated they have brought forth quarrels, fighting disturbances. The law prohibite gambling, and yet there is gambling, and that gambling which is carried on in certain secret dwellings is also
arrels and
exposed to cheats, fights, quarrels other evils, then it is better to allow
public gambling, where there is us cheat, quarrels, or fights, for people gamble for gain, whether they lost or . gain in a public place they think it is nothing but four Therefore your petitioner begs that a permis be granted as in the Mainland, to open a place for public garbling in this place, by paying certain amount of
ry mouth, in order to avoid
fees every
the evils as
above stated and that
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the Despatch of Lord John Russell was authority for granting baptam Wathins application
As I do not scread - Despatch Nr. 23, I have caused baptain Wathons to be informed that the Report called for has been forwarded to the Secretary of State and that he m
may expect the final decision
in due time
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect.
Sir.
Your Most obedient,
Humble servant.
John Berinne
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Mr. Wist.
Auer. by refeirion the Gunner to the days!
dressed to tim
the 18.
Mant.
ماراست
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ii). Downy
right as to RJ. Napell's
despatel
for free quarters,
Watkins' applicatio
last, respecting Captains
an
пер до
Houses vent.
allowanc
Øn
n.
:
Governor Sir John Bowring
11 February 1856.
halona, Hongkong,
to
The Right Honorable
Henry
Labou
ло 32.
Received
orchere,, M.P.
In continuation of
De:
=spatch No 3 of 8
the Gant
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لور لا اله الا ان الماركي ال ال برای مواد باد
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1856
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MAJ. Ball
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280
19th Apr 6, 20
have to achunotulge the
receipt of your Despatch 232. of the 11 of Felmans
lash relative to the
application of Captain Watkins, the Harborn Master ab Hony Hany,
and for free question
an alleriance for House, Resch, and on this subjech I have to refer you to
My despatite h39. of the 18 of March lash
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33.
Financial.
info 24 April /36.
3249 Hong Kongss. ernment Offices, Victoria,
EIVE
0.
APRIO
1856
Hongking, 13. Abruary 1856.
I have the hover to forward
letter from the Colonial Treasurer, dated 4th mostant, enclosing his 02 recount for 1855, with certificate of ting the banned apfeninted to examine the Cash Balance in the 31 December:
To Treasury
Answered.
a
Z N
NA
1855, and my
Mor
verification of
the correctnces of the Balances at the commencement and clove of the part year
The Right Homurable
H. Labouchure, M.P.
Beil
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M. Pienaecher alss furnishes detailed Acement comprising receipts, And Dishreements made here and through the Colonial Agent, _ and
No 5.
a statement the ring Receipts and 16-
sewing Expenditure of the Colony for the past seven years.
lung
From these dremments, which, as observed by the Colonial Treasurer, are poarticularly interesting, hringh with appear to shew, what I have of late prequently reported, very satisfactory endition
the
re very
this Colony-
-
of
I propose to enter into more rccurate detail of our financial position in transmitting the
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Blue Bock for 1855, which
Course
uno in enirse of preparation
I have the hour to bin, with the highest respect,
Sir,
Your moot Obedient, Homuttle Servant,
Jchu Bus
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1
די יין
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M. Mist.
You
M notice some
respecting Chinese Emyration & the operation
The Passengers
The Treasurers
V
The
repert.
پروانم
vers farmable
بایل
for Blackwood
weroned to this desparret of the Treasures's litter
Will you have the goodness to
"Ellisti obsewation on,
Cr Labouchen. I concur with
Annex a draft to for as to pay hart before.
gobs to In Labouchere.
2017 ap
Victoria, Honghong,
13
Governor Sir J. Bowring
February, 1856.
to
The Right Stonorable H. Labouchere,
No 33.
b Inclosured.
Received
Transmitting
M P
Treasurer's
letter of 4th February 1856,
with
accounts of
tha
Colony for the year 1855.
PRINT BART
For 3211) Ahony
Six, C. E. Frevolyur
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Mr. Secretary
Lavanchor.
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to transmit to you
دے تھا
for
the infor
information
the Lords Commiss
of the
of the Freneury the copy of a Despatek from the Governor
of Hong Bang urinsing
BC-
helten
From
Greasurer of
enclosing
the
y that botony.
dogether with his
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18837 unde other,
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With reperever
to your Despatit
ال ٹی ٹی مهر
enclosing
Nie 13 Feb
the accounts-
the Treasurer
of
Kany Kong for the
year
1855,
I have
to request that
you
will
friture
ture cause
for
the
the
your
evilo sures to
espeulches to be
ecutively paged;
were
on which very st
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to call
your attention to
page 40 of
th
botanial Regulations.
7 21
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dir,
1
Colonial Treaming,
Vietnia, Honghing,
4
285
# Schuary 1886.
I have the hover to forward
inclosed
my
Clecount as Colonial Treasurer
for the pout year, alss bestifieste of the Reward appimited by How Exellay, The Governor, to examine the back Ertance.
Balan
existing in the Rrecwury on the 31 t December 1855, and the Certificate of
govorum as to the emectness of
the
Governor
the Balances at the commencement and the close of the year.
Further I key to hand you a Detailed Account of the Stal Revenue and Expenditure of the Colony for the
The Homorable
Meen
W. J. Mercer, Esquire, Colonial Secretary
1
H
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Year 1855, comprising the Receipts and Dishersements mode here and though the Agent in England.
The review of the finansial State of the Colony for the past year portionlarly interesting,
most
which no aid was
is
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1 th from the first of the Revenue being
fact aburst double the amount of that sunt preceding years, and quity from its being the first year in
required from the Mother cnmitry, muider the form of Grants by the Imperial Parliament
At Mort comparison of the Ammal Inonne and Expenditure with thine of previous periods and administrations with best illustrate the informed state of the Colony as regards it's financial position, siz
+ under the administration of Sir folm
A
Douis-
Reverne. Parliaments Grant. Expenditure
£ 22, 242.8.1
27,090.7.10/2 31,190.2.7/2
Jatal £ 80,522.18.7
Average £26, 8410.19.6
на
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49,000 36,900
31,000
116,900
£
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286
66.726. 19.5 in 18145. 60,351.9.8% in 1846.
50,959.15.94 in 1847.
„178,038.4.11
38.9667/359,212.13, //
I have purposely mitted the year 1846, Since it was rely in Mory of that year that Sir John Davis arrived, and it required some time before he could dina and carry into effect his measures for
rovising a revence
2. under the administration of Sir George Brilian
£ 69, 658.15.7 - 18418.
Revenne. Erliament Grant. Expenditure £25,191. 19.11/ £25,111
23,517.3.3 23,526.16.434
A
A
23,721.7.6/4 21,331 1.8/4
1
24,700.6.3/2 Jetod ₤141,988. 15. 1/4 Average£ 23,6b64. 15.0/4
/
A
25,000
20,000
15,000
12,000
2200 .106, 200
/
38,986. 1167/4 - 1849-
34,3114.12.31850.
. 34, 115.7. 6-1851.
34,115.7.6 34, 765.12.9/21862. 36.418.12.0/2_1853.
- 241,259. 1.83⁄4/4
17.700
#
40,209. 16. 11/2
3, Under the prevent Administration_
-
هذا
287
4-
Revenne
£27,045.3.5/4.
$47.973. 11.1/4.
Total £ 75,018. 114. 6/2 Nverage £ 37,509. 7. 37/4
Parliament 7. Grant. Expenditure.
£ 4,400.
£34,635.0.1 – 1854.
40, 813.11.2 –– 1856.
A
4,400
"
75,448.11.3
2,200 · 37,724.5.7.
Ween therefore we find that the revenue,
tocking the average, first period
criod to
amounted during the
D
£36,840 8.6,840
11
during the second period to 23,664, and during the third period to, 27, 519- assisted by an overage Mommal Grant pom the Home Goverment of £28,966 during the first perint
17. 700 during the second period, and + 2,200 during the third period, it is gratifying that the general formperity of "the Colony har makled Government to dispense altogether at present with
altoge
Grants from Parliament, and at the Same time to pay for Public Warks, which, properly speaking, belong to former years,
Γ
and commence other which had ben and were riginally
found weessary, and were estimated for as far back as 1845 and 1846. But for there and similar works the Expenditure for the past year, ammuting to £40, 843.11.3 would have been for leve, and below the amount of frame
on
received; as it is the average animal___ Expenditure during the above three ferinde how been ._
frow
f
59,212 € 40,209 £ 37,784. Revenue.
to
When the increase is is great and
eral under ove
general
overy
it is munnecessary
Munecessary
heard of Prevenne to review mendaxplain
the cause under each itein,
Mme Ħ
general reason will and dres account " for all, namely, the great influx of
1
population, chiefly native, the transfer part of the coasting hade from the fints of Moses and Canton, which is greatly assisted by the Steamers Immning from hence. Further the viramistance of this being the place from whence part and where arrive the Emigrant Ships for and from Australia, California, Havanna, Bar, and the large ship- - puents of goods to those places m
Chinese and other account. It is therefore much to be regretted Nooh the
that sunreasonable and mjustifiable measures adopted both iin
ted both in California and Australia hove, for the present, greatly obstmeted innigration and,
trade thither. In bal
T
Crivequently, of me mory people begins purge by the papers, the to be their
in error,
and
us doubt ere long the lows improving
there
288-
and
hecury torpes on Chinese will be repealed.
taxed The low passed in Melbourne, Monte which received the Royal Assent, preated : general surprise here, the mine to "because, (to say nothing of the cormenus opinions which twve been is industrinity
have to circulated in the Colony of Victoria by either ignorant or designing forsand) - it is supposed to be enitrary to the shurit of wisting heaties inthe blina: Milst nor diplomatic authorities employ . all their weight and ingenuity to stim for in the privilege of extended interemrs- with the interior of this vast linfire. a British Colony, instead of setting good example, affords the Chinese Authorities the very opportunity (although they may never avail themselves of it),
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of resisting the efforts of Government by referring to this identical legislation ? ?!
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As it is the shipping interest of this Ont decidedly suffers from these buset-
в
selich
- ments, and it is believed that it will Suffer more in consequence of the Clinese Passengers tot of 1856, provved by the Imperial Parliament, which will, it is supposed, tromsfer the conveyance of Emigrants to foreign shipping, rolüch will embark their passengers, in Mareas or at some of those places in the crust now prequented by ships, although not legitimately open to trade like the five Forts secured by the Treaty of Nanking
This fort being the point of arrival and departure of the India and other Steamers, and the centre of commeation with Marcas, Manila, and the Five
Ports,
Course
Onts, it of enere derives great importance from this circumstance, and after
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289
establishments.
Mcreate
long struggle the Mercantile community, both Banitish and foreign, have at length found it peceveury to have extra bidiments here, and the puréliove of Land for the creation of suitable houses for there firms how been me cause of the great in the Revenue of the past
It might be of further advantage to the Colony of the sunithly Emorys, established by Her Excel way, the M200 Commander-in-chief,
1.
haust year.
were
t
Narral
Commence
and terminate here, instead of at Mampira
As it is British protection that ink be afforded to the consting trade, it is but reasonable, I think that a Britisch settlement should love the preference where
any advantages mony
from the System.
be derived
The Revenue of 1855, amounting to
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ว
£ 47,978.11.1/4 0xecedes thort of the prennes year, which was greater thom amg of the six from 1948 to 1853, by no less an- amount than £20,928.7.8, the principal_ Mercan being, Land Revenne, _ the premium alone obtained from 9 public sales of land held during the pourt years horong- amounted to ₤15,711. 16. 8, and the permament addition made by these selce to the Revenue of the Colong king £2812.7. 5, of which, inverer, Wittle fell pond in 1855. The puber of lots dispersed of 190. The highest premium wow of course obtained for lots with water frontage, portionlarly for 6 Lots, of which twos are situated in front of the Court House, and 4 between the Government tomthine- (Lindsay's) and the Parade Ground.
uy, as was anticipated, under
due or was
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290
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Loud in the centre of the city, the business fourt, is still scouted for
wanted mercantile houses. The building designed by order of His Excellency, the Grorum, for a Museum, Selint, library, Sey would afford acemmurdation, the best that Can be had, for purcantile and other offices; and, if practicable, I would "respectfully suggest the levelling of the whole of Pedders Hill, in front of which this public building is to be breated. I would sell the ground for European residences mily. At frems Chinese times, built in every mariety of style, are spreading Mirough all "poirts of the town, Kareely a Preality remaining pee from them, whilst residences for Europeans cannot be
obtained in
い
any terms, although the rento charged are very high, still these
2
1:
=4
12.
do
ofitable as blinere
erected
loves are not of profitable is building run up without any regard to the general Security, though it is but fair to admit that in mongeaus emsiderable impormement how taken place in the omvotruction of these latter, expecially in there estuch m ground moned by Couropeans.
I am convinced that by the sale of the ground obtained by the levelling of Pidder's Hill, How Heellency could not ruly obtain good premiums, and ended to the - permanent revenue, but that he would supply a want greatly felt at prevent, localitics for murcantile houses in the business part of the torow, - whilst the material thus furnished would facilitate and reduce the expence of filling up the ground to be converted into a public quay.
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291
As Ime as the Streets, Her, at West Print are formed, and the two projected Clice Station Commenced", "Land. in that breality will us doubt fell with advantage, and the pore do if the propetord of in
Drek Company head
Hill
in carrying out their designs;
the levelling of Pedders Hith would Necessitate the erection by Government of a suitable building as a Horopital. "for the Police, or which might be mode accessible to the general public, perhaps in Union with the Seaman's
Cospital.
As I believe Hows Excellenay hav
alos under Ensideration the extablish- -ment of a Sailor's Home, both mati- _butions might perhaps be well treated at West Print; but the establishment
of a Sailors Homnce will not be a very,
2
easy task, the seamen frequenting this first being compred of all nations from "Europe, Asia, Apicx, and America. By such an anangement me great Muisance would be removed from the Incen's Fraud, and this would cause_ the removal of or still greater noe, viz., the brothels existing in the neighborahord of the Seamen's branding
housed.
I
cre to
were
a
should think Hunt it Hour
- if Hin Briselewy cause a public notice to be isoned to the effect that the Plan of the public building could be prewed for a certam period at the Surveyor General's Affice, (and no better perind could be chosen than the prevent); _ that the ground flour, well adapted for Merchants Offices,
lt Cte
to be let,
and that tenders would be received,
292
it might enable him to come to save early enclusion on the subject, and
ascertain what rent could be obtained
for it.
The pest increase is £412.15.10 under Rents exclusive of Buildings, my, Markets and Buildings. The propioved alterations in the Market System will,
for
I fear.
car, pot take place mitch September 1867, when the Leave for the central Market spires, _ Inne_prmcinial r market might, linvever, be sanctimel in the contine at the East portion of the town, and in the new Police Ordinance about to be framed Some provisions should be made against the exposure of Ment for sale along the Queen's Road, B..
Licenses . _ The increase how been £1308 .14.10%, of which the greater
!
port is under Afrium Licenses, myz:, £701.
101.10.3. The whole amount received
Arow
mer
ow
#
for Suche License £2,558.14.4 uestionthstanding that, an already remarked on a former recasion, not a Single License was taken out for Opnum Sucking shop, and several Licenses, held by panties revident at the villages, had been abundred in the ground that the population and consequently bisness hard decreased - Iruvequence of the piroicies can-
tear on shores of -Mitted on the Murred of the island. Spirit Licensee too shew a envsiderate £353. 18.9%; and here I must still reports, my adherence to the opinions I expressed in August last, in a Memorandum on the Estimates
in
Mercade, viz:
The proposed Police Ordinance not having, Is far as I know, been yet fonit
293
before the Cormail, I would again respectfully urge that some
that some formision should be adopted by which a portion of all fines impersed for the infringe -ment of Revenue Lours should go to the informer,
as I am convinced that,
as
without such firmision, neither Polic nor others with inform.
The Ordinances and regulations preverite that the Droner of every Ohinem Shop shall have a board in front of his shop, I do not believe that me of them how suck a board! Is to the
As illicit fale of samolins, it is notoring like the existence of gambling louver. Honvever, as for
Jean judge, the
receipts from the various Liccuses during the prevent year will even opeced three of the last muc
£590.2.9 f increase m. Police Tax
ነ
is in reality £846.9.4, Since in 1864 £256.6.67/2
were rovived for
for depraying the cost of an Auxiliary Police force, rovived by the Hominable The Lieutenant Governor for protection against prositle "atterski by a foreign snemy or puratival_
attach
bands.
The tous will purther increase during the prevent year, in envequence of the number of new houses, alther the
"beginning to decline paying
hard to
Chinese are
beg
the exorbitant Rents they had to suchmit to during the past year.
な
Fines, Fees, and Irfeitures of Canto shew an increase of £751.15.14, 07 which £732.3.4/4 for Finer and Infeitures, a consequence of the large influx of Chimere of all classes, and fines and forfeitures made on Inve Jambling Homes, He: _
Leve
294/9
Notioittestanding a reduction of of /
made at the end of 18074 on the Fees levied in the Supreme Court, the siverend me judicial feer how been ₤19.11.9. -
Fees of Offices Pheno an
on
shino an increase of mo
less than £1387.1.10, aconunited_ for by the general
neral reason
14, for the
already given. The greatest puereaue is me the Registry of "Boats and Hawhere, vz., € 670.15.0, and the pest greatest, is £404. 3. 1+1 Registry of Colonch ressels, and the. necessary. Surveys me them as preverited Ordinance Ne 4 of 1855, solush came into force in the 32% of lout March, This is the only instormce of or new Iource of Resume oreated during the
Revenue lowt year, and I still hold to the
by
of incon_ Sexfiressed in August last, that it is a beneficial
sial measure. What I then said, viz.,
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21
( #62) I have heard that portice con- - planning against the granting of Registers to bliner Landholder's here were most walling to assist dme of them in forrending that very printage by becoming the Securities, on the payment of a certain sum, whilst Atthers again
sall Willingly low their Maince for a couvsideration to obtain
the register of Chinese moved property which only opens the door to frand and deceit " _ how forored true, and I could bring tin instances to you Jenuld notice. Surely it is much better that Chinese, bris fide holders land in the Colony, should be able to obtain the privilege direct, on is provided for in the Ordinance. It would keem, however, that the pro- -Misions of the Ordinance me
-no Estrictly
295
I
enfreed, which I think is punch to be deplored, since, in order to develop the trade of the adjrent coasts, it is most desirable that the Colony should fiovers good Creating craft, and d Submit that they should enjoy the fullest protecting from Her Majesty's Noval forces. The granting of Colonial Resisters to these resuels is per dritt advisable, but means should be taken
to see that they are really efficient, as entemplated in the formsine of the Ondia
inance, and that some capital is embarked in them. It is harvided
that such vessels shall be furnished
with iron chains and Anchors, Canvas soils, sheathing metal, de: _ that they should in foret be well fitted for pea; but all this has been easily loaded: anchors
by formiding ridiculously small mclioré12
J
And chamis, sails of American drill,
and, instead of sheathing metal, wing
metal, yo this tim plates for emering the botton. Mus a munter of most objectionable ressels are permitted to exist, to the great injury of the really got and efficient
Med
nay-lone
Lean
The most objectionable Lorchas are resorted to be moved chiefly by /nording Homa keepers, solis savily man them with any sort of
sort of men who may e to their houses; it might be well : therefore if all Europicanas employed
Hard Lorelias
thipped and divatwrged before the Hartor Master under a heavy penalty, and for Logs to be kept on board there craft.
ML Pra
mi
were
The total increase under "Reimburse - _ments, Miscellaneous and Special Receipts" is £785.13.3%, from
varinus canwes,
n
296
of
the principal being the reomery
4 for breach of extract, from
£116.13.4
23
me of the Securities of the Comtractor wolls built the Government Horus.
The only
decrease under my generat
10110
only
head of Revenue how been under Sale of Government property, wz., £1.0.108,
vize, ++ of any consequence
which is not
Expenditure.
The Expenditure of the Colony during 1855 row £40,815.11.2, being £7159.19.11/4
less than the Income.
As p
compared with the forearms year the increase is £ 6178.11.1. This large anmount is chiefly accounted for under three general heads of Expenditures in 1. Under Police and fouls £1724. 13.8/ being additions made to the pay of
- force, _ to Clarks and other
the
tiz
:
1
24 $
med in
Subordinates in the Police Court,_and_ for the increased cost of provisions required for the prisoners emfined Victoria fail, an item which crampon £630.6.9 12 1954 to ₤1077. 5.1/2, the charge for the past year, chiefly noing to the
augmented price of all the necessaries of life. The Entract expires in May next.
the ent of Enveying Cmimisto to Anong and Singspiere how also ben much greater during the past year thon during the prevent me! 2. Under Pouvines, Retired Allnaruces and Gratuities the increase have been £483.9.6, being to old and infirm
hove Officers, to them whine Office "abolished, and a grant to the widow of another officer who died during the pout year.
€
2975
3. The next principal increase is under Public Work's, rizs, £3654.1.9, being already remarked, forinsipally
172
account of works undertaken and portty completedt during lowt year, "but already estimated for as for -
back
as 1845 and 1846.
terken
cu
-4
During the port year a great improvement how toshin place in the Public Roads and Streets, the sale of a great number of Lots required additional attention and labor on the
pourt of the Surveyor-General. The
roachs
расск
vary for the new brealities seem to have been contracted for, and in port commenced. Save for of the old Streets will require to be "finished in a style Similar to the others, and the Motive quarter, the Toupingshan and Lawear Anc.
!
i
!
the
with in doubt recupy the attention of the Surveyn-General during Course of the current year!
He enstruation of the proposed Praya with atent a large portion of this year's Income, but the money will be expended in a most profitable investiment, which will ultimately add to the permement resources of the Colony, and the work itself be not only useful but ornamentat alss.
The total incrcove under the
remaining dreads of Expenditure
Various Umomm
172
is £216.7.1/2, which becers us enufarisan with the mercause of (
increase of Revenue, £271.3.2/ alove king for Commissing on the sile of Lands, for Licenses, and the crot Collecting the sole Tax levied in this Colony, i.e. the late for Police purposes. From the inclosed statement you
L.L.
29827
will perceive that the pett surplus at the dispersal of Government at the clove of the year amounted to £19,874. 7.39/4, of which £15,1 have since been deposited with the Cricutal Bank Orpination, bearing interest out the rate of Six per cent per ammum. I am unable to state how much this surplew
rplus will be required for the various Public Works star in progress, or which will have to be constructed, such as a Central Police Nation and others
on
The Enuparative Tables in the Blue Work, whibit the increase and decrens m the Several items of Imenia and supenditure in greater detail
I have particular pleasure in
do reporting that, is for as it is yet persible to form an opinion, the
こ
Revenue
"Rowenme of the burrent year will (of
we olude the lounge Premiume for
Land sold) be even in excess of that for 1855.
The great prosperity of the balmy soulst benefitting almost
aburst overy-class of the inhabitants, from the Coolie to "the Merchant prince, is particularly divadrantageous to me class - the Public Servants. Horuse rent and all
illness
the necessaries of life have riam in
risen price, and that very enviderably, but the salary of the public functinary, perhaps bruce done by itlers and "length of service, remains not prom as originally fixed, but at a serine reduction in that
L
I have, Ben,
even
Joue bypy (Signed) R. Riencecher, True Copy
Colmial Treasurer.
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299
Colonial keretary.
HONGKONG.
Rienaceher
account of Robert Rieusee her
of the COLONIAL GOVERNMENT, HER MAJESTY'S SUPERINTENDENCY OF TRADE, and Consulates,
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five
December
Balance brought forward on the First of
1 Jammary
1855.
141,111 5
RECEIPTS.
Jecer
from the 1st of
to the 31 of Decc
28 Jamary
January-
300
December 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
to the Thirty
first
day of
ESTABLISHMENTS,
SALARIES.
FIXED ESTABLISHMENT.
PROVISIONAL ALLOWANCES.
AND
TEMPORARY.
22,953.12.10 1187.10.4 12.0.0
PENSIONS, RETIRED ALLOWANCES, & GRATUITIES, REVENUE SERVICES, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS,
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE,
Ditto,
Ditto,
OPPICK CONTINGENCIES.
| 687.2.6% 24,8110 15 84-
8: 10
349 2 473 56.
199
:
LAND SALES,
LAND REVENUE,
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,
Do.
L
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27,
63416 2,676
6.703 17 3917
2,395 11 3,425 12
140 12
368 11 41 495134
391
TOTAL COLONIAL REVENUE,
M. of 185764/6565..
.4.
* 1850/25 $1955/56.
PARLIAMENTARY GRANT ON ACCOUNT OF THE COLONY,
FOR CONSULAR SERVICES, ... Do.
ADVANCES RECOVERED),
DEPOSITS AVAILABLE,
Do.
NOT AVAILABLE,
17,787 10
17/ 1,6341 11 1 35,000
J
1,868,15 3 3,326 7 3/4
ECCLESIASTICAL,
CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES,
EDUCATION, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS,
HOSPITALS,
Ditto,
POLICE AND GAOLS, Ditto, RENT,
TRANSPORT, ...
CONVEYANCE OF MAILS,
WORKS AND BUILDINGS,
ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES, MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,
INTEREST,
LAND AND HOUSES PURCHASED, SPECIAL EXPENSES,
TOTAL COLONIAL EXPENDITURE,
SUPERINTENDENT OF TRADE,
CONSULAR SERVICES, ADVANCES,
DEPOSITS AVAILABLE,
DEPOSITS NOT AVAILABLE,
+
P
Consular Services
Robert Rienaccher
}
of
18 Janary.
to the 3/
£
181 1 103,909 11
do solemnly and sincerely declare, that the foregoing is a
day of December 1855, both days inclusive; and I
Declared and subscribed before me, this the f
th
day of
of formary - 1856.
(Signed) bilen 4. Georgebleventy = f. P
J
+
---
9.207 35/2
4.15 10
279 66%2
1,852
785 9 11
835 3 &
347.
1845
F
#
25 6
3
38,725 44 3
20,200 13 0/2 30,206 16 6
BALANCE ON HAND ON
THE first DAY OF form ary 1856.
14819 1,01217 2,281 1266
31,533\/1
11
£ |103,909| 1| 1
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.
Ane loopy
Wohnout
(Signed) R. Rieurecker.
Colonial Secretary.
سية الامين الالحان
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January - 1856,
Proceedings of a Board of Survey, held at the COLONIAL TREASURY OF HONGKONG, this the pecond__
pursuant to the Order of His Excellency THE GOVERNOR.
The Homing the 4. 7. Mercer, Edge, Colonial Secretary.
Members, Chicules St. George Cloverly, Cooper, Surveyor-General.
Robert Rienecker, Esquire, Colmial Treasurer.
day of
The Board having examined the exact Coins existing in the Colonial Treasury this day, found the same to be as follows, viz :----
RUPEES.
CHINESE COPPER CASIL.
DOLLARS.
STERLING COINS.
TOTAL
IN
IN THE STRONG VAULT,
IN THE TREASURER'S CHEST,
+
Amounting in all to
TOTAL,
£
5,138/
1024
1,500 51,600
82,379 18,163
110. 9,280
3
75
817
دا
5,21417/2
53,100
100,543
15
10,0977
it.
£
$.
d.
3
626,913 17
11,619 13
5 31,533 /
Thirty one thousand five hundred thirty three Pounds, cleven Shillings Sterling.
VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
the second day of
Joumary-1856.
The Bible Affices being closed on the first.
Public
Дпресскейт
HONGKONG.
Account of the Colonial Treasurer,
for the
year
1st of January
from the
to the
31th of December 185 5.
BALANCE, £ 31,533, 11 0.
Jane Copy
(Signed) W. J. Merver
bline. St. Gen. bleverly
R. Ricunecker
Colomail Secretary
Kalosure No 2 in Desp No 33 4 1856.
Duplicate.
HONGKONG.
Proceedings of Board of Survey,
held at the Colonial Treasury, on the
2nd day of January 1856.
+
Halosure M. & in
Me Bin Desp. 10 33 1 1856.
Annud Return showing the Balances
in the Colonial Chests
Year from 14 January to 31a December 185.
„Rupees.
en
the bust
day of the
302
Chinese Copper Cash
Dellers.
British Merling Coins.
Idul.
1,789
Your-
Vetiel
44,018
5,2111/2
10%/%
5,1383/
First January.
Balance
1855
Receipts during the
Disbursements.
it
on 31 December - 1855
Remains en
viz.
-
In the Treasury Clicst_
Mrong "Vault.
six of the feeds
82,379 410 I on the commencement bof this year in custody of the Treasurer
of this your you have sousedy Surveys to be taken on
and the Officers respectives
refully examined the Reports of the Officens
of the
Commissioners of Her Majesty's 'reasury
remain well,
ining.
In pursuance of the Instructions
of the Instructions of the Lords the first day of January 1851 inclurges of the mone appointed by
me to Balances as
they
ond i
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beare
deposited in the othong that it hohe rammet to be in strict accordance with the statement
moncle
are shown in this Rotari
found
John
Jove Copy Women (signed) Jelen, Daring,
Colonial Secretary
Inverner
$2,200
112,2 ZG 498,634
23,927 641 8,948 329,075 67 17,283 11
1/1,1/1
84.797
16
580,834
353,001 31 26,231 5 104
103, Ŷeq
103,909 1
38,77642 527,736
262,158 16 16, 133 18 5/1
72,375 10
53,100
100,543 15 10,097 7
نو
31,
533
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3/17
51,600
18, 143 75
1,500
8173 4, 280
11
11,619 13
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3
6
26,913 17
3
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2.
Duplicate.
303
Hongkong
Account
of Robert Rienaecher, Esgre, Colonial Treasurer,
for
1855.
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(Inclosure No 5 in Despatch No 33 of 1856.)
寺
304
R.
Hongkong.
Accounts
R. Rienaccher, Colonial Treasurer, as regards att - Monies received and paid by him
in
1855 in the
Colony.
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305
HONGKONG.
account of Robert Rienecker,
of the COLONIAL GOVERNMENT, HER MAJESTY'S SUPERINTENDENCY OF TRADE, and CONSULATES,
December' One thousand eight hundred and fifty-fire.
Balance brought forward on the First of January 1855.....
RECEIPTS.
Year from the 1st of
ot fammary to
to the 31% of December 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 January
ESTABLISHMENTS,
to the Thirtday of
SALARIES.
PROVISIONAL ALLOWANCES.
FIXED ESTABLISHMENT.
AND
TEMPORARY.
22933.12.10 1187.10.4
OFFICE CONTINGENCIES,
12.0.0 587.2.675
LAND SALES,
LAND REVENUE,
RENTS, EXCLUSIVE OF LANDS,
AUCTION DUTIES,
LICENSES,
TAXES,
POSTAGES,
+
FINES, FORFEITURES, AND FEES OF COURTS,
FEES OF OFFICE,
27.63415
2.6776
6
6703 17 3917
5
2.39511
342512
14013
SALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY,
REIMBURSEMENT IN AID OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY
GOVERNMENT,
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS,
INTEREST,
SPECIAL RECEIPTS,
་ ་ ་
++
TOTAL COLONIAL REVENUE,
368 11 495.134.
39151
PARLIAMENTARY GRANT ON ACCOUNT OF THE COLONY, ase of 1854/55..
Do.
Do. FOR CONSULAR SERVICES,
ADVANCES RECOVERED,
DEPOSITS AVAILABLE,
Do.
NOT AVAILABLE,
Consular Service
نه
PENSIONS, RETIRED ALLOWANCES, & GRATUITIES,
REVENUE SERVICES, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS,
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE,
Ditto,
Ditto,
ECCLESIASTICAL,
CHARITABLE ALLOWANCES,
EDUCATION, EXCLUSIVE OF ESTABLISHMENTS,
HOSPITALS,
Ditto,
POLICE AND GAOLS, Ditto,
RENT,
TRANSPORT, ...
CONVEYANCE OF MAILS, ....
WORKS AND BUILDINGS,
ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES,
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES,
INTEREST,
LAND AND HOUSES PURCHASED,
SPECIAL EXPENSES,
+
47787 10 77%
1634 1
18:54/55:81933/35 35,000 0.
TOTAL COLONIAL EXPENDITURE,
SUPERINTENDENT OF TRADE,
CONSULAR SERVICES,
ADVANCES,
1868.15 3
3,326 ツ 3% 181 19% £103909| 1| 1
DEPOSITS AVAILABLE,
DEPOSITS NOT AVAILABLE,
1, Robert Rinaecher do solemnly and sincerely declare, that the foregoing is a day of December/1855, both days inclusive; and I
I,
of
08 January
to the
Declared and subscribed before me, this the
of January 1856.
day of
(Signed) Chaz Pr. Sifleverly. 1.5.
J+
+
:
2/84013 8%
349 2 473 8.10 36 199
4.13 10 279b5%
1852 7 5
783 911
$35 $
7347
7
1.875
69
613 2561
3872544 3
9.907 35% 20.209 13 0% 30,206.16 6
BALANCE ON HAND ON
Teftist DAY OF January
185
148 19 1012 179%
2281:12 01
31,553 11
£103,909
تاری
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.
Turejopy.
Audites General.
(Signed) WV Minacoker?
Kolenial Treasurers
FONVIVI
981
Jo
out of
by wy
out of
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Proceedings of a Board of Survey, held at the COLONIAL TREASURY OF HONGKONG, this the second) pursuant to the Order of His Excellency the Governor.
Members,
The Honorable Th. I. Mercery Esquire Lcolonial Secretarys. Robert Ricnacker, Esquire, Colonial Treasurer.
Char Dr. George Cloverty, Esquire, Surveyor General.
day of
January — 1856,
306
The Board having examined the exact Coins existing in the Colonial Treasury this day, found the same to be as follows, viz :--
IN THE STRONG VAULT,
IN THE TREASURER'S CHEST,
“:|│
RUPEES.
CHINESE COPPER
CASI
TOTAL
DOLLARS.
STERLING COINS.
IN
£
d.
£
d.
5,1384
1,500
103% 51.600
82.379.40
18,163|75|
9280
3
6
26.91317 3
817 3
46,619 139
Amounting in all to
TOTAL,
Fatherty
5,2.51172.
53,100
100,543 | 13
10.097 7 5. 31,533
one thousand five hundred thirky, three Founds, oliven shittings.
VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
the second?
The Public Offices being closed on
day of
Sanuary
185
b.
the first :
Stren fopy.
(Signed) H. F. Meroors
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Auditer Fent
Thar St Jer Floverly.
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307
Abstract of the Revenue
of the Colony of Hongkong for the Year pum
for January to the 31st December 1855.
Land Revenue...
Rent exclusive of Land
Received
in
Received
in
Hongkong. England.
d.
37.63416 37% 2.67668 6703 17
&
d.
Total.
گیا ہے۔
مه
اور
d.
377,634 165/2
2.676 68
670317 5 3917
3 61⁄2
Licenses
Taxes
3.917 3 by
Fines, Forfeitures
and Fees
of Courts.
Tees of Offices..
239311 62
9
140126
2.395 11 672 3.43512.9 140126
Sale of Government Property. Reimbursements in Aid
of Expenses incurred by Government
Miscellaneous Receipts.
Special Receipts.
342512
36911
49313 4 1717 5
395 03 1413
36811 46.
bb7 a
9
4.318 1/21⁄2
10 77% 186 0 6 47.973 11 1
8606
Tetal... £ 47,787 10 7/8 1861
The Aid by Strants of Parliament for the
of the Colony has been, for
the Year 1845/4b-
Civil Government
F
49,000 sty 3 h. 0 0 0
#
الرائد
1848/47
#
1847/48
1848/49
1849/50
1850/51
7
1851/52
#
1852/53
"
1853/5/1
#
1854/55
1955/56
31000
25.000
2 3,000
2 0, 0 0 0
13,000
12,000
الحمد الله
A
*
9.200-. 4400 Amount not being required,
—
has not been drawry).
ای این نال نود سان ما
...
Colonial Receipts Hengkeng.
Revenue detailed.
Colonial Receipts __ Hongkong,
Revenue detailed.
Brought forward
308
Sand Revenue.
Pase Lands for Building purposes
do.
Cultivation.
Lands not leused
lo
do
Villages-
do.
Squatters
Deposits by Purchasers of Land
Premium
-do. -
Tees on grant of Peases
Rent exclusive of Land.
Government Markets.
do.
Licenses.
Buildings
11.1/64 17 11/7/2
Fees of Offices.
54182
4217 5/2
9713
On Marriage Licenses -
131 14
رام
149 19
Burials,
Opiser Dealers-
Pawnbrokers
Spirit Retailers
Keepers of Boarding houses for Seamen _.
Auctioneers....
Salt Weighing
Stone Quarriers
Billiard Tables.
Taxes: Police Assessment -
Balance on the Pear ended 31 December 1854
On account of the Years 1855...
Tines, Forfeitures, and Tees of Courts.
Tines - From Supreme Court
*
Chief Magistrates
Marine do....
212100
1001167
23010
Justice of the Peace Sheriff.
الحمد لله
Superintendent of Police
Torfeitures . From Superintendent of Police
Fees From Supreme Court
Chief Magistrate
7100
3804
15.73016 1097
2305 10
37016
P
2558 16
27.63616 5%
2.676
8021
231210
10218
2/815
1678 2
37 5
br703 17
97 3 3,820
3.917 3
434
5937
1,311 4 15914 3
72637
1989 1
92612 11%
2,39511
Carried forward)__
4332715 7
مراه
#
#
do. by the Registrar
Official Signature and the Seal of the Colony
Registration of Beats
..do._
Hawkers
Shipping Seamen.
4332715 7
314
68
710
205 3 44. 1958
1,073 0 44.
300 8 11
1,373 9 3
1.049118 190610 17934. 2250
3425129
14012 6
Deed Registry, Conveyance, Mortgage, Ze., Colonial Registers render Ordinance No. 4 of 1855.
· Surveys of Vessels,
Sate of Government Property.
do.
Materials of old and useless Buildings
Reimbursements in Aid of Expenses
incurred by Government.
Sich Stoppages from the Police Force. For loss of Clothing and Arms be by do.
Maintenance of Prisoners in Victoria Jail ;
vy:
Seamen and others.
Prisoners forwarded by Her
Majesty's Consuls in China.
134
7
15215/1
6015 1
21310
4180
1110 0
36811 1-
Sale of Printed Forms, by the Harbor Master, Proceeds of Prison labor.
Miscellaneous Receipts
Sheriff's half Salary during the time he excuded
This leave
Petty Amount not claimed, & not rendered a/c... One Month's Wages of a Messenger, not paid him .__ Tine for breach of Contract Government. House ".. Refund of Day of Jail and Guards, Lover)-
-drawn.
Surcharges
do.
Overpayment made for Fittings supplied from England for Government House and Offices-
Special Receipts.
Superannuation Contribution by European
Police Force.
Draw back on Stationery shipped in England -
Total
7284
135
1010 4161316
34
3
29
13
14318 11/2
17,973 11 176
Colonial Receipts. Hongkong.
On . Account of Grants of the Imperial Parliament
In Schina In Englane
from the. tommissarial for Colonies.te.
S.A.
by the Agent
Total
مجد
گاهی
میں
309
Statement of Specie Receipts and Issues at the Colonial
Treasury of Hongkong during the Year 1855.
1855.
Chinese Rupees. Cash.
Dollars.
Coins.
Sterling Total.
Balance on 15. Sanuar
1789
2.
Receipts
82,200 23,927 64 8.9481 4 14,111 51.
On Account of Her Majesty's
Seperintendency of Trade and Consular Service in Chirias :
aps of 1854/55.....
---
1855/56.
15,000
20000
35,000 00
35,000 0
Superintendent of -2
For Colonial Services, apc of 1854/55
163411 1731
From or For
Collector of Crown Rent-
Colonial Secretary.
Registrar Supreme Court Chit Magistrato
Marine – De.
Sheriff.
Registrar General. Police Rate Collectors
Police Licenses
18
60/2
?
121/0
1.652
65
271
3.56 93,832. 1,116%1⁄2 400,944
521 1992
868 50
13.876 29
216 33, 347 071778343 73.
440925
138
9085
2. bes be bug|10|
849 50 1,371 17:1172 144,211225
378 13 7 938 137
1.2.03 159/4
23 010
10
16888 1,598 1 3.917 3 67%
38660
9100 11130
77879
157 52
980/%
3.368 22
Surveyor Soneral" Deed".
51,72
1.635.-
Burial Goes.
72
67776.172190
79
422|50|||||110|10|11|
6.703 17
2.99116 4 20534
Superintendent of
110.
L3bb3
36b3 1 1 1 173 1
11
1734 11 38,368 2 2.
is.
£ 4.400.0.0.
of which
1,634 1.1 1.734.1.1
P 734.11.
The Grant ap. of the Colony for 1854/55
drawn in 1854, vide Account of that Year. I 1763.18.11
...1855 in Hongkong,
England
Amount overdrown, to be repaid.
5134.1.
The Trant for 1853/36 made by the Imperial Parliament; has – been declined by His Excellency The Governor .
Frade Premon Larid sold- Deposit
C
justices of the Peace
Marriage Registran Salor of Governmentą
Property. Reimbursements— Miscellaneous Receipts. kemanisariat Deposit available).
Do not available. Harbor Mastër.
Advances recovered:
ex
2,525 47 36,634 11 1868 15 3
229 772 1,279 9
Total 1,2,229 498,636 329,073 67 17,383 4 62 89,797 16 0.
Issues.
Disbursements
Balance
. |
44,018. | 580,836.353,001|31|26,231 510 103,909 1/
38,776% 527,736 2.52,115816. 16.133.18 5 72,375|10|1
on 31 December 1855. 5,241% 33,100 100,54,31310,097 7 5|| 31,333 //\ 0.
Examine
Mlymout
Auditor General.
Colonial Cheanerer.
158 35%2
75,452. 1,820
do.
7
3
&
113 12
**
675.
bo 15
1811 9/
110 2/2 15,720 168
38045 7100
3:68 140126
60151
J
26
38,909
16
489190
146,600
14697275
495 13 11.
1.86815 3
2061173,3267
73%
6,033 50
Hongkong
1855
Return of Rents from Bruildings receivable and received during the Year 1855.
No Description.
Post Office Bungalow on Hospital
Hill-
Morrison School... Six, Houses in Aberdeen Parkins Godowns. Front House
Renter.
Post Master
Period for, which Hent is dece --
Month. Fromi
1855
To
12.12 January 31 December
Arrears
due on/
12 January 1855
Que
for
1855.
Viz at the Kate per Mouth.
Total
duse in 1855.
310
Received Arrears,
by the
due on the Treasurer: 31 Deck 1855.
15000
12|10| 0.
15000
150 | 0 | 0
Nev? K. Newman
12
2
In. C. Odell___
12
7500 37100
32
产
w
Chinese
12
3
#
R. P des Silver
6
30 there
2100
50 0
42.
8
751 37100 315 0 5000
7500 3710
3/5
500
"
Lot
No. 44
Montla I. W. Hulme
7
31 July
36
9
2
Rear
-do.
do:
Captain I. King -
7
2117
3 2
36 2117
2
369
2
6
2117
Total, S
37368
3815
374 11 8
37016
$
315 0.
OK
That the above is a trew and correct Statement of All Reret's due
ending
31st December: 1855, I do
Mumen
Polenial Amatory
hereby declare .
due on
Government Buildings during the Year
Surveyor Tomiral.
Colonial Treasur
urer.
1
-|
+
Hongkong.
Licenses.
31
Return of all bums daw ew SiConst's during the Year ending S. Dev. 1535.
due on
1855.
Stone Billiard Opium Boarding
311
Total.
Broker:
Quarries
Seamen.
F
f
**
R
£.
کہتا ہے
Spirit Pawnbrokers Auctioneers Salt
id
Retailers of Samsher, Chinese only. 110 for various periods. 2.13/18
Publicans &c. 18 Europeans, under Ord: No. 4 of 1845-
Do. Tees on renoval.
Auctioneers, 7/@
$31.55
Pawnbrokers, 11 (2), £72.18.40
Salt Stone Farms, Balance op of 1854/55
Do. Maety of Your commencing 12 sept : 1855
Billiard Tables, 3
Seamen Boarding House Keepers
Opium Retailers, 10 1 Class (@ £775 per annum ___
Do.
Do
ميرة
Houses
Retailers. Jubles.
375
2
218 150
802 /
6714 2 67 26192
2
8150
3150
685210 18731 b
Total __ £ 2,512107 80218 218150 329 31 148:19 2 31 5 0 2,558 10 10
me with the account of particulars of
48.1
Nil II.
-
الرقم
ول
30
26
#
NB. The Oper Licenses, like Samshoo Licenses,
Cominence at various periods.
4
4.
102184
251210 7
218 15
802 1
135 8
342142
31 5 102 18 4
255844
1021841 670317 5.
I certify that the above is a correct Statement of the Sicenses payable during the Year 1855, and that the same has. been compared by:
Licenses granted . That I have received the above Amounts and not more, I hereby declare.
Wtmen
Gotonial Secretary.
Colonial Peasurer.
1
Hongkong.
Return of
No. Description.
Central.
2
3 Western
Ron-youn
1855.
Rents from Markets senivable and receive during the year ending 31.Drumber 1835.
Lessee.
Authority
Rate per Month
ini
Frears
duc on
under which granted. Dollars. Sterling. Suncury 1853
گشته ام
بھڑ
312
Arrears remaint due at
Colonial the clove of the
Treasurer.
کھنے
I
Dye for 1855.
Total
Fue
Received
by the
d.
d. d.
A
री
d.
255
125
1400
5326
Total.
I
1922
Chow Aqui - Season 3 Years to 18.5 Sept: 1957 600 Chew-Aqui Tam Achoey - Annual License
G. Duddell Sense for pears to
1,500 0 0 1,500 0 0 1,500 0 0
16800
16800
168 0 0 637 10 0 637 100 637 10 0
63710
2305|10|0||2305|10|0||2,305|10|0
Year 1855.
£.
I. William Thomas Mercer, Colonial Secretary, hereby certify that the above, Returns comprises All Rents due from Markets, and is correct in every particular:
That the above is a true and correct. Hatement. of All: Market Nents received by
Three Copy Mom
Curish Genera"".
me du
Comm
Colonial Secretary.
during, 1855, I hereby declare .
(Ligned ) N. Nienacker.
Colonial Treasurer.
I
F
>
313
Comparative Statement of the estimated_
and the actual Revenue of the Colony of Hongkong for the Year ending 314 December 1855.
Estimated Revenue as per
Original Supplements Total.
Revenue Received.
Increase Decrease
Estimate Estimate
on the Estimate.
£ s.d. t. s. d.
مجھے
£
ہوتے
x.
06.
Sand Revenue 11,550 0 0 3950
Rent exclusive
of Land
0 0 17.500 0 0 37634|16| 573 10.134
2,340
026000
2600
Licenses
5,000 00 1,000 00 ||
Taxes
3,000, 00 1,000.00
0 2676 6000 0 0 6703 175 70317. 4,000 00 3917 3 62
76 68
82 16 5
Fines, Forfeitures,
Property
and Fees of Courts 675 0 0 735 0 0
Fees of Offices Sale of Severnment
Reimbursements in
Aid of Expensis incured. 11000 10 0 0
1,50000 2,300 00
1,400 0 0||| 3,343 11 63 4951 3,800 00 342.5129
3747
150
150 00
14012
270.00
36811 4
98 11 4
Miscellaneous Receipts
500
Special Receipts
2500
go
500 0
667 0.9 167 09
25 00
4318 171⁄2 18 18 17/2
Total 26210 0 0 12045 0 0 36245 0 0 6797311 12 12195 2 32 466-11 3
Doduct Decrease).
Nett Increase of actical Receipts ever
Estimatis feriginal and supplementary
Victoria, Hongkong,
January the second 1856
1266.11 22
LA
11728 11 17%
M Miram
Colonial Treasurer.
The hepplementary Estimate was forwarded in Sir John Bowring' s Despatch No.105 of 7th July 1855, with the Accounts of the Colonial Treasurer for the Quarter ended 30th June 1855.
Statement of the Revenue during the Years
1845
f.
ک
1846.
1847.
18448.
.
£
5.d. F
I. d. F
مجھے
کیفیت
1849.
S.d.
1850
ساکن کند
مجھے
1851.
1852.
1853.
s. d.
£
td.
£
sd.
1854 1855.
مجھے
s.d. £.
میے کین
Sand Revenue.
Rent exd: of Lands Auction Duties_
Licenses
Torfeitures do.
Jaxes.
Fines of Court
Fees
do.
Fus of Offices
12388 17 11 12,823 11 52 1/4342 9 5212616 9 9210295 9 12 11746 15 13 11,612 1 72 9,591|3| 521188314 211825 10 8327.63416 55
18214|13|7| 2,178|18| 1| 2288|16|33| 1739|17|2| 1964|11|8|| 2197|1|8| 2007|10|0 1941 0 10 2128 6 8 2,273 10 10 2676 b
304 810-4,5911672 2559 11⁄2 266 0|83|| 100|3|33|
35114
634
ایت
489214 0 7,672 13 32 6,53019 92 4/16 7 32 5399 2 32 4824 4 8 479614 12 4859 8 5 4,525 19 118 5401 2 62 6703 17 529 6 3 1,575 44 2239 10 522,575 18 42 3116||1|7||2,811|11|3|| 2958|13| 4|| 2,325 15 105 2701 19 02 3,327 09 39173 744144 560 1893 1,034 7| b|| 475|16| 9||| 359 59 2901102 16 36 31290 581 510 689 2 11⁄2 1311 4 45
1816 527889 43||||18814 8 49bbe
221611 321375 30 6111⁄2 44 13 12 159 14 3 628 37 920 16 6 1381124 908 7 5 83402 538932 583 6 3 549 5 36 989 12 3 905 1 25 934 12 1153 bby 35
678 8111⁄2 1445 110 1073 64 784149 868 845 698 12 22 1026 18 92 1,659 042 2,038 11 11 3425|12|9
6310 b
9
843 120 o o 327 10 11 276 3 85 195 6 3 196 197 545 8 6 537 5 10 150 12 2 251 782 368 11 16
80 Miscellaneous Receipts 92100 1211 42 101311411
7196
8198 2
110
590 66709 5919 50 10 5 33198
3319 63 40 18 10 37 1 25 43 18 17
Sale of Govt Property Reimbursements.
Special
The
dc.
14133
7620
4197 1250/
1/4 1815 127
5/310 3310|11|| 422 22
451
512 8
3/14 42
1010 241|13| 4.
1460 12
3911⁄2 401810
Totals, £ 22242 8 1.270907103,190 2 742509119 1223617 3 3 23.526 16 423721 7 6221331 1822470063627045 3 3247973 11 13
Revenue collected in 1844 amo
314
frrears, dice for 1843 444, have been collected in 1847 therefore the large. Opium Torre a bolished; end; of 1847, and Auction Duty in 1849. Arrears, dice for 18%.34 in 1844 amounted to $9.534.12.6d
collected in 1847 therefore the large amount of Land Revenue. 5 the large sums under Frambursements & Miscellaneous Rolleipts in 1847, are partly Fees & Allowances recovered. The Decrease of Revenue in 1852 is on account of Nonts remitted, fr, in consequence of the great Fire in December 1851. The large increase in 1855 is attributable to the great influx of population, European or American and principally. Chinese, conse,
extended Coast und other Grade, and the disturbance in the Empire of China.
consequent on the
Comparative Statement of the Revenue in 1854, and 1855.
Description
Land Revenue Rent exclusive of Sands.
Licenses: Spirit:
:
Pawnbrokers Auctioneers Salt Brokeri Stone Quarry
}
Billiard Tables
Boarding house Keepers.
Opium Dealers-
Tax Police Assessment.
I do.
under Ordinance: Not of 1854. for Uhuxiliary Force
Tines of Courts
Tees of
do.
Fres of Offices.
Burials
Forfeitures of do.
On Marriages
Official Signatures and Seats
Registration of Boats and Hawkers
رم
Feed Registry
*
Shipping
Sailing Seamen
Letters and Passes
Colonial Registers
كر الله
1854.
گرفت
کیا ہے
11,825| 10 | 8%1⁄2| 2,273|10|10
2.158 11 93
6565
15650
427
4113 1,85614 10411
3070142
35b bbs 6892
60|13|| 13 903 1
93 /// 110
702
0214 3 11|13| 4
1855.
L
d.
27,63416 512
2.67bb 3,513107
8031
21815
478 2
315 2,558 4 4 102|18| la
3.917 3 6
1.311
159143 9241121172
205 195 4373
390 1049
Increase.
15.809 | 5| J 403|15|10 35318 9% 145168
62100
51010
701103
・
5902 97%
6222
/10/
19 119
9313 25 8 le
67015 7813
Decrease.
A
108
1134
13
3
1258 3
2.25
225
Surveys.
Sate of Government Property
Reimbursement in Aid of Expenses incursico by Government.
Miscellaneous Receipts -
A
24113
251 71 82
140
012 368 11 11
101|
3
66709
Special
37
1,318 1/2
66111 6177
do.
Total £
27,045 3 3 47,973 11 11/6
21,053|11| 0
124 3
Deduct Decrease!
Nett. Increas
12434 20,928 78
Statement of the Sums received for Stensis during the Years
Description. Spirit Retailers . Opium Farm_2
"
de. _ Licenses 2. Pawnbrokers... Auctioneers 3.
Stime Quarries "
*
Sult Weighing" Serangs Bearding houses for
Seamen
کھے
Billiard Tables.
1845.
£
d.
E
1846.
d.
1847
1848
x.
d.
12
191
1
£
1,154 78% 1.471|13|10|1,128|9|11|
2384152 4118|15|| 0 || 2,275||0|| 0
میکند
1849.
1830
d.
A
1851.
کچھ
پیچھے
da
1859.
ہوں
دگیشه
d.
يجية
1853.
ď
کرتے
1854.
1835
d. £.
ار کو میں
1,320 15 5 1.67 1 la 1,522 2 6 1.671 18 5 1,518 15 lip 2.158 11 972 2512|10| 7
44
..
о
80218
656 30 156 50 21815 0
908 8 1,867|5|10|| 1,566 13 4 1406 5 0 1,313 6 8 1,479 3 44 1.497|18|4|| 1,856|14|1||2.558|14|| 10. 46419 32 71819 3 576 210 36 9
3693 640 174 656 5 0 875 58368
437100 9971
4402
7010 b
41 8 3 257 7 1 171 17 6 156 60 156|| 3| 0 |||| 164|1 3 437 11 2 569 15 10 5021 8 593 16 8 641 133 1861 6 8 8971848021866613 4 127 18 478 26
68 b 2260 10 56915|10||| 979|3| 4|| 1,095|16|8|| 937|10|0|||
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62100
9428 12317 3
51 010
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10
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100 8 4.
104|11| 8 ||||| 102.|18|
3217
4113 12
41 13 4.
41134
3150
Totals
4892 14 0 7.672133 6.530 19 9 44416 7 3 5,399 23% 4824 16 8.
Nemarks.
1679611 1/2 4859 8 5 4,52619 11 5401 2 62 6703175.
Spirit Lecenses : Chinese Applicants for the sale of Samshee increased in 1834, and the Duty raised from $100 to $108 per
annum, but payable in monthly instalments.
2. Opiuno Farmm : Discontinued from Pr August 1847 produced $33-5 per month.
do.
do.
3. Auctioneers : On the abolishing of the Auction Duty
Licenses: Commenced
from Auctioneers, 1841,
4. Salt and Stine: Licenses: are anma
5. Serangs. Discontinued).
دقے مجھے آرمی
Licenses, raised from off 50 to $150 per Annum
agreeable to Petition
inually
lly offered for Sale by Public, Auctions, for One Year commencing, 12 September each year.
6. Boarding Houses for seamen : Established) in November 1852.
315
:
Descriptions.
On Grant of Leases Deed Registry . Burials.
Marriages.
Statement of the various
• Official Signatieres 4 Seal of the Colony
• Registry of Boats.
do.
...Hawkers S
Sailing Setters & Passes- Transfer of
Vicenses.
Shipping Seamen
Colonial Registry of Ships =
Surveys of Ships for Cold Tag 2
18/15
18/1.6
f.
I. d.
J.
445 19 27 358 3
758
433 3
مجھے
Fus of Offices
Offices received during
1847
1848 1849
گیتار
میره
کے کچھ
7 210137
2007 9 171 172
the Years
1857
1850
L
री
4.
d.
مجھ
1832
1853
I. d
مجھے
A
1854
1855
L
d.
L.
650
91010|||| 117 57 19 4%
731711 135 2 2
5 | 4 | 2 119
39
92100 672 92
91 13 055 77 2 3
103 3 3
111 13 4
15h| 88% 11110 2
115
190610
20534
934
7100
35
88192
117 10 0
116 13 4
144121
80|16|| 8|
gog 733 671 17 6 478|11|0|| 588 || 0
bt. 7 6 115 12 6 11 17 6 75 40 2
17000 195.
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17434
2250 0
2038
3425129
316
Government of Hongkong for the Year from 125
Abstract of the Expenditure of the belonial
January
to 31 December 1855.
Paid at the Treasury of Hongkongs
Establishm. Temporary. FixedProvisional
salaries
and
Have
Contingen
Office
Tetal
Establishments |22,953|12|10|| 1,187|10|le|12|0|0 687 2 6. 24,840 15 87
Vaid in Englund 1,11084
otal
T
Sindon Brid in
مونه گره می شوید
bctéries de
Ictal
121 14 10 1,232 8 2 1,232||$||2|| 26,073|| 3|10%
Ecclesiastical
Administration of Justice
Revenue Services, exclusive of Establishment. Pensions, Retired (Albewances año Gratuities
214.064|1|2|| 1,187 10 4 12 0 0 804 2 4 26073 3105
ditt
مود که کردن
Education, exclusive of Establishment – Charitable Allowancis
Hospitals
Petice and Gucts.
dille
dille
473810 349|2|0||| 145|16|| 8
494188
56
$194
41510
1,8527
2796 bi
39
2
*
+
+
41510
Setals.
bb9
.3
5 678 8 115 1.164.5 6.10 1.0736 to 784119 8688 145 698 12 27 1826 18 98 1.659 0 42 20.
Remarks.
1. Grant of Leases : Since 1848, accounted for under Land Nevenue, to 1845 100% ₤1.0.10 (85))
2. Transfer of Licenses: Since 1848 accounted for under Licenses .
the annual Rent
has been reduced and is now
was the charge, which
on each Lease.
ties on!
isters and
3. Shipping Seamen : These Tees have been collected since November 1852. Registe Are levied under: Ordinance No. 4 of 1855, and the Registry
is local.
Surveys of Ships:
Peret
Transport. Conveyance of Mnits.
Miscellaneous Servias. Roads, Struts and Bridges Works and Buildings
Interest
Tand, or House Purchases
835 38
785911
+
7.347177 bbq
187569
Special Expenses
Fetal
H
256 3
37
62147
38,725 4
2088 5/1 40813 11 2.
Statement
11
pltatenent of the Amount (being part of the forageing
Expendipere, paid
out
X
the Imperial Irant for the Year
The Preasurie
The Votenial Secretary
The Sicut: Severno
The
Surveyor
General.
Grafopy
Fiditer General
inded 31. March 1856.
Amount.
A
d.
300 0 0 300 0 0
150 0.0
200 0 0
1,150.0 0.
(digni) H. Riinaicker
Octencial Treasurer.
Cootenial Fr
Revenue
$.
Sea
ending,
31st March 1849.
do:
1830.
26,356 19
3/2018 17 1172
2 5 0 0 0
Hatement showing the Receipts and senditure of the belony & Mongkong for the buried from
Apri 12th 1848
Ferieds.
ber
1855, and
1855, and the Balance remaining available
کردند
d.
Receipts.
Parliamentary Grants.
25000
Total.
L.
گی
را
the first day of January 1856.
Balance
Exass of
Expenditiere. remaining from Expenditure each year or or Receipt: period.
x.
51.3561983
51,356 1983 31.339|16|b|
▬▬ ▬
محمد
17 330
49018 17 1175 39.172 19 62 98.4518 54
do.
1831
21.8759 3
do
dc.
1852
22,575 || 9 | 3/4||
de.
dc.
#
do.
1853.
23/3213 57%
1993317 3
15,500
12,000
41,829 662 34,117 51152
77130
D
1854
236135324
1855
3.2.3.48 2.9/
9.300 0
4,400
35:370|18|11
$ 209331 16 16
Nine months from 12. April, 10 312 December 1855
Eletals S
13.113 2,5181333 209,53116 84 111.05317 3 320,385 13 115 296.928 107 26.175 1675 2,518 13 38
Deduct Excess of Expenditure, over Receipts
in the Treasure Vault and lohest.
Sat Hongkong Remains Cash surpluss, viz. in the hands of the Agent General in Sender
Seabilities of the kelenial Severnment on the first of January 1856.
en.
2,51813 3/2
$22,947.15.67%
23494789.7.9
23.657 3 32
317
Remains Nest Surplers on first January 1856-
378216
19,871 73%
38.013 93 38712 37% 35,432 135% 351740 18 2% 32,813 5 32 35.168|| 3|11| 36.748 2 9 36.911|17|34| 35,370|18|11|| 29,765| 6||5|
2.3036
6911532
2,35-46187/7/20
163118%
5,60512 6
UL
Victorias, Henghong, 6th January 1856.
:
I
:
Statement showing the Receipts and Expenditure of the bolony of Longhong for the period from 15 tipril 1818,
to 3.1 December 1888, and the Balance remaining available on the first day of January 1856.
Periods.
Year ending 3005 March 1849
313
do
1850.
--
do
1837.
do
1952.
do
1853.
do.
4.---.
do.
1854. 1855-
Nine mouth's from. Papril to 3/o¢ December 1855-
Revenue
کیه
Receipts Parliamentary
Gravits
d.
25000
25.000.
L.
26.3561986 241.018 14.11/1⁄2
21.875 93% 10.95317
15.500.
12.000.
22.313
23.432135/4
23.613 53%
9.200 4.400.
*
35.370 1811
32.3118 29%
کراسی
Total.
A.
d.
dr.
51.35619 83
همه عمر
2
Balance
Crecess of
Expenditure remaining pon expenditure
لگا کے براده
51.3
کھتے
ڑکا
each year or period or Receipt
A.
d.
9.845 1854 7712
16 672 119.018 17 1122 39.192 19 61⁄2 41.829 66% 34.117 51112.
38.015 9
3/4
35.4132 13 5/2
42.8135 336
974
36.9482 353401811
35.712 27/1⁄2
34.74018 2/2
35168. 3.11
36.91117. 29.765.
11.033 19 3 320.585|13|11)
3|| 320.585|13| 117|206.928 10 13
Neceipts
Totals £209.531 16 81⁄2 Deduct Excess of Popenditure over emains leash Surplus vis in the Hands of the agent beveral in Goudow-
at thoughong in the Treasure Yault and chest. (in -Liabilities of the Colonial Covernement on the first paren
Victoria, Hongkong, 64 January, 1856.
Trure Copy
Signed
WI Mercer, Auditor General.
ar.
y
JR3 6.–
2303
#
1 1/3/1 115234
601|13′′
691
بار:
560512
2,
35418 4.16 163 | 14
814
26.175 16 41/4 2,518 13 3/2
2,517 13 3
4 22.
22.0417 » 15-63⁄41⁄2
109. 7.7 23,657 33%
3.78216
Themains Next Surplus comprst fanuary 1856 € 19,844 y
ارسی
318
There Copy
(Signed)
R. Pienaecher :
Colonial Treasurer.
Colonial Secretary
!
J
і
:
3250 Hang ong
RECEIVED
1:34 rerument Offices, Victoria,
Miscellaneow.
eAgent
trusted 91
APR 10 1836
Sir,
Honghong, 14th. Achuary 1856.
I have the limior to forward the usual Requisition for Statimery, to be furnished from Her Majesty's Statimery Deportment, for the
the use
of this Government, _ to which is added a Requisition for certain articles certifient as necessary for the Surveyor Yenerals Department.
Permit me to request that the Colnual Agent be instructed trall no
The Fight Hommate
H. Labmehere, M. Q.,
Her
Bes
Be.
܀
+
7
A
Иго
which
delay in the transmission of these articles to the colony, are required by the very earliest
opportunity.
I have the honor to be,
with the highest respect,
dir, Your Most Obedient, Hmuble Servant,
Elish
Iustreat thent Geat to communiate
Halionez Iffer,
when procured,
I send not the suchfehler,
thout.
11.12.
John Ber
じゅ
че
>
Entered
2.1. Barscard love
TINUTE
}}
Merivale Y& Ball 1758
lebauchere
1856 'APR
Лечи
14
14
3250 HongKong
320
21th April 156
Sam dirited by Mer
beretary Labrechere to
Grausmih to
mich to you
The
accompanying Requisition for Platonery for the use of the Grement of Hery Hong, together with a lit of Articles required for the Surreyer General's Department I am to convey to you Nor Laboucheier authority
Im procusing the Acteet,
them to
Specified in thin lists and frecarding the Colony by to
opportunity
the carbeid
Kastell
!
!
1!
–
Sending home this Requisitions
1:35.
Financial
the forerum represents
that the Articles are
argently required, and
requests
thit en delay
mas be allowed to occur
し
en hausmithing
ей
to the Colony.
their
Share
lapy to FJ for impro
10
of a
3919 trong long 321
RECEIVED
MAY 5 1856/
Government Offices, Vietnia, 18th February, 1856
I have the hours to cuclore Breactings
แบ
inclose
Brand of Surrey appointed to cramine
the Strong Vault and Treasurer's Chest
the reeasin
M
his
MEL MO
office
7
[113 Rienaceher handing
to the Commicion
nominated to discharge the duties Treasurer in his absence.
In looking to the total imont shown, £11985. 12.4%, it must
The Right Houmable
Henry Labouchire, M. §,
Ac.
No.
Ve.
:
T
!
Treasury.
5 May
Am May
m
M. J. M.
อ
a dum
reported in un
hintal Bank Copnation
placed at intercet with the
the Colonial Tiaran and
ke bone in mind that
15,000 has been recently drawn
14th Ultimo.
لسان
Despatch 416
have the
Aunti krvant
Your Munt Merint
With the highest respect,
Sir
7.
Proceedings of a Board of Survey, held at the COLONIAL TREASURY OF HONGKONG, this the Tourteenth day of Tebruary 1856,
pursuant to the Order of His Excellency THE Governor.
The Honorable W. 2. Mercer Esquire, Colonial Secretary
Captain W. bowper, R.C.
Members, Hugh Reinhard, Esquire.
John Hyndman, Esquire.
The Board having examined the exact Coins existing in the Colonial Treasury this day, found the same to be as follows, viz :—
322
RUPEES.
CHINESE COPPER
CASH.
DOLLARS.
STERLING COINS.
TOTAL
IN
IN THE STRONG VAULT,
IN TIIE TREASURER'S CHEST,
TOTAL,
Amounting in all to Cleven thousand and wine
1138% 1,500
¡
L
3,979410 7.9.80 3
6,5418.
d.
£
в
d.
8913173
1,684 9 114 3,051 15 1/4
1,139% 1,500 10,529 110 9,667 13 54% 11,965 12 15/1
vine hundred sixty five Bunds twelve shillings and four pence three farthing.
(Signed) Wi! Mercer.
William Cooper
the
VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
day of
111th augs February
185/
True Copy
Hugh Reinhard .
J. Hyndman.
Colonial Secretary
36.
Misecllanious
thuis. 14 May / st - bo
Sir
3920 rong long.
RECENT
MAY. 5 1856
323
Gremment Offices, Tietoria Arghong, 18. ebruary, 1850
On Me Rienacchers application Iprocured from Rear Amiral Sir
James Stirling an brder, under the Contract with the Penincular and Oriental Stearn Navigation company, M. Rienaickers passage to the
Mr
Mail Steamer at the usual retned":
rate.
M. Rienaceker finding
The Right Ammable
finding that
Henry Labouchere, M. §.,
M 35 of 1856.
Inclosure in Despatch
Duplicate
HONGKONG.
14th day of hebru
held at the Colonial Treasury, on the
Proceedings of Board of Survey,
ary, 185 6.
te.
He.
1.
324
.
was made
a charge of 5/8' a day for mining, and understanding from the company's Agent here that by his instructions this charge conccrued aval Officers onls, added the encloud letter to the Colonial keretaro.
I reld further communication on the subject with Sir James String,
who refined
ما
me to circular $178
me
from the Admiralty, already forwarded to this Government in Ser linge brey's Circular of 20t bettber last,
under which he erecived the charge to be borne out._
Inasmuch
uch seemi
new,
and
us the charge
من
seemingly unkuoron
is
to the Company's Agent, I am induced to adopt Ms Picnaceke's view, and have the houn to request
information
as to the intention
a
Her Majesty's Government with
respect to Civil Officers in this
particular.
F
I have the hour to be With the highest respect,
Your most obedient & Sunth Servant.,
Blu Buwuns
tő
24
:
A
Certain Civil Officers of the Navy
allowed Proves
are
in Contract Vessels it the
ublic expense, being required to pay only "For their " suersing,"
Officers
The grant of Passager to other twil ors at the Contract rate to be paid bing themselves, is quite
distinct question,
is quite
& how lately been settled by the Admiralty
Governor Sis J. Bowring
18 February, 1856.
Victoria, Hongkong,
The RN.
to
Honble
H. Labouchere, M. P.
1 Inclosure..
M 36.
Receiver
Mr Rienacker
Submitting letter from
on
the
Steam Packets, and Messing in Contrach applying for instructions.
subject of charge for
who had dixhited the right to such
Passagers.
Dali
Explains the
master the M&
9. Burny
7
nel
Am Bellay
mom
ぬ
Mr. Merivale
Rong
how how this
Каньо
Tom May t
The Fort of Hong
Int Riensecker
taken the right view with respec to the
charge
for Meading
سرسید
секог
7 May
Entered.
V. Schen Barring
MINU
8060
1856 MAY
Hore
Honey
325
14th May/36
3920
L
Shave received
d your
Janis 12120
WRElliot Merivale HJ. Ball
SecLabouchere
10. In
Despatch 256. of the 18 of the Copy eig the Fehmary enclosing
of a letter from Her Thenaecher relative to
a charge of 5/6 a day for Meping " " to which
he reas
subrestial as a
Contrach Pepenger
ore
board the Peninsulen and Oriental Company's Riffel.
The Construction Glaced
by yourself and
ler Reensucker
the
tions of the Adnurtly Crculer of the qt of Falmany:
1855.4178
one
as the conect
The term " Ciril Officers" as used in the Cerculen, applies to buil Officers of the heavy only, wh are allowed pepoges ane Contract Fifiels at the Jublic expense, and does
me not. milude other
liil officers who pay firid Sume for their
Jespage
and are
lible to dis
Therefore extra chupe
Share
P 4
Erpy-
а
psa
326
Konini Treasury, Victoria,
Ang Nous, February 117, 1863
1
Iencirac for your information the Ticket for my passage in board the Peninsular and Griental Steam
+
Navigation Commany's Steamer "Cadiz ", which I obtained this morning from the Agent of that Company.
For the first time and additional charge (besides the regular
one under
Contracts), is madi, viz: 5/8" per riem on account of Messing.
The agent
on enquing for his authority
Arunable M.T. Mercer, righ
Colonial Secretary...
shewed
...
:
+
me the order of His hrcellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief, at
He came
time informing
лис
that he himself had orders to insert the clause "A. t. will hav board 5/8° per diem on account of Messing is for as regards Staval fficers only._
I believe that this additional charge, is caused by a misconception
of
the order, the Contract not
mentioning any thing about it so
Har as
I know- and that it
May
the caused by the fact that the
passage for
the Naval Officers is paid for by bovernment, whereas we, riz: Civil Officers,
Officers, have to
repay
the
the amount advanced by the Accountant beneral, to Ster
Majesty's Government..
327
Arping that I may be excused for hinging this to your notice
I have, He.,
Sof
(Signed) R. Pienaccker
Colonial Treasurer
I suust bey of you to return me the Passage Ticket, as I require it for my Passay.
Глис (True Copy)
Coloniat Secretary-
n 36 g 1856.
Inclosure in Despatch
3921 Hong Kongs
C
.1287
RECEIVED
MAY. 54
11th Feby : 1856.
Packet "Cadiz "".
Messing in Contrach regarding charge for
Letter from Mr. Riensecker
Financial.
Soft. No 8-28 hod 158¬
Copy to Puoard of Audit for info 14. M.
lin
1876
328
fremment offices, hetour,
Hong Jons, 18 # Ebruary, 1953.
bu risly to your Supated 125
of 28th November last, I have the hown to state I have cancel inquire
to be made concerning the Riccirts and Vouchers reported to have been delivered at the Monial ffice in
Jule laat in a loose ctati" and
to
Хол ами
Derlater.
naccompanied b
I find that the accounts for
The Right Honorable
Herry Labouchere, M. P.,
Ac.
Xe.
329
1853 and 1854 were transmitted
to
& the Commissioners for Auditing "Public Accounts, Somerset House,
"Conton, on the 10th May, 1855, and
duli
that there receipt was ackurwledged for Mr Macaulay Scentar to the Commissioners, under date // July lart.-
How then these breument's were delivered at the Blonial office
is
appears
I am unable to discover, but it
oluk that the audit dick was on 10th May 1855 unable through sickness to attend to his duties and that the racking of the accounts, Fuchers, He, was conducted by Mur Pienaceker, wors has by the last bunil procuted
ما
?
home on Medical Certificate, and will
miation he can
furnish what information
on
his arrival in London
The List hansmitted in
Your Despatel is evidently imperfect, and shows that come accident has
recurred, but ams deficienc, will. be noticed by the Audit
of counce be noticed by
Commissioners in London and can then be supplied from the Colony.
we the honor to be,
have
With the highest respect
Lir
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
John Bowman'
i
#
A
T
Hongkong, 1856.
Governor Sir
18th February,
J.
Bowring
The Rt. Honble
H. Labouchere, M. P.
лоду.
Reelived
Replying
respeating de Plivery of No 8 of 28th November,
to Despatche
certain
Receipts and
Vouchers at
the
Colonial Office, in July Cash, in a loose
states.
Mr.
scrutay.
Merciale
Cozeyto
Mr
The 28 NW.
C. Macaulay
Letter of the
ут
with reprence to
B.
C
&clesy.
May 6
Entered.
Gov
You 2921 Whang
Cha Macaulay Egg
VaElliot Merivate AMR J. Batt
MAY
W.M.
abs.
N37-18 Tub/56
to
Kony
330
14 May 156
With reference
Mo Merivate's
my
letter of the
28th November last
Jane directed
by
Labou here
5 you.
do duy
to transmits to
for the information
مد
of
of the bon's Audit the copy of
а
Despatch fron
the Governor of
معا
Roughing relative
to the Receipts and
Bouchers
for the
Accornits of that
Colony for years
the
1PF3 4 1854,
which
عمر حلوه
delivered.
at this Office in
a
& unaccompanied by any covering Letter
tloose state in
Duty
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RECEIVER
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1856
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Government Office, Victoria,
Arng! Tong, 18# Zebruary, 1853
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In reply to your deepated 1271927 November last, I have the hour to state. that I called upon the Surreyou
the Surveyor Soural
to report on the state
of Grainage and
Water supply in the City of Victoria, and I
enclose his remarks on
Munir en now
I am &
of opinion
the subject
inion that it would the services of
not be advisable to engage
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a special bugineer at is high a rate-
The Right Hounable
Stenry Labouchere, M. P.,
f
tc.
tc.
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of Salary as £1000,
1000, an amount
creceding that received by the Surveyn
beneral, under whose redes euch an Affice would ncccerarily be placed_ and for execeding the propotimai rate of salaries allowed to the runt important functionaries in the Eolony. In
hot however be
for me
inopportune for
to suggest that in the altered
circumstance of the Colony, the great augmentation of work, the incicared of Life, the
price of the necessaries
of the
high rate of House rentals, fo.., the whole scale of official Salaries demand
revision.
My Despatch. 15 of 82 Ultims conveyed application for the Services
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Salary of
"ak? £300 a year to be slietid from
in the
Poyal Rugineer department, and with
such an officer under him the Survey ou General could mou
satisfactorily
supervice such part of his work as is connected with the Sanitary conditio
of the City.
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means prepared
to yours to confirm the strong opinions expressed
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by the Colonial Surgeon in his Puport,
I am well
that much
remains
to be done, and have had my attention specially directed to canatory quection, but I am bound to
that, compared
say
with most Chinere Aties, and
of
with the localities recupied_by, a.t
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population in almost
atuu
part of
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the briental world, _ the City of Fictoria
in
this Colony presents a remarkable, and on a
the whole a satisfactory contract - of which the vital statisties afford
abundant widence.
I beg to add that I requested the Colonial Surgeon to furnich the usual statistical Tables which did
mot accomianą
his report, but
Įwhich I hope in future will not be wanting.
I shall feel much obliged however by those Communications from the Board of Stealth
which
you
are is good as to
promise, which cannot fail.
promised the B.of Health 5 Deer last. but not yet
arrived. (1250
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to be useful
and instructive.
I have the horon to be, With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your most obedient Humble Servant,
Ale Barring
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wih nice (7802) that the Goo.
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omitted to express the quinion here in
borner
when he sent home the Esional Seczion's Mehort last year
I doubt myprelju
advantage
this
sich be stained by referring dept &c to the Board of Theath - nocept pitt.
a brow
to remind theat Office of the unfulfilled pronice
to defifly us
Alection of
Sanitary
reports.
because
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be in progress which with.
Ensure greater cleaulaing
be
de at Victoria - Might not something
said to tee Governor on the sulicet of the
allged.
2
allyes messicon of the Police ?
10 May.
The English exigencies of cleanliness are no doubt a subsist of sore vexation not only to Chirere inhabitants hit to Chinese policemen,
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it can only be by firm res & perseurance, without
any
Nat
Bin altmist, at indden &
any
sweeking revolution,
auch change for the better
as would
aption itself to English notions can be effected.
It must Othend on the hormon,
him. I
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It is the West Le divinit
in
dring
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notice the overstatements (as be how cousidur
in the Colonial Surgeons what: het Ben Hat what
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uns, only made with Shers in the purfacation for
The Olue Bock, & Kerefore did not perbally
arthart the formon chauation as it ought to
Ishmed & Rihored only to send
Lan hone
hin
my formal instinctions to of his best: And to Dall Las comident this subirt
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Irr Labouchere
may
hustaps litubs zee the fakers.
I aque generally with
hr Merivale as to the reply,
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with the surveyor general
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to what can be dire
in the Colony - but I to remind the 73rd of Health of then promised Assistame Is 19
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With reference to
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letter of the 10 of the 5
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lost December loch Same derich it to agreech that
You
will late to the
new 20 Fe/57 Part of the General
Broth to God.
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Board of Healthy that
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desirous of heims
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able to tiousmicl to the
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Courser of Hougloves by dos are early opportuning sech Reports
to & other
documento on
the
subpech of semitans reform
It
Governor Six of Prowning
18th February, 1858.
Victonas, Hongkong,
to
The Rt. Honble
A. Labouchone, MP.
1 malosures.
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Received
Replying
to Despatch
27
November,
the Subject of
on
Drainage
and Water
of Vistoria.
supply in the fity
as may,
дела
an the opersion
of the Board, be
seniceable to him sin
devising Mosanes for
the improvements of
the health of the Foren
of Victnie.
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H.M.
Governor 3992 Hong Hong.
Entered
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Sir John Bowring
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I have to acknowledge
the nescipt of your
Despatek : 1038 of the
18th
of February transmitting
the report of the Surveyor
the drainage
General
and Water supply an
the Town of Victoria. It is satisfactory sto
know
that the vanitary condition off Victoria presents.
favorable contrast as compared
red with other
Chinese Citic's. But
nevertheless
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for
Evidents quot
What it will
It is difficult for
by degrees
braving to
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inprovement, And it is to be Lopes
to point out to you
the Lights prof
the best remedy for the Cirilicction in there mport
uncleanly habits of the Which blog de a thines
Chinese inhabitants of the City, but I think,
that by misisting more strict performance. by the Solice of their duty, and making that
body as efficient.
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possible by the appointment
of none but the most
suitable
service much,
for the
good might
be accomplisked. I must, however, leave it to you, and the local Authorities
to
leboy bo
- wit pruned math Emethean. in libertions
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to devise, means for
both the Police and improving
the sanitary
condition of Victoria.
The best assistance. I
can-AE
render.
you
oblain for you
in to
Foreman of Works from the Corps of Royal
Engineers, who will be able to help the Surveyor Seneral in plans of
draninge
Ас tc and
:I have
recalled the attention of
the Board of Health to
the
lication made to
application
them in Novembe. last
for a collection of such
the subject
documents
on
of sanitary reform as might,
be serviceable to
you.
I have to
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With reference to say
Dasquatchs & 64. of the 30th of
Mayloch Stranmil a
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Copy of a letter from the
to
Suntory of the Board of Seattle acompanied
by a complete tob of the Reports of the Board
to leaks of-
Relating
Sanitary emperorcement,
quearsutive & Guidenie
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in the Counter
diseases, which Struct Will Juare of service tho
You
in devising measures
for the improvement of the health of the soun of
Victorias.
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Surveyor General's Affice,
Victoria, 11 February 18656
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In accordance with the instructiong
of His Excellency, the Yoverum, I have the hover to submit the folloring remarks upon the botouch Surgen's Report for the year 1854, to which the Right Honorable The perctury of State has drown special attention in his Despartel N17, dated 27th,
November 1855.
ML persons not having a kumpledge of the manners and beatito of Asiaties with naturally feel surprise thaprive out the extent to which they with permit amisances of every hind to
acommentate in and around their
The Homble. W. J. Mercer, Esquire, Colomail Secretary.
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dwellings, and until they - pelled (and it is questionable hor for on when suck force som "applied), to adopt sure civilized habits and cleanliness. I am decidedly of opinion that to provide system of Sewerage (and such as is adopted in better parts
in better parts of this Inoue than that indicated would be attended with injurious effects, and would totally frustrate the stject, for the drains would most assuredly- "become clicked citter by corelessness, woont of water to flush sach lines emmesting drain, intentional damage, 12 absolute robbery of the various appliances to a perfect dystem of Seinage, by stench traps, auch the apparatus required for a water supply. It must be sunderstood that the
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Chinese invariably temore Merement and urine from their premives every day, and therefore such perfect sewage arrangements are quite unnecessary as are adopted in civilized -munities. I perfectly agree the Colonial Surgeon that the permission to dry the exerement in the neighborhood of the city is highly reprehensible, but this has lately, ben put a stop to; I cannot but aduit, linvever, that more coercive
Micousures are
are req
required to coupel a further degree of cleanliness, thes duty naturally belongs to the Plice,
observe,
& invition solle, it is necessary to share, me
Fe quatte effecting
thean now dirty a class as the bliner
themselves, and this by no meanes
Police in ther Afarcision. Recommendations from home will be., useless
seen the
baltichands to strict or they might to be, and
The protect do there's
duty.
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frequent complaints have been madeof their extreme carelessness and enlpotle neglect, but either a better class of men must be provided,
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a more efficient surveillance adopted before any manifest informement with be effected, be the system of drainage over do perfect!
I need but refer to the difficulty that exists in mor non private linives of compelling our servants to keep the "premises clean, and prevent the accumulation of rubbish there in and in the drains, and if such
difficulty &
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ulty exists under fuck cireum- - stances, impossibilities should not be expected from the class of Clnicer_ ihatting the district of Trifingshan.
As regards the actual works of dramage, and specially referring to the open drains objected to, I must
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admit that they are unsightly, think Bubbish of every deverifiting thernon sinto them, but at the some time it must be observed that
the muclination is to steep Inverer nothing remains, everything, linvever large, is firept down by the Stream (Amall as it is in Winter) and carried not to dea; no doubt an traporation of deleterious
in
more
v gaver
takes
place, but our filth with scomulate and decompose, and must be divelarged fruewhere, I question whether it be not sure advantagens to be satisfied that it is carried out covered, to sea, them to have the train incred and with intrapped comecting pipes permit by for offensive effluvia to outer every "particular house; and as there are
more
deleterious and
Crooded, particularly out night, and ill ventilated, the effects Sam for - - fectly certain would be infinitely- more fortal than out prevent.
Tom and white decidedly of opinion that
at
an ammal examination and white-
Chines
as
- wasting of every blimes tenement would be a most useful Thice measure.
Jam not auvare
of the fearle of mortality here
sture av enupared with "other cities in the tropsies, but have always understood that it wow enisiderably-Inver than bantan, and equal to Macas, is that no extensive defects can exist in the drain
so
: drainage,
nor do I believe that the fevers fore- - ralent in badly drained trouw, prein
England, are of frequent re
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even
recur-
rence here, and can declare that it is infinitely better drained than
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any city I have seen in Chian
biremstances prequently
our ise, which Comse inconvenience and create
misances by the stoppage of strains.- these are, liowever, remedied as quickly ow possible; but sin fuck a sity, with such a population, works of all - kinds, in progress, or degree of dist
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will accumulate which would not
be apparent in a finished city eleaner enmmunity
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Since the date of the bolonial Surgeri's Report further works in draining the district have beenm authorized, and one indeed in porgung
but more are
Met
- yet demanded, and will be carried on ou
with
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quickly the Department can do so, and when the forfosed Police brolinance onver into operation, and a puore offective
and summary forcess adopted therm at present exists, for earying into
the various clauses of the
at the
effect
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Brown Leaves, and the assistance
given to my Department an Anggested, by the
the employment of :
to blerk of
Works, which the Department hav been deprived of for eight years, hit which has already been applied for, I hope that matters, not a low drainage, but of stability, and means of preventing
preventing the spread of fire from limive to Tinive, with the
laced on
place. footing.
ML Allme
houver,
Satisfactory.
also observe that arrange- May - ments have been made for the Seavenging of portions of the city by the creation of rubbish depots, and
donly Remoral
Removal of the deposit
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by contract, and a further propo- _sition for the creation of public -
necessaries has also been submitted
for the consideration of Heir Excellency "The Governor; so that so poore aw
there
- as these
are completed, and the Police Ordinance in operation, we may
eve
Safely state that
every provible precaution will have been taken for the preservation of the health of the inhabitants, and as perfect a system of dramage
as ciremmstances demand. I must here remark that with the late inmense influx of people
Mir
although
- present worter supply — at this season is quite insufficient for the reants of the population, and altion, a service is at present in chose
curve of escention for a supply of water in of fire, it alos is inadequate
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to the fort increaving size of the city, but witch this latter work is Completed perhaps it would be premature to extend it; the former Service I think, however, should have Serious consideration, and previous to my departure in leave I with confer with Captain Croper watte reference to such a project.
Hair Breeller
Esselteney
Minild
deem it desirable.
I hove, Bes, (Signed) Show: St. Yer: Cleverly,
Aurveyor-General.
True Copy
Colaunt decretory.
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INDEX
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1 8 5 6.
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Vol 1.
to Feb.
Gov Sir I. Bouring.
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Schedule of despatches to
Sec: of Kate..
for the
Mar 1855 exclous..
2 Acknowledges" "Despatches to to Brd November (55
3 Government servants
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pesiding in Government Buildings. – Reports upon
si
referenc to Capt Watkins application for Quarters-
4 Land Sales held in 1855
Encloses notification in
Gost Gazette. showing details
of the of sales held in 1855.
9
Employment of a Foreman
of the Works. Enclour a letter from the tarvigor General.
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8 Jan 6 Act of the Victoria Legislature
Chines Immigration -
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9
8
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Has been already published by order of the Foreign Office to sup A
7 Trade.
Criminal sepsions. Owing
to Mr Hulmer continued indisposition has been obliged to appoint Commission to hold the Sessions.
–
Listy of Members of
Executive and Legislative Councils – transmits for
Half Year
to 31 Dec" / 55.
MessTM Reinaecker & D'Almada,
applications for letter of naturalization_Luctore
letters fro
Mr Runacker
and Mr D'Almada
10 Retum of Lieut Gor Caine
on 18 beet 1855
announcer.
Ordinance 1/56 Continuing
1/55- neatrality in
£
Chinese
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9 Jan 11
10
Gov Bouring
Chinese War. Submits for
approval.
Administration of Justice
Encloses
a Letter from
Mr Bridges. Containing his suggestions for remod. elling the present system
13 Unappropriated Balances
in Colonial Trauery luclores
Letter from
Oriental Bank Corporation thewing the terms on which he proposes that the Corp the receive the Goot sorplus.
12 14 Projected formation
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of a
Public Quay. _ Euctors Government notification
of
is Resumption of Navy Land
at
Enclos
West Point. Correspondence with Officers.
of Ordnance
the subject
Disposal of Unappropriated
Balance - Reports having
pland ₤15,000 in the
Oriental
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Oriental Bank to bear
Interest at 6 pr cent po Aurum..
17 Returns of Revenue and
Expenditure for 1855
and Comparative Statem of Revenue. & Expenditure of 1854 and 1855-
Encloses, and draws
attention
to the large
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increase in the Revenue
St Col Graham
Frock Return. -
Sir John Bowring.
Schedule of Despatches
vin marseille.
1 Febr. 18 Acknowledges Despatches
to 8th Deer 1855.
19 Treaty with Japan.
Hates that ratified Treatyf was inserted in Gazette of
27th bet
20 Chinese Papenger Act
11855_ Reports publication
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5900 21 American thip "Jamest
Feb
"Willetts" with Chinese Papengers for Adelaide. Encloses correspondine with thests Russell & Co.__ respecting тер their omission to comply
the terms of the Chinese. Papenger aet 8:
with
22 Arrival of Mr Attorney General
Anstey and his Appointment
to Legislative Buncil
Announces that he was
swom in,
on
the 31 Lav I
Attorney General.
25 Contemplated "Praya"
Forwards Letters on the subject from the Colonial Treamer and surveyor General.
24 Discussion between Colonial
Chaplain and
of Victoria. Referring to see of states Desp & of
22 Nov 1855_ Encloris Correspondence with Irwin.
25 Abandonment of prosecution
against Mr Consul Keenan
Announces
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1 Feb 25
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Gov Bowning
350 €
announcer. abandonment
of Proceedings.
Minutes of Executive and
Legislative Councils. transmitt for Half year to 31 Deer
1855.
Ordinance 2/56- Bills of
Lading - Submits for
Confirmation
28 Ordinance 3/56. _. Declaring
validity in Colony of Acto of Imperial Parliament-
indicated - submits for
Confirmation.
Leave of Absence to Mr Clevorty Surveyor General - Reports the Grant of, for 12 months.
Leave of Absence to M Reinaker Colonial Treasurer. – Reports the Grant of for 12 months.
Gaming among Chinese
Inhabitants. Encloses
Correspondence on this subject. withe the Chief Col? Authorities.
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God Bowring
11721 32 Captain Watkin's application. for Free Quarters or House Rent Allowance.
been
enformed Capt Wathing that the Report called for has sent to sec. of State, & that answer may be looked for in due
in due course.
13 33 Accounts of the Colony for 1855.
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244 San
Forwarde
Requisition for Stationary for
1856-7. and articles for Surveyor Generals Dept Aster that these articles may be sunt with as
little delay possible
Mil Capt. Barnett.
Disembarkation Return of
Royal Artillery
15 Feel
St Coll Graham.
Embarkation Bellom
fir John Bowring .
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Pchedule of Despatches cent
of
15 35 Survey Report on Colonial
Funds. on
Commission resuming
the Treasary
Charge
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charge of Treasurers Office
Messing in Contract Steam.
Packets Encloses Mr. Rica aeckers Letters as Charge for, and requests instructions on
the subject
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37 Receipts and Vouchers.
In reply to No 8. 28 hor 1855 - respecting delivery of certain reccepts and Vouchers, at the Colonial Affice in huly 1855, in a loose state
55 Drainage and Water
supply in Acty of Victoria Reply to No7, 27 Nov 1855. Encloses Report of surveyor General.
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Revision of Colonial Salaries
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