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Caves of great hardship, and Crotty litigation, have arisen in- this Colony from the peow-recognition of the testamentary dispersitionsimong the Clines made according to Clines Fries and usages.

The attention of the Legislative Commeil having been called to the

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many grievances graving mit of the : present state of things among

The Right Hoginable

Hosury Labmeliore, M. C.,

Bei,

&c.

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39.

RECE

MAY. 5 1856

Legislative.

Referred to Meßsts Food & Rogers & Ac Report 12. Inny job. Answered. 21. März 156-6-

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23 Jeong Kong ernment Offices, Victoria, Fonghong, 15. Marola 1856.

Caves of great headship, and

Among

cretly litigation, have arisen ti this Ering from the non-recognition of the testamentary dispositions itinuring the Clines, made acording to Coliner Laws and urages.

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The attention of the Legislative Camwil having been called to the many grievances graving mit of the : present state of things aming

The Right Hoginable

Houry Labmchere, M. P.,

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population wholly ignorant of English forms, the Bedinance has been passed of which I have the hover to sustore a Espy, bening M 1856, which I tubmit Her Majesty's gracious approval.

I love the lover to be,

with the highest respect,

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Your Mirst Obedient,

Humble Servant,

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Governor Sir J.

10th March, 1856.

Victoria, Hongkong,

to

Bowring

The Rt. Honbles

H. Laboucheres, M.P.

No 39.

/ Inclosures,

Received

"relating to Wills made Chinese People?".

Ordinance N. 4 of 1856

Submilling for confirmation

" by

Ref: The Ordinance & refer it to Mess. bood

& Revers.

15 May

Kejer M72

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Sin Söten Bonering

1856

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VREUICE Merivale MBIERU

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Shove received and

laid before The Leven the Crelevance her. #4 of 1056

Jinped by the Legislature of Hong Kong relating

Wills Made

by Cherise

Juople, and Same Commanded to aequaints

that Her Majelly

you

has been Jelessed to confirm

and allow this Ordenance

You will Commerweite The avven's decision to the Sihabitants of Herry Hory by a Pacclamation

To

rest in the

to be found

usual and mort

authentie nouve

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✓ 82:40

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3424 Hong trọng Government Offices, Tetria, Houghing, 11 More 1866.

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I had the honor, in Despatel

W: 166, of 12th Bother lost, to bring, to notice the more way.

in the Registor

- ship of the Supreme Court hire ant to reemmend Mr. William Horstings

Mesrunder, Acting Pregistror, for the

permanent

redneed

rmament appointment in a Redwood "Jalory of £loss a year, the amount

£6000 Miginally fixed me the establishment of the Supreme Court in 1844 .

The Fright Honorable

Ho. Labouchere, M. P

Bes

Beij

Inbarquantty

Lequently. I have had the limor to receive Desfinted from the -Secretary of State, N. 8 of 1 September last, intimating that Mr. Alexander's

claims wild be cowidered when the first became theant.

As the vacancy-ritually, recured on the 28th September, when M- bay's extended leave exfired, I beg to repeat the recommendation of Mr Mexander already-given, and to solisit the decision of Her Majesty's Government in the matter.

I have the lower to be;

with the highest respect,

Siz. Your most Obedient.

Houmble Servant,

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your Despatch of the 11th March

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mending the

WH Alexander for

the vacant appoint =

meet op Registran of the Supreme Court of thong-

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Despatet.

No 32 of the 20thseet,

which had not

reached you

11th March, 1856.

Victorias, Hongkong,

Bowring

to

The RN Honble

18. Latons here, M..P.

N° 40.

Received

Repeating

Permud

dation

of Registra of the Supreme

the vacant appointment

of Mr Alexander for

Hoursh

Mr. Merimle

W. Cay having resigned,

Me

Aley ander

appointed to the vacancy leg

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If your Dispatch

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will have informed you of my confirmation

&

Mr Alexaneden in

the Office in question,

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that Despatch.

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overnment Office, Victoria, wis & Houghing, 18 March 1856

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the receipt, in the 10th instant, of the folloning Despatches :

Nov 12 to 17, the bout of 20th December 185

Letter of

bireular of

birentar of

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I have the honor to be,

with the highest respect,

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Your Most Obedient,

Kommble Servant,

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Commercial

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RECEIVED

MAY 5

1856

7.9

Yorument offices, Victoria,

Pasand 9797/5 Doughtong, 18* March, 1856.

Copy to Boxed of Trade for

Auscocred. 5 Jam

conson 14

4. May/56.

21€

In Lir beorge Greys Creniar of

24 Mril 1855 was inclored a letter from the chief Registrar of British Khips in London, by which Fifty thieial Kumbers (32708 to 32755 inclusive) were allotted to this Port under the Merchant Thirring Act, 1854.

of these 23 have already been

uned, and rarticulars forwarded to

Hourrable

The Pilt Anuradh

Right

Henry Labouchere, M.P..

&c.

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the Pugistrar in London-

The Clonial Seentary who in

the absence of a Pagistran of

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Shipping officiates is sucl informs

as

me that the remaining 24

may be expended

expended in the

humbers may be

course of the next six months, and

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I therefore love us time in

time in requesting

a further allotment of official numbers to the Port of Victoria

I'ales lake the liberty of suggesting that the allotment comprise one Hundred numbers

in slace of Fifty as before

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

Sir

Your most obedient Humble Servant, Shattin 1

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Applying for

а

further

allotment of official

of Hon

Numbers

gkong,

the Port

under

the Marchant Shipping

Ach 18544.

Corey to Brant

Mr. Merriale

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the neupary papers.

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lith exference to your

letter of the 18th of April

Mil. 1855. Some abrited by

Mr. Lentary Saboubise to hawsuit to you

the Copy

Anand 30 may/56 of a bathon Despetitie from

4.800

The Rt. At oubles

H. Labouchers, M. P.

Governor Sir J. Bowring

18th March, 1856.

Victoria, Hongkong,

Received

N°42.

44.

the

Goreme of Harp Hary

applying for a freother

Allotment of one

hundred

Murubers to the Port of

Victoria

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a lender,

Merebant

Shiffring tab of 1854 and

Save to request that you will mon the Lords of the Committee of Thery Conseil for Rook to cause

Sheer Boren

Berering's applies.

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the 13 Maret upptying

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freether allotment

Official Nommuters

for the registry

of

Jessels

at this

Port

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I have the inform

Meat Mc Chif

Register of Shipping

en tees le on

retty

has allotted one

hundred additional

unteers (viz 41, 171

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or this

to 41,270) forr

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the

Aictoria, Georg

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such

the Registrar of British Steps in

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been apprised.

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Copy to For: Office 26 Mays.

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RECEIVED

MAY. 5

Hement Prices Tctoria

Hong

Any tons, 15 March 1953.

In the 25Fulting certain

Inacantile. Firms here resident auxi

Jconnected with, Senigration Bucine. addreused the cuclosed letter & the

Imigration Officer, which the functionary forwarded to the Colomine Sceretary in the incireure on the 275 Victims.

In the latter is endowed the

The Right Honorable

Steury Labouchere, M. P.

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Colonial secretary's reference to the Attorney General, and this officers legal Opinion on the subject

Sales

forward the Plonial

Sentary's reply to the Emigration - fficer.

I have already, as Her Majestyl Plenipotentiary in China, brought the list of the Victoria Leqiciature to the notice of the Earl of (Garenden,

and since its operation has now

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this Erlon, I think it right to

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call your attention to the apparent that the Colonial Legislature have interfered with a Sovereign Treaty, and that this interference

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may seriously embarrau tur negotiations with the Chinese authorities, when the time for

such negotiations clall have

arrived.

Nor is this all; under the Interpretation clause of the Colonial act an invasion is canctioned

of the rights of certain British Subjects, and those born in a British Colony of Chincue parents, who have kconic naturalized by

besonic

special inactment or otherwise, are debarred crust under rear

except

henalty from enjoying those privileges to which they lawfully entitled...

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For the purpose of full and convenient reference I should aid that the Act in question

is that which passed the Victoria

12th 1855, Legislature on the 12# d'une

ue

and was transmitted to me in

Sir William Molesworths Dispatch 1.22 of 7 # Getter Cast

I have the nowe tobe,

With the highest recrcet

Sir

Your Mont Obedient

Stumble

Servant

Mr. Mist

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W. Labouchere 21

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26th May 1856.

I am directed by

15

M. See: Labonchere to

travomit to

you

copy of a

thie

a

despatch from Sin Johns

Anou

15 July/56.

Incloved

martyr

N°4 3.18 mare

15 May 156

Bowring, complaining.

a certain Ast

of a

passed in the Colony of Victoria with

respect to the intro- duction of Chinese Immigrants, together with a copy of a

report

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an

Ieport from the

the

Subject Ennig Cants;

and I am desired to

state that bes

Cord Clasedow shad

Reason

see any rea

for

forming a differents Opinion, it does not appear to EW. Labon chee

that Sir John Bowning's

despatch affords

reasons

for i text ence on the

sufficient objectant part of H. M. Gost with

this legislation adopted

by the Colony of

Victoria..

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3000 cong trong

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Schedule of Despatches transientos of the Ceveruer of Houghong to the Secretary of State for the Colorries by "the Mail Meamer loadir via Sonthanpon the 15th February 1836.

Wo Date

of

of Dess. Despre

Dai

Jury. 1886.

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1856

Subject of Dispatch

Duplicates.

: Transmitting Schedule of Despatches addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies during the year 1855.

37

Acknowledging receipt of Despatches to W2.34 of 3th November, 44,

584. W2 1723 forme

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Replying to Daspatch Nr. 23 of 28 th Jurne 1885, on the subject of Government Servants residing in Government Buildings, in relation to the application of Captain Wathins for free quarter

luclosing notification publishing Returns of Sand sales held in the Colony Luring the year 1855.

is

Respecting employment of a breman of Works in the Surveyor

Department

General's

no

of

to ke

Acknowledging Despatch M: 22 of 7th October 1855, on the subject of the "act of the Victoria Legislature to make provision for certain chinare Tuningring nove

Reporting

measures adopted for the disposal of Criminal and Summary. Jurisdiction cases, during the continued illness of Chief Justice Itulene

Transmitting Lists of members of the Executive and convcils for the half year ending 31th December 1855

the

Legislative

2

decknowledging Prepatch her 20 of 4 October 1850, on the subject of the naturalization of Messrs Rienaceker and D'alurada.

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Sale

of

Desp. Despe

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Subject of Despatch.

10 9. feury 1886 Reporting bolonel Paine's return from India

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Gransmitting copy of ordinance W81 of 1856, re-enacting the provisions of the neutrality ordinance / Colonial) Nr. 1 of 1855

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Enggrating arrangements for the administration of pustice, in the event: of Chief pustice Fulmer retirement from the Bench

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of

of.

of

Juel.

Desip: Desp:

Subuitting proposal from the oriental Bank corporation at Hongthong, to receive in deposit the unappropriated Balances in the colonial Treasury.

Relative to projected formation, of a Public Quay in front of houses. on the north side of the Queen's Road, in Victoria

Acknowledging Despatch No. 18 of 20th September 1885, 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 Surplus i hunds of the Colony with the Friental Bank Corporation.

" Hansmitting Treasurer's Returns of the Revenue and Expenditure of the kolony for the year ending 31th December 1855. 4° -

briginals

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18. 1 abry 1888 deknowledging receipt of despatches to new of 8th December, 1855, 49 nove 18.15

Acknowledging Despatch Nr. 38 of 12th November, on the subject of copy of the Treaty with Japan

1956

Subject of Despatch

20 5 Hbry / 856 Reporting publication of the Chinese Passengers act-1855. previous to the

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receipt of Despatch W 11 of 8th December last, and measures adopted

subsequently

Relative to the case of an american vessel, the Jannel Willetts", cleared from Houghong with Chinese Passengers for adelaide -

Reporting arrival of McAttorney General Anstey and his appointinent as a member of the Legislative foreverat dustegandhi's

Council

Submitting listers from the Colonial "treasurer and the Surveyor- Gaueral on the subject of the contemplated" "Praya".

Acknowledging Despatele Nr. 1 of 22nd November last, and applying for

instructions on a

Chaplain

and the pdf discussion between the Colonial of Victoria

Reporting abandonment of the prosecution against Mr. Consul Keevan, and submitting certain legal questions for decision

Transmitting Minutes of the Executive and regolative Councils for the half year ending 31th Dreember 1855

Submisting for confirmation, Ordinance Nr.2 of 1886, do amend " the law relating to Bills of Lading!

Submitting, for confirmation, ordinance hr. 3 of 1856, to declare certain sets of the Imperial Parliament to be in force in the Colony of Honghong :

Reporting 12 months leave of absence granted to Mr. Surveyor General Cleverly

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Freel

3

noue,

2

2

*

Date

Fast. Desp

Desp

Subject of Despatch.

30 | 8 Tory 1886 Reporting 12 months leave of absence granted to Witheamee Riencaccher, and applying for instructions as to the longest period for which leave can be given from Houghong

of.

| Incl:

3/ // Relative to the habit of gaming prevalent amou got the

chinese in the colony, and proposing Legislation for its control. 14

32.

33/3

th

34 14.

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In continuation of Propatch Nr. 3 of 8th January last, respecting baptain Watchin's application for free quarters

allowance for house rent.

for an

Transmitting Treasurer's letter of 10th February 1856,

year 1855 with recounts of the colony for the

Move

" Transmitting Requisition of Stationery, I., for the Several Departments of Dovernment for the par 256-57 1

to

year

3749 Jong trong

Schedule of Despatches transmitted,

by

18 The Governon of

Houghong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by the Mart Steamer Norna mia Southampton on

ail

Date

of

Desp. Desp

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the 15th March, 1856.

Subject of Despatch

Duplicates.

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of

Freel:

18th .

More

X1 / Abry 1856 Seknowledging receipt of. Despatches to Nr 1 1987 December, 1855, 89

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Colonial Secretary.

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sethnowledging Despatch 1938 87.12% hovember, on the subject of copy of the treaty with

Japane

Reporting publication of the Chinese Passengers act 1885, previous to the

Mov

receipt of Despatch hon oft Oxcember last, and measures subsequently shopted 3

1 14

Relative to the case of an American Vessel, the Fannel Willetts","

cleared from Houghong with chinese Passengers for adelaide

Reporting arrival of Mr. Attorney

General anstey.

and his

appointinent as a svember of the Legislative Council

you

6. the Surveyor.

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Submitting letter from the bolouzal Treasurer and the su -General, on the subject of the contemplated Praya " .

Nr.

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fillnowledging Despatch NR1 428 November last and epplying for instructiones in a point of discussion between the Colonial Chaplain

u

and the Bishop of Victoria

Reporting abandonment of the prosecution against Irtowel hienen, and subuitting certain legal questions for decision

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Transmitting Minutes of the Executive and Legistative Councils for the half year ending 315 December 1855

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No

Date

Desp

Subject of Despatch.

24 8 10 1836 Submitting, for confirmation, Ordinance Wr. f f 1886, to amend

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the law relating to Bills of Lading".

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Sebenitting, for confirmation, or finance W? 8 of 1886, to declare

certare acts of the Imperial Parkhament to be in force Colony of HongKong

in the

Relative to the habit of gaming prevalent amongst the

Chinese in the Conf, and proposing Legislation for its control

or an allowance

In continuation of Res patch N23 of 8th January last, respecting Captain Wfamins application for free quarters, for hocke

horde rent

no

Ne

Date

of.

of

Fesp. Desp.

Juel:

Thansmitting Treasurer's letter of 4th February 1856, with

of the Colony for the your 1865

accounts

Transmitting Requisition for Stationary Me, for : departments of Covernment for the oper

several Def

3749- Hong Kongeriginals

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Enclosing proceedings of Board of Survey

Subject of Despatch.

19

3.8 187 Thry 1850 Replying to Despatch Wry of 24th November, on the subject of

drainage

e and water supply in the City of Victoria

39

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for March Submitting, for confirmation, Ordeicance Nr. 41 of 1856, relating

to Mills wade by blunese people.

40th

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412 113th

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RECEIVED

APP23

4856/ 1850

mat Junds,

on the rccasion of the Treasury Commission assuming charge of the Treasurer's office

Submitting letter from Mr. Rienaecher on the subject of Pockets, and applying charge for messing in contract Steam Packets, and.

for instructions

Replying i Exspatch W28 of 28th November, inspecting delivery of certain Receipts and Verechers at the Colonial office in July

last, in a

loose state

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Empeating

recommendation of Mr Alwanser for the vacant appointment of Registror of the Supreme Court

Acknowledging receipt of Despatches to NE 17 of 20th

December 1855,7%

Applying for a further allotment of official numbers to the Port of Houghong, under the Merchant shipping

het 1854

In the subject of liabilitus imposed on chinese emigrants proceeding to australia, in violation of the treaty

with china, Je..

Also a packet to the address of Edgar - Bowring, Esquire.

Wurm

a.

Estonial Secretary

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RECEIVERY INC

JUNE

1856

1 1 1 1

went Offices, Pretoria,

20

Houghing, 24th March 1856.

I take the liberty of forwarding

addressed

your copy of a Letter I have adbrowed to Mr. Wilson, me the dubject of

establishing a string on this Colang, ser

British pursion of coming fritch Solare.

the

and their decimal divisions.

I consider the prevent state

and aseantaney

Mir curren

Earoney

most

mconvenient, _ complicated, and

costly, _ and that great advantage

The Right Hommalle

Hosury

De:

Labouchiere, M.,

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would result to the public service by keeping – as every saimmersial

- establishment withint exception keeps its_ accounts in Dollars and cente

Grievous looves result to the reasury by making the Golden- Sovereign the Stoudord, _ on standard

in a state of

almost invariably depreciation, and which is never likely to maintain its relative_value_

in a com

country soliere gold is no legal_

tender, and gold coins are

are merely in a state of perpetual and often semintelligible fluctuation. If a Dotter emanating from Mint in Hongkong should obtaine factuer in blima, it is imposible

merchandize in a

OL

to calculate me the benefits which might result to the Colony, min its relations

with the Mainland and all circums - jacent regions.

I peropion to formed to the Eart of Clarendon a copy of these

Communications.

I love the hover to be,

with the highest respect,

Your

our most Obedient, Hammble Servant,

Berung

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Mr Meninle

Send the Treanry

ile

Mr Ball.. The Treamery

a copy of this deept = pamphlet annard th. 170-180 x 236-241

This is in subjut

Annex Pr

sutjat on which

the

-

general

subject is one

with which do

Is J. Downty has story Qinions which I know he entrained Earn die his last wit to H. K.

The Reasing must of Chimately

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Mr Strachey

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Shachey familiar, Val J think it woethas will hold ask him to data charse of the conesh

be good enough

will you be

inform me what has been the ta

as to the currency,

Estelds To

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or

bat Home

How Kims

gives the law, up to 1048. Since then, I beleive thin has been no change, except this Order in Comunid of Orten 1852. published in

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vill

Hong Kong Oct. 1.1853. limiting R. tender of Bitish silver to 48%)... This cadir you p.89. the Manisations Collection armand p. 89.

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a statement of the

Currency

law, which

Cansory fu should have befor M1 это ж череви

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My

Dear Sir,

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4th March 1856.

irregular and inerugs

mervveniences which ground font, of the perplexities, loons, sund

Kun love, but only

Silver Cure

this

nie

money

inn

China

qrunw

state

the

I think I can suggest it remedy

which would be

Commerce,

bring.

and imminently weful

Kryporofitable

to

in Blina, but in

Dollar would be established as the Dollars, with its decimcil Sinsions. Such

ustiorly all the enrounjacent regions.

It is the establisliment of a Mint

in Roughing, for the incinge for hostel

f

frumer

Wilson, Esger

reasury

London

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ground work of our cuneuty- and; "accountancy, and I think might become in time the circulating medium for the Cuormous commercial operations of there

vast dominions.

of the Ressury Authorities looked on the scheme with complacency, Jumild set orbmit the work officially with the Colonial Deportment. Itélieve simild render a permanent service to nis great interests in these countries, that such a ennage would have a great political

_

ous well as a commercial and treial_

77

value,_ that it could beemie an important source of revenue, and be in

every woy a great benefit confined

The souniversality of the Doller in Eastern Ulvia, in the whole of Amarien, in the Pacific, and indeed mer the widest portion of the whole commercial

-

ever

field, giver

23

to the suggestion a pragnitude

and an importance which I believe with nily grno and widen ne pramination

gram In the prevent propermes and promising starte of our

Finances, I

anticipate little difficulty in accomplishing the Mycet if the home authorities favor it with their good ofinion.

J.

Ensfarsitive to the and I should be actively engaged in endeavoring by

Communications, with all the five Ports, and by pegotiation with the Mandarins, to make a British Dollar acceptable_ to the blinese. To appearance would recommend it,_ its away and standard wild create for it on deserved reputation, __and_ I doubt not in a few years it sould become the popular currency bling, where it would be not of the question to attempt the introduction of

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The intention of this letter is merely to most the question for the pumpre of ascertaining whether the proposal would be forrably regarded by the Hy Home Government, and with a new to further the object I will send a copy to the Secretaries of Storte for Freign and for Colonial Affairs.

Jam, Bei, (Signed) Muthuman

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Hry Kay (urring Trasiny

July 21/56

Drartharky

Lir d. Bowning

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mothe

Some time ass propond

app

the establishment of a Mint at Hongkong for the perspoon of issuin Bitish Dollars, and

True Copy

Colouch Secretary.

25

1

an answer was rehimed

the Expence of Establishing

Firm the Inssing to the à Mint for a doubtful 7. O. lately, that as the. Experiment. _ We han

at Shangh

Chinees refused to coppige since our letter, & befor

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Any dollars but the faroles the c? have received it, dollar, My Lords did we got a fenthers despatch think that then we be from him submitting

the proposal apais

then

minh thank of Laying nopest to a

in more detail, Lon

British Dollar, and win new from. _ He said

not husband to sauction that he intended to mit-

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also & the Colonial Office.

I han not had tim

yet to read this new despelin bey canrfully, but it seems

tomm &h wether wild.

b

A

I made

is the unsun

han

M.tibuthnot

whither the letter from his).

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Mr Labouchere

will

I suppose that you wish this question to be decided ats the heammy and will not desire to express an opinion

of

It is closely connected with a subject not officially within the cognyance this department - the cu Arather -

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currency

Singapore

capore & the Starts settlements and having regard to the vexed questions arising there I am of opinion

that

this proposal Ind be carefully considered.

there are

I must observe that there

two

buite separate questions & which to J. Bowning has somewha - mixed togethin

The cubstitution of the Silver for him Gold Standan

> the Cornage of British Yollars at Amg Kong. To the latter proposal there are some obvious objectiong but dan not fun that on further..

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the

cxammation they wo be found insurmountable. But the reason, " against the maintenance

at our Gold standard at our establishment, which are mere entrepôts for the

China & the Indian Occas

would

trade of Icom to me irresistible if it were clear that & in point of fact the gold standard does really prevail :

But taking together the successive

x

inconsistent orders in Council withe the decision of the bup Court at fremy Long referred to in the wine, ad blue book think it mobably true that the silver

I more

I tandard is that which in reality prevails while the law is intended

inoted we can speak of

intention "where so little consistency is apparent) optional standard.

to give an

Omithing other coins the O in Connect say, that payment of a debt mang heife made in Britisk gold - or sparish & other dotter,

J.

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but the Horny Kong Count

Harez

jacys

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that if specially contracted in wither coin it must be paid

Coin

in that

And as we know that all

transactions (or nearly all;'

are

in

dollars it seems to me that the

practically effect is to make dollars

the stand and coin

In this

way alone can we account for the alleged depreciation of the Sovereign. On the whole I think there is no occasion to disturt this state of things however anomalon, & therefore beyond setting Fu J. M. right

the facts

as to some

y

above alluded to the only substantial question to consider is his proporal Geom British dollars at Hong Kong. of the dollar is to be finally established at Singapore I think this proposal hay be found very

well worth considering though it may be feared that the:

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will not at first be recciund

with the same favor Spanish Dollar.

The

as

for coriace

of this were done the mint charge Should be fined at the same rato as in moia

M 22 July

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Disposed of

the duplicite

With May 5/57.

No.45.

Legislative.

Referred to Jo

Po Wai

Confirmed 31 Jul /56 - N:88.

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28

ong trong wernment Offices, Victoria, 25th March 1856.

Noughing,

I have nor the hour to formand

copy of an Ordinance, N. 5 of 1856, for the Amendment of procedure,

in bist and briminal cases, whe object, as its preamble declares, is to give to this Colony, the benefit of those important Reforms by which, in the United Kingdom, the administration of justice has been cheapened, simplified, and expedited.

На

The Right Honorable

Hoeury.

Labouchere, M.P.,

Sei-

These valuable changes, adirected to carnestly, and adipted de adranta- -_geously it home, appeared to me equally applicable and needful for the removal of coils existing in this Colony, _ where the expenses, the uncertainties, and the delors of Love have been long an intolerable grievance

2

I hope therefore Hover Majesty

will be graciously pleased to

emfirm the Brolinance by which

the benefits of Low reform are

extended to this remote colony, in the adoption of there portions of Imperial Legislation to which so the Schedule refers

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I have the honor to be,

with the highest respect,

dir,

Your muret Obedient, Humble Servant,

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Advance is

Meps. Word and

Rovernor Sir John Bowring 25th March; 1856. Victoria, Hongkong,

to

The Rt. Honble

A. Laboucheres, MN-

1 Inclosures

N45.

Received

Submitting for confirmation

"

Ordinance No 5 of 1856-

from the

amendment of

"Procedure in

Criminal

Civil and

Cases."

Перег

16

M 10 J

I of welt

No.46.

Legislative.

Referie

W

Confirmed 31 Suck fot- NPS.

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5033 Hong Jong

RECEIVE!

dir,

JUNE 7 1856

ment Offices,

Governmen

30

Victoria,

Houghing, 25 March 1866.

I continuation of my Despatel

how

N: 45 of this date, I have the limous Ordinance N. 6 of 1856

to forward you

"to extend the Criminal Freedure "Ordinance Nr 4 of 1889. The object of

".

this present Ordinance is to secure the substantial administration of justion from being interfered with by technical forming and for applying to this Colony the Legislation by which the language of

The Right Hominate

Hosuri - Labouehere, M.,

40.1

Se:

Acts of Parliament is shortened and simplified.

And I beg to subruit this

Ordinance for Her Majesty's gracinis

approval.

I have the honor to be,

with them leighest respect,

Liz,

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Four Murst Obedient, Humble Servant,

Ray & refer the Orden

to Map - Wood & Hager.

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Julyfél- No88.

10 Dr

Sir,

5034 Jenading

crnment Offices, RECEN/overnment

JUNE 77 1856

Honighing,

31

Victorian,

25th March 1856.

Refering to My Despatel 9.46.

of this date, by which I have sub- Mitted for Her Majesty's gracious apferral an

an Ordinance whree object is to introduce into this belong sundry reforms in the administration,

t.

of bist and Criminal Law, I have farther to formy. Heat Her Majesty thing be pleased to confirm the Ordinance N. 7 of 1856, which I herewith forward,

The Right Homornke

Peerry Labouchere, M. G., Pisering

Be..

Bas,

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entitled "An Ordinance to extend to

" this Colony certain Enactments and " General Orders for reforming Freedure in the High Court of Cleanery and " the Offices thereof ! This Ordinance will introduce three acceptable changes in equity forrecedings which have ken adopted in the United Kingdom by the Sundry Acts of Parliament, and fueral Orders in Chromecry to solish the

Sebednik refere

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which

I have the honor to bin,

with the highest respect,

Jiz",

Your most Obedient, Houmble Servant,

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I have remind and laid

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Five Coruncil of Honghong

in the Mouths of March lash. The numbers and Siths of these Adenauers

are encemèritch in the

cornered Schedule

Love weird the Louis Commando to acquaint til Her Hoogerty

Jou

has been Jebased to

Confirma

leval allere

These Bolivianes_

Governer hir John Bowring

25th March, 1856.

Victoria, Hongkong,

to

The Rin Honble

1. Labouchere.

N. 47.

1 Inclosures.

Received

Submitting for confirmation

Özín an Ok

7 of 1856

" and "the offices there of "-

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"Geveral orders for

arrtain Enactments and

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an the High Cont of

Chancery

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the Lounge

35

Government Offices, Victrix,

Hongkong, 26th March 1856.

Increase

a

I have the hover to forward a most satisfactory statement, thening

of dishing + which entered the out of longhing in the year 1855 Compared with 108574. By this Return it appears that

the mumber of revels which have anchored in this harbour

b36,

— tras 63

and the Image 161,196, in opects of the preceding year. The Irmage of

The Fright Hommable

Henry Labouchere, M.P.

Bes,

Be:

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was

British Shipping uns augmented

Love

24, 242 Irs, _ that of the United

In

States 46, 562 Iris, which is manly attributable to the great development

of the California Grande.

I have the honor to be,

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the the highest respect,

dir

Your most Obedient, Hounitle Servant John Benn

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منا

18557

اه الله

A

Governor Sir John Bowring

26th March, 1856. Victoria, Hongkong,

to

The At. Honble

If. Labou there, M. P.

N. 48.

1 Inclosure.

received

Frans:

ansmitting

Comparative

Return of Vessels anchored

ap

Whe

in the years 1854 and

Port of Hongkong

M.12

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Comparative RETURN of VESSELS, TONNAGE and FLAG, ANCHORED at the PORT OF HONGKONG, during the

Years 1854 and 1855.

British, American, Spanish,

Dutch,

Danish, French, Hamburgh, Prussian,

Mexican,

Sardinian,

Portuguese,

Siamese,

Swedish,

+

Bremen,

Belgian,

Norwegian,

Peruvian,

Chilian,

New Grenadian,

Oldenburg,

Hanoverian,

-

Chinese,

FLAG:

Austrian,

Steamers from Canton River,

from India,...

Do.

Totals,

---

1854

1855

NUMBER OF VESSELS.

TONNAGE.

NUMBER OF VESSELS.

TONNAGE,

425

169,902

563

194.234

142

97,703

197

144,265

52

17,079

47

12,680

46

22,822

77

30,957

25

5,641

56

12,364

8

4.014

20

7,701

28

8,841

70

19,196

2

1,069

407

co

3

540

120

876

13

3,783

14

3,454

2,150

3,446

1,914

1.200

2,231

13

2,302

403

600

154

24

8,701

38

14,083

**

2,987

11

2,587

3

1,807

1,740

294

1

857

1,510

1

210

2

500

260

52,000

576

126,538

30

37,543

30

24,340

1,100

443,554

1,736

60 1,580

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Harbor Master's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 22d January, 1856.

THOS. V. WATKINS, Harbor Master.

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Inclosure in Despatch

N. 48 of

1856.

חי

92.49.

503h JongKong

THECEIVED Lovernment

JUNE

1826

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Offices, Victoria,

Legislative. Hughing, 26th March, 1986.

Ansied

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dir,

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Jine 183

1857

reference to your Zespartol_

of 25th November last, I for ferve

some

Nas

to forward done additional observations, and to furnish sove fourther information in comection with my suggestions

for the reorganization of the Legislative Comsit of this Colony. My principal

Commeil

object is to interduce the popular element into ito Government, and to make that clement subservient to its

The Rright Horable

Houry Labuchere, M.

He:

Dei,

&c.

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arative

of Vepers

the

Return

anchored at

suring the years 1854

Port of Hongkong

aut 1855.

22nd J.

anu sory,

1856.

2

"Prooperity",

as I have reason to believe its introduction would be acceptable to fuublic opinion.

2. I deemed it desirable, before again reverting to the topic, to give the Colonial beretary, on opportunity of making any remarks upon my proposals which either his experience of the Colonial Service, or his matured reflections on the subject matter, might suggest, and I think it right to for word copy of a Memorandum_ I _21 have received from him. The change he advrentes is altogether i

altogether to mine - portant that I should think it could be better to leave matters as

M

they

irre

throw to modify the Legislation -

Concil in the moner

Cameil

-Manner

-Suggested. And as I do not agree in the Conclusion that the present state of

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things is satisforatory to the community, _ still live thint it ought to be datiofa - Is Iam persuaded that the admision of influences which should represent public opinion, with its contribution of hunwledge, its demands for informement, _ its, interest in frank reformes, _ would here as

everywhere -lead to greater contentment and better government.

re av liver

3. But were there still less of divertisfarction than exists in the the fire sent state of things, I should hold

it pirst desirable not to wait a

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perind of agitation,_ and the expression of public divertent, in order to enfer on a growing and prospermes population the benefit of representative instituting in Sone drape or other. Such

some concessions come_pmost gracefully, when they are not extorted by clammer, 2 Surrendered by necessity, but are the result of a Ealin

Survey of the prevent

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and the future. I'do not recommend or desire any very large infusion of the propular principle_, _ bit object to ito sitter exclusion in every shape, and from every deportment of government. I believe that exclusion acts perieinally on the Excentive authority, which

recssarily falls into l'abits of relaxation

T

_

and routine, _ by being removed from a control alike useful in impelling

right tendencies, and chacking cormo

mes - And I see us reason

10

whatever

why the representation prinsiple – conceded in some form or other to almost every Colony, under the broom, - should be denied to Hooghong

4. The enlargement of Comcils by the sole introduction into them of a - a greater number of public functimarias, objectionable, as it would be hot. the diffusion and Consequent dimi- - Intion of responsibility among

the Excentive body, whose functions, in my judgment, would be better per- - fornied by few than by many, and,"

is

but

4.

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except for the purpose of bringing influence from without the Government circle into the field of Legislation, I see litte necessity for change. The mercause of non-official, members of the Legislature is a good I would willingly furetions by the introduction of a greater number of the higher officials .

.

5. The Legislative Council, as at present comistituted, is undoubtedly devoid of authority even to suggest

any

Any

measure linever wholesome or

desirable . As I found it constituted

it

was Mo More

acquainted with

the concerns of the Erlony

of the Colony-thom the rest of the inhabitants . The Blue

41

Book had never been lovich on the

launch Cameil Table _ No subject whatever row disenssed except on the preven- _tation of the Governor - nothing what -_bver Ennected with the budget

ever submitted either for suggestion, deliberation, or decision. The Colonist. Theowner how been solely charged with

wrow

the preporation of the "Estimates, and, if approved by the Governor, they

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refered lime without any advice nr. action of the Legislative Commoil. Write I have been Governer I have loud the budget on the Sable, and invited observations there but I have in

us instance put any question of

receipt or expenditure to the vote.

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satisfactory starte of things. I see un

soby a properly constituted legislature simild not in Houghing, ais elsewhere, be changed with some

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Control over the finances of the belong. The resmines of the belong

of the Colony are atin -_downtly sufficient for all its cint expenses without Parliamentary aid, and though it is true that the boles and rentals of brawn lands

· forinsipal Sources of revenue, ciremmstance how not been held to

arc

the

that

exclude Colonies from interference with beat resemnes, no from having a vrice as to breal expenditure. And, Moreover, I have made it a part

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of my proposal that the broom influence thorough its functionaries, shall possess a predominant majority in the Legislative Comeil.

6. I am not aware of the existence of the misapprehension to relide the Colomit Secretory refers with reference to the caitrol which the Legislative Commeil prosessed over the finances

which

the Exony - No control how hittierts

Bolong-

been in any story,

Mera

that

exercised or assumed

er any fintion

portion of the Colonial revenues But the Colonial Secretary allnos bat the Legislative Comeil is concerned sin the leaping the Police Rote, theat revenne not arising from the property. of the bram. Nar_ Strange to lay

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The Police Rente in Hooghing determined, not by the Legislative, but by the Excentive Comeil.

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8. Ido not imagine the Charter of the Colony, to which the Colonial Secretary refers in support of the prevent system, to be an increable and immutable Low- but a Low

arhich the Sovereign Lourgiver, moy modify in the interest of her subjects have been the propose

I

hove

Mintener 1110ny 1 the bluarter, under existing bolonial usages it appears to me the functiones of the Legislative and the Excentive Commeils

are in practice not me

- frequently Infused and Hended, and that much of the action of the execution

of

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sight with public advantage be place under the supervision of the Legislative Comeil, on the understanding always

that the Legislative Camoil dimild stand on a broader basis, and that its aptitude for useful legislation | should be increased by the introduction of a certain muumber of popularly elected Members.

29. I do not hung in what respect

atleisin mu

in more here for the

George_

don sometic isperiment made by die Genge sehold & Bobrow Six years ago

13m

Years age of entire "Alrechauls

The L. Crunc

Kunz y no

R.

1.

to have

-

can be said

san

the note the love entirely failed_mor and

dequanited with the prediction which " anticipated that failure. My experience is, as the Prevident of the Legislative Conseil _ (of woluch the Colmial Secretary

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is not a member, and commst therefore be do well informed as dam with regard to its workings)_ that the -_official members are commently, neput to the Commeil from the kinnoledge of the Colony which they /

which they pirosers and

@mmunicate, that the attendance of one of the two Members (Mr Edger)

is enestant,_ and if that of the other (Mr. Jardine) has been less so,

Ow

it is,

I have been assured by himself, attributable to the fact that the business submitted to the Legislative Comeil

How

seldom of a character

Infficiently interesting or important to justify

the dedication of valuable

trine to attendance at the Littings of

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bameil. But Mr. Jardine haw, I belive, almost invariably ben present orhen matters of granty

matters of orcity have been discussed.

Wtratever may be the merits on the

May defects of the prevent Mm-official- Members of the bromeil, I think life appointments altogether undesirable, - and that absolute independence of the Eontrol of the populor sentiment is quite incaufatible with that resfinivi- _bility for the discharge of finblice duty | which might to be held mer every Member of a Legislative body. Ihr a functionary he might to be deemed responsible to his superordinates, co anclected member to three 10/10 clootus who elected lum; _ in either and in both cases

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to the tribunal of public opinions. 10. I do not therefore, by any means, Consider that the interduction of tion

Now official Members _ who were #lected

by a small body of Magistrates pram

their non.

r non summber, is to be defended: solely on the ground that their firesence in the Legislative Comeil is not Motructive or prejudicial", _and_I stimuld think the interduction of om #hird adolitional puember a pere

idle and useless inenmbrance, – to three in ath

sitterly unworthy of the attention of the Government _ if the reasons

reason for the

admission had no more

- cogonay thom

ergency

that his presence would do no harm.

that his presence

11. As regards the exclusion of

M

foreigners from the Electoral body,

45

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think such exclusion would be un-

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- popular and suoise. Freigners Con- _tribute their prefention to the expenses of the Colony, and are called on to Serve as furors, and in other public_ capacities. It would be a sufficient : Security, in my judgment, that the cleated members of the Legislature should be natural born British subjects have obtained letters of naturalization), in England — Morever, as the whine mumber of non-official members profioved is five _ of whom I suggested that three should be chosen from the furtices of the Peace, and as the Official Members of the Commeil were intended to be light,"

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with a casting vote to the Governo, I confess I see no domger whatever sin my original proposition

12. As regards the Chinese /cgulation, Ishould be glad to associate them with the action of the Government. At Singapore they have been admitted into the Magistracy, and Shine of no civil coluich has resulted from their admission, but on the contrary anch good. There might be advantage if

ien were lin-

an educational test were associated with the excrcise of the clectual right, and if Chinamen -couraged to the study of our_ longuage, by its being made the means of access to breial distinction.

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13.

on

My opinion

46

remains unchanged

as to the desirableness of excluding + public functionaries beyond that large proportion who would sit by niture of

in the Legislative Comeil. Parliamentary experience at luone, —– and I mory, add ar for seider experience of the Minelief graining out of

office

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the

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introduction of cleated officials into legislative brities,_ @niform my enviction that no person lividing office should be eligible as me of the Five nine- - official members, _ nor do I think that subordinate officials, _ the Super-ly _orelinate being members by nature of office _ could, with any propriety. cectrontage, be called away from their

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public duties to take a port inn Legislative discussions and controversies. 14. Thart in a population of 75,100 the whole pumber of Electors simild be rily. 75, 12 practically mily 45. being

nu In

in every 1666 in leabitants, (as the Colonial secretary proposed), would appear to me the establishment of or 'clove a

"close a borough"

мачино

a

a AL

borough " __and as

Suffrage-

T

_ow over afforded

grievance for popular divertent to deal with. The justices of the Fence in the belong

are 244 in Mumber, – the Special fury list consists of the Common fury list of 113 members- the number of individuals who are rated at a rental above £ 40 per

341

-

$719

Anmum is 650, above £30 it is 1135, above £20-1566, and above £10-1999; I do not know in what respect in £10 Suffrage would be objectimable, exficcially if guarded by the "Educational test which I have suggestedt. 15. As regards the revision of the Electoral Lists the Books of the Police. Porte Surveyors (being officialized by the Excentive Council) conilit be Simple aut sufficient poidence of right to note as for on the payment of rates Eoncerned, _ and if the electoral right should emanate from being on furor, the Hongkong Gazette would furnishe the best evidence, as it registers the Jury Lists when they have been tried

is

and

revised

!

20.

by the Legislation Camsil. The Electoral Lists might be made up by the blerk _ of the Conseils, with an appart to the Chief Magistrate.

16. Icon by no means admit the

Jean conclusion of the Colonial Secretary that

belouin L Secretary

the borge and preponderating sumber of foreigners

im this Coloing

urs sim

is a reason

for excluding them from any mice in ito Government. I believe the best security for their attachment and Co-operation is to recognize and not to repudiate their claims to be enn- -sidered as parts of the whole Community in soliove public duties they shore, and in where rights they may be safely allowed to participate,

com

How in

wold

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48

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21

at least in do for as to aid in the selection of such british subjects. are to hold non-official leasts in the Legislative Cameil.

17. The Machinery for enforcing the arrougement that three out of fire_ Mon - official members should be selected from the Mingistracy, might be simply that the suffrages of any titer who filled for

More

than two /1102- ti

any: Magistrates should be ipso facto

tox

unless you

tones them disallowed _ Voters might be required

bert m

pir to

all fir

Pist of five to give in a written list of Members for whom they desired to foll, and the paper might then and there be rejected by the foll block if it cartoned, more than two

i

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22

Mon- Magisterial Momnes.

18. As regards the 16th procragraph alloving the Governor to lecive a presung mufilled, I thick it, on enwiderations,

better that no such diverction should

110

be left to the Governor, but that i

in

по

a pasansy recurring an election to

supply it should take place

19.

a

With reference to the proposal of the Colonial beretary for the appointment of a Colonial Surgeon think a Salary of £800 smuld be Sufficient remuneration, and that to his duties might be superadded the Supervision and direction of measures Connected with the public health.

la

Jam,

I am not prepared inthout forther

D)

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No.

49

23

Enisiderating to advante his harang a sent in the Legislative Cormeil, but I quite enour in the opinion that it dquite

would be devirable he should be

debaned from private practive, seept in cases of extreme progeneys

which

might exrtainly prevent themselves the this Colony;

May

20. I enclose two Dreuments, which

serve to elucidate the Suguing into the proposed Constituency of the Colony. The first is a memorandum of all the Tenements rated to the Police from £10 to £21, £at £3, £30 to £40, - £40 and usuwards, and the mumbers under toch heard

of

British, Freign, and blinese_tenters

....

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J

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24

exhibiting as a result, __ 1637 Climere

186 British rated at £ 10 and

And 17/6 Freign I upwardo

This is not an exact individual return,

there may be cause

cro

of the dame individual comprehended under two or more assessments, _do that the

whole number of persones assessed is somewhat less than the returns

would seem to exhibit

L

The Scend Memorandum

shews the Cornon Rents under the

same division, the totals being of payers of £10 and ufurcards,-

British 69- blinese-42-

Freiquers _ 3

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30.

میرا

3.

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50

I have the hover to be,

with the highest respect,

Your most Obedient, Humble Servant,

Bourn

25.

[

¡

;

* to do with it. But, with

Members, it wr

over it

Wy

addition of plective

51

very soon nowry a contionl No to the minor points advcrted to

Sir John Brewing gives way

But I think they may wither does not answer

In one

A Awe wer?

incompletity. betrelermitted, and that

the others he

(if the scheme is adopted at all) the next step would be to direct him to frame

Ordinance and communicate it.

for Labouchere

have

As I stated on

20

10 June

A

J537

Youp

force papers I

Ти ийнен little confidence in this scheine. From anything I hus..

very

Ever

leamid

Hong Kong

&

I can

have no sanguine

trate them in the system of hope of useful result; from the attempt

presentative Government

ruch measure

entertamed I decidedly

of any

is to be

of wriser to keep it at (

Harrow

rather

thinch

within.

limits. I would instruct

the constituency at first,

The holden upwards

Means

ما

BC

Fenementi

I Z

it there be availa

for appetiga.

seepreceding hap

C

Superadd "the Education Test as proposed by this I Bowing

& Ind require that the Elected members be naturalised

C.

not clearly understand whether the Govt proposes that thee. new Councils should have an absolute right voice in regislation. concurrentt, within thei with the hour or that it should contine as at presen Li've in reality no more than a consultative body. this. I rifer the former to be his plau

is a cor cardinal point as

this of

re is

Course

to which there must be no that of you wish to th

mistate Tapee with her Merrial бари wish to try this experiment the next step

will be to let si J. Downing suberist to you

че

No Tiran

adeceft Ordmanice go. despertch of 23 hors" is an IP23 June праз ния I have to wish to buy this thement _ a swell change in the pruncit egiten is not with Woking I I think that the proportion of Chisise Peregues it thay kay is curchas

aquist Maliza pest

ле

ire in the prest

é

Mr. J. 24.

Слевина

-

1

M.

Mr Merindle. Perhaps you may have heard of sorme racefiity, which I have not; for reform.

Ley: Courich of Hong Kong.

in the

I send you the correrse which passed when Fear Conofficcal thumbers were added to this Council in /49.

Vols. 17/1849. & 39/49

SW. Ball

and cannot dec

ик

12

I wone.

to democracy

The Constituer.

ney

different and

since 9336. At least dunderstand

he now proposes to be

and far more

bery

humeron D rear 2000

Electors, of whom 176 forcigners and 1637 Chinese, unless reduced by the operation the "Educational test" " Which we seem to be abundantly necessary.

• Jonny

byjonby ty te wyskumbworn

my if mengannys per

do not quite understand the dispute.

I have no faith in this scheme myself, um between the Governor and

whe Hong Kong should be governed angel & Colonial Secretary as to differently from Sincaporé : And? Think ich it Council's Thing into the regiolation

"jected, the statisties of this Despatch, showing The overshelming amount of foreigners, will give ::ufficient reason.

Supposing,

is

· maning

-invenary &

control over the revenne. as that That of Hong

Song consists of Crown

So far

however, it is thought proper by your way in the Rents, the Legislative

m. he the experiment : it seems to me

A

has

considerably

advanced

Othe

the

12.

Innermy wp remsely

Council has little directly

[see Bach of this

бас

page

L

i

of the Comcils of the Memorandung on the reconstruction of the Bolny

My

dinion on

the

52

me for

-proposed reconstruction I have to

A. Romerts of this Colony,

starte

OLY

follnow. In, I think, the mouth

I show-up, at His &

Lout Mea

Request a plom

with this

+bject

in New,

which underwent revision and alteration

How Excellway

and

eventua

entually

drobunitted to the secretary of state

Desprated Nr 110

2

A

1855.

desirous to see both Comeils I wish to observe that although bony Before covidering this in detail-

Enlarged

admitting into them whist I never recognized the expediency

may

=

7

2

familiarly

founitionly termed "the popular element" to the extent contemplated by the plan under disenosion, and, in drawing out that plan originally I regarded myself as acting snoer. His Excelteney's instructions and carying out his reves In fact, my notion was then

• perfect

it is now in

y

views.

2012 MA

et mison

mison with

the follning paragraple from M. Secretary. Labmeliere's Despertor of 23?= November Lout, calling for further information before final decision the selieme proposed:

They (2.2. Her Majesty's

L.L

on

ment)

" are not as yet prepared to assent to " the opinion that such a change as you

• have suggested would at the present " time conduce to the better Government

of

the Island, or the increased "Contentment of its inhabitants!

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533

By the Chanter of the Coloing the Governor at his diveretion may act in "full opposition to either Comet, and this provision, after sell, reduces the Cormeil to the position of a envultation, not an administrative, body.

Renvsiderable amount of mis-

-_ apprehension exists on this head, as also. the degree of exition which the Legislative Comvil preserved

of the Conimy:

#inances of the

MRZ

the

Cap.x. 27. The Colonial Regulations Loy it.

done theat the Cormeil has a "species of

" immediate entro ver the revenue

whon

"revived in the Colony by taxes upon the "intrabitants, and over its rependiture", but that such enter?" does not

the+

" extend to funds arising from the

"property of the

broom!

At the present summent therefore

1

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4

the only portion of the public Roveme with which the Legislation Commeil is conveerned in the Police Rate, which meets about half the Police expences "the Crown funds supplying the deficienes. I have been ponticular in drowsing attention to this, as it is on penverful_- argument against the necessity father opening the Legislation Commit to the public.

|

of

The experiment made by Sir George

Snilar

has

Kamilem fix years ago opinion entirely forited, and justified my prediction at the time of its probreal !

And I saw this without the most

pay remote intention to impunte any other fault to the two honorable gentlemen, sunofficial Members of the Legislative Camoil, but the simple forêt. thank they have their business, as

ite remissness or

in

Merchants, to attend to, and the

54 5

П

souduce ± of this is nexturally of for were importance to them than the business of the Council on the general interest of the belon

belong.

f

At the same time I die nothing obstructive or prejudicial in

e

the

presence of two sluofficial__ members, and

the step how been taken I would

Ow Hu

not revoke it, but I would not tulange the number, or at Here, more coficially.

any roste go beyond suore cxpccially when consideration

is given to what I have stated above with reference to the Sucat portion of

Small

the Colonial Revenue with which the Comeil how to deach.

As regards then the filing up ther

scate as pacancies reeur (and me is

ricant,

все

already reouts, bee colonial regulation, cap. II. 17), I would adopt Ione such

1

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1

plom

an as that contained in Quelosure to Despatch Me 110 above referred to- but I would exelude Foreignard from the Electoral Bandy, and the too account permit the right of franchise to a Clinices. I theme practionally acquainted with the Chinese character

it

is unexcsary to say anything

110

ML

this head, and to others I would foil in finding intelligible words.

of

I would suit the conclusion_ Clans 7 in the plan, as Jean envesive

On recassion on

which the public might

wish to elect a subordinate official " useful and intelligent, and I be in reason sitter for interfering with the right of the clestors to cleat whom they pleak, or for preventing in respestatie official from recupying that position in which the public consider he could___

- public="

any undue

55

sender good service to them.

Ihave 111 fear of any

on eitter Lile being used

influence

220

in this respect.

Juve

my

idea is that the three

Members and all the Electoral Bandy be borin fide British subjects.

In the Secretary of States Despartit- objection is taken to the pinver firopoved 4o be given to the Excentive Comeit in revision of the Electoral Folk Let

to

then the power go to the Legislative

ow pow in the cave

Conwil itself, ou poor p

on

of the Jury List

!

5

In Clans 2 of the Dow/intel- information is called for as to the " probable number of Electors, and the "proportion they

hortion they would hear to the enrepresented classes of the population On the plow Iure suggested by

here

J

हि

about

the mumber of Electors would be atnit ya, of whom about 45 would be prevent to vote, and as the population is about 75,000, the proportion is 1 in 1,000 _ but taking the fury. Livt av the European population, to this the proportion would be about 1 to 2, and of there, taking the British subjects present and votings than 1 in 3

rather more

mily

More Man

As I have stated British subjects should ooter, and the loerge and perepmedersting number of Foreigners resident in the Island is, to my mind, argument against, instead of for. their admission to influential privileges in a British Colony.

an arch

I think that all the Focads Executive Departments should have fonto in the Legislative Ommeil - sxeepting always when such heads happen to be

@

56 9

foreigners, when I would somation then presence, but withhold the paver of ooting, in

in the Comeil.

In the Colony of Mauritius I ke that all Maturalization B. Sinances specially exclude the privilege of fitting

M

Lommeil.

The Concile the Iimild reeni-

"

would

- Mend as given sin Clauses 4 and 5 of the plan enclosed in Sir film Baring's Despartel R. 11 of 2 3 August 1865, with this exception, that the tuumber of mofficial members of the Legislative should be reduced to 3 for the reverow I have given.

Readow

I would follow the plom generally saving the objections which I love font forward in this memorandum-

·

Jam also anxious to take this opportunity of observing that I am

J

10.

Cainiced that an error was, made

Ivere

when the duties of Colonial Surgeon

intually abolished, and confided to the change of a Military Medient__ on Medival Officer - I think £ 1000 a year, ande even furhaps on deat in the Legislation

a

in

in

would be well bestowed on an

an officient Surgeon, with, not an

with, not an injection, for this might be incrisistent with "his professional obligation, hot

understanding, that he was not to

Engorge in pricate practice. I am certain that finvers to enforce finitory measures, conferred on and exercised_ by an intelligent and energetic medical Officer, would be

+

very

sinstrumentat

"the assisting in many ways the progres of them belowy.

The above Memorandum, written after mature reflection, is subsinthed

!

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11. 57

with all respect for the ensideration of How Treleway The Governm.

Excelle

(Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Colomcil Secretary

Colonial beretary's office, Victoria, Houghing, 6th March 1856.

True Copy

Colomal

62

: Secretary.NNo 49 of 1836.

In closure No / in Desp:

2.5036156

58

Memorandum of Tenements aucsuch for Police Rate

Colonial Secretary

Memorandum by the

the

ch

Councils of the Colony. reconstruction of the

fot March, 1856.

Pate

Clazz

Mmber Total

British

18

£10 and under £20.

Foreign

17

Chinere

398

433

British

4

£20 aux under £30.

10 aun dindez

£ 30 and under £40

£40 and upwards_ / Freign

Freigh

19

chinese

807

431

Britisk

رو

Freign

48

Chinese

167

485

British

148

92

chiner

X410

650

Malth among the

Chinese

British

186

Total

Foreign

176

Chinese

1637

146 April 1856.

Grand Total 1999

True Copy)

Colonial Keretty

(Signed) I. C. Power,

Plies Nate Ruin.

1

Է

1

1

N49 of 1856.

In closure No. 2 in Desp:

I 5036/56

59

י

Memorandum of Sirdar's paying Porn Punt

abstracted from the Rent Roli

25 December, 1855,

f

£10. 20. 230. £40 Solais

Police Rates. Tenements assessed for

Memorandum of

1th April, 1856.

Hongkong.

Britick Subjects

S

554 69

Foreigners

Amen

inese

7 4 3 16 30

14

6 4 18 45

Ital's 29 12 12 88 141

ffice

Surveyn Scnewis : Victoria, 3/26 March, 1856.

(Liguent) I B. Prover,

True Copy)

Clark Run Regist

Colonial Secretary-

t. 49 of 1856.

In closure No 3 in Dasp:

е

Gou 5036

5036 Nove

Ahong

yo

82

Sir John Gowring

60

H

1.1. July 29 1846.

Shave

June 1857 Toy

Three carefully considered

rea? from 14 20

M

Si

Ą

Motall

W

Ex Ja

deept 149 of 24-

Jour deep

live 29+ Merch that in Connesson inth

In Blackwood it

the well in ae

Separate despatch

previous correspond, on the

Same Sublit,

& howeve

Wluctant t'overrulé

y

уни

now the proposed Jinion

Shave decided

a

sppointment of

& Colonial surgeon. Oft the populations which

pugiosal

This is pout rather

You have made t

the representative

Hongkong.

Memorandum

of

Crown Rent.

Individuals paying

31 March, 1856.

dubiously & I think

requires further colatodune to typostatative

side Deap to Gours & lutjs6.

Nappy attached to got 8063/56

2.

element into the Got : f Ang Ming.

Safpeciate as highly

2

best in pesuble to the the Value

it

of lepresentative institution, Fat Samrat the Same time minelful of the Condition:

which experience her prosed

I Opential for their good- breking.

f

I Whine that Leferer Stout, the pucitel 3

in the first propotal,

that has

Hen made for introducing

thale institutions Aucougst

au Alistic population,

Containing

but a very

Juall

prefention of Archiste na

European residents. Shen,

Merife, thought it he

Lanehitty

weichung to weigh

>

4

61 3

л

the Reasons for & aganist it.

Me testiming of thate best

Repeainted with the represent the Chinese

As well Endded mid

mach

ludwid

love

bery

intelligine, but as voy

deficient in the muse

tential Elements of moulty. De Chines population of Stag Ning in

mich perhaps a fear honoutle Cleptions, Admitted & Stand. very box in this respect.

5. The information, which Share

Meisel frun yur,

dols but thes

supfore met tape that Education

hes him such progress

Among

hamong the youthful population . A girl promite, the the nest. generation will to much Superin the present

In regard therepre,

t

in moral culture

o the

proposal & confer the

ML.

Elective pruchice linchilitury, of which the

Majority

B. & there,

تلسیم

......

>

to themselves or th

Community at large. 4. Sannot appent & such!

Conclusion.

a

J. If on the other hand the

جز

Im

10

62

frenchute for the reshusted

to practically be to chudle t Chinese & Alistic population, It Secure & preponderoue

6th British Residents,

J. Apprehend from

the

Menglement future

Add & lucider, whether men

Who have not wither from

moral principle of

Preditional influences

Repaired a respect for the

main principles,

F

Solial order rech, are

which

likely

Ante such a privilige

in a manner useful

destulent o 1 grounds

that

See the well founded.

5. Kas if any of the British

Amy Koup are

Residents in

persons

who go

t

bullish themselves

huse

AP

t

and their descendenti

permanently

in that place..

they merely Sojourn

during

there

a limited lane,

lugaged in Commerical o

profeffional purtint, hat

interding & quit the lotong

C.

de Soon & tirée, vile permit

To whatever extent the loutionl 9

might

of beed affairs meld H.

this left by the

Conferred

on the

partial introduction of

tempestatitive gort, the

Effet 6?

that B., & give for

1401 the permanent population

Itaporing Settlers, differing Hemporary

from them in tire language.

·

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1. not influenced

f

+ Aligion.

their opinion Bythin

Howe

Respectable the character if the

residents may

4. Stannot

10.

lelière, that such an

trangluient could work. Sahifactorily.

vere Suspected, et

inded some prafinger in

Justaty

your deep & appear todo,

hat the short of interdising

the System of Elections The Kafford the Governor

flearning

mircited means

the miker feelings of the

population, but without tarfering

6th Legislative Truncil increased power

Eisher

T

64 9

laws or

Either in Enacting hubulling expenditure.

J.

as

Such a Scheme

regard Seed

bill & other & Equally

Inclusive objections.

In the Sample purple of Miliring the persons will

most

Competent & give advice es

& pulke matters, the public

judgment of the fair

میر

Admin ! The Govt. Sems Eme

quite as

good a text, in

Such a Community

4

Ang tag, as public Election;

Miry

whether under a rechuted a

an rätended franchise,

lo left as a means

e

and.

of transition.

from the present Syction Lone

in

11.

5.

13

in which considerable there

of power P. A given

6th

Representative Mentors of the degislature, I am

I am persuaded the Suck & Syption

leon Furst

I letablished without treating

future defectisfaction.

12. If there were us

по

this material

Agestion the change, which

t

you desire & introduce,

Shereld

I

Should regard the peculiar

position of St. Meg

presenting

b

du additional

difficulty, not Extely 8th

Set ma.

Stand in hell

Goth

British fiske mot et ell Hause fany

Sany ustural

היי

65/

Advantage, mbecil it popeper, hat simply as Subsiding to the intercourse Kamen the Michel & A Crince Empires. to this point of view, it a of great importance. Great Commercial interests & the

futtere proges of livilization throughout the last arete Just Extent involved in the Maintenance of British tale

+ of orderly govt.

A

·H. Mous.

It is true that the got f

Such a defendency presents tomne peculis difficulties

drising

aut only from its

internal condition, but it

Mimmediate neighbourhood.

14.

Should be

Thinell teritory.

Aut Glace if I tould Felice,

car Hand, when the!!

the time consul Hand, when most opential objects of gost (..M Stoured Contistently mit the introduction of the representative Systems,

het Stee

no reason & Cefect mus Considerable change of tires, which could remove objection,

106 in any Jinion

uiturmountable.

15. Here in nothing, horsever, in to.

bient, wh

I had

We prefer

the F prevent you from

londucting

lolany

the affain of the with the quated

as

legard & the feelings well as the interests of the

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population, where paramount considerations of a general Asture do not interfere.

you have alluded to the 16.

fact, that at

Singsfore.

Chinese Recidents here than

intuctures ind the Magistracy.

If your P., herefter, Hell Select from the Cainese.

Mihelitents persous deserving flonfidence, whom you

may

Deng

thank for while this or

other Adminisbustive

Jin, I Should B willing lefant (Such afferichentuch: Me to periment, hobare, P.the

bly cautiously made,

& until

Consciente

may select-- competent

Chinese for L. ( . or the. administratie post.

haridelle

grined.

66

Copertine have St. not think it

hite & place & Clinica i Aus polition.

which he

C. Gercice authority alone, 1 without Check in the port f

British Pficil

7. Stan see in

Sections

th

APP

1

not rect to a moderate

increase & L!?!

18.

Moderate increase in the

hunter of the dégis ? Commer

if you P. Think the decristle, & I approve of the

the

Hife which you have tat

before

in laying the Echimiste tifoe the Body, & inviting this

observations upon

the ittens

of public expenditure.

Shell howton, rely on,

Jour

14.

Your

Your continuing t Adminis toe the fort in Conformity with the principle,

Inst

which it has been leht ?

parting

mit the

Authority, which, when

misily exercised,

I lebeil

At his Calculated & Steure

the Genere relpere fr Community placed in sued

Cpceptional condition».

there

67

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Th: 50.

Mingellawan

Copry

live Informs

68

503) Hong cung

No Gvernment Offices, Victoria,,

JUNE 7

1856

"Homughing, Yail 1856

/

I have the honor to

askunoledge receipt of Despatel_N.

17 of 20th December last, calling for

Postmaster, Mr. Hyland, against Lieutenant Colonel Dunlop, K.lt, for the revovery of the sum of 17%, due

official firstage.

11112

I have acordingly to State that I have called on the various

The Right Heminrable

Hoeury

Be..

Labouchere, M. P.,

Her

De:

T

7

√h: 50.

Magellancaws.

& G Post Ruo infirms it

503) Hong Jung

68

RECENT Gvernment Offices, Victoria,

JUNE 7

1856

"Hooughing, 1 1. April 1866

I have the houver to askunoledge receipt of Despatele No.-

20

h

17 of 21 th December last, calling for Resort on proveedings tochem by the Postmaster, Mr. Hyland, against Lieutenant Colonel Dunlop, Hulk, for

the revovery of the Sum of 79/-, due.

official protage.

I have accordingly to state that I have called on the moins

The Right Honorable

Henry

Be..

Labouchere, M. Q.,

Bey

various

De:

:

parties interested, and have envideret

their

several averments .

I have arrived at the conclusion

Hoyland's

acomunte,

that Colonel Dunlop may have been justified in his hesitation to admit the arcouracy of Mr. Hylounté

the charge should strictly howe been, moude before Colouch Dunlop's

ow the

predecesor had left the belongs --

все ло

My

reason to doubt the

emrectness of Mr. Hyland's demand.

This demand, supported by rather necessarily guided the Magistrate. whose decision I am puvilling to disturt, and the leve to, as the amount involved is trifling, and the matter les entirely between_Fros

hes suterely

Hie

69

Departments of the Public service.. Lieutenant Colouch Dunlop,

on his

application, and to

: some time, how hard the substance

of this Despatch crummiented

to luim.

I have the houer tile, with the highest respect, -

diz,

Jour post Obedient, Humble Servant,

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1. F

isso

Governor Sir John Bowring

1th April, 1856.

Victoria, Hongking,

to

The Rh. Houtbe

H. Labouchere, M. P.

Received

N. 50.

Acknowledging Despatch

N 17 of 20th December, and

reporting

Dunlop's

the

074

at Hongkong.

Post Office Authorities

complaint against

Lieut. Colonel

yes. but this

incomplete report

very

M10 Jun

M. 12

1

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51.

Miscellaneous.

RECEIVED

0.0.

JUNE 7 1856

Sir,

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Ko

Hạng ng

70

Offices, Victoria,,

overnment Offices,

Houghing 22 April 1856.

I have the hover to

achunwledge the receipt, on the: 30th ultions, of the following + Desportohes -

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31+

No. 18 to 29, the lost of 231 + formary 1856.

Desportet "Confidential" [2/

Letter of

bireuler of

2. if

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1. Ichmary.

The Right Hominable

Henry Labouchere, M.P.,

Bei,

Xe:

I' have the hover to be, with the highest respect,

Lis

Put bay.

Your Most Obedient, Homukle Servant,

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im

M.12

R. 52. 5039 Hong Kong

RECEIVED

Commercial.

JUNE 7 1856

7.0. iuforsunds 13 June [ob (LZ0)

....

71

vernment Offices, Victoria,

nd

Houghong, 27th Mail. 1856

во

Sir,

In reply

reply to your Despatch:

Nr. 25, of 21th Jomary last, I have

the honor to state that demvider Mr. F. 76. Block qualified for the appointment of Danish Consul in this Colony, and that, in accordance with your instructions,

him as fuck

Ishall

reccquize

parisionally, until the arrival of the necessary. Exequatur.

The Right Hominable

Natury Labouchere, M. P.,L.

י ני

De Basa

tok

Shanth

I have the honor to be,

7.6.

with the highest respect,

dir,

Your post. Obedient, Humble Servant,

Sohn Browars

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We 53.

Executive

500 Jong trong

RECEIVER

JUNE 7

1856

Sir,

72

Offices, Victoria,

) Hongthong, 7th April 1836

I have the honor to report that,

on the morning of the 26th ultimo, Chun Ahmunaliasbhun-

-amirey

and

Lee-

ahfos

were

executed, pursuant to sentence,

in

: prout of Victoria Carl.

Capitally

lach was

convicted of the crime of Murder on the 3 t0 ultimo, before the Supreme Court of the Colony.

The Right-Amnable

Henry Labouchere, M. P.,

де

до

7

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t

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

Sir,

Your Most Obedient,

Humble servant,

FranBonvive

b

Линия

That is usual. Out I think thene dispatches, reporting,

аз

diriksby the Colonial Aqulations, capitul

.com pung Exaustions,

? Ms 10 Ju

M.12.

72#

Commons het h?)

R

N. 514.

Excentive.

Acke: No 68. 16

5041 Jing Jing

RECEIVERY pornment.

JUNE 7

1826/

dir,

73

1. E Offices, Victoria, Houghnung, 7th April 1856.

о

I have the limior to report that, me the Fr. March, 7 ClineR

were tried and envicted at the Criminal Lessions of the Supreme

buurt, on a charge of Murder, emmmitted during a herglarious attack on a Silversmith's live in

'|

the village of Jorkumpor, to the Eastward of the City of Victoria - Many petitiones vere Ecosined

The Right Honnable

Latouchers, M..

Heuris

Bey

Bei,

received

on behalf of these men, and as there

ML

existed a very

an

very general belief of

their invrecuse, I revolved, with

the advice of the Executive Cameit,

to make father and diligent ouguing before directing the excontion of

capital

the capital sentence.

An investigation before the Excentive Commeil was accordingly,

arranged, which lasted two whole

dogs.

I beg to enclose

to enclose the notes

100s

of

discussed,

the Chuif justice on the trial, and the Minites of the Cancil Meetings at which the subject and from there, especially from the recorded opinions of the individual_

A 2

74

Members, I trust you will receive Sortisfactory explanation of the

emclusion at which the Comeil arrived, and evidence of the anxiety of all emcerned to wet beemingly

91

a

act

in de grove on patter.

I have the limior to be,

saither the highest respect,

Siri

Your murst Obedient, Houmble Servant,

John Bennns

4

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Entered

hi John Barrie

No 68.

Mr Mervale.

Acte receipt =

have

Six of the prisoners sentences. been commuated to transportation

for life – than f

pardoned.

Mirther. AB.

9

Im fum q

fur Merwale - This seems to me a

very

вашей

Strange proceeding the Excentive Comeil

under sentence of death upon

x-très men i

Evid

ти гил

given on cutt

quen

truck it bette int to notice it

you

uncertainty of pistice administered unch such circumstames of Canpages, 2. which may hans mad it a preopen perceding to investigate the matter afresh ? Jon June 22.

Souppose it will be best simply

back re

W

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Tampong T

"I if

Nr. 10 e 24 mm

I hardly know what to say 2. The stjections to it are very on 12 Mer Lax's must to

unusual conve

it is an

Arion

mined the extra

Umem

many me my smug

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Headdowhere

His Ball

91

1856.

JUNE

14.

566 Harny Marg.

19

Jun ist.

I love

to

recepit of

Despatche

254 of the 7th of Apri

refinting

the

of Horus Hary

of the Cecutive Commil

the Jucceednings

Leven

loch

An lle leth

Convicted of Murds.

Criminal leferons a

had been Fried and

His depreme

Coloring

Caush

of

the

of

......

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(f/4. ) Supreme Cont of Houghing.

In its Criminal Jurisdiction.

Saturday, March 17. 1856.

Reginan &. Jsing Column 14

Chino Weinking 2 Wong Ahut Tsung khuit heug

34

42.

5.

L. Aelin Chea Alisong by

Lee Ahono 7°

Kan Altar

8

Murder of Sheik Mahammed Alli.

76

The Attorney Joveral addrower the forg

and calls

Tring Aling alios Clume lyging whes being

sworn states - Sama Siber- Smith living at Soshimpor. Ireside in my shop, which,

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is situated on the left side of the moin street in the villag

part village. One foot of the house is recupied by Leong Hyuen. On the night of the 1th formmary, about half post cleven, the door of my line wows freed open. The door had been bolted. Twenty-one or twenty-two men-

house. They broke open

case of Silver quaments

entered my and emptied

ted a case

worth two hundred dollars. This

11

-My

trow

shop. They went into an

simer room in another port of the

house and stole more

re property

(describes the dome). There low an

light

Еліг

this rom

room

and also in the

fire to

shop. The Burglars had trekes - and oil paper. The latter set Some old clothes and bout the ! Canter. The Burglars had also think

pots, one of which they fired.

fired - Three

men entered

my bed-room the

came into

room

spoken of as the inner room". Most of the men who

into muy house were armed with swords and thears . While the robbery was taking place d heard some tom thots fired door. When the

My bed room I went into the shop, and

Mea

men came into,

the

after the firing I went out of the limite at the back and called for Mess

-

- fordine's wartelumen - The tourglars comarined in the line _ I found that Mers". Jardine's, watelmen had already came down - I identify all the forisoners except Isung Retin-Chea Misoong (6) and Kan Autre (8) av part. of the gang.

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I have known the 324 and 14 foriooners by name for me or two months, and by sight for his mouths. The 4th Prismer lived in the village_

·

1

Man

"in a brothel - Idn't know where the 322. prismer lived, secept that lu lived in the village_He came to my shop

81210

timer to change money

12 10 times mes came to sell

a

a ring

These two

ferismers were inside the top at the time of the firing - They assisted in

taking away

wow al

Corros-examined by. M. Day-for Mring Mint (3)

Iwent to bed cut 11 pr. me. And awoke at half part 11 by the mem Coincing into my room Re-examined by permission of the bout. Infterwards found a portion of the stolen property ) jewelry in the house of Chica Morong (6) . It was in a bot of which theat prismer had the key. "He produced the key and opened the box. The box belonged to the prisoner.

Sworn

Sworn

78

Leong Ayuon being from states -

Jam a clothier at sakrapon

a

and five in the some trouve

ใจ

Jame

Cast witness_Corroborated

hus-tridence. Property of my own of

value of $ 950 was

taken

the

i

1

in away. I

identify all the prismers 4eept Cher Alisong (6) and Han Aitare (8). I saw Le Metin throw down on live. The first for primers and Lee Ahvor (7) on the counter taking my property not of

the shelves - Whilst

the

rottery

were

wow

mn. I heard 5 m. 6 shirts fired clove

going

ing on

as

outside the door _I did not go outside

the shop until the robbers had

away.

bros's examined _ I wow not owleep

что

дли

when

the robbers came in Swas

lying doron on the counter.

being sworn

sworn States

Apha Lammy_ ester being

:

:

Iam a policeman. On the night of the F. January.

Soar on duty at Mess fardines premises .

I sour Severa!.

patch

Micam in the

caning and thought it my duty to sooth property. I saw a gang of street in the village of Sokompor opposite the door of a sheep firing shots, and spreading and firing gunsinoder

172

retir

grand.

2

20

the grama

I was about ten fathaus off. I sour Some deprys in the treat

turning the fire_ _ The gang fired first- They fired in the direction of Merr fardine's godmons. Sove of the Sepoys Yong between the godown and the

godnow. There Jepoys altogether. I went to the police station for further assistance I afterwards sour a coounded Sepry up but I cannot say whether

were

The others

were 3 or 4

in his

room,

were in

the

he

was the

the Street.

--

of theve I had seen in

79

George Mints who being sworn states

Jam Chief Officer of the Sehoover "Mazeppa".

M72

shore I live sin

Mren

me

Mess Jardine's houver. Won't

partf

half, 11 on the night of the first fammary Thecad a Wateliman's rattle _ I went summediately

I

to the arms rack, and mustered a force 4. Manilamen belonging to Mers" fordine, " left then men in charge of the premises, and went with 'on's defings or sepoys into the street in Trokompos. Pilaced

the

40

Sepoys

30

across the threet. Wout 31 )

or 41 fords from me I sour a gang of about 11 armed, men. They ranged

100

themselves across

the trad. About 3r

31

seconds after I lind placed the depings

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Across the road the

ang Commenced

gang

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firing upon them. They fired with lear than a dozen shots. The sepoys returned the fire, and the

b yang still continued to fire. I saw one of the Seeprys foill draw wounded. "trok

up into my room, where he died Iafterwards learnt

in

the next morning

that the name of this Sepoy

Так

Sheik Mahommed Allie. To the bert

"Satversmith's shop where the gang

gang ranged

tras.

merous the

of My

recollection it

: opposite

hovită

The hive of the

Shops. There

road appeared to extend into the

200

wow a

loage gun, not

a cannon, plorced in the middle of the road in a stand, from which shots were fired. The other shots

- from muskets .

were

C

Jammer Khan - Jam a

deprays

in the

Sepry employ of Merr findine

watchman. I was

ow tra

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duty on the night of the

# Jemy : _ Sheik Mahommed Allin wow alor a depoy Mere fordines employ. He

Sepoy in

π

and myself together with three other

hoys went drow into the Street in Johoreper in enivequence of having received information that some men had come to rot a Silversmith's shop. about half fout 11. He went

how a

51

a

to within about 50 yards of the Silver- - smithi's shop and formed into on live the road. I tow a great munter

across

1

at in.

gives at

of men whs fired "Mahommed Alli and a havildar

wounded - They

-

bullets _There

Liere

wa a

Sheik

were

wounded with

longe gang of

men.

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!

F

Love of them were firing, others were breaking into the Silversmith's shop. I did not see Allic fall, but I sour lum on the ground, and I low him

get up

and go

to his monster's live

Corros examined _ We were fired upon

Joon as we

Arow

they

turned out. It

too dark to see how

were armed.

Re-examined. I mean we were fired

are formed

upon as soon as we

in a line

aeroso

this street.

The men had lights

-

Muck Gholam Deen - whs being sworn,

starter_Jonn o

Mevo

- Sepoy in

7.

Mers" fardiner senplay. Corroborated the vidence of

laust witness.

beres examined - Half of the men were inside the shop, and half

:

81

nitside. I heard firing before

I went down into the street. Mecram__ Phie Crustable who being

sworn states - Between 11

and 12 i'clock on the night of the 1. Jomary, I sow brand a brat off East

ни

Print. If Sergeant had sent me to take

A sharge of the brat. I tour a large body of men wading through the water towards the Bazown at Arskompon. The

·

brat in which I

drow

WOW a

about 21

yourds from the Bazaar where the Silversmith's shop is _ The

te men were

armed and head lights _ They hand

swords and guns.

the men

On Seeing the

Seeing

111

enter the Baguar I gave the alarms Believing them to be rotters I firest

at them

15

James Carol Dempster, Colonial Surgeon, being sworn, stater, be low

"thing to add to his

nothing

111

T

defractions before the Cormer, which are as follows. "I "examined the body of an Sudion seamed I believe Melunet Alli, now lying at the boat have I found a wound, which appeared to me to be the effect of a gun llist, sim the aight side of the abdominal sarity -

cavity. it was sufficient to come death?

William Uurchins Harland, M.D., starter

he enefirms his defervition before the Coroner, and how nothing

t

1. the ?

thing to add to it _ It

as follows _ " On the right

is as

of the i

the 1th instant, or morning I was called down to Enot

Print to attend a wounded

man

Jand

"the man,

82

been

whose body how

se body haw just uno fecu

Man, whose

niewed by the Jury, bysing me the floor

La how бра

on

house in the village, and suffering

mider shot imund sdrich had

a gun

poused through the right grains, wounding the intestines sin several places and lodging in the left ilum. That wound was the cause of death". For Ming king Swoon, states - Jour

a

1

working jeweller in the employ of the first intuers_ I was sleeping in his Shop on the night of the 1. farmmary I vow awoke by breaking into the shop. Sidentify all the prisoners but the lowt, Ron Miter. Meard firing outside the top. After the firing I left the shop by the back

Men

door and called out.

how

The cave for the proscention being

434

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here cload, and there being so Iridence of identity against the priemer Kam "Whiteve he is discharged

Defence

W. Day for the primer Money Whit

obiects that there is us evidence that

the men

wen inside the shop were noting sin emceest with those nitride. His objection being meruled he addresses the fury and calls - Wa Ha Alley _ who being sworn, says I

au lura colie to Me Goddard. Iremember the night of the 14. Jamory - S'olept in the

Morde

stable_The stable door

trow

Hunt at mice r'clock.

The friener Moung Whut ( 2 ) wow in the

stable with me. I was disturbed

disturbed by

1_more _ I

of guns sure than 21

the noise of guns -

awoke Whut who was

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83

asleep - Hoe asked me if I had shut the door o the startle _ I replied " Yes No other Conversation took place - Akut did not leave the stable. I had the key of the stable door, which I kept the whole time title I got up soon after 5. M.M.- Whut was still asleep __ __ I have huma him 5 or 6 years. He is a quit nom

-

and not fond of leaving the stable

two years horse coolie to Mr.

N

Нос

Jordine, and 5

5 years to Mr Maslean. A Letter from Mr. Maclean to M Hillier is put in and read, the Attorney- General Creventing. The follwang u copy of the letter: __

is a

"Ear Print, 5 Jan 7. 1856.

"My Dear Mr. Hittier,

Isunderstand a horse try

" Whut how been taken up on account of

47

" the attack of the other night _ upon

• what evidence Jam ignorant.

"He has been in my

Service

#

"off and on dome five years, and I "always found him good and attentive

to his horse, though not very bright-

"

" I parted with him only a few weeke

mily

• ags, wishing to retain another, who адо,

could drive, in his place.

"Mr Goddard' Harveboy, whe asleep in the

" takes this, says he wou

" lower stake at the time of the attackin

" "

*

" Kindly investigate this, and bee whe " identifies him as excerned in it.

"Yours truly (Signed) A. C. Maclion !" Rosie __wth being sworn days, dam- grasentter in the imply Mr Goddard _Isleep different come to the lost

а

in a

witness, but in the same stable.

1

84

He has to pass through my

room to get to his

7171.

locked the stable door at!!

17172

9 s'elrek P.M., and kept the key. The Cast intuess kept the key of his room, I slept sim suy room on the night my of the it formmary, and ithut slept

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in the lost withersee room.

Prug Awork whis being drom, says -

Jam Canpradore to Meas fondine _ Honve been so

37 years.

Speaks as to good character of Akut.

Wong Ahing why being Sworn, days -

I have been in Mr Mackan's

employ for 7 years.

intness alor gives Whut a

good character.

:

t

Bak lone.

Nam Cheons, che

Ing olieng, Hopkeepere at Gart Paint

alos

give Whut a good

charmeter.

Kong sui tor Drotor at East Quint gives foriemer a good character.

First Privier, Hater that he wow a

Penteler at Inhimpin, and

Avas

collecting money from

customer when he

into

100w

its custody - Calls

1 given

The king chowo, woln being Shore, states,

ismer was a

butcher

this prismer at duhonpor, and giver live

good character!

Second Fismer repeats the statement

made before the Police

85

Magistrate which is as follows. _ " I deny this clearge "sin toto _ as to the bangles " which were found in my " prosession, they

#

were

-given-

" by my elder brother to my

" Sister while yet a child

• tion years ags. My sister " king uns about to be manier, " I was taking the bangler "to a Silversmith to have them made larger when "I was taken into custody. ?"

Fourth Frismur states that he wow on

houcher of fide at Sakonipo, and lived in the love Le Work - That he went to bed at 8 d'elrek me the

1

sight of the Ft. Jammary,

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and did not leave the love that night. That la

Arad Mi

A

he

bad terms, and had

a quanch with the first Intress Chur Ayongs, which the cause of his being given into enstrely, calls

trad

Chong Wheling, Le Mock,

blum Allivee, Wis conoborate the forismic's Statement resept as to the quanel.

Fifth Simer states that he

wood a

haucher of fish at abohonpor, and that he had a quanel with the first witness about changing some money, that it was in Crivéquence of this quarrel that he was

and

f

iven into custody

86

Sifth Prisoner states that the articles

fand in his box had been placed there by Chanellygong

mit of spite, as he lend Summoned him before the Magistrate, and calle

His Apect who states, this primer

and myself were

in the 1

in

suplay of Kuching chiar a bricklayer Pioner left King Choos suplay, min

employ

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envequence of an bad hand. - Hoe is a good

chas

Mich

Kue king liar alor gives this priemer 1 Kucking char

4

good character

Stventh Fismer States that he left his native place on the 31 Th87

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December, and did not arrive here mutil the 3",

Can

of farmmary, and calls lang Chun far whes says Jom the opt of Shoufor, the faisner Arrived here with his family 12 32 Janmary.

ML

Lai Afart I left Reichung on the

#

31+ Deck, in the same

bout aw the Prin

the Prisoner, and

arrived here in the 3rd

Jammary.

Hring Alyce Jam a former at dokona

C

.

The perivover with his family

came there on the 32

fammary, and rented

house from

ne

CL

Awek Thee This situers turns not to be

Ayek

the wife of the prisoner, and is anisaquently not

Gamined.

ich

Charge

The fury being sharged that in order to find the prisoners or any of them

any of them quilly they must be satisfied that the firiemers wvere acting in smeert with the perenow

or person by whom the shot wow fired

100

which caused the death of Sheik - Mahommed Alti, find a Verdict of Guilty Aganist the seven remaining prisomers with a recommendation to merey of the Third Prisoner, Wong Chut, in the graund of previous good clixracter. Sentence of Death poussed ufrom 1. Jung Aalue 2. Choo When Kong- 4. Kung hut heng- 5. Le Achi 6. Chea Alverning-

7.

Lee Mens-

Sentence of Death recorded against

3.

Wong Whut.

(Signed) John Watter Hulme,

Chief Justice.

Tone Copy

Colonial Tecretary

A

88

Extract from the Minter of the Exxcentive Comeil held on the

17 #Monel 1856 March

ú

With regard to the cause of

ake him and others Crivicted

of the murder of Sheik Mahomed Will at Sout Frist, His Excellenwey- stated that many ref

many representations;

calling in question the quilt of the prisoners, had reached him from deveral quarters, hit it appearing that the statements they contained sin form of the brivicts were wit

rath, it

110w

Rearived that

bluef Justices

+

@misideration of this blick Notes of the trial should be defered,

and that the evidence above referred

to should be taken on rath

Refori

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the Executive Conmeil on Saturday

sust, the 2012 instant, at 11 vélek A. M. _ and that Causel, might attend one belealf of the accused, and The Attorney General to souduct the wotion for the benou. Howr secliney molestosten to issue the

-

examination for

undertook

necesorry, instructions no the subject !"

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A Trice Extract

Idi Almare Costs/ Clerk of the Camcils

$

5

C

Executive Comeil.

resent.

89

20 March 1866.

How sellewey The Governor The Honible: The Lient. Governor The Homble. The Colonial beretary - The Homible. Lent: Celmuel Gratian

The Comoil met to lory - purement to

rejmernment.

The Minute of the last Comeit

embodying the Revolution for the enquiry into the case of the Mendon

of

Sheik Maliommed Alli at

Murder

"Tohumpor, being read by the Governor's order,

Arow ath

appirmed,

and Heir excellency loud on the take the Chief Justices Noter of

the Friah

The Homorate the Attorney General

[row

prevent to conduct the

investigation on the port of the Governor and Commeil.

Mr. Day, she at the brimmed__

Comach for one of the

Sessions

Drew

Prismers encerned in the murder, against whom sentence of Decithi

was recorded, attended this

Meeting by ivortation; and, on the Sone of humanity, undertook to act as Comvel for all the criminals.

The Rent At Leggen, wohls, alos from

motives of humanity, had interested himself for the Prisoners, was in

attendance, _ and invited to be

present at the enquiry with foue of his friends.

0

.

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The Lis Prismurs under Sentence of

Death, namely, Jung Aohn, Chor- - whers Kong, Jeung kut heng, Leachin blea Ahorny, and Lee-Alieno, were then brought before the Camsil, and several witnesses in the cause called in, and examined; but not.

on

raith, for the Attorney - General

8 of opinion that the Excentive Commeil had us paver to administer

rath under the ciremmistances.

an ta

ahe

Tsing-along, the Presenter at the triak, and two other important

intresses, who had been summed

to appear,

were not, from Some unknown cause, in attendance

on the Commeil

The investigation lasted till bo'clock

in the borning, and the Consil

adjourned to Tresdory, them 25th

instant, at !! A. M.

(Liqued) John Borings Governor.

Read and apporoved,

this 26th day of March 1856.

(Signed) L. d'Minarda & Castro, (Signed) Blerk of Counsils black Cameils.

True Loopy

Almada

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block of Cameils.

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Excentive Cameit.

Present..

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25+ Marel 1856

His Excellency The Governor- The Homble The Lient. Ymeruer- The Homitle: The Colonial Ceretary-

чим

The Homible. Lieut. Colouch Gratian

The Camoil, met to day pursuant to

adjournment.

The Homible. The Attorney Joueral was

Day

present, and M. Day and Dr. Legge attended the Meeting.

The investigation commenced at the last meeting was resinned, and Tsung aheng, the procenter, and Attar pervous

other

-vous were examined.

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The Commeil then adjourned till to- - Norrmo at 11 C./ML., for the purpose of desiding on the cave

7

sider examination.

(Signed) John Barring

Governor.

Read and appormed,

this 26 4 Day of March 1856. (Signed) L. d' Minada a backs,

Almada Clerk of Camoils.

True Copy Thithrada a hat.

Clerkin of Conmeils,

Excentive Concil.

Parent

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26th March 1856.

1

How Excellewey. The Governor- The Morible. The Lieutenant Governor. The Homible. The Colmich Secretary - The Homitle: Lieut. Colonel Gratiain

The Commeil not to day pursuant to

adjmrument.

5

The Minutes of the Meetings of Camsil held on the 29th and 26th Mistant were read and affirmed

His Excellency The Governor read the following letter from Dr. Legge : _

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"26 March 1866.

"My Dear Sir foleren,

"This morning the Interpreter

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the Chinese who

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with.

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close

started that yesterday, at the elve of the examination, one (or under) the stours of the Government Afficer he ousted the proveenter Strong-ling the folloring question _ "This is a very - sinfinrtant afforis, involving the lives of so many men_-_Do you revally think they are all quilty = " To this Turng-ling replied that lam believed the printerer I song chew- and the bricklayer Wen-a-doing to

he

be ireent, and that he was prepared to say do, and comvid be glad if they were lot

"If I had not gove mer to be Your Excellency - this morning, I should

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howe been able to communicate this

to

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"Ahwong the Interpreter divid that he being employed

in the

Service of the Government dit not

think it right for luin to go and

communicate this, but that for any

ther

es me n

might enwere with t

Hong-hing, and would receive the

Some statement.

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very worng in, not reporting it at mice, but al bey now to bring it before your exeelteney, as my friend and colleague. in the ministry how reported it to me?

Iremain, Bes,

(Signed)" Jammer Legge .

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The Governor then started that cow- -sidering the grove cheraster of the nitrage, the "enivideration of whichen

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he Moow

by

us means satisfied with

no

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the materials for judgment furnished by the Depositions of the Records of the Court. There might to lover been much more evidence obtained enwidering that the offence enumitted by a large body of man- why are believed to have come from the Mainland, and, mited with. mumber of loose fellows belonging to the village or neighborhood, had, with weapons and torches – (and

- ~ reported, but not started in the depositions, with Hackened faces and thinks foto) broken into and- arted a shop_ __ sohile_me police_- _man_ had been hilled and another

sonunded in the provy... As regarded case of the Coivisted pervous, there

the case

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wow no me Among

them

to

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appeared to have been actually. active party to the murder, they were all cans of constructive murder, but not of murder in the first degree, and he should be very-suwailling to sign Death Warrants for such iffence, _ and should be glad to "nowe the encourrence of the Comeit in commenting the sentences of the quilty into transportation for life.! the wished that each member of Comeil should in the order

Minority, give his

his opinion as to the general question, and on to the sove of the individual privers

The following written ofpinions

Cowe

of the Members of the Camsil given in:

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by him

Homible: Lent: Colonel Graham-

By

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Excentive Conwil, Houghing,

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26 Marel 1856.

"Tammy opinion all the prisoners pre quilty, and I see protting in the evidence to alter that ofinion.

"As it appears in evidence that

the shot which led to the death

the Foliceman

priemers

TO HOW

pired while the

were in the house, and

come

erivequently he did not enue to his

death by their hands, _ although in the eye of the low quilty of puurder, I am of opinion that the butonce should be commnted to transportatione for life".

(Signed) Hope Gratiam,

Lt. Col. 59th Prep +

Conn by Troops.

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The Honble. The Colonial Secretarys

I must first premise that

thinugh the encove

taken by the

Exxcentive Comcil on this recasion is sumenal, Jonceive His Excellen

way

fully justified under the ciremstances

sin adopting it _ warious petitions having been presented on behalf of the primers, and public report bring sting in support of their invesence

"I mention this lest it thould be thought by any that the Comoit ; is noursing a power not properly belonging to it in trying anew

Zowe

a

already solemnly determined

by the Supreme Court of Judicature

The matter concerns human. life, and every Member of the Comert. is bound to us every means, linvever

виступные muusual, to arrive at a correct.

96

"decision, before offering his serious

His Excellency Men Jovernor. Manor in "I am free to admit that in Commencing this investigation my sinid was predioposed sin form of the prisoners,

might have been noticed by the Honorable Members- Ahe every question I put to the frow framed with a view

advice to How Excelle

For

intresses neces

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to the clisitation of sonce point or fact showing the simreence of the privouers _ and the intresses that I myself coused to be summoned were such as I hoped to prove that simrecuse thorough.

• But the investigation en- -cluded, I am obliged to declare thick, : prismer sxecpted, my hopes have fouled, and that I find the eave generally to stand as it stood before

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"The Supreme Court.

"Hence I should be -salling to ardoise His Excellency to

disturb the sentence, were

Mery

readmid:

for the two following renvoies

it not

1. Moy, impression is that in "England though sentence of Denth

is poussed in caver

"constructive

murder', it is not all

enry

it out... It is afferrent, and I believe admitted on all sides, that this is on cave of "Constructive Murder_".. The Frisoners are not accused of the of the actual murder with their non handy,

they

and

were post armed with bethioul weapons, they are charged in the burglarimer entry into the love, aut averciation in the the band of armed

by whom the Murder was

Mun

committed in the street.

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One of the Prisoners, Wing artist, M: 2, is as clearly identified as any, and by all the sortnesses for the prosecution, and yet on the ground of forccines good character, he is not capitally Envicted .__ This is my- desoid reason for advising that the

- sentence of Death be, not carried out on the prisoners, for as it cannot be carried out upon me in my mind

lly quilty with the others, it is not just that it be carried not m those others.

"I unied therefore put Chow-

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h.

-wei-Kong M.2,

commite

Sung-hut-hong

Lo-Aletin Nr. 5, and Lee-Mevor N. 7, the same footing on tong- What, and exuite the sentence of Death this according to these five, who be it remembered are identified by all

47

2

"the intueses, the punis lument tromsportation for life

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"Lund enne to the two other

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prismers, and must remont that the opening I am uns giving Jam formally framed yesterday sooning, and that of wow meoware of the letter

I was from Dr. Legge voluich Six polun karing how just read, or of the erremstances

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wa

to which it refers, until it www to read by His Excellency at this take. "But it is singularly-corroborata

of the new leave taken

"Chea Morong, M. 6, is identified- by only me of the intuesves _peitter the Silversmith nor the Clothier

of the party, and as

the

recognizes thin as shown by Dr. Legge's letter", Silversmith, the "Perincipal farmcenter, how expressed his belief that this man

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" is murecut.

"Hill, Invever, on pourt of the stolen property was found in his & perversion, and I cannot entirely acquit him of couplinity, in first Fregard him in the light of a cessives of stolen goods, and think him deserving of some punishment _ I wild suggest 2 years imprisonment, but doubt the prover of Hows Excelleniy

to order such communitation.

"I would vedrive that the blief

pustice and Attorney-General be envulted on this front.

"In the remaining mon, Inny- -Relier, Mel, I would give the fulle benefit of on doubt colich how been

hair

throughout strongly impressed on my

Mind.

"The Silversmith never identified

98

mch has

even, our

ows the.

shewn in Dr.

" him, and

how

Legge's letter, declared belief in his

inveenee

well himon to

"Hoe is moreover ive.

the respectable inhabitants of East (Print, inhere he has revided ever since the Village

is sind ver

41.

was established. His tech

very formmmment proition clove

to the linure attacked, and it dres

not seem that he

wow ever missed

from it to the time of his arrest.

"On the entrary, he appears to

me to love entimed between the.

date of the hirglary and the date

his anext, following his longful cotting

butcher and fruiterer.

of

as a

"

And here a remarkable fact

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is to be scoticed _ The hirglary tak- place on the 1 t. formary; and long- -_Aclaw, to whove identity the Clothin

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"And Shopian both swear, wors not mested till the 26th of February,

"It will I think be on diffient

25

mintter to enimives any me Hot de all these vironmestomes Jung_Achiev

rightly accused.

is

"He remains in the place, be

makes us attempt at oncealment,

he must or may

have been keen

ther of his accusers,

Al

and a perio

heriod

by

of nearly 2 mother is allowed trelapse before his arrest.

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"All these finuts enwidered + together give me the notion of this

man's immrecuse,

and I submit to How Excelloney that he is entitled to

his menditional release.

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" The above is the conclusion at which I have arrived after minele and careful enquiry, both in and out of

very

"the Crucit, sito this and difficult subject:

troublesome

(Signed ) " W. J. Mereer,

bolanial Secretary.

"ghth March 1856."

By the Homerable The Lieutenant

Governor

"Excentive Comeit,

26 March 1856

are

whole

Some of opinion that the colors of the prismers one quilty, but in Ensideration of some of the porties howing taken life, I recommend that

nove

the sentence be commuted to

transportation for life".

(Signed) W. Came, Lieut. Governor

His Excellency the Governor disvented from

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the conclusions of the majority recorded Lee-Alieno. The wow am inhabitant of the Mainland; he

brought his wife and family to fette,

and rented

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house sin the very

crimes bet village where the crime had been__

f

ammmitted, aly tion days after nitrage. Hos

wow in enupleti safety in his native place, and would not have you into the mouth of danger, had he been involved in the crime. Being a stranger to the poroscentor, the cridence of his identity _ in the night and amidst then glare and the empusio sortiofactory, expecially, os me of do

a number as were in the top most of the other prioners being - previously kunon to the satuesves ._ The cridence as to Lec- Mson's presence

large

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by.

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was ontweighed sin his puid by that of the Aliti _ the cridence of his wife, being me of the intresses for

the Alibi,

·was res

rejected by the boost. The Governor expressed his strong - eminetion of the inureence of Lee-

-_Mesos, and should record that Emiration on the Minutes.

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After diveussion

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100 monimously Revolved that- the Sentence of Death parved usion blino-white-hong, Jung-hut-heng, and_Le_achir, be emmuuted to that of trouxsportation for life.

was manimously Resolved that the

Sentence of Death recorded

against

Wong - Whut be counted to that

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Resolved by the majority of the Camoil, the Coinual Secretary dissenting - that the sentence of Death provved usion Clear Ahs mig, be communited to that of transportation_ for life

Resolved by the majority of the brusity - the Governor dissenting, that the Sentence of Death provved upon Lee-

_Alisoo be commuted to that

troussentation for life.

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Resolved by the majority of the brusil, the Lieutenant Governor and Brimel Opaham dissenting,_ that Tsung- - cehiz, against whom sentence of Deast was poused, be fardned and det art liberty.

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The Colonial Secretary to give effect

to the above Resolutions

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ut Offices, Victoria, Houghing, 7th. Mori 2 1856.

JUNE 7 1856

dir,

I have the limes to report

that, in accordance with the Sustructions envreyed in

Despatch Nr. 28,

27

your

232. Jamary,

Over

I have recognized Mr. G. Prarbechin

Poussion Consular Regent

ae

in this Colony, and notified Such

recriquition in the Govern

-Ment Gorzette.

The Right Hommable

Hotury Labichere, M...

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Bei-

of the 7 Chinese convicük, Council relative to the are on the / thanen

Minutes so the Executive

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I have the lower to be,

with the highest respect,

dir,

Jour Most Obedient, Houmble Servant,

John Benning

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Government Offices, Pretoria, Homughing, 8# April 18560

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I leave the limior to refint,

that Lient. Colonel Graham, can- & - mounding the Frees, has brought to. my notice the alarming amount of

divertion a

arion

It

amming

ways

the Trooper in this

surently reported that

the American Wialing Ships afforded

the

Incaus

of excape to these men, and on the 26th, ultime information:

The Right Honorate Hocury

Laboue here, M. G.,

Beri

Be

Be:

+

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soldiers

received that a pomber of fruitions

were secreted on board the American

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Whaler "Canton Puchit", which had

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weighed anchor and left the Houstor. Mr. Keenan, the American Cownl,

trast a

applied to, auch with the greatest readiness signed a Sovrch comment, search warrant, althiough the resech was 9 miles

outside.

Trow

Mr. Mary, the Superintendent of Police, despatched, with this Warrant, Mr. Inspector forman, a very sweful officer, and a sufficient Police Free, " who succeeded, after much trouble; si apprehending Mine Men belonging to Her Majesty's 59th Regiment.

These have since been tried

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by Court Martial, and sentenced to

various

degrees of finnishment. Lient : Colonel Gratiam has

reported his obligations to the Police Officers, and to the American_Cosul, and I have caused his ackundledgenos of the services rendered to be duly enveyed to each.

At the same time I have

requested Mr. Keenan to take every opportunity of pointing out to the Making Masters and others, his Countrymen, that for this offence they - if fains rättin ner purisdiction, liable to luxry, penalties under + Ordinance H. 2 of 1858, and as Keenan has professed his anxiety

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to give very assistance to the authorities, I hope that some cluck_

mory be put on these practices for the

future.

I love thought it right to place the above circumstances before you, in compliance with a desire

tressed by Colonel Grahame that Her Majesty's Government should ressive information in the subject.

I have the hover to be,

with the highest respect,

dir,

Your most Obedient, Houmble Servant,

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reporting the lefturt of

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59th Regh who we a Grand Secuited on

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an-American Whaler,

and Share to reques

that you

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to Mer Heenan, the

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ARCEND, Government Offices,

JUNE

1856

ail

Miscellanens. en Hongkong, 8 = (for 2 1856.

Agent instimated)

mated 18 Jernej H6.

Ariswered / August (st-1.89.

I love the lover to enclose

copy of

letter from the Cleting Turveyor-General, and to request that the Colonial Algout Mary

be mistrusted to prreure and transmit the Jim Safe for which Captain Cooper applices ·

I have the lover to hk,

with the highest respect,

Jour,

most obedient, Humble Servant,

The Bright Hominate

Houry Larbonchiere, M. P.,

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the l'u

custody of Documents specified in the accompanying

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Surveyor Yourals Affice,

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It has been represented to me by Mr. Paver, the Clerk of Deed Registry that the present from Safe in his Office is insufficient for the dafe custody of the doily more asing sumber- of Lenses and Memorials, I therefre hove the lover to request that another may be farroured direct from! England of the folloing deverisition,

One Man's Patent Fore-proof From? Suife, with folding dons, measuring 4 . 6" x 2.8 0 and 2 feet deep.

viz:

I estimate the end of the

Safe required will be from £ 57

The Honible: W. J. Mercer, Esquire,

Colonial Scéreter.

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I have, Bass

(Signed) William Croper,

Alsting Surveyor-General.

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2.58.

No. 58.

50 viên Hong Kong

RECEIVE Government

JUNE 7

1836

110

Offices, Victoria,

101

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Military. mis) Houghing, 18 Yoil. 1886.

Referred to War

Deft

Wier Dept Report F P P P

Answered 16 Julyste-8.744.

t10 Inne /

With reference to bicular

from the Colonial Office of 16the November 18514, I leave to refint that there me now from Military Risners in Victoria_ Your under_ Sentence of penal dervitude, pohs, reconding to the instructions conveyed in that biochar should be sent to Eringland by the first opportunity

Tenders for their carregounce

The Fright Hominable

Henry Laboehere, M. Q.,

Bey

Sci

.

shall be called for in the post Gorgette;

was reficci

But a similar advertivement repented last year during nine monther sathout eliciting a Knigh tender, and I have no recession to

exffect that

that "y

in

l

my endeavors to foreare

or passage will be more succesipil

10.

Under these circinstances, Lient. beloved Graham, Commanding the Frees, has suggested that as on Ship is annually engaged (about the Month of November) for the

Naval @neveyance of Military and Moral Suratide to England, adroutage sight then be torken of the opportunity

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to frwoerd the prismers under event. I have the limior to request hover

instructions in this matter, and shull, in the meantime, Enitione

luca

to mate the required Tenders for the transport of the Convicts .

I have the lower to be,

with the liighest respect,

Sir,

Your most Obedient, Houmble Servant,

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Governor Sir John Bowring

10th April, 1856,

Victoria Stonghong,

to

"Right Hounath." Henry Laboucher, M.??,

Received

No 58.

and applying for instructions. Military convicts to hugland,

Regarding Conveyance of two

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Sentences of Jenal

Servitude papsed Refrese

Military Prisoners thould

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RECEIVE

JUNE 7

1856

I have the lovers to refiort

r

that, during the post mouth March, tun cowses were

evere brought to

my notice of intended nolation of the Chinese Passengers Net.

Oive wow think of the Slip вне that

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"Levent", which has been seized, and is now sin custooly of the Marshal of the Free Admiralty Court,

Vice the other that of the "General Blanc,

The Right Hominable

Henry Labouchere, M. P.,

Bey,

Bein

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which, it is to be feared, has

Snecceded in stairting

disastrous

in starting

us voyage.

me her

ST

Both ressels sailed, under

the Houraion Hay, and were aud by the Sonce person

The enclosed emrespondence intl. give full portionlars, and after the decision in the ease of the "Lecount", I shall hove the honor of aegorin

addressing you

she

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regards the "General Folones", cons not of Colonial purisdiction when intelligence of her precedings reached the authorities; but dam

anxious to be advised if the position token by Rear Admiral Sir formed

James

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and was

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It will be perceived that made immediate appeal to the Governor of the

Settlement of Mareas, whi Eof

Portuguese

endeavored, but musuccessfully, to detain the "General" Blanes" _ for whose provengers Sentertain growe_ apprehensions. I love the hours to be,

with the highest respect,

Dir",

Jour, most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

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Governor Sir John

11th April, 1856.

new Storgnong,

to

Bowring

The Right Honorable Hevry Labouchers, MP.

Received. Reporting violation.

Chinese Passenger

I Inclosure.

N:59.

act

of

the

by

two Vessels under the stawacion

Flag..

once for report.

Refer at

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You 5046 5724

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Sir,

11 Aug 150

1. I have to acknowledge

the receipt of your Despatel N.59 of the 11th of expril with its.

enclosures relative to

the seizure of the

"Levant" and the

contemplated seizure of

Adming 2GB. 22 Enty / the "beneral Blanco

и

Ading Approve 24 duty for violating the Chinese

Fr. 6.

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262

Graft to F. C. & Stammalty.

Fassengers Act.

ears that

2. It appears thes Vefeels belong to a

Mr. Mc Cormick who

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subject

of the Hawaian Republic, and they are sailed under the

Flag of the Sandwich

Islands. It further appears to be the object

on

of the Owner to carry

passenger traffic from

a

Hong kong

or its vicinity

without complying with the provisions of the

Chinese passenger Act.

With this vieir his

vessels take their

passengers

от

board bezond

the limits of the Colorry, and clear out for

Macas orily, which being

less

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less than

a beven

days

are not

voyage, they required by the Act

to obtain a clearance

from the Emigration Officer

or to provide

themselves with Emigration

paper

or to give

а

Bond to the Crown.

a

They contemplate taking

further learance from Macas for their ultimate destination, or, as would

case

of

appear from the the General Blanco, sailing

from Macas without any

such clearance.

.

The "General

Blanco" is said to have.

e

taken

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taken on

board a number

in ers in

of Chinese passengers Hong Hong, but proceeded beyond the jurisdiction

of

the Colony before

this was

discovered, and

, afterwards sailed for

Macas without having been cleared by the Emigration Officer or given Bond, and without any "Emigration papers". While

she was still in the

vicinity of Hong Kong,

but beyond the limiti

of the Colorry, you applied to Admiral Sir I. Stirling

to

saize

Rei

the

от

ground that she had

violated the Chinese passenger

Act.

1

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Act. Sir D. Sterling

declined to

comply

observing that he had

authority to seize

по ал

and detain a

ship for

violating the Chinese Passenger Act, such ship "not being a British Thip,

" and not within Her

"Majesty's Dominions The question arives whether in the present

instance the General Blance " was liable to the High

sengine

от

Seas for violation of the Chinese Favsenger

1.4.

Act

On this point

there can I conceive be

I feel

no doubt that Actmiral

115 Sterling

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Stirling was right. The authority to enter

and search Chinese

Passenger Ships is striethy limited by the 6 the

section

of the Act to Britiol Ships or Ships within

British jurisdiction. The "beneral Blanco" fell within neither of these categones - Whatever her

nationality, she was

certainly not a

British

Ship, while the ground

of your application to

the Admiral was

she

was

that

not within

| British jurisdiction. If, therefore, Sir J. Stirling

the Ship

had serjed

the

on

119

the ground of her having violated the Chinese

Passenger Act, he would unquestionably, have exceeded the powers

vested in him by the

Act 18 and

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Vict. C.104.

If a Foreign

Ship though fitted and

prepared in Hong Song do not take passengers

on board tile she is beyond it's limits, she does not so much evade

the law

as avail herself

vas

of a liberty which the Legislature has not attempted, and, I think could not have attempted

to control. If she take

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passengers

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t

120

passengers

board in

Hong Kong, but in order

to evade the Act take

out a fraudulent

clearance for

is

Ma

eao,

it would be for the Authorities of Hong Ilong to consider whether

the proof of frand is sufficient to justify

the

them in detaining ship before she gets beyond the Colonial

Jurisdiction and to

in legal proceedings against her.

ensure success in

When she has

left

once

the Colony she is beyond the power of arrest

until she

come again

within

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within British jurisdiction.

6. In the case

"Sevant "you

Attorney General were

of the

and the

satisfied

that there

wvere

verfficient grounds to go

I hope that the result upon, and accordingly

the precedings in that case will

ge

serged the ship. It may

I trust that

lead to the effectual one expected, whatever vindication of the thinntralt of the

law which the

Maay

owner of that rope proceedings, that the has sought to wade course this adopted but whatever the

will deter Foreign Owners he result may it anticenfooter

or Masters from attempting to take passengers board in Hong Hong- unless they are prepared

that the

его

on

to comply with the Chinese Passengers Act.

7. Before closing

117

this

i

this Despatch I may

advert to a

point

which, though it has

no

on the general

bearing question, it is

as well

to set right. As an additional reason for the interference of the

J

I to the

Admiral, you

that

you

state

had been

informed that the

passengers

in the "General

Blanco "were to be landed

at Twofold Bay in Victoria which being distant from Melbourne, nothing but death from

starvation awaited them.

can inform you I need scarcely say

What

ns and misfortune

то

he

121

need have been apprehended... Twofold Bay though distant from Melbourne is the Port of a large

pastoral district, and

of sufficient

ivas

importance to induce the Emigration Commissioners to despated a ship to it direct from this Country

as

k as 1848.

far back

Shave

Clarendon

need.

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Colonial Secretary's office, Materia, Honighing,

17th March 1856.

With reference to my private

ication made to you yesterda

Communication

you yesterday (Sunday), I am directed by His Excellency to avvertam _ from you full portioulars concerning the

emeening the Ship Tomant,

which is stated to have been anchored in this harter, and to have left with. provengers, and without a certificate from the Emigration Officer.

"I LINDE, Bes

(Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Colomcil Secretary.

Cosptain Wathing, F.I.

Hamber Master.

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True Copy

Artonal Secretary.

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Harbor Master's Office, 123 Victoria, Honighong,

18th March 1856.

In reply to your

your letter of the

17th mustant, M: 168, I beg to report

4

3

that the Lerant anrived at Henighing

from Mampon me the 31th Jomary

ulte, and dropped down to Green Island

te the 10th inst, where the still

15

"/

Remains. The "Levant" is under the

Hawaian Flag, and commanded by

Albert Mird; the Anwer I believes is

CL

Mr. McCormick, a Horicoccin fulget, no I understand at Wcompra.

The crew of the vessel were party -entered at this office, and the "Ships. To The Honorable

M. J. Mercer, Esp, Colonel Secretary

Be.

" Anticles me still here, to leave the

are

remainder of her complemente added,

whom they

can be formeured. I have, Ber (Signed) Thor & Mathies.

True Copy

Coloring Secretary.

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(Copy) Mo. 184.

dir,

124

Government Offices, Victoria ",

Hooughing, 19 # March 1866.

I have the hover to apply to

Your Excellency for assistance, sonder the following circumstances

or

"The Shit "Strant", noued, as

1

reported, by a Hawaian subject, hot prosessed of us Register, Soiling letter. other sufficient papers, is lying off Green Island with day 2018 Chinese pawsengers me board, having strepchart "down beyond Harbor limits yesterday.

lvening .

dropped

The Chinese passengers are brunt for Melbourne, and I believe it is intended to clear the Ship, if perovite,

His Excellency

Rear Momiral Sir former Stirling,

Ker,

Be

Be:-

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for Macas, the engage for which being under 7 days duration, the ressed is assumed to be beyoud the provisions of the Chines Passenger Met-

But the Shifi's Articles are in Custody of the Harbor Master, who is instructed not to deliver them up, till the Marter, by anchoring agerin cathin the Harbor, shall place linnuself in a position to demand them

de

La

Jown this mixtant given to sunder-

line

oring muce

- stand the vessel is moo moving more within the harbor limits for

this purpose.

By the Interpretation Clause of the Climes_ Passengers Not the Levant Comes clearly suider the definition of Chinese Passenger Ship, as worrying from this port " more then I wenty Passengers, being natives of Alsia".

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125

Che regards her plea, if offered, that

her pryage is to Macas, and therefore, by its duration, not bringing her under the Act, the passengers themselves with. merve this, our with also the fittings, the provisions, and the general preparations

made.

I should here remark that the "Levant how is certificate, un has she applied for suck, from the Emigration officer of this Crlay.

Under Section 6 of the Met the Commander of a ship of ther belonging, Louis Right to Her Majesty has power to kearchin a

wither

"ressed such as this, and by section_ 11 to seize and detain her.

I therefore request your Excellewey's assistance, as Her Majesty's

hove issued stringent instinctions that His Not of Parliament be firmly duforced,

75

C

and by

XI of

Jection X les/iovibility will attack to

of the Act 10+

amy Maval

Officer for acts done on above advised.

The Attorney General with adrive " further forrecedings when the "Levant"

is reported under seizure.

Is Your Excellency may remark that it is in the fiover of the Emigration Officer to make the seizure under "Section 6, I would observe that the

Normal authority is first specified under that section, and also that it is advisable to employ an armed free to prevent opposition

The "Clinese Passengers llet 1855"

with a

is published, should your "Excellency not be furnished wash in expy of it by authority from home, in the Govern- ment Gorgette of their Colony, & ut February 1856.

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I have further to suggest to your Excelleney Heat, independently of the operation of the Chinese Passengers let, "the "Levant" is liable to seizure and legal forrecedings on the ground of insufficient papers.

I have, Bes,

(Signed) Jolm Broring, Governor, Be.

True Coppy

Bolomal

Colomail Secretary

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Secretary.

(Copy.)

10

No. 185.

dir,

200

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Victoria, Houghnung,

19th March 1856.

127

The Ship" Lennent, apporrently

inregistered, is reported to have, day, 211 Cluner Pawsengers on brand for Melbourne, and has applied for her Ship's Articles in possession of the Harbor Mounter, the Master giving out that he is bound for Macas.

How Exellency the Rear Admiral haw been written to, but die folum Jolen Knoring is afroid that active resistina may not be rendered by the Mary Hiough the Cotuiral's reply how not yet been received.

It is possible, levivever, that the

The Homuratle

6. M. Hillier, Esquire, Emigration Officer

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12

Admiral may require tone application from the Emigration Officer, who has like finder to deize under the Act; and How Excellency. The Governor therefore directs you to make full enquiry into the cirennstances of the "Levants" " cause, then to apply to the Admiral for aid, and finally to report pro- _ceedings to this office for Hois Excellency's information.

I have, Bar, (Signed) W.J. Mereer,

belomal decretory.

True Copy

bestament Secuting

·

(Copy)

dir,

7.

Winchester, at Honghing

20th March 1856.

I had the limior to receive

128

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Yesterday evening Your Besxellencey's Despatch of yesterday's date, and having had this morning a Inference, with you, I uno ferreed to reply to the application for assistance contained in

that communication.

!

In the first sixtance I have the limer to state that I am ready and hover willing to disportok at an instants notices such assistance as, may be sufficient, in, men and boats, to firevent opfervition by pervow on bround the clipe Leront" to the legal exercise of authority the part of any Officer affronted by How Excellency hand

L.29.

Sir Jolie Pnoring, L. L.D.

Bei,

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be

ut.

Your Excellency to give effect, wathin the limits of this Colony, to the Provisions of the Act for the Regulation of Colummer Passenger Thips. Iruly await the expression of your wishes

of in this respect, and in the mean- -time suggest that such Afficer

sent out nice to my Flag Thise, sie order that the necessary force may accompouny lime prom this to the Leonnt !" In the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th. paragraphs of Your Execllency's despatele, "it is intimated that a broucher brummander of a Ship of Wore belonging to Her "Moyesty, has prover to search a persch such on the "Levant, and to seize and detoun her, and that is responsi=- -_bility with attack to Naval Officers for

will such precedings, and that the Attorney General will advise further forrecedings

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129

when the "Levant" sheath be refinted moler seizure; And Your Exellenay- requests my assistance to suforce the Clot in question, it being, as you inform me, the devire of Hour Moyesty's Government that the Ret should be enforced with firmers.

In these circumstances I am naturally anxious to give effect to fair Excellency's application, and a love to notify to you that in the event

of your considering it unfurssible that the seizure or detention of the "Levant" cond be effected by any officer appointed by you to carry hit the Briving of the det, I Mall, sin this instance direct a Mowal Afficer to detain her suntil further instructed.

Awriting Your Excelleney's

yout

reply-

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x,

I have, Bell (Signed) Jo Stirling

Rear Adunial and bommander in chief S

uder-1

True Conpay

Crtanial Secretary.

(Copy) M: 188.

dir,

Colomal Secretary's Office. Victoria, Honghong,

20th March 1856.

Om Dr. Harland's Certificate

130

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His Excellency sanotions your leave of absence to Mincers for 11 dogs, as applied for by you in your letter 812.19 of this

date

Before your departure, havever,

I shall be obliged by your giving me purther particulars about the Ship_

Livant" in addition to there furnished

Your letter M

letter N: 17 of 18th instant.

It is necessary.

in your

to know what

steps

learning that the

you took on learning 7

"Levant" had in regular papers, at

what date you avsertained that the

Captain Mathis, R.N..

Harbor Mauter

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"had bliner Pussengers on board - whether inquiry (and of whint nature, and when was, made by you into the peculiar position of this ship and if the couplied with all the Harbor Regulations previously to her Houbor Regular leaving the Harbor, and dropping

Greene

downti

reenland

W

me the 15th av

reported by you on the 18th -

It is of great importance that You supply, rattout delays a detailed

асени

without

"account of the movements and trans _ actions of this ship while sunder your authority in this Harbor, and the measures adopted by you from time to time with reference_ to her.

Jr. Copy

*

I have, Be:, (Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Cotmial Secretary.

Colomail Secretary

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(Corpy.)

dir,

Emigration Office, 131

Homughing,

21 March 1856.

19

I have the hover to achiumrledge:

the receipt of your letter N. 185 of 193 instant, and from enquiries pode on board the Levant and elsewhere am enabled to report for the in-

#h

- formation of His Excellency the Governor

es follows:-

as

:

The "Levant", a ship of 382 touws;: sailed mider the flag of the United Starter of America, and wow recently sold to fomnes M Cormich, Aultmerican

• Citizen naturalized under the Government" of the Sandwich Islands, whis clintered her to a blinese pormed bling thing,

The Honible

W. J. Mereer, E19th,

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for the conveyance of congrants to "Melbourne." I have seen the Bill of Sale, and a communication from Mr. Jardine, the Houranion Consul, to the effect that a Sariling Letter with be granted as soon as the usual doen- - ments are presented for verification.

It was arranged that the should prepare for tea in this harter,

take get a clearance for Macas, toki her passengers on board in the reinity of this sity _ beyond the limits of the port, then proceed for luigration_ papers to Macas, and thence to Melbourne. Through a puistake of the rate the soiled beyond there-

-

limits, and took on board her

had pccssengers before the lind obtained a Put clearance from the Har for Master,

Harbor and this dronment being in onsequence

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refused she returned to the bear bor with parstugers on broad. It is stated that a fention of there portion

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madvertence lumbarked sattiin the

was.

limits of the port, but of this I love not yet been able to obtain any- ecrtam information. No pertice given to the Eungration Officer that "the ship was fitting for pravvengers.

Mr. McCormick inform

mes the

sie that

T

be despatched the Houraian this "Emma" from this place under Similar airemmstances, _ and intends with the

to

to pursue the same emove Muiz_ "General Blomes " sailing under the same flag, being assured by his legal adriver that by is dring he does not infringe the pronvious of the bliner Passenger let of 1855.

Under these ciremstances, before

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H.

Attempting to move His excelleney

so a

The Rear Admiral to 60 Serinus o

Measures

the seizure of the revsel,

I beg for the opinion of the legal adviser to the Government whether, on the forets stated, this ship has become liable to forfeiture under the 8 th Section of the blusieve Passengers

Act.

I home, Bei, (Signed) 6. B. Hillier,

Emigration Officer

(Copy)

nothing in the ciremstances

I see nothing

above detailed to warrant

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deloup;

No time should be lost in seizing the

ressch, for the purpose of porfeiture under the Chinese Passenger's Clot The Harbor_ Regulations Ordinance, which

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how been violated, ou appears by bapt Wathi's Letter, might also to be enforced. I cannot advise the preffionement of

process nutil tommow, as it is doubtfuch live for it can be legally exconted upon. a Sunday.

Easter Monday again

is a

clove holiday, of the vessel forered s

to sea in the meantime, it with be hard to clear the Excentive of the Caches which with have enabled her to do do.

Anstey.

(Signed) J. Blisterlen (lunkey

Attorney General's Office.

62 March 1856.

22

The Emigration Afficer must act in the Attorney-General's opinion.

By Order

True Coppery

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Chigned W.J. Mercer

Celonil decretory.

Colonicil Secretary.

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(Corpy.).

N. 22.

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Vietnia, Honighong,

21 March 1856.

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In reference to your bettern of the

21th instant, Mr 188, I love the limior to refint

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it That I wow not cuvare,

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auvare, nor had I any suspicion, that the "Lerant" had is regular_ papers : _ Sometime after the - vessel's arrival from Manpon the crew divelonged, and, when the master. come to enter a fresh crew, he brought the Ship's Register to the Office, merely that the Tamage might be taken from it and inverted in the new articles; being under a Foreign= Flag with a Convol ort the ort, he is the person in solive custody the papers might to be placed, Hamble.

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W. J. Mercer, Covqle,

Colomal Sccretary.

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And who could judge as to whether they were correct and regular or not; the brought to the dipping

Articles

the

was

were

mutil the crew

East

Office at the request of Mr. fordine, "simply for the convenience of entering

there at nice, 112012 completed, instead of giving the men the tronke of going to Get Fit. 2th? The date first aveertaimed that ":: the "Levant" had blines._ Passengers

broad wow Sunday bout, the 10th mot, Communicated by the note of M. Murno

enclosed in yours

yours

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of that date.

then

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3th. On Monday, Henry & Mustant, I sent to awcertain the position of the "Levant", what Cliner Passengers the had on board, and the reason

-for

her moving down, but crow smable to remain at Office, and for limos totally imequal to any effort in exertion from

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a severe attack of dia haa and fever, the "Levout" was then within the bunits

of the harbour, and had a number_

of

blinese in brand.

m

on

4th. I'defore the Levant" dropped dom to Green Island in the 15th inst., the hind complied with all the regulations.

have

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have any Micany.

of the Port as for as I love any of judging

5. During the night of the 18th inst., the "Levant" "left the harbour and. returned again me the 19th av reported letter of that date: After Affice

simply

ML

Traw

limers on that day, application mode to the Meting Chief Bierkt for blearance, and refused on the ground of her not having the Emigration Officers Certifiente. In the following day the affitisation was renowned for on bleorrance for Marens, and again refused;

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circumstance being reported to you, our I understand, by the Noting Chief Beck- I have, Bar, (Signed) Thor. V. Watkins,

Harbor Master.

Jove Copy

Colonial Secretary.

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(Exfty.)

No.190.

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29 136

Government Offices, Victoria, Houghing, 2272 March 1856.

In acbundledging Your Excelleness

reply of the 20th to live of the 19th instant, I beg to inform your search

&

thest in my opinion, confirmed by hat of the Honorable The Attorney General, there is m

authority here to whom

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I cried, under the Conner Passengers Act, and the circumstances of this case, delegate cultiority to seize is detain the thrip "Levant", until at least after an appeal for this service to

excelle.

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That appeal I have pine the hover to make, and dam informed

Hoir Excellency

Rear Admiral

Sir James Stirling,

Se.,

&c.

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that the ship in question is expected to leave the harbor mustantly

I have, toen,

(Signed) John Booring,

Governor, B

True Copy

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Colomat Secretary

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Winchester, at Hongkong,

29th March 1856.

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137

I have the hover to inform you

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in & aupliance with the Requisition for assistance Contained in you Desparter of the 19th mustant, and still further urged in four communit _cation of to day, I have caused the Hawaian tip "Lerant to be kized and detaimed this crening, and for further security resumed to anolirage near this this.

Haning taken then steps Arlely with a new of giving effect to your Excelleney's application for aid, and leaving 10 intention on

oh

-My now part to forreced against the bevel liged,

Hois Exxcelle.

Y

Sir polile Venering, L.L.D.

John

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&c.

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and it bring necessary that the

Officer and seamen, of the "Winchester" at present in custody of the " Lerant" should return to the "Winchester" as

Mpeedily as possible, Irequest you. will give directions for such Freeding

to be taken aw you,

You may

see fit to

Nowal

adopt, in order that the Maral

Deportment, may be relieved of

further charge

I howe, Ben,

(Signed) ft Stirling,

Rear Admiral and brumander-in-chief?

The Copy Colonial Secretary.

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(Copy.). Mo 8.

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Emigration Office,

Victoria, Konighing,

have

138

22th Marely 1866.

I divive the limior to report for

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the information of His Excellewey The Governor, that immediately or lice receipt of the Attorney General's opinion. emoring the fauto detailed imp letter N:7, of 21th March, I waited His Excellency the Rear Admiral pland

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these dremmente in his hand, and faid that I had been instructed by His Excellency the Governor to cweertain the airsunestances attending them departure of the "Levant", and to request that the Low sight be enforced against. her in casporunity with the 11# lection

The Honorable

W. J. Mercer, Esquire,

Corlanial Secretary.

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of the Chinese Passenger's Not "That these circumstances

1855:--

mees were MA

overe as stated

in my letter, with the difference that after further enquiry. I hind pes

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a doubt that the revvel had Ombarked a enwiderable portion of her passengers within the limits of the Port, and had Soiled beyond the limits with there on board. I added that although the Act enferred on me no prover to feize, quite reonly to fioint out the ressed, and to a scompony for this purpove any force that pright be sent in excontion of the Cour. And Rowtly. I Auggested the probability that sinless the measures taken were of a very prompt character, endeavors would be made to withdraw the ship from British furisdictine.

To all which, after a caiversation

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Sone length, His Excelling - finally

Mod.

35

139

willing to enforce

replied, that be the lour if the Colonial Government= would assure him that they had in officer of their

now enupetent to this "Service; that he had already scrittion to His Excellency The Yoverum to this now awaited a reply. effect, and now awaited a

Soliciting therefore the further instructions of His Consellensys

Gwerun

I love, Bars

howe

The

(Signed) C. B. Hillier,

Emigration Officer

True Corpy-

Cortanal Secretory.

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Government Offices, Victoria,

Houghing, 24 March 1866.

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I have the linin to achinnedge the receipt on Saturday foeming of

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Your Excellency's letter, informing of the seizure and detention of the "Ship "Levant", in compliance with my requisition for assistance from the

Nowal Authorities.

In furtherance of your desire that the Morral force in charge of this reveal be relieved without unnecessary delay,

I have convulted the Homurable the Attorney General, who ardaves that the Mown 2 Officer making the seizure apply to Mr Youshell, Queen's Fretor, sunder: His Excellency

Rear Admiral Sir James Stirling,

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ections 10 and 11 of the Chinese_ Passenger's Net.

The Fretor will thereon apply to the Marshal of the Vice Admiralty Court to take clearge of the Mich. and your Excellency, will post be troubled with the further custody of her

The Attorney-General shall be instructed to look after the Integuent precedings, and the Crinuial becretary how communicated with Me Gasheiz

I krowe, Hen

Garhet.

(Signed) folm Booring,

Governor, K.-

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Contonant Secretary.

(Copy) Me 193

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Honighing,

24th March 1856

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The Ship Levant has been seized, at the request of How Excellency the Governor, by the Noval Muthorities for Breach of the Chinese Passengers Net 1855.

How Exelleney The Rear Admiral is anxious to be relieved from the charge of her as soon av provible, and I am instructed to devire that you will place Qucin's Pretér, in cMIL- yourself,

Amunication with the Homerate the Attorney-General, auch to ke, cattint

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delony, the

receveurry steps for bringing

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the case into the Vice Admiralty mirt, and placing the revel in eustody of

William Gowhethy Expre

Queen's Proctor

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the Marshal.

The Admiral is anxious that

the Depositions be taken to day.

I have, Her,

W. T. Mercer

(bigned)

7.

Colonial Secretary

Jove Copy

Crtaunt Secretary.

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(Copy.), M. 195.

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Colonial Secretary's Yffice, Victorian, Honghong,

24th March 1856.

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142

With reference to your letter Me 22, in reply to mine, M. 188, I have the lover to make the follnning thecrvations.

Say that the Master of the "Levout" brought the Mif's Register to your office. But it was at your Office that I learnt that the chip lead no Register, and from subsequent inguing

Some leak to think still thank the leav

Again you song that the

say Hip- under & Foreign Flag satt a bousut at this Fort _ I must point out that

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Captain Wathuis, TE. M., ва

Harbor Master.

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Government is not a

ut is not curare of any

Hawaian brwick at this Port, to that,

even admitting the Levant's right, which is more than doubted, to fly the Houraian flag, it is in your office that her papers would be properly deposited

that

And again your staten think the "Levant", before "dropping down to Green Island, had complied with Port-

auplied

Regulations as four as you heard the

of judging.

Micans

No the Harbor Master

is fully furnished with there means, it presumed that the Blue-Peter ward levisted on required by Section of of the

Harbor Ordinance, but it is to be legretted that you did not acertain the circumstances mnder which the "Levant was leaving, and make there Kumon at mice to the Emigration Officer

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or

myself.

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"No the matter stands a flagrant breach of the Chinese Passengers Met how been, to all appearance, deliberately committed or planned in this bombon, and is notice how been taken of it by the proper authorities.

Invever, the revvel is now beized, and will be brought into the tree Admiralty Court for adjudication, so

it is mul

mly necessary for me to call your attention to the pointe have first above mentioned, and request to humo if a Register soos at any time- porduced to you by the Meowter of

"the "Levout".

True Copy

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I have, Be", (Signed) W: J. Mercer,

Colonial Secretary,

Colonel Secretary.

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Honghong,

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25th March 1856.

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I have to request that you

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will forward to me, sunder sealed emur, the Ship's Articles of the "Levant", of wluch I verbally. directed you to retain proversion. I should wish there by 11

-

A. M. tomorrow at latest.

I howe, Be.,

(Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Colomail Secretary.

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H. Jaunthorpe, Elope,

Harbor Master's Office.

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Colonial Secretary.

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145

Colonial Secretary's Office, Vistoria, Houghing,

25th March 1856

In replynto

reply to your

letter M: 8

of 22 th mustant, this day received, I have the lover to inform you

that steps leave been already ticken to place the Miip_ " Levant in the Vice Admiralty lemort.

Mould further sustructions to

you be successory, you with sitter hear "from the Queen's Firetor, on I thuth home the lionor of again commumentiy

"with you.

hover

I love, then

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(Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Celnual Secretary

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The Honorable

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6.M. Hillier, Esople,

Emigration Officer. 9

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Harbor Master's Office,

Victoria, Honghong, March 1856.

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In caformity satt request, communicated by your letter Me.

198 of yesterday's date, I have the limer &

att eneloos herewith the Articles belonging to the Ship "Licaut"!

I have, Ker,

(Signed) Fevery Gunthorpe

The Honorable

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W. J. Mercer, Empe, Colonial Secretary,

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Government Offices, Victoria,

Houghing, 27 # March 1856.

I have the hour to bring to Your Excellewey's notice another flagrare 2014 of molation of the bleines Canoga Net 1855, Similar in all respects, save to that of the thip "Levant", in which Your Excellency how already- rendered the Colonial Authorities your

Me,

valuable assistance.

The General Blomes belongs to

the donne mover as

me mover as the Levant

the "Levant", is

Loud also to fly the Hawaian flag

large

inthout any papers, and to have" einbarhed here a long sumuber of Colnicer Passengers for the Colony of

His Excellency

Frear Admiral Sir James Stirling, Kt.,

Bas,

Bey

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Vitoria

Som given to understand that

it is intended to land these men at

Be

-place

on the Grant called hofold a considerable distance from Melbourne, which bity there will be

Bay,

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• probability of their reashing from the bay in question.

of this be true, nothing but

Starvation awaits there

death by unfortunate p

men

The ear

of the "General Blanes " differs from that of the "Levant" in this : The is lying just mitside this Harbor, whereas the "Lecount", though she forreceded outside, wows induced to return, and

was this brought within

the jurisdiction of the Colony.

With the "General Blanes, however,

of interfering, and

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I have is alternative but to bring the above forets to the notice of "You Excellency, in the hope that four Excellency will exorcis your authority and prevent the prosecution of this divactions rejoige by dizing the

voysige

"Gevverat totes

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cral Bl

со

•", which, as I have

douit, is reported to be possessed of

• papers, and emirequently of si seatinine rights or porivileges, and has

Mi

brand

a

very Large Munnber

natives of Cission.

It is given not that this ship intended to make for Masas in the first, instance .

I howe, Be.,

(Signed) folen Bonoring

Tree Loppy

Colonial Secretar

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Winchester, at Hongking,

28th March 1856.

I have the lining to actumrledge the receipt of your Exseellency's I expatch of sesterday, in which

Rick your call my attention to the cave of the " General Blomes", a ship which you represent to be under the Havaian Mag, and at prevent lying just outside this Put and beyond the jurisdiction of this belony; and in which you inform

live,

that, av

sunder the circumstances stated, you

have not any means

s of interfering

with the General Blanes".

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Your

entertain a hope that I with excreive

Heir Excellens

Sir John Kaming, LL.D.,

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my authority and seize her, and there by prevent her from forreceding

on

the disastrous Anyon

OL

she is

supposed to have in entemplation.

I have the love to inform Jar Excellency in reply, that I have no authimity to seize and detain on Mif for having violated the Chimere

Passengers Act, fven when farof of such violation may be exhibited to me, such ship not being a laritie ship and, not within Hear Majesty's

Dominine. Dru

I have, He, (Signed) for Stirling,

Rear Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.

True Copy

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(Copy.)/ No. 210.

Sir

Gregnment Officers,

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Victoria",

Herighing, 28 Marele 1856.

I love the honor to bring to

to the

the notice of Your Excellency Hat the Ship" "General Planes" "how left this harbor for Macas, on her Clustration Colonies, with a blucires Passengers

sony

a

carys of

The quitted this port without : the Emigration Officers bortifiante, m a Port Clearance from the Houston Master, _ and is understood to be: prosessed of no legal papers, and to hove no claim to the rights and privileges of any National flag.

Or I have reason to fear that

Howe Execlteney

Governor Guimarães,

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Sexy

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fraud and injury to the unfortunate entemplated, they

to

are conte

buigrants are

that should the "Goueral Blanes Come within your speelteney's jurisdiction, your Expeellewey will tarke such steps in the matter ar the claims of lumanity may dictate, and the Laws of Portugal permit.

I have, Her,

(Signed) folum Booring

True Copy

Mamon

Colonial Secretary.

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151

Most Illustrious and

Most Excellent dir.

I have the hover to achino_

-_ledge the receipt of Your Excellency's Despatch of the 20th siltimus, informing me that the this " General Polane! Blanes" hard diled ineqularly from the Prot

tông hồng,

to Macao.

and that the was bannti

Whilst theouking you for this information, I have to state that the: ship_ in question actually appeared at Auction in Monas Brads yesterday morning. The Master louded, and applied at the Harbor Master's Iffice for a clearance, but this him by my orders until he had produced papers authorizing him to

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refused

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Soil lawfully. The Master Shaved

ruly

AL

clearance

• from the

- for Maças from

Harbor Master of Houghing, a Deed dale of the vessel, and done kind of Pregister signed by Mor fordione an "Count for the Sandinie!_ Islands, the flag of voluich Islouds the thiche flying. When the Master wou nished respecting the evergs of the revsel, he at first hesitated to give

Ansiver

all

> bit f

MIL

but afterwards started that

he had done blines Passengers brand, but not Corlice.

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Horning received the Harbor Master's repint of wheat was taking place, I desired luin to prreced on

him "board the tip and inquire into the description of her powvengers, and

Aumonty

to take Inch measures in and the lours dictated sin respect

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of Chinese Emigrants, and also to aveertain all further portioulons connected with the this; but this

inspection could not be effected, on the

ressel set sail the same evening, and,

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it appears, and is reported, has

prreceded to Honighing :

God preserve Your Excellemey

Maane, 2nd April 1856

(ligned) Sidns & Guimarães

The Mint Mustrious and More + Expellent

die

Sis folin Removing, Governor of Honghing, and H. 13. M. Pemipotentiary in Cline

True Translation

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Tue kipy

(ligned) L. d'Abunda & Bastre.

Colonial Secretary

132

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Despatch N. 57 of 1956.

Inclosure in

。ikbo.

Legislative

Answered. 13 Jame 1st. §.

Sin,

fr

153

504 Hong trong 5

AVET

JUNE 7

1856

therument Affices Tietoria,

Ang tons, 14th April, 1856.

I have the noun to forward

the use of the Colonial Sfier Copy

of the Laws of Hong Kong, Part 1 bermen from the office of the China Mail Newspaper-

This promises to be, on complction,

valuable and convenient

A

compilation, and I shall have the honor to transmit the remaining

The Puight Honorable

Herry Labouchere, M. P.,

violation of the Chinese_

Correspondence respecting

Parsinger

act by the

and "General Bianco!

Hawaiian Rucis "Geraul"

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He

He.

r

parts when rublished.

I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

sir

Your Murat Berent

Jumble Servant.

John Burning

Mr Merinde

punish this dept with a dozen of

Acke _ : : request the Governo

this conflation

to the accuracy

yf which I think it would.

very convenient if

Officer of the Colonial

teslepy.

where

the

Annex A

lim 19

Entered

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154

13 Jeme 1st.

I have to rehvanotage

the receipt of your

despatch lebo. of the 14 of

Part 1. Привет April enclosing

of the Laws of Hery Hang

puid porn the office of the China mail hews.

Gapen.

that

There to request theh

Jou

will have mil to we

a dozen ispies of this

овозел

Compilation of Carers when

Grablished,

be

l

it would

very desirable if the Attorney General a

other

the Colonial

Afficer of the

were to Certify

The accuracy of the publication.

Shave

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Cumerasi.

Reformed. 13 I

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Sir

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RECEIVER

JUNE 7 1856

155

Fromment Afpices, Tetris Im Nous, 14th April, 1856.

Me Edward Reimers being about

1

to leave this Crion has signified his

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resignation of the office of Frisu Hamburgh, and it Eating Wise has

Ludwig

produced a Commission

from

om the

auterit of

Iambung ( senate, by auteriü

which he desires to officiati in

Mr.

Reimers' stead

ms suc

me that

Mr Wiese informs

The Right Arunable,

Stenry Exvrnencre, M.P.,

Ye.

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the customary application will be smade in London for Her Majesty's "Sucquatur, and as I believe him to

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·be a fit person for the Effice have consented to recognize him.

in the interim

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

Sir

7.B.

L. F.

The 22 Mo

to their

Letter.

Your

lunt obedient,

Aumble Servant,

TheBaina

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mio po

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Ans. 6. Sept. 16. 108.

Sir

RECEIVED

JUNE 7

1856

Hong dong 250

156

Government offices, Victoria,

Goughing, 14th April, 1856.

Mr Sila, S. Burrows, a litizen

the United States of America, has

authority from

exhibited to me

the

Foreign Minister in New Granada to

net as Corneal here for that Pipublic

tomach

uttia

I have told Me Barnes that the usual application must be made to Her Majesty's Govemment in London,

but that as tersels

of

New Graunda

The Slight Arunable

Henry

Labouchere, M.P.

Ao.

Ve.

te.

are nu-

recorting here, I have

Are Lo

him as

· objection to recognize him Fusul pending Her Majesty,

pleasure.

On these terms M. Burrows

has been Gazetted as reting

New Graunda-

Consul for

I have the honor to be,

With the highest cepest,

Sir, Your Munt Obedient,

Humble Servant,

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Jhu Berring

V.B.

L. F

th reference to

the 4 apiel.

He does not say

as in 2048 the

Mor Barrows

fit

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M.12

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this must be

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6 Sepety 56

Witte reference to

Jour

despatch ho 62 of the 14? April last notifzing that

recognized.

you had westled M. Pilas & Berrocos prisitionaly as Consul at Hong Kong, For the Republic of Newn

Granada, I have now

Coxy for signature to sisforms you that blen

Majesty Government

rec

to

No

older.

dofiction the

conformation of M.

in this

Becerows appointment.

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1856

158

bon, Jeong Kong s Gyvemment Offices, Piotrice, Boughing, 17 # April 1854.

RECEIVED

Ligislation.

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except draft

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15 June 1868

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Refering to my Dispatch N: 31, dated 11 #. Fehmary last, witte, its enclroures, on the subject of Legislation for Gaming Monives, I have war the home to fouward_copy

now

of a proposed Redinance, on which Tom desirous of receiving the ofinion of Her Majesty's Government.

This Ordinance has been the

subject of two separate diveursions

The Right Honorable

Henry Labouchure, M. P.

Bass

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in the Legislative Council, haong also been circulated in mannseript Among its members, _ and the result is that it how received the afformal of every member of the benmeit watth the exception of the Chief Magistrate. Mr. Hillier, whose objections wall be found custodied in the Letter forwarded in the above mentioned Despatch. Mr Hillier, however,

actuarledge

Arledged

hit

that the existing state

of things is extremely unsatisfactory, "but how suggested nothing which will effectually remove the grav evil whose existence it is imposible

vr

to ignore.

There is

every-rearm therefore

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to anticipate the almost Support of the Legislative Cousit, should Her Majesty's Government be

the aburst manimouw

disposed to coeur sin the general

stject

et of the proposed Ordinance.

I have the hover to be,

soith the highest respect,

Liz,

Your most Obedient,

Homuble Servant,

John Benn

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In Labouchere

My spomin, on this safet 160

Who welland

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eas

Ido not at all suppore that such opinions Opumous will modify your decising Which rests on General grounds but it is right to mention to you that in G. Nonham & Gentral. Butterworth, many years Governm

very Horny

of Singapore, who agree in "few points with in 7. Bowsing

both

say that

it were

if of it.

popible

to permit such an Ordinance as this to be paped at it would be

The light smith Inn Exbushen, Ms.

Gorciun Sir Shu Boring 175 April, 1856.

Victoria, Hongkong,

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relating

Laming House...

Mr Labrucher

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It seem

ordm, ance

well drawon

Refer & former

M. Mesimle

Ben the 14 May Mr. Subouchen wrote to the Governor

disafefreniz

raisory a

H. Rory. He

Eserve by Licasing

Now the r

in possession of ther

at despite

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in regard to public houses it would I think be difficult to arque

in its operation. that it wo be more wrong in principle to tolerate gambling and by means licenses make it pay the cost

highly useful in its operation

that it is practically of They both say imposible to keep a community,

of Chinamen from moulging in

!

of requlating itself, thane to loterale

it without deriving any income

ther darling vice. That the attempts from it to meet that cost. made to do so have been complete

I confess that it appears to

failures and have no other practical me that the same principle

effect than to corrupt & destroy

the efficiency of the police

The atternative might be suggested of abandoning the attempt & simply

which sex induces the Home Gost to aport to measures seemingly objectionable when carried by the local legislatures of Colonies possessing

may

imposing requlations as it here done representative institutions

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fairly be extended within certain harrow limits to the measures proposed by the Cocal governments of Crown Colonies -

The gromes. on which this measure rest as stated in the preamble are altogether of a local character - they have obtained the almost unanimous concurrence

г

the most competent indges of the condition of the population to whome- they

They are

to apply - I would therefore suggest for your consideration whether the permission to introduce is involver

the part of the Lec' of State more than the recognition of this principle that there may be in a crown Colony sufficient weight in local opinion on a purely local question to prevail against the general rules wh. apply at home

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PRINTED FOR PARLAMENT

15 June 181.8

7. Thue to achinhage the receipt of your

Despatele N63 of the 17th of April last

endlering a draft boliviana

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relating to the Grablic

houser and Je

gaming

the letter prevention of

Crime"

on which you

et, on

are desirous of acces

the opinion of H. Mus

You

On this subahet is only necessary to refer you to my despieth 259 ef the 19t of May

of May lach

Shee

Draft Ordinance

Honighing Anne Devine Nove Victoria Regina.

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163

By How Excellency in folen Banering, Knight, L.L.D, Governor and Commander: -in chief of the Coolary of Houghong and its Depen

-_dencies, and Vice_Admirati of the dome, Nice Mojesty's Plenipotentiory and Super intendent of the Grade of Verition Fubjects in China, British with the advice of the

Legislative Commeil of Hooghing

An Ordinance relating to

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public gaming lion ses, and for the better prevention of

crime.

25 Gen II. c. 3b. Whereve by an not of the British Parliament passed_ in the 26th Year of Thing George the Second, for the better presenting thefts and robberies, and for regulating :

plaveces of public entertainment :.

889) Fists c. 109. And by an Act of the

Vict:

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Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed in the sinthe year of the reigns of Hon prevent Moperty, to amend the low-emcerning

Cer

games and wagers, Severally "reciting that the pultitude.

of places of public enter- Fomment for the laver Ant

165

of people is a great cause thefts and robberies, and that the loves theretifore-made in restraint of unlawful goming head been framed of

no avail to prevent the mis- -chief which might happen therefrom, provision both ken puode for licensing certain lioners of public entertainment in Ougland; and certain public tables boards, or instruments, there to be used in certain games And whereas the said

eurotiments have been by experience found to have greatly forvilitated the detection, emriction, and. premisliment of the keepers.

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and hanters of unlicensed

places of entertainment and houses, and also the

gaming

arction of the Police in the prevention, discovery, and repression of crime_) _ And whereas the approved in= -Sufficiency of the absolute probitition of the practice :

de

of funtle gaming to Auffores. its pernicios consequenced, or to prevent the resort and enumire of thines and robbers to the houses where in such practice is carried on both made it precessary to adopt measures suitable to the peculion_ circumstances. of the Colony, and whereby, the Said firactice may

thory be

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regulated with advantage to the same; Be it luasted and ordained by How Excellency The Governor- of Hongling, with the advice of the Legislative Comeil thereof, in momer,

following__

π

Paver to the Governor in I. The Governor_ in Excentive:

Comeil to make orders,

Cormeil is sufenvered from

time to time to make what Avever orders or regulations. shall to luin kein praet

for the better exconition of

this Ordinance.

or

The privilege of licensing II. The esolusive privilege gaming lower to be of granting sunito persones required by the highest desirous of beamming- bidder upon certain contiming to be the hipers

of public gaming houses,

enditious.

168

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Licenses to keep the fame respectively may be acquired by the person who, upon. examination king made

of all tenders for the same, which may

have been

Sent in to the Govern

in Exxcentive Council, in pursuance of public notice

that behalf, thath be awcertained to be the

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highest bidder for the Torid privilege, and who shall give fuel security for progment of the amount of the bidding, the mom- tenance of good order in the sond gaming homers,

and

(generally the due performance by himself and

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hive Licenseest of the formsions and conditions of this Ordinances on to the Governor in Commeil shall appear

Sufficient.

bouditions and duration III. The perenn-requiring

of Lisoners.

the Sovid_ [privilege shall be called the Former of

Old Mi

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Yaming Homses, and the peromis mito wolan be shop. grant any such Licenses aforesaid shall be + called his Licensees, and every Inch License Phalk be expiressed to be revente : at the Governné pleasure, and subject thereto to be limited to the term of one year from the date thereof, bit every-such License

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may be renewed by the Louid former pou year to year if the parties theret respectively shall think fit. Yet as as that the total number of Licenous story. me time in force that not, exceed Fifteen, and that mily me Younning Komis.

Konve

2

shall be included in 1

pach License.

Duration and condition IV. The duration of the.

Honived

of the Farm of Joning Arm of Younning Bones

Honides.

for the time being shark

Mimpio cause I teced

110

pears, and it shall be Subject to a Loner deter

-Mimation in case

of

breach of contract or other

misconduct on the

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of the Farmer, and at the Expiration or foover deter- -_mination of every

to

the same shall be again

put up for public ridding. in mormer forroided by : Sections Tur of this Ordinance, and may be required by the highest bidder therent whether such bidder__slicitl happen to be the farmer of the last or terin, or any

Amey during which V.

V.

any former. other person.

#blic

Before the hour of -

the Houver may be of the clock in the morning open and gaming + or after the hour of _ of

the clock it might,

Suffered.

liecused gaming houve that

[

(except

in the cause specified :

in Section fix) be suffered

172

to be open, and all graining

hove

in a liseused gaming linise between the limors of — of

the clock at might, and of the stock in the morning is hereby absoluthy prohibited

Recess of the Plice . VI. . The police shall hove

free access to the forid gaming hours at all

trines in the exercise +

and execution of their duties.

The former to urinton VII. By the brid former

a emustable of his non for the time being, and not his offence, there shall

sin each house.

Ħ

be always apprinted, maintained, and hept.

a good and sufficient Enostable in every licensed

fim gambling home for the

C

it I

[

173

preservation of order, the prevention and detection of

Ave

crime, and the due execution of this Bedlinounce VIII. Noises, disorders, and Misances, within the said houses, or in the remnity

bidden. VIII.

Divorcers, Her, forbidden..

ware

thereof, are Pureby strictly prolibited to the licenses, or frequenters +

плеча

02.

thereof, and for all fuck offenecer not repressed_ "Arnight to punishment the former for the time being thall be held liable.

IX.

• Indemnity to Licenses. Th. Every former and

Licensee Complying with

the furovisions of this Ordinance, sloth, together

all,

with all persons reverting

!

174

to their licensed loves, and

snuplying with the form- -fines of this Ordinance, be fully indemnified agains all pais, penalties, and forfeitures, to which, at the time of the parsing of this Ordinance, keepers

were liable.

gaming hooves. Qualties upom persons, X. In case of any breachi

offending regainst this of, or offence against any

Brotinemes.

the terms, conditions,

or provisions of this Ordinance, done, permitted, or suffered by any person Soever, which (on this becoming informed thereof, or orequainted there _with) he hath not have dove his utmost to prevent

f

:

:

...

175

repress, or bring to punish- ment, he Reall forthwith love all benefit of this Dedinance, and the shall, inour_ all forfeitures,

penalties, and promitments to which he would have, but for this Bedinance, become Leanne liable by reason of such branch or offence, and he shall further, (if he shall happen to be the farmer for the time. being, 12 a Licensee of the said farmerd for long such breach or offence. upin eminetion thereof in a 1004

Summary pory before Justice of the Pence, pay a penalty not execeding

1

a

Ľ

176

One Hundred Dollars,

1102

sor Less than Trosity Dellore, to be levied in deforult of

payment by warrant of

distress and sale under the learned of the forme many other Justice upon the Land Farmer's

AL

Licensu's goods and +

chattels, _ and it shall be further lawful for any Such fustice as appresant

to order that the said

deficutter be sinprismed until payment there of thereof.

Janing of Laves

ᏗᏃ .

Nothing in this

against unlicensed Ordinance contained that

grunning lowes. affect the liability of

the keepers on lamiter

of any common gaming"]་བས་

+

Mr. 644

RECEIVED

00154rong dong

177

JULY

1856

Government Officer, Victoria,

Legislative. Noughing, 18th April 1886.

Refers

Report 6456.

Ansivered.

Aug. 18.03.

& Rogers 12 Luty/56

Ji

I have the liner to submit,

1

for Her Moyesty's gracious approval,

an Ordinance, Nr. 8 of 1856, intitled "an Ordinance for Buildings and "Nuisances". This Ordinance_

are

#

how been mamimonsly passed by the Legislative Council.

Stringent and severe as one its requirements, I felt that the Jamatory Coolition of the Colony

The Fright Homurathe

Houry Labmeliere, M. P.,

bochere

Bei,

Xc:

demanded the amfiliaries which the present Ordinance is intended to furnish - And its urgency-

appeverent at the present moment

More a

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Governor

J. Rogers 6456 Houstong

178

Sri P.

Sir John Bowring

M. Merivale

W. Ball

erections are

in

which

when, in consequence of the general perreperity - dr many projected and in

progress,

little regard is pleron for the puthier health in the public Safety .

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Would

you

accy

12

I have the hour to be,

with the highest respect,

Sir,

فل

Jour most Obedient,

Hommble Servant,

the Brand of Weath at all fu Map: Wom

Rey.. the Biden

M. Mesimle

Zist

Pragers

7 July

10

W/ up

t hap

U X Y

فی و براد

No

J3

Entered

4 Anef. 56 S

6. Se & Rabonohere. C

N° 8

A!.

6th August 1856

I have had under

Ardinana

consideration an

My consid

это

The

pressed beste aegislature of

In

Houston, wetilled in

Ordinanz

and Nuisances

"

For Busine

Building

Your Rahall

transmitted with you

M.64 of the 18th April

last.

2. Do This Ordinana

is evidently of

an experi =

mental character, and

being already in force,

as

179

!

there will be ample opportunity

for testing it's value in

- praction and for amending it where found objectionable, it will probably be the

most convenient course

That Her Majesty's (on: firmation of it should be dolazed for the present. In

The meantime, I send you . an extract from a Report A. Sir J. Rogers Subject Drick

on

maybe found

useful by way of suggestion.

3. I wish to add

one verbal criticion, which

18th July 2856.

(6456 H.K.)

3387/78487

is

that in the 16th Section

The word "common seems

to have been inadvertently

omitted before incisance. So at present worded, Elu Section would appear to

adopt the whole law of

England respecting Privati"

quisances also,

which

hardly the

I suppose

Huffore was have intention of the aegislature

I have, Mi:

——

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JU

N:65.

Executive.

- N. 84.

Aroove so Julyfst - t. 8 H

bob hong kong 180

Six & Gromment Offices, Vistria,

Hoghing, 24 # Moril 186.

JULY 7

18.6

di

47

#

Referring to my Despatat - M: 516,

Instant, you

You

will have seen___

win the Minutes of the Excentive Conusil that I recorded my enivisting

of the unreence of me of the Climamen, Mamed Lee Aluno, eoidenned to death

on a charge of Burglary and Minder, Committed on the 1th famory lost.

My opinion

w

trand A

not shared

by any other Member of the Excentive

The Right Honorable

Henry Labuchere, M. ..

Kai,

Be:

P

P

181

:

to the

Camoil, who had given investigation.

ition the invost marked and meritorious attention, and whose mited

judgment Somild not but fest might to entweigh my now, ond, on the extreme penalty of the Low-vous part- to be awarded, II did not think it individual ofinion

becoming that my indivis

Mimic & interfere with the otherwise Should manimous vote of the Comeil, _so

the commutation of the sentence to

Someportation for life remained on

Y

the record.

I found, linvever, on @rumunication

with lime

than me individual, that

My now Emination of Lee Mone's

my

Minireence was

shared by others, whose

Mean

1

of judgment were entitled to grant respect, and being, I may say haunted with the apprehensing that, for want of proper precaution, great injustice might be done, and au innocent mom visited with the penalties of quilt, __ I emvulted me of the most Pratiworthy of the Christion_Misinaries in this plonxe, count me best acquainted with the native language, and the tood fo good as to assist men in promunting Inue Ireal inquiries (where expence I permally undertook), the result of which I have now the hover:

E

noe

to forward in a letter from Dr Legge,

a

a copy of with

copy of which, with its encloure, is herewith sent.

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5

182

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That result leaves little doubt u

mind that the accused, Lee-

My Alwow,

the Chinese Continent

+

when the crime

was committed m

was

the island of Homughing.

But I think it would be unbecoming she me to interfere with the devision of the Sxcentive Comeil without reference to the Supreme Authorities at love. The cmime I took in reopening the investigation before the Executive Comeil after the verdict of a fing, and the Sentence of the Judge,

@Mirve

a casure

of

brow

mily to be justified

sin itself by very fentent and exceptional condos. What investigation, linover, bed to the liberation of me of the prismers

-

7

Emdenned to death, and denud

therefore by

no means respret the step

I had taken. I now submit the

case of Lee Whear to the Immane_ and thoughtful emneideration of Her Majesty's Government. I think it is of the highest importance the nation population expecially should kuno Hurt the administration of justice is luld by responsible duty, and that bvery mon's life and liberty on British Init is intended to be most reverentlyfor protected by every security agonist wrong which legislation_ sau formide Imunot again quard pupaelf against-

myself the possible Inspicion that, in

to be in Sacred and

ML

refering time the cove of this in leophy moun, Ilieve any,

have

even the Meador

of a cause of diveatisfaction with "the course taken on the opinions formed by the Members of the Executive Concil.

Net

071772

Scamurt but release my mind of on moumbrance by trouthing you in the these details, and humbly Submitting that the case of Wear is

me where the sentence Mould be

wholly remitted

are

π--

of the other emviets Sent from this Colony to Quang, I propose to detain Lee Want

until Her Majesty's pleasure_

thall bei h

I howe

183

I have the hour to be,

with the highest respect,

Sir

Your most Obedient

Hommble Servant,

Eas

Goo 6016 Honey honey

Sin Lehn Bonnie

N° 34

1356

MINUTE/& JULY MB Jadis2/

Elliot FREE sivale

216

23

Moclobendere Bo

L...

30 Det

Shave to acknowledge the recipe of your

Dr. patch 285. of the

24 of April an which

you

184

Recommend that

the Senterie-

hans:

: portebion for life recorded

with

sgauish Lee Ahser-

of the Chenemen chargest

with bu

burglary & Mecerter,

be rescitted.

should be rence

en

This is a quit. which Imuch rely intent on your

discection & judgemes

Goveruz Sir Hlu Bouring

247 April, 1853-

Victoria, Hong Kong,

185

th.

/helizare.

Puccinel

of the Soviet tie-dstow,

Pecommending the liberation

Atu-

Kansportation for life-

inchil muda sentence FF

M Ph

ish

Joven

if July

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korist

which, I

чево

Mor State Monet re

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inform

him ?

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1

The Rayal Lellers Puteril erreing the Kland of

Sony Here

reito a Celery, eists in the Gaun the power to remil

Sentence: . do fach

the ufore consider it

to be necessary

Ca

Submit the case fo

Her

the hoon authorties, or

any question of Jenvel

htt

Expedien

ar

to the infliction

pa penis or remision

of a punishment,

sush

Carer

I shall h

набр

Llette that

65

And my afristam

My Shinion is that

of is

Juu

his Exercise of that lower

Should

مستعملة

bit be intrefeed with by

When Majesty's decisions the dar of State in any

Whenem required.

a^

adinary case,

reshing

on

questions of fart.

no should Heald

question of law ause

аита

which the former

any

LI

auxions with opinion of

185

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Im 6016/56

L

Roughing, 28 Apr 2 18065

My Dear Sir-Jolin,

At the conclusion of the

of

186

investigation which you instituted in Cormeil, concerning the Chinese_ who had been condemned on the charge Zy? East - hurglary and puurder at Wes Cont

the first of formarys, you were planned to express a with that I would swoist you in making forther inquiries "about the prisoner Le R-star, and I

happy to undertake to do so having a strong impression my mu

Brow

my

mind that the account which he

& goive

of linnself,_ involving an alibi on the recasion of the burglary;_row substan -tially enrect.

His statements were to the effect that he belonged to the village of tung.

shin-shan, in the market eirele

I

:

?

the

Ke-ch'ung, not for pou a place calied Tha- jin-ch'ung, at the coutern extremity of Mirs bory _ that ne 31th December he went from Houghing to his portive place, and ceturned to Houghing on the 3 frumary, Bringing hin

to as to his

his wife

with lum.

Cirammstances rendering it i - possible for me to go.

the-

Self to he

- chung (as I wished to do in order to try and obtain

try

a

confirmation na refertations of these statements, I desparated

171

the 10th current two Chinese,

whom I could place infidence for that purpose. They are both Clerictions by perfection, and I instructed them to take Christian Tenets with the

and go to the fir-ching, He-ding, and Fung-shin-thon, making, they found opportunity, all the inquiries

187

they could about Le Al- thow. I was Spesially careful to impres upon them that what I wished wrous to liave

How to have my

non

ansiety of mind set at rest

avvertaining either that Ce show's

wow truve on that

asement of himself wow true

it wow fuilse___ that the object of

their Mission

NE APOW

Simply to gather

They-Could.

up forcts about him, if they One of the men, w

when w

ima

APON ML a

to further

weak state of health, went us the Kovlung, finding himself make

to climb the hill on the other side

it ._ but the second went on, and returned here on the 15th. He hav

Anice given,

the accompanying detail

1162

his prrecedings, which They to transmit to Your Excelleney, with a version of it in English, which! think you with find amrect

.

"

!

4

Hoe appears to leave divelarged

his mission with diverction, and to

---

have found the statements of Le it har confirmed by the reports of corious parties. One mom - Wong A-clany.

stated that he saw Clesline on the

-

11th month of last Chinese year, but

Could not remember the day. Buther,

Said that he saw him on

Le M-jr___

Some dow

day after

the 20th of the

11, th

mouth! I third _ the master of a

Saltfish Sheep__ said that he dow

%4

him on the 244 th of that mouth, the very day the burglary was committed and a fourthe, Al-shows now nele, Le A-hew, sound that on the evening of that day A-shar and that two days after the returned to Honghong, tathing his rife withe-lin

vin

✔ MOON ML

his house,

him.

reprove confidence in

you can repose

If you

188

these statements, and I do not be

5-

how it can be refused to them, they..

doubt of the prisoner's

leowe

1220

impsence. That they

ли

were

really

made to the party whom I sent, Live C-tze, I fully believe.

Submiting the narrative to four Excellency's Emosideration.

Iremain, Her,

(Signed) formes Legge.

Jove bopy

Forlanish bentory

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189

(Copy) Proport of Lue to dye, why was sent to make inquiries about the

about the prisoner Le W-how.

On Hurday (10th April) I went poin this to Kaoling, along who

with N-how, found livinely there, in Invequence of his weakness, mequal to the

the journey, Is that I, 1-sze, hand to precent (ne Mission of inquiry) alone

Howding arrived at Tha-teem, I waited for a poverage boot two days,

stopping

at h

4

0°C一義利

de

alexs shop. By

inquiry at the Master I learned that Le It then had passed by some time

одо

Ogo!

but he did not remember the dout

On Saturday, at Ri'clrohi, I left- Marteen, and on the Sunday morning reached Mas ju-chining, and forreceded to the water-stores" "shop of Lett-je.

//

:

It

Jan-being

新勝

style is Jon- thing worth, and

after, making huron to live the Gospel,

which he said

WOW FL

good dretrine,

I said to luin "Sinout to out about

I want ask

he

a friend, Le le stino, is be at line? Stach to go and see him." Lett-je

I wish

replied

-

Inve time

"This man is not at line.

ago

lu

injured by

has

fala charge in Honghing, and los "been torken and hanged" ?" I owned again__" Is his family here?" " "hee took his infe" sound Raje, "to Honghing

The how been sold to redeem her +

wows all used

husband, but the money

by Lell-ze #2, and this also has

李亚四

1

vain labor and sorrow". I

been a rain

asked again - "On wheat time and dow did Le Al- shino-retorn home & " A-je replied that it

day after the 20 # of the 11th mouth (Dec:20?),

was some

190

but he could not excretly remember what. I them asked if Al-show had.

show

has

11.1

Atze,

money,

leally been guilty of the burglary, which he denied", serging "he how been wronged. Le lotze how injured him. Thove two lived together, and it kinning that C dins lead mumes, secretly engaged the Silversmith's form to apprehend him. When he vows ap- - prehended, D-sze soud to A choirs úze wife__ " my elder brother how been affore- hended. Let us take the

money and

mey

redeem him". On this, hrang no key,

the

be forced open a box, and took the Miney.

Ave

quarreling with lim he gove hers tws on Here dollars. After

新記

this Le Cotze married her to from the of the water stores peop_ San-ke vive in Konighing. The sumey for all used by Le Nasze ". _ " The above

her

Wow

is

A

!

P

}

10/13

what

solent www told me by Le R-je.

( hevard from a porty, me my ray back to Konghing, that in regard to this matter, Love the fort sound to

Y

Meat, man are you,

dare to Muarry anco

کیوں؟

-Man's wife

L

white bois fun but is alive!" And

that to seem be sond, "Hour dare

your bury

2.

he

woman whs how a husband?")

Crossing on small river, I was

a

still

in the territory of Sharpie lining,

and coming to the Saltfish throßen

廣昌

King Chuong this, hept by me Ring

Sling

owned

пис

I immediately asked about"

friend Le R-shar" ! Hoe said, "He has

the been taken and condemned to death. Tawked, "Is his wife at have?" He replied, "five took her to for

her to Honykay. Jawsked, "When did he do so?" Fee replied, " Last year I sowo-lim- pores by

Hoe

#:

trary.

Sasked

11. 191

"On what -

the

"month" and days?" "After some time. M. Tang replied, " On the 24 of the 11 = mouth (Jammary 1.) at dunk, -time people

th

I sour him with

powe by.

two

Flow this I went to the Store

仁合

Jou hop toto of a Mr. Cling me to

get some silver changed. He asked

a

f

me what had brought me there. ' I sond, "To speak the dotrimer Jesus: Then I sonid, "I heard a friend, Le A show, of whom I have heard suck and suck a patter. Dr Kuno it here?" He concealed all Kunoledge. "Foc

[row It

you

my frient", I said, " and I do not know how be. how been apprehendeds. Whining them. strid," the low been inginred by Lellige. ML whom I asked agreed in saying

l:

13.

H

Hat Cslear lead been injured by

Le M-sze

AL

After their I went to the shop of barber, surnamed dep #, and

while he

shoving

الحمد

The

I said,

"Herve you heard the business of my friend Lel-show?" The booker

and was

grew was indig

indignant against foreigners. "No num", said he, "should

very angry!

1

go to Victorian to do business. If me

is apprehended there by another, who

Says

he is

A

this

he is held to be

thief. If that other wishes him to live, he lives; if he wishes him to die, he dies. There is us regard to Becuvenly parinciples. Of

me man srituess against

him, through anony Scourity for

stand +

him, he cannot get out?

This barber alss said that all whe

hood been apprehended were fabvely

I

192

recused _ that only a fer of them were

baud

Men

After this J.

Came

he Ching, and had my suffer at

3 o'clock, in the shop of a curd Seller,

黄亚長

Wong (-chang . After speaking to him about the Gospel, I said, " There

trow an

a friend of mine, Le Ashow, wild removed his family last year to Honighing. Do you hung that?" the

"Jasked, "When

Lowt

100w

He

iLen

daid, "Yes. Five replied, "In the eleventhe month t year. I do not remember the day!" I asked, "Howe you heard and other things?"

the robbe

Her said, "I have heard people suy

Heat Le A-dze взе

Grow

bribed by the Silver

by

Shop to solve and injure &- thor,

trader in Salt, and

who wow

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brat-builder, and no concern in

"

burglary.

x

the

انضب

:

:

14:

tim

!

After Supper avent me for about

4...

C

twos le to Fring thin- Mam tathily andy

24

I drew near a

Man,

villingen, asked an

"Where is Fring-phie_than ? "

"That is it," said he,

C

142

Against you..

enne here?"

On what business have you I said, "I want to see the delioot -Minster Lell-Kew For said,

Au Lowier

Mrat do you want with him?

V-show,

I said, "I have a friend Le D-Mens, who has been apprehended, and Iraide

to kun whether he is

crime he is

to

he is che

charged with

tty of the

not.

he is

If he has not been guilty Sought hulp him. If he is quitty be

friend of mine

a thief, and no

On this the man said, "I am A-kew.

"Me : " I said,

What do

You

on

want with me

"I am come here to distribute books,

and at the Some time to ask about

г.

193

15

this crime, whether Asline be quitter.

or

-injured by others." What I-kew

stuted agreed with what the others Said, that Ab- show had been injured by Le A-tze. He also suid that be himself

A vod

A-show's uncle, whose

parents were devid, and we had brothers - I went along with him to Ke-ch'ung

on the way I asked thin

schen X- shino returned home, and be Said _" He came home at dark the 24th of the eleventh mouth, sproke

with

me about, matters of business;

and on the 26 took his wife to

HongKong

in

Finding the came to

172

be thus, Iowked him to go out with

go

me to Kerything to manage

business.

He agreed

this

to go, but,

but on the

wife

Avas

morrow he said that his

with me.

sick, and that he could not go with

...

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r

Having asked him to send a companion with me, he brought for- -woord Le N-you-rets, and at biclock

A

commenced the

voyage.

For hours

七鳳凰窟

after, at Tiny Horny save

1

s

teiten

were taken

my clothes and things

me by robbers. On the herday Izame to Kenghing. Among all allow

Scome

I have asked about the matter - Some

_

reventing what how happened to M-Ming and some lamenting for him, not leaw said that the wow guilty of

File

them burglary.

True Copy

в

b

Crinuit beretory.

No. 6b

Miscellaneous.

5

Sir,

6017

boy trong Kong

REC

6.0.

JULY 7

18.

ED

Government

vernment liffices,

194

ent Offices, Victoria, Hongkong, 12 May, 1888

I have the hovor to acknowledge

the receipt,

t, on the 24th, ultimes, of the following Despatches -

No: 30 to 36, the last of 7th March, 1856. Circular note of 6th February, Letter of

st

Letter of 7th March

And Duplicate Circular of Pt February, 1856.

sit

The Hight Honorable

Henry Labmchere; 11. P.

yo

ye

Yo

[

send ar

Foaming asked him to send componion with me, he brought for

word Le N-you-tet, and at a clock

we commenced the voyage.

-

Two hours

鳳凰窟

after, at Jung Hwny save BRA,

my clothes and things

fin.

I were

tation

me by robbers. On the Trending Grenday I came to Hongkong. Among all ullou

I have asked about the matter - Some

-

reventing what how happened to Al-Ming and some commenting for lium, not

has said that he

FILE

them burglary.

brow

& guilty of

Murex

е

Cotonsil Secretor

cbcretary.

Nr. 66

Miscellagremes.

hir.

bol trong Kong

RECEIVED

JULY 7

"Covernment Offices, Victoria,

Hongkong, P2 May, 1886

194

I have the hovor to acknowledge

on the 24th, ultimes, of

t, ow

the receipt,

the

following Despatches-

No: 30 to 36, the last of 7 th March, 1836. Circular note of 6th February,

Letter of

Letter of

بیدار

H

7th March

And Duplicate Circular

of 14 February,

1856.

The Night Honorable

Henry Labsichere, M. P.

yo

yo

Ye

I have the honor to be,

with the highest respect,

Sir,

ur Most obedient,

Your

Humble Servant,

John Berna

4.67.

Financial

Referred to M. Glevert, 20 So topy to Treasury for conton 15-

Serly pr

August/2

Auswered 6

Sir,

60/8 Hong Kong 195

RECEIVED

JULY 7

1856

Government office,

Victoria,

Hong Kong, 1 May, 1855.

I have the hour to forward

Approval Reports and Estimates

prepared come time back for

crection

of two

Buildings.

very nicecicary

the

Publie

The bure is a Central Police

£3069. Station which is rendered

necessary by the approaching expiry of the Lence under which

The Right Hrunable

Henry Labouchere, M. P.,

Putley

tc.

to.

2-12-14

the Building at precent used

as such is hild

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wvere mask

A

the

pureins of the present Station, but too high.

a sum was arkil

considering the state of the

Building, and the surveyn

accordingly dirietid

معة

General was

prepare Estimate

Setimate for

to

the

construction of the proponed wak work on a piece of ground which had always been specially received_

this

purpose.

The Lease under which the

precent premices are held

terminates on

the 14th July 1857.

on the

/

and the new Station with be

habitable by that date.

The other is a

196 3

Phee Station

in the neighbourhood of the laun

sold in Auquet and October

last, where

want

of proper

protections the purchasers still

hesitate to build.

On the completion of this Building & propone to hold other

+

sales in this direction, where the land is much sought both by European and Chinese and where much valuable ground still remains to be disponed of

Captain Cowper, acting Surveyor General, reports that of

the Fender

Enders for those works

for

he

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F

4

recommends that of Ahming,

ико

is

the sum of 20,600 Dollars

willing to undertake these two Buildings and a third of small

size,

which is not cetimated for,

but will cost about £300, and

which it is intended to place at

int

the Head of the Lower Bazaar,

position where Police Surorillanc

a

is much required.

Cont

of

Thus for the estimated

the tus principal Stations

the 3 will be created, and a

small Balance still remain.

The Estimates for the two amount to £4,494, and the terling value of Ahmings Fenders

:

1412

at Proclamation Pate is

€4,391.13.4.-

197

I trust these important

and necessary works will meet with

your approval and

Lanction.

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

Sir,

your most obedient Humble Servant

1

i

are

in

favoritte specimens of the attention paid ley, the Colonial Authorities to the cost of the undertaking. Offices of Engineers quartered in 1 Colony are not always very safe quides tracing of Estimates; for the work on which they are consulted is often tiones not completed when they

are ordered away to some other Plation" and they to indifferent whether their Estimates ire Exceeded or not. I offer this remark in reference to the Estimate for the 2 work (that at West Point ) prepared by Easter

Couper who inlds the attemporary appoint- at present = ment of Afistant Sancy or

Chief Surveyor actig

Mr. Merivale

Cl

to whom

in

މ

the absence

of M. Reverly, _. I would suggest

as some sort of protection against being misled, that this Officers plan & Estimate should be referred for report.

It is extremully fudballe

that these police Station, are indispensable; but ₤449 is a

saction

Though. The revenue.

The

for defrayin

of Hong Kong is preostrious

This pressions. Expenditure. I thuit

with scarcely

assig

such an outlay

regards of

without & specific

rcial conder

tement tion of the Colony.

The Go

The building The Cathedral

this Got Housse wers, if Sam not mistähen

not very

myhance may f

The

20

targe

sun

to

Expend on

them, when

the Governa

has at

the

198

sace moment schernes for toad, prayas a Botanical garden, & probally other Colonial sipirements. It is how're now too late. to stop, men were it in the constication of the Central Station-fulle Gurersion -reports that it will be habitatte on,

expedient

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The ! July rept _ whence I conclude the

The only builder, has been commenced thing that can be done is to keep the Colonia? Authorities to the Estimate.

WMS. 1574.

Adont Kian

For Latouchere

I would

wishy

refer

the plan

estimate

for the Westpoint building to woo (levering

or his observations

In tenders are

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The fact that near the Estimate

given a pretty good assurance that In latter has been carefully framed When for Cleverly's report is receind

I think

we may sasel rummend this

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to the heavy = cart pnancial

to swit

statements

I think suffice to satisfy to many

hey sell MR. LP

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4. Chrisly

Cleverly Gye

1856

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Same directed by be

Suntains Sabombée to

how much the ammmpany:

Plan and Estimate

ing Plan

In the construction of

Police Patien

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request that you

will

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& you the

have to offer refion

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in or the Brains

¡Anay, 853.

Mechul, Trig/Dong,

Precis

2 tectures.

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Station not a Police Station at Neck fo the cxction & a centini Pia

1. Stimates NP /4 and 27 of 1855.

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I am directed

Mr. Suz Lubenections

to trave

you for

- deration

Lor

it te

the cruise-

of the Lords

Nice Treasury

of the Sh

the copy of a Despe from

the you

of Hong Kong submitting Eestineates for

erecte

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central

Police Station and

a Police Station cet

West: Priet

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the

copey, J.

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from the Imrangor. General, when is

leaves

of absque...

in this lowe

launtry,

the subject of

these Works.

laying

these

Papers before the

Lords Cours I am

to request that

You

will state to time

Lordships the Mr.

Laben nehore rommends

there Eestionates

for...

their Lordship' sauction

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3th Sep 17/36

I have received.

your Despatet et 67, of the 1st May transmitting

reports and estimates

Anand 25 Marat/sy for the erection of a

4P3 D

Central Police Station,

and a

Solice Station at

West Point.

my

I will not refuse

consent to the erection

of Buildings which you represent to be both "'important and necessa for the interests of the Colorry, provided it is

certain

certain that the

revenue co

is sufficient to

meet the several charger

on it. But I muist

remind

you

ахо

you

202

proposed Station's. This observations and

suggestions will obtain the attention

from you

they menit.

I have to

have lately, submitted

numerous recommendations

for increased expenditure that Her Majesty's Government

would feel much dissatisfaction at public works, not of a imperative claracter, being undertaken which

any

should involve the

Colorry inn difficulties

I enclose the copy. of a report of Mr.

др

the

Cleverly upon

proposed

:

P.

SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S

ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE FOR

building a Central

Police Station

Victoria,

1855

19th September 15

£

3067. 131

10

Report

and Estimate

Mt 14 of 1855.

Inclosure N.1 in Despatch N.87671858-

203

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OFFICE OF SURVEYOR-GENERAL

(Art. of Instruc

buil

ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED FOR

Police Station in the Cits of Victoria.

PLAN OR DESCRIPTION.

Instructions to provide for this Service

лид

Excavator.

ex

have been given because the Lease of the build. 4783 €. yos

on the 30th

cavation for foot- at present hired will expire June 1857

and it is considered that ings of house and it will be more conducive to the interests of the out buildings Public to erect a new building for this purpose (having a space, though small, available) than 6456 C. fet rubble

to purchase the present hired building which

10 8 Mason.

masoury in found

requires some extensive repairs and the presentation of wallsher market value of which is excessive.

und out buildings th 150 feet run of Gemer

The Superintendent of Police has been con- sulted as to the kind of accommodation required 2'x 1'6" and the plans are prepared

prepared in conformity with

his

suggestions.

@ 4/6

@

18 granite slabs Covering openings (@5.

The Buildings will afford accommodation for 26 stink traps ove Superintendent, and Deputy Superintendent on fixed complete top floor, twelve European Constables, spare room, with granite slab Police Store and two Inspectors on middle floor,

574 Charge room, Superintendents office, Clerk's Office Circular store Six Portuguese Constables, eight Lascar Constables, six station coolies, storeroom and reserve,

@

curte and Hale as before.

A

4.1.

15.19.

175.

9

33. 15-

3.5.

6. 10.

3. 5.

Forward F

237. 14. 11

Approved,

(Signed) John Bowring.

Governor.

204

t

...

205

and in the basement two fire engines and larg Forward Lumber store, stabling for four horses, lavatous 280 jest run of and Kitchens for each class of persons is afforded pared grauite in the out buildings and Berandahs, together srain 2' cordero 3 with privies and cells for refractory prisoners. 475 C. Jest Ashlon "The site being adjacent to the present station printhe chamfered courmands

emands of course the same advantages of position arices & backing

Ine

-arrangement is submitted as could be made on the given lot for this purpose.

This work is recommended to be executed by Contract, and that as soon as possible to avoid expeuse at present incurred by hiring a building 39 ashlar

a central Police Station.

for

The

Specification.

The best that

ground to be excavated to the depth of

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@ 2/6

30 C. Jast Ozil winn dows related and

fixed

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win-

dow sills @ f

168 5 feet hearth

stones fixed @ 1/o

dressed ashlar tops

four feet and the width of four feet for 150 feet 272 feet run smooth run of sewer 2 feet deep by 1.6" wide and

at intervals of every 20 feet openings to be left for the purpose of cleansing.

The purup will be placed in such position that the water therefrom will flush. the Sowers, the funnp drawing from the well

to doorway @ 1/6

Bricklayer; Be 39,218 C. feet of brickwork in walls

Forward £

209. 10. 10

9.6.8

59.7.6

1. 10.-

5. 17.-

12. 12.

20.8.

346. 16. /

2.1

}

i

already

on the premises.

Forward and archers to

Excavation of trenches for foundation of buildings to be made of the width of four 1926 5.ftliling feet and to the depth of threes, to be levelled and rammed with

7

ē

dry lime before

com_11795. ft

lower verandah is 8 1179 5. Jt paving in utbuildings@

encing the footings.

346. lle.

980.9-

64.41-

W

!

39.6.

67.12.

float and set in Supp

2

(a) 10

7.1.8

170 5. you render

The foundations of all walls to be of rublis 52 Squares tiling masoury up to the external walls, which are for roof @ i/o to be two feet thich, the lowest course to be four feet wide and to diminish in regular off sets ; walls of 1:60 wide are to have the lowest Quarters Course two feet below surface and three feet 6586. yds render

| wide diminishing in regular offsets.

A plinth of smooth dressed ashlar is re quired to all exterior walls from ground lived to level of floor (see elevation,

set, finish ashlar

Colour

@

10

Carpenter.

2082.3 C. feet fir

70661⁄2 5.ft flooring

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th" wrought, fixed

The Plinth facing the streets to projest three joisting @ 5/6 inches and to have one mich of the arise chamfered, the stones of plinth not to be less than 1 : 6" high 10° thick alternate headers and Stretchers, (headers to be in length the entire thickness of

the wall,

backed with rough dressed

Duviled a 54.

48 C. It hardwood

27 8.

364. 7.

10

154. 11. 7

Forward F

2051. 16. 6

206

:

7.

rubble mussury to bring the walls to the dimensions shown in the drawing; at intervals of about ten feet in such positions as may be pointed out during the execution of the work openings are to be made through the Plinth Course of 9 inches by 41⁄2 inches having 3°x & countersunk for cast irow ventilators whit will be in double sets above, and below floors,

the same in roous

of house.

Imooth dressed ashlar steps to door ways

Forward framed & fixed

tw

in templets for Verandah @ $ 32 French case

ment windows.

Z

-

2057.16. 6

12.

9' x 4'

- @jp

667.41m

432 5. feet ordinary

16.4.-

windows @ 9

225 S. fect 21⁄2"

and in Verandan from street, tread one foot doors framed, rise 8 inches, window sills to be of smooth dress braced. & filled ed atklav projecting 3 inches from wall properly in with 1" batters

@ if Arches supporting the verandah in basement | 438 5. feet 2 ins and first floor to be semicircular springing doors four paull from Prers as shown ou plan.

throated and weathered.

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Columns supporting upper verandah and roof to be 1: 2" and 100 square in the stein respectively with wrought stove caps and bases, wrought irow tie rods 11⁄2 now attached to _ Capital of Columens to be botted inside the wal

square and flat ploughed and tongued and beaded @ 1/6°

406 5. feet 2 in:

Forward F

11. 5.

32.17.-

2191. 6. 6

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207

C

L

the

of the house to receive the lateral thrust of brick arches on which the verandah's are to be

supported ; Verandahs to have tiled floors, these vrangements will considerably lessen danger from fire.

Bath-room, stables, Kitchens and cells to be paved with punch dressed ashlar 6 inches this well and truely bedded in sound mortar of shell or store lime and fresh-water band.

Windows of Cells punch dressed ashlar cassing two fest wide and six mches thick with a rebate two inches by one inch to receiss frami of iron.

Forward doors framed, braced and filled in with 1' bote

teus

100 10 4 racks and

mangris

Cou

plete for Stabiles

1440 Effect fixed Jalousies &

127 C. ft Standards wrought, rebated chamfered and

-d

+

Jozarth stones for all fire places to be of fixed for Jalousies smooth dressed ashlar grauite four inches thin Hove chimney pieces to all fire places.

Fine, dressed rail and plinth between columns to inches thick 12 inches wide chamfered.

Bath room floors to be paved with granite fine dressed both sides rebated and run with lead:

All the walls to be built of sound bricks

5/9

16 Squares & in: trellis white deal wrought & fixed @ £1.5 9 C. ft hardwood framed, braced,

و

Forward £

£ s d

2191. 6. 6

16. 18:4

4.

48.

36, 10.3

20.

23/6.15.1

208

|

|

I

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well bedded in mortar fresh water sand and shell line properly bonded, flat arches with relieving arches thereto to be formed over all

door and window openings.

Kitchens to be provided with stoves usually adopted in Victoria with wrought iron bars 1" by &" three inches apart.

/"

Bakucent Verandah and passage to have groined brisk arches, upper floors to have

transverse arches 14 inches wide as shown on plan, for support of joisting .

Forward

rebated and

fixed of

( 421.4 C. feet fir in roof & 3/6

492 8. fest 11⁄2 ind in treads and

risers of stairs, wrought; rounded no seings and. fixed 182 C. fect in

R

Roof to be framed as

as shown in drawing of China fir all of dimensions shown ou plan carriages @ and Restinate.

J

in

as shown

↑ £-s-d 2316.15.1

2.5.

73.14.8

*

i

12.6.

3/

23. 2.-

88 feet run trin:

square banister

handrail complete

The flooring joists and flooring plan and restimate with bridging strainers wrought and fixed or struts between the joists, trimmers required for all fire places and openings for staircases

9° x 6" ; wood bricks 4" x 24" for fixing linings, shirtings, for 1: 6" apart. Ceiling joists on top floor are to be 3" x 2" spitted to tie beams.

Stairs to be of Chira fir, tread 11⁄2" rounded

Glazier.

1070 5. feat good English grows Fat @ 10

Forward

4.8.

----

444.11-8-

2477.2.5

209

uc

nosings, risers 11⁄2" moulded handrail and 11⁄2" square banisters or balusters.

Forward Painter.

| 5884 5.148%, 4

coats in doors

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to and windows 8

640 S. 1Yss, 4 costs,

in jalousies @ 8 966 S. (Yor, 4 coals,

Boarded floors of Chica fir 11⁄2" x 6" ploughed and tongued.

The urices of door and window openings to and to have staff beads of wood 1" mailed to wood bricks. Doors and window frames to be of hardwood, main building 6" x 44" wrought framed rebated and beaded, door and window frames of offices to be 5"x3", external doors to street and doors to cells of hardwood 21⁄2" thick framed, and braced 330 S. You, 4 Coats,

and filled in with 1" batters to be hung with strong hook and eye hinges.

The doors of Superintendents Quarters and

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£

2477.2.5

210

19.12.4

21.6.8

in

floors and

32.4.

trellis work

8

in stack Cases & skirtings @ 8

Blacksmith De

9"

for doors @ 4jn

all other external and internal doors to yard 41- 9o rime looks to have I batters ploughed tongued and beaded

and to be 2" thick framed.

Doors of Offices 2" framed and filled in with 4 " batters strong I hinges.

Wine

dows on sides facing streets to be; where so showre in drawing, French Casement, all

cashes to be 2" thick with moulded bars and

34

8" bolts for

exterior doors @ 10

41 thuribe latches

to doors in ve 1/

randaks

Forward F

11.

8.4.

18.4

2.1.

2572.18.9

1

"Uc

:

nung folding.

Forward

The sashes of offices to be t1⁄2" and filled in 24 Grates second with glass.

D.

Fixed

Jalousies where shown to Verandah for Bath rooms, &c. top and bottour rails - 4" x 3" wrought and framed stills 3" x 2" and filled in with 1⁄2" white deal 4 inches broad and - placed are such

Que inch apart, jalousies to be all fixed. Stables to be formed complete for 4 horses, division of stalls to be framed with 3 square hardwood (teak, filled in with Br" batters China

Zir.

Margers and rucks to be of teak also all

and usual and s

services

and necess

necessary

essary ser

Fastenings complete; floors to be paved with small store

2572.18.9

F-s-d

211

Class

44-

96.-

32-12 iron

gratings for Kitchen

22/2 2072 the wrought irow in straps

bosts Nookseves

and fixing,

@ 8

98 Say Looks

to doors and Easements to 1/ Plumber, tr

50 feet rum 4 soi-

4 water closets

Seats, D

with chamfered mices; heel gutters fince dressed

6 inches wide with proper drip discharging by pipe fixed (23) connecting pipes into maire drain withe iron -gratings

- discharge place. 1⁄2" rebuted boarded ceiling to all rooms with 2" China fir trellis work, all round for Beutilation.

Render, and set all exterior walls of main

Cou

₤1-10

plate to I-Cistern in, roof

1

3.9.4

69.1.4

4.18. -

9.7.

6.

Forward &

2761. 14, 11

T

:

"ucions,

building, Superintendents walls to be floated;

exterior to les coloured and drawn in courses

| of Ashlar work.

Forward

to supply same / ball coct fixed

Stop and lime white ait brickwork not spew / Force pump fied to be plastered.

fixed

Roof to be covered with best tiles in two | 20 feet 2" Supplich

courses set in chunam,

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1

2761. 14. 11

212

10.

51-1-

pipe fixed @ 2/%

2.13.4

4.

5.8.2788163

6-

Wrought iron chimney bars 22" x 7" turning 40 feet 11⁄2" discharge up 5 on each side of chimney jambe, wrought iron pipe fixed a 2% stirrup irous 2" x + turning up 2'6" with proper 6. 11⁄2 bib cocks Key wedges.

fixed @ 18% Wrought irow pair of straps 2" x with 1 bolt to confine feet of principals of each treess. brow rime 2" x 2" let into rebated stove jambs and 14" bars placed 4 apart

run in with lead. All interior doors are to have 3 bolt iron rim locks, exterior doors 9r 3 bolt rim looks, 8+ round bolts to bottom and top of all exterior doors; 6' bolts to each side top and bottom Freuch Easements, 6' wrought irow stay hooks to all doors and windows, wrought iron staples for all typhoon bars.

Forward. E

2788163

rucions, Ne

ilding

& wrought iron grating in Kitchen, there' latches to all doors of offices, approved grates to all chimneys in main building.

Point four times with best oil Colour of such

be directed all the wood and crou

tint as work.

may

Glaze all windows with good English glass well set in putty to be complete and clean when delivered over by contractor.

Such general clauses as are usual in all Specifications and such other descriptive statements as may

for the

be

le con

usidered necessa

наш

-guidance and instruction of the Chinese contractors will be added should the work be approved of.

Forward

d

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213

Forward F

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Im 2018/56

214

rucions, No. 29.) Report and Estimate N° 14 of 1855.

ilding

a Ocutral

DATED

19th September, 1855.

MATERIALS

MATERIALS

TO BE

PORTION

oF WORK TO RE

PARTICULARS.

LLABOUR.

TO BE

TOTAL.

ISSUED FROM

PERFORMED

PURCHASED.

STORES.

BY CONTRACT.

£

대구

d,

£

S.

d.

£

d.

£ 5. d.

Forward

Casualties, / ...he...Cut..

d.

2788163

278

Total,...

£

3067 1310

Surveyor-General.

1

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE.

215

Map Plans Elevations Sketch Pieture

of proposed new bentral Police Station for Victoria, Hong Kong enclosed with a report and extimate of 19 September 1855

being..

C.0.129/55/extract)

have been removed to the Map Room.

Map Room Reference M.P. G.812

11. vi. 59

Gulickham

P.

SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S

ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE FOR

a Police Station

at West Point.

Victoria, 25th February, 1836.

£

1426. 6.

2

Report and Estimate

Nr 27 of 1855..

Inclosure No2 in scapater N. 67671858-

F...

216

1

(Art of Instructi

OFFICE OF SURVEYOR-GENERAL

ESTIMATE OF THE EXPENSE NECESSARY TO BE INCURRED FOR a Poo West Point.

PLAN OR DESCRIPTION.

Instructions to provide for this service

have been given

giver ou

on account of the extension of the Town of Victoria to the West rendering

addition to the Police force

necessary

an ad

for that District.

The accommodation required is as

Excavator.

£. S.

£

1941⁄2 C. You cutting

217

and

for footings of house

outbuildings

@ per C. Y? 8

Masou.

6.9.8

698

follows, for tivo European Constables, 5 Portuguese, 1944 C. yds rule.

4 Indians & Station Coolies.

The Building proposed will afford this, besides day room, a look up,

at

and a Store room.

a toouu

for the reserve,

The work is recommended to be executed by contract and that as soon as possible to ve a feeling of confidence to the land

Give де

ble masonry

in

foundations @ 14. 7€ 120 feet.

• reen of 5.6

Sewer

@

5 grauite slabes covering openings @ 57.

owners and encourage the growth of the Town . 10 stick traps

P

Specification.

ground to be excavated to a depth of four feet and width of four feet for 120 feet

Sewer 2 feet deep by to feet wide, and

rrrrr

of

fixed complete @ 2/% circular stone

curl and slabe

as before

at intervals of 20 feet openings to be left for 244 feet run of Cleansing.

Excavation of Trenches for foundations to a depth of 3 feet and width of 4 feet levelled

Approved,

(Rigned) John Bowring.

Governor.

paved grauite drain 2 ft wide @ &

Forward £

142.4.

21.

1.5.-

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1. 57-

8. 2,8

175. 2.3

69

i

ctu

21h the footings. Foundations of

rubble

masonry,

offrets,

are

Forward

plinth chamfered

arices and

backing @ i/o

dow sills @ J.- 621⁄2 S. feet hearth stone fixed @ 1/8° 48 feet run of

and rammed with dry lime befor laying

all walls to be of 274 C. feet Ashlar external walls 2 feet thick lowest course of which is to be four feet wide diminishing in regular offsets, walls of 1.6" to have lowest course 3 feet wide two feet below 22 ashlar win Surface also diminishing in regular off sets,

A plinth of smooth dressed ashlar is re- quired for all exterior walls from ground level to level of floor to project 3 inches and to have one mich of

mich of arice chamfered, the stones of plinth not to be less thaw 1.6" high and 100 this ashlar steps to alternate headers and stretchers headers to be doorways @ 1/5 length the entire thickness of the wall, backe? " 72 feet external with rough dressed rubble masoury walls to the dimensions shewn in the drawing; at 72 granite caps &

asoury to bring the stairs, Verandah

intervals of about 10 feet and in such position bases for brick be pointed out during the execution of Columns @ 12-6 the work openings

are to be made through the

500 C. feet grante plinth course of 9 inches x 41⁄2 inches leaving 3° x girders @ 7%.

in

as may

J

6" Countersunk for cast iron ventilators which

will be in double sets above and below floors;

smooth dressed

Forward

£. s. d

175.2.3

20. 11.

3.6.

4.13.9

3. /2.

58.-

45.-.

9 8

218

25.

28213

289

28Į

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the same in rooms of house.

to the Verandah in

Forward

Bricklayer.

Imooth dressed asklar steps to doorways and in verandah from Street, treads one foot21,303 C. feet of rivers & inches, window sills to be of smooth brickwork @ 6 dressed ashlar projecting & inches froin wall 1456 5. feet tiling properly throated and weathered; arches supporting in Verandahs @ &

ground floor to be segments 308 S. fect paving of circles and semicircles as shown in drawing in out houses springing from skewbacks

granite girders 40.87 Squares tiling of 10 feet in length and each at least one foot in roof @ £1. 6. -

depth and width. Brick Columns supporting roof to be 10 inches

Square with wrought stove caps and bases 12 miches square.

ал

Carpenter.

6761⁄2 flooring for 1523 S. ft flooring // wrst fixed and

Verandahs to have tiled floors including bath" rooms and water closets; the rooms and passages nailed of the ground floor to be arched as shewn in plan and section.

@ 4

122 C. feet hard-

good framed and

16 French casements.

These arrangements will lessen danger from fixed in templets fire. Kitchens and room for Engine to be paved for Verandah @ 5%.

with punch dressed ashlar 6 inches thick well and truly bedded in sound moitar of shell stone live and fresh water sand, hearthstories of

он

8x4

@ 1/ Forward A

532.10

48.10.8

10. 5.4

2892

219

53.2.1 644 10

101. 9. 6

25.7.8

30.10.-

9.12.-

166.19.2933 /29

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Forward

166. 19. 2 933 12 9

220

368 S. feet common

all fire places to be of smooth dressed ashlar granite four inches thick. Stove Chimney pieces to all fire places. All the walls to be built of sound" windows @ 9 bricks well bedded in mortar of freshwater sand 252 S. feet doors and shell live properly founded; flat arches with 21⁄2" framed bra relieving arches thereto to be formed over all door and window openings.

Ground floor Verandah to have groined arches at the Corners where bath room, be are situated.

Roof to be framed

as

shewn in drawing of

ced and filled in with 1 battens @ 1/% 408 S. feet doors 2" framed filled with

2 batters @

Glazier.

3

D

10

Chica fir all of dimensions as shewn in plan 464 S. feet good and Estimate the flooring batters and flooring as English glass shown in plan and Estimate.

fixed @

acc

top floor

are

to be 3" X. 2′′

10

Blacksmith, De

Ceiling Joists spitled to tie beams. The arices of door and window 27 - 90 rim locks openings to have staff leads of wood I nailed for doors @ by 4/1 to wood brisks. Doors and window frames to 27 thumbs lat- be of hardwood 5" x 3" wrought framed rebated ches - and beased, for door and window frames 10 Grates second of Offices and Constable's quarters. External door class £4. to street and doors to Kitokens and Engine house

20

7/

Forward.

13, 16,

12. 12.-

17--21072

19, 6, 8 19

5.8.-

1.7-

40.

Oo

46.15..

116367

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Comati

ET

Forward

to be of hardwood 21⁄2" thick framed braced and filled with 1" batters to be hung with strong hook 12 - 11⁄2" iron and eye hinges; doors of bath roours and water Closets 2" framed and filled with & "batteus, strong I hinges.

French casement windows where

shown in drawing, all sashes to be 2" thick with moulded bars and hung folding.

The sashes of Offices and Condtables rooms

to be 11⁄2" and filled with glass.

gratings for Kitchen @ 2/2

30 stay hooks to

doors and

Casements @ 4- 8" botte for exterior doors @ 10

Render and set all exterior walls of main 1036 the wrought building. Stop and leine white all brickwork. iron in straps Roof to be covered with best tiles in two bolts hook's eyes

Courses set in chunam.

and

fixing @ 8

Plumber.

pipe fixed @ 8/9

Wrought iron chimney bars 24" x turning up 5 on each side of Chimney Janche 24fect run 4" soil

wrought iron stirrup irous 2" x 8" turning up 2: 6" with proper Key wedges, wrought iron pair of straps 2" x 8" with 1" bolt to Confine feet of principal rafters of each truss.

crow sim 2' x =" let into rebated slove

jambes and 1'4" bars placed 4" apart

with lead,

A

ive

2 Water Closets seats, the Complete

@

£1. 10.

2 Cisters in roof

fixed Complete £10.

Forward F

46. 15.-1163

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1.6.-

1. 10.-

3,4

34, 10.8

4.10.-

る。

20.

84

27.10.-1247 117

221

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Forward

All interior doors to have 3 bolt iron rime locks: exterior doors 9" 3 bolt rim locks 8" round bolts / Force pump to bottom and top of all exterior doors, 6'bolts fixed to each side, top and bottom, of French case_ 10 feet 2". ments, 6' wrought iron stay hooks to all

10 feet 2" supply pipe fixed @ 2/8°

doors and windows, wrought iron staples 20ft / 1⁄2" discharge for all typhoon bars, t' wrought iron grating in pipe fixed @ 2%/% Kitchens, thumb latches and dead that lock

for Kitchens and Engine room.

1

4-11⁄2" bilicoets

fixed @ 14.. Painter.

Grates to all chimneys in main building. Paint four times with best oil colour of 209 S. yards

be directed all woodworth painting doors to

such tint as may and ironwork.

Glaze all windows with good English glass well set in putty to be complete and clean when

given over by Contractor.

I now bars square to windows of lock up.

Such general clauses as are usual in all specifications and such other descriptive statements as may

be considered necessary for the guidance and instruction of the Chinese Contractors will be added should the work

windows four

coats @ 8

80 S. yos painting trellis work four costs @

8

£-s-d

10.-1247.

ď

27.10. 1247.1 7

5.-.-

16.8

2.

3. 12.

6.19,4

2./3.4

3988

9128

Forward F

1296 12 11

222

T

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be approved of.

as,

8, No. 38.)

Ju 6010/56

Report and Estimate N° 27 of 1855.

ce Station at

DATED

25

MATERIALS

PARTICULARS.

LABOUR.

TO BE

+

PURCHASED.

* February

MATERIALS

TO BE

ISSUED FROM

1856.

PORTION

OF WORK TO BE

PERFORMED

TOTAL.

STORES.

BY CONTRACT.

d,

£

d.

£

S. d.

£ 5. d.

£

8.

d.

Forward

1296 12 11

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Casualties, /...er... cent...

129133

Total,............£142662

Taliani Cowper

Acting Surveyor-General.

223

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE.

224

Map Plant Elevations Sketch Pieture

of proposed Police Station to be built at West Point, Hong Kong enclosed with a report and extimate of 25 February 1856

being.

c.0.129/55 /extract).

Las

been removed to the Map Room.

Map Room Reference.

M.P. G. 812

11. vi.59

Jurckham

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N. 68. & Government Offices, Victoria,

Judicial.

C

Ansave. 25 July, 1st- t. 79.

JULY 7

1886

dir,

/

1856.

I have the hour to report

that on receipt of your Desportalen

M: 32 of 21th Johway, it wow notified.

to Mr. Alexander that he

way ாேட-

in the appointment of

-firmed im

at

boo year

Registrar of the Supreme bout, ot a chlory of £bes a your

The Office of Deputy Registion, on the salary of £350 per m

applied for by Mr. M. 12.

have been

The Right Hmorable

Houry Labmchure, M.P.,

Ber

Voy

annum,

Kei

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Mawson, who have been in the Service upscards of four years, leaning beem appointed by the Colonial Office block to the Registion General

the 3rd March 1852.

3

A

Mr. Masson has acted_for_ & Years as Deputy Registor, and as Registror for 4 month in the sud

19574, and beginning of 1865, is in all respecte competent to perform the duties of the Office. Ao a temporary measure I have

of

in

1855, and

continued him in the situation, and I now - Submit his none

for emfirmation in the appointment of Deputy. Registrar.

Copies of M. Moveni's application.

ا براسه

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226

and the Colonial Secretory's reply are herewith forwarded.

I have the hover to be,

with the highest respect,

Si

Your

- most Obedient,

NQ_AUod

Humble Servant,

John Beuren?

21.

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227

1. Athen Basing

MRJ Ball

WR

Merivale WREIliot MINUTES

JULY 1856

مکن مرا

Wclabusshere ZI

کی و

M

July/st.

Receipt of your

Thave to exhuastage thr

Abd of

Chi stafeleng

to afferave the approruberent

of les Herson

le

to the Office

Salary of £550 a year.

Registion wh

1

The Right Commade "Gears Lahonellere, full.

Governor Jis the Bowring

120 May, 1853-

Victoria Amphions,

89 if

2 bielizures,

sirointment to that deputy Registran Court, and Mt Maseous provicimui in the Price of Registrar of the Jurseme

Peporting M3 Alexanders confiemston

made by the S.

of Mr Masson

M. Meniale. Jan

S.

y state to any

which u. iiluter with the appointment

Pregistian_Rahapes M. Grey

dlo

of no fuosike

levy

et home

to the Office

Seseaty

May

know whether

be the W. Labontes

has made xey

with respect to the place

July.

the

Consion

apponturt

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(Copy)

Sir,

6019/50

bant Hire, Terughing,

11⁄2

3, the Aforil 1866.

228

consequence of the appointment.

of Mr. Alesonder as Registon of the chbreine bust, and the money. + Supreme Court,

77

there by saved in the port of Deputy

hyper Registrar, I have the limor to request

that you

My

will be pleased to friturit. home to Jois Excellency. The

l'overnor

Candidate for the

pasant appointment, and also to

ye &

Support this my

any application by

your recommendation_

I beg to state for the information:

served.

His Ezeelleney that I have formed; "for more than three years av Rating

To the Home M.J. Mcreer, Colmart Secretory.

L

::

Deputy Registrar, during four tumitte which period. I carried on the Anties of and officiated for the Acting Regiation, while the way absent from the Colony on Lecure. Busting twis Excellency sall

༡་༡

-+-

leave.

take Inc in Service into his kind consideration

I have, De:

(Signed) Mr. R. Masson.

True Copy

Bolomil Secretory.

A

(Copy) M:319.

4. 6019/5

229

Colonial Secretary's Office, Vistoria, Hongkong,

dir

In

to

Many 1856.

to your

better

reply to the amway to you

Yesterday, Showe 10 His Excellenay's authority for your contimance in the appointment

of Deputy Registion of the Supreme bant out the Salary of £851 and His Excellency

will

350 a yo

recommend

your confirmation to the Right Hommable The Secretary of State for the Colmined by the nitgring Mail.

I have, Key K.,

(Signed) W. J. Mereer,

bylonal beritany.

M. R. Mousson, Esquire, Aloting Definity Registron 1 The Supreme Court.

во

Tone Copy

Colonial Secretory.

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Nebg. Po Government Office, Pretoria,

Legislative.

10103

Referred to Incess Wood & Re

iAnswe

27 August/56-

ero 16 July / E6 LP.

Bejbit 7140

JULY 7 18.6

Sir,

год

Houghney, 22 Mony 1856.

I have the honor to acknowledge.

Despintele No 28, of 19th. Belober 1855, from Sir George Grey, on the Subject: of Sonereal Divance in this belony.

of

Vecere

lied to

That Desportch replied

th-

Despartelus hence Nov 81 and 914,

11th and 26th June 1866, to which Inno again bey referense

I have brought this important

+

question before the Legislative Cormeil,

The Right Femorable

Houry Labonchere, M. P.,

Bes,

Vacil

&c..

231

lvery-

cary tomber of colichen recognizes the magnitude of the cal, and the

for

security of adopting all reparound

Suppressine;

iti du

but expressed

t

opinions that the difficulty of deading "effectually with the question

extreme.

Arocy

The Draft Ordinance which bow

: bien tirice emosidered by the Concil,

and tirice circulated among-

いい

its

Members, I transmit herewith,

-

together with the written ofisinimus

th

of the individual members

I also forward a letter from the Colonial Surgeon of of ultime, shewing the extent of the Dissease, and making reference to the preventive

Ane Iures

No 1.

Nr 2 @ 6.

7

adopted at Gibraltor.

On a permeat of all these_dren- -Muents it will be deem that the

on the

ition; and

sly await

question turns mainly purrticular mode of Legislation; on this point I shall anxiously the decision of Her Majesty's Governmen In the Dexportales to which I have a booe teferred, as well. in the Enclosures to this, so much

ument.

a

- evidence have been adduced to r

h

Slew the

пис

it un=

urgency of interference, that I feel it - necessary for

ராட

me to do more

this recasion than to request the earliest emosideration of the Jubjest.

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with the highest respect;

Sir, Your most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

John Bowring

Cuko

Gov 6020 Rogers 9140 Akary Подело

Sir John Bowring

N°103

Mr. Menvale

70

закому

for

232

27

I have received

your

and of May

Despatch of the

last transmitting:

Ordinance

M. Merule. It has taken the Colonial Authoritér

tory time to prepare this drafte

on a brey

Conside

Aderie

Audinanc

rital subject. Whom do you competent to wam

1 Health

its provisions & S. y State thereon. The Board

I Mink, Mough at

present only

in Naft

Wo R. Lad Wither h

comultit,

asked to

suggest farther reforem.

If it wiff

M 15

Any 25/ his i nogen, dy 25/36 the draft of ar

to Meriale 26

for

to Labouchen 27

the repressor of

certain disease"

The evils which

Anow 20 Marty that Ordinance is

intended to arrest are

f

mot alarn

a m

alarming

kind

and I haven't failed

to

give any

best attention

both to the draft chovely

and to the valuable

=communications which

a company it

I am not omprised that the objections to

which such a measure

hy

the

egistration of

Brothels is

треп

feet

Aས་

is un

conquestionably

should be strongly

under as

I shoved

then

the Colony.

འ་

And

cii cumotan ek

nuper

sider

un van ouer a ble

овало

But in such

in such a state

off things

ao

I learn

to prevail at Hong Kong

H

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233

I am led to the conclusion

which I see is reluctantly

adopted by the Chif Justice, that the evorsting

evilo are

such

justify and thiefer

dasmand sucha remed.

reme day.

The Colonive

Government-haunt. I

think attacked sufficent

unight to the

very grave

et that in a british

fact that Colony large number of

women shoved be beed

in

prachieve Slavny for

purposes of prostitution

234

I

in A

Ca dev

of dive

allowed in some

t

a

a so

ས་་ ི་ འ་་་་་འ༦་

cution

རིརྦ་་ག་བ་ད་ལྟ་ཝ་མིན

the

gmin of

རཟན་

the

and

fr

Chore to

whom they suppre

who be

a

themselves to belong. A clape of person

"of thein

no

by

cherei of then own,

are sub

ted to such

pulifected

treatment

agent

have

lain

the

active forstechoir off

verment. I am not.

༦༩་འའཚའ་ ི

T

T

at present prepared to

and

I wish

you

to consider in

say seriondy новить авира

and to

what extent it is

practicable to

this

grine

protection. But I de

not see

be

how it

live the

all tite

n at

at all

дисей

Establishments in which

such practice, are suppred

to exist

under

the

a^e

brought

d in

eye and

Some me a vure;

Control

under

the

of foremment On these ground the fore

}

in de fondently of theme

།ས ་

which have been pressed.

expore you by his I Shiling

and other, I think that

these Houses of ill fame

and

their crimater shoved

d

aའ་ །

be registered subjected to police megulations -

Mom in the

fust instance.

Damitany

ofa

བ ་ང་ད་ འབིས།།

that a strid medione

mofection phoned be

торе

en free

ད་ཀ བ་ ད

d and

that all

voliened.

ཊི་་དར ཀ རྫན་ཚ་༧ག་༦༧རིའ༠༧ན

pero

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235

be removed to Hospitalo

aced under treatment

and placed

The expense of this for Treatment not at their

b Shimla le puis

eveporte

пре

but at the eat wike

the Public or

ofjas

if possible by

of the persons from where

of

Control

༦ འབ ཀ་༠

they

taken

not whom I will

agamist

here obverve rather than

their confatina te cristruments

the

ང་འ་འཆ་འ་འ ིན་

pence provisions of the

Law showed

be mainly

directed. A Law

framed on these prensiple.

beorder the direct effect

it would

have

public Health

the

:

Чи

236

(དང་ཀམ་ ་ བའི་

mine diabe

वित

protection to that who

are

the

the first victims of འཐལ་བ་ ༧༠༩༠༦ད། དཀའ་ན finlitates such

further

suplem

Wen vung v

furnment sught

it eve

eve fo

ескра

home aften.

ao

the

deem

dient to bake

Until however

sucha Law can be

i and put in

framed

it

face I don't objed

four bringing

to

into

tron the Ordenance

operation

Now

wanded in

ཀ་་ཀ་་.

..draft.

with the omission of the

of the

A

17th clause, against

which the

objections

відст the Police

надея від

Magistrate

I thinbe

conclusive. It is brue

that brothel hiee

Cannot at the

pero

James

lime

be reqenied to bring their

་བ ༽གས་པའི་ Etablishments under

the notice

་་་༣རི་འ་མ་

the.

d

prosecuted by the Authrive. fr

Jame

hieping them. I admit the fire that

роготно to the confarming

}

i

conduchi's

Ordinance and on

-conducting

them velves without

munes

རི་ཥ་(རི༤ ཟ་ཅད་པན་ཆའ་་ག་་པ ཊ་་བ་

should be

from..

mpted

the apprehension

of such prosecutions. But

Денев

private individuals

should unquestionably retain all their prevent

reght

to indict them

Houser

༩༩

b

which in

in

20

༥༠༩་་་་༦༩༢༤༠༩.

any respectable

certainty.

locality they we

a

and

the Police

237

retain full legal power

to put them down in

any of one on

abuse

on diorder and

tu a

་།

to interfere with affect

any

Slaven z

of proved

I observe in the

paper, befre

Au

The ༥/

tion that Sailow

su gogation здравет arriving

ཏའ་

the bot

phoned not be allowed

to land, if suffering

from the disease

phone & wundman

d

against

which this

Ordinance is directed

If it is practicable

to enforce a regulation This kind it

be

trome d

ཏི། ཨ... དིདྡྷ, རིཡཱ, ཙིཏྟཾ ཨུཀལཱཔནྟཱརཱ

at service

great

of may

Яжину

that

any

aboost, say Colonice Law must be

et without

very imperfect

it.

I have be.

:

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Draft Ordinance.

OZĂ PORN BƏ

Subof

238

Hongkong. Victoria Regive

Anno Decimo Novo

W:

7188

185

By His Excellency Fir

John Bowring, Knight, L. L.D., Governor and Commander

mander in Ch

Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice Admiral of the same Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary

aud

Superintendent of the Trade of British subjects

in China, with the advice

Hot

of the Legislative Council ý thông trong

Antréinance for

the

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239

the better repression of

certain diseases.

Whereas the alarming

increase of the cases of

Venereal disease within.

this bolony hath been

attended with most pernicions results,

and it is desirable to

confer upon the lexecutive soune authority for taking

Measures to

arrest the further

progress thereof. Be it.

enacted and ordained.

by His Cxcellency The Governor of Houghong, with the advice of t

of the

Legislative bouncil thing,

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in Manner following:

The persons charged 1. The

with the execution.

of this Ordinance shall be the · person.

charged with the execution of this Br Kinance (weepts so far

перев

as relates to patients

belonging to Her - Majesty, sea or Land

Forces) - And the respective Surgeons of the Ships of War. Regiment :

or

Porps, to which such

last mentioned Patiente

belong, shall be the persous charged with the execution of

of this for as

Ordinance. So

1

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241

relates to such last-

mentioned patients

respectively.

Penalties sepon person II. Cvery person who, having connection, being ill of syphilis or

ing ills.

1. during

:

ри

не

illuess. gonorrhea, shall have

-

Carnal connection with

any other person, shall, upon being thereof.

convicted vir a su

Summary

way before any perstice. of the Peace, for every such offence forfitand :

pay

unto the brown a

ua

11.00

penalty not swreeding pos dollars, nor less than 200

dollars, to be levied of his or her goods

us and

Chattels by warrant of

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242

distress and sale under

the hand of the same

other Justice of

or any

the Peace in default

of payment and payment there of may

be likewir.

enforced by his or her imprisonment, if such. Justice shall think fit.

The like penalty III. Every person aiding, upon procurors and abetting, or procuring owners of houses, T. any such offence as in

the last section is specifics,

and every person in whose house ordwelling, and to whose knowledge,

or information, or belief, any such offence

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As

243

aforesaid shall have

been committed, and

shall not immediately

give information thereg.

unto a pratice of

the

Peace, or unto the said

or,

upou

proper officer, shall, Conviction thereof.

before any justice of the

Peace in a suns

Summary

such his

way, for every or her offence, forfeit.

and pay

the like.

penalty to be levied. and enforced

Marner in

ced in like

default of

rent as in the said

payment

section next immediately

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preceding is expressed

Reports of diseases to IV. Every person ill of

be given to the proper either of the said Authority, and power

and power diseases, or in whose house or dwelling, and

to visit and.

Fand inspect

the persons ill thereof to whose knowledge, or

information, or belief, there shall happen to

uito

be any person ill of either of the said

is hereby

diseases, is hereb

ired to matre an

required

unmediate

ate report

thereof to the person charged with the execution of this Ordinance, and to give to the person so charged

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free

afterwards to the said

dwelling and .

house or

to every part thereof, and also to himselfor herself

or the person

so ill as

.

aforesaid . And

erson so ill as

every person

aforesaid shall at all times there after, during

his or her illness, attend

and also suffer himself.

or

herself to be atterided by the person charged

with the execution

this Ordsicance, and his proper officer, at

such hours and-

places to be appointed ||

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by the person so charged

from time to time,

and submit to such

visitation and corporal or other inspection

according

to medical

usage or practice, for the better ascertaining I his or her state of health, as the person so charged shall from time to time appoint. And in Case any person. shall offend against

any of the provisions

in this section contained. be or she shall for every such offence, being thereq. convicted before a justic

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of the summary way, forfeit

and pay

to the brown.

a penalty not weeeding

Three Hundred Dollars,

nor less than 100 Dollar, to be levied and enforced,

in default of payment,

by we

gdish

warrant of distress

sale, and, if it be

and

thought fit, by ~

imprisonment until

payment, in the like

u

manner and

and form as

d form

by Section Two is hereinbefore provided.

V. It is the duty of

the

executine of this he person charged.

Ordirvance

with

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the execution of this увел Ordinance diligently

to afford to every person

so ill and so

reported as

aforesaid, all such

medical aid and

treatment as the

nature of his or her

disease m

may require, and to superinten

and see to the due

and

regular provision

and administration.

of his or her medicine

and diet, and of all other matters requisite,

in the premises-And to

exercise and

and

enforcea

all

wers

singular the powe

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and authorities by this

Ordinance Nested in the.

person so charged with . the execution thereof.

bertificate of recovery VI. After the recovery or

or Cure.

cure of any person who

shall have been so ~

reported, visited, and inspected as aforesaid,, of either of the said

diseases, he or she shall

upon

demand receive.

from the person - charged with the- execution of this

Ordinance, or

a

proper

officer in that behalf-

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or

4 such recovery of

which Certificate

cure

shall be received and.

taken in eve

every

Court

and Place soever as

conclusive proof of the

matters therein

appearing.

As

• Indemnity to persons VII. So long only conforming thematins, any person who may

themselves

be or become liable to

any penalty at common law by act of Parliament,

or under Division Five:

of Section Three of Ordinance Nr. 14 of 1845, for Keeping. a house of building for

the

occripation or resort

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of public prostituc

annoyance

whether to the anno

се

of any person or otherwise, shall conform continue to conform

m and

hrinself or herself to all

4

the enactments in this."

Ordinance Contained,

such person shall be indemnified against all such his or her liability,

in the premises, and

may, if sued or prosecu_ - ted in respect thereof, allege or plead this Ordinance in ber of such

snit or

tion.

proseen.

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Imprisonm

- sonment in VIII . In addition to any addition to money penalty which, under

penalties .

Sections I wo, Three, and

Four of this Ordinance;

a justice of the Peace hath power to inflict," the said pustice may (but only if he think p0) also for the same offence sentence the offender to

imprisonment with or without hard

:

labour for the terms || following, that is to say, (if the offence be against.

Section Irvo or Section.

Three for a terme not exceeding wo months,

nor less than Two weeks,

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and / if the offence

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be

against Section Four) for

a

term not exceeding

one mouth, nor less

than the week.

Apraise wh

Section VII. not to be IX. No offender against

any in semuity to offenders against this ordinance.

any of

the enactments

in this Ordinance con_

_tained shall be entitled

to any benefit or a indemnity whatsoever under Section Seven of]

this Ordinance.

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Draft Adinance for the better & certain diseases

repression &

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Some of opinion that the proposed Reliance is eminently

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calculated to abate à disease_ which live hitherts caused ravages

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too fecerful to detail, not mly no Norcal and Military Frow, but also the population youerally..

1. Mory 18:56.

ener

(ligned) W. Camien,

Lt. Governor.

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Kolmial Secretary.

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Venereal Ordinance.

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great difficulty in legislating

upon a Subject like the nic sino before the "Comeit, _ where the

you

is not the funishment of Brothich keepers of the suppression of whine- - Ion, but simply to check the spread of divers __ is, that camist and - giving an affirment - Soustion to immorality, and I slinild therefore, under ordinary to any

eiroumstances, be

apponent

such legislation was that prescovent, but when I emsider the frightful_ extent to which the venereal disease

is prevalent in this colony - it's mirulence, and the fearful ranges which it emmits, I'am dispersed

to

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to think that the real Government is pestified, if not imperatively; called upon, to interpose and out oft may be best

Suck, measures as

calsulated to remedy. To grant an

evil.

The question then arrives av to the nature of these mesosures, and the mode in which they are to be

introduced and carried out. I enfess I do not approve of the

+ Ordinance now

Doueft

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wow on the table.

It gives an indemnity to Brothal kee furs and Prostitutes for vertain. impingements of the lone, provided t they "enuply

by with the

requisitions.

The Ordinance. This

is

カー

attempt to do indirectly that which the local government feels it exrunete, 12 at least might not to do

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directly - Fr although it may

sound that

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be

indemnity hwes

not the force and effect of a license

do as

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strongly

to give or direct legert pornsting. it at least operates as a permission to emmit certain breaches of the low. To such objest, and if the matter is to be dealt with at all, I would rather deal with it bolidly, and have an express envretement for the granting of licences (withinit fee), _ for d.

"envider the distivations between

Indemnity - Registration and License, to be for too fine droson for the general public. Invecer. if it is thought advisable to dest with the Subject less direstly, ount to curid the legal somstions of a livence, I would suggest that all!

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Brothels be registered -

think the

that

heeper or heepers thereof be bound at his, her, on their expense ti mountain in the house a Police Constable for the fun / cove of good order, it being well himon that } robberies and other offenced plamed

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sin theck lines that

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the Colonial Surgeon be penpaverast to enter any such registered krothed, at all reasmable times, for the pumpove of inesperting the female sinmates thereof, who shall treffer and permit such inspection, and $ be subject to a penalty

repent_ _ that the Colonial Surger love lover to order the removal___

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of every : divered female found therein and that the keeper Keepers of any such registered brothal

Brother

be stubject to a heavy penalty for

svery diseased female

each and

found therein.

Unregistered Brothels to be fubject.

to an beauny penalty.

(Signed) Jolin Witter Hulme,

Thursday at 1866.

May

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Kotomint Secretory.

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after".

I had the hover, shortly after my, anival in the history, of being Encentted by

My

Hoies Excellency m

The

Subject of this Draft Ordinance, and all former comes finctence

and documents were on

In

this Lrecasion

lond before me by His Excellency's Erumand. My "Memorandum " returned with the papers in question

ht

To referred to me, will have apprised. His Excellency of the gover st

torined_by

vicios entertained_ this subject,

me, av

well on

me theak of the

06/ στι

Draft Wedinance for Garming Homes, both of which subjects might in my opinion to be legislated for upon

enable

the dorme poinciple, so as to take

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praming

Yourment to regulate that which it cannot effectually firolibit. Im

the present Draft, I have "sovrificed to the prospect of em- -siliating opfermento, my nou private opinion, coluile,

ow I howe Sirled

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in the Memorandum sine question, beyond Indemnity 12 juddirect

goed

Toleration, and is inn express License. There

for

here are

love

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dec__ Ap

harme in a

"register"

importing on indemnity, but very munchi-

harum in a

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"license"

gining

Suction

mvclcome practice.

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Women

(Signed) ). Chisholm Anstey, M.,

Houghing, 201iny 1856.

(Wypy.)

Konyhing,

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31 April 1866

Remarks on the Draft Ordinance

"for the better repression of certain diseases. By C. B. Hillion, or Member of the Legislative Comeil.

This Ordinance, and that for thin licensing of gonning havers, were, at the first, viroulated together aming: Member of the Legislative Comeit;

the.

and I then made certain comments

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applicable to bother. I have little more to do more than repeat, with sundy puissions, what I them wrote.

The present _ Ordinance does not

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correspond with its title. It is inforst nut om Ordinance for the repression - of diverses alone, but an Ordinance for the indirest lisensing of brothels, and it is founded on a proposition of the Colonial

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More than

πιε

Jurgion, approved by Member of the Comeil, that there. :stablishments should be publicly and openly licensed. Of this Temmet upfororem, believing that no treat eiromstemmed, and us state of Freiety,

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however abnormal, com justify

ot

limblic Sanction giving a and active toleration,

government in

open

whether

direct or indirect memes,

to that which is intrinsically-simmoral, though it might be expedient and proper to tolerate inmurality parvielys sohen it be some sufficiently endent

lit Heart..all attempts to repress it entirely, to restrain ito open exhibition.

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were not only useless but infusions, working cal_ out of all propertion to the good effected; when, in short, the remedy sous

worse thom the diverse.

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would

Theat to attempt in this place the absolute repression of prostitution umed the inexpedient I freely orduit ; but that the repression of public rets of

is impracticable, profligacy is

dessinatie, I think very for indent

MAIL..

indeed.

from being forwed. I belive it to be both practicable auch proper_that_ such repression ___ should be excreised_.

and

at

The argument in Come il 1000s, that the sistence of such prohibitory lives against there establishments on subjected them to be prevented it the instigation of "Avember of the police force binded to me result but the mnourable ruality of the police. If these sunny it may \ at mise admitted, that the police peryments from every

anny

be

live receive

Since as the price.

sileuse, and that it would be

"imposible to organize a police force

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impursions to bribes ; yet that therefore Shoth timers might to be directly indirectly licenced by no means filles

Such

Mould

as a just conclusion; nor is the sxistence of a mundified prohibiting low- at all inconsistent with the adoption_ of efficient meurned to suitigate the coils that result from this particular form of rice. Extortion might be entirely stopked by a low-whiche provided that_brothel - keepers kimlik be procented oily at the instiruve of the Elif Colonial Authority, information filed by the Attorney General, or when presented_by linveselilotery resident in the neighborhood, on by me householder having revived_ erectual dermage or ferimus annoyance ariving from Anne west act resulting from the open profession of prostitutions

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The brothel kieper would not then bribe

the police to reposion from the of a power we longer in existence.

The Bridinance provider that

brotheek-keeper conformes

long av day

was

to its provisions, that is, submits his syphilitic common to the treatment the public Medical Officer, he shall be free from all "proscention __ sphatever. We may establish himself in the most respectable neighbortiond, and become the most abominable of suisances; but the mighboring

habitants remedy)

are in thout redress an

it

the part is

or

is irremeven ble

tim

If, on the other hand, the ministers of the establishment are heathing, the hieper, it seemes, is still subject to Summary fine on the prevention of the reiglitours, or to the common low

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pienalty of fice and imprisonment. Other formsime of the Ordinance

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seem to be uncencority, the

indecency

and Section 2 is likely

sacrily suggestive_

to bring winch aboumable moitter into the forcecedings of the police kanto, benefit. without any emersinding kuufit

A memeure like the folloning

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would, I think, be liable ti

the

objections apparent on the force of the Inactinent_uno-proposed, and could- accomplish_the object of initigating. our for as possible, the sufferings of

the wretched inmates of these linives,

and of thieve whes by the force of temptation are led to frequent them

" An Ordinance to suake legal

farmisin sin out of endeavors to orrect the spread of certorum emulorgines

dive cused

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Whereas it is desirable to enfor upon the executive Journment rensary

Finvers sin out

-of

Ane ocfure et

taken

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anext the spread of sextom Initorgines

diseases, be it enausted and rdanied-

as

follower.

1. Whenever any person shall hom

any

become affected with me of the

diseases mentioned in the Schedule_.

in

to this Ordinance Aussent, it shalt

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and

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it be the duty of such person, and the

duty of the Aucoter_n_michestering the control of such person, and of the master 12 misters of the linive, boat, or place, in which such person- resides, to make immediate report of lie_Medical_Officer the cave to the public medical Officer to be from time to time appointed _ by the Governor for this purpose and on rexeiving such report, 12 upm the|

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credible statement, to the Some effect,

of every

in

other person and signed by such ither person, it shall be loveful for the said public officer to sivity and at alk

person, tecken pic writing

reasmathe times able

access to the

don

person is affected, sund, if needful, "to cause the removal of Inc la person to a hospital, or other suitable place, for prevention of dumper by contagion, and for the accomplish- - ment of a speedy and effectival cure- 2. Anel of the expenses attending the removal and cure of such

the

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person, as home been depresyjed. by government shall be recovered from such person by Summary formauiding before any furtice of the Pearce, as a deft dive to the

brmon

Dend in deforth of poryment of such

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debt and crits, the souich Justice, or other Justice of the eave, thoug

Dany

voljudge the definitter_ to be imperi- -Imed and kept to board labor, within the walls of the prison-, for

лю

it esseeding — weeks, until the

Juno due shall be haid.

3.

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of any person in marter, n mistress, as aforesaid, shatt fort to make such report to the public medical officer, n that in any

Avary

obstruct

༡,༦བ་མི་ officer sin the duty of riesiting, suspection, and removal, wafere-

bid, he shall be liable to

penalty of not severding recoverable sin a Summary oper before any fustice of the Pence, in the mode

formided by

the

CL

Man

Ordinance 10

7.

105

(Copy)

of 18/41

(Signed) C. B. Willis_

Tome Copy

Colomail Secreto

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Im 6090/56

Minite of the sundersigned

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pernent of a Draft Ordinance for "the bitter repression of certoum diverses.

When the proposed._ Ordinance wro first brought forward, anfeeling of

efunguauce

че

to any

Legislative!

Our ove.

interference in such a mother sit the first sinfulse in the sin my mind, and such probably

minds of most persones .

After horing reflected on the information. I have received from

Medical men

and others as to the

general prevalence of the tenerent divensen, in its extreme virulence,

amongst the summer one • prostitutes residing in this botnings, and on its Lamentable enevequence

ences, which, in

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very many

owle

instances, have come

sy bundledge in the

long

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to

residence here, Jorm of ofinion that the treat Government may ations which many extablish_ regulations which serve to check, if not to prevent the coil,__ and that such would

be most desirable Ifect persuaded. The brothels are kept almost

blinese. They exclusively by

shame as regards the imms - rality of keeping or riviting hothels therefore, in dealing with these establishments here, which unhappily

Arc ver

ilove

need be less

Ave Nice

very numerous, we

scrupulones on to the inquivertorial nature of precedings for their regulation, than we should succes-

Sarily be in

in England.

Of the general tenor of the

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Draft Ordinance now before me I approve.

thi

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But it appears to me that Section II awards too leccoy a fonally the offender, if a female, because the infortunate prostitutes lure

the position of Staves, leaving suretly, if not all, been bought of their indigent porento, in informing or at a tender age,

for the ulterior

purpose

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fourfove of prostitution for the benefit of their purchasers, whove_ property they are taught to envida themselves to be. Therese or the prostitute would not have the

of paying the specified pomiary penalty, imprisonment for an indefinite term would be her doom, sobereas the brothic-huper_ spon the punishment might

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smild escape_-

To for as relates to this section.

Under Section II the brother

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keeper might be punished, but very inadequately, in respect to the moral offence, as compared in

no the punishment worded in the previous section to the unhappy forostitute.

Section IV Sonvider judicines in all respects, excepting that in my opinion the brother-keeper ought rather to be made responsible and punishable than the wretched

prostitute.

Lectious V

and VI

Jare good throughout.

I Lestions VIL

VIII

IX

I have no objections

18) to offer.

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Laws The efficiently

relating to Brothels carriel mit withint a system of registration of Sucle houses . establishing any requlations - should be taken to quoard against.

to

lations care

the corruption of our miserable police. I presume that the bolonial Surgeon would be the proper Officer enforce the Somitory regulating under the proposed Ordinance. Bank his duties would thereby be greatly inquented, and should interference.

be deemed nece vou

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Vetary

with the

prostitutes who pursue their arr- -_cation in brats in the harbour;

and

live aftrat, his time

stly live

suretly

would further be materially recupid Yet I should think it necessary to adopt regulations for the book.

oved

prostitutes, of a Similor nature to there for the brothels on shore, for it mory be supfirmed that if exempt from any regulations on the water, whilst those on shore are to be under restraunt, floating- brothels will increase in mumber.

(Signed) J. Fr. Edger..

Houghing.

23th April 1856

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Kostmist Secretory..

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Sir,

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betonal Surgen's Office,

th

Houghang, Apr. 27 1856.

With reference to your letter_

Station when

Nr. 63, and its enclosure, relative to the tenereal Diverse, I have uno the honor to state, for the information. of How Excellency The Journon, that during my experience I have pover before witurevered, sin onry I have served, fuel rouages inflicted by the Disease on faremis affected: with it, or in the belong. I beg to state that almost every hitat.

Sailor admitted sinto the

Iteg

with Fever, Konvel affection, the,

alss affected with the renereal.

The belowal Secretary,

Hongkong:

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In the foil many of the Clinics

Prisoners are

A cive

affected with the

Care

Dessouse in a post mulent form, and as to the European Riomers (mostly Sailors) nearly all me+ affected. The Police, both Europaru

O and Native, labour under the Disease in a post frightful form. In the Government Civil Boopitat I have hard under my female prostitutes (fucked up by the Police in the Streets and endently turned out by the Brothel - Keeper_ for the purferce ) suffering from the Disence in the most shocking form I ever bebeld. Death at lout put an end to their

an end to their sufferings . Sanitary and Police Regulatiome sunder the propoved Ordinense soild San_emfident be a grant from to

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this Colony, and slimed at mee be

fint in force. I beg respectfully-

to state that at my

love

humble

Suggestion the Asting Attorney-

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of Conversation. which I had hout with several of them me the subject . In one instance a Captain had slipped

seamen, he fint to sea, and in : a few days returned with the sound brew, totally unable to work the ship, bersing fearfully affected sitt the venereal. During the year 1842, when stationed at Gibraltar, I performed for several_mouths the Auty of bint Surgeon, and acting that capacity hout every facility.

in that

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in avvertaming the benefit derived. from Sanitary Rules . All Krithels are under the Superintendense of the Police, and envequently, all. Invas

declared

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Anch

Houser

are well known

When a Soldier of the Gamis beernice affected with the Venereal, and hunning to a certavity the Moure and House in which he caught_ the Disease, he repinto the same_ to the Police, when the summater

i

Sovid dwelling

order,

are molered to the

obey

-Civil Hospital_for_inspection, and if refusing to they such an

are at nice turned out

Hurned out of the Garrison, and if other vice, and the Disease divemered, were taken into the Cirl Horopital for treat - -pent. This system acted well- at Gibraltar, and su Prostitute

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could reside in the Garrison_sules

having a Permit. That save immediate steps should be taken for the control of Protitution in Victoria is almost imperative, - and that measures should be at

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mee token to compel Krothels to be treated sin ecstain frealities,

and not as at present sin the public thioroughfares of Victoria, I beg also respectfully to Auggest that in every duly registered Brothat,

the name and

age of the inmates clearly and distinctly

shined be cle

written, as such would save much

and mine rese

essary trouble to the Medical Inspector _ when prothing his official noite. In emolusima I have also respectfully to remind You that most of the young females

visits. conclusion

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in belonging to the Prats plying sin

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Dir.

Victoria Harbour one Frostitutes,

and morequently th be adopted relative to thema.

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Dei,

(Signest) J.brroll Dempster, M.X,

Colomat Aungen.

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Colonial Secretary.

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Sir,

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ho21 Hương lương 20 Government Offices, Voteria,

Krughing, 2 th May 1856 .

I heive the hover to achinolatz

Ancasure!

Office

nor Coifide. tial Desportole of 21it. "Jammary last, respecting the 1 cdopted by me sin placing the of Blief Justice in Commission.

I take the liberty of printing

out that my difficulty came from the impossibility of finding solent. the __ Ordinance terms " another_fit_and_ proper person", for there wone at

The Right Homorable

Keury

Labouchere, M. P.,

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the time no Attorney General, or other Banister in the actual Service of the Cernon.

Mr. Kridges mly huld- temporary appointment during the absence of the Attorney General! and I thought it therefore convenient and advisable to associate with him

Service

Members

twos ligh Officers in the permanent of Her Majesty, and Monters of the Excentive Commeil of the Colony . I have to add that the objection

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o made

not fore seen by Chief Justia Huline, whom Demulted

consulted

on the recasion, and I trust I morg be evenwed for here again remarking- the satisfactory result which

ML

attended the Lessions of the Coun Mimild there again

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the

necessity for making formvision_for_ the performance of the Chief Justice' s duties, during his illness or absence, I shall of emirer gall on Mr. Attorney General Anstey, but I think it to note the possibility, on some future recassion, of the Attorney- youral of the day supriming tit

exfire

rig

objection to fuch a demand, which sucessarily interfaces for the time

be with his practice at the bar, and may permanently prejudice this professional interests.

I have no reason to think

that Mr. Anstey would, me being

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:applied to, besitate to further the Public Service by taking the Bmch; but should the case I have supposed caride at any

time here after, I shall be glad to know if it will be more Satisfactory to Her Majesty's Government that I make application to a private. practitioner, or appoint a Commission reath him ander an alteration of the Ordinance duly poised to meet the

with

covergenol. I love the honor to be,

gam fill

8 July and

have

with the highest respect,

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recisch of your Despatche

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adopted of

places the Office of Chief fictive on Commifèr

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ho22 rong Kong 2 Avernment Offices, Victoria, Houghing, 30 May 1856

In acknowledging your Despatch

The

M: 35, doited 32 - March, I beg leave respectfully to state that it cove

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my purpose sin that!

by

Innew list diffusive new of the affiries

eniveyed

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the boting, which

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The Right Honorable

Henry Labrucheren, M.

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acking specific authority for, every particular charge, but puerely to forecent for the information of the Secretary of Mate them youral tipics which might mua ble luin to form on estimate of the state of the belong

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wlike, and to prevent to li sustice some of the principal sojecto

vermment, with reference to of my Govern its future development.

-future

I will take care that 10 general report phill cover futive con barrassment, by making it the channel for obtaining the approval of "ber Majesty's Government for particular objects, and I

objects, and fully appreciate the desirableness and the

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275

necessity of hissing what is merely Suggestive wholly distinct and Lepoante from any definite proporval Submitted for the Somotion of the Secretary of State. As regards the financial position of the Colony, I deem it a paramount and peremptory duty, whicle amounsing the satisfpritoy

result that

W

[ nor nom lednireed, un-

-assisted by Parliamentary Granits, will enable us not mily to formide for the ordinary changes, but to

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undertake important public works, to a vcertain that suck worker will be useful, and, as for ass purssible, production in their climacter, nud above all to give chourity to the

:

ment that no preemiary diffi-

Government that

us

Coultics shall be crearted which will

require an appeal to Her Majesty's

M

for avvistance. It will

hevoury for

be therefore simp

it's revenue on a

quain

-object to place

Solist basis, and

sin ath projects of exferncliture to leave such a margin as will

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all cance_for_ imficty, and I fully acknowledge that the shink

perind which has elapsed since the

was enabled to emansipate

Colony

the

itself from Parliamentary avvictance infoves sepon no more urgently! obligations of forudence, and foresight. Separate Dexportet,

I will,

ALL

advert to the subjects of the functions

276

and

and the Salaries of the Governor the Lieutenant Governor, with reference

that the altered

to the changes which love taken place

Jon of opinion circumstances of the Island require

a

reconsideration, and to some extent,

a reconstruction of the Miveclivery regards the Colonial Officials, and the Alarices atteiched to their Offices, but as it appeared to me the topic would be more advantage maily- dealt in th when the constitution and

functions of the Legislation Commeil

shall have been determined m, I have entented myself with making such arrangements as the public_ -service mode absolutely needful, &

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referring them in due course for Your apparral

The question of live nosing gambling

limves live been punde the subject= of a Tamen

Separate Do soch ourore of the difficulties of the question, but it appears to me, and to the Legislative Comeit, that there is less toit in legislating them in allmong the prevent state of thingst

to contine

The all-important matter of public

most

education Hill excited

my ampine attention, and will be reported

ML

hereafter.

I have nominated a kommission, under the Residency of the Lieutenant-

277

Governor, to examine into and report- "on the subject of the Words and Apresto,__ with a view also to the

development of the agriculturash resmirees of the Island, and generally to

to obtain information

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respecting the less populous districts.

adrive you

I shall in due time adrive

of the resultar

I have caused a general

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resume to be prepared, by which is exhibited the position of the Colony as regards its finances,

its population_, __ and its moritive

Enumerec, under the Anccedative

Governments of Si foline Dervis, Sir George Builiain, and muspelfe-

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And I beg to Inbuit the results to Your Kind attention.

I have the honor toke,

with the lighust respect,

Sir",

four most

most Obedient

Houmble Servant,

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have to rehvorstidy.

the receipt of yo

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of May Each relative to

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general condition of The Celery

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Jinancial th

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Take the wing the Fine Winery Mate of the Colony of Honghong, its Spulation and Shipping, from 1844 to 1856, compiled from the respective Blue Broker and other Official Records in the Colonial Ceritary's Office.

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Governand Jevers. Revenue. Enlimentary Genrestal olev mina Sependiture phase of fenditore estes of Sienne quilation. Mipping.

Six John Davis

Ar Jolin Kemming

Sir. George-Bucham

1844

£

12

9, 534 19 67% 30,000 1845, 22,242 81 149,000 1846 27,047 0 8 36,900

081⁄2 1847 31,078 17 0/2 31,000

44

Jetal 89,902 18 472 140, 900 Average 22, 475 11 74 36,725 -

-r

25,091 19 11 25,000 19 17

33

23,617 23,526 16 4% 20,000

1848

1849

1850

1851

23,721 76% 15,500

1852

1853

1

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£

39,534 12 69 49,901 6 102 10,366 14 394

71,24281

66.796

19

63,9478% 60,351 9 8/4

62,078 17 0% 50,959 15 91%

Excess

Income

£

4,515 88

3,595 1104

20

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Tous.

19,463 348 121, 627 23,748 334 117,210

21,835 287 130,199 | |

11,119 1 24 23,872 694 229,465

236,802 18 1/4 227,939 11 94 10,366 14 354 19,231 1 11

59,201 11 74 56,984 17 13 2,591 13 64,807 10 272

50,091 19 114 62,658 157 12,566,

15

1,434| 11 | 1/4 2,51859

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88,918 1763 598,501

22,229 440 149,625

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21,514 700 228,818 9,681 1 84 29,507 902 298,465 9,212 41% 33,292 883 299,009 5,106001 32,983 1,08% 377,984

37,158 1,097 443,383 39,017 1,103 1447,053

,688 15 1/4 241,259| 1|84| 16,519|12|54|23,949 5 101, 193,371 5,767|2,188,812

25.000

148,617 33

38,986 167

43,526 16 474 39,221 7 64

34,314|12|3

34,115 76

33,331

33,900!

6

34,765 12 94 36,418|12

7.48,6

10 17.783

6

8 41,448 %

6

40,209

16

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31,44 3 5/4 34,6 47,973 11 174 40,813 11 | Z

635013,189

3,189|16| 7%

56,111 1,100 443,354

2

-

7,159 19 11

72,925 1,736 604,570

7,159 19 114

128,936 2,836 1,047,984

1

3,579 19 11

64,468 1,418 523,962

11/4 2,753 5 44 3,991 10 11 32,228 961 348,135

21,331| 1 8/4 19%,000

24,700 63% 9,200

Total. 141,988 15 1/4 106,700

Average 23, 6b4 15 10

1851

1855

27,045 3 5 4,400 47,973 11 174 13|11|1/4

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Average 37,519 73% 2,9.00

79,418 14 64 75,448 11 3 3,189 1673/4

39,709 7 3/4 37,724 57% 1,694 18 384

Recapitulation of the Financial Aate of the belony anda the Administrations

John Davie, Sir George Bonham, and Sir John Knoring.

of Governors

de

Years. Total Revenue Stallarliamentary ental Income Ital expenditure. Iftir l'Esecos of Income

d

£

1844 to 1847 89,902 18 4% 146,900 -

116.91

Governors

Sie folum Davis

Sir John Booring.

18544nd 1854, Md 1855 75,018 1/1 6/ 6/2

4,400

Sir George Boulian. 1848 to 1865 141.988 16 17 106.700.

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236,802 18 47 227,939 11 94

8,863 674 248,688 16 1/4 2411 2591874 7,429 13 1/2

79.418 1467 75,448 11 3

3,970

3. p

Grand_Total Execes of Income on the 14. Jammary 1856 £20,263 | 3 | 34

belmual decretory's Affice, Victoria, Hongkong, 2842 Afail, 1866.

(Signed) L. d'Amada e Castro,

True Copy

Parlament Secretory.

Chef Clerk

Despatch 1.70 of 1856-

Enclosure in

General

resumé

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rugtong from 18944 to 1868.-

Maritime Crimorce of

22nd April, 1857.

Finances, Roxulation, und

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Gormment diffices, Victoria,

Houghoy, 5 May, 1856.

Sir,

reference to your Deepatch

A 35 dated 3o March, I beg respectfully

to submit a few observations to consideration with regard to the

-functions exercised, and prition

recupied by the Colony, and his

governor of

this

your

conuguent claims

for Salary from the Colonial Funds.

The Right Honorable

Henry Labouchere, M. D.,

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2.

Avas

When the experiment made by order of the duke of Newcastic of intructing the administration of the Clory" to the Lieutenant Governor - leaving the Yoveruo invested with all the

superordinate duties appertaining! his appointinent, and hence

responsible

for

to

the good government of the Colony, it certainly did not

creape the penetration of his Grace

that this

experiment

was novel

in it's character, and doubtful a to it's results. Experience has confirmed the doubts originally entertained. Questions what belonged to administration

as

to

:

Ave

and what to government naturall

carept arose. 'who I fir

J

The Governor and the

•) & choc Administrator looking from

find that

hist

alles: different positions

dewal in

own

citions on their rig

rights

his was from and their duties might indied to themselves a common

opose

propose

object_ the well being of the Colony-

but would not erneur as

Aucans

-

-

of best

to the

best promoting that

object, and in the ease of Aoughing

considerations would be constantly

present to the mind of the Governor which could not be expected to influence the Administrator in his views or proceedings.

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For the Governo, charged

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with the high office of Plenipotenting and Chief Superintendent of Trade

in China, would naturally and

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police and

necessarily accociate the policy irrecedings of his government-

with the great object of making

the Colony (

(as

as tons

originally propored

and has been invariably, intended)

subservient to our vast interests

in China, and an

an

auxiliary of

great importance it undoubtedly

is

for promoting and securing those interests, whereas the

views of the Administrator would

nccccrarity, be confined and local.

our relations with China he

could have no adequate Kurwledges,

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un could his Colonial police be influenced at all by diplomatic

considerations.

4. It is true that the Lieutenant

Govern

prohibited from tattmy

taking

part in matters directly affecting

our relations with chinx and the Chincu, but when it is rememberd Chinese that the population of Chinese in

the Colony is, as compared with all other residents (excluding the Military) in the proportion of more than 100 to 1, its becomes clear that all

- legielation - all government, –

_

all administration must for its

safe and successful conduct tip

1

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I

t

1.

T

thime and the Chinese constanth

and prominentl

in

view.

I tuke

for an example the question of Coolie Rusigration. One of the most important and cubanassing of quations, involving in a hundred relations with the Chinese

ways our

ct the

authorities and people - yet mangements connceted with their

subject were (naturally enough and administrative and local

the

Lieutenant Forum. I could lieutenant draum

not but deem them to involve

international and Treaty obligations_ and similar questions must

ntly arise.

frequently

5. It is not necessar

further

any

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however,

to discuss the extreme

difficults of drawing a line of demarkation between functions appertaining to an officer "Administering the Government" - and those belonging to the lovemor as exercising the Impreme inthority because the question has been

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already recolved and in judgment most catisfactorily, - by Sir George Grey, Despatch of as t April 1855, N.7, under which the Colony has been ruled since 25% June last...

6. Before referring to my

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position under the rectored amangements, I wish to premise that I think Colonel Caine ought urt to be prejudiced in the slightest degree by changes make

nder the direction of the Government,

mil for

and

the convenience of

the

Cublic Service, and whatever may

1⁄2 the ultimate decision as

to

myself in salary should not

i

raised at Colonel Caine's

But it may

سے اور رائے عام ہوا کے

be a question in future suplemen arrangements whether the Office of date on yo

Lieutenant Governor should not

be associated with the military

Command- or

devolve upon the

Conial Secretary in the Governor's

Sir J. Bousin is alware from desp. 4 Dec

Bec /55 That the Military Authoriters Thi regard. proposal as mexpedient: 913.9

be the les

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284

abeuse. A position largel pain and seldom invested with real dutice, is likely to expose its holais

to muer undeserved animatırızia and

nec, especially when

annoyance,

the paysuent is made from the Colonial fund

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The grounds which infinened the Duke of Newcastle to introduce: chances in the general manner

in whiel

for

the wresent the

government of the Colony should be conducted are stated by Mz

his

Secretary Siel in his dispater

155 Foruary 1854- They were.

of

1t That the Civil Relablishment

I

I

I

MMA

s would.

larger than its means is

puctify -

which though

a reason which

of great weight when that

Reipated was written, no longer applies in the present prosperous the Colon - a prosperity placen, Jernecive, oe foundations

state of

not likely to be shaken, but rather promising a considerabl auguientation of peenniary

heerurces.

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Nor has the 2nd reason more validity_viz: "That the present state of affairs in China would probably recccritate prequent

and

continued absences

of the Governon from the Seland!

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285

om the

I was thrice absent from

Colony during the first year of

my

my government, but in the last year have not been absent

hour, so that

my

for

presence in

an

the Colony has not been live than Predecessors while my

that

of

лич

duties as Governor have been

cuomousú inexaud

8. The confinity

ring on the Lieutenant Govern the

Governor "the performance

of the ordinary details of local Government during un precince in the diand was in fact the

great change procosed by the Duke of Newcastle. The arrangemenć

!

286

is soken of in Me Piel's despatch

"If a

a very unusual kind" "_ which

'sould only work in a satisfactory

through

a

cordial concurrena

tween the Governor and the Lieutenant

covero! Whatever man

have

een the cause, the "unusual "

imangement was found inconvenient

not impracticable - a

if not

Concurrence

of opinion

a cordial

and

of

retion did not exist between the

Administrator and the Governor-

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and the secretar of state was pleased to restore inatters to their ancient state with this sole

difference

that with greatly augmented duties,- heavily mercred

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expences, and a greatly augmenta revenue (and a complete independence

un

of Puliamentar grants) the Goorin icecives nothing from the Colonial

find creepting £250 for his Private Jcerctarı, and a

kautiful and

his abode.

palatial colifice for

9.

It is perfectly true that I accepted the office at a salary

000 a year

year-

divested as it

of £4,000 was intended to be of all the

administrative détails

of

- Government, - but I strongly

represented the inadequacy of the Salary- and Lord Clarendon

desired to make that Jalan ≥ 4,507

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year-

to which the Treasury

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then not willing to consent. And

it is equally true

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your despatch

char

states that in representing the difficulties which the new and "Wnnual" anangement had — created I made "no demand for salary - and that the changes chat took place were "canctionch without reference to Salary - But I must respectfully reg leave to state that I did not "supersede arrangements made by the Duke of Newcastle. I cudcaroured according to my understanding of those arrangements to give them full effect, and to crucia

Whe

-

-

exercise

по

authority with which I was not inverted was the supreme

287

junctionan in the Colony- and the President of the Legislative Conneil, of which during my

as

presence in the Sland the Lieutenant Governo

mon was not even

a member until is created by Ac Majesty's Warrant dated 7th June

1855.

10.

order

F

When however by Sir George Grey the state of matter was restored exactly to the position in which they stood in the time of my predecusers, I could not but anticipate that the new-

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288

Colonial duties imposed upon would necessarily lead to a

me

of my pecuniary

reconsideration of

both

position as

Governor

and

Administrator of the Colony. But

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• I left the whole matter then, as

I most cheerfully leave it now, to be fully weighed by the Secretary of State. He has had the benifit of experience of the past, and will I doubt not, duly appreciate the altered circumstances of the Colour.

I beg to repeat my opinion that the Annual Salary of

the

ve

Plenipotentiary may prope

properly be reduced to £3,000 during the time in which he holds the Office of

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brown, is that the Parliamentan

Grant would be relieved to the extent

of $1000 a year..

afford

a

The Colonial revenues

msic means

becoming Salary

for providing

the Governor in

his Colonial Carneity, without

my any

reference to Parliament. I would wild that the matter has been again

add

and

again referred to in the Legislative Council, with the

бра

a unanimous

expression,

I believe,

opinion that a portion of the Colonial funds ought

to be applied to the Governors Saları, - but I have not deemed it proper to officialize that opinion. I may be permitted to in that as Gremion

necessarily

many expenses are necessa

1

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.

I

imposed upon me-

прочь

that the ent

of living is enormously augmented

its

F

in the Colour in consequence of wrosperite,- that the Govenmint

Fouse (first recupied

by

me) was

· built for a functionare whose Salary was understoon to be £6,000 a

year-

that oule the official apartments

of that large building are furnished

while while un

at the public expense- predicccion (and myself during the

first 18 months

of my

residence in

the Colow) recurich a completel furnished house at a cnt to the

Colour of £600 a year- a

Junon the Colonial

his

charge

Colonial revenues

which

now ceased to exist. And

19 289

I beg to add as an additional

the Governor's revenue

grievanc

that

paid out of the Colonial fund

was

liable to us deduction, while from

a mine, kins & Preacur Grant,

Why deduction is made of £480 per

This

do not

aunum, which leaves in real

Salary

net

elu above

The Bill might yearly Jalan scarcely

tark is

I don't know

the

e

of any 3500. And I here bey, most. "W deferentially to add (though the

bservation may

Lune

esrecially

concern the Foreign than the Colonial Department ) that in diplomatic Duties have been enormously increased by the increase of trade, and the disordered condition of chim

by the opening of large commercial

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relations with siam,- by

extensive correspondence

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in

reference to other briental Countries, _ while as regards his Colons, under Goornment the revenue has een nearly doubled the Copulation has increared from 31,089 to 73,000 Souls, the Thirring

• has been augmented to the extent 4158,500 Tous - while in every

derartment there has been an

extreme pressure

pressure,-

und an

increase of Duties

of

7

which the

Statistics of the Colony will enable

you to form only an inadequate estimate..

11.

All which I respectfully

submit to your consideration

290

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

Sir,

your most obedient

Humble Sewan...,

John Barnal

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to Seer Labuhere

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request Halgon will

Cay thru th

12 dr the accompanying city of dafalch fon Sis

a

J. Dairing, in which

his application

feen two different propositions,

ге

Le

Zehen

for the

a

The Layment of

to provide £1000 pour salary to him from

Colonial punds & £4000 as al

present from 7.0: The other the Slonial revenue to reduce the pay of Reife Inperitument of Trade to £3000

& fin that of Governor pagated H. K.

From the Colony at £2000

"Shrink counding the charge for

ал

forrono .

alary of at for the former proposition to Lalanbure more just to the Colony No

no

:

I have althing to add to what has Her almary said on this orbject – the

vime

charly

Norr Laboucher

states his

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I believe that the cart of

Living

considerable

I do not see among

Your despales.

Tuess papers

Be whet

minus

The Draft

of the Govenors Daluny

ло вел

Mr. Labouchere's Desp of the 3 March

mendation with other pasors, but an

extract of theat

the Go

6 portion of its relatin

Salary.

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N. 14 July

прегом

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fail

tch the to Hallstat

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JB. in Farren oftein

proporal tan considnahh.

weight : & that since

2

it was first morch, the

Endence for of

The

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292

increased. It is therefore

dispond to meommend

thin Lastiche, that the

application should der

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55.

Sing flung

271 of the st. of Map last submitting, the grounds

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which you terge gove

clair to recié

Salary

as Goremen of Hory Harry

Grayable pour Colonial Junas.

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Cation of the Lowes Com: mifimies of the Kursary Thave to acquaint you,

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the augmentation propend

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that it would not be fain to the (Story to Sanchen

it render the crit

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The Attorney General has made

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application for the appinitiment a Crnon Solicitor in this belang, I have the lover to forward a copy of his letter on the subject, and of the Colonial Secretary's reply.

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1855, and

April 190

opinion there given that some

The Right Hmorable

Houry Labouchure, M.P.,

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Solicitor should be selected at line,

if the present request be formably.

· emosidered, and no doubt private_

• formotion, the coldtition to the grout

year, would afford an

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on the inconvenience_Caused

Secretary

by the

by

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this litter Fals, enclose a copy. I have the hover to be,

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the adoption of that suggestion Suffice to meet the to meet the reigenver,

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necessity of appointing

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to facilitate

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Depicty Sheriff and

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Mr Dickson

has been informed

that the Salary

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his mitect Offices £300.

will be Three.

Hundred Paund

per

and that he will

the allowed, as in

the case

of the

Attorney General,

private practice.

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30% of August, I transmet

Copy for lignature to you, herewith, the

Dated Fr

5. Lepy56.

Qucer's Warrant under the Royal Sign Manual

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for appointing Mr. James John Stickson

to be frown Solicitor

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Attorney General's office, Hong Kong 29th April 1836.

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I have the hour to request this Excellency's attention to the great

embarrassment occasioned to the

administration of criminal justice

a

in the Supreme Court for want,

tof

cer to exercise the

a proper officer

function of Attorney for the

rosecution.

There have occurred, at every

Criminal Session since my arrival in the Colony, acquittals: of prisoners upon trial, postponement of trial from Session to Session,-

of adjournm

ruments of trial after arraignment, The Youble W... Mercer,

Colonial Secretary.

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301

and finally discharges of prisoners

without trial; - in

every one of which cases there has been, in my opinion who have had the

eve

depositions before me, a failure of justice; - and in every one of which the failure would, in all human probability, have been averted by the presence of a Crown solicitor to superintend the preliminary proceedings

and to see that the

witnesses and

wer and proops

-

consent

were for

e forth_ -coming when the trial came on. Such a case - adjourned from Saturday last - has been by com of the chief justice, set down for the special Intermediate Saturday next,

Session on

appointed for the Swatow Murder

case. I have no doubt that the

the absence

sauce cause as

before-

of all the witnesses, whose addreses I have no means of discr

of discovering in the interval, will again -

operate to defer justice; and here to defer

will be to defeat, for

to defer will be to

have no hop

hope of being able to

rade the court a

ersuade

persu

in to

again

postpone the case. The offenders,

all charged with piratical office of various kinds, will in that care excape all further prosecution.

The Sheriff

and his officers -

in all the cases to which I refer

have done all that the law

cres,

requires,

in summoning,

endeavoring

аг

to suminou,

the

absent withresses. The committing

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Magistrates have de

the

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the Sheriff

nor the Magistrates myself have

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of

taining until the moment of trial that the recognisane have been fulfilled, and that the

summonses will be attended. It

is incompatible with their and my proper functions to assume

regularly

those which none but a

edercated and practising actoring

satisfactorily discharge.

of

the Court can satis,

His Excellency may, pending. the decision of the Secretary of State, make some provision for

this

without any -

erergency. material increase of current expenditure. The Crown solicitor

would be the person to prepare all

Information

Imations, which at

- present

are contracted for at so much the Information with Mr. Smithers, whom this becellency allowed we

to e

employ for that service. The brown solicitor would have charge

If all admiralty proceedings. the

of

Crown Solicitor would relieve the

several public departments of so much of their periodical business as consists of correspondence of the nature of that which, where the parties are private persons,

is or

by be conducted by

may more filly their professional

ssional advisers

the

Finally the assistance. of brown solicitor in the Survey

by

and

Land Offices would be invaluable,

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W. I imagine, to the officers in charge.

I should also think that, with

antiscreated.

the chance of an increas

- private upractice, to which solicitors taking these appointments in

the Colonies, mainly look, M=

other newly

" Parsons or

h

ога

any

arrived

or newly adivisted attorneystready here, would be only too glad to take the brown solicitorship at a salary

of

17.

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5

200! a

ear

: year

or even less. If not,

sure that such a

ite sure

I am quite.

salary would

would ensure an application

a

from England from many

-ractitioner of greater capacity than is possessed by any attorney

the island.

I have, To

Signier Chisholm Anstey

"True Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

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Sir

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong,

30th April 1856

In acknowledging your letter

of yesterday, relative to a brown Solicitor, I am instructed to

inform you that this appointin

did not in 1844 meet the appro- --bation of the Secretary of State, and that an application

lication from Lieutenant Governor baine in 1855 was also unavailing .

sees

His Excellency The Governorsa however strong grow

rounds

uds put

forward in your

The Honorable

letter for the

re

I. bhisholm Anstey, Esqu

Attorney

General .

1

establishment of the office,

and

as the Crepense is small, and the

as the Expense

Considerable,

he will not.

probable benefit to the service - & fail to bring the subject once more to the notice of the Right Hourrable The Secretary of State for the

Colonies.

I have re

(Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Colonial Secretary

1 True Popy,

Colonial Secretary

Copy)

In 5044) 202

Attorney

General's Office,

Sir.

Houghing 58 May, 1858.

304

With reference to my recent communication on the subject of

a Crown Solicitor, I have the

hour to report to His Excellency. that my apprehensions.

Med

as to

bee.

the nouattendance of the Crown witnesses this day in the Cases of the Ten Pirates ( Kwok-yun- and others ) have been unhappily verified; and that they

were

accordingly discharged on Proclamation

I have, Jo

(signed) I bbisholm Austin

The Huble: W. J. Mercer, Ceyr

Colonial Secretary,

(True Copy, Monmout

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ASTM Hongkong, 32. May 1886.

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JULY 7

1836

Sir

I have the hovor to report that

from the

the Right Honorable : the Secretary of State for Foreign

Affairs

I have received Co-

Copies

of

correspondence between the Foreign- and Colonial offices from which I learn that no objection is offered to the appointment of M =

by

on

b. B. Hillier, Chief Magistrate of Police, to the office of Her Majesty's Consul at Baughoh .

Mr. Hillier will accordingly

The Night Honorable

Henry Labouchere, M. P.

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depart from his post by the carlist. opportunity, and I shall have

the honor to address

win a

you

on the

subsequent Despatch arrangements I propose for the Conduct of his duties nutil the receipt of instructions from yourself. I enclose Copy of Mr. Millier letter to the Colonial Secretary acknowledging with thanks your permission of his acceptance of

ointment.

the Consular appointing

I have the honor to be,

with the highest respect;

Sir,

Your Most obesient, Ivemble Servant.

John Benning

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Mr. Judor Davre, was you getted

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Chip Magistrate

for Hong Kong to day

THE

5th

May,

1855-

Ki Right, brich Beng Labonsku Mr.2.

Governor BA Hhu Booring

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Sir,

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Chief Magistrate's office, Victoria. Houghong, the 2014 May, 1856.

que

His Excellency hir J . Bowring has sent to me the Popy of

a

Despatele from the Colonial office in Downing street replying

awe

to

enquiry of the Carl of blarendon whether objection would be made.

to u

nomination as Consul

my at Bangkok .

I shall be much obliged if .

His Excellency will convey to the Right Honorable Mr. Labouchere

my

sincere thanks as well

To The Honorable

W. J. Mercer, by.

Colonial Secretary

well for

1the considerate manner in which

by consenting

to this nomination

9.74

Miscellaneous.

to forward.

endeavor has been made to

my interests, as for the Kind

allusion which the letter bears

tor

: my past public service in

this place.

I have, V.,

(Signed)

C. B. Hillier,

Chief Magistrate.

( Jirne Copy)

Aument

Colonial Secretary

ого

Referred to Land B 12 duty for Reported Copy to Treasury for

6794

or conson 30 August

Answered 10 Novf 36_ No. 128. draft with Bou! 0058.

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Your

6026 Hong Ko

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7 pornment Offices, Victoria

Love

Hongkong, 6th May 18560.

5

I had the hover to address

in Desportelier N: 11, 14 12

23

-th

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February

Parvede

January, and N. 28, of 6. thurry lout, in the subject of a Porde 12 Public Query to the Seonward

the houses in the North side

Queen

the Quccu's Rrowd, in the bity

of Victoria

In feuronance of this project

Sapfinuted

a Commission to

a

The Right Homerable

Houry Labouchers, M.,

Se:

of

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investigate and report on the best

mode of carrying Prvega into effect.

• the Kamoring

26th

The Commission, doited 255

February 1856, come addressed to

(

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the Attorney-General_,_ Captain_ Conoper, R.C., Acting Surveyor qarat, and M. Gaver, of the Shroyer Journals Deportment

By these gentlemen intresved

xy.

were_. Ixamined and records searched,

¿

and finally

the

on the 21. Monch, a

ime

Zimmer figued.

lengthy and able Report

This

unt, lenver, delivered.

in till the middle of April, mang to the quantity of work with which

"to

the

various

Departmentes evere Ingorged,

and the length of the Dremment itself.

In an Extantivary Gazette, of 22th April, it was made public, and Inno-have the honor to

-foreword copy for the information

of Her Majesty's Government.

Ample incans

afforded in this Report for arising out a Satisfactory & mclusion_

Mcans are

emelwein in the +

to

Several finits stubmitted to the Commission, and I trust you waith-

OL

agree

L

107

like.

that the mely decision to be.

come to is, that the reclaimants

of ground beyond their leave boundaries have no title to such

ground, and that the improvement.

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of the bity, the Security of property,

the wants of the Inland Lot-holdow, and the health of the Community

all demand that this work be at

· muce undertaken, and undertaken,

нес

as the Commission recommends,

-

dw, by

Government.

The question then of the of depranging the expence is to be considered, and I would recommend

slight modification of the recommendation_ of the Commission, and that the amount of revital payable in the land recmered beyoud the limits of the Leaves be 3 Dollows per 101 Superficial fest. Scaloulate that the Government

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will be thus report the whole of its nithery in Seven years, after which dote a handsome addition will

daté

have been permanently made-to

the Colonial Revenue.

I have recome to believe that Some of the Marine Lot-holders, who

-hove throughout opposed this sinprovement, love already torken

for agitating against it

Me

e a Fure of

at home; but I hope that the

calm enivideration which Her

Majesty's Government will give to

the subject, will enable you

Announce

Scheme.

your Sonation of a theme

I, desirable, if that Sanction hove not been already transmitted.

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The Appendix, Somewhort voluminous Sam told, how not yet texered the Colonial Secretary's

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but shall be transmitted_

Office,

receipt

I have the hover to k

with the highest respect,

Jour most Obedient, Humble Servant,

John Burning

No. 50.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. With reference to Government Notification No 23, of 25th February last, His Excellency The Governor is pleased to direct, that the authority for the Constitution of the Bowring Praya Commission, together with the Report now delivered in by the Members of that Commission, be published for general information.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 16th April, 1856.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

WHEREAS for the furtherance of the works projected by my Government in and about the formation of the Bowring Praya, certain preliminary enquiries are necessary, and whereas such enquiries will be most conveniently and expeditionsly prosecuted by means of a Commission: Now therefore know ye, that I, 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, do hereby, under my hand and the Seal of the said Colony, appoint you, Thomas Chisholm Anstey, Esquire, Her Majesty's Attorney-General for the said Colony,-William Cowper, Esquire, Captain of Her Majesty's Royal Engineers, and Acting Surveyor-General for the said Colony,-and Julius Charles Power, Esquire, or any two of you, to be a Commission for instituting and prosecuting all needful or proper enquiries in that behalf, and to take evidence (but not upon Oath) in the premises. And to report to me all evidence so taken by you, and also your opinions thereon. And I do hereby require you to com- mence your said enquiries forthwith, and to proceed therein continuously, and to make your Report to me as aforesaid with all reasonable despatch. And I do further require you, in executing this your Commission, to address yourselves particularly to the questions specified in the Schedule hereunto annexed; And I do hereby empower you, during the course, and for the purposes of your said Commission, to demand and obtain access at all times to all and all manner of Papers, Records, and Documents relating to the subject matter of the said Commission, and in the custody or under the control of the several Public Departments within this Colony. And from time to time to call before you and examine alt persons superintending or employed in or under any of the said Departments. And I do hereby charge

persous in the Public Service to be aiding and assisting unto you herein.

all

Given under my Hand and under the Seal of the Colony of Hongkong, at Victoria in the said Colony, this Twenty-fifth day of

February, A.D. One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Six.

THE SCHEDULE IN THE ABOVE COMMISSION REFERRED TO.

JOHN BOWRING,

1. Whether the Government of this Island ought or ought not to undertake the entire construction of the said Praya, or of any and what part

thereof! II. After what rate or rates ought the present holders of Marine Lots to be admitted into the possession and occupation of the ground lying

between their proper boundaries and the Praya, where the construction shall have been undertaken by the Government?

III. In the event of some of the holders of Marine Lots being willing, and others of them being unwilling, to undertake the construction at their own expense, ought or ought not the Government to undertake the construction of so much of the said Praya as shall lie to the front of the lots of the unwilling holders, and to allow the willing holders to undertake or proceed with their proportion of the work in respect of their own lots IV. Ought or ought not the Bonham Strand portion of the said Praya to be commenced together with the other portions thereof, or when else? V. What provision ought to be made for the shipping and landing of goods, and the embarking and disembarking of passengers at and along the

said Praya when completed?

M. Whisk

Land Board.

Ms. Blackwood

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REPORT

OF THE

BOWRING PRAYA COMMISSION.

May it please Your Excellency,-We, the Commissioners appointed by Your Excellency's Commission under Seal

of the 25th day of February, A.D. 1856, for instituting and prosecuting certain preliminary enquiries in furtherance of the works projected by Your Excellency's Government in and about the formation of the Bowring Praya, particularly addressing ourselves to the Five Questions specified in the Schedule to the said Commission annexed,

Have considered the matters referred to us, and have agreed to the following Report:---

The Five Questions above specified appear to us to have embraced every substantial matter of enquiry; and it will be seen from the Minutes of Evidence contained in Appendix I, that the witnesses whom we called in and examined also entertained that opinion. There is but little to be found, either in their evidence, or in the body of documentary evidence compiled in Appendix II, which does not range itself under one or other of those Five heads

of Enquiry. In reporting our opinions, together with the evidence taken, as required by our Commission, we shall therefore follow the order of arrangement suggested by those questions, taking care of course to specify, in their appropriate places, all such matters as came incidentally under notice in the course of the enquiry, and did not necessarily arise out of either of those Five Points.

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Appendix II. (No. I. The reasons assigned in Mr Rienaecker's Letter of the 8th January, 1856, to the. Colonial Secretary, and 16.)

corroborated by all but one of the witnesses (unless we also except another witness, who admits the duty, but appears Evidence of the Hon. to doubt the readiness of the Government), appear to us conclusive in favor of the opinion which we ourselves have Mr Edger, G. Duddell, formed, that the Government of this Island ought to undertake the entire construction of the Praya, and that in :'> Esq., Y. J. Marrow, other way can the purposes, which have urged the Government to propose the work, be accomplished.

The state of Esq., R. C. Antrobus, the shore, so alarming to the public health, calls for immediate measures of prevention, Esq.,

The crimes and disorders Shortrede, Esq., in which occur daily and nightly amongst the dense Chinese population of this city, demand that whatever measures can Appendix 1. facilitate the approach and action of the police, ought to be commenced and executed with all possible despatch. The danger of conflagration, so terribly recalled to our apprehension last month, must be considered as normal amongst a population inhabiting tenements constructed of fragile and inflammable materials, and nearly destitute of the means of access to the water. The necessity to commerce of an uninterrupted and a public communication with the sea are pressing and obvious. But whilst all these considerations demonstrate that it is the duty of Government to take the shortest and speediest way to the completion of the project, they seem also to impose the condition that the work Evidence of Mr Fus- shall be done efficiently and securely, and with an inflexible regard to uniformity in the execution. The solitary tau, in Appendix I. witness, who thinks that some saving in the contract price may be effected by substituting the Marine-Lotholders as Contracting Parties in the place of the Government, and investing them with all the powers and rights of Govern- ment for the purposes of such contracts as they shall be able to make, is himself so strongly impressed with the force of the above mentioned objections, as to admit that, even if his suggestion be adopted, it will still be necessary that the work should be commenced at the time, and completed in the manner, which the Surveyor-General may direct— that the Surveyor-General's eye should be constantly directed to it whilst in progress-and that "if it be left to the Marine-Lotholders themselves, it will never be done at all." It is obvious that the variance between Mr Pustan's evidence and the great body of the evidence taken by us upon this First Point of Enquiry, is more apparent than real. A work so conducted as Mr Pustau proposes is, at least, a work undertaken on the part of Government, and differing from a work directly undertaken by Government, only in respect of a certain want of unity in the initiation of the work, and in the division of the expense of it; and in both of these respects, we think, the preference is clearly due to the latter—an opinion which we have the satisfaction to find is unequivocally confirmed by the great body of evidence before us.

II. Some difference of views amongst the Marine-Lotholders was naturally to be anticipated upon the question as to the conditions of tenure of lands reclaimed or to be reclaimed from the sea. In one respect only they appeared to be unanimous,-in ignoring the fact that at present the Crown alone has title to all such lands, whether already reclaimed, or unreclaimed, and that the Crown will continue to have title to the latter after the same shall have been reclaimed by the Crown itself, or by persons not having title to those lands against the Crown, or authority under it. This common error was the source of the numerous fallacies to be detected in their evidence on the subject of their claims, real or supposed, to the equitable consideration of Government. The jealous eye of the law scans a grant from the Crown with great rigor, and reads it in quite another light from that of a grant made by subject to subject. 5 Bac: Abr: Pressy In the latter case the rule is, that "a deed shall be taken most strongly against the grantor," ie, the subject; in the former case the rule is, that "a deed shall be taken most strongly for the grantor," . e. the Crown, This is the 17 Vin: Abr: Abr: principle upon which that other well settled doctrine is grounded, that "in the construction of its deed of grant Pressy, 0. c. and 0. é. « nothing shall be implied against the Crown," and again, the doctrine that, "unless where expressly provided to the

17 Edw: 11, st: 2," contrary, the Crown retains all its prerogative rights in respect of the thing granted."

2,

c. 15.

There is no difficulty in the application of these familiar and wise maxims of constitutional law.

"Public notice and We have it in evidence that even at the time of the first notification of the intentions of Captain Elliot to hold Declaration, &c of the first land sales that were ever effected in this Colony, the community were not suffered to be ignorant that no 1st May 1841. Appen- lands would be allotted here but with a general reservation of all Her Majesty's rights according to the principles dix II. (No. 1); and "and practice of British Law, upon tenure to the Crown," and, before all, "pending Her Majesty's further pleasure. see Laws of Hongkong, Before a foot of land was put up for sale here, the intending bidders were further informed, that "no title would be valid, p. 3.

"and no occupancy respected," until evidenced by the execution of a Crown Grant, and perfected by Registration of Extract from Terms the Grant "in the Government Office." The first land sale took place on the 14th June 1841. of Sale,' &c. Appendix were read to the bidders before the commencement of the proceedings, and they were expressly informed by that The Terms of Sale" I, (No. 3) and see document that whilst the sea-frontage of each lot was

Laws of Hongkong,'

nearly ascertained, the depth from the sea would necessarily considerably," and "the actual extent of each lot" being still nuascertained, "the parties would have the oppor- 4 vary p. 4.

tunity of observing the extent for themselves." They were further informed, that the Crown Grant, the sole evidence of title, would not be issued to any purchaser until the precise measurement and registration of the lots should be completed," and that, on his side, the purchaser would not, until delivery of his Crown Grant, be called on to pay the rent for the first year, "reckoning from the date of Sale" of his lot.

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Sir Henry Pottinger, the first Governor of this Colony, and with whom we find that the wise and far-reaching project of a Praya first originated, was even more careful than Captain Elliot to preclude the possibility of all popular error as to the rights and intentions of the Crown in this matter. Referring to the important Append :II, (No. 4)

"Government Notifi- see the reference to it cation" of the 22d March, 1842, we learn that, at that early date, whilst as yet not a Crown Grant had been issued, in the evidence of the the Allottees of Marine-Lots already sold, and the future bidders for such as remained to be sold, were distinctly Hon. Mr Edger, Ap- apprised that "the reclaiming of land beyond high-water mark must be deemed an infringement on the Royalties of pendix 1.

"Her Majesty, (and it is therefore positively prohibited) by any private persons."

During the whole of the period intervening between the date of that paper and the first issue of Crown Grants to the occupants, we have failed to discover any trace whatever of the revocation of that Public Announcement, or even of any connivance being extended by the Authorities to encroachments or purprestures upon the domains of The Honorable Mr the Crown, seaward or landward. A highly respectable witness, however, whose principal establishments being at Edger, in Appendir I. Canton and Macao during that time imposed upon him the necessity of spending the greater part of his time at those ports, intimated his very strong impression that there was some distinct encouragement held out to himself and other purchasers during that period, and even after the delivery of their Crown Grants, to reclaim as much and as far as they pleased towards the sea," subject however to "the risk of the reclaimed land being resumed by Government, if wanted for public purposes," and without any promise of compensation for it, if resumed. It is obvious that, even if the recollection of this gentleman were so far supported by documentary or other evidence, as to establish against the Crown and in favor of himself and those particular occupants who may have acted upon the alleged encouragement, a case of royal conscience and equity, the reservations appended would reduce the case to an almost infinitesimal value. But we must observe,-(1.) that we can find no vestige of any "Notification," or Circular," printed or in manu-

Ibid.

Ibid.

Ibid.

Ibid.

Ibid.

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script, bearing on this point, except those already cited, which bear altogether the other way; (2.) that it is an error to suppose that, in 1844, or at any period however early in the history of this Colony, a " Government Gazette," and the printing of Government Notifications did not exist, or that such Notifications, if made, were not printed; (3.) that if even the Queen's representatives were under the necessity of reserving the Queen's further pleasure official and authoritative announcements on the subject of tenure, the community ought to have known that the Land in their Officer, Captain Mylins, and his successor, Captain Meik, could not possibly be authorized to hold out encourage- ments, private or public, in derogation at once of those Notifications of the representatives of the Crown, and of the prerogatives of the Crown itself; and (4.) that the reference to a supposed stipulation in an early Crown Grant to the same effect, a reference afterwards admitted tacitly to have been made in error, makes it very probable that the entire impression which Mr Edger entertains on this subject may, at this distance of time, be very easily accounted for, if we remember that the form of the Crown Grant, a form which has never varied since the first issue, does contain a kind of " within the boundaries of the registered lot (but not beyond them), subject of course to the usual right of the Crown stipulation" or encouragement to reclaim or improve, and indeed to build upon the lands granted and lying to resume the whole or any portion of the lot upon three months' notice, and equitable compensation, to be deter- mined by the Surveyor-General; and that it is very likely that the witness, speaking from memory, may have erro- neously supposed that the clauses in question applied also to the sea-shore lying beyond the boundaries of the Lot.

The form of Crown Grant to which we have just alluded was first settled in 1844; and, in that year, the first issue and registration of Crown Grants took place. The Crown Grants continued to be issued and registered during the whole of that year and the next, and thus the titles of the occupants, under the old acknowledgements' of their biddings, were at length made perfect. We perceive in the circumstances which ensued upon this promulgation of the form of Crown Grant another proof that, down to this time at least, no Marine-Lotliolder had felt himself in any way encouraged to encroach upon the sea, or had doubted in the least the precariousness of a tenure from the Crown subjected since its origin to “the Queen's pleasure, the reservation of all Fler Majesty's rights, the British Law

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and practice, and the positive prohibition of reclaiming land beyond high-water mark by any private persons as an "infringement of the Royalties of the Crown." We find that the terms of the "title" now about to be exchanged for the old "acknowledgement," did, in 1844, excite complaints on the part of the Marine-Lotholders. But we also find the 4th and the 6th March 1844,--between that these complaints had no reference to the limitation of boundaries "seaward or landward, as contained in the

the local government Grants, nor to the right of resumption thereby vested in the Crown, nor to the paramonot claims therein asserted on and Messrs Jardine behalf of public purposes over personal privileges, nor even to the absolute powers in respect of those reservations and twelve other firms thereby bestowed upon the Queen's Surveyor-General, nor indeed to any matter bearing upon the present question of Marine-Lotholders, in the slightest degree. We find that a former letter of Captain Elliot was made the groundwork of complaint. But in Appendix 11, (No. we also find that in that letter only one subject is discussed, and that one entirely foreign to our enquiry. Captain 6.)

Letter dated Macao Elliot had there held out some “ encouragement" for the hope that "the Queen's further pleasure" might operate to the advantage of the first buyers of lots, Iuland and Marine, in the way either of reduction of Quit Rent, or of 17 June 1841, printed transmutation into a fee simple tenure. The promulgation of the form of Crown Grant had dissipated those hopes, in the Hongkong Ga- It was of that disappointment that the Thirteen firms of Marine-Lotholders complained, and only of that one. "the faith of that pledge," as they termed it, they told Sir Henry Pottinger that they had, down to that date, (the 4th 1855,—and Laws of Appendix II, (No. 6.) March, 1844,) expended "on sea-wails, warehouses, and dwellings, very considerable sums." Expressio unius est Hongkong, p. 3; see exclusio alterius. If encouragements of any other kind had been held out to them, either “to build sea walls," or to do any other work seaward of their Northern boundaries, it is clear from this document that they had not thought themselves safe in relying upon those encouragements, and in commencing those works, The personal testimony of Marine-Lotholders themselves confirms the inferences which we have deduced. The Honble. Mr Edger, whose, Evidence of the Hon. recollections go back to a period anterior to the formation of the Colony, "thinks that no land at all was reclaimed Mr Edger in Appen- "(from the sea) before Leases were issued," and that indeed "sea-walls were made before the issue of leases, but in general die I.

Evidence of R. C. "between the limits of the land that was measured off;" and Mr Antrobus, whose own encroachments on the sea-shore date but from 1854, states that "he is not aware whether any land was reclaimed from the sea before his arrival here, Autrobus, Esq,, in dp-

rather more than five years ago." Such being the case before the issue, what was to result from a “ title" so onerous pendio 1.

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as that which was now to be forced upon them? If any regard be had to the strength of language, we must suppose that the Crown Grant was viewed, from its first promulgation, not only as no encouragement" to costly and un- authorized encroachments upon the Marine domain of Her Majesty, but as the utter bar to all improvements what- soever, even within the surveyed and registered boundaries of the grantee's own Lot. "Had they been previously Letter of the 4th aware," say the Thirteen Firms of Marine-Lotholders, " of the conditions now proposed, they certainly should not March1844, in Appen-

dix II, (No. 6.) "bave expended one farthing on buildings at Hongkong."

On the other hand, every one of Sir Henry Pottinger's acts and words at this very juncture is utterly incon- sistent with the notion that he entertained any doubt himself, or had led others into any doubt, as to his line of conduct with respect to the rights of the Crown to the sea-shore in front of the Marine-Lots. His Excellency's decision on the subject already cited was notorious to the whole community. Among the principal works which, at his request,

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the Land Officer, Mr Gordon proposed to undertake, and which Sir Henry Pottinger referred home with approbation, don, of the 6th July but for lack of the means could not undertake without the authority and assistance of Her Majesty's Imperial Govern- 1843, in dppen ‹ic 11, meut, a prominent place was given to the following project: "a space of land to be reclaimed from the sea in front of (No. 7.)

Government Hill, to form a Public Landing-place, with an Esplanade or Public Walk; a Praya to be carried out in "front of all the buildings, both Eastward to the Point, the property of Messrs Jardine & Co., and Westward as far as Navy Bay, or four miles between the two extremities, the land thus reclaimed to form a number of Marine Lots; a public roadway close to the sea, of fifty feet in width to be left on the Praya, and the space betweeu that and the "houses to be the private property of the possessors of the Lots assisting in carrying out the plan paying a proportion "of the expenses, and for whatever land they gained of course charged at the same rate as for the rent of the Lois." That the fact of such a proposal having been made, and the details of it were no secret to the community at the time, or even long afterwards,→may be very fairly inferred from Mr Montgomery Martin's once celebrated Report, Extracts from the Re- compiled by him within six weeks of his arrival here in the following year, when Sir John Davis had succeeded Sir port of Mr M. Martin, Henry Pottinger in the Government of this Island. That Report contains a direct but sneering allusion to the July 1844, and Sir Praya, amongst other valuable projects of Sir Henry Pottinger, all of which are ridiculed by Mr Martin, little John Davis's Despatch and Letter, each dated dreaming how many of his sarcasms were soon to be refuted by the literal fulfilment of the projects. Whilst the the 20th August 1844, notoriety of the fact is proved by the boldness of the sarcasm, the mild and temperate rebuke which is contained in

in Appendix 11, (No. the observations of Sir John Davis in reply, and which, together with the attack, will be found in the Appendix, is, on 8.) its side, a proof that his Government and that of his predecessor were agreed in their opinions as to the policy to be followed with respect to Crown rights to the sea-shore, and the propriety of commencing the Praya, as projected by the latter, so soon as the finances of the Colony would permit, but without impeding the construction of the other public works and improvements enumerated in Mr Martin's Report.

Nothing indeed but the financial difficulties under which, even in Sir Henry Pottinger's time, the Colony had been laboring, and which were greatly and notoriously aggravated in later years, appears to have led to the delay in

Letter of Sir E. Bel- The formation of such a work had been strongly urged upon the Admiralty by carrying his project into execution.

cher, R.N., (Enclosure Commodore Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., then commanding a squadron in the China Seas. It had been notified by a Government Circular to all the leading mercantile firms, perhaps to all the mercantile firms without distinction, No. 3 in Lord Stanley's then carrying on business, and many of whom we perceive now represent themselves to be hostile to the formatiou private despatch of 15th November 1843) of a Praya, except on the condition of being allowed to monopolise the whole benefit so far as their sea-frontage of 15th November1843, extends, with an entire exemption from Quit Rent, and without being called upon to defray any portion of the cost. in Append II, (No. 9.) Yet the project of those days had the remarkable fate of being received by them with an almost unanimous adhesion. Circular Letter of Out of eight firms, themselves Marine-Lotholders, whose replies have been recorded in the Land Office, only one Mr Gordon, dated 28th (that of Messrs Holliday, Wise & Co.,) hesitated "to add to their already heavy expenditure," and to incur April 1843,in Append. the loss of privacy and convenience, "to say nothing of the profits of wharfage," privileges which they were II, (No. 10.) nevertheless"

Letters of the 1st, All the rest signified their consent and ready and willing to forego for the public advantage." proffered their co-operation. They were willing to do it at their own expense to renounce the formation of 24, 4th, 5th, 8th, and 10th May, 1843, to the private wharves, in favor of the common advantage. They had the welfare of the community at heart, not their own

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individual profit. One highly respectable firm, to whom the Circular was sent, but who do not appear to have returned firms of Merchants. a direct answer, nevertheless took the opportunity, in reference to another question then at issue between themselves Extract of Letter and the local Government on the subject of an alleged encroachment by the Land Officer upon their Southern frontage, from Messrs Dent & thus to express their highly creditable repugnance to all purprestures and encroachments whatever. Messrs Dent & Co. Co., to the Land Officer, say that "the boundary marks (granite blocks) on their Water-front Lots, marked Nos. 3 and 4, and 4 and 5, were at dated the 3d May 1844, that time in the exact situation where they were placed by the Officers of Government, and also on the spot where the in Append. 11, (No. "pickets were placed on the day of public sale, when they made the purchase." They remark, that "the quantity of 11.)

water frontage which they purchased was not a matter of speculation in laud, but that they confined their purchase to "what was strictly and indispensably necessary for their establishment, and had not sought to increase their interest in "would have induced them to solicit the con- "such land elsewhere. Nothing short of such reasons," they conclude, ,sideration of Government to their case, it being far from their wish or intention either to ask for anything more that (sic) what they had considered to be their actual right, or in the most remote manner to stand in the way of public "improvement." It is, we think, impossible better to describe the relative positions of Crown, Crown tenants, and the public.

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This general concurrence of the Government and Community of Hongkong on the subject of the Praya, did not

But the project required some con- Lord Stanley's pri- fail to impress the Secretary of State very strongly in favor of the measure. sideration, and His Lordship's friendly feeling towards it was at first evinced only by privately transmitting to Sir vate despatch of 15th November1813,in Ap- Henry Pottinger some corroborating testimony from another quarter in favor of the project. In the following year, however, his decision was officially announced. The utmost approbation was bestowed on the works projected, ped. 1, (No. 12.) especially the Praya-the Governor was invited to send home the necessary Reports and Plans;-but the question patch of the 3d Janua- was asked whether there were the necessary funds for the execution," and a clear intimation was given that to the ry, 1844, in Append. Marine Lots, rather than to the Imperial Treasury, His Excellency must be prepared to have recourse for the means II, (No. 13.) whereby the Praya might be executed at the least possible" cost to the public." The matter of necessity rested there until the pecuniary difficulty could be overcome. Owing to circumstances too well known to need recapitula- tion, it was not fully overcome until the end of our last financial year. Your Excellency is the first Governor who has been able to decline the Parliamentary Grant, and this is the first year in which you have been able to decline it.

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Memorandum of His It is also the first year in which a surplus, sufficing to the undertaking and completion of the great work, has been Excellency Sir John declared in the Colonial Treasury. The more pressing among the other works contemplated by Sir Heury Pottinger, Bowring of the 18th and enumerated by Mr M. Martin as improbabilities or impossibilities, have by succeeding Governors been, one by October, 1855, in AP one, accomplished. If the Praya be now commenced, the project cannot be said to have slumbered in the interval, pendir (No. 14.)

Neither can it with truth be said that anything ever occurred to disabuse the public mind of the belief which Hongkong Blue Books from 1846 to was certainly there in 1843 and 1844, as to the intentious of Government, Vague and ambiguous assertions to the effect that the Government always led the Marine-Lotholders to believe that they were at liberty to reclaim Evidence of Andrew" seaward for themselves," have been freely ventured; but these, wholly unsupported by even the attempt at proof, Shortrede, Esq., p- by degrees narrowed themselves, first to the period of the first formation of the Colouy,--and, when that was proved pend. 1.

to have been impossible, then to the period of the first issue of Crown Grauts, and so from period to period, until Evidence of the at length they have dwindled down to two dubious cases, which are said to have occurred during the Governorship Honble: Mr Edger, in of Sir George Bonham,-one in the Year 1854, the other at a date not stated to us. It is only with specific Append. I.

instances like these that it is possible to grapple; and the particulars of these two instances will be found not undeserving of a brief passing notice, independently of the fact that they are the only cases adduced before us to prove anything like an official encouragement" having been ever given to any purprestures on the part of Marine Lotholders, past or present.

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Evidence of R. C. Antrabus, Esq., and Y. J. Murrow, Esq., in Append 1.

Mr Antrobus's evi- dence,in Append. 1.

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A gentleman who has confessed a parpresture committed by himself in 1854, and who had more than once asserted, with some emphasis, the existence of a “general understanding that lands reclaimed would not be interfered with by Government, nor the parties' rights of access to the Sea prejudiced by the Act," was at length asked to state the circumstances which had produced that impression, so far as he and his firm were concerned.

His answer is a curious illustration of the proueness of these gentlemen to deceive themselves. It appears that the present Surveyor-General, Mr Cleverly, and the late Governor, Sir George Bonham, gave him, in 1854, a verbal assurance that lie would not be prosecuted or called to account for his encroachment, They gave me," he adds, no further KC assurances," This mere indemnity against punishment, if it be even that, he at once interpreted into a renuncia- Mr Murrow's evi- tion or waiver of a Crown right! Another witness, also a Marine-Lotholder, was perfectly satisfied, he said, that dence, in Append. I. he had received very recently an encouragement from the Governor himself to encroach upon the sea-shore in frout of his lot, and reclaim it. On being requested to condescend to particulars, he stated that the Governor in question was Sir George Bonham, that Sir George Bonham had told him, in answer to his questions, that he had no power to authorize his intended purpresture, or to make him any

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to the land when he should have reclaimed it,- that all that he (the Governor) could say was, that, unless his (the tenant's) neighbors complained, Government would not prosecute him for the encroachment, and that, in his (the Governor's) "private opinion," the tenant would be “all right;"--but that the tenant must understand, that what he might do would be done at his own risk, and that he (the tenant) must hold himself responsible for the consequences. It is difficult to appreciate the amount of “encouragement" contained in these words of Sir George Bonham.

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One useful suggestion may be gathered from this mass of incoherent asseveration and unsupported pretention, and it is, that the representatives of Her Majesty in this island cannot be too careful to avoid even the appearance of concession of Crown rights, lest perchancest be turned against the Crown at some distant day, into evidence of acquiescence in favor of a larger or more general one, In this point of view alone we would strongly advise Your Letter of Messrs Excellency, in the matter of the application of Messrs Lindsay & Co., referred to us for our opinion, not to take it Lindsay & Co., apply-

into consideration until the plan of the Praya has been finally approved and made public, and the work commenced. ing for Sea-frontage, In considering whether any indulgence ought to be shewn to the Marine-Lotholders, beyond the not unrea and Mr Duddell's coun- sonable one of overlooking the encroachments already committed, and of allowing as well those offenders as the ter memorial, both of holders in general to become purchasers, without competition, of the reclaimed lands fronting their respective Lots, it which were referred to is surely a very important fact that, with the exception of Mr Murrow and Mr Duddell, who approved of the the Commission by His Government Notification of the 10th November last, Mr Pustau, who attended the Meetings of Marine-Lotholders, Excellency, in Append. but " took no part either way "in the proceedings which ended in the too liberal proposals of Government contained 11, (No. 17.)

Evidence of Mr Mur- in that Notification being rejected by a very large majority of the Marine-Lotholders, the Hou Mr Edger, who did not attend the meetings, but appears to have approved of their result,and R C. Autrobus, Esq., of the firm of iu. Append. I... Messrs Lindsay & Co. (the only one completely identified with the majority of that class of Crown tenants, and their Notification of the November meetings),-not one has either presented himself to be examined, nor acceded to our invitations to that 10th November, 1855, effect. One geutleman, indeed, who, with Mr Antrobus, distinguished himself as of the most active promoters of in Append. II, (No, those meetings, and who represented his firm there (that of Messrs Dent & Co.), at first consented to come and be 15.)

examined on a day specially named to suit his convenience; but he neither appeared, nor excused his non-appear- ance. On this subject we beg to refer to our Minutes, and will merely add, that the general unwillingness of the Marine-Lotholders, who profess to apprehend loss or injury to themselves by reason of the formation of the Prayat to afford any evidence in illustration of their asserted claims to equitable consideration, ought of itself to deprive the claimants of all expectation that their supposed claims will receive any consideration at all. It cannot be supposed that their mere allegations are to be taken as proofs.

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Evidence of Mr Pus- tau, in Append. I.

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Honble: Mr Edger, in Append 1.

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We have been thus far minute in tracing the real history of the Marine-Lot question, because it is the only key to the solution of the Second Question referred to us. Those Marine-Lotholders who have hitherto reclaimed portions of the Crown's domain without title from the Crown, and have converted the lands so reclaimed into their tenement and farm," an offence in itself for which they are even now liable to punishment, cannot, as it seems to us, stand in a better position than those Marine-Lotholders whom the Crown may think fit to admit into occupancy and enjoyment of those portions of the Crown's domain, which will, by or at the expense of the Crown, be reclaimed hereafter. In either case a full rent ought to be received;-and we think that the rate payable upon ordinary Crown Lands, sold in Lots for building purposes, affords a very moderate criterion whereby to determine Evidence of Mr Mur. the amount. It is, we think, a mischievous suggestion that some deduction should be made in favor of those who row, in Append. I.

have reclaimed but not built houses to let, nor derived profit in the shape of toll or otherwise, or of those who, being hereafter admitted iuto occupation of lands to be reclaimed by the Crown, shall content themselves in like manner with the mere enlargement of their borders, not seeking therein their own pecuniary advantage. It would be a Evidence of Mr Dud- difficult distinction to establish in the proof;-and, were it ever so well established, still there remains the objection, dell, in Append. I well put by another wituess, that it is not the inclination of the tenant to use his holding in this or that manner, and compare that of the use and occupation in whatever manner, that imposes the liability to rent. Mr Shortrede.

We may add that, in either case, the detriment to the public is the same. Ibid.

The land is equally withdrawn from public use.

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Evidence of Mr Mur- Another distinction, which has been rather hinted at than suggested, would deserve to be called puerile, but that row and the Honble: the consequences to which any recognition of it must lead, are of frightful moment. It would seem that there are Mr Edger, in Append, those who distinguish China houses" from "European houses," and apply a different rule to the one and to the other. It is admitted that the holder of the property, however unwilling to build, has the right to change his mind, and build and let to tenants; and one witness goes so far as to say that such a case may be considered a reason for an enhancement of his rent. But as to " China Houses," there appears to be no doubt. The witnesses say that these have already, in proportion as they have been erected upon the reclaimed lands, injured the rentals of the houses in the Queen's Road, and tended to convert it into a back street. They ought therefore to be heavily assessed; not so the European houses so erected. Their cost is great, and the risk enormous;-they have a strong tendency to disappear into cavities formed by the wash of the sea,--and, whilst they last, they are used as Offices and Stores, aud not for Chinamen's dwellings.

Evidence of Andrew Shortrete, Esq., Append. I.

It appears to us that the mere enunciation of this theory suffices to shew its folly and injustice.

Nor can we iu accede to the opposite opinion, advanced by one respectable witness, that in assessing these rents, a distinction should be made in favor of Chinese Crown Tenants. An absolute equality of rights and duties, without regard to colour, to creed, or to condition, is the only sound basis of all government, In this remote part of the British Empire, inhabited by a handful of Europeans and 70,000 Asiaties, it would be above all impolitic to do anything which might seem to call that truth in question;-and we must strongly protest against every such attempt, in whatever interest it may have been ventured.

Upon a general review of all the considerations to which we have adverted, we think that the Government will not be justified in allowing any distinction whatever between lands reclaimed by intruders, and lands reclaimed by Letter of Mr Rien- the Crowa, in assessing the amount of rental. In either case the rate of rent should be one, uniform and equal. accker of the 5th Ja- If Mr Rienecker's computation of £3031, as the sum total of rent to be received from the frontage of the existing nuary, 1856, in dp eighteen Marine Lots, be approved by Your Excellency, the rate of Assessment by which it is to be levied will be pewd. II, (No. 16.)

one of 158. to every 100 superficial feet. But whether that or a more moderate revenue be anticipated from the lauds in question, the rate by which it is to be assessed ought to press equally upon all who have to bear it.

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Evidence of Y. J.

We conclude our observations upon this branch of the subject matter of reference, by reminding Your Excellency Evidence of Andrew that it is perfectly optional with the Government, either to sell to such as will bid for them any reclaimed lands Shortrede, Esq., in which the holder of the Marine Lot in the rear may decline to take, or to proceed under the resumption clause of his lease, and oust him from the Lot itself. In the latter case, it rests with the Surveyor-General alone to decide the question of his compensation ;---and on that point again we have to remark a very extraordinary error which appears to exist as to the duty of Government, and which is stated-erroneously perhaps by one witness, who labors under the delusion, to have been produced, so far as he was concerned, by a conversation with the late Acting Attorney. Murrow, Esq., in Ap-

pendix I. General.

Evidence of Andrew III. A witness, whose opinions deserve all attention, considers that the co-operation of the willing Marine Lot- holders with the Crown as representing the unwilling, will tend to the more easy, cheap, and expeditious execution Shortrede, Esq., in Ap- of the proposed work. He also thinks that Your Excellency's Government has not the means at present to bear so pendix 1. large an outlay, and that it will therefore be an improvement upon the plan proposed in the First Question, if the modification suggested by the Third be adopted. In that case, he thinks, the Government might advantageously agree with the Lotholders, on executing their portions of the Praya to the satisfaction of the Surveyor-General, either to repay them their outlay, or to remit their rent of the lands reclaimed by them, for a period proportioned to the amount of expenditure incurred. On the other hand, we have been assured by a Marine Lotholder who takes an active part against the Government plan in any shape, that he believes that the Marine Lotholders never will Antrobus, Esq., in Ap- co-operate with the Government in the execution of a work to which they are, upon principle, most hostile. Every pendir I. other witness who has been examined dissents from Mr Shortrede's view, and agrees with Mr Antrobus in the opinion that the decision of this question is, in fact, involved in that of the First Question; the reasons by which they are to be determined being in fact the same, if not in degree, at least in principle. We confess that such is also our opinion.

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IV, The Bonham Strand portion is regarded by those witnesses, who are familiar with the locality and the Evidence of Messrs peculiarities which belong to it, as the portion least open to animadversion, and as one which ought, if the arrange. Antrobus,

Murrow, ments of the Government permit, to be begun and accomplished with all possible despatch. Concurring thoroughly Pustau, and Duddell, in that opinion, we would direct Your Excellency's especial notice to the evidence of a gentleman by whom the in Appendix 1. Praya has been considered in a sanitary point of view, and to that of another gentleman by whom it has been similarly regarded in its relation to a proper system of Police, and which have left no doubt in our minds that, if any J. Section of the work ought to be begun or finished before the residue, that Section is precisely that which Your Evidence of Mr Excellency describes as the Bonham Strand portion of the Praya.

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of

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Shortrede, Ibid. V. Some diminution appears to have been long going on in the depth of water at the several wharves and land- Evidence of Mr Mur- ing-places. The recess or wash of the sea is a probable cause, and to this the large accumulations of earth and rubbish row, Mr Duddell, and brought down by the drains and sewers, particularly in the rainy season, are certainly to he added. What was the Mr Antrobus, in Ap- line of low-water mark at the formation of the colony, is said to be that of the present high-water mark. It is an evil pend. I. more likely to increase than diminish; and, far from agreeing in the strictures contained in the Colonial Treasurer's Plan and Letter Letter of the 5th January 1856, as to the too great extent of the plan of the Surveyor-General (Mr Cleverly), we of the Surveyor-Gen- think that it may be well worth His Excellency's consideration whether some further extension of the plan may not eral of the 28th De- be advisable to be adopted. One intelligent witness indeed is of opinion that the Praya ought to be carried so far cember, 1855; and also into the sea as "to enable large steamers and ships to lie alongside, and passengers and goods to pass to and fro "without being obliged to employ boats," The point deserves all consideration. But whether the Praya can be 1856, in Append. II., carried to that depth seaward is a question of ways and means, which Your Excellency alone can determine.

(No. 18 & 16.) The arrangements for enabling the public to enjoy their rights of access to the sea, for the purpose of shipping Evidence of and landing, embarking and disembarking, are described as having been from the early days of the colony altogether Shortrede, in Appen- inadequate. There can be no doubt that they are now palpably and disgracefully so. persons, except the owners die Į. of private wharves, suffer enormous inconvenience and damage from this state of things. It is probable, too, as related Ibid. And evidence by one witness, that the unfortunate Chinamen, ignoraut of their rights and our duties, are the principal sufferers of Mr Duddell in Ap- and that the facility thus afforded of squeezing" their traders, by extortions in the name of " toll thorough," is apendix › 1. temptation which some Marine Lotholders have not had the virtue to resist.

Private wharves are of course private property, and the owners do what they will with their own.

Evidence It is stated that they are, generally speaking, now anxious to accommodate the public with the use of their wharves, whether for Shortrede, Esq., and goods or passengers; but, if this be true, it is a truth hard to be reconciled with their owntheory, that the loss of Hon; Mr Edger, in Evidence of the to" those gentlemen in their business. One and the same contradiction pervades their entire case, At one moment

Hon. Mr Edger, in they are represented as persons who have been forced to encroach on the sea in order to get landing-places for the Append. 1. community; and as having reclaimed ground, constructed sea-walls, and built wharves for the common use of the public, not merely for their own, At another moment we are told, on the same authority, that they do not want any Praya at all, that they do not want any land to be reclaimed, and that they object to be made to occupy and Ibid. And Evidenco pay rent for it. It is quite clear that the sooner these contrarieties are smoothed, and an intelligible and broad rule of Mr Antrobus in Ap- laid down whereby to adjust the hitherto violated common law rights of the Crown and the public with the perso- pend. I. nal interests of the leading Merchants, the better alike for the few and for the many, We think that the claim to erect and maintain private wharves is a privilege, and as a privilege that it ought to be jealously regarded. The enjoyment of it must not be suffered to operate to the common annoyance of the subjects, or to the prejudice of the Shortrede, Esq., the Crown. The fullest access to and from the Praya, seaward and landward, is a matter of public right. We think Hon, Mr Edger, Y. J. that the suggestions appearing in our minutes of evidence on this head are useful --but we forbear to express any Murrow, Esq., Wm. opinion as to their sufficiency, a quatter which may be thought doubtful. Neither are we prepared on our own Pustau, Esq., and G. part to add to the recommendations which have been laid before us, some which have occured to ourselves, but Daddell, Esq. which, so long as the port is unprovided with a system of police, we think impracticable, Otherwise we might have [bid, and Ibid. offered a few words upon the expediency of providing eranage and other conveniences of the kind at moderate but See the application adequate rates of remuneration to the Government, and of establishing by stringent regulation the order of embar- of Messrs Lindsay & kation and disembarkation at the public wharves. But as we heartily concur in thinking that the whole and sole Co., in their letter of supervision of the work whilst in progress, and the conservation of it when finished, ought to be vested in the Sur- veyor-General, with full powers to carry his instructions into effect, we also think that these details of his general

privacy, consequent upon the formation of a Praya, can be either a nuisance", or an annoyauce or an injury Appendix 1.

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Ibid.

Evidence of Andrew

and

the

Mr Duddell's

duty may be safely confided to the security which his official responsibility affords. We also think that, until the counter memorial of Praya is completed, as little as possible should be conceded to any Marine Lotholder in addition to his existing sea-referred to the Com- frontage, in order that the existing accommodations at the command of the public, for landing and shipping of mission by His Excel- goods and passengers, miserable as those accommodations are, may not be further diminished.

lency.

In concluding our Report, we hope to be allowed to mention a fact which has occasioned all of us the greatest See the Notification satisfaction in the discharge of the onerous and important duties with which we have been charged. We have been of the 5th March 1856, enabled to conduct our Enquiry in public, so far at least as regards the taking of evidence. It is impossible to published in the Overrate the great addition which the publicity of the examination gives to the authority of the evidence. But this Friend of China' of is not the only advantage. We close our Enquiry in all certitude of being free from the reproach of partiality and that date, in the injustice, as we are unquestionably free from the kindred one of concealment.

All which we humbly certify to Your Excellency.

Council Room, Government Offices, 24th March, 1856,

To HIS EXCELLENCY

SIR JOHN BOWRING, LL.D,,

&c., &0..

&c.

T. CHISHOLM ANSTEY, A.G. WILLIAM COWPER, Captain-Commanding Royal Engineer,

J. C. POWER.

'China Mail' of 6th March 1856, and the Hongkong Govern ment Gazette of the 8th March 1856.

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Your Despatch W. 33 of 21 thuary - "lout, on the Subject of the Notes of the Oriental Bank Ensination

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written

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represent, and are at any Envertible into, Dollars, they have " always been meluded in the Column assigned to Dollars.

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The three Despartelus of Ir George Bmclam, referred to in your Despicitel, still remain puansivered. In arcendance with your directions, the practice of receiving the sited as above explained shall be antimed till receipt of further

instructions.

I have the limer to be,

with the highest respect,

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of

By

Order,

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(Signed) WV Caine,

Edlonial Secretary.

bolovcal Secretary's office lictores,

HugKong, 17th March, 1852.

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and Madras, in the mouthes of September and Botober last. The amount has been provid

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Commissariat, bling, Victoria, Houghing,

1856.

14 May, Test

Received from the Colonial

Treasury Commission of Houghong the sum of sinty

Pounds,

one

11.6.&. Martin's Minds, six shillings and right

Pence Sterling, being the ~ amount of the Houvrable

Lieutenant Colonel William

Caine's Passage from Houghong

to Madras in October last, to

be repaid in London to Her Majesty's Pay Master General, to the credit of the Mail service. Signed in Quadruplicate (signed) Charles Williams (Signed)

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I privard, with much regret, letter from the Receviry Commising exporting the inovartioforatory state in which they have found the affairs of the Colonial Reaving.

The grievous state of Mr. Piennecker's health for a long time port, and the difficultier with which he had to write and in the

inefficiency of his subordinates, may

Mhe Sright Hommable

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be deemed dome palliation for the megularities which have taken

place;

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My Dispatch N. 16, of 5t Betober 1866, reporting the incompatung of Mr. Selby, the gentleman appointed to avvist him as accountant, may be refenceatton this latter pant. But Jam Sorry to sing that

say Since M. Riencechers' deporture, have disomered that his pricate affairs have been left in great disorder, and that, during his administration of office, the tinself

made us demand for additional_

no

assistance

The Members of the Reaney

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322

Commission me Songuine in their

expectation that matters with be Speedily placed me a proper footing and I have therefore had pr hesitation in apforming

apporming their re- _emmendation, and Sanctioning

in

their employment of an ordetitional Click to write up the Books arrear, and afford such general___ aid as may be requisite.

Mr. Mercer informe me that by the bout Movil in letter from the Audit Board you received to Mr. Pricuoueker's address, no the Subject

Le

of the Abstracts and Archers

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Missing from the packet which contained the Accounts for 1853www.

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this letter Mr. Mercer how undertaken to achupoledge, anded enclove on copy of his reply to it.

My Despatch N. 537, February-lout, in reply to yours, 8 of 28th Movember, concerns the same subject, and I hope tiste

Mis

this still maccontable error +

restified before long

The deplorable condition of body, and apparently of mind, in which Mr. Riensecher left Houghing, marker it doubtful if he will

Iufficiently to resume

lver recover

his duties here, and I think it right to endoive you to this effecte,

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apponiting his Successo.

I have the hover to k

with the highest respect,

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Your most Obedient, Humble Sercant,

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swifnozes me very

Mr. Merivale. This Much. I was under the impression that Mr.R. was an efficient officer on which ground he Was made Treasuur in the last changs

in the Curl Establishment of Hong Kong . I do not think that the report drawer up buy. Mr. Reinacks on the 4 of East Tell (3249) denotes any of the Meness attributed mentd weaknes

to him in these documenti:

but certainly he has

been at a great disadvantag in having two such apistauts an

his offic

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324

the latter; it is alleged, : ttally ignorant of his business, Cometate; ; The Selly . The former

for his place.

The balances

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Fortunately, also rentet

were correct when NOTR

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Colonial Treasury, Victoria, Hongkong.

29th April, 1856

326

As Members of the Treasury

boumission, we

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mission, we regret to have

regret to have no. alternative but to bring to the notice - of this Excellency the Governor, the confused state in which we have found the affairs of the polonial Treasury

· The Condition of Mr. Rienaecher's health for nearly two years previous to his departure, seems to have affected his mental as well as his : "physical energy, and during the

ast

10 weeks we have had much

past 1 The Hourrable,

W. J. Mercer, Esq.,

Colonial Secretary.

Karapan Salad

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327

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trouble in unravelling.

the

intricacies in which Mr. Rienaecher's

accounts are discovered to be.

We have

every

reason to believe

that the Balances delivered over to

As ou

: the 14th February

correct, but we

to be rectified,

last are

- find Classification

and various minor

Errors to be checked, which mathes

our task laborious and tedious.

The Journals and Ledgers we

cannot discover, while the abstract

Book exists only in single, and Duplicate is necessary before

F!

4

can part with the

we

Original .

a

re we

Under these circumstances

ash His

beg to asth

His Excellency

to

Sanction the temporary employ out of a Cleak fitted for the performance of

Treasury Duties.

The Services of Mr. Neves, who

receives £100 a year,

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lt be

a year, might

dispensed with, as we do not consider

him to

5 justify

Mr. Rienaecher's

recommendation, and ifrau additional

hope to

sum of £ 150 be allowed, we be able, with the full amount of

£250, to secure the assistance

able clerk, and

istance of.

get the Treasury

once more into order.

We have not before

.

au

now this

officially introduced this subject to this Excellency, and it is, we repeat, with regret that we feel our duty : els vs to make the present

Compels application.

We do not wish to be thought

imputing undue blame to Mr. Rien acckey

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we know that in the opinion of his Medical advisers, that

gentleman should have left the

island at least a year

ious to

st a year previou

his actual departure, and to his

prostrat

-trated state both of mind and body we attribute the unfortunate condition of his office.

We have, ??

(Signed) W. J. Mercer,

Prevident

ne2 ) P. Hyndman Members of

(Signed)

the

› H. Reinhard Treasury Commission

1 True Ropy) Maume

Colonial Secretary

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(Copy) No5.

Sir,

In 6029155

Anditor General's Office, Victoria, Hongkong,

7th May 1856.

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328

Your letter to M. Rieunuchers - addreds, M. 19% of 9th February fast, how been duly

received

ed by the

Commission, and I have undertake

the dirty of replying to it.

In Dexportch N. 8, of 20

the Movember

E

last, from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the attention of His Excellency, wow called to the fort of

The Yover.

Ch

or

frow kit having reached the blomat Office, entonning Receipts and Imchers,

lore and incomplete state.

6. Macaulay Exquire,

Secretary-

Audit Office a

Somerset House

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329

to, and

Mr. Rienecker wone thereon applied mmable to account for the ensor or resident, and a confier myself equally at a love .

But I think it right to give the folluring explanation.

The maffieriney of the Trevoury Deportment, during out since the Chief Clerkships of Mess & Comme latin and Jelly, throw more work upon Mr+ Riensucker thom, in his state of healthy

able to bear, and rendered me

he

Sonerchant_amoilling to press boashly upon him the necessity of sending in his Accounts for Audit.

At length, by frequent-naging, I porroured_together_the_ Accounts for the

Reen

2 Years 1853 and 18544, on the 3

Years

1855.

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th

Unfortunately, on the 6 May,

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M. Chapman, the Audit blak, seized with illness, and I had to defend. Mr. Rienasher_ himself for assistance sin the work of Audit, which I did not wish to delay, as the Mail was about to leave me the 10th of the some month. The Resants were duly Audited, and, recollection, susiregularities to this best of my recollections s

wvere_divvvvered, or such as dish appear-

avere reotip

rectified.

Kant on the afternom of the of

But

Tray Acec.

th

necessary

still matle

when, the Audit ended, it to pack the accounts for that day's Mail, M. Cleapunan war through sickices to attend out the+ Affice, and, having my time fully

recupied otherwise, Sasked Mr. Ricusceker to superintend their making up and

Fransmission.

After this har_the_ motake_reonred

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17th July your

ackundledged receipt of the accounts,

but it Seemnes that the Buchers mivermied and reached the Colonial Office

I wow i'm hope that M. Eienace ker might, os directed _, no his arrival

as sim

London, Frince some che to the resident;

Rie

ML

hitel hot. I regret to say that M. Convachas health,

me live deporture_ bence pondered- it doubtful if he could survive to reach Europe

I shineed such devire to see the

the package which contrind

address

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this

the trickers that went astray, might throw some light on the matter. At present the unbone explanation is all

Sean afford.

1

With reference to the lists of suissing Imchers and Abstracts, given sin your

¡

lotter ander reply, I bey to soy

day

330 that

best thout

Expics of the Duplicates shall be forwarded it may, & for

dest sin

Necessary

Lav

@ourse,

av I yet seen, be to marker forin sopics of the

b

Books wanting, and that, for this purpove, the Treasury. Commission, how requested extra assistance, which Howe Ese lenny. The Governor has invented

taller.

to

emsented.

We trust therefore, with as little deling av provible, to fit there accounts sin forcher_ form, and that no fimilar_

may cim fitueren.

accidents

I

recu

Love, to.

(Signed) W. T. Meroune,

"Colonial Sentry Beludita Jenerat True Copy

Colonial Seretary.

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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 to 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.

California or West Coast of America, North of the Equator,

West Coast of America South of the Equator,

Sandwich Islands,

New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Feejes Islands, Tahiti, Society or Friendly Islands,

Sydney, Melbourne, or South Australia,

Western Australia,

Van Diemen's Land,

New Zealand,

Manila,

Singapore,

Batavia,

Ceylon,

Madras or Calcutta,

Bombay,

Mauritius or Bourbon,

Cape of Good Hope,

West Indies, or East Coast of America,

Great Britain or Europe,

Siam,

IN THE MONTHS

October to March. | April to September.

75 days.

(both inclusive.)

100 days.

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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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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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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified, that the following Fees are charged by the Government Surveyor for certifying the Seaworthiness or Capacity of Emigrant Ships under "the Chinese Passengers Act 1855":-

Certificate of Seaworthiness,

Certificate of Admeasurement (when required),.

$16.

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By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 15th February, 1856.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Diplomatic Department.

His Excellency Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China, &c., &c., has received Instructions from the Earl of Clarendon, to the effect that no British Vessel is to be permitted to depart with Chinese Emigrants for any Foreign Country, until she shall have proceeded to Hongkong, where the Emigration Officer will be charged to ascertain that the Conditions of the Chinese Passenger Act have been fulfilled: and Her Majesty's Consular Authorities are required to notify these Instructions of the Secretary of State in their several jurisdictions.

Her Majesty's Naval Commander-in-Chief will instruct all Officers under his authority to assist the Consul in giving effect to the orders of Her Majesty's Government.

By Order,

Superintendency of Trade, Victoria, Hongkong, 12th March, 1856.

G. W. CAINE,

In the absence of the Offs. Secretary

to H. B. M.'s Plenipotentiary.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

In order to prevent difficulties arising on board Emigrant Ships at the moment of intended departure, through unfounded statements by the Passengers that their Contracts were not properly explained at the time of signature, Persons engaging Emigrants for labor in the Colonies are advised to convey each Laborer before the Emigration Officer, or before a Magistrate, who shall fill in the Contract with a full description of the intending Emigrant, and certify in the form following that its purport has been fully and intelligibly explained. At present no Fee will be charged for such attestation:-

FORM.

Name and Surname of the Laborer contracting (to be written in the Chinese as well as in the English character.) Age,

Native Province, District, and Place, Descriptive Marks,

I CERTIFY, that on this

day of

185, in my presence, the within Contract was fully, distinctly, and intelligibly (as I believe) explained to the above-named Laborer in a Dialect which he understood; that he expressed himself willing to be

Dollars, as advance Wages. bound by its Terms; and that he received into his own hands, in my presence, the sum of (Signed)

A. B.

The attention of Merchants and others interested in the Emigration Business intimation.

By Order,

Justice of the Peace for Hongkong.

is specially called to the above

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 14th March, 1856.

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No. 46.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

In order to prevent unnecessary delay in the Despatch of Chinese Passenger Ships reported ready for sea, notice is hereby given, that--

1. It is not permitted to enter any of the passengers on the Ship's Articles as Cooks or Stewards (if their names be excluded from the Passenger List) notwithstanding that compensation is made, by a remission of passage- money, for their services in these their respective capacities.

2. The Ship will be detained if passengers whose respective ages exceed 12 years be entered on the list as

children.

3. To the Passenger List must be appended the names of the Cabin Passengers, if any, the description and number of the Crew, and all persons on the ship's articles (mentioning the number of Chinese); and a me- morandum of the total number of souls on board the ship.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 9th April, 1856.

W. T. MERCER,

Colonial Secretary.

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No. 51.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified for the information of Masters of Ships carrying Chinese Passengers, and unprovided with the improved Appliances usually found in Vessels of modern construction, and generally for the information of all in- terested, that in addition to a Windsail for every Hatchway, it is required that a constant supply of fresh air be ensured to the between decks in bad weather, by fitting, at each end of the Space set apart for passengers, two Funnels of wood or metal, Four in all, with moveable heads, in manner following, that is to say,--the body of the air Funnel to reach from underneath the lowermost deck overhead to a height of 3 or 4 feet above the uppermost deck, and to pass through holes cut for the purpose in either side of the deck, and made water-tight by a canvas coat or other suitable means.

The attention of the Emigration Officer has been called to the above regulation.

By Order,

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

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6031 Hong Kong 310 fremment Offices, Victoria, Honighing, 8th May

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1856.

In my Desportch 1.7304 Jumpery

this docte, Jannounced Mr. C. B.

Hillier's transfer, sanctioned by

yourself, to the Office of Bangkok.

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I have uno the homes to reports

lover that in making firvision for the conduct of the Chief Magistrates Anties, I have thought it right to- follow the precedent established

The Right Hommable

Homury- Lobmahere, M. Pd.

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England during the year 1852

Fonding therefore the receipt Sustructions from home, M. W. 16. Mitclick will not as Chief Magistrate, and M. Mary will take "M. Mitchells plove is Avictiont Magistrate, Sheriff, and bormer.

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The direction of the Police, under Mr. Mary's Supervision, will be confided to Mr. Grand Pre, the Revistant Superintendent of Plice.

The functions of Emmigration Officer will be diveclicorged by Mr. W. H Mitchell also, sutik the arrival M. S. R. Michell in September, volum I parpone to averigu this duty to

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huin as Assistant Harbor Master,

£50

editure, & pucavure

__a_puecure which it

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Ana Salary of £1400,

£ 1400, being an increase of £ 150 mm his prevent pay, bit a drving of £ost on the general expenditure, how long appeared advisable to adopt; when recasion should permit

This arrangement, ow regards Mers & Mitchell and Mary, with of emre be but temporary, av I hover sin Desportch_ Me 12 of 9 Jamary lost, expressed my devided opinion_ that a Barrister should hold the office of Chief Magistrate of Police mi 6 present salary of £10 per ammm. Mould Her Majesty's Government Sauction the proposition made, I

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would be that 110 time be lost in

beg

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Selecting a fit Miember of the kn for the post in question, our Sam not altogether satisfied with the

which, as the

steps

our the most emvenient

under the einemstances, Inar find myself temporarily obliged to take . I love rexeived thor application

tion for the mcant office, me from! M. Mitchel lineself, and another from_ Mr. Kingsmill, a forretising Banister here, copies of which I forward herewith

but

M. Mitchell lacks the riceurvory qualifications of a Banister, Mr. Kingsmill would, I think, fille the office with benefit to the Service,

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and satisfaction to the Public, if Her Majesty's Gernment have not already suade their delestion in Antiopation of M. Hillier's retirement,

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and in accordance with

above

Despiertel Arre quoted

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I am given to understand. that Mr. Mitchell will resign his appointment if he be not confirmed in his Acting Office, and I beg therefore to remind

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thout in this went the+ Cost of Assistant Magistrate will be meant, which, and have already recommended, should be likewise filled by Barrister ma_Salary of £800

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With the highest respect,

Sim

Joe Most Obedient,

Homike Servant,

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Schurkerarh

Merimle see 6033- and 6032

no obsition

Appointments made by the

Hilleger to Seam

SUVI20

The provisional

Gover

the transference of

The Office of Clies Maishate held

# Willie. Ta's been filled ufity

by Davie

who

site potter place of Ajout previous Bread bey M. Helligen

the Lor

with thist of

Majstrate.

The God

however

res

aecommend that M. 8. R. Mitchell – the. Ohiof Auck

the a Salerg

in the Hackor Master's Office with a

ann - should be made

and Encpation Officer,

Salwey

£250

Assistant Wacko Mastan Salary of £400 a year.

saving

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This the Governor alleges will recasion a su

aced so it would in effect if. The 13

7 £50 a gear,

poraugements reported in 6033 as only temporary Mr Michell from Exstand

pud uuted the return

the

already

are not brade lermanent. On this point I have doubts. It will be observed in 6033 that he

states that in consequence of a represen= :tation pom the Harbor Master, (aff Watthias, of the mefficiency of his dept, & until M. Molchelle return to the Colony he has appointed M. H. Gunthape at ₤250 a year

[M. Pedder, belongs to the Est") and - M. J. Remedios at ₤100 ... Stappenes to these wen temporary appointment's demand Enquiry . In the first place, with whom does the meficiency of the Harbor Master's Dept rest?

Why 2. How is it that when Mr. Mischell is on noint of reaching the Splach (be left in May,

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England

to me

me that

the

his

leave of absence having expired (it should be found imperfette necesary to and two men to

months, has the shocyth of the best which for 15 mon performing the duties simply with T. Pedher as " locum teneurs for thischell . Hey impropion is that

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short

lation then appont

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Captain Watthins who was recommended to the Duke of Newcastle by Sir Ja! Graham, when Sir James was 1 . Lord of the Admirally, is too old and not adapted in the place into which he has been put _ & that the mefficiency of the Dept hence arises. If this is the case it behoves This Iffice to the care that the Establishment if the Kachor Master is not augmented undides ; & I cannot but be apprehensive that the Governm well in time male on that the imposition on Mr. Mitchell of the duties of Emigration Agent will be a

to recommend that bes

recomwell, ground for him Mr. Gunthorpe, if not Mr. Remedios, Thordd be furmanent additions to the Radior Master's Afice. In such case it will be no economy to have transferred the Encigration Aquats duties from The Shief Magistrate to the Apistant & Mostar, is, at least, such an Office is now sanctioned : & Therefore I would direct attention to the general Irreagements of the Governor on this subset alteration is permitted in

before any the Emigration Specy

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All i can do, I think, is to

recommend these changes to the hearing

on the Extract apumption Nat the

Sunthespe &

appointments

"Perne ics are only temporary, & will

have ceased on N Michelli anical & apumption of his duties.

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its dutico.

Mr Laboucher

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There is another point to be noticed bis the possible vacancy in the office of Apistant Magistrate. I believe that I forwarded t you a letter from Colonel Larcom speaking highly of

for Kingsmill who as I perceive

Ms I. Bowring also reports well Perhaps he may be told that in

& vacancy for Apist Boline magistrate

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have no objection

his theirs appointed.

I am not sure whether in ). Bowing

means to recommend the Kingsmill

for the place of Chief or apist

For the Chief Magis Magistrate

magistrate

you have selected a genthmean who is I helin very well qualified

But

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Sis,

29 July/56

I am directed by

Mr. Secretary Labonc here.

to request that

your

will

lay before the Fords

Come

sioners of

the

Treasury the accompanying

copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Rong mending,

a.

mongst certain temporary official arrangernents,

that the duties of the

Officer should

Emigration Officer

longer be discharged.

by the Chief Magistrale,

and proposing to assign best should be performed

Thon duties to

hat

by M. E. R. Michell,

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along with those of

who should be appointed [sistant Starbor Master,

salary of £400

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will

As this amalgamation

saving

of 360 on the general

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expenditure of the

Colony, and as

th

Governor represents that

the

has long

appeared an advisable

one to adopt, In.

Labouchere would

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and

d it for their

Lordships sanction.

I am further to

transmit to

you

the

copy of a despatch from

Sir J. Bouring reporting that in consegrience of the alleged inefficiency

of.

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of the Harbor Master's Department, and until the return of Mr. E. R. Michell from England,

Messrs Gunthorpe, as been

Remedios have

nd

added to the strength of

the Department at the respective rates of salary of £250, and £100 per

to request

ern

you.

will

inform the Lords Commvars of the Treasury that the express

реве

of the Governor that there appointments

cl.

als are

only temporary, and will- have ceased on

the

arrival of Mr Mickell, and the resumption by kim

of

his duties Mr. Labouchere

proposes,

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Lordships, to sanction this proveeding of the ཀ -་ འད་བ་

I am to observe

that Mr. Fodder is already. attacked to the Harbor

Master's Office, and does

not constitute

Appointment though his

name is mentioned by the Governor

ith those of Messrs Gunthorpe and Remedios .

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your Dispatches tong

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last ando

to

approve

the provisional

arraing

ents which

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Bangkok;

and also of the transper

of the duties of Coigration

Offeier to M. & R. Michell

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Harbour Mastita

with a salary of

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Hundred Pounds per

to

рос

In conveying

sanction

you my

the temporary

employment of Messrs Gunthorpe and

Remedios in the

£400.

Harlour Master's Dejet-

on Salaries

ern

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£100 Jeers

Uspectively

$250

2.50 and

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that the returns

Mr Michell to the

Colorry pere

to the

this

Despatet raches you)

will have terminated

the temporary emplo

Mese Gentle -

- ment of

a

My Despatch Tongz

of the 10 Duty will

have armourered to

you my.

selection

Mrs H Indor Davies

for

the affice of

Whing Maysstrole;

Lovos

- quently.

nable to

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unable to entertain

the

applications of

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Measts Mitchells and

Kingsmill for the Office in question. I have de

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Sir,

Chief Magistrates Office,

Victoria, Houghong,

May 8th 1886.

The duties of Chief.

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Magistrate of this bolowy having

for the present, devolved

me, Miro

r.

le Mer Willier's fo

through

upon

· promo-

- tion to the Office of Her Majesty's

Consul at Siam, I have the

y

honor to request that

you will submit to His Excellency the Governor the following state- - ment of my claims to succeed permanently to the vacancy

thus preated.

pro His Excellency, several

months ago

ago, ons proposing to

The Honorable.

W. I. Mercer, Elgu-

Colonial Secretory

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Mr. Hillier, that change of

service now established, and

soubtlessly reciquizing the paramount value of that gentleman's opinion as founded upon nearly

thirteen

years

actual service in the Departinent

concerned, was

pleased to ask

a

him, in event of a vacancy this crising, to suggest & proper- person

erson as his successor, when Mr-Hillier nominated myself,

sive

upon an experience of six years

in Co-operation with

passed

assed in Co.

him, and in the conjoint

discharge of the entire Magis

- tracy of the bolony

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I beg

Excellency,

& my

leave to refer

His

both upon the question Claims, and my capacity

for the duties at issue, to the Honorable The Lieutenant Governor,

who, himself, discharged the

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Office of Chief. Magistrate of this settlement, under most difficult.

circumstances, and that without

beducation, exe

except

Atial

a legal created by guided solely by -tuitive knowledge of

erience and

by leis experienc

an almost in

the

to

intricacies of Chinese character. I would further request that His Excellency will be pleased tate the formal opinion of the Lieutenant Governor, upon

the

point of my practical Capacity for the office,

and to transmit

leave

that

the same to the Secretary of State. 3 . I would further beg to remind His Excellency I have been held qualified succeed to the chief Magistracy

to

of this Colony, by His Excellency's

redecessor a

predeces

cessor in this Government: Bonham, to whom if

Sir George

necessary, I crave reference upon

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do so

on the grounds that Sir George Boubami's practical opinion, ~ upon such a

a point,

int, derives

great weight from the fact, that he himself without a professional education, discharged the office

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A

Police Magistrate for nearly guarter of a century,

mist chinese and

of

Ma

over the

Malayraxs

our Straits Settlements and

as thie

question for solution by the Secretary of State, is, I

огле

of relative say-between

submit, purely capacity, that is to say

my

thirteen years experience

of the subtleties of

chinese

ened by some

Character, quickened

six years discharge of actual

Magistracy,

and Mo

experience

at all bust the advantage of a

education, I would submit

al education,

legal

that I am entitled to all the

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I can Collect towards a

solution in my favor.

4.

Sentered upon

on this public

1850

service, in the mouth of april 10

вово

as Assistant Magistrate of this Colorry... and the Records of this Departine

tment, shew that during that period I have investigated no less than 5000 - five thousand and eiglety -Causes, civil and criminal, Comput

Computed, by actual

reckoning, up to this date, and though the whole of

that

Mass both ministerial and

judicial was governed from first to last by writ of certiorari

and with Barristers and Attornies

in this court, yet

practising it is a fact,

6,

and one I clarin with

credit for, he pride,

not one one

that

solitary decision of mine

has been appealed into the su_

over all that

reme Court, over

даление

long

1

period . _ I beg leave to subruit a

of my magisterial service in each year since 1850.

schedule

and to

point attention to the fact that it comprises both brauches of the jurisdiction of stris Court,

"Civil and criminal _ I would

da

further impress upon Hiss Eveel _ - leney, that during the e period quoted, the entire d

duty of the Laily Magistracy, with its full. responsibility, devolved upon sure, suring four days out of the Working six- and that without

relief any

sole reward ber

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a consciousness

being a that I tried to do my duty, white the absence of a single appeal

against my decisions, pleasingly assured me, that my effort

was

not without a fair measure of

ss. During those seven

succesA.–

mouths the whole Magistracy of the belony was discharged.

5 responsibilities borne by myself alone.-

The Attorney

me, and its respon

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other than rare and

1853 a

a period of y during the

the absence

exceptional - I filled the office of chief. Magistrate from July 1852, to February mouths during of Mr. Hillier in England, and sat daily, through a tropical summer, without a single Working day's interinission, my

General's

recent attack upon

the official

and myself,

Capacity of Mr Hillier and. challenges my notice. That Gentleman's impeachment of His Mr. Hillier is already before. Excellency, in an official foren,

and

a though I might sofely shelter myself behind the

fact that Mr Ansteyp strictures upon my alleged incapacity, fall shore of those which be has thought

1

:proper

to level at one of the

most highly approved public

servant's this bolor

Colony

has ever

boasted of, yet I do not content

with a secondary myself, with a seco

vindication. I have

applied to

are

His Honor Judge Hulme, for

opinion upon those depositions

which Mr Austey

Anstey had publickly

прои

assailed, and upon which he had charged a failure of the luds of prstice _. I rely upon his Hou or s

answer enclosed; in which

no

he is pleased to offirm that he has had us fault to find with my Depositions, and that there has been no failure of prstice arising out of my investigations.

It now

wo

only remains for

me to subinit, with all

Reference, that the services

thus enumerated, do

fairly

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untitle me, by the routine esta

eed my

blished, to succeed i

esteemed

friend Mr. Hillier as the Head of

itris Magistracy-

of the Chief.

I The duties

and Assistant

trates are so essentially

Magistrates

the same, and the one and the

same assistant beir,

Called upon

a

- being Constantly

to act as

Chief, that

the

disqualification for the one, assuredly involves that of other . _ To accept the subordinate

-

appointment in 1880, Inecesserity traversed all my pursuits in life,

and Committed my future destinies to the public service.- I did so, cheerfully

however,

confiding in my

Sweeeed

by

claims to

due routine to its

higher honors and emoluments, having before my eyes Mr. Hillier's succession to his predecessor the present Lieutenant Governor

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ssionally educated gentleman shall fill the office

in question, I would in that

event, pray.

that as i

my

claims shall have been

my

due

will

superseded by a necessity beyour control, His Excellency be pleased to recommend to the Secretary of State, as an equitable

-

Tag

adjustment - that my

years service

ma

may

sire

be counted

as ten, being the nearest available. point in the scheme of superannuation and that I

be

- permitted to retire from the

service, with that allowance

of pension, which the nearest period of Superannuation offices to the Salary of my present office, and be thus spared the mortification of being tied down

11. 354

being

to a hopeless

hopeless career, and be

called upon

upon

to serve, where I

humbly submit, I have

established

to rule._

a

rightful

Claim

If I am permitted to put

forward any

Collateral claims

the consideration

J

Her

Government, I would

upon Majesty's beg leave to urge of the

that, the Governor

day, to whrona Iowed my

introduction to the service -

Sir George Bonhams was pleaved to take me into his private Counsels, upon questions

the Magistracy touching

and.

local interests of this settlement,

and upon the British position

and

prospects, in this country

and having done me ing suburit my

at large-

the honor to subunit

views

upon the former subject to the then Secretary of State for the

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Colonies. - Earl Grey - bis Ford- - ship was pleased to make the following gracions acknowledgement

Despatch dated London yet

in a

March 1851.

I have to request that ou would acquaint that " gentleman that I have read

•his pap

is paper, with great interest, " and am much obliged to him, the valuable information. "for

"it Contains "

Two Months later, His

Lordship was pleased to confirin

appointe

me in the

ointment in

which I was then officiating. and that by the very

return

Mail which announced to the

Colonial office, the resignation

of my predeces

Mpoin the wider subject of

British position and

the

prospects in

China at large, His Excellency

was

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pleased, through the Colonial Department, to lay before the Foreign

and the Board of

1 of Trade, a further

office

paper of mine, which I believe, had the

good fortune to secure a a favorable

Consideration.

Humbly presenting all these points, to the present Governor, this

Excellency Sir John Bowring, requesting

and

that he will be pleased

to transmit a

pleased Popy of this despatch

by the out-going Mail, to the Right Horrorable the Secretary of state-

I have, To

(Signée) W. H. Mitchell

Acting Chief Magistrate True Popy) Aviment

Colonial Secretary

14

Schedule of causes disposed of by William Henry Mitchell, Esquire, Assistant Magistrate, from 2020 april 185 0 to the 7th May 1856. prepared from the office records.

Years

bases had Caseshod in in the Court the Court of

&tetty Sessions the chief my Total

356

In

1850

2.8

4195

اجی محمد که

In

1851

122

yog

831

In.

1852

303

815

///8

In

185.

گی شیر

162

23.

Returned and resumed his duties per notification of

Obtained leave of absence per Government Notification of the 2414 proceeded to England on 28 March 1853-

the 20th June.

June 1854.

In

4854

194

334

528

In

1855

تا کار

1394 1437

In

1856

19

389

400

802 41.278 5,080

True Lofg

C...

Colonial Secretary.

(Signed) J. Collins

Chief. Cerk.

1

13

I

16

377

Popy)

Dear Sir,

to a

Wednesday May 7r 1856.

357

I shall be happy to respond

any official application, you may think fit to make to me, and to state, that during the period you have acted as Assistant Magistrate, I have had no occasion to find fault

couse before.

with the mode, in which stre Depositions which have couse me, have been taken by you

objection recently made by

General, to taking

attorney

evidence

of a

a witness briefly

The

the

the

"corroborative testimony is one to

which

my

attention had not been

previously called, was much as no

witness whose evidence had been.

this taken, was absent at the time of trial, so as to make it necessary

to put in his. Depositions

I may therefore safely assert, that

:

1

i

18.

"there has been usfailure of justice from the manner in which the Depositions have been tation.

u

You surprised at my being of opinion. that the office of Chief. Magistrate should be filled by a

will not I think be

a Barrister,

but if it is resolved that an unprofessio gentleman

ssional

should hold the office, sam not

aware

of any

one more competent

than yourself to discharge its

duties.

very truly yours Cigned, John Hulme.

W. H. Mitchell, Esq.

P.S.

P. S. Perbags this letter

on the trouble

may spare you

of addressing

me rrre

officially.

а

A True Cop

(Signed)

W. H. Mitchell

(Jrue Hopy)

Murur

Colonial Secretary

358

R

مل

Desp. 1979 of /856.

Inclosure. N/in

[

Copy)

Sir,

359

Houghing May 5th 1256.

Having heard, that it is the intention, both of the Home and Colonial Authorities, to select a

Barrister to fill the

fill the post of thief Magistrate of this Colony (vacant by Mr. Hillier's resignation) I beg to make application for.

the the same;

and shall feel much obliged by

the same

your laying

before His "Excellency the Governor for his

approval and transmission to

"the Right Honorable the Secretary

of State for the Colonies.

It seldom sounds well to

anself,

hear one Esmernending himmelf- The Wouble : W. J. Mercer, bey = Colonial Secretary.

131

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|

application for

Mr Mitchell's

the

of Chief Magistrale.

vacant Office

of Polices.

8th May.

1856.

360

but at this

at this distânce

and taki

taking

is tance from home;

into account the

short time at n

my disposal in

this matter, Im

advert

to be

tir, I may be allowed to briefly to what I consider.

my qualifications.

Jame a Barrister of sit

of six years standing, having been called to the Irish Bar in 1850. Having

takhen my degree in the University of Dublin

degree with hono

honor's

I entered at Lincolus Inn and

passed nearly two

ears in the

Chambers of the Eminent Real Property Lacoyer, Mr. B. & Lewis.

rue

D.

hile in his Chambers. I was

of the first students who availed themselves of the system of Voluntary Examinations, since

...

so t

systematically adopted by the Innes of bourt and so generally

approved of.

At the Creanrivation

in 1850 I obtained the third place

and cer

certificate of honor among

15 Candidates. Ienclose the

vival and a

original which, 2 years ago, I received,

Popy of a testimonials

Preceived

pove

Mr. Lewis with reference to that Pramination...

My

residence in, and

d practice

For the

at the Bar of this bolong for

teen

last fifteen

Mouths, have given

me the necessary local knowledge

H

and e

experience, and the

nce, and the fact, that

fact,

on the occasions of two briminal Commissions, I discharged the

duties of Crown Prosecutor, as Atrist, to the satisfaction of the

NDEY

ove an

Government, may prove

au

additional recommendation.

The Honorable Chief Justice Huline approves of my application and has promise to support it before His Excellency

It only remains for

Re say,

that, should I be

лие

ap-

-pointed to the post, I seek, I - shall spare no pains ovenergies, to discharge its duties with integrity

and

efficiency.

I have to,

(Signed) Henry Kingsmill .

(True Copy)

M

Colonial Secretary.

Copy

361

I beg to pertify that Mr Henry Kingsmill, B. a. of Dubbin

is well known to me, and has

been so

1 several

for

years. Ibecame

acquainted with him, as his tor in Law, while he was

in

preceptor

London

he

his terms

!

Keeping b

in Lincoln's Jun; and I had

special opportunity of judging

of his attainments and mentel powers, when he submitted-

Creamination at

buinself to an Gray's I un, which was conducts

Sun,

by

me

as Lecturer in that society.

I consider that the honor be

upon that Examination,

obtained repor

represents, not only ability in Legal Science, but also general

:

}

:

:

ower, which I had the

literary power,

means of

of

with a r

extertaining coincided

ned taste in

refined

not merely technical

pursuits of not

аг

merely

Conal nature. I have

r professional

also the fullest persuasion that

his character and moral

are excellent.

principles

(Signed)

You David Lewis

Late Lectures

on

on Law

in

Gray's Inn

Iun.

May 34th 18541 27th

True Copy

Colonial Secretary.

J

Wr. 80.

RECEIVED

Executive

Answered. 13 Aug 1st. 98.

JULY 7

18.6

Ser

6032 Hong Kong 32 Lovernment Offices, Victoria, Houghong of May

1856.

In continuation of the

subject of my Despatch Nr. 79 of this

19

-

date, I have the hovor to to forward an application from Mr. May, Superintendent of Police, for the

Assistant Magistrate which

Office of

it

1 appears from Mr. Mitchell's letter forming enclosure to the Despatch above referred to will under any circumstances become vacant on

receipt of your decision as to the nomination to the Chief Magistracy,

The Night Hourable

Henry Labouchere, M. P.

yo

73

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1

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124

i

I

mimi

of Police

Mr. May

has been long in the

Government Service, and I am

told that ou

- past occasions he has

discharged the frenctions of Police Magistrate here with Considerable ability

I have the hovor to be,

with the bighest respect,

Sir,

Your Most obedient, Jumble Servant.

Shu Bann

Zanes

Mericale.

believe

May

A good more.

In useful mus

VACANCY

The appointments. would be a just, &

Ifrier, & his repasiuntin Felit, & experient

have undertook him

souricate

Glory not be so

Lauan, poprapes

The, nor The See 6031.

The new

21.

Атравня

201

Soter.

por Laboucher - Mrr May.

has been I believe

al

kadi

effecient officer as superintenden -

but he has no legal Education.

Police

Sin Seorge Barbaine

se

tells me that very important cases civil &

criminal are decided

by the Chief Magist

fear this wowe to take on more the right place & put him in

& in his absence by the apistant.

the wrong one.

Un Governor

does not recommens

дой

min m 15 hei

Янки

M.16.

363 A

+

Magistrate police.

In the price of Nuntant

Submitting M May's Antication

-

(Copy)

Sir,

your

In 6039/56

364

Police Department Hughong,

8th May 1851.

I have the hovor to request that

W

will lay before His Excellency the Governor this appeal to his

Consideration, in

reference

to the

changes in the department of Police Consequent upon the appointment of the Hovorable the Cleref Magistrat to the sistinguished post of ther Majesty's Consul at Sram. –

It has been made known to me

that Mr. Mitchell, the Assistant

Magistrate and

arr

and Sheriff has preferred

-plication to succeed to the

ice this vacant - as has been

office

The Houble : W. J. Mercer, Eiger,

Colonial Secretary

*

the flight Arite tenu Sximchery 10.

Govern der Hau Bruning

theton, Boudhoy,

97 Away, 1953.

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20

thre

recedent hitherto in this

prece bilony-

and as I held a position

in the Police

timent next in

departur

ranck to Mr. Mitchell, have held

the Commission of the Peace

more

ears, and M.

many years, that during

for

pre especially the absence on leave,

at two periods, of the thief, and Assistant Magistrates, I filled for two years the offices of

the offices of assistant Magistrate, Sheriff, and borover,

er dutie

upon resuming my proper having the honor to receive prome Her Majesty's

Government a written approbation of my conduct (lopy enclosed); I respectfully submit that, present a claini to His Excellency's favorable notice which Shope will not be offered fruitlessly.

C

365

I beg to represent farther that.

I have been rearly twenty

years a servant of Her Majesty of which wine years were passed in the London Metropolitan

tan Police and

the remainder as

Superintendent

of Police of this Colony, I have in addition during the - past six years. filled the office of Registrar General without increase of pay; duties of this office

the

ffice latten in ection with those of my

conjuncti

more immediate department; have made me intunately Conversant with the peculiar

social habits and Custoins of the Chinese, which knowledge... cannot be other than of the utiñost import in administering.

17

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the functions of the Magistrate, must also solicit His Excellency's atten_ - tion to the point, that during my long carcer in the Police Departinent

I have a.

acquired a practical knowledge

law eturing within

Police -

of the fourwow law esuring the scope of the duties of Magistrate, of greater valve than a theoretical study could afford.

Irespectfully urge upon His Excellency, that this promotion has been long looked forward, de,

as the

-

proper, may, the only reward, which Her Majesty's Government - can bestow up

прои

upon me ; / excepting only the privilege of returning to

wy

native land upon Superannuation

allowance, which would be more

esteemed than any preferment

366

in these polony). I have labored long arduously

and incess

incessantly, and

conceive that I have reason to

will be

expect that His Excellency pleased to forward with this application such a t

7

a representation as will result in the Might Hovorable" the Secretary of State for the Colonies

presenting

me to the appointment.

I have, T.

(Signed) Charles May

Superintendent of Police

True Popy)

Colonial Secretary.

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EX

+

(Copy)

We

A5A.

Sir

Colsuial Secretary's Office,

Victoria, Hougnoug,

29th June, 1884

367

The arrival of Mr. Mitchell from

England at the termination of

leave of

absence having relieved,

his

you

from the duty of assistant Magistrate

and Stress

Sheriff . The Greutenant Governor desires to express to you bis approbation.

of the diligent and zealous

and zealous manner

in which those dutres have been

teen

performed by you for the last fiftion

mouths. And be taties this opportuni ty of recording more particularly his thanks for the able and spirited in which without neglecting!

way. Charles May, Eiger,

Superintendent of Blice

.

EX:

your ordinary duties

have

you

unassisted and

in

veryth

short time

organized

and drilled an aure

meiliary

Police Force of more than 80 men, whose services had they been

they been required for the

defence of the belong would doubtless

valuable, and who

have proved ve

: proved very by the mère exhibition of .

of their

officiency have I am fully

assured

ured

done much towards the maintenance

of tranquillity - and the removal of the partial alarm caused by the declaration War and the nunivial prevalence of -Piracy in this neighbourhood

of

ил

I have, 70, (Signed) C. B. Hillier.

Off 7, Colonial Secretary

(True Copy)

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Colonial Secretary.

1

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John Bowning.

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MINUTE

VREILICH

JULY

6032 Hong

Маз

his

368

13 Aug/57

Shave to acknowledge

16

the

2822 semipt of your Despath

24

Maddomeliere 31

I should fam

uvery

to recognize the

afe.

13.4

Do dne

renisch

の恋

200 of the 8th of May

бра

inclosing the Copy of a letten from Nor May, the Superinterslech of Bice

applving for the appoint! ment of Assistant Magistrate in the event of that Office

willing

becomive

couch.

The real and apsiduity

disfelaxed Glen Hear

which her may appears to have displayed

In the discharge of his

duties with not be

lost tight of her

look

1

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--

:

in folding spoportunity of farthing hem

lub looking

to the precution dature

of the cluties required of

the Assistant Magistrate In the absence of bir Chief, I consider it to

be effectial that he should beepe

love

have received a

Edina trov

legal

I may take this

opp ? of mentioniz

with reference to my

вигу

the aupt. of this

day's

if I correctly

date that so you

understand prome state in y deep

Wng that M.

Reigsmill is qualified

the silen

hapes

T

369

acquinaty

by his legal qualifications for. their situation, and ed, in of opionier

fill it with benelit

to the public service

your

I shall have dijection to Coustering it uper him

the

acccerment

ی ہفتے

which you

cut

Acticipate should irent

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& Larouchure

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Ans 18 Aug. 1st.

97.

lopey to Dressing 29 July/56

drazies

theloo 603.

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ON. 1856

12

60 33 Hong Kong

pornment Offcio, Pretori

370

Houghnung, 8 May 1856.

In emvequence of in te preson- _tation from Captain Mathies, Hmber Master, of the prefficiency

of his Deportiment, I have drustiones,

tempimary-mene

ow a

measure, and mitil

Mr. E. K. Mielicti's return from

p

England, the follnoing as the thrength of that Department, to

the assist Captain Wathinus in performance of his duties . _

The Right Hemmake

Houry Labocher, M.P.

Sheil

Be.

1

:

1

¿

7

M. H. Gunthorpe at the rate of 250 per mon

Mr. F. Fedder Mr. J. Remedios

I have

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150.

100

my

team already alluded, in Desportol 141.79 of this date, to my proposal that M. &. R. Michell be Styled Assistant Harbor Master, and aret av Emigration Officer, on a salary

4400 per annum

I trust these measures will meet

with you approval and confirmation.

I leave the honor to be,

with the highest respect,

Sir,

Your most Obedient, Houmble Servant,

Schukounal.

371

EX

5828 Hong Kong 372 Schedule of Despatches transmitted by the Governor Houghong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by the Mail Steamer Singapore via Southampton

on the 10th May

No Date

з

Desp: Desp

C.0. JULY 1 1856

1856.

Subject of Despatch

Duplicates

101 2107 Marched Regarding establishment of a mint in the

415164

46

مرکز

40.26*

49

#

#

#

+

Colony

Wo 5 of 1856 for the

Submitting for confirmation Ordinance Wres

Amendment of Procédure in Civil and Criminal cases

Submitting for confirmation Ordinance Nr 6 of 1856

to extend the Criminal Procedure Adinance W24 of 1852 "

Orders

Subunitting for confirmation & dinance hry of 1856 to extend to this colony certain enactments and General " and the offices there of " "for reforming Procedure in the High bourt of Chancery

Transmitting Comparative Return of vessels- auchored at the Port of Hougtong in the years 1854 and 1855-

Acknowledging Despatch Nr. 2 of 25th Kovember, and subunitting additional obervations for the reorganization of the Legislative

Council

50 1. april » Scknowledging Despatch 2017 of 20% December, and reporting on

Lieut. Colonel Dunlop's Complaint against the Port office authorities at Houghtong.

51

ne of Juck

acknowledging receipt of Despatches to W229 of 315 January 1856, 79 now.

Governa for Kau Bouring

$5 Auny, 1853.

Metrin, AmM Kony,

#

The light truth. Henry Laboncise, to

Reecivek

Peapting temporary

additions

Retablishment

to the Harbour Master's

Mr. Merivale

M. Mitchell will have arrived in I. Kong by the middle this month.

ولا

It would seem proper, I think, to desire the

Governa

to report

hat respect.

the

Harton Master's Deft is inefficient.

rendering

it necessary

two new men,

une q

Maps. Ganthorpe

& Remedios to peiform

ductie's which would

shortly be expected by

and return

M. Mitchell & the

usual streep

the Dept.

GB.

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Kee bos;

бое

Bryn jy 14

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Som s . -

GJAF

373

Gale

Desf:

Arbject of Despatch.

52 26 april 1880 sethnowledging Despatch WR. 25 of 21% January, and reporting in favor of her Block's appointment as Danish Consul at Houghing

Reporting execution

execution of 2 Criminals on the 26th March

-3 yr. Reporting

53

541

#

ہو کر

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#

#

58/1075

#

*

#

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Reporting Governor's decision on the case

capitally

convicted on the pit March

of y chinese

seknowledging Despatch Nr.20 of 25th January. reporting recognition in Gazette of microverbeek Prussian Consular agent in Houghong

and

as -

Wine Deverters from

Date

no

of

Juel

Deep Disp.

EGISTERE

JULY

on the subject of a recent capture of the Garrison, found secreted on board an American Whaber

Submitting application for

#

Surveyor.

#

an Iron safe for

the

General's Department..

2.

now.

1856

hobject of Despatch.

Originals.

63.17% prilike ubmitting Draft Adivar ce relative to Caming Houses

none.

логе

6/18

Mone

Regarding Conveyance of 2 Military convicts to legland ared applying for instructions

59 11" .. Reporting violation of the Chinese Passengers act by

60

61

62

A

it

#

2

" Vessels under the Hawaiian Flag

Transmitting Part I of the Laws of Honghong, issued from the "China 'mail office

tione

nove

Reporting in favor of Mr. Wiese's appointmentes Hamburgh Consul et Houghong, vice Reiners, resigned.

Relative to Mr. Silas C. Burrow's appointment as cousul for New Preneda in Hougthong, and his temporary recognition in Gazette

uruc

nou

6524

bb

#

Submitting for confirmation Odinance MR 8 of 1886 " for Buildings and Nuisances " .

Recomending the liberation of the Convict Lee-Absow, now in Jail under senterice of "transportation for life

of

(with 6

extra

"May - dekhnowledging receipt of Despatches to 22.36 of 7th March 1886, Pr, none

66 Amay

by

68

#

69 202

Confidentia

*

#

you.

72.

#

*

to and Estimater No. 14 and 24

Submitting for approval Reports

་་

of 1855, for the erection of a Central Police Station, and a Police

Station at West Point.

Reporting Mr. Alexander's confirmation in the office of

Registrar of the Supremne Pourt, and Mr. Masson's provisional.

pointuent to that of Deputy Registrer

Submitting Draft Ordinance on the subject of tenereal

Colony

Disease in the Po

Replying to despatch Confidential of 21% January, respecting the measure adopted by the Governor in placing the office of Chief prstice in Commission

In reply to Despatch No. 35 of 52 March, regarding the affairs of the Colony

"In reply to Despatch Nr.35 of 5th March, regarding the Governor's salary

Respecting

necessity of a brown Solicitor

nove

3

:

ne of

Date

of

+

Dorp Dest

Des for

Subject of Despatch.

73 5th May 1836 Regarding Mr. Hillier appointment is Her Majesty's Consul

at Bangkok

Suburisting Report of the Bowring Praya Commission

9/4

7565

#

th

7644

74

گوشم

98.

49 60

80

الرائد

#

#

*

On the subject of receipt of notes of the triental Bank corporation by the local Government.

Enclosing Commissariat Receipt for £61. 6. 8, refunded by boloval Caine on account of his passage

to India.

Relative to the affairs of the bolonial Treasury

Enclosing copies of Notipcation

tions issued at Hougthong of Notipeations is med at with reference to the chinese Passengers' det 1855

Respecting changes

of

Jucl.

(with 6 pytra

copies

changes in appointinents, consequent upon hir Hillier's nomination to be. Consul at Banghoh, and the applications of Mr. Mitchell and Mrs Kingsmill for the post of Chief Magistrate of Police

Subunitting Mr. May's application for the office of Assistant Magistrate of Police

Cetablishning nove

Reporting temporary additions to the Harbor Masters Citati chron

374

Schedule of Despatches transmitted by the Covernor of Houghing to the Poretary of State for the Colonies, by the Mail Steamer Madras, vià Southampton, on the 15th

Besp Despatch.

Date of

EIVED

JUAL

April 1856.

ubject of Despatch.

Duplicates.

35 18" Thy 1850 Inclosing proceedings of Board of Survey on Colonial Juns,

on the occasion of the Treasury Commission assuming charge of the Treasurer's office

کھو گے

کائو

38

#

#

Submitting letter from Mr. Rien accker on the subject of charge for messing in contract Steam Packets, and applying for instructions

Replying to Despatch Nr. 0 of 28th November, respecting delivery of certain Receipts and Vouchers at the Colonial office, in July last, in a loose state

Replying to Despatch Wry of 27th November, on the subject of drainage and water supply in the City of Victoria

39 10" March. Subreitting, for confirmation, Ordinance Nr 4 of 1856,

relating to wills mase

by Chinese people?

4011.

41127

#

Repeating recommendation of Mr Alexander for the decant appointment of Registrar of the Supreme bourt.

in

of

Sucl:

41 12... Acknowledging receipt of Vespatches to Nr. 17 of 20 th December 1855, 73 nove

bolonial Secretary

42130

applying for a further allotment of official numbers to the Port of

Houghong, under

under the Merchant Shipping act, 1854

now

!

j

of

Date

of

Desp Despatch

4830 Hong Kona

Subject of Despatch.

113 | 15 March 1886 On the subject of liabilities imposed

44

24

#

#

45/255.

46

#

49

48 26

!19

#

#

مرید

-

on Chinese

lomigrants proceeding to australia, in violation of the Treaty with chives, r

2 JUNE

Some Originals.

Regarding establishment of a mint in the Colony

:Submitting for cornfirmation Ordinance Nr. 5 of 1886 for the "amendment of Procedure in livil and Criminal cases"

Submisting for confirmation Ordinance No. 6 of 1256" to extend the

"Criminal Procedure Ordinance. W. 11 of 1852

Submitting for confirmation Ordinance Nr.7 of 1856 to extend to this

Colony certain Enactinents and General orders for reforming Rocedure in the High Court of Chancery and the offices there of "

#

no

of

of

Sucl.

Transmitting Comparative Return of vessels anchored at the Port of Houghong

in the

years

18$4 and 1835 .

acknowledging Despatch N22 of 23% November, and submitting additional observations for the reorganization of the Legislative Council

of

#

Date

Desp. De patch.

Subject of Despatch.

54 7 April 1886 Reporting Coverno's decisine on the case

Covernor's decision on the case of 7 Chinese capitally

3.

55

#

with b

56.

#

#

extra.

Coppies)

/withs Copies)

54

50 1th April. Arthur owledging Despetch Nr.17 07:28 December, and reporting subact

fotout Dunlop's complaint against the test office authorities at Hong Mong

51 gud

53

#

#

#

مرد

acknowledging receipt of Despatches to Mr. 29 of 30% January 1836, 82.

achuswledging Despatch Wr25 of 21th January, and reporting in favor of MrBlock's appointment es Danish bousul at

Houghong

Reporting execution of 2 Criminals on the 26th March

with t Coppies)

wuther

with b copies)

wtra

#

58 10th

59/114.

th

60

3

wowe

nove

62

#

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convicted on the 1st March

375

n

L

of

Acknowledging Despatch Nr. 28 of 23th January, and reporting. recoquition in bazette of Mr. Sterbeck as Prussian Consular agout

in Hongkong

in

on the subject of a recent capture of Nine Deserters from the Garring

board

found secreted on an American Whater.

Submitting application for an Iron safe for

General's Department

+

the Surveyou

Regarding conveyance of 2 Military Convicts to lugland,

and applying for instructions

Reporting violation of the Chinese Passengers act by 2 Vessel under the Hawaian Flag.

Froudmitting

Part I of the Laws of Houghong, issued

from the China Mail office.

Wreses.

Reporting in favor of Mr. Wisin, appointment as Hamburgh bonsul at Houghong, vice Reciners, resigned

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I have now

have mowo the honor

the hour of

forwarding to you the Blue Book

the year 1855 and fave

will-chave my-

for the year

for Mi

you

satisfaction in reviewing

are to,

the

position and the prospects of the

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various topics which the Colonish Secretary has made the cubject of his interesting and

and comprehensive

letter creept where come

observation seems required.

specially-

3. The increase of Trade in

all its branches though not ~

recorded in Custom House Statisties

is a matter of notoriety, and

cvidenced by every

prosperity

crery indication

4. There is an

of

an i improvement

in the character of the Chinese

of

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growing in wealth, have in respectability. There is more

disposition than there has ever

better claue of

beci

Cu among a

Chinese Triders to settle on the Iland - while many

great

Commercial Houses in China

both British and American have.

lately made Houghing their central point of

print of establishment The development of Steam

navigation- the rapid extension of trading relations with Australia and California_. the increase trade on the Comets of China

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Great Britain offers against I piratical attacks are among

the co

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which have led to

the happy results we are witnessing

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daily

My exertions will be

calously directed to the se

securing

for

the Colony

Colony

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from

sources which shall in no

respect

interfere with its progresive prosperity and which shall be adequate without assistance from the Imperial Treasury, for accomplicking the various sfjects publie improvements which likely to be surat substantially

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and permanently useful. These will of coure be the subjects of special Reports.

6. F The

occupies

A

topic of the public health

the constant attention

of the Government. Exaggerated statements as to the mortality

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in

the Colony laving been inductrionely circulated and falce reports prevailing as to the prevalence of fatal epidemies, I'canced investigation to take place the recult of which shows that the mouths of February, March and April the average muntality did not exceed I in 7000 per day

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I think it is desirable that

[ there should be in the Colony a redistribution of duty and a revision of Salarice and that the recommendations of the Coloniale

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are entitled to runch=

consideration, but the enquiries and investigations must naturally take a more distinct and specist shape. It would however be

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to know that. Her Majesty's

Government looks favourably o

proposals

for

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recompense.

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of the

such difalcation

revenue as will be

incompatible with the croper

payment of officials and the and management of

ogress and man

progress

ueful public unks.

9. I would not venture, even-

supposing

there

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the proposal being entertained_by Her Majesty's Fovemment to support

the recommendation

duty in

from

the

Colonial Century of a differential

in favour of

Teas chippen for England from Tony tong

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differential duties is Huosions

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in result. Nor can I suppose

that Parliament, would even

sanction so re

a

tropenive and

unsound & measure apecially of a self-supporting

in the case

Colony, - not producing in itself I a single chest of the article in

question

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I have the hour to be

With the highest respect,

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Your Mint Bedient

Fumble Servant,

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I have the honor to

to forward

Your Excellency the Blue Brok for the

sal of which will

of

the pornval

Year 1855_ #e

I believe fourly prove that the past year how been the most famming

- . Mince the foundation of the Colony

2. The two finuto most worthy

are the increase of

notice

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propulation, and the foromable result of the Land Jules.

3. Within the last eight years the

Lie Steelle.

Sir fole Knoring's Knight, L&L.D.,

Governor, Bes,

Be-

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Link with

Preich this despertite

Her Memiale

Covulate the Blue Book because it

Contains the Ruperts of the leavey

the Colonial herpom.

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thu

population how ben une there

trebled, while an increase

17,000

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sucrence of remly

17.111 is shown over the retions of 1954 "The number as given 1

in the Registrar General's couponative lable in for the "port year fe, boy, for the previous year- 18814 66,715, and for 1845 - 28,998.

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4. The State, Still Innewhat invettled,

Sonciliat

of the neighboring Comice is of cour the moving cause of this influx of people, and it is useful to the Hist during each of the part yourd

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the increase has been out about an cqual rate.

equal

5. One natural and successory result the increased population in the of hade which is admitted

of

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on all sides, through the Government

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is unferepored to prove it by Statistics, noring to the,

in all other respects,

wise and judicious absence of. Custom Homeve.

6. Several Merchants have, hoverez,

during

the pout six months, remarked

during the

to me on the large Froide_(and this

a deadly money hade springing up here, in a manner for which they on

1. they are marke to recount, and only yesterday-me Gentleman informent

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me that hit on:

short times back he sold an entire_

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Mip's sargs.

to the value of Some

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The Claws of bliniese hadere, not= - inthestanding is conforatively lno, and not wealthy, as trived import by

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the ligh corte of interest inling in the belong, which may be quoted at & per cent per mencem, or 36 per cent per

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3. Kent une that the longe Europeu and American_limuves love, to drive exten I, fixed Branch_n Herd establish _ments here,

hove during 1855, it is possible that the richer native_ men of business may be induced to follow, and I think

ow many

we may sins begin to entertain an hope that suck firmwar The Clin Chew Hongs may bottle hure, und the project be realized which fir foluen Davis did his utmost to enenoop - in the inferney of the bolony, upando

of ten years ongo

encour

menrage

The Revenue of the bolmy may west

call for remark, and of this the most. important item cones under the Head

from

of Rent prou Leaved Lands. The Surveyors General in his Report, as with be seen, puts this down as ₤16,229, while the Trevourer shews the collection during the year to have ken hit ₤11 m. 7.up.

been

10. I have examined into this discreporners,

2202;

and find that the Surveyor - General mot have fallen into Save mor, for he has merstated the Rent Roll, which Ford at the close of 1855, and Thill stands, at=r excretly £11,779.3.7, while the difference

between this sum and the amount

actually, collected may be probably

neomited for by casual amerrs, and the collection of a fintion of the Pento bitreen Christmas of oth and the new fear of 1855,

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during the year, subtracting reductions, &, is £3,528.17.5p.

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conected with Land, in the large amount received as Premium on the carines Lots exferved to Public Auction. This how beam mat Remoerhable in 1855. _ The Mumber of Land Sales was Mine, and the Premis realized irmounted to £15.721.16.8, nearly half of which was derived from Sit

bluable Marine Lots sold on 16th- Moscuter lost.

13. Of the other items of Revere trove requiring any special entice are the Grinin

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and Spirit Liscuss, which shew-sofacially

the

to the

former, Inne increase, noing to mercased population, and to the home Conse_11 be traced a similar increase ssunder_ Plice_Alversement crend_ter of Office -

Fees

So

14. An Expenditure little comment is required, but it must not be lost sight of that colile the Recomme_tives with the Colony, so must the effiences, and the increase under this Record of £6,178.1.1 is attributable to Public Works mainly, and to the necessarily increased Police Free, besides some addititions to the und

Mereave

under- handed and always underpaid Deportments of Goremment.

15. Of Public Whisks the most important is Gvernment Horie, such was complètes for Your Esvellency's reseption on the "

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Betober last, and cost up to 31th December 1855 the sum of £15,318. 16.14. Throughout the City of Victoria, Bulverts and Side Channels have been industriously porcentat saith, and a great improvement in these respects has bem effected. During thi latter part of the year the creation of Tanks for water for general purposes, and in ord of the havengaged the Surveyor-General.

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16. Sobserve that the Surveyor - Jeneral has noticed the irregular burials,

-iregular burials, and damage done to young Fees by the blincs, and I have to say that alwuert weekly I have called the attention of the Super _intendent of Police to there offences, and I hope at last with some little effect; but there Muisances, with a large bliniese Population, and a very inefficient Police, Are tuost difficult of Suppression.

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7. Man forinsipal Subroto

al Subjects with which_ the Ordinances and Notifications of the Year have been zonnected, are Chinese- Demigration, the Aldumnistration of fuction, and the Registration of Sipes !

18. This Port how become concerned

largely in blimex Emigration, the rctions, Sieving that 18, 683 loft during the fourr

There

inlive,

that

and this business is I belive on the incrcove. The migration Officer inviti and nece songphut it is to be Iroped #hort " ous so our dissmmstances permit, the appinntment will be transpned to an Assistant Hanbrier Master, aw a for

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more convenient and suitable

arrangement.

19. The Ordinances for the Administration of Justice ne adaptations of the Law

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20. The Imperial Not to erment and Ensolidate the Louve regulating Morehout

Lows Mips and carmen, hunon as "the Merchant

Net 1854", came into operation on

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1. Mory-1965, and Some Notifications regarding it have been issued in the Gorgetter, colile on Ordinance, Me14 of 1855, 'establishes in Registry for Colount reveals-

Colmial

21. Of the Consils it in

Neeef- foir

is my nose

to

sexy that their reconstruction is under the

Envivideration of Her Majesty's Government.

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The Police is notoriously mefficient for the purpose of prevention of offences

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and unisances, but fecun to

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and or regards the protection of property by

as

night. The whole system is minder tevisions

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2d . B. the borom way your seal way how abecedy-adrowed the Secretary of State

24. Sir folie Davis, insecticing the Blue Book for 1945, attached some_sin/iortance to the establishment of Foreign Crisulates there,

and it will be seen that all the com-

Are lint

-mersial countries of importance. represented by Consules in other booular. Yfficers at this Port.

of

25. I have already remarked on the sorbance. of a bustom House, and on the consequent impossibility of furnishing accurate Returns of exports and exports, but the Horton Master's Tables will give valuable infor-

with motion this head. It must not, invener,

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be sufferved thrat either the importo me enwomuned in the Colony, or the experto its production

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mry. nature of the blond of Houghing, litte is to be dorind of its agriculture. and as little of its manufactures in the + Scrines keuse of the word. The Fisuries are more noticeable, ufurards of 100 Brate clonging to the botong being engorged therein, and the witlying villages, such as Souley, and Aberdeen, being torgely imployed drying and curing the ponduce

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27. brine of the more serious hind is torre in comparison with the propulation, but Convenies larsenies and petty offences recupy such time before the Magistrates Cont

28. Tira

and

Pracy, the chief lindrance to the prosperity of the belong, has been repeatedly reported in to the Kochia Government, auch it is to be earnestly hoped that save effective decision may be spreadily arrived at.

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29. The Yark is fortunately situated in a very healthy part of the From, but as Inhabitants of Victoria have increased, to have the smaller classes of Grimes, and Ensequently the prisoners in emifinement. It will be a bolutely necessary, and that Lodelay, to extend the Gorch Buildings and formide further

without

accommodation on the

gonind reverved Inith ward of the prevent: "premises . The lengthened illness and Subaquent death of the Garber low caused Some little enfusion in this Deportment, but improvement is uno apparent 30. From the Shikking Report another and very four proof of the fovorable position of the Colony may

be gathered. Whereas in

yes my

198547 the number of ressels anchored in the Harbour wow 1100 with a Iminage of

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448,554,_ in 1855 the Returns then 1736

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580.

Vesels, with an aggregate Tamage of 694,00 His gives a loage

of Famage, and a comparatively large increase of Ships, from which results, if statistics, or I times

"I these statistie's are to be relied on, I would drow this inference, that the overage of a Slip bring in 1884 56 The more the Average Ship in 1865, the increase how ken in the smaller vessels, that is, in those employed in the Conating Funde, which haude is the life round shength of the Colony.

been

31. On the subject of Education, with special reference to the prevent and future farmivion_ of interpreters, Your Expelling one time a Commission fonguing.

back appantat a comely offersonval

This a questing is

and individual dinine, how Envidently had enividerably embarassed the Commissione in forming emceluvine, but I trust that a repint

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may be shortly prevented. In the meantime I may not be out of place in

J!! : noting that sugotiations are on foot for. regaining the valuable assistance. Mr. Caldwell, whree decession from the

Service

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attributable to no act of the

Colonial Government.

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act of the

In the Mouth of November, the

• and mature reflection,

Government, after full and

events

"published to project of a Proua on the Sea front of the bity, and Tremark this owne of the important counts of the pust year, and the introduction of a great "future improvement, and someh knefit,

to the kolory. in many ways,

33. Another useful project was a new Comicge Road to Stauley, but this loves been abandoned for the line, as the

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There is me

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all-important subject for which I say observe neporosine seeme to be made in the Headings officially furnished for the compilation of the Blue bark, but which cannot be, and I think Book;

fearsed

never leas been, fccussed over in this Dromment- I refer to the subject of health, which is introduced in the annual Report of the Colonial Surgern.

35. In that Report I leave not much to notice, soure that the Colonial Surgeon Secur to be maware that much how been done during the post your to informve the sanitary condition of the City -_ Sanks to moure a

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are nearly completed ; ;

proper supply of writer are new baptain Cooper is engaged in a thorough revivion of the Sewerage and Drainage, and un Erdinance to regulate Buildings and suppress Amisouces has recently poussed the Legislative Comoil. Legislative-bruseit.

36. Another Ordinance on the subject of Marthe how been referred to the Home Government, and this important matter

is

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receiving every attention.

It is sortisfactory to find that, not- wittestounding the large increase of the population, the part your is provanced very healthy for foreigners, and I do not find that the Colonial Shagen Atlas it to have been more fatal than its Predecesond to the Climese inleabitants

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by the

that this bity is not considered Chinese

imeve more inimical to health them the towns of the Mainland

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Course

The Civil Horopital simuld be tulorged, and secures to effect this arre in cove of adoption.

39. There is me point that click to toke thing special opportunity of bringing to Your Excelleney's notice _ the muneried Strength, construction, and several duties of the Government Deportments 40. The Colonial beretory's Office should be

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relieved of variones duties accidentally

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but marridably sinpread on it. The Harbor Master stimuld out as Registrar of Shipping, and should perform the

details required in other places

various

have

from the regular buston How Oficer,. such as giving Certificates of the landing of gender, Bers, colich livve been required during the War, and are given by the belnual Secretary me the with of those

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Harbour why would relieve the Harbour Master

of certain of his duties.

42. There seems to me love back of Kuoroledge in the Harbour Master's

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Department of the Mipping in the Horten

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and the ponticulare conected with them.

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45. The Reamery and Audit Ofice slimiet be relieved from all care of and contro over the monies and financial concerns of the Superintendency and Consulater.

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The Shrievally should be severed

The Shrievalty from the Magistracy, and a different rangement made for the performance of the duties of Corner

45. The

The Gas Staff requires re-organization, and the immediate Head of that Establishment should be of a higher, class thom Yourler, Sory one Officer in the

than the austomary little of Governor of the Yoush, and eurolemments according.

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been already made, and will receive t

alscouty-modi, every attention from Your Excellency and the Home Geornment.

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One subject,

more recurd

to time,

and that is the position of the for conto of Government on to Kory and Retiring

Pension.

48.

With more inducement in the

forum

of either, and expesially the latter, I am of opinion that the Departmento mughit be better served.

49. The Pay is a matter of Colonial enivideration, and a question here of ways and means, but the Pension neerme the Imperial Government,

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mich danger, and where the counalties among them have been so many and to fortech, is ploved on no better forting

tham the service at linne, in the

foroversion of a having sound tempante sclimate, Surminded by every luxury,

convenience for the prolongation

and every "cand enjoyment of life. 61. I forcase in the cument par several chan

your deveral changes in the

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consideration of Your Spelling.

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Right Honourable H LABOUCHERE, M.P.

Government Offices,

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Victoria, Hong Kong, May 24, 1856.

(Received August 6, 1856.)

I HAVE NOW the honour of forwarding to you the Blue Book for the Year 1855, and have no doubt you will share my satisfaction in reviewing the position and the prospects of the colony.

2. I need not refer to the various topics which the Colonial Secretary has made the subject of his interesting and comprehensive letter, except where some observation seems specially required.

3. The increase of trade in all its branches, though not recorded in custom house statistics, is a matter of notoriety, and evidenced by every indication of prosperity.

4. There is an improvement in the character of the Chinese population. Many of the natives, growing in wealth, have grown in respectability. There is more disposition than there has ever been among a better class of Chinese traders to settle on the island, while many great commercial houses in China, both British and American, have lately made Hong Kong their central point of establishment. The development of steam navigation, the rapid extension of trading relations with Australia and California, the increase of trade on the coasts of China, the opening of Siam, and the security which the flag of Great Britain offers against piratical attacks, are among the causes which have led to the happy results we are daily witnessing.

5. My exertions will be zealously directed to the securing for the colony an income from sources which shall in no respect interfere with its progressive prosperity, and which shall be adequate, without assistance from the Imperial Treasury, for accomplishing the various objects of public improvements which are likely to be most substantially and permanently useful. These will of course be the subjects of special reports.

6. The topic of the public health occupies the constant attention of the Government. Exaggerated statements as to the mortality in the colony having been industriously circulated, and false reports prevailing as to the prevalence of fatal epidemics, I caused an investigation to take place, the result of which shows, that for the months of February, March and April the average mortality. did not exceed 1 in 7000 per day.

7. I think it is desirable that there should be in the colony a re-distribution of duty, and a revision of salaries, and that the recommendations of the Colonial Secretary are entitled to much consideration; but the inquiries and investigations must naturally take a more distinct and special shape. It would, however, be useful to know that Her Majesty's Government looks favourably on proposals for a readjustment of functions and their appropriate recompence.

8. I see no adequate cause for anticipating any such defalcation of the revenue as will be incompatible with the proper payment of officials and the management of useful public works.

progress and

9. I would not venture, even supposing there were a chance of the proposa! being entertained by Her Majesty's Government, to support the recommendation from the Colonial Secretary of a differential duty in favour of teas shipped for England from Hong Kong. In my view the whole system of differential duties. is obnoxious in principle, fraudulent in practice, and disappointing in result. Nor can I suppose that Parliament would ever sanction so retrogressive and unsound a measure, especially in the case of a self-supporting colony, not producing in itself a single chest of the article in question,

I have, &c. (Signed) JOHN BOWRING.

The Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, M.P.,

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Enclosure in No.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, April 25, 1856.

I HAVE the honour to forward your Excellency the Blue Book for the year 1855, the perusal of which will I believe fairly prove that the past year has been the most promising since the foundation of the colony.

2. The two points most worthy of notice are, the increase of the population and the favourable result of the land sales.

3. Within the last eight years the population has been more than trebled, while an increase of nearly 17,000 is shown over the returns of 1854. The number as given in the Registrar General's Comparative Table is, for the past 72,607; for the previous year, 1854, 55,715; and for 1848, 23,998. year,

4. The state, still somewhat unsettled, of the neighbouring province is of course the moving cause of this influx of people, and it is useful to observe that during each of the past years the increase has been at about an equal rate.

5. One natural and necessary result of the increased population is the increase of trade, which is admitted on all sides, though the Government is unprepared to prove it by statistics, owing to the, in all other respects, wise and judicious absence of a custom house.

6. Several merchants have, however, during the past six months, remarked to me on the large trade (and this a ready money trade) springing up here, in manner for which they are unable to account; and only yesterday one gentleman informed me, that but a short time back he sold an entire ship's cargo, to the value of some 30,000, in the course of a single morning.

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7. The class of Chinese traders, notwithstanding, is comparatively low, and not wealthy, as evinced in part by the high rate of interest ruling in the colony, which may be quoted at 3 per cent, per mensem, or 36 per cent. per annum.

S. But now that the large European and American houses have, to some extent, fixed branch or head establishments here, as many have during 1855, it is possible that the richer native men of business may be induced to follow; and I think we may now begin to entertain a hope that such firms as the Chin-Chew Hongs may settle here, and the project be realized which Sir John Davis did his utmost to encourage in the infancy of the colony, upwards of ten years ago.

9. The revenue of the colony may next call for remark, and of this the most important item comes under the head of rent from leased lands. The Surveyor General in his report, as will be seen, puts this down as 16,2291., while the Treasurer shows the collection during the year to have been but 11,1447. 17s. 113d.

10. I have examined into this discrepancy, and find that the Surveyor General must have fallen into some error, for he has overstated the rent roll, which stood at the close of 1855, and still stands, at exactly 14,779. 3s. 7d., while the difference between this sum and the amount actually collected may be probably accounted for by casual arrears, and the collection of a portion of the rents between Christmas of 1854 and the new year of 1855, the same strict measures for the collection of a correspondent sum not having been taken during the final week of 1855,

11. The net increase on the rent roll during the year, subtracting reduc- tions, &c., is 3,5281. 17s. 51⁄2d.

12. Akin to the rent roll revenue, as connected with land, is the large amount received as premium on the various lots exposed to public auction. This has been most remarkable in 1855. The number of land sales was nine, and the premia realized amounted to 15,7207. 16s. 8d., nearly half of which was derived from six valuable marine lots sold on 16th November last.

13. Of the other items of revenue those requiring any special notice are the opium and spirit licences, which show, especially the former, some increase, owing to the increased population, and to the same cause may be traced a similar increase under police assessment and fees of office.

14. On expenditure little comment is required, but it must not be lost sight of, that while the revenue rises with the colony so must the expenses, and the increase under this head of 6,1787. 11s. 1d. is attributable to public works, mainly, and to the necessarily increased police force, besides some additions to the now underhanded and always underpaid departments of government.

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15. Of public works the most important is Government House, which was completed for your Excellency's reception on the first October last, and cost, up to 31st December 1855 the sum of 15,318. 13s. 4d. Throughout the city of Victoria, culverts and side channels have been industriously proceeded with, and a great improvement in these respects has been effected. During the latter part of the year the erection of tanks for water for general purposes and in case of fire has engaged the Surveyor General.

16. I observe that the Surveyor General has noticed the irregular burials, and damage done to young trees by the Chinese, and I have to say that almost weekly I have called the attention of the Superintendent of Police to these offences, and I hope at last with some little effect; but these nuisances, with a large Chinese population and a very inefficient police, are most difficult of suppression.

17. The principal subjects into which the ordinances and notifications of the year have been connected are Chinese emigration, the administration of justice, and the registration of ships.

18. This port has become concerned largely in Chinese emigration, the returns showing that 14,683 left during the year, and this business is, I believe, on the increase. The emigration officer is useful and necessary, but it is to be hoped that as soon as circumstances permit the appointment will be transferred to an assistant harbour master, as a far more convenient and suitable arrange-

ment.

19. The ordinances for the administration of justice are adaptations of the law reforms introduced into the mother country.

HONG KONG

20. The imperial act to amend and consolidate the laws regulating merchant ships and seamen, known as "The Merchant Shipping Aregulating mechant //855

Act, 1854," came into operation on 1st May 1855, and some notifications regarding it have been issued

in the Gazette, while au ordinance, No. 4. of 1855, establishes a registry for colonial vessels.

21. Of the councils it is only necessary to say that their reconstruction is under the consideration of Her Majesty's Government.

22. The police is notoriously inefficient for the purpose of prevention of offences and nuisances, but seem to answer their end as regards the protection of property by night. The whole system is under revision.

23. On the currency your Excellency has already addressed the Secretary

of State.

24. Sir John Davis, in noticing the Blue Book for 1845, attached some importance to the establishment of foreign consulates here, and it will be seen that all the commercial countries of importance are now represented by consuls or other consular officers at this port.

25. I have already remarked on the absence of a custom house, and on the consequent impossibility of furnishing accurate returns of imports and exports, but the Harbour Master's tables will give valuable information on this head. It must not, however, be supposed that either the imports are consumed in the colony or the exports its production.

26. From the very nature of the island of Hong Kong little is to be said of its agriculture, and as little of its manufactures in the serious sense of the word. The fisheries are more noticeable, upwards of 1,100 boats belonging to the colony being engaged therein, and the outlying villages, such as Stanley and Aberdeen, being largely employed in drying and curing the produce.

27. Crime of the more serious kind is rare in comparison with the population, but larcenies and petty offences occupy much time before the magistrates

court.

28. Piracy, the chief hindrance to the prosperity of the colony, has been repeatedly reported on to the Home Government, and it is to be earnestly hoped that some effective decision may be speedily arrived at.

29. The gaol is fortunately situated in a very healthy part of the town, but as the inhabitants of Victoria have increased so have the smaller classes of crimes, and consequently the prisoners in confinement. It will be absolutely necessary, and that without delay, to extend the gaol buildings, and provide further accommodation on the ground reserved southward of the present premises. The lengthened illness and subsequent death of the gaoler has caused some little confusion in this department, but improvement is now apparent.

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30. From the shipping report another and very fair proof of the favourable position of the colony may be gathered. Whereas in 1854 the number of vessels anchored in the harbour was 1,100 with a tonnage of 443,554, in 1855 the returns show 1,736 vessels with an aggregate tonnage of 604,580. This gives a large increase of tonnage, and a comparatively large increase of ships, from which results, if statistics, or I should say if these statistics, are to be relied on, I would draw this inference, that the average of a ship being in 1854 55 tons over the average ship in 1855, the increase has been in the smaller vessels, that is, in those employed in the coasting trade, which trade is the life and strength of the colony.

31. On the subject of education, with special reference to the present and future provision of interpreters, your Exceliency some time back appointed a commission of inquiry. This being a question so purely of personal and individual opinion has considerably embarrassed the commission in forming a conclusion, but I trust that a report may be shortly presented. In the mean- time I may not be out of place in noting that negotiations are on foot for regaining the valuable assistance of Mr. Caldwell, whose secession from the service was attributable to no act of the Colonial Government.

32. In the month of November the Government, after full and mature reflection, published its project of a praya on the sea front of the city, and I remark this as one of the important events of the past year, and the introduction of a great future improvement and much benefit in many ways to the colony.

33. Another useful project was a new carriage road to Stanley, but this has been abandoned for the time, as the estimated outlay exceeded 6,000l., a sum too large to be borne by the colony, now deprived, as it is this year for the first time, of all assistance by parliamentary grant.

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observe no provision 34. There is one all important subject for which I seems to be made in the headings officially furnished for the compilation of the Blue Book, but which cannot be, and I think never has been, passed over in this document. I refer to the subject of health, which is introduced in the annual report of the colonial surgeon.

35. In that report I have not much to notice, save that the colonial surgeon seems to be unaware that much has been done during the past year to improve the sanitary condition of the city. Tanks to ensure a proper supply of water are nearly completed, Captain Cowper is engaged in a thorough revision of the sewerage and drainage, and an ordinance to regulate buildings and suppress nuisances has recently passed the legislative council,

36. Another ordinance on the subject of health has been referred to the Home Government, and this important matter is receiving every attention.

37. It is satisfactory to find that, notwithstanding the large increase of the population, the past year is pronounced very healthy for foreigners, and I do not find that the colonial surgeon states it to have been more fatal than its predecessors to the Chinese inhabitants; and on communication with the superintendent of police I am confirmed in my belief that there has been no special mortality beyond what increased population will account for; and, further, that this city is not considered by the Chinese more inimical to health than the towns of the main land.

38. The civil hospital should be enlarged, and measures to effect this are in course of adoption.

39. There is one point that I wish to take this special opportunity of bringing to your Excellency's notice. The numerical strength, construction, and several duties of the Government departments.

40. The Colonial Secretary's office should be relieved of various duties accidentally but unavoidably imposed upon it. The harbour master should act as registrar of shipping, and should perform the various details required in other places from the regular custom house officer, such as giving certificates of the landing of goods, &c. which have been required during the war, and are given by the colonial secretary on the oath of those applying.

41. The emigration business I have already suggested should go to an assistant harbour master, an officer who would relieve the harbour master of certain of his duties.

42. There seems to be some lack of knowledge in the harbour master's department of the shipping in the harbour and the particulars connected with them.

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43. The Treasury and Audit Office should be relieved from all care of and control over the monies and financial concerns of the superintendency and consulates.

44. The shrievalty should be severed from the magistracy, and a different arrangement made for the performance of the duties of coroner.

45. The gaol staff requires reorganization, and the immediate head of that establishment should be of a higher class than gaoler, say one officer with the customary title of governor of the gaol, and emoluments according.

46. But these propositions and some other similar have, if I recollect rightly, been already made, and will receive every attention from your Excellency and the Home Government.

47. One subject more occurs to me, and that is the position of the servants of government as to pay and retiring pension.

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48. With more inducement in the form of either, and especially the latter, I am of opinion that the departments might be better served.

49. The

pay is a matter of colonial consideration, and a question here of and means, but the pension concerns the Imperial Government, and I remark that in all acts and regulations on the subject of superannuation the colonial service of Hong Kong, where the health of the government officers is compara- tively exposed to much danger, and where the casualties among them have been so many and so fatal, is placed on no better footing than the service at home, in the possession of a bracing and temperate climate, surrounded by every luxury and every convenience for the prolongation and enjoyment of life.

50. I foresee in the course of the current year several changes in the various offices of government, and upon the future efficiency of the service; even the promise that this subject shall receive consideration from Her Majesty's Govern- ment will have a beneficial effect.

51. I would notice another point before concluding,

52. I have said that the expenses of the colony will rise with its prosperity; - I add that the increased revenue will not suffice for the many improvements advisable.

53. The grant from parliament is no longer available, and it becomes a question whether the necessary improvements are to be set aside for years, or whether some means of carrying them out may not be devised.

54. In consideration of the many expenses incurred by the colony on account of the general trade with China, from which the mother country reaps so abundant a harvest, may we not justly receive some favour in compensation for the loss of the

grant.

55. A suggestion was once made that the Home Government should impose a differential duty of, say, Id. a pound on teas shipped for England from Hong Kong; (see a letter written by Mr. J. R. Morrison under instructions from Captain Elliot, dated Macao, 28th June 1841.) If this measure were adopted, the result needs no demonstration.

56. I take the liberty of bringing the point once more forward, and of submitting it to the consideration of your Excellency.

I have, &c. (Signed) W. T. MERCER,

Colonial Secretary.

Sir John Bowring, Knight, LL.D., Governor, &c.

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Hương Dương

11856

Mar

Vol 2.

to May.

Gov Sir J. Bowring.

399

10 Mar 39 Ordinance 4/56. Wills

made by Chinese People Encloses for Confirmation

11 40 Registrar of Supreme

Court Mr Alexander again recommended to this vacant ffice -

1241 Acknowledges despatcher to

20th Dec 1855.

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13 42 Merchant Shipping det

1954. Applies for a further allotment of official numbers to the Port of Hong Kong under Merchant Shipping Act 18644.

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43 Chinese Emigrants to Australia

Liabilities imposed on Chinese

Enigts procceding to Australia in violation of the Treaty with China &c

Embarkation

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1836

15 Mar

St Col Graham.

Embarkation Retion of Royal Artillery-

fir Schn Bearing.

Pchedule of Despatches via

Marsilles

24 44 Establishment of e mint in

the Colony. Encloses Copy of

Letter addressed to min

Wilson of the Treasury Subject -

on the

25 45 Ordinance 5/56. Amendment

of procedure in Goil and Criminal Cases.

for Confirmation

Submits

26 46 Ordinance 6/56. Extending

Criminal Procedure 4 of

1852 - tubmits for Confirmation.

47 Ordinance 7/56. Chancery

Reforms. submits for Conform -

48 Comparative Return of tepels

anchored at Hong Kong in

11854 and 1855. Travinite with six spare Copies.

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Gov Bouring.

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401

26 morts Re-organization of Legistation

Mar 49

Council – Furnishes fiviller

information respecting the

proposed introduction of the popular element.

Colonial largeon. Recomments appointment of, on salary of £800.

1 Aprie 50 Lient Col Dunlops Complaint

have

against Post Office Authorities - Reports that although Col Dunlop may been justified in hesitating to pay the amount, there is no reason to doubt the accuracy

of the Clain.

2 ← Acknowledges Despatcher

"

to 125 Feb 4 1856.

52 1hr Blocks, Appointment

as Danish Consul. Consider Mr Block duly qualified. –

Execution of 2 Criminals 26th March. Reports

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for the crime of Murden.

54 Capital Conviction of

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1March 156 Reports

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7 April 544

Gov Bouring

Reports the circumstances

4

402

under which the sentences of Death passed on 7 Chinese, have

been commuted.

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55 M Overbecks Recognition

Prupian Consular ågest Reports.

Mail

8

11

56 Capture of 9 Military Desertus

on board an American Whaler. The alarming

amount

of Military Desertion has been. brought to notice by Lient Al Graham.

57 Iron Safe for Surveyor Gen"

Dept. Requests that the Colonial Agent may be directed to procure and forward' an Drow safe, as described in letter from surveyor General. –—–

10 58 Conveyance of Military

Convicts to England. Acks

instructions whether to send those men be

home

a thin limping

Invalids.

Military Moalide.

11 59 polation of Chinese

Papenges

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11 Aprid 54

Gov Bowring

4033

Passengers Act by tan Vessels under the Hawaiian Flag. "The "Levant" and "General Blanco. Enclores correspondence on the subject of these & ships the "Levant" which is now in custody and the "Gun - Blanx, excaped.

2

14 60 Laws of Hong Kong. —

Fransmits Part 1. issued

from the Office of the China mail".

61 Mrr Mese's Appointment as

Consul for Hamburg. in por Reimers - resigned. Reports in favor of

62 Appointment of Mr Silas E. Burrend

as Consal for hew Grenada. Notifies the Gazetting this appointment, pending H. M's approval. _

Schedule & Despatches vin

of

Marseilles.

14 63 Ordinanc

Gaming Flouses.

submits for approval, and refors to former Correspondence thewing necessity for such an that Ordinance

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Gov Bowring.

sapie 64 Ordinance 8/56.– Buildings

and Nuisances. submits. for

Confirmation - and points out nccepity for such an ordinance 24 65 Convict Lee Ahsow. Recomments

the liberation of this man,

now

in Jail, under sintence of Transportation for Life.

1 May 66 Acknowledge Despatches to

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67

of th March 1856.

Erection of Central Police

Station and Police Station at West Point. Submiti Reports and Estimates fon approval.

as

68 Appointment of Mr Alexander Registrar of Supreme Court and Provisional Appointment of Mrr Mason - as Dep. Registrar Reports

Graft Ordinance - "Unereal

Craft-Ordinan

Diseasen submits for approval

Анал

Encloses opinions of members of Council on the Ordinance.

70 Affairs of the Alony

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Govt Bouring

405

Reports upon _ Encloses Table thewing the Financial state of the Colony, its population. Shipping &

Governors Salary . Points out

the inadequacy of his salary. 12 recepity for a Crown Solicitor

Enclores Attorney Generals letter urging necepity for such an appointment.

as

Mrr Hilliers Appointment

H. M. Consul at Bang Kok. Evilons letter from Mr Hillier to the Colonial secretary.

124 Bowring Praya Commission

Submits Report of._

6 75 Receipt of Oriental Bank

Notes by Local Government. Reports that the matter stile remains as it did in 1852.

7 76 Colonel Caines papage to India

luctores Commipariat Receipt for £61.6.8.

the amount.

refunded by lot?. Caine.

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1 May 17

Goor Bowring.

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END

lucloses Report thereon from

Treasury Commission

Notifications issued with

reference to Chinese Papenger Act - Encloses Copies of

8 79 Changes in Appointments.

2

Notifies

Mr

owing to mrr Hillin

Consul at

appointment as

Bang Kok

Office of Apistant Police Magistrate - bucloses th May's application for .

si Harbor Masters Department

Reports temporary additions

Office of Chief Justice. Reporti

Reasons for having placed this Office in Commission

24 82 Blue Book for 1855 with umal

Report

an

state and prospects

of the Colony.

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